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Precocious María dreams of being a teacher, but her family’s poverty, a vindictive employer and guerrillas threaten to to throw her life into chaos.

The Roa family mourns a deep loss. As María grows closer to her dreams, Jennifer's plan to reach the top of their class puts María's future at risk.

Fernando flees the guerrillas. María and Willinton face a life-altering moment that leaves María's dreams at odds with her reality.

Willinton's parents invite María to move with them as she seeks a scholarship to study. The Roas search for Miguel but an attack changes everything.

An unexpected ally protects María from a wave of violence in the neighborhood. As Fernando and Maria begin a relationship, temptation comes for him.

María feels threatened as Fernando and Hasbleidy spend time together. Nightmares and doubts torment María, but her new boss reassures her.

Don Alejandro suffers health issues. Drowning in debt, Hasbleidy blackmails Fernando. With María away, Sergio Andrés views Marlene as his mother.

Marlene disagrees with María's plans to move away with Sergio Andrés. As Fernando builds their home, María suspects she's pregnant again.

Bad reviews haunt Fernando in his job search, and a letter makes him regret his life. María keeps her secret while Diego pursues his own happiness.

María shares important news with Fernando. Marlene and Pérxides worry about Manuel as he receives death threats. Alejandro's lawyer offers Irma help.

The Roas consider fleeing to Medellín as María's insistence. Fernando faces a personal conflict at work. Tulia asks her employers for help.

María's parents and Sergio Andrés move to Medellín, but Fernando struggles with the arrival of María's son. Marlene catches Juan Manuel's eye.

María gives birth to Kelly as Fernando faces trouble at work. Manuel and Pérxides decide to return to Apartadó. An employee of Don Bernabé's disappears.

Tulia's crush on Edwin grows. Juan Manuel defends Marlene and Pérxides from Doña Sonia. Jealous of María's success, Fernando reunites with Betty.

Doña Sonia warns Juan Manuel about Marlene. Brayan draws Fernando to a dangerous crowd. Betty pursues Fernando. Luisa causes trouble for María.

Betty schemes to be with Fernando no matter the cost. María walks in on a strange sight. Brayan wants to take Fernando with him to Miami.

Juan Manuel and Marlene's growing romance causes discord. Determined to see her family, María travels to Apartadó. Fernando spends the night with Betty.

María returns to Medellín to look for a new job. Fernando searches for Brayan. Betty cares for Kelly. Doña Sonia makes Pérxides a business deal.

Doña Sonia and Pérxides start a business. Fernando convinces María to use their savings for a business. María makes a shocking discovery.

As María's friends plan a baby shower, Betty wages war on the mom-to-be. Pérxides' business with Doña Sonia is threatened by Marlene's impulses.

María launches a new bakery, but neighborhood gangsters quickly exploit it. Juan Manuel makes a difficult decision regarding Marlene.

Edwin proposes to Tulia. Fernando returns to Betty, who tells him to leave María. María's friends warn her about Don Gildardo and his men.

Fernando and María flee Medellín after threats. Pérxides encourages Marlene to choose Juan Manuel. On María's birthday, couples clash.

María feels a strong attraction to Leo. Fernando and Alicia continue flirting behind Arley's back. Sergio Andrés grows worried about his grandparents.

As Leo vies for María's love, Fernando and Alicia's affair continues. Milena helps María take her kids to Medellín, but not before Fernando gets them.

Fernando sees María with Leo. As Pérxides health worsens, Manuel takes her to the doctor. Fernando learns about María's lawsuit.

Leo is furious to see María after her violent encounter with Fernando. Alicia asks Arley for money. Leo encourages María to enroll in school.

María confesses her feelings to Leo. John Jairo and Piojo threaten Fernando in jail. Alicia continues to help Fernando get out of jail.

Leonor forces Rita to choose between María and her job. Alicia helps Fernando get the money for a lawyer, but John Jairo and Piojo close in.

María hastily returns to Apartadó. Fernando grows increasingly desperate to leave jail. Willinton encourages María's romance with Leo.

Alicia is shocked by Jaramillo's proposal as Brayan warns Fernando about his lawyer. María is torn between helping Pérxides and returning to Medellín.

Margarita and Eduardo hide an illicit secret. Leo is offered an opportunity abroad. Brayan threatens Jaramillo. Milena and María take on labor rights.

