It was only in the very late 1970s that Montenegro would once again engage in a substantial television effort, with Cara a Cara (1979), for which she won the Best Actress in Television Award by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics.
Foi apenas no final da década de 1970 que Montenegro iria participar novamente numa série importante, "Cara a Cara" (1979), com a qual venceu o Prémio de Melhor Atriz de Televisão da Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte.