Friday, April 29, 2011
Más Bella People from Teresa, Triunfo, Eva Luna (with clip and pics)
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| Blanca Soto, Sweet William Levy, and Angelique Boyer |
Hello everyone, for some reason I was motivated to capture this special on Univision and thought I'd share some of the eye candy. We have people from Eva Luna, Triunfo del amor, Soy tu Duena, and Teresa.
First, a rather long interview with Sweet William Levy of Triunfo del amor and Angelique Boyer of Teresa. You can download it in real HD (1280x720) or view it as a streaming high quality clip. There's a download link on the page I set up: William Levy and Angelique Boyer interview. This link goes to a barebones site I set up for this blog.
Plus here are a few high quality screenshots of various stars. CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO SEE LARGER HD VERSION!
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| David What-his-name from Soy tu Duena and Blanca Soto. |
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| Blanca references Teresa's famous line. |
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| David whats-his-name, the guy from Soy tu Duena |
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| Blanca Soto of Eva Luna (I still miss Eva Luna! *sniff*)
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Labels: entertainment-news, eva, stud, Teresa, triunfo
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Cuando Me Enamoro #7 Thursday 4/28/11 Matilde cries a river and the doc destroys his liver
Capítulo 7
My advice, get ready with your finger on the mute or volume buttons because there is a whole lot of high volume wailing going on tonight.
Last night it looked like Rafa “stretched his leg” (Estirar la pata = to kick the bucket, to die) but we know from the previews that he survives long enough to endure a botched or at least unsuccessful operation. Our doomed Romeo passes out in maid Matilde’s arms prolonging his agonizing death for our viewing pleasure.
Meanwhile brother Jero continues to leave voice mails for Rafa.
The drunk doctor staggers into La Bonita sans medical bag, wrings his hands, and nervously gives orders to everyone on how to prepare for an emergency operation. Get my instruments, prepare the patient, oh dear oh dear. This goes on for a couple of scenes.
Roberta and her friend Selene are parked on a street outside the house. Roberta gripes to Selene about Rafa being with Renata. Why won’t he answer? What’s he doing with Ren? What if he tells her our plans? Why does sis always have to stick her nose in my life?
Fina calls Renata on some buls**t pretext and is relieved to hear that Rafa stood Renata up without contacting her at all.
Regina sobs and gazes at the “various ages” sketches of her daughter. She tells the drawing that she’s going to give Antonio a chance but that she (the kid) will always be the most important thing to her. Wow, this actress is a very convincing crier, well done.
Let the operation commence - we have a montage of split screens, concerned faces, bloodied rags, sweating nervous doctor, his shaking hands, lots of bloody digging around in the wound, and at last the bullet is removed complete with bits of flesh hanging off the forceps. (At least I think that’s what the instrument is. Carlos will correct if necessary.)
Roberta and Selene see Renata’s car approach and they duck down. Come on, like they’re not allowed to sit in front of the house? Or Renata’s not going to recognize Selene’s bright red convertible VW? Oh, maybe she didn’t recognize it because the VW logo is blurred out, that explains it.
Doc says Rafa is a peaceful guy, no enemies, why would anyone want to shoot him? (If he’s so peaceful why did he have a big revolver lying around? Cleaning it maybe.) Matilde says when Rafa regained consciousness he mentioned his girlfriend, La Bonita. Augustin looks pensive.
Renata calls Adriana who is in really cool pajamas and tells her she’s worried about Rafa, something very strange must have happened to him. Then she tells the story about running into Jero and him accusing her of swiping his wallet. Renata recalls the long kiss between strangers and takes a big bite of the forbidden fruit, er, I mean apple.
Jero becomes increasingly worried because Rafa doesn’t answer his phone and he never showed up at their rendezvous.
Hired hand Ezequiel (Alejandro Ruiz) calls Jasmin from La Fea Mas Bella but she says she never heard anything strange during the day, certainly not a gunshot. Oh, her name is Alfonsina in this show; she was also Gardenia in MEPS. Lázaro and Ezequiel ponder the accident, nothing about it makes sense.
Matías shows up and Renata tells him she had a rather odd night and refuses to give any more details. He invites her to play tourist with him tomorrow. I think Matt’s got a bit of a crush on his step-sis.
Rafa awakes in a panic and promptly croaks. Matilde wails and cries and drunk doc tries CPR for about 5 seconds then gives up. Everybody wails loudly and that darn angelic choir that sang for dead Roberto also sings for Rafa.
You’ve got to be kidding. Roberta and Selene are still in the red bug griping about Renata and Rafa. Roberta gets all hyper about all of the what-ifs. She’s driving Selene and me crazy with her ranting and Selene tells her to chill, she knows Rafa loves Roberta.
The Sturm und Drang at Hacienda La Bonita continues with Matilde giving the performance of her life. Doc says he did everything possible, Rafa just lost too much blood. Everybody is all torn up except Augustin whose cogs and sprockets are working overtime. He glares at the doc.
Fina is creeping around dark bedrooms again, muttering she hopes Rob learned her lesson and that everything she (Fina) did was worth it.
Now the padre joins the mourning. Looks like he arrived too late for last rites. He is cara impactada to hear that all indications point to suicide. Matilde’s not buying it, what was his motive? Padre agrees and recites the Trinitarian Formula.
Augustin joins doc who is sleeping it off, er, praying in the Hacienda chapel. Sez he’s just resting his eyes, the excuse I stopped using when I was six. Augustin asks the doc if he remembers what happened, that Rafa just died. I think the Doc’s in deep doo-doo and will do-do whatever Augustin wants in the future.
Renata wakes up, still worried about Rafa. She wonders whom Jero was waiting for, split screen of both Ren and Jero with insomnia, “their” song CME plays. I think Juan Luis Guerra’s voice is the more romantic one, IMHO.
Doc tells Augie that Rafa built the hacienda and vineyards with Jero’s money. Also that Jero is due any time. Augie’s not liking this, says Rafa was just a kid starting out so he could do things his way (a mi modo), meaning he could probably do a bit of cheating. Augie says they’d better get ready because if Jero thinks he’s coming there to do his own sweet will (su santa voluntad) he’s very mistaken. Not sure what he means but it’s definitely a threat or warning of some sort.
Back at the deathbed Doc wants to bury the kid and Matilde says not until the bro gets there. Doc points out they don’t know when the bro will get there, if he arrives tonight or tomorrow then he can decide, otherwise they will proceed. Hard to believe that nobody can figure out how to get in touch with Jero but whatever. Doc says he’ll prepare the body for burial and Augie announces that the doc has decided to dispense with an autopsy. Matilde seems to think an autopsy is a bad thing so she’s cool with letting the preparations begin. Clearly Augi doesn't want an autopsy, not sure why.
Good lord, Roberta, now in her room, is STILL writhing and wailing about Rafa standing her up, she’s working herself up into quite a lather. FF>>
Doc is pissed at Augie for announcing there would be no autopsy. Augie says it’s because the doc was drunk when he operated and he could lose his license. Augustin tells the doc he (doc) drank three bottles of wine, is an alcoholic, and he (Augie) won’t tell anyone that doc operated under the influence if he agrees to dispense with the autopsy. It’s for the doc’s own good. Doc is stricken. Time for another drink, eh doc?
Fina calls a number and gets a busy signal.
The doc makes a call from the house phone and exempts Rafa from an autopsy, he wants to save the family from further anguish. The phone rings, Augie answers and Fina asks for Rafa. She makes up some cock and bull story about interest in Rafa’s product. Augie says sorry, in the first place it has all been sold, in the second place Rafa’s dead, suicide. Oh come on, like someone’s going to give that info over the phone? And I’m not even going to get into the issue of tracking phone calls and that Rafa got numerous calls from a cell phone that resides at the same location as this “innocent inquiry” call. Anyway, it seems Augie wants to bury the kid and rush his deal through before big brother arrives. He unplugs the phone in case the brother tries to call.
Fina does a quiet happy dance that Rafa’s dead. She has a gleeful satanic grin that scared the hell out of me.
Matilde finds the crumpled “Dear Rafael” letter. She runs downstairs shouting that she killed him! It was La Bonita that caused the boss to take his own life. The doc, desperate to divert any blame away from himself, makes a big show of reading the letter and exclaiming profusely how this caused Rafa to kill himself. Lazaro kind of rolls his eyes and says “Kill yourself over a woman?” I’m liking this Lazaro a lot, he seems to be the only one with any sense. Doc gives the letter to Matilde and tells her to guard it carefully. She must give it to the brother, he has a right to know that This Woman caused Rafa’s death!
