Saturday, January 29, 2011

Triunfo del Amor #20 1/28/11 Max’s Takes A 9 Yard Penalty And Linda Suffers From Fatal Attraction Syndrome

Cap. #20

As Viewerville settles in with a little shot of schnapps to temper the schmaltz of the next sixty minutes, we j.i.p. [join in progress] as Victoria and Ozvaldo are tete-a-tete, hoping to cure a bad case of marital melancholy; Maria and Max are parked on a scenic overlook discussing taking the next big step in their relationship. Max has just given Maria a ginormous diamond ring, sworn his desire to do the impossible to see that their love grows day by day, and then asked her to prove her love for him by letting him take her to bed. (A classic crude move, but I guess we at least have to give Max points for trying.) Maria swoons and falls into his arms. Max goes in for The Kiss with sky-high hopes of running all the bases tonight with a slide straight into home as Maria begins to let herself go with the natural flow. Yep, Max is in the moment and the moment says go for it! Unfortunately, Maria pulls away and calls a foul on the pitch.

Back at Lovers’ Retreat D-Lux, Vicki is finally feeding Oz’s male ego and he returns the favor. The two toast to their reconciliation and celebrate with a night of glorious passion. Linda-Ho is now relegated to Linda-Who?

In a different part of the city, Juan Pablo is having another serious discussion with Mama Bernarda about his Christian duty and finding his daughter. The two are polar opposites as far as she’s concerned. Bernie begs him to forget the whole thing with Victoria. He insists his only interest is in finding his daughter. He changes the subject to his Mama’s health, her bad dreams and the exorcisms. She plays dumb.


Max and Maria argue over Max’s “honest” intentions and Maria says she doesn’t want to go there. He is angry that she won’t. She hands him back the ring and claims he’s only trying to “purchase her dignity” from her with the thing. He disagrees. She angrily starts to get out of the car to walk back. He panics and tells her she’s nuts to walk back from there alone and asks her to get back in the car. He’ll take her home or wherever she wants. She wants him drive her back home. Max, his manhood properly pulverized at this point, asks Maria if she thinks it’s a sin to love her the way he wants to love her. She doesn’t answer. (Max, honey, you’re dating a good Catholic girl who’s been raised by nothin’ but nuns the past fifteen years. Get with the parochial program, Pretty Boy!) They drive off.

It’s a late night at the Casa de Modas. Antonieta is forced to listen to Oscar’s endless praise of Victoria. Once Oscar leaves, Pepino mentions to Toni that it’s obvious what she feels for Oscar but that obtuse Oscar hasn’t the first clue. She says it’s true, but unfortunately he’s in love with Victoria and she is unable to break through to him.

Oscar’s aforementioned idol, however, is currently burning up the bed sheets with Ozzie as the two have decided to dump din-din and go straight to dessert. (Kudos to the choreographer who had the good sense to keep the love-making low-key. As my dear departed mama used to say, “A little goes a long way.”)


Meanwhile, Burnie lies to JP that her fear of fire is from an accident when she was a little girl and that the exorcism was only a result of a bad dream about his dead father which scared her. All the upset they’ve been living through has been what set her off. He reluctantly takes her word for it and tells Tomasa afterwards not to worry. It’s just that Mama’s nerves are on edge. Inside her room, alone again, Burnie smiles dementedly at the crucifix and forgives her lying to her son as part of a higher calling. “--For You and because of You, Dios.”


Max drops Maria off in front of Burnie’s. He asks if she’s forgiven him. She says well, yeah, but just don’t try it again. He laughs and says he will try, of course. He’ll just wait for her. He wonders whose house this is. Maria explains it’s Padre JP’s mother’s and, yeah, she likes the old woman. Juan Pablo comes out of the gate at that point and sees the two of them there. Maria mentions that his mother called and asked her to come visit her. JP tells Maria he appreciates her willingness to befriend her. JP raises a wary eyebrow at Max. Maria introduces Max to JP. Max tells him that Maria and he are dating. JP asks him if his mother knows. He admits she doesn’t. JP says he doesn’t think Victoria will approve of the relationship. Maria says they love each other, though. He gives them his blessing and says he’ll pray that Victoria will. JP then reminds Maria that the next morning is the first communion for the orphans. She asks if he’s found any sponsors yet. JP says he hasn’t and will have to trust in Dios to provide. She goes inside. Max gives Padre a lift back to the church.


