The characters appearing in Pasión de gavilanes.
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Main Characters
The Reyes Brothers
Juan Reyes
Played By: Mario Cimarro
- Badass in Distress: He's taken as a hostage in a quite a few occasions.
- Big Brother Instinct: He is utterly protective of his siblings, and is the one that misses and grieves Libia the most, vowing to avenge her.
- Family Honor: Family always comes first, in his mind, thus his plot to take down the Elizondos after his sister's suicide.
- Family Man: He is a textbook example. A traditional, hardworking, loyal man who always puts his family first, even when they dissapoint him.
- Honor Before Reason: A very proud and traditional man, he refuses to ask for help or even accept someone else's money even when he is in dire need of it.
- Hot-Blooded: Can become very violent if made angry. Óscar often refers to him as a brute.
- Humble Hero: He's very hard-working and humble, preferring to live a modest life even after Franco became rich.
- Knight Templar Big Brother: He's very protective of his siblings, especially Libia and the most disapproving of her relationship with Bernardo.
- This also applies to Ruth. When her mother comes around to threaten her, he is the first to defend her.
- Mr. Fanservice: Has his fair share of Shirtless Scene in the novela.
- My Greatest Failure: Libia's suicide, as he blames himself for it.
- Nobody Thinks It Will Work: About Oscar's relationship with Jimena to the point of kicking his brother out of the house. He agrees to let him stay only for Jimena's sake.
- Love at First Sight: He was about to kill Gabriela in a fit of rage, but then Norma appears and he is struck dumb.
- Official Couple: With Norma.
- Papa Wolf: He's very protective of his siblings and his child, Juan David.
- Promoted to Parent: As the eldest of the Reyes siblings, he became responsible for his siblings when their parents died.
- Seduction-Proof Marriage: Though initially not a marriage, Juan was besotted with Norma at first sight and never looked at another woman since. Many did offer.
- Stay in the Kitchen: Inverted. He doesn't want Jimena to work with him in the bakery since he sees it as labor below her. Eventually she wears him down.
- He has the same issue with Ruth when she moves in and wants to help the servants with chores.
- The Stoic: Is usually quiet and reserved, but becomes Hot-Blooded if pissed off.
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome: The tall and brooding Mr. Fanservice of the story.
Óscar Reyes
Played By: Alfonso Baptista
- Becoming the Mask: Tried to seduce Jimena for both his revenge plan and for her money, but ended up falling for her for real.
- Brilliant, but Lazy: He's the most clever of the Reyes, but is not a hard worker like Juan and prefers the easy life.
- Chick Magnet: He's a womanizer and attracts all kinds of girls.
- Gold Digger: Wants his family to marry into money to escape poverty. He's the only of the brothers that support Libia marrying Bernardo, if only because he's rich. He's also the one that pushes Franco into marrying Jimena, both to get revenge and to gain access to her fortune, once he falls for her, however, those thoughts are thrown out the window.
- Because You Were Niceto Me: He always makes it up to the people who once helped him: He gives Leandro a huge amount of money for his business because he gave Oscar a job when he was broke, offers Manolo and Miguel a standing job offer because they were his witnesses during his wedding ceremony and invites Ruth to stay with him and his family if she ever needed it.
- Official Couple: With Jimena.
- Revenge by Proxy: Wants to get revenge on the Elizondo family so badly, he doesn't care about using her daughters to do it. He changes his mind later.
- The Charmer: Being the most ambitious brother, he can smooth talk anyone into anything. Not even Gabriela was immune to his charms.
- The Smart Guy: Usually the one that comes up with the plans.
- Unscrupulous Hero: Of the Reyes brothers, he's the most willing to fight dirty and is the one that comes up with their revenge plan involving the Elizondo family.
Franco Reyes
Played By: Michel Brown
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Sarita for most of the story, spending a lot of their time arguing together despite their obvious attraction.
- Beware the Nice Ones: The nicest brother but be quite dangerous if you mess with his loved ones.
- Chick Magnet: Despite being the youngest and least experienced brother, he had the most girls being attracted to him including Rosario, Jimena and Sarita.
