La nonna is the family’s grandmother and the largest shareholder in the pasta factory. Despite her diabetes, she deliberately eats enough sweets to die, using her final will to return the business to Antonio and urge the family to accept individuality and diversity.
Daughter of Council head Hermon and Hiram's true love. Forced into a marriage with Tsour, she is rescued by Hiram and escapes Carthage by ship, watching the city burn with Hiram.
Pythias's pregnant wife, Nerissa becomes gravely ill after learning that he has left on a dangerous mission, believing his philosophy matters more to him than she does. When Pythias returns, she regains her will to live and gives birth to a healthy son before he leaves again for Syracuse.
Gabriella is involved in a troubled relationship with Alvaro and hopes he will take their affair more seriously, although he refuses to leave his wife. She turns to Quirino for help in persuading him, then discusses writing a letter and calling in sick so the situation can finally be explained.
A woman connected to the gang, Angèle learns that a suitcase has been hidden at a building site in Saint-Ouen and retrieves it with an accomplice, discovering a large amount of money inside. She is also connected to Chief Commissioner Le Goff's family and is troubled by her father's role in the events, while insisting that he remains her father.
Rosina is Antonio Locoratolo's niece and loves a soldier from a poor family. Antonio opposes the relationship, locks her in, and forbids her from continuing it. In despair, she takes an overdose of barbiturates, forcing Antonio to abandon his public opposition to Dr. Francesco Marchetti and ask the doctor to save her life.
Family matriarch whose death triggers the reunion and theft revelation in the sequel.
A prostitute harassed by rivals who mistakenly identifies the protagonist as her pimp. She visits him under the alias of a night nurse, sparking a friendship that sets off a chain of comedic misunderstandings involving the police and his employers.
Referred to as the Lady, she resides in the convent of Monza where the fleeing Lucia takes refuge.
Deceased matriarch whose death and hidden secrets trigger the entire story.
Ilaria Occhini has 32 screen credits in a career dating back to 1954. Their work is anchored in the Casa Gori - Collezione universe with 2 titles. Signature works include Black Sea, The Man Who Laughs, Pia de' Tolomei. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
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