Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Amores Verdaderos #75 Mon 2/25/13 Telenovela Deathmatch Round 3: the Vengeful Plastic Bombshell vs. the Lovesick Hunky Bodyguard
* Lo refrito: a very angry Victoria tells Kendho that she knows everything, and she just wants to hear it from her mouth. Speak, Kendra, speak! Kendho looks like a trashy deer in the headlight. (No offense to Marjorie de Sousa, she’s gorgeous.)
* Lo nuevo. Kendra sticks to her well-working strategy: she plays the innocent till death. She asks Vicky what she is talking about. What, what… about Nikki’s illness! Whoa, that bullet was close! Kendra tries to hide her relief. Her pretty butt is saved by Nikki, who takes the blame for the farce and states that Barbie didn’t know about anything. Kendho adjusts to the situation quickly, and she says sadly that although Vicky hurt her feelings deeply (I thought that you knew me better!), she’ll help Nikki because she loves her very much. Neta, Kendra, says Nikki, who’s moved by the tramp’s confession. *Viewerville echoes: neta, Kendra?* Victoria apologizes, and Kendho graciously accepts it.
* At Meta Imagen Salsero tries to console his beloved Betty, who’s desperately crying after her son. She confesses to Dances with Sunglasses that she’s scared of Leo the Low who’s definitely stalking her. Later Hilda/Gilda/Whatever joins them, and spills the beans to Bea that she and Paula are best friends forever and she knows that they are mother and daughter.
* In the meantime Guillo, who spends the day in the house of his grandmother, starts asking after his mom.
* In the Balvaneras’ kitchen Arriaga begs Cristina not to work for Kendra. Since he can’t give an acceptable reason for his contempt against, Cris believes that he just doesn’t want her to work at all. No, mujer, I’m very proud of you, and it’s great that you want to improve yourself, but Kendra isn’t trustworthy, because… because she slept with a married man, that’s why! Cris immediately jumps to the wrong conclusion: is that married man you? Answer me! *Angel and Viewerville: headdesk*
* In the garden Adri practices her favourite hobby: stalking. Now she’s taking photos of Liliana, who actually doesn’t mind it. However, when Adriana tells Little Orchid that finally she was given the permission to exhume her daughter, the young girl faints.
* In Neta Equis Nikki’s room she and Guzmán have another fight about who betrayed whom. Frankie tells her that he really, really cares about her wellbeing, and to prove his words, he kisses her very passionately. *Whoa, it’s getting hot in this room.* However, unfortunately Victoria enters the room at this very moment, and she sees Nikki and her bodyguard eating each other’s faces off. Neta Equis notices her mom so she quickly apologizes to Frankie: sorry, Guzmáncito, I shouldn’t have kissed you! Vicky leaves the room, and Frankie, who didn’t notice her, looks totally impactado: come on, Nikki, what are you talking about, it was me who kissed you! Shhhh, man, our mom saw us!
* In the kitchen Crissie’s brain cells finally processed the informations and she decided to believe Angel: all right, he didn’t sleep with Kendra. However, she doesn’t care about Barbie’s private life, and she really wants to work for her… and she will work for her, okay?! One of the handsome bodyguards bring the unconscious Lili into the house, and the Arriagas freak out. Lili finally wakes up, but when she tells her parents that she was just having a conversation with Miss Balvanera, they give serious side eyes to Adriana.
* Upstairs Frankie’s also in a freaked-out state of mind: oh God, oh God, what have I done, I violated the numero uno rule of my job! Nikki tries to calm him down and tells him that he won’t lose his job, but he isn’t concerned about the job but her: he’s afraid of being separated from her. This melts Nikki’s spoiled little heart and she tells Guzmán that she loves him. Frankie is over the moon.
* Outside of Meta Imagen Salsero notices Leonardo who’s sitting in a car and waiting for Beatriz. Dances with Bangs’s blood pressure goes up to the sky, so he jumps into the car and he shoves his gun into Leo’s arse, I mean, face. *though it’s hard to tell the difference… and no offense to Julio Camejo* Take me to the boy, NOW!
* In Victoria’s room the two Ikkis discuss what happened. Ikki Jr. tries to convince Ikki Sr. that the kiss didn’t mean anything and please, don’t fire Guzmán. It was nothing, really, and it was her fault anyway.
* In the meantime Kendra, who’s waiting for Cristina in the hall, tells Guzmán that he’s a completely indiscreet busybody who should’ve kept Nikki’s secret. Francisco doesn’t give a damn about her, and he tells Barbie that he’s only concerned in Neta’s well being. So don’t you ever mess with Miss Nikki… who deserves better friends than Kendho. Angry Kendrita claims that Guzmi owns her one and this isn’t over yet.
* Victoria reproaches Nikki for being so capricious and for never thinking about the consequences. (Because she, Vicky always thinks before she acts. *The members of Viewerville roll their collective eyes.*) Neta tells her mom that maybe she should be more spontaneous, too, and Vicky agrees, however, she insists that Nikki did something wrong because that kiss obviously meant much for Guzmán, and Nikki shouldn’t play with the feelings of other people. Okay promises her mom that one day she will be just as mature as her. Mom and daughter hug.
* In the bodyguards’ living room the Arriagas keep on harping about Kendra and Cris’s job. Lili thinks that Angel is a little bit selfish.
* Cris tells Adriana that she’s very concerned about Liliana’s strange reactions and their creepy relationship, and she wants Adri to stay away from her daughter. If it is necessary, she’ll make her to quit her job. No, there’s no need for that, says the sad woman, she promises that she’ll never talk to Lili again. In the meantime Little Orchid confesses to her daddy that she feels like Adriana was part of their family.
* In the hall Vicky is about to tell Tomasina what happened in Nikki’s room when the pale Guzmán shows up and says that he’d like to have a talk with her.
* While Cris and Kendho are leaving the house, the Barbie doll decides that from now she'll call Crissie Christine, because it sounds more elegant. Cris likes the idea. Kendra’s phone starts to ring, and while “Christine” is talking with the agent/whoever on the other side (and it seems she’ll be a splendid assistant), Nikki and Kendra have a chat in the garden. Actually, Neta confesses to the most untrustworthy person ever that she fell in love with Guzmáncito. Kendho is impactada.
* Vicky and Guzmán are in the library, and Frankie looks like he’s about to be executed… so his surprise couldn’t be bigger when Victoria tells him that she isn’t angry at him, and she even apologizes for Nikki’s behavior. Please understand her, she has a very low self-esteem, and she’s ill and confused.
* When Arriaga enters the kitchen, Adri also looks like she wants to die, and she asks him about Liliana. She’s better, says the Angel grimly. Adriana promises again that she’ll leave Little Orchid in peace. José Ángel sighs and says that he’s used to her strange behavior because his deceased mother also had a sixth sense. Adri shows him the little picture of La Virgen he gave to her, and she confesses that she’s praying to her every night. The father and the mother smile at each other, and the Angel says that he’s sure the Virgen will grant Adri a miracle if she prays with all her faith.
* Salsero and Leo arrive at a house. The lowlife states that Dances is crazy. In the meantime Hilda/G/W tells Betty that Aníbal hired a supersuper lawyer for her.
* Kendho tries to convince Nikki that Guzmi’s only after her money, but Neta is in LOVE! All right, Barbie only wants her to be happy *side eye from Viewerville*, and the girls give each other a warm friendly hug. As soon as Nikki is out of the picture, Kendho’s smile disappear: she looks really pissed off.
* In the library Vicky says that she wouldn’t be against a relationship between Guzmán and Nikki… but please think this through very carefully. If he isn’t sure about his feelings, please stay away from her. Francisco flashes a wide smile and he assures Victoria that he is in love with Nikki. He tried to prevent it but he couldn’t help falling in love with her. In the meantime the Kendrat, who’s in stealth mode, sneaks to the door and she’s very interested in their conversation. Inside the room Vicky confesses that there’s one thing that worries him much: Frankie is a married man. Guzmán assures her that he’s already separated from Amber and they will divorce soon. Outside Kendho looks like a cat that just ate the canary: I said you’re going to pay, Guzmán, and this is how it will be.
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I savored every second of Salsero using his gun as a razor, stroking Leo's cheek menacingly and fondling his face with the barrel. Much needed and deserved intimidation. Finally, the bully is bullied.
Madelaine, I'm starting to catch the Nikki/Guzmancito fever myself. The delighted, happy grin on Frankie's face last night won me over.
Welcome Victoria! Glad you are with us.
Aribeth, can't wait!
Diana
Thank you Diana for the welcome, I haven't been on board that long. And yes I do have to admit, they are contagious. I couldn't have been more content.
