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
| Directing | Chianca de Garcia | Director |
| Writing | Ramada Curto | Writer |
| Writing | Chianca de Garcia | Writer |
| Sound | Raúl Portela | Music |
| Crew | Aquilino Mendes | Cinematography |
| Production | Antero de Tovar Faro | Consulting Producer |
| Editing | Vieira de Sousa | Editor |
| Camera | Octávio Bobone | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Regina Frois | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Writing | José Gomes Ferreira | Writer |
| Sound | Jaime Silva Filho | Music Director |
| Sound | Raúl Ferrão | Music |
| Production | Fernando V. de Barros | Consulting Producer |
| Crew | Arcindo Madeira | Technical Supervisor |
| Crew | José Queiroga | Technical Supervisor |
| Crew | Manuel Soeiro | Technical Supervisor |
| Art | José Malveira | Set Decoration |
