Llora, Alegría / Cry, Alegría
Novel , 1999
Ed. Planeta de Agostini
Alegría’s mother spent her pregnancy crying because of the way her husband kept beating her. For this reason, she thinks she has stolen all of her daughter’s tears. Only Nicolás Delfín, a young man who dreams of selling Moon stones, is able to shine some light on the sad existence of the protagonist. Alegría will shed her first tear after the death of her mother. However, it will not be a normal tear, but a solid tear, made of pure gold. In a world dictated by greed and materialism, this extraordinary ability will soon turn into a source of misfortune.