Friday, January 17, 2014
Que Pobres tan ricos #10... First day in the life of the Ruiz Palacios living with the Menchacas... in progress... go ahead and discuss...
F: You say that because you are so used to the high-end/royalty lifestyle (burgues/burguesa).
L: You say that because you have always envied me… because lets be serious, if the ultimate bad taste lived in this house, it would definitely live in this one room!! (don’t let Jose hear that, dear Leo, if you appreciate your nose in one piece.)
AS: I knew I had more Gin around somewhere. Thank you God, for this little miracle (continues to booze herself silly) Then she asks MA if they are detained at immigration/customs in this mazmorra. She wants MA to go bribe someone so they can leave asap. MA insists they all get some rest, he is exhausted. AS says she could be a bit ‘tone-less’. But in the remote case she were drunk, but she is not… (they have to hold her from falling backwards)… she is not crazy. She is going to go to sleep (bends over and looks at the bean bag..) in this little bean… I won’t sleep sitting there, better dead than simple (simple lifestyle). MA gives up and tells her to do whatever she wants. Leo asks him why don’t you call Mini and she can let us stay at her pent-house. MA says Mini broke up with him. We are not getting married anymore. And I Don’t want to talk about it now. He insists they rest. AS: thanks the virgin (Madonna) because that ho won’t be her daughter in law, don’t like her… let alone the one that was going to be his mother in law… that’s what I call a N.A.C.A. Here in Rome you will find a beautiful woman you can marry and have many banbinitos with. I toast for MA to marry a fine young Italian girl… MA insists time to rest… but the rest keep arguing and he looks away totally discouraged.
In the other bedroom, Don Chuy is lecturing his family…
DC: I know you are not thrilled that these folks are spending the night here… but what we do in this house is always!???
Chorus: To help those in most dire need.
DC: That’s it! Feel my heat! (pounding his chest) And don’t forget there is always someone worse off than us. And that is why we are all in this world. To help each other.
JT and Lupita are still not convinced that the RP’s are pennyless as they say… Don Chuy insists… Lupita repeats she just does not trust those folks.
DC: lets see, I want to see who will put the bell on the cat… eh… who is the brave one who will tell those folks that they can’t spend the night here. Who will tell them to get the heck outa dodge with all their ‘kiliches’ (crap).
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L: You say that because you have always envied me… because lets be serious, if the ultimate bad taste lived in this house, it would definitely live in this one room!! (don’t let Jose hear that, dear Leo, if you appreciate your nose in one piece.)
AS: I knew I had more Gin around somewhere. Thank you God, for this little miracle (continues to booze herself silly) Then she asks MA if they are detained at immigration/customs in this mazmorra. She wants MA to go bribe someone so they can leave asap. MA insists they all get some rest, he is exhausted. AS says she could be a bit ‘tone-less’. But in the remote case she were drunk, but she is not… (they have to hold her from falling backwards)… she is not crazy. She is going to go to sleep (bends over and looks at the bean bag..) in this little bean… I won’t sleep sitting there, better dead than simple (simple lifestyle). MA gives up and tells her to do whatever she wants. Leo asks him why don’t you call Mini and she can let us stay at her pent-house. MA says Mini broke up with him. We are not getting married anymore. And I Don’t want to talk about it now. He insists they rest. AS: thanks the virgin (Madonna) because that ho won’t be her daughter in law, don’t like her… let alone the one that was going to be his mother in law… that’s what I call a N.A.C.A. Here in Rome you will find a beautiful woman you can marry and have many banbinitos with. I toast for MA to marry a fine young Italian girl… MA insists time to rest… but the rest keep arguing and he looks away totally discouraged.
In the other bedroom, Don Chuy is lecturing his family…
DC: I know you are not thrilled that these folks are spending the night here… but what we do in this house is always!???
Chorus: To help those in most dire need.
DC: That’s it! Feel my heat! (pounding his chest) And don’t forget there is always someone worse off than us. And that is why we are all in this world. To help each other.
JT and Lupita are still not convinced that the RP’s are pennyless as they say… Don Chuy insists… Lupita repeats she just does not trust those folks.
DC: lets see, I want to see who will put the bell on the cat… eh… who is the brave one who will tell those folks that they can’t spend the night here. Who will tell them to get the heck outa dodge with all their ‘kiliches’ (crap).
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Por siempre mi amor #32 1/17/14: Of Rekindling and Kindling
Directo a Lo Nuevo
At the creepy hospital
Sonia overhears the doctors talking about Feo's change in appearance. Admitted as Fernando Córdoba discharged as Javier Castillo de la Fuente. It's pretty obvious to the head Chief Doc that the guy on the table has run afoul of the law and that's why he wants to change his appearance. He thinks they can milk the patient for a little more when the anesthesia wears off. Assistant Docs suggest complications during surgery or maybe the work was more complicated than expected might be a good cover stories. Chief Doc is pleased with his minions' ambition, but So-not has heard it all so we'll see if the Docs get their payday.
El Departamento de Andy y Mau
Andy wants to talk to Meanie about the video game incident. Neither she nor Mau think that Meanie should have talked to Angel the way she did, but in turn Angel had no right to speak to Meanie the way he did. Meanie begins to sniffle "Angel is right. Around here I am just an arrimada (moocher.) Woe is me *sniffle* *sniffle*" Andy assures her mother she's not a burden and Angel will offer an apology. Meanie does not want a forced apology. Andy asks her not to be so harsh with Angel and please not make trouble with Mau. Meanie is a little miffed. Andy didn't used to have a spine when they lived in Dumpsville. What is it to Mau anyway? They aren't even his kids by blood. They just carry his name. In true novela fashion, little pitchers with big ears can be seen peeking in the door way. Angelito hears it all, but doesn't fully understand. He later asks himself what his abuela meant by not "carrying Mau's blood only his last name."
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At the creepy hospital
Sonia overhears the doctors talking about Feo's change in appearance. Admitted as Fernando Córdoba discharged as Javier Castillo de la Fuente. It's pretty obvious to the head Chief Doc that the guy on the table has run afoul of the law and that's why he wants to change his appearance. He thinks they can milk the patient for a little more when the anesthesia wears off. Assistant Docs suggest complications during surgery or maybe the work was more complicated than expected might be a good cover stories. Chief Doc is pleased with his minions' ambition, but So-not has heard it all so we'll see if the Docs get their payday.
El Departamento de Andy y Mau
Andy wants to talk to Meanie about the video game incident. Neither she nor Mau think that Meanie should have talked to Angel the way she did, but in turn Angel had no right to speak to Meanie the way he did. Meanie begins to sniffle "Angel is right. Around here I am just an arrimada (moocher.) Woe is me *sniffle* *sniffle*" Andy assures her mother she's not a burden and Angel will offer an apology. Meanie does not want a forced apology. Andy asks her not to be so harsh with Angel and please not make trouble with Mau. Meanie is a little miffed. Andy didn't used to have a spine when they lived in Dumpsville. What is it to Mau anyway? They aren't even his kids by blood. They just carry his name. In true novela fashion, little pitchers with big ears can be seen peeking in the door way. Angelito hears it all, but doesn't fully understand. He later asks himself what his abuela meant by not "carrying Mau's blood only his last name."
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Weekend Discussion: Censorship, the Plague (Revisited)
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| Anthony Comstock, Father of Modern Censorship |
Note:
This is a revised version of the article published here about a year
ago.
What's
the Point?
We
complain about it all the time among ourselves. We should be
complaining to the networks about this.
About
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 shows. The news team was wondering why the English-language
networks were being raked over the coals and submitted to the rack to
censor programs of this salacious material while the Univisions and
Telemundos were being left alone. No answer was forthcoming and I
don't recall them taking the subject very seriously, but I took this
seriously enough to call a VP at Univision to let her know about it.
I found the transcript of the broadcast online and sent the link to
her with a cover note. After she read the page she let me know that
nothing is going to interfere with the content of the programs. No
te preocupes.
Labels: Alborada, bravio, no-podia, QBA, robo, telenovelas, weekend
Lo Que La Vida Me Robo - Capitulo 48 - January 16, 2014 -How A Cat Sees Robo, or, Jose Luis Alvarez Receives A Proposal He Can't Refuse
A Cat's Perspective
Man, you have got to feel for this guy Alejandro Almonte. He
had no relationship with his dad, his Mom won’t acknowledge him and now his
mate spends the first ten minutes of tonight’s capitulo moping over her former
boyfriend.
Oh! How rude of me. I see that I have not yet introduced myself.
My name is ‘Mani’ Gato. Mani is a moniker that means, “Jewel” in Sanskrit, and
I am subbing for my Mom, Elna June, tonight. I usually help her write the
recaps. Today when she suggested that she was anxious about Alejandro, Jose
Luis, Angelica, Montserrat and their friends, I offered to do the work. She is
here with her hands covering her eyes so she does not have to see the Plot’s
approaching ‘train wreck’. So, you help out where you can and Bipedal behavior
fascinates me. I’ll give a full recap a shot from the perspective of a Quadruped.
What can I say? I am a giver, that’s me.
I never knew my own father. He was just a shot in the dark,
so to speak, and for all I know my mother never saw him again either. Lest
there be any confusion on the matter of my parentage—yes, I know I was adopted.
It became obvious at an early age that I did not much resemble my parents,
although my adopted mom and I share green eyes. That is another thing I have in
common with Almonte. I guess you might also say that I am a bastard. My adoptive
parents are both Bi, but they have done their best for my siblings and my self.
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Que Pobres Tan Ricos #9- 1/16/14: Time For Some Humble Pie!
Hola Pobres/Ricos Peeps. This recap will not be in any order, it is mainly from memory, and if I skipped over anything please fill in the details. Here is a link to the song that AS was singing:
Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu
I am skipping the refried and getting right to the new. As has woken up in the van, still ten sheets to the wind, is happy she is finally in Italia and that her and Da Vinci will visit St Peter's Basilica and see Pope Francis I; he is from Argentina after all.
There is a celebration for Nepo's son Deigo at a nice little restaurant, and he is very proud of him and they celebrate I think his making a major team. Nepo corners Lupe and asks what her answer is, ya know, being his novia? She has to have time to think about it, he gives her all the time she needs. There is dancing and Nepo dances with Lupe and Don Chuy dances with Carmelita. Carmelita likes Don Chuy alot you can tell. He tells Carmelita that he hopes Lupe accepts Nepo.
