Pablo, a wandering laborer, has imprisoned himself in a hell of alcoholism. Cruz, a widow, reaches out to the troubled man, but even her compassion may not be enough to save him.

Pedro Infante
as Pablo Galván

Rosario Granados
as Cruz

Domingo Soler
as Leandro

Magda Guzmán
as Silvia

Wolf Ruvinskis
as El caimán

Hortensia Santoveña
as Pablo's Mother

Manuel Dondé
as Carmelo

Aurora Ruiz
as Teo

Nacho Contla
as Pánfilo

Dolores Tinoco
as Irene