Saturday, March 14, 2009
MEPS, 03/13/09 - True Confessions: Wedding Days and Mondays Always Get Me Down
Capítulo 20
As we begin, Jacinto and Eduardo are having a late night beer at The Mud Wrassler Cantina. Eddie has just told Jacinto that he not only plans to attend Fernanda’s wedding, but he’s confessed that he plans to destroy her marriage as well. Poor Jacinto looks to be on the verge of blowing an arterial gasket with this next in a long line of astounding revelations from his BFF.
In another part of the county it seems that Errorika has brought Cad-milo home for the night since mami and papi are away for the week. They share wine and suck face. Before Cad gets to second base she needs to hear the magic words, “I love you.” Cad-milo handily side steps the issue by telling his “pastelito lindo” [pretty little cupcake] to take in all the details of his sister’s wedding the next day because Erika’s will be twice as nice. The pastelito smiles broadly and gets ready to be devoured.
The next morning Nanda is up early and she rushes to watch the wedding preparations from her bedroom window. (Hope that wedding planner got her money up front.) The Bar-bot enters the room and stares menacingly at Nanda before saying hello. Nanda tells Babs that her being there all these years has made her mother’s absence more bearable. Babs gives Nanda Monserrat’s gold medallion to wear for the wedding. It’s the same one Moan-sie wore for her own wedding. Fernanda stares at it and remembers how her mother always wore it while Barbinator Barbie secretly gets a large charge remembering how she smothered Moan-sie to death all those years ago.
Across the way, Jacinto and Eduardo meet up at the newly rented Las Animas. Jacinto hands over the suitcase that Eddie left the other day at his mother’s. Jacinto tells him that the people who used to use to live at this hacienda were nasty types. Eddie says they were no worse than the Elizalde's.
Meanwhile, downstairs in the main house of the Elizalde’s hacienda, Any Balls and Gonzo are eating breakfast. AB wonders if Babs isn’t wrong to reject Franco Santoro’s business offer out of hand, but Gonzo figures that Barbie is right to be cautious about Santoro. AB suggests that his daddy is old fashioned and says that in this day and age he figures you have to finalize business opportunities as soon as they present themselves or they can be lost forever. He’s interested in the huge infusion of capital that Santoro’s offer represents. (Personally, I think AB is interested in a different kind of "infusion" from Franco Santoro.) Papa Gonzo is puzzled at AB’s sudden and urgent interest in funding and asks if the company’s bankrupt. AB denies that that is what's behind his mentioning it while at the same time he thinks about their having had to unexpectedly dump all those millions of dollars worth of powdered milk product in the dead of night. Santoro’s money, AB lies, is only to help cover during the expansion period. Gonzo says that’s what the powdered milk purchase was for, so there’s no reason to get ahead of themselves like that. AB stares at his bowl of corn flakes and swallows hard.
Back at Las Animas, Jacinto tells Eduardo (love that preppy look, Eddie-Boy. Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!) that he has a bad feeling about the trouble Ed is getting himself into by getting involved with the Elizalde’s. Eddie says that he’s not doing anything wrong. He swears that he won't do anything bad to them. As much as he would like to, he just isn’t capable of it. All he wants is to make them to look at themselves in the mirror and to be appalled at what they see there. He wants them to say out loud what they refuse to put into words. As for Anibal, says Eddie, he’s no better than Camilo. “One is dominated by ambition and the other is dominated by the desire for power and by lust. Camilo will sell his soul to the Devil for a little bit of pleasure.”
We beam over to said pleasure seeker in bed with Errorika. She tells him they’ve really got to get up. Cad-milo’s ready to take the Stairway to Heaven again, but she reminds him they’ve got to get ready for his sister’s wedding. “We can tell them we’re practicing for our honeymoon,” he says lustily.
Viewerville dizzily beams back to Las Animas where once Ed and Jacinto are now discussing Santiago’s character flaws. Ed says he’s got to come back soon or lose everything he loves. Of course, “he began losing it all anyway since he was a kid because he refused to pick a fight with Camilo.” At the same time Santiago, aka the Mop-top, is bee-bopping along on his way back to hearth and home for the kid sister’s Big Day.
Back at Las Animas again, Eddie continues lecturing Jacinto about the rest of the Elizalde’s faults. He tells him that refusing to acknowledge something is also a sin. “Gonzalo Elizalde is intoxicated by that siren [Barbara Greco] to the degree that he has given up his own will.“ We beam back to the Elizalde’s where Babs is smoothing Gonzo the Geezer’s hair, straightening his tie and convincing him with that low-pitched, mesmerizing purr of hers, to forget about the alliance with Franco Santoro in favor of keeping Grupo Lactos all in the family. Definitely looks like the wheels inside of old Gonzo's head need a bit of oil as the dottering old fool tries to mull over what Babs just said.
Eduardo swears to Jacinto that when he is finally face to face with Gonzo Elizalde and he knows that he is Sole's son, everything will have come to an end (whatever that’s supposed to mean).
The Barbinator is smiling smugly to herself in the mirror now. Artemio Bravo’s call interrupts her thoughts -which begs the question: do bar-bots actually think or do they simply compute? He orders her to make sure that Fernanda's wedding is the last time that the Elizalde's ever celebrate anything. From that moment on "everything must be a step taken towards the family’s bankruptcy, misfortune and grief."
In another part of the main house, Nanda begins the long ordeal of getting ready while across the way at Las Animas, Eddie and Jacinto now discuss her sin of “inaction.” Eddie believes that she’s at fault because she stood by and did nothing all those years his mother suffered the unspeakable under the harsh hand of Barbara Greco. She obviously forgot him very quickly, he editorializes, since for all the years he was away Nandita never once replied to his letters, ‘though whatever he felt for her he supposed was mutual. (Ok. Ok. Anybody else losing it here besides me? The girl was nine! Dial up Dr. Laura quick cuz Eddie-boy here needs a large dose of Dr. Laura's special style o’ smack-down.) Jacinto objects. He thinks Eddie’s got Fernanda figured all wrong. She is different from the rest of them; she’s not a schemer and has no secrets to hide. Eduardo says then if she has no secrets he plans to help her develop a few.
Fernanda meanwhile, notices the old photo of her with Sole and Eduardo and begins crying as Prissy walks in with Nanda’s wedding bouquet.
Back again at Las Animas, ‘Cinto and Eddie continue this never-ending discussion of theirs. He tells Ed that he’s afraid that they’ll be the ones to come out on the losing end of things. Eddie says there’s not much left to lose (speak for yourself, Eduardo) and if they can put the brakes on the Elizalde’s, it will be to Jacinto, Margarita, and Denia’s benefit as well as his own. Jacinto interjects that the way things are going at his end, his wife is to the point of abandoning him. (Dunno, but that may be a bit of a non sequiter. Whoever’s been editing this episodio has got his head up his proverbial rear.)
Outside the main house now, Denia tries pacifying Margo, who is frustrated to tears that she hasn’t been able to track down Jacinto all morning and she suspects she’s just swallowed another one of his lies.
In her bedroom, Nanda (we assume, due to the crap—excuse me, questionable editing) is apparently upset that Soledad isn’t going to be there for the wedding. Prissy tells Nanda that her mother didn’t come to her wedding, either, but she skips over the reasons why for now, and changes the subject to the amulet she wants to give Fernanda. It’s not a good luck charm; however it’s supposed to protect Nanda from evil. Prissy wants her to keep it safe in case she ever needs it, even though, she says, Fernanda might not understand or even think she would need anything like that. (I say hang it outside her bedroom door like garlic.)
