The film features Fernandez himself as a character named Rogellio Torres. The lion's share of the footage, however, is devoted to the romance between Esperanza, granddaughter of a common laborer, and Jose Luis Castro, the firebrand son of a landowner. Joining a revolutionary movements, Castro is disowned by his father, but Esperanza remains loyally by his side. Later on, Castro's father is killed by outlaws; in seeking vengeance, he sacrifices his own life, while Esperanza carries on his revolutionary work with their young son in tow.
Cast
Dolores del Río
Esperanza
Pedro Armendáriz
José Luis Castro
Emilio Fernández
Rogelio Torres
Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.
Don Francisco
Armando Soto La Marina 'El Chicote'
Reynaldo
Agustín Isunza
Nicanor
Eduardo Arozamena
Melchor
Mimí Derba
Doña Clara
Margarita Cortés
Hermana de José Luis
Manuel Dondé
Úrsulo Torres
Salvador Quiroz
Coronel Rubén Peña y Berlanga
José Elías Moreno
Coronel Pánfilo Rodríguez
Lucha Reyes
Cantante en el jaripeo
Carlos Riquelme
Cura
Alfonso Bedoya
Teniente de Rogelio
Pedro Galindo
Pedro
Raúl Guerrero
Asistente de Úrsulo (uncredited)
Ana María Hernández
Espectadora de jaripeo (uncredited)
Tito Novaro
Hijo de Esperanza (uncredited)
Hernán Vera
Herrero (uncredited)
Emilia Guiú
(uncredited)
Crew
Emilio Fernández
Director, Screenplay
Mauricio Magdaleno
Screenplay
Fernando Robles
Novel
Jorge Busto
Editor
Gabriel Figueroa
Director of Photography
Felipe Palomino
Assistant Director
Emilio Gómez Muriel
Producer
Agustín J. Fink
Producer
Jorge Fernández
Production Design
Domingo Carrillo
Camera Operator
Armando Valdés Peza
Costume Design
Ana Guerrero
Makeup Artist
Fernando Barrera
Sound
Howard E. Randall
Sound
Manuel Esperón
Sound
Francisco Domínguez
Original Music Composer
Matilde Landeta
Script Supervisor
Armando Espinosa
Production Manager
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