Friday, April 15, 2011

Triunfo del Amor #91 4/14/11 A triumph of nurture over nature.

Fight, Baby Max, Fight! Fight to live!

Ximena says she did the dirty with Gui, but she also did it with Max.

Bernarda explains her cryptic "like a daughter" comment by saying that if Maria D is having Max's baby then she should be like a daughter to Vic. JP pulls her aside for a convo.

Xi is "sure" the baby is Max's. She babbles that she feels "mareada" (dizzy) and confused and Gui took advantage, and now she's not sure whose baby it is. She sticks it to Os, "You're really gonna go take everything away from Max and tell him that baby he's been fighting for, that he's suffered for, isn't his?" Bitch.

Max continues to emote over the baby.

Maria is pissed that Alonso kissed her. He says he couldn't help himself. She wants to leave NOW, but he says he had no bad intentions, it was just a kiss. She seems to have finally figured out that he's in love with her, the dumbass. Er, the both of them, really. He admits that he is.

Max needs the baby to live so he can watch him grow up. The baby, I believe, is screaming at the top of his lungs, "Goddammit! Get me out of this box! I was promised screen time with the hot brunette! Somebody call me agent! And get me a robe, it's freezing in here!"

Maria is confused…she never gave Alonso any encouragement. Duh, he didn't need any encouragement. He digs strong chicks who choose to keep their babies. He knows he doesn't have the chances of a cold cerveza on a hot day, but he just can't help himself. He begs her to let him have a relationship with the baby, as if it were the baby he'd always wanted to have.

JP is tired of Bernarda torturing Vic, but she doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon. Vic overhears Bernarda accuse JP of leaving the priesthood for "that woman" and jumps to the wrong conclusions. Bernarda goes on to say that "she" will hate him when she finds out what links him to Vic, but JP says she won't because she's a pure soul. Burnie tells him to keep dreaming.

Gui and Os have a stare down in the hallway. Os drags Gui into a supply closet and demands the truth about who the father of the baby is. Gui says it could be his. Os threatens to run a DNA test. Gui says that would be torture for the little one and besides, how is he going to explain it to Max. Gui offers to go with him to tell Max right now. Yeah, that ain't gonna happen.

Freaky rich people dinner. Whatever.

Gui and Os are arguing outside the NICU. Os won't tell Max and Gui twists the knife. Gui will keep quiet if Os drops the lawsuit. Gui leaves and Os thought bubbles that whoever's child that is, from now on, it's his grandson.

Ximena realizes she's screwed if Os tells Max the truth. She tries to get up to go stop him, but Gui comes in.

Stupid dinner party subplot. Juanjo rearranges the seating…after the guests are seated and have their soup.

Fabian tells Max to get it together. He tells him not to feel guilty. Max wants to go find Maria and marry her.

Maria is torn between Max and Alonso. Alonso would be the ideal baby daddy, but she doesn't think she can forget Max.

Dinner party from hell. Broken glasses.

Xi is pissed at Gui for telling Os about the baby. She says it's all over and he's gonna have to claim his kid. "You freed me! You can't threaten me anymore." Gui says she'll never be free as long as they live. Xi says he's not capable of love, so why is he keeping her tied to him. Gui says he thinks they're both so shameless, they're made for each other. Xi says all he feels is hate for the family, jealousy for Os, etc. Gui says once Os tells Max the truth, he's going to leave her.

Stupid dinner party. Shotgun. Juanjo and Napo get fired. And fired at.

Xi shoves Gui in his wound, but he laughs. Gross! He starts kissing her. Rox walks in and throws him out. He won't accept her insults, since Xi is just as bad as he is. Rox says Xi was crazy for getting with Gui in the first place. She says Max is going to leave her and take up with Maria.

Maria visits Alonso outside. She agrees to be friends with him. He wants to be a substitute dad, but Maria isn't planning on lying for the kid. Oh, Alonso just loves that! Creepy pregnant lady stalker.

Max comes to Xi's room. Rox says she's still sedated. Xi asks about the baby. Max says the baby will get better. "Hey, did you talk to your dad about something?" Oh, that's smooth, Xi. Well he didn't. He says he'll go be with the baby and walks out. Xi is confused that Os didn't say anything to Max.

JP, showing quite a bit of chest, runs into Max in the lobby. "Padre, I know the whole truth. And I want you to know that when this nightmare is over, I'm gonna go marry that girl." JP says it's impossible because Alonso took her and they disappeared.

It's an outdoor pajama party. With hot tea. Alonso goes back to reciting poetry. About babies. Creepy. All children are our children. The world won't be a fair world until there aren't any abandoned children. Well, ok, I can get behind that, but still. Creepy pregnant lady stalker.

