Full Name: My name is Spanish, don't act like it's from a different planet." Candelaria Luz-Maria Flores~Cortez
Nicknames: Call me whatever you like, rude or not. I'm a big girl." Laria (Lar-ia), that's about it.
Character Name: " Not a bad name. I just think it's doesn't fit me." Bianca Gonzalez~Ortega
Character Age: "I must be pretty damn sexy if I can past for 9 years younger!" 18
Age: "Rude much, you ass? I look great for my age." 27
Home Town: "Fully Puerto Rican and proud!" Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Sexuality: "I don't judge." Pansexual
Role: The Fashionista
Personality: "Pretty fucking awesome, I can say so myself." Laria is easily one of the most Sarcastic, Snarkiest girl you will ever meet, who knows exactly what she wants in her lifetime. She will do anything for her career but isn't the most open girl in the world, she doesn't take many chances and likes things to be planned out before hand so that she can relax and enjoy and with that said she completely hates surprises of any type. Unless those risk do with fashion. This is the one thing she will always be a risk taker in! Within one year, she still sees herself being that same Determined girl who still is going to shoot for the stars and looking fabulous while doing it. Yea, she's a Dreamer and a Lover of fashion just not as big as her character, Ariana. But don't get me wrong she has both feet on the ground and would like to keep it that way. And, if you have a bad idea, she will tell you right away. Laria is the type of girl who can and most likely will call you out on it. She is one girl with a very Witty sense of humor, always knowing how to break the ice with people as long as they have a good sense of humor and can take a damn joke! If not, you will probably hate her guts before even getting past the wittiness of her outer layer.
She is a Latina firecracker and knows that without a doubt. Never being on to be ashamed of it! She is really, really Loud and Outspoken around family and her close friends. Because, God gave her a voice for a reason and she plans to use it until, Poof it magically goes away. Saying that, she is very Opinionated and knows how things should be done, the traditional way. She is a Traditional kind of girl and likes things done the older way because if it lasted this long that means it must work, right? At least that's what her parents said all her life. They also taught her that of you don't have family then you don't have anything. She was born as a Family Oriented girl and wouldn't change it if she could.
But, down to the good stuff when it comes to guys and gals, she acts like she's not interested what so ever. Mainly because most of the time she isn't interested in them or in having a relationship. Oh no, if a guy wants her they need to be on top of their game and be willing to work for her no matter how long it'll take because she hates quitters more than anything. But, once they do catch her interest, then her wall starts to fall a little and instead of being sarcastic and A bit stuck up ,she goes to Flirty and Fun...in her own way anyway, then after that it's just plain flirty because she is a flirt but only with certain guys, mainly them being the ones who think they can get any girl they want just by their charms and good looks which only leaves a few she knows in her life because she is very particular with everything, but she's far from self-centered, she's just A Perfectionist and loves it. But after you get away from her outside shell, you'd be able to find out she's a sweet, Caring, Passionate, and a Very Feisty 27 year old girl who knows what she wants.
Character Personality: "Fashion lover, through and through." Bianca is a fashion lover, everything about it interests her from the clothes, to the make up and hair, to the famous designers that create the beautiful work of art. She can easily tell real brands from fake knock offs no matter how convincing they are to others. And, when people try to tell her she's wrong about fashion whether it be a outfit and what designer made it or when fashion week starts, she will come on a little strong. She hates being proven wrong about anything especially the one thing she loves almost as much as her family and friends. But, when she's not fonding over a beautiful Prada bag or some couture dress made be Burberry, she can actually be quite nice and pleasant. She believes that first impressions are the one thing that makes or breaks you. So, she always makes sure to be on top of the latest fashion treads, use the best grammar, and always make sure to be the Fashionista.
History: "Grab some popcorn and enjoy my story, but it is no tearjerker... Sorry." Meet Candelaria Ana- Maria Flores-Cortez, her story is a very different. But, is sad... No, not really. Laria was born in the small city of Fajardo on the beautiful but small island known as Puerto Rico. Being born to a young but engaged couple named Contessa Cortez and Angel Flores who got engaged right out of High School and why would they do that you may be asking? Because of Candelaria, on their graduation night was the night that Laria was made.
Even if she wasn't planned, they loved her none the less and tried to support her as much as they could, making sure they could provide for their only child while still getting her something she wanted once and a while, trying to make her feel like a Princess even if they had a Pauper size wallet. Her childhood wasn't the most impressive, she went to school, made good grades, especially in Math and Language Arts, and was basically a good girl. Never getting in trouble. But, once turning 16 she began to turn into a regular teenager, one who thought she deserved the world and got an attitude when it wasn't given to her right when she wanted it. She mainly got an attitude with her mother, seeing that she always acted more like a sister than a mother to Laria.
They would scream and yell at each other, whenever Laria got an attitude. And once she even told a secret that she was never suppose to tell, that her mother was having an affair with another man. Her mother didn't even know that her daughter knew, but Laria found out one day when she was suppose to be at school but left early to see a man leaving her home. It just slipped from her and that was the one time her father was around. He stormed in the room telling Laria to go to her room as her father and mother talked about the hidden affair that was happening for around a year and a half behind her father's back.
