Caray, Caray!

Howdy and sorry for the delay. From now on, Amanda will be recapping the juicy Monday and Tuesday episodes, while I'll be handling the relatively lightweight Wednesday through Friday eps. I am thrilled to have someone splitting the week with me, because having to take notes every night was starting to take the fun out of it.

I have no corrections this time, except to admit that I'm not sure that Marcia told Alicia to "get even" with Ariel. I really thought she did, but I have reason to believe she may have just said "leave me alone." (I can't always make out what they're saying, so I sometimes have to guess and look up the wrong word.)

Thursday: Patty meets Lucy and Ethel, and probably isn't very impressed

In the restroom, the feas discuss Patty. They talk about how beautiful she is, and how jealous Marcia must be. We can see from Lety's face that she's quite tired of hearing about Patricia Manterola.

Lety heads back to her desk, but runs into Alicia and Marcia on the way. She has a brief daydream that the three of them band together to get rid of Patty, and cackle in anticipation, then snaps out of it just in time to see Patty on her way back to Luigi's office, and Fernando going back to his own office. As Lety, Alicia, and Marcia scowl at Fern, Fern howls like a horny wolf. Marcia and Alicia take off after Patty.

Fern gets back to the boardroom where Omar and Irma are still working on Luigi's budget for the Bella Life jewelry campaign. Fern asks Irma to go find Lety. After Irma steps out, Fern (who is still glowing from meeting Patty) hums one of her tunes, and Omar warns Fern that Lety is not going to be happy with him for drooling openly at Patty. He says that Fern is going to have to do something reallky marvelous to make it up to Lety.

Irma returns with Lety. Fern wants to immediately have a quick, private conversation with Lety to smooth things over, but he quickly discovers that she is every bit as angry as Omar had predicted.

Patty and Luigi are chatting in Luigi's office when Marcia and Alicia interrupt. Marcia wants to speak privately to Luigi right away. They go into the hallway, leaving Al with Patty. Al puts on a gigantic pair of headphones and pointedly ignores Patty.

Marcia asks Luigi why Patty is there. She tells Luigi that Patty is Fernando's amante. Luigi reacts with mock horror. He says he as known Patty for a long time, and asks how long Fern and Patty have been together. Marcia says about two months. Luigi smugly drags Marcia back into his office, and asks Patty how long she's been back in Mexico. Patty tells him he knows it's been five days. Luigi asks where was she before that. Bemused, she says she was in Spain. Luigi asks her who she was with. Patty asks what all these questions are for, but answers that she was with her boyfriend. (Doesn't anyone notice the gigantic piece of bling on her left hand??)

Marcia is very embarrassed and begs Patty's pardon for being so nosy. She is still apologizing when Alicia finally takes the headphones off. She is angry with Marcia for being so forgiving, and is about to repeat all of the accusations against Patty when Marcia tells her that Patty's been out of town until five days ago. She practically has to drag Alicia out of the room.

Luigi explains to Patty about Marcia's jealous nature. Meanwhile, Alicia and Marcia decide what to do next. They agree that Lety is the key - if they follow her, they will find Fernando's lover.

Back in the boardroom, the meeting is just finishing up and Irma leaves. The phone rings - it's Klaus (I think that's what they're called) - the sportswear client in Germany. I guess they want to get their campaign going and someone is going to have to go to Germany to meet with them. Fernando is worried about Conceptos having to please two clients at the same time.

Meanwhile, Mom misses Lety and decides to visit her at the office on her lunch hour. She tells RoboPapa that she's taking a vacation from the stove, and takes the bus to Conceptos. She calls Lety from the security phone outside. Lety tells her she's too busy to go to lunch, but when she realizes that Mom is already waiting for her outside, she rushes out to meet her. Mom is already getting on the next bus when Lety gets to the door. Mom says lots of mushy things to her, and then Dad and Tomas drive up in the Padillamobile and they all go to lunch and have more mushy family conversation.

Marcia, Luigi, Omar, and Fernando are having a fancier lunch in the boardroom and Alicia is hovering over them, perhaps hoping to be fed. Luigi is telling them about his boyfriend problems, and I think hinting that he'd like to go to Germany and meet some hunky soccer players. Alicia pipes up that she ought to be the one to go to Germany. Fernando sarcastically asks Alicia how good is her German, and what does she know about soccer? For example, what does FIFA stand for? Alicia admits her German isn't great and FIFA stands for... uh... Futbol Internacional de Feos Anonimos. She and Luigi laugh at her lame joke, and Marcia kicks her out of the boardroom.

Fernando reminds Luigi that he has two commercials to do, and no time to travel to Germany, or hang out with Patty Manterola on company time, for that matter. Marcia (suddenly in a bad mood again) excuses herself. Fern and Luigi argue a bit and then Luigi complains about their fancy food and leaves with another " 'scuse me."

After lunch, Alicia complains to Marcia about not getting to go to Germany. Carolina comes in with invitations to some event at the wax museum tonight. Alicia babbles like crazy about... I'm not sure what, exactly, but it embarrasses Marcia. Alicia seems to be trying to impress Carolina, but Carolina is trying to hide her face so they won't see her laughing. Carolina asks to speak privately to Marcia.

In Marcia's office, Carolina explains that this event at the wax museum is going to be a surprise for Luigi - a wax figure of himself will be unveiled for the museum's collection. (The Luigi statue is a secret, no one else knows about that.) There will be lots of publicity and she wants as many people from Conceptos to attend as possible. (And she's only giving them a few hours' notice? Weird.) Marcia says she can't, because there is too much work to do.

Next, Carolina goes to Lety. She notices that Lety seems out of sorts (Lety is still upset about Patty). Lety makes an excuse about being busy, but she is delighted to be invited to the wax museum event. Carolina gives her some more invitations and tells her to invite everyone. Then she goes to Fernando and tells him about the event, then to Lola and Martha - she is handing these invitations out to everyone. She tells them they can bring their families and friends. She wants a big crowd. She runs into Patty and Luigi in the executive lobby, and invites them too.

Downstairs in the main lobby, PM is telling Sara that she has no place to stay tonight (I think). Saimon is clowing around with a stack of Rolodex cards - he says these cards are filled with the perfume of all his hot girlfriends, or somesuch. He is throwing them around. Patty comes off the elevator and he tries to ask her out on a date. She politely declines. (Again, I ask, does no one else notice her gigantic engagement ring?) PM, Sara, and Celso tease Saimon. Then Carolina comes down, and Saimon makes a fool of himself with her too, choking on his breath spray. Carolina tells them about the event at the wax museum and invites all of them. PM makes some sarcastic comments that I regret being unable to understand because I find it hard to believe that she would be rude to Carolina (perhaps she's being rude to Saimon). :-( After Carolina, Saimon, and Celso have dispersed, Sara tells PM that tonight might be another chance to spend some time with Saimon.

Back upstairs, Marcia reveals that she, Omar, and Fernando will be making the trip to Germany... tomorrow! She asks Lety to make all the arrangements.

Friday: Lucy and Ethel strike again, probably not for the last time

My Spanish skills were not quite up to this episode, so I probably misunderstood a few things or missed them entirely. Nevertheless:

Lola and Martha are very excited about the wax museum event. Martha calls her husband and asks him to bring the kids, including PM's and Lola's.

In Fern's office, Fern protests that he is too busy to go to Germany and Lety backs him up, but it doesn't work. Marcia rolls her eyes or makes a face every time Lety speaks, and she won't let Fern out of it.

After Marcia leaves, Fern gets a visit from a handsome older man whose name I don't catch (he may be Fern's uncle?) and this man's assistant who wears sunglasses indoors and doesn't talk. This man says flattering things to Lety and has a brief conversation with Fern, including a mention of Acapulco.

After those two men leaves, Fernando complains to Lety and Omar about Luigi's budget for the jewelry ad. Lety suggests that Filmo-Imagen can probably get a bank loan for them. Fernando reminds her that he'll need her to give their books a makeover for the upcoming Big Meeting (he doesn't want anyone to know that Conceptos owes money to F-I).

She goes into her office to make the last-minute travel arrangements, and Omar tells Fernando that it's very important that he take Lety out on a date on the eve of his departure. Fern tries to get Lety to agree to go out with him, but she tells him she already has plans to go to the wax museum with the feas. He correctly assumes that she's angry about Patty, but she denies it and leaves in a huff. She rebraids her hair in the bathroom (so that we can hear her mumble some more about Patty) while the feas talk downstairs in the main lobby. They are frustrated with PM and/or Saimon (I don't really get this conversation). Lety shows up, still fuming, and wants to leave right away.

Marcia interrupts Omar and Fern's scheming to grill Fern about his plans for the evening. He says he's going to work late tonight and go home alone (i.e. without her) to rest up for his trip. She is not happy to hear this but leaves them alone. Omar urges Fern to have "relaciones" with Lety tonight after the museum event so that her feelings won't wane (or her anger won't grow) while he's gone, making it easier for Tomas to swoop in and steal her heart.

Saimon clowns around in the lobby, spraying himself with body spray (I assume), brushing his eyebrows, talking about the big night out. Everyone laughs except PM, but she stares longingly at him as the feas leave. Saimon and Celso primp in the restroom and practice some dance moves. Saimon grumps a bit about PM, and says what they need tonight is a couple of Patty Manterolas.

While Carolina makes plans with the museum manager, Luigi yaps with his boyfriend on the phone in his office. He mentions the wax museum, but says he has lots of work to do.

Carolina is trying to reach Luigi, but he's not picking up. Then she gets a call from Fernando, who wants to know who else is attending. She tells him everyone is coming (something like that - I don't really get this conversation.) Then Fern calls Marcia to tell her he's going to the museum. Again, she wants to know when he plans to get home.

Everyone gets to the museum (Mr. Martha and the kids pretend to be wax statues) and Carolina greets them warmly (I keep mentioning Carolina's warm greetings because it often seems like she's the only person who ever seems happy to see anyone).

Finally, Carolina gets Luigi on the phone to get him to come to the museum. I can't tell exactly what she says to Luigi to convince him, but it works.

