Saturday, September 06, 2008
Doña Bárbara - Friday, Sept. 5: Santos has doubts about DB: Luisana gathers intelligence for her plan to defeat DB and Marisela returns to Altamira
Cecilia angrily leaves Antonio with his 'prometida.' Antonio tells Federica that he doesn't love her and he only promised to marry her to keep her from jumping off the bell tower. Federica says that she will kill herself if he doesn't marry her. Antonio says to go ahead. Josefa listens to all this behind Antonio.
Juan Pablo Shuk's character is named Gonzalo and it turns out he is an old school friend of Santos and knows Cecilia, of course. He is also apparently involved in politics. The police come to arrest him for treason but he manages to escape from them.
Luisana admits to Santos that she went to El Miedo to provoke DB. She can't accept that Santos would prefer DB to her. She shows him the merchandise but Santos is not interested. Later Luisana goes to town to find out all the dirt she can on DB.
Santos and DB have some river sex and then DB scares Santos by suggesting that she would like to have his baby. He leaves her in disgust.
At Josefa's urging, Federica makes good on her threat to try and commit suicide again. She drinks bleach ('lejía'). Josefa summons Cecilia, Antonio and Marisela to the hospital. The next day Cecilia and Marisela leave San Fernando without Antonio.
Orestes demonstrates very poor intelligence. First, he arrives drunk at El Miedo and accuses DB of murdering his father. Then he finds out about his father lending money to DB to buy El Barquereña on condition it was paid back within a year. Since that didn't happen, he decides that El Barquereña, or El Miedo, as it is known now belongs to him. No matter that with Pernalete in DB's back pocket, Orestes is very unlikely to succeed in a legal claim against DB's ownership of the Hacienda. Orestes boasts to everyone in the tavern (including DB and Melquiades that he is now rich and owns El Miedo.) I predict the remainder of Orestes life will be quite short.
In a very sweet scene, Marisela asks if Santos has been thinking about her while she was away. He says that when she isn't there, he missed the sunlight of each day and the sugar in his coffee. Santos says that he doesn't know why but when Marisela isn't around, he doesn't smile. And then the witch Luisana comes and demands to know who this 'girl' ['niña'] is that Santos misses so much - another rival?
Juan Pablo Shuk's character is named Gonzalo and it turns out he is an old school friend of Santos and knows Cecilia, of course. He is also apparently involved in politics. The police come to arrest him for treason but he manages to escape from them.
Luisana admits to Santos that she went to El Miedo to provoke DB. She can't accept that Santos would prefer DB to her. She shows him the merchandise but Santos is not interested. Later Luisana goes to town to find out all the dirt she can on DB.
Santos and DB have some river sex and then DB scares Santos by suggesting that she would like to have his baby. He leaves her in disgust.
At Josefa's urging, Federica makes good on her threat to try and commit suicide again. She drinks bleach ('lejía'). Josefa summons Cecilia, Antonio and Marisela to the hospital. The next day Cecilia and Marisela leave San Fernando without Antonio.
Orestes demonstrates very poor intelligence. First, he arrives drunk at El Miedo and accuses DB of murdering his father. Then he finds out about his father lending money to DB to buy El Barquereña on condition it was paid back within a year. Since that didn't happen, he decides that El Barquereña, or El Miedo, as it is known now belongs to him. No matter that with Pernalete in DB's back pocket, Orestes is very unlikely to succeed in a legal claim against DB's ownership of the Hacienda. Orestes boasts to everyone in the tavern (including DB and Melquiades that he is now rich and owns El Miedo.) I predict the remainder of Orestes life will be quite short.
In a very sweet scene, Marisela asks if Santos has been thinking about her while she was away. He says that when she isn't there, he missed the sunlight of each day and the sugar in his coffee. Santos says that he doesn't know why but when Marisela isn't around, he doesn't smile. And then the witch Luisana comes and demands to know who this 'girl' ['niña'] is that Santos misses so much - another rival?
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Thanks for the shots and comments Jean =)
ITA about Orestes not operating with a full deck on this one. His dad may have been a shrewd manipulator, but sonny boy didn't inherit those genes.
I was just thinking of the discussion about DB calling Luisana a pechugona artificial and that Gaby Spanic's artificial endowments came up. For a bit of useless trivia, she had been slated to play DB up until a few months ago. The shooting was delayed for about 8 months, then was set to resume when Spanic realized she was pregnant and had to drop out altogether. Wonder how she would have delivered the "artificial" line.
Poor Antonio, his women troubles are setting up to be worse and worse. Wonder if he'll hitch a ride with the fleeing Gonzalo. Then Marisela will have three guys chasing her, just like Santos has three women chasing him (though he's clueless about the third).
ITA about Orestes not operating with a full deck on this one. His dad may have been a shrewd manipulator, but sonny boy didn't inherit those genes.
