Caray, Caray!

Okay. Another evening spent with bitchy, jealous, unfaithful, moronic, devious females. And that's just counting MariVicky, Ilitia, Consuelita, Kristel and Fedra. Then there's Gretel, still disguised as a swish Spanish journalist, lusting plaintively after Oliver. And good sweet put upon Muñeca, who has another child to raise, thanks to her husband's couch casting. I'm way past the PMS stage in life, but the hormones were hanging heavy tonight, let me tell you. Here are some of the surly female storms we passed through this evening.

First, a replay of last night's passionate kiss.



Yes, Emanuel taunts Vicky until she loses control and grabs him herself for some heavy duty lip massage. Looked pretty hot to me, but he dismisses it as "iceberg" kisses and reminds her he's a married man and will not permit himself to be sexually assaulted like that again. So control yourself Vicky! She gnashes her teeth in fury and frustration after he leaves. Well played, Eman!

And yeah, speaking of sex, we find ourselves at the boarding house where a shocked Ilitia learns that the little demon Christian is actually her half brother. Muñeca wonders why the shock though. It's not as if it's the first time. Ilitia resents Mom exposing her private life. But Brandon points out that everybody in the boarding house knew about it anyway. He and his mom were the witnesses when Begoña went to have Christian's birth registered.

And the scene switches to the man himself. Lorenzo, looking much the worse for wear, is knocking back the drinks and remembering Begoña's taunts about him losing the love and respect of his wife and daughter when they find out.
And assuring him he will never have the love of his own son either. He's so deep in his cups and bitter memories, he sees Begoña's face in place of a puzzled Flor who has come to see how he is. But he comforts himself with the bromide that Begoña's death was her own fault. Why couldn't she have been nicer about everything?

Vicky goes back to redo the super lame blue jeans commercial but wants Emanuel to stay around to give input. He declines but says he will see her later. Dum de dum dum.

Back at the boarding house, lots of cooing and fussing over Christian (except from Ilitia who looks like she smells something bad). And lots of sighing over Begoña when they find out she's dead. Well, actually no one seemed especially disturbed by her death. They plowed right on into what a great parent Muñeca would be for the little tyke. More fish eye from Ilitia. Actually the combination of pozole ("pozo-qué!?) and the news she has a pesky little brother has thrown our fresa for a loop. Worse yet, she finds herself sitting down at the dinner table with all these nacos, including Delicia. Not bearable. Not for our Top Model. Lots more growing up to do before she's ready for that. After exiting the table, with Brandon hot on her heels, she digs out her purse, drops the sexual problem psychiatrist's card (shades of Dinero!) and guess who picks it up. Yep, our sexy policeman Brandon. Who wants to know why her husband doesn't make her feel like a woman. She tells him to butt out. He tells her he's butting in. So deal with it. Stalemate. For now.

And speaking of sexual problems. Oliver thinks he has the answer to Manolo's. He's going to fix him up with a guy who could respond to Manny's affections. Our little pollito tells him it's no good. And besides, he'd rather help Oliver. Placing a hand on his knee (and getting it quickly swatted off) he tries to comfort Oliver by proposing that maybe Gretel truly loved him but was forced by her wicked mother to reject him. Nope. Oliver asked. And she said no. Well, Manolo's going to get to the bottom of this. Palabra de hombre. Gallo. "Será gallina" quips Oliver. But he's game.

Back to the games at the agency. The second pathetic jeans sequence has been filmed. Everybody's exultant, chortling that it's much better than the first "tomo" (take) and even snotty Emanuel allows as how it's now up to the agency's standards. Vicky's ready to go home. But wait. Now he fires her. In front of the whole blue jeans cast. Very poor management technique no!? She's argumentative, impossible to get along with. Maybe if she had a personal life she'd be better. But she doesn't So out! We'll send you your severance check. Lots of shocked faces including Vicky's. She stomps off vowing that he won't "salir con la suya" (get his way). And that's probably true, given that he wields only moderate clout in the agency. Papa Emiliano is the head honcho after all.

Conflicts a-plenty back at the boarding house as well. Consuelo has picked up on the potent sexual chemistry between Ilitia and Brandon and is fighting mad. Oh, ya think Ilitia likes me? queries Brandon hopefully. I'm not about to be your Doctora Corazón she snaps. Even though we have a "free" (she says it in English) relationship with no commitments, that's asking too much. Mama Gladiola interrupts and wants to know just what in the Sam Hill is going on. They try to weasel out of it. More later.

Ilitia has stormed back to the ugly white concrete mansion the Ruiz y de Teresas call "home". She's fed up with naco food and naco folks. And even more fed up with having a younger half...or make that quarter-brother. Ya mean that adorable little kid your mom brought to the wedding? gushes Kristel. Oooooh he was soooooo cute. And heck, Kristel understands. Ilitia's dad is a hunk. Lots of women after him. Begoña probably just got pregnant to get him away from Muñeca. Well no problem. Begoña's dead. Again...no reaction. Well, your mom's a great mother. So charitable. Like she's a soul sister of Mother Teresa, ya know. Mother Teresa's dead too, snaps Ilitia. Kristel processes this new information with some difficulty but then segues to the real issue. SHE needs support too. Top Model type support. Because Mauricio doesn't want to marry her. And gets very riled up when Ilitia takes the stance of No Boda. Good Riddance. NOT! says Kristel. She's like some little rodent. Has her eye on a piece of rotten cheese and nothing, absolutely nothing will keep her from going after it. Ay, pobrecita!

Gladiola's still giving our guilty pair, Consuelo and ,the third degree. Their spat sure sounded like the kind of fights Glad used to have with Brandon's dad. So whassup? This line of questioning gets short-circuited by a tearful Vicky arriving home to say she's been canned. Good news for Consuelo. She helpfully points out that Vicky will have to move now that she's got no money. Alas, Vicky is "the guest" of Netty. So Consuelita can't eliminate this particular rival for Brandon's affections. Now Netty and Emiliano arrive. He's informed of Eman's dastardly action and promises to rectify it. Vicky's none too gracious response is that she won't allow herself to be humiliated like Fedra and Eman did to Mari. For someone who's described as "educada" (well-raised, well-reared) she's giving a very surly performance. Sounds like the Forgiveness Nazis need to work on her some more.

Ilitia and Kristel are continuing their surly spat as well when Head Surly Girl Fedra arrives. She agrees with Ilitia, of course. Kristel would be much better off without that "bestia". So Kristel brings up Lorenzo. And swishes off. And Ilitia grills Fedra about what she has going with her dad. Fedra, our accomplished pathological liar, dismisses the whole thing. Surely Ilitia isn't going to imagine goings-on like her mother does. She and Lorenzo are Just Friends. But good heavens! you mean to say that Lorenzo has another illegitimate child, IN ADDITION TO YOU ILITIA! Wow...he did that to Muñeca AGAIN!? And with that dagger thrust, she smiles and heads off to bed.

