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Papas #36. Part 1

We see Tino, some time earlier, at the bank trying to get another loan. They won’t do it unless he puts up property or something. Now Aide is upset because she learns he put the house up, it it’s in both their names. They apparently need to pay that V person who’s not investing anymore. Tino says he can do it, Aide is angry, then Gisela walks in.

Emi is looking sad as he stares at a picture of his parents and him. Bill tells him we make decisions sometimes out of anger, but we can fix it. He then says he saymPaulina and she wants to see him.

Pipe doesn’t want to see Rudolf. Prisma tells him he doesn’t have to and takes the twins to brush their teeth. Clara Luz asks Nazario why he didn’t mention the detective questioned him. He tells about Rudolf getting drunk but he also said he believed Rudolf was innocent. He doesn’t know if the detective believed him.

Yenimruffles Poncho’s hair as he’s doing his homework. He and Chofis have similar assignments on the family. Chofis learns Serena isn’t his biological mom, but he feels she’s his true mom.

Gisela tells Aide and Tino she found some of her jewelry in Aurelio’s bag. He comes in and says he didn’t take them. Hernan comes in and implies he’s not trustworthy. Aurelio decides to resign. Hernan says good, because he is honest and can do the job. They tell Aurelio not to resign. Later alone Tino gives Aide a pep talk, they can do this together. She asks if they really can.

Apparently Aurelio did resign. Hernan tells the kids he can take them to school, etc. He suggests a movie, grandparents and kids. Circe says no. Alone at the table Melina suggests they accept her client. With her commission she and Iker could move out.

Bill isn’t going to work so they can do what Emi wants. He says he didn’t like how he was left out at home after Iker came, and accused of things. Paulina calls, Bill is sure she’ll want to see him, he says ok.

Melina says her client knows about Gibron and is interested in investing with them. He’s a businessman she knows from the casino. Tino talks Aide into agreeing.

Serena shows up at Chuchitos school and presents a poster of me,orines of Luchita with Chuchito. He shares with the class his memories.

The kids at school are calling Poncho Virgin, it’s on social media too.
Nazario goes to see Rudolf and tells him the detective confiscated his phone and saw the video of him drunk outside Gibron’s house. Rudolf wonders why he recorded it. He leaves when the lawyer arrives. She knows about the video and doesn’t look happy.

Aide is trying to get Circe to go to school, it’s important and Aide was able to do it. Gisela comes in and says the detective is there to talk to her and Tino.He tells them they can go back to working in their business. Also there were inconsistencies at the crime scene. Tino will get everyone here to get things ready. Melina’s client will be meeting with them.

Liz
 

Papas #36 part 2

Poncho is now getting teased in the classroom. He leaves. Chuchito and
Serena talk about his mom. He will guard his mom and Serena in his heart

Hernan tells Gisela he is still hurt that she thought he was the thief, he’s not sure he can forgive her. She might be interested in his business, not investing yet. She needs to learn more about it.

Melina is getting all dolled up. She gets a text from a male saying he’s ready.

Tino and Aide thank Nazario and Prisma for coming to the office. Clara Luz is with the twins. Melina arrives dressed to kill ahe introduces Esteban Urbano.

Poncho is home looking at social media when Serena and Cheno come in. He tells them the teacher let him leave early, Serena is proud of him and is going to fix something special. Cheno asks him if he knows where Jenny is. He goes to his mom and I think he tells her he didn’t do that well, anyway he goes to,study.

Chochito is telling Chofis about Serena coming to school. He tells her she brought photos of his mom. Chofis wonders where she got them. Chochito tells her that’s not important, he’s never going to forget his mom.

Everyone seems very impressed with Esteban. He’s saying all the right things. Aide is looking at her phone and asks him a few questions, he gives the right answers and Melina is glowing. Then he says he wants to buy into their business.

Íker tells Emi he’s very angry with everyone in the family. Emi tells him it’s not important it Iker tells him it’s very important. Emi goes to Bill.

