Sunday, February 26, 2012
Una Familia Con Suerte #137-138 Fri 2/24/12 It's My Life, and I'll Do What I Want
Part One: Plotquake
Back to Arnold and Pina at dinner. He says with every moment that passes, he's more in love with her.
Candy and Vice are in bed. She answers his phone while he's in the bathroom - it's Violeta! Candy reads her the riot act. Violeta says she has enough money and "friends" to make Candy disappear right off the map. Candy ridicules her and hangs up. (It does not occur to her that one of Violeta's "friends" might be someone like Napoleon.) Then she fills Vice in on the conversation.
Moni shows up at Violeta's. She says the chofer will bring up her bags, which raises the question: how heavy can they be, given that someone stole all her stuff?
Pepe goes home to the mansion and hangs all over Ana crying.
Now Enzo pays a visit to Violeta and Moni. Moni hangs all over him crying. "I don't like to say 'I told you so,'" Enzo tells Moni. (Sorry, Enzo, you get ZERO sensitivity points for that one.) They didn't break up, so it's no big deal. And now she'll think twice before making another hasty decision. She feels she's screwed up pretty badly. He tells her that Thomas Edison tried 100 different ways to make a light bulb before he got one to work. He didn't consider them 100 failures, but rather 100 steps (peldaños) to success. (Violeta watches and listens in the doorway and makes weird faces that I don't know how to read.)
Chela is trying to understand why Pancho broke up with Rebe. She finds it odd that he was so quick to throw in the towel, and so insistent that Rebeca's hate for Mike is love in disguise. If she has doubts, then she must not love Pancho enough. "You can count on me," Chela tells him, and thought-bubbles, "why can't I love Enzo, who's such a good man? Why can't I stop loving you, Pancho?"
Pancho admits that he's feeling insecure and jealous. Chela points out that Rebeca agreed to marry him. But Pancho points out that Rebeca had once told him that Mike was nobody to her, when in fact he's marked her life and transformed her into a nervous wreck. Pancho can't stand it.
Mike rehashes with Lidia: Rebeca took off after Pancho, but came back sadder than ever. But Mike's pleased that she still had a little box of mementos from their past. "How interesting," Lidia says with exaggerated enthusiasm and wiggles her chest at him. (Just as Mike was slow to take the hint when Rebeca ignored his texts, he's slow to take the hint when Lidia flirts.)
Mike dramatically tells Lidia that he wants a little favor. He strokes her leg suggestively. This favor has nothing to do with her job, Mike says, and she doesn't have to do it. Lidia says the suspense is killing her. "I want you... I need you... to make friends with Rebeca!" This virtual bucket of cold water snaps Lidia back into business mode. Unlike Mike, she does NOT have the impression that seeing him again made Rebeca realize that she still loves him. No, it's just that they broke up so fast that there's some unfinished business.
Lidia doesn't HAVE to do it, but if she doesn't, she knows he'll be distracted and grumpy and they may not be able to do the merger with Avon; so she'll do it. (I'm getting the impression that even though she's his "assistant," she's probably the brains of this operation.)
Chela prepares a footbath for Pancho. She asks him what he would have done if Fer's DNA test had come out positive. He says he wouldn't give up the childhood he had, and the bond they have now is stronger than any DNA, and who are they to judge her for giving up her child?
Moni notices that Violeta looks tired. V goes to bed. Moni remembers that extra-sparkly first night with Pepe. Her nose pinkens with woe.
Pepe tells Pancho and Chela that he won't go back to the apartment until Moni does. And he's sure she will, even though her mother has more money than Vice and Enzo put together. He thinks that holding down two jobs while going to school will elevate him a little closer to her level. Pancho suggests an alternative: Pepe can stay at home, devote himself 100% to university, and when he and Moni are ready they can get married.
Ana goes to Lupita for the sex talk. Lupita thinks she's an odd choice for the task, given her lack of experience, and is afraid she'll give bad advice; but Ana asks her to just play along. She's afraid Pancho would put her in a chastity belt if she asked him, and she'd feel funny going to Chela, and they never even see Candy any more. Lupita agrees to listen. They talk about the magic of kissing, and Ana admits that she's ready to gobble Freddy up. Lupita tells her to be safe and responsible and go to a gynecologist for the best "method." She also recommends respect and communication. Ana tells Lupita she's the best advisor ever.
Temo comes in and pretends he's heard everything and will tell Pancho, but then admits he didn't hear anything. They throw pillows at him.
Arnold brings Pina home from the restaurant and gives her a very effective goodnight kiss. Fred sees them from a distance and starts to throw up in his mouth a little bit, but evidently doesn't recognize the back of Arnold's head. Fred intercepts Pina outside the house and asks her about the kiss. She starts to say "nobody can know that Arnold..." but then catches herself and says Arnold fixed her up with this neat widower that she went out with. She asks him not to tell Vice about it.
Morning brings us a gratuitous breakfast of beefcake and shaving cream: Shirtless Enzo! He shaves twice for our entertainment. First he takes off his mustache with an electric razor, and then he does his whole face with a straight razor. The result is an even younger-looking man with a lippy smile and a lot of teeth. Huzzah!
Lidia tries to be friendly with Rebeca. Her efforts are met with suspicion. Lidia claims that Mike only works with her, and doesn't confide in her. Rebe doesn't thaw. Pancho shows up and takes a coffee with two sugars. Vice shows up and the room gets even colder.
Candy is unnerved to find two men in suits outside her door. Vice has hired bodyguards to protect her.
Mike shows up to the meeting, and Vice greets him like a long-lost brother. Enzo is there now too, and Pancho says he looks young enough to be Moni's brother. Vice accuses him of having Botox and tells him to stop talking to the greengrocer. Lidia comments on his youthful appearance too.
Pina, Arnold, and Beto join them next. Pancho apologizes for missing the meeting in Acapulco but says he was going over the numbers last night, and to begin with, Belle Face is way overpriced. Mike inflated all the numbers.
Enzo smirks knowingly. Everyone else looks either shocked, confused, or amused.
Violeta again tells Moni that she's too good for Pepe. Moni insists that it is she who doesn't deserve such a nice guy. She obviously has something on her mind that she doesn't want to talk about. Violeta persuades her to tell, but we don't get to hear it.
Chela looks like she's getting ready to leave when Candy shows up (with bodyguards) to Stately Lopez Manor for breakfast. Chela feels guilty for having feelings for Pancho when Enzo's been so great. She wishes she could just tear that love for Pancho out of her heart; she doesn't want to hurt Enzo. Candy tells her that now Pancho's split up with Rebeca, it's time to make her move. Chela tells Candy about the talk and foot-rub with Pancho last night: when she went to bed she was floating with happiness, but then she was dreaming about Enzo. Chela's torn between the wish of trying with Pancho again, and the fear of hurting Enzo.
Pepe is taking a math test. Looks like it's not going well.
Fer meets with her old doctor and pal, Octavio. She asks why he hasn't remarried since his wife died 12 years ago. He says that he has actually been in love for a while with a great woman who doesn't know how he feels: Fernanda!
Pepe meets with Moni. "I'm two weeks late," she tells him.
Pancho tries to make himself clearer to Mike: his numbers are bad. They've been altered. They're false. Yes, he's calling Mike a liar. He had some Avon people check, too (Beto smiles timidly). Belle Face is worth about 70% what Mike claims. Mike is offended and says Pancho's the liar. Pancho says Mike tried to trick him, if he doesn't feel caught, then why's he reacting this way? Mike pokes him in the chest. Vice cheers. (Arnold is holding Pina's shoulders protectively; either that or he's using her as a shield!) Pancho warns Mike that if he touches him again, he'll be sorry!
