Alma's Way

Characters and interstitial shorts

Alma Rivera, voiced by Summer Rose Castillo, is an optimistic 6-year-old Puerto Rican-American girl who often acts as the leader of her group and enjoys solving problems. Her favorite baseball team is the Sweat Sox, and her catchphrase is "I've gotta think about this!" Her younger brother Rubén Rivera Jr., called Junior, is 5 years old, loves dinosaurs and dancing, and favors the City Seagulls baseball team; he was voiced by Neo Vela in Seasons 1-2 and by Logan Alarcon-Poucel from Season 3 onward. Their mother Lulú Rivera, voiced by Annie Henk, works as a musician and music teacher, while their father Rubén Rivera, voiced by Jesús E. Martinez, is a veterinarian who hosts a show called Rubén to the Rescue. Alma's maternal grandfather Gustavo, known as Abuelo, is voiced by Danny Bolero. Her next-door neighbor and cousin Eduardo Montoya, nicknamed Eddie Mambo, is a gifted musician who plays drums, guitar, and horn and uses leg braces and crutches due to cerebral palsy; his voice actors have included Jacob Crespo in Season 1, Adrian Marrero in Season 2, and Luca Silva from Season 2, Episode 19 onward. Eddie's father Nestor Montoya, voiced by Marco Antonio Rodriguez, is a playwright and musical director of a Bomba ensemble, and his mother Gloria Montoya, voiced by Sharon Montero, works as a New York City Transit Authority Train Conductor. Alma's friends include André King, who is skilled at drawing and sketching and has been voiced by Niason DaCosta, Ja'Siah Young, and Emjay Roa across seasons; Rafia Huda, a 7-year-old Bangladeshi girl who loves sports, voiced by Naysa Nishash Shokeen in Seasons 1-2 and Rachael Dutta from Season 3; Lucas Reed, a gifted singer voiced by Julian Lerner and later Declan Fennell; and Becka, a 12-year-old Jewish-American girl voiced by Emily Isabel. Rafia's older sister Safina Huda, voiced by Jenna Qureshi, volunteers at Rubén's pet clinic. The second season introduced a new female character named Yolette, new voice actors for Eddie and André, and a live-action post-episode segment called My Way.