In 1519, the Mayan priest Ahzac learns that his maiden daughter, Ixmy, has surrendered to the love of a white man, thus betraying her destiny. Infuriated, Ahzac lays a terrible curse on the treasure. In 1987, while Hernan Lazcano and Eliseo Bravo are exploring the Cozumel coral reef, they find the black pearl, which has lain at the bottom of the sea for five centuries. When Eliseo touches the pearl, unleashing Ahzac’s curse. Twenty years go by. Eliseo has raised his sons with an iron fist. His oldest son, David, turns out to be a disappointment to him, for he shows no interest in the hacienda, so Eliseo puts his trust in his second son, Nicolas, an upstanding lawyer who stands squarely behind his father. Leonardo, his youngest son, has a sensitive, melancholy disposition. Aymar, Hernan’s daughter, has grown into a beautiful young woman who is proud of her Mayan culture and ancestry. When she and Nicolas meet, they both fall deeply in love with each other.