Thursday, February 01, 2007
Duelo de Pasiones, Thursday February 1 - Alina grows a brain for half a minute
Orlando then just "happened" to ride his horse over to the river, where of course he saw Alina swimming naked. She called to Gaspar to turn his back while she got dressed. Orlando smirked, didn't make his presence known and didn't turn his back. As Alina (now fully clothed) and Gaspar walked away, Orlando gawked after them.
Soledad somehow showed up at Maximo's house(!!) and asked to speak to Emilio. Maximo said Emilio wasn't there, but, "I'm happy we can talk alone. I know what is happening, and I can help you. I can free you from Alvaro, denounce him, say that he kidnapped you. That way I can save you and your daughter."
Soledad looked unimpressed. Maximo tried to take her arm and Soledad said, "Don't touch me." Maximo asked, "Why are you so cold with me? You know you're beautiful. I've always liked you," and grabbed her, saying, "You had a daughter with an overseer, why not with me?"
Soledad slapped him and ran away yelling, "Idiot!" Maximo rubbed his jaw as if he'd lost a few teeth and growled in a dramatically pained voice, "Soledad, I will make you pay for this with tears of blood!" He's so over-the-top. Definitely my favorite character on this show.
Emilio went to Coral's room, where she was again wearing her favorite towel, and told her, "There's nothing between you and me." Coral cried and said to herself, "I've lost him forever."
Rosita told Santos and Vera she had been summoned to clean Maximo's office. Vera said, "That old man wants you for something else," and volunteered to clean the office herself.
Later Maximo slithered into his office and grabbed Vera, but released her when he realized she wasn't Rosita. She said Rosita was sick and had sent Vera to clean his office instead. Maximo retreated to his desk in defeat.
Blanca found Elias daydreaming about his past infatuation with Soledad and asked what he was thinking. Elias said it was nothing important.
Arcadio convinced Jose to agree to help out the drug dealers by doing little jobs around camp that wouldn't hurt anybody. Jose said he would keep watching for his chance to escape.
Soledad visited the cave, waking up Luba, who was having a nightmare about a man telling her she would die for what she did. Soledad gave Luba some money, saying she'd received it from Adela, and asked Luba to buy whatever Alina needed.
Alina showed up, greeted Soledad, and had a sudden brainstorm (probably the first one of her life). She said urgently, "This is the moment for us to go! Let's go, Mama! We are going to escape!"
Soledad seemed bewildered, as if the thought of escaping had never crossed her mind. She said, "No, it is impossible for us to reach Puebla alone." She seemed to be searching for excuses, finally coming up with the idea that Alvaro might kill Adela if she escaped. She suggested that Alina escape alone, but Alina said no because if she did, Alvaro might kill Soledad. So they agreed to DO NOTHING, AS USUAL. IDIOTAS!!! For about thirty seconds there, I thought Alina had grown a brain. Oh well.
Soledad then went home and assured Adela that she would never, ever try to escape. I suppose Alvaro might as well throw away his guns and keys because he won't be needing them.
Emilio received a letter from his general telling him to marry Thelma because she was pregnant with his child. He tore it up and told Orlando, "I never received this letter," adding that Thelma's baby wasn't his, "It's a lie to trap me!"
Angel learned about the letter and asked Emilio what he was going to do about Thelma's pregnancy. As usual, Emilio insisted he wouldn't marry Thelma. (Meanwhile Thelma spent the episode, as usual, sitting in her apartment whining to her aunt.)
Orlando returned to the hacienda, very drunk, and told Emilio, "Tonight, Captain, I'm going to be the most envied man" because he would be accompanied to the fair by the beautiful Flor. He added that everyone knew Flor was "the most beautiful flower in Sierra Escondida," even Emilio. For some reason Emilio took this as a grave insult. He said, "Look, if you weren't in such a lamentable state, I would make you swallow your words." Orlando laughed and said, "Do it." Emilio said (I think) that he wouldn't fight Orlando but didn't want him to treat Flor the way he treated other women.
Orlando laughed and said, "Look who's talking, the person who invited her to a party to make fun of her," then went to sleep on the couch. Emilio locked him into the room. Before leaving, Angel put a flower on Orlando's chest, saying, "Here is your little flower."
Emilio said he would leave instructions that no one should let Orlando out of the room, even if he yelled. Angel was pleased until Emilio told him he only did it so he could meet Flor at the fair himself. Angel said to himself, "You're not going out with her. This time I'm going to stop you."
Emilio told his men they were free to go to the fair but couldn't take their guns. He added that he would be taking HIS gun, "Because I am the captain."
Maximo chuckled about Orlando being locked up and assured Emilio no one would let him out because all the servants were going to the fair.
Mariana went to the hospital and learned that her daughter's friend Estrellita had died. She went home and told Malena. Marianita overheard and burst into tears. She asked if she would die, too, and Mariana said no. Later Marianita dreamed Estrellita's ghost visited her and said, "Don't be sad. Heaven is really terrific, and I'm going to be your guardian angel."
Alina put on her pink dress and told Luba she was going to the fair. She asked for her silver heart. At first Luba refused to give it to her, but Alina talked her into it. (Later, however, when Alina and Rosita left the cave together to go to the fair, Alina wasn't wearing the necklace.)
Soledad chatted about her past to Adela, who said Soledad's life was like a movie. Soledad said Alvaro had always been very jealous, but it was that "damn letter" that drove him insane. Adela again said she believed in Soledad's innocence.
