Saturday, November 27, 2010

El Mundo de Telemundo: Week of November 22

Open Discussion
¡Hola a todos! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! As you know, Jean will be gone for a few weeks. This means that discussions of Los Exitoso$ Gomez and El Fantasma de Elena are up to you for now.

Thanks to everyone for all the great comments in this space. And a particular shout-out to Blusamurai for coming up with the idea for this discussion in the first place and for providing several mini-recaps of her favorite shows.

By the way, Telemundo is starting to run occasional promos for La Reina del Sur, a new novela based on the novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. They say it is coming in 2011, and that Kate del Castillo has the title role. Today they showed Rafael Amaya, the murderous Julián in Alguien te Mira, in the role of El Güero.


Aurora
César’s planned kidnapping of Blanca is a disaster: Snow White and the Three Stooges. She escapes with her life but some innocent bystanders may not have been so lucky. Suspicion falls on César.

Aurora and Lorenzo show by deeds, if not by words, that they care about one another. She calls him, instinctively, when she is in trouble. And he rushes to her side without a thought for his own safety.

Vanesa is a more complicated villain than we thought. She reaches into her own pockets to help los Ponce de León with the ransom money to save Blanca’s life. She is still the only one outside the inner circle who knows that Aurora is… well… Aurora. And she continues to play puppetmaster for most of the characters who dance as she pulls the strings.

Natalia, in contrast, becomes more and more repugnant. She is filled with vindictiveness: it spills out in the look of pleasure that crosses her face when she hears that Aurora’s life is in danger and in her defense of César’s indefensible conduct.

Icky Federico continues to court Natalia according to Vanesa’s instructions. Meanwhile, it has become apparent that Natalia and Gustavo have a history together.

To keep her from stepping into the moral abyss of incest, Aurora at last tells Blanca that Martín is her brother:
Hay algo muy importante que tienes que saber y no me puedo morir con este secreto. No puedes tener una relación con Martín.(There is something very important you have to know and I can’t die with this secret. You can’t have a relationship with Martín.)
Blanca: ¿Porque tú lo quieres?(Because you love him?)
Aurora: No, ¡porque Martín es tu hermano!(No, because Martín is your brother!)

Blanca and Vicki are both interested in César. He likes Blanca. It looks like a set-up for a repetition of the Aurora-Vanesa-Lorenzo triangle.

Vanesa makes yet another play for Lorenzo and once again is rejected.

When Gustavo learns that Martín is Lorenzo’s son, he fires him.

Inés is ever more fragile and unstable. Even so, Aurora refuses to forgive her for her past transgressions.

Lorenzo asks Martín to stay in the family apartment with Nina while he and Natalia are in Madrid. (Lorenzo knows nothing about Nina’s obsession with her stepbrother or how she seduced him at the graduation party. But Natalia knows perfectly well that Nina is in love with Martín.)

Lorenzo acknowledges to Martín that he has fallen in love with the new Aurora.

Note: Friday’s show is worth watching if you are late in coming to this novela or have missed an episode or two. It’s a nice summary of main events up to now.


Alguien te Mira
Yes, Julián is the serial killer. NJ Sue, I think you were the first one to call it. And Vivi in DC picked up on Julián’s traumatic history before the writers made it explicit. Nicely done, ladies!
Julían tells Eva that he was 18 when he killed for the first time. And he hints that the victim was his own mother. He rejects Eva’s plea that he spare her because of her daughter. She sent her daughter away, he tells her. And he didn’t come looking for Eva – it was she who came after him.

And after these revelations, he pulls her towards him. In that instant, all our hopes for Eva's escape vanish. Julián stabs Eva to death. And then he lies beside her bloody corpse and admires his handiwork.

Mercifully, Eva's last thoughts are of her daughter. She visualizes her as a young lady. The last word in her mind: Gracias.

Julián has appeared distracted lately; he seems to be having a hard time keeping up his “normal” life. Everyone chalks up his odd behavior to his concern about Eva. His distraction is largely calculated: it is perhaps how he imagines an ordinary person would act under the circumstances. But every now and then, the mask slips and his friends look at him curiously. Even Piedad seems to be wondering at times but still appears inclined to trust him.

Matilde may still be in love with Mauricio in spite of his voyeurism. It seems pretty clear that he really loves her.

Luisa Carvajal has shown herself to be a true friend to Eva by insisting that the police pursue aggressively the investigation of her disappearance. She also kept Mauricio’s sex tapes away from the male detectives.

Benja continues pursuing Camila. She claims to be trying to distance herself from him, but in Friday’s episode, the two end up in bed together. Meanwhile the relationship between Benja and Tati is strained to the breaking point. And Lucía is the first person to tell Tati to her face that Benja has been unfaithful to her.

Rodrigo goes to a group session at a rehab center; he remains dubious but now at least he has taken the first step.

Pedro Pablo and Lola demand a DNA test but Luci la Loca says she’s within her rights to refuse such an invasive procedure during the pregnancy. They’ll have to wait nine months. Lola is falling apart. At work at Tatiana’s place, she can’t stop crying.

Other developments in Friday’s episode:
Tire track evidence links Benja to Eva’s disappearance. When he is called in for questioning, he admits to Carvajal that Tati’s alibi for the morning Eva disappeared was false.

Someone mails a photo to Rodrigo. It shows him and Benja at the site where they dug up the heart, the precise site where Eva went missing. It could only have been taken by the murderer.

Matilde is shocked by how callously Julián speaks about Eva when her fate is still unknown and he is supposedly in love with her.

Pedro Pablo caves in to Lucía’s threat to tell her story to the press. He give her back her job at the clinic so she doesn’t drag their name through the mud.

And finally, and most horribly, a group of young cyclists finds Eva’s body in the park. It is set out in an elaborate display, covered in white petals and surrounded by blood-red rose petals.

Julián feigns grief as he announces to his colleagues: Eva está muerta.

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Comments:
Thank heavens for reviews! I was getting so lost and always behind. I'm so grateful to you, NM, and to the Aurora watchers who, like Brusa, comment. Now, starting with Friday's review, I'm really going to try to keep up daily from now on. Maybe I'll even have something to contribute from time to time, Lois
 

Thanks for such a terrific recap, NovelaMaven. Somehow I missed Julian's killing Eva with a knife. (I don't know why but I thought it was with an injection). I guess I had my eyes half-shut because I didn't want to see it actually happen. That is one of the things I like about this script --that it is not predictable. Because Eva was such an important character, I just didn't think she would get killed. In a conventional story, she would have escaped and brought Julian down.

The other thing I thought was "terrific" (actually horrifying) was how her body was discovered. I remembered Julian telling her that he wasn't going to take her heart out and was going to do something "special." When the closeup came, I was so shocked that I literally gasped. The image of her dead body surrounded by flowers in a park on a sunny day was dramatic, shocking, and moving, and such a comment on crazy Julian. I am really impressed with the actor playing Julian. As you pointed out in your recap, the way he is losing it and going in and out --sometimes his "usual" self and then his crazy self coming to the fore.

I wonder whether he really does love Piedad --as much as someone that crazy could love anyone. And I really hope we're eventaully going to find out about his relationship with Matilde and the reason for their divorce.

I think I said this before, but I really like that now that we know "whodunnit" there is a lot to find out about the why, and how the plot will continue to unfold.

Again, Novelamaven, thanks for this site. It's so good to have some place to discuss this interesting novela.
 

Thanks, NovelaMaven, and of course thanks to Blusamurai for the mini-summaries.

On Alguien, it was very chilling that Julian killed Eva. NJ Sue, you didn't really miss it, because they didn't really "show" it - we just saw his hand swoop in and a sound. At least that was the first time they showed it. I think the second time they made it a little more explicit and we saw the knife and blood in his hand. Julian sure did a good job of cleaning everything up, though, and must have spent a lot of time setting up the body (at night?) to be discovered. As for whether he loves Piedad, he seems to love all the women - but he's loves killing them MORE.

Benjamin is such a dope. He receives that photo in the mail, and once again, he'll probably hide it from the police, because he thinks it inculpates him. But it's actually GOOD for him. He and Rodrigo seem to know the killer took the picture, so give it to Carvajal, and Rodrigo and Benja will be in the clear. That would leave Julian, right? Somehow, I don't think it'll be that easy.
 

As for Fantasma, I just loved the scene where 1) Elena is running through the forest (there seem to be forests next to gas stations as well as next to sanitariums) 2) Kalima goes to kill her with a knife, but 3) she elbows him so well she can escape, but 4) she immediately falls in quicksand, and Kalima starts with his native chanting to let her die, but 5) Montecristo arrives and pulls Elena out, but 6) Montecristo and Kalima fight and 7) Kalima falls in the quicksand, and 8) bye bye Kalima!

I also love how easy it is for Dulce to outwit the nurses, time after time, dressing up as one of them, always claiming to be "the new girl", and of course they let her in with Dario. I also like how fast she whipped up a legal document for Dario to sign, when she's not a lawyer, and really wouldn't have any idea of how to do that.

But Fantasma is now in últimas semanas! If this were Univision, that would mean 7 more weeks. Not sure if Telemundo is the same. Finally some punishment for Dulce, La Gemela and Montecristo (although they have had their setbacks). I can see why actors like playing bad guys. Dulce and Gemela get to smile and gloat almost the whole show (until the end), while people like Elena are forever crying, in a coma, running, amnesiac, etc.
 

en serio, Hombre?? I did not know Fantasma was in ultimas semanas. how lovely!! i was wondering what else could happen, now that they know the baby is Elena's, that Michel is adopted, etc. I really love Telemundo novelas... not much room for more tonterias. and like I've said in the past, the villains don't get their way through the very end (i.e. Andrea's brother died within the first 2weeks if i recall).
as you so aptly put it, they do have setbacks.
 

NovelaMaven- You rock! Thank you so much for continuing solo with the recaps this week. And thanks as well to Blu for the mimi recaps during the week.

I was shocked when Julian killed Eva, but even more sad for her poor little daughter. I thought seeing her final thoughts picturing her daughter years in the future on her wedding day was very touching.

NJSue- I'm impressed with the Julian actor, as you are. Will Matilde and Piedad start to pay attention to those red flag comments Julian keeps making? If it was Mauricio making these comments, Matilde's alarms would have gone off a long time. But because she trusts Julian so completely, these moments give her pause, but don't seem to arouse suspicion.

Benja and Rodrigo need to stop being dummies about this and come clean with the cops. The problem is that Julian knows him too well and knows how they will react to each of his traps.

The set up of Eva's body looks like it will be a clue to Julian, from the previews. Looks like he used his mom's clothes and pearls. Hmmm....

Can't wait to see how things eveolve.
 

Thanks, all!

About Aurora:
Lois -- I always appreciate your comments. Some days it feels as if you and I are the only people watching Aurora!

About Alguien te Mira:
NJ Sue, As Hombre de Misterio says, they didn't really show Julián stabbing Eva. In fact after that final scene on Wednesday, I was left wondering. I hoped that I was wrong, that somehow she was still alive. Eva seemed so strong and smart and her police training would have prepared her to fight assailants larger and stronger than herself. She seemed like a long, lean panther coiled and ready to spring into an attack. But the attack (against Julián) never came.

Her murder was a terrible and shocking scene -- almost unwatchable. And so were the scenes that preceded it. If the writers are willing to kill off a strong and popular character like Eva, well, all bets are off.

I'm not sure that Julián is capable of loving any woman, including Piedad. I can see him courting her, winning her over and then condemning her for her pregnancy by Rodrigo.

Vivi, I think you're right about the dress and jewelry leading back to Julián. The question is: will there be more victims first?
 

NovelaMaven thank you for the shout out i kept wondering why so many of us who spoke how much we like the novelas on Telemundo why no one didn't come up with my suggestion before i did. I thought since El Clon was ending we wouldn't have a place to continue our discussions at i'm very happy that you and Jean are providing us with a page to do this and of course a big thank you to our blog mom Melinama for making this possible.


You guys pretty much cover Aurora i just add on my comments to that one.


Agiuen Te Mira i don't know how many episodes we have left of this novela but i will not be surprised if Julian decides to try to kill Piedad too. The guy is totally unstable so i wouldn't put anything past him now.


Hombre De Misterio great point he loves the women he has been with but he loves to kill them more. Let me add on he loves to kill the ones who transgress what he considers his ideal mother should be.

Let me also include my two cents on the Benja situation what a dope he and Rodrigo are still be set up by Julian. But because of Benja's affair with Camila and Rocio he's still trying to keep Tatiana from finding out about it and i don't know why because it's obvious he doesn't love her anymore.

Loca Lucia has managed to get her job back at hte clinic by threatening to expose her problems with Pedro Pablo and the other Drs, there.Tatiana had the nerve to lecture Pedro Pablo on this until he shut her up by telling her that clinic could be possibly shut down from the scandal and how then would Benja will be providing for his family.

It really is hard to like Tattina from her snippy comments and her holier than thou snide comments she makes to everyone. This past week several people came close to telling her about Benja's affairs but stop themselves in time.

Matilde started looking at Julian with suspicion on Friday his cold comments about Eva gave her a very uneasy feeling.Don't forget the couple weird comments he made to Piedad also.

From the previews Amador the det. who used to feed inside info to Mauricio on each victim of this case.Remembers something Julian told him before that doesn't quite gell with other statements he has made.As everyone gathers for Eva's funeral.

Vivi i also thought that was a nice touch of Eva's last thoughts were of her daughter all grown up and her getting ready to marry.
 

NovelaMaven i think there will be more victims because right now the lie Rodrigo and Benja are telling is what is causing the confusion and making the cops suspect them as being the killer. If they would just come clean then the cops could narrow it down to Julian.Beside i think we still a lot more novelas left.

I wonder what happen to Ojo per Ojo promos they were on for awhile now they don't show them anymore i thought for sure that was going to be the next novela shown at 7pm.

Now all they show is the Marlene Favela novela promo and they show the Reina Del Sur novela.

Hombre De Misterio i must i have missed it i didn't know Fantasma De Elena is in it's Ultimas semanas now.
 

On Fantasma de Elena Elena slips in the quicksand as Kalima goes into chant mode trying to make her slip under faster? Montecristo comes upon them and fights with Kalima as Kalima ends up in the quicksand instead. Elena is saved by Montecristo again. Kalima vows to Montecristo he won't get away with betraying him.

