Saturday, December 29, 2012

Amores Verdaderos #36 Fri 12/28/12 Fooled Around And Fell In Love or The Rumble In The Manse

 

Good Evening Ladies and Gentleman. You know I always start my recaps with a little theme. Tonight is about first love. After seeing Guzmancito and Nikki kiss, I sat and reflected. Close your eyes and remember your first love. Remember the butterflies, the not being sure he/she is the one, will he/she call? Does he/she love you back? Is this love? Ahhh, the good old days when we were young and foolish. But that being said, we know that Nikki and Guzmancito do love each other very much. They are doing the dance around each other, feeling each other out so to speak and hiding their love for each other and hence the title of the song, Fooled Around and Fell in Love, by the Marvelous Elvin Bishop. So now on to the recap.

So we start this epi with Mami and daughter having that convo about love, doncha know. Nikki is wanting her Mama to check if Guzmi is really married, but she won't do that till Monday, when she checks his resume, but Nikki herself wants to go manana to ask the secretary to check it for her, only problem is tomorrow is Sunday and the office is closed. And why doesn't Nikki ask him ya know, directly??? And why are you interested anyhow??? Or should Mama even be asking??? Well enough of that, Mami would you fall in love with a bodyguard?? Que Que What???? So Mami explains a person's job doesn't matter, they could be anything. And what matters is that they are human beings, but Nikki wants to know more. Well, Mami could you fall in love with YOUR bodyguard, of course not silly Nikki, I am a married woman she answers. So Nikki wants to know even more, and her Mami explains that class is hard to overcome, but LOVE TRUMPS ALL. Imagine that!!! Who knew. Now Nikki wants to know if class isn't that important, then why didn't her Mami marry that first boyfriend of hers, hmmmm???? So her Mami tells her yes, he was poor, GrandPapi didn't like him and besides it's a long story and I'll tell you one day, but now it's time for bed. So Nikki gets in the bed, but wants her Mami to stay with her longer, there is a little wrestling, play biting and I'll eat you up if you dont' go to bed, but Ms Vikki, ends ups sitting on the bed and spending some time with her girly.

Now we are back to the Angel and Cris and their never ending argument. The Angel is explaining that he can't say no to Dances With Sunglasses'( Salsero's) request, doncha know. He has got to be Johnny on the Spot. He's following Manho's orders (That would be Mr Nell-son Brizz) and he can't disobey those!!! He wants to hold her, but she is all like Don't touch me,and she reiterates everything she has said before. She hates his job, always at the beck and call, and whims of the Brizz', never has time for her, something is always getting in the way of their plans, yada, yada. Well, Angel tells her sorry, but part of his job. Well, today it's Dances With Sunglasses' Mama, tomorrow it will be something else. Now now, horror of horrors she has gotta take a cab home. Oh, please. Well, she is fed up she tells the Angel, don't ask her to understand him, cause noone understands her. Note to Cris: Oh we understand you alright. Jealousy is that ugly monkey on your back, jus' sayin'. So she feels its time for her to git. So Angel tries to touch the wifey pooh again, but no she is sooo not havin' that, on noes. So after throwing that shirt Ms Vikki wore, at her Angel, she stalks off, toward the door and as she is passing Anibal, he wants to know what the hey is goin' on with her, hmmm??? So she whines bout that change of plans, Salsero and his sick "mama", all her plans went down the drain, but Anibal will not let her leave like that and suggests he will get her a little drinky pooh to calm her nerves, he goes and she sits there crying. Probrecita!!

Now we have Bea and Lili playing Chutes and Ladders of all things! Where is Candy Land, jus' sayin'. Anyhoo, they are bemoaning the fact they are sittin there playin' this game on a Saturday night of all things. So Lili wants to know what Bea and her hubby Leo did on a Saturday night. Well, when they were dating Leo and Bea used to go, wait for it, salsa dancing!!!! Hmmm, isn't that what Salsero does, jus' sayin'. Anyhoo, after the marriage Bea and Leo didn't do that anymore. Que Lastima! But we find out Bea just loves to salsa. So now it is on to Lili, what did she do in Santa Rita? Well, went out with friends, to the movies, partays, but here the only friend she has is Polita. Bea, says oh the one Guzmi took out tonight? Well, yeah, and why didn't they invite Lili, Bea wants to know??? Then Bea says you'll make lots of friends, no worries. So Lili has an idea, why don't they get Cris to watch Guillo one night and they can go out and do something. Nah, not so much. Bea doesn't want Cris to have to babysit. So Lili says , ah, if your Mama was alive it would be different, right??? Lili tells her she gets along so well with her Grandmama. Well, Bea finally tells Lili that her mama is so not dead, but is alive and she has to explain how her Mama (We all know it is Pau-Whiner but Lili doesn't know that) left the family for her amante and that Guzmi never forgave her for it. So Bea says their relationship, between Bea and her Mama is a little weird, cause she left twenty years ago, and that she does see her alot but, she has never gone to where her Mama lives, always meets her in a cafe or the park and that Bea doesn't even know who the amante is!!!!!! Oh, boy.

Now we are back to the drinking Cris and Anibal. He has gotten her an orange liquer, and she seems to be likin' it, alot! Cris says she'll finish her drinky pooh and leave, but Anibal wants her to stay until she is calm. Well, Cris says it's late and she doesn't want to be a nuisance to him and then the doorbell rings, and Anibal calls out for someone to answer, cause there ain't nobody there, so Cris volunteers to get it, but surprisinly Anibal goes himself. And guess who is outside that door??? Anyone??? It is Pau-Whiner of course. She steps right in there and says, May I come in, as she is eyein' the place up and down, Ruh Roh!!!! Anibal is pithed!!!! Commerical! So now we are back and Anibal wants to know she why she has intruded at his family home, er why she is at the Balvanera Manse???? So Pau-Whiner tells Anibal, after all these years, ya didn't think I knew where you had your home???? Anibal doesn't want her there for sure, don't do this to him, he says. Well, she is gonna do it anyways, never tell a jealous woman she can't do something, jus' sayin' cause she wants to end this silence pact that is killin' her, doncha know. Now she is shouting and Anibal tells her to pipe down already, someone, er, everyone is gonna hear her, and how the hell did she get in anyways, hmmm? Well if you tell the truth people let you in, in other words she told the guards she was an old friend of the family. Well, if he don't care, neither does she and this is when Cris comes out and sees Paula and asks her what she is doin' there. But Pau-Whiner wants to know what Cris is doin' there. Well, Cris came to see her hubby and why didn' t Pau-Whiner tell her that Mr Anibal is Ms Vikki's Papa???? Well, Anibal is trying desperately to get Pau-Whiner to leave before someone else sees or hears her, but she is ready to RUMBLLLEEE, doncha know, she could care less who sees or for that matter hears her next, cause Anibal is trying to shush her so she doesn't wake up Ms Vikki, but that is precisely want Pau-Whiner wants!!!

So now we have Tomasina and Ms Vikki talkin' and Tomasina thinks there is a jealousy epidemic that traveled from Cris straight to Manho Nellson, lol. Ms Vikki is so aggravated, she'd like to haul  out that   flat tire and ooopps upside the head, er, show him it is really flat, the truth in other words. Tomasina basically asks Ms Vikki to change the subject, so Ms Vikki tells her about the nice talk she had with Nikki and all the strange questions she asked. She also wants to know how Nikki found out that Guzmi is married. She tells Tomasina all about the could you fall in love with the bodyguard question and what she answered Nikki. Now Tomasina wants to know if Ms Vikki were single, right now, would she go after the Angel and what does Ms Vikki answer, well, that she can't even think about that, she isn't single, is in love with Manho Nellson and that she will love him till the end and has been faithful all the years of their marriage, more's the pity, sorry, my words, not hers. Tomasina kinda agrees with her, but says Ms Vikki doesn't love Manho, like she loved Carlos, her first love, so now we know the name of Ms Vikki's first love. Well, Ms Vikki ain't having that, no siree bob, she ain't so she tells Tomasina that yes, her marriage was arranged by Anibal, she accepted it, she is content and her Present is Nelson (Manho) Brizz, they promised to be FAITHFULL, to each OTHER, and that she is sure the Angel feels this way about Cris, cause she is his present. Oye Vey!!!! If Ms Vikki only knew about Manho that is.

