Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Llena de Amor #111 (Mex. 116) Wed 1/19/11 Froggy Goes A-Courting
Yep. That's right. The big event of the evening was not Emanuel and Ilitia's make-out scene in the shower, or the hoped-for love scene in Sirena's dressing room. Nope, the Big Event was Mauricio formally asking for Kristel's hand in marriage.....while Emiliano, Emanuel and Axel roared with laughter....Fedra and Ilitia looked nauseated.....and super-fresa Kristel appeared super-miffed.
Frankly, our little Llena plane ran into a lot of turbulence tonight. Consuelo, also miffed, gave Brandon a cold cup of coffee and a mini-tirade about his night out with Victoria. The latter got herself slashed on the arm by a manic Fedra, while Oliver, dazed and confused, continues to have serious doubts about his masculinity, considering his strange attraction to Manolo. Lorenzo was hornswoggled into signing a contract giving Mauricio a ten-percent share in the ad agency, and had to make off with the money Lirio de Plata donated to the orphanage to pay off Garduño. Netty's in high dudgeon because "Vicky" didn't tell her that Marianela's in Mexico and let's see....anything else? Other than Doris jumping around for what seemed like hours because she had to "hacer pipi", I think that about covers it.
Now on to the dirty details: The Comisario isn't fooled by the small amount of money Muñeca turns over. He knows el Lirio must have given her more than that but she feigns ignorance. Lorenzo suggests that el Lirio must have accomplices and he shared the loot with them. Comi wants to know how Lorenzo knows so much about the "modus operandi del hampa" (underworld, criminals). but takes his leave. As soon as he does, Low quizzes Muñeca. Are you chiseling the police m'dear? She swears she's not and leaves him to heave his sore back and twisted neck into a chair, wanting just a night of peace and relaxation. Which lasts a half second till his cellphone rings and Licenciado Ordaz orders him over to Mauricio's apartment. Garduño's orders. Chop chop slavey.
Mientras tanto, Vicky's in peril. Fedra's got a knife at her throat while Vick gurgles that she's not alone. She came with two policemen. Bernardo tries to hold Fedra back.
Okay. Lost part of my recap. How do these things happen? Somehow this bodacious picture of Sirena wiped out about six paragraphs. I'm in noo mood to do it all over again. Briefly, here's what went down. Lorenzo gets a call and has to fetch himself over to Mauricio's house. Garduño wants to see him. Vicky gets stabbed by Fedra. Brandon worries about Oliver and what he's doing with Sirena. Doris explains that Sirena is really Gretel in disguise. Brandon asks the question we've all been asking. Why the friggin' complications. Just take off the mustache, Gretel, and start gettin' busy! Doris allows as how that would be okay with her but they can't rat her out. The truth has to come from Gretel herself. Meanwhile, Sirena, messing with some kind of weird accent, Cuban I think, tells Oliver seductively that she'll be waiting for him all night. Mebbe so but he's gotta run. He rushes out, saying he won't be back. She chuckles and knows that he will. But when the door opens again, it's Axel. And Gretel/Sirena/Manolo ain't happy.
Neither is Lorenzo. Although he makes a game play at checking out the ladies cavorting at Mauricio's place, moving in on one in particular until...Dios mio...it's Garduño himself at his elbow! Suddenly all the starch goes out of the Señor Porta Lopez. I didn't know you were out, stammers Lorenzo. Garduño gets right down to business. He wants the money el Lirio gave to Muñeca. Lorenzo can keep one percent but all the rest goes to Garduño. And furthermore, he wants Mauricio restored to the agency. Not just restored, but as a shareholder with ten per cent of the shares. And too bad if Emiliano doesn't like it. Garduño is Lo's most important partner. And if Lo doesn't sign, his family will be in danger and the news will leak out that he ordered the mother of little Christian killed.
Lo signs.
He's not the only unhappy person that evening though. After he makes a creaky exit, brushing off the proffered Swedish massage by two sexy young women, Garduño turns to Mau and snaps, Now you'll ask Kristel Ruiz y de Teresa's hand in marriage. Indeed he will, grins Mau, I'll "echarme la soga al cuello" (put the rope around my neck) and make her a real princess. Chuckle chuckle. Well clearly nothing really gets our Mauricio down. Helps to be a thick-headed idiot, I guess.
Oliver and Brandon are still clucking about the dual absence now of Doris and Vicky. They suppose it's that endless line in the ladies' bathroom (too true, especially at sporting events) but little do they know. Vicky, at this very moment, is escaping Fedra's clutches with her life, but also a lot of flesh wounds, while Bernardo tries to talk reason to the Reina. And Doris is having to redo Gretel's makeup to become Manolo again. GretelMan's trying to make Axel understand that if Fedra finds him here, he'll be in as much danger of kidnapping and torture as Gretel was. So let's sneak out the back door now! Whoops. Too late. Oliver's back and really weirded out to find not the lovely Sirena, but Manolo and Axel....too close together...and looking very guilty.
Hmm..before we can get too worried about this ,Doris exits, still jiggling, runs into Brandon in the hallway, and then they locate a semi-swooning Vicky, who needs first aid and some bandages pronto.
And speaking of bandages....we have Emanuel in the shower (not quite a Fernando Colunga moment but hey, I'm not complaining) when suddenly he's joined by little Ilitia, in the buff, ready with passionate kisses. And he responds. The lad is into it. Realllllly into it.
So worry a little while we have a slew of ads.
We're back. And they're still kissing. But wait...now she's kissing his neck. Now moving down to his shoulder where she sees....ahem, a big old bandage (which he's getting wet...don't they have to cover those with plastic?). Anyway, the passionate moment gets stopped by some suspicious questions. Like whassup with this serious wound?
Vicky's wounds, on the other hand, don't look too critical. But Doris does. She's still jiggling a mile a minute and Brandon sends her off to the can 'cause she's making him nervous. But Vicky is also nervous when one of the Pirates tells her she's in the Reina's dressing room. Forget the first aid and let's just get out of here! she tells Brandon.
Trouble back in Sirena's dressing room. Oliver doesn't like the fishy stories he's hearing. He's beginning to suspect that Manolo and Axel are dating and he's not happy. If that's so , he's going to be watching Axel very closely, right down to his horoscope chart if need be! There's some contrived suspense over Sirena's little suitcase which Oliver finally opens but Manolo explains that she left so quickly she forgot it....but maybe if Oliver leaves now he can catch up with her. And as for Manolo, he's old enough to choose who he goes out with. So go! And zip, Oliver's gone. And then double zip, Manolo and Axel sneak out.
Back to Eman's wound and the chilled romance. He's claiming it's just a scratch (rasguño). She's saying she's not stupid, it looks like a bullet wound. He tries another story. A piece of scenery fell on him at work. She tries an end run: Baby, I'd die if anything happened to you. Be careful. And by the way, I'm not afraid anymore. I'm ready. I'm....
Well, she's ready but he's not. Why won't you consummate the marriage? she pleads. How romantic, he observes drily. And shuffles off, claiming he's not able to trust her yet. Coward.
Well, trust is an issue at Muñeca's house also. She's holding the valise with the rest of the Lirio money, still debating with Flora whether it's right to use it or not. Our slimy Lorenzo has oozed in the door but they haven't noticed (these people never have any peripheral vision)....and he hears all about the cash and gallantly steps forward to claim it...in order to "protect" Muñeca. And don't worry about the children's hospital. That's why the agency is throwing the charitable bash for gosh sakes. He'll just burn the cash and that'll be it. After he goes, Flora, another smart chacha in the Delicia mode, opines that probably he's going to spend it on other women. Gracias, sniffs Muñeca.
