Sônia Braga as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta)

Marília Pêra as Perpétua Esteves Batista

Chico Anysio as Zé Esteves

Cláudia Abreu as Leonora Cantarelli

Zezé Motta as Carmosina

Jece Valadão as Dario

Leon Góes as Ascânio Trindade

Patrícia França as Maria Imaculada / Antonieta Esteves (Tieta - jovem)

Heitor Martinez as Ricardo Esteves Batista

Noélia Montanhas as Maria Antônia Esteves (Tonha)

Débora Adorno as Elisa Esteves D'Alembert

Caco Monteiro as Ramiro D'Alembert

João Phellippe as Cupertino Batista Filho (Peto)

André Valli as Barbozinha

Frank Menezes as Jairo

Jorge Amado as Ele Mesmo

Daniel Filho as Mirko Stefano

Flora Diegues as Antonieta Esteves (Tieta - criança)

Jurandyr Ferreira as Modesto Pires

Harildo Déda as Coronel Artur da Tapitanga

André Luiz as Prefeito

Yumara Rodrigues as Mirinha

Anna Cotrim as Perpétua Esteves (jovem)

Ricardo Bittencourt as Osnar

Lelo Filho as Aminthas

Claudio Simões as Seixas

Mário Gusmão as Jubiabá

Wilson Mello as Quincas

Julia São Paulo as Mamãe Noel

Gideon Rosa as Padre

Isa Trigo as Edna

Marcos Machado as Tetro

Virgínia Rodrigues as Cantora

Romário Machado as Leôncio

Carlos Alberto as Jonas

Paulo Borges as Lucas

Silvio Varjão as Secretário

Berto Filho as Criado

Nildson B. Valoso as Criado

Rita Santanna as Tonha jovem

Jorge Amado Neto as Menino do Amendoim

Ednéas Santos as Pirica

Endi Oliveira as Carol

Rafael Rocha as Modestinho

Nilce Cosomski as Sr. Modesto

Vitória Teixeira as Carmô jovem

Péricles Palmeira as Motorista

Roberto Pereira as Barbozinha jovem

Nayana Fraga as Aracy

Daniel B. Denovaro as Engenheiro

Fel Santos as Sabino

Zeca Dantas as Cozinheiro