Tuesday, April 12, 2016
El Hotel de los Secretos #53, 4/11/16: You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
Benjamin is listening at the door as Lupe tells Ayala he heard Angela and Romulo arguing, not long before Romulo's death. "I'm not going to let you do this! Over my dead body, or over yours," Lupe remembers hearing Angela declare.
Lupe recalls hearing Angela say she wouldn't let Romulo destroy their (her and Andres) life. Romulo said he was going to use "that document" and that his lawyer has a copy: "Andres is my son."
Angela was incredulous: Sure, TWENTY YEARS LATER the guy wants to recognize his son. Right. "You should have thought of that before," she told him. She vowed to do "anything" to protect Andres.
Lupe is devastated to have incriminated Angela in this manner. Later, Angela sees Ayala march Lupe past her office, and nearly hyperventilates.
Benjamin approaches Angela to warn her. He's known her for thirty years, and Lupe has betrayed her. Angela stiffens; she doesn't want to hear about Lupe's and Benjamin's "primate war." "But Lupe was talking about you and Romulo," Benjamin says.
Alfredo visits Sofia at the Retreat for Nervous Ladies. It's a very tense meeting. Luisa sits with them and won't leave. "It's the rules," Luisa explains. Sofia is silent until Alfredo asks Sofia how she's doing. Sofia just cries.
Later, Sofia walks with the handsome young priest. She looks relaxed and almost happy until she sees a couple of men walk by with large blocks of ice. "Don't worry, that's not for you," the priest says. "I've got another type of treatment in mind for you!" Luisa witnesses this, but her face is inscrutable.
Natalia and Andres didn't go to the fair as planned, because she wanted to visit Gabriel at the hospital before his surgery. Andres is happy Gabriel will be able to see Violeta. "You're not so happy about that, are you?" he asks Natalia. But now that Natalia has Andres at her side, she says everyone has the right to love. She and Andres look very happy together. Smoochies!
Felipe and Jorge converse. Felipe thinks the grass is greener on Jorge's side of the fence. I think he says he'd trade in his nice soft bed to live out in the open land. Jorge says, "be careful what you wish for." Jorge has a big plan, but won't let Felipe in on what it is.
Benjamin continues his monologue with Angela. He knows all about Angela and Romulo. But she consoled Benjamin when his wife died, and when he took his son to live with his sister. She made him teas for months when he couldn't sleep. She was his only friend, and he heard her crying many nights over Romulo.
Stunned, Angela asks who else knows about her and Romulo. Benjamin is pretty sure that only he and Lupe know. But, Benjamin insists, "you didn't do anything wrong." Angela disagrees. It was wrong to lie for 20 years. Benjamin thinks Romulo took advantage of her, but Angela firmly states that she loved Romulo. That's not what Benji wants to hear. At any rate, he says, that's not what Lupe was talking to the police about. They were talking about a crime. Benjamin doesn't want Angela to go to jail. "I won't run away," Angela says. Benjamin replies, "don't pay for a crime you didn't commit."
Ayala gives Isabel a heads-up on what's happening. Isabel doesn't believe Angela capable of murder. "We're all incapable until we're sufficiently threatened," Ayala says. He puts Isa in Angela's shoes, impregnated by her employer, raising a child alone while Romulo raises his own family, watching other people live the life that's rightfully hers. "We have the weapon, the opportunity, and the motive," he says. They'll have to talk to Angela.
Elisa tells Victoria she's disappointed she didn't get a chance to ask Alfredo about annulling his marriage, but he'll be ready once he sees how sick Sofia is. He already feels guilty and frightened, but no one can cure Sofia. (Elisa stops just short of rubbing her hands together and going "bwahahahaha.") Now that the baby's been abandoned by his crazy mother, Alfredo will have the child all to himself and can inherit that land.
Benjamin confronts Lupe and calls him a Judas. He smugly informs Lupe that he told Angela of his betrayal. "Stay away from her, or you'll have to deal with me!" Benjamin warns Lupe.
Angela searches Isabel's room and finds the necklace.
At the hospital, Gabriel kisses Violeta on the cheek. Jacinto watches and glowers. Later, he confronts Violeta, taunting her, asking doesn't she want to be with a real man, tries to kiss her, and generally acts like a Neanderthal. She knees him in the nuts and walks away!
Elisa gets up to mischief on the telephone. I don't get all of this. She makes at least one phone call inviting someone to the Mimi Peralta concert, I think. But there's another call to the bishop, her relative, asking about the Retreat for Nervous Ladies. She asks about a handsome young priest and is confused when she's told that the guy who runs that place is supposed to be like eighty years old. (I may have mixed this up a little, but it sounds as though there's something funny going on there.)
