Friday, August 17, 2012
Abismo de pasión #110 8/16/12: Doc saves his daughter; Mr. Mendoza furnishes his dream house; and Alfie catches up with Curls.
I'm filling in for our dear Cap'n Sylvia who claims to be out of town tonight. Some of you may have noticed that Gweedo also has the night off -- feel free to draw your own conclusions. Ahem. Anyway.
Elisa muses over Ingrid's offer to spit out some Orange secrets, seeds and all.
Thanks to her father, Sabrina is alive and well ... but thanks to her mother, she is still a dumb bunny.
The menfolk -- Braulio, Chente (now on his way to redemption, his better nature kindled by his concern for Sabrina), Enrique and Edmundo exchange understated apologies and thanks outside her room.
Begoña is at her daughter's bedside. First she thanks Edmundo for saving Sabrina but in the next breath infuriates him by suggesting that the miscarriage was a good thing. She wants to conceal the news from Paolo. What if he uses it as an excuse to wriggle out of the wedding? Edmundo says Paolo has to know. If he leaves Sabrina, then he never really loved her.
Their conversation seems to rouse the young woman. She begs her parents not to tell anyone, especially Paolo. She'd die of sadness if he left her because she lost the baby.
Casa Castigo
Carmina doesn't care that Lucio won't help her. She has struck a deal with Gabino Mendoza. Elisa can't help goading her: So the tía is unconcerned about the money that was lost? And by the way, Elisa has heard that Gabino knows some juicy citrus secrets...
Before Citrus can put the squeeze on Elisa for details, Dolores announces that Gael is outside. [And if the tía wants bread, she'll have to go to the bakery, won't she?]
Elisa joins Gael and they dream aloud about their house, their kids. Gael is fine with Lolita living with them.
Inspected by Florencia Landucci
Sabrina is home in bed when Flor comes calling, ostensibly to deliver her wedding invitation, but really, to do a womb check. Sabrina turns out to be a pretty good liar herself. Asked to explain her disappearance the day before, she babbles about a visit to Mérida, some bad tacos ... But enough about that -- where the heck has Paolo been? Flor promises her uncle will stop by.
Enrique joins the party. Flor waves the wedding invitation in his face. Enrique insists on seeing Flor out. At the door -- Grab-Kiss-Slap. Repeat. Slam! A lesser man would be discouraged.
Doc Tovar approves of her friendship with Enrique, he tells Paloma. A person isn't defined by a single mistake, he says. He gives her a sweet kiss on the cheek: "There are plenty of guys who would appreciate you."
[Nods around the Paloma table. Sylvia pokes the Dolores BobbleHead and it too nods in agreement.]
Hacienda Harango
Paolo is not marrying Sabrina. And if Flor keeps pushing him, he'll tell her suegra that not only is she not pregnant, but according to a doctor's report, she can't have children at all.
Begoña's Revenge
Mrs. Tovar wants to thank Alfie for having Flor deliver her wedding invitation to Enrique personally. Those two do seem to spend a lot of time together. Imagine -- they were hanging out in her bedroom with the door closed. Props to you, Alfabitch, for picking such an excellent wife for your boy.
Slapper becomes Slappee
Alfie marches into the office where Flor is working on her invitations and Thwap! She gives her a nice fat cachetada. Dam is passing by and gets an earful as Alfie calls Flor "una estúpida" and repeats the Bumble report. What? exclaims Dam Stoopid.
Paolo, his malice equaled only by his impeccable timing, now enters and teases us and Dam with a promise to tell all "con lujo de detalles". But after the commercial break, he backs up Flor by talking about how sad Enrique is that his sobrina won't see him. Dam isn't completely convinced. Nor is Alfie, who sneers that the only decent woman she knows is herself.
[On the Patio, they are howling with delight -- the chutzpah of that woman!]
Gael informs Elisa that Dam and Flor's wedding will be the same day as theirs. Elisa says she's fine with that though the swell of violins in the background says otherwise. She thinks he really has to invite Ingrid since he's, you know, the fruit of her womb and all.
Paolo and Flor -- a difference of interpretation
She accuses him of meddling. He thinks he just saved her skinny butt. But he can easily sink her -- does she think Dam would forgive the baby scam?
[Why not, whispers Doris, he did before. Sara shushes her: I don't want to miss this part -- I love it when Paolo goes all bitchy.]
Paolo will leave at the first chance he gets. And Flor better stop threatening him or she'll find herself all alone.
Casa Tovar -- Confirm or deny
Dam wants to know -- Have Flor and Enrique been seeing each other? Enrique puts an innocent spin on his recent contacts with Flor and then answers Dam's question with a question (although as far as I know, he's not Jewish):
Estás celando a Flor o todo esto lo haces como para deshacerte de ella?
(Are you jealous or are you doing all this to get rid of her?)
And then adds:
And if you don't love her, why did you marry her por lo civil?
Dam replies: Isn't it obvious? She's (fake) pregnant (and is planning to steal your sister's (non-existent) baby)!
Girl Talk at Casa Castigo
Who are you getting gussied up for, tía? wonders Elisa. Paolo? Gabino Mendoza?
You're not the only one who has suitors (pretendientes), you know, answers tía*. And then for good measure lobs the 'you killed my baby-azo' at her. Elisa dodges it easily and hopes a little ... er ... romance will keep the tía from embittering (amargar) the lives of others.
[*Note to Carmina: Elisa has suitors. You have clients.]
[*Note to Carmina: Elisa has suitors. You have clients.]
Dam Stoopid now believes that Flor and Enrique are history and apologizes for doubting her. But why did she have to go to the Tovar house without him? Poor Flor explains that she was a victim of her tender feelings for Sabrina. She is worried about Paolo breaking the girl's heart. Dam will have a talk with Gweedo and ask him to make sure his brother does the right thing.
Gael stops at the Blue House to let Ingrid know he's marrying Elisa. He'd like her to be there -- but not with Gabino Mendoza...
...who at that moment is phoning his main squeeze, the Killer Orange. He's at his new hacienda! They're moving the furniture in! This is his first call on his new phone line! And he bought a special (hell flame-retardant?) mattress (colchón) for the two of them!
Gabs has caught Creamsicle's attention. She raises the matter of those plane tickets. He suggests he might be accommodating if she is. Ingrid? No problem. Gabs is on it.
La Iglesia
Alfonsina is ordering flowers for Dam's wedding. And no, she tells Lupe, she doesn't think it's too early. Well, Lupe tells her, the flowers can serve for two weddings since Gael and Elisa will be getting married on that day as well. Alfie sputters that those two will have to pick another date. Nothing doing. In that case, she'll need to know the schedule so the flowers can be used only during her son's wedding. Harrumph! Thwaaap goes the fan. And out storms Alfie, crossing paths with but not acknowledging Gael as he enters.
Alfie realizes she has left her purse in the church and starts back up the stairs.
Gael and Lupe are talking about Ingrid. She's living in a house just outside town, near the cenote, says Gael. Whose house is it? asks Padre. Just then, seeing that Alfie is in the doorway, listening avidly to their words, they fall silent. She takes her purse and leaves.
Did you know, Gael asks Lupe, that Ingrid and your sister knew each other from years ago?
Casa Castigo
What to wear for the wedding? Estefanía's wedding dress is gone -- Augusto either burned it or trashed it. Dolores's own dress would bring bad luck, she fears.
Dolores tries to sound out Elisa's feelings about marrying Gael. Elisa says she feels like Dolores did when she married Horacio.
[And look how well that turned out, whispers Katy.]
She wants a home, a family, and Gael is going to be a great father and a great husband.
Elisa leans on Dolores's shoulder. She looks haunted.
Busted at the Blue House
It's time for Curls to leave town, Gabs tells her. Alfie is hiring detectives and things are getting dicey. Curls isn't leaving empty-handed. He agrees to go to the bank with her the very next day. She's getting suspicious. Why is he in such a hurry to get rid of her? And why don't they leave together?
Now isn't a good time for him. He and Carmina have a joint venture going and those chiles won't cultivate themselves. Curls thinks there's something fishy about his business with the Orange one. And maybe it's not all habaneros. Couldn't it be that he wants Carmina because she was once Rosendo's squeeze?
