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