Caray, Caray!

Oh my SuperMarta...you had some powerful descriptions in this one!..Max takes "a hard bite....hoping the biscuit could be Vicky's tongue". Yikes, what an image.

Also enjoyed "Rod's body is there but his mind is in another galaxy".

The one puzzle for me in this episode is the ghost. Do not see the point of this being in the story at all. It adds nothing. And I've never heard of a hungry ghost before but we shall see. I did like Procopio's pitcher and plate Clearly I'm distracted by the crockery. If I were a buyer for Pottery Barn, I'd definitely be ordering some.

Thanks for another great recap Marta and for including such detailed conversation for those of our readers who don't yet understand Spanish very well. You're a fine educator.
 

Marta, thanks for this great, wonderful recap. I never, ever thought Vicky would tell Aldo about her being abused by Max. Aldo did look sick and scared.I really hope Vicky keeps her avacadoes and doesn't back down. Max is very jealous I must say. To chokehold Aldo. I am glad Conny came in to save Aldo.

Loved that dinner for Melissa by the Linares. All the wonderful toasts and even Rod making such a good one, Claudio and his toast, Rod sure was jealous that Pato was sitting next to Luci.

Poor Rod his life has turned into an Inferno. I think he is right to want to divorce Gagme, they don't love each other, but on the other hand Pato is right and Luci won't welcome him back with open arms. Rod has a lot to deal with.

Poor Luci too. Now she feels guilty about Gagme's actions, and to tell you the truth, I think Gagme counted on Luci hearing the "if something happens to me and the bebe, it's yours and la Domestica's fault". Gagme wants to guilt Luci into staying away from Rodrigo es Mio. And The Champagne Queen's reaction, I'm losing beauty sleep and her gagme daughter didn't let her know ahead of time. Really!!!!I really think Gagme knows she is on the losing end here.

Frigid is gonna tell on Hanna. Mati, in this one instance, really did give Hanna good advice about Lor. Stay away from him and keep him away from here. Rosa would like nothing better than to throw his butt back in jail.

That phantasma is a hoot. I think the writers are using this plot device for something. We have seen way to much of this phantasma for them not to use it for something. Love how the phantasma stole Copio's bread, lol.

Rosa is way far gone. She needs to be in a manicomio. Everything is always wrong with someone else, never with her. And it's never Rosa's fault, always someone else's. I really wish, just once, she could really see herself for what she really is.
 

Excellent, Marta.

At this stage I can't see Gala going to term. Either she will die in an accident in the last week or she will have a miscarriage within the next two weeks and not tell Rod. Real pregnancy morphs into a fake one.

Aldo is an idiot.

Request for reality check: Do law school grads take the final oral exam in front of an audience like this? It's intimidating and creepy.
 

Great recap, Marta. Loved, "After normalizing his testosterone level..." Really true about Rod, looks like he is on steroids.
Wasn't there another one of these inquest-type exams in some other TN? Was it Teresa or Fuerza?

I think Luci would take back her Muchachon. Of course it can't happen that way in a TN, or can it?

That bread disappeared like a magic trick...ghosts don't eat bread, definitely should clue Procopio in on the nature of this "Fantasma".
 

Marta- This was one of you best. Thank you!

Max was really scary last night. Vicky is going to have to work extra hard to not fall back into Max's clutches, but Aldo lives and works with him, so he needs to think of another way to save his skin. The only way he can do that is by proving to Max that he's loyal. The question is, how will he do that? And now the police are coming after him to find out who the owner of Inferno is. Aldo will have some tough choices to make soon.

Urban- In Teresa, the docs also had to do their final professional exam in front of an audience. And one of my friends also did her Masters exam in front of a small audience here in the U.S. and I went. We also did a celebratory dinner afterwards. It's unusual here in the U.S., but not in other countries.

