Thursday, April 05, 2007
La Fea Más Bella #246 4/4/07 Lety gets fogged, Fer gets dogged, and Omar gets clocked FINALLY SOME ACTION!
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Zorro, Wednesday April 4, 2007: The not so secret rendezvous is seen by all and soon fists will be a-flying.
Mariangel sees Diego walk out of the sanctuary and asks him where he’s been. He tells her that he wanted to be alone and walks away from her to emphasize the point. Across the church Esme returns to her seat and MA catches sight of this and knows she was with Diego. You can practically see steam come out of MA’s head, she is royally ticked. Catalina sees all of this and smiles.
Outside in the plaza, preparations are being made for the day’s award ceremony. Montero is “supervising” the activity. So he is finally going to do as the Marquesa commanded and give Don Alejandro de la Vega the award from the Spanish Crown. Diego exits the church and sees Monty. The two men exchange insults. Monty mentions that his wife will be at his side during the award ceremony. This sets Diego off, and he says let’s settle this for once and for all. Diego removes his jacket and starts dancing around with his fists in a boxers stance, except he looks like a little boy playing boxing. Monty warns Diego to be careful, he’s threatening one of the King’s men. Diego says, no I’m not threatening the commander, I’m challenging the man. Let’s meet without swords or pistols. We’ll do this mano a mano. Diego continues to do little jabs with his fists, which are accompanied by silly sound effects. Monty gives no credit to Diego’s challenge. So Diego resorts to the tried and true BOCK-BOCK chicken sound (he’ really doing a fine job of imitating the little boys on the playground). He taunts Monty further by saying, are you afraid? The steam is coming out of Monty’s head, but he doesn’t take the bait. Diego says pick a date and time and we’ll settle this. Still, surprisingly, Monty doesn’t give into the childishness. Then Diego pulls out the big guns. He tells Monty that Esme may be the woman he (Monty) married, but she is the woman who loved him (Diego). That does it, Monty tells Diego to set the date and time. Diego suggests out in the desert, this afternoon. He adds that he’ll be coming alone and expects Monty to do likewise.
Governor Fernando Sanchez is proposing to Hermana Maria Pia. She tells him to stop, she has a pain in her heart—she still thinks of him as a terrible person who killed her brother’s wife. He tells her he’s suffered for years because of a falsehood, he did not kill that woman. Fernando reminds her that his home was broken into years before and the murder weapon was stolen (yeah, like that excuse hasn’t been used from everything from Murder She Wrote to Law & Order---come up with a better, more convincing, ORIGINAL story!!). Maria Pia thinks Fernando is lying (I wonder why?). FS tells her to accept that she made a mistake in blaming him for Regina’s death. A mistake that caused him to lose her. He realizes that perhaps she’s unwilling to accept her mistake because the “lie” has lived so long in her mind and now she cannot let it go. Maria Pia is upset, starts to cry and walks away from Fernando. She runs into Diego who wants to know what’s wrong. She tells him something vague about being in the bottom of a pit with no way out. Diego presses for more info---he wants to know if she’s upset about Fernando or her upcoming consecration as Mother Superior. She tells him not to worry, it’s just something that she has to solve on her own. Diego tells he that he’s there for her if she needs him.
Burns and Smithers are plotting their evil deeds soon to be wrought on the town of Springfield, oops I mean, Monty and Pizarro are rehashing their plans and Monty’s upcoming boxing match with Diego. Pizarro wonders if Diego is trying to trick Monty as a way to get back at him for his false imprisonment. He’s sure that Diego holds a grudge (yeah, like he should have no hard feelings after been nearly beaten and tortured to death). Just as a precaution, Monty tells Pizarro to have his men hiding nearby in the desert. They move on to a new subject, have they sent Alejandro his letter about the award ceremony. The naughty boys have something up their collective sleeves, and Pizarro has decided that SAM, their favorite sargent, ought to be the one to deliver the letter. It involves trying to humiliate the de la Vegas---that's all we, the audience, know so far.
In the garden outside the de la Vega hacienda, Yumali is performing some sort of native dance involving flowers and some sort of weird yoga-thai chi movements. Alejandro watches from the distance and Dolores comes upon the scene. Now Yumi is starting to dance around in a circle, she looks pretty foolish. She comments that Yumi’s little routine is just like something Regina would have done. Al explains that Yumi is offering a tribute to the fertility god and announcing that there will be two weddings (Wow, he got that from her weirdo movements---he's gotta be like the Indian Whisperer). Dolores suspects that Yumi must come from the same tribe as Regina. They speculate how could Yumi have survived, when Al thought that Diego was the only one who survived the tribe’s massacre.
Dena and Esme run into each other outside church. Dena asks after Esme’s general well-being and comments that she saw her met with Diego. The two rehash that a bit and then discuss Monty. Esme says she needs to talk to Padre Tomas. Dena is worried (she’s been hanging out with Al too long) that Esme will get into trouble with Monty. Dena promised that she wouldn’t leave Esme alone (man, this whole situation is a classic case study for an abusive/domineering relationship---he's even got her family in on his sick twisted domination tactics). Esme gets Dena to help cover so she can meet with PT. Esme tells Dena that she’s happy because Diego asked for forgiveness and has restored his faith in her and her love.
Mariangel chats with Cat (who is a hopeless romantic, like someone commented on in a previous day's post, and she also likes to get people’s goat). Cat tells MA that no one missed Diego and Esme meeting off to the side in the sanctuary---it looked pretty intense. MA says that nothing happened because Diego is angry with Esme for being with Monty. Cat suggests with such intense feelings something is bound to happen between the two. MA says no way Jose, she’s going to marry Diego in one week and Esme is already wed to Monty, so nothing will happen (yeah, like two loveless marriages are going to block the path of true love!!).
Diego goes to the bar to toss a couple back. He wonders how he can hate someone so much, more than he’s ever hated anyone in his life before. I suspect it is because some weasley jerk has forced the woman he deeply loves into marriage, that would be a good place to start....we won't even explore the post traumatic stress of being tortured and fasley imprisoned.
Esme meets Padre Tom. He tells her that he saw her meet Diego in the sanctuary (so the secret run-in wasn’t that secret after all….how does Esme think Monty’s not going to hear about this when half the town saw her with Diego). Padre Tom read their body language as being desperate. Esme tells PT that she has something that she should tell Diego, but can’t do it right now. She wants to tell PT but he’s got to keep in hush-hush. So she gets him to hear her confession (otherwise she doesn’t trust the priest?). She tells him that she is preggers con el bebé de Diego. This must be the most shocking confession Padre Tom has heard, because he can’t even cover up his expression.
