Tuesday, September 05, 2017
La Candidata Martes 9/5/17 Chapter 59: Confrontation
Chapter
59: Confrontation
Confrontation
is something many people fear and avoid. Usually it accomplishes
more than it destroys but there are many who are destroyed not by
what they discover about others but about what they discover about
themselves. This is what many people in power truly fear because
there is often no worse exposure than the one to oneself.
– D.D.
Mauro
called for an ambulance and an emergency medical team. He was almost
in a state of panic.
Emiliano
did not wait for the full impact of his statement to sink in with
Alonso.
“Emiliano,
I didn't know anything about this.”
“I
don't believe you anymore!” Emiliano shouted. “You manipulate
people. You ruin everything! You've killed people. Axel, my
classmate! Tell me something about how –”
“Wait
a minute! I risked my career and my reputation to keep you out of
jail. That's manipulation? You are changing things in your favor
like your mother does. You two are the same. You can't accept
reality. You can't accept who I am. Everything I've done was for
you. To save you –”
“Liar!
I'm starting to realize who you are. When I began realizing just
who you are you sent Cecelia after me to make a fool out of me.”
“Wait,
wait, wait. Shut up. Your grandfather introduced her to me. He
asked me to give her a job. That's what I did. That is the truth.”
“You
arranged for me to boink my mother's sister. You are sick! I
don't want to se you again!”
He
backed off and walked out of the office, almost slamming the door
behind him. Alonso stood there in shocked silence for a few seconds,
then walked out of his office in anger.
“Magda!”
he shouted. “I want to see Mauro and Cecelia now! Immediately!”
Magda
shook in her shoes. Alonso's angry outbursts used to be a rare thing
but lately had become routine.
“Mauro
is at Cecelia's apartment, sir. She is very sick.”
“It
will be worse than that,” he said as he walked out.
Escalante's
meeting with El Chulo was not over.
“Of
course you think I'm interested in Lorena Sanchez,” he said. “Kill
her if you want to.”
“Is
that a challenge?”
“Yes,”
he answered. He then went to open the door, indicating that their
meeting was over. “Go. You obey orders, don't you?”
El
Chulo stood, gave a mock-military salute, and walked out. Escalante
closed the door, walked back inside, and made a call on his cell.
“It's
Escalante. El Chulo will not listen to reason. Do what you have to
do.” He then made another call. “Take Marcia to a place Lorena
doesn't know. I am going to talk to her.”
Mauro
was apprehensive.
“How
is she, Doctor?”
“It's
a miracle I could save her. She needs to be taken to a hospital
where she can be monitored constantly. She needs to be under
observation.”
“She
can't leave here. She's the press secretary of Alonso San Roman. If
the press finds out about this it will be a disaster.”
“Sir,
the patient needs to be hospitalized. Her life is in danger.”
Mauro
took out his cell and called for a high-level medical personnel with
security clearance.
Magda
phoned Natalia, saying she needed to see her urgently.
“Why?
So you can laugh in my face?”
“No,
how can you think that? No,” said Magda, embarrassed at the
accusation. “It's just about the insurace forms regarding your
husband's hospitalization. Only you can authorize those. Can you
come to your son's office, please?”
“Alright.
I'll see you later.”
As
she ended the call José offered his help.
“Should
I resign now?” he asked.
“No.
That would alert Omar and others. Nobody must know.” She took
his hands. “If anyone knew it would ruin our only chance to start
over new. I have to put my financial affairs in order, then we can
go. I love you, José. I need you.”
“I
love you, too.”
They
kissed.
The
doctor began giving instructions to the emergency medical team.
Mauro heard footsteps and saw Alonso coming up the stairs with a
demonic stare.
“Leave
us alone,” Mauro told the medics, who reluctantly left the room.
Cecelia tried to breathe, but it was labored.
“Cecelia
is in no condition to handle anything,” Mauro said to Alonso. “She
is very ill. She almost died.”
“I'm
in no condition to take any other consideration from this fool,”
said Alonso.
“Alonso,
wait,” Mauro said, stepping forward.
“Step
aside!” Alonso shouted as he approached the bed. “Are you on
Mario Barcenas' side?” he said, looking at Cecelia. She looked up
at him, obviously afraid. “Why did you do this? To get revenge on
your sister? To get revenge on me? To destroy my family?”
Cecelia
looked away from him. The sound of his voice was frightening enough.