Milady ponders what Chapparro told her about her father not knowing about Clara being pregnant as she tells Jesusa her thoughts.Jesusa lets her know she supports whatever decision she makes.Milady is still under the impression that Michel may still marry Andrea and she doesn't want to hurt her childhood friend who she has grown up thinking as her sister.

Eduardo looks for Elena and Montecristo but can't find them as Dulce looks for Dario at Elena's hacienda. She is told by Jesusa that Dario had a operation to save Andrea.


Those papers Dulce had wore drawn up by Tulio the lawyer Dulce later killed whenhe was going to tell det. Martin she killed Margot and others.

Dulce heads over to the hospital finding out that Dario had two heart attacks from the operation and hasn't woken up yet.

Andrea wakes up and seems fine.

Milady is walking through school with her friends as Michel comes to look for her she hides away from him.


Lucia Clara's other daughter gives it to her for all of her lies she has told and how much she has hurt her own daughter Milday. Clara sneers that Milady is not on their level nor that she is fit to be with Michel some mother huh? Lucia threatens to tell Andrea the truth about everything and how Milady and Michel really feel about each other.
 

Clara is left standing there not knowing what to do with the latest events from her web of lies.

Montecristo has brought Elena to some type of brodello, as she wakes up he tells her she will making him money as a high class call girl and there's no way she can escape him other than by dying.


Eduardo is frustated that he couldn't find Elena or Montecristo as Martin assures him that all of the police are looking for them both.

Nena,Anacleto and Latona are given a big Police man who has been sent to protect them from the crazy gemela.


Clara calls Jesusa to complain to try to stop Milady from being with Michel as Jesusa tells her off nastily about how she has made her own daughter suffer from her own selfishness. Jesusa tells Clara basically to stuff it and she doesn't want to hear anymore lies from her mouth because that's all she is capable of telling. Bravo Jesusa!

Elena tells Montecristo she really doesn't remeber anything but Montecristo doesn't believe her and tells her how she will be his call girl.

The lights go out at Nena's as she Anacleto and Latona hide the police man looks around the house they hear shots when they turn the lights back on the police is lying down another victim?

Crazy gemela is outside with the two guys Dulce has paid to find her son.She tells them they have to leave for now.
 

Dulce comes back home to get the papers ready for Dario to sign before at the hospital she to,ld the nurse she was his wife got in and tried to get him to wake up.


Ruth comes in and ask Dulce what she is doing and Dulce lies that she has important matter to take care of and she needed some papers that's all.

She leaves her computer on and Ruth sees the documents and have them printed out for herself.Project revenge is well on it's way.

Eduardo sleeps and dreams about Elena as the ranch hands all armed keep a lookout for crazy gemela and Montecristo.

Dulce then sneaks into Dario's room this time as a new nurse she tells the other nurse she's her replacement.Dulce wakes up Dario this time successfully and tells him to sign the papers she has or she'll be out on the street. Dario looks at her confused and not knowing what's going on. Dulce puts the pen in Dario's hand but he's in a state of what the heck is going on and doesn't sign the papers. Dulce then threatens him by saying she will accuse him of doing all of the crimes she has committed.A Dr. comes in to check on Dario as Dulce scurries out quickly.

Previews Elena tries to talk the woman who Montecristo put in charge as her keeper to help her as Elena is dressed up she and Montecristo go to a well guarded mansion.
 

Re: ALGUIEN: Vivi, I think you're right that the way Julian dressed Eva will be a clue. Did you mean the way she was dressed and the pearls seemed like something Julian's mother would wear? As Blusamurai said, the other cop Amador makes some sort of connection to Julian according to the way Eva is dressed. We have to find out tomorrow...
 

Blusamurai,

Thanks soooooo much for bringing us up to date on El Fantasma de Elena. Great job!
 

NovelaMaven, I sure hope more than two of us are watching Aurora. Need your reviews, but so enjoy comments of others when we get them. Perhaps others, as I am, are discouraged by an Aurora out for vengence. Where are our heroines? Maybe this is going to be like Donde Esta Elisa and not have any. Still, I was pulling for Aurora when she thawed out. Now I'm about ready to turn her into a popcycle again! Lois
 

Lois and NovelaMaven- I watch Aurora too. It's winning out over Eva Luna for me right now. The whole kidnap/fire/rescue scenes were really exciting and kept me on the edge of my seat.

I too hope that Aurora snaps out of this revenge mode, or at least stops taking Vanessa's word on everything as the gospel. She needs to start suspecting Vanessa of her b.s. She should be able to see how much Lorenzo loves/loved Aurora 1.0., and that he would do anything for Aurora 2.0 for that very reason. I mean, running into a burning building? That's not what a bad guy would do. Plus, does she already know that Nina is not Lorenzo's bilogical child? Meaning that Natalia was NOT with Lorenzo at the time they were supposedly a couple and playing Aurora for a fool. Think Aurora, think!

I wonder how she will explain to Blanca that she and Martin are brother and sister. It was funny when Blanca and Vicky drew the possible family tree leading to her and Martin being siblings. They had every type of formation, except the correct one, of course. I wish she would just tell Blanca the whole truth. It's hurting Aurora more than anything else to not be able to tell Blanca she is her mother. It was a bit heartbreaking when Aurora had guns pulled on her by the cops who were trying to rescue Blanca and kept screaming that she's the mother. The cops must have been like, "que?" You're the same age as the victim. But Aurora was so afraid and freaked out that "her baby" was going to get hurt.
 

I'm watching Aurora too. Since Mas Sabe El Diablo, I'll watch anything Jorge Luis Pila is in; and now, Pablo Azar (Cesar)too.
 

Vivi we're in the early stages of Aurora so i suspect it's going to be a while before Aurora puts two and two together about Vanessa and her B.S.


I do like the fact the Lorenzo does suspect Cesar was behind Blanca's kidnapping he seems to know how he rolls pretty well.
 

On Fantasma de Elena Dr. Tabia tells Eduardo that Andrea reaction to her transplant operation has gone well but he informs Eduardo who ask after his brother Dario that he suffered a couple of heart attacks he's in serious condition.

Milady runs into Michel at the hospital and he tells her excited trying to kiss her about them not being brother and sister by blood but Milady insist she knows this also and that he keep his promise to marry Andrea. Michel wants to marry Milady but she won't hear it and tells him the only one he'll be marrying is only Andrea she leaves a confused Michel in her wake.

Eduardo visits Dario as he struggles to ask his brother to watch after his son. Eduardo assures him not to worry about his son he'll always take care of him.Dario ask after Andrea as Eduardo tells him that he saved his daughter.

Meanwhile Dr. Tabia tells Rebecca he doesn't think Dario will recover, this worries Rebecca as she tells the Dr. how Andrea has been asking for her father.Rebecca then tells Andrea about the great sacrifice Dario has made to save her. Andrea ask her mother if her father is dying as Rebecca looks at her with concern. Andrea recalls the conversation she had with her father rejecting him for the role of walking her down the aisle on her wedding day.Rebecca tells Andrea there's a possibility that Dario will die.

Elena is being made up by the other woman as she ask her how long has she been kept here against her will too.The other woman tells Elena she's been there practically all of her life.She might as well get used to it as well.
 

Montecristo makes a deal with the head of the mafia for his and Elena's protection from the police and Eduardo as he's given instructions to get himself a lawyer and everything. The head of the mafia ask Montecristo to bring Elena to entertain some of his male guest, of course old evil Montecristo doesn't have a problem complying with this request.

Andrea visits Dario with Rebecca who leaves them alone to having a loving heartfelt reconciliation.Dario declares to his daughter that he will recover.

Rebecca walks out Andrea as they see Michel waiting for them, Rebeecca looks on with worry as she remembers Andrea telling her she wasn't in love with Michel that she only thinks of him as a good friend.

Edurado comes home and sees that Corrina is with Latona,Nena and Anacleto she then tells him how crazy gemela has killed their police body guard trying to kill them especially Latona.Eduardo can't believe how crazy gemela is but Nena tells him he better believe it.Eduardo offers for them all to stay at the hacienda but Anacleto tries to turn down the offer but Nena quickly accepts it.

Corrina ask about Elena and where has Montecristo taken her but Eduardo doesn't have a clue.Elena makeup is finish as she and the woman helping her to get ready continue to talk.She tells Elena these guys are into everything illegal women,drugs etc.She tells Elena that her father used to be associate of these guys also.


She ask that Elena stop asking her questions, but Elena wants her to help her escape from here as Montecristo saunters in asking what they were talking about?
 

A driver rides down the road and a zombie looking Kalima ask for a Dr.but the driver is frighten off. I guess us ladies should take note if that what quicksand does to our complexion let's try to watch where we step from now on when we're in a wooded area.Kalima recalls the one of the guys he's killed i forgotten that one myself there's been so many of them already murder count now up to 19 and counting.


Motecristo escorts Elena out of there heavily guarded new digs into a suv with a lot of guards as she ask where they are going he replies nastily she doesn't need to know that at all.

Edurado gives i think the papers Dario had in his safety deposit box to Martin to look over.Eduardo tells Martin he doesn't want Dario to get into trouble he's his only brother. Martin says he understands but violence has been involved with everything that has happen.

Latona,Jesusa and Nena talk about crazy gemela as Nena worries that crazy gemela will get into this house also to come and get them. Jesusa assures Nena not to worry that Pancho and the ranch hands are guarding the house.

Walter and Anacleto have a funny moment as Anacleto tries to explain that Nena is a medium and she has been able to talk to Daniela.Walter then ask Corrina about them but Corrina tells him that there a lot of things he won't understand but she says Latona can't talk.

Edurado hands over the incriminating evidence to get Dulce locked up for trying to rob and possibly killing Margot.Edurado then ask about crazy gemela how she and Montecristo stole his son from Elena the day she gave birth but the police officer tells Edurado that they don't really have concrete proof to charge them both.She tells Eduardo that they just can't go by what Nena says and until Latona can speak they will have to wait.Eduardo ask then about Elena being kidnapped by Montecristo but the female police officer tells him that Elena is his wife. This angers Eduardo who insist that Elena is his wife not Montecristo.
 

The female cop hands over a piece of paper to Eduardo telling him he's not married to Elena and Martin confirms this that Elena is now married to Montecristo confusing huh?

Montecristo brings Elena somewhere out in public as she tells him she will get in contact with Eduardo some way.Montecristo tells her to go ahead that there's no way Eduardo can get near her now. He warns her the only way that she can be let go is if she gives him her inheritance,hacienda and house everything otherwise she will never be happy.He wants to know why she can't accept being with him. Someone needs to tell Montecristo that stealing the woman's new born child and then kidnapping her and telling her he would make his high class call girl is not part of 101 ways to court the woman you love.

Dulce tries to get Ruth to sign some more papers as Ruth tells Dulce she needs to sit at her desk. Ruth pulls out a big butcher knife on Dulce and starts to list her years of crimes.Dulce overconfident tells her she doesn't have any proof to what she is claiming but Ruth tells Dulce she will get locked up as crazy gemela comes out pulling her gun on Ruth.

Michel visits with Andrea as she tries to bring up there wedding maybe to tell him she won't marry him because she never really loved him.Michel uneasy changes the subject and tells her she needs to rest.Andrea does try one more time but now they are interrupted by Corrina and Walter visiting her.

As Dulce and crazy gemela threaten Ruth to sign the papers they need to get their hands on Elena's money. Ruth ask if once she signs it will they kill her anyway.Dulce say no then Ruth ask for them to abide by her condition to put away the gun.As Ruth cheekily ask for wine crazy gemela gets it for her.

Dulce feeling she's in the drivers seat struts around as Ruth gets out her cell phone and turns it on she goads Dulce into telling her how many she has killed.Martin listen in on the other end of his phone as he tells his former partner how Ruth is tricking Dulce into confessing her crimes.

Previews Dulce discovers that Ruth has been holding her phone with it turn on to implicate her of all of her murders. As crazy gemela comes in Dulce goes to stab Ruth. Montecristo calls Eduardo that he has Elena locked up as Eduardo with his sidekick Pancho go to rescue her for her release.
 

Luisa describes to Angel and the ME what had probably happened to Eva before she died.


Amador meets with Maurico lawyer and tells him to relay a message to his client never to bother him again since he's already being labeled a traitor for his actions.

The gang is gathered at Julian's apartment as the killer watches the news on the latest developments on Eva's murder.

Benja tries to calm Tatiana good luck with that buddy when he takes off his shirt. Tatiana sees the marks left from some woman's nails she now knows for sure that Benja has been cheating on her but doesn't know who? She has flashbacks of Lucia taunting her Benja being faithful and Rodrigo telling her she doesn't have any clue of understanding her own husband.

Luisa packs up Eva's belongings and breaks down crying as Amador comes in to resign he finally admits he's the one who fed Mauricio the inside info but he did for his son who has dyslexia that's why he did it he needed money so badly to help him.Luisa blames Amador for Eva's death saying if she wasn't suspended maybe she would still be here. She tells Amador to take back his gun and badge and help her capture the killer.

Julian comes out of his bedroom sees the food and note Piedad left for him.Rodrigo stupidly goes to him for advice as he tells Julian that he and Benja where at the place where Eva was taken but lied to the police because they were scared callously Julian tells him that it's their problem not his.

Pedro Pablo explains to Lola why he is giving Loca Lucia her job back because she won't just take money.Lola wants to go see her but is warned by Pedro Pablo to stay away from since she is unstable and armed and dangerous.

Lola takes out her small case of jewels.
 

Amador told Mauricio's lawyer that Eva was killed as Mauricio gets out of jail he vows he won't stop until he finds Eva's killer to his lawyer. He later visits Matilde giving her back her sex tape that he didn't give to the police. Matilde has a fit and tells him to never bother her again she wants to forget she ever met him. you can tell her words hurt Mauricio who does seem like he fell in love with her he agrees to her wishes and tells her to do whatever she wants with her tape.

Tatiana sees Benja wince from the hug their daughter gives him and ask he why? Benja lies about it. Tatiana later tells Camila she now knows Benja is cheating on her with his lover she has proof. Camila tries to fish around for what Tatiana knows when Lola comes in and Tatiana tells her why she is upset.Naturally she looks at Camila with accusing and suspicious eyes.


Luisa finds Amador hasn't gone home going over a lot of evidence to find Eva's killer.She tells him to go home and get ready for Eva's funeral.

Luisa goes over this info with Angel hoping it will lead to the killer they do know that he has probably killed way before his killing spree he has had recently.

