Saturday, May 04, 2013
Qué Bonito Amor #15 (Mex 22-23.1) Friday 5/3/13 Let the Cat and Mouse Games Begin!
What’s a little
plotting amongst frenemies, right?
Lo del Pasado:
Santos runs into
Maria on the Street and gets balled out for leaving without saying good-bye
first, but he’s sweet talked her out of being mad at him, pretending nothing
like that ever happened, nor would it; Fernando is angry that Santos has not
told Maria the truth yet and Elvira and El Coloso have got a plan to mousetrap
JAntos in a honey trap so that Maria will become angry and break up with him.
Lo Del Nuevo:
JAntos is arguing with Mil Amores about hotfooting it out of the
country and leaving Maria alone in Mexico once his name is cleared at the trial
the next day in L.A. JAntos suddenly is
worried that he’s going to be outed by Mil Amores to Coloso, who catches them
arguing in the dressing room, but at the last second Fernando makes a joke of
the situation. “—Curiosity killed the
cat!” He tells Coloso that it’s between
him and Vargas, period.
At the same time, La Vampira de Elvira struts her stuff into the
bar along with her two BFF’s. They take
a table and she heads to Daddy’s office to get some quick cash for
din-din. She notes his office door is
locked with Mirna and him inside this time.
She knocks. El Concho has to race
to wipe the telltale lipstick off his face.
Elvira’s wise to Daddy’s subterfuge and wheedles the cash from her
papi. Oh, BTW, she mentions to EC, her
car’s been having mechanical problems and they’ll need to take it to the
dealership the next day.
JAntos goes into the guys’ dressing room and gets grief from Coloso
for not coming up with a better excuse than the flu when he decides tos kip
work the next time. They nearly come to
blows over it, but Susanito manages to keep JA from losing it and getting into
fisticuffs over it. Mil walks in then
and gets grief for missing also. He
almost loses it also but one of the guys holds him back. The show must go on and they head out to the
stage for the set. Coloso reminds JAntos
again that he’s low man on the totem pole.
“—Even dogs have breeds [raza=breed, pedigree, race]! I
go out first and you come after me!”
If that weren’t enough, he walks into the hallway and Desira stops
him and whispers sweet nothings into his ear just as Leti walks back from the
stage area. Leti sees the two of them
and gets the wrong idea. She is miffed
and she warns JAntos to be careful and then struts off. Santos wonders if he has a “kick me” sign
stuck on his backside or what.
The set starts and Coloso dedicates the song he’s singing to his
best friend from north of the border.
The song starts and some of the words’ double meaning are directed to
JA. Then to top it off Coloso grabs
Maria and manhandles her, then ends the song with what looks like big smooch on
her mouth from JA’s part of the stage; and Coloso’s done it especially to
aggravate him. Mil Amores sticks his
guitar in JAntos’ way and signals for him to cool his jets and let it go
already, so as not to wreck the show and
get them fired at the same time. It
doesn’t work for long, tho’. Coloso
snickers over the Mike and teases JA.
“—Hey, Jorgito, did you like the song?”
He pulls a Bart Simpson and races around the room when JAntos jumps the
stage, trying futilely to catch the S.O.B.
Santos nearly does, but then he’s frustrated when some fat lady jumps in
the way and starts dancing with him. The
crowd is thrilled and laughing cuz they don’t realize this is not part of the
act.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the city, one of La Vampira de Desira’s
friends disconnects a wire to the battery or something in order to make the car
appear to be broken down. Desira calls
her daddy and whines that she is stuck in the middle of some bad neighborhood
with a broken down car and needs him to send a mechanic. El Concho says he’ll
have to come cuz there’s no way he’ll find one this time of night.
He races into the hall to find Coloso and JA circling each other
for another cock fight. EC tells Coloso
to take the cash and give the employees their pay for him since he’s got to
race off to get his daughter since her car broke down. Coloso immediately suggests that JA can fix
her car and to send him to do it. Concho
tells JA they’d be even Steven for everything if he’d do him that favor for his
daughter and then bring her back home to him safe and sound. Santos doesn’t have a choice. He follows Concho out of the hallway to find
out where she is supposedly stranded.
Coloso giggles to himself. His
plan is working like a charm!
Apparently Rodrigo is worried about getting expelled since he’s
only on probation at this school. He has
a nightmare about it and yells himself awake.
FF>>
In L.A., Com. Derecho calls Lt. Curtis from a sound sleep to remind
her that the trial for Santos’s two buddies is the next morning. How could she forget she asks him. (If you
want more detail, too bad, cuz the scene is so dumb it’s an insult to anybody
with a triple-digit I.Q. and an irritating waste of our time. Yawn.) FF FF>>
Santos’s daddy, Justo, has been Reading through the legal files
that Giuliano El Gusano [the worm] gave him regarding Santos’s case. He has found a couple of contradictions in
Bruno’s statements to the police. Neither
Altagracia nor he think Wendy will testify in Santos’s behalf because she
doesn’t believe her brother is innocent (and, of course, because she still
thinks it was his fault that her wedding had to be cancelled.) Justo would hope she, as his sister, would
stand by Santos. She’s probably backing
up Bruno’s statements any way she can, figures Gracia, cuz “—A woman in love is
capable of doing anything.” (I think
that’s the gist of it?) Wendy is having
second thoughts about which side she’ll take and agreeing to throw her bro
under the bus to save Bruno’s bacon. She
is in bed remembering her conversation with their family attorney and (Viewerville
hopes) guiltily crying her eyes out.
