ADRIANA'S BIO:

Adriana Colon is the goddaughter of Carlotta Vega. Raised by adoptive parents in Puerto Rico, Adriana never knew her biological parents. She came to Llanview to stay with Carlotta in the summer of 2003 and met River Carpenter. The two quickly fell in love, a union which Carlotta did not approve of. Carlotta did everything in her power to separate Adriana and River, finally whisking her out of town under mysterious circumstances.

Adriana had been sent back to Puerto Rico to attend school. River tried in vein for months to find her, finally locating her and sneaking her back to Llanview. Dorian, River's adoptive grandmother, had been searching for Adriana for her own purposes. When Dorian tracked River and Adriana down, she shocked them by announcing to Adriana that she was her biological mother! Adriana was dealt another shock when she learned that as Dorian's daughter (and the only unmarried Cramer woman with no children) she stood to inherit $30 million from Dorian's Aunt Betsy. Unbeknownst to Adriana, this was all part of a scheme on Dorian's part to get her hands on Aunt Betsy's inheritance. Carlotta and Dorian have been working together to keep a secret from Adriana, perhaps about her biological parents.

Despite the shock of her paternity, Adriana has begun to grow close with Dorian. Dorian, and Carlotta (albeit reluctantly) have allowed River and Adriana to see each other, and the two are blissfully in love.





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