Irene — Year of Enlightment Character Profile

About Irene

The authoritarian director and head nurse of the sanatorium. Sexually repressed, she harbors a secret infatuation with Manolo and enforces strict, conservative rules.

Irene — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Verónica Forqué

Appears in

Year of Enlightment (1986)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Irene — Romantic Unrequited Infatuation — Manolo (Jorge Sanz)

  Director's hidden romantic obsession directed at the adolescent patient.

• Irene — Professional Employer Vs. Employee — María Jesús (Maribel Verdú)

  Director exercising hiring and firing authority over staff.

• Irene — Alliance Colleagues — Doña Tránsito (Chus Lampreave)

  Staff members sharing institutional authority and conservative values.

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