Meanwhile, the RP's are out in the rain worried about their stuff, AS has plastic on her head to protect her from the rain, she is thinking of tortellini and lasagne and thinks Italia has hit a crisis. Leo and Frida tell her they are at a fonda.
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
Mentir Para Vivir #71 Thu 1/16/14 Regresar para Espiar
Fidelia is pissed at Ricardo for not telling her that he got a butt whoopin'. She's glad they got Alina away from Francisco and reluctantly agrees not to talk smack about him in front of the kid. Paloma calls Ric to see how he's doing. They're both feeling a little down this morning. Unfortunately, Mariano is in Chihuahua, so he can't be there to console her. Fidelia, feeling feisty, declares she'll go visit Paloma and screw what that uppity Matilde thinks about it. Ricardo tries to call somebody…Inésiana?...whose phone is disconnected.
Inésiana and Alina have a tearful goodbye at school. She asks when she'll see Tito and begs Nurse Berenice to take care of her mom. Music of impending doom plays as Alina slow-mo walks into the school and then turns around to wave and blow kisses. Inésiana dissolves into tears by the car.
Dr. Veronese comes by to see Ricardo and tell him about the tests Sebastian had done. Turns out Sebastian is HIV positive.
Francisco is all sweetness and light when Inésiana shows up. He doesn't even care that she brought Berenice with her or that Mike hasn't left yet.
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Inésiana and Alina have a tearful goodbye at school. She asks when she'll see Tito and begs Nurse Berenice to take care of her mom. Music of impending doom plays as Alina slow-mo walks into the school and then turns around to wave and blow kisses. Inésiana dissolves into tears by the car.
Dr. Veronese comes by to see Ricardo and tell him about the tests Sebastian had done. Turns out Sebastian is HIV positive.
Francisco is all sweetness and light when Inésiana shows up. He doesn't even care that she brought Berenice with her or that Mike hasn't left yet.
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Por siempre mi amor #31 1/16/14: Hell's Angels Has a New Member and Her Name is Tita and Face Off al la Novela Style
El pasado
Ara asks Art why was the prison calling Isa and Art explains that Isa's first husband died in jail. He knew all about it because they do not have any secrets from each other.
Read more »We begin with Feo and Sucia at Methulusah's office. Feo gives Methulusah his "cut" for helping with the jailbreak. He gives Feo the info on a man who can help him. In another month they will be back in business. With modern technology and cameras everywhere, why is Methulusah still able to do business?
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Mentir Para Vivir #70 Wed 1/15/14 Oh Grandpa! Is that a gun in your pocket…..or are you just happy to see me?
El Campo
Ceferino arrives to threaten the campesinos. He makes them
an offer he hopes they can't refuse. Before his goons can make good on
his threat, the police chief pulls up (egads, I always forget his name).
Ceferino tries to act all innocent but the chief isn't fooled. He tells
Ceferino to take his goons and scram!
San Carlos
Mariano leads a seaside ceremony for the real Inez (poor thing
doesn’t even get a real cura) Paloma scatters her granddaughter’s ashes
on the water.
Labels: mentir
Lo Que La Vida Me Robó, Episode # 47, 1/15/14: More happiness for our main lovers, though a smug Team Evil grows in confidence.
Lo de Ayer: DIM is encouraged by Tía Carlotta as he goes out for the first day of honest work in his life with Alejandro; José-Luís and Angélica buy a little fisherman's boat to make their escape together; los papás of Angélica read the the letter she left them, stating her reasons for fleeing the Arechiga Hacienda. She wants to be free to live her life before she dies. Please understand and let her go. Not surprisingly, they don't and won't understand and worry that she's sick and dying and vow to find her. There is a lot crying.
Hacienda Almonte: Nadia comes in breezily enquiring of an always watchful Rosario whether Señor Hernández, aka her semi-secret amante, Victor, has arrived yet. Not that she knows of, Rosario replies, surprised, asking, He's coming? Yes, says Nadia and hopes he won't be late. At that moment, Josefina walks in and there are kisses, greetings, and enquiries about nightly rest. Josie notes that Nadia seems excited to see someone. Ever a-fanning Tía Carlotta enters, and there is another round of warm greetings. They then talk about the fact the DIM one and Alejandro got up early to go to the fields to work. Josefina feels sorry for him, which the others can't believe considering how badly he treated her. Suddenly, there are noises and voices outside. Nadia's all in a flutter expecting to have hot, ever suit-vested-Victor walk in, only to discover it's her creepy, constantly clenched-mouthed, probably perverted HUSBAND Pedro instead.
Labels: robo
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Qué Pobres, Wednesday 1/15/14 (#8): There's Only One Italy... Plus the Other One.
A lavish Mexican-themed party is in progress at MA's family's home. AS is bien sloshed as she encourages her friends to take all her fine designer clothes. "I trust you to donate these to worthy charities," she says. Her friends figure they're pretty worthy.
Minerva and her mom gape at all the excess. Isela urges her daughter to beg MA's forgiveness.
At the Rome Colosseum (not that one, but the other one), the Plantain King tells Lupita he knows all about the family's troubles, and he wants to lend Lupita the money. He emphasizes that this would be only a loan - not a gift. Not charity. But Lupita is proud and says she and her family must solve this problem on their own. Anyway, it's a mistake to borrow from friends. So that's a Nope for Nepo.
Carmela and Wendy tease Lupita. They think she's charmed by Nepo... but she's actually thinking about MA.
AS tells MA that she's giving away her clothes (and maybe her jewelry, not sure if she went through with that) with the intent to buy all new stuff in Italy. Yes, she says, she already knows about the move, because she overheard the whole conversation. MA realizes what happened. He tries to explain that she didn't hear it quite right; "It's not THAT Italy," but she is too out of it to follow. "There's only one Italy!" she declares. She's blown the entire deposit he gave her on this party and "a few other expenses."
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Minerva and her mom gape at all the excess. Isela urges her daughter to beg MA's forgiveness.
At the Rome Colosseum (not that one, but the other one), the Plantain King tells Lupita he knows all about the family's troubles, and he wants to lend Lupita the money. He emphasizes that this would be only a loan - not a gift. Not charity. But Lupita is proud and says she and her family must solve this problem on their own. Anyway, it's a mistake to borrow from friends. So that's a Nope for Nepo.
Carmela and Wendy tease Lupita. They think she's charmed by Nepo... but she's actually thinking about MA.
AS tells MA that she's giving away her clothes (and maybe her jewelry, not sure if she went through with that) with the intent to buy all new stuff in Italy. Yes, she says, she already knows about the move, because she overheard the whole conversation. MA realizes what happened. He tries to explain that she didn't hear it quite right; "It's not THAT Italy," but she is too out of it to follow. "There's only one Italy!" she declares. She's blown the entire deposit he gave her on this party and "a few other expenses."
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Por siempre mi amor #30 1/15/2014: Rumors of Feo's Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
Recap by J Desde NYC
Many thanks to Corazon de Salvaje for filling in for me last week. Bronchitis is the devil. Prayer and Mucinex works.
Scenes, as usual, are combined
Lo Refrito:
Feo is truly the ugliest woman in creation as he and his two fellow minions flee the jail in Sucia's convertible. It's all very Thelma and Louise except for the cliff. The two minions thank Sucia and run off.
A prison official says that the body they found and the smoke means that this scene was planned.
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Por siempre mi amor #29 1/14/14: Velo de Novia done right!
RECAP FROM CORAZONSALVAJE:
Marianela is with the kids telling them their situation will improve soon.
Borlas and Agatha are talking about renting and she is happy to oblige with granting permission.
Isabel and Gaby are together with Gabs lamenting about how she felt with Bruno and Almudena together. Gabs then blames herself for really thinking B would be stuck on her still and Art Dad for not telling anyone in which Isa then chimes in Art Dad didn't know. No matter, Gabs plans on moving on and re-inventing herself. Good for her.
Art and Bruno are talking about why oh why did he NOT ever tell him he got hitched (I thought we were friends man!) Art then asks if it was pure despecho and B denies.
From Nueva York, Daniel is calling Gil. with the news that he is going to go see him since school is out for a while!
Aranza and Esteban are at school where he has brought her a beverage of sorts and they depart to respective classes with a kiss. Some chit-chat with Dafne and Illeana and the main thing that caught my attention was Dafne liking older (WAY older like 30) men who give her what she wants.
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Mentir Para Vivir #69 Tue 1/14/14 Mirror Mirror On the Wall...Who's the Biggest Nut of All?
Aresti Mansion: Oriana runs into Paloma’s room whining about making
Rhodalina tell another lie. Rhodalina
didn’t want to go to school today and she doesn’t want to move in with Ricky
and Marilu. They are interrupted by
internal phone call alerting her that Lucina is there. Oriana goes back to Paloma and kneels before
her. She wants to know how to make a six
year old go to school and stay with the babysitter. Seriously?
Paloma tells her that she will take care
of the situation with Rhodalina.
In the living room, Oriana wants to know if Raquel is still boinking Jose
Luis. Hell yeah, says Lucina. He gives her a lot of toys and cash. Oriana says that she feels sorry for Raquel,
but secretly hopes that her frenemy will continue to sleep with Jose Luis. If Raquel is boinking him, Oriana won’t have
to service him. Lucina advises Oriana to
ride Jose Luis like a he’s bucking stallion at the town rodeo, if necessary. Oriana says she’s in love with Ricky. Lucina points out that Ricky could be boinking
his sweet young wife at that very moment.
Men think with their richards. When a man gets lonely or upset, he will seek
solace with other women. They’re man
sluts. She thinks that women are ri-richard-culous when it comes sexual relationships. So go get your freak on with Jose Luis…guilt
free, says Lucina. Do what ya gotta do
to get yourself out of this mess.
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Que Pobres tan ricos #7: The trap closes in on MA, and a party for the ages and the ageless...
Refrito:
Abuela telling MA how she faked ‘taking’ her pills, signs papers. Those pills made her sleepy and confused, she wants to live life full awake and in reality.
MA hands over the pills to Saul to get them analyzed.
Mini and mama… Mini wants to give MA one more chance, mama says he just gambled one too many times and turned into a delinquent. She does not want them to end up selling stuff on the street. Mini’s phone rings, its MA, need to talk to her. Mini: sure! Come on over (so I can drop you like an expired lottery ticket)
At the Menchacas Don Chuy and Jose his son try to dance around Lupita to get to gym to work out with a story about helping a neighbor with her sink drain pipe.
