Caray, Caray!

On with the wedding and a whoospie on my part. I fell asleep and the VCR was set to the wrong channel so I missed the wedding ceremony itself. Feel free to fill in any of the ceremony details in your comments.

My coverage starts tonight with Tulio having pursued an almost catatonic Ana to a park bench. He takes off his suit jacket and put it around her. Tulio talks about the rage that he feels towards his mother and towards everyone else that made his life so bad. They are the ones who are responsible for Ana being like she is living in the terror that one day she will become lost in her own thoughts. He draws her to him as she just stares straight ahead, smooths her hair and kisses her cheek.

Back at the wedding, Julieta and Robert are kissing at the reception. Of course, they show us all of the wonderful food that is being served. Luz is raving about the food. Polita says that Bequita made the food and she is the best cook in Oaxaca. Julieta tells Amalia and Blanca that she does not know how to thank them for what they did for her and Robert. imelda says they just have to enjoy the wedding. Eugenio calls Imelda and Blanca over to him. Xavi makes an announcement about it being his turn to give his gift to the bride and groom. He sings their love theme “Llegaste a mi vida” (You Arrived in My Life). Robert and Julieta dance. Julieta asks if Robert can believe all this and that it is happening to them who didn’t believe in marriage. Robert tells her that even if they would have never married, he would have been with her the rest of his life. She finally says she loves him. He accuses her of loving to torture him. They continue with the sweet nothings as they dance And kiss. The guests cheer. Xavi sings.


Tulio has Ana up and walking in the park. His arm is around her and he is telling her that he loves her and nobody else. The best thing is to just keep quiet. Ana finally speaks and says that she and Tulio do not deserve to be happy. Tulio disagrees and says she has to trust him.

Robert dances with his mother. Blanca says it was always her dream to dance with him at his wedding. She still wishes all of Oaxaca were there and she starts harping about Robert and Julieta going to the church to make sure the marriage is valid. He promises but first he wants them to focus on having a good time. At the same time, Julieta is dancing with her father. He asks if she is still resentful about him having left the family. Julieta says it would be worthless for her to be thinking about that all of the time. Furthermore, somebody had to head up the family(referring to herself). He agrees that they all ended up in the best hands. Now it is time for Eugenio to dance with Julieta and Robert with Catalina. Eugenio wishes Julieta much happiness adding that he thinks that his son found the perfect woman. Julieta is not too sure about that but Eugenio is. Catalina asks Robert what he does to be able to put up with Julieta every day. He says that he and Julieta understand each other very well. He switches the topic and asks her if she is liking the wedding. She is just loving it, loving it! It is modern just like they are. He tells her there is still is going to be a surprise. She wants the scoop. Robert suggests that they just enjoy the party. Catalina looks heavenward and asks that the stars protect her. Robert adds that they also make her dance well. She just laughs. Everyone is dancing and Bruno is playing deejay.

Gabriel and Daniela have fun with mezcal. He tells her that there is a saying that it is one’s duty to drink at parties. She tells him there are no sayings like that. He is all for less talk and more kisses. As they sip the mezcal, they ask what they are talking about: drinking mezcal or kissing? It seems that the technique is the same. The teasing and drinking continues.

Tulio has brought Ana back home. He is sitting next to her with his arm around her. He asks her if she does not think that they have suffered enough. She tells him he does not have to go on taking care of her. If he is worried about her escaping, she won’t do it again. He says if they say anything, it will be the end of them. Ana looks at him and tells him that is what she wants. She needs the pain to end. He kisses her and holds her tighter.

Daniela and Julieta are in the bride’s dressing room chatting while Julieta changes into her tennis shoes. Daniela thanks Julieta because if it weren’t for her, she and Gabriel would not be together. Daniela tells her he is her first boyfriend and it was her first kiss with him. Julieta wants to know how she feels. Is she happy beyond the Mezcal she had? Daniela is excited. Next, she tells Julieta that she loves her, admires her and is very proud to call her her sister-in-law. Julieta wants her to know that they are a lovely family. It is a little hard to understand them but she is getting used to them a little more every day. Daniela tells her that if Juan Pablo ever tries to put one over on her to just let her know. She studied karate and gives Julieta a demonstration. Julieta suggests they get back to the party. Daniela wants to to give her a hug first. Daniela wishes her a lot of happiness.

