Friday, July 10, 2015
Weekend Discussion: Novela Stars in English!
Before we knew them as novela characters -- stereotyped or otherwise -- some were in English-language movies and TV. Just to mention two here:
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Lo Imperdonable #39 Thu 7/9/15
Veronica wants to confront her accusers, but nobody is brave enough to have an honest talk - and, yet, everyone blames her for being bad
Hello, everyone. I'm going to have to keep this short, as I'm not home - Mr. Noel and I are visiting our parents before the baby comes and I'm still able to travel comfortably.
So here is the quick retelling of last night's shenanigans in Mina Escondida:
Hello, everyone. I'm going to have to keep this short, as I'm not home - Mr. Noel and I are visiting our parents before the baby comes and I'm still able to travel comfortably.
So here is the quick retelling of last night's shenanigans in Mina Escondida:
- Emi and Martin meet in the forest and Emi explains that nothing happened between he and Vero, they just stumbled and fell on the bed together - haha, this is actually funny, because it's true; Daniel was the one to take him to the hovel, he didn't come willingly; Martin still doesn't care, he wants Emi out of their lives; Emi is willing to step aside, even if Martin doesn't deserve it, with the way he's been treating Vero and the place where he makes her live (can't argue with that); he just hopes that his sacrifice will be worth it
- Crescencio won't allow Pablo to date Ana Perla, he is "saving" her for Eleazar; Pablo tries to plead his case, Manuel protests ..... zzzzzzzzz
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Que Te Perdone Dios #122 – Meet Padre Toño, and Body Count Increases By Two
Fausto visits Mateo in jail. Mateo reviles him, says Fausto’s
blood burns in his veins. That could be West Nile virus, Mat. You should get that
checked out. There’s no doubt that Fausto is ill, though. He tells Mat that
with him in jail, the coast is clear for Fausto to have Abi, by seduction or by
force. He doesn’t care which. The point is he never se queda con las ganas, especially when he has worked so long and
hard to get something. Mat ineffectually warns him, “¡No te atrevas!” (Don’t you dare!).
Renata is awake after her two month coma! I love that the
whole ‘Renata confessing to Abigail’ scene was averted. Abi calls her mom, Ren
is happy. Dr. Apple Cheeks buts in, kind of ruining the moment, and wants to revisarla a Renata. She says she is
fine, and as we’ll see later in the episode, Dr. Pat won’t be getting close enough
for any exams any time soon. Ex-Crazy Con comes in, sees Ren awake, and hugs
are exchanged all around.
Ren is brought up to speed on Helena’s untimely passing. I
only saw the last part of last night’s episode, so I appreciated Ex-Crazy’s
recap: Mat and Diego went to confront Fausto for being their dad. Diego got loco and pulled a gun, intending to
shoot Fausto. Mat wrested the gun away, shooting Helena in the process. She
told the truth about Diego’s parentage and it cost her life. Diego left town at
Mat’s request, to keep him safe from Fausto. It’s mostly true, except that we
know that it was Diego who accidentally shot Helena.
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Thursday, July 09, 2015
La sombra del pasado #103 7/9/15
Valeria gives back the engagement ring. She tells Cris she'll take it back if he changes his mind. Cris responds with a rousing chorus of "We are never ever ever getting back together." Val spews some venom about Aldonza and does this flouncy dizzy spell maneuver. Cris comes running and she pouts about him faking concern. She knows she doesn't matter to him. Oh and Val, the 80s called, they want their shirt back.
Aldonza tells Adelina she's going to give Renato a try. Adelina approves. Aldonza is going to put all her effort into the relationship. Whatever.
Cris has saddled up the horse and he's going for a ride. He needs to get away from the oppressive atmosphere. All talk buddy. I would be more impressed if you were packing your bags and getting the hell out permanently. A midnight ride just ain't cuttin' it with me, Pablo Revere.
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Aldonza tells Adelina she's going to give Renato a try. Adelina approves. Aldonza is going to put all her effort into the relationship. Whatever.
Cris has saddled up the horse and he's going for a ride. He needs to get away from the oppressive atmosphere. All talk buddy. I would be more impressed if you were packing your bags and getting the hell out permanently. A midnight ride just ain't cuttin' it with me, Pablo Revere.
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Lo Imperdonable #38 Wed 7/8/15 "Arguments and Fistfights Abound....And V-Snake Barely Sets Foot in Town to Wreak More Havoc"
The full recap is here now.
