
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
Carolina Silva
Olvido

Julia Martínez
Sister-in-law of Don Pedro

Mercedes Lezcano
Rosa's sister
Concha Leza
Sister-in-law of Don Pedro

Mónica Molina
Rosa (young)
Raúl Fraire
Rosa's father