Alicia is just sitting down to dinner in her expensive apartment (the one she owes big bucks on). She mutters about how sad it is to be eating alone. The phone rings - it's Marcia. She orders Alicia to pick her up and take her to the museum. Fern's going to meet with his amante there, and they're going to find out who it is. Alicia says she needs time to put on her disguise and freshen up her makeup - but Marcia cuts her off. There's no time for that. They need to leave right away. After Marcia hangs up, Alicia grumps about the cost of gas.

Luigi arrives at the wax museum, claiming that he was delayed by traffic. He sits near wax figures of Dali and Picasso. Martha notes a resemblance between Luigi and Dali. Fernando arrives, and Luigi asks him how many of his models he's slept with. Fernando is a little shocked by this seemingly unprovoked question, and Lety is annoyed too! Carolina explains that Picasso slept with lots of his models. Lety makes some comments about this too that go over my head. Fern clowns around and sings.

Carolina encourages everyone to move on to the auditorium, and Fern pulls Lety aside to another room, where there are statues of photographers with flashing cameras (it seems kinda creepy if you ask me). Throughout their super-secret conversation, the cameras go off all around them - funny.

Meanwhile, Alicia and Marcia have arrived downstairs. They immediately ask Carolina where Fernando is, and the feas ask where is Lety. Carolina tells them they should all be in the auditorium. Martha sneaks off to look for Lety, but Marcia and Alicia are herded into the auditiorium and can't get away.

Fern and Lety argue about his affairs with models. Finally she gives in, and Martha finds them. She tells them that Marcia is looking for Fern, and it's time for the presentation to begin. Fernando somehow gets her to agree to keep their whereabouts a secret (I have no idea what he tells her) and not even tell Marcia she saw them. Later, she seems extremely nervous and spooked by one of the exhibits, but I don't understand that conversation either. Sorry. :-( There might be food involved, though. ;-)

The presentation begins. A man starts off with a speech about some wonderful talented person they all know. Luigi conceitedly (and correctly) assumes that he's the subject of this speech, and delightedly rushes up to the stage. But he doesn't go up to the presenter - no, he runs behind the curtain so he can meet his statue right away! The curtain is pulled aside, and an adequate likeness is revealed. I don't think it does Luigi justice, but Luigi falls in love with it right away! He dabs his eyes on his statue's scarf and is choked up with self-admiration, but of course not speechless. He gives a heartfelt acceptance speech which, to a person who does not understand Spanish, probably sounds like humble thanks. In fact, he is actually saying how beautiful it is and how much it looks like him. He takes a pair of sunglasses from Carolina and puts them on his statue, to protect its eyes from the sight of the feas! After a moment of annoyance, they all laugh. It's certainly not news to them that he's full of themself, and his happiness is (evidently) infectious.

Alicia is also impressed by the statue. She tells Marcia they should make one of her. Marcia is impatient, though, and as soon as the ceremony ends she wants to go looking for Fernando. They soon run into Martha, who denies having seen Fernando or Lety. (Fern and Lety sneak out right behind Al and Marcia's backs while they're speaking to Martha.)

Soon after, Alicia catches a glimpse of them, and she and Marcia give chase. We get a mini-tour of the museum during their pursuit. Fern and Lety disguise themselves as monks and hid in an exhibit. Later, in the museum's parking garage, he continues apologizing to Lety about the Patty Manterola mixup, and she teases him. Then his phone rings. It's Marcia. He doesn't want to answer it, but Lety insists.

Marcia says she's at the museum. He pretends to be surprised. She wants to know where he was during the Luigi statue presentation (I don't think he knew anything about that). She asks him who he's with. He says he's with Lety (just what Marcia wanted to hear) and they're going back to the office to finish up some work since Marcia has cruelly forced him to take this trip to Germany. And, yet again, she wants to know when he's going to get home.

Finally he manages to end the conversation. He and Lety take off for parts unknown (I'm guessing not the office).

Meanwhile, the feas are still at the museum, discussing their plans for the evening. I sure hope they're not waiting for Lety!

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Federico offers to help Manola and Nicolas bolster their feeble fabrication concerning Gustavo's alleged death - in exchange for more power over the Zamora estate. Manola feels forced to accept.

Veronica's alternate personalities continue to torment her in the insane asylum. The bad one scribbles on her paintings.

Rodrigo tells Federico he wants to pay the workers more, Federico says: "No, that will lower the profit margin." But as nine months pass (so Valeria's baby can be born) we see Rodrigo is doing an excellent job building up his father Gustavo Zamora's estate. (Well, actually, don't forget, Rodrigo is in fact Federico's son, and Federico knows it, but Rodrigo doesn't. Poor Gustavo. Not only defenestrated but cuckolded.)

It's explained why Andres and Valeria split up: Jacinta, with Rodrigo's help, engineered a scene which made Andres think Valeria was making time with Andres' brother Daniel. Valeria was furious with him for doubting her and fled (pregnant) to the nunnery in Oaxaca, where she has been holed up ever since. Now she has had the baby, Pedro. She plans to go back to Aguascalientes. Her grammy Jacinta doesn't know about the baby. Jacinta prepares for Valeria's return by getting rid of anybody who could tell Valeria the "misunderstanding" had been created on purpose. She pays her brother Sergio to leave town and she tells Federico to sack Baldo. Baldo's sister Juanita, who might also have known, has left the country.

Andres went to Spain, where he has been building his reputation as a bullfighter. He mopes for Valeria all the time. However, innumerable promo photos of him with babes dripping from his shoulders have made their way to Oaxaca and Valeria is convinced he's forgotten her. She is registering the baby under her own name and doesn't plan to tell Andres he has a son.

Jacinta has it all planned: she will become mistress of the Zamora estate, Rodrigo will marry Valeria. Rodrigo (who appears to be completely rehabiliated, misses his father, is a responsible and sensitive employer, etc) has a "special interest" in Valeria. Federico convinces him not to come clean about having had a hand in the "misunderstanding" - "she will never forgive you."

Gustavo (Rodrigo's dad, who was defenestrated by his wife Manola) appears to be living with Victor and Maite. He is in a wheelchair (every modern-day novela has somebody in a wheelchair) but is in good spirits. He will go back and accuse Nicolas and Manola of murder, but not till he can go on his own two feet. Also, he wants proof of their dastardly deeds.

In a final act intended to annoy Baldo (who says he's been offered a job at Las Barricas at double salary), Federico barks: "arrange my archive before you leave." Bad move! Because, while so doing, Baldo finds the letter Griselda wrote to Unibrow - twenty years previously - about her niece Maite, shortly before she (aunt Griselda) was murdered in a burning building, along with Baldo's mother, by Jacinta.

This was the letter intercepted by Manola. It explained: Maite was forced to marry Adolfo because - after he raped her - he (and his mammy Jacinta of course) threatened otherwise to throw Unibrow in prison forever. Baldo now shows it to his dad Teodoro, who points out helpfully: "Unibrow should have received this letter many years ago."

Jacinta orders her puppet, Cleotilda, to go find out if it's true that somebody has bought Las Barricas, and promises: "If you keep pleasing me and serving me, I will ask our Savior to accept you at his side." "Really?" breathes Cleotilda enthusiastically.

Victor and Guillermo are going to move in together. Maite says valiantly that she won't be lonely. While they are all at a restaurant, Sergio shows up and says he suspects his sister Jacinta knows where Valeria is, and that she (Jacinta) gave Sergio money to leave town so he wouldn't be there at the arrival. Maite admits to him that she still loves Unibrow, who happily was entirely absent from this episode.

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After Bertha leaves Fernanda’s office, Fernanda realizes she has to tell Miranda the truth about their relationship and how things really happened the night she was forced to leave her home and children, before somebody else gives their version. She gets Miranda on the cell and Miranda promises to come to “Dr. Fernandez’” house to hear the important information the doctor has for her. First she has an appointment with the Bustamonte brothers and after she’ll come to see her.

Fernanda tells Amparo and Francisco she’s finally got to tell Miranda the truth.

Charo after some coaxing and assurances she won’t get into trouble with Bertha assures Miranda that it was Bertha who told the workers that Miranda refused to raise their wages.

Juan and Renata argue again and they nearly kiss but don’t and then Fabricio tells Juan they have to talk. He tells Juan that he’s been trying to get the files on his wife’s medical history from the hospitals in Germany but the doctors moved to Stutgart and Duseldorf and so it will take longer to track them down for the files. Juan takes the opportunity to tell Fabricio that he doesn’t need to explain about Veronica, but that if he intends to mess around with women like her that he needs to take precautions because women like her go to bed with anybody that presents himself in front of her. He could catch H.I.V. if he’s not been careful. Juan walks out and Fabricio is dumbfounded.

Veronica tells Renata that the only reason she's arguing with a cute guy like Juan is that for once there's a guy who doesn't kneel at her feet and treat her like a queen. So they argue back and forth about this and Veroncia bets that Renata will not get him to bend for her and she takes the bet.

At the house Fernanda rehearses various ways of how she’ll present the news to Miranda that she is really her mother.

At the hacienda, Renata and Juan are still arguing with each other and both are feeling the attraction to one another.

Florencia and Tomasa are talking to each other in Florencia’s bedroom. Florencia is very depressed after having argued with her husband again about Miranda. She refused to have Fabricio even mention her name in the house anymore and accused him of not ever being able to forget her. He left after telling Florencia that she needs to grow up and realize this is not the case and they are all the same family. Miranda needs their support.
So she tells Tomasa afterward that she’s totally depressed and sick of her sister; if she cannot be happy then she won’t let Miranda be happy either. Tomasa tells Florencia not to blame her sister for all her marital problems. She and Fabricio have to work things out on their own. Miranda was the hurt one and she has done everything to support the two of them.

Miranda and Vicente are at the restaurant where they are waiting for the Bustamontes to show, but they apparently are being stood up. While waiting for them, Miranda tells Vicente her plan is to buy out Julio’s shares and she will be mortgaging the hacienda in order to manage this feat. Vicente is opposed saying her father would never permit it. She immediately puts him in his place by reminding him that she is now the president of the company not her dad and as such he owes his allegiance to her. He will not say a word of this to her father. Vicente says of course, i.e., he will obey the new company president’s orders. Miranda says then they’ve been stood up and she’s not waiting any longer for the Bustamontes and they leave the restaurant.

At the hacienda Raul is telling his brother that he wants help getting out of the gang. Juan says it isn’t his business anymore and since Raul got into the mess it is up to him to get out of it somehow. He then asks Juan if it is true that he killed Sanson’s brother. Juan says no, he was already dead, or mortally wounded when he got to him. Juan wasn’t even a part of that robbery and tells him that he had told Sanson ahead of time that he was not about to help them rob the place. Juan warned him and the others that the place had security guards dressed in civilian clothes. They shot at the gang and apparently Sanson’s brother was shot in the lung and bled out profusely internally as well as externally and there was nothing to be done for him. Raul promises his brother that he’s sworn off the gang. Raul says that he will try to turn the gang in to the police.

Alejandro tells Luciano that he’s got to meet with Fernanda and so Luciano will have to attend the dinner meeting with Cesar. So, that night at the restaurant Luciano introduces himself to Cesar who is accompanied by his subordinate, Luis Alberto. Luciano has been on the phone with Alejandro getting their description in order to recognize Cesar. Luciano again refuses to sell the reserved shares and tells Cesar he plans instead to buy the other investors’ shares. Cesar says they’d heard otherwise and Luciano covers by lying and saying they obviously misunderstood him at the meeting. He must have been unclear. He then asks Cesar if he really got hold of his money and stock legitimately and Cesar assures him he did. Then Luciano asks him what are his intentions and why is he so intent on buying the reserved stock. Cesar tells him that the stock has always been a part of the family business and he is a part of that group of families. Also, he is marrying Miranda and feels it would be a welcomed wedding gift to her.

While they are discussing this he tells Luciano that he’s putting up his ranch for sale and that it borders on the San Llorente hacienda so it is prime property. He invites Luciano to come see the place and get a feel for it because if he likes it he’ll be happy to sell it to him. Luciano asks would they go alone and Cesar looks over at some willing beauties at the bar and says they don’t need to go alone. Any female companion he wants Cesar will supply for him.

Once Luciano leaves Cesar figures he’s got an easy mark and tells Luis Alberto that he’s going to be easy. Women are Luciano’s weakness and he’ll use that to get the stock away from him. The Bustamontes show up. They’ve done what Cesar asked them to do by standing up Miranda that night. However, they make it clear they don’t like taking orders from an employee, i.e., Cesar, but he says oh yeah? He threatens them again and so they back off a bit. After Cesar leaves the table Luis Alberto is there alone and the brothers tell him he’s a fool to be Cesar’s lapdog because after all Cesar’s only an employee of theirs and as such may not always be there. Luis Alberto may want to cooperate with them and give them some information regarding their stock holdings or else.

Fernanda is praying using her fancy rosary she got from the cocoa pickers right before her marriage and leaves it on the end table when she hears the doorknock. Miranda enters Fernanda’s house and Fernanda is extremely nervous. She has Miranda sit while she gets her a glass of water and while she’s in the kitchen, Miranda seats herself on the couch and looks around and notices the familiar looking rosary on the endtable. She realizes that this is exactly like the one she received from the cocoa pickers at the hacienda. When Fernanda returns Miranda asks the older woman where and when she got those rosary beads. “At my wedding, the workers gave them to me.” Miranda then begins yelling at the poor woman that she is probably better known as Dr. Fernanda de Aragon, not Fernandez!! Fernanda cannot get a word in edgewise after that and then Alejandro comes to the house and tries to calm Miranda down by explaining. Miranda starts yelling at him when he answers her truthfully that yes, he knew all along; but it wasn’t to hide anything and only to protect her.

She races off in her Mercedez back to the mansion. Alejandro follows her. He tries to talk sense into her outside in the driveway but Miranda won’t have anything to do with him for keeping this from her. Bertha is considering going downstairs to enter into it all and stir the pot, but decides as she tells Lucas, it’s more fun to stand by the window and watch right now. Miranda races up to her room and Bertha follows her into her room. Miranda asks her the truth about her mother and what she did that night. Bertha tells her she murdered the man they both loved and kept Bertha from him. She betrayed them all and abandoned her daughters and her husband because despite all that she had there with Gonzalo it was too boring there for her.

Fernanda is inconsolable when Alejandro returns to her house that night. She asks him what will happen when Miranda realizes that Florencia is his half-sister and that he’s kept that little fact from her also. He says she’ll hate Fernanda with all her soul.
(This is a lot from memory, so if I left something out or misinterpreted something let me know.)

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Hello all,
I was sitting down to get a (late) start on yesterday's episode of Heridas as Jean's sub and...it wasn't on the Tivo. Apparently my husband erased it after he watched it yesterday (oh yeah---he got an earful!) Grrr... Can anyone help out?
Thanks!
Nora

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I just went to the ESMAS site and counted episodes which we haven't yet seen. There are 32 of them!!!!! I don't call that "ultimas semanas" - I bet they put the "ultimas semanas" warnings up early to try and coax people back into watching!

Well there's no way I'm gonna watch Barrera every day for six more weeks. So I'll drop in on a less regular basis and kinda keep you posted. Maybe we'll get lucky and they will truncate it!

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Andres' mentor and another generic matador are trying to convince Andres to accept the invitations to Spain and Portugal - this is the only true path to fame. He doesn't want to leave without knowing what's going on with Valeria and gets this helpful response: "Matadors are passionate about both women and bulls." I don't like the sound of that. Gordo says, though, that Andres shouldn't leave without making peace with his dad.

Unibrow tells the astonished Teodoro: "I'm giving my share of the vineyard to you and leaving forever." You can imagine how moved I was by this statement.

When Valeria weeps, "Boo-hoo my mother abandoned me," the nun says, "Your mother is a good person and she did what she thought was best for you." "Amazing! You knew my mother!? Tell me more!" But the nun will say no more. When a doctor confirms Valeria's pregnancy she says she doesn't want her grandmother (the serial killer) to find out - "she will despise my child as the product of sin."

When Manola and her dad arrive at the hospital, Gustavo has disappeared! They bluster and threaten. Victor has snuck Gustavo out the back way and taken him to a safe house, while Victor's friend tells the grieving and anxious wife that her husband has died, and suggests a visit to the authorities and an i.d. of the cadaver. Instead, Manola and her dad vamoose and are later seen celebrating, with wine, in a restaurant. Sure, there are a few little details to work out - like death certificates, and putting some old anybody's ashes into an urn and pretending Gustavo died in the U.S. clinic, but they feel pretty smug and safe. Hee-hee.

Victor summons Maite (who had been at Joan Rivers aka Ms. Maldonado's house arranging for crazy Veronica to receive Occupational Therapy in the form of painting). Together they hear the astonishing story Gustavo wheezes out - of Manola throwing him off the balcony, hiding him, his escape, etc. He hysterically begs that they keep his whereabouts a secret. He has no money for the operation he needs - Maite and Victor say they'll cover it - he vows someday he will go home on his own two feet, and give Manola and Nicolas what they deserve.

Federico goes to see poor twitchy Veronica at the asylum. He keeps asking how much she remembers. She says, not much, and says she doesn't love him and he should go away forever.

Sergio overhears his sister Jacinta ranting about the shame of everything. He quizzes the servant and she lets slip that Doña Jacinta does know where Valeria is, in fact, "She did it for Valeria's own good. She does everything for other people, Doña Jacinta has a heart of gold."

Rodrigo comforts Berta, Omar's aunt. A big deal is made about some red candies which she gave Omar every week (a future clue?). Later, after his grandmother leaves the house, Rodrigo discovers money and an uncashed check under the blotter. Why, it's the money that Omar had on him when he was whacked! And everybody thought it had been a robbery! (What lunatic murderer leaves a fat wad of money and an uncashed check sticking out from under a blotter?)

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Wednesday August 30, 2006

Hi guys, this is Amanda. I’m just filling in for Julie for these two days, so this may be a little different than you’re used to. If you guys have anything that you would like me to do differently if I ever fill in again, just let me know and I’ll do my best to accommodate you.

Tuesday
We start with Marcia and Alicia still on the phone. Marcia tells Alicia again that there is not going to be a wedding and then hangs up. Alicia is, of course, not happy; she wants to know more.

In Fernando’s car, he sees that Lety’s not happy that he’s not canceling the wedding. Fernando tries to calm her by explaining that he has to go on with wedding so that Ariel doesn’t get the company and dissolve it. He assure Lety that he will only go on with the preparations until the big committee meeting and then he is going to tell Marcia that he will not marry her. What is going to be Lety’s response???? !!!!

First we have to see what’s going on with Erasmo and Julieta. They’re talking about a girl they know (Rosita, I think) who canceled her wedding one month before it was to take place. And they’ve already paid the Mariachi! Julieta states that she feels very bad for Rosita’s mother and she hopes Lety never has to go through anything like this (Okay, am I the only one who has the impression that Julieta suspects the whole Lety/Fernando relationship? Does she not know that he’s engaged?) Erasmo of says that his daughter would never permit something likes this to happen. Julieta doesn’t look so sure.

We’re back in the car. Lety basically tells Fernando that he’s crazy. Fernando agrees, but it’s only because he’s crazy for her. Lety goes on about how much she loves him and Fernando expresses how much he wants the relationship to continue (basically rehashing the last I don’t want to break up conversation from a month ago). There’s handholding! And kissing! And then IT comes out. Big smile. “Are you saying you want to formalize our relationship?!!” Definitely not a smile from Fernando. He tells her that this is exactly what he wants (how she didn’t hear the sound that preceded this comment-who knows.) More kisses!

Back to Julieta and Erasmo. Apparently Rosita’s fiancée was a little bit of a dog, and everyone knew about it. Julieta expresses how bad she feels and then turns her attention to the pastry in the middle of the table.

Fernando drops Lety off and let’s her know how happy he is that their relationship is going to continue. After Lety gets out of the car, Fernando declares that God is going to punish him for this when he gets to Heaven. God decides not to wait and gives Fernando a nice little warning with some lightening.

Julieta and Erasmo are still going on about who gets the pastry when Lety comes into the house. Julieta tells Lety Rosita’s story. She then says that Lety would never go about with an engaged man. All of a sudden, Lety is hungry and does not need to eat but she promises to have a big breakfast tomorrow.

