After leaving prison, Marimar then moves from her hometown to Mexico City with Padre Porres and works to get back on track, with a new identity as "Bella Aldama". While working as a servant in the Aldama mansion, she then meets her biological father, Gustavo, who has been looking for her for many years, without either of them knowing of their relationship. He and her aunt Esperanza, teach her how to read, write, to speak eloquently, and to dress elegantly. She finds out she is pregnant, and later gives birth to a daughter, Crucita.