I was just thinking of the discussion about DB calling Luisana a pechugona artificial and that Gaby Spanic's artificial endowments came up. For a bit of useless trivia, she had been slated to play DB up until a few months ago. The shooting was delayed for about 8 months, then was set to resume when Spanic realized she was pregnant and had to drop out altogether. Wonder how she would have delivered the "artificial" line.
Poor Antonio, his women troubles are setting up to be worse and worse. Wonder if he'll hitch a ride with the fleeing Gonzalo. Then Marisela will have three guys chasing her, just like Santos has three women chasing him (though he's clueless about the third).
I really like Orestes but oh my what a dumbass. I had hopes for his character development but I fear he may not last the week. Adios muchacho!
My favorite subplot is the romance between Antonio and Cecilia. They're gaga for each other and frankly I think he's way hot.
Margarita, useless trivia maybe, but interesting nonetheless. I think Edith Gonzales is wonderful in the lead. I became her fan after seeing her live in the Aventurera revue that passed through my town this summer. She's got that charisma thing going on big time. My only regret is not getting to see Spanic deliver the "artifical" line, ha!
Thanks Jean, great pictures!
My favorite subplot is the romance between Antonio and Cecilia. They're gaga for each other and frankly I think he's way hot.
Margarita, useless trivia maybe, but interesting nonetheless. I think Edith Gonzales is wonderful in the lead. I became her fan after seeing her live in the Aventurera revue that passed through my town this summer. She's got that charisma thing going on big time. My only regret is not getting to see Spanic deliver the "artifical" line, ha!
Thanks Jean, great pictures!
Thanks, again, Jean. I was under the impression from what Josefa and the horrible Federica were talking about in the hospital room that she didn't really drink the bleach. She only said she did, not quite understanding the ordeal of the stomach pumping that would ensue. Cecilia is starting to seem bipolar to me the way she's on again and off again with poor Toño.
Re Gonzalo's character, I've only read two chapters of the book, but the introduction goes on quite a bit about Rómulo Gallegos' character being influenced by the successive coups and military governments that were happening in Venezuela during his youth. So maybe they do try to nab someone for sedition in the novel. Gonzalo's friendship would seem natural to the "looking out for the underdog" Santos.
And, given her treatment of Marisela, one can see why Santos would resist having a child with her, but I couldn't help but feel very sorry for DB when he "rotundamente" refused.
Re Gonzalo's character, I've only read two chapters of the book, but the introduction goes on quite a bit about Rómulo Gallegos' character being influenced by the successive coups and military governments that were happening in Venezuela during his youth. So maybe they do try to nab someone for sedition in the novel. Gonzalo's friendship would seem natural to the "looking out for the underdog" Santos.
And, given her treatment of Marisela, one can see why Santos would resist having a child with her, but I couldn't help but feel very sorry for DB when he "rotundamente" refused.
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: Monday, September 8, 2008 at 3:20:00 PM EDT
: Monday, September 8, 2008 at 3:20:00 PM EDT
Hmmmn....river sex.....let me just think about that for a minute. Thanks, Jeanne--I now get Telemundo, but I haven't been able to watch this show. I appreciate the photos and recaps, however. Edith Gonzales is a force of nature. She played a wicked, wicked women in Mundo de Fieras . Sylvia__Do you remember Edith as a judge on Bailando ??? I hope to catch some of this show soon.
Permalink posted by : Monday, September 8, 2008 at 5:13:00 PM EDT
: Monday, September 8, 2008 at 5:13:00 PM EDT
Susanlynn, I hope you join us. Doña Bárbara is WAY better than Fuego. I haven't fast forwarded through a single scene yet!
Permalink posted by : Monday, September 8, 2008 at 5:41:00 PM EDT
: Monday, September 8, 2008 at 5:41:00 PM EDT
Thanks Jean, enjoying the photos!
I think Edith is doing a wonderful job. After seeing her in Mundo de Fieras I didn't think she'd work in this role. But, she's doing a great bad gal el campo style.
Marisela is a ray of sunshine, I enjoy her free spirit and expressions of joy.
Antonio - well he does have one flaw. Yikes, he's going to have to ditch fea before it gets any worse! It's great that he and Cecilia got a little romance time. Yes, he's waay hot...
jb
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I think Edith is doing a wonderful job. After seeing her in Mundo de Fieras I didn't think she'd work in this role. But, she's doing a great bad gal el campo style.
Marisela is a ray of sunshine, I enjoy her free spirit and expressions of joy.
Antonio - well he does have one flaw. Yikes, he's going to have to ditch fea before it gets any worse! It's great that he and Cecilia got a little romance time. Yes, he's waay hot...
jb
Permalink posted by : Monday, September 8, 2008 at 9:40:00 PM EDT
: Monday, September 8, 2008 at 9:40:00 PM EDT
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