As usual, Gabino is turned on by Ingrid's scorn. The room is getting hotter and hotter and ... suddenly there's a chill. Gabino freezes. Ingrid turns. Alfonsina Arango stands in the doorway with a look of pure disgust on her face.
Avances: Jealousy! Revenge! Confrontation! Dam threatens to tell the truth! (Gasp!)
Labels: abismo
Refugio Para el Amor #93 Thu 8/16/12 The Sword Of Damacles Hits Rod On The Head and Melissa Has It Out With Her Moms and Her Tia Loca
TORRESLANDA BIDNESS:
We start tonight with Rosa and Max meeting in Max's office. Max can't beleive Rosa is bothering him at work. He's a busy man, doncha know! Rosa says she wouldn't have bothered him, but she has some news for him and that if it wasn't important she wouldn't be there. She tells Max, wait for it, that Gagme is preggers. Max is like, wow, my son is making many babies, huh, not really but he just can't beleive it. La loca Rosa tells Max that Gagme is a modern woman and could raise the baby herself, and La Loca informs Max that Dead to Me doesn't want to marry Gagme. Max is still having a problem wrapping his head around the fact that both Luci and Gagme are having babies with Dead to Me. La Loca tries to insinuate to Max that Luci's baby isn't Dead To Me's but Max turns it around and says what if Gagme's isn't Dead to Me's? La Loca says that Dead to Me could get a DNA test to be sure. La Loca goes on to tell Max, their obligation is to make sure that Gagme and Dead To Me get married, cause of the Torreslanda bidness, oh, the horror of a scandal (Note to Rosa: What century are you living in ya loca?). And besides this is their first grandchild. Max has to remind La Loca that Luci's baby is in fact their first grandchild. Of course now that La Loca is on a roll she says oh, and by the way also the first grandchild of Claudio Linares, have you called him to congrat him yet? La Loca wants to know what will it be Torreslanda-Linares or Torreslanda-Villacencio? Now La Loca is pressing Max to talk to Dead to Me and convince him to marry Gagme. It would avoid the scandal of having a baby out of wedlock, oh the horror of that. She says Torreslanda-Linares again and shakes her head in that loca way she has.
Pato and Dead To Me are in Pato's office, and Dead To Me is telling him the problem of Gagme being pregnant and that La Loca mama is insisting he marry Gagme. Pato wants to know what is Dead To Me gonna do? Dead To Me tells Pato, he already talked to Gagme, and made it clear to her, he is not marrying her and his Mama Loca is not going to decide this for him. Dead To Me says he will take care of Gagme and the baby, whatever they need, they never have to worry about that, but Dead To Me is certainly not going to marry Gagme. Dead To Me wants to know what Pato thinks? Pato says he can't imagine marrying someone he doesn't love, but what proof does he have that the baby is even his? They haven't been together that long. Dead To Me says what is stopping him is that he is still profoundly in love with Luci.
Dead To Me comes to Max' office. He wants Dead To Me to have a seat, but Dead To Me stands. Max tells Dead To Me that his mama has come to see him about his little problem and Dead To Me correctly assumes it is about Gagme's preggers situation. Max wants to know what Dead to Me is gonna do about it. Dead To Me tells Max he talked to Gagme already, they are very different, it would never work between them and Dead To Me doesn't want a marriage of convience. Besides, Dead To Me tells Max, he isn't in love with Gagme. Max doesn't want to talk about love, but responsiblity. Max reminds Dead To Me he is a Torreslanda, by gum and should do the right thing. Max says he should be thinking of his job as a Dad now. Now Max hovers the Sword of Damocles, over Dead To Me's head and he wants Dead To Me to marry Gagme! Dead To Me looks like he doesn't know what to do as that Sword is dangling over his head, getting closer and closer.
Pato, Gabe and Marcos are in a meeting about fiduciary matters and Dead To Me comes in. Pato wants to know if Dead To Me is ok? Dead To Me tells the assembled gentlmen that he talked to Max and he's, wait for it, gettin' married. Dead To Me tells Gabe and Marcos, that Gagme is preggers and Marcos says QUE???. Dead to Me tells them this is all their fault. It happened on the night of their little get together. Gabe and Marcos just can't beleive it. Dead to Me says since he is a responsible fellow (Note to Dead To Me: Should have stuck to your guns and told those loca parents of yours NO, jus' sayin). and in order to protect his baby , he's gettin married! He repeats it to himself, he's gettin' married. Pato doesn't look happy.
Dead To Me is back in his office when Oscar comes in. Oscar says he has something for Dead To Me and it is his final divorce decree. Dead To Me tells Oscar that he and Luci parted enemies and there isn't a chance in hell of a reconcilation, they both look sad.
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We start tonight with Rosa and Max meeting in Max's office. Max can't beleive Rosa is bothering him at work. He's a busy man, doncha know! Rosa says she wouldn't have bothered him, but she has some news for him and that if it wasn't important she wouldn't be there. She tells Max, wait for it, that Gagme is preggers. Max is like, wow, my son is making many babies, huh, not really but he just can't beleive it. La loca Rosa tells Max that Gagme is a modern woman and could raise the baby herself, and La Loca informs Max that Dead to Me doesn't want to marry Gagme. Max is still having a problem wrapping his head around the fact that both Luci and Gagme are having babies with Dead to Me. La Loca tries to insinuate to Max that Luci's baby isn't Dead To Me's but Max turns it around and says what if Gagme's isn't Dead to Me's? La Loca says that Dead to Me could get a DNA test to be sure. La Loca goes on to tell Max, their obligation is to make sure that Gagme and Dead To Me get married, cause of the Torreslanda bidness, oh, the horror of a scandal (Note to Rosa: What century are you living in ya loca?). And besides this is their first grandchild. Max has to remind La Loca that Luci's baby is in fact their first grandchild. Of course now that La Loca is on a roll she says oh, and by the way also the first grandchild of Claudio Linares, have you called him to congrat him yet? La Loca wants to know what will it be Torreslanda-Linares or Torreslanda-Villacencio? Now La Loca is pressing Max to talk to Dead to Me and convince him to marry Gagme. It would avoid the scandal of having a baby out of wedlock, oh the horror of that. She says Torreslanda-Linares again and shakes her head in that loca way she has.
Pato and Dead To Me are in Pato's office, and Dead To Me is telling him the problem of Gagme being pregnant and that La Loca mama is insisting he marry Gagme. Pato wants to know what is Dead To Me gonna do? Dead To Me tells Pato, he already talked to Gagme, and made it clear to her, he is not marrying her and his Mama Loca is not going to decide this for him. Dead To Me says he will take care of Gagme and the baby, whatever they need, they never have to worry about that, but Dead To Me is certainly not going to marry Gagme. Dead To Me wants to know what Pato thinks? Pato says he can't imagine marrying someone he doesn't love, but what proof does he have that the baby is even his? They haven't been together that long. Dead To Me says what is stopping him is that he is still profoundly in love with Luci.
Dead To Me comes to Max' office. He wants Dead To Me to have a seat, but Dead To Me stands. Max tells Dead To Me that his mama has come to see him about his little problem and Dead To Me correctly assumes it is about Gagme's preggers situation. Max wants to know what Dead to Me is gonna do about it. Dead To Me tells Max he talked to Gagme already, they are very different, it would never work between them and Dead To Me doesn't want a marriage of convience. Besides, Dead To Me tells Max, he isn't in love with Gagme. Max doesn't want to talk about love, but responsiblity. Max reminds Dead To Me he is a Torreslanda, by gum and should do the right thing. Max says he should be thinking of his job as a Dad now. Now Max hovers the Sword of Damocles, over Dead To Me's head and he wants Dead To Me to marry Gagme! Dead To Me looks like he doesn't know what to do as that Sword is dangling over his head, getting closer and closer.
Pato, Gabe and Marcos are in a meeting about fiduciary matters and Dead To Me comes in. Pato wants to know if Dead To Me is ok? Dead To Me tells the assembled gentlmen that he talked to Max and he's, wait for it, gettin' married. Dead To Me tells Gabe and Marcos, that Gagme is preggers and Marcos says QUE???. Dead to Me tells them this is all their fault. It happened on the night of their little get together. Gabe and Marcos just can't beleive it. Dead to Me says since he is a responsible fellow (Note to Dead To Me: Should have stuck to your guns and told those loca parents of yours NO, jus' sayin). and in order to protect his baby , he's gettin married! He repeats it to himself, he's gettin' married. Pato doesn't look happy.
