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* LatinoIsBrown: {{Zigzagged}}. Although the majority are black-haired, olive-skinned people, exceptions occur. Emilio, for instance, is pretty light (enough that he could pass as Anglo if he'd like). Teresa is black.
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* ParentalAbandoment: The kids' parents have been deported to Mexico.
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* ParentalAbandoment: ParentalAbandonment: The kids' parents have been deported to Mexico.
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* ParentalAbandoment: The kids' parents have been deported to Mexico.
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* ChildProdigy: Valentina in seventh grade is in a ninth-grade math class.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: It's pretty clear Val has some undiagnosed anxiety issues, including separation anxiety from having her parents taken into ICE custody right in front of her.
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* WantedAGenderConformingChild: [[spoiler:Matthew]] relates to Lucia that his mother was always unhappy with how he dressed as a child (it was too masculine for her) and since his gender transition his parents both oppose it.
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* TransTribulations: [[spoiler:Matthew]]'s parents reject his identity and want him to de-transition. As a result, he's left home and won't [[spoiler:apply for DACA]] because it would require using his birth certificate that lists him as female.
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* {{Gaydar}}: [[spoiler:Lucia]]'s mom very quickly discerns that she's into women after just a single slip of the tongue, due to her speaking about one before in a worshipful way.
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* OpenMindedParent: Ella's mother Margaux offers to let Ella and Beto sleep in the master bed together.
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* OpenMindedParent: OpenMindedParent:
** Ella's mother Margaux offers to let Ella and Beto sleep in the master bedtogether.together.
** [[spoiler:Gloria]] promises to [[spoiler:Lucia]] that she'll be one, in spite of being taught homosexuality is wrong, as she's her child no matter what.
** Ella's mother Margaux offers to let Ella and Beto sleep in the master bed
** [[spoiler:Gloria]] promises to [[spoiler:Lucia]] that she'll be one, in spite of being taught homosexuality is wrong, as she's her child no matter what.
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* LipstickLesbian: Teresa is quite feminine, and casually involved with another women. Although slightly {{tomboy}}ish in her interests [[spoiler:Lucia]] may be another example as her look is otherwise feminine and she's attracted to Teresa. However, she's in denial about it.
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* LipstickLesbian: Teresa is quite feminine, and casually involved with another women. Although slightly {{tomboy}}ish in her interests [[spoiler:Lucia]] may be another example as her look is otherwise feminine and she's attracted to Teresa. However, she's in denial about struggling with it.
* ModestyBedsheet: Natalia has a sheet covering her breasts the morning after she sleeps with [[spoiler:Emilio]].
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** Matthew is an undocumented [[spoiler:transgender]] young man who can't apply for DACA status because [[spoiler:he'd have to reveal his birth name and risk his estranged parents, who want him to de-transition, finding him again.]] Consequently, he uses a stolen social security number and jealously guards any information about his identity.
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** Matthew [[spoiler:Matthew]] is an undocumented [[spoiler:transgender]] transgender young man who can't apply for DACA status because [[spoiler:he'd he'd have to reveal his birth name and risk his estranged parents, who want him to de-transition, finding him again.]] again. Consequently, he uses a stolen social security number and jealously guards any information about his identity.
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* ReallyGetsAround: Before he had to take over the family, Emilio had a bunch of girlfriends simultaneously. He still gets with three women over the course of the first season afterward.
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* ReallyGetsAround: Before he had to take over the family, Emilio had a bunch of girlfriends simultaneously. He still gets with three four women over the course of the first season afterward.alone after this.
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** The true reason why Matthew doesn't want to apply for DACA status is [[spoiler: because he's transgender and his birth certificate identifies him as a girl.]]
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** The true reason why Matthew [[spoiler:Matthew]] doesn't want to apply [[spoiler:apply for DACA status status]] is [[spoiler: because he's transgender and his birth certificate identifies him as a girl.]]
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** Lucia's boss Teresa is a black Latina lesbian, making it a threefer.
