Cast

• Doris Wells † as Raquel Rivera

• Raúl Amundaray † as Alberto Estévez

• Oscar Martinez † as Rolando Arcia

• Cecilia Villarreal as Laura and Lina Saldivar

• Marita Capote as Ana María Estévez

• Fernando Ortega † as Kike "Albertico" Estévez

• Margot Antillano † as La Chona

• Manolo Coego as Federico Rivera

• Liliana Duran † as Veronica

• Tomás Henríquez † as René Duvois

• Carlos Marquez † as Lieutenant Porras

• Carmen Victoria Perez † as Sara

• Maria Luisa Angulo as Petra

• Cristina Fontana as Raymunda

• Zulay Garcia as Alicia

• Wendy Torres as Sabrina

• Raquel Castaños as Elena

• Helianta Cruz as Martha

• Chony Fuentes as Charito

• Guillermo González Regalado as Lisandro

• Renato Gutierrez as Peter

• Susana Henriquez as Raquel (girl)

• Juan Iturbide as Ramiro "El Papito"

• Amalia Pérez Díaz † as Director Herminia

• Aurora Mendoza as Regina

• Yolanda Méndez † as Ms. Gilda de Rivera

• Elena Naranjo as Teacher Elvira

• Eric Noriega † as Nelson

• Martha Olivo as Toribia

• Martha Mijares as Magaly

• Regina Romano as Loly

• Rosita Vasquez as Miss Katty

• Humberto Tancredi

• Tatiana Capote as Ana Maria (girl)

• Roberto Lamarca † as Kike (boy)

• Mahuampi Acosta † as Sister Matilde

• María Teresa Acosta † as Director of the prison

• Diego Acuña as Sebastian (boy)

• Romelia Agüero as Morela

• Aura Andasol as Aurelia

• Carmen Arencibia as Carmelita

• América Barrios † as Aunt Leoacadia

• Luis Calderón as Professor Romero

• Julio Capote as Pablo

• Dante Carle † as Dr. Rojas

• José María Celis as a Detective

• Argenis Chirivela as Dr. Montilla

• Gladys Cáceres as Daysy

• Sandra Dalton as Claudia de Arcia

• Veronica Doza as Nurse Martinez

• Alexis Escamez as Sebastian

• Elisa Escámez as Yaritza

• Alberto Galindez as Dr. Mejia

• Carmen Geyer as Ercilia López

• Miguelito Guevara as Son of Leonor

• María Antonieta Gómez as Marcelina

• Roberto Hernandez as Joao

• Norma Howard as Federico's Loving Dancer

• Agustina Martín † as Leonor Saldivar

• Alberto Marín † as Dr. Ramos

• William Moreno † as Aurelio

• Laura Mosquera as The Black

• Julio Mota as Dr. Suarez

• Yolanda Muñoz as Antonia

• Yajaira Orta as Noris

• Elisa Parejo as Olivia

• Esther Raspini as Virginia

• Coromoto Rivero as Marujita

• Mario Santa Cruz as Dr. Vallejo

• Miranda Savio as Alberto's Nurse

• León José Silva as Dr. Felizola

• Enrique Soto as a Detective

• Edmundo Valdemar † as Father Chucho

• Jimmy Verdum as Juan Silvino

• Laura Zerra as a Teacher

Versions

• In 1979, the second part of Inés Rodena's radio telenovela, Cuando se abandona un hijo, was produced. It was called Los Ricos También Lloran with Verónica Castro and Rogelio Guerra.

• In 1980 a counterpart to the telenovela Raquel was produced, called Verónica, in which the whimsical girl is the villain of the story, starring Julissa and Ricardo Blume.

• In 1988 a version based on the original story was made, called Abigaíl with Catherine Fulop and Fernando Carrillo.

• In 1995 María la del Barrio was produced with Thalía and Fernando Colunga, which is a version of Los ricos también lloran.

• In 1997, Televisa produced a version based on the telenovela Veronica called Sin ti with Gabriela Rivero and René Strickler.

• In 1999, a version called Luisa Fernanda was made with Scarlet Ortiz and Guillermo Pérez.

• In 2005, a version of this telenovela called Os Ricos Também Choram, starring Márcio Kieling and Thaís Fersoza, was released by SBT in Brazil.

• In 2006, the telenovela Marina, starring Sandra Echeverría and Mauricio Ochmann, was made through Telemundo.