Caray, Caray!

Leftovers: Balbina comes upon Mayita thrashing about and yelling on her bed, having a nightmare during the day. She tries to wake her up and feels her forehead.

The judge tells Juan Miguel that the incident with Marichuy appears to be an isolated bad moment in his past, and not indicative of his character. He doesn’t think JM is a danger to his daughter, so he is letting Mayita stay with JM and closing the case. Ornerylia’s lawyer looks disgusted, because he loves for fathers to be dangerous to their daughters so that the helpless little girls can be sent away with their evile grandmothers. JM reflects back on his many sweet moments with his precious daughter. They really are charming together.

Fresh dish: Padre Anselmo asks Marichuy about the deposition. He chastises her at length about having let that ogre use her to have a good man’s child taken away, etc. Marichuy just says, “did you want me to lie?” and doesn’t tell him what she actually said, then leaves.

Mayita is still on her bed looking theatrically feverish and yelling for her daddy, while Onelia and Estafa have now joined to spectate. Balbina thinks they should call a doctor, and Ornerylia yells at her and says Mayita’s condition is not that serious. I think they should at the very least get out the thermometer and check her temperature. Estafa is quick to think of how she can use this to her advantage, and suggests that they call Eduardo to come over. Ornerylia agrees to that. I think maybe she’s got some strange hold over Ed, and she’s afraid to take Mayita to any other doctor for fear a complete exam would reveal signs of abuse.

Marichuy bikes to Televisa, where Amadork is on a set with a big couch describing the role he told Mari to study to another actress. The character is a very poor and miserable girl with dark hair. That sounds vaguely familiar. Mari enters and loudly greets him, and the whole crew shushes her, but I’m not sure why because you wouldn’t think they’d be filming while he just gives an auditioning actress basic background. Unless he wants the whole process recorded for the behind-the-scenes special where everyone talks about how great the director is, which is totally something he’d be into. Amadork has the other actress taken away and looks craftily at Marichuy.

In Madrid, Viviana goes to Leticia’s bedroom and takes forever to tell her she wants to talk to her about something serious, regarding…Gustavo. Leti is impactada.

Back at Telerisa, Amador has Mari begin her audition. Why they need a full crew for this, I have no idea. Her part, Alexandra, is a young lady who is in love with a man, but she is afraid, etc., and everyone is against them. Hmmm. She’s a little nervous and has trouble remember the first lines, but they get going. Amador, naturally, is playing the man in love with her, and he hams up his part a bit, which makes Mari laugh at him and giggle through her lines. He tells her to take it seriously. She spaces out and remembers Estafa trying to separate her and JM, and Amador tells her she’s doing very well while she still stands there spaced out.

Doctor Eduardo has arrived at the castle with a thermometer and a cool cloth for Mayita’s forehead. Her asks her if it hurts anywhere, but she just cries for Cuate and her mom and dad. Onelia clarifies that Cuate is Marichuy’s dog, which she took away. Then she excuses herself, because she sure as heck has better things to do than hang around with a sick child.

Well, Mayita’s mommy can’t be bothered with her sick child either, because she’s still in Madrid catting around. She tells Leticia that a woman has been calling for Gustavo. Leti thinks it’s probably just business or something, but Vile Viv says she’s eavesdropped and she’s sure Gustavo is a cheating scumbag.

Marichuy says she can’t go on; she feels very, very bad. She collapses on the floor and everyone applauds. Amador tells her she was great; she was born to be an actress. He is going to make her a star.

At Casa Velarde, Ceci is taking tea standing up in the woods and telling Martirio that she is worried because she hasn’t heard how JM’s custody case went. Martirio can’t believe she would care about him after he declined to marry their nasty “daughter” but Ceci says they’ve known him for years and he’s always been good to her. Patricio shows up and tells her the outcome and she is delighted.

Amador tells Marichuy that she is a diamond in the rough. She objects to the “in the rough” part. He says he is going to polish her up and make her shine. I bet. She says she wants to be successful so she can prove wrong all the people who were mean to her and thought she was just street trash. Amador squints at her and looks thoughtful.

