Saturday, April 14, 2012
La Que No Podía Amar #78 Friday 4/13/12 If Gollum Had a Sister Her Name Would Be Cinthia, or Much Ado About Something
Lo Del Pasado:
Cinthia has badgered Ana Paula with the fact that Gustavo found out Rogelio’s whereabouts and has gone to tell him about her being pregnant with Gus’s baby. It’s the last straw for pregnant Pau. Sin’s eyes positively sparkle with malevolent desire as Ana Paula’s angst translates into severe cramping and she collapses in pain. Paula begs her SIL to fetch Maria but Sin just stands there, visibly quite overjoyed at the prospect of Ana Paula’s possible miscarriage and even worse. The Cupcake is apparently in too much pain to notice, however, and more’s the pity. In the D.F., meantime, romantically inclined Rogelio believes Gus has come all that way to the hospital to ask for Sin’s hand in marriage, tho’ nothin’ could be further from the truth!
Lo Del Nuevo:
Ernesto has heard Pau screaming and raced into the room and to Paula’s rescue. He looks over at the immobile Sinthia, sees her hard-hearted glower and is incredulous-impactado at her apparent inhumanity. (It remains to be seen if Ernie will believe his lyin’ eyes and get the word to Gus. Viewerville starts taking bets.)
Ro-Hell and Gus begin discussing the water situation and how David refuses to comply with the Commission’s ruling to remove the dike. Gus gets a call on his cell before he gets a chance to mention the real reason he came. On the phone, Ernie tells Gus the bad news and that the baby might not make it. Cara de tell-me-it-ain’t-so de Gustavo. Gus excuses himself by dodging Ro-Hell’s questions, i.e., fibbing to say there’s an urgent family matter—but, no, nothing to do with Mercedes. He says he’ll get back to him and then leaves for Hell-Fuerte.
Ernie, Rosaura and Maria are all three hovering in Ana Paula’s bedroom. Maria wants to tell Rogelio (--bite your tongue, woman!), but Rosie frantically intercedes with an emphatic NO! She reminds them all that if ro-Hell finds out Ana will never get the bed rest the doctor’s ordered. Works for Pau and she says nix telling Rog that she’s sick—let alone why.
Esteban drops in on Vanessa to discuss the dicking dike and how she’s involved with it part deux –er dos. She artfully gets him off balance with a jab at his manhood and poor choice of female Nessa make-do’s. He starts huffing and puffing then and wants to know why Big Dave told him she is also part owner of La Negra and involved in his plan to dike up the river. “—Is it true you only bought the property to be near Rogelio?” Nessa tells him that with the problem of the Clenbuterol she needs a second cattle ranch to get her stock from –like his or even her own ranch if it comes to that. Steve jealously screams a machisto “I told you so!” about Ro-Hellio. He then gets hold of himself and wants to know why if the ranch is David’s, it’s in her name and why Dave’s the one giving the orders there. Nessa lies and says she did it to insure he paid her back the money he borrowed from her to buy the place with. Steve seems to swallow it whole. Doesn’t even ask for a glass of water.
At the same time back at Hell-Fuerte, Rosie and Maria gripe about who’s going to cook and who’s going to watch over Ana Paula. FF>>
Outside in the hallway, Sin comes bouncing up to Maria to see if Pau had lost the baby or not. Maria says no and pray to God it doesn’t happen, but she’s really ill and the baby could die. Sin fairly salivates at the idea—unbeknownst to the tired Maria.
Vainessa obviously has poor Stevie’s machismo number, and she continues playing Dumb’n Sexy to perfection. He, trained to perfection like a Pavlov puppy, continues reasoning with his 5th appendage. (Obviously she’s just as sure that if she goes to court over this she can convince the judge in the same way. Speaking of which, when was the last time we ever saw a female judge preside in Telenovelaland, hmmmmm?) “—Esteban, I’m innocent. Just because my name is on the deed doesn’t mean I had anything to do with that.” He finally summons enough upper gray matter to warn Vainie that for her own good, since her name is on that deed as owner, that if Dave doesn’t take that dike down as ordered it’ll be her ass that’s on the legal hot seat.
Meanwhile, Gus gets hold of Mercedes on her cell and tells her that he didn’t get a chance to tell Rog about the baby after all. She says it’s probably best he doesn’t either. “—Things happen for a reason.” He asks her to forget her personal feelings and take care of Pau for him. (Yeah, b!tch! Remember? You’re a nurse, ya know, a Nun of Nightengale.) She squinches up her nose at the detestable thought but says fine--not for AP’s sake, but for Gus and her future nephew. (She is so totally high-school it makes me retch. Speaking of high school, pardon me while I indulge. What’s up with the black peep toe heels and white socks, eh, Mersnottys?)
Back at Hell Fue’te, Sin is making Bro-Hell’s office a bit more “cozy” [acogedor], before brandishing her own whip “Thwap!” at Bruno, and commandeering Bro-hell’s leather-lined throne for her own. FF>>
In the meantime in metro San Gabriel, Efrain and Macaria are having a rendezvous in the park. She says she’s heard from Consuelo that Effer’s in love with a woman he can’t have. Could that woman be me, asks the pitiable Macaria. Not a chance, chuckles Effer, since between them it has always been for personal entertainment, a bit of diversion. (Looks like Macaria is having a hard time believing her own lyin’ eyes where this jerkwad is concerned. Can’t say as I blame her, tho’, considering poor, homely, honest, dull, and boring Ulises is all she’s got to head off to bed with every night. Jes’ sayin’.)
Sin tells Bruno first thing she’s going to do is call a meeting of the employees, just like AP did, to make sure they know what’s what and that she’s the only true “patrona” of Hell-Fue’te despite Rog’s royal decree [disponer = royal decree i.e., with kings]. Paula’s about to abort, she tells him, and Bro-Hell’s not around, so now the only one able to take charge here is her.
Macaria tells Effer she’d leave everything for him, but Effer doesn’t care. The cad reminds her he told her from the first it was only a friendly, fun romp ‘n roll. She wants to know who the woman is if it’s not her, then. He asks her why, since it wouldn’t change the kind of relationship the two of them have together. She’s better off making up with hubby Uli, he advises, or else Uli’s going to start to suspect something. Take care of him and then the two of them can meet up again there tomorrow for a little bit more of rock’n rolla slap ‘n tickle. Macaria. desparate to change the answer she keeps getting, kisses the rascal good-bye and agrees to meet him again.
Bruno now asks if Sin has bothered to think what she’s going to do next. She says she’s going to marry Gus and claim her inheritance. No, no, clarifies Bruno, I mean in taking control of the hacienda. It’s not as easy as you think. Well, she snickers, if Paula could do it, she can too. He reminds her Paula was getting pointers from Rog. Oh, so she’s now supposed to get instruction from Bruno in how to handle a load of farmhands? He flippantly replies that it’s nice to see she recognizes how much he knows about the way this place works. He can even advise her about the business with the clenbuterol. Naw, Sin says. They did what they intended with that when whoever planned that wrecked Rog’s deal with the Americans. Sure they won’t bother anymore with it. Maybe not, says Bruno. Well, says Sin, she’ll cancel Ana Paula’s order to keep watch over the cattle any longer. “--Yeah, but it worked pretty well,” says Bruno. “—Yeah, but the damage is already done since the Rancher’s Association wants to throw Rogelio out of office now.” Bruon offers to leave immediately to find out what he can about that and get back to her on it. Bruno fairly clicks his heels as he pays “homage” to the new hellion of Hell Fue’te. “—Patrona.” He fakes a cool smile and calmly walks out the door.
We beam to another part of downtown San Gabriel, to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, where Michael is thanking Dani and the people in the group for their moral support. They offered when almost everyone else in town still considers him Maripaz’s murderer and an untouchable.
Back in AP’s bedroom, Ms. Mercy is nursing Pau. Paula tells her she knows Ms. Mercy would have rather it be anybody else in the world but her making her an aunt. Mersnottys tells her boy, has she got that right! If it weren’t for Gus asking she wouldn’t touch her with a ten foot pole! She changes the subject to let her know that for now Gus didn’t tell her husband about the pregnancy. Under her breath, tho’, Mersnottys tells herself that still, it won’t be long until he eventually does.
In town at the plop ‘n shop, Connie listens to Uli pour out his heart over missing Maripaz and worrying over Macaria. Connie tells him to cheer up and eventually all will get back to normal. Uli leaves. Thug Guy, Rutilio, walks up and starts harassing her. She gives him grief. Eventually Effer comes walking down the street towards them and the creepy pervert takes a hint and walks off--for now. Effer mentions he’s the same guy that was molesting Maripaz in Tuxtla a while back and he had to come to the rescue [estar al quite= to help out, help dodge something/someone] and scare the creep off. Effer’s letting her know about this so she can keep her wits about her [estar a las vivas] next time.
That night, while Pau prays to the diosito not to lose her baby, Rosie and Bruno are hissing angrily over Paula’s endangered pregnancy, and that it’s led to Sinthia’s usurping control of the hacienda and ultimately putting a wrench in their plans. Rosie is all in a snit. “--The best thing that could happen to Paula is for her to lose that baby!” Bruno reminds her she’s talking about her grand-nephew. Doesn’t matter a whit to Rosie who hates the sound of that term and how oooooold it makes her feel. Well, says Bruno, whatever, but if Paula’s going to lose that kid it better be now or else!! “--Sinthia’s taken control of things here and she’s going to make it impossible for us to continue with our plans!” “—No way! We won’t let that happen! We’re going to get what we want no matter what it costs!”
Back at the plop ‘n shop, Uli yells at Macaria for stealing the letter and the papers with it that Margarito’s mama left in his care. Macaria denies knowing anything about the letter being stolen.
Effer’s dropped in for another bit of midnight delight with Sinthia. Sin says she’s the one giving orders now at Hell Fue’te, but Effer wisely reminds her that as long as her SIL is still alive and kickin’ not to be so sure. With that in mind, what’ does Sin want him to do with her little “pet”? Does it go in her room or in Rog’s room? She tells him to hang on to the snake just in case, but since Paula may abort soon they may not need to use it after all.
Mikey and Dani discuss his success with his first AA meeting. FF>>
Macaria swears she didn’t take the letter. Uli’s really showing a sweat and tells her this is serious business. Who else could it be if not her?
Out front, Connie runs into Dani and Mike heading home and tells them about the creepy man that has been harassing her lately. “—Maripaz told me Ernesto saved her from this guy once and I figure it’s the same guy because she told me about the paliacate [brightly colored scarf] he had tied around his neck. He did the same to me today. Efrain told me he was bothering Maripaz in Tuxtla also.” Mikey asks if he’s from Tuxtla or what and why he’s in town. Connie explains that Macaria told him he works for Bruno. Dani’s surprised, she says, since she works for Bruno and doesn’t know the first thing about the guy. Mike wonders if she thinks he might have had something to do with Maripaz’s death. (Duh! Duhn- Duhn-Duhnnnn!!!) Perhaps, says Connie, so since the’re still investigating it, she thought they should know.
