▁Leo ▁for ▁causing ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁sister , ▁Es per anza . ▁She ▁turned ▁his ▁whole ▁family ▁against ▁him ▁and ▁called ▁him ▁" El ▁Di ablo " ▁( The ▁Dev il ). ▁She ▁refused ▁to ▁take ▁him ▁in ▁and ▁sent ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁social ▁services ▁home , ▁which ▁he ▁ran ▁away ▁from . ▁In ▁The ▁Mark ▁of ▁Ath ena , ▁Leo ▁sees ▁Nem esis ▁as ▁A unt ▁Rosa , ▁as ▁Nem esis ▁takes ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁person ▁whom ▁the ▁vie wer ▁has ▁the ▁most ▁hat red ▁for . ▁ ▁Es per anza ▁Val de z ▁– ▁Es per anza ▁is ▁Leo ' s ▁mother . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁trained ▁mechanical ▁engineer ▁who ▁worked ▁at ▁a ▁machine ▁shop ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁invent or . ▁She ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁fire ▁caused ▁by ▁G ae a ▁and ▁only ▁appears ▁in ▁flash back s . ▁ ▁Sam my ▁Val de z ▁– ▁Sam my ▁is ▁Leo ' s ▁great - grand father ▁and ▁Haz el ' s ▁former ▁boy friend . ▁He ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁looking ▁identical ▁to ▁Leo . ▁He ▁and ▁Haz el ▁studied ▁in ▁a ▁seg reg ated ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁colored , ▁and ▁Sam my ▁def ended ▁Haz el ▁whenever ▁she ▁was ▁accused ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁w itch . ▁Haz el ▁received ▁her ▁first ▁kiss ▁from ▁Sam my . ▁However , ▁the ▁two ▁separated ▁when ▁Haz el ▁had ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Al aska ▁with ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁never ▁met ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁again ▁since ▁Haz el ▁died ▁shortly