Ornerylia is on the phone with Estafa when JM arrives at home. She tells him Mayita is sick, but he still takes a moment to seethe at her over her gall (after what she did, she still thinks she’s living there?) and she just smirks at him. He runs upstairs to hug and smooch the little girl. Ed and Balbina beam at each other over this touching paternal scene. Onelia reports to Estafa that JM looked angry and didn’t say a word, so the judge must have decided against him. Yes, because he would have only smiles and compliments for YOU had the case gone in his favor. I’m surprised Onelia’s lawyer didn’t call her with the news. She asks Stef to come over.

Amador tells Marichuy that he will be her guru; he is the ONLY one who can make her a star. Um, if she’s really as talented as you say, Amadork, that can’t be true. He reaches for her and she says hands off. He asks if she’s really as prudish as always, and she says now she’s not afraid of men or falling in love (aha! So Ed was right, and the whole episode with JM really did cure her for some strange reason which we will probably never divine) but she still doesn’t trust HIM. She enumerates the reasons. Amador puts on his pretentious voice again and says, but, ah, she is now a great artiste, and he has total respect for art. Whatever, she says, acting only, no handsies or any other physical contact, she’ll only take the gig if her leaves her alone personally. He says he accepts her conditions (riiiiiight…) and wants to shake on it. She touches his hand in the briefest way possible and still looks rightly suspicious. I hope they are never there alone together.

Onelia goes to Mayita’s room and rudely boots Balbina out. She gloats to JM about how she’s going to take Mayita away, but he tells her he won the case, and he is throwing HER out! Yes, please please please really throw her out!

Amador and Marichuy are walking out of the building and they run into some woman who is in a hurry but stops to say hi to Amador. I’m sure she will be important later. She leaves. Amador asks Mari if she’s taking a taxi, and she says she can’t afford such luxuries. He tries to give her money, saying it’s just an advance and she can pay him back from her first earnings, but she doesn’t want to borrow money and takes off on her bike. He stares at her through the dorkiest imaginable sunglasses as she leaves.

Onelia says he can’t throw her out. How delusional is she? They start yelling and Ed intervenes and tells them to do it somewhere else. So they exit, and Juan Miguel really lets her have it. He wants her to take her things and leave, and if she doesn’t he will have them thrown in the street; he will not have her under his roof after what she did. She objects that he is being disrespectful to her. He says she is vile and he wants his daughter to have a normal healthy childhood which she can’t do with a horrid witch in the house poisoning her mind, etc., etc. Months and years of pent-up fury come spewing out, and it’s awesome. Onelia slaps him across the face, all shaking and with steam practically coming out her ears. He glares at her.

She says she’ll leave, but one day he’ll pay for this humilliation. She will not leave him in peace.

Marichuy visits Rocio and asks how she’s doing. Rocio is anxious for the bandages to come off so she can see how the surgery went. She asks how Mari is and says she hopes she didn’t say bad things about Juan Miguel at the deposition, because she knows how much he loves Mayita. Mari doesn’t really answer.

An unknown doctor leaves the castle in a red car as Stef drives up. Inside, doctors JM and Ed discuss that it’s good that Mayita won’t have to go to the hospital, it’s just a throat infection. What kind of crap doctor is Ed that he can’t diagnose a throat infection? Sorry, Ed my love, I’m sure you are a fabulous doctor at something other than throat infections. Really, though, I’m beginning to think these boys just got those degrees so they could say they are doctors and wear white coats. I don’t think they really practice except for free with the poor people who can’t afford better. Ed is happy that JM gets to keep Mayita. He leaves to visit Rocio and go to work, and JM snuggles on the bed with Mayita. Glowy Granny Mariana joins them, and they’re all happy. I really think Mariana looks too old to be the mother of Juan Miguel and Rocio.

Downstairs, Ed runs into nasty Stef and kisses her on the cheek when she greet him. Eeeeeewwwww, cooties! He is pleased to report to her that Juan Miguel has thrown Onelia out and gets to keep Mayita. Stef gives him a clenchy frozen smile.

