"Subsistence-economy slum guy who sells used newsprint for a living breaks into showbiz with an inadvertantly-comical fire-eater act. The novelty of him wears off very quickly, and then..."
Ignacio López Tarso
as Don Eme (Emeterio Sánchez)
Claudia Islas
as Esperanza / Popea
Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'
as Nachita
Pancho Córdova
as Ingeniero
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
as Chester
Sergio Jiménez
as Juan
Mario Casillas
as Pepe, director TV
Juan Peláez
as Julián, asistente TV
Marta Aura
as Zoila Margarita Acosta, soprano
Salvador Sánchez
as Charro cantor / Solís
César Bono
as Ayudante del ingeniero
José Estrada
Director
Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras
Music
Eduardo Luján
Writer
Federico Amérigo
Producer
Rafael Ceballos
Editor
Rosalío Solano
Cinematography
Leopoldo Silva
Marco Silva