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Sofia is Danny’s cousin, Tommy’s daughter, and Cecelia’s stepdaughter. Sofia values her family, and she loves and takes care of Danny. She is well-integrated into the teenage social scene of National City, and Carmen is her closest friend. Sofia never knew her biological mom, but she thinks of Cecelia as her real mother. Sofia is apprehensive about her future because, though she’s a good student, she doesn’t know anyone who’s ever been to college. She develops a romantic relationship with Uno.
Sofia Lopez Quotes in Mexican WhiteBoy
The Mexican WhiteBoy quotes below are all either spoken by Sofia Lopez or refer to Sofia Lopez . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Danny Lands in National City Quotes
Behind his back he grips his left wrist, digs his fingernails into the skin until a sharp pain floods his mind, makes him feel real.
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Stuck in Uncle Tommy’s Apartment Quotes
Watching Randy run a hand through his short sandy-blond hair, Danny shook his head. The way his dad might. Of course, he thought, a white guy.
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Uno Interrupts Danny’s Workout Quotes
It’s like this story my teacher was telling us. About the guy who spends all day rolling a boulder up a hill and then, when he gets to the top, he just lets it roll back down. That myth or whatever. I mean, what kind of shit is that? What’s the point?
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The Workouts, the Hustles, the Drive-in Theater Quotes
What up, girl? Your boy can’t get no invite? This movie’s only for full-on Mexicans? They can’t let nobody in if he got a drop of brother?
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Danny Overhears Sofia and Uncle Tommy Quotes
He and Ray both got in a lot of trouble when we were kids. Some pretty violent stuff. Fights and assaults. Definitely wasn’t the first time.
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Uno Gets Another Drunken Tongue-Lashing Quotes
My pops is into God, man. Jesus up in heaven and all that. And maybe he’s right. But sometimes I think maybe God’s down here. In regular everyday stuff. Like the power of a train.
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Here I Come Quotes
We all start out believing we can do anything. Even Mexican kids that grow up here. But at some point we lose it. It totally disappears. Like me, for example. Why is that?
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Sofia Lopez Character Timeline in Mexican WhiteBoy
The timeline below shows where the character Sofia Lopez appears in Mexican WhiteBoy. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Danny Lands in National City
1. Danny Lopez arrives in National City to stay with his cousin, Sofia. Danny is from Leucadia, but he has family in National City because Danny’s dad, who...
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Home Run Derby: Uno’s Time Has Come
...derby isn’t just about winning, but it's also about putting on a show. Uno sees Sofia approaching with a “light skinned Mexican skater-looking kid,” and the idea that he might be...
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The Shot Heard Round the Cul-de-Sac
1. Sofia and Danny head to the cul-de-sac where the derby is and cross paths with Uno....
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2. Danny and Sofia watch as Uno pitches to Raul. Uno jokingly insults the other players, and Sofia says...
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...home runs. Uno becomes visibly frustrated and starts pitching inside, almost hitting Danny, which upsets Sofia.
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...and pushes him, asking why he hit Manny. Danny doesn’t say anything, making Uno angrier. Sofia tries to intervene, but Uno punches Danny in the face, knocking him to the ground.
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...of what happened at the derby, telling his dad that he punched Uno for bothering Sofia.
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Stuck in Uncle Tommy’s Apartment
1. Ever since Uno punched Danny, Danny hasn’t left Sofia and his uncle Tommy’s apartment. He had 15 stitches in the hospital, and he lied...
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4. Back in the present, Sofia checks on Danny in his cot. He thinks about how out of place he feels...
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...hell died in your ass?” at Danny. Danny is shocked and confused, but Cecelia and Sofia laugh as Tommy keeps yelling that they need to give Danny different food because the...
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Uno and His Peeps Talk Summer Jobs
...is like in Oxnard and imagines Senior singing in a church. The boys run into Sofia and Carmen, and Sofia tells Uno that if he messes with Danny again, she’ll come...