The next morning Guscakes finally there at Cupcake’s bedside. She wakes up and sees him standing there. She’s mentions she’s worried about the baby. He swears he’ll do anything to keep her from losing it. Both are totally out of their minds with worry and cry over the possibility “their” child might not make it.
In town, Big Dave and Bruno are knocking back a couple of beers again. Bruno asks Dave if he hasn’t had his full of Sinthia and Nessa about now. (Viewerville certainly has! Absotively and posolutely! ) yeah, says Dave, and he can’t believe they aren’t thrilled that he’s the villain here, and covering for them. Dave swears to Bruno that he’ll never take the dike down! Rogelio is going to pay with blood as far as he’s concerned. That means his next order of bidnez is gonna be Paula! She’s the center of his world, obviously, agrees Bruno. “Look at the money he paid you to keep his BIL out of jail.” Dave brags that when the guy’s fat and happy then he’ll tell Paula the real story. Bruno wonders what he’s talking about. Big Dave proceeds to explain that her brother never stole any truck from his company. It was all just a ruse of Rog’s. He asked Dave to go to the police and falsify charges against Mike. The insurance could have easily paid any damages and all the hospital bills.
Back at Paula’s bedside, Gus tells her the anxiety over losing her and the baby has been killing him. She admits she felt the same way when she found out he’d gone to tell Rogelio the truth. Gus apologizes for causing her so much grief and for leaving her in her time of need. He’ll never leave her side again, ever!
Dave continues telling Bruno the real story behind Mikey’s forced incarceration. Paula always knew her brother was innocent and simply on company business making a company delivery when the accident happened. Bruno is whuddayaknow-impactado and asks if Dave can prove it. Sure, says Dave. He has both the original documents and the falsified ones safe in a lockbox in his office. Bruno laughs at the rude surprise Paula’s going to get especially now that she’s fallen in love with her husband. He warns that if Dave’s going to do it he’d better do it before Rog is able to walk again, or he’s going to prove to be a more capable adversary than ever. Dave doesn’t understand. Just what does Bruno mean by “walking again”’? Yeah, says Bruno. “--He’s having an operation and we’ll have to be better prepared.”
Sin is in the hallway near the doorway to Paula’s room. She manages to eavesdrop in the shadows on the touching, three-hanky scene while Gus tearfully apologizes for pressuring Pau the way he has and then offers to step aside for the health of their child. Sin goes into seething mode at the sight of Gus in tears, his head on Pau’s lap, and Paula’s hand lovingly caressing his (omg! Jeri-gooed) hair.
At the same time Rogelio, in his hospital room in Mexico City, is daydreaming about married life with Paula as a new man, one who can again stand and walk: they’ll have a romantic, candle-light dinner; he’ll stand up, cavalierly take her hand and pull her close to him; he’ll kiss her debonairly and then let her have her way with him….. (Ah, you dimpled devil, you!) He comes back to the here and now and makes a call to Ulises to do him a favor.
Gus and Pau agree that they won’t make any more big decisions until the baby is out of danger. She has him promise not to run off to tell Ro-Hellio the truth ever again. It about kills Gus to do it, but he promises he won’t do it again.
Sinthia waits in the shadows of the hallway for Gus to come out of Paula’s bedroom. She hugs him and pretends to be Miss Sweetness and Light, fearing what might have happened once Bro-Hell found out. Gus tells her he never had a chance to speak to Rog. She reels Mr. Naive in by offering him her support and supposed sympathy at the possible loss of his child. “--I’ve come to a conclusion: I am capable of doing anything as long as it will keep you at ease. Despite the fact that Paula and I don’t get along, I’m ready to make the effort just for you. I want to help both of you. I know how important your baby is for you.” “--Really, Sinthia? How terrific of you!” (I have to bag the gag attack till the next commercial break. Damn!)
In the kitchen there’s more squabbling between Maria and Rosie. FF>>
Gus finds Ernesto in the living room now and they begin to discuss the real situation with the baby and Ana. Ernie tells him that Paula had some bleeding and that the threat of her aborting continues. Gus is frantic to get her to civilization and a real hospital setting. Too bad. Nothing like that exists here! In any event, Paula’s too weak to be moved. They’ll have to do the best they can right there. Keep her calm, fed and rested. “--Don’t tell Ana this, but the chances the baby will make it are slim, very slim!”
In town, Effer runs into Connie again. He wants to know why she really left the hacienda to work in town. Connie tells him she wanted to avoid having to be around him any longer. Effer asks if she’s got something going with Mike. She blows him off and says no. They’re just friends. He tells her (and my hubby’s always agreed) friendship between a man and a woman doesn’t exist. “--That’s your problem if you believe that,” she sneers back at him. She has a thought. “—What I want to know is if Michael really killed Maripaz.” Of course he did, says Effer, and everyone knows it. He’s just trying to persuade her otherwise. Connie isn’t so sure now. “--It’s just that the guy from this afternoon who’s been bothering me also was bothering Maripaz. What if it was him?” The wheels in Effers head start turning…slowly, but there is movement.
Meanwhile, Ernie reminds Gus that although he’ll be there for his nephew and for Ana, the chances are mighty poor for the baby. “For that baby to make it through this we’ll need a real miracle.” Gus begs for time to stay with Ana till she and the baby are both out of danger. Ernie says he’ll have to tell Rog what’s going on. Gus freaks and reminds him that not only would it wreck Rog’s chances for a successful operation, but it would definitely cause Ana grief. (No duh! What’s with all this honesty all of a sudden when everyone knows the damaging effect it will have on Rog, and then both AP and the baby???) Ernie reluctantly agrees. (Viewerville lets out a communal sigh of relief along with Gus.)
Back in town, Effer asks what that creepy guy is doing here and also in Tuxtla. Connie mentions that Macaria told her he works for Lic. Bruno. Either way, she plans to find out what’s what. She walks on and he yells at her to keep him informed. Macaria walks up behind him at that point and swats him for two-timing her at their rendezvous (while they’re obviously two-timing Uli). Effer’s amused she’s jealous of him and says it’s not his fault women are so stuck on him [me caigan como gripa al pecho = lit. they fall on me like influenza onto a chest]. Sheesh.
Maria has a chat with Ernie now and thanks him for staying there with Paula, even though he should be with Rog. He calls Rog and asks if they can reschedule the operation. Rog isn’t happy about that since he’d wanted to return to the hacienda able to walk and what with the water problems, he’s reluctant to stay away any longer than necessary or to have Paula continue facing them alone. No, says Rog, he’s going to get the surgery and then just do the rehab back at the hacienda. One more thing, tho, says Rog before hanging up. He wants to know what’s going on with Gus. “--He rushed in and rushed out for some emergency and now you can’t come to Mexico to do the surgery. What’s the matter? What are you hiding? You might as well tell me because I’m going to find out anyway.” Oi vey.
Labels: no-podia
Friday, April 13, 2012
El Mundo de Telemundo, Week of April 16, 2012: Discuss Amongst Yourselves
A new week, a new page, my friends. Have at!
Labels: relaciones, telemundo, valiente
Una Familia Con Suerte #205-206 Thu 4/12/12 What to expect when you’re expecting a lot of clichés.
At the hospital, Pepe feels guilty and thinks he should have driven Frida home, which would have been TOTALLY fine because they are platonic friends and nothing would have happened and if by chance he had puckered up his lips and Frida’s just coincidentally were right there in front of him, how is that his fault? Moni is annoyed that Pepe went to see Frida and didn’t mention it before. Pepe visits Frida and tells her she’ll need surgery and lots of therapy.
Arnoldo has a plan for the boutique and tells Candy they’ll need 30 million pesos to get it off the ground. Candy only inherited 10 million. Arnoldo thinks it’s cute that she thought she was rich.
Ana cries to Chela that she doesn’t like touring, has no dudely sidekick because Freddie’s too feeble and Adrián is too blah, plus she’s getting fat. Chela says that’s ridiculous; who told her she was fat?
Rebe sends her mom home to Florida to fix her life with daddy.
Chela stands in her new bedroom (Pina’s old room) and spaces out so spacily that four months pass and her stretchy pants no longer fit over her huge belly.
Downstairs, Enzo and Pancho talk about the auditor who’s coming to investigate the head honchos of Avon. They hear she’s a mean old hag. Enzo swears his affairs are above reproach, which is doubtful since he’s been in cahoots with Vins so long. Chela goes into labor, and Pancho and Enzo seem to realize they live in a sitcom because they completely freak out and can hardly get it together to drive Chela to the hospital. Apparently they make it, and we are treated to the usual labor and delivery scenes. Enzo videotapes the proceedings, which I find bothersome because in this family that’s probably going to be shown on the big screen to everyone they know. Really, Enzo, everyone would be happy to just see a photo of the cleaned-up cute baby.
Out in the waiting room, the clan gathers. Rebe is getting big and out of control. For pretty much the rest of the episode, she sobs and wails and demands one food, then gets grossed out by it and demands something else, then eats a ton, then howls that she’s fat, because that’s the card she drew in cliché charades.
Moni still has the red hair and is irritated by all the time Pepe has spent with Frida every day helping her with her therapy. Frida is frustrated by her slow progress and yells at patient Pepe. Later Moni rants that she thinks Frida is stalling her recovery to keep Pepe close. Pepe defends Frida and says he won’t abandon her. He visits her at her home and she apologizes and they look at each other longingly.
Everyone admires the baby, who is kicking back in the strictly gender-normative-colored nursery, until Temo realizes that poor Chela is all alone. So the huge loud party moves to Chela’s room. Eventually the nurse brings the baby and throws them all out. Apparently they name the baby Francisco, which seems kind of rude to do to Enzo.
Ana dashes off to the cafeteria and snarfs a ton of food and then goes and barfs. What fun. Adrián finds her at the hospital (doesn’t he have two kids and a business in Guadalajara?) and worries about her. Later, at home, Ana has some scary internet product called Delgaflex which promises “surprising effects.” Yikes.
Meanwhile, back at the office, Pina tells Arnoldo she wants to start a foundation to help broken families. He’s astonished but proud. Freddie comes in (Lamberto calls him “amors hermosho”) and tells Pina he’s graduating soon and then will have a surprise. He’s not happy about Vins and Candy’s wedding the next day, but Pina’s therapy seems to have finally taken some effect because she tells him she’s okay with it; Vins’s affair with Candy was just a symptom of their crumbling marriage, not the cause, and Freddy should make an effort to accept his new stepmommy.
