Bernarda’s housekeeper and confidant, who has worked for the family for 30 years; she is clever and outspoken, often sharing gossip and her keen observations about the family dynamics.

The eldest of Bernarda’s five daughters and the only child from her first marriage, Angustias becomes the subject of romantic attention due to her inheritance, which sets her apart from her sisters.

At 30 years old, Magdalena is Bernarda’s daughter from her second marriage, known for her resigned attitude about her future and her affection for her younger sister, Adela.

At 27, Amelia is Bernarda’s middle child and is characterized as tender-hearted and a peacekeeper within the family, particularly close to her sister Martirio.

The second-youngest daughter at 24, Martirio has a history of disappointment in romantic matters and tends to exhibit a resigned, sometimes bitter attitude towards her future.

At 20, Adela is the youngest and most spirited of Bernarda’s daughters, known for her beauty and defiance of her mother’s strictures, which affects the dynamics within the household.

Bernarda’s 80-year-old mother, who suffers from dementia and is often kept confined to avoid embarrassing the family; she occasionally escapes to express her desire for freedom and marital fulfillment.

Although never seen on stage, Pepe is a charismatic young man whose romantic attention towards Bernarda’s daughters, especially Angustias, is pivotal to the play’s unfolding drama.