Cinderella (New Enchanted Forest)

Ella Mills, formerly known as Cinderella, is one of the main characters of the Season 7 of ABC's Once Upon a Time. She is Henry's wife and Lucy's mother who was once mistreated by her evil stepmother. Under the Coven of the Eight's Dark Curse, Ella becomes Jacinda Vidrio, a single mom raising her daughter, Lucy Mills. She débuts in the first episode of the seventh season and is portrayed by starring cast member Dania Ramirez, and co-star Alejandra Pérez. 
Cinderella is based on the titular character from the fairytale, "Cinderella", and the Disney film, Cinderella.
== History ==
=== Before the First Curse ===
Ella is from the New Enchanted Forest. As a child, Ella was adopted by her step-father, Marcus, who treated her as if she were his own daughter. Her mother suddenly disappeared and her step-father, Marcus remarried his first wife, Rapunzel, who had cursed Cecelia's heart which made it unable for Cecelia to be with her family. . It is not long after that tragedy strikes the family again, and while accompanying her stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella one winter afternoon, ice gives way beneath Ella and Anastasia, sucking them both down towards a watery grave. Marcus dives in after them, but surfaces with only one girl - Ella. Following Anastasia's death, which Ella blames herself for, Lady Tremaine has her stepfather killed by the royal family. Ella is then treated like a slave by her stepfamily, who derisively call her "Cinderella".
=== Season 7 ===
In Hyperion Heights, Jacinda quits her job at Mr. Cluck's Chicken Shack, much to Sabine's disapproval, since the job was partly paying for their rent. An older Henry is reunited with his daughter Lucy, whom he does not remember because of a curse. In hopes of breaking it, Lucy leads him to her neighborhood of Hyperion Heights, home to many other cursed fairytale characters including Jacinda, Lucy's down-on-her-luck single mother who is in a contentious relationship with her powerful stepmother Victoria. Others include Roni, a bar owner who is struggling with having to sell her establishment to Victoria, and Rogers, a cop who gets promoted to a detective and is introduced to his new partner, Weaver.When Jacinda's daughter Lucy runs away, Victoria - Jacinda's stepmother - plans to take sole custody over Lucy, permanently. Jacinda tries to flee Seattle with Lucy and start anew, but they end up staying in Hyperion Heights, and Jacinda gets her job back. Jacinda finds out that she cannot afford to attend Lucy's ballet performance, although she manages to be there as one of the caterers.
When Victoria threatens to dig up Lucy's beloved community gardens, Jacinda rallies against her and manages to get a petition with one-hundred signatures. She is tempted to give up by Victoria, who offers Jacinda a home with Lucy in one of the proposed condos that would replace the gardens, but Jacinda refuses her and manages to save the gardens. On Halloween, Jacinda's stepsister Ivy allows her to spend the night trick-or-treating with Lucy. Jacinda and Sabine eventually start a business selling beignets, and Henry finds the courage to ask Jacinda out on a date. However, things between Henry and Jacinda grow complicated when Jacinda's former boyfriend - and supposed father of Lucy - Nick Branson returns to Jacinda's life. When Lucy falls unconscious, Jacinda races her to the hospital, where she worries about her daughter's wellbeing. After Lucy recovers, Jacinda invites Henry over. They almost kiss, until Lucy interrupts them, having learned that Henry's heart is poisoned. After Victoria's death, Jacinda is visited by Ivy who seeks comfort from her stepsister, and they share a hug.
After the curse is broken because Henry gave Regina true love's kiss, she is reunited with her family, but is kidnapped by Rumplestiltskin's Wish Realm Counterpart. After Rumplestiltskin's defeat, Ella attends a coronation that declares Regina the new ruler of the United Realms.
== Trivia ==
* When she first met Henry, Ella was told about the generic version of how the story of Cinderella was supposed to happen; which she found hilarious because of the glass slippers plot device.
*Her version of Cinderella differs for several reasons.
**She is the stepdaughter; her mother was Lord Tremaine' second wife, after Rapunzel disappeared for several years.
**Ella loathed the royalty for overtaxing everyone and planned to sneak into the party to attack the king. 
**Her Fairy godmother was killed by her stepmother.
**Ella made peace with ger stepmother after seeing Drizella was truly the evil one; Rapunzel only wanted to revive Anastasia.
**Ella joined a resistance against the royalty.
**She fell in love with Henry Mills, someone not native to her land.
**She lived in Tiana's castle as an honored guest, with her family.
*As Jacinda, she began realizing Lucy was right about the curse when a DNA test proved Henry did indeed sleep with her once.
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