tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253949922024-03-28T04:41:12.783-04:00Caray, Caray!English language recaps of Telenovelas.Rgv Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08920684509923445590noreply@blogger.comBlogger2291150tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-61943611750337386492014-12-18T16:30:00.001-05:002020-10-05T10:25:15.207-04:00Weekend Discussion: Photo Gallery; Family Album, Volume 1
Don't you just love it when casting directors get it right? I love how novela producers often match up actors who look like they could share DNA as family members. This can't pretend to be a whole archive, but merely a first installment.
Mothers and Daughters
When we have mother-and-daughter stories we often get good matches whether or not the two characters get along. WhatUrban Anthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003222420557272302noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-32365530182443341332014-06-14T01:09:00.003-04:002020-10-12T10:21:44.449-04:00Weekend Discussion: The Narcissism EpidemicNarcissism is one of the most common mental disorders of telenovela villains. Many people have a very simplistic definition of it: Muhammad Ali. His "I am the greatest" is how many people see narcissism. The sad truth is that it's far more complex than that.
Narcissists see themselves as the center of the universe. Everyone else exists for their purposes and Urban Anthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003222420557272302noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-43425011723634944302014-01-03T13:24:00.001-05:002015-08-04T15:51:16.340-04:00Weekend Discussion: Fix This Novela!
Holà, Caraymates!
We've
seen quite a few series that had something going on to make the
ratings department happy but... a serious flaw or two that earned
derision from critics or unsatisfied viewers. Some of these got
really bad – like Corazón Indomable. Others just
needed a tweak or two, like Doña Barbara,
If
you could fix a flawed novela, how would you do it? What general
Urban Anthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003222420557272302noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-24301644987545499552013-05-17T14:13:00.001-04:002015-10-25T15:15:16.452-04:00Weekend Discussion: Las Mascotas; Animals in TelenovelasWe don't get enough animals in telenovelas that are characters. We saw many prize bulls [Salud!] in Amor Bravio, horses in others, but rarely do these animals have names or enough screen time. Animals are such big parts of many of our lives it's hard to believe that more novela characters don't have pets. The mascotas in novelas, though, are often amusing and endearing.
In El Urban Anthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003222420557272302noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-85439441478399712102013-02-21T21:55:00.000-05:002015-10-25T15:13:32.050-04:00Weekend Discussion: Primer Actor; Our Senior CaballerosA comment made the other day prompted me to wonder at the past roles of some of the splendid senior actors Televisa has given us over the years. This photo gallery is only a tease; it would involve more time than any of us have to do proper justice to this topic. However, it will be fun to see how some of these more senior actors looked in their younger days. We'll start with Urban Anthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003222420557272302noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-80906995694295314922013-01-25T14:25:00.001-05:002015-08-04T14:55:53.398-04:00Weekend Discussion: Censorship, the Plague
What's the Point?
We complain about it all the time among
ourselves. We should be complaining to the networks about this.
Seven or eight years ago I heard this
subject covered on Anderson Cooper's program in which comments were
made about the body heat being generated before Mexican and other
Hispanic TV cameras on our favorite types of shows. The news team
was wondering why the Urban Anthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003222420557272302noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-12167402320363308472012-10-05T20:00:00.000-04:002015-10-25T15:07:26.315-04:00Weekend Discussion: Leitmotifs and Love Themes; Novela Music
Ever
since ancient times music has been important in theatrical
entertainment to set moods and describe and comment on action.
Musicians were present in theatres during the time of Sophocles, the
Caesars, and later Shakespeare. The composer Jean Baptitste Lully
frequently collaborated with Molière
during the time of Louis XIV. During the days of silent movies music
was provided in theatres Urban Anthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003222420557272302noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-89083694393044382002012-09-07T22:00:00.000-04:002015-10-25T15:05:03.823-04:00Weekend Discussion: Mandatory Forgiveness and Its Evangelists
Disclaimer:
I am not a practitioner of any organized religion, nor was I
raised in one. I know that the ability to grant forgiveness is a
primary goal in most organized religions, but if “To err is human,
to forgive divine” I will leave forgiveness to the angels.
We are
always being told that forgiveness is for the forgiver rather than
the person who offended him or her; forgiving is Urban Anthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003222420557272302noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-76462122644055890652012-08-24T23:00:00.000-04:002015-10-25T15:03:59.943-04:00Weekend Discussion: Telenovela Villains; Peerless Evil, Part 2
Dirty
Dozen #4: Sexual Predators
This
particular class of male vermin primarily preys – or attempts to
prey – upon innocent and/or wealthy females. His modus operandi
can be seduction but often is rape or kidnapping. Usually perverse,
and always achieving his most intense orgasmic experiences by
inflicting pain, his usual motive is greed. Usually a smooth talker,
often capable of Urban Anthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003222420557272302noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-76697258224814984642012-08-10T23:00:00.000-04:002015-10-25T15:03:37.646-04:00Weekend Discussion: Fabulous Novela Weddings, continued
The
Wedding Album, Volume II
Oh,
how I sometimes wish we could go back to some true golden oldies, but
it seems that in recent television seasons each wedding planner at Televisa or Telemundo (i.e., wardrobe consultant and production designer) tries to outdo
the last production. I'd love to know whether novela weddings set
the style for the brides of the following year. We start with threeUrban Anthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003222420557272302noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-59609954954400510502012-08-03T23:00:00.000-04:002015-10-25T15:03:20.828-04:00Weekend Discussion: Telenovela Villains; Peer(less) Evil
Dirty Dozen #3: Femmes Fatales
Now we get to a particularly lethal
species of female viper, the femmes fatales, the
women who think they're the gods' gift to the men from whom they demand gifts. Not always clad in plunging necklines, stiletto heels, and red lipstick, they demand everything and get it... until Karmageddon gets them. Always involved in one-upwomanship competitionsUrban Anthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003222420557272302noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-7664950848433519482012-06-29T23:01:00.000-04:002019-01-27T12:41:38.198-05:00Weekend Discussion: A Study of Novela Villains, Part One
Villains. Where would melodramatic telenovelas
be without them? As in grand opera, they are colorful and over-the-top
evil, with grand gestures and outrageous fashions on the women and
basso-profundo voices on the men. They come in distinct
(stereo)types and for our purposes we will discuss them by
classification. Therefore we will examine a series of Dirty Dozens
to determine who is Urban Anthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003222420557272302noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-22085724655954803942012-06-23T00:01:00.000-04:002015-10-25T15:01:33.400-04:00Weekend Discussion: The HealersDespite all the medical misinformation we get in novelas, we do get some good doctors who fight for their patients' well-being. Herewith are examples:
Ignacio Lopez Tarso and Jacqueline Andere as father and daughter cardiologists in Angeles Blancos:
Fernando Colunga in Abrazame Muy Fuerte
Fabian Robles in Soy Tu Duena:
Alejandro Avila in La Que No Podia Amar
Aaron Urban Anthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003222420557272302noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-85810605311411608872009-03-02T00:06:00.001-05:002009-03-02T00:13:41.444-05:00"Tras La Verdad" - FELS - Sun., Mar. 1stWell, I’m glad I recharged my beanie early this weekend because I needed it for one last fling with FELS on the show Tras La Verdad. This isn’t a recap of the show, just my personal epitaph.I have to admit that as stupid as most parts of this TN was, it wasn’t until seeing the clips from the show tonight that I realized I was really going to miss it. Laugh at me if you want, I’m sentimental Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-19050367423407702902009-02-22T08:56:00.004-05:002009-02-22T09:07:14.005-05:00FELS: Christina Show Discussion 02/23/09~~By Request~~ [Your very own discussion page for the Christina's post-FELS interviews. There might be two or three. As recapper for the fin I would like to recap it for you also, but I won't be able to. So, If there's another of you who cares to cover it from start to finish. Feel free to pitch in whatever you catch, with or without the CC's. --ed.]Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-13139232925916583292009-02-21T03:22:00.069-05:002009-02-21T18:11:56.253-05:00Fuego en la Sangre, 02/20/09: Triple Boda BlissEl Por Fin ¡Por Fin! (Parte 2)[Fernando Escandon, the residents of Cd. Serdán who knew you best may not miss you and Gabi, but certainly the undertaker, the florist, Dr. Mendez (especially his drug reps), and the local Chamber of Commerce definitely will, because you’ve made them all very, very happy with the additional business you’ve thrown their way these past few months. However, as all Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com116tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-50800031719895254452009-02-19T22:06:00.005-05:002009-02-20T07:49:26.337-05:00Fuego, Feb 18 redux ("Here, Just Drink This.") AND Feb 19, in which the evil lovebirds gasp their last.Uh-oh, folks - I'm posting this for Melissa, who sent it to me adding: Sorry if this is short, I’m getting ready to leave for Mexico City in the morning. Not sure what are the previews -- I watched on You Tube. However, she recapped the wrong episode by accident I got home for the last ten minutes - I'll put what I saw at the end of this recap...I've moved a seat-of-the-pants recap Ibarramedia melinamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628499858283988824noreply@blogger.com70tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-80782946166580687082009-02-19T00:08:00.004-05:002009-02-19T00:50:13.868-05:00Fuego, Wed., Feb. 18: What have I done to deserve this?Hey, are any of you Gloria Trevi fans? This past weekend I saw her in Chicago for her birthday/Valentine's day concert--it was amazing! And to think it took over 218 episodes for Sofia to hit up the 80’s vintage rack at the Goodwill. Oh, and Sarita even took off her fake glasses. How sweet.So, Gabi is, yet again, the hapless victim of her own drug-induced circumstances, and envisions green gasesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-47512552253876445962009-02-17T23:43:00.004-05:002009-02-18T00:55:10.124-05:00Fuego, Tuesday, 17 Feb. (#202 y #203) - The Ultimate in Fashion Statements: Gabriela Wearing a Large NooseThis is my last "Fuego en la Sangre" submission. It has been a pleasure to be with you all these many long months. Since I am still missing Coyote, I submit one last picture of my neighbor Coyote, aka Ricardo. Since Ricardo Uribe, Jr. had the nickname (apodo) of Coyote, I have decided to