MA proposes to Mini after some babbling about counting on her for counseling/tranquility and Mini responding that he can find that counseling/tranquility with a doctor… will you marry me?.... well… No.
Lo Nuevo:
AS continues preparing for her huge farewell party. Frida and Leo ask her where in Italy we’re going. No idea… (claims Florence is the birth place of their ancestors)… It will be so great that they will be using Euros… Leo asks why move. AS assumes MA is trying to make amends for all the years of neglecting them.
Back to MA and Mini, MA still has not responded, frozen and deaf from her response. He has no words. She plays offended, his reaction said it all, he cares more about his family than about her!, so basically she tells him don’t let the door hit you on your way out… MA wants the ring back. She gives it and continues waving him out. Bye! After he leaves she wonders if she overplayed offended girl.
Back to RP house, Leo and Frida keep brainstorming about moving to Italy. She mentions she needs a new car. Leo says who cares, buy one over there. He wants to invite his own friends to the farewell party. AS agrees he invite his friends but warns Frida not to invite her nasty friends. Frida says don’t sweat it. I would not bore them to death with that party. They leave AS alone singing in Italian (La mobile??)
MA is upset walking down the sidewalk and drops the ring down the drain and then tries to fish it back with a branch. Saul calls MA, he says A-hole just met with the corporate board and they are going to accuse MA. MA is speechless. Saul asks Are you ok? MA: what else could happen after I break up with my girl, lose all my money, what else can happen? (just then a car washes him with dirty street water).
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Abuela telling MA how she faked ‘taking’ her pills, signs papers. Those pills made her sleepy and confused, she wants to live life full awake and in reality.
MA hands over the pills to Saul to get them analyzed.
Mini and mama… Mini wants to give MA one more chance, mama says he just gambled one too many times and turned into a delinquent. She does not want them to end up selling stuff on the street. Mini’s phone rings, its MA, need to talk to her. Mini: sure! Come on over (so I can drop you like an expired lottery ticket)
At the Menchacas Don Chuy and Jose his son try to dance around Lupita to get to gym to work out with a story about helping a neighbor with her sink drain pipe.
MA proposes to Mini after some babbling about counting on her for counseling/tranquility and Mini responding that he can find that counseling/tranquility with a doctor… will you marry me?.... well… No.
Lo Nuevo:
AS continues preparing for her huge farewell party. Frida and Leo ask her where in Italy we’re going. No idea… (claims Florence is the birth place of their ancestors)… It will be so great that they will be using Euros… Leo asks why move. AS assumes MA is trying to make amends for all the years of neglecting them.
Back to MA and Mini, MA still has not responded, frozen and deaf from her response. He has no words. She plays offended, his reaction said it all, he cares more about his family than about her!, so basically she tells him don’t let the door hit you on your way out… MA wants the ring back. She gives it and continues waving him out. Bye! After he leaves she wonders if she overplayed offended girl.
Back to RP house, Leo and Frida keep brainstorming about moving to Italy. She mentions she needs a new car. Leo says who cares, buy one over there. He wants to invite his own friends to the farewell party. AS agrees he invite his friends but warns Frida not to invite her nasty friends. Frida says don’t sweat it. I would not bore them to death with that party. They leave AS alone singing in Italian (La mobile??)
MA is upset walking down the sidewalk and drops the ring down the drain and then tries to fish it back with a branch. Saul calls MA, he says A-hole just met with the corporate board and they are going to accuse MA. MA is speechless. Saul asks Are you ok? MA: what else could happen after I break up with my girl, lose all my money, what else can happen? (just then a car washes him with dirty street water).
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Lo que la vida me robó, cap. 46, Tuesday, January 14, 2014: I'm gonna live, live, live until I die!
"Every decision you make is a mistake."
Edward Dahlberg
Asymmetry of information: in economic theory, a term used to describe a situation in which some people have more or superior information than others. It tends to favor the more knowledgeable party.
A seller may know more than a buyer. I sell you my house but I fail to mention that my next-door neighbor is an enthusiastic tuba player and hosts weekly Polka Parties on her patio. (Or, occasionally, the reverse may be true. I recognize that piece of fabric in your garage sale is a headband Silvia Navarro wore in 'Cuando me Enamoro' and I grab it up for a song.)
Labels: robo
Mentir Para Vivir #68 Mon 1/13/14 Two sets of parents, not enough brain to go around
At the plant Ric has a meeting with a guy called Ismael, another one of the cotton workers representatives. He explains him that whatever promises Arte Folclor made, they won’t be able to keep them for long. Aresti Breton can’t give them the extra 30%, but they can pay an additional 15% for now and once a business with a Chinese company goes through, the salaries might increase some more. Ismael wants to remain with Aresti Breton because he trusts them and so do the rest of the workers; but they’re afraid that Serafino Gomez, their supervisor (cacique) will do something against them. Ismael suspects that Serafino has made a deal with Arte Folclor; he mentions how Ric’s brother, Sebas, works for AF and also, another guy, Antonio. Ric isn’t pleased with the news, but promises Ismael to talk with the police, ask for protection for the workers
Antonio is updating JL on
the fact that the cotton workers are still on their paycheck, but Ric is trying
to change their minds. JL tells Tony that Seb blabbed to Raquel about their
actual business and that’s why he had Mike kill him. Tony is shocked, he didn’t
agree to any murderous activities when they shook hands and started working
together. JL basically tells him to stop whining and deal with it.
Tony looks scared shitless.
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Por siempre mi amor #28 1/13/14: The Elephant in the Room is Sitting at the Dinner Table
Hope everyone had a great weekend! It was a windy and rainy one here, but the Seahawks won in spite of it and we are one game closer to the Super Bowl! Go Hawks!
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Boomer & Remington show their inner Seahawk! |
Now to our story:
Leftovers:
At Tita's, the unexpected and awkward arrival of Bruno and his wife Ally goes from bad to worse. Tita pointedly asks Zenaida to set another three places at the dinner table for unexpected guests. Bruno looks warily at his mother. Zenaida rushes off. Sonia's pruney old Sugar Daddy arrives and orders her to fix dinner and fix herself while she's at it.
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Which one of these guys is Sonia's Sugar Daddy? |
Marianela, Tassels and the kids are finishing dinner. Agatha appears at the door with a bag of sweet bread. Main Course:
Tassels tells Agatha that he and Mari are teaching the kids math, reading, and writing. Because the kids also help with their "business" they're also learning how to work and be responsible. Agatha asks Mari why the kids aren't in school. "They are street kids so none of them have official documents, no birth certificates or IDs." Agatha says, "What you're doing for the kids is noble." She offers to help them out in any way she can.
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Monday, January 13, 2014
Que Pobres Tan Ricos #6 -1/13/14: The Ruiz Palacios Are Moving to Italia, Que????
Hola, Pobres/Ricos Peeps.
This recap will not be in any order some scenes have been combined for better flow of the recap. I didn't get everything, they talk so darn fast! So I leave it up to you commenters, to fill in the blanks I didn't get.
We start this epi the car smokin' and Saul and MA (Miguel Angel) hi-tailing it out of there, while the whole Mechanca clan looks on. Don Chuy has a mullet, oh dear.
Frida and her protest are next. The leader of the factory doesn't deal in vandalism or delinquincy and convinces the workers to go back to work. Frida is none to pleased, she vandalized her own car, and now her group has no way home. Her boy toy is a bit miffed too, forget his name, but just the thought of Frida wanting to be a revolutinary, turns him on and besos!
MA calls Mini (Minvera) to gauge if she's heard any chisme about his finances, she doesn't mention it so good night and sleep tight, catch you tomorrow.
Saul and MA have a chat about all this trouble. MA doesn't want the family or Mini finding out until it's resolved. Saul warns him that he could be arrested at any time.
Leo is at an Antro in the waiting line to get in. He calls some guy in the line feo and a loser cause the guy isn't dressed to impress. Come to find out later, the guy or his girl are famous and Leo even goes up to him to try and apologize, but the guy and girl snub Leo. Leo throws around Barcelona, Eurogenes and San Diego. Don't have a clue what that was about.
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Lo Que La Vida Me Robó Lunes 1/13/14 #45
Chapter
45: Distress, Joy, and Comfort
In
Review
José
Luis began telling Lady Angelica the truth about his identity.
Current
Happenings
Esmeralda's
Apartment: The Lord
Mayor proved his unworthiness by barging in and subjecting Esmeralda
to insults and a savage beating, after which he removed money from
his wallet and threw it at her. He demanded that she never approach
his wife again.
Lady
Angelica's Bedchamber: José
Luis began telling her his sad tale, including how Lady Monserrat's
family used its influence to precipitate his fall. Further, how his
friend aided him in his escape, but it was all in vain for Lady
Monserrat had married under duress from her mother and it was no
longer possible to elope with her. Lady Angelica exchanged her truth
for this, telling him that she was gravely ill, perhaps soon to die.
He embraced her tenderly in mutual sympathy.
Labels: robo
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Santa Diabla -- Week of January 13, 2014
Here's your page, folks. Enjoy!
Remember that Jean will be away for the next two weeks, so Monday's recap spot is open. If no one else comes forward, I will try to put up a quick and dirty summary of tonight's show.
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Marido en Alquiler -- Week of January 13, 2014: The Final Chapter
Marido fans, here's your page. The two-hour final episode airs tonight, Monday, January 13. I know that Novelera is working on one of her masterful recaps, so you will have a great jumping-off place for your conversation.
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: THE FRONT PAGE -- La Reina del Sur, La Impostora, et cetera. Week of January 13, 2014.
La Impostora, a new telenovela starring Christian Bach, Sebastián Zurita and Lisette Morelos and filmed in and around Acapulco premieres tomorrow, Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 8pm/7c, the time slot currently occupied by Marido en Alquiler.
It will be sharing THE FRONT PAGE with La Reina del Sur. Please post your recaps and comments about the new telenovela, La Impostora, on this page.
Reminder:
Since two novelas will be sharing a single page, please remember to label your comments with the name of the show you are discussing. If you add the day of the week, you get bonus points.
Example:
La Impostora, Tuesday
You can tell Telemundo is really trying when it goes for a sense of place...
or:
La Reina del Sur, Wednesday
Pote shows his absolute loyalty to Teresa when he...
Thanks, all! Have a great week! And remember, tonight's Marido finale is two hours long, so there is no Reina del Sur today.
