José Manuel does not react well to the news and asks her to abort, she indignantly denies it and despite the rejection of society and her family circle, she decides to have the baby against all odds.
Maribel's father decides to take her to live in his country house to avoid the gossip of the town, but there but there they discover who was responsible for the rape: Pascual Sánchez, an alcoholic bricklayer.
She also falls in love with Chucho, a young man blind from birth who lives with his mother, Nena Martinez, an actress who had her son at an advanced age.
Since his disappointment with Maribel, José Manuel became sullen and reluctant to engage in another relationship, so he feels very happy when he sees in Rosa's innocence another opportunity to find love.
Amanda, José Manuel's mother, sees the poor girl as an opportunist who is only after the family's money, so in protest she leaves the house.