Thursday, March 29, 2007
Angélica Rivera (Gaviota) before surgery
Acorralada #53. Wed 3/28/07. Diana has definitely gone to the dark side . . .
We open with Gaviota and Octavia confronting each other. Gaviota calls O an assassin. O says who let you in here? O is wearing another one of her Charlie’s Angels halter tops with the very low-cut front.
Caramelo is crying, because she now realizes her husband is a cheating horndog. Lala comes in and Caramelo unloads. She says she saw him with Paola earlier and she knew something was not right. Lala tries to counsel patience. All men are like this. But his true love is you. I told him to leave off with her, but I guess maybe he hasn’t. But give it time. Don’t worry.
Meanwhile, Pancho is sneaking into the shower with Paola.
Gaviota still confronting O.
Caramelo recovers and goes to work. She is wearing the jaunty red sailor hat. Pop is complaining how F/G went over to the mansion.
He calls Diana and tells her. Diana gleefully relays this news to Gaby and Granny M, but they are not so ecstatic. Gaby is worried that Larry and Max are there.
Meanwhile, O and F/G break into a big bitch-slap fest, which becomes a head-butting, neck-choking extravaganza. Now they should call the WWF! It’s a wonder Octave doesn’t spill out of that halter top. Actually, this is a serious fight. I wonder if they used stunt players. They are rolling around on the floor, hitting heads, choking, etc.
At the same time, Max is still knocking on the bedroom door, but Marfil won’t open it. She is trying to get Andres to leave. She finally tells him that she is the real Marfil. He actually believes this immediately and decides he’ll work with her. I’m not your enemy, he says. He leaves, and she lets Max in. He asks what she was doing so as not to answer the door. She has no answer.
The fight escalates, and Granny DS comes in! She starts screaming—come quickly. Now everyone in the house comes running: Max, Larry and Yolanda (who looked like they were having too cozy a chat), and even Paola. (She has to leave off her make-out session with Pancho.) Marfil is wearing a short nightie and robe. Paola is wearing a towel. The family members pull apart the two.
F/G reveals that Octavia has killed Dr. Reynosa. She then leaves. There are many impactada looks.
Granny DS suddenly has a big revelation: She remembers that Horacio loved Fedora, and that Horacio really killed Fedora’s husband. Fedora went to prison wrongly. She cries. My son was a murderer.
Everyone looks at O, who says, don’t give me those accusatory looks.
Diana and Gaby are talking to Paco. They are all worried about F/G’s nutty mission to the mansion.
Granny DS is still crying about her son, and Larry takes her to her room. Paola says she is ashamed to have O as a mother. Marfil wants to comfort Max, but he is having none of it. For once I give credit to this actress, as she made it seems she was acting the Marfil role rather than the Debora role. One by one they all leave the room, as if it’s the end of Act I in a community theater production of You Can’t Take it With You.
Paola goes back to her room, where Pancholon is waiting. She cries that her mother is a swindler, and nothing is really theirs, and her mother is a murderer too.
Bruno is talking to Marfil and calls her Debora, but Marfil answers in a way that makes Bruno realize she may be Real Marfil. Oops! Bruno asks her if she is really Marfil, but Marfil denies it. Of course I’m Debora, she says, and slips into the usual Deborah screech for good measure.
Back in Granny DS’s room, the dolls are strewn everywhere. It is dimly lit. Granny and Larry are huddled on the floor. Granny continues to cry about her perfidious son. Larry actually sheds a tear. It is almost touching.
Pancho continues comforting Paola, but Max knocks at the door. She hurries Pancho out the window without his clothes. Don’t worry, we’ll be married in two days, she says.
Max now comes in. He says he doesn’t know how all this happened. They are a dysfunctional family, says Paola. He tells her not to cry, and he’ll get them out of this mess.
Back at the bar, Gaviota has returned. She is still insisting that she will make Octave confess. Diana thinks she will not be able to.
Bruno is still trying to figure out if Marfil is Marfil. She leaves, and Marfil says to herself that she doesn’t trust that traitorous servant. Bruno goes in the hall and wonders Is it live or is it Memorex?
Octave is pondering her options with Big Doormat. She concludes that she need not worry, because there are only suspicions that can’t be proven.
Pancho sneaks in back home, where Lala is sleeping on the couch and wakes up. He is wearing a towel. She calls him by his real name—Francisco. Now you know he's in big trouble. She is scolding him for his cheating ways. Just like his father, she says. I had a feeling that was the case with the way she keeps advising Caramelo. She says she has warned him for months to stay away from Paola, and she pulls his ear really hard! Only a mother could do that.
Next day already, and we are at the hospital. Guess who is the newest nurse on the floor. If you guessed Diana, you would be right. She’s back to wearing that pink nurse’s uniform. Did we see any lead-up to this? Of course not! She is met by Dr. Evil, who is as surprised as we are. She flirts with him. He tries to lure her into the consulting room. He’s crazy to kiss her! After he turns away, she is revealing her real motive: she will make him pay by discrediting him!
Doc tells Andres about the newest staffer, and Andres immediately calls Max to tell him that Diana’s working at the hospital. We are treated to one of the usual gratuitous shots of Max swimming laps in the pool, exiting the pool in his skimpy bathing suit, and flexing his huge hairless pecs before answering the phone at poolside. Max and Larry must undergo some serious body waxing for their appearances in swimsuits.
Diana now sneaks into the storage room and, wearing gloves, steals a bunch of medications. Then she goes into Doc Evil’s office and puts them in the drawer. An eye for an eye, she says. Here’s where the story really goes wrong. I think this is so out of character for her; they just can’t make me suspend disbelief.
Pilar and Kiki meet on the beach. They make an alliance to separate Larry and Gaby so they could have them for each other.
Max shows up at the hospital and confronts Diana. He is wearing a new ugly sweater. It looks like those cotton waffle-weave long john shirts—but it is pale pink. And as usual it is too tight. Andres stares.
Back in Doc Evil’s office we see that Camila has arrived. I guess she has nothing to do all day but to hang out there. Doc tells her that he just learned Diana is back. He slips into one of his sex-addled reveries about how much he wants her in bed.
Andres says he just saw Max in the hall. Camila wants to call Marfil to tell her that Max is there. Andres calls. Love this round-robin phone calling!
One more round. Bruno tells "Debora" to go tell Diana’s paralyzed husband that his wife is talking to Max.
Diana tells the hospital administrator that she learned that Doc Evil has secreted stolen dangerous drugs in his office. He is a little dubious, but she says she would be incapable of saying such things about such a fine professional man as Dr. Evil. (Uh, does no one remember that just a few months ago Doc Evil accused her of attempted murder?) anyway, he should check it out himself.
Paco tells Gaviota to get a new lawyer, but she says she doesn’t have to because Dr. R had sent the evidence to the court already, and the process will continue to its conclusion.
Camila talks about getting back with Max. Doc Evil goes to take a shower. Camila tells Andre she saw him kissing “Max’s wife” at the party. He wants her to keep quiet.
Gaby now has gone to the beach in a cute bathing suit. She sees Pilar, who wants her to leave. Gaby tells her that the beach is a “free country.” And it’s my day off from the supermarket. Kiki invited me. Now Larry comes up. Pilar says Gaby should stay away from her boyfriend. Gaby says “your boyfriend is my husband!” Larry takes Gaby aside and asks her to move back into the mansion. She smiles.
Back at the hospital, the administrator comes to Doc Evil’s office with a security guard. He is going to search for drugs. Doc Evil puts up his arms as if it were a holdup. They find the drugs! Cut to Diana’s face in the background.
Caramelo is crying, because she now realizes her husband is a cheating horndog. Lala comes in and Caramelo unloads. She says she saw him with Paola earlier and she knew something was not right. Lala tries to counsel patience. All men are like this. But his true love is you. I told him to leave off with her, but I guess maybe he hasn’t. But give it time. Don’t worry.
Meanwhile, Pancho is sneaking into the shower with Paola.
Gaviota still confronting O.
Caramelo recovers and goes to work. She is wearing the jaunty red sailor hat. Pop is complaining how F/G went over to the mansion.
He calls Diana and tells her. Diana gleefully relays this news to Gaby and Granny M, but they are not so ecstatic. Gaby is worried that Larry and Max are there.
Meanwhile, O and F/G break into a big bitch-slap fest, which becomes a head-butting, neck-choking extravaganza. Now they should call the WWF! It’s a wonder Octave doesn’t spill out of that halter top. Actually, this is a serious fight. I wonder if they used stunt players. They are rolling around on the floor, hitting heads, choking, etc.
At the same time, Max is still knocking on the bedroom door, but Marfil won’t open it. She is trying to get Andres to leave. She finally tells him that she is the real Marfil. He actually believes this immediately and decides he’ll work with her. I’m not your enemy, he says. He leaves, and she lets Max in. He asks what she was doing so as not to answer the door. She has no answer.
The fight escalates, and Granny DS comes in! She starts screaming—come quickly. Now everyone in the house comes running: Max, Larry and Yolanda (who looked like they were having too cozy a chat), and even Paola. (She has to leave off her make-out session with Pancho.) Marfil is wearing a short nightie and robe. Paola is wearing a towel. The family members pull apart the two.
F/G reveals that Octavia has killed Dr. Reynosa. She then leaves. There are many impactada looks.
Granny DS suddenly has a big revelation: She remembers that Horacio loved Fedora, and that Horacio really killed Fedora’s husband. Fedora went to prison wrongly. She cries. My son was a murderer.
Everyone looks at O, who says, don’t give me those accusatory looks.
Diana and Gaby are talking to Paco. They are all worried about F/G’s nutty mission to the mansion.
Granny DS is still crying about her son, and Larry takes her to her room. Paola says she is ashamed to have O as a mother. Marfil wants to comfort Max, but he is having none of it. For once I give credit to this actress, as she made it seems she was acting the Marfil role rather than the Debora role. One by one they all leave the room, as if it’s the end of Act I in a community theater production of You Can’t Take it With You.
Paola goes back to her room, where Pancholon is waiting. She cries that her mother is a swindler, and nothing is really theirs, and her mother is a murderer too.
Bruno is talking to Marfil and calls her Debora, but Marfil answers in a way that makes Bruno realize she may be Real Marfil. Oops! Bruno asks her if she is really Marfil, but Marfil denies it. Of course I’m Debora, she says, and slips into the usual Deborah screech for good measure.
Back in Granny DS’s room, the dolls are strewn everywhere. It is dimly lit. Granny and Larry are huddled on the floor. Granny continues to cry about her perfidious son. Larry actually sheds a tear. It is almost touching.
Pancho continues comforting Paola, but Max knocks at the door. She hurries Pancho out the window without his clothes. Don’t worry, we’ll be married in two days, she says.
Max now comes in. He says he doesn’t know how all this happened. They are a dysfunctional family, says Paola. He tells her not to cry, and he’ll get them out of this mess.
Back at the bar, Gaviota has returned. She is still insisting that she will make Octave confess. Diana thinks she will not be able to.
Bruno is still trying to figure out if Marfil is Marfil. She leaves, and Marfil says to herself that she doesn’t trust that traitorous servant. Bruno goes in the hall and wonders Is it live or is it Memorex?
Octave is pondering her options with Big Doormat. She concludes that she need not worry, because there are only suspicions that can’t be proven.
Pancho sneaks in back home, where Lala is sleeping on the couch and wakes up. He is wearing a towel. She calls him by his real name—Francisco. Now you know he's in big trouble. She is scolding him for his cheating ways. Just like his father, she says. I had a feeling that was the case with the way she keeps advising Caramelo. She says she has warned him for months to stay away from Paola, and she pulls his ear really hard! Only a mother could do that.
Next day already, and we are at the hospital. Guess who is the newest nurse on the floor. If you guessed Diana, you would be right. She’s back to wearing that pink nurse’s uniform. Did we see any lead-up to this? Of course not! She is met by Dr. Evil, who is as surprised as we are. She flirts with him. He tries to lure her into the consulting room. He’s crazy to kiss her! After he turns away, she is revealing her real motive: she will make him pay by discrediting him!
Doc tells Andres about the newest staffer, and Andres immediately calls Max to tell him that Diana’s working at the hospital. We are treated to one of the usual gratuitous shots of Max swimming laps in the pool, exiting the pool in his skimpy bathing suit, and flexing his huge hairless pecs before answering the phone at poolside. Max and Larry must undergo some serious body waxing for their appearances in swimsuits.
Diana now sneaks into the storage room and, wearing gloves, steals a bunch of medications. Then she goes into Doc Evil’s office and puts them in the drawer. An eye for an eye, she says. Here’s where the story really goes wrong. I think this is so out of character for her; they just can’t make me suspend disbelief.
Pilar and Kiki meet on the beach. They make an alliance to separate Larry and Gaby so they could have them for each other.
Max shows up at the hospital and confronts Diana. He is wearing a new ugly sweater. It looks like those cotton waffle-weave long john shirts—but it is pale pink. And as usual it is too tight. Andres stares.
Back in Doc Evil’s office we see that Camila has arrived. I guess she has nothing to do all day but to hang out there. Doc tells her that he just learned Diana is back. He slips into one of his sex-addled reveries about how much he wants her in bed.
Andres says he just saw Max in the hall. Camila wants to call Marfil to tell her that Max is there. Andres calls. Love this round-robin phone calling!
One more round. Bruno tells "Debora" to go tell Diana’s paralyzed husband that his wife is talking to Max.
Diana tells the hospital administrator that she learned that Doc Evil has secreted stolen dangerous drugs in his office. He is a little dubious, but she says she would be incapable of saying such things about such a fine professional man as Dr. Evil. (Uh, does no one remember that just a few months ago Doc Evil accused her of attempted murder?) anyway, he should check it out himself.
Paco tells Gaviota to get a new lawyer, but she says she doesn’t have to because Dr. R had sent the evidence to the court already, and the process will continue to its conclusion.
Camila talks about getting back with Max. Doc Evil goes to take a shower. Camila tells Andre she saw him kissing “Max’s wife” at the party. He wants her to keep quiet.
Gaby now has gone to the beach in a cute bathing suit. She sees Pilar, who wants her to leave. Gaby tells her that the beach is a “free country.” And it’s my day off from the supermarket. Kiki invited me. Now Larry comes up. Pilar says Gaby should stay away from her boyfriend. Gaby says “your boyfriend is my husband!” Larry takes Gaby aside and asks her to move back into the mansion. She smiles.
Back at the hospital, the administrator comes to Doc Evil’s office with a security guard. He is going to search for drugs. Doc Evil puts up his arms as if it were a holdup. They find the drugs! Cut to Diana’s face in the background.
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La Fea Más Bella #241 3/28/07 El Sabor de la Fiasco, Luigi no es nino bueno, & Cuartel of Red to the Rescue!!
Ok, they set us up at the end of last night’s show such that something horribly shocking was imminent and well it isn’t. Yet. First some Lui self-gratification for making 12 commercials in one month. His babies. We are going to learn about Mexico, our races, our food, thanks to the book by our friend Aldo. Then some food. Cue clouds and corn and chilis and tortillas, pozole, birds, pomegrante, salsa, mole and the tradicional looking ladies who make them all. Delicioso. I had Enchiladas Verde and Carne Asada for lunch and the commercial still made me hungry for Mole!! And cue the twelve giant bowls of moles!!! I'm salivating....
Irma contemplates Aldo’s love for Lety. Luigi comes in and she confirms it’s not a joke. He tells her how much he’s in pain. Irma checks to see if the girls are ready, but Luigi tells them to collect their things and get out. They are impactadas and start cackling like hens according to him. He shuts them up and tells them to get out. Irma says she’ll talk to him. She says this is the great inaugural number and it’s so important. You can’t do this to Lety! He says, oh yes I can. Call the cuartel. What? Go get them!!!
Sorry, we interrupt this recap, to advise you GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLL !!!!!
We now enter the parallel universe where Carloca’s alter ego Ma ma ma ma ma riana Seoane sings her famous song Mermelada with Carloca in the audience. I think the tongue in cheek Sere Una Nina Buena would have been better suited to her anti-character. It’s so odd how they do this. First with Solo para Mujeres and Sergio Mayer and now her. Oh well, it’s telenovela land, and if it sells, it doesn’t matter if it seems real or even physically possible. Well, you all mentioned this performance was pending, so I figured we’d see it at some point. She’s just too popular, plus I’m sure they paid a lot for her performance not to show it. Since you can’t listen here, really, I’ll give you the words and this lovely picture. ( I told you her other song would have fit the plot better!!!) :)
El chico que me quiera,
Que me quiera,
Que me quiera como soy,
Solo quiero que me quiera,
O o o o o
Mermelada, mermelada
Mermelada, la vaina
Que me mueva, que me mueva
Que me mueva el corazon
Solo pido que me quiera
Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma
Mañanita, mañanita, mañanita
Mira que yo soy
Asi, cuidame
Mira que yo soy
Asi mimame
Mira que yo soy
Asi de verdad
Mira que me voy
Si me sueltas papa
El chico que me quiera,
Que me quiera,
Que me quiera como soy,
Solo quiero que me quiera,
O o o o o
Mermelada, mermelada
Mermelada, el chico que me quiera,
Que me quiera,
Que me quiera como soy
Solo pido que me tenga
En mi, mi, mi, mi
Mi manita, mi manita
Mi manita
Mira que yo soy
Asi, cuidame
Mira que yo soy
Asi mimame
Mira que yo soy
Asi de verdad
Mira que me voy
Si me sueltas papa
( el chico que te quiera que? )
Que sea una bomba
( el chico que te quiera que? )
Que me cuide
( el chico que te quiera que? )
Que me mime
( el chico que te quiera que? )
Que me quiera
( mermelada )
El chico que me quiera
Que me quiera,
Que me quiera como soy,
Solo quiero que me quiera,
O o o o o
Mermelada, mermelada
Mermelada, la vaina
Que me mueva, que me mueva
Que me mueva el corazon
Solo pido que me quiera
Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma
Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma
Mañanita
( el chico que te quiera que? )
Que me bese y que me cuide
Que me mime y que me quiera
( el chico que te quiera que? )
Que me bese
She essentially wants someone who will care for her the way she is, like Marmalade, who will kiss her and spoil her and such. Didn't make much sense to me either, no worries.
