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Gabriela is a miner who detects security breaches in the San Pedro mine. Antonia, the owner of the mine, is a ruthless woman who wants her son Alejandro to assume control of the business. Gabriela and Alejandro are trapped in a collapse.

Alejandro and Gabriela are rescued by Tomas. Tomas knows he is a millionaire and doesn't want Gabriela to continue taking risks. Alejandro visits Gabriela and finds her coming out of the shower, thus inciting Fernando's jealousy.

Tomas resigns to the San Pedro mine for good and bids Gabriela goodbye to keep her from dying in another collapse. She goes once again to the mine to ask Alejandro for a job, and he accepts, unable to conceal his feelings for her.

Antonia secretly interrogates little David to find out who his father is and whether Tigre has been stealing gold from the mine. Fernando is tormented; in his nightmares he sees when his mother, Antonia, murdered his father, Marcos Beltràn.

Gabriela defends her father vehemently against Antonia's accusations. Fernando is tormented, but Antonia calms him by denying his suspicions. Irene and Alejandro make love and she later kisses him in front of Gabriela.

The Beltrán brothers are dying to be close to Gabriela. Alejandro invites her to dinner. When she returns home, she can't wait and kisses her. Fernando can't stand seeing them together, he talks to her mother and confesses that he was the one who raped Gabriela.

Alejandro's kiss stirs Gabriela's traumas. Antonia realizes David could very well be her grandson. Alejandro asks Gabriela to marry him. Tigre rejects Antonia's bribe. They confirm the existence of gold in Chamuco.

Alejandro and Gabriela make love and she confesses she was raped; he has helped her overcome her trauma. Alejandro defends his future wife against his mother, the miners, and everyone else. Antonia considers Gabriela her nemesis.

Alejandro and Gabriela plan to leave San Pedro and Tigre supports them. Gabriela is surprised. Alejandro does not accept his godfather's advice and keeps his distance from him. Antonia tries to bribe Gabriela. Fernando finds David.

Alejandro starts to gain ground with David. Antonia convinces Alejandro to stay in San Pedro, presents herself repentant and announces the wedding during the patron saint's festivities, surprising everyone. Fernando checks into a rehab center.

Antonia seduces David with expensive gifts, waking hatred and jealousies. The boy escapes and is in danger. Gabriela and Alejandro rescue him, but Gabriela's wrath is unleashed, threatening the parents who have instigated so much hatred.

Antonia and Gabriela defend David. Inocencia dies in Gaston's arms. Irene calls Fernando and tells him about the wedding; he goes crazy and escapes from the rehab center. Fernando confronts Alejandro and confesses that David is his son.

Upon learning that his brother is Gabriela's rapist, Alejandro hits Fernando, who denies the rape. The DNA test results arrive, confirming that Daniel is actually Fernando's son. Alejandro has begun doubting Gabriela.

Gabriela decides to report the rape she suffered, but due to Irene's false testimony the complaint does not prosper. Manuel asks her to leave the road open for him. Fernando, repentant, asks for Gabriela's forgiveness.

David learns the whole truth about his father and how he was conceived. After attacking Fernando, Tigre is arrested while Gabriela, Alejandro and Antonia hold him. Gabriela tries to defend her father by negotiating his freedom.

Fernando looks for Gabriela to apologize, and Alejandro hears everything; he has confirmed that there has actually been a rape. Fernando learns from Julia that Antonia is Alberto Espino's lover; Antonia hears everything.

Once freed, Tigre tells his daughter about the gold mine in Chamuco. He's decided they will go to the capital to be far away from danger. Gabriela learns that she is the owner of the mine. Alejandro asks her to escape together.

Julia is assassinated by Antonia's orders; she makes everyone believe it was a suicide and accuses Gabriela for the tragedy. Even under torture, they are unable to make Tigre tell them where the mine is located.

Fernando warns Gabriela about the danger she's exposed to due to her mother's intentions. Fernando also confronts Antonia, who finally achieves her goal. Tigre dies in Gabriela's arms. Fernando is also inside the mine.

Antonia's curse befalls Gabriela upon learning that she has just killed her own son. Gabriela is severely ill and is accused of Tigre's murder and the murder of Fernando and other miners. Antonia tries to obtain custody of her grandson.