Labels: avenida, impostora, reina-sur, telemundo
La Impostora-index
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Mentir Para Vivir #67 Fri 1/10/14 The Pain In The Butt Gets A Pain In The Gut
Capítulo 67
Fabiola and Piero will be waiting the next twenty-four hours for the news from her ultrasound which will finally let them know if Sebastian's baby--at first glance anyway, will be physically sound. Piero—like Viewerville—can't understand why other tests weren’t done. (Unfortunately, Piero, there are some things medical science just cannot do, and determining Demon Seedism is one of them!)
At Snoop Mansion, Grandpa Snoops, aka, Homero, is anxious to make contact with Mike Rodriguez to see if he's truly gone over to The Dark Side or not. Leo suggests doing things the simple way by checking with the insurance company for Mike's phone number if he reported the accident like he should have. Snoops chalks another one up for genius genes in the de la Garza family tree.
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Lo Que La Vida Me Robo #44- 1/10/14: He's Leavin', Leavin', On That Midnight Camionetta To Aguazul!
Ahoy Amguis! Here's a tune for you listen to as you read the recap. This little ear worm is dedicated to Jose Luis and Angie. Sweet Thing. Enjoy!
We start this epi with the refried of missing money, who could be the culprit, that would be BM (B*tch Maria) and Dimwit (Demitrio), and by the by, this is a BM free epi, Yay! Word to Carlos, sorry dude! Also Monse tells Ale that Dimwit has hi-tailed it to the Arechega Hacienda to suck up, er, to hide out, to er visit Angie over there. Ale tells Monse that together they will protect Angie from that dimwit, Dimwit. He's not going to get one over on her. Mac (Macario) knocks on the door, says he hates to interrupt, but things are now ready for Ant/JL (Antonio/ Jose Luis) and Refug (Refugio) to escape, er, leave the hacienda. Besos and Ale goes.
Next we watch pobrecito (poor thing) Addled (Adolfo) looking under the mattress for the lana (money) he stole from Ale's cash drawer. Not there, sucks to be Addled!
Dimwit is packing his suitcase and puts the lana he stole from Addled in between his clothes. That will teach Addled to hide the lana under his mattress.
On A Humid, Dark Night:
Mac and his men have fixed up the camionetta (truck) to look like they are hauling hay. The guys, Ant/JL (Antonio/ Jose Luis) and Refug (Refugio) will hide amidst the hay, if they have hay fever sucks to be them, anyhoo, Miguel will be waiting for them in Aguazul with a car, best of luck Ale tells them. Ale also tells them when they reach their final destination, to give him a ringy, dingy to let him know they made it okay. Mac will help them hide in the camion (truck) and bro hug with Ale and Ant/JL . Ale waves them bye, bye.
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Friday, January 10, 2014
Pobres Ep 5 Jan 10, 2014... Whose land is it anyway?
refrito:
we see a repeat of scene where A-hole fakes some praises to MA and then we go to the Menchaca's where they are hoping the fonda business will go very well. La nina de los ojos bonitos will do very well and Diosito won't let us down. they are smiling, laughing, etc. Carmelita asks Lupita what is really going on? Lupita tells her about the school tuition issue. Carmelita suggests move him to public school but Lupita won't even consider that, even if she has to work her back out.
Back to RP, MA is starting the business meeting, but the auditors come on with the bad news about the fraud. MA accuses A-hole but he glances 'who? me??'... the auditors point the fingers to MA as the only one responsible.
Lo nuevo:
Back to Menchacas. Food is ready. Carmelita and Lupita are looking around to check if there is anything else to do before opening the doors. Carmelita cheers Lupita a bit. and gives her her blessing. Lupita thanks her, that is exactly what my mom would have done... Time to open the door!!
At meeting, Saul is vowing for MA to the auditors. He and MA will investigate and they will get back to them. MA protests, I have only been here as prez for a month, and you think I had enough time to run a fraud?? But A-hole keeps twisting the knife, you will have to face the law but also the investors, and you were claiming the authority, etc... enough for MA to grab him by his jacket lapel and accuse 'it was you who set this up, right??'
Back to Fonda... El coliseo de Roma... (the name of the fonda is 'The Rome Colisseum' even though it is typical mexican home cooking... ) some guys come by, the ladies try to turn them into the first customers but the guys were actually looking for the gym and are not interested in the restaurant.
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we see a repeat of scene where A-hole fakes some praises to MA and then we go to the Menchaca's where they are hoping the fonda business will go very well. La nina de los ojos bonitos will do very well and Diosito won't let us down. they are smiling, laughing, etc. Carmelita asks Lupita what is really going on? Lupita tells her about the school tuition issue. Carmelita suggests move him to public school but Lupita won't even consider that, even if she has to work her back out.
Back to RP, MA is starting the business meeting, but the auditors come on with the bad news about the fraud. MA accuses A-hole but he glances 'who? me??'... the auditors point the fingers to MA as the only one responsible.
Lo nuevo:
Back to Menchacas. Food is ready. Carmelita and Lupita are looking around to check if there is anything else to do before opening the doors. Carmelita cheers Lupita a bit. and gives her her blessing. Lupita thanks her, that is exactly what my mom would have done... Time to open the door!!
At meeting, Saul is vowing for MA to the auditors. He and MA will investigate and they will get back to them. MA protests, I have only been here as prez for a month, and you think I had enough time to run a fraud?? But A-hole keeps twisting the knife, you will have to face the law but also the investors, and you were claiming the authority, etc... enough for MA to grab him by his jacket lapel and accuse 'it was you who set this up, right??'
Back to Fonda... El coliseo de Roma... (the name of the fonda is 'The Rome Colisseum' even though it is typical mexican home cooking... ) some guys come by, the ladies try to turn them into the first customers but the guys were actually looking for the gym and are not interested in the restaurant.
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Por siempre mi amor #27 1/10/14: So-not Has A Mini-Me And Her Name Is Aranza
El refrito
El Antro
Aranza is still in the loud antro with Esteban. She is drunk as a skunk. Dafne's date has passed out in a corner. Ara asks Esteban if he remembers what else they are celebrating this month besides her birthday. Being the complete caballero that he is of course he remembers. They've been novios six months! He has a surprise for her, but he’s not going to tell her what it is. Then she starts falling all over herself and has to sit down. Dafne comes back with a new galan explaining that Cristian (galan #1) pitched a little fit and probably left…which is just what she’s going to do. Esteban is left to take care of Aranza alone. He calls his dad (Mau.)
Departamento de Sonia
Sonia’s Victor Borgia look-alike sugar daddy is getting ready to leave. He throws a stack of bills her way. That should hold her until the next time they see each other. He tells her not to call or look for him. She tells him he always says that. He wants to make sure she doesn’t forget it. He leaves. She makes like Harvey Korman and Counts de Money. He returns later and is pithed that his kept lady is looking unkempt. She says he should let her know when he's coming around. He doesn't like to be called "baby." He can come and and go as he pleases. He demands she get his dinner and fix herself up. He can go his house if he wants to see a a slovenly woman.
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- Marianela welcomes her five little handfuls into the new apartment. They talk about "la mercancia" and decide to use one corner as the warehouse.
- Tita interacts with her new mascota Don Porfirio
- Aranza and her mush-mouthed crew party it up in the loud Antro, much to the consternation of the recapper. They are tossing back the tequila as Esteban the responsible designated driver looks on. Aranza wants to “do it” with Esteban. She lays a sloppy kiss on him. They officially have a theme song. (Yo Puedo Esperar por Mickael Carreira)
- Art tells Isa that Bruno is returning to Mexico for good.
El Antro
Aranza is still in the loud antro with Esteban. She is drunk as a skunk. Dafne's date has passed out in a corner. Ara asks Esteban if he remembers what else they are celebrating this month besides her birthday. Being the complete caballero that he is of course he remembers. They've been novios six months! He has a surprise for her, but he’s not going to tell her what it is. Then she starts falling all over herself and has to sit down. Dafne comes back with a new galan explaining that Cristian (galan #1) pitched a little fit and probably left…which is just what she’s going to do. Esteban is left to take care of Aranza alone. He calls his dad (Mau.)
Departamento de Sonia
Sonia’s Victor Borgia look-alike sugar daddy is getting ready to leave. He throws a stack of bills her way. That should hold her until the next time they see each other. He tells her not to call or look for him. She tells him he always says that. He wants to make sure she doesn’t forget it. He leaves. She makes like Harvey Korman and Counts de Money. He returns later and is pithed that his kept lady is looking unkempt. She says he should let her know when he's coming around. He doesn't like to be called "baby." He can come and and go as he pleases. He demands she get his dinner and fix herself up. He can go his house if he wants to see a a slovenly woman.
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Weekend Discussion: Culture Shock
What cultural head-scratchers get you every time you watch a novela?
I'd love to know whether men and women still interact as though it were the Victorian age. Mexican women go to college and have careers; shouldn't that have eliminated the ridiculous notion that they exist only for their men and their children? Despite it being a comedy, the sexism in Por Ella Soy Eva really was disturbing. Do Mexican fathers really devalue their daughters like that?
Do parents really call their children "princesa," "mi reina", "mi rey," etc.? This really bugs me because I can't help thinking that this is more appropriate for a significant other. I can't help thinking that applying this to a child is spoiling them and giving them a sense of entitlement.
Sound off, amigos.
I'd love to know whether men and women still interact as though it were the Victorian age. Mexican women go to college and have careers; shouldn't that have eliminated the ridiculous notion that they exist only for their men and their children? Despite it being a comedy, the sexism in Por Ella Soy Eva really was disturbing. Do Mexican fathers really devalue their daughters like that?
Do parents really call their children "princesa," "mi reina", "mi rey," etc.? This really bugs me because I can't help thinking that this is more appropriate for a significant other. I can't help thinking that applying this to a child is spoiling them and giving them a sense of entitlement.
Sound off, amigos.
Labels: por-ella, telenovelas, weekend
Lo Que La Vida Me Robo Capitulo 43, 1/9/2014 - Ladron Que Roba A Ladron
Ladron Que Roba A Ladron
Want of money and the distress of a thief can never be
alleged as the cause of his thieving, for many honest people endure greater
hardships with fortitude. We must therefore seek the cause elsewhere than in
want of money, for that is the miser's passion, not the thief s.