give this little guy (or gal, I am still not sure) the nickname Ricardo. If we are going to recap Mañana es Unknownnoreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-87361528585306448872009-02-17T00:32:00.002-05:002009-02-17T00:37:14.077-05:00Fuego, Monday 2/16 (#200, 201): Gabriela keeps her coat on all night......because revenge is a dish best served cold, and she's the entree.Eva finally tells Sofía that they're really mother and daughter. Gabi stands in the background for a while, then walks away mumbling that she's not going to hang around listening to stupid chatter. They ignore her completely. She goes up to the balcony and watches with an evil smirk as they cry and hug.The Padre is praying. He Unknownnoreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-70670736509668911762009-02-14T13:55:00.036-05:002009-02-14T18:52:57.770-05:00Fuego en la Sangre, 02/13/09: Feo the Phoenix Arises From His Ash Heap and Motherly Love Eventually Outs EvaCapítulos 198 & 199[As we begin our journey back into celluloid insanity, we start a few scenes further in to avoid as much of Uni’s ten additional minutes of filler as we can. –ed.]By the light of the inevitable and eternally full moon of Mexiloon, Fernando is nourishing Gabriela’s ever-increasing sense of paranoia by trying to talk her into allowing herself to be buried alive in order to Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com86tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-89161871564715992332009-02-12T23:55:00.002-05:002009-02-13T00:00:33.029-05:00Fuego Capitulo #196 - February 12th - Paddy Tad Goes Cryptic and Feo Brings New Meaning to the Word "Stiff"News: Stupidvision changed the “fin” date back to the 20th, as of the commercial I saw tonight.Not sure what part of this was from last night – I didn’t see it and it wasn’t mentioned by Nickster. Tio and Juan are in the kitchen and Tio tells Juan he’s going to ask Maria Esperanza to marry him, but he wants to know how Juan asked Sofia. Juan reminisces. Ruth and Eva are worried about Root – Unknownnoreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-77867186867220969312009-02-11T23:01:00.001-05:002009-02-11T23:18:24.658-05:00Fuego, Wed., Feb. 11: Save them from themselves.I just got home from a dinner with the Governor, and I’m tired and I don’t care about this—sorry, this is all you get. By the bye, none of this makes sense to me, and I’m trying to do my art history flash cards at the same time, so…good night and good luck.OMFG What the hell happened to this show? It seems like everyone else who was sub-standardly normal on this show took a bunch of recreational Unknownnoreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-74490145798896304752009-02-11T00:16:00.003-05:002009-02-11T00:22:59.977-05:00Fuego - Tues, 10 Feb.- ( #194) - El Agua está repleta de tiberones: The water is teeming with sharksThe title comes from February 6 on my new Spanish phrase a day calendar. It may come in handy, just fill in repleta de ...... with what ever alarming teeming is going on in your life. Right now on FELS, el aqua está repleta de cadáveres. Now that we have the official murder ledger so ably kept by Ibarramedia, the official list of what Mutton Chops doesn't know presented by Dorado Dave and the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-22712303601654397852009-02-10T00:19:00.002-05:002009-02-10T00:21:49.663-05:00Fuego, Monday 2/9 (#193): Curses! Foiled again!Yep, Gabi's kicked out of church for reals. She slinks out of the church, mortified by the parishioners' shocked stares. The Padre prays for forgiveness for failing to save her soul.The doctor gets the bullet out of Feo and seems to be writing him a prescription when Feo knocks him out and leaves.At the Robles Reyes hacienda, Rigo thinks it would be cute if his little baby boy fell in love with Unknownnoreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-15316633535130780262009-02-07T17:06:00.029-05:002009-02-08T15:50:18.148-05:00Fuego en la Sangre, 02/06/09: Root Bungles It In The Bungalow and Feo’s A Rapist On The RunResumen del capítulo 192 First a bit of repetitious review:At the Double E (Hacienda de las Elizondo y del escoria* ese, Escandón) Root gets the tables turned on her when she tries to goad Gabi into telling Sofia the truth about their relationship. Instead, Gabi outs Root for being the one who put the poisoned snake in her little girl’s bed. Meanwhile, across the way at Ruh-Roh Central, the Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com106tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-81703842150728821442009-02-05T23:11:00.002-05:002009-02-05T23:53:48.642-05:00Fuego, Feb. 5: Don't Come Knockin' if the Hacienda's Rockin'!Last Night: Sofia is telling the sisters she’s known who killed the Reyes parents and why she hasn’t told Juan yet. Gabi and Feo are lying in bed reveling in the good news of the recent death of Coyote. We get to see Darth die again.Feo wakes up in the middle of the night thinking how he’s going to be the sole heir of the Elizondo fortune when the ghost of Rosario comes back to haunt him once Unknownnoreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-58034070962307966792009-02-04T22:05:00.002-05:002009-02-05T10:01:12.437-05:00Fuego, Wed., Feb. 4: The enemy of my enemy is my husband.Well that was a nice Countdown with Keith Olbermann intro. Speaking of interesting music; let’s drum-up a gay afternoon orchestra and play light, airy British picnic music as Gabi tells herself she’s the Angel of the Apocalypse…Bwahahahaha. More like Angel of halter tops gone amiss. Clearly, the musical director kicked back a few of whatever Ricky keeps in his secret pouch before compiling Unknownnoreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-23439771849282160322009-02-03T22:45:00.009-05:002009-02-04T07:38:13.639-05:00Fuego 2/3: No, he ain't got on his travelin' shoes...Last of my recaps for Cheryl, who'll be back from Mexico any day now..."Die, Soledad! But first, tell me who your son is! I tried to burn you alive once before, I'll get you this time, here, sniff this gas!" That's Gabriela yelling as she flings gasoline all around Soledad's place and throws a match in it. Obediently, Soledad sniffs, gasps, chokes, and stands stock-still instead of leaving the melinamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628499858283988824noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-20572692265152189502009-02-03T02:34:00.002-05:002015-08-03T15:19:50.907-04:00Fuego - 2-2 Mon. - There's no singing in this one except for the canary...We start with Coyote and his loyal dead pets learning that Feo killed Libia.<?xml:namespace prefix = o />Evil Uribe is fretting to Ruth because he can’t get close to Soledad, that the house is surrounded. Pa Uribe tells Root someone tried to kill el Padre and he found a dagger in the horse stalls so knows it was Fer that tried to kill him. He has it hidden and won’t tell her where it is. Root Unknownnoreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-2093392082148082009-01-31T16:22:00.045-05:002009-02-01T10:57:12.279-05:00Fuego en la Sangre, 01/30/09: Coyote Hits Pay-Dirt!Capítulo 187As we in Viewerville begin another of our nightly forays into the land of Mexiloon, we join-in-progress as two-thirds of the Reyes Brothers’ brain trust is at the Double E (Hacienda de las Elizondo y del asqueroso ese, Escandon) watching Fernando throwing papers from his safe into a satchel. Ah-hah! Fer has left the mysterious little wooden chest behind so Franco immediately hands it Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-53629710645699717592009-01-29T23:11:00.001-05:002009-01-29T23:13:32.868-05:00Fuego - Capitulo #186 - Raquel Rolls Snake Eyes; or, Anyone Seen Huggy Bear Lately?From last night: Juan goes off to help search for Raq. Paddy Tad tells the girls he’s absolved Crabs of her sins. Feo shows up to find the doctor just leaving and the attorney walks in. Juan has Capricho tied to one end of a rope while he lowers himself down into the Canyon of Death. He finds Raquel – she almost looks better dead than alive. The stench of Raq’s decomposing body overwhelms Unknownnoreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-24050408793277472172009-01-29T01:13:00.004-05:002009-01-29T01:20:42.915-05:00Fuego: Where Are They Now?Hello, Fuego fans - It just occurred to me that over the course of this tediously extended novela many characters have been abandoned by the wayside, perhaps because the actors had better gigs to go to. Has anybody been keeping track of the departed? Since I stopped watching for months and months, I didn't see what happened to, for instance:Rosario died, right? But what happened to her son? To melinamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628499858283988824noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-37296079252528882392009-01-28T22:08:00.003-05:002009-01-28T22:47:23.846-05:00Fuego, Wed., Jan. 28: She's just a Rebel Without a Cause.I cried when I had no shoes… until I saw Cheney, who couldn’t walk—then I laughed really hard. Obviously, being in the “chair” was his “choice,” but now that Cheney has something to fight for, namely Jimena and the entertainment of his apathetic bros., he’s picking up from where he left off and moving on with his two crutches, not to be confused in stature or cerebral matter with his two Unknownnoreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-34888038805710417802009-01-27T22:43:00.005-05:002009-01-27T23:19:32.298-05:00Fuego 1-27: The next in a series of bitter pills, and vengeance galore.This is the third of my four recaps for Cheryl, and the subtitles are still dead. I'm going to wait till the switchover to digital signal and then complain. In the meantime...From yesterday: Franco would give Sara up out of respect for Sarita's devotion to her awful mother, but Oscar points out the mother is a ghastly witch and Franco shouldn't yield. Darth, drunk as a skunk, comes to the melinamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628499858283988824noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-76018264488831193042009-01-27T02:22:00.002-05:002009-01-27T02:23:10.169-05:00Fuego, Monday 1/26 (#183): Teetering anvils, tottering soulmatesTonight's episode is brought to you by the Fateful Falls Tourist Commission of Mexidoon in conjunction with the Rape Forest Appreciation Society and the Dry Ice Woods Preservation Agency.We rewind so far back that Raquel is still at the bungalow. She knees Darth Ricardo in the nuts and runs in the dumbest direction possible, towards a cliff rather than the hacienda or a road. He backs her up to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-73314068623913734242009-01-24T13:58:00.024-05:002009-01-26T09:09:09.532-05:00Fuego en la Sangre, 01/23/09: Raqui’s Righteous Swan SongCapítulo 182 As we begin our journey through the loony land of the everlasting “luna llena” (full moon) we find that Jimena has just accused Darth Rico of attempting to rape her and has even shocked the sh—(rhymes with spit) out of the now mute Root. Darth feigns offense and anger at the accusation. “Where’d you come up with that idiocy, you brat?” Jimena says she never dared say it before, but Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-59051479896806499322009-01-23T00:42:00.003-05:002009-01-23T00:50:31.678-05:00Fuego en La Sangre – Capitulo 181 - It Takes One To Know One; Saul Loses His Set, But Sofia, Eva, Raquel, and Jimena Each Grow A SetFrom Last Night: Jimena kisses Oscar goodbye at the bus station with Eva and Sarita looking on. Darth is pressuring Gabi to tell him where Soledad is, they argue. Root comes in and tells her parents that she’s not a child of love, but a child of hate. That’s why she’s the way she is, and it’s all Ricky and Gabi’s fault! She storms out of the house and rides off on a horse. Outside, Coyote is Unknownnoreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-42498621756270010852009-01-21T22:08:00.002-05:002009-01-21T22:31:26.997-05:00Fuego, Wed., Jan. 21: The only test Juan could ever pass...More making-out with passed-out persons. Nice. Juan wakes up and is insistent to go get the girls to protect them. Sofia and he argue about who gets to protect the girls.