(some scenes are combined)
Lo viejo: Dr. Feelgood drops off Emi at the San Telmo hovel. Veronica tells him he can go. She can handle Emi and will just have to wake him up with a cup of coffee or a bucket of water. (Now why didn't she go with this Plan A, instead of trying to lug a drunken deadweight twice her size off the bed?)
Lo nuevo: Martin arrives home and notices the romantic candlelit dinner awaiting him on the table. He heads to the bedroom with a wicked smile that quickly turns to a look of rage. He picks up and punches Emi, who conveniently lands in a chair and continues sleeping. Vero tries to explain, but Martin is enraged and screaming right in her face, saying: "The whole world warned me." She asks what he is talking about. He continues: "I'm an imbecile and you are a......" She screams at him to shut up and not say something he'll be sorry about later. As he goes berserk, he accidentally head butts her squarely on her nose. (And that was clearly NOT in the script, because it was a REAL head butt. Poor Ana Brenda deserves combat pay for this scene.)
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(some scenes are combined)
Lo viejo: Dr. Feelgood drops off Emi at the San Telmo hovel. Veronica tells him he can go. She can handle Emi and will just have to wake him up with a cup of coffee or a bucket of water. (Now why didn't she go with this Plan A, instead of trying to lug a drunken deadweight twice her size off the bed?)
Lo nuevo: Martin arrives home and notices the romantic candlelit dinner awaiting him on the table. He heads to the bedroom with a wicked smile that quickly turns to a look of rage. He picks up and punches Emi, who conveniently lands in a chair and continues sleeping. Vero tries to explain, but Martin is enraged and screaming right in her face, saying: "The whole world warned me." She asks what he is talking about. He continues: "I'm an imbecile and you are a......" She screams at him to shut up and not say something he'll be sorry about later. As he goes berserk, he accidentally head butts her squarely on her nose. (And that was clearly NOT in the script, because it was a REAL head butt. Poor Ana Brenda deserves combat pay for this scene.)
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Wednesday, July 08, 2015
La Sombra del Pasado #102 - Wed 7/8 - Please don't go!
Aldonza says she and Renato have decided to date, and she'd rather do it without baggage. Cris is angry, but Aldonza says her disappointment with him killed her love. The judge calls them into his office and Cris tells Aldonza she wins…"Let's go end this farce."
Melesio gives the guys a pep talk about how you have to keep working and do the best job possible even if working for Satan himself scares the crap out of you. Speaking of the devil…Sev appears to tell them all to quit yapping and get back to work and mentions docking people's pay. Sev tells Mel to get the horses they're taking to Puebla ready…with Cris' help. But Cris is out running a personal errand.
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Melesio gives the guys a pep talk about how you have to keep working and do the best job possible even if working for Satan himself scares the crap out of you. Speaking of the devil…Sev appears to tell them all to quit yapping and get back to work and mentions docking people's pay. Sev tells Mel to get the horses they're taking to Puebla ready…with Cris' help. But Cris is out running a personal errand.
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Amores con trampa #73 and #74 7/8/15 and 7/9/15
This week's meeting of the Ernesto Laguardia Fan Club will now come to order. Please rise for our leader: Jarifa.
Her most excellent recap of Mr. Laguardia's performance will follow in the comments. Oh, and she'll tell us about the other people, too.
;-)
Her most excellent recap of Mr. Laguardia's performance will follow in the comments. Oh, and she'll tell us about the other people, too.
;-)
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Lo Imperdonable #37 Tue 7/7/15 Baby Emi has a bad bad day
Quick bullet style recap can be found below; my recaps will probably be done in this way until Sombra ends, then I'll have more time for longer, more detailed posts, enjoy!
- Emiliano makes his way to Veronica's house and quickly makes an ass of himself. Vero looks a little dirty- but that's because she's doing house work, Emiliano won't listen and berates her for living in poverty.
- Vero explains that she is in her home doing house work, that's why she's a mess, and yes maybe her hands are rough but that's because she has been doing work all work dignifies a person.
- Emi throws things. Seriously. This jackass breaks furniture in Vero's house because he feels she's not being treated like a princess. I'm not making this up. It really happened. My mouth hit the floor.
- Vero makes Emi leave.
- Emi leaves and bumps into Marty, he reads him the riot act for the way Vero is living. Marty tells him that Vero is happy and in love with him, and she's happy with her home.
- They fight.