Next day at breakfast, Fedra's in fine form, waggling a strawberry around on her fork while gloating over the latest Lorenzo scandal. And God forbid that Emiliano should ever do something to make her the subject of gossip! She would kill him! (Alright, we're remembering the photo of Emi and Netty kissing in the restaurant, even if he isn't. Clearly there are more storms to come.) While a beleaguered Paula serves breakfast (too slow for Ms. Fedra) Ilitia wonders where Eman is. Not up yet? And behold! in he bounces, fresh from exercise. But Emiliano is confused. And worried. What do you mean, you don't know if he's up! Aren't you sleeping together? Stay out of my business dad. But dad won't. And neither will Mom. Ilitia, I've told you, if you don't start functioning like a wife for my son..., she threatens.

So Eman and Ilitia aren't sleeping together. But Oliver and Manolo are. Our two sleepy fellas are slouched together in snuggly police chairs, heads lolling, shoulders rubbing, snoozing away when the Comisario arrives.
As always, he's tolerant, open-minded, yada yada, but wake up! Get going! He's just gotten a tip-off ("pitazo") concerning some stolen merchandise and they have to be on it. Now! Manolo wants to go too. Oliver wants him to stay here in a safe place. Comisario thinks it's good that a journalist tags along. These thugs are more scared of a camera than a pistol. And with that lame and far-fetched justification, we have Oliver and Gretelman off on another excellent police adventure.

Well, get ready for another tip-off. Vicky wants Delicia to get back in the Ruiz household so she can keep an eye on what Fedra and Eman are up to. Delicia defends Emanuel. No way could he have poisoned those chocolates. He truly loved Marianela. And what's more, there's ñaiñai (nothing) going on, bedroom-wise, with him and his wife. Separate chambers for our newlyweds. Whaddya think of that. Surly girl looks thoughtful.

More acrimony at the mansion breakfast table. Ilitia's complaining about the lack of privacy. No wonder her marriage isn't working! Kristel, with a sidelong look at Fedra, assures her that one can get up to a lot of hanky-panky in this house. You just have to know how to fake it....right, ma? Eman's still telling Dad to stay out of his business and Emiliano is taking son to task, reminding him that there's a director's meeting this morning and he'd better be there, rather than spending the day squiring around his wife. Take that!

No sweetness and light in the kitchen either. Paula's dragging her ass and Nereida's not having it. She's the housekeeper after all. And SHE gives the orders. After 40 years in this household, the only one who tells me what to do is Fedra, snaps Paula. And drops a plate full of food on the floor. And Fedra would want YOU to clean that up, Nereida. Unless of course, you want to bring Delicia back to help. Hmmm. Looks like our De's stay in the boarding house will be short-lived.

Our last scene before ads is Vicky on the phone to Almudena where she learns Emanuel called to find out if Marianela had gotten her inheritance. Will this help his case or hurt it? Don't know... but Vicky looks thoughtful again.

After the next set of ads, we've got Christian in full screech while a flustered frantic Lorenzo tries to interest him in the mountain of toys he's brought home from the store. Our little thespian is really into it, howling, wiping his nose on his sleeve and glaring at Lorenzo. Muñeca scoops the little fella up and Lorenzo worries about Fedra killing him now that the news of his blow-by is out. Guess that's the closest he can get to a guilty conscience.

Does Ilitia have one? Not sure. Flor's playing counselor, wanting our spoiled Top Model to support her mom now that she's dealing with Christian. No way. Bye. Ilitia's got her own problems with her marriage. That's job one. Well, no wonder you've got problems, with your character, blurts Flor. And then, remembering that kiss she saw between Ilitia and Brandon, suddenly crows...But that's it! The fight's about your romance with that policeman.

Whoops. Kristel enters. Overhears. And has new emotional blackmail material.

THAT policeman is currently being undressed by Consuelo. All part of her plan to get him into a freshly laundered, freshly pressed shirt. But she gets distracted looking at those sculptured pecs and chiseled biceps and starts to nuzzle all over, rather than dress. Not the ear, moans Brandon. Guess that's his point of no return. Fortunately Gladiola arrives and puts an end to this madness.


On the other hand, Kristel's just getting started. On the blackmail that is. So you've been getting it on with that naco policeman, she crows. No nookie in the marriage so you've got your dirty little fantasies going with that street cop. Well, you'd better go along with my plan to hook Mauricio then. 'Cause if you don't, I'll rat you out to my brother. And with that Top Model Threat, we end.

Previews:
At the shareholder's meeting, Emiliano announces that Victoria de la Garza is now the legal representative of the board. Whatever that means.
And Emiliano has Vicky in a clinch and tells her she's not getting out of said clinch until she tells him the truth Well we DO know what that means....

Vocabulary
ñaiñai = nothin'
salir con la suya = get your way (a frequent phrase in telenovelas)
pozole = soup consisting of pork, hominy, chiles, pork broth and usually garnished with radishes, chopped cabbage , limes and lemons, cilantro and fried corn tortillas
etc. "Naco food" as opposed to the high-falutin' stuff Ilitia eats
dimes y diretes = gossip, palaver,
pitazo = tip-off
meter la pata = to put one's foot in it (what Almudena feared she had done talking to Emanuel)
peluso = street kid, urchin, naco (Kristel, talking about Brandon)
andas de zorro = acting like a slut (Kristel accusing Ilitia of romancing Brandon)
huele a pobre = smells of poverty (Kristel about Brandon)
tomo = take, as in a scene
gallo = cock (as in rooster)
gallina = feminine version, as in Gretelman


Dicho of the Day

Su una vela se te apaga, otra te queda encendida. (lit. if one candle goes out, another one is still lit).
Fig. If one thing doesn't work, you can always try something else.
Kristel's philosophy as she tries various blackmail maneuvers to get support for her desired marriage to Mauricio

Labels: llena

Capitulo 155.
Read Amanda’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Luigi works Irmita to exhaustion and she faints. He cries and begs her to be okay. He reacts as if it were his own mother, and he knows he pushed her too hard.

2. Fern is getting very drunk at his desk. He tells Omar that Tom asked Lety out, and she is almost dying from emotion. (Boy howdy!) He says she can do what she wants, but he’s going to sit right here until she gives him that balance.

3. Fern kicks in Lety’s door. See the transcript. He tells her she’s driving him crazy, and she’s not leaving until they finish the balance. He says he’s the new Fernando she has created. He forces a kiss and she yields (what a kiss!), but Caro comes in and sees them and then leaves quickly.

4. Lety finds Caro with the crowd attending Irmita. She fantasizes that in front of everyone, Caro rebukes her for kissing her boss, expressing her worry that Caro will tell Marcia what she saw considering that they’re good friends. Caro assures her, “I know nossing!” and she agrees that Lety needs to get away. Caro asks if Lety’s novio is waiting for her, and Lety says intensely, “I don’t have a novio.”

