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Dr. Juvenal Urbino de la Calle
Fermina Daza’s cousin from Valledupar. She is a strong, enthusiastic woman who is desperately in love with a married man. Hildebranda and Fermina develop a long-lasting friendship that is enduring and fulfilling enough to make Fermina realize that it is possible to be happy without romantic love. A passionate woman, Hildebranda encourages Fermina’s romantic pursuits, from Florentino Ariza to Dr. Juvenal Urbino. Her freedom in expressing her emotions and desires leads Fermina to playfully call her “a whore.” Hildebranda’s ranch in the countryside provides a refuge to Fermina when she has marital problems with Dr. Urbino. This visit also constitutes a shock for Fermina, who realizes that her previously beautiful and energetic cousin is now old and fat, confronting Fermina with the horrific reality of aging. Out of desperation over never being with her married lover, Hildebranda marries a man she does not love. In this way, Hildebranda’s experience mirrors Florentino’s unrequited love for Fermina, and thus underlines the sad consequences to which love can lead if it remains non-reciprocal.
Hildebranda Sánchez Quotes in Love in the Time of Cholera
The Love in the Time of Cholera quotes below are all either spoken by Hildebranda Sánchez or refer to Hildebranda Sánchez. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3 Quotes
She herself had not realized that every step she took from her house to school, every spot in the city, every moment of her recent past, did not seem to exist except by the grace of Florentino Ariza. Hildebranda pointed this out to her, but she did not admit it because she never would have admitted that Florentino Ariza, for better or for worse, was the only thing that had ever happened to her in her life.
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After Fermina Daza rejects Florentino Ariza, Fermina’s cousin Hildebranda Sánchez comes to visit her. During this trip, Hildebranda realizes that all of Fermina’s explanations about the city involved her memories with Florentino. This highlights not Fermina’s enduring love for him but, rather, the utter solitude of her life, in which she is deprived of other friends or activities. This scene thus provides an explanation for Fermina’s rejection of Florentino. It suggests that Fermina loved (or thought she loved) Florentino because he brought real life and excitement to her monotone existence, kept stale and boring under her father’s supervision. After her Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae
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Hildebranda Sánchez Character Timeline in Love in the Time of Cholera
The timeline below shows where the character Hildebranda Sánchez appears in Love in the Time of Cholera. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2
...reach the town of Valledupar, where Fermina’s mother’s family live. There, Fermina meets her cousin Hildebranda Sánchez. Hildebranda, too, is in love. She takes care of Fermina, who has terrible ulcers...
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In Valledupar, Fermina finds pleasure in spending time with Hildebranda—who is in love with a married man—and realizes that it is possible to be happy...
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Chapter 3
It is only when Hildebranda Sánchez arrives for a visit that Fermina’s life changes. The two of them bathe naked,...
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Hildebranda is shocked by Fermina’s solitary life. Indeed, Fermina’s life revolves around the routine of taking...
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Hildebranda brings animation to Fermina’s life. As Fermina shows her cousin around the city, it becomes...
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...Dr. Urbino tried to have conversation with the women. Fermina is furious and quiet, so Hildebranda plays games with Dr. Urbino. When the women finally leave, Dr. Urbino grabs Fermina’s ring...
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Chapter 4
...However, she soon becomes affected by nostalgia for the time she spent with her cousin Hildebranda, to which Florentino is connected. However, she remains devoted to Dr. Urbino, taking care of...
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Chapter 5
In reality, Fermina has left her home to go visit Hildebranda Sánchez in her province. This is the result not of disease, but of a crisis...
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Five days later, Fermina left for Hildebranda’s province. Although Fermina’s children knew nothing about what had happened, they were not surprised and...
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When Fermina arrives at Hildebranda’s, she is shocked to see how fat and aged her cousin has become, although she...
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Chapter 6
...realizes that her efforts to forget him have only made her remember him more. Whenever Hildebranda comes to visit, she always mentions Florentino, pitying him because his situation reminds Hildebranda of...
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...one occasion, during his regular Tuesday visits, Florentino shows Fermina the photograph of her and Hildebranda. He had seen it for sale in the market and bought it. Unable to understand...
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