ona ▁and ▁Rafael ; ▁ske pt ical , ▁helpful ; ▁narr ator ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁novel . ▁Gu zm án : ▁Uncle ▁of ▁Mar is ol ▁and ▁Gabriel ; ▁known ▁at ▁birth ▁as ▁" el ▁ni ño ▁del ▁di ablo "; ▁advent ur ous , ▁long s ▁for ▁a ▁life ▁off ▁the ▁Island . ▁Rosa : ▁D augh ter ▁of ▁Do ña ▁Lu pe ; ▁a ▁strong ▁spirit ist ▁and ▁her bal ist ▁who ▁becomes ▁Gu zm án ' s ▁love ▁interest . ▁Ram ona : ▁Sister ▁of ▁Gu zm án ▁and ▁mother ▁of ▁Mar is ol ; ▁protect ive , ▁responsible , ▁and ▁intr igu ed ▁by ▁moving ▁from ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁Rafael : ▁Son ▁of ▁Don ▁Juan ; ▁fair - sk inned ▁and ▁bl onde ; ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁" s ad ▁ang el "; ▁former ▁Navy ▁veter an , ▁and ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Gu zm án . ▁Mam á ▁C iel o : ▁Mother ▁of ▁Gu zm án ; ▁a ▁hard ▁worker ▁and ▁very ▁practical ; ▁tang ible ▁representation ▁of ▁the ▁eth ere al ▁sky . ▁Pap á ▁Pe pe : ▁Hus band ▁of ▁M ama ▁C iel o ▁and ▁father ▁of ▁Gu zm án ; ▁a ▁book w orm ▁and ▁strong ▁spirit ist . ▁Car m elo : ▁Son ▁of ▁Mam á ▁C iel o ▁and ▁Pap á ▁Pe pe , ▁brother ▁to ▁Gu zm án ; ▁book ish , ▁mel anch oly , ▁solit ary ; ▁dies ▁in ▁battle ▁very ▁young . ▁P adre ▁César