Thursday, August 22, 2019

TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): El Final de Paraíso, Preso No. 1, y más: Week of August 19, 2019

TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)

Here's Page 2 for the week.  The current evening telenovelas are as follows (all times are Eastern Daylight Time):

•   9-10PM—El Final de Paraíso
• 10-11PM—Preso No. 1
• 10-11PM—El Secreto de Selena (Sundays only)

A new 13-episode telenovela, El Secreto de Selena, starring Maya Zapata, is scheduled to begin this Sunday, August 25, in the 10-11 pm time slot. Here is Wikipedia's description: "Selena Quintanilla was a successful singer who had a tragic end when she was killed by Yolanda Saldívar, president of her fan club and personal friend. The dramatic outcome had a great impact on the media and generated all kinds of rumors about what really happened. The series delves into three characters who suffer as a result of their obsessions and passions. Selena, who gives everything to achieve success, Yolanda who has a fixation with her idol and Maria Celeste, the journalist who seeks to shed light on all the obscurities of the case."  More information can be found on Telemundo's website.

Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation.  Since discussions of all the Telemundo novelas share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're referring to at the top of your post, so readers can easily find the conversations they're looking for.

By common agreement, this group DOES NOT discuss previews, trailers, or any other plot information not found in a current or past episode of the current production. Spoilers WILL be removed by the admin. This includes reference to earlier productions of the story, and even the original novel. Thanks for your cooperation!

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TELEMUNDO...

“La Doña 2” releases it's cast list including Aracely Arambula, Carlos Ponce, Kika Edgar (Alejandro's sister on LRDS), David Zepeda, Danna Paola, and more...

https://www.nbcumv.com/news/telemundo-reveals-offical-cast-highly-anticipated-new-season-%E2%80%9Cla-do%C3%B1a%E2%80%9D-starring-super-star?network=33144

 

telemundo

Thanks, deb, for this info. I recall enjoying La Doña and will probably be interested in the sequel. Especially if it's in the 9 PM time slot. I'm glad to see that both Aracely Arambula and Danna Paola will be back. And I've always liked Carlos Ponce (even in the stupid ads he does).
 

preso

PRESO NO. 1 – JUEVES – Parte 1 de 2

We begin with Jaime Bracamontes approaching Isabel Alvarado Arteaga at the wake for Salvador Fraga. He is trying to get her to give him another chance. She tells him that, if his father didn’t want his daughter to be with a ranchero president, he certainly wouldn’t want him to be with the daughter of a prisoner.

In a flashback we see the little snot breaking up with Isabel at school. When he tells her it’s because of his father hating her father, she slaps him hard.

Two years ago, we see Emanuel, his campaign manager, suggest that he marry Miranda Collins. He says he should be married and that his reputation as un mujeriego (womanizer) doesn’t do him any favors.

In this same time frame Carmelo is having lunch with Sara. She tells him that her mother still cares for him. When he looks interested, she says…kidding. She calls Miranda an idiot. He asks her not to insult Miranda and says he’s thinking of getting married. He tells Sara that he thinks he and Miranda would make a good pair.

We see Miranda remembering that night with the vulture; i.e., Lazcano, and suffering.

Still in the recent past Isabel tells her mother about Jaime. Caro tells her it’s true she didn’t like his aristocratic pose, but she didn’t hate him. Isa tells her mother that she’s no longer a virgin. Caro asks if she protected herself. [I really liked the way Caro handled this whole episode with her daughter.] She tells Isa that, if she gave herself for love, she should have no regrets. When Isa tells her why Jaime broke up with her, for being a snob and obeying his father, Caro: ¡*&$%# su madre!

Carmelo is with his mother and Sara. The week before he takes office they are showing highlights of his former television show. They are watching an interview with a priest. He says that this priest was the one who gave him the idea to run.

In the present and at the prison Carmelo talks with Toño about believing Ramsés is Sara’s biological father. We see Ramsés enter the yard.

The scene switches to the grave site of Salvador Fraga. Carolina gives a wonderful speech. She says that an eagle lives for 80 years. Around half its life, its plumage is old, its claws and beak are weak. It’s dying. The eagle flies to un risco (cliff), gets rid of its old feathers. It then pulls out its talons with its own beak, and, finally, beats its beak on a rock. Then it has new plumage, new talons, and a new beak. The eagle then flies off to begin the second half of its life. She compares this to when Sara died and Chava had to begin again.

Knife in his hand, Carmelo heads straight toward Ramsés. Tuerto intercepts him and tells him he’s not a killer. When Carm insists, Tuerto knocks away the knife. But Carmelo then proceeds to beat Ramsés to death while the other prisoners crowd around and no guards appear.
 

preso

PRESO NO. 1 – JUEVES – Parte 2 de 2

Tencha (Is this her name or a nickname her son uses? Can’t remember.) tells Jacinta, her daughter that she wants to see Evodio, to embrace him, and to ask him why he sunk so low.

Two years prior, Carmelo comes to see his mother and tells her about Miranda. She chews him out and refuses to listen to him say he doesn’t want to be alone. Her parting words: ¡Cuando todo se vaya a la fregada, no me vengas a decir ni pío. ¿Estamos? (When this all goes to hell, don’t come to say one word to me.)

