Overview
Millionaire Roberto Albuquerque runs over Maria Cristina, and the two fall in love. But the young man's mother, Viridiana Albuquerque, disapproves of the relationship because the girl is poor. In the final chapters, already driven mad, Viridiana sets her own dress on fire.
Cast
- Myriam Pérsia as Maria Cristina
- Cláudio Marzo as Roberto Albuquerque Medeiros
- Gilberto Martinho as Jorge Antônio Albuquerque Medeiros
- Neuza Amaral as Veridiana
- Helio Souto as Renato / Roberto
- Edney Giovenazzi as Paulo Bacelar
- Maria Helena Dias as Palmira Damasceno / Sandra
- Eloísa Mafalda as Elvira
- Maria Pompeu as Gina
- Diana Morel as Beatriz