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** Lucia's boss Teresa is a black Latina lesbian, making it her a threefer.
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* LipstickLesbian: Teresa is quite feminine, and casually involved with another women. Although slightly {{tomboy}}ish in her interests [[spoiler:Lucia]] may be another example as her look is otherwise feminine and she's attracted to Teresa. However, she's possibly bisexual.
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* LipstickLesbian: Teresa is quite feminine, and casually involved with another women. Although slightly {{tomboy}}ish in her interests [[spoiler:Lucia]] may be another example as her look is otherwise feminine and she's attracted to Teresa. However, she's possibly bisexual.in denial about it.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The series draws heavily on recent events in the American immigration system, with the kids' parents being captured by ICE in the first episode and Emilio being mentioned as being a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient.
* ReallyGetsAround: Before he had to take over the family, Emilio had a bunch of girlfriends simultaneously.
* ReallyGetsAround: Before he had to take over the family, Emilio had a bunch of girlfriends simultaneously.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The series draws heavily on recent events in the American immigration system, with the kids' parents being captured by ICE in the first episode and Emilio being mentioned as being a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient.
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* {{Transgender}}: [[spoiler:Matthew]]'s paranoia about [[applying for DACA status]] stems from the fact that he is a trans man and doesn't want to show anyone his birth certificate.
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* {{Transgender}}: [[spoiler:Matthew]]'s paranoia about [[applying [[spoiler:applying for DACA status]] stems from the fact that he is a trans man and doesn't want to show anyone his birth certificate.
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** [[spoiler:Matthew is a transgender Latino man.]]
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** [[spoiler:Matthew [[spoiler:Matthew]] is a transgender Latino man.]]
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* LipstickLesbian: Teresa is quite feminine, and casually involved with another women. Although slightly {{tomboy}}ish in her interests [[spoiler:Lucia]] may be another example as her look is otherwise feminine and she's attracted to Teresa. However, she's possibly bisexual.
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* {{Transgender}}: [[spoiler:Matthew's paranoia about applying for DACA status stems from the fact that he is a trans boy and doesn't want to show anyone his birth certificate.]]
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* {{Transgender}}: [[spoiler:Matthew's [[spoiler:Matthew]]'s paranoia about applying [[applying for DACA status status]] stems from the fact that he is a trans boy man and doesn't want to show anyone his birth certificate.]]
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** Lucia's boss Teresa is a Latina lesbian.
** [[spoiler:Matthew is a transgender Latino.]]
** [[spoiler:Matthew is a transgender Latino.]]
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lesbian, making it a threefer.
** [[spoiler:Matthew is a transgenderLatino.Latino man.]]
** [[spoiler:Matthew is a transgender
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* TheBeard: [[spoiler:In the first season finale, Lucia hooks up with a boy in Mexico to try and convince herself that she's straight.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The first season ends with Val and Rafa staying in Mexico. For Val and Rafa, it's a happy ending, at they are reunited with their parents but poor Emilio is gutted. On the other hand, Emilio and Natalia hook up and win a spot in the songwriting contest.]]
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* ControlFreak: Javier can't stand not being in control of everything. Early in his exile, he drives Emilio nuts by still trying to manage the restaurant from Mexico.
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* ControlFreak: Javier can't stand not being in control of everything. Early in his exile, he drives Emilio nuts by still trying to manage the restaurant from Mexico. [[spoiler:In "Mexico", it turns out he and Gloria are hitting a rough patch because his control-freak tendencies are becoming more apparent to her now that she no longer has kids to keep her busy.]]
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* ClosetKey: [[spoiler:Sully causes Lucia to realize that she's attracted to women.]]
* ControlFreak: Javier can't stand not being in control of everything. Early in his exile, he drives Emilio nuts by still trying to manage the restaurant from Mexico.
* ControlFreak: Javier can't stand not being in control of everything. Early in his exile, he drives Emilio nuts by still trying to manage the restaurant from Mexico.
