Tomas is the older relative whose home shelters Magdalena and Carlos in Quinceañera.
Tomas is an openly gay former drag performer who offers the two teenagers a place to live after family tensions leave them without secure support. His home becomes the setting where the cousins build a nontraditional household and prepare for Magdalena’s celebration.
The character is portrayed by Chalo González. Through Tomas, the film contrasts inherited religious and social expectations with a broader understanding of family. His role also gives the movie an intergenerational perspective: he is older than the teenagers but faces prejudice of his own.
Tomas is sometimes misidentified as Magdalena’s father or uncle in short summaries. He is a relative who takes responsibility for Magdalena and Carlos, and his name is spelled Tomas without requiring an accent in the film’s English-language listings.