Saturday, November 03, 2012
Amor Bravío #57 (Uni 52) Fri 11/2/12 Hissadora Ties Up Loose Ends While Devilish Dionisio Gives Gussie’s Girls The News He’s Just Tied the Knot With Mama
Cap. #57
D’Andres
was getting the crap beaten out of him by the petty, pusillanimous pissant, Alonso,
when last we left Hacienda La Malquerida which is, ironically, a ranchota
that’s anything but what its moniker would suggest. (A cry goes up in Viewerville to Dan’l: ‘You
aren’t gonna let a wimp like that get the best of you, are you?????’) D’Andres is ready for the next punch; he
blocks with his left, jabs with his right, and then knocks the little chimp on
his back, jumps on his chest (auff!) and starts choking the prostrated nebbish
till Rodolfo and Eleutario manage to drag him off. (I’d have made mincemeat out of this
milquetoast some--like Xi--call a man if it were me; but the telenovela gods
thought to let the little weasel loose to make trouble for all concerned
another day. That’s why they get the big bucks I know.)
Lon
gets a second wind and yaps at D’Andres.
“—Don’t threaten me!” D’Andres
growls back at him, showing more of his fangs.
“—If you ever touch Camila again I’ll kill you!! Now get lost!
Scram!!” Out of nowhere Ximena
shows up to give aid and a comforting shoulder to her man, the now leaning and
limping Lon. “--How dare you lay a hand
on Alonso, your patrón!!” The lowly
‘Lonso gets up and starts screaming at his ex that how dare she let this driver
show such disrespect towards him! Lonnie
may be lowdown, but he’s not going to let some driver of hers (quite a few
rungs further down the social ladder, granted) beat him to a pulp! D’Andres isn’t having any. “—Before being a
chauffeur I am a man! So shut your yap!”
Cam tries to get D’An to calm down and then tries to explain to her ex.
“—He was only defending me--which is something you never knew how to do!” Pissant Al unable to win this pissing contest
is now pissed that Cami’s defending D’Andres’ guard dog mad-itude. (Dear Maja would have been proudly barking
praises if she weren’t asleep somewhere dreaming about chasing squirrels and jackrabbits
or having her fur brushed at the groomers.)
“—I’m still your husband and I demand that you treat me as such!”
Cami reminds him that it’s all past tense now
and then turns around to quiet D’Andres down.
“—Andres! Respect!” (Woof! G-r-r-r-r!)
Loser de Lon threatens (in a huff of a
bluff) to show D’Andres a lesson or two before all of this is over and then storms
off. D’Andres taunts him a bit more on
his way back to his car. “—Hey! Come here! Come here!” (Pat this guard dog and throw him a big,
juicy, raw hunk o’ steak. Hubba,
hubba!!)
Across
the way at La Buenaventura, Pablo’s daddy, Cayetano, offers to take Iliana with
him to visit another stockman’s rancho but she declines. (I say bad move, especially if the man has a
couple of good-looking, rich and very single sons around! Totally short-sighted on Illy’s part!) She brown noses a bit with him (which does
not go unnoticed by Nana) and then Yago saunters in, looking like the morning
after the night before and smelling just as bad. Cay tells his son to look after the ranch
while Mariano and Pablo are gone to Zacatecas to see about Ana and then heads
out. Illy tries to finagle from him where he went and with whom last night, but Yago is wise to that and won’t
play that game with her. She gripes
about her not getting invited and Yago tells her to fageddabowdit cuz he still
sees her as a bratty kid; and anyway, if she couldn’t get his kid brother Pablo
to take an interest in her, there’s certainly not an ice cube’s chance in Hell
he ever will. Cara de muy sour pickles
de Illy.
Back
at the M.Q., meantime, Ximeana starts bitching out Dan-the-he-man for thinking
he could get away with fighting one of the ranch’s owners, drinking in the
admiration of every one of the peones there, not to mention her little sister, and
so arrogantly humiliating and insulting said owner, and even running him off
the place, even though Al is still a member of their family which D’Andres most
definitely is not! Cam tries to tell her
to shut it but Ximeana lights on her then.
Poor Lonnie, her humiliated husband (ex-husband, Ximeana) forced off in a depressed and demoted state
and it’s like water off a duck’s back to them!
D’Andres tries to explain that it had nothing to do with being either a
chauffeur or a boss. It had to do with
Alonso attacking Camila. “—Look, Mr. Super-Heroe, my little sis is old enough
to defend herself and [Xi here adds a little finger snapping for emphasis] if I were her I would throw you
out of here for being aggressive, violent and disrespectful!!” (Yeah, b!tch, Viewerville agrees, but lucky
for all that you are NOT her!! Dios gets
it right most if not all the time….) Cam
gets in Xi’s face now and tells her she doesn’t care for violence either, but
it’s just as well that D’Andres did get involved because he was trying to
defend her, something lousy ‘Lonso never did! "--He never behaved like a man with me, nor like a gentleman, either." Got it?
Xi
snickers and scoffs. “—Well, seeing is
believing! The inmates are now running
the asylum! [Los patos tiran los escopetas=lit.
the ducks are shooting the
shotguns]. This driver acts like he’s
the patrón and you back him up! You’re just so frickin’ wonderful, Camila!!” Xi walks off in another snit and Cam takes D’Andres back to the guest
house to patch him up.
In
town at Amanda’s B&B meanwhile, Natalia’s late for work. She is getting
ready as fast as she can and lies about her “work meeting” going on way late
the night before. Her mother cheerily
tells her she missed Rodolfo’s wonderfully romantic serenade outside her window
last night. Nat is less than
impressed. Amanda thought she would have
given him the green light to date. Not
on your life, says Nat! Not with
somebody I’m not in love with! Amanda
tries to find out if there’s another man in her life. Nat lies that there’s not and races off to
work.
At
the hospital in Zacatecas, Mariano enters Ana’s hospital room—and gives his
little daughter a big hug and a kiss, very relieved her emergency bout with
appendicitis is over. (Sugar overload
alert!) His adorable little girl is
finishing fifth grade per his promise to his apparently deceased wife, at a private
school that her Abuela Ruth runs. She
begs to have him speak to Abuela Ruth and make her see it’s time she starts to
live at the ranch with him before sixth grade starts. He promises to speak to Grams about it.
Back
at the M.Q., Cam and Dan are in the guest house playing smoochies in between
swabs of medicated cotton balls.
D’Andres asks Cam eventually why she didn’t tell him the truth about
Alonso’s attack the night before. She
admits it was precisely to avoid a scene like the one they just had. How did he find out, anyway? He mentions Luzma came looking for him
thinking when Al returned he’d pull the same thing on Cam again. It’s not like she’s avoiding something, D'Andres reasons, but
rather leaving herself open to something, he advises. After all, Cam saw how he came back
again. Well, Al didn’t come for that
this time, Cam tells him. He came to
apologize and with a signed copy of the divorce agreement in hand. D’an warns her not to trust her ex and asks
her not to hide anything from him ever again.
He’s there to protect her now.
She says she knows, but she didn’t want to expose him to something
either. She dislikes violence and he saw
how Alonso reacted, and Ximeana right afterwards. D’Andres says it doesn’t bother him; he’d
face the entire world to protect her if necessary! (Sigh.)
Cami
remembers to breathe and looks lovingly back at D’An. “¡Híjole! It’s so
wonderful having you close by.” He
promises he will always be there for her.
“--If that’s the way it is, then that’s the way it will be; but the one
thing I don’t want is for Alonso to suspect something is going on between
us! Imagine what if he doesn’t endorse
his signature in court [el juzgado]?
What do we do?” D’Andres apologizes
for losing his head with the idiot and throwing him off the place as if it were his rancho instead. So, well, if he finds
out or figures it out, reasons D’An, either way he’ll assume the consequences
whatever that involves. Cam smiles and
they go back to more lovey-dovey smoochie stuff.
But
why exactly D’Andres, Issa wants to know.
Al’s at a loss. (Remember, he’s only a beta male, not an Alpha, so we don’t
expect him to be that bright.) “—I don’t
know. Perhaps it’s because he defended that
servant-girl from Leoncio a number of times.
Maybe she thought he would do the same for Camila.” Al looks like he’s
suffering a bit of mental constipation as he thinks it over some more. “--He defended her like he had some sort of
power over her, though; like a man defending his woman.”
Alonso
finally gets home. He’s down in the
dumps and looks like something the cat drug in. Isadora immediately wants to know what
happened. He tells her about the fisty
cuffs. “—How could you let that Don
Nobody beat you up like that, huh?” “--I
don’t know, but he got there…to defend Camila, and the bastard dared to run me
off La Malquerida!” “—But what did you
do, Alonso?” He explains what led up to
the attempted rape the night before in Cam’s guest house and how he supposedly stopped
himself before he was actually able to do the deed. Just as well, advises Mamadora, or he’d be in
jail by now and cellmates with Leonicio.
