• Maya Santos (voiced by
Candi Milo) is a sweet, gentle, and energetic
Mexican and
Puerto Rican girl. She always manages to include her twin brother, Miguel, and friends in her crazy adventures. Whenever Maya comes up with an idea, she always says "
¡Éso es!" (''That's it!
) and her hair bobbles light up while her ponytail quickly spins around; as shown in "The Bet" they will continue to glow until she says "¡Éso es!''" She can sometimes be very stubborn, ignorant, and naive, and tends to get involved in other people's business instead of her own. Although her ideas often don't go the way she plans them, they always accomplish their original objective in the end. • Miguel Santos (voiced by
Nika Futterman) is Maya's twin brother. Miguel is slightly more practical and sensible than his twin sister, and enjoys playing
soccer and
video games. Every time Maya gets an idea, he gets a bad feeling about it. He knows Maya means well, but he thinks she gets more involved in other people's problems than her own. He keeps track of Maya's ideas that have gone wrong, much to Maya's annoyance. However, he would sometimes admit that an idea of hers is the best idea yet. He has a big crush on a girl named Kylie, who feels the same way. • Theodore "Theo" McEwen (voiced by
Jerod Mixon) is Miguel's
African-American best friend and soccer buddy. Theo loves sports as much as Miguel does. Theo often gets straight A's in his classes, arguably making him the most intelligent of the kids. Theo is often the voice of reason among his friends. • Margaret "Maggie" Lee (voiced by
Lucy Liu) is Maya's
Chinese-American friend. She is very dramatic, kind, fashionable and talented. She rarely disagrees with Maya's ideas. • Christine "Chrissy" Lum (voiced by Beth Payne) is Maya's
Dominican-American friend, and describes herself as
Afro-Dominican. She is very sensitive and level-headed, though sometimes she can also be a little gullible. Chrissy tends to point out the flaws in Maya's plans a lot, similar to Miguel. She also loves animals and has a pet cat in one episode. • Andrew "Andy" Arlington (voiced by Jeannie Elias) is another friend of Miguel's. He is an
English-American handicapped boy who was
born with only one arm. Often seen in the background with Miguel and Theo, he likes to play soccer,
basketball, and
baseball. Andy moved to Maya and Miguel's neighborhood from
Wisconsin. • Alberto "Tito" Chávez (voiced by Candi Milo) is Maya and Miguel's cousin who moved to the
United States from
Mexico with his parents. He lives in the same apartment complex. He really admires his cousin Miguel; in the episode "I've Got to Be 'Mi-Guel'" he is shown pretending to act as if he is Miguel. He loves to play soccer like the twins. • Abuela Elena Chávez (voiced by
Lupe Ontiveros) is Maya and Miguel's maternal grandmother who's originally from
Mexico. • Paco (voiced by
Carlos Alazraqui) is an anthropomorphic and energetic
bilingual macaw who is the twins' pet, originally owned by their
abuela. Most commonly heard saying "Pretty Bird" and "What about Paco, what about Paco?" He often gets loose, causing much trouble and confusion around the house. Paco also often reacts a lot to figures of speech, thinking they are real. • Rosa Santos (voiced by
Elizabeth Peña) is Santiago's wife and Maya and Miguel's mother who's originally from
Mexico. • Santiago Santos (voiced by
Carlos Ponce) is Rosa's husband and Maya and Miguel's father who's originally from
Puerto Rico. == Episodes ==