▁husband ▁in ▁which ▁her ▁children ▁work . ▁She ▁is ▁over prote ct ive ▁of ▁Justin ▁and ▁Max , ▁but ▁Max ▁especially . ▁She ▁tries ▁to ▁relate ▁with ▁her ▁k ids ▁but ▁it ▁doesn ' t ▁always ▁work . ▁ ▁Ther esa ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁" Pr oud ▁Lat ina " ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁get ▁her ▁children ▁to ▁learn ▁about ▁her ▁and ▁their ▁Mexican ▁her itage . ▁In ▁season ▁one ' s ▁" You ▁Can ' t ▁Always ▁Get ▁What ▁You ▁Car pet ", ▁Ther esa ▁states ▁that ▁she ▁once ▁played ▁guitar ▁in ▁an ▁all - g irl ▁mar ia chi ▁band ▁— ▁though ▁when ▁Justin ▁says ▁" I ▁didn ' t ▁know ▁you ▁played ▁the ▁guitar ", ▁Jerry ▁says ▁" she ▁doesn ' t " ▁– ▁imp lying ▁that ▁Ther esa ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁very ▁good ▁guitar ▁player . ▁This ▁is ▁shown ▁in ▁season ▁ 3 . ▁ ▁At ▁times , ▁Ther esa ▁can ▁be ▁cont rolling ▁of ▁her ▁k ids ▁and ▁their ▁lives ; ▁for ▁example , ▁in ▁" Qu ince añ era ", ▁she ▁completely ▁takes ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁plans ▁for ▁Alex ' s ▁Qu ince añ era ▁fif teenth ▁birth day ▁party ▁and ▁turns ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁party ▁that ▁she ▁wants , ▁attempting ▁to ▁manipulate ▁Alex ▁into ▁letting ▁her . ▁She ▁ref uses ▁to ▁listen ▁to ▁Alex ' s ▁ob jections ▁all ▁because ▁she ▁herself ▁never ▁got ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁Qu ince añ era ▁of ▁her ▁own . ▁This ▁eventually ▁gets ▁so ▁ir rit ating ▁to ▁Alex ▁that