5. Omar warns Fernando to control his emotions or he’s headed for disaster. Omar says (loosely), “I don’t know if you’re lying to yourself or only to me, but we both know that what’s upsetting you is not the balance but what Lety is doing with Tom. It desarreglar (to disrupt, to mess up as hair) your life. You need to fight against your feelings. The meeting is almost here, and I don’t want my president in sentimental chaos.”

6. Ariel’s toady Olarte reports that the owner of FI is Leticia.

7. Lety tells Tom, “Game over.” See the transcript. She says she’ll be gone by this weekend, and Tom needs to break up with Alicia before the committee meeting as well.

8. Fernando ask Lety’s chair (loosely), “Why do you want to destroy my life? I wrote that I’m willing to cancel the wedding for you and you don’t care. You won’t even tell me what’s wrong. Thanks for everything.”

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Capitulo 156.
Read k-Fuego’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Lety goes to visit Irma who is on bed rest. Fernando calls to check on Irma, but his main focus is finding out that Lety is there with Tomás. Tom mourns his loss of Alicia.

2. Fernando pulls up to his parents’ house, and he feels like he’s going to the executioner, between Marcia’s talk about her wedding and his parents’ relentless questions about the company. He concludes, “I don’t want to be here. I’m going to where I do want to be.”

3. At Irmita’s, Fern and Tom give each other the stink-eye. He has no patience for Marcia’s call. Lety gets into her car, but Fernando drags her into his car instead, and he says (loosely), “We’re going someplace so we can talk calmly and alone. Stop this game. You love me, right? You love me like I love you. So leave this guy and come with me. I’m dying over you. I love you.” Tom yells at Fern to leave her alone.

4. Fern screams at Tom that he’s a criminal and he’s exploiting Lety. Tom protests that the money they spent is from the profits they earned. Fernando says, “Fine. Keep the money. But not Lety. Leave her for me.” Tom refuses. He takes off his glasses and starts swinging wildly at Fernando, but Fern easily weaves out of his way, but then Tom connects with a punch to the face. Fern says, “You asked for it,” and gives Tom a solid roundhouse in the face. Once he starts, he can’t stop. Two more roundhouses until Tom slumps to the ground.

5. The sight of Tom’s bloodied face shocks Fernando. He tells Lety, “I love you. I love you and I’m going crazy.” Tom comes back for more. The cuartel hears the noise and comes out into the street. Lety pulls Tom off and Saimon tries to pull Fern off. Fern grabs Tom and screams, “Neither you nor anyone else is going to take Lety from me.” He winds up but Saimon grabs his arm. Fern throws Saimon to the ground and screams at him to not interfere. Lety steps up, screams “Quiete!” and slaps Fern hard, while all the cuartel watches.

6. Driving home, Lety tells Tom it wasn’t jealousy, it was fear for his company. He only wants her so she’ll doctor the balance. She says, “I’ll never forgive him.”

7. Fernando sits on the curb outside Irmita’s with his flask and says, “What have I done? My jealousy is killing me.” He tells Marcia that he’s going home and not going to his parents’ house. He yells at her, “Dejame en paz!”

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Spanish Lesson

In the Cave.
F: Did you finish the balance yet?
L: No, I’ll finish it tomorrow.
F: Tomorrow? Since we have sooo much time, right? No, that won’t work. You have to finish it, right here, right now.
L: Perdon. They’ve already come for me. They’re waiting.
F: Ha! They came for you? How nice. You’d prefer to leave with him than finish your work?
L: I’m very tired. I want to leave.
F: No, you’re not tired. What you want is to torment me, to make me crazy.
L: You’re mistaken. Good night. (She tries to leave. He blocks her path.)
F: No, don’t leave. No, because I’m getting tired of this situation. And sick of it. You’re going to stay here with me. Together we’re going to finish the balance.
L: Someone will find out. (He kisses her forehead and she tries to push him away.)
F: What do I care if they find out? You want to provoke that, don’t you? You want something terrible to happen here, don’t you? Because that’s what’s happening. You want to drive me crazy? Perfect. This is the new Fernando, the one you created. Who can yell if he feels like it. Who can kiss you if he feels like it. Who can do what he wants with you.
He tries to kiss her. She says no and tries to push him away, but he overpowers her and kisses her. Carolina walks in and sees them, and she leaves. Lety saw Caro, but she goes back to kissing Fernando. What a kiss! When he shoots his arm behind her back it just floors me.

Lety and Tom in the Car.
L: It’s over. Se acabó. I’m not going to continue this absurd game tormenting Fern because the one who loses is me. I don’t even know what I’m doing. Someone important in Conceptos found out that there’s something between Fernando and me. Everything is exploding. I’m killing him and I’m killing myself. I gain nothing, trying to cause jealousy in a man who doesn’t love me. (Painfully.) I’m making him crazy. He’ll do anything to get the fake balance. He swears he loves me. He promises he’ll cancel the wedding. He follows me. Today he kissed me in the office. As much as I try to reject him, I just can’t. I can’t resist him. All I’m doing is making myself look ridiculous. I’ve lost my way. Everything I’m doing to torment him is ridiculous and stupid. I’m not the same Lety I was before. I feel like an aggressive woman. Like a clown. Without my compass. A low class atrevida (bold in a bad way) nutcase. Now I know I was wrong to buy this car. To spend a wad like that in a luxury restaurant. We’re not like that, Tomás. We’re making ourselves rediculous.
T: I’m secure in this. I don’t feel ridiculous.
L: Sí, Tomás. I’m playing games with Fernando, the families, the companies. You’re playing a millionaire with that woman. But the worst thing is, they are all laughing at us. I’m sure she’s laughing at you. Enjoy your dream while you can. It’ll be done by the weekend. I’m not going to be here for the wedding. And by then you need to be out of her life.

Labels: fea-2010

Hello, Caraymates! It’s been awhile since I’ve been here, and William Levy's my weakeness so I may say very mushy things, but here goes:

From yesterday: Bernarda demands to know the father of Victoria’s child and is impactada when Vicky says Juan Pablo is her baby daddy. Flashback over.

WOOT WOOT! Next we see the gorgeous, hot, beautiful, angelic, William Levy showering. Droool.

Tomasa tells Juan Pablo that she needs to tell him something about Victoria. He’s all ears.

Victoria is feeling guilty about not telling Osvaldo anything about her past. She thinks it’s too late to tell him now. Oscar comes in and says it’s never too late to tell the truth. Victoria looks nervous about what he knows.

Juan Pablo asks Tomasa to proceed, but she just ends up saying they’ll never see her again. They both hope she’s okay.

Victoria agrees with Oscar that it’s never too late for the truth. He starts laughing because he didn’t hear anything, and he has no idea what the heck they are talking about. Victoria has a haha, that’s SO not funny look. He kisses both women, and Antonieta tells him that they weren’t talking about anything important. Yeah, nothing important. Just about a relationship based on Victoria’s Secret. Others come into the office for a meeting, and Victoria asks if that’s everyone. Oscar says everyone minus Max. She looks disappointed.

Speaking of Max, the hottie is driving to work.

