Transito Ariza

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Transito Ariza is a character in Gabriel García Márquez's novel "Love in the Time of Cholera," known as the devoted and resourceful mother of Florentino Ariza.

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Transito Ariza canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Love in the Time of Cholera
appearsInAdaptation film adaptation of Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
associatedWithTheme maternal love
poverty and social class
romantic obsession (through her son)
sacrifice
authorNationalityOfWork Colombian
characterTrait devoted
hardworking
pragmatic
protective
resourceful
self-sacrificing
child Florentino Ariza
countryOfOrigin Colombia
creator Gabriel García Márquez
familyName Ariza
fictionalUniverse Love in the Time of Cholera
firstPublicationDateOfWork 1985
gender female
givenName Transito
language Spanish
literaryGenreOfWork magical realism-adjacent fiction
romantic novel
literaryPeriod 20th-century Latin American literature
maritalStatus unmarried
medium novel
narrativeFunction mother figure
narrativeRole supporting character
notableFor encouraging Florentino Ariza’s ambitions
supporting Florentino Ariza’s love for Fermina Daza
working tirelessly to support her son
occupation seamstress
portrayedInFilmBy Liev Schreiber’s character’s mother (casting varies by edition; specific actress context-dependent)
relationshipToFlorentinoAriza mother and primary caregiver
residence Caribbean port city
same unnamed city as Fermina Daza
settingOfWork early 20th century
late 19th century
socialStatus lower middle class
supportsCharacter Florentino Ariza
workPublishedIn El amor en los tiempos del cólera

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Florentino Ariza mother Transito Ariza