- Nice Guy: Nice to a fault, as people often take advantage of his kindness
- Official Couple: With Sarita.
- Rags to Riches: He married the millionaire Eduvina Trueba, who was obsessed with him. Thing is, she died on the very same day of her wedding due to her constant neglect of her health so Franco ends up inheriting everything.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Sara points out how similar his looks are to that of their nephew, Juan David. Being the only blonde, blue-eyed members on both families, it's hard not to see it.
- Wide-Eyed Idealist: Starts the story very naive, always willing to trust people. His relationship with Rosario falling apart makes him more cynical.
The Elizondo Sisters
Norma Elizondo
Played By: Danna Garcia
- Awful Wedded Life: With her first husband Fernando, who has little patience or respect for her trauma.
- Betty and Veronica: The Betty for Juan's Archie to Dinora's Veronica.
- Defiled Forever: After her rape, she was forced to marry Fernando to escape family shame.
- Hates Being Touched: Developed this after her rape, and won't let any man touch her, including her husband Fernando. Juan helps her get over it.
- Mama Bear: She loves her son and is not afraid to leave her family home to protect him.
- Official Couple: With Juan.
- Proper Lady: Usually acts the part, but she's not really afraid to get her hands dirty.
- Rape as Backstory: Before the story started she was raped by three intruders in the farm. The experience left her traumatized.
Jimena Elizondo
Played By: Paola Rey
- Annoying Younger Sibling: Is the youngest of the Elizondo sisters, and is seen as irresponsible and inappropriate by Sarita most of the time.
- Brutal Honesty: Is often very blunt and doesn't like the faux-nice polite attitude her mother and the rest of the family often uses.
- Dude Magnet: She attracts many suitors due to her beauty and flirtatious personality.
- Nice to the Waiter: The only one of the Elizondo women to be nice to the Reyes brothers right away, despite them just being workers.
- Official Couple: With Óscar.
- Plucky Girl: The cheeriest of most optimistic of the sisters. She also has the least issue getting her hands dirty when she moves in with Óscar.
- The Unfavorite: Gabriela's least liked daughter due to her rebellious attitude.
Sara "Sarita" Elizondo
Played By: Natasha Klauss
- Action Girl: She's talented in marksmanship and shown to be the most action-oriented of the sisters.
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Franco spending a lot of their time to arguing or fighting.
- Betty and Veronica: The Betty for Franco's Archie to Rosario's Veronica.
- Broken Pedestal: Her mother becomes this for her over time, as Sarita starts to see how cruel she can be.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: She was very mad every time Franco was with Jimena. Not only because she did not like her sister going out with a worker, but also because she liked him. She was also very jealous of his relationship with Rosario.
- Cowgirl: Sara would rather be with the horses than with men and is a decent rider.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: At the start of the story she's serious and stern and even a bit of a Jerkass at times, but warms up to people over time.
- The Dutiful Daughter: She is very strict, is very loyal to her mother and prides herself in helping to manage the ranch.
- The Gunslinger: She's a skilled gunslinger.
- Horrible Judge of Character: Thinks highly of Fernando and her mother for a long time.
- Insecure Love Interest: She's pretty insecure over Franco's relationship with Rosario during a time and by extent on her own physical appearance. It's not helped by Franco who called her ugly before they get together.
- The Lad-ette: Often dresses in masculine clothing and does a lot of unladylike work.
- No Guy Wants an Amazon: She's insecure about her Tomboyish looks and attitude, and is very hurt when called ugly by Franco.
- Official Couple: With Franco.
- Slap-Slap-Kiss: Has this relationship with Franco, often fighting him and denying her obvious attraction to him.
Supporting Cast
Elizondo Household
Gabriela Acevedo de Elizondo
Played By: Kristina Lilley
- Abusive Parents: She can be both emotionally and physically abusive to her daughters.
- Awful Wedded Life: Her marriage with Bernardo left both very unhappy, which is why he sought a mistress in Libia. She's more angry about being humiliated by him cheating on her than any real jealousy.
