The story of how a quarrel between families set poor farmer Virgulino Ferreira da Silva on the path to become Lampião, the greatest leader of the cangaceiros - bandits who roamed the Northeast of Brazil until the late 1930s.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Leonardo VillarLampião | Lampião |
 Vanja OricoMaria Bonita | Maria Bonita |
 Dionísio AzevedoJoão de Mariana | João de Mariana |
 Milton RibeiroSabino | Sabino |
 Glória MenezesAçucena | Açucena |
 Roberto FerreiraSargento | Sargento |
 Antônio PitangaNot listed | Not listed |
 Sadi CabralNot listed | Not listed |
 Marlene FrançaNot listed | Not listed |
 David JoséNot listed | Not listed |
 Geraldo del ReyNot listed | Not listed |
| JJosé PolicenaNot listed | Not listed |
| AApolo MonteiroNot listed | Not listed |
| SSérgio WarnowskiNot listed | Not listed |
| CChaguinhaNot listed | Not listed |