| 1 | Rosa |
Cabarcas | The brothel owner. |
| | Florina |
De Dios-Cargamantos | Narrator's mother. |
| | Christopher |
Columbus | An Italian explorer and navigator. |
| | Cicero |
| A roman statesman. |
| | Damiana |
| Narrator's maid. |
| | Unnamed |
Narrator | Narrator and Protagonist. A Journalist. Aka: Prof. Gloomy Hills. |
| | Jonathan Sebastian |
Bach | A German composer. |
| | Sacramento |
Montiel | A Brothel Owner. |
| | Pablo |
Casals | A Spanish Cellist. |
| | Tona |
La Negra | A Mexican singer. |
| 2 | Benito |
Perez-Galdos | A Spanish novelist. |
| | Sebastian |
De Covattubias | A Spanish lexicographer. |
| | Andres |
Bello | A Senator of Chile. |
| | Nicola |
Zingarelli | An Italian philologist. |
| | Ximena |
Ortiz | Narrator's fiancé. |
| | Argenida |
| Narrator's aunt. |
| | Jeronino |
Ortega | Narrator's workmate. The official censor. |
| | Stefan |
Askenase | A classical pianist. |
| | Jacques |
Thibault | A musician. |
| | Alfred |
Cortot | A French pianist. |
| | Pedro |
Biava | The narrator's musician. |
| | Marco |
Tulio | A footballer. |
| 3 | La Nina |
| The narrator's call girl. Aka: Delgadina. |
| | Carlos |
Gardel | A dancer. |
| | Orlando |
Rivera | A painter. |
| | Pedro |
Vargas | The tenor of America. |
| | Marcos |
Perez | A radio host. |
| | Camacho |
Y Cano | A musical artist. |
| | Cecilia |
Porras | A Columbian artist. |
| | Alvarro |
Cepeda | A writer. |
| 4 | Saint-Exupery |
| A French author. |
| | J.M.B |
| A banker. Murdered. |
| | Simon |
Bolivar | The President of Venezuela. |
| | Casilda |
Armenta | A former prostitute. |
| | Castorina |
| The prostitute who took narrator's virginity. |