Vicky and Brandon are finally back at the boardinghouse, where she's telling a bunch of lies about her injury. There was this aggressive woman (well, that part is true) who attacked me in the bathroom and that's how I got cut. For some reason, Brandon, with his famous policia nose for lies, swallows this contrived tale hook line and sinker. Maybe he's distracted by his hormones, because he murmurs that he really didn't want to go to this kind of bar. What he had in mind was a quiet restaurant with candles and music and....well, kisses like the one he plants on her....and moving on to becoming The Man in her Life.
Oh my, all the wrong people are kissing all the wrong people. How shall we sort this out? Think about it during the ads.
We're back. And Eman and Ilitia, fully dressed now, are chatting on the steps outside the mansion. She's making some unredeemed snotty comments about Marianela's one thousand pounds of flesh being back in Mexico and messing up their marriage. He's sniveling that he just wants to forget her and needs Ilitia's help. Whine whine, whimper whimper. (Man up Emanuel, I hate you when you're like this!) He finally lays his head down on her lap and she strokes his hair mommy-style and looks seriously worried.
She should be. This is no way to start a marriage.
Vicky puts an end to Brandon's smooching, reminding him that she has no time for Amor. Fulfilling Marianela's vengeance is a full-time job it seems. Brandon points out that no one can live without love (Alas, one can, Brandon; it's just no fun.) but this tête-à-tête is interrupted by the news that Licenciado Pacheco is waiting. He's stuffing his face as usual (remember out new verb "zampar", that's what he's doing with the breakfast rolls) and while he chomps and slurps and thoroughly masticates, he also manages to wonder how Vicky got Marianela to sign these papers so fast. I'll tell you how, shrieks Netty, storming into the room. Marianela is actually IN Mexico and I want to know why you kept this from me Miss Vicky! Vicky tells her to calm down and Netty tells her to stuff it. So Vicky tries another lame lie. I kept it a secret in order to protect you, to keep you safe.
Well, breakfast at the boardinghouse is pretty stormy. And the tension is thick at the Ruiz y de Teresa breakfast table as well. Emiliano wants to know where Fedra was all night. Out looking for my daughter, she sighs. Who knows where she might be, sleeping under a bridge or God know what, sniff sniff. Don't cry Mom, smiles Eman as he arrives. We all know you're a strong woman. Wait, that's not the word. How about INHUMAN!? We know how much you "care", keeping her in the wine cellar for two years while she desperately scratched out her name with her fingernails in a wine cask. She was very well-attended during that time, sniffs Fedra virtuously. I was just doing what the doctor suggested. After casting a few slurs on Tio Max, she's about to launch a new approach when Kristel, wearing a ridiculous mini-skirt, and Mauricio, dressed to the nines, arrive with the Big News. He's here to formally ask for Kristel's hand in marriage.
Raucous laughter. Really really great laughter. Emiliano is rumbling. Emaunuel is guffawing. Axel chortling away. Fedra looks like she wants to shoot herself. And maybe a few other people besides. (Start with Mauricio, Fedra!) And our lovely couple? Puzzled and miffed. Seriously.
Puzzled and miffed. Seriously also is Consuelo. She's made her point by serving Brandon cold coffee at work. 'Cause maybe she made it last night. Y'know, last night when you were OUT with Vicky. Lord, you can't even take me to the park but you're off gallivantingg with her 'till all hours. Well, we have the old sad scenario. Consuelo is sure Brandon could love her, little by little, if he just gave it a chance. Brandon is sure he could not. She has his affection. But that's all. And that's all it will ever be. Exit Consuelo. No hot coffee for you Brandon.
And no Congrats for Mauricio. Papa Emiliano points out that Mauricio doesn't love Kristel and she has already suffered greatly (the abortion) because of him. He counters that he's here to make up (enmendar) for that and ready to render Miss Kristel the happiest woman in the world. (Another whopper of a lie.) The fibs continue with Ilitia wanly wishing them happiness and Fedra, dead-eyed and depressed, adding that she's "fine" with the marriage plans. Mau, playing his part determinedly asks that the family give him a vote of confidence and he'll fulfill his commitment.
Now back to Manolo and Oliver. He's still fuming over the supposed bromance with Axel. Manolo's opines that he's jealous and wonders if he wants a little kiss, haha, just kidding, and scoots out. Leaving Oliver with lots of questions and worries which he wants to address with buddy Brandon. He thinks Manolo's "cheating" on him. Qué!!!?? snaps Brandon. Well, yeah, he told me he was going out with some buddies and instead he was on a date with that rich kid Axel. What's happening to me, Olly moans, slapping himself right and left. Do I have that "gene"? You know the one.....
While he grapples with that question, we find ourselves back at the agency where slimey Lorenzo is hiding away the Lirio cash in the safe, keeping out his one percent...or maybe he could keep ten percent!...for, well, whatever. Muñeca enters and lays down the law. If I find you spending ANY of that on women, I will....He interrupts her and reminds her he did it only to protect her. Now onto the stock holders' meeting. Is Mauricio here, asks Low? Why do you ask? he's not a stockholder, glares Muñeca. Okay. She's plenty worried. And so are we. Hate seeing Mauricio gain the upper hand, even for a minute.
Cue Vicky.
She's seated at the meeting table when Emanuel arrives. He asks about her wounds. She tells him it's none of his business. Rude as usual. Emanuel then asks why she didn't tell him Marianela was in Mexico. More rudeness. Because she hates you. Well, she'll have to tell me to my face, blusters Eman. Enter Fedra. Who snarls when she sees Miss Vicky. Victoria smirks and coos, You looks just like a queen, Fedra. Shall I tell them about our encounter last night? And on that cliffhanger, we end.
Previews:
Vicky states that she has total control of the agency now.
An el Lirio imposter crashes in, holding Muñeca, and then threatens Vicky.
Fedra snarls, Let 'er die. (We're inclined to agree with her)
Vocabulary:
hampa = criminals, the underworld
echarle la soga al cuello = to get married, or to get oneself in a fix
rasguño = a scratch
a poco sin ofender es un bar de alto prestigio = really, without offense, this is a high-class bar (the Pirate to Vicky and Brandon, when he's tending her wound)
trae acá = give it here! (Oliver asking for Sirena's little suitcase)
teibolera = table dancer, bar girl
zafada, zafado = crazy fool (Fedra, talking about Gretel and Tio Max)
haciendo las cejas - raising one's eyebrows, passing judgment
que poca! =how rude! (Kristel to her family about their reaction to her marriage proposal)
agarre en la movida = catch someone 'getting busy'...Oliver talking about finding Axel and Manolo together behaving suspiciously)
zampar = review and learn new...zampar means to scarf down or stuff down (food)
Dicho of the Day
Antes de que te cases, mira lo que haces. (lit. look at what you're doing before you get married. Are you listening Kristel!?)
(fig. Look before you leap.)
Frankly, our little Llena plane ran into a lot of turbulence tonight. Consuelo, also miffed, gave Brandon a cold cup of coffee and a mini-tirade about his night out with Victoria. The latter got herself slashed on the arm by a manic Fedra, while Oliver, dazed and confused, continues to have serious doubts about his masculinity, considering his strange attraction to Manolo. Lorenzo was hornswoggled into signing a contract giving Mauricio a ten-percent share in the ad agency, and had to make off with the money Lirio de Plata donated to the orphanage to pay off Garduño. Netty's in high dudgeon because "Vicky" didn't tell her that Marianela's in Mexico and let's see....anything else? Other than Doris jumping around for what seemed like hours because she had to "hacer pipi", I think that about covers it.
