Series / BIA

Tengo acuarelas en mi corazón ^* I have watercolours in my heart.

BIA is the Spiritual Successor to Disney Channel soap operas Violetta and Soy Luna. It premiered on Disney Channel Latinoamerica and Disney Channel Brazil on June 24, 2019.

The series revolves around Bia Urquiza, a 16-year-old with a passion for art. Bia is happy to share her talent for drawing and painting with the world, but hides another one of her talents, which is singing. Following the tragic death of her older sister Helena, who was the lead singer of the band Moondust, Bia refuses to sing in public because music is her special connection to Helena.

Another family also deals with the emotional ten-year anniversary of the day they lost a loved one. Lucas Gutierrez, a bandmate of Helena's, also died in the car accident on the way to their tour. His brother and bandmate Victor, who is confined to a wheelchair following the tragic night, struggles with his emotions for Lucas and for Helena, whom he dearly loved. Their parents keep their own secrets regarding their cousin Manuel who is staying with the family.

Meanwhile, the third Gutierrez brother, Alex, gets involved in his own drama when he joins famous web platform Laix and pursues his dreams of becoming a world-renowned vlogger. A web-war with rival platform El Fundom, frictions with his former best friend and cousin Manuel, and a romance with Carmín, the star of Laix, are in store for Alex.

The complex web of subplots is completed by the arrival of a new person at the Kunst Residence - a young woman who presents herself as Ana and keeps a very personal secret that could turn the lives of the Urquiza and Gutierrez families around. With the help of her old friend Thiago Kunst, the owner of the Residence, she deals with the wounds of her past and establishes herself as a piano teacher. She witnesses the rest of the Kunst residents - Pietro, a law student with a passion for cooking, and Daisy, a budding dancer and hopeless romantic - go through their own little dramas and trouble in paradise, and waits for the right moment to reveal her dramatic secret.

The cast includes Isabela Souza, Gabriela di Grecco, Julio Peña and Guido Messina.The second season premiered on Disney Channel Latinoamerica and Disney Channel Brazil on March 16, 2020. The first season received an English-subtitled release on Disney+ when it was added to the French catalog on October 23, 2020. It was later released in the United States the following month. The second season, which was first added to the Latin American catalog that December, has also since been fully subtitled and awaits a release in the US.

A special episode, titled Bia: Un Mundo al Revés (An Upside Down World in English) was released on Disney+ on February 19th, 2021. The special takes place in an Alternate Universe where everything is the opposite in one way or another, and becaue of that is not considered canon to the show.

Attention: The season 2 folder includes unmarked spoilers for season 1.

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The series in general

• Alliterative Name:
  • Chiara Callegri
  • Daisy Durant
  • Mara Morales
• Ambition Is Evil: Or at least in Laix it is - the network corrupts young influencers blinded by ambition.
• Artistic Title: The title sequence includes some of the characters as drawings in Bia's style, and some with animated visual effects drawn around them.
• Athens and Sparta: Laix and El Fundom, the two rival networks, are polar opposite in terms of their atmosphere. People in Laix are focused on gaining popularity and don't shy away from doing immoral things to achieve it. People in El Fundom are all good friends, help one another deal with their problems, and promote being true to yourself.
  • The Gutierrez and Urquiza families also have this dynamic - the Gutierrez live in constant Family Drama while the Urquizas are a peaceful family who support each other in everything.
• Bad Influencer: With some exceptions most of the Influencers at Laix are this. The girls tend to be manipulative and fake while the guys are mostly self centered jerks. Jandino is the exception because he’s the Token Good Teammate.

• Band of Relatives: Downplayed with Moondust, consisting of brothers Victor and Lucas, and Helena who is not related to them. Still, she was pretty much an honorary family member - before the fateful accident, of course.
• Be Yourself: El Fundom's main message. It is especially evident at the end of season 1 when they launch the platform BeU.
• Beta Couple:
  • Season 1: Alex and Carmín (broke up), Jhon and Daisy (broke up).
  • Season 2: Luan and Pixie, Pietro and Daisy, Thiago and Ana/Helena (after a lot of Will They or Won't They? conflicts), Guillermo and Chiara (broke up and rekindled), Alex and Mara (broke up), Alex and Carmín (rekindled).
• Beware the Nice Ones/ Berserk Button: Manuel is usually the nicest person you could ever meet, but DON'T speak ill of Bia or the Urquizas in general in front of him.
• Big Sister Worship: Bia admires Helena's musical talent greatly, calling it magic and saying she could never do her justice after being asked by Victor to help finish a song he and Helena started writing before the accident.
  • Episode 45 implies that Alex had a similar relationship with Lucas.
• Big Bad Ensemble: Alex, Carmín, Mara, Marcos and Antonio.
• Big, Screwed-Up Family: The Gutierrez family. It is implied they weren't like this before the accident. Because of it, one of the sons, Lucas, is dead, another, Victor, is in a wheelchair; the mother Paula is filled with hatred for the Urquizas, whose (presumably) dead daughter Helena she blames for it, and has raised her youngest son Alex as a Jerkass who also hates the Urquizas without even thinking of hearing their side of the story and cares more about internet fame than his best friend. After cousin Manuel is brought into the family home by the father Antonio, the drama between the members intensifies. Paula is cold towards him and blames him for causing Victor pain by reminding him of the past through music, Alex accuses him of trying to sabotage his road to fame which breaks the former best friends apart, and Antonio is doing very little to make him feel welcome to their home or even the country (he and his mother are from Spain). Victor is the only one who really understands him and shares his views about the Urquiza situation, so the two bond over being the Only Sane Men of the house.
• Bittersweet Ending: Season 2. Due to Marcos and Antonio's actions, the FUNDOM has oficially been shut down, Paula is still oblivious to the truth about the accident and Alex is mad at Victor for concealing this. Additionally, Victor ends his friendship with Thiago after finding out that he's been dating Bia's sister, deciding to leave for Spain to get away from all the lies. However, not everything is sadness as Bia and Manuel, as well as Alex and Carmín, have gotten back together and the group hosts a party to raise funds for the new FUNDOM project that is to be held in the Kunst Residence's attic and Bia finally reunites with Helena after she saves her from drowning in a lake.
• Catchphrase: Marcos constantly trying to activate and deactivate his LAIX subordinates's statuses, especially his assistant Guillermo.
• Character Blog: All major characters have an official Instagram account, with the exception of Ana/Helena Luan and the parents. The handles are available on the Characters page. Fundom and Laix also have Instagram pages.
• Character Overlap: As mentioned above, Jazmín and Delfi from Soy Luna make one-off appearances, with Jazmín showing up in the series premiere, and Delfi appearing (along with a mention of Jazmín) in several episodes of season 2.
• Character Title
• Clashing Cousins: Manuel and Alex after Alex joins Laix. They are actually not cousins, but stepbrothers, though.
• Cliffhanger: Once an Episode, like its spiritual predecessors.
  • Unlike them, though, the first season ends on one, acting as a Sequel Hook to the second season.
  • Season 1, Episode 20: The Urquizas and Gutierrezes come face-to-face with each other prior to the meeting with the label. Once there, Manuel and Alex are shocked to find out that Bia is related to the family that is against theirs. Bia is also as shocked that the former two belong to the other family.
  • Season 1, Episode 40: Victor tells his mother Paula that Lucas was the one driving during the accident. Alex decides to break up with Carmín after her popularity decreases. On the other hand, Manuel and Mara perform during a live streaming event at Fundom, which ends with Mara kissing Manuel before the astonished gaze of Bia.
  • Season 1, Episode 60: A hacker named Uma, who was hired by Marcos Golden, hacks into the Fundom's database while the place is empty before walking out unnoticed, while the gang and LAIX are busy facing each other in a singing duel, which happened to be a diversion to carry out the deed. Paula reveals to Alex that Antonio is Manuel's father and that he is actually not his cousin, but his brother. Manuel stays in Buenos Aires and can finally be with Bia. Bia and Ana meet each other in person for the first time. However, the second season premiere showed that Bia only recognized her as Manuel's piano teacher instead of her sister Helena.
  • Season 2, Episode 40: Alex opens up to Carmín about his family before he kisses her. Marcos is already aware that Guillermo is La Cobra and decides to use this piece of information as leverage to have his old job back. Manuel becomes devastated upon finding out that Antonio is his father. Ana finally realizes that Lucas, not her as she initially thought, drove during the accident. Bia is confused and asks her how does she know that.
• Crossover: With Soy Luna through cameos from Jazmín and Delfi. Also indirectly connected to Violetta, O11CE and Juacas because of their connections to Soy Luna (also through a single character cameo).
  • In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment in episode 34, a Golden Falcons (the soccer team from O 11 CE) t-shirt with various autographs on it can be seen on the wall in Alex's bedroom, cementing their existence as a real soccer team in the BIA universe.
• Cut Short: The show was meant to return for a third and probably final season, but Disney Channel unceremoniously cancelled the show after two seasons (and even stopped airing it since June 2021, almost a year after Season 2 finished its original run) likely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving many situations unadressed: Paula being the sole Gutierrez family member who is unaware about the truth behind the accident (and Helena's innocence), the Fundom gang relocating their facilities to the Kunst Residence's attic, what is in store for Bia and Helena now that they are finally reunited, the aftermath of Victor and Thiago's friendship being destroyed due to the former finding out he was dating Helena, and Antonio and Marcos (the Big Bads) facing zero repercussions on their malicious actions against the characters. Not even the TV film Bia: An Upside Down World (which is only available to watch on Disney+) gave a proper conclusion to the story. As of to date, a third season for BIA is very unlikely to happen at any time, specially because many of the actors had been booked for other projects since 2021.
• Cynic–Idealist Duo: Bia's two best friends, Celeste (the cynic) and Chiara (the idealist).

