ROSA DESNUDA

The beautiful Rosalina and the handsome Baldomero have built dreams that the girl confesses to the faithful servant, Cayetana, who advises her to give up the love she feels for the boy because her family will never accept it. Rosalina, sure of herself, reveals to the woman that as soon as her father dies she will flee away with her beloved, to start a new life. They do not suspect that Alba has listened to them and smiles maliciously because she knows what her cousin's fate will be once her uncle Norberto dies.

With the help of his great friend, Antolin, Baldomero works hard in the greengrocer because he wants to make money to marry his beloved. Silverio, father of the boy, who has never loved him and used him for his benefit in the job, only makes fun of him and assures him that as soon as Andrade know of his relationship with the youngest of them they will destroy him. Furious, Baldomero assures that that will not happen and later his mother, Amelia, affectionately tells him that in the end his father is right and must accept that Rosalina is not a girl for him. He refuses to accept it and looks for his beloved, with whom he kisses. They are surprised by Ramiro, who separates them and demands that Baldomero desist from continuing to pretend to his younger sister, which will never be for him. Then he remembers the girl who for her lost her mother, who died in giving birth to her, so she is in debt to her family and especially to Alba, who, even though she was a girl, had to take care of her so she will have to sacrifice herself for them now that they have been ruined and that sacrifice it consists of marrying someone with the necessary means to live peacefully for what remains of their life. Rosalina is reluctant to accept it and says she will marry Baldomero. Ramiro swears that if he insists on seeing that starving man he will send him to kill and he will never see him again. She, suffered, ventures with Cayetana, who tries to make her see that her brother only wants the best for her but the girl is more than convinced that Ramiro, who was always an ambitious and irresponsible who spent all his father's money, Just think about yourself and the benefits you can get. so he is in debt to his family and especially to Alba, who even being a girl had to take care of her so she will have to sacrifice for them now that they have been ruined and that sacrifice is to marry someone with the necessary means to live peacefully for what remains of life. Rosalina is reluctant to accept it and says she will marry Baldomero. Ramiro swears that if he insists on seeing that starving man he will send him to kill and he will never see him again. She, suffered, ventures with Cayetana, who tries to make her see that her brother only wants the best for her but the girl is more than convinced that Ramiro, who was always an ambitious and irresponsible who spent all his father's money, Just think about yourself and the benefits you can get. so he is in debt to his family and especially to Alba, who even being a girl had to take care of her so she will have to sacrifice for them now that they have been ruined and that sacrifice is to marry someone with the necessary means to live peacefully for what remains of life. Rosalina is reluctant to accept it and says she will marry Baldomero. Ramiro swears that if he insists on seeing that starving man he will send him to kill and he will never see him again. She, suffered, ventures with Cayetana, who tries to make her see that her brother only wants the best for her but the girl is more than convinced that Ramiro, who was always an ambitious and irresponsible who spent all his father's money, Just think about yourself and the benefits you can get.

Maria Inés proposes Ramiro to look for a better match for Rosalina and the man asks her not to interfere in her affairs and only confine herself to getting pregnant because if she married her it was to admire her beauty and have offspring, not to listen to her or ask for advice.

Next to Evaristo lives the sister of this, Magdalena, a dark, sad woman, who dresses always in mourning and has the man a certain fear, along with a sickly hatred that was born in the past. Upon learning that her brother will marry Rosalina, the woman asks him if he will tell him his secret so he knows the kind of scoundrel he will marry. The cynical man tells him that nobody will ever have to learn anything for the good of Magdalena herself, who would be the only one hurt if everything came to light. Magdalena reveals to be tired of everyone thinking badly of her and talking behind her back, because in Cuatzantla it is rumored that she had a son with a soldier who was her lover many years ago when in fact the story is different.

Evaristo, intimidating, embraces his sister, filling her with fear, and kisses her on the forehead, assuring that after what happened she can be convinced that no man will destroy her life because there is no brave person who dares to be with her. which in addition to being a bitter woman has nothing and as a woman is dry. When the man leaves Magdalena cries full of pain and resentment, cursing him for having destroyed his life in the most vivid way.

Alba, whom everyone in Cutzalan knows a respectable young lady, knows Evaristo very well because for years the man dishonored her and threatened her by killing her life because she grew afraid to be touched by another man. Inside he expresses the contempt and disgust that he feels towards him but enjoys knowing that Rosalina awaits a destiny full of misery and sorrows at his side. She is surprised by Cayetana, to whom she tells Ramiro's plans. The maid can not accept that the man is able to sell his sister in exchange for living comfortably. She is willing to confront him but Alba warns her that if she tries to get in the way of the plans and say a single word to Rosalina or Norberto, they will throw her out of the house forever as soon as the patriarch dies and will never see her "girl" again. The maid asks Alba when her heart filled with hatred and rancor and reveals that since she realized that she was picked up only to take care of Rosalina as if she were her nanny, her servant, because Norberto never treated her as if she were family. He leaves to give medicines to his uncle, who recriminates having left her in the care of Rosalina when he was widowed, denying her being loved and forming a family. The dying Nicolás apologizes to his niece, assuring that for him the main thing was his own family. He begs her to protect Rosalina and take care of getting her a good husband, who loves her and can offer her everything she deserves. The tough Alba tells him that she has already done it by convincing Ramiro to marry Evaristo Sepúlveda, who is willing to buy her. Norberto is exalted and orders him not to dare but Alba, full of rage, she tells him that she has already done so and will not rest until she sees her cousin as bitter and unhappy as she is. Then Norberto curses her and suddenly dies, writhing, while Alba looks at him with a huge hatred and then leaves the room in silence and go to church, leaving it to Cayetana to find the dead man, alarming Maria Inés.

The beautiful Maiguálida, who attends a market stall, has always been in love with Baldomero and does not lose the opportunity to prove it, always receiving rejection from him. The girl is alarmed when Amelia tells her that her son is in love with a rich girl that corresponds to her. Maiguálida looks for Antolin to tell her who that girl is and he asks her to pay attention to him, who has always sought his love, and forget Baldomero, who dreams highly and is well reciprocated.

Evaristo promises Ramiro to pay off his father's debts and give him the power that the dying man had for the Andrade family to return to being the one he has always been and everything after his wedding with Rosalina. They are interrupted by a call from Maria Inés, who tells her husband that her father has died. This gives the news to Evaristo, who gives his condolences and seeing him leave reveals to his man of confidence, Orangel, how much he enjoys the little time left so that after years of waiting he makes the virginal and innocent Rosalina his own. He suffers when he sees his father dead and runs away from home to find comfort in Baldomero's arms. They see Maiguálida, who is disappointed and Silverio appears, who asks Rosalina to return with her family to later make fun of her son, to the one who says that he will never stop being a starving greengrocer so the only thing he can aspire to is to marry an Indian from the market, like Maiguálida, just like everyone else in his class, instead of dreaming with impossible. Baldomero swears that Rosalina loves him and assures that he will be happy with her even if it is the last thing he does in life. Amelia observes them from afar, with deep sorrow for she knows that her son's love for Rosalina is strong and true. Ask Antolin to always accompany Baldomero and do not lose sight of it because he fears that the love of young lovers will unleash a tragedy because he knows that Andrade will never accept his son. Silverio accuses her of being responsible for the illusions of her son because she has consented to everything, even in the crazy idea of sending him to school, instead of having a hard hand with him. The boy appears, agitated, and tells them that Evaristo is infatuated with Rosalina.