A nightclub performer decides to raise the baby boy she found abandoned in a trash can, putting her job and social life in jeopardy.
Social & External
The people behind it
Ninón Sevilla
Violeta
Tito Junco
Santiago
Rodolfo Acosta
Rodolfo
Rita Montaner
Rita
Ismael Pérez 'Poncianito'
Juanito
Arturo Soto Rangel
Director de prisión
Francisco Reiguera
Don Gonzalo
Lupe Carriles
Doña Longina
Jorge Treviño
Vendedor de zapatos
Pedro Vargas
Cantante
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