So now we are back to a screaming Pau-Whiner who says everyone in this house will meet Paula Trejo, the woman that gave up her life for HIM!!! Anibal wants Pau-Whiner to leave before he loses his cool, and Cris is also trying to get her to leave with her, but Pau-Whiner is so NOT goin'. Cris tries grabbing her to go, but she ain't and then Anibal manhandles her and says she aint' thinkin' clearly. Now Pau-Whiner turns on Cris and says this was all YOUR idea, to confront his family and why aren't you backin' me anyways. Well, Cris tells Anibal that is before she knew Anibal was Ms Vikki's Papa. Ruh Roh. So before this meeting can get anymore menacing, the Angel comes out and wants to know why Cris is still here and what happened to that cab he called her? She cancelled it. Well, why, so Cris introduces the Angel to Pau-Whiner and says this is the neighbor I told you about. Well now the Angel wants to know what Pau-Whiner is doin' there, so Pau-Whiner is gettin' on that soap box again, about how she is there to tell the truth and she doesn't care who doesn't like it. She yells the last part, and the Angel is lookin' at her funny. So another Ruh, Roh cause here comes Ms Vikki and Tomasina down the stairs. So Ms Vikki wants to know if she is interruptin' something, and Cris I have to say is quick on her feet, cause as soon as Pau-Whiner tells Ms Vikki, she is Paula, Cris cuts her off and says she is a neighbor that Cris called to come pick her up, so the Angel tells Cris she shouldn't have bothered the neighbor and cancelled the cab, and now there is que the hell on everyone's faces, and Ms Vikki says that's why you are arguing, well no and then Pau-Whiner tries to introduce herself to Ms Vikki again, and says she came to say she is fed up, when Cris grabs her and explains to Ms Vikki that Pau-Whiner was fed up with waiting for the Angel and Cris, cause she was gonna go out with them and some dude named Chema. So the Angel now wants to know who this Chema is and Cris turns around and winks, winks as if to say, play along now, ya know that fat dude Chema the anxious one, lol. So finally the Angel gets it and says yeah that Chema dude, the one eyed one, he is always anxious, lol. So Ms Vikki apologizes for ruining their plans to go out, but Guzmi wasn't in this evening you see, and the only one left was the Angel. So Cris grabs Pau-Whiner and says let's go, it's late time for us to go. There is a kinda face off between Anibal and Pau-Whiner and guess what happens next??? Anyone, that's right Pau- Whiner faints. So the Angel catches her. Ms Vikki tells the Angel to take Paula into the living room and they will get alcohol and water to revive her and everyone goes as they are all going in, Cris begs Anibal to help Paula, and Cris stays behind and thinks Paula was so nervous that she fainted, probrecita!

So now we have Guzmi and Polita comin' home from their date, awww. So she wants to know if he had a good time and he thanks her for the song dedication. Now she has some serious bidness to discuss with him. Well, since they work at the same place some things are not allowed, but if she doesn't say anything she'll explode and por Dios she just has to tell him. He doesn't want her to beat around the bush, so they have a sitdown and tells him exactly how she feels, her heart thumps when she is near him and her whole body tingles, awwww. She is so in love with him, but that isn't what she says, but ya know he gets it. He says he knows what she is sayin' but they can only be friends. He was disappointed in love recently, she'll find someone, someday, cause she has got a heart of gold, doncha know, but he ain't that guy. Probrecita. She'll find someone nice, she thinks if they keep goin' out he may change his mind, but he says not gonna happen. But she is taking the words of her village to heart where they beleive in try, try again, awww, I hope Polita finds a nice guy.

So now we are back to Pau-Whiner's lill' faintin' spell or as we say in the South, a fit of the vapohs. lol. Tomasina and Ms Vikki are in the kitchen pouring some water for Pau-Whiner, to revive her from the vaporssss. Ms Vikki says she'll take it in to Pau-Whiner and Tomasina thinks Pau-Whiner fainted for attention Ha! Ms Vikki,being the kind hearted woman she is, doesn't think so. And she laughs. So now we are in the living room with Cris tryin' to wake Pau-Whiner up as Anibal looks on. She finally revives and wants to know que the hell happened???? So Cris tells her what happened. Anibal tells Pau-Whiner he thinks she did this on purpose and zip the lip with Ms Vikki. So Pau-Whiner says yeah, that's the only thing that matters to you right, right???? Then Pau-Whiner accuses Anibal of wanting her dead, right, right???? So the Angel has come back and he takes Cris off, for some 411 on que the hell is goin' on round here. So the Angel wants the straight skinny, but Cris is NOT sayin' anything now, will tell him later. So as Ms Vikki is coming with some sugar water, Angel pulls Cris into a big ole hug, so Ms Vikki doesn't know what is goin' on, and Ms Vikki goes into the living room with Anibal and Pau-Whiner. Cris breaks the hug and the Angel is tryin' to grab her back, but Cris gets away and Ms Vikki is telling Paula to have some water with a bit of sugar, it'll be good for her. Paula takes the glass, puts it up to her lips, looks at Anibal, who whips those colored glasses off and gives Paula a stern look. They want to know if she's better, she says she is, and then says she has got to go, doncha know. Anibal tells her it is better if she gets rest at HER house. He is very cold and mean to her, I must say. But then she breached his fortress so to speak, and it really pithed him off. So Paula, shakily gets up, thanks Ms Vikki for everything and starts to go, when Ms Vikki says she'll see her out. Cris has a hold of Pau-Whiner's arm, the Angel is next behind them, then Ms Vikki and Anibal. The Angel wants Cris to call him when she gets home. And so Cris and Pau-Whiner are finally outta there. The Angel wants to know if he is needed for anything else, and since he isn't needed, he is goin' on his rounds. So Ms Vikki turns to Anibal and says something really touching, she thinks Pau-Whiner crumpled like that cause the "poor woman's" world is shattering around her in other words ending, hmmmm. Well Anibal thinks it's cause she had to wait too long for Cris and Ms Vikki says how awkward it must be to put up with jealous Cris. Well Anibal tells Ms Vikki, Cris is from the country,little rough around the edges, says what she thinks and he kinda likes her. Ms Vikki says you may be right, but her friend musta felt bad, doncha know. Well Anibal says it may have been nothing, who knows and Ms Vikki is just happy her Papi is at home with her and should stay forever, awww. But he wants to know if she told Manho, he was stayin and did she clear it with him???? No worries, says Ms Vikki, sucks to be Manho, jus' sayin'.

So now we are in the car with Pau-Whiner and Cris, Ruh Roh and Pau-
Whiner is drivin' after that vapor spell. If I were Cris I would have gotten a taxi, jus' sayin'. Well Pau-Whiner thinks it's the end of her and Anibal. Cris doesn't think so,  Anibal told Cris he lurrrvvvves Pau-Whiner. Well Pau-Whiner ain't buyin' it cause, she just knows that Anibal will never forgive her for breaching the walls of his castle so to speak and now Pau-Whiner is gonna concentrate more on her family and tryin' to get the love of the son back that won' t forgive her. Good luck with that.

