Tuesday, October 31, 2006

La Fea Más Bella #136 10/31/06 The one with the makeover

The good thing about all these flashbacks is that we can see that Lety really is evolving. She’s not as loud and her acne is considerably cleared.

On to the show!

Lety and Fernando lean in for a kiss. Lety pulls away at the last minute. She uses the excuse that she doesn’t want Celso to see them. Fernando remembers the same memory that Lety had earlier about their first time leaving in his car together. It was in the exact same place! She tells him that was from a past life. Yes, he says. They drive to the event. Lety slips in an evil look.

Fernando and Lety walk into the Yuri event. Fernando asks Lety if she has their tickets. They run into Yuri who welcomes them personally. Fernando dances and sings. He introduces himself. She thanks him. Luigi has been a huge help with the show! Fernando agrees that Luigi is very creative. She asks him to introduce her to Lety. Lety tries to talk, but can only tell Yuri that she admires her a whole, whole lot. Yuri asks Fernando about his upcoming wedding. Lety leans in. Fernando tells her that Marcia is in Germany but she’s returning tomorrow. Lety makes a joke that Fernando is making the most of his last free night because the party is over tomorrow. Fernando realizes that he left does not have his cell phone. Lety tells him he left it in his car. He says that Marcia will kill him if he doesn’t answer it. Lety goes for the phone and says that she doesn’t want a dead president, at least not today. Fernando tells Yuri that Lety is his “right hand man.” Yuri thanks Fernando again for his support and tells him that all of the tickets have sold. She tells him that she needs to check on the dancers. He enthusiastically asks if he can accompany her to see the dancers. He wants to talk to Luigi. Yuri tells the door girl to show Lety where she and Fernando went. Fernando shivers when Yuri touches his hand. Lety enters and is told where to find Fernando.

Saimon and PM arrive at Lola’s house. She stalks off. Saimon chases her and asks for a kiss. She won’t give it up and says that she’s really mad at him. He wants her to look at him and tells her that he has a surprise for her. She doesn’t believe him. He’s excited because she’s jealous. PM immediately changes her tune and tells him to go wherever he wants. Saimon can’t get over the fact that she’s jealous.

Alicia stands at the entrance of the event, but cannot find her invitation. She tells the girls at the door that she lost her invitation but she received a personal invitation from Yuri. They say she cannot go in without an invitation. She replies that they don’t know who they’re talking to - Fernando Mendiola’s personal assistant. Two men walk in. She calls the one Alberto and says that she has been waiting for him. He says he is not Alberto. She says that she’s not his woman. She asks him to help her, because she is a divorced woman. She lost her invitation and cannot enter. He smiles and holds out his arm and tells her to come with him. She thanks him and walks into the event.

Yuri introduces Fernando to the dancers. Apparently he has quite a reputation; they flock to him like lemmings over a cliff. Luigi shoos them away. Fernando starts to follow the dancers but Luigi pulls Fernando away from them. Yuri tells Fernando about the dance they’re going to do. Fernando jokes with Yuri and the dancers. Yuri tells Fernando how good the dancers are. They have participated in all kinds of events. He gives them a “ten.” He tells them that Conceptos is nominated for Cannes and are planning a celebration. Fernando asks the dancers if they want to participate. The girls giggle and tell Fernando that they love working with Luigi. Luigi says that the girls need to get ready, but first he has an announcement. Fernando’s getting married. Fernando tries a play on words about doing something with lions. Fernando says that he’s going to contract them for the celebration. Lety walks in just as the girls break into singing the wedding march. Lety’s face falls.

Back at Lola’s PM asks Jaimito if he’s talked to Saimon. No, but he would like to ride on his moto. PM says its too late to call him. The kids ask why Saimon did not come home with PM. She tries to explain but fortunately Lola enters. Lola’s daughter has dinner ready. She goes to get it with Jaimito. PM and Lola vent about El Cheque.

The dancers have stopped singing. Fernando teases the girls about their joke. He tells them that he’s not getting married. Look at all the beautiful women! Luigi asks Fernando to do them all a favor and get married. It would be a relief for all women. Marcia’s willing to make the sacrifice. The poor thing cries a lot. She’s saving a lot of “victims.” He continues his tirade and then screams when he sees Lety. He asks her why she’s here. She says that she brought Fernando’s phone. Luigi tells Lety that she does not fit in with all the beauty. The girls laugh at his jokes. Fernando half-heartedly chastises Luigi. Yuri mercifully ends the jokes. Lety hands Fernando his phone and says that Marcia has not called. Fernando re-introduces Lety and tells Yuri that his assistant is very efficient. Yuri scrunches her face

PM complains to Lola about Saimon. Lola stands up for Saimon. PM recounts that he and Saimon were planning something when they were talking on the phone. Lola agrees that he was acting strange, but they won’t be able to confirm anything. Neither Celso nor Saimon will tell them what happened. The kids run into the room.

