The story of a group of friends in Madrid.

A humble seamstress named María Ramos, who, based on tenacity and a lot of drive, gets ahead with a son on her back, the result of her relationship with the handsome and rich Roberto Caride, son of the owners of the house where María worked as a servant.

In an English village in the early 20th century, Elizabeth, a tavern singer, lies about her engagement to a man named James. The villagers identify the imaginary fiancé with the powerful James Ryan, lord of the shire. One day, the singer receives an invitation from Ryan, who asks her to marry him. The wedding takes place and the singer moves into her mysterious new mansion

In an abandoned glass factory, a woman exploits her workers, all of them mentally ill. A gang of young assailants decides to rob said factory, but in order to achieve that, they must get one of them into the woman's house first. What they do know is that Maruja, the woman's goddaughter also lives there.

During his childhood, Nino arrived from Italy to live with his uncle in a humble neighborhood. There, he begins working in a butcher shop and falls in love with Natalia, his neighbor. However, she has other aspirations, such as winning over her boss at the jewelry store where she works.

A young university student studying archaeology takes advantage of his summer vacation to travel through northern Peru. During this journey, he gains a deeper understanding of the country and its society, and meets the great love of his life.

The life and legend of Arequipa poet Mariano Melgar (1791-1815), hero of the insurrection led by José Angulo and chief Mateo Pumacahua in the Viceroyalty of Peru in 1815.