Laritza Diaz-Coto

Rodrigo (Ex-Stepfather)

Ezekiel (Boyfriend)

Abuela (Grandmother)

Gloria (Aunt)

Rolando (Uncle)

Jasleiney (Cousin)

Jaime (Cousin)

Flor (Aunt)

Benito (Uncle)

Michi (Cousin)

Migdalia (Aunt)

Kevin (Cousin)

Chuchi (Pet)

**Laritza Diaz-Coto** is the only child of Maruchi and Armando Diaz-Coto, and one of Abuela's grandchildren. Laritza was to be named Esther until Maruchi was told off at her baby shower (as told in the video where Abuela and Maruchi interrogate Ezekiel). She usually speaks in 'Spanglish', and is known for her nasal accent and extreme exaggeration. However, when Laritza uses her "phone voice," her nasal accent tends to vanish. A few of her common catchphrases are "Ohmaigah" and "Ayyuuhh." She and Maruchi often like to roast each other.

She also talks about her love for Pumpkin Spice Latte, or PSL, which Maruchi understands as "Princesa Sucia Lengua" ("Laritza and her PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE"). She is also fond of unicorns, ("The Misu Queen (A Tiger King Parody)") and likes mac n' cheese, as seen in multiple episodes. In the episode "Laritza and Michi Babysit Each Other," it was noted that her favorite foods were croissants and pizza as well, which worked in her favor because she enjoyed the new *DiGiorno* pizza, the Croissant Crust Pizza.

## Appearance

Laritza is a young woman with long, light brown hair held up by a reddish-pink headband saying "Kiss". She usually wears red lipstick and light eye shadow and eyeliner. She also wears a necklace of a blue pacifier, which she claims as an *azabache* - ("Maruchi & Laritza Switch Bodies (Freaky Friday Parody)")*.* In Hispanic and Latino culture, an *azabache* is believed to protect people from the *mal de ojo*, or evil eye, which are said to be envious looks given by others.

## Character

Laritza is portrayed as a typical millennial who expects to be spoiled by her mother but usually fails to be treated in such a way. She constantly whines and complains about her mother's flaws, and sometimes does this around her other family members. Laritza acts very dramatically around her family as well, usually about trivial events that may not seem necessarily terrible to the audience.

She doesn't to know how to cook and relies on her mother (who also doesn't know how to cook well) to make her food, usually mac n' cheese (a fairly simple recipe to make), her favorite dish. Laritza also likes to drink Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL), and is regarded as her favorite drink.

Laritza also seems to own a vlogging channel on an unknown streaming platform (possibly YouTube), as seen in multiple episodes. However, her vlogs are often interrupted or ruined by Maruchi or Abuela, and sometimes by an unusual event (e.g., the earthquake from "How Miami People Deal With Earthquakes").

In the final episode of Season 3, ¿Quien Carajo Really Es Primo Kevin?, Laritza fabricated her own story about Kevin's backstory, which was that he was born way back in the 1950s in Cuba via a stork's delivery 9 months after a younger Abuela and another man, who resembled a spitting image of Kevin, wrote a letter to the stork. Then, Abuela fled to the United States but could not take the baby, and was left with the man and raised the baby alone as a result, and eventually, Kevin came to the United States in their own time. This story was proven to be impossible by Jasleiney, as Kevin would then be considered their uncles instead of cousins.

## Trivia

* In "Sangiving With Your Fancy Tía | Thanksgiving With Hispanics," Laritza is apparently able to speak Parseltongue, the language of the serpents from Harry Potter. Jasleiney also knows this language, as she was able to communicate with Laritza.
* Following the pilot episode of "Pelocura," Laritza and her mother, Maruchi, live with Abuela after they had secretly moved in Abuela's house, who lives in a 55+ community.
* It was revealed that she is a graduate of FIU (Florida International University) and part of the class of 2020 ("Celebrating Your Graduation At Home").
* If you listen closely, Laritza states that her name was (supposedly) picked out of a magazine ("Mother's Day Blast from the Past │Abuela's Family").