Back in Mexico City, JAntos arrives at the place where Desira and
her buds have been sitting and waiting.
He immediately sees what’s wrong and reconnects the wire. He tells Desira he suspects she was up to
something. The car’s fixed and there
really wasn’t anything wrong with it was there.
Desira admits to being a bit mischievous and then invites him to a party,
but he says nope, he’s promised her daddy to fix the car and to take her home
safe and sound for him; that’s what he plans to do.
Back in the girls’ dressing room, Leti and Annie (?) tell Maria
that they think JA is two-timing her with Elvira. Maria finds it difficult to believe, but Leti
says she just saw Elvira flirting with him in the hallway. “—He didn’t seem to mind it in the least,
either.” Maria says his being jealous
over Coloso’s song and kissing her doesn’t add up if he’s got an interest in
Elvira. “--Maybe he didn’t realize the
kiss was faked?”
Desira teases him while her friends slip a Mickey into a shot glass
and have him drink. She promises if he
has one drink with them then she might let him take her home. She takes the wheel and drives wildly on her
way, but she is not headed home. That’s
for sure! He’s feeling woozy just about
the time she races her little Beamer convertible through a street repairs site
and get three cop cars chasing them.
Eventually she manages to lose them.
By that time JA has blacked out.
She stops the car so her friend can take posed pictures of her kissing
Jorge Alfredo on her cell and then send them to Coloso’s phone so he can use
them to screw over JA and break Maria and him up.
Back at the bar, Roxana arrives alone and takes a table. Annie comes for her order. Roxie asks for Fernando to come to her
table. Annie says she’ll deliver the
message to him.
Back in the lounge backstage Maria’s looking for JA. Coloso tells her he’s gone to a party with
Elvira, but not to worry about him losing his job because her daddy gave him
permission to go with her. Maria tells
him she doesn’t believe a word of it and uh, BTW, the next time he uses her
during one of their scenes for one of his little boyish games like that she’ll
slap him upside the head, senseless! Coloso says if she doesn’t believe him then
to ask Mil cuz he and JA have been thick as thieves lately, telling each other
their little secrets. She looks over at
Fernando. “--What kind of little secrets?” Annie stands in the doorway yelling for
Fernando just then and he races off to Roxie’s table before he gets stuck in Coloso’s
quicksand.
Roxie tells Mil that she’s divorcing her husband to be with him
now. Ruh-roh! She lays a major lip-lock on him before
he has a chance to process or protest. Annie
looks on from the back of the room and fights back her tears. One other person has been watching the two of
them smooch also—one of Hubby’s henchmen!!!
Double Ruh-roh!!
And, speaking of illicit lip-locks, Coloso gets the photos just as
Maria, Leti and Annie are leaving for home.
He tells her he’s got proof now that Jorge Alfredo is not the pure
little lamb she thinks he is and then shows her the picture of La Vampira
supposedly driving her tongue down JA’s throat.
Maria is saucer-eyed impactado.
By the time Santos comes to, Desira and friends are dancing and chugging
the night away in some park off the road to Cuernavaca with a bunch of guys they invited
from wherever they found ‘em.
Back at the bar, Maria now asks Coloso who sent him the
photos. Coloso tells her it was Elvira’s
friends. Naïve little Maria has tears
streaming down her face. “—You really
like to hurt me, don’t you! Happy now?” No, he only wanted her to realize what a real
dirt wad the guy really was. “—He’s the type who gets it from wherever he
can. He just follows the money.” El Col starts to put the moves on Maria but
she stops him cold. “—I think you’re
despicable! Thank you for breaking my
heart this way!” She races away and out
the door. The bar tender and Shorty,
the waiter, tell Coloso he’s really gone over the line this time. Mil walks in on this and gripes at him, too
(with some remark about puff pastry)
over the dirty tricks he’s been playing on the two of them. Coloso insults him saying he doesn’t know who
loves the pochito more, Mil Amores or Maria.
Mil slugs him over it and a full out brawl erupts. Unfortunately, the barkeep gets in the middle
and gets the worst of it. (If this is comic relief then it must be a question
of what “is” is.) FF>>
JAntos decides enough is enough and tells Elvira the party’s
over and they’re going back. She just
guzzles more tequila from the bottle she’s been carrying like a security
blanket. She asks him just how he thinks
he’s going to get her there, by force?
(Personally, I’d land a well-aimed right hook, throw her over my shoulder and
pitch her into the trunk.) He starts back
up the road then. She tells him it’s his
neck if something happens to her after he’s gone off and left her.
Leti, Annie and Maria head back to the colonia through the
barrio and stop for corn on the cob.