Aide tells Esteban it’s a family business, not open to new partners. He says he can bring money, contacts etc. Aide wonders if this was Melina’s idea. He says it’s his idea. He and Melina leave. Nazario says something that literally made no sense, and he and Prisma leave. Tino is impressed with Esteban. Aide thinks no one offers to buy into,a business that quickly. Tino thinks he’s a businessman that thinks well of their company. Meanwhile Esteban is asking when he’ll get his money. As soon as she gets her commission she says. She also mentions the necklace. I wonder if he’s the buyer.

The lawyer has good news for Rudolf. In addition to the inconsistencies at the crime scene, he’s on a camera downtown at the time Gibron was killed.

Paulina o es I. To where Emi and Bill are sitting. She knows he might not be ready to accept her as a mom, it can they be friends. He says yes, and she gives him a gift. It’s technology he can use in his wheelchair, or on? She asks him about school.

Clara Luz, Nazario and Prisma are talking. Lara Luz hopes this new person can help the business. Good old Nazario has to mention how Rudolf ruined the business. Clara Luz tells him Rudolf will be getting out soon. Nazario wonders how Pipe will take that, just as Pipe throws a major fit. Nazario leaves.

Tino and Aide are fighting over the business. Aide doesn’t want to sell part of the business. She mentions Melina’s commission. Tino thinks this is the only option to save the business. It sounds like they’re wondering if they can save the marriage.

Melina and Hernan are arguing about the necklace. She tells him she decide when to sell and how much she’ll give him. She mentions El Chacal just as Gisela comes out. She repeats the name to them.

Three men enter Rudolf’s cell and beat him up.

Aide and Tino continue arguing. He says bringing in a partner is the best idea, they can pay some of their debts, pay the guy that wants out and save the business. They do a lot of blaming each other. Aide said he can sell part of his half, and as the usiness splits she suggests their marriage is done too.

Liz
 

PAPAS

Thank you for your all encompassing and clever recap Liz.

It seems there has always been an inordinate amount of tension betwen Aide and Tino, simmering beneath the surface. I have to commend Melina she has spewed her poison well and effectively. Tino and Aide were certainly having their problems but now the "d" concept has been uttered and will be hanging over their heads. I hope they come to their senses.

It doesn't seem either Tino or Aide are going to vet their possible new partner! What are they thinking? Oh yeah, they're not!! Esteban is too good to be true. I hate how Melina is manipulating them.
I was surprised Serena isn't Poncho's biological mother. I like Serena, she has such a good heart. I was moved by her presentation to Chuchito's class. She will be an excellent influence on him...

I loathe Poncho's bullying. Kids are so cruel.

Gisela isn't as smart as I've given her credit for.

Thank you Liz, this was great!

Diana
 

MONTEVERDE #26, Part 1

Juanita and Hugo are walking when she sees Carlos a mere few feet away. She immediately grabs Hugo and envelops him in a lip lock. He, not understanding, is completely besotted as she pushes him away and apologizes.

“Julieta” Lucia comments (looking none too pleased) as she enters Franco’s house. “Why are you here?” “Didn’t Franco tell you” is Julieta’s retort. At that precise moment, right on cue, Franco walks in. Lucia asks him why Julieta is here in his house. He stares but doesn’t respond. Arms folded, she asks him again. “Habla” she demands. What is it? Julieta is embarazada he admits. “You are having a baby with Julieta” she stares in shock and dismay. Yes is the terse response. Then she asks if he is sure she is pregnant and gets an affirmative nod. Are you sure the baby is yours? Yes he admits. She is beside herself not wanting to hear anything else; she tells him “no quiero” and storms out as he cries.

Eva knocks on Oscar’s job. We hear another “why are you here”. She is looking for Franco. Is he here? No Oscar says. Eva tells him Franco was at Manuels’s swilling (my word) tequila. She is concerned and wants to find him.

