Caray, Caray!

• Setting us up for a splendid "pride goeth before a fall" moment (not tonight), Pina picked a tie for Mr Presidente. He says he's going out with Enzzo, she pitches a jealous fit, he thinks she's perfect for telenovelas, how about "The Carnival of Pina" or "The curses of Pina" or "The sins of Pina..." hah.
  
  She goes in to the tv room to whine on Freddy's cold shoulder. Next day she yells at the maid about the juice at breakfast and tells Vince (who's all hi-and-bye) she'll organize him a party.
  
• Vince's bimbo of a secretary does a strip tease for him in some hotel I presume. "Make me yours, Mr. President!"
  
• The grand meetup of the fresas and nacos at the party was kind of a bust. Eventually they get it straightened out - that "Freddy" is Alex and "Lupita" is Elena and Monica is there because her car broke down etc. Insults get traded. Pepe eventually fixes Monica's car (by replacing the wire he took out of it) and tells her about his little deception. "You're cute when you're angry," he says, channeling the Taming of the Shrew.
  
  Ana's band sings the show's theme song about our noble-hearted hero Pancho Lopez. Pancho dances with Rebeca. Chela seethes behind the buffet table.
  
• Pancho still doesn't want to sign but invites Rebeca to come next day and go to the market with him, "see a day in the life of Pancho." Ugh, he sticks his tongue over his bottom teeth and leaves his jaw open, Ez and I both say "EEEWW!" in unison.
  
• Is the flouncing Arnoldo ever going to have an actual purpose? He flounces in and tells Vince to wear the green tie, "it's the tie of a king, an emperor."
  
  The bimbo arrives and falls into Vince's arms, I was sure Pina would appear, but instead she is yelling at her hairdresser and tells him, too, that her hubby is soon to be emperor, I mean king, I mean president of Avon.
  
• Surprise, surprise, the festival was not the solution to the neighborhood financial problems. The whole baying pack of hounds (the family and other residents of the neighborhood) start arguing about whether Poncho should accept the makeup gig (and become Poncho the Honcho).
  
• A moving van pulls up and here is Enzzo with his goons to evict everybody at once, pronto. Remember, this is on Fernanda's orders - but he's happy to oblige, he already has a buyer who wants to put up a shopping center. There's lots of crying and shouting. Rebeca shows up! Ostensibly for her day at the vegetable market...
  
  ... but she calls off Renzo's dogs, to his chagrin (he complains to Fer on the phone but she haughtily reminds him all his dough is from her and he should just button it) and tells him she's paying off Pancho's whole debt ...
  
  ... and back at the casa popular Rebeca shas the contract in her purse, and it comes down to this: sign, and Fernanda pays your debt, saving your patrimony and the casa popular and all your neighbors.
  
• The pressure continues, ok eventually he says yes. An excellent public service announcement is delivered by extras chanting "Read The Fine Print Whenever You Are Presented With A Contract" and Pancho asks Rebeca to read him the contract but he falls asleep somewhere in clause 16...
  
  ... and when she wakes him up he says he believes in a person's word. "Do you trust me?" "Yes, do you trust me?" "Yes." He signs. She calls Fer with the happy news. Chela is not happy, she confronts Rebeca and yells all the same things she yelled yesterday and so does Rebeca.

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