Ayala interrupts the servants' meal to ask for Angela. No one has seen her.
Angela has gone to the secret room. She's dusting. She looks at a photo of herself with Romulo.
Ayala tells Isabel he's not leaving the hotel till he speaks with Angela. Inspired, Isabel looks for the necklace and can't find it.
Teresa is unhappy to see Ayala and Dagoberto hanging around her precious hotel yet again. She doesn't want them messing up her Mimi Peralta concert! Isabel warns Teresa that they're here to interrogate Angela. Isabel tells her that apparently, Angela and her husband were blackmailing Romulo. (Boy, talk about connecting the dots the wrong way!) No, Angela's husband wasn't dead, she tells Teresa. Angela lied about that.
Julio waits for Isabel, but Diego gets to her first.
Ayala interrupts another servants' meal. Andres is there this time. Ayala asks Andres where his mother is, because she's suspected in Romulo's death. Andres is shocked. Later, in their room, Andres asks Julio for help. But Isabel shows up at their door, asking for Julio.
At the cantina, Violeta tells her mother she needs to do a double-shift at the hospital to cover for the doctors who will be at the Mimi Peralta concert tonight. (Melibea mocks Violeta for speaking of "shifts.") Melibea wants her to stay and care for Genaro, but Violeta makes a smart remark that leaves Melibea stunned (and unfortunately I don't get the remark, but it's either about Melibea wanting Violeta's paycheck, or about Melibea wanting the cantina for herself). Whatever it is, Melibea has no choice but to let Violeta go to the hospital!
Ayala goes to Matilde's door and asks her for a favor.
Lupe curses himself in his room for betraying Angela. Jacinto comes in, and they have that ever-popular inter-generational debate: "Where were you?" "Out!"
"I know what kind of work you do for Diego," Lupe accuses Jacinto. "Mind your own beeswax," is Jacinto's witty reply.
Felipe is confused when Jorge's men surround him, grab him, and carry him off. (Are they hoping to get a ransom from Teresa? Because she'd rather pay them to keep him, I think.)
Teresa is irritated to see that Ayala still hasn't left the hotel. She tells him that only invited guests can attend the concert. But Ayala is an invited guest: he's Matilde's date!
Julio and Isabel are in Romulo's study, arguing. She wants to confront Angela. She bangs on the bookshelf wall. Angela opens the secret door, and Isabel joins her inside the secret passage.
Next time: Cecilia gets up to mischief. Isabel confronts Angela.
Lupe recalls hearing Angela say she wouldn't let Romulo destroy their (her and Andres) life. Romulo said he was going to use "that document" and that his lawyer has a copy: "Andres is my son."
Angela was incredulous: Sure, TWENTY YEARS LATER the guy wants to recognize his son. Right. "You should have thought of that before," she told him. She vowed to do "anything" to protect Andres.
Lupe is devastated to have incriminated Angela in this manner. Later, Angela sees Ayala march Lupe past her office, and nearly hyperventilates.
Benjamin approaches Angela to warn her. He's known her for thirty years, and Lupe has betrayed her. Angela stiffens; she doesn't want to hear about Lupe's and Benjamin's "primate war." "But Lupe was talking about you and Romulo," Benjamin says.
Alfredo visits Sofia at the Retreat for Nervous Ladies. It's a very tense meeting. Luisa sits with them and won't leave. "It's the rules," Luisa explains. Sofia is silent until Alfredo asks Sofia how she's doing. Sofia just cries.
Later, Sofia walks with the handsome young priest. She looks relaxed and almost happy until she sees a couple of men walk by with large blocks of ice. "Don't worry, that's not for you," the priest says. "I've got another type of treatment in mind for you!" Luisa witnesses this, but her face is inscrutable.
Natalia and Andres didn't go to the fair as planned, because she wanted to visit Gabriel at the hospital before his surgery. Andres is happy Gabriel will be able to see Violeta. "You're not so happy about that, are you?" he asks Natalia. But now that Natalia has Andres at her side, she says everyone has the right to love. She and Andres look very happy together. Smoochies!
Felipe and Jorge converse. Felipe thinks the grass is greener on Jorge's side of the fence. I think he says he'd trade in his nice soft bed to live out in the open land. Jorge says, "be careful what you wish for." Jorge has a big plan, but won't let Felipe in on what it is.
Benjamin continues his monologue with Angela. He knows all about Angela and Romulo. But she consoled Benjamin when his wife died, and when he took his son to live with his sister. She made him teas for months when he couldn't sleep. She was his only friend, and he heard her crying many nights over Romulo.
