Cruel and brave Brazilian outlaw called Corisco, living in the backcountry in the Northeast, an arid region, rapes 12-year-old Dadá, who becomes his woman, following him and his gang. Although they were supposed to fight against social injustice, they terrorized the small villages along their way.

The principal character in Helvécio Ratton's delightful film has been adapted from a book and comic created by the Brazilian cartoonist Ziraldo, and tells the tale of a happy-go-lucky 10-year-old child growing up in a city in the 60s.

Florentina Pereira dos Santos, or simply Dona Flor. She had 18 children and adopted another 28. She delivered 310 babies. In addition to being a midwife and herbalist, she was also a gold miner, cattle driver, greengrocer, weaver, and health worker.