Olmos is playing the peeping Tom, watching Mariangel get prepped for her mid-day bath (I can’t help but comment, that these scenes obviously are gratuitously throw in for the male viewers). By the smirk on MA’s face, I suspect she knows Olmos is out there ogling her from the hall. Olmos leaves his hiding spot and goes to his room. He starts one of his now familiar rants. He goes on about MA marrying Diego and how she is so enchanting and there is no way that Diego will be able to resist her charms. He intensifies his pity party and mentions that even as his wealth grows and he’s being given special jobs to do, he’ll always be so damned alone. He begins a mad laugh and his eyes are crazy-glazed over.
MA sponges herself some more to provide further enjoyment from the male contingent of the Zorro audience. She yearns for her honeymoon with Diego (Mariangel, hope you got some more drops of that love potion, because without it there is no way you’ll get Diego to touch you). She flashes back to her little exchange w/ Diego in the church. She states how she hates her sister and there’s got to be something she can do to get Esme out of her way because she’s willing to do whatever it takes to make Diego hers.
Esme approaches Diego in the bar. She tells him that she loves him and with what he told her in the church, she’s been able to regain peace. Alas, this was just a daydream on Diego’s part. Bummer.
PT advises Esme to tell Diego the truth. She says not now. PT says to keep a child hidden is an offense to God. Esme says she knows what Diego will do if he finds out and PT tells her that between the two of them they should be able to find a solution to their problems. He goes on to add that children should not have to pay for the mistakes of their parents (sorry to say, still happens even 200 years later). Esme says that Diego will either go after Monty or try to get Esme to flee out of town with him. She can’t let that happen for two reasons 1)Many people depend on Diego and if he goes after Monty his secret identity might be revealed 2) Is something important to her, but she can’t tell the good padre about it right now.
Olmos comes across Diego in the bar, he tries to avoid him (you know, the quick turn and pretend like you didn’t see them even though they are right in front of your face move---well it rarely works and Olmos isn’t exactly one to blend in with a crowd). So Diego calls him over. The men rehash the award that Monty’s going to give to Al. Diego thanks Olmos for helping him when he was courting Esme. He offers a drink for thanks. Diego muses that what a strange twist of fate, that is so cruel, to separate him from Esme and now he’s going to marry MA (ouch, for poor Olmos). Olmos asks Diego what’s up with the whole marriage thing, when you are in love with Esme. Diego says some stuff about the law and honor coming before love. Olmos gets a little poetic about love and our Diego seems to have had a little too much to drink and takes this ode to love a little too seriously.
Maria Pia cries outside the convent. The Cardinal happens upon her and starts to discuss her consecration ceremony. She’s too distracted to talk now and tells him she’ll look things over and get back to him. Se leaves and the Cardinal speculates that perhaps she’s having some doubts about all of this. MP goes and prays to God for guidance. She wonders if she was wrong all of these years, could Fernando truly be innocent? If his turns out to be innocent, then she’s made a huge mistake and thrown away her life (serious red flag here---I don’t think she’s ready to commit to the holy orders if she thinks her life has been a waste---she needs to do some soul searching, for sure).
Fernando wonders why MP cannot believe he is innocent. He then flashes back to massacring Indians, more specifically Regina. He pulls the knife out of his boot and states that he won’t lose MP because of an error. She has no idea what lengths he’ll go to get her; he vows to keep fighting for her. This is another bummer for me, because I so wanted to believe he wasn’t involved and even though I knew it was too good to be true, I really hoped he was telling the truth. Man, he definitely is all shades of gray. I just love this character. He’s so intense and although his love would be creepy possessive in real life, it sure makes for some great television.
Al and Yumi are examining Quixote in the stables. Al starts to fish for info on Yumi’s tribe. She wants to know why he’s asking, they are all dead. Al uses the pretext that he wants to know more about her. Meanwhile, Dena arrives at the hacienda and Dolores tells her that Al’s in the stables. Dena decides to go look for him there, she’s got a surprise for him. Back in the stable, Yumi starts in on Al about how he took her from her path (she refers to herself in third person, AGAIN!!). She was going to kill the enemy of her people, but he stopped her and gave her a new path to follow and now he’s just trying to push her away. Al tells her that she’s important to him, she’s such a warrior and she saved his life (he starts referring to her in third person, too. It must be catching.). He cares about her deeply, just like he cares about Diego and Dena. Not a good thing to say, because at that moment Dena arrives at the stable. Yumi starts to talk about how Al is important to her, he was the first man to ever kiss her---newsflash to Dena. Yumi goes on and says that with that kiss he changed her and then she moves in for another kiss with Al. Dena sees it all---little did she know she was the one in for a surprise.
Padre Tom wants to clear some stuff up, so he asks Esme if her marriage to Monty is a farce. She says they’ve never consummated it. PT asks her what she thinks will happen when Monty finds out she’s preggers. She tells him that he already knows. PT is surprised. Esme goes on to explain that she had to tell him because he was trying to get her to consummate the relationship and she was worried about the baby (OK, I’ve gone to confession and I have to say, she’s telling this priest waaaayyyy too much info ----I even feel uncomfortable for Padre Tom, he’s getting a lot more than he bargained for out of hearing this sacrament). PT tells her she really needs to tell Diego the truth. She says she will, just not right now. She can’t tell PT what she’s waiting for, but once it happens she’ll let Diego know. She leaves and is able to get out past the soldiers in the church.
Pizarro give SAM his orders to deliver the letter to Alejandro. They really don’t say what the letter says, but I gather it has something to do with the awards ceremony. SAM is pleased that his captain selected him to deliver the honor. SAM suggests getting the best horse decorated and to arrive to the hacienda in full glory, an arrival truly befitting the honor he’s to give to Al. Pizarro tells SAM that he was selected because every other soldier was busy and there is no way he’s taking a horse, SAM can deliver the message on his mule. SAM is shocked, and asks several times, on my mule? Is this perhaps part of Monty and Pizarro's plan to humiliate the de la Vegas?
Tobias and the Maestro discuss the upcoming weddings and how they will be a great opportunity to mix with society’s elite. There they can find the man who is masquerading as Zorro. I think it would be quite funny if Tobi, who is so sure he’s to get an invite, does not get one. He and the Maestro will end up being the wedding crashers.
Pizarro wraps Monty’s hands (probably thrilled to have the chance to actually touch Mr. Burns, I mean Monty). They rehash a bit. Monty shares a memory from childhood when he had to leave the plaza because Don Alejandro and his son were coming through (he is such a big baby and has quite the inferiority complex). Monty utters some more about his hatred for the rich spoiled Diego de la Vega. If it wasn’t for that meddling Marquesa and her dogs he’d have gotten away with his plan to kill Al and frame Diego and keep him imprisoned forever. Pizarro wonders if it is wise for Monty to fight Diego on the day they’re going to honor Al. Monty says it was all Diego’s idea (that logic never worked with my parents for me & my siblings, I somehow don’t think it will get Monty out of trouble if things go awry, he should remember, it takes two to tango and there is still the Marquesa to answer to, even though she left town---here's hoping she will return). Thinking of the honor, Monty realizes that Al will have an even mor elevated position in society and with that, any betrayal he commits against the Crown would be punished more harshly. This gives Monty a perverse thrill. He’ll get back at the de la Vegas and then he’ll take their land and property, even their Indians (this I don’t get, who knew he had any interest in them---also disturbing that they get lumped together with property and land).
