Don Alejandro is a wealthy widower in his sixties who lives a solitary life near Salamanca, spending his time with music, chess, and hunting. Meeting Goyita transforms his routine through walks, horseback rides, and dinners, restoring his vitality. He values their platonic companionship while struggling with the possibility of loving someone so young.
Ana's father, whose death initiates the narrative. Though initially appearing to die of a heart attack, he was actually killed by Ana using baking soda. Flashbacks portray him as emotionally distant and unfaithful.
Lucas is an elderly man who shares a home with his sister, María, surrounded by memories and the comforting ghosts of people they have loved. He knows that he and María will eventually set out on their final journey. After chance brings him into contact with the young Marcos and Roma, Lucas and María influence them through their way of life.
Adolfo O'Gorman is Camila's father and a supporter of the authoritarian political order. He treats his own mother with contempt, becomes enraged by Camila's opposition to state violence, and later demands that she receive the death penalty for eloping with Ladislao.
Estranged grandfather whose visit with his grandson and family reveals the enduring strength of familial bonds despite political upheaval and forced isolation.
A parish priest who remains skeptical and reticent about the events surrounding the deaths.
A dubious contact, played by Héctor Alterio, who is meant to arrange new passports for the gang while they are hiding in Uruguay. The documents are necessary for their planned escape, but the arrangements take longer than expected, prolonging the fugitives' stay in their empty Montevideo apartment.
José is an aging anarchist and former horse breeder who robs a bank to recover money stolen from his family years earlier. After taking Pedro hostage, he joins him on a flight to Patagonia, exposes the bank's corruption, and becomes a Robin Hood-like fugitive. He ultimately frees his horses and dies after being shot.
Barbablù's son, characterized in the narrative as a weak and ineffectual man within the dysfunctional family dynamic.
A new judge who takes charge as suspicion and local tensions grow. He orders León and Gregorio arrested and oversees an investigation in which they are pressured to give accounts of José María el Cepa’s disappearance. The summary identifies his role in the prosecution but gives no further personal details.
One of the five main suspects considered due to the crime's circumstances. He theorizes that the killer located Garrido in the dark using the light from a cigarette, though this is later disproven by Santos.
Cleopatra's unemployed husband who suffers from depression and leads a resigned, passive life.
Héctor Alterio has 138 screen credits in a career dating back to 1954. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Tales for All with 1 titles. Signature works include The Judge's Wife, The Nest, A Tram in SP. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 2 universes
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