“Answer
me!” he shouted. A moment later he leaned over and seized her
throat in his right hand. “Answer or I will kill you.”
She
could not avoid his gaze. As he started squeezing her throat she
pushed back with her right arm, which did not help. Mauro came
forward to grab his arm.
“Let
her go!” he yelled.
“I'm
going to kill her!” Alonso ignored Mauro's grip and continued to
choke Cecelia.
“You
can't do this. You will destroy your career –”
“I
don't care!”
“The
presidency is almost in your hands. Listen to me!”
Mauro
pulled and Alonso released Cecelia.
“Alright,
alright!” he said, turning away. Cecelia almost choked while
trying to breathe again. Alonso looked back at her. “I never want
to see you again. You are trash. You make me sick. I never want to
see you again for the rest of my life. Just as you tried to destroy
my family I will destroy you.”
Alonso
backed out of the room and left the apartment. Mauro shouted for the
doctor to attend Cecelia.
Regina
and Daniela walked into Isela's cabaret during the pre-orgy hour.
Girls and their customers were just getting warmed up in the bar
area; no clothing had yet been shed. The bouncer alerted Isela to
their presence and she got up from her seat to greet them most
uncordially.
“Finally
you decide to come here,” she said to Regina. “What are you here
fore, Candidate? Answers?”
“I
only came here for the truth. To find out since when you and my
father were selling women.”
“No.
Don't be mistaken; I do not traffic women. I take care of my girls.
I don't lock them up, exploit them, or kill them. That's all about
your father. It's his work. It's your blood.” She pointed at
Regina for emphasis. She paused only long enough to notice that
Regina was choking back tears of shock. “I was his prostitute. He
used me, he hurt me, and thanks to my pregnancy he didn't degrade me
as he did others. I thought my life would change, but no. He didn't
want to recognize Cecelia. She lived her entire life in the shadow
of what he gave you.”
“And
you consented to remain silent for his company?”
“We
had to remain silent under the threats of your father. All to
protect Regina, the Heiress,” she said in a mocking tone. “And
later to protect Senator Barcenas. We were of small matter, a
prostitute and a bastard. But this prostitute made good and raised
her daughter to be the best.”
“And
you expect me to congratulate you on that? Don't be mistaken; I'm
not hear to hear stories about my father. I need to know how he
manipulated people here.”
“Oh,
so you came with a court order? Where is it?” She pulled out a
barstool and sat down. “You wanted to know about your father. Why
don't you ask him? You want to denounce me? I don't recommend you
do that because that will bring down your whole family and you with
it.”
“Now
you think you can threaten me in this manner? You can try what you
want but I remember that you are the interference. You prostituted
yourself and others and you and my father can end up in prison.”
“And
you are our accomplice. Your entire life was paid by the bodies of
my prostitutes. Thousands of women exploited by your father and many
ended up dead.”
“I
have proof of your criminal activities.”
Isela
yelled for her bouncer, who was also the bartender.
“Throw
them out of here.” Regina began pulling Daniela toward the door
before any violence could take place. “Leave, hypocrite, from the
cabaret that paid for your life. Don't mess with me. I'm not an
idiot like my daughter. I know how to kill you. Listen to me: I
will kill you!”
Daniela
had to push her boss gently for that last step. Isela's last
statement was that shocking to her.
At
campaign headquarters Gerardo and Ignacio talked about Gerardo's
mistrust of Escalante. Their immediate problem was they had little
proof against him. Gerardo wanted to protect Regina and Ignacio was
along for the ride because he was looking for answers about his
daughter's death. He suspected Mario, but had no proof.
A
demonstration was taking place in a poor part of town. The police
had arrived and were hungry to arrest any or all of the demonstrators
they could. Regina and Daniela came to the scene. Regina helped a
man to his feet who had been knocked down and a woman screamed at her
that nobody was listening to their issues. Regina promised that she
would, adding that violence was not a solution. My colleagues were
all there from every outlet with microphones and cameras recording
the situation. She told the people she would talk to the police
about this situation and calm the situation so there could be a civil
dialogue. As one of the leaders told the others to back off Regina
told Daniela to call Escalante to tell him to come and to fill him in
on the events. Daniela evaded the press and obeyed, then ran back to
be with her boss once she ended the call.