Diego runs into Esme. They rehash a bit about what happened in the church. Diego suggests that they do something impulsive to protect their love. He wants Esme to run away with him that night. Cue the music/ End credits.
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TELENOVELA CONCEPT - "Malditas"
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Destilando Amor April 6: Rod is once, twice, three times an idiot.
We open with the previous night's befuddlement. "Gaviota went to Europe to find me? But she promised she'd meet me back here - why'd she go?" Roman: "She went to work a few months for a modeling agency in Paris and then she was going to go to London to find you. She really wanted to see you - she asked for your address - "
"Well, where's her mom?" "She'll be back here for the harvest." Rod flashes and is content: "It's impossible that she wouldn't keep her promise, she'll be back." He goes to church to arrange the wedding with Padre Tadeo, but the padre won't be back till night.
In London, Gav is on the treadmill looking fetching as always -- and mighty shapely for somebody who's been motionless in a coma in bed for six months.
In what appear to be his now-customary haunts, surrounded by mariachis and tequila, James is getting a report on 380 years of tequila-making from Crispin Castaño. Rod sees him, runs up, there's a big hug. James says he's planning to become a master tequilero, and this is his friend Don Crispi, a local historian.
James asks: "How is Sofia?" Rod: "She's in Mexico for Anibal's wedding. She's worried about you." "Tell her I'm doing well." James likes visiting artisanal tequila makers - and, adds Crispi, he likes the ladies at the festivals... "And," boasts James, "see what I've learned - (lifts his glass) - 'Above, Below, Center, and Down the Hatch' - drinks tequila.
Rod asks Crispi if he's seen Clarita and here comes the ANVIL.
"Why yes, 6-7 months ago, a bad situation... she got in a fight with Agripina Cueto ... Agripina accused Clarita of sending Gaviota away to work in a house of ill repute."
Rod: impactado. "No no, Gav's a decent girl, her mom wouldn't allow it..." All leave posthaste to talk with Agripina.
Meanwhile, rather than whoring in Paris, Gaviota is folding towels in a nunnery in London. She likes working and wants to help a little, she tells her favorite nun - and it strengthens her muscles.
And meanwhile yet again, in a Manhattan skyscraper a cranky Señor Duarte is tearing his hair while shouting on the phone: the Asians are flooding the market with cheap textiles, he can't compete, as an emergency measure they should dump their own textiles at cost in South America. "This will bring me to ruin." He yells at his secretary, he doesn't want to see anybody, but his wife barges in complaining: he stood her up at the restaurant and doesn't answer his phone! "I lost my best client!" he yells and stomps out. The phone rings. It's Trophy Whore Barbie! These are her crabby parents!
Mom asks about Rod, TWB reports: he's in love with another woman but she'll conquer him anyway.
[Didn't there used to be a doll, not a Barbie, you could stick your finger in her stomach and her polyester straw-colored hair would get sucked right back up into her empty skull? --Ed.]
Rod & Co. rush to find Agripina and ask: "Do you know Gaviota?" "Yeah, she's the daughter of the jimadora." "Tell what you know."
This biddy repeats the story: months ago Gav was sent to a whorehouse in Europe by the maldito photographer. "Do you have proof?" "Hey, I live above (points above) and see everything that goes on." "Where's this photographer?" Over there, but he split." (Actually, he "peeled himself" = pelarse)
Rod stomps off to break down the photographer's door, shouting: "Gaviota is a decent girl, she's my girl, I'm gonna marry her." Agripina's parting words: "Forget her, those girls who are after easy money never come back."
He stomps in, kicks everything in the dark, deserted room, sees sexy pictures of Gaviota lying on the floor. "I can't believe you did it, Gaviota! You're a wh--." Tears pictures.
For pointless distraction, we have the extremely cute young Hilario grooming a horse while not wearing a shirt. Here comes the girl in the push-up bra, and she asks: "How's it going with the favor I asked for?" "I couldn't ask yet." "I need to get work here, I don't wanna go around selling peanuts and peppers any more." He says she'll have to wait till the rich folk are back in the big house. She comes on strong, he demurs a bit. He says he can't take the time to visit with her in the afternoon but they can get together on the weekend and pick fruit. She makes big fishy lips and wants a kiss, he thinks somebody might see. "Just a little one." Hijinx to lighten the mood. They do it all again later on in the show.
At the cantina with James, Rod is reviewing the situation again, in the rational manner we've come to expect from his ilk. "The only woman I've loved is working in a European bordello. Why'd she make that decision? I'd feared some man would take her and I'd have accepted that, but this? No!"
James takes a dubious approach to consolation: "She lives surrounded by men, what makes you think you were the first?"
"I was, I was! We gave ourselves to each other cleanly." "Then why didn't you take her to London?" "Because I didn't think... I wanted to stay and marry her but she said we could wait a year..."
"Perhaps things aren't as they seem." "I saw the photos, what more proof do I need that she is living as a prostitute? I was an imbecile." [No, NOW you're an imbecile. -- Ed.]
Isadora of the plastic hair is visiting Sofia and Granny in the city, telling them she and Minerva have always been best friends, and that she's come to visit because she misses Rodrigo. Sofia: "I've spent so much of my life abroad that I have no friends." [That might not be the ONLY reason you have no friends. -- Ed.] Isadora: "Well, then, let's US be friends." Smiling, she thought-bubbles: "Sofia, you'll help me conquer Rodrigo."
James is driving a very drunk, singing Rodrigo. "James, leave me alone, you're boring!" "You've drunk enough!" Rod cries, beats chest, snorts, insists on having the car keys, drives away, imbecile again!!! He drives off into the deserted agave fields (a prudent destination, considering his blood alcohol level).
"Here we made love! Here I gave myself to you! You said you loved me! You touched and caressed me! Hypocrite! Liar! Gaviota, MALDITA!"
In the nunnery Gav is crossing off the days happily and folding towels. Her favorite nun arrives with a little TV to watch in the laundry room - she can use the shows to perfect her pronunciation of English.
Next day, James and Roman find Rod asleep under a tree! He wakes up a wild man! He wants to be alone! James tells Roman to go back, "I'll take care of him." Rod wants James to stop meddling and leave. "She is the love of my life. I lost her. I got everything ready for the wedding, what an idiot I am."
James: "I, too, lost my love, though under different circumstances. It's been a year since Sofia broke up with me and I'm still hurting." Bitter laughter from Rod who nastily says: "Don't compare your case to mine! My sister left you because she doesn't want to live in the country and she doesn't like white fleas. Whereas in my case, a woman swore eternal love and then went out and became a whore."
