Uma menina é abandonada na porta de um orfanato poucos dias após seu nascimento. Ela cresce em um ambiente hostil e sem carinho, mas nada apaga a sua alegria de viver e a esperança de encontrar uma família que lhe dê muito amor.

The lives of María Guadalupe, María Fernanda, and María Paula change tragically following an accident in which they lose their parents. María Guadalupe grows up unaware of her sisters’ existence, but fate will bring them together.

Native American girl Maria Isabel makes friends with Graciela, a rich white girl, despite Graciela’s father’s opposition; their friendship lasts into their adulthood.

Teresa Chavez is a young woman with an obsession for money and ambition. Despite her beauty and the fact that she was raised in the bosom of a loving family, she is resentful; her one desire is to leave her humble but poor neighbourhood.