Set in Curacao in the 1940s, Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story tells of the painter Gabriel Goedbloed, who arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virgin Mary in a local church. Gabriel is black, originally from Surinam. The colonial Antillian society proves less than tolerant towards him, especially after he chooses as his model a young Black teacher, Ava
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| NNashaira DesbaridaAva Recordina | Ava Recordina |
| CCliff San-A-JongGabriël Goedbloed | Gabriël Goedbloed |
 Theu BoermansFather Fidelius | Father Fidelius |
| CCarol Brown WinkelCarlos Zarius | Carlos Zarius |
 Dolf de VriesBishop Hildebrand | Bishop Hildebrand |
 Geert de JongLouise van Hansschot | Louise van Hansschot |
 Edmond ClassenGov. Van Hansschot | Gov. Van Hansschot |
 Frederik de GrootPieter van Knippenveld | Pieter van Knippenveld |
| JJanine VeerenElise van Knippenveld | Elise van Knippenveld |
| SSerge UbretteMaurice | Maurice |
| RRina PensoShon Arlina Recordina | Shon Arlina Recordina |
| AAna MuskusFarida | Farida |
| HHelen KamperveenDelia | Delia |
| NNorman de PalmShon Francois | Shon Francois |
| BBurny EveryShon Carolina | Shon Carolina |
| TTruus DijkMother Superior | Mother Superior |
| GGeorge CurielShon Union Hernandez | Shon Union Hernandez |
| WWilly WestermannMieke Hernandez | Mieke Hernandez |
| FFifi RademakerShon Bonheer | Shon Bonheer |
| KKizzy McHughSchoolgirl (uncredited) | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |