Angela de la Cruz, having settled separately from her family at the age of twenty-five, wanted only one thing: to become herself. But this simple desire led to events and adventures about which years later she would tell her young daughter: “If you call the wind of change into your life, beware that it does not spin you around. If you decide to live on your own, you will face difficult trials. If you let love into your heart, be ready to risk your life for the sake of your loved one, and then the doors of earthly paradise will open before you...”