Dead To Me is back in his office when Oscar comes in. Oscar says he has something for Dead To Me and it is his final divorce decree. Dead To Me tells Oscar that he and Luci parted enemies and there isn't a chance in hell of a reconcilation, they both look sad.
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Labels: refugio
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Por ella soy Eva #22 8/16/2012: Discussion Post
I'll be gone tonight so I'm putting up the discussion post early. Enjoy! If anyone decides to post a recap, you may want to post your intention before you start, so you don't duplicate work.
Labels: por-ella
Abismo de pasion #109 8/15/12: Ramona said it best: I cannot tell the future, but can tell you this, right now things are all backwards.
RECAP BY MARTA IVETT:
Lo refrito:
Sabrina in denyal that Paolo is planning to abandon her. Chente gets rough, gets slapped, then tells her she is same or worse than Elisa. She slaps him again and then gets the ‘possible miscarriage’ pains. Why does he put his hand bandana on her arm is a mystery… tbd… anyone have any ideas?
Lo Nuevo:
Paloma and Ramona… Paloma seems to have lost her appetite… Ramona sits her down. How did you know what herbs to drink? Watched you prepare them since I was a kid, know which ones are for headaches and which ones can hurt people. I am sorry Abuela. Ramona puts her arm around her. Being an expert about herbs is a big responsibility. People can easily hurt themselves if they don’t know what they are doing with the herbs. Paloma wanted them to dine together to appoligize, not to get another lecture. Ramona tells her about when she fixed her breakfast at Tovars, remembers seeing some herbs there, gets alarmed face.
At said Tovar household, BegoneYa is using the herbs again. DrT tells her not to use them. BegoneYa confesses she had seen Sabrina eat more than usual and was gaining weight, so she was giving Sabrina the herb teas. DrT cannot believe his ears (or how dumb the woman he married is). He grabs the huge bag of herbs. BegoneYa did not know what she was giving Sabrina. They blame each other about Sabrina gone. DrT realizes he has to find her ASAP.
Sabrina is still with Chente, she wants him to go get her dad, He hesitates but finally leaves.
Damian arrives at Ramona’s, need to talk to Paloma. She is not in mood for visitors. Do you really want to see her, or me? I have a feeling you are here to find out if Elisa will really marry Gael. Have told you many times I cannot tell the future, but can tell you this, right now things are all backwards. Elisa does not love Gael and you don’t love Flo, and Flo doesn’t love you. What do you know about her? Almost nothing. IT’s Just an instinct. Women get obsessed with men without really being in love.
Gael and Braulio at coffee shop… Gael offers him the job at the greenhouse. Braulio says he knows about the processing plant machines, not fields. Just like Lucio, says Gael. Braulio says not as much. Gael: That is exactly what we need, if we do well, we all win. Welcome to the alternate procesadora team?
Lucio and Elisa elsewhere (there is ACTUALLY another cafetin in town?) Lucio says Carmina only wants to harm Elisa. Elisa doesn’t want to keep her in the dark longer. They go back and forth in this a few times. Elisa: I know what we will do with the rest of the money, open a new procesadora with Gael!!. Lucio reluctant. But knows how stubborn she can be. Just look at the greenhouse. Elisa says need you with us. Lucio reluctant, says too old for this. Elisa says just like he is taking a chance with Maru, why not take a chance again with working at the new procesadora. That does the trick, SOLD!!!
Gabino and Carmina still at it. Will I see you again? Nope, I signed a ‘no sequel’ clause. I did my part of the deal. No, chula. The deal was: I burn the contract and you become my woman. … Nope, consider it paid in full. No chula, i waited many years to get my prize and this is too little. Well, it depends on you for us both to do well in the deal. Will Alfie get mad when she finds out you work for me? If I work WITH you, we are going half and half. And about Alfie, don’t worry, I no longer work at procesadora. He wants more of what they just did, she responds ‘dream on’. He swears she will want to have these meetings often in the future. (is there something about Carmina wearing a white sundress everytime she is going to roll in the hay with anyone? She did with Rosie in the blue house. She did when she married Augie… and now she knew what she came for and wears it again)
Dam on horse goes to see Elisa at Quinta, meets her outside.. What did you come for? You congratulated me for my wedding with Flo, I came to do same for yours with Gael. News fly around this town. My mom said you paid her what you owed her. She did not want to take it but my lawyers were able to make her. I know Gabino gave Augusto an advance payment for the lands. Elisa, we need to talk.. No, I am tired. I will beg you not to look for me anymore. Hasta nunca, Damian. (ok, we are at the 234th time she sends him packing and he keeps coming back… maybe by the 667th he’ll get it.)
At hacienda, Flo smiling remembering the forced kiss with Quique(liked it more than she admits to). Alfie comes to get her for dinner. Know if Sabrina showed up? No. Here, have my fan. You look hot. I am not surprised that girl got pregnant with Paolo. But something is odd to me. Sabrina and you got pregnant at same time. BegoneYa commented that Sabrina was showing, but you are not. There are some outfits that are tight. True. All pregnancies are different. Alfie, sorry I am tired. Sure. Tomorrow the invitations arrive and you will help me label/address them, right? Get some rest.
At blue house, II yells at Gabino for his shoving her out of the house. What did you talk to Carmina about? You better tell me or I will make my own conclusions. You know what I mean. I like when you get mad, relax. What was that woman here for?? Remember I was dealing with Augie for buying some lands from him? She came to talk about that, that’s all. That’s why she left so happy? We will split everything half and half. Are you jealous? .. jaja no Gabino, I am not jealous. I have many ways to make you pay ...
(Chente knocks hard on door, calling Gabino Papa.. II impactada)
Gab comes out and puts a wrestling hold on Chente. II comes out and concludes correctly this is the ‘mocoso’ he fathered. Chente finally tells Gab he took Sabrina to the hacienda and she is hurting bad. Gab says we will go right now get her out of there, if she dies she dies away from the hacienda.
Tona brings the merienda to Alfie. Alfie is looking at the ultrasound that was done to Flo. What I have to do is go with Flo when she goes to the OBGyn. This grandchild is very important to me. Tona says Alfie had such a different reaction than BegoneYa about soon becoming a grandma. Not the same, my son married by civil law. Elisa Castanon is finally just history.
Tona gets irritated when she realizes Chente escaped.
Paolo calls asking for the shipment he ordered this morning. But he tells Guido he was calling Tovar house to find out about Sabrina. Guido does not bite the bait. Paolo insists he loves Sabrina and was planning to escape with her. Guido says DrT was forced to accept that marriage, but you better realize I will be breathing on your ear to make you follow through. Paolo insist will show Guido he means it.
At quinta, Carmina finds flowers in her room, no card on them. Lolita fights with Carmina, Lolita had taken the card away since the flowers could be for any of them three. Carmina mocks her a bit. These flowers were sent by that guy Paolo (ah! So this is what Paolo was ordering!) with thorns and all (LOL! Nicely done, Lolita!). I did enough to bring them to your room. Why do you fake being such puritan? If that ‘tipo’ sends you flowers it must mean you certainly give him reason to. You should respect the memory of your husband a bit. But we all know you are one of those who don’t waste time forgetting the dead and moving on to the next one. ‘Del muerto al pozo y el vivo al gozo’. You are going ‘de mal en peor, y si sigue asi, quien sabe en donde acabe, quien sabe!’.
Gab and Chente arrive at the hacienda. Gab tells CHente to get lost, he will take care of it. Gab tells him she needs a doctor. They need to take her to the centro de salud on the double!.
Braulio yells at Tona about letting Chente escape. She shouts back, you decided to abandon us. I was busy tending to the Tovars. Braulio suspects Chente is at Gab’s house. Yes I know where he lives, he lives with a woman outside town. (Alfie was hearing this last statement before Braulio left). Alfie questions Tona on who lives with Gabino.
