The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. This man fought to be loyal to himself. His music is a transparent portrait of his genius, intuition, freedom, adventure and passion for Brazil.
Antônio Fagundes
as Heitor Villa-Lobos
Marcos Palmeira
as Heitor Villa-Lobos (jovem)
Letícia Spiller
as Mindinha
Ana Beatriz Nogueira
as Lucília
Marieta Severo
as Noêmia Monteiro Villa-Lobos
José Wilker
as Donizetti
André Ricardo
as Heitor Villa-Lobos (Criança)
Othon Bastos
as Raul
Emílio de Mello
as Arthur Rubinstein
Antônio Pitanga
as Joaquim
Ilya São Paulo
as Afonso
Marcelo Tas
as Érico Veríssimo