Victoria tells Oscar to close the office door. She’s talking about doubling the quantity of some clothes, and I don’t know why they all act like it was the best idea ever. Boring work talk.

An old woman gets robbed, and Max nearly runs the thieves over with his car as he tries to help her. He beats the crap out of the villains.

Fire department. Juanjo and his dad (?) are in the bathroom, washing hands and face by the sink. They’re talking about girls, I think.

The police come to arrest the thieves, and Max gives the pobrecita vieja back her purse. Oh, how brave! Lol what a typical hero. She thanks him, and he kisses her and leaves because he has to do something urgently.

Juanjo and his dad are talking about tortas and some girl. Juan Jo tells his dad to shave so his mom will think he looks nice.

Maximiliano has arrived at work. He’s putting his jacket on while running toward the building. He forgets his briefcase, retrieves it, runs inside, is distracted by MANY girls (why oh why couldn't I be one of them?!), but by the time he gets there, Victoria doesn’t let Oscar open the locked door for him. He’s knocking, yelling, and asking Antonieta to let him in through the glass door. Victoria mean mugs him.

Max goes into his office and talks to his friend Fabian. He was only ten minutes late, geesh. What’s the big deal? Fabian tells him that the señora likes punctuality. The señora is going to hear him, Maximiliano declares.

Oscar and Victoria talk about her plans. She likes women to feel confident and such. Oscar admires her. Max comes in, waving a white truce handkerchief. Oscar leaves, and Maximiliano begins to explain, but Victoria doesn’t want to hear it. She says he knows what he means to her, and he says yes, he does. He tries to sweet talk her. She thinks he needs to be responsible because he’s going to run this show some day. He thinks she needs to chill because he’s not just an employee. Yes, he is an employee just like all the others she says as she walks out. He can’t believe ten minutes is such a big deal.

The orphans and nuns are ready for Victoria’s show.

A gal comes in to give Max some papers that his mom sent. She flirts with him. Her name's Lucy, and she asks him out to dinner. They make a 9 o'clock date. She leaves, and Fabian does a you, stud kinda thing. Max says he's having fun, and when he's married, he plans on being faithful to his wife. Fabian is like what--no! really? Max thinks that when he meets the girl for him, he'll change. It sounds kinda like Hal's planned transformation in Henry IV. Anywho, he says there'll be a time when he'll dedicate all his love to one girl.

And now we see Ms. Right. María happily looks around the building. She's one of the orphans, and she looks like a doll. Really, Maite is very cute. The Madre asks María not to get too excited when she sees Victoria, but Marí's not too sure she can gaurantee that. She's always admired Victoria. She promises to be calm and not embarass Madre nonetheless.

Victoria's telling Antonieta that she had to put Maximiliano in his place. Then she goes on about how she should tell Osvaldo that she had a daughter. Antonieta thinks Victoria's tormenting herself. She knows about Victoria's past, and she knows Victoria has looked for her daughter all these years.

Victoria pulls out a doll from her drawer. Antonieta goes on about Victoria's struggles. She investigated, went to orphanages, and all looking for María. There's a picture of a cute little María too. Victoria cries that all her struggles are useless because her daughter's still lost, and she's never going to forget. She can't forgive everyone for all the wrong that they've done her. Antonieta consoles her and tries to change the subject. Why don't they prepare for today's event? Victoria can't get away from her pain. She hugs Antonieta.

Osvaldo's having lunch with Álvaro when a woman comes and asks for an autograph. Of course, Corazon. He tells her not to forget to get Álvaro's autograph. She gets a kiss from Osi, and uncomfortably waits to get Álvaro's autograph. Other girls surround Osvaldo.

Fabian is really confused by what Maximiliano said. He doesn't think Max is capable of falling in love. Max tells him to relax because--he stops and checks out the chick by Fabian's desk. When she's gone, he resumes. Anyways, he's not getting married soon. The girl has to be really special. Fabian doesn't think Maximiliano is ever going to change. Max thinks that hope is something you should never lose.

Max says he needs to catch up on what happened this morning. Fabian doesn't think he's going to like it. Maximiliano looks at a file and says it's absurd. Why is the cloth cheap? He's going to talk to his mom. She's not here, Fab tells him. Well, I'm going to find her; this is is absurd, Max repeats.

Back to Osvaldo and Álvaro. The girls are gone. Álvaro asks if all the attention bothers Osvaldo. Osi loves it. The attention. The kisses. The hugs. It's part of the profession. Álvaro hates it. He thinks his privacy should be respected.

Osvaldo gets a call from a girl in a bikini. He promises that they'll spend time together. She says he's abandoned her, and he gives her kisses over the phone. Álvaro, who was just talking about privacy, looks all up in his business.

The nun points Victoria out to María, and María excitedly calls her name and rushes to talk to her. She tells her how she's always admired her, and she feels lucky to be here with her. She's trembling because she's so excited. She feels incredible, and she has a favor to ask. Victoria looks like she understands why the girl approached her now, but she's wrong. She looks really surprised when María asks to let her kiss and hug her. She doesn't even wait for a response. She just throws her arms around her, smiling in that sweet, innocent, orphan smile that Maite is so good at doing. Victoria is moved, and she looks above with tears in her eyes, and she hugs María.

The nun pulls María back and tells her to give Victoria space. María Desamparrada, Victoria repeats after the nun. That's what they call me, María says. Why we call her that is a long story. We'll tell you one day, says the other nun. Victoria agrees since she has no time today. They thank her as she turns to leave. María says, do not to forget about me. Victoria turns around, and María grabs her hand and tells her it's her dream to be a model. Victoria looks at Antonieta, puts her hand on María's, and promises the girl that they'll talk later.

Bernarda slaps Tomasa across the face for reminding Juan Pablo about Victoria. Tomasa defends Victoria and says everything wasn't her fault. Bernarda tells her to scram because she doesn't know what she's capable of. She wants her never to bring up Victoria again. Tomasa has guts and says she doesn't care about being kicked out; she'll leave on her own, but not before telling Juan Pablo the truth. Bernarda warns her that she's nice when she's good and can be evil when she's bad. Muhaha.

The priest is welcoming Juan Pablo. He's glad JP is young because you need lots of energy for this job. A guy named Domingo runs in. He kisses JP's hands when he's told that Juan Pablo's a priest. He's there to answer any questions JP has. The other priest is ready to leave, and Juan Pablo assures him that he'll help people and serve God.

Álvaro thanks Osvaldo for accompanying him. This audition is very important to him. Os is just glad his telenovela is over, and he can rest.

Álvaro asks about Os's relationship with Victoria, and Osvaldo starts blurting out how he needs attention, and Vicky doesn't have time for him. He mentions that she said she'll change. Ál apologizes for butting in, but he adds that Osvaldo was very suspicious at lunch. Osvaldo smiles.

Victoria tells Antonieta that she felt something strange when María Desampparada hugged her. Antonieta thinks Victoria always feels that way toward orphans, but Vicky tells her that with María it was different. It felt like her heart was coming out of her body. Then she tells herself that maybe she just misses her daughter.

