Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Teresa Mon 4/18/11 #17 Hell Hath No Fury Like a Teresa Scorned; #18 It’s A Very Fine Fix I’m...er...All Of You Have Gotten Me Into!
Cap 17
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Teresa Scorned
As Viewerville settles in for another tear-filled two-hour stretch of trauma and drama in the barrio, Teresa has just read Mariano’s love letter that came with the diamond promise-ring prior to the big break-up over the phone. She’s in tears. (Note to hairdressing: Is it me or what? I try and I try to empathize but it’s way too hard for me to get excited over a guy that looks like a reject from a Sponge Bob Square Pants cartoon.) She looks at the ring and has a quickie emotional meltdown. Suddenly her cell rings.
Daddy Armando wants to know what happened with Mariano and the prof. Tere cries that not only has the professor lost confidence in her, but Mariano’s dumped her. Mama’s meddling has put her whole future at risk now! Armando has some more bad news, too: Pablito has taken a turn for the worst.
Esperanza is in Pablito’s hospital room. Mariano arrives to give her some emotional support. They’ve put her brother on dialysis while he waits to get through chemo (I think) since the other kidney’s been overworked. Espe gets a call from a contrite Ruben and takes it in the hall. He wants to see her again to finish their talk from before. Espe isn't having any. She shouts back that there’s no way she’s leaving her brother’s side till he’s out of danger! Click!
When Espe comes back into the room, she sees that Mariano has red eyes and is sniffling. Why’s he sad? No, he’s not sad. Talk turns to spending time now with Teresa instead of Pablito and her. Mariano admits that they’ve broken up for good. Espe finds that hard to believe, she says, because everyone knows they are so stuck on each other. He lets it slip that he’s incredibly jealous. She could have any man! "--That’s why?," Espe asks him. (Espe’s got no use for men with jealous and possessive attitudes these days.) She asks if he suspects someone could be making a play for Teresa [tirar la onda]. Mariano suspects the prof she’s working for. Espe says she doubts it because he seemed to be extremely serious, and he keeps his distance according to Tere.
Back at Arturo’s manse, Teresa finds Luisa and tells her that the problem with her brother’s change in attitude is due to her mother speaking with him that morning. (Tere makes a conscious decision to be a bit loose with the truth here while doing a little CYA.) The big act begins: she can only imagine what Mama told him! “--My mother has never loved me! You know what she told me? That she’d rather I’d have died and not Rosita!” Mama doesn’t want her to get ahead or to her work for the professor, she tells the sympathetic Luisa.
Back at the hospital, Espe makes Mariano realize that just because there’s competition, it doesn’t automatically mean Teresa is going to pay attention to the other guy. (Word up, Rubigote!)
Tere begins giving Luisa her version of what Mama saw and why she came to the house that morning to complain to Big Brother. Luisa doesn’t think that Tere’s actions were out of place, considering. Lu lets it slip that Art is still probably in love with Paloma since he went to speak to her at her house this afternoon. Ruh-roh! Tere knows she’ll have some ‘splainin’ to do once he gets back, but Julio shows up to visit with Luisa before Tere can explain to her what kind of trouble she might be in now if Paloma lets what they discussed slip.
Art arrives at Paloma’s that evening. It’s an awkward beginning between them.
Meanwhile, Refugio and Pablito’s older brother pray for Pablito and for resolution to all the vecindad’s problems. FF>>
At the hospital, younger Dr. Ledesma tells Espe and family that Pablito’s condition has stabilized. FF>>
Back at the prof’s home, Lu tells Julio how worried she is that Arturo’s old emotional wounds will reopen now that Paloma has reappeared. Julio says it’s better if Art faces this right away and closes this chapter of his life. If the worst should happen, Julio assures her that they will determine the next step together. He professes his love for Luisa then and kisses her.
During their heart-to-heart, Paloma asks to be forgiven as she was very young and he knows how domineering her parents were. She admits she was afraid of her father who became totally opposed to the marriage. Her parents took her off to Europe and that was that. Later on, her father pressured her to marry somebody else. The marriage lasted barely three months because they couldn’t get along. Later, when her mother was dying, she asked Pal for forgiveness for not having defied her father or supporting her more with Arturo and admitted that separating her from Art was a bad mistake. Paloma hides her face and cries. Art fights the urge to comfort her.
Back at the prof's, Tere comes up with an idea to have Lu come to her house with her to tell her mother that there is nothing questionable going on between her brother and her. Lu agrees and she drives Tere home.
Meanwhile, Art tells Paloma how bitter and upset he’s remained all these years because of what she did to him. She says she understands how deeply she hurt him and that she has felt horrible about it all these years. She still feels badly about it despite knowing that he seems to have gotten on with his life and is very happy with Teresa and the fact she’s expecting his child. This catches Art off guard--but his male ego certainly doesn’t jump to deny it.
Back at the hospital, Rubigote lurks outside Pablito’s hospital room. He grabs hold of Espe the first time she leaves to go for something. He takes out his wallet and tries giving her money for the month’s apartment expenses. Espe refuses to accept it as long as he doubts her intentions. She’s only with him out of love, she explains again, not for what she can get from him. He says she doesn’t have to prove anything to him at this point. Let bygones be bygones. Espe says considering his recent attitude and actions, she thinks she does. Her mother comes out of the room at that point and she tells him to get going. Ruben leaves, but Nachita has seen him and asks who he was. Espe lies that he was just somebody asking where the x-ray lab was.