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Que Te Perdone Dios Capitulo 120- Twin Fiasco all the way
( Some scenes were merged out of context )
This is my final recap for this show. It's been a blast learning how to do recapping and will now pass my skills on recapping YNCH. Make sure to catch me up sometimes !
- Previously: Despite poor Ben growing a pair of balls , Diana didnt like the smell so she jumped off a cliff barefolded much to Mac's and Ben's shock. Too bad, no early retirement for Dianaconda! Before jumping Di acts all maternal suddenly and hands over the baby.
- Present: Ben and Mac try to escape from the crime scene but unfortunately come into The Devil's cross hairs. Faust asks them what happened and dumb Mac explains it all with lies of course . Mac claims that she took the baby because Di threatened them and all was done for free but Faust doesn't believe it cause there isn't a thing Mac would do for free.
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La Sombra del Pasado, Capítulo 101, 7-7-2015: Shocking amounts of sense displayed
Short of it: The bishop wants to
talk to PJ. Aldonza tells PJ that the exhumation’s coming up. Don Antonio
freaks out on Eman, but Vero explains what happened and he backs off. Tomás
tries to make amends with Hum, who already knows what’s going on! Val goes
home, but doesn’t tell Pru what’s really going on. Dom and Mel return to LA.
Mari’s going to work for the Dream Team. Aldonza won’t pursue the Val/Lardo theory.
She freaks out on her wedding dress and pursues the divorce instead. Cris won’t
give it.
Super important question:
Is Cris wearing red, Converse-like sneakers when kissing Aldonza in the red
dress in the opening credits?
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Tuesday, July 07, 2015
The End is near La Sombra del Pasado #100 07/06/2015
Here we go!
Sev walks in on Prudencia and Valeria- he heard everything and demands to know who the real father is. Val tries to make excuses, she tells him he heard wrong but he's on to her and tells her to shove it, he knows what he heard and now it is perfectly clear to him that Val is not in love with his son.
He tells her that all she wants is to take advantage of Cris and that he thought Aldonza was bad but that Val is worse. Val begs him not to compare her to Aldi- she is a better woman but Sev tells her he is not so sure about that any more and tells her that he will withdraw his support, he no longer wants Cris to marry her. Sev is on the warpath, he asks the maid where Cris is but she has no idea.
It seems like Sev is set on unmasking Val but he has an appointment that he must keep. Where is he going? Well, he is off to visit the bishop, who by the way is wearing a very fetching hat thingy in a lovely shade of hot pink. Me want. Something tells me that Sev is up to no good. Someone, hold me!
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Sev walks in on Prudencia and Valeria- he heard everything and demands to know who the real father is. Val tries to make excuses, she tells him he heard wrong but he's on to her and tells her to shove it, he knows what he heard and now it is perfectly clear to him that Val is not in love with his son.
He tells her that all she wants is to take advantage of Cris and that he thought Aldonza was bad but that Val is worse. Val begs him not to compare her to Aldi- she is a better woman but Sev tells her he is not so sure about that any more and tells her that he will withdraw his support, he no longer wants Cris to marry her. Sev is on the warpath, he asks the maid where Cris is but she has no idea.
It seems like Sev is set on unmasking Val but he has an appointment that he must keep. Where is he going? Well, he is off to visit the bishop, who by the way is wearing a very fetching hat thingy in a lovely shade of hot pink. Me want. Something tells me that Sev is up to no good. Someone, hold me!
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Lo Imperdonable #36 Mon 7/6/15 I'm very uncomfortable dealing with your obsession with my spouse.
This was a night devoted to the lovelorn, the lovesick, the spurned and the spiteful, and most of all, to the obsessed.
Ladies and gentleman of The Patio, I present the Claudia Show!
The good (and the not so good) folks of Mina Escondida and Pueblo Nuevo gather in El Purgatorio for the surprise they've been promised. Heeeeeeeeeeere's Claudia, singing and wiggling and glamming up the normally dreary cantina. And it's not a one shot deal. Oh no. Pierre Dussage is bankrolling her for a whole season!
Verónica and Martín realize Claudia has pulled a fast one on them. She has chosen to spend her paid vacation right here in Green Hell. They can't exactly banish her from the town. They can – and do – give her a talking to. Vero warns her to stay away from Marty or she'll be forced to show her claws. "I don't know why you're defending him," sniffs Claudia. "You know he only married you for..."
