Carmen Gomez, referred to by her grandchildren as Abuelita, is a character that debuts in the Hamster & Gretel "Abuelita's World". She is the mother of Carolina and Melissa, and the maternal grandmother of Kevin and Gretel. Carmen is a caring, but very strict person, and can come over as a little scary because of that.
Physical appearance[]
Carmen has short, grey hair and tan skin. She wears a light yellow blouse, a blue bead necklace and blue pants.
Personality[]
Carmen is very strict about things especially a clean house and chores and believes tough love is the best way to go. She's a bossy and demanding woman, but overall is reasonable despite her demands.
History[]
When Dave and Carolina leave for a weekend they call Carmen to stay with Kevin and Gretel, much to her grandchildren's dismay, and immediately makes them give her their cellphones, clean every corner of the house and sit quietly in the living room as she watches her novel. When Fred comes over to warn Kevin and Gretel about the trouble going on in the city Abuelita tells her that Kevin is not allowed to invite girls over even if Fred is a cousin and shuts the door on her face.
Relationships[]
Kevin and Gretel[]
Carmen loves her grandchildren dearly but is very strict with them in order to teach them about responsibility. However, she is still reasonable and even agrees to keep Gretel and Hamster's powers a secret from their parents.
Dave and Carolina[]
Dave and Carolina both seem to have a good relationship with Carmen as they trust her with caring for their children and Carmen greeted both of them with a hug and affectionate words. It is unknown if they are aware of how strict Carmen is with Kevin and Gretel.
Fred Grant[]
Carmen doesn't seem to be fond of Fred. She calls Fred by her birth name "Winifred" and upon seeing her Carmen immediately tells her that girls were not allowed in the house despite Fred being her granchildren's cousin and shut the door on Fred's face before calling her and the Grant side of the family "odd".
Gallery[]
List of appearances[]
Season 1[]
- "Abuelita's World" (First appearance)
- "La Sombrerona"
Season 2[]
Trivia[]
- She was a go-go dancer before Carolina was born, which she has also refrained from telling her own daughter about.
- She is the second person outside of the trio, to know about Hamster and Gretel's powers, with the first being Fred.
- Carmen is based on Joanna Hausmann's late, Cuban-Venezuelan grandmother, Belkys.[1]
- She speaks in "Spanglish" most of the time.