Daniela Hurtado, Ingobernable

Daniela Hurtado (Marianna Burelli)

Ingobernable focuses on Emilia Urquiza (Kate del Castillo), the show’s First Lady of Mexico, who left her husband, initiated divorce procedures, and after an event in the premiere, found herself on the run.

Daniela is a lawyer, and part of the team investigating Emilia. She is married to a woman (off-screen), and having an affair with the first daughter, Maria. In the premiere, they were interrupted while having sex by a frantic phone call from Maria’s mother.

Daniela had very brief appearances, mostly showing up when Maria texted or called her. In 1×06, after she brought in someone close to Maria for questioning, Maria called her to yell at her and hung up, in a very short scene. After the call, Maria was taking Percocet, presumably self medicating. The show immediately cut to a flashback scene of Maria going down on Daniela at her office. They were interrupted by Maria’s father who was having an affair with his press secretary.

Maria and Daniela continued to have brief background appearances, and meeting up mostly to argue. 1×11 opened with Maria and Daniela making out at Daniela’s office. Maria begged Daniela for help, and despite an earlier promise and Daniela responding with “I love you and I’ll do what I can to help”, she immediately betrayed her.

In 1×12 when Maria was tricked into going to a meeting, Daniela drove her and both were kidnapped.

In the final 3 episodes, Maria complied with the kidnappers’ demands, when they threatened to hurt Daniela. Maria’s mother turned herself in trying to rescue her, but found Daniela instead. The season ended with Maria taken to the US by her kidnappers, and Daniela’s fate uncertain – it was unclear whether she was rescued or not.

Appearances:

• 10 episodes.

Female love interests:

• María Nava Urquiza (Alicia Jaziz, lesbian, recurring)
• Wife (off-screen)

Relationship story arc with a woman: Yes

No male love interests

Relationship story arc with a man: No

Male love interest after being identified as a lesbian? No

Filter Relationship Arc:

• Female (Recurring)

Storyline during sweeps? No

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.