A young woman, Anacruz, goes up to a cabin on the slopes of the volcano Popocatéptl intending to finish her thesis on the prehispanic myths of the area. However, she encounters local characters, such as the hermit Soto, who makes her aware of the false myths in her own life.
Anacruz
Soto
Mujer de Soto
Marina
Leopoldo
Mónico
Le clochard
Marguerite
Mme. Arno
Violette
Fernand Cyprien, de Chalamond
Hernandez
Maître Arno
Horacio