Monday, July 18, 2016

Tres Veces Ana # 40 - Drumroll....and....curtain!



Before we dive into the recap, and since we have been getting some questions in the comments and interest from potential recappers, I wanted to put this up here. We would absolutely love (not to say need and be very grateful for) some additional recappers for TVA! If you think you would like to give it a go, please send me an email! There are at least two nights right now that Sneaky and I would appreciate help with and you can probably even have your pick of which ones. This is an awesome crowd - just read all the comments, and an absolute joy to be recapping here! 

With that out of the way....we are getting close to the opening night of the Danzaire show and at Danzaire HQ everybody is preparing for it! 

During her break Ana Lu sits down with Javier and they talk about both of them being nervous. It’s Ana Lu’s first time with the group, but Javier has been doing it his whole life, and experience doesn’t really cure nerves. Ana Lu tells Javier she met Inaki and really liked him and then gushes about Tadeo, who helped her out multiple times and said such wonderful things to her. She inadvertently interprets Tadeo’s words on losing his wife to mean that Javier’s and Inaki’s mother is dead. Javier is surprised his father would say that, and Ana Lu corrects herself realizing she made a mistake. She feels bad and asks about the mother. The mother has left them when both kids were small.  


Ana Lu is then two for two when she comes over to wish luck to Nerina (a singer for the show!) and tell her what an honor it is to work alongside such a wonderful singer. Ana Lu is sent rather unceremoniously out. 

Julietta is still looking at the same drawing. Incidentally it is a drawing of two kids. In the last episode she was also trying to convince herself that she doesn’t regret anything, and this time we find out what she meant. She is remembering herself as a young woman cooking dinner and a handsome husband coming home with a rose. 

We cut to Tadeo, who is prepping for a show and is remembering the same moment. Julietta, it turns out, is Tadeo’s estranged wife and Inaki's and Javier’s mother. In the flashback she tells Tadeo she made dinner, and already fed the kids and put them to bed. He wants to know why there’s only one plate. She says she is pregnant and the baby is not his. She is also in love with someone else, who will give her far more than Tadeo can, and she is leaving him. He tries to stop her, but she points out that she doesn’t even have suitcases with her, because she can get everything she needs where she is going. Tadeo is devastated and, as the door closes, little Inaki comes out of the room wanting to know where mommy went. Tadeo pulls a chocolate out of Inaki's ear and tells him she’ll be right back, and gives him a hug. 

In the present, Tadeo looks like a very sad clown with tear tracks down his face and make up. 

Meanwhile everyone else who is not a dancer is preparing as well, literally or mentally, for the upcoming trip to the show. Mariano is trying the latter approach and looks like he could really use a glass of something stronger than coffee, when he is lunching with Ana Le and Ernestina. Ernestina points out some acquaintance she chatted up – a pretty lady that Mariano stares down. Ana Le is upset and tells him he can’t look at another woman, as Jenny has just died. (She must have needed to work hard at not adding “other than me” to that sentence.)

Santi is still conversing with Inaki, following the latter’s spectacularly selfless advice to grab Ana Lu and run. Ramiro joins them and Santi has a wonderful idea – why doesn’t Ramiro come to Danzaire performance and see Ana Lu from afar, as he wanted? Ramiro actually remembers seeing an acrobatic dance in San Nicholas. They chuckle at an "amazing coincidence" (as have we, all these episodes…) that Santi was there too, as was Ana Lu, though she had make up on that made her unrecognizable. Ramiro is amazed but certainly happy to go to the show. 

Suddenly Inaki remembers the piece of info that Ana Lu’s real family will be there too. Well, confident Santiago doesn’t see a problem – she has make up on, and even he, Santiago, did not recognize her, so how could anyone else? Ramiro has a very surprising arrival of a good idea as well – wouldn’t Ana Lu be shocked to see two women who look exactly like her in the front row? There is a brief “oh, crap” moment, followed by the good idea fairy jumping off of Ramiro’s shoulder to Santi’s: well, there’s only one way to handle this and our three musketeers will have to stop the sisters from attending the show. 

And so begins a saga of a taxi driver, an accountant and a real estate agent, of whom only one actually walks into a bar. 

The taxi driver

Santi shows up while Ana Lu is contemplating stage preparations and she is overjoyed, and has a million questions she needs answered all at once. Did he see his wife? What did he feel? What did she say? How did it go? Santi is overwhelmed with questions and tells her she needs to prepare, they will talk later and calmly. No, she wants to know now or she won’t be able to get it out of her mind. She was going crazy imagining him with his wife. But Santi says he’s never forgotten her, he still loves her. How about your wife? Do you still love her? Saved by the knock on the door, Santi doesn’t have to answer. This is the make-up artist coming in to prep Ana Lu. You need to prepare, we will talk later. You will find me? Of course! He turns to leave, romantically dramatic music plays in the background and she grabs him and pulls into a kiss. 

