Leonardo "Leon" Vargas[1] is the male protagonist in Disney Channel Latin America's original show, Violetta. He is a handsome, talented and passionate guy. He is from Mexico and comes from a wealthy family. Leon attends On Beat Studio where he pursues his dream of music. He is a member of the boy band All For You with his friends. In addition to his musical interests, he participates in motorcross, another great passion of his.
He is is the boyfriend of Violetta Castillo. He is best friends with Andres Calixto. He is also friends with Maxi Ponte, Broduey Silva, Francesca Caviglia, Camila Torres, Natalia Vidal, Federico, Gery, Napo, Lara Jimenez. He is frenemies with Ludmila Ferro. He had conflicts with Tomas Heredia, Diego Hernández, Clement Galan, and his ex-girlfriend, Ludmila Ferro.
When Leon is first introduced, he is part of the popular group of the studio that dictates all the other students and Ludmila's boyfriend. However, when he discovers that Ludmila likes another boy, Tomas, he breaks up with her. To get even with Tomas, he decides to win over Violetta, Tomas' crush, but he soon falls deeply in love with her. Due to his newfound love, he changes his ways and transforms into a kind, supportive and outgoing friend to all the other students in the studio. Leon was portrayed by Jorge Blanco.
Personality
Although he is initially arrogant, conceited and full of himself, Leon is actually an honest guy with a golden heart.
Being a part of Ludmila's group, he acts rude and arrogant to secure his status. However, Leon's love for Violetta changes him into a better person. He starts acting nicer to the other students in the studio (except for Tomas who is his rival for Violetta's heart) and becomes friends with those he used to view as "uncool". He realizes that he doesn't enjoy being a mean person and finds more fulfilment and joy in working with others and being their friend.
Leon often takes charge in group assignments and possesses many leadership skills. He sometimes makes impulsive decisions when he is forced to make major decisions regarding his career and future.
He helps Violetta with many things and is shown to be very protective of her. However, he also has a tendency to become easily jealous. Despite this, his heart is always in the right place - wanting to support, protect and love her all he can.
Character History
Season 1
Part 1
At the beginning of the series, Leon is shown to be arrogant and mean and he was also part of the "cool crowd", along with Ludmila, Naty, and Andres. He was a little selfish, and he didn't seem to like any of the other students at the Studio and he was very similar to his ex-girlfriend, Ludmila. But later, when he falls in love with Violetta, he becomes a whole new person; someone who is kind and friendly. He always says that his love for Violetta has changed him.
Part 2
As Violetta and Leon's relationship continues, they face many challenges. Leon shows his jealous side even more, when Broduey appeared, and when Tomas wouldn't give up the hope about Violetta. When Violetta's dad found out that she sang. In the last episode of Season 1/Episode 80, Leon and Tomas went to go say there final "bye"
Season 2
Part 1
At the beginning of the second season, Leon starts to practice motocross at the motocross track with his mechanic Lara, who later, becomes his girlfriend. He doesn't know on which thing to focus more on; the Studio or motocross; and he also wrote the song "Between Two Worlds" about his two passions: music and motocross. But later, he decides not to quit the Studio, as he planned before, so he said he will try to find time for both of his passions.
Part 2
At the end of Season 2, when he, Violetta, Francesca, and Diego went to Madrid, Spain to dance for YouMix Spain after winning the YouMix contest at Studio On Beat, Leon and Violetta started to have a stronger relationship and wanted to get back together, but they weren't sure. He saw Diego talking to Ludmila about their plan to ruin Violetta and get her out of the Studio, and he recorded a video of their conversation on his phone. Later, he talked to Francesca about that, and Violetta overheard them and watched the video, then she broke up with Diego and she and Leon sang Podemos together. Later, they decide to get back together and, and the show of the end of the year of Studio On Beat, after the students sang This Can't End, they kissed.
