The first part of the story begins when Juan's little daughter (Ethan Wayne), María Bonangelo (Grecia Colmenares), is adopted by the wealthy family of Encarnación and Manuel Olazábal, after the death of their biological mother, Amalia (Amanda Sandrelli ). María receives the last name of her new family, as well as two adoptive relatives: her sister Victoria (Viviana Saccone) and her aunt Asunción (Luisa Kuliok). The girls Victoria and María grow up as true sisters in a family ranch: "La Esperanza", until they arrive in the city of Santa María with their parents at approximately 20 years of age.
Grecia Colmenares
as Milagros / Maria
Osvaldo Laport
as Catriel / Enrique
Luisa Kuliok
as Asunción Olazábal
Gerardo Romano
as Gonzalo Lynch
Amanda Sandrelli
as Amalia Bonangelo
Ethan Wayne
as Juan Bonangelo
Viviana Saccone
as Victoria Olazábal
Norberto Díaz
as Adalberto Gutiérrez
Roberto Ibáñez
as Manuel Olazábal -
Juan Vitali
as Shanqué
Cecilia Maresca
as Encarnación
Alfredo Iglesias
as Federico Lynch
