Meet the Cast
Santiago Nasar
Who is Santiago Nasar? (Besides the Unluckiest Man in the World)Everything in this novel is about Santiago Nasar. The story is centered on his murder, and he's supposed to be the protagonist, but w...
Angela Vicario
The Real Main Character?Since the narrative is centered on Santiago, he's technically our protagonist, but only barely. We hardly know anything about him, and we obviously don't get his point of vi...
The Vicario Brothers, Pablo and Pedro
In a way, it doesn't even matter who's who when it comes to Angela's identical twin brothers, Pedro and Pablo. Think about it—aren't those some of the most generic names you could possibly think...
Bayardo San Román
The Perfect ManBayardo San Román is perfect. Too perfect. He's a handsome hunk of man and all the ladies in town want a piece of him. He's a track engineer, who knows more about telegrams than the...
Purísima del Carmen
The Ideal WomanOkay, so she's not Miss America…or Miss Colombia, for that matter, but Purísima del Carmen and her daughters are basically the ideal women in this society.Purísima del Carmen is...
María Alejandrina Cervantes
The "Other" WomanScrew being good girls, we want to be like Maria Alejandrina Cervantes. There is only one woman in this whole book that is consistently described in a way that makes her equal to t...
Victoria Guzmán
A Woman with an Axe to GrindVictoria Guzmán does not like Santiago. We understand. His father took her virginity, and it looks like Santiago is planning the same thing with her daughter. But he's...
Divina Flor
A Helpless Young Girl Vs. Fate and Santiago NasarIf you want to know how this town expected its girls to grow up, look at Divina Flor. Even though her mom despises Santiago so much that she is comp...
Xius
The Other VictimSome people just have no luck. No, we're not talking about Santiago, even though he's obviously very unlucky. We're talking about the widower Xius. No one cares that Bayardo San Rom...