Mauricio Chavez

Mauricio Chavez
Portrayed by	Carlos LaCamara
First appearance	Odessa
In-story stats
Known ability	Smoke mimicry
Gender
Home	Los Angeles, CA
Occupation	Priest

Father Mauricio Chavez aided Oscar Gutierrez with El Vengador's underground railroad until Oscar's death. After Father Mauricio works with Carlos Gutierrez, giving him advice and comfort.

Character History

Odessa

After Oscar's funeral, Father Mauricio goes to Gutierrez and Sons to tell Jose to return to his apartment and to speak to Carlos. Mauricio tells Carlos that he knew about the rift between him and Oscar, but that Oscar loved him nonetheless. Mauricio invites Carlos to come talk to him at St. Mary's Church, but Carlos insists that he is doing fine and walks away. Carlos later changes his mind and visits Mauricio at the church, asking him about what his late brother was involved in. Mauricio tells Carlos about the existence of El Vengador's underground railroad, and asks if he can use it to send two evos through to Canada. When Carlos asks Mauricio why he cares about evos so much, Mauricio shows him his ability, turning into smoke and flying through the grille of the confessional. That night, Mauricio accompanies Sylvia and Damon to the underground railroad and tells them where they will need to go from there.

Under the Mask

Mauricio follows Carlos to the building where Dearing is interrogating Fiona and waits outside. When Carlos is discovered and runs away, Mauricio grabs him and extends his ability, turning them both into smoke that their pursuers then run through. Mauricio and Carlos then reform behind a large crate, and Carlos angrily tells Mauricio to never do that to him again. Mauricio berates Carlos for following a path of vengeance, but Carlos's mind is set. Mauricio reminds Carlos that he's just trying to help him, but Carlos tells him to find another soul to save. Later, when Fiona and the other evo fugitives hide away in a building, Fiona tells the others that she has called Mauricio to help them escape.

The Needs of the Many

Mauricio enters the basement of Gutierrez and Sons and finds Carlos wearing a new and improved version of the El Vengador costume. After Carlos demonstrates its strength by punching through a punching bag, Mauricio tells him that he will be impressed if Carlos finds a man fit to wear the costume first. When Mauricio asks him why he's wearing the suit, Carlos replies that it is because he wants to believe in something bigger than himself. Mauricio warns Carlos that Captain Dearing will be onto them soon. Later, when Mauricio returns to Guttierez and Sons in his car, he is approached by Jose, who tells him that he has discovered his father's secret basement. Jose then shows Mauricio the secret he was afraid to share with his father; his power of phasing. The two are joined by Dearing, who gloats that he has found them. Mauricio tells Jose to run, and begins to turn into smoke, but his transformation is interrupted when Dearing tases him.

The Lion's Den

After realizing that Mauricio's car was in Gutierrez and Sons, but was no where to be found, Carlos Gutierrez goes to the LAPD police station and demands that Captain James Dearing takes him to Mauricio and Jose.

Evolved Human Abilities

Father Mauricio has the ability to turn his entire body into a gas resembling smoke. He has demonstrated the ability to move his body through boundaries such as a grille in a confessional of St. Mary's Church. Father Mauricio has also shown that he can extend his ability and turn another person into smoke. However, it appears that Father Mauricio's use of this ability can be disabled, at least temporarily, by exposure to electricity, like when he was tasered in the middle of transforming into smoke and was subsequently forced back into his solid human form. (The Needs of the Many)