Iván Torres is an acclaimed stage actor cast as one of the brothers in Rivalry. He is deeply committed to method acting and prepares an extensive personal history, but clashes constantly with Félix Rivero's mainstream approach. After confronting Félix, Iván falls from a mezzanine, enters a coma, and later wakes furious.
Presents as a patient with Tourette Syndrome, exhibiting motor tics, copropraxia, and coprolalia with obscene gestures and phrases. He is revealed to be Doctor Palomero, the psychologist who orchestrated the waiting room encounter as a pro bono ruse to facilitate self-supporting group therapy for the patients.
Julián is the father at the center of the story. After being absent for more than twenty years, he actively seeks to restore his bond with his son, making his attempt at reconciliation the film’s central narrative and emotional conflict.
The central character, whose worsening memory confusion affects his identity, relationships, sense of time, and ability to use technology. He remains determined to find Margarita, a woman from his past.
Felipe is one of the film’s two principal characters, portrayed by Oscar Martínez. The supplied material identifies him as a central role in this Argentinian remake, but provides no further information about his actions, relationships, or development within the story.
A well-known judge and Paulina's father. He strongly disapproves of her decision to leave the legal field and teach in a suburban school, creating familial tension over her career path.
A Nobel Prize-winning Argentine writer who becomes internationally celebrated but remains deeply attached to Salas, the small town that inspired his fiction. He returns as a distinguished citizen, gives lectures, confronts local admiration and hostility, and struggles with the conflicted relationship between his art, his origins, and the people of Salas.
Leonardo is the family’s father and the film’s narrative center, a well-known writer and playwright whose version of events is sometimes questionable. He struggles with his marriage after his daughter leaves for Israel, has a brief affair with his dentist, and later travels with his wife to visit their daughter, finding common ground with his son-in-law through their shared passion for writing.
Oscar Martínez has 37 screen credits in a career dating back to 1971. Their work is anchored in the El Profesor Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Official Competition, Wild Tales, The Giant Falls. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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