Julian remembers his mother jewelry as he looks at it as a little boy his mother catches him and puts on the song Julian plays when he murders women. Julian runs into the corner and hide but his mother finds him and pulls him out to sit him on the bed. I don't know if they're implying incest or what but it's very creepy. Julian is woken up from reverie as Piedad comes to go with him to Eva's funeral.He tells her he wants her as she says she wants him very much too. He hugs her close to him.

Camila and Lola exchange words.Tatiana made a flippant comment to Benja as he read the paper how Eva's death is effecting their clinic because the cops suspect some of them. Tatiana then says something about having morals which angers Benja he almost tells her off but is stop by their children showing up.

Everyone who is a suspect or knows one of the suspects show up for Eva's funeral with the police. Eva's daughter is given the flag from her mothers coffin as she cries in her fathers arms. Mauricio shows up by himself and Julian puts on a show he's going after him for Eva's murder as he is held back.
 

Thank you Blusamurai! You are God sent! I wished I had your recaps of EFDE from the very beginning--it would make my understanding so much easier. But I am happy to be able to read your recaps for the all important last few weeks.

It's the last week of shooting in Miami--a lot of the actors are tweeting about it and posting pics etc.
 

Blu- Thanks for the mini recaps. I love that Luisa in hot on the trail of the killer now. Yes, I think incest was implied there. The ourfit that his mom was wearing- black dress and pearls, is what Julian put on Eva post-murder.

I don't think Peidad and Julian were saying they "want" each other. They were saying they love each other (te quiero), but not as powerful/clear as saying "te amo" which is explicity romantic love. He clearly meant romantic love, or whatever sick love he is capable of. But Piedad was only speaking of the love you have for a close friend or family member.

I hope Mauricio can get his vouyerism under control and win Matilde back. He really does love her.
 

I've been watching AURORA and EL FANTASMA DE ELENA from the start and while I'm enjoying the first I am disappointed with the latter.

AURORA has the novelty advantages of a science fiction and mystery spin and New York City, but while Jorge Luis Pila is a decent actor I can't buy him as the father of Eugenio Siller (especially the "mature" version of him). I guess they couldn't get Guy Ecker because he's in EVA LUNA (which I have a few beefs about). I am getting weary of Gustavo's irrational attitude toward Lorenzo and Martin, especially since Aurora needs all the protectors she can get at this point. I am also uncomfortable with the fact that he doesn't seem bothered by Elizabeth having committed murder even if to protect the secret.

EL FANTASMA DE ELENA started out really well, like another version of REBECCA (du Maurier's) with some genuine supernatural stuff. It sounded like the Giron males were all werewolves or something, but the writers seem to have dropped that altogether. Now it's falling into boilerplate novela story elements which are fine when you expect them, but I was expecting something different this time. I guess doing a novela al aire has its disadvantages.
 

Oops! Just discovered I had my tape set up last night, but not on the right channel! If there's any special happenings not already covered in the discussions, could someone let me know?

Was glad to find out there are more than two people watching. Enjoy, Lois
 

For Lois and other Aurora fans: the highlights (or lowlights) of Monday's episode:

-Aurora tells Blanca that Lorenzo is her father and Inés is her mother. Inés backs up the story and finally Blanca believes it.

-Dr. Gustavo threatens to ruin Martín if he doesn’t stay away from Blanca. Nina blurts out spitefully that Aurora is the one Martín is in love with.

-Natalia finally realizes that Nina shouldn’t be lusting after Martín and says Nina will have to come to Madrid.

-Icky Federico reveals he knows some secret of Vanesa’s past and is using that knowledge to manipulate her.

-Blanca tells Martín she no longer has romantic feelings for him but she really likes him as a friend. The feeling is mutual.

-Vanesa reveals to Aurora that she knows she is the congelada. She shows her the video of the great thaw. Aurora confirms that it’s true that Lorenzo is Blanca’s father; but she denies that she herself is Blanca’s mother.

-Dra Elizabeth makes a not-so-veiled threat to Gustavo that she’ll kill Natalia if he gets involved with her.

-César confesses to Natalia that he kidnapped Blanca and he deserves to go back to prison. Natalia wants to protect him.

-Blanca sees César for the first time after her kidnapping. They hug. He looks tortured. She looks confused.

-The currently unemployed Martín shows up at the dance studio and all the girls drool over him. There is a daring product placement: Subway now makes breakfasts! And Eugenio is apparently the Latino answer to Jared!

PS. My recording cut off the last few moments. Aurora and Roque are trying to find Blanca, presumably to keep her from telling Lorenzo and Martín "the truth".
 

Blusamurai, I love your sense of humor, such as "Someone needs to tell Montecristo that stealing the woman's new born child and then kidnapping her and telling her he would make his high class call girl is not part of 101 ways to court the woman you love." Great stuff!

I think the woman detective on Fantasma is named Gandica, or something like that.

Is Kalima dead? You never know with him. I agree with Urban Anthropologist that the writers dropped the werewolf theme (Kalima had some magical powers, too) and the ghost thing, although they at least have retained some of this with Nena's being possessed, and Daniela's ghost helping out.
 

Thanks NovelaMaven for the Aurora run down. The last scene is of Blanca and Cesar hanging out in his room on his bed, watching tv. She is talking about how her kidnappers treated her, and one in particular (ahem). She is interrupted by breaking news on the tv before she can tell Cesar (who's looks like he's walking on broken glass, he's so on edge) her impression of the kidnapper. They state on the news that one of Blanca's kidnappers has been found and arrested. A big oh crap moment for Cesar who better pray this guy doesn't talk. End of episode.

I am sure Blanca herself will see that tell-tale back tatoo before the cops catch on though. What she'll do with that knowledge is anyone's guess. I hope they get in a few smooches first though. :)
 

Nina is just creepy in her obsession for her step brother Martin. How many people can tell you, and how many times can you hear, that what you feel is just wrong, wrong, wrong? And yet she keeps telling anyone who will listen about it, as if she's just talking about some classmate she has a crush on. Yuck! I hope someone does tell Lorenzo. Maybe he can knock some sense into her.

Are we to assume that Nina is Gustavo's child, since he and Nat seem to have "history"? That would make Nina and Aurora sisters, and make Nina Blanca's aunt. As if the family ties in this novela couldn't get more convoluted! :) And we still have no clue who Martin's mom is. And then the writers could always throw in more family drama by bringing in Cesar's blood parents. Yikes!
 

Thanks Vivi! I was able to take a peek at that last scene on line at:

http://msnlatino.telemundo.com/novelas/Aurora/videos

Not only did I miss that tv news report, I also missed Aurora watching Martín's dance and telling herself she wouldn't be fooled twice (the first time was falling for Lorenzo after seeing him dance).

The Natalia/César relationship is a little creepy too, at least on Natalia's side. No wonder Nina grew up thinking that borders between non-blood relatives were a little porous. I didn't like César at first, but he is becoming a more complex and interesting character now.
 

Despite the uniqueness of the story, AURORA still manages to include most of the Great Novela Cliches. All the lies being told, the controlling parents, the ex-con who can't reform, the convoluted family ties, and the revenge theme will lead to an impressive body count before this is over.

Does anyone else think this one could end up with a bittersweet ending rather than a happy one?

As for FANTASMA, this business of Montecristo putting Elena in a brothel adds another novela-standard capital crime to his rap sheet. I'm sure he will die horribly in the finale.

I don't think this has more than another 5 weeks at most. Telemundo also doesn't give much notice for finales -- less than Univision does.
 

Urban anthropologist, I agree that Aurora could turn out to be rather darker than we imagined. These Telemundo novelas are, in a way, breaking new ground. They do use standard telenovela elements but they don't follow all the rules. They aren't necessarily morality plays where, even if there are a certain number of innocents sacrificed, good triumphs. (Good cannot possibly triumph in Alguien, for example, even if evil is eventually halted.)

One thing I particularly appreciate about the Telemundo genre -- if we can call it that -- is the more naturalistic style of acting. If I want operatic, I can go to the opera. (Well, not always. Sometimes a good, old-fashioned overly made-up, absurdly overacted bodice-ripper is just what I yearn for. How nice that we have a choice!)
 

On Alguien, I previously said that maybe Rodrigo can redeem himself by stopping the killer from killing Piedad. Similarly, maybe Mauricio could redeem himself by stopping the killer from killing Matilde. But watching Julian "cry" for Eva is so maddening, when we know he's such a twisted and cold person. And I don't care if there was something weird with his mother - this is not the way to make things right!
 

What happen early on Fantasma de Elena was on the day of his wedding to Elena Calcano, Eduardo was called to the stables to help deliver a colt. You could tell by his brides reaction she wasn't happy.She was ranting and raving from embarrassment.We saw a twin fall from the top of the house's roof to her death which one? Everyone assumed it was Elena Calcano because she was in her wedding dress.

We are introduced to the characters Dario is Eduardo's brother and seems like the caretaker of things. He is married to Rebecca who is definitely high maintenance and a real b*tch on wheels. She is the mother of his two children Benjamin a (Adam Lambert knockoff look alike goth figure and first class weirdo)and the unseen Andrea. There happens to be a strong dislike between their two children because Benjamin mentioned it.

Corrina is Rebecca's younger sister and another high maintenance b*tch it's the way she acts. Both are very rich and it is implied that Eduardo has been with both sisters too. She is obsessed with Eduardo.

Latona the twins nanny who we discover later is actually their mother who she gave up for adoption to Eduardo's parents.

Jesusa,Samuel and their daughter Milady are the help at the Giron's mansion.

Elena Lafe is a young girl who is a only child on the verge of marrying a man she doesn't really love.

Tomas is her father and who married Mariela Elena's stepmother. Both dote on Elena who is a accomplished horsewoman and has won many competitions.

Laura is Elena Lafe's bestfriend and like a sister to her she is very intelligent more so sometimes than her bestfriend is.

Daniela Calcano is Elena Calcano twin everyone accuse her of being crazy but despite that Eduardo was having sex with her too and she got pregnant.She was even pregnant during the time Eduardo was marrying her sister.

Montecristo is the bastard child of Eduardo's father never really recognized like his other two sons. He carries resentment and a lot of hatred in him especially for Eduardo. Kalima who seems to have raised Montecristo is his caretaker and does a lot of killing for Montecristo.

Det. Martin and Gandica, he the det. investigating the women that Eduardo's been involved with a lot of have either been murdered or turned up missing or moved away. They all have been rich.

Margot i very wealthy older woman who has business dealings with the Giron's from when Eduardo and Dario father was still alive.
 

Elena Lafe on her wedding day remembers Laura's words she not in love with her military guy just the thought of being in love and married she decides not to marry him and breaks it off at church.

Corrina is going to medium to try to get Eduardo's to be hers she is introduced to one from her acquaintance Sam at the salon she goes to.

Benja is a weirdo and pervert as Montecristo recruits him to help take over the hacienda from Eduardo.

Det. Martin suspects Eduardo killed Elena Calcano but he has a alibi.

Eduardo and Dario breed race horses but there business isn't doing well from Montecristo sabotaging them either having the horses doped up or the jockey bribed to throw the races. They have lost a lot of money and have practically gone through the investments made to them from Corrina and Rebecca.

Dario visits Margot frequently to try to get more investments from her for the family business. it seems he's having a affair with Dulce who is Margot's personal helper.

The Giron men take injections to keep from transforming into a monster?
 

I for one am glad EFDE did not go the 'werewolf way.' that would've been too far-fetched and more ridiculous.
 

One person did see who might have killed Elena Calcano that day but he has gone blind is Samuel the gardener and Milady's father and husband to Jesusa he tells Padre Aquas what he thinks he saw.

Daniela has gone and at first missing they then have her locked up because she has gone off the deep end. She is then thought to have died after escaping the mental facility run by Dr. Rolando.

Latona steals Elena Calcano body from her grave and outs in the dungeons of the hacienda that has long since been forgotten.

Corrina wants to take up with Eduardo again since Elena Calcano has died but Eduardo tells her a big fat no and to forget him.


Montecristo gets the homeready type of medicine to stop his transformation made up by Kalima who ties him up to a tree to make sure he doesn't get loose.

Montecristo has ties to the mafia and he and his little gang are in to all illegal type of activities.


One day Elena sees a white horses running through the woods bleeding from it's side. She tries to get it to stay so she can tend to his wound but it runs off she chases after it it comes across a man injured but can't find the white horse any longer.

She takes the man back to her father's hotel, they get a Dr. to take care of him.Where he is injured is in the same area where the white horse was injured. The Dr. determines the injury isn't fatal but he needs rest.
 

Eduardo wakes up and finds Elena watching over him it's love at first sight and he wants her to marry him right away.

Tomas is not happy about this and thinks he is moving too fast, but he can't seem to get through to his stubborn daughter who seems to be enchanted with Eduardo.

Finally Elena agrees to marry Eduardo he then gets around to asking her name and finds out it's Elena he pauses from the memories the name brings up from his first wife.

Nena and Anacleto are taking Corrina clueless and gullible for all she is worth trying to have seances so she can get the man of her dreams Eduardo. As Sam gets her cut from the scam.

Dulce messes with Margot's medicine as Cristina suspects she is up to something.

Rebecca tells her bestfriend Vicki that Dario is cheating on her with Dulce and even fathered a child with her.She wants to find out all the details.

Eduardo and Elena marry against Tomas objections and he brings her back to his hacienda to meet his family.

Tomas discovers that Eduardo is the son of his long time enemy Bernardo Giron who wanted to marry Elena's mother but Elena's mother fell in love with Tomas instead and cut ties with her family.
 

A ghost of Elena Calcano appears first seen by Milady who is scared too death with what she has seen!

The family isn't too welcoming to Elena Lafe as Eduardo's new wife especially when they learn her name is Elena too.Corrina is green with envy and Rebecca is catty with her comments and looks down upon Elena Lafe.


Corrina goes to Nena regularly for spells or potions to try to get rid of Elena Lafe she is beside herself in her jealousy to break up both Eduardo and Elena Lafe.

Elena Lafe sees the ghost too but Eduardo doesn't believe her.

Margot lawyer draws up papers for her and her business with the Girons as Dario wants the lawyer that would be Tulio to work with him to get his hands upon her money.

Sam who seems to be Montecristo girlfriend keeps getting Corrina to spend her money on the medium to help her get Eduardo.

