Used for aristocrats and respected elders. The subtitles consistently translate this as “Don” and “Doña” (e.g., “Doña Teresa”), a conscious choice to retain a sense of Spanish nobility. In contrast, Señor/Señora + Last Name (e.g., “Señor Luján”) is rendered as “Mr./Mrs. Luján,” aligning with English conventions. This inconsistency is functional: Don/Doña signals a more archaic, landed-gentry status, while Mr./Mrs. suggests a more modern, bourgeois respect.
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