Fidel was Blanche's secret, much older boyfriend. He is the son of a once-wealthy cigar maker from Cuba. Dating Blanche even though he was in his seventies, Blanche was highly enamored with him until catching him by chance on the boardwalk making out with Sophia. He begins to date Sophia and Blanche at the same time, igniting jealousy and hatred between the two roommates, forcing Rose and Dorothy to try to maintain the unsteady peace.