- Doting Grandparent: She adores her grandbaby, even though he is Juan's son, and is devastated when she is separated from him. A lot of her hatred towards the Reyes is also due to her fear that they would harm and take away her grandson.
- My Beloved Smother: She's very controlling of her daughters and is especially furious once they decide to romance the Reyes brothers.
- Cattle Baron: One of the biggest landowners in the region.
- Even Evil Has Standards:
- She might be one of the most hateful characters in the show, but she does show respect and cares for her employees, going as far as to pay for their medical bills for accidents that didn't even happen on the job.
- She also cares deeply and likes all children, especially her grandson, whom she loves more than anything else in the world.
- When Juan disappears, she was at first indifferent but as time went on and saw Norma heartbroken, she showed some worry about his wellbeing and even started to distance herself further of Dínora when realizing she may have had something to do with that. Gabriela may despise Juan, but she doesn't want him or any of his brothers dead.
- Evil Matriarch: She's the head of the Elizondo family after Bernardo dies and can be very ruthless.
- It's All About Me: While she does love and cares for her family greatly, she has a tendency to only views things on how they will affect her, being completely sure that the Reyes brothers and, later on, her daughters are out to to destroy her happiness.
- Love Makes You Dumb: While many recognize her strength and business intelligence when it comes to Fernando she let's him do and undo as he pleases even if it's clearly a bad idea.
- Parental Favoritism: Sara is the apple of her eye. She takes it really bad when she discovers that even she has fallen for one of the Reyes brothers.
- Rancher: She's the owner of the ranch, and runs it with the help of Sara and Fernando.
- Unholy Matrimony: With Fernando, whom she later marries after he divorces from Norma.
Fernando Escandón
Played By: Juan Pablo Shuk
- Awful Wedded Life: He is very sexually frustrated in his marriage with Norma since she won't perform her "wifely duties".
- Big Bad: The main antagonist of the story
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Pretends to be an ally and a gentleman to the Elizondo family, but it's actually only thinking of himself.
- The Chessmaster: Very intelligent, often comes up with various schemes against the protagonists and is often associated with chess.
- Entitled Bastard: He believes that all great things in life should belong to him and everyone should obey him at all times.
- Best example is when he expects Juan to save him when he gets stuck in quicksand even though he threatened him on many occasions and repeatedly tried to hurt his family.
- Gold Digger: Married into the Elizondo family for their money. When his marriage to Norma falls apart, he seduces Gabriela instead.
- Manipulative Bastard: He manipulates the entire Elizondo family so he can steal their fortunes, especially Gabriela.
- Marital Rape License: Tries to force himself on Norma when she refuses to perform her wifely duties.
Don Martín Acevedo
Played By: Jorge Cao
- Brutal Honesty: Frequently speaks his mind without holding back, which pisses off his daughter and Fernando to no end.
- Doting Grandparent: He loves all his granddaughters and is openly supportive of them even if he doesn't understand their actions. Besides their deceased father, he is the only one that seeks what's best for the three of them, even if it means they have to live far away from him.
- Handicapped Badass: Being a crippled army veteran stuck on a wheelchair that doesn't stop him from standing up against Fernando to protect his daughter.
- Intergenerational Friendship: Develops a close friendship with Pepita Ronderos, the young, buxom and boisterous bar singer. She is the only one that remembers his birthday and serenades him, was heartbroken when she hears he might die and the two even went out on a bender.
Eva Rodríguez
The loyal housekeeper of the Elizondo
- Kick the Dog: While the Elizondos in general treated her well and gave her a lot of trust, more often than not Gabriela would be harsh on her and, prior to the beginning of the story, actually pressured her into giving up her baby to Raquel de Uribe in exchange of job security.
- The Dog Bites Back: Due to this, and the way Gabriela mistreated Libia Reyes, Eva reached a breaking point and was instrumental in helping the Reyes brothers enter the ranch as workers which kickstarted a series of events that would vex Gabriela to no end.
- The Reliable One: She's the one in charge of the household running smoothly and has even been instrumental in helping make decisions regarding the ranch and business.
- Recruited from the Gutter: Implied by Gabriela and Raquel whenever they want to remind her of her position in the house.
