"A peasant who works in a mahogany camp in the Mexican jungles with his family is disgusted with the miserable living conditions imposed upon himself and his co-workers, the peasant finally spearheads a revolt against the sadistic bosses."
Pedro Armendáriz
as Cándido Castro
Ariadna Welter
as Modesta
Víctor Junco
as Celso
Carlos López Moctezuma
as Don Félix
Amanda del Llano
as Aurea
Jaime Fernández
as Urbano
Luis Aceves Castañeda
as Don Acacio
Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.
as Don Severo
Álvaro Matute
as El picaro
Tito Junco
as Don Gabriel
Agustín Fernández
as Gusano
Carlos Riquelme
as Don Raúl
Ramiro Orci
as Pascacio
Rogelio Fernández
as Martín Trinidad
Guillermo Álvarez Bianchi
as Gordo
Eduardo Alcaraz
as Doctor
Francisco Reiguera
as Director funerario
Margarito Luna
as Felipe
Ismael Pérez 'Poncianito'
as Angelito
Roberto Contreras
as (uncredited)
Bruno Márquez
Salvador Terroba
Emilio Garibay
as Capataz (uncredited)
Alfredo B. Crevenna
Director
Emilio Fernández
José B. Carles
Sound
John Bright
Screenplay
B. Traven
Novel
Antonio Díaz Conde
Original Music Composer
Gabriel Figueroa
Director of Photography
Gloria Schoemann
Editor
Manuel Fontanals
Production Design
Ignacio Romero
Camera Operator