
A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old.
First Aired: 6/28/2004
Languages: Portuguese
Created by: Aguinaldo Silva
Type: Scripted
Companies: Estúdios Globo
Countries: Brazil, Portugal

Giovanni Improtta

Susana Vieira
Maria do Carmo Ferreira da Silva

Renata Sorrah
Maria de Nazaré Esteves Tedesco (Nazaré)

José Wilker
Giovanni Improtta

José Mayer
Dirceu de Castro

Carolina Dieckmmann
Isabel Esteves Tedesco / Lindalva Ferreira da Silva / Maria do Carmo (jovem)

Eduardo Moscovis
Reginaldo Ferreira da Silva (Naldo)

Leticia Spiller
Viviane Fontes Ferreira da Silva

Leandra Leal
Maria Cláudia Tedesco (Claudinha)

Leonardo Vieira
Leandro Ferreira da Silva

Marcello Antony
Viriato Ferreira da Silva

Débora Falabella
Maria Eduarda Correia de Andrade e Couto (Duda)

Dan Stulbach
Edgard Legrand
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