CHARACTER LIST
THE ALACRÁN FAMILY
Matt: Matteo Alacrán, the clone
El Patrón: The original Matteo Alacrán; a powerful drug lord
Filipe: El Patrón’s son; died long ago
El Viejo: El Patrón’s grandson and Mr. Alacrán’s father; a very old man
Mr. Alacrán: El Patrón’s great-grandson; husband of Felicia, father of Benito and Steven
Felicia: Mr. Alacrán’s wife; mother of Benito, Steven, and Tom
Benito: Oldest son of Mr. Alacrán and Felicia
Steven: Second son of Mr. Alacrán and Felicia
Tom: Son of Felicia and Mr. MacGregor
Fani: Benito’s wife
VISITORS AND ASSOCIATES OF THE ALACRÁNS
Senator Mendoza: A powerful politician in the United States; father of Emilia and María; also called Dada
Emilia: Oldest daughter of Senator Mendoza
María: Younger daughter of Senator Mendoza
Esperanza: Emilia and María’s mother; disappeared when María was five
Mr. MacGregor: A drug lord
SLAVES AND SERVANTS
Celia: Chief cook and Matt’s caregiver
Tam Lim: Bodyguard for both El Patrón and Matt
Daft Donald: Bodyguard for El Patrón
Rosa: Housekeeper; Matt’s jailer
Willum: Chief doctor for the Alacrán household; Rosa’s lover
Mr. Ortega: Matt’s music teacher
Teacher: An eejit
Hugh, Ralf, and Wee Wullie: Members of the Farm Patrol
PEOPLE IN AZTLÁN
Raúl: A Keeper
Carlos: A Keeper
Jorge: A Keeper
Chacho: A Lost Boy
Fidelito: A Lost Boy; eight years old
Ton-Ton: A Lost Boy; driver of the shrimp harvester
Flaco: Oldest of the Lost Boys
Luna: Lost Boy in charge of the infirmary
Guapo: Old man celebrating El Día De los Muertos
Consuela: Old woman celebrating El Día de los Muertos
Sister Inéz: A nurse at the Convent of Santa Clara
MISCELLANEOUS CHARACTERS
Furball: María’s dog
El Látigo Negro: The Black Whip, an old TV character
Don Segundo Sombra: Sir Second Shadow, an old TV character
El Sacerdote Volante: The Flying Priest, and old TV character
Eejits: People with computer chips in their brains; also known as zombies
La Llorona: The Weeping Woman; mythical woman who searches in the night for her lost children
Chupacabras: The goat sucker; mythical creature that sucks the blood out of goats, chickens, and occasionally, people