Escalante's
goons brought Marcia to an SUV only to end up confronting El Chulo
and his henchmen, who open fired on them. Two of them were shot dead
at the scene while the others escaped in two cars with El Chulo's men
in pursuit.
Regina
ended a call and told the crowd that she would arrange a meeting if
the march were ended at that moment. This met with considerable
verbal resistance and the police surrounded Regina and Daniela as
they crowd moved in.
Mario
arrived at the office where Mauro told him that Cecelia almost died
of a drug overdose.
“How
is she?”
“She's
stablized. She's at her apartment with a doctor.” Mario turned to
leave but Mauro stopped him. “Don't even think about going there.
You are Cecelia's main problem, Mario.”
“Don't
interfere in this.”
“Do
you get what I said?”
“No,
I can't. Isela has information but her demands are ridiculous.”
“What
did she ask?”
“That
I marry her and legitimatize Cecelia by giving her my name. It's
ridiculous.”
“Marry
her if you have to to conceal those documents.”
“No,
no. What we have to do is get all those documents with the names of
politicians and business people. You have to help me. You control
the intelligence.”
“What
are you asking me, Mario?” he asked. He looked at him
incredulously. “No.”
“We
can take it by force, what you and I need.”
“Leave.
I don't want to see you here again.”
He
started to escort Mario out but Loreta appeared before they were more
than a few steps away.
“Interim
Governor, Alonso is waiting for you.”
“Yes,
of course. Let him in.”
“Thanks.”
Mauro
and Loreta entered the office. Mario did not follow.
Escalante
had come to the scene and somehow Regina got the situation calmed
down. She shook hands with both the police and the demonstrators and
both left the scene peacefully. Escalante then told her that the
situation was a bit more complicated than she thought.
“Some
foreign intelligence people found a young woman named Marcia. She
said she was your father-in-law's lover.”
“Marcia?
Yes, but a foreign intelligence agent?”
“Yes;
they rescued her. They found out her life was in danger and they're
protecting her. This girl can tell us a lot about Alonso and Omar.
Also about your father.”
“What
does my father have to do with that?”
“Marcia
confirmed a prostitution ring operated by Mario Barcenas. She was
given to Omar to extract information to use for blackmail.”
Regina
did not reply. She opened the car door and got in.
“I'm
sorry, Regina, but you had to know. We have to stamp this out
without getting involved.”
“We're
talking about turning in my father.”
“This
is about what we always wanted to do: cleaning the garbage out of
this country.”
He
stepped away as Regina closed the car door, then took a call. It was
from one of his goos, calling from the shotgun seat of the car where
Marcia was held in the back seat.
“There
was a shootout with Chulo. They killed two of ours.”
“What?”
With
apologies to Mario Puzo, Alonso made Loreta an offer he wouldn't
refuse.
“I
think it's time for you to return to power,” he said. Loreta
looked surprised.
“What
are you offering me?”
“Revenge.
Like me. Me Mario Barcenas. You for Lorena Sanchez.”
“What
do I have to do in exchange? Continue in an agreement for favors?”
“I
need your silence. Without your testimony the law can't do anything.
In exchange I will take you back into the party.”
“And
when you're President? I want to be Secretary of the House. I lost
a lot of money and I want to recover.”
Alonso
considered this for a moment before speaking.
“Very
well. We have a deal.”
They
shook hands and gave each other campaign promise smiles.
Ximena
sat in a doctor's waiting room staring at the walls and the ceiling.
“I
want a DNA test,” Teresa said the te doctor. “It's very
important.”
“This
procedure would be very invasive. The foetus is premature. This is
not recommended because it can affect the remaining gestation.”
“I
don't care if it's malformed. I want this test.”
The
doctor glanced at Ximena. “I will not do anything like this.”
“Doctor,
I'm willing to pay a lot of money.”
“You
can't force this and I should report it.” The doctor turned his
back on her.
“Idiot!”
“What
happened?” Ximena asked.
“Nothing.
We're going to another hospital.”
Her
cell phone rang.
“What
do you want? No, I don't want to talk to you.”
“Is
that my father?” Ximena asked. Teresa motioned for Ximena to be
quiet.
“I
will take charge of this.”
Marcia
sat in a warehouse on a bench. She was as frightened as ever.
Fernando and two of his goons entered.
“Who
are all of you?”
“Be
calm. We are only going to record your full account of everything
that happened.”
“And
can I do afterward?”
