Tuesday, June 12, 2007
La Fea Más Bella #294B 6/12/07 Serendipity
Carmina tells Aldo that she’s sorry. She knows how much he loves Lety and that he’s suffering. Aldo replies that he feels empty, as though life has ended. Carmina reminds him that he doesn’t deserve this. She will do whatever to help him. Aldo’s cryptic reply is that pain is part of life. He never thought he would suffer like this again. Carmina asks him what he’s going to do. He responds that he’s not of the mind to think about that right now. Carmina thinks that if Lety didn’t know how to appreciate Aldo, then there’s no reason to suffer because of her. Aldo absently says that Lety never stopped loving Fernando. Aldo thanks Carmina for coming. She asks if they’ll see each other tomorrow. “Who knows if I will be here tomorrow. I want so very much to be in Acapulco. So very much.” Carmina kisses him on the head and takes her leave.
Fernando comes home and Marcia immediately asks him to listen to her latest love letter. “Neither the light nor the most pure sound not even the most extraordinary landscape competes with your beauty because for me your are the light, the sound and the scenery.” Marcia looks pretty happy. Fernando thanks Marcia, thinking she wrote it for her. She tells him no and then asks if he thinks it’s nice. His facial expression doesn’t change so she asks him to at least say if he didn’t like it or thought it was pretentious. Fernando still doesn’t respond so Marcia asks him about what’s going on. Before he answers she says that she knows. He’s sad because his friend, Omar, moved in with Caro. Fernando didn’t know this and can’t believe that Omar would leave without at least leaving a Carvajalmark. Marcia replies that Omar only took ten minutes to pack. Maybe because he was worried that Caro would change her mind. Marcia tells Fernando not to worry, because they’ll see Omar everyday in the office. Fernando says that he’s happy for Omar but feels bad for Caro, then he corrects and says that he’s happy for the two of them. Marcia can tell that something is still wrong. Fernando replies that it’s an important moment and he doesn’t want to allow an opportunity to pass him. He says that something happened with Lety that is a sign. He would really like to get Lety back and with the way things are going this might be a good moment. Fernando half smiles.
It’s daybreak again in Mexico City and Lety’s in her office reading a newspaper about how she, the ugly executive, is Aurora. Fernando takes the paper from her and reads the article out loud. Lety thinks the article is correct. She’s the ugliest of the ugliest. Fernando disagrees and says that she’s the most beautiful of all. Lety thanks him for saying that to make her feel better, but she really thinks of herself as horrendous. Fernando’s mad as hell and he’s not going to take it anymore! He points to the picture of Lety and says look at this beautiful woman. He looks at where he’s pointing and switches to Aurora’s photo. Lety says she’s not Aurora, she’s Lety. The ugly one who no one will love. Fernando says that he fell crazy in love with her, and he continues to be crazy in love with her.
The cuartel looks at the pictures in the newspaper. Sara comments that she can’t believe they chased this woman. Irmita says that one never knows for whom she works. Sara says that this is like a fairy tale. The women talk about the changes between the women that Lety had to make. Irmita brings up the kiss between Aurora and Inocencio. Even Sara thinks it was hell of a kiss. Irmita says that those two are crazy in love. She wonders when Lety will realize that she really loves Don Fernando.
Carmina enters Conceptos and heads directly for Lety’s office. Lola tries to stop her but Carmina says that she had to speak with Lety. Lola leaves the office and Fernando stands. Carmina apologizes for entering like that, but she needed to speak with Lety. Carmina gets right to the point and tells Lety that Aldo has told Carmina what Lety did. Lety is impactado. Carmina continues and says that Aldo called her last night and that Lety cannot imagine what Carmina had to do to console him. Lety says that she can imagine. Lety starts to explain, but Carmina interrupts. She doesn’t want to judge; she just wants Lety to stay calm. Aldo left for Acapulco. Lety says that she needs to talk to Aldo. Carmina tells Lety that he doesn’t want to see her ever again. Lety says that if he went to Acapulco, she will go look for him. Carmina says that she wishes that Lety would leave Aldo alone. Lety replies that she and Aldo need to talk. Carmina says that she prohibits it. She, Carmina, is going today to Acapulco to live with Aldo!
Fernando talks to God. Only God knows how much he loves Lety. Could this be his opportunity to get her back? Fernando defends his Lety and rushes Carmina out of the office. Lety collapses into her chair. She can’t believe that woman is going to live with Aldo in Acapulco. Carmina comes charging back into the office and holds up the newspaper. Carmina tells Lety not to worry because Carmina will make Aldo happy. Fernando once again pushes her out of the office. When he returns, Fernando grips hands with a crying Lety.
Seriously, why would they play the happy Acapulco music at this moment? Anyway, Aldo stands against a half wall holding the newspaper. Aldo says that he should have told Lety that he left, but he was just so disillusioned. The man in the restaurant thinks this is reasonable. Aldo talks about planning his wedding, but the man thinks Aldo should focus on other things like the restaurant. Aldo says that it’s time for him to get back the restaurant and he’s still not happy.
Fernando tells Lety that he’s never said a word and that’s important. Erasmo’s voice comes in from the Vortex. He does not want to be announced. Julieta tries to hold him back, but he slams the newspaper on the desk and demands to know that it means. Lety starts to reply, but Erasmo says there is no way to justify it. Fernando interrupts Erasmo’s tirade and says that Erasmo has no right to scold or judge his daughter. Erasmo replies that Lety is his daughter, and that gives him the right. Fernando agrees that Erasmo has rights as a father, but he won’t listen to Lety’s reasons. Fernando volunteers to explain it all. Erasmo wants to not what gives Fernando the right to explain it. “Because I love your daughter!” Fernando replies. Fernando then stumbles and tries to get Julieta to help him. Fernando backs off and allows Erasmo to continue. Erasmo says he’s waiting for a response.