Part Two: Breaking up and getting together
Vice tells "Mickey" not to sink to Pancho's level. Pancho reveals that Vice has shares with both companies and probably even set this whole thing up. Vice says he isn't that kind of person. (Pina comes forward to scoff.) In fact, it's precisely because he has a lot of money at stake in both companies that he has every right to be involved.
Rebeca tells Pancho to calm down. He accuses her of being to "busy" with "other things" lately to realize that Mike's been making fools of them, or worse, of taking Mike's side. (People crowd around so they can hear their personal argument.) It turns out Pancho's peeps have done their homework on Belle Face. Beto confirms that he's analyzed each and every one of their transactions, and it's overvalued. Rebeca angrily tells Mike he hasn't changed - he's still trying to fly below the radar. Mike says it's just a matter of interpretation.
Enzo speaks up: there's nothing to misinterpret. The numbers are inflated. Angrily, Vice asks: who asked your opinion, little boy? Pancho reveals that he had several people go over it to make sure it wasn't only his opinion.
Pepe is thrilled that Moni might be pregnant. She is not. She doesn't understand how it happened - she's on the Pill! (I don't think she's taken a test yet, so all of this seems premature. You can miss a period when you're on the Pill.) She'd like to have kids with him someday, but not now - they had a hard time living together.
Pepe gets bitter and sarcastic with her. She replies in kind. "Sorry I complained when we were robbed. What a spoiled little girl I am!"
At Avon, the accusations continue to fly. Pancho wonders if Inés is really not in a coma, and is engineering this whole thing. Lidia looks stunned. "Is that true, Mike?" Rebeca asks. Naturally, he denies it. Pancho says they'll audit every single pencil and stapler until they get the real value of the company. He and Beto storm out, inviting Enzo to join them. Vice throws some insults after Enzo, including "potato-face." He assures Mike that he'll get his chance.
Fernanda's flustered after hearing Octavio's declaration of love. They talk about how great mature love is. He's been carrying a torch for her for years, long before she got cancer. On the day he had to give her that diagnosis, he cried for the rest of the day. Then he kept wanting to visit her in Germany. Fer says she would have loved having some company during her treatments. She's not sure if she feels the same way, but she feels fluttery all over. "Would you like to be my novia?" he asks.
The three Financeteers (Pancho, Beto, and Enzo) are recrunching the Belle Face numbers and still coming up with with a big gap. Rebeca marches in and complains about being excluded. She thinks he's being unfair. She says she didn't study Mike's report because she was too upset - over Pancho. Pancho says he's upset too, but the fact is that Mike was trying to trick them. Rebeca says she doesn't like being tricked either - in business nor in love. Pancho admits he's jealous and he loves her and he can't stand how she reacts to Mike. (Beto and Enzo shuffle around uncomfortably.) But as much as Mike upsets him, he has to be professional and not take this merger lightly.
Rebeca says the only thing he's taken more lightly is their relationship, and she storms out.
Lidia is surprised that Mike thought he'd trick Avon's president. Mike insists that inflating the numbers is just a common business tactic to strengthen one's position for negotiating. He admits he underestimated Pancho, but he doesn't get what Rebeca sees in him. Lidia thinks it's obvious. She puts her hand on Mike's leg - he is oblivious - and says it won't be as easy for him to get Rebe back as he thought. Mike agrees that Pancho is a greater foe than he expected.
It must be 6pm, because Pina and Vice are meeting with their lawyers. The papers are ready to be read and signed. Vice tells Pina that he was married to a great woman, and even helps her with her chair.
Candy and Violeta coincidentally show up to see Vice at the same time. Sandra won't let them in. (I thought they gave her a job in "Edecanes"?) Violeta says "Candy" is a cabaret girl's name. Other dumb insults follow. Vice comes out to shoo them away. Candy is offended to be given equal treatment with Violeta and again suspects he's seeing Violeta. Violeta says she'll meet with Vice some other time, and leaves. He gives Sandy some things to copy and she leaves too. He tells Candy they'll soon be together. They steal a kiss, and she leaves.
Lupita is teach the kids at the Casa Popular. Tomás sneaks up behind her and surprises her with a bracelet. He wants to talk about Elena.
Elena complains to Cristian that he's been distant. He says he can't afford to lose his job or lose his family. She says no one has to know. If he gives her some money, she can buy some things that she'll only show to him that will drive him crazy. He says he's already crazy. That's why they have to stop! She says she won't stop; they'll just have to be discreet. Unless he's going to fire her. He says he can't do that, so Elena says they'll get their freak on tonight.
Tom tells Lupita about Elena's fling with her married boss. She wouldn't listen to Tom. He's considering talking to Pancho but then the guy could get fired or Pancho will break his neck. He's already bought her a diamond earring - probably two, but Tom only found one - and knowing Elena, she'll probably ask for more and it will escalate until his marriage is wrecked.
Vice and Pina agree that their marriage had its bad moments, but they chose one another to be the parents of their son. The lawyers say it'll be two more months before everything's finalized, and there will be a couple of hearings and such. Pina and Vice sign all the papers.
Chela's excited because she's passed all her courses and now she'll be able to take her final exam. She'll be a high school graduate, and then she can go to college. Temo needs help with his English homework, but Chela can't help him - so he borrows her phone to call Rebeca. Chela's not crazy about the idea, but can't come up with a good excuse fast enough to prevent the call.
Rebeca is surprised to hear from Temo, but agrees to come over tonight to help him with his English. Chela tries to be cheerful, but she looks like she just swallowed a bug.
Rebeca goes to Arnold. He warns her about Chela. That's the last thing she wants to think about! She admits she's being unbearable - lately she can't even stand herself. Arnold starts to make a crack about women and hormones.
Mike apologizes to Pancho and says Pancho was right - Inés isn't in a coma. She's the one who's been sending Mike instructions, and she has a hidden agenda. Pancho says that at the moment Inés had her stroke, she was trying to kill Fernanda with her walking-stick. (This seems to be news to Mike.) He's fond of Fer and he'll defend her from anything. And he's good at catching people in tricks, so if they're going to do deal, it'll have to be like this - face-to-face and no funny business. Mike promises.
Vice and Pina finish signing the papers. They hug goodbye, and there's a montage of their happy moments. It's very brief.
Mike tells Pancho that it was Inés who told him inflate the company's numbers, but they're not going to do it that way any more. Mike goes to tell Lidia. Pancho says we're not done talking - we still need to discuss Rebeca.
Arnold apologizes to Rebeca for his crack about women and hormones. He doesn't know how to help her. She thinks Pancho doesn't love her enough, or he'd try to understand her. Arnold pretty much takes Pancho's side. After all, she's the one with doubts.
Mike tells Pancho that Rebe was the love of his life, and since they're being frank with one another, he's sure she feels something for him and he's going to try to get her back. Pancho says they're having some trouble now because of Mike's sudden appearance, but that doesn't mean they'll split up. "Good, then you have nothing to worry about," Mike teases. He asks Pancho to give him the rest of the day to "fix" his numbers.
Ana calls Freddy and asks what time his parents usually come home. She invites herself over for a visit.
Lupita pays a visit to Cristian's office to talk to Elena. She introduces herself as Pancho's daughter. Elena rolls her eyes. Cristian excuses himself. The meeting doesn't go well. Lupita asks if Elena doesn't care about Cristian's kids. Elena says it's just sex; she's not planning to marry the guy. Lupita is surprised Elena is saying "it's just sex" so lightly, considering how she was after going to Brazil. Elena says the Brazil trip liberated her. No man will ever take advantage of her again. She'll use sex to her own benefit. She wants Lupita and Tomás to stay out of her life.
Tom and Pepe are working at the garage, talking about Mónica, when their boss comes by and tells them to hurry up. Pepe's tired from studying for that test. He injures his hand and it bleeds and bleeds.