Stunned, Angela asks who else knows about her and Romulo. Benjamin is pretty sure that only he and Lupe know. But, Benjamin insists, "you didn't do anything wrong." Angela disagrees. It was wrong to lie for 20 years. Benjamin thinks Romulo took advantage of her, but Angela firmly states that she loved Romulo. That's not what Benji wants to hear. At any rate, he says, that's not what Lupe was talking to the police about. They were talking about a crime. Benjamin doesn't want Angela to go to jail. "I won't run away," Angela says. Benjamin replies, "don't pay for a crime you didn't commit."
Ayala gives Isabel a heads-up on what's happening. Isabel doesn't believe Angela capable of murder. "We're all incapable until we're sufficiently threatened," Ayala says. He puts Isa in Angela's shoes, impregnated by her employer, raising a child alone while Romulo raises his own family, watching other people live the life that's rightfully hers. "We have the weapon, the opportunity, and the motive," he says. They'll have to talk to Angela.
Elisa tells Victoria she's disappointed she didn't get a chance to ask Alfredo about annulling his marriage, but he'll be ready once he sees how sick Sofia is. He already feels guilty and frightened, but no one can cure Sofia. (Elisa stops just short of rubbing her hands together and going "bwahahahaha.") Now that the baby's been abandoned by his crazy mother, Alfredo will have the child all to himself and can inherit that land.
Benjamin confronts Lupe and calls him a Judas. He smugly informs Lupe that he told Angela of his betrayal. "Stay away from her, or you'll have to deal with me!" Benjamin warns Lupe.
Angela searches Isabel's room and finds the necklace.
At the hospital, Gabriel kisses Violeta on the cheek. Jacinto watches and glowers. Later, he confronts Violeta, taunting her, asking doesn't she want to be with a real man, tries to kiss her, and generally acts like a Neanderthal. She knees him in the nuts and walks away!
Elisa gets up to mischief on the telephone. I don't get all of this. She makes at least one phone call inviting someone to the Mimi Peralta concert, I think. But there's another call to the bishop, her relative, asking about the Retreat for Nervous Ladies. She asks about a handsome young priest and is confused when she's told that the guy who runs that place is supposed to be like eighty years old. (I may have mixed this up a little, but it sounds as though there's something funny going on there.)
Ayala interrupts the servants' meal to ask for Angela. No one has seen her.
Angela has gone to the secret room. She's dusting. She looks at a photo of herself with Romulo.
Ayala tells Isabel he's not leaving the hotel till he speaks with Angela. Inspired, Isabel looks for the necklace and can't find it.
Teresa is unhappy to see Ayala and Dagoberto hanging around her precious hotel yet again. She doesn't want them messing up her Mimi Peralta concert! Isabel warns Teresa that they're here to interrogate Angela. Isabel tells her that apparently, Angela and her husband were blackmailing Romulo. (Boy, talk about connecting the dots the wrong way!) No, Angela's husband wasn't dead, she tells Teresa. Angela lied about that.
Julio waits for Isabel, but Diego gets to her first.
Ayala interrupts another servants' meal. Andres is there this time. Ayala asks Andres where his mother is, because she's suspected in Romulo's death. Andres is shocked. Later, in their room, Andres asks Julio for help. But Isabel shows up at their door, asking for Julio.
At the cantina, Violeta tells her mother she needs to do a double-shift at the hospital to cover for the doctors who will be at the Mimi Peralta concert tonight. (Melibea mocks Violeta for speaking of "shifts.") Melibea wants her to stay and care for Genaro, but Violeta makes a smart remark that leaves Melibea stunned (and unfortunately I don't get the remark, but it's either about Melibea wanting Violeta's paycheck, or about Melibea wanting the cantina for herself). Whatever it is, Melibea has no choice but to let Violeta go to the hospital!
Ayala goes to Matilde's door and asks her for a favor.
Lupe curses himself in his room for betraying Angela. Jacinto comes in, and they have that ever-popular inter-generational debate: "Where were you?" "Out!"
"I know what kind of work you do for Diego," Lupe accuses Jacinto. "Mind your own beeswax," is Jacinto's witty reply.
Felipe is confused when Jorge's men surround him, grab him, and carry him off. (Are they hoping to get a ransom from Teresa? Because she'd rather pay them to keep him, I think.)
Teresa is irritated to see that Ayala still hasn't left the hotel. She tells him that only invited guests can attend the concert. But Ayala is an invited guest: he's Matilde's date!
Julio and Isabel are in Romulo's study, arguing. She wants to confront Angela. She bangs on the bookshelf wall. Angela opens the secret door, and Isabel joins her inside the secret passage.
Next time: Cecilia gets up to mischief. Isabel confronts Angela.
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All week, I'd been thinking I'd use a Simon & Garfunkel song as an earworm for a recap soon - either Cecilia (in honor of Cecilia) or I Am a Rock (in honor of Teresa). Well, leave it to the Beatles to poke their heads in on this one!