Lety asks Lety if she can have a moment. Yuri crosses herself and leaves with Lety. Lety asks Yuri for a favor. She asks Yuri if she can let Tomas Mora into the event even though he does not have an invitation. He’s Lety’s boyfriend and manager of Filmo Imagen. Yuri tells Lety that it will be no problem. Lety asks Yuri not to saying anything to Fernando, because he’s kind of a tyrant and doesn’t want her to be with anyone else. Yuri agrees and says she won’t say anything except to the girls at the reception desk.

Fernando pulls Yuri into the room and asks what Lety said to her. Yuri tells him that it was just woman stuff and he shouldn’t be so curious. She talks about the dancers participating in the Cannes celebration. Fernando still wants to know what Lety said. “Woman stuff!” she exclaims. Yuri asks the dancers if they like Fernando’s idea. Fernando asks Yuri again what Lety said to her.

Alicia gets a number from the man who helped her enter the event. He’s the general manager of a company. She thinks he should take her out to dinner. She tells him that she works for the presidency of Conceptos. She lies and says she forgot her cards but they can look her up in the directory and call her to go out to dinner. They both have wives. Alicia says she has a beautiful friend who can go out with them so that they’ll make a party of four. She calls Lety over to the table. The men take off the instant they see her. Lety demands to know why Alicia’s here. She asks Lety where Fernando is and what’s wrong with Lety. She tells Alicia that of course Fernando is with the dancers. The men return and laugh at Alicia in the background. Alicia gets up and goes off to find her millionaire.

OH MY GOD! Tomas enters the event. He looks normal (too bad he doesn’t sound normal). He asks for Lety, and tells the receptionists that he doesn’t have an invitation. They start to apologize but Lety sees him and runs over. She reminds them that Yuri said it was okay for him to enter. Before he goes in, Tomas gives his card to the girl at the door. Lety reminds him that he’s not acting like a boyfriend. She’s nervous because Alicia is here. Tomas is a little less unhappy than Lety.

Fernando and Yuri continue to talk about the Cannes celebration. Luigi makes fun of Fernando for flirting too much. He tells Yuri that an office filled with the girls would be enchanting for him. One of the girls say they need to know dates and times. Another asks for Fernando to call them and if he wants their phone numbers. Alicia peeks into the room. Fernando pardons himself. They can leave their numbers with his secretary. Luigi asks Yuri if Manuel Mijares has come. He’s here, she tells him. Luigi really wants to see him.

Fernando stands outside and sees Alicia talking to some people. He calls her over to him. He sarcastically tells her she can come to the office tomorrow to be fired. Alicia says she’s paid to entrance to the event. How could you if you don’t have any money? He accuses her of spying on him with the dancers for Marcia. Alicia, not so convincingly, protests. Fernando makes fun of Alicia’s hair. It looks like she’s imitating Lola’s style. Alicia says that she came to talk with Luigi and casually saw him talking with the dancers. Fernando asks Alicia to come with him. He’s going to give her a job that she loves. They go into the dancer’s room. Alicia prances. He introduces her to the dancers. Alicia runs over to Yuri who runs out of the room. He asks Alicia to take down the phone numbers and names of all the dancers for the Cannes’ party. Fernando accuses her of spying on him in front of all the dancers. He orders her again to take down the phone numbers. He tells the dancers that he needs names, numbers and full-length photographs.

Lola insists PM stop worrying about Saimon. Lola needs to tranquilly suffer. PM says that Lola’s problem is the same as that of PM. They complain some more about their men. Lola stabs a lemon. PM mentions that Lola says that she’s going to do all this stuff to Efren, but never does. PM thinks it’s time that Lola takes some action. Lola asks PM to go with her.

Alicia asks Irmita for a pen. She tries to demand that Irmita take down the numbers, but Irmita says she has to go to the bathroom and leaves. Alicia announces that she’s not Fernando’s secretary and that she took six semesters of Finance at a prestigious university. Plus, she’s going to become a dancer. Luigi tells Alicia that she needs to take the names and numbers and then needs to leave because the dancers have to finish getting ready. Alicia hands them the paper and pen and tells them to write everything down themselves. Luigi tells Alicia that he’s waiting on Ananais Linares, a famous television announcer. Alicia gasps.

