Maixabel Lasa (played by Blanca Portillo) is a protagonist in Maixabel.
Maixabel is the widow of Juan Mari Jáuregui and the central figure in the story. Years after his killing, she continues to live with grief and its effects on her family, but chooses to meet the men responsible. She tells them what their actions did to her, making clear that the meetings are for her own sake rather than an easy release for them. Ibon Etxezarreta (played by Luis Tosar) is a protagonist in Maixabel.
Ibon is one of the men responsible for killing Juan Mari Jáuregui. He meets Maixabel and speaks with her about his background and his path into ETA. Their conversation allows Maixabel to confront him directly and compare his choices with Juan Mari’s history and opposition to violence. Luis Carrasco (played by Urko Olazábal) appears in Maixabel.
Luis is one of the men involved in the killing of Juan Mari Jáuregui. During a meeting with Maixabel, he describes his past radicalisation and accepts responsibility, although another man fired the shots. Maixabel questions him about Juan Mari and challenges how little he knew about the person whose life he helped destroy. María Jáuregui (played by María Cerezuela) appears in Maixabel.
María is Maixabel’s daughter and Juan Mari’s daughter. Her father’s killing permanently changes her life, and years later she worries about her mother’s safety after hearing Maixabel’s name has appeared on a list. She urges Maixabel to get a bodyguard, showing her concern for her mother as the family continues to live with the effects of the violence.
Maixabel (2021) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Maixabel Lasa
(played by Blanca Portillo) — protagonist
Maixabel is the widow of Juan Mari Jáuregui and the central figure in the story. Years after his killing, she continues to live with grief and its effects on her family, but chooses to meet the men re...
Ibon Etxezarreta
(played by Luis Tosar) — protagonist
Ibon is one of the men responsible for killing Juan Mari Jáuregui. He meets Maixabel and speaks with her about his background and his path into ETA. Their conversation allows Maixabel to confront him...
Luis Carrasco
(played by Urko Olazábal) — supporting
Luis is one of the men involved in the killing of Juan Mari Jáuregui. During a meeting with Maixabel, he describes his past radicalisation and accepts responsibility, although another man fired the sh...
María Jáuregui
(played by María Cerezuela) — supporting
María is Maixabel’s daughter and Juan Mari’s daughter. Her father’s killing permanently changes her life, and years later she worries about her mother’s safety after hearing Maixabel’s name has appear...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Maixabel Lasa → María Jáuregui
(Family Mother And Daughter)
The plot says that Maixabel and her daughter María are devastated by Juan Mari's death. María later worries about her mother's safety and urges her to...
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Ibon Etxezarreta → Luis Carrasco
(Narrative Co-perpetrators)
The plot describes Ibon and Luis as men involved in Juan Mari's killing.
Maixabel Lasa → Luis Carrasco
(Conflict Bereaved Widow And Perpetrator)
The plot says Maixabel meets Luis, one of the men involved in the killing, and questions him about Juan Mari and how little he knew about him.
Maixabel Lasa → Ibon Etxezarreta
(Conflict Bereaved Widow And Her Husband's Killer)
The plot identifies Ibon as one of the men involved in Juan Mari's killing and says Maixabel meets with him to discuss his background and choices.
Story Analysis
After her husband's killing, Maixabel confronts enduring grief by meeting the men responsible and facing the continuing weight of violence and memory.
Plot Progression
The Killing and Its Aftermath
Grief and the Decision to Meet
Confronting the Perpetrators
Memory Without Easy Resolution
Directed by Icíar Bollaín
Maixabel (2021) · 7/10 · drama
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(Q107174589), public domain (CC0).
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