Thursday, July 02, 2009
MEPS - Wed. July 1 - Cap. 97 - Pygmalion Presents His Fair Lady While Romeo and Juliet Continue to Suffer
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So here goes, we will see how much I missed The party is still going strong, Fernanda redoes her excellent scene of recovery of red eyes they should be selling Cover Girl. And how did Gardenia get back to Jacinto and Margarita's in that lovely little dress without ruining her luscious hair or high heels. Fernanda looks disheveled as she emerges nearly breaking into tears as she assures Damian nothing has happened, but Barbara is quick to blame him. The party rolls on FR/Ed greets and grimaces and Errika grins and clings. Esteve assures Venus that she will devastate whomever meets her but for this special occasion her intended target conquest is named Camilo Elizarde. He will try to get you into bed but Venus don't do it. For the good of the mission and of yourself, do not fall in love with this lout (patán).
Said Patán arrives questioning the real reason for this gala, and FrEd likes his suspicion (suspicacia), how did he guess. as Cam guesses that FrEd will announce not the alliance of their companies but the alliance of their (FrEd and Err) lives.
Fernanda puts forth the suggestion that her upset is because of her sister missing and they are here at the lovely party. Errika takes Nanda and Barbara demands that Damian enjoy his honeymoon in 24 hours, he says there is still a lot to discuss but assures him that the rules have not changed, she is the one that give orders.
Santi and Aurora enjoy childhood photo albums and finally get to the oldest of him at 6 months. When he asks if she doesn't have pictures of her childhood, she has none, only school reports (boletas of calificaciones de escuela).
Nanda and Errika drink tequila and play the girlie game. Errika simpers, you can't guess how Franco is treating me, yes this party is to announce our engagement. Fernanda is shocked, but you haven't had an agreement. Errika says, but now I think that Franco really does want to marry me. Fernanda's tears slip, but mercifully she never whines. Errika looks clueless.
*****
Break, Willa wants attention, gets a treat, she follows me from room to room
*****
Errika is sorry to see Fernanda's pain, but spouts platitudes about the calm coming after the storm.(in English it comes before) and they will make plans to be the four of us, Fernanda pretends that sounds like fun.
Santi and Aurora continue to look at the pictures of Barbara and family and Santi points out that Aurora and Barbara's old pictures look alike.
Back at the Jacinto house, Gardenia is still dressed to kill and now she is going to toast that Nanda has returned to her husband and Eduardo is now free to look on the other side, for her she has no doubt. She downs tequila shots with lemon chaser and says the chauffeur (aha, she didn't fly) will take her back to the party. Jacinto wisely points out that Eduardo always was and will always be a goner for Fernanda.
FrEd tells Cam that they can be real friends and wonders if a BIG boy like Camilho would steal his father's car.
Santi finally gets a love scene with Aurora.
FrEd tells Cam that maybe he isn't lying but is playing a game with Jacinto. Cam advises that Americans don't know how to be heavy handed (pie de plomo - lead footed) with underlings.Especially since he has taken on the uppity native who acts like a Spaniard (indio ladino). What do you suggest, that I fire him? Then, what would you say if I told you that your father's car is in my power, are you kidding, I am absolutely serious. Santoro, come, Let's go talk, FrEd laughs like a loon and says I love big jokes (bromas pesadas = closer to jokes in bad taste) , orders a drink from a passing exotic server to lubricate (lubrique) his sense of humor.
Love making bliss for Santi and Aurora and look Mom, no tears. Both of them and we so deserve this scene.
Damian sweeps Fernanda from Errika and says this is enough for today, I want to be with my wifey, they sit while FrEd watches with eyes in slits of bad humor. and here comes the Lovely in soft elegant, tasteful aqua, and oh yes Camilo swoons but where did this beauty (hermosura) come from?
FrEd takes the mike and says we have many reasons (motivos) to celebrate, the association of Lacktos and Power Meelk, he presents Power Milk and Esteve come up with Lovely. Camilo is instantly smitten with her and Lovely Norton is presented as the niece of Esteve, she is Mexican, the main reason Franco gives for wanting this business in Mexico. Viva Mexico. Damian continues ot devour Fernanda's arms and shoulders, not seeming to notice she flinches every few minutes, but Franco notices and says and now there is a third reason I want to share, as he presents Errika my girlfriend who from this moment is my fiance. Gardenia almost storms the stage but stops, Fernanda shrugs off the lurpy kisses from the persistent Damian and almost storms the stage too. The toast for all this good news is presented. Fernanda looks like a drowned cat, Barbara looks like the cat who ate the canary, FrEd looks like he is grinding his teeth into powder.