Now on to the dirty details: The Comisario isn't fooled by the small amount of money Muñeca turns over. He knows el Lirio must have given her more than that but she feigns ignorance. Lorenzo suggests that el Lirio must have accomplices and he shared the loot with them. Comi wants to know how Lorenzo knows so much about the "modus operandi del hampa" (underworld, criminals). but takes his leave. As soon as he does, Low quizzes Muñeca. Are you chiseling the police m'dear? She swears she's not and leaves him to heave his sore back and twisted neck into a chair, wanting just a night of peace and relaxation. Which lasts a half second till his cellphone rings and Licenciado Ordaz orders him over to Mauricio's apartment. Garduño's orders. Chop chop slavey.
Mientras tanto, Vicky's in peril. Fedra's got a knife at her throat while Vick gurgles that she's not alone. She came with two policemen. Bernardo tries to hold Fedra back.
Okay. Lost part of my recap. How do these things happen? Somehow this bodacious picture of Sirena wiped out about six paragraphs. I'm in noo mood to do it all over again. Briefly, here's what went down. Lorenzo gets a call and has to fetch himself over to Mauricio's house. Garduño wants to see him. Vicky gets stabbed by Fedra. Brandon worries about Oliver and what he's doing with Sirena. Doris explains that Sirena is really Gretel in disguise. Brandon asks the question we've all been asking. Why the friggin' complications. Just take off the mustache, Gretel, and start gettin' busy! Doris allows as how that would be okay with her but they can't rat her out. The truth has to come from Gretel herself. Meanwhile, Sirena, messing with some kind of weird accent, Cuban I think, tells Oliver seductively that she'll be waiting for him all night. Mebbe so but he's gotta run. He rushes out, saying he won't be back. She chuckles and knows that he will. But when the door opens again, it's Axel. And Gretel/Sirena/Manolo ain't happy.
Neither is Lorenzo. Although he makes a game play at checking out the ladies cavorting at Mauricio's place, moving in on one in particular until...Dios mio...it's Garduño himself at his elbow! Suddenly all the starch goes out of the Señor Porta Lopez. I didn't know you were out, stammers Lorenzo. Garduño gets right down to business. He wants the money el Lirio gave to Muñeca. Lorenzo can keep one percent but all the rest goes to Garduño. And furthermore, he wants Mauricio restored to the agency. Not just restored, but as a shareholder with ten per cent of the shares. And too bad if Emiliano doesn't like it. Garduño is Lo's most important partner. And if Lo doesn't sign, his family will be in danger and the news will leak out that he ordered the mother of little Christian killed.
Lo signs.
He's not the only unhappy person that evening though. After he makes a creaky exit, brushing off the proffered Swedish massage by two sexy young women, Garduño turns to Mau and snaps, Now you'll ask Kristel Ruiz y de Teresa's hand in marriage. Indeed he will, grins Mau, I'll "echarme la soga al cuello" (put the rope around my neck) and make her a real princess. Chuckle chuckle. Well clearly nothing really gets our Mauricio down. Helps to be a thick-headed idiot, I guess.
Oliver and Brandon are still clucking about the dual absence now of Doris and Vicky. They suppose it's that endless line in the ladies' bathroom (too true, especially at sporting events) but little do they know. Vicky, at this very moment, is escaping Fedra's clutches with her life, but also a lot of flesh wounds, while Bernardo tries to talk reason to the Reina. And Doris is having to redo Gretel's makeup to become Manolo again. GretelMan's trying to make Axel understand that if Fedra finds him here, he'll be in as much danger of kidnapping and torture as Gretel was. So let's sneak out the back door now! Whoops. Too late. Oliver's back and really weirded out to find not the lovely Sirena, but Manolo and Axel....too close together...and looking very guilty.
Hmm..before we can get too worried about this ,Doris exits, still jiggling, runs into Brandon in the hallway, and then they locate a semi-swooning Vicky, who needs first aid and some bandages pronto.
And speaking of bandages....we have Emanuel in the shower (not quite a Fernando Colunga moment but hey, I'm not complaining) when suddenly he's joined by little Ilitia, in the buff, ready with passionate kisses. And he responds. The lad is into it. Realllllly into it.
So worry a little while we have a slew of ads.
We're back. And they're still kissing. But wait...now she's kissing his neck. Now moving down to his shoulder where she sees....ahem, a big old bandage (which he's getting wet...don't they have to cover those with plastic?). Anyway, the passionate moment gets stopped by some suspicious questions. Like whassup with this serious wound?
Vicky's wounds, on the other hand, don't look too critical. But Doris does. She's still jiggling a mile a minute and Brandon sends her off to the can 'cause she's making him nervous. But Vicky is also nervous when one of the Pirates tells her she's in the Reina's dressing room. Forget the first aid and let's just get out of here! she tells Brandon.
Trouble back in Sirena's dressing room. Oliver doesn't like the fishy stories he's hearing. He's beginning to suspect that Manolo and Axel are dating and he's not happy. If that's so , he's going to be watching Axel very closely, right down to his horoscope chart if need be! There's some contrived suspense over Sirena's little suitcase which Oliver finally opens but Manolo explains that she left so quickly she forgot it....but maybe if Oliver leaves now he can catch up with her. And as for Manolo, he's old enough to choose who he goes out with. So go! And zip, Oliver's gone. And then double zip, Manolo and Axel sneak out.
Back to Eman's wound and the chilled romance. He's claiming it's just a scratch (rasguño). She's saying she's not stupid, it looks like a bullet wound. He tries another story. A piece of scenery fell on him at work. She tries an end run: Baby, I'd die if anything happened to you. Be careful. And by the way, I'm not afraid anymore. I'm ready. I'm....
Well, she's ready but he's not. Why won't you consummate the marriage? she pleads. How romantic, he observes drily. And shuffles off, claiming he's not able to trust her yet. Coward.
Well, trust is an issue at Muñeca's house also. She's holding the valise with the rest of the Lirio money, still debating with Flora whether it's right to use it or not. Our slimy Lorenzo has oozed in the door but they haven't noticed (these people never have any peripheral vision)....and he hears all about the cash and gallantly steps forward to claim it...in order to "protect" Muñeca. And don't worry about the children's hospital. That's why the agency is throwing the charitable bash for gosh sakes. He'll just burn the cash and that'll be it. After he goes, Flora, another smart chacha in the Delicia mode, opines that probably he's going to spend it on other women. Gracias, sniffs Muñeca.
Vicky and Brandon are finally back at the boardinghouse, where she's telling a bunch of lies about her injury. There was this aggressive woman (well, that part is true) who attacked me in the bathroom and that's how I got cut. For some reason, Brandon, with his famous policia nose for lies, swallows this contrived tale hook line and sinker. Maybe he's distracted by his hormones, because he murmurs that he really didn't want to go to this kind of bar. What he had in mind was a quiet restaurant with candles and music and....well, kisses like the one he plants on her....and moving on to becoming The Man in her Life.
Oh my, all the wrong people are kissing all the wrong people. How shall we sort this out? Think about it during the ads.
We're back. And Eman and Ilitia, fully dressed now, are chatting on the steps outside the mansion. She's making some unredeemed snotty comments about Marianela's one thousand pounds of flesh being back in Mexico and messing up their marriage. He's sniveling that he just wants to forget her and needs Ilitia's help. Whine whine, whimper whimper. (Man up Emanuel, I hate you when you're like this!) He finally lays his head down on her lap and she strokes his hair mommy-style and looks seriously worried.