Maria still can’t understand how JA could have gone partying with Elvira,
let alone kissed her. Annie tells her it’s
cuz he’s like all men—out for what they can get. It’s slam-bam-thankya-mam and thanks for the
mammaries. Leti tells her to can it cuz
she’s starting to sound like a broken record.
Yeah, well if he loved her like he says, she insists, then what’s he
doing swapping spit with Desira for?
Cara de maybe she’s got a point de Maria.
El’s friends run after JA and tell him it’s like way too
far for a casual evening stroll back to the D.F. He’s got to take Desira back home in her car cuz there aren’t any taxi’s out
this way; and anyway they’re off to Cuernevaca with the guys they picked up. Some friends you are, he says, totally disgusted
with the Sluts R Us attitude. No
different than she, they say. Elvira’s
the type who always takes advantage of people and they’re just giving her a bit
of tit for tat. They jump into the guy’s
shiny red truck and wave. He walks back
to the party. Elvira blacks out and
falls into his arms. He drags her back
to her car and gets her in.
Once Mil and Coloso have tired themselves out, they laugh
over the fight and are BFF again.
El Concho gets home pretty late and Lourdes lights into him
for fooling around with other women instead of her. She takes her robe off and asks him angrily
what have they got that he can’t find at home any more???
Maria’s starting to wonder the same thing. She goes to JA’s place and finds out from
Dona Pru that he’s still not back home yet.
She’s starting to think the worst, of course, by now.
Dona Pru tells Maria JA is obviously so in love with
her. Maria’s starting to wonder and
leaves a message that she dropped by after work to check how he was doing. Dona Pru says she’ll be sure to give it to
him. JAntos drives La Vampira back to the city, but can’t get her to give him
the address for El Concho’s house since she’s too busy crawling all over him
anyway. He ends up calling the bar to
get Fernando’s cell number from Pichi.
Coloso and Weight Lifter Guy are having midnight tacos out. Col tells WLG that he won’t stop hassling El
Pochito Ese till he and Maria have broken up for good. WLG tells him all he has to do is wait for
the guy to leave on his own and that way he can at least stay on Maria’s good
side. Col says that’s not the way he
wants to do it. Besides, he wants to
find out what it is that Mil Amores and JA are being so chummy over.
By the time JAntos gets hold of Mil, Elvira’s fast
asleep. He sure as hell doesn’t want to
risk waking her again. He tries to
explain where he is and asks for directions but won’t go into why or how he got
there. Mil tells him something about
taking a number of right turns till he hits a round about/town square/ or a
bower (take your pick) and the rest of it we assume. Santos struggles to get her back over in her
seat and to drive back to the city in the dark.
The way it’s going he may not get back before daylight or breakfast,
even……
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Comments:
Madeleine/Anita: : "Don Concho and Mirna crack me up every time. This is such a different role for both actors." ITA. (I do enjoy the smattering of English that he uses as well, and he's got a believable accent IMHO.) ITA also that the acting/all the actors are doing just fine with the script and direction they've been given, and the singing and musical renditions and performances are topnotch.
Danna Garcia is a fabulous singer, and definitely a gem of rare quality when in native costume, but IMHO it's the production/direction that stinks.
Vivi: Mejia has given us better, ITA, like with CS2009. I had higher hopes for this one.
ITA "without making them act like teens"--Did I say CS2009? Well, once we got beyond 50 and 60-somethings doing just exactly that, and those silly first few weeks, it was much better....
Perhaps after the quality of AB, the size of the gulf between that one and this one is larger than what I had expected. Chalk this rant up to AB withdrawal.
On a more positive note, Pablo hasn't dared give us another rendition of Ave Maria. Let's hope Oscarcito oversleeps and misses performing at Santos and Maria's boda.....
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Hey, Jar, don't work too hard on this episode. It's just a cut and paste job from several other telenovelas linked together by a few mariachi songs. My goodness, they won't even let us have Maria and JAntos (I like it, it sort of sounds like llantos--weeping out loud, but very loud) happy for 10 minutes before Celoso & Elvira are hard at work separating them.
For once I could have taken a few more scenes of Irasema and Susanito or Paloma and Rodrigo, or even the mama bears in between, before starting this monkey business over again.
Enjoyed part 1
...mousetrap Jantos in a honey trap
The excuse Don C gave Elvira la Vamipira for having the door locked was actually a good one--they were counting money--but you are right, Elvi is wise to Daddy. She probably doesn't care as long as the Don C faucet can still be turned on and money comes out.
Mickey Finns, cell phone pics, jealousy, what else is new, then the slapstick fistfight with poor Pinchi th barman in the middle.
Meanwhile, back in L.A.---Yawn. Wake me up when it's over.
Carlos--I *did* notice that the FLAG was right-side up again. Someone from the U.S. Dept. of State must have called the D.A. in L.A. about it.
Anita, La Dama del Queso (and this mess is beginning to get really really ripe)
For once I could have taken a few more scenes of Irasema and Susanito or Paloma and Rodrigo, or even the mama bears in between, before starting this monkey business over again.