Hugo and Julieta pull over. He wants to know what is wrong. I was confused and couldn’t exactly follow. At first I thought she told him there’s another man. He tells her not to worry; they will be friends. Esta bien he says. But then she says Carlos is the father of Andres and Carolina is the mother. He will keep her secret.

Oscar goes to the stables looking for Franco.

Carlos and associate are poking around the bus station asking drivers if they’ve seen a woman and her son.

“Hermana” Eva greets Carolina. Would she like coffee or water? Water. They talk about Oscar as Carolina stares. I believe Eva is asking for Carolina’s advice but I think Carolina says she doesn’t have much experience. I think Eva says she wants to recoup her family!?

Juan David visits Manuel. Gloria walks out shocking Juan David. Gloria huffs and spits out she is having coffee with Manuel, what is the problem. Manuel gives him a bottle of wine which he pays for. Gloria is clearly peeved.

“You are going to be a father” Lucas repeats to Franco. There is a knock on the door and Oscar enters; without preamble he says Eva came to him and said Franco is upset. What is wrong he asks? Julieta is pregnant and I’m the father.

“Pregnant” Rosalia stares at Lucia?? Yes. Rosalia says some women manipulate the situation and says something about getting a definitive test. Rosalia tells a distraught Lucia that Franco loves her.

Oscar hugs Franco, delighted at the news. Oscar says how wonderful having a child will be. Father and son hug, Oscar ecstatic, Franco, not so much!

A smiling Carolina joins the women and Andres. She is ready to bite into something delish when Doris reminds her they haven’t prayed. Carolina seems momentarily startled, then realizes what’s occurred. She gives a mercifully short blessing.

Angelina tells cranky Gloria thank Juan David is the love of her life.

Carlos and the detective (do we know his name?) walk into a bar and (purposely) talk about Carolina and Andres as the bartender listens. Did they pass through there? They later make plans to continue to track them down.

Juanita tells Carolina about seeing Carlos. Naturally, Carolina is upset as they talk, putting her head in her hands. I think she told her she told Hugo, but he is trustworthy.

A man comes in and talks with Doris, I believe about the missing bus…

Diana
 

MONTEVERDE #26, Part 2

“Eva” Nestor says running into her. I think she says she wants to be friends with him. Does he tell her he’s leaving Monteverde?

Juan David is playing the radio, dancing with himself and spraying himself far too liberally with cologne. Trinidad comes in (to his shock) and thinks it’s for her. He pulls back and she asks if there is another woman. Juan David fumbles and explains as only he can. He locks the door and gets out bed sheets. Meanwhile, Angelina pulls the old pillows in the bed routine as she puts on her shoes, opening the bedroom door and quietly leaving.

Oscar tells Eva that Franco is a good man. He is going to be a father! “A papa” she answers, musing she thought he’d be happy rather than the upset, angry reaction she saw. Oscar explains he is not having the baby with Lucia. Thank you for telling me she says. You will be an abuelo she smiles; you, an abuela Oscar replies. She smiles but is still trying to process.

Juan David throws the twisted bed sheets down the window onto the street as Angelina climbs up to his room. He proudly shows off the wine as they profess their love. He opens the bottle and sprays Angelina head to toe as she sniffles.

Doris goes to Manuel’s; she wants him to go with her to get the bus.

Hugo is having a dream, but not in technicolor, in black and white. He is a cowboy, Juanita in a long dress as he is prepared to participate in a gun fight over her. Mi amor she says running to him as they kiss. Back in real life, Manuel is trying to walk him up but can’t. Manuel gives Doris the keys and warns her to be careful.

At Angelina and Juan David’s, there is furious banging on a door as Gloria is woken up. It’s Trinidad looking for Angelina. Gloria opens the door and thinks Angelina is there, telling Trinidad so.

Franco is restless and gets up…

Doris drives Manuel’s car into the woods, gets out with a flashlight …

Lucas gets up and Franco, sitting at the table scares the heck out of him. He tells him he can’t sleep but he doesn’t want to bother him with his problems. He seems to say he has an obligation to Julieta but is clearly miserable.

