At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the nun Maria is forced to flee her convent. She takes refuge in a brothel, until it is liberated by a woman's anarchist group. Maria joins the group and eventually goes to the front. The women's group faces the problems of fighting not only the nationalists, but also factions on the left seeking to impose a more traditional military structure.
Ana Belén Victoria Abril Ariadna Gil Blanca Apilánez Laura Mañá Loles León Jorge Sanz José Sancho Joan Crosas Antonio Dechent Miguel Bosé Ángeles Martín Paco Bas Greg Charles Claudia Gravy Francisco Maestre Héctor Colomé María Galiana Ana Malaver María Pujalte Azucena de la Fuente Isabel Ruiz de la Prada Patricia Vico Mercè Rovira Antonio Iranzo Antonio Ross Enrique Villén José Antonio Sánchez Luis Hostalot Jesús Ruyman Paco Hernández Rosa Novell Victoria Vivas Joan Grau Jaroslaw Bielski Esther Rabinaud Rodolfo Montero Álvaro Gómez Enrique Navarro Daniel Medrán Víctor Rivas José Antonio Gallego Enrique Escudero Gabriel Latorre Miguel Zúñiga Manuel Navarro Bruno Squarcia Jesús Alcaide Javier Mas Concha Salinas Milagros Domínguez Ángeles García Laura Inclán Yolanda Pallín Otilia Laiz Lola Acosta Encarna Breis María de las Heras Helena Avilés Ramiro Alonso David Pinilla Pedro Miguel Antonio Canal José Cerro Luis García Rafael Jiménez Javier Páez Raúl Pazos Ángeles Ladrón de Guevara Antonio Castro Alfredo Alba Ricard Borràs Carlos Manuel Díaz Víctor Álvaro Sergi Rubió
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