Later, the doc is outside ruefully recalling the bloody operation in gory detail. He clutches his little flask between his fists and takes a swig. Man, the doctors sure get a bum rap in these shows.
The next morning Rafa’s in his coffin and Matilde is still crying a river over her boss. Lazaro gives her a look like “Yo, Waterworks, shut the hell up already”. The entire hacienda staff is there, the women are crying and the men are stoic.
Alfonsina says something about the boss being such a great guy, he gave her a job even though she was a woman and didn’t have an engineering degree. Some other woman points out Alfonsina knows more about vineyards than anyone and el jefe knew the value in that. I only mention this conversation because it might be important somewhere down the line.
They’re ready for the burial but Matilde makes another big scene about not wanting to let go.
Roberta runs into Renata on the Stairway of Doom where Renata tells her that she never saw Rafa last night because he stood her up and wouldn’t answer his cell. This bit of info perks Rob up but she still Hates Not Knowing.
Jero is still trying to reach Rafa but the hacienda phone is unplugged. He calls the hotel lobby but nope, no messages from his brother for him. He books a flight to Tijuana.
The doc tells Augustin that it’s obvious Rafa killed himself over a woman. Augie thinks it’s odd because Rafa seemed like such a balanced person with a great future. Short PSA about all Rafa’s hard work to create his organic pesticide-free vineyard. Augie tells the doc he’s never loved anyone enough to take his own life, life is so precious he wouldn’t give it to anyone. Something tells me something’s gonna happen down the line to make Augie change his tune.
Augie tells Doc he’s not going to the burial, he can’t stand all that stupid crying. Anyway, he has an appointment with the notary, he’s planning to proceed immediately with the harvest, blah blah blah before the brother arrives to mess up Augie’s program. Then he makes a dig that neither the bonita nor the doc are responsible for Rafa’s death, “Or are you?” he pointedly asks the doc. Doc freaks and says don’t discuss this, I’m not responsible, is that clear Augustin? Is that clear? Augie gives doc his evil smile. (Note: I have a hard time understanding Augustin and my closed caps were terrible so if I missed something important please tell me and I’ll add to/correct the recap. Thanks.)
Oh HELLO! My reward for recapping just arrived. Matias is ready for a ride and he’s all decked out in tight, white, bun-hugging jodhpurs, white polo shirt and riding boots. I know, I know, it sounds like a dorky getup but honestly on this guy it’s positively smashing. Rewind. Pause. He wants to ride with Renata and he gets to ride a horse named Borracho (drunkard) which I find amusing.
Jero fishes Renata’s bracelet out of his pocket and recalls the stolen kiss.
Montage scenes of Renata and Mat playing tourist in the DF, lots of sibling-on-the-verge-of-not hugging and kissing. Looks like a fun day.
Cut to Rafa’s funeral. Lazaro cogitates, Doc looks guilty, Matilde’s, you guessed it, crying.
Roberta cries and keeps trying to reach Rafa via cell phone. She doesn’t understand what’s going on with him.
Over at Hacienda La Bonita they are cleaning up and notice the house phone is unplugged.
Jero is at the airport recalling the day his mami died. Little Rafa is weeping uncontrollably and so loudly that I can’t hear what mami’s last wish is but I imagine she’s tasking Jero with taking care of his little bro. She “stretches the leg” (dies) and grownup Jero thought bubbles that he promised mom, Rafa just has to be OK. He checks his watch nervously.
A local taxi drops Jero off at La Bonita. Jero hears the mournful death knell and spies the black funereal bow tied to the entrance gate. Uh oh, big brother’s got a bad feeling. He spots Matilde dressed in black. She doesn’t know how to tell him but...but...the boss Rafael, Jero’s brother, is dead!
Mañana: Renata and Mat kiss? Renata thinks of Jero. Matilda tells Jero that it’s the fault of A Woman. Jero clutches the letter and vows to find out about This Woman.
Vocab:
a mi modo = my way
su santa voluntad = his own thing, his own sweet will (lit. his sainted will)
estirar la pata = to kick the bucket (lit. to stretch the leg)
My advice, get ready with your finger on the mute or volume buttons because there is a whole lot of high volume wailing going on tonight.
Last night it looked like Rafa “stretched his leg” (Estirar la pata = to kick the bucket, to die) but we know from the previews that he survives long enough to endure a botched or at least unsuccessful operation. Our doomed Romeo passes out in maid Matilde’s arms prolonging his agonizing death for our viewing pleasure.
Meanwhile brother Jero continues to leave voice mails for Rafa.
The drunk doctor staggers into La Bonita sans medical bag, wrings his hands, and nervously gives orders to everyone on how to prepare for an emergency operation. Get my instruments, prepare the patient, oh dear oh dear. This goes on for a couple of scenes.
Roberta and her friend Selene are parked on a street outside the house. Roberta gripes to Selene about Rafa being with Renata. Why won’t he answer? What’s he doing with Ren? What if he tells her our plans? Why does sis always have to stick her nose in my life?
Fina calls Renata on some buls**t pretext and is relieved to hear that Rafa stood Renata up without contacting her at all.
Regina sobs and gazes at the “various ages” sketches of her daughter. She tells the drawing that she’s going to give Antonio a chance but that she (the kid) will always be the most important thing to her. Wow, this actress is a very convincing crier, well done.
Let the operation commence - we have a montage of split screens, concerned faces, bloodied rags, sweating nervous doctor, his shaking hands, lots of bloody digging around in the wound, and at last the bullet is removed complete with bits of flesh hanging off the forceps. (At least I think that’s what the instrument is. Carlos will correct if necessary.)
Roberta and Selene see Renata’s car approach and they duck down. Come on, like they’re not allowed to sit in front of the house? Or Renata’s not going to recognize Selene’s bright red convertible VW? Oh, maybe she didn’t recognize it because the VW logo is blurred out, that explains it.
Doc says Rafa is a peaceful guy, no enemies, why would anyone want to shoot him? (If he’s so peaceful why did he have a big revolver lying around? Cleaning it maybe.) Matilde says when Rafa regained consciousness he mentioned his girlfriend, La Bonita. Augustin looks pensive.
Renata calls Adriana who is in really cool pajamas and tells her she’s worried about Rafa, something very strange must have happened to him. Then she tells the story about running into Jero and him accusing her of swiping his wallet. Renata recalls the long kiss between strangers and takes a big bite of the forbidden fruit, er, I mean apple.
Jero becomes increasingly worried because Rafa doesn’t answer his phone and he never showed up at their rendezvous.
Hired hand Ezequiel (Alejandro Ruiz) calls Jasmin from La Fea Mas Bella but she says she never heard anything strange during the day, certainly not a gunshot. Oh, her name is Alfonsina in this show; she was also Gardenia in MEPS. Lázaro and Ezequiel ponder the accident, nothing about it makes sense.
Matías shows up and Renata tells him she had a rather odd night and refuses to give any more details. He invites her to play tourist with him tomorrow. I think Matt’s got a bit of a crush on his step-sis.
Rafa awakes in a panic and promptly croaks. Matilde wails and cries and drunk doc tries CPR for about 5 seconds then gives up. Everybody wails loudly and that darn angelic choir that sang for dead Roberto also sings for Rafa.
You’ve got to be kidding. Roberta and Selene are still in the red bug griping about Renata and Rafa. Roberta gets all hyper about all of the what-ifs. She’s driving Selene and me crazy with her ranting and Selene tells her to chill, she knows Rafa loves Roberta.
The Sturm und Drang at Hacienda La Bonita continues with Matilde giving the performance of her life. Doc says he did everything possible, Rafa just lost too much blood. Everybody is all torn up except Augustin whose cogs and sprockets are working overtime. He glares at the doc.
Fina is creeping around dark bedrooms again, muttering she hopes Rob learned her lesson and that everything she (Fina) did was worth it.
Now the padre joins the mourning. Looks like he arrived too late for last rites. He is cara impactada to hear that all indications point to suicide. Matilde’s not buying it, what was his motive? Padre agrees and recites the Trinitarian Formula.
