Chico lives next door to Francisco’s family with his wife, Pilar, when Francisco’s family lives in a garage near a vineyard where they pick grapes. Chico and Pilar are undocumented workers, just like Francisco and his family. They own a cat named Catarina that Francisco’s pet parrot, El Perico, is very fond of.
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Chico Character Timeline in The Circuit
The timeline below shows where the character Chico appears in The Circuit. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Death Forgiven
...against him. El Perico is also very fond of a cat, Catarina, that belongs to Chico and Pilar, an undocumented couple that lives next door. The cat and the parrot even...
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If Chico and Pilar come to visit without Catarina, El Perico becomes agitated and shrieks loudly. Papá...
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