
Cape Verde, 1964. At the feet of a mighty volcano, the traditional Cape Verdean society is undergoing a steady change. The old land-owning aristocracy is disintegrating. A class of "mulattos" begins to emerge, with a trade-based financial power that threatens the landlords. A new identity arises, a mix of old and new, of African and Portuguese culture, sensual and dynamic. The songs of Cesária Évora follow this inevitable transformation. From the novel by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa.
Eusébio
Esmeralda

Nha Mariquinha

Nha Noca

Inspector

Carneiro

Father Vitorio
Nha Caela

Alberto

Belinha

Soila
Governor

Alice
Unknown Role

Dr. Vicente
Anacleto
Augusto Foleiro

Chiquinho
Felisberto

Frank Peito D'Ouro