The cuartel stumble in wondering what the heck. Luigi tells them he got rid of the dancers and he asks the cuartel to do their number and they are impactadas. PM actually crosses her eyes! At first they are scared senseless and complain to him that there’s no way. Later Irma explains to them why he’s acting that way, because of Aldo being in love with Lety, etc. More impactadas, but they are happy for her because he’s worth it, and they wonder why she hasn’t screamed it to all four corners of the globe, but Irma tells them that’s because Lety’s still in love with Fer and admonishes them against gossiping about what she just told them.
Y GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLL!
During the Carloca Clone performance Fern gyrates out of control like he’s having a seizure. Carloca and Omar have to restrain him. Omar does a little of his own lusting. F & C have a few discussions, she thinks they’d be a great singing duo, he smiles goofily. (Did she and Jaime ever sing together? Probably…) She asks if he liked the singer. He says he doesn’t like women only Lety. Well, she is a woman, but in a different way.
Luigi comes back to bribe the cuartel to do the number and not to leave Lety alone in this.
Anais gets up and interrupts the announcer frantically that the dancers aren’t ready and then that here comes Luigi again. Fer & Co. get nervous. OK he finally drops the bomb. He loves his work more than anything, that it enriches him, but it’s out of his control and he wants to dedicate this to the Presidenta, the sacrilege, but these are his last commercials for Conceptos. Los Mendioroel are muy impactados, as are Aldo and Lety. They wonder what the heck is going on. For a moment it looks like the expo will be a fracasso. Lety decides she will go back and find out.
Update: Tied at the half Mexico 1/ Ecuador 1
The cuartel is still debating to dance or not to dance. They explain to Lety. Why is Juana still in a maid outfit, PM in a casi swimsuit, and Sara in her bathrobe? It will be interesting to see her dance in that….
Enter the woman scorned to ream it to Lety yet again. OK, sorry but this guy is being paid very well to do a job. His sabotage is the furthest thing from professionalism, but something tells me he’s going to hang around Conceptos a bit longer still. I’m hoping he has to grovel first though. He tells Lety that people like them will never end up in the world of glamour etc. Even if she feels confident with Aldo on her arm, she will never belong. This p***ses off the cuartel, and that was all they needed to decide they won’t let him get the best of them. Lety starts her self-loathing and says that Luigi wants us to fail and that he won because they aren’t professional performers etc. Clearly they are not swayed. Aldo pops into the door but Lety doesn’t see him. Irma does, but he waves her off.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL ECUADOR!
Anais announces the great show of red. A sea of red feas takes the stage….same outfits, dyed in red with a few sequins thrown in. .
LA BANDA RECODO returns!!!! I got my wish!!!
Me antojo! Me antojo! La Comida Mexicana conquista a el corazon!
The cuartel begin singing about food and how a full belly is the best and they fancy the flavor of Mexican food. A diet doesn’t matter and that Mexican cuisine conquers the heart. I liked this. For those of you who thought these actresses were being wasted, well here is their spotlight. Afterwards everyone wants to congratulate Lety! Including Carloca who gives her a big hug, and Fer and Aldo fight over her. Fer bugs Aldo to let him congratulate her really quickly, so he rushes through his words and awkwardly moves away. Aldo gave her a big kiss and hug.
Success, the audience loved it, and Luigi sulks that he was foiled.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLASSOOOO MEXICOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! [Rafa Marques!!]
I’m tellin’ ya gals, the hottest guys on the planet play soccer………
OK, back to recappin’
The wrath of Aldo pounds hard. He goes in to talk to Luigi, and in a very smug way makes him feel guiltier than hell for doing what he did with this slightly holier than thou sentiment. I thought you were my friend and I had such respect for you and I’m deceived, and I can’t believe you sunk so low etc…..why did you do this? Lui reveals why and that he changed the address for the book delivery and that he can't believe Aldo would fall for the most frightening thing on the planet, and that he read the dedication and that his love for Aldo tastes like suffering. Aldo in disgust walks out after telling him to get rid of his prejudices one day and appreciate people for who they are.
Irma comes in and consoles Luigi sort of , by feeling sorry for his pitifulness. She wonders why he did this, and reminds him that it’s all his fault, after all, for trying to get back at Lety. He doesn’t know if he’s coming or going. He tells her he will miss her the most of all when he leaves and she wonders what she’ll do without him. He says that maybe she can visit her kids or rest or something, and that she’s always been like his mother, well his grandmother. OK, Luigi, quit while you’re ahead, or at least not that far behind.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL MEXICOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mex 3 Ecu 2
Ok it’s getting hard to focus on the recap……
NO WAY!!!! AND AGAIN!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLASSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MEEEEEXICCOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OK, you add it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mar tells Alicia now it's time she needs to confront Fer.
Carloca and Fer discuss how successful everything has been. Ari walks up chiding him and lusting after Carla. Just then, Ma ma ma ma ma rcia shows up to greet Fer. He kisses her on the cheek but is impactado. She tells him he wastes no time and goes to greet Bozo and Humb. She then tells Fer she knows he must have been so worried about her since he hasn’t been able to reach her in 20 days. Mariana/ er Carloca wants to be introduced. Harpy is cordial, holding back her rage. I guess no cat fight yet. She is polite and Carloca is actually being a pretty gracious person tonight. I wish I could be that happy, getting stood up by the guy I love, showing up to the function anyway, and then meeting his fiancée, at an event conjured by his true love and she’s still having a smashing time smiling the whole way. Cheery Carloca.
Carloca asks for a cab to go home and Mar volunteers that Fer take her. Fer is impactado. Fer begs Marcia to go somewhere in private to talk. He wants to know what she is trying to do. She gives him the same old Marcia again and he’s back to his same and they fight. Her complaining about him being with Carloca, in front of all the people who think Mar is his girlfriend and him saying he’s showing her a good time because she took care of him in NY and she’s important to the campaign. Mar wants to know what actually happened in NY; he says nothing. She asks if they are still together. He decides they better talk about it later at her apartment.
And it’s over. BRAVO MEXICO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lety & Luigi
Ok, you call me every monster creation in the book, you screwed me, screwed our company in front of all our clients, but now you should go on an all expenses paid vacation with your boyfriend courtesy of Conceptos with my authorization. What? Unbelievable. I really wanted groveling.
Luigi tells Lety she won. Lety says the commercials were great and Lety asks Luigi to stay with Conceptos. He mocks and says she should celebrate elsewhere. She wants to celebrate with him. She says he’s the star of Conceptos. He agrees, but that he’s dimmed. She knows he’s tired from his commercials marathon but he should go on a vacation if that what it takes. With his boyfriend. He says he doesn’t have one anymore. She says he needs to get him back. He says he’ll try but it’s going to cost him dearly. She continues that he’s incredibly talented and they make a great team and she knows they haven’t gotten along very well, but somewhere deep down in there she knows he has a little heart. He agrees, he has one even though it is wounded. He then makes a joke about a five star hotel and top restaurants. They congratulate each other, and cut.
Just an aside, I read an article today that essentially says that an employer might be liable for it's employees personal blogging when it comes to it's own product endorsement and related comments, saying that if an employee makes a representation there should be full disclosure of whom he or she works for to avoid potential consumer deception. Employers are advised it's best not to let employees comment about work related products or issues as policy. It's more complicated than I've explained, but something to contemplate, and ironic that it came up today.
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Zorro Wednesday March 28, 2008: The one where Telemundo lied and we are treated to an Esme fashion show.
OK, I set my VCR timer to tape the show from 8 until 9:45pm, CDST because I heard the show was to run from 8:30-9:30 tonight. I went out with my family to celebrate my nephew's birthday. Came home and caught the end of La Fea and switched over to Telemundo.....and what to my wondering eyes should appear, Zorro had started and was well under way. I ran to my desk (bet you thought I was going to say window), threw open the drawer and gathered my pen and paper. So, here is the recap already in progress. For those of you who were not deceived by Telemundo's cruel trick, please feel free to fill us in on the first half. Thank you.....
Diego is working on paperwork in his room when Bernardo comes in to tell him that the soldiers have been setting fire to many homes in the village. Diego asks if they are Montero’s men who are extracting revenge (the reason perhaps, because Diego/Zorro has been taking lessons from Robin Hood, taking the tax money from the collectors and giving it back to the poor). Bernie covers one eye to indicate they are Fernando’s soldiers. D-Well, well now this shows us what Fernando Sanchez is really like. Diego goes on to say that perhaps Zorro will need to teach FS a lesson. Bernie signals something that causes Diego to reflect on Esmeralda—oh, how he hurts for her, but he needs to remember that his principle goal is to fight injustice (his words, not mine). Diego gets up and opens the secret passage in his room that leads to the Bat Cave. We are treated to a montage of images of villages burning, people crying, and Diego transforming into Zorro by candle light in the cave (unfortunately we don't get to see him strip down to his skivies, he magically switches from his street clothes into the black get up).
Esme has been grounded by Montero. He’s apparently given orders again that she is not to leave the house. I wonder if she’s going to get her allowance this week, too, or is Monty like my parents and the grounding is always accompanied by the loss of allowance. She exchanges words with the soldier guarding her and he leaves her to stew. She says to herself that she needs to get out of there and find Diego because she wants to tell him off--- How dare he sleep w/ Mariangel and then not trust Esme.
Monty and Pizarro (I’d like to call them Mr. Burns and Smithers, but I think that might lead to some further confusion, but I stick by my theory---Smithers has a little crush on our weasely Mr. Burns, and all the evil he does is done to impress his would-be beau) are having a debriefing session. It appears that Piza told Monty that Miguel died as a result of his torturing. Monty isn’t upset that Miguel died, he’s just upset that he died without spilling the beans on the gypsies’ plans. Monty wants to know what those Gitanos are up to, and he knows they are up to something. Piza tells him that he sent the gypsies a warning in the form of Miguel’s head, so he thinks they won’t be a problem any more and that there is no way that they’ll come near the prison again. Monty tells Piza not to underestimate their enemies. The gypsies know about Sara Kali being held in the prison and they want to free her. Monty mumbles about how Sara Kali is causing nothing but trouble. She’s really complicated things for him (oh, poor Monty life is really tough), he’s got his wife’s mother locked in his prison (I bet there is many a man out there who would like that scenario). All of a sudden, Monty has a thought. You can almost see the light bulb switch on. He wonders if Esme knows that SK is alive and in the prison. Perhaps that is the reason why she agreed to stay with him. Monty doesn’t like the idea of that and says that she better not be using him.
We are treated to further scenes of mayhem around town. People are fighting and fires are ablaze everywhere. A woman and her child are crying and huddled in the middle of the melee. Through the smoke we see the arrival of Zorro, on his trusty steed, Tornado. Zorro gets right to business by socking it to the bad guys (how he can figure out who is who in this mess, I don’t know, it's not like they are color coded, everyone seems to be wearing similar outfits). In the midst of him cracking his whip and knocking heads together, Zorro has flashes of Esme. Everywhere he looks he sees her, and each time she is wearing a different outfit (this isn’t the time for an Esme fashion show!!). These visions take him out of his A-Game. He gets hit a few times and almost ends up getting shot. In the end, Zorro saves the day, errr…night. The people cheer and he rides away.
Commercial and Telemundo-Milwaukee advertises that Zorro can be seen cada noche, lunes á viernes, from 8 to 9---so not true!!!!
Monty arranges a nice dinner for Esme. He tells her that they have a lot to discuss. They sit down to dine and he launches into how he knows very little about her. He starts to fish for info on her mother, but Esme isn’t biting. Monty gets angry because things aren’t going his way (big baby). Sooner or later, he tells her, he’s going to find things out. He has a little hissy fit and throws his glass across the room. Esme tells him that if he continues to act this way he won’t win any points in her book.
Padre Tomas goes to see Alejandro. He fills Al in on Maria Pia’s disappearance when she was out looking for Sister Suplicios. Al says there is no way that MP can be lost, she knows this area like the back of her hand. Al grows suspicious. He thinks that Fernando is up to no good and has something to do with all of this.
In the gypsy camp, Leisha (Miguel’s wife) turns to Renzo for comfort. She tells him that she’s afraid for Miguel. She knows that Monty and Pizarro must be doing terrible things to him (oh, I don’t think she can imagine the truth). Across camp, a man approaches Jonas and tells him that a delivery has just been made. He’s cautious about giving it to Jonas so Azucena can’t see what is in the bag he is carrying. Jonas takes a peek in the bag and discovers the gruesome sight, Miguel’s head. Jonas is sad, shocked and angry all at the same time (what great acting, conveying these three emotions at the same time). This spurs on Jonas’s anger. He says they have to free Sara Kali, there is no way they will allow Monty and his men to hurt another one of the gypsy people. He tells Azu that Monty will pay.
Esme, alone in her room, has a Diego flashback to when he promised not to see her again. She mutters to no one but herself that they can fight for their love. She begs Diego to come to her, as Zorro he can find a way. Come to her, she says, so she can tell him how much she loves him and that she’s carrying their child. She caresses her very flat stomach for emphasis.
Olmos gives Fernando some figures, he’s calculated what will be Mariangel’s dowry. Fernando shares the sum with MA and she is quite pleased with the amount. There is a loud raucous at the door, and in bursts Al followed by Padre Tomas. Al is angry and demands that Fernando tell him the location of Maria Pia. He knows that FS has her and demands that FS release her now. He places his hand on the hilt of his sword to add some weight to his words.
Tobias and Catarina are awakened by a knock on their door. Tobi opens it to find a finely dressed man, who says he is Master Alberdo. This is the man from Spain to whom Tobi wrote a letter asking for help in finding the true identity of Zorro.
Esme, sleeping in her bed, is awakened by a noise. She grabs a candle and heads downstairs. She calls out asking if it is Monty. She enters the parlor and finds Zorro standing in the middle of the room. Z-Diego promised never to see you again, but Zorro did not make the same promise. The “Z” slashes across the screen and the theme song replays…..END OF EPISODE
Diego is working on paperwork in his room when Bernardo comes in to tell him that the soldiers have been setting fire to many homes in the village. Diego asks if they are Montero’s men who are extracting revenge (the reason perhaps, because Diego/Zorro has been taking lessons from Robin Hood, taking the tax money from the collectors and giving it back to the poor). Bernie covers one eye to indicate they are Fernando’s soldiers. D-Well, well now this shows us what Fernando Sanchez is really like. Diego goes on to say that perhaps Zorro will need to teach FS a lesson. Bernie signals something that causes Diego to reflect on Esmeralda—oh, how he hurts for her, but he needs to remember that his principle goal is to fight injustice (his words, not mine). Diego gets up and opens the secret passage in his room that leads to the Bat Cave. We are treated to a montage of images of villages burning, people crying, and Diego transforming into Zorro by candle light in the cave (unfortunately we don't get to see him strip down to his skivies, he magically switches from his street clothes into the black get up).
Esme has been grounded by Montero. He’s apparently given orders again that she is not to leave the house. I wonder if she’s going to get her allowance this week, too, or is Monty like my parents and the grounding is always accompanied by the loss of allowance. She exchanges words with the soldier guarding her and he leaves her to stew. She says to herself that she needs to get out of there and find Diego because she wants to tell him off--- How dare he sleep w/ Mariangel and then not trust Esme.
Monty and Pizarro (I’d like to call them Mr. Burns and Smithers, but I think that might lead to some further confusion, but I stick by my theory---Smithers has a little crush on our weasely Mr. Burns, and all the evil he does is done to impress his would-be beau) are having a debriefing session. It appears that Piza told Monty that Miguel died as a result of his torturing. Monty isn’t upset that Miguel died, he’s just upset that he died without spilling the beans on the gypsies’ plans. Monty wants to know what those Gitanos are up to, and he knows they are up to something. Piza tells him that he sent the gypsies a warning in the form of Miguel’s head, so he thinks they won’t be a problem any more and that there is no way that they’ll come near the prison again. Monty tells Piza not to underestimate their enemies. The gypsies know about Sara Kali being held in the prison and they want to free her. Monty mumbles about how Sara Kali is causing nothing but trouble. She’s really complicated things for him (oh, poor Monty life is really tough), he’s got his wife’s mother locked in his prison (I bet there is many a man out there who would like that scenario). All of a sudden, Monty has a thought. You can almost see the light bulb switch on. He wonders if Esme knows that SK is alive and in the prison. Perhaps that is the reason why she agreed to stay with him. Monty doesn’t like the idea of that and says that she better not be using him.
We are treated to further scenes of mayhem around town. People are fighting and fires are ablaze everywhere. A woman and her child are crying and huddled in the middle of the melee. Through the smoke we see the arrival of Zorro, on his trusty steed, Tornado. Zorro gets right to business by socking it to the bad guys (how he can figure out who is who in this mess, I don’t know, it's not like they are color coded, everyone seems to be wearing similar outfits). In the midst of him cracking his whip and knocking heads together, Zorro has flashes of Esme. Everywhere he looks he sees her, and each time she is wearing a different outfit (this isn’t the time for an Esme fashion show!!). These visions take him out of his A-Game. He gets hit a few times and almost ends up getting shot. In the end, Zorro saves the day, errr…night. The people cheer and he rides away.
Commercial and Telemundo-Milwaukee advertises that Zorro can be seen cada noche, lunes á viernes, from 8 to 9---so not true!!!!
