In the middle of the economic crisis of 2001, El Chino, who worked for years as a freight forwarder, is fired. Without notifying his family, he starts looking for a new job without success. Desperate, he tries to get money from his former company.

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El Chino tells María the money they should give her as compensation, but she insists on going out to collect garbage with him. Rossi does dirty business with Lucio.

Elena receives a job offer as a dancer in the dancer's show "El Dandy". El Chino can't get over Maria's death.

El Chino returns to the place where María died and is brutally attacked by Roque. The cartoneros get together to find a solution and get ahead. Victoria informs Chino that she cannot continue representing him.

Emiliano and Elena are getting closer and closer, he does everything to conquer her without fear. The Chinese, with the help of Victoria, organizes an assembly to set up a cooperative.

The debate promoted by Lucio in front of the councilor is to position the initiative to modify the collection laws. Meanwhile, Emiliano moves away from his father.

Victoria, the lawyer for the Chinese, had come from having several meetings in which she tried to get the collection company to take over the safety of the cartoneros.

Emiliano looks for Elena and threatens Miguel's wife to tell him where he is. Rossi will try to weaken the organization.

Emiliano and Bianca are detained by the police. Emiliano and Victoria's father will do the impossible to make him free. In addition, Victoria is interviewed by the new bill of cartoneros.

Victoria and El Chino add political support and begin training for the cooperative. Elena worries about Emiliano.

The Chinese tries again to bring Victoria closer. Elena looks for Emiliano to get back together.

Victoria, El Chino and the entire group of cartoneros attend the legislature to discuss the Zero Waste Law.