Carolina sees the announcement of Carmelo’s upcoming marriage to Miranda. She’s devastated. But she very nobly doesn’t want the kids to see her pain nor blame Miranda for it. Just then Carmelo comes to see her. He tells her that there was always something between them and maybe it’s still here. She denies this and is very cold. Almost out the door he tells her that, if she asks, he won’t marry. He practically begs her, calling her mi alma, but she refuses.

Piña looks at Ramsés’ body and leans over toward Carmelo, who is on his knees with his hands behind his neck. He tells him that he did this to himself. Carmelo replies that whatever they might do to him, it was worth it.

Sara meets Carlos/Joe/Watermelon Guy at the pool of some club. He keeps saying he loves her. [I’m running out of steam so I won't write this whole scene.] In short, she promises him that, if he tells her mother, Francisco, and others of her father’s team about the plot to get her father out of office, she’ll go away with him.

Carmelo is back in his cell, not in solitary. He’s yelling for Toño, and a guard comes to tell him that Chacal (the jackal; i.e., Piña) is talking to the police.

Acting president Rivas is being surrounded by the press. He says that the trial will be soon. He calls Carmelo the President. This gives Guido another stroke!

Piña gets a folded piece of paper from Carmelo. He tells him that, yes, he killed Ramsés and has nothing more to say about it. Piña says he doesn’t understand him.

Carolina is at the prison waiting to see Carmelo. Piña, instead of just giving her the note, reads it aloud. Caro, mi alma, no te quiero ver. Dale besos a mis hijas. Vete y no vuelvas. Caro keeps insisting she wants to see him.

I think this is at the hospital where, sadly, Guido did not die. Pia is drinking. She tells Juanito she doesn’t want to “retire” to that island with his father. Juanito says that perhaps Mayorga would take care of this. [Not sure what this means, but maybe Pedro could be on his way out.]
 

el Final #8

interesting one act play, the XY4 auction takes place while Titi and CataG struggle in the air duct above, the negotiations are stumbling, guns drawn but holstered below, while CataG blames Titi for Mari's downfall above, ending in a kiss, oh wait, Titi has a bit lip, being a business man he will give up Mariana, she offers to give him witness protection, pssst, Titi wants CataG to be his partner.

did Titi call his girl, titica?

and did he say he loves CataG so much, that if he killed her, he would then have to kill himself, aaa...

Hilda grabs Al's hand and CataM's hand, where one goes they all go, till they are settled in chairs, she spills on Al's sickness/dying and gives his letter to CataM to read, then leaves, Al and CataM work their way through troubled waters, love prevails, CataM shows her survival side, she tells death to step aside. (we look for Nachi in the background, gun drawn, keeping his loved ones safe)

DEA Val is captured by Mari and Dayana, thrown to the floor, Mari tips the Hand to CataG, guns to the ceiling, wait yells Mari, Titi is there, (they brought him in because he is the only one that can tame CataG), they don't wait and shoot the ceiling out, Titi and CataG come crashing down, Titi dusts himself off and introduces himself, CataG is out cold, I think.

las DEA's suit up, dress, heels, hair, makeup, but wait, they arrive at the hotel with Mike as old corny tourists, his investigations has discovered Osman here, they work their way to the VIP rooms on the top floor.

Hilda goes outside to meet with Mirta and Liset, I guess no one got any of the special soup, and see Sal's car who is lurking, but so is Calvo, Calvo makes a move, Sal is on it, Cal stops, gun at Sal's window, Sal calls the police, ha, they don't come to this neighborhood, breaks his window, drags Sal out, but Hilda is on it, slapping and cursing, the girls have got Al and CataM, Calvo says I see you are having a family reunion, I'll leave, Hilda breaks his car window, then we get some uncomfortable hugging and peeking.

Jota's recall sequence runs it's course, he didn't kill Laura, he's in the clear, it was Paola, (wasn't she a walking dead at one time).

Val and CataG are tied to the chairs, (Diabla has such a tough time being a nice person and how long can she go without a drink), Mariana will decide CataG's fate, and according to DEA's finest, karma will seal Marianas.

 

preso

Muchísimas gracias for this superb recap. It brought out and clarified a lot that I had missed.

I may be misremembering, but I think we also see Emanuel offering to bring Carmelo and Miranda together. I remember when, in an early episode, Carmelo calls Emanuel and tells him about the plan to free him, and then Emanuel tells Miranda, who tells Mayorga, and the rescue attempt is a disaster. At the time, I was under the impression that Emanuel was on Carmelo's side, but now seeing a flashback where Emanuel is important in bringing Carmelo and Miranda together, I find myself wondering whether Emanuel is somehow involved in the plot against Carmelo.

I too was glad that Caro asked Isabel whether she used protection when she had sex. However, I wasn't all that happy about Isabel's answer: "I think so." I hope we don't see Isabel suddenly fainting or throwing up.

Re "Tencha" -- I'm pretty sure Carmelo's mother's name is Hortensia. I suppose Tencha could be a nickname of that.

