Top Cast
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Julio Peña
Capitán Fernando Salas
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Nani Fernández
Alicia Almendro
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José Bódalo
Comandante Almendro
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Adriano Rimoldi
Capitán Suárez
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Rafael Calvo
Coronel
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Tony Leblanc
Valverde
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Sara Montiel
María Luisa Pereira
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Carlos Díaz de Mendoza
Capitán Montero
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Conrado San Martín
Abelardo Sánchez
Overview
In 1922, Infantry Captain Fernando Salas, arriving from Madrid, joins, without much enthusiasm, a battalion ruled by Commander Almendro, a tough veteran of the African war who soon notices a clear lack of military vocation in the new recruit.
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