Saturday, February 10, 2007

Mundo de Fieras 2/9/07: A Tale of Two.....Brothers or "Las dos caras de" Juan Cristóbal, Elsa and Demián

Juan Cristobal sees Paulina taking solace in the arms of the now, "other man", Manuel something-or-other. The jealousy wells up in JC and he goes back into his bedroom and prays for the strength to withstand the self-sacrifice of pushing his wife into the arms of another while he accepts his self-imposed death sentence from the leukemia that is secretly killing him, and he collapses onto the floor. (Man, that navy blue leather bomber and grey turtleneck he's wearing is to die for --pardon the pun. What a feast for these weary eyes you are, Sebastian.)

The next day, in the "neighborhood" we see that Elsa and Sylvestre's wedding ceremony is ended and everyone is coming out of the church. It is time for some comic relief. Cortito and Mayeya appear on the stairs to discuss their getting off from work to attend the wedding, the flavor of the wedding cake and Cortito's desire to go to her hometown to formally ask Mayeya's daddy for her hand in marriage. He gets frisky and suggestive and she objects, but only just a little. (Teehee. Slap! Teehee. Slap!)

Sometime later, at the construction company offices, JC explains his plan to Karen and what has happened so far. He tells her he feels Manuel (Gawd, what rock did he crawl out from under?) would be the perfect man to take care of Paulina. (Just like a man, never allowing a woman to think or to choose for herself.)

Karen tells him this is crazy and she doesn't want to play this silly game with him but he begs her to stick with him and to help him with the ruse. Karen refuses and says she feels his wife and baby deserve more from him and that Pau has a right to know the truth. (She's right, but it's a bit of a bore coming from Karen. In fact, this whole Manuel thing is a snore.) Paulina comes in and doesn't quite know what to think when she sees the two of them chatting together.

Paulina says she's made reservations to eat at JC's favorite restaurant and she wants him to come eat there with her. JC says he and Karen will catch up to her later. Karen says that isn't necessary they should go together. He stalls and says he'll call up Manuel to join them. Pau says she would rather they go alone, but he says no, they'll have a better time with him along. (Says who?)

Otilia, Soraya and Diana come to Elsa's wedding reception. Otilia tells a couple of humorless jokes to Candy, Leo and the priest and then goes to shake her "bot-e" with one of the taxi drivers. Elsa and Sylvestre (the guy with the "kick me" sign on his rump) finally enter the reception after having their photos taken. Elsa is actually all smiles. The two kiss and she seems to be happy and at peace with herself.

Rogelio and Ingrid are sitting at some intimate table and having drinks at a restaurant when Miriam walks in and sees them. "This is a fine thing to for me to find out about!" "So this is the friend who called you at the shop? You come back with me and hand in your resignation right now." Ingrid begs her not to say that and tries to convince her she has done nothing wrong, and that the two are just friends.

Miriam refuses to believe Ingrid and Rogelio tells Miriam not to be so unjust. She tells him to be quiet and tells Ingrid she's only being used for the information he can draw out of her. Rog asks her how she can say that and Miriam, not one to beat around the bush, answers that the only two things he cares about are money and power, neither of which Ingrid has. Ingrid wilts. Miriam walks out and drags Ingrid back with her. So, the jig is up and Rogelio will have to start from square one again.

Mariangela arrives with Gabe at the reception . Gabe tells Leo he ordered them a Mariachi band as part of a wedding present. The mariachis play while Sylvestre (poster boy for Gluttons for Punishment Are Us) sings to his new and literally blushing bride for the guests. A bit later, Elsa is still blushing (probably from all that happy juice she's been sneaking). She asks Mariangela to forgive her for the way she had acted towards her in the past. The two hug, make their peace, and become friends.

Elsa admits to Mariangela during their chat that she is not in love with her husband though she does feel affection for him. Mariangela tells her to give it time and it will eventually happen.


Manuel and Paulina get stood up at lunch while JC argues with Karen about his deceiving Pauina and his trying to push her off onto another man. Karen admits, though, that she does admire his always thinking of others before himself. She wishes aloud that she finds a loving man just like him.


