Florentino Ariza
E103356
Florentino Ariza is the obsessive, romantically idealistic protagonist of Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "Love in the Time of Cholera," known for his lifelong, unrequited love for Fermina Daza.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Florentino Ariza canonical | 10 |
| Florentino | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T863392 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Florentino Ariza Context triple: [Love in the Time of Cholera, mainCharacter, Florentino Ariza]
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A.
Rodolfo
Rodolfo is the original Italian given name of Rudolph Valentino, the iconic silent film actor and sex symbol of the 1920s.
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B.
Eduardo
Eduardo is a masculine given name commonly used in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries, equivalent to the English name Edward.
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C.
Raúl
Raúl is a masculine given name of Spanish origin commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries.
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D.
Joaquín Toesca
Joaquín Toesca was an 18th-century Italian-born architect who became a key figure in Chilean neoclassical architecture.
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E.
Carvajal
Carvajal is a Spanish surname of likely toponymic origin, borne by various notable figures in Spanish and Latin American history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Florentino Ariza Target entity description: Florentino Ariza is the obsessive, romantically idealistic protagonist of Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "Love in the Time of Cholera," known for his lifelong, unrequited love for Fermina Daza.
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A.
Rodolfo
Rodolfo is the original Italian given name of Rudolph Valentino, the iconic silent film actor and sex symbol of the 1920s.
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B.
Eduardo
Eduardo is a masculine given name commonly used in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries, equivalent to the English name Edward.
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C.
Raúl
Raúl is a masculine given name of Spanish origin commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries.
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D.
Joaquín Toesca
Joaquín Toesca was an 18th-century Italian-born architect who became a key figure in Chilean neoclassical architecture.
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E.
Carvajal
Carvajal is a Spanish surname of likely toponymic origin, borne by various notable figures in Spanish and Latin American history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
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linked to:
Love in the Time of Cholera
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| appearsIn | Love in the Time of Cholera ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
fidelity and infidelity
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love and aging ⓘ obsession ⓘ romantic idealism versus reality ⓘ |
| associatedWith | cholera as metaphor for love ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Colombian ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
melancholic
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obsessive ⓘ persistent ⓘ romantically idealistic ⓘ sentimental ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Colombia ⓘ |
| creator | Gabriel García Márquez ⓘ |
| familyName | Ariza ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Love in the Time of Cholera universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Love in the Time of Cholera ⓘ |
| genre | romantic fiction ⓘ |
| givenName |
Florentino
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linked to:
Florentino Ariza
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| hasRelative | Uncle Leo XII ⓘ |
| inLoveWith | Fermina Daza ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latin American literature ⓘ |
| loveType |
lifelong love
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unrequited love ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| mother | Transito Ariza ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | co-protagonist with Fermina Daza ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Colombian ⓘ |
| notableAction |
takes many lovers while remaining devoted to Fermina Daza
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waits over fifty years for Fermina Daza ⓘ writes numerous love letters to Fermina Daza ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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poet ⓘ telegraph operator ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Javier Bardem ⓘ |
| position | president of the River Company of the Caribbean ⓘ |
| romanticRival | Juvenal Urbino ⓘ |
| setting | Caribbean port city based on Cartagena ⓘ |
| symbolism |
enduring romantic obsession
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idealized love ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| worksFor | River Company of the Caribbean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Florentino Ariza Description of subject: Florentino Ariza is the obsessive, romantically idealistic protagonist of Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "Love in the Time of Cholera," known for his lifelong, unrequited love for Fermina Daza.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Florentino Ariza