Gael visits Paloma. She is hurt, did you come to hear me congrat you on your wedding with Elisa?. Believe it or not, I understand. Finally you got her to consider you. And after so many years of being faithful to her, you get your prize. You and I know I was not faithful to her. If you mean what happened between us, forget it, make believe it never happened (he nods like he does not want to do that). Besides, I can assure you that that time with me you were thinking of her. That is not true, that moment was very important for me! .. you were feeling the same! A few days after that you were kissing the son of your boss!... You are so dumb!! Don’t you see I did that to call your attention?? But it was useless!. But don’t worry about what happened between us, I won’t tell Elisa. I know if I told her about it it would be enough to cancel your wedding, but I don’t have the dirty soul to do it… Just like you faced your loss to Damian with honor, I will lose with honor too.. but I won’t leave town. I will stay here and will move on. Now leave. Grandma won’t like finding you here. (as he leaves she hopes he can make Elisa very happy)(ok at least Gael did not have a straw hat in his hands in this scene because Paloma would have driven me insane by now if I were him… yes I love you; no go with her).
Gab puts Sabrina down on sidewalk while Chente runs to get help at the centro. Nurse immediately recognizes her as the daughter of DocT. At Tovars, DrT gets the call. DrT ironically congrats BeGoneYa: since thanks to her teas Sabrina had a miscarriage and is in danger of losing her life too.
Braulio goes to Gab’s to find Chente, II tells him he left with Gabino and has not returned yet.
Ramona looking at Elisa’s amulet at home and looks worried.
ALfie is looking at Dam’s amulet and hides it in a can…
Dam gets home. At the horse stable, remembers his meeting and kiss with Elisa there and their talk about their amulets.
Elisa at home in her bed, munbles to herself that every day, every hour, every minute, going to try to fall for Gael, and little by little will rip you(Dam) out of my heart and of my soul.
At La Ermita health central, DrT arrives all worried. They are attending to Sabrina, she had a miscarriage and they can’t control the bleeding. DrT is frozen at hearing their diagnosis. He approaches Sabrinas’ face and begins crying with Sabrina. I will take care of you. (As they roll her away to surgery, DrT prays for help from God, he is crying, obviously not that optimistic knowing about the herbs) The other doctor has to bring him out of his slump. DrT goes to tend to her personally.
Chente is in waiting room, crying. Braulio comes over and wants to know what is wrong with him. Chente tells Braulio about Sabrina. Seems they will operate on her. Don’t want anything bad to happen to her. It was my fault. I was with her. I did not want Paolo to take her from La Ermita. She began to feel ill and I did not know what to do! Take it easy. I am with you, son. (supporting hug)
Flo brings the invitations for Dam to look at. She only gets a ‘nice’ reaction. Flo surprised at reading the date of the wedding is 6 mos away. Dam says it is not a mistake, THAT is our wedding date. Flo is afraid she will be far along with a big belly. Dam says you have time to adjust your dress or get a new one ordered. You will look great pregnant. At least you get the celebration you dreamed of. Flo fakes saying she was dreaming of the church wedding and swearing ‘amor eterno’ at the altar(somehow I don’t think they know the lyrics of ‘amor eterno’ by Juan Gabriel). Dam will try to come home early from procesadora to go distribute the invitations together. Flo says she is happy he is pampering her again. Dam asks her for news about Sabrina. Flo does not know but will tell him if she learns anything.
Elisa remembers her conversation with II ‘we have to talk about Carmina. /What do you know about Carmina?/ I know all the secrets Gabino has been keeping for her for years.’
Prev: voiceover hints Elisa will find out that Carmina was Rosie’s lover.
Alfie slaps Flo, accuses her of locking herself with Quique, Dam is watching/hearing this.
Seems Dam questions Flo on it, in comes Paolo willing to give him the juicy details.
Labels: abismo
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Amor Bravío #5-6 (Uni 3) Wed 8/15/12
Capitulos 5 & 6 (Mexican Broadcast Sequence): Let Us Prey
Refrito
None, but the promos are giving away too much.
Lo de Nuevo
Hotel Boardwalk: Camila is questioning her decision to marry Alonso because of his insecurity, lack of self-control, jealousy, and violent streak. He tries to intimidate her but does not find this as easy as he hoped. and finally sounds pathetic. She realizes she didn't know him remotely as well as she thought she did. He grabs her and violently attempts to kiss her, but she pushes him away and decides to return home. She picks up her bag and exits, leaving him staring angrily after her. The music takes on a suspenseful tone.
Alonso's Office: Don Daniel sees that Alonso is a traitor. He prints some documents, writes a few things down, then has a chest pain. The Tell-Tale Heart is heard along with some horror-film music in a minor key. He calls for Natalia and tells her not to tell Alonso that he had been in the office.
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Amor Bravío #3-4 (Uni 2) Tue 8/14/12 GREAT EXPECTATIONS
RANCHO MALQUERIDA
Alonso continues to pressure Camila for an answer to his proposal and goes so far as to nuzzle her playfully. She is sooo not into him! She throws her head back in exasperation and he takes that to mean yes and showers her with kisses.
At the main house, Don Daniel tells Agustina he doesn’t have to explain his actions (about Agatha). In other words, MYOB! She leaves in a huff and Don Daniel wonders how she can react this way after so many years. Padre Baldomero supposes this is how women behave when they’re in lurve. Daniel scoffs at the idea that Agustina could possibly be in love with him. She’s his late brother’s wife! No matter, says the Padre. She’s been a widow for almost 25 years now. She was a good wife but fell in love with Daniel after her husband died. Daniel says she fell in love alright, with that botarate (idiot, madcap), Ximena’s father. She married him and he made her life miserable and left her in ruins. Padre can only agree but reminds him that back then Daniel was married to Amparo. But since Agustina’s divorce and Amparo’s death, Agustina has fallen in love with him.
Santiago, Chile
Miriam finds Daniel going over those photos of his mother with a man he doesn’t recognize. Miriam remarks that his mother looks very happy. As happy as he’ll be with the news she’s about to give him. Daniel is despondent and doesn’t think anything will make him happy. She’s not too sure about that and whips out the pregnancy test, telling him they’re expecting!! He’s overjoyed at the news.
Rancho Malquerida
Camila breaks the news to her mother that Alonso wants to marry her. Agustina considers this happy news. Alonso es un gran partido (great match), quapo, hard worker, and trustworthy. After all, there’s a reason he’s the ranch manager, not to mention her tío’s personal dealings. Camila is clearly not happy. She agrees about Alonzo’s good points but she wonders if she’s ready to get married. Agustina feels she’s ready and has a right to happiness. Camila’s not so sure about that. She still blames herself for Luis’ death. This ranch and the passage of time may have helped her some, but she cannot forget the accident was her fault. Agustina tells her she shouldn’t continue to punish herself. What happened was God’s will and it is now His will that she be happy. And that’s why He sent Alonso, a man who loves her and patiently waited until she was ready to be by his side.
While Agustina is praising Alonso’s qualities, he is on the phone with his mother telling her everything is going according to plan. Mamá, who is shown at an angle so we don’t see her evil face, is glad this marriage will finally take place and will benefit them greatly. BWAHAHA!!!!
Back at the ranch, Camila wonders if she’ll ever be the same girl she once was. Of course, says Mamá. She wants Camila to promise to give it a chance with Alonso, he’s worth the risk. She urges her to marry him. Camila admits she’s already said yes. They both laugh at this while Camila tells her he’s coming Friday with his mother to ask for her hand. Agustina congratulates her daughter but we can see that Camila may still not be convinced.
Agustina later calls Ximena to give her the good news. Ximena could care less and says she may not be in Mexico in time for the wedding. During this conversation Ximena meanly points out that Camila is only her sister by her mother, but not her father. Agustina is understandably upset by this and asks her not to mention her father. Thanks to him, they’ve had to live on the charity of Tío Daniel. Ximena doesn’t feel her father’s to blame. Agustina’s living at Daniel’s by her choice. Aside from not being in Mexico, she may not attend the wedding anyway because weddings bore her – as much as the ranch. Agustina is certain Camila will be happy now. Ximena reminds her that she’s said many times that happiness doesn’t exist, only happy moments. So don’t come telling her that Camila has found happiness with that Don Nadie (Mr. Nobody). That does it. Agustina’s angry now and tells her she has to cancel everything in order to be at Camila’s wedding, or else.
