Hey all!!!
We going to discuss Vanessa Diaz today, a character brilliantly portrayed by Justine Machado in our beloved show Six Feet Under. She portrayed Federico’s better half, and love since high school. They have two sons as well, one named Augusto and other named Julio.
Profession wise, she is a registered nurse, who works at the Bay Breeze Nursing Home until 2002, when she is chucked out of her job for not observing that a patient’s roommate had killed him by choking him with a hot dog.
Even as she gets work in another hospital, Vanessa gets into clinical depression in 2003, after her mother’s demise and starts taking restricted medicines. As a result of this, her health worsens even affecting her relations which Rico as she gets more close to Angelica, her sister.
By the end of season 4, if you recall, Federico starts having an affair that leads to separation of the couple and the matter reaches the point of divorce. But Vanessa has to raise the kids, which she finds tough and also to live alone so she asks Rico to come back home and he too is happy to return.
Her character is quite vital in Six Feet Under, as all the decisions that Rico takes and the moods swings he has, are influenced by the thoughts planted by Vanessa who also encourages him later on to start off his very own funeral business.
The lovely couple is remains together till Federico dies when he reaches 75.
I think Vanessa’s character in Six Feet Under has been quite underrated by the critics and public as well. It has its ups and downs and has its own significance. Being the reckoning force behind Rico escalates her position furthermore.
Do write in your views and thoughts on the same and share it will all off us here.
Several such characters will be touched upon in the days to come, until then
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Tal Talbot
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