Latona discovers that Daniela is alive they found her and she is locked up and dangerously violent but Latona wants to take her home against the Dr. wishes.

Latona sneaks her into the hacienda with no one aware of this and puts her back into the room she always had she keeps her medicated.

Everyone gives Elena Lafe a hard time but Corrina very fake tries to befriend her.
 

Laura visits her best friend and is attracted to Montecristo and has a catfight with his girlfriend for his affections.

Tomas decides to go with Mariela to visit his daughter and mabe get her to end her marriage to Eduardo he also decides to visit his first wife mother after all of these years Margot Elena Lafe's grandmother.

Laura stays at the hacienda with Elena and sees the ghost also as Eduardo has had and forbids anyone to speak about seeing the ghost.

Corrina running short on funds steals her own sisters jewelry so she can keep paying Nena and Anacleto.

Laura is accused by Rebecca of theft.

Rebecca and Vicki try to get a good look at little Eduardo suspecting that Dario is the father of Dulce's child.A ball rolls into the street and little Eduardo runs after it they decide to leave but run over him and flee the scene.

Margot is visited by Tomas and Mariela they put aside their past differences and bond.Tomas tells Margot about her grandaughter Elena Lafe.

Det. Martin comes to the house to see Laura about the stolen jewelry as Corrina hears the cops are coming so she cleans her fingerprints off of Rebecca's room but is seen by Milady.


Det. Martin recruits Laura to help find out if Eduardo is behind the women who have turned up missing or murdered in his past.
 

Benjamin is in his room most of the time or hanging out with his uncle Montecristo who wants him to help get the hacienda for himself.

Montecristo hits on Elena Lafe.

Elena Lafe hears the piano from upstairs where Elena Calcano used to stay.

Laura hears it herself plus footsteps above her head she tries to get into the room but Latona doesn't let her.Laura then gets a key from Rebecca's room which is one of the reasons why Rebecca suspected her of stealing her jewelry.Laura finds Elena Calcano"s diary and reads it she then gives it to Elena Lafe to read.

Cristina while Dulce is in the hospital doesn't give Margot her medicine like Dulce did and sees a improvement with Margot's health.Dulce gives Cristina the riot act and tells her not to cross her.

Cristina tells Mariela what she suspects about Dulce and the medicine she is giving Margot.Dulce sneaks around listening to others conversations.


Dulce thinks she can seduce Tomas but Mariela is onto her and her dirty tricks.Dulce tries to fire Cristina but is overruled by Mariela and Margot.

Margot meets her granddaughter, as Eduardo and a surprised Dario learn this latest news.Dario suspects that is why Eduardo married her so quickly and knew this from the beginning who she was.

Elena Lafe discovers she is pregnant.Edurado is happy with this news everyone else not so much.

Daniela ask Latona to help her get better.

Laura discovers someone has set it up to look like the ghost of Elena Calcano is haunting the house.

Tomas tries also to get through to Elena Lafe about how dangerous it is if she stays married to Eduardo but she won't listen to him especially now that they have a baby on the way.

Elena sees the ghost standing over her in her bedroom with a knife.

Corrina sees the ghost as she takes a bath and slips and falls and almost drowns.
 

Laura is drugged by someone and put into Elena Calcano's wedding dress which upsets Latona who is nasty to both Laura and Elena Lafe for messing with a dead person things.

Benjamin doesn't take his injections one night he disappears, as Dario looks for his son he sees a disturbing picture on the wall of Benjamin's room that picture is what the Giron men change into if they don't take their injections.Eduardo and Pancho help Dario to look for Benjamin. Pancho is attacked by the animal but isn't hurt by it.

Dario catches his son and brings him back to his room he calls their family Dr. who is Dr. Tabia he takes a blood sample.


Margot has a party and has a new will drawn up by Tulio leaving everything to Elena Lafe.Vicki and Rebecca hide from Dulce's son as she introduces him to everyone before he goes to sleep.

Laura discovers the hidden passageways behind the mirror.


Latona shows everyone that Daniela is home as Eduardo and family say she needs to be put back into the mental facility. Latona is against this.

Elena Lafe is caught talking to Montecristo alone and Benjamin takes pictures of them together and gives them for Eduardo to see.Elena Lafe and Eduardo fight over why she was talking to Montecristo alone.

Tomas wants Elena to stay with Margot for awhile but Elena refuses.

Margot gets the new will from Tulio and gives it to Mariela and Tomas.

Cristina is murdered by Dulce by electrocution she puts a hairdryer in the bathtub as Cristina was taking a bath.

Nena and Anacleto have a seance at the beach but Corrina falls into a deep sleep and they can't even feel a pulse and dump her into the ocean.She wakes up but Nena and Anacleto thought she died.

Dulce's son sees Vicki that she is one of ladies that ran him over in the car. Dulce has Vicki arrested as Vicki threatens Rebecca she won't be going down for this crime by herself. Rebecca ask Dario for help for Vicki.

Rebecca meets Tulio with Vicki to discuss Vicki's case and to see if they can get Vicki off.
 

Before Nena and Anacleto had the seance with Corrina on the beach in a couple of hilarious events.Nena tells Corrina she has to go to Elena Calcano's grave and get some dirt to protect herself from Elena Calcano's evil spirit.Nena who is in a wheelchair and says she can't walk runs when the cops show up with Anacleto to get out of there leaving Corrina behind to be caught. She is arrested by the cops and Rebecca has to get her out of jail. Rebecca tells Corrina she is crazy and she needs to leave becaue her obsession for Eduardo has gotten out of hand.Corrina later ask Nena and Anacleto to perform a exocism to get rid of Elena Calcano's ghost.Benjamin sees this and is angered by them what he views as mocking Elena Calcano's memory.The ghost of Elena Calcano appears as Nena gets up out of her wheelchair and runs with Anacleto who both see the ghost with Corrina.

Elena Lafe is pushed down the stairs by Elena Calcano's ghost she loses the baby.Elena tells Eduardo and Laura it was Elena Calcano's ghost.

Laura who one day chased the ghost but tore off some of the ghost clothing as it seem the ghost disappeared into the wall. Thinks and is very suspicious about what is going on.

Eduardo is very upset as all of the family suspects it was Daniela who did it. Latona defends her daughter to Eduardo and the rest of the family.

Andrea arrives home and Walter doesn't recognize her all grown up.She finds him to be cute and Walter is quite aware of Andrea as a young woman.

Margot before Elena Lafe was pushed down the stairs and lost baby was happy that she is going to be a great grandmother.Mariela tries to warn her about how dangerous Dulce is and she doesn't trust her at all.
 

Tomas and Mariela learn that Elena Lafe was pushed down the stairs and go and see her.Tomas tries unsuccessfully to convince his daughter to leave Eduardo for her own safety and life. As Eduardo walks in and hears this, Tomas leaves with Mariela.


Margot before that gives Mariela the will Tulio has drawn up for her.

Vicki is put in jail as Dulce sets out to get revenge on her.

Elena and Eduardo argue over her believing her father accusations about the past women in his life.

ElenaLafe reads Elena Calcano's diary and learns that Eduardo was with Daniela intimately.

Daniela Calcano looks for her hidden diary that Laura found and gave to Elena Lafe.

Eduardo talks Elena Lafe into staying with her family at Margot's house for awhile.

As Dulce is suspected by Mariela of killing Cristina. Dulce keeps poisoning Margot she is trying to set up Elena Lafe as the killer of her own grandmother.

Eduardo has a argument with Latona about how dangerous it is to keep Daniela here she needs professional help.

Latona ask Daniela if she was really the one who pushed Elena Lafe down the stairs but Daniela tells her no it wasn't her.
 

Benjamin has the house wired that he's able to see and know where everyone is in the house. He's aware of how smart Laura is too.

Elena Lafe stays at Margot's house for awhile.

Laura goes back to the mansion to pick up Elena Lafe's things she sees the ghost again. She discovers the hidden passgeway and goes in as Benjamin sees this and goes after her.He drugs her with a hallucinating drug.

They later find Laura's car there but no Laura thinking she left by calling a taxi.Laura gets loose and calls martin but is captured by Benjamin again.

Latona decides to argue more with Eduardo's decision to send Daniela back to the crazy house.She tells Eduardo the story of how she gave up the twins to his parents for adoption.Daniela hears this and feels betrayed as Eduardo tries to convince Latona it's for the best to send Daniela back to the clinic.

Andrea visits her brother as he was watching Laura on his monitor, turns it off quickly brother and sister exchange barbed insults with each other.

Dr. Tabia tells Dario from the blood sample he got from Benjamin when he passed out from his last transformation he has found a way to cure the Giron men of the family curse.Dario is happy to learn this latest news.

He is not happy to learn that Margot has changed her will and left everything to her granddaughter.
 

Dario tells Tulio if they can get their hands on Margot's money he'll give a part of it.

Elena Lafe decides to go back to Eduardo's despite the objections from her father and Mariela.

Tomas and Mariela decide to go home before going home Margot gave Mariela the will but Tomas changes his mind and they go to a hotel instead.The doll that Elena Lafe has been carrying around i suspect has the final will Margot had drawn up. I believe Mariela put it there for safe keeping.

The night if the fire, Dulce is showing her son pictures of the night they had the party with Margot and her family her son tells her that Rebecca is the other woman in the car who had run him over. With revenge on her mind Dulce tells Dario who tries to calm her down and find a solution to this but a enraged Dulce won't listen to him.


Martin after getting the call from Laura but cut off from it goes to the mansion looking for her but can't find her. It seems that Martin has a crush on Laura also.

Daniela gets a couple of gasoline canisters and pours into the stables she walks with a crazy purpose towards the house. she throws the gasoline all over the walls as Latona sees this and tells her to stop. Daniela tells her she knows she has betrayed her and knows that she is her real mother she pushes Latona down the stairs.

Daniela throws the gasoline in the hallways upstairs.

Laura gets loose again as Benjamin vows to get rid of her for once and for all.
 

NovelaMaven, I like some of Telemundo's stories but sometimes their actors don't speak clearly. This isn't a problem in AURORA, but MAS SABE EL DIABLO was a problem for me and I didn't stick with it.

I've stuck with EL FANTASMA DE ELENA because of the actors.

On another note, I've been reading the synopses of MI PECADO and someone made a comment about priests resigning the priesthood. Telemundo did that in GITANAS in 2005. Excellent novela.
 

Laura comes across Elena Calcano's ghost it's a woman who has been drugged up by Benjamin he's put some type of make up to make her look like Elena Calcano as Benjamin closes in on Laura she fights for her life she hits him with a rock and stabs him in his leg, she hits him again with the rock and knocks him out and runs to find away to get out of the dungeons.Benjamin had a secret door in his bedroom that gave him easy access to the dungeons.

Eduardo wakes up and smells the fire he gets up Elena Lafe and tells her to leave as Eduardo gets up Dario and Rebecca.He then gets Corrina as Walter gets Andrea out.

Elena Lafe sees Latona knocked out and takes her out of the burning house.

Samuel is out cold as Jesusa and Milady cry that he's still inside the burning house.Elena Lafe decides to go back in to save him as Montecristo sees the burning house he runs up and Milady tells him Elena went inside to get her father.

Tomas and Mariela hear about the fire and go to get Elena.

Montecristo finds Elena passed out by Samuel he saves her instead.

Tomas and Mariela arrive and go in to save Elena, something blows and sends Mariela across the room and Tomas is thrown but not that far.

Benjamin wakes up and goes after Laura he finds his fake Elena Calcano and tries to get her to wake up as the fire reaches the dungeons it's heading towards them both.

Crazy Daniela sits up front by the gates in a daze over what she has done.

At the same time Margot dies from a heart attack.
 

The funeral, Dulce tells the cops that Rebecca was the other woman in the hit and run concerning her son.

As Samuel,Benjamin,Margot and Mariela are laid to rest the cops come to arrest Rebecca for her part in the hit and run of Dulce's son.

Rebecca and Vicki are sentenced to prison.

Tomas is in a coma for almost a year.

Elena reconciles with Eduardo and rebuilds the hacienda.

Daniela turns out to be Elena Calcano and she supposedly rehabilitates herself with the help of Dr. Rolando and ten other incompetent Drs. who declare her sane.

Rebecca and Vicki have a hard time adjusting to prison life as Chapparro makes their life difficult as the sadistic prison guard with a mysterious past.


Dulce has connections on the inside she pays off a harden prisoner she reminds me of Miss Piggy to try and get rid of both Vicki and Rebecca. They are assaulted and tortured mentally with no help from anyone.

Laura is alive she really tries to put behind her the bad ordeal she suffered at Benjamin's hands.Don't ask me how she got out of the dungeon they didn't show that so i don't even know.

Corrina learns that Nena and Anacleto are scam artist and fake.

Rebecca and Vicki fear for their lives as Chapparro makes it clear that no one will save them.

Andrea tells Elena her concerns with her mother as Elena tries to get help for Rebecca for Andrea's sake.

Andrea flirts with Walter and makes it known how much she likes him. Walter has serious misgivings from his background to how young Andrea is but he doesn't like seeing her with Michel.

Michel sees Milady it's like love at first sight is very smitten with her.Over time he will learn that she works for the Girons but none of that matters to him.

Rebecca decides since Dario is making it impossible for her to get good legal counsel to get out of here much less speak to her own daughter or Elena she decides to cut a deal with Miss Piggy and Chapparro to save her and Vicki.
 

Corrina has gotten over her obsession for Eduardo and has accepted his relationship with Elena Lafe.

Dario,Dulce and Tulio plot to steal Elena inheritance away from her.

Vicki and Rebecca escaped with the help from Chapparro and Miss Piggy, they stop a car guy driving a truck and he's killed by Miss Piggy.They're on the run as the cops are on the look out for them.They break into a store to get clothes.

Rebecca visits Tulio and demands he helped them or she will tell Elena everything including his part to help steal her inheritance.

Rebecca gets in contact with Corrina she is need of money to give to Chapparro and Miss Piggy who threaten to harm Andrea if she doesn't keep her word.

Corrina stupidly ask Dario to give her money to help out Rebecca as Dulce overhears this conversation.

Corrina makes it known to Walter that she wants him as Walter struggles with his desire for Andrea decides to accept Corrina.

While Milady is being romanced by Michel against his nosy interfering sister who is Andrea best friend.

Chapparro tells another guard about the scar on her stomach leading us to think she had a cesarean done long ago.

