Meet the Cast
Celia del Pino
The Girl with the Drop Pearl EarringsCelia has her own iconography in those lovely pearl earrings that never leave her ears. They were given to her by her Spanish lover, Gustavo, and remain in thei...
Pilar Puente
Pilar is a Punk RockerWhen we meet Pilar, she's about fourteen years old and feeling as though she doesn't belong anywhere. She's full of anger against her mother for her stupid politics and her se...
Felicia del Pino
A Fiery FlameJust as Lourdes is a daddy's girl, Felicia is her mother's mirror. She lives passionately, recklessly—even more so than Celia—and seems determined to squeeze the most she can out o...
Lourdes Puente
Daddy's GirlTo say that Lourdes is a daddy's girl is understatement gone wild. Jorge not only favors her in this world, he returns from the dead to hang around with his best girl for a little while...
Ivanito Villaverde
A Peculiar Boy? Our first glimpses of Ivanito reveal him to be a precocious little boy who is able to withstand the fire of his mother's deepest psychosis. He even plays along with his mother, indu...
Luz and Milagro Villaverde
A Double HelixLuz and Milagro are the twin daughters of Felicia del Pino and Hugo Villaverde. Their parents have a dysfunctional relationship, to say the least. It seems that the girls were witness...
Herminia Delgado
A Friend in NeedHerminia is exactly the kind of friend that every girl wants: she's loyal, concerned about her best friend's spiritual life—and she has a car. In fact, it seems that all Herminia...
Javier del Pino
Celia's only son is more of an idea in this story, since he appears only for a brief moment in Baskets of Water. But the idea of a son is powerful here because they are unique in a narrative about...