Art tells Paloma he understands and not to worry over the situation any longer.
Ruben arrives home. He tells Maira he’ll talk to Aida the next morning about whether she’ll stay grounded or not. Maira goes to tell Aida the good news. The two realize that when Aida doesn’t answer the banging on her bedroom door that she’s escaped through the window. Ruben figures she’s at Paulo’s gets ready to head back out to look for her there and give Paula a piece of his mind.
Refugio runs into Mariano on her way to a neighbor and says she doesn’t want him confronting an influential man like the professor. Mariano says he won’t be because he and Tere have broken up now anyway. Ref is I-stepped-in-it-big-time-impactada over the news. She wants to know if it was because the prof and Teresa really were involved. He says not at all. They broke up before he even spoke to the guy and so there was no reason to talk to him after that. Ref says breaking up makes no sense because she knows that Tere loves him like no other. Mariano says ditto, but he can’t force her into anything, either.
Tere introduces her to Mama. Luisa says she’s there to clear up her doubts. Luisa and Tere explain to Mama that is the prof’s sister. Lu confirms Art was upset about his girlfriend--the love of his life and the woman he was to marry. Tere was only trying to pacify him when she took his hand. He is with her this evening, in fact, and therefore he obviously has no interest whatsoever in Teresa. Mama realizes she jumped to conclusions and apologizes for sticking her nose in where it didn’t need to be. Tere makes a muy big show for Luisa’s sake of forgiving her mother. Tere explains that the problem now is that the professor has changed his attitude towards her because of what she did, and she will probably not have her job or her chance at the university. (More CYA.)
Luisa says she doubts he’ll renege, but it is up to him after all. Refugio says well then, rather than bother him further, Tere can just go to the state school and forget the other. Luisa tries to talk her out of thinking like that and asks her to support Teresa’s opportunity.
Aida and Paulo finally pull up in front of her house. She blathers on about how she’ll sneak him into her room tomorrow. He leaves. She waives good-bye and then runs into her papi who’s on the way out to look for her. Ruen angrily accuses her of sneaking out to be with Paulo. She lies and says she had to go out for something else. Suddenly angelic-faced Raul appears out of nowhere and lies that Aida was with him. They went out to buy her books at the campus bookstore, he says. Papi asks where they are. Raul runs to the car for his books and a few magazines and then hands them to Aida. Ruben falls for all of it and feels guilty for mistreating Aida.
Mariano gets home and mentions to his dad that he and Teresa broke up. His dad can’t believe it, especially after his buying her a ring. Ruh-roh! Mariano realizes he lost or misplaced the box with the ring. What does it matter, though, he says. Their lives are going in two different directions now. Cutberto sticks his nose in the door and asks what he did to Tere cuz Juana is on the warpath with him again.
Back at Teresa’s, Ref learns from Luisa about the premature death of her parents when she was only eleven. Refugio still objects to their giving Tere so many gifts. Luisa says it’s just her and her brother’s way of doing things—following in their parents’ footsteps--and anyway, Arturo enjoys giving without expecting anything in return.
Florencia tells Paloma that now that she’s gotten Arturo’s pardon she needs to get on with her life. Paloma, tho’, can’t get over the thought that Teresa is supposedly going to have his child.
Armando runs into Art in the vecindad and stops him to apologize for what his wife pulled that morning. Art accepts it.
While Cutberto and Mariano are discussing their problems with Juana and Tere, they notice the prof talking to Armando. They decide to drown their sorrows at the cantina instead of confronting the guy.
Armando brings Art home with him. Teresa makes a point of asking the prof if he reconciled with his fiancée this evening. Mama takes the opportunity to apologize to him. He accepts and says he and Teresa will talk the next day. Once they leave, Teresa turns on her mother like a rabid dog. The problem isn’t resolved with a simple apology, she yells. Tomorrow he’ll probably fire her and cancel his agreement. (Of course, Tere doesn’t tell her mama the real reason he’ll be doing that. She’d rather let her mother suffer from a major guilt trip. On the other hand humility and humiliation are both hard to swallow.) Teresa angrily informs them that she’s spending the night with Juana rather than with them since they think so badly of her.
Across town, Raul calls up Aida to see how things went with her parents once he left. She asks what he was doing there. He says he thought she’d like some magazines to read while she was stuck in her room. Aida thinks it was Paulo’s idea to send them to her and tells Raul it was a nice gesture on Paulo’s part.
Teresa has no problem spending the night with Juana, who is always happy to have her there. We learn that Juana’s husband had a pretty respectable job before he died. Juana apparently rubbed elbows then with a different social class than in that in the vecindad, and this is why Tere says they’re both alike.
Mariano realizes he apparently isn’t the kind to cry in his beer at the corner cantina. He tells Cutberto he’s going back home.
In bed that night, Teresa kisses Mariano’s ring and tells herself that now he has no reason to doubt her or the professor’s good intentions.
The next morning Tere’s dad comes over to ask her to join them for breakfast. She refuses and says she’s decided to live with her godmother from now on. He’s heartbroken.
Across the “Big Pond”, Aurora and her daddy are getting settled in Paris.
Back in Mexico City, Juana and Tere discuss the problems her mother caused with the professor. Tere says Mama may have cost her the agreement with the professor. Juana tells her that when she comes in that morning to act as if nothing happened, just to be real matter-of-fact with him.
A few minutes later, Aurora and Tere start instant messaging to each other. Among other gossip, Tere makes sure that Aurora doesn’t suspect there’s any problem between her and Mariano. Aurora is disappointed.
Espe tells her mama that she is ironing her uniform for her new job which she starts the next day. Ruben calls her again to apologize for his behavior and asks her to discuss their “problem” in person. She still doesn’t want to mess with him.
Genoveva shows up to have Ruben do some legal work for her. She tries convincing him that he’s being too hard on Aida and reminds him of their crazy times back in the day. He says that was long ago and no reason to dredge it up now. “--Ok, then let’s talk about Esperanza.” Ruh-roh!
Refugio finds Mariano and apologizes for the way she misread things and then caused him and Teresa to break up. She tells him what she found out. “--The professor has a girlfriend that he’s going to marry. Neither he nor Teresa did anything bad.” Mariano admits that he was wrong about Tere also, and says guiltily that he was blinded by his jealousy. Refugio says they fought too, and Tere’s so angry she’s living with Juana now. She should never have gone to her workplace or complained to the professor, she says. Mariano admits he wanted to beat the guy up. She hopes Mariono will look for Tere and make up with her. Mariano shakes his head since he knows he screwed up bad and it’s going to be rough getting back in her good graces again.
Back at Ruben’s law office, Gen tells Ruben that she guessed about Esperanza from what Maira told her had happened in Paris. Not to worry, tho’. She assured Maira that he’d never leave her. Gen smiles broadly and suggests that even though what they had long ago never worked out, they could try being more understanding with their kids’ relationship.
Back in the vecindad, Juana comes to chat with Ref and give her a shoulder to cry on. Refugio tells her how heartbroken and sorry she is for what she did to Teresa. Tere wouldn’t even to eat breakfast with them this morning she was so angry. Ref also admits it caused Tere’s break up with Mariano. She hopes Juana will help her to get Tere to forgive her. Juana says this time Tere was right, and that if she wants to get along with her daughter she’ll have to change her attitude toward Teresa. Just because Teresa’s attractive, intelligent, and gets along so well with everyone, Refugio can’t let herself think that anyone who gets near Tere has bad intentions. Anyway, she’s there to pick up Tere’s clothes for her and wants Ref to let Tere stay with her at least until the anger dies down. Juana will try talking with Tere in the meantime.
At the same time, Armando is telling Mariano’s dad what happened and why Mariano and Tere split up.
Meanwhile, Juana comes back to her apartment and tries to convince Tere that she’s being too hard on her mother. Juana doesn’t want the situation with her living there to come between their friendship. Just then Mariano shows up at the door wanting to speak to Tere.
Once Juana leaves them alone, he apologizes to Teresa. She’s still angry that he doubted her. He says he knows he was a jerk. She holds up the heart shaped ring box and mentions that she found it when he drove off like a crazy man to complain to the professor. “--Give this to somebody who does deserve your trust! Hopefully you won’t offend whatever women you do get close to by doubting them like you did with me!” She drops the ring box in his hand and makes her dramatic exit out the door. Mariano is left with his tail between his legs.
Fin Part I.
Cap 18
It’s A Very Fine Fix I’m...er...All Of You Have Gotten Me Into!
Teresa is still in blame everyone but herself mode as we take up again. Armando finds Teresa outside the vecindad on her way to work. He asks Tere to speak with her mother and try to forgive her. Tere says it’s a bit difficult to do when you realize she’s caused her to lose everything she had going for her over night like that! He says wait at least till you find out what the prof has decided to do. Besides Refugio is her mama. Tere says her mama conveniently forgot that when she determined her daughter wasn’t trustworthy! Armando says her mama knows she blew it and feels rotten about it. Tere keeps rubbing her daddy’s nose in it, though. “Maybe she should have thought about speaking to her first before she went running to the professor to complain to him!” Armando agrees, but she’s really sorry about it and he’d really like her to talk with her mother. Tere relents and says it’s only because he is the one asking.
At the same time Mariano is discussing the break-up with Juana. He admits he was wrong, but how should a guy feel when he is afraid some other dude’s after his girlfriend? Juana tells him he acted too impulsively and now, on top of what her mother did, Tere’s worried about losing her job and the chance to go to that university. He realizes what a fix Tere’s in now and wishes he could do something to help her out. He really doesn’t want to lose her. Juana doesn’t have any ready answers for him. “--You just really hurt her a lot!!” Mariano swears he loves Tere as much as Juana loved her dead husband. Juana says well, the best thing to do is to wait to see if she loses her job or not because it will be easier to speak with her if she doesn’t. He admits he’s got to get his act together [ponerse las pilas]. He doesn’t know how he’ll win her back, but he has to think of something!!
Teresa walks in as her mama prays to the virgencita to help her find a way to make her daughter forgive her and to change her attitude towards her. She knows she’s clumsy around her but she does love her. Ref is excited to see she’s come home. Tere says yeah, but it’s not what she thinks! She’s only there to pick up some of the things Juana didn’t take over. Ref says she was thinking she might be there so they could smooth things over. Tere says no way! Ref begs her to forgive her and tells her she knows what an idiot she was and she’s been praying continually about it. Tere reminds her that today could be the worst day in her life if she ends up without her job and the means to go to the university. Reg asks what she means. “--The fact is that what you did has cost me everything!!”
