Caray, Caray!

Thanks for all the smoking Mario shots Jean ;)

Ha! They talked about catalepsy ;)

We got Marie Celeste’s shower scene! I laughed as the nurse just stared the whole time. Was it necessary for her to watch though? Was she making sure he didn't try to run again or just being a voyeur? Loved how he couldn't decide whether to look uncomfortable or to simply blow her off.
 

I think I speak for all of us, Jean, when I say, from the bottom of my heart, a large Bendita Seas (Bless You!) for the photos. My, oh my, oh my... You always seem to get just the right moments. ;-)

In that shower scene, I was curious as to where the water was coming from. Looked like there was a shower head coming straight down from the ceiling in the middle of the room. Odd. Also rather odd for the nurse just to barge in & keep staring, but I guess I can't blame her. ;-)

I was amused to see a little bit of a waistband pop into view in the shower shot, but that almost freakishly long (and stunning) torso of Mario's sure gave a good impression that he was nude. Strangely, I've never thought about what Mario must look like in the altogether. Now, having seen that profile shot of him seated knees-up on the floor, I have to work rather dilligently to get it out of my head!

LOL at another catalepsy reference! I couldn't believe my ears when that's what Salvador's diagnosis was. What is it with Telemundo and catalepsy?!?! What made me LOL again was the doctor. I've seen this guy doing Gain detergent commercials on Univision for years. Suddenly he pops up on Telemundo diagnosing catalepsy. At least he seems to be a sympathetic character, and PJ/Salvador needs that at the moment.

I got a chuckle also, Jean, out of the books in the doc's office, especially the Reader's Digest Condensed books!! I love catching all the little details that place this show in the US: yellow cabs, English-language signs, license plates, and reading material. It's a fun to spot each new thing that comes up.

I have to confess I'd have preferred a more nuanced portrayal from Mario of the moment PJ realizes he doesn't recognize the man in the mirror. His horrified reaction was way too broad for my taste. I don't suppose comedy has much place in this TN, but to me, that moment was ripe for a quick touch of potentially comical incredulity or confusion - i.e. a moment of PJ thinking he's looking through a hole at someone else, then attempting to trip up the image's movements until he realizes the image is himself. And besides, why would any man be horrified to wake up in THAT body?!?!?!
 

I have to say Marie Celeste I thought we got our humorous moment when Sal/PJ dropped his droopy drawers and looked down with quite a wowzer expression exploding on his face...I'm pretty sure he wasn't wowing about the size of his big ol' feet! ;))
 

Unfortunately, I missed out on all this when the show was broadcast where I live (damn I missed out good parts). In most of the shower scenes though, Mario does seem to be nude. I don't know if that's really the case or just manipulating the camera for better angles.
 

I think when Salvador/PJ first saw himself in the mirror, he should have said, “My gosh—-I’m a HUNK!!!” He just seemed to be stunned. Trouble is, I don’t think most men can tell whether other men are good-looking. It’s some weird quirk they have. Whereas we women can always judge the looks of other women. That got me to thinking, how will PJ be able to tell if he is attractive to Isabel and other women? Maybe all the swoons will give it away. But then most men are so dense they wouldn’t even notice the swoons, lol.

About the shower scene (glad you got a good shot of it Jean—-I somehow knew you would!), it was nice to watch, but I still can’t help but sort of smile and role my eyes during scenes like that, because they are just so “blatant”. Not that I didn’t enjoy it (as did the nurse). But I remember how I was mesmerized by Mario in LT and I didn’t see any scenes like that (just the bath where his wet thigh was exposed). And in that novella they had determined he was so grotesquely out of shape that he needed a body double for the shirtless scenes. But who cared? It was all about the face. He’s got one of those faces you can’t take your eyes off of, at least for me. He could be sitting there reading a newspaper and I’d still be staring as intently as if he were stark naked.

Btw, my official DVD set arrived yesterday. It’s great! I recommend it to anyone if you’re thinking about buying it. Mario galore, in clear, close shots where you can see his pores. And of course I had no self-control and had to zip real fast through the whole thing. “Must have instant gratification, must know what happens NOW!” I did it as fast as I could at lightning speed, not even with captions on, just to get the “gist” of the story, because I didn’t want to spend hours watching the whole thing intently. Well okay, there were a few scenes I backed up and watched twice, maybe three times. And some where I paused it and stared. But that’s IT! From now on I will be good and watch it on TV the way it was intended. Oh, and I watched a few of the cast interviews and the bloopers—-they are always entertaining.
 

Anonymous 4:14: You make a good point. Silly me just didn't make that connection... cc: I just rewatched the shower scene, and you can definitely see a thin, black waistband (or "pelvisband" might be more accurate), giving away the fact that he IS wearing something in that shot. I'd imagine his not being completely nude would make shooting that scene a little more comfortable for everyone, not that he'd probably mind. ;-D
 

Well, in the infamous beach scene later on, he's definitely not wearing anything under his pants 8).
 

cc: I think I know the one you mean; and yes, if he jumped any higher out of the water in that scene, we'd all get quite a surprise!
 

I just watched a long segment of Lorena Rojas recording the theme song to Cuerpo as part of the extras on the DVD set. I didn't know she sang it! (Did we all know that already or was it just me?) Anyway, it was pretty neat! I love that song, and she has a great voice.