Angelina and Juan David are sipping their wine (which they don’t appear to like) and then start kissing passionately. All of a sudden, there is a knock on the door. It’s Gloria!! They look at each other helplessly. Juan David opens the door and Gloria flies in (Trinidad by her side). There’s no one here he declares as Trini, double checks, looking under the beds. Gloria knows he is entertaining someone, betraying her daughter! They leave in a huff as Carolina leans against the wall. Oops, time to get the bed sheets out and climb back out the window.

Lucia sits up in bed, wide awake, staring into the dark.

Gloria throws the flashlight in the car as she sees the bus careening down the road. Oh no, she runs in front of it as whomever is driving slams on the brakes. But it’s too late, the bus hits her and she falls down in front of it!

Diana
 

MONTEVERDE Extras parte 1

Lucía is even more angered when she finds out that Franco and Julieta didn't use birth control when they had sex.

Carlos and the detective decide to find out more about the nun and her connection to the area.

Manuel is going to rent a room to Julieta at the inn.

Juanita first tells Hugo that she cannot tell him what is going on but then agrees to.There is a man in Zacatillo that she doesn't want to see her. She makes it clear that the man is not her novio, it is nothing like that. She reluctantly agrees to tell him the truth but he has to promise, swear to keep it a secret.

The detective's contact at the bus station says that he hasn't see the woman and her child who supposedly went to Chiapas. He thinks they must have stayed there. Carlos asks about a San Fernando. The contact says that San Fernando is about two hours away from there. Carlos explains to the detective that when he was in Chiapas with Carolina she told him that all of this time she and Andrés had ben in San Fernando. He is thinking that they probably went back there. They will find out!

Eva tells Carolina that in spite of all the years that have gone by, Oscar still has this seductive personality. As they were talking, she felt this fascination for him like when they were together. She also thinks, sometimes, that he feels the same about her. She asks Carolina if she thinks a love like that can be revived.

Juan David goes to Manuel to get a bottle of sparkling wine! Something with a cork that will pop off and wine that will blow all over. Gloria gives him the third degree about why he would want a bottle of sparkling wine. He says the girls at the inn wanted it to cook with. She knows that is not used for cooking. Juan David answers that he has no idea. When he leaves, Gloria wonders what he would want a bottle of sparkling wine for in the first place. She knew from the start that he was not a good match for Angelina. He is going to get drunk with who knows who while her poor daughter is alone at her home. Manuel defends Juan David. Gloria thinks he is an adulterer and she will not stop until she proves it!!!

Carolina tells Eva that she has her doubts about a love being revived after so much time and especially in her case with Oscar wanted nothing to do with her but then she hasn't had any experience. . . Eva has to agree but it would be lovely if it did happen. If only she could get her family back! Carolina thinks she might be mixing up feelings of nostalgia with a real desire to get back with Franco. Eva agrees that could be. She keeps asking herself what might have been if she never left. Carolina says the hard truth is that she did leave but now at least she has been able to talk to Oscar. Eva says and he brought up feellngs in her that she had forgotten. Carolina takes a drink of water and "smiles."

Lucas tells Franco that he can still be with Lucía and care for his child. Lucas tells him to give Lucía time.
 

MONTEVERDE Extras 2

Looks like a paternity test will be on the agenda some time for Franco. Lucía doesn't know if she can go nine long months waiting to find out if the baby is Franco's or not.

*The characters mainly refer to Julieta as "la peruana." She must be from Perú.

Gloria tells Angelina about the bottle of wine and how Juan David must be cheating on her most likely with Trinidad. Angelina plays along acting distraught with the news. Gloria will put that woman in her place! Angelina tells her that she will do that herself!

The detective and Carlos end up in a bar where they hope to get info from the bartender. They start to talk about a nun and a boy who is Carlos' son who was abducted and not being able to find them. . . The bartender can only tell them that he heard that there was a nun that came through town that wasn't from San Fernando.

