Ivan is a career criminal, he's violent and emotionally unstable. He was raised in a convent by abusive nuns, which he fled as soon as he could, becoming a pickpocket, and eventually graduating to armed robbery and meeting Marcelo in a train station bathroom and becoming romantically involved with him. Ivan's build is slim, and he wears his honey blond hair long. His eyes are long lashed and a striking shade of blue. He has striking high cheekboned androgynous features, and full lips. He is in his early 20s, and has a tough demeanor, macho way of moving and dressing that helps counterbalance his almost delicate appearance. He's gay, and has masochistic desires he hides under his sadism and violent tendencies. He gets off on humiliation and degradation though he does not like to admit it. He suffers from violent impulses and hallucinations. He's extremely superstitious and believes in luck.