Gracinda, a young laundry washer, lives with her godfather, "Uncle" Jacinto, and together they run a family business, doing the laundry for residents of Lisbon in their small village in the outskirts of that city (Canecas). Unfortunately, the business is not going very well, but that changes when Gracinda decides to go to the city to try to convince Chico, "Uncle" Jacinto's son, with whom she is in love, to return to the village and give new life to the business. The village is preparing for the annual festivities and a dispute erupts between "Uncle" Jacinto and his business rival , the widow Quiteria, when each of them invites different bands to play at the same time during the party and dances
Stars: Beatriz Costa, José Amaro, Manuel Santos Carvalho, Óscar de Lemos, Elvira Velez, Armando Machado
Crew: Chianca de Garcia (Director), Ramada Curto (Writer), Chianca de Garcia (Writer), Aquilino Mendes (Cinematography), Raúl Portela (Music), José Gomes Ferreira (Writer)
Country: Portugal
Language: Português
Studio: Espectáculos de Arte
Runtime: 92 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 02, 1939
IMDb: 3.9
