A 70-year-old man marries a 20-year-old woman as his second wife to have a son,
but on their wedding night, an unexpected tragedy occurs…
Don Tomás, a 70-year-old wealthy farmer in Oaxaca, longed for a son to carry his name. Widowed ten years prior, he remarried Marisol, a 20-year-old from a poor family, who agreed to the marriage to fund her brother’s medical treatment. Despite the town’s whispers about their age gap, Don Tomás was eager, believing Marisol would soon bear his heir.
On their wedding night, Don Tomás, emboldened by medicinal liquor, led Marisol to the bedroom. But moments into their intimacy, he clutched his chest and collapsed. Marisol’s cries brought his daughters rushing in, finding him motionless. Doctors later confirmed a heart attack, worsened by exertion and age.
The town buzzed with gossip—some pitied Marisol, others mocked Don Tomás’s failed dream. The wedding money secured her brother’s treatment, but Marisol, widowed at 20, was left with a heavy burden, forever known as “Don Tomás’s second wife.” What was meant to be a new beginning ended in tragedy, marking her life with a weight she’d carry forever.