Relationships
Romances
Violetta Castillo - Girlfriend/True love
- Main article: Leon-Violetta Relationship
Violetta and Leon first meet in Season 1/Episode 005, when Leon saves Violetta from some skater guys. Later, when Leon discovers that Ludmila, his girlfriend, is falling for another guy named Tomas, while Tomas is falling for Violetta, he decides to try to win her over to get back at Tomas. But after spending a lot of time together, the two fall for each other. However, Violetta is still in love with Tomas as well, so Leon is determined to show her that he is the one for her.
Ludmila Ferro - Ex-girlfriend/Frenemies
- Main article: Leon-Ludmila Relationship
Ludmila and Leon start the series as a couple. The two were in the cool crowd along with Naty and Andres. Leon discovers that Ludmila has a crush on a boy named Tomas. Leon tries to find a way to break up with Ludmila and get back at Tomas. Soon, he finds a way to do this: win Violetta's heart. After he meets Violetta and starts to fall in love with her, and Ludmila is a little closer to Tomas, the two decide to break up. Later on in the series, Ludmila tries to get Leon to help her with her plans to break up Tomas and Violetta, but Leon is never interested.
Lara - Ex-girlfriend/Friends/Former Colleauge
- Main article: Leon-Lara Relationship
Leon and Lara start out as friends, who work together at the motocross track, but they eventually develop feelings for each other and they start dating. However, Leon isn't completely committed to their relationship, and Lara is aware of this.
Friends
Andres
Best friend
- Main article: Andres-Leon Friendship
Andres is Leon's best friend. They were part of the cool crowd along with Ludmila and Naty. They love to hang out and share their passion for music with each other. When Leon decides to do something, Andres always supports him, even if he doesn't understand what Leon is doing. Leon sometimes explains things to Andres when he doesn't understand what they are.
Enemies
Tomas Heredia
Enemies/Rivals
- Main article: Leon-Tomas Conflict
Tomas and Leon are rivals. When Leon was Ludmila's boyfriend, he saw that Tomas was talking with Ludmila. Thinking that he was flirting with her, he came to Resto Bar with Andres to get back at Tomas. Leon knows that Tomas has a crush on Violetta, so he tries to win her over to get even with Tomas jealous. Soon, Leon falls for Violetta so he fights with Tomas for her love.
Diego Hernández
Former Rivals/Friends
- Main article: Diego-Leon Conflict
Leon and Diego were rivals. They first met when Violetta dropped her shoe, then in Episode 3, Leon was very mad at Diego for singing More Tears to Violetta, causing him and Violetta to argue. In Episode 10, Diego came in the Studio and almost started a fight with Leon, them Pablo sent Leon home after Diego left. In Episode 11, Violetta told Diego that she told Leon and Tomas that she didn't want to be in a relationship. In the end of Episode 20, Diego and Violetta shared a kiss, and then Leon got mad at Violetta and refused to talk to her and they broke up once again. Later, Violetta blamed Diego for her and Leon breaking up. In Episode 27, Violetta was upset at Leon because of him saying hurtful things about her, Diego comforted her. In Episode 56/57, Ludmila broke Diego's guitar, to set Leon up, and to make Violetta think that Leon broke it. In Episode 57/58, Violetta, Leon and Lara almost had an argument. Later in the episode, Leon spied on Ludmila and Diego, till Violetta stopped him, then Leon told her that Diego was cheating on her, Violetta told Leon don't anywhere near Diego, and stay away from her. Then, at the end of the episode, Violetta, Leon and Diego had an argument, and then Herman walks in saying "Get Away From My Daughter!", then Diego said "Excuse Me?". In Episode 59, When Herman walked in as Jeremiah, then Leon and Diego left the room. Later, when Federico saw Leon and Ludmila talking, she told him that she is trying to win Diego over to hurt Violetta, then, she told Leon that Violetta took away Tomas. Later, Ludmila told Diego that she told Leon that Violetta took away Tomas. Then Violetta and Diego sing I Love You at Herman's wedding, In Episode 64, Diego told Ludmila that if she talk to Violetta, then he'll tell Federico about her plan, then Naty told Diego she has to tell Violetta about Ludmila plan, or she's gonna find in the worst way, Diego almost told Violetta about Ludmila's plan. In Episode 75, Violetta found out Diego and Ludmila's plan by Leon recording them on the phone. In Episode 76, Violetta and Diego broke up. In Episode 77, Violetta and Herman kicked out Leon and Diego out of their house, at the end of the episode, Leon told Violetta that he wants to get back with Violetta. In Season 3, Leon and Diego are now close friends.