It's interesting that every person Carmelo loves and/or respects calls Miranda an idiot and urges Carmelo not to marry her, but he does't seem to care. I especially loved Caro's statement to Carmelo: "We're being forced to accept an idiot First Lady because you can't keep it in your pants."

Lately, Comcast seems to drop the captions from last sentence or two at the end of the episode. It happened again tonight. When Pia complains to Juanito that Pedro expects to retire with her to the island he has bought her, I think Juanito says Mayorga se puede encargar, which I think means "Mayorga can take over/take control." This may fit in with what you've said, novelera, about Pedro being on his way out (and probably not willingly).
 

Happy to see this Telenovela back.

 

"PRESO":

Juanita: It looks like Carmelo (Who we all know is innocent) will face a trial. Big question is whether his defense team be on the take in getting bribed by the conspiracy team ?
 

preso

I found last night's episode infuriating. Carmelo has the acting president on his side, with a possibility of his name being cleared in a trial. Then he murders someone in prison, and it was not even close to self-defense. So he's chosen revenge over something that happened more than 20 years ago over all those promises he's made to the people of Mexico. How can he possibly return to office after this?
 

To my forum friends: I have not been on Caray forum for quite a while because the last TN I followed was PASL2 which ended awhile back. I normally follow 2 telenovelas and once in a while 3, but at this point, I only have ONE (amor eterno) because all the others are just TOO VIOLENT, constant narco stuff---very tiring and depressing. Can't we get a break from that?? That is why I like Amor Eterno. Now, I'm feeling so stuck because aside from JUNTOS, which does not interest me, I'm desperately looking for at least a new telenovela that will start soon. The only upcoming I see is DRAGON which is same old NARCO NARCO CARTEL NARCO!!! Can anyone help me out here, alerting me to something that will start in September that deals with OTHER THAN this NARCO, DRUG VIOLENCE stuff??
HELP!!! (thanks for any alerts).
Amotelenovelas (AMOT)
 

Preso

Thank you very much novelera for the recap. Characters and events are not easy to follow and you do a great job of sorting things out for us. Thank you Juanita for your commentary.

Just a couple of things.

Juanita: Thanks for bringing up the Emanuel/Miranda/Carmelo connection. It’s strange and a bit confusing. Even as he was pushing Miranda and Carmelo together, did Emanuel have his sights set on her, too? IIRC in early episodes (present day), Emanuel and Miranda were sleeping together. At that point I questioned Emanuel’s loyalty to Carmelo. Should I still question it? Emanuel was angry when the prison break info got back to the baddies. He blamed Miranda but I thought she really was innocent on that account. They ended their affair after that.

novelera: I have a (crackpot) theory about Ramses’ murder. I don’t think Carmelo did it but he’s willing to take the blame. To protect someone else? Thinking it could have been Voyo or even Toño. Toño tried to dissuade Carmelo and Voyo tried to stop Carmelo by knocking the pick out of his hand. It fell to the ground and Carmelo and Ramses engaged in a fist fight. Chaos ensued. When the crowd cleared, Ramses was on the ground beaten and it looked like he was stabbed as well. Someone else picked up the weapon and stabbed Ramses? That’s the only way back for Carmelo, IMHO.

dondi356

 

preso

Dondi356, EXCELLENT theory. Carmelo would surely take the blame for Evodio and maybe also for Toño. But I'm still pissed about his being willing to throw away his high-minded plans for Mexico, whatever his reason might be.

BTW someone on this blog, wish I could remember who it was, came up with the phrase "crockpot theory" and it stuck. I love that one.
 

Preso

wonderful recap novelera, you really are capturing the story!

I loved the tale of the eagle but looking on the internet the verdict is that it is a myth.

and next to the fallen Ramses lay the ace of diamonds, hmm, in card speak,

"Ambitious and hardworking, the Ace of Diamonds focuses on fulfilling their material needs nearly to the exclusion of all else. Independent and determined, they often gravitate toward leadership and entrepreneurial roles in life. Unfortunately, their personal relationships may suffer as a result of this single focus of attention."

https://thecardsoflife.com/ace-of-diamonds-person/

yep, the imdb site lists Carmelo's mom as Hortensia Mateos.

so Chinta, the sister was the one the guards were beating on.

I too don't believe Carmelo killed Ramses, he beat him pretty good but Tuerto got between them and covered Ramses so he couldn't get hurt, but then we don't see what happened next, and later Tono was away giving a statement, but then what does he have to loose.

I'm thinking once Carmelo went to prison the Islas group was done with Miranda, she was staying in a hotel before Caro gave her a place to live, not sure when Emanuel got his foot in the door.

interesting move Sara is making just when the bad guys are planning on using him to tip the scales.

 

Final Paraíso

Thanks for the recap, deb. I enjoyed reading it.

I really could have used a review video of last season. I have a lot of “did that happen?” and “what happened to?” moments with this.

This super series has the worst disguises ever!

Loved Catagrande and Titi in the air duct. Always interesting when those two interact.

Can’t wait for all the dirty dealing double crosses to start.

