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It's so difficult having a rich and powerful father. Vamos.
— Mercedes Cortez

Mercedes Cortez is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as a supporting character in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (set in 1986).

Mercedes is the daughter of Juan Cortez.

Mercedes is voiced by Fairuza Balk, who has also appeared in Return to Oz.

Background

Mercedes Cortez was born and raised by her parents, Juan Cortez and Mrs Cortez, who later died, in an unknown country. She and her father later moved to Vice City, establishing themselves with the rich and powerful in the city, often inviting their friends to parties including drug baron Ricardo Diaz, who Mercedes dislikes.

Mercedes informs Tommy Vercetti in The Party that she dislikes her name, which is similar to the luxury car maker Mercedes, hinting her dislike of the name, although this is unconfirmed.

Mercedes Cortez is shown as a possible love interest for Tommy Vercetti throughout GTA Vice City, although this plotline is never explored. Many phone calls between Mercedes and Tommy were cut from the final game.

Events of GTA Vice City

The Party

Merceds: "See you around, handsome."
Tommy: "I'm sure you will. "
―Mercedes goes to the Pole Position Club

Mercedes first meets Tommy Vercetti at one of her father's parties, introducing Vercetti to her the parties other guests and later has Vercetti drive her to The Pole Position Club.

Love Fist

Tommy: "Listen, you fancy having Love Fist?"
Mercedes: "Ok, but just as a favor I expect returned.."
―Tommy recruits Mercedes

After Kent Paul calls to Tommy, saying him that the Love Fist members want some "company", Vercetti takes Mercedes to Love Fist members Jezz Torrent, Percy and Dick.

Film actor

After her father flees the city, she agrees to work in Tommy's porn studios. She appears in a porn film directed by Steve Scott, alongside Candy Suxxx.

VCPD Crime Tree Record

  • Daughter of Colonel Cortez. Likes to party, this one.

Mission appearances

GTA Vice City

Trivia

  • Her appearance in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is different from her artwork, as her hair is black and purple in the artwork, while it is a plain light purple in-game. And her breast are small in the artwork, while they are a huge size in-game, also. She wears a black leather jacket with pink and purple stockings whereas in the artwork; she has a blue cloth jacket and pink stockings.
  • Mercedes is considered to be a love interest for Tommy Vercetti.

Gallery

[ ve ]Characters in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
ProtagonistTommy Vercetti
Major charactersKen Rosenberg | Lance Vance† | Sonny Forelli† | Earnest Kelly | "Big" Mitch Baker | Avery Carrington† | Phil Cassidy | Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez | Ricardo Diaz† | Jezz Torrent | Percy | Dick | Kent Paul | Auntie Poulet | Umberto Robina | Steve Scott | Mr. Black
Minor charactersVictor Vance† | Gonzalez† | Leo Teal† | Pierre La Ponce† | Mercedes Cortez | Doris | Cougar | Zeppelin | Pastor Richards | Donald Love | Streetwannabe's Leader† | Cam Jones | Hilary King† | Alex Shrub | The Psycho | Maude Hanson | Jethro | Dwaine | Mike | Unnamed Vercetti Gang Bodyguard | Porn Guy | Harry† | Lee† | Alberto Robina | Rico | Pepe (gangster) | Pepe (customer) | Pablo | Pedro Garcia | Candy's Agent† | Franco Carter† | Mrs. Dawson† | Charlie Dilson† | Mike Griffin† | Marcus Hammond† | Nick Kong† | Carl Pearson† | Ricardo Diaz's Hitmen | Candy Suxxx | BJ Smith | Sonny's Right-Hand Man | Sonny Forelli's Associate | Dick Tanner† | Ted | Unnamed Property Developer† | Willy | V.I.P. | The Greasy Chopper Bartender | Unnamed Businessman† | Unknown Dead Man† | Café Robina Bartender | Haitian Gang Lord† | Officer Miller | Jackson | Officer Jones | Sam
Radio DJsOliver Biscuit | Maurice Chavez | Adam First | Jonathan Freeloader | Lazlow | Mr. Magic | Fernando Martinez | Michelle Montanius | Pepe | Amy Sheckenhausen | Toni
Radio guestsJan Brown | Michaela Carapadis | Jenny Louise Crab | Callum Crayshaw | Pat "Mr. Zoo" Flannerdy | Freddy | John F. Hickory | Jack Howitzer | Claude Maginot | Mandy | Emanuel | Gethsemanee Starhawk Moonmaker | Doctor Phillips | Jeremy Robard | BJ Smith | Konstantinos Smith | Barry Stark | Thor
Mentioned charactersMr. Chesterfield | Morgan Daniels | Giorgio Forelli | Fran | Jono | Ho Chi | Jimmy | Mario | Patrick III | Laura Shrub | Tim
Beta charactersMr. Moffat
Other charactersBob | Bruce | Mark Cosgrove | Eugene | Martin | May | Moweesha | Doctor Perkins | P. Rowe | Darren Webb
† denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice
Characters in GTA Vice City | Category:Characters in GTA Vice City | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Category:Characters
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