A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old.
Susana Vieira
as Maria do Carmo Ferreira da Silva (Do Carmo)
Renata Sorrah
as Maria de Nazaré Esteves Tedesco (Nazaré)
José Wilker
as Giovanni Improtta
José Mayer
as Dirceu de Castro
Carolina Dieckmmann
as Maria do Carmo (jovem) / Isabel / Lindalva
Eduardo Moscovis
as Reginaldo Ferreira da Silva (Naldo)
Leticia Spiller
as Viviane Fontes Ferreira da Silva
Leandra Leal
as Maria Cláudia Tedesco (Claudinha)
Leonardo Vieira
as Leandro Ferreira da Silva
Marcello Antony
as Viriato Ferreira da Silva
Débora Falabella
as Maria Eduarda Correia de Andrade e Couto (Duda)
Dan Stulbach
as Edgard Legrand
