| “ | Plus, I mean, making out with a lesbian is also a way to experiment, right? | ” |
| — Iván, in "Anything Goes" | ||
Iván Cruz Carvalho is a character on the Netflix series Elite, serving as a main character of its second overall story arc and one of the two main protagonists (alongside with Isadora) of its third overall story arc. He is portrayed by André Lamoglia.
Background[]
Iván, like most of his classmates, was raised in an upper-class lifestyle; he is the Brazilian-born son of a famous Portuguese footballer, Cruz Carvalho. However, unlike his classmates, he does not flaunt or gloat about his wealth. Because of his father's profession, he has lived in several countries before settling in Madrid. He was led to believe that his mother ran out on him after he was born, but it's later revealed to be Carmen.
Throughout the Series[]
Season 5[]
In I Killed Him, Iván is first seen waking up his father, Cruz, from a long night of partying so he can take him to school. Iván helps his dad as he throws up in the bathroom and then talks to him about his partying. It is obvious that his father’s constant partying bothers him and causes problems.
At school, Iván meets Patrick when he tells him he’s new and can’t find the locker room. Patrick is instantly attracted to Iván, and offers to show him the way to the locker room (even though they don't have the same gym class).
In the locker room, Iván points out that Patrick seems a little dressed up to be coming from gym class and hitting the showers. Iván knows right away Patrick has a crush on him as they enter the showers and begins toying with emotions throughout the season by going hot and cold with him, hooking up with Ari, and torturing him with sexual approaches.
Patrick retaliates against Iván by sneaking around with his father, Cruz, which Iván discovers after a charity event he hosted to free Samu. Iván confronts Patrick and his father the next day, but lets his father off the hook after he said that Patrick tricked him into having sex with him. After learning that, Iván tells Patrick that he lives a sad life, which is why no one loves him, and then Iván warns him to keep out of his life, his father's, and anything else that has to do with him, or else there would be severe consequences.
In the finale, Cruz gets Iván and Patrick into the Lake Club together and tries to help heal their broken friendship, but Iván refuses to budge, telling Patrick that there is no friendship to be fixed because he is moving to Asia next year. As a result, Patrick decides to leave. Later in the episode, Cruz drags Iván outside and informs him that they will not be moving to Qatar next year because he wants Iván to have something with Patrick that he will never have, and relocating will bring him nothing but regrets for the rest of his life.
In the season's last scene, Iván consoles Patrick in the rain as Benjamín is led to prison.
Season 6[]
Iván is disappointed when a leaked video shows Cruz kissing Patrick. At a football game, a fight breaks out in the football game when homophobic fans and Cruz's supporters clash, causing the game to be cancelled. Later, while leaving his house, Cruz is recognized by homophobic fans who beat him to death. Iván is devastated, and begins to drown his grief in alcohol and substances.
While leaving a party, Iván is hit by a car, which was revealed to be driven by Sara. However, Mencía, who is unconscious after being drugged, is put in the driver's seat to frame her for the car accident.
Season 7[]
Two weeks after waking up from his coma, Iván returns home from the hospital. However, due to the loss of his father and Patrick leaving the country, Iván begins to feel lonely. It all changes when he meets a pizza delivery guy named Joel, who's also unknowingly Omar's boyfriend. Iván tries to spend more time with Joel as something more than friends, but their relationship status is soon threatened when he finds out that Joel is Omar's boyfriend. Joel soon ends things with Omar and starts to focus more on Iván, but, since the latter is convinced that Joel isn't over Omar, the two stop seeing each other.
As he begins to grow tired of living in his mansion alone, Iván decides to sell his dad's home, and moves into Sara and Raúl's place. He soon begins spending time with Chloe, who is unknowingly his half-sister. Eventually, he finds out that Carmen is his birth mother, but doesn't want anything to do with her. He decides to pay her off to leave him alone for good.
Later in the season, Iván makes a proposal to Joel go to Cape Town as Iván manages to score a student abroad. However, ultimately, Iván goes to Africa alone, as Joel has second thoughts and decides to stay in Madrid.
Season 8[]
Physical Appearance[]
Iván has tanned skin, an athletic physique and a bright smile. He is considered attractive by other students, a statement that is echoed by Rebeka and Patrick.
