Caray, Caray!

Note: we are looking for a Monday recapper so Pata won't have to do two each week as she has nobly offered! Interested? Let me know, caray@mappamundi.com - Melinama Now on to the recap.

I couldn’t let this great episode go to waste so here is a quick rundown. I have to work in the morning so did this quick and I missed a lot, so anyone feel free to add on or correct anything. But let's give a shout out to Rafa!!! Way to go!!

We have Marco calling Leonor and giving her notice that she is about to be evicted, and advises her to find a place to store all her belongings. Leonora begs him not to this. Marco says time's up

Funny little scene at Siglo where Ale is walking behind someone who she thinks is Marino and grabs his hair making fun of his wig. It turns out it is a client of Isabel. Ale begs his pardon and walks away embarrassed.

She tells all the Siglo crew to get to work and when she sees Marino she tells him if he changes wigs to let her know. Too funny.

Four hours and counting till Siglo closes and the month is over. Ale looks sweetly at Rafa’s Desk and smiles. Juan the janitor sneaks by Ale hiding some papers behind his back. He approaches Susana and asks her to give them to Ale because she gets really angry when he gives her the bills. As if it were his fault!

Susan gives Ale the Bills and she gets really agitated. Susana tries to get her to relax. This isn’t working as Susana his rubbing her temples and telling her to Relax.

Medina is out capturing his lions. They all show up, but not without tequila. They ask after Ale. They wonder if he isn’t in love with her. Rafa says he is not in love with her. He tries to change the subject and mentions the reason he’s here is to sell. The businessmen have other plans and pass around the tequila.

Ale Calls Rafa to find out where he is and how things are doing. She tells him he has two hours otherwise he is out. Ale inquires if Rafa has been drinking. He says yes that is what we are doing. Ale gets mad at him.

Rafa is just about to get to business with the lions and who show up but the daughters. They are more interested in Rafa. There is more tequila drinking,

We are back at Siglo with all the crew handing in their monthly sales reports to Susana. Marino walks in waving his reports. Claudia tries to talk him out of two of his sales and Marino more or less tells her what she would need to do first... Claudia slaps him calls him a pig, and he snorts at her.

Ale walks in and chides everyone. She tells them to get back to work they have an hour. They all scatter.

Beltran approaches Ale and wants to know if Rafa has reported in. She says he still has an hour. Beltran gets all nervous. He says if Rafa doesn’t make the sale he is fired. He tells her to call him.

Rafa is trying to convince everyone what a great deal they are getting. He tells them he will give them a discount if they buy as a group. The daughters are all urging the old guys to buy from Rafa. He tells them he will give them a moment to think without pressure.

As he leaves the daughters are all encouraging the men that Rafa is offering a good deal. Rafa’s phone rings and one of the young women answer it. Of course it is Ale and she is quite put out... She hangs up. And starts choking. Susana enters and wants to know what’s wrong. She is all upset because a women answered the phone. Susana starts laughing and Ale gets madder. She says Rafa is risking everything just to be at a fiesta with women...

The phone rings. It is Marco. He wants to know how things are going. Ale tells him Rafa hasn’t sold anything yet. Marco pumps a fist. He says he will come to pick her up later. Ale hangs up throwing the phone down saying Medina is just looking for this, or in other words deserves what he is getting.

We now see the great lion tamer getting all his advances from the said lions. They are not done with him yet. They offer more tequila. Rafa really tries to leave, but now everyone just wants to celebrate more. The young women chide him and tell him he needs to celebrate with them. They tell him it is an order.

Back at Siglo, his co-workers are all lamenting that Rafa hasn’t returned yet. Ale is fretting that Rafa isn’t back and hasn’t paid one peso. She cant believe she ever thought she could believe in Rafa.. At this moment we see a blue car show up.

Rafa stumbles out of the car. Susana has a huge smile and all of Siglo is watching the spectacle of Rafa stumbling and waving bye to his gorgeous young chauffeurs. Rafa runs up to Ale stating he did it and trips falling at her feet. He is so excited and happy. He is shaking her showing the contracts. He is pretty bombed. Ale says give the contracts to Susana and come into the office.

Ale is in her office. Smiling and stating, he did it. Everyone is happy for him except Marino. Susana is smiling, Marino approaches and chides him, Rafa teases Marino about the wig.

Rafa is so excited about his sales, and talking a mile a minute to Ale. Ale says shut up you drunk and wants to get to business and wants to see the figures. Rafa is still so excited, but all Ale is worried about is that Rafa has enough to pay her what he owes her. She tells him he didn’t make what he owes her.

We have another brief salon scene. This time Ramirez’s old ladies wonder in with rollers and tight curls and want to get there hair combed. Or something like that. It was just very strange.

Ale is now chewing Rafa out for when he danced with Carlotta. Rafa said yes but it worked. Now Ale is yelling about the women who answered his phone. She continues adding up the sales. He is short 400,000 pesos. (I think or 4 mil cien.) Rafa argues with her saying she is expecting way too much of him. She continues yelling and tells him to leave.

Rafa leaves defeated , heading to his desk. The Siglo crew try to cheer him up and want him to celebrate. With him. Bow-tie guy offers him another tape that will help him sell, Claudia tells him she’ll show him the Mexican technique (or something like that). Marino adds his two cents and tells them to come to the meeting tomorrow so they will all get to know the sales person of the month and takes off. Rafa tells the crew he isn’t up celebrating.

They all leave poor Rafa, and Susana sees him distraught and alone. She goes to talk to Ale. Ale is still going on about Rafa being with the clients and drinking. And still didn’t make his commitment.

Susana wants to know what she is so mad about? She tells her no one has sold in one day what Rafa just sold. She accuses Ale of being more upset because Rafa was with those young women, or having a few drinks, then not having met his financial obligations. Which by the way the amount he was lacking was the same amount that Ale paid for the pen for Marco that she charged, or so Susana reminds her...

She accuses Ale of killing Rafas’ happiness. She tells Ale that Rafa worked really hard to complete his obligations.

Rafa is alone at his desk. Wondering why he worked so hard, who even cares. It isn’t worth the effort. He continues crying when a hand reaches across his shoulder, and it is Ale. Finally coming to her senses. She congratulates Rafa and gives him a hug. She tells him he did a good job and she is really proud of him. And that it was a great sale.

Rafa is crying and this scene was worth the whole hour. Ale takes the scarf around her neck brace off and uses it to wipe Rafas’ tears. She tells him she will see him tomorrow. As she leaves she is smiling and Rafa touches his shoulder where she had touched him.

Marco shows up. Ale is all excited still thinking about her little moment with Rafa. She says she had a great day. Marco is telling Ale that he too has good news. He has it all arranged that by tomorrow he will have Rafas’ house. Ale tells him to forget about this. She tells him Medina made his sales. Marco isn’t convinced Rafa will continue to be successful and wants to take Rafa’s house. Ale puts her foot down and says no way are taking that house. She will pay the rest that he owes for the month. But they are not going to sell Rafa’s house. Marco is not too happy.

Before Rafa leaves he is sitting alone wondering why he feels so bad. He knows Ale was never his. Trapito shows up and the two have a cute little moment. And we get to hear Rafa’s funny little laugh.


Rafa shows up to his house, and everyone is sitting around the couch crying. Rafa wants to know what is wrong, he asks if someone died. Jaime tells him Ales’ lawyer called and they need to be out of the house by tomorrow. The end.

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