Caray, Caray!

From yesterday: Aldo's hangin' with the hopped-up homies, Marcos offers Beto a job as the Director General (not to be confused with Inspector General) of Grupo Sermeño. Beto tries out his suegro's chair for size and likes it.


The tables are turned and Moni is training an already-bedraggled but still color-coordinated Don Cesar. Even while working out his hair defies gravity. He begs a 5 minute break which aligns perfectly with Estrella's arrival. For once DC is too tired to get on Estrella's case about coming to the gym. "Saved by the bell," he gasps.

As DC hunkers down for nap time in the ring Moni warns Estre not to talk smack about her mama. Estre says no way we're friends in good times and bad.

Beto and Marcos visit Nieves to tell her some news. "What he got another woman pregnant like he did to isabel?" (Oooh, bitter.) Beto asks her not to be so hard, her son is now the General Dirctor of Sermeno Group. Isabel's excited but not in a good way. She lunges several times toward Marcos. I'm sure Beto calling him suegrito doesn't help. But Beto's on a roll, soon the biz will be called Grupo Ochoa. He lets slip that he's helping La Momia at the gym, news that sits ill with both Nieves and Marcos. He dashes off, leaving the couple to their tentative minuette of apologies and reproaches. When it comes to her baby Nieves is apt to soften, and she's grateful for Beto's new job. Instead of hugging the undeserving Marcos she hugs her fuzzy purse and agrees to join him for dinner.

Over at the enemy gym (aka Gym Jimmy) Beto begins tutoring Coni in stretching, mainly so he can check out her bubis at various angles.

Guerrera, who had been chatting with Beto at Gym Jimmy, visits our home gym to taunt Moni about fighting La Momia; and guess who La Momia's new coach is? No other than Beto and he's training her to kick your a**. BETO?!?!!

Isabel and ner nattering nanny Alicia are at the clinic. Ali mentions to the handsome doctor that Isa had a bone marrow transplant for leukemia recently so shouldn't she get her health checked? Dr. agrees and is fully occupied giving Alicia an impromptu blood pressure test while Isabel steals a blank prescription from his pad. I'm guessing for some tranquilizers for Alicia, but time will tell.

Por casualidad (yes, I remember) Marcos is also at the clinic to visit a doctor, undoubtedly yet another professional who is in his hip pocket. Let's see...there's some chat about the doctor's love of dancing with his wife Mabel then Marcos cuts to the chase. He has an enormous favor to ask him. He's an oncologist no? Marcos needs the doc to convince a woman who had leukemia that she only has a short time to live (Oh come on!) and Marcos won't leave until he gets his way.

Well I'm not sure how effective Beto is at being a coach. First he accidentally cuffs coni in the face knocking her down, then he leaps on top of her to comfort her, then they end up making out on the floor of the ring. This is the position that Monita finds them in when she storms into the gym followed by Estrella. "BETO!!!" The funniest part is when Beto tries to help Coni up but gets distracted by Moni and Coni falls to the ground again, heh heh.

Moni yells and Coni taunts. Beto tries to mollify Moni and gets a punch in the nuts for his troubles. Coni (stifling a laugh I swear) turns away displaying her beautifully indifferent profile to an agonized Beto who squeals in soprano "aqui, aqui!".

Under Christian's watchful eye Mau and the girls get ready to leave. Jacqui tells the girls the house won't be the same without them and she'll let Aldo know what's up when he gets home. Tia Jacqueline hugs the girls goodbye and wishes them the best.

Cut to Aldo who is a stoned out waste product sitting on a pile of cardboard and hanging with the ne'er do wells. They figure he's got money since his clothes are nice. He tells them he has no parents, he's an orphan but his adoptive mom bought his stuff. He agrees to take them to his place to eat. What were we saying about choices?

Marcos coerces his venal pal Doctor Edgar, this is the only way to weaken Isabel. If she thinks she's going to die it will be a tremendous setback to her. (Ya think??) It's the only way she'll let him get close to his daughter. Do it for him and his daughter, it's the only possible solution. Edgar, unlike the judge, at least hesitates for half a second before giving in to Marcos. What if this Isabel doesn't react as predicted? What about his Hippocratic oath? Oh what the heck she's just a crazy dame, sure why not. (I paraphrased.) Ah, now we get some background, Edgar was about to lose his license way back when and Marcos stepped in and saved him. Payback's a bitch Edgar and Marcos wants his, pronto. A Hypocritic Handshake seals the deal.

Moni and Estre storm down the street and are followed by Beto in a wide-legged double nut crunch stagger. He finally catches up and swears to Monita he's not betraying her or the neighborhood. He is on her side AND he has a right to fight for the woman he loves. Moni won't be swayed, he's a damn liar and he should go back to train his Momia because Moni's going to smash her to pieces, Beto's no longer her brother or her friend.

Back in Gym Jimmy Coni's in a snit because Beto left her as lonely as a finger to chase the hysterical chimpanzee. She consoles herself by using him as a punching bag but he swears he's not giving her up and he won't crack. She's flirtatious and leaves the ring and he tells the air this damn fight isn't going to happen or his name isn't Roberto Ochoa.