Damn, dude, the baby is really pissed off now. "Whaddaya mean Maria Desamparada left? She's in my contract! Get the producer down here right now!"

"Some time later…." Some time later? SOME TIME LATER? Oh, this better be good.

Maria and Alonso are still playing house. And she is STILL. WEARING. THOSE. DAMN. SHOES. Alonso won't let her clean. She looks through a telescope. Stupid cutesy moments with fishing and a hat.

An ambulance comes to Casa Sandoval to drop off the baby. Os hired two nurses. With uniforms. Mhm. The baby is still in an incubator. (Scotty, more power to the beanies! I'm givin' her all she's got cap'n!) Os and Vic talk about how the support Max.

They got a new baby. This one's more docile. Max lives in the kid's room. He sings to it. And feeds it. And it gets bigger. And busts out of the incubator. And flies around. And Max says his little "campeon" (champion) is a fighter, just like him.

The nurses and Micaela are totally hot for Max. Because responsible dads who actually parent are totally hot like that. This is the PSA for fatherhood. Two uniformed nurses and a maid talking about what a hot…uh, I mean…good dad Max Sandoval is.

Bernarda doesn't want to cut Max any slack for having a sick kid. If the kid is more important than the business, then she'll fire him. Too late. He quits.

Max goes to clean out his desk. Well, Fabian's not sticking around either. He borrows a box. Other box fillers include…Oscar, Toni, Vic's old secretary whose name I can't remember, and Pip. Pip doesn't give a rat's ass if Max is just gonna open a taco stand--they're coming with! And what shall we name this fictional taco stand, hm?

Doña Milagros y sus dos pretendientes. (Doña Milagros and her two suitors). The Prof invites her to the ballet. Napo thinks she should go to Chapultepec. Milagros is goin' to the ballet. Fine, then Napo's gonna go hang with the Jarochas. Mili calls them "guacamayas" (macaws).

Max and the team meet in the office/library at Casa Sandoval. They're gonna start by selling off the 49% of shares that remain and then start over. Pip says his talent trumps Roxana. Oscar says they'll follow him blindly. Fab says they don't have to get paid right away. Nah, Max insists on paying them. He's sure Vic will join them. Os comes in and says if they'll let him, he wants to be part of the new company. Hugs and handshakes.

Alonso reads poetry to Maria D. Normally I'd be all over that, but he creeps me out too much. The baby kicks a lot. Alonso predicts a career in fútbol. He wants to feel the belly. He gets all excited about the kicking. Dude, go make your own if you want a baby so bad! He keeps talking to it. It's just freaky.

Max gives Os the news that he's naming the baby Osvaldo. He jokes that he doesn't have any other options. Os is moved to tears. Probably because he knows the truth.

Maria sleeps. Alonso comes home with the shopping, all proud of himself. And he insists he'll keep doing all the cooking and the cleaning. Sorry, still creepy. Maria reminds him it's friends only. Alonso says he'll never ask for more.

Baby Os now has a crib. Max chats with him. That is one cute happy baby.

Maria would finally like for Alonso to call JP and let him know where they're at. Alonso laughs at her saying they're "living together." He says everyone treats them like they're married, so…. Maria is not down with that. Maria says she talks to JP about how angry she is at her mother. Alonso is confused that JP is saying Maria should forgive her and even love her…how can she do that if she doesn't even know who or where her mother is? He thinks JP is too far removed to be able to give advice on life. He shows off his purchases: diapers, bottles… Maria goes into labor. He tries talking to the baby and telling it not to be born just yet, but I don't think that's gonna work. Dumbass doesn't even have a plan for where to take her…he's all "We'll find a hospital or a clinic or something." Dumb. Ass. She asks him to call JP, and he does. They're back to calling him Padre, but I don't know if he went back to the priesthood or not. They're gonna wait for JP to come to them. Why? Alonso carries her into the house.

JP goes to see Max, to tell him he knows where Maria is. She's in San Benito. JP will take him, but he hopes they'll make it in time. She's gonna give birth. JP's shirt is unbuttoned pretty damn for. I don't think the "P" has made a reappearance. "She's going to have your second child"…second child…second child….

Sweet William Levy in a kayak!

Tomorrow: the guys fight over who's the father in the waiting room; Max goes into the birthing room; JP gets to hear his grandchild's first cry; damn frickin' Dudes Alonso and Max keep fighting over who's gonna play baby daddy.

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Comments:
Good night, dears. I'll check in with you in the morning.
 