Outside in back, last minute wedding preparations continue. BOW barks last minute instructions. Gonzo walks up and tells Babs that he’s worried Santiago won’t make it in time for the wedding. Babs commiserates. “You can never know what to expect from him.”
About this time, Santiago, that loveable, mop-topped Moppet, is pulling up to a toll booth when he spies a pretty young woman crying on the side of the road.
In the main house Denia walks into Nanda’s bedroom to attend to her household chores. Nanda frantically asks her where Sole is and why her nana isn’t there to help her at least dress for the wedding. Denia stutters as the ever-ready Barbinator arrives just in the nick of time. Babs pretends to be muy impactada that Sole still hasn’t arrived yet and she ever-so-thoughtfully tells Denia to leave the towels and have Lucio take her to pick up Sole.
Meanwhile, our charming Mop-Top, Santiago, pays his toll but absent-mindedly forgets his large wad of change. He then drives through the toll booth again but it’s not for his change. He is distracted by the disconsolate pretty young thing at the roadside. So what does he do? He stops in the middle of the toll lane and hops out to ask her why she’s crying and if he can help.
Back in Nanda’s bedroom, Babs sweetly suggests that Prissy help Nanda get dressed since the bishop is almost there and Fernanda can’t exactly make confession dressed in a bathrobe. BOW then heads outside with Denia and Lucio. She has Lucio explain to doltish Denia that they only need to drive around a few minutes then say that Sole has sent word back that she will arrive later on. Denia gets uppity and makes the mistake of angrily asking what she’s supposed to say once Fernanda realizes something is up. BOW smacks The Insolent One up ‘side the head and tells Denia that’s not Denia’s problem. (You know, you’d think after the first loose tooth Denia might just take the hint. --So what is it about Mexican domestics that they always just accept getting smacked around by the patrona in these things?)
Errika finally arrives at the Elizalde’s and she and Prissy talk Fernanda into letting them help her get dressed since Sole is running late. Five layers and numerous FF>>’s later Nanda is fully dressed. She is anything but a beaming bride-to-be. Prissy leaves and Err confesses to Fernanda that she spent last night with her big bro, Cad-milo. She tells Nanda what Cad told her about having a wedding twice as nice as Nanda’s. Nanda says she hopes it will be exactly that, but with a man that truly loves and respects her. Err insists that Cad-milo loves her as much as Damian loves Nanda. (She’s got that right…..)
Meanwhile, the Mexican version of California’s Valley youth (like brother, like sister) brings miles of speeding traffic to a dead halt. Santiago begins to plead (amidst numerous honking, impatient drivers who are ever so literally edging towards road rage) for the young lady to let him play Good Samaritan by offering to give her a lift. She accepts and our uber-charming Moppet de México avoids a much deserved butt-kicking from the irate crowd. “Keep the change and pay their tolls with it,” he tells the attendant.
A bit later that morning, Fernanda confesses to the bishop that she hasn't been totally honest with Damian. The bishop asks her what she’s kept from her future husband. She starts thinking back to smiling little Eduardo. Nanda tearfully tells the bishop that she had always thought her wedding day would be the happiest day of her life, but it isn’t. She tries to smile and keep up appearances for everybody else, she admits, but inside her heart is breaking and she isn’t sure why. The bishop asks if she’s in love with Damian or if there is somebody else she’s in love with. Nanda says she loves Damian, but her childhood love interest is something that still haunts her. She hasn’t heard from him in fifteen years, but it still bothers her. The bishop chalks it off to the normal wedding day jitters and absolves her.
Across the way at Las Animas, the adult Eduardo looks at some of his childhood photos. The engagement ring he bought for Fernanda drops out from an envelope and onto the desk. He remembers back to the bittersweet kiss in the loft where everything began. He says to himself that for Fernanda everything was just a little child’s playtime fantasy, while for him it has been his entire life. (Eddie, you handsome hunk, it’s so sad to see you stuck in the past this way like some emotionally stunted lunk-head.) He chucks the engagement ring in a cabinet cubby hole and forlornly walks away.
Outside Jacinto rides away on his bike and remembers the last bit of the conversation with Eduardo. From that day on, Eduardo told him, their friendship will have to be the best kept secret of their lives; and if for any reason at any moment ‘Cinto believes that Eduardo has put him or his family in danger he has got to do whatever necessary to save himself and his loved ones.
On the road ag’in, Santiago kids with his new passenger about why she’s going to Villa Maderos, the same town he’s from. He mentions he’s headed back home there for his kid sister’s wedding and she notices that he’s not exactly pleased about it. She asks him why. He smiles at her and says he’ll explain if she tells him why she’s headed to Villa Maderos. Pretty Crying Girl clams up again.
Denia and Lucio are sitting it out on the little road that leads to Sole’s. Lucio tells her enough time’s passed and they need to head back to the main house for the wedding. She has a fit and suddenly tears off her apron. She starts screaming and crying that she’s had it up to her ears with La Hiena. Unsuspecting Lucio reminds her she should never bite the hand that feeds her. She tells him to butt out because he has no idea what’s been going on. He admits BOW is a bit demanding, but jobs don’t exactly grow on trees around there. He says he’s kept his fine job because he’s always done what the lady asks and has ignored the rest. He then tries to get Denia into the SUV, but she pushes him away. He can’t understand what the big deal is and says that all she has to say is that Soledad says she’s coming later. Denia loses it finally and screams at Lucio that it’s all a lie because Soledad is really dead.
Loud-mouth Lucio is speechless for once. Denia is still on a roll, though, and she lets it fly fast and furious. Denia screams at him that she is fed up with constantly having to bow down and kiss [lamer: literally, licking] La Hiena’s feet. She’s sick to death with being constantly humiliated by her and being treated like she’s her slave. “The woman is a fraud! She’s nothing more than a bitch in heat!” Lucio says she’s exaggerating. Denia insists she’s telling him the truth and then admits she saw La Hiena herself rutting in the back seat of Damian Gallardo’s car the other night, and she was doing the dirty deed with none other than Fernanda’s intended himself!
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Tks so much jardinera, had muchos problema with the dialog between Jacinto & Fr/ed although I got the general idea.
Jardinera, thanks for the detailed recap. Some of the actors are difficult to understand.
I hope Jacinto gets relief soon, or he's going to have a coronary. The actor is doing a great job because he seems stressed and comically flabbergasted at the same time...
jb
I hope Jacinto gets relief soon, or he's going to have a coronary. The actor is doing a great job because he seems stressed and comically flabbergasted at the same time...
jb
Permalink posted by 
: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 5:02:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 5:02:00 PM EDT
Thank you, Jardinera. Your recaps always make me laugh and I like all your special names for the characters...Cadmilo, Errorika (Errika)... which are so fitting.
I had really very little idea of the specifics of the endless Fr/ed and Cinto exchange, so thanks for helping me understand with that.
I was eagerly awaiting Santiago's arrival to get a good gander at his frightening mop and because I thought he was going to be a good Elizalde but now I think I HATE him not for his hair but because he is a stupid a*** who thinks nothing of inconveniencing others. So what if he can pay the other people's tolls because he is rich and has a wad of cash. The writers' want us to think he is an airheaded flower child but to me he is a spoiled brat. Whew, I got that off my chest.