“--No, Dionisio got the guy out of jail already. He’s at Dionision’s place.” Al says he stopped himself just before doing
the dirty deed cuz “he didn’t want a scandal like that”. (Liar, liar pants on
fire—Luzma zonked you and that’s what
kept your puny pencil in your pants). He
knew, continues Al, he couldn’t stand being locked up in a prison (and another wimpy
con destined to become some tough guy’s sweet bunkin’ buddie). Issa asks how her driver found out he was
there. Al says he suspects Luzma ran off
to get the guy since she must have seen him come back to the ranch, and she was
there in the guest house when as he was just about to do “--the…you know….what
I was telling you about.”
Back
at the M.Q. Luzma and Rodolfo are reliving the events of an hour ago. Luzma tells Rod that she never has liked Don
Alonso much. “—You can’t believe how
pleased I was to see Andres fight him.”
“—Well, yeah! Although his temper
surprised me. Did you see how he stood
up to him? He defended the señora like
he was the real owner and what guts the guy had, telling Don Alonso to get
lost!! Hopefully the new owner will be
like Andres, very bold! Really, he
defended you and now the doctora. I have
a lot to learn from him.” Yeah, Luzma
agrees, he’s very nice, and we all like him; but did you see the way Srita.
Ximena defended Sr. Alonso? Rod says yup
and why wouldn’t she stick up for him?
The two of them are lovers [entenderse=sexually involved]. Luzma is saucer-eyed impactada. “—They’re getting it on? Are you sure?” Oh yeah, says Rod, he knows cuz he saw the two
of them with his own eyes.
Back
inside the main house, Cam tries to do the honorable thing and explain to her
bitchy sister why D’Andres felt the need to defend her earlier in order to
avoid any further misunderstandings.
(Might as well be spittin’ in the wind, cuz she knows her sis doesn’t
give a rat’s behind and will bad mouth her and D’Andres any chance she
gets. However, Viewerville’s wise to the
fact that that’s always the tragic flaw in a telenovela heroin. We have the patience of Job, you know.) “—Last night Alonso came by and wanted to
rape me.” Snickers abound from the
couch. “—Don’t make things up, Camila.” Cam is miffed. “—I wasn’t making things up! How could I—you don’t know how impotent one
feels and unable to get them off you when they’re tring to…do something like
that.” Ximeana snickers and says she
can’t believe it; and anyway, their mama says he can’t even get it up. Well, seems he can now, says Cami. And some way or other [en una de esas] he
even has a lover. “--Look, it’s just way
too humiliating and I don’t want Mama to find out. Promise me you won’t say anything to her.”
Fine,
says Xi. She won’t, but then Cam isn’t
to say anything about her forging that check, either. Cam rolls her eyes in disgust but says
nothing as she exits the house for a breath of much fresher air. A second later Xi is on the phone to Al
leaving him a message to call back and explain something about that Mr. Nobody
ne’er-do-well [pelagatos=outcast, ragamuffin] he fought with and she’ll be
waiting for his call.
Out
in the back forty somewhere near the place where Hench the Trench’s body was
found, Eleuterio and Rod run into a couple of special agents from the State
Police. The two farmhands say they were
told by the Sra. that these two would be coming to question them all. How can they help? Agent Jerez asks if either of them ever saw
anyone on the ranch carrying around a .45 caliber revolver. They say they don’t know what caliber it was,
but that Leoncio always carried around a revolver in his belt, boasting [de
presumido= arrogantly, like a braggart/showoff] that Don Daniel gave it to him
as a gift to guard the ranch with. Jerez
shows them a couple of pictures and asks if it was similar. “--Yep, like the top one. Besides that [démas] Leoncio would always say
it was a gift because he was Don Daniel’s right-hand man on the ranch.”
Back
in town at Condo Kimodo , Al’s cell keeps ringing and he keeps ignoring it. Mamadora seems to have come to a
decision. Al asks what’s up. “—I’m trying to tie up loose ends about
Andres’s reaction and I believe I’ve got an answer.” “Answer for what?” “—Why he’d treat you that way. The Malquerida’s chauffeur is Camila’s
lover!!”
In
Zacatecas Hospital Rocio and Pablo visit with Ana and learn she’s coming to
live with them now. (My insulin levels
runneth over.) FF>>
In
the hospital lounge, Mariano has a heart to heart with his MIL and explains
that it’s time to have Ana come live with him at the ranch despite his promise
to Ana Maria. The good always die young
he tells her. Though Grammy Ruth will be heartbroken to lose her last
connection to Ana Maria, she tearfully agrees to give it a try.
Back
at El Condo de los Kimodo, Hisssadora now explains to Kimodo Dodo de Lon that
they were always looking for someone outside the rancho but he’s been there
under their noses the entire time! Think
it through [pensar detenidamente] and you’ll see I’m right. Camila and Andres get along [convivir] so
very well together that he’s become her shadow.
He got her to drive again; she is alive thanks to him; and she’s been
able to get over what she went through with you. And so, suddenly he had the power [fuerza] to
run you off the rancho! Of course, she
didn’t want you there so you wouldn’t realize it [darse cuenta]. ‘Lonso can’t believe she’d dump him for some nobody
like the driver. Oh, says Mamadora, I
can’t either. “--He’s a frightfully
appalling piece of human debris [naco]! But hey, he’s a hunk and with Camila’s unsatisfied
sexual needs, she’s willing to take consolation with anybody.” Cara de dejected, ejected reject de
Lonnie. (Boo-hoo.)
In
Ana’s hospital room once more, we find that Abuela Rocio is once again on Cloud
Nine. Mariano won’t have time to worry
about anything or anyone but his little girl.
He’ll soon forget about Camila Monterde.
Fine with Rocio cuz as far as she’s concerned, the last thing little Ana
needs is a step-mother. (What is this
senile old witch thinking? That Mariano’s
a piece of cold stone or something? Is
the old gal so gone she can’t remember what it is to need a warm, sexually
attractive and active body to keep her from rolling off the other side of the
bed in the middle of the night?) Grammy
Ruth and Papi Mariano come smiling back into Ana’s room and give her the good
news. (Note to self: up the insulin in those
shots.)
At
the same time, Al tells Mamadora he won’t allow Cam to end up with her
driver. Isadora tells him to cool his
jets and think about this. He can’t do
anything about the guy because he works for Dio! “But he’ll pay very dearly for such
impudence!” Still, Al finds it hard to
take. Look, she’s not interested in
either you or Dionisio. She’s hooked
[enganchado] up with the chauffeur!” Mamadora
adds that Al at least can play the offended husband, but as for Dio, it will be
very interesting (not to mention entertaining, too) to see how he reacts in
light of this effrontery!” Man-oh-man,
and the only good thing is Dio doesn’t get her, says El Dud-as-a-Stud de ‘Lonso.
Damn! He should have known and then he’d
never have signed those divorce papers, he grumbles. Mamadora can’t believe what she’s
hearing! “—You signed the divorce
papers??” After second thought, she
tells him, with what they know now he still can retract his signature and void
any agreement.
Poor
Loser de Lonnie hasn’t the head or the heart cuz he still can’t get his tootsie
pop head around Camila’s throwing him under the burrito bar for a
chauffeur. Get
real, directs Issadora. It’s only a
fling thing. Lon agrees with her that he
can use this as leverage to squeeze every last centavo he can from her before “they”
allow her back her freedom.
Later
that night Cam and D’Andres have built a bonfire (we assume on the shore of the
nearby lake) and he asks her to agree to let their relationship become
public. Everybody must know that Cam is
not alone and that she’s protected. He
doesn’t want her to feel unprotected or humiliated any longer. Cami figures that’s a dangerously bad idea
since she’s not truly divorced yet--appearances in small town Mexico being
everything, we assume. Besides, there is
something sexy and appealing, she kids, about a secret lover. What do they do then? D’Andres has a few ideas, and the screen
turns to black as they let nature take its course under Mexican moonlight.
The
next morning Dio and Agustina (oh the happy couple!) return to the M.Q. from
Vegas. Ximena comes down first to greet
her mother. Dio asks for a bear hug and
embraces Xi rotundly. Ditto for Cami a
minute later. Gussie tells her daughters
then that Dio joined her for the trip to Vegas, proposed, and well, they got
hitched. Dio adds that neither of them could wait any
longer and it was his way of showing them how serious he was. Cara de TMI de Cam and cara de whaddayamean-ya-interloping-bastard de
Ximeana. More feigned
good humor flows from devious Dio along with more bewildering news. “Yes, and since your mother didn’t want to
leave you by yourselves alone, we’ve decided to live here at La
Malquerida. So, from now on, I will be
the man of the family and will take charge of the house, you, the family, and
the rancho.” Camila is
run-that-by-me-again? impactada.
