The troubled story of the Churruca family, a noble lineage of brave seamen, descendants of Cosme Damián Churruca, the Spanish hero of the Battle of Trafalgar; from the Spanish-American War (1898) to the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). (In 1950, a new cut of the film was released with less ideological depth and ten minutes shorter.)
Alfredo Mayo
José Churruca
Ana Mariscal
Marisol Mendoza
José Nieto
Pedro Churruca
Blanca de Silos
Isabel Churruca
Rosina Mendía
Isabel Acuña de Churruca
Pilar Soler
Spy
Julio Rey de las Heras
Pedro Churruca's Father
Luis Arroyo
Jaime Churruca
Raúl Cancio
Luis Echevarría
Manuel Arbó
Mr. Echevarría