“Calm
down. Yes. You can return to your parents and your town.” He
motioned to one of his men to take out the cell phone. “Now I want
you to start with who are Omar and Alonso San Roman, Mario Barcenas,
and tell me what they did to you. I want you to tell me the whole
story in all detail. And as soon as possible.”
The
cell phone camera was ready.
Mario
was at Cecelia's apartment. The emergency med tech was tending her
under the doctor's supervision. Cecelia appeared to be asleep or
unconcious.
“You
should not talk with her. She can't have visitors.”
“She's
my daughter. Leave us alone.”
The
doctor motioned for the EMT to leave them alone. They left the room.
Mario climbed onto the empty side of the bed and kissed Cecelia's
hand. She woke up and leaned into his shoulder.
“You
don't have to talk. You don't have the courage to confront reality.
But we still have to save ourselves.” He kissed her forehead.
“How?”
“I
need you to tell me where to find the archived lists of politicians,
judges, and business moguls who frequented the cabaret and the
brothel. Do you know where your mother keeps them?”
She
did not answer, nor did she look at him. He waited a moment.
“I'll
give you my name,” he said. “It's as simple as that. Give me
what I need and I'll give it to you.”
Natalia
closed her purse and rose to leave Magda's office. Magda apologised
to her.
“I
swear, I didn't do anything to influence this.”
“Whether
that's true or not, now nobody can touch Omar's money until he dies.”
Magda
curled up into a standing version of the foetal position and started
to cry.
“Magda,
what is wrong? Why this?”
“Alonso
is angry with me.” [???]
Alonso
walked in, scowling.
“Get
out of here,” he said. When she didn't move he shouted. “Get
out of here, Magda!”
She
was startled and started to leave. Alonso continued to shout until
she was out the door, stifling tears on her way.
“What's
wrong with you, Alonso?” his mother asked. “Why are you treating
her like this?”
“Are
you allies now, you two? What are you up to, with my father alone
like a dog?”
“Here
the only pain is coming from you. You're doing exactly what your
father did and you will end like him. Alone, like a dog as you
said.”
“I
don't think so. On the other hand, you at your age and without
money? If you don't want to end up alone and in the street go and
take care of my father instead of fucking –”
Natalia
slapped him before he finished the sentence. He dared not say
another word. Natalia looked at him and calmly left his office
without saying anythng else. When she had turned in the corridor Alonso
came out of his office and shouted for Magda.
At
campaign headquarters Ignacio informed Daniela that Gerardo was
looking for Ximena thanks to Teresa's madness. She told him that
what they suspected is now being confirmed, that a woman will testify
to Mario's involvement in prostitution. This caught Ignacio's
attention because he suspected that Mario was protecting the narcos
who killed Nayeli. He was certain there was a connexion and became a
bit agitated. He told Daniela he would not calm down until he found
the people who had killed his daughter.
Escalante
played back Marcia's story on his laptop.
My
name is Marcia Ramirez. I worked in a café as a waitress. There I
met Mario Barcenas. He hired me to seduce Omar San Roman to get
information out of him. In a short time Omar took me to live in his
house and the abuses began. He started to hit me and insult me and
he kept me locked up. I was caught talking to Mario Barcenas then
sexually abused by Alonso San Roman. I was handed over to a woman
named Isela Aguilar and offered to her prostitution ring. After that
Mario Barcenas brought me somewhere else. After that I was given to
some drug traffickers. I was raped repeatedly. [???]
He
stopped the video, removed the flash drive, and called his secretary
in. He told her to make a copy. She told him that his operatives
were on the line. He picked up his phone and was told they were
almost at the site.
El
Chulo and six men were in a parking garage, talking as they headed
toward their cars. He shook hands with a bearded man in a leather
fleece-lined jacket before they parted company. El Chulo got into
his car. Before the other men could enter theirs El Chulo started
the motor and the explosion was loud and fiery. Escalante heard it
over his phone.
“El
Chulo is now history,” said the one of the men.
Mario
reviewed some papers and told Mauro over the phone that he had the
necessary documents. Cecelia had come through for them.
“Good.
We need to take advantage of this because we don't have much time.”
“Actually,
time is on my side right now.”
“Does
that mean you're going to meet her demands?”
“No.
In fact, I'm going to get her out of the way. She's going to be
arrested. You know how that happens.”
Regina
and Daniela were watching the video of Marcia.
“Are
you prepared to believe this is a lie?” Daniela asked.
