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 Name:
Angel Juan Marcos Batista
Portrayed by:
David Zayas
Age: mid 40's
Height: 6'
Hair: dark brown/black
Eyes: Brown
Occupation: Sergeant, detective on
the Homicide department at the Miami Metro Police.
Family:
- Maria LaGuerta, wife
- Nina Batista, ex-wife
- Ally Batista, daughter
- the rest of the family is unknown but has
been mentioned they are in Cuba
History:
Angel Juan Marcos Batista is a Detective in Miami
Metro Police Department's Homicide Division. Batista
works closely with Dexter during cases, often
teaming up with him for his expert advice on serial
killers. Batista, while unable to share Dexter's
fascination with blood, appreciates the art of
murder. Batista is basically good-natured, with a
dry sense of humor. He is also totally honest, at
the request of his beloved father on his deathbed.
This later lands him in trouble, as it drives him to
expose Doakes' killer instincts to the DA and, after
having an affair with another woman, confesses his
actions to his wife; she immediately ends their
relationship, although it takes months for the
painful separation to conclude. After three months
of being on his own, Batista turns to spiritual
enlightenment to alleviate his pain. Batista claims
to be Dexter's best friend, much to Dexter's
confusion, as he has never given Batista any reason
to think so. Dexter eventually admits that Batista
is the closest thing he has to a friend, period.
Dexter has also admitted that if he was "normal", he
would want to be a man like Batista.
Batista
is later promoted to Sergeant and made the
department's new lead case investigator to replace
the now-deceased Doakes. However it appears as his
life as a divorced father is beginning to take its
toll on Angel, as he risks his career to get a
hooker who turns out to be an undercover cop. After
persistent but gentlemanly advances, Angel begins a
relationship with the other officer; Barbara Gianna.
He is obviously paranoid and overconscientious of
the relationship, leaving her a long-winded message
begging forgiveness for having to cancel dinner
because of work. However, Barbara finds this
hysterically funny, brings him a take-out dinner,
and their relationship appears strong. One
indication as to the strength of their relationship
is that after she is assaulted, it is suggested that
he would have tried to kill the assailant had Dexter
not intervened and subtly calmed Angel down. He
attends Dexter's wedding with Barbara as his date.
Afterwards it becomes appearent that Angel and
Barbara have amicably split and he has a romantic
involvement with LaGuerta, although this is kept
hidden from those they work with. He also shows he
doesn't wish for their relationship to become
public, in fear of defining something he finds
indefinable. He looks to Dexter for advice, who then
becomes an involuntary counselor between the two. As
of "Hello, Dexter Morgan," they secretly get married
with Dexter as witness.
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