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.)
José Churruca
Marisol Mendoza
Pedro Churruca
Isabel Churruca
Isabel Acuña de Churruca
Spy
Pedro Churruca's Father
Jaime Churruca
Luis Echevarría
Mr. Echevarría
Young Isabel Churruca
Child
Luis' Daughter
Young Pedro Churruca
Young José Churruca
Luis' Son
El Campesino
Doctor Vera
Father Palomeque
General Vicente Rojo
Commander
Admiral Cervera
Engineer Colonel
Admiral
Don Luis
Colonel Pardo
Priest
Engineer Captain
Doctor Gómez Ulloa
Father Prior
Militiaman
Volunteer
Aunt Lola
Spy
