Four vignettes on the lives of the Cuban people in the pre-revolutionary era. In Havana, Maria is ashamed when a man she loves discovers how she makes a living. Pedro, an old farmer, discovers that the land he cultivates is being sold to an American company. A student sees his friends attacked by the police while they distribute leaflets supporting Fidel Castro. Finally, a peasant family is threatened by Batista's army.

• ICAIC
• Mosfilm
• Sergio Corrieri
• Salvador Wood
• José Gallardo
• Raúl García
• Luz María Collazo
• Jean Bouise
• Alberto Morgan
• Fausto Mirabal