It aired on the network's Primetime Combo-Nalo line up from June 18, 2001 to February 14, 2003[1] A young woman named Patricia is trying to find true acceptance and love from her father (Edu Manzano).

After being born out of wedlock she must also succumb to get through her daily emotional ordeals such as her complicated family life with her mother and drunken lover her cruel stepsister and her grandmother.

Patricia, born out of wedlock to parents Armand Montecillo (Edu Manzano) and his secretary-turned-lover Nieves Quevado (Zsa Zsa Padilla), had to face various challenges and tribulations, including living with an alcoholic abusive stepfather Abner (Pen Medina) and experiencing cruelty from her step sister Sheila (Julia Clarete).

In the end, Patricia is revealed to be the long-lost biological daughter of Armand with Mayla (Coney Reyes), who was initially her stepmother.

In 2001, ABS-CBN reached its peak with its "timeless and memorable" telenovelas Pangako Sa 'Yo and Recuerdo de Amor.