Javier Delgado

Javier Delgado
Portrayed By	Benjamin Bratt
First Seen	Up All Night
Last Seen	Dead On A Rival
Full Name	Javier Hectoro Delgado
Gender	Male
Origin	1969 Atlántico, Colombia
Family	Unnamed Brother Gloria Pritchett - Ex-wife Manny Delgado - Son Fulgencio Ramirez† - Ex-Father-in-law Pilar Ramirez - Ex-Mother-in-law Two Unnamed Ex-Brothers-in-law Sonia Ramirez - Ex-Sister-in-law Trish - Fiancée
Seasons	S1 - S2 - S3 - S4 - S5 - S6 - S7 - S8 - S9 - S10 - S11

Javier Hectoro Delgado was Gloria Pritchett's charismatic ex-husband and Manny's biological father. After his divorce from Gloria, he had spent his life womanizing, much to Gloria's jealousy. 

Biography

He was formerly a Triple-A Baseball player and played alongside such baseball greats as Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire.

Gloria mentioned that he would have many dangerous hobbies, such as hiking in the desert and skydiving off helicopters. Once, on a dare, he even boxed with an alligator.

Personality

Javier was said to be very adventurous and had many connections to important people because of his travels. Gloria said that because he was Colombian, he could be very persuasive. According to Gloria, Javier was passionate and romantic, traits which Manny inherited.

Jay complained that people thought Javier was cool and exciting when he was actually a "dad who didn't show up". In speaking of his responsibilities, Javier stated that "life is an adventure" and that he lived "in the now", which annoyed Jay, who was constantly the one to comfort Manny when his father flaked out.

Despite his behavior, Javier was very grateful to Gloria for how she raised their son. He voiced his appreciation for her during Manny's graduation, stating that their son wouldn't have become the man he was without her.

Relationships

Jay

Jay finds Javier pretentious and irresponsible because of his wild nature. In "Up All Night", they became close but Javier ended up letting Jay down.

Gloria

Javier was formerly married to Gloria before the show began. Their marriage to somehow seemed to be an imploding one as Gloria commented that all they did was "fight and make love". Gloria is also very appalled by Javier's actions, especially since he took Manny to a stripper club when he was six.

Despite any problems they have, Javier was grateful to Gloria for how their son turned out. At Manny's graduation, he thanked her for raising their son the way she did. Gloria was speechless and can only accept his gratitude in stride.

Manny

Javier has quite a good relationship with his son Manny. Manny looks up to him and they are shown to enjoy each other's company.

Trivia

• In "Lifetime Supply", Cameron had a crush on Javier.
• According to Ed O'Neil, the role of Javier was going to be played by Alfred Molina. Benjamin Bratt, who actually plays Javier, is of Peruvian descent.
• In "The Graduates", it's revealed that Javier has a brother in Colombia who is a doctor.

Appearances

Season 1

• "Pilot" (mentioned only)
• "The Bicycle Thief" (mentioned only)
• "The Incident" (mentioned only)
• "Coal Digger (mentioned only)
• "Up All Night"
• "Fears" (mentioned only)
• "Starry Night" (mentioned only)

Season 2

• "Caught in the Act" (mentioned only)

Season 3

• "Lifetime Supply"
• "Leap Day" (mentioned only)

Season 4

• "Flip Flop"

Season 5

• "Suddenly, Last Summer" (mentioned only)

Season 6

• "Patriot Games"

Season 8

• "The Graduates"

Season 11

• "Dead On A Rival"

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