Character Relationship Map: Pride

Characters

• Laura (played by Marisa Prado) — protagonist

  After ten years away in Paris, Laura returns to the country home of La madre and encounters the feud between neighboring households. She falls in love with Enrique Alzaga, hijo, and argues that the fa...

• Enrique Alzaga, hijo (played by Alberto Ruschel) — supporting

  The son of Don Enrique, Enrique receives Laura warmly and gives her myrtle from his family's property. Despite their families' long feud, he falls in love with Laura and secretly meets her by the rive...

• Don Enrique (played by Enrique Diosdado) — supporting

  Don Enrique is the father of Enrique Alzaga, hijo, and a master in one of the rival households. Seeking to end his son's relationship with Laura, he orders him to leave for Madrid. He later faces the...

• La madre (played by Cándida Losada) — supporting

  La madre is associated with the country home to which Laura returns after ten years away in Paris. Her home provides the setting for Laura's return to the region and her encounter with the rivalry bet...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Laura → Enrique Alzaga, hijo (Romantic Secret Lovers) — Their romance crosses the boundary between rival households and becomes the basis for their planned wedding and hopes of ending the feud.

  Despite their families' enmity, Laura and Enrique fall in love and secretly meet beside the river.

• Enrique Alzaga, hijo → Don Enrique (Family Son) — Don Enrique tries to separate his son from Laura by sending him away; Enrique defies the order and continues the relationship.

  Don Enrique orders his son to leave for Madrid, but Enrique refuses.

• Laura → La madre (Family Daughter) — Laura's return reunites her with her mother and brings her back into the household shaped by the neighboring feud.

  Laura returns after ten years away to the country home of La madre.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Don Enrique → La madre (Conflict Feuding Household Heads) — As representatives of the rival households, their families' prolonged conflict shapes the land's rules and threatens the peace sought through Laura and Enrique's union.

  The account describes a long-standing rivalry between the two neighboring households, with both sides enforcing boundaries and retaliating over livest...

Story Analysis

Laura and Enrique's love challenges a long family feud, while a renewed drought forces the households toward cooperation.

Plot Progression

1. Return to a Feuding Land — Laura returns from Paris and encounters the rivalry governing the neighboring households. She learns that the feud shapes boundaries, workers' lives, and the handling of livestock.
2. Love Across the River — Laura and Enrique grow close despite their families' hostility and secretly meet beside the river. Don Enrique's attempt to send his son to Madrid fails when Enrique refuses to go.
3. The Cost of the Feud — Workers' song expresses a desire for peace, while an older worker recalls how drought and disputes over water caused deadly conflict. The river becomes a reminder of both division and the possibility...
4. A Fragile Peace Tested — The families celebrate a bridge and prepare for Laura and Enrique's wedding in the hope of ending the feud. A new drought threatens the water supply, prompting Laura to urge a united search for water...