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Mi verdad #54 part 1

Micaela goes into the hacienda kitchen weeping quietly. Clem asks what's wrong. I'm quitting. I can't accept that Ximena is with one of those Lizarrágas.. I thought I would spend the rest of my working years here, but I can't.

Aitana calls Karime. She's concerned for Zac and his drinking. Karime reminds her he is a grown man and responsible for his actions. They will meet at the cantina.

Zac has reached the bottom of his bottle. The bartender tells him to keep it down as he's yelling. He lip synchs to a maudlin mariachi song.

Micaela says where will I go. I've spent my whole life here. If they don't give me a pension or severance pay I'll live on my savings. My dignity is more important to me. Clem agrees. I can't tolerate Eloisa and Mateo thinking that Ximena is a plaything (for his carnal pleasures).

Bartender helps roaring drunk Zac to a chair. What's wrong he asks. The woman I love doesn't love me, wah!

Luciano discusses work with Eloisa. She tells him if Iñigo with limited experience was able to bring Astral to the table I'm sure you can find buyers for our animals. Talk to one of the astral owners, Gaspar is just an executive there. Luciano thinks it might be best to find different buyers.

Bartender tells Zac he hasn't seen Zac like this since his girlfriend died. Lay off the drink. Zac cries it feels just like 18 years ago. (I thought he was going to spill the beans about Aitana.). He tells barkeep to. Bring him another.

Eloisa complains she's losing Micaela because of Ximena. Luciano isn't in agreement about Mateo and Ximena's relationship. Eloisa points out that Ximena is a grown woman who set her sites on one of the patrons after she was dumped by Zac. She wants an in with the family, just like Larisa. Did you tell her we need DNA proof. Luciano says she's thinking about it

Her thinking involves asking a receptionist at the desk if the results don't come out the way she hopes how much to falsify them. Receptionist says I don't want to lose my job so I won't help you.

Karime and Aitana retrieve a passed out on the table Zac from the cantina. Why are you drinking Aitana asks. To forget you he replies. She hugs him. (More mixed signals).

Larisa goes home. Inigo shows up. He wants some of her fine whiskey and something about a business opportunity I think. He puts two whiskeys and she rolls her eyes. Oops, he pours the second drink into his glass. This made me laugh. Ivan de la Torre. Your former boyfriend, right Iñigo asks. Inigo is explaining about the Astral deal and Gaspar and talking money which puts a glint in Larisa's eyes.

 

MI verdad #54 part 2

Zac has been put to bed on his couch to sleep it off. Karime has to get back to her job.

Larisa wonders what's in it for me? He explains but I'm lost in the explanation. He threatens to publish the DNA results if she doesn't get Ivan, her ex, to sign the contract with him. Or something like that. He harps on its my only card to get back into the family. Kisses his possible son goodbye and leaves with the whiskey glass.

Aitana tells Karime life would have been much easier if she could have fallen back in love with Zac and if Belinda is their child. Karime says at our age love is also a decision we make. I guess it's Aitana that had to get back to work, she leaves after sending a message to gael.that his brother is home. After she leaves Karime murmurs not for me, it would be so easy to.fall in love with you. But you only see me as a friend.

Belinda is kissing Rolando but as she opens her eyes she sees Gael. But it's really Rolando. She stops kissing him and walks off. He looks after her quizzically. They are at his house. She tells him she feels weird at his house, his father may show up. Rolando says he's at the office. He has been hoping for some alone time with her but she is being evasive.
El negro has the pieces in place to get Belinda. After that he's going after Bruno for messing with him.

Belinda excuses her coldness on Florencia leaving for London, not knowing her biological parents, the new baby coming. Rolando says if you like someone else I'd rather know, I love you. She looks down but doesn't respond.

Zac has called Aitana to apologize. Aitana says you've been dry for years! He says it was a one time thing. He was so upset about Luciano and Belinda. She thinks if me as a lowly ranch hand. Aitana says you are better than anyone. Don't put yourself down. Karime is sitting with Zac on the couch.