• Darker and Edgier: Although it is downplayed, this series has its moments that can make you wonder how a Disney Channel show gets away with them. Notably, unlike its spiritual predecessors Violetta and Soy Luna, it lacks comic relief characters and The Ditz, and deals with more serious topics such as the death of teenagers, illegitimate offspring, publicly accusing somebody of murder and several other adult-worrying - inducing topics. Still, things are kept as lighthearted as possible most of the time to balance this out.
• Expy: Once again, some of the characters reflect those of Violetta and Soy Luna.
  • Bia, the titular protagonist who is a gifted singer with a deceased sister (or at least that's what she thinks) who shared said talent before her —> Violetta
  • Manuel, the Nice Guy who treats Bia with respect even after finding out she is an Urquiza, to the point of falling in love with her in spite of the little support from their families —> Tomás/León
  • Alex, the Sour Outside, Sad Inside arrogant influencer with an unrequited crush on the protagonist and a Freudian Excuse for his behaviour —> Diego
  • Chiara, the blonde Italian Clingy Jealous Girl and sometimes Innocently Insensitive best friend of the protagonist —> Francesca/Jazmín
  • Carmín, the typical Alpha Bitch at Laix (initially) before having a Heel–Face Turn —> Ludmila/Ambar
  • Mara, the initial insecure Beta Bitch (Naty) who used to work for the Alpha Bitch, whom she greatly resents, before becoming one herself —> Ludmila/Ambar/Emilia
  • Helena/Ana, the redhead Cool Big Sis of the protagonist who was thought to have died in a car accident of which she was unfairly blamed of 10 years ago. Thus, she can't bring herself to confront her sister and tries finding ways to be close to her —> Angie
  • Marcos Golden, the unscrupulous Corrupt Corporate Executive who always wants things done his way regardless of the damage left in his wake —> Benicio
  • Guillermo Ruiz, the right hand man at Laix who has a secret passion in dancing and undergoes Character Development through a love interest that questions some of his controversial actions, namely working with/for an antagonist or on his own accord —> Broduey/Ramiro
  • Jandino, one of Laix's influencers who serves as a Morality Pet to the main villain, Alpha Bitch Carmín, though he does not enter a relationship with her —> Simón/Federico
• Previously on…/ On the Next: Like its predecessors, BIA has these Once per Episode. Going with the social media theme of the show, the latter is called "Spoiler Alert".
• One-Steve Limit: Averted with Celeste and special guest Celeste Ianelli in season 1.
  • Season two takes the aversion up to eleven when Paula from the Youtube channel Pau Tips, and singing duo Twin Melody (one of whom is also named Paula) guest star at the same time on the show, where there is already a character named Paula (Gutierrez).
• Cool Big Sis: Helena was this to Bia.
• Dating What Daddy Hates: Manuel chooses Bia over his family when their hatred for the Urquizas goes as far as to forbid mentioning the latter's names in the house.
• Did Not Die That Way: Downplayed with the accident that killed Lucas and (as far as the characters know) Helena: everyone believes Helena's careless driving caused the car to crush, but she was not the one behind the wheel. It was Lucas.
• "Do It Yourself" Theme Tune: Isabela Souza, who portrays Bia, sings the theme song Así Yo Soy.
• Evolving Credits: The second season changes the opening sequence to include new character Luan and removes Jhon, who is Put on a Bus at the end of the first season.
• Family Drama: This trope describes everyday life at the Gutierrez household quite accurately.
• Family of Choice: The Kunst residents are all like a big happy family.
• Fan Community Nickname: In-universe, some of the characters are vloggers and have nicknames for their followers:
  • Carmín's fans are called Carminuras, or Carmincuties if you're watching it subtitled.
  • Alex refers to his viewers as "mega gente" (mega people).
  • Mara's viewers are called Cookies.
  • Carmín and Alex shippers are called Carmilexos.
  • Fundom Fans are called Fundomeros.
  • Daisy calls her viewers Dancers.
• Feuding Families: The Gutierrez family resents the Urquiza family because they see Helena Urquiza as the one to blame for the accident in which both families lost a child.
• Flashback: There are many of these showing Helena before the accident, usually her interactions with six-year-old Bia and the events directly preceding the accident.
• Foil: The Gutierrez and Urquiza families. Both of them lost a member in the accident, but deal with it very differently. The Gutierrez household is full of drama, secrets, lies and hatred, while the Urquizas have chosen to remember Helena with love and their home is a loving safe place overall.
• Friendship Song: Junto a tí is this for Pietro and Daisy.
• Generation Xerox: Victor and Helena were very much in love. So are Manuel, Victor's cousin, and Bia, Helena's sister. This is actually lampshaded in a conversation between Victor and Thiago.
  • The short-lived Manuel-Bia-Alex love triangle mirrors the one between Victor, Helena and Lucas.
• Good Is Dumb: The Laix team's opinion on the people from El Fundom. In season 2, they give them the nickname BeUseless (a play on Fundom's platform BeU).
• Good Parents: Mariano and Alice Urquiza, Bia's parents, are this to a T. So is Manuel's mother Lucia. The Gutierrez parents, not so much, although they try.
• Gratuitous English: Oh, so much. Marcos especially.
• Happily Married: Mariano and Alice Urquiza. Despite their differing opinions on various matters, they are always ultimately able to sort their issues out together.
  • Inverted by Paula and Antonio Gutierrez. They are often at odds and Paula threatens to file for divorce on two occasions. Considering Alex's 10-year age gap with his older brothers Victor and Lucas, his conception might have been an attempt to invoke Babies Make Everything Better. Paula's pregnancy didn't stop Antonio from cheating on her and getting Lucia pregnant as well, though.
    • It seems that Alex might have performed his supposedly intended function of saving his parents' failing marriage after all, since in season 2 it is with his help that Antonio gets Paula to forgive him and not go through with the divorce. After that, the Gutierrez parents' relationship seems to improve at least a little.
• "I Am" Song:
  • Thumbs Up is basically an advertisement song for Carmín's vlogging channel.
  • The theme song, Así yo soy, is this for Bia.
  • Daisy has Fuerza Interior.
  • Season 2's Harta de ti was set up to be this for Mara during press tours that happened before season 1.
• I Have Many Names: People who know Helena in the present know her as Ana, and she also creates the fake online identity of "Vera" to communicate with Bia and Victor.
• Identity Amnesia: Because of the accident, Helena lost her entire memory. She eventually met Thiago and his family who took care of her and named her Ana because they didn’t know her actual name. At the beginning of the show Helena has recovered most of her memory, but she still doesn't remember certain things like Bia's friends or that Lucas was actually driving the car when the accident happened.
• Internet Jerk: Anonymous vlogger La Cobra uses their anonymity to spread bad rumours about any influencer they can get dirt on. A season 1 arc, which is not resolved and nearly abandoned in season 2, involves characters from El Fundom trying to discover their identity.
• Jerkass: After joining Laix, Alex abandons his best friend Manuel, frequently snaps at his brother Victor, and hates the Urquizas with a burning passion.
  • In season 2, he is also seen throwing away a gift from fans as soon as they leave.
• Leonine Contract: Around the end of the first season, Jhon and Jandino want to leave Laix. However, Marcos reminds them that they've signed a contract and cannot leave whenever they want. In season 2, he uses the contract against Jandino again, to force him to do a video he doesn't want to do with Alex, whom he can't stand. Finally, when Guillermo takes over, he does all in his power to terminate Jandino's contract, and finally lets him go.
• Line-of-Sight Alias: In episode 44, Victor asks "Vera" what her job is. Helena, in the Kunst Residence kitchen, looks around her and quickly answers "chef".
• Long Song, Short Scene: The majority of the songs released on soundtracks have never been performed fully on the show itself, in contrast to its predecessors. Even a handful of the music videos filmed separately for some songs use a shortened version.
• Love at First Note: Manuel falls in love with the mysterious "girl with the voice" when he hears her sing in a public restroom. Bia hears a beautiful melody playing on a piano and falls in love with the mysterious "piano guy". It doesn't take long for them to discover each other.
• Love Cannot Overcome: Happens often to Bia and Manuel when it comes to their families being pitted against each other over the accident. Bia sometimes becomes insecure and thinks their love is not enough to overcome their hatred.
• Love-Obstructing Parents: First Manuel's family forbids him from even saying Bia's name in their presence, then threaten to throw him out if he keeps seeing her (and go through with it), and, as a final nail in the coffin, Bia's parents forbid her from seeing Manuel. Talk about Star-Crossed Lovers.
• Love Theme: Cuentales and Cuando Pasó are both this for Binuel.
• Love Triangle:
  • Very briefly, there is one between Manuel, Bia and Alex. Ends up subverted because at the time Manuel and Alex don't know they're after the same girl, and by the time they find out, Alex already hates her because someone posted a video of her edited to seem like she's talking badly of him.
    • As soon as Alex finds out Bia is an Urquiza, he doesn't even want to hear her name. Manuel doesn't give up on her so easily.
  • Things are even more complicated among the secondary characters. Daisy likes Jhon, and Jhon likes Celeste. Celeste doesn't like him back at first, but then starts to. By this point, Jhon is dating Daisy. All the while, Pietro is dragged into a scheme to attract Jhon to Daisy while secretly liking her.
    • It gets even more complicated towards the end of the season as Chiara says she's starting to like Pietro.
  • While Bia and Manuel get closer, Mara tries to steal him away by exaggerating her faulty relationship with Carmín to attract his sympathy.
  • Apparently, there was a triangle between Victor, Helena and Lucas. Both brothers liked Helena, but she was in love with Victor.
  • Regarding Helena and Victor, there is also Thiago as a present-day hypotenuse. Helena is still very much in love with Victor, who doesn't know she's alive, while Thiago is her best friend who has feelings for her.
  • There is also a Thiago - Ana/ Helena - Soledad triangle in season 2. As Ana/ Helena watches Thiago and fellow Kunst resident Soledad get closer, she has a Love Epiphany.
• Male Band, Female Singer: Moondust fits into this trope, although both Helena and Victor used to sing as well as play an instrument.
• Meaningful Name: Helena is named for Helen of Troy, who allegedly caused the Trojan War in The Iliad. She is the reason for the feud between the Urquiza and Gutierrez families.
  • The two rival networks - El Fundom and Laix (likes) have their main philosophies in their names: one values having fun, the other gaining popularity.
• Multilingual Song: Many of the songs sung by bilingual characters include verses in both Spanish and Portuguese.
  • In the beginning of the album version of La Vida Te Devuelve, Chiara speaks a couple of sentences in her native Italian.
• Multinational Team: The main characters have a variety of nationalities. Bia, Helena, Thiago and Luan are Brazilian. Manuel is Spanish. Chiara is Italian. Guillermo is Venezuelan. Jandino is Ecuatorian. Carmín and Mara are Mexican. Pixie and Jhon are Colombian. The other main characters are all Argentine.
  • In addition, Bia and Helena are Brazilian on their mother's side and Argentine on their father's side.
• Musical Chores: This sometimes happens at the Kunst Residence.
• No Song for the Wicked: Marcos, the antagonist of the series, doesn't sing at all, apart from a small part in the Crowd Song at the end of season 1 and a cover of ¿Como Me Ves? from Soy Luna that was never featured on the show.
• Oblivious to Love: Some of the characters have crushes on others, but they either don't know it or cannot confront their feelings: such as Thiago and Ana, and Pietro and Daisy, and Jhon and Celeste. Luan even lampshades this to Ana when he learns that she hasn't told Thiago she's in love with him.
• Parental Favoritism: Alex seems to be Paula's favourite son. She genuinely loves and cares about Victor as well, but isn't on good terms with him because he sides with the Urquizas. The nature of her relationship with the deceased Lucas is unknown.
• Parting-Words Regret: Having a big falling out with your child, then losing them in an accident knowing your last words to them were a threat you can't take back; then being forced to live with the thought of people repeatedly calling your dead child a murderer for 10 years. The Urquizas have it really hard.
• Please Subscribe to Our Channel: Of course. See also: the lyrics to Thumbs Up.
  Welcome to my special world,
  Dont forget to subscribe to my channel.
• Plot-Driving Secret: The series basically lives and breathes these:
  • Thiago's friend Ana is actually Bia's sister Helena who is presumed dead after the infamous car accident. Only Thiago knows the truth, and even after coming face to face with her, Bia doesn't recognize her anymore.
  • Several pairs of young characters would have become couples if they knew their crushes were reciprocated - most prominently, Daisy and Pietro.
  • In the beginning of the series, Bia and Manuel fall in love without seeing each other and it takes them a while to find out who they are and try to get together. Even then, they don't find out they are members of Feuding Families until later.
  • Antonio Gutierrez is actually Manuel's father, which is how he ended up living with the Gutierrez family. By the end of the first season, the viewers and Alex find out, but Victor and Manuel himself still don't know.
  • Literally having to do with driving, Lucas Gutierrez, the only actual victim of the car accident, was the one behind the wheel when it happened. Victor has known this all the time but never told anyone until the second half of the first season, and even then, no one believes him. Ana/ Helena gets a vision of Lucas driving, but dismisses it as impossible because Lucas was underage and had no driver's license.
• Pop-Up Texting: The characters' text conversations are shown like this, plus voiceover.
• Portmanteau Couple Name: Binuel for Bia and Manuel. It's discussed by Chiara and Celeste in episode 40, where they choose it over Maia (Manuel/ Bia). This is referenced again in Un Mundo al Revés, but with Manía instead of Maia.
  • Carmilex for Carmín and Alex.
  • Malex for Mara and Alex
• Practically Different Generations: Helena is 27 and her sister Bia is 16. Victor is 28 and his brother Alex is 18.
• Second Episode Introduction: Aillen is featured in the opening sequence, but is only first referenced by name in episode 32, that is, after mid-season. She doesn't appear in person until episode 41, two thirds into the first season, thus becoming the main character with least appearances in the series so far.
  • Also, Víctor and Antonio were first introduced in episodes 3 and 4.
  • For the second season, Luan made his first appearance in episode 2.
• Spiritual Successor: To Soy Luna and Violetta.
  • All three series have a similar style and follow the same format, and even have many suspiciously similar scenes.
  • Like Soy Luna, BIA emphasizes on the use of social media, which Violetta wasn't very heavy on, and features an alternative way to walking of getting from place to place - rollerskating in the former, cycling in the latter.
  • Like Violetta, BIA includes a titular character for whom singing is a way of reconnecting with a lost loved one, and a close relative contacting the title character without revealing who they really are (Violetta's aunt Angie becomes her governess; Bia's sister Helena creates a fake online profile of a Moondust fan to chat with Bia). Also, both Violetta and Bia have a diary filled almost entirely with drawings.
  • The parallel between Angie and Helena/ Ana is even bigger after Violetta joins the studio and Angie is her singing teacher, and Ana/ Helena starts giving Bia piano lessons.
• Star-Crossed Lovers: Bia and Manuel have to deal with their Feuding Families situation and it's preventing them from being happy together.
  Paula Gutierrez [to Manuel]: If you go to see her again, don't come back to this house!