Enjoyed part 1
...mousetrap Jantos in a honey trap
The excuse Don C gave Elvira la Vamipira for having the door locked was actually a good one--they were counting money--but you are right, Elvi is wise to Daddy. She probably doesn't care as long as the Don C faucet can still be turned on and money comes out.
Mickey Finns, cell phone pics, jealousy, what else is new, then the slapstick fistfight with poor Pinchi th barman in the middle.
Meanwhile, back in L.A.---Yawn. Wake me up when it's over.
Carlos--I *did* notice that the FLAG was right-side up again. Someone from the U.S. Dept. of State must have called the D.A. in L.A. about it.
Anita, La Dama del Queso (and this mess is beginning to get really really ripe)
Tks, Anita! Here it is. The first fifteen minutes was a repeat of the night before, but yeah, the silliness was extremely FF-worthy. Altho', Pablo's comedic timing and the way he gets into character as Coloso when he gets Santos's goat is noteworthy. That and the songs are the best parts always for me.
Thanks Jardinera, where is everyone? We are having unbelievably beautiful weather, so maybe everyone else is too and haven't checked in yet.
I love JAntos. We did that with Amor Bravio with D'Andres, Daniel and Andres, so it's perfect for the same situation.
Here we go, the start of the tiresome bad timing of walking in and seeing someone in a compromising situation but it's all a misunderstanding, get mad, then makeup but not trust the other person ever, and then let's do this a few hundred times more until the story ends. Yawn. So tired of this plot device.
I love JAntos. We did that with Amor Bravio with D'Andres, Daniel and Andres, so it's perfect for the same situation.
Here we go, the start of the tiresome bad timing of walking in and seeing someone in a compromising situation but it's all a misunderstanding, get mad, then makeup but not trust the other person ever, and then let's do this a few hundred times more until the story ends. Yawn. So tired of this plot device.
Jardinera, thanks for the detailed recap and especially "JAntos". These plot devices (ther mickey, etc.)just make JAntos look really dumb, IMHO.
On to Monday!
Jarifa
La Joya del Norte
On to Monday!
Jarifa
La Joya del Norte
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: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 12:12:00 AM EDT
: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 12:12:00 AM EDT
Jardinera:
Thank you so much for this marvelous recap. I too like JAntos, it is a perfect name.
I too am tired of the Mickey Finns and the picture taking of compromising situations. JAntos looks out of it in those pics. I don't see how he looks like he is hooking up with Vampira.
That woman detective in LA is a hoot really, and her bedroom had me laughing out loud with her bears and comforter and stuff, and the sexy voice she tried to use on the phone with her man, lol.
I like how Mil Amores always has JAntos' back. Even though JAntos is new to the group. I hope he keeps watching his back.
I really like the way Mirna mimicks people and the way Don Concho uses the English. I really wish they would speak more English in LA. Don Concho does it for them I guess, lol.
Thank you so much for this marvelous recap. I too like JAntos, it is a perfect name.
I too am tired of the Mickey Finns and the picture taking of compromising situations. JAntos looks out of it in those pics. I don't see how he looks like he is hooking up with Vampira.
That woman detective in LA is a hoot really, and her bedroom had me laughing out loud with her bears and comforter and stuff, and the sexy voice she tried to use on the phone with her man, lol.
I like how Mil Amores always has JAntos' back. Even though JAntos is new to the group. I hope he keeps watching his back.
I really like the way Mirna mimicks people and the way Don Concho uses the English. I really wish they would speak more English in LA. Don Concho does it for them I guess, lol.
Good work, Jardinera.
I was out until 8 yesterday at Sniffapalooza and will be out again today. Just stopped in to read Part 2 and post a few remarks.
The faking of compromising photos is here to stay with cell phone technology. That's a plot device we can expect to continue to see for some time. Any reasonable human being can see that Santos looks completely out of it and anyone who knows Elvira at all should suspect she's up to her usual dirty tricks.
Irony: Pablo was the victim of this trick in another novela, Rebeca, ten years ago. He also was a real-life victim a bit more recently.
The one good thing here is that Lourdes will not be pleased when she hears about this stuff.
I'm still trying to figure out where Fernando really stands here. I hate seeing grown men act like frat boys.
Just a heads-up that Monday's recap might be posted a little later than usual due to unforseen circumstances.
I was out until 8 yesterday at Sniffapalooza and will be out again today. Just stopped in to read Part 2 and post a few remarks.
The faking of compromising photos is here to stay with cell phone technology. That's a plot device we can expect to continue to see for some time. Any reasonable human being can see that Santos looks completely out of it and anyone who knows Elvira at all should suspect she's up to her usual dirty tricks.
Irony: Pablo was the victim of this trick in another novela, Rebeca, ten years ago. He also was a real-life victim a bit more recently.
The one good thing here is that Lourdes will not be pleased when she hears about this stuff.
I'm still trying to figure out where Fernando really stands here. I hate seeing grown men act like frat boys.
Just a heads-up that Monday's recap might be posted a little later than usual due to unforseen circumstances.
