This essay approaches the side of José Martí as narrator, which has remained in the periphery of the critics’ interest due to the poetic, journalistic and revolutionary work of the author. It delves into a group of pieces that constitute a narrative system itself in his literary work not following the traditional canonEste ensayo constituye un acerca­miento a la faceta de narrador de José Martí la cual ha quedado en la periferia de interés de la crítica ante la obra poética, periodística y revolu­cionaria del autor. Es una indagación que se detiene en un grupo de piezas que constituyen un sistema narrativo en su obra literaria que no se atiene a los cánones tradicionales.  This essay approaches the side of José Martí as narrator, which has remained in the periphery of the critics’ interest due to the poetic, journalistic and revolutionary work of the author. It delves into a group of pieces that constitute a narrative system itself in his literary work not following the traditional canon