Monty arranges a nice dinner for Esme. He tells her that they have a lot to discuss. They sit down to dine and he launches into how he knows very little about her. He starts to fish for info on her mother, but Esme isn’t biting. Monty gets angry because things aren’t going his way (big baby). Sooner or later, he tells her, he’s going to find things out. He has a little hissy fit and throws his glass across the room. Esme tells him that if he continues to act this way he won’t win any points in her book.
Padre Tomas goes to see Alejandro. He fills Al in on Maria Pia’s disappearance when she was out looking for Sister Suplicios. Al says there is no way that MP can be lost, she knows this area like the back of her hand. Al grows suspicious. He thinks that Fernando is up to no good and has something to do with all of this.
In the gypsy camp, Leisha (Miguel’s wife) turns to Renzo for comfort. She tells him that she’s afraid for Miguel. She knows that Monty and Pizarro must be doing terrible things to him (oh, I don’t think she can imagine the truth). Across camp, a man approaches Jonas and tells him that a delivery has just been made. He’s cautious about giving it to Jonas so Azucena can’t see what is in the bag he is carrying. Jonas takes a peek in the bag and discovers the gruesome sight, Miguel’s head. Jonas is sad, shocked and angry all at the same time (what great acting, conveying these three emotions at the same time). This spurs on Jonas’s anger. He says they have to free Sara Kali, there is no way they will allow Monty and his men to hurt another one of the gypsy people. He tells Azu that Monty will pay.
Esme, alone in her room, has a Diego flashback to when he promised not to see her again. She mutters to no one but herself that they can fight for their love. She begs Diego to come to her, as Zorro he can find a way. Come to her, she says, so she can tell him how much she loves him and that she’s carrying their child. She caresses her very flat stomach for emphasis.
Olmos gives Fernando some figures, he’s calculated what will be Mariangel’s dowry. Fernando shares the sum with MA and she is quite pleased with the amount. There is a loud raucous at the door, and in bursts Al followed by Padre Tomas. Al is angry and demands that Fernando tell him the location of Maria Pia. He knows that FS has her and demands that FS release her now. He places his hand on the hilt of his sword to add some weight to his words.
Tobias and Catarina are awakened by a knock on their door. Tobi opens it to find a finely dressed man, who says he is Master Alberdo. This is the man from Spain to whom Tobi wrote a letter asking for help in finding the true identity of Zorro.
Esme, sleeping in her bed, is awakened by a noise. She grabs a candle and heads downstairs. She calls out asking if it is Monty. She enters the parlor and finds Zorro standing in the middle of the room. Z-Diego promised never to see you again, but Zorro did not make the same promise. The “Z” slashes across the screen and the theme song replays…..END OF EPISODE
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Duelo de Pasiones - Wed March 28 - Donky/Tonky Makes it onto Thelmas Hit List
Emilio is impactado with the news his brother will die.
Vera and Alina, walking down the hacienda stairs hear a loud ruckus. Its Alvaro! Vera tells Alina to hide as Alvaro makes his way past Jaime to Vera. Where is Alina he demands to know.
Alina bumps into Thelma on her way to hide. Thelma hisses some of her usual words as she blames Alina for Angels health problems. Alina and Thelma tell each other that they are despicable. After Alina walks off Thelma counts down her list of victims. Jose is at the lead since he was easy to kill, Angel is coming along nicely and Gaspar will be next on the list.
Alvaro announces that he came to see the muchacha. Jaime tells him that they have orders to keep her there. Vera explains that Alina is being kept locked up. Alvaro is happy to hear that Alina is being treated so unwell, that she is being kept under control. He tells Vera to thank Thelma. He is very satisfied with what he has seen.
Gaspar bugs mama Luba asking what is in the box? Luba tells him to bug off its none of his beeswax. Gaspar teases her a little and then skips off. Luba turns to the altar for the Virgencita. She asks her to send her a sign. All of a sudden Luba changes her tune saying you sent me a sign! My son is in danger! They are going to kill my Gaspar!
Adela knocks at the barn door of Soledad’s new luxury retreat. Adela remains outside saying that she can’t enter. Soledad complains of being cold. Boo Hoo. Why are you in there lady? Soledad begs Adela to find out something about Alina, she needs to know how she is. Adela tells her she will go find out.
Orlando and Thelma talk over what will happen when Angel dies. Thelma tells him they will blame his death on Flor.
The Tall Doctor Vasquez tells Emilio that he would be irresponsible if he gave Emilio hope for Angels condition. Angels situation is very grave. He scolds Emilio a little about why he hasn’t left for Puebla where Angel could have been receiving treatments?! The doctor then reluctantly tells Emilio he will use what equipment they have to help Angel.
Emilio kneels down to talk with Angel. Angel goes on about how he has felt like he has been at deaths door. He begs Emilio to let him see Alina. He wants to talk with her, to see her. He tells Emilio to take care of her, to help her. He wants Emilio to promise him.
Alina prays to the Virgencita in the chapel. She wants the Virgin to save Angel, to restore his health. She tells the Virgencita that she loves him. He has earned her heart.
Elias and his coworkers talk about their construction project. Alvaro rides up on his horse behind them. He overhears Elias break from his work conversation and start to ramble on about his love for Soledad. How now he has a chance to have her. The other engineer guy questions Elias saying Soledad is Alvaro’s wife. Elias tells him he doesn’t care. Alvaro has to die. Alvaro’s eyes widen as he hears their conversation. He rides off. The camera pans back to Elias and his co-worker. They never broke from their conversation about the construction. Alvaro imagined it all.
Alina remembers telling Angel that she could never feel for him what she feels for his brother.
Angel continues begging Emilio to look after Alina. He pauses his begging to try and cough. His cough comes out very weak and then he passes out. Emilio freaks screaming What’s wrong! Doctor!
The Tall Dr. Vasquez tells Emilio that Angel is so weak that the smallest bit of exertion can tire him. Emilio tells the doctor a sob story of how his whole life he thought he was better than Angel. Now he cant do anything to save him! The Doctor tells Emilio that only God can help Angel now.
Vera tells Alina what she said to Alvaro. She tells her how she told him that Alina was being treated worse here than she was at the cave. She tells her how Alvaro seemed happy with this news. Alina changes the subject to Angel, how he is doing, and how all they can do to help is to pray. Vera tells Alina that Emilio is very sad. Alina wants to go see him.
The Singing Aunt whom some like to call Rebecca floats into Thelma’s bedroom with the news that Angel has gotten worse. Thelma declares that Angel should die. The aunt is shocked that Thelma would say this in front of the Lieutenant. Orlando tells the aunt not to worry, he knows Thelma meant to say what she said with bad intentions. Thelma leaves to go check on how quickly Angel is dying as Orlando heads out to see how Emilio faring. The Singing Aunt exclaims Dios Mio! I think Thelma has something to do with this!
Alvaro tells Sergio that he is going to go to Mexico City to see his sister for her wedding. They discuss how its best to tell Marianna that Soledad and Alina are in Europe.
Soledad tries to lift her escape hatch but she drops it. Its makes a loud thud.
Alvaro hears the noise and asks Sergio if he heard it too. The men go to the barn to see who made the noise. Soledad glares at Alvaro as he peers into her suite. Alvaro closes back the door and locks it. He tells Sergio that Everything is in order in there. Sergio advises Don Loco that it must have been a large tree that fell in the forest. Sergio tells his boss that the past is best forgotten. Alvaro agrees its best to have your past locked away.
Mariana tells Malena that she feels so much pain as she falls onto her daughters bed and hugs one of her stuffed animals. Malena tries to comfort her by telling her that she can marry the creepy doctor and have lots of kids with him. Mariana flips out screaming No NO NO! She doesn’t want to get married and she doesn’t want to have kids! She wants to be left alone with her pain.
Emilio tells his army buddies that Angels prognosis does not look well. The buddies fill Emilio in on what they have been doing, making damns, trying to get Don Max to pay his part (a donation) for the construction. It appears that Emilio’s cousin has refused to pay. Emilio is impactado.
Suzy tells Angel that he is strong enough to get better. They talk a little and then Suzy excuses herself to go get something. Thelma comes in just after Suzy leaves. She stands over Angel and calls him pathetic. She tells him that people feel sorry for him, No one loves him, and that its best that he die. Angel stirs and opens his eyes. Thelma leaves the room in a hurry as the camera goes to Angel who is lying in bed with his eyes wide open.
Emilio tells his army buddies that he will clear this point up with Max. Emilio leaves the room and runs into Alina in the hall. They make googly eyes at each other.
Soledad has escaped from her dungeon to walk through the forest with Elias. She wants him to help her see her daughter. He says he will help her. He asks if she knows that he will always be there for her. She says she knows and thanks him, calling him copadre to sidestep this conversaton with him. He calls her comadre back with a laugh like so this is how you want to play it.
Luba walks through the forest carrying two roosters in each hand. She tells herself that she doesnt want to perform bad work anymore. She needs Macairos help. After what happened with Caciques son she doesn’t want to use her herbs on her son. She releases the roosters as she barrels down the path.
Emilio and Alina walk chatting with each other. Emilio thinks to himself how beautiful Alina is. If she only knew Angel was dying.
Thelma tells Orlando that Angel overheard her wishing him dead. She decides that since Angel heard her he really has to die now. Orlando claims that if Angel dies it would help his plans too. He wants Emilio to at last get what he deserves. Orlando tells Thelma all the ways that Emilio has hurt him and why he wishes for Emilio to be hurt. Thelma warns him that she wont allow anyone, not Flor nor Orlando, to take Emilio away from her.
Luba talks with a new hippy herb guy. His name is Macairo and he used to be her student. She tells him she wants Thelma to leave the Sierra. He warns her that she is playing with fire. She tells him that she isn’t, she is trying to save her son. Macairo tells her that he needs something (a personal article) from Thelma. Luba tells him she knows, she’s the one who taught him.
Emilio asks Alina if she is in love with Angel. This whole scene is soooo stupid. Emilio just learned from Rosita that Alina loves him, she has been making out with him every other day and now just because she is worried about Angel he thinks she is in love with Angel! Ahhhh gosh this is killing me to write!
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Angel wakes from his slumber feeling like Thelma is in the room with him. He tells the room that Oh no Thelma wants me dead!
Thelma and Orlando agree something has to happen to help them and their evil plans.
Alina snaps at Emilio that Angel is dying! Gosh for Petes sake leave her alone! Emilio tries the “You are crying for him so you must love him” line of un-rational thinking.
Gaspar is happy that he doesn’t hurt anymore. He beats his chest tarzan style (not really but almost) and comments excitedly on how he is going to go look for that bad woman. Luba walks into the cave and ruins his plans. Gaspar does a few stretches to show her how great he feels as Luba smiles on. She goes to cook him something. She worries to herself about how she will get something from Thelma for Macairo.
Orlando questions Thelma’s idea of blaming Flor for Angels death. Thelma thinks that Emilio will soon hate and blame Flor for Angels death if they just keep insisting it was Flors fault. Look Ma she did it type of brilliant thinking.
Alina tells Emilio she only loves Angel as a friend and besides she cant tell him who she really loves. Gosh this stupid conversation is killing me!
Soledad asks Elias if he is going to see her daughter. He tells her no, she will go. He will take her in the carriage at night so no one will see her. Soledad worries about Alvaro finding out, blah blah blah.
Alvaro tells Adela that he will leave in the morning to go see his sister. He tries to get Adela to tell him what she talks about with Soledad. He learns nothing so he lashes out telling Adela that he cant wait to tell his sister what a tramp Soledad is. The whole world will know what type of trash she is! Yea! My sister will hate her as much as I do.
Alina tells Emilio that God can save his brother. She asks him to turn to God and try a little humility. Man that is one good suggestion. Humility for Emilio.
Thelma and Orlando are walking downstairs of the hacienda when Donky/Tonky good little guard doggy comes running through the house. He passes by Thelma and she freaks out. She starts screaming for Jaime to get the dog out of the house, then she upgrades her demands to Kill the dog! She claims it tried to bite her, it must have rabies, and Kill It! Kill It! Jaime is impactado. He argues its Flors dog. Thelma doesn’t care and continues to scream her death order. Orlando helps by handing his pistol to Jaime. Thelma threatens that if Jaime doesn’t kill the dog she will get Castulo to do it, then she will fire Jaime. Jaime swallows hard as he stands there impactado.
Soledad looks out her window worrying about her abuser.
Thelma screams at Jaime a little more. What are you waiting for she demands! Orlando tells him that there is always a first time.... Jaime’s manhood must be threatened because he agrees to shoot the dog, sweet little Donky/Tonky.
Thelma and Orlando break into laughter after Jaime goes outside to the gallows. They head up stairs so they can have a view of the proceedings.
Alina prays some more as Emilio watches over her. He tells her he doesn’t believe in miracles and or God. She tells him that this is the time for him to get close to God.
Vera catches Jaime outside with a shotgun in one hand and Donky tied to a rope in his other hand. She begs him not to shoot Flors dog. He tells her he has to do it. Thelma ordered him to do it and she will throw them out if he doesn’t. Vera tells him that Thelma is just trying to hurt Flor. Where is Flor!!!
Alvaro goes to visit Soledad so he can tell her about his travel itinerary. He talks to her back which is covered with blankets as she is lying down on her hay bale bed. He tells her that no one will know where she is. He figures that she isn’t talking back to him because she is pretending to be dead. The dead don’t talk. Ha Ha. He looks down at her figure and reaches out to pull the blankets down. (Its not clear if she is there or not.) Sergio comes busting into the barn yelling that he needs the boss to come. Alvaro leaves the barn without pulling the covers down.
Alina thinks to herself how she would like to tell Emilio that she loves him. Emilio thinks to himself if only Alina would forgive him….
Vera tells Jaime not to shoot. He has the dog tied up and the shotgun is ready. Vera tells Jaime that Thelma is in her room watching and laughing about this. The scene changes to show Thelma and Orlando standing in her bedroom watching and laughing, ready to watch the execution. Flash back to the death scene. Jaime looks like he can’t think on his own as he quivers with indecision on what to do. Should I shoot the dog, or should I not?
Alina runs up in the nick of time. She hugs Tonky/Donky and sets him free. Jaime explains that Thelma ordered him to shoot the dog. Emilio tells him that it was a stupid order. This dog doesn’t have rabies! Emilio runs off to find out what’s going on with his lovely wife.
Thelma talks her way out of trouble telling Emilio that the dog tried to bite her. Their argument is useless; Emilio does nothing to Thelma for trying to murder the dog.
Malena and the creepy doctor talk about how Mariana hasn’t left the child’s bedroom all day. They have a brainstorm at the same moment that maybe something bad has happened to Mariana. They bust into the room and find her passed out on the bed with pill bottles everywhere.
Orlando tells Emilio that his discussions with his brother upset Angel. He tells Emilio that love is to blame for Angels health. If Angel wasn’t in love with Flor then he wouldn’t be fighting with Emilio all the time. Orlando asks Emilio if he would be prepared to forget his love for Alina to make Angel better.
Tomorrow Vera tells Alina that Thelma hates her as if this is new information.
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Destilando Amor - March 28 - it's a long downhill slide from here, folks.
Have we yet discussed why Gaviota is wearing celery stalks (ok, agave leaves) on her head in the intro?
[Also I gotta say, these actors with agave machetes are not believable. Are you guys remembering to hold them with the sharp side down? You look like you're dabbing at those plants, not hacking at them. Well, maybe the props guy said "Be careful, don't wreck them, they have to last all week, agaves don't grow on trees you know."]
We open with Gaviota singing a good song and Rod gazing at her with intimations of impending turgidity. "What I feel for Gaviota is LOVE!" he explains to himself. Heh heh. Where was he when he was 16 years old?
[I LIKE this galan! He's cute in that caveman way, he looks guapo on a horse, and he's the first good kisser since Colunga.]
James is very drunk and inveigles Roman into taking him off to a bigger town to see more pretty girls.
When the hypnotic spell of LOVE wears off a bit Rodrigo notices James is gone and asks Gav to go with him to search for James in all the other cantinas. When the expedition (unsuccessful) is over Rod takes Gav home, asks for a kiss and gets one. There is excellent music in the rhythm of a huapango and he tells her he loves her.
Her mother is cross. "A a boy from the Big House isn't going to be allowed to love a humble girl. You've never had a boyfriend before, you should listen to the voice of experience: 'Only in the telenovelas.' " [This refrain, which they've used several times already, is a bit too self-referential for me...]
Next morning James staggers in with Roman; he's still wearing the ridiculous argyle sweater vest. He tells Sofia he loves the dance, the tequila, the music ... she tells him to take a bath. Later he tells her he loves "the light, the colors, the traditions! Marry me! I'll buy a home here." "What about my career?" "You can study in Guadalajara." "I can't be entombed here, I'm going back to London, you'll have to decide."
Nice sister Daniela says: "Maybe this is his essence." "I lived with him a year, I know, it isn't. I want the old James back, not this absurd one." Meanwhile James is agog at the gorgeous scenery and so am I.
The family gossips about Rodrigo - why is he in such a good mood? James tells them: "because he's in love with a beautiful jimadora." The grandma is critically impactada and says that's a lousy joke. Sister Daniela (because she's the Good Sister) says: "I just want to see my brother happy."
Gav and her ma have gone off to the village market where Gav gets grabbed by a sort of sleazy magazine seller-photographer who burbles on about international models etc. I see a plot point in the making here.
We hear honking - it's Clark Kent - with his super vision he has spotted Gav among all these people and is honking! They go off together to enjoy his last day. They smooch in the cantina, he gives her his huge Rolex. They smooch more. He tells her she's the first girl he's loved, and he'll be back from London in a year to marry her. "The 21st of March, don't forget, we'll go to the nearest church and get hitched."
James returns to the Big House and tells Sofia: "I love you, but I can't leave here just yet, I have to stay a while." She emotes briefly and dumps him.
Rod wheedles Gav (OK she didn't need much wheedling) to watch the sunset with him from the agave field on the hill. "It's the happiest day of my life." He says: "You set my blood on fire." Heh.
