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With the Del Valle’s family, there are 2 unordinary sisters among their family members: Rosa, Clara. Their father, Severo Del Valle, elected as a politician at Liberty Party. During the celebration of being a politician, Rosa dead by poisoning after she had a cup of brandy. Clara got shocked and muted because she was predicting that one of the family members will die accidentally. Clara spoke to the family when she decided to get married with Esteban Garcia who was Rosa’s fiance. While E.Trueba and Clara were trying to get married, she met Ferula who will affect her life as a sister-in-law after Clara’s marriage. Ferula and Clara’s friendship has been developed, Mr. Trueba was getting jealous so that he kicked out his sister later on. Ferula’s soul came to the family afterwards. Clara gave a
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However, she found out his perverted habits in his photo studio. Blanca delivered Alba when she ran away to her family. Alba was almost same as Rosa’s appearance while she was growing up When Alba was about 6 years old, Clara dead.
After the Socialists won the election, the labor union in Tres Marias captured Mr. Trueba when he came. Pedro Tercero saved E. Trueba from the union. As a consequence, The Conservative Party arouses the Coup d'etat against the Socialism.The military got the dictatorship subsequently. Later, Blanca and Pedro Garcia left to Canada by getting help from E. Trueba. Alba was captured by Esteban Garcia, Pancha Garcia and E. Trueba’s grandson because she has been helping the resistances. She had been raped and tortured by E. Garcia in the military’s secret office. Since Transito Soto had been borrowed E. Trueba’s money to change her life, she had not forgotten his favor for 50 years. Soto paid back to E. Trueba to save his daughter’s life from E. Garcia. After she came back to the corner house, she is waiting for Miguel being together while she has been

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