Her once in love parents were now at each other's throats, bringing up the past which was filled with infidelities on both sides. But, neither wanted to be at fault and would just bring up another to make them seem like the victim an the other as the bad guy. They fought for about two years while Laria was in school. But, when she turned 18 and graduated she couldn't take it anymore, she no longer had the attitude with her parents only because she never was able to talk to them without them fighting or trying to bring her in it. She finally stopped trying to fix them and just... left. She packed her things, told them she was leaving for America, and went. She loved her parents but, she couldn't stand the fighting anymore. It was a battle and either way, she couldn't win.
When she left for America she went to the one city she knew she had relatives in, San Antonio, Texas. She told them about her parents and they allowed her to stay with them as she learned to land on her feet. She knew the basic minimum of the English language and that is where she started. She learned English as she looked for work and ended up working at Borders until they went under. By the age of 23, she was fluent in English but still held on to her rather thick accent but has learned how to tone it down. By this time people have been asking if she was looking for a career. And, they told her that maybe she should try acting.
At first she thought they were all insane to think that a foreigner who just learned how to learn complete English would make a good actress for any form of entertainment. She decided to make sure she was ready and put that dream on dormant for awhile, just so she could make sure she wanted to stay in America. And, by the age of 25 she decided she was ready to try acting. She went out for many parts and mostly as told the same thing, they were going in another direction. Was she pissed? Absolutely but that didn't stop her from going on to try and start a career. She went on casting calls for months before someone finally gave her a shot. It was a small role in a movie but, nonetheless it was a start and after that...
The calls started to come in. She was given roles as that edgy loner girl that scared people to that romantic girl that other girls hated because she kissed the sexiest men in Hollywood like Channing Tatum, Ryan Gosling, and even kissed Mila Kunis for a movie that she played a lesbian girl in high school who was trying to figure herself out, which by far was the most interesting role for her by far. But, she finally was given her chance to be in the limelight. Right after filming one of her romance movies, she learned that her parents finally decided on a divorce. Did it surprise her?
No, not at all but, she was happy that they finally stopped fighting enough to see that it wasn't healthy for them to keep living like that. Only thing is, she learned it from her aunt. Her mother blamed Laria for them fighting in the first place, as if she was the one who told her to cheat on her husband with a younger man. But, her father didn't see it that way, he still wanted to have his daughter in his life. And, now she is. He still lives in Puerto Rico but they do keep in touch often.
Since then her life along with her popularity has gone up into the stars and she doesn't want it to stop any time soon. Just when it seemed like it couldn't get any better she was approached by a man named Robert Mann who wanted her to play the part of a sassy Latina who loved fashion named Bianca Gonzalez-Ortega for a new show called XOXO. The idea appealed to her and she couldn't say no. It interested her because, it was a more fun part against most of the other movies she played in where she was the girl who always had a struggle or some sort of obstacle to over come. This one... was a girl who still slightly overcame something but still was born wealthy. But, it mostly intrigued her because in every movie she was in, she had a obvious love interest, that was the given to the watchers, in this... it was a mystery. She likes mysteries. When she auditioned for it, she got the part. The press are know just wondering now, who might be this girl's love interest. *smirks*
Character History: Oh she has fashion running through her veins... Oh, you think I'm joking..." When Bianca was born, she born in Mexico city, Mexico to a wanna be model mother and a photographer father who did whatever he needed to for his family. Growing up she was the youngest of three, two twin brothers named, Alejandro and Saul who were three years older than her. As a child, nothing astounding happened to her family, they were happy the way they were. Until Ariana hit the age of 15, when her father announced that the family was moving to America because of his job that was finally taking off along with her mother's career. They both were getting booked for Vogue, Seventeen, Vogue Italia, Elle, W, and Marie Claire. They were being moved to California, a place where most of the castings and photo shoots were. After a year of perfecting her English, but keeping her accent, she went to high school. At first it was strange to her, no one spoke much Spanish except in Spanish class. But, she there was one thing about her that the group of XOXO liked about her. Her style, when she moved to California, her mother showed her how glamorous fashion could be when you had money. Ever since, she has been known as the Fashionista of the XOXO group. She is that one character who most people like and enjoy because she makes these catch phrases that either she makes up herself or just says it some sarcastic and sassy that she makes it her own.
Other:
What? I have a heart. Aria is a proud sponsor of the BDD Foundation, a foundation dealing with Body Dysmorphic Disorder. The Dream Act, dealing with immigrant for the Hispanic race, and the Susan G. Komen foundation which raises money for people with Breast Cancer.
Playlist of Songs for Laria:
Walk Away by Dia Frampton
Set Fire To The Third Bar by Snow Patrol
Fighting For Nothing by Meg & Dia
Bills Bills Bills by Destiny's Child