Gloria Marie Delgado-Pritchett (neé Ramirez; formerly Delgado) is the feisty, fun-

loving Colombian daughter of Pilar Ramirez and Fulgencio Ramirez, wife of Jay
Pritchett, and the mother of Manny Delgado and Joe Pritchett. She becomes an
American citizen in ("Patriot Games"). She was formerly a hairdresser and taxi
driver, but is currently a stay-at-home Mom to her kids and a housewife to Jay.
Biography
Before the show
Gloria was born in Colombia to Pilar and Fulgencio Ramirez. She has other siblings,
including Sonia and two unnamed brothers. Living in a poor village, she is
evidently used to doing manual labor and frequently implies violence as a solution
to problems. She states that she had her own machete when she was young ("Fizbo"),
and has considerable comfort in killing animals due to relatives who are butchers
("Unplugged"). Crazy traditional, Gloria firmly believes in superstitions and that
her family is cursed because her great-great-grandfather made a deal with the
devil, causing many of her relatives to end up in jail ("Larry's Wife"). Gloria
also frequently mentions that she used to join (and win) beauty pageants where she
showcased her ventriloquist dummy Uncle Grumpy, later seen to be strikingly similar
to Jay ("Yard Sale").

When she was younger, she received a letter addressed to her sister Sonia with an
opportunity to leave for the US. She used the letter and ends up leaving instead of
her sister. This would later cause friction between the two ("Fulgencio"). Jay
mentions that she had been deported twice ("Open House of Horrors").

She also stayed in Texas and Florida for some time, both of which she became wanted
by the police. Until the events in "Goodnight Gracie", she was wanted in Florida
for subletting an apartment which her roommate turned into a brothel after she
left. It is also in Florida where she gave birth to Manny in 1999.

She used to be a cab driver and a hairdresser at a salon near her apartment in the
slums. Jay said he used to sweat a lot while visiting her apartment, having to
climb three flights of stairs. ("Two Monkeys and a Panda")

Gloria met her future husband Jay at a diner while she was with Sonia. Jay (who
could only see Sonia as Gloria's back is turned to him) sent a pie over to Sonia
but she missed it as she went to the bathroom. Gloria later comes over to thank Jay
thinking it was for her ("Fulgencio").

Personality
Gloria is often characterized by her loud, outspoken attitude noticeable even from
a distance that one neighbor once thought they own a parrot ("Unplugged"); her
voice is known for driving the next-door neighbor's dog mad, setting off car alarms
and scaring several drivers into pulling over because it reached a pitch akin to a
police or ambulance siren. She is shown to be very expressive in her speech; often
imitating the sounds of things when she does not know what to call it, and shouting
loudly when she is upset. Due to her fiery nature, she often clashes with Claire,
another strong female. She often feels that her race is a problem with people, such
as failing to hail a cab which she immediately blames on her being a Latina only
for Haley to point out that its just a yellow car. She also has a considerable
temper which is comparable to a volcano: sudden, destructive and with many
casualties. When two teens egged her house on Halloween, she charged after them
screaming "You put egg on my house, I kill what you love!". When angered or
frustrated, she has a tendency to rant vociferously in Spanish.

She is shown to enjoy the limelight, as she makes effort to be noticeable

especially when it comes to her appearance and tends to get jealous when other
women get more attention than her, as seen when she fires attractive female
babysitters from her house so they don't outrank her ("The Help"). Gloria also
states that all friends of Jay have hit on her, except Shorty ("Fifteen Percent").
She frequently uses her good looks and sexy features to her advantage, which is why
she becomes frustrated when she tries to help Claire's campaign for office using
the telephone, as people do not see her and respond as she wants ("Election Day").

She is shown to be very proud of her Colombian roots and insists on carrying on
several of her Colombian traditions with her new family, and encourages Manny to
learn more Spanish ("Queer Eyes, Full Hearts"). A devout Catholic, Gloria is shown
to value strong family ties and religion above all else. Jay says that Gloria likes
to celebrate even little events he would consider insignificant ("Two Monkeys and a
Panda"). She has a disturbingly high comfort level when it comes to killing or
violence, especially where animals are concerned; she brutally beheaded a rat with
a shovel and left its head to "send a message to the other rats", and then set off
for church ("Unplugged").