Xavi announces that Robert and Julieta have a surprise for all of their guests. Imelda immediately sees the tennis shoes. Blanca fills her in on them being in style. Robert is all nervous and hopes they won’t be sorry. Julieta tells him that if they forget something, they will just make something up. He and Julieta perform a dance routine to the theme song of the novela. Soon everyone is on the dance floor just dancing away. Linda takes advantage of the situation and conveniently steps on one of Julieta’s white tennis shoes (because she can) as Julieta is having fun and is off guard. Julieta just stares at her. Linda gives Julieta a smirk as she goes dancing away.

Later that evening, Daniela and Gabriel are still flirting, talking about kissing and drinking more mezcal. Polita comes over to Daniela. Julieta is ready to throw her bouquet. Julieta throws it so high and far that Frida who is beyond the group catches it. Linda throws a fit. Linda and then Amalia want Frida to hand the bouquet over. Frida runs over to Daniela and, much to Gabriel’s delight and to Linda’s disappointment, she hands it to Daniela saying she thinks that Daniela needs it more than she does.

Everyone is dancing again. Frida finds Marisol and Xavi dancing at arms length. She tells them they make a cute couple and then she pushes them together before she runs off. Catalina gives Bruno the third degree as he is trying to play deejay. She wants to know if he has a girlfriend. He would prefer not to talk about that right now. Julieta has a final surprise that she prepared with her father-in-law. Out comess the wedding cake decorated in a very unique way. On the cake itself are modeled figures of every member of the family (except for Ana and Tulio). Almost everyone loves it. Amalia says it looks just like her except she is sweeter and tastier. Linda complains about how horrible her figure looks, Julieta does not know how that would have happened. Blanca says it must have melted on the way over. Julieta tells her not to worry and offers to fix it. She takes a knife and cuts Linda’s figure’s head in half and then asks if anyone wants cake. Linda leaves in a huff.

Catalina and Julieta chat. She is moaning about her father having a figure on the cake. Julieta advises her that she cannot be at war with everyone. Catalina tells her to follow her own advice and not cut her sister-in-law in half. Catalina is worried about a VooDoo effect. Julieta assure her she wasn’t doing witchcraft or the evil eye thing. Talking about eyes, Catalina has noticed some glances going on between Bruno and Linda.. .

Bruno takes Linda to the bride’s dressing room for a little kissy face time. Linda is not too eager because she is tired of having to hide their relationship. She wants them to make an announcement that they are novios. Bruno does not see that as a possibility because Julieta would go crazy. Linda is not going to give him one more kiss until he swears that he will give her her rightful place. He tells her to wait a little while longer and he will make their relationship official. That is all she has to hear and the make-out session is on. Because of their kissing, Julieta’s perfume bottle gets knocked to the floor and is broken.

Out at the party, Belén tells Eugenio that they are playing the Strauss waltz “Tales From Vienna Woods”. Eugenio and Blanca haven’t danced to that song since their wedding. They waltz to it and Eugenio takes the dance as an opportunity to tell Blanca he wants to dedicate the rest of his time on earth to taking care of her and protecting her from any sorrow. Blanca gives him a kiss. They keep dancing to one waltz after another as the crowd applauds. Blanca is wondering about him being so loving. Will he promise her that everything is all right? He promises her that everything is just fine. He is thinking back on all of the lost years and he is sorry that he did not tell her everyday that he loves her. He loves her more than anything. Blanca smiles and the crowd cheers for them to kiss.

Gabriel tells Daniela a little more about his past. When his mother died, Gabriel wasn’t doing well at all. He and his sisters turned into an obsession for his father. They had to be the best, number one. Daniela thanks him for confiding in her and tells him that she is always there for him if he wants to talk. She is good at repairing furniture maybe they can smooth the rough edges off his heart. He tells her she could be a poet but it he finds her more sexy being a carpenter. He thinks her workshop will be incredible and he is proud of her. He admires her a lot. She thanks him. Gabriel has an idea. They should go on a trip. She cannot see that working with her parents. He wants to go to Mexico City. He wants to ask her parents for their permission. He’s her boss. The vacation would be paid for. She will have to think about it. Better she not think about it because he knows how to convince her. He picks her up and starts twirling her around. She just giggles and finally says yes.

Julieta goes looking for Bruno. She finds the door to the bride’s dressing room locked and knocks on the door asking if Bruno is there. Bruno hides Linda in a chest and when Julieta unlocks the door, he pretends to be listening to some music as he is perched on top of the chest. Julieta wonders why her perfume bottle is broken and why Bruno is all sweaty. He says it is all due to his father. He cried. He tells the tale of his father leaving and how upset he was/is, blah blah blah, Julieta knows it is all a lie, lie lie. Julieta asks about Linda and says that she must be hidden somewhere in there. Bruno plays stupid and has no idea where Linda is. Suspecting Linda is in the chest, Julieta keeps kicking it as she sits next to her brother. She also warns Bruno that Linda is a rather strange girl so she is not allowing him to be friends with her. Bruno asks if they are not getting along better. Yes they are and for that reason she does not want to see him make bad decisions. She orders him back to the party. She also reminds him of his tutorials with Aristóteles. As for his plans, those will have to wait. He leaves and Julieta gives the chest one last kick for good measure. After she leaves, Linda crawls out of the chest.