Personality[]
Iván is the nonchalant, extroverted new student who is quick to become popular at Las Encinas. He possesses a golden-retriever type of energy as he is eager and congenial in his ways. Iván tends to make his decisions in the spur of the moment, but this can often backfire as he can either act too rashly or inconsiderately. Furthermore, Iván treats everyone quite flirtatiously and warmly, which can make it difficult for others to decipher his true intentions. He has little to no respect for boundaries and can be oblivious to the actual hurt he is causing his peers until told so. Iván is shown to be manipulative towards Patrick and plays mind games with him whilst he's in denial of his sexual attraction towards the other. This is further complicated by Iván being extremely indecisive and struggling to find a balance between his head and heart. Hence, this is why he had difficulty admitting that he had feelings for Patrick as he initially believed himself to be heterosexual but towards the end comes to terms with his bisexuality.
Relationships[]
Iván and Patrick[]
Patrick and Iván first met when Iván approached Patrick for guidance after getting lost in the school hallways. Patrick instantly became smitten with the other. This is demonstrated when Patrick skipped class so that he could shower with Iván in the boys' locker room. During their shower, Iván caught Patrick ogling him and jokingly teased him about it, establishing a friendship of sorts, before telling the other that he is straight and only interested in girls. Despite his disappointment, Patrick continued to romantically pursue Iván believing the two to have sexual chemistry. Patrick was quick to become obsessed with Iván; attempting to garner information about him from his father - the school principal, hooking up with Omar to release his sexual frustration on the matter and purposefully waiting outside the school gates for another encounter with Iván. Flattered and intrigued by Patrick's attentions on him, Iván suggested the two ditch class and go day-drinking instead - an offer that Patrick accepted.
The two ended up back at Iván's house where Iván's father, Cruz, is hosting a party. Iván declined Cruz's request for him and Patrick to join the party, and instead took Patrick to his room. A drunk Iván claimed that he was tired and fell onto his bed. Patrick got up to find another place to stay in order to let Iván sleep but the other boy grabbed his wrist and told him that he wanted Patrick to sleep beside him. Confused and slightly nervous, Patrick laid on the bed next to Iván as the other ordered him to get comfortable and began to remove his clothes. Ultimately too drunk to be of use, Iván proceeded to fondle Patrick and made obscure comments about his body before rolling to his side and falling asleep. Aroused by Iván's actions and undressed state, Patrick went into Iván's bathroom to masturbate and subsequently was caught by Cruz.
The following day at school, Patrick announced that he would be hosting a sex party in an endeavor to rebel against his father's strict rules. The only requirement for attending the party was to experiment sexually. In the locker room, Iván called out Patrick after having not received an invitation. Patrick provoked him by stating that Iván was not brave enough to try experimenting, and slyly insinuated that if the other were willing to hook-up with a guy, he'd be invited. Iván agreed to the terms, viewing it as a challenge. Patrick seeked Iván at the party only to find him kissing Rebeka. He turned to drugs and alcohol to nurse his jealousy and fury over Iván. Later that evening, a coked-out Patrick confronted Iván about Rebeka, accusing the other for having not lived up to his challenge. Off-put by Patrick's messy behavior yet still wanting to prove Patrick wrong, Iván began to make-out with Samuel in front of Patrick. Hurt by the outcome of the night, Patrick started ignoring Iván at school.
Feeling sorry for upsetting Patrick, Iván surprised him with tickets to go see his favorite movie. Patrick accepted Iván's apology. The two attended the cinema together but that same day it is revealed that Iván actually harboured feelings for Patrick's twin sister, Ari, after getting a boner whilst she was helping him find an outfit for the movie night. Iván then tried to kiss Ari and she initially rejected him. Ari warned Iván to stay away from Patrick and their family. Iván listened to Ari, and proceeded to cut off a stunned Patrick, saying that he only saw Patrick as a friend which was something that the other cannot seem to comprehend. At the scholarship auction event, Ari sent Iván a drunk text after feeling neglected by Samuel. The two winded up having sex outside the Lake Club on one of the boats. They were caught by Patrick who stormed out the venue after getting into a physical altercation with his father. Devastated, Patrick had a meltdown outside the venue. To Patrick's surprise, he ended up being comforted by Iván's father Cruz - who he also coincidentally ran into whilst in tears - and the two ended up kissing.
A week later, Patrick found Iván crying at school after Ari told him to forget anything that ever happened between them as she rekindled her relationship with Samuel. Patrick offered Iván a shoulder to cry on and softly reminded him that they are 'friends', hinting that Patrick was willing to give up on a romantic prospect with Iván if it meant he could still be part of his life. Once again, Iván proposed skipping class with Patrick and he agreed. They went to Iván's house where Cruz pulled Patrick aside in a separate room and asked the other to have sex with him later that night. As night sets, Patrick walked into Iván's room where the other was watching pornography. Patrick questioned Iván about it but he merely shrugged it off and continued to let the pornographic video play, inviting Patrick to sit. Iván then asked Patrick what turned him on, Patrick replied that seeing Iván turned on was what turned him on. The two leaned in to kiss before Iván pulled away last minute. Angry, Patrick declared that he's fed up with Iván's mind games and went to sleep in the guest bedroom. Iván chased after Patrick, regretful and frustrated over his own cowardice. He admitted to Patrick that he did, in fact, have feelings for him and that he found him sexually attractive. They made love in the guest room.