I want Rod to stop TALKING about the divorce, and just DO it. Don't ask anyone's opinion. Don't talk to Luci about it and make her feel like she's the cause-- making her feel guilty. If he's doing it for himself and his well-being, then he shouldn't hesitate. He should also be thinking about his child and that this in not the environment he wants him/her growing up in. Winning back Luci should be his third priority. Once he has shown that he is man enough and mature enough to make his own decisions, and follow through on them, then he will have a better chance of winning back Luci, as a free/unmarried man.

I still think the ghost is Theo. Anyone notice that the Theo actor was switched last night. He wasn't the same big/burly guy. This guy is smaller and less handsome.

 

Urban-not here in the States. They take a written test, although in Law School they participate in what's called Moot Court where they try a case in front of the professor.
 

Vivi I did notice the Theo actor was different. I thought I was seeing things lol. I too think Theo is the phantasma.
 

I am afraid I was disappointed when Gala was returned to her home safe and sound.
 

Emarie- In one way I was disappointed to Gala didn't have any consequences from her drunken night. But on the other hand, I know it would be too soon for her to die, and any other consequence (injury) would tie Rod to her more tightly. So this was the best outcome for now. It opened Rod's eyes even more to the kind of future he could expect. Putting a drunk, bitter wife to bed every night.
 

I think it's customary for dissertation/thesis defenses to be public. (Way back in 1982 my husband's defense had to be postponed because Poland's martial law regime prohibited all public gatherings.) But that doesn't necessarily mean you invite your whole family as if it was your graduation ceremony. Personally, I just had a few classmates come, for support and to take notes.
 

Found this with a quick online search:

"In Mexico, the bar exam is oral. At her university, each student chooses the three law professors who will administer the oral exam. The test is a rather subjective process. The bar candidate faces three lawyers seated at a long table — adorned with fresh fruit — and must answer a series of questions about the legal system. You pass or fail right there on the spot."

"Lawyers in Mexico are required to complete a law degree (Licenciado en Derecho, a five year program), and obtain a practice certificate (cedula professional) from the Bureau of Professions of the Ministry of Education (Direction General de Profesiones), which officially certifies the license by virtue of the law degree."



 

I really appreciate being able to read important parts of the dialogue! (Sometimes Hulu provides Spanish captions, sometimes not.) One question: Did the police find Gala walking or driving? Did I hear "caminando"?

I like Rosa's kind of villain--bad, but in self-defeating kinds of ways. She might be redeemable. And I wonder how evil Max might be. He might be on a whole different level.
 

UtahDesert- Yes, they said they found her walking. So at least she had sense enough not to get back behind the wheel. She still has her self preservation instincts in place. :)
 

Wow--SuperMarta indeed, the multi-faceted, multi-talented Spanish-speaking lady. You delivered a real wow recap. Tight and yet full of colorful details. Gracias.

Rod's toast to Melissa had a double meaning. He was once again trying again to tell Luci he's sorry for not defending her and not fighting for what was right.

Melissa clearly knows where to draw the line. She essentially told Jana in the lounge chair that just being close to him makes her heart flutter, but she admires him and respects him. I don't think she'll make the first move. That said, it would be better if she didn't go to work for CL.

Poor Jana (how many times have we said that). Frigida will rat her out. I think that is the main reason Rose kept her on--to keep her informed on the inner-workings in the house (since she was so busy doing nothing and bothering Padre Honesto). Frigida loves her job of spy and the Gala-Julie-Rod thing came along for her (and us) at just the right time. She was probably getting low on story material.

Was Max just teaching Aldo a lesson or had his anger taken him over the edge. How was he going to explain the dead body of his nephew in the house. It was similar to handcuffing Vicky--it was a power trip extraordinare.

It was such "fun" to watch Max squirm and do a slow burn in the restaurant.

I just can't resist Pato. He can deliver so much feeling with his face--the eyes, the forehead, the jaw. No wonder the camera moves in for close-ups. Rodrigo was definitely feeling a bit of bro-envy, bordering on jealousy at CL's DP1.