At home, Julieta and Robert are in bed in matching pajamas. His say “she is my wife” with a hand pointing at her and her says “he is my husband” with a hand pointing at him. They cannot believe that both of their families were together. Tomorrow morning, Robert wants to fulfill the coupon he gave to Daniela and have breakfast with her. They then think of the coupon that Ana got that was supposed to forgive her for anything she had done. Julieta asks Robert if he will be able to forgive Ana some day. He does not know. Robert is also going to the bank tomorrow to see about getting a loan. The evening changes course when they realize it is their wedding night.

The next morning, Daniela, Frida and Marisol are washing the dishes from the reception and Linda is doing nothing as usual but watching. Frida makes the comment that by everyone working together the work goes faster. Linda is put out that that was intended for her. Linda is going shopping and she starts to leave. Frida tells her it is not fair that she does not help out. She is really lazy. Marisol tells Frida not to start anything. Linda runs into Bruno in the hall. He doesn’t understand why she is angry with him. It was no big deal. Well, she doesn’t feel the same way. He wants a quick kiss. No kiss for him. Julieta steps out into the hall and asks if there is a problem. Linda calls her a pain and asks if she now needs permission to talk to the neighbors. Julieta says that the answer is “yes” to that because this neighbor is her brother. Linda says that it is not Julieta’s fault she is in a bad mood. Julieta guides Bruno out of the apartment building. Linda goes back home telling Marisol and Frida how she cannot stand Julieta. She hates her. Frida reminds her that she did say she was going shopping. . . and concludes that Linda is not just lazy but is a liar, too.

Audifaz talks with Tulio about the Ana situation. He must undestand what Imelda and Eugenio are feeling. Tulio states that everyone judged Ana. What they did was not very wise. Blanca showed off her son and her new pregancy. When Ana was pregnant with her last baby, Eugenio said that his son was the only heir to their surname. Audifaz understands all of that and they were happy. He also does not think it is right that Tulio and Ana are hiding the person responsible for the abduction from Blanca.

Daniela has a chat with Robert over breakfast. For years Daniela didn’t think that she had the right to be happy. Now she just wants to enjoy life. Robert asks about Gabriel’s family. He offers to talk to them. Daniela says she can take care of herself. She cannot deny that they see her as “less than” what they would want for Gabriel. The fact of the matter is that she and Gabriel love each other. Robert smiles. Daniela reminds him of Julieta and he admires them both in the same ways. Daniela says it is hard being different. Robert sees that she has never allowed herself to be defeated and she wont’t be defeated now. He tells her to never let anyone make her feel less than she is because she is different. She asks what to do about Gabriel. Robert says if he is going to fight for her then she should join him in that fight. She tells him about the invitation to Mexico City. Robert is at a loss for words . . . at the moment . . .

At the Córcega apartment, Gabriel asks Daniela’s family for permission to take Daniela on a vacation to Mexico City and Eugenio goes beserk: they are not married. Blanca does not know where they would stay, eat, it is dangerous out there, etc. Daniela says she can take care of herself.Blanca thinks that Daniela does deserve to be happy: chaste and pure but happy. Robert becomes the voice of reason in the chaos and manages the situaion until Daniela has permission to go.

Later, Blanca has gone to Ana’s to take care of her. Ana is asleep. Blanca asks Tulio why he didn’t call them to let them know about Ana. Tulio says there are a lot of things she doesn’t know. They move to the living room where he tells Blanca that Ana suffered another breakdown because of the family’s rejection. Blanca says they all are upset because of the money he is making them pay. Tulio tells her it isn’t only because of that. He is going to tell her because Ana’s salvation depends on Blanca and Blanca forgiving her. Tulio reminds her of all of those years where everybody blamed her for losing her son. It did not happen that way. Somebody could have returned Juan Pablo when he got loose in the market but that did not happen. Blanca says that Juan Pablo said that a woman brought him to an orphanage. Tulio says yes, it was a woman who wanted to get even with life for all of the sorrow she was feeling. It was Ana who abandoned her son.

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