Team Nikki/Guzmancito
Aribeth: I look forward to your recap. I can't for the life of me remember why Guzmi "owes" Kendra. Did she do him some favor in the past?
While most on this board seem to like Guzman and Nikki, I think Adriana and Guzman would make a better match.
GoBlueFan from Ohio: I see what you mean about Adri and Guzmi, but I really think now that Nikki and Guzmi are more of a fit. They are just too cute together.
last night---it was like yeah, yeah
I'll go along to see where this leads or to some point where I can turn the tables on this guy. Replay the video. For the most part, fear was not on Leo's face. Look at how he rolled his eyes when Salsero was talking to him, that wasn't the look of fear, it looked like he was just temporarily
playing along but he didn't seem to have the fear of being shot. I think that Salsero is going to have to get a lot tougher with this guy than juat a threat. However if he goes to far, he risks loosing Betty. Both of these guys are walking on thin lines right now.
Aribeth---I so look forward to your recap. I know that you will bring it on so to speak as last night's epi was getting very interesting.
the gringo
I think Kendra was saying Guzman owes her because he nearly got her in trouble with Vicky, when he should have kept his mouth shut, like a good silent bodyguard.
Actually, I wish that JA would spill the beans to Guzman about Kendra being Nelson's lover, so that he knows better who he's dealing with. I would say I'd want him to tell Cris too, but with her big mouth, you never know what might be the result of her knowing info like that.
I'm worried Salsero trying to force Leo at gunpoint to return Guillo is going to end badly. Especially now that Anibal is helping Bea do things legally with a good lawyer, this Salsero incident might just put things way back. Or more immediately, there might be a struggle between Leo and Salsero, and anyone (Guillo) could get hurt by that gun.
I meant to say this last time, but I am SO angry at Leo's mom for helping him keep Guillo from Bea, when Bea has not been keeping Guillo from Leo.
Loved Salsero taking care of business with Leo, but worried about him entering that house.
Funniest moment for me was Cris first saying "so what" when Jose Angel finally told her Kendra was having an affair with a married man. Cause really most can’t use that as criteria for turning down a job. Don't know if he should tell her the married man is Nelson or not, but Cris has kept her mouth shut about Anibal and Paula.
I love the chemistry between Guzmi and Nikki and they are extremely supersupercute, but I find their storyline poorly written. They fight, they kiss, sometimes Nikki throws up, then they fight again, and then they kiss for the 1000th time. (Side note, a few weeks ago Jarocha said that in the original versions Guzmán was less of a saint: he was a younger and more impulsive guy who could't keep his pants on, and he slept with Polita and other female characters. Maybe the writers of AV shouldn't have rewritten him this much.)
Anyway, Neta and Frankie are the typical cardboard telenovela pareja. I enjoy watching them, but they offer nothing new, except maybe from the bulimia storyline.
Compared to them Vicky and Arriaga seem like real people, and their relationship is more complex and realistic (aside from the complete denial concerning their real feelings).
And Salsero and Bea are also enthralling because the "bad boy tries to reform for the love of a good woman" cliché never goes old.
As gringo pointed out, Leo's cringing and wincing seem forced. While he is not quite utterly stupid, he did respect the gun. He will devour Salsero and anyone else who stands in his way.
At least Bea has a fighting chance with Salsero behind her. Without him, she's done. I'm not a proponent of violence but this is saving a life. Pure and simple.
Diana
What Bea needs is an army behind her. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, in her life needs to be made aware of who Leo is and the threat he poses to Bea. Everyone at MetaImagen, Guillo's school, all the Balvaneras, her mom, dad, brother, all the Ariagas, lawyers, and the police. She can't go it alone, and she can't do it with only Salsero (who will not be able to be with her most of the time as his job is to shadow Nelson).
Diana
Leo is a well-built guy and a psycho and surely he will fight back against Salsa-Dude, sooner or later. I anticipate that Salsa-Dude will take some blows in one way or another, and that Salsa-Dude's efforts (and suffering, if he does take blows) will add a few points in his redemption column. (No spoilers, I haven't watched ahead.)
BUT as soon as I heard how Anibal was getting a good lawyer for Bea, all the while Salsa-Dude's got a gun to Leo the Low's head, I thought, "Oh no!" I agree, Salsa-Dude's actions will not help the wheels turn at all.
But regardless, I was cheering all through the Salsa-Dude and Leo scenes and was cheering Salsa-Dude on! Squee!
