Saturday, December 22, 2012
Amores Verdaderos #31 Fri 12/21/12 Out Of Touch or Private Eyes Are Watching You They See Your Every Move
I love Daryl Hall and John Oates, and for those of you that like them, Daryl Hall has a channel on Youtube called Live at Daryl's House. It is fantastic and he does all of his hits with other artists and also with John Oates. Fantastic channel and look it up sometime if you like them. The titles for this recap are of course ,courtesy of Daryl Hall and John Oates, Out of Touch and Private Eyes. Now on to this recap.
We start this epi with Chris' jealous streak and her telling the Angel to just go back to work. He has a cuddle with his daughter, who thinks she caused the whole thing, but they promise not to mention these things in front of Chris again so it doesn't set off her jealousy. Lili also tells her Papa that of course Chris isn't likin' Ms Vikki. But her Papa Angel tells her we owe so much to Ms Vikki and she saved my life, doncha know.
So Nabila still has poor Guzmancito in her clutches and wants to dance with him, but Guzmancito sure ain't feelin' it or that well either. He's just a clutchin' his tummy and the world is spinning round and round, what goes around comes around, I'll tell you why, round and round, courtesy of Rat, big hair band of the eighties, anyhoo, he's still lookin' for Nikki as he is seeing double and grabs the wrong girl. He is clutching that tummy..
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Por ella soy Eva #109 12/21/12: Fire..When You're Hot, Your Hot, You're Dynamite or Jealous Lover
Sorry this recap is late. Title courtesy of The Ohio Players, Fire; and also the big hair 80's group Rainbow, Jealous Lover
We begin this epi with Angie leaving Santi.
Next we are in Ixtapa with Helena and Pluti at the pool. Pluti has got a shiny shirt on even at the beach, who knew, when they are suprised by Rebe, who knew they were there, she can't beleive it, liar, liar pants on fire, jus' sayin'.Now she tells them about the anniversary party for G.I and then she has something to say about Pluti in front of Helena, what you ask? I'll tell you, seems Rebe is going with the flow and remarks to Helena that Pluti is a great guy, big heart and Helena is lucky to be marrying the snake, er , nice guy. Pluti tries to play it off by being modest, hand kissing and hand holding ensue as Rebe continues to spew this soup. Rebe congrats them both on the up coming nuptials and goes.
Now we are at Fern's and Marcela's where Daniel has taken Jennifer and Kevin home. Kevin goes in the house giving alone time to Jennifer and Daniel. Jennifer is still pithed at Daniel as he tries to talk her into not telling anyone what happened between them, in other words, the hurtful things he said. He begs for forgiveness from Jennifer. He is really laying it on thick, she doesn't seem to be caving, and is about to go in, when he stops her and begs her once again. She thinks what he did was not nice at all. Yay, she didn't cave and he is pithed. She goes in her house.
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We begin this epi with Angie leaving Santi.
Next we are in Ixtapa with Helena and Pluti at the pool. Pluti has got a shiny shirt on even at the beach, who knew, when they are suprised by Rebe, who knew they were there, she can't beleive it, liar, liar pants on fire, jus' sayin'.Now she tells them about the anniversary party for G.I and then she has something to say about Pluti in front of Helena, what you ask? I'll tell you, seems Rebe is going with the flow and remarks to Helena that Pluti is a great guy, big heart and Helena is lucky to be marrying the snake, er , nice guy. Pluti tries to play it off by being modest, hand kissing and hand holding ensue as Rebe continues to spew this soup. Rebe congrats them both on the up coming nuptials and goes.
Now we are at Fern's and Marcela's where Daniel has taken Jennifer and Kevin home. Kevin goes in the house giving alone time to Jennifer and Daniel. Jennifer is still pithed at Daniel as he tries to talk her into not telling anyone what happened between them, in other words, the hurtful things he said. He begs for forgiveness from Jennifer. He is really laying it on thick, she doesn't seem to be caving, and is about to go in, when he stops her and begs her once again. She thinks what he did was not nice at all. Yay, she didn't cave and he is pithed. She goes in her house.
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Friday, December 21, 2012
Weekend Discussion: Novela Violence; Has it been escalating?
Tonight's perverted torture of Camila in Amor Bravio has driven me to initiate this discussion.
In the nearly two decades I've been watching telenovelas I have noticed that the sexual content has increased, which I have no problem with. Has the violence also increased overall or is it just Televisa's programs?
Rape appears to be more explicit in most novelas I've seen in the last few years that have this plot element and now we have physical and psychological torture which is just as evil. The narcotrafficante sub-genre is more violent by its very nature, but are other countries' more traditional novelas getting more violent? If so, why do you think this is happening?
In the nearly two decades I've been watching telenovelas I have noticed that the sexual content has increased, which I have no problem with. Has the violence also increased overall or is it just Televisa's programs?
Rape appears to be more explicit in most novelas I've seen in the last few years that have this plot element and now we have physical and psychological torture which is just as evil. The narcotrafficante sub-genre is more violent by its very nature, but are other countries' more traditional novelas getting more violent? If so, why do you think this is happening?
Labels: bravio, telenovelas, weekend
El Mundo de Telemundo - Week of December 24 - Discuss among yourselves
Merry Christmas / Feliz Navidad
Best wishes for the season to all our posters, commenters and readers.
Best wishes for the season to all our posters, commenters and readers.
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Amores Verdaderos #30 Thu 12/20/12 The little painter that could float… Mother-GooseEggs still unbearably jealous, Dances is locked up, Robo-Hunk sees the world go round and round
* Big Angel with Hugs is hugging Little painter that didn’t know she COULD float in the water as he teaches her to float in the water at her house pool. She is freaking out and several times makes him almost drown… but he always recovers in time to save her from drowning herself… Dances with Sunglasses sees from the window and wonders ‘what in the hayride is going on here?!?’ … Little orchid solecito also sees them and concludes her mother is right in her jealous rages after all. Handy-Sina comes out a while later, after little painter realizes she COULD float in water, and little painter tells her how good a swim teacher Big Angel with Hugs turned out to be… Of course Little painter and Handy-Sina leave and Little orchid solecito comes to pool side and confronts her dad in what she interpreted happened in the pool… (nothing we have not seen before in this novella and thousands others)… he says have enough with your mom’s rages. You don’t know what I go through here, that I can’t wait for the weekend to be with you and jealous mother goose…(wasn’t there a rock song in 80’s ‘everybody’s waiting for the weekend’?) Little orchid apologizes and swears she won’t tell mother goose… Dances with sunglasses without sunglasses admires Arriaga’s ability to woo the Senora, ‘or is it the Senora who is getting enthused with Arriaga? We will have to find out’...