Still loving Fr/ed with his short hair
and stickyout ears. GinCA
I had really very little idea of the specifics of the endless Fr/ed and Cinto exchange, so thanks for helping me understand with that.
I was eagerly awaiting Santiago's arrival to get a good gander at his frightening mop and because I thought he was going to be a good Elizalde but now I think I HATE him not for his hair but because he is a stupid a*** who thinks nothing of inconveniencing others. So what if he can pay the other people's tolls because he is rich and has a wad of cash. The writers' want us to think he is an airheaded flower child but to me he is a spoiled brat. Whew, I got that off my chest.
Still loving Fr/ed with his short hair
and stickyout ears. GinCA
Permalink posted by : Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 5:37:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 5:37:00 PM EDT
Oops, one too many * in a**. Santiago deserves another * anyway. GinCA
Permalink posted by : Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 5:43:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 5:43:00 PM EDT
I just can't believe what they did to Carlos de la Mota, he is really cute, but you wouldn't know it as Santiago.
Do we always have to have bad hair days on the TN's? Raquel in FELS
Santiago in this?
Do we always have to have bad hair days on the TN's? Raquel in FELS
Santiago in this?
Thanks, Jardinera for the recap. I was trying to watch with distractions, so I googled it, and watched the episode on uzood.com, and found it way better than utube, better picture, better sound, more responsive, at least for my computer. I was able to back up and watch a scene instantly, listen; without the time lag that I've found on utube. Very helpful.
I found myself wondering about a couple of things. When is the phone # that Denia lifted from the cordless phone going to come into play. When is the box of unread letters between Fer and Eddy going to resurface?
Also, having my doubts that the wedding is going to take place. I was surprised that Lucio was shocked that Soledad had died, I had assumed that he was in on all of BOW's dirty dealings; now, I'm wondering if he won't start looking at her differently. it wouldn't surprise me that he might become a mole at some point. At least that cat is getting out of the bag, things are going to gte going now, Babs is going to start feeling the pressure from Artemio, form Eddy, form all sides, it will be interesting to see what happens.
dorado dave
I found myself wondering about a couple of things. When is the phone # that Denia lifted from the cordless phone going to come into play. When is the box of unread letters between Fer and Eddy going to resurface?
Also, having my doubts that the wedding is going to take place. I was surprised that Lucio was shocked that Soledad had died, I had assumed that he was in on all of BOW's dirty dealings; now, I'm wondering if he won't start looking at her differently. it wouldn't surprise me that he might become a mole at some point. At least that cat is getting out of the bag, things are going to gte going now, Babs is going to start feeling the pressure from Artemio, form Eddy, form all sides, it will be interesting to see what happens.
dorado dave
Permalink posted by : Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 5:57:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 5:57:00 PM EDT
Is Santiago Meester James? Gawd, I'm soo glad that he isn't using that horrible phony accent this time around, and it looks like he might have better taste in women now, too. Picking up a babe on the side of the road has a btter chance of working out than that basket case- what was her name?
dorado dave, still unable to log in as a blogger
dorado dave, still unable to log in as a blogger
Permalink posted by : Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 6:04:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 6:04:00 PM EDT
Hi Jardinera...great recap, loved the "Pastelito smiles broadly and gets ready to be devoured". Sad to see our wise, spunky Jimena of Pasion making mistakes this way.
Have to say that when Lucero came in wrapped in a towel, sans two tons of heavy eye makeup, I was struck by what a perfect face she has...perfect shape and features. No way to make this lady ugly....physically at least. But she's doing a great job at playing the menacing bitch.
Still intrigued by what the gravel-face baddie has on her (other than her parents' murder) that has kept her in old Elizalde's bed for all these years. Gotta say the beatch is earning her vengeance the hard way.
Have to say that when Lucero came in wrapped in a towel, sans two tons of heavy eye makeup, I was struck by what a perfect face she has...perfect shape and features. No way to make this lady ugly....physically at least. But she's doing a great job at playing the menacing bitch.
Still intrigued by what the gravel-face baddie has on her (other than her parents' murder) that has kept her in old Elizalde's bed for all these years. Gotta say the beatch is earning her vengeance the hard way.
Thanks, Jardinera. Fr/Ed really does have An and Cam's number , doesn't he ? And I can't believe that Cupcake could possibly believe Cam's lies. What a fool believes, no ? [Shour out to The Doobie Brothers] I, too, love Fr/Ed in the black slacks and white dress shirt ....so classic, so clean. I am still confused about the powdered milk. From the breakfast table conversation, Pa knew about it, but I suppose he didn't know that it was expired and later dumped. Who bought it and why ?
Permalink posted by : Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 6:45:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 6:45:00 PM EDT
It's very easy to be confused in novelaland but I think Babs talked Anibal & Gonzo into buying the leche, but I think she talked Anibal into getting rid of it because it was bad stuff & they could be ruined, not much between the ears of Anibal, unlike Fr/ed's cute little ears.
Great recap, I also love the funny names you give the characters (and the places "Mud Wrassler Cantina!".
As for Santiago (in answer to someone's question, yes, it's Meester James), I don't mind him. He's supposed to be a free spirit, much more concerned with people, nature, animals, etc., than cars, rules, traffic. Of course that makes him appear rude to those drivers in line, but he'd probably just ask them to mellow out and enjoy the day, not be so "uptight". He reminds me a little of the Vasco character in Querida Enemiga.
Of course, if someone got out of his car in front of me like that in real life, I agree, major road rage!:)
As for Santiago (in answer to someone's question, yes, it's Meester James), I don't mind him. He's supposed to be a free spirit, much more concerned with people, nature, animals, etc., than cars, rules, traffic. Of course that makes him appear rude to those drivers in line, but he'd probably just ask them to mellow out and enjoy the day, not be so "uptight". He reminds me a little of the Vasco character in Querida Enemiga.
Of course, if someone got out of his car in front of me like that in real life, I agree, major road rage!:)
Fr/Ed told Cinto that he'd help Nanda develop some secrets. Does that mean that he intends to seduce her into cheating on her new husband ? Gee, you would have thought that on the way to his MBA Fr/ed would have been attracted to at least one grown up woman....but ...no...He kept carrying the torch for little Nanda. Is anyone out there still pining for his/her first crush?....Does anyone out there even recall the first object of affection? This plotline is pretty hard to accept. Perhaps if they had parted as teens in puppy love who had done some parking and petting I could accept them still longing for each other. [No offense to my 12 year old first crush .]
Permalink posted by : Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 7:26:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 7:26:00 PM EDT
Lots of boring, straight-forward conversation this week. Not exactly the most inspiring episodio this time, I have to say. I was not exactly impressed with Santiago's highway antics or being forced to ogle Fernanda's thighs as she got wrapped, layer by layer into that wedding gown, and how many times can you watch Margarita's sour puss tantrums before you start to zone out? But being shunted between Las Animas and the Elizalde's in between Eduardo's pontificating to Jacinto (who probably didn't understand half of the psycho-babble Ed was throwing at him) really made me literally sea sick. Also, I'm there to ogle the beefcake, not the bride-to-be's lacey thigh-high's. I mean, honestly, what was with that, anyway? Was one of the camera men practicing for a porno-flick or what?
Susanlynn: I'm obviously with you when it comes to the premise. It would have been much more credible if Eduardo and Nanda had been the same age as, say, Romeo and Juliet, i.e., 13 or 14 and then been separated. That's the logical age IMO when kids really become simultaneously sexually and emotionally aware. I'd say Eduardo is every bit as sexually hung up, though, as Rodrigo Montalvo --just for different reasons.
