Friday, August 17, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo, Week of August 20, 2012: Discuss Amongst Yourselves
A new page for you, folks. Have a great week!
Labels: diamante, pablo, rostro, telemundo, valiente
Friday, August 10, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo - Week of August 13 - Discuss among yourselves
¡Hola á todos! Another week for discussion of our Telemundo novelas! Take it away.
Labels: pablo, rostro, telemundo, valiente
Friday, August 03, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo, week of August 6, 2012: Discuss Amongst Yourselves
Here's a fresh page for our Telemundo community. Have a great week!
Labels: diamante, pablo, rostro, telemundo, valiente
Friday, July 27, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo - Week of July 30 - Discuss among yourselves
Greetings from Maine! While I eat lobsters and watch gorgeous sunsets, all hell is breaking loose on our novelas. Hombre is keeping us up to date on the increasingly violent world of Pablo Escobar while watchers of Corazón Valiente eagerly await the ramifications of the disclosure that Fernanda de Castillo, known to us as the Reptile, has murdered half the cast. Novelera and Deb are handling these developments while I am away. Finally, Shallowgal is providing some updates on Rosa Diamante. Take it away, commenters!
Labels: diamante, pablo, rostro, telemundo, valiente
Saturday, July 21, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo, Week of July 23, 2012: Discuss amongst yourselves.
Here's a fresh page for your thoughts. Have a great week, everyone!
Labels: diamante, maid, pablo, rostro, telemundo, valiente
Friday, July 13, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo: Week of July 16 - Discuss among yourselves
¡Hola á todos! We're on a roll with three novelas: the two new ones - Rosa Diamante and Pablo Escobar and Corazón Valiente continues. Thanks to Novelera, Hombre de Misterio and Novela Maven for their recaps. Over to you.
Labels: diamante, maid, pablo, telemundo, valiente
Friday, July 06, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo, Week of July 9, 2012 – Discuss Amongst Yourselves
Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del mal is set to begin this Monday at 10pm/9c and the good news is that our own
Hombre de Misterio has said he’ll be mini-capping it here (Yay!). Some of us won’t be watching because of the subject and I can understand that. But I’m curious to see how the writers treat this grim interlude in Colombia’s recent history. From the previews, it doesn’t look like they are planning to do much airbrushing.
I happen to be on the email list of the guy who sells “Learning Spanish Like Crazy”, Patrick Jackson. Patrick is an American-educated lawyer who grew up in Queens, New York and then moved to Colombia several years ago. Now he makes his living selling language learning products. Anyway, he lives in Medellin, the city that was, until only a few years ago, most closely associated with – and tainted by -- Pablo Escobar; and he mentioned in a recent email that many people on the street still think of Escobar as a hero who was out to help the common man. When Patrick challenged the myth and told these same folks about some of the more notorious bloodletting for which Escobar was responsible, they seemed surprised to hear it.
Well I hope the writers don’t show try to sell us a modern-day Robin Hood who loves his mami, his wife and his kids and is out to shake up the corrupt establishment and then goes a little too far. I guess we’ll know soon enough.
I do admit I have a weakness for the Colombian style of telenovela. While there is, of course, loads of trash out there, when the Colombians get it right, they get it spectacularly right – as writers and as actors – whether they’re doing drama, history or comedy. Let’s hope this is one of the good ones.
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Telemundo is running promos for Rosa Diamante, starring Mauricio Ochmann, Carla Hernández and Lupita Ferrer (and featuring Sofía Stamatiades). The screen says it begins this Tuesday at 8:30pm/7:30c while the voice-over says “este verano”. So who knows. My cable provider isn’t yet listing the program.
The promos stress that this is a MEXICAN novela and imply that they actually invested a little money in making it. As you may recall, the story has an impressive pedigree (Perla Negra in Argentina, Perla in Mexico and Pérola Negra in Brazil.) I’m guessing that the decision to air it on the half-hour rather than the hour is a way of screwing with the competition.
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I’m intrigued by the promos for El rostro de la venganza which is promised rather vaguely for “este verano”. It looks like the kind of suspense story that Telemundo has gotten good at and it features a couple of my favorites, Saúl Lisazo and David Chocarro.
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Of course as you know, Una maid en Manhattan is in its “últimos capítulos”. Fans, keep an eye on the time-slot so you don’t miss the final chapters of your favorite show.
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Over to you, amigos ....
Labels: diamante, pablo, telemundo, valiente
Friday, June 29, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo: week of July 2- Discuss among yourselves
Happy 4th of July!! Now that
Relaciones has ended, Hombre de Misterio is taking a well deserved break until
Escobar: El Patrón del Mal starts on July 9.
Corazón Valiente continues to hurtle forward with almost as high a body count as some narco-novelas. Now over to you.
Labels: relaciones, telemundo, valiente
Friday, June 22, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo, Week of June 25, 2012 -- Discuss Amongst Yourselves
A new page for your chatting pleasure, Telemundo folks. Have a great week!
