The Madonnas of Echo Park Character Chart

Main Characters

Minor Characters

Traits

Defining Moment

Motivation

List central character of each

chapter (who is telling the story

List minor characters associated

in main characters story

Adjectives describing main

character

Profound or life-changing event

and explanation of main
character

The main characters reason

from behaving the way he or she
does

Authors Note:
Brando

Ms. ONeill, Aurora

Esperanza, Mexican &
Vietnamese children,
Duchess

shy, nice, judgmental,

silent, reflective, timid,
funny, passive

Brando got his outlook on

race from his mother but
because Aurora didnt
forgive him her
disappearance leads to
stories.

Chapter 1:

Cristina, Adam, Tenant,

Efren, Mexican labors,
Diego, Felicia

Self-centered, untruthful,
fraudulent

Defining moment: Brandos

refusal to dance with
Aurora because shes
Mexican. Hes attracted to
aurora but cant get passed
the fact that Their
different.
Defining moment: when
Hector witnesses Adam
murder Diego with a
sledgehammer.

pizza guy, Aurora, Efren,

Rick, Mrs. Calhoun

Thoughtful, religious, nice

Defining moment: when

felicia finds Mrs.Calhoun
floating in the pool dead

Felicia was heading to

work for her last day and
finds Mrs.Calhoun. She
risks her live to try and
save Mrs.Calhoun

Gabriel, Archie, Blancam

Jesus, Ruben, Aracely,
Patricia

Strong religious,
determined, believer

Defining moment: when

betrice was visited by the
Virgin Mary. She
describes The Virgin Mary
turned her tears into rose
petals.

Betrices experiences leave

her to hope that there is
better to look forward to

Adam, Felica, Tenant,

Black teen, Freddy, Latino
teen, Manny Jr. , Manny
Sr.

Strong character, irritable,

hate, bitter

Defining moment: when he Efren couldnt help but

killed the black teen that
think over and over on
he kicked off the bus.
how he could have prevent
the accident.

Hector

Chapter 2:
Felica

Chapter 3:
Betrice

Chapter 4:
Efren

After, Hector is bribed and

threatened but still reports
the murder. He ends up
being deported.

Chapter 5:

Angie, ,Ofilia, Manny Sr.,

Juan

rebellious, honored ,openminded, all around person

Defining moment: when

manny jr. realized his son
was actually leaving for
good.

Manny Jr, didnt want his

son leave so he was going
to fake a heart attack but
he didn't go through with
it.

Juliana Angie, Efren,

Cristina,

closed-minded, hater

Defining moment: when

Freddy got jumped

Freddy realized the hood

he was in was exactly
where it all began.

Duchess, Christina,
Freddy, Juan, Aurora

nice, loving, caring

Defining moment: when

Angies mother had passed
away

Angie feels depressed and

her father not being around
makes things even worse
with no support.

Duchess, Efren, Felica,

Rick, Ms.ONeill
Mrs. Calhoun, Blackjack,
Angie, Hector,

welcoming, nice, friendly

Defining moment: when

Brando didn't want to
dance because she was a
"dirty Mexican"

Auroa couldnt face him

and ran off because of the
embarrassment.

Manny Jr

Chapter 6:
Freddy

Chapter 7:
Angie

Chapter 8:
Aurora