Mercedes

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Mercedes is a courageous and compassionate housekeeper who secretly aids the Spanish Maquis resistance in Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy film "Pan’s Labyrinth."


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
allyOf Spanish Maquis
appearsIn El laberinto del fauno
Pan’s Labyrinth
caresFor Ofelia
characterArc from covert servant to open resister
creator Guillermo del Toro
emotionalRelationship maternal toward Ofelia
filmCountryOfOrigin Mexico
Spain
filmDirectorOfWork Guillermo del Toro
firstAppearanceYear 2006
gender female
genreOfWork dark fantasy film
keepsSecretFrom Captain Vidal
languageOfWork Spanish
loyalTo Ofelia
Spanish Maquis
medium film
moralAlignment resistance
narrativeFunction link between household and resistance
narrativeRole supporting protagonist
nationality Spanish
notableAction helps the Maquis with supplies and information
injures Captain Vidal while escaping
occupation domestic worker
housekeeper
opposes Captain Vidal
partOf Pan’s Labyrinth characters
portrayedBy Maribel Verdú
protects Ofelia
relative Pedro
riskLevel high personal danger
secretRole resistance collaborator
resistance informant
settingCountry Spain
settingPeriod post–Spanish Civil War
siblingOf Pedro
supports Spanish Maquis resistance
themeAssociation compassion in wartime
resistance against fascism
trait compassionate
courageous
weaponUsed knife
worksAt Vidal’s rural mill outpost
worksFor Captain Vidal
worksWith Doctor Ferreiro

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ofelia
alliedWith
Mercedes Barcha
givenName
Pan’s Labyrinth
mainCharacter

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