I was so happy for Guzmancito and Nikki. It was so sudden, though! And of course the happiness will be short-lived, as the anvils are lining up very nicely.
REGARDING MY RECAP TONIGHT: I AM HAVING INTERMITTENT EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS. I CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO DO TONIGHT'S RECAP. I have a Kindle with Internet access so I can access the Internet regardless of what happens, but may not be able to recap. Crossing fingers, I hope I can. Things look hopeful right now. But I just wanted to let everyone know that there is a potential issue. I will post on this thread (or start a new thread) if I have problems when the time comes. My email is esvidsespanol AT gmail DOT com if anyone needs to contact me.
I really want Salsero to come out of this telenovela alive and with Bea, in spite of his past misdeeds. Y'all will find me at his table on the patio.
Anibal might be able to get Bea's divorce for her, but divorce alone won't stop Loser Leo from harassing her. They'll always be linked to each other through Guillo. Oy. Oy vey.
Elvira - if you can set something up so that we can discuss tonight's episode, we might be able to patch together a recap for you.
The other is Turco. I suspect that if he were in charge Leo would already be nursing some broken legs...or worse.
Carlos
Carlos
Carlos- Well, no one else but Kendra and Nelson are having sex (and not even them since he earned his third F badge), so the chances of pregnancy are very slim.
Adri has indeed stooped to stalking (albeit unintentional). I can't blame Cris for being upset - nor the Angel although he was a little bit more understanding than his hot tempered wife.
ITA - Cris is doing a great job as Kendho's assistant. I was a bit taken back at her not caring Kendho has a married lover though.
Frankie was indeed over the moon...I'm sure Kendra will change that quickly...Ack.
Carlos, here I am trying frantically to think who might help Bea, coming up with a henchman (Salsero) rather than the Godfather (Anibal). Why was I thinking on such a small scale? You are so right - Anibal and Turco are the answers. Turco could play Luca Brasa. Excellent!
Aribeth, thanks so much for the recap and the screenshots.
Can't wait for tonight.
Diana
Elvira, I hope your internet will work tonight, but if it won't: don't worry.
"Okay promises her mom that one day she will be just as mature as her."
Neta.
Can anyone walk out of a room any better than Kendra?
Carlos
Just because I'm not mad about her love story, I can adore her, okay? :)
Sorry...I guess I forgot.
Well, if you're not convinced that Guzmán is the one, Doris said that Roy is coming home soon.
Carlos
Carlos:
Wow, so many syncopal episodes and yet not a single pregnancy...haven't the writers read the manual?
Not only that, this is the first time I can recall someone suspecting a pregnancy because of a missed period (which turned out to be, you should excuse the expression, a red herring.)
To anyone looking for logic (And boy, are YOU in the wrong room):
We like Nikki and Frankie because they are so cute together and they make us smile. Captas?
Madelaine: Kendrat was created either by Marta or by Floridia. :) (I think it was Marta.)
“…and he shoves his gun into Leo’s arse, I mean, face. *though it’s hard to tell the difference… and no offense to Julio Camejo”
“In the garden Adri practices her favourite hobby: stalking.”
I give Cris a break on asking Angel if Kendra’s married man was him. After all, her first reaction was “so what.” Cris believes in fidelity, for herself and her husband, but why should she let Kendra’s private life cause her to turn down a job when she’s desperate to leave the four walls and advance just like Angel.
Adriana needs to stop telling Lili the details (exhumation, etc.) about her daughter search and just be Lili’s friend. I get the creeps every time I see her photographing someone through the bushes. I thought Cris was a bit harsh with Adriana, but most good moms I know are ruthless when it comes to their children’s safety, even if the “child” is 18. Angel’s method, talking to Lili about what’s happening to her, is much better though.
I’ll go with Nikki and Guzman because of the great chemistry. Plus Nikki makes me laugh. Bea said Guzman was always a too serious dude, so I guess an immature fresa is just what he needs.
Carlos - There have been no pregnancies but there have been a couple of (dis)honorable mentions: 1) When Nikki lied and said she was pregnant by Guzman (rumor which Nabila spread); and 2) an "attempted" pregnancy (when Kendra 'ordered' Salsero to drop trou and 'make' her pregnant so she could blame it on Nelson).
- Oh, and let's hope Leo doesn't already moonlight by working for El Turco. He seems to be just the type of leg breaker that El Turco would hire to collect what's owed to him. Imagine if Leo the Louse was ordered to collect from Felipe. Ouch!
