María Félix as Refugio / La cucaracha

Emilio Fernández as Coronel Antonio Zeta

Dolores del Río as Isabel Puente

Antonio Aguilar as Capitán Ventura

Flor Silvestre as Lola

Ignacio López Tarso as Trinidad

Cuco Sánchez as Cantante

Irma Torres as Soldadera

Miguel Manzano as Gabriel Fuentes

Lupe Carriles as Trompeta

Humberto Almazán as Soldado

Alicia del Lago as Soldadera embarazada

Emma Roldán as Comadrona

Tito Novaro as Jacobo Méndez

Manuel Trejo Morales as Mayor

Antonio Haro Oliva as Cura

David Reynoso as Coronel Ricardo Zúñiga

Amado Zumaya as Soldado

Manuel Vergara 'Manver' as Soldado

Armando Gutiérrez as Vendedor de sarape

Pedro Armendáriz as Coronel Valentín Razo

Regino Herrera as Soldado (uncredited)

José Muñoz as Soldado (uncredited)

Rubén Márquez as Soldado (uncredited)

Salvador Terroba as Soldado (uncredited)

Abel Cureño as Soldado tuerto (uncredited)

Leonor Gómez as Soldadera (uncredited)

Inés Murillo as Soldadera (uncredited)

Celia Tejeda as Soldadera (uncredited)

Mario Humberto Jiménez Pons as Joven pueblerino (uncredited)