Alvaro returned home and questioned Rutilio, who assured him Soledad hadn't gone anywhere in Alvaro's absence. Sergio warned Alvaro not to trust Rutilio.
Angel, coughing, went to the cave and found Luba outside, doing something or another with a basket and a knife. He asked to speak to Flor, saying it was urgent. Luba pointed out that Angel's brother was a cockroach. Angel said, "Emilio isn't bad. He has suffered a lot." They went into the cave and Luba was surprised to discover that Alina wasn't there. (Does the cave have a back exit??)
Angel set out for the fair on his horse, but some animal crossed his path. He was thrown from the horse and it ran off, so he continued toward the fair on foot.
Elsewhere in the woods, Coral was walking alone. She thought she heard an animal howl behind her, and she was right: It was Maximo. He said, "Don't be afraid, I'm not a coyote," then invited her home for drinks. She smilingly agreed.
At the fair, Emilio found Alina standing alone. He told her that Orlando was sick so he'd sent Emilio in his place. Alina said, "I don't want to keep talking to you." Emilio replied, "I can't stand when you look at me with those eyes." Alina said, "Let go of me! You're always holding me with force!" Emilio said, "I don't want to argue with you tonight" and something else I didn't catch, then kissed her. I'm thinking he has a lot in common with that uncle of his.
esquiva/esquivo = cold, aloof
fallecer = to pass away
embustero/embustera = lying or liar
pordiosera/pordiosero = beggar
coraje = anger or courage
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You can always hope that Soledad and Alina will get smart. However, their track record ain't good so far.
For someone who's going to suffer and pay if she gets out of Don Loco's sight, Soledad is sure taking her life in her hands. (I guess there is no such thing as walking out and getting a divorce when Televisa is owned by the Catholic church or whatever?)
Jeanne
A sympathetic character did get divorced from a villain in Piel de Otono, so it can happen in telenovela-land. But I suppose it wouldn't occur to Soledad. She is so dim-witted. All those hours she wasted strolling around, visiting Maximo's house and Luba's cave, when she could have escaped --!!!! All she had to do was ask one of the military men for help. Can't she see that her maniac husband is going to kill her and Alina eventually if things go on as they are?
Jeanne
I'm spanish ans I discover this blog few days ago. I'm very surprise about the hard work of this blog. It's amazing. Congrutulations. I hope we follow with this work.
I have another blog, but is writting in spanish about comments and news of "Telenovelas".
At the beginning of this show, people were locked up so that they wouldn't escape, now they roam around freely. There continued action of "nothing" is maddening.
One last thing - didn't Emilioooo invite all those sluts down to Sierra Escondida so all the men could have sex with them? It seems to me like they all stay in their rooms. What's up with that? At least Coral finally went out and found some action.
Sorry, couldn't resist! ;)
Emilio, so handsome, why can't you be nice? You started out that way - most of the time. I miss the old Emilio.
Perdoname!
And, you know what they say, you marry your father... so with this positive piece of psycology we can be assured that somehow, someday Alina will probably end up with Emilioooo oo ooh noooo...
Ah, but I should give him some credit, I suppose... he did raise the fieldworkers wage... I think he'll get his heart back eventually...
I'm with Chris, Why did they invite all the hookers just to lock them in a room? Now they are all gone, except for Coral who stayed behind.
I don't see how Emilioooo can ever redeem himself. Not only is he behaving like a cad, he has committed the worst crime of all, he's BORING. He's going to have to do a lot more than raise salaries to get me to like him. At least Cesar was interesting.
Thanks for the recap Carmel!
Susanlynn!!! Are your sensible shoes too tight???
Jeanne
Yes I realize that as the only man here I may be the only one who cares, but I had to share.
That was funny about how Alborada was bathroom-themed... in the Univision Amor Real forum, we call the villain "el conde del baño" because he was always shown using the bathroom.
Carmel you did great after surviving such a horrible rain storm. That is if you are in Florida. I heard ten people died. Oh my. Ever so glad you managed to get the recap out!
And I would like to add me four to the fan list for Don Maximo. He's something else in this show!
Let's hear it for Don Maximo. He and Gaspar are helping to keep this show a bit unpredictable and lively. Alphonsina seems interesting and sneaky, too -- I hope the writers give her something to do besides flash her swimsuit figure and wash the floor.
Jeanne
Jeanne (sending good energy)
What kind of a dope was Orlando to get blotto right before his big date? I thought he was sneakier and more clever than that.
Divorces happen as other bloggers have pointed out but in some ways I kind of agree it's a catholic thing. Marriage is forever and pregnancy outside of marriage is a no-no and results in shotgun weddings. In novelaland when the girl(usually the ex or the trampy girlfriend who isn't all that innocent and lost her honor a long time ago) has to all of a sudden get married to the the lead guy (who usually isn't the baby's father) in order to protect her honor? The poor guy has to undergo a shotgun wedding and the kid isn't even his (usually).
We'll considering the Munequita is pregnant I imagine we may see a shotgun wedding soon (especially since the General even told Emiliooo to marry her). In any event, I can't argue with your comment considering the major dislike for Emiliooo but if it where anybody else we wouldn't like it tooo much. That's what I had in mind when I wrote the post. I was thinking of the guys we wouldn't want that to happen to and complain and yell at the TV durng the whole shotgun wedding.
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