Carolina tells Juanita tha she cannot believe that Carlos was in Zacatillo. She remembers when Carlos asked them where they were staying. She cut Andrés off from answering by saying they had been in San Fernando which is only a couple of hours on the other side of Zacatillo. She is sure that Carlos and the detective will go there looking for them and when they do not find them, they will continue their search all over this area. Carolina tells Juanita if she trusts Hugo, then she does , too.

Carlos says the bartender saying that the nun was seen three weeks ago corresponds to the time that the detective saw her in Zacatillo. Carlos decides they will go looking for the nun, Carolina's sister. He will not leave San Fernando without seeing her and finding out where Carolina and his son are.

Tiburcio gives Doris a tip about her bus. He saw it go by about a half an hour ago at the Los Suspiros interchange.. He saw a man driving it but he couldn't tell who it was. Doris wants Hugo to come with her and wait at the intersection to see if the bus comes back.

Néstor tells Eva that he is definitely leaving town. He is following his instincts.

Doris goes to Manuel looking for Hugo to go with her in search of her bus. Manuel thinks that Tiburcio might be leading her on. She says he would have nothing to gain by that and believes him. Manuela warns her to be careful because of the people that could have taken her bus. Hugo is asleep and cannot be awakened so Manuel loans his SUV to Doris to go wait at the intersection.

When Juan David opens the bottle of sparkling wine, the cork hits Angelina in the forehead.

Franco doesn't know what to do. He loves Lucía but he doesn't want to be the kind of father that his child only sees on the weekends.
 

MONTEVERDE

Thank you, Diana for your recap.

What a wonderful episode as we amble along. I loved the dream, the "sparkling wine" rendezvous, Doris at the intersection, Gloria's inquisition. Such good comedy!
 

MONTEVERDE

Jarifa, thank you for filling in all of my blanks and for expanding on everything that occurred. You write a lovely story...

I always learn something new from you! Today it is "la peruana."

"Eva tells Carolina that in spite of all the years that have gone by, Oscar still has this seductive personality". She looked so wistful! I have to say though that I see no chemistry between the two actors. Of course, I think Carolina and Oscar generate fireworks so cannot be objective I fear. :)

"Lucas tells Franco that he can still be with Lucía and care for his child". Hope may spring eternal, but I just can't see it in this particular instance.

"Néstor tells Eva that he is definitely leaving town. He is following his instincts". Fear perhaps??? :)

Is it just me or is the detective rather inept??

"Franco doesn't know what to do. He loves Lucía but he doesn't want to be the kind of father that his child only sees on the weekends". And therein lies the quandry.

I hope Doris is all right!!

Jarifa, thank you, thank you.

Diana
 

MONTEVERDE

"Fear perhaps??? :)" Good call! If he is being smart, he doesn't want to be in town when Oscar finds out his role in Eva's leaving him. He needs to get going while the going is good because I cannot see that being kept under wraps for much longer.

No, that detective doesn't seem to be too swift.

I think that Lucía should give Franco to Julieta. He didn't think about contraception??? Give me a break!! He is either not too bright or is careless. She deserves better.

I hope Doris is fine and cannot wait to see who gets out of that bus!!
 

MONTEVERDE

Jarifa, Nestor "needs to get going while the going is good..." is exactly right! The repercussions are going to be severe.

Franco has a good heart but yes is rather dimwitted in other areas, isn't he??

Yes, who is driving the bus???!! Looking forward to tonight.

Diana
 

Papas
Liz, thank you so much for all the details that you provided in that excellent recap.
I didn't need to see another innocent prisoner beaten up . It seems that that type of scene happens in every novela lately .
Hmmm....doesn't seem like a good idea to get involved with a guy that slithering Melina knows from a casino . Is he another addicted gambler like hideous grifter Hernan? I cannot wait for karma . Susan