Elena repeats her old complaint of not having things, living in the 'hood, buying cheap clothes from street markets, etc. "Well, you're practically a prostitute," Lupita says. "So?" replies Elena. Lupita is aghast that her friend would sleep with a married man just for money to buy clothes. Money's not everything.
Elena says that's easy for Lupita to say, when the money just fell out of the sky for her. Sarcastically, Lupita retorts that sure, everything fell from the sky until Alex died. "How swell that you have so many reasons to envy me."
Pepe wraps his hand in a greasy towel and insists on continuing to work. Tom says he'll finish the car himself and while Pepe goes to the doctor. If Pepe doesn't agree, Tom will tell Pancho.
Ana and Fred play racing video games in his room. Then they have a pillow fight and she accidentally finds his stash of condoms. "It's not what you think - I love you!" She loves him too. She says she's a virgin. He says they don't have to do anything she doesn't want to do. They start kissing. He looks at the condom and she asks, smiling hopefully, "are you going to use it?"
Next time:
Pina comes home slightly earlier than expected.
Back to Arnold and Pina at dinner. He says with every moment that passes, he's more in love with her.
Candy and Vice are in bed. She answers his phone while he's in the bathroom - it's Violeta! Candy reads her the riot act. Violeta says she has enough money and "friends" to make Candy disappear right off the map. Candy ridicules her and hangs up. (It does not occur to her that one of Violeta's "friends" might be someone like Napoleon.) Then she fills Vice in on the conversation.
Moni shows up at Violeta's. She says the chofer will bring up her bags, which raises the question: how heavy can they be, given that someone stole all her stuff?
Pepe goes home to the mansion and hangs all over Ana crying.
Now Enzo pays a visit to Violeta and Moni. Moni hangs all over him crying. "I don't like to say 'I told you so,'" Enzo tells Moni. (Sorry, Enzo, you get ZERO sensitivity points for that one.) They didn't break up, so it's no big deal. And now she'll think twice before making another hasty decision. She feels she's screwed up pretty badly. He tells her that Thomas Edison tried 100 different ways to make a light bulb before he got one to work. He didn't consider them 100 failures, but rather 100 steps (peldaños) to success. (Violeta watches and listens in the doorway and makes weird faces that I don't know how to read.)
Chela is trying to understand why Pancho broke up with Rebe. She finds it odd that he was so quick to throw in the towel, and so insistent that Rebeca's hate for Mike is love in disguise. If she has doubts, then she must not love Pancho enough. "You can count on me," Chela tells him, and thought-bubbles, "why can't I love Enzo, who's such a good man? Why can't I stop loving you, Pancho?"
Pancho admits that he's feeling insecure and jealous. Chela points out that Rebeca agreed to marry him. But Pancho points out that Rebeca had once told him that Mike was nobody to her, when in fact he's marked her life and transformed her into a nervous wreck. Pancho can't stand it.
Mike rehashes with Lidia: Rebeca took off after Pancho, but came back sadder than ever. But Mike's pleased that she still had a little box of mementos from their past. "How interesting," Lidia says with exaggerated enthusiasm and wiggles her chest at him. (Just as Mike was slow to take the hint when Rebeca ignored his texts, he's slow to take the hint when Lidia flirts.)
Mike dramatically tells Lidia that he wants a little favor. He strokes her leg suggestively. This favor has nothing to do with her job, Mike says, and she doesn't have to do it. Lidia says the suspense is killing her. "I want you... I need you... to make friends with Rebeca!" This virtual bucket of cold water snaps Lidia back into business mode. Unlike Mike, she does NOT have the impression that seeing him again made Rebeca realize that she still loves him. No, it's just that they broke up so fast that there's some unfinished business.
Lidia doesn't HAVE to do it, but if she doesn't, she knows he'll be distracted and grumpy and they may not be able to do the merger with Avon; so she'll do it. (I'm getting the impression that even though she's his "assistant," she's probably the brains of this operation.)
Chela prepares a footbath for Pancho. She asks him what he would have done if Fer's DNA test had come out positive. He says he wouldn't give up the childhood he had, and the bond they have now is stronger than any DNA, and who are they to judge her for giving up her child?
Moni notices that Violeta looks tired. V goes to bed. Moni remembers that extra-sparkly first night with Pepe. Her nose pinkens with woe.
Pepe tells Pancho and Chela that he won't go back to the apartment until Moni does. And he's sure she will, even though her mother has more money than Vice and Enzo put together. He thinks that holding down two jobs while going to school will elevate him a little closer to her level. Pancho suggests an alternative: Pepe can stay at home, devote himself 100% to university, and when he and Moni are ready they can get married.
Ana goes to Lupita for the sex talk. Lupita thinks she's an odd choice for the task, given her lack of experience, and is afraid she'll give bad advice; but Ana asks her to just play along. She's afraid Pancho would put her in a chastity belt if she asked him, and she'd feel funny going to Chela, and they never even see Candy any more. Lupita agrees to listen. They talk about the magic of kissing, and Ana admits that she's ready to gobble Freddy up. Lupita tells her to be safe and responsible and go to a gynecologist for the best "method." She also recommends respect and communication. Ana tells Lupita she's the best advisor ever.
Temo comes in and pretends he's heard everything and will tell Pancho, but then admits he didn't hear anything. They throw pillows at him.
Arnold brings Pina home from the restaurant and gives her a very effective goodnight kiss. Fred sees them from a distance and starts to throw up in his mouth a little bit, but evidently doesn't recognize the back of Arnold's head. Fred intercepts Pina outside the house and asks her about the kiss. She starts to say "nobody can know that Arnold..." but then catches herself and says Arnold fixed her up with this neat widower that she went out with. She asks him not to tell Vice about it.
Morning brings us a gratuitous breakfast of beefcake and shaving cream: Shirtless Enzo! He shaves twice for our entertainment. First he takes off his mustache with an electric razor, and then he does his whole face with a straight razor. The result is an even younger-looking man with a lippy smile and a lot of teeth. Huzzah!
Lidia tries to be friendly with Rebeca. Her efforts are met with suspicion. Lidia claims that Mike only works with her, and doesn't confide in her. Rebe doesn't thaw. Pancho shows up and takes a coffee with two sugars. Vice shows up and the room gets even colder.
Candy is unnerved to find two men in suits outside her door. Vice has hired bodyguards to protect her.
Mike shows up to the meeting, and Vice greets him like a long-lost brother. Enzo is there now too, and Pancho says he looks young enough to be Moni's brother. Vice accuses him of having Botox and tells him to stop talking to the greengrocer. Lidia comments on his youthful appearance too.
Pina, Arnold, and Beto join them next. Pancho apologizes for missing the meeting in Acapulco but says he was going over the numbers last night, and to begin with, Belle Face is way overpriced. Mike inflated all the numbers.
Enzo smirks knowingly. Everyone else looks either shocked, confused, or amused.
Violeta again tells Moni that she's too good for Pepe. Moni insists that it is she who doesn't deserve such a nice guy. She obviously has something on her mind that she doesn't want to talk about. Violeta persuades her to tell, but we don't get to hear it.
Chela looks like she's getting ready to leave when Candy shows up (with bodyguards) to Stately Lopez Manor for breakfast. Chela feels guilty for having feelings for Pancho when Enzo's been so great. She wishes she could just tear that love for Pancho out of her heart; she doesn't want to hurt Enzo. Candy tells her that now Pancho's split up with Rebeca, it's time to make her move. Chela tells Candy about the talk and foot-rub with Pancho last night: when she went to bed she was floating with happiness, but then she was dreaming about Enzo. Chela's torn between the wish of trying with Pancho again, and the fear of hurting Enzo.
Pepe is taking a math test. Looks like it's not going well.
