Rico Vasquez

Rico, a character in The Freshman series, is Gabriela's son and Professor Vasquez's grandson. He is first seen in Book 2, Chapter 12.

Appearance
Rico has black hair, brown eyes and tan skin. He wears a short-sleeved yellow top with the Pixelberry logo on it.

Gabriela Vasquez
Gabriela is Rico's mother. She originally thought she was pregnant with a girl and had wanted to name her "Isabella". After giving birth to Rico, she asks for suggestions to name him. Her father suggests "Santiago" which would have been Gabriela's name had she been born a boy. James Ashton suggests Atticus after Gabriella's favorite book, To Kill a Mockingbird. In the end, Gabriela names him after his grandfather, hoping he'll inherit his good traits.

Enrique Vasquez
Vasquez is Rico's grandfather. The author loves his grandson immensely and doesn't want to be taken away from him because of his cancer.

Trivia

 * The name Enrique is of Spanish origin and means "home ruler". It's the Spanish version of the English name Henry.
 * In the Spanish language, the word "Rico" means "Rich".
 * The surname Vasquez is of Spanish origin and means "child of a Basque".
 * His family and he share the same surname as Roy Vasquez from Kiss of Death.
 * His shirt has the Pixelberry logo on it.
 * Your Character is able to suggest a name for him, but Gabriela will name him "Enrique" anyway.