ughing ▁stating ▁she ▁is ▁sc ared ▁and ▁happy . ▁ ▁Ther esa ▁Rus so ▁ ▁Ther esa ▁Mag dal ena ▁Mar gar ita ▁Rus so ▁( née ▁L ark in ), ▁played ▁by ▁Maria ▁Can als ▁Bar rera , ▁is ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁Alex , ▁Justin ▁and ▁Max ▁Rus so ▁and ▁co - owner ▁of ▁the ▁W aver ly ▁Sub ▁Station , ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁Jerry ; ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁slightly ▁more ▁serious ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁couple . ▁Ther esa ▁is ▁Mexican ▁American ▁( as ▁a ▁Lat ina , ▁Can als ▁Bar rera ▁has ▁Spanish ▁ancest ry ▁through ▁her ▁Cub an ▁parents ). ▁ ▁Ther esa ▁Rus so ▁is ▁a ▁typical ▁mother . ▁She ' s ▁f uss y , ▁car ing ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁pretty ▁embar rass ing . ▁Un like ▁her ▁children , ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁mort al . ▁She ▁dis lik es ▁magic , ▁probably ▁because ▁she ▁was ▁once ▁possessed ▁by ▁a ▁w izard ' s ▁love ▁spell ▁for ▁twelve ▁years . ▁Ther esa ▁lives ▁on ▁W aver ly ▁Place ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁( and ▁former ▁w izard ) ▁Jerry ▁Rus so ▁( David ▁De Lu ise ) ▁and ▁her ▁children : ▁middle ▁daughter ▁Alex ▁Rus so ▁( S el ena ▁G ome z ), ▁el dest ▁son ▁Justin ▁Rus so ▁( David ▁Hen rie ), ▁and ▁young est ▁child ▁Max ▁Rus so ▁( J ake ▁T . ▁Austin ). ▁She ▁own s ▁a ▁sand wich ▁shop ▁called ▁the ▁W aver ly ▁Sub ▁Station ▁with ▁her