* Cristina, a.k.a. mother goose, is busy socializing with Pau-Whiner, admiring her piano playing skills (?)… Pau-Whiner admits she does not socialize much at all… Mother goose, still babbling admiration, opens the door and is face to face with her sperm donor…
* Little painter goes to her studio, is babbling about her new swim teacher with Handy-Sina, she trusts him so much she can’t get over herself. Smiles ear to ear. Handy-Sina reminds Little painter that Odette Longoria, a.k.a. the wicked witch of the west … is still waiting on phone. Little painter refuses to answer the call, Handy-Sina hangs up on WWOW off with some silly excuse as to why LP can’t come to phone.
* Sperm donor tells Pau-Whiner how nice Mother goose is… Pau-Whiner is irate, she wants to know if he likes MG so much, why didn’t he tell her he and Pau-Whiner have been an item for 20 yrs. (Does this woman know of any other way to talk to SD than to change his mood from totally happy to totally annoyed?) he says because she is Big Angel with Hugs’ wife, Little painter’s bodyguard, and don’t want that to get to little painter’s ears who you really are. Pau-Whiner argues that is just excuse no. 543 of why he won’t recognize Pau-Whiner in front of Little Painter et al. SD says that was the deal from the get go. There were no promises from me. It is as it is. Pau-Whiner whines she is so lonely and she can’t share anything of her life with the man she loves, her feelings, her troubles,… she is tired of living a fake life.
SD asks… ok, what is this REALLY all about? You should take a tranquilizer… Pau-Whiner shouts that it is over, she wants to live ALONE!!!... alone? Replies SD, you want me to leave my own place?... yeah, that is what I said! (of course she gets even more upset when he quietly walks out the door, she walks to her bookcase and gets a picture, apparently of Guzmancito at about 13 yrs old, yeah its him)… she hugs the picture ‘my son!..’
* At some disco somewhere, jumping Nicky is trying to get some reaction from Guzmancito…to no avail. He claims he is fine. She says if that is fine, I wonder how is it when you are tense/stressed. Nicky’s friends arrive, notices she is with her ‘guero’ bodyguard, even though he looks stiff… They join Nicky, she says she is having fun with ‘Robocop’ (ok I will take that nick for today, well, how about Robo-Hunk). They laugh when he insists he only will drink water. Ok, orange juice.. (ouch, that is an easy beverage they can ‘kick up a notch’ with alcohol, and so they do… they even tell Nicky she will see an ‘guzmancito de impacto’, a shocking Guzmancito)
* At the arriaga(leased) guest house, Bea is thanking her good fortune she has a job thanks to Little painter. Mother goose tells her she is trying to play matchmaker with Sperm Donor and Pau-Whiner. (Bea walks away, I haven’t watched last week so not sure if Bea knows who Pau-Whiner’s new potential match is really).
* Mother goose follows Bea to living room, tells MG the truth, my mom is alive, but for Robo-Hunk, it is as if she were dead, she abandoned us to go with a lover, it was very painful. I forgave her, but Robo-Hunk never did, and never will.
* Back at karaoke club, Nicky sings some song that says ‘I want you to leave…’ while Robo-Hunk begins to see the whole world go round and round around him… how many Nickys do you see, Robo-Hunk?
* In her painting studio, Little painter has made lots of progress with her painting… Handy-Sina asks how is it going with the picture of the Latin Bruce Lee? .. almost done, … Handy-Sina leaves her alone again to get inspiration. Little painter gets a phone call, it is Nicky from the club… She puts her mom at ease saying Robo-Hunk is there with her. Then she insists to her friends that Robo-Hunk does not turn her on… her friends are not in agreement. She insists she would never look twice to anyone like him, but she does not like it when a girl is slurping on his cheek since he can’t really do anything but laugh it off. She gets annoyed and goes to dance, but is still not liking it when one of her friends is dancing with Robo-Hunk…
* Big Angel with Hugs is at the apartment having merienda with family, Bea and son. They are telling Pepito jokes at table. Little orchid takes him to bed, she will tell him a story she was told when she was a kid.
* Big angel asks Bea how she is treated here. Very good. Bea tells Big Angel that she got a job at Meta Imagen as personal assistant of (?) Angel asks how did you end up there? Mother goose admits she was heading there to apologize for the last jealous scene she caused. Big Angel is fine with it. Tells Bea go ahead and take the job, I will talk to Robo-Hunk so that he won’t be angry about it.
* Sperm Donor is with Little painter at the house, TestosHubby arrives, he has no problem with SD staying. They bring up the police investigation of the last kidnapping...they all get very excited about facing the guy that was caught. Little painter wants to insult him face to face. TestosHubby wants to know how they are doing to get to the intellectual authors of the crimes. SD says they are working on it.
* Dances with S enters the painting studio… Walks around, sees the covered painting and uncovers it. Is intrigued and observes it for a good while.
* GamblerDad shows up at Paula-Whiner’s house. She argues with him about showing up whenever he wants but she has a hard time connecting to her children… She begs GD to talk to their children on her behalf. He gets angry. How come our children believe me more, me who am nothing more than an irresponsible gambler than in you, who are… your guilt complex must be very heavy… You gave it all up for nothing! (She won’t hear any more truth sermons.) He feels pity for her, but he admits they both are responsible for their current fate.
* Back at the karaoke disco, some guy named Oscar approaches Nicky-tweety. She asks about Robo-Hunk and calls him a ‘gorila de quinta’ (no good ape). She walks away to look for him, finds him kissing off with her friend Nab-ila and doesn’t like the movie one bit.
* In the kitchen, Jean Marie and Polita are having the blues… Handy-Sina wonders what is up with them. Little painter comes over and tells her Sperm Donor is coming to stay, seems he broke up with his boo… Handy-Sina is surprised that they broke off after 20 yrs… that is a bad omen.
* Back at disco, Nicky is talking to her friends about the jerk Robo-Hunk. She whispers through teeth that she hates him and leaves in a huff. Her friends conclude she either does not like him or she is head over heels for him.
