KEPT character biography Archives

Another in the series, to add to last week’s Sy Greco, and others are here (George), here (Connor) andhere (Nancy Argento).

Villainess and matron, real estate agent, errant daughter (Scottsdale royalty), and adulterous wife (to go with the adulterous husband). Pilar Greco.

Who did I see here for inspiration when I was considering Pilar? Eva Langoria, Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Eva Langoria

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Sex: Female, Age: 47 Height and Weight: 5-6, 125.

Skin: light skinned Latina. Brown eyes, black hair. She dyes it to keep it really dark.

Posture: She’s very fit and regal-looking, impeccable presentation. She’s rich and has always had some money.

She’s a headturner, always smiling, at least in public. She has had breast augmentation. Dresses expensively and knows how to wear clothing. She’s a thin, southern California desert rich woman.

Defects: None apparent, physically. She’s had problems with depression in the past and takes Lexapro or some kind of anti-depressant.

Heredity: she’s also part Native American but it’s not noticeable and she doesn’t talk about it. She’s from a more patrician latin family that’s been in the US, the southwest for many years, perhaps from the time it was still Mexico. She’s more an Arizona/New Mexico person than a Californian. Her rich and influential father’s name is Rodrigo Galindez.

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Occupation: real estate sales. Very successful. She’s bubbly! Clients love her. She makes on her own at least 250K a year.

Education: didn’t finish college. She was studying to be a veterinarian but lost interest. She loves their dog, Candy. She studied French too, and occasionally uses French phrases. Her weapon of choice is a Glock 26, this is a 9mm pistol, very, very common, it’s the most common for concealed carry. Fits nicely in her purse.

Home Life: Parents still live in Scottsdale. She has siblings – 2 older brothers. She was the spoiled little sister. Parents are retired. Her mother never worked. To this day, she treats them really well. Her parents are quiet, church-goers. They have never ever really trusted Sy, though her father admires him for his money-making skills.

Race/Nationality: mostly Latin. Her ancestry is a combination of Mexican and Spanish and Native American ancestry. She tells everyone she’s European (Spanish).

Place in Community: She’s a member of a bunch of organizations. From the museum board to the AIDS Project, to the local real estate organization and she holds office. Past president, current treasurer. She’s good with money, She likes it, like to touch it, likes to count it.

Politics: She’s a Republican, but doesn’t like to flaunt it in increasingly liberal Palm Springs.

Amusements, hobbies: She’s really into girly things like waxing, nail care, etc. She’s flawless. She gardens. Flowering desert plants are her specialty, She really does have a green thumb. Takes after her father that way. She reads Vanity Fair.

Sex Life, Moral Standards: loves sex with Sy, but has also fooled around on him a few times. Mostly with younger men, it was like she was trying to get her son back, in a way. Always, they were mixed race types, white with a little latin thrown in. Often, teenagers having a first sexual experience with a hot older woman. Connor is a departure from this type.

Her personal premise: she’s happy with winning awards for selling real estate. Also working on her house, keeping Sy relatively happy and she has this other thing, this recognition that something’s not there, that things aren’t right. Something’s missing. Which is:

Frustration, disappointments: has never gotten over the death of her boy. His name was Angel. Looks at her parents’ lives and thinks, is that all there is? Angel died in a skateboarding accident. He was hit by a car, no fault of the driver. At the intersection of Rose Avenue and Vadera in Las Palmas.

Temperament: she has a typical latin temper if crossed. She can be very, very focused and has been a good partner to Sy because of this. She’s an optimist, cautiously.

Attitude toward life: militant. She believes she has the power to change things.

Complexes: She’s got that depression. Sometimes thinks (and rightly so) that Sy is putting things over on her. But she’s not really paranoid. She’s afraid of the dark.

Extroverted – yes.

Abilities: bilingual, Spanish English. Good public speaker.

Qualities: She has great taste and poise. She’s surprised that she’s also able to get down and dirty to hold onto what she has.

IQ: very high. She’s smart as all get out.

Adding to the list of Character Bios from Kept, others are here (George), here (Connor) and here (Nancy Argento).

So here we have Sy Greco, one half of the pair Greco & Greco, along with his wife, Pilar. A criminal, a real estate agent, a remodeler, a civic booster. There’s a lot to like, there’s a lot to hate. I purposely made him about 60 – my age when the book was finished, last year, as my own subtle protest of ageism in the arts. Sy is anything but “done.” If there ever was a movie, I’d imagine guys like Bruce Willis, Bryan Cranston, even Travolta in this role. Or, how about Gus Fring himself? (Giancarlo Esposito) They’re all about the right age.