Mientras tanto, in the vecindad Nieves retrieves her wash with a song in her voice and spring in her step that attracts Tere's notice. Is she going out with Don Cesar? No she's going out with Marcos to a very nice lakeside restaurant. "Et tu, Nieves?" asks Monita who has overheard. She supposes that now Nieves is also stabbing her in the back, eh? What else would she be doing with that man?

Luisa and Danny are thrilled to be home with Mau and especially in Furia Enmascarada's hideout. The girls lobby to go get Monita right now but Mau says he's sure she'll come right over the moment she hears they are at his place. Dani keeps pushing, "you're going to go get Monita, right?" "And Tere, and Ivan," adds Luisa. Sounds like the bat cave is about to get crowded if the girls have their way. Gosh it's good to finally see them happy. Doh...anvils.

Back at the barrio Monita's on a tear getting all up in Nieves' face about Beto the Betrayer. Actually, I'm growing weary of Monita's rants and we've heard it all before. There is nothing new, trust me. FF>>

Coni's now in the street and her cell phone rings. It's the villanous vibora hissing in Coni's ear. Coni reports that she has successfully separated Beto from Monita in record time. Isabel hisses that her latest big nuisance is Estrella. "Leave it to me," assures Coni, confident in her ability to destroy.

Isabel goes to the pharmacy to pick up her prescription, pills and syringes. Syringes? Must be the fake prescription, viper!!

Monita, currently in danger of joining the Sisters of the Perpetually Pissed Off, is taking out her aggressions on her apartment. Estrella tries to console her by telling her Beto can't help it, he's thinking with his little head as all men do. However Monita is so angry she's ready to trash every one of her old friends. She gets close to losing it with Estrella when she suspects Estrella is 1) defending Beto, 2) on Mauricio's side, and 3) also against her mother. No no no no no, Estrella reassures her she doesn't even know her ma and thinks they should get to know her together.

Like lambs to the slaughter, Chris and Mau approach the vecindad. They first see Paula and Tano leaving on their second date. Chris reacts negatively and calls Pau his novia. She snaps back "EX novia". Chris threatens Tano that he's got his eyes on him. Tano give Mau the "we're only friends, heh heh" story. Enough about themm Mau has the good news that he's got the kids back and now he's looking for Aldo.

Beto arrives all het up about his altercation with Monita. Pau's about to pow him but Tano drags her back. Beto claims Moni got away before he could explain and now she refuses to see him.

Jacqui's leaving the lonely house to meet her ex-husband (ruh-roh, rivals at the lakeside restaurant) and gives Britney Sophia a letter for Aldo. It's muy importante that BS not forget to give it to him! "Si Señito!" which is naca for yes ma'am. As soon as she leaves BS calls her pal, "hey, remember I told you I'd call you when the two witches left for a while?.."

Meanwhile Aldo and his rotten pals approach the house and see Jacqui leave. Aldo tells them to wait outside while he checks things out. The dirty dudes do some checking out of their own. They figure this Aldo is too careful so one of them needs to distract him while the other cases the joint.

While Chris drags Beto off for some reason Mau happily tells Tere and Ivan that he's got the kids and they'll be together forever. (Forever = anvils) Tere sees Monita and tells her the glorious news. Even Miss Cranky Pants cracks a big smile for this. Mau tells her that it's all due to Marcos, her father who is not quite the jerk she thinks. Monita is about to agree to go with Mau to see them when the terminal wet blanket arrives. Hissy is all pathetic and "where are you going?" so Moni sadly tells Mau to give the girls a kiss for her. Damn the viper!! The other three happily depart.

Isabel tells Moni that everything went well, ouch the pain. They are interrupted by a loud rapping on the door. Aieeeeee! Enter the Mummy! She says she's there to see Isabel. Moni calls Coni out and Coni, to give her props, pops back "just say where and when!" Monita says here and now and Coni retorts "no, tonight at the gym, where we won't be interrupted." Stare down between the mummy and the monkey.


Mañana: aldo and his pals lurk outside. christ shows up and the two steal his gun and conk him over the head with it. Isabel gives Estrella an injection. Coni's ready to rumble

Dicho for Aldo, Monita, Coni, Xime, Tano, Pau, Estrella, Nieves... heck, for so many:
Mejor solo que mal acompañado = better to be alone than with the wrong person

Vocab from tonight:
Cantón = slang for place, house (what Aldo's pals said)
Manita = slang for female pal (short for hermanita, what Britney Sophia said)
Me salvo la campana = Saved by the bell
No soy infiel, soy débil = I'm not unfaithful, I'm weak (Beto's shirt)
Revés tremendo = tremendous setback
Solo/a como dedo = all alone (alone/lonely as a finger)
Tu eres la que esta demas = you're the other [woman] (what Coni told Moni at the gym regarding Beto)
La voy a hacer pedazos = I'm going to smash her to pieces
No voy a rajar = I'm not going to crack

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