#Puerto Rican beauty queens

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Fajardo, Puerto Rico's Ashley Cariño finishes in Miss Universe 2022 Top 5

Fajardo, Puerto Rico’s Ashley Cariño finishes in Miss Universe 2022 Top 5

Ashley Ann Cariño Barreto, 28, of Fajardo, Puerto Rico was one of the Miss Universe 2022 candidates who stood out in the competition. She finished in the Top 5. Including Cariño, a total of 84 women competed for the Miss Universe 2022 crown, which was crafted by Mouawad. The judges were Big Freedia, Mara Martin, Emily Austin, Olivia Quido, Myrka Dellanos, Sweta Patel, Miss Universe 1998 Wendy…

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Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2022 results: Fajardo's Ashley Cariño crowned in San Juan

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2022 results: Fajardo’s Ashley Cariño crowned in San Juan

beauty pageant: Miss Universe Puerto Ricoedition: 66thdate: August 11, 2022venue: Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center, San Juan, Puerto Ricobroadcaster: WAPA-TVhosts: Estefania Soto, Julio Rivera-Saniel performers: Gloria Trevi, Jencarlos Canela, Victor Manuellejudges: Luz Nereida Velez, Vivian Santiago, Carlos Izcoa, Ana Teresa Toro, German Legarreta, Frances Rios, Eli Caycandidates:…

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Fabiola Valentin

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Lesbian

DOB: 9 September 2000  

Ethnicity: Puerto Rican

Occupation: Model, beauty queen

Note: Married to Miss Argentina (Mariana Varela) having met at Miss Grand International in 2020

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dear non-spanish speakers writing spiderverse fanfiction (or anything with spanglish),

in spanglish you don’t switch by word, you switch by phrase.

it’s not:

“[first part of the sentence in english], [second part of the sentence in english], mi amor.”

“[full english sentence], querida.”

it’s:

“[first part of the sentence in english], [segunda parte de la frase en español], mi amor.”

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also miles is boricua, miguel is mexican. they have two different accents and use different vocabulary for certain words.

also miles is “nyourican” - a puerto rican native to new york - while his mom is directly from the island, so there are differences there, too, because his spanish is more influence by new york english. 

here’s some good references that aren’t google translate (which usually pulls from spain, a country that speaks vastly differently from latin america)

SpanishDict

WordReference

here have some random videos on different slang/spanish accents:

Puerto Rico

Mexico (1) (2)

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in spanish most words are gendered, so most feminine words end in a and masculine/gender neutral words end in o. adding ito/ita makes something cuter, smaller and more affectionate.

spanish nicknames that aren’t “mi amor”

“querido/a” - darling

“cariño” - dear (always masculine regardless, of who its being said to)

“mi princesa/príncipe” - my prince/princess

“mi rey/reina” - my king/queen

“papí/mamí” - can be used in any way; romantic, sexual, familial for one’s parent or child, or just platonically

“tesoro” - treasure

also spanish is a language that uses adjectives as terms of affection both cute ones and ones that might sound insensitive in english

gordo (fat), flaco (skinny), negro (black), blanco (white), linda (pretty), bella (beautiful), morena (brown skin), etc.

and like most languages that are not english, spanish has multiple ways of saying i love you.

“te amo” - romantic

“te quiero” - familial, platonic (although there’s nothing wrong with using it romantically)

see also:

te adoro - i adore you

te deseo - i want you

te necesito - i need you

 and, of course, they can vary regionally too.

please use this because i have read a lot of really well written things that take me out of it because the use of spanglish is terrible. don’t just go on your presumptions that spanish/spanglish works in the same way that english does.

buena suerte, gringos.

- signed your friendly neighborhood afro-latina

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Snow whites name is based on skin white as snow.

Let's try this again Anon;

IN 1995 28 YEARS AGO HBO FAMILY HAD A CARTOON CALLED FAIRYTALES FOR EVERY CHILD AND THEIR VERSION OF SNOW WHITE WASN'T A WHITE WOMAN WITH FAIR SKIN SHE WAS AN INDIGENOUS WOMAN OF THE SOUTHWEST AND HER NAME REFERRED TO HER SOFT AND BEAUTIFUL PERSONALITY.