Back at Maria’s, Nat is forced to listen to Linda-Who? drone on about how Ozzie won’t be able to do without her; and that he’ll be calling her again very soon; that she’s not stopping until he gets divorced because he hates his wife and his marriage. Nat’s heard enough and goes into the bedroom to escape Linda’s self-absorbed and brainless chatter. (I’d have taken a pitcher of ice water from the fridge and dumped it on her, but that’s just me.)


The aforementioned couple has just finished “reconciling” ala the marital mambo. They drink another toast to themselves. (Mm! Mm! Mmmm! O.R. is definitely a well-preserved specimen! Very easy on the eyes. Yeah, I’ll toast to that !)

Burnie, meanwhile, is whining to Maria that her son doesn’t love her. Maria assures her he loves her dearly. Burnie actually seems comforted by Maria’s words and seems surprised to learn that Maria’s an orphan who would love to have had a mother like her. (Forgive her Father for she knows not what she says!!) Burnie hugs Maria and tells her she’s the only one who seems to calm her and to give her strength and a sense of peace.

At the church Max agrees to something with the padre.



The next morning, Oz and Vicki agree to try to do this at least once a week. She promises she will try even though it’s into fashion-show season. He’s says he’s supposed to be starting the taping of his new show, too, so he’ll be busy as well. They promise to at least try to make some time for each other no matter how busy they both get.

Maria, Nat, and Linda rush off to the church for the orphans’ first communion.

Vicki calls the office to check in with Max to let him know not to worry about them. Fabian tells her that Max still hasn’t come in to work this morning and that he’s not answering his cell, either.

 

The mass starts. Maria overhears Mother Superior and the #2 nun (Clementina?) discussing the wonderful sponsor Padre Juan managed to hook. He’s paying for all of the kids’ expenses and a big breakfast to boot! Maria asks who it is, but the nuns don’t know. Suddenly Max appears. He’s walking down the aisle behind the communion class in an appropriately conservative suit and tie. He smiles and winks at Maria. Max has just made bonus points cuz he’s the one it turns out who’s sponsoring the communion class. The mass continues.

In another part of the barrio, we peek in on Papa Padilla and Scuzzy. Rudy’s pissed that Sonny hasn’t gotten back in touch with Fernanda. Scuzzy’s not eager to get his head blown off and has turned his attentions to groupies from the band. Papa tells him the only babe he’s supposed to lay [revolcarse con] is Sandoval’s daughter, period!

Vicki returns home and wakes up her daughter. They share a bonding moment. Vicki assures her that she and her father are still in love. Fer’s relieved, she says, because she was afraid she was the reason they were breaking up. Vicki says no child is ever the cause of one’s marital difficulties. (Another in a long list of Uni PSA's.) FF >>

During the breakfast reception after mass, JP brags on Max to Maria. They skip over to a quiet corner where Maria mentions to Max that she’s worried that his mother really won’t accept them as a couple. They’re from two different worlds and she’s just an employee while he’s the son of the owner. Max chuckles a bit and says the days when a rich boy couldn’t dare lay eyes on a humble girl are dead and gone. They are equals. Does she want him to leave it all just to prove he loves her or what? What counts are their feelings towards one another. For now, though, he’d rather leave his mother out of it, but Maria insists she doesn’t like sneaking around like this. Max asks her to forget worrying and just enjoy the time they share together. He kisses her worries away......

At the modeling studio, Vicki tells Toni about her fantastic evening with Oz and how their relationship is as fresh as when they were just married. Toni is ecstatic. Vicki stops to ask her why she hasn’t fallen in love with somebody yet. Before Toni can answer, Oscar walks in with some paperwork to go over with Vicki. Toni takes a powder and runs to Pepi for some quality shoulder time.....

At Televisa, Oz is complaining to Ofelia’s producer hubby, Pedro, about the paparazzi going into his private life again. Pedro tells him the gossip is part of the job description, but he can imagine it would be rough if gossip about Oz having a lover reaches Vicki. Oz looks guilty-as-charged-impactado. (Yep. Veinte años dumped down the drain for a dumb diddle, you dope!)

