Matias (Nicolas Leivas)

**Matias**, portrayed by Nicolas Leivas, is a supporting character of the First Story (season) of *Chiquititas*.

## History

### Backstory

Matias have two older brothers, 4 grandparents and both parents alive and together, a perfect family. Matias' dad is an engineer.

### Season 1

#### Matias and Mili meet at a public library

Mili meets Matias at a public library. He offers her a ride and soon they meet again at the same place and there's mutual attraction. They talk about their lives and families, and upon learning about his big family, Mili embarks in her own fantasy and lies about having a perfect family and two siblings. She worries about her lies, but figures they won't meet again. Vero and Georgina find Matias' papers in Mili's stuff. They meet again. Mili reads a poem he wrote to her. Mili tries to, but is unable to tell him the truth. Matias invites Mili to ride their bikes, but avoids sharing her address or phone number. She is grounded by Matilde in the moment they are supposed to meet. Jime and the girls help Mili escape through the window. She meets Matias and they almost share a kiss. Matias tells Mili it is his last day at the public library, and volunteers his contact. Jime says that if she meets him again, we will try and kiss her. Apprehensive, they see each other and he asks her about her brooch. They play in the park. Mili tells Jime she's going to meet him at his house.

#### Mili meets Matias' father and gets tangled in her lies

Mili goes to Matias' house and he shows her his room. He shows her pictures of his family trip to Italy, they almost share a kiss when Matias' father shows up unexpectedly. A few days later, an engineer visits the institution and Carmen wants to introduce him to the girls. Mili hinds when she finds out that the man is Matias' father. Mili and Jime realize she has to come clean about the truth of being an orphan. She asks Martin for help, and writes Matias a letter telling him the truth, but when they meet, he tells her he won a scholarship to be an exchange student in the USA, and she gives up in giving him her letter. As she gets on a bus, he follows her in a taxi. He knocks in Martín's house thinking that it's her home, and declares himself to her. Martín and Belén arrive and Mili introduces them as her parents. They end of going along with the lie. Martín gives them money to go out, and later, Martín and Belén reprimand her for the lie.

Mili tells them Matias is moving to the US, and ask them to pretend until he goes away. Matias asks his father to take him along to the orphanage. They meet Mili and Jime tells them she's there to help the orphans. Mili tells Matias she's not ready to kiss him. He insists in walking her home. Mili introduces Saverio and Piojo as her uncle and cousin. Matias' father goes to Martín's house and also believe that they are Mili's family. He invites them for dinner, and they all feel really uncomfortable with participating in this collective lie. Belén tells Mili she shouldn't be ashamed about her origins. Mili tells Jime it's not fair that Matias leaves the country without knowing the truth about her. She goes to him saying they need to talk, but he says he's going out and will meet her later at Rincón de Luz. Jime advices Mili to leave when he arrives, but she decides to finally face him. Matias and his father arrive at the orphanage. Belén is there. Mili finally tells them the truth.

#### Aftermath upon learning the truth about Mili

Belén tells Martín that Mili confessed. Mili tries to talk to Matias, but his father is really offended and sends her away. Jime tells Mili not to give up on Matias, saying that he doesn't hate her. The girls convince Piojo to dress up and go to Matias' house to talk to him. Matias tells Piojo he doesn't hate Mili. When Piojo leaves, fis father enters his bedroom. Piojo tells Mili he still wants to see and talk to her, but he's always chaperoned by his dad. Belén tries to talk to him about Mili, but he refuses to listen to her. The girls decide to help Mili. Georgina and Vero ask Tano and Facha to "kidnap" Matias from his father's close watch. They finally meet again. Matias rebells against his father. Laura and Cinthia tells the other girls they almost kissed. Matias' father acuses Mili of being a bad influence on him. Carmen aks the hysterical man to leave the institution. Martín fins Mili writing a letter to Matias and ask her how's she's doing. Matias packs a backpack and runs away from home. Mili is startled by his escape. She takes him to an abandoned factory. Mili tells his desperate father that she doesn't know about his whereabouts. He bags her and says he's very sorry. Mili takes him to meet his son, but he feels betrayed by her attitude. Mili tells Jime that now Matias really hates her. Belén talks to Matias and asks him to reconsider, but he's unwilling to do so. Belén encourages her to write him a final letter. The girls give him the letter, which he throws away but then takes it back. He reads his letter. The mailman delivers a letter from Matias to Mili, that Matilde reads, finds it to be indecent and disposes of the letter. Clarita find the letter in the trash and give it to Mili. Mili reads the letter to the girls and against Matilde's orders, runs to say goodbye to him.

## Trivia

* In the Brazilian version Matías' (Mathias') romantic interest is Vero (Vivi) instead of Mili (Mili).
* Another difference with Brazilian version is that Matías is Cinthia's (Bia's) brother.