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* TheReveal: The true reason why Matthew doesn't want to apply for DACA status is [[spoiler: because he's transgender and his birth certificate identifies him as a girl.]]
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* TheReveal: TheReveal:
** The true reason why Matthew doesn't want to apply for DACA status is [[spoiler: because he's transgender and his birth certificate identifies him as a girl.]]]]
** "Mexico" reveals that [[spoiler:Javier and Gloria are contemplating separating, because without the kids tying her down, she's no longer sure that she loves Javier.]]
** The true reason why Matthew doesn't want to apply for DACA status is [[spoiler: because he's transgender and his birth certificate identifies him as a girl.
** "Mexico" reveals that [[spoiler:Javier and Gloria are contemplating separating, because without the kids tying her down, she's no longer sure that she loves Javier.]]
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** Matthew ran away from home and has been living on the street for a while. [[spoiler:Prior
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** Matthew ran away from home and has been living on the street for a while. [[spoiler:Prior[[spoiler:Prior to that, he had to deal with abusive parents who refused to recognize him as a boy.]]
** [[spoiler:Ella spent some time in a mental hospital after her parents' very ugly divorce.]]
** [[spoiler:Ella spent some time in a mental hospital after her parents' very ugly divorce.]]
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* NaturalizedName: Val adopts the name "Amanda Davis" in order to join a dancing group. [[spoiler:When the other dancers learn about her deception, they block her from the group.]]
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* NaturalizedName: Val adopts the name "Amanda Davis" in order to join a dancing group. [[spoiler:When the other dancers learn about her deception, they block her from the group.group... because she "borrowed" the name from the little girl whose parents hired Gloria.]]
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* AdultFear: In "Rafa", the kids race to the emergency room after Rafa suddenly falls ill from lead poisoning.
* BelligerantSexualTension: Emilio develops some tension with Natalia, the new au pair.
* BelligerantSexualTension: Emilio develops some tension with Natalia, the new au pair.
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* AdultFear: AdultFear:
** In "Rafa", the kids race to the emergency room after Rafa suddenly falls ill from lead poisoning.
** In "Dos y Dos", [[spoiler:Val tries to cross over to Mexico.]]
*BelligerantSexualTension: BelligerentSexualTension: Emilio develops some tension with Natalia, the new au pair.
** In "Rafa", the kids race to the emergency room after Rafa suddenly falls ill from lead poisoning.
** In "Dos y Dos", [[spoiler:Val tries to cross over to Mexico.]]
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Matthew ran away from home and has been living on the street for a while.
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** Matthew ran away from home and has been living on the street for a
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* TheMillstone: Valentina's constant emotional issues keep upending her older siblings' efforts to re-establish some sense of normalcy.
* NaturalizedName: Val adopts the name "Amanda Davis" in order to join a dancing group. [[spoiler:When the other dancers learn about her deception, they block her from the group.]]
* OpenMindedParent: Ella's mother Margaux offers to let Ella and Beto sleep in the master bed together.
* PrecociousCrush: [[spoiler:Lucia develops a crush on her boss and mentor Teresa.]]
* NaturalizedName: Val adopts the name "Amanda Davis" in order to join a dancing group. [[spoiler:When the other dancers learn about her deception, they block her from the group.]]
* OpenMindedParent: Ella's mother Margaux offers to let Ella and Beto sleep in the master bed together.
* PrecociousCrush: [[spoiler:Lucia develops a crush on her boss and mentor Teresa.]]
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* WorkingWithTheEx: In "Authentic Mexican", Emilio is reluctantly forced to bring in his high-school crush Lauren to help the family cater a party. It gets awkward.
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* TwoferTokenMinority:
** Lucia's boss Teresa is a Latina lesbian.
** [[spoiler:Matthew is a transgender Latino.]]
* WorkingWithTheEx: In "Authentic Mexican", Emilio is reluctantly forced to bring in his high-school crush Lauren to help the family cater a party. It getsawkward.awkward [[spoiler:and ultimately causes him to rethink his relationship with Vanessa.]]