OMG U R AN AWWWESOME RECAPPER!!! Thanks so much for ur truly entertaining recap. I don't understand Spanish very well but I just love watching this show and then later reading the recaps to see if I guessed right at what I perceived to be said in the scenes. This is the best site ever and u guys r all so very talented:)
 

Thank you for this highly amusing and informative recap! And snarky. So snarky!

Is it bad that I call JP "Padre Hottie"? Is he back to being a Padre yet? I guess not. Regardless, he's still a hottie.
 

As usual, a great recap. Just wonderful. I enjoy your rapid-fire snark.
Creepy pregnant lady stalker-priceless. First RTSB now CPLS.
I love the lines you created for the screaming baby. LOL to the max.

Dónde the hell is Ximena?

I am so glad that Max and crew are going off to form a new business, but quite frankly, I would leave Vic out of it. She obviously has no business acumen or they wouldn't be in this mess!
 

Thank you so much for the rapid and refreshing recap. I look forward to reading this at 7:15 in the morning, as I am having my coffee, relaxing and preparing to start work at 8:00. I was wondering. Why can't Padre tell Vic that Maria is his child. He is not revealing the convession of his mother that Vic is the mom. However, by saying the child is his, he is basically saying that. Also, Os already witheld the fact that maria was preggers and Max was so mad. Why would he now hide the fact that the kid is not his, knowing that if he knew that, he would be free and guilt free to divorce xfactor, find his love and marry her. I don't understand why he would deprive his son of this or make it difficult for Max???
 

Gracias for this and the baby's thought bubbles are priceless!

I am so disappointed in Osvaldo for caving to Guillermo. He'll never get his money back (unless he can sue Gui's estate after el fin) but of course the real reason is that this keeps Max and Maria apart for another 30 or more episodes.

As to what his motive will be stated as, I think he might later say that the idea of either Gui or Ximeana getting custody of the baby was too scary to contemplate.

I don't see Max and crew being able to recoup a lot of money for their 49% considering the hostile takeover. Roxana's "designs" will sink the company as well.

I hate the thought of the Sandovals having to sell that gorgeous mansion.

I guess tonight we will find out if Maria has a boy or a girl.

If Cesar Evora is to join the cast I am wondering in what capacity.
 

Kat - thank you for the recap. I missed this episode, and appreciate the recap. I love your Xi-Gui baby's 'thoughts.' :^) Must-see-TV nonetheless, if only to see JP's unbuttoned shirt. He has looked very *hawt* since he de-priested.

So Maria's baby will get born tomorrow night, and it looks like she made it to the hospital in time. I've been concerned over her lack of pre-natal visits! Where's the PSA for that...

Alonso is still creeping me out. Always has, always will.

Given the size and robustness of Xi's "premature" baby, Maybe Cesar Evora will be Max & ME's baby.
 

Thank you Kat! This was a fabulous read (and thanks for minimizing all that JuanJo & Napo nonsense). I especially loved your lines: "...He sings to it. And feeds it. And it gets bigger. And busts out of the incubator. And flies around." How the H*ll did they bring a preemie home in an incubator? And with what funds? I thought these people were broke as a joke. And what about the lovely Fer languishing in her room upstairs?

I also don't know about those nurse's uniforms; when was the last time you saw a real nurse in anything but scrubs?

The secretary's name is Luci (I think) and I get the feeling they're keeping her character alive so that she can figure in some romantic pairing as needed down the line.
 

I think Luci will end up with Fabian and Nati will meet a hot doctor.
 

@UA: Ojalà
 

Kat, you slay me. I'm in the office and trying with all my might to read this without blurting out in laughter. The new consultant next door will truly know what a nut-job sits next to her. (Doris, your comment on Cesar - I have coffee splatter on my laptop!!!)

I guess Al doesn't totally creep me out, but I think his devotion to Maria is more about getting to be a daddy than anything else. And I guess I can see a bit where he feels like Max maybe a "bit" of jerk for getting two women pregnant and marrying the wrong one. And it happens to be the beyotch who aborted his child. So he has some issues...But frankly Maria could have put her foot down on this and just stayed in town too..

Sara, I'm all in agreement - keep Vic out of the new business. Maybe Burnie will threaten her somehow and she'll have to stay with Casa Looney. Fine by me.

I also had the thought seeing Luci and Fab standing next to each other that maybe that's the pairing they will make later on. Which would mean poor Nati, even if she gets all dolled up, winds up with JJ. Man, that thought made me suddenly nauseous.

Get some good dose of the good Padre Hottie (love that)tonight - or Grand-Padre Hottie now.

How about Cesar as an investor in the new company? Don't want him anywhere related to or in cahoots with Gui, XI or Burnie.
 

