Marissa

Marissa is an exchange student from Wisconsin, USA who is staying with the Díaz family in Mexico for 6 weeks. She makes new friends and they embark on fun adventures. Marissa is played by Rebeca Esponda.

In episode 1 "Bienvenida, Marissa", she meets the Díaz family. Felipe and Jimena watch her unpack. When Marissa takes out her dictionary, Felipe takes it away from her, saying that he and Jimena will be her dictionary. Not the best way to start off the trip. Sra. Díaz asks what is wrong and Marissa tells her about the dictionary. Sra. Díaz takes it from Felipe and hands it back to her. Marissa changes her mind. She decides that she will rely on her new friends.

In episode 2, "¿Qué Estudias?", Marissa is being shown around a park by Felipe. She meets Juan Carlos, a student from Buenos Aires, and Miguel, a student from Spain. Miguel rushes off to meet Maru somewhere else in the park. Marissa, Felipe, and Juan Carlos sit and discuss their classes.

In episode 3, "Un Domingo en Familia", Marissa is shown with the daughters of Tía Nayeli. Tío Ramón and Marissa talk about their families. She then joins Sra. Díaz and Tía Nayeli on a boat ride.

In episode 4 "Fútbol, Cenotes y Mole", Marissa joins Miguel, Maru, and Jimena on a trip to a cenote.

In episode 5 "¡Vamos a la Playa!", she takes part in a prank at the beach.

In episode 6 "En el Mercado" she learns how to bargain at a market.

In episode 7 "¡Necesito Arreglarme!", Marissa tries to fend off Jimena and Felipe from hogging the bathroom.

In episode 9 "El Día de Muertos", Marissa enjoys some homemade mole and learns the story of Tía Ana María's parents.

In episode 12 "Los Quehaceres", Marissa helps Jimena and Felipe with their chores so they can join her to Yucatán.

In episode 13 "Aventuras en la Naturaleza", Marissa and Jimena visit a turtle sanctuary and listen to Juan Carlos and Felipe's perilous journey in the forest.

In episode 15 "Chichén Itzá", she heads to Chichén Itzá with her friends and enjoys a spa.

In episode 16 "La Entrevista de Trabajo", she and her friends reflect on the past 6 weeks and ask each other what they want to do when they finish college.

In the unreleased episode 18, Marissa is given a surprise party at a restaurant. She is handed a letter. It is from Tía Ana María. She opens it and is given the secret recipe for the family's mole. Everyone cheers when she tells them about the letter. Felipe tells her that she will always have a place in the family. He hands her the dictionary he took from her. Marissa is surprised to see her dictionary but instead of taking it, she gives it back to him, saying he can keep it. After the party, she and Sr. Díaz head to the airport for her flight back to her home in Wisconsin.