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Maria is a 15-year-old scavenger
who lives on the outskirts of the city. She is traumitized by the loss of her godmother, who, before dying, begs the local
priest not to leave Maria to fend for herself. The priest asks one of his benefactors to let Maria work as a servant in his
house. Instead of taking her in as a servant, Don Fernando accepts Maria into his home as his ward, making her an easy target
for his jealous wife and her hostile niece, Soraya. Maria falls in love with the dashing but drunken and disorderly son of
the house, Luis Fernando, and must battle with Soraya to win his affections. When Luis Fernando and Maria finally get married,
he walks in on an innocent embrace between Maria and his brother and storms out in a fit of insane jealousy. He refuses to
believe that he is the father of the baby Maria is carrying and during a temporary bout of insanity, Maria gives the baby
away shortly after giving birth. Although Luis Fernando rescues her from the insane asylum and adopts another child for her,
Maria continues to yearn for the son she lost.
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