Now it’s Omar looking at the newspaper, and he’s shaking. Marcia tells him that she didn’t believe it either. Sara reads directly from the article talking about Lety converting into the beautiful woman. Omar yelps out that he cannot believe it. Caro pulls Marcia aside and says that she’s really nervous. Luigi also has the newspaper, and he’s just as incredulous as Omar. He thinks this is against the laws of aesthetics.
Fernando’s talking again. He tells Erasmo that Lety did it all for love. Fernando catches himself and is silent once again. Erasmo says that love has caused the worst injustices in history. Luigi, Caro and Omar enter the office. Luigi accuses Lety of having a pact with the devil. He wants to know how she did it. Omar talks next. He thanks Lety. Erasmo wants to know why. Omar explains that Lety taught him a good lesson. He discovered that life is not frivolous. He now values women and has fallen in love with an incredible woman. Luigi squeals. Erasmo says that he had no idea that Aurora did so many things. Fernando replies that Erasmo cannot even imagine how many problems Aurora solved for the company. Julieta asks Erasmo to forgive his daughter. Erasmo does so and tells Lety that she has his love. Lety and Fernando look at each lovingly. The “boink” apart when the phone rings.
It’s Jacks on the phone. Jacks tells Fernando to enjoy this moment because no other program will go on air with as much expectation as this one. Fernando says that he’s going to tell the truth. He’s fed up and he doesn’t support this at all! Jacks seems surprised, but he laughs anyway. Jacks reminds Fernando that Conceptos will reap a fortune from this. Fernando says that doesn’t matter to him. Jacks says that as a businessman, Fernando should be more cold. Fernando replies that he used to be like that, and he lost the woman that he loved. Fernando says that it was very egotistical of Jacks to publish that article. Fernando accuses Jacks of ruining Lety’s life. Jacks replies that wasn’t his intention. He says that he’s sorry. Fernando says that this doesn’t fix anything, Lety’s still destroyed.
Everyone in Lety’s office overhears Fernando’s tongue lashing. Julieta thinks that he’s incredible. Irmita agrees. Erasmo says that Aldo loves Lety more. Marcia wisely says that Lety, Aldo and Fernando need to fix their own problems. Julieta agrees, but she likes Fernando defending his daughter. Juana points out that Aldo is not even here. Lety interjects and says that they might never see Aldo again. He went to Acapulco. Everyone’s shocked. Fernando enters and notices the tension. He rushes everyone out of the office. He runs to Lety to get her to go watch the show as well. He pushes her chair and then takes her by the hand.
The whole cast watches the kissing episode. It went well and everyone applauds, except Lety. Fernando comforts her.
Aldo and the man shake hands. Aldo has officially re-purchased his restaurant. He thanks the man for taking care of “The Flavor of Life.” I’m surprised Aldo didn’t try to rename Lety “The Flavor of Life”! The man wishes Aldo luck. Another man congratulates Aldo for being the owner of the property. (Anyone else notice that this is Aldo’s office in Conceptos minus the boat and a few other decorations?) Aldo thinks this is incredible. A talk show comes on air talking about the new show, “Corazon, Corazon.”
Fernando comes home and Marcia immediately asks him to listen to her latest love letter. “Neither the light nor the most pure sound not even the most extraordinary landscape competes with your beauty because for me your are the light, the sound and the scenery.” Marcia looks pretty happy. Fernando thanks Marcia, thinking she wrote it for her. She tells him no and then asks if he thinks it’s nice. His facial expression doesn’t change so she asks him to at least say if he didn’t like it or thought it was pretentious. Fernando still doesn’t respond so Marcia asks him about what’s going on. Before he answers she says that she knows. He’s sad because his friend, Omar, moved in with Caro. Fernando didn’t know this and can’t believe that Omar would leave without at least leaving a Carvajalmark. Marcia replies that Omar only took ten minutes to pack. Maybe because he was worried that Caro would change her mind. Marcia tells Fernando not to worry, because they’ll see Omar everyday in the office. Fernando says that he’s happy for Omar but feels bad for Caro, then he corrects and says that he’s happy for the two of them. Marcia can tell that something is still wrong. Fernando replies that it’s an important moment and he doesn’t want to allow an opportunity to pass him. He says that something happened with Lety that is a sign. He would really like to get Lety back and with the way things are going this might be a good moment. Fernando half smiles.
It’s daybreak again in Mexico City and Lety’s in her office reading a newspaper about how she, the ugly executive, is Aurora. Fernando takes the paper from her and reads the article out loud. Lety thinks the article is correct. She’s the ugliest of the ugliest. Fernando disagrees and says that she’s the most beautiful of all. Lety thanks him for saying that to make her feel better, but she really thinks of herself as horrendous. Fernando’s mad as hell and he’s not going to take it anymore! He points to the picture of Lety and says look at this beautiful woman. He looks at where he’s pointing and switches to Aurora’s photo. Lety says she’s not Aurora, she’s Lety. The ugly one who no one will love. Fernando says that he fell crazy in love with her, and he continues to be crazy in love with her.
The cuartel looks at the pictures in the newspaper. Sara comments that she can’t believe they chased this woman. Irmita says that one never knows for whom she works. Sara says that this is like a fairy tale. The women talk about the changes between the women that Lety had to make. Irmita brings up the kiss between Aurora and Inocencio. Even Sara thinks it was hell of a kiss. Irmita says that those two are crazy in love. She wonders when Lety will realize that she really loves Don Fernando.
