Dreaming in Cuban | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Celia del Pino - This person is the matriarch in the novel and lives in a house by the coast in Cuba.

Pilar Puente - This character, an artist, grows up in New York City feeling neither American nor Cuban.

Lourdes Puente - This headstrong character owns a bakery, appreciates people who make their own wealth, and is fiercely against socialism and the Cuban Revolution.

Felicia del Pino - This devoted santera's mental condition deteriorates throughout the novel.

Jorge del Pino - After dying, this character visits the family, mainly having meaningful conversations...
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