At the restaurant Pau complains about JC probably still being with Karen so, Manuel learns there is a Karen. "Who is Karen?" (Will we be treated to another May-December romance before this story ends?)

Back at the wedding reception Leo corners Gabe and offers his best wishes to him and Mariangela. For him it is more important she be happy and at peace. Gabe tells Leo he's come to respect and appreciate him now and feels very few men are as much a gentleman as Leo. At that moment Gabe's right eye starts to hurt again. Leo offers to examine him, but Gabe refuses, saying it's nothing major.

Miriam scolds Ingrid for tramping around with the likes of Rogelio. "Ingrid, you are old enough to be his mother!" (Don't you just hate it when you end up agreeing with this woman?) Ingrid begs Miriam to let her keep her job because nobody else will hire her. (Ever think of going over to the competition, girlfriend? Otilia might love some of the dirt on Miriam.) So, Miriam, taking full advantage of the situation, agrees finally to let her stay, but only on the condition that Ingrid takes a 50% pay cut! (Things are ripe for a little bit of industrial espionage about now for Ingrid.)

Paulina comes back from lunch and storms into JC's office and complains about having been stood up at the restaurant. He reacts coldly, saying he was enjoying himself with Karen and lost track of time. She says she doesn't know who he is anymore, he has changed completely. Why, she asks, won't he just tell her what has happened to make him distance himself from her like this. He says she's just exaggerating. Pau cries and leaves his office, exasperated with the whole situation.

That evening Jos and Demian share a couple of drinks during Happy Hour and discuss the trap they're setting for Mariangela and Gabe. "Starting tomorrow all their grief and problems begin," he says. "I cannot hardly wait!" she answers. They toast.

Gabe and Mariangela spend the night making love at a grand hotel. (We are spared an agonizing repeat of grins and roses.) She says the obligatory, "I feel so safe in your arms" and he says the obligatory,"Our love alone can withstand all tests. Nothing will defeat us." (Where do they get this stuff? --What ever happened to a guy lighting up that Camel or that Lucky Strike afterwards and asking, "Was it good for you, too?")

Jos remarks to Nina, the maid, that it's very late and Mariangela hasn't returned and isn't in her room. The maid mumbles about her being out with Gabe. By herself in her room, Jos frowns and swears vengeance is coming soon.

Sylvestre and Else are leaving for their honeymoon but Candy first gives them both her maternal advice regarding a happy marriage and a happy homelife. She gives them both her blessing. Then Elsa, whose smile has finally cracked, rudely walks out the door while Sylvestre is still thanking Leo for being his best friend and, now, his brother. Syl leaves and Candy and Leo shake their heads expecting the worst while hoping for the best.

The next morning Jos is coming downstairs as Mariangela arrives home and enters all smiles. When Jos asks her where she's been Mariangela simply laughs and says that if she tells her it will enrage her and she walks off. Jos smiles to herself, though, as well.

In their honeymoon hotel room in Querétaro, Sylvestre (still wearing that "kick me" sign) returns to the room to take Elsa to breakfast. (Uh-oh, it's Jekyll with Mrs. Hyde.) She wants to order in from room service. He cheerfully offers her the room service menu. However, Elsa's alter ego has resurfaced. She gripes at Sylvestre about the crummy menu and hotel they're forced to spend their honeymoon in. (How quickly she forgets the cockroach infested pigsty she shared with El Coyote for a year.)

Sylvestre tries to politely remind her that, hey, it was a wedding present from her brother and was a package deal (Hint. Hint. So since they didn't pay a dime for the honeymoon she shouldn't complain). She gripes again and says, "Well, well! Hmmph! I'd rather go back to sleep again so I don't have to think about the rotten life I'm condemned to live now. Syl is still smiling, but a close up shot would probalby have shown that his two front teeth are now missing.

Gabe comes to the manse all smiles, wearing his new Ray Bans, after last night's score with trophy-wife-to-be #2. He tells Jos he won't be able to take the boys with him today since he has an appointment with an eye-specialist (the real reason for the new shades). Jos fakes concern and offers to take him. Then Mariangela comes down to greet him and he explains again, kissee-kissee (damn-oh-damn-what-a-stud-I-am) to her, kissee-kissee (Viagra? What Viagra?) and then leaves.

