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* GorgeousPeriodDress: Ubiquitous, but Eva and Carolina's wardrobe stand out.



** [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] when the villainous mastermind who is threatening to release a DeadlyPlague is named "Untermann." [[spoiler:Ends up being a clever bit of foreshadowing regarding the actual mastermind.]]

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** [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] when the villainous mastermind who is threatening to release a DeadlyPlague deadly virus is named "Untermann." [[spoiler:Ends up being a clever bit of foreshadowing regarding the actual mastermind.]]
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* TheWoobie: How many times has poor Carolina been kidnapped, drugged, or otherwise pushed to the brink of death to further someone else's goals?
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Two years later, the Villanueva sisters board the ''Barbara de Braganza'' for a voyage from Buenos Aires to Mexico. However, as one character ruefully notes, things tend to happen when they travel on this ship and this voyage is no different. The sisters are drawn into another web of intrigue involving espionage, corporate sabotage, and a deadly virus that could wipe out millions.


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* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: Poor Carolina.]]


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* CanonWelding: With ''Series/GranHotel'' through the character of Dr. Ayala.
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* TheWoobie: How many times has poor Carolina been kidnapped, drugged, or otherwise pushed to the brink of death to further someone else's goals?
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** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] when the villainous mastermind who is threatening to release a DeadlyPlague is named "Untermann." [[spoiler:Ends up being a clever bit of foreshadowing regarding the actual mastermind.]]

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** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] when the villainous mastermind who is threatening to release a DeadlyPlague is named "Untermann." [[spoiler:Ends up being a clever bit of foreshadowing regarding the actual mastermind.]]
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* MeaningfulName:
** A character named Cassandra claims to be psychic.
** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] when the villainous mastermind who is threatening to release a DeadlyPlague is named "Untermann." [[spoiler:Ends up being a clever bit of foreshadowing regarding the actual mastermind.]]
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* AccidentalAdultery: Nicolás falls deeply in love with Eva, [[spoiler:only for a telegram to arrive that his wife Chantal, whom he thought long dead (she was captured by the Nazis in France), is alive and waiting for him]]. He tells Eva about it, and she is understanding and lets him decide what to do. Ultimately, it seems he has chosen Eva [[spoiler:and plans to gently explain everything to Chantal. As of the second season's finale, he is last seen just when he meets his wife]].

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* AccidentalAdultery: Nicolás falls deeply in love with Eva, [[spoiler:only for a telegram to arrive that his wife Chantal, whom he thought long dead (she was captured by the Nazis in France), is alive and waiting for him]]. He tells Eva about it, and she is understanding and lets him decide what to do. Ultimately, it seems he has chosen Eva [[spoiler:and plans to gently explain everything to Chantal. As of the second season's finale, he is last seen just when he meets his wife]].
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** [[spoiler:Francisca]] throws herself down from the ship’s deck, tormented by her victim’s ghost that she sees. As of season two’s finale, she is alive but in critical condition.

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** [[spoiler:Francisca]] throws herself down from the ship’s deck, tormented by her victim’s ghost that she sees. As of season two’s finale, she is alive but in critical condition. [[spoiler:Confirmed to have died between seasons.]]

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* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Cassandra]] is ready for anything to avenge her sister.

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[[spoiler:Cassandra]] is ready for anything to avenge her sister.sister.
** [[spoiler: Pierre's desire to make Natalia pay for Clara's death is used by the villains to set their plan in motion.]]
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* BeneathSuspicion: [[spoiler: The mastermind of the deadly virus plot takes a job as a member of the ship's staff.]]
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* ActingForTwo: [[spoiler: Carolina and her [[SurgicalImpersonation impersonator]] Diana]].
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* ActingForTwo: [[spoiler: Carolina and her [[SurgicalImpersonation impersonator]] Diana]].
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** Carolina and [[spoiler:Cassandra]] [[BiTheWay share a couple of kisses]] when Carolina and Fernando's relationship is on the rocks, but, as of the second season's finale, [[spoiler:Cassandra has tried to kidnap and murder Carolina, whom she thought responsible for her sister's death, and they ended anything they might have had]].