Martha is out with her family and she’s letting them know that she’s upset because her friends won’t joke around with her. Her daughter wants to know why. Martha doesn’t come out and say it; she says she betrayed them, just a little. Her daughter hits a nerve by telling her mom that she eats all the time when she’s not hungry. Martha and her husband go aside and she starts to cry and tell him how bad she feels that she is overweight. He lets her know that he doesn’t care about that; he just wants her to be happy. Kisses! He even volunteers to buy her more food.

Omar is in another bar, hitting on another woman. It appears that its working and he just might get the girl when Fernando calls. Omar goes outside and asks what happened. Fernando tells him everything. Omar wants to know if Fernando really is going to cancel his wedding with Marcia. Of course not! He can’t, silly Omar! What am I going to do with Lety the day of the wedding???!!! Omar reminds Fernando about Lety’s obsession with him and says that she’ll come to accept it when it happens. Classy Omar then wants to know about the kisses. Lots is all Fernando can say. “Did you look at the photo of Patricia Manterola?” Uh-oh, Fernando doesn’t need the photo anymore. “Did you enjoy the kisses?” Talk to you later, Omar.

Lety writes about her conversation with Fernando in her diary. (Just in case you’re wondering, no shiny pen). “Soon the world will know that we’re together, we’re in love. I’m going to shout it to the four winds!” Lety feels bad for Marcia. She treats Lety poorly, but she feels bad for her knowing that the wedding is not going to happen. During the next scene when Fernando goes to see Marcia you can hear her talking about her relationship with Fernando.

Fernando goes to Marcia’s apartment to talk about the wedding. Marcia doesn’t want to hear anything. He lets her know that they’re going to get married after the big committee meeting. Eventually, Marcia hits it right on the head. “You would rather marry me then lose your presidency in the company.” Fernando tries some reverse psychology and lets her know that’s exactly what he wants. Marcia wants to know if he’s going to continue with his girlfriend. What girlfriend??? Marcia lets Fernando know that she’s not going to share. “With who?” Marcia says she’ll marry him. He better not leave her; that would be bad news for her parents. The worst, really!. Kisses. Um, wait, Fernando doesn’t want to kiss. He wants to rest. Marcia acts like she’s okay with this, but first she needs to check out his suit coat. Ooops, there’s the infamous photo. !

Julieta comes into Lety’s bedroom with some extra delicious orange juice (this is a big breakfast?). Julieta wants to know what’s going on with Lety. Lety tries to play it off, but Julieta can tell that Lety is different. Lety gets really close to letting it out, but she tries to make her relationship with Fernando sound more like a professional friendship. Julieta says to herself that she hopes the happiness from this lasts a long time.

Back at Conceptos, Lola runs in late. Paula Maria wants to know what happened; Lola’s never late. Lola has a blender in a bag; I think it’s a wedding gift for Marcia.

Fernando and Marcia walk in. Alicia is already there. Alicia says that now she is poor it makes her show up to work on time. She lets Marcia know that she’s actually early because she had insomnia worrying about Marcia’s situation. “Change of plans,” Marcia lets her know and walks off to her office.

Omar and Fernando continue with conversation about the wedding. Lety comes in and has a short conversation about the report and leaves. Omar goes on about Lety and then shoes Fernando his next gift to Lety. Fernando actually says that the gift is ugly. Omar gives him a card and tells him it’s all about Fernando talking about how happy he is about his and Lety’s future. More of the usual Omar and Fernando conversation. Omar makes some weird sounds.

Marcia is tells Alicia that she has to believe Fernando because that’s what she wants. Alicia wants to know what’s going to happen with the “other woman” when they marry. Marcia says she doesn’t know, but she’s been fighting for Fernando for three years and is not about to cancel the wedding now when she’s so close. Later in the episode Marcia lets Alicia that she found Patricia Monterola’s photo in Fernando’s suit jacket.

Now we’re in Luigi’s office. He’s telling his models about his fabulous commercial when Lety comes in. He tells her he doesn’t want her in there, but Lety wants to know where Irmita is. She comes in with a drawing of Marcia’s wedding dress. Luigi wants Lety to leave. She lets him know that she’s there by order of the president. Luigi goes on about how beautiful Marcia will be in her dress.

Back to Fernando and Omar. Another uh-oh, Fernando hasn’t slept with Marcia since he’s been with Lety. He tells Omar that he can’t be with Marcia after kissing Lety. Omar reminds him that he’s done it before. “But not with Lety, Carvajal.” Omar wants to know why this matters. What’s going on with Fernando?

Lety is still in Luigi’s office. Irmita returns and answers the phone and gives it to Luigi. It’s Patricia Manterola (we’ll call her Patty for short)!

In his office, Fernando is holding up the photo of Miss Patty. Omar wants it back. Nope! Careful, Omar, Fernando may bite you if you get too close.

Luigi talks on the phone with Patty. He wants her to take him to a party. She can’t take him to the party coming up, but would love to take him to another. Luigi lets her know about the two advertising contracts that Conceptos has. Then he asks her if she knows about the President of Conceptos? She’s seen him in magazines.

Omar and Fernando keep fighting over the photo. Somehow Omar got it without being bit. He tells Fernando that if he keeps the photo it may cause problems. Fernando gives the photo a “kiss” goodbye just as Lety enters. She doesn’t seem to buy his excuse. Fernando knows he’s been caught.

Paula Maria (PM) is on the phone trying to find another place to stay. She has nowhere to live and no prospective boyfriend. Oh wait! Saimon enters. All of a sudden she’s happy! Of course she’ll accept the invitation of her friend on the phone! And them… Patricia Manterola appears!

Wednesday

Repeat of Paula Maria’s conversation on the phone. PM insults Saimon. In comes Patty. Saimon is entranced. Patty is looking for Luigi. Saimon almost chokes on some breath freshener. PM lets Luigi know Patty’s there.

Lety is in her office and sees the present (I forgot to say that it’s a stuffed duck) and then reads her card. I have to admit that Omar may not be good with the presents, but he writes some nice cards. Lety is happy.

Irmita, Omar and Fernando are in a meeting. Irmita thinks it’s weird that Fernando wants her help. Irmita lets Fernando that her work helps her maintain her life because when she’s home, she’s alone. Fernando tells her that she can have a vacation financed by Conceptos. Lety enters. Winks at Fernando. Fernando winks back but not very enthusiastically.

Saimon offers to take Patty to Luigi’s office. She seems a little scared, but accepts. After some of Saimon’s antics, they get in the elevator. PM is not happy. Saimon starts to tell Patty about the people and areas of Conceptos, including Juana and Sara. He introduces them to Patty in front of Alicia. Alicia has better places to be. Geez, I wonder where she could be headed?

Saimon introduces Patty to Martha and Lola. He wants to know why Martha doesn’t stand up in the presence of Patty. They walk away. Martha and Lola are very excited they got to meet her.

Ay Marcia! Patty is here. I saw her with my own eyes. Alicia lets Marcia know that Fernando is shut up in a meeting. Marcia wonders why she wasn’t invited to the meeting. Alicia thinks that Patty is not with Fernando because she knows that Marcia is there and doesn’t want to be obvious by asking around for him.

Patty surprises Luigi. Saimon looks lost. Luigi says that Patty looks divine. Saimon agrees. Luigi wants Saimon to leave; Saimon tells Luigi he was the one who showed Patty to Luigi’s office. Luigi doesn’t care. Luigi wants to know the man who is so lucky that he gets Patty. Patty would rather see Luigi’s video.

Marcia says she doesn’t have sufficient proof to confront Patty about her relationship with Fernando. Alicia tells Marcia that Fernando and Patty are probably laughing about Marcia.

Back to the meeting. They’re actually talking business. (Fernando and Omar work?). Luigi calls and wants to talk to Fernando. Lety doesn’t want to give up the phone to Fernando and says that Fernando said no interruptions. Fernando overhears the conversation and shouts at the phone that he doesn’t want to talk. Luigi says Fernando doesn’t want to know that Patricia Manterola is here??? She wants to meet him. Lety remembers all the times she saw Fernando with Patty’s photo. Lety looks sick. Everyone gasps when Lety tells Fernando that Patty is at Conceptos. Fernando says he feels obligated to go meet her. Irmita reminds him that there is a lot of work that needs to be done. Fernando says Lety can take care of everything, and Omar can help. Lety tells Luigi that Fernando is coming.

Patty wants to know who Luigi was talking to. He describes Lety as he sees her, and then he lets Patty know that Fernando is coming. Careful with him he warns her!

Fernando is in the hall preparing himself. He pretends he’s doing a contract with 2 million Euros and then has a fake conversation with Patty. Back in the meeting, Lety is visibly upset.

Luigi keeps going on about Patty’s beauty. He says that now she’s getting married, she needs to be careful. She shows him the ring. Luigi freaks out when he runs into the cuartel. Patty is very polite to them. Luigi takes her into Fernando’s office. Fernando pushes him out of the way and gives her some kisses on the cheek and then offers her a chair. Bye Luigi! Fernando pushes him out. Fernando wants to know why Patty is at Conceptos. She’s just visiting. He compliments her. (He kind of looked at her like Lety looks at him.)

Alicia lets Marcia know that Patty is in Fernando’s office. Meanwhile, Omar is trying to get Lety to talk about the budget for Luigi’s commercial.

Back in Fernando’s office, Patty is promising Fernando that she won’t take up much of Luigi’s time. She just needs his help with her upcoming wedding. Enter Lety. She needs something in her office. Fernando introduces Lety and Patty. Funny dream on Lety’s part about Fernando protecting her from a very sexy Patty on his desk. He tells Lety that she is the most beautiful and enchanting woman in the world. Back to reality. Lety asks Patty if she wants something to drink. Just water. Fernando finds this cute. Lety leaves.

Marcia runs up to Lety and wants to know where Fernando is and with whom. Lety tells her. Marcia accuses Lety of being Patty’s friend. Huh? Nope says Lety and runs off.

Patty gives Fernando a CD and some other gifts. Fernando keeps going on about her. Marcia comes in and Fernando introduces her. Marcia picks up the gifts. Patty wants Marcia and Fernando to listen to her CD and give their opinion. Marcia decides she doesn’t want to play to nice. She wants to know why she wasn’t in the meeting. Lety, Omar and Irmita are handling it. Marcia storms off. Fernando keeps comparing the CD photo to Patty and says it doesn’t do her justice. Will she autograph it?