Trivia
- He is one of many Violetta characters who don’t go by their full name, his full name being Leonardo.
- He is the first Mexican to appear in Violetta. The other three are Marco, DJ and Gery.
- In Spanish, his name is spelled León which means "lion", which could be why Ludmila gave him that nickname.
- His last name was confirmed to be Vargas by one of the producers of Violetta. However, his full name hasn't been mentioned until the movie Tini: The Movie – The New Life of Violetta.
- He can play the guitar, the piano, and the drum.
- Leon is second character to be framed for breaking someone else’s guitar, the first is Camila.
- He started singing around the age of 4.
- Thomas is his first rival in the series.
- Diego is his second rival in the series.
- Clement is his third rival in the series.
- In Season 1, Tomas is his rival, in Season 2, Diego is his rival, and in the final season, Clement is his rival
- The first song he writes in the series is More Tears.
- He starts the series as an antagonist, but his role changes after his character develop.
- It's revealed in Episode 23 of season 1 that he's allergic to strawberries.
- It's revealed in Episode 11 of season 1 that he can play golf.
- In the first part of Season 1, he doesn't like Maxi.
- He admits that he never had any feelings for Ludmila. That's why the two didn't seem close, even though they were a couple.
- Violetta is the first girl that Leon falls for.
- He had met Herman before he met Violetta because his parents have worked with Herman.
- He mentioned that he has a dog because he once said that his dog had better musical taste than Maxi.
- He hated Tomas because he felt that he was always getting in his way to make Violetta suffer.
- He hated Diego because he kept harassing Violetta, and he and Ludmila cause they had a plan to get Violetta kicked out of The Studio.
- Naty describes him as "handsome".
- He is in love with Violetta.
- He gets jealous very easily.
- He was chosen as one of the eight contestants for the reality show "Talents 21", but he decided to quit so Violetta could be in the competition instead of him.
- The last contestants were Violetta, Tomas, Federico, and Ludmila.
- He has changed a lot since he met Violetta.
- He was part of a band called "All For You", with Broduey, Napo, Andres, and Maxi.
- Though the boys were still performing together, it is unknown whether or not "All For You" has broken up.
- Ludmila tries to change him back to the "old Leon" after he broke up with Violetta but usually fails.
- In season 2, he gets a passion for a new hobby; motocross.
- He was in the Cool Crowd in the first season with Ludmilla, Andres, and Naty.
- He says he loves Violetta's smile.
- His dance partner for the YouMix dance contest was Violetta.
- Originally, Leon was never meant to Violetta's current boyfriend by the end of the series.
- This was changed so that Violetta ended up with him instead of Tomas.
- A clear evidence is that Jorge Blanco was billed fourth in the opening credits after Pablo Espinosa, while Diego Domiquez taking after the former took over from Pablo Espinosa after he was written off the series.
Gallery
To view the Leon Vargas gallery, click here.
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Relationships
- Main article: Leon-Ludmila Relationship
- Ludmila Ferro
- First Relationship:
- Start Up: Before A Dream, A Song (101)
- Break Up: Falling In Love, A Song (1) (103)
- Reason: Leon saw the video of Ludmila flirting with Tomas and says that she doesn’t exist.
- Second Relationship:
- Start Up: A Disappointment, A Song (1) (104)
- Break Up: A Trap, A Song (1) (108)
- Reason: Leon and Ludmila both realize they don’t have feelings for each other and decided to be friends.
