Three roommates navigate addiction, complex relationships, and personal awakening over a few intense days.
Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
Shared Living Foundations
The three roommates establish their daily routines and living dynamics. Hanna, Carmen, and Cristina navigate their initial struggles with relationships and personal dependencies within their shared apartment.
Key Events
Roommates Unite — Three women establish shared living space. Characters: Hanna, Carmen, CristinaLocation: Shared Apartment
Hanna's Unhappy Marriage — Hanna reflects on early unfortunate marriage. Characters: HannaLocation: Jewelry Store
Carmen's Artistic Visions — Carmen navigates contemporary art inspirations. Characters: CarmenLocation: Art Studio
Gerardo's Introduction — Carmen spends time with romantic interest Gerardo. Characters: Carmen, GerardoLocation: Cristina's Place
Cristina's Dealer Life — Cristina balances dealer role with hosting. Characters: CristinaLocation: Apartment
Awakening Attraction
Hanna confronts her unhappy marriage and realizes her attraction to women. Carmen explores her artistic visions while managing her complicated feelings for Gerardo and her reliance on substances.
Key Events
Cristina's Dealer Life — Cristina balances dealer role with hosting. Characters: CristinaLocation: Apartment
Hanna's Attraction Realization — Hanna recognizes attraction to women. Characters: HannaLocation: Jewelry Store
Carmen's Dependency Struggle — Carmen grapples with love and substance reliance. Characters: Carmen, CristinaLocation: Cristina's Place
Hanna's Bold Decision — Hanna decides to act on new attraction. Characters: HannaLocation: Jewelry Store
Confronting Dependencies
The roommates face the pressures of their lifestyles. Hanna makes a bold decision to pursue her new attraction, while Carmen and Cristina deal with emotional and professional conflicts.
Key Events
Hanna's Bold Decision — Hanna decides to act on new attraction. Characters: HannaLocation: Jewelry Store
Carmen's Artistic Breakthrough — Carmen channels turbulence into visual art. Characters: CarmenLocation: Art Studio
Hanna's Store Encounter — Hanna engages with seductive older woman. Characters: HannaLocation: Jewelry Store
Carmen's Emotional Confrontation — Carmen confronts reality of attachment to Gerardo. Characters: Carmen, GerardoLocation: Cristina's Place
Paths of Acceptance
Each character reaches a personal resolution. Hanna steps away from her past, Carmen finds peace through art, and Cristina handles the consequences of her dealer life with resilience.
Key Events
Carmen's Emotional Confrontation — Carmen confronts reality of attachment to Gerardo. Characters: Carmen, GerardoLocation: Cristina's Place
Cristina's Supportive Role — Cristina offers stable space for Carmen. Characters: Cristina, CarmenLocation: Apartment
Gerardo's Continued Friendship — Gerardo remains steady friend, respects journey. Characters: Carmen, GerardoLocation: Cristina's Place
Final Roommate Bond — Women part ways or continue, bound by experience. Characters: Hanna, Carmen, CristinaLocation: Apartment
Story Breakdown
Roommate Dynamics — Establishes the shared living environment and interpersonal bonds.
Shared Living Space — Three women establish their apartment base.
Daily Routines — Navigation of everyday life and dependencies.
Mutual Support — Allies coping with personal struggles together.
Hanna's Awakening — Tracks Hanna's journey from unhappy marriage to self-discovery.
Unhappy Marriage — Reflections on early unfortunate union.
Attraction Realization — Recognition of female attraction.
Bold Decision — Acting on newfound desires.
Carmen's Artistic Journey — Explores Carmen's creative process and emotional dependencies.
Visual Visions — Contemporary art inspirations and studio time.
Dependency Struggle — Grapples with love and substance reliance.
Emotional Confrontation — Faces reality of attachment to Gerardo.
Gerardo's Friendship — Details Gerardo's role as a steady but complicated friend.
Platonic Bond — Maintains supportive non-romantic connection.
Romantic Boundaries — Clarifies homosexuality and limits.
Steady Presence — Remains consistent throughout Carmen's journey.
Cristina's Dealer Life — Examines Cristina's professional risks and supportive role.
Dealer Pressures — Faces lifestyle risks and conflicts.
Supportive Host — Provides stable space for roommates.
Lifestyle Risks — Navigates consequences with resilience.
Addiction Themes — Highlights the overarching motif of dependency.
Substance Reliance — Struggles with drugs and alcohol.
Love Dependencies — Complex romantic entanglements.
Shared Struggles — Common ground in personal battles.
Three flatmates in Mexico City face uncertainties: Lucía who has a great job as an art director for TV commercials is abusing alcohol and cocaine. She risks losing her job, going to prison for assault, and she's woefully in love with a bullfighter who may be two-timing her. Carmen, an artist without income, can be manic - snorting lots of cocaine and hanging out with a gay man and a transvestite. What's her future? Hanna contemplates divorce from Abraham, a wealthy momma's boy, and she's disoriented by feelings of attraction to Sandra, a customer at her jewelry store. Can any of these poor little rich girls sort things out in a world of excess?
