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Character History: Diego’s Secret

Diego’s Secret

Diego Castillo

Eight years ago, at the age of seventeen, Diego Castillo came to the United States from Mexico. Working long hours in the family landscaping business, he now shares a tiny apartment with his two machismo brothers in Southern California. Diego has worked hard to keep his desires for other men a secret from his brothers. He’s worked just as hard to keep his undocumented status a secret from the world he now lives in.

Attributes

  • Shy
  • Loving
  • Determined
  • Sweet
  • Family oriented
  • Reliable
  • Loyal
  • Generous

Values

Those things this character holds most strongly to be true. A value is an obvious truth to this character:

  • Hard work pays off
  • Education is important for financial success
  • Believes in true love
  • Go cautiously out into the world

Ambitions

The abstract things this character wants in life:

  • To go to college and get a degree in landscape design
  • To become a citizen of the United States of America
  • To be out to his family
  • To find a man to love

Fears

  • Being Hispanic that he would be rejected if his family learned he was gay
  • That he might be deported back to Mexico
  • That he will never find love
  • That he may never see his family back in Mexico again

Diego Castillo

Diego with his fingers to his lips

Profile

Full Name:Diego Jose Ramirez Castillo
Age:25
Race:Mexican
Weight:160
Height:5’8”
Eye Color:Light Brown
Hair Color:Brown
Skin Color:Brown
Body Type:Lean
Voice/Speech Pattern:Broken English
Masculinity:Macho

Family History

Parents:Joseph and Alma Ramirez
Siblings:Brothers Rafael, 26 and Francisco, 28
Children:None

Education

High School:Unknown (sporadic education in Mexico)

Residence

Current:Los Angeles, California
Birth Place:Mezcala, Guerrero Mexico

Winston Makena

His Backstory:

Thirty-two-year-old Winston Makena is beautiful, intelligent and intimidating.  He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but no amount of money can relieve the enormous grief he is suffering from his husband’s sudden death.  He is one of Diego’s best accounts and lives a life in stark contrast to his gardener’s.  Winston’s wealthy upbringing has influenced his ideas, leading him to certain biases.

Attributes

  • Sophisticated
  • Charming
  • Affectionate
  • Extrovert
  • Ambitious
  • Flirtatious
  • Confident
  • Judgmental

Values

Those things this character holds most strongly to be true. A value is the obvious truth to this character:

  • Will he ever recover from the death of his husband
  • Financial success is important
  • He is caring and generous and wants a loving relationship

Ambition

The one abstract thing this character wants in life:

  • To recover from the death of his husband

Fears

  • That he might not recover from the loss of his husband.
  • That he would appear foolish or pretentious to those he knows
  • That he might be alone for the rest of his life

Winston Makena

Profile

Full Name:Winston Willow Makena
Age:32
Race:White
Weight:200
Height:6’0″
Eye Color:Steel Gray
Hair Color:Brown
Skin Color:Tan
Body Type:Muscular
Voice/Speech Pattern: Slow and proper
Masculinity:Very manly

Family History

Parents:Jeffery and Vanessa Makena
Siblings:Only child
(His close friend Ann is like a sister to him)
Children:None

Education

High School: Beverly Hills High School,
class of 2001
College:Duke University, NC,
class of 2005
Degrees:Bachelors and Masters

Residence

Current:Thousand Oaks, California
Birth Place:Beverly Hills, California

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