tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253949922024-03-29T02:28:08.997-04:00Caray, Caray!English language recaps of Telenovelas.Rgv Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08920684509923445590noreply@blogger.comBlogger901500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-71479188821805598012016-09-11T14:55:00.000-04:002019-12-09T17:55:36.474-05:00New Telenovela: A Que No Me Dejas, Starts Monday, September 12, 2pm/1c. Synopsis And Cast
Looneyvision has finally deigned to air “A Que No Me Dejas” (“I Dare You To Leave Me”), the 2015 novela acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, in Mexico and the rest of Latin America.
“A Que No Me Dejas” was the biggest winner at Premios TVyNovelas 2016. It scooped up best script and/or adaption, best direction, best cinematography, best musical theme, best veteran actress and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com73tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-46717748344180343622016-05-22T10:15:00.000-04:002017-09-13T12:53:04.663-04:00New Telenovela: Tres Veces Ana, Starts Monday, May 23rd Recappers are needed for this telenovela which starts Monday, May 23rd in the 9 pm time slot. A few of you have now expressed interest in recapping-- let Blog Mom Jane/Melinama know and email her ASAP: caray@mappamundi.com
**News flash: as of 5/21, Uni has once again changed its mind about the fate of Yago, and it is supposedly no longer moving to the graveyard shift on UniMas. I have no idea Vivi in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357919987442859670noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-79610844582814375642016-05-21T07:10:00.003-04:002020-01-23T13:31:38.379-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #80, 5/20/16: GRAN FINAL - The Gran Manicomio Closes Its Doors!
Goodbye nuthouse! We shall miss you!
At a glance
-- It's the big finale! Don't just glance! Take one last full plunge into the exciting world of El Hotel De Los Secretos!
A closer look
The previous episode ended with all of us screaming: What the hap is f*ckening here? Who in poo-perfect hell is this Dr. Vicario and Mr. Hyde character? Well, those of you who guessed he is Unknownnoreply@blogger.com78tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-83389607498594191872016-05-20T13:33:00.001-04:002020-01-13T16:56:40.969-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #79, 5/19/16: WTF Did We All Just Watch?Part One
Oh my god. Guys, you guys, what did we just watch? What's going on? Someone tell meeeeeeeeeeee,
Okay, so I just finished the episode, the Univision App is crap, it lags, it shuts down on you as you're watching- and then you have to start watching from the start and hope the freaking thing will work, anyhoo, after two hours I finally made it through.
The episode was super slow until Princess Jujuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239691199075587553noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-61761905451338310462016-05-17T22:57:00.000-04:002020-01-13T16:26:15.606-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #78, 5/17/16: The Truth is Finally Told!This recap is by commenter Cynthia. Her first recap on the blog! Thanks so much, Cynthia!
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Vivi in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357919987442859670noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-52917250041231183912016-05-17T00:10:00.001-04:002020-01-13T16:25:30.417-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #77, 5/16/16: A Hot Mess of CrazyThis is my last recap for this outstanding telenovela. I want to say up front just how great a pleasure it's been to watch and read along with the rest of you. The quality of the writing, the acting, the production, and the participation of the Caray community has been a profound delight at a particular moment when I really needed to find something delightful. Thanks to everyone who has come Unknownnoreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-81831282246905600142016-05-14T16:08:00.003-04:002020-01-10T17:21:31.237-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #76, 5/13/16: The Black WidowHi everyone. I want to tell you all what a pleasure it's been recapping this fantastic telenovela and I'm sad to see it end. There are so few really good ones that when one finishes, it leave an empty hole that is hard to fill. We were lucky after Yo No Creo en los Hombres, we had another fantastic TN that followed it and that hole never formed.
This is very long, there was no way I could Unknownnoreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-8569123353722583992016-05-13T13:51:00.000-04:002020-01-10T13:54:48.004-05:00El hotel de los Secretos #75, 5/12/16: Andy is alive ALIVE!Oh my sweet lord, we got our Andres back!
Gabriel tells Natalia that Belen is alive and that Andres was killed for a crime he did not commit.
Natalia realizes the danger this puts her brother in so she hides him- smart girl.
Everyone mourns the death of poor sweet Andres- Julio has some lovely things to say about how awesome Andres was.
Teresa goes looking for Doctor V. when she can't find Princess Jujuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239691199075587553noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-2142828579632111612016-05-12T01:37:00.000-04:002019-01-18T16:58:22.747-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #74, 5/11/16: A Son Saved and Sent Away; A Son Who Stayed Close is LostDiego’s Mad Mama has Julio tied to a chair and blindfolded,
and Isabel drugged half out of her mind and hog tied to the bed in her lair.
She orders her goon to shoot Julio, as he swears his love to Isa. The goon
takes aim and gets ready to shoot Julio in the head, when suddenly a shot rings
out, hits him square in the heart, and drops him dead to the ground. Mad Mama
hides. Isa faints into Vivi in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357919987442859670noreply@blogger.com91tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-68075302143461425322016-05-11T10:59:00.000-04:002020-01-10T13:49:00.733-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #73, 5/10/16: You Want Macho? Just Dial Hotheads Are UsParte 1
• All are totally upset by the fact that Andres has been unjustly dragged off to jail for the missing Belen’s supposed murder. (El bocazota ése, with that size 13 shoe of his, has managed to insert same with a perfect fit). Julio and Detective Ayala are wise that the judge is in cahoots with Somebody. Julio sees red and blames Diego for Isabela’s kidnapping. Why? &Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-10884532687611637132016-05-10T00:30:00.000-04:002020-01-05T20:07:58.892-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #72, 5/9/16: Mommy-Suegra DearestDiego's mother has a mild face, but the tight bun in her hair and the black satin dress give her a severe air. The collar that looks like a chain of medium-sized doilies adds to the incongruity. She tells Isabel that she had Isa nabbed in order to "save" her and Diego. Diego's been writing letters to his mommy. He's treated Isa badly and it's not her fault. He's a troubled boy. During her speech,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-2803333635277648432016-05-07T11:19:00.000-04:002020-01-05T20:07:17.921-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #71, 5/6/16: Watching The People Get Lairy Is Not Very Pretty I Tell Thee!