So now we have our inept villans, Dances with Sunglasses, and Kendho, jus' a lying, and lyin' in bed talkin' bout their next big mis planes, doncha know. Kendho is so happy that Manho thinks that Ms Vikki is cheatin' with the Angel and they gotta keep Angel at that house as long as possible. Dances thinks that shouldn't be too hard, as long as his "mama" is sick, doncha know. and now Dances wants to know the details of mis planes to get Manho to divorce Ms Vikki, not so fast says Kendho, gotta lotta lyin' , lovin' to do, doncha know. Puchis just gotta wait, doncha know. So they get to the en flagrante part.

Next we are with Manho and Ms Vikki in their bedroom, and Ms Vikki wants to know if they are done arguing, she can't stay mad at him and she wants to apologize if she came across as too aggresive, oh, please, if she only knew, and Manho says that he's sorry too and now Ms Vikki wants a hug from him. Dios Mio, I hope she has some antibacterial soap, jus' sayin' she is SO gonna need it, cause he hugs her, yuk!!!!

So now we are with Kendho, in a disguise of all things, black pageboy wig, and a bidness suit, and I have to say here, she looks absolutely fab, and there is no air of the ho about her here, jus' sayin'. She is in a very fancy luxe hotel. There are two guys following her, one with a bunch of roses and one with a bunch of balloons. Kendho goes up to the front desk and says she is the event planner for some company called Cupi or Coopi International and did they book that suite she wanted. Oh, yes indeed they did and the suite is the Empire Suite, hmmmm. The desk clerk gives Kendho two key cards just like she wanted and if she needs anything to call 03. They are at her service. She has those guys follow her.

Now we are back at the Balvanera Manse and the help are all eating together, except Jean Marie, who of course is serving. The Angel is hoping Dances "mama" gets better soon so he can have a day off, doncha know, probrecito. Guzmi tells Angel he will cover for him, but the Angel says I told Manho, I'd cover for Dances and that is what I am gonna do till Dances comes back! Tomasina and Jean Marie, in his chef outfit, want to know what is wrong with Polita,she hasn't eaten a thing and they are having chilaquiles and she eats three plates of these. Well it seems she ate some buffalo wings last evening that upset her stomach, poor little thing. Guzmi feels bad. So now Jean Marie wants the 411 on what happened with Polita and Guzmi last night. So they both tell, that would be Guzmi and Polita, of the time they had in that karoake place, and Polita singing. So Angel says who knew you were so artistic, awww. Well Polita has come to the conclusion, if she wants to help her singing she has gotta lose some weight. Guzmi gets a phone call just about then,and he leaves the table and goes, while Polita is wondering who it is. Polita sneaks by his elbow to listen, lol. All Polita heard was good morning and where, and he hangs up. Guzmi tells Tomasina he has gots to go and Polita wants to know who ya gonna meet, but Tomasina tells her to sit down and stop bein' so nosy. Guzmi tells Tomasina he is meeting Bea his sister, its urgent, but he'll be right back. Angel wants him to take his truck, but Guzmi wants to take a cab, in case Dances comes back so Angel can go be with his family, so Tomasina tells Guzmi, Nikki ain't up yet, take her car, oohhh, noes, he doesn't want to get in any trouble with her, but Tomasina says she'll take responsibility, go ask security for the keys and he thanks her and goes, and Polita yells out say hi to my SIL for me, and Tomasina doesn't like that. She reminds Polita bout the cooworkers can't date each other rule. Polita says you sure know how to ruin a diet and tucks into her food, as the others laugh.

So now we are back to Kendho and the Empire Suite and Kendho wants to make sure everything is honkey dorey, for her mis planes and the two henchies, who are really henchies of Odette Longoria, that of course everything is all set up as planned. Now she wants them to go already. She is calling Dances who is shaving and without his sunglasses for a change. She tells her Puchis (Salerso) everything is set and ready to go, and she wants her Puchis to trust her. He doesn't get why she is so hell bent for leather to marry Manho. Well it is another step in the plan and the ends justify the means.

So now we having little slutty Nabila Good Morninging Nikki in her bedroom. She opens up all Nikki's curtains. Nikki wants to know where Guzmi is. He aint there says Nabila. She tells Nikki that Jen and Denise are there too and that they wanna have some fun. Nikki just wants to hang out at the pool.So Nabila say they gotta borrow some bikinis. They can borrow anyone but the one Nikki has in her hands, cause it hides her fat, and Nabila, the witchy pooh, tells her it hides her fat rolls, as if, the poor girl is sooo NOT FAT. Nikki is looking depressed and goes and Nabila, witchy pooh, laughs and thinks it is way funny, she says to herself I'm sooo mean.

So Guzmi, in Nikki's car, has gone to meet Bea. Bea is walking in the other direction, and Ruh Roh she is meeting Pau-Whiner ,her mother. This looks like a set up for Guzmi too. Guzmi comes into the park and can't beleive what he is seeing. Guzmi says it's her, my mother, Ruh Roh. Pau-Whiner thanks Bea for coming and now wants to know where Guillo is, and Bea tells her he is with Cris and Lili, she didn't think it was wise to bring him and your brother she asks? Bea feels guilty for basically guilt trippin' him into coming. She hates lying to her bro. Pau Whiner says she knows but she has really got to ask Guzmi to forgive her the way Bea did, and does she think Guzmi will come? So Paula is lookin around for him. Guzmi sees them and is pithed that Bea lied to him.

So now back to Nikki's room she has that bikini on and a nice hat and is giving Tomasina hell for letting Guzmi take her car. Nikki calls Guzmi an opportunist, but Tomasina says he is no such thing. He had an emergency, it was faster this way, and he'll be back a lot quicker. So Nikki, very jealously thinks that the "emergency" is Guzmi taking Polita to the market to eat sweets, she is datin' this guy now and they probably "did the deed" last night. I just want to slap her, don't you???? Tomasina doesn't like it, thinks Nikki imagines things and tells her Jean Marie will serve breakfast by the pool to her and her friends.

Now back to Paula and Bea and Paula is worried Guzmi ain't coming. Bea tells her well he was at work, has to get permission to leave, he promised he'd be there, and Bea isn't liking fooling him for a whim of Paula's. He has a deep wound from Paula leaving him that hasn't healed. Paula says no whim, she is crying and saying she really needs Guzmi to forgive her. She just wants to go back to her life with her kids and for Guzmi to forgive her. She deeply regrets what she did to them in the past, vis a vis leaving them the way she did. Mother and daughter both cry and hug. Guzmi hides behind a tree, so they won't see him and wants to know why Bea did this to him. He has a flashback of Mama and Papa, of how Paula said she was leaving, it was better this way, and a little Frankie is takin' in the whole thing. He remembers his Papa saying she is leaving to go be with her lover and he is crying. Back to the present and Guzmi is behind that tree, with tears in his eyes, and says he will never forgive his Mama. He goes.