Back in the dressing room, some of the catty models have it in for Maria. They are gossiping about who’ll get to model Victoria’s new designs at the upcoming fashion show. One says they all have the same chances. The other sees Maria walk in and says, well some of us have slipped-in [colarse] to the running with “other assets.” The meaning isn’t lost on Maria.

The models do a rehearsal run in their gowns a bit later. Maria looks the best of the bunch. Pepi, Toni and Vicki all agree on Maria.



Back at the apartment, Linda is waiting for The Call That Never Comes. JuanJo shows up but she’s in a badder than bad bad mood and gives him the bum’s rush out the door.



Vicki announces to the group that Maria is to be the next “star model” for the Victoria line.

Linda decides to take the initiative and calls Oz. She convinces him to meet her one last time. He thinks to himself after hanging up that he’s going to get her to understand once and for all that they’re kaput. (Famous last words of many an unfaithful friggin' fool.)

Back at Televisa again, Pedro tells Guillermo that Oz was by and was too upset to read so they had to postpone the script reading. Guile-ly Gui says, yeah, he can understand since the best of husbands end up falling out of love. Pedro asks what he’d know about it since he’s never been married. Gui says something witty like “just because you don’t eat doesn’t mean you don’t know about eating. “ Besides, he tells Pedro, it’s true. Oz does have a lover. She’s lots younger than Vicki and beautiful. If he doesn’t believe him he can ask Ofelia since the two of them were dining together when they saw the two of them together.

At the same time, Oz and his beautiful bimbo are having it out in the SUV on the street in front of the apartment building. Oz tells Linda it’s time she faces facts and they go their separate ways. He’s back with his wife and Linda’s got her own life to live. Linda angrily refuses to accept getting ditched. He reminds her he was honest with her from the beginning [todo fue un juego abierto = everything was an open game/ above board]. They’re both adults. Grow up. Can’t she understand? Linda says she understands very well! He’s made up with his wife and now she gets thrown out into the trash like an old rag!! [trapo viejo] Oz might as well be talkin’ to the hand, cuz this pretty face stopped listening back at “reconciled.” She tells him he’s not getting rid of her that easily! She’s not something he can just dispose of once he’s done! Ruh-Roh! Linda’s gone into Fatal Attraction mode! He’s in a hole six foot deep and Linda is ready to bury him along with the tell-tale shovel.

Linda gets out and angrily slams the door. Mr. Suave and De-bonier races out and does something totally boneheaded by offering her some cash “to get by with” --another classic crude move from a Sandoval male. It only adds gasoline to the fire. She screams that she doesn’t want his lousy [cochino] money!! She wants him!! Linda knocks the wallet out of his hand and races up the stairs into the building.

Oz hasn’t got the first clue how to get his ...er...lower appendage out of this tight a wringer. (Oz, you are a definite babe in the woods when it comes to mistresses, ex or otherwise. This is one time you should have kept that pointy pencil of yours in your pocket, Hot Stuff!) Shell shocked, he starts back to the SUV. Cruz has been watching the whole thing while sweeping trash inside the gate. He races over, picks up the wallet for Oz and hands it to him. Oz tries to give him a reward but Cruz says what he really needs is a job. Oz tells him that it just so happens that he just learned this morning their gardener quit. Cruz says he’s a country boy and loves working with plants and flowers. The job is Cruz’s if he wants it.

Back in the models’ dressing room, the two catty ones congratulate Maria on her “quick rise” through the ranks. One of them makes a snide aside about why and how, then she and her sidekick strut out in a huff. Maria smiles confidently back at the rest of the group.


Linda-Who? is pacing the floor of the apartment. She tells herself that she’s not going to stand for the way Oz has treated her. She’s determined to show him what’s what and grabs her purse. She races out into the intersection just as Victoria’s chauffeur pulls in. He slams into her. Screech! Thud! Thump! Linda flies up like a spare bowling pin. While Viewerville coolly tallies up the increase in Vicki’s insurance premiums, Linda lies face down in the street, down for the count. Vicki and her driver rush out of the SUV to see what’s happened......

 

Cue the kayak.

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Comments:
Tks mucho, funnnnny.

I guess the accident didn't come a moment too soon, I was expecting the bunny simmering on the stove any time now.

Don't these people ever run over perfect strangers?
 