Marcia walks out and the cuartel asks if she’s okay. Martha says Marcia is jealous. Marcia has walked off and wants to know why Lety is taking water to Patty. She runs into Alicia and tells her that she wasn’t able to tell anything from her conversation with Fernando and Patty.

Fernando is going on about Patty, when Lety brings in water. Lety tells Fernando that she needs some stuff from her office, but she stalls when he tells her to go ahead and get them. Patty asks Fernando if he’s getting married. Luigi told her. Fernando says that Luigi must have been joking, who would I marry. “Marcia, you’re fiancée??” Patty wants to know when the wedding is. (Lety is listening to this whole conversation in her office and is upset). Fernando says people get married just to get their photo in the newspaper. Lety hears this and starts throwing heavy binders at the door. Patty wants to know what happened. “Mice! Mice!” He calls to Lety ask what happened. “Nothing, Don Fernando.” Patty gets up to leave. Fernando delays her and Lety walks out and gets right between them. When they get close, Lety drops papers between them from Fernando’s inbox. Fernando tells Lety to leave. Lety sadly tells Patty goodbye. Patty wants to know why Fernando treats Lety so poorly. Fernando tries to plays her question off and then tries to make her laugh. Lety stands outside his door and looks like she’s about to cry.

Omar comes up to Lety and wants to know if Fernando is still in there with Patty. Omar wants to know what’s wrong with Lety. She says nothing and storms off. Omar goes the other way. The cuartel sees it all. They go to the bathroom to check on her. The want to know what’s happening with Patty and Fernando. They make a lot of insinuations about the relationship between the two. This doesn’t make it better for Lety. She’s not going to tell them anything.

Marcia and Alicia keep going on about Patty. Marcia is sure she sang all of her songs in private for Fernando. They move on to making fun of Lety. Alicia remembers that Luigi knows Patty.

The cuartel want to know about Fernando’s girlfriend. Conversation changes to Lety’s relationship with Tomas. It takes one scene change to get back to talking about Patty. Lola goes on about the many adventures of Fernando and his girls. Sara declares Patty a superwoman a 90”-60”-90” who could possibly satisfy Fernando and steal him from Marcia. Martha asks Lety if she thinks Patricia the much talked about lover of Fernando.
For next time:
Will Marcia confront Patricia Manterola?
How is Fernando going to make up for his behavior to Lety???
Stay Tuned.

I just realized how long this is, so I’m sorry if you have to wade through to find what you’re looking for. If there’s anything that I left out that you want to know, just let me know and I’ll do my best. Have a great weekend!!!!!

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I, personally, am having a busy week (nothing bad, just annoying). So, I've only seen Monday's episode so far, and I won't be watching tonight, either. Rather than make everybody wait till the weekend for everything, I thought it might not be a bad idea to give a compact recap of Monday's, at least, so people won't be too lost:

Throughout this episode, there is the usual filler talk between Omar and Fernando, agonizing over having to maintain the two relationships. I'm not going to rehash any of this. No useful information is given. However, at one point, Omar gives Fernando the photo of Patty Manterola to help him out with his next talk with Lety. (What was Omar doing with that in the first place? Never mind; don't answer.)

Luigi, who once stole one of Carolina's boyfriends, scolds Yazmin for being lippy with Irma (telling Irma which jewelry she should be allowed to wear for the presentation). Flaquito calls (on Luigi's phone, making Luigi even more annoyed) to tell Yazmin he's decided to go after Lola's house. Yazmin is pleased.

Marcia confides to Carolina that she's considering cancelling the wedding. Carolina tells Marcia not to rush into getting married if there are any doubts, but Marcia fears that if she doesn't marry Fernando in September, they may never get married. Meanwhile, Ariel tells Fernando he hopes he doesn't marry Marcia. And if he doesn't, Ariel is going to sell his shares and dissolve the company. (Omar just stands there unhelpfully like a silent idiot, figuring that if he doesn't move, Ariel won't be able to see him and eat him.)

During Luigi's very impressive presentation for Bella Life jewelry, Marcia watches Fern carefully to see if he's ogling any particular model who might be his girlfriend. Omar and Ariel drool openly. Meanwhile, there is a lot of nasty talk out in the hallway between Alicia and the feas, including a confrontation about Alicia trying to steal Lety's boyfriend. Alicia warns Lety not to challenge her.

After the presentation, Alicia tells Luigi that she should be in the commercial. I assume this is because a) she needs the money and b) after that incident with the feas, she is probably in need of a morale-booster. Ariel is not in the mood to boost anybody. He agrees with her that she does wear her clothes well, but she looks even better without them. Everyone is aghast at this very rude (and loud) remark from him, and she runs out mortified.

Ariel also claims this will be Conceptos's last project, which surprises Marcia. He announces to everyone that if Fern & Marcia don't get married in September, he's dissolving the company because Fern breaks all of his promises. He tells them all to have a nice day, and leaves. Luigi wants to know what's going on, for the sake of the dress (I guess he's going to be making it?). Marcia stomps off in tears.

Ariel seizes another opportunity to insult Alicia again on his way out of the lobby. Alicia unloads on Marcia about how little respect she gets from everyone and that she's treated like a nobody or a floozy. Marcia is a bit cold with her but says "do what you want with my brother - defraud him, kill him - just get even." Alicia asks Marcia what's wrong, and Marcia repeats, "get even." She goes home and starts drinking. (That can't be good.)

To impress Yazmin, Saimon asks Luigi to let him be his creative assistant. Luigi says no, he's a solo act. Luigi and his models make fun of Yazmin, and Yazmin tells Saimon they need to curtail their "relationship" because she doesn't want Lola's gossip getting back to El Cheque.

Fern insists on taking Lety home, so they can talk about everything.

Alicia gets a call from Roman, asking how is Jakarta. She hangs up on him. Then she realizes that was the guy from the other night, still hoping for a date with Alicia and Marcia. Omar comes along. She detains him for some reason, and he repeats Ariel's mean joke to her. Then Fern comes by and formally announces that he's taking Lety home. Just so there won't be any questions about his whereabouts. Then he mocks her. (Alicia's not a nice person, but this has been a really bad day for her and you just know she's going to do something stupid to try to feel better about herself.)

Alicia calls Marcia, who is drinking. She tells her about the call from Roman, but Marcia is not interested. Then Alicia says that Fern left with "la garnacha" (the grape??) or "la guarnacha" (can't find a translation for that). (It sure would be nice if she would pick a nickname for Lety that's easy to understand and translate. I finally got the hang of "tlacoyo bigoton" and now she has a new nickname?? Not fair!) Marcia is still not interested. Alicia is stunned and a little insulted by Marcia's apathy. Marcia snaps, "there's not going to be a wedding!" Let's see if she remembers that tomorrow after she sobers up.

In Fern's car, Fern tells Lety that it won't be easy, but he wants to continue their relationship. She is worried about complicating his life and the wedding. Fern says some stuff that's probably funny, and possibly explains Ariel's threat to dissolve the company. Ultimately, Fern tells Lety that he won't cancel the wedding, but he's not going to marry Marcia, either.

All I know about Tuesday's episode (which I probably won't see until tomorrow) is that Patty Manterola is in it, which should be interesting, given that Marcia and Lety both know that Fernando keeps her photo around.

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I'm having dictionary trouble, btw. I got the Oxford one because it's big and had lots of words in it. (Correction: It's only the "Pocket" edition - but it's way too big for my pocket! The desk or unabridged version is probably much better so I guess I just need to shell out for a bigger book.) With no other info to go on, I thought those were decent criteria. And I'm sure it's fine for most purposes. However, vocabulary-wise, it's just not cut out for telenovela-watching. Plus, it's mostly British English, which is more of an impediment than I would have guessed. (For example, the English equivalent of one Spanish word was "plebby." Eventually I figured out that was slang for plebeian and referred to what I suppose we would call riffraff, but "plebby" is not a familiar word to me or the people I asked.) I have a few other gripes about it too, but my point is, I'd like some recommendations for a more useful dictionary. Thanks!

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She doesn't wear black and she's not carrying a big stick, but Berta is still the Queen of Mean around these parts...

Amparito the doormat is spilling her guts to Ramon, the guy who stood her up the night before. What's up with that? Get some backbone! For some reason he has an interest in Fernanda. Amparito tells him that godmother Fernanda is beloved throughout the colonies. "Fernanda's not like us, she's classy," Amparo states. She asks Ramon his marital status. He's got some sob story about his difficult childhood, had to take care of a sickly mom, no friends, she died, he had to work, that's why he's all alone. Amparito is pitifully sorry. What's he up to I wonder?

Luciano is leading the board meeting and Alejandro phones from outside. He says Gonzo and his lawyer have a secret and he wants to find out what it is.

Cesar has some report that shows Don Julio is completely to blame for the San Llorente financial fiasco and Cesar's participation is not mentioned. The stocks that Don Julio sold were the ones in his son's names. They were sold illegally and the report shows the seller was Don Julio, the investigation will be on him. When Cesar gets Daniel and Angel Bustamante to withdraw their accusations it will accomplish two things, he will be a hero in Miranda's eyes and he will save the company. Yep, that'll make her his all right.

In the Bored Room (yawn) Vicente the lawyer informs Luciano, a surprised Miranda and the rest of the members that Don Gonzo has made Miranda president of San Llorente Inversiones (SLI).

Veronica is smoking and sulking and still hasn't packed her bags after getting the boot by Squeaky. She tells Erica she's not going to leave. Squeaky enters and snottily says the truck is ready to take her away. Veronica begs Squeaky to let her stay, tears, crying, please don't throw me out. Squeaky quotes Berta, "Only because I am magnanimous will I pardon you. But listen up princess, one word to bug me and I'll throw your butt outta here." I still say these brats should be picking cacao.

We see Berta and Lukas approaching in the background...Padre Santiago is having a green flashback, Miranda is asking about her mother's relationship with the Padre's sister, Alfredo's wife. Back in the present, Padre is begging God to forgive him when Lukas barks him to attention. Santiago tells Berta she's like a demon, you only have to think of her and she appears. "How nice of you to be thinking of me, because you're going to explain to me the little game you're playing with my niece Miranda."

