Caray, Caray!

⦁ Andrea, of course, scolds--nay, lays a major guilt trip on-- her mother for not being anywhere near while she was contemplating killing herself by jumping off the nearest bridge.  (Viewerville is screaming that she chose to leave the shack to live with her aunt in the huge manse, choosing to remain incognito all this while.) 

⦁ Down the street outside the garage, Juanga and his mechanic compatriots are having a wake for Juanga's failed relationship with Olga.  The others bid farewell and good riddance as they share a couple of 40 ouncers with Juanga who is literally crying in his beer.  (Viewerville swallows a trago or two along with Tavo and Tina.  ¡Salud y hasta nunca, naca!)  We agree with Darius, "Some people will never change...i.e., it was to be expected (from Vulga).  Tina emphasizes what was obvious for the rest of us: "--She was just playing with you.  Good riddance. She was using you to get to Chente."  Simba walks by to rub salt on the wound.  "--She dumped you cuz you're a dumbass!"  

⦁ Back at Vicente's, Natalia says she never thought Andi would go as far as trying to kill herself.  Her two daughters were the force behind her trying to come out ahead after this tragedy of being abandoned by their father. She should first think of her beautiful baby (wrong example, Mom!) Andi sneers if she cared for her kids like she says then she'd forget this ridiculous and humiliating relationship of hers with a bro from the barrio. Finally, it hits Nata how selfish her daughter really is by moving in with Constanza of the Casota instead of struggling with them in the barrio finding a way to make it on their own.  Andi finally cuts to the chase:  "--Either break off the romance with the hermanaco or you'll never see me again-- or my baby!!"  And with that threat lingering in the fetid air, Andi races out of the place, slamming the door behind her.

⦁ Meanwhile, around the barrio, somewhere, Chente rents a loudspeaker to hook to the truck and starts blaring out invitations to try Natalia's delicious tortillas espaniolas.  He also makes an attempt to get Benji to speak through it but the kid fails.

⦁ Regina comes home with Jose Jose Pepe Pepe.  He attempts to kiss her when Nata walks in on them.  Regi heads upstairs to check on something and Nata has a R.E.S.P.E.C.T. chat with Jojo about his relationship with Regi.  It's her first so he better not bring things to a boil so quickly or he runs the risk of burning the relationship.  (Oh, and yes, he plans to get back into high school and then go to college.  How long have we been listening to this?)  She of course admires this.

⦁ Now back home with Connie, Andi tells her aunt of the fiasco meeting with her mother and her threats.  Connie is dumbfounded at her sister's choice of man (quite hypocritically speaking of course...)  Mario arrives at an "opportune moment" for Conz.

⦁ Nata tells Regi it's fine to date Jojo.  Class (or lack of it?) shouldn't enter into it, only luuuhhhhvv.  She also mentions Andi's visit and threats.  However, Nata is in love with Chente; he's made a new woman out of her.  As if to emphasize it, he shows up blaring his love for her and her delicious tortillas.

⦁ Conz and Andi urge Mario to convince Nata not to continue this romantic relationship with Chente.  "-At least until my dad gets out of jail."  No, no, says Connie.  That's not going to happen.  Mario then tells the two of them that in fact, Adrian is out of jail.  Conz is shocked but Andi's ready to jump for joy.

⦁ Chente informs Nata how well the tortillas went over in the barrio.  She's gained quite a reputation.  He's got designs to get someone to announce the tortillas throughout the barrio to start selling and then to expand to the neighboring areas.  She's afraid it might be too soon, but Chente convinces her it isn't moving too fast.  One has to think big to grow big.

⦁ Chole grouses with Vulga over her rudely breaking it off with Juanga.  Vulga admits she simply couldn't get Chente out of her head.

⦁ Tina tells Chente about Vulga's dropkicking Juanga out of a relationship.  He's not happy with the nasty way she dumped his brother and goes looking for Juanga to rescue him from his drunken dirge.  He drags his brother off and puts him to bed and then finds Vulga.  La lying Vulga sweetly tries explaining that she never meant to hurt his brother, but she really never has gotten over him, to be downright truthful.  Then she begins to get all touchy-feely with him, thinking to seduce him until suddenly Nata calls out from a couple of feet away.  Chente tries explaining but cannot find the words.  She tells him to forget it; she'll handle this!  "--You want to explain why you were trying to kiss my boyfriend?"  Vulga sneers back.  "--YOUR boyfriend??"  " --In case you don't remember, let me remind you.  We told everyone that we were going to be going steady.  We are in love, Olga.  Let me repeat the words you once said to me: Don't mess with my man!!"  Of course, Mario is watching all of this and looks as if he's throwing up a bit inside his mouth.....)  

⦁ Jojo tells Regi that her mother doesn't mind if they date.  FF>>FF>>

⦁ Vulga replies calmly that if Nata were any kind of female worthy of a man, her husband wouldn't have run off and left her for another woman.  Chente tells her to be more careful about trash talking about Nata.  Nata tells Chente she isn't affected by Vulga's vulgarities.  "--When my husband left me for another woman I learned a valuable lesson: I will defend my man from women like her and like you!  You've been warned."  She and Chente walk away.  Vulga starts after her but Chente pushes her away.  She lets them walk off and says to herself "--Enjoy him while you can, because shortly you'll be DEAD."

⦁ A few days or weeks pass.  It's the end of the school year for Benji.  And, Maria Rojo is now the new Magos. One day Chente tells Nata he has a surprise for her for that evening.

⦁ Andi has grown a belly.  Oh well, it's a reason to go out and do more shopping.  She tells Conz she cannot believe that in all this time her father hasn't attempted to contact her once.  Connie tells her to forget about Adi; she has her aunt now.  (Well, I guess that works for Andrea.)

⦁ Mario somewhere along the way is invited to have a drink with Adi.  Adi hands him over Tania's ashes.  "--The authorities say it was suicide."  Where's Veronica?  Who knows?

⦁ Vulga hasn't heard from Ver either.  So, she cannot pay Simba to off Nata.  He tells her in no uncertain terms, either have the money for me by tomorrow or the deal is off, period.

⦁ Nata and Magos visit Lucia's graveside.  She tells Lucia how much she cares for both Chente and Benji and wants her approval to become a formal part of the family.  The hummingbird reappears so Viewerville figures Lucia has judged her worthy.

⦁ Mario brings Tania's ashes to the rooming house.  He explains his only remaining relative is gone.  The gang gives him their sympathies.  

⦁ That night Chente surprises Nata with a beautiful romantic getaway weekend.  They decide the time is right to finally christen their relationship and they have the entire night away from everyone and everything in which to do so.....

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