Inspired on Jorge Amado's romance "Tieta do Agreste", the plot is set on the fictional city of Santana do Agreste, at Brazil's northwest, and has as main theme Tieta's life turnarounds. Twenty-five years after being chased out of town by her father Zé Esteves, she returns to her home town seeking revenge against everyone who mistreated her and laugh at her face in the past.
Betty Faria
as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)
Joana Fomm
as Perpétua Esteves Batista
Reginaldo Faria
as Ascânio Trindade
Lídia Brondi
as Leonora Cantarelli
José Mayer
as Osnar
Cássio Gabus Mendes
as Ricardo Esteves Batista
Yoná Magalhães
as Maria Antônia Esteves (Tonha)
Marcos Paulo
as Arturzinho da Tapitanga / Mirko Stéphano
Luciana Braga
as Maria Imaculada
Arlete Salles
as Carmosina
Paulo José
as Gladstone
Ary Fontoura
as Coronel Artur da Tapitanga