Speaking of Rodrigo, I love his looks up on the mountain top with Luci in the credits. He seems so free, so sure of himself as an outdoorsman. We don't hear much about him going on hiking or on climbing trips anymore. Anyway, a lot of it, for me, has to do with his hair. It's shiny and golden and fluffy. Why does wardrobe think he looks good with his hair greased and slicked back. Oh, that's right Gabe and Marco kind of look like that, too. Thank goodness they're not pommadeing Pato's gorgeous head of hair.

The fantasma is there to stretch the novela out to 165 episodes, sin duda.
 

Anita- I hear ya about Pato. When he said to Luci, "I'll sing to you", I almost melted. He said it in such a smoldering way. Poor Luci was blushing all kinds of shades of red. Then he just laughed it off and played it off. Even sexier. I for one, would love to have Pato sing to me. :)

He seems to be getting bolder in displaying his feelings for her, and is getting more fed up with Rod and his whining and stalking.
 

Many thanks Marta. Always an awesome recap with so much detail.
Lot of little plot points and statements made that hint at things to come.

Glad Vi told someone about what Max had done to her. Aldo was genuinely upset and I think his motivation to get money out of Max may now take a dark turn.

But what rather ticked me off was Connie's approach when Max was doing his best stalker/attack imitation. Obviously something was wrong, but even Aldo's lame "he's mad because of Cl" would have had me blowing steam out of my ears as a mother & tell Max to never touch my kid again instead of " oh,Aldo don't provoke Max" WTH? Now she's enabling Max? Spare me.

The only two points I see to the whole Grill Teeth getting angry and drunk is 1.) Get Luce to feel guilty for anything that happens in the future-thus pulling her and Rod apart and 2.) Start a downward spiral with GT that may result in either a miscarriage or baby born with severe health issues. I too was a little surprised that it didn't take a darker turn.

I agree with Pato's analysis to Rod--Dumbass really dug himself a hole for that one night of anger sex. He wonders if he has to pay all his life for his one screw up--hello, yes, especially if it was that stupid. Of course, being the hunky spoiled first son who everyone adored and with a mother who has NEVER accepted any consequences of her actions, not surprised he took that tack. It was almost as if Luce had to make concessions to him some how, hinting that he was sorry and keeps saying that he is so now why isn't she just being all dewey-eyed and letting them get togther? Yeah, he's Rosa's boy all right.
I guess I'm supposed to take it as him constantly wanting her to hear his undying love--but I look at it as harrassing and disrespectful. He needs to get his house in order and leave Luce out of it.

Again with the differences in meals and moods. Love these writers and director!!

Janna is such deep doodoo. (Mati has a nerve warning her when she's pulled some big-mouth spilling herself.) So what would Rosa do to jabba--she's already made her feelings known on the Lorenzo idea. I guess we worry if Rosa suddenly knows a good hit-man to call.
 

Poor Luci. She's too good for her own good. She would reject Rod if he divorced Gala because that vampire has done such a successful guilt trip on her.

As to Rod, once he gets to that place where he's on the mountaintop with Luci he will be himself again. The better look will reflect how he feels inside. Now he is bogged down by Gala and her self-created drama. She's sapping his energy just as that grease flattens out his hair.

He needs better beard grooming as well. His current look makes him look too old.


 

The fact that Lusi comes so close to melting in Rod's arms, even now that he's married, shows me that it won't be impossible for him to win her back when/if he's free. Sure, she might feel guilty for a while, but it sure as heck will be easier to woo her and move her past her guilty feelings when he DOESN'T have a ring on his finger. First thing's first Rod. How can he expect her to give him pledges of forgiveness and love and kisses, while he's still married?!
 

UA--you are toooo much. Mountain top breezes are good for the hair. Plus, Don A's shop probably doesn't sell Brylcreme.

A follow up on the Pato as a crooner. I could have sworn the rest of the conversation went something like ... when they ask me to sing it's means the end of the party because they always tell me to shut up and everybody goes home... a joke on himself. Did anyone else catch that?
 