Camila and Tío Daniel are walking around the pasture (the bulls are safely behind a fence). He understands her reluctance to fall in love, based on what’s happened to her. But she shouldn’t hang on to the past. He remembers her depression when she first arrived, her low self esteem. Slowly she recovered and look at her now! Taking the reins of her life. She notices that he seems to like Alonso a lot. He admits that yes, Alonso’s a nice man. He’s very grateful because thanks to him, she’s smiling again. She tells him she doesn’t owe her happiness to Alonso. She owes her happiness to Tío Daniel. Thanks to his affection and love. Most of all she credits his intelligence in offering her the position of veterinarian as her motivation He points out that she did it mostly because she loves animals as much as he does. She tells him she’s proud he was successful in creating this breed of bulls and happy she was able to contribute her part in fulfilling his dreams. He tells her nothing would have been the same without her presence in his life or at this ranch. He truly loves her. She jokes with him and tells him she respects him. They laugh and she tells him of course she adores him. He’s like a father to her and she’s grateful for everything he’s given her. He feels the same for her. She’s the daughter he never had. They embrace in a bear hug. Awwww.
Elsewhere, Alonso and his mother, Isadora, are sharing in an embrace of their own. * We get our first glimpse of Leticia Calderon. My, but she plays the villain so well. * She’s so proud of her son. Alonso says it was 2 years of hard work. Camila may seem easy, but it was difficult to convince her. Mommie Dearest thinks Camila is an insignificant drama queen. No matter, after they get what they want he can divorce her. Alonso tells her that may not be necessary. It was difficult, yes, but romancing Camila was no sacrifice for him. She warns him to be careful. Love can make him vulnerable and he can’t afford to lose his objectivity. Camila is only the means to justify the ends (el medio para llegar a nuestro fin) and he’d best not forget that.
Dias Despues (at Rancho Malquerida)
The two families gather for La Pedida de Mano. Agustina flatters Isadora, saying she looks so young. Isadora, dressed a bit too provocatively, laps it up, sharing that her husband was always offended when people would ask if she were his daughter. Polite laughter ensues. Isadora goes on to say she’s only met Camila a few times and only knew them, Don Daniel and Agustina, from what Alonso told her. She’s happy to finally meet them in person. Let the games begin: Alonso formally proposes to Camila by offering her a ring on bended knee. She says yes. *darn!* Daniel notices the ring is an antique. Isadora explains it once belonged to Alonso’s grandmother and is traditionally used as the engagement ring in their family.
Chile (días despues)
Daniel and Miriam are jogging through a park as someone secretly takes photos. Miriam is having a hard time keeping up with Daniel and he eventually leaves her behind to rest. She confronts the “paparazzo” and struggles for the camera. Daniel comes back to defend his wife and eventually wrestles the camera away and lets the paparazzo escape. She doesn’t think he’s from around here, he had a Mexican accent.
ANOTHER WEDDING!
Wow, 2 weddings in two days. Camila and Alonso are kneeling at the altar with Padre Baldomar officiating. We go through the motions. Camila looks happy, Momma looks happy, Tío Daniel looks happy. Alonso looks like the smarmy snake that he is and Isadora looks, well, EVIL!! Outside the church, Camila tells her mom she’s very happy but disappointed that Ximena didn’t make it to her wedding. Tío Daniel tells her she’s the apple of his eye and they again tell each other how much they adore each other. As Isadora is greeting the bride, Cesar Evora makes his appearance playing Dionisio. Alonso’s surprised to see him at his wedding. He introduces him to Camila. Isadora and Dionisio make a big show of not knowing each other beforehand (I’ll bet my beanie they do!) and they introduce themselves. Isadora introduces him to Agustina and Don Daniel, who seems to think they’ve met before. Dionisio assures him they’ve never met.
Later Somewhere in a Bar,
Dionisio meets with Isadora. He tells her it’s always a pleasure to see her ( I get to keep my beanie!). Dion knows the three of them, Dion, Isadora, and Alonso, will make great partners and Isadora can only agree. Of course for that to happen they’ll need Alonso to quickly get his hands on Rancho Malquerida by of his wife’s inheritance from Don Daniel. They both know Camila will eventually inherit everything since Don Daniel adores her unconditionally and he has no other heirs. Isadora’s heard tell that Don Daniel is not in the best of health. Dion can only hope that’s true because they’ve already invested a lot of money on this project. He toasts to their partnership and to her beauty.
Rancho Malquerida
Don Daniel takes a call from the photographer in Chile who tells him of his failed attempt to get photos of Daniel. It turns out he was able to get one shot of him with his cell phone and he’ll send that to Don Daniel.
HONEYMOON SUITE
Kisses and smooches. Camila thanks Alonso profusely for his understanding, patience, and his love. He thanks her too and the canoodling commences……
Uh, oh – trouble in paradise already. We come back later to the honeymooners and find that Alonso was unsuccessful in the canoodling business, if ya know what I mean. He can’t stand the way she’s looking at him. He knows she’s comparing him to that dead fiancé of hers!??!! Oh no, it gets better. Now he accuses our little darling of not being a virgin and sleeping with “el muertito”! She refuses to answer him when he’s talking to her in this manner. Alonso: “This has never happened to me with another woman, NUNCA! So save yourself the false humility. Don’t you dare think you are better than me. Never assume you are superior to me. Maybe you should worry that you were unable to awaken the man in me.” QTH? And poof! Just like that, he leaves Camila bewildered and impactada. Camila follows Alonso outside. He refuses to talk about it and leaves her standing there.
We later see Camila alone in her room in bed and she begins to cry. Meanwhile Alonso is in the bar and flashes back to his attempt to make love to his wife and he gets angry again. A young cutie comes by and asks if he’ll buy her a drink. Ruh roh!
Santiago
Daniel and Miriam return from shopping for baby things. She’s still worried about that photographer and he tells her it was nothing. He might’ve been one of those guys who likes to take candid photos, whatever, subject closed. The only important thing now is their baby that has come to help him overcome the sadness he’s felt since the loss of his mother. Miriam consoles him and leaves to make some tea. As she walks away we see there’s blood on her pants. He tells her and she begins to cry as he tries unsuccessfully to console her. So, so sad.
Rancho Malquerida
Agustina talks to Don Daniel about wedding photos as she gives him some meds. He tells her that between the wedding and the good news he’s just had, he’s very happy. He’s not ready to tell her his good news yet. They talk about Ximena not coming to the wedding. Agustina hasn’t spoken to her yet. He’s disappointed she couldn’t make an effort to attend her sister’s wedding. She’s a bad seed, just like her father. It’s as though she takes pleasure seeing Agustina suffer. Agustina doesn’t wish to compare Ximena to her father. Ximena will soon suffer the consequences of not attending the wedding. For now, she will not get next month’s allowance (ouch, tough love). Don Daniel read my mind saying he’s sure she’ll continue the monthly allowance next month and every month thereafter, enabling her behavior. He doesn’t understand why Agustina feels she’s to blame for Ximena. He finally gives up the discussion and looks at the wedding photos. He comes across a photo of Dionisio and again mentions he thinks he knows him. Agustina finds him enchanting and Don Daniel isn’t so taken with him. She accuses him of finding fault in everyone. He disagrees. When he gets a bad feeling about someone, there’s usually a very good reason and no one knows that better than her! When she decided to marry that tipo, he warned her that he was only after the money his brother Humberto left her. And that’s exactly what happened. Agustina admits it’s true and he never tires of repeating it. She’s very regretful she didn’t heed his advice but there’s no sense in looking back. He tells her she should learn from her mistakes instead of avoiding them. For example, he feels Agustina would rather be here than with Ximena and reining her in. Agustina gets angry and asks if he’s truly concerned about Ximena or is he saying she’s no longer wanted in his house. If that’s the case, then she’ll leave now – para siempre! Don Daniel tells her to calm down and not be such a drama queen -- she knows this is her casa. She disagrees, saying she’s just an arrimada (freeloader). Therefore, when Camila returns from her honeymoon, Agutina plans to move in with Ximena in Monterrey. *I’ll bet Ximena will be pleased as punch to hear that* Don Daniel tells her he has a lot to thank her for – she’s taken charge of the house for many years, she’s become part of his family, and if he says anything about Ximena it’s just that he feels she’s making a mistake with her. She reminds him Ximena isn’t like Camila. She doesn’t take advice from anyone. That’s why Agustina came to live on the ranch with him and Camila, but if he no longer wants her here, or doesn’t need her, she’ll understand. He tells her of course he still needs her. He tells her he cares for her as a sister, as his brother’s widow, as Camila’s mother (notice he doesn’t mention Ximena). She cries that this isn’t enough for her! She always hoped one day he’d see her as a woman! Daniel is dumbfounded. He doesn’t understand how she came to have these expectations of him. He doesn’t believe he’s given her reason to believe he could fall in love with her but he’s very sorry if that’s the case. She feels she’s been very stupid to have ever believed he’d ever forget that woman who stole his heart and make her his woman! Yes, she is truly stupid (her words, not mine). She walks off crying and Don Daniel sits there shaking his head.