Tomàs has a last name. Zamora. Bruno is meeting with the detective he's hired. El negro has priors. Bruno doesn't understand, the mayor said he is clean. Detective says he had been arrested twice but charges were dropped for lack of evidence. He warns Bruno to be careful. You could be putting your life in danger.

Aitana enters the kitchen. Clem tells her Micaela is quitting. Aitana is sorry about that. They lament that she's worked all her life there with nothing to show for it, but they agree in her place they would have done the same. Then Aitana brings up Clem and Juventino"s relationship. Not quite sure how this went. (Because they haven't finished the discussion I find out 2 scenes later).

Zac can't believe he tried to drown his sorrows. Karime comforts him. He starts looking at her in a new light (I hope).

Back to Clem. Aitana says I don't want to overstep, but you can't resolve your differences if you don't talk them out. Clem says we don't know how. He thinks he knows me but he doesn't. Aitana tells her some more stuff but Clem says I don't know if I can. You are hurting, right? He's replaced you with a TV? Talk to him with love and fix it. Clem says thanks. Aitana makes herself a tea after Clem leaves. . Luciano comes in the kitchen. What's up with Zac. Aitana says not now.

Scene with Luciano pushing for her love, Aitana pulling away saying it was a mistake.( I find these scenes boring, you all can figure it out, lol).....




 

MI verdad #54 part 3

Karime and Aitana walk in the village. Karime gets Miriam on speaker as Aitana opens the email. 100% Belinda is her daughter. They are all happy.

Zac and Luciano butt heads again about who loves Aitana more...

Negro is with the henchman and a computer hacker. They have a plan.

Belinda gets a text. 97% match on her mother. (I fear this is how the bad guys are going to kidnap her).

Miriam wants to come meet her granddaughter. Aitana says this isn't a good time. Plus we told Mateo you are bipolar. Miriam just wants to meet her. They all feel it's a miracle.

The hacker pretends to be her mom. They set up a meeting for tomorrow at 1. Don't tell anyone. She asks why? Because it's a special moment the hacker says (Negro is feeding him the lines).
She asks for a photo to recognize her but they put her off on that. She's so happy she finally found her mom.

Gael acts like the older brother to Zac. He covered for him yesterday. You make an awful drunk!

Karime mentions now we have to.see if Zac is the dad. Aitana can't wait to hug her daughter.

Bruno tells Luciano about the mayor. Luciano thinks Belinda should break it off with Rolando, even though he's a good kid. Mireya can't let Belinda out of her sight. No know someone who can help. Armando Musquiz. We used to be great friends. He's in the Guardia Nacional.

Larisa calls Ivan at astral. She wants to meet with him.

Zac goes to Luciano to apologize for his absence from work the previous day. Luciano feels a bit responsible. Zac says he's the only one responsible for his own actions. They argue over who loves her the most.

Clem is off to visit her aunt she tells Micaela. Micaela agrees, you need to find out as soon as possible why you are the untouchables.



 

MI VERDAD

Kat, thank you for another fabulous recap.

"Zac has reached the bottom of his bottle". You can say that again! His wallowing seemed interminable; time for a slap and "snap out of it". "Wah" indeed.

Belinda's heart has made her choice. And it's not Rolando. He was very gentlemanly in asking her to tell him if she loves someone else. It was obvious she does.

It took me a minute to realize El Negro and his despicable associates were pretending to be Belinda's mother. Her joy at finding her "mother" while she was actually corresponding with these monsters was hard to watch. I dread kidnapping plots.This is going to be bad. Very bad.

"Bruno doesn't understand, the mayor said he is clean". Why, because he said so? A corrupt politician? Impossible! Sigh. Rather than urging Mireya not to let Belinda out of her sight, I suggest house arrest!

So Larisa was unable to talk the receptionist into changing the results; will she wait for weaker and more desperate prey?

"They argue over who loves her the most" was exactly right. So childish! :)

Thanks again Kat.