** Lucia's boss Teresa is a Latina lesbian.
** [[spoiler:Matthew is a transgender Latino.]]
* WorkingWithTheEx: In "Authentic Mexican", Emilio is reluctantly forced to bring in his high-school crush Lauren to help the family cater a party. It gets
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** Emilio is a DACA recipient whose ability to stay in the United States could be rescinded if he loses the family restaurant or loses custody of his younger siblings. Consequently, he spends a lot of time worrying about his family
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** Emilio is a DACA recipient whose ability to stay in the United States could be rescinded if he loses the family restaurant or loses custody of his younger siblings. Consequently, he spends a lot of time worrying about his family and trying to keep them out of trouble.
** Matthew is an undocumented [[spoiler:transgender]] young man who can't apply for DACA status because [[spoiler:he'd have to reveal his birth name and risk his estranged parents, who want him to de-transition, finding him again.]] Consequently, he uses a stolen social security number and jealously guards any information about his identity.
** Matthew is an undocumented [[spoiler:transgender]] young man who can't apply for DACA status because [[spoiler:he'd have to reveal his birth name and risk his estranged parents, who want him to de-transition, finding him again.]] Consequently, he uses a stolen social security number and jealously guards any information about his identity.
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* BelligerantSexualTension: Emilio develops some tension with Natalia, the new au pair.
* NaturalizedName: Val adopts the name "Amanda Davis" in order to join a dancing group.
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* ProperlyParanoid: Emilio and Matthew are both DACA recipients in an age where DACA protections could be taken away at any time. For Emilio, this means trying to keep his family's collective nose clean so they don't have any more attention from the police. For Matthew, this means avoid anything that might result in Immigration Control getting their hands on his information so that nobody knows where he is, which leads him to buying a social security number from a newborn so he can get a job.
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* ProperlyParanoid: ProperlyParanoid:
** Emilioand Matthew are both is a DACA recipients recipient whose ability to stay in an age where DACA protections the United States could be taken away at any time. For Emilio, this means trying to keep rescinded if he loses the family restaurant or loses custody of his family's collective nose clean so they don't have any more attention from the police. For Matthew, this means avoid anything that might result in Immigration Control getting their hands on younger siblings. Consequently, he spends a lot of time worrying about his information so that nobody knows where he is, which leads him to buying a social security number from a newborn so he can get a job.family
** Emilio
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-->'''Natalia''': No one comes to this country with nothing and single-handedly builds up the life he made here. I mean, fifty dollars? How long does that last them, a few days maybe? What happened is, they met a man who knew a man who loaned them some cash. And his cousin let them sleep on their pull-out sofa. And her husband was a house painter who needed an extra guy and gave your father a job.
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-->'''Natalia''': No one comes to this country with nothing and single-handedly builds up the life he made here. I mean, fifty dollars? How long does that last them, a few days maybe? What happened is, they met a man who knew a man who loaned them some cash. And his cousin let them sleep on their pull-out sofa. And her husband was a house painter who needed an extra guy for his crew and gave your father a job. Because that's what immigrants do...They take the hand that's offered and then they reach back and extend their own. And they know there's no shame in it.
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* SelfMadeMan: Invoked as Emilio talks of living up to Javier's legacy as someone who came to America with nothing and becoming a success totally on his own. Natalia just gives a speech on how Emilio is deluding himself.
-->'''Natalia''': No one comes to this country with nothing and single-handedly builds up the life he made here. I mean, fifty dollars? How long does that last them, a few days maybe? What happened is, they met a man who knew a man who loaned them some cash. And his cousin let them sleep on their pull-out sofa. And her husband was a house painter who needed an extra guy and gave your father a job.
-->'''Natalia''': No one comes to this country with nothing and single-handedly builds up the life he made here. I mean, fifty dollars? How long does that last them, a few days maybe? What happened is, they met a man who knew a man who loaned them some cash. And his cousin let them sleep on their pull-out sofa. And her husband was a house painter who needed an extra guy and gave your father a job.
