After the civil war, Rosa, a beautiful and hard worker woman falls in love with a sharpener who turns out to be a con man. When she becomes a widow, she emigrates to Madrid with her daughter beginning to work as a nurse in the home of Don Pedro, an influential food manager.

Rosa
Abuela
Don Pedro
Juan
Delgado
Antonio
Ramiro
Rosa's sister
Butcher
Olvido
Sister-in-law of Don Pedro
Rosa's sister