| 1 | Maria | Perez | Elisa's sister. |
| | Elisa | Perez | One of the narrators. Daughter of a Sugar Baron. |
| | Isabel | Perez | Elisa's eldest sister. |
| | Alberto | | Isabel's fiancé. |
| | Beatriz | Perez | Elisa's sister. |
| | Magda | Villareal | The Perez Girl's nanny. |
| | Fidel | Castro | The Cuban communist revolutionary. |
| | Emilio | Perez | A wealthy and powerful man in Cuba. Perez Girl's father. |
| | Fulgencio | Batista | The current Cuba President. |
| | Christopher | Colombus | An Italian explorer and navigator. |
| | Marisol | Ferrera | One of the Narrator. Elisa's granddaughter. |
| | Daniela | Ferrera | Marisol's sister. |
| | Lucia | Ferrera | Marisol's sister. |
| | Ana | Rodriguez | Elisa's best friend. |
| 2 | Luis | Rodriguez | Ana's grandson. Marisol's lover. |
| | Che | Guevarra | A Cuban Revolutionary. Pablo's friend. Aka: Ernesto Guevarra. |
| 3 | Benny | More | A Cuban singer. |
| | Pablo | Garcia | Elisa's lover. Marisol's biological grandfather. |
| | Guillermo | | The host of the party. Elisa's
acquaintance. |
| 5 | Jose | Marti | A Cuban poet. |
| | Celia | Cruz | A singer. |
| | Caridad | Rodriguez | Luis's mother. Ana's daughter-in-law. |
| | Cristina | Rodriguez | Luis's wife. |
| 6 | | | Organizacion Autentica - An ill-fated group of guerilla fighters. |
| | | | Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil - A group of the students in the University of Havana. |
| | Alejandro | Perez | Elisa's brother. |
| 7 | | | DRE - Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil. |
| 8 | Arturo | Acosta | A Mexican general. |
| 10 | Hugo | Chavez | Former President of Venezuela. |
| | Raul | Castro | First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba. |
| | Jose | Marti | The father of Cuban Independence. |
| | | | Havana Hilton - Fidel Castro's former headquarters and home. |
| 12 | Andres Rivero | Aguero | Batista's candidate for president who wins mysteriously. |
| 20 | Gerardo | Machado | General of the Cuban war of Independence. |
| | Dr. Manuel | U. Lleo | A lawyer that Fidel named as the provisional president. |
| 26 | El Vaquerito | | Pablo's revolutionary leader. Aka: Roberto Rodriguez Fernandez. |
| | Blas Roca | Calderio | Head of the pre-1959 revolution communist party of Cuba. |
| 29 | Jose Miro | Cardona | Former Prime Minister of Cuba. |
| 31 | Diana | | Beatriz's longtime housekeeper. |
| | Juan | Ferrera | Marisol's grandfather. Elisa's husband. |
| | Miguel | Ferrera | Juan and Elisa's son. |