Rebecca contacts Corrina they agree to meet in the mall as Miss piggy warns her about double crossing her.Dulce calls the cops as martin and Gandica head there to capture the escaped convicts.

Crazy gemela gets out of the manicomo with a clean bill of health.Shocking the whole family when she shows up there. She says she's been declared sane and she is not Daniela but in fact Elena Calcano which means she is indeed married to Eduardo still.

Latona has been paralyzed from the push down the stairs from her crazy daughter not able to speak or walk.

Elena Lafe is upset with this new development and decides to leave and stay at her Margot's house until Eduardo fixes this confusing situation. Dulce and Dario have taken up house at Margot's.

Tomas has finally woken up and is told that Mariela died in the fire.

Vicki being held by Miss Piggy and Rebecca go to meet Corrina with the money at the mall. Walter goes with Corrina.
 

Sam who is Montecristo girlfriend threatens to tell the cops on him she is later found killed hanging at the dance club where Corrina dances.

Montecristo and Dulce have been involved for a long time and have been to steal Margot's money from the beginning that's how Dulce got in to her house.

Crazy gemela is asked to leave the house but refuses and say the house is hers.She drugs Eduardo and calls over Elena Lafe who catches them together thinking they just had sex.Elena Lafe feels betrayed by Eduardo.


Crazy gemela makes nice with Andrea as for the others like Corrina she tells her if she doesn't like her being here she can leave since she is only a sister in law and the house is hers.Andrea goes with crazy gemela to the same mall her mother is meeting with her aunt unknowing.

Rebecca looks for Corrina they find each other as Corrina gives her sister the money. The cops close in as Dulce watches her latest handiwork.Miss Piggy spots the cops and thinks that Vicki and Rebecca betrayed her. She kills Vicki.

Andrea sees her mother and runs over to talk to her as Miss Piggy aims to shoot Andrea Walter dives and gets the bullet instead to save Andrea.

Both Rebecca and Miss Piggy are recaptured.

CanuckFan i hope up to this point it gives you a better clarity of what happen at the beginning of El Fantasma De Elena.
 

Wow Blusamurai, thanks for posting all that! Wasn't expecting it at all...but I appreciate it! After reading it; you've totally refreshed my memory on a few key points I was a bit confused about; so, thank you!

Telemundo has already posted last night's EFDE #91...I'll wait patiently for comments about it; as it looks like a good one--especially if you're a M&M fan!

Thanks again!
 

On EFDE Ruth continues to get Dulce to talk about her crimes as bragging Dulce complies she realizes that Ruth has a cell phone and someone was listening to their conversation.Dulce threatens to cut Ruth with her knife as a worried crazy gemela runs in with her gun and the wine Ruth requested.Dulce wants Ruth to tell her who she had on the other line. Ruth proudly states the police as crazy gemela looks scared she whisper the police in a daze.

Milady is walking out as Clara waits for her she calls her over and ask if she can talk to Milady for a moment. She'll take her where ever she wants to go, but Milady tells her snidely that's not necessary since she doesn't believe they have anything to talk about again . Nor does she want anything to do with her. Clara ask her to please not say that does she have to beg her to talk to her for awhile.

Milady goes with her and sits with her in her car as she ask Clara what does she want now, what other lie is she trying to tell her this time.Clara tells her she knows that she is sad geez you think? But she is not here to tell her another lie so please allow her to say what she has to say to her.She just wants her to understand her. Milady sarcastically says i understand you too well. That you don't think i'm good enough to be with your son because of my background.How many times are you going to say this to me senora i may be poor but i'm not a fool. My goodness this actress is good i definitely want to see her star in her own novela.

Clara knows and says the Milady is innocent and a victim of her circumstances.But if you allow me i would like to make a pact with you to make up for what you have suffered.

Clara sickeningly tries to bribe Milady with going to university in Paris or to live wherever she wishes. She'll buy her new clothes,a place to stay she not have to worry about money at all.


Clara tells Milady where do want to go California,Boston tell me and i will make it happen for you.Milady says she can;t accept this as Clara tries to convince her what a great opportunity this is for her.Clara says she wants to make up for her suffering and that she is still young and beautiful she will meet another man. She just wants to help her that's all.

Milady is buying this though and says to Clara she is now trying to get her out of the way so she can't be with Michel.Clara wants to know if she will accept her deal but Milady tells her no she doesn't want or need her money. She has her dignity, her job and self respect. Plus she won't be manipulated by her anymore.

Milady tells Clara i have to accept that you're my mother but i don't want anything else to with at all.She then leaves a stunned Clara who can't believe she turn down her deal.
 

Michel walks through the hospital and runs into his sister Lucia, she wants to know if he told Andrea he doesn't want to marry her.What are you waiting for she ask him? Michel says that Andrea is dealing with a lot now from her surgery to her father who might be dying he can't do this to her now.Lucia says you have to tell her but Michel says he can't anyway Milady doesn't want to be with him. Lucia is shocked to hear this news, she can't believe it she'll go talk to her for him. But Michel tells her to wait are you doing this for mother? I know you plotted with her before to keep us apart but Lucia insist that this time that it's not true.

Lucia no all i want to do is help you, ok if that's true you'll be proving to me you want to help if you allow me to solve the problem i have with Andrea and Milady by myself.

A young guy is cleaning up a car as he turns he greets Milady they talk about her going to school.

Eduardo ask Nena and Anacleto if they have any other type of proof to use against crazy gemela other than her visions.But the explain how Daniela or at least try to came into contact through nena as a medium.

Pancho interrupts them by telling Eduardo that Elena has been seen out in public.
 

I can't remember Pancho's nephew name plus it looks like a different actor from the first time we saw him too.He tries to cheer up a sad Milady, they talk and flirt with each other then ask her out if she wants to go dancing with him and some friends.Milady agrees to go with him.

We find out that Montecristo took Elena to a race track as she ask to go to the bathroom one of her male guards gets a female guard ton go with her.

Montecristo and his goons beat up a guy trying to get information out of the guy. The guy tells Montecristo he'll pay once the cops get a hold of him but Montecristo threatens the guys family including his two children.I think he telling the guy to do something to Eduardo's horse if he didn't do it today that his family would be killed.

Eduardo and Pancho pull up as Pancho warns Eduardo this could be a trap.

The female guard escorts Elena into the bathroom as Elena looks around for a way out she goes into a stall and starts to write on the wall.
 

Wow crazy gemela tells Dulce no more killing? As Dulce holds the butcher knife to Ruth's throat but Dulce wants her to die since she knows everything. Ruth tells them not only her now but the police as well this causes crazy gemela to panic and she runs out of the room with Dulce telling her not to leave.

Dulce goes back to finsih off Ruth she raises the knife to stab her as Ruth cringes but Martin and Gandica come in the nick of time to save her. She is told by Gandica gun pulled out to shoot to drop the knife.Martin demands that Dulce drop her knife she does this as Gandica grabs her and holds her.

Martin ask if Ruth is alright and she says yes as Martin tells Dulce she will spend the rest of her life in prison.

Crazy gemela escaped and she keeps looking to see if she was followed by the police as she stops at a light she goes through the things she threw all over in seat next to her.She finds among the clothes a lot of jewelry.

Martin tells Dulce she is being charged with Margot's murder, but Dulce arrogantly says you don't have any evidence to prove that and what you heard over the cell phone is not valid enough to convict her.

Martin burst her bubble and tells her that Dario confession will stand as Dulce shocked says he's lying anyway he kidnapped her son turning on Dario. But Martin say you don't say is little Eduardo really your son who are his real parents anyway? Wow i didn't see that coming as Dulce angrily says she never tell him that.

Gandica takes Dulce away as martin assures Ruth she'll never have to worry about her again.
 

At the same time handcuffs are being put on Montecristo being charged with kidnapping Elena. He laughs and tells the cops that she is his wife so what's the problem. As Eduardo comes on the scene even Montecristo slick lawyer shows up to say the charges are absurd he didn't kidnapp his own wife and stupidly Elena says she is indeed Montecristo's wife to let him go.Eduardo says it a lie as the cop ask Elena is this true she declares herself Montecristo's wife and she is not being held against her will.

I don't know what this silly goose is thinking but c'mon can we trust someone who put herself in this situation when she married Montecristo to get back at what she thought was Eduardo cheating on her?

Montecristo is let loose as Eduardo looks on unbelieving at what he is seeing i think most of the audience feels the same way too. Montecristo is happy that Elena spoke up for him but he wants to know what her game is?

Elena tells Montecristo off as he tries to entice her she could be his queen if only he just accept him as her husband.Elena say not after what you did to my baby i will never forgive you as Montecristo angry tells her to forget the baby.Yeah that going to work real well Montecristo.
 

Milady and her date are stop by a jealous Michel wanting to know what she is doing with this jerk as Milady date tries to calm Michel down. Milady tells him that they are going out but Michel says he here to talk to her and she can't. Milady tells her date to wait for her as she talks to Michel for a moment. Michel wants to know if he's the reason why she doesn't want to be with him now.Milady tells him she doesn't blame him there are other things that are keeping them apart but it's best for him and his family that they aren't together.What about you ask Michel ? Milady looks away as she says it best for both of us it's not going to work you belong with Andrea and you promised to marry her so it's better that you keep that promise to her it's the best solution for both of us. As the car beeps waiting for her to come she walks away from a sad and confused Michel.He watches her drive off.

Andrea is visited by Lucia she confides how her father is struggling tom live by sacrificing himself to save her.Lucia to take her mind off of her father tells her when she gets better she will marry her brother but Andrea tells her she won't because she doesn't love Michel she has great affection for him but it's not love.She has never loved Michel as so she can't marry him as Lucia ask her are you for real i mean are you serious? Yes replies Andrea i don't love your brother as Lucia is happy to hear that Andrea won't be hurt when she learns that Michel loves Milady.
 

Thanks for the nice summary, Blusamurai.

Pancho's nephew's name is Lazaro. He told a story how he was born dead, and some guys made a bet or something, but he then lived (liked Lazurus in the Bible, I guess).

The mafia guys told Montecristo the other day that he'd have to fix 3 horse races for them to go along with his plan with Elena. So that's why they went to the racetrack. The guy Montecristo threatened was either one of the jockeys or owners of a horse. He has to lose the race or else. This would be the first of Montecristo's 3 favors for the mob.

I was also shocked that Elena went along with Montecristo, but apparently there was a threat to immediately kill Eduardo right then, so she had to play along. Her message in the bathroom stall was very clever. Instead of calling for help, she wrote that she had a horse for sale, Gitano. Some girl saw this, and is going to tell her father she's interested. Somehow this should help Elena, although I have no idea how.
 

Martin visit Dario in the hospital to tell him the latest as he ask about Montecristo, so far that can't prove ahis connections to Dulce unless she talks to implicate him. Dario tells Martin to be careful since Montecristo has ties to the mafia.Martin says he needs proof to indictment him for the crimes he has committed but Dario tells him the only way to get rid of Montecristo is to kill him. Martin looks at him with consternation like is this the only solution?

Eduardo calls Montecristo who taunts him about having Elena stick up for him.Eduardo replies it's because she doesn't have her memory back yet but Montecristo tells Eduardo she remembers everything and still chose him. He laughs and taunts Eduardo some more and says the only way he'll get her back if he's willing to negotiate on his terms and he must be willing to give up what he asks.Eduardo agrees to this and they agree to meet.

Eduardo tells Pancho his plans who warns him again it's a trap to kill him so he can get his hands on Elena's money.Pancho says to Eduardo he won't let him go alone.

Elena talks to the other woman about Eduardo and how much a fool she was because of jealousy how she messed everything up. All she wants to do now is get out of here and leave Montecristo as the other woman tells her that's not possible no matter what she tries.

Montecristo comes in with two of his goons and tells Elena they have a meeting and she has to come but she refuses to budge and is dragged out by his goons.He then tells her they are meeting Eduardo.

Previews Montecristo meets up with Eduardo as Elena watches him get hit with a pipe.
 

Hombre de Misterio i'm not shocked by Montecristo doing that with the races because he was doing it when he worked for Eduardo anyway.The writing on the wall thanks i couldn't make out anything she scribbled on the stall except for the letter G.Thank you.

I have to go back when we first saw Pancho's nephew because while i forgot his name i believe it was a different actor and his name was different too i could be wrong but i'm sure the actor was different he had longer hair and seem taller than this one.
 

On Alguien Te Mira Julian puts on a show telling Mauricio he has no right to be here disgracing Eva's memory like this as Mauricio says he has just as much right as he does.

Rodrigo tells them both to knock it off because the way they're acting is upsetting Eva's daughter.

Lola meets with a guy to sell her jewelry, Pedro Pablo calls her wondering why she's not at the funeral for Julian's sake.She tells him she's busy at the office and will meet up with him later.

Mauricio pleads to Matilde to believe he's not the murderer and that he is in love with her just give him a opportunity.Matilde tells him no as Maurico goes to a devastated Luisa and tells her he will do his own investigation to find Eva's murderer.

Luisa says do what you want all she knows is the person who did this has mental problems and is very cruel but she will do all she can to get him.

Lola meets up with Loca Lucia as Lucia taunts her how the news is saying one of the people working at the clinic might be the killer.

Lola doesn't want to hear that she here to give Lucia the money she got for selling her jewelry and get her out of their lives for good.
 

Camila is sending a text message on her phone as Renato watches her suspiciously from the entrance he surprises her. Camila guiltily puts away her phone as Renato wonders who she was trying to contact as she lies and says her sister he ask are you sure it wasn't your brother in law he watches her and she distracts him with her kisses and promises.


Benja gets the text sent by Camila warning him that Tatiana is aware that he's having a affair and she has proof.

Julian creepily stands over Eva's grave as Piedad remembers what happen five years ago that she says it reminds her of the same thing it's equal to that. She had hoped to never experience that ever again as Rodrigo watches them from a distance.


Angel holds a press conference saying that will capture the killer he knows it's the same person despite there being some differences with this killing. Mauricio aggressively ask when will he get this guy as Angel says they will try but he can't say when.

Loca Lucia pretends she is tempted by the money Lola is offering her but turns it down and taunts Lola that she not taking it nor is she going away like she wants.She stuffs the check in Lola's water glass and walks away.
 

Benja checks his back and sees the scratch marks left by Camila, as Tatiana comes in and ask what he's doing.Benja tries to play it off as Tatiana was the one who did it he then tries to manipulate her by saying don't tell me you think i have a lover again but you can tell Tatiana isn't buying what he's shoveling now.

