Maya Herrera

Maya Herrera
Portrayed by	Dania Ramírez
First appearance	Four Months Later
In-story stats
Known ability	Maya's ability
Gender
Home	Dominican Republic
Residence	Maya Herrera's apartment
Sibling	Alejandro (twin brother)

Maya and her twin brother Alejandro are on the run.

Character History

Graphic Novel:Maya y Alejandro

On the back of a truck taking Alejandro and Maya north, Maya reads chapter 5 of Chandra Suresh's book, Activating Evolution. While their desired destination is Brooklyn, the truck driver says he can only go as far as San Cristobal.

Four Months Later

Maya and Alejandro are running from border patrol and they finally lose them in a small home. Maya admits that she is too tired from running and if they get caught people will die. Alejandro replies by saying that people will only die if they stop running. He then says they will be in America soon and they will find the answers they need there. The siblings continue to run. Maya and Alejandro fix a deal with a man who drives people close to the American border. They argue over whether Maya sits in the front with the driver scum or with Alejandro. Eventually the car stops and the driver scams Alejandro and twists his deal. Alejandro then punches the driver but the driver points a gun and then punches him back. Maya is taken by the driver and his friend and Maya screams that they have no idea what they're doing. Later when Alejandro finds the truck everyone is dead with black eyes that bled at one point. Maya is crying on the side of the truck.

Lizards

Alejandro and Maya arrive at the home of Nidia, a family friend in Guatemala who also helps people cross the border into Mexico. While waiting for night to make the crossing, another woman waiting there claims to be a healer and tries to cure Maya. She appears to sense a terrible blackness inside Maya, pronounces her cursed, and refuses to be in a group with her crossing the border.

That night, they attempt the crossing into Mexico. When border guards start searching in the area, Maya and Nidia become separated from Alejandro. Distressed by the situation, Maya's eyes start to leak black fluid. She tells Nidia to run, but the border guide soon sheds black tears of her own and collapses. Alejandro catches up and comforts his sister. He holds Maya's hands, and the black tears on her face become clear, his own eyes becoming dark. His power also revives Nidia, who declares that Alejandro and Maya are evil and runs away.

Powers

In Four Months Later, there are hints that if Maya is upset or separated from her brother, something bad will happen. Maya and Alejandro both seem to believe that Maya is responsible for causing the deaths of people around them. They believe that they need to get to New York, where there is a doctor who can help her. Since they have been reading a copy of Activating Evolution, they are presumably seeking Chandra Suresh.

When Alejandro finds Maya after she is kidnapped by some "Coyotes", everyone else in the truck has died; their eyes have bled and turned black.

In Lizards, Maya's virulent power is confirmed when she begins leaking black liquid from the eyes. Then, her guide to cross the border dies just like the Coyotes. However, Alejandro is somehow able to reverse the condition, by gripping Maya's hands tight and praying. The guide comes back to life and flees, and all the black liquid returns to Alejandro's eyes.

Notes

• Press releases have placed Maya and Alejandro in their mid-20s.

See Also

• For other uses of Maya, see Maya (disambig).
• For a list of her victims, see Maya's victims.
• For images of Maya, see Images of Maya Herrera.

Fan Theories

Please refer to Theory:Maya Herrera for fan-created theories and other speculation.