In the meantime, Aida is whining for permission to go to the club with her friends. Mama Maira is still angry about her escaping and making her look like an idiot in front of her father. Speaking of whom, Ruben walks in on the two of them and has had a surprising change of heart. He rescinds Aida’s punishment. Behind his back Aida gives her a nasty face and races off to the country club. Maira doesn’t understand Ruben’s change of attitude. How is Aida supposed to learn her lesson this way? Hey, he says, no reason to be so strict with the kids! "--They’re both good kids and I realized I acted too hastily in not giving Paulo the benefit of the doubt. Could be they’ll end up together just like the two of us did." (And that’so good?)
Tere arrives at Arturo’s. She greets him as if nothing had happened. However, the first thing he does is ask her for an explanation of why she lied to Paloma about their relationship. (She’s had 24 hours to think of something plausible and Viewerville is on pins and needles to see how she wriggles out of this one). “--Do you realize the gravity of what you made up?” Tere says she realizes she did wrong, but it was the first thing she could think of. She thought that would be enough to keep her from coming back. She knows now, she says, that it was a lot worse having hidden it from him. He agrees. She says that sounds like a lawyer; she knows she abused his confidence. He agrees again. She says since yesterday he’s seemed upset so she realizes she’d just better leave. She only came to stand up for herself, return the cell phone and pick up her things. She makes her exit Once she’s out of the room and possibly out of his life he starts to go after her, but then has second thoughts and stops himself.
Tere stalls a few minutes asking Reina to use their phone and then calls Paulo back with it. Unfortunately for Paulo, she hears Aida’s obnoxious jabber in the background and hangs up on him.
At the same time, El Bigote has sent for Mariano to deliver a package. He gives Mariano the address and asks for complete discretion. Mariano goes straight over and is surprised when Espe answers the door. She lies that this is the apartment of the old woman she has been working for and the delivery was for her to give to her patient, not specifically for Espe.
Genoveva returns home and greets Aida who is fairly jumping out of her skin because papi lifted her grounding. Gen says that’s nice because neither she nor her daddy has right to interfere in their business. Paulo takes that as a sign the coast is clear to fool around and the two of them get busy once his mama leaves the room. Aida remembers to thank him first for the magazines he sent over with Raul last night, but apparently, the big ape doesn’t have the first clue what she’s talking about.
Art is now at his desk and picks up Teresa’s pen she gave him. He opens his writing box and discovers the note she’d left him (another CYA on her part). It says that she’s writing him to let him know what she and Paloma discussed because she’s sure he’ll eventually find it out anyway. (Cue the violins.) Paloma, she fibs, assumed that the two of them were a couple now and she not only let her believe it, but embellished with the bit about her being pregnant. Tere thought it was the most beautiful thing that could happen and let her continue to think it, though she knows now that would be impossible. Truthfully, she hopes he’d start his life over and be able to start a family because he truly deserves it. She didn’t want him suffering over his old girlfriend again. She has decided to tell it straight even though she will lose all because she knows he doesn’t appreciate lying. “--Please forgive me and just ignore me. Thanks for everything and I will never ever be able to forget you. --Teresa”.
Mariano sees Tere coming home early and races over to ask what happened. She angrily tells him that because of the crap he and her mother pulled she lost her job and her chance to study at a prestigious university under the prof. “--I had it all, even your love, Mariano. Now I have nothing!” No, he says, she still has him, and he really really does love her. They kiss. She pushes him off her and says after all that’s happened she only feels a deep hatred for him. She should let him help her out, he says. “--Oh yeah? Just how are you going to help me get back into that university, Mariano? Do you have connections [relaciones] or what?” “--Gees, is that all you’re worried about, Teresa?” “--Well, yeah! It’s my only way out of this place!” Anyway, she’s had it with him. She going to makeit her job to bury him, she says and storms away. Armando races up to Mariano just then and asks if his daughter forgave him. Nope, especially not after this morning. De la Barrera let her go. Armando is saucer-eyed impactado.
Tere complains to Juana that she was sure the prof would stop her from leaving after she made the apology. Is all lost, wonders Juana. No she left him a letter and hopes he reads it at least. If he doesn’t Juana suggests talking to his sister and having her intervene. She says Lu wasn’t at home this morning when she arrived, but she will go back and ask her for help. Tere gripes that things better work out the way she hopes or she’s stuck going back to that damned Paulo! Juana can’t believe what she just heard and want’s an explanation. Didn’t she see what he was like before? Sure, says Teresa, I know enough to be careful, but it’s obvious he’s very sorry about it. Juana just shakes her head in disbelief. Well, then what about you and Mariano? “--Don’t even mention him to me!” Well, says Juana, he came over and wanted her to try to talk to Tere, and she knows that Tere still loves him. True, says Tere, but I’ll never forgive him for what he did to me. “--He doesn’t understand about “existing” and “not to exist.” Now I have priorities!” “--Okay, you and your priorities!” Juana laughs and hugs her. “--Things will be fine. You’ll see.”
Back at Teresa’s, Armando says he’s going to have to work harder to keep Tere in school now that Tere isn’t working with the prof any longer. Mariano just told him, he says. Refugio feels even guiltier than before. It’s going to be harder to reconcile with her now, too, he tells her.
Outside on the street, Nachita races over to get a lift to the hospital with him and mentions that Espe has a new job starting tomorrow because they put the old lady patient she was caring for into an institution [asilo] and sent Espe home with out a job. Mariano realizes then that Espe was lying to him before.