THE DWARVES THE PRINCE THE EVIL QUEEN ALL OF THEM WERE ALSO INDIGENOUS BROWN SKIN DARK HAIR WHITE EYES NOT A SINGLE GERMAN FEATURE AND IT WAS GOOD.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE ANON? THIS WASN'T THE ONLY EPISODE TO DO THIS! BECAUSE GUESS WHAT THEY HAD THE LITTLE MERMAID AS A CHINESE WOMAN, ROBIN HOOD AS A PUERTO RICAN WOMAN

THEY SWAPPED A LOT OF ETHNICITIES AND CULTURES AND IT WAS GOOD! NO ONE COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT

oh wait whose this....

OH YEAH ONCE UPON A TIME HAD RAPUNZEL AND CINDERELLA PLAYED BY WOC AT ONE POINT.

In short anon. I think I made my reaction very clear. I do not care if Rachel is playing Snow White. Because I KNOW if this casting was 20 years absolutely no one would've complained or called her mud colored. Y'all haven't matured out of 2016 anti sjw videos. You jist got old and so Have I. Gotten REALLY REALLY old and tired of dealin with y'all.

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Denise Bidot: Plus Size Model

Denise Bidot: Plus Size Model

Image source Instagram Denise Bidot was born on 13 June 1986 in Miami, FLorida. Her mother name is Puerto Rican and Her father name is Daphne Bidot, She is single parent of Denise. Daphne Bidot, was a beauty pageant queen in her younger days. She raised Denise in Miami.Denise Bidot was married with Gregory Vrecenak in 2005, divorced in 2009 because of their personal issues. They have a child…

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Victoria Arocho biography: 13 things about Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2023

Victoria Arocho is a Puerto Rican beauty queen. Here are 13 more things about her:

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These Black Witches Are More Magical Than Halloween Myths Would Have You Believe

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Black magic originated as a term to describe magic by Black folks. Over time “black magic” has been equated to darkness, demons, and evil. This was intentional propaganda by white supremacy to separate Black folks from our ancestral magic. MADAMENOIRE spoke with five modern-day Black witches to separate the truth from myths surrounding black magic and witchcraft. For the purpose of this article witchcraft is a catch-all term to describe nature-based spiritual practices and a witch is someone who participates in these practices.

Black Witch

Black Witch is a non denominational Pagan who grew up in a Christian household. At 15, after listening to the band of Christians P.O.D—short for Payable on Death—she started questioning Chrisitanity and realized that she didn’t believe most of what she was taught. She happened across Paganism after reading a book called Where to Park Your Broomstick by Lauren Manoy and felt more at home with a nature and metaphysics based belief.

Dianté Vance-Jewett

Dianté is a Black queer witch. Although he wasraised in an open-minded Christian household,he found some of the teachings of the Church demeaning. He sought a spirituality that didn’t view him as an abomination. With his Rags to Witches podcast co-host Fiona, he wasintroduced to crystals and tarot reading in college and learned he was a witch.

Frankie Nicholson

Frankie is a Puerto Rican and Black Pagan witch. After watching The Craft with his aunt at five years old, he realized he was a witchbecause he could do the same thing the characters did. From there, he learned more about being a witch. Although he grew up in a Catholic household, as he got older, he realized that there was santeria and rootwork present in his family’s faith.

Juju

Juju, the host of A Little Juju podcast, is a Hoodoo and Orisha devotee. She was baptized Catholic and switched to many different Christian denominations. In 2016, through online circles and community conversation, she learned that Hoodoo has always been a part of her life as a Black American even if she didn’t have the language for it. It was after watching Beyonce’s Lemonade visuals, that she sought out more information about Orishas and found a house and a godparent.

Keon

Keon, known online as Millennial Soul Food, is a Hoodoo who’s initiated into Ifa Isese. They were introduced to Hoodoo through their grandma who was a Seer, and in 2014, they joined a Hoodoo coven in Chicago. After a series of random synchronicities while living in New Orleans, they received a reading from a woman who later became their godmother when they were initiated into Ifa Isese.

