Federico deja moribundo a José María, pero es encontrado por Pancho, Gumersinda y Domingo, que lo cuidan con cariño. Cristina confiesa a Celia y Jacinta que María del Carmen es su hija. María del Carmen cree que Federico es su padre.
Federico leaves José María near death, but Pancho, Gumersinda, and Domingo find him and care for him lovingly. Cristina confesses to Celia and Jacinta that María del Carmen is her daughter. Meanwhile, María del Carmen believes Federico is her father.