In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader.
as Florentino Ariza
as junger Florentino
as Juvenal Urbino
as Hildebranda Sanchez
as Don Leo
as Lotario Thurgot
as Transito Ariza
as Sara Noriega
as Lorenzo Daza
as Olympia Zuleta
as Escolastica
as America Vicuna
as Junge Witwe
as Fermina Daza
as Rosalba
as capitán samaritano
as Diego
as Alcalde de la ciudad
as Institutriz
as Gran dama hija
as gran dama
as Doña Blanca
as Mujer Atractiva
as Mujer Atractiva
as Ricardo Faro
as dulce vendedor
as Doliente
as Ofelia Urbino - 40's
as puta lotario
as Madre superior