Three convicted criminals escape from prison carrying only a güiro, a tambor and an accordion. During their journey, they meet with a bunch of interesting characters and are forced to use their musical skills to help them get home.
Loly, Mauricio's wife
The bus driver
Passenger 1
Passenger 2
Boca
Blanco, the leftist prisoner
Francisco
Quepis
Mauricio
Plantation foreman
Manuel
Cristina, Manuel's wife
General Contreras
Arcadio
The narrator
Celia, Francisco's Wife