
Ruth Pinto de Souza was considered one of the great ladies of Brazilian dramaturgy and the first great reference for black artists on television for her notable roles. Ruth stood out for being the first black actress to star in a soap opera on Rede Globo in A Cabana do Pai Tomás (1969) — and the second on Brazilian television, after Yolanda Braga, in A Cor da Sua Pele (1965) on TV Tupi — in addition to being the first Brazilian artist nominated for the best actress award at an international film festival, for her work in Sinhá Moça (1954) at the Venice Film Festival.
Tia Luiza
Dona Mocinha da Silva
Self
Mama Rata-loi
Balbina
Dona Manuela
Antonia
Zezé (Maria José Barbosa)
Mrs. Esteban
jurada no julgamento de Maurício e Jussara
Francisca (Chiquinha do Parto)
Juíza Elizabeth Andrade
Cida
Elisa
Josephina / Matilda / Madre Amélia
Madalena dos Santos
Jurema Nascimento Rangel
Laura
Mariana
Elisa
Lourdes
Sia Mena
Albertina
Jerusa
Self
marchand da galeria de arte
Cecília
Adelaide
Narração
Zilda
Rainha Louca
Mama Santa
Isabel
Shirley
Dona Célia
Mariana
Self (archive footage)
Mãe Quitinha
Rosália
Narcisa
Justina
Das Dores (Ma. das Dores)
Old Woman Kissing
Cloé
Herself
Clementina
Mãe Tuiá
Luisa
Madalena
Testemunha de Jeová
Judith
Self
Empregada
Self
Rezadeira
Sabina
(archive footage)
Carolina de Jesus
Self
Self
Joana
herself