Gabriela must be protected; the townspeople want to lynch her. Alejandro learns that Gabriela is pregnant and doesn't believe he is the father. Antonia puts her plan into action, she will not only be declared guilty but also insane.

David witnesses a scene from his mother under the effects of a drug given by Antonia. Alejandro doubts; Gabriela's behavior is not normal. Gabriela is declared guilty by reason of insanity. Antonia obtains custody of David.

Gabriela is savagely beaten in her cell and loses the baby. They make Alejandro believe that in her madness she caused her own abortion. Ricardo gets close to Patricia, while they doubt his manhood. Antonia visits her and she swears vengeance.

Gabriela tries to escape but is caught. Alejandro swears to his mother that he no longer loves the miner. Patricia and Ricardo manage to become allies and announce their wedding. Maximiliano starts working as a shoe shiner.

Gabriela plucks out one of Gertrudis's eyes and manages to escape from El Paraíso. A trucker gives Gabriela a lift to San Pedro. Gabriela reunites with her son. Alejandro is finally on her tracks, but he's been followed.

Back in the sanatorium, Gabriela must confront Gertrudis's vengeance. Irene becomes pregnant with Alejandro's baby. Antonia announces they will also get married. Alejandro manages to slip away to see Gabriela at the sanatorium.

Gertrudis tells Alejandro that Gabriela is a schizophrenic and the illness is incurable. Alejandro confirms to Irene that although they will get married, he still loves Gabriela. After the wedding, Irene goes to the sanatorium to mortify Gabriela.

David is closer to his grandmother and has two new children at home. Alejandro abhorrs Irene. Patricia is frustrated by a lack of intimacy. In the sanatorium, Gabriela's condition takes a turn for the worst.

Gabriela is taken out of isolation by Anibal's orders; she is a wreck. Ricardo fights with his father and with Antonia. He has now decided to reopen the case of Gabriela Suàrez. Alejandro supports him.

Gabriela is very affected by the four years of confinement. Although they are trying to help her, she continues to be in poor health. Gastón is freed. Patricia must go away for a while. Gabriela and Lucho meet for the first time.

Lucho Vampa starts earning Gabriela's trust. Patricia and Alejandro meet again as lovers, despite the guilt, they surrender to each other. Constanza is a millionaire. Milagros offers to help Constanza and Gabriela, but is intercepted.

Antonia recovers Ricardo's letter and orders Milagros's murder. After a heated argument, Gabriela starts to understand that Lucho is an ally. Francisca visits Gabriela and realizes that she is pretending. Constanza is tortured.

El Paraiso goes up in flames and Gabriela frees Lucho from the catacomb. Max has told everyone the horrors suffered at the sanatorium. Gabriela had been sentenced to death by Antonia, Gertrudis was going to let her die of famine.

Lucho, Gabriela and Constanza manage to escape. Alejandro arrives at the sanatorium during the chaos and believes Gabriela is dead. Irene and Antonia celebrate. Alejandro is the one who gives the news to David. She witnesses her own burial.

Gabriela comes before Gastón, Max and Francisca, but still cannot tell her son the truth. Gabriela swears to Constanza that she will not harm Ricardo. Maximiliano gives Gabriela his share of the gold and Lucho offers to sell it.

Ricardo's jealousy awakens his manhood. Gabriela is about to be discovered by David and Alejandro. In view of the doubts, Antonia sends Macario to watch. Francisca suspects that Lucho got away with the gold.

At the Suàrez residence, they realize they are being watched. It's a matter of hours before the wolves come for them. Lucho gets back in the nick of time to help Gabriela and Constanza flee from the Lobos.

Constanza manages to collect her inheritance and later fakes her death. Ricardo is devastated; Aníbal tries to collect the inheritance. Gabriela tries to pay Lucho to go away and he, in turn, declares his love to her.

Gabriela is moved by Lucho's gesture but warns him she can't love anyone. Gabriela starts her transformation into the new Patrona (e.g., Boss): Veronica Dants. Gastón arrives playing the role of standard bearer for the new lady.

Lucho insists, but Gabriela will not speak about Alejandro with him. Alejandro receives an invitation to meet Veronica Dantés. This woman of power already awakens a sense of intrigue in everyone. Francisca decides to keep a low profile.