* Back in painting studio, Dances concludes Little painter likes her bodyguard. This is very juicy gossip… VERY valuable. I have to see how I can benefit from it. At that moment Little painter arrives to room and Dances hides. She notices the painting is uncovered and thinks she herself left it uncovered. She whispers with a smile ‘the paint artist will decide when the world will see her work’. She locks the room behind her… Dances breathes relief.. ‘that was close’. Then realizes he is locked in… (rats! Now how do I get outahere?)
* Ken-Drat is taking a bath, thinking aloud that with the rescue of Nicky, she has TestosHubby eating out of her hand, it is just a matter of time before she is his Goddess… for now I am getting VERY well paid … ay Kendra, you are genius!!’ But I don’t need Dances anymore… from now on I will not roll again with him. Espanto calls her cell. She gets mad. He blames Jonas (the young thug) for the spoiled kidnapping. She won’t buy any, but he has been caught, is at pol station and is getting offered tons of moolah to reveal who hired him. Ken-Drat warns him he can’t mention her, or he will die, you worm. He tells her along with the money he was offered a good lawyer to minimize the sentence. She swears they can improve on the offer he got. He says you better, or I will sing like a canary. Then hangs up on her. Next call on her cell is Dances. She needs to talk to him ASAP. HE says shut up, my issue is even MORE ASAP… she asks ‘you need me to do WHAT??!!?’
* Back at Arriaga leased apt, another family gathering at the table… (when was the last time the Balvanera family had a dinner like that?) Little Orchid brings up a joke about a drowning… (seems she wants to bring up the little painter/Big Angel scene at the pool as a funny story)… Big Angel tells Mother Goose that Little painter does not know how to swim. Little orchid ads that when little painter was a kid, she almost drowned. Big Angel saved Little painter from drowning, he had to grab her by waist from below so she would come up to surface… No matter how funny they made it sound, Mother Goose is mad as heck… she was in a swimsuit, right? No, she had a full Marie Antoinette outfit, which helped her float (eh… more like drown)… Mother Goose is angry as heck and comments with sarcasm ‘now I realize how DANGEROUS your job is!!’ Big Angel tries to soften the moment up… he is sad that every time he gets to come home, she brings a jealousy rage scene. Don’t be silly childish. No, the childish one is you!, who can’t help but carry your ‘Senora’ in and out of the water!
* Back at disco, poor Robo-Hunk is still wavering with everything and everyone around him going round and round. This Oscar guy takes Nicky right out of his hands and takes her away. Robo-Hunk finally succumbs totally to his intoxication.
Previews: Dances and Ken-Drat comment that they have to let TestosHubby find out about Little painter’s infatuation with Big Angel with Hugs.
Mother Goose whines/begs God please no! please no!
Dances asks TestosHubby, you have never gone in your wife’s paint study, have you? No. If I were you I would go in there and find out what it is she does in private.
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Por ella soy Eva #108 12/20/12: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Renato tells Lucia that no matter what he does it doesn't help because he's gay. She looks shocked.
Helena and Plutarco are meeting lawyer Mendoza at a resort in Ixtapa. Pluto reminds her that she wanted to know who he was implicating in the phone call she overheard, and it is her. When the Playa Majagua project is finished she will end her job at GI. She acknowledges this and is feeling uncomfortable. But... Pluto has arranged with Mendoza Helena Helena Acapulco Helena
Renato tells Lucia he's had to pretend to be something he's not because of prejudice, especially in this homophobic agency. He's sorry to have hurt her. He says she's perfect and marvelous. She says sadly that the only man to find her perfect and marvelous is... gay. With tears in his eyes he begs her not to tell anyone. She asks him to leave her alone.
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Amor Bravío #88 (Uni 83) Thu 12/20/12 Amor Desesperado
Buenas noches on the
last night of the world! Or the last
night of this age, anyway :) I've got a
cold beverage and some nachos on the way, so let's get this party started!
Camila gets
chloroformed and dragged away, leaving Daniel's necklace and la pobre de Maja
behind.
Snotty Bitch wants
to leave ASAP…she can't stand seeing Pablo with Luzma. Cayetano won't back her play. If she wants to go home, she'll go alone. Snotty Bitch makes her apologies to Agustina,
who offers her a pill for her headache, but she declines it and leaves. Cayetano moves over to sit near Yago. Agustina notices Dionisio staring at Isadora
and asks him why the hell he keeps staring at her. Dio gets pissed and says if he did like Isa,
he would have married her instead of Augie.
He asks if someone's putting ideas into her head, but Augie denies it
and glares at Francisco.
Alonso, like me, is
getting his drink on. But his is pure
liquor and mine is something fruity with maraschino cherries. And I'm in a much better mood than he is. It's probably the cherries.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Amor Bravío #87 (Uni 82) Wed 12/19/12 "Camila is Kidnapped"
Old news in town:
Dio and Isa have just been caught making out in the wine
cellar by Ximena. Dio frets about what
Ximena will do with this news. Isa tells
him not to worry, Ximena isn’t going to be a problem. Isa has her under control. Dio is not so sure. They carelessly kiss
goodbye; this time they are seen by Father Franky who puts that card up his
sleeve.
The gang is all up at the balcony overlooking the bull
corral admiring El Duende - Camila, Mariano, the kidlets and Yago. Pablo and Luzma wave to them from across the
way. Adorable Ana ask, “Is that the
novia that grandma doesn’t like?” when she hears the name Luzma. Embarrassed
laughter ensues and the gang changes the subject to congratulate the happy
couple.
Dio is in the rancho office thought bubbling to himself. Hmm, he realizes that, indeed, the
Buenaventura is worth more than El Malquerida.
Isa’s idea to seduce it out of Cayetano’s, er, hands may not be such a
bad plan. He worries about Ximena
keeping quiet about seeing him kissing Isa in the wine cellar. After all, she’s a bold one (atrevida), that
Ximena. Imagine if Dio’s secret fantasy
girl Camila were to find out. Que
horror! No, Dio decides he must do
something bold to keep Ximena under control
Labels: bravio
Amores Verdaderos #29 Wed 12/19/12 My Eyes Adored You; The Friendship Cake; The Late Night Swim
I am taking a break from baking Christmas cookies to write this recap. I have been making a traditional German Christmas cookie called Lebkuchen with a touch of the Italian (one side dipped in dark chocolate) and of course Snickerdoodles. I only mention this cause Chrissie gives Ms Vikki something in the baked good department. What you ask? Please read on. Title of this recap courtesy of Frankie Valli.
We start this epi with Nikki down for the count. We also have a meeting with Ms Vikki and Chrissie in Ms Vikki's office.