Just hold the witchcraft, please.

dondi356

 

SIN FINALSIN FINAL... 8

OKAY,I SEE DONA #2...on the way!! WORKS FOR ME!!

DEB...
YES!! FINALLY, it ‘JUMPED- OFF’...LAST NIGHT!!...WAS- BUMPING!!!...ALL- THE -WAY- LIVE!!

Titi and CG, el Grande amour...!!
I only enjoy her as a womanand can appreciate the sexy lady…whenever, she is with Titi.
I told ya’ll,that they are still at it...and dude is the only man that can handle ALL- OF -THAT -MOMMA... TRUST ME!!

DEB: so right ... PSST! He is too-much-of-a-player...to go out as a lame-in-the suburbs... Psst!!!

...CG, blamed him for Marianna‘s What..?? ...Porfavor!!..Ms.Indenial,your child was born with bad blood...Titi,had to wash her face in that nut’s funky drawer.. ... the heifer is a psycho- addict and mean -as- an- alley -cat... a devil ,but you are still my angel..!!

The man has been hers ,since high school, they were supposed to get married ,until. ..that’s right ..You know it...Yessica had s-stupid=CG, set him up for a fall and thirty pieces of silver[ CG was all abt that breast implants]…

What Diablo didn’t tell CG, was that Titi was ‘all- the- way- down- for’ her and was going to marry her... and pay for her breast implant even thought he didn't want new titties.. and she was on the block..a bottom hooker..

CG, happy?!!Yessica was not going to let that happen... OUT OF JEALOUSLY OF COURSE... so they both set helped the TEA..set up Titi for some fast cash!!

They set the plan WITH A HANDSHAKE !!!oh yes CG, we watch that dopefiend move with Yessica just before she sets you up,how many times??De Ja Vu ….My Ass.

My man,, is serous as cancer, when he said, we going to die together ... he meant that sh%$#t!!..love that dude!! He has said several times, over the years cause poppichulo means that for real..that means you are mine until death...

deb the baby ...yes !!…Titica...!!!that should have been their baby...CG, better watch out iF DUDE ever get some alone time and ..his hand on some roofies,you in trouble.. hope you have an I.U.D...

Black hand and Co. all had a good laugh at CG expense, but stupid Mariana announce to the group that’s my mother... bad move ...I can hear Black hand devious mind working ...wheels turning.. Marianna is an insurance blue-chip. Mari has no idea how many people are intending to kill her... she is plain annoying...

Deb:
LOL!! HOW long can Diablo last without a drink!! And a ciggie!! LOL!!

Catamedia and dad, it was beautiful…,she told Dad, to live…….!!!AWESOME!!

Black hand is SLICK... as Sh@#$t and Dayana and Diabla... played CG, like violin…

keystone cops..WTF!!REALLY .... the DEA. Sister’s step out as tourist… for OMG!! SAKES... the sniper on the roof didn’t notice a woman is a Canadian cap in Vegas, with the temperature at a dry heat of 100%.

The Calvo showdown was AWESOME.HILDA brought it!! Enough... get -the -f#$k- out- of -my- life... the man had the nerve to tell her she shouldn’t have slapped him!! WTF!! Calvo can maim ,destroy and murder but you can’t slap him... Hilda gave under chin signal/salute ...Malo- fe ,bastard from hell!!

AMOTELENOVELAS:
YES...I am with you ...all the way...I am fed up...with NARCO-VILLE. You’re going to like DONA #2… And in this socio-political climate... to present the Latino world as ‘Nacro- central’ is throwing fuel as a fire!!!

Jota ... was too crazy... however ,somehow, despite his insanity , he has to best manners in the world!!




 

"PRESO":

Deb: The guards were beating on Carmelo's sister ? WTH ? I hope they didn't kill her or Gina.

 

OOPS, sorry Deb. I didn't see you already posted the link!!
AMOT
 

And I hope I didn't miss any date---When is it supposed to start ? AND....does one need to watch Doña ! first or is it easy to catch up with a summary??
AMOT
 

Sin Final..

Well we have seen serial killers, cannibalism, Narco gangsters, peadeophile, satanic blood drinking , cadavers, rapist, wife beaters, hookers from hell, pimps, child traffickers, animal sacrifice,people infecting others with AIDS. Grave robbers,..incest,molestation, all round famity betrayal n backstabbing. ...but Mariana takes the cake!
Her and Dayanna ARE planING .. Matricide..now those are real lows...even for these soaps.
Mari has hit a low that even a hard core gangster like Titi can't understand. .he is a honest criminal ..I miss just plain old non personal ,strictly business criminals..
 

Sin Final
Poor Paola, she has been Hemmed up again.. but did she kill Laura?..so what..Carlos is at the cops trying to get her charged for Murder ..!really?


CALVO N YESSICA'S are CORRECT CG, knows how to stay alive..n hide... like Yessica, she gas more lives than a cat! Yessica is trying to hem up n torture Al,Calvo is a sadist, that enjoys killing ..especially Albiero..
Yessica has to really hold CATAMEDIA captive in order to get him to cooperate.