The accountant 

Llora is all dolled up and ready to go and she is nervous, as if it was an important night for her. Leonor calms her down and, as usual, looks in-the-know as she ushers Llora into a car, and dodges her questions with prepared answers on why tio and Abue did not pick her up. The driver of the car, predictably, is Ramiro, who is there, as he informs Lllora, to kidnap her and demand ransom in the form of kisses. We can’t fully appreciate Llora’s reaction to this, as we swiftly cut away from them and next time we see them she is entering his apartment. 

She wants to know why Leonor was helping him. It is because, he says, Leonor knows how much he loves Llora. Well, that doesn’t matter, she has a novio, and she won’t betray him. Don’t deceive yourself, says Ram, you don’t love him, you love me. They bounce back and forth three or four variations of “you hurt me so much” and “you just don’t understand the situation”, and then Llora declares they are over. He is to move away from her, she will never kiss him again! Suddenly Llora feels something, same romantically dramatic music starts playing, and she walks over to Ramiro to kiss him. So much for that resolution.

The real estate agent 

This is the one, as you might have gathered, who did get to the bar. He called Ana Le, who showed up and almost ran him over while honking. Inaki didn’t even have to work on her to get her to ditch the show and go to the club with him. They really are alike, concluded Inaki, quoting Mariano. Ana Le was not impressed, but went out with him all the same. 

At the club she ordered a whole bottle of the most expensive champagne and pointed out how expensive that place was. After a couple of jokes on Inaki’s solvency, she told him not to worry, she will cover it this time. You like bringing me down, don’t you, asks Inaki. No, she just likes putting people in their places, answers our justice warrior. Also, if he thinks he’ll kiss her again, he is very much mistaken. She is out of his reach. Well, he wants them to get to know each other better. Oh yeah? Well, asks Ana Le, tell me about your parents, what do they do? Inaki spins a story of a businessman father and a homemaker mother. He then blabbers about something else and begins to bore Ana Le. She puts the glass down and with the same music playing in the background pulls him into a kiss as well. 

Triple kiss complete and on to every(body/thing) else now. 

Santi leaves to let Ana Lu finish preparing. 

Llora pushes Ramiro away. How could she have done that? It is not like her! Our little hypocritical Llora continues to babble how she will fall in love with Valentin, he is good for her, she will learn to love him and she is his girlfriend. While we don’t feel bad for Tin for even a second, a small free tip from us is that a good way to show your partner you are serious about them is not to kiss other men, Llora. Llora concludes her monologue by saying Ramiro is dangerous. Ramiro ominously declares that the real danger for her is sitting in a wheelchair. Llora looks on suspiciously. 

Meanwhile the said danger is sitting in the foyer of the theater hissing “Where are you, Llora?”. Well, Llora isn’t there, but Abue and Mariano are. Abue doesn’t know why Llora didn’t let Tin know she’d be absent. Oh, he’ll ask her tomorrow, brushes off Tin. Llora isn’t there, but he still feels like he is among family. Abue is touched but Mariano almost visibly flinches. 

At the bar, the real estate agent wants to know if Ana Le loved Marcelo. She tries to dodge the question by saying she felt very loved. How about loving him? Would you want him alive? She tried, she says, she loved him in her own way, but not in a way that he deserved. She tried to love him, but it wasn’t ever sufficient. And then like in an old cliché – you don’t know what you have until it’s gone… Inaki understands from this that Ana Le would have liked another opportunity with Marcelo. That is impossible, says Ana Le! Inaki looks like he was clearly hoping for a different answer. 

Llora is outraged Ramiro is trying to discredit Valentin, much like he tried with her sister. Oh, it’s other way around – they are trying to discredit him. Llora thinks marriage is difficult and people need to be very much alike. She names a whole list of things that she believes Ramiro needs in a spouse, with walking on the beach for some reason included. Ramiro doesn’t need someone to walk on the beach with him, he wants her. No, he doesn’t understand, in a day-to-day life you need to really understand the other person. Valentin is her twin soul, she feels secure with him. She doesn’t love him, repeats Ramiro. No, but she will try to fall in love. 

While they were talking, the audience is filling up at the theater. Is it me or is it both a pretty small hall and a turn out there? Rem and Sole have arrived and are dressed all pretty. Sole commences one of several scenes in which her mission was to thoroughly annoy both us and Remedios with her panicking on where Ana Lu is and can’t Rem find her, so they may go, because someone will recognize her – hasn’t Rem seen all those rich cars parked outside??? Finally Rem hushes her and tells her Ana Lu will be performing and that was supposed to be a surprise. 