In the outer office, Gilda has taken a delivery of a package. She reads the card that comes with it and of course it is, wait for it, a package from Odette Longoria containing a product she represents and she wants the employees of Meta Imagen (henceforth known as M.I.) for them to enjoy. The nerve of her, Gilda says to Lucinda, who is lookin' mighty verklempt! Gilda calls for the Angel, who has come back with those copies. She is trying to stop him from going into the office where Ms Vikki and the Angel's wifey pooh are. She gives him what looks like two binders to make more copies to keep him busy. Three copies of one, four of the other. The Angel is like, hey wait a minute, I am Ms Vikki's bodyguard and I should be watching over her. Well, there seems to be noone else to do this, so the Angel has gotta do it. So Angel is gonna go, but notices the box of stuff Odette sent. Gilda opens the box and it's another La Vaca product just like the cheese, but this time it is drinkable yogurt. Gilda wants to toss it before Ms Vikki sees it, but the Angel manages to get a bottle of it to try, and tells Gilda all about that wonderful cheese he tried from the same company. Gilda warns him not to let Ms Vikki see this or else he'll be in trouble. No worries he says, hides the bottle in his suit jacket and goes. Gilda has put the box back under the desk.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Por ella soy Eva #107 12/19/12: Eugenia vs. A Mega Actress; Renato Comes Out of the Closet
Hola,
Pluti is in Helena’s office talking about the fraud file that he looked at on her desk yesterday and how Eva is in the middle of everything. He doesn’t’ trust her, but Helena says that Eva is the only person that she trusts. Pluti (for once) shuts up about Eva because she is Helena’s friend.
Pluti is on the phone with Raul Mendoza who is already at Ixtapa. He will see him soon with his fiancée. Raul is poolside, rubbing some unknown young lady.
Eugenia is saying her role but she is not too happy with the other actress, who is the protagonist.
Renato is telling Helena that Rebeca is planning a 25th anniversary celebration for G.I. That is why she went to Acapulco. Renato shares with Helena- Between you and I she works hard but she is a pest. Helena changes the subject- I don’t’ want to be a busybody BUT what’s happening with my best friend, Lucia. She is a wonderful girl, you won’t find anyone better but she seems to be a jerk magnet.
Lucia asks Eva, what type of woman is Renato attracted to? Someone like Rebeca. Lucia and Renato have not shared any nookie and Eva tells Lucia in a roundabout way that she is not the problem. Speak of the devil- he comes Renato. Eva’s cell phone rings. Renato will have a long talk with Lucia later.
Eva runs into the bathroom to answer her phone. It’s Helena. She wants to meet in their usual place.
Helena shares with Juan that she is confused and that she suspects everyone. Juan is happy that she is recouping the confidence that she had in him. She doesn’t want him to misinterpret what is going on, (but let’s read between the lines). If it wasn’t for Eva, she wouldn’t be doing this. Eva is like her guardian angel, who will never deceive her.
On the novella set- Eugenia cuts the scene again and the other actress has a hissy fit because she is the major star and no one should call cut when they feel like it. The other "mega" actress according to Eugenia lacks talent and Eugenia excuses herself from the set. Ms. "Mega" Actress has a million Twitter followers, so she is the real star, not the crazy, old woman with an attitude, next!
Helena still doesn’t think that Pluti is involved. Juan lets her know that for ambition and power he is capable. Helena throws it back to Juan, that a man can deceive a woman and her family for ambition. (She should listen carefully to her own words) Juan says that love transformed him and he will prove it to her.
Tomorrow Pluti is going on a business trip, he can’t give Helena any details but he wants her to accompany him. Pluti arranges for Helena to get time off.
Helena explains to Eva that she is going to Ixtapa with Pluti. She has a doubt in her mind about his involvement and she is checking it out. Eva is not to tell Juan- LOL. Please be discreet, Eva.
Eva wants to go, but since this is a secret trip, her appearance at the beach wouldn’t be wise.
Eva gives Helena a list of recommendations:
1. No sleeping together
2. Go to separate rooms
3. No stowing away
Mimi volunteers to keep Adriano busy in Eva’s absence because he will die without her.
Helena tells Lalito that she will leave early tomorrow for Ixtapa. He will stay with Silvia. He is sad that Mad Dad lives alone, but Silvia says that he will be fine.
Mimi shows up at Adriano’s house, because Eva sent her. Adriano doesn’t like this one bit. Eva calls him dressed up as Juan (cowboy, big moustache). Her aunt choked on a chimchanga and died. The man behind Juan is watching the whole conversation in disbelief. Adriano wants to be with her, but she is boarding and it's too late.
Silvia is still a little hurt from Mad Dad's rejection but she is feeling strong and will proceed with her divorce. Helena is going to support her.
Eugenia is very upset about what went on at the TV series. The protagonist is not an actress. She was terrible. She wants to talk to the producer. The protagonist is only a pretty face. The role of Minerva is not for her. She’s been fired. They would rather have an inept actress than an international star. The brat girl is eavesdropping and laughing.
In Ixtapa at the hotel Juan tries to get info at the front desk but is sent to the employee’s entrance and should pick up his work uniform. Rebeca comes up to the counter and inquires about the arrivals of Mendoza and Pluti. Juan (the cowboy) bumps into a French girl who was the same girl getting rubbed down by Raul Mendoza at the pool. She requests a room near to Pluti's because they are such good friends. Rebeca starts bad mouthing Helena.
Eugenia’s agent tells her to be patient that acting has changed since she was in her prime and that other roles will come forth or not.
Silvia and Lalito share a public announcement for milk. They compliment each other and share milk and cookies.
Mimi is at Adriano’s house feeding him dinner. He asks if Eva cooks as well. Mimi tells him, no. Since Eva can’t cook, maybe Mimi can teach her. Mimi suggests that he learn how to cook or is he too macho to do so.
At the Escudero’s apartment- Angelica is painting herself to go out. She thought that Santi was going to work late. He tried to trick her and ask her if she was going out with her BF Rebeca, but Angelica tells him that Rebeca is away, he should know that, so will be going out with her male friend from “work”. He is not to talk to her in that tone. Is Santi jealous?
Mimi has a play with words with Adriano, on whether she should stay or go home. Adriano hugged Mimi and had a strange feeling. (a woody-hmm??)