Ruben walks into the apartment and tries to kiss Espe hello. She rejects him. He asks if she likes the present he sent her. She says she hasn’t even opened it and really doesn’t want gifts. She loves him and his jealous complaints really hurt her. She doesn’t care about those kinds of things from him. They should have been together officially by now, but unfortunately, he’s still married. He makes excuses that he’s still trying to work things out. Espe reminds him he promised that if things didn’t work out in Europe he’d try to get his daughter to understand once they got back. “--So, did you speak to Aida yet?”
Armando is now at Juana’s and trying to get back on Tere’s good side. She’s griping because now she has no job and has to start back from scratch again. She begs him to understand her frustration and to help her somehow.
Ruben lies to Espe that Aida says he didn’t fulfil his promise because they came back early from Europe. Espe says it seems he’s just putting it all off. He says well, then there was the problems she had with Pablito and their fighting. So, Espe says, you haven’t spoken to your daughter? Well, he’s still trying to work on that and she knows these things don’t happen from one day to the next. Maira raised a fit and told everything about that to Aida, so she’s aparrently not in a mood to listen. So, if he gets a divorce, he’ll have to forget about having anything to do with Aida. Espe gets disgusted with all the run around. He says he needs time to make sure that Aida gets used to things so that when the two of them finally do meet she’ll accept and respect her place in his life. (Espe has to be smoking something if she thinks any rich guy’s kid will accept him marrying someone from the barrio!) She is worried that now with the problems she has with Pablito and having a job they won’ be able to see each other. What will become of them? He isn’t happy having to get used to the idea of her going back to work, but whatever, they shouldn’t worry themselves over it. She says she thinks it would be better if they stopped seeing each other till after he gets his divorce worked out.
Meanwhile, Mariano pays a surprise visit to Arturo. Mariano says it may be nigh impossible but he’s there without Tere’s knowledge to ask him to give her another chance to continue working there for him and to go to the university. She’s a very intelligent and hardworking person and shouldn’t lose out because of some misunderstanding he and her mother had about him. Art asks if he loves Tere. Mariano says he does, but she doesn’t want anything to do with him. She has a chance that many don’t get to go in life and he only wants to see that she doesn’t lose out on it. He excuses himself and then leaves. Art considers his next step.
Teresa, meanwhile, calls Lu and makes a date to speak with her at the club after lunch. When she gets to the club she sits down at a table near the tennis courts to watch Paulo play.
Raul walk onto the court and first thing, Paulo asks why Raul is messing with his girlfriend. Raul says he was just trying to help out and make him look good in front of her dad. Paul wants a clearer explanation of what went down at Aida’s the night before.
At the same time, Aida walks up and gives Tere grief about being there to snatch Paulo from her. Tere says she’s got better things to do than snatch back the left overs she’s given others. Aida says if she’s come looking for a job, the service entrance is that way -->” Just then Lu walks up and Tere introduces them. “You remember the prof’s sister from the book-signing?” Okay. Niceties over. “--You were saying something about your boyfriend?” Aida takes the hint and walks over to the court. Lu asks if they’re friends. She says no, she’s just the girl her ex-boyfriend is trying to make her jealous with. A few minutes later, she is telling Luisa why her brother is still angry with her and that she’s no longer working for him.
Paloma’s cousin says that now that she’s got the problem with Art solved, she needs to get away and maybe visit her father in Italy and reconcile with him now. Paloma says he doesn’t want to and besides she’s not interested in leaving Mexico City. Well, then says Felisha?You’ve got a career. Put it to use. Paloma says that sounds like a winner and begins thinking about the foundation she had wanted to start in the past. FF>>
Back at the club, Tere primes Luisa with just enough crocodile tears to get her to agree to intercede with her brother on her behalf. Tere says that’s so kind of her. They agree they’d gotten so used to seeing and confiding in each other that they have become BFF’s. They share a sisterly hug. (Got to admit I do like seeing a gal with whose got all her bases covered like that.) Teresa chalks up another winning performance. It beats all the silly Ms. Muffetas sitting on their tuffetas naively eating their curds and whey.
Juana is waiting for Tere when she gets back from her chat with Lu. She is so excited because the professor sent his driver to pick her up and take her back to speak to him. Teresa is beside herself with the excitement from this turn of events. Art tells her he was angry with her this morning for lying to him. She says he must have read her letter then. “--Sometimes it’s easier to put into writing what we feel rather than look somebody in the eyes when they make you nervous, but she didn’t want any further misunderstandings. He says not to worry and the offer to work and study with him still stands.
Mariano stops back by Rubigote’s office to ask if there’s a way to audit law classes and then have them count once his girlfriend has the money to actually pay for them. (I think that’s what he’s asking the guy.) He says he’ll check into it and see what he can work out.
Art asks Tere what she meant by writing in her letter that she believed he would go back to Paloma. Tere says well, women are jealous of one another and won’t allow another woman close to their man, so if she was being let out to pasture. She’d understand if either of them decided not to have her return there. He tells her not to worry about that because he has not considered going back with Paloma.
That evening, Mariano is waiting for Espe on the street outside the vecindad. He tells her he knows she was lying earlier about working for that lady patient because his mother told him she was starting a new job the next day at Santillana Hospital.
Tere thanks the prof for giving her her job back. He says she needs to thank someone else besides him. She says he must have talked to Luisa then. He says no, surprisingly enough, it was that boy, Mariano, who came by to ask him not to let her go. Tere is knock-me-over-with-a-feather-impactada.
Fin parte 2.
