▁alleg ed ▁in sub ord ination ▁and ▁absence ▁without ▁leave , ▁but ▁res umed ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Sant ino ▁and ▁the ▁town spe ople . ▁He ▁nearly ▁separated ▁from ▁Sel da . ▁According ▁to ▁several ▁mentions ▁from ▁his ▁superior , ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁loyal ▁polic eman ▁who ▁was ▁shame fully ▁dismiss ed ▁for ▁false ▁charges ▁against ▁him , ▁causing ▁him ▁to ▁die ▁as ▁a ▁broken ▁man . ▁Now , ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁challenge ▁En rique ▁by ▁running ▁against ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁up coming ▁mayor al ▁elections . ▁Maj a ▁Salvador ▁as ▁St ella ▁R . ▁Sta . ▁Maria ▁- ▁The ▁ob ed ient ▁daughter ▁of ▁En rique ▁and ▁Mal ena . ▁She ▁tre ats ▁Sant ino ▁as ▁her ▁younger ▁brother . ▁It ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁her ▁bi ological ▁father ▁is ▁Mario . ▁She ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁girl friend ▁of ▁C oco y . ▁She ▁later ▁leaves ▁her ▁parents ▁for ▁their ▁differences , ▁and ▁moves ▁in ▁with ▁Sel da ▁and ▁Mario . ▁St ella ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁but ▁came ▁back ▁with ▁her ▁grand m other . ▁As ▁she ▁returns ▁to ▁Bag ong ▁P ag - asa , ▁her ▁anger ▁towards ▁C oco y ▁still ▁emer ged ▁until ▁she ▁found ▁out ▁the ▁truth ▁and ▁came ▁got ▁back ▁with ▁him . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁she ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁by ▁prost itute ▁deal ers ▁after ▁trying ▁to ▁visit ▁her ▁mother ▁at ▁a ▁beach ▁house . ▁She ▁tried ▁to ▁escape ▁but ▁accident ally ▁lit ▁a ▁fire ▁and ▁caused ▁an ▁explos ion