Lamberto is having conniptions about the audit. Vins seems unprepared to have his secrets bared. They have the idea the inspector is some bitter ugly old spinster.
Lupita and Tomás visit Enzo, Chela, and the baby in the hospital and once again prove Lupita is the most considerate and mature person in the family by being quiet and only staying long enough to offer congratulations and praise the baby.
The very next day, it’s time for the boda of Candy and Vins. The guests gather. Pepe and Moni are at odds. Sandra wants Chacho to talk with Doc Oc about his “little problem.” Chacho is too embarrassed. Adrián the Stalker is there. So is the staff of El Paraíso, so maybe he can find someone new. Candy arrives, resplendent in looky-loo lace and magenta sparkle net. But where is La Familia Lopez? They are at home, waiting for Rebe to battle her overwhelming emotions enough to get dressed and into La Burra. Finally she manages it, amidst another tantrum.
The wedding happens. Napo’s V.I.L.E. Henchman has spent his time off perfecting his henchman expressions, and he hams up his phone reports on the proceedings. Kari notices Ana seems unwell and is concerned, but Ana is nasty to her and dashes off to the loo. Freddie and Adrián both worry and Adrián tells Freddie he should never have let her get away. Some of Candy’s old Paraíso clients crash the reception and start a Broadway musical brawl. Pancho and Vins hug and make up.
Chela and Enzo miss the wedding, of course, because her sister-in-law and his best friend were considerate enough to schedule it right when their kiddo was due. Chela is not all that happy Candy married Vice, and Enzo tries to convince her Vice is a good person deep down (VERY deep, says Chela). He tells her how he and Vins first connected, which has apparently never come up before in all the time he and Chela have been together: He used to wash Vice’s car, bringing baby Moni with him, and Vice maybe pitied him or was charmed by Moni and gave Enzo office work and paid for his schooling, and they became good friends. He thinks this means Vice is a generous person; Chela thinks Vice just bought himself a friend.
Pepe and Moni bicker again some more and Moni says they should break up.
Freddy tells Pina he’s worried about Ana because she seems sick. Pina would rather talk about the vacation she’s planning for herself and amors hermosho, though she does chant her “new Pina” mantra to keep from saying mean things about Ana.
Ana takes diet pills and exercises a lot and has a dizzy spell. Pancho and Rebe don’t even know about this, but they are worried about her eating habits and they consult Doc Oc (Rebe momentarily calms down) and he says Ana should see a psychiatrist. Pancho says Ana has always had low self-esteem. Pepe interrupts to tell them Moni dumped him and that sets Rebe off on another round of wailing.
Vice and Candy have a wedding night crammed full of every telenovela wedding night cliché. The towels on the bed folded into bunnies are a nice suggestive touch.
Mañana: The auditor arrives, and as she is Maribel Guardia we are to assume she is not, in fact, a bitter ugly old hag.
Labels: familia
Abismo de pasión #24 4/12/12: To seek approval is to have no resting place, no sanctuary.*
* Rachel Naomi Remen, Kitchen Table Wisdom
I thought about this concept of sanctuary during tonight's episode, and where our young characters are able to find it. Or not...
Leftovers: After being disgraced at the party of the year and in front of the entire town, Elisa was dragged home by the odious Augusto.
Tonight: Elisa seeks the sanctuary of her own room and is comforted by Lolita, the person who loves her unconditionally. Elisa cries that she wants to be left alone. As she leaves Lolita kindly tells Elisa she does indeed look very beautiful. Such a sad, sad girl.
Sanctuary - Over at the rectory Padre asks a glum Gael why he left the party so early. It’s because he didn’t like seeing Elisa dance with another, right? Es cierto, Padre, he admits, he couldn’t stand seeing her in the arms of another. Padre suggests Gael get used to it because one day Elisa will marry and it won’t be to Gael. (Ouch!) Padre’s not trying to torture Gael, just make him see the truth. (Still, ouch!)
Padre then tells Gael what happened when Assgusto showed up at the party. Gael excitedly demands didn’t Padre do anything to help her? Padre tried but it happened so fast; anyway, Assgusto is her papa. Super Gael is incensed. Assgusto doesn’t have the right to humiliate her. Furthermore, Elisa went to the fiesta to help her papa.
Fina, Flo and Damian are doing a post-party debrief. Fina complains she thought Begoña would never leave, always the first to arrive and the last to leave, lol! (Sounds like me.) Flor admires her ring but Damian is distracted. He excuses himself to go to bed. Fina comments Dam is acting strangely. Flo observes he started acting weird after he disappeared for a while. Hey, Elisa disappeared at the same time. They console themselves with the memory of Elisa’s humiliation.
Sanctuary - Dam sits in dad’s old office, fondling his amulet and recalling his recent smooch with Elisa.
Elisa fondles her lips , recalls the kiss and asks, “Why did he do it?”
Guido joins Fina. (He looks smashing in a white suit, a look few men can pull off. He and Fina make a striking couple.) He says he was out in the garden ‘talking’ to Paolo. Gosh it was a great party except for that little incident with the local girl and her father. She’s glad he came (bats eyes), he wouldn’t miss it (kisses hand).
Gabino interrupts to tell Fina he’s leaving and to surreptitiously ogle the pair. Then he passes through the kitchen to bother Tonia. He rubs his, er, belt buckle and silently approaches. Ta da! Braulio walks in and wonders whazzup with the Belt Buckle? Shouldn’t he be helping the other workers in the garden? Gab doesn’t like Brau giving him orders. Tonia grovels, Brau spoke badly, he was only asking not telling. Gab smirks that Tonia knows how to talk to him and he doesn’t know what a babe like her is doing with Brau. Seeya. Brau tells Tonia he doesn’t like Gab’s attitude toward her and he hopes she hasn’t done anything to encourage him.
Gabino finds Paolo outside, checking bottles for any leftover tidbits of vino. They introduce themselves and I don’t know who is the biggest fashion disaster, Gab with his one-sleeve look or Paolo with his white elbow patches. I think they should both remove the offending clothing immediately. Gab saw Paolo dancing with Elisa. Paolo is bummed because she had to leave early. She enchants me, he admits. He says he’s heard she’s...easy. Gab observes she’s one of the town beauties and it runs in the family. “You should check out her tia.” Paolo looks intrigued.
Sanctuary - Early next morning Elisa goes to the yerberia looking for Paloma, whom she finds fast asleep in her hammock. Elisa is perturbed and asks why Paloma and Gael left the party early? Because Gael got mad watching her dance with Paolo. Elisa says it gets worse, Damian kissed her. They were talking alone, blah blah blah and he kissed her. “How did it feel?” “Bad bad bad, very bad. How do you think it feels to kiss a man who is celebrating his engagement to another woman?” Paloma asks what if Dam decides not to marry because he discovers he’s in love with another? “Impossible,” weeps our sad Elisa.
Over at Hacienda Harangue-o Dam eats Flo’s kisses for breakfast. Well, there might be a breakfast burrito thrown in there too. She notices he’s wearing the amulet. How lovely, a gift for her? Not really. She keeps pressing until he reluctantly removes it and hands it over. She puts it around her lovely neck and he glowers. “You love me baby?” she asks. “Mmmm hmmm," he mumbles. “Well then do something better than this necklace. Marry me today in a civil ceremony.” Cara impactada de Damian.
Braulio glowers too, and he’s still miffed about last night. He tells Tonia he doesn’t like her alone in Fina’s kitchen with Gabino sneaking around. He doesn’t care if Gab is his boss or if Fina protects him, he has to put a stop to that loser. Tonia advises him to give it a rest and not make trouble for them, they both need their jobs.
Dam tells Flo he doesn’t get it, why the rush? (¿Por qué la prisa?) She doesn’t want to wait, she loves him too much. He says people will talk and mommy won’t like it. No, they are going to have the church and civil ceremony at the same time as planned. Pretty Pout, but let’s do it soon she says. Dam promises they’ll go back to the DF tomorrow, today he must visit his father’s grave, “You wanna come?” “No, it’s a very personal thing for you and I’d better stay here so you can run into Elisa and wrangle with your tormented sentiments of ambiguous love.”
At Casa Castañon Carmeany whines (what else is new?) about Assgusto going to work on a Sunday. He gripes that since Gael left there’s more work for him. He reminds her that it’s muy importante that she convince Elisa to go with her to Doc Tovar’s office tomorrow. He kvetches about Damian hovering around Elisa, and their possibly being hermanos. (I think we can see where this is going.)
Breakfast at Casa Tovar, guaranteed to start the day with indigestion - Begoña blathers incessantly about the elegant party. Enrique blathers that the lovely Florencia was the highlight. No, corrects Begoña, the highlight was what Assgusto did to his daughter. “Poor girl,” tuts Enrique. “She deserved it,” snips Sabrina. “You’re just jealous because she danced with Paolo,” jabs her brother. Doc Gordo rolls his eyes, he’s had enough and he’s off to visit a sick patient. The remaining Tovars comment on his continuing odd behavior.
Sanctuary - Dam sees Braulio changing flowers on his dad’s grave. Brau observes it’s a shame Damian isn’t interested in taking over the procesadora, all the workers were hoping when they saw Damian that he had returned and Gabino would be fired. “You have problems with him too?” “That guy is abominable,” sighs Braulio. (nefasto = nefarious, abominable, poison, trouble) “And the farther away he is from the procesadora and Alfonsina the better.”
Back at Hacienda Harangue-o kitchen, Useless Gabino sees Useless Vicente sweeping the floor. UG asks is UV a servant now? Vicente admits he did badly in school so now he has to work. Gabino pulls a wad of cash out of his pocket and hands it to UV. The kids says his parents would be mad but. UG tells him to quit being a whiner (chillón), it will be their little secret, “Now take off and hang out with your useless pals and leave the cleaning to the old ladies”. Nice job teaching the kid values, dad. Like father like son.
Warning: Ladies, get yourselves a shot of tequila and a punching bag: Paolo comes in to raid the refrigerator and compare belt buckles. He says it seems like that kid is Gabino’s. Heck no, says Gab, but if it turned out to be so he would deny it. Hmm, Paolo gripes he knows what it’s like because he’s got a little package back in the DF. The stupid chick got herself pregnant so she could trap him. Surely Gabino has an illegitimate child or two in La Ermita, right? Gabino denies it, but maybe in Santa Rita or thereabouts, ha ha funny joke. Paolo says he’s off to find Elisa. “Keep an eye out for her aunt,” reminds Gabino. They compare notes on slimy seduction techniques. Get a room boys.