At the pool again with Nikki and her friends and there is some swimming goin' on. Nabila and Nikki are laying out and Nabila needs some sun, doncha know when Nikki wonders where Guzmi is. Of course, Nabila just has to voice I wonder where Guzmi is. Nabila now wants to know if Nikki has forgiven her for being muy sexy with Guzmi, and Nikki tells her fogetabouit Game over. She is forced to have him as her bodyguard, that's it, that's all, OKAY???? Nikki doesn't  like him anymore, he dates maids, smells like cheap perfume and he's a loser. She doth protest too much is what I think, Anyhoo, now Angel has come in and of course Nabila,the little slut, wants to know who this handsome man is, hmmm. Oh it's Nikki's Mama's bodyguard she says. Nabila thinks that Nikki's mama must have some type of casting call in picking out bodyguards, but Nikki says her Mama ain't like that, she doesn't pick them for sexiness, not like Nabila. So Nabila thinks the Angel ain't half bad and wants to go have some fun with him. Nikki warns her that Angel is married, but Nabila don't care. So Nabila gets up to get to know the Angel but before she does she tells Jen and Denise that Nikki is sooo done with Guzmi. The Angel comes into the pool area, and of course Nabila jumps right on that, and intros herself to the Angel. She asks doesn't the Angel get bored watching all the time, he says no he gets paid for it, and then Nabila wants him to swim with her. He can't, he's working and she likes men armed to the teeth and Angel tells her he only has white weapons, which would be his akido, but she doesn't get it, She thinks a white gun would be cool. So she remarks he works out, all of her flirting plan, he does and then she says good to have muscle cause what would happen is someone fainted and then all of a sudden she does, but we in Viewerville know what she is really up to, tryn' to seduce the Angel of course. Nikki is looking on and not liking what she is seeing. So of course, Nabila the little slut, fakes a faint, while the Angel catches her and Nikki just shakes her head. Well the saints be praised cause here comes Ms Vikki to the rescue. Nabila of course "wakes up" and tells Ms Vikki, she is just checking out the bodyguards cause she wants one for herself, and Ms Vikki tells Angel that Nabila likes to play pranks. Poor punked Angel, jus' sayin'. So Ms Vikki wants to know when Angel is leaving to go see his wifey pooh, and he has to tell her he is waitin'for Dances to come back, when in walks Manho of course, who is taking perverse pleasure in poor Angel having NO TIME WITH HIS WIFE, doncha know. Manho wants to know if there is any news, as he puts that smarmy arm around Ms Vikki, as in, this is mine. no touchy,no huggy, get away. Angel says no, but things are fine. And Ms Vikki tells the Angel that Jean Marie is preparing a barbeque for lunch. And Manho is just suckin up to Ms Vikki and the Angel is going to  go. Now guess who has come to lunch,anyone in Viewerville wanna guess?????? It's Kendho of course! The Angel and Manho are very surprised and Ms Vikki is jus' smilin' away, and here is where we end this epi.

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Kendho has pushed Manho onto his and Ms Vikki's bed. What are they doing in there??? And who spies with their little eye??? Tune in Martes to find out!!!!!

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Hey Y'all here is a place for you to comment while I stir this concotion of a recap.
 

Another great Top 40s title, Madelaine.

Paula really chickened out, didn't she? If she truly wanted to tell the truth at Vikki's house, she could have. Instead, she followed telenovela rules with yet another Communication FAIL.

Cris's wink-wink faces to JA, trying to clue him in on the Paula scene, were funny.

My heart goes out to Guzmancito. He is in so much pain over his mother's rejection/abandonment of him.

Kendra looked really good in that black wig; the hair color and cut were smashing.
 

Cris cracked me up. Her ruh-roh with Anibal and wink-wink with JA were hilarious.

So Beatriz dances Salsa. Would love to see her and Salsero on the dance floor together.

Guzman looked so hurt. Very moving.
 

I felt so bad for Guzman. T.T I just wanted to hug him.

See Paula? Look what happened. You abandoned your children for this Anibal? And now you are left with nothing, well almost nothing considering Beatriz has forgiven her. But Guzman won't and Anibal treats her like yesterday's garbage.
Did she get with him after his wife died or before? I know she has been with him for 20 something yrs, right? It is like, if he didn't make you his wife then, he most likely wont do it now, Paula! LEAVE HIM, IDIOT!

And how did she know that Cristina was his daughter? From a picture or a name or something?
Thanks :)

Veronica
 

Veronica- Anibal started his affair with Paula before his wife died and was actually with her when his wife died. There's some feelings of guilt there on Anibal's part. Paula knew what Cris looks like because she sent a private detective to find out everything he could about Anibal's old lover Candelaria and her daughter. The detective took pics of Cris and Lili and gave them to Paula.
 

Susana Gonzalez (Beatrix) dancing salsa:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7iM-WZm_eM


 

Don't know if you saw this post from last night's episode recap, Madelaine. So I'll put it here too. :)

Thanks Madelaine for the answer. :)
That is a good point about the lawyer and I too think that may happen.
BUT!!! What if and this is a BIG what if. What if Kendra and Salsero find a way to get Nell-son to have more stocks in the company, hell even kill Anibal if he becomes too much of a problem and considering he has most of the stocks in the company. If killed would the stocks go to Victoria? And then, with Kendra and Salsero's campaign to ruin Victoria's image in front of Nell-son, this would prompt him to find a way to get those stocks from his father-in-law. Or maybe even prompt him to work with Odette! *gasp* perish the thought!

Anywho, this is just speculation! I'm guessing here and I know nothing about stocks in a company, lol. :)

Veronica
 

Thanks Vivi! :)
OH! Paula is a sneaky one ain't she?
And she is clingy too.....
Why would she want to find out about Candelaria? Especially now? After being with Anibal for 20 something yrs? My guess is jealously, curiousity or fear that Anibal has gone back together with his old flame? Or is it all 3?
Damn Anibal! Candelaria, Paula, Victoria's mother(name)...you'd think Nell-son was his child and not Victoria...However Anibal looks like a saint compared to Nell-son's many..."activities"..lol
Thanks again Vivi :)

Veronica
 

Veronica- I'd say it's all three. She knows that Candelaria was Anibal's true love.
 

Vivi---You've got to be the sharpest knife in the drawer or at least, one of the sharpest. You come through with the answer to peoples questions time and time again. You're a great asset to the Caray, Caray! blog and much appreciated.
the gringo

 

gringo--and I'm so glad Vivi watches the same tns I do. She keeps us from going over the cliff (bad analogy, I know....Al & Xi...U.S. taxpayers) and gets into the weeds for us.
 

Hey Vivi Vecina! What do you mean, Candelaria was his one true love? I can't believe the stuff I miss in the translation! And I hang on every word!!! OK, so if Candelaria was his one true love, why aren't they together? Because she's obviously still alive if she wrote him a letter confessing she had a daughter with him. And do Candelaria and Christina still have a relationship? What does Cris think happened to her mother? Or her father? Muchas gracias for any deets you can provide.

Katy
 

Gringo and Anita- Smart phones make it way too easy to check in on Caray Caray constantly and to drop into the conversation whenever I want to. I'm always happy to help if my memory can serve a purpose. Anita, Urban and others are also great at doing this.
 

Katy- Anibal admitted to his BFF (can't remember his name) in a conversation at the club that Candelaria was his one true love. But she just up and left him one day and he never heard from her again. Since he was married at the time, it wasn't really a surprise that she might not want to stick around and be his mistress. Paula has accused him many times of loving Candelaria (who was way before her time), more than any other. Anibal never denies it-- much to Paula's annoyance. That's why she fears that if he knows that Candi had a child by him, he'd drop her (Paula) in a NY minute to go after Candi.

We have no idea why Candi has decided that now is the time for Anibal to know they had a child together.

Cris grew up with her mother and says she knows nothing about her father. She seems to have a good relationship with her mother from what we can tell, but Candi is currently out in the middle of nowhere being a nurse to poor people. That's why she's not around and why she's not in constant communication with them.
 

Thanks so much, Vivi! That completely explains what's been confusing me this whole TN. I thought Paula was afraid Anibal would divide his loyalties between her and a new daughter/granddaughter but there's obviously much more to the story. I'm sure Candi will be making a big, splashy appearance at some point to stir things up.