Anita- Yeah, I caught that joke. Oh, Pato! Rod needs to find his sense of humor too. Gala has sapped that out of him too.
 

thanks Anita! totally forgot to include that part of the joke about his singing in the recap. i liked that sense of humor in him too.
 

Drat no auto accident when we could have used one and which might have solved everyone's problem but kudos to the writers for not taking the obvious route.

Laughed my head off with Nosy Rosy at the restaurant constantly looking at Aldo and Vicki and making snide comments to Max. Almost choked when she said he had better taste than have someone as vulgar as Vicki, I guess Vio went up a notch LOL.

I wonder if Pato will sing for Luci. i read somewhere that Brandon Peniche does sing so who knows. For some reason in almost every novela i've seen some actor breaks into song some times to the good, sometimes not.

Rod was definitely caught between a rock and a hard place watching Pato and Luci's interactions and so obviously wanting to be in his brother's place. That farewell was a tad awkward.

When Gagme waas swilling back drinks and then trying to figure how to pay for them i kept looking at the guy in the background and wondering if he was going to make a play for her, kidnap her, be important but i guess he just called the cops to make sure the drunken mess got home safe. Than again maybe he will play a part when she goes to recoup her earrings.

Max and Vicki played with fire and from the looks of things and Max's subsequent actions they are going to get burned.

Mati giving Jana good advice and reminding her what happened to Luci when she tangled with the TL Queen. Who knew she had sensible advice in her being used to her constant handwringing mi nina's. Lord God does no one in that house think to close a door when Frigida is near? So annoying when Mati knows full well that other woman is an ear to the wall gossip.

I hate those previews with julie getting all coy in front of Claudio. That is something that I loathed in the prior version and hoped they would not go down that path in this one so if Claudio can't see through her I am going to be majorly pithed.
 

Decie--I cringed, too, but Claudio's head is on straight--and he knows enough from Luci about Gala not to get tangled up with her mother. I wonder if CL will be a gentleman in rejecting her or give her a well deserved in your face are you kidding let down.

It will be interesting to see whether Max will hire her or not. Maybe he will feel that since he's being surrounded by Team Luci members he'll feel compelled to hire Julie.
 

I was happy to hear Luci say to Melissa the other day that after her baby is born she plans on going to university. Yay! Now, if only they could convince their little brothers, Lorenzo and Aldo, to continue with their education too.
 

Thanks Marta ... I appreciate the exacting detail you give. I don't miss anything and I sure would otherwise! Thanks again.

Ohhh Maxi, Maxi. I didn't start watching Refugio until it went to the one hour format so I didn't see Max drug Vicki and chain her up, only the intimidating and controlling behavior which is bad enough. Now that I've seen the flashback, and watched him grab hold of Aldo so that a little more pressure might have killed him, I don't think Maxi can be saved. Claudio needs to git'im. He's equal with Rosa. My heart instantly jumps to their three children and how they will cope with learning who their parents really are. Only the immature Aldo knows the extent of his uncle's depravity. What's so sick about what Max does is that he could generate fear and get the results he wants without going that far, so there's something really poisoned in him and that's what makes him equal with Rosa. They both will stop at nothing to control their realms. Someone said this week that the body count is still at one. Now I fear it won't stay so low.

Don Aquiles is responsible for that one body(I assume the reference was to Galindo.) I've also been hopeful about Don A because, well, we all know that in Novelaland finding a long lost child can do good things for a guy. But Don A was ruthless with Luci's family so I'm not in his camp anymore either.

I could not believe how drunk pregnant Gala got. What a hypocrite! She's educated enough to know about fetal alcohol syndrome. She can't pin alcohol consumption on anyone else, really. Dumb Rod needs to figure out that getting out of there is the right thing, not because she's impossible for HIM to live with, but because their living situation produces in a very bad environment for the baby that's (still) growing in there.

Pato really made Luci uneasy when he offered to sing to her picked up the cues that it was inappropriate only at the last minute. He's slowly courting her but y'all have said, it's a lost cause for him.