What do you mean there are only 9 episodes left?
At a glance
-- Isabel was abducted by a mysterious woman, who turns out to be Diego's mother. No way! Yes way!
-- A calcined corpse shows up in San Cristóbal and is believed to Belén's. You don't say! Oh, I say!
A closer look
After the hullabaloo of Diego’s rampage and Isabel’s abduction, Ayala instructs his men to take the injured Unknownnoreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-28742110187477821112016-05-06T13:26:00.002-04:002020-01-05T20:09:29.651-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #70, 5/5/16: Diego Goes Ape ****Ok so the universe hates me today, I've been trying to watch the episode but something is wrong either with my phone or the APP I'm using, and my freaking Kindle won't charge! I'll do my best to have a recap up- even if it's just bullet points. I apologize for the delay. Question for anyone else using the Univision APP- are you having issues trying to watch shows on it?Princess Jujuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239691199075587553noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-26942912246985920532016-05-05T01:55:00.000-04:002016-05-05T08:03:51.288-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #69, 5/4/16: The “Lady” Vanishes
Already drunk, after Andres finds out from Alfredo that Alfredo/Andres
Jr. is really Diego Jr., and Belen has been playing him for a fool from the get
go, he seeks Belen out and flies at her in a rage. Hearing her dissing both his
mother and Natalia in the servants’ quarters adds fuel to the fire, and practically
the whole staff has to pry his hands off Belen’s throat (good thing she has
that Vivi in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357919987442859670noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-48110785014743158792016-05-04T11:02:00.002-04:002020-01-04T17:50:50.357-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #68, 5/3/16: Love Diagnosed and Perversions Disclosed
• Immediately after Jacinto has viewed Julio and Sra. Montego’s private passion on display, the two discover a buried box with a bloodied jacket. Upon examination, Detective Ayala finds an arrow appliqued inside the jacket; it appears to be a symbol of some secret Scottish Rite, as yet undetermined (I believe, as again I was working with no CC’s and bad audio).
• Once Julio and Isabel Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-69591281780636664402016-05-03T07:01:00.002-04:002020-01-04T17:52:55.691-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #67, 5/2/16: Movie Night!Julio is looking for Ayala. Dagoberto hasn't seen him. (He's still locked in that room.) Julio needs permission to search Benjamin's room. Dagoberto gives it.
In Benjamin's room, all Julio finds is an empty cough syrup bottle.
Alfredo and Sofia are talking about starting over. She says she'll be the best wife and mother ever. He says he'll resign and get a new job - he has friends, and maybe Unknownnoreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-33529107414280932092016-05-02T08:01:00.000-04:002019-12-16T14:22:45.732-05:00New Telenovela: Yago begins tonight. Here's a synopsis. Who is in? We need recappers.Hi friends,
I ordinarily write the synopsis for a new show but because this one is starting tonight I'm giving you one I found elsewhere. If you would like a recapping slot please leave a comment. We need somebody for tonight if possible!
Our main character is Iván Sánchez. (See dreamy picture.) The story begins with Omar Guerrero, a simple young man living in a middle-class neighborhood next melinamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628499858283988824noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-77373969750380233962016-05-01T16:05:00.000-04:002019-12-16T14:17:35.818-05:00New Telenovela: Yago - Synopsis & Main Characters. Gran Estreno Monday May 2, 2016. Recappers Needed.
Hello Patio Pals! I took the liberty to post this page as a brief introduction to the story and the characters of this exciting series, premiering tomorrow night at 9 pm EDT on Univision.
Yago is a remake of the Turkish drama series, Ezel, which is loosely based on the literature classic "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas (Père).
Iván Sánchez is Yago. Yago used to have aUnknownnoreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-72854790652812208062016-04-30T10:14:00.002-04:002019-12-29T16:42:53.514-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #66, 4/29/16: Deathbed ConfessionsWhat an episode, I'm so happy I got to do this one, but boy am I worn out!
We left off on Wednesday with Diego getting an anonymous note saying that his wife has a lover, and Benjamin dragging Isabel into the woods to kill her.
Diego runs to Matilde’s room, assuming that the note is true and Isabel is hiding out there. As he pounds and kicks the door down, Doc Vic pulls him away. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-10300945723573333462016-04-27T23:01:00.000-04:002019-12-29T15:48:48.049-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #65, 4/27/16: The GKK Revealed, But Many Mysteries Still RemainPart 1:
I’m starting to think the Gran Hotel guests have started
coming to the hotel in hopes of witnessing scandal, and this morning they are
not disappointed. The lifeless body of a guest has been found on the lawn, a
maid has just freshly been murdered upstairs, and the proprietress’ daughter
looks to be the culprit. As they mull this over tea and scones in the dining
room, in runs the Vivi in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357919987442859670noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-20799786323403322582016-04-27T10:41:00.004-04:002019-12-29T15:02:19.910-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #64, 4/26/16: Stop Dreamin' Y'All!
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nightmare to find it’s been all too real.
Beatriz’s dried blood is all over her hands. Out, out, damned spot[s]!
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<!--[endif]-->Down the hall, La Inocente de Isabela awakens
from her dreamless sleep to find Diego up on his feet and smiling. He’s turned Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-81820004839860020092016-04-25T23:51:00.000-04:002019-12-19T14:40:12.343-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #63, 4/25/16: OppositesKitchen, night. Andres calls for Natalia, drunk. She answers him, but she's pissed. As Angela and the rest of the staff peep through the windows, she asks, why are you bothering me? We're just the maids and waiters down here. Go back to your fancy suite with your fancy wife. Andres falls to his knees and begs her forgiveness. She says no, forgive me for thinking a swell guy like you would be Unknownnoreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-73196174577302871192016-04-23T14:47:00.002-04:002019-12-16T14:12:58.291-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #62, 4/22/16: "It Is Not In The Stars To Hold Our Destiny But In Ourselves." Try Telling That To The Alarcóns, Shakesy!
At a glance
-- Dr. Vicario is still keeping an eye on injured Diego.
-- Andrés may have discovered that Belén is nothing but a gold-digging ho who has been using him all this time.
