Esperanza Rising Characters

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Isabel

Sweet

Long braids

Skinny legs

Big brown eyes

Esperanza's new friend

Carmen

Has 8 children.

Sell chickens for a living.

Her husband died.

Gives to those who have less then her.

Pepe

More demanding then Lupe

Lupe

Reaches for Esperanza all the time.

Less demanding then Pepe.

good-natured

Baby

Tio Luis

Bank President

Smarter then Tio Marco

Chiquita

Orange fur

Cat

Miguel

Big, sleepy eyes

Thick eyebrows

Hortensia

Blue-black braided hair

Miguel's mama

Short

Zapotec Indian

Alfonso

Miguel's papi

Droopy mustache

Sixto Ortega

Fat, Brown eyes

Gets Esperanza a doll for her birthday each year.

Esperanza's papi

Juan

Round eyes

Long eyelids

Dark skin

Isabel's papi

Josefine

Plump, round face

Isabel's mama

Marta

Jealous of Esperanza

Rude

Short, black, curly hair

Melina

Crochets

Tells Esperanza gossip

Friendly

Has a baby

Looks about as old as Miguel

Irene

Lives with Melina

Long gray hair

Abuelita Ortega

Wrinkled

Esperanza's grandma

Wears gold earring loops

White hair

Old

Ramona Ortega

Esperanza's mami

Tio Marco

Gloomy

Mayor

Acts like a donkey

White beards

Esperanza's uncle

Tiny mustache

Billy-goat

Skinny

Tall

Esperanza Ortega

Rich

Fat brown eyes like almonds.

Dark eye lashes

Fair, creamy skin

Black, wavy, thick hair