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Quiara Alegría Hudes

This person is a mixed-race person who aspires to become a musician and ends up becoming a professional playwright and author.

Virginia Perez

This person was born in Puerto Rico and has had supernatural visions as a child. This person works as an advocate and activist for women throughout this person's life.

Henry Hudes

This person works as a carpenter and is of Jewish descent. This person eventually marries a second spouse and moves to the suburbs for what the author describes as a more homogeneous setting.

Obdulia Perez

This person is also referred to as "abuela" and this person was forcibly sterilized before moving from Puerto Rico to America.

Gabi

This person is a young person who the author has a close relationship with and who is sometimes bullied at school for being overweight.

Sedo

This person becomes a parent-like figure to the author...

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