"Rodrigo, this place is making you fall into a vicious circle, it's making you remember... Let's leave here, we can come back stronger." "You're right, I gotta get out of here, I have to forget Gaviota."
[I needed Rod to commit a sin so my heart wouldn't break for him. This is it: like all who are dipped in the Telenovela Pit of Stupidity, he believes rumors and gives up on his "True Love" without looking back. So he deserves Trophy Whore Barby ...]
... who's having a yuppie lunch date with Rod's sis Sofia and asking why Rod is back at the hacienda. "Because the March harvest is so important and granny has always made a big deal about the whole family coming back at this time."
TWB: "We're just friends but I'd love to be your brother's girlfriend." Sis: "That would be good, you have the correct socioeconomic status." "Then you'll give me his number?"
Gav putters around London in the same sweater she wore while competing in the car-jumping olympics way back when. She goes to church, innocent of the reputation-smirching she's suffering in absentia in Mexico. She prays: "Thanks for bringing me back to health, please take care of Mom and Rod, I'm happy because soon I can go home, I should never have left." [You got that right. --Ed.]
Rod tells Roman he's going on a trip with James, they'll be gone a while, he doesn't want to take his phone. (Roman: "He's fleeing, I don't know from whom or why.")
Trophy Whore Barby calls the hacienda -- too late, Rod's gone. She's not worried, cause Sofia told her there's no other woman in his life.
Rod and James vacation for days: at a rodeo, around town, good music, native dance, comida tipica, quaint customs etc. They're drunk a lot. They go rappelling. They swim. Rod is a handsome, sulky Tarzan.
In London Gav is watching a riveting TV report on the price of nickel in world markets. She crosses off another day: it's just a week now till the 21st. She's wondering how to get home when a report comes on the TV: "Undocumented workers are being deported to their native countries." "Oh, wait, that's me!" She talks it over with her favorite nun. "In the States, they dump undocumented folks back over the border." "Well, England is surrounded by water, so they're sent back by plane. The government covers the cost." The nun looks at Gav's tourist passport, 6 months expired, and says she'll qualify for the free trip back to Mexico.
TWB is on the trainer, grouchy because she can't get through to Rod. Sofia tries the cellphone, also no luck. Sofia: "My brother has the heart of a ranchero. James does too, that's why I dumped him."
Finally having returned to the hacienda, Rod hears: Isadora's been calling every day.
James asks Rod: "What if Gaviota comes back for the harvest?" "Don't be silly, she's living her life elsewhere. If I'd never met her I wouldn't be sad all the time." James surmises: "You'll have to get another woman if you want to forget Gaviota."
In NY, mother of TWB complains about her hubby and suggests TWB come to NY to relax. "No, I have other plans. I'm going to go to the hacienda tomorrow to wait for Rod and I'm not coming back till we're engaged!" Meanwhile, Rod has left for the city...
And TWB's bag is packed and the doorbell rings and she answers and there's Rod. "You've been calling me." "I was just leaving to come see you." "Well, I've saved you the trip. Wanna get married?" She's impactada. He continues weirdly: "There are just two conditions..." "Is this a joke?" "No." "What about the other woman?" "There isn't another. Will you marry me or not?" He seizes her and kisses hard.
His two conditions: (1) they must marry, at the hacienda, on March 21; (2) they'll be spouses in name only. "I can't..." "There will be no intimacy?" "Will you marry me or not?" he asks again.
OK, I'm satisfied, he's now such a dunce, I can tolerate his suffering. And Gaviota? Well, like Hippolita and many others before her, she will be punished for her impulsive behavior by months of torture and suffering. And so will we.
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Acorralada #57 Tuesday 4/3/07 The Irazabals leave the mansion
Lucky for the Irazabals, Emilio has a three bedroom apartment they can take over now that they're being evicted from the mansion. Emilio and Larry will share a room, Granny DS and Yolanda will share the second, and Marfil & Max will take the third. Granny DS likes her new digs, and looks forward to Diana visiting them. Max advises Nancy to ask Fedora for a job in the mansion, and tells Bruna that there is a servant's bedroom off the kitchen. **A servant's bedroom off the kitchen? That's an old fashioned idea for a modern skyscraper, much like the faux brick in the living room!** Bruna resists, but Max lets her know that things are not the same as they were in the mansion. End of story. Marfil hates the new quarters. Yolanda and Larry are surprising calm during all of this. They probably think this is a field trip or something. Larry apologizes for not being able to help with the luggage because he has to return to the mansion to meet with Gaby.
Once Yolanda is alone with Max, she asks why he doesn't look for Diana. She knows that he loves her. He says that for the rest of her life, Diana will only feel hate for him. What a drama queen!
Fedora recieves a call from Lala at the mansion, who informs her that the Irazabals have all left! Fedora is thrilled with this news, and tells Lala that she still has a job and will be receiving a raise.
We return to the perfume factory where Diana looks like she's ready to go to a garden party in her mauve sleeveless dress and strappy sandals. Emilio shows Diana to her office, which used to be Max's office. Diana is impactada. He asks if she loves Max, but she doesn't want to talk to him about it. Emilio says that Max is like a brother to him and he knows that Max loves her with all his heart. Diana says she's not interested in Max's love. Emilio excuses himself and Diana waxes poetic about Max's desk, his chair, his stuff.
We're transported to Key West where Octavia is thought bubbling that the police won't find her there. (Because Key West is so far from Miami) She's going to change her name and go to Hawaii, where she will have plastic surgery. She will never go to jail. Never.
Jump to the mansion, where the doormat is in the foyer calling Larry's name. Could he be in his room? No, he's probably at the pool because he likes to sunbathe. Perfecto! She goes to the pool and finds Luscious waiting patiently at a table. They exchange hellos and he tells her to come closer. Gaby: Why did you ask to see me? Luscious: So that I can repeat 5,000 times that I love you! Don't worry - my mom is gone. These months without you have been so hard! Gaby's not sure... their relationship has been rocky... but all it take is a smooch from Luscious to convince her. Wait until Fedora hears about this!
At the front door, Pilar is calling out "is anybody home?" We all know where this is headed...
Meanwhile, Pancho's fierita Paola is trying to cook breakfast, and nearly burns down the house. Lala comes in and tries to clear the smoke, and is not happy to hear that her son is still sleeping at 11.
Back at the pool, Gaby admits that she's afraid to believe in Larry, but he promises to prove that he's sincere. He's bought her another wedding dress so that they can get married in a church. Pilar is spying on them from behind a lamp post. He wants to move away with her - far away from all of the hate and revenge. Of course Gaby accepts. Pilar looks like she's going to vomit.
Pancho is just waking and screaming for Guera... he can't sleep because it's so hot. Lala sneaks into the room with a bucket of water and throws it on him to cool him off.