Mariangela goes back upstairs and Jos calls Demian to tell him the time is right. Luck is on their side and it's time for everything to begin. She heads off to the office to tell him about Gabe's plans and his new look.

From the car Gabe calls Mariangela and tells her the eye appointment went fine, but he'll be late coming back to the office and needs her to do something for him. He has his chauffer drive him then to the family vault and he leaves flowers for Luisito. He spends time there telling his dead son (yeah, the dead son who was also named Luis) how much he misses him.

At the construction company Jos and Demian are waiting in Gabe's office for Mariangela to arrive. She is dressed like a vamp. He's dressed like Gabe. He combs his hair like Gabe, removes the eyepatch and replaces it with dark glasses very similar to Gabe's. (Is it real or is it Memorex?) As soon as they hear Mariangela open the door to walk by, Jos and Demian begin kissing and speaking just loud enough for her to hear. She peeks inside the open door from the hallway.
Demian: "I told you not to worry about it. I already told you why I did it."

Jos (barely audible, whispering) "I am getting tired of this. How long do we have to keep up this lie?"

Demian: "You have to continue to be patient. I won't deny that Mariangela is very beautiful and I like her......"

Jos (More barely audible whispering): "Don't make me angry!"

Demian: "Calm down. Calm down."

Jos (More barely audible whispering, so by now I'm guessing the sound techs were still out taking a toke somewhere): "When is this going to end?"

Demian: "You know very well that I did this to protect our interests."

Jos: "--But you promised me..."

Dem: "--I know what I promised you and I told you to continue being patient or the plan won't work."

Jos walks over and jumps full frontal onto his lap, bends over and kisses him, really hamming it up here. "I will not forgive you if you're using both of us. You have to decide for yourself between Mariangela and me --now." Jos then takes off Demian's sunglasses and stares at Demian's empty eye-socket. (Gross, gross, gross......) This aparrently gets Jos very turned on (what else would we expect?) and they kiss some more.

Mariangela sucks in a big sob and tells herself, "I can't believe it. It can't be!" She sucks in another big sob and runs back down the hall to her own office. Demian and Jos hear her run away and have a big laugh, hoping that she has taken the bate and fallen into their trap.

Mariangela returns to her office and cries. She cannot believe what she has just seen and heard. She tells herself over and over that, "It isn't true. It isn't him. Gabriel wouldn't betray me in this way."

Flash to the mausoleum where Gabe is still crying over the memory of his dead-son-also-named-Luis. He is now telling Luis #1 how he is beginning a new stage in his life, full of hope and blessings, although none of his happiness is ever complete, because Luis #1 is no longer there with them.

Demian warns Jos not to take Mariangela for granted because she has shown herself to be very smart and able. Jos says it will be their job to make sure she believes the two of them. Jos runs to the door when she hears Mariangela coming back out of hers again. They come close to the door and Jos says: "Gabriel, how long must we pretend that we don't get along together?"

Demian: "Pretend? For as long as it is advisable. For as long as necessary to get hold of everything that Clemente left her."

Jos: "Kiss me Gabriel!"

Mariangela almost chokes from the shock of it all.



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Comments:
Thank God they already announced Ultimas Semanas on Thursday. The torture of this shit to end is almost over. I am sorry for that word but its true.
 

I hate what JC is doing to his wife, so unfair and creepy. To ruin what might be the last months they have together this way.

Yay for ultimas semanas!
 

