Usage Note
Narrador is the standard literary term for the narrative voice within a text, distinct from the real-world author (autor). The feminine is narradora. In narratology, narrador omnisciente (omniscient narrator) and narrador en primera persona (first-person narrator) are key distinctions.
Examples
"El narrador cuenta la historia en primera persona."
Natural Translation
The narrator tells the story in the first person.

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