Carmina enters Conceptos and heads directly for Lety’s office. Lola tries to stop her but Carmina says that she had to speak with Lety. Lola leaves the office and Fernando stands. Carmina apologizes for entering like that, but she needed to speak with Lety. Carmina gets right to the point and tells Lety that Aldo has told Carmina what Lety did. Lety is impactado. Carmina continues and says that Aldo called her last night and that Lety cannot imagine what Carmina had to do to console him. Lety says that she can imagine. Lety starts to explain, but Carmina interrupts. She doesn’t want to judge; she just wants Lety to stay calm. Aldo left for Acapulco. Lety says that she needs to talk to Aldo. Carmina tells Lety that he doesn’t want to see her ever again. Lety says that if he went to Acapulco, she will go look for him. Carmina says that she wishes that Lety would leave Aldo alone. Lety replies that she and Aldo need to talk. Carmina says that she prohibits it. She, Carmina, is going today to Acapulco to live with Aldo!
Fernando talks to God. Only God knows how much he loves Lety. Could this be his opportunity to get her back? Fernando defends his Lety and rushes Carmina out of the office. Lety collapses into her chair. She can’t believe that woman is going to live with Aldo in Acapulco. Carmina comes charging back into the office and holds up the newspaper. Carmina tells Lety not to worry because Carmina will make Aldo happy. Fernando once again pushes her out of the office. When he returns, Fernando grips hands with a crying Lety.
Seriously, why would they play the happy Acapulco music at this moment? Anyway, Aldo stands against a half wall holding the newspaper. Aldo says that he should have told Lety that he left, but he was just so disillusioned. The man in the restaurant thinks this is reasonable. Aldo talks about planning his wedding, but the man thinks Aldo should focus on other things like the restaurant. Aldo says that it’s time for him to get back the restaurant and he’s still not happy.
Fernando tells Lety that he’s never said a word and that’s important. Erasmo’s voice comes in from the Vortex. He does not want to be announced. Julieta tries to hold him back, but he slams the newspaper on the desk and demands to know that it means. Lety starts to reply, but Erasmo says there is no way to justify it. Fernando interrupts Erasmo’s tirade and says that Erasmo has no right to scold or judge his daughter. Erasmo replies that Lety is his daughter, and that gives him the right. Fernando agrees that Erasmo has rights as a father, but he won’t listen to Lety’s reasons. Fernando volunteers to explain it all. Erasmo wants to not what gives Fernando the right to explain it. “Because I love your daughter!” Fernando replies. Fernando then stumbles and tries to get Julieta to help him. Fernando backs off and allows Erasmo to continue. Erasmo says he’s waiting for a response.
Now it’s Omar looking at the newspaper, and he’s shaking. Marcia tells him that she didn’t believe it either. Sara reads directly from the article talking about Lety converting into the beautiful woman. Omar yelps out that he cannot believe it. Caro pulls Marcia aside and says that she’s really nervous. Luigi also has the newspaper, and he’s just as incredulous as Omar. He thinks this is against the laws of aesthetics.
Fernando’s talking again. He tells Erasmo that Lety did it all for love. Fernando catches himself and is silent once again. Erasmo says that love has caused the worst injustices in history. Luigi, Caro and Omar enter the office. Luigi accuses Lety of having a pact with the devil. He wants to know how she did it. Omar talks next. He thanks Lety. Erasmo wants to know why. Omar explains that Lety taught him a good lesson. He discovered that life is not frivolous. He now values women and has fallen in love with an incredible woman. Luigi squeals. Erasmo says that he had no idea that Aurora did so many things. Fernando replies that Erasmo cannot even imagine how many problems Aurora solved for the company. Julieta asks Erasmo to forgive his daughter. Erasmo does so and tells Lety that she has his love. Lety and Fernando look at each lovingly. The “boink” apart when the phone rings.
It’s Jacks on the phone. Jacks tells Fernando to enjoy this moment because no other program will go on air with as much expectation as this one. Fernando says that he’s going to tell the truth. He’s fed up and he doesn’t support this at all! Jacks seems surprised, but he laughs anyway. Jacks reminds Fernando that Conceptos will reap a fortune from this. Fernando says that doesn’t matter to him. Jacks says that as a businessman, Fernando should be more cold. Fernando replies that he used to be like that, and he lost the woman that he loved. Fernando says that it was very egotistical of Jacks to publish that article. Fernando accuses Jacks of ruining Lety’s life. Jacks replies that wasn’t his intention. He says that he’s sorry. Fernando says that this doesn’t fix anything, Lety’s still destroyed.
Everyone in Lety’s office overhears Fernando’s tongue lashing. Julieta thinks that he’s incredible. Irmita agrees. Erasmo says that Aldo loves Lety more. Marcia wisely says that Lety, Aldo and Fernando need to fix their own problems. Julieta agrees, but she likes Fernando defending his daughter. Juana points out that Aldo is not even here. Lety interjects and says that they might never see Aldo again. He went to Acapulco. Everyone’s shocked. Fernando enters and notices the tension. He rushes everyone out of the office. He runs to Lety to get her to go watch the show as well. He pushes her chair and then takes her by the hand.
The whole cast watches the kissing episode. It went well and everyone applauds, except Lety. Fernando comforts her.
Aldo and the man shake hands. Aldo has officially re-purchased his restaurant. He thanks the man for taking care of “The Flavor of Life.” I’m surprised Aldo didn’t try to rename Lety “The Flavor of Life”! The man wishes Aldo luck. Another man congratulates Aldo for being the owner of the property. (Anyone else notice that this is Aldo’s office in Conceptos minus the boat and a few other decorations?) Aldo thinks this is incredible. A talk show comes on air talking about the new show, “Corazon, Corazon.”
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Zorro Monday June 11, 2007: Where Diego picks a fight and Selenia suggests a séance.
OK-- I did this recap pretty quickly, so some detail might be missing. Please feel free to fill in anywhere I was vague. Also, I won't be able to do Wednesday's recap. Is there anyone who'd like to give a shot at trying to recap?
