The film follows the birth of Jorge Mautner up to his 17 years. He was born in Brazil shortly after his parents fled the Holocaust. Raised by a nanny who introduced him to Candomblé, Mautner became a precursor of the Tropicália, contributing to the construction of the identity of Brazilian music.

• Jorge Mautner
• Susanne Bial
• Elizabeth de Fiore
• José Roberto Aguilar
• Ottaviano de Fiore
• Ruth Mendes
• Gilberto Gil
• Maria Helena Guimarães