*****
Break and give Willa a dog treat and let her out
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The exotic party continues, Lovely is paraded in front of the Elizaldes, Camilo drools, Damian drools on Fernanda's arm, Errika drools on FrEd's shoulder. Gardenia is in a rage alone in her room, you are rubbing elbows with (te codeas con) the well heeled (las ricachonas)! She hates Eduardo, hates him now and sobs bitterly on her bed.
Esteve wants to introduce Lovely to someone, Camilo and Barbara argue about what Franco is doing. He tells her what Franco said. Esteve wants to introduce the niece to the ambassador. Camilo sniffs the wind.
The love scene is loverly with no tears, Aurora rises in her chaste cotton nighty, and says it is lack of respect to the family to spend the night now that they have done the deed. Santi says no one would be offended by true love but Aurora thinks His dad and Barbara might not agree. Santi reluctantly leaves, she plumps the pillows and an evil shadow crosses the window.
*****
Break and let Willa in, she offers to play ball, I have to refuse, she sulks
*****
The band plays a slow dance love song, Errika asks about the pact again, he covered her for the confrontation with Camilo and she covered him for his girlfriend but she doesn't know who she is, looking around furtively. He agrees and says she agreed to go with the fake engagement. She begins to look into each woman's face and even though Fernanda suffers through Damian's pawing, Errika can't guess and FrEd tells her she never will guess.
Fernanda pulls away, Damian thinks it is because she is feeling for her sister. Clueless Papi says but will Damian forgive us for misjudging him , Barbara says he is so in love that as he well knows, love will win out. She is so right, he says.
Camilo makes kissy, sucky moves to enchant Lovely, (will this patan never learn that women aren't thrilled by that kind of pickup technique??? Errika continues to discuss with FrEd that she wants the engagement to be real, He is at least honest that he doesn't love her and that when they made their pact, she did not love him either. But that doesn't mean that he doesn't like her. She looks hopelessly hopeful and strokes his face while Fernanda continues to come undone. Barbara silently calls her stupid while she watches on the side of the dance floor. Poor Fernanda thought that Franco Santoro was interested in her but he was just amusing himself.
Aurora has another case of the scary bathroom door opening mysteriously by itself, she creeps toward the shower to see help me (auxilio) written in blood and lets out a scream echoed by the sobs of Gardenia in her room. Nice transition. Gardenia takes the box of letters out of the black case and marches out of her room with spitefulness filling her lovely tearstained face.
Esteve, introduces Anibal saying he's nothing more nor less than the General Director of Grupo Lactos, and Camila cuts in saying but he is the most boring. Camilo flirts shamelessly kissing her hand. She responds that his greeting is like an old time movie. Her name, Lovely is suggestive/sexy (sugerente) says Cam asking her to dance.
Esteve allows her to go off and dance with Camilo. As if to punctuate Camilo's claim of his brother being boring, Anyballs wants to talk business and know more details about the work in New York but Esteve side steps neatly saying they should speak of more important/transcendent (trascendente) things and compliments Priscila's marvelous eyes. . Priscila bats her beautiful eyes in total agreement.
End of episode, but don't worry this party is not over yet. Tomorrow Pasofino can regale you with descriptions of the dance floor when they all change partners and dance that dangerous dance...
And Willa sleeps on, good night mis amigos.
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So Gardenia is disintegrating. How sad! Just when I thought her behavior could not get any worse she heads to her closet to retrieve the long lost letters. So NOW is when the letters show up again. What a plot device.
Erika and Gardenia have one thing in common—an endless capacity for self deception. Both characters are attracted to a man who is completely unavailable and both have the pathological optimism to imagine that he might someday turn their way.
I am quite annoyed by the gaslighting of Aurora. First she is a victim of Dominga; now Barbara is gratuitously trying to drive her insane .I know she is written as an annoying fraidy cat, but, geez! It is quite possible for a young woman with Aurora’s history of abuse to be permanently damaged by Barbara’s nasty little games. And to what end? Is Barbara really so angry at the idea that Artemio and Aurora may have been lovers(not)? I just don’t buy that.
Welcome back, Cheryl, and thank you.