Labels: relaciones, telemundo, valiente
Friday, June 15, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo - week of June 18 - Discuss among yourselves
¡Hola a todos! Another week, another opportunity for great comments and recaps. Let's go!
Labels: relaciones, telemundo, valiente
Friday, June 08, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo, Week of June 11, 2012: Discuss Amongst Yourselves
Hi guys! I'm hoping something in the next line-up of shows catches my interest. I really miss your conversation. I tried
Ojo por ojo on Mun2 but found it a huge turn-off. Now, as you've noticed, Telemundo has been running teasers for
Rosa Diamante. That's one I'd like to take a look at (if they ever air it!). The actor Mauricio Ochmann is getting star billing and I like him a lot. I notice that Sofia Stamatiades (Hilda in
La casa de al lado)is in the cast as well. The story must have something compelling, given the number of remakes:
Perla Negra aired in Argentina during 1994 and 1995; and in 1998 there appeared both a Mexican version,
Perla, and a Brazilian version,
Pérola Negra.
Here's your page. Enjoy!
Labels: relaciones, telemundo, valiente
Friday, June 01, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo - week of June 4 - Discuss among yourselves
¡Hola á todos! Welcome to another week of love and mayhem on Telemundo. Enjoy!!
Labels: relaciones, telemundo, valiente
Friday, May 25, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo, Week of 5/28/12: Discuss Amongst Yourselves
A fresh page for you! Stay safe this Memorial Day weekend.
Labels: relaciones, telemundo, valiente
Saturday, May 19, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo - Discuss among yourselves: Week of May 21
Hello from scenic Clinton, NY where I am attending my nephew's graduation from Hamilton College.
Over to you.
Labels: relaciones, telemundo, valiente
Friday, May 11, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo, Week of May 14, 2012: Discuss Amongst Yourselves
Hi guys! Here's a fresh page for the week's conversation.
Just in case you're interested and you have access to the channel...
MUN2 (or "MunDos"), Telemundo's bilingual baby brother, will be airing Ojo por ojo starting May 21 at 10pm central time. This 2010 Telemundo/RTI Colombia production has been shown in Latin America but this will be its premiere in the United States. The screenplay is based on Laura Restrepo's novel, El leopardo al sol. (Restrepo also wrote the novel on which Flor salvaje was based.) The cast of Ojo por ojo includes Miguel Varoni, Gaby Espino, Gregorio Pernia and Carmen Villalobos. Might be interesting, no?
Labels: relaciones, telemundo, valiente
Saturday, May 05, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo - Discuss among yourselves, Week of May 7
Sorry for the lateness - I forgot it was my turn. Over to you for the love, drama and carnage this week.
Labels: relaciones, telemundo, valiente
Friday, April 27, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo, Week of April 30, 2012 -- Discuss Amongst Yourselves
A new week, a fresh page. Enjoy!
Labels: relaciones, telemundo, valiente
Saturday, April 21, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo - Discuss among yourselves: week of April 23
Over to you folks. Thanks to Hombre for the recaps of Relaciones and to Novelera for Corazon and thanks to all the commenters.
Labels: relaciones, telemundo, valiente
Friday, April 13, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo, Week of April 16, 2012: Discuss Amongst Yourselves
A new week, a new page, my friends. Have at!
Labels: relaciones, telemundo, valiente
Saturday, April 07, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo - week of April 9: Discuss among yourselves
Feliz Semana Santa y Pascua por judeos. Maybe it’s sweeps week, too because our novelas seem to be full of action. I will get the ball rolling with Friday’s episode of Corazón Valiente.
CORAZÓN VALIENTE- viérnes
We open with the car that Génesis and Pámela were riding in overturned and in flames. The bad guys who caused the crash don’t get out of their car to check their work.
JM asks Ángela to marry him and to use the familiar tú to him. She can’t believe that this is happening but she points out that she is married. JM replies that he will help her get a divorce. Ángela is also concerned that Luis will try and harm JM but he assures her that won’t happen. They kiss passionately.
The reptile is telling her tale of adolescent woe to Marshall. After recounting her many humiliations by Isabel and her friends, the reptile says that she harbors no resentment. In fact, she is grateful to her tormentors because thanks to them she transformed herself from ugly duckling (patito feo) to the beautiful, desirable woman she is now (not!). Marshall replies that he has his doubts.
Sam confronts Darío about her lost baby. He protests that she couldn’t be a mother at 15. She says that he took her to Mexico almost by force to give birth. Darío replies that she was ill and he was only trying to protect her. Sam denies that. She asserts that he didn’t do it for her. He did it to protect his reputation.
Emma continues to accuse Peralta of trying to rape her. When they hear sirens, Nelly reveals that she called the police.
JM and Ángela are kissing when she sees Luis and Bernardo together on the street. She forces JM to the ground to hide. JM doesn’t want to conceal their relationship but Ángela says that she has to talk to Violeta and Luis first. JM accidentally triggers his car alarm. Luis starts to investigate but he gets a “job completed” call from Fernanda’s hired killers and is distracted.