Fer meets with her old doctor and pal, Octavio. She asks why he hasn't remarried since his wife died 12 years ago. He says that he has actually been in love for a while with a great woman who doesn't know how he feels: Fernanda!
Pepe meets with Moni. "I'm two weeks late," she tells him.
Pancho tries to make himself clearer to Mike: his numbers are bad. They've been altered. They're false. Yes, he's calling Mike a liar. He had some Avon people check, too (Beto smiles timidly). Belle Face is worth about 70% what Mike claims. Mike is offended and says Pancho's the liar. Pancho says Mike tried to trick him, if he doesn't feel caught, then why's he reacting this way? Mike pokes him in the chest. Vice cheers. (Arnold is holding Pina's shoulders protectively; either that or he's using her as a shield!) Pancho warns Mike that if he touches him again, he'll be sorry!
Part Two: Breaking up and getting together
Vice tells "Mickey" not to sink to Pancho's level. Pancho reveals that Vice has shares with both companies and probably even set this whole thing up. Vice says he isn't that kind of person. (Pina comes forward to scoff.) In fact, it's precisely because he has a lot of money at stake in both companies that he has every right to be involved.
Rebeca tells Pancho to calm down. He accuses her of being to "busy" with "other things" lately to realize that Mike's been making fools of them, or worse, of taking Mike's side. (People crowd around so they can hear their personal argument.) It turns out Pancho's peeps have done their homework on Belle Face. Beto confirms that he's analyzed each and every one of their transactions, and it's overvalued. Rebeca angrily tells Mike he hasn't changed - he's still trying to fly below the radar. Mike says it's just a matter of interpretation.
Enzo speaks up: there's nothing to misinterpret. The numbers are inflated. Angrily, Vice asks: who asked your opinion, little boy? Pancho reveals that he had several people go over it to make sure it wasn't only his opinion.
Pepe is thrilled that Moni might be pregnant. She is not. She doesn't understand how it happened - she's on the Pill! (I don't think she's taken a test yet, so all of this seems premature. You can miss a period when you're on the Pill.) She'd like to have kids with him someday, but not now - they had a hard time living together.
Pepe gets bitter and sarcastic with her. She replies in kind. "Sorry I complained when we were robbed. What a spoiled little girl I am!"
At Avon, the accusations continue to fly. Pancho wonders if Inés is really not in a coma, and is engineering this whole thing. Lidia looks stunned. "Is that true, Mike?" Rebeca asks. Naturally, he denies it. Pancho says they'll audit every single pencil and stapler until they get the real value of the company. He and Beto storm out, inviting Enzo to join them. Vice throws some insults after Enzo, including "potato-face." He assures Mike that he'll get his chance.
Fernanda's flustered after hearing Octavio's declaration of love. They talk about how great mature love is. He's been carrying a torch for her for years, long before she got cancer. On the day he had to give her that diagnosis, he cried for the rest of the day. Then he kept wanting to visit her in Germany. Fer says she would have loved having some company during her treatments. She's not sure if she feels the same way, but she feels fluttery all over. "Would you like to be my novia?" he asks.
The three Financeteers (Pancho, Beto, and Enzo) are recrunching the Belle Face numbers and still coming up with with a big gap. Rebeca marches in and complains about being excluded. She thinks he's being unfair. She says she didn't study Mike's report because she was too upset - over Pancho. Pancho says he's upset too, but the fact is that Mike was trying to trick them. Rebeca says she doesn't like being tricked either - in business nor in love. Pancho admits he's jealous and he loves her and he can't stand how she reacts to Mike. (Beto and Enzo shuffle around uncomfortably.) But as much as Mike upsets him, he has to be professional and not take this merger lightly.
Rebeca says the only thing he's taken more lightly is their relationship, and she storms out.
Lidia is surprised that Mike thought he'd trick Avon's president. Mike insists that inflating the numbers is just a common business tactic to strengthen one's position for negotiating. He admits he underestimated Pancho, but he doesn't get what Rebeca sees in him. Lidia thinks it's obvious. She puts her hand on Mike's leg - he is oblivious - and says it won't be as easy for him to get Rebe back as he thought. Mike agrees that Pancho is a greater foe than he expected.
It must be 6pm, because Pina and Vice are meeting with their lawyers. The papers are ready to be read and signed. Vice tells Pina that he was married to a great woman, and even helps her with her chair.
Candy and Violeta coincidentally show up to see Vice at the same time. Sandra won't let them in. (I thought they gave her a job in "Edecanes"?) Violeta says "Candy" is a cabaret girl's name. Other dumb insults follow. Vice comes out to shoo them away. Candy is offended to be given equal treatment with Violeta and again suspects he's seeing Violeta. Violeta says she'll meet with Vice some other time, and leaves. He gives Sandy some things to copy and she leaves too. He tells Candy they'll soon be together. They steal a kiss, and she leaves.
Lupita is teach the kids at the Casa Popular. Tomás sneaks up behind her and surprises her with a bracelet. He wants to talk about Elena.
Elena complains to Cristian that he's been distant. He says he can't afford to lose his job or lose his family. She says no one has to know. If he gives her some money, she can buy some things that she'll only show to him that will drive him crazy. He says he's already crazy. That's why they have to stop! She says she won't stop; they'll just have to be discreet. Unless he's going to fire her. He says he can't do that, so Elena says they'll get their freak on tonight.
Tom tells Lupita about Elena's fling with her married boss. She wouldn't listen to Tom. He's considering talking to Pancho but then the guy could get fired or Pancho will break his neck. He's already bought her a diamond earring - probably two, but Tom only found one - and knowing Elena, she'll probably ask for more and it will escalate until his marriage is wrecked.
Vice and Pina agree that their marriage had its bad moments, but they chose one another to be the parents of their son. The lawyers say it'll be two more months before everything's finalized, and there will be a couple of hearings and such. Pina and Vice sign all the papers.
Chela's excited because she's passed all her courses and now she'll be able to take her final exam. She'll be a high school graduate, and then she can go to college. Temo needs help with his English homework, but Chela can't help him - so he borrows her phone to call Rebeca. Chela's not crazy about the idea, but can't come up with a good excuse fast enough to prevent the call.
Rebeca is surprised to hear from Temo, but agrees to come over tonight to help him with his English. Chela tries to be cheerful, but she looks like she just swallowed a bug.
Rebeca goes to Arnold. He warns her about Chela. That's the last thing she wants to think about! She admits she's being unbearable - lately she can't even stand herself. Arnold starts to make a crack about women and hormones.
Mike apologizes to Pancho and says Pancho was right - Inés isn't in a coma. She's the one who's been sending Mike instructions, and she has a hidden agenda. Pancho says that at the moment Inés had her stroke, she was trying to kill Fernanda with her walking-stick. (This seems to be news to Mike.) He's fond of Fer and he'll defend her from anything. And he's good at catching people in tricks, so if they're going to do deal, it'll have to be like this - face-to-face and no funny business. Mike promises.
Vice and Pina finish signing the papers. They hug goodbye, and there's a montage of their happy moments. It's very brief.
Mike tells Pancho that it was Inés who told him inflate the company's numbers, but they're not going to do it that way any more. Mike goes to tell Lidia. Pancho says we're not done talking - we still need to discuss Rebeca.
Arnold apologizes to Rebeca for his crack about women and hormones. He doesn't know how to help her. She thinks Pancho doesn't love her enough, or he'd try to understand her. Arnold pretty much takes Pancho's side. After all, she's the one with doubts.
Mike tells Pancho that Rebe was the love of his life, and since they're being frank with one another, he's sure she feels something for him and he's going to try to get her back. Pancho says they're having some trouble now because of Mike's sudden appearance, but that doesn't mean they'll split up. "Good, then you have nothing to worry about," Mike teases. He asks Pancho to give him the rest of the day to "fix" his numbers.