I believe that they previously hooked up at Aurora's house when Santiago dropped by after Dominga died. The night before Artemio showed up at Dominga's door.
Am I misremembering???? (Thanks to Roger Clemons for bringing that word back into the English language - ha.)
Silverfox
Last night's episode was gripping, but it's torture to watch our leading couple suffer so much.
Ha! I knew it! Night before last I caught a glimpse of Esteve and Lovely at the party, but wasn't sure, so didn't say anything. But, I remember that she was wearing an aqua tiered-skirt dress. She really is classy looking!
If I was Fer I would have left already. If my husband/boyfriend was pawing me in public like that I would smack him. How disrespectful. She looked like she wanted to throw up.
No emerald green dress for Lovely but her dress was certainly beautiful. I'm still not digging the hair though.
Abora--Ack. Getting old already.
What was with Fr/Ed giggling like a little girl? That was just silly but the look on Cadmil-ho's face was great. He's such a spoiled brat.
Wonder why she is not trying to control the damage. She could tell Dam to stop slobbering all over me. He is REALly taking advantage of a public appearance event. An elbow could do the trick. Seems she can't think strait ... just like Franco.
Where was Gardenia going with the letters? I didn't see anything about them in the advance scenes.
Ed/Franco, get a grip, hijo.
Connie, I'm with you. No way would I stand for the pawing/sliming/drooling from that creep. In fact, my muscles were tensing up every time Damn touched Nanda. If a withering glare or perceptible flinch doesn't do the trick, a well-placed elbow usually works.
Fr/Ed's giggles with NaranHo were a little strange but then I wondered if he was imitating the little 'Ho and thus insulting him...??
Ruh roh, DDenia's unburied the letters...a woman scorned can be dangerous, especially after a few tequila shooters.
Why doesn't Abora lock her door if she's so frightened? Yeesh. [beanie adjustment]
Today is Friday for me...warm up the blender, gang, it's time for margaritas for Maggarita!!!!
:-D
I was not into this, but I'm getting into it now. The acting is very good. I thought Fernanda's scene in the bathroom was dynamite.
Leave it to me to be unfamiliar with an ENGLISH expression in connection to a Spanish program, to "gaslight". I looked it up and it seems to mean inflict psychological terror on someone, derived form two 1940's movies. Is that correct?
Bonney, are you saying that the TN is set in the 70's? They seem to be driving modern cars. As I read what you wrote, it made a lot of sense fashion-wise, many dresses seem to have a 70's look.
Again, Santi and Aurora are in a small way putting 2 + 2 together....saying that Aurora looks like Babs. I thought their love scene was sweet until the espiritu arrived.
I have'nt been around along to be an official welcomer, but WELCOME Amy, great catch on the Eduardo.
I hope Gardenia doesn't burn the letters!!
Sandy in TN
Elna June, I am so disappointed in Gardenia's spiral downward, she is one of my favorites. Errika seems to have not had the capacity to be self aware but she is doing a good job with this confined role.
Hi Fuego de Rosca, thanks for stopping by.
Silverfox and Beth, now I remember the Santi/Aurora lovefest at Dominga's country estate, sheesh, my head mostly retained the crying scenes. Please, please let them give Aurora a backbone.
Connie, I actually was thinking dog thoughts with Camilo's uncouth come on and Willa would certainly agree. Also Damian is so over the top with his possessive public display. No wonder poor Fernanda is so disgusted. A great part of the party scene though, I am really liking her acting and I always have liked her eyebrows. She is a great beauty.
Bonny I am loving the fashion too. I think Lovely-Venus is a work of art. The choice of a pale elegant dress that is so pretty completed Esteve's creation. She was still popping gum when I left so I am amazed at her transformation to Miss Elegant. I hope she doesn't fall for the crude playboy act.
I loved Elna June's perceptive description too. I don't think I have ever used gaslighting but I instantly knew what it meant, great term.
I usually avoid commenting much about Eddie, he belongs to the ladies here. But today, I feel compelled to say, shame on him. He is directly and deliberately toying with the affections of two women as well as indirectly but knowingly with those of yet a third. All three utterly adore him. They deserve much better.
Gardenia is always gorgeous, but she is both frightening as well as beautiful angry.
Lovely Norton did not disappoint.
Carlos
Gardenia is teletransported from place to place, via radio/electronic deviced in her implants. I wonder what she's planning to do with the letters.