Marty quickly cuts off Claudia before she can blurt out the word "vengeance." He tells her HE LOVES VERO. If Claudia forces him to choose between their friendship and his love for his wife, well, goodbye friendship. Then he, Vero, Botel and Magdalena leave the cantina. Ouch. Claudia has been hit where it hurts – in her vanity. During her next set, she even cranks out a crocodile tear or two.
Just when everything is humming along again, and the place is all smiling faces and bobbing heads and swaying hips...
...the music dies.
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Que Te Perdone Dios Capitulo 119- Discussion
[Countx -Not to worry. I'm posting below what ViviDC and Anon. 207 put in their highlights. Thanks to all of you. --Jardinera654]
Sorry but today apparently there wont be any recap because the episode is not up yet on my sources ( Although it should be because it always comes up on mornings grrr, I want to dismantle someone's brakes or whip someone up brutally just like Fausto!) . Univision has it but I am geolocked so I don't have access to it. If anyone is able to remember what happened please post it in the comment section below. If the episode gets posted or I get some good VPN then I might be able to do the recap.
I did watch a scene in which Diana gets her eyeballs cut off ( By Fausto The Vicious Heartbreaker) though. She later kills herself by jumping across a cliff but not before handing the baby to Boring Benito ( She must have kidnapped the child or something). Also I have to say that I have been disgusted by that one scene alone, Fausto is a true stinking MONSTER. Pedro Medina compared to Satan Lopez Guerra is a whiny, pompous wimp ( I am sure though that Angeli Nesma Medina will surprise us with a butcher that is 100x worse . Perhaps she will remake Mariana De La Noche but I wonder which actor is fit to be the next butcher)
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~~by Blogger Vivi in DC ~~
- Everyone frets about Renata at the hospital. Mat arrives and joins Pat in surgery. Abi gives Mat the amulet Mel once made for Ren and Pablo and later gave to Abi. He puts it in Ren's hand. Much later Pat and Mat emerge and tell everyone Ren survived but is in a coma. Both Abi and Connie break down.
- While at the hospital: Barragan admits to Abi that he's her grandpa. They hug and cry. Abi admits to Diego that Fausto is Mat's dad. Connie spills to Abi some of the truth of how Bruno stole Abi from Ren, enlisted Mac, and strong-armed Ren into accepting the godmother role. She does this because Fausto arrives (and somehow doesn't get punched or arrested for having recently tried to rape Abi), and starts to badmouth Ren. Otherwise, everyone keeps telling Abi to wait until Ren is awake and can tell her the whole story. Frustrating!
- The police take their sweet time going after Diana. By the time they do, she's enlisted Mac to help her steal her baby and hide them in Pablo's shack. Fausto later arrives, and Diana whines about having just met yet another of his lovers, Ximena. Fausto sets her straight. He never loved her or any other woman. The only woman he's ever loved is Renata, and his fascination with Abi is simply because she's Ren's daughter. Diana hurt the woman he loves and now she must pay. He starts to strangle her. The baby cries. She asks for mercy for her son's sake. He grants it. He doesn't kill her, but instead gouged out her eyes with his knife.
- Benito decides to grow a pair, and strong arms Mac into taking him to Diana, since everyone knows she helped her take the baby. They find Diana bloody, blinded, and blindfolded, carrying the baby and wandering around searching for help. Unfortunately, she's wandered to the edge of the cliff. Benito warns her, she hands him the baby, warns horrified Mac that this is the fate that awaits her with Fausto, and lets herself fallback and off the cliff.
- Meanwhile, Mat and Diego are also out searching and Mat tells him how he learned Fausto was his dad, when about to kill him after he tried to rape Abi. Now it's Diego who looks murderous.
- Barragan and the police arrive at the Montero house looking for Diana. Instead they find drunk Antonio who admits to killing Lucio.
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~By Anon.207~~
Tono getting drunk & crunk at the bar; bartender tells him to leave or he'll sic the Padre on him again
Fausto mad at Diana for shooting Renata; explains he really does love Renata; goes to the hospital to investigate
Fausto tells Mateo about Diana shooting Renata
Ximena drops by Fausto's house & tells Diana that Renata is still alive, she's just one of many of Fausto's side chicks and Diana's not about that jail life so she needs to pack her stuff and leave
Helena watches the baby; Macaria enters. Helena tells Macaria to get out, then turns her back to answer the phone. When she finishes her phone call, discovers Macaria took the baby.
