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.

Cast:Sonia Braga, Marcello Mastroianni, Antonio Cantafora, Paulo Goulart, Tania Boscoli, Nicole Puzzi,

Genre:Drama, Romance,

country:Brazil,

Production:Sultana, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,