Overview
An honest man emigrates to the capital in search of a better life, but ends up mired in extreme poverty along with his family; forced to overcome tragedy and despair to find, even in misery, a glimmer of hope.
Director and cast
- Rogelio A. González Director
- Pedro Infante as Pedro González
- Marga López as Margarita
- Andrés Soler as Chema Pérez
- Antonio Aguilar as Catrín
- Silvia Pinal as Sonia Iliana
- Luis Aceves Castañeda as Martín Araujo
- Arturo Soto Rangel as Don Tenen
- Diana Ochoa as Supervisora de oficina
- Juan Orraca as Don Antonio
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