Thursday, July 02, 2026
PRIMETIME on Univisión (#2) Tan Cerca de Ti, Nace El Amor, Guardian de Mi Vida, & Hermanas: Un Amor Compartido - Week of June 29, 2026
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for Tan
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that are favs or not-so-favs. The TNs
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8-9 PM – Tan Cerca de Ti, Nace El Amor: Ep. 24-25
9-10 PM – Guardian
de Mi Vida: Ep. 33-34
10-11pm – Hermanas: Ep. 73-74
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Notes from the Couch
BTW, Vero always calls Joaquín "jefecito" which means "little/dear boss" or "little/dear chief." It is a term of endearment.
"This Doesn't Feel Right. This Isn't Love."
Anyway, here it goes . . . it was a fun one.
VERO
While Vero changes for her date, Facundo asks Consuelo and Yaneli to help him find the right words to win Vero's heart. Yaneli gives him a suggestion and he uses it. He tells Vero that if beauty were a crime, she would be serving a life sentence. Vero knows immediately it was Yaneli who gave him that line. They all laugh. That light-heartedness doesn't last long, though, just over a a couple of bowls of pozole for supper. When they return to Vero's house, Facundo pours out the growing love he has for Vero. He wants to be a part of her life. He would be so happy if some day she could come to love him. He kisses her and she pulls away and tells him: "This does't feel right. This isn't love. Next , we see Facundo enraged on the road driving like an idiot. Facundo swears that Vero will be his in every sense of the word.
JOAQUíN
Joaquín volunteers to go check Kassandra's apartment for rats who might be fugitives from the extermination. When he arrives, it turns out she has plans for a romantic evening. He doesn't complain. As they get hot and heavy, he pulls away and proclaims "This isn't right. This isn't love." He leaves and she starts tearing apart her own apartment. Joaquín will be hers even if if she has to destroy anyone who gets between them. .
EVERYTHING ELSE
-Much to his disappointment, Iván finds out that he was just a friend for Romina.He sees that she and Marcos are completely into each other again. Never one to let grass grow under his feet it seems, he soon is getting friendly with Lorena. She says that Facundo divorced her because of her habit of "sincericidio" (truthicide)(killing by telling the truth???LOL) (Evidently, she cannot help herself.) As for Facundo, the farther away the better. Iván feels the same about his ex. She tells Iván that his immaturity helps make him seem younger than his years and keeps his glass full at the bar.
-Eleazar pays his mother Lorena a visit and gets upset when she asks if he is fulfilling his dreams or his father's in his pursuing racing. She suggests that could do something else if he wanted. He tells her racing is all he has and leaves in a huff.
-Poor Nico at the church is visited by Aurelio who is into his usual blah blah blah about Vero.Nico advises that he could help her by an apology as a start. No way is that happening because of blah blah blah. Nico recognizes there isn't an ounce repentance in Aurelio's heart. Aurelio is quick to turn the tables and asks Nico if he shouldn't be repentant about leaving that woman and going into the seminary. (Uh, what does that have to do with anything?) Nico says he is at peace. He believes he made the best decision and when he thinks of her, he prays to God that He has given her a good man and a happy house. He prays that she doesn't resent him.
-Diego finally breaks up with Claudia and she doesn't take it well and continues to pursue him. That makes it hard for him to get anything going with Majo. She doesn't want to hurt her friend Carmen.
-It turns out that Joaquín and Kassandra fly to Miami to negotiate the repayment of the loan with the bank.. While Joaquín is out of town for the short time that he is, Diego decides to have a party for all of his friends. There doesn't appear to be any alcohol or much going on except for dancing and the usual issues of love and jealousy. I say no more.
-Surprises!! Joaquín has arrived back home with Kassandra. He is surprised about the party. Diego confronts him in his usual bratty way. Kassandra suggests that Vero leave since this is a family matter. Vale reminds Kassandra that she herself is not a member of the family so she would have to go, too. Joaquín doesn't approve Vale's rudeness. Diego is just as nasty as Kassandra tells him that he is a minor and that there are issues of culpability if there were an accident, etc. Joaquín backs her but even surprises her when he makes it clear that his only issue is that nobody notified him about the party. Diego wrongly assumes that Joaquín is going to throw out all of his guests. Joaquín is shocked that Diego would think that he would ever embarrass him like that in front of his friends.. Surprising Diego and even Kassandra, Joaquín tells him to go and enjoy his party. He is only asking that he notify him next time.
-Vero volunteers to take charge of cleaning up after the party so Carmen can go home. Carmen tells her she has to be sure that she brings a pitcher of water to Joaquín's room and then prattles on about how the house would be so much better if Joaquín were to end up with Kassandra. She would be so good for the kids, too. Vero has little to say.
-Joaquín and Kassandra end up in his room where she starts to put the pressure on Joaquín. She was hoping that they could have spent longer in Miami uninterrupted. He wanted to get back home ASAP and admits that he hasn't been at his best. He does acknowledge her patience and how lucky he is to have her support and affection. That his given him strength, She is happy they are giving a relationship a chance but she wants to know when the kids are going to be told. He answers that he will tell them when the time is right. She reminds him that he hasn't kissed her in days. She would like a little more affection. She volunteers to go get some wine. He is left looking like an overwhelmed dog.
