

Madrid, Spain. EloÃsa, a self-sacrificing wife and efficient mother, lives in the neighborhood of Maravillas with her husband, a violent policeman; her sanctimonious son, who spends his life studying and praying to atone for the sins of his family; and her two daughters, obsessed with wealth, who hate each other deeply.

Lina Canalejas
EloÃsa

Fernando Fernán Gómez
Faustino

Gemma Cuervo
Luisita

Milagros Leal
Mother

AgustÃn González
Don Andrés

Francisco Pierrá
Agapito
José Morales
Rodolfo

Fernando Guillén
Rafa

José Calvo
Bar Owner

Jacinto San Emeterio
Guillermo

José MarÃa Caffarel
Julito

JoaquÃn Pamplona
Police Commissioner
Cayetano Torregrosa
Don Gervasio

MarÃa Luisa Ponte
La Alpujarreña
Ana MarÃa Noé
Lina

Antonio Jiménez Escribano
Antonio Paul

Pilar Bardem

Rafael Calvo Revilla
Enrique Soto