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** Carolina and [[spoiler:Cassandra]] [[BiTheWay share a couple of kisses]] kisses when Carolina and Fernando's relationship is on the rocks, but, as of the second season's finale, [[spoiler:Cassandra has tried to kidnap and murder Carolina, whom she thought responsible for her sister's death, and they ended anything they might have had]].
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* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:Carlos]] attempts to murder his brother. The episode where it happens is even called "Cain".
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* FourthDateMarriage: It hasn't progressed to marriage yet, [[spoiler:especially since Chantal reappears]], but Nicolás is ready to [[spoiler:leave his wife for Eva]] after only knowing Eva for two weeks. Justified somehow, since they have gone through a lot together during these two weeks, and [[spoiler:Nicolás's actual marriage is implied to have been a quick romance as well, being a WartimeWedding, so it's not like he has a closer connection to Chantal than to Eva]].
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* BrainyBrunette: Many examples, but especially Eva, who is contrasted with her less quick-thinking sister.


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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Carolina, with her long, wavy golden hair, is one of the nicest characters in the mess.
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* AmateurSleuth: Nicolás and Eva all the time. While Nicolás does at least have some legal authority as the ship's first officer, Eva is a simple passenger and shouldn’t be involved in any investigations at all. However, by the second season, everyone has resigned to the fact that these two are inseparable.


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* DirtyCop: Zig-zagged all the time with Varela, the ship’s detective. He is nasty but really wants to uncover the truth. Then he blackmails a suspect. Then he claims he does it just to goad the suspect into admitting their guilt. His true character is still a mystery.
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* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler:Sofía]] is a pure genius of manipulation. Since season one, it has been known she is guilty of many crimes, and still, combining lies with blackmail, she manages to escape every time. She is last seen [[spoiler:comfortably getting away from the ship in Rio with the chest with Carlos’s gold]].
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* ImpoverishedPatrician: It turns out that Sebastián is completely broke.


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* OldRetainer: Francisca, who is as fond and protective of the Villanueva family as of her own daughter. [[spoiler:She is ready to break the law for their sake – and even to kill Rosa Marín when the latter stands between Fernando and Carolina]].

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* AffectionatePickpocket: Verónica pretends to flirt with Arturo [[spoiler:to steal his keys, so that Sebastián will be able to tamper with his card deck]].

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* AffectionatePickpocket: Verónica pretends to flirt with Arturo [[spoiler:to steal his keys, so that Dimas and Sebastián will be able to tamper with his card deck]].



* DrivenToSuicide:
** [[spoiler:Clara]] is raped several times, [[spoiler:kills the rapist]], sinks into severe depression and [[spoiler:gets slandered by Natalia instead of receiving any real help]]. After [[spoiler:her boyfriend Pierre believes Natalia’s lies and also briefly cheats on Clara with Natalia]], she poisons herself.
** [[spoiler:Francisca]] throws herself down from the ship’s deck, tormented by her victim’s ghost that she sees. As of season two’s finale, she is alive but in critical condition.



* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: [[spoiler:Rosa Marín‘s ghost]] really seems to appear in the final episode of the second season, but it might be just [[spoiler:Francisca’s hallucinations and images from Cassandra’s memory]].



* SisterhoodEliminatesCreep: Clara and Natalia team up against Natalia's husband Anibal, who repeatedly abuses Natalia and rapes Clara. [[spoiler:First Natalia poisons Anibal, but he discovers it before the poison takes effect and attacks her. Clara rushes to help Natalia, and as they fight him off, they end up killing him]]. Deconstructed brutally: [[spoiler:as the ship’s detective finds them out, the level-headed and cynical Natalia pays him for silence and puts the blame solely on Clara, saying the latter had a consensual affair with Anibal and murdered him when he refused to continue it. As even Clara’s boyfriend is taken in and dumps her, Clara kills herself]].

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* SisterhoodEliminatesCreep: Clara and Natalia team up against Natalia's husband Anibal, Aníbal, who repeatedly abuses Natalia and rapes Clara. [[spoiler:First Natalia poisons Anibal, Aníbal, but he discovers it before the poison takes effect and attacks her. Clara rushes to help Natalia, and as they fight him off, they end up killing him]]. Deconstructed brutally: [[spoiler:as the ship’s detective finds them out, the level-headed and cynical Natalia pays him for silence and puts the blame solely on Clara, saying the latter had a consensual affair with Anibal Aníbal and murdered him when he refused to continue it. As even Clara’s boyfriend Pierre is taken in and dumps her, Clara kills herself]].



** Carolina and [[spoiler:Cassandra]] [[BiTheWay share a couple of kisses]] when Carolina and Fernando's relationship is on the rocks, but, as of the second season's finale, [[spoiler:Cassandra has tried to kidnap and murder Carolina, whom she thought responsible for her sister's death, and they ended anything they might have had]].