“—You think so?” “—I am almost certain of it.” Cam says then they’ll have to tell that to Daniel. D’Andres asks why. Cam explains. “—Who do you think owns the ranch? It’s Daniel’s. I should say I don’t know what decisions he might want to make about it, but he should be made aware don’t you think?” D’Andres asks then if she’ll be handing the ranch over to him when the time comes. She says it isn’t hers; it is his, so she’ll have to hand it over to him. That’s the way things are. She’ll miss the place, because she loves it so, but neither will it hurt her that much, because after all, she does have him, and that’s more important to her. With him she has more than enough to manage with. He looks sheepishly over at her and asks what if Daniel’s not the man she is expecting? (Good question. We all want to have a ringside seat when she is able to answer that one!) Cam doesn’t quite catch his meaning.
Outside in the main yard, Luzma tells Dan
that she’s sorry if she screwed up but she really thought Don Al was going to
hurt the Sra. again. No problem now that
the guy knows he’s not welcome here again.
She asks why he won’t tell anybody who he really is. He tells her it isn’t the right time to yet. What
a waste, she says, since everyone there admires and respects him as if he were
the boss, yes for what he did with Leoncio and now with Alonso. They feel safer knowing that there’s somebody
there who’ll protect them. What she can’t
understand is why the Sra. hasn’t started to suspect [olerse=to smell something
fishy, have a suspicion] by now. She
doesn’t like lying, either, he should know. Dan says he prays to Dios that when the time
comes she’ll understand and forgive him.
“--Truthfully, I couldn’t go on living if she rejected me.”
In the living room there’s now a “family
convo”. Dio asks if the “girls” aren’t
glad to learn that now there’s someone there to protect them all. Cami tries diplomatically to explain they’re
happy Mama has her man, but they’re adults and quite big enough to manage on
their own, thank you very much! “—You’ve
just gotten married and maybe you should think about living apart from us?” Well, that was your mother’s condition for
marrying me, he lies. “—Right, my love?” Gussie bites her tongue and readily
agrees.
Dio tells them he’s off to fetch
his things and leaves with a forced, very jolly, guffaw. “¡Familia!
Je-je-je.” The moment he’s out
the door, Xi claps at the performance while Cami looks on squeamishly. “Wonderful job, Ma! Ok, so you got married on the q.t. But, if I’d done that you’d have been totally
disgusted with me!” Gussie’s a bit
embarrassed and very hurt, poor dear…..She reminds Xi what a hard case she was
growing up and that she gave up a personal life to raise both of them and to
give them a sense of emotional stability.
So much for emotional stability! Xi lists Mama’s failures with men. Obviously
pissed at the way she now just ran off with the first one who came along after
failing with hubby #2 (her daddy) and then her BIL, Don Daniel who wouldn’t
give her the time of day sexually—“so impulsively!” Gussie insists she did it for love and no
other reason; and that she has a right to be happy. Cami cuts in and says no problem there, Ma,
but then realize that you’ve got to respect my wishes also. “—and just what do you mean?” “—Dionisio isn’t going to be the ‘man’ of
this house, much less ‘managing’ La Malquerida.
Is that clear?”
Gussie starts to
object but Cam cuts her off at the pass.
“—No! No buts about it, Sra.! The
rancho isn’t even mine. It’s Daniel’s
and until he arrives and takes possession of it, Mariano and I will continue running it and making the
decisions. He’s only your husband! Period!”
(100 bonus points to team Camila!!) Gussie insists Dio’s got the best of
intentions. (Yeah, and remember what they say about those paving the road to
Hell.) So then, Xi agrees with that
point, but her main concern is having some strange man trying to direct their
personal lives. “--Who needs that,
Ma? We don’t! Best you put your little hubby in his place
if he starts that stuff!” Gussie’s
pissed and calls them a couple of ingrates.
“—All he wants to do is to help and you reject him out of hand???” Cami gets up to apologize and takes another
tack. “—Perhaps we were a bit too assertive,
but think about it. You shouldn’t have
to go through all this. Wouldn’t it be
better to go and live with him at his place?”
Gussie nods in agreement, still very upset with the two of them. (Ehh!
She’ll get over it. Bird brains
don’t keep grudges much, anyway.)
Outside
in the drive now, D’Andres must explain to Dio what led to his beating up
Alonso. D’Andres explains how the jerkwad
tried to rape Camila and since he was under orders to “defend her with my life
if necessary” he dared to go at it with fisty-cuffs the next time he showed his
face there. He starts to apologize but
Dio says no need, and that the bastard has gone out of his mind. D’An promises to do his utmost to continue
protecting her. No need to deal with
Alonso, says Dio. No he’ll take charge
of that task personally. “--And, from
this day forward I’ll be living here at La Malquerida.” D’Andres hides his otherwise saucer-eye sized
surprise. “—I married Sra. Agustina in Las Vegas and will now be the patron of
this hacienda. Je-je.” D’Andres, along with Viewerville, is dying for
a chance to burst that scheming bastard’s jovial, very ample, bubble but simply
offers a mild-mannered Welcome and Congrats to the S.O.B.
Across
the way at Hacienda de la Buenaventura, Illy walks in on Nat while she’s taking
messages for the absent Mariano. Nat
tries making small talk with Illy over his and Pablo’s being gone for two
days. Illy puts her in her place and
tells her she’s only an employee there so it’s none of her business where they
are or what they’re doing. Then Illy
tells her how much better she looks today than yesterday. She looked half dead. Nat says she went clubbing and didn’t get
much sleep. (Could Illy be putting 2+2
together here?) She asks the name of the
place, cuz if it was that much fun she needs to know about it. The town is such a drag otherwise. Uh, no, says Nat, it was in the city…and (time
for a little white lie from our yellow canary) she’s really bad with remembering
names of places and such.
Meanwhile,
D’Andres comes in for a chat with Cam.
She’s not a happy camper and says as much. D’Andres knew full well, she accuses, that
Dio went to Las Vegas with her mother and got married. Uh, yeah, admits D’An. “--Well, now the man wants to meddle with the
running of the household, the ranch, our lives... and I just don’t trust him.” He wants to stick his fingers into everything
M.Q. D’An guardedly offers his
opinion. “—I think he is simply
interested in this land and nothing else; not your mother, or you, or anything
else. You yourself told me that he
wanted to buy this ranch from your uncle Daniel. But, he wouldn’t sell it to him, so he
still has an interest in the property and is trying to get hold of it any way
that he can.”
“—You think so?” “—I am almost certain of it.” Cam says then they’ll have to tell that to Daniel. D’Andres asks why. Cam explains. “—Who do you think owns the ranch? It’s Daniel’s. I should say I don’t know what decisions he might want to make about it, but he should be made aware don’t you think?” D’Andres asks then if she’ll be handing the ranch over to him when the time comes. She says it isn’t hers; it is his, so she’ll have to hand it over to him. That’s the way things are. She’ll miss the place, because she loves it so, but neither will it hurt her that much, because after all, she does have him, and that’s more important to her. With him she has more than enough to manage with. He looks sheepishly over at her and asks what if Daniel’s not the man she is expecting? (Good question. We all want to have a ringside seat when she is able to answer that one!) Cam doesn’t quite catch his meaning.
In
town at Condo Komodo once again, Lonnie the Loser is suffering a personal moment of angst about Cam throwing
him over for the likes of a chauffeur and does an angry number on the
living room chair. Suddenly he has an
idea. (Note the sparks coming off his scalp due to short-circuiting over Andres.) He begins dialing Dio’s place on mummy's phone. Who’s he calling for? Why, it’s Lousie-e-e-e
Leo, who’s managed to have the maid wash, bleach, and iron his bloody shirt in
the meantime. Leo takes the phone and gives Al a hard time about whether to
call him boss now or not. Al tells him
to can it cuz Leo’s in debt up to his furry frickin’ eyeballs to him now. “—Don’t forget that if you’re at Dio’s place
it’s all due to me! I got you out of jai!”
Leo changes his tone immediately to fawning
sycophant, and says of course he wouldn’t forget something like that, Boss. “—Good!
Now that that’s clear, I need you to return the favor—and I’m certain you’re
gonna love making me happy. I want you
to give a lesson [escarmiento] to Andres Duarte!
I want him to regret having been born!”
Luzma’s torpid tío’s shifty eyes suddenly get basketball-size with blood-lust.
