Victoria Abril as Maria da Luz / Lucilia

Saul Santos as Cadete

Armando Cortez as Tenente Sanches

João Perry as Uncle Miguel

Mário Viegas as Aspirante Henrique Sousa Andrade

Juvenal Garcês as Outro Cadete

Arlete Teixeira as Visita do Velorio #3

Luís Godinho as Visita do Velorio #2

João Maria Pinto as Undertaker #2

Mário Vasques das Neves as Undertaker #1

Luís Bordalo Silva as Fatima's Fiancé

Jasmim de Matos as Visita do Velorio #1

Teresa Mónica as Maid Rosa

Ana Bola as Nurse

Manuel Mendonça as Faísca

Mário Santiago as Choreographer

Amadeu Caronho as Encenador

Carlos do Carmo as Fado Singer

Tony Morgon as Sargento

Tozé Martinho as Alferes Antunes

Fernando Alves Pinto as Alferes Simões

Ana Lorena Ochoa as A Estrangeira

Lena d’Água as Fatima

Elisa de Guisette as Aunt Ester

Adelaide João as Maria da Luz's Mother

José Gomes as Capitão Lobo

Henrique Viana as Tenente Rebordao

João Soromenho as Inspector

Rogério Paulo as Galvão

José María Nóbrega as Viola Player

António Chainho as Guitar Player

Lia Gama as Adelina

António Cara D'Anjo as Manuel

Ana María Pereira as Mariana

Isabel de Castro as Grandmother

Maria Otília as Maid Guilhermina

Luisa Roubaud as Maid Emilia

Inês de Medeiros as Rita

Carlos do Carmo as