LuminariasLuminarias

Women as Sovereign SubjectsWomen as Sovereign Subjects

The four characters,The four characters,shared featuresshared features

Upwardly mobileUpwardly mobile Highly educated, skilledHighly educated, skilled Independent of men, their incomesIndependent of men, their incomes An artist, a lawyer, a fashion An artist, a lawyer, a fashion

designer, and a therapistdesigner, and a therapist

Andrea (Evelina Fernandez)Andrea (Evelina Fernandez)

Played by Evelina Fernandez-the Played by Evelina Fernandez-the writer and actresswriter and actress

The central protagonistThe central protagonist An attorneyAn attorney Her husband as a womanizer-Her husband as a womanizer-

repeat offenderrepeat offender Defends a client against an Defends a client against an

abusive husbandabusive husband Falls in love with a Jewish lawyer, Falls in love with a Jewish lawyer,

the man defending the abuserthe man defending the abuser

Irene (Dyana Ortelli)Irene (Dyana Ortelli)

Clothing designerClothing designer Gave up sex for LentGave up sex for Lent Longs for a lasting Longs for a lasting

relationshiprelationship Fashion statementsFashion statements Brother is a gay Brother is a gay

transvestite (Carmelo)transvestite (Carmelo)

Lilly (Angela Moya)Lilly (Angela Moya)

An artistAn artist Gets involved with a Gets involved with a

Korean American maleKorean American male His parents reject her as a His parents reject her as a

Mexican AmericanMexican American Called ‘la fea’ by her Called ‘la fea’ by her

familyfamily

Sofia (Marta DuBois)Sofia (Marta DuBois)

Westside, the Westside, the assimilated one-assimilated one-comfortable in two comfortable in two worldsworlds

A therapistA therapist Gets involved with a Gets involved with a

Mexican waiter-an Mexican waiter-an unlikely pairingunlikely pairing

Other charactersOther characters

Joe, (Robert Beltran) the womanizer husbandJoe, (Robert Beltran) the womanizer husband Joseph (Scott Bakula), Andrea’s love interestJoseph (Scott Bakula), Andrea’s love interest Pablo (Sal Lopez), the Mexican waiterPablo (Sal Lopez), the Mexican waiter Lu (Andrew Lim), Lilly’s boyfriendLu (Andrew Lim), Lilly’s boyfriend Jesus (Cheech Marin) Andrea’s brotherJesus (Cheech Marin) Andrea’s brother Tia Tonia (Lupe Ontiveros)Tia Tonia (Lupe Ontiveros) Tia Concha (Angelina Estrada)Tia Concha (Angelina Estrada)