[...]

Mariano Urquiza [to Bia]: Of all the boys in the world, you just had to fall in love with a Gutierrez. ^note  To be fair to the Urquizas, Mariano is affected by seeing a banner calling his (presumably dead) daughter a murderer. Bia and her mother Alice call him out on judging Manuel by his family without knowing him, and he immediately apologises.

• Stress-Induced Mental Voices: Both Victor and Helena/ Ana experience this a lot especially when triggered by a song or a specific phrase.
• Superior Successor: The children of the Urquiza and Gutierrez families, with the exception of Alex, who perpetuates the family feud, are doing better than their parents at trying to end the hatred between them.
• Translated Cover Version: Many of the songs appeared on the show with lyrics in Spanish and on the soundtrack albums in Portuguese, notably Si Vuelvo a Nacer and Dejame Decirte, which still used the Spanish titles for the Portuguese versions. Some of said songs' Spanish versions were then released as part of later albums.
• Transplant: Jazmín from Soy Luna appears in a few episodes, establishing the shared universe between the series.
  • Delfi from the same series appears in multiple episodes of the second season and references events and characters from Soy Luna.
• Trauma-Induced Amnesia: After the accident, Helena loses a lot of her memory. It slowly comes back as time passes. In the season one finale, while listening to a recording of Victor singing, she remembers an important detail - the one behind the wheel when the crash happened was Lucas.
• True Art Is Angsty: After DIY crafts don't work out for her as a way to get over her breakup, Chiara desides to channel her pain into writing poetry, lampshading this trope.
• Two Girls to a Team: Laix consists mostly of male influencers with Carmín and Mara being the only two girls.
  • Later, after Carmín leaves, Mara and Aillen are the two girls on the Laix team.
• Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Victor, because he was forced by his father Antonio to lie about the accident by framing Helena as the one who was driving the car so they wouldn't face law troubles since Lucas, the true culprit, was a minor at the time, which was the catalyst of events that caused the war between both families to come about in the first place and would go on to have a negative impact on himself, Bia and Helena.