Augustin joins doc who is sleeping it off, er, praying in the Hacienda chapel. Sez he’s just resting his eyes, the excuse I stopped using when I was six. Augustin asks the doc if he remembers what happened, that Rafa just died. I think the Doc’s in deep doo-doo and will do-do whatever Augustin wants in the future.
Renata wakes up, still worried about Rafa. She wonders whom Jero was waiting for, split screen of both Ren and Jero with insomnia, “their” song CME plays. I think Juan Luis Guerra’s voice is the more romantic one, IMHO.
Doc tells Augie that Rafa built the hacienda and vineyards with Jero’s money. Also that Jero is due any time. Augie’s not liking this, says Rafa was just a kid starting out so he could do things his way (a mi modo), meaning he could probably do a bit of cheating. Augie says they’d better get ready because if Jero thinks he’s coming there to do his own sweet will (su santa voluntad) he’s very mistaken. Not sure what he means but it’s definitely a threat or warning of some sort.
Back at the deathbed Doc wants to bury the kid and Matilde says not until the bro gets there. Doc points out they don’t know when the bro will get there, if he arrives tonight or tomorrow then he can decide, otherwise they will proceed. Hard to believe that nobody can figure out how to get in touch with Jero but whatever. Doc says he’ll prepare the body for burial and Augie announces that the doc has decided to dispense with an autopsy. Matilde seems to think an autopsy is a bad thing so she’s cool with letting the preparations begin. Clearly Augi doesn't want an autopsy, not sure why.
Good lord, Roberta, now in her room, is STILL writhing and wailing about Rafa standing her up, she’s working herself up into quite a lather. FF>>
Doc is pissed at Augie for announcing there would be no autopsy. Augie says it’s because the doc was drunk when he operated and he could lose his license. Augustin tells the doc he (doc) drank three bottles of wine, is an alcoholic, and he (Augie) won’t tell anyone that doc operated under the influence if he agrees to dispense with the autopsy. It’s for the doc’s own good. Doc is stricken. Time for another drink, eh doc?
Fina calls a number and gets a busy signal.
The doc makes a call from the house phone and exempts Rafa from an autopsy, he wants to save the family from further anguish. The phone rings, Augie answers and Fina asks for Rafa. She makes up some cock and bull story about interest in Rafa’s product. Augie says sorry, in the first place it has all been sold, in the second place Rafa’s dead, suicide. Oh come on, like someone’s going to give that info over the phone? And I’m not even going to get into the issue of tracking phone calls and that Rafa got numerous calls from a cell phone that resides at the same location as this “innocent inquiry” call. Anyway, it seems Augie wants to bury the kid and rush his deal through before big brother arrives. He unplugs the phone in case the brother tries to call.
Fina does a quiet happy dance that Rafa’s dead. She has a gleeful satanic grin that scared the hell out of me.
Matilde finds the crumpled “Dear Rafael” letter. She runs downstairs shouting that she killed him! It was La Bonita that caused the boss to take his own life. The doc, desperate to divert any blame away from himself, makes a big show of reading the letter and exclaiming profusely how this caused Rafa to kill himself. Lazaro kind of rolls his eyes and says “Kill yourself over a woman?” I’m liking this Lazaro a lot, he seems to be the only one with any sense. Doc gives the letter to Matilde and tells her to guard it carefully. She must give it to the brother, he has a right to know that This Woman caused Rafa’s death!
Later, the doc is outside ruefully recalling the bloody operation in gory detail. He clutches his little flask between his fists and takes a swig. Man, the doctors sure get a bum rap in these shows.
The next morning Rafa’s in his coffin and Matilde is still crying a river over her boss. Lazaro gives her a look like “Yo, Waterworks, shut the hell up already”. The entire hacienda staff is there, the women are crying and the men are stoic.
Alfonsina says something about the boss being such a great guy, he gave her a job even though she was a woman and didn’t have an engineering degree. Some other woman points out Alfonsina knows more about vineyards than anyone and el jefe knew the value in that. I only mention this conversation because it might be important somewhere down the line.
They’re ready for the burial but Matilde makes another big scene about not wanting to let go.
Roberta runs into Renata on the Stairway of Doom where Renata tells her that she never saw Rafa last night because he stood her up and wouldn’t answer his cell. This bit of info perks Rob up but she still Hates Not Knowing.
Jero is still trying to reach Rafa but the hacienda phone is unplugged. He calls the hotel lobby but nope, no messages from his brother for him. He books a flight to Tijuana.
The doc tells Augustin that it’s obvious Rafa killed himself over a woman. Augie thinks it’s odd because Rafa seemed like such a balanced person with a great future. Short PSA about all Rafa’s hard work to create his organic pesticide-free vineyard. Augie tells the doc he’s never loved anyone enough to take his own life, life is so precious he wouldn’t give it to anyone. Something tells me something’s gonna happen down the line to make Augie change his tune.
Augie tells Doc he’s not going to the burial, he can’t stand all that stupid crying. Anyway, he has an appointment with the notary, he’s planning to proceed immediately with the harvest, blah blah blah before the brother arrives to mess up Augie’s program. Then he makes a dig that neither the bonita nor the doc are responsible for Rafa’s death, “Or are you?” he pointedly asks the doc. Doc freaks and says don’t discuss this, I’m not responsible, is that clear Augustin? Is that clear? Augie gives doc his evil smile. (Note: I have a hard time understanding Augustin and my closed caps were terrible so if I missed something important please tell me and I’ll add to/correct the recap. Thanks.)
Oh HELLO! My reward for recapping just arrived. Matias is ready for a ride and he’s all decked out in tight, white, bun-hugging jodhpurs, white polo shirt and riding boots. I know, I know, it sounds like a dorky getup but honestly on this guy it’s positively smashing. Rewind. Pause. He wants to ride with Renata and he gets to ride a horse named Borracho (drunkard) which I find amusing.
Jero fishes Renata’s bracelet out of his pocket and recalls the stolen kiss.
Montage scenes of Renata and Mat playing tourist in the DF, lots of sibling-on-the-verge-of-not hugging and kissing. Looks like a fun day.
Cut to Rafa’s funeral. Lazaro cogitates, Doc looks guilty, Matilde’s, you guessed it, crying.
Roberta cries and keeps trying to reach Rafa via cell phone. She doesn’t understand what’s going on with him.
Over at Hacienda La Bonita they are cleaning up and notice the house phone is unplugged.
Jero is at the airport recalling the day his mami died. Little Rafa is weeping uncontrollably and so loudly that I can’t hear what mami’s last wish is but I imagine she’s tasking Jero with taking care of his little bro. She “stretches the leg” (dies) and grownup Jero thought bubbles that he promised mom, Rafa just has to be OK. He checks his watch nervously.
A local taxi drops Jero off at La Bonita. Jero hears the mournful death knell and spies the black funereal bow tied to the entrance gate. Uh oh, big brother’s got a bad feeling. He spots Matilde dressed in black. She doesn’t know how to tell him but...but...the boss Rafael, Jero’s brother, is dead!
Mañana: Renata and Mat kiss? Renata thinks of Jero. Matilda tells Jero that it’s the fault of A Woman. Jero clutches the letter and vows to find out about This Woman.
Vocab:
a mi modo = my way
su santa voluntad = his own thing, his own sweet will (lit. his sainted will)
estirar la pata = to kick the bucket (lit. to stretch the leg)
Labels: Cuando
Cuando Me Enamoro #6 Wednesday 4/27/11 How to loose your life in 2 (so far) episodes and how to loose a date in 2 tries…
[Posted for Martaivett]
We get a repeat scene of Roberta at the cell phone store getting another cell phone. She is still in a hurry to speak to Rafael, insisting last night phone was just perfect.
We get a repeat scene of Roberta at the cell phone store getting another cell phone. She is still in a hurry to speak to Rafael, insisting last night phone was just perfect.
Fina is driving to airport, remembering how she drowned Roberta’s cell phone and then put it back on her night table.
‘There is no way back now… I ended up killing your boyfriend… as I killed your dad.’
(remembers pushing Roberto through glass window)
Matias is impressed at the latest technology and organization at the company… Gonzalo hopes he will be just as proud to work there as we all are… Matias says I already am.
Gonzalo introduces Matias to Adriana, Renata’s right hand assistant… Adriana is obviously attracted to Matias immediately.
Jeronimo leaves Regina’s charity place not before witnessing her receiving roses from Antonio. The card appologizes for his demeanor last night, he tells her in the card that she should forgive herself for having loved so deeply… he loves her.