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Esmeralda sees Mariangel kissing Diego as they ride past in a carriage. She is weak and this is the final blow, she collapses.
Meanwhile, SAM/Garcia and Pizarro are tracking Esme. Piza notices Montero’s tracks as well and the two soldiers realize they don’t have a lot of time if they want to get to Esme first.
Tobias strangles Catarina. He calls her a tramp and a slut. He releases his hold on her and tells her that she’s all but written his death sentence. Tobi lets Cat know that he saw her with Pizarro. Cat switches to offense and tells Tobi that she is a lady, and will not tolerate him calling her a tramp. She also says that if she turned to Piza it is all Tobi’s fault….he didn’t treat her right. He slaps her and is shocked at his behavior. He mutters to himself “what am I doing” and that his mother taught him to treat women with respect (for some odd reason, at this point, I had a flash of Norman Bates….don’t know why, but I did). Tobi tells Cat that she brings out the worst in him.
Diego tells Mangle ¡Ya basta! Enough already! Mangle orders Diego out of the carriage and tells him that she never wants to see him again. He makes some comment about the baby and this ticks Mangle off even more. She says that he only cares about the baby (that’s right, and it’s high time you figured that out). Diego is unwilling to get into this again, so he tells Bernardo to take Mangle into town, he’s going to walk back to the hacienda.
Esme musters up some strength and starts walking again. She cries out for Diego to come back to her. She falls down again and when she looks up, she sees Monty, on horseback, looming over her. He pulls out his pistol and aims at her.
Yumali shows Maria Pia how to administer the medicine her abuela made for Almudena. Yumi warns that it is important that just the right amount be given---too little it isn’t effective and too much would have terrible effects. Yumi tells MP that she picked her to help with this because she has confidence in her. MP is flattered. The two women start to discuss how Mangle wouldn’t be a good choice to help with this project, they decide not to tell Mangle about the medicine. Olmos overhears and he’s upset that the two women trash talked Mangle.
Mangle tries to get Diego to get back into the carriage. She says she doesn’t like the way he talks to her and that no man has ever talked to her like that before. Diego isn’t complying, jus then Juan rides up from the hacienda. Diego asks to borrow his horse and he takes off.
Monty taunts Esme about what she saw with Mangle and Diego. He comments that he doesn’t know what she and Mangle see in Diego. After all, he’s being made a fool since Monty is sleeping with his wife. Monty ties up Esme and makes her walk behind his horse.
Cat tries to get Tobi to go to the Maestro’s funeral. Tobi resists at first and gets miffed when Cat implies they are a couple. He finally agrees, but gets a dig in by telling Cat that while they are at the cemetery they should search out his grave spot since he’s going to end up having to duel with Pizarro.
SAM and Piza see that Monty’s got Esme. SAM wants to do something, but Piza says they can’t. If they intervene, everyone will know it was them. They need to wait for the right moment.
Diego meets up with Padre Tomás. He rehashes his finding out that Fernando killed his mother. PT lets Diego know that he knew that. This makes Diego mad. PT says he couldn’t say anything because it was revealed in a confession. PT remembers when Diego was a child and came to the Mission, he was trying to forget the horror. Diego says that Fernando has to pay. PT reminds him that he took a vow for justice, and he can’t seek vengeance against FS as Zorro. Diego says he’ll do it as himself. PT says Diego can’t use a sword, and if you do, you’ll reveal to all that you are indeed Zorro.
SAM and Piza meet up with Monty and Esme. SAM is a little too excited that Esme was found. Esme faints and SAM convinces Monty to let him put her on his mule to head back to la casa escondida.
In the cantina, Diego asks for the strong stuff and wants to be informed when Fernando leaves his office. The barmaid complies. She gives Diego a little gossip on why the cantina is messy, because of the fight that Fernando got into earlier.
Mangle sends her letter to Barcelona. She finds out it will take about 60 – 70 days to get there. So she knows that she won’t get a reply for about 4 – 5 months. She passes Selenia, who compliments Mangle on her perfume. MA appears to ignore the sorceress. Selenia figures out that Mangle was sending a letter and with her powers, she appears to be scanning the sealed envelope.
Olmos is dreaming, and I think it is a pesadilla. He’s talking to his mother who fills him in on the curse that was placed on her womb. We get a little background info on Selenia, she was supposed to be about 130 years old when Olmos was a child and she cursed the womb for payment from a woman who was in love with Olmos’s father. Olmos wakes up and swears he’ll get revenge on the witch once he’s been able to use her potion on Mangle.
Selenia convinces Mangle that she can talk to the dead. She reveals that she knows Mangle’s name and Santiago’s name. This freaks Mangle out a bit, but also hooks her into agreeing to have Selenia contact the dead for her.
Maria Pia and Dena rehash Diego finding out about the truth of his mother’s death. Dena warns MP to steer clear of her brother.
Yumi finds Alejandro in the barn…blah, blah, blah. Just to sum up, he hasn’t told Dena about Yumi being his Indian wife because he doesn’t want her to suffer. I imagine it would be a little difficult to fill you wife in on you being a bigamist.
A drunken Diego goes out to find Fernando. He calls out to the governor and Fernando knows that something’s up, so he sends his men away. Diego makes a run for FS and the two men wrestle and fight. You killed my mother!! I didn’t know it was her tribe!! Diego accuses Fernando of taking away his two great loves---his mother and Esme. Maria Pia happens along and breaks up the fight. Fernando’s parting words to Diego are “If I’d known, I would have never touched her” (meaning Regina/Purina).
Padre Tomás figures out that Diego got drunk as a way to insure he wouldn’t kill Fernando. PT is impressed.
Monty wants to take Esme back to the prison where it is more secure. Piza says he fortified the basement and wants Monty to put the thugs under his commands. Monty agrees. Monty and Piza rehash the explosion mishap, right in front of SAM. SAM knows they were plotting to kill the Marquesa. Monty leaves, and Piza tells SAM to give Esme water and to not let her die.