"Given the size and robustness of Xi's "premature" baby, Maybe Cesar Evora will be Max & ME's baby"

Ay, Doris, you are too much! Jajaja!

Thanks, 5ft, for a fun recap! I loved the baby's lines!
 

Thank you, 5 foot! Loved the Scotty more power to the beanie line when the baby came HOME in his incubator!!! You are soooo funny!

I don't like how Alonso lies. First, to Max that he was the real baby daddy, and second, in the avances when the doctor asks who the father is and both he and Max say yes. I cant tell if hes delusional and really believes the baby is his--somehow a surrogate for the baby he lost, or if he's just creepy and manipulative.

I have a hunch the baby will be a girl so they can continue with history repeating itself. Vic is doing to Maria what Bernarda did to her,,,

I love this show!
 

Kat, thank you once again, what a great recap. You dialogue for the baby was LOL.

Max named the little, big one Os. I hope this sends Gui over the edge.

Our favorite Cesar Evora is going to play Dr. Heriberto Rio Bernal, and it will be probably be a very small role. Too bad he couldn't be playing the role of Os. I think there was a conflict because of his filming Llena.

I am all for Padre Hottie leaving the priesthood and moving on with his life. This is the first time I have seen him and I am impressed.

I loved the "gang" quitting en masse. They should do very well on their own.

Strange that Max is the only one we have seen spending any bonding time with the baby. Where are the females in this family?

Rosemary
 

Kat- I agree with everyone that this was a spit the tea out kind of recap. Bien hecho.

I don't think them not showing anyone else spending time with the baby means no one else in the family was spending time with him. They just wanted to emphasize how attached Max is becoming to the baby, meaning it's going to be a HUGE deal when he finds out Osito (little bear) is not his bio child. It would have been nice had they shown what other people were doing in all those weeks too: Fer, Nati, JP, Bernie, Ximena... I could have done without all the Napo/JJ nonsense.
 

Kat: I always love your recaps, and this one is no exception.

But, I do take exception to calling Alonso creepy stalker. He looks cute and concerned to me. And Maria seems able to keep him under control.

But, Osvaldo - keeping another secret - yikes! But, this is the stuff that keeps novelas going.

It's about time the dream team made their exit and left Bernarda with her four walls. If Victoria stays with her for whatever reason, that will earn her the title of Masochist. Actually, Victoria and Osvaldo can be Mr. and Mrs. Masochist.
 

You have to give Alonso points for taking Maria away from all of the crazy people. BSCX was a very scary stalker and Maria needed to be out of her sights. I am sure that Alonso knew just what BSCX was capable of doing.

Max wasn't any better, he just would not leave Maria alone.

So in the end Maria and Lon pretending to play house has been good for both of them.
 

Kat: LOL! funny as always. Mini-max's line were a riot, as well as the star trek ref.

Os is such a wuss. Did he ever get another acting job? Otherwise just how is he supposed to buy into this new business?
 

Pasofino:
"Actually, Victoria and Osvaldo can be Mr. and Mrs. Masochist." Never were truer words written!
 

Os is such a wuss. Did he ever get another acting job? Otherwise just how is he supposed to buy into this new business?

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Exactly, because if he had all this money to invest, how come he didn't give it back to Victoria for her business?
 

Gracias 5ft, many laughs as usual

The baby might stop crying if someone would feed it.

Why would DNA on the baby be torture, there is sth running out of every orifice.

How can they sell the 49% w/o Victoria's approval?

I never saw any pre-natal care for either María o Jimena.

Glad María's baby is going to wait around for JP to show up, that really happens??????????

María didn't encourage Alonso? Going to live in his house sounds a little encouraging to me.

Lots of Mejiaisms last night.
 

Kat, that was freakin' hilarious. Especially the baby's thoughts and the background exchange: "(Scotty, more power to the beanies! I'm givin' her all she's got cap'n!)

Doris, almost fell out of my chair @ Cesar Evora as the baby! That is one robust baby.

Napo/JJ so-called comedy=total waste of time.

Alonso and Maria are in languid luxury by the lake and I'm asking, "Didn't he get her any prenatal care? or is it all giggles and gifts?"
La Paloma
 

Kat wonderful funny recap thank you.

You would think that if Alonso is rich that the house they were staying would have a normal bedroom?

Sorry he is kind of pushing it and being forward but i do agree Maria shouldn't have gone away with him.Didn't she see any of those how you doing looks he was giving her?

XXX-factor never stops the emotional blackmail.

Os really let me down last night his own son has suffered so much for a baby that isn't his and sacrificed his true love and now you're keeping them apart more with your stupid silence tell him the truth.