I think the time frame for MEPS is current times; they all have cell phones *and* they don't look like bricks. No computers back then like the ones in MEPS. 70s retro clothing is extremely popular right now. Remember in the beginning, Babs had 80s clothing & hair.
Quite a party! Eddy is such a dolt- I realize that this is according to plan, to make Fer jealous, but c'mon, she is sooo reluctant with Dam, he can't see that? That she is so tortured, and he goes ahead with the lame idea of announcing the farse engagement, and didn't he even tell Err that it was for real!?! Como dice mi gemelo Carlos, he is playing with the deepest feelings of three women that adore him, torturing each of them without a twinge of remorse or guilt. (Silvia is marvelous!). Our Gardenia is truly pissed, crushed and out to do something stupid with the letters, we know. I am about to be very disappointed. Would she give them to Eddy to break the engagement up? I think she's capable of anything in her unjustified rage.
Finally, Venus cleaned up very well in her transformation into Lovely. She even aquired a bit of sophistication. Let's hope that it sticks, and that she sticks it to the Cadster very well...
I agree with the general line of comments in this blog on FC. While he is still VERY attractive, he seems downright foolish at times, not the FC we all know and love from previous TNs. This isn't a good role for him. I'll go a step further and say he doesn't seem as comfortable in this role as he has in others. I think he sees his career going down the tubes after playing FrEd, an almost "stalker",impulsive, jealous and less that forthright hombre.
Maybe it's just me!
Sandy in Tn
I plan to ask for Alborada for a stocking stuffer for Christmas, if I can wait that long!
Sandy in TN
Carlos
Funny how the terrified Abora forgot about the spirit long enough to get it on with Santi in her haunted room.
Welcome back, Cheryl, and thanks for the powerful view of Devil's Tower in a storm and for the recap of course. Loved how you incorporated Willa's antics into
your writing. GinCA
I have YouTubed some earlier TN's he has been in where the telenovela has been a bomb but he stood out from the trash. I might be willing to vote on his worse role but I feel his best may always be his next.
I too was cringing over and over as Damian slobbered and pawed. For God's sake why didn't she at least push him away. Those parts of the episode didn't seem like the Fer we know and love.
It didn't seem to me that Fr/Ed was really acting in a cool and calculating way regarding his plans with Erika. He had told her long ago that she would be his official date at the party. I thought they discussed pretending to be novios. The announcement of an engagement seemed to me to be spiteful behavior brought on by seeing Fer and Damn together.
Kudos to the actress playing Gardenia. Her rage and sorrow were well played. My first thought when she grabbed the letters was that she plans to destroy them. But then I thought - don't important letters always surface in TNs?
Totally loved Venus' dress and transformation. She's speaking in a very elegant way as well.
This blog is the first time I've heard gaslight being used as a verb. It works for me. The movie that I remember seeing on television long ago is the one with Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman. She's his wife and he tries to drive her insane, making her think she's done things she hasn't, etc.
That Geroge Cukor film that you saw, "Gaslight", with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer is one of the films mentioned as having a part in coining the phrase "to gaslight." We are just learning so MUCH around here.
Bonney, I'll ask for Pasion as well. It is so good to have alternate viewing for the very busy football/basketball watching season. I should treat myself to one of them earlier than Christmas to have alternate viewing for the Titans/UT fall football schedules. Thanks for the suggestions, I'm doing it!
Sandy in TN
Thanks for the explanation of why Fr/Ed was laughing like an idiot in front of Cadmil-ho. It certainly irritated and unsettled me as well.
So DDenia didn't hot foot it but was able to be chauffeured to and from Las Animas during the fiesta. She's a smart cookie since I doubt Fr/Ed and Esteve told her to use the chauffeur.
Looking forward to more drama as the party continues. GINCA
Loved your working Miss Willa into the recap. She deserves a starring role.
Gardenia broke my heart last night. Her pain and disillusionment were so deep, so raw...the actress played it beautifully.
Ached also for Fernanda. Another episode where her pain and discomfort (portrayed differently than Gardenia) were palpable and almost unbearable to watch.
Some fine acting going on in this one. Colunga's laugh startled me. As high-pitched as his keening wail at the death of his mother. Unusual in such a manly man.
CherylNM, thank you again for a wonderful recap. You take the words right out of my mouth sometimes! Love this show even more because of all you talented recappers and Commenters.