Sanctuary - At the yerberia Paloma’s got the Gael blues. Ramona reminds Paloma that Gael’s had the hots for Elisa for a long time. Paloma says Elisa looked absolutely beautiful last night. Ramona agrees that Elisa is a looker, but she points out that Paloma is also lovely. Elisa’s looks don’t seem to have made her life easier, since everybody gives her a hard time. “How that girl has suffered, and now that Damian has returned...” Paloma asks if they will end up together. Ramona scoffs, she’s not a witch or a seer. “Abuela, you have great intuition, will they?”
Dam sees Elisa putting flowers on her mother’s plain grave. She lets him have it for his actions last night. He is not the same Damian! He tells her he’s returning to Mexico City tomorrow. “Good, as I told you last night, you no longer belong in this town.” He says she’s right and he’s accepted it. He tenderly cradles her face and tells her goodbye. Pobrecitos, they both look so sad.
At Hacienda Araña Flo is gushing to Fina about how much she loves Dam and can’t wait to get back to the DF to get married. “Would you do anything for him?” asks the Black Widow, “Would you live here if he wanted to stay?” Flo thinks a moment, then says yes of course. Fina admits that is what would make her happiest but Dam doesn’t seem to have any interest in the procesadora. Here he could be the boss and not just an employee. Flo’s not sure he would be happy in La Ermita after all those years in Europe. “Ah well,” says the spider, “it’s just a dream I have. The most important thing is whatever you and Dam decide to do.” They both smile confidently. Good luck Florencia.
Sanctuary - Dam visits Padre Lupe. Lupe asks whom did Dam come to visit, the priest or the uncle? Both, admits Dam, last night he kissed Elisa. He knows he’s engaged to another but it was an impulse he was unable to resist. Now Elisa is very offended. “Well duh,” says the Padre, “what do you feel for her?” Dam says she’s a childhood friend, nothing more. Padre points out one doesn’t kiss a childhood friend like he kissed Elisa. “No wonder she was offended,” says padre, “Dios mio, dude you have to analyze your feelings. If you love Florencia then you have no right playing with Elisa’s sentiments.” Dam promises the last thing he wants to do is hurt her. “Listen to what you’re saying,” advises Padre, “It’s time you made a decision.” Smart padre!
Sanctuary - Elisa visits her padrinos who are always happy to see her. Lucio has the feeling he’s the third wheel, he leaves so the ladies can girl talk. “More trouble with dad?” asks Blanca. “Worse, I’m in love for the first time in my life, and it’s an impossible love.”
Flo gripes to father Guido that Fina is crazy. No way will she and Damian stay in this town. Papa says the decision is up to Damian and he doesn’t want to stay, right? Flo is worried that Fina will convince him. She is very dominant. (Ya think?) Pop says a woman needs to stay with her man. “Por Favor!”, she scoffs, “that’s old school.” Guido advises her not to get between the son and mother, she’s sure to lose. Oh well, tomorrow they will all return to Mexico City. Skeptical glances.
Casa Castaño - “Dolores, someone's knocking at the door, somebody's ringing the bell, do me a favor, open the door and let 'em in! Dolores!!” Dolores strolls up and reminds Carmeany it’s her day of rest. They stand there arguing while the bell rings. Lolita glides out of the room and Carmeany’s ample balcony is forced to answer the door. The sleazy Paolo music plays and his hips slither into the room while he gets an eyeful of Tia’s boobs. “Sorry for gawking but I’m Paolo. You must be Elisa’s aunt because I heard of your great beauty.” She’s dying to know who said that. “I’m not naming names,” he purrs. (Se dice el pecado pero no el pecador = tell the sin, not the sinner) They eagerly sniff each other while Paolo explains he’s Elisa’s friend. He’ll come back later when she’s around. Kiss hand, sniff sniff, see ya. They like.
Doc Tovar calls Carmeany in a panic. He begs to see her in his office right away! He just wants to talk to her one last time, then he won’t bother her any more. She smirks confidently.
Elisa sadly tells Blanca she has no right to Dam because he’s engaged, not to mention neither his mother nor her father would allow it. But that doesn’t change what she feels in her heart. Blanca understands but agrees with Elisa that the relationship isn’t meant to be. What Elisa needs is caring and understanding, not problems. It’s just a matter of finding the right guy, Gael for example? Elisa admits Gael is just a friend, also Paloma is her best friend and she’s in love with Gael. She could never betray her.
Speaking of whom, Paloma is in the street and sees Carmeany arrive at the consultorio. Gasp, it’s Sunday!
Gael runs up to Elisa as she arrives home. He heard all about the fiasco at the party. He hates that her father treats her that way and that he’s so ungrateful, she only went to the party to help him out. Too right, she says, and when she tried to tell him that he didn’t even believe her. “So it’s true?” asks Gael, “you only went to help dad?” Elisa is very worried about pops, he’s on the verge of losing everything. Gael says she doesn’t know the half of it, production is really down. She wants to ask Gael a very serious favor, please come back and work for dad. “No, aaaahhhh! Oh shoot, I can’t resist your pretty pleading. I’ll return but only because I’d do anything for you.”
Inside, Doc Tovar desperately asks if he means anything to Carmeany. “Of course,” she soothes, “I’m not done sucking you dry yet. I’ll let you fondle me while I tell you what I need from you. I need you to tamper with Augusto’s paternity test.” Doc doesn’t understand her motive. She snaps that she doesn’t require his understanding, will he do it, yes or no? Doc is shocked, no way would he ever do what she’s asking. “Fine then you can forget me and my boobies forever,” she hisses. Doc goes ballistic, he can’t lose her, he leaps across the room and grabs her in a mad clinch...just as Paloma walks into the office.
Avances: Carmeany and Paloma face off. Elisa slaps Gabino. Damian wants to stay a little longer in La Ermita. Florencia is not happy.
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La Que No Podía Amar #77 Thursday 4/12/12 The Woman Who Couldn't Manage To Get Rid of Her Sister-In-Law
As Cinthia ponders the snake I ponder the reasoning behind her endless array of hideous, ill-fitting chokers. Did Susana Gonzalez get a bad neck tattoo? Constant hickeys? Inquiring minds….
Gustavo apologizes to Ernesto for being an ass the night before. Ern tells him he understands, but he's got to chill. Ana's already had one nervous breakdown, so it's best they avoid another. Ernesto tells Gus it's official that he and Mercedes are together. They're going to live together and everything. She'll find out about the toothpaste on the sink and the way he leaves his socks about two feet from the hamper. Good times.
Cinthia's pretty nervous about the snake. They're common in that area, so it won't be a big surprise for it to turn up in her bed. They'll get rid of both Ana and the baby. They plan to do the deed tonight. With the snake. I mean the murdering. OK, probably the sex too, knowing those two.
Gus says Ernesto better treat it as seriously as he would being married and not make his sister suffer any more.
Rosaura and Maria face off yet again. Rosaura wants posole…for Ana Paula. With lots of oregano. Maria gets highly pissed off and says she knows what Rosaura is up to and she won't do it! I actually looked it up and oregano and/or oregano oil can cause miscarriage, but it doesn't sound like it's terribly common. Ana Paula and Ernesto come in, happily chatting and AP says Ernesto will give them good news at dinner. She asks Rosaura to help Maria make a really good dinner. Predictable facial expressions ensue.
Night falls. Macaria is sadly remembering Maripaz. She and Consuelo bond. Efrain comes to the fonda, saying he's just checking on Macaria and Ulises. He leaves and Consuelo admits she still has feelings for him.
Ernesto starts off his big speech by thanking AP for "lending" them the house. Cinthia gets just about as tacky as Rosaura about there being too many people there and it not being AP's house, etc., etc., etc. Ernesto moves on to singing Mercedes' praises and then announces that he and Rogelio are opening a clinic in San Gabriel. AP's drinking a big 'ol glass of water. Gee, that's not too obvious.
Macaria tries to talk Consuelo out of having a thing for Efrain. Unforunately, Macaria understands how Efrain can charm a gal's pants off.
Cinthia starts in on Ernesto about how some of the money he's planning to use is hers. Mercedes doesn't like that he'll have to deal with Rogelio. She blames Ana Paula for all the mess. Chio asks Esteban to forgive her and she hopes they can still be friends. Esteban adds his voice to the "and if you hurt her," chorus. Vanessa comes in and Cinthia welcomes Vanessa to *her* house.
Ulises tells Macaria things are going to get ugly when Rogelio gets home, since AP is pregnant.
Vanessa asks for a drink and Cinthia rivals Rosaura for TACKINESS by saying if anyone deserves a drink, it's Vanessa. Vanessa moves on to insulting AP's family.
Macaria can't believe it. Ulises says better she's unfaithful so Rogelio will kick her and her family off the hacienda.
AP tells her to shut it about her and her family. Cinthia pipes up again with the "half of this is mine" chorus. Rosaura picks on her for not being able to snag a man. Cinthia brags that she'll get back what's hers and AP and family will be gone once Rogelio finds out…. Gustavo interrupts her. Esteban is sick of listening to Vanessa's attitude. She turns her ire on him and Chio. Since Chio stands up to her, she moves on to Miguel the murderer, Rosaura the Mooch, and starts to go back to Chio when Mercedes interrupts her and says Chio's there because she's her friend. Maria declares the party a bust. AP tells everyone to go in to dinner, except Vanessa. AP swoons again and Gus tells Vanessa to please leave, if not out of respect for Ana, then out of respect for Ernesto and Mercedes. Cinthia asks Vanessa to come with her and they leave the room. Chio can't figure out why Esteban would have such a hard time forgetting a bitch like that. Esteban looks like he can't figure it out either.
Vanessa is pissed that Cinthia didn't defend her. Cinthia says she couldn't expose herself in front of Gustavo. She wants Vanessa to be nice to Mercedes because Mercedes is going to be her sister-in-law. She says AP will be out of their way soon. Vanessa is also pissed that Esteban was there with Chio. Oh, not that she wants him back or anything…she just hates seeing him so happy when she's still unable to get her hooks back into Rogelio because of Ana Paula. Gee, and to think he let a great gal like her get away.
Efrain sneaks into AP's room and puts the snake in her bed.
AP retreats to Rogelio's office. The phone rings. It's Rogelio and she's happy to hear him. She says she's worried about him. "You really care about me?" She tells him not to doubt it. She's taking care of the water problem and she keeps learning. Rogelio says he knew she'd handle it, although he doesn't figure Cinthia took it well. AP asks him how he's doing. Rogelio says he has good news--the last test went well and as soon as Ernesto gets back to San Gabriel, he can operate.
Efrain goes to Cinthia's room to report that the deed is done. She tells him to be careful and not call her "my love" in front of everyone else. Cinthia hopes the snake gets to biting quickly. She invites him to spend the night so they can both hear AP scream. Efrain can't believe what he's capable of for her. Cinthia looks both disgusted and turned on.