Valentina confesses to Alejandro her deep love for Max. Veronica arrives by helicopter to the party where her enemies are waiting, bedazzled by the opulence and her likeness to Gabriela. Antonia says she will unmask her.

Veronica conquers the Lobos with her beauty, power and possibility to do business together. David flees the party, scared by the resemblance between Mrs. Dantés and his mother. Antonia suspects that Veronica is in reality Gabriela.

Lucho and Lucecita meet. Antonia murders Valentina's grandmother using poison. David introduces himself to Veronica and tells her that she reminds him of his mother, whom he abhors; Gabriela tries to conceal the impact those words have on her.

Veronica manages to sidetrack David. When he leaves, she succumbs to her emotions. The new Patrona has awakened everyone's interest and Antonia is furious seeing how everyone ignores her, including her lover.

Antonia visits Veronica at her house to declare war, and keeps treating her as if she were Gabriela. Veronica challenges her to exhume Gabriela's remains, and she accepts. Alejandro is vehemently opposed to the exhumation.

Antonia and Veronica make peace after it is determined that the remains are those of Gabriela Suàrez. Ricardo confesses his impotence to Alejandro while complaining about the pain he has caused Patricia. Veronica orders Macario's release.

Alejandro confronts his mother about her awful intentions over Valentina's fortune, but Antonia maintains she only wants to protect it. Veronica targets her revenge on Prudencia, upon learning the hatred she professes for Gabriela.

Julio expects Prudencia to resign as club president and apologize to Antonia, but she refuses. Veronica catches Alejandro kissing Patricia. Prudencia and her infidelity have come out in the open at the center of Antonia's anger.

Alejandro looks for Veronica and, motivated by jealousy, she rejects him. Veronica painfully discovers that her feelings for Alejandro are still strong. Irene curses her adulterous mother; Antonia also discredits her in public.

Antonia orders Prudencia's murder. Gastón complains to Constanza for having compromised the plans for revenge, but she reacts desperately because her son needs her. Veronica tells him she will soon be able to be with him.

Prudencia dies at the hands of the Lobos. Alejandro complains to his mother for keeping him under surveillance. Now that they live under the same roof, Max and Valentina enjoy an erotic rendezvous.

Lucas is afraid and feels guilty after carrying out his first assassination, while Veronica reacts with absolute coldness. Alejandro shows up at Prudencia's funeral and consoles Patricia with great affection. Alejandro kisses Veronica.

Veronica has an encounter with her son, David, at the cemetery. There, she hears about the great love the youngster felt for his grandfather, while Antonia demands absolute loyalty to her and not to the Suàrez's. Antonia deceives Valentina.

Alejandro tries to investigate the connection between the Suàrez's and the Chamuco mine. Antonia enjoys seeing that she was able to separate Maximiliano and Valentina. Veronica knows that Valentina will be the next victim. David really wants Cecilia.

Antonia's wrath befalls Cecilia; David does not defend her. Irene catches Alejandro hugging Patricia, who consoles him in light of his concern for her daughter's health. Veronica has decided to adopt Cecilia.

Irene tells Antonia that Alejandro and Patricia are lovers. Alejandro learns that his daughter has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. Veronica visits him at the clinic to ask about Lucía's health; they get close.

Gertrudis is placed in a catacomb cell in The Fortress. Veronica tries to find out if Ricardo and Alejandro are half brothers; all family members are needed to find out whose bone marrow might be compatible with Lucía. Veronica and Alejandro kiss.

Gertrudis's disappearance worries the Lobos. They have doubts and ask Veronica about her. Lucho and Alejandro face-off as rivals. Ramón loses his tongue and tells who was responsible for the explosion at the mine.

Veronica kisses Lucho and manages to keep him at The Fortress. Upon Alejandro's insistence, she admits that Lucho will be her next man conquest. Irene tells Antonia that Alejandro and Veronica are lovers. Alejandro denounces Ramón and Alberto.

Antonia discovers that Ramón was with Lucho and is asking for him. Maximiliano alerts Gastón. Alejandro tells Veronica he loves her and she informs him of her engagement to Lucho. She tells him that she prefers a man who loves her for who she is.