Things went awry after a charity pink party sponsored by Cruz, where Iván and Ari were matched together whilst Patrick was matched with Cruz. Overcome with jealousy at Iván's betrayal, Patrick had sex with Cruz. Feeling disgusted and hurt by their actions, Iván joined Isadora on her trip to Ibiza in order to get away from his father and Patrick. Heart-broken, Patrick jealously watched Iván and Isadora making-out in Ibiza on their social media. Upon arriving back home, Patrick interrogated Iván about an audio message he sent to Ari claiming to be in love with Patrick whilst under the influence of several drugs. Iván denied the message despite it being true. In an attempt to make amends, Cruz invited both the boys to dinner one night. But, Iván and Patrick only ended up in another heated argument causing Patrick to leave the scene. Afterwards, Iván had a heartfelt talk with his father who advised him to be honest with himself. Realizing he could no longer suppress his love for Patrick, Iván went to his house to try and mend their relationship again. Iván found Patrick standing outside, and gripped him in a tight embrace in the rain alluding to the fact that both have forgiven each other. It is implied that they are in love.
(See more: Patrick and Iván)
Iván and Ari[]
Iván had a strong sexual attraction to Ari, and actively tried to seduce her despite Ari being Patrick's twin sister. Although being subtle and sneaky in his ways, Iván attempted to make several advances on Ari. These included Iván interfering between Samuel and Ari at Patrick's party, before making several comments about the way Samuel 'tastes good' after Samuel had been making-out with Ari. During their next interaction, Iván notified Ari that she was the one at fault for his boner - not Patrick, as she'd assumed. Eventually, Ari caved to Iván and they drunkenly had sex. Following their sexual encounter, Ari seemed to regret it at first and expressed this to Iván, leaving him in a state of upset. However, after the two got matched together at Cruz's charity party, they continued their affair. Iván and Ari agreed to have sex one final time, viewing it as closure on both parts. When the night ended, they bidded each other farewell and it is presumed that their relationship had also come to an end. The only other interaction they had from then onwards is when a coked-out Iván accidentally sent Ari an audio message confessing that he'd fallen in love with Patrick. Although shocked, Ari appeared supportive of Iván's declaration as she immediately showed the message to Patrick. She advised Patrick to confront Iván about the confession and encouraged him to pursue a romantic relationship with Iván. This outlined that neither Ari nor Iván had true feelings for one another, and their attraction was purely sexual.
Iván and Joel[]
Trivia[]
- He is the second LGBT+ character to have an LGBT+ parent, the first being Polo.
- He is the fourth male character to be bi-sexual, the other three are Valerio, Polo and Christian.
- He is the second character to survive a near death experience, the first being Ari.
- He is the first male character to survive an attack.
- He is the eighth male main character to be wealthy, after Guzmán, Polo, Valerio, Malick, Yeray, Patrick and Phillipe.
- He is the sixth male main character to date someone from a poor background after Guzmán, Polo, Valerio, Malick and *Phillipe.
- Iván speaks three languages: portuguese, spanish and english.
Appearance[]
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Gallery[]
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See also[]
| Main Characters |
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Nadia • Omar • Isadora • Iván • Sara • Nico • Sonia • Chloe • Eric • Joel • Dalmar • Luis • Emilia • Héctor |
| Past Main Characters |
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Marina • Christian • Nano • Yeray • Polo • Lu • Valerio • Malick • Carla • Guzmán • Ander • Armando • Samuel • Rebeka • Cayetana • Phillipe • Cruz • Benjamín • Bilal • Hugo • Álex • Javier • Patrick • Ari • Mencía • Jessica • Raúl • Rocío • Dídac |
| Recurring Characters |
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Azucena • Inspectora • Ventura • Laura • Teo • Beatriz • Yusef • Imán • Pilar • Begoña • Andrea • Antonio • Victoria • Sandra • Martín • Estefanía • Sebastián Abaga • Greta • Jess • Felipe • Virginia • Roberta • María • Alfonso • Pau |
| Minor Characters |
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Alexis • Pablo (student) • Felipe Montesinos • Fer • Nasser • Fatima • Ander's doctor • Pablo (waiter) • Sadelagu • Elodie |