The short story “The Puzzle of the Broken Watch” by María Bermúdez shows many cultural contexts through the whole development of the story. Personally, I found quite interesting the way the author starts describing the neighbourhood and the characters of the crime scene. In Mexico, those types of low class neighbourhoods are still seen in some areas, even the description of the victim´s building is quite similar to the ones seen in the country. Furthermore, the way the characters are developed and the way they mention the word “gossip”  several times  is also a symbolic representation of how latin american women are portrayed. Moreover, the fact of the murder being a police officer is a clear image of corruption. This fact in particular is very common in Latin American countries, and unfortunately, Mexico suffers from this type of corruption. I found quite interesting that the author, at the time she wrote the story, she pointed out the corruption that keeps damaging the country until the present day. The characters, specially Lupe, is also a very similar representation of how low class women are stereotyped in Mexico. Therefore, the story, followed by a very engaging plot, is a frame of cultural context during the 1940’s in Mexico; yet the socio-cultural images she portrays are still dominant in the present day.