What’s your Zone down there? 6? 7?
The problem most likely is that it doesn’t get cold enough for your strawberries to go sufficiently dormant each fall/winter to spring back to life the next season.
If you can’t grow apples or pears in your zone, (because they NEED a long, cold dormant period) then strawberries would be a problem, too.
If so, you CAN grow strawberries as an annual; I would recommend ‘Fort Laramie’ or ‘Seascape’ for growing in pots, bags or hanging baskets. We have this cool ‘bag’ that you can grow strawberries in, or herbs, etc. I’m going to try one out this season, as well as our potato bag. Supposedly, you can get 20 lbs. of taters from each bag.
We’ll just see about that! I’m going for 30 lbs. per bag, LOL!
we’re right on the edge between 7 and 8