Paco is running along the beach in Key West when he runs past none other than Octavia! She says his name as he passes. He stops and asks who she is... she removes her glasses and he learns that it's Alicia - the love of his life! Cue the violins.
At the factory, Fedora is discussing her revenge with Diana. Now that it's all coming together, she has time for love. With Paco.
***I may have missed something here. I got an error saying that part of the recording was missed due to signal loss***
Jump to casa Soriano, where I'm happy to see Max in a gray sweater that's not the color of an ice cream cone. And it actually fits! Max is pressing Diego about the baby's paternity, which Diego swears is his.
We return to Key West, where Octavia and Paco are kissing like there's no tomorrow.
Back to the office, where Fedora is telling Diana about her plans to marry Paco. She'll tell him when he returns from Key West.
At the Irazabal pool, Larry and Gaby are making plans to marry and move to Venezuela. She's always dreamed of a big wedding with a lot of guests, but he says they must turn their back on everyone. Evil Pilar is still spying. She sneaks off to call Kike to tell him the news. Kike is impactado.
Diana is sitting at Max's desk daydreaming about him. Nothing new here. Just the same old same old.
We return to Key West, where Paco asks O what she's doing there. She's on vacation, she needed a rest. He's there to buy a bar. They're staying at the same hotel, so he suggests that they have dinner together.
Yolanda tells Bruna where to put the luggage, and Bruna responds with a sneer "are you giving me an order? I work only for Marfil!"
Octavia calls Yolanda to see if there's a warrant for her arrest. Yolanda says she thinks they're still investigating the murder. O tells Yolanda that she's run into Paco in Key West and she plans to get him back.
At Lala's house, Paola is drying off Pancho after the bucket incident. He's wearing his ridiculous "checks accepted" tank top again and Lala's laying into him about sleeping all day. He's married and he needs to stop being lazy and get a job. He needs a serious job or she'll throw him out. Paola thinks this is a great idea. He can get a job and they can save some dinero and rent a house. This girl is delusional!
Now crazy Fedora is making plans to buy 3 company cars for her, Gaby, and Diana to drive. She wants the best for both of them. Emilio offers to accompany them whenever they want to go car shopping. Emilio leaves and Gaby informs Fedora that the Irazabals have left the mansion and O has left. Fedora is not concerned. In the end, O will go to prison.
Back to Paola y Pancho, where Pancho is making Paola promise not to do drugs anymore. She only used to escape from her life and her mama, she doesn't need to use anymore now that she has Pancho! Commercial break.
At Emilio's apartment, Emilio is telling Max that he's going to continue working at the factory, and that the Irazabals are like family to him, his home will always be open to them. Is this guy a glutton for punishment or what? Max has to break the news about Paola - she's married to Pancho. Pobre de Emilio!
We return to Isabel's apartment, where Marfil makes sure that her sister is not a danger to her. Isabel will keep her sedated until Marfil decides what to do with her.
Now we're transported to casa Soriano, where Diana is now sweeping the floor while wearing the same garden party outfit she wore to work. Diego is pouting as usual. She suggests that he can get a job there too, but he's reluctant. Diana tells Diego that in a few days they'll be moving to the mansion, which doesn't excite Diego. Diego tells Diana that he's decided to see a specialist.
Back a Emilio's place, Bruna is complaining to Marfil about the accomodations. It's too small for so many people! Marfil shares her fantasy that Diana's husband kills Diana in a fit of jealousy. Bruna tells her that her marriage to Max is sunk. Marfil knows that, but she wants to make sure that Max can never marry Diana.
Paola offers to help Lala iron. She doesn't know how, but she'll learn. She wants to learn to cook, to iron, everything. The phone rings -- it's the hospital calling to say that Pancho has been shot!
Gaby is tucking little Maximilliano in when Larry calls to say that he has good news -- they can get married tomorrow!
Meanwhile, Diego and Diana are discussing his plans to see a specialist when there's an insistent knock at the door. Paola's come to tell them that Pancho's been shot!
Back to Isabel's apartment, where Andres has arrived with a bottle of whiskey. Isabel agrees to join him, but he knows that she prefers rum. **Andres responds "la miel no se hizo la boca del burro" -- the honey did not become the mouth of the donkey. I think the loose translation would be "there's no accounting for taste"** He notices that she's wearing a new dress, and she explains that she's paying for it by keeping a kidnap victim because the pay is good. She's taking a vacation from scruples. Andres asks for ice, but she doesn't have any. She'll go borrow some from a neighbor. This gives Andres the chance to see who's in the bedroom - Deborah!
Diana, Gaby, Lala, and Diego rush to the hospital, but it's too soon to know.
Return to Emilio's, where Emilio and Max are drunk and talking about their lost loves again. Marfil's furious. She wants to know why Max is drunk again. He tells her it's because he was thinking about Diana.
Andres tries to wake Deborah. She wakes and tells him to help her escape.
Back to Max and Marfil, where Marfil wants to get their perfect marriage back, to love each other the way they did before. Max is not interested. Marfil sheds the glycerine tear of pure dolor. Credits roll.
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TELENOVELA CONCEPT: Guapos
TELENOVELA CONCEPT: Desanimados.
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TELENOVELA CONCEPT: Impactados! (rerun)
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Zorro, Tues. April 4 - Yet more people volunteer to rescue Sara Kali & Fernando decides to be a good guy
Montero has a counter offer: In a great celebration for the city of LA, Montero and his wife will announce the birth of their first born.
Alejandro is concerned that Almudena is sad. Almudena says that she is sad because of all the injustice in the world. Almudena says to Alejandro that she would like to tell him everything but it concerns Esme. Al presses her a little and she spills the beans that Esme is risking her life to stay with Montero so that she can free her mother from prison. Almudena tells Al that Fernando has put his wife in an iron mask and locked her up in a prison while telling everyone she died in Spain. Al is impactado.
Esme says that she will never say that her baby is Montero’s. ‘Fine,’ says Montero, ‘then get rid of the baby.’ ‘Never!’ says Esme. Montero then says that when her pregnancy shows, he will announce that his wife is expecting. When Esme objects, Montero says that he will kill her and everyone she is close to if she says otherwise. He will not be the butt of jokes in the town.
Alone, Esme swears that Montero’s plan will never happen. She has enough time before her pregnancy shows to rescue her mother and escape far away.
Almudena appears to be telling Al all these secrets in some public place, like a restaurant, so they have to keep lowering their voices and looking around guiltily. Not surprisingly, Al asks why Fernando would lock up his wife who had just given him a daughter. Almudena then tells Al that Esme is not Fernando’s daughter. Mercedes (aka Sara Kali) was preggers by another man when she married Fernando. Almudena goes on to tell Al that there is some big secret with Mercedes that she doesn’t know – something to do with the Spanish crown. Al then figures out that maybe Fernando and Montero had something to do with the death of the Viceroy who was looking for a particular inmate at the prison. Almudena wonders what will happen. She tells Al that now that Esme knows her mother is alive, she won’t rest until her mother is freed.