Macaria gives Diana the baby.
Abi lines, Diego lines, Constanza lines, Barragan lines. Barragan reveals to Abi that he is Pablo's daddy, thus her granddaddy. She calls him Abuelo. Fausto shows up & finds out Abi knows the truth about her origins. Abi & Connie tell Fausto to go away. Abi calls Connie Abuela. Barragan gets a phone call about Macaria & the missing baby.
Benito confronts Macaria about the missing baby.
Fausto comes back & argues with Diana about shooting Renata some more. Diana tells Fausto that Renata can see & that's why she got shot because the real target was Abi and Renata jumped in front of the bullet to save Abi. Fausto not happy and whips out a knife. Fausto threatens the baby but Diana is suddenly maternal and begs to save the baby's life. Then Fausto says he has something in store for her.
Tono stumbles around drunk and confesses he did away with Lucio in front of Barragan.
Diana stumbles around a cliff, blindfolded & with the baby and no eyes. For some reason, Macaria & Benito are also hanging out at this cliff and see Diana stumbling towards the edge. Benito begs Diana to give him the baby and to come back from the edge. Diana refuses and stumbles some more around the edge of the cliff. Diana gives Benito the baby and tells Macaria Fausto has something in store for her too. Then Diana gives a dramatic monologue about how she loved the baby & Benito needs to tell the baby & Mateo she defended him with all her heart and then she takes a leap off the cliff.
Fin.
Sorry but today apparently there wont be any recap because the episode is not up yet on my sources ( Although it should be because it always comes up on mornings grrr, I want to dismantle someone's brakes or whip someone up brutally just like Fausto!) . Univision has it but I am geolocked so I don't have access to it. If anyone is able to remember what happened please post it in the comment section below. If the episode gets posted or I get some good VPN then I might be able to do the recap.
I did watch a scene in which Diana gets her eyeballs cut off ( By Fausto The Vicious Heartbreaker) though. She later kills herself by jumping across a cliff but not before handing the baby to Boring Benito ( She must have kidnapped the child or something). Also I have to say that I have been disgusted by that one scene alone, Fausto is a true stinking MONSTER. Pedro Medina compared to Satan Lopez Guerra is a whiny, pompous wimp ( I am sure though that Angeli Nesma Medina will surprise us with a butcher that is 100x worse . Perhaps she will remake Mariana De La Noche but I wonder which actor is fit to be the next butcher)
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~~by Blogger Vivi in DC ~~
- Everyone frets about Renata at the hospital. Mat arrives and joins Pat in surgery. Abi gives Mat the amulet Mel once made for Ren and Pablo and later gave to Abi. He puts it in Ren's hand. Much later Pat and Mat emerge and tell everyone Ren survived but is in a coma. Both Abi and Connie break down.
- While at the hospital: Barragan admits to Abi that he's her grandpa. They hug and cry. Abi admits to Diego that Fausto is Mat's dad. Connie spills to Abi some of the truth of how Bruno stole Abi from Ren, enlisted Mac, and strong-armed Ren into accepting the godmother role. She does this because Fausto arrives (and somehow doesn't get punched or arrested for having recently tried to rape Abi), and starts to badmouth Ren. Otherwise, everyone keeps telling Abi to wait until Ren is awake and can tell her the whole story. Frustrating!
- The police take their sweet time going after Diana. By the time they do, she's enlisted Mac to help her steal her baby and hide them in Pablo's shack. Fausto later arrives, and Diana whines about having just met yet another of his lovers, Ximena. Fausto sets her straight. He never loved her or any other woman. The only woman he's ever loved is Renata, and his fascination with Abi is simply because she's Ren's daughter. Diana hurt the woman he loves and now she must pay. He starts to strangle her. The baby cries. She asks for mercy for her son's sake. He grants it. He doesn't kill her, but instead gouged out her eyes with his knife.
- Benito decides to grow a pair, and strong arms Mac into taking him to Diana, since everyone knows she helped her take the baby. They find Diana bloody, blinded, and blindfolded, carrying the baby and wandering around searching for help. Unfortunately, she's wandered to the edge of the cliff. Benito warns her, she hands him the baby, warns horrified Mac that this is the fate that awaits her with Fausto, and lets herself fallback and off the cliff.
- Meanwhile, Mat and Diego are also out searching and Mat tells him how he learned Fausto was his dad, when about to kill him after he tried to rape Abi. Now it's Diego who looks murderous.