A Wet Death
I guess it had to
end this way. Someone was going to die today and it was supposed to be Alejandro
Almonte. The plan was laid between Police Captain Loreto and fugitive
Jose Luis/ Antonio. “Get close to, ambush and kill Almonte.”
The day is dark
and the rain falls down noisily as it does in a tropical rain forest. The first hard drops hit the tree canopy with
a sharp sound, then, as the drops turn into runnels, the noise becomes even
louder, making a slapping sound as stream turns into a torrent that rushes over
each level of life on its way to the forest floor.
The men on the
ground have dressed for the rain in serviceable black nylon capes. The swishing
noise of the nylon makes it even harder for us to hear what is happening. We
get glimpses of the action; Loreto tells JL/Ant to shoot Alejandro, JL/Ale
fires but he has no intention of harming Ale—he has emptied his gun of bullets.
Loreto takes a real shot at Alejandro as Ale comes closer on his horse. Ale
falls or jumps off the beast. JL/Ant loads his gun, this time for real, and
calls, “Loreto!” Loreto turns to face JL/Ant and Jose Luis fires, hitting
Loreto square in the chest.
Loreto falls to
the ground, dead. A drop of rain falls from his hood onto JL’s nose. It looks
like a tear and it falls from the tip of his nose to the ground. A small curl
of smoke goes up from the gun and Jose Luis Alvarez looks as though he will be
sick. Perhaps his life to-date just flashed before his eyes. Jose Luis knows
that homicide can be justified or even forgiven but its resonances will stay
with a man for his lifetime. He will never be the same.
Labels: robo
Thursday, January 09, 2014
Mentir Para Vivir #66 Thu 1/9/14 Regresar para Recuperar
Ric, Homero, and Inésiana discuss Alina. They agree that she can't see too much of Inésiana while she's staying at Paloma's, but Inésiana wants to see her at least once. Homero goes off to see what happened to his car, but not before laughingly patting Ric on the cheek and telling him he's got a lot to learn. Ric and Inésiana trade "I love you"-s and Ric starts listing all the documents he's going to need to get the adoption ball rolling.
Ric calls Marilu, aka Alina's new NannyMommy, to tell her not to take Alina over to Paloma's after school, even though Alina was looking forward to it. "Just make up an excuse." Niiiiiiice.
Homero catches Leo up on the car incident and mentions that he could swear he knows the guy who was with Francisco/JL. He finally remembers that the guy's name was Mike and he used to be an agent. "If he's undercover, why wasn't I informed?!" Uh, oh…either Mike changed sides or someone forgot to keep forwarding Homero all those memos….
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Ric calls Marilu, aka Alina's new NannyMommy, to tell her not to take Alina over to Paloma's after school, even though Alina was looking forward to it. "Just make up an excuse." Niiiiiiice.
Homero catches Leo up on the car incident and mentions that he could swear he knows the guy who was with Francisco/JL. He finally remembers that the guy's name was Mike and he used to be an agent. "If he's undercover, why wasn't I informed?!" Uh, oh…either Mike changed sides or someone forgot to keep forwarding Homero all those memos….
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Qué Pobres, Thursday 1/9/14 (#4): Discuss and Enjoy
Posting my notes a week and a half later, just for posterity's sake:
- MA and Minerva try to have their engagement party. It's difficult because Leo loudly takes a phone call right in the middle of MA's speech. Then Leo announces to everyone that he has a girlfriend. ("I thought he was gay," Minerva's mother mutters.) MA protests; this is his party. Frida backs him up. But AS and Leo are adamant that everyone should hear all about Leo's new girl, the Countess Macarena, no I'm not kidding, that's her name.
- The loan shark pays Lupita a visit with a "friendly reminder" about the Menchacas' debt.
- The board of directors likes MA's proposal to open an office in London. They praise him lavishly and openly snub Ahole.
- MA wants to buy a castle in England. Just in case Ahole is the first to fulfill that goofy clause in Grandpa's will, MA wants to make sure he and his family have something of their own.
- Adolfo, an old friend of Grandpa's and of the company, helps MA with all the legal and financial arrangements for the London office. MA and Saul are comfortable with Adolfo's help because they know Ahole hates him. (I think there's some talk of the company putting up 30% of the money and MA is putting up the rest personally?) Adolfo suggests giving MA power of attorney to expedite things. The board of directors agrees.
- While Grandma snoozes in her darkened bedroom, Ahole gloats to Grandma's nurse: "I'm paying you a fortune to keep her over-medicated. With any luck, she'll lose her marbles in no time!"
- It appears that the deal to create the London office is just about finished. The business partner from London praises MA and snubs Ahole. (This seems to happen a lot.) He says it will be a big success. "And we owe it alllll to Miguel Angel," Ahole points out with greasy sincerity. "And Adolfo," MA adds.
- Ahole gives MA a manly hug and hisses in his ear: "I've supplied the financial records for the audit. I hope this will clear up any remaining doubts about my honesty."
- Meanwhile, back on Italy Street, Lupita worries about Emiliano's school. His tuition is past due, and there's no money to pay it. Sure he could go to public school, but that won't give him the education he needs to prepare for college.
- The audit of the company's finances is finished. The result: the company has failed to pay 30 million pesos in taxes, and they're also short an additional 60 million pesos. MA accuses Ahole of fraud, but the auditors say: all of the evidence points to just one person - Miguel Angel!
- MA and Minerva try to have their engagement party. It's difficult because Leo loudly takes a phone call right in the middle of MA's speech. Then Leo announces to everyone that he has a girlfriend. ("I thought he was gay," Minerva's mother mutters.) MA protests; this is his party. Frida backs him up. But AS and Leo are adamant that everyone should hear all about Leo's new girl, the Countess Macarena, no I'm not kidding, that's her name.
- The loan shark pays Lupita a visit with a "friendly reminder" about the Menchacas' debt.
- The board of directors likes MA's proposal to open an office in London. They praise him lavishly and openly snub Ahole.
- MA wants to buy a castle in England. Just in case Ahole is the first to fulfill that goofy clause in Grandpa's will, MA wants to make sure he and his family have something of their own.
- Adolfo, an old friend of Grandpa's and of the company, helps MA with all the legal and financial arrangements for the London office. MA and Saul are comfortable with Adolfo's help because they know Ahole hates him. (I think there's some talk of the company putting up 30% of the money and MA is putting up the rest personally?) Adolfo suggests giving MA power of attorney to expedite things. The board of directors agrees.
- While Grandma snoozes in her darkened bedroom, Ahole gloats to Grandma's nurse: "I'm paying you a fortune to keep her over-medicated. With any luck, she'll lose her marbles in no time!"
- It appears that the deal to create the London office is just about finished. The business partner from London praises MA and snubs Ahole. (This seems to happen a lot.) He says it will be a big success. "And we owe it alllll to Miguel Angel," Ahole points out with greasy sincerity. "And Adolfo," MA adds.
- Ahole gives MA a manly hug and hisses in his ear: "I've supplied the financial records for the audit. I hope this will clear up any remaining doubts about my honesty."
- Meanwhile, back on Italy Street, Lupita worries about Emiliano's school. His tuition is past due, and there's no money to pay it. Sure he could go to public school, but that won't give him the education he needs to prepare for college.
- The audit of the company's finances is finished. The result: the company has failed to pay 30 million pesos in taxes, and they're also short an additional 60 million pesos. MA accuses Ahole of fraud, but the auditors say: all of the evidence points to just one person - Miguel Angel!
Labels: pobres
Por siempre mi amor #26 1/9/14: Close Your Eyes And Make A Wish. I Wish That I Was Ten Years Older!!!
A tearful Bruno is telling Tita that he is leaving Mexico; he is going to stop being breast-fed and live the way that he wants without pressures from anyone. Funny, he was doing the pressuring if my memory serves me correctly.
Ara has been instructed to cut up 5 of Isa’s favorite pieces of clothes and the brat that she is complies with her evil Aunt’s wishes. There is something very disturbing about this scene. Ara has no filter between what right and wrong, she continues to emulate her aunt’s sociopathic tendencies.
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Por siempre mi amor #25 1/8/14: The Show Must Go On! (Where There's a Will, There's a Way!)
(Hi, it's CorazonSalvaje substituting for the night. This episode shows love and patience overcomes any obstacles no matter how diminutive or major.)
Lo de ayer-
Isabel is gussied up and off to get dressed.
Methuselah's beating and death threat.
Our preview at the sabatoge and the outcome of it with Isa's scream.
Lo de Hoy-
As Isa screams, Gabs, Tita and Aranza hurry in to see what the deal is and two out of 3 comfort la novia. Some suspicions are up but Tita states whom is really at fault. You-know-who leaves and thoughbubbles about when Soni had instructed her to commit the deed (I wanted an Edgar Allen Poe reference there BTW) and how she did it. Isa then overreacts and pleads to call off the wedding when Tita re-assures her, "where there's a will, there's a way." and that the wedding won't be discarded due to un capricho de Aranza.
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Lo de ayer-
Isabel is gussied up and off to get dressed.
Methuselah's beating and death threat.
Our preview at the sabatoge and the outcome of it with Isa's scream.
Lo de Hoy-
As Isa screams, Gabs, Tita and Aranza hurry in to see what the deal is and two out of 3 comfort la novia. Some suspicions are up but Tita states whom is really at fault. You-know-who leaves and thoughbubbles about when Soni had instructed her to commit the deed (I wanted an Edgar Allen Poe reference there BTW) and how she did it. Isa then overreacts and pleads to call off the wedding when Tita re-assures her, "where there's a will, there's a way." and that the wedding won't be discarded due to un capricho de Aranza.
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Mentir Para Vivir #65 Wed 1/8/14 As Elvis would say, "Thank you, thank you very much."
Hermosillo--Casa de Ricardo
Everything is falling into place for la boda. Marilu has
even taken Tito to Paloma's house so he won’t be underfoot (hmmmph, he wasn't
invited?) Ricky enjoys a few flashbacks of his relationship with Oriana.
Preparations are underway in Fidelia's Purple Palace and the
guests are starting to arrive, including Matilde, resplendent in a lavender
suit to match the wall color. She barely
says hello to Fidelia as she enters. Fidelia and Ruben share an awkward
hello. The bride enters in a cute short wedding dress carrying a flower ball
(is that what they're called?) She looks really cute with her hair done
up away from her face. The ceremony begins. Later, the couple signs the wedding license
and voila! It's done! As the judge pronounces them man and wife,
Oriana gets a sudden twinge in her hospital bed. Something is amis in
The Force. Marilu turns expectantly to Ricardo, all smiles. Ricardo gives his
bride a peck on the cheek. QTH?