Oh-noes for Gardenia. BUT let the party go on and on. Abora could just take her pillow to her corner. I wish eSteve would stop telling Lovely (just as elegant an appearance as the Barb) not to fall in love with slimeCad. That's planting the idea in her head that he might be loveable! Come now, even his mother couldn't love him.
Speaking of love and mother...Anept got that lusting look again when he examined Lovely. With the gorgeous Prissy standing right there! That confirms it for me. He can't make love... which is not to say he can't have sex.
Why oh why can't Aurora run & get Santiage? It would take the maid some time to wash that mess off. Let Santiago tell her if shé's crazy or not.
I believe Aurora was a virgin when she & Santiago got it on, so I'm sure she can't be Artemio's former lover. She is most likely his hija.
Fernanda's tears are supposed to be real & she does a wonderful job, Babs are supposed to be fake & she conveys that very well also.
I didn't quite get the car thing between Camilo & Fr/Ed. Is Fr/Ed letting him know that he knows where it is or what?
I never connected the giggling of Fr/Ed with the way Cadmil-ho laughs. You're right though. I bet he was mimicing him. Now that is funny!
I'm joining the guys who think Fr/Ed is hurting the feelings of both Erika and Fernanda. Not only that, but just think about all the dishonest things he's done:
- lied about his name to just about everyone
- lied about working for Powermilk. Steve has also misrepresented Powermilk's interest (actually, none) in Lactos.
- is keeping someone's car without telling them the truth (isn't that theft, even if the owner's son was an intruder?
- has a new plan to have a hooker use a false name and seduce on of his enemies
- actually paid one of his enemies (Barbara) over a $1 million to trick her into thinking he's on her side
- made a phony grave marker for himself, and has a priest covering for him
I could go on and on. He's broken more laws than we can count, and he's also forced good innocent people such as Jacinto and Margarita to go along with him.
All in the name of good versus evil. He's saying the ends justify the means. But do they?
I don't feel sorry for Gardenia or Erika at all. FrEd told Gardenia straight out he could never feel anything for her except as a brother. For her to flip out because he announced his engagement to Erika when she's seen Erika in the house and knows he's been seeing her suggests Gardenia has some emotional problems that she might want to get checked out.
He has told Erika several times he does not love her. He told her last night after the announcement he does not love her. I think the fake engagement is wrong, especially with a woman FrEd knows is in love with him, but he has told both Erika and Gardenia that he does not love or want them.
So any emotional fallout from this is pretty much on them.
I cannot take credit for turning "to gaslight" into a verb. I first heard a professor use the term, taken from the Boyer/Bergman movie, in Grad school (1970's). The term refers to Boyer's turning the gas under the lights (presumably before the electric light bulb) up and down, causing them to flicker and waver—then denying that the lights are flickering. HE doesn't see it. Only poor Ingrid, who must be tired, ill, etc. Naturally the bad servants are in on the gig. Eventually our victim begins to doubt her reality and her mental stability is undermined.
And Cheryl, I agree with you about Erika. The actress who plays her is doing a lot with the part and has made an odd character somehow appealing. I am SORRY she is deluding herself instead of wanting someone to tap her upside the head with a designer shoe.
Angélica Rivera, Gaviooooota from DA is also in it. it's Mariana de la Noche.
Hombre, Fr/Ed lies to avenge his mother and to restore truth, justice & the Mexican way (yup, he's Super Man-O) so it's ok with me. Besides, he is
just
so
fine.
Maggarita
*FELS = Fuego en la Sangre, a truly awful TN deserves a Carol Burnett treatment
to an earlier question, yes I use digital completely. I do not miss dark rooms and horrid chemicals one bit. The camera used with this is a simple but powerful little Leica (DLux2) which means I had excellent optics and extraordinary luck in timing.
I was thinking that the fashions have been more 80s with a bit of 70s thrown in here and there to confuse us. When Camilho arrived last night all I could see was his shiny, too-tight pleated suit pants. But then, his overall look recalls 80s new wave popstar for me. I think skinny ties were the 60s and again in the 80s. My Dad wore the big wide ugly print ones in the 70s. And did you catch Fr/Eddies half black/half white dress shirt! Ack!
I must admit I had been looking forward to Gardenia's smack down to reality. However I did not find it gratifying nor did I feel a lot of sympathy for her the way it ended up playing out. Besides her intolerable mouth, I guess I have a hard time feeling the realness of her attachment to Ed.