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** Carolina and [[spoiler:Cassandra]] [[BiTheWay share a couple of kisses]] when Carolina and Fernando's relationship is on the rocks, but, as of the second season's finale, [[spoiler:Cassandra has tried to kidnap and murder Carolina, whom she thought responsible for her sister's death, and they ended anything they might have had]].had]].
** Natalia and Pierre share a kiss in the middle of the second season. They are caught by Clara, [[spoiler:who is already broken at this point. Soon afterwards, she kills herself]].
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** The sweet and kind [[spoiler:Carolina]] and the wilful, impulsive [[spoiler:Rosa]] for [[spoiler:Fernando]]. He he loves both (he says) but would have stayed with the latter, had she not been killed.

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** The sweet and kind [[spoiler:Carolina]] and the wilful, impulsive [[spoiler:Rosa]] for [[spoiler:Fernando]]. He he loves both (he says) but would have stayed with the latter, had she not been killed.
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** With the female Archie, ironically, being called Verónica. She is torn between nice, friendly Dimas, a servant who is in love with her from the start, and by Dimas's master Sebastián, who is out of her league and TheCasanova. As of the second season's finale, she has decided to just stay single for the time being.

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** With the female Archie, ironically, being called Verónica. She is torn between nice, friendly Dimas, a servant who is in love with her from the start, and by Dimas's master Sebastián, who is out of her league and TheCasanova. As of the second season's finale, she has decided to just stay single for the time being.
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* MarriedAtSea: What Fernando and Carolina plan to do, [[spoiler:and what they ultimately do in the end of the first season]]. As the captain isn't very well at the point, Nicolás officiates the ceremony.

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* MarriedAtSea: What Fernando and Carolina plan to do, [[spoiler:and what they ultimately do in the end of the first season]]. season. As the captain isn't very well at the point, Nicolás officiates the ceremony.ceremony]].
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:Carlos]] genuinely cares for his children and his lover.


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* YoureNotMyFather: [[spoiler:Eva and Carolina]] say this, after learning their father [[spoiler:has worked for the Nazis and makes excuses for it]].
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* SisterhoodEliminatesCreep: Clara and Natalia team up against Natalia's husband Anibal, who repeatedly abuses Natalia and rapes Clara. [[spoiler:First Natalia poisons Anibal, but he discovers it before the poison takes effect and attacks her. Clara rushes to help Natalia, and as they fight him off, they end up killing him]]. Deconstructed brutally: [[spoiler:as the ship’s detective finds them out, the level-headed and cynical Natalia pays him for silence and puts the blame solely on Clara, saying the latter had a consensual affair with Anibal and murdered him when he refused to continue it. As even Clara’s boyfriend is taken in and dumps her, Clara kills herself]].

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* BettyAndVeronica: With the female Archie, ironically, being called Verónica. She is torn between nice, friendly Dimas, a servant who is in love with her from the start, and by Dimas's master Sebastián, who is out of her league and TheCasanova. As of the second season's finale, she has decided to just stay single for the time being.
* BickeringCouplePeacefulCouple: There are few moments when Fernando and Carolina are ''not'' in any sort of disagreement. Nicolás and Eva haven't had a single fight as of the second season's finale; even [[spoiler:when Eva is forced to threaten him with a gun to save Carolina's life, he doesn't seem to be angry in the least]], and [[spoiler:when it's revealed that Nicolás's wife is alive]], they discuss the matter calmly.

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* BettyAndVeronica: BettyAndVeronica:
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With the female Archie, ironically, being called Verónica. She is torn between nice, friendly Dimas, a servant who is in love with her from the start, and by Dimas's master Sebastián, who is out of her league and TheCasanova. As of the second season's finale, she has decided to just stay single for the time being.
** The sweet and kind [[spoiler:Carolina]] and the wilful, impulsive [[spoiler:Rosa]] for [[spoiler:Fernando]]. He he loves both (he says) but would have stayed with the latter, had she not been killed.
* BickeringCouplePeacefulCouple: There are few moments when Fernando and Carolina are ''not'' in any sort of disagreement. Nicolás and Eva haven't had a single fight as of the second season's finale; even [[spoiler:when Eva is forced to threaten him with a gun to save Carolina's life, life]], he doesn't seem to be angry in the least]], least, and [[spoiler:when it's revealed that Nicolás's wife is alive]], they discuss the matter calmly.


