Caray, Caray!

There was a long overlap from the night before, lucky for me! I'll start with Andrea in the bathroom feeding Mili a load of crap. Mili should let Alex be happy with Andrea, a woman who really loves him. She cries the crocodile tears.

Alex wants his father to congratulate him on the nomination for the award. Connie is not forthcoming, and Alex is outraged. He thought for the first time in his life he might get the gold star from Daddy. Not this Daddy. Connie accuses Alex of bribing the judges. Meanwhile, it's Connie who tried to bribe the judges, as best as I can understand.

Lina tells everyone that they should have a "campamento" for Mili's bachelorette party. This seems to be a campfire/campout/cookout of sorts. Much better than the tacky round of bars and male strip clubs we see here.

We see Connie on the phone with the judges, who seem to be accusing him of bribing them. He says no--you misunderstood--I just wanted to help your charitable institution. Let's have dinner to discuss it. Isn't that more of a bribe? But I digress.

Andrea stalks Alex.

Mili sees Alex in the hall of the mansion and says hi, but he acts rude. She wants to congratulate him on the prize, but he says it's only a nomination. Snobby (Val) and Snouty (Pilar) come in, and there are more congratulations to go around. Snouty plants one on Alex, and Mili looks on impactada, then runs out. The girls are going to Rodeo. Alex tells Snouty not to kiss him anymore.

In the kitchen, the gals plan the campout.

Andrea stalks Alex She tells him he has to go to the restaurant tonight for a big surprise. He should take a date so it looks like he came there by accident.

Over at Rodeo, Val has agreed to have a duel by dance between Bobby and Morgan, both of whom still have their faces covered by butterfly bandages, so they look supremely silly. Pilar didn't come because they say that at the last minute Alex asked her out.

We now see Connie sitting at the restaurant table with two burly men. My husband, who does not watch this show, walked by and asked "Are those mobsters?" Well, these two guys with Connie certainly looked like cheap hoods on loan from the Goodfellas set. Connie is feeding them more baloney--he wanted to honor their organization, which is a key piece in the revitalization of the Mexican economy, or some such. These guys have as much to do with the Mexican economy as I do . . . But then when they attempt to congratulate his son, he says well, you made an error there. They look at Connie as if he had two heads.

Back to Rodeo. Val has the first dance with Bobby. He looks like he is flinging her around like a rag doll. She reels away afterward, barely able to stand. The audience boos.

Back to the restaurant. Connie reveals that it's a terrible shame, but his son is a drug addict. Enter son!

Val now dances with Morgan. I detect hardly any difference, but she seems to think it's better.

Mili is eating a midnight snack in the kitchen when Michael Jackson (Hugo) comes in. He shows her a map and says he's going to teach her about Jamaica. She asks where's horchata? Both are drinks . . . ha ha. Anyway, he wants to take her there for their honeymoon. This gives her the shudders, as she realizes she's going to have to sleep with creepy.

At the restaurant dinner table, an awkward moment: one of the thugs asks Alex if he wants a cigar. He said he doesn't smoke. In fact, he's really into clean living. If he wins the prize, he's going to donate his money to the cause of anti smoking and anti drug promotions. Well, maybe there's a mistake they ask--what about your addiction? Huh? Well, your dad's been telling us . . .

Back home, Connie is pouring a drink and talking to himself: Stupid, stupid stupid. Alex comes in and asks for an explanation. Connie calls him a mocoso de porqueria, or a snotnosed brat from the trashpile. Mili hears the yelling from the kitchen. Connie says Alex was stupid--he had been talking about Luci, not about Alex. Alex looks angry and says no I heard right--you did it so I wouldn't win the prize. Connie stands up and says hit me, hit me, hit me. Connie then hits Alex. Mili runs in and tries to intervene. Just then, Alex was striking back at Connie and accidentally hits Mili. Both are stricken with remorse and try to help her. Connie is horrified and reveals that part of himself that we all hate to love, as he sees his daughter is injured.
Mili actually tells Alex the he shouldn't treat his father this way. This is interesting, as she has been shown to talk frequently about how much she hates her unknown father. But Mili also has a belief in loving one's family. She is conflicted.

Pilar shows up.

Rocky does more dancing and jokes about taking Val on Dancing for the Wedding of Your Dreams. She says she will keep her word and pay for dinner. He says he only wants her presence.

Over at the master bedroom, Luci asks Connie why Braulio is packing suitcases. Connie is going to Brazil. With his lover? No, on business.

More hilarity: Morgan and Val have a candlelight dinner in the back yard. Morgan keeps switching jackets when he is serving as waiter and when he is the guest at his own dinner.

Connie is in bed with Andrea and they light cigarettes. He wants her to come to Brazil. No, she says she's going to visit a cousin in Merida. A likely story.

Alex complains to Damien about his father. Tell it to someone who cares!
He then thanks Andrea for warning him about Connie. She is using it to show him what a truth teller she is. She now tells him to fight for Mili.

Soco goes to collect groceries from Chamuco at the gate. She sees an old man waiting outside. She is impactada. Can this be her Frenchy?

Damien tells Andrea that he doesn't think it was just chance that Alex went to the restaurant. Ya think?

The servants eat and plan the campout. They tease Braulio, 'cause he doesn't want to go. Not refined enough.

In the girls dorm, Mili looks sad. Why? Because of the honeymoon to Jamaica. The girls ask her if she doesn't want to go to Jamaica? No she doesn't want to go on a honeymoon with Creepo. Mili looks queasy again. Gloria points out the truth that Mili really loves "the guapito," or Alex. The girls want to invite Alex to the party, but Mili is adamantly against it.

Soco talks to Horacio: She has just seen the past . . .

Braulio brings tea to Luci. She wants whiskey. He says he'll give her whiskey later if she helps him with his niece. He has some proposal to help her too--to do something to Connie--not kill him, but disarm him? All will be revealed later, I suppose.

Avances: Alex wants to go to the party, and he announces in front of everyone that he loves Mili. Pilar hears.

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