- Barragan and the police arrive at the Montero house looking for Diana. Instead they find drunk Antonio who admits to killing Lucio.
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~By Anon.207~~
Tono getting drunk & crunk at the bar; bartender tells him to leave or he'll sic the Padre on him again
Fausto mad at Diana for shooting Renata; explains he really does love Renata; goes to the hospital to investigate
Fausto tells Mateo about Diana shooting Renata
Ximena drops by Fausto's house & tells Diana that Renata is still alive, she's just one of many of Fausto's side chicks and Diana's not about that jail life so she needs to pack her stuff and leave
Helena watches the baby; Macaria enters. Helena tells Macaria to get out, then turns her back to answer the phone. When she finishes her phone call, discovers Macaria took the baby.
Macaria gives Diana the baby.
Abi lines, Diego lines, Constanza lines, Barragan lines. Barragan reveals to Abi that he is Pablo's daddy, thus her granddaddy. She calls him Abuelo. Fausto shows up & finds out Abi knows the truth about her origins. Abi & Connie tell Fausto to go away. Abi calls Connie Abuela. Barragan gets a phone call about Macaria & the missing baby.
Benito confronts Macaria about the missing baby.
Fausto comes back & argues with Diana about shooting Renata some more. Diana tells Fausto that Renata can see & that's why she got shot because the real target was Abi and Renata jumped in front of the bullet to save Abi. Fausto not happy and whips out a knife. Fausto threatens the baby but Diana is suddenly maternal and begs to save the baby's life. Then Fausto says he has something in store for her.
Tono stumbles around drunk and confesses he did away with Lucio in front of Barragan.
Diana stumbles around a cliff, blindfolded & with the baby and no eyes. For some reason, Macaria & Benito are also hanging out at this cliff and see Diana stumbling towards the edge. Benito begs Diana to give him the baby and to come back from the edge. Diana refuses and stumbles some more around the edge of the cliff. Diana gives Benito the baby and tells Macaria Fausto has something in store for her too. Then Diana gives a dramatic monologue about how she loved the baby & Benito needs to tell the baby & Mateo she defended him with all her heart and then she takes a leap off the cliff.
Fin.
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Monday, July 06, 2015
Amores con trampa #71 y #72 7/6/15 and 7/7/15
I love this show so stinkin' much.
I have to warn the patio--I didn't get my nap time today and I'm feeling lazy....so it's mainly going to be a quick out-of-order run through.
Estefy moves into the Carmonas. Rocio drops the “she was my Tio’s lover” bomb and Maria seems to already know all about it. In fact, she says she and Estefy have already talked about it. What say you Vivi? Did this happen? Despite Fac’s protests, Maria puts her foot down. Estefy stays.
Santi finds out the next day when he runs into Estefy outside the Carmonas. Isa finds out, too. Estefy swears Maria is her best friend and that she will defend her tooth and nail. Isa says “What teeth? Those are veneers.” AND DESCOCADA ENDED UP IN THIS CONVO TOO!!!
Back at the Velascos, Isa thinks Santi asked his “friend” Maria to invite Estefy to stay.
Honestly, Estefy doesn’t turn out to be a horrible houseguest and I’m still left wondering if there’s a redemption in her future. Now you are probably saying, “Sara. Are you half chiflada? Didn’t you see that scene where Estefy threw her half clad body at Fac?” I did, dear reader, I did. And I agree that was not cool. Perpetua was correct in telling Estefy to cover up and to later provide her with more appropriate sleepwear. I secretly hope we actually see Estefy in that sack.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: EL SEÑOR DE LOS CIELOS 3, TIERRA DE REYES, AVENIDA BRASIL, etc – week of July 6, 2015
Hello from Prague. Thanks to Sneaky Two Shoes, Span Prof and everyone for keeping me up to date on what is happening on Tierra while I'm in Europe. Here is your post for this week. Enjoy!
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Sunday, July 05, 2015
Doin' Time For Crime 'N Other Criminal Pacts
Abigail tells Renata that there is nothing in the world she wouldn’t forgive. Ren’s happy to hear that. Let’s hope she doesn’t forget that in the future and that Abi doesn’t feel she has to eat her words later on. Abi also mentions that she knows Macaria is not her real mother. She says Mac made sure to tell her that she was just some orphan left on the streets. Ren is angry to hear it and finally has the courage to tell her daughter not to believe one word more that comes out of that woman’s mouth. She was NOT taken off the streets somewhere. If she wants to know the whole truth then she’ll tell it all to her the next morning at the river where she and Pablo began their love affair and where, for Abigail, it all began. She doesn’t want anyone else to hear them.