Season 1

• Actually Pretty Funny: Manuel laughs at Jhon when he's rejected by Celeste who splases him with juice.
• Adopted to the House: After Paula throws Manuel out of the Gutierrez home, the Kunst residents take him in.
• Advertised Extra: Aillen is featured in the opening sequence along with all the main characters, but her first appearance is two thirds into the first season's run. Even then, she's more of an extra than an actual character. Most of the secondary characters have more appearances and lines than her.
• All for Nothing: Downplayed. Manuel recorded Bia singing but she asked him to delete the video, which he couldn't bring himself to. After Alex got ahold of the video and posted it on his account, Bia is angered at Manuel for betraying her trust and refuses his apologies. This is partly justified because since her sister Helena's death, Bia did not want to share her talent as a way to treasure the beautiful bond she and Helena had. However, Helena was actually still alive, thus making the disagreement completely irrelevant, not to mention that both were unaware of both this piece of information and that they were related to the very same families feuded with each other over the accident. Even Helena herself felt bad for indirectly ruining their friendship and stated that it was unfair for Bia to give up singing just because of her.
• Almost Kiss: Bia and Manuel almost did in episode 20 but were interrupted by Chiara.
• Alpha Bitch: Carmín, the top influencer of Laix, is the obvious example from her very first appearance. She is obsessed with her popularity and the number of her followers, and acts nice in front of the camera to attract fans.
  • After Carmín's Heel–Face Turn, Mara becomes this. Arguably, Mara becoming the new Alpha Bitch is what triggers Carmín's Heel–Face Turn.
• An Aesop:
  • Jandino delivers this one to Carmín:
  A friend is not a like, a comment or a post; a friend is someone who is with you always. Maybe you should focus on the people around you more.
  • Pixie and Celeste's story arcs in episodes 40-45 deliver another one about opening up to one's friends and expressing one's true self without being afraid of possible judgement.
• Answer Cut: In 1x16, Ana/Helena and Thiago are talking about Victor. Right after Thiago says "There's something you need to know about Victor", the scene cuts to him.
• Anti-Villain: Alex agrees with his parents' view of the Urquiza family and is mean to his up-to-then best friend Manuel after joining Laix. However, he is a decent guy who is being used and manipulated by Laix boss Marcos Golden and fellow influencers from the network.
• Armor-Piercing Question: When Manuel's mother comes to the Gutierrez household, he notices there is a lot of tension between her and his aunt. This results in the following question:
  Mum, was there something between you and Uncle Antonio?
• Artificial Limbs: In episode 57, Victor meets a girl who has a prosthetic leg and plays basketball in a disabled team.
• Asshole Victim: When Carmín starts losing followers as a result of Mara's sabotage, Marcos Golden, the boss of Laix, considers taking away her main sponsor and transferring them to Jandino. Carmín is unaware of that, but goes around bemoaning her terrible day, the dropping number of her followers and Mara's "incompetent mistake" to which she owes the latter. As soon as she finds out about the sponsor situation, she goes off into a full-on melodramatic rant about how miserable she is.
• Bathroom Stall of Overheard Insults: An unusual example. Bia, Chiara and Celeste are in the bathroom discussing Alex, and when her two friends call him super arrogant and a jerk, Bia says she never said that. Someone records the whole thing from a stall and then creates a Voice Clip Song out of it that makes it look like Bia did, in fact, say those things. This is what turns Alex against her even before he knew she was an Urquiza.
• Because You Were Nice to Me: Mara initially falls for Manuel because he was the first one to treat her nicely and mean it. She then turns it around and abuses his kindness to steal him away from Bia when she finds out she was the mystery "girl with the voice" he mistook her (Mara) for.
• Beta Bitch: Mara is Carmín's right hand person but is sick and tired of her ill treatment and builds up her own secret evil plan to destroy her popularity. She also goes out of her way to win over Manuel, stemming from him being the first person to be genuinely nice to her.
• Betty and Veronica:
  • Downplayed with Bia, Manuel and Alex. Manuel serves as the Betty to his cousin Alex's Veronica over Bia, although she openly rejects Alex whenever he asks her out.
  • Bia/Mara/Manuel. Bia is the Betty to the shallow Mara's Veronica when it comes to Manuel (Archie).
  • Jhon, Daisy and Celeste. With Daisy being totally in love with Jhon and her cheerful personality, she becomes the Betty while Celeste serves as the Veronica due to her also having unrequited feelings for Jhon herself but won't admit it.
• Big Damn Kiss: Bia and Manuel get theirs in the season one finale.
• Birds of a Feather:
  • Daisy exploits this trope in season 1 by pretending to like the same things as her crush Jhon in order to get him to fall for her. In reality, the two of them are an aversion.
• Bookends: The first and last episode of season one feature a big party at El Fundom.
• BSoD Song:
  • Nada Fue is one for Pixie after she leaves El Fundom for a while because she's reminded of the cyber bullying she suffered.
  • In episode 57, after his mother tells him he's going back to Spain with her, Manuel walks alone in the park and sings Gritarle al Mundo, ending in this line:
  I want to tell the world I'm fine, but even I don't believe it.
• Calling the Old Man Out: Victor to both of his parents several times: about their behaviour to the Urquizas, to Manuel, and to himself.
• The Cameo: Jazmín from Soy Luna, and vlogger Sebastian Villalobos.
• Cassandra Truth: When Victor tries to tell his parents the truth about who was driving when the accident happened, his mother accuses him of lying.
• Catchphrase: ¡Alucinante! - Jhon Caballero.
  • Alex's family doesn't believe he didn't put up the "Helena-murderer!" banner.
• Chekhov's Gun: Helena's golden handkerchiefs. Bia has one as a keepsake from her sister, their significance to Helena is explained in a flashback, and when she finds one that Ana/Helena accidentally drops in the VIP room at the Cyber Gold party, she starts thinking her sister might be alive.
• Color-Coded for Your Convenience: During the Crowd Song in the season one finale, the Fundom team is wearing light metallic colours, and the Laix team is wearing black.
• Conflicting Loyalty: Manuel is in love with Bia and sides with her family instead of his own in the family feud. However, he is forced to remain silent because his aunt isn't very fond of the idea of him living in her home in the first place. He ultimately snaps and chooses Bia over his own blood relatives.
• Crowd Song: Episode 57 has Lo Mejor Comienza, sung by everyone from El Fundom, that is, most of the young cast.
  • The season one finale has the same group performing Si Tu Estas Conmigo. The Laix team joins in mid-song.
• Dance Sensation: The chorus of Arreglarlo Bailando consists of dance move directions, although the verses are a love song.
• Dark Reprise: In episode 56, Carmin does one of Nadie Nos Va a Parar as she breaks down and starts to change.
• Dating Catwoman: Actually subverted with Jandino and Carmín.
• Digging Yourself Deeper: After finding out that the real Ana da Silvo has been arrested, Ana/Helena has to tell Daisy and Pietro the truth. However, she tells them that she is Ana da Silvo and the one that has been arrested is a friend covering for her.
• Distant Duet: In episode 46, Bia starts playing her ukulele, and Manuel his keyboard, and they both sing Cuéntales, each from their own bedroom.
  • Bia and Helena have multiple moments like this, always with the song Si Vuelvo a Nacer.
• Dogged Nice Guy: Manuel unknowingly lets Mara twist him around her little finger and never sees that she's using him.
  • Pietro has an obvious crush on Daisy, who is Oblivious to Love as she is pining after Jhon.
• Do Not Call Me "Paul": Pixie hasn't revealed her birth name Isabel to any of her friends for reasons unrevealed as of yet, which probably have to do with her being a victim of cyber bullying in the past.
• The Dragon: Guillermo, Marcos Golden's assistant, is also this, albeit unwillingly.
• Dragon-in-Chief: Initially, Carmín is set up to be the main antagonist like Ludmila and Ámbar were before her, but it is her assistant Mara who does more harm to the protagonists as well as to Carmín herself.
• Dramatic Irony: The audience finds out from the first couple of episodes that Helena is alive and now lives at the Kunst Residence as Ana. The only one of the characters who knows that is her best friend Thiago.
• Dreadful Musician: A girl who is intended as the new star of Laix has the looks and the attitude, but lacks musical talent. Chiara is tricked by Marcos into dubbing over her singing.
• Everyone Can See It: Pietro's huge crush on Daisy is obvious to everyone but to Daisy herself.
• Everyone Has Standards: It's not argued with that Paula is the most unkind person in the world, but hers is zero tolerance of being lied to and deceived. Her husband Antonio is often a target of this, especially when she finds out that Antonio hid from her the record label's interest in re-releasing MoonDust's album and that he lied to Manuel's mother, when they first met, about his marriage to Paula.
• Evil Stepmother: Paula is this to Manuel.
  • Thiago's stepmother Alana, who is mentioned but never seen. She wants to take the Kunst residence away from him
• Evil Wears Black: In the season 1 finale, during a performance of Si Tu Estas Conmigo full of symbolism (see Fridge page for details), the Laix team wears black with silver highlights.
• Exact Eavesdropping:
  • In episode 53, this is how Paula finds out that her husband Antonio lied to Manuel's mother Lucia as well as her, which results in her deciding to leave him.
  • In episode 54, Victor hears Manuel telling Bia over the phone that he's going to help her find Helena. Manuel manages to cover it up by saying he meant on an emotional level, though.
• First Kiss: Bia and Manuel share theirs at the Cyber Gold party.
• Foreshadowing: When referring to Manuel, the Gutierrez parents are usually vague when it comes to how exactly he is related to them. Episode 32 reveals that this is because he isn't their nephew, but Antonio's son from an affair.
  • An in-story example: 6-year-old Bia is seen talking to teenage Helena in a flashback about her favourite colour and how it changes every month. That eventually leads to her passion for drawing and painting when she's older.
  • In episode 51, the Fundom girls say Jandino is too nice to be part of Laix. In the next episode, he announces he's leaving the network.
• Funny Background Event: After Jhon is splashed with juice by Celeste for trying to kiss her, aside from Manuel, two girls can be seen discreetly taking pictures of him and then running off.
• Freudian Excuse:
  • Alex hates the Urquizas because he has been taught to since he was 6. His mother, whom he loves most in the world, resents them because she blames Helena for the death of one of her sons and the disabled state in which another one of them was left by the accident. Alex has internalised all of that from a young age and refuses to see the other side of the situation because the accident destroyed his mother.
  • Mara grows into a Bitch in Sheep's Clothing because of Carmín's behaviour to her - she constantly uses Mara as her personal assistant for any errand, taking up all of her time, and never supports her nail-art channel M-Style, treating it as something insignificant with no potential for growth and popularity. Eventually, Mara gets sick and tired of this treatment and starts plotting the downfall of Carmín's fame.
  • Carmín herself is likely a victim of the toxic environment at Laix and was forced to become what she is in the beginning of the series years ago when she was too inexperienced to see what it was turning her into. Luckily, she manages to get out of it by the end of the first season.
• Freudian Excuse Is No Excuse: While losing a child is tough, it does not excuse Paula Gutierrez's extreme hatred towards the Urquizas.
  Victor: The Urquizas also lost a child, mother!
• Googling the New Acquaintance: Not a literal "new acquaintance" case - Ana never talks about her past, her family or really anything personal, which makes Daisy suspicious. After asking Ana for her last name, which she also never mentioned before, she googles her and finds an ecology activist whose face is never shown in photos as she is on the lam after making radical statements. It is not revealed whether Helena was really an activist after she became Ana, or she knew said woman from the media and used her name inadvertently when she needed to cover up her real identity (as Helena Urquiza was considered dead).
• Grief Song: Si Vuelvo a Nacer is often used as this when Bia sings it and remembers Helena.
• Heel–Face Turn: Carmín begins hers in episode 52 when she drops her accusations against Aillen, saying that she knows what it's like needing a second chance. Then she firmly disobeys Marcos when his orders aim at doing harm to Jandino, her only friend at that point.
• He's Just Hiding: An in-universe example. Bia has lived with the thought that Helena is dead for 10 years, but then things start happening that cause her to think she was just hiding. She's not wrong.
• Hourglass Plot: Carmín and Mara start out as the Alpha Bitch and her quiet, invisible, often ignored assistant. Carmín undergoes a Heel–Face Turn and ends up joining El Fundom, and Mara becomes the new Alpha Bitch.
• Hypocrite: In episode 43, Alex complains to Marcos about Carmín using Jandino's poularity to gain followers. Marcos immediately calls him out for having been doing the same not so long ago. It's taken up to eleven when Carmín also calls him out immediately afterwards.
• I Have This Friend: Celeste uses this trope when talking to Bia's mum about her secret insecurities:
  I have this friend that sometimes finds it hard to express her feelings.
• I Never Said It Was Poison: In episode 43, while chatting with Victor through the fake account of Vera, Helena slips up and tells him that everything will be fine with him and his dad. Victor hasn't specified yet what his family problem is. She covers it up clumsily but quickly.
• In with the In Crowd: When Alex joins Laix, he gains instant Internet fame, but loses his friendship with Manuel and most of his basic decency.
• Incredibly Lame Pun: An untranslatable one at that. In the first episode, Pietro greets the vegetables he's about to cook. Upon being asked why he's doing that, he says: "Porque son saludables", which means "Because they're healthy", but can also be translated as "Because they can be greeted". The subtitles on Disney+ translate it into „Actually I’m greening them.“
• Internal Reveal: In episode 53, Bia shows Manuel the note with Helena's handwriting, and he comments that it's unusual. At the end of the episode, during his private piano lesson with Ana, she writes some notes for him, and he recognises the same handwriting. However, she then takes the paper back to add something, and in the meantime Bia tells "Vera" about Manuel's observation. Helena/Ana then whites everything out and changes her handwriting.
  • In the season 1 finale, Paula tells her favourite son the truth about Manuel:
    He is the son of Lucia and- and your dad. Manuel is your brother.
• Irony: After the events of episode 34, this line by Victor:
  He's more than a cousin... Manuel is like a brother to me.
• Ironic Echo: In episode 38, Jandino tells Carmín to focus on the people who love her rather than the haters online. An episode later, she gives the same advice to Alex without acting upon it herself.
• Jerkass Has a Point: In episode 45, Alex, who has some experience with Carmín's true colours, tries to warn Jandino that she will use him as well. Jandino is too blinded by his habit to always see the good in everyone to realise Alex was right before it's too late.
  • This trope ends up subverted eventually, when Carmín undergoes a Heel–Face Turn, not without Jandino's help, and it turns out Jandino was right to have faith in her all along.
• Lack of Empathy: In 1x21, when both of the feuding families are arguing Mariano, who has a heart condition, starts feeling unwell and Paula, unconcerned of his wellbeing, just coldly tells them that it's best if they leave, which offends Bia who calls her out for her heartlessness. Victor seconds her comment.
  Paula: Get out, it's the best thing you can do.
  Antonio: Calm down, Paula.
  Bia [to Paula]: You have no heart?
  Víctor: I wonder the same thing too, Mom.
• Leaning on the Fourth Wall: In 1x16, when Guillermo is about to reveal his plan of how to get rid of Manuel, he makes a pause for suspense and Marcos says “Are you going to tell me now, or do I have to wait until next season?”, and then, before he can fill him in on the plan, Alex interrupts them.
• Masquerade Ball: Episode 30 includes a modern version of this, the Cyber Gold party, where the mask element allows Ana/ Helena to see Bia without revealing her identity, and for Manuel (who is not supposed to be there) to pull a mask switch with his friend Jhon when Alex is about to confront him.
• Milholland Relationship Moment: At the end of episode 53, Daisy finally confesses to Jhon that she lied about liking the same things as him so he would like her. She expects him to break up with her for this, but he says he likes her for who she is now even if their relationship started with a lie.
• Momma's Boy: One of Alex's redeeming qualities. He is a Jerkass to most of his family, has abandoned his best friend in favour of gaining popularity through a manipulative company, and hates the Urquizas blindly because he was raised to do so, but he loves his mother dearly and hates seeing her upset. This is especially evident in episode 34.
• Mood Whiplash: The series often alternates intense dramatic scenes in the Gutierrez household with light-hearted, cheerful scenes of characters singing, dancing and having fun at El Fundom or a peaceful family moment at the Urquiza household to contrast the two families.
  • At the end of episode 34, the three Urquizas are out for a walk in a really good mood, when the father Mariano suddenly looks up and passes out. The camera switches to Ana/Helena's shocked face on the opposite side of the street (as if it was her that he saw), then to a banner saying "Helena - a murderer!", which both of them were reacting to.
• Most Definitely Not Accompanying Us: In a flashback, a 6-year-old Bia asks Helena, who is about to go on tour with Moondust, if she can come along, but is refused to go. Cue the accident on the road to their first stop that killed Lucas and (presumably) Helena. The thought of what might have happened if Bia had been there is pure Nightmare Fuel and teenage Bia certainly knows it.
• My Nayme Is: Jhon's name is pronounced the same as John, but is spelled just a bit differently.
• Necessary Fail: Carmín's Laix career needed to fail in order for Carmín to get a reality check and undergo a Heel–Face Turn.
• Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: When Carmín's follower count starts going down, every attempt to fix the situation results in her losing even more while Mara's following grows. Carmín is effectively working against herself and in favour of Mara's sabotage plan.
• Not Me This Time: Alex is accused by Manuel for having put the banner accusing Helena of murder and the audience is also quick to think it was him, even due to the fact that in his bedroom he has the very same paint that was used for the letters. However, Alex truthfully denies this, stating that he knows nothing about said banner and the paint is only for one his channel's videos, despite Manuel refusing to believe him. Mara is later revealed as the true culprit behind the scheme.
• Oh, Crap!: In episode 20, which marks the end of season 1's first part, both Bia and Manuel react surprised upon finding out that each is related to both the Urquizas and Gutiérrezes respectively, the very same families that are at war over the accident, which causes trouble for them to stay together.
• Only Known by Their Nickname: Bia's full first name is Beatriz, but nobody calls her that.
  • Pixie is a chosen name. Her birth name Isabel is revealed in episode 39.
• O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Bia is extremely worried when she sees her mother, usually a cheerful and positive person, cry about the situation with the banner accusing Helena of murder. She lampshades this when retelling the situation to Manuel.
  • In episode 54, after Paula makes a rushed decision to leave, her sons are worried about her because such spontaneity is uncharacteristic of her.
• Playing Cyrano: Pietro does this for both Daisy and Jhon - one of the most notable examples result in the latter two getting together, and the other, ironically, in their separation. First, he teaches Daisy how to fly a drone so she can convincingly pretend to share a passion for drones with Jhon. When she fails to learn it, he operates her drone from a distance so she can still pull it off. Then, at the end of the season, when Daisy's birthday comes around, Jhon asks Pietro for advice on what to get her. When he still buys her a present she wouldn't like, Pietro agrees to switch presents with him. When Daisy finds out about it, she breaks up with Jhon on account that he still doesn't know the real her.
• Police Are Useless: When Bia's mother calls the authorities asking them to remove the banner that insults Helena, they do nothing about it. Manuel then hires people to remove it.
• Pre-Meeting: Played with. Bia, Manuel and Alex have interacted for quite some time until their two families meet officially. This is how they discover they belong to Feuding Families.
• The Prima Donna: Carmín starts out as the most popular influencer at Laix and is arrogant and selfish.
• Put on a Bus: Jhon Caballero leaves the show at the end of season 1 to go on tour.
• The Quiet One: Mara starts off as this, being little more than Carmín's yes girl. She evolves quickly, though.
• Recycled Script: Bia and Manuel's reunion in the series finale is suspiciously similar to the last scene of the Soy Luna first season finale. Especially when Luna/ Bia says to Matteo/ Manuel "I thought you'd left already..." and the couple declares their love and kisses after a whole season of Will They or Won't They?.
  • The "love interest has to go back to his native country" plot actually started all the way back in Violetta with Tomás, and changed gradually over the series: Tomás was Put on a Bus, so was Matteo, but he came back for the second season, and Manuel ended up not leaving at all.
• Red Herring: In her investigation of La Cobra's identity, Daisy first suspects Jhon, then Pixie, then some other girls who are likewise innocent.
• Rescue Romance: Alex attempts to invoke this trope by arranging for a friend to pretend to steal Bia's bike so he could save it. It works - at first.
• The Reveal:
  • Very early on, Ana is revealed to be Helena, who survived the accident but doesn't want to be discovered for some reason and goes by a new name.
  • Episode 30 reveals that Lucas, and not Helena, was driving the car when the accident happened.
  • Episode 32 explains Mrs. Gutierrez's cold behaviour towards Manuel - he is her husband's son from an affair with another woman.
  • In episode 39, Pixie's birth name was revealed - Isabel.
• Rewind, Replay, Repeat: Happens when Daisy notices the logo of La Cobra on Jhon's phone case, which unlocks a prolonged investigation of their identity.
  • When Bia is watching recordings from the Cyber Gold party looking for a clue about Helena - this is how she realises Ana and Thiago were in the VIP room right before she found Helena's golden handkerchief there.
• Second Episode Introduction: Aillen is featured in the opening sequence, but is only first referenced by name in episode 12, that is, after mid-season. She doesn't appear in person until episode 41, two thirds into the first season, thus becoming the main character with least appearances in the series so far.
• Shipper on Deck: Chiara is one for Bia and Manuel. Big time.
• Shout-Out: It's discussed when Bia, Chiara and Celeste talk about a school project on the Trojan war - Chiara compares Paris and Helen to Manuel and Bia, and the war itself to the family feud.
• Smitten Teenage Girl: Daisy from the very beginning - the object being Jhon.
• Soundtrack Dissonance: Played with during the performance of Si Tu Estas Conmigo. When the Laix team joins in, the choreography becomes reminiscent of a battle - set to a cheerful song about The Power of Friendship And Love. At one point, Manuel and Alex even look like they're about to start fighting for real, until Bia steps between them.
• Summon Backup Dancers: In the final Crowd Song, team Laix is accompanied by two extra dancers, likely to even out the numbers of the two groups a bit.
• Sure, Let's Go with That: When Celeste is keeping a secret from her friends, they spy on her and witness her going into an aesthetics clinic. Based on a throw-off comment by her about a model's nose, they deduce she wants to get a nose job. When she finally works up the courage to talk to them about what she was really doing in secret (therapy), they say they know about the nose job thing and she decides to go with it, saying she's decided against it, and continues to go to therapy in secret.
• Technician Versus Performer: In the Festiritmo dance contest she enters in the third part of season 1, Daisy is the Performer among many Technicians. This is what makes her stand out from the crowd of contestants.
• Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: In episodes 51-57, Bia is forced to collaborate with Alex on a music video. He still hates her for being an Urquiza, but takes advantage of the situation to make Manuel jealous. Meanwhile, she vents to Manuel after every rehearsal about how awful working with Alex is.
• This Is a Song: Tengo una canción ^note  I've got a song is a song about the titular song, aka itself.
• Token Good Teammate: Jandino is this for Laix. It's even lampshaded in episode 51 when the girls from El Fundom comment how he's too nice to be a part of that network.
• Took a Level in Jerkass: After joining Laix, Alex abandons his cousin and best friend Manuel in favour of internet fame and starts acting like a Jerkass to pretty much everyone but his mother.
• Torch Song: Thiago sings Dejame Decirte about his unconfessed, unrequited love for Helena/Ana.
• Trauma Button: Listening to Victor singing Primer Amor, which the two of them sang right before the accident, causes Helena to remember that Lucas was driving when it happened.
• Two Aliases, One Character: As the audience finds out at the very beginning, Ana is actually Bia's sister Helena Urquiza. She also adopts another alias, Vera, to contact Bia and Victor.
• Two Scenes, One Dialogue: In episode 43, Bia talks to Celeste and Manuel to Jhon about their feelings. This trope is used to show the Dramatic Irony of how both Bia and Manuel feel and want the same but think the other doesn't.
• Unknown Relative: Manuel knows Antonio, but not that he is his father.
• Unplugged Version: Carmín makes one of Thumbs Up with Jandino.
• Voice Clip Song: Early on in the series, Bia discusses Alex (who still wants to date her at that point) with her best friends in a public restroom. They say insulting things about him, and Bia defends him saying she never said he was those things. Somebody secretly records the conversation on their phone and edits it into a remix of this kind that sounds like she was the one insulting Alex, then uploads it to a vlogging channel called Sé Lo Que Hiciste ^* I know what you did under the nickname La Cobra. It goes viral.
• The Voiceless: Indy, a minor character who lives in the Kunst Residence, interacts with main characters but is never heard speaking. Lampshaded by Pietro and Thiago when the latter suggests the former asks Indy's opinion of the pesto he made:
  Pietro: I bet he won't say more than two words.
  Thiago: And I think he'll only respond with one.
  • He speaks a little more in the second season, though, and is promoted to a Romantic False Lead for Daisy.
• We Used to Be Friends: After Alex joins Laix, he ends his friendship with Manuel because the latter insists on defending Bia and keeps warning his cousin that Laix is trying to corrupt him.
• What Happened to the Mouse?: Bia never finds out that Alex arranged for her bike to be stolen so he could have a Rescue Romance with her, and it's never mentioned again after it happens.
  • The identity of La Cobra is never revealed in the first season, and by the second one, it's like they don't exist.
• Wham Line:
  • In episode 32, as Paula and Antonio keep arguing over her throwing Manuel out of the family house just because he wanted to see Bia, she says the following line regarding Manuel's mother:
    And you had no right to let inside the son you had with that woman!
  • After he is accused of having put up the banner saying "Helena - a murderer!", Alex decides to investigate who it really was. He talks to Mara about having found the phone number of the company that made the banner, and as soon as he leaves, she picks up the phone and says:
    Hello, uncle. If anybody asks about who made the banner, I didn't do it.
  • In episode 45, Victor is chatting with "Vera" about his problems. She consoles him in an oddly familiar manner, and without thinking, he responds:
    Thank you, Helena.
  • In episode 51, Carmín walks in on Aillen watching a video of her and Mara talking privately - one that Aillen herself filmed. In that moment, Carmín has a realisation:
    It's not true. It can't be. You are La Cobra!
• Wheelchair Woobie: Averted with Victor. After the accident, he ends up in a wheelchair, but he's a fully functioning adult save for the use of his legs. What makes him a woobie, though, is the fact that in the beginning of the series, he isolates himself and won't speak for a long time because he's remembering his big love Helena. He also hasn't been able to pick up a guitar again since the accident, similar to how Bia couldn't sing in public.
• YouTuber Apology Parody: When the charity Carmín partners up with on Mara's recommendation is discovered to be a scam, they make an apology video in response to the hate Carmín had been receiving. When they finish recording it, Carmín drops the crocodile tears and makes it clear she's only interested in saving her reputation.

