Sabrina Santiago
| Sabrina Santiago | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| General Hospital character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Teresa Castillo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2012–16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | September 19, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | September 16, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Past; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Ron Carlivati | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Frank Valentini | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sabrina Santiago is a fictional character from the original ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital, played by Teresa Castillo.
Created by head writer Ron Carlivati, and introduced under executive producer Frank Valentini, Sabrina is introduced as a nerdy, pushover student nurse at General Hospital who has a crush on the widowed former playboy Dr. Patrick Drake. Patrick's other love interest, Dr. Britt Westbourne, takes pleasure in torturing Sabrina about the fact that Patrick will never notice her. Sabrina is very close with Patrick's daughter Emma, who also clashes with Britt. Sabrina is also known for her friendship with Felix DuBois. The character serves as a catalyst to re-introduce the annual tradition of the Nurses' Ball in honor of Patrick's late wife, Robin Scorpio.
Patrick and Sabrina's romance is plagued by interference from Britt, who tries to pass her unborn child off as his. Later, the series introduces Sabrina's ex-boyfriend, Carlos Rivera, who battles Patrick for her affections. Patrick eventually proposes to Sabrina, while many including Carlos warn both of them that Robin is alive. With no proof, the couple goes through with the wedding only for Robin to appear as they are pronounced husband and wife. Sabrina was murdered in September 2016 by Paul Hornsby, who is acting as the hospital's mass-killer.