The House of the Spirits

Humble Esteban vows to marry Rosa and works hard in the gold mines until he has enough money to buy a small farm in the country. He sends for Rosa, and the same day she receives his letter, her sister Clara predicts a death in the family. When Rosa unexpectedly dies, Clara blames herself and takes a vow of silence. Esteban is devastated and goes to live on his farm alone. He works hard and eventually becomes rich. While in town at his mother's funeral he sees a grown Clara and proposes marriage; at this, Clara begins to speak again. They live on his farm and have a daughter, Blanca. They send her to boarding school, but on her summers at home falls for a worker on her father's farm, Pedro, who happens to be a revolutionary. She becomes pregnant by him and her father puts a reward on his head. Blanca and her mother move to the city to get away from the angry Esteban. Blanca has her daughter. Esteban becomes a senator. Eventually, Esteban visits Clara and Blanca and they make up. Surprisingly, the revolutionary party wins an election and Pedro can see Blanca and his daughter. Unfortunately, there is a coup by the conservatives and both Blanca and Pedro are hunted down in connection with the revolutionary party.