Season 2

• Accomplice by Inaction: During their first date in 2x35, Chiara tells Guillermo she is afraid he might hurt her because he is from Laix. She reminds him of the time they used a recording of her voice without permission, and he says it was all Marcos' idea. Chiara then calls him out for not doing anything to stop Marcos.
• Always Identical Twins: Pietro's uncle and father are twins. The uncle, Zeta's father, is the first one of the two to make an appearance, and his resemblance with Pietro is so noticeable that it's like Pietro, and not Zeta, is his son. This is explained by the brothers' identical looks when Pietro's father appears in 2x42. Apparently Zeta looks more like his mother, while Pietro looks like his father (and hence his uncle).
• An Aesop:
  • Pietro's cousin Zeta's character arc is clearly a reminder to the audience that despite the show's social media theme, spending all day caught up in the internet is a bad thing.
  • After both Bia and Chiara go through tough breakups and can't stop complaining about it, Celeste reminds them that a guy isn't the only thing that can make them happy.
  • In 2x53, a discussion of digital vs. analogue ensues at the Kunst residence, reaching the unanimous decision that the analogue way of experiencing the world is richer and more real. In a series focused on technology and social media, this is an important Aesop.
• Armor-Piercing Question: In 2x44, Alex asks Victor this:
  Alex: Didn't you ever feel obligated to do something that you didn't want to?
• The Bad Guy Wins: In a way. Marcos and LAIX's plan to get the owner to refuse to renew leasing contract by making up false complaints of loud noises results in the FUNDOM, the place where Bia and her friends love to have fun and hang out often, getting shut down permanently. However, they don't give up and decide to create a new project of their Be U movement and choose the attic of the Kunst Residence as a new space, also throwing a party to earn the funds. In addition, Bia, her parents, Helena, Manuel and Alex have found out that Lucas was the one driving during the accident (not Helena as they were initially made to believe), but Antonio's actions remain unpunished as Paula is the only member of the Gutiérrez family who is still kept in the dark about this as Alex knows that this truth would further devastate her. Not only that, but Alex, who regrets his actions and apologizes to Bia, is now estranged from Víctor for going along with the lie and not doing anything about it.
• Bait-and-Switch: This dialogue beweeen Ana/Helena and Bia in the season 2 premiere:
  Bia: We need to talk. [ominous music starts playing]
  Ana/Helena: What do you want to talk about?
  Bia: Well, I've been thinking and I realised something. You are- [beat; ominous music continues] the perfect person to give me piano lessons.
• Betty and Veronica:
  • Alex/Carmín/Mara. Carmín, post Heel–Face Turn, is the Betty to Mara's Veronica, who is dating Alex (Archie) but Carmín still harbors feelings for him.
  • Thiago/Ana/Soledad. For Thiago, whom she is in love with despite not having the courage of telling him how she feels, Ana is the Betty, but come the arrival of Soledad, who is scheming with Alana to take the Kunst residence away from him, is the Veronica, but in the meantime has second thoughts and develops real feelings for him, but still, Ana can hardly contain her jealousy over Soledad.
  • Guillermo/Chiara/Mara. Chiara is the Betty to Mara's Veronica, as Chiara, despite her insecurities, wants to give him a chance, while Mara, who has sort-of a crush on Guillermo, has become the new Alpha Bitch at LAIX.
• Big Bad Duumvirate: Marcos and Antonio team up to have FUNDOM shut down by preventing the renewal of its leasing contract.
• Big Damn Kiss: Ana and Thiago have theirs in 2x38 after Thiago confesses that he still loves her although he tried to move on with Soledad.
• Big "NO!": Chiara cries out a big one when she has a nightmare involving Marcos Golden supposedly as Giovanni, when in actuality it was Guillermo himself, proposing to her, with Bia and Celeste as her bridesmaids wearing red speakers for dresses.
• Birds of a Feather:
  • Pixie and Luan bond over their love for technology and gaming.
  • Pietro invokes this trope in 2x29 when he takes up dancing to get closer to Daisy, whom he's recently started dating. Later that day, they make a cooking video for his channel.
• Both Sides Have a Point: Because of Alex, Bia's parents find out that she lied about keeping her promise to stop seeing Manuel. Both him and Ana convince her to talk to them because not doing so would lead her nowhere. When she does, Bia makes it clear that it is very unfair of them to keep her apart from Manuel just because of something that happened 10 years ago and that Manuel has nothing to do with even if he is a Gutiérrez. While Bia makes a valid point, her parents do as well when they point out that they're only trying to take care of Bia and don't want her to suffer.
  • When Helena and Victor finally reunite, they call each other out for lying about what happened in the accident for ten years. They both give the same excuse for why they didn't do something to fix it - they were afraid. They argue about it, and they're both equally right and wrong.
• Break the Cutie: In 2x50, after Victor finally tells Manuel the truth about the accident, he starts crying and says he can't trust him or Bia anymore since everyone has been lying to him.
• Broken Pedestal:
  • Invoked by Marcos against FUNDOM. Marcos shows up at FUNDOM under the false pretext of wanting to joining the upcoming Dancing Games. As expected, they angrily refuse, not knowing that they were being recorded and the video edited to make it look like they rejected LAIX out of pure spite and look like a bunch of hypocrites about Be U's inclusion spirit, causing most of their followers to turn on them.
  • The discovery that Marcos is (as the characters are led to believe) Giovanni turns idealist Chiara into a cynic disillusioned with the entire world. She gets better when the truth comes out.
  • After Marcos' actions against BeU are exposed, Aillen begins to see through the seemingly picture perfect Laix.
• The Bus Came Back: Luan returned in episode 50, much to everybody's pleasant surprise, especially Pixie's.
• Bystander Syndrome: When the two Feuding Families start fighting at the Moondust album release party, Alex's response is to laugh and start filming the fight with his cellphone. Bia calls him out on that and when he doesn't stop, she snatches his phone and throws it into a glass of water.
• Call-Back:
  • In 2x19, Manuel recalls La Cobra's first video of Bia supposedly making fun of Alex after Marcos posts a video to affect the FUNDOM gang.
  • In 2x35, Chiara reminds Guillermo of the time Marcos dubbed over another girl's singing with her voice.
  • In 2x37, Aillen gives Carmín Mara's audio recordings which prove she intentionally tricked Carmín into doing a charity video for a fake organisation, resulting in her fame's downfall.
  • In 2x52, Guillermo mentions the video from the beginning of season 1 where Bia appears to talk badly about Alex.
  • In 2x59, Alex has a Flashback of how he and Bia met. Later in the same episode, Bia and Manuel remember how they fell in love as The Girl with the Voice and The Guy with the Piano.
  • The scene with Bia and Ana/Helena singing Si Vuelvo a Nacer in 2x60 takes place in the same spot as the recurring flashback of them doing the same ten years earlier.
• Calling the Old Man Out: Alex to Antonio in 2x53 about Antonio's methods of managing his career as an influencer. Alex effectively fires his father from his managerial position for doing business without taking his own son's needs into consideration.
• The Cameo: Delfi from Soy Luna, appears in a bunch of episodes as a minor character.
• Cassandra Truth:
  • No one believes Carmín when she repeatedly insists she isn't involved in the FUNDOM's hacking and that LAIX is trying to frame her.
  • Manuel doesn't believe Bia telling him that she suspects Victor is hiding something about the accident. Initially. It's not until Victor admits that Lucas was the one driving that Manuel finally realizes Bia was right, although this only worsens his relationship with her, assuming that Bia knew the entire time, when it was the other way around and she was lied to as well.
  • When Guillermo confesses to Chiara that he is La Cobra, she doesn’t believe him she even laughs at him thinking he’s joking.
• Clear My Name: This is Carmín;s main goal in season 2 after Laix hacks into El Fundom's system and frames her for several things they do to sabotage the latter.
• Coordinated Clothes: At the Big Bang Fest in the finale, Alex and Carmín wear the same colour with recycled elements in their outfits, which is significant for their relationship at the moment. They even lampshade the trope.
• Crash-Into Hello/ Meet Cute: Pixie and Luan bump into each other in 2x2, resulting in both developing crushes on each other.
• Contrived Coincidence: In-universe - in 2x42, after Marcos forces Guillermo to break up with Chiara, Celeste gets an anonymous message in the "Box of Secrets" rubric from a guy who was blackmailed into breaking up with his girlfriend. Chiara feels strongly identified with the girlfriend, not knowing that it is, in fact, her. A Reveal Shot of Guillermo typing his next message, complete with voiceover, confirms that he was the guy sending the anonymous texts.
  • In 2x50, just as Bia and Manuel seem to have separated definitively, a notice comes up about Doc (whom they adopted together) being a lost dog someone is looking for, as if to relieve them from having to decide who gets her after the breakup.
• Dance of Romance: Bia and Manuel do one in their video collaboration in 2x49.
  • This is the principal way of spending time together for Guillermo and Chiara while they're dating.
  • Daisy and Pietro occasionally do this - see Birds of a Feather.
• Dating Catwoman: Downplayed and gender-invered with Chiara and Guillermo, who is later revealed to be behind the gossip channel "La Cobra".
• Dating What Daddy Hates: A gender-inverted example of both the parent and the child - Alex is dating Mara, whom his mother Paula dislikes, so she tries to get him back together with his ex Carmín, whom she likes much better.
• Distant Duet: Bia and Manuel in episode 2x28 with Bia singing Cuándo Pasó in her bedroom and Manuel singing and playing the piano at the Kunst Residence.
• The Dog Bites Back: After being appointed the new CEO of Laix and thus becoming Marcos's boss, Guillermo makes it crystal clear that Marcos will pay for the way he treated him and everyone else.
• Double Standard: When Daisy accuses her of being The Mole sent by LAIX regarding the FUNDOM's hacking, Carmín strongly emphasizes how unfair their principle about the true meaning of BeU is being applied to people like her, given how mature Carmín has become recently, which isn't totally untrue. However, Daisy still acts as if she could tell between "right" and "wrong" no matter how changed she's been.
• Dramatically Missing the Point: When Ana/Helena and Bia finally come face to face in the season 1 finale,the season ends on a cliffhanger. The season 2 premiere reveals that Bia does recognise Ana, but only as Manuel's piano tutor, not as her long-lost sister Helena. This leaves Ana/Helena heartbroken, having to deal with her sister not recognising her anymore.
• Easily Forgiven: After Alex apologises to Bia in 2x58, she immediately forgives and forgets all he did to her and her family. Manuel, on the other hand, does not forget so easily.
  • It takes half a season for Chiara to take Guillermo back after their breakup and finding out he is La Cobra. Even then, it's hard for the rest of BeU to accept him.
• Engineered Public Confession: Guillermo tricks Marcos into confessing that he framed Carmín, gets it on tape and has Carmín play it on El Fundom's big screen for everyone to see, exposing Marcos' schemes to the world.
• Escape Call: In 2x34, Chiara is nervous about her first date with Guillermo and asks Bia and Celeste to call her in the middle of the date so that if it's going badly, she can have a reason to leave.
• Everyone Has Standards: Averted with Antonio, who is not above lying to his sons (Manuel), making them lie for his own convenience (Victor), and involving them in schemes that would only hurt them just to do successful business (Alex). However, he was genuinely apalled when Alex punctured one of his car's tires, which was meant to distract Manuel into halting the investigation about his father, but still goes along with his son's plan to frame Bia for it. Played straight with Alex, who moves towards a Heel–Face Turn when he sees through his father's actions.
• Everything Sounds Sexier in French: Or in this case, Portuguese. Soledad really likes it when Thiago speaks his native language.
• Exact Eavesdropping: This is how Pixie finds out that Luan is The Bestia in 2x15.
  • In 2x49, Guillermo drops a piece of paper and bends down to pick it up. At that exact moment, Marcos and Antonio enter the room, talking about their plan to make the Fundom team lose their renting rights on the Fundom building. Guillermo invokes this trope by crouching behind the sofa, eavesdropping on their conversation.
• Expecting Someone Taller: When Celeste's idol Trish, whose podcasts helped the former get over her insecurities, comes to El Fundom, Celeste is surprised to find out Trish is actually extremely timid and can't bear people looking at her.
• Fighting Back Is Wrong: When Alex provokes Manuel in order to try and get a violent reaction out of him on camera, Manuel refuses to sink to his level and steps back instead.
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Pietro's father is the "foolish" sibling (being more casual and relaxed in his clothing and his demeanour) to Pietro's uncle's responsible sibling.
• Fortune Teller: There is one at the Big Bang Fest in the finale. She tells Bia that she will be in serious danger, from which only a great love can save her. Celeste and Chiara dismiss her as a Phony Psychic, but her words turn out to be true at the end.
• Frame-Up: After hacking El Fundom's system in the season 1 finale, the Laix team goes out of their way to make it look like Carmín is sabotaging El Fundom. Considering her behaviour pre- Heel–Face Turn, it's not hard to believe.
• Friend-or-Idol Decision: Soledad, who secretly works for Thiago's stepmother to take the Kunst residence away from him, is visibly torn between doing what she has come to do and acting upon her crush on Thiago, especially after Thiago tells her about his history with Alana and what the residence means to him.
• Grey-and-Gray Morality: Demonstrated by the two Feuding Families during the Moondust album release party: when Alice Urquiza mentions the unfair accusations against Helena, this provokes a passionate reaction from Paula Gutierrez and a fight ensues between the two mothers. Antonio Gutierrez tries to stop it, but is accused by the Urquizas for egging it on. Meanwhile, Alex finds the situation funny and films it with his phone. Bia, claiming that this is uncalled for, snatches the phone away and throws it into a drink, destroying it. In short, neither family acts very gracefully in the situation.
• Good Is Old-Fashioned: Luan, previously obsessed with technology, returns from the states with this mindset, rejecting cellphones and using a typewriter to type his thoughts on a world without modern technology.
• Have We Met?: In 2x31, when Carmín's yoga class wraps up, Paula comes up to advertise her renewed services as a personal trainer. The two of them strike up a conversation and Paula asks Carmín if they know each other. Of course, Paula's son Alex used to date Carmín, but he never presented her to his mother.
• Heel–Face Turn: Alex gradually undergoes one in the last bunch of episodes of season 2 and makes the first step in making up with Manuel. Paula also has one, although at a lesser extent, realizing how wrong she was in her poor treatment of Manuel but still maintaining her hatred for the Urquizas, as she hasn't been informed as of yet that it was her own son Lucas, not Helena, who drived during the accident. Alex, who already knows by the end of the season, thinks that the timing to tell Paula isn't right and this truth would completely tear her apart, not to mention also that Victor did try to tell his mother the truth, but was deemed irrational.
• "The Hero Sucks" Song: Mara's ''Harta de Tí is this about Carmín.
• Hypocrite:
  • Bia doesn't let Manuel explain himself about the out-of-context video posted by La Cobra in which he was tricked by Alex into saying that the accident was Helena's fault, instead outright judging him because of it. It's just after she finishes and does let Manuel explain his side of the story that Manuel chews her out for this and angrily leaves. She instantly regrets it and apologizes to Manuel.
  • Daisy accuses Carmín of stealing her idea for a video and being a "spy" sent by LAIX to steal information, but let's not forget that Daisy herself is the very same person who gave the Fundom's BeU message to accept anyone as equal, with Carmín even pointing this out and remarking that they are even worse than LAIX, where basically no one who meets its strict requirements is accepted and if you're famous, you'll have to do as they say regardless of the objections, but also causing your ego to rapidly inflate.
  • Manuel easily falling for the video in which Mara, disguised as Bia, was puncturing one of the tires of Antonio's car and confronting her about it clearly contradicts his other statement, back when Bia accused him for supposedly blaming Helena over the accident, that at least he would've allowed her to give a proper explanation instead of judging. Of course, Bia is outright offended that Manuel doubted her the way he did.
  • Thiago accuses Ana of being one for kissing him since she previously said they could only be friends, for which she had good reasons to, after he declared his feelings for her back in season 1.
  • When Mara becomes the subject of backlash after her plot to destroy Carmín's career back at LAIX is exposed to the world, she calls Alex out for following his father's advice to stay away from her so that his fans wouldn't think that he's supporting his girlfriend's decisions, despite previously giving the very same warning to Alex when Carmín's popularity started floundering in the first season.
  • While Jandino was willing to help Carmín out in season 1 despite her behavior, he refuses to think the same about Alex, who Carmín defends, reminding Jandino of the time when she was at her lowest, but he says it's not the same.
• "I Am Becoming" Song: Karma is this for Carmín, expressing the changes she's gone through and how she's paid for her past mistakes to become her true self.
• "I Am Great!" Song: Voy Por Más for Alex. Doubles as his "I Am" Song as well.
  I've got the strategy to attract success,
  A practical style, a magnetic image.
  Everything the girls want,
  Everything the guys want to be...
• I Am Not My Father: Pietro resents how similar he and his father are because his father constantly patronises him and steals his thunder in the kitchen.
• I Can't Believe I'm Saying This: In 2x31, Celeste agrees with Chiara on something, which has rarely to never happened before, and even Chiara is so astonished by it that she asks Celeste to repeat it so that she can record it on her phone.