Roberta gets home and opens her new cell phone, calls Rafael but only gets his voice mail.
Meanwhile said almost-dead man's cell phone is receiving a voice mail message from Hero, who is excited to let him know that the company he worked for belongs to the family of one of his dearest friends.
Poor almost-dead-man is reaching for his cell phone which is about 3 feet away, but it’s a case of ‘so close and yet so far’… (why doesn’t he yell for someone to come help him???)
Constanza comes to Matias new office to welcome him for the Nth time… She mentions to him that at the new charity place she found she met Hero… ‘el profe’.
Gonzalo comes in at the middle of the conversation and asks if it is the same guy Matias had told him. Turns out Hero was indeed a hero to Matias, helped him when he got mugged on the street… Matias tells Gonzalo that seems like Hero will be in Mex at least for quite a while. Gonzalo wants Matias to invite him over, want to thank him personally for what he did for Matias.
Gonzalo wants the whole family to go out for lunch to celebrate Matias arrival at the company. Gonzalo asks Matias if he doesn’t mind if he invites Witch-ina. No prob.
Regina and her friend are looking at info and photos of the Monterrubio company online (they want to see what Matias looks like, aren't these ladies a bit old for him anyway?) and Regina mentions that for the charity dinner event they will invite the whole Monterrubio family…
Gonzalo calls Witch-ina and she is still driving to airport so she comes up with the excuse that she is meeting some friends for lunch already.. Gonzalo does not insist.
Matias tells Gonzalo he is feeling more welcome and comfortable than he expected. Gonzalo says he is just getting all the love they all reserved for him.
Adriana comes back to Renata’s office and Renata notices Adriana was particularly impressed with Matias. They all gather together to go to lunch… they invite Adriana but she says have too much work. As she walks out past Adriana, Renata calls her ‘party pooper’… Adriana thinks to herself she cannot fall for Matias…
At the airport Witch-ina is only over an hour late for her flight back to Mex City. The airline lady says there is only another flight back today but its got two layovers. Fina is not happy but seems she has no choice.
The receptionist at the company reaches Roberta on phone but Roberta passes on joining the family for lunch. She is anxious. She tells herself that everything has to turn out right. She tries reaching Rafael but only gets his voice mail. She gets even more anxious.
Back at town… doctor Alvaro is seeing some patients… Aparently Alvaro is very generous, lets the patient go without paying for the consult or for the medication. Agustin comes to visit and to invite Alvaro to go celebrate together the deal with Rafael. Agustin says went to La Bonita to find Rafael but Alvaro tells him he went to Mexico to get his brother. Will come back tomorrow. Agustin is surprised Rafa has a brother. Alvaro says from what have heard he is an important man who has lived the last few years in Europe. Agustin points out that he doesn’t hope the brother get involved in the deals with Rafael, he only wants to deal with Rafael… Agustin convinces Alvaro to go celebrate. Tells assistant to call him at Agustin’s hacienda if anything comes up.
Witch-ina is at airport restaurant… remembers when she was copying writing from one paper to another (possibly trying to copy the handwriting of someone).. she is visibly worried… then remembers when she recorded the conversation between Roberta and her friend, and when she shot Rafael… She asks waiter for paper and pen.
At the celebration in the Mex City restaurant, Gonzalo notes the absence of Fina and Roberta… and gets cheesy on Matias telling him how proud he is of Matias making a great business man of himself… Misses the years missed of love and interaction, but is proud that his company now has someone to lead it on… names him Commercial/Marketing VP… Renata is excited to celebrate his appointment… Matias is happy too…
At La Bonita, the almost-dead man is still kicking, reaches his phone but has no strength to call (if he could call, seems the phone is in pieces on the floor)
At airport, Witch-ina is entering a post office in-house (perhaps to mail the letter she was working on) notices her blouse is stained in blood… runs to buy another top.
Regina I and Hero are meeting for coffee and wine (interesting combination)… Regina tells him about Antonio’s flowers and shows him the note… He agrees with Antonio that she should give herself another chance… this woman is beginning to tire me with her constant martyr pittiful me attitude… She tells him she wants to forgive herself and move on… Hero says she was and is the best mom in the world and she should give herself a chance… let go the shell, allow yourself to love again… if it works, great, but at least try…
Witch-ina is making a whole ceremony in the ladies room to just get rid of her stained blouse… (washes it in sink, watching over her shoulder and gripping her teeth when a woman comes in… then puts it in a plastic bag and throws it in the trash…)
The priest of town and Lazaro and his sister meet… the priest needs to talk to Rafa asap… The others are surprised Rafa was planning to marry in town chapel next Sunday. They are taken aback. Padre says he feels Rafa is rushing it. Now she understands why Rafa wanted to fill the house with flowers. Padre asks them to let him know when Rafa is back from Mex City. Lazaro pokes his sis, don’t tell Rafa (that they know about his wedding plans).
Back at the celebration lunch… we learn that Constanza’s husband and Gonzalo each had their own companies but when Constanza married him they merged the companies… Matias states that that combination was DA BOMB!! But Gonzalo states that Matias is more prepared/educated than when they started out, and he wants to toast for the new Monterrubio generation. Renata notices its already night and she has to bail out first because she has a commitment… Matias walks her out.
At La Bonita, Lazaro and sister finally make it back. She notes that Agustin left a note for Rafael… Lazaro reprimends her for saying that el Patron had to tell them about his plans… She grabs some of the flowers and heads to Rafa’s room… When she goes in and turns the light on… SURPRISE!!! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!
Renata arrives (nice BMW 325i)… as she gets out of the car and heads to the restaurant two guys follow her and begin to harass her… she hurries up the pace and sees Hero… ‘My love, I am so glad you are here!’… and plants a kiss on him..
Back to La Bonita, The girl yells for her brother… She sends Lazaro for the doctor.
Back to the kiss… Renata again appologizes and when she pulls back she realizes he is the same guy…
R: Forgive me, ok? … really… you are the guy I fell over at the airport, right?
H: The one and only. (they both laugh)
R: Forgive me, please!!
H: No, but why? First you run me over at the airport and now you give me a kiss… how wonderful! Welcome to Mexico!
R: No! It was just that two guys were following me, I thought they were going to mug me, and the first thing I thought of was to make it seem you were my boyfriend so…
H: Ah now I am your boyfriend? Good! Its going very good!
R: No, well, I did it so they would believe that I wasn’t alone… forgive me!
H: It was a true pleasure…
R: Forgive me..
(he taps around his jacket…, she is stepping away…)
H: Ay… wait… wait… it was great the kiss and all but… give me my wallet back…
R: What?
H: Give me back my wallet… Surely you were following me at the airport…then later everything…
R: (she is not happy anymore) Lets see… hold on a sec. I was not following me and certainly did not take your wallet. What are you talking about? What is wrong with you?
H: Good strategy...(by now he is grabbing on to her arm to not let her run away) Airport, kiss, incredible story and then you steal my wallet.
R: You are crazy!...(again tries to walk away…) Listen!!...
H: (grabs her and turns her around) Give me back my wallet. IF not I wont let you go.
(she gives him a killer piercing stare)
R: Let go of me.
H: Lets see, if you don’t give me back my wallet, I will call the police…
R: DO IT but RIGHT NOW!! Call the police right at this moment to see if I really stole your wallet. Who do you think you are??
H: You were following me at the airport! I am sure of it!
R: I was not following you anywhere!!
H: Then why did you take my wallet??
R: I don’t look like a burglar! Forgive me but I am NOT
H: You don’t look like a burglar but you are… Very pretty by the way…
R: POLICE!!! !POLICE!!!!
(the driver that brought Hero there comes to give him his wallet, he forgot it in the car… Hero is very embarrassed…
R: Your wallet!... see??
H: Forgive me!!! Forgive me… You don’t know how sorry I am for making you go through a hard time… How do I go about remedying it?
R: (killer stare) First, move away… Take a distance… and dissappear. I don’t want to see you ever again. I am no burglar!
H: Of course you are!
R: What?
H: You just stole a kiss from me. No? … another!...
R: (floored) What?
H: Give me another kiss!...
(she just walks away mad, he stays there hands together as in wondering if he just let a great chance slip by… or maybe still embarrassed and mad at himself)
At Dr Alvaro’s office, Lazaro reaches his assistant… he asks her to contact the Dr immediately to come to La Bonita.