Fernando finds María after his release, but she rejects him. Alicia surprises Fernando. María graduates and, years later, keeps fighting for Anselma.

Victoria helps María write the proposal for a new law. Leo returns to Colombia with a secret. Pérxides' condition worsens. María enrolls in university.

Tulia faces challenges with Mónica. Eduardo asks Margarita for time with Yeison. Manuel is rushed to the hospital. Greicy schemes against María.

Diana lands in Colombia as Leo tries to tell María about his engagement. Manuel's condition worsens. Greicy turns domestic employees against María.

Pérxides' memory deteriorates. Greicy considers fleeing before her secret's out. Miguel Alberto returns and Valeria discovers Eduardo's secret.

María kicks Greicy out of the union. Valeria helps Margarita. Leo is undecided about marrying Diana. Miguel Alberto struggles with Pérxides' illness.

María brings Greicy back into the union, but Anselma remains suspicious. Diana's doubts Leo. Germán asks Tulia to break Mónica's rules.

María confesses to Leo. Margarita asks Eduardo for a favor. Pérxides recognizes Miguel Alberto. A political candidate asks for the union's support.

Greicy sows doubt in Diana about Leo and María. Facing difficulty, Marlene seeks help from an unexpected place. María makes a shocking choice.

María attends Leo and Diana's wedding and mourns lost love. Mónica worries about Germán's weight gain. Serrate accuses María of cheating the union.

María and domestic workers are fired and Emilia offers her help against Serrate. Diana gives Leo an ultimatum as María catches the eye of someone new.

María exposes Greicy. Sonia helps Marlene and Juan Manuel with the restaurant. Greicy seeks revenge on María. Valeria is determined to keep Yeison.

María travels to the United States. Simón's interest in María grows as Leo fears losing her. Senator Emilia seeks María's support.

Tired of Mónica's demands, Tulia considers resigning. María goes to Bogotá, where she faces new challenges in Congress. Felipe and Diana bond.

In Bogotá, Tulia and Francia look for jobs. Felipe has feelings for Diana. Sergio Andrés realizes Karina is being abused. María has issues in Congress.

Felipe tries to help Leo with Diana, but Leo yearns for María. Simón tells María he loves her, and she receives bad news that complicates her law.

Diana and Felipe have a night out together. Susana asks Irma for help in returning to Colombia. Leo sees María as she faces betrayal in Congress.

María lobbies senators to vote for her law with Leo's support. Diana gives Leo important news. Serrate persuades Emilia to betray María.

Diana asks María for a favor that might prove too difficult to keep. Francy confronts Leo. Simón gives María a gift.

Sonia pressures Pérxides for Juan Manuel's location, and Marlene confronts her. Felipe tries to help Leo in his relationship with Diana. Tulia sues Olga.

Marlene is worried about Juan Manuel. Sergio Andrés proposes to Karina. Leo sees María on TV, and Diana gets upset.

Leo makes a confession to Diana that creates tension. Greicy advises Diana on Leo as Sonia and Marlene search for Juan Manuel. Simón confronts Leo.

Serrate moves up the vote. Leo worries about Diana's move while Greicy convinces Diana to use Felipe. Marlene files a missing persons report.

María tells her story in front of Congress, and Felipe apologizes to her. Greicy schemes to get Leo out of Medellín for Diana. Marlene is devastated.

Sergio Andrés gets shocking news. Leo asks Felipe to look after Diana while he's gone. Simón proposes to María and suggests they move to Mexico.

María opens up to Leo about Simón as Marlene encourages her to rebuild her life with Simón. Sergio Andrés and María argue about Karina.

Leo and María argue, but Simón intervenes. Diana chooses Felipe as she knows Leo is in love with María. Sonia helps Marlene stay in Colombia.

Kelly tells María about what she saw between Diana and Felipe. Diana and Leo worry about Felipe's health. Francy confronts María about Simón.

Simón tells María they should move forward with their marriage. Diana tells Leo the truth as Francy tells Irma about her feelings for Simón.

Yoli confronts Greicy. María has reservations about marrying Simón. Felipe and Diana travel to the coast, and Diana encourages María to contact Leo.

Simón and Francy grow closer. Serrate and Greicy answer for their crimes. María travels to various places telling her life story.

Leo returns to Medellín for María, and they look toward a new beginning. Francy flies to Mexico, while María pursues her university studies.