Welll...first of all, where do they get Jos's clothing??? The wardrobe department undid themselves this episode----long gloves, high boots, and that weird multi-animal print sheath dress. Overload. As for JC, I agree with everyone, instead of protecting his wife and mother, he is making things worse. Notice the guy he has picked as his ''replacement'' [pinch-hitter???? designated hitter???]--He did not choose a young , muscular studmuffin like himself. No, more like a kindly, mature, father figure [like old Gabe]. What's up with that? Let Paulie select her own replacement . And what exactly does Sly see in Elsa??? I think he just wants to be in the family and have Candy as a mama and Leo as his hermano. Elsa is a nasty , bitter person, but she manages to get the undying devotion of a sweet guy.,,,how odd. These people get so fixated on one person that they don't seem to notice that there are A LOT of people in Mexico...go look around a little!! P.S Why do I now get a warning everytime I try to read the comments here that some stuff here is secure and some is not??~~~Susanlynn, the techno-challenged
 

I was also thinking what a nice diversion and second storyline it might have been if JC's "other man" could have been another real pretty-boy studmuffin like Sebastian. THEN we might have appreciated this subplot. Right now it is such a yawn.
 

I want this JC dying plot to end. I want Pau to find him passed out and no choice but to send him to a hospital and not have Leo tend to him that is the only way she will know the truth about his condition. Because no matter how many times he goes to the hospital with Dr. Leo tending to him it will be anemia, food poisoning or whatever ailment that has nothing to do with Leukemia.

Second with Elsa >>> Mariangela tells her to give it time and it will eventually happen.

Funny how MA and everybody tells Elsa to give it time she learn to love Sylvestre. I mean when it's the lead female and another character who's crazy in love for her, the whole line tends to be you can't make your heart love somebody, you don't rule the heart, etc. But in Elsa & Sylvestre's case it's get married ASAP in time you'll learn to love him. It's silly how certain lines only apply to some people. Try telling that in time you'll love him to MA when she's heartbroken over Gabe while pushing her into a relationship with Leo.

I really hate this twin pretending to be the other twin situation. It's so ... I don't know the word I am looking for but I'll come back to it. I am hoping they don't pull a Lazos de Amor (Lucero played triplets) type of ending cuz I am not particularly fond of those.
 

I'm embarrassed because I really thought that Gabe gettng poked in the eye was a real accident, not a scripted thing. Now I realize they meant to do that. Of course! D'OH!!
 

I agree Julie, it did look accidental. One of the kids hit Gabe in the eye with his toy or something like that but I either way it works.
 

oops either way it works.
 

Oh NO I missed it...did it actually show the empty socket?
Was it really empty, cause I always thought he was using it as a serious stash box
 

beckster:

Since Joselyn takes his (Demian pretending to be Gabe) glasses off and looks directly into his eyes as the camera pans in on her expression which is pained at first and then melts into sex-kitten sensual as she goes in for the big vamping smooshy smoocheroo, we are made to think/imagine that is what is happening. There were no real FX scenes.....which is just fine by me! ?8=(
 

Did anyone notice which of Gabe's eyes was injured? That would be hilarious if both twins were wearing patches!

I would like Karen to end up with someone nice and attractive -- not this pinch hitter.
 

It's on the same side as Demian's. The only subtle difference between them, the only way to tell them apart now, is that Demian has a crazy lady with too much eyeliner attached to his face.
 

Wow, did I actually here the cleaner boy call the chubby one some kind of "gordita" in an endearing way when he was getting fresh? Tell me I didn't hear that.

And the business with Elsa and Syl, man that was hard to take. I mean I was having trouble watching every scene, and when finally he was trying to show her the menu in the morning, and she actually went under the covers...holy crap! It's like when she bailed from the house without a word and he's aware of it, but playing stupid still talking to Leo, dude you asked for all this crap when you kept after that business when she didn't want to have anything to do with you. Seriously bad choice already blowing up in his face, yikes!
 

Wow, did I actually here the cleaner boy call the chubby one some kind of "gordita" in an endearing way when he was getting fresh? Tell me I didn't hear that.

And the business with Elsa and Syl, man that was hard to take. I mean I was having trouble watching every scene, and when finally he was trying to show her the menu in the morning, and she actually went under the covers...holy crap! It's like when she bailed from the house without a word and he's aware of it, but playing stupid still talking to Leo, dude you asked for all this crap when you kept after that business when she didn't want to have anything to do with you. Seriously bad choice already blowing up in his face, yikes!
 

''Gordita'' is actually a term of endearment. I had a student from Colombia whose husband used to call her that . ~~~Susanlynn
 

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