Caray, Caray!

A little bit of this and a little bit of that . . .

The manager (who I thought was a music producer) decides to take Xavi on and help him reignite his music career. Xavi goes to tell Marisol and to thank her for her support. What Xavi does not know is that the manager is only agreeing to work with Xavi as revenge. It seems that when Xavi was famous he treated him shabbily because he was young and inexperienced. He wanted to represent him back then and Xavi ignored him and looked down on him. The manager has not forgotten the slight. It is payback time. He will be the last one laughing.

Robert is making breakfast and is upset that Dave is leaving the foundation. It is bringing up his own past. Julieta is there for him. Robert really has grown fond of Dave and wants him to have a good life. All he needs now is a hug from Julieta.


Julieta thought she was doing something nice by buying Blanca a new wash machine since she was having problems with hers. Polita and Audifaz see it in the hall and are all excited. Polita wishes someone would buy her a wash machine. Blanca sees the wash machine and a gift card from Julieta thanking her "mamá suegra" for her affection and gets angry. She orders them to take it away. She does not need it. Blanca goes to see Julieta. Blanca sees the gift as an act of humiliation. Her coming over to do her laundry at Julieta's was just because she needed to wash clothes. She wasn't asking her to buy her a new wash machine. Julieta does not have to buy her affection. She should be watching her money. She has a baby coming. Blanca does not want her spending money on her. Julieta ends up returning the wash machine.


Roberto and Dave's pals see him off at the orphanage. Robert tells him he will be okay. They are going to travel life's path together no matter where they end up. Robert will visit him and get permission to take him home for visits. Robert remembers his own experience as he hands over Dave to the orphanage official. Julieta is there to comfort him in his grief.

Ana appears at Julián's door saying that she needs him. Julián confesses that he is in love with Ana. He has never felt anything like what he feels for her. He wants to enter her heart and take away her pain. Ana mentions that Robert is remembering more and more. What will happen if he remembers her? Julián says they will escape together. He goes to kiss her but Ana cannot kiss him and leaves. Later we see that Ana is uncertain about what she is feeling and can't get Julián out of her mind.

Benjamín is planning his bachelor party at the restaurant. Gabriel is not pleased. Danilo the waiter tells him that he must want to see Daniela. Just then Daniela comes flying in three minutes late. As of today, Gabriel announces that everyone is going to get penalized for being late. Anyway, he is worried about her. She thanks him for having gone with her the other night but she can take care of herself. She doesn't need an "older brother" at work. Gabriel certainly does not want to be considered an "older brother". He tells her about the bachelor party. Gabriel tells Daniela that he is open to telling Benjamín that the restaurant is booked full so he will have to takd his party elsewhere. Daniela says that business is business and to let them come.

The manager asks Xavi where his fans are today. Xavi says he asked them not to cause a commotion at his office. The manager reminds him it is going to be a long hard time getting back to the top. Is he ready for the challenge? Yes, Xavi is. They drink to it. The manager gives Xavi a contract to sign. He tells him to read it. Xavi doesn't bother because he says he knows what is in these contracts and just signs away. (Uh,oh!) The manager laughs.

Imelda is on Blanca's case telling her she always has to make things extremely hard. Julieta just might have given her the wash machine with no ulterior motive. The wash machine is older than the two of them together. Blanca explains it wasn't the wash machine per se it was just that she didn't want Julieta giving her something that expensive. She doesn't need them to help her. Imelda still doesn't get why she wouldn't accept something given out of good will. She then quips at least the gift wasn't more driving lessons. If Julieta were to help her with things like the wash machine, Blanca would have more time to tend to her family. Blanca asks of that is all she is good for: tending to her family? Yes, that is what Imelda was saying. Blanca is upset being reduced to someone's wife, someone's mother and someone's daughter-in-law. Imelda continues to bait her and laugh.

Julieta and Robert go to their pre-cana class at the church. The priest starts out talking about how everyone attending should be there freely and motivated by love. Love is a daily decision. Julieta remembers Luz saying that if she knew then what she knew now, she never would have gotten married because it is a strange contract that turns you into somebody else's belonging. She then asked Julieta if she wanted to get married. The priest asking her why she wants to get married pulls her away from this memory. As they leave, Julieta and Robert start discussing baby names. If it is a boy, Robert would like "Juan Pablo." Julieta is thinking of something more modern like "Justin." Julieta assures a disappointed Robert that it was just a joke. The they conider if it is a girl. Robert says they could give her the name of one of the mothers or grandmothers. Julieta is not buying into that at all. He does insist that the mothers/grandmothers won't stick their noses into the baby name decision. Suddenly it is time for a video chat from Blanca and Imelda. Blanca tells Robert that she had a falling out with Julieta and doesn't want Julieta to have any bad feelings. Imelda plays the comedian in the midst of it all. The call ends. Robert asks, that even after getting to know his family, does Julieta still want to marry him? Yes, she does no matter what. He wants to spend the rest of his life with her.

