Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Fuego, Wed., July 9: I'm my own Grandpa!
Alternative title: If I had a dollar for everytime some Mexican couple had sex under a tree, I'd have five dollars. (Folks, guitars weren't the only things being stroked tonight.)
As Sarita and Jimena are checking-out the new club in town, Jimena tells Sarita that she had a little visitor on her balcony last night--none other than Oscar! Sarita questions whether Oscar’s priestly duties entail midnights on the balcony. However, Jimena tells her that Oscar isn’t going to be a priest, and that they are going to get married (what else is new?).
Just then the new showgirl in town, a.k.a. potty-mouth, falls desperately into the strong arms of Oscar. Maracucha’s long, pointy fingernails dig into Oscar’s biceps just long enough for Jimena to see that and the loving countenance of Mara. Jealous and hurt, Jimmena introduces herself and Sarita as the fiancées of Benny and Octavio. Uh oh. Oscar is so outraged that he actually picks up the hammer, only to slam it on his thumb. Jimena kisses Benny and then shows Mara that gorgeous ring that her wonderful honey- bun gave her. Of course Benny has never had so much action with a girl in his life and needs to wipe off Jimena’s kisses with a hanky.
Juan is beside himself with anger. Padre Tadeo is with him and they are faced with the problem of remodeling the Bakery. Seeing that God will never abandon the Reyes, He has prepared an oven for them in the local Orphanage. Juan is so excited, and rattles off all the yummy breads that he is going to prepare for everyone.
Frankie and Rosie are sharing some pretty sexy scenes out in the jungle. Frankie, who is wearing some pretty tight, white briefs, is holding the slightly naked Rosie in his arms as she straddles his nether regions. And to think all of this is happening on some straw mat, next to a fire, accompanied by a smooth voice, and a few strokes of Frankie’s guitar-- no pun intended. How sexy!
It must be opposites night because we see Madam NOT Sexy, a.k.a. Sarita, reproaching the ever-confused fiancée. Apparently Jimena is an idiot for thinking that Oscar could love her. Jimena admits that he does have some negative qualities…
Mara, the innocent bar girl, tells Oscar that Jimena can’t be his girlfriend. Why? Because Jimena doesn’t trust Oscar. Why should she? Anyway, Mara invites Oscar to spend some time with her. Sounds like trouble…
Well Gramps and Quitina are preparing for flight as Quintina relates the story of Juan saving Sofia from the fire. Eva comes in and tells Gramps that Gabi wants to see him. He tells Eva that if Gabi wants to see him, she has to come and see him--and that’s final! Gramps has an important mission for Quinti.
Sofia and Juan admire that trophy that Juan won for the trick his stunt-double did. Sofia says that they sure did take a lot of heat for that. That was the time that they first talked, and everything has been great ever since. They decide to take the trophy with them.
Gabi goes out to the cabin and is greeted at the door by a fine young man in a tuxedo, oh wait, that’s Quinti, never mind. However, Gabi failed to make a reservation to see His Majesty, and therefore cannot enter. Luckily His Excellency can spare two minutes for his daughter. She has come to have Gramps sign those papers that will give her money from his fortune; he’s not giving them.
And the moment of truth. The four fiancées admit that none of them is in love with each other, but they will put on a show until they figure something else out.
Fernie has gone to visit Raquel. Fernie asks her about last night, but she was so hammered that she doesn’t remember anything. It’s a good thing, too, because Fernie was kissing her, and no one wants to remember such an experience. Fernie, who knows a boob when he sees one, and he’s seen many where he works, admits that this will be like taking candy from a baby, which he has probably done in the past.
Speaking of Sugar Mamas, Sofia is blindly offering Juan her savings. He sort of refuses it, but we know he’ll take it. Just then we hear a plane. False alarm; it’s Gramps accompanied by Quinti in her aviators and leather jacket. We all know how cold Mexico is in the summer… I think part of hanging around Gramps means that you start to act the part of random characters and their occupations until you actually believe that you are that character. Anyway, Gramps has come to offer Juan some of those Chuck-E-Cheese coins. Juan refuses them because he knows that the local soda machines won’t accept them. On second thought those crazy investors will accept them, so he decides to go against his pride once again.
Fernie now has a lot of confidence in Raquel, and therefore asks her for some money. You see, he finds her really attractive and nice, and thought that she would be just the woman to lend him some money. She is delighted that he thought to ask her for fiscal help, however the moment loses something when Gabi pulls up in her SUV and is surprised to see Fernie.
Raquel tells Gabi and Fernie that she can’t give them the money until she talks it over with her husband. Well, if he’s half as stupid as Raquel he’ll still probably agree to this. Gabi reprimands Fernie for not having any shame. Lay off; he’s only trying to protect your interests. Gabi tells him that he doesn’t want her as an enemy because she doesn’t forgive or forget anything.