She should be. This is no way to start a marriage.
Vicky puts an end to Brandon's smooching, reminding him that she has no time for Amor. Fulfilling Marianela's vengeance is a full-time job it seems. Brandon points out that no one can live without love (Alas, one can, Brandon; it's just no fun.) but this tête-à-tête is interrupted by the news that Licenciado Pacheco is waiting. He's stuffing his face as usual (remember out new verb "zampar", that's what he's doing with the breakfast rolls) and while he chomps and slurps and thoroughly masticates, he also manages to wonder how Vicky got Marianela to sign these papers so fast. I'll tell you how, shrieks Netty, storming into the room. Marianela is actually IN Mexico and I want to know why you kept this from me Miss Vicky! Vicky tells her to calm down and Netty tells her to stuff it. So Vicky tries another lame lie. I kept it a secret in order to protect you, to keep you safe.
Well, breakfast at the boardinghouse is pretty stormy. And the tension is thick at the Ruiz y de Teresa breakfast table as well. Emiliano wants to know where Fedra was all night. Out looking for my daughter, she sighs. Who knows where she might be, sleeping under a bridge or God know what, sniff sniff. Don't cry Mom, smiles Eman as he arrives. We all know you're a strong woman. Wait, that's not the word. How about INHUMAN!? We know how much you "care", keeping her in the wine cellar for two years while she desperately scratched out her name with her fingernails in a wine cask. She was very well-attended during that time, sniffs Fedra virtuously. I was just doing what the doctor suggested. After casting a few slurs on Tio Max, she's about to launch a new approach when Kristel, wearing a ridiculous mini-skirt, and Mauricio, dressed to the nines, arrive with the Big News. He's here to formally ask for Kristel's hand in marriage.
Raucous laughter. Really really great laughter. Emiliano is rumbling. Emaunuel is guffawing. Axel chortling away. Fedra looks like she wants to shoot herself. And maybe a few other people besides. (Start with Mauricio, Fedra!) And our lovely couple? Puzzled and miffed. Seriously.
Puzzled and miffed. Seriously also is Consuelo. She's made her point by serving Brandon cold coffee at work. 'Cause maybe she made it last night. Y'know, last night when you were OUT with Vicky. Lord, you can't even take me to the park but you're off gallivantingg with her 'till all hours. Well, we have the old sad scenario. Consuelo is sure Brandon could love her, little by little, if he just gave it a chance. Brandon is sure he could not. She has his affection. But that's all. And that's all it will ever be. Exit Consuelo. No hot coffee for you Brandon.
And no Congrats for Mauricio. Papa Emiliano points out that Mauricio doesn't love Kristel and she has already suffered greatly (the abortion) because of him. He counters that he's here to make up (enmendar) for that and ready to render Miss Kristel the happiest woman in the world. (Another whopper of a lie.) The fibs continue with Ilitia wanly wishing them happiness and Fedra, dead-eyed and depressed, adding that she's "fine" with the marriage plans. Mau, playing his part determinedly asks that the family give him a vote of confidence and he'll fulfill his commitment.
Now back to Manolo and Oliver. He's still fuming over the supposed bromance with Axel. Manolo's opines that he's jealous and wonders if he wants a little kiss, haha, just kidding, and scoots out. Leaving Oliver with lots of questions and worries which he wants to address with buddy Brandon. He thinks Manolo's "cheating" on him. Qué!!!?? snaps Brandon. Well, yeah, he told me he was going out with some buddies and instead he was on a date with that rich kid Axel. What's happening to me, Olly moans, slapping himself right and left. Do I have that "gene"? You know the one.....
While he grapples with that question, we find ourselves back at the agency where slimey Lorenzo is hiding away the Lirio cash in the safe, keeping out his one percent...or maybe he could keep ten percent!...for, well, whatever. Muñeca enters and lays down the law. If I find you spending ANY of that on women, I will....He interrupts her and reminds her he did it only to protect her. Now onto the stock holders' meeting. Is Mauricio here, asks Low? Why do you ask? he's not a stockholder, glares Muñeca. Okay. She's plenty worried. And so are we. Hate seeing Mauricio gain the upper hand, even for a minute.
Cue Vicky.
She's seated at the meeting table when Emanuel arrives. He asks about her wounds. She tells him it's none of his business. Rude as usual. Emanuel then asks why she didn't tell him Marianela was in Mexico. More rudeness. Because she hates you. Well, she'll have to tell me to my face, blusters Eman. Enter Fedra. Who snarls when she sees Miss Vicky. Victoria smirks and coos, You looks just like a queen, Fedra. Shall I tell them about our encounter last night? And on that cliffhanger, we end.
Previews:
Vicky states that she has total control of the agency now.
An el Lirio imposter crashes in, holding Muñeca, and then threatens Vicky.
Fedra snarls, Let 'er die. (We're inclined to agree with her)
Vocabulary:
hampa = criminals, the underworld
echarle la soga al cuello = to get married, or to get oneself in a fix
rasguño = a scratch
a poco sin ofender es un bar de alto prestigio = really, without offense, this is a high-class bar (the Pirate to Vicky and Brandon, when he's tending her wound)
trae acá = give it here! (Oliver asking for Sirena's little suitcase)
teibolera = table dancer, bar girl
zafada, zafado = crazy fool (Fedra, talking about Gretel and Tio Max)
haciendo las cejas - raising one's eyebrows, passing judgment
que poca! =how rude! (Kristel to her family about their reaction to her marriage proposal)
agarre en la movida = catch someone 'getting busy'...Oliver talking about finding Axel and Manolo together behaving suspiciously)
zampar = review and learn new...zampar means to scarf down or stuff down (food)
Dicho of the Day
Antes de que te cases, mira lo que haces. (lit. look at what you're doing before you get married. Are you listening Kristel!?)
(fig. Look before you leap.)
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My my yet another very busy episode! You did a great job of keeping up amiga, not only with the action but with all the vocab AND the screen shots. My faves wre in the shower.
What a coincidence, the same music that was playing at La Mala Noche was also playing Mauricio's house.
I thought it was funny how the bad guys were all telling Lowrenzo "firmes!" to get him to sign the documents.
Another priceless scene was Kristel's family's reaction to her great news. What a scream, even Malicio looked miffed.
Judy, sorry your text got obliterated by excessive boobage but you did a great job picking up the pieces. Wasn't the scene with Axel and GretelMan a hoot? I'm not sure Gretel will ever be Gretel again. She's having too much fun in her other personas.
Thanks Judy. You rock!
What a coincidence, the same music that was playing at La Mala Noche was also playing Mauricio's house.
I thought it was funny how the bad guys were all telling Lowrenzo "firmes!" to get him to sign the documents.
Another priceless scene was Kristel's family's reaction to her great news. What a scream, even Malicio looked miffed.
Judy, sorry your text got obliterated by excessive boobage but you did a great job picking up the pieces. Wasn't the scene with Axel and GretelMan a hoot? I'm not sure Gretel will ever be Gretel again. She's having too much fun in her other personas.
Thanks Judy. You rock!
Argggh, I just sat down a little bit ago to enjoy the show, and found I’d goofed up my taping. Boy, was I glad to see you’d already posted your recap, Judy! I wonder if “zampar” could be used when we’re gobbling up the details in a recap. That’s what I was doing. Thank you so much for it (so wonderfully written) and for the screen shots and vocab. I am completely bummed that I missed this episode, but you saved the day.
And thank you Julia, too for yesterday’s which I really enjoyed but read much too late to comment.