What's interesting about this TN is that we're so far into it and the two leads are still married to other people!? And I'm liking Cristina more and more--don't want her to be knocked off like I did at the start. Also, since she's one of Anibal's daughter's I can't imagine they'll kill her off (although who knows in TN land!). But how are our two, virtuous leads ever going to get together if they stay loyal to their spouses?

Katy
 

Random thought on villain Dances motive, more related to some commentary on yesterday's blog than today's: Could Dances also be Anibal's son? It's easy enough to believe Kendra's just in it for the money and thrill. Dances with Sunglasses said she was a prostitute that he made into what she is today, but she's probably rotten at the core anyway. But Dances seems to need a larger motive. Just showing off to keep KendHo interested in him? Or revenge on Anibal?

TN4ever
 

Once again thanks Vivi and everyone else for answering my questions. :)

Wow. And I here I felt sorry for Paula. Thinking she is in love with this man and his doesn't care. But with this new info, I feel less sorry for Paula.
Cristina and Anibal deserve to know they are father and daughter. I don't care how you feel about Candi, Paula, grow up a little.

And Katy I agree with you about how our leads are even 2gether yet. I think they are trying to develop their friendship first and then love comes later.

Veronica
 

to TN4ever

I think it is for money and power, is Salsero's motive. So far...maybe he has a larger motive I don't know.
As for the being Anibal's son, hmmm...wow never thought of that! Could be a possiblity.
And speaking of motives, what about Odette, the witch. I know she is doing what she is doing to Victoria because of competition, power and money. But her attitude spoke revenge to me. Did she ever mention her true reason(s) for this vengeful quest against Victoria or is just greed, jealously and a desire to get rid of a rival?
And also, was Odette working with Kendra and Salsero from the beginning of this plan or did Kendra and Salsero started the plan themselves and Odette joined later? Thanks in advance. :)

Veronica
 

Veronica- The motives of these villains are too fuzzy to give much thought. But it has been mentioned that Odette wanted to jump Anibal's bones after his wife died, and he rejected her. She also said that Anibal stole clients from her company when he ran MetaImagen.

Salsero does not know that Kendra is working with Odette, and Odette does not know Kendra is working with Salsero. Kendra is playing a double game. Odette has on her own been approaching MetaImagen employees to help her get new biz, get info, or just to bug Vicky by stealing them. That's why she approached Kendra, without even knowing that Kendra was a lying, scheming ho, out for money.
 

What is the nickname Kendra calls Salsero, it sounds like Puchis but I googled it and the definition didn't make sense.

Katy
 

Katy- She is calling him Puchis (and we've seen her text it). It's one of those non-sensical words that really slang and means different things in different Latin American countries. When I looked it up, it says in much of Central America it means wow, cool, etc. And in Mexico and other places it's a term of endearment that's used mainly when you're scolding the person. In any case, it's a cutesy nickname she has for him.
 

Anon @ 4:14 - Thanks for the Susana Gonzalez (Beatriz) dance clip.
 

Now I understand much more here. Kendra is gonna get in trouble, lots of it, I think.

Thanks once again Vivi :)
 

Madelaine - Thanks. That was a jam-packed episode and you covered it with such gusto.

I for one was surprised Paula showed up at the manse, even though Cris had urged her to take the bull by the horns (when Cris didn't know the bull was Vickie's father). Paula is preventing Cris from knowing her father, but these two have become friends, wow.

Loved when Anibal told Vickie he liked Cris's rustica - Cris is no doubt reminding him of Candelaria. It's funny to me that Vickie is put off by Cris' "unfounded" crazy jealousy of her while at at the same time she is ruminating with Tomasina about getting with Angel if Nell-Son didn't exist.

I'm still thinking Vickie does not really love Nell-son. She has no instinct about him at all. Still begging him for hugs and not seeing the looks between him and KendHo. And she has never been inspired by him, like she was by that first love and now Angel, to write and paint.


 

Thanks Mad, I'm really enjoying your recap word per word and having a blast about it. Vi, you're my dictionary when it comes to all these tns. How about the other daughter that's missing a child? is she a true sister of Ms. Vikki? And that missing child, will she ever come out? Remember my fear that it could be Kendra?Maybe they should ask permission and rename this tn "All my children"Pretty soon, there will be nothing left to inherit. Also, why is Ms. Vikki not carrying Nelson's name (Brizz) and they are called the Balvaneras including the mansion?And by the way Mad, I love your "First Love" analogy. How true, how true.But did Guzmancito's first wife died so soon? I can't remember.
 

Good Morning Y'all, thanks for all the great comments.

Vida2- I don't know why Ms Vikki goes by Balvanera still. Could be maybe like some women in the States, she didn't change her last name when she married. Adriana, Ms Vikki's sister, is her sister, as in same Mother and Father. We don't know where Adriana's daughter is. Adriana is looking for her. We also haven't seen where or what happend to Guzmi's wife. It hasn't been shown yet.
 

Mads- This was a great fun recap. Muchas gracias amiga.

Both Cris and Paula need to change their tactics. Paula really needs to end things with Anibal because the man doesn't love her. He's content with her being his bit on the side, forever. If that's not what she wants, then she needs to cut the ties. Oh, and tell the man the truth about his daughter! Probably the biggest problem is that she has no assets and no legal recourse (as she's not the wife) of getting anything if she ends things with Anibal. Unless he decides to be generous to her for the 20+ years they shared. Of course, he won't be generous when he finds out she hid info about his long lost daughter from him. (Which is ironic since he has hidden info from Adriana about her long lost daughter.)

I often wonder why tn characters demand and expect instant forgiveness from people they have deeply wronged. All Paula can ask for in a chance to appologize to Guzman. But she can't expect forgiveness. That's ridiculous!
 

Oh, I loved the comedy between JA and Cris as they communicated silently about the Paula situation.
 

Vivi so agree with you about Pau-Whiner finally ending it with Anibal. She should it is way past time. He won't ever marry her, eva. She ought to cut her losses and go. I think she ought to get Anibal to either deed that flat to her, or get her a small place and that's that. Agree too about Guzmi, she can't expect him to instantly forgive her. He has a lot of pain from her leaving him when he was a kid and for a lover to boot. She should apologize and then see where it goes from there.

Neice in MD I too wonder if Ms Vikki loves Manho as much as she says. Seems she was almost forced to marry Manho. Maybe she has grown to like him all these years and is mistaking that for love.
 

There seem to be some questions about Anibal, as in Papa was a Rolling Stone, lol. Anibal and Candelaria had an affair 40 years ago. Candelaria had worked for the Balvanera's as a nurse. Anibal's deceased wife Pilar, was sick and either Candelaria was her nurse, or she took care of Ms Vikki and Adriana when they were little. At some point, Candelaria and Anibal had an affair, and I really think that Candelaria saw the lay of the land after she found out she was pregnant with his child. She left Anibal at this point, never telling him she was pregnant.

Now Paula and Anibal have been having an affair for 20 years. So to me, it seems he must have been having an affair with Paula while his wife was still alive. I can't figure out why Ms Vikki and Adriana are so mad about him having an affair, if that weren't the case. I thought at first that maybe the girls thought that Anibal was besmirching their Mama's memory by having an affair, like maybe after Pilar died, but that really doesn't make sense. Anyhoo, that is my thought.
 

Mads- At some point when Paula was speaking with her secretary friend she says that she and Anibal were having their affair from before his wife died, and that the day his wife died Anibal was with Paula. So there are many reasons why Vicky and Adriana will not be so accepting of her.
 