Regina
was almost shocked into silence.
“I
will talk to my husband and my father,” she said. Her phone rang.
It was Escalante but she told him they would talk later. She picked
up her handbag and took out her cell as she began walking to the
exit. She called Mario, who was still at Cecelia's apartment,
standing out on the terrace.
“Father?
We need to talk.”
“Yes.
I know you talked with Cecelia but I can explain everything,
daughter.”
“I
don't want to talk about this on a cell phone. It needs to be in
person and alone.”
She
ended the call before he could respond.
“What
happened?” Cecelia asked him. She was up and out of bed.
“Cecelia,
sit down,” he said, guiding her to a chair. “You should be in
bed.” He sat in the next chair. “Your sister called me to give
me an ultimatum. She will never forgive me. Everything I've worked
for all these years is gone like through a seive.” He took her
hand “And why? For your ridiculous obsession to be recognized.”
“But
you said you'd give me your name, didn't you? You had told me you
would.”
“But
why would I do that? Why do I have to recognize a daughter I had
with a prostitute?”
Cecelia
looked up with an expression of desperation. She looked as though
she would cry.
“But
if you want there are tests. You promised.”
“Yes.
And now you have nothing with which to negotiate. You are a fool,
Cecelia.”
“No,
Father. I believed you.”
“You
don't have Regina's strength or the tenacity of your mother. You are
just a pretty woman who can be manipulated. You have nothing of me.
Therefore, you are of no more use to me. I'm sorry.”
He
sat back in his chair for a second or two, got up, and kissed her
forehead before leaving. No more was said. Cecelia got up and
started after him, shouting “Father, don't leave me, Father!”
Mario
did not even turn around to face her. He took his briefcase and
left, going past the EMT and Hernán, who had likely just arrived.
Hernán motioned for the EMT to be quiet as he entered the apartment.
He went over to Cecelia, who had sunk to the floor.
“What
happened?”
“You
don't know how much I hate him.”
He
hugged her and did not ask questions as she cried. That would wait.
Isela's
cabaret was busy that day. She was entertaining a mature man on the
couch while the other customers were enjoying the fruit of the vine
and the pole dancers. A police team entered with an envelope.
“Isela
Aguilar?” asked the leader.
She
turned around and smiled.
“Welcome,”
she said. “I assume you know my girls aren't armed, don't you?”
“We
have an arrest warrant,” he said, holding out the envelope.
One
of the girls helped Isela up from the couch and she took the
envelope.
“There
are charges against you, Madam,” he said with a note of sarcasm.
“Why?”
“You
are accused of organized crime, deprivation of liberty for sexual
purposes, imprisonment of women here along with illegal sales of
alcohol and drugs. Cardenas, take her.”
Cardenas
and another cop stepped forward to seize Isela and press her against
the wall. Her bouncer was taken down to the floor and panic began
throughout the rooms.
“Close
those doors! Nobody is to leave!”
Noemi
poured herself a drink. Natalia was a second too late to stop her
drinking the alcohol.
“Noemi,
don't do this. You have to control your desire to drink.”
“Now
that everything is out in the open all I want is to hide. I feel
like everything exploded.”
She
sat down as Natalia's cell rang. She answered and said she would
come right away.
“What
happened?”
“Omar
is in a coma.”
“Oh,
my God.”
Emiliano
was pacing when Alonso entered the room.
“I
said I never want to see you again.”
“But
you're my son. I love you.”
“Pain
does not go away by force.”
“But
it does. I have to talk to you.”
“What
do you want? What are you making up now?”
“I
haven't invented anything.” He shook his head in frustration.
“You impregnated Gerardo Martínez' daughter.”
Regina
was outside in the garden when Mario arrived. She was pacing with
folded arms. He entered as though nothing were wrong.
“Tell
me what you have to,” he said.
“Do
you have any idea how much pain you've caused?”
“You
don't want to hear my side of the story?”
“What
about it isn't dirty? Your prostitution ring? The bribes and
corruption? The lover you planted with Omar? What should I listen
to?”
“What
are you saying?” he asked as though she were a teenager testing
boundaries.
She
stared at him for a moment.
“Somehow
I can't hate you. But I have to see you put in prison, Father.”
