Ignacio López Tarso as Macario

Pina Pellicer as Esposa de Macario

Enrique Lucero as La muerte

Mario Alberto Rodríguez as Don Ramiro

José Gálvez as El Demonio

Eduardo Fajardo as Virrey

Consuelo Frank as Virreina

José Dupeyrón as

Celia Tejeda as Chona

Luis Aceves Castañeda as Verdugo infartado (uncredited)

Miguel Arenas as Inquisidor (uncredited)

Alfredo Wally Barrón as Don Alfredo, panadero (uncredited)

Queta Carrasco as Vecina de Macario (uncredited)

Felipe de Flores as Nieto de abuelo enfermo (uncredited)

Alicia del Lago as Viuda (uncredited)

Manuel Dondé as Enviado de la inquisicion (uncredited)

Elizabeth Dupeyrón as Hija de Macario (uncredited)

Enedina Díaz de León as Vecina de Macario (uncredited)

Enrique García Álvarez as Inquisidor (uncredited)

Leonor Gómez as Señora recomendando caldo de zopilote. (uncredited)

Sonia Infante as Doña Eulalia, esposa de Don Ramíro (uncredited)

Inés Murillo as Vecina de Macario (uncredited)

Manuel Noriega as Abuelo enfermo (uncredited)

Francisco Pando as Sacerdote (uncredited)

Lidia Franco as Comadre de Chona (uncredited)

José Luis Jiménez as Dios