Carlotta Vega
Actor History
Various Actresses (before 1995)
Patricia Mauceri (23 March 1995 to January 1999 [contract]; January 1999 to present [recurring])
Other Names
Carlotta Espinoza (maiden name)
Occupation
Owner of the Angel Square Diner
Dorian Cramer's Maid (former)
Resides At
House in Angel Square
Marital Status
Single
Past Marriages
Diego Vega (deceased)
Relatives
Manuel (Espinoza) Santi I (brother; deceased)
Antonio Vega (biological nephew)
Augustico Santi (nephew; deceased)
Sonia Toledo (niece; via adoption)
Adriana Cramer (niece)
Jamie Reynolds Vega (biological great-niece)
Children
Antonio Vega (son; via adoption)
Cristian Vega (son)
Jamie Reynolds Vega (granddaughter; via adoption)
Flings & Affairs
Hank Gannon
Clint Buchanan
Crimes Committed
None
Brief Character History
Carlotta was Dorian Lord's maid for many, many years. Dorian often called out "Carlotta", but she many times she was never even seen. Beginning in 1995, Carlotta became a major character, who thwarted Alex Olanov's and RJ's plans to build a arts center in Angel Square by refusing to sell her home. Estranged from her son Antonio, who had been sent to jail for murder years before, Carlotta struggled to keep her younger son, Cristian away from the gangs of Angel Square, the Prides and the Arrows.
Cristian started seeing Jessica Buchanan, and in trying to keep the two of them apart, Clint Buchanan and Carlotta developed a relationship of their own. Antonio was released from jail and Carlotta finally let him back into her life when she learned he'd working undercover for the police to catch the person selling guns in Angel Square. Carlotta quit working for Dorian when Antonio bought back the diner for her that she and her husband, Diego, used to run in Angel Square. Carlotta was hesitant to get too deeply involved with Clint and the two of them eventually drift apart. Her life was endangered when she was held hostage by Ernesto Soto at the diner, but Carlotta got through the ordeal and was let go unharmed.
Carlotta forgave Hank Gannon for prosecuting Antonio for Carlo Hesser's murder and the two grew closer and became lovers. Hank was unsure of the depth of his commitment, but when he finally did decided to propose to Carlotta, she turned him down and suggested they just be friends. Carlotta tried to be supportive of Cris and his plan to marry Roseanne, but she was obviously not thrilled with the idea. When Cris found out right after they were married that Roseanne had been lying to him, Carlotta tried to convince Cris to try to make things work. She objected to them getting a divorce, but agreed that it would be alright for them to get an annulment from the church.
The two eventually got divorced, and Cris began seeing Jen Rappaport. When Lindsay Rappaport set up a website featuring Cristian, Carlotta was furious and banished her from the diner. But she liked Jen well enough.
But then, Antonio began seeing RJ's daughter, Keri Reynolds, and Carlotta was strenuously opposed to the two of them. She walked in on the two making love on the way to drop off a "dating suggestion" for Antonio and was not at all pleased about it. Carlotta is currently trying to keep her son away from Keri, and unintentionally hurting Keri in the process. The reason she is so angry about the match is because just recently, RJ hired a hit man to go after her son Cristian after he found out Cris was working undercover for the police. Months later, in 2004, Carlotta found herself under scrutiny by Antonio when he suspected her of hiding something about Dorian's recently discovered daughter, Adriana Colon.
Carlotta eventually revealed that Antonio was not her biological son. In fact, he was the son of her brother, Manuel. Manuel had married Isabella Santi, and in order to protect his family (the Espinozas) from his criminal activities, Manuel had changed his name to Santi, and he and Isabella had two sons -- Manuel II and Augustico. When Carlotta and Diego had been first married, Isabella had come to them, begging them to raise little Manuelito as their own, and to keep him away from his father. They had named him Antonio, and never let on that he was not their son. Antonio was devastated to learn that his family was not his own, and for a long time turned his back on Carlotta and appeared to be more interested in the Santi side of the family, including his newfound brother Tico.
A short time after Tico's murder, Carlotta was shocked and overjoyed when her son Cristian returned home, and he and Natalie began putting their marriage back together. At the same time, Antonio also began reconnecting with his adoptive family. When the man they had believed was Cristian revealed himself to be an imposter and said that he had killed Tico, Carlotta felt like she was losing her son all over again (he really was Cristian, but he wanted Natalie to start a new life). When the truth came out that John Doe really was Cristian, Carlotta was thrilled to have her son back, and appointed herself as a surrogate mother of sorts to Evangeline Williamson, who had helped free Cristian, and her younger sister Layla.
Once her family was brought back together, Carlotta became a strong presence in all of their lives. She gave her blessing to Cristian and Evangeline when they began dating and was there for Cris when they broke up. She was also there for Antonio when he married Jessica and struggled through the failing marriage. Carlotta also took care of Jaimie throughout all the problems and even came to a truce with RJ over the care of their granddaughter.
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