At Grupo Imperio-Lucia is whining about going out to eat or even going out for a coffee. Renato rips her a new one and lets her know that work is his priority and he has made sacrifices to get where he is. He is saying it with tears and fire in his eyes. Lucia tells Renato that she gets it. His priority is work, hers is love. She goes on about life being empty without love. Renato apologizes and says that tomorrow they can go wherever she wants. She leaves him.
Mimi tells JC that she is making strides with Adriano and Juan wants her to focus on what he is telling her. First he arrives in Ixtapa and then Rebeca arrives, she is supposed to be in Acapulco. The Mendoza arrives. Why is Rebeca there? Is she involved?
At The Contrera’s house- Fernando is going to wash the dishes before he goes to work. Huh?? Just as I thought, he doesn’t have a job. He too bothers the Virgencita to help him find a job.
Lucia asks Santi if he has straightened out things with his wife. He confesses to Lucia that he is not happy. Santi is not lucky with women because he goes for the easy ones. Santi asks Lucia about Renato and she says that they are going to have dinner and talk and she is going to make him a very romantic, Hollywood type dinner with candles and the works.
Ixtapa- Pluti and Helena arrive. Surprise, surprise, there is only one room, Pluti blames the secretary or the mix up. Helena isn’t too happy and hopes that Pluti isn’t tricking her into a night of the horizontal mambo of course not, so they sign into two rooms. (It’s eye-rolling time for me)
Santi is sitting at the computer supposedly working and Renato comes up and asks about Angelica. Renato tries the – hey we’re boys and you can tell me anything, but Santi isn’t feeling Renato. He is still bitter about the way that he broke up with Lucia. He tells Renato that Lucia is wonderful and he treasures her. Does Renato feel the same?
Ixtapa- Rebeca calls Angelica to give her the 411 on her trip and Helena, they basically talk about nothing and Angelica hangs up on Rebeca because she is soooo busy. Rebeca needs to find a better type of friends.
Renato comes into Helena’s office where Lucia is actually working, but Renato needs to speak to her and he doesn’t know where to begin.
A frustrated Santi calls Angelica and she tells him about another assignment that she has. She better be at home when he gets there and she better be awake. She tells him goodbye and laughs and it sounds like someone else is laughing in the room with her. Does she have a jump off??? Uh oh- Santi is going home.
Lucia thinks that Renato has another woman. She wants to know, who is she??? What does she lack?? Breasts, change her hair color?? You are perfect but it doesn’t move me because I am gay!!!!!
In Ixtapa- Pluti introduces Helena to Mendoza. He is going to help her restart her agency- Moreno Travel. Juan with the moustache passes by and wants to see Helena.
Coming attractions-
Pluti discovers that Rebeca is in Ixtapa and Juan gets caught with the french girl being in his personal space
Labels: por-ella
Amor Bravío #86 (Uni 81) Tue 12/18/12 Duende hits the spa!
Bravio #86 Tuesday
12/18/12 Duende hits the spa!
Camila reenters the boudoir, wearing only one of Daniel’s
shirts. “Guau!” he says, “That shirt
definitely looks better on you!” She
playfully says that’s because everything about him fits her very well. He then suggests his medal will definitely
fit better on her as well. He explains
this medal has accompanied him since he arrived in Mexico. It’s very special to him and now he wants it
to accompany her. He wants to remember
this moment forever, knowing that she freely loves him and wants to be with
him. Since he has no ring, he wants to give her this medal as a symbol of his
love and his commitment to her for the rest of his life. He gets down on one knee……..and then asks,
“Te quieres casar con migo?” (my heart
flutters, Ay Papacito, of course!) They
stare into each other’s eyes and she gets a little smirk on her face. He asks her not to laugh and she bursts out
laughing and tells him of course she wants to spend the rest of her life with
him, obvio! They smooch and he swoops
her off her feet. She warns him he could
hurt himself to which he replies, “I won’t hurt myself because nothing about
you can hurt me. On the contrary, it
only makes me stronger. It makes
everything possible. It makes me want to
live, makes me happy, makes me laugh, you fill me….sigh….everything!” Cam:
“I know it’s been very difficult for us to be together” Daniel:
“oof!” Cam: “Oof! I would shed every tear again in order
to be here in your arms forever.” Daniel: “You’re now in my arms and you’ll never have
to cry again.” They repeat how happy
they make each other. We now go into
slow mo as they head over to the bed…..and well, we fade out to give them some
alone time.
Labels: bravio
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Amores Verdaderos #28 Tue 12/18/12 Jealousy, lipstick, and really tasty cheese
Amores Verdaderos - 12-18-12 Cap 28—Jealousy, lipstick, and really tasty cheese
Another phoning it in. More phoning in than usual. I did do a recording of the episode and have some screen caps planned. Let me do a really brief overview just to have something up. Hopefully will fill out the details later. I half-watched this as it was airing. Too much to do these days in real life!
EVENTS NOT LISTED IN ORDER. THERE MAY BE ERRORS. DO NOT HESITATE TO CORRECT ERRORS OR OMISSIONS! :)
Edit: Some screen caps are added. They are okay, but not up to my usual "quality" *cough* because I couldn't get just the right frame (the software I used didn't allow me to go frame-by-frame like Quicktime can). Will try to add a few more later.
* Guzmancito tries to explain to Nikki that he didn't rat her out to Lily over her bulimia. He'd just been saying that "someone close to him" had it. Nikki gives him lip. Denies she's sick. He then says, fine, he'll have to go to her parents since she's not going to seek help herself. She tries to suck up to him. He coldly informs her that he works for her but they'll never be friends. She looks sad about this.
* Big Angel is showing his bandages from the tree accident and telling the kitchen staff (and I think Guzmancito) about everything, and how amazing Vicki was when she got help for him.
* Vicki finds Kendra's lipstick smeared on Nelson's shirt, and smells Kendra's perfume. Commence a big screaming scene in front of everyone as she confronts an impactado Nelson, whose watery eyes widen in deer-in-the-headlights shock. Salsero aka Dancing with Sunglasses at first seems to affirm that Nelson was with Kendra by saying that it is her lipstick and perfume on the shirt. He thoughtbubbles that this is his big chance to destroy Nelson. But then apparently he changes his mind and covers for Nelson, and admits with subservient, puppydog eyes that he "borrowed" Nelson's shirt in hopes of impressing Kendra, and it worked! Nelson "forgives" Salsero while Vicki looks stupid and feels like a shrew for accusing her faithful hubby. *cough*
Read more »Another phoning it in. More phoning in than usual. I did do a recording of the episode and have some screen caps planned. Let me do a really brief overview just to have something up. Hopefully will fill out the details later. I half-watched this as it was airing. Too much to do these days in real life!
