The film tells the story of the Boteros, a middle-class Mexican family struggling against poverty after their father's death. Ignacia (Egurrola) is the Boteros mother, a desperate woman who chooses to sacrifice the destiny of her three older children, in order to protect Gabriel (Laguardia) the youngest one. She believes Gabriel will climb the social structure and bring back the lost fortune to the family. But destiny has other plans for the Boteros and tragedy will overcome eventually. Based on the novel of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.
as Ignacia Botero
as Gabriel Botero
as Nicolás Botero
as Mireya Botero
as Guama Botero
as Natalia
as César
as Julia
as Isabel
as Luján
as Polvorón
as Cariñoso
as Rector
as Maurer
as Guardiola
as Señora
as Absalón
as Tamara
as Okura
as Genaro
as Cleo
as Piruja
as Afanador
as Prefecto
as Jarocha
