Black Cloaks

In Coimbra, law student José Duarte and the beautiful Maria de Lisboa experience an intense love story, but after finishing his studies and feeling betrayed, José Duarte abandons Maria and goes to Porto, seeking success as a singer of Coimbra fado. But, unknowingly, he leaves her pregnant with a child.

Cast

Amália Rodrigues

Maria de Lisboa

Alberto Ribeiro

José Duarte

Artur Agostinho

Manecas

Vasco Morgado

Jorge

Barroso Lopes

Coca-Bichinhos

Humberto Madeira

Já-Cá-Canta

António Sacramento

Magistrate

Graziela Mendes

Rosa Tricana

Joaquim Miranda

Judge

Fernando Silva

Cunha, the pawnbroker

Génia Silva

Leonor

António Gonçalves

Dancer