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* TheChainsOfCommanding: It doesn't take long for the pressure of caring for his family to get to Emilio.
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* FrightInducedBunkmate: In the second episode, Val crawls into bed with Beto because her anxiety is preventing her from getting sleep. This becomes a recurring issue, and it starts to affect Beto's ability to sleep.
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* FrightInducedBunkmate: In the second episode, Val crawls into bed with Beto because her anxiety is preventing her from getting sleep. This becomes a recurring issue, and it starts to affect Beto's own ability to sleep.
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* {{Transgender}}: [[spoiler:Matthew's paranoia about applying for DACA status stems from the fact that he is a trans boy and doesn't want to show anyone his birth certificate.]]
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* AdultFear: In "Rafa", the kids race to the emergency room after Rafa suddenly falls ill from lead poisoning.
* TheCasanova: Emilio is a consummate ladies' man. He uses this to his advantage in "Rafa" in order to convince a nurse to give his baby brother another vitals check.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: At least part of Ella's attraction to Beto is the knowledge that it pisses off her dad.
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* FrightInducedBunkmate: In the second episode, Val crawls into bed with Beto because her anxiety is preventing her from getting sleep.
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* FrightInducedBunkmate: In the second episode, Val crawls into bed with Beto because her anxiety is preventing her from getting sleep. This becomes a recurring issue, and it starts to affect Beto's ability to sleep.
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* HonoraryUncle: "Uncle" Louie, the owner of the restaurant across the street.
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* HonoraryUncle: "Uncle" Louie, the owner of the restaurant across the street.street, has been close to the Acosta family for years.
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* RaceLift: The all-white Salinger family from the 90s series becomes the all-Latino Acosta family in the reboot.
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* RaceLift: The all-white Salinger family from the 90s 90's series becomes the all-Latino Acosta family in the reboot.
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* SoapboxSadie: Lucia likes to argue with authority figures, much to her siblings' consternation.
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* SoapboxSadie: Lucia likes to argue with authority figures, much to her siblings' consternation. Emilio later puts this to good use, putting Lucia in charge of helping the restaurant's staff with their various legal and financial issues.
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* HatesFeminineThings: Lucia resents her mother for teaching her how to cook, because she assumes that Gloria was trying to prepare her for marriage.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: It takes a while to kick in, but when Beto gets in trouble, Emilio has his back.
* BookDumb: Beto is terrible with anything that requires reading, but he has a surprisingly good understanding of psychology, enabling him to keep up with Vanessa. He is also apparently an excellent driver.
-->'''Ella:''' You have unsuspected depth for a man in a ridiculous poncho.
* BookDumb: Beto is terrible with anything that requires reading, but he has a surprisingly good understanding of psychology, enabling him to keep up with Vanessa. He is also apparently an excellent driver.
-->'''Ella:''' You have unsuspected depth for a man in a ridiculous poncho.
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* FalseFriend: In "Long Distance", Emilio has to contend with "Uncle" Louie, a family friend who turns out to have been ripping the family off for nearly two decades.
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* FalseFriend: In "Long Distance", Emilio has to contend with "Uncle" Louie, a family friend who turns out to have been ripping the family Javier off for nearly two decades.decades.
* ForbiddenFruit: In "Authentic Mexican", Beto hooks up with Ella, the granddaughter of a woman who hired Emilio to serve as a caterer. It costs them the gig, but Beto ends up dating Ella.
* ForbiddenFruit: In "Authentic Mexican", Beto hooks up with Ella, the granddaughter of a woman who hired Emilio to serve as a caterer. It costs them the gig, but Beto ends up dating Ella.
* HatesFeminineThings: Lucia resents her mother for teaching her how to cook, because she assumes that Gloria was trying to prepare her for marriage.
* JunkieParent: Ella's mother is addicted to painkillers, as her way of dealing with her husband dumping her for a younger woman.
