Thursday, August 21, 2008

Guapos Wednesday 8/20/08 " . . . but they're cousins, identical cousins . . ."

Rehash: Mili signs away her fortune while Andrea tries to persuade Karla to get pregnant (by Hugo?). I still don't understand this, and I don't think it matters. Andrea thinks Connie will pay big bucks if Karla helps them, but I think Andrea doesn't realize the end of her reign is probably near.

In the kitchen, Mili prepares to read that letter finally, but Lina and Gloria try to pull it away from her. Socorro intervenes, but before she can read, Braulio comes in to say that Dr. Whatshisname has called. The doctor tells her to get over and see Luci ASAP. Brau tries to pry into what's going on, but Mili won't tell.

Mongo goes to the church and looks for Sor Cachete. He tells her he and his wife want to make a big donation. Shouldn't she be wary that he is wearing a prison uniform (not to mention he is eight feet tall and and looks somewhat like a troglodyte)? No, she is all agog, 'cause the convent is collapsing, until they turn and see . . . Macarena, in all her blond glory. Cachete is impactada, but we'll have to wait to see what happens next. (Since we finally saw Macarena for the first time a couple of weeks ago, I've been waiting to see Guapos's split-screen answer to The Parent Trap and The Patty Duke Show. Tonight's episode deserves a premio for its high-tech special effects.)

Val visits the new office of the Three Stooges Construction Company. She is charmed by Rocky's sign (we now know that Rocky's nickname comes from his real name, Ricardo). She tells Bobby to be sure to hire an ugly secretary. Bobby jokes that he and Al have to suffer because of her jealousy. Rocky takes her into his office and jokingly tells Bobby to hold all calls. Bobby offers to get them coffee . . .
Out in the reception area, Marisela shows up to reveal the truth about Lina to Bobby. He mans up and tells her the past doesn't matter--all that matters is that he loves Lina. Marisela realizes she has no chance against this true love and they part amicably.

Over at the bat cave, Hugo is painting madly. Damian shows him the papers that Mili signed, but Hugo is not as happy as Damian thought he'd be. No, he says, Mili can't buy her freedom so easily. He starts to tear up the papers, but Damian says they're just copies. He's protecting his son, who always gets himself in trouble by acting on his emotions.

Mili finally reads the letter from Flor. Flor has turned 180 degrees from last week, when she was egging Hugo on to stick with the bad marriages and he wanted out. She says that Mili must divorce ASAP so she and Al can marry and make a proper family for nameless baby. She gives Mili ammunition: Hugo slashed the painting, and worse, he was cheating on Mili at the resort with another woman. She warns Mili not to let Hugo manipulate her.
Hugo comes in and demands "What have you done?" but she turns and says, "No, what have YOU done?" Showdown!
Mili says she won't let Hugo trample on her (pisotear) anymore, as she found out about his cheating. She says she never lied. She married Hugo with the best of intentions to forget Al, and she tried. But she never lied, not like Hugo. This moral relativisim doesn't quite work for me, but it's all we've got. She shows him the letter, and he tries to deny it, saying Flor is crazy. No, she says, Flor has gone away and given her the baby. He doesn't believe it at first, but reality sets in and he admits his past sins.

Back at the church, Macarena calls Sor Cacheta "Cacha," but SC says only her friends can call her "Chubster." Macarena says she never thought her sister would end up in a convent, much less a nun, but SC says it gives her peace. Macarena gets down to business--where are their parents' ashes?

Hugo is now giving the abusive husband's usual excuse: You made me do it. I slept with that other girl 'cause I had no choice--you left me alone and went away with Alex. Mili says what she did was different: She and Alejandro made LOVE, and it was the most MARVELOUS night of her life. He asks why she always provokes him, and she says she can't be responsible for his actions. (geez, she's right, but she probably should have avoided rubbing it in with all the ecstatic details about her night of adultery!). Mili asks for her freedom, and he says never. She throws off her ring, and we last see Hugo mouthing it tearfully the way my dog chews on a marrow bone.

Back at the church, Sor Cachete is beginning to smell a rat, and she says she will call the police before she reveals the location of the parents' ashes, as there is no name on the cubicle. Macarena hits her on the head with a bottle, and she's out cold.

Al arrives at the office with nameless baby. Everyone coos over her. The partners remind themselves that Connie will try to destroy their business.

Lina helps Gloria prepare for her date with Chamuco.

Mongo and another guy carry Sor Cachete to a lair somewhere. Not clear why they would carry her outside the convent (or how they managed to get out of the convent or carry such a heavy weight . . .). Or maybe they're just in a room in the convent. Sor Cachete is still out cold, but she starts to wake up. Macarena hits her on the head again. Mongo asks Macarena why she hit her sister, and she says because she talks too much and she forgot how much Cachete hates her (or she hates Cachete? This went by too fast for me to check my pronouns and word order).

