Carlos Machado

**Carlos Machado** is a minor character in the manga series, *Hetalia*, and the *Tea Leaves* series. He is the personification of Cuba.

## Appearance and Personality

### Appearance

Carlos appears as a a heavyset man with tan skin. He keeps his hair tied back in brown dreadlocks with a brown headband, and has some facial hair along his jawline. In color illustrations he is depicted with dark amber eyes. His military uniform consists of a green jacket with a belt at the waist and red insignia on the collar, with a white collared shirt underneath. The outfit also consists of sandals and olive green shorts, though the shorts are shown to be brown in at least one other illustration. Other times, Carlos often wears colorful shirts with floral or tropical designs on them.

### Personality

Character notes describe Carlos as being a good natured, nice big brother with strong emotions that he is very faithful to. At heart, he is a cheerful and chivalrous man. At one point, when fearing for the safety of his friends, he conjures forth frightening and violent imagery when discussing what might have happened to them. He has a love for ice cream, and uses it to bond with Matthew after mistaking him for Alfred. However, the ice cream has recently caused him to have weight problems. He also enjoys dancing, in particular the rumba and salsa, as well as rum. He has a passion for sports. Carlos is often seen smoking a Cuban cigar, and is at one point depicted with boxes of Rum and Tobacco. In the Japanese manga and anime, he speaks with a Kawachi dialect.

## Back Story

Carlos makes his debut anime appearance after the credits of Episode 35, voiced by Hiroki Takahashi. The scene adapts Carlos's initial appearance in *Fly, Mr. Canada, Fly*. He later appears in Episode 52, this time during the actual episode rather than after the credits. In his debut in episode 35, Carlos's hair was drawn to be worn in dreadlocks, but in episode 52, his hair is shown to be straight.

He also appears in the film Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint it, White as one of the few countries not to be transformed by the Pict. He is featured in a news report showcasing him alongside Matthew as they attempt to help humans who have only partially been converted into Pict.

Carlos also makes a brief appearance on the globe in the World Series' ending Hatafutte Parade.

## Storyline History

### Tea Leaves and Purple Robes

Rio calls up Carlos after they encounter Tessa Mayfair out of worry for something that is happening in their country.

## Relationships

### Rio

*Main Article: Rio*

Rio calls up Carlos when they sense that something is wrong after driving Tessa to her destination.

### Alfred F. Jones

*Main Article: Alfred F. Jones*

Carlos does not get along with Alfred; their relationship has failed to the point of "diplomatic discommunication". Though he has yet to interact with America in the series, he displays violent outbursts when he sees Matthew and believes him to be Alfred. One time when playing in the World Baseball Classic, Carlos gets a hold of the bat and states that he's going to go "beat Alfred's ass" with it.

### Matthew Williams

*Main Article: Matthew Williams*

Matthew and Carlos are shown to be close friends. Carlos initially mistook Matthew for Alfred and proceeded to yell at him. Carlos later apologized for this with ice cream, and invited Matthew to visit him. During the visit, however, Carlos again mistook Matthew for his brother. Despite often mistaking Matthew for Alfred, the two became friends. Carlos and Matthew appear together in the Christmas 2010 event, in which Carlos calls Matthew to warn him of the disappearance of several countries. He suggests that they stay together for safety, and Matthew accepts. They proceed to take pictures of themselves, though it dawns on them that there is no point to it.

### Antonio Fernandez Carriedo

*Main Article: Antonio Fernandez Carriedo*

During the Christmas 2011 event, in response to a question about how Carlos and Antonio interact, the two begin to have a normal exchange about it. Carlos clarifies that "we've been getting along with each other pretty well lately... no, very well. He's helped with a lot of things. So yeah, it is pretty normal."

## Trivia

* His birthday corresponds with Carlos' declaration of independence from the United States on May 20th, 1902.
* In the booklet included with the special edition of Hetalia: Axis Powers Volume 3, an early draft for Carlos is shown: Instead of being a larger and more masculine character, Himaruya had originally considered giving him a more youthful, "cuter" appearance. The younger Carlos design also lacked the dreadlocks and wore his hair short. The early Carlos was also said to be kinder, yet strong-willed.
* In a 2010 blog post, Himaruya listed his possible names as Máximo, Juan, Ericemdo, and Carlos Machado.
* During the 2011 Halloween and Christmas events, Carlos refers to Basch and Lil as "those who rarely show up" and "rare people," respectively.
* During the 2013 Halloween event, he is shown wearing what appears to be a wedding dress with a flower crown in an omake illustration.

## Source

* http://hetalia.kitawiki.net/index.php?title=Cuba