“Hello Padre. Let me emphasize my ass in your face. Let me curve my back over the couch for you. Let me stretch my arms to the ceiling, giving you the false appearance of double E’s.” No, no. I have come to combat evil, and if Unknownnoreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-30767509214207448052009-01-20T22:59:00.007-05:002009-01-21T00:09:42.536-05:00Fuego 1-20: In which Oscar wiggles his little piggies and a snake is dispatched twice.Hello friends, this is the second of my four stand-in-for-Cheryl Tuesdays.We start with: Coyote thinking murderous, vengeful thoughts towards Gabriela while she thinks amorous and trusting thoughts towards him; Soledad begging Juan to protect her son Coyote from those murderous, vengeful thoughts of his; a quick recap of the entire Fuego storyline; Franco and Sarita kissy and hijinxy while he melinamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628499858283988824noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-72097656487396604362009-01-20T02:00:00.002-05:002009-01-20T02:05:29.351-05:00Fuego, Monday 1/19 (#178): A six-pack of longing and insomniaAt the jail, Nabor and the padre bring a lawyer to meet with Fermín so that Fermín can tell the truth about the crime he's in jail for. Fermin is getting getting cold feet, but Nabor and the padre convince him to be brave. He's afraid for his life, but he agrees to go through with it.Gabi rubs Feo's feet and asks him to kill Ricardo. A foot-rub? Really? Is that all it took to get Ricardo to kill Unknownnoreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-71589525477081551922009-01-17T15:04:00.027-05:002009-01-19T08:11:32.936-05:00Fuego en la Sangre, 01/16/09: Down and Out in Cd. Serdán, Or Guess Who’s Coming To DinnerCapítulo 177We begin at the Hacienda of the Horribly Horrified, The Mortified Martyred, and The Eternally Mystified as a very teary and bleary-eyed Snowed-fia thinks back to the scene of the supposedly ruttin’ Root and her bare-nekkid bazoombas hovering in the sheets over Juan’s cadaveric hulk as she's caught in the aftermath of “their” despicable act. (Of course, those of us in Viewerville with Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-73280761443628792922009-01-16T00:17:00.003-05:002009-01-16T00:27:49.086-05:00Fuego Capitulo #176 - Mexican Figure Skating Championships Circa 1994, and The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, Part Deux?Review of last night: Sofia arrives for the party and everyone figures out Juan isn’t in the house. She tells her sisters about her argument with Ricardo Uribe. She wants to rest while they wait for Juan and Oscar suggests she go to Juan’s room. The sisters take her to Juan’s room and they walk in on Root high in the saddle with Juan in his bed. Ruth flips her head around and laughs at Unknownnoreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-63393673909795012292009-01-15T00:05:00.005-05:002009-01-15T00:13:13.729-05:00Fuego, Wed., Jan. 14: "Sometimes people get confused." -Padre TadeoWow, it's too late for this. I just got home from being out with friends, and I tried to use my cell phone to start my car, so don't expect too much...Alternate titles:Facing your problems will only solve them...Save Capricho, ride Juan.The wholesome and pure family members are consulting their wedding planner, PadTad, about the wedding preparations—plenty of vanilla. Sofia’s mighty excited that Unknownnoreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-21081380712306741482009-01-13T22:52:00.005-05:002009-01-13T23:24:21.555-05:00Fuego, 1-13: "Remember when I said you were my first love? I lied."Greetings, friends, I'm covering for Cheryl, she's spending a month in Mexico!From yesterday: It's a full moon again.Soledad (they put white powder on her face and blast her with a white light, do you think she's supposed to look like an angel?) begs her son to put aside his rancor, to break the chain of hate and vengeance (what good advice for the entire world); he can't and won't, he will bringmelinamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628499858283988824noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-58132061183891666402009-01-13T02:40:00.000-05:002009-01-13T02:36:23.522-05:00Fuego en Sangre 1-12-09 Mon. -Revenge is brewing on many frontsHey there. I'm subbing for Julie tonight so I put together a sort of quickie.....We open with the costume fest and Jime flashing back Juan's kiss with Root.Juan hopes that this time it's really going to happen and Soph tells Juan that she is sure nothing can separate them now. Oh crap. That's a death sentence.The sis' and Eva are fawning over Soph and messing with her wedding dress.Tio gives JuanUnknownnoreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-88042283692050115222009-01-10T12:01:00.030-05:002009-01-11T10:25:37.430-05:00Fuego en la Sangre 1/9/09: Sweet Dreams Are Made of These?Capítulo 172 (¡Las Últimas Semanas Comienzan!)There’s gonna be a party (and nobody is gonna party hardier than me that Juan and Sofia are only 7 weeks away from gettin’ married and living happily ever after). Juan is dressed in his best charro get-up and in the kitchen of the Double R (Hacienda de los Robles-Reyes) giving a last bit of thanks to the virgencita before the big shin dig starts--but Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-88838780469756100562009-01-09T11:31:00.002-05:002015-08-03T15:14:23.677-04:00Fuego, Capitulo #171 - Rude Awakenings and Low-Tech Match.comHi fellow Caray! Cary! Members – This is my first recap of FELS. Please be gentle. I need to get more creative about my titles, but there wasn’t any one thing that really stood out to me in this one. I tried really hard to get as much detail in as possible, although I hope it’s not too wordy. Recappers – Not that I didn’t appreciate you guys before, but I have so much respect for your hard Unknownnoreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-28922194594995956532009-01-07T22:34:00.003-05:002015-08-03T15:14:23.671-04:00Fuego, Wed., Jan. 07: Now you understand why they needed a bailout.Good evening, my name is Nickster, and it has been twenty-one days since I’ve last watched FELS. God grant me the serenity to accept the stupidity and naïveté of the characters, the courage to represent whatever truth I can possibly discern, and the wisdom to know the difference. A.A.menFELS was BIG in Cozumel, Mexico. So big, in fact, that local food stores and markets took advantage of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-57093630917033616732009-01-07T00:03:00.008-05:002009-01-07T01:04:31.431-05:00Fuego #169 - Tues. 01/06/2009 - Help Murder Police, My Mother Fell In The Grease, I Laughed So Hard I Fell In The Lard, HMPGood Evening and Happy New Year 2009. This will be my first recap of the new year but my last recap until Feb. 10. but I hope to check in to read recaps at various Internet connections since I won't get these episodes in Mexico. See you all next month, the road is calling... Which leads me to my favorite saying this year: "Not all those who wander are lost." - JRR TolkienBut not to worry - Unknownnoreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-25255565891190211982009-01-06T01:57:00.003-05:002009-01-06T14:25:31.964-05:00Fuego, Monday 1/5 (#168): Visitors from beyond the grave or property lineRaquel stands next to her packed suitcase and tells us that whatever surprise Ricardo has prepared for her could be dangerous. She doesn't want to risk finding out.Juan tells Eva that Ruth came by, wanting to be friends with Juan. Juan is willing to let Ruth visit for Eva's sake. Eva is grateful."You killed the Reyes' parents," Sofía tells Ricardo. Eavesdropping Ruth is stunned. Ricardo admits toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-89427982017627157382009-01-03T12:23:00.030-05:002009-01-03T20:13:46.282-05:00Fuego en la Sangre, 1/2/2009: Blood Ties--Shoes Keep Dropping Like FliesCapítulo 167 In what is now once again Mama’s office at the Double E (Hacienda de las Elizondo y aún del Escandon) Ruthless Root has just been told by Gabi that because she is so much more like her and liked by her than is Sofia, Root gets the whole Elizondo enchilada when Gabi becomes worm food. (Yes, yes, Gabi also told her that Papa Bear and Gabi were lovers who should’ve gotten married and Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-53503948498221638772009-01-01T18:48:00.002-05:002015-08-04T20:44:21.004-04:00No Tontas Wed. but Feliz Ano Nuevo!!!
Feliz Ano nuevo a todo la familia de Caray Caray!!
Wishing you happiness, peace, and prosperity in the coming year...and much telenovela joy. Hey at least Fuego will end sometime this year for sure.... ;)
May we have many fun adventures together!!!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-11543093568267133982008-12-30T23:59:00.012-05:002009-01-01T12:34:34.543-05:00Fuego, #166 -Tues. 12/30/08 - But Get Me To The Church On Time -vs- Who's Your Daddy and MommyThe mean people in Fuego have an eve of New Year's Eve marathon going on to see who can out bedevil whom. Let's check the score. If we could raise funds to feed orphans and other unfortunates on the number of devious deeds this group is committing we could make a fortune and wipe out misfortune in a good sized pueblo:Feo locks Abuelo in the elevator and nearly hangs him by his tie sliding the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-82867701573130091492008-12-30T02:02:00.003-05:002008-12-30T09:20:41.209-05:00Fuego, Monday 12/29 (#165): I guess Coyote says that to all the girlsReruns from Friday: Raquel says she hopes they can be a family again, but doesn't sound so hopeful. Fatima tells Abuelo and Santa she's not sure what Gabi and Darth Ricardo were arguing about that led to gunplay, and Abuelo confides to Santa that he's sure Gabi knows Ricardo killed Juan's parents. Sofía confronts Ricardo about the murder.Rigo tells Juan that he can't make babies. Juan Unknownnoreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-80156093179855152302008-12-27T10:17:00.024-05:002008-12-27T22:40:55.625-05:00Fuego en la Sangre, 12/26/08: ShowdownCapítulo 164Once again night time has come to Cd. Serán and it comes with another full moon. (Just once I’d like to see a wolf howl at it in these things.) At the Double E (Hacienda de las Elizondo y a-ú-ú-ú-n del Escandon) Sofia is promising a frantically desperate Mama to drop the charges against Fernando, that miserable, scum-sucking, three-timing (or is it 4-timing?) husband her mama needs toJardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-32179821841073422712008-12-24T00:07:00.006-05:002008-12-24T00:52:42.523-05:00Fuego ELS, (#163) Tues, 12/23/08 - Lots of Yelling, Lots of Tears, A Few Secrets RevealedThis is Diego Rivera's version of an escuincle, the hairless dog of ancient Mexico. It is a detail from his mural in the National Palace in Mexico City. Escuincle is used today to describe children kind of like English would say snot nosed kid or brat, not really an insult or said meanly. Escuincle is one of my absolutely favorite Mexican Spanish words.We begin the night reliving the hysteria of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-54653908620836345092008-12-23T01:49:00.004-05:002008-12-23T02:04:24.692-05:00Fuego, Monday 12/22 (#162): Worst. Mother's Day. EVER.(Note: Not really Mother's Day. Do not adjust your calendar.)Rerun of Feo confronting Raquel, who gets away from him, and then Juan comes along and punches Feo in the face.Raquel is lamenting to a smug Gabi that Ruth suddenly doesn't want anything to do with her. "What did you do to her? Surely Ruth must have a reason to treat you that way." Raquel says she'll ask Gabi the same thing: did Gabi Unknownnoreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-28227784752698903562008-12-22T15:46:00.003-05:002015-08-04T20:44:52.156-04:00Testing One, Two . . . And IntroductionOkay, this is a test, only a test. Sorry I can't making the annoying beeping sound. Trying to make sure I'm ready to go for my first eve recap of FELS next Thursday . . . saved by Santa for this week!
