Luisa Madrigal/Relationships

The relationships of Luisa Madrigal.
==Agustín Madrigal==
Agustín is Luisa's father. Although the father-daughter duo are not seen interacting too much during the film, Luisa is obediently follows her father's orders when he needs something and respects him. When her father asks her for a piano to try and help lighten the mood after Mirabel initially interrupted Antonio's party, Luisa immediately runs to deliver it. Agustín cares deeply for Luisa and tries to help her when she needs comfort or emotional support. An example is at dinner with the Guzmán family, although Agustín initially along with Mirabel were afraid that Bruno's vision would be revealed to the family, he immediately diverted all his attention to Luisa the moment he saw her depressed. After the failed dinner, Agustín's first priority was to try to run after Luisa to emotionally support his daughter when she runs out of the house devastated because her gift vanishes, showing that he knows when Luisa cares about her magical gift. Although he loves her, Agustin never realized the pressures that Luisa was carrying her to fulfill her role in her family. He is surprised and saddened along with Julieta when Mirabel mentions to Alma that Luisa (along with Isabela) were never happy fulfilling the expectations that the family had for them.
==Isabela Madrigal==
Isabela is Luisa's older sister. Because they are both under a lot of pressure in the family, Luisa and Isabela are very close as they understand each other. Isabela always treats Luisa well and does not share with her the same tense relationship that she at first has with Mirabel. In the novelization, it is revealed that Isabela lovingly made Luisa a flower crown for her to wear when she had her fifth birthday and had her gift ceremony, showing that Isabela has had a soft spot for her from a very young age. Luisa thinks highly of Isabela, unlike Mirabel or Camilo, who have a bad opinion of her as the golden child of the family. She does not have any resentment towards Isabela as the favorite grandchild and even has admiration for her, possibly knowing for how much her sister does for the family. Luisa's admiration for her can be briefly seen when they work helping the townspeople with different jobs and in the graphic novel she smiles happily when Isabela arranges the Casa Madrigal with different roses for Antonio's gift ceremony.
Throughout the film, Luisa and Isabela do not interact much but it is clear that they enjoy each other's company, posing together in all the family photos. When Alma was angered by the chaos that Isabela's gift accidentally caused in the town, Luisa stands next to her sister when she was afraid of upsetting their grandmother. Once Alma apologizes to the family for her past mistakes after the fall of the Casa Madrigal, Luisa is freed from the pressures she carried in the past and Isabela becomes more affectionate with her. In "All of You", Isabela praises Luisa's strength and, along with Mirabel, gives her a comforting hug when Luisa admits that she sometimes shows weakness such as crying despite believing she should be strong while her sisters admit that they cry too.
==Mirabel Madrigal==
Mirabel is Luisa's younger sister. Unlike some of the family members who shun Mirabel for not having a gift, Luisa seems to get along just fine with her, with neither sister showing animosity to the other. Although Luisa has expressed irritation towards Mirabel at one point, becoming visibly irritated with Mirabel when she kept asking her if she knew anything about what was wrong with the magic, even raising her voice at Mirabel when trying to insist that nothing was wrong, she immediately apologizes afterwards to Mirabel for yelling at her. Her kindness to Mirabel is shown in "The Family Madrigal" when she smiles and gives Mirabel a thumbs up. During "Surface Pressure", Luisa protects Mirabel when they come across different dangerous obstacles, and at some point she even fixes Mirabel's crooked glasses. After revealing her insecurities and pressures to her sister, when Mirabel gives her a hug, Luisa hugs her back squeezing her so tightly that she cracked Mirabel's joints. After Casa Madrigal is destroyed and Mirabel runs away, Luisa shows concern for her sister and goes looking for her.
==Dolores Madrigal==
Dolores is Luisa's older cousin. Although their relationship is unknown because in the film the two do not interact, Luisa seems to be on good terms with Dolores and relies on her cousin's super hearing, reaching out to her when she needs her help. For her part, Dolores, like the rest of the family, has Luisa in high esteem and trusts in her super strength. Due to Luisa's important role in the family and that she is constantly under pressure for the expectations of their grandmother, Dolores worries about Luisa and notices her when she is stressed. During Antonio's party, Dolores heard that Luisa's eye was twitching all night and the next morning at breakfast she told Mirabel so she could talk to her. In the magazine, when she loses a group of donkeys in the town, Luisa approaches her cousin to ask her for help finding them and when they find the animals, she thanks Dolores for her help.
==Camilo Madrigal==
Camilo is Luisa's younger cousin. Unlike Isabela, who is cold to Camilo and doesn't like being around him, she is very fond of her cousin and loves him. Both being the middle children of their respective branches, despite being opposite in terms of appearance and personality (she is quiet and reliable, whereas Camilo is bombastic and mischievous), although they do not interact in the film, in the graphic novels it is shown that Luisa gets along very well with her cousin and enjoys his company. Given Luisa's healthy relationship with most of their relatives and her loving nature towards her sisters, it is implied that she can also be protective of Camilo and treats him as if he were a younger brother. Before Antonio's gift ceremony began, Luisa joined Camilo to share the task of greeting and kindly serving the guests at the entrance of the Casa Madrigal. She stands behind Camilo as the ceremony begins and they listen to Abuela Alma's speech about the Miracle Candle that blessed their family. When Mirabel goes to help Antonio to his door when asked by him, Luisa places her hand lovingly on Camilo's shoulder as they watch Antonio walk to his new door to receive his magical gift, reassuring Camilo when he is nervous that his brother's ceremony will fail.
==Alma Madrigal==
Alma is Luisa's maternal grandmother. Luisa loves Alma very much, respects her and is very obedient to her. Throughout the film, Luisa does whatever her grandmother asks without question, such as getting ready for Antonio's gift ceremony or moving the piano. Alma holds her in very high regard and dependent heavily on Luisa's physical strength and often expects her to do the heavy lifting. Because of this, Luisa from a young age has put herself under a great deal of pressure to try to make her proud, hiding her insecurities so as not to break Alma's trust in her. Luisa seems to trust her grandmother a lot, as when she realizes she is losing her gift she immediately runs to tells Alma instead of her parents. Although Alma was visibly concerned when Luisa had stated that she was starting to lose her gift and had a worried expression on her face when it was clear how upset Luisa was about it, she doesn't run after her granddaughter to comfort her when she needs it. Despite the great stress she has endured from Alma's expectations and the harsh way she treated her sisters, Luisa worries about Alma's wellbeing. When the Casa Madrigal was collapsing, Luisa catches Alma when everyone, except Mirabel, was pushed out by the house.
==Bruno Madrigal==
Bruno is one of Luisa's uncles and the only one by blood. Because Bruno was reserved when he was still in the family and disappeared when Luisa was just a little girl, she has few recollections of her uncle, only slightly remembering the day he left and the family's reaction to his disappearance. Despite the fact that she had little or no contact with her uncle when he was still in the house, Luisa has no negative opinion of Bruno and refers him as her uncle despite the taboo on his name. Luisa is one of the few family members who doesn't sing in "We Don't Talk About Bruno" and never mentions not to talk about him, showing that like her mother Julieta, Luisa has no problem mentioning Bruno and she is not afraid of his power to see the future. During "All of You", when Bruno returns to the family after a decade, Luisa is surprised by his sudden return but nonetheless happy along with everyone to have him back. In the graphic novels it is shown that Luisa enjoys spending time with her uncle. When the family is rebuilding the house, she allows Bruno (as Jorge) to help her as they talk and she at the play that Bruno's rats are performing.
==References ==
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