The story deals with issues related to racism by narrating the story of Guadalupe (Laura Flores), a girl daughter of Don Humberto and "La Negra Macaria" (Celia Cruz) whom she takes for her nanny; Due to an agreement between her family and the Alamo family to save her father, Don Humberto Roldán, from financial ruin, she is forced to abandon her boyfriend, Luis Diego Morales, a teacher of modest media, and marry Lisandro. del Alamo, a rich and powerful man, for whom Guadalupe has no love. Over time, Guadalupe develops strong feelings for him.
After her marriage becomes a nightmare, the humble small town girl Clara is committed to a psychiatric hospital and prevented from seeing her son growing up. It was all a scheme by her manipulative mother-in-law, who wants to seize her lands and explore their emerald mines. Betrayed and humiliated, Clara bounces back and returns ten years later as a powerful and wealthy woman. Even thirsty for revenge and justice, she never loses her softness to win back her son's trust and maybe find a new love.
This is the story of a humble family and Pepe Pancho García, the head of the family, who is suddenly appointed president of a multinational company. This happens after he prevents the suicide of Mrs. Isabel Luque, the president and owner of the Luque Corporation, an elderly woman suffering from a terminal illness. Pepe Pancho shows the woman his daily life while she recovers.