Gertrude Rivera

Gertrude Rivera is the older estranged half sister of Andrea Montgomery, who just so happens to be a neighbor in the same Apartment complex that Angel lives in with her friends.

Early Life
Gertrude was born to Mr. Rivera and an unknown mother in the summer of 1967 in Florida. A few years after her birth her parents divorced, with her father moving to Miami while she stayed with her mother in Daytona. Like Angel, Gertrude grew up rarely ever seeing her father, since he lived far away with his new wife and child, which caused Gertrude to develop a grudge towards not only her father, but her sister Andrea as well. Shortly after finishing High School, Gertrude lost her mother to cancer which in turned caused her to go into a deep depression. Despite her father's best efforts in a reconciliation with her, she never wanted to see him and was always reluctant to accept his help when she was in trouble.

Personality
Though she can be seen as a very reclusive person, due to past troubles, in actuality she is a very outspoken women who is not afraid to speak her mind. When it comes to her sister, Gertrude prefers having little contact as possible due to a long held grudge on her side, as she believed that her father favored Andrea over her.

Trivia

 * Never attended her own father's funeral, due to believing he abandoned her in favor of Andrea.