Wish I was going to Maggarita's for margaritas. --Liliana
Painful watching Denia in torment again, but loved the compliment that Esteve gave Pris. She deserves better than she's been getting, hopefully Any?balls will egt jealous, and she'll be in a position to hurt him.
AmyK
While I always thought Fernanda's eyebrows were "distinctive" and took some getting used to, I didn't think I ever actually disliked them. However, I realized last night that the reason I liked her hair so much that way, with the bangs down her forehead instead of swept to the side, was because it hides the brows a bit. The brows aren't awful, but this look seems more flattering.
Ah well. I'd trade faces with her any day, "distinctive" eyebrows or not!
As for her acting, I have to agree with everyone else about how great she is. Her suffering looked truly painful.
I felt for Gardenia too. She has only herself to blame for thinking she'd be next in line for Ed's heart, but even with that in mind it must have been a shock to hear him announce his engagement to someone else who wasn't Fernanda.
To answer Novelera's question, sometimes letters DO get destroyed, but they are never forgotten! (E.g. in Pasion, Camila's sister destroyed the "kidnapped by pirates, sold as a slave, plz HELP!!!" letter, but still admitted to it on her deathbed.)
I don't think Denia will destroy these letters, though. But I admit that I can't imagine what else she'd do with them, unless she's actually going to give them to Ed and taunt him that Fer's lost to him forever because of Damian.
I love Fernanda so much and really hate to see her hurt. As much as I loved Erika in Passion, I find her very annoying even though she has no clue that she's contributing to her best friends pain. As far as Ed's role, in this love triangle, the guys said it best. I can't imagine how he's going to get out of this mess.
I'm on pins and needles wondering what hot mama Denia is going to do with those letters. Tonight should be fun.
Ah, the intense suffering, the misplaced yearning and kissing while the band plays on, the dancers twirl, and the waiters serve. Doesn’t get much better, does it folks?
La Paloma
Hi there Judy. thanks for the commentary on my tower. You will be glad to know that I spread some more Tila when I was in Wyoming. And isn't Gardenia's anguish heart-wrenching. Great job. Can't wait to see what she decides to do in revenge with those precious letters. I also feel bad for Eduardo that he doesn't know about them yet. Wonder how long they will make us wait.
Novelera, I am so honored that you even mentioned me in the same sentence with Ansel Adams. While I was photographing the Tetons, I saw one of his fabulous black and white books with the Tetons on the cover. He is the ultimate icon maker in photography.
Babs' past has been kept from us, so far, as far as I know. It surprises me that a synopsis would reveal so much, was it an official from Telerisa? It also surprises me what the avances in the Mexican broadcast show sometimes, almost giving away any surprise for the next episodio...
Regarding Fer's eyebrows, if I'm not mistaken her eyebrows were more extreme early in the TN. I think lately they are simpler and not as harsh.
She's a great actress...
Ann - NYC
Carlos, you have "right on" observations about the male characters. However you have such a fun and keen sense of humor that is is sometimes difficult for me to know if you are really serious in your glorifying observations about Gardenia. Sometimes they have the feel of trying to evoke a rise out of others. You have the right to your opinion, but be careful, your over the top admiration of Denia is making you look like Gonzo and Babs. The older man who's so captivated by a young beauty that he can justify any of any of her actions.
For Anon 02:27:00 PM, this isn't actually Silvia Navarro's first novela, this is her first novela in Televisa, but she has already worked seven novelas in TV'Azteca, all in the lead role, she was part of the first generation of actors coming out of the Azteca Academy of Arts and she landed the lead in "Perla" (wich was very good) at 18 or 19, the success of that novela kept her in leading roles until her switch of Televisa, she was probably the most succesful actress in TV Azteca, she has also played parts in TV shows, movies and theatre.
Jarocha
Sandy in TN
Furthermore, Soledad was being blackmailed with Ed's own safety to ensure that he would stay away. If she had known that he was planning to come back (just before she died) to propose to Fernanda, she would have tried very hard to dissuade him. For this reason as well, I doubt that Soledad would have encouraged Gardenia. He wasn't supposed to come back at all!
I don't think anyone EVER encouraged Gardenia with Ed; and it's not a great idea for a woman to expect much from a just-jilted man anyway.
In fact, if Gardenia were a little older, she might even be thrilled to see Erika dining on Fer's leftovers. That makes Erika the rebound girlfriend. Only when he's done with the rebound girlfriend will he be ready for a normal relationship again! (That's how it usually works out, anyway...)