AP wants to see him soon, but Rogelio doesn't want her to see him until he's all healed up. She wants to talk, but has to settle for it being after the surgery. She says she'll go to the chapel and pray for him. Rogelio is looking forward to them spending time together after he's back on his feet.
The next morning, Cinthia and Efrain wake up and realize they didn't hear any screaming the night before. Presumably not even from each other. Cinthia grins, wondering if the snake bit her in her sleep and she's already dead. Efrain calls her the "new" boss lady, earning a rebuke. Cinthia can't restrain her curiosity and goes to see what happened.
It looks like Ana Paula didn't sleep in her bed, nor did anyone else. Cinthia fumes.
Rosaura finds AP in Rogelio's bed. She just really missed Rogelio and couldn't resist coming into his room last night instead of going to her own. Rosaura looks hopeful.
Cinthia is still standing in AP's room when she sees the snake on the floor. She walks out, avoiding it and runs back to her room to report to Efrain that AP's not dead. She sends him to retrieve the snake and wonders if AP spent the night in Gustavo's room.
Cinthia runs into Rosaura and AP in the hallway. She demands to know if AP spent the night with Gustavo. Rosaura tells her she spent the night in Rogelio's room. Cinthia scolds her and tells her to have some respect for the house and leave Gustavo alone. AP looks like she's ready to keel over any minute now.
Gustavo overhears Ernesto talking to Rogelio about which clinic he'd like to use to operate. Dun, dun, dun…
Vanessa and Cinthia have Product Placement Tea. Cinthia was pissed to think AP spent the night with Gustavo. They bitch that AP's just hoping someone will tell Rogelio that she slept in his room later to curry favor with him. Bruno comes in and they bitch at him for David's behavior, wanting to put him on a leash. Bruno says he'll talk to him. Yeah, right.
Gustavo wants AP to delegate some responsibility. AP says as much as she'd like to share responsibility with Cinthia or Vanessa, since they both hate her, that's not going to happen. Gus is ready for them to run away together, but AP won't shirk her responsibilities. And she won't run away again. Gus tells her that whatever happens, he doesn't want her to forget that he loves her. That sounded pretty final. AP noticed it too.
Ernesto and Mercedes talk about their living situation. He wants to make sure she can have a house with a garden like she's always wanted.
Gus sees Cinthia in the living room. He says he's going to see Rogelio to confront him. He refuses to take Cinthia with him or tell her where Rogelio is…but he thinks she has the right to know where he's going. That made a lot of sense.
Bruno plays the good guy to AP yet again. No important info is shared.
Maria cooks while Rosaura drinks tea and complains about having to keep watch over the cows. Maria hopes guard duty ends soon so Rosaura will actually help her out in the kitchen. Rosaura is offended at being relegated to assistant status. Maria breaks it to her that Consuelo doesn't work there anymore. She tells Rosaura to put down the coffee and help her make more "tostichilaquiles" (chilaquiles made with Tostitos? Tostitos is definitely the product placement here).
Rutilio scopes out Consuelo as she sets the tables on the patio at the fonda. He tries to give her a flower and she tells him to get the hell away from her and take his damn flower with her. He still won't back off. Macaria comes outside and he says he was just stopping by to say hello. He leaves and Consuelo wonders who he is. She gets a bad vibe off him.
Cinthia confronts AP about not telling her that the Cattle Association wants to kick Rogelio out. She rubs it in AP's face that Gustavo went to confront Rogelio.
And there he is.
AP freaks out and says it's impossible since Gus doesn't know where Rogelio is. Cinthia says it's all AP's fault for causing this. "If you really loved him you wouldn't have married my brother!" She whines that she loves Gustavo and doesn't want Rogelio to kill him. Cinthia gets in the last dig that what ever happens will be AP's fault. She starts to leave and AP cries that she doesn't feel well and begs her to get Maria. Cinthia just grins.
Rogelio asks if Cinthia is ok and Gus says she is. "Then it's the water?" Gus admits Ernesto didn't tell him where Rogelio was and says no one else knows. "Ok, then. What's so important? Are you here to ask for my sister's hand?" Lol…no, but if Gus can't get a word in he's going to leave with Cinthia's hand whether he wants it or not!
Tomorrow: AP may have lost the baby; Cinthia takes up the whip.
Gustavo apologizes to Ernesto for being an ass the night before. Ern tells him he understands, but he's got to chill. Ana's already had one nervous breakdown, so it's best they avoid another. Ernesto tells Gus it's official that he and Mercedes are together. They're going to live together and everything. She'll find out about the toothpaste on the sink and the way he leaves his socks about two feet from the hamper. Good times.
Cinthia's pretty nervous about the snake. They're common in that area, so it won't be a big surprise for it to turn up in her bed. They'll get rid of both Ana and the baby. They plan to do the deed tonight. With the snake. I mean the murdering. OK, probably the sex too, knowing those two.
Gus says Ernesto better treat it as seriously as he would being married and not make his sister suffer any more.
Rosaura and Maria face off yet again. Rosaura wants posole…for Ana Paula. With lots of oregano. Maria gets highly pissed off and says she knows what Rosaura is up to and she won't do it! I actually looked it up and oregano and/or oregano oil can cause miscarriage, but it doesn't sound like it's terribly common. Ana Paula and Ernesto come in, happily chatting and AP says Ernesto will give them good news at dinner. She asks Rosaura to help Maria make a really good dinner. Predictable facial expressions ensue.
Night falls. Macaria is sadly remembering Maripaz. She and Consuelo bond. Efrain comes to the fonda, saying he's just checking on Macaria and Ulises. He leaves and Consuelo admits she still has feelings for him.
Ernesto starts off his big speech by thanking AP for "lending" them the house. Cinthia gets just about as tacky as Rosaura about there being too many people there and it not being AP's house, etc., etc., etc. Ernesto moves on to singing Mercedes' praises and then announces that he and Rogelio are opening a clinic in San Gabriel. AP's drinking a big 'ol glass of water. Gee, that's not too obvious.
Macaria tries to talk Consuelo out of having a thing for Efrain. Unforunately, Macaria understands how Efrain can charm a gal's pants off.
Cinthia starts in on Ernesto about how some of the money he's planning to use is hers. Mercedes doesn't like that he'll have to deal with Rogelio. She blames Ana Paula for all the mess. Chio asks Esteban to forgive her and she hopes they can still be friends. Esteban adds his voice to the "and if you hurt her," chorus. Vanessa comes in and Cinthia welcomes Vanessa to *her* house.
Ulises tells Macaria things are going to get ugly when Rogelio gets home, since AP is pregnant.
Vanessa asks for a drink and Cinthia rivals Rosaura for TACKINESS by saying if anyone deserves a drink, it's Vanessa. Vanessa moves on to insulting AP's family.
Macaria can't believe it. Ulises says better she's unfaithful so Rogelio will kick her and her family off the hacienda.
AP tells her to shut it about her and her family. Cinthia pipes up again with the "half of this is mine" chorus. Rosaura picks on her for not being able to snag a man. Cinthia brags that she'll get back what's hers and AP and family will be gone once Rogelio finds out…. Gustavo interrupts her. Esteban is sick of listening to Vanessa's attitude. She turns her ire on him and Chio. Since Chio stands up to her, she moves on to Miguel the murderer, Rosaura the Mooch, and starts to go back to Chio when Mercedes interrupts her and says Chio's there because she's her friend. Maria declares the party a bust. AP tells everyone to go in to dinner, except Vanessa. AP swoons again and Gus tells Vanessa to please leave, if not out of respect for Ana, then out of respect for Ernesto and Mercedes. Cinthia asks Vanessa to come with her and they leave the room. Chio can't figure out why Esteban would have such a hard time forgetting a bitch like that. Esteban looks like he can't figure it out either.
Vanessa is pissed that Cinthia didn't defend her. Cinthia says she couldn't expose herself in front of Gustavo. She wants Vanessa to be nice to Mercedes because Mercedes is going to be her sister-in-law. She says AP will be out of their way soon. Vanessa is also pissed that Esteban was there with Chio. Oh, not that she wants him back or anything…she just hates seeing him so happy when she's still unable to get her hooks back into Rogelio because of Ana Paula. Gee, and to think he let a great gal like her get away.
Efrain sneaks into AP's room and puts the snake in her bed.
AP retreats to Rogelio's office. The phone rings. It's Rogelio and she's happy to hear him. She says she's worried about him. "You really care about me?" She tells him not to doubt it. She's taking care of the water problem and she keeps learning. Rogelio says he knew she'd handle it, although he doesn't figure Cinthia took it well. AP asks him how he's doing. Rogelio says he has good news--the last test went well and as soon as Ernesto gets back to San Gabriel, he can operate.
Efrain goes to Cinthia's room to report that the deed is done. She tells him to be careful and not call her "my love" in front of everyone else. Cinthia hopes the snake gets to biting quickly. She invites him to spend the night so they can both hear AP scream. Efrain can't believe what he's capable of for her. Cinthia looks both disgusted and turned on.
AP wants to see him soon, but Rogelio doesn't want her to see him until he's all healed up. She wants to talk, but has to settle for it being after the surgery. She says she'll go to the chapel and pray for him. Rogelio is looking forward to them spending time together after he's back on his feet.
The next morning, Cinthia and Efrain wake up and realize they didn't hear any screaming the night before. Presumably not even from each other. Cinthia grins, wondering if the snake bit her in her sleep and she's already dead. Efrain calls her the "new" boss lady, earning a rebuke. Cinthia can't restrain her curiosity and goes to see what happened.
It looks like Ana Paula didn't sleep in her bed, nor did anyone else. Cinthia fumes.
Rosaura finds AP in Rogelio's bed. She just really missed Rogelio and couldn't resist coming into his room last night instead of going to her own. Rosaura looks hopeful.
Cinthia is still standing in AP's room when she sees the snake on the floor. She walks out, avoiding it and runs back to her room to report to Efrain that AP's not dead. She sends him to retrieve the snake and wonders if AP spent the night in Gustavo's room.
Cinthia runs into Rosaura and AP in the hallway. She demands to know if AP spent the night with Gustavo. Rosaura tells her she spent the night in Rogelio's room. Cinthia scolds her and tells her to have some respect for the house and leave Gustavo alone. AP looks like she's ready to keel over any minute now.
Gustavo overhears Ernesto talking to Rogelio about which clinic he'd like to use to operate. Dun, dun, dun…
Vanessa and Cinthia have Product Placement Tea. Cinthia was pissed to think AP spent the night with Gustavo. They bitch that AP's just hoping someone will tell Rogelio that she slept in his room later to curry favor with him. Bruno comes in and they bitch at him for David's behavior, wanting to put him on a leash. Bruno says he'll talk to him. Yeah, right.