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Friday, July 03, 2015
La Sombra del Pasado #99, 7-3-15 Baby Bomb Bombs!
Hey, y’all! I am so glad to be back with y’all on the patio. Thank you, Diva, for covering for me last Friday and thank you to all my awesome teammates: Diva, Eli, Hellashelle and Sweet Baby Chihuahuas for the past two weeks of recaps of some exciting episodes. I so missed hanging out with y’all but I’m back now with not quite a blockbuster episode but anyhoo, here it is!
Padre Jeronimo, he of the iron halo, thanks Ren and Silvia
for that brilliant sting and take-down of Sev’s evil plot to destroy PJ with an
accusation of sexually abusing and impregnating a young, mute girl. PJ doesn’t want to press charges: it won’t do any good. He wants to trap Sev in something much
bigger, more important; something that will show the whole town who Sev really
is! PJ knows that this fight against Sev
in the long run might cost him his life but he can’t let Sev get away with his
arrogant and cynical treatment of the town as if it’s his own tool to use as he
wishes. Silvia and Ren pledge their
unconditional support!
Adelina sits holding a picture of Raymundo and we are whisked
with her to the terrible night of Raymundo’s murder. Roberta is wearing red, but it’s not festive or sexy red, but the not yet
dried blood of . . .who, her lover, Sev, or her husband, Raymundo, mortally
wounded after she shot him in the back?
Roberta feigns surprise at Jock’s recent announcement that Ray had died
in an automobile crash. Adelina slapped
Roberta hard and wished her and her damned lover a quick trip to hell. In fact, she was going to the police! Adelina confessed her love of Raymundo and cursed
the day he married Roberta who stops her at the door and falls to her knees to
beg Adelina not to tell. Back in the
present Adelina repeats “it was my fault, my fault.” Dominga, ever ready with comfort startles
Adelina who asks Dominga to pay her no mind.
Ay, what a tragedy was Raymundo’s life, so young with a new baby. The worst part of it is, Adelina intones looking
at the picture, is that it could have been prevented.
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Lo Imperdonable #35 Fri 7/3/15 Emi Arrives To Town; Claudia Gets Her Own Show; And The Old Goat Nearly Keels Over Again
Happy Fourth Of July Everyone! Hope You All Have A Great Day!
On to the recap...
(scenes have been combined to help it flow better)
Tough Love (Or Twisting The Knife?)
Jorge visits Emi in his room. He doesn't want Emi to feel like he's being treated as if he were an adolescent. Although we on The Patio know that he's been behaving like one. Jorge wants sonny boy to understand that they're worried about him. Emi like a true addict denies that he's an alcoholic. Yes, it's true that he's been drinking a lot lately. But that will pass. These days will mark the difference. Whatever that means. Jorge knows the real reason behind Emi's drinking. Emi thought it'd be easier getting over Vero but it hasn't been easy. Jorge doesn't want to hurt him more, but he has to show him Vero's fax. That way Emi will understand once and for all that he must leave her in the past.
The fax lets Emi know that Marty is doing better and Vero is happy. Emi crumples up the fax and Jorge tells Emi to not think that he doesn't understand his pain. It would drive Jorge crazy if he had to be away from Salma (foreshadowing perhaps?). But Emi's relationship with Veronica never started so it'll be easier to start over again with someone else. Emi doesn't think the same -- he'll never love anyone else.
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On to the recap...
(scenes have been combined to help it flow better)
Tough Love (Or Twisting The Knife?)
Jorge visits Emi in his room. He doesn't want Emi to feel like he's being treated as if he were an adolescent. Although we on The Patio know that he's been behaving like one. Jorge wants sonny boy to understand that they're worried about him. Emi like a true addict denies that he's an alcoholic. Yes, it's true that he's been drinking a lot lately. But that will pass. These days will mark the difference. Whatever that means. Jorge knows the real reason behind Emi's drinking. Emi thought it'd be easier getting over Vero but it hasn't been easy. Jorge doesn't want to hurt him more, but he has to show him Vero's fax. That way Emi will understand once and for all that he must leave her in the past.
