Silvia de la Cruz is the mother of Guillermo. She appears in the What We Do in the Shadows TV series.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Silvia lives in an apartment in the Bronx. She raised Guillermo as a Catholic.[1] Guillermo spent at least 11 years living away from her to serve the vampire Nandor, a role that kept him so busy that he rarely had time to see her.
What We Do in the Shadows, Season 2: 2020[]
Guillermo quit his job as a familiar and left the Vampire Residence, as he felt that his vampire hunter heritage was distracting him from his duties. He briefly moved back into Silvia’s apartment, where she informed Guillermo that her fridge had broken. Guillermo returned to the Vampire Residence in order to retrieve Topher Delmonico's mini-fridge, but while there, he discovered a plot by the Vampiric Council to kill his former masters.[2]
As Guillermo's mini-fridge is seen again in the Vampire Residence the following year, it appears that he did not return home after this.[3]
What We Do in the Shadows, Season 4: 2022[]
Using funds he has embezzled from Nadja's, Guillermo purchases a new apartment for Silvia, along with new furnishings and appliances. She is later invited to the Vampire Residence to celebrate her mother Maite's birthday along with the rest of her close family, where Guillermo has dinner prepared for them. She remains unaware of Guillermo's job, believing that he works at a railroad and owns the mansion. When Nadja interrupts their dinner, Guillermo tells Silvia that Nadja is his girlfriend, and she joins them at the table. Eventually, the family's Van Helsing blood causes Silvia and the others to attack Nadja, throwing stakes and chasing her through the mansion. Guillermo places himself between his family and Nadja, admitting that he works for her and the other vampires, and that he wishes to become one himself one day, as well as coming out as gay. Silvia replies, "a mother knows", and Guillermo hugs her briefly before returning to preventing his family and Nadja from fighting.
Following this, she is hypnotized to remember nothing about Guillermo's occupation or desire to become a vampire, and forced out of the house along with the rest of her family.
Appearances[]
- What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)
- Season 2: "Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires"
- Season 4: "Private School", "Pine Barrens"
- Season 5: "Local News", "Exit Interview"
References[]
- ↑ Sawyer, Marika (writer) & Woliner, Jason (director) (May 22, 2019). "The Orgy". What We Do in the Shadows. Episode 9. FX.
- ↑ Johnson, Sam, Robinson, Stefani & Simms, Paul (writers) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (June 10, 2020). "Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires". What We Do in the Shadows. Episode 20. FX.
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