Ana calls Freddy and asks what time his parents usually come home. She invites herself over for a visit.
Lupita pays a visit to Cristian's office to talk to Elena. She introduces herself as Pancho's daughter. Elena rolls her eyes. Cristian excuses himself. The meeting doesn't go well. Lupita asks if Elena doesn't care about Cristian's kids. Elena says it's just sex; she's not planning to marry the guy. Lupita is surprised Elena is saying "it's just sex" so lightly, considering how she was after going to Brazil. Elena says the Brazil trip liberated her. No man will ever take advantage of her again. She'll use sex to her own benefit. She wants Lupita and Tomás to stay out of her life.
Tom and Pepe are working at the garage, talking about Mónica, when their boss comes by and tells them to hurry up. Pepe's tired from studying for that test. He injures his hand and it bleeds and bleeds.
Elena repeats her old complaint of not having things, living in the 'hood, buying cheap clothes from street markets, etc. "Well, you're practically a prostitute," Lupita says. "So?" replies Elena. Lupita is aghast that her friend would sleep with a married man just for money to buy clothes. Money's not everything.
Elena says that's easy for Lupita to say, when the money just fell out of the sky for her. Sarcastically, Lupita retorts that sure, everything fell from the sky until Alex died. "How swell that you have so many reasons to envy me."
Pepe wraps his hand in a greasy towel and insists on continuing to work. Tom says he'll finish the car himself and while Pepe goes to the doctor. If Pepe doesn't agree, Tom will tell Pancho.
Ana and Fred play racing video games in his room. Then they have a pillow fight and she accidentally finds his stash of condoms. "It's not what you think - I love you!" She loves him too. She says she's a virgin. He says they don't have to do anything she doesn't want to do. They start kissing. He looks at the condom and she asks, smiling hopefully, "are you going to use it?"
Next time:
Pina comes home slightly earlier than expected.
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Good recap! Thanks! Show is moving along quickly. Do you know how long these two hour nights are going to last? It has a feeling of permanence.
Permalink posted by 
: Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 2:52:00 PM EST
: Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 2:52:00 PM EST
I think we have no more than a week of double-features left... there's a futbol game on Wednesday at 8 but we need to watch the listings because last time that happened, they started the episode an hour earlier on the east coast.
Thank you so very much Julie for this wonderful, snarky recap. The most delicious line is Beef Cake and Shaving Cream loved it, lol.
I didn't know Violetta knew important people. Maybe she does know Napoleon. The look Violetta gave Enzzo was jealousy I think. She doesn't like the fact that Enzzo and Moni are still so close. She wants to be the only one in Moni's life. I hate that she is always against Pepe, I am glad Moni isn't listening. So Moni is two weeks late, oh boy.
Oh, I was so hoping that Chela wouldn't regress, she really needs to stay with Enzzo. If she thinks she loves Pancho, but is dreaming of Enzzo, she doesn't love Pancho.
I am really hoping Pancho gets over his jealousy and listens to Rebe. Loved the Enzzo scene shaving. He does look so young.
I knew Mike was shady. I agree with you Julie that Lidia is the brains in this operation.
How sweet was Dr. Octavio telling Dona Fer he is in love with her? It was really sweet.
Ana going to Lupe for the sex talk was weird. Lupe gave her good advice though, to talk to a doctor. That was a really smart thing to do. I am hoping before this tn is over and Lupe has greived enough, to find someone really good for herself.
Candy and the bodyguards lol. The first one she spoke to is really hot.
I didn't know Violetta knew important people. Maybe she does know Napoleon. The look Violetta gave Enzzo was jealousy I think. She doesn't like the fact that Enzzo and Moni are still so close. She wants to be the only one in Moni's life. I hate that she is always against Pepe, I am glad Moni isn't listening. So Moni is two weeks late, oh boy.
Oh, I was so hoping that Chela wouldn't regress, she really needs to stay with Enzzo. If she thinks she loves Pancho, but is dreaming of Enzzo, she doesn't love Pancho.
I am really hoping Pancho gets over his jealousy and listens to Rebe. Loved the Enzzo scene shaving. He does look so young.
I knew Mike was shady. I agree with you Julie that Lidia is the brains in this operation.
How sweet was Dr. Octavio telling Dona Fer he is in love with her? It was really sweet.
Ana going to Lupe for the sex talk was weird. Lupe gave her good advice though, to talk to a doctor. That was a really smart thing to do. I am hoping before this tn is over and Lupe has greived enough, to find someone really good for herself.
Candy and the bodyguards lol. The first one she spoke to is really hot.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 3:10:00 PM EST
: Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 3:10:00 PM EST
Thank you, Julie! I loved the line about Moni's nose being pink with woe. It was pink, wasn't it? Almost the same shade as her eyeshadow!
I wish Chela would get over Pancho already. I feel for those of you who have been watching since October and have had to deal with it. Ick. I'm already weary of it and it's only been a few week for me.
I wish Chela would get over Pancho already. I feel for those of you who have been watching since October and have had to deal with it. Ick. I'm already weary of it and it's only been a few week for me.
Part Two is up now. Interesting that this is such an obvious transitional moment for so many characters. I don't know if it's typical for things to go happen to so many couples at the same time.
Sara, for the first few months it was just Chela and Rebeca fighting constantly and bad-mouthing one another to Pancho. It was extremely tiresome. It was nice to have some respite from that, but I think we were all hoping it would be permanent!
I really liked this episode. There were some very tender and some very funny scenes. I like Pina more & more the longer we go on. She & Arnold are sweet to watch.
Huzzah indeed! Enzo gets better & better as he sheds the hair. Interesting how each time he shaves he moves closer to Pancho & farther from Vince. He's been supporting Vince even if he wasn't scheming with him any more (ever snce he found Chela & lost his beard.) Today he younger looking and clean shaven version seemed to have switched teams. And yes what eye candy we got with that shaving scene.
I also wondered exactly what was going through Violetta's mind as she watched Enzo comforting Moni. She sure didn't look happy. Is she getting jealous of the closeness between Enzo & Moni. She did recently bring up the high class man who is Moni's real father. Do you think that she will use him to drive a wedge between Moni & her daddy with the naco roots? She is doing everything she can to undermine Pepe.
So Moni is two weeks late? There is a real thread going here. Moni would never have been born if Violetta had her way. Will Violetta try again to see that the inconvenient baby is never born? Moni sounds as if she's leaning that way herself. Will someone prevail on her to remember her own roots? Will Pepe insist on raising the baby with or without Moni -- just as Enzo did? And, of course, the thread is spun out in another direction by the story of Fernanda who was forced to give up her son -- forced but also feeling that it wasn't the time.
Then there are the other parallels -- Chela & Rebecca both being torn between the new loves and their left over feelings. Interesting stuff going on there.
Güera
Huzzah indeed! Enzo gets better & better as he sheds the hair. Interesting how each time he shaves he moves closer to Pancho & farther from Vince. He's been supporting Vince even if he wasn't scheming with him any more (ever snce he found Chela & lost his beard.) Today he younger looking and clean shaven version seemed to have switched teams. And yes what eye candy we got with that shaving scene.
I also wondered exactly what was going through Violetta's mind as she watched Enzo comforting Moni. She sure didn't look happy. Is she getting jealous of the closeness between Enzo & Moni. She did recently bring up the high class man who is Moni's real father. Do you think that she will use him to drive a wedge between Moni & her daddy with the naco roots? She is doing everything she can to undermine Pepe.
So Moni is two weeks late? There is a real thread going here. Moni would never have been born if Violetta had her way. Will Violetta try again to see that the inconvenient baby is never born? Moni sounds as if she's leaning that way herself. Will someone prevail on her to remember her own roots? Will Pepe insist on raising the baby with or without Moni -- just as Enzo did? And, of course, the thread is spun out in another direction by the story of Fernanda who was forced to give up her son -- forced but also feeling that it wasn't the time.
