Emilia

"*Yo quiero que los invitados tengan una impresión que esto más que hogar para niñas huérfanas es una verdadera casa*"
— Emilia, on the pilot episode.

**Emilia Gutiérrez**, portrayed by Lucrecia Capello, is a supporting character of the First Story (season 1) of *Chiquititas*.

## History

### Backstory

Emilia worked for 10 years as director of Rincón de Luz. She has a brother who lives in Brazil.

### Season 1

When the story begins, Emilia is the kind and elegant director of Rincón de Luz. She is preparing the manor to a celebrate the 10 years of existence of the institution founded and funded by Ramiro Morán and an homage to him for being so generous with the orphans. Saverio shows her the special pie he's preparing, a family recipe he learned in his years working for the Moráns. The girls end up destroying the pie accidentally, a fact that is only revealed at the event, and an outraged Carmen fires Saverio. Mili convinces the girl to confess their fault to Emilia, who then tries to plead with Carmen, who's she is irreducible. This fact leads to Mili going to the Morán's and meeting Martín.

##### Bringing Jime to Rincón de Luz

On the beginning of **S1\_E002**, Emilia informs the orphans that a new girl is being transferred to the institution. She goes on to explain that this girl has has a very difficult life and asks them to welcome her with open arms and t be understanding. When Jime arrives, she's angry and has a bad attitude, to which Emilia is patient and insists with the girls that if Jimena doesn't adapt, she will be send to a vey bad place, a reformatory that resembles more a prison than a home. This leads to Mili's decision to stop with quarrels and vendettas and extend a friendly hand, and they all become very good friends.

Emilia has the girls best interest at heart, and tries to set visit dates for potential adoptive parents to get to know the girls, despite Carmen's reluctancy.

##### Handling the puppy Yin-tonic

When Gynette give the orphans a puppy as a gift, without verifying the house rules, or asking for Emilia's permission as a plot to get close to the girls and become director of Rincón de Luz, Emilia tells the girls dogs are not allowed by the rules of the establishment. Regardless of that, she asks Carmen if the girls can keep the dog, saying that it would be good for them to develop a sense of responsibility. Carmem allows for the dog to stay, until she learns from Romina and Michele that the puppy was a gift from Gynette, and changes her mind.

##### Hiring Clarita to be the girls dance teacher and a help in the house.

After getting fired from La Pureza, Clarita starts making more regular visits to Saverio and the girls. In doing so, she teaches the girls dance choreographies, which leads to Emilia's hiring Clarita as help.

##### Emilia is set up to be incriminated by Gynette

Obsessed with getting her childhood home back, the very place were Rincón de Luz is located, to avenge her dead father who was supposedly betrayed by Ramiro and lost everything, Gynette plots and evil plan for Emilia to be fired so that she can take her place as head master and slowly transfer or arrange for the girls to be adopted to close the institution. She asks Hernán for help in incriminating Emilia. She donates US$ 10.000,00 to the institution for them to fix or buy a new school van, and Emilia stores the money in her office desk drawer. Gynette then arranges for Hernán to steal the money and deposit it in Emilia's account. The other day, Emilia and Ernestina tell Ramiro and Carmen about the missing money. Hernán, who take care of the family businesses' finances, casually comments about the deposit in Emilia's account in the same value. Carmen concludes that Emilia stole the money and fire her from her position. Humiliated with so much injustice, Emilia says goodbye to the girls and give them a lame excuse that they can't understand. They get really sad about the news. Mili tells the other girls that this makes no sense. Saverio learns from Ernestina about the missing money and tells Belén what happened. Belén tries to convince Emilia to fight to prove her innocence, but she is unwilling at this point. Mili overhears the conversation between Saverio and Belén and decides to intervene. Mili enlists Jime and Vero in a quest to find proof that Emilia is innocent. Maru sees Emilia writing her resignation letter. The girls thrown her a goodbye party. Belén tells Martín about Emilia's situation. Meanwhile, Mili, Vero and Jime ask Piojo to go to Hernán's home, and Martín finds them hiding behind a curtain.

##### Emilia's farewell

Mili pleads for Martín to talk to his father Ramiro on Emilia's behalf, which he does. Ramiro has a condition, that in doing so, Martín starts coming home for dinner every week, as he has a plan for Martin to take over the family business. Martín strikes the deal. He and Belén celebrate Ramiro's change of mind, but by the time they go to Emilia's house to let her know, they found out that she took this as an opportunity to change her life and has just moved to Brazil.

## Personality and Traits

Emilia is a kind, fair, pleasant woman, who is rightful, decent and really cares about the girls. She's an elegant lady who's really well-dressed, and always wears a nice scarf, pearls, business attires or long dresses.

She might stay in the story for just a few weeks, but she does a lot of good deeds in the time she's acting as head master of Rincón de Luz, such as employing Clarita or bringing Jimena to live at the institution.

## Quotes

* *"After 10 years, you condemn me without any further investigation."* - Emilia to Ramiro and Carmen.
* *"You will face the pain, get over it and keep going."* - Emilia to the desolate girls in her farewell.

## Trivia

* Cinthia says in the show that Mili is Emilia's favorite child at Rincón de Luz,