Ángela, an innocent nurse and medical student from a remote town, is seduced by Álvaro, an ambitious young man, who marries her and leaves her to return to the city and trickily remarry Samanta Vega, the daughter of his boss. in a marriage of convenience. Ángela goes to look for him in Mexico City, discovers the deceit, and they divorce; she meets Leonardo, a young doctor who falls in love with her and becomes her protector.