At the end of the Spanish Civil War, the members of a group of vaudeville performers have been stripped of everything: all they have left is hunger and the instinct to survive. Day after day, agonizingly, lost and helpless between the victors and the vanquished, the musician Jorge, the ventriloquist Enrique, the couplet singer Rocío and the orphan Miguel search tirelessly for something to eat and a safe place to live.
as Jorge del Pino
as Enrique Corgo
as Miguel
as Rocío Moliner
as Montero
as Quiroga
as Pastor
as Arturo
as Don Ricardo
as Pedro
as Amparo
as Merceditas
as Herrera
as Marcelino
as María
as Nurse
as Concepción
as Old Miguel
as Father Gabriel
as Rafa
as Paco
as Eugenio
as Josefa
as Valentín
as Antonio
as Luis
as Stage Manager
as Joaquín
as Informer
as Innkeeper Luciano
as General
as Magician
as Trumpeter
as Show Host
as Clarinetist
as Antipodist
as Acrobat
as Contorsionist
as Juggler #1
as Juggler #2
as Equilibrist #1
as Equilibrist #2
as Plate Spinner
as Pianist
as Violinist #1
as Violinist #2
as Saxophonist
as Drummer
as Dancer #1
as Dancer #2
as The Great Magician
as Merceditas' Guitarist
as Luthier
as Technician
as School Teacher (Penélope)
as Self - Politician (archive footage)