Era yo

Abstract

The protagonist is María, a teenager with a domineering and aggressive personality. She believes she has every right to act as she pleases and say whatever she wants, without considering how it affects others. At school, she bullies a classmate under the pretext of speaking with her ex-boyfriend. She threatens and assaults her, photographs her without her permission, and constantly mocks her. María has a younger brother, Gabriel, who is quiet, studious, and reserved with his emotions. Their mother, Agustina, feels overwhelmed and unsupported: she manages the household, works, and tries to raise her two children, but she doesn't always succeed because her daughter's relationship with her mother and brother is strained.

Family and school tensions escalate when the school notifies María of Gabriel's urgent hospital admission due to a cardiovascular problem caused by drowning. Upon receiving the doctor's report, María reacts violently, but her mother offers her a powerful life lesson.