Vera — The Whore and the Whale Character Profile

About Vera

A writer in present-day Spain commissioned to research and write a book about Emilio. Seeking answers, she travels to Buenos Aires, where she is hospitalized and undergoes a mastectomy, eventually uncovering the past through Matilde and Ernesto.

Character Facts

Played by

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Appears in

The Whore and the Whale (2004)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Vera — Professional Biographer — Emilio (Leonardo Sbaraglia)

  Vera is tasked with researching and writing a biography of the deceased photographer Emilio.

• Vera — Social Hospital Roommate — Matilde (Belén Blanco)

  Vera and Matilde share a hospital room during Vera's recovery and Matilde's final days.

• Vera — Narrative Investigator — Lola (Mercè Llorens)

  Vera investigates Lola's historical story as part of her research into Emilio's past.

• Vera — Narrative Research Target — Suárez (Miguel Ángel Solá)

  Vera uncovers Suárez's role as the former owner who sold Lola's freedom.

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More characters from The Whore and the Whale

• Emilio (Leonardo Sbaraglia)
• Jordi (Pep Munné)
• Lola (Mercè Llorens)
• Juanito (Martín Caloni)
• Orestes (Pompeyo Audivert)
• Suárez (Miguel Ángel Solá)
• El Pibe Pedro (Nicolás Tognola)
• Matilde (Belén Blanco)
• Ernesto (Edward Nutkiewicz)
• Meme (Carola Reyna)
• La Foca (Ricardo Orri)
• Prostituta (Olga Sokolinskaja)