Diana
 

"MI RIVAL"
Diana: I take it nobody's thrilled about this Telenovela ?

 

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Thanks, Kat. Loved " He lip synchs to a maudlin mariachi song." Talking about maudlin . . . The song was all about being naked with a lover in the moonlight all night long. That bar scene was brutal.

"Scene with Luciano pushing for her love, Aitana pulling away saying it was a mistake.( I find these scenes boring, you all can figure it out, lol)" I totally agree.

Diana, "I dread kidnapping plots." and I will add trafficking plots! They are all over all the time lately even on my beloved "Will Trent" this week. " So Larisa was unable to talk the receptionist into changing the results; will she wait for weaker and more desperate prey?" I wonder. She doesn't seem to give up easily.

A few extras

Iván is a shareholder at Astral. Iñigo wants Larisa to get the deal done via Iván circumventing the deal maker. He tells her the family will be singing her praises if she can accomplish this. If she refuses, he will publicly ask her for a paternity test.

El Negro is a known dope dealer that they haven't managed to successfully prosecute.

The detective tells Bruno since the mayor might be involved with El Negro, they need to find somebody in the government who has more power than he does.
Looks like it will be National Guard higher up Armando Musquaz.

Clem tells Aitana that she always thought that the older you got the better you would get along with your partner but that has not turned out to be the case.

Zac tells Luciano that he will not miss work again due to his alcoholism. Luciano makes it clear that he will not be employed if he misses work again due to his drinking. After sounding like they were considering Aitana a possession they were fighting over, they both agree that it has to be Aitana's choice. DUH!

Looking forward to tonight.


 

Mi verdad
Thanks Jarifa. You're additions always help clear things up. I have the granddaughter staying over again and things to do tomorrow morning so it may be later that I post tonight's episode. It may just be observations.

 

MI VERDAD

Jarifa, yes, I loathe the trafficking plots as well! Chilling...

Thank you for explaining who Ivan is; I was lost there...your additions are always so helpful!

I can't wait to get a gander at Armando Musquaz!

"After sounding like they were considering Aitana a possession they were fighting over, they both agree that it has to be Aitana's choice. DUH!" was perfect! WTH?? :)

Diana
 

MI RIVAL

Steve, I believe a few are watching this but it doesn't appear anyone is commenting.

Diana
 

Mi Verdad

Thanks Kat, I enjoyed the recap. Did we all know Zac had a drinking problem? Because I had no idea.

Put me down as another person that doesn’t like kidnappings or child trafficking themes. I hope Belinda somehow is not captured by them. Hoping she’ll confide in Aitana, or her bodyguard will save her.

That was the first time a bribe for a dna test was turned down! And it’s often doctors that accept the bribe! Inigo wants that baby to be his, I think if the dna says no he’ll do his own test.

Mica has actually been nice lately, I hope somehow she’ll get to stay. I don’t see Eloisa giving her money, either severence pay or a pension. And everyone seems to think Mateo is normal. I hope he gets discovered soon for who, or what, he is.

Liz
 

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Steve, I have watched some of My Rival, but the mother seems kind of crazy. Which makes for a crazy plot, a mom hitting on the guy that loves her daughter. Or throwing herself at him!
I am enjoying Hermanas. Most of the secrets are out in the open and it will be interesting to see what they’ll do going forward.
 

MI verdad

Kat, thank you for another excellent recap.

Add me to the list of folks who hate kidnapping and trafficking themes . We get enough of that on the news ..which I nave been avoiding .
Will the writers be kind and have someone be a hero and save Belinda before super creepy Negro carries out his diabolical plan? With all this evil , we need some good guys showing up to save the innocents . So many bad guys...it's exhausting and depressing .Come on writers . Give so some goodness. Susan
 

"MI RIVAL"
Liz: Something tells me that the mother (Alejandra Barros) & Whacky Daughter (Eva Vaden) might have some deadly showdown down the road.