I'd also like to introduce myself to you guys. My name is Melissa, and I've been a lurker for quite awhile now, back to the Alborada days. I usually post after the "fin" of a novela to thank Unknownnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-88446490121829343072008-12-20T15:43:00.038-05:002008-12-21T21:03:07.434-05:00Fuego en la Sangre, 12/19/08: Everyone’s Got a Gripe – So Take a Number!Capítulo 161At the Double R (Hacienda de los Robles-Reyes) Tio Vicente tells Oscar and Franco that he has no doubt now that Gabi Elizondo hates her daughters. Franco says yeah, but she hates a Reyes more and managed to succeed in separating them from her daughters. Oscar is ready to make her start explaining herself. (Not without a couch and a professional he won’t—or maybe a gun, a whip and a Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-32856882466022332832008-12-18T23:54:00.000-05:002015-08-03T15:11:27.246-04:0012-19-08 FuegoOkay I haven’t been watching this, I read most of the recaps, but I bought a 50 foot cable during DA so I could use the laptop and watch the TV at the same time. A year later & my connector is loose, most times I type a comment, my connection is broken. So my ghetto wireless isn’t really up to par.Anyway let’s start with ever increasing hordes of natives crowding into the hospital. I was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-51160669112787499362008-12-17T22:39:00.007-05:002008-12-18T08:07:56.928-05:00Fuego, Wed., Dec. 17: Like Jesus, and Liza, and Judy, she's makin' a comeback.Buenas noches a todos.Alternate titles:Can you donate blood if it contains fire?How many sherry-soaked brains does it take to reach a verisimilitude?How convenient that Ricky happened to break and enter into the Elizondo home just as Gabi was getting all hot and bothered after listening in on all the fun they were having in the next room over. However, rooms turn over rather quickly at this jointUnknownnoreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-40312408330354280402008-12-16T21:46:00.005-05:002008-12-17T00:02:35.816-05:00Fuego en la Sangre Mon. Dec.16, #158 - Last Night for Free Shipping of Aluminum Lined Beanie from L.L. Beanie in Freeplot, MaineThe picture is merely a joyous family enjoying each other's company on Sunday in case you have forgotten what that might look like. The beanies should be arriving soon.Subtitle: Three Seductions and an Operation?I am still looking for someone to take four Tuesday nights starting Jan. 13 through Feb.3, 2009. I don't know the end date of Fuego yet so it will be 4 times of Fuego or a combination Unknownnoreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-83281111187516582282008-12-16T01:01:00.002-05:002008-12-16T01:04:16.861-05:00Fuego, Monday 12/15 (#157): Maternal instinctsThwarted in her efforts to get an explanation out of Raquel, Ricardo, or Eva, Ruth goes to Gabriela, who admits (after Ruth swears eternal fealty) that Raquel is not Ruth's mother; Ruth is Eva's daughter.It takes a few seconds for it to sink in. Ruth doesn't want to believe it. Gabi says Raq couldn't have children. Ruth screams and threatens to tell on Gabi for lying. Gabi stops her at the door Unknownnoreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-88821110214994293932008-12-13T17:25:00.021-05:002008-12-14T21:25:16.873-05:00Fuego en la Sangre, 12/12/08 Bad News Bared: It’s A Long Way Down To The Root Cellar, Isn’t It Dearie?Capítulo 156First, a little repetitious review:Poor, sickly, uber-cheery Juliana has lost some of her fizz and pop since the last fainting spell. Juan has granted her a wish. It’s a lover’s serenade.Meanwhile in Bungalow del Bruto, Darth Rico shows his snake belt to Gabi and is listening to her lay a load of horse puckey on him about the belt really being a duplicate of his own that she Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-91815531839055351962008-12-12T00:09:00.003-05:002015-08-03T15:08:28.850-04:00Fuego 12-11-2008 "He Glamoured Me"I apologize ahead of time for this recap, I think maybe the scenes aren’t in order, but I believe Tio Elf glamoured me right in the beginning. (I learned from HBO’s TrueBlood that Vampires can look you in the eye and glamour you, which means you will let them suck your blood, take your money & forget what happened). I think maybe Elves can do the same, cause all I really remember with great Unknownnoreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-45196043369450208152008-12-10T22:12:00.005-05:002008-12-11T12:00:14.010-05:00Fuego, Wed., Dec. 10: You're only as retarded as we think you are.Despite everything, I want to thank everyone who comments on my recaps. I know that I don’t really engage with all of you, but that’s because I don’t have much time. I read every comment and I appreciate all of you. I’d say that I do this because I love Mexican culture and I want to promote the Hispanic community among the bloggers, but then I’d be lying—I do it for the sex appeal. Now, I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-26925773219686174662008-12-09T22:00:00.004-05:002008-12-10T01:13:38.404-05:00Fuego en La Sangre, #153, Tues. 12/09 - Nookie Here, Nookie There, Nookie, Nookie EverywhereI could not find a bustier but here is a g-string as seen in Mexico DF poster leaning against chapel windows.Tonight we have so many Juan shirtless or undershirt moments, pardon me if I stop typing to sigh from time to time at the fatalistic shirtlessness.You are a free man and oh poor Ruth is sick too, is that why she was in your bed? snarks a jealous but severe Sofia. Now is Juan getting out ofUnknownnoreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-23455101113804510832008-12-09T00:54:00.003-05:002008-12-09T04:28:42.466-05:00Fuego, Monday 12/8 (#152): You can't handle the troot!Rerun of Gabi and Darth Ricardo's happy reunion getting interrupted by Raquel, who seems to notice their rapport but doesn't seem particularly surprised by it.Also rerun of Sofi confronting Feo with the evidence of his treachery. He agrees to work off his debt to avoid prison. (I'm not sure this was a brilliant idea on Sofi's part, but time will tell.)Juan and Oscar are fantasizing about the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-37707875504025577872008-12-06T01:08:00.015-05:002008-12-07T07:24:08.622-05:00Fuego en la Sangre, 12/05/08: Darth Vader and Daughter Ruthless Root ReturnCapítulo 151As things begin in this episodio, Padre Tadeo is praying for strength from the Right-Is-Might-and-Light Side as Ciudad Serdán receives its most dreaded visitors from The Dark Side. First, a little repetitious review: At the Double E (Hacienda de las Elizondo sin Escandon) Juan is trying to get past guard-doggie, Fatima, to see his sick little girl. Sofia interrupts and tells Juan Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-68175964757224644292008-12-05T00:26:00.006-05:002008-12-05T11:39:43.553-05:00Fuego 12-04-2008 'Antiquis temporibus'The truth shall set you free…I am a great believer in the truth, without the truth you are treading on quicksand. Sometimes people don’t like the truth, which if fine. Sometimes I don’t tell the truth as in “Does this make my butt look big?”. However, I try to be as truthful as possible when relating this recap. The truth is this, these are some of the most stupid persons to grace a tale. If Unknownnoreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-34664025668907474692008-12-03T22:13:00.003-05:002008-12-03T22:51:05.524-05:00Fuego, Wed., Dec. 3: Investing in your kids is usually worthless, and almost always comes back to bite you in the bu**I watch the opening credits of this train wreck I call FELS Hell, and I ponder; how could so many things go wrong with a show that from the outside had so much going for it? The answer: the writers put pen to paper.What seemed to be the musical auditions for Barney & Friends ended up being the welcome-home ceremony for the newly-united family. So the deal is each girl gets paired up with an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com72tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-31103550066993075832008-12-03T00:05:00.002-05:002008-12-03T00:12:43.545-05:00Fuego, #148, Tues, Dec. 2, - Fire in the Campsite, Fire on the Kitchen Floor, Fire in the BloodDear Friends, I am making my appeal to recruit a January recapper for Tuesday nights. In January I will return to Mexico for the month. Can someone help out? It is actually very easy dialog, lots of crying, repeats and singing take up most of the hour so this is a good telenovela to jump into. If you are interested you can let me know in the comments or send e-mail to cherylnewmex@gmail.com. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-76717790152257730222008-12-01T23:34:00.003-05:002008-12-01T23:38:55.555-05:00Fuego, Monday 12/1 (#147): The Day the Plot Stood StillDon Clemente comes over to pay Juan for his crop, and invites Juan to his daughter Juliana's birthday dance. He adds that Juliana really likes Juan. Juan says he'll think about it.Sofi and her sisters are excited about the three nameless girls' upcoming baptism. Sofi has a sad flashback to when Juan bought a baptismal gown for the tiny pillow under her dress. Gabi shows up, thinking she'll be Unknownnoreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-38869588792589877872008-11-26T22:38:00.006-05:002008-11-28T14:08:15.456-05:00Fuego, Thanksgiving Eve!: I saw Daddy kissing Santa Claus...but it's not what you think.In keeping with the Thanksgiving tradition, I candidly tried to think of all the FELS things for which I’m thankful. All I came up with is that I’m so thankful that Sarita came across that smuggled 1984 edition of Vogue and that one consignment shop in Puebla.OMG! It’s Silvia from “Mujer: Casos de la vida real.” (No, I do not watch that show.) And might I say in a non-political, non-economical Unknownnoreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-14975925122886621652008-11-25T20:06:00.006-05:002008-11-26T01:22:51.669-05:00Fuego En La Sangre, Tues. 11/25/08 - So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999 or was it 1899Before: Baby girl food fight, Big girl tequila toss, pretty girls wanting to rescue the forsaken Reyez boyz, the Elizondo Sistahs show up to cast an evil eye on the proceedings, horrors. With regards to Prince who put it so well:Coulda sworn it was judgment dayThe sky was all purpleThere were people runnin' everywhereTryin' 2 run from the destructionU know I didn't even care At the party we have Unknownnoreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-81764182658435537282008-11-25T02:59:00.009-05:002008-11-25T14:09:09.466-05:00Fuego Sangre - Mon. Nov 24 - A warning, whining, a departure, and a partyJuan rides back to the Hacienda.The next day Crabi goes to tell Sof that she accepts the decision of her Pa and will leave. Dohfie doesn’t take this opportunity to get rid of her evil evil Ma, instead she tells ma she’s not going anywhere and this is her house.The adopted lady was convinced to allow Jime and Oscar to keep the spawn despite their estranged residences thanks to Paddy Tad. They fakeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-20424056259916690842008-11-22T13:44:00.018-05:002008-11-22T15:52:35.790-05:00Fuego en la Sangre, 11/21/08: Augie Takes Gabi’s BULL By the HornsCapítulo #143[Note: My request from last week still stands. Thanks. –ed.]Both Fernando and Gabi are getting antsy being married to each other and both, it seems, are in for a big surprise…….. Feo meets with the attorney in Puebla City who did Gabi’s will, and tells him he’s there for “his wife” to get a copy of her will. The lawyer tells him that apparently Feo wasn’t kept in the loop: Gabi Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-29971720790617651932008-11-21T01:11:00.005-05:002015-08-03T15:05:56.243-04:0011-20-08 Fuego "Some men see things as they are and say, "Why?" Juan dreams of things that never were and says, "Why not?"Survey says….Vanilla is the most popular flavor ice-cream in the world, white bread is the most popular bread in America. In an effort to please the masses, this episode will be scrubbed squeaky clean of any possible subversive comments. Let the youngins join in the fun, they probably need a break from studying for that Spelling Bee, Old Testament Prophets…Those spellings confuse me to this day. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-50796098039629596422008-11-19T22:24:00.006-05:002008-11-20T07:12:45.058-05:00Fuego, Wed., Nov. 19: Fear not! This recap has been censored and altered to your delight.Yes, I swear, and yes, I criticize, and No, I don’t teach Spanish. Please don’t hate me because I’m sardonic, hate me because I’m beautiful. Now, if you people need a neon disclaimer, go to Las Vegas--I got a show to do!Ah!!! Pray tell, why does Sofia have Juan’s daddy’s belt? It belonged to her “father.” I’m willing to bet her “father” is Juan’s daddy! Or maybe the same manufacturer of this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-20279067827622302742008-11-19T01:14:00.003-05:002008-11-19T01:24:07.287-05:00Fuego, Tues Nov. 18, 2008, - 'Til Death or SNAKE BUCKLES Do Us PartHere is a stone SNAKE, sorry I did not have a SNAKE BUCKLE to show you tonight.Dear Friends, I am in the middle of another Spanish immersion class in Santa Cruz, NM so will try to spin this dilly of an episode out asap. So we begin with a variety of characters say the following, match the phrase with the appropriate character and figure out which one I made up: "One of these babies is mine and I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-22508324090086767732008-11-18T03:06:00.002-05:002008-11-18T03:09:08.641-05:00Fuego Mon Nov. 17th - A "Ruthless" Episode and finally Movement on the Belt Buckle front...Crabbi busts Feo on his crime, but he won’t fess up he swears Doc Gomez had heart probs. She says he’s taken things much to far on some of their little plans. She still believes he had something to do with the death of Rosi and Armando since he was missing from their hotel, and despite saying that he was in a bar in Puebla, he always seems to have just the right alibi and this makes her even moreUnknownnoreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-39615203387559573992008-11-15T16:51:00.024-05:002008-11-16T15:05:23.231-05:00Fuego en la Sangre, 11/14/08: Threats Made Good On and Promises KeptCapítulo 138[This is a long and complicated one, folks. So get yourself a copa and kick off your shoes…..]While Sofia and her sisters are upstairs with the little girls from the orphanage, Gabi is in the office downstairs giving Fernando the run-down on Root’s visit. She explains that Root came to complain about not having helped her mother keep their hacienda out of the Reyes brothers’ hands andJardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-11726354500670717402008-11-13T00:37:00.001-05:002008-11-13T00:57:52.296-05:00Fuego, Wed., Nov. 12: You can take the girl out of the Tijuana brothel, but you can’t take the brothel out of the girl.Ah, thank you CherylNewMex. It’s worth mentioning that I just got back from a six-hour dress rehearsal and what do I do? Talk with my parents, make a trip to the fridge, hit the sack? Nope, I run for my laptop and warm up my DVR. Let this be a testament to my undying dedication to my beloved friends, assumed family and loyal readers. This recap, containing whatever is left in me, is dedicated to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com86tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-35126831891735619592008-11-11T22:08:00.001-05:002008-11-12T00:18:56.445-05:00Fuego, 11/11/2008 - If It's Tuesday It Must Be My Night In The Barrel -OR- When Is A Root Most Like A Clinging VineIt may be a little known fact that I grew up in Wyoming where barrel jokes and sheep jokes are much more frequent than ass jokes and certainly more fun than troll laden fairy tales. Sofia tells her sisters of her anger, fury, jealousy at seeing Root near Juan Reyes. Flash to a bit of self flagellation with the lip gloss pen on said vixen. For some reason she hates me and I believe she is capable Unknownnoreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-54026439417158141012008-11-11T02:55:00.008-05:002008-11-11T20:27:42.822-05:00Fuego en la Sangre 11-10 Mon.- and we are less one virgin...producers take their shot at mitten makers and boots belong in bedJuan rescues the screaming loca. She tells him she never lets anyone touch her, but she feels safe around him. We get a nice ass shot as he puts her back on the horse. I think that’s her best view frankly. Her face makes me puke (it’s her personality, folks...).Mama Crabby tells the Haci dwellers that Root Uribe has arrived and Snowfie asks if Eva knows that her daughter is here. Crabby manages Unknownnoreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-45430450026081224922008-11-08T15:55:00.014-05:002008-11-09T09:13:39.009-05:00Fuego en la Sangre, 11/07/08: Boy, Oh Boy! This Babe, Ruth, Is Back in Town![Capítulo #134]Alrightie then. Sofia has just confessed her love for Juan to her sisters and says she could sense Juan felt the same for her. (So what was her first clue, the kissing or the horn-toad in his pocket?) What a downer though, cuz unfortunately fate has separated them and (say it with me, class--) they will never be able to be together a-gain. Jimena asks Sofia if she’s ever thought Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-3704486602178092582008-11-07T01:01:00.007-05:002015-08-03T15:03:02.332-04:00Fuego 11-06-08 Thurs. "Memories, Like the corners of my Mind"Misty water-colored memoriesOf the way we wereHow in the hell can Juan remember anything?Sofie only wears BlackHello...the absence of water-colored memories.Disclaimer: in holding an on-going trend of reader beware, I am in no way responsible for any reader who maybe off their medication (goin rogue), therefore please consult any or all of the voices in your head before proceeding. Proceed with Unknownnoreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-21501780013291646832008-11-05T23:22:00.003-05:002008-11-06T00:00:26.691-05:00Fuego, Wed., Nov. 5: It's only a matter of time till international adoption agencies step-in.DISCLAIMER: This is a NO-SPIN ZONE! Oh, wait, that’s Bill O'Reilly. How about: What you are about to read most probably contains profanity, sexual references, and overall contemplations of others’s stupidity. I would hate for a stamp-collecting, mitten-knitting loony to happen on this blog and alert the FCC and local extremist groups.Anyway…After everyone tortures Eva and our lovely audience withUnknownnoreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-58089645300869743012008-11-04T13:31:00.013-05:002015-08-04T20:45:55.558-04:00Nov.4th Tues. Willa Reminds You All: NO Telenovelas Tonight - VOTE-VOTE-VOTE-THEN WATCH DESTINOS 2008
Tonight the world changing election will be featured on Univision and on Telemundo as well as most English stations, so none of our favorite characters will be seen until Wednesday night. Willa hopes you have all voted, if not, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??