Matilde is really upset, the patron cannot die!..
Regina comes to see Antonio, came to thank him for the flowers…
Matias tells Gonzalo that Renata went to meet some guy called Rafael… Gonzalo is very surprised that she would go to meet Rafael Gutierrez, just the other day she denied to him that she had any relationship with him.
At restaurant, Renata and Hero are sitting at separate tables. Waiter comes to Renata telling her Hero wants to invite her to a wine or any drink she likes… She rejects it… Waiter tells Hero and Hero takes things in his own hands… comes over to Renata’s table and invites himself to sit with her, she is visibly still mad at him… (who wouldn’t be?)
R: Lets do this. Lets make believe nothing happened…
H: Then lets sit and wait at least for the person you are waiting for.
R: Yes I am waiting for… my boyfriend… And I don’t think he would like to find you sitting at my table.so leave.
H: No, it would be expected that a beautiful woman like you would have company. Can I ask what is your name?
R: Adriana.
H: Adriana… Jeronimo Linares. (shake hands, she is softening up…)
At La Bonita, Matilde and another girl are attending to Rafael. They think he was cleaning or playing with the gun and it shot by accident. Lazaro will run personally to Don Agustin’s hacienda to get the doctor.
At Antonio’s Regina tells him he has made her aware of this guilt load she has carried for so long. Antonio says everyone is responsible for their own happines… She has decided to take a chance and open her heart… as a woman… She is not sure it will work out, don’t want to hurt you… Antonio says just giving him the chance to be with her and love her is enough… She insists she has not been with anyone for many years, be patient with me… (CS memories anyone?) … She thanks him… he is very understanding with her… but will be honest. I don’t love you. I love spending time with you but… Antonio says he will take care of winning her heart…
Roberta is putting her suitcase in the car… not sure what 5 inch heels will do at La Bonita… but… its her problem… she keeps trying to reach him on cell… thinks if he left in the morning flight he should be here now, if he did not leave till night flight, he should have called her. Rafael, what is happening?
Back at restaurant…
H: You finished your glass and your boyfriend is not here… so I came to rescue you and brought you another one…
R: As it looks, your company did not show up either.
H: Nope, but he won’t be long.. were you able to contact your boyfriend?
R: No, but everything is fine.
H: Know what I was just thinking?... that we will have to see each other again.
R: (again floored) what?
H: Yes.
R: I still say you are crazy. I don’t have the least intention to see you again ever again!
H: Maybe you will change your mind if … if you find out I have something of yours.
R: (figures it out) I knew it!... you have my quartz stone and my bracelet. Right? You have them!
H: (nods yes smiling/laughing)
R: (elated) So happy to get them back!! Thank you!!
H: There is just one little problem. I don’t have them here so you will have to accept an invitation of mine to see you again. I mean, to bring you your quartz and your bracelet!
R: Hmmm! You are inviting me out?
H: Maybe your boyfriend will stop being it because it is a true disrespect to stand up a beautiful girlfriend like you. What do you say?
R: (playful) What do I say?
H: Yes… Adriana?
R: That… I prefer to lose my bracelet and my quartz before I go out with you.
(she stands to leave, he jumps to stop her, realizes he grabbed her arm and pulls back again with embarrassed face)
H: Adriana!... Adriana…
R: Let it not be that now I will steal your watch… or maybe your wallet again.
H: OR perhaps you will steal another kiss…
R: Until never, baboso!! (jerk)
At Agustin’s hacienda, called Cruz de Amor… the assistant med reaches Alvaro, but he is totally wasted in alcohol… he is very slow reacting to her urgent message… go to La Bonita right away… he gets dizzy when he stands up, Agustin comes over, Alvaro is telling Agustin about the message from La Bonita when Lazaro comes running to get the Doctor… Agustin rushes Alvaro to go there… they all head out…
Regina has brought Antonio home to see her mom Cata… Cata is totally floored when Regina tells her she and Antonio are an item now… She is very happy for them. Antonio tells Cata he will take them both places and to have fun… Regina brings work as a deterrent for that, but Antonio says have to give love some time too… Antonio and Regina have a kiss goodbye…
At Monterrubio Manor, Roberta is coming down stairs, heading out to meet friends… Matias tells her maybe next time you will come along with us. Roberta says surely.
Fina also comes in the door, Roberta notices Witch-ina’s blouse (not her style). Witch-ina says she is just tired. She says she had a good time with her friend but is tired. Witch-ina asks where Renata went. Gonzalo says seems with Rafa Gutierrez.
Witch-ina skips a beat… so does Roberta. Matias asks why it is so surprising to them? Witch-ina claims neither she nor Roberta know Rafa well… Apparently he and her daughter (implying Renata) care very much for each other…
We have one last scene at La Bonita, Rafa is trying to speak, says to Matilde ‘la bonita’… Matilde yells at him not to die!...
In previews we see all of them Hero, Renata, etc wondering what happened to Rafa to skip their appointment… (sorry my dvdr did not record previews so this was what I remembered)
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Teresa Wed 4/27/11 #31-32 Her casa is trashed, the pig is smashed, and el profe's house is crashed.
Let's just start with the new stuff...
Teresa is taken aback that Ruben bought Esperanza an apartment. Well, Espe says it isn’t hers, it’s his, but that is where they would always meet. Teresa says she will go with Espe to return the keys. She won’t leave her alone! This is a tough thing to go through and they are amigas!
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Teresa is taken aback that Ruben bought Esperanza an apartment. Well, Espe says it isn’t hers, it’s his, but that is where they would always meet. Teresa says she will go with Espe to return the keys. She won’t leave her alone! This is a tough thing to go through and they are amigas!
Paulo at first tries to let Ruben off the hook for the job, but Ruben pushes and he accepts, after looking a little sick at the mention of marriage con Aida. Yeah, I’ d probably look a little sick, too.
Tere loves the apartment, touching everything, asking a ton of questions. Why didn’t she get Ruben to give her a car or an apartment? He’s so rich. Espe’s like, can you imagine if I showed up at the vecindad with a car? Tere says she should do whatever she can to get out of the vecindad.
Rubigote goes to visit the prof, and first explains about giving Paulo a job. So is that why you came? Profe asks. No, it’s because Espe left him and he’s been crying into his bigote all night. Or something like that. Profe is a prefect gentleman and listens; then he gives the advice that Ruben needs to choose (escoger), either he is going to have to leave his marriage of many years or Esperanza. Oh, and we learn a little factoid that all of his fortune is basically his wife's. Ah, it all makes sense now. Oh, yeah and the scandal it would cause. That, too.
Teresa is still molesting the inanimate objects of the departamento de soltero—though not as explicitly as Rubigote, who, if my memory is correct, kissed the neck of one of his statues the other day. Espe is sitting on the couch telling Tere that none of the necklaces or dresses meant that much to her. She thought he gave them to her because he cared for her. She sees the photo of Ruben and herself on the bed side table and opens up the frame to pull the photo out. Tere tells her to stop ripping it (she’s destroying evidence!) “First, please listen to me.” Espe throws the ripped photo on the floor and Tere tells Espe that she knows her boyfriend. Cara impactada de Espe.
Mar happily enters Hector’s office and begins talking about their new clinic/pharmacy ideas. But that isn’t why Hector called Mariano in. He asks about the tussle the other day in the hospital. Mariano is repentant but prefers not to say what happened, only that it was a personal matter. “Sabes tengo che sancionarte, verdad?” You know I have to penalize/suspend you, right? Hector asks. “Si, lo se,” Mariano replies. “Esta suspendida eso nuevo aviso.” “You’re suspended until further notice.”
Back to Espe and Tere in the blechelor pad (borrowing from the wonderful recappers on Llena!): Tere explains that yes, she really knows Ruben, and she swears that he is a good guy. He’s the notary of my boss and the father of Aida. I believe that Espe says that he first said they he and his wife had to stay together because Aida was mixed up with drugs. Tere invents that this was what Aida used to blackmail him (chantajearlo) so he wouldn’t leave her mother. Your boyfriend was just trying to be a good dad! Espe’s not really buying it. He said his wife had cancer, too. Also a lie. “Of course, so he wouldn’t lose you! His situation is very difficult,” Tere says. She heard from Lic that Rube’s wife is a bruja who only married him for her own self-interest. For his expensive things. For all kinds of luxuries, (Todo tipo de lujos.) She sees him only as a provider (proveedor) and doesn’t love him one bit. Espe says not to tell her these things, she’s starting to doubt herself/her decision to leave him. Tere says that is probably best. You still love him? With all of her soul, Espe says. Then when he comes looking for you next time, listen to him. Espe say it was Tere that told her to leave him. Well, that was before Tere knew who he was. This is different! Think about it, she says and holds up the chain and shackle, as Vivi in DC so eloquently put it last week (her key necklace.)