Night fell during the commercials and so did Gaviota. There, amid the agaves and the super-scratchy stubble ... "Now I'm totally yours."
Grandma, with her Phyllis Diller-type plastic surgery, monologues to her recently deceased husband's photo: "You always wanted to keep the family together but your crappy will is gonna sow discord between Aaron and Rodrigo." James enters, thanks her for her hospitality, says Sofia dumped him and he's decided to move to the pueblo. (I don't know if this is a pueblo named Pueblo or just a pueblo because the closed captions are all capital letters.)
Rod tells James he's gotten engaged to the lovely jimadora! He must have told him other stuff too because James, who is happy for him, responds: "Ah, I'm glad you're finally a complete man." "Don't tell the family, I don't want things to be difficult for her while I'm away."
On his last morning in town, Rod visits the new organic agave fields ("They're so modern, the tequila they make will be a sensation!" says the dad. "Unless they get torched by the villains," says this jaded recapper).
Gav and her mom are cleaning up, ready to move on. The ma goes to do errands. Gaviota prays to the Virgin, "please let Rod come to me cause I can't go to the Big House..."
There's a knock on the door! Guess who! They embrace and say goodbye and smooch and etc. They won't be able to write each other because she has no address and things have to be hidden from people in the big house. She says she has his watch to remember him by and will never take it off; she bounces off and digs up a cassette of "Carmela the Argentine" to give him in return.
Then she asks (probably for the 20th time): "I'm the only woman in your life? You've never been with another?" "You're my first, and you'll also be the last - in fact, I can't love any other woman." "Why not?" "Dunno, but it doesn't matter now. Anyway, remember - the 21st of March - I'll be back for you." "I'll be waiting!"
The ma, who watched all this, prophesizes: "You'll suffer - just like in the telenovelas."
[We already know from the advances that, due to this one roll in the agave fields, Gav is going to get pregnant. So she - and Rod - get pregnant their first time out, at the same time they lose their virginity. I predict Rod is not going to have sex with any other woman ever, he'll be the Hippolita of the show.
And we also know that after these couple episodes of happiness Rodrigo and Gaviota are going to suffer like crazy for months. so I hope you got an eyeful of those happy smooches.]
[Also I gotta say, these actors with agave machetes are not believable. Are you guys remembering to hold them with the sharp side down? You look like you're dabbing at those plants, not hacking at them. Well, maybe the props guy said "Be careful, don't wreck them, they have to last all week, agaves don't grow on trees you know."]
We open with Gaviota singing a good song and Rod gazing at her with intimations of impending turgidity. "What I feel for Gaviota is LOVE!" he explains to himself. Heh heh. Where was he when he was 16 years old?
[I LIKE this galan! He's cute in that caveman way, he looks guapo on a horse, and he's the first good kisser since Colunga.]
James is very drunk and inveigles Roman into taking him off to a bigger town to see more pretty girls.
When the hypnotic spell of LOVE wears off a bit Rodrigo notices James is gone and asks Gav to go with him to search for James in all the other cantinas. When the expedition (unsuccessful) is over Rod takes Gav home, asks for a kiss and gets one. There is excellent music in the rhythm of a huapango and he tells her he loves her.
Her mother is cross. "A a boy from the Big House isn't going to be allowed to love a humble girl. You've never had a boyfriend before, you should listen to the voice of experience: 'Only in the telenovelas.' " [This refrain, which they've used several times already, is a bit too self-referential for me...]
Next morning James staggers in with Roman; he's still wearing the ridiculous argyle sweater vest. He tells Sofia he loves the dance, the tequila, the music ... she tells him to take a bath. Later he tells her he loves "the light, the colors, the traditions! Marry me! I'll buy a home here." "What about my career?" "You can study in Guadalajara." "I can't be entombed here, I'm going back to London, you'll have to decide."
Nice sister Daniela says: "Maybe this is his essence." "I lived with him a year, I know, it isn't. I want the old James back, not this absurd one." Meanwhile James is agog at the gorgeous scenery and so am I.
The family gossips about Rodrigo - why is he in such a good mood? James tells them: "because he's in love with a beautiful jimadora." The grandma is critically impactada and says that's a lousy joke. Sister Daniela (because she's the Good Sister) says: "I just want to see my brother happy."
Gav and her ma have gone off to the village market where Gav gets grabbed by a sort of sleazy magazine seller-photographer who burbles on about international models etc. I see a plot point in the making here.
We hear honking - it's Clark Kent - with his super vision he has spotted Gav among all these people and is honking! They go off together to enjoy his last day. They smooch in the cantina, he gives her his huge Rolex. They smooch more. He tells her she's the first girl he's loved, and he'll be back from London in a year to marry her. "The 21st of March, don't forget, we'll go to the nearest church and get hitched."
James returns to the Big House and tells Sofia: "I love you, but I can't leave here just yet, I have to stay a while." She emotes briefly and dumps him.
Rod wheedles Gav (OK she didn't need much wheedling) to watch the sunset with him from the agave field on the hill. "It's the happiest day of my life." He says: "You set my blood on fire." Heh.
Night fell during the commercials and so did Gaviota. There, amid the agaves and the super-scratchy stubble ... "Now I'm totally yours."
Grandma, with her Phyllis Diller-type plastic surgery, monologues to her recently deceased husband's photo: "You always wanted to keep the family together but your crappy will is gonna sow discord between Aaron and Rodrigo." James enters, thanks her for her hospitality, says Sofia dumped him and he's decided to move to the pueblo. (I don't know if this is a pueblo named Pueblo or just a pueblo because the closed captions are all capital letters.)
Rod tells James he's gotten engaged to the lovely jimadora! He must have told him other stuff too because James, who is happy for him, responds: "Ah, I'm glad you're finally a complete man." "Don't tell the family, I don't want things to be difficult for her while I'm away."
On his last morning in town, Rod visits the new organic agave fields ("They're so modern, the tequila they make will be a sensation!" says the dad. "Unless they get torched by the villains," says this jaded recapper).
Gav and her mom are cleaning up, ready to move on. The ma goes to do errands. Gaviota prays to the Virgin, "please let Rod come to me cause I can't go to the Big House..."
There's a knock on the door! Guess who! They embrace and say goodbye and smooch and etc. They won't be able to write each other because she has no address and things have to be hidden from people in the big house. She says she has his watch to remember him by and will never take it off; she bounces off and digs up a cassette of "Carmela the Argentine" to give him in return.
Then she asks (probably for the 20th time): "I'm the only woman in your life? You've never been with another?" "You're my first, and you'll also be the last - in fact, I can't love any other woman." "Why not?" "Dunno, but it doesn't matter now. Anyway, remember - the 21st of March - I'll be back for you." "I'll be waiting!"
The ma, who watched all this, prophesizes: "You'll suffer - just like in the telenovelas."
[We already know from the advances that, due to this one roll in the agave fields, Gav is going to get pregnant. So she - and Rod - get pregnant their first time out, at the same time they lose their virginity. I predict Rod is not going to have sex with any other woman ever, he'll be the Hippolita of the show.
And we also know that after these couple episodes of happiness Rodrigo and Gaviota are going to suffer like crazy for months. so I hope you got an eyeful of those happy smooches.]
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Acorralada #52 Tuesday 3/27/07 Murder, she said .
Sorry, folks, but this was a bit rushed.
I've tried to cover all the action!
Diana answers the phone. Max is calling. He has to talk to her. As usual, Diego is listening in. There’s a rehash of the question of the baby’s name. She says she can’t talk. Diego asks who it was, and she tells him it was Lala. Close up of Diego’s newest painting. It looks like one of those psychology tests for an optical illusion—do you see a vase, or do you see two faces in profile? But the faces are two Neanderthal men.
Diego immediately calls his mother at the mansion. Yes, of course, she answers. He finds out that she did not just call. He hangs up and backhands his orange juice off the table in anger.
Rene and Peyote are at the mansion pool. He doesn’t want her marrying Pancho, that jewelry fencer. She tells him to lighten up—he should multiply times zero. She now seems to use that expression all the time. The meaning is still unclear. She changes the subject and they start high-fiving about the exciting “super cool” (in English) night out they are going to have. Rene quickly forgets what he was saying about Pancholon. Exit Peyote to change.
Enter Yolanda, the Bomboncito. Rene switches to Eddie Haskell mode and tells her he was trying to convince Paola to return to college. Ever wonder why Rene doesn’t have to work? Is he a trust funder?
Cut to Paola’s room. The phone rings, and she answers, because it’s Pancho, calling for her. He says he tried her cell but she didn’t answer. Anyway, she says they are all ready to get married in two days. Pancho, now the voice of reason, says, don’t you think it’s too fast. No, she says—we are in love and we are ready. Okay, we will get married in two days, he agrees.
Octave and Yolanda now have a very important conversation. Octave says she offered Dr. R a million bucks to stop the case against her, but he refused, so she killed him. Yolanda is impactada. There’s a review of their criminal history—Octave points out that Yolanda gave false evidence about whether Fedora killed her own husband. At this point, Yolanda doesn’t know that Octave killed Octave’s own husband.
Yolanda says Octave shouldn’t have killed the lawyer. Now Octave reveals it’s not the first time she killed. She reveals that she killed Horacio (her own husband) because he was in her way, in the way of her love for Paco. Once she had the fortune, he was unnecessary.
Paco and Gaviota are talking. She gets a phone call telling her about Dr. R.
Back to Octave’s confession. There is something here about how after all these years, Paco has suddenly resurfaced. I’m not sure I understand this part correctly. Anyway, Octave threatens her sister, that if Yolanda doesn’t keep her mouth shut, she’ll kill her too. She will eliminate all who are in her way.
F/G tells Paco it had to be Octavia. He doesn’t want her to take matters into her own hands.
Max and Emilio are talking about the baby. Max says he knows the baby is his because she named it Max.
Larry goes to Casa Soriano to look for Gaby. Only Diego is there, and he won’t give Larry the address of the supermarket with Gaby works. Diego says Diana doesn’t know it either. Lunkhead wants to leave a message for Gaby. Exit Lunkhead. Another closeup of the Neanderthal men as Diana comes out.
Max and Emilio are still discussing the parentage of the putative heir. Max says he’s sure it’s his because why did she call the baby Max? She wasnts to punish me. He puts on his best lemon sucking face. (Thank you to the commentator who pointed this out. I had been striving for weeks to figure out what was with him, and this expresses it perfectly.)
Larry is back at the pool. He is talking with Rene and Paola about how great Gaby looked last night. There is a long exchange where it appears that Larry says he’s been an idiot for letting Gaby go, and now Kiki wants to steal Gaby.
Andres comes in on Marfil in the bedroom. She doesn’t know who he is, but he doesn’t know that. He grabs her.
Cut to scene of Miss Kitty, I mean Deborah, tied to the bed, Isabel removes the gag. Bad move. Debora screeches louder than we have ever heard her. My sister has gone crazy. Let me go. Isabel tells her that she is in the same room her sister was in. Do you want to go back to the mansion and take back her personality again? Deborah realizes that they will do away with her, but Isabel offers to help her if she pays her more than she is getting now. Deborah doesn’t know how she will get the money. Then your luck ran out. Debora screams at the top of her lungs, let me go, you buzzard!
Back to the Neanderthal men–come to think of it, it’s a good self-portrait of Diego . . .. Diego is staring at Diana, who is sewing. She asks if he has finished his painting. He says he doesn’t feel like painting. He says he’d rather look at her. She says she always likes a compliment. He asks her for a kiss. She gives him a kiss on the forehand and talks about giving one good morning and one for good night. He says, no, he means a real kiss on the mouth, not like friends. She looks at him with vague disgust. Kiss me like a woman kisses a man. No, she says. Oh, he says, you’re refusing because you love someone else. He wheels away in disgust.
Back at the mansion., Andres is grabbing Marfil with his hand over mouth. Marfil exercises her brilliant powers of deductive reasoning and thought bubbles, Who is this guy? He evidently knows m sister, and he has me confused with her. She breaks away and asks how he got in there. Did Bruno let him in? Bruno? Are you crazy? Bruno hates me. So who is in he in relation to Debora. He is calling me by her name. He wants to make love. She gives him a wild-eyed stare. She tells him Max might come in. He says he doesn’t care. She now realizes he is the husband of her twin sister!
Max now calls again, and Diana picks up the phone. He says he is coming over, and she tells him she is crazy, because Diego is here, and her son. He says he will take the baby for blood tests. Frantic, she says she will come to his office in a half hour. Oops—Diego was listening on the extension.
Yolanda is crying to herself that the world of the Irascibles is falling in. We can’t wash the blood from our hands. Larry comes in. She says she needs to be alone to think. Larry wonders what thinking is.
Yolanda tells him that his mother has done something terrible, and she will spend all her days in prison. But she stops him from going to his mother.
Andre is still talking to his supposed wife. She thought bubbles that he knows all about Debora, and she plays along. Says she doesn’t want to do anything while Max is around. He points at her and says don’t cheat on me and leaves. She then says, how could I have known my idiot sister was married? How can I get rid of this guy?
Diego is asking Diana where she is going. She tells him she is going to buy stockings. She really should come up with a better excuse.
Pancho is fantasizing about his upcoming bigamous marriage. But here comes Caramelo with a cake she baked. She says she is celebrating because she is so glad he will be working with her papa. The phone rings, and it’s Diego complaining about Max. Caramelo doesn’t want her hubby to fight with Max. They all take off for the factory.
Pilar is rehashing the party at the pool. She was jealous of Gaby. But they read a gossip article that says Larry is going to Europe for three months with Pilar.
Diana is talking to Max in his office. She tells him that he very wrong if he thinks he can take the baby. Cut to the elevator and the reception area, where Pancho is wheeling in Diego followed by Caramelo. They demand to know where Max’s office is.
Diana continues denying it’s Max’s baby. Well, why did you call him Maximiliano?
F/G is telling Granny M about the death of Dr. Reynosa. Granny wants her to stop pushing Diana and Gaby into rancor and hate. No luck there.
Back to the genealogy lesson. Making like John Lovitz, Diana says that the father of her son is Diego. Yeah. She named him Max for her grandmother. Yeah. Granny’s husband was named Maximiliano. Yeah. She tries to leave, and he grabs her, saying he doesn’t believe it. Just then, of course, Diego wheels in.
Caramelo and Pancho are back at reception. He wants to go with Diego, but she doesn’t want them to fall to blows. Leave your brother to solve his own problems, she says. He says she is blind if she doesn’t see Diego’s problems. What about her own. She conveniently goes to get water, because of course, the elevator opens and who should come out but Paola. She kisses him. Fiera, what are you doing here? he asks. Silly, this is my family’s factory. He says to himself if Caramelo and Paola see each other it will be WW III. He takes her into the elevator. Inside the elevator, they are making out.
Diego wants to know what Diana is doing there. Max says he wanted her to come, because she wanted to know why her baby has his name. I suppose it is mine. Diana says, no it isn’t. I already told you about my grandmother. Diego tells her to stop giving explanations. Let’s go.
Cut to reception. The elevator opens and Pancho and Paola are making out and his shirt is off. The receptionist stands up and her jaw drops. He hurriedly goes out and puts on the shirt, just in time for Caramelo’s return. She asks what Paola is doing. Paola asks what she is doing there? . Here comes Caramelo. She asks what Paola is doing. Paola asks the same. Paola suggests it will be a “show match” (in English.) I think she is likening this experience to a match of the WWF. Of course, crisis is averted, because Caramelo says she came with Diego and doesn’t realize anything about the relationship. Caramelo throws the water. Diego comes out, and Paola gives him a patronizing hello. Hi, Diego, my piano teacher. You look mah-velous. Caramelo urges her to stop making fun of Diego. The receptionist and Pancho are restraining Caramelo. Don’t butt in. She says. Caramelo says Paola is a shameless slippery disgraces. Paola calls her a poor MDH. The receptionist asks Caramelo to moderate her vocablulary. Why should I, she asks. Because she’s the boss’s daughter. The four manage to get in the elevator without Paola figuring out that Caramelo is Pancho’s wife.
Emilio and Max come in. Paola asks her brother for money, because she doesn’t have a cent.
Back at the bar, Paco is asking why F/G hasn’t changed for her act. I am not singing to night. I am going to the mansion to get her to confess.
Diego tells Diana that she shouldn’t have gone to see Max. She says she had to give him a lie. He says that if she hadn’t given the baby that name, none of this would be necessary. lie. Well, if you hadn’t given the baby that name, this wouldn’t have been necessary. She actually apologizes.
Paco is trying to stop Gaviota from taking matters into her own hands.
Cut to Doc Evil’s apartment. It is a fun evening with the three musketeeras (Pilar, Silvia and Camila) and those handsome men about town: Doc Evil, Andres, and Rene. Silvia is decked out in her afro wig with a pink and purple tank top and pink and purple printed tights and brown boots. We don’t know why she is bald. She is also wearing a giant medallion on a ribbon–given how she’s dressed, perhaps she snagged a gold medal for the 100-meter freestyle. Pilar is saying she won’t let Gaby have Larry. They discuss how she changed her look, and was disguised. But like Cinderella, she is still a servant and the spell was broken. Camila wants to steal Max from Marfil. Ignacio says that she should wait a short while. They are in crisis, and soon she will be able to get him back. (I guess he’s saying that because he’s figuring he will have his Diana.)
Now they all laugh at Camila–Rene says that Wonder Woman is bald. They all remind her that she never told them she was bald, and she was the main attraction of the night (of the party). Even Camila sticks up for her, but Ignacio says that this is a democracy, and anyone can say whatever they want. They all laugh some more. She leaves the room. Rene begins to spin an odd fantasy that they all imagine: Camila and Pilar are dressed as policewomen in short skirts. Silvia is in the Wonder Woman costume. They are leading the three men to a prison cell. The three men are wearing those prison uniforms with the cartoony black and white stripes. Suddenly, from behind bars, Rene yanks off her wig, and she is a bald Wonder Woman. They all laugh some more.