Also, did Melissa go on a bit too much in presenting her gift to Claudio? I thought I saw some eyes rolling in the room.


 

A BIG thank you Marta.

Fantasma---My take for what it's worth. This is a very serious novela, intence in many places with a lot of hatred and strong, very strong arguements. I think that the fantasama is nothing more than an attempt by the writers to break the intensity if just for a moment and bring in a laugh or two. This fits in perfectly with the copio character. I laughed myself, so I guess that it's working.

Insight?---I have seen enough novelas to know that there usually are several deaths and one or two severe cripling accidents which often turn out to be not accidents at all but a result of careful planning. After watching this last episode, I couldn't help but wonder if Aldo and Vickie are not moving closer to a big anvil of some kind. Psycho Max is not going to take their romance lightly.---Does anyone agree?
the gringo
 

Sorry about the typo in the second to last paragraph above. Should read 'offered to sing to her AND picked up the cues that it was inappropriate only at the last minute.'

Another comment on Max and Rosa. Rosa is verbal in her classism, talking on about Aldo being with a manicurist who is below him. Though Max has never been verbally judgmental based on class, he treats Vicki like dirt, like someone who is so far beneath him that she's simply his property. Same thing, different expression.
 

Gringo- This telenovela and La Fuerza del Destino have the lowest body counts I've seen in a tn. They both focus on character studies and character development, without adding the splashy murders and accidents.

Max may try to terrorize and intimidate Aldo and Vicky, but I don't see him murdering them. That would be too messy and have too many repercussions that would impact his life and the people around him.

Carol- Oscar was definitely rolling his eyes as Melissa gushed about CL. LOL!
 

Gringo, I agree. It looks like we're building toward Max finally being in a pressure cooker where he'll do something beserk. I stopped watching novelas because the murders were crazy and piled up in a sort of random way at some points. With Max, we've had foreshadowing with the phrase ... 'I want you to know what I'm capable of.' Now we know. So far he's been capable of almost killing both Vicki and Aldo to make his sick point. The big anvil could be over them but also over Claudio if he gets too close to Max's dark secrets, and I could even see Oscar getting too close to secrets that are far more threatening to Max than what Aldo and Vicki have done.
 

The body count is very low here which is interesting because in the prior version there were six all but two of them before the point we are at now. Then again there were more characters and we even had not one but three trials, Becuase the set up is differnt that can't happen here. However that doesn't mean that I don't fear for Pato, Aldo (who sometimes just seems to be asking for it), Claudio and Luci's bebe. People who crawl out from under the rocks like julie and Gagme seem to have an uncanny way of landing on their feet at least until the final weeks.

I don't think Claudio has anything at all to fear from Max. He knows Max too well and Max would be an immediate suspect. The danger if there is any to Claudio would seem to come from someone else

I don't think Oscar was so much rolling his eyes at Melissa's over the top little speech but was recognizing her feelings for the man. Several others already know about them so didn't react in the same way.

Like the TL kids, Oscar stands to be very disillusioned when the depth of Max's crooked dealings comes out. He has been his right hand man for years and trusts him believing him to be a somewhat honrable man. He got his first clue back during the trial when Max ordered him to bribe the judge and jury but has somehow seemed to have gotten passed it.
 

Oscar's relationship with Max is a lot like Connie's relationship with Rosa. They are both loyal to Rosa/Max, and also both in denial about the how bed/evil the other person is. Although Connie knows way more about Rosa's bad/evil deeds than Oscar knows about Max's. He will be just as blindsighted and disillusioned to find out about the true Max as the TL kids.
 

I'm overthinking again but it is Sunday. But would someone please tell me why Ofelia seems to think that Lastra was so good to her. All i can rememer is hi giving her a job for a ouple of nights and then stalking her. I don't remember him saving her from some drunken lout in the club. She admits she is afraid of him but will probably still go to the park. Someone should tell her if she gets caught with him she could be charged with aiding and abetting a fugitive.

