| 1 | Sofia | Alface | Protagonist. |
| | Maria | Alface | Sofia's sister. Deceased. |
| | Lydia | Alface | Sofia and Maria's mother. |
| | Alfredo | Alface | Sofia and Maria's brother. |
| | Faustino | | Sofia's step-brother. |
| 2 | Muazena | | The old woman who told Sofia and Maria about secrets in the fire. |
| | Hapakatanda | Alface | Sofia's father. |
| | The | Town's Leader | Hapaktanda's distant relative. |
| 3 | Lino | | Sofia and Maria's new friend. |
| | Jose | Maria | The town's reverend. The white priest. |
| | Filomena | | The town's teacher. |
| 4 | Antonio | | The town's seamstress. Aka: Totio. |
| | Fernanda | | Totio's wife. |
| | Xio | | Totio's sewing machine. |
| 5 | Rut | | The nun/nurse at the school. |
| | Celeste | | One of the nurses. |
| | Maria | | One of the nurses. |
| | Raul | | The doctor. Master Emilio's colleague. |
| 7 | Veronica | | Sofia's carer. |
| | Benthino | | Sofia's physical therapist. |
| | Hortensia | | The girl with the missing leg. |
| 8 | Manuel | | The old blind man. |
| | Laurinda | | One of the nurses who helped Sofia. |
| 9 | Isaias | | Sofia's step-father. Lydia's new husband. |
| 10 | Dolores | | Doctor Raul's wife. |
| | Sulemane | | The hospital's night guard. |
| | Hermngarda | | Sulemane's sister. The woman who gave Sofia shelter. |
| | Fatima | | Hermengarda's friend. Sofia's employer. |
| 12 | Fabiao | | One of Sofia's customers. |