Time for Rosie to make that trip. Granny Eva is going to take care of Luisito. Rosie is a basket case for leaving the kid, but she’s gotta make a living somehow.
Oscar, the financial advisor of the family, is crying because they don’t have a cent to their name. So, they are going to sell those boot-spikes for money. In other news, Frankie is suffering because he doesn’t know which woman he likes best: Rosie; the vivacious, sexy, yet highly unstable broad, or Sarita; the border-line socio-path who has no soul, no breasts, and everyone thinks she’s a nun. I’d go with Ruth, and I’ve never seen the girl in my life.
So now that Pablito is the new live-in/son of three fathers, he has to pull his weight around the house, something that Oscar heavily enforces. He doesn’t care where the money goes, just as long as he still has three fathers, a grandpa, and an aunt. Unconventional families are ubiquitous, even in rural Mexico, where they still use the gold standard. Oh, but Pablito is saddened when he remembers that biologically he must have a mother. Everyone quiets down, and Sofia, the only woman who hasn’t been assigned a fake familiar role, offers to be his mother. Well, if Juan is Pablito’s father, and Sofia is Pablito’s mother, then Juan and Sofia must be husband and wife! And therefore, Juan’s brother Oscar would be Pablito’s uncle, who is also his father, who therefore would be Juan’s husband in this unconventional family; meaning the local authorities would arrest the family for a whole array of things, and Sofia, who is the mother and three times wife, would be left alone with Gramps and Quinti to run the local family airport.
Uh oh. The vulture Gabi spots Luisito, and wants to know why he’s there. Eva tells her that it’s her grandson. Gabi wants him out of there; it’s not her problem that he’s only a baby and has no place to go. Gabi is appalled by Eva’s behavior; she doesn’t like that they were eating peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches apparently.
So Pablito has found the picture of Libia, shows it to Quinti, who says it’s a saint and refuses to show it to Sofia because it is dirty. Sofia is suspicious.
Now that Juan works in an Orphanage, he has taken the role of home-economics instructor. He teaches the children how to make bread for his company, and the best part is that the children do the labor for free. Though the oven here is different because you can grab the pan with your bare hands-right out of the oven!
Luckily for Eva, Gramps is going to let her Luisito stay with him. And Luisito is now a General in Gramps’s army!
Big night at the Tumbao, and everyone who’s anyone is there. Frankie and Oscar are playing the field tonight, but they can’t score it big with Jimena and Sarita because those girls are caressing their fiancées. Here comes Mara, who gives Oscar a virtual belly dance.
Bedtime for Sofia. And before she falls asleep Juan brings her some heart-shaped S-bread. Juan says that if his son turns out to be a daughter, he will love her more because she will be like Sofia. Then he tells Sofia about his sister, who was his best treasure. And you all know the rest… New information: she had really rebellious hair, and boy did Juan love to comb it!
Tomorrow: Sofia is living the happiest time of her life, but everyone is in for a big surprise when there’s a family reunion.
Labels: Fuego
That cabana is pretty wild with all the stuffed animals spread out. I have to agree with Sarita that I'm not feeling the decor...
At the panderia class, Apparently they did not teach clean hygiene and th universal precautions when making pan. Just the thought of dirty hands being dunked in the jar to spread water around the flour. Kinda Gross....
Maracucha's long fingernails are scary and scintillating at the same time. I still love Rosario 1000 times better though.
Off Topic: I had been watching fights from my archives and the Mexican boxers are hard to undrstand in their interviews. It is easier listening to telenovelas though. What's up with that??
Ibarramedia
Did you notice that Jimena & Octavio, Sneerita & Benny -- got out their SUV to make a pact -- stopped at the same crossroads where El Coyote & Gang usually appear? They must have missed the electric eye that causes Escalades with rifles to pop up out of the ground!
Juan's magic baking pan at the orphanage home ec class was really funny -- take out of oven with bare hands, but bread is too hot to eat! Did you also notice that the bread that went into the oven was lumpy lumps made by kids -- but the bread that came out was the Beautiful Conchas that Hmnos Reyes Panaderia is famous for? Magic pan!!
at the panaderia class, Juan Did teach the kids to make pan authentically -- just exactly the way it's made at the Hmnos Reyes Panaderia (no clean hygiene necessary, a little grit adds to the memorable sabor of the pan)
What was NOT cute was the opening of the new club. Couldn't we have had more of Mara's show, to get a better idea if it's any good? What was that, all of five seconds before she was on Oscar? Not to mention Sarita and Jimena, who both have the IQ of a potato. If you want your man, go get him and knock whatever heffer is standing there out of your way. If you don't want him, move the hell on. At first their little games with the Tweedles were funny, but now it's just plain retarded and irritating. Crabby ordering them to their rooms is a relief.