-- Alfredo breaks up with Sofía and starts making plans with Beatriz.
-- Jorge frees Felipe from jail. The two kiss.
-- Ayala and Matilde discover a brand new clue.
A closer look
Teresa asksUnknownnoreply@blogger.com66tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-8389801343944410592016-04-22T15:50:00.002-04:002019-12-16T13:35:16.323-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #61, 4/21/16: Diego Survives But Unintentionally Gives up a SecretDiego is back at the hotel and he is being cared for by doctor Vacairo and Matilde. Isabel, his wife who wants to become a doctor just stands there and stares. I'm scared for her future patients.
It looks like he might survive the attack which they determine was caused by a knife, the conclusion seems to be that he was another victim of the GKK, Diego is only at risk now if he gets an infection,Princess Jujuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239691199075587553noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-40585471716493582592016-04-21T00:03:00.003-04:002019-12-15T14:53:36.454-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #60, 4/20/16: Diego Plays Hero, But Ends Up the Victim of the GKK
Olegario gives Elisa an offer she is certainly not going to
refuse—lots and lots of Harriet Tubmans, in exchange for her securing him the
hotel shares of her “grandson.” He’s working on keeping Belen out of the way
and securing Andres’ shares of the hotel. The reason? There’s black gold, aka
OIL, underneath the hotel, and he and his gringo investors want to tear down
the hotel to get at it.
Vivi in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357919987442859670noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-35448209996227236682016-04-20T10:45:00.002-04:002019-12-15T14:29:39.950-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #59, 4/19/16: Tuesday's HighlightsSorry. I waited for the episodio to come down from HULU as long as I could. Highlights follow from other recappers kind enough to pick up my slack:
Highlights From Julie:
Olegario is a suspect in
Romulo's murder, but when questioned by Ayala and Dagoberto, he transfers the
suspicion onto Felipe.
- While Genaro is being buried at the cemetery, Felipe shows Jorge Genaro's
secret Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-7779003543121061292016-04-19T07:06:00.003-04:002019-12-15T14:28:27.315-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #58, 4/18/16: At last, we have a winner.Julio tells Isabel the truth about Cecilia. She helped him out when he was hiding from the police. He owes her everything. She came for him, and he's going to leave with her - but not until he helps Isabel find what she's been looking for.
"Then, I'll have no more reason to stay here... right?"
"Right," Isabel replies.
And it seems that she means it, because in the morning, she makes nice withUnknownnoreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-68165809665446064062016-04-16T12:06:00.005-04:002019-12-12T16:10:52.438-05:00El Hotel do los Secretos #57, 4/15/16: Let's make a deal, A hotel for the baby
Before I begin, I want to point out something that’s been bugging me since Thursday’s episode. Andres asked Julio and Isabel if they already knew that he was Romulo’s son, and both replied that they did, and that made him mad because they kept that secret from him. But Belen also knew, and for a much longer time than they did, since way back when Cristina died, and then she wanted to marry him, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-11196855157820951962016-04-15T16:01:00.002-04:002019-12-12T15:45:54.984-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #56, 4/14/16: Some people are just bad eggsOh my cheesus, what an episode! Enjoy the recap patio peeps!
Andres shocks everyone by telling them that he is an Alarcon, the whole scene is awesome with Teresa coming *this close* to fainting, Andres makes his exit after telling everyone to keep their miserable lives, and making it clear he wants nothing from them. Teresa tries to cover everything up by telling the guests that Andres is Princess Jujuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239691199075587553noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-10136005326154467952016-04-14T10:02:00.000-04:002019-12-09T18:11:18.642-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #55, 4/13/16: Get A Dose Of Belén Back At Full Tilt; She's Killer-Diller When She's Dressed To The Hilt
At a glance-- Belén returns with a bang to the Gran Hotel. She is accompanied by Rómulo Alarcón's estranged brother and nephew. She reveals the whole truth to Andrés.
-- La Nena tells Ayala that, the day before Rómulo's death, she heard him argue with his brother over the will.
-- The creepy fake priest makes a move on Sofía.
-- Felipe is disconcerted by the feelings that hisUnknownnoreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-57912151698074571572016-04-13T10:20:00.001-04:002019-12-09T17:47:47.295-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #54, 4/12/19: Two Grand Premiers
Angela offers up the truth to Isabel about her secret
love affair with papi Romulo. She wouldn’t
have dreamt of poisoning the man. She
lied so much she often wondered if her real life even ever existed. She kept Andres’ secret to save his life. Don Rom was forced to marry Teresa. He couldn’t bear to be separated from his
son, though. She felt obligated to Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-63450691918262791682016-04-12T07:05:00.001-04:002019-12-06T14:25:08.308-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #53, 4/11/16: You've Got to Hide Your Love AwayBenjamin is listening at the door as Lupe tells Ayala he heard Angela and Romulo arguing, not long before Romulo's death. "I'm not going to let you do this! Over my dead body, or over yours," Lupe remembers hearing Angela declare.
Lupe recalls hearing Angela say she wouldn't let Romulo destroy their (her and Andres) life. Romulo said he was going to use "that document" and that his lawyer has a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-64508023096488319752016-04-09T11:07:00.001-04:002019-12-06T14:22:55.888-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #51, 4/7/16 and #52, 4/8/16: Death by poisoning
Since we are missing Thursday's recap, I took the time to do some bulletpoints from the show.
Highlights from Thursday’s episode:
*Despite Teresa’s objection, Isabel goes through with the exhumation of Romulo’s cadaver.
*Sofia is at an abby that treats people with mental illnesses.