Or Erika, who said right from the beginning that Franco reminds her of "someone." Maybe calling him "Eduardo" at the party was a subtly scripted slip and not an acting error! (Isn't she also the one who inadvertently tattled to Babs about the significance of the yellow banner in the tree at Fer's First Communion?)
Or he could be referring to someone like Pris, who was very trustworthy until Damian started blackmailing her.
I'm saying all this with the assumption that Bosco was giving Ed a vague warning, motivated by padre-like wisdom, without a specific person in mind. But if he did have a specific person in mind (someone in Bravo's confession), then I still think it's an unwitting traitor rather than a malicious one.
I bet Soledad would have tried to push some other boy on Gardenia if there'd been one around. Jacinto must have been the only "catch" available - how else can you explain how Flor, Martina, Gardenia, and Venus are all still single?
Santiago adopted!?! That would explain why he's so different from his brothers. Hmmm...lots of mysteries in this one. Glad I missed the Anonymous spoiler so I can stay on delicious pins and needles
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Dr. Carlos...sent you an e-mail. Nothing important, just a by the by....
Lucky is the girl who has never experienced unrequited love.
She's so pissed right now I hate to see what she's going to do next.
~Caborita
I like the picture of Devils Tower. It brings me back to Close enocunters of the third kind. Do de doo do doo. Hard to replicate the keyboard sound here. Heh.
I thought I was the only one imagining things. Turns out they were really playing careless whisper by George Michael. It would be nice to dance with Fernanda with that song. I know I would.
Speaking about Fernanda. I love her eyebrows and I don't care what anybody says about it. We also got to see the debut and presentation of the lovely 'Lovely Norton'. Camilo is sure traking the bait before it is even cast. What an easy target.
Gardenia just needs a hug from us guys. :)
I can see why Damian touching Fernanda creeps everyone out just because it is Damian. If it was Eduardo/Franco no one would complain. I don't mind a little PDA to my girlfriends to mark my territory. Especially during the high school and college years. A little beyond that and not too many guys would mess with your girl unless at a club. Feel free to agree or disagree with me.
Ibarramedia
It is a dearth of nice guys it seems if Venus, Gardenia, Martina and Flor who are all pretty with substantial charms, then Gardenia being obsessed for 15 years isn't so far fetched. Carlos, I love your scenario of Gardenia thinking Eduardo would surely come one day, ala some day my prince will come.
Julie said it perfectly. No one, not Soledad, and certainly not Eduardo, ever led Gardenia to believe she had a snowball's chance in hell with Eduardo. There's no evidence to support Soledad wanting Gardenia as her nuera. Soledad was completely terrified by La Hiena into believing her son would die if he ever set foot there again. That's why she withheld the letters. Any spark between Fer and Eduardo might mean he'd come back there for Fer and be killed. Let's don't forget she loved Fernanda like a daughter.
That said, I did feel sympathy for her as she sobbed out her pain. But, of course, her first reaction is to get even with someone with those letters.
Thank God the spoiler is gone. Now if I can just forget having read it! Shouldn't be a problem since I can't find my car keys most times.
Susanlynn, I love your description of shipboard dancing. I also feared for the dancers on that wedding cake tiers for a dance floor. What were they thinking? Was EdFran dreaming he could be on the top tier dancing with Fernanda and all those other fools would just melt into the background?
Oh yeah, Willa looks chic and cool with her curly locks shorn to summer short, only the top of head, ears and tail left with charming fluff.
I like the idea of Santiago having been adopted. He has always been the odd duck in the sons of the family- artistic, sensitive and maybe even a bit altruistic. The others are so selfish and rotten inside. That Fer and he could have developed into the people that they are,having grown up in this dysfunction outfit is another beanie-required facet of the story.
Regarding your comment above that part of the reason for the picture you displayed was luck.
I recall reading somewhere one of the early great photographers was having an exhibition. A member of the press was interviewing him as they walked through the exhibition and the photographer was explaining how he had taken some of the photographs.
After several explanations, the journalist exclaimed "Why these pictures are the result of nothing but dumb luck!"
The photographer, scanning the room, hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "Yes, I am indeed fortunate to have been more lucky than most with my photographs."
Implying that, while luck can explain one "great" moment, luck that repeats itself again and again and again - maybe has another explanation - like talent.
Silverfox
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