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-->'''Played By:''' Melissa Fumero

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-->'''Played By:''' Melissa FumeroCreator/MelissaFumero
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->'''Played by:''' Ariela Barer

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->'''Played by:''' Ariela Barer
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->'''Played By:''' Judy Reyes

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->'''Played By:''' Judy Reyes
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-> '''Played By:''' Ed Quinn

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-> '''Played By:''' Ed Quinn
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-->'''Played By:''' Danny Pino

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-->'''Played By:''' Danny Pino
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-->'''Played By:''' Alan Ruck

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-->'''Played By:''' Alan Ruck
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: He has a neglectful father who casually heaped on emotional abuse, and a laundry list of unstable stepmothers who were mostly his ex-nannies. It's briefly implies he was often used in the middle of disputes between his parents and had to be raised by several servants. He briefly mentions in "Not Yet" that the first person to actually kiss him in the forehead was Lydia.

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* BigScrewedUpFamily: He has a neglectful father who casually heaped on emotional abuse, and a laundry list of unstable stepmothers who were mostly his ex-nannies. It's briefly implies he was often used in the middle of disputes between his parents and had to be raised by several servants. He briefly mentions in "Not Yet" that the first person to actually kiss him in on the forehead was Lydia.
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* PlatonicLifePartners: With Schneider. They're great friends, are each other's confidants, are always willing to help each other out, and Schneider is considered an honorary member of the family, but they're clearly ''only'' friends.

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* PlatonicLifePartners: With Schneider. They're great friends, are each other's confidants, are always willing to help each other out, and Schneider is considered an honorary member of the family, but they're clearly ''only'' just friends.
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* IdenticalStranger: She looks scarily identical to Penelope... and how she acts, how she dresses, and how she laughs.
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* MamaBear: She has a few moments of this, most notably her kicking Victor out when it's revealed he'd been lying to Penelope about getting sober, and confessing a desire to feel Penelope's pain for her.
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->'''Played By:''' Todd Grinnell

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->'''Played By:''' Todd Grinnell
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* {{Adorkable}}: Her occasionally overzealous enthusiasm is endearingly adorable.



* JewishAndNerdy: An {{Adorkable}} doctor of Jewish lineage.

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* JewishAndNerdy: An {{Adorkable}} A dorky doctor of Jewish lineage.



* {{Adorkable}}: Syd is even nerdier than their girlfriend. They're generally quite dorky, particularly due to having NoSocialSkills.


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* NoSocialSkills: Syd is generally quite dorky, and even nerdier than their girlfriend.

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* NiceGuy: He occasionally gets on others nerves and is overly sensitive of his WhiteGuilt but he is technically a loyal and well-meaning guy.



* NiceGuy: He occasionally gets on others nerves and is overly sensitive of his WhiteGuilt but he is technically a loyal and well-meaning guy.

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* NiceGuy: ParentalSubstitute: Despite being a brother figure for Penelope, Schneider occupies an almost father-like role for Alex and Elena. He occasionally gets on others nerves gives them advice, supports their interests, and is overly sensitive just as protective of his WhiteGuilt but he is technically a loyal them as Pen and well-meaning guy.Lydia are.
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* DropInLandlord: He's the landlord, although of similar age to Penelope. His lonely, wealthy upbringing contrasts him with the warm, working-class Alvarez family, and he frequently drops in because he sees them as family.
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A nerdy and upbeat non-binary person who goes by they/them. Becomes Elena's first significant other as they meet in a group protesting against gender representation in a video game.

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A nerdy and upbeat non-binary person who goes by they/them. Becomes uses they/them pronouns. They become Elena's first significant other as they the two meet in a group protesting against gender representation in a video game.



* TallDarkAndHandsome: Specially tall. He is one head taller than everyone else introduced so far. Outside of that he is an incredibly handsome man.

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* TallDarkAndHandsome: Specially Specifically tall. He is one head noticeably taller than everyone else introduced so far. Outside of that he is an incredibly handsome man. man with dark hair.
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* ButNotTooBlack: A Latina version. In "The Turn", after Alex is sent home for hitting a racist classmate, Elena points out how lucky she's been to not have been called racial slurs before, until Penelope points out that it's because she has lighter ("Wonder Bread") skin. Elena freaks out over the realization that she's been passing for white, and had been unknowingly reaping its benefits. She laments how she'll live her whole life without being oppressed the way her darker skinned family does, but Penelope reminds her that oppression is not the main goal, but peace and equality.
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* NerdyNasalness: Syd has a nasally voice and they are a huge geek. [[ProudToBeAGeek And proud of it!]]