Cat begs for Tobi to forgive her. He says she’s got to forget that man, but if she wants to dally around, she needs to find someone weaker than Tobi so he has a chance in a duel.
MP looks after Diego and she apologizes again for holding back the secret for so long. Diego tells her he’d like to be alone.
Cat and Piza meet in their secret spot, while Tobi watches from the loft. She tells him that she wants to end it and he says he’s the one who decides when it is over. He questions her and why she seems afraid (this is after he threatened her with physical harm, so I think that could contribute to her fear). She says she just doesn’t want to cheat on Tobi any more. Fine, Piza says, I’ll kill him and it won’t be a problem any more.
Olmos and Mangle go to Selenia, so she can hold a séance.
Maria Pia wanders the town alone and runs into the handsome man from the cantina. You know, the one who ended up fighting with Fernando because he made some remarks regarding MP’s attractiveness.
SAM goes to find Diego, in the cantina, and tells him that he’s got something very important to tell him. END OF EPISODE
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Esmeralda sees Mariangel kissing Diego as they ride past in a carriage. She is weak and this is the final blow, she collapses.
Meanwhile, SAM/Garcia and Pizarro are tracking Esme. Piza notices Montero’s tracks as well and the two soldiers realize they don’t have a lot of time if they want to get to Esme first.
Tobias strangles Catarina. He calls her a tramp and a slut. He releases his hold on her and tells her that she’s all but written his death sentence. Tobi lets Cat know that he saw her with Pizarro. Cat switches to offense and tells Tobi that she is a lady, and will not tolerate him calling her a tramp. She also says that if she turned to Piza it is all Tobi’s fault….he didn’t treat her right. He slaps her and is shocked at his behavior. He mutters to himself “what am I doing” and that his mother taught him to treat women with respect (for some odd reason, at this point, I had a flash of Norman Bates….don’t know why, but I did). Tobi tells Cat that she brings out the worst in him.
Diego tells Mangle ¡Ya basta! Enough already! Mangle orders Diego out of the carriage and tells him that she never wants to see him again. He makes some comment about the baby and this ticks Mangle off even more. She says that he only cares about the baby (that’s right, and it’s high time you figured that out). Diego is unwilling to get into this again, so he tells Bernardo to take Mangle into town, he’s going to walk back to the hacienda.
Esme musters up some strength and starts walking again. She cries out for Diego to come back to her. She falls down again and when she looks up, she sees Monty, on horseback, looming over her. He pulls out his pistol and aims at her.
Yumali shows Maria Pia how to administer the medicine her abuela made for Almudena. Yumi warns that it is important that just the right amount be given---too little it isn’t effective and too much would have terrible effects. Yumi tells MP that she picked her to help with this because she has confidence in her. MP is flattered. The two women start to discuss how Mangle wouldn’t be a good choice to help with this project, they decide not to tell Mangle about the medicine. Olmos overhears and he’s upset that the two women trash talked Mangle.
Mangle tries to get Diego to get back into the carriage. She says she doesn’t like the way he talks to her and that no man has ever talked to her like that before. Diego isn’t complying, jus then Juan rides up from the hacienda. Diego asks to borrow his horse and he takes off.
Monty taunts Esme about what she saw with Mangle and Diego. He comments that he doesn’t know what she and Mangle see in Diego. After all, he’s being made a fool since Monty is sleeping with his wife. Monty ties up Esme and makes her walk behind his horse.
Cat tries to get Tobi to go to the Maestro’s funeral. Tobi resists at first and gets miffed when Cat implies they are a couple. He finally agrees, but gets a dig in by telling Cat that while they are at the cemetery they should search out his grave spot since he’s going to end up having to duel with Pizarro.
SAM and Piza see that Monty’s got Esme. SAM wants to do something, but Piza says they can’t. If they intervene, everyone will know it was them. They need to wait for the right moment.
Diego meets up with Padre Tomás. He rehashes his finding out that Fernando killed his mother. PT lets Diego know that he knew that. This makes Diego mad. PT says he couldn’t say anything because it was revealed in a confession. PT remembers when Diego was a child and came to the Mission, he was trying to forget the horror. Diego says that Fernando has to pay. PT reminds him that he took a vow for justice, and he can’t seek vengeance against FS as Zorro. Diego says he’ll do it as himself. PT says Diego can’t use a sword, and if you do, you’ll reveal to all that you are indeed Zorro.
SAM and Piza meet up with Monty and Esme. SAM is a little too excited that Esme was found. Esme faints and SAM convinces Monty to let him put her on his mule to head back to la casa escondida.
In the cantina, Diego asks for the strong stuff and wants to be informed when Fernando leaves his office. The barmaid complies. She gives Diego a little gossip on why the cantina is messy, because of the fight that Fernando got into earlier.
Mangle sends her letter to Barcelona. She finds out it will take about 60 – 70 days to get there. So she knows that she won’t get a reply for about 4 – 5 months. She passes Selenia, who compliments Mangle on her perfume. MA appears to ignore the sorceress. Selenia figures out that Mangle was sending a letter and with her powers, she appears to be scanning the sealed envelope.
Olmos is dreaming, and I think it is a pesadilla. He’s talking to his mother who fills him in on the curse that was placed on her womb. We get a little background info on Selenia, she was supposed to be about 130 years old when Olmos was a child and she cursed the womb for payment from a woman who was in love with Olmos’s father. Olmos wakes up and swears he’ll get revenge on the witch once he’s been able to use her potion on Mangle.
Selenia convinces Mangle that she can talk to the dead. She reveals that she knows Mangle’s name and Santiago’s name. This freaks Mangle out a bit, but also hooks her into agreeing to have Selenia contact the dead for her.