Scene of Diana and Gaby reading the paper about Larry going to Europe. Gaby is sad. She is now wearing her contact lenses, though. Diana tells her not to worry, it’s just gossip, and anyway, they won’t let him divorce her.
Fedora goes to the mansion and forces her way in. Andres is in the bedroom trying to do it with Marfil. Max knocks on the door and interrupts.
F/G finds O and accuses her of murder. We end with dueling closeups of the two.
I've tried to cover all the action!
Diana answers the phone. Max is calling. He has to talk to her. As usual, Diego is listening in. There’s a rehash of the question of the baby’s name. She says she can’t talk. Diego asks who it was, and she tells him it was Lala. Close up of Diego’s newest painting. It looks like one of those psychology tests for an optical illusion—do you see a vase, or do you see two faces in profile? But the faces are two Neanderthal men.
Diego immediately calls his mother at the mansion. Yes, of course, she answers. He finds out that she did not just call. He hangs up and backhands his orange juice off the table in anger.
Rene and Peyote are at the mansion pool. He doesn’t want her marrying Pancho, that jewelry fencer. She tells him to lighten up—he should multiply times zero. She now seems to use that expression all the time. The meaning is still unclear. She changes the subject and they start high-fiving about the exciting “super cool” (in English) night out they are going to have. Rene quickly forgets what he was saying about Pancholon. Exit Peyote to change.
Enter Yolanda, the Bomboncito. Rene switches to Eddie Haskell mode and tells her he was trying to convince Paola to return to college. Ever wonder why Rene doesn’t have to work? Is he a trust funder?
Cut to Paola’s room. The phone rings, and she answers, because it’s Pancho, calling for her. He says he tried her cell but she didn’t answer. Anyway, she says they are all ready to get married in two days. Pancho, now the voice of reason, says, don’t you think it’s too fast. No, she says—we are in love and we are ready. Okay, we will get married in two days, he agrees.
Octave and Yolanda now have a very important conversation. Octave says she offered Dr. R a million bucks to stop the case against her, but he refused, so she killed him. Yolanda is impactada. There’s a review of their criminal history—Octave points out that Yolanda gave false evidence about whether Fedora killed her own husband. At this point, Yolanda doesn’t know that Octave killed Octave’s own husband.
Yolanda says Octave shouldn’t have killed the lawyer. Now Octave reveals it’s not the first time she killed. She reveals that she killed Horacio (her own husband) because he was in her way, in the way of her love for Paco. Once she had the fortune, he was unnecessary.
Paco and Gaviota are talking. She gets a phone call telling her about Dr. R.
Back to Octave’s confession. There is something here about how after all these years, Paco has suddenly resurfaced. I’m not sure I understand this part correctly. Anyway, Octave threatens her sister, that if Yolanda doesn’t keep her mouth shut, she’ll kill her too. She will eliminate all who are in her way.
F/G tells Paco it had to be Octavia. He doesn’t want her to take matters into her own hands.
Max and Emilio are talking about the baby. Max says he knows the baby is his because she named it Max.
Larry goes to Casa Soriano to look for Gaby. Only Diego is there, and he won’t give Larry the address of the supermarket with Gaby works. Diego says Diana doesn’t know it either. Lunkhead wants to leave a message for Gaby. Exit Lunkhead. Another closeup of the Neanderthal men as Diana comes out.
Max and Emilio are still discussing the parentage of the putative heir. Max says he’s sure it’s his because why did she call the baby Max? She wasnts to punish me. He puts on his best lemon sucking face. (Thank you to the commentator who pointed this out. I had been striving for weeks to figure out what was with him, and this expresses it perfectly.)
Larry is back at the pool. He is talking with Rene and Paola about how great Gaby looked last night. There is a long exchange where it appears that Larry says he’s been an idiot for letting Gaby go, and now Kiki wants to steal Gaby.
Andres comes in on Marfil in the bedroom. She doesn’t know who he is, but he doesn’t know that. He grabs her.
Cut to scene of Miss Kitty, I mean Deborah, tied to the bed, Isabel removes the gag. Bad move. Debora screeches louder than we have ever heard her. My sister has gone crazy. Let me go. Isabel tells her that she is in the same room her sister was in. Do you want to go back to the mansion and take back her personality again? Deborah realizes that they will do away with her, but Isabel offers to help her if she pays her more than she is getting now. Deborah doesn’t know how she will get the money. Then your luck ran out. Debora screams at the top of her lungs, let me go, you buzzard!
Back to the Neanderthal men–come to think of it, it’s a good self-portrait of Diego . . .. Diego is staring at Diana, who is sewing. She asks if he has finished his painting. He says he doesn’t feel like painting. He says he’d rather look at her. She says she always likes a compliment. He asks her for a kiss. She gives him a kiss on the forehand and talks about giving one good morning and one for good night. He says, no, he means a real kiss on the mouth, not like friends. She looks at him with vague disgust. Kiss me like a woman kisses a man. No, she says. Oh, he says, you’re refusing because you love someone else. He wheels away in disgust.
Back at the mansion., Andres is grabbing Marfil with his hand over mouth. Marfil exercises her brilliant powers of deductive reasoning and thought bubbles, Who is this guy? He evidently knows m sister, and he has me confused with her. She breaks away and asks how he got in there. Did Bruno let him in? Bruno? Are you crazy? Bruno hates me. So who is in he in relation to Debora. He is calling me by her name. He wants to make love. She gives him a wild-eyed stare. She tells him Max might come in. He says he doesn’t care. She now realizes he is the husband of her twin sister!
Max now calls again, and Diana picks up the phone. He says he is coming over, and she tells him she is crazy, because Diego is here, and her son. He says he will take the baby for blood tests. Frantic, she says she will come to his office in a half hour. Oops—Diego was listening on the extension.
Yolanda is crying to herself that the world of the Irascibles is falling in. We can’t wash the blood from our hands. Larry comes in. She says she needs to be alone to think. Larry wonders what thinking is.
Yolanda tells him that his mother has done something terrible, and she will spend all her days in prison. But she stops him from going to his mother.
Andre is still talking to his supposed wife. She thought bubbles that he knows all about Debora, and she plays along. Says she doesn’t want to do anything while Max is around. He points at her and says don’t cheat on me and leaves. She then says, how could I have known my idiot sister was married? How can I get rid of this guy?
Diego is asking Diana where she is going. She tells him she is going to buy stockings. She really should come up with a better excuse.
Pancho is fantasizing about his upcoming bigamous marriage. But here comes Caramelo with a cake she baked. She says she is celebrating because she is so glad he will be working with her papa. The phone rings, and it’s Diego complaining about Max. Caramelo doesn’t want her hubby to fight with Max. They all take off for the factory.
Pilar is rehashing the party at the pool. She was jealous of Gaby. But they read a gossip article that says Larry is going to Europe for three months with Pilar.
Diana is talking to Max in his office. She tells him that he very wrong if he thinks he can take the baby. Cut to the elevator and the reception area, where Pancho is wheeling in Diego followed by Caramelo. They demand to know where Max’s office is.
Diana continues denying it’s Max’s baby. Well, why did you call him Maximiliano?
F/G is telling Granny M about the death of Dr. Reynosa. Granny wants her to stop pushing Diana and Gaby into rancor and hate. No luck there.
Back to the genealogy lesson. Making like John Lovitz, Diana says that the father of her son is Diego. Yeah. She named him Max for her grandmother. Yeah. Granny’s husband was named Maximiliano. Yeah. She tries to leave, and he grabs her, saying he doesn’t believe it. Just then, of course, Diego wheels in.
Caramelo and Pancho are back at reception. He wants to go with Diego, but she doesn’t want them to fall to blows. Leave your brother to solve his own problems, she says. He says she is blind if she doesn’t see Diego’s problems. What about her own. She conveniently goes to get water, because of course, the elevator opens and who should come out but Paola. She kisses him. Fiera, what are you doing here? he asks. Silly, this is my family’s factory. He says to himself if Caramelo and Paola see each other it will be WW III. He takes her into the elevator. Inside the elevator, they are making out.
Diego wants to know what Diana is doing there. Max says he wanted her to come, because she wanted to know why her baby has his name. I suppose it is mine. Diana says, no it isn’t. I already told you about my grandmother. Diego tells her to stop giving explanations. Let’s go.
Cut to reception. The elevator opens and Pancho and Paola are making out and his shirt is off. The receptionist stands up and her jaw drops. He hurriedly goes out and puts on the shirt, just in time for Caramelo’s return. She asks what Paola is doing. Paola asks what she is doing there? . Here comes Caramelo. She asks what Paola is doing. Paola asks the same. Paola suggests it will be a “show match” (in English.) I think she is likening this experience to a match of the WWF. Of course, crisis is averted, because Caramelo says she came with Diego and doesn’t realize anything about the relationship. Caramelo throws the water. Diego comes out, and Paola gives him a patronizing hello. Hi, Diego, my piano teacher. You look mah-velous. Caramelo urges her to stop making fun of Diego. The receptionist and Pancho are restraining Caramelo. Don’t butt in. She says. Caramelo says Paola is a shameless slippery disgraces. Paola calls her a poor MDH. The receptionist asks Caramelo to moderate her vocablulary. Why should I, she asks. Because she’s the boss’s daughter. The four manage to get in the elevator without Paola figuring out that Caramelo is Pancho’s wife.
Emilio and Max come in. Paola asks her brother for money, because she doesn’t have a cent.
Back at the bar, Paco is asking why F/G hasn’t changed for her act. I am not singing to night. I am going to the mansion to get her to confess.
Diego tells Diana that she shouldn’t have gone to see Max. She says she had to give him a lie. He says that if she hadn’t given the baby that name, none of this would be necessary. lie. Well, if you hadn’t given the baby that name, this wouldn’t have been necessary. She actually apologizes.
Paco is trying to stop Gaviota from taking matters into her own hands.
Cut to Doc Evil’s apartment. It is a fun evening with the three musketeeras (Pilar, Silvia and Camila) and those handsome men about town: Doc Evil, Andres, and Rene. Silvia is decked out in her afro wig with a pink and purple tank top and pink and purple printed tights and brown boots. We don’t know why she is bald. She is also wearing a giant medallion on a ribbon–given how she’s dressed, perhaps she snagged a gold medal for the 100-meter freestyle. Pilar is saying she won’t let Gaby have Larry. They discuss how she changed her look, and was disguised. But like Cinderella, she is still a servant and the spell was broken. Camila wants to steal Max from Marfil. Ignacio says that she should wait a short while. They are in crisis, and soon she will be able to get him back. (I guess he’s saying that because he’s figuring he will have his Diana.)
Now they all laugh at Camila–Rene says that Wonder Woman is bald. They all remind her that she never told them she was bald, and she was the main attraction of the night (of the party). Even Camila sticks up for her, but Ignacio says that this is a democracy, and anyone can say whatever they want. They all laugh some more. She leaves the room. Rene begins to spin an odd fantasy that they all imagine: Camila and Pilar are dressed as policewomen in short skirts. Silvia is in the Wonder Woman costume. They are leading the three men to a prison cell. The three men are wearing those prison uniforms with the cartoony black and white stripes. Suddenly, from behind bars, Rene yanks off her wig, and she is a bald Wonder Woman. They all laugh some more.
Scene of Diana and Gaby reading the paper about Larry going to Europe. Gaby is sad. She is now wearing her contact lenses, though. Diana tells her not to worry, it’s just gossip, and anyway, they won’t let him divorce her.
Fedora goes to the mansion and forces her way in. Andres is in the bedroom trying to do it with Marfil. Max knocks on the door and interrupts.
F/G finds O and accuses her of murder. We end with dueling closeups of the two.
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Zorro, Tues, March 27, 2007: Esme has a bun in the oven and Diego pops the question to MA
Esme hides Renzo under her skirt [I’m sure he liked that!] to help him escape from Pizarro and his men. Renzo tells her about the failed plan to try and contact and then rescue Sara Kali. Renzo tells Esme that Miguel was captured. Esme tells Renzo that since she is Montero’s wife, she may be able to help Miguel. She tells Renzo that Montero might exact reprisals against the gypsy camp. Renzo seems to be surprised that Esme would betray her husband. Esme says that she has gypsy blood and will do whatever is necessary to free her mother.
Back in the prison, Sara Kali tells the old guy prisoner her story: once upon a time women were barred from inheriting the Spanish throne. However, this law was repealed. Sara’s mother became the heir to the Spanish throne but some men at the court were against her succeeding the throne and tried to kill her many times. Sara and her mother ran away to the gypsies to escape the assassins. Sara’s mother died defending the gypsies. Sara decided to make a claim the Spanish throne now held by her cousin. To get back into court circles, she married Fernando but when he found out about her plans, he put her in the mask and locked her up. [Why didn’t he kill her?] The old guy pretends that he believes her but really he thinks that the mask has driven her insane.
Maria Pia is running around in the woods looking for NN. Suddenly, she is grabbed from behind by a guy in a sombrero with a bandanna tied across his face. He drags her off. Meanwhile, the chubby nun-wannabee finds NN sitting under a tree and NN says that she was saved by an angel – a black angel. Chubby foolishly mentions how saintly Marie Pia is and NN runs off shrieking into the bushes.
Montero sends the cutest one of his guard to find Esme and bring her to him to sign some papers. Pizarro comes in and tells Montero about the gypsies and their plot. Montero and Pizarro don’t know what prisoner the gypsies were trying to communicate with. Pizarro is torturing Miguel on a rack to find this out. Montero and Pizarro guess that the message was intended for Sara Kali. Pizarro offers to go and destroy the gypsy camp but Montero fears interference from the Marquesa. Montero tells Pizarro to torture Miguel to death if necessary to get the information.
Esme drops Renzo off. In spite of the fact that he is being chased by soldiers and the whole gypsy camp is in danger, he has to take time to tell Esmeralda that he loves her even though he knows she doesn’t love him.
After the opening credits run, we see Zorro attack a convoy of soldiers that is apparently carrying money. [They carefully don’t show how Zorro could get close enough to a soldier to get his whip around the soldier’s legs without the rest of the soldiers apparently being able to see or stop him. Hey, it’s Zorro.] Although he incapacitates most of the soldiers, two of them ride after him.
Back in her carriage, Esme is recalling her last conversation with Diego. Up rides Zorro. He tries to make nice but Esme is dismissive. She continues on her way and Zorro is just standing around considering her attitude. All of a sudden, the two soldiers appear.
Alejandro and Almudena tell the Marquesa what happened with Diego and MA. The Marquesa is upset that that cad Montero has won again.
Montero finds Esme and chides her for not signing the annulment papers. Esme tells Montero that she is afraid of what Montero will do to Diego when the Marquesa leaves town. Montero says that she is right to be concerned. This business with the Marquesa has been the biggest humiliation of his career and once the Marquesa leaves town, Montero is going to reassert his power over the Governor, the de la Vegas and everyone else. Esme says, in that case, she refuses to sign the annulment papers and will stay married to Montero.
Sister Carola (the chubby nun-wannabee) returns to the church and tells Father Tomas that she found and then lost NN and has Maria Pia returned. Father Tomas says no, MP has not returned and they are concerned about what has happened to her.
Cut to Maria Pia tied up and blindfolded in a barn. In comes Fernando and tells her that he won’t let her become a nun. She tells him that he can’t make her love him by force and he responds that he won’t try. His men just won’t let her leave. If he can’t have her, God won’t have her either.
Diego returns to his perpetually moonlit Zorro cave. He tells Bernardo that this was one of Zorro’s most spectacular appearances but all he can do is think about Esme. Why didn’t he read her letter before he spoke to her? There is only one thing that he can do - go with his father to ask for MA’s hand in marriage.
Esme tells Almudena that she is not going to go through with the annulment of her marriage to Montero. Almudena says she is crazy – Montero is an evil bastard and he will exercise his rights to consummate the marriage. Esme says that he won’t touch her – because she is preggers with Diego’s baby! [Why she is so sure Montero wouldn’t do something precisely to harm the baby of his enemy, I don’t know.] Almudena is impactada. She doesn’t seem to be at all concerned that Esme has been screwing Diego without being married.
Cut to Fernando who is crushed that MA supposedly gave up her precious chastity to Diego in his house. He acknowledges that he left that part of his daughters’ upbringing to his sister. [Judging by her reaction to Esme’s pregnancy, Almudena did a pretty bad job on that score.] MA pleads with him to forgive her and promises to be a faithful, loyal wife to Diego and give her father lots of grandkids. Fernando does not seem moved.
Montero explains to the Marquesa that he tried to do what he was supposed to by annulling his marriage to Esme but she won’t sign the papers and so he is off the hook. The Marquesa tells him not to press his luck.
Sergeant Garcia tells Montero that Zorro attacked the convoy and stole the tax money. Montero orders that Garcia place a spy among the poor people to whom Zorro will be distributing the stolen money.
Father Tomas organizes a search party for Maria Pia and NN. The Cardinal tells him that he is going to write to the Vatican and recommend that the internado not be made into a convent. Father Tomas chews out the Cardinal about the sacrifices that the women have made to help the poor. Back in her barn, Maria Pia refuses to eat.
Alejandro and Diego come to the Governor’s house to do the right thing and have Diego ask for MA’s hand in marriage. For some reason, Olmos has a bright red wig on. Diego apologizes to MA for what happened and offers to restore her honor at the altar. MA accepts and Olmos is crushed but nobody is looking at him, of course.
For some reason, Almudena has to drag Esme to the incompetent barber surgeon to get a recommendation on a woman to examine Esme and confirm her pregnancy. [Why couldn’t she have asked Dolores about a midwife?] The doctor recommends the native healer – Eagle Feather.
