CHICO PASA SUS VACACIONES DE VERANO JUNTO A SU PRIMA MAYOR QUE NO HABÍA VISTO EN AÑOS Y SUCEDIÓ ESTO

Summary

Toto—whose real name, Teófilo, embarrasses him—expects a summer filled with basketball and mischief. Instead, his older cousin Azucena returns after years away, and he develops an awkward crush on her.

Toto’s friend Kque is busy spying on Chabelita, the maid, with binoculars. Their schemes repeatedly go wrong, including an incident involving two broken windshields that Toto tries to blame on anything but himself. The boys’ antics provide much of the comedy, while Toto’s mother, Irma, seems uncannily good at guessing what he is thinking.

The adults have romantic troubles of their own. Irma is getting to know Gerardo, a pilot, while Azucena tries to move on from Jorge, her jealous, married boyfriend. Jorge insults Azucena and then apologizes. She also pursues theater, and a successful performance brings the prospect of a tour.

Meanwhile, Toto struggles to hide his feelings for Azucena. He stares, gets flustered, and makes clumsy attempts to get closer. Azucena teases him but also makes clear when he has crossed a line. A running joke involves Toto’s friends’ obsession with Chabelita—and how often their spying gets them into trouble.

As summer goes on, Toto’s crush and his wish to be treated as grown-up become the story’s focus. The ending suggests that he has a pivotal coming-of-age experience with Azucena, though the subtitles describe it unclearly. He looks back on the vacation as the best of his life. Kque moves away, and Toto becomes close friends with Alma, a girl from the magazine shop.

Characters

• Toto (Teófilo): The boy at the center of the story.
• Azucena: Toto’s older cousin.
• Kque: Toto’s friend.
• Chabelita: The maid.
• Irma: Toto’s mother.
• Gerardo: A pilot getting to know Irma.
• Jorge: Azucena’s boyfriend.
• Toto’s father
• Alma: A girl from the magazine shop.