Santiago
Good news! Ultrasound shows the baby has a strong heart beat and everything seems to be fine. Doctor recommends she take it easy but there shouldn’t be any problem going forward. Yay!
Luna de Miel Amarga
Alonso finally returns. Camila doesn’t respond when he calls her name. He climbs, no slithers, into bed next to her and asks for her forgiveness. She pushes him away asking how he expects her to feel after the way he treated her. He tries to explain how badly he felt about what happened (or didn’t happen). She tells him that doesn’t justify everything he said to her. He begs her forgiveness and repeats that this had never happened to him. She believes him. He starts to act crazy, saying he had so looked forward to this night, to making her happy. She cries and asks him to stop. He thinks this means she hasn’t forgiven him. She assures him she has and suggests maybe he just embrace her for now. He nibbles on her shoulder and he still has that crazy look in his eyes. Really creepy scene.
Church
Padre Baldomero is surprised to see Don Daniel so early at 8:00 mass. Don Daniel has come to learn more about Agatha. Padre fills him in on what Amanda has told him (we still haven’t met Amanda). It turns out that Agatha only remained with her husband a few months after leaving. In fact, he wasn’t even by her side at her son’s birth. Don Daniel assumes this proves this is his son. Padrecito tells him not to jump to conclusions. The only proof will come with a paternity test. *hey, padrecito’s on the ball* He also heard Daniel turned out pretty good. He was a good son, has been married now for 2-3 years, and is an expert in computer technology. Unfortunately, he’s now suffering financially because Agatha’s illness cleared out his savings. Amanda also told el Padrecito that Amanda never stopped loving Don Daniel. After so many years, no man could take his place. Don Daniel concludes that neither the distance or death can erase one’s love. He knows because the same thing happened with his love for Agatha. Padre Baldomero is beginning to regret having told him anything. On the contrary, says Don Daniel, this news has moved him to make a decision, one that will change everything for everyone, for young Daniel, and even his beloved Camila. Don Daniel is determined to have young Daniel undergo a DNA test. Padre warns him that young Daniel may not even be aware of the relationship between his mother and Don Daniel, saying he even carries Agatha’s husband’s surname. This could ruin his life. Don Daniel disagrees. He plans to offer him such a good job that he won’t hesitate to hear him out. Once he’s here, he’ll fix it so he can determine whether or not young Daniel is his son.
Chile
Abraham, Miriam’s brother, has come to congratulate them on the baby. Daniel is on his way out for a job interview – he’s got to improve their financial status for the baby’s sake. Both he and Abraham leave. Once alone, Miriam calls Dante asking him to help her set up life insurance policy with Daniel and the baby as beneficiaries (ruh-roh). She makes him promise not to mention this to Daniel. He’s the type of guy that insists of taking care of everything himself.
Luna de Miel Amargo
Camila and Alonssssso arrive poolside. Alonso accuses a young hunkalicious guy of eyeing his woman. He pushes the offending hunk into the pool and creates a scene. A bouncer shows up and eventually everyone calms down. Everyone but Alonso. Camila can’t believe what’s happening and tells him the guy wasn’t even looking at her. He accuses her of defending the hunk, then turns around and accuses her of flirting with the guy. She’s fed up and leaves him standing there shouting after her.
Local Restaurant
Don Daniel visits the local restaurant and asks Natalia for help him open his e-mails (he fractures the word “mail” – so cute).
Showdown in Monterrey
Ximena is predictably outraged her mother is expecting to move in on her in Monterrey. Agustina reminds she’s the owner of that there apartment and Ximena best understand that while mommy’s paying the bills, she better follow her rules. “Uh-uh, no way” says Ximena. “It’s too late to come telling me about your rules. Need I remind you that you abandoned me to run after Don Daniel? If your plan failed, that’s your problems. As for me, you’ve already lost me!” Bam – she hangs up on her mother!
Don Daniel’s offices
I’m assuming this is his office in town. He mentions that with Camila and Alonso both gone, there’s no one to help him and he’s lost with all this computer gibberish. We also learn he rarely comes to the office and Alonso takes care of everything. *hissssssss* Natalia has a problem booting up the computer so they have to use Alonso’s laptop which he’s conveniently left on top of his desk. She fires it up and successfully opens up Don Daniel’s e-mail. She leaves him alone to review his e-mail.
He settles in but notices a file entitled “Desarrolo Turístico Dionisio Ferrer” ( a tourist development under Dion’s name!). He realizes Alonso’s a traitor who’s aligned himself with Dion to take everything from Camila. Well, he will not permit it!
Luna de Miel Amargo
Camila is looking over a balcony down to the waves hitting the rocks below. Is she thinking of jumping? Alonssso suddenly appears, chastising her for leaving him talking to himself. She tells him not to cause a scene like that again. Alonsso responds, “or what?” (yeah, real smooth). She tells him she doesn’t know what’s going on but she doesn’t like this side of him that’s she’s never known before. He tells he if she hadn’t provoked him, everything would be fine. She denies provoking him and says his attitude is making things worse. He takes that as her way of throwing it in his face for what happened last night (or didn’t happen). Suddenly he begins to manhandle her, telling her he’s asked her a question!! She tells him that if he can’t get over what happened (or didn’t happen) last night, then maybe they should just cut the honeymoon short and return to the ranch. He pulls her back sharply and they stare into each other’s eyes. She looks very scared as Chente croons, “Porque estoy anamorado………”
Avances
Oh no! Don Daniel has a heart attack! But not before penning a new will, leaving everything to Daniel Diaz Acosta!
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Abismo de pasión #108 8/14/12: Chente, get help!
SCHEDULE NOTE: TOMORROW'S SHOW WILL BE AT 6:30 PM (5:30 CENTRAL).
The old: An encore performance of Begoña's heel-wobbling mad walk down the path to Hacienda Harango. Dam Stoopid is among the last people to hear that Gael and Elisa are getting married.
The new: At that very moment, the winsome pair ride up on horseback to the invernadero, she in her short shorts, he clutching a sheaf of documents and a tube of Gold Bond ointment. They enter and rejoice over all their bouncing baby habaneros -- and best of all is Gael's news: the lawyers have done their magic and now Elisa owns the greenhouse and its harvest free and clear.
She won't need the Arangos -- she and Gael will set up a competing procesadora and she'll send her magical chiles all around the world, exploiting their chemical and pharmaceutical properties. They can use the money from her share of the sale of Cielo Abierto as start up funds. And with Lucio and Braulio on their team, how can they fail? Elisa is so overjoyed she jumps into Gael's arms and straddles him with her chapped legs.
He's Lame and she's on the Lam
Chente finally shows up at Hacienda Beltran all excited because he's got food. (What now? Artichokes? Snails?) But all Sabrina wants is Paolo. She wails when Chente tells her everyone knows she left home and that she's knocked up.
O tempora! O mores!
The Tovars fill Hacienda Harango with their ... um ... harangues. Alfie tries to shoo them out but they are oddly unsympathetic to her headache. Dam obsesses about Elisa and Gael. Flor warns Dam to keep an eye on Paolo -- he HAS TO marry Sabrina.
