Neumann, Kiry	...	(Director)
Irving Shulman, Irving Shulman	...	(Writer)
Gerald Mohr	...	Pete Ganusa
Rita Moreno	...	Lucy Gomez
Lalo Rios	...	Tomas 'Tommy' Cantanios
Robert Arthur	...	Billy Smith
Robert Osterloh	...	Freddy Jack
Martin Garralaga	...	Vidal Cantanios
Art Aragon	...	Himself
Jack Elam	...	Harry Jackson
Peter Brocco	...	Barney Williams
Robert Shayne	...	Jimmy - Aragon's Manager
Julia Montoya	...	Rosa
Lillian Molieri	...	Helen Cantanios
Pepe Hern	...	Rick
Victor Millan	...	Pablo
Tony Martinez	...	Go-Go

Summary: A young Mexican-American in East Los Angeles uses the boxing ring to make a better life for himself and his family, and learns as much about being a Latino in a white society as he does about boxing.