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

Sal is a young boy in the Niños de la Luz.

History[]

Sal lived in the Riverside Palace Apartments in Silver Springs, Arizona with his parents. One day the entire family was arrested by ICE, an event whitened by Paola Santiago, Dante Mata, and Emma Lockwood. He managed to escape and was found by Marisa Martínez and joined the Niños de la Luz.

Paola Santiago series[]

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears[]

Months after he joined the children of the light, he saw Pao and explained to her how he ended up with them and that the third quarter was before leaving. When the camp is attacked by a swarm of La Mano Panchona, he runs away and is saved by Dante and Pao. After the battle he goes over to Pao to ask if she is joining them, when she says she isn't sure he tells her to return to camp for safety. The following morning he congratulates Pao and Dante for temporarily joining them. He stays behind the guard and fire with Marisa, Pao, and two others.

Later that night he frees Pao after Marisa restrains the tourist and gives her supplies to find her friends. She promises that when she returns, they will no longer have to fight monsters.

Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares[]

Six months after the defeat of La Llorona, he goes north with the other niños to investigate an anomaly in Oregon. However they are taken prisoner by Duendecillos. Some time later Pao and Naomi, who stayed behind, show up and he hugs the former. After Pao suggests they set a fire to get out, he supports her. However the fire soon spreads throughout the holding cell. Luckily they are let out, however The Hitchhiker arrives just as they do. They comes at the group and he, Pao and the rest of the niños attack them. They put up a fight but it is a losing battle and he, Pao and the niños are quickly defeated. However the Hitchhiker is expelled from their work after the one who summoned them passes on. He and the other niños are led to Beto's trailer by the duendecillos.

Pao's mom rents a van to take all of them back to Silver Springs. As their camp is not safe for them anymore, the niños set up shop in a warehouse with Beto giving them his trailer.

Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows[]

He greets Pao as he and the other Niños are eating lunch and they are shocked when Pao tells them El Cucuy plans in invading their world and are angered when she reveals Franco was withholding the information from them. Sal and the others berate Franco when he comes over to them as Pao and her father argue. Pao also reveals she is the gate way El Cucuy plans on using and he watches as father and daughter walk away. After the group starts to shake and Dante is revealed to be a copy, El Cucuy projects nightmare images on the walls and threatens to force Pao's allies to watch their allies die before they are killed. When it ends, Pao reveals she is La Llorona's granddaughter and swears to fight for them. He accepts her but leaves with the younger Niños. After the battle he congratulates Pao.

Appearance[]

Sal is a eight year old boy of Hispanic decent with shaggy dark hair and dark eyes.

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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