MN: Thank y’all for agreeing to speak with Madame Noire. What do you think the media gets wrong about witchcraft and Black magic?

Dianté: In the media, you never really see the races mixed together. It’s not showing that witches are inclusive. It’s still showing that we’re kind of segregated.

Black Witch: It’s more than some random White girl chanting bad rhymes over a candle and it isn’t some stereotypical voodoo queen with wild hair. Men can be witches. A witch is a person, not a species. Folk magick is built into culture, not some weird outlier in opposition to science and medicine. And there certainly is a rhyme and reason in magic but new age and pop culture heavily erodes and ignores that, which is both aggravating and insulting.

Frankie: It’s like, “Let’s get this money. Let’s be beautiful.” They make it more about the outer when it’s about the inner. I noticed on social media, especially with younger people, everybody wants to do a hex. Everybody wants to do a love spell. Everybody wants to get somebody back. That’s not what it really is about.

Juju: It can do all of those bad things that y’all show, but that’s not the full story. The scale is uneven when showing the negative impacts of witchcraft and not the healing aspects of what it is.

Keon: In a lot of occult arts there’s left hand and right hand paths. Left hand is cursing and the right hand is uplifting. The media misconstrues a lot of primary focuses of witches and occultists. Most of the time it’s about figuring out your own limitations and using your spiritual practices or magic to fill in the gaps or find out more about yourself.

So, witchcraft is not demonic. It’s not a consumable good and it’s not all about curses. Why do you think the media focuses so heavily on these things?

Juju: Why would you want someone to know who they are if you’re trying to enslave them and you are enslaving them? Why would you want them to have faith? Why would you want them to feel that they have power? Why would you want them to conjure a new reality? You wouldn’t. I think that’s a partial reason as to why [the media says] “We’re gonna show the evilness and demonic nature of these traditions because we don’t want you to know that we actually are very afraid of them because we know what they can do, and we don’t want y’all to do that.”

And what can witchcraft do?

Juju: It is a healing tradition. It’s accountability. It helps you ground yourself in identity. Black folks are always striving to understand more about ourselves, who we are, and who we come from—whether that is a continent or whether that is South Carolina. Knowing those roots and being able to pinpoint some family history or personality traits or even the generational traumas and generational joys.

Keon: A big part of witchcraft is working with your shadow, and to become a more powerful witch you have to understand your own shadow and vulnerabilities. Understanding my own intergenerational trauma has really helped inform my magic and also mentorship with people. Witchcraft is also about returning to nature and getting in alignment with practices that are hundreds of years old.

Frankie: Setting intentions, being consistent with your prayers, doing the work, and then watching it manifest. That’s the real magic. Because if you don’t do the work, you can sit on the couch all day and nothing’s gonna change.

It seems like being a witch is about discipline, consistency, and healing. How has being a witch changed your day to day life?

Frankie: I’m blessed. As a child, you think you know what spirituality is. You think you know what prayer is. You think you know what faith is, but now that I’m an adult, I realize I know what it is now.

Juju: I know I’m able to wake up and ground myself in a practice, and I have ritual to rely on. I truly believe that ritual can change your life. Whatever you decide to practice regularly and internalize can completely shift your day and shift your experiences and your outlook on life. These traditions, particularly ancestral veneration and talking to my dead people shift my outlook all the time. I’m able to have a level of accountability that I didn’t have before because I can consult spirits. I can talk to people who see so much farther than I see. I think that in itself just impacts everything else.

Black Witch: I’m happier in it far, far more than I would have been in Christianity. I have hardships like everyone else but at least I feel like I can handle them better. Plus I like polytheism, it works for me since I feel like it helps me understand the world around me better.

Dianté: Witchcraft has helped me dive deeper into myself. Ever since I discovered I was a witch, I��ve been focusing on healing myself. That’s helped because for a long time I was such a people pleaser. Discovering that I’m a witch means I don’t have to go through this. I can manifest my own destiny.