And, a big win last night for Team Benjamin. After his talk with Angela last night, he's looking a lot guiltier, at least for Romulo's death... he seems quite certain that Angela didn't do it, and one way he could be that certain is to have been the killer himself.
And, a big win last night for Team Benjamin. After his talk with Angela last night, he's looking a lot guiltier, at least for Romulo's death... he seems quite certain that Angela didn't do it, and one way he could be that certain is to have been the killer himself.
Great again Julie, much appreciated.
"She knees him in the nuts and walks away!"
Violeta said she should let her go to the hospital for the money will help Melibea set up the business for herself, Violeta was to be paid that day. Taking control of the cantina from Genaro had been a secret conversation between Melibea and Cecilia.
Well, well. Angela didn't remain quiet to protect Andres or herself but so she could remain at the hotel close to Romulo.
Why is Julio even in this show at this point? Couple more snorts and an arm twist and he is Jacinto.
"She knees him in the nuts and walks away!"
Violeta said she should let her go to the hospital for the money will help Melibea set up the business for herself, Violeta was to be paid that day. Taking control of the cantina from Genaro had been a secret conversation between Melibea and Cecilia.
Well, well. Angela didn't remain quiet to protect Andres or herself but so she could remain at the hotel close to Romulo.
Why is Julio even in this show at this point? Couple more snorts and an arm twist and he is Jacinto.
Oh, thank you Tofie for clearing up what Violeta said to Melibea. I do like the effect that Cecilia is having on Melibea. I also liked the way Violeta stood up for herself with Jacinto - perhaps thanks to Jorge's influence.
Jorge is a very interesting character, but I don't know if "kidnapping" Felipe was a good idea. After being around him for a couple of days, they will be offering Teresa money to take him back!
Jorge is a very interesting character, but I don't know if "kidnapping" Felipe was a good idea. After being around him for a couple of days, they will be offering Teresa money to take him back!
Gracias, Julie.
I agree with you about kidnapping Felipe. No matter what he says he will be more trouble to that band than he would be worth to them.
Melibea should work at getting the cantina from Genaro, but what will she make of it later if she does? I can't see anyone being able to class it up, even with help from Cecelia. She still seems to want to sell Violeta (whose soul is clearly wanting something better).
While Angela is looking guilty I don't think she did it. Too many episodes left and this would be too convenient for Teresa.
Elise continues to be some piece of work.
I agree with you about kidnapping Felipe. No matter what he says he will be more trouble to that band than he would be worth to them.
Melibea should work at getting the cantina from Genaro, but what will she make of it later if she does? I can't see anyone being able to class it up, even with help from Cecelia. She still seems to want to sell Violeta (whose soul is clearly wanting something better).
While Angela is looking guilty I don't think she did it. Too many episodes left and this would be too convenient for Teresa.
Elise continues to be some piece of work.
Tks so much Julie
I got the gist of the convos, but missed so much.
All these character keep us guessing.
Teresa had a small smirk when told of Angela's troubles with the law, Incredible actor.
Violeta has grown a pair, go girl.
hmmm, manicomio run by an 81 yr old priest, another secreto.
I got the gist of the convos, but missed so much.
All these character keep us guessing.
Teresa had a small smirk when told of Angela's troubles with the law, Incredible actor.
Violeta has grown a pair, go girl.
hmmm, manicomio run by an 81 yr old priest, another secreto.
I am thinking that the young priest is really a predator in disguise. Manicomios in those days were hotbeds of corruption where patients were treated more like inmates and were often taken advantage of sexually.
Yeah, I can buy the predator theory. I haven't seen any sign of any 80-something priest at Sofia's place, and it sounded like Elisa's relative the bishop didn't know anything about a young guy, so definitely something is way off there.
That young priest is too smooth and self-confident. Even if his heart is in the right place (a big IF), he's not honest with patients' families. For one thing, Luisa has to babysit spousal visits? And didn't the priest say when they dropped Sofia off that these women just need to have faith, or something? He didn't say anything about ice baths!
That young priest is too smooth and self-confident. Even if his heart is in the right place (a big IF), he's not honest with patients' families. For one thing, Luisa has to babysit spousal visits? And didn't the priest say when they dropped Sofia off that these women just need to have faith, or something? He didn't say anything about ice baths!
Thank you, Julie, for the very enjoyable recap.
My favorite scene: Ayala informing Teresa and Diego he was invited to the event and Matilde appearing to escort him.
Sort of creepy: Isabel going into the secret suite with Angela.
My favorite scene: Ayala informing Teresa and Diego he was invited to the event and Matilde appearing to escort him.