Celso sleeps at the reception desk. Saimon enters with a bunch of roses. He wants to know when its time to go to PM. Saimon tells Celso to let the Mariachi know that they’re leaving.

Lety and Tomas sit in the concert area. She tells Tomas her plan is to make Fernando jealous. Tomas and Lety go over the whole Fernando “situation.” Tomas pulls out his photo of Alicia and gives it kisses. That’s the type of woman he likes. He tells Lety that he is Lety’s friend and that’s why he’s there. He’ll do whatever she needs. Tomas asks if Lety told Erasmo where she is. Nope, she forgot. Tomas tells Lety to use the public phone because the cell phone is expensive. Lety walks past the crowd.

Fernando stands in a reception area asking himself where Lety went. He hears some photographers yelling. Fernando asks everyone what’s going on. He lectures the photographers for not having respect for the artist. The security guy thanks him for his support. He allows Fernando to go into the room. Manuel Mijares says hello. The men asks who he represents. Fernando says he doesn’t represent anyone; he’s not here for an interview. Fernando cannot believe he is talking to Lucero’s husband. Yuri enters and says she didn’t know Fernando knew Mijares. Fernando explains that he was confused for a reporter. Yuri introduces Fernando who says he’s looking for Lety. Mijares asks him who Lety is. Fernando explains that she’s his assistant. Yuri pulls him over to the couch. Yuri mentions that Fernando looks very nervous about finding his assistant. No, she’s my assistant, my right hand and I need to consult with her about something very important. Yuri says that if she didn’t know that Fernando had a girlfriend, she would think that Lety is the most important woman in his life. It’s the way he talks about her and most importantly, the way he looks at her. Manuel agrees. Yuri says that she appears to be more than his assistant, she’s more like his best friend and confidant.

Lola and PM arrive at El Cheque’s apartment. PM is ready for the confrontation but Lola thinks they’re sleeping and doesn’t want to wake them. The lights are off. PM thinks that they should wake them up. Maybe Lola should call him and warn him that they’re their to kill him. He’s laying their with his mistress planning to take her house. Lola runs for the apartment.

Fernando tries to say that yes, Lety is his friend and accomplice. She says that Lety looks at Fernando as more than her boss. Manuel mentions that it seems as though they’re a couple. Fernando says he’s engaged to someone else, and Lety knows that. Yuri says she recognizes that Fernando is absolutely in love with Lety. Mijares thinks so too!

Will Fernando recognize Tomas?
Will Lety's plan work?
If a stranger can see how Fernando feels, how's he going to hide it from Marcia?
Will Saimon serenade an empty house?

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Comments:
Wowww....Tomas!!! Why can't he stay this way????? Oh yeah right storyline. Anyway, he looked great, not Fern great, but great none the less!
 

I love the way Yuri could see that Fernando loves Leti. But he acted like such a jerk flirting with the dancers. He certainly is a loose cannon.
 

Thanks so much Amanda! Tomas looked great! I couldn't have imagined it.
Luigi really gets on my nerves when he starts on Lety. I was hoping she would tell him off. I felt so sorry for her!
 

I agree! Huge improvement on Tomas's part!

Fern's behavior was pretty disappointing. I think his heart is in the right place, but he's a clueless ox and his timing sucks! BTW, how much you want to bet Fern is in the middle of a daydream with all Yuri and Manuel are saying?

Oh, and at last - I have a translation for one of Luigi's insult words. Ornitorrinco = platypus. (Awww! I think platypus are cute!)
 

Is this prejudice against a class known as the feas a society-wide reality in Hispanic cultures, as LFMB and Betty La Fea seem to show??? Is this extreme prejudice that is still being hurled in Lety's face (as in current scenes with Luigi and the dancers) a function of her work with the "pretty" media--or of her perceived ugliness to current Hispanic society? Thanks for including the link the other day to "The Slap" on You Tube. It was soooooo therapeutic. Perhaps you could include a link to that awesome slap whenever Fernando regresses back into the swamp of what-will-society-and-my-friends-think indecision, and fails, yet again, to show her respect, by not rushing to scream at offenders that Lety is beautiful or important to him, and he won't tolerate any crap about her.
 

It's a society-wide reality in all cultures, AFAIK, just exaggerated here for entertainment purposes. Lety encounters it more often because she works with unusually shallow and nasty people in a business where appearance is everything.

