Friday, September 24, 2010
La Fea Más Bella #19-20 9/24/10 Ortiz bets on the wrong horse, and his horse is a dead duck!
Capitulo 19
1. MamaT says Fernando should’ve put super-competent Alicia in charge, considering the great report she made the last time. PapaH says, “Of course you’re going to forget about promoting la fea.”
2. Fernando tells Lety that he can’t present her promotion to the board after this mess. Lety breaks down and says that what upsets her is not her promotion, but his meeting and his image.
3. Marcia tells Alicia that this is her big chance since Lety has taken such a fall.
4. Lety cries to the cuartel about the catastrophe. They tell her that Ortiz is bitter because his wife cheats on him. Paula calls a technician from another company.
5. Ariel wants to monitor all transactions of Conceptos. Humberto refuses. Ariel proposes Plan B, that Olarte passes him all information. Humberto supports that because the balance wasn’t ready for today’s meeting.
6. Ortiz won’t let the cuartel access the computer. Fernando sets him straight. Ortiz prints the report for Lety. Fernando orders him to bring Lety’s computer back NOW. Olarte orders him to copy the files to CD.
7. Luigi throws a tantrum which causes a spark which scares the dog which he tied to the camera which falls over and breaks.
8. Fernando vetoes Ariel’s financial supervision, since Ariel’s excuse was that the balance wasn’t ready, and now it is.
Capitulo 20
The Cap 20 recap continues at the link posted with Cap 19.
1. The cuartel suspects that Ortiz raided Lety’s files. All the good guys pitch in: Saimon sabotages Luigi’s computer and Irmita summons Ortiz to fix it. Celso unlocks Ortiz’s office and the cuartel finds the file in his desk.
2. Lety explains the balance report and defends it against Ariel. Fernando gets board approval for her promotion to the executive position.
3. Lety shows Fernando that Ortiz copied her files. Ortiz tells Olarte that the cuartel found the file. Fernando gives Ortiz a choice: squeal and submit a voluntary resignation, or refuse to talk and end up in jail. Ortiz implicates Olarte but not Alicia.
4. Luigi gushes about the upcoming Benny Ibara video clip and slips in a barely-veiled reference to Benny being the son of Julissa, who plays Teresita.
5. Olarte begs Ariel for help and gets the brush-off. But when Ariel sees that Fernando is going to interrogate Olarte, Ariel promises him a good job if he doesn’t squeal, and a long list of enemies if he does.
6. Fernando offers Olarte a choice similar to Ortiz’s. Olarte denies that Ariel was involved, and he refuses to tell who blocked Lety’s computer. Fernando fires him and promises to spread his reputation throughout Mexico’s business world.
7. Fernando reports to the board why Olarte was fired. He refuses Ariel’s demand to appoint the replacement. Ariel says, “You think I was behind the conspiracy?” Fern says, “Olarte was your ally and everyone knows it.
Labels: fea-2010
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During dance practice, we meet Felix Greco who is the actual choreographer for LFMB. You see his name in the credits.
Note the contrast. How Fernando responds when Lety has troubles (the knight rides up on his charger and sleighs the dragon!), vs how Ariel responds when Olarte has troubles ('why are you bothering me with this?'). And didn't you just LOVE how Fernando handled the nogoodniks?? Delicious!
Someday, eventually, Fernando will start having similar fantasies about Lety, rather than fantasizing about stuffing her in the trunk of the car, right?
Now that I've gotten used to the politically incorrect way of portraying gays, I can really enjoy Luigi's histrionics. First time around I was so shocked I was uncomfortable.
One of my favorite parts is when Fernado and Letty have just left Lugis studio after the camera was smashed and Letty is crying it wasn't her fault. There little interactions there together so much fun to watch.
Paula I really appriciate all your work and your great insights and all the work you are doing. Thanks again so much.
Why didn't they rat out Alicia? Ortiz hoped, as payback, she'd help him get his severance or something. And Ariel forbade Olarte from tying anyone else to the plot because Ariel has uses for Alicia. Olarte thinks that if he sucks up to Ariel, Ariel will take good care of him. If not Ariel, then maybe the tooth fairy will help him out.
Julia, I can't blame Lety for believing a vidente. After all, she's in a telenovela, and we know TN videntes are right 100% of the time! And will Fernando fantasize about Lety? Well, that would be telling!
Cheryl, you like that Lety isn't thwarted at every turn. That's part of what I LOVE about this novela. All the small steps. She's steadily gaining ground, but only a little bit at a time. Did you see the way Fernando looked at her after he fired Ortiz? (With apologies to Whittier) " 'Who touches a hair of yon lemon head Dies like a dog!' he said.”
But I don't see why. Yes, Lety was made acting VP. So??? Without giving away spoilers, does anyone think the meeting day was a huge turning point in Lety's life? I just don't see it. What am I missing?
She probably thinks it's a turning point because it decisively cements her value to Fernando and to Conceptos; impresses the senior Mendiolas; and ends any plausible professional rivalry between her and Alicia.
But the real reason it's a turning point is because she has now - after several opportunities to turn back - misrepresented the company's financial position to its board of directors. In writing. She, Fernando, and Omar are now bound together by a risky and illegal act that threatens to destroy all of them.
If their gamble pays off, they'll get away with it. If not, their odds will continue to get worse and the stakes will keep getting higher. I can think of only three ways to end the game:
1) Win
2) Quit and face the consequences, which could include jail
3) Get caught, and definitely go to jail.