Thanks Vivi- now it is completely understandable. I would be mad at Anibal too, if I were Ms Vikki or Adriana. No wonder they can't stand Paula. They will never accept her. Thanks amiga.
 

I meant mad at Paula, not Anibal :)
 

Madelaine - Thank you for the recap.

Niecie - I get the idea that Anibal found Nelson and arranged the marriage between Nelson & Vikki. Vik was probably so emotionally defeated by her father and his nonacceptance of Vik's true love that she gave up and married Nelson out of obedience. Just my theory...


 

Doris, I so agree with you about how Ms Vikki caved to Anibal. I wonder where he found Manho? We know Manho does not have the money in this marriage, just 20% of the stock at Meta Imagen. Maybe Manho had a good family name, but no money left, just a thought.
 

Thanks, Madelaine - Awesome as Always! I was too busy with family during Christmas, so I could not comment, but I was watching the TN and reading the Recaps. Many, many thanks.

Chris may be over the top with her jealousy, but she too is young and passionate, and, as Niecie alluded to, her suspicions are justified. Her vibes are telling her that something is going on between A and V.
and she is correct. Although it has not yet come to full fruition,
it is indeed a blossoming or smoldering romance.
She loves her guy, and she wants hands off. Up until now, he has always worked close by and has been home with her every night. Now, not only is he gone 6 days a week, he is with a wealthy, very attractive woman, and they are having all sorts of interesting physical contacts and inside jokes that leave Chris shut out. I don't blame her one bit. How many of you would want your partners in this job? If it were I, I would tell my husband in the words of good ole Johnny Paycheck, "Take this job and shove it" - [you're not working there no more .. even if I have to go sell my hot tamales by the roadside wearing a thong bikini.] In West Palm Beach, FL several years ago, a very attractive gal wearing a thong set up a hot dog stand by the side of a very busy road, and believe me, her business was booming. Chris has got the vibes, and they are real. I know they are in a bind financially, but enough is enough. On the other hand, not so in love, Vicky has no vibes when she should have them. It is far better to be the other way around....better safe than sorry. When I saw naive Jose Angel laughing as he was carrying in Miss Vicky,that would have been too much for me - no matter what really happened.
Mónika Sanchez is doing a fabulous job of acting these scenes; she is no doubt excellent at portraying an irate wife, and she is also a natural comedian. The scene in the apt. about Vicky drowning in the pool was also hilarious and very understandable
with regard to some jealous moments on the part of Chris.

All the Bestt in the New Year to everyone.

Cannot stand Kendra ..and new person to detest is Nabila. She ruins the story for me. And another thing, it really bugs me how guys tolerate such actions.
I never knew anyone in real life
who would put up with the likes of such an aggressive, unwanted
woman. The guys I know would just get rid of her fast, and she would not be returning for any more dirty tricks. I think that writers need to get real about such scenarios because we see them often - one big example was in STUD.
 

Floridia, good to have you back and hope you had a great Christmas. I too like Cris, but I see her another way. Where is her trust? She has been married to big Angel now for twenty years. And the way the Angel talked, when her jealousy manifested itself was he couldn't take her jealousy, AGAIN? So that being said, I wonder how long she has had these jealous fits? There has been nothing there for her to be jealous about really. I would first have listened to the Angel, before I went off on him with a jealous rage. She doesn't do that, she goes off first, maybe listens later. Most of the time Lili tells her to calm down and then she goes and talks to the Angel. I think Cris has great trust issues, and as far as Angel carrying Ms Vikki into the kitchen both Manho and Cris jumped to conclusions, had jealousy fits without an explantion. There is where I have the problem. Why won't Cris or Manho let Angel and Vikki explain before they go off?
 

Madelaine,
I see your point of course, but I see Chris' too. It is one thing to rationalize on this topic, but it is another to feel things in ones gut, and this is what Chrissie is doing. There are too many inside jokes between JA and V which keep mounting up.
When JA said "AGAIN," I thought he was referring to recent events not old ones; that could make a difference.

We know that JA crossed the line with those butterfly kisses and Chrissie, while she magnifies things, does sense that something is going on and it is.

With regard to his carrying her, into the house, there was something about their body language that could not be denied
no matter what the explanation.
They were both having a rip roaring good time! That was obvious, and again another stumbling block for Chris.

I loved how JA's shirt got violently thrown around and then eventually stomped on by JA himself.

I know that it came up spontaneously, but I feel that giving Vicky swimming lessons was completely beyond the scope of his job. His job is to guard her, but not to touch her physically on her thighs and elsewhere unless he's preventing an out and out assault. He could have arranged for her to get coaching, and there were 2 experts
on hand that could have helped.
Lilli especially would have been good and possibly Nikki. He could have supervised the process.
No doubt that he is performing far more than an impersonal body guard would do....but I know, I know, this is a TN. However, I am still wondering how many women would want their husbands in this job?
 

Floridia - "...even if I have to go sell my hot tamales by the roadside..." - lol

Madelaine - When Angel and Cris were in the apartment, maybe his first day on the job after they moved to the city I think, he asked Cris why all of a sudden after 20 years of marriage she was now doubting him. Also, when Cris was asking Paula for advice (ha ha! - yeah right, asking Miss Whiny for advice), Cris said she'd never been jealous of him before. So the writers have established that Cris's jealousy is a new thing, that began when she saw/felt the interaction between Vickie and Angel.

Cris is definitely working against her own good with her jealous outbursts. Ultimately, Angel has free will and it's his choice what he does, but he could give her "her place" by, for example, not giving Vickie "extras" like private swimming lessons when he knows it upsets his wife (and when he definitely knows, after those butterfly kisses when Vickie was asleep, that there's something there).

AV is a lot of fun. What's intriguing about this triangle/quadrangle is that no one (except Nell-Son) is a complete a$$hole, but simply making honest (sometimes blind, sometimes selfish) mistakes. Unlike the over-the-top triangle on some TNs where somebody's coming up with a fake pregnancy to keep a man.
 

Floridia - I just read your second post and realized I could've skipped mine. :D
 

Niece and Floridia, I too see your point of view, and beleive me, not trying to rationalize but that being said, Angel and Ms Vikki are friends. I don't know, I am not the jealous type and never have been. I guess that's why I can't see Cris being so jealous and I mean off the wall jealous. I have never really seen that. I trust my hubby enough to have a job like this, no problem. I know from my own personal experience, that I have had male friends, still do that are married that I confide in, and there is no hanky panky, never has been and the wives are not jealous. My husband and I were both in the Navy, and I worked with lots of men, married and unmarried, and being one of the few females to work in the field I was in, there was never any jealousy that I know of. Just from personal experience I can't fathom the jealousy, I guess.
 

Those nightmares that torture Cris aren't helping. When I see Cris's jealous outbursts, I think of "Coal Miner's Daughter," the biopic on country singer Loretta Lynn. Loretta was from a tiny, poor rural town (just like Cris) and married very young (just like Cris). There's a scene where a woman is coming on to Loretta's new husband and Loretta takes a broomswitch and literally swats the woman away.

Cris has got that kind of pure spunk (which amuses Anibal). But of course they've elevated it because this is a TN.

Angel and Vickie are friends. But Vickie is a friend who replays regularly in her mind Angel's arms being around her and who has been neglected by her own husband.
 

Ok, I forgot to address the butterfly kisses, yes they were inappropriate and the Angel should NOT have done that, that was crossing the line, but as far as teaching her to swim, I see nothing wrong with that. I know Ms Vikki has fantasies about the Angel and Cris has nightmares, but nightmares don't always come true :) Right now Angel and Ms Vikki are just friends, we will have to see what happens and yes, I do feel sorry for Cris, jus' to let ya'll know.
 

