Caray, Caray!

Sorry about the lack of dialogue but the scenes are so short these days.

Hope next week will be better.
 

Thanks for the recap UA. There really wasn't a lot for your translate.

Vivi is very smart and I'm concerned about her survival in this TN as so often good, smart people don't make it to the end of a novela. The look of shock on her face when Dio rolled in with the death certificate. The writers have created a reasonable situation for her to continue to hid Daniel's identity. Yeah! If she had any doubts about his story, the death certificate will nullify that.

I know Aloser has to hang in there as an obstacle but he's such a mess. If he wants to save his marriage, he'll get some anger management on his bouts or rages against Cami when she "defies" him.

And speaking of obstacle, that's all bratgirl is. Why haven't her parent returned to collect her? Why is she plaguing Paolo as if he's the only guy in the world? And why would she think she can have Paolo (except for the entitlement rich characters have in these TNs) when he's state several times his heart is with another. While Ximena is annoying at least she's Cami's sister. This silly girl is just there to make Paolo and Luzma's life miserable. Her uncle is wretched enough.

The previews were quite fun. Vivi tells Daniel about the death certificate and the Dio/Alonso connection and the Padre confronts the dragon and his mother saying the death certificate is as false as they are. I hope Padre lives to the end of this TN too.
 

They sure eat a lot of Tostitos at La Malquerida.

Rafa needs to be slapped repeatedly for screaming out DANIEL! DANIEL! down the street at D'Andres.

What exactly does Leoncio DO at the hacienda?

Amber from Clueless joined this show; her new character is called Iliana.

Vivi doubted Dan's story but she can't now, with Dio busting in with the death certificate.
 

Thanks very much, UA. I love the way you organize the recap by setting. Helps me remember what I saw as I dozed off -- just can't help it -- during a show I really want to see. Hate the ten o'clock slot.

Lots of excitement and romance last night. The Pablo/Luzma story just doesn't hold water compared to our central duo. I like the way that the twists and turns are developing in Daniel's story. I hope that the writers can sustain this for a while.

Alonso, Isadora and Dio make my skin crawl. I give it to Letitia, in particular. She's a masterful villain and even prettier as she ages.
 

I checked IMDb on her; if Flavio Medina is only 34 (he looks older) she is too young to be his mother off-camera. Leticia Calderon is only 44 years old. She could still be a protagonist if someone would cast her as such, but she seems to enjoy the dark side.

Augustina is such easy prey for this evil trio. I'm ready to strangle her. When she finds out that "Andres" is the hated bastardo she's been ranting about she will be unbearable.
 

Traveling Lady: ITA - I hate the 10PM slot. I have to fight to stay awake almost every night myself!

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Urban: Short and sweet but full of some terrific snark.
My favorite two lines:

"l Diablo is probably immune to komodo saliva."

"Mama Dragon knashes her teeth at this and shows off her gold-painted claws."
 

Thanks for the recap. Was at the office for 12 hours yesterday. Sat down to watch and woke up when Daniel was carrying Camilla.

I am beginning to get the hang of watching the Spanish subtitles, but then I miss the good stuff, i.e. "kissing distance."

Cesar would make a good vampire. I was just waiting for Isa to turn her head, so he could bite.

Cindy
 

Thanks, UA, for an excellent recap. My favorite lines were the same as Jardinera's, esp. the bit about El Diablo's immunity.

Anon 207, I too was furious at Rafa for screaming "Daniel, Daniel" as he was chasing Daniel down the street. With friends like that...

I was VERY uncomfortable seeing the astonished, disbelieving look on Vivi's face when Dionisio announced that he had Daniel's death certificate. It was clear that Dionisio noted her expression as well. I'm now fearing she may not make it through to the end, though I desperately hope she does. I love her smart, savvy, gutsy character.

If there's now an anvil hanging over Vivi, there's certainly also one over the Padre. His impassioned announcement in the avances that Daniel is alive is an obstacle Dionisio will try to, um, deal with.
 

I don't think we need to worry about her for a while, but I would like to find out what is the real deal with Miriam. Also, whether it is possible to have someone declared legally dead at all in Chile (It is not possible in France, for example).
 

If it were Rafa sitting next to Camila and Dio came in and said "We have Daniel Diaz Acosta's Death Certificate!" and Rafa was like :-0, then I'd be concerned about his health and wellbeing.

But since it was Vivi sitting there like :-0 with Camila & Dio, she'll probably play it off like "OMG now you're the only duena. Yay!"


I think the death certificate said Dan's birthday is March 1, 1979. '79 obviously makes sense because Dan is 33.

Luzma looks like Sandra Echeverria's little sister.

I want to know who that older lady in the credits will play, the lady that furiously closes the fan at the end of the opening credits. LOL
 

Fabulous recap Urban, never mind that there weren't a lot of juicy conversations for you to recap. I loved Vivi this episode, and I wish Dan would open his mind just a little to the possibility that Camila isn't some evil, greedy killer. Come on dude! You see she is surrounded by a horrible mother-in-law, husband (who happens to manage the ranch), and family friend (who's her husband's friend), and the first person you suspect is her? Seriously?