Ál and Os are introduced to a dude named Pedro. Everyone's given a script. Osvaldo protests that he's not auditioning. He just came to accompany his friend. He's told to read anyways.

Max is asking Vicky about her choice in vendors or something. She tells him that poor people deserve a chance too. It's good quality for a cheap price. Plus, she's not embarassed of her humble origins. She's very proud, and these girls deserve a chance. He looks like he gets it, but Victoria tells him that they'll talk later. He says he'll wait for her there. Max winks at some girls, and Victoria tells him to wait in the salón. He reluctantly agrees.

Domingo is so excited that Padre (JP) is here. Whoa. A group of guys comes, and one of them punches the other. Fight! Fight! Fight! Padre and Domingo intervene. JP tells them that if they want to fight, they'll go to the gym.

Now we're in the gym where JP is explaining that one needs to be patient and respect another.

Ál does his lines and gets an applause. Osvaldo shows him the thumbs up. Pedro says both men were great, but he can only choose one. He puts his hand on Ál's arm and says the protagonist for this series is Osvaldo. BURN!

Osvaldo repeats that he wasn't trying out for the part. They say they need him, but Os says he wants to rest. Guilleremo (Ál's last name) is the guy they need. Ál says he understands; that's the profession. They tell Osvaldo this is in international project, and he can't say no. He's congradulated.

At Victoria's event, Antonieta is on stage, welcoming the crowd. The show starts. A model walks.

Antonieta asks Victoria where Maximiliano is. She says she told him to wait in the salón. Antonieta asks if she's still thinking of her daughter. Yes, she is. What about Juan Pablo? With the same magnitude that she loved him, Victoria now hates him. She wants to see him dead. Eee. Talk about bitter. Someone woke up on the wrong side of the ramp.

Juan Pablo feels dead. He's tired, that is. Domingo keeps talking about how cool JP was boxing. He thinks it's important to be a teacher in order to be a priest. He always liked helping people.

Flashback. JP's telling a crying Victoria that she has the potential to overcome all challenges. Victoria says she'll neer forget his words.

Domingo snaps Padre out of his memory. He wonders where Padre was for a second. JP tells him he was remembering someone he once knew and will one day find so he can ask forgiveness.

Victoria says one day, she'll have to tell Osvaldo the truth. Like Oscar said, never too late for the truth. There should never be secrets between two people who are in love, Antonieta says.

Osvaldo walks into his home where the girl from the phone awaits him. She jumps into his arms and says he promised they'd spend time together, but he says they'll have to postpone because he needs to go to Victoria's event. Strangely enough, I think she's his daughter. Ew. She gets all upset and says it's always Victoria and her events. She hates the events and is not going with Osvaldo. She storms off.

Max is looking hot. What's new about that tho? María offers her spot to some photographer who is taking pics of the models. She's standing on one side of a TV screen, and Max is on the other side. They don't see each other. Maximiliano looks at the stage, while María is staring at the ceiling.

Some kids play soccer with Juan Jo.

More models. Antonieta runs to María and asks her to get some white roses asap. She gives her some money, and María happily goes.

Osvaldo arrives for the show. María rushes the lady preparing the flowers and misses Olvaldo pass the hall.

Juan Jo helps Milagros with her stuff. A girl says hi to him and calld Milagros mother in law. Milagros thinks he should go out with her. He doesn't like her. His mom doesn't understand why.

María sees Osvaldo but doesn't notice it's him because she's in a hurry to get the flowers to Antonieta. When she's closing the elevator door, he comes in, and she's super excited to see him.

Bernarda says she always wondered where this cross (the one from Victoria) came from. It was a gift, JP says. He wants to talk about his father's death, which Victoria says they talked about. It pains her to think about it because she loved him so much. She's not kidding anyone--oh wait, Juan Pablo believes her. 0_O

She runs to her room, closes the door, and says Octavio deserved to die. She closes the curtains and makes her room all dark and creepy. She says Victoria and Octavio paid for betraying her.

María stares at Osvaldo in the elevator. It gets stuck, and she grabs Os's arm because she's scared. She drops her wallet.

Antonieta tells Victoria that she sent María Desamparrada to get flowers. Vicky wants to thank her personally, and she remembers that María said she wants to be a model.

María and Osvaldo make small talk. Os comments that he notices she's with the group that came with the nuns, and she comments that Victoria's very good to do this event yearly. She tells him the flowers need to reach Victoria asap.

The nun ensures Victoria that María is very responsible. Victoria is pissed that she's late.

The elevator starts working. They thank God.

Victoria grabs some flowers out of a vase and gives it to the nun to give to Antonieta. Right then, she sees María exit from the elevator with Osvaldo. There's an innocent kiss on the cheek, and Victoria is enraged. Osvaldo tells María she's an innocent girl, and she should never change.

María runs to Victoria and begins to apologize, but Victoria cuts her off. She doesn't want any explanations. María has proven that she's good for nothing. Osvaldo tries to defend the girl, but Victoria says she doesn't have time to talk to him. She takes the bouqet from María's hands and throws it on the ground before leaving.

Osvaldo apologizes for what just happened, and he says he'll talk to Victoria and explain. María is near tears but says that's not necessary. She doesn't want to cause any more problems. She walks off sadly. A woman asks Osvaldo if he dropped whatever it was that María dropped in the elevator. He says it's not his, but he knows who it belongs to. He takes it.

Maria is sitting in the front by the nun again. She says she has a headache and wants to go back to the internado. The nun tells her to wait, and Maria says she'll go wait in the back.

Victoria's on stage. Maximiliano cheers for her. The crowd claps. She thanks everyone and calls the nun on stage. Victoria hands her a check I think. More applause. Maximiliano and María are on opposite sides of the room, but their eyes lock. They look mezmorized by one another and smile. Maximiliano looks intrigued by her reaction to him.

End of episode.

We see William Levy in the kayak again. Totally random, but hey, it's hot. :D

Feel free to add/correct anything.

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*Fausto and Gabriela visit Julieta, who hasn’t talked with him since the shocking revelation about their past. The weeping father and daughters hug each other.



*Adolfo finds hung-over Bertha in the hall and realizes that Daddy’s little princess wasn’t sleeping in the condo. She says she spent the night with a friend of hers and reproaches him for lying her about Carlos’s so-called smuggling businesses.



* The Faidellas show up at Guilléns’ doorstep again to invite depressed Julieta to watch a movie together. While the girls are in Paulita’s bedroom Ramón tells Leonardo they managed to trace the phone calls Marcos got in the prison, they’re from an apartment that was rented by Susana Gómez.

*In the seaside hotel Alejandra and Juan José practice their own NC-17 rated version of The Blue Lagoon in a jacuzzi. Sizzling hot.



