When a broken elevator traps them together during a blackout, they realize they’ve been hiding the same shame, rage, and relief. They form El Club de las Divorciadas — a weekly tequila-and-truth-telling session where they vow to help each other date, co-parent, re-enter the workforce, and reclaim their identities.
To provide a judgment-free, empowering, and fun space for divorced women to connect, heal, and thrive. club de las divorciadas
Isabella (40s, a perfectionist socialite) thought she had the ideal marriage—until she found the receipts. Sofía (30s, a no-nonsense lawyer) filed for divorce the morning she caught her husband with his assistant. Caro (50s, a free-spirited artist) left her husband of 25 years after he tried to “manage” her creativity. Val (20s, a influencer) got married on a whim and divorced even faster. And Lola (60s, the building’s wise-cracking superintendent) has been divorced three times—and considers herself an expert. When a broken elevator traps them together during
You don’t lose a husband. You gain a club. Version 2: Short Story / Literary Synopsis Title: Club de las Divorciadas Isabella (40s, a perfectionist socialite) thought she had
Over salsa verde and secret-keeping, they trade stories of betrayal, relief, loneliness, and lust. They learn to pay bills alone, to laugh at bad dates, to fight with mothers-in-law from a distance, and to forgive themselves for staying too long.
Every Thursday at 8 p.m., five women gather in a dimly lit back room of a Pollo Feliz in suburban Guadalajara. They call themselves the Divorced Women’s Club—half joke, half lifeline.