Thanks for this quick moving recap Jardinera. I watched the last 15 mins. JAntos really can't catch a break, poor guy. Even though it looks like he and Maria are going to have MANY breakups and makeups, it seems that the breakups don't last very long. Unlike AB which had long stretches of happy togetherness, but also one short and one really long breakup. If the writers continue this pattern, you know the torture won't last too long. Santos needs to get smarter about his dealings with Elvira though.
Thanks, all! Yeah, it's great weather down here in SW FL also. Not a bit of humidity and totally blue skies. Yippee! WE're celebrating bass-ackwardly admittedly, Cinco de Mayo at my son's. Actually, might as well celebrate CdM as anything else as a great reason for beer, bbq and pool time.
As for formulaic storylines, that's just the way it is, always has been and always will be I suppose. It'll be fun to see how it all comes about and then is resolved. Personally, I dislike seeing a 30-something acting like a highschool troublesome teen. Even my beanie needs a beanie to get through that kind of shameless irreality.
As for formulaic storylines, that's just the way it is, always has been and always will be I suppose. It'll be fun to see how it all comes about and then is resolved. Personally, I dislike seeing a 30-something acting like a highschool troublesome teen. Even my beanie needs a beanie to get through that kind of shameless irreality.
I agree about the over use of the formulas but then agin that's why we love these stories. I do wish just for once we didn't open a novela with the meet and the quick falling into eternal love and three weeks in boom it all goes to hell and we spend the next eight months watching an endless pile of misunderstandings. Everyone always gets the wrong end of the stick on something they see or hear and nobody every just sits down and asks WTH is going on.
Another vote for please let these 30 somethings played by 40 somethings act like adults.
Yawn the old posed fake picture. Another yawn for the endless plotting between two people trying to break up a couple so they can snag them for themselves.
The one good thing about this one so far — no priest pontificating and no busybody servants. LOL
I feel sorry for Justo being stuck in a house with two women who do nothing but weep and moan. From the buckets of tears they've shed to date you'd think that house would have washed away by now.
Brilliant call by naming our hero JAntos.
Another vote for please let these 30 somethings played by 40 somethings act like adults.
Yawn the old posed fake picture. Another yawn for the endless plotting between two people trying to break up a couple so they can snag them for themselves.
The one good thing about this one so far — no priest pontificating and no busybody servants. LOL
I feel sorry for Justo being stuck in a house with two women who do nothing but weep and moan. From the buckets of tears they've shed to date you'd think that house would have washed away by now.
Brilliant call by naming our hero JAntos.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 2:11:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 2:11:00 PM EDT
Jardinera, thanks for the "beanie" reminder!
Jarifa
La Joya del Norte
Jarifa
La Joya del Norte
Permalink posted by : Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 2:18:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 2:18:00 PM EDT
"Where's the priest" was also brought to my attention the other nite while my husband was watching the novella with me.....maybe he'll come along later in the story, I told him.....I love the music and Mexican dress and the warmth of the places these characters live.....mil amores is a straight guy and I feel he will help our galan to the right the wrong....we need to keep tightening our beanies......BNinCA
Permalink posted by : Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 2:41:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 2:41:00 PM EDT
Jardinera, you crack me up. Your beanie needs a beanie, and with your new word irreality. I might just have to start using that one.
I also want to thank the recappers for their wonderful work on these novellas....I truly appreciate your time spent on helping me to a better understanding.....BNinCA
Permalink posted by : Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 3:04:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 3:04:00 PM EDT
Thanks for another great recap, Jardnera. I'm trying to hang in there with this, but truthfully, were it not for the excellent recapping, I likely would have already abandoned this TN.
That sequence with la Bestia last week was confusing, disorienting, and depressing. The red Charro outfits are certainly eye catching but more appropriate for a high school Mariachi band... if even that. Jorge Salinas is of course too old and worn for this part but the drunk sequence last week was downright embarrassing for a man his age. That was painful (and not in a good way) to watch.
The pleasant surprise for me so far has been Pablo Montero. I am not a fan but he is winning me over with his Coloso... though I wish he'd leave off the tears and moping... save that for Gloria and his son.
Anita, I did notice that the US flag was displayed properly is this episode.
I'm guessing that Wendy is being set up to actually lie about Santos at the upcoming hearing though I hope not.
Carlos
That sequence with la Bestia last week was confusing, disorienting, and depressing. The red Charro outfits are certainly eye catching but more appropriate for a high school Mariachi band... if even that. Jorge Salinas is of course too old and worn for this part but the drunk sequence last week was downright embarrassing for a man his age. That was painful (and not in a good way) to watch.
The pleasant surprise for me so far has been Pablo Montero. I am not a fan but he is winning me over with his Coloso... though I wish he'd leave off the tears and moping... save that for Gloria and his son.
Anita, I did notice that the US flag was displayed properly is this episode.
I'm guessing that Wendy is being set up to actually lie about Santos at the upcoming hearing though I hope not.
Carlos
I'm afraid I'm going to bail on this one. I've missed several episodes and I have no desire to watch them. I do like the music but the story is not holding my interest.