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Jardinera, thank you for your out of the gate humor. "Note to hairdressing: Is it me or what?" Nopis. It's not you. It is definitely the hairdressers fault (and the actor for going along with a poor James Dean imitation). Ack.
Loved your recap. It ebbed and flowed perfectly. Enjoyed your narrative as well as the excellent details.
I'm getting a wee bit tired of the interminable conversations between Teresa and Arturo, Teresa and Mariano. How long can she continue to play one against the other?
Refugio did cross the line and I hope she will meddle less (although I fear it is an unalterable character flaw). Sigh.
Paulo is already tired of Aida. "She blathers on about how she’ll sneak him into her room tomorrow". I can't blame him - she's a totally spoiled, selfish, lying brat.
This desperately needs some levity. Thanks again Jardinera for soldiering through this.
Diana
Loved your recap. It ebbed and flowed perfectly. Enjoyed your narrative as well as the excellent details.
I'm getting a wee bit tired of the interminable conversations between Teresa and Arturo, Teresa and Mariano. How long can she continue to play one against the other?
Refugio did cross the line and I hope she will meddle less (although I fear it is an unalterable character flaw). Sigh.
Paulo is already tired of Aida. "She blathers on about how she’ll sneak him into her room tomorrow". I can't blame him - she's a totally spoiled, selfish, lying brat.
This desperately needs some levity. Thanks again Jardinera for soldiering through this.
Diana
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: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 12:28:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 12:28:00 PM EDT
Well, within 2 episodes, Teresa has Mariano, Refugio and Arturo groveling at her feet and falling over themselves to apologize to her. Well played. It doesn't seem like any of them will dare call her on her games for a while since they feel so bad about not showing their faith in her this time. I think the way she's playing it with her mom will work. But I'm not so sure about her game with the three men-- Mariano, Arturo and Paulo. Now it looks like we'll have Rubigote added to the mix to get to Aida. She needs to choose one, or two, and stick with them. But juggling all of them at the same time is going to do nothing but give her a headache.
Is Mariano being naive or willfully blind to the fact that Esperanza is Ruben's mistress?
Mari
Is Mariano being naive or willfully blind to the fact that Esperanza is Ruben's mistress?
Mari
Where are my manners? Thanks so much Jardinera for a stellar recap. I am looking forward to Part2.
I really like Luisa's boyfriend. He is so nice and levelheaded.
I really like Luisa's boyfriend. He is so nice and levelheaded.
Awesome recap Jardinera. Teresa is good at her game but how long will she play these angles.
It seems that Paloma is going to hang around to see exactly what is going on with Teresa and Arturo since he didn't correct her about the whopper Teresa told her. I thought that was an interesting moment that he's letting her believe that right now. I guess it's because she hurt him so bad.
"Paulo is already tired of Aida." I'm tired of her too Diana. From the previews, she once again humiliates Teresa in front of her classmates but it seems Teresa turns the tables when she seeks Ruben out. I'm curious to see how this plays out and how Teresa will juggle all those balls in the air.
It seems that Paloma is going to hang around to see exactly what is going on with Teresa and Arturo since he didn't correct her about the whopper Teresa told her. I thought that was an interesting moment that he's letting her believe that right now. I guess it's because she hurt him so bad.
"Paulo is already tired of Aida." I'm tired of her too Diana. From the previews, she once again humiliates Teresa in front of her classmates but it seems Teresa turns the tables when she seeks Ruben out. I'm curious to see how this plays out and how Teresa will juggle all those balls in the air.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 1:26:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 1:26:00 PM EDT
I agree about Mariano's hair. It's such a distraction LOL.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 1:27:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 1:27:00 PM EDT
Jardinera: Yes, the hair thing on Mariano. I think it was worse last week - it was higher, and all I could think of was pompadour when I looked at it. And, thanks for the recap.
Confession: I can't watch two hours of Teresa. I loved Angelique Boyer as a gypsy, and she's doing great here. But, but, two hours of pouty lip, booty swaying, boobs bouncing and eye lashes swaying in the wind sends me to the Home & Garden channel.
Confession: I can't watch two hours of Teresa. I loved Angelique Boyer as a gypsy, and she's doing great here. But, but, two hours of pouty lip, booty swaying, boobs bouncing and eye lashes swaying in the wind sends me to the Home & Garden channel.
Jardinera, thank you for your very good recap and the oxygen you supply to keep us from sufficating. Yes, Mariano's hair-when the telenovela started one of the bloggers commented that the style was meant to "go to the sky" or something like that. I think Mariano has achieved this.
I think Teresa is causing most of her own problems, ok; so her mom is domineering; but other than that she has manipulated everyone into a stew.
Don't you love the way Esparanza is dissing Rube? You go, girl. I want her to get Dr. Dreamy.
I think Teresa is causing most of her own problems, ok; so her mom is domineering; but other than that she has manipulated everyone into a stew.
Don't you love the way Esparanza is dissing Rube? You go, girl. I want her to get Dr. Dreamy.
Pasofino- The two hour block is tough. I wonder how long Uni will keep it up?
I think it was Jarocha that said Mariano's hair is very much what the naco guys in D.F. are doing with their hair, so they are being pretty true to character. I am hoping/guessing that once he starts his career his hair will get toned down. Just like Teresa lost her wavy/curly hair a few episodes ago.
I think it was Jarocha that said Mariano's hair is very much what the naco guys in D.F. are doing with their hair, so they are being pretty true to character. I am hoping/guessing that once he starts his career his hair will get toned down. Just like Teresa lost her wavy/curly hair a few episodes ago.