However, I would bust out laughing if both get preggers LOL.

 

MI verdad #54 the cliff notes version

Mateo is spending nights in his darkroom and not worth Ximena which seems strange. She wants him to stay with her, but he is used to his solitude. She also feels like a prisoner in his apartment. In fact when she goes to the haciendas to say goodbye to Micaela, it earns him a slap in the face from him and a dressing down from Eloisa who tells her never to set foot on her property again.

Clem is given 2 days to go see Tia. Eloisa says she's old, she doesn't need much of your time! Micaela will remain until she gets back. Clem tells Juventino that while she is gone he is to write a list of all the things about her that annoys him and she will do the same. She alludes to a permanently parting of ways.

Aitana suggests that Micaela go to Mexico City and live at her mom's house. It will do both of them good. Micaela doesn't understand why Aitana is being so nice to her after the way she treated her.

Nuria and Ceci have a sisterly conversation. Ceci really misses Gael. Nuria misses Juanjo. Ceci tells Nuria she should kick Iñigo out.

Darn, Larisa is having a boy. The doctor wants her to get specialized test in Mexico city. She goes to see Ivan to encourage him to rework.the contract with Eloisa and Luciano. He is agreeable, but wants something in return. She sleeps with him but looks miserable having to do so.

Iñigo and Gaspar are colluding about something in the upscale bar that seems to actually be a brothel.

Aitana gets some of Belinda's hair from her brush to give to Zac to get DNA tested. She is hoping he is the dad. So is he, obviously, but feels that Belinda will look down on him as a lowly employee.

Karime consoles Zac after his bender with friendly conversation. She really likes him.

I think there was a scene with Bruno about the sex trade but can't recall particulars.

Belinda won't go to the airport to wish her best friend goodbye as she heads to London. She has something important to take care of.

Belinda convinces Mireya to let her meet her mother alone. (I think she told her it was her bio mom). Mireya does go to the park with her but lets her go off to find her mother. A perhaps intellectually slow guy with a bunch of balloons tells Belinda that her mother wants to meet her at a van on the street. Like a lamb to the slaughter Belinda goes to it, but when she sees El negro in the back she bolts away. Up to this point there were people in the park but of course as soon as she is being chased and screaming for help not a single sole to be seen. 3 guts chase her and ultimately catch her. Mireya is on the case though and tries to stop them, unfortunately she gets shot in the shoulder and falls to the ground. The kidnappers chloroform Belinda and whisk her into the van. Mireya from the ground, gets a picture of the licence plat, if it has one, and the van, and that was the final scene.

Feel free to add.




 

Mi verdad

Thanks, Kat.

Finally got to watch this today since it was cut off by severe weather coverage again last night. A very entertaining episode.

A few details

Larisa mentions to Iván that she will also be able to improve her image with the family if the family knows that she was the one who got Astral to make a deal with them again. Iván knows she always figures out an advantage for herself but what about him??? What is she willing to do to close the deal for her "dear" Luciano? The answer is sex. Iván appears at the ranch to broker a new deal mentioning that Larisa told him how worried she was about the ranch when he was talking to her. They agree to do a deal. Eloísa is surprised that Larisa knew so much about the business at the ranch. Iván will send them a contract to sign.

Luciano calls Larisa to thank her. She says that she heard about the Astral problem from Nuria. Iñigo must have told her. Larisa insists that she sees them both in person because she has something important to tell them even though Eloísa would prefer that she tell them whatever it is on the phone. Larisa will come at 5:00. Eloísa feels something isn't right.

At the "bar" (LOL), Iñigo assures his deal broker Gaspar that he will still be getting his commission but it will be coming a bit at a time. As a woman crawls all over him, Iñigo reveals that he is a regular at the establishment.

The doctor also tells Larisa that she needs to go to Mexico City for a test of some sort (he never clarifies what it is) since there was some result that was out of the normal range in the other test he ran on her. He wants to know all he can about her pregnancy.