Fernando admits that the dagger is his but claims that he didn’t kill Regina. He shows Father Tomas that the dagger is one of a pair and claims that it was stolen from the hacienda before Regina was killed. Father Tomas is not buying this story at all but Fernando is prepared to swear before god and man that he didn’t kill Regina and therefore he can have Maria Pia.
Back at the convent to be, Maria Pia lets the slave hunters into the storeroom not knowing that Suplicios and two other nuns hid the slave in there. The dogs lose the scent and the slave hunters go away apologizing. Suplicios tries to stop the other nuns from telling Maria Pia that they hid an escaped slave in the storeroom. Finally, Suplicios admits that she brought the slave there. Maria Pia is upset that they endangered the convent with their actions. [I noted that there was a shelf of pineapples in the storeroom. Pineapples don’t grow any closer to California than Veracruz in Mexico.]
Diego is assembling his most powerful weapons to use in the prison break. He is concerned that he won’t be able to see much in the dark basement of the prison. [No worries – this prison seems to be very well lit.] Bernardo volunteers to go and reconnoiter. [This seems like a bad idea. We know that Zorro can fight his way out of almost anything – but what is Bernardo going to do if he gets caught?] but Diego agrees.
Al tells Almudena that Esme shouldn’t try and rescue her mother with the help of the gypsies. Gypsies aren’t warriors – they’re performers. Al wants to help Esme. [There’s going to be a traffic jam of rescuers at the prison!] Almudena is concerned that Al not reveal that she blabbed the whole story to him. Al tells her not to worry. Besides, he says, they are about to give him the Order of a Knight of the Royal Family. Al will be a powerful man who can better help Esme and her mother.
Maria Pia tells the nuns that they were right to try and help the escaped slave. Her only problem is that they didn’t tell her about it. The slave has disappeared but it is too late to look for him. They can search tomorrow. When Maria Pia tells Suplicios that in spite of all that has gone on between them, Suplicios must respect her authority. Suplicios says that she is only following Maria Pia’s example. Didn’t Maria Pia hide the Governor in the convent once?
Al and Almudena speculate that Fernando must be crazy to have put his wife in an iron mask and locked her up in prison for 20 years. Almudena says that she can’t help but love him – he’s her only brother. Al and Almudena agree that deep down there must be something good in Fernando or Maria Pia wouldn’t have fallen in love with him.
Maria Pia tells Father Tomas that she is worried about Suplicios’ behavior now that she has been named Mother Superior and Father Tomas tells her to be careful. They discuss the ritual of consecration and Padre Tomas tells Maria Pia that sometimes one makes a decision based on lies. Maria Pia asks what Father Tomas is referring to and asks if he has spoken to Fernando. Father Tomas says it’s too late. They’ll discuss it in the morning.
Father Tomas doesn’t know whether to believe Fernando that he didn’t kill Regina or not. He asks for Divine guidance.
Diego and Esme (in a sexy little Teddy that could have come from Victoria’s Secret) go to bed separately, of course, and have flashbacks to previous encounters to the Corazon song.
Catalina encounters Diego in the town square [where there are more pineapples for sale in a booth]. She congratulates Diego on his engagement and reveals that she knows that Diego got drunk and ended up in bed with MA. Diego tells her that can’t understand how a bottle of champagne made him that drunk and maybe it was drugged. Catalina is shocked and suggests that maybe Diego was despondent because of what Esmeralda did to him.
Father Tomas tells Maria Pia that he found the escaped slave in the church. Maria Pia explains what happened with the slave at the convent. Maria Pia asks Father Tomas if he is going to tell her what Fernando said about the dagger. Father Tomas then asks Maria Pia if she became a nun because the man she loved was unworthy or because she got a sign from God. Maria Pia says that she came to the convent to escape from Fernando but has learned to love God’s work. Father Tomas then tells her that Fernando claims that the dagger was stolen and from him and therefore he did not kill Regina.
Fernando gives his henchman money to recompense the men that were hurt at the village that Fernando’s men attacked. The henchman is surprised but he obeys. Fernando tells himself that he is a changed man.
Maria Pia doesn’t believe Fernando’s ‘stolen dagger’ story. Father Tomas asks her if she has any other proof that Fernando killed Regina.
Esme and Almudena (all dressed up in mantillas for church) meet in the square. Esme tells Almudena what happened with Montero. Alumdena is concerned for Esme’s safety.
Montero tells Pizarro not to let Zorro get the tax collection again. Pizarro notes that Montero looks a little peaky and Montero says that he was in his study all night after Esme gave him bad news. Pizarro offers to help but Montero just wants to be alone. When he is alone, Montero says that he will have fun when he gets his hands on Diego’s child and he will make Esme shed tears of blood for him.
Diego runs into MA outside the church. She asks him to accompany her and they can practice walking up the aisle of the church as they will on their wedding day. Diego is not enthusiastic until he sees Esme and Almudena go into the church. Then he decides to go into the church with MA.
Olmos is writing a letter. He writes that soon he will have Mercedes in his power and will be able to confirm His Majesty’s suspicions. He tells himself that when Mercedes is freed, Olmos will have a grand fortune and everything that he wants – including MA whether she is married or not.
Maria Pia completely loses it when Padre Tomas suggests the possibility that Fernando might be innocent of Regina’s murder. She had been so sure and now she has doubts. Father Tomas asks if there were any witnesses to the killing. Maria Pia says yes, but they were old and are dead now. The only living witness is Diego and he doesn’t remember the killer’s face.
Fernando buys flowers and finds Maria Pia staggering around town. He asks her to marry him. Esme and Diego are eyeing each other in church. Diego sneaks away from MA and find Esme in a chapel. He tells her that he can no longer deny it – he loves her.
The credits roll.
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Duelo de Pasiones - Tuesday 4/3 - Listen, (doo da doo), do you want to know a secret?
Soledad tells Elias that she wants to escape that very night, (quite sensible if you ask me), but no, Elias has contracted SESID and says they need to wait, to plans things out and to include Alina. Soledad, the local Typhoid Mary of SESID says he's right, gives him a peck on the cheek, and leaves to escape back into her prison. (God help me, how stupid did that sound?) Elias is deeply affected by her kiss.
Dr. Love must have apprised Don Loco of Mariana's condition. "Quadriplegic? Poor Mariana, I wish to see her," Don Loco says in a rather bland, unfeeling manner. Dr. Love agrees to escort Loco to the hospital while yellow-belly Malena stays behind to cry on her sewing machine.
Vera tells Jaime that the witch Luba gives her the willies (actually, I think she said Luba gives her ladybug skin but I'm not sure. "Se me ponga la piel chinita de susto." **Help anyone?) Anyway, Vera is afraid that Luba will do something horrible to Flor such as turn her into an animal, make her fall on nails, or make her cross-eyed forever. She prays to the sainted Diosito that the witch do nothing bad to Flor.
