The story takes place in San Antonio de Areco, in the Argentine pampas. Fabio Cáceres remembers his childhood as an orphan and his youth working in the fields, alongside his godfather, Don Segundo Sombra, a lonely gaucho whom he admires and from whom he will learn to be a gaucho, following him in all his adventures. Don Segundo will be Fabio's role model.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| AAdolfo GüiraldesDon Segundo Sombra | Don Segundo Sombra |
| JJuan CarvalledoFabio as Young Man | Fabio as Young Man |
 Luis Medina CastroAntenor | Antenor |
 Juan Carlos GenéDon Sixto | Don Sixto |
| LLuis Manuel de la CuestaNot listed | Not listed |
 Soledad SilveyraAurora | Aurora |
 Héctor AlterioGaucho in Black | Gaucho in Black |
| AAlejandra BoeroQuack Woman | Quack Woman |
| MMaría Luz HarriaguePaula | Paula |
 Fernando VegalBurgos | Burgos |
 Lito CruzGoyo | Goyo |
 Juan Carlos GalvánNot listed | Not listed |
| JJorge HackerNot listed | Not listed |