* LIsForDyslexia: While it's not named, Beto complains that any writing looks foreign to him, regardless of whether it's English or Spanish, which suggests that he may be dyslexic.
* LIsForDyslexia: While it's not named, Beto complains that any writing looks foreign to him, regardless of whether it's English or Spanish, which suggests that he may be dyslexic.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: A major theme of the series is that sometimes, you have to bend the rules in order to survive.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight:
** A major theme of the series is that sometimes, you have to bend the rules in order tosurvive.survive.
** In "Authentic Mexican", Emilio chooses to walk away from a lucrative catering gig rather than humiliate Beto for the sake of a racist client.
** A major theme of the series is that sometimes, you have to bend the rules in order to
** In "Authentic Mexican", Emilio chooses to walk away from a lucrative catering gig rather than humiliate Beto for the sake of a racist client.
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* TragicDream: Emilio's dreams of becoming a professional musician go up in smoke when his parents are deported, leaving him in charge of his minor siblings ''and'' the family restaurant.
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* TragicDream: Emilio's dreams of becoming a professional musician go up in smoke when his parents are deported, leaving him in charge of his minor siblings ''and'' the family restaurant.restaurant.
* WorkingWithTheEx: In "Authentic Mexican", Emilio is reluctantly forced to bring in his high-school crush Lauren to help the family cater a party. It gets awkward.
* WorkingWithTheEx: In "Authentic Mexican", Emilio is reluctantly forced to bring in his high-school crush Lauren to help the family cater a party. It gets awkward.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Matthew ran away from home and has been living on the street for a while.
* FalseFriend: In "Long Distance", Emilio has to contend with "Uncle" Louie, a family friend who turns out to have been ripping the family off for nearly two decades.
* FalseFriend: In "Long Distance", Emilio has to contend with "Uncle" Louie, a family friend who turns out to have been ripping the family off for nearly two decades.
* GreenEyedMonster: Beto does not take it well when he finds out that Emilio is dating Vanessa.
* HonoraryUncle: "Uncle" Louie, the owner of the restaurant across the street.
* ProdigalHero: Emilio was living on his own for some years before he was forced to move back home to care for his siblings.
* HonoraryUncle: "Uncle" Louie, the owner of the restaurant across the street.
* ProdigalHero: Emilio was living on his own for some years before he was forced to move back home to care for his siblings.
* ProperlyParanoid: Emilio and Matthew are both DACA recipients in an age where DACA protections could be taken away at any time. For Emilio, this means trying to keep his family's collective nose clean so they don't have any more attention from the police. For Matthew, this means avoid anything that might result in Immigration Control getting their hands on his information so that nobody knows where he is, which leads him to buying a social security number from a newborn so he can get a job.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: A major theme of the series is that sometimes, you have to bend the rules in order to survive.
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* TragicDream: Emilio's dreams of becoming a professional musician go up in smoke when his parents are deported, leaving him in charge of his minor siblings.
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* TeamMom: Beto is a rare male example; he handles all the emotional labor in the family, making sure the laundry and dishes get done and that the younger kids get to bed on time.
* TragicDream: Emilio's dreams of becoming a professional musician go up in smoke when his parents are deported, leaving him in charge of his minorsiblings.siblings ''and'' the family restaurant.
* TragicDream: Emilio's dreams of becoming a professional musician go up in smoke when his parents are deported, leaving him in charge of his minor
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* AdaptationAngstUpgrade: In addition to the stress of trying to maintain a family while their parents are in Mexico and the fear of being separated by child services, the Acosta kids also have to contend with the prospect that Emilio could be deported, too, if his DACA status is revoked.
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* AdaptationAngstUpgrade: AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: In addition to the stress of trying to maintain a family while their parents are in Mexico and the fear of being separated by child services, the Acosta kids also have to contend with the prospect that Emilio could be deported, too, if his DACA status is revoked.