Correction: chinita = kinky hair, so Vera is saying Luba is scaring her until her hair gets kinky/curly, i.e. stands on end.
Malena cries over her sewing. There is a knock at the door. It's Arcadio and he wants to speak to Jose's woman, he has bad news. Malena tells him to tell her. She, with the track record of proven reliability, will convey the message. With hat in hand Arcadio tells her, "Jose is dead, he was killed in Sierra Escondida." Margaret is right, Malena does wide-eyed impactada really well.
In the hospital - Don Loco asks Dr. Love about his unusual interest in his sister. Dr. Love, to his credit, tells Loco he loves Mariana, maybe she told Loco of their plans to marry? Loco accuses Dr. Love of wanting Mariana for her inheritance. Dr. Love says they never discussed it, he is starting to figure out he's dealing with a nut case here. Loco accuses Dr. Love again of having more than a love interest in his sister. Dr. Love looks at Loco like "What is your damage s**t for brains?" I'm liking Dr. Love a little more tonight. I hope he doesn't buy another puppet.
Alina tells Luba if Emilio really loves her then she will forgive him for everything. She twirls around happily. Luba doesn't look quite as happy, but assures Flor that Emilio will leave Thelma, "You know, when a man discovers he's tied to a poisonous serpent, he squashes it and throws it to one side." Luba doesn't mince words.
Creepy time. Don Loco and Dr. Love are talking by saucer-eyed Mariana's bedside. Loco tells Dr. Love that money is no object, it's his obligation to his sister. Dr. Love looks like he smelled something nasty, says it's not a matter of obligation or money, he loves Mariana and he'll stay by her side. Loco says he's leaving in the morning but then he'll return. He pats Mariana's head. She looks frightened and horrified.
Santos tells his young voluptuous mother that he's not afraid of Don Max. If it's a fight he wants, it's a fight he'll get. (Talk is cheap, wuss.)
Luba tells Flor that any moment now Emilio should be professing his love to her, that he wants to separate from the viper and marry Flor instead. [Tocan a la puerta.] Vera is at the door and freaks when she sees Luba. She tells Alina that El Patron Emilio wants to speak to her. Luba gives Florina the "I toldja so" look.
Nasty Castulo is in his room putting bullets in his gun when Thelma enters. He's mad because he didn't get enough money for her necklace. He wants more dough, pronto. I wonder who the bullets are for?
Emilio tells Alina he wants to apologize for many things but especially for accusing her of being bought by Thelma's broche. She has flashbacks of his transgressions as he apologizes for them. She forgives him (SESID again). She smiles when he says that a Valtierra would be proud to make her his wife. She's happy because she thinks he's talking about himself. Nobody has told her yet that they are all planning to marry her off to Angel.
Alina smiles and fantasizes about having the last name Valtierra like it's some big gift or something. Emilio the ass goes on to say that things are going to change between them. When love is sincere it cannot be obscured and now is the time to formalize that love. Do we blame her for thinking he's about to propose? Gosh, she looks so happy she's about to bust.
Sleeping Angel dreams he's marrying Alina. He's wearing a white suit and except for his greased back hair he's looking pretty good, and best of all he's not wearing a silly bandana. Uh oh, as the bride and groom prepare to kiss he gets a nosebleed. He looks around and Flor is gone! He awakes, "I can't marry Alina, I'm dying." Cough, cough.
Thelma comes into his room looking for Emilio. She looks a lot more pregnant than she did yesterday. Maybe I just didn't notice before. Angel tells her to get Emilio, he needs to speak to him immediately.
Thelma interrupts Emilio and Alina. Emilio must see Angel right away. He asks (tells) Alina to wait for him.
Thelma tries to get Alina to tell her what she and Emilio were talking about. She accuses Alina of talking behind her back. (Well duh, it's not like she and Emilio can talk in front of Thelma's face, is it?)
Loco asks Malena why she didn't tell him about Dr. Love. I think he infers that he thought Malena was a snitch/gossip and thought she would have told him (Loco) about Mariana's business. But no, he should have known not to trust her ever since he found out she got married (and didn't tell him?). And God only knows if she (Malena) really did get married or just acted like it. Did her husband die or just abandon her? Speaking of which, where's the kid?
Luba paces the floor of Alina's room and talks to herself. She hopes that Emilio is thinking of divorcing that wretch Thelma and will hand her over to the devil, getting her far away from here.
Thelma accuses Alina of hiding something. Alina says Emilio apologized for calling her (Alina) a thief, their conversation was just getting started when Thelma interrupted them. Thelma puts her hand on her hip and exhales sarcastically.
Angel tells Emilio that his dream was a sign, he can't marry Alina when he could die at any moment.
Malena tells Loco that her daughter is with her dead husband's mother. Loco says it's probably best, this Mariana thing could really impact a kid, these things can cause irreperable damage. He says this like he knows about irreparable damage first hand, then he rudely lights up a cigar in her apartment. Give a hoot, don't pollute a-hole! Loco says he hopes Mariana recuperates quickly. He's already carrying a heavy load and he doesn't need one more worry.
Emilio convinces Angel to give it a couple of days, when Angel feels better he'll feel differently about marrying Alina. Angel agrees to see the Dr. in Puebla. Emilio will make plans for the trip.
Thelma tells Alina that if she (Alina) gets between her (Thelma) and her husband she will do a lot of damage to Alina. Thelma grabs Alina and shakes her hard. She says neither prostitutes (Coral), not maids (Flor), nor beggars (Flor) are going to steal what belongs to her. They scream at each other until Emilio show up.
Gaspar is in the cave flexing his biceps and talking to himself. He can't believe he opened his big mouth to Thelma. If Luba finds out she'll really give him the stick (he rubs his behind). But his fairy promised not to say anything. "She loves me," he says, hugging himself,"then she kissed me."
A strange woman cries to Adela that Gaspar treated her badly. Adela calls her Nora. Hey, it's a new Nora! OK, if they start replacing actors I'm going to get confused. I can't keep all the servants and field hands straight as it is. Wait a minute...I wonder if they will get a new Emilio? Wow, that would be great! Be still my beating heart.
Sergio comes in and insults "Nora." He says to get Gaspar to like her she'll have to be crazy like him. Yeah, yeah, sticks and stones.
Alina tells Emilio that she was telling Thelma that they weren't talking behind Thelma's back, their conversation was just getting started when Thelma interrupted them. "Actually, it was just ending," Emilio says. Alina looks confused but says "Fine, I'm leaving." Thelma smirks but asks Emilio, "What gives? I heard you tell her to wait for you." Emilio admits that Angel wanted to propose to Alina but he changed his mind.
Orlando and Don Max have a conversation about Alina marrying Angel instead of being with Orlando. They talk about her like she is a piece of meat or property. I wonder if anyone ever plans to tell Alina about these plans?
