In Michoacan in the 1920s, Gabriel, a young farmer and champion cockfighter, finds himself in violent opposition to Roman, who not only wants to beat Gabriel's fighting cock, but to steal Gabriel's wife Rosa.
| Directing | Emilio Gómez Muriel | Director |
| Writing | Emilio Gómez Muriel | Screenplay |
| Writing | Estela Inda | Screenplay |
| Writing | Javier López Ferrer | Novel |
| Production | Salvador Elizondo | Producer |
| Art | Jesús Bracho | Production Design |
| Editing | Jorge Busto | Editor |
| Camera | Raúl Martínez Solares | Director of Photography |