• I Don't Want to Ruin Our Friendship: Daisy and Pietro's main reason for hesitation when it comes to admitting their feelings for each other. Even when they finally spit it out and start dating, Daisy still worries what might happen to their old friendship.
• Identical Twin Mistake: In 2x38, guest stars Twin Melody put Jandino to the test when one of the twins, Aitana, admits to having a crush on him and believes he reciprocates - the other twin, Paula, flirts with him and he confesses to liking her, thinking she is Aitana. Cue an upset Aitana saying she doesn't want to waste her time with someone who can't even tell her from her twin.
• "I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight: A variation. Early on in the season, Carmín tells Alex "Don't let Soy Alex destroy Alex Gutierrez." She believes the Alex from before Laix is still there inside him, waiting to come back out, overshadowed by Alex's focus on fame and popularity.
• I Never Said It Was Poison: As Bia tells Ana the details of her investigation regarding the accident, she suddenly starts remembering that Lucas was the one who was driving during the accident and says it out loud, to which a confused Bia asks her how does she know. Ana immediately covers this as assumptions of her own.
• Internal Reveal:
  • In 2x11, Luan overhears Ana/ Helena and Thiago talk and they admit that yes, Ana is Bia's sister Helena, making Luan Helena's second Secret-Keeper.
  • In 2x12, Bia lets Ana/ Helena in on her secret relationship with Manuel, making her their fourth Secret-Keeper after Víctor, Chiara and Celeste, the people they care about and trust the most.
  • 2x38 is when Victor finally finds out that Antonio is Manuel's father, which the audience, Antonio's wife Paula, Manuel's mother Lucia, and Alex have known since the first season or prior to the show's beginning.
  • 2x41 has Bia and Helena learn that Lucas was the one driving during the accident and not Helena as they and everyone else thought, something that only Víctor and Antonio knew a long time ago. Helena tells Thiago while venting to him about it. Bia's parents, Manuel and Alex also find out through both Bia and Víctor. Bia, Manuel, Alex and Helena are all understandably upset at Víctor for being partially responsible for instigating the war between the families.
  • In 2x55, Helena finally reveals to Victor who she is and that she is alive. He doesn't take it very well. Meanwhile, the rest of the FUNDOM gang, is now aware that Guillermo is La Cobra, through the posting of a video ending the gossip channel, something that Marcos, Mara, Aillén, Chiara, Luan, Pixie, Bia and Celeste knew either a recent or long time ago. Luan, who in turn told Pixie, overheard it, while Chiara revealed this herself to Bia and Celeste. Alex also knew about this after watching the video, and is understandably upset that he was the only one at LAIX who wasn't informed about this beforehand.
• Internet Mimic: After she falls for masked dancer "Giovanni", Chiara decided to attract his attention by posting a video of herself dancing in a similar costume to his under the nickname "Giovanna".
• Interrupted Declaration of Love: In 2x21, Daisy seems to be about to tell Pietro that she knows he is her secret admirer and that she feels the same when she sees him watching a video of Delfi kissing him.
• I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: When Luan gets a job offer as a videogame developer in the USA, Pixie encourages him to go and live his dream, saying he wouldn't be the guy she fell in love with if he stayed and missed out on the opportunity.
  • Downplayed. When Pietro told Chiara he's in love with Daisy at the end of the first season. Chiara is visibly saddened, but while she doesn't directly tell Pietro that she had feelings for him prior to knowing this reveal, however, she still gives them her blessing.
• If You Taunt Him, You Will Be Just Like Him: In 2x9, when Alex provokes Manuel, the latter refuses to fight him saying he will not drop to Alex's level. However, the almost-fight between the two is secretly filmed and apears in a video where La Cobra uses the out-of-context footage to make Manuel look like A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (the trope is mentioned verbatim in La Cobra's video).
• Jerkass Has a Point: Marcos is really detestable, hard to work with and full of himself, even lies. However, during his "The Reason You Suck" Speech to the FUNDOM gang, his complaint about them accusing LAIX of hacking the place, and without any proof to incriminate them, is not untrue. Just because someone they strongly hate screwed them in the past doesn't qualify as real evidence.
• Karma Houdini:
  • Since the main characters were unaware of Uma, she never got punished for hacking into the FUNDOM.
  • Apart from being caught on his lie about not being Manuel's father, he gets away with concealing the truth of the accident which has pitted both his family and the Urquizas against each other ever since. By the end of season 2, Bia's parents, Manuel and Alex have already found out, except for Paula, whom they do not tell as they think that the timing for her to know isn't right.
  • Despite being fired as president of LAIX for the hacking, Marcos is later reinstanted after figuring out that Guillermo is la Cobra and manages to get scot-free after having the FUNDOM shut down.
• Keeping Secrets Sucks: Bia doesn't like it at all that she and Manuel have to lie to their friends after they decide to take their relationship to the DL.
• Kids Driving Cars: While he was not a kid, but in his middle to late teens at the time, in the second season Lucas is revealed by Ana/ Helena to have been driving underage and without a license when the infamous accident happened.
• Kindness Ball: When Victor tries to go back to playing the guitar in 2x35, Alex sees him and sits down to talk, taking a softer, more encouraging tone for the first time since the beginning of the show. Victor even lampshades this by asking "Who are you and what did you do to my brother Alex?" It is overall a genuinely heartwarming moment between the two brothers.
• Latin Lover: In 2x32, Antonio wants Alex to exploit this trope as a means of gaining followers for his channel.
• Layman's Terms: In 2x51, Luan tells the girls about the platform the fans created to support them in technical terms, so Chiara says she needs subtitles to understand him.
• Like Father, Like Son: Pietro not only looks a lot like his father and his uncle (see Always Identical Twins above), but also seems to get his sense of humour from his father. They even have the same name (and Pietro Sr. calls his son Junior, much to the latter's chagrin).
• Likes Clark Kent, Hates Superman: After Pixie's online rivalry with a gamer called The Bestia has been built up for numerous episodes, exploding into outright hatred on her side, 2x11 reveals said gamer to be Luan. Only, Pixie doesn't know it yet. When she finds out, it gets ugly for a while before things are sorted out.
• Locked Out of the Loop: By the final episode, Paula is the only member of the Gutiérrez family who doesn't find out about the truth of the accident. Alex thinks that the timing isn't right, since it would completety tear her apart, especially given that her own son Lucas was a minor.
  • Also, from what've seen so far in the aftermath, the FUNDOM gang is unable informed about Uma's primary involvement in the hacking, as Luan says that it couldn't have been Marcos all by himself because it's a difficult thing to do.
• Love Triangle: After Carmín and Alex start having feelings for each other again in the second half of the season, a triangle forms between them and Mara, who is dating Alex at the time.
• The Matchmaker: Delfi tries to help Pietro get Daisy to realise that he is her secret admirer by sending her a flower as the latter. This fails, instead making Daisy believe the one she's looking for is Luan, because he, too, acts as this trope.
• Meaningful Echo: In episode 2x32, Thiago and Manuel discuss their troubles in paradise and Thiago tells Manuel "If you don't fight for the one you love, you might come to regret it." Not even a minute later, within the same conversation, Manuel repeats those words to him with regards to his situationwith Ana.
• Mr. Exposition: In 2x35, Victor introduces Manuel to his paternal grandmother, who gives Manuel some key clues to the identity of his father - she doesn't know any Sergio Gutierrez (which Antonio claims is Manuel's father's name), but she does remember Antonio having an affair with some girl (whom the viewers know to be Manuel's mother Lucia).
• Never Trust a Trailer: The second season's one minute trailer shows Carmín triumphantly returning to LAIX, to the shock of both Alex and Mara, as she sarcastically asked them if they missed her, which gives the conclusion that Carmín reverted to her self-centered self. Also, when Bia and Manuel start dating secretly due to her father not approving the relationship, we get a brief glimpse of Alex recording them before the scene transitions to Bia and Manuel turning around with shocked faces as if they saw him doing this. However, after the second season was released, it turns out that Carmín did redeem herself and her return to LAIX was only to gather the evidence behind the FUNDOM's hacking and clear her name because most of Bia's friends (sans Jandino) were unwilling to trust or believe her after everything she's done to them. In addition, Bia and Manuel's reactions were because they were caught on their lie by Bia's parents who were tipped off by Alex pretending to be Bia through the hacking.
• Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: In 2x16, Celeste acts as a manager of Daisy's dance competition and tries to demand more than the sponsor is willing to offer. When she refuses to take anything less than her entire list of demands, the sponsor cancels the arrangement, leaving Daisy without a location for her dance competition finale. Chiara calls Celeste out on this.
• Not Listening to Me, Are You?: In two instances, both in 2x38, someone is talking to Chiara, but she doesn't listen to what they're saying because she is only concerned with Guillermo.
• Not Me This Time: Part of Carmín's defence when she is suspected in El Fundom's hacking, particularly when Daisy wrongfully accuses her of stealing her idea for her next video and relaying it to Mara.
• "Not So Different" Remark: Luan says this to Zeta, claiming that although they are now polar opposites regarding their relationship with technology, they both feel like nobody understands them.
• Notorious Parent: The latest of Antonio's lieas about Manuel's father is that he is a criminal and in a maximum-security prison, and Manuel's mother didn't tell him in order to protect him from the truth.
• Offscreen Breakup: The start of season two reveals that Delfi and Pedro broke up some time after the Soy Luna finale.
• One-Letter Name: "Zeta" is technically just the letter Z in Spanish, but the character's name is written out fully instead of being spelt as "Z".
• One Scene, Two Monologues: In 2x6, Chiara and Pixie are sitting side by side, engaged with their tablets and talking at the screens, and their monologues create a comical parallel: Chiara is talking to Giovanni, a dancer she has a crush on, and Pixie is talking to The Bestia, a gamer she is playing against, who is cheating.
• Out-of-Context Eavesdropping: In season 2, episode 2, Carmín tells Jandino how the deleted archive of the Fundom music video was sent to her, and Bia overhears their conversation exactly when Carmín says "They can't find out I have their video on my phone". This confirms Bia's suspicions that it was her who deleted the video.
• Phoneaholic Teenager: This seems to be Pietro's cousin Zeta's defining trait.
• The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: Bia signs up for piano classes with Ana, but the two mostly talk during her lessons and rarely seem to play the piano at all. When they do, it's usually Ana who does the playing, while Bia sings.
• Precious Puppy: Bia and Manuel find one while walking in the park. They adopt her together, name her Doc, and often act like she is their child.
• Prefers the Illusion: Chiara is really in love with Giovanni and enjoys being with him, but the real Guillermo scares her because he is part of Laix. She tells him as much on their first date.
• Put on a Bus: In the middle of season 2, Luan is offered a videogame-developing job in the USA and eventually accepts, making his relationship with Pixie a Long-Distance Relationship.
  • Soledad leaves the Kunst residence (off-screen) shortly after developing real feelings for Thiago and only leaves him a note vaguely explaining her absence as she started guilting herself for helping Alana in trying to take away something that means a lot to him, fearing that Thiago would hate her if he found out.
  • Jazmín does not return to FUNDOM, with her friend Delfi appearing in her place.
• Quote Mine/ Twisting the Words: In 2x8, Alex secretly films Manuel saying what his aunt Paula always says about the Urquizas - "The accident was all Helena's fault" and posts the video on the internet cut in a way that makes it look like Manuel is saying that.
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: In 2x20, Marcos, disguised as Giovanni, gives one to the FUNDOM gang after being announced as the winner, accusing them of hypocrisy for not allowing him and LAIX to join the Be U cause, when they (LAIX) themselves have not being playing nice to FUNDOM since day one, although Marcos wasn't entirely wrong while bringing up the hacking accusations.
  Marcos: As you know, LAIX always wanted to join the Be U spirit. But we thought they wouldn't allow us to, because they always saw us as competition. That's why I've chosen to participate undercover. As the contest was progressing, I started feeling part of Be U's message. But I was wrong. It was all fake. Not only have we been treated very poorly, but were we also accused of very serious crimes without proof. But we bear no ill will at LAIX and we want to give them a second chance. What do you say? Will they be able to change?
  • In 2x52, Bia gives one to Manuel of all people, regarding his egotistical way of dealing with being lied to about the accident. She was also lied to about it and reminds him of that, asking him to think about how things he's upset about might have affected others.
  Bia: Your world fell apart? And what about mine? Do you know how I felt when I found out that Helena wasn't driving? Do you know how shocking it was for me? I'm getting sick of your selfish spiral, Manuel. Take some responsibility for your actions and stop taking it out on other people!
• Reasonable Authority Figure: Guillermo is this when he takes over from Marcos as CEO of Laix. He disapproves of Alex and Mara's plots against El Fundom and listens to Jandino's complaints and ideas instead of forcing him to do certain videos just for ratings.
• Recurring Character: Soledad, a Kunst resident and architecture student who develops a crush on Thiago. She appears first mid-season 1, but her role becomes more important in season 2.
• Redeeming Replacement: Guillermo is this to Marcos as CEO of Laix in the second part of season 2. He strives to make up for Marcos' cold and abusive practices and really ensure the best for his employees, as well as to give the proper retribution for the way Marcos treated him now that their positions are reversed.
• Rejected Apology: After Pixie finds out Luan is her gamer arch-enemy The Bestia, he tries to make amends with her and explain why he couldn't tell her, but she refuses to listen and says she never wants to see him again.
• The Reveal: In 2x35, the identity of La Cobra is revealed. It’s Guillermo.
  • Internal Reveal: In 2x41, Manuel finally finds out who his father is, and Victor confesses to Bia that he was forced to lie for years and Lucas was the one who crashed the car.
• Rhyming with Itself: In 2x53, Bia improvises a poem, rhyming "ego" with itself a couple of times.
• Saying Too Much:
  • In 2x20, Antonio accidentally sends Manuel a message meant for Alex, saying "Manuel can't find out that his father is alive."
  • In 2x21, Luan accidently refers to Ana as Bia's sister in front of Pixie and Chiara. He manages to cover it up rather clumsily yet believably, though.
• Secret Relationship: Bia and Manuel's relationship becomes this after Bia's father forbids her from seeing Manuel because of what he (seemingly) said about Helena. They discuss this and then it's Sealed with a Kiss.
• Short-Distance Phone Call: In season 2, this is how Alex finds out his father lost his job when the latter lies about being busy working in his office, only for Alex to notice him sitting on a nearby park bench.
• Significant Wardrobe Shift:
  • Celeste's signature look changes very subtly on screen in the season 2 premiere - she is shown removing her signature bow tie and unbuttoning the upper button of her shirt before putting on lip gloss and a pair of sunglasses, signifying a new beginning for her personality-wise - she is now more open and confident and is experimenting with her style.
  • After Marcos is demoted from his leading position at Laix when his bad deeds are revealed publicly, Guillermo, who is to take over from him, changes his suited-up, slicked-back-hair look for a more casual one with suspenders and loose hair, signifying his symbolic liberation from Marcos' controlling presence.
  • After finding out the truth about the accident and having a Heroic BSoD moment, Manuel exchanges his Nice Guy look for a black leather biker outfit complete with the motorbike.
• Small Role, Big Impact: Uma, the hacker hired by LAIX whose actions are what set off the events during the second season's first handful of episodes and make the main characters completely distrust the redeemed Carmín, allowing them to temporarily get scot-free until she manages to expose them.
• Snowball Lie: When Manuel begins investigating his father's identity, Antonio tells him more and more lies (a new one comes almost Once an Episode) in order to throw him off of the truth that it is really him. Manuel eventually finds it out from his mother in 2x40.
• So Proud of You: Thanks to Daisy's influence, Pietro Sr. realises that he's been treating his son badly in regards to his cooking and tells him how good he actually is at it before leaving the residence, finally fixing their relationship.
• Splash of Colour: In this video featuring Jandino and Guillermo, everything is grey so that Jandino's brightly coloured jacket and the digitally added visual effects stand out.
• Stalker with a Crush: Chiara and Guillermo each follow the other in the street after it is found out that he is Giovanni and she is his number one fan Giovanna.
• Stay in the Kitchen: Antonio Gutierrez is a mild example in 2x28. After is fired from his job, Paula tells him she wants to start working again, but he says she should just mind her housework. Mara, who has come to visit, calls him out.
• Staying with Friends: After having a falling out with her parents because she lied about her relationship with Manuel, Bia decides to stay at the Kunst residence for a while.
• Stereo Fibbing: In 2x17, Luan and Pietro are talking about Pietro's (lack of) progress with Daisy when she enters and asks what they're talking about. Their response:
  Pietro/Luan: Cooking./ A game.
  Daisy: Cooking or a game?