Mili is sitting forlornly on a garden bench when Connie drives up in the Mercedes. Time for another agonizing conversation where neither side admits the truth to the other but they exchange longing looks. She says Hugo won't give her a divorce, and Connie is surprised to learn that she doesn't love Hugo (some people are always the last to know!). She says she tried to forget her great love but she couldn't: Drumroll: Alejandro is the love of her life. Connie is surprised and then more surprised to learn that Flor has left. Mili spells out the whole Flor leaving situation. She says she has always wanted to marry Alex, but there is always something in the way. Connie says that Alex doesn't deserve her. He says that he thought there was something between them but that it was long over. He is sorry. He says Alex is not her happiness, and he wants her to be happy. Why, she snaps. Because I love you. She says he doesn't know how to love--if he did, he wouldn't be living such a bitter life. He says he wants to help, and she taunts him: you can't--you're not my father! Ouch!

Hugo begs Damian for Mili's documents, but Damian won't give them up. He wants his son to regain his dignity (and some other parts of his anatomy?).

Rocky, Val, Bobby, Al, and nameless baby return from the office. Lina comes out, and they are planning to go to eat. Mili comes in and gets Rocky over to the side where they pretend to look for an earring while she tells him they have to concoct an excuse to get out and visit Luci. Mili leaves. Bobby and Lina decide to go out alone. Val tells Al to change the baby because she smells. Rocky makes an excuse and leaves. Ramses comes in and tries to foment jealousy. Val scoffs but then wonders if he could be right.

Luci is talking to the doctor and a new doctor. Her black eye has gone down a bit. New doctor is going to take her to a special rehab place called Oceanica for five weeks, and we get a PSA on twelve-step programs. She worries about money, but the doctor reminds her that Mili is paying (hmm, not after she gives up her money to Hugo!). She says she will wait to make her decision until she speaks to Rocky and Mili, and the doctor tells her they are to arrive momentarily.

Chalupa and Gloria make up. He was sorry to learn she wasn't having a baby after all his hard work. She says she didn't want to wait two more years to get married. They kiss.

Now for another money scene: Connie comes in to Hugo's study and asks him to give Mili a divorce. What's it to you? asks Hugo (who knows all too well, but won't let Connie know he knows). He then says that Al wants to be with her, but he's not going to let "mi . . . er . . .Milagros" be with that mediocrity. He says he doesn't want her with either Al or Hugo. Hugo taunts him: why are you so interested--you act like she's your daughter. Connie says that he promised Regina to always protect Mili. Hugo tells Connie to go talk to Damian, 'cause Mili signed over everything.

Mongo and Macarena (now dressed in the nun's habit) sneak back to the church. Mongo says she's got to get rid of the red lipstick, so she kisses Mongo and smears the lipstick all over. Then they hear Padre Manuel calling, so Mongo hides his huge bulk behind a skinny tree. Seeing the smeared lipstick, Padre Manuel chides Chunky for eating all the raspberries again. She starts kissing his hand avidly and calling him Your Eminence (I'm not Catholic, but I think that title is reserved for higher ranking clergy, no?). Thinking she has lost her mind, he says she's got to get to the kitchen right away to make dinner--the orphans are dying of hunger. Kitchen? Macarena doesn't do kitchens.

Finally, we end with Connie bursting in and attacking Damian. Unfortunately, my DVR cut out there and I did not record the overlap with Fuego. I hope someone else can fill us in on this climactic moment!

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Constancio revealed to Damian that Mili is his daughter, which Damian somehow did not know previously. Major impactado!

Thanks for the recap.

Glad to see all that Domino's Pizza love has paid off in these AMAZING special effects. Playing twins! What will they think of next? Sheyla is a heck of a good sport to be seen as Macarena, dressed in that animal print/tight pants/bad makeup combo. Nothing could possibly be less flattering.
 

NinaK: Thanks for the recap.

I thought Andrea wanted Karla to get pregnant by Damian so that Consti would ammunition to throw back at him when/if Damian tells the world that Consti had an illegitimate child with a servant.

Anyway, if Karla has a brain, she may use it, but, she now seems to have fallen in love with Hugo. Oops!

And, all this signing away your worldly goods without the benefit of witnesses, come on. OK, so its a plot ploy. Ok, ok, ok.

From lower Ala
 

Hey Nina...you were on a roll....Three Stooges Construction Company? and Hugo regaining parts of his anatomy? Yowsa.

I too was a little annoyed with the moral relativism in Mili's discussion with Hugo. Mostly I was thinking....yes, it's very easy to forgive infidelity in someone you don't love....but clearly Hugo was, and is, much more deeply hurt by Mili's rejection and betrayal than she is by his romps with Nefertiti, or whatever her name is.

