Cluedo en Vivo - The Lercaro House Murder
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27/10/2022
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Cluedo en Vivo - The Lercaro House Murder

The legend of the House of Lercaro

One of the most mysterious legends of the city of La Laguna in Tenerife has to do with the ghost story of the Casa Lercaro

The house of the notary public Gaspar Justiniani, who died in 1556, is located on the plots of land in Calle San Agustín. His descendant, Catalina Justiniani, married the Lieutenant General of Tenerife, Francisco Lercaro, in 1593, giving rise to the union of two Italian families. The couple decided to live in the house and had a daughter, whom they named Catalina

Legend has it that, as was the custom at the time, Francisco Lercaro forced his daughter Catalina Lercaro, at the tender age of 13, to marry a wealthy cacique of the island. Catalina's father wanted to marry off his daughter to this elderly man for two reasons: firstly because she would receive a dowry worth millions, which would increase the family's treasury, and secondly, because Catalina would not remain unmarried. 

However, the young Catalina did not love this man, just seeing him or hearing his name produced a feeling of disgust, repulsion and pain in her heart.

The day before the wedding, her father reminded her to try on her handmade wedding dress and to make sure all the preparations were in order for the big day.

After this talk, Catalina fell into a deep depression and, consumed by sadness, went to her quarters, where she spent the whole afternoon and late into the night crying on her bed. She fell asleep for several hours and when she awoke she realised that it was already dark.

In her great sadness, she got up and, knowing that the rest of the house was asleep, ran to the ground floor of the house. She wanted to get away from there and go far away, to avoid marrying the older man she did not love. The servants of the house and her father had the keys to the old lock very well guarded, so Catalina found herself locked in.

According to the legend, in panic and not knowing what to do to escape from her future, which was getting closer by the hour, Catalina decided to take her own life. Catalina decided to take her own life and threw herself into the old well of the house that the servants used to draw water for cooking, washing and cleaning.

The next morning, when one of the maids went to the well to draw water, she realised that something was preventing her from raising the bucket. A flash of light revealed the floating, lifeless body of Catalina, and what could be heard next was a deafening scream from the maid: " Niña Catalina!"

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Cluedo Live Characters

Francisco Lercaro

He is a man about fifty-three years old and a prestigious Lieutenant General of Tenerife who came from Italy and decided to settle on the island after the conquest. He married Catalina Justiniani and together they had a daughter, Catalina. He has good fortune, but he is very ambitious and is never satisfied with what he has. He loves his wife and daughter very much, especially his daughter, whom he wants to have a good life with a husband who will support her. 

Catalina Justiniani

She is a woman about forty-five years old and was the daughter of a well-known notary in the city of La Laguna. Her father forced her to marry Francisco Lercaro, to increase the family fortune and to unite two Italian families. When Catalina gave birth and heard the news that the baby was a girl, she promised herself and the baby that she would always take care of her and would not allow her daughter to suffer the same fate. By this, she meant that she would fight for her daughter to marry someone she truly loved.

Cacique Alonso, the husband-to-be

He is a respected Cacique of Tenerife who has a large fortune. Alonso is much older than Catalina Lercaro, he is in his fifties and has been married twice. However, their marriages did not last, because their respective wives died within 3 years of marriage due to the plague.

Dominic, steward

He is a gentleman about fifty-five years old. He has always served the Lercaro family and when Francisco married Catalina Justiniani, Francisco's father asked Francisco to take him to his new home. Domingo oversees the work of the other servants and domestic servants in the house. 

Blanca, Mrs. Justiniani's maid

She is a young woman about twenty-five years old who is in charge of accompanying Mrs Catalina everywhere she goes. She is full of life and is eager to marry a young man who lives in Santa Cruz. She always carries out all the tasks and errands that the lady sends her with speed and efficiency. She loves her work but longs for the time when she can have her own house and maids.

Aurelio, the servant of Mr. Lercaro

He is a man in his forties, who has been Mr Lercaro's servant since he was born. He does not like his job very much, because he considers Mr Lercaro too powerful and takes advantage of his power. He is married to Alessandra, one of the family's servants, with whom they are expecting a baby. He loves his wife, but he does not like the idea of having a child, because it would mean another mouth to feed.

Letizia, the maid of Catalina Lercaro

She is a lady in her fifties who arrives at the Lercaro family home when Miss Catalina is only six years old. She is a very imposing woman who always corrects Miss Catalina on how she should eat, behave, sit, walk, talk... She does not like being Miss Catalina's maid, because she feels that she does not respect Miss Catalina. Whenever Miss Catalina does something that she thinks is wrong or out of a young girl's behaviour, she tells her father about it in search of a good punishment that never comes. 

Candelaria, the maid of Catalina Lercaro

She is the youngest in the house at only eighteen and is the daughter of Valentina, the cook. She has a very good relationship with Miss Catalina, they are like sisters, they tell each other everything and are always joking with each other and with the rest of the house staff. She was very sad to hear the news that Miss Catalina had to marry a man older than her, whom she did not love. 

Elvira, sister of Catalina Justiniani

She is a woman in her fifties who was widowed two years ago and has therefore moved in with her sister Catalina. She loves her sister very much, but she envies the life she has and especially her family. She married a man who mistreated her and was not faithful to her. She longs to be a mother, which is why she has a special affection for her niece. However, she has a very cold and distant character.

Juan Alfredo, family chauffeur

He is a young man in his thirties who started working for the Lercaro family a few months ago. He is adventurous and wants to be able to travel and get off the island and see Europe. He has a very good relationship with the other people who serve the family and a close relationship with Mr Lercaro. Whenever he has to take Miss Catalina somewhere, he always leaves a small bunch of daisies inside the carriage, which are her favourites.

Alessandra, maid 1

She is a woman of about thirty-three years old who served the Justiniani family in the last years of her father's life. Thanks to her union with Francisco Lercaro, she met Aurelio with whom she fell madly in love until they married. Three months before Miss Catalina's death, she found out that she had become pregnant, something she had always wanted. When she told Aurelio she could feel great disappointment and fear in his eyes, but that did not stop her from going ahead with the pregnancy.  

Albertina, maid 2

She is a woman in her mid-forties who has lived a servant's life since birth. She does not know how to do anything else in her life but serve. She has little ambition in life since she lost her son when she was only five years old. Since then she lives in a continuous depression.

Manuel, servant 1

He is a man in his thirties who moved from Gran Canaria to Tenerife at the age of twenty in search of a job. He made good friends with Juan Alfredo, as they were not only the same age, but also had the same sense of humour. Whenever he can, he escapes from his job to go with Juan to La Verdellada and look down on the city of La Laguna from above. 

Octavio, servant 2

He is a man in his fifties who has served several families in Tenerife all his life. He has a terminal illness that prevents him from climbing the stairs of the house, which is why he is always on the ground floor. He is in love with Elvira, Mrs Catalina's sister, but no matter how many presents he buys her and the poems he dedicates to her, he cannot soften her heart. 

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