Javi is a recurring character in the Freeform original series Grown-ish, which is a spinoff of the ABC series, Black-ish. Javi is portrayed by Henri Esteve.
Character Info[]
Javier is a grad student at Cal U, who gets close to Ana and challenges her in ways she never imagined.
Grown-ish (Season 3)[]
Javi revealed to Ana Torres that he has been celibate for six months and wants to stick to his vow. Everything is going well when Ana joins in on his celibacy until they both break it when they sleep together. They exchange I love you’s for the first time and they renew their vow of celibacy again.
Grown-ish (Season 4)[]
Javier joins Ana on her trip in Mexico with her friends. The trip is not going so well, as he witness all her friends fight and then Ana finds out about his STD texts. Javi is struggling in his relationship with Ana. Despite going to couples counseling, they are constantly fighting so he breaks up with her.
Relationships[]
Ana Torres - Javi met Ana because he was her boss for her internship. Ana was immediately attracted to him and said he checked all her boxes, which her friends teased her about. Though, she made it clear that she wasn’t gonna get involved with him and sabotage her chances of getting into a great law school. Aaron Jackson gives Ana advice about not letting what happened between them, stop her from pursuing something that could be good for her. Javi and Ana share a moment when they are working together, which causes Ana to let him know that even though they have an obvious connection, she doesn’t want to complicate things since they work together. Javi tells her she's beautiful but has the wrong idea and that's not where his head's at. Ana immediately feels embarrassed and Javi leaves before returning and admitting that he lied about how he's feeling and kisses her, which she reciprocates. Ana invites Javi to Zoey's 21st birthday party where they make out quite a bit, but Ana is very careful about not wanting anyone to know. Javi tells Ana he doesn't care if anyone sees and kisses her outside in front of people. Javi and Ana have been dating for a while and when they're about to have sex, Javi breaks the news that he's been celibate for six months. It's a lot to take in for Ana and a huge struggle for her but she still wants to be with him so she goes to his church with him to see where he gets his strength. Ana and Javi both break their promise to God by sleeping together. Javi and Ana continue to sleep together because the sex has been bad. They get it right after they both confess that they love each other. Things have been going well for them until Ana begins to suspect that Javi is cheating on her after his suspicious behavior and his secret messages with a person labeled "Somebody" in his phone.
When Ana finds messages from the “Somebody” she saw in Javi’s phone last season, she snoops through his texts and finds out he possibly has an STD. Javi assures her that he tested negative but she’s too upset that he didn’t tell her about any of it. Javi believes she’s overreacting and she hates that he never communicates honestly with her. Post pandemic, it’s revealed by Ana that her and Javi started going to couples counseling with their Pastor for their issues. Ana is ecstatic when Javi gets her a watch, as an anniversary gift with her initials engraved in the back. Unfortunately, she finds out her friend Vivek Shah is the one who picked the gift out for Javi to give to her. She is disappointed at the thought of Vivek knowing her better than her own boyfriend. She decides to get over it and be appreciative of his gesture of asking for help to get her something special. When Javi thanks cops for their service right in front of protesters, Ana tells him about his insensitivity. Javi defends his actions by mentioning that she’s vilifying all of them when some of their relatives are apart of the military. Ana continues to share her frustration with his blatant disregard for the people who are in direct conflict with the cops. Javi is exhausted with fighting with her all the time, so he breaks up with her.