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Midwife

Caring

Nurse

Feels as though she doesn't diverse love

Lonely

"That she was a woman both defiled and undeserving."

Wife of Rafael, friend to Marta and Chayo, business partner to Remidios

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Bird-man

Lonely

Old

Animal lover

Past Alcoholic

“He had not had a drink for nearly ten years. Ten years and no pulque or tequila. He had served his penance, had he not? Ten years to pay for the terrible thing he had done.”

Past neighbor to Marta and her tia, friend to Chayo, friend to Luz

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Sad

Misses his mom and brothers

Doesn't speak

"Beto was protective of them. When they got into mischief, hed step between them and Concha if she picked up the broom and laughingly come after them."

Is a student of Rafael, Son of Ceaser

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Sad

Misses his wife

Father

Hardworking

Fisherman

"He loved the creatures of the sea, those he saw and those he could only imagine. "

Father of Beto, friend of Calendario, buys flowers from Chayo

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Poor

Abused by her much older husband

Wanting to learn

Quiet

Indian

Student of Rafael, friend of Esperanza, relative naighbor to Cesar and Beto.

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Selfless

Caring

Teacher

"Rafael Beltran began to teach Ines to read."

Husband of Esperanza, Is a teacher of Beto Burgos, teaches Ines in his free time.

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Friend

Motherly

super stitious

Friend of Justo and Marta, asks Remidios for help with her husband

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Mean

Cold

Not a good man

Rapist

Robert raped Marta and is the father of her son Richard

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Photographer

Hard worker

Has people skills

"He was not yet fifty, and for more years than he cared to recall he had made his living roaming the Mexican country side, photographing men, woman and children, the events and possesions in theire lifes.

Photographer to all

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Young

Has the deam to move to El Paso

Mother

"The girl loved to give orders"

Sister to Chayo, was raped by Roberto Ramos, sister in law to Calendario

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Restaurant owner

Business man

Successful

Past boss of Caledario, Restaurant owner that serves the whole town

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Man of his word

Likes the color blue

Wants kids

"Since marrying he had become a much more serious man. At Chayos insistence he had given up the bulls for a more tranquil life"

Married to Chayo, worked for Don Gustavo, Brother in law to Marta

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Motherly

Kind

Paper flower maker

"She was young in her early twenties, yet there was a motherly air about her that made her seem older."

Sister to Marta, wife of Calendario, sells flowers to Ceasar and Beto

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Healer

Magical

Wise

"Soy fuego, she murmurs. Soy luz. I am light. Soy alma, soy espiritu. Each day she affirms herself in this way."

She helped Luzs husband come back to her, helped Marta with her situation, medical consultant to Esperanza