<P> After living in China for a year with Bay and Travis they come home . Once home Daphne returns to school to find out that Mingo is now in a relationship . Daphne struggles a bit in school and thinks about quitting trying to be a Doctor as she know that being deaf will make it extra hard but after talking with family and friends she decides that she will still try to be a Doctor . In the end Daphne and Mingo get back together . </P> <P> Played by Constance Marie, Regina Lourdes Vasquez is the legal mother of Daphne Vasquez and the biological mother of Bay Kennish . Before moving into the Kennishes' guest house, she, Daphne, and her mother Adriana lived in fictional working - class neighborhood East Riverside, Missouri, where she worked as a hair stylist . Prior to the beginning of the series, Regina had been raising Daphne as a single mother . Daphne's legal father, Angelo, abandoned their family after finding out that Daphne was not his daughter . After Angelo's leaving, Regina had Daphne tested again, only for the tests to reveal that Daphne was not her biological daughter either . In spite of this revelation, Regina chooses to keep the information to herself for fear of Daphne being taken away from her . This fact comes to light when photos of Bay are discovered, Regina having had a Private Investigator keep tabs on her biological daughter throughout the years . </P> <P> After running into financial troubles, Regina and her family move into the Kennish's guest house so that the two families might get to know each other better . She is also shown to be a talented artist, indicating that Bay inherited her skills as an artist from her biological mother . </P> <P> At first, there is tension between Regina and Kathryn and John, particularly regarding the way in which their daughters are raised . Despite these personality clashes, Regina and Kathryn become close friends . Regina later assists Kathryn in writing her book . John and Regina are even seen to get along, despite John's longstanding resentment toward Regina over her keeping quiet about Daphne's true parentage . Regina's best friend is Melody Bledsoe, the mother of Daphne's best friend Emmett . Throughout the first season, Regina enters into a short - lived casual relationship with Bruce, the ex-husband of Kathryn's friend and Patrick, an art gallery owner . </P>

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