Carlota Losano, the open market worker, is an uneducated, kind, and fiery woman, known by everyone as the Penny Lady. Good-hearted and possessing unmatched optimism, she earned her nickname by giving away what remains from her stand to the poor. Uneducated and abandoned by her husband, Esmeraldino, the Penny Lady takes on the roles of both mother and father, working double shifts to ensure a dignified future for her children, Édison and Rosália.
