Camila Noceda

*This article is about the **Camila Noceda** character. For articles that share the same name, see Camilla.*

## Camila Noceda

### Alias

Mom (by Luz and Vee)
Mamá (by Luz)
Mami (by Luz)
Luz's Mom (by Gus)
Ma'am (by Hunter)
Tall Luz (by Unknown Hexside student)

## Profile

### Likes

Her daughter, animal documentaries, maduros, *Cosmic Frontier*, taking care of animals, helping her kids, Luz's creativity, Luz and her friends' palismen, Luz and Amity's relationship

### Dislikes

Luz running away, Luz isolating herself, animal traps, her daughter being made fun of and bullied, Luz's grotesque behavior, her husband's death, flying on a palisman staff, adults who badmouth her daughter, isolation

## Professional Status

### Occupation

Energy drink salesperson (Formerly)
Veterinarian

## Relationships

### Children

Luz Noceda (Daughter)
Vee (Adoptive Daughter)

## Voice Actors

### English

Elizabeth Grullon

**Camila Noceda** (カミラ・ノセダ, *Kamira Noseda*) is a veterinarian, who is the widow of Manny Noceda and the mother of Luz Noceda.

## Description

### Appearance

Camila, similar to Luz, is a Dominican-American woman with tan skin and a medium body frame and brown eyes. She originally wore her hair in a bun with two bangs tufted outward but as time went by, she had cut her hair short, and wore it more jagged, similar in appearance to Luz. As months went by, her hair has grown out, become curlier and a streak of gray has appeared on the side. While at work, she keeps it in a ponytail.

She wears an orange and red sweater, a gold necklace, a badge shaped like a heart with the rainbow pride flag, large, blue earrings, blue jeans, two-tone brown boots, and glasses with golden-yellow frames.

### Personality

Camila is a very caring and protective mother who deeply loves her daughter, Luz, and always has her best interest at heart, trying her best to be there for her and to support her with good intentions in mind. Despite this, she can sometimes have difficulty understanding Luz due to her daughter's quirks. Prior to Luz's arrival on the Boiling Isles, Camila was shown to be a very patient yet grounded parent and was often worried when Luz's fixations with fantasy often got her ostracized from her peers.

Despite this, Camila, in truth, loves Luz's eccentricities and sense of creativity, with her actions having not been to hamper these traits, but to teach her to hide them in the hopes that doing so would allow her to finally fit in with other kids (actions she would later regret). When Vee was masquerading as Luz, Camila was shown to be deeply saddened when it seemed that her time at camp had removed her creative personality and interests, while later showing relief when she joyfully mistook the real Luz's confession about the Demon Realm as an imaginative game. This shows that Camila values Luz's quirkiness and simply wants to ensure her daughter's happiness, but not at the expense of everything that makes her unique.

Camila is also an extremely kind and compassionate individual. Befitting her profession as a veterinarian, she possesses a strong fondness for animals and won't tolerate any kind of cruelty shown to them. Camila also has a tendency of crying while watching animal documentaries, finding them to be very moving. A key aspect of her compassion is her strong sense of acceptance and understanding. Much like Luz, Camila tends to see the best in others, judging them based on their character rather than their differences or because of societal norms. This level of acceptance has also made Camila very forgiving, as she bore no ill-will towards Vee for having taken her daughter's identity for months, instead recognizing that she was simply a scared child looking for a place to belong and took her in without hesitation after her true identity was revealed.

Though initially frightened upon learning of the existence of witches and demons, Camila, like Luz, harbors no prejudice towards the magical beings of the Boiling Isles, recognizing them as people as opposed to the monsters that other humans, such as Jacob Hopkins and Emperor Belos, have envisioned them to be. During their time trapped in the Human Realm, Camila immediately accepted Luz's friends from Isles into her home, regardless of their species, sheltering and caring for them in a similar, motherly manner to how Eda did for Luz in the Demon Realm, while also being overjoyed upon learning of Luz's relationship with Amity. Because of her high level of acceptance, Camila is easily upset by the bigotry of more prejudicial humans and holds such individuals in thorough contempt. Despite this, she is generally uncomfortable with the more macabre traits of the Boiling Isles, though she will (unconvincingly) attempt to hide this in order to not offend others.

Camila has also shown an impressive level of bravery and boldness, willing to fight for what she believes to be right, whether it be against other humans like Jacob or supernatural entities like Belos. Though kind and patient, Camila possesses a fearsome temper whenever those she cares about are insulted or threatened, not hesitating to stand up for them and come to their aid when needed. This was exemplified when she unhesitatingly defended Luz whenever she was bad-mouthed by other parents and by her furiously attacking Jacob after he imprisoned and attempted to dissect Vee.

Another trait Camila shares with Luz is that she is terrible at telling lies. Much like Luz, when Camila attempts to lie or feign ignorance she becomes visibly very nervous and will generally deliver rushed, unconvincing remarks. Camila herself seems to be aware of this flaw, noting that she simply "lacks the imagination" for it.

Though she attempts to hide it, Camila is secretly burdened with regrets and insecurities regarding the struggles of her family and the tragic events of her childhood. The years of bullying and ostracism she suffered in high school because of her "nerdy' fondness for science fiction, particularly *Cosmic Frontier*, not only caused her to suppress these interests in order to better fit in with her peers, but also made her extremely fearful of the same thing happening to Luz due to the similarities her daughter shared with her younger self. Ultimately, it was these fears that made Camila reluctantly give into the pressure of sending Luz away to Reality Check Camp, solemnly believing that suppressing her more eccentric traits and having her act more "normal" was the only way that she could protect her daughter from the same hardships she was forced to endure. In addition, Camila is also regretful of having moved to Gravesfield, having recognized that doing so not only failed to save her husband as she had hoped, but also unintentionally resulted in Luz enduring years of rejection and ostracism from others who were repulsed by her eccentric behavior.

After learning of Luz's time in the Demon Realm and seeing how much she had matured and prospered there, with friends who supported her, Camila admitted her mistakes to her daughter and sought to make up for them by providing Luz the emotional support she desperately needed. In doing so, Camila showed much wisdom and consideration regarding the needs of her daughter and how to best help her through her newfound struggles. When she realized what upholding her promise to stay in the Human Realm for good would do to Luz mentally, Camila wasted no time in stopping her from telling her friends her decision and even decided to join them in returning to the Demon Realm to face Belos and the Collector. In addition, during this time, it was through Camila's renewed sense of understanding and unconditional acceptance for her daughter's authentic self that not only significantly helped heal Luz's deteriorating mental health, but also allowed her to finally connect with and give life to her palisman, Stringbean.

Over the four years since Belos' defeat, Camila has come to happily accept and embrace Luz's place on the Boiling Isles, to point of fully supporting her daughter's decision of moving there for college. Additionally, since opening up to her daughter, Camila has also come to re-embrace her childhood interests and hobbies, no longer hiding them out of shame as she once did.

## Trivia

* Animal documentaries tend to make Camila cry.
* Camila's usage of the chancla is a famous stereotypical form of discipline used by Latina matriarchs to discipline misbehaved children, but also a form of self-defense of Latina women against threats.
* Camila is lactose intolerant, like Luz.
* Camila sold energy drinks for a pyramid scheme for three years.
* She once got road rage and badmouthed the driver without knowing it was Luz's new principal.
* Camila scheduled a wisdom tooth surgery the day before she and Manny got married.
* Camila has a badge displaying a rainbow-colored heart (the colors of the Gay/Queer Pride Flag) showing that she is an ally of LGBTQIA+ coming from supporting her daughter.