Season 3

The Third Season of Chiquititas premiered on TELEFE on April 14, 1997.

## Season Summary

Carmen manages to close down the house and separate the group administered by Belén, but she and the kids receive help from the mysterious Pedro Vega, who donates his old mansion to them. Alongside Facundo, Piojo, and Tomy, Belén and the *chufos* find the huge, gorgeous manor at the corner of the Pasaje del Sauce. They're astonished by the attractive facade, but inside is a creepy place full of traps and secret passages; it's inhabited by a mysterious woman named Elena and her granddaughter Lucia. Belén introduces them to the Magic Window ("La Ventatina de los Sueños"), which allows them to gaze at their deepest dreams and illusions. Similar to the Window is the Magic Mirror, in which they must look with only one eye, to watch their dreams become true. The group gives the place a complete makeover and the Juvenile Court allows them to live there. Elena wants them out of there and far away from Lucia, so she torments them constantly. Roña discovers the little girl hidden in the inner parts of the manor, and he and Belén battle the hag to free her. Lucia gradually becomes part of the family, thanks to Roña.

The kids must also interact with new neighbors, starting feuds, making friends, and discovering first love: Jimena falls for Matías, and Mosca develops a troubled relationship with Delfina, the spoiled girl next door. Facundo moves to the house in front of the manor to become closer to Belén and the orphans. Belén and the kids receive a Brazilian orphan named Mora and a young boy named Nico who loves flying and aircraft and dreams of being reunited with his aircraft-pilot father.

However, their relationship as a group starts to be torn apart by Facundo's ex-fiance Andrea and the unscrupulous Alejo Méndez Ayala, who wants his daughter Sol back.

Meanwhile, as Gabriela and Mili become closer each day, Carmen shadows them, trying to keep them from realizing their true ties.

Mili is still blind, so Gabriela invites her to live with her, feeling that her home is more secure than the manor. Mili despairs about leaving Belén, her best friend Jime, and the other *chiquititas*, until Jime realizes that it will be better for her. Carmen bond with ambitious orphan Caro understands it will be better for her. Carmen creates a bond with Caro, the ambitious orphan, to assume her place as Gabriela's real daughter. The girl desires everything Mili has, including her boyfriend Paul. But Belén discovers everything Carmen was trying to hide. At the Mothers Day, she receives a gift made by the grateful orphans and reunites them to tell the story behind the creation of the Rincón De Luz institution, revealing that Mili is the main reason for it. The girl becomes hysterically excited after finding out she finally found her family, but is hijacked by an angry Carmen. All the orphans' attempts to save Mili go wrong, but Carmen's final plan fails when Gabriela herself discovers the desperate captive girl. With mother and daughter reunited, Carmen is arrested and sent into rehabilitation, pleading for their forgiveness. Gabriela tells her they expect Carmen's regeneration so they can become a real family. Mili says goodbye to Belén, Jime, and the other *chiquititas* and leaves with her mother. Belén and the orphans then travel to Walt Disney World.

## Music

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Chiquititas - Volume 3

1. Penitas *(Belén, Nadia, and the Chufos)*
2. La Edad del Pavo (The chufos)
3. Por una Sola Vez *(Mili)*
4. Que Hiciste Que? *(The Chufos x the chufas)*
5. Todavía *(Belém y Facundo)*
6. Rinconcito de Luz *(The Chufas)*
7. Papá *(Nico)*
8. Enamorada de Todos *(Georgina)*
9. Brujas Feas *(The villain theme: Caro, Carmen and the Chufos)*
10. El Beso *(Mosca and Delfina)*
11. Chufachon *(opening theme)*