María Mercedes

The poor and innocent María Mercedes must raise her family on her own. Her father is a drunk and her mother left her and Meche's siblings. A professional street urchin, she does whatever she has to do to keep food on the table and a roof over her family's heads, no matter how ungrateful they are. Santiago del Olmo is monstrously wealthy and has a beautiful mansion in the richest part of city. Although he is dying, he isn't in peace knowing that his villainous and money-hungry sister-in-law, Malvina, will be his sole heir. One day, Santiago is in the garden when he spots Meche. A large proposal, a marriage, a will, and a conniving plan by a diabolical Malvina will turn the lives of everyone in the house of del Olmo upside down - especially that of Jorge Luis, Malvina's tormented son with whom Meche falls in love.

María Mercedes and Jorge Luis meet while she is working as a juggler on the street and he gives her a ticket. On the other hand, Rosario is locked up in a reform school, so María Mercedes will be forced to help her escape. Do you think her plan will work?

Rosario is forced to hide with Doña Filo after escaping from the reformatory. On the other hand, Jorge Luis defends María Mercedes from a guy who tries to hit her for selling within her area.

Jorge Luis agrees to go out at night with Esther trying to forget his problems; However, he finds out that she invited him to win a bet. Furthermore, María Mercedes meets Santiago Del Olmo, to whom she tries to sell him a lottery ticket.

Santiago Del Olmo plans to use María Mercedes to make Malvina's life impossible. Find out what he's up to with her. The shortages in Meche's house are increasing, and Rosario insists on getting out of poverty without supporting her sister.