-A drink spills on an electrical outlet and shorts out all of the electrical service in the house and outside. Oh! No! What to do??? The kids adapt and Rebe and Eleazar start to make out. Kassandra points them out and Vale gets an eyeful. She starts to cry and Hugo comforts her.
HAPPY! HAPPY! JOY! JOY!
Vero has the pitcher of water and feels the wall to Joaquín's room in the dark. She places it on the night stand. Joaquín comes up behind her, turns her around and starts to kiss her. They kiss for a short while until Vero finally pushes him away and asks him what he is doing. He is shocked and apologetic. He is so embarrassed and hopes she can forget it all. They agree that neither Kassandra or Facundo should know about the kiss.
-Vero takes him to the laundry room where she shows him the circuit board. She flips a switch and the electricity is restored. Joaquín thinks that Vero did that very well. It looks like they are going to kiss . . . again . . .
FIN
Jarifa, your recap was a delight; so informative and so much fun to read. I am immensely enjoying your explaining all that I miss and doing it so insightfully; missing none of the details that give this tale its charm.
The scene where Facundo rather earnestly enlists Consuelo and Yaneli to help him endear himself to Vero was actually quite sweet. To those unfamiliar with his murdering ways, Facundo can be rather charming. But now that Vero has rebuffed him, his anger was clearly palpable. He will not be deterred, and I fear things will go south quickly.
Vero and Joaquin are moving together. Granted, it is at a snail's pace, but at least it IS movement.
"Nico recognizes there isn't an ounce repentance in Aurelio's heart". No, there isn't! Not a drop. While Facundo is at least capable of pretending to be a decent human being, Aurelio is consistently mewling and blaming everyone save himself for his ruined relationship with his daughter. He is intolerable.
The scenes where Joaquin and Vero admitted to Kassandra and Facundo that they are not their true loves was well done. Their admissions were honest yet said without maliciousness or unkindness. No blame, just truth.
The party made me very happy those awkward and angst filled teenage years are way, way, behind me! The Eleazar/Vale/Hugo triangle is tiring. Hugo can't really be that obtuse, can he? I have to give Diego credit for trying to break up with Claudia, even though she is refusing to end things. Majo hiding under his bed made things a little too close for comfort. He needs to man up and tell Claudia he has feelings for Majo as it's bound to come out anyway.
Instead of pining away for Romina, Ivan needs to start doing something meaningful and productive. He's becoming rather sad and pathetic.
Jarifa, this was marvelous. I appreciate your posting this so quickly. Thank you!
Diana
Jarifa, thank you so much for those detailed notes fromtbe couch which cleared up many things for me.
Diana, thank you for your always insightful comments . I echo your appreciation of Jarifa's excellent writing skills .
I didn't realize that Kass and Joachin went to Miami . I thought they were coming from her apartment and her failed attempt of seducing him, so I didn't understand the suitcases.
Vale pulled Vero out to the party to dance , so it looked like Vero was there before Joachim and Kass. Was Carmen there when the party started, and then Vero came after she rejected Facundo?
Facunda is so talented in putting on that mask he wears , especially while trying to win over Vero. The actor is doing a great job of making me hate him . Watching his reaction to being spurned by Vero beside Kass's reaction being spurned by Joachim was interesting . They both had hissyfits.
Did you notice that C!audia took my advice and wasn't wearing that weird litt!e bun ? I am bored with the teenage angst.
Can't understand why Carmen is such a fan of Kass. She's not a very good judge of character . Susan
I am very confused . Help.
So Andromeda looks just like Sofia . Is she the evil twin , and somehow she is connected to Grecia??? I guess she was the young girl in the hospital looking out the window .
Carlo and that elephant .
Uriel is back trying to be with lovely Marisol, but they are not doing much dancing since he got shot in the foot .
Where are we going ??? Susan
The apparent explanation for NotSophia/Andromeda: Perla had twins and one of them had birth defects, so Aramis ordered it killed. (Definitely no redemption for him, as if there were any doubt.) Instead she gave the baby to the doctor, who performed enough surgery to rehabilitate her. Not clear what happened after that — she was adopted, maybe? — but she said her mother never came to visit her or even asked after her. She’s pretty mad, as you can tell by the multiple homicide thing.
The victims were apparently colleagues of her father’s. The word “mafia” was spoken out loud.
I hope this doesn’t turn into the usual narco/human trafficking bloodbath, but it certainly does pep things up. Sofia and Franco’s interminable seduction scene is putting me right to sleep. When he’s not being shot in the butt, he’s pretty dull.
Thanks Jarifa, I enjoyed your recap. My favorite part was when Joaquin and Vero both said This isn’t love. But it’s upsetting to see how upset Facundo and Kassandra got. I know for Facundo it was “love at first sight” since he told Lorena he had met the woman he was going to marry. But now I think he just wants to hurt Joaquin, I’m sure he realizes there’s an attraction between them. And then Kassandra breaking her own things! I thought she wanted him for his money, and that seems to not be a given at this point. Facundo is charming everyone around him!
