Martina (segment "Las vacas") — Roots Character Profile

About Martina (segment "Las vacas")

A peasant wife and mother from the Mezquital village who faces extreme poverty and makes the difficult decision to leave her family to work as a wet nurse for a wealthy white couple.

Martina (segment "Las vacas") — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Beatriz Flores

Appears in

Roots (1954)

Role

Protagonist

More characters from Roots

• Esteban (segment "Las vacas") (Juan de la Cruz)
• Don Remigio (segment "Las vacas") (Juan Cano)
• The Cousin (segment "Las vacas") (Rafael Ramírez)
• Angel, The One-Eyed Kid (segment "El tuerto") (Miguel Ángel Negrón)
• The City Woman (segment "Las vacas") (Conchita Montes)
• Eric (segment "La potranca") (Carlos Robles Gil)
• Vivian (segment "La potranca") (Laura Holt)
• Teódulo (segment "La potranca") (Teódalo González)
• The Mother's Friend (segment "El tuerto") (Mario Herrera)
• The Mother (segment "El Tuerto") (Antonia Hernández)
• Narrator (prologue) (Fernando Marcos)
• The City Man (segment "Las vacas") (Eduardo Urruchua)