Then there are the other parallels -- Chela & Rebecca both being torn between the new loves and their left over feelings. Interesting stuff going on there.
Güera
Permalink posted by : Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 5:12:00 PM EST
: Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 5:12:00 PM EST
Excellent recap Julie and like everyone else, loved "beefcake and shaving cream"...the words and the scene.
Find the Chela-Pancho foot bathing oddly disturbing. It has religious overtones of course, and is still practiced in churches...but combined with the repressed emotion of Chela towards Pancho...don' know, just makes me queasy.
Happy to see some senior citizen romance, although alas, there was an article in our Sunday paper about how STD's are increasing amongst the senior set. Oh my. Viagra and liberation are not kind to the oldsters.
Happy that you guys will be off the hook after next week for these exhausting double recaps...but want to thank you again for your efforts above and beyond.
Find the Chela-Pancho foot bathing oddly disturbing. It has religious overtones of course, and is still practiced in churches...but combined with the repressed emotion of Chela towards Pancho...don' know, just makes me queasy.
Happy to see some senior citizen romance, although alas, there was an article in our Sunday paper about how STD's are increasing amongst the senior set. Oh my. Viagra and liberation are not kind to the oldsters.
Happy that you guys will be off the hook after next week for these exhausting double recaps...but want to thank you again for your efforts above and beyond.
I'm really liking Pina, too Güera!!
I hope that eventually the Chela/Rebe/Pancho triangle will work itself out and I hope Chela has matured enough to NOT do any badmouthing this time.
I hope that eventually the Chela/Rebe/Pancho triangle will work itself out and I hope Chela has matured enough to NOT do any badmouthing this time.
Just read part II. This is a great recap, Julie.
Love The three Financeteers -- a fitting replacement for the old Pesketeers now that there's been a reshuffling.
Pina & Vince in the scenes with the lawyers were so sweet and believable. Their respect & regret were so touching. I cried at the hug and the montage of happier times. that was one of my favorite scenes ever.
Someone said yesterday that we are about halfway through. So I guess it's time to shake up all of the couples. I think Pancho & Chela need to have a short romantic interlude. It will put to rest those leftover feelings. But in the end I'm sure Chela will be back with the man of her dreams and Rebe & Pancho will have a more mature understanding.
One thing I love about this show is the way Pancho runs the company. This is a classic story -- the "regular guy" who finds himself in the executive suite. We saw it in Juan Querendon & in Hasta que el dinero nos separe and even in Gancho. But Juan Querendon continued to look like a buffoon even as he learned on the job and began to grow into his position. In Dinero our white socked naco had a lot of charm & lucked into some great deals -- usually accompanied with a lot of tequila.
But Pancho demonstrates real natural business sense. He was, after all, an entrepreneur to begin with -- pretty small business -- but a business. He keeps his simple honesty and family values but with the help of Beto and now Enzo he actually know what he's doing.
Güera
Love The three Financeteers -- a fitting replacement for the old Pesketeers now that there's been a reshuffling.
Pina & Vince in the scenes with the lawyers were so sweet and believable. Their respect & regret were so touching. I cried at the hug and the montage of happier times. that was one of my favorite scenes ever.
Someone said yesterday that we are about halfway through. So I guess it's time to shake up all of the couples. I think Pancho & Chela need to have a short romantic interlude. It will put to rest those leftover feelings. But in the end I'm sure Chela will be back with the man of her dreams and Rebe & Pancho will have a more mature understanding.
One thing I love about this show is the way Pancho runs the company. This is a classic story -- the "regular guy" who finds himself in the executive suite. We saw it in Juan Querendon & in Hasta que el dinero nos separe and even in Gancho. But Juan Querendon continued to look like a buffoon even as he learned on the job and began to grow into his position. In Dinero our white socked naco had a lot of charm & lucked into some great deals -- usually accompanied with a lot of tequila.
But Pancho demonstrates real natural business sense. He was, after all, an entrepreneur to begin with -- pretty small business -- but a business. He keeps his simple honesty and family values but with the help of Beto and now Enzo he actually know what he's doing.
Güera
Permalink posted by : Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 5:49:00 PM EST
: Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 5:49:00 PM EST
I think it's way too early to worry about Moni being two weeks late. It's not at all unusual to miss a period on the pill. Until she's had a test, Pepe and Moni shouldn't be spreading this around too much.
Ana taking Lupita's advice to heart, while Elena continued her own downward spiral of bitterness - I sure hope SHE'S taking precautions. And even while I'm picking on Elena, I don't have much nice to say about Cristian either. If something goes wrong, he's got a whopping big share of the blame too. Sooner or later that other earring is going to come back to haunt him.
But it was SO satisfying to see Pancho claim Muscles for his own team. I know Vice thinks Enzo still owes him something, but Vice is being just as dumb as Elena in the way he's conducting his life. Candy is being willfully blind, too.
I wondered if Fer and Octavio would get together eventually, so that scene was also satisfying. But there's just so much bad stuff jumbled together with the good lately...
Speaking of good and bad and Dr. Octavio, I seem to remember that Fernanda's cancer treatment had something to do with DNA. If her cancer comes back, they may need to DNA or blood test the family for compatible organs or something. Maybe that's how they'll eventually find out the truth about Pancho. (Happens all the time in regular US daytime soaps!)
Ana taking Lupita's advice to heart, while Elena continued her own downward spiral of bitterness - I sure hope SHE'S taking precautions. And even while I'm picking on Elena, I don't have much nice to say about Cristian either. If something goes wrong, he's got a whopping big share of the blame too. Sooner or later that other earring is going to come back to haunt him.
But it was SO satisfying to see Pancho claim Muscles for his own team. I know Vice thinks Enzo still owes him something, but Vice is being just as dumb as Elena in the way he's conducting his life. Candy is being willfully blind, too.
I wondered if Fer and Octavio would get together eventually, so that scene was also satisfying. But there's just so much bad stuff jumbled together with the good lately...
Speaking of good and bad and Dr. Octavio, I seem to remember that Fernanda's cancer treatment had something to do with DNA. If her cancer comes back, they may need to DNA or blood test the family for compatible organs or something. Maybe that's how they'll eventually find out the truth about Pancho. (Happens all the time in regular US daytime soaps!)
Thank you so much Julie for part 2 of this recap. It was wonderful and I love the three Financeteers too. I too am glad Enzzo switched sides and even Arnold is taking Pancho's side.
I think Mike will never be honest. Pancho will have to watch his back during the business.
Loved the scenes with Pina and Vins. It was very bittersweet, and only now does he treat her with some dignity.
Oh Elena. She is like a prostitue. She is doing everything as one. Lupe is trying to save her, but Elena will never listen unless something comes back to bite her in the butt. Same goes for Christan he is old enough to be her Dad.
I agree with you Julie about the two weeks late and the pill. It has been known to happen.
Guerra-like your idea about the baby thread that is running through this tn.
I think Mike will never be honest. Pancho will have to watch his back during the business.
Loved the scenes with Pina and Vins. It was very bittersweet, and only now does he treat her with some dignity.
Oh Elena. She is like a prostitue. She is doing everything as one. Lupe is trying to save her, but Elena will never listen unless something comes back to bite her in the butt. Same goes for Christan he is old enough to be her Dad.
I agree with you Julie about the two weeks late and the pill. It has been known to happen.
Guerra-like your idea about the baby thread that is running through this tn.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 8:05:00 PM EST
: Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 8:05:00 PM EST
Thank you so much, Julie! I love your detailed, precise recaps. You capture the soul of the goings-on so well.
