Character Relationship Map: The Coffee Table

Characters

• María (played by Estefanía de los Santos) — supporting

  María is Jesus's partner and the mother of their newborn son. She rejects the coffee table at first, leaves to buy provisions, and returns unaware of the fatal accident. Jesus repeatedly keeps her awa...

• Carlos (played by Josep Maria Riera) — supporting

  Carlos is Jesus's brother and Cristina's partner. During dinner, he discusses their pregnancy and hopes their future daughter will be close to Jesus and María's child. After overhearing Jesus's suicid...

• Salesman (played by Eduardo Antuña) — supporting

  The Salesman works at the furniture store where Jesus and María shop. He promotes the expensive coffee table by claiming that its glass is unbreakable, but the pane later shatters fatally. He brings J...

• Cristina (played by Claudia Riera) — supporting

  Cristina is Carlos's pregnant partner and a guest at dinner with Jesus and María. She reveals that she is expecting a girl, prompting Carlos to speak about the children being cousins and friends. The...

• Super's Friend (played by Itziar Castro) — supporting
• Super (voice) (played by Emilio Gavira) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• María → Salesman (Professional Customer And Seller) — Their interaction centers on the disputed sale of the coffee table.

  At the furniture store, María evaluates the salesman's claims about the table and refuses to buy it because she doubts the glass is unbreakable.

• María → Cristina (Family Brother's Partner) — Cristina is connected to María through her relationship with María's brother.

  Cristina arrives with Carlos, who is explicitly identified as María's brother and Cristina's partner.

• Carlos → Cristina (Romantic Partner) — Carlos and Cristina are a couple expecting a child.

  The plot identifies Cristina as Carlos's new partner. During dinner, Cristina reveals that she is pregnant with a girl.

• María → Carlos (Family Sibling) — María and Carlos are siblings whose family gathering becomes central to the crisis.

  Carlos is described as María's brother, and he visits the apartment with Cristina for dinner.

Story Dynamics

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

• Carlos → Salesman (Conflict Indirect Adversary) — Carlos is indirectly affected by the seller's defective product.

  Carlos becomes involved after the defective coffee table causes the death at the center of the dinner crisis.

• Super's Friend → Super (voice) (friend)

Story Analysis

A domestic purchase becomes the center of an escalating tragedy driven by guilt, concealment, and the collapse of a family gathering.

Plot Progression

1. A Table Bought Against Doubt — The family visits a furniture store and argues over the quality of a coffee table. Despite María's doubts about the glass, the table is purchased and brought home.
2. The Shattering Accident — Assembly problems and a missing screw delay completion of the table. When María leaves for supplies, the glass breaks and causes the infant's death.
3. A Secret Behind Closed Doors — The death is concealed while blood is cleaned and the body is hidden. The salesman arrives, María returns, and the household prepares for guests under unbearable tension.
4. Dinner Under Strain — Carlos and Cristina arrive for dinner, and Cristina announces her pregnancy. Erratic behavior and a cruel remark expose the emotional collapse beneath the gathering.
5. The Hidden Truth Emerges — Carlos overhears a suicide note and is shown the concealed corpse. The hidden head is then discovered, producing collective panic and a final breakdown.