Maria Pia and Dena rehash Diego finding out about the truth of his mother’s death. Dena warns MP to steer clear of her brother.
Yumi finds Alejandro in the barn…blah, blah, blah. Just to sum up, he hasn’t told Dena about Yumi being his Indian wife because he doesn’t want her to suffer. I imagine it would be a little difficult to fill you wife in on you being a bigamist.
A drunken Diego goes out to find Fernando. He calls out to the governor and Fernando knows that something’s up, so he sends his men away. Diego makes a run for FS and the two men wrestle and fight. You killed my mother!! I didn’t know it was her tribe!! Diego accuses Fernando of taking away his two great loves---his mother and Esme. Maria Pia happens along and breaks up the fight. Fernando’s parting words to Diego are “If I’d known, I would have never touched her” (meaning Regina/Purina).
Padre Tomás figures out that Diego got drunk as a way to insure he wouldn’t kill Fernando. PT is impressed.
Monty wants to take Esme back to the prison where it is more secure. Piza says he fortified the basement and wants Monty to put the thugs under his commands. Monty agrees. Monty and Piza rehash the explosion mishap, right in front of SAM. SAM knows they were plotting to kill the Marquesa. Monty leaves, and Piza tells SAM to give Esme water and to not let her die.
Cat begs for Tobi to forgive her. He says she’s got to forget that man, but if she wants to dally around, she needs to find someone weaker than Tobi so he has a chance in a duel.
MP looks after Diego and she apologizes again for holding back the secret for so long. Diego tells her he’d like to be alone.
Cat and Piza meet in their secret spot, while Tobi watches from the loft. She tells him that she wants to end it and he says he’s the one who decides when it is over. He questions her and why she seems afraid (this is after he threatened her with physical harm, so I think that could contribute to her fear). She says she just doesn’t want to cheat on Tobi any more. Fine, Piza says, I’ll kill him and it won’t be a problem any more.
Olmos and Mangle go to Selenia, so she can hold a séance.
Maria Pia wanders the town alone and runs into the handsome man from the cantina. You know, the one who ended up fighting with Fernando because he made some remarks regarding MP’s attractiveness.
SAM goes to find Diego, in the cantina, and tells him that he’s got something very important to tell him. END OF EPISODE
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Duelo—June 11, 2007 “Boy, am I stupid!” says Alina. “You are really stupid!” says Coral.
Sorry for the length of this post—there was a ton of dramatic dialogue. Stuff I couldn’t really summarize all that well.
We open to marital discord between Emilio and Thelma over whether Thelma can burst into her soon to be ex-husband’s bedroom whenever she feels like it. [Fabiola Campomanes may be one hot wench en realidad but lately all she’s been doing is scowling and I am not the first to notice that when she does her face more than resembles that of a rat. ]
Emilio astutely points out that the only reason she regrets having tormented Alina is because she thought she was dead. Now that that’s proven NOT to be the case, she’s going to try to keep him from seeing her. Emilio tells her that she knows that he’s going to fight for her. Thelma scowls some more.
We skip over to the hospital where Gaspar is lying in a coma after having had the bejeezus beaten out of him in his failed lucha comeback. Luba is crying and praying to the Virgin of Peace (without her usual visual aid) to save Gaspar, to help him to hang on until she can undergo the liver transplant. She murmurs about how children are the only thing that are important. Children, like her little cub Gasparito.
Back to Thelma and Emilio. Thelma threatens Emilio that she’ll never give him a divorce and if he insists she’ll get custody of Emilito. [I know that there’s a bias in favor of the mother in custody battles but, let’s see—you drank copious amounts of booze during your pregnancy, once the baby was born, you threatened to throw him off a bridge and then last week, you tried to kill yourself. Not exactly a candidate for Mother of the Year.] Emilio is non-plussed. He figured she would go there. She taunts him again, that he doesn’t care about their son. He cuts her off and threatens that she could lose everything, including their son. Then he tells her to out of his room. Thelma bares her teeth at him and swears that he will regret this before she finally leaves.
We transition to the morning of the next day, with a beautiful pink- orange and blue sky. Adela is serving Soledad and Coral breakfast on the terrace at Coral’s mansion. Soledad inquires about Alina, whether she is awake. Adela affirms that Alina has been awake for hours walking around the house. They agree that after what happened last night when she met Emilio again, she’s probably still shaken up. Coral says that she must speak to Alina about Emilio. Just then, Alina walks up, looking goth in a gray and black sweater and jeans. She’s pouty and sullen and doesn’t want any breakfast. She’s NOT wearing THE heart pendant but appears to be wearing some other pendant. Adela hears the doorbell ring and goes to answer it. Coral starts in to explain what Angel and she had tried to do. Just then, Adela shows up with the visitor—it’s Emilio and he demands to talk to her right now. [He looks just as bad as she does in some bug-eye-Elvis sized dark sunglasses and a black leather jacket.] Alina gets up and asks everybody to leave so she can speak to Emilio alone
We hop over to Veracruz, to the Montellano canefields. Hugo and Alfonsina have evidently made up and are packing up to go on the lam back to Sierra Escondida to find THE BOX. Hugo is making sure he has the blank checks when suddenly Don Loco’s sleazy lawyer walks into the office with a revolver cocked in his hand. “Well, well,” he says unpleasantly. Alfonsina asks stupidly what he’s doing there. “I’ve come to kill you” says SL, lowering his weapon at Hugo.