Dominga
One of the main maids of the house
- Green-Eyed Monster: Gets jealous of Quintina when she realizes that Olegario is also flirting with her.
- Shipper on Deck: Once the Reyes brothers start to get more overt in their wooing attempt of the Elizondo sisters, she's the one that passes along messages and helps them meet discreetly.
- The Ditz: Even if she's good at her job and taking care of both Don Martin and Juan David, she's a bit of a klutz
- The Reliable One: Along with Eva, she's one of the most important maids working in the Elizondo family.
Reyes Household
Ruth Uribe
Played By: Ana Lucia Dominguez
- Dreaming of Things to Come: Ruth frequently forecasts upcoming plots, being given visions by Libia.
- Happily Adopted: By Raquel and her husband, though she is unaware of it. More than one character Lampshades it, remarking how odd it is given Ruth's kindness and beauty, not to mention Raquel's age.
- Identical Stranger: Ruth looks exactly like Libia and are both played by the same actress. Its eventually revealed to be their Long-Lost Relative which makes this a case of Uncanny Family Resemblance.
- Like Brother and Sister: She develops this relationship with the Reyes brothers over time. It actually makes some of the Elizondo sisters jealous. This turns out to be somewhat literal after the reveal she is their cousin.
- Long-Lost Relative: At the end of the show, Ánibal provides the familial connection between Eva, Ruth, and the Reyes brothers.
- Nice Girl: Easily the nicest character in the story. She's a kind and sweet person despite her privileged background, and forms an Odd Friendship with the Reyes brothers, being the only wealthy character, besides Martín, to take an instant liking to them without a care for their social standing.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Ruth's a carbon-copy of her cousin Libia and, as Anibal lampshaded, of her aunt, the Reyes' mother.
- Wham Line: When her aging, senile father reveals she's adopted.
- Calixto: Your mom is a very nice woman, you know. Although I pity her- Raquel treats her so badly sometimes.
Bar Alcalá
Rosario Montes
Played By: Zharick Leon
- Betty and Veronica:
- The Veronica for Franco's Archie to Sara's Betty.
- She's also the Archie with Franco as her Betty and Armando as her Veronica.
- The Diva: She's a famous local club singer.
- Dude Magnet: She attracts a lot of men like Franco and Armando.
- Even Evil Has Standards: By the end, when she sees just how much damage Fernando and Dínora are causing to the Elizondo and how far they're willing to go, she pleads with Armando to not be involved further.
- Fatal Flaw: Her vanity ultimately prevents her from being with Franco, as he can't provide the luxurious lifestyle she wants.
- Girly Bruiser: Rosario is feminine and loves singing and surprisingly she can give a mean punch and tends to hit back when she argues with Armando.
- Gold Digger: Ultimately chooses Armando and his money over her love for Franco, which she comes to regret. Ironically, Franco becomes rich shortly after she leaves him, which is partly the reason she tries to seduce him back.
- Heel–Face Revolving Door: At times she's appalled at what Armando does, but a lot of the times she goes along with it or even plots on her own to get what she wants.
- Love Interest: For Franco in the early parts of the story.
- Lust Object: For many men, including Franco and Armando.
- Ms. Fanservice: Not only does she wear many revealing outfits during her performances, she's also often seen in her underwear or less in her scenes in the backstage.
- Pet the Dog: There's two people she treats with respect and fondness and those are her best friend Panchita and Don Martin.
- Proud Beauty: She's a vain woman and very proud of her good looks.
- Sexual Extortion: Is forced to sleep with Armando as part of her job at the nightclub.
- Stripperiffic: The Cowgirl outfits she wears during her performance show a lot of skin.
- The Tease: During her performances, she usually steps down into the audience and acts flirtatiously to her customers.
- Unholy Matrimony: Once she fully reconciles with Armando, she goes along his schemes and sometimes even helping Fernando gaslight Gabriela.
- Unrequited Love Switcheroo: Used to being pursued relentlessly by Franco. Later in the story, she's the one that pursues him, despite him being over her.