I realize of course that I will be in the minority here, but I don't think William Levy rings true as this character. Maybe his role in Sortilegio, which is the first show I ever saw him in, has me not able to accept Levy in any role where he is not an upstanding person. But in Triunfo, his character is such a mujeriego that I doubt how genuine his love is for Maria. When push comes to shove will he be faithful to her and stand by her side?

I read the recaps but can't get into this show. To me, the best looking guy on this show is Juan Pablo. Bernarda just seems to far over the edge and not believable most of the time.
 

Thanks, J. Great recap and tone.
Linda who? How perfect.

I want to comment on Barbara's remark about WL. I don't find him convincing in this, nor the chemistry between them quite right. But I think that will prove to be part of the point. They aren't the best match at the moment but without saying any more, love will mature as they mature.

I'm trying to figure out why the Osvaldo/Vicki reconciliation and general romance leaves me cold. Osvaldo seems so needy for attention from Victoria and the romantic interludes so artificial. Mature relationship? I don't think so. Perhaps what comes for them as the days pass will make them both a bit wiser.

And will we be any wiser or just older as we hang in for the next few months with this novela? I'm hooked enough to keep going. Given the quality of novelas lately, hooked enough is where I often find myself.

However, when la Reina del Sur arrives, I may have to give up Llena de Amor, right up there in the pantheon of the worst, and Mejia has nothing to do with it. Shame -- it's a great cast, IMHO.

I loved MEPS and am so glad it's back with us.
 

Thank you, Jardinera, for yet another splendid recap, meticulously detailed and hilarious a la vez!

I especially loved:

"Linda-Ho is now relegated to Linda-Who?"

and
"(Yep. Veinte años dumped down the drain for a dumb diddle, you dope.)"
[No one, but no one, can alliterate like you, amiga!]

So I'm wondering -- Does Cruz know that Linda-Who? nee Ho is actually JuanJo's prometida?

BTW, I think his character is going to be fun. And of course it's nice to have another hunky male on the horizon.

I loved it that Max agreed to be 'padrino' for the orphans' communion class. And I believe he's sincere about his feelings for María Desamparada, although I'd feel a lot better about it if he'd tell Victoria the truth about them.

The moment between Victoria and Fer was kind of sweet. We have seen her being such a mean-spirited brat (in her brutal treatment of Fabián, for example)that it would be easy to relegate her to the column of Las Malditas. But here we glimpse the likelihood of her redemption before the story is over.

Was anyone else struck by how unattractive María's modeling rivals are? They are more like Cenicienta's ugly stepsisters than serious competition.
 

Ugly stepsisters is right. I was wondering how half of them became models.

But think about how many fashion photos are photoshopped and otherwise tampered with.

Was Max expecting Maria to go all the way in the car? How 1950s is that? He should know better and has he ever before taken the responsibility for being somebody's first?

Karma is catching up with LindaHo, but Victoria won't like having to pay her medical bills.

Cruz is going to be the gardener at the Sandoval home... ay, caramba he might not be shaving. But Pablo has tamed a shrew before.
 

It never ceases to amaze me Jardinera how you take an aggravating episode and make it so much more interesting and funny. This TN is definitely high on the schmaltz meter and boring sub-plots, but hoping it gets better.

I have to agree slightly with Barbara in that WL's character, though not terrible in itself, just is not a great match up against Maria. I would have loved to see this type of cavalier, womanizing character come head to head against a strong, independent woman that would give him a tough time. They just don't seem a believable couple...maybe Maria will start getting a spine at some point and then the chemistry will work.

As far as eye candy, yeah I admit, I'm more into our man of the cloth and Max's sidekick more than Max himself. Father Juan needs to lose the collar, but bummer that he would probably be matched with Vicki, who again honestly, is not high on my list of likable heroines.

As long as our marvelous recappers keep doing their stellar job, I'll check in now and then and try to catch an episode here and there...who knows, maybe I'll become a fan of this TN.
 

I fell in love with my husband at first sight, and he asked me to marry him the first night we went out. We went together 10 months before getting married for 35 years until he passed away of a
fairly sudden illness. This was back in the Dark Ages. I was raised as a strict Roman Catholic as were many of my friends. My future husband tried for months to get me to bed without results.
I was madly in love with him, but my rules prevailed. When I first
started watching this novela, I said to myself, "This is so stupid.
They hardly know each other. How can they be so much in love?"
Then I realized that my situation had a been similar. My husband had been with many gals before me.
I had been with no other man.
He was not really a mujeriego, and he was an absolutely faithful husband. He had been looking for the right woman.

