Caray, Caray!

Jar: Muchisimas gracias! thank you so much for the details of the dialogue between Don J and Dr. Garcia. You've really given us huge details which I know is so time consuming. Gracias!!!

Bruno: looks like a Mobster. He and Cruella deserve each other.

Tony: he is sickening to watch. I mute the telly every time he is there. His voice...his mannerisms...everything about him is so sickening. That stupid Alicia doesn't get it. Why she is attracted to this piece of filth is beyond me. I STILL do not understand why the other guy is in jail for something that this cheap, low life thug did. How long is that man going to rot in jail?!

Dano: at the moment, has no interest for me.

Icky: as unattractive as ever...very unattractive.

Leo: can't cry very well. Almost looked like he was smiling.

Renata: so, that letter did not go into the grave, but fell at the side? I wonder who will find it and pick it up?

Don J and Laurita: my faith lies with them.

Adriancito: This is hard to watch. I hope that his ugly father does not transform him to be like him. This is a sad story line.

Cruella Marcela: She actually thinks she has a lovely wardrobe?! She looks like Polyester Woman! Not to mention those ugly red lips.

Gracias, Jar!!

Susanita
 

Jardinera,

Great recap I think things a progressing at a good pace. As Susanita say's Leo does have a hard time crying, he always hides his face b/c he can't get the tears to come.
You know watching the charcter of Alicia, I don't like very much. She's very self centered, now instead of her calling Dano (or even the police) to see if he's heared from Eva, she's forgotten all about her sister living on the streets of LA with no money. She should have told Tia Tilda the truth that Eva was in trouble. For Heavens sake she and Mariole are congrulating each other on marriage's and jobs. It's the same old thing with this girl, she only looks out for number one herself.
I'm glad Eva's finally gotten 1/2 a brian cell to work. Her throwing the sand in Tony's eye's was a very good thing. Doesn't Tony realize that if Eva had that money she wouldn't still be in LA. She'd be in some posh Hotel, eating nice meals, and sleeping in a bed, not on the beach.
Dano better wise up before he ends up back in an engaement with Ick-toria.
I to thought that the letter Reneta had she drop in on the coffin, but that's probably why when Don J and Dr. Gracia were standing by the grave they didn't see the letter laying on the coffin.
Ahhhhhhhh this is getting good again.
Michele in Pa
 

Bien hecho, Jardinera.

Don J and the good doctor will be fun to watch in the next few episodes. I can't wait for the reading of the will.

Adriancito needs a lot of help. This poor child deserves better and his canalla of a father needs to be consequenced.

Francisco/Marisol has to conclude now. We're going into a new chapter and Francisco needs to be in a position to fight Icktoria and to help clear Eva.
 

Jar: Forgot to say that you got your recap up with warp speed! Mujer...you amaze me!!!

Michele brought up another point that needs clearing up for me. Why did self centered Alicia not tell Matilde the truth?!

Susanita
 

Thanks Jardinera for the quick recap, rich with the dialogue. I am going to watch it again without CC using your dialogue for practice. WHICH, I keep reminding myself is the reason I am watching this, anyway, that and the fun reading the recapper's versions and the bloggers comments.
In the meantime that beanie you gave me is slipping off a little...
I wonder how many dinners poor little Adrian will have to miss before someone picks up the #//@%!! phone (no one ever picks up the phone to do something right in these TNs!!) and calls child wellfare. "Adrian won't forgive me for putting his dad in jail..." bad excuse, and that is not what would happen, anyway.
How much of a reward would be posted for someone who embezzled what is petty cash in the business world? Hardly worth giving up cheap help especially when she does such a splendid job cleaning your bathrooms.
 

Thanks so much, Jardinera, for another excellent recap. I especially appreciated all the dialogue.

So it was sand that Eva threw in Tony's face? That makes sense, since I couldn't imagine how she was able to reach for mace or something similar. I was also rather surprised (and pleased) that her brain cells showed signs of coming back to life.

Ah, so the note didn't wind up in the coffin. I kept expecting Don Julio to find it when he was standing at the coffin. I guess someone else will find it--I wonder who that will be.

As for Bimbutt's being locked in the bathroom for a month--yes, an excellent idea! Actually, I was (and still am) afraid that the wife will lock Eva in there to make sure she doesn't leave before the police arrive. However, the trailers seem to suggest that Eva is praying to the Virgencita, and I doubt that that's happening in either the bathroom or a jail cell, so perhaps my fears are unfounded.

