Claudia Esperanza

 is a main character and survivor of the outbreak in the fanfiction The Walking Dead: New York. She is portrayed by Cuban-American actress Selenis Levya and first appears in the season one episode "Between a Rock and a Hard Place".

At the beginning of the outbreak, Claudia fled New York City with her sister and niece, however, her sister was bitten and left behind, with Claudia having to fill her position as her niece's motherly influence. The two of them were eventually recruited by Jeremy Bosco and Karen to join their group.

Overview
Claudia appears to be mostly like a middle aged normal woman, whoever, she is fierce and tough when provocated and when it comes to standing up for herself. Unlike others, she has a great sense of reason during the apocalypse.

The Bronx, New York
Claudia was born to Dominican immigrants in The Bronx. As a girl, she was raised to be an independent and intelligent Latina woman, and in time she developed to be a strong woman. She used to run a liquor store which in time turned out to a drug business for her. Claudia then lead the drug business by herself with great care and with firmness, without getting caught by the police. One thing she has always been tormented about was by never having children, as she dedicated most of her life to herself.