Vile Viv tells Leti she doesn’t look well, and she’d better take her medicine early. Viv prepares it with a whole dropperful of drugs, waaaaaay more than the very strict 5-drop dosage. Then after Leti drinks it, Viv tells her she can find out about Gustavo’s affair by going to the Hotel Ritz where he’s going to meet the woman and see for herself. Leti looks unsure. Viv is so many kinds of evile. She’s killing Leti anyway, but she can’t just let her die happy? She has to make her miserable too?

Stef goes to Mayita’s room and chats with JM about Onelia’s ouster. He does that eyebrow-stroking pensive thing he does. I read somewhere once that in some cultures that is seen as a sign of homosexuality, because the eyebrow-grooming is effeminate or something. That is neither here nor there. Stef offers to stay with Mayita so JM can rest, but JM says he needs to go to work, but he wants to stay with Mayita a bit longer. He does not look pleased about Stef being there, and Glowy Granny, still on the bed, looks even less happy.

Leti agrees to check up on Gustavo, and she and Viv discuss the trap. Leti looks very sad.

Ed encounters Mari at the hospital and tells her that Mayita is sick and misses Cuate.

Estafa asks Onelia where she’s going; she says to her sister Eugenia’s house. She’s not convinced the judge really ruled against her. Her lawyer hasn’t called and she can’t call that imbecile. She hates Juan Miguel, etc., etc.

Juan Miguel asks Balbina to guard Mayita while he’s gone and not leave her and lock the doors so Onelia can’t get to her. I think he should hire serious security to keep her out.

Marichuy arrives home and recounts her day to Purita. They discuss that being separated from one’s child would be the worst thing for a parent. Purita says that Mari talks like she’s going to be a parent. Mari says having a child would be the coolest thing ever.

Ceci is at the church crying and praying that Marichuy will be okay, and her life won’t be ruined. She feels bad for not defending her and hopes she will come back, because she loves her more than that nasty Stef.

Mari remembers Ed saying how much Mayita misses Cuate, and feels bad for the poor sick child.

Viv and Leti pace around the terrace waiting to see if Gustavo will go out. Meanwhile, he is reflecting on Viv’s skanky invite. He decides to go, and they watch him leave. Leti is upset and Viv rubs it in. Leti still thinks Viv is her friend.

Stef is painting her nails by Mayita’s bed. Fortunately, Glowy Granny is there to offer real comfort. Marichuy enters with Cuate. Qué haces aquí? Stef is rude; they have words. Mari reminds her that she is still married to Juan Miguel.

Mayita is still delirious and calling for Cuate, not realizing that Mari has put him in the bed with her.

Viv goes to the Ritz to meet up with Gustavo. He says he’s not there for an affair, just to straighten things out with her. He blows cigar smoke in her face while she slimes all over him and goes on about the rooms upstairs. His brother walks in and sees them together. Gabriel is not happy.

Estafa tries to throw Mari out, like she’s the lady of the manor or something. Mari says she’ll do as she pleases. Really I think she should get over her tiff with JM and get back together with him just to spite Stef. Mari leaves of her own accord.

Viv again tries to talk Gustavo into an affair by calling him a coward. He says he’s not a coward, he just doesn’t want to do that to his wife. He neglects to add that Viv is gross. He offers her money to leave. She looks thoughtful.

As Mari is leaving the castle, she sees JM sleeping on the couch, coughing. He must be sick, too. She stops to look at him for awhile.

Viv tells Gustavo she doesn’t want money, she wants him. She keeps at it until he gives in and kisses her, and they leave together.

Mari gazes fondly at JM and notices he is still wearing his wedding ring. Stef comes downstairs and is nasty and Mari leaves, with JM sleeping through the whole thing.

Mayita wakes up and is delighted to see Cuate. Stef says that she (Stef) brought him for her. Mariana looks disgusted.

Marichuy, at the hospital, faints. At least she picked a good place. Later, in an exam room, the doctor asks her if she’s married. She says she’s getting a divorce. He says she can’t, because she’s pregnant. She is majorly impactada.

I didn’t notice any particularly interesting vocabulary today. Rocío means sprinkle, spray, or dew, which I just learned in the past week. Also, Marichuy has in the past called Amador a “tocho morocho.” Tocho means rough or crude, and morocho means strong.

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