Synopsis/Details
Rosa, a determined Puerto Rican woman in her mid-twenties, invites her estranged mother Giselle to dinner under the pretense of reconciliation. The tension is immediate as Rosa confronts Giselle about lies told regarding her father.
Through increasingly hostile dialogue, Rosa forces Giselle to admit she deliberately separated Rosa from her father not out of protection, but out of pure spite and revenge. Giselle reveals she wanted to hurt Rosa's father by making him lose his daughter.
Rosa's father Romeo emerges from hiding, revealing he and Rosa have been secretly reunited for three months. The dinner was an elaborate setup to force Giselle to confess her manipulation. Rosa and Romeo leave together, abandoning Giselle to face the consequences of her actions alone.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Social Justice
Story Situation:
Discovery of the dishonour of a loved one
Story Conclusion:
Bitter-sweet
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Duty, Guilt
Cast Size:
Few
Locations:
Single
Special Effects:
Other on-set effects
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Adult, Female Young Adult, Male Adult
Hero Type:
Ordinary
Villian Type:
Anti-Villian
Stock Character Types:
Damsel in distress, Dark Lady, Femme fatale, Knight-errant
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on Existing Fiction
Subgenre:
Drama, Family, Social Commentary
Equality & Diversity:
Female Protagonist, Minority-Centric, Minority Protagonist, Passes Bechdel Test
Life Topics:
Coming of Age, Parenthood
Time Period:
The Tens (2010–2019)
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Time of Year:
Summer
Relationship Topics:
Family
