Jesse's 21-year-old brother, who serves as a responsible and generous role model, and with whom Jesse shares a close bond as they support each other through life's challenges.

A Vietnam War veteran who meets Jesse in art class and struggles with trauma while working alongside Jesse and Abel, later building a friendship with them and finding personal stability.

A Chicano activist Jesse meets at school who is committed to labor rights, urging Jesse to engage with his activism for civil rights and illustrating a more assertive form of masculinity.

A secondary character who represents an older generation, attempting to care for Jesse while remaining unaware of her internalized biases and her son's evolving beliefs in the context of the Chicano Movement.