In Coimbra, law student José Duarte and the beautiful Maria de Lisboa experience an intense love story, but after finishing his studies and feeling betrayed, José Duarte abandons Maria and goes to Porto, seeking success as a singer of Coimbra fado. But, unknowingly, he leaves her pregnant with a child.
Maria de Lisboa
José Duarte
Manecas
Jorge
Coca-Bichinhos
Já-Cá-Canta
Magistrate
Rosa Tricana
Judge
Cunha, the pawnbroker
Leonor
Dancer
Dancer
(uncredited)