Sort of creepy: Isabel going into the secret suite with Angela.
I'm still entertaining the fantasy that Angela is really Isabel's mother. That would be another reason Angela wouldn't have wanted to leave the hotel. And Teresa is pretty casual about stealing babies, which makes me think she's done it before.
It's probably too farfetched, but with 27 episodes to go there have to be some more big surprises. Isabel is so different from her siblings, it'd be a relief not to be related to Teresa.
It's probably too farfetched, but with 27 episodes to go there have to be some more big surprises. Isabel is so different from her siblings, it'd be a relief not to be related to Teresa.
Thanks Julie. This story just keeps getting "curioser and curioser". Mystery upon mystery and murky relationships between all sorts of couples. I loved Angela's "guerra de primates" quip. Reminded me of Melinama's favorite "antler-bashing" epithet.
Although Elisa is dreadful, I rather enjoy her scheming and posturing, and totally unintelligible French. She's so bad she's good.
And if joven guapo "priest" is not in charge, what happened to the 80-something prelate? Another tantalizing mystery.
Loving every minute of this. And your recaps as well.
Although Elisa is dreadful, I rather enjoy her scheming and posturing, and totally unintelligible French. She's so bad she's good.
And if joven guapo "priest" is not in charge, what happened to the 80-something prelate? Another tantalizing mystery.
Loving every minute of this. And your recaps as well.
Judy, I really wanted to translate that as "monkey war" but couldn't bring myself to do it - "monkey war" just doesn't sound like Angela.
I too find Elisa pretty funny, when she's not being absolutely sick. (I'm not looking forward to her next fight with Alfredo. Those are always horrifying.)
And I love the way that by the time we get to the bottom of one mystery, a fresh one has taken its place.
I too find Elisa pretty funny, when she's not being absolutely sick. (I'm not looking forward to her next fight with Alfredo. Those are always horrifying.)
And I love the way that by the time we get to the bottom of one mystery, a fresh one has taken its place.
Julie: thanks so much for the recap. I think you have a good idea about Ben poisoning Rom. He's obsessed with Angela and might have killed him out of jealously and trying to protect her.
I thought Luisa was kind of smiling in a sick way.
Jorge might be giving Felipe what he wanted. Give him some supplies and take him way out into the country to fend for himself. Jorge seems to have a crush on him. He's charming when he wants to be, but really not her type, I would have thought.
Loved Mati's dress--or what I could see of it.
Nanette
I thought Luisa was kind of smiling in a sick way.
Jorge might be giving Felipe what he wanted. Give him some supplies and take him way out into the country to fend for himself. Jorge seems to have a crush on him. He's charming when he wants to be, but really not her type, I would have thought.
Loved Mati's dress--or what I could see of it.
Nanette
Thanks for the recaps, I am really enjoying them. Here are my thoughts.
I am wondering now how many of the Alarcon children were really birthed by Angela or other “help”? I do remember the episode where Sophia came to Angela for comfort. I’m wondering too if Teresa suffered from infertility and took babies from the “help” as her own. She sure had no problem with taking or buying Belen’s child, almost as though she has done that before, so it was nothing new for her. Teresa doesn’t seem at all motherly with her children. If for instance Angela were the real mother to Sophia and Isabel and they were taken from her because she was a single mother, that might make sense. Perhaps when she got pregnant with Andres, she was able to arrange a marriage so that Andres would have a legal father and Andres would get to stay with her. Anyway, those were just some of my thoughts.
I am wondering now how many of the Alarcon children were really birthed by Angela or other “help”? I do remember the episode where Sophia came to Angela for comfort. I’m wondering too if Teresa suffered from infertility and took babies from the “help” as her own. She sure had no problem with taking or buying Belen’s child, almost as though she has done that before, so it was nothing new for her. Teresa doesn’t seem at all motherly with her children. If for instance Angela were the real mother to Sophia and Isabel and they were taken from her because she was a single mother, that might make sense. Perhaps when she got pregnant with Andres, she was able to arrange a marriage so that Andres would have a legal father and Andres would get to stay with her. Anyway, those were just some of my thoughts.
Julie--Another brilliant reportage, done with flair and vocabulary review. I don't have many occasions where I can use "inscrutable" in daily conversation anymore. Can I tell my mail carrier his demeanor is inscrutable as he hands me my mail? I may have to borrow it for Un Camino, though.
You were all within a few words of describing O. Henry's short story, The Ransom of Red Chief. It's a little dated now, but if some of you haven't had the pleasure of reading it, it ended much the same way we suspect the bandits will feel after hosting Felipe.