Mar reports to Dar and Magda that he’s been suspended.
Espe finds out that Mar is suspended and says she will explain everything so he isn’t in trouble, but Mariano will have none of it. Think about your family, Espe! She reluctantly leaves it alone.
Ref asks Tere to take out the trash but she asks why can’t Dad do it like always? Big bangs at the door. Uh oh. It appears that Armando is three months behind on the rent and they are there to tear up the place! Ref holds her chest and understandably panics. Tere flips, claiming she is a lawyer and if they are wrong they are going to have big problems. This is not going to happen! “Esto no se va quedar asi!”
Arm and Johnny are working and Tornado Teresa blows in. Paraphrasing: “Dad, there are guys at the house saying you didn’t pay the rent. I need the receipts. Did you pay or not?” He hasn’t paid them. “What are you saying? Why? Where is all this money going? They are about to take everything in the house! You’ve barely been giving me money! Where is it all going?” To pay his debts. And whoosh the tornado spins out, with Armando caught up in the wind. They are hurrying down the street and she is telling him to fix it/settle this/sort it out (arreglarlo.) She stops, and pulls out her check from el Profe for 60,000 pesos. Correct me if I am wrong here! Which is, so google tells me, just over 5,000 dollars. She gives it half a second of thought, which, for Teresa, is actually something, but then says “no, no,” almost laughing to herself for even considering it!
Johnny is at work and Mariano waddles up, clearly upset, and understandably. But there is an affer effect of tornado Teresa and it shoots Mariano off to the vecindad via Johnny’s message about what has happened. Clark, Lois is in trouble! Off to the telephone booth!
Mar bursts into Nachita’s and asks how its possible that they are so behind on the rent. She says she had no idea! Why not? “Usted es la portera!” (You’re the caretaker! I assume here this means she usually collects the rent.) She says Arm told her that he wanted to pay directly to the boss. She sends Pab to get Juana and send her to Tere’s house.
Ramon is in Juana’s paying her for the food for the month. She doesn’t want to take it but he says it’s because of her that they eat so well! Then Pab pops in the window and spreads the news.
Mean guy with all the lines hands Tere the papers, calls her Abogada, and tells her to check and see. The papers are in order and they are going to take all the pieces of furniture (muebles.) SuperMariano shows up and sees that the news is true.
Paulo is playing pool. Gen comes in and they talk about him getting work. She gives him money to keep the bosses daughter happy and then she calls said boss to gloat. And blackmail him some more. And taunt him about Espe.
The guys are collecting the furniture in a very loud, messy, and inconsiderate way. Juana shows up. Tere starts to cry and fret, Mariano tells her not to worry and runs out the door. Refu makes Arm come into their room because they need to talk. Tere is looking almost catatonic but she pops right back into reality when one of the men goes for her laptop. “Ni se le ocurra!” (Don’t even think about it!) She grabs it and hands it to Juana.
Refu is all Porque!? Porque?! And Arman is all Perdoname! Perdoname! You gave all the money to Teresa, right? she accuses. No, no, not all of it, he replies. Things got out of hand. “And to pay these expenses (gastos) you’ve neglected to pay the rent!” Refu is fuming. “All that money was for things that she didn’t need. Now what are we going to do?” -“Calm down, I don’t want you to get yourself unhealthy again.” That is the least of her worries. Where are they going to sleep?!
Mar and his papa are counting change. It’s not enough. He eyes the pig.
Tere is holding photos and screaming. Why her? Why her! The men start to mess with Rosita’s altar and Refu flips. They are banging stuff around so much it is hard to hear. Mar shows up with pig. Tere: “The money you’ve been saving for our wedding? …Break it.” Arm refuses but Mariano says there is no other way. He holds Tere’s hand and drops the piggybank. The money falls to the floor and so does Tere. Heh. She is pissed. “Sabes se lo que se van a llevar? Nuestra unica esperanza! Desgraciados malditos!” (You know what it is going to take? Our only hope. Damn bastards!) It’s still not enough. Cutberto hears at the door.
Paulo and Fito lean on his car. Paulo says he has a job now and opens his wallet and puts all the money in his wallet into the drug dealer’s hand. To my surprise Fito puts some back in the wallet and then pulls something out of his jacket to give Paulo.
Tere is still yellin. Pab comes in and gives Mar all the money he has (not much.) Teresa is incapable of recognizing the gesture and screams at the kid that he is short by 400 pesos. Luckily for everyone Cute-berto walks in and gives them the rest. Arm promises to pay everyone back every cent. Mar tries to comfort Tere that it’s all fixed now. Yeah, and what about the shame she’s endured! This is why she says they need to change their lives! Later, most the furniture is back thanks to helpful neighbors all helping at once and Mar is again trying to comfort Teresa. Juana gives Ref some tea. She looks pale. And agrees she feels a little bit bad. Mariano is at attention. It’s just late and her head hurts, she says. Mariano follows her into her room to make sure she is alright and can rest. Tere pulls out the check again, but hides it when her dad comes near. He talks to her and mentions her salary from the prof and she goes nuts. -She needs the money for her exam, her work, herself. -So, you can’t help? Dad asks. -After today, she says, you’re going to have to pay your debts and you will be able to give me even less money! It’s like an investment. She has to get out of the vecindad, out of poverty. She needs to use her salary as an investment in her future that will get them all out of the vecindad. Then they will lack very little. Very little. She doesn’t want to keep asking for money from Lic.
The next morning. Mariano and his dad are talking. It was the right thing to do, breaking the little piggy and giving up the money; it was to help his novia and her parents out of a big problem. Yeah, he knows, Mar says, but he saw how disappointed (decepcionado) and angry Tere was. Mar hopes she will be okay, even though their last hope is gone. Dad says he thinks Tere will be proud of him for always being there for her and her family. You’ll succeed/get out of the vecindad. How, Mar asks. I’m suspended from work. This isn’t forever, Dad says. Y por algo pasan las cosas. (Things happen for a reason.) Padre leaves to go to work and Mariano tries to stop him, asking if it’s something for the notario?
Tere and Espe in Tere’s room: Teresa is recounting the tale of last night. Espe says her mother told her. “El chisme corre rapido.” (Gossip runs fast.) Yep, they had to give up the wedding money, but what’s worse, her dad has many debts to pay. Really? Espe asks. “My mom doesn’t know but my dad owes a lot of money to Gemma.” Plus everyone who gave them money last night. Espe says she will find a way to help. “How, Espe? You can no longer count on money from Ruben.”
Speak of Rubigote. And the Mrs. They are talking over breakfast about him hiring Paulo. She doesn’t like it. He is irresponsible. He gives her a bad feeling. –Didn’t your dad give me a job? And give us this house when we got married? And make me all those friendships that made my notary succeed? –Yes. This is true. But she doesn’t see Paulo as that in love with Aida.
Espe can’t stop thinking about what Tere said about Ruben’s wife being a bruja. Tere repeats that she heard from Lic. Espe is still iffy about it. Tere continues to manipulate, but Espe says that she is not going to go back to Ruben while he is still married.
Ramon shows up for his work at the notary. The secretary lets it slip that he is Mar’s dad and Ruben promptly fires him and throws him out.
Tere is shopping and runs into Aida. Aida asks why she is shopping when she has no money. Aida has tons of bags, Tere one, but she says you don’t need many bags for a diamond. The talk turns to Paulo. He’s going to work with me. We’re going to get married. They fight over who he loves. Teresa says don’t let her soon-to-be hubby Paulo turn out like her Dad and taunts her by giving her the address to her dad’s bachelor pad. Aida rips the paper, but after T leaves, picks it back up and reads it.
Magda and Mar in Mar’s casa. She has the same sentiment as Mar’s dad about his suspension. Then she says, “La novia de el estudiante, no es la esposa de el profesionista.” (The girlfriend of the student isn't the wife of the professional.) Mar leans his head on his hand.