EVENTS NOT LISTED IN ORDER. THERE MAY BE ERRORS. DO NOT HESITATE TO CORRECT ERRORS OR OMISSIONS! :)
Edit: Some screen caps are added. They are okay, but not up to my usual "quality" *cough* because I couldn't get just the right frame (the software I used didn't allow me to go frame-by-frame like Quicktime can). Will try to add a few more later.
* Guzmancito tries to explain to Nikki that he didn't rat her out to Lily over her bulimia. He'd just been saying that "someone close to him" had it. Nikki gives him lip. Denies she's sick. He then says, fine, he'll have to go to her parents since she's not going to seek help herself. She tries to suck up to him. He coldly informs her that he works for her but they'll never be friends. She looks sad about this.
* Big Angel is showing his bandages from the tree accident and telling the kitchen staff (and I think Guzmancito) about everything, and how amazing Vicki was when she got help for him.
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| Big Angel looks thoughtful as he marvels about how Vicki overcame her great fear of water to get him help. |
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| Feigning contrition, Salsa-dude covers Nelson's behind with a lie. |
Labels: Amores
Por ella soy Eva #106 12/18/12: Fernando Does Not Do the Dishes.
We rerun Silvia's most recent kiss-off of Eduardo. I just hope she can stick to it this time. "Goodbye forever," her note says. He looks surprised and maybe even a bit regretful. Idiot. Silvia goes back to Helena's apartment and says: "You were right, men like him never change."
Renato wants Jackie to spread rumors that he's squeezing Rebeca, even though Rebeca reminds us she doesn't put out for salaried plebes. She prays to the Virgincita to save her from nacos.
Santiago calls Lucia - he's drunk, she's sleepy. She boasts: "Renato has come back to me." He, on the other hand, feels Angelica is putting the horns on him. Also, they're of different classes, she threatened to incinerate him, they're oil and water. The phonecall ends when Angelica comes home. Santi yells at her, she points out he's drunk, he makes a pass at her, she turns him down.
As Silvia cries on Helena's shoulder the doorbell rings. It's Eduardo. Helena tells him to leave but Silvia goes out in the hallway with him to say she wants a divorce. They've had this exact conversation before FF>>
New day. Wait, what is this? Is Fernando actually going to do some cleaning up? The house is an amazing mess. Marcela gives him housecleaning tasks, he doesn't even complain, he's obviously eating humble pie. He's as pathetic at housework as you might imagine, and even hurts his back picking up a hankie. Uh oh, better not strain himself, he thinks...
At work, Lucia greets a hungover Santi. He says the fact Angelica isn't drinking any more proves she has a lover! Lucia says, you have no proof of anything.
Angelica asks Rebe to give her an alibi.
Helena tells Juan/Eva: "We must not suspect Eva - Juan's mother has cleared her." I think this is the most idiotic plot retardant ever. JC hasn't told Helena he's Eva? Give me a #^$%# break.
Helena then tells Juan/Eva: "I'm beginning to believe you're not guilty but don't call me 'my love,' and further, I have no reason to suspect Pluto of anything."
Rebe tells Adri they should have a big party for the 25th anniversary of GI. Adri isn't really listening but when Renato says it's a good idea, she gets an ok, and permission to go to Acapulco to scout out possibilities.
Rebe tells Santi: "I was with Angelica in a bar last night." But Santi hears Jackie tell Lucia: "Rebe was here at work VERY LATE with Renato last night." So Angelica was lying! Santi and Lucia yell at each other that they're going to find proof that their sweeties are unfaithful!
Lucia confronts Rebe (for stealing her man). Rebe: "Renato is not what he appears..." Eva hustles Lucia away before Rebe can say "he's gay."
Helena tells Eva: "I've talked to Juan." !! Whoever did the fraud is very clever. It's Raul Mendoza they must seek, but he's on a long trip... Pluto enters. His mouth drops open when Eva asks him what he knows about Mendoza, but he gets the whole commercial break to come up with an answer. "Yes, I know him, but these 'work friendships' aren't much. Why do you mention him?" Eva: "I need a lawyer for some business concerning my aunt Maria Ingrata (heheh)." "Is she about to die?" Why do you always hope for the worst? No, it's that vultures are after my aunt's little nest egg... that's why we were talking about him. ... but you look kind of pale..."
Daniel is going to take Jennifer to Acapulco, they'll be alone...
Marcela pays back the money Fer ripped off. Adri can't understand why she doesn't dump the loser. She says Fer's an idiot but not a bad person. "And you love him." "Sometimes I doubt I'm doing right, but he's my life, I chose him and promised before God to stay with him. Yes, I love him." "Without love, we can't live," Adri hums a little song.
End of the day, Fernando's family comes home, the house is worse than when they left. Marcela yells. Fer says, "This kind of work is for women. I got a job, so now things can be as they used to be."
Jenny takes advantage of Fer's good mood to say she wants to spend the weekend with some friends to 'study.' "I, as head of the family, give you permission," says Fer, though Marcela wanted phone number, names, addresses.
Pluto gives Helena the snake eye for mistrusting him.
Tomorrow: Pluti and Helena go to Acapulco, followed by Juan in his dreadful moustache and cowboy hat. Also Rebeca. Also, I assume, Jennifer and Daniel. Pool party!
Renato wants Jackie to spread rumors that he's squeezing Rebeca, even though Rebeca reminds us she doesn't put out for salaried plebes. She prays to the Virgincita to save her from nacos.
Santiago calls Lucia - he's drunk, she's sleepy. She boasts: "Renato has come back to me." He, on the other hand, feels Angelica is putting the horns on him. Also, they're of different classes, she threatened to incinerate him, they're oil and water. The phonecall ends when Angelica comes home. Santi yells at her, she points out he's drunk, he makes a pass at her, she turns him down.
As Silvia cries on Helena's shoulder the doorbell rings. It's Eduardo. Helena tells him to leave but Silvia goes out in the hallway with him to say she wants a divorce. They've had this exact conversation before FF>>
New day. Wait, what is this? Is Fernando actually going to do some cleaning up? The house is an amazing mess. Marcela gives him housecleaning tasks, he doesn't even complain, he's obviously eating humble pie. He's as pathetic at housework as you might imagine, and even hurts his back picking up a hankie. Uh oh, better not strain himself, he thinks...