 

La Dona 2

AMOT, I figure this will follow El Final del Paraiso, but no date has been set.

not a narco but this isn't exactly a love story, it's a modern day recreation on "Doña Bárbara", Aracely Arámbula plays one tough lady with some black magic thrown in, Danna Paola plays the daughter, David Chocarro was playing the common love interest.

 

Sin Final

So Santiago n the boss Shadow are abt to make that move out of the big house.. the zombie, blowfish medicine is being picked up by a carrier, however the suppliers don't sound enthusiastic abt Shadow making it out..alive..

Then back at the hospital Carlos the dog and the cops roll up to question Jota.... but Carlos is told not to interfere. .after the fuzz arrest Jota, Carlos recognizes his mistake, n insist Jota be freed. .

JOTA, snitches get stitches, so keep struumpp abt Paola, she may not be guilty, although she did smash the crap outta Laura. .

Mean while Santiago n Shadow had the screws put to them.. then they get the Hook Up ( dope ) from the doctor on the payroll. .

Back in BLACK HAND VILLA. .the remaining cooperatives survivors are plotzing...and Yessica Suggest,,they offer to exchange Marianna .for CG..

THEY all WITNESSED the rooftop plea FROM CG TO Mariana..JUST KILL ME NOW..I RATHER BE DEAD THAN SEE YOU AS A NARCO...They get it ,that Mari is their Ace.,she is the only one that doesn't realize how precarious her status is.!
 

Thanks, Deb for the "heads up." I read that book in either high school or college Spanish so apparently the book was considered a major literary contribution.. I hope it will start in September!! I appreciate your letting me know.
ANIT
 

"LA DONA 2":

Deb: I'm assuming this will replace "SENOS" ?


 

preso

I'll put up a few paragraphs about tonight's episode to get the conversation started. They should be up within an hour.
 

el Final

the world cartel reaches an agreement, was it $300 million each, but wait, they need to tweak the drug, but hey they are releasing an new strain of incurable HIV and have the cure.

Titi hard eyes the capo flirting with Mari, she says she can take care of herself.

next business is killing CataG, but hey let's let Val reveal herself first, Mike blows the doors, Mari almost does a backflip in the blast, and the endless ammo shootout begins, (ah the simple days when they only had 6 shooters) Titi works things so CataG is spared, to the roof, and CataG is rescued, Mike joins las DEAs, following CataG to the death, CataG on the roof as the chopper pulls away, what? no more bullets, they fly back and force her off the edge.

Mike pulls CataG from a ledge, I think she scuffed her heels, DEA group hug.

the world cartel is safe, they decide to lay low, las DEAs are missing Paola and Val, never mind about my wound Mike says, does anyone care.

seeing CataG alive at a tv press conference Mari seethes, Dayana has Titi pegged, will Mari be as lucky when it's time to get rid of her?

breakfast at Hilda's, Al sleeps, but CataM's love is in the air.

Diabla calls snappy Calvo, personal problems, new plan, Al kills CataG to get the life saving drugs, and other things.

DEAs best are in the door where Paola is, was, Meng, ex-Yakuza, has exited, Paola is his shield till he gets out of the country.

why did Jota survive the drug, they want more blood tests.

Carlos wants justice, sorry DEA Paola is out of the country, (my animal CC6 is nothing but barks and growls) they grab Jose, er, Carlo's buddy Jota, forgive me, I didn't know.

shady pickup at the diamond billiards bar, but Santi gets his drugs and the prison doc gets payed.

Diabla's cartel plan, to give up her and Mari, and let CataG sacrifice her self.

 

preso

Tonight's episode is entitled "el verdadero asesino," and for a while there's some uncertainty about who really killed Ramses. Caro comes to the prison and asks to see Carmelo. Piña reads her the note Carmelo wrote saying he did not want to see Caro, and he shows her the note so she can see it is in his handwriting. Caro insists that Carmelo did not kill Ramses. Piña says he has already admitted that he did, though they still have to verify this by looking at the footage from the security cameras. The cameras don't lie. Piña proclaims that Carmelo is really done for.

We also see a conversation between Tuerto and Carmelo. Carmelo admits that he feels confused. He doesn't feel as satisfied as he had expected after killing Ramses. Tuerto tells him no, you didn't kill Ramses. You're not an assassin. The security cameras don't lie. This time we see the footage. Whereas in the previous episode we saw Carmelo beating Ramses very severely and then we saw Ramses lying lifeless on the ground, this time we see that when Tuerto knocks the pick out of Carmelo's hand, someone picks it up. And then I think we see Tuerto clutching Ramses and stabbing him.

Though I think the footage makes it moderately clear that Tuerto is the assassin, later in the episode Toño tells Carmelo that he's given his testimony. Carmelo asks him what he said. "The truth." "What do you mean, the truth?" asks Carmelo. "The truth is the truth. I killed Ramses," says Toño. "You dropped the pick and I picked it up and killed him." Carmelo replies: "Evodio killed Ramses so that I wouldn't get my hands dirty."