Matilde annoyingly cheers for the happy couple, crying out "Beso!
Beso! Beso!" Her family is
embarrassed.
Labels: mentir
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Qué Pobres, Wednesday 1/8/14 (#3): Let's Make a Deal
- Frida and her boyfriend go to the place where they keep the bulls and let them all free. As a saner person would expect, the bulls run around and it's not a very safe place to be. Frida is arrested, thanks to the tip Mom called in earlier. Frida calls her mom, but Mom refuses to bail her out. Mom gloats to Leo that this will give Frida some time to think. (Mom and Leo are gambling with the money MA gave them. I think THEY need some time to think.) Fortunately, Frida's boyfriend calls MA, and MA bails Frida out.
- "We Have to Talk," MA tells Minerva. She does her best to distract and sidetrack him. She also tries to get him to explain what was that mysterious clause in the will, but he doesn't say. He does give her an extension on her credit card for wedding preparations, though. As for the topic he wants to discuss - it's about where they'll live. Min says she's willing to live anywhere with him. She's very cosmopolitan. Indeed, she'd even be willing to have multiple homes in various cities.
- Frida tells MA she called Mom instead of him because she's not used to having him around to help. He's never been around when she needed him. Not when she had her appendix out (MA is hearing about this one for the first time), nor when Grandpa died. He's never had time because he's always been working. MA promises that this will change.
- Lupe's family transforms the gym into a restaurant. Don Chuy tries to convince Emiliano that he ought to be enough for the boy so he doesn't need any other dad, but Emiliano desperately wants to know who he came from. It's really hurting him not to know. Lupe overhears this and rushes off to Conceptos, er I mean Grupo Imperio, er I mean Ruiz-Palacios Inc. or whatever it's called.
- Just FYI, Carmelita is Lupe's other friend, Lucy is an executive secretary, and Vilma (it said Vilma in the captions but might be Irma) is Alejo's secretary. Also: Tato is Frida's boyfriend.
- Lucy lets MA into Grandpa's old office. MA flashes back to the angry confrontation he had with Grandpa when he announced that he was moving to London. He's been given everything he could possibly need on a silver platter, but he's leaving anyway. Grandpa predicts that MA will be a failure. MA is just the kind of guy who likes to prove everyone wrong. But MA also remembers his mother and his sister complaining that he hadn't been in their lives. MA nods decisively at Grandpa's presidential desk.
- Alejo is meeting with some shareholders or maybe it's the board of directors. Whoever they are, they're skeptical that he'll be able to give up his womanizing ways to secure his position with the company. Anyway, he's not officially president yet, so don't count your chickens before they're hatched. As if on cue, MA comes in and says he's gonna do it! Alejo is MAD!!#@$%!!
- Privately, in his office, Alejo tries to get MA to make a deal with him. Vilma comes in without knocking. Alejo screams at her exactly the same way he screamed at Lupe on 12/22/02. MA scolds Alejo for speaking to her that way and says now that he's half president of this joint, he insists that Alejo treat people with respect. (Oh, how I miss Eva!)
- In the main lobby, Lupe asks to meet with Alejo. Vilma says he doesn't have time, but I'm not sure if she even asked him. She says Lupe will see Alejo "over my dead body." Territorial much? Lupe won't leave without a fight, so Vilma calls Security. Lupe puts that big guy in a headlock. MA happens by. He doesn't know exactly what's happening, but he's impressed as hell! He figures it has something to do with Alejo, but he doesn't get a chance to find out any more because Lupe flees. However, she does leave behind a little glass slipper!
- No, there wasn't really a glass slipper. I wish.
- Lupe tells Dad she was out doing errands and "thinking." "You were right," she tells her father. "Emiliano has the right to know his father, but his father has no right to such a great son." Later, at bedtime, she thanks Emiliano for his patience and says she's "working on it" but it will take time. He agrees to wait, but I know how youngsters reckon time. He'll be clamoring again within a week because when you're a kid, a week feels like a month. Emiliano asks if she's had a lot of other novios. She says she's had a lot of amigos, but was never much into the novia experience. And Emiliano's dad doesn't even count as a novio. "Losing one's head is not the same as love.
- MA meets with his friend Omar, er, Saul(?) for a rehash session. Just like old times!
- MA hasn't extended Minerva's line on the credit card yet and he tells her they need to slow down on the wedding preps because he's not going back to London soon. I think that was the gist of the convo, anyway. This worries her. Min's mom interrupts and MA cannot get out of the room fast enough.
- Someone should tie Juan Osorio Ortiz to a chair and make him watch this show. THIS is a comedy!
- Minerva and her mother argue over which of them is more likely to ruin this whole wedding deal. In my opinion, Mom (whose wide smile reminds me of the Joker) is more in love with MA than Min is. I think MA doesn't mind Minerva, but he can't stand her mother.
- MA looks through photos of Minerva on his tablet. However, his favorite photo is his mental picture of Lupita.
- At the office, Omar/Saul tells MA, "you don't seem very enthusiastic about this wedding." MA is concerned because he doesn't think he's seen ALL of he company's financial reports.
- Vilma/Irma is trying to talk to Alejo, who is ogling women. To get him to pay attention, she tries to stand in front of the one he's looking at.
- Alejo, Vilma/Irma, and MA are with a bunch of executives or... I dunno, people who are entitled to opinions. MA shows two different versions of the next issue's magazine cover. HIS version shows a confident, professional-looking woman. Alejo's version shows a hot model. Which one do they thing better represents the "Mujer de Hoy"?
- MA also says that he's been looking at the financial reports, and SOMETHING DOESN'T ADD UP!
Next time: Alejo and Vilma/Irma accuse MA of fraud.
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Lo Que La Vida Me Robó Miercoles 1/8/14 #42
Chapter
41: Another Day, Another Death
In
Review:
Constable
Loreto disposed of Pervertino in the stable. He then stole the
cursed gold ring previously stolen from Lord Benjamin Almonte.
Current
Happenings:
Gaol:
Esmeralda visited Refugio to assure herself of his safety; alas
there is a price she will pay for that. She carefully stepped away
before being seen by the guard seeking her favors.
Almonte
Estate: The recently returned Macario entered the manor to
advise Lord Alejandro that his prisoner had been disposed of before
he could be transported. He had made enquiries of the other workers
and no one had heard the shot. Their other prisoner is alive. Lord
Alejandro concluded that Pervertino had been killed so he could not
speak of whom he was working for. He then ordered Macario to post
guards at the entrances and to guard Lady Monserrat.
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Mentir Para Vivir #64 Tue 1/7/14 Suck It Up and Grow a Pair of Balls, Pretty Boy! (Words of Wisdom by Homero de la Garza)
Casa de Homero: Paloma objects to Oriana moving in with Jose
Luis. In her current state, Oriana might
fall in love with him again. She reports that Ricky is
also suffering because he can’t see his honey bunny. Homero says that Oriana either cooperates
with the sting or she goes to prison. Besides,
Ricky will have to grow a big pair of balls in order to get through this. Paloma calls Homero a hardass. Homero tells Paloma that Ricky marrying Marilu
is a stupid idea. Paloma says that the
plan will work because Jose Luis is “dead”.
In order to take Rhodalina, Francisco would have to admit that he is
Jose Luis and he will get sent to prison. Homero says that the plan will never work because
Francisco Falcon can prove that he is the father with a simple DNA test; he
doesn’t have to admit that he is Jose Luis.
Fathers have rights. The girl
could be the result of an affair. Homero
thinks they can get around the law if Inez signs a notarized statement giving
custody to Ricky and Marilu.
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Tuesday, January 07, 2014
Lo que la vida me robó, ep. 41, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 -- When Bad Things Happen to Bad People
Lo refrito:
Montserrat and José Luis say their goodbyes.
José Luis collapses in grief after Montserrat leaves him.
Montserrat sits alone, very straight, very still, and she lets the tears stream down her cheeks.
Macario knows what he knows, darn it.
And he knows that there was no other Rosario on the hacienda in the old days. Because if there was, how come he can't remember her? Rosario, filling in for Dominga in the kitchen, tries to avoid loquacious Macario and his dogged questions. She answers in monosyllables and looks anywhere but at his face. But she gets increasingly flustered as he keeps pressing her.
Was this other Rosario older or younger (más grande o más chica) than she? Older. Well then, says Mac, she must have known Alejandro when he was a newborn!
This is too much for Rosario. The dish she is holding crashes to the floor, and she hurries out of the room, asking him to stop talking nonsense.
A joyless coupling that ends in a squabble over the bill.
We are spared the details. María has done what she was expected to do and Adolfo is pleased. He hands her a single wad of bills for services rendered. She is outraged. This isn't half the money! She knows herself that there were many bundles of bills in the locked drawer. Maybe so, shrugs Adolfo. But what is she going to do about it? If she wants Montserrat to get blamed, Alejandro can't know he had anything to do with the theft. If Adolfo gets dragged into it, he'll make sure Alejandro knows her role in the robbery -- and worst of all, that she slept with him for a few pesos. Actually, he has paid her a lot more than a night with her is worth.
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Pobres ep 2, Tuesday Jan 07: Its a small world after all... and some new interesting characters make their entrance
Refrito: AnaSophy keeps her pitiful-me-song about her disastrous life, and her son trying to get her to be quiet for a record 10 seconds. She is so afraid she will be the laughing stock of several Mexican generations… (he suggests she choose from 2 solutions: bigger party or punish Frida with no funds… she likes that.. but she thinks sending Frida away to an European bording school is too easy (LOL!).. she will think of something… but meanwhile, how will she face the embarrassment she just endured. Have no choice. Give me the gun… (psych!, she wanted the blow dryer to dry her full fur coat)…
We get the ice cold reunion scene of Minerva and MA… and her sticky mommy, who can only see in terms of dollar bills.
Back to the colorful neighborhood party and Emiliano’s wish of meeting his dad. Lupita and her dad put a ‘oh crap!’ face when he says it.