You can vote for best picture if you have already voted at the polls. Willa isn't sure what look will be best when FELS is over.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-84208619057174651192008-11-04T02:16:00.008-05:002008-11-04T16:34:01.895-05:00FELS 11-3 - Mon: Two down and quite a few more to go before it's over....Things moved along tonight, well, a little anyway...so without further ado.....We begin with Feo and his grand inquisition of the doomed newfound amigos. I’m wondering why they don’t just drive off and cut his head off between the window.Snowfie is remembering words from Demian and also from Juan .The obligatory show lengthening musical interlude from out beloved Franco, Con ganas de amar. Both Unknownnoreply@blogger.com67tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-65114172833385458362008-11-01T12:19:00.021-04:002008-11-02T09:27:26.768-05:00Fuego en la Sangre, 10/31/08: Revelations for Rosario and Tribulations of a Lovers’ TriangleCapítulo # 130[Thanks to Melinama for filling in for me last week.]Armando is in Fernando’s office at the Bad Love Bar and celebrating. He has found the combination to Fernando’s personal safe at the Double E (Hacienda de las Elizondo y del Escandon), and is yucking it up with himself, planning to empty out all that stolen cash that Fer’s been stashing away and then heading for the hills when Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-67325839641440696452008-10-31T01:20:00.001-04:002015-08-03T15:02:13.625-04:00Fuego 10-30-2008 ''you never hear the anvil that hits you''First let me begin with two disclosures:First: PSA: I was off work today so I watched Muchacitas Como Tu. This is an Teen Novela, you know the four kickin beautiful very European looking Amigas. Anyway Ber from Fuego is making a guest appearance. He is shown holding a box of what appears to be candies. Need I say more? Pa & Ma lock the youngins up. Granted there are no waterfall pools but Unknownnoreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-35305652218700973852008-10-29T22:59:00.004-04:002008-10-30T11:51:25.140-04:00Fuego, Wed., Oct. 29: Avoiding 7-10 in the state pen.--without Court time and processing fees.Buenas noches a todos.Sofia’s barely swaggering along as she leans on the walls of Brigadoom for shoulders to cry on. It's pretty sad when your only friends are brick walls and lace handkerchiefs. Sofia! Get your ass in gear, girl. Didn’t you know that you’re the talk of the town? So embarrassing. I'd be embarrassed, too, if my daughter resembled the center-fold from the 1852 Farmer's Almanac. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-37826908649224690562008-10-28T20:18:00.014-04:002008-10-29T02:00:16.092-04:00Fuego, Tues. 10/28 #127 - Cry Me a River Or Let's Row Across Sofia'sAccording to Greek mythology there are five rivers that separate Hades from the world of the living, they are: Acheron - the river of woe; Cocytus - the river of lamentation; Phlegethon - the river of fire; Lethe - the river of forgetfulness; Styx - the river of hate is said to circle Hades nine times. And Sofia is crying out all of them and you are all going to cross at least one so let's Unknownnoreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-3053127025115458602008-10-28T01:27:00.006-04:002008-10-28T13:32:24.791-04:00Fuego - Mon. 10-27 For a wanted man, he sure is pretty unwanted...We start with Juan showing up and his brothers assaulting him. He says he doesn’t remember them. Yeah, it would be hard even with a brain, but without one, well....his bros think he’s foolin...For some reason Rosario is begging Ofelia to take care of her little one if something happens to her. Ofi doesn’t want to talk about these things, but yes, she promises in front of the virgin. Ok, this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-80002757978336762932008-10-24T22:30:00.003-04:002008-10-24T22:42:32.917-04:00When you hardly have one IQ point to spare, better not lose the one you've got, or, "Wha?"I haven't watched this show for weeks, but I get it. The Situation: It's been exactly a year since Juan disappeared on the night of his daughter's birth and the daughter is gone too. Everybody thinks Juan did it. Actually, Gab has her granddaughter stashed in a convent with two other one-year-old girls (do we know who they are? Did Gab steal them too?) and has informed the nuns that, if they melinamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628499858283988824noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-17541253950548528492008-10-24T02:24:00.001-04:002015-08-03T15:00:45.119-04:00Fuego 10-23 "Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes"Shout out to David Bowie cause...Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes(Turn and face the strain)Hash Rehash…Nic covered it so well last night, need I say more…Thank you Televisa for the cheesy scene chewing of not one night…but two nights with scenes of Sofie and Juan rehash.Now down to the native village, Juan is petting the mysterious beautiful black horse. Said Horse is only mysterious, because well face it Unknownnoreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-89263199740227632412008-10-22T22:53:00.004-04:002008-10-22T23:27:18.124-04:00Fuego, Wed., Oct. 22: It just goes to show you that losing your mind can be healthy, remedial, and productive.Buenas noches a todos.It’s been two weeks since I’ve watched this god-forsaken show, and I’m just not the same; I almost completely regained my sanity.It does my heart good to see little Sofia moseying around town with her “Se Busca” fliers. I won’t even comment on how they were produced in a town with no ink cartridges. To her demise, nobody’s seen the guy. I think I saw some people grin when Unknownnoreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-41269609057385534172008-10-22T00:22:00.005-04:002008-10-22T02:51:39.763-04:00Fuego, 10/21, Tues. #122 - From the Book of the Not So DeadSanta, I have been a very good girl this year and I want two pairs of the white pants that repel mud, that's really all I want for Christmas except for Sofia's tears to dry up for once. Oh, you're not Santa? Well that's a shame, I had a longer list. Would you mind forwarding this to Santa?At Nervous Crises R Us Hacienda, we get a repeat of threats and counter threats about the Monster Mom with Unknownnoreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-44765332179690908332008-10-21T03:04:00.005-04:002008-10-21T14:26:44.466-04:00Fuego - Mon. 10/20 - Cry Wolf? Cry in a well.....We start with Sofi giving Sara a pep talk to return to her man Franco despite what Sofi feels about Juan; and when the tables turn and Sofi gets the pep talk to let herself be in love with Demian, she refuses to listen to Sara. Turn about is fair play, Sofi dear.Jime and Oscar are kissing again, and she reminds us that just because she's boffing him every night doesn't mean she's forgiven him. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-21213544943885247272008-10-18T17:10:00.012-04:002008-10-18T23:15:18.122-04:00Fuego en la Sangre, 10/17/08: Fits, Snits and Crabi In the Pit Or, Where’s That White Rabbit and Those Funny Mushrooms When You Need Them?[After watching this particular episodio, Hubby and I looked at each other and wondered what this one was supposed to be about. We remembered one of the Seinfeld episodes where George expressed the essence of the show so descriptively, “It’s about nothing.” Our apologies to Sr. Mejia regarding this capítulo, but….. So, for those of you who slept through it, and for those of you who wish you had, Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-35158515588823601902008-10-17T01:29:00.007-04:002015-08-03T14:59:37.058-04:00Fuego 10-16-08 ""If a Sofie cries in a scene and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"First let me just say I was thrilled to watch the “Angel” show which precedes this freak show and to see our young Libia, wealthy and dancing with a man who was born in the same decade as young Libia. It did my heart good.We see Damien riding a horse and some octogenarian Mexican pushing around what I assume was a practice Bull. Wow, is this like rich guys playing polo? This scene was actuallyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-71205043703770629072008-10-14T22:58:00.011-04:002008-10-15T01:07:45.166-04:00Fuego, Tues. 10/14, #118 - Much Ado-Do About NothingThe picture above is a farm scene in Cantabria, northern Spain. It has nothing to do with Fuego but I needed to see something pleasant. I hope you don't expect me to redescribe the slime on the stairs scene between Feo and Sofia, sorry, I just can't, it is too, too yucky. So on with the rest of the recrap: Damián wants Sofia to forget Juan, she can't, he goes. Dra. Lust can't forget about Juan Unknownnoreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-15716582499511123552008-10-14T02:09:00.006-04:002008-10-14T13:42:43.324-04:00Fuego - 10/13 - Monday: A cachetada, a machete, a boda, a loada crapaWe start with Snowfie being introduced to our 2 remaining Reyes by Demian. She knows them, of course, as the brothers of that rotten kid stealer.At the tienda, Sara chats with Eva that she thinks Demian is interested in Sofi. Sara hopes he distracts her but Eva is convinced Sofi is a one woman man, (ok this was a typo, but I think it's kind of hysterical so I'm leaving it in) and that man is noneUnknownnoreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-70438956965342863082008-10-11T13:48:00.024-04:002008-10-12T10:41:45.796-04:00Fuego en la Sangre, 10/10/08: A Gorrilla (Still) in the Mist and a New White Knight to the RescueTo avoid unnecessary repetition we start at the point where Crabiela is angrily yelling to Sofia that she has disinherited her and her sisters. The three of them will be out on the main drag pushing pencils to survive once the old witch (rhymes with ___) assumes room temperature and Fernando does a Fred Astaire on her grave. Mama was just waiting for a chance to throw that in Sofia’s face and, Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com66tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-54795008571647003752008-10-09T23:00:00.005-04:002008-10-09T23:36:51.305-04:00Fuego 10/09: Juan survives a poisoning and narrowly escapes large puffy jungle kisses.So evidently yesterday some guy (probably Damien?) distracted the girls (Eva, Sofia, Sara, and Rosario) in the store which I will call "Chock Full o' Chachkes," but Sofia sez she isn't interested in the guy -- and what was that, by the way, that you were going to tell us, Rosario?It was: "Armando told me Furd's been going around all nervous, the boss gave him orders, he's looking for a scapegoat melinamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628499858283988824noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-52825997240042022502008-10-08T23:28:00.005-04:002015-08-03T14:59:01.276-04:00Fuego, Wed., Oct. 8: Dating services?! Heck, I'll just take a stroll in the dark, scary forest and see what I can scrape off the stumps.Buenas noches a todos.You know it’s never good when Fernie pays Oscar a visit. Attorney Fernie has brought the divorce papers and needs Oscar to sign them immediately. Oscar isn’t gonna sign nothin’, but not because he doesn’t know how. It’s because he loves Jimena enough for the both of them. Sorry Charlie, Jimena signed the papers before she went into the coma or whatever Fernie and/or her Unknownnoreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-33429488043810211162008-10-07T22:58:00.013-04:002008-10-08T11:15:00.245-04:00Fuego 10/7 Tues, # 113, How Does La Llorona Get Her Groove Back? Ask Mama Who Has Certainly Found HersWith a tip of the sombrero to Terry McMillan, I am still in a state of euphoria over my splendid trip to northern Spain and still grateful to Bridget for producing three fine recaps to keep this FELS nightmare, I mean telenovela, sailing along on the CarayCaray waves of delighted viewers. But on with tonight's action: Who is that handsome man on the white horse willing to pay whatever to graze Unknownnoreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-57747465376260995362008-10-07T01:14:00.003-04:002008-10-07T01:33:25.167-04:00Fuego, Monday 10/6 (#112): Juan makes gorilla cookiesFeo and Gabi have just formalized their engagement. Nobody feels much like toasting the happy couple, so Gabi lays a guilt trip on them. Sofi stiffly wishes them well and Sarita grudgingly follows suit. Grandpa, clutching Sofía's hand, says nothing. The two daughters take tiny sips of their champagne, then look away disgustedly as