Character Relationship Map: Common Ground

Characters

• Fernando Robles (played by Federico Luppi) — protagonist

  Fernando Robles is a literature professor forced into retirement, who must reconsider his life with his wife, Liliana. He helps purchase and rebuild a small lavender farm in Córdoba while writing note...

• Liliana Rovira (played by Mercedes Sampietro) — supporting

  Liliana Rovira is Fernando Robles's wife and his partner in confronting retirement and beginning again. She helps move to the lavender farm in Córdoba, supports Fernando during his illness, and listen...

• Carlos Solla (played by Arturo Puig) — supporting

  Carlos Solla is Fernando and Liliana's lawyer friend. He assists them with their attempt to purchase and establish the lavender farm, helping make their new business possible. After Fernando's death,...

• Pedro Robles (played by Carlos Santamaría) — supporting

  Pedro Robles is Fernando and Liliana's son, living in exile in Madrid while starting a new life. His parents want to set the record straight with him, and after Fernando's death he offers Liliana the...

• Demedio (played by Claudio Rissi) — supporting

  Demedio is connected to the farm where Fernando seeks work. Fernando negotiates with him and insists that he will pay a proper salary rather than count food and lodging as wages. Though hesitant at fi...

• Fabiana (played by Yael Barnatán) — supporting

  Fabiana is Pedro's wife and part of the family Fernando and Liliana visit in Madrid. The couple stay near her, Pedro, and their children, but the cramped arrangement and strained family relations make...

• Tutti Tudela (played by María Fiorentino) — supporting

  Tutti Tudela is a woman who offers Fernando a letter of recommendation for work connected to a lavender farm that is transitioning to vineyards. She explains her unusual name while discussing this opp...

• Demedio's Wife (played by Florencia Merlo) — minor
• Demedio's Daughter (played by Patricia Pan) — minor
• Demedio's Daughter (played by Micaela González) — minor
• Demedio's Son (played by Lucas Ligorría) — minor
• Pedro's Son (played by Javier Ortiz) — minor
• Pedro's Son (played by Guillermo Ayuso) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Pedro's Son → Pedro Robles (son)
• Pedro's Son → Pedro Robles (son)
• Demedio's Son → Demedio (son)
• Demedio's Daughter → Demedio (daughter)
• Demedio's Daughter → Demedio (daughter)
• Demedio's Wife → Demedio (wife)
• Fernando Robles → Tutti Tudela (Professional Contact) — Tutti helps keep a work opportunity open for Fernando by offering a recommendation.

  Tutti offers Fernando a letter of recommendation for work connected to a lavender farm transitioning to vineyards.

• Fernando Robles → Demedio (Professional Employer And Worker) — Their negotiation establishes the terms of Fernando's work at the farm.

  Fernando negotiates with Demedio for farm work and insists on receiving a proper salary rather than having food and lodging count as wages; Demedio ev...

• Pedro Robles → Fabiana (Family Husband And Wife) — Fabiana is part of the household around which Fernando and Liliana's uncomfortable Madrid visit takes place.

  The plot describes Pedro's wife Fabiana and says the visiting couple stay near Pedro, Fabiana, and their children.

• Liliana Rovira → Pedro Robles (Family Mother And Son) — Liliana supports Pedro during the strained family visit and finds pleasure in spending time with the children.

  Pedro is identified as Fernando and Liliana's son, and the couple visit him and his family in Madrid.

• Fernando Robles → Pedro Robles (Family Father And Son) — Fernando's concern and disappointment complicate their reunion in Madrid, where he reflects on the life Pedro has built.

  Pedro is identified as Fernando and Liliana's son. Fernando worries about him and is disappointed by his choices during their Madrid visit.

• Fernando Robles → Liliana Rovira (Family Husband And Wife) — They face retirement and financial uncertainty together; Liliana's companionship matters deeply to Fernando, and the farm gives them a new shared life.

  The plot identifies Liliana as Fernando's wife and describes their shared travels, financial hardship, move to the farm, and life together.

Story Dynamics

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

• Liliana Rovira → Carlos Solla (Social Friend) — Carlos's loan connects him to the couple as they struggle to make their money last.

  The plot says Fernando and Liliana borrow money from Carlos during their financial troubles.

• Fernando Robles → Carlos Solla (Social Friend And Creditor) — Carlos provides financial help during the couple's hardship, while Fernando later encourages him not to surrender to romantic defeatism.

  Fernando and Liliana borrow money from Carlos, and later Carlos visits Fernando to confide his fear of losing a woman he loves.

Story Analysis

Fernando and Liliana confront strained family ties and financial insecurity while searching for meaning in a new life away from the city.

Plot Progression

1. A Visit Across the Distance — Fernando and Liliana travel to Madrid using tickets from Pedro. A cramped stay and strained family relations trouble Fernando, though the couple still enjoy exploring the city together.
2. The Weight of Money — Back home, Fernando and Liliana struggle to make their money last and fail to find work. They borrow from Carlos and put their apartment up for sale.
3. Work Beyond the City — The couple consider a different life, and Fernando negotiates farm work with Demedio. The move gives Liliana renewed purpose and happiness.
4. Advice and New Prospects — Carlos confides his romantic fear, and Fernando urges him not to give up. Tutti offers Fernando a recommendation for work connected to a changing farm, while Fernando and Liliana continue their life a...