A woman denounces her husband for mistreatment and he in revenge throws their son into the sea. She is traumatized, and loses her memory. However, the son is saved from drowning and begins the heroic search for his mother.
The heiress starts working at one of her family's branch offices, only to unexpectedly encounter a student she had previously sponsored who falsely assumes her identity and even acts arrogantly in front of her. Concealing her true identity at first, the heiress eventually reveals herself and powerfully puts the impostor in their place.
In the center of the plot is a former cardiac surgeon Vera. Her carefree life ended when her beloved husband Andriy disappeared. Left with a small child and a sick mother, she is forced to return to her craft.
Amantes del Desierto, is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo, RTI Colombia and Caracol Television. This limited-run series ran for 121 episodes from March 19, 2001 to September 4, 2001.