  Pietro: Luan was just telling me about a new game that just came out where you have to cook what the customers order, and then it gets complicated...
• String Theory: While investigating the details of the notorious accident, Bia creates a board with all the evidence she has.
• Suspiciously Apropos Music: In 2x36, as they are preparing to leave the residence after Alana claims ownership and kicks them out, the Kunst residence are gathered around the piano for a heartfelt performance of La Vida Te Devuelve, a song about not giving up in the face of hard times.
• Suspiciously Specific Denial: In 2x6, Chiara and Celeste see that the video Alex filmed of the Urquiza and Gutierrez families fighting at the Moondust release party has gone viral and agree not to tell her. Just then, she shows up and asks what they're talking about, to which Chiara responds "Definitely not about a video that concerns you". Bia immediately relaises they're hiding something from her.
• Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: At the beginning of season 2, Jandino is forced by Marcos to make a video with Alex and can't say no because he's signed a contract.
• Thicker Than Water: Usually averted with Manuel, who mostly takes the Urquizas' side in the family feud, but when a fight starts at the Moondust album release party, he insists that his father (his uncle, as far as he knows) was only trying to stop it and did not attack anyone. He is right and there's a video to prove it, but Mariano Urquiza takes this as solid proof of whose side Manuel really is on.
• Unrequited Love Switcheroo: In season 1, Thiago confesses his love to Ana, but she rejects him in order not to ruin their friendship. He moves on, getting involved with recurring character Soledad. Later, in the second season, Ana develops feelings for Thiago, but when she kisses him out of nowhere, he accuses her of playing with him.
• Unseen No More:
  • Thiago's Evil Stepmother Alana makes her first physical appearance in 2x22.
  • Celeste gets to meet her often mentioned life-coaching idol Trish in 2x23.
• Wakeup Makeup: Averted by Ana in 2x37 on her first morning of living at El Fundom after they leave the Kunst residence. Thiago comments on how he's never seen her with a bedhead before.
• Wham Line:
  • 2x35 has this:
  Guillermo: No one can find out that I am La Cobra.
• What Happened to the Mouse?: In regards to the example from season 1 concerning the characters' investigation of La Cobra's identity: after Luan overhears Guillermo confess to Chiara about being it, he tells Pixie, but refuses to tell the others, saying La Cobra should reveal thense.
• What the Hell, Hero?:
  • Carmín is offended to hear Daisy accuse her of stealing her video's idea, when she has no proof of it. Taking into account that Daisy was the one who gave the powerful BeU message about being accepted for who someone is, Carmín is quick to outright point out the double standard with LAIX.
  • Mariano and Alice are upset at Bia for lying about her relationship with Manuel, especially after they have made it clear that she was forbidden from seeing him.
  • Bia gets angry at Víctor for lying about the accident, especially for making her sister the scapegoat for it so that his family wouldn't get in trouble with the law because Lucas, the true culprit, was a minor. Helena and even Alex themselves call Víctor out on this as well. Manuel, on the other hand, while angry, takes it a bit too far.
• Woman Scorned: In 2x21. Daisy, who has known that Pietro is her anonymous follower, becomes this to him after seeing the video of him and Delfi kissing, which greatly infuriates her. The worst part is that it happened just as she tried to confess her feelings for Pietro, who thinks that Daisy is only angered because he didn't tell her beforehand until Luan explains that Daisy is aware that he is her follower. They manage to make up and become a couple in 2x25.
  • Chiara also becomes one to Guillermo who unwillingly breaks up with her as Marcos already knows he is La Cobra and threatened to expose his alter-ego to the world if Guillermo didn't comply.
• Wounded Gazelle Gambit: Alex pulls one on Manuel to make it look like Manuel hit him or at least was about to, and even though Manuel stops himself from responding to Alex's provocations, there is enough footage for La Cobra to make a video calling Manuel A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing and turn him into a Hero with Bad Publicity. This works too well against him when it causes Bia's father to forbid her from seeing him on account that he is as violent as the rest of his family and could hurt her.
• You Are Grounded!: After discovering Bia has been lying about her relationship with Manuel in 2x20, Mariano grounds her. Based on her reaction, she hasn't experienced this very often, maybe even never before.
  Bia: It was the first time I've ever lied to you.
  Mariano: And hopefully it'll be the last. I think that it's best if you stop going to the Fundom for a while.
  Bia: Are you grounding me?
  Mariano: Call it as you please but, we are not overlooking this as if it didn't happen.
• You Are What You Hate: Two cases with Mariano and Manuel.
  • Bia defends her decision to keep seeing Manuel, yet Mariano still distrusts him and calls Bia out for having changed a lot. In turn, Bia strikes back that he's the one who changed for being mean and unconsiderate, which makes him look almost exactly like the Gutiérrezes. Mariano is offended to hear that.
  Mariano: You've been so changed ever since you're with him, you never lied to us before.
  Bia: You're the one who changed! You have never been that resentful, you look like a—
  Mariano: I look like what, like a Gutiérrez to you?!
  Bia: Then stop doing what they do!
  • Manuel's behavior starts worsening upon learning the truth about the accident, lashing out at both Bia and Víctor for keeping the information from him, almost resembling the deceiftul man he has for a father, Antonio. Bia even lampshades this to Manuel.
  Bia: You know what, Manuel? You're starting to sound just like Antonio!
  Manuel: What did you say?