Back in the Bored Room, Luciano is handing out papers to the members. He asks Vicente to read some clauses associated with his stocks. Honestly, I don't really understand these financial conversations very well, but the bottom line is that Luciano (or the owner) can sell the stocks to whomever he pleases without permission from the board.

In their guestroom Veronica and Erica are being nasty to each other, or maybe they're just chatting,it's hard to tell. Flor walks in looking for Squeaky. She gets pale and dizzy but says she's only tired; she leaves to lie down. Erica, who has big round bazongas that refuse to move, says Flor is so skinny she looks like a cadaver. Veronica says when Flor goes to the afterworld she'll end up with Fabricio.

Faby arrives home. Gabino tells him he could only get a few men to watch the hacienda. The harvesters are nervous because Justina says some men are planning to sack the house and take some of the cacao harvest. Faby says they need to get some guys to protect the property but apparently everybody is busy, so Faby might have to take the women to his quinta for protection. All the chicks gathered under one roof...his...how very noble of him. As he enters the house he's intercepted by Veronica who plants a big wet one on him. Faby kisses her in return as Juan descends the stairs, watching.

As Lukas guards the door Berta says because of Padre Bigmouth Miranda now wants to know more about what he told her. She says the church already punished him once, next stop excommunication. "How did you know the church punished me? Nobody ever knew that. It was you Berta! Because of you I had to leave the country. You denounced me, don't deny it!" She smiles and confirms his suspicion.

Juan walks by Veronica and Fabricio. Faby wonders if he saw them, duh. The romantic Veronica tries to blackmail Faby into sleeping with her again. She'll tell all unless he finds a way to meet her that night.

Luciano tells Alejandro that he shouldn't do anything against SLI because Miranda is the president. If anyone goes to jail it will be Miranda, not Gonzo.

Juan and Tomasa are putting some of Flor's medicines in ziplocs. Tomasa confirms that these are the one dispensed only by Berta Juan says he intends to have them analyzed because Flor is not responding to treatment. Tomasa is to guard them. Bad move, never entrust evidence to the faithful but stupid maid. Remember what happened in Barrera!

Juan calls Fernanda to update her on Flor's condition. He tells her he has the medication and that Tomasa is guarding it. Squeaky is eavesdropping and hears the entire conversation. She runs off to rat him out to someone. Fernanda tells Juan that Fabricio can help them because he adores Florencia. Juan thinks otherwise and tells Tomasa to keep an eye on Veronica who is up to no good regarding Faby.

Alejandro is not happy to find out that Miranda is the president of SLI. He doesn't want her to go to jail but one way or the other Gonzo is going to pay. San Llorente Inversiones is lost.

Berta tells Santiago that if the Episcopal Council chose to send him to Liberia why is that her fault? He says it (him being gone?) allowed her to have an unhealthy love for Alfredo, who was the husband of his sister Sofia, they (Sofia and Alfredo) were in love. Berta rolls her eyes. He accuses Berta of assasinating Sofia. Berta might be able to hide it from the rest of the world but not from him. The only thing that Alfredo felt for Berta was pity. Bertha tells him he's playing with fire and to be very careful. Santiago says he's not scared of her. Maybe he couldn't save his sister from Berta's claws (garras) in time but his nephew Alfredo is a different story. For him Santiago can do anything and he will tell him who Berta really is. She is momentarily taken aback, but in a moment of diabolical brilliance walks around the desk and kneels at his chair, "In the name of God, you cannot deny a confession in my moment of repentence." He is shocked at her audacity but unable to refuse her. Defeated, he slumps down as she whispers her confession into his ear.

Faby approaches Juan and asks him not to tell Flor what he saw. Juan says only to protect Flor's health will he keep Faby's secret. Knowing the truth would kill her.

Miranda wants to tell all the employees that she's president. Vicente talks her out of it, telling her to be discreet. She wants to go with Vicente to talk to the Bustamante brothers. She also wants to talk to Don Julio. Cesar enters, kisses her on the cheek and gets the stink eye from Vicente.

Luciano wonders if he should cancel his rendezvous with Cesar. Alejandro tells him no, but that he, Luciano, won't be at the meeting. "Will it be you?" Luciano asks. Alejandro doesn't answer, just shakes his head.

Berta has confessed and feels much better. Santiago however is about to have a heart attack. He orders her to leave. Leave and never return. "On the contrary," she smirks,"as of today you are my father confessor." He calls her a monster of badness, how could she confess something so horrible? She says it's to make sure he doesn't mess with her. She confessed many things but he can't tell them to anyone else because he must protect the sanctity of the confessional. He says he suspected but now he nows, her evil nature has no limits. "The word limit doesn't exist in my vocabulary," she retorts.

Attention, Smackdown alert!!! Veronica is trying on bikini tops in her room when Tomasa storms in and orders her to stay away from Fabricio. Veronica starts mouthing off and Tomasa slaps her! Veronica tries to threaten Tomasa but the faithful maid won't back down. They shout at each other but Tomasa tells Veronica that she'll be keeping an eye on her, now get to the pool, andale!

Francisco arrives home tired from a long day of selling tacos. He tells Amparo he ran into the Padre and he told Francisco that he might be leaving town. He looked odd and said he was going to see the Bishop. Amparito wonders what could have happened.

Amparita visits Carola to tell her that she and Roman talked and talked. Carola tells Amparo that she has come to an important decision, she's going to leave her current lifestyle. She's going to change and do something else. Amparo is thrilled. They laugh and hug. Someone's gonna die, Carola I guess.

Alejandro and Miranda are having lunch. He admits he didn't press Gonzo for her hand in marriage. She says that's OK, there's too much stuff going on to think about marriage. "Huh? But we're adults, we can handle it," he says. She says, No, no, she has too many other things going on. "Would you feel that way if I were Fabricio," he says? She asks why would he bring up that sore subject, speaking of which, what about Berta? "Ouch, low blow on your part," he replies. They wisely kiss so as to end the silly conversation.

Someone named Don Armando calls Luis (Cesar's pal) to tell him that Miranda is the president of SLI. Luis tells Cesar the news and that if he can manage to marry Miranda before Alejandro gets to her then he will be the benificiary of everything. Cesar says not to worry, when Miranda returns to the hacienda he will strike his first blow.

The rich kids are playing a stupid pool game when Lasagna arrives with Raul. Of course squeaky blows a gasket, jumps out of the water, calls him filthy (mugroso) and orders him to leave. Juan, who is nearby on Flor patrol, sticks up for his brother, calling Squeaky a spoiled brat (malcriada)...

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I thought I'd watch Barrera again to get an idea how much longer it will be running. Sadly, it is in its "Ultimas Semanas," not its "Ultimos Capitulos," so it will be a while still!!

Everybody weeps over Daniel - in classic novelas everybody gets a moment to emote over the death. At least once we hear: "NO PUEDO SER!" - which was the name I most wanted to give this blog, except it was taken already.

• I didn't know Daniel had married Juanita! Juanita faints when she hears of his death.
  
  
• Andres doesn't know where Valeria (whom he calls his wife, guess I missed the wedding) is, so he depends on a newspaper reporter to print the news of Daniel's death, and that Andres wants her back, so she'll get the news wherever she is.
  
  
• Maite is all weepy and tells Victor (SO much better a man than Unibrow - who in addition to being fat and boring has now become a coarse, ranting maniac): women who lose their husbands are widows, and children who lose their parents are orphans, but there is no name for parents who lose their children, and that is the most terrible pain of all.
  
  
• Federico is afraid that when Valeria hears the news, she'll come running back to Andres. So he, Federico, goes to Oaxaca (I think) and buys all the newspapers there. "How strange," Valeria says, "they've never run out of newspapers before." A nun says she's going to town, she'll make a phone call and try to find out what happened on Andres' big day.
  
  Federico meets with Valeria and tells her Andres has been offered a contract to go work in Spain and Portugal. He does not tell her about Daniel, but he does say that Veronica (with whom he had been about to tie the knot) is in La-La land. Valeria asks him to keep her posted.
  
  
• Unibrow (I saw Duck Soup last night and now I realize where we've seen those eyebrows before! Groucho Marx!) refused to talk to his son or his best friend Gordo at the funeral. He goes to the Maldonados and says he would like to accept the job they had previously offered him in France. He needs to get far away as soon as possible. Yeah, go, and don't come back I say.
  

Clotilda sucks up to Jacinta big-time, and in appreciation Jacinta confides that she knows where Valeria is, but Clotilda can't tell anybody.

Veronica is pacing back and forth at the mental hospital and talking to herself more or less continuously. I guess the medicine isn't working yet.

Rodrigo, Gustavo's son who used to be pure evil back when I watched this show, is perhaps being rehabilitated. He actually went to apologize to Daniel for something and was surprised and saddened to hear he was dead. He has a chat with his grandmother. She says, "you're growing up."

Manolo and her dad (who whacked Omar, can anybody tell me why?) get on a plane to track down Gustavo, who mysteriously fell off the back of a truck. Just as they are discovering where he is - and that he hasn't yet spoken and hence has not given them away - and while they pile into a car and get stuck in a traffic jam while racing to the hospital - Victor (by a coincidence too labored to explain) arrives in Gustavo's hospital room and recognizes him.

Finally, Andres' mentor gets back from Spain and actually DOES offer him contracts in Spain and Portugal? Will he accept?

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Miranda and Father Santiago are in the chapel. She tells him that it seems strange that her father would not have known Alejandro’s father since everyone else seemed to have known him. She says she feels someone is hiding something. Father Santiago thinks back to the scene in his office when his nephew, Alejandro, and Fernanda were begging him to help her stall for time enough to win over her 3 daughters and not to tell Miranda or the others that she is really their mother. Then Miranda says that Alejandro knows Bertha has a briefcase of papers of his fathers and he’s ready to get it back at all cost. Bertha wants to take advantage of this in order to keep him at her side.
Miranda shocks the priest by telling him Bertha is in love with Alejandro.

Back at Amparo and Francisco’s house the brother and sister are joking about her being stood up by Ramon. Raul walks in and argues with his dad about wanting to go with Lizania to a friend’s hacienda for a couple of days. Eventually Francisco gives in, but warns Raul to behave respectfully around Lizania. He’s in no mood to become a grandpa so soon.....

