Rico

Rico Patterson-Garicia is one of the two protagonists in The Somber World of Sofia.He is voiced by Dan Navarro.

Personality
Rico is the smarter, more clever and more cunning of the two.He is the more defensive and short tempered of the two.He prefers keeping his stuff neatly organized, and he is smart, getting good grades and knowing how to take care of Sofia. Because he likes it when things go his way, he can become unstable when they don't, like when he snaps at Sofia for scaring the daylights right out of him.He often struggles with self-confidence, afraid of being ridiculed by others, and he becomes nervous easily.He can get frustrated and/or annoyed with others, such as with Sofia when she intrudes upon his life.

Appearance
Rico is a pale skinned man with freckles and mustache.He is characterized by his long, red nose, that he is very fond of.His general attire consists of a school uniform with socks and black shoes.Rico has dark brown hair under his newsboy cap, which is almost never seen without in Audrita's Party.

Sofia
Although it took Rico awhile to accept Sofia's supernatural abilities, he cherishes her company and sees her as his best friend.With Sofia's help, Rico is learning how to be less nervous and instead make the most of his life. In turn, he makes sure that they don't get into a lot of trouble. If she's upset, like in the pilot episode, he does what he can to make her happy and feel better. While her bubbly, helpful, and naive personality can sometimes cause him a lot of trouble or irritate him, he appreciates having her around, calling her the coolest girl he knows.

Audrita
Rico despises Audrita, complaining that the only reason Audrita was a beauty pageant queen because her parents are rich and spoil her.

Trivia

 * Until Sophia(pilot episode), Rico has not removed his hat. However, in Audrita's Party, Rico's hat was removed until the end.
 * Rico has a mood for playing a fiddle, but always fails.
 * It is revealed that his dad's last name is Patterson while his mom's last name is Garicia.
 * Originally, in Sandra Equihua's version of Sofia without magical powers, Rico was named Pablo, had an obsession with music (where his violin interest came from), and was more like an enemy to Sofia.
 * He speaks Spanish fluently like his father.
 * He got a B in Spanish.
 * His full name is Ricardo Caesar Patterson-Garicia.