Chencha Character Analysis

Chencha is the De la Garza’s maid and Tita’s friend. She begins working at the ranch at a young age. She skillfully uses hard work and imaginative lies to manage Mama Elena’s cruel dominion. With the other women in the household, she likes to tell fantastical, astonishing stories. As a young woman, her parents separate her from her sweetheart, Jesús. While working at the ranch, she is raped by a rebel troop and suffers a terrible depression. Later, she reunites with Jesús and the two marry and have a baby. Chencha and Tita have a deep, loyal friendship that lasts through the years.