I'll pop in from time to time to read the recaps.
I'll pop in from time to time to read the recaps.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 5:24:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 5:24:00 PM EDT
It's predictable, corny, and I love it. It's relaxing to watch and know that love wins out--after a lot of pain and stupidity, of course. And great music.
And I for one, don't care how old our hero should look. I love him just the way he is. And La Bonita is breathtaking. I could do with less Elvira.
Carry on, please.
And I for one, don't care how old our hero should look. I love him just the way he is. And La Bonita is breathtaking. I could do with less Elvira.
Carry on, please.
Permalink posted by : Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 8:15:00 PM EDT
: Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 8:15:00 PM EDT
Seems like Uni is racing through this tn and if it keeps up the 1.5 epis per night rate it will be over in 4 months insted of 6 !/2. I am all in favor of moving this along to get to the next one on the list. Despite the quality of the acting and singing, Mejia has not done either of the leads any favors by putting them into this one.
Many thanks, Jardinera, for a very enjoyable recap. I would have posted earlier, but I was being a jardinera myself today.
If they keep up the 1.5 epis and one commercial break per night, I'll stay with this monstrosity a while longer. Otherwise, I can't really see myself waiting through commercials to watch it.
For some reason it isn't on my OnDemand service. It's a first that a prime time TN hasn't been on there as far as I know, but it's a definite strike against it for me continuing to watch.
Sorry to be such a downer, but it doesn't even seem worth working up a rant other than to say that not only is JAntos too old for the role, he is far, far too old for teddy bears. He didn't give that carnival bear to Isabelle because why? ITA with Carlos re. the binge drinking. I do enjoy looking at him, though, and I love his vulnerability.
If they keep up the 1.5 epis and one commercial break per night, I'll stay with this monstrosity a while longer. Otherwise, I can't really see myself waiting through commercials to watch it.
For some reason it isn't on my OnDemand service. It's a first that a prime time TN hasn't been on there as far as I know, but it's a definite strike against it for me continuing to watch.
Sorry to be such a downer, but it doesn't even seem worth working up a rant other than to say that not only is JAntos too old for the role, he is far, far too old for teddy bears. He didn't give that carnival bear to Isabelle because why? ITA with Carlos re. the binge drinking. I do enjoy looking at him, though, and I love his vulnerability.
I don't have an issue with Jorge Salinas as a former playboy with a first true love; I have more of an issue with these frat boy/girl games Elvira and Oscar are playing. I think he's meant to be Pablo's actual present age and that's too old for what his character is doing.
Although I do find it entirely believable that Don Concho would see this rivalry as a goldmine for the bar.
That teddy bear may find its way to Isa (whom I also think is too old for them) but it could also represent something missing from Santos' youth. Maybe he didn't do this sort of stuff with girls when he was a teen, although we already know he didn't grow up in a state of want.
Although I do find it entirely believable that Don Concho would see this rivalry as a goldmine for the bar.
That teddy bear may find its way to Isa (whom I also think is too old for them) but it could also represent something missing from Santos' youth. Maybe he didn't do this sort of stuff with girls when he was a teen, although we already know he didn't grow up in a state of want.
Hi again. I'm sure Uni as well as Sr. Mejia thanks you for sticking around as long as you have watching this train wreck. When oh when will Mejia (and Univision) get over himself long enough to realize that this guy is out of his mind if he thinks he's a talent. He has the money to produce, but why does he have to stick his oar into all decision-making and wreck the writing, casting, scripting, directing, editing and anything else I haven't thought of yet. The only thing he never ruins is the costuming and the sets.
This is one of the worst telenovela he's ever thrown our way in this prime time slot. Three more months and we'll have something decent to hang our hats on again--at least that's what I'm thinking from what I've read.
This is one of the worst telenovela he's ever thrown our way in this prime time slot. Three more months and we'll have something decent to hang our hats on again--at least that's what I'm thinking from what I've read.
Blame where blame is due...Mejia works for Televisa. Uni is improving on what Televisa gave them by condensing, but surprisingly not cutting it.
The man has an eye for talent, costumes and sets though. It's always a feast for the eyes when you see one of his tns. He needs to hire better writers or let his writers do their work without interfering. We have seen the recently with leads who were older and meant to be older. It's possible to show people falling deeply in love, and having obstacles and even jealousy, without making them act like teens.
The man has an eye for talent, costumes and sets though. It's always a feast for the eyes when you see one of his tns. He needs to hire better writers or let his writers do their work without interfering. We have seen the recently with leads who were older and meant to be older. It's possible to show people falling deeply in love, and having obstacles and even jealousy, without making them act like teens.
I don't think Univision will keep up the extended episode thing much longer. While that works well for an audience I don't think the network can sustain it through the run of a series because advertisers will only pay premiums for so long.
Selfishly speaking, it's tough on us, too!
Selfishly speaking, it's tough on us, too!
If you are already tired it is the bad sign. Because this part of novela is not so bad.
I hope it is not a spoiler to said, that novela was enlarged on more then a 60 episodes. So you can imagine how all this affected on novela. It will be better for Uni to cut seriously episodes.
