On a farm in rural Brazil in the 18th century, a new overseer arrives. He falls in love with one of the enslaved women, Mestiça, beloved by all the men. When a pair of silver earrings disappears from the farm and the overseer orders the leader of the enslaved women arrested, Mestiça decides to take revenge.
Cast
Sônia Braga
Mestiça
Arduíno Colassanti
Feitor
Antônio Pitanga
Amâncio
Walmor Chagas
Gonçalves
Emiliano Queiroz
Mascate
Lola Brah
Maria
Miriam Mehler
Mimosa
Sérgio Hingst
Augusto
Liana Duval
Branca
Regina Guimarães
Unknown
Henricão
Pai João
Watusi
Unknown
Lino Sérgio
Tinoco
Letácio Camargo
Unknown
Fernando de Almeida
Unknown
Jurandir Costa
Unknown
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
Rosinha
Áurea Campos
Unknown
Crew
Lenita Perroy
Director, Screenplay, Costume Design, Makeup & Hair, Set Designer, Production Director
Gilda de Abreu
Novel
Silvio Renoldi
Editor, Associate Producer, Co-Producer
Oswaldo de Oliveira
Director of Photography
Hércules Barbosa
Cinematography
Letacio Soares Camargo
Producer
Jean Pierre Manzon
Producer
Toni Jakoska
Producer
Julio Peres
Sound
Baden Powell
Music
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Music
Arnaldo Ribeiro Pinto
Songs
Antonio Souza
Electrician
Claudia Batista Liremberg
Continuity
Maria Inez de Oliveira
Continuity
Antonio Francisco Ravagnoli
Machinist
Luiz A. de Souza
Machinist