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* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Fernando and Carolina's marriage is both a love match and beneficial for their finances. It's not as perfect as it seems at first, however, but they do care for each other.
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* BickeringCouplePeacefulCouple: There are few moments when Fernando and Carolina are ''not'' in any sort of disagreement. Nicolás and Eva haven't had a single fight as of the second season's finale; even [[spoiler:when Eva is forced to threaten him with a gun to save Carolina's life, he doesn't seem to be angry in the least]], and [[spoiler:when it's revealed that Nicolás's wife is alive]], they discuss the matter calmly.
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* RevengeBeforeReason: [[spoiler:Cassandra]] is ready for anything to avenge her sister.
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* BettyAndVeronica: With the female Archie, ironically, being called Verónica. She is torn between nice, friendly Dimas, a servant who is in love with her from the start, and by Dimas's master Sebastián, who is out of her league and TheCasanova. As of the second season's finale, she has decided to just stay single for the time being.


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* LadykillerInLove: Sebastián gradually develops genuine feelings for Verónica.
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''Alta Mar'' (''High Seas'') is a Creator/{{Netflix}} original series. The first two seasons premiered in 2019, and two more seasons are due to be released in 2020 and 2021 respectively.

UsefulNotes/WorldWarTwo has recently ended. Two sisters, Carolina and Eva Villanueva, board a luxurious cruise ship, the ''Barbara de Braganza'', which is sailing from Spain to Brazil. On the way, Carolina is going to marry the ship's owner, Fernando Fábregas, and Eva, an aspiring writer, is meeting an interested editor in Brazil. Just as they are on their way to the port, an unkempt woman rushes in their car's way and pleads for help: she is being forced into marriage against her will, and she will be murdered if her fiancé discovers she has run away. After some consideration, Carolina and Eva decide to help her and smuggle her on board. However, barely does the ''Barbara de Braganza'' set sail, Eva really witnesses the woman being thrown overboard, and the sisters are drawn into a multisided intrigue which, it turns out, has everything to do with them.

!! ''Alta Mar'' provides examples of:
* AccidentalAdultery: Nicolás falls deeply in love with Eva, [[spoiler:only for a telegram to arrive that his wife Chantal, whom he thought long dead (she was captured by the Nazis in France), is alive and waiting for him]]. He tells Eva about it, and she is understanding and lets him decide what to do. Ultimately, it seems he has chosen Eva [[spoiler:and plans to gently explain everything to Chantal. As of the second season's finale, he is last seen just when he meets his wife]].
* AffectionatePickpocket: Verónica pretends to flirt with Arturo [[spoiler:to steal his keys, so that Sebastián will be able to tamper with his card deck]].
* AwfulWeddedLife: Aníbal repeatedly abuses his wife Natalia, causing her to drink excessively, [[spoiler:until she finally snaps and kills him]].
* FakingTheDead:
** [[spoiler:Sofía]], as it turns out, doesn't drown in season one.
** [[spoiler:Carlos Villanueva, Carolina and Eva's father]], turns up alive and well [[spoiler:after being thought dead for two years]].
* TheLostLenore: Captain Santiago still terribly misses his wife after her sudden death.
* MarriedAtSea: What Fernando and Carolina plan to do, [[spoiler:and what they ultimately do in the end of the first season]]. As the captain isn't very well at the point, Nicolás officiates the ceremony.
* MasterOfUnlocking: Nicolás, thanks to his criminal past. He instructs Eva in picking locks as well.
* ReformedCriminal: Many years ago, Nicolás stole Captain Santiago's watch, and the latter gave him a choice of prison or naval school.
* SiblingYinYang: Carolina is a timid, sensitive ProperLady, and Eva is impulsive, rebellious and plans to make her living as a writer. It is reflected by their looks as well: Carolina is blonde, wears her hair loose and wears dresses all the time, while Eva is brown-haired, wears her hair tied up and prefers trousers over dresses.
* YourCheatingHeart:
** [[spoiler:Fernando]] had an affair with [[spoiler:Rosa]] and planned to elope with her and break off his engagement to [[spoiler:Carolina]] (he states he never stopped loving the latter, apparently he just loved [[spoiler:Rosa]] more).
** Carolina and [[spoiler:Cassandra]] [[BiTheWay share a couple of kisses]] when Carolina and Fernando's relationship is on the rocks, but, as of the second season's finale, [[spoiler:Cassandra has tried to kidnap and murder Carolina, whom she thought responsible for her sister's death, and they ended anything they might have had]].

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