
Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the dream of starting a new life.
Rosa

Enrique

Arturo

Nacha

Monte

Lupe
Informer

Foreman
Josefita
Pedro
Luis
Jorge

Encarnacion
El Puma the Soldier
Ramon
Josefita's Daughter
Truck Driver
Coyote at Bus Station
Jeering Slumdweller
Jeering Slumdweller
Jeering Slumdweller
Helen Rogers (as Jo Marie Ward)
Carlos the Bus Boy

Karen the Hostess

Alice Harper
Lab Technician

Doctor Murphy

Bruce the Waiter

Raimundo