Keon: With Ifa, it helped give me a blueprint for my spirituality. It helped me learn more about my spiritual gifts. It’s really helped me ground myself. With Ifa, specifically, there’s a set of character principles and then if you’re initiated you get taboos to help with structuring your life. It’s helped me understand more about my spiritual boundaries, my approach to relationships, and different mantras I need to focus on for my own spiritual path.

Do y’all have any advice for Black people who are interested in magic?

Frankie: Black people, know your roots. Before the slave trade, what were our ancestors practicing? Who were they praying to? What were they worshiping?

Juju: It’s important to know that there are things that exist that want us free because we see so many lies and tales about the things that don’t want us free, but imagine if we ground ourselves in the things that people have used that even got them free.

Black Witch: It isn’t a magic cure but it does help to become more comfortable in the self. Black culture already has things like ancestor worship built into it, folk remedies like ginger for a bad stomach, and ideas such as “speaking something into existence.” In a way, it is kind of already woven into the culture already.

So a lot of Black people already practice witchcraft?

Frankie: When people pray to God, you’re setting an intention, and you’re praying for something to happen. When you light up that candle and you look at it, and you blow that candle out for your birthday, you did a spell. When you sit there and you go to the cathedral and get that holy water, you bought a potion. When you take a shower after a hard day at work, you’re washing off old energy.

Since it’s Halloween, I’m curious as to why it’s such a big event for witches?

Keon: In the Northern hemisphere, specifically, we see the weather go from warm to cold as a time where a lot of spiritualists, pagans, and witches see the veil as becoming thinner because we see death occur more in nature. That’s why we see people celebrating Halloween because that’s the harvest of the seeds the ancestors have helped us sow.

The concept of liminality is also important because in nature, we see the trees change colors, the leaves change colors as they go through the liminal phase between living and death. That is a central concept to Halloween and the Day of the Dead as to why you see people giving more offerings to ancestors like Brujería in Mexico, Fèt Gede with the Haitian Vodou people, and Halloween with witches. It’s more about remembering and honoring the harvest and honoring the cyclical transitions in nature.

Thank you. I’ve never made that connection before. Final thoughts?

Frankie: Just better yourself. Try to do as best as you can because the world is going crazy. We have a pandemic. We have a lot of deaths going on which is weird. We have a lot of people saying their opinions on the Internet that don’t pay no one else’s bills, but everybody’s got to be heard. It’s too much going on. Just focus on yourself, focus on your spirits, focus on being your best self, because I’d rather go out smiling than being angry in my heart. I’d rather go out smiling.

The practice of witchcraft is self-love, self-respect, and honoring yourself. It is a lot of magic to it and it is weird, but it’s very real.

RELATED CONTENT: Hoodoo Heritage Month: Conjuring, Culture, And Community

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What Im shaped like before you dm me 🗣️❗️

But im def made for cuddling 🥰

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¡EL PAPELÓN! 😵

Una reconocida página Latinoamericana sobre reinas de belleza en Facebook, realizó un post asegurando que las candidatas del Miss Grand International 2020, Mariana Varela y Fabiola Valentin "se encuentran en una relación". La cuenta afirmó que la Argentina llegó a Puerto Rico para pasar navidad con su "novia".

Debido a la viralizacion de la publicación que ya cuenta con más de 6.000 likes y esta por llegar a los 10.000 compartidos, las beldades declararon que SON AMIGAS y lamentan arruinar la novela, que se inventen otra 😱

Tras la respuesta, la fan-page se disculpo y dio como excusa que aunque fue publicado un día antes, lo tenían programado para hoy día de los inocentes... Si, como no jajajaja 🥴

¿Qué les parece? Dejen su opinión.

Edited · Dec 28, 2021, 10:58 PM (COT) DEC 28, 2021, 10:06 PM (COT) 🔗

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THE PAPER! 😵

A renowned Latin American page on beauty queens on Facebook made a post assuring that the Miss Grand International 2020 candidates, Mariana Varela and Fabiola Valentin "are in a relationship." The account stated that Argentina came to Puerto Rico to spend Christmas with her "girlfriend".

