Juanita Espinosa
| Juanita Espinosa | |
|---|---|
 Portrayed by Mercedes Ruehl | |
| Known Aliases: | None |
| Affiliations: | Angelo Espinosa |
| Socked By: | Kate |
| Introduction: | December 12, 2003 |
Angelo's mother believed he was dead for several months after he fled LA. Brought to New York by Marie D'Ancato, she has since settled into a busy life, maintaining close ties to her son.
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Name: Juanita Espinosa
Aliases: None
Occupation: Shop assistant
First appearance: December 12, 2003
Family: Angelo Espinosa (son), Eduardo Espinosa (husband; deceased)
Biography
Juanita was born in Mexico, and came to Los Angeles with her family as a young girl, where she then grew up. Later, she met and married a fellow immigrant named Eduardo Espinosa, and they had a son, Angelo. When the boy was five, however, tragedy struck the family when Eduardo was attacked for his wallet and stabbed fatally - though he lived long enough to reach the family home, where he died in front of his son despite Juanita's efforts to save him.
She never remarried, choosing instead to raise her son alone. Following his father's death, however, Angelo started to go off the rails and nothing Juanita could do put him back on the right path. He believes she knows little of his activities during this time, but she has always known more than he thought, for all she was helpless to do anything about it without betraying him to the police, which she feared he would never have forgiven.
After Angelo's manifestation, Juanita was left for several months to believe that her son was dead, as he didn't dare to get in touch with her for her own safety. Finally, however, Marie D'Ancato went to LA on his behalf to talk to her, and ended up bringing her back to the mansion after riots broke out in the city. It was not long afterward that things were put in motion for her move to New York City, where she now lives. Juanita's house in New York was the first place off the mansion grounds where Yvette ventured to go after arriving at the mansion, having been invited by Angelo.
After a conversation with Nathan, Juanita spoke to Gail Collins about starting a support group for parents whose children are mutants, continuing her friendship with the other woman through the relapse of Gail's cancer.
Powers/Abilities
None - baseline human.
Plots
Thirteen Days (part of the evacuation)
Meta
PB: Mercedes Ruehl
Socked by: Kate
