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Pilar Ramirez was Gloria Pritchett's mother.

In "Fulgencio", she and her daughter Sonia visited Jay and Gloria shortly after Joe was born.

In "The Old Man & the Tree", she visited Gloria and her family for Christmas and was making cookies that were made by her grandmother who made a recipe of the cookies and she seemed to take a liking to Claire, treating her like a daughter more than Gloria, but then had to get in between the two when they started fighting and soon things were resolved.

She disliked her daughter's husband, Jay and they both clashed about how Joe should be named. Gloria was unaware until Jay informed her of the issue and she questioned her mother.

Trivia[]

  • Pilar's portrayer Elizabeth Peña died on October 14, 2014 from liver disease, which was said to have come from alcohol abuse. Season 6 episode Halloween 3: AwesomeLand which aired on the same day was dedicated to her.
  • Her character may have been inspired by Pilar from the 1998 Coen brothers movie The Big Lebowski, although this is unknown for sure.
  • She was the owner of "the family gun", a heirloom that has been passed through the family.

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