*Genaro is fighting with Ayala in front of all the prostitutes about the testing of the women for Unknownnoreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-32128646967263403852016-04-06T23:34:00.001-04:002019-11-29T18:21:25.993-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #50, 4/6/16: The Party is OverThis is your substitute reporter for Hotel this evening. Ay Caray, so much happened yesterday, I hope tonight is a little quieter. I mean, gunshots, problems with the electric lights. My nerves just can't take it (Anita fans self). I didn't even think the canapes and the hors d'oeuvres were that good at the party. It was too hot and too many overdressed people. No wonder Unknownnoreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-39907713861179017172016-04-06T09:42:00.002-04:002019-11-29T18:20:16.250-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #49, 4/5/16: To Err Is Human; To Be Heir is Andres
Sofia can’t deal with the Big Void in her life; Mama talks her down after admitting she hated Sofia as a child but then learned or realized how much she loved her. Why else had she stayed with her night and day since she went totally bonkers…..(Great minds of Viewerville actually do want to know.) Alfredo gave up on her; she doesn’t deserve him now. If she pulls the trigger, says Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-2506157110547671732016-04-04T23:41:00.001-04:002019-11-27T16:28:43.060-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #48, 4/4/16: Smoke and BookshelvesIt's night-time. The Gold Knife Killer, or a copycat, stabs Angela's husband Pablo. Pablo screams, and Ayala et al come running. Ayala instructs someone to give Pablo first aid. Meanwhile, Ayala searches high and low for the killer, but is felled by a block dropped from above.
Andres and Julio are in their room. Julio again fails to tell Andres anything. What's more, Cecilia is at their door! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-55027552962907429822016-04-02T05:32:00.002-04:002019-11-27T16:28:08.636-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #47, 4/1/16: Yes Sir, That's My Baby! No Sir, Make That A Maybe!At a glance
-- Alfredo learns the whole truth about the baby scam but, surprisingly, his mother tries to dissuade him from leaving his wife and the Gran Hotel.
-- "The man of the President" that Jorge Arenas is interested in arrived to the hotel. Felipe is meant to gain his trust.
-- Julio and Isabel nearly kiss. Twice.
-- Teresa and Diego lock horns over the latest developments.
-- Diego Unknownnoreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-90589214429896457802016-04-01T15:59:00.005-04:002019-11-25T15:13:52.232-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #46, 3/31/16: El Amor de su VidaHey patio peeps, below is a quick recap of last night's action!
We see don Benjamin being a total ten on the creeper scale, I'm starting to think he's our killer!
Angela gets caught:
Angela goes into Romulo's old office in search of the sapphire necklace, her intention is to sell it in order to come up with the money to pay Pablo- who is threatening to tell Andre's the truth about his Princess Jujuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239691199075587553noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-54337616574539053072016-03-31T03:45:00.003-04:002019-11-25T15:07:25.104-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #45, 3/30/16: Sweet Sorrowful Achlys! Has Anybody Not Cried In This Episode?
At a glance
-- Everybody hurts. Everybody cries. Sometimes.
-- Ángela's dead hubby and fake daddy to her Andrés is alive. He has been blackmailing his ex-wife/widow for years.
-- Alfredo demands the title deeds of the lands bequeathed to him in his father's will.
-- Isabel tries to talk to her mother about the necklace she found but she chickens out. She also rejects her husband's Unknownnoreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-52626773583749295642016-03-30T10:08:00.001-04:002019-11-25T15:09:25.232-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #44, 3/29/16: Hidden Charms
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Belen bumps into Diego on the way to the police station and gets waylaid. He forces her to watch the Double’s informal burial on the side of the road. Belen blubbers as Garrido digs. Diego shoots Garrido dead and blames Belen as the devil what made him do it. He then tells her to start Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-28637890608745012662016-03-29T00:20:00.001-04:002019-11-24T14:36:15.604-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #43, 3/28/16: The key. Remember the key?Felipe asks Garrido where he can get a lot of wine for cheap. Garrido recommends a guy named Jorge Arenas. Felipe needs an introduction. He swears it will be worth Garrido's trouble. They take off to meet with Arenas.
Teresa asks Diego to prepare a discreet burial for Baby #1. He picks up the phone, then pauses. We don't need a funeral.
Isabel stands in the hallway in yet another white dress. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-88476234900110605662016-03-25T13:55:00.000-04:002019-11-24T14:35:05.662-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #42, 3/24/16: Discussion Space - Baby #2, Front and Center, PleasePrincess Juju had emergency toe surgery (it's a thing!) and now she's in pain and on drugs that made her fall asleep before she saw the episode- they also made her over sleep :/. Please feel free to discuss the episode. If you don't I'll come back and give you graphic details of what my toe looks like!Princess Jujuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239691199075587553noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-89503542931856377472016-03-25T12:38:00.000-04:002016-03-25T15:22:36.875-04:00Weekend Discussion: Crimes of Fashion, 4th Edition 3/25/16
There
is so much Stürm
und Drang among the denizens of the DF upper crust that it seemed
appropriate to understand why these emotional conflicts exist. A few of
the women in the midst of this conflict might have made their lives
better – in their own minds – with better fashion choices. It
was only the sudden death of Monserrat Moret that made Nina Perez de
Montenegro the main focus of this Urban Anthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003222420557272302noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-35106730911259676192016-03-24T07:49:00.002-04:002019-11-24T14:32:11.650-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #41, 3/23/16: Detective Dagoberto Suarez, At Your Service!
Isabel is arguing with Jacinto about how upset Diego is
going to be with him for letting her enter through the servants’ entrance, when
they run into Angela, who’s trying to see where the assailant who attacked her and
Andres went. She tells Isabel and Jacinto that someone just tried to kill
Andres! She rushes back to Andres with Isa and Jacinto following. They see the
blood on the back of Vivi in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357919987442859670noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-77755138759123374992016-03-23T11:27:00.001-04:002019-11-24T14:31:31.996-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #40, 3/22/16: If At First He Didn't Succeed, He'll Try, Try Again• Julio races to town to tell Det. Ayala that Andres is awake and has told him –along with Angela and Dr. Vicario—that it wasn’t an accident; he was attacked by the Gold Knife Killer and the horse got frightened and the rest is history. Anyway, Ayala returns to the hotel to question Andres.
• Diego has his goon and Jacinto spying on Isabel’s every move.
• Dr. Vicario visits Teresa to giveJardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-40360182242453630572016-03-22T07:19:00.002-04:002019-11-17T16:38:24.993-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #39, 3/21/16: Another Evening PassSo Isabel is having dinner with Diego, insofar as she can bring herself to break bread with him, and Diego reminds her that she had something to tell him. "So let's talk now," he says. "I'm all ears!"
