Amparo flees the convent and lands in a marginal neighborhood at her sisters house. Cousin Libardo becomes infatuated with Amparo, forcing her to live under his roof; the Animals family, witness to her captivity. The community, threatened by Libardo, doesnt intercede. Forced to become the Animals wife, Amparo cannot escape bearing his child. Will she, through love and temperance, survive and save her daughter; bringing an end to the cycle of violence her mother also was a victim of?