I think he is trying to hate her because facing up to the fact that he is attracted to a woman who is not Miriam is too frightening and painful.
 

Vivi, I think you're right. It's not so long since her "death" he must be feeling guilty about being attracted to Camila.

Who is actually much like Miriam. She stands up for what and whom she cares about and she isn't a frivolous layabout who lives to shop. If Daniel stops to think he might see that... in about 50 episodes or so.
 

Vivi, I agree.

Daniel has the same attitude towards Camila that Abraham has towards him.


 

Fabulous title!
 

UA: Another great recap and another beautiful fan.

Anon asked the question as to what does Leoncilo do? Good question as I was wondering that myself.
 

Looks like my friend may have called it re: Vivi keeping Dan's secret (see last comment on prev ep recap).

Robey
 

I think Leoncio does the higher-level dirty work on the ranch. It can't be more than that because the other men do not fear him. He has no authority over Rudolfo and now he has no authority over Andres. Judging from his interaction with Luzma in this episode it sounds like he has little education as well.

He will never be more than he is right now and could seriously end up being less.
 

Just read the recap. Great job UA.

Love how Isa gets so frustrated because she's actually met someone who won't let her bulldoze them. Love it!!

Al is so creepy!!! Great acting job.

If Leo wants to catch Luz doing something wrong, he probably shouldn't announce himself by whistling.

Does anyone know how many eps there are in this TN?

My friend's other theory about Dio having Agustina killed to clear the way for a Cam seduction. What do you all think?

Robey
 

UA - great recap. I too loved "Diablo is probably immune to Komodo saliva." Isadora looks fabulous, but she and Dionisio devouring each other scared the beegeebees out of me.

I'm giving Daniel a break on not telling Camila, just yet. I do think he realizes she's not the calculating B and agree he feels guilty about his feelings for her. But he's facing life imprisonment or death, so the stakes are too high to take the chance on telling her the truth. What Daniel should be doing is exactly what the padre is doing, investigating instead of jumping to conclusions.
 

Vivi actually has a good reason to keep Dan's secret: Camila.

Dan's telling her this story about being targeted for death so Camila can get her hands on the ranch, and then here comes Dio busting in boasting he has Daniel's death certificate.

If whoever is trying to kill Daniel is willing to kill a perfect stranger for the ranch, what would they do to Camila? Not only will Vivi keep her mouth shut about Dan's existence, I'll bet she will really ramp up the pressure for Camila to divorce Alonso ASAP.
 

Thanks mucho UA! Good to see you recapping in style! We are seeing the slimy trail growing of a few characters now...
Isa makes her movida. BTW, that kissing scene was gross! Dio looked like he was eating her teeth.Yech
Tio Leo and his lewd stares at his niece and nasty attitude. Now I know why he wears the sarape. It is to hide the huge alcohol soaked chip on his shoulder. He reminds me of the movie murderer who stalks people while he drags one of his leg after himself.
Dionisio, self appointed Casanova. Too bad he is more the No Va than the Casa.
AlLocoLonso the sniveling ranch idiot..
Bratgirl the society girl of Los Ranchos who appears to have her sights on the only society boy within miles, Pablo.

Feel free to add any others I might have missed.

 

Thanks UA, great job. They were in kissing distance a lot. I was hoping they would sneak one in. I loved how easily he picked her up and carried her. He didn't even look like he was struggling like some actors do.

Andres sure knows how to be in the right place at the right time. He catches Dion and Isa kissing, and now knows they are bad people. I think he likes Agustina, so he's going to want to protect her. At least until he overhears her calling him Bastardo.

The avances look interesting. I'm curious how everyone will take the news of the death certificate.
 

Not sure, but it looked to me like Bratgirl,(I don't even care what her real name is because Bratgirl is so perfect)was copying down a phone number out of that book, not changing an appointment. She grabbed a piece of paper and wrote something down.
 

My TV guide shows that this show will not be on tonight.
 

If I were Vivi the main reason I would want things settled between Daniel and Camila would be so that she wouldn't continue to get further involved with her supposedly first cousin. Otherwise, since the information will betray Daniel, she needs to give it more thought and be sure that it will be helpful to Camila.
 

Thanks UA as always. I am beginning to like this tn as well. I like Viviana and I hope she makes it till the end because she is really the only bff of Cami. I don't like Mama Metiche, I bet she will not accept what ever the licenciado will say about El Diablo. I like what you said about the Komodo saliva. And the kissing scene of El Diablo and Mama Dragon, well that is so gross isn't it. But they really did well showing that evil monsters are gross with their sex lives. I fear for the good ones in this tn because there's a long way to go yet and they have to keep it alive till the end.
 

Cathyx, I'm afraid you're right. The Washington Post's TV listings for today list Futbol preempting most of the TNs. Only Por Ella Soy Eva survived, at 7 pm. Sigh.
 

Thanks, UA. Great recap, and your fan collection is stunning. A great added bonus!

