▁Rico , ▁Mal ena ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁get ▁help ▁from ▁Sant ino ▁causing ▁her ▁to ▁forget ▁her ▁anger ▁against ▁him ▁and ▁accepted ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁friend . ▁Iron y ▁takes ▁its ▁place ▁after ▁she ▁and ▁T ilde ▁come ▁face ▁to ▁face ▁at ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁she ▁accident ally ▁killed ▁Ter esa . ▁After ▁a ▁fight , ▁T ilde ▁accident ally ▁pushed ▁and ▁killed ▁Mal ena ▁similarly ▁to ▁the ▁way ▁Mal ena ▁killed ▁Ter esa . ▁P reci ous ▁L ara ▁Qu ig aman ▁as ▁Cris el da ▁" S é ld a " ▁Rod rig uez - St a . ▁Maria ▁- ▁The ▁wife ▁of ▁Mario , ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁Joy , ▁and ▁the ▁younger ▁sister ▁of ▁Mal ena . ▁She ' s ▁a ▁police w oman . ▁Sant ino ▁looks ▁up ▁to ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁mother - figure . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁her ▁sister ▁Mal ena , ▁she ▁also ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁rich ▁family ▁but ▁she ▁gave ▁up ▁her ▁l ifest yle ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁with ▁her ▁lo ver ▁Mario ▁and ▁nearly ▁separated ▁from ▁him ▁after ▁learning ▁that ▁St ella ▁is ▁his ▁real ▁daughter . ▁T ont on ▁Gut ierre z ▁as ▁Mario ▁Sta . ▁Maria ▁- ▁A ▁loyal ▁polic eman ▁whose ▁termin ally - ill ▁daughter ▁Joy ▁was ▁mi rac ul ously ▁he aled ▁by ▁Sant ino . ▁He ▁is ▁Sé ld a ' s ▁husband , ▁Mal ena ' s ▁ex - lo ver ▁and ▁St ella ' s ▁real ▁father . ▁He ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁service ▁for