Alfredo's cousin who shares his upbringing. She is apprehended alongside Attila after the war and imprisoned in the estate's pigsty.
A middle-aged woman known for her monologues on weaving and sexual prowess. She pursues a student named Jenkin, marries him under false pretenses, and later feigns death to manipulate him, ultimately biting his nose when he tries to dominate her.
Paolo's fortune teller wife. She independently discovers the bodies at the cottage alongside her husband but is killed by Alberto and Renata before she can alert the authorities.
Fernando's Mother visits the family after Fernando gives Elena an engagement ring. She demands its return, explaining that the ring belongs to her and comes from a collection of jewelry associated with past lovers. Her intervention exposes the deceptive meaning of Fernando's gesture to Elena.
Emilia is the devoutly religious maid serving the household. The Visitor stops her from committing suicide with a gas hose, then tenderly consoles her. After he leaves, Emilia returns to her rural village, appears to perform miracles, and finally buries herself in dirt amid ecstatic tears of regeneration.
An Italian opera singer traveling in the royal carriage. She is part of the passenger group but has no specific dialogue or plot actions outlined.
Teresa appears at the party when she is brought in for a family photograph, placing her within the official-looking display surrounding Rudolf’s rebellious celebration. Her staged presence contrasts with the disorder and political theater of the gathering, although the summary provides no further dialogue or action for her.
Hortense is a former opera singer who presides over the brothel to which the clinic sells Paulina. She encourages Paulina to take part in a cocktail party, but Paulina refuses. Paulina is later seen looking for Hortense again, making Hortense a recurring figure in her experience at the brothel.
Fulvio's sister, Esther is part of the family household that receives him after his long absence. When she discovers that the revolutionary Brothers will gather at the villa to organize their expedition, she reports them to the authorities, enabling the soldiers' planned ambush and contributing to Fulvio's betrayal.
A woman connected to the Colón Hotel who tells Roland that her husband has disappeared. Roland later learns that she has been assassinated.
Felicia is connected to the gang's personal world and offers an important account of Robert's past. She explains that she and others once rescued him after he left reform school, before he became the feared leader known as "the head." Her farm also represents the peaceful rural setting surrounding Robert during a temporary escape from gang life.
The judicial figure whose guidance helps bring the trial and legal process to a close after the jury finds the two defendants guilty.
Laura Betti has 85 screen credits in a career dating back to 1956. Signature works include The Cousin, The Canterbury Tales, Pasolini, el poeta en la playa. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