Some lines I liked:
-Angel and Viewerville: headdesk
-Adri's favorite hobby: stalking
-Leo's arse/face
-Neta confesses to the most untrustworthy person ever that she fell in love with Guzmáncito
Such a funny recap.
This show might be somewhat slow-moving/ have pacing issues, but I really like it. For me it's more a show of character studies than action.
I *think* I'll be able to do the recap tonight, but I'm glad I gave everyone a head's up, just in case. Thank you Aribeth and everyone for assuring me that it'll be covered! You're all the best.
I'm really looking forward to tonight's episode!
Vicky's and Guzman's conversation was very sentimental (and she already knew what Nikki had said about the kiss). The truth of the matter, according to Guzi was that NO, she did NOT kiss him, they kissed each other. Kisses and where they come from are very important in Mexican telenovelas. So often we hear that the partner "me correspondiste" or you didn't. In this case Nikki didn't pull away, she kissed him back.
All this happiness on both of their parts is surely going to be short-lived, with her first novio coming back and Kendrat working her black magic. But, por favor, can't they think of anything else more clever than convincing Neta Zero Guzmancito is only after her money? I mean, after all, Gussie just tried it on Amor Bravio a short while ago and fortunately, it didn't work.
Victoria-- Great picture, two adorable kids. OT: Which film version of Pride & Prejudice did you like to put it first? Just curious. If this is your first tn, you've got a lot of catching up to do!
I agree with the folks who think Leo wasn't taking Salsero seriously. He did have respect for the gun, even though he probably knew that Salsa-Dude wouldn't shoot him on the street. OTOH, Viewerville knows most shootings in plain sight are never witnessed by anyone. I only see some hard times ahead for Bea from him.
I think Adri is too messed up to pair well with Guzman or anyone right now. Maybe her guy (was it Carlos?) will be found and he still loves her. Anyballs really has hell to pay for ruining three lives--although if it is Lili, and we all think so, she was raised by two loving parents.
I am currently LURKING until the end of the novela and not commenting; I'm behind on some work and furiously trying to catch up.
However, I saw my name mentioned, so just stopped by to say that I take no credit for the name KENDRAT. It must have been Marta, the Clever One (of many commenting herein.)
I do like EY very much, but for this TN I mostly have eyes for Salsero...and Beautiful Beatrice.
I too am not feeling LOVE between
G & N. I would be a real
aguafiestas at their table.
To me, so far, this role for SR
offers little meat for him as an actor in contrast to his role in
Teresa where I adored him in spite of his flaws.
Redemption, is needed for many of these characters, and if Vivi is
in the mood someday, she might prepare a detailed list, if she hasn't made one already. She is the QUEEN OF LISTS - among many other skills at which she excels.
2 questions:
Please refresh my memory.
What does NETA - allegedly mean?
Is the actor who plays Guillo
the same child who played
Alonso's Penalvert's son in STUD?
Lurking & Loving all the recaps and comments.
That Kendra is just eh to me, she plays the villain role well.
I couldn't help but smile during the Nikki and Guzmancito scenes. The passion. So relieved Nikki admitted to Guzman that she is love with him.
Even more happier that Nikki's mom now knows about their love for each other.
But something is bound to happen with Kendra plotting, things are a little to chipper for the moment if you know what I mean.
When you hear Nicky say neta imagine a Valley Girl saying totally. It also means true/the truth.
I noticed Adr wore jeans in this episode. None of the long, heavy skirt. Hmmmmm. Could this be a sign?
It's good to know after viewing A V, if I ever go to D F, I'll be fluent in Mexican Valley Speak if the need arises.
GinCA
I do want Salsero to be redeemed and it was scary good what Salsero did to the horrid one, but the horrid one so didn't look scared. I think the horrid one has no idea what a support group Betty really has. He is gonna be really pithed when he finds out.
I was kinda mad a Cris for what she said to Adri. Poor Adri is suffering, you can see it in her face, and I guess Cris is not only jealous of the Angel but also for her daughter. Cris needs to lose the jealousy.
Floridia: Glad to know you are lurking. I miss your challenges and please comment when you have the time : )
one line did catch my eye and i had to internalize an 'EWWWW!!!!'
Shhhh, man, our mom saw us!
that would make them sibs in love... EWWWW!!!... lol jk, i know what you meant.
and about 'KenDrat', I think it was me, but who cares, we love it and everyone is welcome to use it..
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