For this reason, I can understand Max's behavior. However, I do not
like his other lies or hiding the
relationship from his mother.

I think most of the novela is foolish. I refuse to look at any scene with Bernie. I do check in
for the romance, however. WL in my book is the bet "kisser" on
all novelas.
 

Gracias por todo J!

Can't stand Osvaldo, so unctuous and kind of slimy. But a perfect match for Vic who gives me the creeps too. This TN is no worse than others and it has been amusing. Too bad Montero didn't play JuanJo .. the non actor should go back to the field.
 

Jar: "Get with the parochial program" and "Guile-ly Gui"...Another HOME RUN, amiga!!!! Gracias!!

Vic with Fony Fer: Why do I get the feeling that this is not the end of the Vic/Oz temper tantrums?! Agree with Jar, though, Oz is so very, very nice on the eyes. Love his smile, too!

Looks like Prince William is going to be spending quite a few centavos in order to buy his way into Desinformada's heart. First the Magic Box and now sponsor and patron of the Communion class! Wowsers!!

Truthfully...I simply do not see what Desinformada sees in St. Bernard.

Kudos to Romo for taking on a role that makes her look decidedly unattractive. As I have mentioned before, that long hair on a woman of her age (IRL) does nothing for me, but with the Medici off the rack clothes she wears plus the ugly hair...my word...it does nothing for her.

Linda Who: can you see this train wreck coming?!

Cruz: this man had better save the day for this TN!!

Gracias, Jar!!

Susanita
 

UA: Agree with your point re: giving Desinformada the ring and then expecting to 'go all the way' in the front seat of that car! I, too, was more than a tad surprised that he would not have wanted a much more special place for her very first time.

I think what bothers me about the Desinformada/Prince William match up is that the little girl look and the urbane womaniser just don't seem believable.

Perhaps, things will change.

Also agree with UA on those models. The Bruja model looked beyond anorexic!

Susanita
 

I missed an episode or two.
Please explain exactly how Vic
is related to Fer. Is she Os' daughter by a prior marriage? Was Os divorced or widowed? How old was she when Vic became her mother?
I need the same information in regard to Max. Is Os his real father? What happened to his mother?

Thanks for your help.

I think the chemistry between
WL & Maite Perroni continues to be excellent.

From what I have seen of Victoria Ruffo, her sex scenes are usually or always very discreet. I presume this is in her contract.
 

Anon G, As I understand it, Osvaldo was widowed when he met Victoria. Max is his son by his late wife. Fer is Victoria and Osvaldo's daughter.

I'm not sure how old Max was when Os and Victoria married, but he was old enough to understand that she wasn't his biological mother.

And I agree with you -- the chemistry between Maite and William is perfectly organic!
 

Anon G: Oz is a widower. Max was 3 when Victoria married him. Fer is Oz and Victoria's daughter.

I am not sure what happened to Max' mother. I started this programme from the beginning, but that part I missed!

If any of the above is incorrect, I hope one of our fellow bloggers will step in with the corrections.

Susanita
 

NovelaMaven: We were writing at the same time! Gracias for your input, too!

During the episode right after Fony Fer yelled at Max that Victoria was not his mother, Victoria told Max that since the first time she saw him when he was a three year old, she felt like he was his mother. I'm pretty sure that is what she said. Did I hear that correctly?

Susanita
 

Susanita,

Thanks for the info on Max's age when Os and Vic got married. I missed that detail completely!
 

If Max was three when Victoria and Osvaldo met &/or married, then he's barely older than Maria. She was at least a year old, probably close to 2, when Victoria was hit by the car and lost her. I wonder how he had time to become a licenciado and womanizer when she's barely leaving the convent and getting her first job...especially if he was booted out of school at one point. Those nuns must let the girls stay a good long while before they abruptly kick them to the curb on their made-up birthdays.
 

Jardinera, thanks mucho! Loved the first paragraph. It was hilarious! :)

Anon G and Novela Maven, I also love the chemistry between Max and Maria. I'm a big fan of WL and MP. Together, I love 'em even more, tho i confess being jealous of Maite. ;)
 

Anon G, I'm so sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing your extra-relevant personal experience.
 