And thank you Julia, too for yesterday’s which I really enjoyed but read much too late to comment.
Good morning amiguitas. I'd like to think excessive boobage ate up my paragraphs but it had something to do with my lamentable style on the keyboard....plus the fact that I have no idea what half the keys mean. Another grievous accident. But I guess people have them with their DVR's too, so sorry Miss Maggie.
One of my favorite scenes, Sylvia, though I didn't give it much space in the recap (interesting how the latter it gets the shorter the paragraphs get) was when Manolo, as Gretel, was teasing Oliver about being jealous and then asked him if he wanted a little kiss. Poor Olly! Someone needs to let him in on the secret soon.
One of my favorite scenes, Sylvia, though I didn't give it much space in the recap (interesting how the latter it gets the shorter the paragraphs get) was when Manolo, as Gretel, was teasing Oliver about being jealous and then asked him if he wanted a little kiss. Poor Olly! Someone needs to let him in on the secret soon.
Judy, you just crack me up. "Excessive boobage". Not only your recaps, but your posts are always the best.
Man do I agree with the wrong people kissing the wrong people. Actually happy the shower scene was a bit of a dud. Could of taken a little more single Eman in there, but the price to pay to keep these two apart. I mean, I really don't dislike Ilitia, but that scene on the stairs was perfect for me to show these two, after growing up together, really would be better in a sibling-like relationship, they have real affection for each other, just not the "real thing".
Loved the breakfast scene - actually liked the fact Fedra was bummed. Selling out your daughter doesn't feel so good does it?
I actually was a bit ticked when M/V let Brandon kiss her thinking "not again" with the dual boyfriends. But thank goodness she did pull back - so far. Glad we've seen an end to the Consuelo/brandon hook up. Wondered when he would finally let her down. That pension is an awkward place to live lately.
Can I just finally say that I am LOVING Oliver (Ricardo Margaleff) in this TN? He has to go thru so any emotions, conflicts, and circumstances and he is just pitch-perfect as he moves thru everything. Not that I don't love pretty much everyone in this TN, but his scenes are just wonderful.
Have a great day all. Heading to the office for awhile - at least untl the snow hits.
Man do I agree with the wrong people kissing the wrong people. Actually happy the shower scene was a bit of a dud. Could of taken a little more single Eman in there, but the price to pay to keep these two apart. I mean, I really don't dislike Ilitia, but that scene on the stairs was perfect for me to show these two, after growing up together, really would be better in a sibling-like relationship, they have real affection for each other, just not the "real thing".
Loved the breakfast scene - actually liked the fact Fedra was bummed. Selling out your daughter doesn't feel so good does it?
I actually was a bit ticked when M/V let Brandon kiss her thinking "not again" with the dual boyfriends. But thank goodness she did pull back - so far. Glad we've seen an end to the Consuelo/brandon hook up. Wondered when he would finally let her down. That pension is an awkward place to live lately.
Can I just finally say that I am LOVING Oliver (Ricardo Margaleff) in this TN? He has to go thru so any emotions, conflicts, and circumstances and he is just pitch-perfect as he moves thru everything. Not that I don't love pretty much everyone in this TN, but his scenes are just wonderful.
Have a great day all. Heading to the office for awhile - at least untl the snow hits.
Judy: Brillant. Period.
The pictures, vocabulary and dicho were the perfect accompaniments to this amazing recap. I had a smile on my face throughout. I'm so sorry you lost part of your summary, but I don't think there was one detail you omitted.
"our little Llena plane ran into a lot of turbulence" was my favorite. Beyond that, I loved some of your phrases, particularly "hornswoggled" and "high dudgeon". I laughed at "He's claiming it's just a scratch (rasguño)" as it brought back shades of Monty Python. One of my favorite routines...
Like daisy, I'm loving "Oliver, dazed and confused, continues to have serious doubts about his masculinity, considering his strange attraction to Manolo". He is in such torment about his conflicted feelings, but we know it will all be resolved in the end.
Ahhh Ilitia, I was really rooting for you and then you utter "unredeemed snotty comments about Marianela's one thousand pounds of flesh". Basta!
Thanks again Judy!
Diana
The pictures, vocabulary and dicho were the perfect accompaniments to this amazing recap. I had a smile on my face throughout. I'm so sorry you lost part of your summary, but I don't think there was one detail you omitted.
"our little Llena plane ran into a lot of turbulence" was my favorite. Beyond that, I loved some of your phrases, particularly "hornswoggled" and "high dudgeon". I laughed at "He's claiming it's just a scratch (rasguño)" as it brought back shades of Monty Python. One of my favorite routines...
Like daisy, I'm loving "Oliver, dazed and confused, continues to have serious doubts about his masculinity, considering his strange attraction to Manolo". He is in such torment about his conflicted feelings, but we know it will all be resolved in the end.
Ahhh Ilitia, I was really rooting for you and then you utter "unredeemed snotty comments about Marianela's one thousand pounds of flesh". Basta!
Thanks again Judy!
Diana
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: Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 8:03:00 AM EST
: Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 8:03:00 AM EST
Hi Daisynjay and Diana. Daisy...I can't take credit for "excessive boobage"...that was from my clever friend Sylvia...I just picked it up and ran with it. In total agreement on the Oliver actor. I've seen him in three novelas now and this is his best role and as you say, he's playing it "pitch perfect".
Diana, wish I had seen that Monty Python routine. I have a cultural deficit there which I need to remedy. And I had exactly the same reaction to Ilitia...getting to like her and then she ruined it with her ugly dissing of Marianela. Granted she feels threatened, but clearly there's still a long way to go on character reformation. She's cute though. As is Kristel. Gotta work on those two.
And both Diana and Daisynjay..wishing you luck driving home. It's not bad here but I discovered my driver's side windshield wiper really needs replacing. Was driving half blind home from class.
Diana, wish I had seen that Monty Python routine. I have a cultural deficit there which I need to remedy. And I had exactly the same reaction to Ilitia...getting to like her and then she ruined it with her ugly dissing of Marianela. Granted she feels threatened, but clearly there's still a long way to go on character reformation. She's cute though. As is Kristel. Gotta work on those two.
And both Diana and Daisynjay..wishing you luck driving home. It's not bad here but I discovered my driver's side windshield wiper really needs replacing. Was driving half blind home from class.
Judy, fun recap, and funny pictures. I wasn't paying to much attention to last night's episode so really appriciated the detail. The actors on this show always look like they are having so much fun together. Especially during the dinner scene where Kristal(?) announced her engagement.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 11:03:00 AM EST
: Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 11:03:00 AM EST
Judy,this great and I'm beginning to envy your pictures. They are perfect.
The same thing happened to me with my last recap. I put in some pictures and then noticed that the last half of the recap... gone. Fortunately I do the recap in text edit so I was able to recover it. Still, it was a real sinking feeling.
My favorite scene was that last with MV telling Fedra that she looked like a queen.
About CCs, here is the reply from the lady at Univision to my letter of yesterday:
"Thank you for your latest communication. We appreciate your feedback and value this ongoing dialog, as closed captioning is important to our company.
As I previously wrote to you, we must rely on offsite captioning centers that employ Spanish-speaking stenographers to provide live, real-time Spanish-language captions, and this process occasionally results in latencies in the captioning. We are not aware of any "long stretches" without captioning, or captioning that precedes the dialog, and we would certainly appreciate it if you would send us a copy of the specific programs that you referenced. We will review what you send. Also, we have previously contacted our vendors to discuss the issues raised in your correspondence, and we would be glad to forward a copy of the programs you refer to and follow up with them."