And
there you have it. My esteemed colleagues will take you to the end
of this tale. It has been interesting to see that certain aspects of
human nature will always be the same no matter the technology, the
speed of information, or the disclosure of human depravity. I will always
be reporting it. I'll have my closing remarks at the end and here is
to a return engagement for another such story of the timeless nature
of the seven deadly sins. – D.D.
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Wow. And wow.
Thank you Urban, the proverbial snowball is certainly picking up speed.
Mario takes the most scum baggiest award today, even out scum bagging Alonso. Emi was great standing up to him (Alonso) again. Isela is getting just what she deserves.
Magna is just plain stoopid;
I haven't felt sorry for Ceci... until tonight;
Teresa needs to go to jail and Ximi needs to grow a spine;
I hope Marcia survives this but I can't trust Fernando;
Still hoping that Mauro is now with the good guys;
Loved what Regie said to Mario at the end.
Thanks again to all recappers and commenters. I will be glued to the tele for the next three nights!
Thank you Urban, the proverbial snowball is certainly picking up speed.
Mario takes the most scum baggiest award today, even out scum bagging Alonso. Emi was great standing up to him (Alonso) again. Isela is getting just what she deserves.
Magna is just plain stoopid;
I haven't felt sorry for Ceci... until tonight;
Teresa needs to go to jail and Ximi needs to grow a spine;
I hope Marcia survives this but I can't trust Fernando;
Still hoping that Mauro is now with the good guys;
Loved what Regie said to Mario at the end.
Thanks again to all recappers and commenters. I will be glued to the tele for the next three nights!
Thank you Urban, you have always done a great dialogue translation of everything. I very much appreciated all of it. So thank you again for your hard work and dedication to all of this and also for organizing all of us recappers as a great team.
I STILL felt sorry for Cecelia, especially because of what Mario told her about why should he recognize a daughter he had with a prostitute? Then he said something about Regina being intelligent, strong, and courageous, something that she will never be. All she could ever be is another pretty face to be manipulated. That really made me angry. Definitely TOXIC father.
Another thing that got me angry was Teresa demanding this test on Ximena's pregnancy. She could care less if the test hurt the developing baby. All she wanted was what she wanted, with no regard to Ximena or her unborn grandchild.
I STILL felt sorry for Cecelia, especially because of what Mario told her about why should he recognize a daughter he had with a prostitute? Then he said something about Regina being intelligent, strong, and courageous, something that she will never be. All she could ever be is another pretty face to be manipulated. That really made me angry. Definitely TOXIC father.
Another thing that got me angry was Teresa demanding this test on Ximena's pregnancy. She could care less if the test hurt the developing baby. All she wanted was what she wanted, with no regard to Ximena or her unborn grandchild.
Thanks Urban for your great work and leadership in organizing the recaps of this novela. I have really thought it has been worth watching. I suppose that Teresa will force Ximena to have a pregnancy test and this will lead to an abortion so this will be the end of her trump card and ability to blackmail Alonso for money for her gambling debts. More later - off to gym.
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: Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 6:54:00 AM EDT
Urban, thank you for another one of your wonderful recaps. D.D. was in full swing on this one and did himself proud! : )
Cynthia, I have felt sorry for Cecilia, too. I think that Isela did her best raising her but that "best" ended up being twisted and immoral and as for Mario, well, we know how perverted and cruel he is. Cecilia could have/should have moved on, but she simply was not able to. Sad.
As for Teresa, she is worse than Isela to me. Put a baby at risk?
I keep ranking all of the scumbags in this one.
Alonso talking to his mother that way. . . . he deserved that slap. She should have been slapping him down (even figuratively) long before this complete lack of respect.
Cynthia, I have felt sorry for Cecilia, too. I think that Isela did her best raising her but that "best" ended up being twisted and immoral and as for Mario, well, we know how perverted and cruel he is. Cecilia could have/should have moved on, but she simply was not able to. Sad.
As for Teresa, she is worse than Isela to me. Put a baby at risk?
I keep ranking all of the scumbags in this one.
Alonso talking to his mother that way. . . . he deserved that slap. She should have been slapping him down (even figuratively) long before this complete lack of respect.
Cynthia, Teresa wants Ximena to have an abortion so she doesn't care what this test would do to the foetus. All she is interested in is the money she is extorting from Alonso and for this she needs to prove that Emiliano is the sperm donor. She will probably keep shopping for a doctor willing to do this test so she can have money to throw away at the roulette table. She is too selfish to be willing to be a grandmother and she doesn't even care about her own daughter.