Back at the Governor’s house, the engaged couple go off to set a date for the wedding and Fernando tells Alejandro that they used to be friends but now he feels that Alejandro doesn’t approve of him. Alejandro admits that he does not understand some of Fernando’s actions such as letting Montero torture Diego in prison and murdering Indians when he was a soldier. Fernando responds that his low opinion of Indians results from seeing his parents skinned alive by a band of Indians who attacked their hacienda when he was a child.
In the parlor, Diego tells MA that he is sure that she drugged his champagne but he has no proof. He is also sure that he never touched her.
Fernando tells Alejandro that this horrible experience caused him to attack Indians with extreme brutality. Maria Pia found out about it, refused to marry him and became a nun-wannabee. Fernando tells Alejandro that he will not permit Maria Pia to become a nun.
Eagle Feather does her examination, which involves touching Esme’s hand and her stomach through her dress and announces [I think – the broadcast went off for a second or two] that Esme is preggers and will have a boy.
Diego and MA exchange insults but MA tells Diego that Esme has refused the annulment of her marriage with Montero and suggests that the reason is that Esme and Montero have given each other pleasure. Of course, Diego believes this even though he just accused MA of lying to get him in a compromising situation.
Esme tells Almudena that she is going to free her mother with the help of the gypsies and then go to Spain and have her baby. Almudena says she is in danger from Montero exercising his marital rights. This time, Esme tells Almudena that she will refuse and if Montero discovers that she is preggers, she will flee. [Ten minutes ago, she told Almudena that Montero wouldn’t touch her if she was pregnant.] Almudena says that that the Marquesa will have to find a solution to Esme’s problem.
Uh oh. Cut to the Marquesa bidding Dolores farewell. Apparently, she is leaving without saying goodbye to her hosts but she has left them a gift.
Diego confronts his father about the annulment and Alejandro confirms that the Marquesa arranged it and subsequently Esme refused to go along. Alejandro tells Diego that MA has stayed with Montero because Diego broke her heart. Diego is impactado that he came so close to getting Esme only to lose her again.
In spite of being horribly tortured, Miguel has not revealed the name of the prisoner he and his buddies are trying to free.
His servant tells Fernando that Maria Pia won’t eat. Fernando tells himself that we will see which will last longer – her love for God or his love for her.
Esme is babbling about her child when Diego rides up. Almudena says that it is now or never to speak to Diego.
The credits roll.
Back in the prison, Sara Kali tells the old guy prisoner her story: once upon a time women were barred from inheriting the Spanish throne. However, this law was repealed. Sara’s mother became the heir to the Spanish throne but some men at the court were against her succeeding the throne and tried to kill her many times. Sara and her mother ran away to the gypsies to escape the assassins. Sara’s mother died defending the gypsies. Sara decided to make a claim the Spanish throne now held by her cousin. To get back into court circles, she married Fernando but when he found out about her plans, he put her in the mask and locked her up. [Why didn’t he kill her?] The old guy pretends that he believes her but really he thinks that the mask has driven her insane.
Maria Pia is running around in the woods looking for NN. Suddenly, she is grabbed from behind by a guy in a sombrero with a bandanna tied across his face. He drags her off. Meanwhile, the chubby nun-wannabee finds NN sitting under a tree and NN says that she was saved by an angel – a black angel. Chubby foolishly mentions how saintly Marie Pia is and NN runs off shrieking into the bushes.
Montero sends the cutest one of his guard to find Esme and bring her to him to sign some papers. Pizarro comes in and tells Montero about the gypsies and their plot. Montero and Pizarro don’t know what prisoner the gypsies were trying to communicate with. Pizarro is torturing Miguel on a rack to find this out. Montero and Pizarro guess that the message was intended for Sara Kali. Pizarro offers to go and destroy the gypsy camp but Montero fears interference from the Marquesa. Montero tells Pizarro to torture Miguel to death if necessary to get the information.
Esme drops Renzo off. In spite of the fact that he is being chased by soldiers and the whole gypsy camp is in danger, he has to take time to tell Esmeralda that he loves her even though he knows she doesn’t love him.
After the opening credits run, we see Zorro attack a convoy of soldiers that is apparently carrying money. [They carefully don’t show how Zorro could get close enough to a soldier to get his whip around the soldier’s legs without the rest of the soldiers apparently being able to see or stop him. Hey, it’s Zorro.] Although he incapacitates most of the soldiers, two of them ride after him.
Back in her carriage, Esme is recalling her last conversation with Diego. Up rides Zorro. He tries to make nice but Esme is dismissive. She continues on her way and Zorro is just standing around considering her attitude. All of a sudden, the two soldiers appear.
Alejandro and Almudena tell the Marquesa what happened with Diego and MA. The Marquesa is upset that that cad Montero has won again.
Montero finds Esme and chides her for not signing the annulment papers. Esme tells Montero that she is afraid of what Montero will do to Diego when the Marquesa leaves town. Montero says that she is right to be concerned. This business with the Marquesa has been the biggest humiliation of his career and once the Marquesa leaves town, Montero is going to reassert his power over the Governor, the de la Vegas and everyone else. Esme says, in that case, she refuses to sign the annulment papers and will stay married to Montero.
Sister Carola (the chubby nun-wannabee) returns to the church and tells Father Tomas that she found and then lost NN and has Maria Pia returned. Father Tomas says no, MP has not returned and they are concerned about what has happened to her.
Cut to Maria Pia tied up and blindfolded in a barn. In comes Fernando and tells her that he won’t let her become a nun. She tells him that he can’t make her love him by force and he responds that he won’t try. His men just won’t let her leave. If he can’t have her, God won’t have her either.
Diego returns to his perpetually moonlit Zorro cave. He tells Bernardo that this was one of Zorro’s most spectacular appearances but all he can do is think about Esme. Why didn’t he read her letter before he spoke to her? There is only one thing that he can do - go with his father to ask for MA’s hand in marriage.
Esme tells Almudena that she is not going to go through with the annulment of her marriage to Montero. Almudena says she is crazy – Montero is an evil bastard and he will exercise his rights to consummate the marriage. Esme says that he won’t touch her – because she is preggers with Diego’s baby! [Why she is so sure Montero wouldn’t do something precisely to harm the baby of his enemy, I don’t know.] Almudena is impactada. She doesn’t seem to be at all concerned that Esme has been screwing Diego without being married.
Cut to Fernando who is crushed that MA supposedly gave up her precious chastity to Diego in his house. He acknowledges that he left that part of his daughters’ upbringing to his sister. [Judging by her reaction to Esme’s pregnancy, Almudena did a pretty bad job on that score.] MA pleads with him to forgive her and promises to be a faithful, loyal wife to Diego and give her father lots of grandkids. Fernando does not seem moved.
Montero explains to the Marquesa that he tried to do what he was supposed to by annulling his marriage to Esme but she won’t sign the papers and so he is off the hook. The Marquesa tells him not to press his luck.
Sergeant Garcia tells Montero that Zorro attacked the convoy and stole the tax money. Montero orders that Garcia place a spy among the poor people to whom Zorro will be distributing the stolen money.
Father Tomas organizes a search party for Maria Pia and NN. The Cardinal tells him that he is going to write to the Vatican and recommend that the internado not be made into a convent. Father Tomas chews out the Cardinal about the sacrifices that the women have made to help the poor. Back in her barn, Maria Pia refuses to eat.
Alejandro and Diego come to the Governor’s house to do the right thing and have Diego ask for MA’s hand in marriage. For some reason, Olmos has a bright red wig on. Diego apologizes to MA for what happened and offers to restore her honor at the altar. MA accepts and Olmos is crushed but nobody is looking at him, of course.
For some reason, Almudena has to drag Esme to the incompetent barber surgeon to get a recommendation on a woman to examine Esme and confirm her pregnancy. [Why couldn’t she have asked Dolores about a midwife?] The doctor recommends the native healer – Eagle Feather.
Back at the Governor’s house, the engaged couple go off to set a date for the wedding and Fernando tells Alejandro that they used to be friends but now he feels that Alejandro doesn’t approve of him. Alejandro admits that he does not understand some of Fernando’s actions such as letting Montero torture Diego in prison and murdering Indians when he was a soldier. Fernando responds that his low opinion of Indians results from seeing his parents skinned alive by a band of Indians who attacked their hacienda when he was a child.
In the parlor, Diego tells MA that he is sure that she drugged his champagne but he has no proof. He is also sure that he never touched her.
Fernando tells Alejandro that this horrible experience caused him to attack Indians with extreme brutality. Maria Pia found out about it, refused to marry him and became a nun-wannabee. Fernando tells Alejandro that he will not permit Maria Pia to become a nun.
Eagle Feather does her examination, which involves touching Esme’s hand and her stomach through her dress and announces [I think – the broadcast went off for a second or two] that Esme is preggers and will have a boy.
Diego and MA exchange insults but MA tells Diego that Esme has refused the annulment of her marriage with Montero and suggests that the reason is that Esme and Montero have given each other pleasure. Of course, Diego believes this even though he just accused MA of lying to get him in a compromising situation.
Esme tells Almudena that she is going to free her mother with the help of the gypsies and then go to Spain and have her baby. Almudena says she is in danger from Montero exercising his marital rights. This time, Esme tells Almudena that she will refuse and if Montero discovers that she is preggers, she will flee. [Ten minutes ago, she told Almudena that Montero wouldn’t touch her if she was pregnant.] Almudena says that that the Marquesa will have to find a solution to Esme’s problem.
Uh oh. Cut to the Marquesa bidding Dolores farewell. Apparently, she is leaving without saying goodbye to her hosts but she has left them a gift.
Diego confronts his father about the annulment and Alejandro confirms that the Marquesa arranged it and subsequently Esme refused to go along. Alejandro tells Diego that MA has stayed with Montero because Diego broke her heart. Diego is impactado that he came so close to getting Esme only to lose her again.
In spite of being horribly tortured, Miguel has not revealed the name of the prisoner he and his buddies are trying to free.
His servant tells Fernando that Maria Pia won’t eat. Fernando tells himself that we will see which will last longer – her love for God or his love for her.
Esme is babbling about her child when Diego rides up. Almudena says that it is now or never to speak to Diego.
The credits roll.
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Duelo de Pasiones - Tuesday 3/27 - In which Thelma tries to calm her raging hormones...with MURDER.
"Alina my love!" Emilio holds a wet and fallen Alina but he cannot revive her. He orders Orlando to ride ahead and have Vera prepare a bed for the unconscious Alina.
Thelma paces in her room and complains to her auntie that she feels responsible for Jose's death and it has brought out the worst in her. If she has to lie she'll lie, if she has to betray she'll betray, if she has to kill she'll kill. Thelma gets evil squinty snake eyes and auntie beats a hasty retreat.
A drenched Orlando enters and tells Thelma to look out the window. She flounces over in time to see Emilio carrying unconscious Alina on horseback. Thelma ain't happy and Orlando gets sarcastic, he says their "hero" had the nerve to cry "Alina mi amor" in front of him. Thelma swears she wants to kill that maldita Flor. Orlando is all "No way, if you get Emilio then I get Flor. You lift one finger against her and I'll blab about your adventure in the Devil's Cave!" Thelma scowls but agrees to help Orlando separate Emilio and Flor.
Emilio tells Vera to cover Flor with blankets and keep her warm until the Dr. arrives in the a.m. He sees the burn on Vera's arm and asks what happened. Vera's eyes dart nervously around the room.
Angel is, you guessed it, coughing. Sexy Nurse Susi tells him that his treatment is no longer working. (Did it ever work? I think not.) She advises him to return to Puebla to see a specialist and get new treatment. Stupid suicidal Angel says he'll never leave as long as Emilio stays in Escondidaville with Alina.
Vera lies to Emilio and says she burned herself, right Rosita? Rosita reluctantly agrees. Emilio tells her to watch Alina during the night and then buy some new clothes for her in the morning. It's about time Flor got some new duds.
Rosita tells Emilio she's glad that God touched his heart and that he cares for Flor. Flor loved him for a long time before he showed up in Escondidaville. She knows because Flor told her. "Flor loves you sir and she always has." Emilio actually smiles. Sort of.
Efigenio is guarding his cousin Arcadio. He asks Arcadio if pobre Jose was really the father of Alina. Arcadio says no, how could Efigenio think such a thing? Jose came here to get his woman, her name is...hmmm, he can't remember. Another guy takes Efigenio's place and he and Tonki stand guard.
Rosita tells Emilio over and over how Flor has always loved him. He says Flor tried to tell him the truth but he responded with scorn and reproachments. He strokes unconscious Flor and says things are going to change.
Mariana, Malena and Dr. Love are still in the funeral home. As Mariana weeps on her daughter's casket Dr. Love complains to Malena that Mariana said she wouldn't marry him. Malena says give her time, wait and see if that guy (Jose) returns, see how things go between them. Dr. Love might have a chance now that his puppet and Jose are dead. He needs to get rid of the bow-tie. Why does James Bond look smashing in a bow tie while Dr. Love looks like a doofus?
Emilio talks to unconscious Flor and kisses her cheek. He says he will seek her forgiveness.
Meanwhile, Thelma lounges in her slinky yellow robe trying to figure out a way to get Emilio back to Puebla. The only thing he's interested in is that damn Flor! She's got to do something. Angel coughs in the background. "Of course! Angel your dear brother, he's my solution," she smirks.
Fast forward through Emilio and unconscious Alina. Whoaaa...he has a fuzzy white fantasy that they are getting married. He gives her a gross lamprey wide-mouth bass kiss. Oh wait, no...It's Flor's dream. She mumbles his name. Bleh.
Rosita tends to Vera's bad burn and says she should have told Emilio the truth. The truth is always the best, that's why she told Vera about what happened to her. Vera curses Don Max. Rosita tells Vera it's worse than she thought, she's pregnant! Castulo walks around the corner and hears Rosita. He gets all mean-looking and says to himself that he did this to her. Vera exclaims to Rosita it's a tragedy, what will she do? Castulo interrupts to "grab some fruit" he says. Oh yeah, he's good at grabbing fruit all right. He totally checks Rosita out before leaving. Pig. Vera says she has never liked Castulo.
Emilio tells Orlando he needs his help. He has decided to separate from Thelma and he needs a good argument/reason for validating the divorce. Orlando is impactado.
Emilio says his marriage to Thelma is a nightmare and he needs to get out. Orlando asks has Emilio forgotten the small detail of The Child? Emilio says he'll give the kid his name (gee thanks dad) and Thelma money, whatever it takes to get rid of that albatross around his neck. Orlando says he'll help. Liar.
The storm rages on.
Elias sniffs and kisses Soledad's monogrammed hankie. The one that Blanca found. Do you remember Blanca, Asshat? He sighs, "If Alvaro didn't exist then maybe you and I...ah Soledad, why do I fantasize, you have always been an impossible dream."
Cut to a wet and crying Soledad. She remembers her last meeting with Elias. "Elias, how different my life would have been with you. You loved me a lot, maybe you still love me, but now my heart is dry and closed to love, I feel only infinite hate."
Cut to Don Odio, I mean Loco, recalling Thelma saying that Jose called Flor his daughter. He mutters that Soledad is a liar and Alina is not his daughter. He knows it so why does it hurt so much? Lightning strikes as he sheds a tear.
Orlando has set up camp in Thelma's room and he's drinking her booze. She's not happy to hear that Emilio wants to leave her to be with Flor. She tells Orlando that she has a plan, she'll go into Angel's room and...
Nurse Susi and Vera are in the kitchen preparing a tray for Angel. Orlando comes in, gets rid of Vera and asks Susi to make him a cup of coffee. Instead of telling him to pour his own damn coffee she's a nurse not his servant, she stupidly complies. When her back is turned he replaces Angel's large white pill with two tiny ones. Surely Nurse Susi will notice this sudden change in medication, won't she?
Orlando reports his successful pill swap to Thelma. She says they will help Angel sleep through the night while she does her dirty work. "What will we do if he dies?" asks Orlando, perhaps a little late in the game. "All the better, he's a hindrance" she answers, "and when Emilio has to arrange his funeral in Puebla where all their friends live...well, we will have succeeded."
The storm rages on.
Stupid Nurse Susi gives Angel the two tiny sedatives instead of his usual big pill. She doesn't notice the change in medication. I think her shirt is too tight and is cutting off the blood to her brain. She tells him she hopes he sleeps through the storm. Ha! After she leaves, Angel whispers that he hopes he dreams of Alina and that nothing will wake him. Be careful what you wish for sonny!
Rosita runs into Don Max in the hallway. He gets sleazy and lecherous and they have a scuffle. He insults Santos and she slaps him then runs away. He smirks and says her slap enchants him.
Luba crouches down under an overhanging rock. She was on her way home when the storm trapped her there. She sits in the dark looking sad and worried. She has that flashback where she is standing in front of a young man, she chants and pulls out her vial filled with green fairy liquid. She puts it to his lips and he drinks. Back in the present she says "Gaspar my son, I don't want anything bad to happen to you. I don't want them to find us alive, especially you." Huh? I don't get it.
Thelma sneaks into Angel's room, says "you must die," removes his blanket, unbuttons his shirt, and opens the window. "Until never little bro-in-law, rest in peace."
She reports to Orlando that part one of their plan is completed. Angel will die and Emilio will return to Puebla, far from Flor.
The next morning she slips into Angel's room and closes the window. She has not been found out. Satisfaction!!
Alina tells Vera that she doesn't believe Emilio did all those nice things for her the night before, he thinks she's the daughter of a foreman, same old same old blah blah blah. Vera tries to convince her but Alina remains stubborn.
Don Loco sleeps with Soledad by his side. She's not wet or covered with hay and she's sleeping with a lot of jewelry on. He wakes up and reaches for her...it was only a dream, a damn dream. His hair is perfectly coiffed (it looks like he has hair plugs!) and the bed isn't even wrinkled. Who sleeps like that? My honey holds a six-hour judo class in his sleep every night. That's probably not normal either. It's the opposite end of the normal spectrum.