Back at the mansion in Mexico City Bertha is buckling up the briefcase when Miranda knocks, enters, and orders her aunt to tell her the truth about what happened between her aunt, her mother, and Alejandro’s mother and father years ago. Bertha warns Miranda never to dare lay a hand on her again and never to try ordering her around, either. Miranda answers that she knows her aunts characteristic tricks and she’s not playing that game with her anymore so not to avoid answering the question. Bertha warns Miranda that she’s getting dangerously close to finding out a truth that she will not like and to just let the dead rest in peace. At that moment she sees Miranda’s eyeing the briefcase on the bed there. Miranda asks for the truth again but Bertha just smiles evilly and whispers for her to “search” herself. “You’re so close to it you’re butting up against it. So look!” she whispers again, smiling like the cat who ate the canary. Miranda walks out disgusted and wonders what all her aunt’s riddles meant. Right then her cell rings and it is Alejandro telling her he couldn’t go to bed tonight thinking she was still angry with him. She laughs and asks him if he’s actually serious and he says yes. Tomorrow he’s going to visit her dad and ask for her hand formally. Nothing should ever come between them. She accepts his proposal this time and tells him she knows where Bertha is keeping the briefcase of his dad’s as she’s just seen it. She tells him she’ll get it back for him.

Juan is tucking Florencia into bed and she’s depressed because Fabricio was gone all afternoon and evening. She figure’s she’s alone in this problem carrying the baby to term and all. Juan says absolutely not. Florencia admits she’s behaved badly around Dr. Fernanda and she only wants to bless her these days. Juan assures her Fernanda doesn’t hold grudges, then leaves the room. He’s entering into the hallway when Renata comes by and begins insulting him telling him if he were so decent he’d be long gone by now. He gives it right back at her telling her she’s the rude, low class person there, not him. He’s been the gentleman all along. Besides, if he's so awful, why’s she staring at him? She stomps off and Tomasa walks by asking him if he’s interested in Renata. He tells her he’s absolutely charmed by her. He never imagined his madrina might have a daughter as beautiful as Renata. Tomasa warns him not to set his sights so high because Renata will no doubt never return the feeling. He agrees and says not to worry about him.

Fabricio finally returns home to bed very late in the evening. He lies to his wife about having been at his mothers ranch all this time, but he’s guiltily remembering how he’s spent the time making love to Veronica in some hidden corner of the hacienda. Unwittingly Florencia tries to make love with him and they begin kissing, but he can’t continue and leaves the bed to take a bath. He’s “tired”.

Veronica is confiding in Erica about the time she spent with Fabricio earlier when Renata comes in. Veronica and she argue about how ridiculously rude she’s been toward Juan. Renata tells her the next time she says something mean about her she’ll kick her out and back she goes to Mexico City. After she leaves, Veronica tells Erica that she’ll do what she pleases and stick around just as long as she has a mind to. Renata has picked on the wrong person.

The next morning Fernanda tells Julio he’s being discharged. Julio thanks her for her wonderful medical care. He asks her where she’s been and why she really left so long ago. Nobody knew anything of her after that. She responds that Gonzalo certainly did and he made her life Hell all those years. Julio says he never could believe her morals were as lacking as that. She tells him they weren’t. The man wasn’t her lover and he was kissing her by force when Gonzalo appeared. He sent her off without letting her explain a word of it. Julio says he figured this. He says their friendship ended long ago and they only continue together because of the demands of the business. “Anyway, Gonzalo is hardly the one to cast the first stone!” He shocks Fernanda by telling her that before they got married, Gonzalo and Bertha were lovers first.

Luciano and Alejandro are at the gym first in the sauna and then getting massages and swmming. While there they talk about whether Alejandro should continue with his plans for vengeance. Alejandro says he’s definitely not going back on the idea. In fact, he plans on also asking Gonzalo for Miranda’s hand. Luciano warns him that she will hate him if she ever finds out. Alejandro says he figures she won’t find out and if she does, by then she’ll be married to him. So Luciano advises him he’ll start preparing the prenuptial agreement, but Alejandro says he doesn’t want that. Miranda will baulk and he could very well lose her over something like that. Luciano says that he has no choice because his dad’s will stated that one had to be drawn up and signed or the inheritance passes to Daira and Lizania. Alejandro says, well, if he doesn’t get back that briefcase of his fathers there won’t be any inheritance to give over!!

Bertha sits down as Miranda is finishing her breakfast on the patio. Miranda is going back that day to the hacienda to deal with the employee problems. Bertha tells her that when she finds out she had nothing to do with any of that she expects an apology and given at her feet. Miranda answers that “neither that nor the face of God will you ever see, Bertha!” Miranda then leaves and sneaks into Bertha’s room to look for the briefcase, but she hasn’t got enough time to look further. She figures she’ll wait till Bertha is gone.

Bertha physically abuses Charo while Juan tries to get Florencia to exercise in the pool. He goes swimming and Renata insults him again. Then Veronica and Erica show up and she begins flirting with him also! At the same time Roman shows up with flowers at Amparo’s door and apologizes for standing her up the night before. She invites him in for coffee and asks him if he’s married, single, divorced, or a widower. He’s single but doesn’t figure for long, and later he tells his story. She tells him Florencia’s story and how she suffered all those years and why.

At the prison Gonzalo tells Alejandro how someone tried to attack him and will probably again. He also complains that Miranda came there with Cesar, who has convinced her that he’s totally innocent and a victim of her father’s; Gonzalo worries that the miserable wretch will try something with one of his daughters. Alejandro tells him not to worry and then asks for Miranda’s hand, saying he wants to marry in a short while. Meanwhile, Luciano is conducting the council meeting of the shareholding associates. He tells them that the company is bankrupt and to sell the shares, the company must go up for sale. Miranda overhears this and comes in to say, never! The company is not going to be put up for sale ever. Luciano tells her she’s twenty minutes early and must leave. She goes out to wait for Vicente.

At the prison Vicente comes in with the news that Juilo’s sons just called saying they’re withdrawing the complaint. Gonzalo will be getting out on bail now while they try to discover who really committed the fraud at the company. Alejandro quietly observes while Gonzalo tells Vicente that he must stall the meeting of the shareholders until he gets out of the prison and can meet with them and must avoid Miranda’s involvement there. It’s obvious that Gonzalo is hiding something. Alejandro agrees that Gonzalo should arrange a meeting with Julio’s sons. After Vicente leaves, he asks Gonzalo what the problem is. Gonzalo avoids answering straight. (He remembers that Miranda is the true owner of the company and if this becomes known at the meeting because of the clauses in the company rules and mandated proceedings, she will be put in jail in her father’s place to face trial.) Instead, Gonzalo asks him to help him financially by becoming a partner in order to infuse the company with the cash it needs to become solvent again. Alejandro smiles at this.

Veronica insults and angers Renata again while at the pool. She tells her that Renata and Juan are both alike and thieves. She’s overplayed her hand and Renata kicks her out and says the driver will take her to the airport as soon as she’s packed. She is no longer welcome there.

Luciano is trying to buy up shares for a fraction when Alejandro calls up to ask if Miranda’s entered the meeting room yet. He instructs Luciano to demand the clauses be acted upon and that under no circumstance is he to give in on any negotiating point. Miranda and Vicente enter the meeting room. Luciano demands the official meeting and proceedings begin. He asks that because Miranda is not an associate she must comply with the rules and leave the room. She gets up to do so but Vicente stops her and says precisely because of the rules in these proceedings Miranda must stay. Luciano is confounded. He stands there wondering what shoe is going to drop next and where Vicente is going with this.

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I thought since Promiscuous Reader will be blogging Heridas tonight, I'd drop in on Barrera de Amor, which is in its final episodes. Its death throes, you might say.

A fax is extruded from Unibrow's machine. It's actually from Federico! A notice of Andres' bull-fight, which is this very afternoon. Federico and Jacinta are trying to foment disaster.

Unibrow commences shouting and does not stop all night. "Everybody knew, everybody betrayed me, you all went behind my back and helped Andres do this thing which I had forbidden!"

Daniel and a miscellaneous henchman (named Severino, wearing a hot pink shirt) rush off to the plaza to warn Andres that he has another raging bull after him.

Valeria spends the entire night sequestered in a nunnery somewhere, praying ardently for Andres' safety. Evidently they're on the outs - though she still loves him - no doubt Jacinta has successfully engineered some piece of business to separate them.

Veronica was completely unseen. She is in fact in a mental institution and Maite and Victor are only allowed to see her once a week. They pray for her, then go to the bullfight.

Jacinta and Federico go to the bullfight too, to see the results of their mischievous intervention.

Somehow, Manolo and her dad have lost Gustavo! It seems he recently almost managed to strangle Manolo to death, so I guess he's been recovering. But even though he was still helplessly confined to bed, now he's disappeared. It seems he somehow got onto a truck, and then somehow tumbled out of the truck into the road, which wasn't so good for him. Now he's in a hospital and nobody knows who he is (I saw from the previews, though, that tomorrow night Victor will arrive and recognize him). The doctor is puzzled as to how a guy who is confined to bed could throw himself out of a car. "How his family must be worrying about him." Tee-hee: yes, Manolo and her dad are desperate to find their near-corpse before he rats them out.

After preening thoughtfully in the mirror for a long long time, Andres prays, invoking Nuria's name (I gather she's dead). He is driven to the plaza; people crowd around to get his autograph and there are tv reporters and cameras. He looks pretty spiffy in his suit of lights, which Maite bought for him after selling her famous necklace. He thought-bubbles: "I hope that after today I never have to lie to my father again."

There is a trick horse in the bullfighting ring, it can dance the Charleston. This is the best sight in the episode. I want to see more of that horse. The guy on the horse is pretty spiffy too.

Andres puts on his stupid bullfighting hat to the sound of emotional, soaring ... synthesizer riffs. And, here comes the bull! And, here comes Severino! and bringing up the rear, here comes Daniel! He is puffing, sweating, gasping, and staggering. "Oh, are you OK?" Severino, you moron, it would be clear to anybody that Daniel is definitely not ok.

Andres does well in the ring. The bull loses his ear (don't worry, we don't see how it happens).

