# Doña Victorina — El Filibusterismo character guide

> Doña Victorina in El Filibusterismo by José Rizal.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Victorina, This Doña Victorina

**First appearance:** 0003-i-on-the-upper-deck

## Who they are

A pretentious Filipina who apes Spanish customs.

## Relationships

### [Juanito Pelaez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_filibusterismo_se/characters/juanito_pelaez)

_social_

Doña Victorina is an older social climber who dotes on Juanito Pelaez as a potential match for her niece.

### [Isagani](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_filibusterismo_se/characters/isagani)

_social_

Doña Victorina dismisses Isagani as a poor suitor for Paulita, preferring the wealthier Juanito.

### [Isagani](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_filibusterismo_se/characters/isagani)

_social_

Doña Victorina dismisses Isagani as a poor suitor for Paulita, preferring the wealthier Juanito.

### [Juanito Pelaez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_filibusterismo_se/characters/juanito_pelaez)

_social_

Doña Victorina is an older social climber who dotes on Juanito Pelaez as a potential match for her niece.

### [Juanito Pelaez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_filibusterismo_se/characters/juanito_pelaez)

_social_

Doña Victorina is an older social climber who dotes on Juanito Pelaez as a potential match for her niece.

## In the story

### [I: On the Upper Deck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_filibusterismo_se/chapters/i-on-the-upper-deck)

A renegade Filipina who dyes her hair red and wears a half-European costume, she is irritated at being ignored by the upper-deck group. She is traveling to La Laguna to seduce back her husband Don Tiburcio.

### [On the Lower Deck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_filibusterismo_se/chapters/ii-on-the-lower-deck)

Mentioned as the aunt of Paulita Gomez, who disdainfully looks at Isagani for being a steerage passenger; her husband Don Tiburcio is hidden in Padre Florentino's house.

### [Legends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_filibusterismo_se/chapters/iii-legends)

Doña Victorina thinks of dwelling in Doña Jerónima's cave and later asks about Ibarra's death.

### [XII: Plácido Penitente](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_filibusterismo_se/chapters/xii-pl-cido-penitente)

Descends from the carriage with Paulita, smiling and bowing to Juanito Pelaez.

### [Dreams](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/el_filibusterismo_se/chapters/xxiv-dreams)

Accompanies Paulita, inquires about Don Tiburcio, and mentions her intention to remarry Juanito Pelaez.

## Links

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