Jardinera - Thanks for the recap. You missed your calling as a sports announcer. LOL Another 'meh' episode and you managed to make it fun.

Maria looked P.O.'d when she & the models were practicing the catwalk. What was up with that?

Traveling Lady - Os & Vicki leave me cold, too. Absolutely no chemistry detected. I always FF>> thru their scenes.
 

Julia: re the age issues: Kryptonite Beanie time (at least for me)

Susanita
 

Thanks, Jardinera. You really put a special spin on this episode.
Why do I feel like these are paper dolls being moved around and not real people relating to one another?
Agree in not liking Romo's hair, in either long version or complicated knot. We know her character has way too much time on her hands.
I'm not sure how much work Max contributes to Vicki's enterprise. Maybe he should take a leave of absence and go to work helping Padre JP instead.
La Paloma
 

I think Max=26 years old, Maria=20 years old, Fernanda=16 years old.

I thought Max said he was 10 when Os/Vicki got married.

Oz/Vicki can't have been together longer than 17 years. Otherwise, he'd know about Maria.

It is possible for Maria to have been conceived/born 20 years ago if her birthday is in Oct/Nov/Dec.

Max claims to have been in HS when Fernanda was a little kid. So there's probably at least an 8 year gap between them. Fernanda has to be at least 4 years younger than Maria.

Fernanda is so dramatic, she needs to go down to Televisa and get a job on a novela.
 

Hey guys,

I'm not watching this TN but I popped in to say HI and to invite all of my STuD friends to watch the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie "The Lost Valentine" Sunday night, January 30, at 9:00pm EST on CBS. I'm in the WWII flashback scenes. I haven't seen it yet, do I don't know if they cut all of my scenes or not. :) If you do get to watch it, just make sure you have a box of tissues handy.

Steve
 

Steve! So good to hear from you! I already have the programme on my calendar. I so hope we see you.

I was just thinking about you several days ago and wondered where our very own "Esteve" was!

Wish you were following one of the TN with us.

I hope no scenes were cut.

Susanita
 

Jardinera thanks for the funny recap, i really enjoyed it.

Max my boy when will he ever learn is this guy a grown man or a hormonal teenage boy? I can't believe he had the nerve to say that line to Maria D. asking her to prove her love to him wow!

St. Bernard i'm getting a kick out of Romo in this performance and it seems that she doesn't look as uptight and uncomfortable as she was in Sorti doing her love scenes with Ferdumbo.

Ok i have to ask how many more episodes are we going to get of the "Two lecturing Virgins and the scandalous sticks like bad velcro clingy Ho'"? I mean if LindaHo' wants to carry on like the skank she is knowing her roommates don't approve of her behavior with a married man. At the same time is playing JJ for a fool couldn't she learn to keep her trap shut?
 

Hi, guys! I realized later that between the title and the first paragraph I used mixed metaphors, but that's life. Also, hubby says that Meatloaf wrote a similar song, but I only ever heard one song of his and that wasn't it!

Disclaimers aside, I have no idea what to think about Max's attitude either, except that he's headed in the right direction over all. He realizes he is falling in love, but his methods don't line up with the nuns' who brought their charges up exactly like they've been disposed to do for the past few hundred years. He just is a klutz about getting it across and moves way too fast for a truly old-fashioned and socially and sexually naive young woman. The rest of us would be raised to adequately feint and parry with style, but she has no idea how to handle it. It's the nuns' influence and her basic instinct. Hmmm. Way too deep, sorry!
 

Runway models are supposed to look mad with attitude, I've never seen one smile.

I also remember Max saying he was 10 when Victoria became his step-mom.
 

The only Meatloaf song I can think of is "Paradise By the Dashboard Light," which is certainly apt. Is that the one he meant? It's what Max was hoping for, but really? In that silly car? If he's so experience with women, you'd think he'd be able to keep his upper brain from completely shorting out.
 

Jardinera,

Thanks for the recap. The accident should make next week interesting. It is a good thing Vicki wasn't driving.

Max, Max, you can do better. He knows how Maria was raised and should know better. A little romance would have been much better than the front seat of his little MatchBox car.

Poor Padre JP having to put up with his mother, but at least he stands his ground with her.

Do the nay sayers realize that Burnie's hair is really her very own? She has waist length hair and wore a wig in Sorti.