Gustavo wants AP to delegate some responsibility. AP says as much as she'd like to share responsibility with Cinthia or Vanessa, since they both hate her, that's not going to happen. Gus is ready for them to run away together, but AP won't shirk her responsibilities. And she won't run away again. Gus tells her that whatever happens, he doesn't want her to forget that he loves her. That sounded pretty final. AP noticed it too.
Ernesto and Mercedes talk about their living situation. He wants to make sure she can have a house with a garden like she's always wanted.
Gus sees Cinthia in the living room. He says he's going to see Rogelio to confront him. He refuses to take Cinthia with him or tell her where Rogelio is…but he thinks she has the right to know where he's going. That made a lot of sense.
Bruno plays the good guy to AP yet again. No important info is shared.
Maria cooks while Rosaura drinks tea and complains about having to keep watch over the cows. Maria hopes guard duty ends soon so Rosaura will actually help her out in the kitchen. Rosaura is offended at being relegated to assistant status. Maria breaks it to her that Consuelo doesn't work there anymore. She tells Rosaura to put down the coffee and help her make more "tostichilaquiles" (chilaquiles made with Tostitos? Tostitos is definitely the product placement here).
Rutilio scopes out Consuelo as she sets the tables on the patio at the fonda. He tries to give her a flower and she tells him to get the hell away from her and take his damn flower with her. He still won't back off. Macaria comes outside and he says he was just stopping by to say hello. He leaves and Consuelo wonders who he is. She gets a bad vibe off him.
Cinthia confronts AP about not telling her that the Cattle Association wants to kick Rogelio out. She rubs it in AP's face that Gustavo went to confront Rogelio.
And there he is.
AP freaks out and says it's impossible since Gus doesn't know where Rogelio is. Cinthia says it's all AP's fault for causing this. "If you really loved him you wouldn't have married my brother!" She whines that she loves Gustavo and doesn't want Rogelio to kill him. Cinthia gets in the last dig that what ever happens will be AP's fault. She starts to leave and AP cries that she doesn't feel well and begs her to get Maria. Cinthia just grins.
Rogelio asks if Cinthia is ok and Gus says she is. "Then it's the water?" Gus admits Ernesto didn't tell him where Rogelio was and says no one else knows. "Ok, then. What's so important? Are you here to ask for my sister's hand?" Lol…no, but if Gus can't get a word in he's going to leave with Cinthia's hand whether he wants it or not!
Tomorrow: AP may have lost the baby; Cinthia takes up the whip.
Labels: no-podia
Thursday, April 12, 2012
El Talismán #52 Thu 4/12/12 Mariana is found
Previously on El Talisman:
Tonio catches Doris coming out of Pigorio's bedroom dressed in her PJ's. He asks her what she was doing
in there. He grabs her by the throat and wants an answer, she says I was giving Pigorio his pills, what about it? He lets her go, but is highly suspicious.
Flor and Fabi overhear and are worried about there parents and all the fighting and divorce that is going on.
Cameela has dreams about Pedro and all the good times and bad. She is missing him.
Cameela meets Yenny in the only Hotel in Fresno about that job. Yenny tells her she needs to contact Gloria at personnel. Yenny borrows Cameela's phone to call "Gloria" but there is no answer. She asks Cameela, since she has no cell phone, to call her boyfriend. Cami says sure use my phone. Yenny calls Pedro and hangs up.
Tonio and Lucrazy are looking of pics of Yenny and Cami together.
Pedro and Lucrazy are in the bedroom. She asks if he needs a pill for the pain in his head from being hit in the head. He says no, he'll see her tomorrow. While she is still there Yenny calls him and says it's Mariana please help me. He asks where she is; she says she doesn't know. Then she says help me and hangs up. Lucrazy has a secret smile on her face.
Pedro goes to see El Capitan about the investigation into finding Mariana. I think the Capitan tells him he is working on it, but it takes time. Pedro goes to see Dr. Raul and tells him about the phone calls and that he believes that Mariana is alive. The doctor says she is dead, but Pedro tells him he would know in his gut if she was dead. He decides to go to LA to visit Margarito and see if his investigator has found out anything new. He is taking Claudio with him. Also when Pedro talked to Dr Raul he asked him if it was possible that maybe Mariana had recovered her memory? The Doctor doesn't think so.
Pedro tells Tia Patty that he is going to LA and Claudio is going with him.
Pigorio has a meeting with Valentin on the border of El Tal and he wants to know what Valentin is doing about the Mariana problem? Valentin wants nothing to do with it. Pigorio tells him he is a coward and says if you won't do it I will get Panchito to do it. Valentin rides off.
Tracy and Panchito are talking and she tells him Valentin and Pigorio are meeting and she doesn't like it. Valentin rides up and says Pigorio is looking for you and go meet him. Panchito goes and Tracy tells Valentin she doesn't trust him and is keeping her eye on him. Panchito goes to meet Pigorio in the same area, and Pigorio reminds him that this land of Al Catrash Lucrazy and Tonio will never get, but if you do what I tell you, you'll get it. He rides off and thinks this land is mine and El Tal too. I will have them both because they are mio.
Tia Maria get the apartment and tells Army that he and Cameela don't have to live in the hotel anymore, but Army isn't sure. Tia says that's it your moving in.
Geno and Cameela visit El Viral in the hospital. Geno leaves and Cameela tells El Viral about her new possible job in LA. El Viral is so not down with that. She says make up with Pedro and you can recoup everything we lost. Cameela tells her no way, I am not a woman who goes after money like you did with Rennie. El Viral says that Pedro loves her and she loves Pedro so what is the problem? Cameela tells her to leave her in peace. Cameela tells El Viral she is going to LA with or without her.
Rita and Rennie talk about all the moola they will get from Tonio. Rita just loves how handsome Tonio is. The major domo from Oscar's comes by and asks what Rennie wants and he wants his money. Rennie says he will get the money but he has to do something else for him. He tells him about the plan about the fake doctor. Major domo says he'll do it but wants his money. Oscar interrupts and goes off with Rita, while she is trying not to get sick from all his kisses. The major domo hides in the bathroom.
Tonio and his lawyer talk about the lawsuit for all this money for Rennie. Tonio is hopping mad. He says this has Pigorio written all over it. He confronts Pigorio in his office and accuses him of doing this to him. Pigorio tells him remember you don't get anything from Al Catrash. Tonio has flashbacks again of what Pigorio did to him as a kid. Didn't get the end of the conversation.
Margarito and his friend are in the vicinity of Dr. Bermudez's house when they run into Mariana. And it is the real Mariana. Margarito runs after her and this time she doesn't get away. He calls her Mariana and asks if she remembers him. She doesn't know who he is. He asks if she remembers Pedro and she doesn't know who that is. She is looking panicky like he is crazy. Margarito tells her about El Talisman, that she is married to Pedro, and that Pedro has been looking for her for awhile because she is his wife. Well, Mariana says I am not Mariana my name is Magaly and I don't know who you are or Pedro or El Talisman. Then he asks her if she remembers Pigorio. She stops for a minute where she might remember but she says no, don't know him either. Meantime a security guard comes up and asks if she needs help.
Margarito is trying to press his point, his friend tells him look let's go. She doesn't know you and you have the wrong woman. Margarito says no this is Mariana she just doesn't remember. His friend walks off, Margario is still pressing his point, and Mariana tells him to shut up already. Finally Margarito goes and Mariana drives off. She goes to see Dr Bermudez and tells him what happened with Margarito. Dr Bermudez doesn't know what her name was or what her life was like before he found her. She asks him if she might be this Mariana and to help her find out.
Tomorrow on El Talisman:
Scenes of Cameela and Pedro making out.
Labels: Talisman
La Que No Podía Amar #76 Wednesday 4/11/12
There will be a recap later on this day. Until then, feel free to talk amongst yourselves.
Labels: no-podia
Abismo de pasión #23 4/11/12: an engagement party, a slapfest, a stolen kiss, a few broken hearts and a lot of ooohs and aaahhhs...
Recap by Marta Ivett
Repeats:
Gael and Damian exchange comments about Damian’s relationship with Fina and Fina’s obsession over the years to throw mud at Elisa’s reputation… Damian asks Gael to pls go to the party, if only just to count on a familiar face. Gael just sighs.
Fina visiting Elisa and asking her to come to the party in exchange for La Anita to become sole buyer of ToadHead’s habanero’s crops.
Tonight:
Damian apologizes to Guido on the ‘welcome skit’ he had with Paolo. Guido admits they have never got along, but asks Damian to be the grown reasonable one and try to get along with Paolo (really, Guido? You can’t control him and you are asking Damian to try to?) Damian says he has tried but Paolo has never helped it. Guido claims Paolo is jealous of Damian. Guido is embarrassed that these issues have resurfaced in Fina’s house. Guido tells Damian he understands if Elisa is an old friend and he must have reason to defend her from Paolo. That is correct. Surprise! Guido brings Damian his amulet, from Mexico City, in Damian’s room, remember whey you were a kid you would not take it off, not even to shower. Damian smiles at the amulet once Guido leaves.
ToadHead (apparently with new eye glasses, these are not cracked/scratched) gets home. Medusa is either wiping sweat off or tarantula oil or maybe Proactive lotion ON her face… ToadHead Lets Medusa know that Gael resigned… but that is not important. I went to talk to Inmundo, will do the paternity tests after all. This is a firm decision. Of course Medusa opposes… How will they get Elisa’s blood? ToadHead says Inmudno will figure out a way. Medusa claims Elisa is not dumb, she will figure it out.
At dinner table, Medusa asks ToadHead to sell everything and leave town once and for all… you have always wanted to start over… leave all the gossip and all the intrigue behind. He says he is just an habanero farmer.. if we sell everything and leave, it will be the ruin of us.
At Ramona’s, Paloma looks gorgeous (even though she is not wearing the necklace that Ramona had shown her) and as she is about to head out the door, Gael comes and skips a beat at seeing her (but only a beat.. ) he came to see if she wanted him to escort her to the party… Ramona asks Gael firmly to take care of her. No prob, I will. Ramona smiles wide once they leave.
At Arango Hacienda, both Damian and Flo are dressed up… lets go to the garden, almost all the guests are here…
Paloma and Gael arrive, he suggests they sit at a far unnoticed table… she is ok with that
Gabino is standing around as a bar bouncer waiting for the riot to begin…
The engaged couple come out… just as Elisa is arriving walking the runway/driveway (dressed in the white dress we saw on Estefania on ep 1, when the Castanon had invited the Arangos for dinner), seems she causes a lot of commotion…
At the main table, Padre Lupe asks Fina what she is pretending/planning with inviting Elisa. She claims she is just trying to make amends with the Castanon Bouvier family.
Gael asks Paloma what Elisa is doing here. She tells him Elisa was invited by Flo herself, and Paloma goes to get Elisa.
