Angel Character Analysis in Chasing the Scream

Angel was a young man who got caught up in Ciudad Juárez’s drug violence. Sergio Barraza coerced Angel into helping transport Rubi Fraire’s body, and then Angel contacted Rubi’s mother, Marisela Escobedo, to reveal what had happened. After he testified at Barraza’s trial, Angel was mysteriously murdered by the drug cartels—along with his whole family. (Barraza was found innocent, despite confessing to the crime.) Angel’s tragic death shows how the drug war has led to senseless violence, corruption, and impunity in places like Juárez.

Angel Character Timeline in Chasing the Scream

The timeline below shows where the character Angel appears in Chasing the Scream. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

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...started putting up flyers to look for him. Within weeks, an anxious young man named Angel called. He told Marisela that Sergio had picked him up and offered him a job—then... (full context)

Angel and Marisela filed a police report, but nothing happened. Marisela started visiting the police station... (full context)

At Sergio’s trial, Angel testified about seeing Rubi’s body and said that Sergio threatened to kill him if he... (full context)