A story about Nora a rich young woman from the province who made a vow along with another friend to go the metro and pretend to be beggars to raise money for their church. On their way there on the train they met Ernesto a rich young man who falls in love with Nora oblivious of her vow.

After returning from a business trip to Japan, a young executive plans for his upcoming marriage. However, he discovers that during his absence, his fiancé Dolores has fallen in love with his brother, Fred. He breaks off the engagement and marries Julie, an orphan girl who was raised with his family. Fred and Dolores marry, but one day during an argument with her husband, Dolores has an accident and dies. Ramon blames his brother for her death, and begins to make plans to kill him.

A poignant story of a family’s struggles in life. It tells of Rosa, who lives in the slums near the railroad tracks, with her mother and five brothers. Her mother wallows in guilt and depression when her drunkard father is run over by a train. Though she is set to marry her fiancé, Rosa chooses to put her family’s needs before her own. Rosa’s brothers also carry their own burdens, except for one, the youngest, Avelino, who helps his sister shoulder the weight of the family’s problems.