A singer since childhood, Elis Regina enters her adult life leaving Rio Grande do Sul to spread her talent throughout Brazil, starting in Rio de Janeiro. On the rise, she soon conquers a legion of fans, among them the famous composer and producer Ronaldo Bôscoli, with whom she ends up marrying. A controversial, intense and quarrelsome TV star, "Pimentinha" was soon recognized as the greatest voice in Brazil, in a career marked by ups and downs.