Back to the other showdown, between Emilio and Alina. The other women leave. Alina stands up and tells him that they have some things to clear up. Emilio asks her why she hid from him that she was alive. “To protect myself until my father’s trial was over” she replies. “Why didn’t you tell me of your plan?” he insists. Alina gets huffy—“You think I planned all this?” “I took the potion that Luba gave me because I was desperate. I wanted to die. Because if I couldn’t be with you, I didn’t want to marry anyone.” “I didn’t know how I could go on living.” “So, says Emilio, you did it because you love me?” “Yes” says Alina, “and now I see it was for nothing because you are back with your wife.” Emilio says, “No, that’s not true.” Alina counters, “Oh yeah? Last night I saw you kissing her. It didn’t look like you were suffering.” “Oh, yeah?” says Emilio “and how long did you plan on making me suffer with your death?” “Don’t you get it that I am still here because I love you?” He sounds pretty pissed when he utters that last sentence and he grabs her roughly to kiss her. Alina resists and pushes him back angrily. “Once again with your stolen kisses!” she hisses at him. “I hope you enjoyed it because it’s the last one you are going to get.” “You think you’re going to forget me?” says Emilio. “Yes!” says Alina. “I’m not going to deny that I had a tiny piece of hope left that you and I could love each other…but after what I saw last night…it became utterly clear to me that your place is beside your wife.” “No!” says Emilio. “I am going to divorce Thelma.” “Ay!” says Alina, exasperated. She sits down. “I don’t believe you.” Just then, Rodrigo walks in claiming that the door was open and he decided to just come on in. Emilio scowls at Rodrigo, Rodrigo is stony faced back at him. Alina looks from one to the other, squinting into the light.
If you were wondering where the three other women went, they are in the living room where Don Max recently met his fate. Evidently, Coral has found a magnificent carpet cleaning service because the same rug is still there without any evidence that a guy was stabbed to death with a poker on it. Adela is peeking out the window into the garden at the other trio going at it out there. Adela is hoping that Alina and Emilio kiss and make up. Coral is worried about their stupid pride getting in the way. Soledad, the prude, is sure that the only reason that is keeping her daughter from Emilio’s arms is that she doesn’t want to be the cause of a divorce. Coral shakes her head at Soledad as if to say, You have no idea, babe.
Back to the standoff in the garden. Emilio asks Rodrigo to leave. Rodrigo gives some lame excuse like he’s in charge of Alina’s security and he can’t leave. Emilio thanks him for his service and says he’s not needed at the moment. Alina protests that Emilio is acting like an jerk, he’s always acting like he owns her. As far as she’s concerned, they are done talking. She tells him to leave. Emilio is incredulous. “You are asking me to leave after you hid that you were still alive from me?” Rodrigo chimes in “You heard her, Emilio. Either go, or I’ll kick you out.” “Look, says Emilio, I don’t want to cause a ruckus. But I’m not giving up either.” Alina looks darkly at him. “I will fight for your love, Alina. Until you understand that our destiny is to be together.” Rodrigo puts his arm around Alina. “Well, then Emilio, it’s better that you know that you will also have to confront me. “I am not going to give up on her love either. “What do you have to do with this?” asks Emilio. Alina interrupts to say that she and Rodrigo are going out. What’s more, he’s asked her to marry him and she has agreed to become his wife. If Emilio wasn’t played by such a bad actor he’d be impactado into the commercial. Instead all he does is grimace and squint into the camera.
We come back into this SAME interminable scene between Emilio, Alina and Rodrigo. Emilio of course, asks for clarification of what Alina just said before the commercial and Alina repeats that she’s going to marry Rodrigo. Emilio asks her if that is her final answer and Alina gives a little smirk and says “yes.” Emilio complains that if he had known about this he wouldn’t have come to see her. Alina doesn’t like the way this sounds and starts mewling about how she has a right to a fresh start, just like he’s doing with Thelma. Rodrigo starts trying to get Emilio to leave again. Emilio finally says that he will still separate from Thelma because she has done nothing but blackmail him with their son. Alina says that she can only believe what she sees, just like he did when he saw her in bed with Orlando. And besides, she doesn’t want to be the cause of breaking up his family. She smirks again, this time with moral superiority. Emilio starts to disagree. Rodrigo AGAIN starts in with the getting Emilio to leave. Emilio tells him to stuff it, he’s leaving. “Goodbye, Alina. I hope you find happiness.” He goes. Alina looks stricken. Rodrigo holds on to her tightly with a grim smile, like he thinks she’s going to run away.
Back to Veracruz—Sleazy Lawyer holding a gun on Hugo with Alfonsina trying to stay out of the line of fire. Hugo tries to argue that he thought DL double crossed him by stealing back the money he had been paid for his testimony. The lawyer listens but is unimpressed. Alfonsina whimpers and SL tells her to shut up. She’s using Hugo’s body as a shield but with the canon that SL is holding, at that range, the bullet would easily go right through Hugo into her. Hugo tries to argue with the lawyer that he’s not the type to kill in cold blood. SL laughs at Hugo.
Back to Rodrigo and Alina who are now sitting at the table. Clueless Rodrigo is elated that Alina has just agreed to marry him. Alina doesn’t look so happy about it. Rodrigo whines that maybe she just said that to get rid of Emilio. [YA THINK?] “I’d understand…sniff sniff.” Alina looks guilty and answers in a small voice “Of course I want to marry you…” she still looks unhappy. Rodrigo is all smiley again. [WHAT A LOSER!] Alina looks tortured once again, with the lip biting and regret written all over her face.
Once again with SL, Alfonsina and Hugo. [SHOOT THEM ALREADY, FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE!] blah blah blah. OK this is a bad sign and yes---Hugo manages to overpower SL, grab his gun and knock him on the head with it. Alfonsina thanks Hugo for saving her but Hugo is all business. He did it for himself and the money. He grabs money out of SL’s wallet and they hurry up their original plan to leave for SE. They don’t kill him but figure they’ll be long gone by the time he wakes up. They grab their stuff and leave, DL’s ridiculous portrait hanging next to the door.