Santi is trying to find his seat as well (seems like it wouldn’t be that hard in such a small auditorium) and runs into Orlando. They bicker a bit and Orlando lets him know that he lives in the hostel with Rem and Ana Lu. He also isn’t married and doesn’t want Ana Lu for his mistress, so why doesn’t Santi just go and leave her alone. We will tune in tomorrow for continuation, but my two cents are on Santi not heeding this advice. Not that we can blame him.


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Another interesting episode! Very nice music for the triple kiss scene.

So we hypothesized the sisters won't get to attend the performance, but we didn't see it coming that Santi/Ramiro/Inaki will be the masterminds behind preventing them from going. Urban will have to collect his winnings though for correctly predicting they would be missing.

Interesting that Inaki and Daniel are half-brothers and very much alike in their treatment of parents...
 

Rumor has it that 3XAna will be moving to 7pm on next Monday, as they move Sueno de Amor to afternoons,
 

Both TV Guide and Zap2it show La Rosa de Guadalupe switching with Sueño de Amor to take over the 7pm slot on Monday, July 25, and Tres Veces Ana airing for 2 hours (9-11pm EST) starting Tuesday, July 26.
 

Thank you, Ria. That was fast! The recap was great!

Perfectly and entertainingly obnoxious tonight:

Orlando, yes, I was hoping Santiago would punch him right in the mouth, not that I like violence or anything . . . but in his case . . . He has been terminally annoying from the start. Too bad Evaristo had to put him up at the pensión to stir the pot.

Then there was Valentín. Loved seeing him stood up by Ana Laura.

Ana Laura herself of the perpetual tears has gotten so obnoxious and on my last nerve that I pity Ramiro if he were to end up with her: he'd have a mopey wife and a mopey life.

Ana Leticia one more time all over uncle Mariano because--let me get this straight-- she is there to comfort him in his grief over the loss of his one true love Jennifer but he is not doing enough to keep HER entertained but the moment he looks at another woman she gets jealous and says he should be grieving Jennifer. Okay . . . I wish she would just jump his bones already so there would be a big scandal in the family that would send him packing far far away.

Soledad was at her annoying clingy best all concerned about where Ana Lucía was before the performance and looking for her. Might she not be backstage preparing for the performance???? And not available to talk to HER?

All in all sure was a fun episode. I missed Evaristo. He should have been observing it all . . . from the shadows.















 

Thanks Ria for your entertaining recap and for sacrificing your time for us to have recaps to read. My gratitude is also for Sneaky and Jardinera.
I really feel for Tadeo, he is such a wonderful father and person, I feel bad that his wife and Inaki make him feel less than zero. Tsk tsk. i don't feel as bad for Daniel's mom after all, she is reapping what she sowed. Even if she says she no regrets, I don't believe her.

As for Nerina, Remedios had commented once about where and what condition she was in when Tadeo gave her a helping hand and hired her as singer. I wish they would get together and be happy and heal from their heartbreaking pasts. Sorry, gonna make my own self cry, guess it makes me feel melancholy for a brief moment.

Leticia
 

How annoying is Soledad? She is seriously getting on my last nerves. She is so selfish, I can't deal with her with her anymore. I hope she gets what she deserves
 

Soledad is getting on my last nerves. I can't stand her behaviour anymore. She is so selfish.
 

Ria- Thank you so much for this great recap. I still have not caught up with this show and am almost a week behind.

Can someone explain what rationale SantMarc, Ramiro and Inaki are using to keep the sisters apart and Ana Lu away from her family?
 

Gracias, Ria.

When is anyone going to see AnaMeMeMe's obsession with Mariano? He knew her since she was a child, for Heaven's sake.

I think that the Three Musketeers are looking to keep Ana Lucia away from the nasty AnaMeMeMe to protect her. She will be devastated at the discovery because she will ultimately have to hold Soledad accountable. She could also be creeped out by SantMarc having been married to AnaMeMeMe and then want to back off out of guilt.... or be guilted into it by Soledad. We can't even predict Remedios' reaction to all this.

Inaki -- who has ideas about AnaMeMeMe -- might be hoping to prevent the inheritance from being split three ways instead of two. He is utterly delusional if he thinks AnaMeMeMe will give him any more than a glance. He also has no idea she is homicidal.

Ramiro probably thinks that this delay will help SantMarc somehow.

Nerina was a total bitch to Ana Lucia. There was no good reason for her to treat her that way.

Here is a situation Evaristo can't control.
 

Thanks Ria. Great as always. You give such clarity to all this nuttiness.

Rationale you ask Vivi? I don't think any of these people know rational thinking if it jumped up and slapped them in the face. I'm rather fuzzy on all their planning myself, but I've missed some scenes over the last few days.

Ok, the kissing scenes were hysterical. So one triplet kisses someone, they all feel the need to grab closest said hunk and do the same. Well, lucky girls they had the right guys nearby. I'm surprised the other two didn't start feeling drunk as AnaLe kept downing the booze.