Although we didn't need another mystery or secret, I like the new one with an 80-year old priest in a 30-something's body and a gleam in his eye for weak and vulnerable ladies. If he's a charlatan and a predator, what's with the ice baths? I know they were used as a treatment back in those days, so maybe it's to control the more unruly ladies. Loved the tag, Retreat for Nervous Ladies.
Julie--Angela as Isabel's mother would be just what our souls needed. We can't really see Teresa as her mother. Would Romulo's influence been enough to make her somewhat normal? She does seem to suffer from low self-esteem from years of Teresa's bombardments.
Isabel is the middle child and a girl, so why would Teresa have accepted her as an infant, unless it was under pressure and threats from Romulo. Maybe that's why she's been treated by Teresa the way she has. If Teresa is as cold hearted as she seems to be, why not just get rid of the baby. By the time Andres came along, Angela had more status and say in what happened to her baby and thus was able to keep him.
Interesting revelation that she stayed at the Hotel to be close to Romulo.
I wonder if Lupe should go on the list of possibles for doing in Romulo. He only heard the part of the conversation where she was angry with Romulo, not that they had loved each other very much for years. He may have done him in thinking he was helping Angela out of a dilemma.
Benji is still my #1 suspect (of those presented to us). He assumed Angela was being abused all these years and had had enough. He's probably been secretly in love with Angela for years and resented her friendship with Lupe and her relationship with Romulo.
He and Lupe both had motive and access and a way of covering it up.
As Julie said, Benji was so sure Angela didn't do it, he must know who did, maybe he himself. That works for me.
As Angela and Isabel go into the secret room together, I hope they have a serious conversation we'll be privy to.
You were all within a few words of describing O. Henry's short story, The Ransom of Red Chief. It's a little dated now, but if some of you haven't had the pleasure of reading it, it ended much the same way we suspect the bandits will feel after hosting Felipe.
Although we didn't need another mystery or secret, I like the new one with an 80-year old priest in a 30-something's body and a gleam in his eye for weak and vulnerable ladies. If he's a charlatan and a predator, what's with the ice baths? I know they were used as a treatment back in those days, so maybe it's to control the more unruly ladies. Loved the tag, Retreat for Nervous Ladies.
Julie--Angela as Isabel's mother would be just what our souls needed. We can't really see Teresa as her mother. Would Romulo's influence been enough to make her somewhat normal? She does seem to suffer from low self-esteem from years of Teresa's bombardments.
Isabel is the middle child and a girl, so why would Teresa have accepted her as an infant, unless it was under pressure and threats from Romulo. Maybe that's why she's been treated by Teresa the way she has. If Teresa is as cold hearted as she seems to be, why not just get rid of the baby. By the time Andres came along, Angela had more status and say in what happened to her baby and thus was able to keep him.
Interesting revelation that she stayed at the Hotel to be close to Romulo.
I wonder if Lupe should go on the list of possibles for doing in Romulo. He only heard the part of the conversation where she was angry with Romulo, not that they had loved each other very much for years. He may have done him in thinking he was helping Angela out of a dilemma.
Benji is still my #1 suspect (of those presented to us). He assumed Angela was being abused all these years and had had enough. He's probably been secretly in love with Angela for years and resented her friendship with Lupe and her relationship with Romulo.
He and Lupe both had motive and access and a way of covering it up.
As Julie said, Benji was so sure Angela didn't do it, he must know who did, maybe he himself. That works for me.
As Angela and Isabel go into the secret room together, I hope they have a serious conversation we'll be privy to.
Cynthia--I think you've just hit on something very significant. I like the way you proposed that Teresa was unable to have children of her own and "took" what she wanted. Look what she got!
That may go a long way to explain why she recoiled at Doc Vic's very tentative romantic gesture. She has no problem using men, or even walking the grounds with her arm in Vicario's, but we don't know if she was barren or perhaps had issues with intimacy with Romulo.
That may go a long way to explain why she recoiled at Doc Vic's very tentative romantic gesture. She has no problem using men, or even walking the grounds with her arm in Vicario's, but we don't know if she was barren or perhaps had issues with intimacy with Romulo.
Anita, I don't use "inscrutable" very often because I usually think I know what I see on someone's face - at least in telenovelas, where they take pains to ensure that we know what kind of face they're making. (My unsubtle way of saying that most of these actors aren't very subtle.) But Luisa was difficult to read. Intentionally so, I'm sure.
I was thinking that Romulo wouldn't have known that Isabel was Angela's - but I'm not sure how that would work, logistically. Nor can I imagine Romulo forcing Angela to give up a child, or Angela tolerating it. (If I were Angela, I'd poison him myself if he tried that.) Instead, I was thinking that Teresa would have taken baby Isabel from Angela, behind Romulo's back, perhaps to cover for a stillbirth.