Speaking of Bimbutt, I was astonished by the outfit she wore to her father's "funeral." The outfit ended just about in line with her crotch.
 

Martaivett, thanks for the recap.
I am hoping at some point Renata is turned into an aly for both Julio and Eva. She really was the only one that seemed to care.

I find the Adrain/Thomas story line very hard to take and so distressing. That little boy really does a good job of acting as an abused child.

How the heck did Tony find Eva? She needs to turn herself in.

Thanks again Marta for the recap and thanks Jardinera for posting it for her.
 

MY APOLOGIES!! Guys, this was all Marta's recap!!! I've corrected the mistake. I am so sorry that I forgot to add that!! Thursday's are hers, I and others just post for her.
 

re alicia's cosmetic "talent". I vaguely remember that her mother is some kind of cosmetic "big shot" in PParis. Anyone else?

Thanks for detailed recap

Kalum
 

sorry, i wanted it posted as soon as I could so i was not connected as I typed it. the translation for 'arpia' would be harpy or shrew... and 'paradojicamente' translates to a conflicting or opposing statement or fact.
I did not focus on the length of Bimbutt's dress, but I am sure you are right...
Did I say I LOVE Don Julio as a character and what Jorge Lavat is doing with it... Where has this guy been hiding the last 20 yrs or so... I have missed his voice, laughter and facial expressions... priceless!!
 

When Tony went to Leo when he called him to give him the disk from the camera to get the pictures printed, tony saw the open duffel bag and remembered that is the bag that Alicia had packed for Eva... so that is how he made the connection and why he showed up there again... to get back at Eva for being nasty to him.
 

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dont worry pata and jardinera, as long as we all have fun with it i dont care if my name does not come up.
 

and I also agree with Emarie that the reward cannot possibly be that much for someone who stole 25K in Miami... it must have been raised by Marcela and Leo to make sure someone recognizes and finds Eva.
 

Marta: thanks for the recap and thanks for Jar for posting it with warp speed. marta...these dialogue bits are complicated at times. Please know how much these details mean to all of us...especially those of us wanting to learn the nuances of the language. Gracias!!

There is one thing I really do like about the TN: Actors in their 70s and 80s are still given bona fide meaty roles and are treated with respect by their peers (or so it seems if one is to believe the talk shows, etc.) Jorge Lavat has an excellent role in this TN. I believe his acting is going to WAY outshine all of the others not only with his acting skills, but his voice and wonderful mannerisms he brings to the character.

If truth be told, Don J is the one reason I am hanging on to this TN!!!

Susanita
 

thanks... I am in it too for Don J and Daniel, but they better wake Daniel up from his hyattus SOON... (sp?)
 

Susanita, I agree with you about the Don Julio character. I just love watching him and am so glad they didn't kill him off. I think I might have had to stop watching if that were the case. He sort of reminds me of Vincent Price.

I still hold onto hopes that Dan will step out of his "Victoria coma." I do think it will be a while. He is another reason I am watching this and will still cheer him on to get back to where he belongs, that is with Eva!!
 

Ah, I should have realized that Thursdays were Marta's. Thanks very much, Marta, and thanks too to Jardinera for getting your recap up so promptly.

I'm yet another fan of Don Julio and of the actor who plays him. And I agree with Susanita about TNs giving aging actors meaty roles. Makes me wish I were an actor! :-)

I'm also a fan of Dano's (and of Guy Ecker, who was what attracted me to this TN to begin with). Like Pata, I'm very eager for him to awaken from his "Victoria coma."
 

kalum,

you are right Debra ownes a big manufacturing makeup company that's internationally known. Marcella want's to do business with it.

Martaviett great recap you and Jardinera
 

Sorry Martaivett! I stand corrected Again thanks for your juicy recap with the dialogue, loved it, and will learn a lot from it.
 

Really love the Don J character, glad he's alive. I am worried they will get rid of the nice Ricardo character, who seems to be in the TN catagory, "too good to live". Like Benita in STuD.
 

I love the fact we still have Don Julio but I am afraid we will not see him alive when the word 'FIN' comes up... so I have a feeling they will keep Ricardo around to keep Justa company when all is said and done.
But I do want Don J to last long and at least have a reunion with Justa.
 

