The film tells the story of the payador José Betinotti, a mythical character in Argentine music. It faithfully reconstructs the scenarios of the early twentieth century: the workers' struggles, the party meetings of the caudillos and the circus criollo, the cradle of Argentine theater and music.

Hugo del Carril
as José Betinotti

Aída Luz
as María (esposa de Betinotti)

Orquídea Pino
as Sara

Ricardo Passano
as Pascual Contursi

Marino Seré
as Gabino Ezeiza

Lito Bayardo
as Ambrosio Ríos

Gregorio Cicarelli
as Don Carmelo

Tomás Simari
as Frank Brown

José Ruzzo
as Don Manuel J. Aparicio

Juan Carrara
as Dr. Ricardo Caballero