Refu visits Arm at work wanting answers. He doesn’t tell her, begs to let him fix it without her getting involved. She leaves without answers.
Aida confronts Rubigote about the apartment. She’s screaming, and her mom is listening at the door. Now mom comes in and screams. –“Is it true? Answer me Ruben!”
Tere is in her room and her mom comes in. She tells her she needs to talk, Teresa tries to brush her off, but Ref says she can go AFTER they talk. She says that dad is in debt because he has been giving you money. –You’re my parents. You are supposed to give me what I need. –We gave you [what you needed!] A roof over your head, food, school, and above all, most importantly, affection. But there is no obligation for parents to give their children luxuries. –They're not luxuries. I need them. You can imagine how this conversation went. You never understand mom. I’m gonna get out of here. And yes, I know, I scare you when I talk like this, she says, but I would rather scare someone a thousand times, rather than hurt them, like you do. She flounces out, with a ‘Ser or no ser, Y yo soy’ as she struts out the door.
Rubigote is still floundering for an excuse, and spies Eva, the secretary. Come here, Eva, he says, and explain to my wife and my daughter that this apartment is…a gift I was going to surprise Aida with when she got married! –Yes, it’s true, Eva quickly agrees. –A: She just wanted me to believe it was for other things… -R: Who? –M: You know what Ruben, I don’t believe you. If it was a surprise for OUR child, why didn’t you say anything to me? –R: Fine. You don’t believe me, we can go to the apartment when you want and I’ll show you. M: Let’s go right now. Rubigote’s chin is sticking out, just enough so that we see the big gulp he takes.
Cutberto and Juana. He says she is the perfect woman. She’s beautiful and she can cook. She says when she was younger she wasn’t sure if she should go into sewing or into cooking. They share a few laughs.
Ruben, Maira, and Aida arrive at the apartment door. He first pretends he can’t open it, sees that ain’t gonna fly, and opens the door. The girls run in, rummaging through stuff and commenting that it looks like someone lives here and the furniture is not new. Ruben is trying not to look as panicked as he is. He runs into the bedroom, realizing that Espe is not there. They rummage a little more and he looks down to see the ripped photo on top of some papers. The heads part of the photo is right near his foot. Maira looks over and asks him to explain that.
Rubi thinks on his feet and blames it on Genoveva, saying he thought that the guy who was living here was gone. He slips the photo in his pocket unnoticed. He continues with his lies, and Maira says “Si, mi amor,” though she sounds unconvinced. Aida then asks for the keys so she can make a copy. He gives them to her.
Mar’s dad wants to know what happened between him and Caceres
Ruben is in his office and calls in Eva to apologize. She says it is no problem, he starts getting close and she seems to play coy, but looks slightly disgusted after she gives him the new (changed) keys to the apartment and leaves.
Aida asks what her mom would do if her dad was cheating. She asks why she is asking? Because of what happened. Maira asks who told Aida about the place. She says, forget it. Teresa was just messing with me. Teresa, Maira says. She goes on to say she would die if Rubigote left her.
Teresa goes in to find Espe going through her things from Ruben. She decided she isn’t going back while he is married. She is going to sell all the things he bought her. She gives Tere some jewelery and tells her to sell them to help her dad pay his debts. “Gracias!” Tere says, “Lo voy hacer.” Riiight. Her phone rings. It’s Aida. She says the apartment is for her and Paulo. T: Ah, that’s what he said? Aida threatens Teresa before she hangs up.
Magda is giving Mariano some work things and he asks about his patients. All stable. She brings up the topic of his suspension and Teresa and he says he hasn’t told her yet. Tere walks in. –Haven’t told me what? What are you talking about with my boyfriend? –Stuff about work. But, I’ll leave you two. Teresa practically sweeps her out of the room with her arm. They talk briefly about Magda being an AMIGA (Mar) but her obviously wanting more (Ter.) Then he explains about his suspension. Time for another Teresa lecture! Put yourself first. You can’t disappoint or make a bad impression on the doctors who can help your career. Promise me you will find a way to fix this. He nods, smiles, and kisses her.
Dr. Ledesma (the younger..right?) asks Dario if Mariano really is suspended. Yes, he was defending a nurse. Said nurse appears. It’s my fault, Espe says. She explains it was her ex-novio that provoked Mar. Ledesma seems very interested in what she is saying. Especially when she says she is not gonna go back to him.
Mariano tells Teresa his dad also is out of work 'cause Caceres fired him. Que mas?! She asks the heavens. Mar hopes he can get back to work, soon, and that he talked to the owner of the vecindad about his consultorio. –And did she agree? –Yes, she agreed. Why do you seem unhappy about that? –The truth, she still doubts that it is a good idea… but she pulls out the list she made of everyone he should invite to his graduation party.
Ruben tracks down Espe at the hospital. He says he misses her and he hated having to lie to her, then mentions the things she took from the apartment. She says tell me what you want back, and he say no way. They’re yours. I bought them because I love you. I just want to know. Are you serious about never coming back to the apartment? Because if you are, I’m going to sell it.
Armando walks into Teresa’s room. He asks if she has received her money yet? (Ya cobraste?) She flips. I told you this money is for my graduation expenses. Arm looks desperate and wow he does that well, I’m about ready to call the DF and find this vecindad just so I can help. She makes him feel even guiltier, reminding him that the money Mariano gave him was for their wedding! He reminds her he doesn’t make much money. Find a better job so she and momma Ref don’t have to worry and work so hard. “Hazlo, papa, hazlo!” (Do it, Dad, do it!)
Aurora and Mariano are at the church for the first communion duties. They talk a bit, but Aurora
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER
(It feels like fifteen days since I’ve seen el profe!)
Teresa is standing on a chair while Juana fixes her dress, raving about the day. Finally. Mariano’s graduation day! And with honors. Juana always knew he would go far. Teresa says, I think, “Todavia le falta ser lo que yo quiero! Pero es un bien comienzo.” (He’s still not exactly what I want him to be, but this is a good start!) She then jumps up and down on the bed and they compliment her dress. Teresa says there are going to be some very important people at this party and as his pareja, she has to be impeccable! The only thing she is worried about is that he might find out that Director Hector is Aurora
Mariano’s dad is so happy that Mariano has passed his exam. He’s crying he is so happy, and it is the most important day of his life. He knows that his madre is with them right now. And she’s happy, too.
Mama refugio comes in talking about how unfortunate it is that Armando can’t go to the party with them, but Teresa looks like she is dying at the sight of her mother’s dress. –You really want to go without Dad? Tere asks. –Of course! It’s a special occasion. Mi amor, your novio is a doctor! Aren’t you proud? –Si. From now on, everything will change for us. They are actually having a nice conversation about Mariano until Ref asks Tere to help her put some flowers on her shirt. Tere says they look horrible and Ref says they were from her first communion. -Well no wonder! They’re so old and so awful. Leave them, mama, and she throws them on the table. You’re not gonna make me look ridiculous in front of all the people who can help Mariano in his career. –You’re ashamed of me, of your own mother? –Mama, please, don’t start with your dramas. Today no! And she hurries her out the door.
A woman, possibly named Olga, is getting a dress fitted by Juana while Cutberto watches. She thinks Cutberto is her husband, but the second that she finds out they are not together she tries to interest Cutberto in her, and Juana promptly stabs her in the derriere with a pin. Cutberto helps her off the chair and Juana looks on disapprovingly. They talk about Mariano’s party and she says, mocking him, "a pachanga estoy yo." (Does anyone get what she means by this exactly? Something like, I'm gonna be the party/I'm gonna be the one partying?) And she makes faces at him. He seems to be trying not to laugh.
Teresa and her mother are dropped off at the party. Teresa thinks the part is at La Terraza, but it turns out to be at “Fonda. La Pequeña Terraza” next door. Teresa goes from enchanted to disgusted in a millisecond. She walks in, sees Mariano in a suit, surrounded by a bunch of people in every day clothing, some are nurses in their uniforms. –See, there’s Mariano, says Refu. Ah, mi novia! Mar says. He announces to everyone who she is, that she looks beautiful, and that she is the reason he is a doctor today! They start chanting Teresa. Oh, the sourpuss on her face. I’m dreading the moment she ruins this. He says, a lot of you that know when my mom died, I stopped my studies. Teresa is the one who got me back into school. [He kisses her hand.] She is my lamp, my motor, and the love of my life. (Mi faro, motor, e es la mujer de mi vida.) He kisses her. He introduces her to some nurses, someone who works in the cafeteria, and well, everyone else she knows. She weakly waves. Pab steps in and says, 'Mariano! You’re not going to introduce me as your first patient?' Laughter from most everyone. Minus Teresa. –Claro, y mi futuro ahijado, no? (Of course, and my future godson, no?) Nachita thanks him for saving her son, and Espe says that all of them in the vecindad love him! Ref adds that he will be a great son. They all do a Mariano, Mariano, Rah, Rah, Rah chant and Tere storms out the door.