Paolo stands and starts to walk toward the table Elisa is sitting at… Guido comes out to lazzo him and remind him he does not want Paolo within 50 meters of her. Even if she is THAT attractive. .. ‘e per que no? .. per que no! y basta! (that’s what I say!!)
At another table, GossipGirl and her children are gossiping about Elisa daring to come.
At main table, Flo excuses herself … Damian is sitting by himself at the moment. He and Elisa exchange stares…
At Castanon’s, Lolita notices Elisa went to the party (the old pillow decoy trick). ‘now things are really going to get good/interesting in this house!’.
Lolita goes to Estefania’s room, notices the dresses on the bed and puts them away… On her way out, Medusa catches her, but Lolita manages to just say Elisa fell asleep after making a whole wardrobe for her appearance at Project Runway final round in record time…
Flo and Fina assign Paolo the task/job of entertaining Elisa so everyone sees them together… make good of the sacrifice of having her there… so Damian will realize ‘that girl’ is worthless… ‘ni modo… let it all be for the happiness of my niece…’
At the trio of friends table, Gael is mad at Elisa for having come, after Dona Fina has treated her so bad over the years… Paloma defends Elisa, but Elisa decides to be honest and tells Gael about what Fina told her… Gael won’t buy Fina’s good intentions. Elisa says ‘had to try it’… Yeah, he is worse financially than ever.. even more since you quit on him. Now he really will have no one to help him out. Happy now?
Paolo invites himself to the table… Gael just stares at him, and Damian sees that and is smoking fire out his nose remotely from main table.
Medusa (who is eating sugar cookies, sorry Medusa, but that won’t help sweeten you up) keeps trying to convince ToadHead that the paternity tests is not worth it… I am afraid you will get more anxious/angry/depressed than ever when you get the results if they are what we expect…
Phone rings, its Inmundo, Medusa tells ToadHead it was a wrong number.
At party, Paolo keeps making conversation and Gael continues his ironic tone responses. Smart Gael does not buy that Paolo has become so fond of a small farm town like La Ermita. Dance music (Son de la Loma) begins and Paolo wants to dance with Elisa. She is reluctant. Paloma suggests all four of them dance (Gabino smiles and walks right by Gael and Paloma)… So there are four dancing and one going through an internal combustion at main table… when he gets up dear fiancee pulls him over to be dancers no. 5 and 6. And we get the stares contest… Elisa staring at Damian and holding her nausea at dancing with Paolo, Gael staring at Elisa, Paloma flustered at Gael (I don’t blame her one bit!).. Gael can’t take it anymore and leaves poor Paloma standing on the dance floor… Elisa is clearly suffering…
At main table Guido is not happy seeing Paolo near Elisa. Fina says let him have some fun.
Paloma argues with Gael…tells him Elisa had already met Paolo and didn’t even like him. Gael is mad about Elisa dancing with him. Paloma has heard enough, not only he left her standing in the dance floor, but he is also mad about Elisa… Gael plays stupid asking ‘what do you know about my obsession for Elisa??’ but Paloma asks him not to underestimate her IQ… everyone can tell. I want to go home. Gael offers to take her, she refuses… can take care of myself.
Elisa realizes her friends are gone… Paolo won’t let her go away… now that this is the most important moment of the party… he drags her back..
Guido and Fina announce the engagement between Flo (que bella sei tu) and Damian.. Fina all but forces Damian to put the ring on Flo’s finger right then and there (he would rather have it be a more private moment). Elisa is about to faint of the pain and tears… Fina keeps pushing Damian to kiss Flo. This is too much for Elisa, who goes away…
After they were already in bed, ToadHead wants to check up on Elisa… He finds the pillows and yells for Lolita, who is trying to deny knowing where Elisa is, but Medusa gives him the blow, she is at Arango party, along with almost all of La Ermita humans.
Both Damian and Paolo are looking for Elisa, but young GossipGirl holds Paolo back to dance.
At La Anita stables, with Damian’s white horse, Elisa is letting her tears and frustration out. Damian walks behind her … asks what she is doing there, she came to take a break from the noise and crowds… he thanks her for being there, knowing how much effort she had to make to go… she comments he loves horses as much as before… Damian compliments on her looks… she does not welcome that kind of compliment at this moment from him… He does not think it is so wrong to do it… he notices her amulet… she says it became a habit for her to wear it, she is sure he must have lost his… nope, still have it. what would you give me if I proved I still have it? .. whatever you want… he pulls it out.. see? I still have it… I can’t believe it… can I REALLY ask whatever I want? / Yes… (slowly approaches and kisses her without asking anything)
Elisa pulls away, she is upset, .. why do you do this?? We are at your engagement party!... I just felt the impulse to do it!... of course! And surely you agree with everyone else that I am a no-moral woman willing to go with any man that asks her… No, that is not true!! I swear I did not mean to offend you!... no need, I thought you were honest but I see I was wrong. (she won’t listen to him) You, Damian! no longer fit with La Ermita.. your place is in Mexico with your fiancee… leave and never come back!!...
Paolo and Flo figure out that neither Damian or Elisa are around, Flo rants at him for not doing his duty of ‘being with Elisa all night’ .. he defends himself saying all the single girls in town are sticking to him… they spot Elisa coming back. Paolo can tell Elisa seems to be running away from someone or something. He will find out…
As Elisa is trying to walk OUT the runway, in comes ToadHEad with another moment to outdo his STUPID impulses and slaps her right in front of everyone.. Again we get Padre Lupe yelling at him that she is HIS daughter! (are these panama hats suddenly the fashion IN thing at La Ermita?) Everyone begins to gather around standing by them… ToadHEad grabs Elisa hard and drags her out of there… Padre Lupe looks on sad… Fina asks Flo where Damian is… ‘what are you waiting for to go find him?’…
Right outside the Arango hacienda gate/arch, ToadHead yells at Elisa and won’t let her tell him why she came until she has to yell it to him… ToadHead does not seem to believe her…he could swear she came to see Damian… she yells at him saying Damian means nothing to her… even if you don’t believe me, I only came her for YOU! and it is not fair I had to swallow my dignity and you slapped me in front of everyone!!... he is not thankful.
Paloma gets home and tells Ramona she came home alone, and about her frustrations with Gael only caring about Elisa, only watching over Elisa… ‘Gael will never notice me no matter what I do, he only has eyes for Elisa’… Ramona argues Paloma has always known that… yes, but I can’t take it anymore… Paloma asks her for a witchcraft to make her forget Gael.
Still alone at the stables with his horse, Damian is thinking of Elisa, and is still teary-eyed. Flo comes behind him. He uses same excuse wording Elisa used, escaping from noise and crowd… are you sure you ‘te engentaste’? or is it something else?... Flo seems to reprieve that they have not been intimate (were they?) since they got to La Ermita… she seems more than willing to get hanky-panky right there at the stable… he ust says ‘lets go back to the party’ (not exactly original but works as turn down/off)..
(Is this beautiful white horse going to become a silent witness to the love story here?)
Elisa gets home (well, she is dragged into the house, miracle she missed hitting the table with her head), ToadHead is still miffed. Medusa twists the knife on him reminding him about the dress being Estefania’s dress for the dinner with the Arangos. Toadhead does a note checking and ties Medusa and Gabino’s meeting about the possibility of Fina buying his crops again and what Elisa told him Fina suggested to her. Medusa tries to blame it on Dolores, has influence on Elisa, but ToadHead says no way anyone else would work at his quinta and take all this abuse for the pay he gives Dolores.
Dolores is consoling Elisa, but Elisa does not feel like talking about what happened or about Damian… Elisa is too upset to talk … Lolita gives in… kisses her goodnight. You truly look beautiful… Elisa just cries in her bed…
Previews:
Damian sits on dad’s desk.
Elisa tells Paloma Damian kissed her.
Seems Damian and Elisa meet again, maybe at cemetery…
Flo ups the ante… she suggests to Damian ‘lets get civil-married today…’
Labels: abismo
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Una Familia Con Suerte #203-204 Wed 4/11/12 More babies, more weddings.
Frida's boss says he'll help her fix up her car if she'll let him rent it out for weddings etc.
Chucha says being the only maid at the casa Lopez is too much work - there are an awful lot of people in the house! A new (tall, young, skinny) maid is hired to help.
Rebe Sr. misses her husband Julio, even though she told him life at his side was profoundly boring.
Freddy tells Vince he's broken up with Ana and is now unenthusiastically dating Kari. "But you don't love her!" "Maybe I could." He tells his dad he wants to get a job, a real job, in publicity or communications. He doesn't want to be the hubby who follows his singer wife around the country - also he's annoyed about that other galan following her around. He and his dad make fun of Adrian (who texts Ana just as she's leaving for a three-week tour and is not too proud to bring her flowers in various hotel rooms).
Product placements for Avon.
In the hospital poor little Nayeli tells her mom she doesn't want to go back where her dad is. The mom hasn't got a cent to set up house with. Fer, Doc Oc, and Lupita press her to leave the abusive husband. She agrees.
A pointless potpourri of unnecessary scenes follows. Then Lupita and Rebe go to the gynecologist and find out Rebe is pregnant.
Frida calls Pepe, she hasn't seen him for a month. Her car is good as new and she's over her anemia. They go out for juice together.
I see Adoracion Sr. works for Chela and Enzo now.
Adrian comes to Avon to tell Pancho he's in love with Ana and has the most proper intentions toward her. Pancho tells him: "She still loves Freddy. And she's too young to take on your children. In sum, sir, you don't stand a chance."
Pina is reading one self-help book after another. Chela comes into her office with some stuff from the house. "How does it feel to be living in a social class you don't deserve?" Pina sneers. "You should think less about us, do less hating, think instead about what to do with your energy. Try helping others." Pina pretends to be bored but she's listening.
Ana tells her dad she is not interested in Adrian. Her current problem: she thinks she's getting fat.
Frida stands very close to Pepe, she's glad things are not going well with Frenchie. She asks him to race against her one more time, he says it's dangerous, she asks for a kiss instead. "Satan, don't tempt me!" says Pepe, centimeters from her lips. He gives her the kiss. It's a nice long one. Mmmm.
Vince and Candy meet in a cafe. He is a baby with a very special piece of paper - his divorce!! Now she's happy! He has an engagement ring for her! Don't marry a baby, Candy! But of course she says yes. They dive into bed.
Chela has moved into Pina's house. She tells Moni (who's living there too) not to let jealousy destroy her relationship with Pepe.
Freddy comes to see his ma. "What should I do with my life?" she whines. "I'm asking myself the same question," he says. He feels he can't move on when Moms is so miserably parked under a blanket reading self-help books. He says "Learn from your mistakes, don't be so rancorous." She can barely say the words: "Chela thought I should do something for other people." She finds this distasteful, but he suggests, since she's loaded, she could establish a charitable foundation of some kind.
