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Marta Cabrera is the deuteragonist of the 2019 mystery film Knives Out. She works as Harlan Thrombey's personal nurse, and after his suicide, he chooses her to inherit his company and house.
She was portrayed by Ana de Armas, who also played Paloma in No Time to Die.
Appearance[]
Marta is a young woman with brown hair and brown eyes. She wears a gray coat over a purple shirt. She carries a pink, yellow and red-colored scarf with her and wears large boots.
Personality[]
Marta is an incredibly compassionate and generous woman. Unlike the rest of Harlan's family, Marta was the only one who was genuinely friendly to him and didn't attempt to use him for his money. It is because of her honest and generous nature that Harlan chose her to inherit his estate, viewing the rest of his family as too greedy and dependent on his wealth to sustain themselves.
In contrast to Harlan's family who were eager to hear what they'd receive from Harlan's will, Marta is not thrilled when she's given everything in Harlan's will despite knowing the immense wealth she gained. Instead, she is shocked and unsure of what to do about this new money. She considers giving the estate and company back to Harlan's family, and the only reason she considers otherwise is because she just wanted to honor Harlan's wishes.
One of Marta's most notable features is her forgiving and kind nature. She held no anger toward Meg even when she betrayed her and revealed to her family that Marta's mother was an illegal immigrant to try and force her to give the inheritance back. When she saw Fran had been overdosed on morphine, despite believing that Fran knew she'd killed Harlan, instead of letting her die to keep her secret, she decided to call the police and get her to the hospital.
Even after learning that Ransom was responsible for Harlan and Fran's death, he'd lied and manipulated her, then tried to kill her, she never showed any hatred toward him.
Biography[]
At some point in the past, Marta was hired by Harlan to be his personal nurse. The two would spend a lot of time together, either talking or playing Go. Unlike the rest of Harlan's family, she treated him like a genuine friend who was interested in spending time with him not for his wealth or status, but because of his character. Because of that, the two of them got along very well, and Harlan would reveal to her several secrets of the family.
One night, when she and Harlan are playing Go, she accidentally administers an overdose of morphine. When she attempts to find the Nalaxone to administer as an antidote, she's unable to find it and tries calling the police. However, Harlan doesn't want Marta's family to be investigated, so he decides to commit suicide and have Marta sneak out, having an alibi for her to ensure that she isn't marked as a suspect.
When private investigator Benoit Blanc questions every member of the family, he eventually gets to Marta. Because of her inability to tell a lie without throwing up, she reveals secrets of the family Harlan had told her about. When he questions her about the circumstances of Harlan's death, she responds with half-truths without revealing the full extent of her involvement.
When Harlan's will is read, Marta is utterly shocked when she discovers Harlan gave everything to Marta instead of his family. Unsure of what to do and overwhelmed by this unexpected event, she leaves the mansion along with Ransom. The two talk, and she tells him the truth about Harlan's death. He agrees to help her in exchange for her giving him a part of the inheritance. The other members of Harlan's family attempt to blackmail her after learning about her mother's status as an illegal immigrant.
She suddenly gets a blackmail note with a print-out of Harlan's toxicology report, which would reveal the overdose of morphine. She and Ransom go to the medical examiner's office, though the building was burned down the night before. After that, she receives an anonymous email detailing a meeting with the blackmailer. When arriving, she notices Fran on the floor, overdosed with morphine. She wakes Fran up, and is shocked when she states that she knew Marta killed Harlan. Instead of allowing her to die and removing a witness to her crime, she calls the police and gets Fran to the hospital. She waits for Fran at the hospital with detective Blanc, and attempts to confess her crimes, though Blanc reveals that Ransom already confessed.
The two return to Harlan's house, where Marta considers returning inheritance to the family, though Blanc steps in and tells the family none of them deserve Harlan's inheritance due to their greed and for treating Marta so poorly for many years. Marta attempts to accept the punishment for killing Harlan, but Detective Blanc reveals that the mystery is not what any of them anticipated. The police bring Ransom in, and Blanc begins unraveling the truth about Harlan's murder. Ransom decided to kill Harlan after being cut out from the will by switching the vials, giving Harlan an overdose of morphine so Marta would accidentally kill Harlan, invoking the Slayer Rule and giving Ransom back his share of the will. However, Marta unknowingly gave Harlan the correct medication because she felt the slight difference in viscosity, meaning Harlan was perfectly fine and his life was in no danger. After learning this, Ransom burned down the medical examiner's office to destroy the evidence revealing Marta's innocence. Then, Fran, who'd learned of Ransom's actions, blackmailed him, but he confronted her and overdosed her with morphine, sending the anonymous email to Marta so she'd arrive and be blamed for Fran's death. However, Marta saved her by calling the police, and an extra toxicology report Fran stashed proved Marta's innocence.
Marta gets a call from the hospital saying that Fran is alive, causing Ransom to become confident since his crimes are minor. However, Marta vomits, revealing that Fran died from the drug overdose. With nothing left to lose, Ransom attempts to kill Marta with a nearby knife, but it's a trick knife, allowing Ransom to be arrested. As the rest of the family leaves the house, Marta talks with Blanc, still unsure of whether to give the inheritance back to the family. Blanc tells her that he's confident she'll do the right thing. She then watches as the family leaves while standing on top of the balcony.
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