As for the powdered milk thing, Cigarman told Babs to find a reason to have it dumped so Grupo Lactos would suffer a major financial hit. She lied to Anibal to get him to dump it saying the competition got wind of it being expired. Gonzo doesn't know it was dumped, though. Nobody has told him, especially not Anibal.
As for the powdered milk thing, Cigarman told Babs to find a reason to have it dumped so Grupo Lactos would suffer a major financial hit. She lied to Anibal to get him to dump it saying the competition got wind of it being expired. Gonzo doesn't know it was dumped, though. Nobody has told him, especially not Anibal.
Thanks so much Jardinera for the detailed recap. I like all the nicks you have for the character, especially for Santi our loveable Moppet. You know, he does kinda look like one with that hairstyle.
Jody :)
Jody :)
Hi, Jardinera~~~I always enjoy discussing these novelas with you. I guess we've been chatting since Duelo de Pasiones, verdad ? Well, they are a nice escape from one's own personal telenovela, no ? It should be interesting to see what Fr/eEd does next although I'm unsure about what he actually wants to do to the family. Beckybarb is already in charge of destroying them , but he doesn't know that. Does Fr/Ed just want to humilate them and push them off those high horses they're on ? Will he somehow end up saving this family he hates from Baba ? We know that he will forgive Nanda and that they will be together in the end.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 8:26:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 8:26:00 PM EDT
Susanlynn: I think that yeah, he intends to woo Fernanda into having an affair behind Damian's back --assuming she actually goes through with the wedding. I also think he's running a scam on them using his MBA to bring them down financially for payback, just like Cigarman. It will be fun to see just where it leads and how far it all goes before he and Babs unmask and lock horns. Guess I'm getting impatient for that part of the story to get going.
I think that when Fr/Ed finds out the Barbie is trying to destroy the family, he'll work against her because he hates her more than he hates them. It will be interesting to see where this story heads. I hope that it doesn't take too long for Fr/Ed to reveal himself to Nanda. I'd rather watch Fr/Ed making love than Cad [bleccch]. Fernando's love scenes are always works of art. The guy is gifted.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 8:57:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 8:57:00 PM EDT
DD, I've been thinking about those unread letters too. If I recall correctly (do I?), Soledad packed Ed's letters in one box, and Nanda's in a separate box. Can someone confirm this? If it's true, then it's possible that only one box will be found at first. Significance of this... I'm not sure.
(What would have happened if she'd put them all in one box? Would the box eventually be overflowing with tiny notepads??)
(What would have happened if she'd put them all in one box? Would the box eventually be overflowing with tiny notepads??)
Thanks for the fun and detailed recap Jardinera, loved the nicknames too. Ed and Jacinto's scenes did go on and on..and I was annoyed by the wedding dress scene too, It's like I was afraid of what I was going to see next as the camera panned up!
I liked the dress though, the sort of severe menswear lines of the top go with Nanda's sporty "yang" looks. I hated the hair, it looked like she should be on the starship Enterprise from the original 1960's! At least the two over-the-top hairdressers didn't launch into an another infomercial for the haircolor, and it helped when the veil went on.
As for the letters, we need Ed to spend some quality time at his ma's little old house, shouldn't he be going through her things soon now that she's buried, or is he just too busy scheming right now? We also need Nanda to spend some quality time up in the loft of the community center to-be so she can find the medallion Ed left, then she will put 2n2 together. Okay, I know by now that they NEVER put 2n2 together...I can dream.
I haven't weighed in on the haircut yet: it's good. I was wondering what all this TBLMOE thing was all about. I'm starting to see it now with the haircut, I don't care about the ears, they are fine!
I like Santiagos character! He had very cute and funny lines when he was joking with the crying girl in the car, trying to get her to laugh. Were we supposed to know who she was? I didn't. Anyway,I think he's going to be a good guy. Hate his hair tho, but he's a very attractive guy as Raul in Tontas. Didn't know him as "meester james" that's from Destilando right?
I'm still waiting to get Barbinator's motivation. Cigarman is avenging something on his brother who thinks he is dead right? But Barbot? What's in this for her? I guess she gets to have fun throwing her weight around, slapping the help and...murder by pillow?
I liked the dress though, the sort of severe menswear lines of the top go with Nanda's sporty "yang" looks. I hated the hair, it looked like she should be on the starship Enterprise from the original 1960's! At least the two over-the-top hairdressers didn't launch into an another infomercial for the haircolor, and it helped when the veil went on.
As for the letters, we need Ed to spend some quality time at his ma's little old house, shouldn't he be going through her things soon now that she's buried, or is he just too busy scheming right now? We also need Nanda to spend some quality time up in the loft of the community center to-be so she can find the medallion Ed left, then she will put 2n2 together. Okay, I know by now that they NEVER put 2n2 together...I can dream.
I haven't weighed in on the haircut yet: it's good. I was wondering what all this TBLMOE thing was all about. I'm starting to see it now with the haircut, I don't care about the ears, they are fine!
I like Santiagos character! He had very cute and funny lines when he was joking with the crying girl in the car, trying to get her to laugh. Were we supposed to know who she was? I didn't. Anyway,I think he's going to be a good guy. Hate his hair tho, but he's a very attractive guy as Raul in Tontas. Didn't know him as "meester james" that's from Destilando right?
I'm still waiting to get Barbinator's motivation. Cigarman is avenging something on his brother who thinks he is dead right? But Barbot? What's in this for her? I guess she gets to have fun throwing her weight around, slapping the help and...murder by pillow?
Julie/DDave: I believe there were two boxes, different colors. Nobody's gone through any of Sole's stuff yet. That'll take whole week of episodios to crawl through, I'm sure.
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jb/Variopinta/GinCA: Don't feel bad about not getting the dialogue cuz I'm not really sure I got all of it, either. In fact, I doubt even the native speakers understood some of Eduardo's gibberish-filled script. > 8 ? }
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JudyB: I would never have believed it of Lucero, especially since I was not impressed with her range in Alborada, though over all I liked the novela. She has got the villana role and that split personality thing down pat, though. She drives me batty every time she uses that low-tone, honey-purr of hers. I swear something about it makes me just want to scratch my eyes out.
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Hombre: where's a good highway patrol car when you need one?
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Jody: the curly locks make it difficult for me to get too snarky with him. Santiago's got the curly headed charm thing going for him.
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jb/Variopinta/GinCA: Don't feel bad about not getting the dialogue cuz I'm not really sure I got all of it, either. In fact, I doubt even the native speakers understood some of Eduardo's gibberish-filled script. > 8 ? }
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JudyB: I would never have believed it of Lucero, especially since I was not impressed with her range in Alborada, though over all I liked the novela. She has got the villana role and that split personality thing down pat, though. She drives me batty every time she uses that low-tone, honey-purr of hers. I swear something about it makes me just want to scratch my eyes out.
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Hombre: where's a good highway patrol car when you need one?
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Jody: the curly locks make it difficult for me to get too snarky with him. Santiago's got the curly headed charm thing going for him.
RandyinSea: Ha! That hairstyle did make Fernanda look like a Vulcan! Come to think of it, Eduardo's "lowered ears" sort of makes him look like he's from Vulcan, too!
Jardinera That was a great recap!