Rosemary
 

Thanks, everyone! Glad you all liked it!
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Ugh! Wearing a wig over all that hair!

I think the Meatloaf song I heard was his very first hit and I don't remember the name, but that was the message!

I'm hooked just enough also, though we've all seen tn's we think were much better. I certainly have. I think there will be more fireworks when the other model finally shows up looking for Max again as it seems that's the way the script is setting things up. I'm waiting for something bad maybe to happen to Fer and we can assume that Vicki and Linda will probably meet now because of this accident. There are so many boiling pots on the stove something really exciting should be about to start. The accident was maybe the first of it. Hope so!

I also was thinking these women were not as striking as Maria and maybe were picked for that reason for the models' roles. I wondered if they backed off the make-up on them during the runway walk to de-emphasize their looks also.

I definitely don't see the proper chemistry between WL and MP, either. But, different strokes for different folks as they say. It's hard to imagine how CCUA worked so well for them. I'll add that though WL is a handsome guy, the scruffy look detracts mucho from his looks IMHO.

I don't remember him saying he was 10, just the bit about him being 3. If Fer is 16 or 17, then they'd have to have been married at least 17-18 yrs., and that would make Maria about 18 or 19 minimum by my calculations. Dunno. I'll just tighten the beanie a bit more.
 

Thanks for the recap Jardinera. I still am on the fence with this TN. I love the blog so that's what keeps me up date and the occasional viewings.

I know it's a beanie moment but it seems contradictory that Linda Ho wants to make a scene now that Os wants to go. I thought she was all about no strings attached. She just needs to move on to the next moneybags. What's the point in stalking him (aside from a plot device)?
 

Rosemary, I'll give props to Berni for having long hair. Maybe that's why her bun is so convoluted.

As a child, I was fascinated with my grandmother's long hair. She wore it pinned up during the day and brushed it out and braided a single long braid at bedtime.
La Paloma
 

Great recap!! I like the TN, but reading these on the side makes it all so much more fun...
 

Rosemary: As one of the naysayers, yes, I do realise that this is Romo's own hair. I've just never liked it. The many times she was on the Cristina show, I always thought it did nothing to make her look younger (if, in fact, that she was hoping to do) nor do I think the colour of the hair matches her own natural skin colouring. Who knows...maybe the colours on my telly are lying!

Now...in the TN...I hate the hair even more! LOL!

Susanita
 

Steve: I'll be watching and recording. Will you tell us exactly where/which one you are so I can finally know what you look like and say, hey! that's our Steve from Caray!
 

Jardinera great recap.

I guess Max must have never spent time with a nun. His recations to Maria were typical of some guys though.

Count me in as someone who sees no chemistry at all between Maité and William. I heard about them having great chemistry in CCEA but I didn't see that novela. I think he had better chemistry with Jaqui B. in Sortilegio and her with Eugenio Siller in Mi Pecado.

I do like Fabián and wish he wasn't so hung up on Fer. Marco Méndez is one of my favorite tv novios.

I heard TDA is doing better in the US then it did in México around these episodes. The ratings have gotten better here but it is still far from even being a moderate success.

About Lucía Mendez's hair, she has had it that long all her life. It is sort of her signature, I doubt she will ever cut it. Unless, she goes through some deep personal change that will make her decide to do it. I think even I feel attached to her hair.

Jarocha
 

Sorry, I meant Daniela Romo. I was thinking about Lucía Mendez for some reason.

Jarocha
 

Jarocha- How are things in DF and how is grad school going? I agree with you on WL's and MP's chemistry being better with JB and ES respectively in their last novelas. I hold out hope that it will ges better here-- I blame the direction and the thin script.

Ossie is going to have to work hard to shake Linda. That was one very costly roll in the hay. It seems that if Linda is redeemed eventually that she'll end up with the cousin since JuanJo will end up with Plain Jane Roommate. Of course he doesn't deserve her because he dissed her (and should look in the mirror before doing so), she's going to be a babe with better clothes, smaller glasses, and some face powder, and he's a dunce. But, oh well. Linda and the cousin will make a nice looking pair.
 

Vivi, Juan Jo definetely needs to look in the mirror before rejecting Nati. Who died and made him Mr. Hottie? Ok, it was gettin on my nerves, but I think I'm done now! :)
 

Hi, Jarocha! I've missed you.
 