See what I'm up against? She will be receiving a disc of Tues.' program... with the CCs.
Carlos
The same thing happened to me with my last recap. I put in some pictures and then noticed that the last half of the recap... gone. Fortunately I do the recap in text edit so I was able to recover it. Still, it was a real sinking feeling.
My favorite scene was that last with MV telling Fedra that she looked like a queen.
About CCs, here is the reply from the lady at Univision to my letter of yesterday:
"Thank you for your latest communication. We appreciate your feedback and value this ongoing dialog, as closed captioning is important to our company.
As I previously wrote to you, we must rely on offsite captioning centers that employ Spanish-speaking stenographers to provide live, real-time Spanish-language captions, and this process occasionally results in latencies in the captioning. We are not aware of any "long stretches" without captioning, or captioning that precedes the dialog, and we would certainly appreciate it if you would send us a copy of the specific programs that you referenced. We will review what you send. Also, we have previously contacted our vendors to discuss the issues raised in your correspondence, and we would be glad to forward a copy of the programs you refer to and follow up with them."
See what I'm up against? She will be receiving a disc of Tues.' program... with the CCs.
Carlos
Hi Pata. I think the actors probably ARE having fun. That laughter sounded so marvelously genuine. Deep rolling laughs. Nothing better. Given our experience with Gancho I think this director fosters an atmosphere where people can let their playful sides come out. Really adds to the energy in the scenes. For example, I've never seen the Fedra actress demonstrate such comic skills before.
Gosh Carlos...what is "text edit"? I just type directly into the software provided but oh what a sinking feeling when that big chunk disappeared. Up until then I'd been feeling pretty cocky about mastering the picture insertion technique. "Pride goeth before a fall". One of my mom's favorite Biblical quotes.
Yes, you are up against it with the closed caption situation but bless you for sticking with it. You are fighting for all of us amigo! But especially for the hearing impaired who can't be getting much out of these shows without the cc's.
I DID have that experience the other day though when I was on the internet looking for screen shots for my recap (can't do it on my TV) and the audio system on my computer failed. Had to watch the whole episode without words and didn't do badly relying just on body language. But I already knew the plot and the relationships from previous shows when I could hear the dialogue.
Anyway, thanks for making continued, well-expressed, firm requests for competent recapping. I suspect those native Spanish speakers are overworked and underpaid but God willing, things will get better.
Yes, you are up against it with the closed caption situation but bless you for sticking with it. You are fighting for all of us amigo! But especially for the hearing impaired who can't be getting much out of these shows without the cc's.
I DID have that experience the other day though when I was on the internet looking for screen shots for my recap (can't do it on my TV) and the audio system on my computer failed. Had to watch the whole episode without words and didn't do badly relying just on body language. But I already knew the plot and the relationships from previous shows when I could hear the dialogue.
Anyway, thanks for making continued, well-expressed, firm requests for competent recapping. I suspect those native Spanish speakers are overworked and underpaid but God willing, things will get better.
Judy, I've seen several TNs with the actress who plays Fedra and she has always done evil well, but this show has revealed in her a depth of acting skill that I've not seen before.
I agree. Everyone seems to be having a good time.
Here's a clip of the scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail that Diana mentioned (warning... there's some violence and a bit of blood).
Carlos
I agree. Everyone seems to be having a good time.
Here's a clip of the scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail that Diana mentioned (warning... there's some violence and a bit of blood).
Carlos
Wonderful! Carlos....and Diana for the initial tip-off. Loved it at the end where he said "Alright, we'll call it a draw." Thanks. Would have been too said if I'd missed that.
Yes, thank you Carlos! That was so kind of you to post the link.
Judy, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Diana
Judy, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Diana
Permalink posted by : Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 1:12:00 PM EST
: Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 1:12:00 PM EST
Oh yes, I love sharing these funny bits that I would have missed were it not for you all. You're completing my education.
I'm dealing with the endless snow by making blueberry muffins. Hopefully I'll use up some of those carbs shoveling the driveway in a few hours.
I'm dealing with the endless snow by making blueberry muffins. Hopefully I'll use up some of those carbs shoveling the driveway in a few hours.
Judy, frustrating about the hijacked paragraphs but I think you patched it up beautifully. A fun recap.
My favorite scene last night was Oliver freaking out and questioning himself in Brandon's office. The actor is so skilled. One could see a whole range of emotions and thoughts running through his head; it was like watching pinball with ten balls going at once. Poor guy; Gretel really needs to put him out of his misery. I don't know why she thinks he'd be in more danger knowing. A lot of other people know who she is, and he'd be more highly motivated than anyone else to protect her and himself.
The engagement announcement was pretty hilarious, too. Not quite the reaction Kristel was hoping for.
Why do we have to have these annoying scenes with Consuelo chasing Brandon? Why can't we have more Axel and Delicia time instead? Where does Consuelo get off acting like the betrayed wife? Brandon has told her over and over he's not interested.
My favorite scene last night was Oliver freaking out and questioning himself in Brandon's office. The actor is so skilled. One could see a whole range of emotions and thoughts running through his head; it was like watching pinball with ten balls going at once. Poor guy; Gretel really needs to put him out of his misery. I don't know why she thinks he'd be in more danger knowing. A lot of other people know who she is, and he'd be more highly motivated than anyone else to protect her and himself.
The engagement announcement was pretty hilarious, too. Not quite the reaction Kristel was hoping for.
Why do we have to have these annoying scenes with Consuelo chasing Brandon? Why can't we have more Axel and Delicia time instead? Where does Consuelo get off acting like the betrayed wife? Brandon has told her over and over he's not interested.
Judy, I type my recaps in Word so that I can save them every few minutes, then I paste them into Blogger. I don't trust the internet a bit!
Hi Julia. Well supposedly blogger saves the recaps every few minutes as well. Sometimes I'm really clumsy when I'm "blueing out" paragraphs to copy and last night things got crazy and suddenly a whole lot of the recap got blue...and then disappeared. But again, I don't know how or where it went. I trust the internet. I just don't trust me! (Also, if my
son had still be up, he might have been able to retrieve it for me. But recap nights are the one night I stay up later than he does. And alas, my husband knows even less than I do. So there you are.)
And agree with you about the whole Consuelo side story. Seems so contrived and awkward. The only reason I can think of to have it in there is if she betrays Brandon for some reason, out of spite and hurt feelings, and this leads to another Dramatic Twist.
son had still be up, he might have been able to retrieve it for me. But recap nights are the one night I stay up later than he does. And alas, my husband knows even less than I do. So there you are.)
And agree with you about the whole Consuelo side story. Seems so contrived and awkward. The only reason I can think of to have it in there is if she betrays Brandon for some reason, out of spite and hurt feelings, and this leads to another Dramatic Twist.
Judy- You rallied amazingly from losing a part of your recap! I write my whole recap in Word and then paste the whole thing at one time online. Then I publish, and then go back and add pics. I want to make sure nothing is lost.
I love that bit from Monty Python. It's one of my favorites. :) LOL!
Consuelo is just sad. The lawyer likes to eat, and she likes to cook for her man. I think she should turn her attentions to him. Of course, he does not possess the same assets as Brandon...that six pack.
Yes. More Dee and Axel please!
Oliver is a hoot. I could not stop laughing when he was slapping himself around. Same for the engagement announcement and the reaction of the RdT men. Poor deluded Kristel.