I don't think Ximena wants to have a baby, either.
My understanding of Mexican law about abortion is that it's available in Mexico City up to the 12th week no questions asked. So why can't it just get done followed by a DNA test on the foetal tissue to show that Emiliano is the sperm donor? Ximena is either ignorant of this or too traumatized to think of it and Teresa is a cruel bitch who insists upon doing this in the most traumatizing way possible.
At least Ximena is now safe from Isela, whom she still can't even identify. Isela is unlikely to confess to this so this could be a loose end.
As for Mario, he is the lowest of the low. What he did to Cecelia is unconscionable. So is what he has done to Regina and Noemi. When his crimes come to light Regina could end up out of politics and out of whatever money Mario obtained through his crimes. I question her telling him she will see him arrested because of his possible reaction. He might just kill her if that makes the difference between survival or demise.
I almost applauded when Natalia slapped Alonso. This was so overdue.
More later.
I don't think Ximena wants to have a baby, either.
My understanding of Mexican law about abortion is that it's available in Mexico City up to the 12th week no questions asked. So why can't it just get done followed by a DNA test on the foetal tissue to show that Emiliano is the sperm donor? Ximena is either ignorant of this or too traumatized to think of it and Teresa is a cruel bitch who insists upon doing this in the most traumatizing way possible.
At least Ximena is now safe from Isela, whom she still can't even identify. Isela is unlikely to confess to this so this could be a loose end.
As for Mario, he is the lowest of the low. What he did to Cecelia is unconscionable. So is what he has done to Regina and Noemi. When his crimes come to light Regina could end up out of politics and out of whatever money Mario obtained through his crimes. I question her telling him she will see him arrested because of his possible reaction. He might just kill her if that makes the difference between survival or demise.
I almost applauded when Natalia slapped Alonso. This was so overdue.
More later.
Cynthia: Ximena will get the abortion. You watch!
LoriLoo: Mario the Sadist....is well, SADIST.
UA: Alonso could very well be the next President.
LoriLoo: Mario the Sadist....is well, SADIST.
UA: Alonso could very well be the next President.
I missed the show last night but watched it online today. I am so impressed by the actors who portray Regina, Cecelia and especially Alonso. Quite superb. I wonder what will happen to Marcia now and if Escalante will honor his promise to release her. She is valuable to him now so I suppose he will not have her killed like the others. Mario's treatment of Cecelia is indeed sadistic. Unfortunately Mario is correct that she was just a pretty face whom everyone else could manipulate. The only one who really seemed to care for her was Hernan but she could not understand this. She was totally consumed by hatred of Regina and trying to prove she was equal to her.
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: Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 10:28:00 AM EDT
I think Cecelia considered herself better than Regina, but I don't know on what basis.
Cecelia does not deserve Hernan and he deserves better. I can't see how he would ever be able to trust her once he becomes aware that she knowingly committed adultery with her brother-in-law and incest with her own nephew.
Cecelia does not deserve Hernan and he deserves better. I can't see how he would ever be able to trust her once he becomes aware that she knowingly committed adultery with her brother-in-law and incest with her own nephew.
My take: I think Cecilia considers herself better than Regina because she and Isela that had to fight/work for anything that they got. On the other hand, Regina just was given everything. Regina had her father's money and his name to open doors for her. So in Cecilia's mind her effort/work equals value.
Thank you for all your excellent recaps, Urban, including this one. I can see I missed a very dramatic episode. So Cecilia's not dead. Maybe now after her father's perfidy she can start to rebuild her life. I'm glad Hernán is there for her, if only out of human charity. So Emiliano didn't realize that Axel was going to die--that's a point in his favor. I was shocked that Fernando was willing to sacrifice Lorena, but then, in a cast just full of evil characters, he is probably the most evil. Isela deserves to be arrested, but then so does Mario.
Urban, I had asked my friend from Mexico about the legality of abortion and she was the one who told me that it was illegal everywhere. But I did look it up and yes, you are right, it does seem to be legal in Mexico City. My friend grew up in Northern Mexico and perhaps it is illegal there and in most places.
I am not sure that Ximena will have an abortion. I just hope she doesn't get killed.
I was very glad to see Natalia slap Alonso as well. He certainly deserved it.