And why doesn't Lastra call Max? Or did he and I missed it. He's got Max's money and records you'd think he'd be smart enough to use them to insure his safety.
 

Hello Marta,awesome recap. It's been a crazy week for me but the recaps keep me updated. A heartfelt thank you to Madelaine for yesterday's recap. Who is Gala kidding? She is smart enough to realize Rod doesn't love her, so why stay? The things people do for money. Aldo does have a screw loose. Going after a dangerous man's mistress is pure lunacy. In this particular case, the Mistress is more valued than the wife. Especially a wife like RE. Vicky has become his tension release. He can't loose her, not to Aldo.
I almost felt sorry for Gagme last night. ALMOST! It seems all her mother cares about is the TL money, not her. If your own mother can't love you,who will?

Olive
 

Decie Girl- Max told Lastra to get out of town days ago. He has disobeyed Max in order to stalk Ofelia, so he can't call Max. Each day he has stayed in town brings more danger to him and to Max (if the cops catch him and get him to talk), so Max would be p*ssed if he called him and admitted he's still in D.F.

As for Ofelia, I guess she thinks Lastra giving her a job is a good thing. He could have said no. *shrug* I also guess, since he didn't try to force himself on her sexually, like he did Luci, she doesn't see firsthand how evil he can be. She seems to feel a bit sorry for the guy. He has seemed more pathetic than dangerous with her.

Olive- I don't think Gala is doing it for the money. She's doing it to get back at Rod and Luci. And she's doing it for her pride. If she were able to seduce/win back Rod, she would feel triumphant over him and Luci. She can not get over the fact that Rod loves Luci and does not love her, and that he dumped her for Luci.

She has questioned why she's doing this a few times, but Julie is always there to stoke the fires of her hate and need for revenge to keep her going. Julie's driving motive is money, and for this reason she is able to remain so cold and cool-headed. Gala can't contain all the hurt and resentment she feels, and so is always picking fights with Rod. A true gold-digger, like Julie, would know how to stroke the man's ego and make him feel like she loves/worships him. (Like Vio and Vicky with their sugar daddies.)
 

Juli, Juli ... The first novela I ever saw was the kiddie novela Luz Clarita (I was NOT a kiddie.) Someone here mentioned Mexican pottery and what caught my eye as I was flipped by Univision was a scene in a traditional Mexican cocina. I was fascinated by the kitchenware. then became immediately hooked on that sweet novela. Anyway, Frances Ondivela, our Juli here, played almost the exact same character in Luz Clarita. The money hungry mother of a pretty blond daughter whom she pushes to marry the son of the rich industrialist. In that case, she too was in a relationship with the father. I still remember her last line to her daughter who was, by that time, disgusted with her mother's ways ... "The only thing that matters in life is money and position." Nothing new under the sun in Novelaland, not even the actress in this case.


 

I agree with Vivi, Gagme might have been in it for the money/TorresLanda social status back at first when Luci was not in the picture. Once Rod dropped her like a sour apple and went and married Luci after he dropped her DURING their first civil marriage attempt, Gala's focus changed from money to ego/revenge/jealousy and hurt pride, just like Vivi says. IT was not anymore about the money, it was about not losing Rod to the 'nobody' Luci. This is why Gala thought she had won the game when she got Rod to marry her, but once Rod found out Luci is also pregnant, he has totally turned around on her and not even trying to disguise it... he is all out on Luci. And this hurts Gala's pride/ego even more.
 

Marta - Great recap.

Poor Aldo. Looks like he's finally at the point when fast talk won't get him out of trouble. Enjoyed Vicki rising up and sticking it to Max, but she's naive about how low Max will go.
 

Dang where was Karma where Gagme was concerned in the bar?? Instead of taking the earrings as payment for the bartab, Gagme shouldve been made to wash dishes. Drat....

Hasn't anyone in the TL household learned by now in this telenovela to NOT leave a door not fully shut?????

I think Rod & Pato will come up with a plan that will protect Luci from the bruja clan.