Madelaine and Niecie,

Enjoyed your comments. In spite of her suave appearance and high moral code, Vicky is very needy,and whether she intends to or not, she projects that neediness into the relationship with her body guard.
My family always loves a good debate.
 

Floridia - You make a very good point about Vikki's neediness. I suspect it comes from growing up with Anibal as a father (cold, calculating) and being married to Nelson (distant, not affectionate, arranged marriage, he probably doesn't really love Vikki but married her for her money).
 

Doris,


Great background analysis on Vicky and her needs. Anibal is really a tyrant with a few soft spots, but I enjoy his character and his distinguished look. I loved that last episode with all that went on -- especially all the interruptions with Anibal and Chris. Pobre Anibal had to go answer his own door. Think of it!

About 7 years ago,I stayed with a middle class family in Mexico for a week. They lived in a very nice neighborhood but certainly not in luxury. The wife ran a flower shop
on the lower level, and the husband worked in a travel agency.
They had a maid there serving all the food and doing the cleaning 6 days a week. I guess that's common, and of course the wealthy would have so much more. I, on the other hand, have a cleaning service once a month.

Back to Chris, she was definitely wrong for kicking her husband out that night he came home to visit and for refusing his invitation to dinner the next time; however,
I still understand her jealous feelings.
 

Floridia- loved your comment about the debate and the neediness of Vikki :)

Doris- You are right about Vikki too. She projects a lot of lonliness as far as her relationship goes with Nell-son. And she is very needy, but what surprised me the most about her, was when Angel was trapped in that rio and she actually took that boat and went for help overcoming her fear of the water just to save him, that to me took a lot of guts.
 

Wow, Mads, and more wow. What a grande recap you gave us and buenissimo, too. I leave for a few hours and there are twice as many comments to read. Will have more to say later, I think.

I don't know if anyone answered this or not, re Vikki using her maiden name. In Latin cultures (especially S.A.) the woman never drops her maiden name (remember pedigrees are somewhat important). Vikki Balnavera takes her husband's name and tacks it onto the end of hers, Brizz. Long ago, tradition put a "de" in between the two, as in she "belongs" to Brizz. That probably isn't current anymore. Boys would be 'Roberto' Brizz Balnavera forever unless you are female, then she goes with Nikki Brizz Guzman after she marries him.

My friend in Uruguay tried for years to find me on the internet, but couldn't because I had changed my name. It wasn't until I found him that he told me what a ridiculous custom Americans had of dropping the names given at birth for girls (well, an English custom transferred to the New World, as well).

I can see his point--especially now when local obituaries are becoming daily reading for me.

 

Great recap Madelaine--thank you as always.

I know that I am late, many comments already but I just have to put in my two cents.

Floridia---I TOTALLY AGREE with you about Chris and her jealousy. There has been more than just a 6th
sense going on here.
"There has been nothing there for her to be jealous about." REALLY???
QUE??? Manelaine, the Big Angel [all the women's heart throb] has been straying time and time again, more and more each episode. Often to be saved by a phone ring, a knock on the door or something to that affect. PLEASE---My wife wouldn't put up with half of what Chris has put up with. She has pleanty to be jealous of---you would have to be BLIND not to see it. One more thing. I don't think that sweet little orchid will be able to save her mother's and father's mirrage. This Guy [handsome hunk] is going over the edge and Chris knows it.
the gringo
 

Ok, y'all I cave, I'm crying Uncle. I will agree to disagree with y'all about Cris and her jealousy. The only thing I wish is that instead of assuming that Angel and Ms Vikki are having an affair, Nell-son and Cris would ask what is going on, before they go off on the jealousy rants, that's all. Looks and sometimes actions can look deceiving, when in reality it is totally innocent :)
 

Madelaine,

I agree that people should give
each other time to explain actions
that might seem inappropriate.
Rationale discussion is important.
Nevertheless, when people are young (or maybe not so young) and passionate, rationality can easily give way to jealousy; even just slight tinges of jealousy can occur when a person knows better. I think it's fairly normal...but maybe not for you. You are indeed a trusting woman.
Kudos to you and many thanks for your dedication to this blog.
 

Thanks for the wonderful recap, Madelaine!

And Happy New Year to everyone! :)

As for the Vikki-Angel-Chrissie-Nelson quadrangle:

I fell in love with Mónica Sánchez, she's a very good actress with a good comic timing. She and Eduardo are great together. I like that her character is a feisty and 3 dimensional human, if she was a meeky little saint like Elsa from LVO, I would've jumped out of the window already.

Yes, she has a reason to be jealous. Why?
1. Angel and Vicky are decent people who believe in the "till death do us part" vows. They don't WANT to cheat on their spouses.
2. However, they have feelings for each other.
3. They are naive people who've lived in their own bubble worlds for 40-45 years: Angel lived the simple life of a farmer and Victoria is a rich artist who works in the family firm.
4. And since they are naive as hell (when it comes to emotional stuff), they are completely oblivious to their feelings for each other. They truly believe they have nothing more but an amicable employer/employee relationship.
5. But people like Tomasina, Chrissie, Salsero and Nelson realized that there is something more between them. They see the attraction.
6. Angel and Vicky have zero filter. Hence the uncomfortable moments like the one in the kitchen and the other with the shirt.

If I was Chrissie, I would be annoyed, too. But in my opinion even though she has a right to be jealous, her reactions are way too harsh and often downright stupid. Honey is always better than vinegar.
 

As for the "straying away" moments: in my opinion they are exaggerated for the sake of the melodramatic effect. Yes, there may be a glitch in the Matrix, but José Ángel's heart still lies in the right place: with his family. I'm pretty sure he would never leave Cristina.

Btw, the aforementioned moments usually happened behind closed doors and Viewerville was the only eyewitness. Cristina doesn't have any evidence of Arriaga's supposed infidelity but a very few unfortunate accidents, her insecurity and her own imagination. If I was her, I wouldn't be so brave to throw jealous fits based on such poor evidences.

She has every right to tell him in a matter of fact manner that he should be more professional with his employer (or look for a new job) because some his actions make her feel uncomfortable/they are downright disrespectful towards her. But screeching every time she hears Vicky's name? That's the best way to lose her hubby.
 

Vickie bugs me because she is not oblivious to her feelings for Angel. She ruminated with Tomasina about getting with him if there was no Nell-Son, and she always interrupts when he and Cris are kissing. Cris gets to see Angel so seldom. Why can't Vickie just walk to another room in her big mansion and give them a moment.

I too am so glad Cris is no Elsa. Cris has a lot of pride - I like that in a woman. She may have no wealth or position like Vickie, but she is not going to put up with crap.

At this moment, despite the butterfly kisses, I do believe Angel is putting his family first by keeping a job that he needs. But if he keeps up with the "extras," like private swimming lessons (which to his credit, he didn't plan that first time), then he will not be going out of his way to make Cris feel more comfortable - and not putting her first.

Vickie compares her situation with Nelson to Angel's situation with Cris. But there is no comparison. Her marriage has been tepid at best, in the toilet at worst, and Angel's has been nothing like that.
 

Feliz Año Nuevo a Todos!

Aribeth, Loved your detailed outline, and I agree that Chris must be careful because she could lose her man with her outbursts. However, after Lili pointed that out to her and she took very effective steps to be proactive in that regard, what happens? Her plans are derailed by management problems of the Balvanera Manse, the Abominable Snowman in the room. Can you blame Chris for Freaking Out?

Yes, I love Mónika Sanchez and have never seen her before. Who knows more about her?

