▁is ▁good , ▁but ▁not ▁one ▁who ▁holds ▁his ▁heart . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁connect ▁with ▁his ▁grand children , ▁he ▁calls ▁them ▁" his ▁troops " ▁to ▁re connect ▁with ▁a ▁feeling ▁of ▁cam ar ader ie . ▁ ▁Raf a ▁( R af ael ), ▁I to ▁( Ref ug io ), ▁T ik is ▁( G ust avo ), ▁T oto ▁( Al berto ), ▁L olo ▁( L oren zo ), ▁Mem o ▁( Gu ill ermo )- ▁L ala ' s ▁brothers , ▁sons ▁of ▁In oc en cio ▁and ▁Zo ila . ▁All ▁older , ▁s tere ot yp ical ▁men ▁with ▁mach ismo ▁hab its ▁and ▁r ationale . ▁L ala ▁feels ▁altern ately ▁out number ed ▁and ▁ent ert ained ▁by ▁them . ▁Uncle ▁F at - Face ▁( F eder ico ) ▁and ▁Uncle ▁Baby ▁( Arm ando )- ▁brothers ▁of ▁In oc en cio - ▁their ▁nick - names ▁given ▁to ▁them ▁by ▁So led ad , ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁have ▁out g rown ▁them . ▁The ▁Re yes ▁brothers ▁work ▁together ▁in ▁the ▁u ph ol st ery ▁business ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁Every ▁summer , ▁they ▁take ▁their ▁families ▁on ▁a ▁car avan ▁trip ▁down ▁to ▁Mexico . ▁A un ty ▁Light - sk in ▁( N orm a )- ▁In oc en cio ' s ▁sister , ▁who ▁sometimes ▁interrupt s ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁narr ation . ▁ ▁She ▁rel ates ▁to ▁L ala ▁because ▁they ▁both ▁feel ▁under