Lo Nuevo:
Here comes (Arturo Peniche as) Nepomuceno (I will do him a favor and call him Nepo from here on), he arrived with his musicians to get the party started. Lupita is sad, Nepo comes to bring her some fruit (is he a green grocer/distributor?) and try to cheer her up. Fruit is not as pretty as you, but they are sweet as honey. Lupita not in mood, even with the band he brought to her son.Nepo is definitely interested in Lupita, and he does not skip a beat, he asks her out. She is very reluctant… just a movie or a drink… please don’t say no or I will squish like an avocado. Lupita leaves him with a pinch of hope, ‘maybe one of these days we can go out to dinner…’ That’s good enough for him. He happily goes back to animate the party. Wendy(?)(is this the aguas girl?) comes to scold Lupita for rejecting Nepo. For some reason Wendy wants to know the name of Emiliano’s dad. Lupita won’t tell her.
Next morning, Lupita and her dad again discuss the options about the gym, and even consider selling the house. He can tell Lupita is more worried about Emiliano wanting to meet his dad. She is thinking about it. Her dad says should not even consider it. Lupita never told Emiliano’s dad she was expecting. She remembers:
We see her on the day she got the positive pregnancy test results and was coming to the office to tell him, she found him (none other than Alejo) in the arms of a woman (none other than Minerva!)… Lupita got upset and left, he basically demanded that she not tell anyone about what she saw. She gets really upset, claims he had told her he loved her. Alejo says ‘I am a R-P, the next President of this corporation. You are just a receptionist. How can you even think there could be love between people of such different social ranks?’ She gathers some strength and backbone and says she does understand and will leave him something (he thought she wanted to give him a last kiss, but she actually gives him a knee in the sweet spot… YAY!!, you go Lupita!! WHOO!!! WHOO!!!)…
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We get the ice cold reunion scene of Minerva and MA… and her sticky mommy, who can only see in terms of dollar bills.
Back to the colorful neighborhood party and Emiliano’s wish of meeting his dad. Lupita and her dad put a ‘oh crap!’ face when he says it.
Lo Nuevo:
Here comes (Arturo Peniche as) Nepomuceno (I will do him a favor and call him Nepo from here on), he arrived with his musicians to get the party started. Lupita is sad, Nepo comes to bring her some fruit (is he a green grocer/distributor?) and try to cheer her up. Fruit is not as pretty as you, but they are sweet as honey. Lupita not in mood, even with the band he brought to her son.Nepo is definitely interested in Lupita, and he does not skip a beat, he asks her out. She is very reluctant… just a movie or a drink… please don’t say no or I will squish like an avocado. Lupita leaves him with a pinch of hope, ‘maybe one of these days we can go out to dinner…’ That’s good enough for him. He happily goes back to animate the party. Wendy(?)(is this the aguas girl?) comes to scold Lupita for rejecting Nepo. For some reason Wendy wants to know the name of Emiliano’s dad. Lupita won’t tell her.
Next morning, Lupita and her dad again discuss the options about the gym, and even consider selling the house. He can tell Lupita is more worried about Emiliano wanting to meet his dad. She is thinking about it. Her dad says should not even consider it. Lupita never told Emiliano’s dad she was expecting. She remembers:
We see her on the day she got the positive pregnancy test results and was coming to the office to tell him, she found him (none other than Alejo) in the arms of a woman (none other than Minerva!)… Lupita got upset and left, he basically demanded that she not tell anyone about what she saw. She gets really upset, claims he had told her he loved her. Alejo says ‘I am a R-P, the next President of this corporation. You are just a receptionist. How can you even think there could be love between people of such different social ranks?’ She gathers some strength and backbone and says she does understand and will leave him something (he thought she wanted to give him a last kiss, but she actually gives him a knee in the sweet spot… YAY!!, you go Lupita!! WHOO!!! WHOO!!!)…
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Por siempre mi amor #24 1/7/14: So what I consider pretty is considered faux-pas?
Recap by Corazon del Salvaje
Lo de Ayer-
Gaby and Bruno are in the aparment discussing marriage and while one-B-wants to tie the knot, the other-G-isn't feeling it yet. Bruno then dismisses himself.
Aran, Art Dad and Isabel are meeting and break the news that they wanna marry which stresses her and she runs off. AD & Isa. are worried for her sake but know Aran is capable of being reassured.
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Lo de Ayer-
Gaby and Bruno are in the aparment discussing marriage and while one-B-wants to tie the knot, the other-G-isn't feeling it yet. Bruno then dismisses himself.
Aran, Art Dad and Isabel are meeting and break the news that they wanna marry which stresses her and she runs off. AD & Isa. are worried for her sake but know Aran is capable of being reassured.
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Qué Pobres, Tuesday 1/7/14 (#2): "Just a Secretary"
We don't have a recapper for tonight, so I am taking the liberty of adding a few high-level notes.
- Grandpa's been dead for a while, I think, so they're not actually reading the entire will tonight. They're just reading a never-before-revealed portion of it that deals specifically with who should take over the company if Grandma is unable to. Since she's now been deemed mentally unfit, the time is now. The will states that both grandsons will share responsibility for the company and the estate, but whichever one produces the first LEGITIMATE, within-wedlock, male heir first wins. If no varón shows up within a certain period of time (I missed it), the remaining stockholders will divvy up the bienes in whatever way they think best.
- Emiliano's father is... drum roll please... Alejo. Lupe was his secretary. She never got a chance to tell him she was pregnant, because when she came into his office without knocking, he was making out with Minerva. (The date on Lupe's pregnancy test results was 12/22/2002, and MA only started dating Minerva 10 years ago... so that's another reason for Alejo and MA not to get along.) Lupe wanted to tell Alejo about the baby, but when he said "you're only a secretary" and to know her place, she slugged him but good. It was glorious. But anyway, she does think Emiliano has a right to know. The boy is adamant about it. But she doesn't tell him just yet.
- MA insists he has no interest in running the company. He's a self-made man and doesn't need the family or the name or the company, blah blah blah (we heard this several times last night and it's repeated several more times tonight). Mom tries to guilt him into accepting his share of company and producing an heir pronto so that "we" can have the whole enchilada. She says they're entitled to it.
- Today the dog is wearing an outfit of the same color/fabric as MA's mom's dress.
- Alejo's current secretary is, I believe, the woman who played Marisela in PESE. I almost didn't recognize her, because this character's attitude is VERY different. I think she's hot for Alejo.
- MA borrows/rents/whatever a fancy car at a place that looks a lot like part of the Conceptos building and visits Grandma. She recognizes him right away and gushes about how much she and Grandpa loved him. He was their favorite! This confuses MA, because Grandpa was always so critical of him. Grandma explains that Grandpa wanted to build up MA's and Alejo's character, because their own fathers had grown up to be totally useless.
- Arturo Peniche's character, who I think is a greengrocer, begs Lupe for a date. (A cita date, that is, not a date fruit.)
- Chuy and Lupe put up all the gym's equipment as collateral for a variable-rate loan. They're using a loan shark/pawnbroker because a bank would be "too slow" (and most likely turn them down anyway).
- MA's mom arrives by helicopter to have lunch with some nasty gossipy friends. Instead of collecting money from them for the benefit, she has to write them checks to cover the damage to their furs at last night's debacle.
- MA tells Grandma again that he doesn't need the family name, etc. Gran tells him not to be so prideful. Everyone needs help from time to time. She asks him to please take over the company because Alejo's been doing a really lousy job.
- MA's mom gives her lazy kids a lot of money to loaf around and amuse themselves. Frida is smirking at a magazine article about a matador; Mom realizes Frida must be planning mischief. Mom phones a friend to warn of likely vandalism.
- Alejo complains to a photographer that the pix he's taking of a model aren't hot enough. The photographer asks if the company co-president, Miguel Angel, feels the same way. Alejo angrily says he's the ONLY president of the company. "No ship has two captains!"
- Lupe's friend (or is she her sister), a cosmetician, helps Lupe's would-be sweetheart with a "new look" to impress Lupe.
- MA is a bit put off to hear that his mother and siblings don't eat together at home each day. Mom insists that he take the job and produce an heir. If Alejo gets everything, MA will have to support Mom, Leo, and Frida. "Don't any of you have jobs?" MA asks, aghast. Nope. And in Mom's opinion, "they" deserve the inheritance. "I earned it!" she declares. She must be exhausted from all that waiting!
- Minerva wants to see Alejo. She's dying to know what was revealed by the lawyer this morning, and she hasn't seen MA yet. "Stay away from Alejo!" Mini's mom warns. "Miguel is the good one," she assures her daughter. Mini says don't worry! Nothing will happen with Alejo! Promise! But she also lets on that although MA is good in bed, he's a bit "rigid."
Next time: Lupe tries to visit Alejo.
- Grandpa's been dead for a while, I think, so they're not actually reading the entire will tonight. They're just reading a never-before-revealed portion of it that deals specifically with who should take over the company if Grandma is unable to. Since she's now been deemed mentally unfit, the time is now. The will states that both grandsons will share responsibility for the company and the estate, but whichever one produces the first LEGITIMATE, within-wedlock, male heir first wins. If no varón shows up within a certain period of time (I missed it), the remaining stockholders will divvy up the bienes in whatever way they think best.
- Emiliano's father is... drum roll please... Alejo. Lupe was his secretary. She never got a chance to tell him she was pregnant, because when she came into his office without knocking, he was making out with Minerva. (The date on Lupe's pregnancy test results was 12/22/2002, and MA only started dating Minerva 10 years ago... so that's another reason for Alejo and MA not to get along.) Lupe wanted to tell Alejo about the baby, but when he said "you're only a secretary" and to know her place, she slugged him but good. It was glorious. But anyway, she does think Emiliano has a right to know. The boy is adamant about it. But she doesn't tell him just yet.
- MA insists he has no interest in running the company. He's a self-made man and doesn't need the family or the name or the company, blah blah blah (we heard this several times last night and it's repeated several more times tonight). Mom tries to guilt him into accepting his share of company and producing an heir pronto so that "we" can have the whole enchilada. She says they're entitled to it.
- Today the dog is wearing an outfit of the same color/fabric as MA's mom's dress.
- Alejo's current secretary is, I believe, the woman who played Marisela in PESE. I almost didn't recognize her, because this character's attitude is VERY different. I think she's hot for Alejo.
- MA borrows/rents/whatever a fancy car at a place that looks a lot like part of the Conceptos building and visits Grandma. She recognizes him right away and gushes about how much she and Grandpa loved him. He was their favorite! This confuses MA, because Grandpa was always so critical of him. Grandma explains that Grandpa wanted to build up MA's and Alejo's character, because their own fathers had grown up to be totally useless.
