Fisherman Quino and his wife Juana are very poor and desperate because the town's foreign doctor refuses to treat their son Coyotito, who has been bitten by a scorpion. When Quino unexpectedly finds a magnificent pearl in the sea, Juana senses that the discovery will only bring them misfortune and tries to convince her husband to return it to the sea.
Cast
Pedro Armendáriz
Quino
María Elena Marqués
Juana
Fernando Wagner
Unknown
Gilberto González
Unknown
Charles Rooner
Unknown
Juan García
Unknown
Alfonso Bedoya
Unknown
Raúl Lechuga
Unknown
Max Langler
Unknown
Luz Alba
Unknown
Guillermo Calles
Unknown
Columba Domínguez
Unknown
Andrés Huesca
Unknown
Margarito Luna
Unknown
Pepita Morillo
Unknown
Beatriz Ramos
Unknown
Enriqueta Reza
Unknown
Victoria Sastre
Unknown
Irma Torres
Unknown
Crew
Emilio Fernández
Director, Screenplay
Jack Wagner
Screenplay
John Steinbeck
Screenplay, Novel
Gloria Schoemann
Editor
Gabriel Figueroa
Director of Photography
Ignacio Villareal
Assistant Director
Óscar Dancigers
Producer
Javier Torres Torija
Production Design
Ignacio Romero
Assistant Camera
Pablo Ríos
Assistant Camera
Armando Meyer
Makeup Artist
James L. Fields
Sound Director
Victor Lewis
Sound Editor
Galdino R. Samperio
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nicolás de la Rosa
Sound Recordist
Antonio Díaz Conde
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Jesús Marín
Script Supervisor
Federico Amérigo
Production Director
Daniel López
Gaffer
Alberto A. Ferrer
Production Manager