Adela brings Soledad some dinner. While they talk Sergio discovers that the cellar door is unlocked. He locks it unbeknownst to Soledad who thinks she'll be sneaking out later that night to visit Alina. Personally, I think she deserves this nasty surprise as a punishment for her stupidity.
Don Loco is in his hotel hallway and thinks he sees Soledad wish some paunchy old dude. He busts into their room and of course it's not Soledad but some other blonde hottie that the paunchy dude is about to boink. Paunchy dude is not pleased to have a madman busting into his room and yells for hotel security.
Thelma tells Emilio she doesn't believe he would step aside to let Angel marry Alina. Emilio says he promised at the altar that he would give Flor up to Angel if God allowed Angel to live.
Two security goons have a hold of Loco. He insists it was all a mistake. Paunchy dude, a very bad actor, agrees to let Loco go. Loco has a tantrum in his room and blames Soledad. Everthing bad that happens is her fault.
Thelma tells Emilio to kiss her, kiss her to prove to her that everything will be like it was before.
Alina tells Luba she's going crazy. She thought Emilio loved her, that he was about to propose marriage, not break her heart. Boo hoo.
Oh ick!! Emilio actually kisses Thelma. We know he doesn't love or even like her because it's a normal kiss, not his usual lamprey wide-mouth face sucking kiss. She says that confirms it, now he knows she loves him and is expecting THEIR child. He looks like he has a very bad headache.
Malena visits a sleeping Mariana. Dr. Love tells her that Don Loco is a weirdo. She agrees, he cares more for his cane fields than he does for his sister. Mariana has only them.
Soledad is unable to open her secret escape hatch and frets that she won't be able to leave, she'll go crazy(er).
Orlando has a big hissy fit in front of Thelma. How could Emilio "give" Flor to a frail misery like Angel instead of to him, Orlando? Thelma tells him not to worry, after they all go to Pueblo Flor will be putty in his hands.
Luba is still going off on Thelma in front of Alina. Vipers like Thelma don't deserve any consideration, she's worse than a demon, she has no heart, boy oh boy could she ever tell Flor a secret about Thelma... "A secret?" asks Flor, "You know a secret about that woman?" Uh oh.
Orlando thinks Thelma is right, he can use his mighty sex power to conquer Flor. But what about Don Maximo? Thelma says Don Max couldn't care less about this business, besides, once they leave this horrible place they are never coming back. Orlando tells himself this could work out very well without Emilio or Angel around to defend Flor.
Emilio tells Angel he's certain his illness can be cured by the Dr. in Puebla. Thelma interrupts to say she needs to know exactly when they're leaving tomorrow, she has so many things to arrange... Emilio breaks the bad news to her. She's not going, she has to remain at La Rinconada.
Thelma is pissed off beyond words, but she does her best to spit a few out. No way is her baby going to be born in this God-forsaken place! Emilio says the roads are too bad for a pregnant woman to travel so Thelma will remain with her Tia and Don Max. So his weak sickly brother can take the journey, but robust barely-pregnant Thelma is too delicate?
Flor tries to wheedle The Secret out of Luba.
Angel tells Emilio that it's best if Thelma goes with them. Emilio should keep his little family together. Emilio looks unhappy. Why doesn't he admit to Angel that he's trying to get away from that skank Thelma?
Oh. My. Gawd. Don Loco is talking to Gasca (from Alborada) on the telephone!!! Wait, Loco calls him Hugo. Did they replace Hugo too? They replaced the hunk who played Hugo with the creepy Gasca? Estoy muy impactada!!
Loco says to himself, "Poor Mariana, what am I going to do with her? And to make matters worse there's this pauper that says he loves her. Problemas problemas."
Thelma and Auntie are in Thelma's room doing a slow burn about having to stay in Escondidaville. Suddenly Emilio enters and tells them they are all going to Puebla in the morning. Hooray, joy and rapture!
Alina asks Luba why can't she hear The Secret, doesn't Luba care about her happiness? Luba says Flor has plenty, a big room, cool new clothes, she doesn't need to hear a secret. Better that Luba shut up and beat feet.
Alone, Alina is joined by Orlando. He takes her hand and offers his friendship, but Alina says she wants to be alone. She leaves. Orlando scowls, then smells his hand and smiles, "She's wild, but I will tame that little flower."
Thelma tells Auntie not to tell anyone, especially the servants, that they are going. She wants to leave La Rinconada forever so she'll never have to see that maldito (Gaspar?) again.
Luba makes her way back to the cave and mutters something about that maldita Thelma opening her big fat mouth and causing them to get thrown out of Sierra Escondida. She has to see Macario. She's going to request that once the child is born he cause that wretch Thelma to be released from Sierra Escondida, never to return again.
Aunti brings a bottle of hooch into Don Maximo's office. He's not in the mood to drink...with her. She's says it's a goodbye drink. When she tells him that Emilio, Angel, Thelma and she are leaving in the a.m. he perks right up. "Yes, let's toast!"
Macario and Luba stand next to a small fire in a cave, she holds her head in her hands as Macario speaks and throws fairy dust on the fire to make it flare up. He chants, "Go, go from Escondidaville! You cannot rest while you are here, go!" Then he tells Luba the deed is done. "Good, I hope she goes and never returns," says Luba, cut to a sleeping Thelma with Luba voice-over, "Thelma, I wish that you pay dearly for all the bad you have caused and that you never have peace!" Cut back to Thelma's dream, her baby cries and she and Auntie look into the crib. They are horrified. Is it a little baby with long black hair and bulging muscles wearing overalls and teeny tiny Jethro boots? Ah, we'll not know tonight because Thelma wakes, horrified and crying, "My son, my son!"
Next morning Don Max tells Emilio he had no idea they were leaving until Auntie Rebeca told him. He promises Emilio that Alina can stay at La Rinconada and will be treated like a guest of honor. Emilio tells him that Angel wants to get better and return to marry Alina (still not knowing that every one is planning her fate). Max promises not to let Don Loco mistreat Flor. Emilio tells him that he has signed over to Don Max the investment of the harvest. He leaves and Don Max cackles and throws his hat in the air. He is the absolute boss of La Rinconada and Alina can go to the devil for all he cares.
The word is out, Vera tells Jaime that "they" are all leaving this morning. "The viper too," he asks? Yes, says Vera, all of them including the viper Thelma. But Vera feels bad for Flor, she'll be sad when she hears.
"Hear what Vera?" Foralina has walked in and heard their conversation. Jaime the wimp leaves. Vera hems and haws but finally tells Alina that the patron, his wife, her aunt and Angel are all leaving this morning. Alina is super slow-mo impactada.
SESID = Sierra Escondida Stupid Idiot Disease
bizca = cross-eyed
alcahueta = snitch, gossip-monger
mendigao/a = pauper
arisco/a = surly, wild
hocico = snout
abrir el hocico = to open one's big fat mouth
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