Narrating the struggles of a young man from Lima to establish a family and gain wealth, Garland manages to articulate, on several levels, the city/countryside dichotomy, a dominant theme in Peruvian and Latin American cinema during those final years of the silent era. The film follows Sisebuto Calatrava, who pretends to be married in order to receive his aunt and uncle's inheritance. The problems begin when they decide to travel to Lima to visit the couple.

Abel Lores
as Sisebuto Calatrava

Luis Angosto
as Mamerto Chungachunga (El esposo)

Angélica Sánchez
as Petra Chungachunga (La esposa)

Oscar Lores
as Policarpo Ñucos (El tío)

Feliscar Sánchez
as Timotea Ñucos (La tía)

Héctor Garland
as Chupito Ñucos

Hugo Espinoza
as Pirulin Ñucos

Raquel L. de Garland
as Cunegunda Mondalomo (La novia)

Graciela Lores
as Gedeona Pitaluga