The champagne cougar queen will get her claws into Claudio Linares. And Melissa will be the casualty of that action.

I wonder if Gagme's magazine editor job was given to her by her daddy. And we'll see an appearance by him when things start going south at the magazine so he comes to check things out. Some kind of boss she is...shes never there!!!! Unless I missed something in a previous episode, her daddy has never been mentioned.


 

Dang where was Karma where Gagme was concerned in the bar?? Instead of taking the earrings as payment for the bartab, Gagme shouldve been made to wash dishes. Drat....

Hasn't anyone in the TL household learned by now in this telenovela to NOT leave a door not fully shut?????

I think Rod & Pato will come up with a plan that will protect Luci from the bruja clan.

The champagne cougar queen will get her claws into Claudio Linares. And Melissa will be the casualty of that action.

I wonder if Gagme's magazine editor job was given to her by her daddy. And we'll see an appearance by him when things start going south at the magazine so he comes to check things out. Some kind of boss she is...shes never there!!!! Unless I missed something in a previous episode, her daddy has never been mentioned.
 

I haven't missed this one yet and no, Gala's father has never been mentioned. We don't know whether Julie is divorced or a (possibly black) widow. I'm guessing that he was out of the picture before she was even old enough to know him.
 

LOL @ Urban!! But you know seeing as Gagme's daddy has not been mentioned as of yet...hhhhmmmmm. I'm seeing an undropped anvil or two down the road here. The champagne cougar queen does seem to be quite the grifter too. If Rod, Pato, Luci (oh who else can we throw in the mix) want to get some goods on the bruja twosome, I'd keep an eye on this possible plotline.
 

I don't think we are likely to see an appearnace by Gagme's father. It is too late in the story to suddenly drag in a bunch of new characters who would only be perferial to the main story. Had he appeared early on it might have been interesring but i don't think drifting into a secondary characters backstory would further advance this one. In any event i think the guy had a lucky escape getting rid of Julie and Gala.

Vivi I do remember that bit with Max and lastra and i think the guy is a fool to cross Max. Chalk it up to Lastra being another fool like Rod, Boris and marcial who won't take NO for an answer.
 

My guess on Gala, is that she is the "by product" of Julie being the high maintenance mistress of some rich guy, and that she had Gala in an attempt to hang onto her well-to-do lover. Otherwise, she would probably not had a child since it would get in the way of her "socialite livelihood". Eventually the relationship broke up anyway, and the "big fish" paid her off to get rid of her, and perhaps he paid for Gala's maintenance while a minor, and left a decent settlement for Gala to inherit on the condition that they stay out of his life. That's how Gala ended up being owner of the magazine business yet Julie doesn't own anything but her NY apartment which was probably part of the settlement or had been bought when she was the mistress. So, at one time they lived in NY, but they returned to Mexico and keep very mum about their past.

That's been my theory!
 

I like it Audrey. I think you're just about ready to write some pot-boilers aren't you? Good rich imagination amiga mia.
 

what if Gagme's dad turns out to be...
wait for it...



wait for it...


EL SUSODICHO Don PEDRO CAMPOS!!...

lol!! none other than a criminal...
that would be too much for Gagme to take... that her dad is a criminal whereas Luci's dad is a hero/knight in golden shining armor


 

I actually like Audrey's plot too... and it would definitely fit with Julie's personality and ways.
 

JudyB said...
I like it Audrey. I think you're just about ready to write some pot-boilers aren't you? Good rich imagination amiga mia.

It's just that sometimes I feel obliged to fill in the big holes left open by our poor beleaguered script writers! :) Really, so I can explain parts of the story to myself, LOL. And yes, Marta, this back story is inspired by Julie's "socialite" high-class party girl, spendthrift, moocher ways and how she uses her daughter as her meal ticket.

But EJ is still the queen of this. I'll never forget her "deep background" on the mysterious Doris in El Talismán.. Talk about imagination!
 

Another explanation for Gala's magazine business is that she got it in the divorce settlement with her first husband (whom they also rarely mention).