Another interesting and somewhat confusing aspect to this episode concerns Belisario, the owner of the newspaper.. He gets a phone call from Pedro Islas, and he's worried that Islas is going to ask him to name Pia Balañas as the new director of the newspaper to replace Salvador Fraga. To his surprise and relief, Pedro asks him NOT to name Pia to any position on the paper. Belisario tells this to Ricardo Montero as the preface to his offering Ricardo the position of director. Belisario acknowledges that Salvador wanted the position to go to Carolina, but Belisario felt Salvador was blinded by love for Carolina. Ricardo accepts Belisario's offer.

This isn't the last we hear about Belisario, however. When Sara returns from her meeting with Carlos, Emanuel, Francisco, and Caro ask her where she was. She refuses to tell them, and says even if she told them, they wouldn't believe her, just as they didn't believe her about Belisario. [Huh? Was I asleep?] But, she goes on, Francisco knows the story. Francisco says he doesn't know all of it. He knows that Belisario's daughter-in-law is in jail. This happened 20 years ago. Emanuel asks "Was she ever proven guilty?" "Not exactly," says Francisco. "Belisario was so upset that he couldn't do anything for her that he ended up firing her entire team of lawyers." Apparently Diana, Belisario's granddaughter, told Francisco it was suicide, and the forensic reports also claimed suicide.. The dead person was her father. [For some reason, Sara says that Belisario is a creep, but I have no idea why.] Oh, one more thing. We switch briefly to the penitentiary at Isla Marias where Belisario's daughter-in-law is being held, and we see a dark haired woman walking alone by the water. ???

There's a lot more. For example, the conversation between Sara and Carlos; Pedro's worrying about why some guy is coming back ahead of time; the possible implication of Isabel's thinking "March, April, May"; a scene at the end involving Bautista and Pedro; Piña's telling Tuerto "I have a proposal" as the episode ends. But I have to be up early tomorrow morning, so a ti te toca.
 

Paraiso

Thanks to Halimacandy and to deb. Good reads!

So it’s basically a subscription service for the XY4 & X6?

Black Hand sets another condition--eliminate the Mexican, Brazilian and Colombian presidents! Interesting that they do not see the US prez as a threat, only the DEA--too controversial?

They are discussing all this (XY4, HIV & X6, assassinations) while Catagrande is tied up just a few feet away. What did she see or hear? Will CataG remember Valeria had something to tell her? They were so sure CataG would not live to tell tales…and they didn’t count on Titi. He shed some tears when he thought Cata fell of the roof.

Oh well, they lost a few cartel members in the shootout—the Italian, the Russian and Meng is on the run with Pao.

Enjoying the Titi/Dayana collaboration. Dayana is sharp, nothing gets by her. Mariana can’t compare. Titi better watch out.

Come on, Albeiro will kill CataG in exchange for the cure? Well, I guess he was willing to “give” Hilda to Calvo. Catamedia suggested to Albeiro they should get another doctor/opinion. Good idea.

Who is this person that killed Shadow’s love? Is it someone we already know?

Jota’s blood as an antidote? That’s a scary thought!

dondi356
 

SIN FINAL #8-9

DEB:

THANKS A BUNCH!! ON POINT. TITI REALIZED ,THEY need to come clean abt the product. cause his name is on the label .basically.300 million each as a collective, but now that half of them are dead.I guess their share is bigger$$$

Black hand has a cure for HIV. WHY NOT JUST CURE CANCER, WHILE YOU’RE LYING!!

TITI SAVED CG’S DUMB-ASS ...AGAIN!! HOWEVER, THAT HELIOCOPTER FLYING LIKE A DRONE!!.. REALLY?

DEB:
SHE ONLY SCUFFED HER HEELS.!!LOL!! awesome!!...You have wicked sense of humor. I like.. !!

CG HAS MORE LIVES THAN A CAT…especially when Titi , who has dragged -her- ass -out- of more- scrapes- than- one is around…. My man was very worried abt her falling/dying!!

.. but LUCREZIA BORGIA,AKA= Marianna was orgasmic = sick, sick, sick sick , very sick!!!

I think CG, had a wakeup call... no more/gone is ‘ momma- of- denial’ ….that ROOF/CLIFF HANGER ,set her mind right, Marianna was never….‘turned out’... she was always a crazy. functioning sociopath!! Face it!!

DONDI ;

TRUST ME..Al is not going to cooperate... he is done.FED-UP !!. Catamedia would be the only leverage they can get… so she may be kidnapped soon...

Jota as a revolutionary healing blood serum….WTF!! POR FAVOR!! OMG!! But the actor was here twenty years ago, is he a producer??

Eliminate the president ... like countries don’t have enough problem… if you can get to them before the C.I.A. Does ...go for it!!

Yes… get another doctor opinion…Catamedia has some brain cells =because her poor parent are dons. Burnt out!!

….. yakuza.!!Deb I like that!! PSST…..LIKE WE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH HARDCORE GANGSTERS !!..PSSSST!!

 

Preso

Juanita thanks for getting us started.

I can’t see how they can redeem Crazy Joe for a good ending. Death or jail for him. Sara’s trying hard to get him over to their side offering herself as the bait. He resists. She has an answer for everything and even calls him out on the Virginia affair. He says that was business.

