- Santiago, owner of a cigar factory, late 50s
- Cheché, his half-brother, half-Cuban, half-American, early 40s
- Ofelia, Santiago's wife, 50s
- Marela, Ofelia and Santiago's daughter, 22
- Conchita, Marela's sister, 32
- Palomo, Conchita's husband, 41
- Juan Julián, the lector, 38
- Elíades, local gamester, runs cockfights, 40s
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