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The Spanish kid who was always the drug addict..


Did he finally die in the show??

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No, pretty sure after he cleaned up and relapsed, he just stopped appearing

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He played "high", very well, I thought. One of my favourite scenes is where he sees a troupe of (can't remember)cheerleaders or girl guides and starts singing and mimicking a marching band. "Spotlight on Rico!"

Leo Schnitz was given a storyline where he tried to straighten him out. I remember Leo being disappointed at one point, but I can't remember whether Rico did actually clean up or not.




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Great acting indeed. He eventually went back to getting high and Leo quitting on him.

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