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Thank you, Jardinera. I guess I'm first today. Your delicious title givse much to anticipate.
I loved the image of the two warring sisters sitting on the sofa listening to Dio's bs, bridling under the coming restrictions and invasions of their privacy and just close enough to suggest a formidable alliance on this one. I have my doubts that there is any long-lasting coalition possibility here, but the visual and their momentary united front was fun to watch.
The actor who plays Alonso really has been good. His upset over Camila stepping out with the chauffeur was great to watch. The moment when he is shaking the chair is perfect.
And, Ana sure wasn't who I thought she was gonna be. Good for the writers for fooling us one more time, this time in a direction that didn't make me cringe!
I loved the image of the two warring sisters sitting on the sofa listening to Dio's bs, bridling under the coming restrictions and invasions of their privacy and just close enough to suggest a formidable alliance on this one. I have my doubts that there is any long-lasting coalition possibility here, but the visual and their momentary united front was fun to watch.
The actor who plays Alonso really has been good. His upset over Camila stepping out with the chauffeur was great to watch. The moment when he is shaking the chair is perfect.
And, Ana sure wasn't who I thought she was gonna be. Good for the writers for fooling us one more time, this time in a direction that didn't make me cringe!
I wonder what happened to Ana Maria, Ana's mother? I guess she died, but how? Obviously there's no bad feelings between Mariano and Ruth. Another mystery.
NOW is the time for Dan to come clean to Camila, now that Dio is moving into the ranch? I wonder how he'll take it when he finds out Camila is shagging the chauffer?
And what is the deal with Iliana skulking around Natalia? I thought her priority was Pablo, but now she's mad at Natalia b/c she suspects Yago took Natalia out? Get a life, girl! It probably hurt what little pride she has when Yago called her a little girl & said he had no interest in her.
NOW is the time for Dan to come clean to Camila, now that Dio is moving into the ranch? I wonder how he'll take it when he finds out Camila is shagging the chauffer?
And what is the deal with Iliana skulking around Natalia? I thought her priority was Pablo, but now she's mad at Natalia b/c she suspects Yago took Natalia out? Get a life, girl! It probably hurt what little pride she has when Yago called her a little girl & said he had no interest in her.
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: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 10:35:00 AM EDT
: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 10:35:00 AM EDT
Jardinera- I'm also looking forward to your take on last night's events, especially the Gussy-Dio face off with Cami-Xi.
Gussy is the kind of woman who would bring a child molester into her daughters' lives and be totally oblivious, despite obvious signs. Those hugs he gave the girls were creepy. It made me wonder how Xi's dad treated Cami when he came into their lives. From what we've heard about the guy, I can't picture him being a good/loving stepdad. Xi really stuck it to Gussy poiting out her track record with men- her dad the jerk, and Don Daniel who wouldn't give her the time of day.
Glad to see that Ana is not some hidden away wife. Grandma Ruth has great hair. Bouncy and healthy and a beautiful salt and pepper. Sorry, I couldn't help but notice it in her scenes.
Gussy is the kind of woman who would bring a child molester into her daughters' lives and be totally oblivious, despite obvious signs. Those hugs he gave the girls were creepy. It made me wonder how Xi's dad treated Cami when he came into their lives. From what we've heard about the guy, I can't picture him being a good/loving stepdad. Xi really stuck it to Gussy poiting out her track record with men- her dad the jerk, and Don Daniel who wouldn't give her the time of day.
Glad to see that Ana is not some hidden away wife. Grandma Ruth has great hair. Bouncy and healthy and a beautiful salt and pepper. Sorry, I couldn't help but notice it in her scenes.
So Dio marries the mother of the woman who is running the hacienda for the TRUE OWNER and he thinks he's now the patron. WTH?
The love of Mariano's life is his daughter. What a lovely surprise and what a lovely little girl.
Luzma is looking more and more mature.
Nanette
The love of Mariano's life is his daughter. What a lovely surprise and what a lovely little girl.
Luzma is looking more and more mature.
Nanette
Permalink posted by : Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 10:48:00 AM EDT
: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 10:48:00 AM EDT
I love the way Camila stood up to El Diablo over him being "man of the house." Por favor! Camila is the official executrix of La Malquerida and if Daniel renounces his inheritance rights she is the owner.
However, I think Daniel's response to this situation will be to get himself cleared of the charges in Chile so he can reveal his true identity and do battle with El Diablo. Leoncerdo is going to be the devil's weapon and I get to deal with that in Monday's episode.
Hissadora is dreaming if she thinks Camila will fold over this situation.
However, I think Daniel's response to this situation will be to get himself cleared of the charges in Chile so he can reveal his true identity and do battle with El Diablo. Leoncerdo is going to be the devil's weapon and I get to deal with that in Monday's episode.
Hissadora is dreaming if she thinks Camila will fold over this situation.
Enough people know about Alonso mixing it up with Ximena that if Hissadora comes after Camila for mixing it up with Andres, it will cancel out:
Viviana, Rafa, Mariano (eyewitness), Luzma, Rodolfo (eyewitness), Dan (eyewitness) all know. Hissadora & Dio know too. I want to say even Amanda & Natalia know but I'm not quite sure about that.
Speaking of Natalia, I think her romance with Yago is only going 2 ways:
Yago breaks her heart, sending her to Rodolfo
Natalia poses a challenge to Yago, and forces him to mature in the process.
I'm kind of leaning towards #2, even though he's got Natalia lying, sneaking around & drinking only because they have their own light-hearted theme song. But we'll see.
Viviana, Rafa, Mariano (eyewitness), Luzma, Rodolfo (eyewitness), Dan (eyewitness) all know. Hissadora & Dio know too. I want to say even Amanda & Natalia know but I'm not quite sure about that.
Speaking of Natalia, I think her romance with Yago is only going 2 ways:
Yago breaks her heart, sending her to Rodolfo
Natalia poses a challenge to Yago, and forces him to mature in the process.
I'm kind of leaning towards #2, even though he's got Natalia lying, sneaking around & drinking only because they have their own light-hearted theme song. But we'll see.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 11:23:00 AM EDT
: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 11:23:00 AM EDT
Anon207- Amanda and Dan saw Xi and Al making out, the same time Mariano did. Nat doesn't know. So the eye witnesses are Dan, Amanda, Mariano, and Rodolfo. All anyone else has is hearsay (heard it from an eye witness) or speculation.
So Dan didn't get too badly hurt being hit by a shovel. I expected him to be out for a while. Did you see Aggie's reaction when Dio was telling the sisters that Aggie made it a condition of their marriage that he take over control of the ranch? That's lie number 2 you caught him in. You better get a clue about your new husband.
Augustina has no spine. She is of the school of thought that a woman is nothing without a man, a really antiquated notion. That is part of Ximeana's rebellion because she is not about to knuckle under.
That is the one thing that she and Camila agree on and one area in which Alonssso hasn't shown his true colors to her. Yet.
Yes, the hugging was creepy. As for Ximeana's sperm donor, I don't think he was in their lives much longer than to make Augustina pregnant and run off with her cash and jewelry.
That is the one thing that she and Camila agree on and one area in which Alonssso hasn't shown his true colors to her. Yet.
Yes, the hugging was creepy. As for Ximeana's sperm donor, I don't think he was in their lives much longer than to make Augustina pregnant and run off with her cash and jewelry.
It was good to see the two sister united, if only for a few minutes (and of course Xi couldn't help making a dig at Cami about not being an experienced ranch manager). How the heck did Gussy manage to raise two such independent women?
I guess I'll pipe up before reading the recap and rely on memory and instinct.
I was surprised too that Alonso came out of the fight worse than Dan (especially emotionally). Being hit on the back with a shovel (it looked like Dan's head, but then in the cabana it was his back that hurt) would have debilitated him more. And then for those kicks and fistycuffs he only gets a little cut on the lip?
Oh well, I enjoyed Cam & Dan toasting marshmallows and deciding that as long as the sun didn't shine and the moon was out it was a perfect time to make love. Darn that fire was in our way to seeing our clandestine couple on fire.
Again, there was a lost opportunity for Dan to tell Cami the truth, they are both sharing secrets and if he told her now, she would keep his secret (we would hope). But Cami gets there first by telling him they can't come out in the open about their relationship because it would mess up her chances with the divorce. Alnonono could withdraw it and charge her with adultery.
At least she didn't hold it against him that he was "working" for Dionisio very long.
And she thought it would be a good idea to tell her cousin Daniel about Dionisio's latest, acting as though he's going to be the new patron. All of this put the truth-telling on pause.