*After Paula falls asleep Julieta joins Leonardo in the living room. Leo, who already noticed her sadness, asks her if there’s something weighing on her mind. He learns Julieta knows about Fausto’s past and she finds her father’s sufferings terrible. Don’t cry, they know who the real culprit is and they’ll prove Fausto’s innocence. Leo’s comforting words and caresses sweep Julieta off of her feet. They slowly near to each other and then… *Viewerville: thumbs up*



* The members of The Rich Club have an uncomfortable dinner together, where Mauricio and Alejandra start a professional debate on the length of the construction. Medina thinks he’ll need at least two months but Ale says she finished JJ’s house in a month and she had less workers than Medina. JJ defends his girlfriend’s opinion, Medina fumes and Elsa has the expression of the deer in the headlights. Garnica settles the dispute and tells them his newest idea: it’d be great to have an own airport! Oh, it’s a shame that he’s just sold his helicopter. What, Garnica did have a helicopter?! Yes, but he sold it 3 weeks ago. JJ is very interested in the plane and asks Garnica about its details. And tell me, Zoyla… Zaida! Sorry, Zaida. Do you really want to invest your 10 millions into this project? Garnica looks puzzled. What the hell are these two talking about?



*Bertha visits Mario’s doctor and learns her uncle has brain tumor.

* After the dinner Garnica tells Alejandra he wouldn’t mind having her participating in his seaside project. However, Ale and JJ agree they don’t trust him a bit. Back in his room Garnica finally opens his suitcase and finds the complete mess inside it. Where’s the letter? Where. Is. The. Letter?! He calls Zaida to tell her they have to meet in 10 minutes and before leaving he picks his gun up. I have a bad feeling about this. In her room Elsa puts Caramelo’s things, including a letter into the little girl’s backpack.



*In the tunnel house Fausto asks Abelardo if he should tell Gaby he isn’t her father. Yes, he should. But then she would find out what kind of woman her mother was. Come on, they could tell her Marta was in love with Mario, and she would understand that. In their bedroom Gaby asks David to teach him about hotels and business.

*Garnica and Zaida meet at the port. He points his gun at her and demands to where the letter is. What letter? She swears she doesn’t know anything… Talk or I’ll kill you! BANG! Édgar saves Zaida by knocking Garnica out. He’s still alive and they’ll get rid of him, says Édgar. He needs Zaida’s help. She protests but he roars at the shocked woman: OBEY! They sail deep in the ocean and throw growling, agonizing Garnica into the water. When they get back to the hotel Édgar reports to Adolfo that Garnica became fish food. Then he asks Zaida about the famous letter and when she cries and swears she has never seen it he tries to calm her down.



* In the bedroom Juan José and Alejandra talk about Garnica’s mysterious helicopter and finally JJ listens to common sense and he’s ready to tell everything to the police. And what about Zaida? Who is she? Ale doesn’t like her and not because of jealousy.



*Bertha tells Adolfo about Mario’s sickness, his strange attitude towards his doctor and treatments. Mario should be dying in Switzerland. Adolfo decides to give her a car for her services and he is very amused at her enthusiasm about the gift.

*In a well-orchestrated, romantic seaside dinner Elsa honestly tells Mauricio she managed to forget Juan José and now she loves him – and our favourite architect asks her to be his wife. Fireworks, beautiful music, happiness.



*Asunción has an awful nightmare about being on the streets with Caramelo again.Next morning Zaida and Édgar, the two nervous accomplices talk about what to do next. He’s going back to Mexico City, bye. In the meantime Caramelo asks Elsa if she’s seen her letter. It’s in her backpack. After the kids leave Mauricio asks Elsa if she wants to adopt Caramelo.

*Worried JJ and Alejandra knock on Garnica’s door but there’s no response. When Zaida shows up they ask the anxious woman to tell the lawyer they have to go back to Mexico.

* In the Ávila condo Édgar tells Adolfo he took care of Garnica’s cadaver and he left no traces. Dolphie is very content and plans to give him another job, but if he fails he’ll kill him. *Viewerville: yawn, yeah, Roberto is totally dead after failing at least ten times* Don’t worry, boss, he won’t fail. However, that old hag Zaida may be dangerous. After Édgar leaves Adolfo starts to speculate about his little business with the Genovéses: he should get rid of dying Mario before the contract expires.



Aribeth

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Lo siento, I'm sorry, I've got computer complications (nothing bad, just transferring to a new hard drive) and I haven't got my video capture software installed yet. So this will probably be a media-free recap unless I manage to add something in the morning. Plus, I need a nap. LOL.

We start with crazy Icky greeting Eva when Eva opens the door. Icky tries her best to look sane.

Don Julio is looking at a dead Max and mourning his loss when Renata comes in and asks what's going on. Don Julio is quick on his feet and says that Max "must have had a heart attack in the middle of the night." Renata seems genuinely horrified.

Marcela has come to see Claw in hopes of buying her off. She will write a check if Claw won't have the baby. Claw is not swayed because she wants the baby.

Poor Don Julio wants Max buried in the garden and Renata balks, saying that they ought to consult Marcela first. Don Julio pops a cork and says it is HIS HOUSE and he wants Max buried in the garden and he doesn't want to hear any opinions about it.

Marcela warns Claw not to play with fire. Claw is not afraid and talks about the risk of scandal. They smirk at each other in a threatening way and then Marcela takes off.

Dan's come home and a distressed Jacky and Francisco try to explain what Evil Icky has been up to. Danny's eyes get wide as saucers at their tale and he rushes up to check the damage in his bedroom.

He sees the crazy talk on the mirror (the writing that Icky put there). It says "15 days to the wedding, I love you" FREAK FREAK FREAK she is such a FREAK! Danny thinks so too. He also sees the unopened present that she gave him on the bed.

He says to himself with great resolve that NOTHING is going to prevent him from marrying Eva!

They're burying Max in the garden and having a nice little ceremony. I'm going to miss Max. Renata and that nice maid are in attendance, along with Don Julio. Then Don Julio asks to be alone and tells Max that his death saved his (Don Julio's) life and he thanks Max. "Adios para siempre my friend" he says. *sniff* Aw man, Don Julio is choked up too.

Icky is wearing the industrial strength padded butt for her visit to Eva. She gives some lame excuse for abandoning Eva out in the forest like that and then asks Eva how she fared. Eva is evasive as Icky looks intently at her. Then Icky starts talking about how the wedding is driving her crazy! It's coming up soon! FREAK FREAK FREAK! She is such a freak and I'm not just taking about the fake butt.

Doña Justa comes in to see what's going on and is introduced to Icky. They both give each other fish eyes as if they KNOW something significant has just happened. I hate to break it to you Justa, but your long lost hija is a FREAK.

Don Julio says he has to know if the evil telenovela drops are poison. He sends off a sample in an envelope to a Doctor Garcia. (Uh oh, let's hope they make it to their destination!)

Icky and Justa are introduced briefly, their weird psychic moment apparently over. Icky goes to leave and hands Eva her cell phone and says cryptically, "You missed a lot of phone calls."

Just a seems weirded out and says that this Victoria is strange and asks Eva what she wanted. Eva says she's not sure, but she was sure that Icky was not sincere.