Due to the viralization of the publication that already has more than 6,000 likes and is about to reach 10,000 shares, the beauties declared that they ARE FRIENDS and they regret ruining the novel, that they invent another one 😱

After the response, the fan-page apologized and gave as an excuse that although it was published a day before, they had it scheduled for April Fools' Day... Yes, of course hahahaha 🥴

What do you think? Leave your opinion. (Google Translate)

Post on Monday, December 27, 2021 at 11:30 AM by a Latin American beauty queen page: 🔗 

source: Twitter

Post on a pageant page about MariFabi being gfs:

"Did you know Miss Grand Argentina and Miss Grand Puerto Rico are a couple? Both fell for each other during the concentration in Thailand where the contest was held. Mariana currently lives in Mexico but traveled to Puerto Rico to spend Christmas with her girlfriend Fabiola, both were top 10 in Miss Grand 2020."

Mari's denial came in the same day:

"How sad to be you who make up information so you can have a couple of likes. We are FRIENDS. The end. I'm sorry for ruining this week's soap opera but it's time for you to make up another one."

Look, if the love of my life is a Puerto Rican and you are scaring him away by saying ridiculous things

Someone sent a DM to Mariana asking about the post:

She liked the supportive comment

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🗨️ Wasn't it after that facebook post outing them? It was her way of shutting the rumours down and kind of a comeback at what they said on the post. Now the whole need to deny everything like that instead of just keep quiet doing their own thing makes more sense. They were assholes for outing them like that

Dec 27 2021

Infamous gossip page day, Fabi posted this story (prob after the page but who knows)

"Under the sun, burning bad energies"

October 31, at 1:30 PM (AST) ¡SE CASARON! 👭 🏳️‍🌈💖

Fabiola Valentín, Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2020 TOP 10 y Mariana Varela, Miss Grand Argentina 2020 TOP 10 por fin hacen pública la relación que tenían en secreto desde Miss Grand International 2020 y anuncian que se casan.

¡FELICIDADES A ESTA HERMOSA PAREJA!

THEY MARRIED! 👭 🏳️‍🌈💖

Fabiola Valentín, Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2020 TOP 10 and Mariana Varela, Miss Grand Argentina 2020 TOP 10 finally make public the secret relationship they had since Miss Grand International 2020 and announce that they are getting married.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS BEAUTIFUL COUPLE! (Google Translate)

La Gorden Moon (Sonia Luna) se le salió el chisme de que ellas dos andaban🫢 con otras páginas publicamos pero nadie nos creía aunque era más que obvio 🤭

Psd: Sonia fue nuestra representante en MGI2020 😵‍💫 Translate Tweet 7:11 AM · Oct 31, 2022 🔗

💬 Can someone translate this? Because isn’t Soni_ Lun_ miss Ecuador ? Are they saying she had let the cat out of the bag about marifabi?

💬 That's shitty of _. Uses them for fun gossip times with the girlies and not even a congrats for their marriage. or they might have cut ties with her after they found out she was gossiping

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Name:

Santiago The Ninty-Seventh Arcoíris-Bernadotte

Nickname:

Santi

Personality:

Santiago is a happy go lucky individual. He hardly sees flaws in anyone. Santiago is known for being very energetic and talkative. He's an intelligent young man that loves to read and write. Always being excited to learn something new. Santiago learns concepts quickly, taking him a minute or two to understand something. He loves to perform tricks, often juggling or pulling quarters behind people's ears. Although, Santiago is quite navie and cowardly. Since he hardly sees the bad in anyone, he's subjected to bring conned or swindled out of his money. Or even manipulated into being someone's accomplice. Santiago is smart when it comes to books, not people. As much as he loves to read about knights saving women from dragons, he'd be much too afraid to partake in such a quest. Rather desiring to reside in his cozy palace.

Age:

21

Species:

Avesilian

Gender:

Male

Sexuality:

Gay

Ethnicity:

Mexican - columbian - puerto rican

Weight:

142

Height:

5'3

Looks:

Santiago looks like typical lovebird with green and orange feathers, except he's much bigger since he's an alien of course. He wears a orange, yellow, and red prince outfit. Santiago doesn't wear shoes because as a bird, they are very uncomfortable to wear.