Every time I look up, I notice more of Gramps toys. His desk is full of them; it's just hard to isolate them with them all on top of each other.
11. plastic red dragon with roaring action
12. plastic red T-Rex (we have yet to see any animation from the dino)
13. stuffed primates hanging inside his jungle-themed cabana (a lemur, a massive black gorilla that reminds me of General Orko of The Planet of the Apes, and a cool hand-Muppet with aviator glasses)
Little Luisito should have plenty of fun with Gramps in the cabana. Crabby throwing him out of the Big House was a blessing in disguise.
Muchas gracias, Nic. A fine recap, as always, that had me cracking up.
Also loved your contrast between Rosie and Sarita...what a way with words!
Thanks for some great funny moments Querida Enemiga was so miserable last night, I needed some laughs.
I liked the idea that the extended family took Pablito in and he didn't have to go to the orphanage. Also liked that Pablito wanted to contribute to the family. He's a great kid, I'd adopt him, but he'll have more fun with the Reyes household!
When you mention the Not sexy, I filled in Maracucha. I was just getting used to Rosario's 'look' and then they kicked it up a few notches. I wonder if she can sing. Is she a performer in real life? Yikes, she's plain scary...
jb
Also question..in the event my husband and I divorced, would it bring back a youthful glow to my cheeks if I hired some older shrew to screen all my dates? Telling them to get me home before nine?
I almost died laughing when Crabi walked into the kitchen and saw Luis. She looked like she had just stepped in a big,stinking, steamy pile of dog doo! Her whole "get that thing out of here. I don't allow children in my house" attitude was soooo funny. You know that is going to come back and bite her in the butt (hopefully). Maybe she'll be attacked by a horde of children and beaten with toys.
When Sophia was attempting to iron Juan's shirt I could swear I heard little birdies singing. I was waiting for little forest animals to bring her the Snow White dress.
Ok, this has been bothering me--where do the girls buy their clothes? I doubt there is a Neiman Marcus or Macy's in that little pueblo. They can't order on the internet because they have no phones or computers and they certainly don't wear the same thing as the townsfolk. Hmmmm, something to think about.
BTW, just where the heck is Auggie's cabana? I could have sworn I saw a shot of it last night & it looked like it was in the mountains, all alone, peaceful & quiet but we know it's supposedly in Crabi's backyard. More sloppy editing, I guess.
I was LOL at the Franco/Rosario love scene under the tree. Tighty whities were visible from 40 miles off...I'm surprised Feo didn't find them! Are we prepping for yet another pregnancy to foul up the plot & bring the Reyes boys one more tot to take care of? Oy vey.
The budget for FELS must have been very small. Seems like they're filming this as cheaply as possible.
Thanks again, Nicolas! You made my morning!
Mad Maggie
re: Franco's tighty-whiteys..... I wonder which laundry detergent he uses to keep his whites so bright. Will I need to wear sunglasses when I watch?
I can't wait to watch my VCR tape. Woo Hoooooooo!~
doris
I think Crabi probably eats her young. How the three girls got away I'm not sure. What exactly does Eva do? I've never seen her actually do anything. Inquiring minds want to know.
I'm over that now.
On the other hand, Raquel gained about 50 points in my mind last night when she refused to hand the money over to Feo right away, saying something like "the key word here is future in-laws."
Okay, so she's no rocket scientist, but at least she knows better than to lend money to Feo just because he's "charming."
Gramps and Quintans are soulmates....hope they get married!
What a weird novela. I'll stick with PdG but FELS is good for a laugh now and again.
G in CA
Quintina in the tuxedo was exceedingly funny, the most attractive clothes she has worn yet. But I am glad that Abuelo has a trusty sidekick. Eva would be a good one but she likes getting kicked around by Gabi too much. How could she even expose that precious boy to Gabi's sociopathic whims??
The question about "pos" - I would have to see it context to jog my memory, but I know I've seen it. I don't think it's a regular word. It's like a shortened form of another word, or maybe a contraction or combo (perhaps "por supuesto" - "of course")?
For me, the best part of last night's capitulo was Franco again singing my favorite Mexican torch song: Paloma Negra, even if they did cut off the end of it.
You guys are funny -- that Crabi eats her young and wondering how many she'd eaten and why are 3 still leftover? ha ha ha
I think it doesn't matter why Crabi appeared in her big SUV at Raquel's house while Feo was there thought bubbling that "Raquel has big bucks how can I get me some of that" -- the important part was only that Crabi came over and Feo was there with Raquel.