If Teresa had a stillborn child, we could go a step further and say there was a full-blown baby-swap and even Angela didn't know what had happened. (Not sure who would have executed the swap, but I wouldn't put it past Teresa to crawl down the stairs on her hands and knees and do it herself despite being weakened from hours of labor. That's her style, actually.)
If we go with Cynthia's idea that perhaps Sofia and Felipe are Angela's as well, however, the stillborn baby-swap doesn't work. You can get away with that once, but not three times.
But that doesn't mean that Sofi and Felipe didn't come from somewhere else. Or that they were Teresa's, but with another man. Perhaps a man who is connected to Dr. Vicario in some way?
Uh... do we know the exact birth order? I think Sofia is the oldest. And Andres has to be older than Felipe, at least. Beyond that, I'm not sure.
I was thinking that Romulo wouldn't have known that Isabel was Angela's - but I'm not sure how that would work, logistically. Nor can I imagine Romulo forcing Angela to give up a child, or Angela tolerating it. (If I were Angela, I'd poison him myself if he tried that.) Instead, I was thinking that Teresa would have taken baby Isabel from Angela, behind Romulo's back, perhaps to cover for a stillbirth.
If Teresa had a stillborn child, we could go a step further and say there was a full-blown baby-swap and even Angela didn't know what had happened. (Not sure who would have executed the swap, but I wouldn't put it past Teresa to crawl down the stairs on her hands and knees and do it herself despite being weakened from hours of labor. That's her style, actually.)
If we go with Cynthia's idea that perhaps Sofia and Felipe are Angela's as well, however, the stillborn baby-swap doesn't work. You can get away with that once, but not three times.
But that doesn't mean that Sofi and Felipe didn't come from somewhere else. Or that they were Teresa's, but with another man. Perhaps a man who is connected to Dr. Vicario in some way?
Uh... do we know the exact birth order? I think Sofia is the oldest. And Andres has to be older than Felipe, at least. Beyond that, I'm not sure.
Julie--I think we were told in the beginning that Sofia came first. Andres and Isabel are about the same age, maybe he's a little older. Then Felipe was last. I don't think Angela would have gone through 4 pregnancies and "lost" three. If I go with the Teresa not having had any of her own, the other two--Sofia and Felipe would have had a different maid for a mother.
Dr. Vic has always had more interest in Sofia and secondly Felipe to make me think he possibly is related, but the way Teresa rejected his advances (on more than one occasion), I doubt he's the putative father.
We know there has to be SOME connection to the Alarcon family or he wouldn't have shown up. He was fortunate there was a medical vacancy when he arrived.
We also know there is something we *don't* know about Dr. Vic and Diego, unless that exchange in the car was all a smoke screen.
Dr. Vic has always had more interest in Sofia and secondly Felipe to make me think he possibly is related, but the way Teresa rejected his advances (on more than one occasion), I doubt he's the putative father.
We know there has to be SOME connection to the Alarcon family or he wouldn't have shown up. He was fortunate there was a medical vacancy when he arrived.
We also know there is something we *don't* know about Dr. Vic and Diego, unless that exchange in the car was all a smoke screen.
Ooooh, theory number three--Isabel and Andres are twins. Romulo got to keep one and Angela the other. Don't laugh--we already saw it happen here and it's happened over on Quien es Quien as well as tns I haven't seen.
I'm not suggesting Dr V as the father himself. Surely Teresa would recognize her old lover (assuming she's ever had one). But perhaps she wouldn't recognize her old lover's brother!
I do think Dr Vic has some interest in Diego. Dr V is the very soul of courtesy around most people, but he doesn't exactly knock himself out being polite with Diego. (On the other hand, no one else is as condescending as Diego, so maybe the doctor is only reacting to that.)
I like Isabel and Andres as twins. It makes a lot of sense, and it plays well with the twins theme throughout this TN - Julio and Cristina, Baby #1 and Baby #2.
I do think Dr Vic has some interest in Diego. Dr V is the very soul of courtesy around most people, but he doesn't exactly knock himself out being polite with Diego. (On the other hand, no one else is as condescending as Diego, so maybe the doctor is only reacting to that.)
I like Isabel and Andres as twins. It makes a lot of sense, and it plays well with the twins theme throughout this TN - Julio and Cristina, Baby #1 and Baby #2.
If they are twins would that also have been in Romulo's letter? Why own up to Andres and not Isabel.
I don't blame Teresa if she had intimacy issues with Romulo, he impregnated the help.
I don't blame Teresa if she had intimacy issues with Romulo, he impregnated the help.
