Caray, Caray!

Marisela is heartbroken to see Santos with DB.

Lorenzo falls off the wagon and then turns into an ugly drunk. Marisela finds her father drunk. He blames his state on her for helping Cecilia and Antonio and he says that she is just like her mother. She betrayed him just like DB.

In a cute scene, Melesio comes to help Cecilia at the schoolhouse. Cecilia says that Don Melesio is a 'zalamero,' a 'sweet talker.' He tells her that life if short and if you love somebody you should enjoy it while you can like he did with his wife.

DB arrives at the school and gets the same terrified reaction from everyone she usually gets. They all leave except Cecilia. DB offers money to help the school and Cecilia interprets the offer as a way to make points with Santos. DB says that maybe she just wanted to be a better person today. [Yesterday, she had someone killed but, hey, that was yesterday.] She wants Santos to be proud of her.
C:Even so, I don't think you are the right person for my nephew.
B: Don't worry, Cecilia, I wasn't planning to call you 'aunt'.

Luisana is bored, hot and tired of being bitten by insects. Mauricio, who is working on a laptop(!) (do they have high speed internet in the Llanos?) suggests that they leave. Luisana says no. She is sure that sooner or later Santos will realize his mistake and come back to her. (Maybe Luisana wouldn't get so many insect bites if she didn't display so much flesh!)

A drunk Lorenzo accuses Cecilia of driving him back to drink because she won't love him like she did before. Cecilia replies that Lorenzo doesn't love her. He is just holding on to a memory. Lorenzo then blames Antonio and calls Cecilia an old maid. Cecilia gives an impassioned speech about how Antonio, unlike Lorenzo, makes her feel young and alive. She says that she loves Antonio with all the force and passion of her last few years of youth. Fortunately Antonio overhears all this and abandons his plans to leave the Llanos.


Antonio and Santos continue their miscommunication about who Antonio is in love with.

Marisela says that she is not like her mother and wants to know why Santos loves DB, why her?
Marisela says 'estoy salá,' which was translated in the titles as, 'I'm jinxed.' I assume she is dropping the ending of the past participle of salar, 'salada,' which means 'salty' but can also mean unfortunate.

Santos finds Marisela crying and asks her what is wrong but she calls him a disgusting pig and tells him not to touch her. She says that she thought he was a good man, better her than her father but now she thinks he is a traitor. She wants to go back to La Chusmita and not be a lady. She was happy there. Santos doesn't understand until Luisana tells him that Marisela saw him having sex with DB.

Cecilia persuades Marisela to go back to Altamira and agrees with her that men are stupid.

A few days later, the school opens. Cecilia is giving a nice speech when DB comes in.
Marisela angrily asks Santos if he invited DB and then she runs out of the schoolhouse. Santos follows. Then DB goes after them both.

Antonio tells Cecilia that he isn't leaving the place where his heart is. He is on the verge of making a declaration when Federica crashes the party and says that she can come every day and teach the children catechism.

Luisana discovers the ternera who is providing booze to Lorenzo.

Marisela and DB call each other names. DB slaps Marisela and when Marisela slaps her back, DB pulls a gun on her. Santos is horrified.
The credits roll.

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