Caray, Caray!

Capitulo 73.
Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 70 to 74. Then come back here to discuss it.

1. The cuartel thinks that Marcia gave Fernando the bruises. Fernando entertains Lola and Marta with the story of the fight. Alicia begs them to not fire Paula (so she doesn’t get demoted to receptionist), but Marcia doesn’t interfere with Fernando’s orders. When Saimon takes them all to witness Paula and Jaimito’s condition, Fernando leaves so they don’t see him blubber, and Alicia stands completely alone.

2. Marcia counsels Paula to stop running around with men who just want to use her, and establish a relationship with someone who cares about her. She thinks the ricos will solve her problems but she ends up worse than when she started. Marcia tries to steer her toward Saimon, but Paula says he doesn’t make enough money.

3. Lety arrives with her new luke, The Green Nightmare, and everyone is stunned. Marcia is enticing Fernando when Lety walks in (note his body language with Marcia and with Lety), and Marcia gapes at the new luke. Lety hears Marcia ridiculing her, and Fern tells Marcia to stop.

4. Fernando walks up as Marcia and Alicia ridicule Lety some more. Marcia tells him not to be angry since they’re not laughing at Lety but at her poor novio.

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Capitulo 74.
Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 70 to 74. Then come back here to discuss it.

1. Saimon is working on Jazmín once again.

2. Fernando tells Omar that Lety changed her look and he’s upset because everyone has been laughing at her. Omar calls Lety “mostrete” and Fernando orders him to stop immediately. Once again, Fernando shows compassion for Lety, so Omar throws a particularly cruel monologue against her, so Fern literally puts him up against the wall.

3. See transcript. Paula tells Lety that if she wants to hang on to Tomás she needs to sleep with him. (After all, who knows about keeping a man, better than Paula?) If Tom doesn’t initiate, Lety needs to. Meanwhile, Omar asks Fernando what he’ll do when Lety gets frisky. Fern says no way will he sleep with her, but Omar says he certainly can’t reject her.

4. Omar tells Fernando that the purpose of an amante is wild sex. Fern answers that he’s got Marcia for that, and the sex is incredible. In fact, that’s the only thing they have. Paula tells Lety that if he’s not getting it from her, he’ll get it elsewhere. Lety says it seems like he doesn’t desire her.

5. The cuartel agrees that they need to tell Lety that her new look is awful, but who will bell the cat?

6. Omar says Fernando should arrange plastic surgery for Lety. Fern says there’s no way to suggest changing her face without hurting her feelings. And Marcia would find out he paid for it, since she reviews all his statements.

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Spanish Lesson: Parallel conversations
This is a VERY loose translation. The conversation ping-pongs between Paula and Lety in one restaurant, and Omar and Fernando in another.

Paula: when will you sleep with him?
L: We have an intellectual relationship. He hasn’t made moves.
P: Then you need to jump him.

F: No way will I sleep with her. To kiss her takes a bottle of whiskey, psychological conditioning, and the Paty photo (not anymore; only a small cringe). Besides, she’s not asking for it.
O: She needs more. You need to be prepared. What will you do when she makes moves? Reject her? Run away?
F: Our attention is on other things.

P: If you don’t, he’ll get it elsewhere. He’ll satisfy his needs with una otra. (repeats later)

Pay close attention to their definition of an amante.
O: Why else would you have an amante. To talk politics? No. An amante is to have passionate sex with.
F: That’s what I have Marcia for, remember? With her, pardon me, but it’s incredible. But it’s all we have. It’s what keeps us together. It’s all there is. With Lety, it’s a relationship. more cerebral. (Notice he doesn’t say “relationship” regarding Marcia.)

L: He admires my intellect, etc. but I don’t think he desires me.
P: Then either he’s gay or he’s not attracted to you.

O: Seducing her is how you show you’re crazy about her.
F: But I’m not crazy about her, I don’t desire her, especially not with the new luke. And the cuartel doesn’t have the heart to tell her.

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