The shots at Fernanda's thighs, to me were for the pleasure of the male audience, wich is pretty big in México, also, I have this theory that since TVAzteca is not that shy with their almost nude scenes, when actresses from there come to Televisa they use them for some quick cheap shots (Ninel Conde especially, but it happened also with Barbara Mori).
Alborada definitely wasn't the best exemple to showcase Lucero's talent, and one of the reasons why I don't like Carla Estrada's novelas situated in the past (called here "De época") is because, apart from "Alondra", the rest have always had pretty weak femenine leads, "Pasion" tried a little bit more, but really, the men leads are the ones who move the story.
Luero has shined best in "Los Parientes Pobres" and "Lazos de Amor"(both Carla Estrada productions, but situated in the present) in this last one she played triplets, one was blind, sweet and calm, the other brave and impulsive and the other one was the psychotic villain of the novela.
Jarocha
The shots at Fernanda's thighs, to me were for the pleasure of the male audience, wich is pretty big in México, also, I have this theory that since TVAzteca is not that shy with their almost nude scenes, when actresses from there come to Televisa they use them for some quick cheap shots (Ninel Conde especially, but it happened also with Barbara Mori).
Alborada definitely wasn't the best exemple to showcase Lucero's talent, and one of the reasons why I don't like Carla Estrada's novelas situated in the past (called here "De época") is because, apart from "Alondra", the rest have always had pretty weak femenine leads, "Pasion" tried a little bit more, but really, the men leads are the ones who move the story.
Luero has shined best in "Los Parientes Pobres" and "Lazos de Amor"(both Carla Estrada productions, but situated in the present) in this last one she played triplets, one was blind, sweet and calm, the other brave and impulsive and the other one was the psychotic villain of the novela.
Jarocha
Permalink posted by : Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 4:01:00 AM EDT
: Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 4:01:00 AM EDT
Is the crying highway girl the same as Valeria (I think), the mafia daughter, bad wife of Eugenio Siller in Guapos?
Jardinera, loved your recap! The Errorika character is not so good for Marisol as Jimena was in Pasion, but her trademark seems to be eating scenes. She stuffs her face with gusto. And for the life of me, I can't tell the diff between the new hairdo and the old. That there Fermodyl didn't do nada.
Jardinera, loved your recap! The Errorika character is not so good for Marisol as Jimena was in Pasion, but her trademark seems to be eating scenes. She stuffs her face with gusto. And for the life of me, I can't tell the diff between the new hairdo and the old. That there Fermodyl didn't do nada.
Randy~~I liked Nanda's dress and veil and appreciated those pretty lacetopped stockings, but I wondered how she was able to open her eyes with those false eyelashes...zowee....They were mega. Agnes~~Yes, the crying girl was in Guapos . So, will the wedding happen ? Will Fr/Ed seduce a married Nanda? Isn't the heroine only allowed to have sex with the lead galan [even if she's married as was Hippolita in Alborada] ? So if the wedding does happen, how will they keep Nanda and Damian from doing the deed and save her for Fr/Ed ? And yes..Soledad kept Nanda's letters in one box marked ''FERNANDA'' and Ed's in another box marked ''EDUARDO.''
Permalink posted by : Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 8:58:00 AM EDT
: Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 8:58:00 AM EDT
Thank you Jardinera for an entertaining and thorough recap!
aaaaAAAAGHHH! What tha!. . . .oh, it's Meester James with a mop on his head!!! Hee Hee Heee. Damn. Now this is whose "hair" I hope gets cut! One of the main things that stood out for me is how nerve-wracking it was with him holding up traffic and the horns blowing. I wanted to slap joven upside the head: "git yo ass in that car boy and drive outta here!" Anywho.
"Poor Jacinto looks to be on the verge of blowing an arterial gasket " Indeed. He is the most sympathetic character on the show so far and in more realistic possession of the facts as well. He's having to really play Whack a Mole with these fools and he can't even get no relief-lovin' from . . .jeez.
"The pastelito smiles broadly and gets ready to be devoured" Yah, with his pac-man kissing style, that's what he's doing to her heart, as well. Bastid.
"(Personally, I think AB is interested in a different kind of "infusion" from Franco Santoro.)" HAHAHHAHAHHA!
And what hold does Cigarman have on Barbinator. Did he raise her and she killed her parents because she was so pissed at them for giving her away? Is she spawn of her mom's tryst in the stable with one of the peons? Why the loyalty? She could have skipped off to Los Estados Unidos with Damian or something and just blown the Elizalde pop stand. . . oh well.
"Ok. Ok. Anybody else losing it here besides me? The girl was nine!" Maybe the fresh air makes them kids amorously precocious. Boys were still bone-headed idiots to me and my friends at nine.
Too bad Barbinator's BITCHslap didn't give Gardenia amnesia before she spilled her guts to the driver dude. . .she has effectively delivered her own ass to the morgue! GARDEEEEE-NEEEEYA! Hel-lloooho-oh, Lucio just told you he's a tail-waggin fetcher for LA BITCH. .girl, she gon step on yo ass and keep steppin without breaking her stride!
Ay, Gardenia. She should have taken a night job at the mud wrasslin bar to let off some of that steam over the evil goings on in the Elizalde hassle-enda.
Thanks again, Jardinera. Now that you've cleared up some fuzzy points I'm going to re-listen to some parts.
Khalilah
aaaaAAAAGHHH! What tha!. . . .oh, it's Meester James with a mop on his head!!! Hee Hee Heee. Damn. Now this is whose "hair" I hope gets cut! One of the main things that stood out for me is how nerve-wracking it was with him holding up traffic and the horns blowing. I wanted to slap joven upside the head: "git yo ass in that car boy and drive outta here!" Anywho.
"Poor Jacinto looks to be on the verge of blowing an arterial gasket " Indeed. He is the most sympathetic character on the show so far and in more realistic possession of the facts as well. He's having to really play Whack a Mole with these fools and he can't even get no relief-lovin' from . . .jeez.
"The pastelito smiles broadly and gets ready to be devoured" Yah, with his pac-man kissing style, that's what he's doing to her heart, as well. Bastid.
"(Personally, I think AB is interested in a different kind of "infusion" from Franco Santoro.)" HAHAHHAHAHHA!
And what hold does Cigarman have on Barbinator. Did he raise her and she killed her parents because she was so pissed at them for giving her away? Is she spawn of her mom's tryst in the stable with one of the peons? Why the loyalty? She could have skipped off to Los Estados Unidos with Damian or something and just blown the Elizalde pop stand. . . oh well.
"Ok. Ok. Anybody else losing it here besides me? The girl was nine!" Maybe the fresh air makes them kids amorously precocious. Boys were still bone-headed idiots to me and my friends at nine.
Too bad Barbinator's BITCHslap didn't give Gardenia amnesia before she spilled her guts to the driver dude. . .she has effectively delivered her own ass to the morgue! GARDEEEEE-NEEEEYA! Hel-lloooho-oh, Lucio just told you he's a tail-waggin fetcher for LA BITCH. .girl, she gon step on yo ass and keep steppin without breaking her stride!
Ay, Gardenia. She should have taken a night job at the mud wrasslin bar to let off some of that steam over the evil goings on in the Elizalde hassle-enda.
Thanks again, Jardinera. Now that you've cleared up some fuzzy points I'm going to re-listen to some parts.
Khalilah
Permalink posted by : Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 9:26:00 AM EDT
: Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 9:26:00 AM EDT
Agnes,NJ: Somebody asked if we were supposed to know who the girl on the highway was --nope. I had to cheat by checking the esmas site. Sometimes they give the wrong names in their daily summaries/outline of events. So, I hope Aurora is really her name. Personally, I like your "crying-highway-girl" much better!