Vivi--Do you really think Xi is all that independent? I think she learned early to want the finer things in life and be envious of those who did and thus began her life as a thief and scam artist (with the clothing). She's looking for a sugar daddy that can give her these things.
What she does have is a quick and rotten temper and an ability to act--act sad, sorry, coquetish, etc. She's going to defend Al to the last full measure because he represents a future comfortable life--and a free meal ticket.
But if you mean she's lives life on her own terms, you are right, down to choosing a life of crime.
Meanwhile, I think they will come together where Dio is concerned. Neither wants him to crimp their style of independence.
Do we know what Xi thinks of Hissy?
Ana is a cute kid. I wonder what role she is going to play in Mariano's wooing of Camila.
I was surprised too that Alonso came out of the fight worse than Dan (especially emotionally). Being hit on the back with a shovel (it looked like Dan's head, but then in the cabana it was his back that hurt) would have debilitated him more. And then for those kicks and fistycuffs he only gets a little cut on the lip?
Oh well, I enjoyed Cam & Dan toasting marshmallows and deciding that as long as the sun didn't shine and the moon was out it was a perfect time to make love. Darn that fire was in our way to seeing our clandestine couple on fire.
Again, there was a lost opportunity for Dan to tell Cami the truth, they are both sharing secrets and if he told her now, she would keep his secret (we would hope). But Cami gets there first by telling him they can't come out in the open about their relationship because it would mess up her chances with the divorce. Alnonono could withdraw it and charge her with adultery.
At least she didn't hold it against him that he was "working" for Dionisio very long.
And she thought it would be a good idea to tell her cousin Daniel about Dionisio's latest, acting as though he's going to be the new patron. All of this put the truth-telling on pause.
Vivi--Do you really think Xi is all that independent? I think she learned early to want the finer things in life and be envious of those who did and thus began her life as a thief and scam artist (with the clothing). She's looking for a sugar daddy that can give her these things.
What she does have is a quick and rotten temper and an ability to act--act sad, sorry, coquetish, etc. She's going to defend Al to the last full measure because he represents a future comfortable life--and a free meal ticket.
But if you mean she's lives life on her own terms, you are right, down to choosing a life of crime.
Meanwhile, I think they will come together where Dio is concerned. Neither wants him to crimp their style of independence.
Do we know what Xi thinks of Hissy?
Ana is a cute kid. I wonder what role she is going to play in Mariano's wooing of Camila.
"But if you mean she's lives life on her own terms, you are right, down to choosing a life of crime."
Anita- Exactly! ITA with everything you said, and I actually hesitated before claiming she was independent. She is looking for a sugar daddy. The easy way. She's not looking for a man to give her self worth. THINGS give her self worth, and she's too lazy to work for them herself, so she steals them, begs for them, or sleeps with a man to get them.
Anita- Exactly! ITA with everything you said, and I actually hesitated before claiming she was independent. She is looking for a sugar daddy. The easy way. She's not looking for a man to give her self worth. THINGS give her self worth, and she's too lazy to work for them herself, so she steals them, begs for them, or sleeps with a man to get them.
Wrote the below on my phone and when I went to publish, I had to sign in and lost everything. So I'm on my computer. Here we go again:
I didn't realize Dio had said that about his being manager. Do you think Cam will reluctantly let him do it? Did she tell Dan "no way"? I hope so.
I feel very sorry for Mariano, especially if he's a widower, because he is going to get his heart broken again. I just hope he finds out Cam is in love with someone else before declaring himself.
I was glad to see the two grandmothers didn't seem jealous of each other especially Rocio. I was expecting to see her make a sour face when Ana hugged her other GM.
I HATE that Xi always defends Al, when she knows what Al did to Cam. I don't want her redeemed. I don't want her to do anything bad enough to die for, but I would like to see her go to prison/jail for what she did in Monterrey, at least.
Re: Ill. Perhaps she realizes she's better suited to Yago than Pablo (though I'm still on the fence about him, I don't think he's as bad as her--so far).
I didn't realize Dio had said that about his being manager. Do you think Cam will reluctantly let him do it? Did she tell Dan "no way"? I hope so.
I feel very sorry for Mariano, especially if he's a widower, because he is going to get his heart broken again. I just hope he finds out Cam is in love with someone else before declaring himself.
I was glad to see the two grandmothers didn't seem jealous of each other especially Rocio. I was expecting to see her make a sour face when Ana hugged her other GM.
I HATE that Xi always defends Al, when she knows what Al did to Cam. I don't want her redeemed. I don't want her to do anything bad enough to die for, but I would like to see her go to prison/jail for what she did in Monterrey, at least.
Re: Ill. Perhaps she realizes she's better suited to Yago than Pablo (though I'm still on the fence about him, I don't think he's as bad as her--so far).
Permalink posted by : Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 2:12:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 2:12:00 PM EDT
Great ep., great acting, etc.
Now I understand why Rocio was so preoccupied and quickly decided to go the hospital to see Ana, animal instinct like. Here I got to see the good side of Rocio... and possibly the only good side!
Now I understand why Rocio was so preoccupied and quickly decided to go the hospital to see Ana, animal instinct like. Here I got to see the good side of Rocio... and possibly the only good side!
Permalink posted by : Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 2:47:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 2:47:00 PM EDT
Ximena is "independent" in the sense of she doesn't want to get taken advantage of by a man, so she's going to take advantage FIRST. She's going to get what she gets and not be emotionally chained to anyone.
Camila is independent for the fact that Gussy's inheritance was swindled by Ximena's dad and they had to depend on Don Daniel. And they all know the only reason Don Daniel supported all of them was because of Camila...he was never into Gussy and he may never have wanted to go there since Gussy was his sister in law.
And why the heck was Gussy carrying a torch for Don Daniel knowing that he cheated on her cousin Amparo?
I think Gussy's poor decision making when it comes to men is why Ximena & Camila are the way they are.
Camila is independent for the fact that Gussy's inheritance was swindled by Ximena's dad and they had to depend on Don Daniel. And they all know the only reason Don Daniel supported all of them was because of Camila...he was never into Gussy and he may never have wanted to go there since Gussy was his sister in law.
And why the heck was Gussy carrying a torch for Don Daniel knowing that he cheated on her cousin Amparo?
I think Gussy's poor decision making when it comes to men is why Ximena & Camila are the way they are.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 2:50:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 2:50:00 PM EDT
Anon207--Good anaylsis. However, we don't know what Gussie's first marriage was like (with Camila's dad/Uncle Dan's brother). I get the impression that it was not a disaster, so Cam benefitted. OTOH, she may have married him to stay close to Don Daniel, for whom she carried a torch--although we don't know for how long. After the XiDaddy fiasco, she was left high and dry until after Luis died and they moved to the ranch. We don't really know how much time lapsed between her loss of her financial resources and Luis' death.
Meanwhile, Cam was busy getting her veterinary degree. Remember that Gussie kinda looked down on her career, thinking it wasn't suitable for a woman. She probably thought she needed a man, so she encouraged the Cam-Al relationship. She probably benefitted from Cam's earnings until they moved to the ranch where Uncle Dan supported them.
I think she was probably earning a salary from Uncle Dan or at least he was covering all hers and Gussie's expenses. In the episode where D'Andres tells "his" story--she says that she has nothing and will have to earn her living, just as he does, after Cousin Daniel gets the ranch.
Meanwhile, Cam was busy getting her veterinary degree. Remember that Gussie kinda looked down on her career, thinking it wasn't suitable for a woman. She probably thought she needed a man, so she encouraged the Cam-Al relationship. She probably benefitted from Cam's earnings until they moved to the ranch where Uncle Dan supported them.
I think she was probably earning a salary from Uncle Dan or at least he was covering all hers and Gussie's expenses. In the episode where D'Andres tells "his" story--she says that she has nothing and will have to earn her living, just as he does, after Cousin Daniel gets the ranch.
About Yago & Ileana.
Yago blew off Ileana (I guess she was trying to hit on him or something)
He said something like this to her: If you couldn't hook up with Pablo with me less of a chance.
If Yago is such a player why hasn't he hooked up with Ileana.
Come on Yago make your move!
Yago blew off Ileana (I guess she was trying to hit on him or something)
He said something like this to her: If you couldn't hook up with Pablo with me less of a chance.
If Yago is such a player why hasn't he hooked up with Ileana.
Come on Yago make your move!
Permalink posted by : Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 3:21:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 3:21:00 PM EDT
Anita- I got the impression that Don Daniel supported Gussy and her girls financially after her second husband fleeced her, even before she and Camila moved to the ranch.
Even before moving there full time, it seems that the two of them spent a lot of time visiting the ranch on vacations. Xi stopped going once she could voice her own opinion on it. When she arrived recently she mentioned how she forgot how big it was since she hadn't been there since she was a kid, and Cam said Xi's the one who chose to never come.