The fax lets Emi know that Marty is doing better and Vero is happy. Emi crumples up the fax and Jorge tells Emi to not think that he doesn't understand his pain. It would drive Jorge crazy if he had to be away from Salma (foreshadowing perhaps?). But Emi's relationship with Veronica never started so it'll be easier to start over again with someone else. Emi doesn't think the same -- he'll never love anyone else.
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Amores con trampa #70 3 July 2015... Where all the males over the age of 18 feel like arguing, drawing lines and punching each other. Neanderthals!
Gusana and Ale… talking about Andres… while grilling some
meat.
Mireya and Esteban argue about Isa. Este says Isa looks
better instead of worse so the treatment isn’t working. Mireya claims it
is. Isa is ABOUT TO fall apart. She will suffer a terrible crisis. Esteban questions it… what he sees is Isa is
more smart… even more beautiful. He
wants results! How is Mireya with Santee?
Este shows very impatient. He needs to see Isa and Santee split and
Santee sunk in despair. Isa calls
Mireya. Este tells Mireya to agree to a
meeting. He is running out of patience. He needs Isa locked in a nut-house
ASAP.
Back at the grill, Jacinto and a couple young redhead boys
(the ones that bullied him early on at school are now going to be good to him,
per what Jacinto says) join the girls.
Gusana not so quick to trust them. The boys walk away. The twin boys
have a plan of their own.. I guess their turnaround is not so.
At office, Santee arrives at Facu’s office with a suitcase…
make that two suitcases. He opens them for Facu. They are FULL OF MONEY!! Santee says it is the worst humiliation he
ever had to suffer at a bank. As if he had a farmers market stand… Facu mocks
him a bit since he once DID have a farmers market stand. Santee says never
mind, here’s your money bill by bill.
Facu reminds him it is money he loaned him the same way, bill by bill.
Santee does not want to remember the past, but Facu does. Facu would not trust Santee further than he
could throw him. Facu is hungry, he is
about to order food while they count the money by hand. Facu even will pay for Santee’s food… Santee
reacts as if it were a tragedy.
At Mireya’s office, Isa has arrived. Isa whines that at home
things are ok… the pills have worked well. But she gets cross-eyed and asks
Mireya for help. Mireya serves Isa some
wine to give her another pill.
Back at The Carmonas, Carmen has joined the girls by the
pool. The party is going well so far, they comment. Francis arrives. And starts annoying
Carmen. Diego and Feli along with the
shadow girls arrive. The boys both have
something for Carmen and they reach in front of Francis to give it to her at
unison, causing a cup of drink to spill right on Francis face and outfit. They all laugh it off except Francis, who is
offended, as always.
Back to Mireya’s office… Isa gets real upset… Mireya asks if
she has been taking the pills. Isa says
she can’t drink so much because her kids are watching and nagging her for
it. Mireya says the treatment only works
after 3 weeks. Isa says its been 4 weeks. Mireya says you gotta be
patient. And serves her another glass of
drink. Mireya sends Isa home to rest. Isa
gets some twitches on her neck but thanks Mireya for her help, you are better
than all other therapies, yoga, mantras, etc.
She leaves very happy.
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Weekend Discussion: Life Imitates Art Imitates Life? Revisited
Note: This is a re-publishing of an August 2013 discussion that I think is relevant because I wonder to what degree the outdated attitudes get revived in remake after remake. Inspired by a line of dialogue in last night's episode of LSdP.
Do you think that telenovelas reflect or influence human behavior? A good friend of long standing is under the bizarre impression that in order to have a massively passionate relationship one must also have insane conflict. I had so many conversations with him during fights and estrangements with various girlfriends from college until his marriage and after his divorce that sounded like novela fights and reconciliations (and he not only isn't Hispanic, he doesn't even watch them).
Last weekend I watched The Godfather, Part III and found an article by a British journalist that discussed the difficulties the studio had with the real mob during production of the original film. Once they settled their issues and the film debuted something interesting allegedly happened: Real mobsters began addressing their leaders as "Don" and "Dons" became "Godfathers." The characters on HBO's hit series The Sopranos regarded these films as the bible of Mafia etiquette.
BTW, as an aside, I know that the original Godfather film was a hit in Mexico; in a 2001 novela it was named by a series protagonist as his favorite film. And El Padrino of QBA looks like he has something of a Vito Corleone complex.
Added: Do you think outdated attitudes are revived or reviled? Do you think that the PSA tendencies of novela writers can influence future behavior?
Have it it, amigos.
Labels: telenovelas, weekend
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