- First Relationship:
- Main article: Leon-Violetta Relationship
- First Relationship
- Start Up: A Kiss, A Song (134)
- Break Up: A Reveal, A Song (208)
- Reason: Leon saw the video of Violetta almost kissing Tomas at Francesca’s party.
- Second Relationship:
- Start Up: A New Direction, A Song (212)
- Break Up: A Lie That Grows, A Song (2) (222)
- Reason: Leon lost his trust in Violetta once again, so he broke up with her.
- Third Relationship:
- Start Up: A Final, A Song (2) (312)
- Break Up: A Friend, A Song (3) (321)
- Reason: Violetta cheated on Leon with Diego.
- Fourth Relationship:
- Start Up: A Good News, A Song (438)
- Break Up: A Death, A Song (521)
- Reason: Violetta said that Leon was never there when she needed her. Following this, Leon was leaving the Studio.
- Fifth Relationship:
- Start Up: A True Love, A Song (639)
- Break Up: Before Tini: The Movie
- Reason: Leon and Violetta were growing apart.
- Sixth Relationship:
- Start Up: Tini: The Movie (701)
- First Relationship
- Main article: Leon-Lara Relationship
- Start Up: A Final, A Song (2) (325)
- Break Up: A Journey to Spain, A Song (431)
- Reason: Leon was going on a trip to Madrid, Spain.
Love Triangles
Interaction
Friendships | Relationships | Conflicts | Attractions | Love Triangles |
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Andres-Leon Friendship | Leon-Violetta Relationship | Leon-Tomas Conflict | Tomas-Ludmila-Leon Love Triangle | |
Leon-Francesca Friendship | Leon-Ludmila Relationship | Diego-Leon Conflict | Tomas-Leon-Violetta Love Triangle | |
Leon-Maxi Friendship | Leon-Lara Relationship | Clement-Leon Conflict | Leon-Federico-Violetta Love Triangle | |
Leon-Naty Friendship | Leon-Ludmila Conflict | Leon-Diego-Violetta Love Triangle | ||
Federico-Leon Friendship | Leon-Melanie Conflict | Leon-Violetta-Lara Love Triangle | ||
Leon-Ludmila Friendship | Gery-Leon-Violetta Love Triangle | |||
Camila-Leon Friendship | Clement-Leon-Violetta Love Triangle | |||
Leon-Broduey Friendship | Violetta-Leon-Ludmila Love Triangle | |||
Leon-Lara Friendship | Gery-Violetta-Leon Love Triangle | |||
Diego-Leon Friendship | Violetta-Leon-Broduey Love Triangle |
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Agus • Andres • Angelica • Angie • Antonio • Beto • Braco • Broduey • Camila • Dufré • Federico • Francesca • Gregorio • Herman • Jacinto • Jade • Lena • Leon • Luca • Ludmila • Marotti • Matias • Maxi • Napo • Naty • Olga • Pablo • Rafa • Ramallo • Tomas • Violetta |
Season 2 Characters |
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Ambar • Ana • Andres • Angie • Antonio • Beto • Broduey • Camila • Cardozo • Diego • DJ • Dufré • Emma • Esmeralda • Federico • Francesca • Gregorio • Herman • Jackie • Jade • Lara • Leon • Lena • Ludmila • Marcela • Marco • Marotti • Matias • Maxi • Naty • Olga • Pablo • Ramallo • Seba • Violetta |
Season 3 Characters |
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Andres • Angie • Antonio • Beto • Broduey • Camila • Clement • Diego • Fausta • Federico • Felipe • Francesca • Gery • Gregorio • Herman • Jade • Lena • Leon • Ludmila • Marcela • Marco • Marotti • Matias • Matylda • Maxi • Milton • Naty • Nicolas • Olga • Pablo • Priscila • Ramallo • Roxy • Seba • Violetta |
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