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* NerdyNasalness: Syd has a nasally voice and they are is a huge geek. [[ProudToBeAGeek And proud of it!]]

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* AffectionateNickname: Her mother calls her "Lupe" and occasionally "Lupita". Schneider calls her "Pen."

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* AffectionateNickname: Her mother calls her "Lupe" and occasionally "Lupita". Schneider calls her "Pen.""Pen".



!![[spoiler:Pat]] Schneider

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!![[spoiler:Pat]] !!Pat Schneider



* HiredHelpAsFamily: Schneider's rich father was distant, and he was mostly raised by a string of nannies, at least one of which went on to become his stepmother. He does not view this in a positive light at all.



* LadykillerInLove: Dates, and genuinely falls for, a woman named Avery in Season 3.

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%% * LadykillerInLove: Dates, and genuinely falls for, a woman named Avery in Season 3.



* PlatonicLifePartners: With Penelope.

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%% * PlatonicLifePartners: With Penelope.
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* NerdyNasalness: His nasally voice only emphasizes his {{Adorkable}} nature.

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* NerdyNasalness: His nasally voice only emphasizes his {{Adorkable}} awkward nature.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Not to the extent of Penelope and Max, but Avery is 5'3" and Schneider is 6'2" ([[DownplayedTrope though it's a lot less noticeable because Avery wears heels most of the time]]).
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: He is much taller than Penelope, to the point that she actually stands in a chair to make out with him when they are standing up.

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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: He is much taller than Penelope, Penelope (he's 6'4", she's 5'1"), to the point that she actually stands in a chair to make out with him when they are standing up.
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* HiddenDepths: While preparing for their first time having sex, Elena is shocked to discover Syd is actually experienced with it, leaving her much more insecure about going through with it.

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* HiddenDepths: While preparing for their her first time having sex, Elena is shocked to discover Syd is actually experienced with it, leaving her much more insecure about going through with it.
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* NerdyNasalness: His nasally voice only emphasizes his {{Adorkable}} nature.
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* ButchLesbian: While all the other women at Tia Ofelia's funeral wear fancy black dresses, Pilar wears a black work shirt and pants. This was probably to show how estranged she had become from the family.
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* IdenticalStranger: Same curly hair,[[note]]Actually a wig, as Kellett doesn't look ''quite'' that scarily like Machado.[[/note]] same general build, same wardrobe, same firm-but-fair attitude, even the same ''laugh''... Nicole is so much like Penelope, you almost have to wonder if Lydia somehow had twins and didn't know. Amusingly, literally everyone ''but'' Victor notices this.

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* IdenticalStranger: DoppelgangerDating: Same curly hair,[[note]]Actually a wig, as Kellett doesn't look ''quite'' that scarily like Machado.[[/note]] same general build, same wardrobe, same firm-but-fair attitude, even the same ''laugh''... Nicole is so much like Penelope, you almost have to wonder if Lydia somehow had twins and didn't know. Amusingly, literally everyone ''but'' Victor notices this.
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* NerdyNasalness: Syd has a nasally voice and they are a huge geek, just like Elena.

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* NerdyNasalness: Syd has a nasally voice and they are a huge geek, just like Elena.geek. [[ProudToBeAGeek And proud of it!]]
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* NerdyNasalness: They have a nasally voice and they are a huge geek, just like Elena.

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* NerdyNasalness: They have Syd has a nasally voice and they are a huge geek, just like Elena.
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* NerdyNasalness: They have a nasally voice and they are a huge geek, just like Elena.
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* NerdGlasses: She always wears thick black square glasses, which emphasize her intelligence. See ProudToBeAGeek.
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* OneHeadTaller: By season 4, Alex has grown to be 5'9", towering over Penelope (5'1"), Elena (5'3"), and Lydia (5'2").
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* VocalEvolution: His voice gets deeper with each passing season, due to both the actor and the character going through puberty.

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* Coming-OutStory: Part of Elena's. Alex is the first person his sister tells about her sexuality and is very supportive to her after she does.

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* Coming-OutStory: ComingOutStory: Part of Elena's. Alex is the first person his sister tells about her sexuality and is very supportive to her after she does.


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* FashionDesigner: [[spoiler: In season 4, he asks his mother for $500 but initially doesn't tell her it's so he can take a class on fashion design which he's passionate about. He's not very good at it and instead tries to buy clothes to cover up his failure, but after Penelope finds out, she encourages him to keep trying.]]
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/victor_3.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"I can't even imagine making this girl mad at me."]]
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* Parallel: To Elena. Each of them stand by opposite values as they were born in wildly different places and times, but they are both proud of their heritage, stubborn, loud and hotblooded. Elena even points it out to a comatose Lydia.

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