In 2021, new viewers were shocked to realize how progressive Catarina was for a year 2000 production. Her speeches about financial independence and emotional autonomy still resonate strongly.
Petruchio, on the other hand, is a rough, macho country bumpkin with traditional and opposite views to Catarina's. He owns a struggling cheese farm, which is under mortgage, and has sworn to his dying father that he would never lose the property. Initially, he decides to court Catarina not out of love, but because he is interested in her wealthy family's dowry.
As Catarina navigates her way through the complexities of her new life, she must confront the dark secrets and lies that surround the Alvarista family. Meanwhile, César's mother, Rosa (played by Vera Holtz), and his aunt, Eliana (played by Zezé Motta), play important roles in shaping the story.