Maria Amélia Matta

Benilde

Jorge Rolla

Eduardo, Benilde's cousin

Varela Silva

Melo Cantos, Benilde's father

Glória de Matos

Etelvina, Eduardo's mother

Maria Barroso

Genoveva, the house-keeper

Augusto de Figueiredo

Cristóvão, the priest

Jacinto Ramos

Fabrício, the doctor