Andres is waking up in his bed. "You had an accident on your wedding night," Julio tells him.
Alfredo walks in on Belen nursing "his" son. "You're the wet-nurse? No way! Gimme!" Alfredo says, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-76188134463401616002016-03-19T08:35:00.000-04:002019-11-17T16:02:35.244-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #38, 3/18/16: One bad night and one good night coming upSorry for the length, I just couldn't shorten it and not take anything out that wasn't pertinent to the story.
We open with the boys from the hotel who helped with the mining explosion returning home, all dirty and tired. They are met by Benjamin who informs them that they have to make up their time absent from their jobs. What as ass.
Diego awakes to the cold reality of his new marriage, aloneUnknownnoreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-78384937712951669492016-03-18T14:19:00.000-04:002019-11-07T14:54:40.645-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #37, 3/17/16: Matilde is a "G" Sorry for the late and short recap, I spent all morning trying to score Radiohead tickets!
Here is your recap:
Diego is not happy that his wife is spending so much time at the hospital, Isabel reminds him that the work she is doing is not a hobby or something that was meant to keep her entertained while she waited for them to get married, Ayala over hears the conversation and is told by Diego Princess Jujuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239691199075587553noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-43568819099230276592016-03-17T00:53:00.001-04:002019-11-07T14:52:47.619-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #36, 3/16/16: Life LessonsDiego has a serious case of wedding night sexual
frustration, but holds it together long enough to approve Isabel heading off
with Doc Vic and Matilde to attend to the wounded men in the exploded mine. As
soon as he’s back in the honeymoon suite, however, he starts swigging wine
straight from the bottle, and tosses flower-filled vases across the room. He
cuts himself on a vase shard, and goes Vivi in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357919987442859670noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-81460304707792195162016-03-16T09:53:00.000-04:002019-11-04T13:47:01.571-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #35, 3/15/16 Tuesday: A Night For Fireworks Yes, But For Diego, No First part of who knows how many.....
As we JIP this episodio:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Trouble has joined his big bro’, Double, and Julio does the unexpected honors. Julio has heeded Belen’s warning that Dona Teresa already tried killing her once tonight by locking her in to have her bleed to death; thus, he moved her Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-29574269569298178602016-03-15T07:25:00.002-04:002019-11-04T10:10:03.479-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #34, 3/14/16 Monday: Two mothers, two babies, no waiting!Rerun: The ribbon-cutting ceremony at the hospital. Diego gives a speech: blah blah blah, reinvesting in the community that does so much for the Alarcons and the hotel, yadda yadda, he cuts the ribbon, and there's an engagement ring on the ribbon. Isabel, will you marry me?
There's a long pause as Isabel's gaze meets Julio's. For the record, I never hear her say yes, but apparently she says it. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-91217558402463562382016-03-12T08:42:00.001-05:002019-11-04T09:42:33.326-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #33, 3/11/16 Friday: Couplings, Uncouplings And Coma
At a glance
-- Isabel and Julio break up and become estranged.
-- Sofía's growing dependence on opiates is becoming problematic and is being fed (intentionally or unintentionally) by Mother Terror Teresa. Sofía's husband rots in jail to protect her lying manic-depressive behind.
-- Andrés is saved from marrying Belén (and from getting killed by the Werewolf Gold Knife Slasher) thanks to a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-66890545598575193442016-03-11T14:25:00.005-05:002019-11-04T09:41:28.681-05:00El Hotel de los Secretos #32, 3/10/16 Thursday: Sofia has a bad dayHello patio peeps, my apologies for not being able to recap last week, I had the worst cold I've ever had, I thought my ear drums would burst. Below you'll find a short recap of last night's episode!
Jacinto y Violeta:
So Jacinto is talking to Violeta when they are rudely interrupted by Violeta's mom, who tries dragging her away, Violeta's pimp comes on the scene and sends the women away. Mr. Princess Jujuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239691199075587553noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-16398741317541079062016-03-09T11:20:00.004-05:002019-10-30T14:28:29.403-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #31, 3/9/16 Wednesday: All for the Proof of the Truth
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· Julio has snuck into his beloved’s bedroom but honestly we don’t know why—to talk about why he felt the need to abandon their eloping. He hasn’t abandoned her, he says. He’s close by and so is justice for his sister with him there as well. Isabel says talk to the hand. She, Viewerville senses, is havingJardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-42463795812941271792016-03-08T01:15:00.000-05:002019-10-30T14:26:15.351-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #30, 3/7/16 Monday: Hissy FitsDiego reads Isabel's "Dear John" letter and has a hissy fit. He seems genuinely heartbroken, like a little boy who's been forever barred from playing with Hot Wheels.
Ayala presents Teresa with his evidence: the Mallet of Reckoning. She doesn't even recognize it, much less accept it as a murder weapon. She's unimpressed by Ayala's assertion that it's the only object that could have inflicted theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-20440014268652925682016-03-05T11:47:00.001-05:002019-10-28T18:36:40.902-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #29, 3/4/16 Friday: Proof of MurderWhat a way to start an episode! We are, I mean they are, exhausted from having some ‘I’m so sad, here, let’s have sex to make you feel better” sex. They declare that they now belong to each other. Who doesn’t do that the first time you do it with a person, right?
