Elena Cardenas

"Creo que los puedo hacer cambiar de opinión. Suficientes como para hacer una diferencia."

- Elena Cardenas

Elena Cardenas was a tenant of an apartment sought by Wilson Fisk and his associates, who turned to Nelson and Murdock for legal counseling and befriended its workers, especially Karen Page.

Guatemala
Elena Cardenas was born in Guatemala where her mother cooked a dish that Elena would duplicate for special occasions.

Hell's Kitchen Apartment
Cardenas got a rent-controlled apartment in Hell's Kitchen, New York City from the landlord Armand Tully. After years of living there, Cardenas and her neighbors in other apartments worked together to make life easier.

Eviction Attempt
Armand Tully hired the law firm of Landman and Zack when he wanted to evict Cardenas and other tenants from the apartment building. He hired people to do "renovations" on the building; in actuality, they were destroying the apartment by turning off the water, heat, and cooking gas and destroying the walls. The workers then left, claiming that the building was in too dangerous a neighborhood, infected by drug dealers and junkies, for them to complete their job. Cardenas was determined not to leave despite her setbacks and the neighbors decided that legal action was needed.

Nelson and Murdock
Cardenas went to Nelson and Murdock where she met lawyers Foggy Nelson and Matt Murdock, and their secretary Karen Page. Cardenas explained her situation to them with Murdock reassuring her that they would help her keep her home.

Matchmaker
Cardenas cooked a dinner for Foggy Nelson and Karen Page, the same one her mother made her years ago in Guatemala. She left the two alone to eat, causing them to have an impromptu date.

Suddenly, an explosion rocked the building. Cardenas emerged from her bedroom bleeding; Nelson left her with Page to see if other tenants were more seriously injured. Foggy and Karen eventually got her to a hospital where nurse Claire Temple tended to her wound.

Family

 * Mother †

Allies

 * Bess Mahoney - Friend
 * Nelson and Murdock
 * Karen Page
 * Foggy Nelson
 * Matt Murdock

Enemies

 * Armand Tully - Landlord
 * Wilson Fisk
 * Junkie Jake † - Killer