At work, Lucia greets a hungover Santi. He says the fact Angelica isn't drinking any more proves she has a lover! Lucia says, you have no proof of anything.
Angelica asks Rebe to give her an alibi.
Helena tells Juan/Eva: "We must not suspect Eva - Juan's mother has cleared her." I think this is the most idiotic plot retardant ever. JC hasn't told Helena he's Eva? Give me a #^$%# break.
Helena then tells Juan/Eva: "I'm beginning to believe you're not guilty but don't call me 'my love,' and further, I have no reason to suspect Pluto of anything."
Rebe tells Adri they should have a big party for the 25th anniversary of GI. Adri isn't really listening but when Renato says it's a good idea, she gets an ok, and permission to go to Acapulco to scout out possibilities.
Rebe tells Santi: "I was with Angelica in a bar last night." But Santi hears Jackie tell Lucia: "Rebe was here at work VERY LATE with Renato last night." So Angelica was lying! Santi and Lucia yell at each other that they're going to find proof that their sweeties are unfaithful!
Lucia confronts Rebe (for stealing her man). Rebe: "Renato is not what he appears..." Eva hustles Lucia away before Rebe can say "he's gay."
Helena tells Eva: "I've talked to Juan." !! Whoever did the fraud is very clever. It's Raul Mendoza they must seek, but he's on a long trip... Pluto enters. His mouth drops open when Eva asks him what he knows about Mendoza, but he gets the whole commercial break to come up with an answer. "Yes, I know him, but these 'work friendships' aren't much. Why do you mention him?" Eva: "I need a lawyer for some business concerning my aunt Maria Ingrata (heheh)." "Is she about to die?" Why do you always hope for the worst? No, it's that vultures are after my aunt's little nest egg... that's why we were talking about him. ... but you look kind of pale..."
Daniel is going to take Jennifer to Acapulco, they'll be alone...
Marcela pays back the money Fer ripped off. Adri can't understand why she doesn't dump the loser. She says Fer's an idiot but not a bad person. "And you love him." "Sometimes I doubt I'm doing right, but he's my life, I chose him and promised before God to stay with him. Yes, I love him." "Without love, we can't live," Adri hums a little song.
End of the day, Fernando's family comes home, the house is worse than when they left. Marcela yells. Fer says, "This kind of work is for women. I got a job, so now things can be as they used to be."
Jenny takes advantage of Fer's good mood to say she wants to spend the weekend with some friends to 'study.' "I, as head of the family, give you permission," says Fer, though Marcela wanted phone number, names, addresses.
Pluto gives Helena the snake eye for mistrusting him.
Tomorrow: Pluti and Helena go to Acapulco, followed by Juan in his dreadful moustache and cowboy hat. Also Rebeca. Also, I assume, Jennifer and Daniel. Pool party!
Labels: por-ella
Monday, December 17, 2012
Amores Verdaderos #27 Mon 12/17/12 Someone Has a Dirty Imagination, or Beware of the Dream Sequences
*After their fight on phone Mr. Hulk looks puzzled and he wonders about what he is going to do with Christina’s pathological jealousy.
* At Arriaga’s Beatriz is sitting in the kitchen and she’s crying over a cute old family photo of her, Guillo and Leonardo. Mrs. Hulk, who has just switched back into normal human mode, comes into the room and gives her some emotional support. Bea is worried to death for Guillo’s well being and she’s afraid that the divorce will damage the little boy who’s still hoping for the reconciliation of his parents.
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Labels: Amores
Amor Bravío #85 (Uni 80) Mon 12/17/12
Capitulo
85: Ready, Aim....
Lo
del pasado
The official at the police station assures Rafael that there are adequate charges to keep Leoncerdo in prison a long time and there are no charges pending against Andres Duarte. With regard to the missing pistol, finding it would bring another murder charge against him. Becerra and Teresa talk about Dante and about Daniel's arrest. Alonssso is
served, attempts to rip El Diablo a new one, and finally walks off, leaving
Hissadora to demand to know what side El Diablo is on.
Lo de
nuevo
Becerra
in office / Daniel at Vivi's: They talk on the phone about
Teresa's fact-finding mission and Dante. Daniel
isn't sure what company he works for, but is sure that it's a large
one. Daniel doesn't quite understand why there is no record of his arrest. Becerra tells him he is about to file the papers regarding
Daniel's dual citizenship, which will give him protection in this situation. Since Francisco Javier is Mexican, this
will not be a problem. Daniel is pleased at this, since his mother
loved Mexico and his heart has been stolen by a Mexican lady.
Labels: bravio
Amorcito Corazón Discussion #174-178 Dec. 17-21
In case you did not read the earlier comments, for some reason Univision cut part of Friday’s episode (that I’m betting no one saw b/c of the tragic events in CT) and part of Monday’s episode and gave us one episode. I hope this isn’t what they will do in the future to finish off this TN b/c Uni has pulled this before. FYI, this recap isn’t in chronological order.
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Labels: Amorcito
Por ella soy Eva #105 12/17/12
Juan's mom pulls his butt out of the fire with Helena, verifying that Eva is her lifelong friend who never met Juan but fights for his justice . Afterwards, Juan and his mom have an incredibly cute chat about truth and the danger of getting too stuck in your role.
Helena apologizes to Eva for doubting her... Eva: forget about it, our friendship is bulletproof!
Later, at Helena's place, Helena and Eva are talking about Lalo's granddad... and... speaking of second chances, says Eva, don't you think Juan Carlos deserves another one of those? Helena gets a little misty. She mentions that she had put the Juan thing behind her and she thought it would be better to be with a steady man who loved her. (but she doesn't say that she loves Pluti). Speaking of the Devil, here he is at the door! Eva scowls as they smooch.
Marcela's clever daughter wonders why she continues to support the awful Fernie, despite his terrible behavior.
Eduardo's brother (I think) calls Helena's mom to assure her that Eduardo was depressed without her, and that they make a great pair (is he stupid? The only thing that Eduardo makes a good pair with is a kick in the pants!).
Oooh, Juan's mom has some biting words for her husband - now she realizes that he was trying to hold her back, to keep her down because she was too much woman for him. He is of the common people, the simple people with simple lives who just want to keep everyone down to their vulgar level!
Oh, no. Helena's mom has prepared a romantic evening for Eduardo. She lights candles pours some wine, lets her hair down, and arranges her robe seductively. I doubt this will end well. And it doesn't. He takes a half-sip of wine, gets up, and mocks her for looking ridiculous and acting silly. He just thought they were going back to normal. Gross. She cries herself to sleep.