Luba leaves her sheltered overhang and steps out into the morning light. She is impactada by the damage and many mudslides the storm caused to the hillsides. The Virgencita must have been really angry. Uh oh, she remembers Gaspar spent the night wounded and alone. She must see her son!
Arcadio swears to Emilio and the other soldiers the he and Jose only came back so Jose could find his woman for his daughter's sake. Emilio asks if Alina is Jose's daughter. Arcadio says no, Jose's daughter lives in Mexico City. Orlando says Arcadio is lying, Thelma heard Jose call Alina "hija." They decide to let Arcadio go as they have no proof against him.
Thelma is on cloud nine and tells auntie they'll be going back to Puebla in no time. She has even started packing. "Don't tell me that you..?"asks auntie, horrified. "No no, I'm no assassin," Thelma says, "I just helped him along, he was practically dead anyway."
Oh dear, tragic music plays and we are at Marianita's burial. Mariana is hysterical and tries to jump into the open grave but Dr. Love and Malena hold her back. Juanito throws a flower and fistful of dirt into the hole. Mariana howls at God, "Why? Why?"
Alina has bathed and is fresh as a flower (heh heh). Vera arrives with some bags of new clothes and shoes. Thank goodness, I loathed Flor's ribboned wedgies...so impractical for roaming about the countryside.
When Luba gets home she's relieved to see Gaspar sitting at the table, his pecs bulging over his bandaged chest. (OK, I was relieved about that last part.) He's pouting because she didn't come home the night before. He was worried about her. She lights up a doobie and tells him she was at the hacienda and got caught in the rain on her way home. Gaspar says the patron should have put her up for the night. Bad patron! They're all bad! Luba takes a toke and asks Gaspar who shot him. "An ungrateful soldier, Ma. If it weren't for me the whirlpool would have swallowed him. I saved him and he tried to kill me."
Luba tells Gaspar to stay away from La Rinconada and to forget "that woman." Gaspar says he's not going to forget his child, and when it's born he's going to take it away. "Virgencita help me," she sighs,"those ideas are going to get you killed. If you die I'm going with you." This agitates Gaspar, "No ma, I don't want anything to happen to you," he caresses her face and kisses her forehead, "if you die I'll die."
Emilio and Orlando are discussing Jose-Gomez-Alina's-dad-yes-or-no when Nurse Susi rushes downstairs. Something is wrong with Angel!!
Mariana cries over Marianita's teddy bear and yells at God some more.
Angel is practically coughing his guts out. Orlando, Emilio, Thelma and Nurse Susi stand around and watch Angel gasp for air. Nurse Susi is a stone fox but she is the worst nurse ever.
Don Loco and Don Max encounter one another on the road. Max says Loco's going to La Rinconada, right? And he's not going for any good reason, only to start something with Emilio, right? Loco can't believe Max would defend Emilio. "Hey, he's my blood and I don't want to become a traitor to my own people," says Max. Loco says chill out, he only wants to verify that they have the girl under control. They do some more chest puffing and Loco rides off toward La Rinconada. Max glares after him and says "It's too late to start distrusting me Alvaro. It was I who fed the jealousy that poisoned your calm and destroyed your life."
Alina, looking good with combed and curled hair, worries about Tonki. Vera promises he is well-cared for. Jaime enters to tell them that young master Angel is dying!
Alina rushes to Angel's bedside. He wheezes while she weeps "don't die, don't die."
Emilio paces while waiting for the doc. He tells Orlando he blames himself for Angel's illness. Thelma stalks in and shrieks "Don't blame yourself, if anyone is to blame it's Flor!" They have words. Boring repetitive ones.
The doc arrives and he and Emilio run upstairs. Thelma bares her lower teeth to Orlando.
"Save him doctor!" begs Alina. The doc kicks them all out except Useless Nurse Susi who will aid in the examination.
Cut to scenes of local people who were displaced by the storm. The soldiers are feeding them and hauling emergency supplies. Many people are dirty, injured and crying, but the soldiers will see them through this tragedy. This scene brought to you courtesy of the Mexican national army.
Arcadio tells Efigenio he plans to leave Escondidaville and go to Mexico City because this place makes him crazy. I'm thinking he'll run into Mariana, why else would they have this scene?
Thelma tries, again, to turn Emilio against Flor by blaming her for Angel's illness. Emilio shakes his head and walks out. Thelma is annoyed and looks like she wants to kill someone. Of course she will, the only questions are who and when.
Don Max rides up and Auntie Opera tells him that Angel is deathly ill. Don Max snaps that Angel should be in Puebla, tell Thelma to convince Emilio that they should all return to Puebla right away! He stalks off and auntie comments that it seems like Don Max wants to get rid of his nephews ASAP. Why?
Mariana sees a ghostly vision of Marianita on her little bed. Marianita tells her mami not to cry, she's fine, she has her hair, she doesn't want mami to be sad. Mariana reaches out to her daughter's ghostly hand but touches nothing. She cries out what will she do without her princess, her angel, her baby?
The doctor tells Emilio that Angel is very sick, he doesn't think he'll survive the crisis. Emilio begs him, "please tell me you're wrong!" The doc says he can only hope he's mistaken, and God knows it's his greatest hope to free Angel from death's grip, but the truth is the truth, and as hard as it is he must tell the truth...Angel is beyond hope. Surely Emilio is impactado, but he looks the same as always.
arrepentido = remorseful, repentant
cobija = blanket
grosero = rude, foul-mouthed, a rude person
malagradecido = ungrateful, unappreciative
estorbo = nuisance
Thelma paces in her room and complains to her auntie that she feels responsible for Jose's death and it has brought out the worst in her. If she has to lie she'll lie, if she has to betray she'll betray, if she has to kill she'll kill. Thelma gets evil squinty snake eyes and auntie beats a hasty retreat.
A drenched Orlando enters and tells Thelma to look out the window. She flounces over in time to see Emilio carrying unconscious Alina on horseback. Thelma ain't happy and Orlando gets sarcastic, he says their "hero" had the nerve to cry "Alina mi amor" in front of him. Thelma swears she wants to kill that maldita Flor. Orlando is all "No way, if you get Emilio then I get Flor. You lift one finger against her and I'll blab about your adventure in the Devil's Cave!" Thelma scowls but agrees to help Orlando separate Emilio and Flor.
Emilio tells Vera to cover Flor with blankets and keep her warm until the Dr. arrives in the a.m. He sees the burn on Vera's arm and asks what happened. Vera's eyes dart nervously around the room.
Angel is, you guessed it, coughing. Sexy Nurse Susi tells him that his treatment is no longer working. (Did it ever work? I think not.) She advises him to return to Puebla to see a specialist and get new treatment. Stupid suicidal Angel says he'll never leave as long as Emilio stays in Escondidaville with Alina.
Vera lies to Emilio and says she burned herself, right Rosita? Rosita reluctantly agrees. Emilio tells her to watch Alina during the night and then buy some new clothes for her in the morning. It's about time Flor got some new duds.
Rosita tells Emilio she's glad that God touched his heart and that he cares for Flor. Flor loved him for a long time before he showed up in Escondidaville. She knows because Flor told her. "Flor loves you sir and she always has." Emilio actually smiles. Sort of.
Efigenio is guarding his cousin Arcadio. He asks Arcadio if pobre Jose was really the father of Alina. Arcadio says no, how could Efigenio think such a thing? Jose came here to get his woman, her name is...hmmm, he can't remember. Another guy takes Efigenio's place and he and Tonki stand guard.
Rosita tells Emilio over and over how Flor has always loved him. He says Flor tried to tell him the truth but he responded with scorn and reproachments. He strokes unconscious Flor and says things are going to change.
Mariana, Malena and Dr. Love are still in the funeral home. As Mariana weeps on her daughter's casket Dr. Love complains to Malena that Mariana said she wouldn't marry him. Malena says give her time, wait and see if that guy (Jose) returns, see how things go between them. Dr. Love might have a chance now that his puppet and Jose are dead. He needs to get rid of the bow-tie. Why does James Bond look smashing in a bow tie while Dr. Love looks like a doofus?
Emilio talks to unconscious Flor and kisses her cheek. He says he will seek her forgiveness.
Meanwhile, Thelma lounges in her slinky yellow robe trying to figure out a way to get Emilio back to Puebla. The only thing he's interested in is that damn Flor! She's got to do something. Angel coughs in the background. "Of course! Angel your dear brother, he's my solution," she smirks.
Fast forward through Emilio and unconscious Alina. Whoaaa...he has a fuzzy white fantasy that they are getting married. He gives her a gross lamprey wide-mouth bass kiss. Oh wait, no...It's Flor's dream. She mumbles his name. Bleh.
Rosita tends to Vera's bad burn and says she should have told Emilio the truth. The truth is always the best, that's why she told Vera about what happened to her. Vera curses Don Max. Rosita tells Vera it's worse than she thought, she's pregnant! Castulo walks around the corner and hears Rosita. He gets all mean-looking and says to himself that he did this to her. Vera exclaims to Rosita it's a tragedy, what will she do? Castulo interrupts to "grab some fruit" he says. Oh yeah, he's good at grabbing fruit all right. He totally checks Rosita out before leaving. Pig. Vera says she has never liked Castulo.
Emilio tells Orlando he needs his help. He has decided to separate from Thelma and he needs a good argument/reason for validating the divorce. Orlando is impactado.
Emilio says his marriage to Thelma is a nightmare and he needs to get out. Orlando asks has Emilio forgotten the small detail of The Child? Emilio says he'll give the kid his name (gee thanks dad) and Thelma money, whatever it takes to get rid of that albatross around his neck. Orlando says he'll help. Liar.
The storm rages on.
Elias sniffs and kisses Soledad's monogrammed hankie. The one that Blanca found. Do you remember Blanca, Asshat? He sighs, "If Alvaro didn't exist then maybe you and I...ah Soledad, why do I fantasize, you have always been an impossible dream."
Cut to a wet and crying Soledad. She remembers her last meeting with Elias. "Elias, how different my life would have been with you. You loved me a lot, maybe you still love me, but now my heart is dry and closed to love, I feel only infinite hate."
Cut to Don Odio, I mean Loco, recalling Thelma saying that Jose called Flor his daughter. He mutters that Soledad is a liar and Alina is not his daughter. He knows it so why does it hurt so much? Lightning strikes as he sheds a tear.
Orlando has set up camp in Thelma's room and he's drinking her booze. She's not happy to hear that Emilio wants to leave her to be with Flor. She tells Orlando that she has a plan, she'll go into Angel's room and...
Nurse Susi and Vera are in the kitchen preparing a tray for Angel. Orlando comes in, gets rid of Vera and asks Susi to make him a cup of coffee. Instead of telling him to pour his own damn coffee she's a nurse not his servant, she stupidly complies. When her back is turned he replaces Angel's large white pill with two tiny ones. Surely Nurse Susi will notice this sudden change in medication, won't she?
Orlando reports his successful pill swap to Thelma. She says they will help Angel sleep through the night while she does her dirty work. "What will we do if he dies?" asks Orlando, perhaps a little late in the game. "All the better, he's a hindrance" she answers, "and when Emilio has to arrange his funeral in Puebla where all their friends live...well, we will have succeeded."
The storm rages on.
Stupid Nurse Susi gives Angel the two tiny sedatives instead of his usual big pill. She doesn't notice the change in medication. I think her shirt is too tight and is cutting off the blood to her brain. She tells him she hopes he sleeps through the storm. Ha! After she leaves, Angel whispers that he hopes he dreams of Alina and that nothing will wake him. Be careful what you wish for sonny!
Rosita runs into Don Max in the hallway. He gets sleazy and lecherous and they have a scuffle. He insults Santos and she slaps him then runs away. He smirks and says her slap enchants him.
Luba crouches down under an overhanging rock. She was on her way home when the storm trapped her there. She sits in the dark looking sad and worried. She has that flashback where she is standing in front of a young man, she chants and pulls out her vial filled with green fairy liquid. She puts it to his lips and he drinks. Back in the present she says "Gaspar my son, I don't want anything bad to happen to you. I don't want them to find us alive, especially you." Huh? I don't get it.
Thelma sneaks into Angel's room, says "you must die," removes his blanket, unbuttons his shirt, and opens the window. "Until never little bro-in-law, rest in peace."
She reports to Orlando that part one of their plan is completed. Angel will die and Emilio will return to Puebla, far from Flor.
The next morning she slips into Angel's room and closes the window. She has not been found out. Satisfaction!!
Alina tells Vera that she doesn't believe Emilio did all those nice things for her the night before, he thinks she's the daughter of a foreman, same old same old blah blah blah. Vera tries to convince her but Alina remains stubborn.
Don Loco sleeps with Soledad by his side. She's not wet or covered with hay and she's sleeping with a lot of jewelry on. He wakes up and reaches for her...it was only a dream, a damn dream. His hair is perfectly coiffed (it looks like he has hair plugs!) and the bed isn't even wrinkled. Who sleeps like that? My honey holds a six-hour judo class in his sleep every night. That's probably not normal either. It's the opposite end of the normal spectrum.
Luba leaves her sheltered overhang and steps out into the morning light. She is impactada by the damage and many mudslides the storm caused to the hillsides. The Virgencita must have been really angry. Uh oh, she remembers Gaspar spent the night wounded and alone. She must see her son!
Arcadio swears to Emilio and the other soldiers the he and Jose only came back so Jose could find his woman for his daughter's sake. Emilio asks if Alina is Jose's daughter. Arcadio says no, Jose's daughter lives in Mexico City. Orlando says Arcadio is lying, Thelma heard Jose call Alina "hija." They decide to let Arcadio go as they have no proof against him.
Thelma is on cloud nine and tells auntie they'll be going back to Puebla in no time. She has even started packing. "Don't tell me that you..?"asks auntie, horrified. "No no, I'm no assassin," Thelma says, "I just helped him along, he was practically dead anyway."
Oh dear, tragic music plays and we are at Marianita's burial. Mariana is hysterical and tries to jump into the open grave but Dr. Love and Malena hold her back. Juanito throws a flower and fistful of dirt into the hole. Mariana howls at God, "Why? Why?"
Alina has bathed and is fresh as a flower (heh heh). Vera arrives with some bags of new clothes and shoes. Thank goodness, I loathed Flor's ribboned wedgies...so impractical for roaming about the countryside.
When Luba gets home she's relieved to see Gaspar sitting at the table, his pecs bulging over his bandaged chest. (OK, I was relieved about that last part.) He's pouting because she didn't come home the night before. He was worried about her. She lights up a doobie and tells him she was at the hacienda and got caught in the rain on her way home. Gaspar says the patron should have put her up for the night. Bad patron! They're all bad! Luba takes a toke and asks Gaspar who shot him. "An ungrateful soldier, Ma. If it weren't for me the whirlpool would have swallowed him. I saved him and he tried to kill me."
Luba tells Gaspar to stay away from La Rinconada and to forget "that woman." Gaspar says he's not going to forget his child, and when it's born he's going to take it away. "Virgencita help me," she sighs,"those ideas are going to get you killed. If you die I'm going with you." This agitates Gaspar, "No ma, I don't want anything to happen to you," he caresses her face and kisses her forehead, "if you die I'll die."
Emilio and Orlando are discussing Jose-Gomez-Alina's-dad-yes-or-no when Nurse Susi rushes downstairs. Something is wrong with Angel!!
Mariana cries over Marianita's teddy bear and yells at God some more.
Angel is practically coughing his guts out. Orlando, Emilio, Thelma and Nurse Susi stand around and watch Angel gasp for air. Nurse Susi is a stone fox but she is the worst nurse ever.
Don Loco and Don Max encounter one another on the road. Max says Loco's going to La Rinconada, right? And he's not going for any good reason, only to start something with Emilio, right? Loco can't believe Max would defend Emilio. "Hey, he's my blood and I don't want to become a traitor to my own people," says Max. Loco says chill out, he only wants to verify that they have the girl under control. They do some more chest puffing and Loco rides off toward La Rinconada. Max glares after him and says "It's too late to start distrusting me Alvaro. It was I who fed the jealousy that poisoned your calm and destroyed your life."
Alina, looking good with combed and curled hair, worries about Tonki. Vera promises he is well-cared for. Jaime enters to tell them that young master Angel is dying!
Alina rushes to Angel's bedside. He wheezes while she weeps "don't die, don't die."
Emilio paces while waiting for the doc. He tells Orlando he blames himself for Angel's illness. Thelma stalks in and shrieks "Don't blame yourself, if anyone is to blame it's Flor!" They have words. Boring repetitive ones.
The doc arrives and he and Emilio run upstairs. Thelma bares her lower teeth to Orlando.
"Save him doctor!" begs Alina. The doc kicks them all out except Useless Nurse Susi who will aid in the examination.
Cut to scenes of local people who were displaced by the storm. The soldiers are feeding them and hauling emergency supplies. Many people are dirty, injured and crying, but the soldiers will see them through this tragedy. This scene brought to you courtesy of the Mexican national army.
Arcadio tells Efigenio he plans to leave Escondidaville and go to Mexico City because this place makes him crazy. I'm thinking he'll run into Mariana, why else would they have this scene?
Thelma tries, again, to turn Emilio against Flor by blaming her for Angel's illness. Emilio shakes his head and walks out. Thelma is annoyed and looks like she wants to kill someone. Of course she will, the only questions are who and when.
Don Max rides up and Auntie Opera tells him that Angel is deathly ill. Don Max snaps that Angel should be in Puebla, tell Thelma to convince Emilio that they should all return to Puebla right away! He stalks off and auntie comments that it seems like Don Max wants to get rid of his nephews ASAP. Why?
Mariana sees a ghostly vision of Marianita on her little bed. Marianita tells her mami not to cry, she's fine, she has her hair, she doesn't want mami to be sad. Mariana reaches out to her daughter's ghostly hand but touches nothing. She cries out what will she do without her princess, her angel, her baby?
