Cast
María Félix
Refugio / La cucaracha
Emilio Fernández
Coronel Antonio Zeta
Dolores del Río
Isabel Puente
Antonio Aguilar
Capitán Ventura
Flor Silvestre
Lola
Ignacio López Tarso
Trinidad
Cuco Sánchez
Cantante
Irma Torres
Soldadera
Miguel Manzano
Gabriel Fuentes
Lupe Carriles
Trompeta
Emma Roldán
Comadrona
Tito Novaro
Jacobo Méndez
David Reynoso
Coronel Ricardo Zúñiga
Amado Zumaya
Soldado
Pedro Armendáriz
Coronel Valentín Razo
Inés Murillo
Soldadera (uncredited)
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