Teresa may have had intimacy issues with Romulo because she may not have loved him. She may have been TOLD to marry him by her own family in somewhat of an arranged marriage. She seemed to be very comfortable in arranging Isabel's marriage to Diego. Even in the beginning when Isabel told her mother that she didn't want to marry Diego because she didn't love him, her response was something like, "You don't have to love him. You just need to marry him." Teresa's attitude was that marriages didn't need love in order to work. Maybe in Teresa's world, marriage is merely for status and making your family look good.
Maybe Romulo didn't know that Angela had had twins. What I'm imagining is:
Teresa gives birth, but the baby is DOA. Desperate, Teresa uses her super power of bitchery to sneak downstairs, pay off Angela's midwife, and trade babies. Angela wouldn't know if this happened while she was asleep/unconscious.
I would think that Teresa would have taken the boy if there were two babies to choose from. But maybe this is like Belen's situation, where the first baby is stolen before the second one arrives.
Like I said before, the logistics of this would be pretty ridiculous. But that's never been a problem in a TN before.
Teresa gives birth, but the baby is DOA. Desperate, Teresa uses her super power of bitchery to sneak downstairs, pay off Angela's midwife, and trade babies. Angela wouldn't know if this happened while she was asleep/unconscious.
I would think that Teresa would have taken the boy if there were two babies to choose from. But maybe this is like Belen's situation, where the first baby is stolen before the second one arrives.
Like I said before, the logistics of this would be pretty ridiculous. But that's never been a problem in a TN before.
First time around Isabel was under pressure but second time Isabel didn't love Diego and married him anyway so even she knows you don't need love in order for a marriage to work. What you do need is both parties committed. In Teresa's marriage she was but Romulo was out building a love den with a secret entrance so he could dally daily with the help. In Isabel's marriage she is running off with the help leaving Diego to frolic with CeCe.
Thanks Julie, I loved it when Violeta kicked Jacinto in the nuts, lol. Right in front of those people too.
Here's my theory. Benjamin saw what Angela had gone and was going through with Romulo, he knew Romulo was putting her in a position that she didn't want, Benjamin wanted to repay her for her kindness to him. So Benjamin is the one who killed Romulo. And since I continue to think that Ben is the Gold Knife Killer, this wouldn't be a stretch for him to kill Romulo too.
Here's my theory. Benjamin saw what Angela had gone and was going through with Romulo, he knew Romulo was putting her in a position that she didn't want, Benjamin wanted to repay her for her kindness to him. So Benjamin is the one who killed Romulo. And since I continue to think that Ben is the Gold Knife Killer, this wouldn't be a stretch for him to kill Romulo too.
I am new to the blog, but i read them religiously.
My first suspects from day on are: Sofia, Felipe, and Alfredo....these characters stand to lose the most. Of cousre it could never be Isabel as she was in another city. Alfredo fits the type a man who is outwardly polite & proper but carries way too much resentment & pent up anger. Felipe is a mess so he can't be the killer of course. Now...Sofia is definitely in my top choice and remember the comment by Teresa that " she was now sick like when she was a child!!!"
THE KILLER IS LEFT-HANDED!!! So the choices are: the Detective, Sofia, & NOW the creepy Priest at the sanitorium! And i have not noticed any other left handers but I am paying close attention to all the cast.
TOTAL SPECULATIONS:
Romulo fell in love with Angela prior to the arranged marriage with TERESA. ALSO, TERESA makes a comment and I suspect she was a free love kind of lady and Romulo suspected, rightly so and probably did not believe the children were his. ( I thought the DR.was way to involved with Sophia and I believe they have known each other in the past) I get that this is stretch, but I have another speculatioon: Ben is the father of Jacinto....those piercing blue eyes and why is he punishing himself for sinning.(And when will his (Ben's)son make an appearance on the show?
My first suspects from day on are: Sofia, Felipe, and Alfredo....these characters stand to lose the most. Of cousre it could never be Isabel as she was in another city. Alfredo fits the type a man who is outwardly polite & proper but carries way too much resentment & pent up anger. Felipe is a mess so he can't be the killer of course. Now...Sofia is definitely in my top choice and remember the comment by Teresa that " she was now sick like when she was a child!!!"
THE KILLER IS LEFT-HANDED!!! So the choices are: the Detective, Sofia, & NOW the creepy Priest at the sanitorium! And i have not noticed any other left handers but I am paying close attention to all the cast.
TOTAL SPECULATIONS:
Romulo fell in love with Angela prior to the arranged marriage with TERESA. ALSO, TERESA makes a comment and I suspect she was a free love kind of lady and Romulo suspected, rightly so and probably did not believe the children were his. ( I thought the DR.was way to involved with Sophia and I believe they have known each other in the past) I get that this is stretch, but I have another speculatioon: Ben is the father of Jacinto....those piercing blue eyes and why is he punishing himself for sinning.(And when will his (Ben's)son make an appearance on the show?
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