Yeah, Gussy looks down on Camila's career choice as not befitting a woman. I think she'd prefer if Camila were a housewife. I also bet that Camila lives off of a salary as the ranch vet and doesn't spend beyond her salary/savings. She could continue to live well on that, plus her uncle left her the small house in town, where Al and Isa are camped out. By the way, it's time for Camila to kick them out of there!
Even before moving there full time, it seems that the two of them spent a lot of time visiting the ranch on vacations. Xi stopped going once she could voice her own opinion on it. When she arrived recently she mentioned how she forgot how big it was since she hadn't been there since she was a kid, and Cam said Xi's the one who chose to never come.
Yeah, Gussy looks down on Camila's career choice as not befitting a woman. I think she'd prefer if Camila were a housewife. I also bet that Camila lives off of a salary as the ranch vet and doesn't spend beyond her salary/savings. She could continue to live well on that, plus her uncle left her the small house in town, where Al and Isa are camped out. By the way, it's time for Camila to kick them out of there!
Vivi- So he's that type of player.
That helps me better understand him. Thanks.
That helps me better understand him. Thanks.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 3:55:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 3:55:00 PM EDT
The weekend recap along with so many great comments are always the highlight of my weekend. I envy and admire those of you who understand the language so well. That has to be a double treat. By the way, I did leave a note late last evening thanking all those who responded with great answers to my inquiry.
After the 2 sisters were told about the marriage the conversation that followed b/w Agustina, Xi & Cam after Dio left were great:
Cam telling her mom that If they stay in the hacienda that Dio will be there as here husband and only as her husband! and will not get involved in things that have to do with the hacienda,
and also
telling her mom that it's probably better if she and Dio move into his house in town.
After hearing this Agustina made a face like she was going to move out.
Now I wonder if she will.
I also like how Cam just stands up for her rights and how she has a feeling that Dio is going to try to control the hacienda if he moves in. So she's instinctively setting the tone.
Cam telling her mom that If they stay in the hacienda that Dio will be there as here husband and only as her husband! and will not get involved in things that have to do with the hacienda,
and also
telling her mom that it's probably better if she and Dio move into his house in town.
After hearing this Agustina made a face like she was going to move out.
Now I wonder if she will.
I also like how Cam just stands up for her rights and how she has a feeling that Dio is going to try to control the hacienda if he moves in. So she's instinctively setting the tone.
Permalink posted by : Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 5:01:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 5:01:00 PM EDT
Doesn't Camila know that El Diablo once tried to buy the ranch? It would make total sense for her to see his motive for wanting to manage it, especially when Mariano discovers that Alonssso has been embezzling from it to make it look like it's losing money. He also tried to talk her into selling it when she doesn't yet have the right to do so.
The way Ximeana defends Alonssso should also look suspicious to Camila. Of course if Alonssso stayed married to her and remained in a position of authority Ximeana could benefit from his embezzlement, but that isn't happening now.
The way Ximeana defends Alonssso should also look suspicious to Camila. Of course if Alonssso stayed married to her and remained in a position of authority Ximeana could benefit from his embezzlement, but that isn't happening now.
Urban- Yes, Bacerra told her about Dio trying to buy the ranch from Tio Daniel, and she also mentioned it to D'Andres. And in this last episode D'Andres brought her mind back to that very fact.
I too liked seeing the sisters united about Dionisio. I think part of Xi's problem is she hates that Camila got the good dad - he died young but left his family well off - and she got the no-account dad who cheated and ran through their money so that Don Daniel had to take care of them. It doesn't seem like Gussie treated the girls differently, so Xi's rivalry is all in her head.
Poor, silly Gussie. I think deep down she knows her daughters are right, but damnit she wants to hang on to this man. She's going to be on pins and needles trying to placate him.
Poor, silly Gussie. I think deep down she knows her daughters are right, but damnit she wants to hang on to this man. She's going to be on pins and needles trying to placate him.
Good one Niecie--that and having to keep mum when he tells more whoppers that she knows are lies. I don't think he's done with using her to cover himself. We also know Dionisio can't stand her--and that is starting to manifest itself in his command for her not to interfere in his business affairs. Wonder how long it will take the dim light bulb to brighten up (like our beloved compact fluorescents).
Jardinera- Fantastic recap! I really enjoyed your descriptions of the fight, Alonso's little meltdowns, and everyone's facial expressions after hearing something they didn't want to hear.
Can't wait to see how this battle of wills between Gussy-Dion and Cami-Xi plays out.
When Xi laughed in Cam's face about nearly getting raped, I kept thinking that one of these days she's going to be victimized and no one will believe her. Who laughs in their sister's face when she talks about nearly being raped?! Good grief!
I don't like that Leon may be on the loose with a mission to hurt Dan, and now Isa is going to also tell Dio that D'Andres is Cami's lover. Things are about to get very dangerous for Dan.
One of the many reasons why I love SN is that the girl likes to eat. In eating scenes, other main actresses always take little nibbles or push the food around. SN will shove huge bites into her mouth, like that scene at the campfire when she shoves the whole toasted marshmellow in her mouth, and sticks another one on her twig, as D'Andres talks of loving and protecting her. Then she washes it down with some red wine. My kind of girl.
Can't wait to see how this battle of wills between Gussy-Dion and Cami-Xi plays out.
When Xi laughed in Cam's face about nearly getting raped, I kept thinking that one of these days she's going to be victimized and no one will believe her. Who laughs in their sister's face when she talks about nearly being raped?! Good grief!
I don't like that Leon may be on the loose with a mission to hurt Dan, and now Isa is going to also tell Dio that D'Andres is Cami's lover. Things are about to get very dangerous for Dan.
One of the many reasons why I love SN is that the girl likes to eat. In eating scenes, other main actresses always take little nibbles or push the food around. SN will shove huge bites into her mouth, like that scene at the campfire when she shoves the whole toasted marshmellow in her mouth, and sticks another one on her twig, as D'Andres talks of loving and protecting her. Then she washes it down with some red wine. My kind of girl.
Although I love Grandma Ruth's great hair, I did think it selfish of her to whine about losing Ana after losing her daughter Ana Maria. What about her father, Mariano!? He lost his wife, and now he's lived apart from his only child for five years! Ruth already had her opportunity to raise her daughter, even if said daughter died too young as an adult. I'm glad she gave in pretty easily, but I was still annoyed that she didn't immediately see it Mariano's point of view.
Jardinera: Great recap. I have to say I liked the scenes with the little girl; however, I didn't understand the dialogue, so probably didn't get the full force of the sugar shock.
"Yes, and since your mother didn’t want to leave you by yourselves alone, we’ve decided to live here at La Malquerida. So, from now on, I will be the man of the family and will take charge of the house, you, the family, and the rancho.” Does he honestly believe Cam will let that happen? Doesn't he know her better than that by now? Cam takes her duties seriously and is managing the hacienda until (she knows) Daniel shows up as per her uncle's wishes. The hubris on that guy! I was afraid Cam might cave, glad to see she won't.
Vivi: I think that Grandma Ruth is just heartbroken that she won't see her granddaughter on a daily basis and that blinded her to Mariano's pain. At least she's not another Rocio.
"Yes, and since your mother didn’t want to leave you by yourselves alone, we’ve decided to live here at La Malquerida. So, from now on, I will be the man of the family and will take charge of the house, you, the family, and the rancho.” Does he honestly believe Cam will let that happen? Doesn't he know her better than that by now? Cam takes her duties seriously and is managing the hacienda until (she knows) Daniel shows up as per her uncle's wishes. The hubris on that guy! I was afraid Cam might cave, glad to see she won't.
Vivi: I think that Grandma Ruth is just heartbroken that she won't see her granddaughter on a daily basis and that blinded her to Mariano's pain. At least she's not another Rocio.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 1:34:00 PM EST
: Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 1:34:00 PM EST
Muchas gracias, Jardinera, for another delightful and helpful recap. It was WWWF. No, that's not World Wide Wrestling Federation, but rather Well Worth Waiting For. As always, I loved your humor, your way with words (including the charmingly alliterative "puny pencil in your pants"), and providing all the details that my inadequate Spanish missed. And, speaking of my inadequate Spanish, thanks VERY much for all the useful vocab.
So how many times in Dandres going to ask Camila not to hide anything from him while hiding the biggest secret of all? Each time, he makes it harder for her to trust him once The Secret is revealed. Will that push her toward Mariano? I hope not, since I'd hate to see Mariano devastated when the inevitable happens (i.e., she forgives Daniel, as she obviously will). [Confession: I really like Rene Strickler. Though I recognize that Christian de la Fuente is más guapo (especially now, when RS seems to have let himself go physically), I feel a kind of excitement when Rene Strickler smiles that I don't feel with CdlF.] Oh well....