- They Really Do Love Each Other: While their relationship was far from functional by the end Rosario realized that the one she loved was Armando.
- Yandere: As the story progresses. Moody and obsessive? Yes. Envious and/or resentful? Yes. Try to Murder The Hypothenuse? Again, yes.
Armando Navarro
Played By: Juan Sebastian Aragon
- Bad Boss: Zigzagged. He treats Memo, Hertzog and Rubinsky badly several times but is justified on occasion because they fail to fulfill his orders of getting rid of Franco Reyes. In the case of Rosario, it's further complicated thanks to his obsession with her and their volatile relationship. But, with the rest of his businesses, it's clear that he gets along with his employees and treats them fairly.
- Crazy Jealous Guy: Gets extremely jealous of Rosario's relationship with Franco.
- Evil Wears Black: Is usually seen wearing black outfits.
- If I Can't Have You…: When he sees Rosario's stubbornly pursue after Franco, he decides to have her killed because he can't stand the thought of her leaving him.
- The Rival: For Franco, as they both butt heads over Rosario.
- They Really Do Love Each Other: As rocky and dysfunctional as their relationship was, Rosario and Armando actually do love each other.
Francisca "Panchita" Lopez
A singer at the Bar Alcala and a close friend and confidant of Rosario.
- Big Beautiful Woman: While she's not as sought after as Rosario, is clear that the people that go to the bar adore her and her singing, she's also flirty and confident in her appearance, and the few times her weight is referenced is always in a positive light.
- Only Sane Man: She seems to be the only one who sees Armando for the dangerous man he is (Pepita tends to think too fondly of him) and how what Rosario is doing trying to go behind his back to try and seduce Franco, a man that no longer wants her, is a terrible idea, especially because she rejected him first.
- Undying Loyalty: To Rosario. Even when Armando threatens her, she hides Rosario's whereabouts and, in general, whenever Rosario needs help, she's always there to do so.
Maria Josefa "Pepita" Ronderos
The new singer that Armando brings to the bar, as part of a ploy to make Rosario jealous.
- Beware the Nice Ones: She's always ready to have a good time and make sure everyone else joins in on the fun but that doesn't mean she's a pushover as Fernando and Dinora find out the hard way.
- Genki Girl: She's the soul of every party and she livens up the place everywhere she goes.
- Hidden Depths: A lot of people when first meeting her dismiss Pepita as a vulgar party girl and a bit of an airhead, but in reality she's someone that is down to earth, good at handling business and far more perceptive than many realize.
- Intergenerational Friendship: With Martin. He's a great-grandfather and she's either in her late 20s or early 30s, but that doesn't stop them from partying together whenever they get the chance.
- Odd Friendship: Basically becomes best friends with Martin almost from the moment they met. She's actually one of the first people to realize that something bad was going on in the Elizondo household and demanded proof of his wellbeing
Rosales Household
Dínora Rosales
Played By: Lorena Meritano
- Boisterous Bruiser: She's feisty able to submit two tall workers with her arms. Being one of the tallest characters help.
- Dark Action Girl: The biggest Action Girl in the story, and a very evil one.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Beats up her own henchmen when she sees them trying to rape Ruth.
- Evil Redhead: Her long bright red hair is her most defining feature.
- Femme Fatale: Dinora is known to be a seductress and a deadly one. She gets involved with Fernando, starting an affair and plotting ways to get both revenge and take all the money from the Elizondo family.
- Freudian Excuse: It's revealed that her father wanted to have a son, when it was revealed they couldn't have more he hated Dinora and mistreated her, which is one of the reasons for her evil personality.
- If I Can't Have You…: Because Juan isn't interested in her, she would rather have him dead than with Norma.
- The Mistress: Becomes this during her affair with Fernando.
- Spoiled Brat: Lampshaded in Episode 177 and one of the reasons for her psychotic behaviour.
- The Vamp: She uses her sex appeal to manipulate men.
- Villainesses Want Heroes: Develops an obsessive love over the heroic Juan.
- Yandere: She became very obsessive with Juan and often wants to prevent him and Norma to be together, to the point of trying to kill her and kidnapping him.