Pata- Her name is spelled Kristel. It was probably Fedra's brilliant idea that all the kids' names end in "el": Emanuel; Kristel; Gretel; Axel. Maybe it was an homage to her fake last name, Curiel? :)
I love that bit from Monty Python. It's one of my favorites. :) LOL!
Consuelo is just sad. The lawyer likes to eat, and she likes to cook for her man. I think she should turn her attentions to him. Of course, he does not possess the same assets as Brandon...that six pack.
Yes. More Dee and Axel please!
Oliver is a hoot. I could not stop laughing when he was slapping himself around. Same for the engagement announcement and the reaction of the RdT men. Poor deluded Kristel.
Pata- Her name is spelled Kristel. It was probably Fedra's brilliant idea that all the kids' names end in "el": Emanuel; Kristel; Gretel; Axel. Maybe it was an homage to her fake last name, Curiel? :)
I'm trying to imagine the level of self-confidence and the metabolism that would be required to wear that skimpy tank top to a board meeting, and I'm failing. I know it's a "creative" business and not a bank or something, but shouldn't someone in publicity realize that presentation is important? What message is she trying to send?
Oh, Diana/Carlos, you brightened my day referencing that scene. My crummy afternoon just went way up watching that clip. (I'm a bit of a nut on that film - I actually have a fancy paperback book copy of the entire script.)
Vivi, clever to notice the 'el" in all the kiddies names. Kudos to you!!
Oh reading the takes on Consuelo maybe deciding to take her revenge on Brandon by messing something up...I sure hope not. Hate to say, she's sort of one of those annoying side characters that could just go away and I'd be fine. Bet she takes it out on Vicky and not Brandon...
off to find some shrubbery...(lord, I'll be thinking Holy Grail all afternoon now!!)
Vivi, clever to notice the 'el" in all the kiddies names. Kudos to you!!
Oh reading the takes on Consuelo maybe deciding to take her revenge on Brandon by messing something up...I sure hope not. Hate to say, she's sort of one of those annoying side characters that could just go away and I'd be fine. Bet she takes it out on Vicky and not Brandon...
off to find some shrubbery...(lord, I'll be thinking Holy Grail all afternoon now!!)
Wow Vivi. Let me second the cheers for your picking up on all the "els" endings in the kids' names. Nice catch.
And a good suggestion about the lawyer. He loves to eat, is intelligent and hopefully, makes a good living. Very few men have a six-pack anyway, except in the fridge. Frankly, the six-pack men I've known spent an inordinate amount of time checking themselves out in the mirror at the gym. Not a good prospect. She could also go after the good doc. From his girth, I'm going to assume he likes to eat also. Or maybe he just has that famous "thrifty gene".
And glad everybody's enjoying the Monty Python bit. Diana and Carlos make a good team, don't they?
@Daisynjay..yep, Consuelo's revenge will probably target Vicky rather than Brandon. And good. 'Cause I like Brandon a lot better than Vicky at this point.
And a good suggestion about the lawyer. He loves to eat, is intelligent and hopefully, makes a good living. Very few men have a six-pack anyway, except in the fridge. Frankly, the six-pack men I've known spent an inordinate amount of time checking themselves out in the mirror at the gym. Not a good prospect. She could also go after the good doc. From his girth, I'm going to assume he likes to eat also. Or maybe he just has that famous "thrifty gene".
And glad everybody's enjoying the Monty Python bit. Diana and Carlos make a good team, don't they?
@Daisynjay..yep, Consuelo's revenge will probably target Vicky rather than Brandon. And good. 'Cause I like Brandon a lot better than Vicky at this point.
Carlos, thank you so much for being so proactive about the captioning problem. I’ve always wondered in the past when there were claims that the captioning is done in real time because so often the captions get ahead of the dialog. It just looks like somebody typed up the script and then pasted it in badly. And how can the captions for a scene that’s already over show up during one that’s going on, and the captioners are still getting it all in? Maybe that’s due to them not hitting “enter” often enough. Obviously, the captioning process is a mystery to me.
I do my recaps in Word too because I don’t want to be online so long. But I find that I lose all my formatting when I paste them in. Do you others who use word go back and reformat (colored font, bullet points, bold etc.)?
JudyB – I’ve never seen the Fedra actress in anything before, though I was aware of her because of her distinctive look. Does she usually play straight parts? She’s so wonderful with her comedic turns in this one.
I do my recaps in Word too because I don’t want to be online so long. But I find that I lose all my formatting when I paste them in. Do you others who use word go back and reformat (colored font, bullet points, bold etc.)?
JudyB – I’ve never seen the Fedra actress in anything before, though I was aware of her because of her distinctive look. Does she usually play straight parts? She’s so wonderful with her comedic turns in this one.
Maggie, Carlos is the expert on this actress as he has seen more telenovelas than I. And he enjoys her smoky voluptuous charm, I believe. And as far as I know, she played evil types in the other novelas he's watched her in.
I first saw her in Sortilegio where she played a slattern narcissistic woman who abandoned two of her children and nebbishy husband to trade up to a richer guy. Lots of evil doins' and she played it very well. And starting out in this, I don't remember any comedy on her part either, other than the inadvertant comedy of her strange performances in La Mala Noche. But she's shown lots of comic flair as the telenovla has progressed and I'm assuming it's the wish of the director that she broadn the character this way. She was even funny in the hyper-way she wanted to eliminate Vicky last night. Until the Psycho-like stabbing scene, she was cracking me up.
I haven't seen the original telenovela this plot follows. But it would be interesting to find out if there were as many funny moments. I'm really enjoying the comedy in this one now.
I first saw her in Sortilegio where she played a slattern narcissistic woman who abandoned two of her children and nebbishy husband to trade up to a richer guy. Lots of evil doins' and she played it very well. And starting out in this, I don't remember any comedy on her part either, other than the inadvertant comedy of her strange performances in La Mala Noche. But she's shown lots of comic flair as the telenovla has progressed and I'm assuming it's the wish of the director that she broadn the character this way. She was even funny in the hyper-way she wanted to eliminate Vicky last night. Until the Psycho-like stabbing scene, she was cracking me up.
I haven't seen the original telenovela this plot follows. But it would be interesting to find out if there were as many funny moments. I'm really enjoying the comedy in this one now.
The Fedra Curiel actress is in "La Otra" (2002) which is playing on Televisa in the afternoons. She looks very different - much younger - but still has the long ringlet hair.
She is playing the protagonista's friend. I'm pretty sure she is a good person in that novela. That novela is ALL dark - no comedic relief to speak of.
She is playing the protagonista's friend. I'm pretty sure she is a good person in that novela. That novela is ALL dark - no comedic relief to speak of.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 3:52:00 PM EST
: Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 3:52:00 PM EST
Thanks Audrey. Glad to hear she sometimes gets "nice guy" parts. You must be on the West coast to have all those español channels. Although one of my students, who's from Bogota, is watching something on Telemundo...a station I don't get on my Time-Warner mix. But she told me all about it-- Alguien Te Mire-- and it sounds scary as hell. She described it as "muy oscuro, muy fuerte". No light-hearted moments in that one either.
The main thing I got from the conversation is that Columbian Spanish is a lot easier for me to understand than Dominican Republic Spanish. This gal was so easy to understand I almost felt like she was speaking English. With my Dominican Republic acquaintance, I still have to work at it a little. Such a difference.
The main thing I got from the conversation is that Columbian Spanish is a lot easier for me to understand than Dominican Republic Spanish. This gal was so easy to understand I almost felt like she was speaking English. With my Dominican Republic acquaintance, I still have to work at it a little. Such a difference.
