We’re a little late to the party with this observation because who the hell watches Lipstick Jungle, the show based on yet another Candace Bushnell novel that will probably be cancelled at the end of this season? Okay, we do sometimes when we get around to it on the DVR as we finally did this weekend. And it turns out that in the last episode, they introduced that new Carlos Ponce character we told you about named “Rodrigo.” Rodrigo, who is one of the lead’s current love interests, is a handsome, well dressed, almost imperceptibly accented, environmentally conscious building contractor who is also, as you might recall, white.

Now, unlike a whole lot of non-Latino characters played by other white Latino actors, (Alexis Bledel, Charlie Sheen, Cameron Diaz to name just a few), Rodrigo is Latin. And he is allowed to reveal his Latin-ness in subtle, organic ways rather than wearing a guayabera and smoking a cigar. Check out the scene below where he artfully tells his new girlfriend Victory Ford, played by Lindsay Price, that he’s got a daughter named Celia. (He pronounces it “Sell ya” not “Seal ya.”) When Victory says, “Wow. You’re a dad.” He replies with forefinger raised, “I’m a papi, actually.” Why does this feel like a coming out scene all of a sudden?

Earlier: Rosie Perez And Carlos Ponce Traipse Passionately Through A “Lipstick Jungle