Emilio Fernández as Anacleto Morones

Alfonso Arau as Lucas Lucatero

Rosalba Brambila as Leona

Carmen Salinas as Pancha Fregoso

Lilia Prado as Nieves García

Pancho Córdova as Melesio Terrones

Héctor Ortega as Gobernador

Marcela López Rey as Esposa de gobernador

Dolores Beristáin as Señora Terrones

Lina Montes as Tencha

Graciela Döring as Eva

Patricio Castillo as Tomas

María Barber as La Huérfana

José Rocha as Borracho

Paco Zaragoza as Ingeniero

Delfina Chavez as Lisiada

Daniel Macedo as Bigotón

Leonor Gómez as (uncredited)

Regino Herrera as (uncredited)