Rodrigo is over at Julian's with Piedad and Matilde as Rodrigo tells Julian he wants him to know he doesn't like how Piedad is with him because it makes him jealous.Julian says he understands as Matilde and Rodrigo take their leave Rodrigo ask Piedad if she's coming but she says no. Rodrigo doesn't like leaving her there alone with Julian as he and Matilde leave together.

Julian plays upon Piedad sympathies crying over Eva being murdered and wondering who did it? As she hugs him close to her bosom.

Pedro Pablo gives Lola the riot act for selling the jewelry her mother,grandmother and aunt gave to her. He tells her to stay away from Lucia because she is dangerous and crazy. Lola wants to get rid of her anyway she can but Pedro Pablo says she can't she is only making the situation worse right now she has all of the cards so they have to wait for a opportunity.
 

Matilde is at Rodrigo as he gives her book to give to her son as Rodrigo wants to know what is Julian's intentions towards Piedad.Matilde as long as she has been married to Julian for all of those years she knows he was in love with Piedad no matter what. He is obsessed with her as Rodrigo takes in this news he not to happy to hear this.

Julian thanks Piedad for being with hi today and tells him she not going any where she'll stay the night with him this makes Julian happy.He gives her one of his shirts to wear and he hugs her because she is staying with him at his place.

Matilde tells Rodrigo how her marriage never changed Julian's feelings for Piedad what about Eva ask Rodrigo? He only dated her because he had to accept that Piedad was with you as Rodrigo processes the how obsessed Julian is with Piedad.

Piedad changes into Julian's shirt and she is watched unknowingly by the sick creep.

A meeting is called at the police station ad the group of police men are told they want to investigate everyone who has had dealings with the clinic including clients. Luisa ask does that mean Julian will also be included everyone including him and Rodrigo too.

Piedad is sound asleep but wakes up scared to catching Julian watching her he ask her to forgive him but she is so beautiful sleeping he couldn't help himself. Creep alert should be going off right about now.

Rodrigo has the picture of him and Benja he thinks back to that day and how they acted when they found Eva's suv.

Someone's at his door it's the crazy drug dealer who accused him of being the killer before at his door.I'm like Rodrigo what in hell are you doing here?
 

Julian excitedly tells Piedad how happy he is that they're eating breakfast together but Piedad reminds him there's a reason for that. Julian says he knows Eva but with time he hopes she knows that he has always loved her.

Benja goes over to Camila's house and she ask how did he get out of being caught by Tatiana he says he invented a lie rapidly and she believed it.Benja says it's her fault anyway for what happen by leaving those scratches on his back they start to make out as Tatiana shows up looking to talk to her sister. Benja hides as Camila lets his wife in.

Tatiana ask her sister for the truth about Benja as Camila looks like she is caught.

Mauricio has a live special about the death of Eva and that she is another victim of the killer he calls her a great friend and he will do all he can to bring the killer to justice.

Julian watches this as Piedad comes in to complain to him to stop it he worries about how Mauricio it seems is trying to involve himself in this case.

He lets drop that others will come under suspicion as Piedad is like who are you talking about he tells her about the picture that Rodrigo showed him and Benja by Eva's suv on the day she was taken.Piedad ask what is he trying to say as Julian in his manipulation tells her he thinks Rodrigo is the killer.

Previews for tonight Tatiana swears if she catches Benja with another woman she will kill them.Lola has reached her limit she yells at Lucia at the clinic and waits for outside pointing the gun on her does she pull the trigger we have to wait and see tonight folks but i suspected this might happen it was going to be either Lucia or Lola shooting at one another.

Someone can update the Aurora episode because i'm tired.
 

Good Grief, Blusa! no darn wonder you're tired. You recapepd 'em all except Arora. Wish I could help out, but I don't understand what's happening without a minirecap (or more if available). Sure hope someone does jump in.

I'll keep watching. maybe one day it'll come to me and I, too, can jump in and help out. I'm so pleased that you and NovelaMaven do keep us in touch. Lois
 

Tired, Blu? I can imagine! But if you need medical help, please stay away from the bunch on Alguien and those creepy guys at Cryonics (well, except maybe Eugenio...) :)

Highlights from Tuesday’s AURORA:

Elizabeth and Vanesa catch Gustavo and Natalia smooching. The first two harpies use the info to punish and manipulate the third harpy and creepy old Gustavo. To wit:

-Vanesa tells Aurora that Natalia had an affair with Gustavo.
-Later, Elizabeth tells Aurora she saw Gustavo and Natalia kissing passionately. Two sources… hmm. Must be true.
-And then Aurora, obligingly, texts Lorenzo that Natalia has a lover with the initials GPL. Who’s GPL? Doh!!!
-Finally, Elizabeth shows up at Lorenzo’s dance studio to ask: Do you know what’s going on between Gustavo Ponce de León and Natalia?

Nina acts out her frustration by getting drunk and doing an impromptu striptease for three new amiguitos at a club on 47th St. Vicki calls Martín and he saves her from herself. And how does she thank him? By telling Lorenzo that she and Martín have already had sex. Lorenzo is of course furious and disgusted and won’t listen to Martín’s explanation. He throws him out of the house. And when Nina is sober enough to understand, he tells her she’s going to Spain with him and her mother.

Blanca sees the DVD of Aurora’s decongelación. Aurora tells her that the process failed and now Alpha-Aurora is really dead and buried. The capsule is empty. Blanca runs out of the apartment is distress.

Vanesa shows Gustavo a copy of that infamous DVD (how many copies did she make?) Now HE knows SHE knows. Vanesa would never do anything to hurt Aurora. Wait… She has an idea…

César’s less than professional abogada reassures him that the police caught the wrong guy. His actual accomplices are far away. And anyway, she has an airtight alibi for him. Now let’s get down to (real) business…

Gustavo uses surefire kryptonite to disarm Elizabeth: a diamond ring and a promise of marriage.

Martín is at the clinic to pick up his check. He meets Blanca and Aurora there and they want to help him.

At the Lobos apartment, César comes in at the tail end of Nina’s berrinche aimed at Lorenzo. He wants to know what’s going on. She tells him she doesn’t owe him any explanations. And if Martín is moving out, so is she!

Blanca and Aurora have come to the clinic to say a symbolic goodbye to the congelada at the supposedly empty capsule. Blanca admits that she used to fantasize that Alpha-Aurora was really her mother. Having a congelada for a mother would be enough to wreck anyone’s life, don’t you think? she asks … and then is embarrassed because Beta-Aurora’s mother IS the congelada!

For tomorrow: Aurora puts on her red dress (although we cannot see her high-heeled sneakers) and prepares to receive Martín and Lorenzo.
 

Late to the party.

Only watching Alguien te Mira. I can't STAND Julián so Amaya must be doing a good job.

The one thing that's really off in this is the way Piedad just keeps ignoring Julián's obvious amorous intentions. She hugs him, comforts him, and spends the night at his apartment to console him for the "loss" of Eva.

This aspect of the novela doesn't work for me. I think I was 7 years old when I learned that it wasn't smart to encourage attentions from boys (later men) who were interested in me but for whom I felt only mild friendship. It's the kinder thing to do. I think all women can feel that kind of attraction coming from a guy. It's instinctive. Piedad has had to tell him a couple of times, early on, that all she could feel was friendship. But she keeps on spending an inordinate amount of time with him. Dumb!

At least Mathilde finally verbalized what we viewers have known since the first episode: Julián is obsessed and is NEVER going to give up trying to have a different sort of relationship with Piedad.
 

It's funny how whenever they want to show Julian as a nut, they have his hair parted just a little wrong, making him look a little nerdy or goofy, instead of his normal super handsome look.

I still think Rodrigo will have to be the one to stop Julian. Last night I thought I saw just an inkling of suspicion in his face when he was thinking about how that picture was taken, and thinking about Julian with Piedad.
 

Julian tries to manipulate Piedad with the picture of Benja and Rodrigo by Eva's car but Piedad says she doesn't believe it. She tells him if anything this proves that whoever sent them the picture is the killer instead. She doesn't believe Rodrigo is capable of killing anyone, she believes that Julian is so distraught over Eva's being murdered that he isn't thinking clearly.

Julian with the crazy drug dealer he gives him money to leave him alone as the drug dealer says they are brothers but Julian says they aren't because he betrayed him to the cops.

Tatiana keeps badgering Camila for info about Benja she wants her sister to tell her everything she knows she trust her because they are family. But Camila keeps lying she doesn't know anything at all as Tatiana ask her sister to swear to her that she doesn't Camila uneasy does so as Tatiana leaves she sees the second cup of coffee and assumes that Renato is here with Camila.Camila lies and says he's in the bathroom but it's Benja instead.

Piedad confronts Benja about the picture and he confirms it as Lucia comes back to work she wonders what's going on she thought they had fired her again. Lucia tells Piedad she is working to support her baby since she is pregnant.Piedad wants to know if this is true as she ask Benja and does Lola know?

Pedro Pablo looks into some files and discovers that Lucia's pregnancy test came out positive.

Rodrigo drug counselor is jogging with the blonde haired addict from the group as she compares her to Rodrigo.Rodrigo calls about his problem with the crazy drug dealer and how he should go about getting rid of him as the Dr. tells him he's not his mother.

Amador and Luisa speculate on the number of flowers used and the fabric of the dress that was put on Eva. Luisa thinks it may have a importance to the killer.

Julian recalls another memory of himself with his mother as tears form in his eyes.
 

Tatiana complains to Matilde about Benja cheating on her but she can't really prove it with some slut.Matilde thinks that maybe Tatiana is going too far with acting a fool over this as Tatiana is like are you for real.

Lola comes in talking to Pedro Pablo she tells them that Lucia went back to work and she is not having it as she leaves.

Piedad ask her secretary if it's true that Lucia is as the secretary is not sure she says she's always lying and it could be a trap she making up to get her way. Piedad can't believe it but the secretary says because of what is happening with Eva's case they can't afford anymore scandals.

Rodrigo talks to his drug counselor about his unwanted guest as she advises him the only way he's going to get better is to get rid of people like that in his life.

The blonde turns out to be a model.

Piedad wants to know what Benja is doing hiring Lucia back here as he tells her that can't afford anymore scandals right now.

Lucia sits opposite them a enraged Lola comes in to throw her out of her she over turns the table she was eating at.Lola is pulled off of her by Benja and finally Pedro Pablo.Lucia cringes in the corner like she is scared as Piedad takes her out of the room. Pedro Pablo tries to calm down Lola with Benja is not to successful with this endeavor.

I get the feeling they might take this story as Lola losing her mind over crazy Lucia this is just a guess.
 

Thanks, NovelaMaven, for Tuesdays recap. Still haven't seen it, but am sure
this will help guide me through! Am hoping you or Bru or whomever might give us a daily comment or two each episode.

One can hope, can't one?

There some rather interesting stuff on the Telenovela World foro site. Some disappointed reactions to Aurora's vengfulness and a very thoughtful exlplanation of why it's probably happening.

Thanks to all those who care enough to share. Lois
 

The blonde's name is Valeria it's funny because i now remember i saw her in the name of novela with the same name on Univision in the afternoon.She is being chastised by her boss as the others leave the room she goes for a fix.

Piedad ask Lucia to tell her the truth is Pedro Pablo the father of her child as Lucia says yes.Piedad tells her that Pedro Pablo is married and she has to leave him alone it's only going to get worse. Lucia says her only concern is her child as Piedad tells her just concentrate on that and leave Pedro Pablo alone don't go near him and she'll support her.Lucia agrees as she doesn't want Lola anywhere near her at all.

Lola still enraged storms out of the clinic gets in her car and sits there and fantasizes about Lucia coming out of the clinic and she shoots her dead. She wakes up from her fantasy just sitting there looking toward the clinic.

Valeria models some more it seems the drugs has made her better model.

Benja makes plans to visit Camila.

As the group gathers for another drug confession Valeria is ask how she is doing as Rodrigo makes goo-goo eyes at his counselor.

Piedad tells the secretary to go home she'll close up she asks if everyone else has left. As she puts away files and turns off the lights Julian sneaks up behind her scaring her. He tells her he was alone thinking all day by himself and he doesn't want to be alone.

At the group meeting Valeria is ask to share her story but she can't because she feels guilty of falling off the wagon. Rodrigo struggles but tells the group a story of his.

Valeria is asked to stay behind to talk by the counselor after the group breaks up as she and Rodrigo discuss a poster he is looking at. Valeria leaves before talking to their counselor who is then asked out by Rodrigo to talk some things over. He tells her that Valeria is using again she asks how does he know. Rodrigo says he just does, he says he wants to get clean for his child.

Julian and Piedad go to a restaurant he sees Rodrigo with the counselor first but doesn't say anything to Piedad. As Piedad finally sees them together she ask Julian ho is that with Rodrigo.

Previews for tonight Piedad jealous follows Rodrrigo and the counselor to find out who she is what she is doing with Rodrigo.Matilde ask Benja if he is cheating on Tatiana but Benja lies and says the only woman in his life is Tatiana.Matilde goes to Mauricio to confirm this as Mauricio tells her the truth that Benja has been sleeping around with Rocio and the woman name Carpenter and we see Tatiana crying as if she has been told the truth of Benja's infedilites.
 

On EFDE Montecristo drags out Elena against her will to go meet up with Eduardo.

Eduardo bonds with his son as Leonor watches he tells her he is meeting up with Montecristo to negotiate Elena's release Leonor doesn't think that's a good deal and since everyone knows what a low life Montecristo is and he can't be trusted.

Gandica tries to get Dulce to tell her relationship with Montecristo she wants to know if he is her accomplice in her crimes.Dulce denies this and denies everything she is being accused of. But Gandica tells her not to worry she'll spend many years behind bars for her misdeeds and she can can have a reunion with a old buddy of her Butterfly (aka Miss Piggy). Dulce does look like she is happy about hearing this news.


Chapparro tells Rebecca her services are no longer needed as a stunned Rebecca listen to this Chapparro says with Dario's confession and Dulce now being charged with Margot's murder and her other crimes her job is done.Rebecca thanks her for her help as Chapparro tells tells her take care of her precious daughter. Rebecca ask what will she do now? Chapparro tells her she go back to work at the prison.
 

AURORA Highlights Wednesday

At this point in the story, the only sentient being who is NOT miserable is Aurora’s dog, Lucero.