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When their parents are rounded up for deportation, Emilio, Lucia, Beto, Valentina, and Rafe find themselves without parents and staring down the prospect of being separated by child services. Hoping to keep them together, Emilio puts his dreams of being a professional musician on hold in order to care for his younger siblings.
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When their parents are rounded up for deportation, Emilio, Lucia, Beto, Valentina, and Rafe Rafa find themselves without parents and staring down the prospect of being separated by child services. Hoping to keep them together, Emilio puts his dreams of being a professional musician on hold in order to care for his younger siblings.
* AdaptationAngstUpgrade: In addition to the stress of trying to maintain a family while their parents are in Mexico and the fear of being separated by child services, the Acosta kids also have to contend with the prospect that Emilio could be deported, too, if his DACA status is revoked.
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* TheGamblingAddict: In the second episode, Emilio deals with the prospect that one of the restaurant's longtime employees has been stealing from him to pay off gambling debts
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* TheGamblingAddict: In the second episode, Emilio deals with the prospect that one of the restaurant's longtime employees has been stealing from him to pay off gambling debtsdebts. [[spoiler:It later turns out that the money was being siphoned off by his mother to help him while he was living on his own.]]
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* RippedForTheHeadlines: The series draws heavily on recent events in the American immigration system, with the kids' parents being captured by ICE in the first episode and Emilio being mentioned as being a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient.
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* RippedForTheHeadlines: RippedFromTheHeadlines: The series draws heavily on recent events in the American immigration system, with the kids' parents being captured by ICE in the first episode and Emilio being mentioned as being a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient.
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''Party of Five'' is a series airing on Creator/{{Freeform}}, a {{reboot}} of [[Series/PartyOfFive the classic series of the same name.]]
When their parents are rounded up for deportation, Emilio, Lucia, Beto, Valentina, and Rafe find themselves without parents and staring down the prospect of being separated by child services. Hoping to keep them together, Emilio puts his dreams of being a professional musician on hold in order to care for his younger siblings.
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!!This series contains examples of:
* FrightInducedBunkmate: In the second episode, Val crawls into bed with Beto because her anxiety is preventing her from getting sleep.
* TheGamblingAddict: In the second episode, Emilio deals with the prospect that one of the restaurant's longtime employees has been stealing from him to pay off gambling debts
* PromotedToParent: Emilio finds himself forced to take care of his younger siblings after their parents are deported.
* RippedForTheHeadlines: The series draws heavily on recent events in the American immigration system, with the kids' parents being captured by ICE in the first episode and Emilio being mentioned as being a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient.
* ReallyGetsAround: Before he had to take over the family, Emilio had a bunch of girlfriends simultaneously.
* SoapboxSadie: Lucia likes to argue with authority figures, much to her siblings' consternation.
* TragicDream: Emilio's dreams of becoming a professional musician go up in smoke when his parents are deported, leaving him in charge of his minor siblings.
When their parents are rounded up for deportation, Emilio, Lucia, Beto, Valentina, and Rafe find themselves without parents and staring down the prospect of being separated by child services. Hoping to keep them together, Emilio puts his dreams of being a professional musician on hold in order to care for his younger siblings.
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!!This series contains examples of:
* FrightInducedBunkmate: In the second episode, Val crawls into bed with Beto because her anxiety is preventing her from getting sleep.
* TheGamblingAddict: In the second episode, Emilio deals with the prospect that one of the restaurant's longtime employees has been stealing from him to pay off gambling debts
* PromotedToParent: Emilio finds himself forced to take care of his younger siblings after their parents are deported.
* RippedForTheHeadlines: The series draws heavily on recent events in the American immigration system, with the kids' parents being captured by ICE in the first episode and Emilio being mentioned as being a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient.
* ReallyGetsAround: Before he had to take over the family, Emilio had a bunch of girlfriends simultaneously.
* SoapboxSadie: Lucia likes to argue with authority figures, much to her siblings' consternation.
* TragicDream: Emilio's dreams of becoming a professional musician go up in smoke when his parents are deported, leaving him in charge of his minor siblings.