Juanita, yes, did I doze off? That scene with Sara, Francisco & Emanuel had a bunch of odd transitions. The story of Belisario’s daughter in law in jail for 20 years but not convicted in her husband’s (Diana’s father) death. Belisario made sure of it. It was confirmed a suicide but I guess he’s punishing DIL for the death. Cut to woman on the Islas Marias beach. Cut back to Sara’s interrogation, Caro enters and they all start talking about Crazy Joe, and (Crazy) Sara’s plan.

Please don’t tell me they are going to start slicing and dicing this novela.

Belisario is an SOB, among other things as Francisco said. He doesn’t want Caro in charge because he’s sent her to tell the Carmelo story and when the heat comes, he wants Caro to take the fall and not the newspaper. He’s willing to sacrifice her. Montero takes the job.

OMG, Carmelo is pissed that Caro kept her rape a secret for 20 years and you can’t build a relationship on that?! How about all his cheating? Voyo says he doesn’t understand and neither do I. Voyo is the voice of reason here.

Francisco is pissed because Caro still loves Carmelo. It should have ended long ago. He tells Caro his love for her has made him sick. It’s terminal. He feels like *bleep* because he secretly wishes Carmelo would die. Slap! That Carmelo is killed. Slap! Or that Carmelo kills himself. Caro pushes him. Shut up! They embrace?!

I wasn’t sure if Pedro was referring to Rivas Macin or someone else’s return. Anyone? Later, Rivas Macin signs something for the Secretary of the Interior and wants it sent to the prison. And everyone’s meeting with Rivas Macin tomorrow.

Caro asks Isabel to find pictures in Chava’s box to bring to the meeting. Isabel finds a paper and says, that *bleep* raped her! Malena notices Isabel is upset and speaks to her about Jaime. Forgive him. Isabel counts months. Is she thinking about the timing of her mom’s rape and Sara’s birthday? Or something else?

Carmelo is taken away in chains. He’s leaving the prison and bids farewell to Tono. I’m wondering if this has anything to do with what Rivas Macin signed.

Does Bautista have presidential aspirations?

There’s a plan to have Voyo betray Carmelo in return for his freedom.

dondi356
 

preso

Wow, dondi356! What a terrific posting. It's really a recap, and an immensely helpful one. Many thanks!

I agree that Crazy Joe is unlikely to be redeemed. He's simply too BSC. Perhaps in stereotypic novela fashion he'll die saving someone else, perhaps Sara.

I'm glad you too thought there were a bunch of odd transitions in the scene with Sara, Francisco, Emanuel, and Caro. And I too started to wonder whether this is a sign that Telemundo may start slicing and dicing the novela.

I suspect that Pedro might have been referring to Crazy Joe as the person who is showing up ahead of time, but my suspicion has very little to back it up.

Yes, it's possible that Isabel is trying to put together the rape with the date of Sara's birth. But I doubt she knows the date, or even the month, of the rape. What she does know, alas, is when she got her last period. Arrgh. I very much hope I'm wrong. If they go that route, I may start hoping that they will slice and dice the novela.

Hmmm...I thought that Belisario genuinely wanted Caro's account of Carmelo, not that he was using that as a way to prevent her being appointed director of the paper. But now that I think about it again, it does seem strange that he was so adamant to Ricardo about Caro's never being under consideration.

Yes, when Piña tells Voyo that he has a proposal, I too assume that he's going to offer him freedom in exchange for betraying his brother. I'm not sure, though, that that will work. At least I hope not.
 

Preso

My take on Belisario & Caro (not saying it's correct): He told Montero that he thought Caro could do a great job with the paper. That was not his issue. He really did want Carmelo’s story and of course Caro is the best one write it. How sensational, lots of papers sold, right? He figured there would be blowback when she told all and he could sacrifice her as just reporter and the paper would not suffer.

Now you got me thinking, Juanita. Did Jaime rape Isabel? Whatever she found in Chava’s stuff sparked something. Thinking back, it was odd when Isa told Caro she thought they used protection. Isa could be pregnant.

dondi356

 

Preso

so nice Juanita, to get things rolling, and dondi to throw in some other points!

(the choppy waters were difficult to navigate)

I think it was Tono that grabbed the pick off the floor, but then Tuerto grabbed it out of his old hands, he stabbed Ramses 10 or 15 times I think they said, Tuerto is a killer.

I wasn't clear on the Belisario story, I thought he put the sister-in-law in prison and it was Diana's father that tried unsuccessfully to get her released and couldn't, leading to his death, maybe we'll hear more, hmm, a prison on an island but we see the sister-in-law walking alone on the beach.

I also thought Belisario agreed with Salvador that Caro was the best pick to run the paper, but he has her writing up the last 3 months of Carmelo's life, a good story for the paper, but she will create many powerful enemies, and his slant is this way they will be hers and not the papers.

interesting scene of Caro calling Sara at Chintas, she is there to care for injured aunt (whom she calls guey), but realizes they have set her up to keep her away from Joe.

go away Jaime (had enough of him in the last novela).

