Antônio Fagundes as Heitor Villa-Lobos

Marcos Palmeira as Heitor Villa-Lobos (jovem)

Leticia Spiller as Mindinha

Ana Beatriz Nogueira as Lucília

Marieta Severo as Noêmia Monteiro Villa-Lobos

José Wilker as Donizetti

André Ricardo as Heitor Villa-Lobos (Criança)

Othon Bastos as Raul

Emílio de Mello as Arthur Rubinstein

Antônio Pitanga as Joaquim

Ilya São Paulo as Afonso

Marcelo Tas as Érico Veríssimo

Paulo Moura as Zé Espinguela

Lucinha Lins as Tia Fifina

Joana Medeiros as Francesa

Alexandre Dacosta as Luís

Solange Couto as Terezinha

Castrinho as Alfaiate

Roberto de Cleto as Juiz

Júlio Braga as Capitão Prata

Haroldo Serra as Coronel Nordestino

Carlos Ferreira as Getúlio Vargas

Joca Andrade as Parceiro de Bilhar

Arduíno Colassanti as Parceiro de Bilhar - Rio

Hubert Viudes as Otavio Guinle

Ivan Senna as Cantor no Cabaré

Duda Monteiro as Amigo de Heitor

Augusto Madeira as Amigo de Heitor

Luis Sergio Lima e Silva as Maestro Circo

Desilier Rethy as Força Capilar

John Crook as Médico

Joseph Dial as Repórter Americano

Daniel Porto as Correspondente

Thierry Trémouroux as Garoto Francês

Yves Nicholas as Amigo Francês 1

Guil Silveira as Cultura Rancorosa

Armando Prazeres as Maestro

Marcos Lehmann as Corresponde Americano

Jean Marie as Técnico de Gravação

Milton Gonçalves as Saxofonista (voz)

Laura Lustosa as

Antônio Abujamra as Diretor do Teatro Municipal