In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.
Sônia Braga
as Gabriela
Marcello Mastroianni
as Nacib
Antonio Cantafora
as Tonico Bastos
Paulo Goulart
as João Fulgêncio
Tania Boscoli
as Glória
Nicole Puzzi
as Malvina
Flávio Galvão
as Mundinho Falcão
Ricardo Petráglia
as Prof. Josué
Lutero Luiz
as Cel. Manoel das Onças
Jofre Soares
as Cel. Ramiro Bastos
Sandro Solviatti
as Jagunço chefe
Maurício do Valle
as Cel. Amâncio Leal
