Study Guide

Dreaming in Cuban Characters

By Cristina García

Celia has her own iconography in those lovely pearl earrings that never leave her ears. They were...

When we meet Pilar, she's about fourteen years old and feeling as though she doesn't belong...

Just as Lourdes is a daddy's girl, Felicia is her mother's mirror. She lives passionately,...

To say that Lourdes is a daddy's girl is understatement gone wild. Jorge not only favors her in...

Our first glimpses of Ivanito reveal him to be a precocious little boy who is able to withstand...

Luz and Milagro are the twin daughters of Felicia del Pino and Hugo Villaverde. Their parents...

Herminia is exactly the kind of friend that every girl wants: she's loyal, concerned about her...

Celia's only son is more of an idea in this story, since he appears only for a brief moment in...