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Khalila: "Maybe the fresh air makes them kids amorously precocious. Boys were still bone-headed idiots to me and my friends at nine."//"Gardenia. She should have taken a night job at the mud wrasslin bar to let off some of that steam over the evil goings on in the Elizalde hassle-enda." LOL!! You have definitely gotten into the spirit with this telenovela. Thanks for adding some much needed humor to the take!
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Khalila: "Maybe the fresh air makes them kids amorously precocious. Boys were still bone-headed idiots to me and my friends at nine."//"Gardenia. She should have taken a night job at the mud wrasslin bar to let off some of that steam over the evil goings on in the Elizalde hassle-enda." LOL!! You have definitely gotten into the spirit with this telenovela. Thanks for adding some much needed humor to the take!
Jarocha: Thanks for lending some more background to the innerworkings of the studios "down México way" (as the old ditty goes). There must be a huge male audience there for telenovelas considering all the bare, bulging bazoombas and gratuitous sex there is in these. Still in all, the shot of a bride-to-be's lacey thigh high stockings just struck me as being more lascivious than simply symbolic of an expectant groom's desirous wait coming to its logical conclusion.
I've heard talk about Lazos de Amor and hope that perhaps it will show up on the late night rerun circuit because, although you have a point about her female leads in telenovelas de época, in general Carla Estrada productions do not disappoint. ?8 ? )
I've heard talk about Lazos de Amor and hope that perhaps it will show up on the late night rerun circuit because, although you have a point about her female leads in telenovelas de época, in general Carla Estrada productions do not disappoint. ?8 ? )
I agree with Susalynn that the heroine usually can't sleep with anyone besides the guy she ends up with. So if Nanda does marry Damian, she'll have to have lots of headaches! Or maybe, she'll find out about Damian and Barb, and it'll take her a looooong time to forgive Damian.
Of course, if Franco/Ed does succeed in his master plan, but Fernanda falls in love with him, then he'll have to reveal that he was dishonest for about 6 months, and she'll have to reject him for a while for that unforgiveable thing, too. STP, no? (standard telenovela procedure).
Of course, if Franco/Ed does succeed in his master plan, but Fernanda falls in love with him, then he'll have to reveal that he was dishonest for about 6 months, and she'll have to reject him for a while for that unforgiveable thing, too. STP, no? (standard telenovela procedure).
p.s. I can't take credit for all the nicknames used in my recaps cuz I've picked up some of them from lots of you commenters! > ; ? )
Hombre: definitely STP, and after 10 months of the shenanigans in FELS I feel like we may honestly be deemed masochistic morons and video voyeurs for our pains.
here is one scenario- the wedding goes on, but Fernanda, haunted by her dreams of Eddy, won't allow it to be consumated. Eddy finds the letters, realizes the truth of the situation, that his mother was at the bottom of the deceit, and that Babs is thr true cause of the evil in the Elizalde family, Soledad's downward spiral was at most aided by the negligence of los Elizalde. In a 180* turn, helps the family to recover from her plans to ruin the family on all fronts. he somehow even manages to turn Anibal and Camilo into decent people. Of course, he and Nada end up in a fantastic wedding in the last episode...dorado dave, finally able to log on, with hummingbirds in the snow (AGAIN, will this winter never end?)
Klalilah....really enjoyed your riff today. You are one funny lady. Let us know when you're ready to recap 'cause you would rock.
Now, as to our eternal-never-to-be-forgotten romance, I'm gonna have to speak up and tell you that I was engaged at age 6. Serious love. (An earlier engagement to another lad at age 5 was not.) We moved away, but he wrote to me (with the help of his mom). Gradually over the years we lost track of each other. But I still have his picture (with me and my jump rope). I still think about him from time to time and once tried to find him using the internet.
Sooooo....yes, illusions (if not actual love) can start at a very early age and continue on.
Now, as to our eternal-never-to-be-forgotten romance, I'm gonna have to speak up and tell you that I was engaged at age 6. Serious love. (An earlier engagement to another lad at age 5 was not.) We moved away, but he wrote to me (with the help of his mom). Gradually over the years we lost track of each other. But I still have his picture (with me and my jump rope). I still think about him from time to time and once tried to find him using the internet.
Sooooo....yes, illusions (if not actual love) can start at a very early age and continue on.
Well, if we're going to tell tales of young love, my mother was married around age six in her school's Tom Thumb Wedding.
Fortunately, it wasn't legally binding. I should ask her what happened to the groom.
Fortunately, it wasn't legally binding. I should ask her what happened to the groom.
I just hope Camilo gets kicked in the head by Cleopatra, but not before Jacinto beats the mierda out of him.
One thing I am so grateful for is, no sombreros on our hero, he doesn't have the ears for one anyway. And no mariachi clothing either. This is certainly more realistic in that way than FELS. When I was in Mexico the only clothing like that was on the entertainers.
One thing I am so grateful for is, no sombreros on our hero, he doesn't have the ears for one anyway. And no mariachi clothing either. This is certainly more realistic in that way than FELS. When I was in Mexico the only clothing like that was on the entertainers.
I think Nanda and Damian tie the knot because in the opening titles to the show I think he introduces her to Ed a "this is my wife." But I really doubt they do the deed and as mentioned she may have an inconvenient headache for months and months to come. GinCA
Permalink posted by : Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 2:38:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 2:38:00 PM EDT
jardinera - thank you for your recap. I still have not had time to watch my recording and may never have a chance to watch it. The recaps are lifesavers!
Will 'Nanda marry Damian? . . . . . What are the telenovela rules on this? I'm betting the wedding will be a 'go' because we've got six or however-many months for her to suffer (mostly as punishment for not waiting for Ed, oh silly girl!) until she is free to marry Eduardo.
If the BOW is doing the horizontal tango with Damian, does that make her a "cougar"?
doris
Will 'Nanda marry Damian? . . . . . What are the telenovela rules on this? I'm betting the wedding will be a 'go' because we've got six or however-many months for her to suffer (mostly as punishment for not waiting for Ed, oh silly girl!) until she is free to marry Eduardo.
If the BOW is doing the horizontal tango with Damian, does that make her a "cougar"?
doris
Nope, Doris, I just googled Sergio and Lucero, he was born '66, she, '69. I don't think that Damian is necessarily a young guy
Permalink posted by : Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 5:19:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 5:19:00 PM EDT
Jardinera: Thanks for the recap.
I thought Santiago looked simian with the mop on top of his head. All I could think of was "monkey." BTW Carlos de la Mota is the centerfold in the latest TV y Novelas. Just info - not a recommended purchase.
Carlos is also on Tontas as Marisa's brother. If you want to hear rapid-fire dialogue, take the Tontas challenge -try to unscramble a conversation between de la Mota and Sabine Moussier. Sabine has had "procedures" done to her lower face, like it's been plumped, filled and pulled - so don't think you can read her lip 'cause they don't move.
Wouldn't it be funny if the mystery man turned out to be played by an actor who is usually a good guy; for instance the actor who is Father Anselmo in Cuidado.
I thought Santiago looked simian with the mop on top of his head. All I could think of was "monkey." BTW Carlos de la Mota is the centerfold in the latest TV y Novelas. Just info - not a recommended purchase.
