Overview
João Barbela is poor man who lives out of charity - what coins the people of Lisbon's popular districts give him as 'pay' for his puppeteering work. For the kids, he is like a king, Dom Roberto = puppet). When he meets Maria, an equally poor girl, he fancies to change her life, and get her a house, maybe marrying, and being happy together.Life does not exactly have a happy ending, like he managed with his puppets 5-minute plays...
Cast
- Raul Solnado as João Barbelas / Dom Roberto
- Glicínia Quartin as Maria
- Luís Cerqueira as Gabriel
- Costa Ferreira as Amâncio
- Rui Mendes as Serafim
- Fernanda Alves as Ivone
- Olga da Fonseca as Mariana
- Carlos Fernando as Carlitos
- Nicolau Breyner as Man in black
- Adelaide João as Vizinha