Eva Luna : Narrator, daughter of Consuelo and an Indian gardener, orphaned between ages six and seven, talented storyteller, has red hair, falls in love with Rolf at close of novel
Huberto Naranjo : Eva's friend for many years, a ragamuffin street boy, later a fighter in the guerilla movement, Eva's sporadic lover until she commits to Rolf
Consuelo : Eva's mother, found in the middle of a jungle by missionaries (so also an orphan), also has red hair, gives Eva the gift of storytelling, dies by eating a chicken bone
Riad Hilabi : One of Eva's many "patrons" (people she lives with), but Riad is more of a father figure, Eva lives with him for many years, has a cleft-lip, known in his village as "the Turk" (from Turkey, speaks Arabic), very kind and generous, shopkeeper
El Negro : Friend of Huberto Naranjo, bartender
La Señora : Lady-pimp, takes Eva in, gives her a makeover, makes Eva leave after The Revolt of the Whores so the police do not find her with a minor, best friend of Melecio/Mimi
Melecio/Mimi : The best friend of La Señora, a transgender woman, eventually becomes Mimi. Mimi is a famous actress in telenovelas, good friend and roommate of Eva later in Eva's life, encourages Eva to write down her stories
Zulema : Riad Hilabi's wife, hates Riad because he has a cleft lip, lazy, depressed, gorgeous, has a short-lived affair with Riad's nephew, commits suicide
Rolf Carlé : Grows up in post-World War II Europe, has a sadistic father and a kind but passive mother, leaves his home after his father's death, lives with his aunt and uncle, has threesomes with his two cousins, becomes a photojournalist eventually filming the guerilla movement (he meets Naranjo this way), falls in love with Eva at close of novel.
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