The disaffected wife of a failed civil servant, is thrilled to re-encounter Octavio, a former lover who is now a union activist on the run from a corrupt politician. Hoping to help him, she descends into the Mexican underworld, where she finds a purpose-and a thrill-missing from her married life.

Andrea Palma
as Julieta

Pedro Armendáriz
as Octavio

Alberto Galán
as Ignacio Elizalde

Narciso Busquets
as Juanito

Beatriz Ramos
as Ignacio's lover

Paco Fuentes
as Memo

Octavio Martínez
as Jorge Ruiz

Felipe Montoya
as Don Santos

Maruja Grifell
as Ruiz wife

Manuel Arvide
as Gunman