Susan, I also didn’t realize they went to Miami. I thought she was just getting more clothes! But if Joaquin didn’t see any rats he should make her move back to her apartment.
I’m glad Ivan is realizing Romina considers him just a friend. He really moved in on her knowing she was married. I hope Romina and Marcos can work out their problems. Which means he needs to stop being a jerk.
Someone needs to tell Claudia that her plans for marriage with Diego are over. She seems a bit pathetic. And Diego is no prize, in my opinion! I think Claudia would make Majo miserable if she knew that’s why Diego broke up with her. But I couldn’t have lasted as long as Diego did with someone like Claudia.
Liz
Thanks for the new info, Blue Lass. I was totally confused. So Aramis is even worse than we originally thought. He thinks nothing of ordering babies to be killed. Thankfully no one has listened to him so far! I thought the name Andromeda was mentioned in one of the episodes. But not sure by who. If it was Grecia wouldn’t she be making life miserable for Aramis instead of Gonzalo. Although she seems to want to hurt Sofia, who is completely innocent.
Liz
Our heroines are always innocent, aren’t they? 😉
Grecia said something about Andromeda saving her life, which had something to do with Aramis, but it’s not clear what since he obviously doesn’t recognize her.
Blue Lass, thanks for the explanation. These writers are taking the original way off course. I wonder how Adromeda and Grecia got connected . Awful Aramis probably told Perla that the twin died . If Grecia is yet another daughter of Aramis , I wonder who her mother is. Aramis really got around . Maybe Andromeda and Grecia were raised together .
I am still trying to match up couples and their offspring . It's hard to unravel .
What are the chances that And comes to town, pretends to be Sofia, and sleeps with Franco ??
So...Barbie's pregnancy is fake ? She hasn't slept with Chava or Carlos ???
Was Gonzo actually having a sad with Grecia talking about Barbie? Susan
Gonzo’s sad was all about Gonzo: “My little girl used to look up to me and now she looks down on me, WAAAAH.” Inútil.
Neither Barbi nor Sofia has slept with anyone the entire time we’ve known them. Only the bad guys get their kicks in this tn.
Liz , last night, it looked like Romina and Marcos had suddenly made up . I don't exactly understand how that happened .
In novelas , people never seem to understand when someone is not interested in them and move on. They just keep obsessing .
Maybe this show is not going to pair up couples in the end . Wouldn't it be interesting if new characters were brought in and we'd get some new love interests for the teens.!!!
I'm still waiting for Aunt Nuria to arrive and shake things up. Susan
Diana, I wonder if something was cut out . I was also confused because Vale pulled Consuela outside to dance , so Vero must have gone to the house after she rejected Facundo . Then, Joachim and Kass showed up. Was Carmen there when the party started ? There were red Solo cups all over the place, and Consuelo was cleaning them up.
So, Kass tells Joachim that she wants more kissing even though he rejected her reduction at her apartment . (That was quite a luxurious place .) And then , Vero gets the kiss intended for Kass.
Susan
Reduction ?!!!...make that seduction ....whatever it was ...it didn't work . I think the heat is getting to me. Well, I know it is !!! Susan
Thanks for the great comments.
This episode was messy. Nothing was cut out from the original but it was poorly edited. This is what I got after watching this section three times to understand what had occurred. Before Joaquín and Kassandra arrived at the party house, there was a "time passing" scene (night to day day to night) When they arrived, Kassandra was moaning about not having been able to stay longer to enjoy themselves. Joaquín was happy he got a great deal with the bank so there was no reason to stay longer. Someone along the way mentions that Vale had given Diego permission (she is18) for the party. When Joaquín confronts Diego, Diego throws it in Joaquín's face that he couldn't ask his permission for the party because he was not around. Joaquín reminds him that he has a cellphone. We do not know how long they were gone but it seemed to have been only a day or two.
I don't get the whole thing with Joaquín agreeing to him and Kassandra giving a relationship a try. I get that she will do anything for the money and the lifestyle but what is in it for him? Either you are attracted to someone or you aren't and now he has opened that dangerous door where he could lose her as his assistant or suffer from her wreaking havoc on the corporation working with Facundo. Why isn't she going back to stay at her house after the trip but is going to retrieve wine ? Evidently, she is trying to seduce him. He needs to wake up!
Evidently Kass believes in that old adage " If at first you don't succeed, try try again. "... And again...and yet again . Thanks for the explanation , Jarifa.
Susan.
Susan, I also felt some scenes seemed "choppy".
Jarifa, thank you for telling us nothing was cut but that the editing was to blame. Joaquin seems drawn to Kass physically, but not intellectually. He and Vero connect on so many levels, they are clearly more compatible. I think Joaquin should have kept things professional with Kass but it's a bit late now.
Oh no, Aurelio is already darkening my screen. ☹
Happy 4th everyone!
Diana
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