Marco and Alyssa meet at another performance, and speak to each other.
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When discussing Beningo Martin, the effects of his childhood should be emphasized. As a young boy, he lived alone with his mother and took care of her. Because of his experience, Beningo took up nursing as a career. He didn't have a father figure and in result, Beningo is quite the feminine character. In society, the nursing position is normally a female's job. Although more common today, it was obvious that characters such as Alicia's father were concerned with Beningo's occupation. Alicia's father, because of Beningo's occupation and a few other factors, bluntly questioned his orientation; to protect his job and to fulfill his socially accepted role as a male nurse, Beningo told him that he seemed to like men. Lastly, most of the people in "Talk to Her"" that encountered Beningo, were quite accepting of him. During the beginning of the movie, nobody questioned his work with Alicia to be a bit strange. Instead, most "played along" so to speak and even participated. For example, when Alicia's dance instructor would visit, she would speak directly to Alicia as if she could hear voices, the same way Beningo encouraged everyone to do so.
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Lydia Gonzalez, because of her condition, only really contributes in the very beginning of the movie. However, there is quite a bit given in that short period of time. Her father died a year earlier and was a Banderillero. A Banderillero is the member of a matador's cuadrilla who is responsible for placing the banderillas during a bullfight. His occupation explains why he so supportive of Lydia's bullfighting. After the accident, Lydia's sister is heard crying in regards to Lydia and her father, "she turned out just like her father. " Her occupation is bullfighting. In the Spanish society, it is considered to be a manly occupation. For example, her sister, when talking about her father teaching Lydia about bullfighting at a young age, she states that she used to cry, "not the girl!" A question of her orientation is not an issue, unlike Beningo (someone who defies societal gender norms), Lydia is married, and married to a man.