Bernardo comes into the reptile’s meeting with Marshall and confirms the story of his daughter being ugly as an teenager and says that thanks to him, she is now the beautiful, successful, virtue-filled woman that he sees. Before he leaves, Bernardo whispers in the reptile’s ear that she almost has Marshall in her hands. He leaves and the reptile tells Marshall that if he still has doubts, he should investigate her completely.
The police arrest Peralta and Emma doesn’t recant her accusations.
Willy demands information from Bernardo about the death of his mother. Sol minces in and Bernardo appears to be appreciative of her charms. He also finds out that she is the sister of the murdered Gonzalo. When they’ve gone, Bernardo maintains that Willy’s mother never cared about him or his sister while he Bernardo sacrificed his personal life to be mother and father to his children. Willy isn’t buying, though, and wonders why Bernardo is so nervous if he has nothing to hide.
The reptile is very pleased with herself for having had Génesis killed. She doesn’t want anyone to come between her and JM. Luis reminds her of her promise not to hurt Ángela or Violeta. The reptile replies that but for this promise they would already be dead.
Bernardo tells Fernanda that he is concerned about the police inspector and the fact that Sol is now working at the company. The reptile replies that that crime (killing Gonzalo) was in the past. She has other things on her mind now like what dress to wear to Génesis’ funeral. Bernardo appears to be impactado.
Willy has asked Eugenia, the prosecutor, to come to see him. She asks why. Has he received another threat? Willy flashes back to the letter he received but he says no. He wants Eugenia to use her connections to find out about the death of his mother, which took place in Valle del Bravo in Mexico. She advises him that he needs to go there and she wants to go, too.
Sam asks Darío what he did with the baby and if he has ever felt any remorse for what he did. She has done what he wants by working at his company. She begs him to tell her what he did with the baby so that she can relieve the anguish that has kept her from being happy all these years. Darío remains silent. Sam blackmails him by threatening to tell Perla about his affair with Bernardo’s wife. Darío capitulates and says that he left the baby with the parish priest in Valle del Bravo. [Ok, novela logic would say that we have already seen this missing child, which would mean it would have to be Génesis or Violeta. If she hasn’t seen Willy for 10 years, the kid must be 10 years old - about the same as Violeta and Génesis. But I don’t think it is either of them because first, Sam refers to her “hijo,” her son. Presumably, she was able to see the sex of her baby. Also, Sam has never had any mysterious attachment to either Génesis or Violeta. Generally in novelas, blood calls. So I assume that we are going to have a new child in the novela. We’ll see.]
JM and Ángela go to a hotel room and are just getting down to business when JM gets the call about the car crash.
JM and Ángela go to the crash scene and are told that there were no survivors. Poor JM goes crazy with grief and has to be restrained.
Apparently, Sam has had a private detective working for her to find the baby. She gives him the new information that she has. He can’t go to Mexico for a few days so naturally, Sam says that she is going herself right away.
At the police station, Emma makes a formal complaint against Peralta. Peralta’s parents arrive.
The reptile can’t figure out where Ángela is. Sol tells her that: 1) JM hired her to work at the company and that, in addition, she is living in his house; and 2) JM went off with a woman.
Ángela wanders off from the crash scene. In her mind, she hears Génesis praying to her guardian angel. She calls Génesis and eventually finds her unconscious. [I guess the police couldn’t figure out if there were one or two bodies in the car.]
Bernardo chats up Sol and invites her out for coffee.
I guess Darío is in the aviation business. If we knew that before, I had forgotten. Sam is standing by a plane and Willy comes up to her asking for help to rent a plane.
Peralta is taken to a cell with a big scary guy.
Génesis goes the hospital. Ángela assures JM that Génesis will be fine. Marshall arrives at the hospital and tells JM that the crash wasn’t an accident.
Emma withdraws her accusation against Peralta.
The reptile and Luis arrive at the hospital.
Sam tells Willy that no planes are available. [There are probably 50 places to rent a plane in LA but whatever.] A guy comes in and tells Sam that her plane to go to Mexico will be ready at 7am. Eventually, Willy tells Sam why he is going to Mexico and suggests that they go together. When Perla comes into Sam’s office, Willy asks her to help him convince Sam to take him with her to the Valle del Bravo. “You told him?” asks Perla, jumping to the obvious conclusion. Perla and Sam try to cover up their error and finally Sam agrees to take Willy to Mexico with her. He doesn’t mention Eugenia.
When the police go to the cell to release Peralta, they find him bloody and unconscious.
Bernardo takes Sol to his house and gets her to reveal that her parents hold her responsible for the death of their son, Gonzalo, because she witnessed the murder!
The reptile tells Luis that he has to make sure that Génesis does not leave the hospital alive.
JM and Ángela go to see Génesis. She tells them that she was ejected from the car in the crash and when Pámela didn’t wake up, she crawled away from the car before it exploded. She repeated her prayer until Ángela found her. Then Génesis realizes that she can’t move her legs. Uh oh - that telenovela staple - paralysis! But we all know that it won’t be permanent.
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