A Mexican fisherman, whose son has died because he could not afford necessary medical care out of his meagre wages, becomes aware of how badly exploited he and his many fellow fisherman are by the one greedy man for whom they work and the corrupt politician who makes the laws to benefit him.
Silvio Hernández
as Miro
Antonio Lara
as El Zurdo
Miguel Figueroa
as Miguel
Rafael Hinojosa
as El Candidato
Felipe Rojas
as Mingo
David Valle González
as Don Anselmo
Susana Ortiz Cobos
as Miro's Wife