Begoña is not comforted by Gweedo's appeal to reason or Paolo's vow to marry her daughter. Sabrina's honor has been compromised -- though the Landuccis, city folk that they are, may not understand the moral standard of the country. Edmundo doesn't think it's a city mouse/country mouse thing:
"Las madres alcahuetas y los patanes abusivos existen en todas partes."
(Mothers who cover up/pimp out [their daughters] and abusives cads can be found everywhere.)
Enrique slips out and finds Flor in her bedroom. She is crying because her steal-a-baby plan is in flames. They taunt each other about Dam and Paloma and end up in a passionate embrace. Dam, who has noticed Enrique's absence and followed him down the hall, is about to burst in on the scene when Begoña calls out, thus warning the two inside. Dam opens the door and Flor is apparently alone, leafing through a magazine. When Dam leaves, Enrique comes out of the closet. But when he emerges from Flor's room, his mother is waiting to pounce: "Why can't my children control their impulses?" she shrills as she literally pulls him by the ear and away from the poison Flor.
And really. The Landucci escutcheon has seen better days
Now Paolo joins Flor. He's glad to see she has Enrique lined up as Plan B for when Dam dumps her.
When Dam sees Enrique in the hallway, Paolo covers for him by saying "That's the last time you barge into my room!" Dam storms away in disgust.
No more Mr. Nice Guy!
Gabs pops in to see Alfie. He defies her demand that he return her anticipo or hand over Cielo Abierto. He has worked for her, been her perro fiel, for many years and now he wants the lands for himself. Alfie is appalled -- Gabs knew he was just a prestanombres (prestar+nombre, frontman) for her. Those lands belong to her!
"How about I keep your money and the land?" proposes Gabino. "Your son fired me and you didn't lift a finger to help me. Now I'll grow my own habaneros!"
"Your habaneros will rot" scoffs Alfabitch. "I won't buy them -- no one will!" She tries to threaten him: "Walk out that door now and you're my enemy."
Gabino spits out the cud he's been chewing for so very long: "The problem isn't me. The problem is you. No one can stand you. That's why all your men leave."
Alfie dismisses him with a series of finger snaps. Once he is gone, she fans herself furiously.
Something stinks in the kitchen
Paolo is taunting Toña in the kitchen. It looks like so much fun that Gabino joins in. When Toña shows some sympathy for Sabrina, Gabino throws it back in her face: If anyone knows how it feels to be facilota y buscona (a pushover, someone looking for it), it's Toña.
Toña wisely clears out and Gabino plops down at the table where a huge bowl of very portable fruit is sitting (no knives needed). "So you knocked up the kid? (la escuincla)" asks Gabino amiably.
Chente is lurking and hears Paolo say he needs to get away -- and Gabino will help, right?
Paolo leaves and Chente approaches his sperm donor for help. Gabino isn't doing the father thing, sorry kid. But he does peel off a wad of bills for his rotten issue and then he leaves too.
Enter Braulio. Chente tells him he's fine but he's in a hurry -- he has girls to torture, kidney transplants to mess up.
An indecent proposal
Carmina appears at the Blue House of Shame in a white dress (weddings are in the air, I guess); she is looking for her man Gabino. It is Ingrid who opens the door, but she of the sad coif is dismissed quickly. Gab grabs her from behind (death grip à la Beltran) and orders her to wait outside. He and Killer Citrus have business to discuss.
With Ingrid out of the way, Orange says "Platícame una cosa" (tell me something) -- "Do I still turn you on? Then show me! Burn the contract Augusto signed and all this orangitude is yours!" Orange sweetens the deal: he will get to administer all of Cielo Abierto when the House of Orange reigns.
He takes out a paper and holds a lighter flame to it. Carmina grabs it -- trust but verify, she mumbles. Yup. Burn it! Now she opens her mouth, he loosens his belt buckle and she jumps into his arms, straddling him in a nasty echo of the earlier Elisa-Gael straddle jump.
A poor horse waits outside with only Ingrid, pacing, pacing, to keep him company.
Things are getting worse at Hacienda Beltran
Chente returns to find Sabrina crouched on the floor, clutching her belly. He seems surprised that she has no use for the money he waves at her. Where is Paolo? That's all she wants to know. Chente blurts what he heard, that Doc Tovar wants Paolo to marry her but Paolo wants to run away. He's just been playing her.
Casa Castigo is, if only for tonight, a fool's paradise.
The tía is gone and Dolores and Elisa can talk freely. Elisa is glad about getting the greenhouse back, sad at losing Paloma's friendship. Give it time, says Lolita. Elisa mentions bumping into Ingrid outside the church but chooses not to repeat her conversation (perhaps because it concerned a third party and not herself). She also tells Dolores that she won't be moving to Lucio's place because she wants to give him and Maru some space.
Donde Padre Lupe -- Save the last mass for me
Alfabitch has him on the phone. She snares his last mass in La Ermita for Dam and Flor's wedding. (She knew if she kept them in the cage together, sooner or later they would mate.)
Oooh Gael. Lousy timing. He gets home and asks Papa Padre to save the last mass for his wedding; and Lupe says that he and Elisa will have to choose another date, perhaps a week or two earlier. That's unacceptable to Gael -- why should Dam's wedding get priority over his?
Outside the stables at Hacienda Harango...
... Braulio and Dam speak briefly. Braulio admits he has his own tsuris but isn't anxious to talk about it. He does have some advice for Dam who is obviously in a snit over the news of Elisa's wedding: "Vas a tener que aguantarte." (You're gonna have to calm down/suck it up.)
That's why you have that thing on your hand
Back at Hacienda Beltrán, Sabrina refuses to believe what Chente says about Paolo. She knows he loves her and he is thrilled about their baby. Chente tells her he loves her and then shows his love by grabbing her roughly in a feeble attempt at assault. She rebuffs him, calls him stupid, tells him to go to hell and slaps him hard enough to make him fall down. Then she suddenly sinks to the floor, doubled over with pain. "Ayúdame!" she implores.
Chente unwraps the bandana from his wrist and drapes the thin cloth over her shoulders.
Avances: Dam is still a hunk a hunk of burnin' love for Elisa.
Labels: abismo
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Por ella soy Eva #21 8/14/12: Juan Querendon arrives and he's a babe magnet!
We open with Eva sneaking out of Pluto's office (with a cd of espionage stolen from the computer). She bumps into Helena the same way s/he did when they first met as man and woman. Mutt and Jeff stare at Eva curiously but "plot armor" preserves her disguise, as it will for months to come.
All are a-flutter about the arrival of Diego Fonticoda, who owns an airline; Helena plans to convince him to have his planes stop at Playa Majagua. She doesn't invite M & J so they plot against her behind her back.
Eva is in her/his old office (now Helena's office) looking at pics of Helena and Lalo. S/he steals one romantically just as Helena arrives looking very suspicious. Helena's four rules: "No gossip, be punctual, keep your mouth shut -- and don't mess in my private life. I trusted somebody who betrayed me and it won't happen again. And call me Licenciada."
Eva absentmindedly goes into the men's bathroom and there is a whole lineup of outraged guys with their penises out (one assumes). She says: "Up north where I come from it isn't Hombres and Mujeres, it's Hembros and Machos, of course I was confused." Eva then goes to the ladies' and meets a flotilla of bonbons in there, gossipping about the very sexy Diego. Turns out he and JC were big friends. The babes remind each other, "Fonticoda will do anything to get what he wants and he doesn't respect anyone in skirts."
Looking over Helena's presentation, Eva finds ... a mistake! He can't believe it! He shows Helena her little mistake. It would have cost her a lot in dealing with Diego. He says he'll fix it.
OK coming out of the elevator, wait, wait, ... oh hurrah, it's JUAN QUERENDON!!!!! I love him. He's all over the receptionist Marcela - turns out they were somehow involved long ago. He kisses her hand and compliments her while her husband looks on wrathfully. Then Diego turns to Rebe, she gets kisses and compliments too. Diego's assistant is Ignacio Betancourt.
Helena arrives. Diego calls her Venus, he kisses her and invites her out for a drink, he escalates and says "You're a goddess, I'll call you Aphrodite." "No, call me Helena." "Ahh, like Helen of Troy."
