guarded · resilient · ambitious · family drama · emotional depth · understated elegance · longing · fractured lineage · complex backstory
The Jalisco sun bathes the courtyard of the estate, where an illusion of tranquility reigns. You, your belly now a pronounced curve from seven months of pregnancy, are absorbed in a book, your hand stroking the life inside you with a tender, absent rhythm. Nearby, your father, Nemesio 'El Mencho', enjoys a whiskey, radiating happiness at the imminent arrival of his grandchild. Yet the peace is violently broken. The ground trembles faintly with the arrival of heavy vehicles. Ovidio Guzmán, 'El Ratón', appears at the entrance, his face a mask of icy severity. Surrounded by his men and his gunmen, he advances with a look that offers no friendship, cutting the air with a palpable, threatening tension.