| Felipe | Angeles | Mexican military officer. |
| | Atenógenes | The butcher. |
| Soledad | Betancourt | The storyteller at the Villaseca Fair. |
| Joaquin | Bolaños | The postmaster. |
| Plutarco Elias | Calles | Mexican military general and politician. |
| Mario | Cantú | A physician. |
| Lazaro | Cárdenas | A Mexican statesman. |
| President | Carranza | President of Mexico. |
| Venustiano | Carranza | One of the main leaders of the Mexican Revolution. |
| Mariano | Cortés | Beatriz's father. |
| Porfirio | Díaz | President of Mexico. |
| Antonio | Dominguez | Carmen's boyfriend. |
| Mariqueta | Dominguez | Carmen's friend. |
| Señora | Dominguez | Antonio's mother. |
| Dr. | Doria | A physician. |
| Lucha | Doria | One of Beatriz's friends. |
| Father | Emigdio | Father Pedro's young assistant. |
| Anselmo | Espiricueta | The newest employee on the hacienda Morales. |
| Jacinta | Espiricueta | Anselmo's wife. |
| Margarita | Espiricueta | Anselmo's daughter. |
| Doña Chela | Garcia | Lazaro's mother. |
| Lazaro Jesus | Garcia | A man who had survived from the influenza. |
| Miguel | Garcia | Lazaro's brother. |
| María Luza | Garza | Carlos' wife. |
| Mercedes | Garza | One of Beatriz's friends. |
| Sergio | Garza | Mercedes Garza's husband. |
| Celedonia | Grajeda | The ugliest girl in town. |
| Vicente | Lopez | The gravedigger. |
| Isaac | Medina | The new mayor of Linares. |
| Patricio | Milmo | Owner of Milmo Bank. |
| Alberto | Morales | Sra. Morales's husband. |
| Beatriz C. | Morales | Francisco's wife. |
| Guillermo | Morales | Alberto Morales' son. |
| Refugio | Morales | Francisco's aunt. |
| Sra. | Morales | Dr. Doria's patient. |
| Francisco P. | Navarrete | The archbishop of Linares. |
| Joseph | Robertson | One who build the railways at Montemorelos. |
| Auguste Rene | Rodin | A French sculptor. |
| Pedro | Ronda | The aquatic singer. |
| Lorenzo | Sepúlveda | A physician. |
| Carlos | Tamez | The mayor. |
| Agapito | Treviño | A raider who was executed by firing squad. |
| Marilú | Treviño | One who sing "La enredadera". |
| Santiago | Vidaurri | A controversial and powerful governor of the Mexican states. |
| H. G. | Wells | An English writer. |
| Niceforo | Zambrano | Mexican politician. |
| Alvaro | | The postal employee. |
| Amparo | | One of Beatriz's friends. |
| Carlos | | One of Beatriz's brothers. |
| Carmen | | Francisco Morales' elder daughter. |
| Cocepcion | | One of Beatriz's friends. |
| Concha | | Beatriz's sister-in-law. |
| Consuelo | | Carmen's sister. |
| Don Luis | | Luz's father. |
| Doña Eufemia | | Family Morales' acquaintance. |
| Doña Graciela | | Francisco's acquaintance. |
| Doña Inés | | One who prepared food for Father Pedro 2. |
| Doña Matilde | | One who prepared the dishes at Morales Cortes house. |
| Emilio | | One of Beatriz's brothers. |
| Father Pedro 1 | | A priest. |
| Francisco | | Guillermo's son. |
| Francisco Jr. | | Francisco Morales and Beatriz's son. |
| Gabino | | One of the campesinos. |
| Hortensia | | A woman hired to act as housekeeper and nurse. |
| Juan | | The knife grinder. |
| Leocadio | | A peon on the hacienda. |
| Leonor | | The new washerwoman. |
| Lucita | | Lazaro's neighbor. Aka: Luz. |
| Luisa | | Mercedes' sister. |
| Lupita | | Morales family's washerwoman. |
| María | | Alberto's second wife. |
| Martin | | The gardener. |
| Mati | | The cook. |
| Maximilian I | | The only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire. |
| Miguel | | Antonio's younger brother. |
| Nana Pola | | Nana Reja's roommate. |
| Nana Reja | | Served as a wet nurse. |
| Nico | | The taxi driver. |
| Pedro 2 | | The new priest. |
| Remedios | | One of Beatriz's friends. |
| Rosario | | Francisco Morales' aunt. |
| Simonopio | | A boy who was found by Nana Reja. Aka: Bee Charmer. |
| Sinforosa | | Beatriz's mother. |
| Socorro | | Lupita's aunt. |
| Sr. Abraham | | The storekeeper. |
| Sra. Meléndez | | Cortez family's neighbor. |
| Teodosio | | A worker at Morales' hacienda. |
| Trinidad | | One of the campesinos. |
