Vera Family

The **Vera Family** is a family of good witches that currently consists of the Charmed Ones. The family originates from Puerto Rico.

## Family Members

* **Santiago Raymond Vera:** Ray is Marisol's mortal ex-husband, the biological father of Mel Vera and the legal father of Maggie Vera. He separated from Marisol when Maggie was five years old.
* **Marisol Vera:** Marisol was an Elder and the mother of the Vera-Vaughn Charmed Ones. She was murdered by Charity Callahan, before she could reveal to her daughters that they are witches. Marisol had the ability to foresee events of the future.
* **Melanie Vera:** Mel is the middle child of the Charmed Ones (though she was raised as the oldest) and she possessed a strong bond with her mother before her passing. She is the younger half-sister of Macy and older half-sister of Maggie. Mel has the ability to manipulate molecules in various ways. She is a former member of the disbanded Sisters of Arcana.
* **Margarita Emilia Vera:** Maggie is the youngest of the Charmed Ones and was also unaware of her identity as a witch and of the fact that she had another sister. She is the younger sister of Macy and younger half-sister of Mel. She is currently balancing her duties as a witch with life as a college student. Maggie's witchly powers are foresight and emotional inception.
* **Macy Vaughn:** Macy was the eldest of the Charmed Ones. She was raised by her father apart from her mother and sisters, due to the circumstances of her resurrection. She is the older half-sister of Mel and the older sister of Maggie. Macy's witchly power was advanced telekinesis. However, unlike her sisters, Macy was infected with demon blood as a baby, which gave her a darkness that granted her several demonic powers as well. She sacrificed herself in order to save the world from the threat of the Whispering Evil.
* **Mel's Future Baby:** In 2026, Mel is pregnant with a baby. Due to the dangerous state the world had descended to, future Mel went back in time to transfer her unborn child into her past self to keep it safe. According to Joey Falco, the baby is female and has the power of Rapid Cellular Regeneration. Through this power, the sisters were able to invent a cure for their allergy to magical beings.

## Relatives

* **Dexter Vaughn:** Dexter was Marisol's former lover and the biological father of Macy and Maggie. After Marisol left Macy to be raised by Dexter, he was forced to lie to Macy stating that her mother was dead. He and Marisol kept in touch through the years by mail and in 2000, he fathered Marisol's youngest daughter. He died in April, 2016.
* **Joséfina Reyes:** The Charmed Ones' second cousin from Puerto Rico. She is a self-taught witch who initially lacked an active power, due to being born male, before finally being able to manifest her power of manipulating plants.
* **Julie:** The Charmed Ones' maternal grandmother, Marisol's mother and Fabiola's sister.
* **Mac:** The Charmed Ones' maternal aunt, Marisol's sister and Julie's daughter.
* **Fabiola:** The Charmed Ones' great-aunt, Marisol's aunt, Josefina's grandmother and Julie's sister.
* **Marisa:** Joséfina's mother and Marisol's cousin.
* **Esperanza:** Joséfina's great-great-great grandmother.
* **Several Ancestors from the Family Tree:** Judging from the family tree in the Book of Shadows, the Charmed Ones had many female ancestors who were practicing witches.

## Trivia

* In "*Pilot*", an entry on Melinda Warren was found within the Vera Book of Shadows. Whether or not she is an ancestor of the Charmed Ones in the reboot is currently unknown.
* The Vera family is of Puerto Rican descent based on their stated Latinx heritage and their mother's special coquitos, a Puerto Rican cocktail. Mel even states that they are Puerto Rican in "*Ambush*".
* It was revealed in "*Things to Do in Seattle When You're Dead*" that the surname "Vera" belonged to Mel's biological father. Thus, the Charmed Ones' witchly ancestor's actual surname is currently unknown.
* The validity of the family tree in the original Book of Shadows can be questioned, as there are names that were mentioned in the series that are not written on the tree.
	+ According to Joséfina, Marisol had an aunt named Fabiola, who had a daughter named Marisa. But according to the book, Marisol's only aunts were named Penelope and someone else whose name is faded, but starts with a "P" (most likely "Peaches"). There is no appearance of a Fabiola or Marisa in the book.
	+ If the family tree is valid, then Marisol had a sister named Mac, which could possibly come from the name Macarena. If that is true, then both of the sisters' names are based on titles given to the Virgin Mother Mary in Spanish-speaking worships.
		- However, as the rest of the names in the family tree seem to be full names rather than any hypocorisms, it is most likely that Mac was written to be her full given name. There are however a few exceptions of names on the family tree, such as the name *Sam*, which is short for *Samantha* and *Stevie*, which is short for *Stephanie*. In this case, it is possible that these hypocorisms were officially written as their legal names, as opposed to other members such as Mel and Maggie, who are written down as Melanie and Margarita respectively. However, it is also possible that "Sam" and "Stevie" could have been their full names, as these names can be used as a full name or a hypocorism.
* In the family tree, there are the names "Zelda" and "Hilda" which is an obvious reference to the known characters of the comic book series *Sabrina the Teenage Witch* and associated media. Zelda and Hilda are sister witches and the aunts of the main protagonist, Sabrina.
	+ Additionally, there is the name "Sabina" written on the family tree, which is also most likely an Easter egg to the name Sabrina, as they are phonetically similar.

## Gallery

The Charmed OnesMarisol VeraRay VeraJoséfina ReyesThe Family Tree