Chit-chat BS between Marisol and Francisco. Yawn.

Alicia and Marisol are also talking BS about Marisol marrying Francisco. Back and forth between Marisol and Francisco. Basically they are both being questioned about how they can pull off being a millionaire when they're not.

Don Julio is entrusting Renata with the envelope with the poison sample. He says it's to be sent to a friend of his. He looks searchingly in her eyes and says he must trust her and she cannot tell Marcela. Renata says she'll prove that she can be trusted and he pats her shoulder as she looks discombobulated by this close contact and walks off.

Justa is talking to to her neighborhood padré. She talks about her recurrent nightmares regarding losing her baby. She dreads having to finally confront her sister Renata to ask her how come she left her (Justa) at the clinic. The priest thinks that maybe finally doing that will help put the nightmares behind her.

Renata has been given a ride by the chauffeur and is holding the envelope.

More talk with Justa and the priest. I missed bits of this but I think they're discussing confronting both Renata and Don Julio (the father of her hija). Maybe they aren't even alive anymore, but she needs to check it out.

Eva's at her dad's graveside, telling of her good news about a boda with Daniel. Creepy Leo is hanging out and watching her from a distance.

After the break, creepy Leo approaches Eva and says to himself that he's going to change things. He taps her on the shoulder which shocks her, but then they start chatting amiably about her dad. Then he asks her, "How did your dad die?"

Danny visits Laurita in her room and tells her that he's going to marry Eva. She's understandably elated.

Eva starts telling Leo about how her dad died. Her eyes get hard and she is full of hatred and desire for revenge as she tells of the person who hit her dad and left him to die like a dog. Leo starts connecting the dots. He asks her did she see what kind of car it was. She says oh yeah.

Renata apparently sent off the envelope as Don Julio requested, but she is curious about what's going on here?

Eva is saying that it was a RED car. Leo has a flashback of him hitting her dad with Danny's red car and he looks shaken. No puede ser! No puede ser! he says as Eva asks what's going on. He presses her for more info.

Idiot Alicia is (I think) trying to call Leo and stamps her foot prettily when she can't reach him.

Renata is waiting for the chauffeur to pick her up, but who should wander by but Justa. Renata looks impactada and exclaims "Justa!" Justa looks up, and the same thing—impactada and says "Renata!"

Justa is MAD and says "After all this time!" and obviously wants an explanation from Renata. Renata totally chickens out and gets out of there as Justa yells for her to stay.

Eva wants to know why Leo looks so shaken and freaked out. He says it's because his uncle died the same way. He then asks her to tell him more and she tells him as we have a flashback of the stuff dad said to Eva right before he was hit. She tells of her dad being hit and how she yelled at the guy in the car to help but he didn't, and if he had helped that maybe her dad wouldn't have died.

Leo looks more impactado about this. (Viewerville is probably thinking right now that Eva's given him all the ammunition he needs to turn her away from Daniel, since it's Daniel's red car.)

Alicia is frustrated because she can't reach Leo, and Marisol gives her some advice about men which I admit just passed me on by. (I'll try to fill this in later, or if someone else does it first, please do!) Then Alicia says she's got to go visit Carlos in jail. (Yeah, what about Carlos, anyway?)

Leo asks Eva would she recognized the car that hit her dad and she says with steely eyes that she could "with her eyes closed." Eva goes on to swear that she will make this guy PAY! You can see the wheels in Leo's evil head spinning.

Back at the mansion, the nice maid is telling Icky that there's a box that's been delivered, and it's on her bed.

Justa is chasing Renata and she is PISSED. Renata has fallen (funny how we don't see her fall—one minute we see feet stumbling and then we see the actress on the ground.) Renata is saying she can't take it anymore and Justa is out for blood and is saying that after ALL THIS TIME! Renata says you were dead! "Why did you leave me in that clinic?" Justa yells. Renata has folded like a deck of cards and is a wimpy mess crying and whining. Then Justa demands that Renata tell her where the grave of her daughter is.

Renata is crying and saying she doesn't know where the baby is buried, and that the doctor arranged all of that, or she was told that. Justa says that she never knew of any burial arrangements. Renata wants to get the heck out of there and Justa tries to detail her and begs her: Where was the clinic where she was left, where are the people that ran the clinic? Renata knows nothing and just wants to go like right now.

The box delivered for Icky is her wedding dress. She opens it and looks at it with delight as creepy music plays.

Justa beseeches Renata to come to her house but Renata snaps and says never, she hates her! Renata runs off. Justa looks on with shock and dismay, cries, and collapses to the ground.

"Because of Eva, I will not marry" freaky Icky is saying to herself as she clutches her wedding dress.

Alicia visits a surly and designer-stubbled Carlos in jail. Carlos glowers.

Back at the pension Eva comes in and sees a Don Ricardo and Adrian doing some painting on the walls. She chats with them for a bit.

Carlos is ticked off and bitter. He tells Alicia that Tony told him everything—that she and Tony are off the NYC. Alicia is outraged and says that's not true. She babbles about coming to see him with Marisol, and how she's been worried about him but afraid to come see him. Carlos just doesn't give a darn anymore and is bitter, bitter, bitter.

Eva's helping with the painting of part of the pension and getting paint on herself. Daniel comes to the door and Adrian answers. Eva does not want him to see her like this but of course he does. She's got blue paint on her face. They look adoringly at each other and give each other cute smiles. Danny says he's come to "kidnap" her. Eva goes to clean up and Adrian invites Danny to help them paint, but he declines.

Carlos is bitter and pissed and tells Alicia like it is. He tried to cover up for a silly girl and he's going to be stuck in jail for years because of it. Alicia whines and cries prettily about how bad she feels. Carlos says, don't worry about it. Go on with your life and when I get out of jail I'll be back to collect what I lost. (Oooooh. Carlos! Whoa dude!)

Eva's all cleaned up in a pretty red dress and Danny is showing her his own Love Shack, or Love Room. A low table with food on it, candles lit, rose pedals strewn on the ground. This is their romantic night. They say some romantic things to each other and then start with the romantic night with some lip locking.

Leo's at home, and shakily gets himself a drink. You can tell he's freaked because the whites of his eyes are showing. Another flashback of the hit-and-run of Eva's dad and he's connecting the dots some more about him being the one that hit the dad.

Danny's cooking a romantic dinner for Eva, who not only has a pretty but low-cut red dress, but a new hairstyle. I guess she had time for a makeover when she cleaned off that paint.

Leo is talking to himself some more about hitting Eva's dad when Icky comes in and starts tearing into him and complaining about Eva and Danny and how they spent the night together. She reminds him that he promised he'd help with separating Eva and Danny and making Eva hate Danny. If he doesn't do something soon, she'll do it "her way." Uh oh, Leo doesn't like the sound of that.

Back to Eva and Danny. Why, as it happens, everyone has left the building. Francisco's got the night off, Jacky's staying with her mom for the night, and Laurita's staying at a friend's house. Well, fancy that.