Now Aribeth and Niecie, you might recall how much I admired ELSA
Rivera Muñoz from LVO and whenever her name is mentioned, I must rise to her defense...dear sweet, intelligent, nurturing ELSA. I am still angry at Juan Jose Victoria Ocampo for the way he treated her. He was very insensitive to her love for him.
At least he could have sat her down and had a good chat with her as did Guzmancito with Polita - talking about nipping something in the bud --- but I wish G. would be more aggressive in ridding himself of the plague named Nabila.

Now as far as comparing the backgrounds of ELSA and Chris,
ELSA had behind her only an eleven-year old crush and one
UNFORGETTABLE kiss, whereas Chris has had 20 years of marriage to fight for. Everything important to her is on the line here. She is fighting for survival and to her credit senses Big Trouble.

Niecie - absolutely agree about Victoria's manner when she has come upon the lovebirds kissing in her home. She should give them a little space which they need, and she should be understanding of their now romance deprived life. Instead,
she seems to take an arrogant pose and uses her Lady of the Manse power to break up their clinches. How immature! How JEALOUS????? Yes, there is no comparison whatsoever between her marriage and that of Chris.

 

Floridia - Thanks for refreshing my memory on Elsa. I always felt guilty that I jumped ship on Elsa getting Juan Jose when he met the architect. One thing I hated about Juan Jose was that, even though he didn't have that kind of love for Elsa, he didn't continue to be a close friend (other than helping her get out of prison). She had been his lifeline when he was in prison (whether he intended it that way or not) and he should have been a more sensitive friend. It would have been much better if, in addition to Elsa running the children's house, she and Juan Jose had continued to be friends over the years and she were a godmother to Caramelo. But, unfortunately, Elsa couldn't get over her love for Juan Jose, so his wife wouldn't have gone for that.
 

Good Morning Y'all again, and Happy New Year, and thanks for more great comments.

Aribeth-loved your analysis about th quadrangle. You said it way better than I could have.

Floridia-Thank you and you are right about Cris taking steps. I really hope it works with her man.

Anita- forgot to comment before about what you said about the maiden name thingy. I heard this before and it is kinda confusing to us here in the States. I know they do this in Spain also. Italy also does this too. Thanks so much for the info.

Niecie in MD and Floridia- I too watched LVO but didn't know Caray Caray existed then. I felt bad for Elsa too cause I felt that Juan Jose should have told her he wasn't into her, only as a friend. I felt he led her on there for awhile. I loved that TN, and wish it would be released on DVD.
 

Happy New Year!

Great discussion over the last few days about Cris-JA-Vicky-Nelson. I think you all have great points, so I have nothing new to add. I'm just going to wait to see how it all plays out. One thing is certain, they will ALL make mistakes in how they deal with the situation, so there will be fireworks.

Thanks for the reminders about La Verdad Oculta. That was such a fun group. Mads- too bad you didn't know about us then. You would have been a great addition to our dicsussions! The Elsa discussions were quite heated and that whole situation ended sadly for her.

In most of Latin America, as in Spain, a woman continues to use her family name professionally and her married name in social settings. So professionally Vicky is known as Mrs. Balnavera, but in social settings, say if she and Nelson went out for a dinner party and were being introduced, she would be introduced as Mrs. Brizz.
 

That's Balvanera...
 

Vivi--That may be correct re use of last names. I noticed in AB that the popo called Camila Sra. Monterde and not Sra. Lazcano, divorced or not. Do they traditionally drop their husband's name if they become ex's? What about if there are children. She becomes Sra. Monterde while her children Susi and Juan are still Lazcano (hypothetically, of course).
 

Yes, they do drop the husband's last name after a divorce (although they continue to be known as Mrs.) and the kids would keep their dad's last name (along with their mom's). I think already having the habit of calling the woman by her maiden surname in professional settings makes it much easier to adjust once she's divorced. Much easier and less awkward than the way we do it I think.
 

AV and Vicky/Cristina:
I didn't realize that Victoria isn't that oblivious to her feelings, probably because I'm already ahead at episode 86 so I don't remember exactly what happened in the early ones (I just read and write recaps :)). But I think there's a big difference between a hypothetical "well, this guy is nice and if we were both single, I guess I wouldn't say no to a dinner invitation BUT we are married and we luuuuv our spouses so much" and "I'm in love with him and I want to be with him so much that it hurts".

And I agree that her attitude must be very annoying to Cristina. In my opinion she has every right to interrupt their kisses because that's her home and nobody is interested in the employees' private life in an elegant, snob house like that, but yes, she could be more flexible about that and she could give them a moment. In a different telenovela I guess she would be the nice and cool employer who turns the blind eye to everything, but here she has a stick stuck up in her... whatever :), and she has some feelings for her aforementioned employee.

"However, after Lili pointed that out to her and she took very effective steps to be proactive in that regard, what happens? Her plans are derailed by management problems of the Balvanera Manse, the Abominable Snowman in the room. Can you blame Chris for Freaking Out?"

After spending ~30 episodes with being mad at José Ángel and Victoria, after rejecting her husband, her own daughter manages to talk some sense into her, so she goes to the Balvaneras but she ends up spending the evening with Aníbal... If this happened for the 10th time I would symphatize with her much more. :)


LVO and Elsa:
My problem with her is that her storyline and her relationship with the other character was outrageously badly written. It was an ugly flaw in a fantastic show. LVO was based on two different telenovelas, and in one of them Elsa was the protagonist, she was Juan José's love interest. I didn't see that show but I guess their dynamic worked very well.
In LVO she wasn't his lover but the writers tried to use the same dynamic which resulted dozens of strange, uncomfortable scenes.

I would've liked if she and JJ were lovers in LVO, I always have a soft spot for female characters who look quiet and boring but under the surface they have a strong, likeable and interesting personality. But the creators decided to toss that storyline aside and it was replaced by a sad, depressing and annoying mess. And it seemed her ONLY purpose was to make other characters (including the protagonists, you know, the people we are supposed to root for) look like crap in comparison. It was a big WTF. Elsa is the better mother, she is the better human, she sacrificed herself, she helps everyone, she's treated badly by the protagonists, her only fault is being desperately in love with that undeserving Juan José, oh that poor suffering thing. How could the writers do this? Every time she showed up on screen, I knew there would be dozens of comments on what a jerk Juan José/Alejandra/Mauricio/Leonardo/insert random name here is for bullying that poor little saint. I was sick of that and I'm still angry at the writers for the awful job they did with those characters.
 

Happy New Year to all my Caray Caray friends here who follow Amores Verdaderos.

Excellent and very stimulating recap, Madelaine. What fun.

Well, while reading the comments I kept finding myself itching to jump in. Problem is, I found myself nodding in agreement with whoever was commenting at the time.

I think the only point that everyone concedes is how despicable Nelson is.

I do agree with Niece and Florida that Vicky seems to seize upon every opportunity to intrude and interrupt any chance at intimacy between José Ángel and Cristina. It seems to be intentional as well unfair though she would never acknowledge that...even to herself.

I'm inclined to think that Vicky and JA are both much more aware of their mutual attraction than either would admit. The butterfly kisses were over the top as are the painting and the novel.

In a way, it's very painful to watch, because deep down I think we all (including Cristina herself) realize that it will be Vicky who somehow comes out on top here.

Carlos


 

ARIBETH,

Thanks for the refresher course on the LVO COMBO. I remember your
telling us about that. It was odd but it's still by far my favorite TN.

Carlos,

Your last sentence is sadly true: .."it is painful to watch." Great acting by Mónika Sanchez.
 

Niecie and Madelaine,

Thanks for your kind and empathetic words about ELSA. I always feel that it is my duty to defend her if necessary. I loved that gal.
 





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