Aurora is even more convinced of Lorenzo’s perfidy when Gustavo’s tells his latest bubbemeise: that young Natalia seduced him for his money and he only found out she was Lorenzo’s girlfriend at the infamous fiesta de cumpleaños. That’s why Gustavo sent Aurora away – to protect her from Bonnie and Clyde, AKA Natalia and Lorenzo. [This was the story Vanesa concocted to keep Aurora from asking Gustavo too many questions about his own nasty past.]

Then when Blanca lets slip the chisme about Martín’s roll in the hay with Nina, Aurora concludes that he’s a dog too.

Aurora invites father and son to dinner and announces that she has feelings for both of them. Lorenzo and Martín are already angry at each other because of the Nina dust-up, but now they really get their dander up as overt sexual rivals. Lorenzo stalks out saying that Aurora is nothing to him [hah!] and besides, he’s not available. Martín tells her his pride won’t permit him to share the woman he loves: Aurora can call him when she has decided he’s the one.

Also:
Nina moves in with Vanesa and Vicki. Vanesa undertakes Nina’s training as a rival for Aurora in dance and in love.

Blanca is working on her Imelda Marcos Memorial Shoe Collection when she discovers that Gustavo has cancelled her credit card. ¡Qué tragedia!

The police have traced Julia Castillo (the replacement congelada) to the hospital that sold her to Elizabeth. Elizabeth and Gustavo have to get rid of her body now.

Thursday previews: It looks as if Aurora means SOMETHING to Lorenzo
 

Andrea confesses the truth to Lucia that she does not love Michel nor has she ever felt that way about him she can't marry him.Andrea feels bad about this but Lucia assures her it's ok just tell Michel how you really feel that's all.

Clara continues to lie and manipulate people to get her way, as she tells Milady's father how sad Milady is and doesn't really want anything to do with her.She spins her sob story to Mauricio about her marriage and her children. How Michel is furious with her and Milady detest her and Lucia being angry at her too they think she is a monster. Mauricio can't believe this as he tells her it's not true. But i get a feeling once Mauricio discovers the lies and cruelty of this sick and pathetic woman towards her own child he won't continue to champion her cause at least i hoope he has the good sense to wash his hands of her after he learns how she thinks about her own daughter.Mauricio tells Clara he will talk to Milady.

Montecristo and Elena go to meet Eduardo she calls him on his sick obsession of hatred for Eduardo. As Eduardo shows up with Pancho hidden in the back of his truck.
 

Martin gives Laura and Ruth a update about Elena who has been taken by Montecristo. He tells them it's hard to to implicate Montecristo for anything he has done if they don;'t have proof. Dulce so far isn't talking as Ruth just wants Elena to be saved. I get the feeling that good old Kalima might be the one who turns in Montecristo.

Eduardo meets with Montecristo he is attacked by a baseball bsat as Montecristo goes for the killiing blow Pancho shoots him in the leg. Elena who was watching this but held by one of MC's goons is put back into their suv as MC limps off to the car the get away.

Rebecca and Corrina talk about Eduardo and MC as she tells her sister that he's frustrated that they can't find any proof against him so far. Corrina says not only that he had help from crazy gemela and Dulce as Rebecca gets angry just hearing that woman's name.

Butterfly is told by a couple of inmates that Chapparro is coming back to work here.
 

Martin questions Dulce but she will not tell him anything concerning MC(Montecristo) he's wasting his time.Dulce says to hi that they will never get their hands on Elena now that she is with MC. Martin brings up her son as this angers Dulce she tells him don't even try to manipulate her by using her son it doesn't matter what he does she won't exchange anything to help Eduardo or Elena against MC.

Eduardo is back at the house taken care of by Dr. Tabia as everyone gathers concerned about him and cursing MC and how he's lower than a slug.

Martin comes and ask how he's doing fine he says did he see Elena ask Martin yes Eduardo tells him.Leonor ask if he told her that her son is alive but Eduardo says he didn't get a chance too. He wonders how he will mange to get her away from MC.Corrina says Martin has a lot of contacts in the police department i'm sure he can help us as martin agrees to this stupidly Eduardo say no he wants to do it all by himself.

Elena wakes up and looks around her bedroom as MC comes in to taunt her about what happen last night. He says he knows she is worried about her Eduardo as Elena tells him he is incapable of knowing what love is.They go back and forth in their argument.

Michel is woken up by Lucia who can't wait to tell him that Andrea doesn't love him and she won't marry him isn't this great news but she warns Michel not to say anything to Andrea let her tell you when she is ready. Lucia tells him that now he can go to Milady but Michel isn't so sure about that from his last talk with Milady.He's worried that she might have moved on with another.
 

Milady and Lazaro talk about their night of dancing, they flirt with each other.

Rebecca visit Dario as she tells him about what Dr. Tabia has said, she ask how he's feeling he tells her he is dying.Dario says wants her to forgive him and how much he has loved their children and he would do anything for them. Rebecca tells him not to talk like that.Please forgive Eduardito he is innocent in all of this as Rebecca assures him she knows he is it's Dulce she has a problem with.

Elena sits outside and talks with the woman who is also held against her will she tells her how her father worked for these people too but was killed by them.She tells Elena there is no escape as Elena says she will find away the only man she loves is Eduardo.

Dario continues to talk to Rebecca he ask her to forgive him for everything he has done to her and all of his errors.Rebecca tells him he has to live but Dario knows he doesn't have long for this world the only thing that is important to him now is forgiveness especially from her.Rebecca gives him his pardon as Dario tells her thank you several times and passes away.

That was a great scene.
 

Eduardo gets the phone call that Dario has died, as Corrina and Walter are with him she ask what;s wrong and he tells her what just happened.The phone rings and it's the woman calling about gitano that Elena wrote on the stall of the women's bathroom.

MC talks to the head of the mafia about business and a meeting with his friends.

Eduardo goes to his study with Corrina and Walter he gets the woman to send him a picture she took of what was written in the stall. He determines with Walter that it's a message sent to him from Elena but what as Corrina says it looks like a map is drawn. Corrina ask Walter to get her the maps of Florida and they find it looks like West Palm beach area.It seems like the Hardy boys with Nancy drew have discovered where Elena might be kept at.

Previews for tonight the woman who is held captive with Elena has been beaten up as Elena tries to saves her also. Eduardo brings out his gun and goes gunning for MC who struts out of his abode confidently.
 

Is that Mario Cimarro I am seeing in the Telemundo Christmas greetings? If so it's a great gift but I have to wonder if it is also a hint that he is returning in a novela? Stop my beating heart!
 

Matilda1:

Yes, it was him! He's going to be in a new novela called 'Los Herederos Del Monte' which I think is going to replace El Fantasma de Elena come January.

I love Telmundo's new Xmas promo. I like their "feel" of a network.

View promo at youtube here!.

Thanks for the recaps Blusamurai...you're a rockstar!
 

ON EFDE Eduardo, Walter and Corrina discover where Elena map may lead them to her. As Corrina tries to convince Eduardo to call Martin he stubbornly refuses to do so.

Elena meanwhile is held where there's about 9 to 20 heavily armed guards walking around. The woman who stays with Elena is named Mauli or something like that comes into her room after being beaten. She keeps telling Elena there's no way they can escape from here. That these people are ruthless that she is dealing with.


Andrea is in wheelchair being pushed by her mother as Dr. Tabia gives her instructions not to overdue it even though she has been cleared to go home. Andrea is consoled by her mother over the death of her father.Eduardo comes in and consoles them both over their loss. Eduardo goes to see his brother.

Dulce is picked up by guess who to go to prison you she says to Chapparro oh no! Oh yes Chapparro says to Dulce i'm back working at the prison they trade insult as Gandica tells Chapparro to take her away. She gets up Dulce and hits her with her baton.

Eduardo talks to his brother letting him know he will keep his promise to him he remembers the last time they talk together before they died.
 

Andrea is left by her mother alone to care of somethings as Andrea think of the last time she was with her father and how she rejected him.Walter comes and tells her how beautiful she looks and that she someday get over this loss. As Andrea feels burden by her guilt here comes Corrina who spoils the atmosphere and Walter makes up a excuse so they can be left alone.

A old woman is walking down the street the cops stop asking if she needs help but the old woman waves them off and makes a phone call it's crazy gemela.

Latona is up and walking as Jesusa is happy to see this miracle, Leonor comes down with little Tomas and is happy too.

Elena and Mauli continue their talk as Elena tells her she will help her get out of here too with her. Mauli keeps dissuading her. Why do i get the feeling she is put there to try to soften up Elena to accept her situation.

Chapparro drags Dulce into her office laying down the law for her on how her new life will be in here.Dulce insults Chapparro saying she is no better than her they are the same doing any and everything for money. Chapparro agrees but she never tried to hurt someone else's child in doing her business like Dulce did.

Chapparro hits Dulce and grabs her by the hair she tells Dulce so now you get a taste of what you did to Rebecca in here as Dulce pleads to be put in isolation away from the other prisoners. Chapparro sarcastically tells her this isn't a hotel and she gets to sleep where ever she wants a look of fear and panic crosses Dulce's features she screams a little as Chapparro pushes her out of her office to be changed into her new uniform.
 

Montecristo meets up with crazy gemela he laughs at her new get up as crazy gemela ask him for help maybe he can get his mafia connections to get protection for her also. MC says no can't help you but crazy gemela brings up their association and how much she has helped him if she's going down so will he but MC tells her what proof do you really have against me and who will believe you. I can give you some money to help you but that's it. Crazy gemela realizes he's no help and tells him no keep it she find away to get even with those who have betrayed her she walks away as MC looks thoughtful after wondering if maybe he should get rid of her too.

Walter,Corrina and Rebecca come home with Andrea as everyone is happy she is home she sees little Tomas and now is told he is really Elena's son.

Eduardo and Pancho drive looking for where the place Elena had drawn could be.

MC and his goons visit the house he had throw the horse races for him as the wife lies that her husband isn't there. MC threatens that he knows her kids are in school right now. Her husband is dragged out from his hiding spot.MC leaves his goons to killed them as MC walks outside he reads about Dario's death on the front page of the paper. Fingerprints he left the paper there and threw it down with the plastic bag could this possibly be traced back to MC?

Eduardo and Pancho stop for gas at a rest stop.
 

MC calls and Mauli tells Elena she needs to get dressed she is going out with MC she needs to wear all black it for a funeral for Dario. Elena tells her that he was her brother in law but she didn't know he was sick she ask if MC had anything to do with his death but Mauli tells her no.

Eduardo sees a black suv driving by as Pancho comes back with two coffees.

Laura and Ruth visit her old haunting grounds as she gives out food she tells everyone she won't let them go hungry anymore as Laura looks Ruth tells her she would like to use the money to help these people.

Eduardo and Pancho follow and see MC get out of the suv they followed he knows now where Elena is and how well guarded the place is too. That little gun isn't going to make a dent in those guards.

Mauli tries to get Elena to accept reality she tells her about the hacienda and everything is making a suspicious Elena ask her how does she know all of this? Mauli tells her there's no way she can ever leave here as MC doesn't really need your hacienda or need to keep you and Eduardo alive either.

Previews Eduardo sees the guarded mansion that Elena is kept at.MC gets some type of document from the head of the mafia he tells him that Elena is his problem he deal with her as he sees fit. Elena is manhandled and roughed up by MC who tells her he's going to be her worse nightmare.
 

Thanks for the quick recap blusamurai.

I need to wait for the morning for Telemundo to post the episode; but reading your recap has me meh that there wasn't any Milady/Michel tonight! They better turn up tomorrow; or it's gonna be a loooooong time until Monday...their storyline is my fave.

Unlike this whole mafia thing. Couldn't they have come up with something a bit better for this last gasp before the end? QTH?? :p
 

ON Alguien Te Mira Piedad throws a fit and tells Julian let's go as a unknowing Rodrigo talks to his counselor he discovers she was addict herself clean so far for 8 years.

Julian at his place with Piedad teases her about being jealous of Rodrigo and the woman she is with he goads her by asking if she wants to go over to Rodrigo and confront him but Piedad denies this.

Tatiana upset chops up the pepperoni sloppily as Matilde watches she declares the woman a nasty piece of trash who's sleeping with her husband and she will kill her if she ever finds out who it is.Benja comes in late again and is questions by Tatiana where he's been he tells her with some people she ask who Rodrigo or is this another lie? She leaves and goes to her bedroom to cry alone over the state of her marriage.

As Matilde ask Benja what's going on does he even think how his actions are effecting his wife? She ask him point blank is there another woman but Benja lies and says no there isn't. Matilde looks at him as if she doesn't believe she goes to clean up after them but Benja rudely tells her he will clean up and she can leave.
 

Piedad is still at Julian as he ask her if she's really not going over to Rodrigo's but Piedad insist she isn't as she tells Julian goodnight.

Lola is in deep thought at the family dinner as Pedro Pablo ask her what's wrong she tells him she's in a panic. She then has her fantasy again about killing Lucia.One of their daughters ask what she means as Lola starts describe why she is feeling because of Loca Lucia Pedro Pablo coughs to say don't say that in front of the kids.

Rodrigo is walking with his counselor asking if she wants to go get some coffee but she tells him no because she has work to go to early the next day. Piedad pulls up as Rodrigo introduces them to each other.Piedad is not so friendly towards her as counselor takes her leave Rodrigo invites Piedad in.

Lola is ask by Pedro pablo what the matter is she starts you know what the problem is it's you working with Loca Lucia i can't stand it but Pedro Pablo tells her there's nothing they can do right now they have to wait. Lola then drops the bomb that she is pregnant as Pedro Pablo ask if she is sure.

Julian sits in his apartment thinking back to his and Piedad's reaction to seeing Rodrigo with another woman. He looks intense and angry.

Pedro Pablo ask Lola if she is very sure she is pregnant? Lola says yes she is sure now they will have four kids and she can't stand the thought he might have one with Loca Lucia.Pedro Pablo wonders if this time it will be a boy as Lola complains about changing diapers and the new clothes she'll have to buy for it. Their three girls come in to join them saying they saw monsters, as Lola holds up four fingers as if to indicate four children now they'll have to deal with as Pedro Pablo shrugs and smiles holding his girls.
 