Some time ago, I read an article about the original series that said Hugo (the Colombian Luigi) was especially mean to Betty because being gay made him an object of ridicule and making fun of Betty was a way for him to feel like he wasn't the most laughable person in the company.

Since I didn't watch much of the original series, I can't say whether this is a legitimate theory or not, but even in last night's episode Fern started to refer to Luigi as "the butterfly" before catching himself. So it probably does feel good for Luigi to have someone else to pick on.
 

BTW, speaking of worldwide discrimination against feas, yet another version of this show begins this week... in Greece! Unfortunately, my skills in Greek are limited (to say the least). Betty/Lety's name is Maria in this one.

I've found a few text articles, but I have yet to track down a picture. I'll post something when I do (or someone else can post it, or email it to me, if they find it first).
 

I was glad to read a lot of people were upset by Fern's behavior, too. He can be such a jerk at times. How he could just stand there while people attacked the woman he loves is beyond me.It really sucked seeing her in pain and seeing people do this to her. Man, I hope he goes through hell on his way to reforming his character. Maybe it'll improve his empathy for others.

In regards to how people treat ugly people, last week on the Tyra Banks show, they had a pair of pretty twins agree to an experiment. One twin stayed pretty and the other was made to appear ugly. They then were sent out to intereact with the public. It was eye-opening to see how badly the "ugly" twin was treated. Like Lety she didn't get the jobs she applied for, despite a glowing resume listing tons of experience. It was really depressing to watch.
 

What an awful episode for Leti!! She has to watch Fern acting like that with the dancers, get attacked by Don Luigi in front of all those ppl, and then Tomas made those realllly insensitive comments. His commitment to helping her and being her friend is commendable, but he needs some sensitivity training, seriously.

Also it hadn't occurred to me that the whole Yuri and Manuel telling Fern he's in love with Leti thing could be a daydream, but that makes total sense :) Yuri's line about how singers have a special aptitude for love was pretty darn cheesy...
 

I never thought it could be a day dream but that makes sense.
Fernando is clueless, he obviously has a long way to go.
He loves Lety but still drools after the other girls? Why oh why would Marcia fight so hard for someone she can never be sure about?
There's a lot of truth in the old song, "never make a pretty woman your wife". I think that often goes for pretty men too.
I'm going to have withdrawal for the show on Thursday! I miss it so much on the weekends too, sigh.
Carrie L.
 

Two words: Tomas?!? Damn!!!

I, too, could knock Fern and Tomas' heads together for being insensitive, but (and I don't mean to be male bashing) but isn't kind of typical of a man not to notice the subtleties of things going on in their world? And I don't mean their reaction to Lety's looks, because Yuri responded negatively to Lety's appearance (belatedly, which I don't get, BTW) .

Tomas loves her and is her friend, but he's still a dude & doesn't always pick up her emotions unless she spells them out. Fern is acting like dude with the girls, and also completely missed that the Holy Shrine of Fernando the Feckless is missing from her office. I honestly don't think Fern realizes that he loves Lety yet. I literally think he's getting hit on the head with brick after metaphorical brick ( "Gee, I feel at peace around her", "Gee, she's so smart & kind", "Gee, I like kissing her"), but it's gonna take the wall of her anger over the letter hitting him before he fully realizes that he loves her.
 

Ok, even I, a huge Fern fan got annoyed with him, and found myself yelling at him, when he didnt defend her more vehemently with that ass-bite Luigi. I wonder if Conceptos has an HR dept. I'd report Luigi so fast his feathers would fly off. Fern was acting more like a giddy fan then a womanizer it seemed like tho. I can't help but wonder, being an American soap fan for many years, if they are making him like this because we were starting to like him too much. On the American soaps whenever they need to get rid of a well-loved character, they seem to make them more despicable near the end to justify it. Just a theory. Sandy
 

Okay, so - I don't get why Alicia called Lety over to join her and the loser-studs. Why would she do that when she thinks Lety es tan fea? I think there's a little truth about latino culture and looks, I know in PR it's really common to give people nicknames based on how they look, not necesarily mean ones, but not always flattering either! And it's just kind of taken in stride...
 

1. Yuri's reaction: I think she was reacting to Luigi's screaming, not to Lety's face.

2. "Holy Shrine of Fernando the Feckless." LOL.

3. Conceptos has an HR department. Lopez is the HR guy and I believe Martha is his secretary. Lopez hates Lety and didn't want her to be hired in the first place. She also interfered with at least one of his attempts to fire one of the feas (I think it was Lola but I'm not sure). He may also have a small crush on Luigi (he sorta flirted with him in one episode... sorta).