They go to the conference room and Diego wants the presentation immediately but Eva hasn't arrived with the corrected version. Helena kills time with talk. Meanwhile, Eva has finished the corrections and rushes toward the meeting -- but she gets stopped by Adriano, who says she is not dressed well enough and he insists she be taken off immediately to get a uniform (if they have one in her/his size). She manages to squeeze into a turquoise dress and explain to all the girls that she hasn't let anybody see her nude but her dead husband (sobs into kleenex).
Helena has been talking away and Diego's ready to sign, but since Eva doesn't show up, he says "you missed your chance" and leaves. Rebe gloats. "You're useless," she croons as she goes off to rejoice with Mutt and Jeff.
Diego asks Marcela's husband for her phone number, that's rubbing it in! He calls him zambo (knock-kneed). It takes Marcela all her charms to soothe her jealous husband's feathers.
[At home: the mean dad yells at his wife. She's sad he threw Helena out. He plans to get custody of Lalo. At school kids mock Lalo for having said he'd have a dad - "but he died" Lalo protests - they push him around.]
When Eva (who's been in the bathroom trying to fix her wig) finds out Diego left without signing, he borrows Marcela's phone and calls Diego, who had been his brother in bad behavior in his former life. "Diego, this is Eva, the assistant that didn't show up." "How do you have my private number?" "Diego, we need a meeting so you can sign." "Tell your boss she missed her chance." "Hey Diego, I know you like a few cups - you choose the bar, Helena will come. Consult your horoscope, you'll see the stars are lined up for good business. Check the runes, the tarot..." "OK. Tell Helena I'll come for her."
Pluto is reaming Helena out for losing the deal when Eva comes in and says she's set up the meeting. "You are all so tense," she whispers in her feminine accent. "Lighten up, life is a carnival."
Eva wants to come to the meeting but Helena says no, it's just going to be Rebe and me. Eva: "Can I give you a little tip? He's a skirt chaser, he's very superstitious, he likes the good life. Look fabulous."
Lalo is sad at the dining table. "My friends are going to talk about the work their dads do tomorrow." The mean dad overhears Helena telling her mom she has to go to a bar to sign a contract, and she names the bar ("The Rumba").
Eva sneaks back to the office to look over the material he stole from Pluto's computer. He throws off his shoes ("Who'd wear these high heels of their own free will?") He gets comfy and then realizes he has the wrong cd, this one has the Playa Majagua projecton it. That means he has to go switch cds at the bar!
Walking home talking about their teenage hanky-panky way back when, Marcela and Mutt spy a couple macking behind a tree. Turns out this is their daughter. The boy runs away.
Helena arrives at the bar, wearing an awful dress, she will drink only mineral water. Diego wants to party. Here comes EVA! Helena slips off to see why Eva has arrived. They switch cds and Eva gives lots of advice: "Don't be alone with that Cosanova. He has xray eyes, he's a satyr, a pervert." Helena says she can take care of herself. "Well, some advice: Diego is superstition, he believes the dead can communicate. Call me when you get home." Rebe thinks Helena is trying to seduce Diego. There are words and Rebeca flounces out....
... And in comes Helena's awful father. He hears Diego boasting about Helena: "She'll do anything she has to," he opines. His friend: "Yes, she's liberal and modern." There is talk of flitting from bed to bed. Dad glowers.
All are a-flutter about the arrival of Diego Fonticoda, who owns an airline; Helena plans to convince him to have his planes stop at Playa Majagua. She doesn't invite M & J so they plot against her behind her back.
Eva is in her/his old office (now Helena's office) looking at pics of Helena and Lalo. S/he steals one romantically just as Helena arrives looking very suspicious. Helena's four rules: "No gossip, be punctual, keep your mouth shut -- and don't mess in my private life. I trusted somebody who betrayed me and it won't happen again. And call me Licenciada."
Eva absentmindedly goes into the men's bathroom and there is a whole lineup of outraged guys with their penises out (one assumes). She says: "Up north where I come from it isn't Hombres and Mujeres, it's Hembros and Machos, of course I was confused." Eva then goes to the ladies' and meets a flotilla of bonbons in there, gossipping about the very sexy Diego. Turns out he and JC were big friends. The babes remind each other, "Fonticoda will do anything to get what he wants and he doesn't respect anyone in skirts."
Looking over Helena's presentation, Eva finds ... a mistake! He can't believe it! He shows Helena her little mistake. It would have cost her a lot in dealing with Diego. He says he'll fix it.
OK coming out of the elevator, wait, wait, ... oh hurrah, it's JUAN QUERENDON!!!!! I love him. He's all over the receptionist Marcela - turns out they were somehow involved long ago. He kisses her hand and compliments her while her husband looks on wrathfully. Then Diego turns to Rebe, she gets kisses and compliments too. Diego's assistant is Ignacio Betancourt.
Helena arrives. Diego calls her Venus, he kisses her and invites her out for a drink, he escalates and says "You're a goddess, I'll call you Aphrodite." "No, call me Helena." "Ahh, like Helen of Troy."
They go to the conference room and Diego wants the presentation immediately but Eva hasn't arrived with the corrected version. Helena kills time with talk. Meanwhile, Eva has finished the corrections and rushes toward the meeting -- but she gets stopped by Adriano, who says she is not dressed well enough and he insists she be taken off immediately to get a uniform (if they have one in her/his size). She manages to squeeze into a turquoise dress and explain to all the girls that she hasn't let anybody see her nude but her dead husband (sobs into kleenex).
Helena has been talking away and Diego's ready to sign, but since Eva doesn't show up, he says "you missed your chance" and leaves. Rebe gloats. "You're useless," she croons as she goes off to rejoice with Mutt and Jeff.
Diego asks Marcela's husband for her phone number, that's rubbing it in! He calls him zambo (knock-kneed). It takes Marcela all her charms to soothe her jealous husband's feathers.
[At home: the mean dad yells at his wife. She's sad he threw Helena out. He plans to get custody of Lalo. At school kids mock Lalo for having said he'd have a dad - "but he died" Lalo protests - they push him around.]
When Eva (who's been in the bathroom trying to fix her wig) finds out Diego left without signing, he borrows Marcela's phone and calls Diego, who had been his brother in bad behavior in his former life. "Diego, this is Eva, the assistant that didn't show up." "How do you have my private number?" "Diego, we need a meeting so you can sign." "Tell your boss she missed her chance." "Hey Diego, I know you like a few cups - you choose the bar, Helena will come. Consult your horoscope, you'll see the stars are lined up for good business. Check the runes, the tarot..." "OK. Tell Helena I'll come for her."
Pluto is reaming Helena out for losing the deal when Eva comes in and says she's set up the meeting. "You are all so tense," she whispers in her feminine accent. "Lighten up, life is a carnival."
Eva wants to come to the meeting but Helena says no, it's just going to be Rebe and me. Eva: "Can I give you a little tip? He's a skirt chaser, he's very superstitious, he likes the good life. Look fabulous."
Lalo is sad at the dining table. "My friends are going to talk about the work their dads do tomorrow." The mean dad overhears Helena telling her mom she has to go to a bar to sign a contract, and she names the bar ("The Rumba").
Eva sneaks back to the office to look over the material he stole from Pluto's computer. He throws off his shoes ("Who'd wear these high heels of their own free will?") He gets comfy and then realizes he has the wrong cd, this one has the Playa Majagua projecton it. That means he has to go switch cds at the bar!
Walking home talking about their teenage hanky-panky way back when, Marcela and Mutt spy a couple macking behind a tree. Turns out this is their daughter. The boy runs away.
Helena arrives at the bar, wearing an awful dress, she will drink only mineral water. Diego wants to party. Here comes EVA! Helena slips off to see why Eva has arrived. They switch cds and Eva gives lots of advice: "Don't be alone with that Cosanova. He has xray eyes, he's a satyr, a pervert." Helena says she can take care of herself. "Well, some advice: Diego is superstition, he believes the dead can communicate. Call me when you get home." Rebe thinks Helena is trying to seduce Diego. There are words and Rebeca flounces out....
... And in comes Helena's awful father. He hears Diego boasting about Helena: "She'll do anything she has to," he opines. His friend: "Yes, she's liberal and modern." There is talk of flitting from bed to bed. Dad glowers.
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