Leo says to Icky, "Okay, do it your way, but sooner or later Danny will find out, and I doubt he'll visit you in prison."

Renata interrupts to tell them that Marcela wants them to all have dinner. As Renata goes, Leo asks her if she's okay, because she looks bad. Renata seems surprised that he noticed. She claims that she's upset because Max died. Both Icky and Leo seem concerned and ask more. When she explains that he's buried in the garden, Marcela comes in, exclaims "Qué?" and seems outraged that a dog be buried in the garden! Renata says she questioned it too but Don Julio insisted. Then Marcela the witch says that she hated that animal and is glad he's gone.

Don Ricardo are finishing up painting and wondering what is keeping Justa.

Marcela is kvetching about her unhappy children at the dinner table when Renata comes in with some water and starts spilling it because she's so nervous. Marcela kvetches about that. Then Renata passes out.

Justa returns home and Don Ricardo and Adrian present the new paint job. Justa just gives them a fisheye and says it's nice and walks off. Adrian is puzzled and Don Ricardo knows something must have happened.

Danny and Ava are drinking wine and have a toast. Danny says he's got something very special for her and she gives him a knowing look over her wine glass. End of episode.

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Capitulo 153.
Read Julie’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Alicia gives Tom three small kisses then lies down and fakes snoring to get rid of him.

2. Lety tells her diary that she needs to get away because she can’t resist Fernando anymore. He seemed so sincere, and if she didn’t know better from the letter she would have fallen into his arms again.

3. Marcia tells Fern that she’s been patient (because they haven’t been intimate for some time), but she expects that after the Cannes event, the meeting, and the wedding, the pressure will be off him and he’ll get “ella” out of his head. She holds up a negligee to remind him what else she’s expecting after the wedding, but she drops it (not a good sign). He agrees that after the meeting he’ll be rid of a lot of pressures (truer words were never spoken).

4. Lety asks Pop to prepare a full accounting for Filmo Imagen. She tells herself that she might return it to Fernando very soon. Tom tells Lety about his date. She tells him to be careful; Alicia is capable of anything to get his money. Tom ponders just how far she might go.

5. Marcia brags about her honeymoon in front of Lety and the witches. Lety cries in her office because the reality of the wedding is closing in on her.

6. Fernando remembers PG’s words, “If the company is the most important to you, you’re lost.” He tells Omar, “I want to stop making one mistake after another. I don’t want to marry Marcia.” Omar asks if it’s April Fool’s Day. He looks around for Alan Funt.

7. Omar lays out his view of Fernando’s problems, and he paints it pretty accurately. See the transcript. He says that Fern stopped relations with Marcia after he slept with Lety, and Lety has changed his life. Fern denies it and says it’s the pressure. Omar asks if, given the opportunity, could he perform with Lety. Fern says to himself, “I would be reborn if I could make love to Lety again,” but he tells Omar no.

Caro can see that Lety is sinking. Caro says she needs to take time for herself in this crisis. Caro suggests a vacation after the meeting, except that she has to fill in while Fern is away. Lety says she doesn’t want to be there for the wedding. Caro’s look seems to indicate that Lety just confirmed her suspicions, that Lety’s crisis is Fernando. But maybe not – Caro says Lety can’t miss the wedding. Her lack of support would almost sour the day. Lety answers, “No, it will be the happiest day of his life, and nothing can change that.”

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Capitulo 154.
Read Chapel Hill Fiddler’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Fern refuses to show Omar his card. Lety reads it without feeling, so he recites it from memory. (See the transcript on the original recap.) He’s more convinced than ever of his decision to cancel the wedding. Life has given him a tough test, sending the true woman of his life right before his wedding to another, but it came before he fell into disaster and he wants to be with her all the time. Lety is speechless.

2. Ali asks Marcia again to redeem her car, but Marcia says that she has to pay for her own wedding, and she’s zeroed out her bank account.

3. Lety is deeply moved and shaken by the card. Fernando just might have broken through. But then he asks, “Is the balance ready?” Lety says to herself, “Beautiful words in exchange for a doctored balance. Pig!”

4. Ali calls Tom to seductively set up another date for tonight, and of course she mentions her car. Tom gets an idea that he could make her a loan from FI as an investment.

5. Lety finds Fern amid a bevy of dancers, and he covers just like he does with Marcia. Then, looking for MamaT (Teresita), she walks in on Marcia wearing the wedding dress, and it knocks the wind out of her. Marcia and Luigi are abusive to her, and she runs into the hall to cry, while Fern moons and mourns over their picture together.

6. MamaT suggests that maybe Lety is in love with Fernando. Marcia answers no, it’s that Lety is the enemy of her marriage, and she’s arranged and hidden Fern’s trysts. Marcia says she hates Lety.

7. MamaT gushes to Fern about the wedding and how much it means to her. She says the wedding and the board meeting will demonstrate that he’s a responsible mature adult. Fern sweats for Lety who overhears all this. Tom calls and Lety makes sure Fern hears her gushing on the phone. When the door is closed, Lety confesses that she can’t take it anymore, and she begs Tom to come get her.

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Spanish Lesson

Omar's the Smartest One in the Room. (Now that's a scary thought!)
O: So that cretin is seducing your Lety with your money, and your car. Why not loan him your house?
F: (to self.) I won’t give him the chance to mock my feelings for Lety. (Aloud.) I don’t know why you say she’s ‘mi Lety.’
O: Why? Did you already lose her?
F: I don’t know. Last night she didn’t even want to give me a kiss.
O: You’re a mess. You should join a monastery. You seduce a fea, after that you can’t make love with your official novia. Then the fea rejects you, and you stop taking out the models and dancers. You’re completely celibate. … Lety betrayed you with the feo de la colonia, and to solve the problem, you want to cancel your wedding with the owner of the company!
F: This has nothing to do with Lety.
O: Of course it does! For her you’d give your life. Don’t tell me you wouldn’t. You follow her everywhere. You make big jealousy scenes.
F: No, no, it’s not that. Marcia is doing all this wedding stuff. I felt like a fool. I didn’t feel a thing. She’s all excited and it’s a farce. I’m about to marry a woman I don’t desire. .. and I don’t love. I haven’t desired her for a long time.
O: Correction. You stopped desiring her when you slept with la mostrete. You’re confused because you refuse to accept that Lety is changing your life. She completely destroyed your intimate life. Look in a mirror. You’re (song) ugly, tired, ojeroso, y sin ilusiones (bags under the eyes, without dreams). You’re mowed down by an attack of jealousy or something.
F: NO! It’s the fault of the company. So many threats, and the co is in the hands of that ingrate and the cretin. Isn’t that enough to change my life? To suppress my sex appetite?
O: I can see that that could happen. I just have one last question. If right now, Lety was willing to go to bed with you, what would you do? Just a few days ago you told me you proposed it to her. So with her, could you? Would you make love with Lety?
F: (To self.) I would be reborn if I would make love to Lety again. (Omar snaps him back to reality. Fern covers.) No, no, I don’t think I could.

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