The film tells the story of the payador José Betinotti, a mythical character in Argentine music. It faithfully reconstructs the scenarios of the early twentieth century: the workers' struggles, the party meetings of the caudillos and the circus criollo, the cradle of Argentine theater and music.
Hugo del Carril
as José Betinotti
Aída Luz
as María (esposa de Betinotti)
Orquídea Pino
as Sara
Ricardo Passano
as Pascual Contursi
Marino Seré
as Gabino Ezeiza
Lito Bayardo
as Ambrosio Ríos
Gregorio Cicarelli
as Don Carmelo
Tomás Simari
as Frank Brown
José Ruzzo
as Don Manuel J. Aparicio
Juan Carrara
as Dr. Ricardo Caballero
Rosa Catá
as
Yuki Nambá
as