And here comes the other bull: Unibrow, huffing and puffing as he jogs ponderously down the tunnel looking fierce. He emerges, becomes ashen when he sees his son in the ring, and Maite sees him and then she becomes ashen, and Jacinta sees him and is pleased because her mischief is working well. Unibrow shouts at everybody in sight: "If anything happens to Andres, it's YOUR FAULT!" That's mature, Unibrow.

Andres comes backstage after the first round and everybody is clustered in the dust and there's lots more shouting and then Daniel faints and, as they call the medics, he tells Andres to be a great bullfighter and then dies. Unibrow and company take Daniel to a hospital, where attempts to revive the poor boy are futile, and now Unibrow shouts more, and blames Maite, and also blames Andres. Then Andres says: "I'm leaving forever, you lost two sons tonight..."

... and then goes back into the ring for round two! And succeeds some more. Pardon my lack of bullfighting terminology to describe his little waves and feints and whatnot. Anyway, at the end, he brandishes completely clean and tidy and bloodless bull body-parts at the crowd. In fact not a drop of blood has been seen today, it's the cleanest bullfight you could imagine. He dedicates his victory to his brother.

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After Fabricio stomps away from the pool, Squeaky gets on Florencia’s case a little bit for being such a whiny bitch. Pot, meet kettle.

In the prison visiting room, Miranda tentatively approaches Gonzalo, who is sitting with his back to her. She says “Papa?” and he gets up and emotionally hugs her. Remember they haven’t seen each other in a long time, since Gonz was arrested. Gonz tells her “I didn’t want you to see me here, this way, that’s why I asked Alejandro to….” He stops when he sees Cesar walk in behind Miranda, doing his best innocent little kid look. Gonz immediately tries to go after him to wring his neck and wipe that smug bastard look off of his face, but Miranda stops him. She tells Gonz that there isn’t any proof that Cesar was behind everything, that he has been a big help to her during this time, etc. Gonz doesn’t want to hear any of it, he knows better. Cesar whines and blames everything on Julio. Gonz tells him rudely to get out. Now. Miranda asks him to wait outside so she can talk to her father alone. Before leaving, Cesar delivers a disgustingly magnanimous speech about how he’s taking care of everything, he’s keeping the family together and safe, he’s looking out for the company, etc. Gonz restrains himself from killing Cesar on the spot and Cesar leaves. Gonz tells Miranda to stay away from Cesar. Miranda again protests Cesar’s innocence. She’s a real dumbass sometimes, she is supposed to be capable of running the company but she is taken in by the simplest of lies again and again. Gonz tells her to stay away from Cesar anyway – regardless of proof or whatever, just stay away from him! Then he takes a deep breath to change the subject and asks how Florencia is doing. Miranda completely lies and says Flor is fine and happy with Fab. If those two are happy, I don’t want to see a couple that doesn’t get along. Gonz asks Miranda if she still loves Fab – she says she has been with him since they were kids, how can she forget so fast? Though – there is a new special someone in her life. Gonz completely ignores that remark, surprisingly. What dad doesn’t want to know who his daughter is in love with? He says he doesn’t want her to spend time with Fab either, his actions confuse her and give her hope.

Alejandro and are playing golf. To me this guy is bad hair Santiago and I can’t remember his new name, so I’ll use to refer to him. As soon as I can get his new name in my head I’ll use it. They talk business. Alejandro has a legitimately decent golf swing (I’ve spent most of my career in the golf business, so watching people on TV or in movies who pretend they can golf but have horrible technique is grating) but ’s swing is awful. At least his character is supposed to suck at golf. They talk about the reserved shares, more biz stuff that I don’t entirely understand. tells Alejandro that there is still time to call the whole thing off, but Alejandro says Gonzalo needs to pay for what he did. He says in a couple days he’ll make Miranda an offer.

Back in prison – Gonz and Miranda argue about Fab, Miranda says to not worry about it! They argue about Cesar. Again. Miranda says Fernanda is at the Hacienda to help Florencia, Gonzalo snorts and sneers at the mention of her name. In the end he says to her, “just stay close to Alejandro, have confidence in him, no one else.” Miranda promises to get him out of jail soon. How, with magic?

Fabricio is sulking, shirtless, I’m sure you ladies all loved that. He’s no Luis but there is a little beefcake moment for you. Then for me and any guys watching, Veronica (who wears a bikini very nicely) shows up to comfort him and bring him a towel. And doubtlessly to move in on him. Fab whines, Veronica agrees with him of course and touches him and moves closer as much as possible. Basically she is giving him the “you deserve better” deal that the other woman/man always gives. Tomasa and Gabino burst in, causing them to separate. There is an emergency, all the women employees (wives of employees?) are causing a riot and they need Fab to come help. He rushes off. Veronica has a “I’ll see him later” look. She’s not very pretty, but like I said, she wears her bikini well. I think the young female cast members were chosen for their bikini wearing skills, because while they aren’t all pretty, they all look great by the pool.

Cesar is in his office smoking a lot. He rehashes everything with his associate (what’s his name?) They talk business and Cesar tells the guy about his plans to conquer Miranda.

Back on the golf course, ’s phone rings, he tells Alejandro “it’s the guy who is calling about the stock!” (It’s Cesar on the other end) Alejandro tells him to answer and pretend he’s alone. answers and hands the phone to Alejandro, who hears Cesar ask for a meeting. He hands the phone back and says “tell him tomorrow night at the club for dinner.” relays the information and hangs up. Cesar looks smug as usual, thinking he is such a hot shot. Alejandro says that tomorrow night he can finally find out what Cesar wants. Back in his office, Cesar and the other guy plan their attack.

Fab, who got dressed, is trying to calm down all the ladies, who are all dressed indentically. He convinces them to wait until Miranda arrives before they riot. He takes charge with Gabino and Tomasa, arranging security at the hacienda. Then he is on the phone with Miranda, who thanks him for everything and asks him to keep an eye on the girls. Oh he’s keeping an eye on one girl at least. This is the first time Fab has done more than stand there, sulk, or whine.

Charo asks Miranda what is going on, then tells Miranda about what Bertha said before, blaming the lack of raises on Miranda. Miranda yells at her for not telling her before. Poor Charo, she gets fired and yelled at constantly. Miranda calms down and thanks her for the information.

Cesar and the other guy are talking to Julio’s sons. He tells them that they have to go to Gonzalo and say that they believe Gonzalo about Julio being guilty but they have to say that Cesar is the one who convinced them of that. They are conflicted until Cesar finds some way to dangle money in front of them, then they start to come around.

All the girls and friends are at the table when Juan enters looking for Florencia. He is there to take care of her until Fernanda arrives. Squeaky screams that he isn’t a doctor he’s a dirty thief! The hens all start clucking until Flor sends them all away. Last to leave is super slut Veronica, who eyes Juan up and down three times before finally leaving.

Miranda storms into Bertha’s room and starts to try and beat her up. Awesome! But Alejandro shows up and stops it before she can put a fist in her face. A man would have walked in and just started hitting, but Miranda decided to grab her and shake her instead. Give her a bloody nose! Ah well. Miranda tells what happened, Bertha denies everything, sobs and looks pitiful, Alejandro tells Miranda he’s disappointed in her. I know he’s the good guy, but he’s kind of a self-important prick sometimes, like he’s better than everybody else. They all argue some more. Bertha lays the victim act on THICK. She tells Miranda that it’s a good thing the dog didn’t see what happened, he would have torn Miranda apart. She then tells Miranda, how do you know Charo isn’t telling you this to get revenge on me for firing her? Bertha always has an angle. She leaves. Miranda fumes at Alejandro, “Now you defend Bertha. I see it, but I don’t believe it!”

Julio’s sons are still on the fence. Cesar finally gets angry and says “You are either with me completely, or against me completely!”

Florencia tells Juan that she believes him about the alleged thievery and that she’s glad he’s there to help her. She takes his hand to make him feel better, he is upset at being treated so badly by the rich bitches. Fab walks in and sees this and is immediately jealous. He, the two-timer, is jealous. He demands to talk to Flor alone. Fab and Flor stomp off to have yet another fight.

Fernanda is back at the hospital/care center/whatever and is yelling at everyone “how could you let Naty get out!” They make plans to put the place on lockdown and find her.

Tomasa is now talking to Juan. Juan tells her that he will now be in charge of all of Florencia’s medication, diet, everything. Tomasa does her best Adalgisa imitation, wringing her hands, worrying about him stepping on Bertha’s toes. Juan starts asking questions about Renata. Obviously the next subplot will be Juan and Renata, I’m saying it here first.

Fab and Flor fight, Fab stomps out, super slut Veronica swoops after him to move in for the kill.

Fernanda visits Pamela and her mom at the hospital. Mom is babbling on about having spotty memories, etc. Turns out that mom’s condition is from emotional stress and she’ll be ok. Pamela also doesn’t need to worry about some virulent strain of family insanity. But she has to be careful, she could be susceptible to the same emotional problems as her mother.

Lasagna storms into the living room where Alejandro is working on his laptop computer, she starts whining like a 12 year old about how she wants to bring Raul to the hacienda but Mom said no! She’s hot but the whiny little kid stuff certainly takes away from that. Alejandro says fine she can bring him, but she has to be responsible. Whatever that means. Use a condom? Daira asks Alejandro about him and Miranda, he says it’s complicated. No it’s not, they are just crazy. He won’t tell her about his plan with Bertha, he says she should just trust him anyway. Yeah right. If my wife sees me kissing some other woman, she isn’t going to think “hmm he must have a really good reason,” she’s going to pull a Lorena Bobbitt on me.

Miranda prays at the church, the Padre comes in. She asks him a lot of questions about who knows who, who was where, they both have flashbacks about different stories from way back when. It’s all a little confusing.

Amparito is at the table, upset because she has been stood up for her date. Francisco comforts her a little, a complete 180 from his asshole behavior previously. Raul comes in to ask about going away for a few days. Francisco yells at him, saying this isn’t a hotel where you can just come and go as you please. Raul stomps out.

Miranda stomps into Bertha’s room and tells her “You are going to tell me everything that happened with you, my mother, and Alejandro’s parents.” They stare at each other until the credits roll. I still want a fistfight but I don’t think I’m going to get it.

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