While they pledge themselves to each other and probably doing it again, we see Sofia looking at her now flat belly, Filipe kissing a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-85628919295519448222016-03-04T14:15:00.002-05:002019-10-28T18:34:56.017-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #28, 3/3/16 Thursday: Discussion page
JuJu is out sick as a dog. This is a compilation from CathyX
and J’s summaries with a little tweaking by Anita
Teresa dragged Cristina to the linen room and Sofia found
them there. Teresa told Sofia she had to help her with her made up story. A
nervous Sofia agreed. Sofia wiping up the blood on the floor with her dress was
so sad. That poor woman. Ayala did see it when he was near Cristina’s
Princess Jujuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239691199075587553noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-78874498321412465092016-03-03T00:45:00.001-05:002019-10-27T18:55:17.953-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #27, 3/2/16 Wednesday: Let’s Leave This Damned Hotel!Isabel objects to her mother ordering Sofia to strip down in
front of her suegra and butt-kissing assistant, while poor Sofia stands trembling
like a scared three year old. Teresa doesn’t give a damn about Isabel’s
objections or Sofia’s dignity. She just wants to blow Elisa’s schemes and
intrigues out of the water by proving there’s a (psychosomatic) baby bump. When
Sofia doesn’t strip fast Vivi in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357919987442859670noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-30656590018432201572016-03-02T09:15:00.001-05:002019-10-27T18:54:13.191-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #26, 3/1/16 Tuesday: A Grand Send-Off For Andres; Felipe’s Frightening Familiars, And Sofia’s Compulsory Surprise
As per usual, nobody in Telenovela Land wants to believe their lyin’ eyes ‘n ears. Andres has gotten the really real skinny on Belen from Violeta, and yet when he finally confronts Belen and she denies possession of that bag of Ruda, and then blames his mama for filling the entire hotel scene with her special kind of vicious, manipulative-mama-venom, Andres is finally undone by Belen’s Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-79098379260659927632016-03-01T02:17:00.001-05:002019-10-26T19:03:21.530-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #25, 2/29/16 Monday: Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown!
This little gem was brought to you by our friend and Patio regular, Pablo Villalobos! Many thanks indeed! :)
Duelus interruptus
The duel between General Ballesteros and Felipe Alarcón has lasted for the whole weekend. They started counting on Friday
and they are still counting and walking back to back. Suddenly, the
duel is interrupted by a loud scream that was probably heard all Unknownnoreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-35151473720989687982016-02-27T17:07:00.003-05:002019-10-26T18:17:11.605-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #24, 2/26/16 Friday: We Have A Triple Cliffhanger, People! And Maybe A Couple of Deaths For Monday!
At a glance-- Because of Cristina’s reappearance and Diego’s serenata, Isabel and Julio may have broken up. We’re still looking into it.-- Felipe tries but fails to avoid the duel. Teresa enlists Alfredo’s help but Sofía forbids her husband from participating in the duel. -- Lupe wants Ángela to help him write a cookbook for the President's advisor, Don Javier Góngora, and hopes this would Unknownnoreply@blogger.com62tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-2578764454140229452016-02-26T04:18:00.004-05:002019-10-27T18:52:30.513-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #23, 2/25/16 Thursday: Lupe Gets His Mojo Back; Angela Gets Some of Her OwnWHERE IS PIANO MAN? I MISS HIM AND HIS DOGS
Since Lupe was the best part of the show, let's start with him. Lupe is still moping around the kitchen after he's put himself out for a gala dinner to impress epicurean gourmand Don Javier Congora (Alfie's uncle, in case we've forgotten). Angela observes. She asks what's wrong? Lupe answers, nothing, or rather, he says, "What is happening isUnknownnoreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-11251632041906459142016-02-25T08:50:00.002-05:002019-10-25T17:52:50.803-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #22, 2/24/16 Wednesday: Belen Bumps Off Rival Baby Bump and a Carta Quest Arrested
Old Doc Vacarrio looks from the balcony above as Julio and Isabel enjoy a bit of passionate lip locking. Unfortunately for Julio, Isa doesn’t know her heart and leaves him panting and puzzled. (So what else is new?) She wants peace and he just wants a piece…. What’s this couple to do? Sage Lazaro secretly continues sucking his cigar. Isa goes to bed and stares at Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-40692727152714974592016-02-24T18:26:00.000-05:002019-11-04T10:45:44.819-05:00Premiere March 8: Sueño de Amor. Brief synopsis. Who's in?Nandicta has said she'd like to recap this one. Other takers? Contact me at caray@mappamundi.com
Dream of Love tells the story of Esperanza and Ricardo and their desire to find each other again twenty years after living the intensity of first love. But today their lives are very different ...
Esperanza is a single mother and teacher in two different schools: in the exclusive Institute Palacios melinamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628499858283988824noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-17655795072587682662016-02-24T00:18:00.000-05:002019-10-25T17:50:17.853-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #21, 2/23/16 Tuesday: The Gold Knife Killer Shakes Up His MOWe jump right in to the conversation right after Cristina
refuses to give Julio the letter or tell him where it is. Julio asks, “Cristina, when did you become so cynical?”
“When they killed my
father. When I was left for dead in a pond. When the love of my life was
killed. Every time something I cared about was taken from me! And you also lost
the little that you had.” She begins to weep and Vivi in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357919987442859670noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-5682954751735968142016-02-23T11:16:00.003-05:002019-11-04T10:48:10.438-05:00Un camino hacia el destino - synopsis in EnglishStarting at 6:30 pm tonight!! Anybody want to recap this one? Contact me at caray@mappamundi.com
Setting: the hacienda of the Altamirano family. Fernando Altamirano (Red Gustavo), head of the family, is a widower and the father of Amelia (Lisette Morelos), the eldest daughter, and Mariana (Ana Patricia Rojo), the apple of his eyes.
Pedro Perez (Jorge Aravena) is gardener on the estate. He has melinamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628499858283988824noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-32493921182363763532016-02-22T23:11:00.002-05:002019-10-22T18:57:57.470-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #20, 2/22/16 Monday: The mystery head-bonker is revealed.Julio heads toward the village to give his testimony to Ayala. Isabel follows, uninvited. Garrido hears his approach and takes aim, but Cristina bonks Garrido on the head. (She's two for two now. She's becoming a specialist!)
Brother and sister are reunited. "Cristina! You're alive! You're alive!"
Isabel catches up, at first seeming a little unhappy to see her boyfriend hugging and kissing Unknownnoreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-45933705786612982992016-02-20T13:06:00.002-05:002019-10-22T18:57:07.404-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #19, 2/19/16 Friday: A Big Secret is RevealedA little refresher of where we left off Wednesday, Isabel newly released from the obligation to marry Diego, is running through the kitchen and out the door towards the woods with Julio in tow. He meets up with her to ask if she’s ok, she says better than ok, she’s freeeeeeee. She grabs his neck, pulls him close and they kiss. A long time.