Carlos is also on Tontas as Marisa's brother. If you want to hear rapid-fire dialogue, take the Tontas challenge -try to unscramble a conversation between de la Mota and Sabine Moussier. Sabine has had "procedures" done to her lower face, like it's been plumped, filled and pulled - so don't think you can read her lip 'cause they don't move.
Wouldn't it be funny if the mystery man turned out to be played by an actor who is usually a good guy; for instance the actor who is Father Anselmo in Cuidado.
p.s.Susanlynn: You asked who bought the powdered milk. Originally Anibal did, without Gonzo's agreement, though it seems that Babs may have given him the idea, but I can only assume that it was the brainchild of Cigarman.
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Doris: Glad to see you back. If the actors were the actually correct ages for the characters they play (assuming Damian is still in his twenties also), then Babs would probably rate cougardom.
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Doris: Glad to see you back. If the actors were the actually correct ages for the characters they play (assuming Damian is still in his twenties also), then Babs would probably rate cougardom.
I don't think the powdered milk was Cigarman's idea. He didn't seem to know about it until Babs told him. (I think this was Tuesday night? It was when she was visiting at his office.)
She was excited that Gonzo would go to jail for using expired milk, and Cigarman nixed the plan because he wanted to ruin the whole family, not just send Gonzo to jail.
So I think the idea must have been Babs's.
She was excited that Gonzo would go to jail for using expired milk, and Cigarman nixed the plan because he wanted to ruin the whole family, not just send Gonzo to jail.
So I think the idea must have been Babs's.
Judyb~~~AHHH,,,Young love...I see my elementary school crush every 5 years at our class reunion. He now has a long white ponytail and a beard, 4 kids,, and a scar on his chest from recent bypass surgery. I must say that he is very sweet whenever we meet, and this year after the surgery , he stood next to me and said that he was hoping to see me. The heart surgery really shook me because when I look at him, he's still 12 to me.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 6:09:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 6:09:00 PM EDT
I don't know where I got the idea but I thought that Barbara has determined that Damian is not to consummate the marriage - part of the punishment to bring down the family.
Lynne
Lynne
Permalink posted by : Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 6:31:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 6:31:00 PM EDT
Lynne: That bit about Damian comes I think from some of the early previews around the time the novela started. The actual scene hasn't played here yet.
There ya go, Susanlynn...f'sure he's still thinking about you and at least you're concerned about him which is good. And he IS still 12 years old inside. I'm always astonished at what's happened to my "packaging" in 69 years since I still feel young and zippy.
Really enjoying this telenovela even if I do see it a day late. And it is easy to understand (dialogue-wise) compared to Tontas.
Really enjoying this telenovela even if I do see it a day late. And it is easy to understand (dialogue-wise) compared to Tontas.
Jardinera: Carla Estrada's novelas are always quality productions with great ratings, that's the reason why I was so dissapointed when "Amor Real" came to the screen, it was a quality production and a good story, but the female lead was boring to me (also, I've always found Adela Noriega's acting to be pretty terrible), so while the rest of the country was so charmed by that novela I just couldn't get into it. Then the same happened with the next two, such a shame because I loved "Alondra" (Estrada's first novela de época) and thought it was one of the best novelas of all time, besides being part of the brilliant streak of televisa novelas from the nineties, when once a great novela finished, another one just as good or better would start, part of those were: "Corazón Salvaje" (with Edith Gonzáles), "La Dueña" ( Angelica Rivera), "Lazos de Amor"(Lucero), "La Mentira" (Kate del Castillo), "Cañaveral de Pasiones" (my personal favorite with Daniela Castro as the lead), etc.
Pretty crying girl is played by Ariadne Diaz, who was the lead girl in the remake of "Muchachitas" and also played Florencia in "Al Diablo Con Los Guapos".
Jarocha
Pretty crying girl is played by Ariadne Diaz, who was the lead girl in the remake of "Muchachitas" and also played Florencia in "Al Diablo Con Los Guapos".
Jarocha
Permalink posted by : Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 8:22:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 8:22:00 PM EDT
Thanks for the recap Jardinera. I also enjoyed your nick names. Though the Ed/Jacinto dialogue may have been tedious to you its those parts I always get frantic about not understanding; you know b/c you don't understand it you know you are missing something really important. Thanks so much for truding through it!!
I have also been wondering about those letters like Dorado Dave and Julie. It will be interesting to see when they pop up and how each of them will feel when they find out. I wonder if Soledad left a note for them (with Lily) explaining why she did this.
I have also been wondering about those letters like Dorado Dave and Julie. It will be interesting to see when they pop up and how each of them will feel when they find out. I wonder if Soledad left a note for them (with Lily) explaining why she did this.
Karen: I am glad the detailed translations of the Ed/Jacinto and the other conversations made a difference for you and the others. Early on I was in the same situation and still I have a hard time when "Chipmunk" dialect is spoken and the CC goes out. Half the time I can't understand the narrator who does the previews and it frustrates me no end. --Their conversations are important because they set the stage for everything that's to come, especially since we're still in the first few weeks. On the other hand I get so anal about translating these conversations that the irony in them sometimes gets lost on me. And, to paraphrase Martha, that is not a good thing. >:?}
Thanks for another great recap Jardinera. I'm I the only one who is thinking that so far Eddie is a self-centered jerk. I say that even while thinking it may put me in peril of being expelled. He is willing to put Jacinto's marriage at risk. Is seemingly prepared to allow the woman he loves to marry a cheating weasel because his feelings are hurt. Pretty is as pretty does.
Liberate Lil!
Carlos
Liberate Lil!
Carlos
Poor Meester James. It seems he always gets saddled with some handicap. In DA he had a ridiculous accent, in Las Tontas he has a ghoulish obsession with his dead wife, and here is is required to sport a fright wig.
Carlos
Carlos
Carlos- also in DA, he chose to be with that basket case- what was her name?
Permalink posted by : Monday, March 16, 2009 at 10:40:00 AM EDT
: Monday, March 16, 2009 at 10:40:00 AM EDT
Hey Carlos...proud of how Baylor fought the good fight. Too many fresh bodies kept rolling in from the other team (who shall remain nameless) for your tired guys.
Same thing happened to us with Purdue but we went down swinging and surprised everybody by making it to the finals.
Same thing happened to us with Purdue but we went down swinging and surprised everybody by making it to the finals.
Judy, Baylor did just run out of gas against Missouri, and it looked like OSU had a similar problem with Purdue. We did look strong against Texas. Well they gave it a shot. Congratulations to OSU on making the NCAA tournament. Good luck on your 1st game with Siena!
Carlos
Carlos
Meester James's wife's name was Acacia.
Carlos, you are not alone in thinking that Ed is being a real jerk so far.
All he had to do was face Fernanda, tell her who he was, and ask her what happened. For him to think that he got the whole story out of her that day in the car is ridiculous. She thought she was making small talk with a stranger.
But just wait till he finds out that he and the hyena are working towards the same goal - that ought to slap some illumination into him.
Carlos, you are not alone in thinking that Ed is being a real jerk so far.
All he had to do was face Fernanda, tell her who he was, and ask her what happened. For him to think that he got the whole story out of her that day in the car is ridiculous. She thought she was making small talk with a stranger.
But just wait till he finds out that he and the hyena are working towards the same goal - that ought to slap some illumination into him.
Thank you for the recap Jardinera. Carlos I agree. If he wants to get even with BOW that's one thing but it's really not Nanda's fault that they didn't keep up all those years. And for him to ask her to marry him sight unseen for 15 years is a little silly.