Gabi and Feo seemingly proceed to consummate their engagement Unknownnoreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-51370935303683212392008-10-04T17:50:00.025-04:002008-10-04T22:52:34.333-04:00Fuego en la Sangre, 10/03/08: Jungle Fever and Wedding Bell Bleh’sWe begin in the Reyes Brothers’ multi-million dollar kitchen-turned-make-shift-bakery where those of us in Viewerville are unable to stop making colorized visual comparisons of Jed and Jeb Clampett with this Mexican version of a familia de naco. Franco, in one of Juan’s red do-rags so big it nearly covers his eyebrows, is insisting for the umpteenth time to Sofia that Juan did NOT kidnap her Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com78tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-70157401481859140762008-10-03T00:03:00.005-04:002015-08-03T14:57:52.313-04:00Fuego 10-02 "The Babe is Biden her Time & Sarita is a Painlen in the Ass"The title in no way, shape or form refers to any living or dead person.We rehash Franco crying into the pan, as what with all the recent events, the mortgage, the lack of funds and most especially the depleted store of Juan’s sweating salt, well someone has to add the missing ingredient. Franco hears the whinnying of Capricho, I don’t speak Spanish, but I am the horse whisperer.Capricho is all Unknownnoreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-74794219866766829112008-10-01T22:56:00.003-04:002008-10-02T09:29:45.447-04:00Fuego, Wed., Oct. 1: The bathroom's color scheme was bad, but it wasn't that scary.Buenas noches a todos.And I wanted to watch C-SPAN…So Gabi tells Sofia that her daughter is dead. But it can’t be; she isn’t! Telling yourself that she isn’t dead doesn’t mean that the Virgin is going to return her. As Gabi reminds her, dead people don’t come back to life. Not so fast says Eva. You have to believe that she is alive; it’s the only thing that will get you through. Ha! Gabi laughs Unknownnoreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-14467174892350173962008-10-01T08:39:00.006-04:002015-08-03T14:57:52.304-04:00Fuego, #108, Donde Estas Condenado!Hey everyone! Bridget here for the last recap before Cheryl returns this weekend. I am hoping I'll be the one who will recap the return of our beloved Mighty Joe Juan... read ahead and see if my wish is granted. (Normally I touch up my recap while on the bus ride to work. Unfortunately today the gentleman in front me has some horrid breath that I'm having difficulty concentrating.) For a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-13641751275191354182008-09-30T01:30:00.002-04:002008-09-30T01:36:12.128-04:00Fuego, Monday 9/29 (#107): Must we make small talk every time we pass?Pablito has climbed up to Sofi's balcony. (It's like Grand Central Station up there!) She's telling him that things don't always work out the way we want them to. He misses her and Juan, and he's worried that Juan is dead. Sofía doesn't like this idea at all and says he can't be.Franco meets with Gabi in her study, angry that she has shut down the spring on their property. She shows him the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-87825328691829880112008-09-27T17:59:00.009-04:002008-09-28T13:36:35.522-04:00Feugo en la Sangre, 09/26/08: With Mothers Like That Who Needs Enemies?The misery of motherhood prevails in certain quarters of Ciudad Serdán tonight as we begin. Fer enters Sofia’s bedroom ready to tell her he now wants to give her that divorce that she’s been begging him for all these many months. Sofia is desperate and half crazed at this point from the sudden loss of her newborn daughter. In a moment of irrational desperation, before Feo can give her the news, Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com70tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-13423917349321277652008-09-26T00:04:00.003-04:002015-08-03T14:56:30.021-04:00Fuego 9-25-08 'Where oh Where can my BeBe be?" First here is my shout out to all the "Indian footage" that this producer loves to insert in his TeleNovelas, my first shot is Pablo Montero, that's Franco to you. This awesome authentic picture was from that suckfest "Between the Love and the Hate" Yes Susan Gonzalez fell in a stream and woke up an Indian village. I believe she had amnesia...Uuuuhhhh total deja vu all over againNow here is a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-6772488115295526482008-09-25T01:30:00.003-04:002015-08-03T14:56:30.033-04:00Fuego, Wed., Sep. 24: The extremes of inheritance collectionI should explain that I am currently ill, tired, and over-worked, without a laptop, and a FELS episode which is missing certain segments. I’m sorry to let you all down; I know this is an excellent episode for snarking, and I am sad to say that I will not live-up to your expectations.Here’s what I remember:So it’s finally time for that modest little critter inside Sofia to pop-out. Seeing that sheUnknownnoreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-44840160267811235412008-09-24T12:51:00.003-04:002015-08-03T14:56:30.026-04:00Fuego #102(?), Tuesday, September 23 - Within an hour we see no bump, to big bump, to the baby practically head bumping the midwife!Hi guys, Cheryl is still out enjoying the beauty of Spain and that leaves you all to suffer my recap for this evening. I haven't had a chance to watch yesterday's episode however I was thrilled to read in last night's recap that my eyes will behold the sight of Sophia's pregnancy bump. I feel goose bumps...she has to be in her 36th month... aren't elephants or humpback whales pregnant this longUnknownnoreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-16049306006038074082008-09-23T03:03:00.008-04:002008-09-23T15:31:42.700-04:00Mon. 9-22 Fuego: So Gabi is a woman scorned...and the boys are movin' on up...to the top...to a deluxe hacienda in the fallout zone (sing it with me)Well it’s been a long hiatus for everyone, huh. Hope you all didn’t forget what it means to live in our zany world of Ciudad Serdan. The shock might come over you like an ice cream headache.Welcome back to the boys learning they "won" the hearing and the Hacienda Uribe is theirs now. The boys open the massive hacienda doors and find it’s time to go to FAMSA. Turns out they have no furniture. JuanUnknownnoreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-61135033550914237812008-09-19T17:45:00.003-04:002008-09-19T18:04:42.936-04:00Apparently No Fuego Till MondayWe will have to get our EY/ AN fix (for dorado dave and hombre de misterio) by watching reruns of the last few nights as the 2 hour finale to Al Diablo is on tonight from 7-9 Central/8-10 Eastern I believe.Ibarramedia - I think you asked to have this photo of Susana Zabaleta (who is playing Ruth) posted on the site and so here it is. Per alma-latina.net her last telenovela was Bajo la Misma PielJardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com77tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-45964787089091193022008-09-17T20:29:00.006-04:002015-08-03T14:54:41.576-04:00Fuego, Wed., Sep. 17: This is just like that time when the nice urban welfare people moved into the neighborhoods across town...Buenas noches a todos.I want to make a shout-out to my friend Beckster: I absolutely loved the “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” reference. I can see it now; Sarita runs-over Jimena with the Jeep, then, like her mother, locks Sofia away and enslaves her to make her clothes and hair ribbons. Of course, no one will notice, or care, and Sarita will convince Father Tadeo and Juan that Sofia hit the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com123tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-681510347940407732008-09-17T10:29:00.004-04:002015-08-03T14:54:41.582-04:00Fuego en la Sangre, Tuesday 9/16 (#100) And you and you and you are NOT Rosario's mother!Hi everyone Bridget again in for Cheryl. It's been really hard watching these past few days with the dragging, groveling, forgive me storyline. Look I think I just finished the recap for this evening. Ah if it was only that simple so let's get started.As Sofia opens the doors to the balcony Juan is outside waiting for her. After a quick make out session Juan and Sophia which I thought was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-25773126003405307632008-09-16T02:45:00.000-04:002008-09-16T02:50:35.256-04:00Fuego, Monday 9/15 (#99): Some Enchanted EveningSo. Benito is very curious as to what kind of a deal Raquel made with Gabi that could be worth that much money, but we are spared the unnecessary stress and excitement of finding out. The moment is saved with the sudden appearance of a piece of paper with a very fancy watermark (I can see it through the paper) AND the fancy multicolored background image. Yikes! When you see that kind of paper, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com70tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-58379099345658862622008-09-13T15:17:00.019-04:002008-09-13T20:54:06.014-04:00Fuego en la Sangre, 09/12/08: Sofia Gets Her Groove BackAs we left them last time, the Reyes brothers, together with their Uncle Vicente, had gone to look for their father’s will. Juan gets excited when, after digging with their hands and some nearby sticks, he finds a rusty old lunchbox buried underneath their family tree. (Don’t even begin to ask me what that says about their roots.) He and the others are overjoyed when he opens it and realizes thatJardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-57702503890753081732008-09-11T22:30:00.011-04:002008-09-12T07:01:02.130-04:00Fuego 9/11: Forgive me, no I won't, forgive me, no I won't, and a miraculous non-leaking lunchbox.So, no Spanish subtitles for me tonight, which made me understand why people have been complaining about the background noise of this show - loud chirping crickets, waterfalls, rain, miscellaneous scratching noises. Here's what I could glean:Juan goes to see Unibrow, aka Pedro's father (and a terrible mumbler, but I'm not complaining, least we don't have to watch him kissing anybody in this melinamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628499858283988824noreply@blogger.com60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-5714817611181277812008-09-10T22:36:00.002-04:002008-09-10T23:03:17.998-04:00Fuego, Wed., Sep. 10: Mothers, please remember to leave your seven-year-olds with explicit instructions to complete upon your deaths.Buenas noches a todos.Since the nice people who regularly criticize my posts advised me not to talk about Republicans, sex, or underwear, I guess that only leaves one thing: Fuego en la Sangre…Yippy…Wow, I don’t want to sound campy, but whoever is doing the Elizondo girls’s makeup is either blind or on some sort of ultra penny-saver, K-Mart budget.Over in Puebla Juan and the gang present the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-37786481513645807652008-09-09T23:08:00.009-04:002008-09-10T09:36:05.195-04:00Fuego en la Sangre(#95), Tues. 9/9/2008 - A Family That Preys Together, Stays TogetherWe begin with a shot of each character looking as sad and miserable as possible. Where's Mariachi and Caprichio when you need them. I am into animal therapy to cure most sadness. These beautiful animals are letting us down. Maybe their contracts protect them from becoming mired in ridiculous plots.Rosario is sorry again to Franco, he's sorry too but needs to be respectful to his virgin wife so Unknownnoreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-74342653438351129412008-09-09T01:28:00.002-04:002008-09-09T01:31:24.463-04:00Fuego, Monday 9/8 (#94): Wringing of hands and gnashing of teethThere's a replay of Pablito's heartbreak and the sisters' confrontation with Tadeo, and the sisters leave. Juan tells his remaining audience that they've completed their vow to Libia, and now it's time to move on.But that night, he rides into the darkness calling Sofía's name. He throws himself into the swimmin' hole, fully clothed. I think he's trying to drown himself, but maybe not, as he risesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-87735534914413042822008-09-06T16:40:00.022-04:002008-09-08T18:14:11.282-04:00Fuego en la Sangre, 09/05/08: Confession May Be Good For The Soul, But It's Sure Hell On a Relationship“Between lovers a little confession is a dangerous thing.” --Helen Rowland (1875–1950). Let me just add, never more so than in Telenovela-land.This episodio begins as a repentant El Jefe, having now revealed to Pedro his identity as Alejandro Reyes, Pedro’s long-lost, dead-beat daddy, swears to himself in the obscure solitude