Emilio Fernandez directs Dolores Del Rio and Pedro Armendariz in a classic tale of family and obsession. Raimunda's daughter Acacia hates her stepfather Esteban, and in order to escape her suffocating home life she's accepted a marriage proposal from a man she doesn't even love. But Esteban has become obsessed with Acacia, and in order to ensure that she doesn't leave he's plotting to murder the girl's unsuspecting fiancée. As Esteban's true nature emerges, mother and daughter must band together to support one another and make sure that their family bond remains strong even in the darkest of times.
Dolores del Río
as Raimunda
Pedro Armendáriz
as Esteban
Columba Domínguez
as Acacia
Roberto Cañedo
as Faustino
Gilberto González
as El Rubio
Mimí Derba
as Dona Mercedes
Julio Villarreal
as Don Eusebio
Enriqueta Reza
as Juliana
Carlos Riquelme
as Norberto
Eduardo Arozamena
as Pastor
Manuel Dondé
as Accordionist
Luis Aceves Castañeda
as Barmann
