Tamara

**Tamara**, portrayed by Giuliana Darioli, is a main character of the First Story (season 2) of *Chiquititas*.

## History

### Season 2

#### Backstory

By the beginning of season 2, when the judge Jorge Clementi meets Belén as director of Rincón the Luz and is convinced she is a good social worker, he promises them a surprise. By the end of *episode 9* he appears at the manor with the surprise, Tamara and Flor, saying that from now on they gonna be a part of the orphanage. When Mili greets and welcome them, Tamara is very suspicious and accuses her of saying fake words. Jorge Clementi lets Belén know of the girls past, saying that Tamara lived in many different places, including a reformatory, but is always rejected due to her conduct, that is extremely aggressive. He tells Belén that is her responsibility as a social worker that they adapt to the place. When Clarita welcome the girls and show them around, we learn that they just met in Dr. Clementi's car on the way to the manor.

#### Life at Rincón de Luz and befriending the other orphans

Tamara clashes with the chufos from the beginning, but she's protective of Flor. She's the tough one to speak out about Matilde's abuse and mistreatment to Dr. Clementi, and to confront her. One day she makes a drawing of cabin in the woods, but in the house there are no kids and nothing to eat, just a girl who's hiding in the attic because she's afraid of a witch. The girls wants to escape but can't get out of the cabin, because it's night and scary outside. She later snaps and runs upstairs. Little by little with her brave and righteous personality, she starts to get along with the girls, as she is the only who stands up against Matilde's abuse. When she convinces Cinthia to lock Matilde up in her bedroom by putting construction glue in the keyhole, and the girls have a free day from Matilde, Mili and the girls give Tamara a chocolate bar for locking up Matilde. They become friends and she shares the bar saying *"Lo que és de una és de todas"*.

### Ending

Tamara is present on season's two last episode celebration, and is not present in third season's premiere episode. It is explained in this episode that there's a three month gap between Season 2 and 3, and that in this meantime, she won a scholarship and wen on to live in Cordoba, leaving a very sad Corcho behind.

## Personality and Traits

Tamara is a proud, angry, suspicious girl who had a traumatic life and became very aggressive as a way to deal self protection. She's very defensive, tough and confrontational. She's good at sports, can play soccer, but can also "read and write", as she states to Corcho. She's brave and loyal, but has deep trust issues. She is so traumatized she can't even remember her own birthday.

## Relationships

#### Flor

*"No la toques, no te atrevas a tocar-la"* - Tamara defending Flor from Matilde.

#### Belén

When Tamara has a fight at school and Belén is receives a complain and goes discipline Tamara through a dialogue, she asks if Tamara thinks it's wise to pick up fight with boys? She says the boys were provoking and she was only defending herself. Belén refuses to chastise her, because she was outnumbered. She promises to behave, but says they better watch it, because "if they come after her, they are gonna find her."

#### Corcho

While being defied by Corcho on who's better at soccer, he ends up breaking a vase. Matilde snaps asking who broke the vase, but Tamara doesn't say. When the chicos get interest in dating girls, Corcho tries to make a move at Tamara, as he has a crush on her.

## Quotes

"Yo no necesito amigas, yo no necesito a nadie"

## Other versions

### Chiquititas Brasil

#### Thiago

Even though there are no versions of Tamara in the Brazilian version, we can say that Thiago is an adaptation of Tamara as Fábio is of Flor. Since the Brazilian version was already implementing the changes to include more boys in the story, those two new characters were replaced by boys. While Thiago, much like Tamara, likes soccer. Fábio is Japanese, like Flor is jewish, a way for the show to explore those cultural narratives.

## Reception and Commentaries

* Her ending, along with that of Laura, Flor, Clarita, Matilde, and father Sebastian is very underwhelming and disappointing. What a shame for such a wonderful character.