I thought I remembered Leoncio referred to as "foreman", but that may have just been a recapper's translation, not a word I heard in Spanish. He doesn't act like a foreman, and never seems to have any assigned tasks. He just slinks around making a nuisance of himself. Frankly, the scenes with him scare me because he seems unpredictable, and possibly dangerous.

Good point, Foxy, about Vivi needing to prevent further involvement between first cousins. Vivi is the only one who understands that Camila is falling for Dan. She's in a tough spot.
 

Yup, Jane S - Tio Leo has been referred to as a capataz or foreman. Hard to believe, I agree.
 

Thanks so much for the recap! I too was like, "EWWWW" with the Diablo/DragonLady kiss. It's like they were eating each other alive. Maybe that was the point. Like flesh-eating bacteria.

This is my favorite TN at the moment.

Love that the duplicitous situations are discovered by someone before too long. So now, Daniel knows about Dio & Isadora. Vivi and Rafa know about Daniel, and Padre and Abogado know that something is up with Diablo Dio.

Thanks for the recap! Already missing that there isn't an episode tonight!!
 

Novela villains who are sexually involved with each other are always interesting because it will be that much nastier when they turn on each other at the end. I keep wishing that Telemundo would rerun Te Voy a Ensenar a Querer where the villains' sex scenes were funny.
 

ty for the recap.@ Anon207 tostitos is the sponsor of the novela and this is why it is everywhere haha.Also Omg the way the villains kiss looks like it hurts haha.
 

OK everybody, it's not my intention to hijack these comments, but I need some guidance and info. I have been off-line (yes, Virginia, there is a whole world outside the internet) for a couple of months and so missed the end of "the gal who couldn't make up her mind". Have been trying to find videos online and all the usual sources seem to have dried up. But, let me take this opportunity to thank all the recappers whose fabulous work got me up to speed and into the finish. I love you all. I love your individual voices and all the commenters who I consider friends by now. Which is why I'm asking here: I'll be back for reals at the end of September, so what should I do? 1) stay in the ten-o'clock slot? (is this show good enough to keep me up so late every night?); or 2) watch the 9'oclock, which is probably nearly over by now and then I'd be able to start fresh with something new from the beginning at a more reasonable time slot. What to do? Any input is gratefully appreciated.

Oh, and by the way, I got an email from Variopinta. We've become internet buddies due to some similar life circumstances (through CarayCaray) and she wanted me to convey the message that she was having trouble getting onto the blog (in part due to the Captcha thing) to leave comments, but still followed faithfully with another loyal friend and wanted you all to know that they were still out there reading every recap.
 

IXV-
Abismo de Pasion is going to end in October, so it would take a lot to catch up with it. In Mexico, it is being replaced with Amores Verdaderos, not sure if it is here.

So far, Amor Bravio is pretty good IMHO. We're only on capitulo 24, so it's still quite new. If you can't start watching until late September, I would wait for the replacement of Abismo de Pasion, since it's ending soon. But I watch both hours, so to me that would be the best of both worlds.


 

Thanks cathyx, good input. I get the feeling AB is meaty and a good replacement for LQNPDA (which I loved) but there would be alot of catching up to do and the hour is a real problem for me. And what happened to the online videos? Are the networks clamping down on copyright infringers yet again.?
 

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Kris-
For future reference, don't post the web address for the shows here. We suspect that Televisa or Univision monitors this site and when someone posts the address, it becomes off limits the next day. We usually trade that info by email.
 

Thanks, duly noted! Still on the fence about what I'll watch but tonight it will be AB. I'm going to jump right in and see how much sense I can make out of it and if it seems attractive enough, I'll be back.
 

Cathyx, you make a good point about not posting certain web addresses here, but how does this information get exchanged via email? There have been times when I've wanted to contact people privately, but I've never been able to find anyone's email address. As far as I can tell, most people don't have that information available on their Blogger page.
 

I did not know that. Maybe that should be posted somewhere so people will not list web addresses. However if anyone needs it let me know. I was only trying to be helpful.
 

Juanita, I guess you have to ask for it in the comments. Someone yesterday gave their email address for a link to the shows.

IXV- I really like this TN. I'm in love with Cristian de la Fuente, he's my new Telenovio, and I've always loved Sylvia Navaro's acting. So far it's been satisfying, so for now, I think you can't go wrong with this one. That can change any day, as you know. You can read the past recaps to catch up if you want.
 

Thanks all. Kris, for the link. I've copied it down. Not sure about contacting people by email, but mine is in my blogger ID and others have found me there. And cathyx, thanks for the encouragement. If I like it, I'll go back through and read up.

I use gmail for an alternate email in case things go wonky, it doesn't affect my "real" email account with my provider. You can just set one up with a new name any time if you're nervous about privacy. And if you get some kind of bad exposure or feel compromised, you can just shut it down any time. Also Yahoo and Ymail. You just have to remember to check them. Duh!
 

Thanks, Cathyx, for your response to my question. I guess I was hoping there was some central source that I didn't know about. But at least now I know.