- Pascual Duarte: the narrator-protagonist. His life is full of pain and bad luck. He is a man of impulse and no conscience, which leads him to murder without scruples and as a consequence to spend his life in jail.
- Rosario: Pascual's sister. She has total control over their father. She leaves their house and probably begins to work as a prostitute.
- Esteban Duarte: Pascual's father. He dies from a rabid dog bite.
- Lola: Pascual's first wife. She loses two sons, the first to a miscarriage caused by riding a horse, and the other, Pascualito, 11 months after his birth.
- Mario: Pascual's half-brother on his mother's side, son of Rafael. He dies at a young age.
- Rafael: the lover of Pascual's mother. He is cruel, especially to his son Mario.
- Pascual's mother: a perverse, cruel and alcoholic woman. She hits her children and is unfaithful to her husband, Esteban. Finally, Pascual kills her for all that has happened.
- Engracia: the witch of the town. She often visits Pascual's house and is present for many of the sicknesses that Pascual's family has to endure.
- El Estirao: a pimp who lives off of his prostitutes. Pascual resents him profoundly for dishonoring his sister and wife, and ultimately kills him.
- Don Manuel: the priest of the town. Pascual goes to see him when he is about to get married.
- Lurueña: the priest of the prison. He has a good relationship with Pascual and is with him in the moments before his very death.
- Esperanza: Pascual's second wife and niece of Engracia. She was in love with him even before he married Lola, and the two get married after he gets out of prison.
- Don Conrado: the director of the prison. A good man who helps Pascual to leave prison for the first time.
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