Alegria
I hope it is not a spoiler to said, that novela was enlarged on more then a 60 episodes. So you can imagine how all this affected on novela. It will be better for Uni to cut seriously episodes.
Alegria
Permalink posted by : Monday, May 6, 2013 at 9:11:00 AM EDT
: Monday, May 6, 2013 at 9:11:00 AM EDT
Ay, Jardinera, I weep for us all. I can't decide if I want them to keep cramming it in so we can get through it faster or slow it down so I have time to type! Right there with you on the ridiculousness of the Curtis and Derecho scenes. None of these alleged adults are behaving like adults...I'm not even sure high school kids would buy crap like the faked cell phone pictures. In fact, they might be even less willing to take it as any kind of evidence since they've done their share of pranking, photo editing, etc.
I truly hope that people who saw Friday's episode who may not have thought about it think about the risks of cell phone cameras. I get into disagreements with people over this all the time.
The whole problem of the cell phone photo is that such pranks prey upon people's insecurities. Maria has a mother who may not even want her to marry at all though she has a slight bias toward Oscar for reasons that have nothing to do with Maria's feelings. If Maria knew that there were issues involving her father she would be able to figure out Amalia's attitude better. However, I have the definite feeling that Don Concho will keep his mouth shut about whatever he knows or thinks he knows.
Oscar also needs to get out of denial. Even if he would be successful in driving his rival away that does not guarantee that he would win Maria.
The whole problem of the cell phone photo is that such pranks prey upon people's insecurities. Maria has a mother who may not even want her to marry at all though she has a slight bias toward Oscar for reasons that have nothing to do with Maria's feelings. If Maria knew that there were issues involving her father she would be able to figure out Amalia's attitude better. However, I have the definite feeling that Don Concho will keep his mouth shut about whatever he knows or thinks he knows.
Oscar also needs to get out of denial. Even if he would be successful in driving his rival away that does not guarantee that he would win Maria.
UA--I'm with you there on your last sentence. If Oscar hasn't gotten Maria for himself by now, it's probably hopeless.
Attraction comes quickly, stays around while the couple builds strong ties.
In Oscar's situation, all he's done is to recognize that the attraction is one sided, but hopes that because of Maria's family's indebtedness (morally) to him, it is enough.
Meanwhile, he's acting like a jerk around her declaring openly his feelings and that one day she'll recognize that he's the man for her. He's even told her he's going to keep other pretendientes away from her and he seems to feel entitled to manhandling her.
Maria didn't have much choice in the matter. She needed the job and it *is* a prestigious place to perform (although I don't see much of a high-class clientele), so she tolerated Oscar's behavior. She made it clear that she could not return his feelings and then boom! in walks a man, it's love at first sight and the feeling is mutual.
At this juncture, it is clear JA and Maria want to together. If Celoso had a shred of dignity and decency, he would withdraw from the field of battle (but thereby hangs our tale) and get it on with Elvira permanently--after all, her dad owns the place.
Attraction comes quickly, stays around while the couple builds strong ties.
In Oscar's situation, all he's done is to recognize that the attraction is one sided, but hopes that because of Maria's family's indebtedness (morally) to him, it is enough.
Meanwhile, he's acting like a jerk around her declaring openly his feelings and that one day she'll recognize that he's the man for her. He's even told her he's going to keep other pretendientes away from her and he seems to feel entitled to manhandling her.
Maria didn't have much choice in the matter. She needed the job and it *is* a prestigious place to perform (although I don't see much of a high-class clientele), so she tolerated Oscar's behavior. She made it clear that she could not return his feelings and then boom! in walks a man, it's love at first sight and the feeling is mutual.
At this juncture, it is clear JA and Maria want to together. If Celoso had a shred of dignity and decency, he would withdraw from the field of battle (but thereby hangs our tale) and get it on with Elvira permanently--after all, her dad owns the place.
I find this TN quite interesting. The music is wonderful, the religious imagery fits perfectly with the attitudes of some of these characters, i.e. right and wrong. The PSA about going el norte and how dangerous it can be, that train scene was very intense.
I don't care so much how old these actors are for the parts they are playing. I like how their portrayals have been so far. Yes, the story is far fetched in areas, i.e. the cell phone pics, but all in all it really isn't that bad.
I know the cops are over the top here, they still don't speak English in LA, lol, but the cops here are a hoot. I think they are supposed to be the comedy relief, bad for the storyline, but funny for us.
Don Concho and Mirna crack me up every time. This is such a different role for both actors.
I agree with you Urban about Oscar. Amalia does have major issues i.e. Pedro. But she ought to let Maria make her own decisions. I don't think Maria would ever abandon her Mama monetarily or otherwise. She would always look after her Mama and her sisters. Amalia just doesn't have enough faith. Oscar I don't think will ever win over Maria. The little set up he did with Elvira will come back and bite him in the butt I think. He is like an overgrown little boy that wants his mapo, or else.
JAntos needs to decide to stay or go instead of coming and going the way he is. He really needs to stay in Mexico until he can find out what the heck is really going on in LA. Otherwise he steps right into the OJ's plan.