of his hacienda that he’ll manage to get Pedro to pardon him whatever Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com85tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-58993334512101853512008-09-05T02:49:00.003-04:002008-09-05T13:19:00.115-04:00FUEGO thurs 9-4 - A dead father, a doll, a dead sister and a criminal father - what a teamCrabbi wonders what Fern is doing with the photo of Libia.The girls talk about missing their Pa and that the brothers and Juan never talked about the sister. I missed some of this but they end putting their three hands together a los Hermanos Reyes.The boys talk about the idea that they are going to tell all the truth after the mass about Libia and the girls’ Pa. They are optimistic that this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-68245163893395278542008-09-03T22:12:00.003-04:002008-09-04T10:27:48.134-04:00Fuego, Wed., Sep. 3: “Sarita; show me on the doll where the bad man touched you.”Buenas noches a todos.I never thought I’d say this, but, I’d rather watch some Annie-Oakley Republican talk about castrating homosexuals and privatizing social security than watch Juan and Sofia bitch about the same “problems.”With that being said, I regretfully present you with tonight’s recap:Nothing like a good, fair fight! Make that, two guys hold-back Juan, beat him when he’s down, then dragUnknownnoreply@blogger.com85tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-82054164099623746792008-09-03T01:16:00.003-04:002008-09-04T12:34:10.198-04:00Fuego en La Sangre Tues. 9/2, #90 - Apply Two Directly To The Forehead, and Call Me In the MorningAnother night so silly that my title is a tip of the hat to my comadre recapper, Julie. Also for those friends of Willa who have asked about Cisco, you can see pictures of them together on Willa's World. So how about this... Feo is a triple jerk: 1. trying to hit Abuelo out of his wheelchair, 2. kicking Oscar down the stairs and 3. arming little innocent Luisito to the teeth. Make that quadrupleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com67tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-17067552028703810932008-09-02T00:40:00.003-04:002008-09-02T00:43:28.896-04:00Fuego, Monday 9/1 (#89): Apply Directly to the ForeheadNo, I didn't forget to change my placeholder title. I thought this was a good time to use the slogan of the product that is better known for its headache-inducing ads than for its effectiveness as a headache remedy.So Ofelia and Eva are at the Tumbao for the new act's opening night. Pedro and Rosario show up a little late. Rosario is flustered and says someone was following them in a truck. His Unknownnoreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-57352049116015359362008-08-30T18:22:00.026-04:002008-09-01T10:35:45.993-04:00Fuego en la Sangre, 08/29/08: Everybody’s Got a Secret to TellYou’d think after having the place set on fire that Juan would know enough to keep his doors locked, but no-o-o-o-o! As handsome and eager to please as Juan is, he is just that dense at times. We must assume that there are no locks anywhere in Casita Reyes, or for the bakery either, for that matter.Sofia attempts to distract Juan from his bad mood after Fernando’s surprise appearance by talking Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-66204713218412959182008-08-28T23:55:00.004-04:002008-08-29T00:05:36.639-04:00Fuego 8/28: how likely is it that Furd's plan to poison all the good guys at once will succeed?I had to take an hour off to watch Barak Obama's speech, so to save a little time I've eliminated the most insipid, pointless bits.Cute business with Oscar tiptoeing through the hacienda behind Don Aug's wheel chair, eyes rolling, reminding me of Bugs Bunny. They manage to find a Very Important Box, jimmy the lock, steal the Very Important Papers, and avoid Gab's eagle eye on the way out. Oscar melinamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628499858283988824noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-57472922702834787112008-08-27T22:20:00.001-04:002008-08-27T22:30:04.368-04:00Fuego, Wed., Aug. 27: There's nothin' more fickle than a Fernie.Buenas noches a todos.First, I want to thank everyone for the support you have shown me as a recapper and a student. You are all such good friends. That’s why I have decided not to completely abandon the Wednesday-night time-slot until I find a long-term substitute (Not that I would ever leave you without a recap, or that someone could ever replace me!).The show must go on…!So we start tonight Unknownnoreply@blogger.com66tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-35065876463437581422008-08-27T02:05:00.006-04:002008-08-27T02:51:54.163-04:00Fuego En La Sangre #85, Tues. 8/26 - Will It Be 4 Weddings and a Funeral Or 4 Funerals and A....The night begins with the usual repeats: Rosario, resisting the pinching and pushing and threats from Feo to return to work or else! When everyone finds out why she was in jail, they will reject her. She assures him she will come out ahead of Feo if he insists on menacing her and all the truth comes out. Feo and Gabi discuss their wedding which Feo thinks will be all that Gabi could possibly wantUnknownnoreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-36628382422433840102008-08-26T01:17:00.002-04:002008-08-26T01:19:42.052-04:00Fuego, Monday 8/25 (#84): Cuatro! Cuatro Reyes! Bwa ha ha ha ha!!Juan and Sofi claim the prize. The unnamed man from Hacienda Los Angeles gets the trophy. Juan gets the cash. Coyote quietly tells Juan that the Boss is very happy that the contest was won by a Reyes.Juan seems to hesitate at this for a moment, but he's much too excited to wonder who the Boss is or why a total stranger would say such an odd thing. He tells Sofi the silver spurs she gave him Unknownnoreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-77572368352621650012008-08-23T13:26:00.036-04:002008-08-24T08:41:38.218-04:00Fuego en la Sangre, 08/22/08: The Devil Take Me! It’s 0 for 2 for Gabi and Feo!One more time we are treated to Juan, Oscar, Pedro, and Franco scandalizing us in their skivvies while doing their version of water ballet a la Reyes. (Unfortunately, with all that underwater lighting showing up so much of that swirling flotsam and jetsam you can’t help wondering just what else must have been floatin’ and movin’ around in that water besides the four of them. Yech!) Now, at the Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-87602105226760468092008-08-22T15:29:00.002-04:002015-08-03T14:52:46.805-04:00Fuego 8-21-08 Thurs : Vale mas un buen Amor... A good love is worth more than....We start with Rosario and the boys separately overhearing Sara professing how much she still loves Franco, but that all is lost...he loves her not. Ok, so the first one to react to this is Rosi. She tells Ofi how it breaks her heart to see her flesh and blood so distraught and that she must do something to help. Hmmm...Feo finishes his conversation with Crabi while Raquel cowers on the floor. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-25080364052583644622008-08-20T22:12:00.002-04:002008-08-20T22:33:23.750-04:00Fuego, Wed., Aug. 20: If only they hadn't re-connected Franco to that little machine...Buenas noches a todos.Attention all recap readers/recappers/anyone else: Next week I go back to school, and therefore I do not anticipate having the time or energy to do recaps. Is anyone willing to take over for me? Thank you.We start tonight from the hospital where Gabi tells Sofia that she is going to marry Fernie. Sofia is incredulous. Gabi reminds her that now she is free to marry that Unknownnoreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-61312763987619893892008-08-19T23:46:00.003-04:002008-08-20T02:12:32.407-04:00Fuego en la Sangre Aug. 19, Tues (#80) - Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That...Oh, Never Mind....Thanks once again to Bridget for her smashing first recap last Tuesday. Wasn't she fabulous!I can see that while I was off gallivanting around Wyoming and Colorado the writers have turned this into a fine family story, full of love and thoughtful, warm relationships, ready for reruns on the Disney Channel with just a few adjustments. Buckle your seat belts, please, we have some narrow roads and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-17666075917935850202008-08-19T01:07:00.006-04:002008-08-19T09:29:09.261-04:00Fuego, Monday 8/18 (#79): Watching people sleepRaq hopes her husband doesn't find out about the money she gave Feo. (Really? I thought she was just joking when she offered him a check! What an idiot!!) If he does, she'll make something up. Right now all that matters to her is that he leaves Hacienda St. Agustín and dumps Gabriela! She never wants to see that woman ever again!Gabi is wondering how she and Feo can continue living together now Unknownnoreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-26467220364588024552008-08-16T20:39:00.026-04:002008-08-18T18:41:27.778-04:00Fuego en la Sangre, 0815/08: It’s Intensive Scare for Sophia As Oscar and Feo Do Separate Variations of the Hacienda HustleAs we begin Hortensia has made it to the hospital and Eva tells her that Sofia has them worried she’ll lose her baby. It looks to be another nail biter in Ciudad Serdán.As for Sofia, from the moment she was taken to the clinic to rest she has had nothing but one visitor after another upsetting her about one thing or another. Now she has Augie looking glum and Sarita sighing and pacing the room Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-19025398194045978692008-08-15T17:20:00.003-04:002008-08-15T17:34:13.852-04:00Fuego #77, Thurs, 8/14/2008: Are You My Mommy?Oops! It seems we don't have a recap for last night.And I didn't pay a lot of attention because I was recapping something else, and some of what I do remember may be from Wednesday night. Sorry bout that. But here's what I think I remember, in no particular order; please feel free to fill in the rest:A Very Special Specialist declares that Sofia has a very good chance of losing the baby.Gabi Unknownnoreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-90750409566377872522008-08-13T22:13:00.003-04:002008-08-14T10:24:00.113-04:00Fuego, Wed., Aug. 13: Casos de Familia: I have two mommies, one of whom is sleeping with my husband--the other one is a punching bag.Buenas noches a todos. I want to warn you all that I only watch this show on Wednesdays, so if there are gaps or nonsensical parts in my recaps you know why, and I apologize.We start tonight with Fernie reminding us all that women are so stupid, and all you have to do is tell them pretty things and they will do whatever you want. He laughingly pulls out his stack of cash that Gabi lovingly gave Unknownnoreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-38245454485516740902008-08-13T09:18:00.002-04:002015-08-03T14:51:52.232-04:00Fuego en la Sangre #75, Tuesday, August 12, 2008, It's the Eye of the StormHey everyone, Bridget here, your substitute recapper for this evenings FelS. If all goes well maybe I'll be considered as a permit recapper for newer shows. Thanks for the opportunity!We find our poet Quintina cheering on Juan and Sophia sitting down for a family dinner with Pablito. It seems like its a full moon out with everyone making whoopee. As Jimena acts indifferent to Oscar's advancesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-71776969915235812912008-08-12T00:45:00.000-04:002008-08-12T00:46:27.805-04:00Fuego, Monday 8/11 (#74): In Jail/Just VisitingGrandpa and Sofía ask Gabi again how that piece of Robles land came to be theirs. Sofía says the Reyes' parents were killed for it and the land is stained with their blood. Gabi tries to conceal her shock at hearing the Reyes are the Robles. Sofi says this puts her father's, grandfather's, and Gabi's honesty in doubt. Gabi tries, unconvincingly, to play dumb and simply says Raquel gave that Unknownnoreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-73132770872400108322008-08-09T17:10:00.032-04:002008-08-10T07:23:06.439-04:00Fuego en la Sangre, 08/08/08: Revolting Revelations and the Hunt for the Hallowed Homestead[There is something to be said for the old adage that you can pick your pals but not your parents, your friends but not your family.]As we begin Augie rolls himself into the front hallway of the hacienda yelling at Gabriela about why she is enjoying tormenting Sofia about her origin. “Just what are you after?” he asks her. She avoids answering by saying she’s not after anything but the truth. 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