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Del Mar Fair
1. Sofia forces Danny to leave his cot and says he’s going to the fair with her...
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2. At the fair, Danny, Flaca, and Sofia are on the Ferris wheel drinking spiked juice. Flaca points out the half-white girl in...
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Later that night, Danny writes a letter to Javier, saying that he’s become close with Sofia’s friends. He writes that Liberty is his girlfriend but that he’s taking it slow with...
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5. Danny gets drunker at the fair and he enjoys the feeling. Sofia and Carmen check on him and realize that he’s very drunk when he kisses Carmen’s...
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
4. Sofia and the other girls approach the booth—pulling Danny along— as Lolo is up to pitch....
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5. Chico suggests that Danny pitch, and even though Sofia says he’s too drunk, everyone agrees to let Danny throw the last ball. Uno feels...
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Mexican WhiteBoy
2. Danny and Sofia are at their grandmother’s house for dinner. As the women are cleaning up, Sofia tells...
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Senior Explains Poverty
...at the derby last week, Uno didn’t win money because Danny beat him. Uno spots Sofia down the street, recognizing her by her walk— Sofia used to be a tomboy but...
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3. Uno catches up with Sofia, who is going Rollerblading with Carmen. He explains that he needs to make money quickly...
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4. Sofia and Uno go to the field to secretly watch Danny. Uno apologizes to Sofia for...
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5. As Sofia and Uno watch, Danny stops pitching and stares at a bird in the sky, standing...
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The Workouts, the Hustles, the Drive-in Theater
...high school to watch Kyle Sorenson. They speculate that he’s scouting Danny. They arrive to Sofia’s house, where Sofia’s getting ready to bring Danny to a movie with her friends. Uno...
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3. At the drive-in theater, Danny sits in Carmen’s car with Sofia and the rest of her female friends. Instead of watching the movie, Danny reminisces about...
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...when he was high off his dad’s marijuana. Danny ends up just waving at Liberty. Sofia says she and her friends will help him learn how to talk to girls.
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Danny Overhears Sofia and Uncle Tommy
1. One night, Danny hears Sofia and Tommy talking in the kitchen. Sofia asks if Javier always had a temper, and...
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Don’t Worry, They’re Asleep
...Tommy and Cecelia go out to celebrate a new construction job Tommy got. Danny and Sofia stay home, and Danny ruminates on why he loses control of his pitching when he...
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The Green Lollipop
...he loves Manny because he’s always happy despite his miserable circumstances. Later in the game, Sofia tells the group that her biological mom left when Sofia was young and later overdosed....
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3. Liberty and Guita join the game, and Raul dares Sofia to go into a room alone with Uno for 60 seconds. As the rest of...
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A Final Phone Call from San Francisco
...because she realized that they’re all she needs. After hanging up the phone, Danny asks Sofia what happened between his parents. She says that Javier hit Wendy; she thinks Danny has...
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Along for the Ride
...laughs and footsteps and the smells of different foods cooking in the kitchen. His cousins Sofia, Vanessa, Jesus, and Mario are all there, as are Tommy and Cecelia. Something happened the...
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2. The day prior, Danny is at home with Sofia when Ray comes to take Danny shopping with Rico and Tim. The four of them...
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Here I Come
1. Uno and Sofia are on the playground at Las Palmas one night. Sofia wonders out loud what her...
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Danny and Uno at Petco Park
...jail, but he feels no emotion. He digs a pair of tweezers into his arm. Sofia knocks on the bathroom door. Danny cuts into his arm until he feels a deep...
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Stripping Tile and Slinging Tar
1. A few hours later, Uno, Danny, Sofia, and Liberty are at Sofia’s house. It’s Danny’s last night in National City. They eat...
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A New Light on the Recycling Plant
...all of his wishes. The game determines that Danny will see Liberty again and that Sofia will go to college. Uno says he’s going to play on seeing Danny’s dad tomorrow....
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