In any case, not only would they never fire Luigi, they've been desperate to keep him from quitting. When they (Marcia, Fernando, etc.) tried to prevent Yazmin from getting hired, Luigi said "if you don't hire her, I'll quit" so they gave in and hired her!

4. Alicia and the two men - the other guy was kind of... feo, in my opinion. I think she was figuring that ugly people find each other attractive and therefore he wouldn't mind double-dating with Lety. Alternative explanation: Alicia is stupid. Take your pick. :-)
 

Lopez? Yuck. Talking about the pot calling the fea fea. He looks like one of those guys you see on Dateline's To Catch a Predator.
 

Love this, "I wonder if Conceptos has an HR dept. I'd report Luigi so fast his feathers would fly off." I am with you on this one!!!

Of course the fact that Conceptos would have Lopez in HR doesn't bode well.

I think that Alicia invited Lety over because she wanted a sharp contrast: Her "beauty" compared to Lety's "feaness." (I know a lot of you guys are pulling for Alicia to be a better person, but I believe she is just this petty.) I think that's why Lety replied back to her in such a nasty, mocking manner.

BTW I am loving Lety's evil looks. HA-HA!!!! You go girlfriend!!!

Tomas was insensitive. Pardon my translation but I do believe that he told Lety she was not his type. That's a bad thing for a friend to say to you when you're already hurting badly.
 

I wonder if there is a phrase in Spanish for when Tomas was salivating over Alicia that translates to "As If"
 

Well, with his position at FilmoImagen, and now his new "look," Tomas might actually have a chance with Alicia. Ya never know! Great recap, Amanda!
 

Thanks, Chicas. This was a fun episode. The only comment I will make is that the Yuri/Mijares/Fernando conversation is not a daydream.

As for Alicia... I'm with whomever said that she's just that petty. She definitely has more to her, but I don't think it will ever come out.
 

I said Alicia is petty and I am glad that you agree, Amanda. Maybe there are some very long odds out there that Alicia can change her character. I mean look how much Fern is going to have to change to deserve Lety.

Stacey

P.S. Julie, 3 or more to translate an episode!!!! Wow, do you know how indebted I am to you? I am not kidding. I tried to do some translation from the capitulos website for the current episodes and it was taking me was too long for so few lines. I am floored at how much the word "cuenta" is used. It's like cuenta this and cuenta that. Is it a filler word? Or do they use it like we use "man?" Haven't a clue. Thanks again (big time THANKS!!!!).
 

Thanks Amanda for the recap.

I don't think Tomas is purposely insensitive, I think his actions are because of his lack of social skills. Its not just the Tomas and Leti's "ugliness - if you will" that sets them apart, they are both socially backwards. You can see how Leti has grown and become more polished socially as her experience at Conceptous and life for that matter grows.

Further, I'm sorry but as much as Alicia cried over her car - I could not feel any sympathy for her. I can't get over how she thinks driving an expensive car, wearing expensive clothes as well as being "pretty" makes her more deserving of anything good in life.

Thanks again for the recapp,
Rhonda
 

Cuenta. I don't *think* it's a filler word, but it's a multi-purpose word so it comes up often. It could mean "you/he/she counts" (like counting apples) or it could mean "you/he/she tells" as in telling a story (not exactly the same as decir, which I think is more about giving information than telling a story) and it's also a noun that means "account" which probably comes up often when you're a financial person like Lety or Tomas.

Since the people on these shows are constantly rehashing things to one another, it's not strange that they say "cuenta" a lot.
 

Julie, thanks for the info re: cuenta. I but it's the "to tell somebody" meaning.

I bummed as I cannot see the comments regarding last night's show. I did read the recap. So thanks a ton.

What's with Fern grabbing and ordering Lety around last night? Man, if a guy was treating me like that I don't think I would value him like Lety does Fern. I guess it's cultural behavior at this point, but honestly....

The dancers were really lame. I kept remembering the build up they got in the prior episode and then thinking that all they do when I saw them on stage. It was just plain silly.

But on the whole, I didn't get the point about last night's episode. I want to see Lety and the gang, not a bunch of stars that have NOTHING to do with this show. I just don't get the point of them being included. I kept wondering if they owed Telemundo some time on their contracts.
 

Re: Cuenta

Well stated Julie. A good reference is the Yahoo Spanish Dictionary.

Cuenta is the inflected form of contar.

http://education.yahoo.com/
reference/dict_en_es/spanish/contar
 

The 2010 discussion for Capitulos 135 & 136 is at this link.
 

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