Paloma: "I can't watch two hours of Teresa. I loved Angelique Boyer as a gypsy, and she's doing great here. But, but, two hours of pouty lip, booty swaying, boobs bouncing and eye lashes swaying in the wind sends me to the Home & Garden channel." Ok! I must be a little spacey now after recapping two episodios and barely sleeping in between. You had me ROTFLOL!
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Diana: "a poor James Dean imitation" Darn! I knew he reminded me of somebody and you nailed it!!" LOL!
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ViviDC: I have faith in Tere to juggle all sorts of men! LOL! She's gained my admiration at this point, despite her scheming ways.
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Pirate Babe: I think it was wrong of him to let Teresa leave the first time, especially because he didn't deny Tere's lie to Paloma when he might have.
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E-Marie: Espe has really shown a lot of character and self-respect. She's smarter than the average gold-digger type. Again, she's not the normal "other woman" we normally get fed in these telenovelas.
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Diana: "a poor James Dean imitation" Darn! I knew he reminded me of somebody and you nailed it!!" LOL!
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ViviDC: I have faith in Tere to juggle all sorts of men! LOL! She's gained my admiration at this point, despite her scheming ways.
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Pirate Babe: I think it was wrong of him to let Teresa leave the first time, especially because he didn't deny Tere's lie to Paloma when he might have.
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E-Marie: Espe has really shown a lot of character and self-respect. She's smarter than the average gold-digger type. Again, she's not the normal "other woman" we normally get fed in these telenovelas.
Jardinera: Wonderful recaps! I agree with you on Mariano. In fact, I have to confess something: I can't actually stand him. It's not a logical thing either, more of a viceral thing and it's not his hair unfurtunately because that would be more easy to handle. I have only liked Aarón Díaz in one role (in wich he played a sweet, dumb and desperately inlove teen) but I can't like it anywhere else. At least he's married to Kate del Castillo so maybe he'll learn some presence from his wife at some point.
Anyway I do enjoy Teresa doing her thing and like Jardinera said: covering all her bases. I love Luisa but I also have a bias with Fernanda Castillo since she played the lead in one of my favorite spanish musical plays. I used to have the soundtrack on repeat.
Jarocha
Anyway I do enjoy Teresa doing her thing and like Jardinera said: covering all her bases. I love Luisa but I also have a bias with Fernanda Castillo since she played the lead in one of my favorite spanish musical plays. I used to have the soundtrack on repeat.
Jarocha
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 3:05:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 3:05:00 PM EDT
Jardinera, thanks for the recap. I haven't been keeping up on this show entirely since LldA is also cramming in two hours' worth every night, so I appreciate your filling in what I've missed.
Okay, I have a confession, too: I LOVE Mariano. I think he is hotness on fire. I like his subtle, understated expressiveness. I don't even mind the ridiculous hair.
Okay, I have a confession, too: I LOVE Mariano. I think he is hotness on fire. I like his subtle, understated expressiveness. I don't even mind the ridiculous hair.
If Juana's late husband had a "respectable" job and they rubbed shoulders with the elite, why is she back in the old neighborhood? Why does she wear such dowdy clothes?
I have never seen Refugio without an apron except on her ill-fated visit to Arturo.
It never ceases to amaze me that women like Teresa get away with what they do... and the rest of us suffer for it. Que sinverguenza!
I have never seen Refugio without an apron except on her ill-fated visit to Arturo.
It never ceases to amaze me that women like Teresa get away with what they do... and the rest of us suffer for it. Que sinverguenza!
Jardinera: Yup - you're suffering from Teresa overload, too. That was me, Pasofino, not Paloma who wrote that blurb.
You're great. I don't know how you do it.
Oh - I can get past Mariano's hair. He's a handsome dude and somehow I think he's going to have Teresa begging him before this show is over. Just saying - seems we've had that theme before.
You're great. I don't know how you do it.
Oh - I can get past Mariano's hair. He's a handsome dude and somehow I think he's going to have Teresa begging him before this show is over. Just saying - seems we've had that theme before.
Oops! Pasofino! I told you I was punchy! LOL! I meant to put your name there. I'm giving up and going to try for a nap!
Hey Jarocha, are you talking about Kike on Clase 406? I agree I found him pretty sweet there. In terms of looks, I think he should always look like he did for Lola. I hate when they practically glue his hair to his skull with product. The curls he sported on Lola were great. He was completely gorgeous. I still prefer this silly hairstyle to Barrera de Amor though. I just don't like how severe that sort of style makes him look.
Okay, moving away from the shallowness, Teresa was quite despicable yesterday. I know Refugio was wrong, but Tere sure laid it on thick with the guilt. Plus I couldn't stand her rubbing Aurora's nose in her and Mariano's "love." It makes it difficult for me to have sympathy for her when she treats her friend, and one as good as Aurora, like this.
By the way, notice how she made sure to cut Refugio off when she was about to lament Mariano breaking up with her. She just couldn't have Luisa hear that. She's just always scheming.
Okay, moving away from the shallowness, Teresa was quite despicable yesterday. I know Refugio was wrong, but Tere sure laid it on thick with the guilt. Plus I couldn't stand her rubbing Aurora's nose in her and Mariano's "love." It makes it difficult for me to have sympathy for her when she treats her friend, and one as good as Aurora, like this.
