The first part of the story takes place in the 1960s. It is the love story between Gabriela and Renato. The viewers will witness their marriage, the birth of their daughter, Gabriela, and Renato's death by Nicando's hand. The second part takes place in 1980's, Gabriela now an adult. She has a rebellious personality and she pretends to be a man in order to sailon a boat. She is later courted by two men: Carlos and Fernando. At the end it is unclear whom she marries, because the viewers only see a hand that receives her at the altar.