And where is the Godfather in all this? I can't wait until he comes on the scene.
I don't care so much how old these actors are for the parts they are playing. I like how their portrayals have been so far. Yes, the story is far fetched in areas, i.e. the cell phone pics, but all in all it really isn't that bad.
I know the cops are over the top here, they still don't speak English in LA, lol, but the cops here are a hoot. I think they are supposed to be the comedy relief, bad for the storyline, but funny for us.
Don Concho and Mirna crack me up every time. This is such a different role for both actors.
I agree with you Urban about Oscar. Amalia does have major issues i.e. Pedro. But she ought to let Maria make her own decisions. I don't think Maria would ever abandon her Mama monetarily or otherwise. She would always look after her Mama and her sisters. Amalia just doesn't have enough faith. Oscar I don't think will ever win over Maria. The little set up he did with Elvira will come back and bite him in the butt I think. He is like an overgrown little boy that wants his mapo, or else.
JAntos needs to decide to stay or go instead of coming and going the way he is. He really needs to stay in Mexico until he can find out what the heck is really going on in LA. Otherwise he steps right into the OJ's plan.
And where is the Godfather in all this? I can't wait until he comes on the scene.
I have nothing to add about the Mejia production. Love that I have Salinas to watch and Danna is resplendent when she's dressed for the stage.
Madeleine/Anita: : "Don Concho and Mirna crack me up every time. This is such a different role for both actors." ITA. (I do enjoy the smattering of English that he uses as well, and he's got a believable accent IMHO.) ITA also that the acting/all the actors are doing just fine with the script and direction they've been given, and the singing and musical renditions and performances are topnotch.
Danna Garcia is a fabulous singer, and definitely a gem of rare quality when in native costume, but IMHO it's the production/direction that stinks.
Vivi: Mejia has given us better, ITA, like with CS2009. I had higher hopes for this one.
ITA "without making them act like teens"--Did I say CS2009? Well, once we got beyond 50 and 60-somethings doing just exactly that, and those silly first few weeks, it was much better....
Perhaps after the quality of AB, the size of the gulf between that one and this one is larger than what I had expected. Chalk this rant up to AB withdrawal.
On a more positive note, Pablo hasn't dared give us another rendition of Ave Maria. Let's hope Oscarcito oversleeps and misses performing at Santos and Maria's boda.....
Hilarious comment about Pablo and his dreaded off key version of Ave Maria. Makes me cringe remembering.
This is visually attractive and to this point fairly light as novelas go. Since i'm also watching La Patrona which is often brutal and very intense it's a relief for the lightness and the music of QBA.
This is visually attractive and to this point fairly light as novelas go. Since i'm also watching La Patrona which is often brutal and very intense it's a relief for the lightness and the music of QBA.
Permalink posted by : Monday, May 6, 2013 at 1:16:00 PM EDT
: Monday, May 6, 2013 at 1:16:00 PM EDT
Can someone explain why Santos got off the North-bound train and decided to stay in Mexico? It wasn't described clearly in the previous episode.
Oscar will ultimately realize that his current behaviour toward Maria is a huge statement against penile interest.
I think Giuliano is the real villain of this story, as he is the one who has tried -- more than once -- to have Santos killed.
Manuel Ojeda will play El Padrino, but I have no idea when he will enter the story.
I think Giuliano is the real villain of this story, as he is the one who has tried -- more than once -- to have Santos killed.
Manuel Ojeda will play El Padrino, but I have no idea when he will enter the story.
Urban:
OmGee about Manuel Ojeda! He would be so perfect as a Godfather. And you are right about OJ. I thought maybe the Godfather was in on it too, about getting rid of Santos, but we'll have to wait and see until he comes on the scene. I guess it seems that OJ has a scheme of his own. I wonder if he is trying to destroy the whole family or just Santos.
OmGee about Manuel Ojeda! He would be so perfect as a Godfather. And you are right about OJ. I thought maybe the Godfather was in on it too, about getting rid of Santos, but we'll have to wait and see until he comes on the scene. I guess it seems that OJ has a scheme of his own. I wonder if he is trying to destroy the whole family or just Santos.
GoBlueOH: Welcome. If i understood correctly Mil Amores convinced Santos that this way, travelling the traina nd then trying to cross the river to the States was too difficult and very deadly (and thus stupid since he's got a decent situation to wait out the trials and such in M.C. ) Mil told him also that his father died trying to cross the river. leaving him to fend for himself as a kid in the rough streets of the city, and Santos admits that he almost drowned trying to get across to Mexico when he fled the authorities in L.A.
GoBlueFan--Mil Amores also told JAntos that he had on the wrong shoes. He was wearing dress shoes and should have been wearing tennies, at least, that don't slip.
Anita: LOL! Oh, I forgot about the tennis shoe quip. santos really wasn't prepared and hadn't really thought things through, had he? I guess a lot of that was what Mil was trying to get across to him, too, huh? It was a pretty disjointed situation, especially when being watched with only one eye open and the other off in sandman land.....
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