Mariano and Ref follow.
Mariano and Ref follow.
Paraphrasing, mostly:
-Teresa, what’s wrong? Where are you going? He asks. -Far. Very far away from here! She says. -Why are you saying this? I don’t understand. –It’s useless with you. Everything I said was in vain, you’ll never be the man that I dreamed (que sonee.) You’ll always be mediocre. –Are you sure in what you are saying? [She nods.] You think I am mediocre because I want to spend the most important day in my life with the people that love and support me? –Please. Tell me how these poor nurses and people from the neighborhood can help you. Ademas… –Ya, basta! Basta Teresa. –This was supposed to be the first day of the rest of our lives. –It is. But that doesn’t mean I am going to leave out everyone I care about. –You promised me, Mariano! –I promised you I would invite Dr. Ledesma, the director, and the other doctors who aren’t even going to come. You don’t even want to let me spend the most important day of my life with the people I care about. –They don’t understand why we want so much. They haven’t given you anything Mariano! –They’ve all given me something so that I could become a doctor. They helped with my mother. –Oh, yeah, and how? –I’ll never forget that Cutberto bought me my first medical book because I couldn’t afford it. And Juana, his first coat. Every one of them has done something for me. –And you did so much for my family (?) but what are these people going to think when they come to this place and see this “fiesta de vecindad?” –They are noble people. –Well, if they are so important to you, go back to them. I’m leaving. Taxi!
Refugio steps in. Vamonos Mama! –No, Mariano invited me and I am staying with Mariano.
Cutberto and Juana are in her house. She comes out dressed, with her special occasion braid, and he calls her beautiful and gives her a corsage. She thinks it was a nice touch. Then I believe he says something like, if she is going with him, she can’t dance with anyone else and—oh! I hear thunder… scene in the rain coming up??—that they should hurry to miss the storm.
Teresa and Refugio. –Mama how are you going to defend Mariano? He deceived me! He made me believe he’s someone he isn’t. Let’s go. –No, I told you no! I don’t think there is anything wrong with what he did. I am going to celebrate with him. The same as you. –You’re crazy. You need to do what I say! –I am your mother and you won’t disrespect me because this I will not forgive. –Forgive me? You to me? For what would I want you forgiveness? –M: Teresa! And she gets a thwack across the face for that comment from her mother. “Como
And with that she jumps into the cab; Ref and Mar watch it go, stunned. –R: It’s terrible. Where Teresa speaks to me that way, it scares me. –Calm down, Refugio. Teresa is angry but it will pass. –Why Mariano? Why is my daughter like this? And that’s when Dr. Ledesma shows up! Mariano is glad that he was able to come. Of course he came, he says! But his brother couldn’t make it because he had a conference. Mariano thanks him, well both of them, then introduces the doctor to Ref. Let’s go, Mariano, Ref says. You need to attend to your guests and enjoy this moment. The go inside. Refugio stays by the door and is still shaken by the whole thing. Mariano goes back inside looking, well, tired, as he must be after all that ragging from Teresa. Mar’s dad asks where she went and Refugio lies, though it’s clear he isn’t buying it. Dario and Selena, some chick, show up, as well as Juana and Cutberto. They talk about the coming storm. They ask about Teresa and are told that she’s mad at Mariano and left. Cutberto says they fight the same as he and Juana—he calls them a pareja, too—do.
Ah, casa de licenciado! So happy to see you. He and Luisa are having a dinner talking about work when his phone rings. It’s Fernando! He’s in Mexico
Back to Johnny and Armando at the shop. They talk about how unfortunate it is that they couldn’t be at Mar’s party, and then sing his praises. Teresa will be happy at his side.
Casa de Arturo. A cab pulls up. Our loca tirbuoncita is in her element as she buzzes the door. Arturo’s car pulls out, he sees her, rolls down the window and calls her name. She runs to him, but twists her ankle and he hops right out of the car and into the rain with her. They stare at each other in the rain.
And we break for commercials.
A: Did you hurt yourself? T: No. A: Are you okay? T: No. Help me. And she leans on him. He hugs her and she only slightly breaks out of her cara triste. They pull apart and near kissing territory, but neither goes in for it. They just blink and then he says, “I don’t want you to get sick,” and they both nearly trip on their way inside. Her, probably due to heels, him, probably due to his refusal to let go of her even a little bit so he ends up walking awkwardly. He says, wait here for me I am going to find [someone/thing?] –Gracias Professor… ay, and she pretend almost faints/falls. He catches her. Then I believe she says she doesn’t want him to see her like this. He says, you asked me for help, what’s wrong? She says, I just want Luisa. A: Luisa! Luisa arrives, sees Teresa and asks what happened, then tells her to come—the profe picks Tere up and carries her up the stairs—and Luisa says to come so she can change her clothes. Tere weakly protests.
Mariano’s school friends are asking how his novia just left. He says it’s for work. Pan over to Espe giving una cervecito to Dr. Ledesma. Yes, Espe! Move on from the bigote!! He thanks her and they thank him and Mariano (who isn’t there at the time) for saving Pablito. He comments on how great it is to have kids, and Espe asks him how many he has. He says he has none. Not to worry, she says, you’re very young.
Cutberto calls out Mariano to make a toast/announcement to the whole room. Mariano, who can barely crack a smile, tells them about the new clinic-thing and says they will need volunteers. Some hands go up. Then Dar says to Mar to not work today, but Magda steps in and says that it’s okay cause they will all help him.
Ref and Juana notice how Magda is all up in Mariano’s space and say that Teresa should be there. They talk about Mariano paying three months rent and that Tere should be more like her friend Aurora. Juana laughs this off, saying Aurora Aurora
Teresa is post-shower in robe and towel in Luisa’s room. Luisa has clothes for her, says she left the others to dry and asks her where she got the elegant dress. She says it was from her Madrina, then puts her face in her hands. Luisa tells her to calm down and asks what happened. T: I can’t calm down, Luisa. My mom hit me. L: But.. how it that possible? Why? T: It was Mariano’s fault. L: Mariano? The taxi driver? What’d he do? T: My mom wants to force me to go out with him. She doesn’t understand that I don’t want/love him (querer.) No quiero!
The sun comes out, still the same day.
Arturo apologies on the phone about not making his appointment. He asks Luisa how Teresa is. Not well, she says. -Why? What happened? -Her mother hit her. –Refugio? I didn’t think she would be capable of such a thing. –Well she did. And very injustly. And her father didn’t lift a finger (su papa no mover un dedo.) –I don’t understand. Something must have happened for them to react so strongly. –That’s what worries me the most, says Luisa. It was that vecindad ese that is always beind her problems. –Como
Back at the shop, Teresa show up and bombards her dad with her side of the story. When she says that Refu hit her, her only daughter, his cara is muy impactada. She cries. -How could she have hit you? –Defending Mariano. You don’t know how awful I feel right now! No puede ser, papa! –Calm yourself. –But I feel so awful. Mom doesn’t love me. She could never give me the love she gave Rosita. She wants her mom to be like him, and love her more than before and to understand her efforts to get out of there and succeed. It seems to her like her mother hates her.
Magda gets Mar to dance, and Aurora Aurora Aurora Aurora
He tells Mariano that the clinic-thing is a go and he really smiles, and announces it to everyone. Cheers.
Teresa is crying to Aurora Aurora
Back in Tere’s room, Refu enters, hoping to talk before Armando gets home but she notices a suitcase and asks what it means. That Teresa is getting out of this house! Ref assumes she is going to Juana’s but Tere says nope, much farther. To a good place. –To Aurora
Woo! And there we end it for today. How is it in the morning? I have no idea. Again, as always, please correct me on anything I got wrong (my sound cut out a few times) and my apologies for not having as much vocab! And also for any grammatical errors. I will reread and edit tomorrow!
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