And yes, he lied...but she told him a truth that she knew was going to devastate him. Marriage counselors are divided on this. Some claim you should always tell the truth, including letting your hapless spouse know about your affairs.

Others claim a spouse has no right to inflict something that was pleasurable for him/her but could only be excruciatingly painful for the other....simply to salve one's conscience and allow one to vaunt one's own honesty.

Oh my...the issues that these little telenovelas bring up!

Enjoying these action-pacted ultimas semanas, I must say.

Thanks for a great recap, NinaK.
 

My favorite part of the episode was when Hugo channeled Damian, complete with the finger up and "atencion!" I love it when the characters mimic each other. Like last week (I think) when Val said to Al, "you aren't happy, are you?" and he said, "obvio, no!" totally with her inflection and facial expression.
 

I completely agree, Julia! I loved that part, too.

Has anyone seen anuncios for what's going to replace Guapos? I hope it involves Jaime Camil. I miss him and his dimples.
 

Thanks for the recap! I like the title.

I am confused, though, are Cachete and Macarena cousins or sisters? I like Sheyla's singing. She changes her singing voice it seems when she is being Cachete and Macarena. She sings beautiful and passionately as Macarena.

I wanted to point out that Mongo could pick up Macarena single-handedly. The bouncer/assistant lounge singer seems to be around to help out Macarena. I wonder about this guy. Is he the singer that sing that title song from the show "Yo Amo a Juan Querendon". He seems familiar. What is the guy's name?

I didn't hear all of the conversation between Constancio and Damien. We know that Damien get the signed papers of Mili giving up her fortune, so she could divorce Hugo. I knew that Damien would trick everyone including his own son to get the money. He is a weasel.

I wonder now that Damien couldn't get Hugo to consent to divorcing Mili, will Mili still have her money or has she lost it all to Damien? Hugo is not going to grant the divorce for whatever reasons which I think is pride and ego. When he was being reasonable and nice, he was willing to let Mili go. Now he is getting crazy. Karla is encourage him which will back fire on her. Yes, she might get pregnact, but he will not want to be with her.

Hugo is going to do something drastic and that will harm/hurt Mili. I know that she will survive, but he is going to do something to her. I just have this feeling that he is the one that will turn bad/evil before the end of this novella.

Please will someone tell us the whole conversation between Constancio and Damien toward the end of last night's episode. I want to know the whole detail or outline of the papers that Mili signed. I want to know if she can get it back somehow or she screwed?

I have been watching to see what happens next because it is towards the end. I am going to miss this show. I wonder if they will sell the music from the show. I wish they do. I want to buy one. Will someone let me know where I can find out about this? Thanks!

Genevieve
 

Thanks for the great recap NinaK. Never saw the Patty Duke show, but I've heard about the identical cousins bit. Loved the Three Stooges bit as well =)

You're right Pasofino, Andrea wants Karla to get pregnant from Damian, but Karla has her own plans to take her revenge on both Damian and Mili (getting pregnant from Hugo off course, though she doesn't tell that part). Andrea suggests that Connie would pay her very well for this, and Karla says she'll think about it.
 

Genevieve, you can try to google the show to see if they are selling a soundtrack somewhere, but I don't think that's the case. I looked through Amazon.com, and the closest I found was the title song in one of the albums by K-Paz de la Sierra (you have to be careful 'cause they have another song with the same name, so you have to take a listen to make sure it's the right one). Maybe they'll release one later.

I think Mili's document only applies if she divorces Hugo, but I'm not sure. Connie and Damian didn't discuss the particulars of the document, only that Connie won't allow Damian to steal from his daughter.
 

I'm sure they will repeat that whole conversation tonight, even if we don't get all the details now.

Identical cousins is from the Patty Duke Show, but Macarena and Cachete are actually sisters. I always wondered when I was eight years old how they could have identical cousins. That was a sitcom premise as ridiculous as The Flying Nun.
 

Really great recap, NinaK!

I was expecting Vale to say she’d be the secretary for our three guys. Heck, she’s not doing anything else and she could work for free. I wonder if she knows how to work a computer? There’s a strange lack of computers at Casa Belmonte. I mean, how can they live without doing e-mail, playing spider solitaire or reading telenovela recaps?

I think Hugo said to Damien that he can’t rob Mili. Also, if I understood correctly, Chamuco said his heart was broken when he found out he wasn’t going to be a father. I though that was a nice touch.
 

Yes, Chamuco did say his heart was broken--thanks for adding that.

Speaking of the secretary, I forgot to add a new vocabulary word: Val wanted Bobby to hire a secretary with warts (verrugas) and a mustache. (I already knew mustache was "bigoton" from La Fea Mas Bella.)
 

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