Eva (Papi) Torres, The L Word

Eva “Papi” Torres (Janina Gavankar)

When Alice turned The Chart into an interactive website, she found a woman known only as “Papi” with the most conquests, even more than Shane, the show’s resident player. Alice then went on a mission to find and interview Papi for her radio show. After they met, Papi slept with Alice after their date, and then with her roommate Helena the following day.

Papi was at first dismissive of Alice and her friends, believing them to be too spoiled, but ended up befriending them and also introducing Tasha to the group. She was a minor character, and as one of the few Latin American women on the show, also highly stereotyped, portrayed as overly sexual and known for her sassy comebacks.

Appearances:

• 12 episodes.

Female love interests:

• Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Hailey, bisexual, regular)
• Lara Perkins (Lauren Lee Smith, lesbian, recurring)
• Helena Peabody (Rachel Shelley, lesbian, regular)
• Tasha Williams (Rose Rollins, lesbian, regular)

Relationship story arc with a woman: No

No male love interests

Relationship story arc with a man: No

Male love interest after being identified as a lesbian? No

Filter Relationship Arc:

• None

Storyline during sweeps? No

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.