- Arturo Peniche's character, who I think is a greengrocer, begs Lupe for a date. (A cita date, that is, not a date fruit.)
- Chuy and Lupe put up all the gym's equipment as collateral for a variable-rate loan. They're using a loan shark/pawnbroker because a bank would be "too slow" (and most likely turn them down anyway).
- MA's mom arrives by helicopter to have lunch with some nasty gossipy friends. Instead of collecting money from them for the benefit, she has to write them checks to cover the damage to their furs at last night's debacle.
- MA tells Grandma again that he doesn't need the family name, etc. Gran tells him not to be so prideful. Everyone needs help from time to time. She asks him to please take over the company because Alejo's been doing a really lousy job.
- MA's mom gives her lazy kids a lot of money to loaf around and amuse themselves. Frida is smirking at a magazine article about a matador; Mom realizes Frida must be planning mischief. Mom phones a friend to warn of likely vandalism.
- Alejo complains to a photographer that the pix he's taking of a model aren't hot enough. The photographer asks if the company co-president, Miguel Angel, feels the same way. Alejo angrily says he's the ONLY president of the company. "No ship has two captains!"
- Lupe's friend (or is she her sister), a cosmetician, helps Lupe's would-be sweetheart with a "new look" to impress Lupe.
- MA is a bit put off to hear that his mother and siblings don't eat together at home each day. Mom insists that he take the job and produce an heir. If Alejo gets everything, MA will have to support Mom, Leo, and Frida. "Don't any of you have jobs?" MA asks, aghast. Nope. And in Mom's opinion, "they" deserve the inheritance. "I earned it!" she declares. She must be exhausted from all that waiting!
- Minerva wants to see Alejo. She's dying to know what was revealed by the lawyer this morning, and she hasn't seen MA yet. "Stay away from Alejo!" Mini's mom warns. "Miguel is the good one," she assures her daughter. Mini says don't worry! Nothing will happen with Alejo! Promise! But she also lets on that although MA is good in bed, he's a bit "rigid."
Next time: Lupe tries to visit Alejo.
Labels: pobres
Lo Que La Vida Me Robo, Capitulo 40. 01/06/14.
Sorry for posting so late. I was up late last night watching the BCS Championship. Noles won the 2014 Championship. YEAH!!!!
Ale tells Montse that he will be going to Aquazul
tomorrow. What to come with? Montse declines. There is no reason for her to buy new clothes
if she doesn't go anywhere to use them.
Are you bothered that I won't let you go by yourself asks Ale. Yes, replies Montse. But I understand it's hard for you to trust
me. Hopefully with time you will trust
me when I say that I no longer want to leave you. One thing that bothers me though. I don't like to have to ask for money or tell
you why I need it. Ale agrees and gives
her a copy of the keys to his locked desk drawer. Whenever you want money, just come and take
what you need. During this exchange,
Adolfo hears this.
Montse recalls Dim's threat about spilling the frijoles about
JL if she doesn't give him money.
Ale goes to visit Loreto.
He says that JL is hanging out at his hacienda. Loreto thinks he's mistaken. JL and his accomplice died in a fiery
crash. But did you ever find the bodies
asks Ale. No, the place they crashed is
a hard place to get to says Loreto. Ale
says they are wrong. JL is still alive. Loreto can open up an investigation, but it
will cost money. Ale has no problem
paying for it as long as they bring JL to him.
Nadia is depressed.
Montse calls and wonders if everything is alright. Are you having problems with Pedro? No, everything is fine replies Nadia. But I am glad you called. Why did you ask me not to tell Josefina that
Dim and Adolfo are at your hacienda?
Montse says that Dim is threatening to tell Ale the truth about JL if
she don't give him money. Why does he
want money asks Nadia. Because he and
Adolfo want to flee the country to avoid Toma's threats replies Montse. She asks Nadia to lend her the money to get
the boys out of her hair.
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Mentir Para Vivir #63 Mon 1/6/14 Selective memory loss – the best kind of telenovela amnesia
Sorry for the delay, I’ve
had a very busy day yesterday and wasn’t able to revise the recap until now. I
hope you enjoy and maybe understand some of the stuff that happened better than
I did.
Paloma is with Alina,
explaining her that mom didn’t come home last night because she had to go on
her trip. Why she didn’t even say ‘goodbye’ then? Because it was very late and
Alina was already asleep. And mom went to the USA, which is far, but Alina
doesn’t have to worry because mom loves her very much.
What about dad, what if
he comes for her now? Alina inquires. Not to worry about that, he won’t be
allowed to get in and besides, she’s going to stay with Ricardo for a while and
everyone at his house will have good care of her.
At Trejo Bonfil
Textiles, JL is pissed because Joaquin’s goon has come to keep an eye on him.
Antonio interferes to remind him that they really need to start with their
shady business activities. Ok, JL agrees; first, they have to find out who are
Aresti-Breton’s suppliers and who are the local women working with them.
Antonio needs a few days to find out all this information, so JL suggests to
enlist Seb’s help, too (like that would help). After, he calls Eliseo,
demanding to know where he is.
And why is that? Because
JL sends the guy who is supposed to be watching him to kill Eliseo (or at
least, that’s what I got from the scene).
And that is exactly what
happens, even if Eliseo does smell the trouble and tries to attack first. One last
smoke, a stare directly into the camera and his perplexed face at the thought
that he’s about to kick the bucket and Eliseo is dead. Good riddance, you were
mostly a useless bad buy. I hope you and Berto have a good time, wherever it is
that you surely ended up together.
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Por siempre mi amor #23 1/6/04: Love Is - Isn't - No Wait... IS in the Air... or Maybe Not
I hope you all had a great weekend and are staying warm and safe. Sub-zero weather is no fun, especially the "freeze the hair in your nose" kind most of the country is having right now.
Nothing warms like a good laugh so I wanted to share this. I saw this on Friday and laughed till I cried.
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Nothing warms like a good laugh so I wanted to share this. I saw this on Friday and laughed till I cried.
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Monday, January 06, 2014
Qué Pobres, Monday 1/6/14 (#1): God Save the Queen
Nighttime in Mexico City. Lupita weeps in the street and prays before entering a building where there's a wrestling match. It turns out the star attraction, Don Chuy, aka the Son of Sumatra, is her dad. He's excited to see her; she's never come to watch him fight before. But she's not really here to watch him tonight, either. He can tell she's been crying.
"What's the matter?" he asks. "I'm pregnant," Lupita replies. The Son of Sumatra is so stunned that his opponent quickly defeats him.
Later, the luchador tells Lupita that he hasn't felt such pain since Mama died. He thinks someone's done something terrible to Lupita; she says no, she's not blameless. It's partly her fault she's pregnant. She let herself be deceived. She won't tell Dad who the father is. All she will say is that he's an arrogant man whose name isn't worth mentioning. (HINT: Look out for an arrogant man who's hung up on names. Good luck with that.)
Some years later, in London (England)...
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"What's the matter?" he asks. "I'm pregnant," Lupita replies. The Son of Sumatra is so stunned that his opponent quickly defeats him.
Later, the luchador tells Lupita that he hasn't felt such pain since Mama died. He thinks someone's done something terrible to Lupita; she says no, she's not blameless. It's partly her fault she's pregnant. She let herself be deceived. She won't tell Dad who the father is. All she will say is that he's an arrogant man whose name isn't worth mentioning. (HINT: Look out for an arrogant man who's hung up on names. Good luck with that.)
Some years later, in London (England)...
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: THE FRONT PAGE -- La Reina del Sur et cetera, Week of January 6, 2014
Try to stay warm, amigos!
Reminder: La Impostora, a new telenovela starring Christian Bach, Sebastián Zurita and Lisette Morelos and filmed in and around Acapulco, is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 8pm/7c, the time slot currently occupied by Marido en Alquiler.
Is anyone interested in writing minicaps? This is the place to talk about it.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Santa Diabla -- Week of January 6, 2014
Here's your page, folks. Enjoy!
Remember that Jean will be away for the next three weeks, so Monday's recap spot is open. Anyone interested?
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Marido en Alquiler -- Week of January 6, 2014: Rumbo al Gran Final
Marido fans, here's your page. The final episode airs Monday, January 13. Tell me what you prefer:
Do you want to finish up the show on this page?
Or would you like me to post a separate page just for the last episode next Monday?
Is anyone planning on recapping Wednesday?
Note: Next week, when the new novela, La Impostora, begins on Tuesday, January 14 in this 8pm/7c time slot, please bring your discussions and minicaps to The Front Page of Telemundo y Más. Thanks!
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Saturday, January 04, 2014
Mentir Para Vivir #62 Fri 1/3/14 Chitty Chitty Crash Bang!
Lo del Pasado:
Jose Luis has ordered Eliseo to follow Oriana now that she’s gone back to live with her “abuela”. He’s also warned Els not to say a word about this to El Ho-boy Jefe de Joaquin. El Tito can follow instructions better than Eliseo seems to cuz once Elis got back into the service van, he immediately got on the phone to Hoquin complaining. Hoquin tells him to knock off either JL or the wife and kid. Dun-dun-dunnnnnn!!!
Lo del Nuevo:
Lucina is waiting in the living room to speak to Oriana to give her the moral support Oriana had asked her for. Lu is anxious cuz she’s worried about Oriana’s decision to go back to live with JL; she’s certain he’ll demand his marital privileges. “—I’m so sorry to have gotten you involved in such a mess.” Oriana reassures her she doesn’t blame her for trying to help her out of a jam cuz nobody could have imagined somebody would come looking out of the blue for Ines Valdivia and she did agree to go along with it. As for sleeping with JL, say Ori, she’ll cross that bridge if and when she comes to it. (Cue the ostrich feathers and the sand.) Lu asks how Ricardo’s taking it and figures he must be furious feeling so trapped [llevarse el tren= fig. to feel cornered, on a road with no exit, no way out] considering.
Speaking of the King of Rome, in another part of the manse, he is telling Paloma that he’s definitely a reluctant participant in this crazy plan of Homero’s, but they’ve got no choice and just hope that the situation doesn’t last long. Pal’s worried about him marrying Marilu, especially since they used to be an item once. Ric gets agitated. “--At least Marilu realizes it’s [a sham marriage], but Jose Luis will be continually insisting [fregar = to scrub at, rub at, do something nonstop] and constantly haranguing on Oriana to comply.” (Yep, Ric, it does suck to be you about now.)
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