Blanca comes with some food as a pretext to see Polita and to ask what is going on with Audifaz. Her sisters saw him selling newspapers. Polita says that is a worthy job but he told her he was going to be a manager. He has gotten a second job to make more money. Polita is all smiles and Blanca says she admires how Polita loves Audifaz. Polita and he are so "very special". Polita asks if Blanca is all right. Blanca confesses that she really isn't. Polita remarks how calm she always is. Blanca says she really isn't but "they" have forced her to be that way but the moment arrives when you get tired of all that. Can Polita believe that her mother-in-law Imelda criticized her for learning how to drive? Polita says she is too stupid to learn how to drive. Blanc gets upset with Polita putting her own self down. She has just believed what everybody has told her. It would be like Blanca thinking she was stupid because an ignorant jerk told her so. Polita does think Blanca was stupid, though, for returning the washer. Everyone in the building could have used it.

Audifaz is not having much luck handing out debt collection letters.

Amalia is making it clear one more time that Enzo the dance instructor is going to be hers just so Belén understands. Amalia confesses that she told Enzo to not get involved with Belén or she would ruin him. She is not chasing him but he will fall in love with her. Just as Amalia is leaving, Enzo calls and wants to talk to Belén about her sister. Belén asks him to excuse Amalia. Amalia asks who Belén was talking to. She lies and says it was the guy they pay the rent to. Amalia tells her it better have been.

It is time for Benjamin's bachelor party and he continues his pursuit of Daniela. Gabriel is in constant spy-mode. Daniela tells Benjamin that she told América already that she will not be coming to their wedding. He wants to know why. She asks him what kind of game is he playing. He wants to introduce her to his friends. She just wants to do her job. He wants them to think over everything really well. She is not interested. Gabriel tells Milo waiter to give Benjamín only best mezcal he has in the house. When he is served the mezcal, Benjamín asks if there is not another brand. Gabriel tells him no. Benjamín agrees to serve his friends the best mezcal in Oaxaca. He then calls for everyone's attention to Daniela. He states that he has told Daniela a thousand times that if she would just go out with him, he would cancel his wedding. He asks Daniela why she does not believe him. She tells him to go to . . . China.. If he doesn't want to marry Amërica then he shouldn't play her. She calls him a little man, pushes him away and tells him to leave her in peace.

Julieta confides in Luz how after hearing the priest talk she realized how serious getting married is. Luz says that nowadays you can always get a divorce if things do not work out. Julieta could never divorce Robert. Although it might not be an easy road, she wants her baby to have a family. Julieta has just gotten her wedding invitations. Luz thinks they are divine.

Julieta brings an invitation to her mother but all Catalina cares about is the amount of money Julieta is spending on the wedding when she could be spending it on her brothers. How can Julieta get married while she is abandoning them??? Julieta can forget about all of them because they are not coming to her wedding. She hands back Julieta's invitation to her.

Another father-son project: Eugenio and Robert are getting the nursery ready together. Robert wants Eugenio to have all of those moments he missed with him with his grandchild.

Blanca has just served Imelda a table full of food. Imelda tells Blanca she doesn't have to worry about her since she doesn't like to bother anyone. Blanca wants them to get along in peace. Blanca is finally not as angry as she was until she hears Imelda wonder what she would have to do with Blanca's anger. Well, Blanca did not appreciate her yelling at her in the middle of the street just because she has the hope of learning how to drive. Imelda with her smile reminds Blanca that there is a time for everything. Blanca reminds her she is not old and not a fool.

Gabriel is all upset that Benjamín has upset Daniela. He tells her he doesn't like anyone putting a spoon in his rice. Daniela tells him she is not his rice. She makes it clear she has always defended herself. Gabriel could see it in her face that Benjamin had bothered her. Gabriel then decides to ask Benjamín to leave because nobody is allowed to make anyone who works there uncomfortable.Gabriel keeps pushing him and then takes off his glasses. A couple of punches are thrown but waiters rush in to keep the two from doing further damage to each other.

Imelda is still there with Blanca having pledged silence but still laughing at Blanca learning how to drive. Julieta arrives.She agrees she never should have bought the wash machine. Imelda thought it was a good gift. Julieta has brought over the wedding invitations for them to see and to find out how many they need. Blanca is surprised that she wasn't consulted and is sorry to see that they are not very elegant. Imelda agrees. They are so simple. She should have consulted them because they know a woman that makes really precious invitations. As for the quantity, Blanca says they are going to need 100. Julieta reminds them that it is going to be a small wedding. That is fine by Blanca. Then Blanca will not invite anybody. An exasperated Julieta informs them that she has just had a bad time with her own mother and they are being just like her. Not liking Catalina, Blanca doesn't agree on that description. Julieta goes on about all of the effort she is putting into her relationship with Blanca to work. Blanca tells her that maybe she shouldn't try at all because to be perfectly honest, Blanca had a completely different idea about what her daughter-in-law was going to be like. She tells Julieta not to roll her eyes. Blanca had hoped for a daughter-in-law that would be sweet, kind, calm and who would take her and Imelda into account. Julieta grabs her box of invitations to leave before things get worse. They grab the box and the jamaica water in the pitcher ends up over the table and the invitations.

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