Now we come to the Malifa family.
On the surface, the Malifa's seem like your ordinary spanish family with a touch of fame. Petunia is a classic beauty, while her husband Buzz likes to be tough, stylish and 'out there'. Their son Marcus is obsessed with being 'cool', reflected in his hair style and outfits.
But little things point to an unhappy family life. Petunia regularly burns breakfast, but no one complains.. Buzz has suddenly taken a liking to painting, but his final works remind Petunia of something painted by someone Marcus' age.
But she doesn't tell him.
Petunia, distraught upon discovering she is pregnant, takes to visiting bars late at night while her husband paints.
But he doesn't seem to care.
Petunia, sure she has all the worst luck in the world, isn't surprised when giving birth doesn't turn out as simple as last time.
But no one in the family expects things to turn out the way they do.
Buzz never gets to tell his wife that he's sorry for ignoring her. Marcus never admits to his mum that she's more important than his image. And newborn baby Catalina never gets to know her mum.
Petunia died from complications during childbirth. She was a little old to be having a baby, and she didn't look after herself as she should have. Not that her husband helped her in that department. But it's too late for regrets - she's not coming back.
The funeral is subdued, attended by locals including Bobby Sargeant, Stiles McGraw, and Dina Caliente.
Buzz's final painting of his beloved wife haunts Marcus as he ages up, and he decides that from then on he will hate art. Though he doesn't say it, part of him blames his dad for being to caught up in painting. He finds an escape in his birthday present - a drum kit.
... sad, I know, but I had to have 1 sad one. Next will be the Crumplebottom/Sekemoto family.