Vivi: Grad school is great, although extremely busy but the teachers are so wonderful and it is helping me with my english since half of my readings are in your language. I'm also working for the director of my program doing research for one of his projects.I just had my first real day off of the month and I enjoyed it greatly.

Jarocha
 

Hi Cielo! I hope you are enjoying having WL back on your screen. Even if the novela is not much on my taste, he looks great in those scarves. And hey, Televisa is pretty cold and with the terrible weather in DF this winter I bet he is the most comfortable on set.

Jarocha
 

Jarocha didn't know you're attending grad school good luck and best wishes.

I don't know what it is with this remake but something is missing it seems like it's more suited for a afternoon novela than the prime time spot it's gotten.

Thanks also for giving us a update on how it's faring in Mexico.

I would like to make a suggestion to the studio heads about William Levy no more day and half beards for him allowed in his novels from here on out. We don't like to see all that handsomeness covered up with facial hair.
 

Jarocha: I didn't know either that you were now working towards a graduate degree. In what? Education? ¡Buena Suerte! What is university there like I wonder?
 

Jardinera, Muchas gracias por todo. I have to say the whole "runway model" stuff makes me howl, especially when M. is "practicing." Back and forth. Stomp,stomp, stomp. As if that took practice or mattered in the least bit. It just makes me laugh. And M, forgive me, does not appear to have the standard operating model body. A little too voluptuous to be credible.

Anyway, William Levy is sweet enough so I'll check in from time to time. Saw that there's now a RSS feed on this novela, which I clicked on and then couldn't make out what it was all about. Lots of computer script of some sort. I'm not a computer person so I'm sure it's just me.

Dona Felipa
 

Jardinera, thanks for the terrific recap. I thoughjt the title was very funny and clever.

"Marital melancholy", "parochial program" and "runs to Pepi for some quality shoulder time" were a few of my favorites.

Maite and William's characters have no fire thus far. They're rather bland. There's no passion, no firey outbursts or emotions. I want to care about these characters but so, far, just can't get fully invested.

Diana
 

Hey guys,

Thanks for your nice comments. Hope you liked the movie last night. Whew! Glad that's over. :) The flashback scenes were mostly in the first 10 minutes and then scattered here and there throughout the film. It jumped around so much, it would be really tough to tell you what I did. I thought it turned out really nice, though. Not as much flashback stuff as I would have liked, but hey, I still got paid just the same. Haha! Still, it was so cool to see all of the people I worked with on this film. Now you know what I do at "the office." :) Again, hope you liked it.

Steve
 

Steve: It was a tearjerker for really real! The ending at the train station broke me down. I held it in check till then. I loved Bette White in that role. she was perfect. I wondered if that was you on the back of the train talking outside while her husband waived good-bye for the last time. Or one of the guys waiving through the window. If it was the crowd scenes the day he left I couldn't make heads or tails of folks.
 

Yep, stomp, stomp, clomp, clomp! I suppose real models might disagree, but I don't see what kind of "training" and hard work. Maybe I'm just suffering from sour grapes. Oh well......

I'm not fully invested in this couple, either --or any of them, yet. I hope Jarocha is right that things improve a few weeks further down the road.
 

Jar: If you recorded it, watch the first 6 minutes again and you will see the young "Neil" and "Caroline" (Billy and Meaghan) walk down the stairs at the train station. I'm right behind them with a girl in a green dress. I'm wearing a suit and hat. When Billy and Meaghan get to the bottom of the stairs they go left and Cathy and I go right. That's one of the scenes that I'm in. The first time we filmed that we got to bottom of the stairs and Cathy started to follow Meaghan and Billy to the left and I pulled her to the right and she ended up straddling the handrails right in front of the camera. Too funny.

We were talking last night that it would have been really cool to have brought all of the 1940s people back at the end of the movie like they did in Titanic.

Steve
 

Steve: Gotcha! Yay!!! Very photogenic! I can go to that big recapper blog in the sky happily now. Thankyou!
 

Excellent, Jardinera. Very funny and I enjoyed your mixture of sports analogies. My favorite line:

"Veinte años dumped down the drain for a dumb diddle, you dope!"

Well said.

I'm all for Maria continuing to hold out. Heck, Max may end up solving DF's homeless problem and coming up with a cure for cancer.

Carlos
 

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