Veronica and Lucho warn Gastón not to fall into the trap of becoming an assassin. Gastón encourages Constanza to call her son. Antonia orders Alberto's capture and brutal beating.

Constanza tells Veronica that she is turning into a woman as cold as Antonia Guerra. Ricardo starts suspecting that the woman in the burqa might be his mother. Maximiliano is taken into custody as a suspect in Alberto's beating.

Max has an alibi, Valentina corroborates it. David visits his uncle in jail and they reconcile. Veronica comes before the moribund and, after enumerating her horrible crimes, reveals her true identity to Alberto.

Veronica tells Ricardo that Alberto is of sound mind and can present testimony against his aggressor. Antonia cuts off the flow of air to Alberto and talks to him while watching him die.

Ricardo can do nothing to help Max; Francisca arrives to Veronica's house heartbroken. Lucho and Veronica's engagement is a fact. Veronica warns Antonia that she can be the worst of nightmares as an enemy.

Ricardo and Patricia become closer and their passion grows stronger. Veronica goes to speak to The Lobos as an interested investor, explaining to Antonia that her Arab husband also had mines in the Emirates.

Constanza reunites with her son when Ricardo visits Veronica. Antonia accepts the partnership with Veronica. Aníbal informs Antonia that Ricardo has just declared war on them.

Lucho is jealous because Alejandro is still outside of the house waiting for Ricardo, who offers Veronica his help to bring the responsible party before the authorities. Patricia confesses to Ricardo that he and Alejandro are brothers.

Antonia denies to Alejandro that he is Aníbal Villegas's son; David hears the entire conversation. Veronica tells Julio that she has evidence against him. Alejandro complains to Antonia for having destroyed his life.

Veronica returns the child to Lucecita. Alejandro visits Gabriela's tomb and Veronica hears him telling her how much he misses and loves her. She looks at him, nostalgic, from a distance.

Julio mentions the name of Gabriela Suàrez but before dying has no time to say that in reality, she is Veronica Dantes. Antonia is becoming lonelier and Poncia brings up the point. Alejandro asks his mother for the money to leave town.

Valentina is released from the hospital and goes to visit Max in jail. Veronica criticizes Alejandro for wanting to leave San Pedro del Oro. Rodrigo Balmaceda arrives to the ranch looking for Antonia. Ricardo starts treatment for his impotence.

Veronica meets Balmaceda, the new police commissioner, and offers him clues on Antonia's whereabouts. Lucho is afraid that the same commissioner who sent him to jail will uncover everything. Antonia is led away from her ranch in handcuffs.

Alejandro counsels David and asks him whether he is in love with Cecilia; he helps him ask for her hand in matrimony. Veronica and Lucho are about to make love. Antonia dreams of an evening of passion with Balmaceda.

Rodrigo starts an operation to capture Lucho. Veronica manages to delay him in getting out of The Fortress. Patricia interrogates Veronica. Irene looks for a sedative in Antonia's bathroom and finds the small vial with poison.

Veronica distracts the police by leaving with two Arab women while Lucho manages to escape. Alejandro enters Veronica's bedroom and scolds her; either she makes her men kick him out, or he stays in her life forever.

Alejandro and Gabriela make love passionately while Alejandro's mobile phone receives calls from home in silent mode. Lagarto fakes surrendering to Rodrigo but shoots him and, in the process, is fatally wounded by shots fired by Antonia.

Unable to see his daughter, Alejandro gets drunk. Lucho turns into his protector. Rodrigo tells Antonia he likes her and kisses her again. Veronica, Gastón and Constanza are worried because they know that Lucho didn't escape; but they can't find him.

Francisca looks for Estrella to make her confess she lied to send Maximiliano to jail. Unable to see his daughter, Alejandro gets drunk while Lucho turns into his protector. Rodrigo tells Antonia he likes her and kisses her again.

Lucho saved Lucía; he complains to Irene about her neglect and proposes she use the same weapon the little girl used to kill Alejandro. Gastón and Francisca are together. Alejandro and Veronica go to the miner and Irene barges in.

Verónica asks Irene not to report her if she lets Alejandro visit his daughter. Veronica ends it with Alejandro after feeling that she has turned into a monster just like Antonia, capable of anything in order to exact vengeance.