Mr. Willis

Mr. Cranston

Sy Greco (I picture: a Scott Glenn type, a classy-looking 60-ish type of man)

Sex: Male, 60, 5-11, 175, gray hair, blue eyes, lightly tanned skin – looks rich.

Appearance: regal. Still very handsome and must have been knockout when younger. Very fashionable; doesn’t scrimp on details. Goes to the expensive stores. Would not be caught dead at Wal-Mart or Target.

Physical Defects: has a mole somewhere on his face. Makes him look a little evil. Bad eyesight, he wears glasses or contacts. Usually contacts since he’s so vain.

Heredity: at risk for prostate cancer. Otherwise, relatives have longevity.

Sy’s personal car: Lexus SUV – not sure which model, just know it’s expensive and pristine. We usually see him driving the Greco company trucks or SUVs, however.

Socio: Sy’s a middle-class person who has done very well in recent years, both legitimately and illegally.

Occupation: real estate/developer. Mastermind of scams to convince elderly homeowners to sell their properties at a low price rather than make needed repairs. He buys them then flips them. The repairs he or his team require are all bogus or concocted. Preys on little old ladies! Might also have his hand in some meth lab stuff.

THEY LIVE IN DEEPWELL in Palm Springs. On OCOTILLO ROAD, near MANZANITA. GRECO & GRECO office is on N. Palm Canyon. Near Tamarisk or Tachevah. GRECO OFFICE IN LAGUNA is on OCEAN AVENUE, Between Beach and Pacific Coast Highway. You can walk to the beach from there. There’s a one room apartment in back, with a little fridge and a hot plate microwave. He remodeled all that himself on weekends.
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Education: State college grad, business administration. He’s very good at that. Also plays piano, not well though.

Home Life: Married to Pilar. They had one child, a boy, Angel, who died as a teenager in a car/skateboard accident. His parentage: He’s from a middle class Los Angeles family. Valley. He was born into that first baby boom wave in the southern California post WWII generation. So this guy is classic Beach Boys, car-centered, California Dreamin’ kind of life that the rest of the world idolized. Sherman Oaks? Parents were kind of boring, had cocktail parties and all that. Sy always wanted a more interesting life. Now he has it.

Religion: Sy’s a non-practicing reform Jew.

Nationality: Italian, but this is several generations. He’s thoroughly American and doesn’t speak a word of Italian.

Community: He’s a well-known businessman, active in the Chamber of Commerce or local realtor group. Film Festival Board. Member of a country club where golf is a focus.

PS Chamber of Commerce – where Sy would hang out.

Politics: moderate Democrat who doesn’t vote much, except for president. Would be a Clinton supporter, not Sanders. But he’s too selfish to vote, anyway. He lies about it to whoever he needs to. Conservative “Democrat.”

Amusements, hobbies. He golfs, He does play tennis. He swims. Out of all the characters in “Kept,” he’s the one who makes most use of the incredible climate of Palm Springs.

Psychological:

Sex life: he’s bisexual. He is married to Pilar, and has an affair going on with Connor. He’s really not more one way than the other, though he is male-oriented in many ways. He is very conventional so if push comes to shove would ALWAYS choose Pilar over a man.

Personal Premise, ambition: Wants money AND power. Power is very important, he likes the control. The money seems to naturally flow to him, infuriatingly.

Frustrations, disappointments: Frustrated with the LAW, which constrains him. Hugely disappointed that his son died. Probably hasn’t suitably grieved. Connor is somewhat a substitute, as well as are the other workers.

Temperament: Explosive temper. Don’t cross him. He can be really mean and nasty and entitled. Also, he can be a charmer. But more the former. Employees are wary.

Attitude toward life: He feels he has the power to control it.

Complexes: Phobias: snakes. Is freaked out by car accidents because of what happened to his son, the light of his life.

Extrovert: he’s an ambivert – can be outgoing when necessary, for business or social reasons. Otherwise, he’s more plotting and internal.

Abilities: Speaks Spanish fluently. Knows how to work a gun.

Qualities: Devious. Plotting. Exquisite taste in furniture, houses, clothes, cars. In this way he’s somewhat of a god to George and Connor.

IQ: Also high. A very smart man.