True Blood Season 3: Who Is Jesus Velasquez?

This is part 3 in our series of features about the new characters coming to True Blood in season 3. We’ll be taking a look at these new characters using both information from casting calls and from the novels on which the show is based. Beware, spoilers ahead!

Who is Jesus Velasquez?

Kevin Alejandro is Jesus Velasquez / NBC

A brand new character in the Sookieverse, one who is not in the books, arrives on the scene this season in the form of Jesus Velasquez. Although we don’t have the books to give us some insight into the character, a fair amount has already been revealed via casting calls and interviews with the actor cast to play him, Kevin Alejandro.

Jesus works as an orderly at a nursing home where he cares for Ruby Jean Reynolds, Lafayette’s mother (more on her to come). Described as a good-natured, gorgeous Latino guy, he becomes a love interest for Lafayette as the season progresses. They’re both healers of sorts, which draws them together initially, but Jesus has his work cut out for him attempting to break down the walls Lafayette has erected around his heart. Jesus will be a recurring character all season, with the possibility of appearing in season 4 as well, so we can expect a juicy storyline for him and Lafayette.

This is True Blood, though, so you know Jesus isn’t simply a nice guy with the hots for Lafayette. It turns out that there is a “bigger and more dangerous reason” he’s drawn to Bon Temps. Is he a vampire? A werewolf? Something else entirely? No one’s saying, but Jesus is certainly more than he seems at first and we can expect to learn a lot more about him as the season unfolds.

Jesus Velasquez In Brief

Sex: Male
Species: Presumed human
Age: Late 20s
Status: Single
Relatives: Unknown
Occupation: Orderly at a nursing home
Location: Louisiana

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