Backstory:

In the kingdom of Avesrino, known for loving music, from the very beginning, Avesilians were at each other's throats because of the many differences they had. So, two sides were formed. Los Bravos Gang and The Vendetta Crew. All tropical and jungle birds were on the Los Bravos side as Vendetta were mainly filled with wood and cold resistance birds. For years both sides purposely segregated each other. The kingdom has two rulers, an Avesilian from both sides. The originally only had one king/queen but both sides yelled biased and unfairness if the king/queen helped one side. So, two were crowned ruler to keep the people happy. Despite this, crime skyrocketed in the kingdom. Being one of the most dangerous places to live in the etherium. At the time prince Hernandez tried to create peace and end the feuding. Unfortunately, neither side listened and called him biased. Hernandez felt hopeless. That was until he met the beautiful swan princess named Maria Bernadotte. He fell deeply in love with her. Although, Maria was a Vendetta. He thought he'd never had a chance with her. Fortunately, Maria hated the feuding between the gangs as well and wanted it to end. She grew to love him as he did with her. The two married very soon, believing their marriage would finally bring peace. That didn't happen until much later when their eldest child was born. Estrella Arcoíris-Bernadotte. Never had a mix from two rivals have ever been born. Her birth shook the world itself. Estrella had the looks of both her parents. A white swan with beautiful colored feathers. She's often referred to as "the living rainbow". For once Avesilians were kind to each other. Fights and arguments stopped breaking out on the streets. She also had an incredibly beautiful voice. Estrella would hold concerts to please the people. She's a kind and strong headed figure of the people. The people looked forward to Estrella ruling the kingdom after her parents. Later on, the couple had a second child, Santiago. Hernandez and Maria loved their son and much as Estrella. Never desiring for him to feel lesser than his sister. Like the people, Santiago loved his elder sister dearly. The two would play music together and play games. He'd always be by her side. Sadly, he'd have to leave when she had meetings and concerts to attend to. Santiago would count the minutes and seconds until she'd finally come back. Life was perfect. It was perfect for a while.

For Estrella's twenty first birthday, her family along with many others aboarded a large cruise ship to travel around the etherium. A dream Estrella had always desired. When they set sail, everything seemed to be going well. Then suddenly, they were attacked by pirates. The pirates stole a majority of the ships treasures and the people's belongings. They kidnapped princess Estrella as well. Most likely for ransom. The pirates ended up fleeing now that they had what they wanted. When the ship returned to Avesrino, Hernandez and Maria informed the people of the situation. From there, the downspiral of the kingdom began once again. Like usual both sides blamed the other. In their minds, it's a conspiracy. That the other side got the princess captured on purpose in order to cause trouble. The kingdom reverted back to its old ways. Hating each other once again. Hernandez and Maria put up a reward for anyone who finds the princess. Santiago grew up preparing to be next in line for the throne. He could never live up to the standards of his people because he wasn't Estrella. His parents still loved him and told him not listen to the people's words. Santiago felt like an imposter. He felt like he wasn't made for the throne. A throne that should've belonged to Estrella. Eventually, Santiago turned twenty-one. The same age when Estrella got kidnapped. Avesrino's problems continued to get worse. Santiago believe the only way they could be fixed is if Estrella was found. Yet it's been fifteen years since she's been kidnapped. Many believed she died, even his own parents did. Santiago still had hope that Estrella was out there. She had to be. He had to find her so she could fix things. So, Santiago packed his things and set off to find her.

Likes:

Playing music, singing, dancing, reading, fairytale stories, guitars, his culture, flying, hot weather, going to the beach, bugs, meeting new people, gardening, telenovelas, musicals, and tacos

Dislikes:

Violence, feuding, rivalries, spicy foods, dogs, cats, cold weather, rude people, racism, bullying, tight spaces, sailing on a ship, being alone, greed, and feeling lesser

Occupation:

Prince Of Avesrino

Voice claim:

Lin Manuel Miranda