So how many times in Dandres going to ask Camila not to hide anything from him while hiding the biggest secret of all? Each time, he makes it harder for her to trust him once The Secret is revealed. Will that push her toward Mariano? I hope not, since I'd hate to see Mariano devastated when the inevitable happens (i.e., she forgives Daniel, as she obviously will). [Confession: I really like Rene Strickler. Though I recognize that Christian de la Fuente is más guapo (especially now, when RS seems to have let himself go physically), I feel a kind of excitement when Rene Strickler smiles that I don't feel with CdlF.] Oh well....
Juanita--Thank you for the new definition. I'm joining in with a second toast to WWWF. Thank you Jardinera, may your blossoms be ever-bloomin.
Cam n Dan are just too darn happy to be so far away from el Finale. I'm just so concerned that we will have another El Tal inane-absurd-boneheaded-harebrained plot device to keep these lovers at odds with each other. These two have too much hot chemistry to deny Viewerville such vicarious pleasure.
To be sure, Dio, Al, Issy (and he-who-hopefully-will-be-deleted-soon) will be trying their darndest, but it's Mariano I fear for the most. It isn't fair. He's a good guy.
Cam n Dan are just too darn happy to be so far away from el Finale. I'm just so concerned that we will have another El Tal inane-absurd-boneheaded-harebrained plot device to keep these lovers at odds with each other. These two have too much hot chemistry to deny Viewerville such vicarious pleasure.
To be sure, Dio, Al, Issy (and he-who-hopefully-will-be-deleted-soon) will be trying their darndest, but it's Mariano I fear for the most. It isn't fair. He's a good guy.
Oh my gosh Jardinera, one of your best recaps, and that's saying a lot since yours are always good.
Here's my favorite line:
'then Yago saunters in, looking like the morning after the night before and smelling just as bad.'
Thanks too for all the vocabulary. I had questions about the very words that you presented in Spanish. Entenderse, and olerse, both with other meanings as well.
And I loved the 'Camila is run-that-by-me-again? impactada.' So funny.
I thought it was very well thought out and reasoned on Isadora's part when she came up with Dan being the stud muffin. And of course we all know she's right. Hopefully they don't have a snoop hanging around her cabin at night to get definitive proof.
Here's my favorite line:
'then Yago saunters in, looking like the morning after the night before and smelling just as bad.'
Thanks too for all the vocabulary. I had questions about the very words that you presented in Spanish. Entenderse, and olerse, both with other meanings as well.
And I loved the 'Camila is run-that-by-me-again? impactada.' So funny.
I thought it was very well thought out and reasoned on Isadora's part when she came up with Dan being the stud muffin. And of course we all know she's right. Hopefully they don't have a snoop hanging around her cabin at night to get definitive proof.
Cathy- I agree that Isa's powers of reasoning and deduction were spot on. It's very dangerous when the bad guys are smart. They need to all be stupid like Alonso.
Just how many more people will find out about Xi and Al before Cami does? Now with Al determined not to ratify his signature, it may become increasingly important for one of these people to speak up.
Juanita and Anita- I also already feel bad for Mariano because he is such a good guy. I don't want to see him get his heart broken but it seems to be inevitable.
Anita- I agree that the chemistry between Dan and Cam is too good to waste on 100 episodes of fighting and being mad at each other, like so many tns tend to do with the lead couple.
Just how many more people will find out about Xi and Al before Cami does? Now with Al determined not to ratify his signature, it may become increasingly important for one of these people to speak up.
Juanita and Anita- I also already feel bad for Mariano because he is such a good guy. I don't want to see him get his heart broken but it seems to be inevitable.
Anita- I agree that the chemistry between Dan and Cam is too good to waste on 100 episodes of fighting and being mad at each other, like so many tns tend to do with the lead couple.
Vivi, I don't know how they do divorces in Mexico, but if it comes to a courtroom to fight the divorce and Al brings up Cam's indiscretion, then I want Cam then to bring up Al and Ximena's affair in front of everyone with lots of witnesses, all to Al and Xi's surprise. This TN loves to divulge big startling news in front of a group of people, why not Al and Xi's affair too?
I don't know whether divorces ever have trials in Mexico, but bringing up Alonssso's previous impotence and his later adultery in public would be consistent with all the previous disclosures.
Juanita: I'm with you re: RS vs CdlF.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 8:38:00 PM EST
: Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 8:38:00 PM EST
Great work, Jardinera.
"Petty, pusillanimous pissant" is the perfect description of Komodo, Jr.
I am having difficulty seeing Iago as a player; he's only average-looking and I have yet to hear him talk a good game.
If Ximeana thinks Alonssso owns any part of the ranch she is either deluded or misinformed.
We need to get those DNA results and Andres needs to meet with that lawyer. Becerra needs to be in the know about this, too.
"Petty, pusillanimous pissant" is the perfect description of Komodo, Jr.
I am having difficulty seeing Iago as a player; he's only average-looking and I have yet to hear him talk a good game.
If Ximeana thinks Alonssso owns any part of the ranch she is either deluded or misinformed.
We need to get those DNA results and Andres needs to meet with that lawyer. Becerra needs to be in the know about this, too.
Jardinera - Thanks a bunch for the recap and vocab.
Interesting that Hissadora has no doubt that D'Andres is just a roll in the hay for Camila cause she couldn't possibly have a real thing with a mere chauffeur. Hissadora has looked at D'Andres like she wouldn't mind having a go at him herself.
Interesting that Hissadora has no doubt that D'Andres is just a roll in the hay for Camila cause she couldn't possibly have a real thing with a mere chauffeur. Hissadora has looked at D'Andres like she wouldn't mind having a go at him herself.
Jardinera, thanks for the superb recap. I especially liked:
"Dear Maja would have been proudly barking praises if she weren’t asleep somewhere dreaming about chasing squirrels and jackrabbits or having her fur brushed at the groomers" and,
"Cara de dejected, ejected reject de Lonnie. "
cathyx, LOL!
"Dear Maja would have been proudly barking praises if she weren’t asleep somewhere dreaming about chasing squirrels and jackrabbits or having her fur brushed at the groomers" and,
"Cara de dejected, ejected reject de Lonnie. "
cathyx, LOL!
Permalink posted by : Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 10:24:00 PM EST
: Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 10:24:00 PM EST
UA--I think Yago is using his aura as a retired torero as a chic magnet. If he was supposed to be a former torero, they should have done a better casting job.
I still think it was a leap for Izzy to pick out Dan as the shaggee, but I'll give it to her. He's the only decent thing in Cam's age range that's at the rancho.
Cathyx--Uff! Yes, we have (minus a very few). But only in our dreams--and may they be as good as Cam's. Too bad I don't have a real live Maja to go with the dreams.
I still think it was a leap for Izzy to pick out Dan as the shaggee, but I'll give it to her. He's the only decent thing in Cam's age range that's at the rancho.
Cathyx--Uff! Yes, we have (minus a very few). But only in our dreams--and may they be as good as Cam's. Too bad I don't have a real live Maja to go with the dreams.
The guy who plays Cayetano looked so familiar, but I couldn't connect him with any of the novelas I've seen, and then it hit me. He was in Destinos: an Introduction to Spanish.
Permalink posted by : Monday, November 5, 2012 at 1:05:00 AM EST
: Monday, November 5, 2012 at 1:05:00 AM EST
That's where I first saw him. There are a few other actors from Destinos who are still alive and working for Televisa. Lilliana Abud, who starred as Raquel, is now a novela writer.
Thanks, Nanette, for pointing out that Cayetano was in Destinos. Like you, I thought he looked very familiar, but I couldn't place him. Now I know: he was Ramón, the eldest of the Castillo sons. (If there are any beginning or intermediate Spanish students who haven't yet seen Destinos, run, don't walk, to http://www.learner.org/resources/series75.html, where all the episodes can be watched for free.)
That was how I started learning Spanish. It's the most brilliant foreign-language teaching tool I've ever heard of.
Jardinera - I sure enjoyed your recap. I had a busy weekend (unfortunately more work than play), but I used your recap as my "me time" with 5 minutes here, 5 minutes there until I finished reading it this morning. Thanks for keep R la O sane during a hectic few days!
Nanette - Destinos! You are right! I kept looking at him, and I haven't watched many TNs so I doubted it was from there. That reminds me...I still have Episodes 12 - 67 recorded. I should hit them again now that I've done more immersion.
Vivi - I also loved Abuela Ruth's hair. So pretty. It has silvered up it such a pretty pattern.