Like everyone else, I loved "Morning brings us a gratuitous breakfast of beefcake and shaving cream." Yummy! My favorite! Forget that pink yogurt and pancakes and fruit!
I also liked "...there's a montage of their happy moments. It's very brief." Too funny. It's nice that Vice finally behaved decently to Pina. Their divorce was much more lovely than their marriage.
HOW can Chela still be having foot-washing type feelings for Pancho? It must just be because she hasn't seen Enzo without the mustache yet.
So now Moni's late, Elena's skanking around, who knows what's up with Candy, and Arnoldo thinks Rebe's hormones are out of whack? Could be a babyfest here pretty soon. Which ones? Chela and Enzo are probably pretty responsible. Ana and Freddy at least had condoms handy, although I doubt she had time to get to the gyno and set up with something else. All the chatter that's been going on about sex and contraception lately, I feel like at least one character is really going to be knocked up. Maybe Moni, maybe not.
I like how Moni's nose turns red when she cries. It adds realism. Pepe's ears turn red when he's all emotional.
Like everyone else, I loved "Morning brings us a gratuitous breakfast of beefcake and shaving cream." Yummy! My favorite! Forget that pink yogurt and pancakes and fruit!
I also liked "...there's a montage of their happy moments. It's very brief." Too funny. It's nice that Vice finally behaved decently to Pina. Their divorce was much more lovely than their marriage.
HOW can Chela still be having foot-washing type feelings for Pancho? It must just be because she hasn't seen Enzo without the mustache yet.
So now Moni's late, Elena's skanking around, who knows what's up with Candy, and Arnoldo thinks Rebe's hormones are out of whack? Could be a babyfest here pretty soon. Which ones? Chela and Enzo are probably pretty responsible. Ana and Freddy at least had condoms handy, although I doubt she had time to get to the gyno and set up with something else. All the chatter that's been going on about sex and contraception lately, I feel like at least one character is really going to be knocked up. Maybe Moni, maybe not.
I like how Moni's nose turns red when she cries. It adds realism. Pepe's ears turn red when he's all emotional.
Julie, thanks for a fine recap. Love the "Financeteers." Dang, I missed seeing Enzo's "beefcake and shaving cream" scene.
I like Pancho best when he's giving them hell in the board room, with nervous Beto by his side.
Moni's been pretty stressed lately. That's probably why she's late.
Yuck, Chela is back bathing Pancho's feet. I wonder how Enzo would feel if he walked in on that.
I like Pancho best when he's giving them hell in the board room, with nervous Beto by his side.
Moni's been pretty stressed lately. That's probably why she's late.
Yuck, Chela is back bathing Pancho's feet. I wonder how Enzo would feel if he walked in on that.
Poor Moni. I suspect she's late because she's stressed, and now she's friqueando because she's worried she's pregnant, and that's making her more stressed, and she's just spiraling.
I still don't understand why Pancho and Rebe are even considering a merger with Bella Face. They KNOW BF is run by slimy rats. Have their finances become so precarious that they must consider Avon suicide? I'd rather ask Violeta to invest than deal with Icky Mickey.
So funny how Mike didn't pick up on either Lidia's sarcasm or her flirting. He really is dense.
I still don't understand why Pancho and Rebe are even considering a merger with Bella Face. They KNOW BF is run by slimy rats. Have their finances become so precarious that they must consider Avon suicide? I'd rather ask Violeta to invest than deal with Icky Mickey.
So funny how Mike didn't pick up on either Lidia's sarcasm or her flirting. He really is dense.
Julia..loved your observation that Pepe's ears turn red when he's intense or stressed. As a toddler, my son's ears would turn bright red when he was concentrating hard on something (usually Legos or Star Wars figures). You brought back a wonderful memory.
Of course, if we want to play devil's advocate, it's also possible that stress caused Moni to ovulate despite her precautions. But of all the females in this story, I believe it's Elena who is most likely to end up with an unwanted pregnancy, and the consequences will be more dire.
Crying-induced pinkness and anger-induced redness are very authentic signs of emotion. I'm always impressed when an actor manages to dredge up something more than glycerine tears and a pained expression.
I've kinda lost track of what's going on with Avon financially. Wasn't there a millionaire named Inaki who was going to throw in a big bundle of cash? What happened with that? Is it his loan that they're now struggling to pay off?
I suppose if they really need Violeta's money, Enzo could be tempted to play Violeta for a while. I don't think he'd be that desperate or crazy, but if Chela dumped him for Pancho, maybe he'd do it.
I have no idea if Violeta knows Napoleon or not, but the timing of her threat to Candy pointed in that direction. Hopefully that was just crazy talk on her part, but do we know how her family got their money? For all we know, the guy could be Moni's father. Shudder!
Crying-induced pinkness and anger-induced redness are very authentic signs of emotion. I'm always impressed when an actor manages to dredge up something more than glycerine tears and a pained expression.
I've kinda lost track of what's going on with Avon financially. Wasn't there a millionaire named Inaki who was going to throw in a big bundle of cash? What happened with that? Is it his loan that they're now struggling to pay off?
I suppose if they really need Violeta's money, Enzo could be tempted to play Violeta for a while. I don't think he'd be that desperate or crazy, but if Chela dumped him for Pancho, maybe he'd do it.
I have no idea if Violeta knows Napoleon or not, but the timing of her threat to Candy pointed in that direction. Hopefully that was just crazy talk on her part, but do we know how her family got their money? For all we know, the guy could be Moni's father. Shudder!
Julie that is an interesting theory about Violetta. The only thing we really know about her so far is that she comes from money, got pregnant by some rich kid and Enzzo married her cause the rich kid didn't want to. We really don't know how rich her parents are or what they do, they haven't shown us yet. She could know Napoleon or he could be Moni's father for all we know. Inaki did invest in Avon, I really don't know why Avon is struggling. Pancho went to the bank awhile back for financing for some project and this is the loan they are trying to pay off.
I like your theory about Elena. She would be the only one so far who wouldn't think of protection. Maybe Christan does.
I like your theory about Elena. She would be the only one so far who wouldn't think of protection. Maybe Christan does.
Permalink posted by : Monday, February 27, 2012 at 8:36:00 AM EST
: Monday, February 27, 2012 at 8:36:00 AM EST
Julie sorry I got it wrong about Enzzo and Violetta. They didn't marry. He just took care of her when she found out she was pregnant. She actually went to the States to abort the baby, but Enzzo stopped her and when Moni was born he took her and raised her. Violetta never wanted Moni.
Permalink posted by : Monday, February 27, 2012 at 9:02:00 AM EST
: Monday, February 27, 2012 at 9:02:00 AM EST
Julie , Thanks for another wonderfully written recap. It is a real lifeline to me with no Univision here in Oaxaca. I am also enjoying everyone's insightful and humorous comments this weekend. This silly show is actually very thought provoking. I fly home Wednesday so will begin seeing the show again by the end of the .
I just hope orangeman isn't Moni's bioDad but I don't fancy the Napoleonster either. I wish she would just acknowledge that Enzo was her everything for so long. He should realize that by spoiling her so much she is a narcisistic brat part of the time. She may get a quick lesson in trust when Violenta turns on her true colors.
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I just hope orangeman isn't Moni's bioDad but I don't fancy the Napoleonster either. I wish she would just acknowledge that Enzo was her everything for so long. He should realize that by spoiling her so much she is a narcisistic brat part of the time. She may get a quick lesson in trust when Violenta turns on her true colors.
