After the civil war, Rosa, a beautiful and hard worker woman falls in love with a sharpener who turns out to be a con man. When she becomes a widow, she emigrates to Madrid with her daughter beginning to work as a nurse in the home of Don Pedro, an influential food manager.
Ángela Molina
Rosa
Margarita Lozano
Abuela
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Don Pedro
Antonio Valero
Juan
Nacho Martínez
Delgado
Santiago Ramos
Antonio
Francisco Merino
Ramiro
Enriqueta Carballeira
Rosa's sister
Marisa Porcel
Butcher
Julia Martínez
Sister-in-law of Don Pedro
Mercedes Lezcano
Rosa's sister
Mónica Molina
Rosa (young)
Concha Hidalgo
Rose's mother
Francisco Maestre
Guest
Ramón Reparaz
Policeman
Antonio Chamorro
Inspector
Ricardo Moya
Inspector
Francisco Arenzana
Authority