ORTEGA, Diego, wip

DIEGO ORTEGA



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I M A G I N E D . I D E N T I T Y



...EVERY STORY HAS A START...

FULL NAME: Diego Quinto Ortega
NICKNAMES: D, Ortega
AGE: 29
DATE OF BIRTH: 4th April
OCCUPATION: Bartender (Juvente Club)
LOCATION: East

...JUST A MAP OF THE WORLD...

EYES: Brown
HAIR: Black, Shoulder-length, Curly (Maintained in Cornrows)
HEIGHT: 6ft.
BUILD: Average, Some Definition, Toned
ANYTHING ELSE: Various tattoos on both arms incl. his daughter’s name, Bullet wound scar on the back of his left shoulder.
PB: Don Omar

...WITH THE POWER TO BE...

GENERAL PERSONALITY:

After his experiences, Diego understands that keeping his head down and getting on with his life is possibly the most intelligent thing he could do right now. Nevertheless, he’s also, a rather prideful character. He finds it difficult to back down whether it be a competition or a fight; he doesn’t like being thought of as a coward and dislikes being humiliated – especially in front of a large audience. He has been known to lose his temper in certain situations and if the situation calls for it, start a fight. He is aware of this little problem, however, and is trying to control it; one way in which he does this is to switch to Spanish when he’s particularly angry.

Diego is also, a straight talker and will often tell it like it is, even if people don’t want to hear it. And when comfortable (or intoxicated), he had as rather crude of speaking – often adding in swears; he does try to separate this from his ‘professional’ life, nevertheless, but it doesn’t always happen; his vocabulary could use some expansion. In addition, he’s a comfortable flirt, feeling at ease enough to vocally appreciate a woman’s beauty. He doesn’t make a habit of it, but even if he doesn’t go home with her at the end of the night, rejection equates to acknowledgement at least.

Contrary to all of this, however, Diego does have a softer side. When he was allowed to see his daughter, he was very attentive to her. He simply adores her even if he realised a little too late just how important she really is. He is also, a rather determined character. He’s always wanted a better life for himself (properly this time), even if he hasn’t always made the right choices. He has many regrets in life, but doesn’t talk about himself much. During his gang years, he learnt to be weary of who he trusted and has carried this forward with him. He’ll only disclose surface information when he’s talking with people. He’s also, still concerned that his New York ‘ties’ will catch up with him, but he tries to look up and forward knowing that dwelling on his past will drag him back down again.

LIKES:

Hip Hop
Reggaeton
Basketball
Watching sport
Home-cooking
Gold chains
Expensive clothes
White Trainers
Flashy/Fast Cars
The colour “black”
Having money
His daughter
Working out
‘Attractive’ women

DISLIKES:

His ex
Fakes
People who make assumptions about him
Being backed into a corner
Being patronised
Not being able to see his daughter
People who mess with his family/friends
Cops
Timewasters
His home
Cigarettes
The fuckers that killed his brother
Gay men - the effeminate ones in particular; they make him uncomfortable
Being at home – he gets bored easily

STRENGTHS/TALENTS:

Good level of physical fitness
Talented basketball player
Devoted to his daughter
Good cook
Speaks fluent Spanish and English

WEAKNESSES/BAD-ATS:

Relaxing – there’s always something on his mind
Inability to turn away from a fight
Inability to trust people
His daughter
Being civil to his ex
Lack of patience
Pride

...BORN IN BLACK AND WHITE...

PARENTS: Maria Ortega (mother), Father unknown
SIBLINGS: Jose Ortega (brother: deceased)
OTHER SIGNIFICANT FAMILY: Juanita Sanchez (daughter)
PLACE OF BIRTH: The Bronx, New York

HISTORY:

Diego was born the second son of one Maria Ortega, who moved from Puerto Rico to New York in the 1980s; his older brother, Jose, was born a year earlier. Unfortunately, for both boys, their father disappeared a year later – moving onto his next ‘conquest’ – leaving poor Maria to raise her two boys alone. Maria worked two jobs to keep a roof over their heads and in the meantime, the boys grew up in and became accustomed to their inner city upbringing.
As a child, Diego had potential. He was no academic - Jose had always been the one who’s had a knack for maths - but both boys enjoyed basketball and despite being a year younger, Diego was generally the better player. A mild rivalry emerged between the two and often, they would generally play with the other neighbourhood kids after school or during the holidays. In school, however, Diego found it difficult. He lacked focus and found school boring, but his mother was determined to see him pass and thus enrolled him on a tutoring program. Diego hated it, but managed to pass with average grades.

High school was when things began to spiral out of control. They were introduced to a world of reputation and survival and things proceeded to become dyer at home when their mother lost one of her jobs. Always awed by the idea of living large and having riches, Jose’s interests began to deter away from academics. He rather enjoyed the prospect of having money and often boasted about ways and means of how he would achieve it. Most of their friends were disbelieving at first – Jose was generally known as a ‘big mouth’ – someone who knew how to ‘talk’ big but not much else. One day, he made two-hundred pound in a night and people’s opinions of him began to change.

Diego became awed by his brother, but Jose was often secretive at first – never telling him or their mother where he would disappear off to at all hours. On one occasion, Diego actually followed him, but got himself caught in the process. When Jose vouched for him, all was unveiled. Jose had been handling drugs, acting as a go between for the supplier to the client. He would make between 2 and 6 drops a night and the supplier would pay him handsomely for it. Initially Diego had been a bit sceptical of the whole operation. He lied to their mother, implying that he had himself a part time job, but continued to dabble in the trade. Diego steadily began to see how it was benefiting them and at sixteen, decided her wanted in also.

Acting as liaison opened doors for both brothers and both Diego’s basketball career and Jose’s academic performance took a backseat. They got themselves involved with the local crime syndicate. No longer errand boys, they became members dabbling in drugs, prostitutes and territory. Neither of the boys graduated, but neither particularly cared. Jose’s grade point average was pathetic and Diego got himself expelled. Pride, loyalty and money became the most important thing to both boys and when they became men, their mother could barely recognise them.

Both spent several years in the industry – making deals, getting women, making money and protecting their assets. His eventually entered into a relationship with one Eva Sanchez; it was a rather turbulent one but when their daughter, Juanita, was born, Eva became determined to move away from the hood and make a better life for her. She had wanted Diego to come with her and leave his hard and fast life behind, but he was still so wrapped up in the industry that he began to lie to her about his whereabouts. One evening, the Ortega brothers and a group of other gang members attended an exchange at the docks. The level of distrust culminated in a shoot out. Diego was shot in the shoulder, but Jose was hit several times and died immediately. It was only then that Diego began to re-evaluate his life.

By then, Eva was having none of it. After so many promises and so many lies, she moved in with her parents and currently refuses to let Diego see his daughter. His mother, despite still having a son, possesses a rather strained relationship with Diego, often unable to look at her son without seeing disappointment. Diego only now realises how much he actually loves his daughter and is determined to start building some bridges. He moved to Bishop City to start afresh, but he’s afraid of being dragged back into that world once again.

...I COULD BE A TOWER...

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