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I have vocabs!
en charola de plata - on a silver platter; with no effort
lider sindical - gang leader
los patos le tiran a los escopetas - the tail wags the dog; employees are in charge of the boss
pilluelo - rascal
pillín - rascal
gorgorito - trill, warble
ponerse color de hormiga - to take an ugly turn, to presage difficulty
defender a capa y espada - to fight tooth and nail
buscar cinco patos al gato - to complicate matters, to split hairs
maraña - tangle
cinturón de castidad - chastity belt
ahora es cuando chile verde le has de dar sabor al caldo - the time has come to get your act together and show what you're capable of
ya rugiste, león - you promised; I'll hold you to that
huele a chanchulla a cien metros distancia - something is very suspicious
mojigato - someone who pretends to be humble
en charola de plata - on a silver platter; with no effort
lider sindical - gang leader
los patos le tiran a los escopetas - the tail wags the dog; employees are in charge of the boss
pilluelo - rascal
pillín - rascal
gorgorito - trill, warble
ponerse color de hormiga - to take an ugly turn, to presage difficulty
defender a capa y espada - to fight tooth and nail
buscar cinco patos al gato - to complicate matters, to split hairs
maraña - tangle
cinturón de castidad - chastity belt
ahora es cuando chile verde le has de dar sabor al caldo - the time has come to get your act together and show what you're capable of
ya rugiste, león - you promised; I'll hold you to that
huele a chanchulla a cien metros distancia - something is very suspicious
mojigato - someone who pretends to be humble
Muchas gracias por the vocabulary list. Its ever so helpful.
Glad to read that others find the Chela-Pancho foot washing ceremony creepy. It creeped me out the first time and its only gotten worse for me.
Nice to have a TN move along like this one does.
Glad to read that others find the Chela-Pancho foot washing ceremony creepy. It creeped me out the first time and its only gotten worse for me.
Nice to have a TN move along like this one does.
Permalink posted by : Monday, February 27, 2012 at 11:27:00 AM EST
: Monday, February 27, 2012 at 11:27:00 AM EST
Woo! Cheryl, I hadn't even thought of Mike as Moni's dad. But he does fit the profile of a heartless rich idiot boy.
Thanks for the vocab, Julia. I love "gorgorito."
Anon 11:27, I've never been a fan of the foot-washing scenes either. I get that it's the most "intimate" Chela was ever able to get with Pancho, but yuck. Makes it seem as though she's a foot fetishist.
Thanks for the vocab, Julia. I love "gorgorito."
Anon 11:27, I've never been a fan of the foot-washing scenes either. I get that it's the most "intimate" Chela was ever able to get with Pancho, but yuck. Makes it seem as though she's a foot fetishist.
Permalink posted by : Monday, February 27, 2012 at 11:47:00 AM EST
: Monday, February 27, 2012 at 11:47:00 AM EST
If Mike could be Moni's dad, that would have to mean Enzo didn't really know who her father was, right? Otherwise he would have reacted more to Mike's arrival. Did Violeta ever cross paths with Mike in Acapulco? I can't remember.
Julia-No she didn't come across Mike just Enzzo, Candy and Chela.That was it. She never saw Mike. That is a good theory too, about Mike being Moni's Dad. I hope we find out for sure who he is.
Permalink posted by : Monday, February 27, 2012 at 12:08:00 PM EST
: Monday, February 27, 2012 at 12:08:00 PM EST
Oh, and Vins, how I forgot about him I'll never know. He went to Violetta's room and that is why Candy left early.
Permalink posted by : Monday, February 27, 2012 at 12:09:00 PM EST
: Monday, February 27, 2012 at 12:09:00 PM EST
Oh, you're right Julia. In order to have had Moni's father investigated, Enzo would have to have known who he was. (I'm not sure I believe that he really did have him investigated, though.)
I don't think Violeta ever crossed paths with Mike in Acapulco. Too bad. I wasn't kidding last week or the week before when I said I hoped they'd get together.
I don't think Violeta ever crossed paths with Mike in Acapulco. Too bad. I wasn't kidding last week or the week before when I said I hoped they'd get together.
Permalink posted by : Monday, February 27, 2012 at 12:10:00 PM EST
: Monday, February 27, 2012 at 12:10:00 PM EST
I don't think Enzo really had Moni's father investigated. But I'm still not sure whether he even knows who he is. Maybe he has no idea and just made something up for Moni, or maybe Violeta lied to him about who the father is.
Considering Pancho's grooming habits (hair) I can't imagine his feet smell all that good. But maybe Chela has a fetish for stinky feet. Its creepy!
Permalink posted by : Monday, February 27, 2012 at 1:22:00 PM EST
: Monday, February 27, 2012 at 1:22:00 PM EST
On Friday evening I went to see a film called Pina. It's sort of a documetary about the German (I think) choreographer Pina Bausch. Parts of it were interesting, yet for much of the film I was wishing I were home on the sofa watching OUR Pina instead. She's more entertaining and in many ways I think her choreography is more profound. I'm so lowbrow.
Thanks for the terrific vocabulary Julia. And thanks all for a continuing fun discussion. Mike as Moni's dad...great idea. Horrible...but great, if you know what I mean.
I am with you ladies on the ick factor of the feet washing. I know they are really related but I get these feeling like its incestuous when I watch them! ICK!
Permalink posted by : Monday, February 27, 2012 at 6:47:00 PM EST
: Monday, February 27, 2012 at 6:47:00 PM EST
I don't think foot-washing itself is inherently gross. I mean, people give other people pedicures all the time. Or wash the feet of elderly people with circulation problems and such. That isn't so weird.
What makes it creepy is that for Chela it seems to be the closest intimacy she can get when she really wants something else. Plus she has a history of acting like Pancho's slave anyway; this is just a magnifying glass on that tendency of hers. And unlike great-granny, Pancho doesn't need someone else to wash his feet.
What makes it creepy is that for Chela it seems to be the closest intimacy she can get when she really wants something else. Plus she has a history of acting like Pancho's slave anyway; this is just a magnifying glass on that tendency of hers. And unlike great-granny, Pancho doesn't need someone else to wash his feet.
Julie, a belated thank you for this wonderfully entertaining recap. I realized when I started watching tonight that I had failed to watch Friday's episode! Duh. Anyway, thank goodness I had it on Tivo so I could thoroughly enjoy the beefcake for breakfast (or in my case dinner) scene.
Thank you Julie, for the excellent recap. You guys are such troupers on Familia, doing the two hours every night.
I really want Chela to choose Enzo. The sister-in-law thing creeps me out with Pancho, and what, after 20 years he noticed she exists? She is not going to get what she wants from Pancho.
Chela, go to University, pick the hunky and now-sweet Enzo and count your lucky stars!
EJ
I really want Chela to choose Enzo. The sister-in-law thing creeps me out with Pancho, and what, after 20 years he noticed she exists? She is not going to get what she wants from Pancho.
Chela, go to University, pick the hunky and now-sweet Enzo and count your lucky stars!
EJ
L'Grand Orange, Mike (not Mario Battagli) is a perfect fit for Violetta. They could share the same foundation, tanning bed and bronzer and Moni could end up with her biological parents married.
EJ
EJ
Hey, I just noticed something on this new and improved blogger format, I no longer have the option to have subsequent comments sent directly to my email address. Has anyone else noticed this "improvement", i.e. that the email feature has disappeared?
Is this really a "new format," or is it just Blogger having a tummyache and loading a simplified version of the page that's lacking some of the regular features? Because the layout is a bit screwy on my screen.
I was thinking last night about how telenovelas often signal a character's internal change with a new hairstyle. Know who hasn't had a new hairstyle yet? Rebeca! Maybe after she gets rid of Mike she'll get a haircut. (Not that I think she needs one - I'm just curious what else they'd come up with for her!)
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I was thinking last night about how telenovelas often signal a character's internal change with a new hairstyle. Know who hasn't had a new hairstyle yet? Rebeca! Maybe after she gets rid of Mike she'll get a haircut. (Not that I think she needs one - I'm just curious what else they'd come up with for her!)
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