Marta--You are always looking out for us with your recap, dialog and all the additional comments. Gracias.

About the burial. Isn't Claw V-icky best friend? How come she wasn't in attendance? We haven't seen her since the hospital.

About the Leo//Alicia pairing. Did the writers or Alicia have amnesia? I had to check, but in that early chapter where Leo brought Eva home from the fashion show, Alicia sees him talking to Eva.

Alicia remarks later to Eva in their room if that is the man who was interested in her--she says NO, That's Sr. Leonardo (and she uses his name), who lives in the house where she works. Alicia even admired the earrings he gave Eva. You'd think she would ask him about the coincidence.

I still can't believe that Eva wouldn't have told Justa and Alicia who she worked for, where she worked and phone number for emergencies.

I wondered, too, how on earth Tony happened to "find" Eva at the beach--of all the places in LA she could have been hiding in. Throwing the sand was a brilliant move. I hope she keeps using her head. When is she going to figure out the 25K Tony was talking about matches the 25K she's supposed to have stolen.

After all the petty crimes and hurtful lies he's told, Tony doesn't merit redemption. But jail time? Hmm, he's probably had to live by his wits for some time and knowing he's cute, cashes in on it and manages to stay ahead of the game.

Tomas is a despicable nobody exploiting a child. He doesn't deserve redemption either. He comes breezing in after being gone for what seems like a couple of months and swaggers around like they owe him some favors. Who was paying for the room in the pension for his kid and his meals?

I got so invested in the romance between Eva and Dan that I'm devestated by the break-up. Especially now that Vicky has been behaving so nicely.

Who knew V-icky could cook. It was cute, though, when she told Dan as she left him that it [pancakes] was the only thing she knew how to prepare.

Thank goodness there's so much going on with Don Julio (love that man) that keeps me interested. Loved the back and forth between him and Marcela before his "demise."

The lovebirds have a whole lot of crow to eat about jumping to conclusions (which Marcela, Leo and Tony have been feeding them). I wonder who will apologize first.
Una Norteamericana
 

I meant---When is Eva going to figure out the 25K Tony was talking about matches the 25K she's supposed to have stolen is ALSO the exact amount she was asked to get from the bank by Vicky who said she needed it to go away for awhile.

That didn't come up in their automobile confrontation. Eva should have been surprised to see her still around and asked her where the money went if she didn't use it for a trip.
Una Nteam.
 

Marta: ITSA!

"I think that would be a LOVELY place to lock up Bimbutt for a month" Good comments that make so much sense! The writers I am convinced do not think the majority of their audience have more than a double digit IQ!
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Susanita/Juanita: ITSA! I really appreciate the respect given in these telenovelas to the old warhorses of noveladom. They do get juicy roles and help us remember that the elderly are still fully functional and worthwhile watching!
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Well, I am more than ready to see what this new etapa will bring!
 

It would have been great to see what Jorge Lavat and Lupita Ferrer would have been like together in a novela some decades ago but at the time they were working in different countries (one in Venezuela and one in Mexico)... I can see a Julio Arizmendi falling for a simpler more full of life Justa assistant than for a martyr like Renata. So that storyline makes all kinds of sense to me.
Long live the senior warhorses! Absolutely!
 

it is kind of interesting because before my husband switched us from comcast to windstream I got to see La hermanita Dinamita (with Jorge Lavat) again (still loved it and i still cried in the end just like when I was a kid) and also a Cantinflas movie (Quijote sin mancha) with a super young Lupita Ferrer in it in a channel called VasalloTV.
Looking at imdb.com info, it seems Lupita was doing novelas in Vvenezuela and movies in Mexico around the same time early on in her career and then moved to mex altogether in early 90s.
 

I think Eva saw that Vicky was going to deny anything Eva would say about vicky being the one that gave her the check (she must have been wondering 'who would everyone else believe? rich Vicky or a nobody like Eva?') so she did not even bother arguing with her further or telling anyone else her story.
 

I love don j he is up to no good and I love it, can't wait to see the look on all their faces when the will is read, there are going to be some mad people. What is wrong with vicky butt, and the dresses she wears just make it look bigger. And really who wears out fits like that in real life, even though she is a model. I could see leo smiling when he was crying the scene looked fake.