Season 1

The 8 original Chufas

The **First Season** of Chiquititas premiered on TELEFE on August 14, 1995, and aired for 155 episodes from Monday to Friday until March 15, 1996.

## Season Summary

Soon after young Gabriela Morán gives birth, the baby is stolen and taken away by her father, Ramiro Morán, a rich snobbish man who couldn't accept that his daughter had a romance with Miguel, the poor son of their servant Valentina, so he told her the baby was stillborn. Ramiro sent the girl, Milagros, to the orphanage he had created, the "Rincón de Luz". Mili grows up there with seven other little girls who are actual orphans: Georgina, Cinthia, Vero, Michelle, Romina, Laura, and Maru. Spearheaded by Mili, the oldest among them, the seven chiquititas became a family. The girls are supervised by Ernestina, the rigorous janitor who is usually a victim of their pranks, and the adorable spanish cook Saverio.

Emilia administrates the house, and is beloved by the orphans. Jimena is an orphan brought into the manor from the streets; though the girls welcome her, she doesn't get along with them at first until Mili calms her down; Mili and Jimena become best friends.

The girls' lives are touched by an adorable young woman named Belén, Saverio's goddaughter, who lives with her fumbling brother Felipe "Piojo", and her friends Leticia and Clarita. Together, they make a family for Sol, Leticia's little daughter. Belén, Leticia, and Clarita work for the Moráns' industries, and in the factory Belén meets Ramiro's oldest son Martín. Martín and Belén fall for each other, infuriating Ramiro, who tries to keep them apart because Belén is part of a lower social class. Belén and Martin help Mili search for her true identity, finding out the first clues about the little girl's past.

Martín is back from London because of his sister's emotional status. Over the years, Gabriela has lived in a catatonic state of deep depression, believing her father's lies about her baby being dead. Her condition is gradually softened by Mili herself, both unaware of their blood ties. The Moráns' secret is also kept by Carmen, Ramiro's ambitious sister, who wants his fortune for herself. Carmen takes Emilia off her position as Rincón de Luz's administrator, assuming her place and frustrating the little girls. For Carmen's ire, Ramiro nominates his much-younger fiancée Ginette as the new administrator. Ginette feigns friendliness to the orphans, but she actually wants to steal the manor, which Ramiro supposedly took from her father. Her intentions are eventually discovered by Jimena.

Ramiro blackmails Belén, making her break up with Martín. A repentant Ramiro decides to reveal the truth he has kept, but dies in a car crash. Believing she is no longer in love with him, Martín leaves with a now-sane Gabriela. Belén's sadness over his departure lessens when she meets Dr. Facundo Brausen after Jimena suffers a serious accident.

## Season Arch

### Main plot points

* The mystery of Mili's parents identity
* Gaby's disease and lost daughter
* Belén and Martín's relationship
* Belén becomes
* Sol becoming an orphan
* Manu and Vero's father reappearance
* Jime's accident and recovery

## Music

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#### Chiquititas - Volume 1

1. Rechufas *(opening theme)*
2. Había una Vez *(Mili and the Chufos)*
3. Señales *(The chufas)*
4. ¿Por Qué Dios? *(Belén to Sol)*
5. Hasta 10 *(The chufas)*
6. Mentiritas *(Maru and Mili)*
7. Todo Todo *(heart-warming theme)*
8. Igual a los Demás *(Jimena)*
9. Blue Jean Baby Tatua *(Piojo y sus amigos, The chufos)*
10. Te Encontré (Belén and Martín)

## Uniforms

See Costume Design

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