
Plot
At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a hypocrite by treating his pregnant wife, Esperanza, with a similar unfairness. When an injunction stops the men from protesting, however, the gender roles are reversed, and women find themselves on the picket lines while the men stay at home.
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Cast

Rosaura Revueltas
Esperanza Quintero

Juan Chacón
Ramon Quintero

Will Geer
Sheriff

David Bauer
Barton

Mervin Williams
Hartwell

David Sarvis
Alexander

Clinton Jencks
Frank Barnes

Virginia Jencks
Ruth Barnes

Henrietta Williams
Teresa Vidal

Ernesto Velázquez
Charley Vidal

Ángela Sánchez
Consuelo Ruiz

Joe T. Morales
Sal Ruiz

Clorinda Alderette
Luz Morales

Charles Coleman
Antonio Morales

Víctor Torres
Sebasatian Prieto

E.A. Rockwell
Vance

William Rockwell
Kimbrough

Floyd Bostick
Jenkins