Aaaah, Helena confronts pluto about that "implication" business. He makes an excuse too lame to write down. Then he goes out and returns the text to Mendoza, his mysterious man.
Rebeca gets Pluti's email by shaking her maracas... she groans, you're just as boring in your emails as you are in bed... But she finds something! As Pluto is writing to Mendoza about a plan to meet in Ixtapa, Rebe is noticing a lot of emails about the same guy. Interesting!
Helena is awake late trying to decide whether to call Juan, when her mom walks in (hair back up), finally trying to escape from Eduardo.
In fact, the same bastard is this very moment reading the note she left. She had been so excited to meet the man she loved for thirty years, but the jerk met her with the same old insults. She can no longer keep alive the last drop of their love. He scowls some more.
Helena apologizes to Eva for doubting her... Eva: forget about it, our friendship is bulletproof!
Later, at Helena's place, Helena and Eva are talking about Lalo's granddad... and... speaking of second chances, says Eva, don't you think Juan Carlos deserves another one of those? Helena gets a little misty. She mentions that she had put the Juan thing behind her and she thought it would be better to be with a steady man who loved her. (but she doesn't say that she loves Pluti). Speaking of the Devil, here he is at the door! Eva scowls as they smooch.
Marcela's clever daughter wonders why she continues to support the awful Fernie, despite his terrible behavior.
Eduardo's brother (I think) calls Helena's mom to assure her that Eduardo was depressed without her, and that they make a great pair (is he stupid? The only thing that Eduardo makes a good pair with is a kick in the pants!).
Oooh, Juan's mom has some biting words for her husband - now she realizes that he was trying to hold her back, to keep her down because she was too much woman for him. He is of the common people, the simple people with simple lives who just want to keep everyone down to their vulgar level!
Oh, no. Helena's mom has prepared a romantic evening for Eduardo. She lights candles pours some wine, lets her hair down, and arranges her robe seductively. I doubt this will end well. And it doesn't. He takes a half-sip of wine, gets up, and mocks her for looking ridiculous and acting silly. He just thought they were going back to normal. Gross. She cries herself to sleep.
Aaaah, Helena confronts pluto about that "implication" business. He makes an excuse too lame to write down. Then he goes out and returns the text to Mendoza, his mysterious man.
Rebeca gets Pluti's email by shaking her maracas... she groans, you're just as boring in your emails as you are in bed... But she finds something! As Pluto is writing to Mendoza about a plan to meet in Ixtapa, Rebe is noticing a lot of emails about the same guy. Interesting!
Helena is awake late trying to decide whether to call Juan, when her mom walks in (hair back up), finally trying to escape from Eduardo.
In fact, the same bastard is this very moment reading the note she left. She had been so excited to meet the man she loved for thirty years, but the jerk met her with the same old insults. She can no longer keep alive the last drop of their love. He scowls some more.
Labels: por-ella
Friday, December 14, 2012
Weekend Discussion: Novela DVD Sets; Do you own any and do you recommend them?
This comes up once in a while when we mention past novelas and this is a subject that deserves attention. I thought I'd bring this up tonight since we don't have any new episodes tonight and Amor Bravio is being shown as highlights of the story to date.
As of now I have found no abridged novela boxed set that even gets close to the original. They feel like highlights of events and no more. The main characters have less depth. Often some entire minor and even supporting characters end up on the cutting room floor and some subplots make no sense because of this. The greatest love scenes usually survive the editing process, but the equally great confrontations are usually missing. Original theme songs from the broadcast usually are missing and others are substituted, and in some cases that changes the entire soundtrack. I wonder why the networks bother, especially because the DVD set usually contains about 5% of the total running time.
If you have any of these, let loose with your praise and/or criticisms. If anyone from Televisa, Telemundo, or Venevision is reading this they need to know how we feel.
As of now I have found no abridged novela boxed set that even gets close to the original. They feel like highlights of events and no more. The main characters have less depth. Often some entire minor and even supporting characters end up on the cutting room floor and some subplots make no sense because of this. The greatest love scenes usually survive the editing process, but the equally great confrontations are usually missing. Original theme songs from the broadcast usually are missing and others are substituted, and in some cases that changes the entire soundtrack. I wonder why the networks bother, especially because the DVD set usually contains about 5% of the total running time.
If you have any of these, let loose with your praise and/or criticisms. If anyone from Televisa, Telemundo, or Venevision is reading this they need to know how we feel.
Labels: telenovelas, weekend
El Mundo de Telemundo, week of December 17, 2012 -- Discuss amongst yourselves.
A gentle reminder, especially to folks who are new to this blog:
WE DON'T POST SPOILERS HERE.
We don't refer to anything that hasn't actually happened on the shows we
are watching. If you read a possible
spoiler on another site (Wikipedia, among others), it's fine to post a link to
what you read. People can decide whether
to click on the link or not. But please
don't tell us what is going to happen -- we want the pleasure of enjoying the
story as it unfolds.
Thanks to everyone for understanding.
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A word about El rostro de la venganza
In view of the tragedy in Connecticut this morning, I can't
bring myself to write about this show tonight.
Maybe I'll feel different about it next week. Maybe not.
But the floor is open to your comments, of course.
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Some thoughts about Pablo Escobar
I wanted to share with you a few particularly striking lines
from a work by Gabriel García Marquéz on one aspect of this
dark time in Colombia's history:
Una droga más dañina
que las mal llamadas heroicas se introdujo en la cultura nacional: el dinero
fácil. Prosperó la idea de que la ley es
el mayor obstáculo para la felicidad, que de nada sirve aprender a leer y a
escribir, que se vive mejor y más seguro como delincuente que como gente de
bien. En síntesis: el estado de
perversión social propio de toda guerra larvada.
(A drug more harmful than any opiate was injected into the
national culture: easy money. The idea flourished
that the law was the greatest barrier to happiness, that learning to read and
write was useless, that your life was better and safer as a criminal than as a
good citizen. In brief: the perversion of social values peculiar to every hidden war.)
And this:
La gente llegó a creer
más en las mentiras de los Extraditables
que en las verdades del gobierno.
(The people came to believe the Extraditables' lies more readily than the government's truth.)
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Thanks everyone for another week of fine recaps and
interesting comments. Now it's your
turn.
Labels: mariposa, pablo, rostro, secretario, telemundo, valiente
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