As much as AnaLe is such full of herself, there is something more interesting in watching her sick behavior, especially with Inaki, then watching Llora moaning self-pity over and over. Bowyer plays the character well, but what the writers have given her is just garbage. I don't even like Ramiro, but gees, is this what you are going to listen to all day? Can someone please give this young woman a year's worth of psychiatrist visits for her birthday and have her work into some self-confidence.

Got a total hoot out of Mariano being a "guy" and noticing the lovely lady. His reaction to AnaLe's "you should" tirade tells me he's starting to get tired of her constant hanging on and dictating of his life. Yeah, showed a little guilt, but still seemed annoyed. Boy, wouldn't a scene where he just explodes and tells her to take a hike be fun? Please writers?




 

Thanks, Ria. I always enjoy your recaps, but this one was particularly fun.

Not fun is Ana Llora. I agree with Daisy - Ramiro should be careful what he wishes for because she's no picnic. I think he would have to cut his own leg off in order to prove himself to her.

So what's Llora going to do when AnaLu turns out to be for real? If Ramiro can make the introduction, will Llora be impressed and leave Valentin in the dust? Or will some sneaky person beat Ramiro to the punch?

Oh no, will Valentin recognize AnaLu at the show and get all the credit for "finding" her??
 

Oh wow, J and Anon - 2 hour slots next week! Better drink extra cup of coffee with my dinner, but maybe we'll finally get an introduction of Ana Lu to her sisters!

Jarifa - really, where was Evaristo this entire episode??

Leticia, Tadeo really is such a great guy, I hope there is some happiness for him at the end, though I am sure we have the estranged wife's return to look forward to now.

Anon, yes Soledad is panicking now. She just wants to lock Ana Lu up and away from the world.

Vivi, you know I was trying to figure out the same thing and I haven't missed an episode. Last time Santiago mysteriously explained to Ramiro that Ram needs to wait, Santi will introduce Ana Lu to him. So he has (or thinks that he has) a plan of some sort. This time around they conspired to prevent Ana Lu from seeing sisters without an explanation, but I suspect Urban is right on reasons he lists. Plus, whenever it happens they probably don't want that to be in the middle of Ana Lu's performance, which might be the only good call in the whole thing.

Urban, I wonder how excited Inaki will get when he finds out his run-away mommy is now rich and how quickly he'll forget the flight?

Daisy - oh yes, that kissing trio was entertaining. Reminded me of Ana Lu/Santi scene where Ana Le needed to cool off in the bathtub. Very interesting connection here they are imagining...





 

Oh Julie - interesting thought! I hope Valentin doesn't recognize her. Imagining all the evil ends to which he can use that info. Actor is doing a very good job switching between helpless invalid and a villain, making us dislike him so!
 

Inaki would probably be tickled fuschia over it. However, we have to wonder whether she has any real regrets over leaving him and Javier (who definitely got the looks in that family).

This is the first time I can recall Roberto Ballesteros playing someone good and he's doing very well. I hope the writers don't decide to turn him nasty after this good start. The makeup reminded me of Pagliacci, so I hope it isn't an omen.
 

Always love your recaps Ria, and your "three men walk into a bar" theme was hilarious. As was calling the homicidal Ana Leticia a "justice warrior".

Also enjoyed this:

Ana Le is upset and tells him he can’t look at another woman, as Jenny has just died. (She must have needed to work hard at not adding “other than me” to that sentence.)

Oh yes. Right on target. Boy, color me flummoxed...never expected the sad mother of Daniel to also be mom to Iñaki and his good-looking bro.

Haven't seen this yet, but your recap has me interested. Thanks.

 

Okay. Checked it out. The "madre abnegada" is "la madre castigada" and we'll see where all that leads. And yes, agree with everyone that Ana Laura was annoying, but Ramiro was certainly seductive in all his murmured enticements. Generally don't like this actor but I enjoyed those scenes. Only thing missing was Marvin Gaye wailing "Let's get it on" in the background.
 

Oh, and enjoyed your "tickled fuschia" UA.
 

Ria thanks so much for the recaps and everything, I've fallen behind a bit so appreciate your being able to read these to catch up in time for tonight. 2 hr epis coming, whew better brush up on my brief/loose summary skills.

This was priceless -"following the latter’s spectacularly selfless advice to grab Ana Lu and run."


Oh yeah and I second Ria, anybody who wants to recap even once every 2 wks or whatever you can, is welcome.
 

Judy B,you and me both - did not expect frivolous Julietta to turn out to have a dark secret of having abandoned her family years before. Madre castigada soon indeed! And you had me laughing at Marvin Gaye reference!

Sneaky, I wonder why the two hour epis. Also I think TVA is opening in Mexico soon - maybe they are trying to get us to the end of season 1 before they start there?
 

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