Makayla Diaz

Makayla Diaz is the protagonist and most appearing character of ‘’Blule is the New Black''. Litchfield Penitentiary and is portrayed by Amanda Olivia Newton-John.''

Personality
Makayla is mostly quiet although she is a fierce protector of her family and is not afraid to stand up for herself. She does not speak Spanish, which draws the annoyance of Gloria. She enjoys drawing manga ever since she found a manga book in the trashcan at a young age. She proclaims the characters to be "more beautiful than Disney princesses". She is Puerto Rican.

Makayla is shown to care deeply for her siblings - always cooking for them, disciplining them, and taking an interest in them and their activities. She attempts to reprimand Aleida for ignoring her children, but is often ignored. She is eventually welcomed among the Latina inmates and they often enjoy teasing her, much to her annoyance. She holds an idealistic view on love, unlike her mother. Daya is much more mature than her mum as they are similar in age.

Physical Appearance
Makayla has dark brown eyes, thick lips and brown wavy With White streaks.

Biography
For a list of episodes featuring Makayla's flashbacks, see here.

Before Litchfield
Makayla's father deserted her and her mother when she was two years old. As a child, Aleida sent Makayla to a summer camp for inner city children. Upon arrival, Makayla cried for her mother to let her come back home with her and begged Aleida not to leave her. The camp lasted a month, and Aleida told Makayla she intended to use that month to party and cater to her own needs, although Aleida was actually trying to make a better life for Makayla by sending her to camp and found it hard to leave her. When Aleida came to pick Daya up a month later, she saw that Makayla was actually having a fun and enjoyable time, and had become close with a camp worker named Stacy who had helped Daya with her art. Aleida, upset that Daya did not miss her more, threw her artwork and crafts away when they returned home and manipulated Makayla into not wanting to return to the camp nex year.