Maricela Gutierrez

Maricela Melena Gutierrez (voiced by Darcy Rose Byrnes) is the spoiled daughter of the mayor of Miradero, and a classmate of the PALs. She is stuck up, snooty, and ladylike. She delights in refined clothing and singing, and detests horses. She lives in a large house directly across the street from the ramada.

Miracela hoped for to find a friend in Lucky when she first moved back to Miradero, but Lucky found Maricela pretentious, and Maricela was disappointed by Lucky's attraction to horses–and her connection to Pru and Abigail, local girls Maricela deemed unrefined and unworthy of friendship.

Maricela and Lucky became friends when they were paired as booth partners for the school bazaar, but Lucky was turned off by Maricela's competitiveness and willingness to do anything–even cheat–to win Student of the Month.

Throughout the day of the fiesta, Maricela competed with Lucky for attention from the trick rider Javier (even trying to impress him with her fluency in Spanish), and after disposing of Lucky from the festivities by embarrassing her, then competed with Pru on the singing stage.

On the night of Turo's Harvest Hunt, Maricela announced (to the indifference of everyone else) that she had given up her pursuit of Javier's affections in favor of Lucky's cousin Julian. She joined the girls' team (suggesting a rename of the "PALs" to the "PALMs" to include herself) but was more hindrance than help in winning the competition.

When Miradero was overcome with frontier flu, Maricela joined Lucky on a mission to discover the fate of a waylaid train that was supposed to deliver vital medicine. Maricela began to get along with Lucky, and even to develop a respect for, if not a fondness of, Junipero. Maricela saved Lucky's life by ringing the bell of the church to guide Lucky and Spirit back to town in the blizzard. They became closer friends after that.

Over the summer, while the PALs joined El Circo Dos Grillos, Maricela acquired a bicycle, and took a liking to Turo. With her bike, she became a nuisance to the PALs, following them everywhere, and again referring to them as the "PALMs".

The following Halloween, Maricela assisted Turo in orchestrating a prank on the PALs in Miner's Grove. She impersonated the ghost of Sadie Crouthers, scaring Lucky and her friends, and all of them had a laugh.

On Season 8, she was also accepted to Tides Run Academy. But before following Lucky back to Miradero, she admits to Turo she likes him, and kisses him.