Ana's very fat manager tells Ana she's losing her figure! "Nobody wants a fatty singer." She goes on a diet.
Frida says goodbye forever to Pepe (wagging her butt in farewell). She gets on a bus and bam, it's in an accident and everybody on it faints in a heap. Meanwhile Pepe walks Moni back to the former Iracheta's, they're lovey dovey. Just like Lupita and Tomas canoodling only a few steps away. Tomas will graduate soon, Lupita's worried that he'll be in danger then.
No dinner for Ana, then no breakfast.
Pepe gets a call - Frida's in the hospital. He takes Moni with him to the hospital. Frida's foot is wrecked, she may lose it.
Pancho is shocked and disapproving that Candy's going to marry his cousin Iracheta. Then he's additionally shocked to hear: Rebe is having twins.
Chela reminds Ana, who's upset but not talking, "When your mom died, you didn't talk for a month. You were the one I worried about the most. I know something's wrong."
Tomorrow: are you kidding me? Candy and Vince are getting married? And Napoleon's not happy to hear about it.
Chucha says being the only maid at the casa Lopez is too much work - there are an awful lot of people in the house! A new (tall, young, skinny) maid is hired to help.
Rebe Sr. misses her husband Julio, even though she told him life at his side was profoundly boring.
Freddy tells Vince he's broken up with Ana and is now unenthusiastically dating Kari. "But you don't love her!" "Maybe I could." He tells his dad he wants to get a job, a real job, in publicity or communications. He doesn't want to be the hubby who follows his singer wife around the country - also he's annoyed about that other galan following her around. He and his dad make fun of Adrian (who texts Ana just as she's leaving for a three-week tour and is not too proud to bring her flowers in various hotel rooms).
Product placements for Avon.
In the hospital poor little Nayeli tells her mom she doesn't want to go back where her dad is. The mom hasn't got a cent to set up house with. Fer, Doc Oc, and Lupita press her to leave the abusive husband. She agrees.
A pointless potpourri of unnecessary scenes follows. Then Lupita and Rebe go to the gynecologist and find out Rebe is pregnant.
Frida calls Pepe, she hasn't seen him for a month. Her car is good as new and she's over her anemia. They go out for juice together.
I see Adoracion Sr. works for Chela and Enzo now.
Adrian comes to Avon to tell Pancho he's in love with Ana and has the most proper intentions toward her. Pancho tells him: "She still loves Freddy. And she's too young to take on your children. In sum, sir, you don't stand a chance."
Pina is reading one self-help book after another. Chela comes into her office with some stuff from the house. "How does it feel to be living in a social class you don't deserve?" Pina sneers. "You should think less about us, do less hating, think instead about what to do with your energy. Try helping others." Pina pretends to be bored but she's listening.
Ana tells her dad she is not interested in Adrian. Her current problem: she thinks she's getting fat.
Frida stands very close to Pepe, she's glad things are not going well with Frenchie. She asks him to race against her one more time, he says it's dangerous, she asks for a kiss instead. "Satan, don't tempt me!" says Pepe, centimeters from her lips. He gives her the kiss. It's a nice long one. Mmmm.
Vince and Candy meet in a cafe. He is a baby with a very special piece of paper - his divorce!! Now she's happy! He has an engagement ring for her! Don't marry a baby, Candy! But of course she says yes. They dive into bed.
Chela has moved into Pina's house. She tells Moni (who's living there too) not to let jealousy destroy her relationship with Pepe.
Freddy comes to see his ma. "What should I do with my life?" she whines. "I'm asking myself the same question," he says. He feels he can't move on when Moms is so miserably parked under a blanket reading self-help books. He says "Learn from your mistakes, don't be so rancorous." She can barely say the words: "Chela thought I should do something for other people." She finds this distasteful, but he suggests, since she's loaded, she could establish a charitable foundation of some kind.
Ana's very fat manager tells Ana she's losing her figure! "Nobody wants a fatty singer." She goes on a diet.
Frida says goodbye forever to Pepe (wagging her butt in farewell). She gets on a bus and bam, it's in an accident and everybody on it faints in a heap. Meanwhile Pepe walks Moni back to the former Iracheta's, they're lovey dovey. Just like Lupita and Tomas canoodling only a few steps away. Tomas will graduate soon, Lupita's worried that he'll be in danger then.
No dinner for Ana, then no breakfast.
Pepe gets a call - Frida's in the hospital. He takes Moni with him to the hospital. Frida's foot is wrecked, she may lose it.
Pancho is shocked and disapproving that Candy's going to marry his cousin Iracheta. Then he's additionally shocked to hear: Rebe is having twins.
Chela reminds Ana, who's upset but not talking, "When your mom died, you didn't talk for a month. You were the one I worried about the most. I know something's wrong."
Tomorrow: are you kidding me? Candy and Vince are getting married? And Napoleon's not happy to hear about it.
Labels: familia
El Talismán #51 Wed 4/11/12 The Search is on for Mariana, Mystery at the Orphanage
News Flash: Fresno, California the #1 most Beauty Obsessed city in the U.S.
Read all about it here.
Recap by Madelaine
Previously on El Talisman:
While drinking tequila, Pigorio and Panchito talk about Mariana and the fake
will.
Today on El Talisman:
Pigorio wants Panchito to get all the info he can about what Pedro is up
to as far as the investigation goes in finding Mariana. He wants specifics
and all the info he can get. Panchito says whatever you need I will do.
He leaves.
Lucrazy has a plan. She takes Yenny to the hosptial where she knows
Cameela is and tells her to remember the plan they talked about. Yenny
bumps into Cameela and tells her she is looking for a worker for her business
which I think is the same as Cameela does. Cameela is so happy, she asks
about it. Yenny tells her to come by the Only Hotel in Fresno tomorrow and she
will be happy to talk to her about it. The job is in LA. Later Lucrazy and Yenny are
talking and Lucrazy says she better follow the plan. She wants Cameela gone
for awhile, but if Tonio finds out he will kill Yenny.
Tracy is talking to Nana again about Panchito being obessed with being
Pigorio's son and spying on Pedro.
Cameela takes El Viral back to the hospital, El Viral is still talking about
the check, she wants that check. Cameela asks Dr. Raul if her Mom is ok
he says physically she is fine. Tia Maria comes to the hospital too and
she stays with El Viral. El Viral is whining to Maria about how all this is
Cameela's fault that she didn't get that check from Pedro. Maria sets
her straight and tells her this is her own fault, quit blaming it on the kids
and accept the blame herself! Then El Viral remembers Tonio telling her
that half of what is Rennie's is hers. Uh oh, now she wants half of what
Rennie has.
Cameela goes back to El Tal and interrupts Geno and Tomas.
Tomas leaves and Cameela tells Geno about what happened with
El Viral and Pedro. She tells her about the job possiblity in LA.
Geno is WTH. But she understands.
Angel and Army talk about the same old, same old. Army tries
calling Fabi for the umpteenth time, he hangs up just as Fabi
answers. Army is mad she won't talk to him.
Pedro and Claudio talk about Margarito. Claudio wants nothing to
do with him, he abandoned him, became a drunk and he wants
nothing to do with him. Pedro says people change and he ought
to give Margarito another chance. Claudio calls Flor and asks
her where's she been. She says school, friends, her parents
she hasn't had time for him. He says he needs to talk to her.
She goes to see him at El Tal and he tells her everything about
Margarito. She too says he needs to talk to his Dad. Claudio
says she's right and gives her a quick kiss. She likes it.
The whole Negrete family is having dinner. Tonio brings up
that fake will again to Pigorio. He has had enough and get up
and goes to his office. Doris gets up too and follows him.
Tonio is left with his daughters. He asks about the boyfriends
and they don't really want to talk about it. He says love is important
that he is divorcing Doris and marrying Cameela. The girls are none
too happy about that, but he tells them he loves Cameela and that
they should accept it.
Margarito is at his AA meeting in LA. The doctor is giving a speech
and then talks to Margarito afterwards. Margo is happy that he has
quit drinking for such a long time, and the doctor says he should
contact Claudio and make amends with him. The doctor is interrrupted
by a phone call from his daughter who is waiting for him in an SUV.
Margo and the doctor kind of walk out together and Margo thinks
this is Mariana and runs after the SUV calling her name again.
Margo's friends tell him this can't possibly be Mariana cause this
is the doctor's daughter, but Margo is positive this is her. Later
his friend tells him, how can you look for Mariana in a city this
big? I think his friend has convinced Margo this wasn't Mariana.
Margo doesn't know but he is going to try.
Doris and Panchito have a conversation. She was send to find
Valentin cause Pigorio wanted a meeting with him. Anyway,
I didn't catch what they were talking about. I know part of it was
the will, his neices and thinking he is above his station. Someone
please fill in here.
Rennie and Rita are talking in the hospital about the money they
will get from Tonio. Rita says something about getting another
doctor, to make Rennie's injuries worse than they are, so they
can get lots of money. Rennie doesn't look comfortable but agrees.
(Wait till he finds out he owes El Viral half )
Oscar is at home having an argument with his wife. He tells
her he wants a divorce. The major domo is listening while
eating a sandwich and smiling and nodding. Oscar comes
out and says he can't wait to be single. He is thinking of Rita.
Finally Pigorio takes a meeting with Valentin. He calls the
investigator to find out if he has found Mariana. The investigator
tells him not yet. Pigorio says he is a good for nothing and hangs
up on him. Pigorio wants Valentin to find her tout suite or get the
info about where she is. Pigorio wants her dead. Valentin says
he doesn't want to go to jail. Valentin is so not down with this.
Doris goes to talk to Pigorio in his bedroom. I think they are talking
about this will again. Doris wants to make sure that Pigorio doesn't
kick her out of Al Catrash. Pigorio says Al Catrash is his and just
cause she is his lover doesn't mean anything. He tells her to get
out. He tells her like three times. She finally goes out of the room,
and there is Tonio. She is shocked and he wants to know what
she was doing in Pigorio's room. Dun Dun Dun Dun
Pedro, Sarita and (don't know the guy's name) go to the orphange.
They notice the door is open, and Pedro goes inside and is
knocked in the head by someone in jeans. Sarita and friend
go in after Pedro and find him knocked out. He says he is fine
doesn't need to go to the hospital and they will search to find
this person. They search all over the orphanage and in the kitchen
they find a pile of belongings. Pedro says it is probably some kid
from the streets needing a place to stay and they will come back
in the morning to search. They go back to El Tal and of course
Lucrazy is there to tend to Pedro, Mi Amor.
Next on El Talisman:
Margarito finds Mariana and talks to her!
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