He teases her, reminding her about the 40 centimeter ruleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-67208267849164649602016-02-18T01:05:00.000-05:002019-10-18T19:44:43.402-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #18, 2/17/16 Wednesday: Free at Last, Isabel and Violeta Are Free at Last!Et tu, Isabel? Diego lets one, single, perfect tear fall,
and continues his little I can’t believe you betrayed me speech to Isabel in
the hotel lobby, as Dagoberto and Ayala take him off to the pokey. “I don’t blame you. You did the right thing.
This will give me the opportunity to prove to you that I’m innocent. Wait for
me, please. This will all be resolved. I promise.” Isabel and Matilde Vivi in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357919987442859670noreply@blogger.com84tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-33775930309409672362016-02-17T09:04:00.003-05:002019-10-18T19:44:11.738-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #17, 2/16/16 Tuesday: Isabel, You Done Me Wrong!
Deviate Diego is halted in his attempt to deflower the supposed Isable due to Dona Angela’s watchful eye. She spies him from the hallway and asks why he’s risking his reputation attempting to abuse the trust (ahem) so to speak, of his fiancée. He tells her she’s right and backs out of the room. Isa’s BFF breathes a sigh of relief--nothing a bit of well-timed snores and snortsJardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-57176146199456120052016-02-16T07:24:00.000-05:002019-10-17T18:22:32.721-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #16, 2/15/16 Monday: Truth and Consequences"We all have a right to our secrets," is Dr. Lazaro's cryptic explanation for getting Isabel and Mati out of the hotel. Chauffeur Jacinto points out that they are being followed, not at all discreetly, by Diego's incompetent henchman, Garrido. "Let's see if we can lose him," Dr L says.
They go to to the local Walgreen's. Jacinto waits outside, and Garrido watches Jacinto. Mati and Isabel go Unknownnoreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-12387448519356778722016-02-13T14:47:00.001-05:002019-10-16T15:37:01.275-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #15, 2/12/16 Friday: Lies, Freakouts And Plagiarism, Oh My!
At a glance
-- The dead girl at the police station is not Cristina. Julio and Ayala bond over clues and tamales and arrive to the conclusion that this latest murder is similar to the prostitute’s, that the murderer can’t be Pascual, that both murders occurred on a full moon night and that precautions need to be taken for the next full moon.-- Isabel confronts Diego about Cristina and the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com101tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-69659318899204150462016-02-12T15:19:00.001-05:002019-10-16T15:05:39.878-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #14, 2/11/16 Thursday: Julio's past revealedI finally got to watch the episode, and here comes the recap, bullet point style:
Isabel takes a nasty hit to the back of the head, but not before she finds a necklace identical to hers (with the same inscription) in Pascual's old haunts, Matilde and Jacinto come to her rescue and the good doctor provides treatment and later helps her test out her medical knowledge.
The next morning Julio is Princess Jujuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239691199075587553noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-16859526277805131612016-02-11T00:48:00.003-05:002019-10-16T15:05:00.545-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #13, 2/10/16 Wednesday: For Always…Well, Maybe Just for a WhileIsabel becomes even more uncomfortable than she already was
during her surprise romantic dinner for two with Diego when she learns that Julio will
be their private waiter. Diego toasts: “For
the woman who will soon be mine.” Diego asks Isabel when she wants to get
married. In the fall, she says (far, far away in the fall). He ups the level of discomfort when he makes Isabel open
the gift box in Vivi in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357919987442859670noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-61817305100330163862016-02-10T11:09:00.003-05:002019-09-29T22:10:18.824-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #12, 2/9/16 Tuesday: Beaten Up and Beat Down and Just Plain Beat!
El Pasado:
Julio finally straggles and struggles, making his way back through the kitchen entrance of the Grand Hotel, drunk, disheveled and disheartened. I might add disdainful of the lovely Isabela who hears the commotion and races into the kitchen only to be cursed by “her camarero.” He literally curses the day he and his sister ever came upon the Alarcon Family. They Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-49867350556631949352016-02-09T00:13:00.001-05:002019-09-29T15:06:38.847-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #11, 2/8/16 Monday: Dr. YesJulio is in the midst of a full-blown brawl, and doing fairly well, when Genaro pulls a gun on Julio. Julio pauses, and Genaro's pals grab Julio and let him have it.
Jacinto drags Isabel away, saying that if anything happens to her, he (Jacinto) will get killed.
Julio gets carted off to jail.
Morning. Ayala has to tell Dagoberto and the other cop that splashing people with water is not the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-85715064906882692092016-02-06T11:05:00.004-05:002019-09-29T15:05:47.462-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #10, 2/5/16 Friday: More Dead EndsWe begin at the dinner table with Elisa, Alfredo, Sofia, Teresa, Filipe, and Diego sitting together. Isabel, who should be at the dinner celebrating Diego’s heroic act, (not really, he was just shutting up a key witness) but instead she and Julio are at the front door of Pascual’s dilapidated house as Julio is inserts the key.
Alfredo urges his mother to meet with him soon, he has somethingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com79tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-86096958977789295242016-02-05T14:32:00.000-05:002019-09-29T15:05:26.657-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #9, 2/4/16 Thursday: Death for PascualThis will be quick and dirty, I hope I manage to cover everything, if I miss something please feel free to add it in the comments section:
We left off last night with the shooting of Pascual, Diego is a good shot and nails him in the chest, Pascual goes down and is unable to answer Julio when he asks who killed Cristina. Diego comes out of the woods and rushes to Isabel, he spots Julio Princess Jujuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239691199075587553noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-73449228554378463432016-02-04T01:29:00.000-05:002019-09-29T15:05:04.065-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #8, 2/3/16 Wednesday: Teresa Schools Felipe in Tough LoveGarrido is just about to plunge his blade into Julio’s neck,
when suddenly Julio hears Pascual being hailed in the hallway and turns back to
go after him. Garrido escapes unseen, while Julio shoves Pascaul into his room,
and threatens him with his own blade, if Pascual doesn’t immediately spill what
he knows about Cristina Olmedo and the cufflink. He was her boyfriend, right?!
