In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.

Drama, Romance

Sônia Braga, Marcello Mastroianni, Antonio Cantafora, Paulo Goulart, Tania Boscoli, Nicole Puzzi