By the way, notice how she made sure to cut Refugio off when she was about to lament Mariano breaking up with her. She just couldn't have Luisa hear that. She's just always scheming.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 4:08:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 4:08:00 PM EDT
“It beats all the silly Ms. Muffetas sitting on their tuffetas naively eating their curds and whey.” Too funny Jardinera, Teresa would never sit around on “tuffetas” where there are men available to lie to!! Thanks for your double duty recap.
I’ve been thinking about Mariano too. I think I’ve met him at the wrong time of his life. I think he will be a dynamic and caring doctor, but just during this cross section, he is letting Teresa control him and he is suffering for that and it shows in his demeanor. He has had a very rough last couple of years, he’s lost his mother, and now lost Teresa twice. He has had to put his career plans on hold and drive a cab to sustain himself. Although he is back on track with his education, he needs a couple of good years behind him or the love of a good woman.......Aurora. I have no doubt that he will eventually spring back from his victim (?) mentality, but until then, he is a little passive for me! (“for me” Ha! If we think Paloma is too old for Arturo, I’m sure at 64, I am too old for Mariano!) We know he doesn’t accept lying, he just needs to figure Teresa out and soon! He’s put two and two together with Espe already.
I just wish Teresa didn’t have to be a compulsive liar, I would have been nice to support her in her efforts to get ahead! It is hard to throw your novela emotional support behind a LIAR.
Pasofino, I like HGTV as well, especially Design,Inc and Sarah’s house!
I’ve been thinking about Mariano too. I think I’ve met him at the wrong time of his life. I think he will be a dynamic and caring doctor, but just during this cross section, he is letting Teresa control him and he is suffering for that and it shows in his demeanor. He has had a very rough last couple of years, he’s lost his mother, and now lost Teresa twice. He has had to put his career plans on hold and drive a cab to sustain himself. Although he is back on track with his education, he needs a couple of good years behind him or the love of a good woman.......Aurora. I have no doubt that he will eventually spring back from his victim (?) mentality, but until then, he is a little passive for me! (“for me” Ha! If we think Paloma is too old for Arturo, I’m sure at 64, I am too old for Mariano!) We know he doesn’t accept lying, he just needs to figure Teresa out and soon! He’s put two and two together with Espe already.
I just wish Teresa didn’t have to be a compulsive liar, I would have been nice to support her in her efforts to get ahead! It is hard to throw your novela emotional support behind a LIAR.
Pasofino, I like HGTV as well, especially Design,Inc and Sarah’s house!
Anon: Yeah, I was talking about Clase 406. At first I didn't care much for him there either or his pairing with Irán Castillo (I could never get into her scenes since I felt she was too old for the role) but I liked it when he fell for Anahí's character and he won me over when he did his best to follow her limousine in his bike or when he climbed the wall of her house just to give her a rose.
My favorite look of his was in a tv series called Terminales, where he played a college professor, his hair looked nice there.
Jarocha
My favorite look of his was in a tv series called Terminales, where he played a college professor, his hair looked nice there.
Jarocha
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 4:32:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 4:32:00 PM EDT
Yeah, the Castillo pairing wasn't great.
I didn't realize he was in Terminales. I know his former Clase 406 co-star was in it, but they showed the show pretty late here, so I didn't get to watch it really.
On topic, I find the stuff with Paolo tiresome. Margarita Magaña is playing her most annoying character ever. I don't get why Aida is so crazy for Paolo. He's not good-looking, he's pretty much a jerk, and he doesn't even have charisma or humor to make up for being a jerk. Plus he's just not into you, so get a grip, woman. I wish Teresa would drop him, too. She's got bigger fish to fry at this point.
I didn't realize he was in Terminales. I know his former Clase 406 co-star was in it, but they showed the show pretty late here, so I didn't get to watch it really.
On topic, I find the stuff with Paolo tiresome. Margarita Magaña is playing her most annoying character ever. I don't get why Aida is so crazy for Paolo. He's not good-looking, he's pretty much a jerk, and he doesn't even have charisma or humor to make up for being a jerk. Plus he's just not into you, so get a grip, woman. I wish Teresa would drop him, too. She's got bigger fish to fry at this point.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 5:47:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 5:47:00 PM EDT
Anon: He just appeared in one episode and a moment in another, Alfonso Herrera was supposed to be in a couple of episodes but the producers extended his character because he was coming off the Rebelde fame and his character ruined my favorite pairing.
Jarocha
Jarocha
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 6:59:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 6:59:00 PM EDT
Thanks, Jardinera. Teresa is just as annoying as nasty Aida. Poor little poor girl vs poor little rich girl. I can relate to and feel admiration and sympathy for the minor characters Luisa and Aurora. Sandy~~~I love Sarah's House and Design ,Inc. My daughter lives in Toronto , and one day. I'll have to search out Sarah's design studio which is on Queen Street West. My daughter and her hub live on Queen Street East. I think the TV Studios where many of the Canadian design shows are made are just a few blocks from my dsughter's place. Hubby calls Sarah ''Miss Bossypants.'' She is not lacking in confidence. I also love Divine Design with Candice Olson , another Toronto designer. I wish I could hire Sarah or Candice to redecorate my home.
Permalink posted by : Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 8:18:00 PM EDT
: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 8:18:00 PM EDT
Great recap Jardinera! Gracias! I'm catching up on my recaps and DVR'd eps so I will be ready for my second, double recap tonight. I hope I can produce something as good and easy to follow as this!
HAHA woops. Demagogue! I guess I am accidently signed into someone else's gmail account. The last post was from SAMANTHA. lol.
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