Rodrigo is caught by Alejandro near Antonia's bedroom; Rodrigo tries an excuse but Alejandro seems to know what is going on. Finally alone, Antonia urges Rodrigo to come into her bedroom but he refuses. Maximiliano is beaten.

Ricardo and Rodrigo know that Gertrudis's testimony will not count due to her mental state. She predicts to Alejandro that he will be the reason why the two Patronas will destroy the entire village. Rodrigo succumbs to temptation.

Veronica and Antonia continue fueling tensions; Gertrudis is confessing. Gastón tells Rodrigo he believes it was Antonia who ordered the mine explosion that killed his wife.

Cecilia does the test and confirms her baby belongs to David. David asks her to get rid of the kid. Veronica finds out and slaps her son. David apologizes to Cecilia and assumes responsibility as the father. Antonia swears the kid will never be born.

Francisca visits Tigre's tomb, unaware that Lucas has followed her. To avenge the beating Max gave him, Lucas throws a stone at Francisca, hitting her with accuracy. Lucho and Irene get drunk telling each other half truths about their lives.

Irene and Lucho make love. Gonzàlez goes to the La Dorada ranch to arrest Lucas. Irene complains to Lucho for taking advantage of her. He must admit that the rendezvous was piping hot. Alejandro sees Lucho's mug shot at the police station.

Verónica sets in motion a new plan: Max presents a serious complaint against Antonia and Aníbal for having coerced them to hand over the Chamuco lands. Francisca agrees to marry Gastón. Alejandro discovers that Lucho is the famous ghost.

When Ricardo tries to end his relationship with Inés, everything gets complicated; she starts to see his dark and troubled side. Patricia has already noticed the traces of lipstick on his shirt and it's difficult for her.

Through Poncia, Alejandro learns about the totality of his mother's transgression. He already witnessed how she defrauded Valentina and decides to leave. Alejandro makes Gertrudis talk in front of Ricardo.

Alejandro expresses his love to Gabriela Suàrez. She tells him about her odyssey. Antonia hears when Valentina tells Cecilia that next week she will marry Max. They make great plans for the future, unaware there is a dark cloud approaching.

Lucía is sick. Lucho is arrested while searching for Irene and the little girl. Max confesses to Valentina that Veronica is Gabriela, his sister. Because he is the Lobo's son, all of Gabriela's allies believe Alejandro can betray them.

Antonia visits Aníbal. He tells him that Alejandro and Valentina left the house and Max is now the head of the Suàrez clan, so he must be eliminated. Veronica corroborates that Cecilia was given an abortive. David defends his grandmother.

A crooked judge rules that Chamuco belongs to Aníbal Villegas and Antonia Guerra. Antonia manages to have Lucas freed. Eugenia, alias Brigitte, arrives, a young and beautiful prostitute hired by Antonia to woo David.

Antonia fires Valentina and Max. She doesn't care anymore; all the documents have been signed. They suffer an accident. Francisca awakes abruptly with the premonition that her son has died. Ricardo is afraid to be addicted to Inés.

Gastón takes Francisca to The Fortress, goes to the police station and confirms the bad news. Alejandro has a terrible fight with Antonia; he knows she is the assassin. Irene finds the microphone that Macario planted in the room.

Irene warns Lucho about the hidden microphone. Aníba reads the testament signed by Valentina and warns Antonia that the document makes her a suspect. Poncia tells Alejandro that Antonia is turning David into an alcoholic.

Rodrigo begins suspecting Antonia's wickedness. Veronica confesses to Alejandro that she is afraid for what the hatred she now feels can do to her once she gets rid of Antonia Guerra. Francisca has a revealing dream.

Antonia argues with Veronica about David and his drunkenness. Dantes suffers when he sees his son so unprotected. Irene begins to regret her old actions and wants to help Lucho in her plan. Rodrigo has new clues about Valentina and Max's accident.

Constanza tells Rodrigo the whole ordeal she has experienced at the insane asylum. She also talks about her relationship with Gabriela and Lucho, without whom she would have never survived. Veronica's bodyguards save Gastón from a murder attempt.

Constanza confronts Aníbal and swears to him that she will bring him to justice. He suffers a heart attack. David and Cecilia reconcile. Antonia confronts Veronica; she remains unmovable. To Antonia's dismay, Constanza is introduced at the club.