The doctor tells Emilio that Angel is very sick, he doesn't think he'll survive the crisis. Emilio begs him, "please tell me you're wrong!" The doc says he can only hope he's mistaken, and God knows it's his greatest hope to free Angel from death's grip, but the truth is the truth, and as hard as it is he must tell the truth...Angel is beyond hope. Surely Emilio is impactado, but he looks the same as always.
arrepentido = remorseful, repentant
cobija = blanket
grosero = rude, foul-mouthed, a rude person
malagradecido = ungrateful, unappreciative
estorbo = nuisance
Labels: duelo
Destilando Amor - March 27, 2007
* Rodrigo is on his horse and asking Gaviota to lower her voice as she sings and chants in the fields, it disturbs his mom at the house. Hilario rides up and tells Rodrigo his assistance is needed elsewhere and then rides away. Rodrigo, before leaving, says Thank you to Gaviota for the flowers she put on Don Amador's coffin at the church (they were from her mom and her).
* Later, Roman and the guys stop by and give the field workers a water break. One of the guys tries to pick up Gaviota (Gavi) - Gavi will have none of it and pushes him, knocking him down on the ground. The group laughs at the man on the ground.
* The entire family gathers in the office for the reading of the will. After Nestor says that Felipe inherits the lands and Bruno gets the business interests; Sofia is irritated when only Rod and Aaron are included in the inheritance, not her or her sister. Don Amador has made a contest of the inheritance - whichever grandson has a son first will become the sole heir to the family estate (properties, finances and business). At the end of the will, Nestor reads Don Amador's explanation why Sofia and Daniela (Dani) aren't included in the contest. Nestor finishes explaining a few extra points from the written testament and Bruno asks about the long time period stipulated in the will, Nestor answers briefly and then leaves. Aaron asks Abuela Pilar some questions he has.
* Gavi takes a break with her mom Clara in the fields. Gavi tells her mom how enchanted she is will Rodrigo (Rod).
* Aaron and Minerva (Minnie) have drinks alone and discuss how sure he is that he will be the winner and become the sole heir. Minerva after listening to Aaron, is so happy she kisses him.
* Felipe and Constanza are in the living room discussing the will - she's worried. Rod comes in as Constanza leaves. Felipe and Rod start to talk - Rod assures his dad that as soon as he finishes his studies in London, he will return to work side by side with him at the hacienda.
* Aaron explains to Minerva that Rod loves the ladies but he has problems with sexual intimacy.
* The family gather at the front hall near the stairs to say good-bye to Fedra, Patricio, Bruno and Aaron before they leave. Sofia stops Minnie on the stairs and tells her about James, her boyfriend in Britain. Minnie congratulates her and then asks Sofia to keep an eye on Aaron in England for her; she tells Sofia that Aaron plans to marry her when he returns. Minnie leaves. Sofia sits on the stairs with her siblings Rod and Dani and tells them about Aaron's plans to marry Minnie. They laugh at the thought. Sofia mentions to Rod that he should get married and have a child to beat Aaron to the inheritance. Rod just stares at her.
* While, Pilar, Constanza and Rod are on the patio watching the telenovela, Clara and Gavi hide in the bushes and quietly whisper while also watching the telenovela. Gavi and Clara stand up and knock over a plant. Pilar asks who's there? Rod goes to find out. Rod finds Gavi and Clara on the patio near the plants - they apologize - he tells them to leave, he will explain everything to his abuela. As they sneak back down the trail to their cabin, Pilar wonders who they are and why they are near the mansion - Rod calmly explains that they love watching the telenovela also.
* Alone in the living room, Sofia gives her opinion to Dani about why Aaron wants to marry Minnie (to get the inheritance). Sofia is disgusted and tries to convince Dani to help with her plan. Dani refuses to go along with the manipulation scheme on her brother. Dani tells her sister that there's more to life than money and leaves.
* Gavi and Clara are in their cabin discussing someone who is poorer than they are when there's a knock at the door. Rod has come by with a gift - a small television so they can enjoy the telenovelas without having to sneak up to the mansion and disturb his abuela. As Clara checks out the television, Gavi thanks Rod for the television and says goodnight. Clara is focused on watching the telenovelas and quickly says goodnight without turning around to see Rod. When Rod leaves, Gavi closes the door and is enchanted.
* Sofia wakes Dani up from a deep sleep. James just called - she needs back-up support to go to the airport to pick him up. Sofia is very nervous and panics about her family's reaction when they meet him.
* Workers in the fields - Clara runs up to Gavi and tells her that the television Rod gave them last night is gone! Someone stole it. Gavi asks if there were any clues left by the person - Clara is still upset - Gavi looks in the bed of the truck and sees her sarape, lifts it up and finds the television. Gavi finds the culprit in the truck. It's the guy she shoved the other day. He stole the television. He picks up the television from the truck bed and, instead of handing it to her, he drops it on the ground. Gavi is so angry; she head butts him in the stomach. He falls on the ground and she starts beating him up. Rod rides up and pulls Gavi off the man; he holds her close to break it up.
* Sofia and Dani are at the airport and welcome James to Guadalajara, Mexico - they get into the car.
* Even with Rod holding her back, Gavi still tries to throw some punches at the man. Gavi is still furious and mentions she needs a shot of tequila. Rod hears this and smiles (he has an idea). Clara warns Gavi about what happens whenever she drinks too much - Rod offers to accompany her into town for tequila - she agrees only if she can pay.
* At the cafe in town, Gavi tells Rod all the places she's worked and lived in Mexico. She asks Rod about where he's lived - Rod tells her that he will soon be leaving to return to his studies in London. She is curious and fascinated about London, and he creatively explains where London is located. They toast Abuela Pilar and drink.
* James is with Abuela Pilar, Felipe, Constanza, Dani and Sofia in the family room - James is using his expertise as a smellier to taste the tequila - he concludes it is exquisite. As the family starts to ask James questions about his relationship with Sofia, he mentions that they live together in London; Dani and Sofia panic and pull James out of the room quickly. Abuela Pilar tells Felipe, well, he is a friend of Rod's, and then asks where is Rod? Felipe wonders the same thing.
* Rod and Gavi are still drinking tequila and talking at the town cafe. As Rod stands up and tries to pay for the drinks, Gavi stops him and insists on paying the tab herself. They leave to return to the hacienda.
* That night, Rod walks Gavi through the fields to her and her mom's cabin. Gavi tells him her name is "Teresa," and her nickname is "Gaviota". She tells him everything she knows about him and his family. They stop - Rod looks deep into her eyes as she tries to continue talking. She stops - he leans in and kisses her. Gavi runs away - Rod chases her and stops her in order to apologize for the kiss. She's offended and kicks him. He shouts "Gaviota" as she runs into the cabin.
* Inside the cabin, Clara finishes her prayers for protection for Gavi. Gavi enters and tells mom about Rodrigo.
* Minnie calls her best bud, Isadora, who is in her gold bikini by the pool. Minnie tells Isadora about her engagement to Aaron - Isadora congratulates her friend.
* Meanwhile, Aaron is having sex with another woman.
* Family dinner at the mansion - James, Sofia, Felipe, Abuela Pilar, Constanza and Dani all sit down and start talking with James. Rod appears and is surprised and excited to see his friend again. Rod joins the family for dinner.
* Clara and Gavi walk with the workers to the fields. Clara and Gavi discuss telenovelas and Gavi has romantic notions and asks Clara if what happens in the telenovelas could also happen in real life - Clara tells Gavi about their patrones (Don Amador and Dona Pilar) as well as Rod. Gavi is encantado (enchanted).
* Rod and James walk through the doorway to the car. As they climb inside Rod's Chevy alpine pick-up truck, James tells Rod about Sofia's attitude towards him coming to Mexico.
* As they work in the fields, Gavi starts to daydream about Rod - Clara stops and presses Gavi to tell her what happened last night with Rod - Gavi says he kissed her.
* On the hillside overlooking the fields, Rod explains to James the agave plants, the nearby towns, and the tequila industry in Mexico. James asks to go to a cantina - Rod doesn't think they can; they have to return to the mansion to be with Sofia and the family. When James promises to spend all the next day with the family, Rod agrees to take him to the cantina.
*Sofia paces the floor of the patio as Abuela Pilar, Constanza and Dani sit on the sofa and chair nearby. Abuela and Constanza try to calm Sofia down by asking her about her relationship with James. Sofia answers. Dani gives her opinions and then tells them about Aaron's plan to marry Minnie. Sofia mentions to her mom her idea of manipulating Rod to get married and beat Aaron to the inheritance. Pilar and Constanza are shocked and bewildered.
* Roman, Clara and Gavi are seated at a table at the cantina. Rod and James enter and join them. Clara tries to excuse herself and her daughter and leave. Rod insists that they stay. Clara isn't sure they should. Rod asks for Gavi to stay; Gavi asks her mom for permission. Clara permits Gavi to stay, with the assurance of Roman. Clara leaves.
* Clara stops by the church to pray for Gavi and Rod - Clara hopes that when Rod leaves, Gavi will forget all about him.
* At the cantina, the foursome are still doing tequila shots and talking. Gavi hears the mariachi music playing and ushers Rod out on the dance floor. As they bop to the mariachi beat, Rod and Gavi talk. Roman leaves and James follows him. As the music stops, Rod has his arm around her waist and tries to kiss her. The music starts again. Gavi breaks free and stands near the band. She starts to serenade him with a mariachi love song. He thinks to himself, how enchanted with her he is.
* Later, Roman and the guys stop by and give the field workers a water break. One of the guys tries to pick up Gaviota (Gavi) - Gavi will have none of it and pushes him, knocking him down on the ground. The group laughs at the man on the ground.
* The entire family gathers in the office for the reading of the will. After Nestor says that Felipe inherits the lands and Bruno gets the business interests; Sofia is irritated when only Rod and Aaron are included in the inheritance, not her or her sister. Don Amador has made a contest of the inheritance - whichever grandson has a son first will become the sole heir to the family estate (properties, finances and business). At the end of the will, Nestor reads Don Amador's explanation why Sofia and Daniela (Dani) aren't included in the contest. Nestor finishes explaining a few extra points from the written testament and Bruno asks about the long time period stipulated in the will, Nestor answers briefly and then leaves. Aaron asks Abuela Pilar some questions he has.
* Gavi takes a break with her mom Clara in the fields. Gavi tells her mom how enchanted she is will Rodrigo (Rod).
* Aaron and Minerva (Minnie) have drinks alone and discuss how sure he is that he will be the winner and become the sole heir. Minerva after listening to Aaron, is so happy she kisses him.
* Felipe and Constanza are in the living room discussing the will - she's worried. Rod comes in as Constanza leaves. Felipe and Rod start to talk - Rod assures his dad that as soon as he finishes his studies in London, he will return to work side by side with him at the hacienda.
* Aaron explains to Minerva that Rod loves the ladies but he has problems with sexual intimacy.
* The family gather at the front hall near the stairs to say good-bye to Fedra, Patricio, Bruno and Aaron before they leave. Sofia stops Minnie on the stairs and tells her about James, her boyfriend in Britain. Minnie congratulates her and then asks Sofia to keep an eye on Aaron in England for her; she tells Sofia that Aaron plans to marry her when he returns. Minnie leaves. Sofia sits on the stairs with her siblings Rod and Dani and tells them about Aaron's plans to marry Minnie. They laugh at the thought. Sofia mentions to Rod that he should get married and have a child to beat Aaron to the inheritance. Rod just stares at her.
* While, Pilar, Constanza and Rod are on the patio watching the telenovela, Clara and Gavi hide in the bushes and quietly whisper while also watching the telenovela. Gavi and Clara stand up and knock over a plant. Pilar asks who's there? Rod goes to find out. Rod finds Gavi and Clara on the patio near the plants - they apologize - he tells them to leave, he will explain everything to his abuela. As they sneak back down the trail to their cabin, Pilar wonders who they are and why they are near the mansion - Rod calmly explains that they love watching the telenovela also.
* Alone in the living room, Sofia gives her opinion to Dani about why Aaron wants to marry Minnie (to get the inheritance). Sofia is disgusted and tries to convince Dani to help with her plan. Dani refuses to go along with the manipulation scheme on her brother. Dani tells her sister that there's more to life than money and leaves.
* Gavi and Clara are in their cabin discussing someone who is poorer than they are when there's a knock at the door. Rod has come by with a gift - a small television so they can enjoy the telenovelas without having to sneak up to the mansion and disturb his abuela. As Clara checks out the television, Gavi thanks Rod for the television and says goodnight. Clara is focused on watching the telenovelas and quickly says goodnight without turning around to see Rod. When Rod leaves, Gavi closes the door and is enchanted.
* Sofia wakes Dani up from a deep sleep. James just called - she needs back-up support to go to the airport to pick him up. Sofia is very nervous and panics about her family's reaction when they meet him.
* Workers in the fields - Clara runs up to Gavi and tells her that the television Rod gave them last night is gone! Someone stole it. Gavi asks if there were any clues left by the person - Clara is still upset - Gavi looks in the bed of the truck and sees her sarape, lifts it up and finds the television. Gavi finds the culprit in the truck. It's the guy she shoved the other day. He stole the television. He picks up the television from the truck bed and, instead of handing it to her, he drops it on the ground. Gavi is so angry; she head butts him in the stomach. He falls on the ground and she starts beating him up. Rod rides up and pulls Gavi off the man; he holds her close to break it up.
* Sofia and Dani are at the airport and welcome James to Guadalajara, Mexico - they get into the car.
* Even with Rod holding her back, Gavi still tries to throw some punches at the man. Gavi is still furious and mentions she needs a shot of tequila. Rod hears this and smiles (he has an idea). Clara warns Gavi about what happens whenever she drinks too much - Rod offers to accompany her into town for tequila - she agrees only if she can pay.
* At the cafe in town, Gavi tells Rod all the places she's worked and lived in Mexico. She asks Rod about where he's lived - Rod tells her that he will soon be leaving to return to his studies in London. She is curious and fascinated about London, and he creatively explains where London is located. They toast Abuela Pilar and drink.
* James is with Abuela Pilar, Felipe, Constanza, Dani and Sofia in the family room - James is using his expertise as a smellier to taste the tequila - he concludes it is exquisite. As the family starts to ask James questions about his relationship with Sofia, he mentions that they live together in London; Dani and Sofia panic and pull James out of the room quickly. Abuela Pilar tells Felipe, well, he is a friend of Rod's, and then asks where is Rod? Felipe wonders the same thing.
* Rod and Gavi are still drinking tequila and talking at the town cafe. As Rod stands up and tries to pay for the drinks, Gavi stops him and insists on paying the tab herself. They leave to return to the hacienda.
* That night, Rod walks Gavi through the fields to her and her mom's cabin. Gavi tells him her name is "Teresa," and her nickname is "Gaviota". She tells him everything she knows about him and his family. They stop - Rod looks deep into her eyes as she tries to continue talking. She stops - he leans in and kisses her. Gavi runs away - Rod chases her and stops her in order to apologize for the kiss. She's offended and kicks him. He shouts "Gaviota" as she runs into the cabin.
* Inside the cabin, Clara finishes her prayers for protection for Gavi. Gavi enters and tells mom about Rodrigo.
* Minnie calls her best bud, Isadora, who is in her gold bikini by the pool. Minnie tells Isadora about her engagement to Aaron - Isadora congratulates her friend.
* Meanwhile, Aaron is having sex with another woman.
* Family dinner at the mansion - James, Sofia, Felipe, Abuela Pilar, Constanza and Dani all sit down and start talking with James. Rod appears and is surprised and excited to see his friend again. Rod joins the family for dinner.
* Clara and Gavi walk with the workers to the fields. Clara and Gavi discuss telenovelas and Gavi has romantic notions and asks Clara if what happens in the telenovelas could also happen in real life - Clara tells Gavi about their patrones (Don Amador and Dona Pilar) as well as Rod. Gavi is encantado (enchanted).
* Rod and James walk through the doorway to the car. As they climb inside Rod's Chevy alpine pick-up truck, James tells Rod about Sofia's attitude towards him coming to Mexico.
* As they work in the fields, Gavi starts to daydream about Rod - Clara stops and presses Gavi to tell her what happened last night with Rod - Gavi says he kissed her.
* On the hillside overlooking the fields, Rod explains to James the agave plants, the nearby towns, and the tequila industry in Mexico. James asks to go to a cantina - Rod doesn't think they can; they have to return to the mansion to be with Sofia and the family. When James promises to spend all the next day with the family, Rod agrees to take him to the cantina.
*Sofia paces the floor of the patio as Abuela Pilar, Constanza and Dani sit on the sofa and chair nearby. Abuela and Constanza try to calm Sofia down by asking her about her relationship with James. Sofia answers. Dani gives her opinions and then tells them about Aaron's plan to marry Minnie. Sofia mentions to her mom her idea of manipulating Rod to get married and beat Aaron to the inheritance. Pilar and Constanza are shocked and bewildered.
* Roman, Clara and Gavi are seated at a table at the cantina. Rod and James enter and join them. Clara tries to excuse herself and her daughter and leave. Rod insists that they stay. Clara isn't sure they should. Rod asks for Gavi to stay; Gavi asks her mom for permission. Clara permits Gavi to stay, with the assurance of Roman. Clara leaves.
* Clara stops by the church to pray for Gavi and Rod - Clara hopes that when Rod leaves, Gavi will forget all about him.
* At the cantina, the foursome are still doing tequila shots and talking. Gavi hears the mariachi music playing and ushers Rod out on the dance floor. As they bop to the mariachi beat, Rod and Gavi talk. Roman leaves and James follows him. As the music stops, Rod has his arm around her waist and tries to kiss her. The music starts again. Gavi breaks free and stands near the band. She starts to serenade him with a mariachi love song. He thinks to himself, how enchanted with her he is.
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