Rodrigo barely able to keep from grinning ask Piedad why did she drop by as Piedad makes up some lame excuse. She gets down to business wondering why and when he met that woman and has he been with her? Rodrigo ask if she is jealous but Piedad denies this she lets slip that she saw them eating sushi as Rodrigo ask if she was at the restaurant she says yes with Julian this of course makes him jealous too. They then get close to kissing but Piedad pulls away saying she has to leave.

Matilde talks with Tatiana at their office as she tries to tell Tatiana maybe she is imagining things.Tatiana throws it in her face how Julian and Maurico are as men too. How Julian has always loved Piedad and had his relationship with Eva. Mauricio being a sexual voyeur so as far as she is concern all men are no good lying dogs. This shuts up Matilde for a moment who then says maybe she stop nagging and pestering Benja so much.Tatiana isn't having that though.

Benja visits his skank sister in law who dances sexy for him before they get it on again.
 

Mauricio goes to the police station to see Luisa who's in charge of the case now.She doesn't want to hear anything from him as he insist she just listen to him for a moment but a angry Luisa ask him why? No matter what you think of me i do want to help here he gives her some files he has maybe he said this can help you capture the killer. As Luisa snidely tells him are you sure you shouldn't be giving this to Amador instead? But she relents and gives him the file she has in her hands as he looks at it she ask him what's his angle now? He tells her to do anything he can to capture the killer why she ask so you can be famous? No Mauricio tells Luisa to kill him as he walks away from a stunned Luisa.

Benja is in bed sleeping as Tatiana comes in to turn off the TV, they argue again of course. Benja ask what does she want from him she is always questioning him. Tatiana just wants the truth so finally Benja says maybe we should get a divorce then i am tired of this. Tatiana at first shocked by this as she tears up but surprisingly she agrees which shocks Benja it seems he was bluffing to get her off of his back but it backfired. He tries to tell her he didn't really mean it and maybe they can try harder but he's just tired of her nagging.But Tatiana say yes let's get a divorce and this time i accept this and mean it. Benja can't believe the tables have turned on him as Tatiana tells him she wants custody of their kids and the house she doesn't care anymore how this will effect his business either.Benja has a dumbfounded look on his face not able to comprehend how it got to this point.
 

Rodrigo visits his old job and runsinto his old boss who offers his old job back as it seems he is trying to overcome his addiction he ask if she is serious? She says yes he should be given another opportunity if he's at least trying.


Tatiana is talking to Camila about her marriage calling the conniving, sneaky zorra(which translate into Ho',skank or slut_ your choice of what word you want to use.How she's getting away sleeping with her husband as Tatiana launches into more colorful vocabulary towards this woman a guilty Camila says that's enough she just imagining things. She keeps trying her old tired line how Benja's adores her and he would never do that to her. Tatiana says that's enough i don't want to hear that anymore from you. Your my sister and you're supposed to be taking my side not his. Camila lies and says she is anyway says Tatiana we are getting a divorce as a shocked Camila can't believe this but she tries to talk Tatiana out of being rash but Tatiana tells her the only thing she cares about is her children now and that's it she is done.

Julian teases Piedad about what she did after she left him last night. Benja comes up to them to tell them his marriage is over.
 

Matilde is getting things ready in the office as Mauricio barges in she tells him to leave right now but Mauricio won't listen to her. She picks up the phone threatening to call the police on him but he still won't leave. Mauricio tells her he needs her help to find the killer as Matilde is like what are you talking about?Mauricio tells her how the people at the clinic are lying for each other and that Benja has had affairs with the carpenter woman and Rocio as a stunned Matilde ask if this is true? He tells her yes Benja was going to meet Rocio in NY when she was killed they are covering up for him. Mauricio tells Matilde he's going to find the truth of who killed Eva and the others as he leaves.

Benja in his office with Julian and Piedad explains that his marriage is over as Piedad tears him a new one for his unfaithfulness. Benja gets upset it's hard for this guy dealing with the truth. Julian tries to stop Piedad from saying more but she won't have it. He tries to argue back, but Piedad tells him to stuff it his marriage is in the state it's in because he can't be faithful end of story she gets up and leaves.

Benja turns to Julian for help but Julian pretty much agrees with what Piedad said to him as Benja stews at being told off.

Piedad in her office gets something to drink from her secretary as she thinks about Rodrigo and when she went over to his place she starts to cry.

Previews Benja tells Camila he's getting a divorce from Tatiana as Camila tries to get him to change his mind i say guilt is a strong emotion especially if the one who's broken up your very own sister's marriage. Tatiana is crying and upset will she find out her own sister has betrayed her in the worst kind of way?
 

CanuckFan you're right that Mario Cimarro will be in the new novela with Marlene Favela they showed them together for the Christmas greeting for Telemundo.

No there was no Milady and Michel sighting from last night's episode they're my favorite couple of this novela. The best thing that happen was seeing Dulce get beat and scared and fearing for her life, i take she has a lot of enemies inside that prison. She has gotten away with so many murders boy that was so enjoyable to see. The other scene that made me happy was seeing crazy gemela begging MC for help and asking him to get her protection from the mafia. She's gotten away with so much also the downer is she's still loose.

I don't have a problem with the mafia story line because a lot of Telemundo novelas seem to a have a drug trafficking theme to them. I know Reina Del Sur and Ojo por Ojo seem to be two novelas with this theme too. Not saying i won't watch them but it's a change so i don't have a big problem with it.Well i might watch one of them:)
 

I can't wait for La Reina del Sur to come on...I read the book a few years ago and it's one of my favourites--I'm eager to see how Telemundo adapts into a novela; and to see how Kate del Castillo does in the title role.

I'm off to watch the EFDE eppy--it's not up on Telemundo.com yet; but I see it's available at another....source ;)

Here's hoping that M&M are on tonight!
 

AURORA Highlights Thursday

Vengeful Aurora strikes again! On the eve of his scheduled departure for Madrid, Lorenzo can’t resist an invitation to her apartment. She greets him dressed in green, then changes into a black come-hither number. And he does. Come hither, that is. Natalia bursts in to find them in a compromising position. You win! (Ganaste) she tells Aurora and runs outside where, coincidentally, Federico is driving along. He picks her up, comforts her, and is well on the way to completing the assignment Vanesa gave him: Seduce Natalia. Federico is, however, taken aback when Natalia tells him she caught Lorenzo and Aurora ‘in fraganti’ since he still thinks they are father and daughter.

Meanwhile Lorenzo is furious because he’s sure Aurora has set him up. But Roque bursts in and claims he was the one who called Natalia because he wanted to keep Aurora from making the same mistake as her mother (falling for Lorenzo). When Lorenzo leaves, Aurora and Roque exchange high fives! It WAS a set-up, and it worked to perfection.

Martín realizes that no one will hire him because Gustavo has given him horrible references. Gustavo doesn’t try to disguise his hatred or his intention to keep Martín from working as a physician in New York City.

Eugenio Siller as Martín gets to sing again – this time in a club where César’s friends are gathered to say goodbye to him. (Apparently he is going to Madrid with his parents.) When Nina tries to cozy up to Martín, he recoils. She threatens to seduce all of César’s friends. ¡Hazlo que quieras¡ (Do whatever you want), he says. I’m not playing your games anymore, not after all the harm you’ve done to me:
No somos hermanos pero no me gustas.
(We’re not brother and sister, but you’re not attractive to me/I don’t like you.) Ouch.

Blanca is so disturbed by the thought of working for a living that she swallows her pride and goes to Inés for help. Inés re-establishes a line of credit for the Poor Little Rich Girl and reiterates the lie that she is her mother.

And the acronym of the day: OVNI or Object Volador No Identificado, ie UFO.
Gustavo and Elizabeth think there were no witnesses to their callous disposal of the partially frozen Julia Castillo in a dumpster.
But the wino who was watching is sure he saw an OVNI drop off the body. Other people say her captors must have been ‘vampiros’ because Julia’s body was drained of blood. But at least one doctor at the Cryonics Lab recognizes Julia from her picture on the news: she was one of their congeladas!
 

re ALGUIEN TE MIRA:
I was so glad to see Piedad dismiss Julián's attempt to convince her that Rodrigo is the killer. I also loved the way Piedad called Benja to account for his bad behavior in his marriage. It seems both Benja and Camila were liking the status quo just fine, sneaking around like naughty kids while Tati gets stuck playing the grown-up.

I don't like the way Julián was looking at Daniela (la facilitadora) last night. Single mother, lost custody of her kids, connected to Rodrigo -- uh oh. Luisa better hurry up and stop that butcher before he leaves two more motherless children.

Re LA REINA DEL SUR:
CanuckFan and Blu, I don't usually like stories that glorify narcotraficantes but I admit I'm anxious to see what they've done with this story. I also read the book a few years ago. It's interesting in its own right but it's fascinating to consider what a splash it made when it came out. It even inspired a song, a narcocorrido.

I think Kate del Castillo is a great choice for the lead. She has the athletic good looks, the not quite beautiful woman who convinces you she's beautiful because she carries herself as if she were. Besides our favorite psychopathic killer, Rafael Amaya (Julián in Alguien te Mira), there are featured roles for Sandra Echeverría (Jade in El Clon) and Juan Pablo Raba (Said in El Clon), according to a cast list I saw. And they used some of the Moroccan locations where El Clon was filmed. All in all, there should be some family resemblance. And that's a good thing, I think.
 

Thanks for more excellent summaries, Blusamurai.

On Fantasma, I think all of La Gemela's crazy disguises are hilarious. The actress is definitely having fun with this. I also noticed that Montecristo's hair has gone through 3 phases. 1) Long and wild, but macho. 2) much neater, when he was living in the mansion married to Elena 3) stringy, mangy, half tied-back, now that he's taken off his mask and is pure evil. This actor is so good at being bad. Interestingly, he was previously on Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso, where he played a very good, kind, naive, clean cut boyfriend of the main character. He was so good there, and so bad here!
 

On Alguien, we seem to have two more possible victims for the killer. 1) Rodrigo's counselor, whose name is Daniela. She revealed that she's a single mother who lost custody of her kids. 2) Tatiana. If she gets a divorce, she'd also be a single mother. Look out!

BTW, the model in the support group is named Valeria. I don't know if we'll see her again, though.

Last night, Piedad seemed almost as obsessive as Julian!
 

As for the mafia theme on Fantasma, I don't really mind it, but those scenes of the outside of the compound, with 20 guys walking back and forth, are ridiculous! This was right off a street (Eduardo and Pancho viewed it from the highway). Wouldn't this attract a bit of attention from the cops? I laugh every time I see all those guards.
 

Hombre de Misterio thanks for the name i didn't catch and for Julian thinking about her as a possible victim i forgot that scene.

You are also right on both accounts that not only is Daniela a possible victim but Tatiana also can be too. I forgot who it was that said Camila might be one of his victims but she isn't a single mother otherwise she would have been gotten rid of long ago.

Another one to consider could be Lucia with her i don't know fake pregnancy?

Finally is it me or does it seem like maybe no one will have a happy ending in this novela? That scene when Lola was fantasizing about killing Lucia again does not bode well. If she is really pregnant then her emotions are at a higher level too.

Yes Piedad did come across as a female Julian but remember she was like that with the lady drug dealer who got killed in the hospital room. She said at the time she didn;t want her near Rodrigo because she would tempt back into taking drugs but it was also jealousy too. That's when she was considered a strong suspect too because she got scratched by her and then later lied to the cops herself.Also helped by Julian.
 

I sure hope the drug counselor doesn't get killed by Julián. Rodrigo needs her, and she seems like a very sweet person. I got very nervous when she produced the photos of her children.

I'm getting tired of Lola. I don't really like the way she treats Camila. Nor the way Tatiana treats Camila. She may sleep around, but during the work day, people deserve respect - not ridicule. Also, maybe it's the actress, but Lola's behavior about Lucy's maybe pregnancy is ridiculous. She has two options. It IS Pedro Pablo's baby produced while he was drugged or it's probably a hysterical pregnancy because she's nuts. I seem to remember they have evidence she drugged him, so if the baby is his, he has no responsibility. In any case, her husband has not been unfaithful to her in any real sense. So she should just wait it out and stop lurching around like an elephant in heat.

Wow, I can't remember when I wanted a villain to get his as much as I do Julián. And his behavior is very inconsistent. Seems like the smart thing would have been to steer Piedad out of that restaurant so her jealousy would not be triggered.

I wonder where they're going with the flashbacks of Julián and his mother. Did she sexually abuse him? The ones they've shown so far are fine - she seems fond of her child.

Up until right about now I thought this novela was excellent, well acted and suspenseful. But they're not showing any signs of Ultimas Semanas. It feels to me like two more weeks would be just about right. But it feels like they're going to drag it out.
 

NovelaMaven,I'm excited about La Reina too. I couldn't put the book down, although I too generally have little interest in narcostories. This one was different and hopefully it's transfer from the written word to a moving picture will keep the freshness. It'll be my number one if not only telenovela once it starts.

Meanwhile, thanks for Wednesday and Thursday reviews. I'll have them close at hand as I watch them unfold from the tapes this weekend. Have my fingers crossed there will be a Friday revue version also. I'm still liking the novela (I think), but it's so hard not to be judgmental about how stupidly Aurora is acting. And baring having a reason to make the novema longer, I simply can't buy into her reasoning to keep all these secrets. Hate having to suspend common sense to get into the story! This seems to be less common with Telemundo novelas than those on Univision, but this one, well???

Just got the latest People in Spanish with some awards. When it comes to giving those things out, the judges look mostly at Univision for telenovelas. I think that is a mistake. I was hoping Ochmann would get an acting award as well as the villaness in Donde Esta Elisa. Perhaps we need to start another awards show. Lois
 

Thanks Blu and NovelaMaven.

I'm getting a bit fed up with Aurora's revenge plans too. Mainly I'm bugged by the fact that she has completely fallen into Vanessa's trap, AGAIN. Didn't she just say the other day, "fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me." Well, for shame, for shame Aurora. You are being hoodwinked twice by Vanessa.

The other thing that's really bugging me about her plan is that she is purposely ruining what WAS a wonderful father-son relationship between Lorenzo and Martin. They were the best of friends, and now she's made them enemies, on purpose! I hate that.
 

And yes, it did look like Julian was scoping out Rod's counselor as his next victim. I think the reason it was important for Piedad to see Rod with the counselor is so that there will be doubt in Piedad's mind when she turns up dead. I really hope not, because I like the counselor. But they killed off Eva, so these writers are capable of anything.
 

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