Diego Soto

Diego, a character in the "Endless Summer" series, is one of the college students who won a contest to spend a week at La Huerta. He is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 1.

Appearance
Diego has brown eyes, short, black hair and tan skin. He wears a short sleeved purple checked shirt.

In Book 2, his hair is much longer and he has a moustache, beard, and goatee.

Personality
Diego loves parties and is a huge fan of pop culture. Throughout the story, he is constantly making references to various movies and TV shows. He is shown to be very kind and worries about others. He is also probably homosexual or bisexual as in Chapter 14 he tells Your Character about having a crush on one of the guys (Sean, Jake, Raj, Craig). His file in Rourke's database says that he hides certain parts of his personality from his more conservative family.

In Book 2, Chapter 2, it's revealed that he's been living among the Watchers during the last six months.

Your Character
Diego is Your Character's best friend. Diego also tends to confide his feelings and secrets in Your Character, such as his crush on one of the other male members of the group in Chapter 14. He seems impressed when you think like a detective, such as correctly guessing that Estela being on the plane is suspicious and guessing that the computer password is Zodiac.

In Book 1 Chapter 16, he sacrifices himself to the Vaanti, leaving you riddled with guilt to the point where you hallucinate.

When they are finally reunited in Book 2 Chapter 3, he says he always knew you would come back for him.

He is surprising interested in your love life and often encourages you to make a move on your love interest (either Jake, Estela, Sean, or Quinn).

His Parents
It seems that he has a very strained relationship with his parents.

In Book 2 Finale, a premium choice revealed that he hasn't talked to them for a long time and wanted them to accept him, most likely for his homosexuality. He also said he forgives them.

Varyyn
Diego helped teach Varynn how to speak English. You can choose to help them get together. Depending on your choices, they could kiss on New Year's Eve.

Trivia

 * His Hadean Zodiac sign is Canis, the Dog.
 * Of the three group members who can be left behind in the finale of Book 1, only Diego's disappearance is non-negotiable, as Raj and/or Grace can be saved at the cost of diamonds, whereas Diego is pulled out of the time bubble by a Watcher.
 * Jake calls him "Pop Culture Petey" because of his obsession with movies and his constant references to them.
 * Interestingly, Diego's Catalyst Idol vision is the only one that has no flashback, only a flashfoward. However, Diego features prominently in Your Character's Catalyst Idol flashback.