What is sad about this novela is that usually we look forward to a "happily ever after" with at least one couple. I don't see that happening here unless there is a miracle. Does anyone envision Gerardo and Regina living happily ever after or seeing a wedding where one couple gets married? Everything looks so DARK right now with the organized crime and narcos story line. I just hope the bad guys don't win.
I am not sure that Ximena will have an abortion. I just hope she doesn't get killed.
I was very glad to see Natalia slap Alonso as well. He certainly deserved it.
What is sad about this novela is that usually we look forward to a "happily ever after" with at least one couple. I don't see that happening here unless there is a miracle. Does anyone envision Gerardo and Regina living happily ever after or seeing a wedding where one couple gets married? Everything looks so DARK right now with the organized crime and narcos story line. I just hope the bad guys don't win.
Urban thank you for your extreme dedication to perfection and for putting this team together. I have thoroughly enjoyed it.
Demonic stare is exactly the adjective I was looking for when describing Alonso and you hit it right on. When it comes to Alonso, Mario and Omar it is plain to see that they have been doing the devil's work to get to their goals. They have killed, cheated, lied, manipulated, imprisoned, and have done many other illegal and immoral deeds without regard to life, personal relationships, law, morals, etc., etc. They deserve the worst of endings, so I hope to not be disappointed as this TN comes to an end.
There are others that deserve to have tragic ends. Teresa for one she needs to pay for all the damage she has done Ximena. Escalate as well is the most manipulative of all, he has been pulling strings longer than anyone and needs to pay the piper.
As far as a wedding as Cynthia has mentioned in her comments, I don't see that happening, too many obstacles for all. Regina and Gerardo? Ximena and Emi? Natalia and Jose? Daniela and Andres? Hernan and Cecilia? none of these couples seem to be destined to end up together, much less a wedding. It would be nice to see at least one happy couple, but this TN is much too Grim.
Again URBAN thank you much, it has been a pleasure reading your recaps, and watching this TN.
Demonic stare is exactly the adjective I was looking for when describing Alonso and you hit it right on. When it comes to Alonso, Mario and Omar it is plain to see that they have been doing the devil's work to get to their goals. They have killed, cheated, lied, manipulated, imprisoned, and have done many other illegal and immoral deeds without regard to life, personal relationships, law, morals, etc., etc. They deserve the worst of endings, so I hope to not be disappointed as this TN comes to an end.
There are others that deserve to have tragic ends. Teresa for one she needs to pay for all the damage she has done Ximena. Escalate as well is the most manipulative of all, he has been pulling strings longer than anyone and needs to pay the piper.
As far as a wedding as Cynthia has mentioned in her comments, I don't see that happening, too many obstacles for all. Regina and Gerardo? Ximena and Emi? Natalia and Jose? Daniela and Andres? Hernan and Cecilia? none of these couples seem to be destined to end up together, much less a wedding. It would be nice to see at least one happy couple, but this TN is much too Grim.
Again URBAN thank you much, it has been a pleasure reading your recaps, and watching this TN.
Regina and Gerardo can't marry until Teresa is either institutionalized or dead. They will never be free of her otherwise. Not to mention that Alonso will need to be dead or in prison.
Ximena and Emiliano are too young to marry or have a baby.
Daniela and Andres have too much misunderstanding between them.
Natalia and Jose? Good question, but their class difference will be between them.
Cecelia and Hernan? I don't see this. He was in love with her but he can do so much better in view of the horrible things she's done. She is too mentally messed up.
I may have mentioned this before but I once had a friend who wanted to see universal death at the end of series like these. This had to have come out of her own bitterness.
Ximena and Emiliano are too young to marry or have a baby.
Daniela and Andres have too much misunderstanding between them.
Natalia and Jose? Good question, but their class difference will be between them.
Cecelia and Hernan? I don't see this. He was in love with her but he can do so much better in view of the horrible things she's done. She is too mentally messed up.
I may have mentioned this before but I once had a friend who wanted to see universal death at the end of series like these. This had to have come out of her own bitterness.
Sandie, when Urban wrote about Alonso's "demonic stare", I totally agree that was so right on! This actor was able to deliver the epitome of evil coming through his eyes. He was downright scary. This has been some excellent acting on his part.
I would love for Regina and Gerardo to end up together. I can't see it happening either though unless Teresa is dead or locked up for good, so I agree with Urban on that one.
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I would love for Regina and Gerardo to end up together. I can't see it happening either though unless Teresa is dead or locked up for good, so I agree with Urban on that one.
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