Clem tells Juventino to make a list of things he doesn't like about her while she is away and she will do the same about him. Their relationship is worn out so if they want to make a go of it at this point, they need to know what to expect from one another. If things continue as they are, she doesn't see much of a future for their marriage. Juventino looks sad.

Mateo is all apologetic after slapping Micaela. Darn, he even surprised himself!
He begs for her forgiveness. He will do whatever she wants. They are making up kissing when Eloísa arrives on the scene and expresses her displeasure. (She needs to run before she ends up dead or wishing she were dead)
 

MI verdad

Kat, thank you for another great recap.
Jarifa, thank you for the extras .
Wow, what a prince that Inigo is , verdad ?
Uh oh, wonder why the doctor is running extra tests on the baby. That does not sound good.

OT.Does anyone know what new shows are in the horizon? Susan
 

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The writers were playing us in that kidnapping scene . It looked like Belinda might get away because the girl can run like the wind...but...no..the bad guys get her . ugh .
I noticed that Mateo has new clear framed glasses And looks better ...less like an evil owl. Susan
 

Mi Verdad

Thanks Kat and Jarifa. That was a good episode. I’m thinking Larisa and the guy had had a previous fling, not sure why I think that, guess something was said. So we see the true colors of Larisa, Mateo and Inigo. If Ximena sticks around she’s crazy.

I guess Larisa is pretty pleased she’ll present a male heir to the family. I’m sure that’s what she needs to tell them in person.

I was sure Belinda would get away from them. She sure ran fast. Hopefully she’ll be found in our next episode.
 

Mi verdad

Liz, yes Ivan and Larisa were formerly dating, and most likely lovers.

I still can't believe Belinda was captured either. I knew it was likely since it was a set up, but I thought Mireya would tail her close, and when her "mother"wanted to meet her in a set looking van she should have called Mireya immediately and not gone near it. Nobody came to her aid as she's screaming for help. Besides Mireya getting the vans info, hopefully there were cameras at businesses on the street she was abducted from.

OT, Susan, I haven't looked into what's on the horizon. I'm currently watching 3 shows, though MI verdad is the only one I'm watching on the broadcast night. I can't see adding anything new to my schedule until something ends. Hermanas looked interesting but since no patio formed I only watched a few episode. Since I'm recapping Mi verdad it limits what I watch during the week and I play catch up on the other 2 on the weekends.
 

MI VERDAD

Thanks so much Kat for your recap and Jarifa, for your extras. The summaries were fantastic and very helpful.

Kat, "Clem is given 2 days to go see Tia. Eloisa says she's old, she doesn't need much of your time!" Her "dressing down" of Ximena was cruel. Eloisa continues to be more repugnant every day...

Jarifa, "The doctor also tells Larisa that she needs to go to Mexico City for a test of some sort (he never clarifies what it is) since there was some result that was out of the normal range in the other test he ran on her" is a definite red flag. And your comment on Ximena "(She needs to run before she ends up dead or wishing she were dead)" was sadly spot on. I hope your weather has calmed down a bit.

Susan, yes Belinda did "run like the wind" didn't she? I couldn't believe they managed to take her and am dreading the aftermath.

"I guess Larisa is pretty pleased she’ll present a male heir to the family. I’m sure that’s what she needs to tell them in person". I think so too Liz!

With little (if any) exception, the current storylines are all quite depressing. This desperately needs some happiness and levity.

Diana
 

Mi verdad

Diana, yes “. . .happiness and levity” are sorely needed but I doubt there will ever be any. : (
 

MI verdad
Diana and Jarifa, yes, I agree . We need the tide to turn soon . This show just grows darker and darker. Let's see what happens tonight. I hope the kidnapping storyline doesn't last long . Susan
 

Mi verdad
Susan, yes, let us hope the kidnapping event is thwarted some how or resolves itself quickly. I hope Iñigo doesn’t run into his own niece on one of his escapades.

We need some lighter novelas. It is all drama all the time in all three time slots.