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The following article/section is from the Paola Santiago continuity under Rick Riordan Presents and not the Riordanverse canon.

Joaquín was a teenager who was used as a sacrifice by La Llorona to bring her son Beto back to life. He is the main antagonist of Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares.

History[]

When Joaquín was a teenager. He was abducted by La Llorona and used as a sacrifice to resurrect her son Beto. He was trapped in a body that was not his own, but eventually gained control.

Shortly after La Llorona found peace, he set up a plan to take revenge by using his kidnapper's granddaughter to open up the void.

Paola Santiago series[]

Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares[]

He started to communicate with Paola Santiago through her dreams as a way to get her to Oregon. As she traveled north, he would manipulate Dante Mata, Pao's friend, into turning against her by revealing her parentage to him. When Pao arrives, he plans in using her to open a void, but Beto takes control and, after executing a plan Beto managed to hide from him, he is able to find peace and pass on.

Trivia[]

  • As a child, he enjoyed observing reptiles and watching thunder storms.
Paola Santiago series
Books: Paola Santiago and the River of Tears | Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares | Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows
Main Characters: Paola Santiago | Dante Mata | Emma Lockwood | Bruto | Naomi
Secondary Characters: Maria Santiago | Ondina | Marisa Martínez | Carmela Mata | Beto | Joaquín | Kit | Robin Long
Minor Characters: Karen Lockwood | Sal | Franco | Aaron | Johnny | Shadow Dante
Mythical Creatures: Chupacabra | La Llorona | Ahogada | La Mano Panchona | Lechuza | Duendecillos | Cadejo | The Hitchhiker | El Cucuy | Falsita
Related Content: Tehlor Kay Mejia | Rick Riordan Presents | Bruto and the Freaky Flower | Disney+ series
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