Un Mundo al Revés

• Abhorrent Admirer: How Bia sees Alex regarding his crush on her, especially due to his nerdy personality and him initially believing that she reciprocated his feelings.
• All Just a Dream: The special is a product of Bia's imagination.
• Aside Glance: Bia looks at the audience a couple of times during the course of the special.
• Bait-and-Switch: Many examples play on the character's changed personalities.
  • When Alex tells his mother about his interest in Bia, the music anticipates a sour reaction as she confirms if she's Helena's sister before revealing that she loves the family in this universe.
  • Backstage at the concert, Bia finds a golden handkerchief. Sentimental music plays before she angrily throws it away.
• Better as Friends: Helena and Víctor break up by the end of the special, but continue to be colleagues.
• Big Bad: Unlike her canonical good counterpart, this version of Helena completely hates her sister Bia and tries to find lots of ways to overshadow her.
• Big Sister Bully: Helena to Bia, in contrast to her Cool Big Sis persona from the original series.
• Bizarro Universe: As implied in the title, the characters and setting are extremely different here than in the main series.
• Bland-Name Product: Instead of "Chanel," we see "Chenal."^*"Che" is a famous Argentine interjection.
• The Cameo: Minor characters from both seasons of the telenovela make short apperances throughout the special.
• Coca-Pepsi, Inc.: Pixie, Laix's CEO in this universe, purchases Fundom to merge the two companies into Laixdom.
• Chekhov's Gun: Bia's father gives her a coin with Bia and Helena's initials that they used to play with as children. The coin is used later on by Bia and Helena as they determine who gets to open the Laixdom concert. However, it turns out to be subverted when Helena discovers Bia used a trick coin instead.
• Cool Bike: Instead of her trademark bicycle, Bia rides in a motorcycle here. It sports a Vanity License Plate that says "B1A".
• Concert Climax: The imagined portion ends with Laixdom's launch party concert.
• Cut-and-Paste Note: One arrives at the Laix offices, but some of the letters weren't glued properly and got loose in the envelope. It turns out to be a threat to kick Moondust off the show.
• Damned by Faint Praise: When trying to think of something she likes about Alex, the most Bia can muster up is that she likes his watch.
• Denser and Wackier: The tone of the special is a lot more silly than the main show.
• Enemy Mine: Bia and Helena put aside their differences to find a way to remove Daisy as the opening act of the Laixdom show when she takes credit for the ransom letters Bia sent in an attempt to kick Moondust off the show.
• Extra-Long Episode: Staff and cast referred to this as a special episode when its existance was leaked in summer 2020. However, as more details about it were made known, it appeared to resemble more of a standalone movie.
• Foreshadowing: In the last act of the movie, Bia and Helena flip a coin to decide who gets to open the Laixdom launch concert. During this scene, only the side with Bia's initial is visible, foreshadowing the fact that she used a fake coin.
• Funny Background Event: When Helena gets furious after she finds out Bia cheated her out of the opening number, Pietro can be seen in the background recording the commotion on his phone.
• Happily Married: Antonio and Paula.
• Informed Attribute: Daisy is said to lack the dance talents her real counterpart has, but this is not demonstrated outside of a brief moment during the first musical number and is contradicted in the final number.
• Operation: Jealousy: Bia kisses Alex just to make Manuel jealous after she over hears him insult her voice.
• Out of Focus: Jandino and Aillén have very little screentime despite being featured on the closing credits sequence.
• Quarreling Song: "En tu cara," where Bia and Helena sing about how lowley they think of each other.
• Robo Cam: Parodied, there are a couple moments where the human Bia scans her surroundings.
• Secret Relationship: Pixie and Luan have one due to the former dating Jandino.
• Self-Parody: Some of the show's songs are parodied by different characters, such as "Tu color para pintar" becoming a Friendship Song sung by Carmín and Mara where they assure to each other they wouldn't do things that their real counterparts have done.
• Serenade Your Lover: Alex sings his own version of "Primer Amor" to Bia in the middle of the Laix campus.
• Sibling Rivalry: This version of Bia and Helena have a rather strong one.
• Tempting Fate: In her musical number, Pixie warns not to try and scare her; as, in her words, "you'll fail" if you do. And then she proceeds to get blackmailed by two different parties into giving them the concert's opening act.
• That Syncing Feeling: Pietro is discovered to be a lip-syncer to hide their bad singing.
• Villain Protagonist: Bia (or any of the Fundom gang for that matter) isn't exactly portrayed as a good guy here, going as far as to lie and manipulate her way into getting what she wants.