Pascual puts up a Vivi in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357919987442859670noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-12081082559554078452016-02-03T09:26:00.000-05:002019-09-14T15:38:28.115-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #7, 2/2/16 Tuesday: In Search of Sofia's Truth Lo de Antes:
As stalwart Mama Angela and the rest of the Downstairs staff look on, Ayala tells Julio to can it and Mama to back off while Justice, which must be served, takes precedence. La Ama de LLaves [head housekeeper] Angela has just raced into the staff dining room and demanded her son, Andres, be let loose! El Dective Ayala brusquely elucidates that the gold dinner knife that was Jardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-4100031175593888242016-02-01T23:57:00.001-05:002019-09-14T15:38:11.142-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #6, 2/1/16 Monday: All that glitters is troubleIsabel runs through the woods in her white dress and white shoes, which is what all the fashionable sleuths wear to chase bagmen through the woods. She slips and falls, and the bagman runs away. Julio arrives and momentarily seems to weigh chasing the bagman vs. helping Isabel, but Isabel wins. "I don't think we can be friends," it sounds like he murmurs to her unconscious face. She comes around Unknownnoreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-84099043863595609632016-01-30T15:09:00.001-05:002019-09-14T15:19:01.238-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #5, 1/29/16 Friday: No Wonder They Set This Hotel In the Old MEPS Manicomio (Loony Bin)!
At a glance
-- Julio loses the brothel fistfight and Andrés’s life savings in one fell swoop.-- Isabel tells Julio that she found an anonymous note in Diego’s office demanding money to keep quiet about what happened to Cristina.-- Isabel and Julio almost kiss but are interrupted by Diego’s voice.
-- Isabel confronts Diego about the blackmailing note. He denies the note was addressed toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-45119042383187938532016-01-29T12:00:00.000-05:002016-01-29T13:08:48.736-05:00Karmageddon Discussion: Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse 11/26/16
Let's make pasta primavera and open some vino for this one because we deserve it.
It's
time to figure out what tricks the Televisa writers will pull on us
this time. After what happened with Mi Corazón es Tuyo I am
seriously concerned that most of the nasties of this series will get off
without any relevant punishment, but we can at least vent here about
what should happen to them. Let's Urban Anthropologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18003222420557272302noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-62798383964462240632016-01-29T02:59:00.001-05:002019-09-14T15:01:45.482-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #4, 1/28/16 Thursday: This novela is going to the dogsAnita is here tonight, dusting, waxing and polishing the throne for Princess JuJu's arrival next Thursday. Please don't tell her I sat on it. It's fairly comfy, upholstered and covered in flame-stitch bargello needlepoint.
For all the night-owls and early birds who can't wait to discuss what just happened, here is a posting for you. Parte Uno follows with the goings on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-86127132888252535532016-01-28T00:24:00.000-05:002019-09-14T15:01:05.282-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #3, 1/27/16 Wednesday: One Baby Gone, Two Still in PlaySofia tries to prevent Alberto from leaving, grabbing his suitcase
as they argue at the top of the last landing on the stairs. She loses her
balance and tumbles down the stairs. The noise brings Isabel and Doña Angela,
who were at reception going through the guest log. They run to Sofia, who,
despite being in great pain and semi-conscience, still has the presence of mind
to maintain appearances Vivi in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357919987442859670noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-67905318496756511312016-01-27T11:04:00.002-05:002019-09-14T14:59:53.786-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #2, 1/26/16 Tuesday: Out, Out, Damned Spot Or Something Smells Rotten In Hotel De Los Alarcón
Capítulo 2
Parte 1~
[With heavenward apologies to The Bard…..]
As Diego and Sra. Teresa Alarcón smile triumphantly to themselves and the congratulatory guests at the success of their dastardly plan (as Viewerville deduces it to be) to this point, a disgusted Julio exits to the balcony outdoors to take a much needed smoke and ponder…..whatever. Suddenly a pensive Isabela comes out onto theJardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-74910528095584341482016-01-26T00:15:00.000-05:002019-09-14T14:59:35.117-04:00El Hotel de los Secretos #1, 1/25/16 Monday: Strangers on a TrainJulio Olmedo counts the few coins in his hand and seems to pull himself together, as if he's gathering the courage to take the biggest leap of his life. He is young and hungry-looking, but there is a determined look in his eyes that tells us he's going to make this work no matter what it takes.
He buys a third-class ticket for the last train to Puebla. Nearby, a well-dressed man complains that Unknownnoreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-33075842254393100002016-01-16T11:48:00.000-05:002016-01-16T11:55:35.900-05:00Recappers Needed: Hotel de los Secretos Premiers January 25th, 10pm, Univision
Hello Caraymates!
On January 25th
we will start a new journey together…a journey to turn of the last century
Mexico. Once we arrive at our destination, we will enter the doors of a grand
hotel, filled with shadows and mysteries—El
Hotel de los Secretos. Your guides and hosts on this journey will
be:
Jardinera
(Tuesday)
Vivi (Wednesday)
Cathyx (Friday)
Nandicta (Friday)
As you Vivi in DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09357919987442859670noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-81893011699384148332016-01-07T10:56:00.003-05:002019-08-31T15:58:18.286-04:00Blog mom is considering deleting Caray, Caray entirely. Thoughts welcome.Hello, friends, trolls, spammers, complainers, etc.,
Behind the scenes there has a been a lot of trouble over the past year or two. Against my instincts I let this project get too big. We used to just blog the three shows on Univision prime time. Now our net is cast across all of Telenovela Land.
We have had almost 18,000,000 visits to our site. Perhaps this is what has made us a target of melinamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01628499858283988824noreply@blogger.com149tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25394992.post-2590264753811815652015-12-24T09:24:00.000-05:002015-12-24T12:58:37.179-05:00Familiarize Yourself with the Background of "The Hotel of Secrets" - Starts 1/25/16
It’s 1905 and an unexpected encounter in a train will change the lives
of Isabel Alarcon and Julio Olmedo. They
sit together at the same table and realize that neither of the two of them belongs
to the places from which they come.
Protected
by anonymity and the brevity of the train trip, they speak of their dreams and
desires. Julio jumps off the train
without sayingJardinera654http://www.blogger.com/profile/06712072297792195076noreply@blogger.com36