Once when my son was a little boy I washed his hands a few times and then let him make bread buns with me -- all of his came out grey colored, even though his hands were washed several times and looked clean! So I don't think I'd eat any of the orphanage buns even if they all had washed their hands before starting. Kids manufacture their own dirt, I think. ack
-- "those lightbulb-warmed ovens don't get all that hot. I've just never seen one in the style of a masonry horno..."
The way the Hmnos Reyes and Quintina bake, maybe they should get a lightbulb warmed horno for the panaderia!
Well, they said it again last night a couple times, and I think the captions are wrong, and it indeed was "pues." At least for those instances I saw. Pues, can be used like "so then" or "well then" or "alas", as in pues, me voy or pues, eso no vale nada. I don't remember the exact sentences they used last night, but I recall interpreting it that same way when it was said.
Gabi and Fer will surely have a spectacular death. With all the mundane murders, death by bludgeoning, death by foaming mouth, death by stabbing AND attempted murder by snake, sledgehammer and fire, those two will have a glorious death. Wonder whatever happened to the easy, one bullet between the eyes assassination?
Nicolas ... great.
"I think Crabi probably eats her young." I think Crabi eats broken bottles for breakfast.
doris
We intentionally use the heffer misspelling so it's absolutely clear we're not talking about the cow (heifer). My sister-in-law is particularly fond of HEF-fah version. :)
CherylNewMex said: I couldn't figure out how he got his lips close enough to hers to kiss with the baseballs in the way that didn't move even when she laid down. ROFLMAO!!
I wish I had Telemundo so I could watch PdG in addition to Fuego. I love reading the comments over there, and seeing the pics they put up of their Brothers and Sisters (who ALL seem to have coupled off properly and are doing The Deed in various places while we over here suffer with Tweedles and childish games :) Even though their Juan looks rather hawt, don't you worry, E.Y.--I like your portrayal of Juan and you are and always will be my Big E #2...
I always thought the purpose of kiddy workshops and helping them make stuff was so that they (not us) could eat their own stuff! LOL
By the way thanks for the 'cap Nick, and I love, love, luv?, loved all the animals, especially the white fluffy guy in shades that Don Au was animating. It was a monkey treat last night with bot h Guapos and this show!!
Caught your expression of sympathy from yesterday re: my lack of enthusiasm (yes, that's a nice, clean word, isn't it?) for Los Hermanos de Reyes. True, the three don't exactly get my imagination running on overdrive but I do like the eye candy...and the laughs.
Donde esta Fernando?? Oh, right...I have Alborada for back-up thrills!
Mad Maggie (displaying her trampish side)
;-)
I also notice on the PdG pics (above Nico's recap) that Sarita & Franco do ... ahem ... appear that they will roll in they hay at some point. Gives me hope. This circo is so campy that it is great comedy.
Steph - our son is in Atlanta, works in Norcross. Where are you?
doris
Hang in there, Mad Maggie!
I just noticed that when I abbreviate my blog name, it looks like "barbecue" Stephe. LOL Which is okay, 'cause there's lots of grilling down here in the South.
Marilyn
Ibarramedia
Ya me canso de llorar y no amanece
Ya no sé si maldecirte or por tí rezar.
Tengo miedo de buscarte y de encontrarte
Donde me aseguran mis amigos que te vas.
Hay moments en que quisiera mejor rajarme
Y arrancarme ya los clavos de me penal.
Pero mis ojos se mueren sin mirar tuos ojos,
Y mi cariño con la aurora te vuelve a esperar.
Ya agarraste por tu cuenta las parrandas
Paloma negra, paloma negra, dónde, dónde andarás?
Ya no juegas con mi honra parrandera
Si tus carícias deben ser mías, de nádie más.
Y aunque te amo con locura ya no vuelvas
Paloma negra eras la reja de un penal.
Quiero ser libre, vivir mi vida con quién yo quiera.
Dios dáme fuerzas, que me estoy muriendo por irla a buscar.
Ya agarraste por tu cuenta las parrandas...
Now I’m exhausted from crying and the sun’s still not up.
I now don’t know whether to curse you or pray for you.
I’m afraid to look for you and find you, just where my friends
tell me you go.
There are times when I’d like to give up on you and pull these
nails from my flesh,
But my eyes die if they don’t see yours, and my affection, with the
dawn again awaits you.
You up and went on your own to paint the town.
Black dove, black dove, where, where are you now?
No more playing with my honor, you wild one,
Your caresses ought to be mine and no one else’s.
And though I love you like a crazy person, you don’t return.
Black dove, you are the bars of my cell!
I want to be free to live my life with whom I wish.
God, give me strength, I’m dying to look for her.
You up and went on your own to paint the town.
La Paloma
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