“An oil well sets the sea on fire... the jealousy, the ambition, the jealousy of these beings worsen this hell...”
Mariano works as chief driller on an oil platform in Campeche 14 days a month. However, he is obsessed with the idea that his wife Gloria is cheating on him while he is away. Therefore, time and again he asks her to stop working and get pregnant for the second time. However, Gloria refuses to be financially dependent on her husband. The couple's conflicts become more acute when engineer Becker, Gloria's former lover, starts working again in the offices where she works.
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Cast
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Manuel Ojeda
Mariano Ortega
Known for
Por ella soy Eva
Storm Over Paradise
Norma Herrera
Gloria Ortega
Known for
Mi corazón es tuyo
Cómplices Al Rescate
José Carlos Ruiz
Manuel
Known for
Soy tu dueña
Wild at Heart
Milton Rodríguez
Becker
Known for
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley
Peter Knife
Ada Carrasco
Rosario
Known for
Marimar
Rosa Salvaje
Mario Cid
Ingeniero
Known for
Peter Knife
Regino Herrera
Anciano
Known for
Like Water for Chocolate
The Return of a Man Called Horse
Armando Duarte
Also in
Zorro, The Gay Blade
El Pozo Del Diablo
Héctor Sáez
Known for
Sortilegio
Ask God For Forgiveness... Not Me
Martha Meneses
Also in
Life Sentence
Mexicano ¡Tú puedes!
José Luis Avendaño
Known for
El Barrendero
Margarita Gatillo
Raúl Araiza Director · Gerardo Fulgueira Writer Gloria Schoemann Editor
First release September 23, 1981 · Produced in Mexico
Production
Mexico
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Languages
Original language
Spanish
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Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · September 23, 1981
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No release date listed for United States.
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