That's a turning point!
Julie, that's an excellent analysis of why the meeting could have been a turning point for Lety. Even though Fer, Omar and Lety are on the "good" side what they did wasn't honest. So yes, definitely a moral or ethical dilemma for Lety. It will be very interesting to see how this plays out.
Luigi is a scream. He's cruel to Lety but his insults are always hilarious. In this episode he called her a "tlacuache con bigotes", or a possum with moustaches. In fact, her funny little mannerisms of squinting her eyes does make her appear rather possum-like. I wonder if the writers wrote that in or if Sergio ad-libbed it?
Paula, your recap was excellent and included some pivotal observations about the dynamics between Fernando, Olarte and Ariel. Thank you!!
Sylvia, it's as if the cuartel is a single organism. It is spoken of in the singular, not the plural - it's not "the hens" or something. It moves like one big caterpillar. It acts in concert, whether primping Lety or harassing Alicia. And when one member succeeds, the whole cuartel feels as if it succeeded. The exceptions are Lety and Irma. They are part of the cuartel but not always part of the single organism.
I often wonder whether Sergio is playing from the script or improvising for Luigi. Maybe Marta can weigh in because at this point the script is almost identical to BLF. To the point of Fernando referring to his "apartment" even though he lives in a house! (In BLF he lived in an apt; that got left in the script.)
regarding...
Why didn't they just say "Alicia" messed up Lety's computer since they are canned anyway. Darn.
I agree that Ariel needs her to stay out of the issue fo the computer foul-up since he has lost Olarte as his 'spy' there, so he is only left with Alicia there.
LOVED julie's analysis on why the day was so pivotal for Lety... So true!
and one little clarification... when the movie camera broke and Lety came out upset she thought they would blame her for the extra expense... Fernando followed her to let her know that the camera was insured so they would not have to pay that much for the repair.
And about the cuartel acting as a single entity, Fernando and Omar have also noticed that ...
I know Lety has the blinking eye tick that Fernando imitates here and there...
and the jijiji laugh that he had to get used to as well...
other than her looks, which are not quite as bad as Betty's...
what else are the not so desirable 'habits'/features that Lety has?
Betty had her looks, her laugh (totally different than Lety but still awkward), and she kept up tripping right over Armando, usually from behind him...
what else have we noticed?
Did you all notice how Julissa would 'glow a smile' every time his name was mentioned in that scene? lol she must be quite proud of her son.
so... like you said, Paula...
Fernando charges once he sees her cry... he was dealing with his own 'panic attack' up until he saw her break down and cry... all of a sudden top priority was 'lety must not suffer' and he charges over Alicia, Marcia, Ariel and anyone he needs to to stop Lety from suffering... even running out after her when the camera broke to make sure she was not taking it too hard on herself...
Arm: (rolls his eyes) Keep it!! Keep it, I give it to you.
Bet: Thank you, Doctor.
Arm: (has turned around and is picking up the vhs tapes from the floor to see if one of them is the one he is looking for. The last one is it.) Here it is. (walks by her toward the board room)
Bet: (still crying, wiping her face with the red cloth) So cute! (tan lindo!)
(Hugo is showing everyone his new collection after Hugo greets all the board members... complimenting Margarita on her Versace jacket. He also makes mention that Daniel is becoming an old-maid man... Daniel says single man. Hugo says he is also single, and if Daniel were the lone ranger he would be happy being silver (LR's horse). Hugo calls MB the african queen due to her deep tan. ...
Betty fetches Armando at the showroom, of course Hugo confronts her first, and ARmando tells Hugo he will deal with her...
Hugo walks in the meeting, since there is no available seat he asks Mario if he will loan him his legs (will allow him to sit on his lap) Mario replies that the interest rate would be too high... Hugo then tries to turn to Daniel but Daniel is too busy with Olarte punching numbers on the calculator...
(when Armando gathers everyone again after firing Olarte)
Hugo: Ah now this is becoming like a Hitchcock movie and I am beginning to get cus-cus! Armando, tell us please the name of that person!
MB: Ay yes! Tell us who was the murderer!...
Rob: But in any case, we have to find a replacement for Doctor Olarte. Fairly urgently.
MB: IF it is not something too complicated and you all explain to me what needs to be done, I will be the VP!
Hugo: Ay, no no! you better come here and color here with me! (hands her a color pencil)
so in BLF there is no 'accident' at this time...
hugo = luigi
Rob = Roberto = Humberto
Marga = Margarita = Teresita
Arm = Armando = Fernando
Bet = Betty = Lety
in LFMB this did not happen like that, it was not Fernando on his own who found the CD, they both saw it and Fernando does his happy dance almost tripping out the door (LOL!) but he did not find it on his own on his own initiative...
The major thing I notice is her lack of confidence, manifested in the way she walks with her head down and kind of crab-scuttles, especially when she's approaching Fernando in the office. It makes her look like a beaten-down old lady with a hunchback. Very unappealing, and it seems to make Fernando and Omar uncomfortable. I don't know why someone wouldn't just tell her to stand up straight and hold her head up. Fernando has started making a few suggestions, like wondering why she acts like there is a barrier next to his desk, but she persists in behaving like a lowly serf.
good! then you agree with me that when he reprimends her about how she approaches his desk is asking her to move on forward and not stop at his desk, he tells her that it seems as if there was an invisible wall around his desk which she does not believe herself allowed to cross... he actually wants her to move on to stand in front of his desk...
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