I'm guessing Rivas is having Carmelo moved to a safer place to await trial, I wonder if the Pina deal with Tuerto would include squelching the surveillance videos which would toss Carmelos chances of getting out.

I'm also guessing the morning meeting will reunite Carmelo with his family and the afternoon one will concern the trial.

I'm also thinking Pedro and the guys have their own airport thingy where they come and go with their private jets and Juan is probably waiting for their big guy from D.C. who is flying in, because it worries Pedro that he is coming early but he doesn't want to show it.

 

preso

Wow! Late to the party, but you all have "sliced and diced" the confusing episode for me.

Dondi, you nailed it! I bought that Carmelo killed Ransés hook, line, and sinker.

Thanks so much, Juanita, Dondi, and deb. Juanita for your terrific mini-cap and illuminating comments from everyone.

Belisario's a very confusing guy. I sort of remember that his granddaughter (Diana?) who came to the paper as a sort of intern or at least a lowly beginning staff reporter, despised her grandfather and avoided him at the velorio (or funeral) can't remember which. I had the impression that Belisario's son committed suicide, but the old goat decided his wife (Belisario's DIL) had killed him. He had enough cloud to get her imprisoned on an island, even though there was no proof of her guilt.

And, yes, Belisario's all about keeping his cash cow newspaper going. He wants that Carmelo Alvarado story to sell papers and knows that naming names will bring some higher ups down on someone's head. But, as the owner of that paper, you'd think he'd get blowback as well.

So, is Diana's mother on the island Pedro Islas just bought?

They surely love to confuse us on this novela, don't they.

I hereby vote that every Telemundo novela going forward have La Reina del Sur 2's writers. Everything was crystal clear to me in that one, except for a few of the usual cliffhangers where the victim is rescued off the cliff - standard TN stuff.
 

preso

And, there's another TN cliché. Nearly every guy in the cast is in love with the main female lead. In this case: Carmelo, Paco, and Ricardo Montero as well.
 

el Final

I did a little skimming on SSSHP3, epi 62 and 63 (gran final)

Soraya, Santi's psycho girl friend set him up at a motel where it looked like he killed his boyfriend Tony, CataG's body guard.

CataG is shown the evidence by the coronel and visits Santi, and seems convinced.

Soraya is then sent to woo the presidential candidate Black Hand wants to control, (as they had trashed his girlfriend) she will get him elected if he makes her first lady.

Daniel (with phantom mask as he was burned in the fire that killed Ximena) finds Martin's country home, freeing (pregnant ??) Lucia and another girl, he bashes Martin who shoots him in the leg before he bashes him good on the head, he looks dead. (I think they said Valentina (Ximena's girl) escaped.

Diabla gets a new face, shoots the doc and later reveals herself to Titi, with Dayana and Mariana they form the Cartel of Babes.

pregnant CataM and Nachi leave for Bogota to go to school.

Albeiro has had enough living with Hilda and Carlos, he packs his bag and leaves, running to chief CataG and professes his love, Valeria shows up for her new job. Fin.

 

Preso

I went over the Belesario story but the english caps are too cryptic. She is on the Islas Marias,

"As of 2011, the islands were used as a penal colony until February 18th of 2019 when Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (then Mexico's President) ordered the closure of its operation as Islas Marías Federal Prison."

I couldn't find a name for the island Pedro stole, but I think Juan called it Pia island, ha!.

 

La Dona 2

David Chocarro, who was the love interest, had prior commitments when they decided to do 2, and so won't appear.

David Zepeda and Carlos Ponce will be fill that spot.

Danna Paola "has been recording in Spain during the last months of the second season of Elite , so everything seems to indicate that she will only have a special participation in the new chapters of the TV series".

Halimacandy- your 'La Felina' (Marisela González) from El señor de los cielos will be in this one!

from people en espanol.

 

Paraiso

deb, thanks for the season 3 review. I thought of looking back but I didn’t have time.

I guess we will catch up with Soraya and her son on Santi’s revenge tour.

No confirmation of Martin’s death? Uh, oh….

Hopefully we will get more info on Valentina, Lucia, and Catamedia’s pregnancy.

dondi356
 

el Final

thanks dondi!

oh yea, Soraya's son.

I forgot to add, Jota takes Vanessa and baby to some house and locks her in a cage (probably why they are not still together) and then he gets grabbed by Laura who is about to run a knife into him in some kind of ritual when Paola comes to life and bashes her on the head.

 

"PRESO":

Dondi: Francisco obviously wants Carmelo DEAD.
 

general

I'll repost this later, when the Monday night page is up, but I thought I'd mention that, as some of you know, Juanita and I put up labels that you can see at the bottom of each page. These labels are so future followers of recaps can find them, sometimes years later. The label for El Final del Paraíso is sin-senos4, since it's the 4th season of the novela. I'm not watching this one, but I peek at the recaps, and it sounds like lots is happening. You may want to label it for people who view it online in the future.
 

Deb or...anyone. If you ever read or hear a projected start time for Doña 2, PLEASE post here. I am so excited to finally learn about a new non-narco-centered TN. Thanks in advance!!
AMOT
 

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