With parents like Os and Victoria really Max doesn't need any enemies.
 

Will Cesar be the doctor who cures Fer or who delivers Maria's baby? we won't have long to wait on that. This is a logical guest role for him with that authoritative voice.

The actress who plays Leonela was a Mujer Asesina in Argentina back in '05:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mujeres+asesinas+perla+anfitriona&aq=1&oq=mujeres+asesinas+Perla
 

LMAO on baby Oz. Too funny. I am so irritated with Oz, why is he always keeping the wrong secrets??? He should know that honesty is the only thing going to get him back. Jeez. LOVE the recap..

Leslie
 

holy mole.....5ft....your style is halarious....love it.....but i don't love alonso....too mushy and too pushy....there is something not right about him...good looking and all but too much in your face kinda guy...he is constanly around and that would get on my nerves....back off...and to have the balls to say he is the daddy....when max is right there....unless he feels the time spent with maria gave him the right...to wierd of a guy.....anyway...Napo, juan jo and milagros scenes...funny but too much.....want more Fer and Cruz time.....so the whole time Maria was with alonso....no one knew where they were?.....How rude....if i were Nathi, i would be really pissed at my best friend......so much for us to think about.....BNinCA
 

Urban has she been in any televisa novelas i don't think i ever saw her before?
 

Why would DNA on the baby be torture, there is sth running out of every orifice.
Omigosh you are so right, Variopinta. Only in telenovelaland . . . where the people are usually dumber than a rock.
 

Thanks for the recap and the humor. I enjoyed reading your recap.

Where is Jimena? Is she still in the hospital? Max is doing all the parenting and the mother of the baby is no where to be seen especially after the baby comes home. Jimena seem to be worthless as a mother. She doesn't compare to Maria. Maria seems to be tougher - she was hit by Jimena with her SUV and walk away; also, Bernarda and her cronies set her apartment on fire she made it through that without going to the hospital. However Jimena gets caught by the car and she suffers a lot more. This says she doesn't have a strong backbone.

I like Alonso, but feel sorry for him. I hope he finds someone else when Maria goes back to Max.

I just dislike Bernarda and all her talk and beliefs. I hope she gets what to coming to her.

Thanks for all your comments. Lots of times I just read them without writing my own.

Genevieve
 

Hello everyone. did you hear that W Levy will be in JLo's new music video? when it comes out, more people/women are gonna know about HRH (his royal hotness).
 

I too like Alonso. he keeps the show on the lighter side. enough crying already!!!
 

Maybe it's just me, 5ft, but I couldn't help thinking "What, no Bloodsport joke?" (FIGHT TO SURVIIIIIIVE!) :)

With Eva Luna over with I'm probably going to start getting my RDA of crazy from this show. (I need to work on my Spanish anyway.) It sounds like it's moving along at a good clip now, I'm curious to see if Jesus--er, JP is still doing the carpenter thing, and now there's lil' Osval...dito?...to drive people nuts, er, story. The Rebel Alliance (Team Max) vs. the Empire (Team Bernarda) is just a bonus.
 

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Leonela Montenegro is played by Monica Ayos AND she is married to Diego Olivera, Padre JP
 

She was in some Argentine novelas, but this is probably her first Televisa one.
 

Marvelous recap, Kat. I've been keeping up with the show but usually don't watch until late the next afternoon so I've been absent from the discussion for the past couple of weeks and am still catching up with the recaps.

Loved your channeling of the baby. That cracked me up. I admit that I'm finding Alonzo a bit creepy. I'm sure he's a perfectly nice guy, but...

I just finished watching this episode and caught a whiff of Estos Celos during the scene with Milagros, Napo, and the Prof. The girl in the video with Vicente Fernandez looks like Maria D.

Carlos
 

Thanks for the info on who's going to play Leonela. It's cool that she's Diego O's (JP's) real life wife. Must be cool to get to work with your spouse. I had never heard of her, so I had to look her up. She's got a lot of pin up like photos and there are lots of photos of her and hubby Diego. I found one site for obvious Diego fans. Mostly pics of him from Montecristo, where he looks really yummy, and pics of him and wife Monica and their kids. http://www.mundolatino.ru/forum/php/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8829

I wonder when Leonela will finally make an appearance. I feel like we've been waiting for her a long time.
 

Vivi, lots of great pictures of Diego.
Did you happen to notice the small picture on the left, obviously from TDA, of Victoria & Cesar Evora almost in full smooch?
 

No, I didn't! Oh no. Is that a spolier? I only had eyes for Diego and didn't notice much of anything else. :)
 

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