Loved the recap Judy. I totally agree that the wrong people were kissing the wrong person. I suppose we will just have to wait until all the right couples find their way to each other. I also hope Consuelo will find someone else. Brandon has made it abundantly clear that he only loves her as a friend. Maybe she and the lawyer should hook up.
Gretel does seem to be enjoying all her other personalities. Hopefully, she clue Oliver in soon.
Gretel does seem to be enjoying all her other personalities. Hopefully, she clue Oliver in soon.
Permalink posted by : Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 4:05:00 PM EST
: Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 4:05:00 PM EST
I just want to mention this for those of you who missed the late comments yesterday...a new anonymous commenter mentioned that "adoradora de Chango" probably refers to a worshiper of Chango, a god in the Santeria religion. I looked it up and Chango is the god of thunder. Anyway, Fedra was apparently talking about La Sirena, who is affecting a Cuban identity.
Judy- Alguien te Mira is marvelous. It's one of the Telemundo novelas we follow on the Mundo de Telemundo feed.
Wow. Two interesting comments. Yes, Julia, I missed that Santeria reference that was made late on your line. But it certainly could be. I heard a lot about Santeria when I was visiting friends in Brazil many years ago. You're ce bringing back some colorful memories.
Vivi...you are certainly following a lot of novelas. Maricela, my student, told me a bit about the psychological motivation for the killings and the victims he chooses. I'm sure that would give me nightmares. And as a mother of two daughters, I'm afraid I never enjoy females in peril stories, but it did sound like it was well written and full of suspense.
Vivi...you are certainly following a lot of novelas. Maricela, my student, told me a bit about the psychological motivation for the killings and the victims he chooses. I'm sure that would give me nightmares. And as a mother of two daughters, I'm afraid I never enjoy females in peril stories, but it did sound like it was well written and full of suspense.
I know Judy! I am only watching novelas, and BBC world news. No time for any American shows. I'll be glad once Alguien is over so that I can cut back to just the Televisa shows.
Vivi...Lord have mercy! I took a look at some of the episodes and I still have chills. Plus there's not much dialogue and what there is is hard to understand because of the Chilean accent. BUT...very powerful. Suspenseful and appalling as all get out. Too rough for me. Llena is about all I can handle. That and basketball are all I'm watching these days.
@ JudyB
No, actually, I live in the Rio Grande Valley in TX. My house is only 1.5 miles from the Mexican border. The population here is 85% Hispanic. You see why improving my Spanish seems important? Actually - half the restaurants we go to we speak Spanish to the wait staff. We get Univision and Telemundo local broadcasts in HD. Televisa and Galavision come in off Dish Network. There are several other local Spanish channels including some we get from Mexican cities nearby.
I've been watching Alguien Te Mira - in HD no less! And it IS scary as hell and has all of us watchers traumatized. It's by far the most sophisticated TN I have ever seen. (Imagine CSI Miami morphing into a telenovela and you might get an idea - except the whole focus is on one criminal mastermind with many victims).
The production is amazing, the writing and plot top notch, the actors fantastic - Telemundo did a GREAT job of casting this one. Unfortunately, the subject matter is so dark, that it is traumatic to watch. It's not an original - it's a remake, but what a remake! I hear that the original Chilean version was even more gruesome, so I'm glad we're not subjected to that.
I want it to be over so they can catch the horrible manipulative serial killer, but at the same time - when do you get to see something this quality? Almost never!
Audrey
No, actually, I live in the Rio Grande Valley in TX. My house is only 1.5 miles from the Mexican border. The population here is 85% Hispanic. You see why improving my Spanish seems important? Actually - half the restaurants we go to we speak Spanish to the wait staff. We get Univision and Telemundo local broadcasts in HD. Televisa and Galavision come in off Dish Network. There are several other local Spanish channels including some we get from Mexican cities nearby.
I've been watching Alguien Te Mira - in HD no less! And it IS scary as hell and has all of us watchers traumatized. It's by far the most sophisticated TN I have ever seen. (Imagine CSI Miami morphing into a telenovela and you might get an idea - except the whole focus is on one criminal mastermind with many victims).
The production is amazing, the writing and plot top notch, the actors fantastic - Telemundo did a GREAT job of casting this one. Unfortunately, the subject matter is so dark, that it is traumatic to watch. It's not an original - it's a remake, but what a remake! I hear that the original Chilean version was even more gruesome, so I'm glad we're not subjected to that.
I want it to be over so they can catch the horrible manipulative serial killer, but at the same time - when do you get to see something this quality? Almost never!
Audrey
Permalink posted by : Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 6:25:00 PM EST
: Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 6:25:00 PM EST
Wow - reference for "adoradora de Chango" - how obscure is that?
Audrey
Audrey
Permalink posted by : Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 6:28:00 PM EST
: Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 6:28:00 PM EST
Is Dana García, "La Monita" from Gancho, the lead girl in Alguien Te Mira?
Permalink posted by : Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 6:49:00 PM EST
: Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 6:49:00 PM EST
Carlos, thanks for posting the Monty Python clip. It's one of my faves. Funny how scenes like that are quotable for decades.
Wow, Sylvia, you get one of the best episodes ever and good CCs (with one minor glitch) to boot. I've spent the better part of the afternoon preparing my response to the nice lady from Univision, including a disc of Tuesdays show. I'm also going to send a copy of tonight's show to prove what's possible. I wonder if this drastic improvement is coincidental or if this lady actually can make things happen. You'll see, the contrast is incredible.
Carlos
Carlos
Oh Joy!!! I wonder if the CCs in your area are the same in mine. They don't always track but I sure do have my fingers crossed.
Thanks Audrey for the clarification. Yes, with 85% Hispanic in your area, learning Spanish is a must. I know San Diego and Miami are officially bi-lingual cities but sounds as if that could be said about most of the Southwest.
The two episodes of Alguien Te Mira that I watched this afternoon were bloodcurdling. I absolutely could not watch this on a regular basis. Alas, reading the Metro section of the daily newspaper isn't much better. The things humans do to each other....
Carlos...glad to see the closed captions have already improved, thanks to your intervention. I missed a lot of this episode, we were helping our son get his car up the driveway a little bit. Even with shoveling, his tires were so slick with ice he was having trouble. Took him three hours to get home from work. But the snow is beautiful.
The two episodes of Alguien Te Mira that I watched this afternoon were bloodcurdling. I absolutely could not watch this on a regular basis. Alas, reading the Metro section of the daily newspaper isn't much better. The things humans do to each other....
Carlos...glad to see the closed captions have already improved, thanks to your intervention. I missed a lot of this episode, we were helping our son get his car up the driveway a little bit. Even with shoveling, his tires were so slick with ice he was having trouble. Took him three hours to get home from work. But the snow is beautiful.
Ah and now I understand. The clips I watched were from the original Chilean version, not the Telemundo one. And yes, Audrey...puhlenty graphic. Glad it was on a small internet screen and not HD.
Of course you can watch any of the current Telemundo productions here: http://video.latino.msn.com/browse/novelas
Enter the name of the show in the top search box "buscar videos" for a particular show, and I usually sort by most recent. Telemundo is pretty good about posting the previous night's broadcast the next day.
No captions for the daily episodes - but for the "resumen de la semana" they usually post English captions.
Audrey
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Enter the name of the show in the top search box "buscar videos" for a particular show, and I usually sort by most recent. Telemundo is pretty good about posting the previous night's broadcast the next day.
No captions for the daily episodes - but for the "resumen de la semana" they usually post English captions.
Audrey
Permalink posted by : Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 9:01:00 PM EST
: Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 9:01:00 PM EST
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