Are Luz and Rodolfo related? I am sensing some chemistry there. She may lean on him to switch gears and get back to romance, at the expense of Pablo's heart.
Ilness was very rude to Natalia there at the end. I think they are setting up a Rodolfo rivalry. Although Nat is more into Yago at the moment, she may get sick of his ways and want a steady-eddy, and gravitate back to Rod. Let's hope he isn't with Icky Illness by then.
Nanette - Destinos! You are right! I kept looking at him, and I haven't watched many TNs so I doubted it was from there. That reminds me...I still have Episodes 12 - 67 recorded. I should hit them again now that I've done more immersion.
Vivi - I also loved Abuela Ruth's hair. So pretty. It has silvered up it such a pretty pattern.
Are Luz and Rodolfo related? I am sensing some chemistry there. She may lean on him to switch gears and get back to romance, at the expense of Pablo's heart.
Ilness was very rude to Natalia there at the end. I think they are setting up a Rodolfo rivalry. Although Nat is more into Yago at the moment, she may get sick of his ways and want a steady-eddy, and gravitate back to Rod. Let's hope he isn't with Icky Illness by then.
Thanks for your recap Jardinera.
Isa's deduction that Dan is Cam's lover was amusing. Though she dissed him initially, she had to admit he is fine. So yeah, she wouldn't mind rolling with him.
This Lonso/Leo team I hope gets brought down fast.
Poor Gussy. She's in yet another bad marriage but seems to be aware that Dio is a liar. I wonder when his past will come popping to the surface?
Isa's deduction that Dan is Cam's lover was amusing. Though she dissed him initially, she had to admit he is fine. So yeah, she wouldn't mind rolling with him.
This Lonso/Leo team I hope gets brought down fast.
Poor Gussy. She's in yet another bad marriage but seems to be aware that Dio is a liar. I wonder when his past will come popping to the surface?
Luis Couturier (Cayetano) has been a character actor in many popular tns. Every time he pops up, I have to try and think, like you all did--why does he look so familiar. Wikipedia tells us why.
Of the ones I saw he was in:
Sortilegio--He was Dr. Hernan Palacios, who was courting Victoria but lost out to Fernando (Gabriel Soto).
Heridas de Amor
Amor Real
La Otra
El Manantial
And yes, he was in Destilando Amor (which I still haven't seen) as Artemio Trejo and after Sortilegio was in Una Familia Con Suerte.
I guess you could call him steadily employed, not too taxing work, probably doesn't have to be on the set every day and has time to memorize his lines, rubs shoulders with some fabulous young actors.
He seems to have gotten his start in 1978.
Of the ones I saw he was in:
Sortilegio--He was Dr. Hernan Palacios, who was courting Victoria but lost out to Fernando (Gabriel Soto).
Heridas de Amor
Amor Real
La Otra
El Manantial
And yes, he was in Destilando Amor (which I still haven't seen) as Artemio Trejo and after Sortilegio was in Una Familia Con Suerte.
I guess you could call him steadily employed, not too taxing work, probably doesn't have to be on the set every day and has time to memorize his lines, rubs shoulders with some fabulous young actors.
He seems to have gotten his start in 1978.
He was also in Ramona with Eduardo Palomo, Rene Strickler and Kate del Castillo. He was one of three incredibly good fathers in that series.
UA: during discussions for one of my previous TNs--don't know if it was STuD or CME--Liliana Abud was not very well thought of as a TN writer. What's your take on her?
I didn't see any of the TNs that Luis Couturier was in that you all mentioned.
RlaO: There were 67 eps of Destinos?! I thought there were only 52. I missed some. Darn! I'm actually in the process of watching it for the second time. My PBS station stopped at 26 eps the last time it aired, but I found a lot on vids I'd taped years ago, then I can finish up with the website. Totally agree--especially now that I've been introduced to TNs--it's a great way to learn Spanish and it's a great story, too.
Also available in the immersion format is French in Action and I believe there's one for German.
Catching up on the horrible eps that I skipped before. Glad I let a little time go by. Still was heartbreaking, but not as much for me if I had watched when they were aired. Loved the montage of Pablo's and Luzma's romance.
I didn't see any of the TNs that Luis Couturier was in that you all mentioned.
RlaO: There were 67 eps of Destinos?! I thought there were only 52. I missed some. Darn! I'm actually in the process of watching it for the second time. My PBS station stopped at 26 eps the last time it aired, but I found a lot on vids I'd taped years ago, then I can finish up with the website. Totally agree--especially now that I've been introduced to TNs--it's a great way to learn Spanish and it's a great story, too.
Also available in the immersion format is French in Action and I believe there's one for German.
Catching up on the horrible eps that I skipped before. Glad I let a little time go by. Still was heartbreaking, but not as much for me if I had watched when they were aired. Loved the montage of Pablo's and Luzma's romance.
Permalink posted by : Monday, November 5, 2012 at 1:17:00 PM EST
: Monday, November 5, 2012 at 1:17:00 PM EST
Jardinera- Muchisimas gracias for your very vivid and lively recap. I always love the references to Maja the pooch ... dreaming of squirrels and all.
67 episodes? What happened to the other 15 I didn't see? IMDb lists only 52.
Admittedly it only assigns 29 of those episodes to Liliana Abud, but she was in more than that. I can't believe that series is 20 years old.
Based on the list of series in which she has writing credits I'd say her stuff runs hot and cold and this could be producer-driven. Some of those series were excellent (YCEM, EPDA, AEMP, La Otra), some very bad (EEAYEO, TdA), most probably somewhere in between, and there were some I didn't see. My main objection to CS 2009 was actually not so much with the writing but the casting of Aracely Arambula whom I think is an inferior actress not worthy of the dual role she played.
I certainly object to excessive filler in remakes, but that is a universal problem in an age when there are too many remakes, too much extension, and fewer series.
Admittedly it only assigns 29 of those episodes to Liliana Abud, but she was in more than that. I can't believe that series is 20 years old.
Based on the list of series in which she has writing credits I'd say her stuff runs hot and cold and this could be producer-driven. Some of those series were excellent (YCEM, EPDA, AEMP, La Otra), some very bad (EEAYEO, TdA), most probably somewhere in between, and there were some I didn't see. My main objection to CS 2009 was actually not so much with the writing but the casting of Aracely Arambula whom I think is an inferior actress not worthy of the dual role she played.
I certainly object to excessive filler in remakes, but that is a universal problem in an age when there are too many remakes, too much extension, and fewer series.
I'm pretty sure there are only 52 episodes for Destinos. There are only 52 listed on the Annenberg site whose URL I gave in an earlier message, and according to UA, that agrees with what IMDb lists. I watched them all on the Annenberg site when I was starting my study of Spanish, and I'm sure that the series ended with #52 (in fact, the last few episodes were really recaps).
Thanks Juanita for providing the link to Destinos. It was my introduction to Spanish at a class that was being offered at the public library. I'm going to rewatch some of the episodes just to see how much (if any);-) my listening skills have improved.
Gracias Juanita for the link to Destinos. It came out after I graduated from college so I didn't need it as a learning tool but I watched it anyway. I was fascinated that they were using the telenovela format to actually teach Spanish. I remember seeing Liliana Abud in Rosa Salvaje; she played one of Ricardo's evil sisters though she turned out not to be evil.
I took 2 semesters of French in college and we used French in Action. I'm going to watch some of those videos.
I took 2 semesters of French in college and we used French in Action. I'm going to watch some of those videos.
Permalink posted by : Monday, November 5, 2012 at 4:14:00 PM EST
: Monday, November 5, 2012 at 4:14:00 PM EST
Going through the TCM schedule for November and on Saturday 11/10 at 1:00 AM (PST) they are showing The Exterminating Angel (1962) with Silvia Pinal (Tizzy from STuD).
Permalink posted by : Monday, November 5, 2012 at 5:13:00 PM EST
: Monday, November 5, 2012 at 5:13:00 PM EST
Just watched an episode of Destinos. The exterior of the hacienda where Don Fernando lives looks verrrry familiar...:-0
Permalink posted by : Monday, November 5, 2012 at 5:36:00 PM EST
: Monday, November 5, 2012 at 5:36:00 PM EST
Oh, yeah! Destinos. 20 years ago is right and all you have to do is look at those redux shoulder pads on Abud's clothing to remember you're in a time tunnel. BTW You can now find the textbook/workbook to go with the series on line through Amazon or Borders/Barnes and Noble if anybody is interested. I didn't have the opportunity when I watched it. I got through about 2/3 -3/4 of it.
Jardinera: I have the textbook. I need to get the workbook. Were there audio cassettes available, too. I can't remember. I'm not using the book currently, just watching the eps.
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