Three convicted criminals escape from prison carrying only a güiro, a tambor and an accordion. During their journey, they meet with a bunch of interesting characters and are forced to use their musical skills to help them get home.
Francisco
Quepis
Mauricio
Plantation foreman
Manuel
Cristina, Manuel's wife
General Contreras
Arcadio
The narrator
Celia, Francisco's Wife
Loly, Mauricio's wife
The bus driver
Passenger 1
Passenger 2
Boca
Blanco, the leftist prisoner