Great recap as always Jardinera. Now I'm probably the only one that Loved seeing Fernando in her lace undies and I loved the camera panning up her legs. For some reason, I took a liking to her hairstyle... :)
You ladies can have Eduardo. I like to enjoy my Babs and Fernanda. Lol.
The toll booth scene was very annoying. In real life, someone would have knocked him out already for holding up the line. What if some people were really in a hurry. Others may have driven around him. I suspected that the crying girl was Ariadne Diaz. Floricienta from guapos and she also was one of the muchachitas girls. I think i'm hooked now.... there goes my evenings. :)
Ibarramedia
You ladies can have Eduardo. I like to enjoy my Babs and Fernanda. Lol.
The toll booth scene was very annoying. In real life, someone would have knocked him out already for holding up the line. What if some people were really in a hurry. Others may have driven around him. I suspected that the crying girl was Ariadne Diaz. Floricienta from guapos and she also was one of the muchachitas girls. I think i'm hooked now.... there goes my evenings. :)
Ibarramedia
Permalink posted by : Monday, March 16, 2009 at 12:50:00 PM EDT
: Monday, March 16, 2009 at 12:50:00 PM EDT
I'm sure I saw a scene, maybe in the early previews, where Nanda tore off her wedding veil and started running, implying she changed her mind just before, during, or after the ceremony. Anyone else see that?
Permalink posted by : Monday, March 16, 2009 at 1:28:00 PM EDT
: Monday, March 16, 2009 at 1:28:00 PM EDT
Thank you Jardinera. I will need you more than ever because I have decided my mind will fast-forward anytime Slutty Cad has a scene. You and the commenters will fill me in on what was important.
Now to the hair. Is this a sexy sensitive artee-st look? Cut! ... the scene,( I also find his actions give rich people a bad name), shampoo and comb and cut somemore.
Me three, lovin his stickyout ears. Thank you for the new adjective Anon, its so like a endearment with a sweetheart.
Now to the hair. Is this a sexy sensitive artee-st look? Cut! ... the scene,( I also find his actions give rich people a bad name), shampoo and comb and cut somemore.
Me three, lovin his stickyout ears. Thank you for the new adjective Anon, its so like a endearment with a sweetheart.
Hey Anon 1:28pm. Yes I too have seen those opening scenes with Fernanda tearing off her wedding veil with the implication that the wedding does not happen. I don't know what's going to happen tonight but look forward to it.
Aaa.aaa..h! Susanlynn what a wonderful mind you have! Seduce Fer! I had no clue what Ed/Fr was talking about Fer and secrets! That would be a nice one!!! But wait. Sort of self-serving too.
I loved the dressing scene. I expect telenovelas to have a wedding and it was a change from just seeing the expensive gorgeous gown just come down the ailse. I also liked the timing which seemed slowed down so the scene and the fabric floated. Nice ceremonial touch to it which captured the women's moments together. I thought.
I loved the dressing scene. I expect telenovelas to have a wedding and it was a change from just seeing the expensive gorgeous gown just come down the ailse. I also liked the timing which seemed slowed down so the scene and the fabric floated. Nice ceremonial touch to it which captured the women's moments together. I thought.
Absolutely right, Julie, about the fact that eddy could have avoided a lot of this by identifying himself to Fernanda, and having a real conversation. Isn't that just one of the recurring themes in these TNs? Lack of information, lack of asking the right questions, jumping to conclusions, amking BAD decisions due to all of the above.
Also, I'm with Ibarramedia on Fernanda's dressing scene, leg shots and all. And when Lucero smiles, she is absolutely GORGEOUS.
Also, I'm with Ibarramedia on Fernanda's dressing scene, leg shots and all. And when Lucero smiles, she is absolutely GORGEOUS.
Barb's red dress was 'to die for'! I want that dress. And I have admired all her fashion wear. Of course Fern has been away at school so she didn't get shopping trips with the Barb. But catch up Fern, while you're Pop can still aford to dress you.
I predict Errorika will get pregnant, go running with a big smile to tell Slutty Cam and he will with his usually veiled eyes - is he suppose to be high? - tell her 'I told you I'm not like other men'; I'm irresponsible I know and I plan to go on that way.
End of that story line.
End of that story line.
Thanks Jardinera! Finally had time to read your recap, and as usual it didn't disappoint.
I love the name "Errorika"!
I love the name "Errorika"!
I agree that Ed, Mr. Harvard MBA, might be
lacking in the common sense department but then, as mentioned, don't all the characters lack any sense. If they had any, the novela would be very short or non-existent. But he does have more sense than Sofia in FELS, the ultimate blockhead.
I like the clean, crisp lines of the high collared bridal gown and I like the helmet head hair with the veil in the back under her helmet.... all very unique and beautiful to me. GinCA
lacking in the common sense department but then, as mentioned, don't all the characters lack any sense. If they had any, the novela would be very short or non-existent. But he does have more sense than Sofia in FELS, the ultimate blockhead.
I like the clean, crisp lines of the high collared bridal gown and I like the helmet head hair with the veil in the back under her helmet.... all very unique and beautiful to me. GinCA
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: Monday, March 16, 2009 at 5:02:00 PM EDT
Errorika has been warned on numerous occasions about Camil-Ho so it will be hard to feel sorry for her. If someone said to me, "Hey my bro is an AssHat." I think I would have to believe them?
bonney churros
You might have something there. Then Santiago comes to the rescue, is still smitten with Erika & saves her honor. Then, he golpe la mierda out of Camilo
You might have something there. Then Santiago comes to the rescue, is still smitten with Erika & saves her honor. Then, he golpe la mierda out of Camilo
Connie: a little bit of "pay it forward" for you and your son. Give him a hug and a thankyou from me. My son came out of the Navy in '04 as a 2nd Class Petty Officer and he went to the Middle East twice. I was moved to tears and so was he when we went out to eat with him in his uniform (me, the proud mama) because men and their wives would come up and shake his hand and acknowledge his rank and thank him. It centered him and gave him even more resolve. Responses curiously --or not, I guess--also sort of depended on which part of the city we were in, too, as to whether it was positive or negative. If in one part of the city (like near the university) they frowned and whispered and pointed like he was some sort of war criminal or something, I just smiled the biggest beaming smile I could because I knew that it takes a special kind of courage and self-sacrificing love to do what those young men volunteered to do. Give yourself a pat on the back, too! You have raised one hell of a fine young man and deserve one big fat ATTA-GIRL!
bonney churros
I was also thinking Erika would turn up pregnant. Either Santiago will save her, or maybe Ed will. That would get him close to Fernanda, but it would also give him an excuse to not consummate a marriage before Fernanda.
It will be interesting to see if Damian does something to keep from consummating the marriage to Fernanda. Or if it does get consummated, maybe it could get annulled. Remember in FELS, Fernando had raped Sophia before she finally married Juan.
I was also thinking Erika would turn up pregnant. Either Santiago will save her, or maybe Ed will. That would get him close to Fernanda, but it would also give him an excuse to not consummate a marriage before Fernanda.
It will be interesting to see if Damian does something to keep from consummating the marriage to Fernanda. Or if it does get consummated, maybe it could get annulled. Remember in FELS, Fernando had raped Sophia before she finally married Juan.
Hola Jardinera, sorry for the very late comment. Your title absolutely rocks! So did your recap, thanks for the laughs.
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