Character Relationship Map: The Bastards

Characters

• Jesus (played by Jesus Moises Rodriguez) — protagonist

  An undocumented day laborer who compares earnings with other workers, promises to send money home, worries about family responsibilities, and urges caution during a dangerous situation that turns viol...

• Fausto (played by Rubén Sosa) — protagonist

  An undocumented day laborer who recounts a disturbing encounter with a man offering him a special job. He later joins Jesus in a dangerous situation involving money, substance use, and sudden violence...

• Construction Boss (played by Kenny Johnston) — supporting

  An employer who hires the laborers to clear an area and dig a ditch, promises to take them back, then refuses and leaves them stranded after the work is completed.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Construction Boss → Fausto (Professional Employer) — The boss controls Fausto's access to a short-term job.

  The Construction Boss hires the laborers, including Fausto, for clearing and ditch-digging work.

• Construction Boss → Jesus (Professional Employer) — The boss temporarily employs Jesus for manual labor.

  The Construction Boss hires the laborers to clear an area and dig a ditch, placing Jesus among the workers.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Jesus → Fausto (Alliance Work Partner) — They cooperate as fellow laborers facing unstable employment and dangerous circumstances.

  Jesus and Fausto wait for day labor together, compare their earnings, accept jobs together, and return to another work site together.

Story Analysis

Two undocumented laborers struggle to survive unstable work, economic abandonment, and sudden violence.

Plot Progression

1. Waiting For A Chance — Jesus, Fausto, and other undocumented laborers compete for poorly paid temporary jobs. Fausto's disturbing encounter introduces the uncertainty and vulnerability surrounding their work.
2. Work And Family Pressure — Jesus promises his aunt that he will send money and learns that a relative is nearly blind. A new employer offers the men a job, briefly providing hope.
3. The Broken Promise — The laborers clear an area and dig a ditch after the Construction Boss promises to take them back. His refusal leaves them stranded, angry, and exhausted.
4. A Dangerous Detour — Jesus and Fausto carry knives and go with a woman to a secluded place. Pressure to swim and take a substance clashes with Jesus's concern for their families.
5. Violence And Continuation — The secluded encounter turns violent, a woman is killed, and Jesus insists that they leave amid confusion. The ending returns them to another uncertain work opportunity.