Over at Emilio’s Puebla mansion, he’s pouring himself a brandy and moping about why he seems destined never to be happy and never to be with Alina. He doesn’t get why she doesn’t believe that he will be divorcing Thelma. Just then Thelma walks in, triumphant. She knows he went to see her and from his demeanor, she knows it didn’t go well. Emilio tells her to go away, as usual.
Alina and Rodrigo are kissing in the garden. It is the worst kiss I’ve ever seen. It’s like both of them are forcing themselves to kiss the other. It breaks up fast when Soledad and Coral come in. Soledad innocently says that she thought Emilio was still here. “No, Emilio and I…we resolved everything that we had to resolve…” says Alina. Rodrigo jumps up and announces that Alina has agreed to marry him. Soledad looks surprised. Coral looks suspicious. Alina smiles wanly.
Over at Casa Valtierra, Emilio has accused Thelma of trying to fix up the dinner date with Rodrigo and Alina to shock him. Thelma dramatically says that back then, everybody thought Alina was dead, the dinner had nothing to do with Alina. Emilio doesn’t buy it. What’s more, he’s not going to let her continue to bother Alina. Thelma tells him she doesn’t think he should worry about Alina anymore. “she has someone to take care of her now.” “And that’s not you!” She struts over to the brandy and pours herself a glass. Emilio warns her that it’s not over yet. He’s going to confront Rodrigo and anyone else who tries to get between him and Alina, including her. Thelma knows she’s got him where she wants him and she pushes again---“I don’t think you should be worried about me. It’s Rodrigo you should be worried about. I don’t think he’s going to let you get between him and Alina.” “Besides, I don’t think it’s good for you to be humiliating yourself like this. You should just accept that she’s never going to be with you. She already has her Captain…. Captain.” She walks out of the room laughing with her glass of brandy.
Back to the Hospital where Luba is in conference with Gaspar’s doctor. The weird little man who is some kind of fight manager helps to facilitate the discussion because Luba has been transformed in this foreign setting, from a smart, crafty witch to a stupid, clueless peasant. The doctor tells her that they will have to do some tests to see if her organs are compatible with Gaspar’s. She finds it hard to believe that her son’s body is not compatible with hers.
Back at Coral’s mansion Soledad thinks there is something not quite right about Alina rejecting the love of her life (as impossible or inappropriate as he was) and immediately accepting a marriage proposal from a guy that she’s only known for a few weeks. When Coral butts in to say that she can’t have forgotten Emilio that fast, Soledad tries to interrupt her as if the suggestion is impertinent. Coral stands her ground this time but Rodrigo, pathetic excuse for a guy that he is, says he knows what it’s like to try to forget someone and move on [YES but your wife was DEAD, you aren’t likely to meet her at every other corner]. He knows that his job will be to try to make Alina forget Emilio and to make her happy. He kisses Alina’s hand. Alina looks like she can’t decide whether this is cute or smarmy.
At Casa Valtierra, Thelma is buttoning up Emilito’s onesie while talking to the SA. She recounts her conversation with with Emilio and finishes up on how Emilio is still humiliating her by pursing the reluctant Alina. SA tells her that she was the one who accepted this situation. Thelma disagrees. She never accepted this. She is going to come up with a plan to separate them. When SA protests, Thelma starts screaming at her to shut up and not get in her way.
At Coral’s, Rodrigo has gone back to the base. Soledad confronts her daughter alone and wants to know the truth about this sudden engagement. Alina gives it up almost immediately that her pride was hurt when she saw Emilio kissing Thelma and it was the first thing she could think of to say that she knew would hurt Emilio. She’s not sure she wants to marry Rodrigo, she was er…confused. Soledad says, “So basically, you accepted Rodrigo out of an attack of jealousy. That was a really bad thing to do…don’t you see that from all that has happened with your Father?” “Why couldn’t you explain that to Rodrigo?’ Alina looks sheepish. “ He was so happy, I couldn’t break his heart.” Soledad looks disapprovingly. Coral pokes her head in the door. “Sorry for listening, but you need to know something Alina.” “Emilio didn’t lie when he told you he was going to divorce Thelma. Angel told me that even before he found out you were alive, Emilio had already asked Thelma for a divorce. Emilio didn’t deceive you.” Alina is impactada into the commercial.
Out of the commercial, Alina is in a rage. “SO WHY WAS HE KISSING HER THEN?” she demands. Coral says, “It was just a kiss. And besides, I have no doubt that that chick could force him to do it. Look, Angel told me that that crazy bitch never stops trying to blackmail him. She’s threatened to kill herself.” “Wow” says Soledad. “That woman is crazy.” Now it’s Alina’s turn to smack herself upside the head. “Boy, am I stupid! I thought that they had reconciled because he thought I was dead.” “You are REALLY stupid” says Coral. “What’s going to happen now?” Alina buries her hands in her face and groans. “I don’t know.” Coral continues “you can’t be playing with Rodrigo’s feelings!” Soledad finally butts in here. Yeah Yeah, we covered that before you got here. Alina pipes up that she made a promise to Rodrigo and now she’s going to have to keep it. And anyway, he’s a good guy and she could learn to love him. Soledad nervously fusses with her daughter’s hair.
Over at Casa Valtierra, Thelma has apparently decided that she has to get rid of Alina-Flor, whatever her name is. She’s got to kill her. She confides in the SA who is horrified. She’s also got to settle accounts with Angel who undoubtedly planned that little reunion at Coral’s boutique. SA argues that he did it for Emilio’s good. Thelma jumps on her that she’s insinuating that Alina is for Emilio’s good but she explains that no, Angel tried to argue on her behalf that Emilio give her another chance. It would do no good to try to pick a fight with Angel as well. Thelma is livid. SA decides it’s a good time to leave. Thelma insists that Angel hates her. SA tells her that if she harms Angel, Emilio will hate her even more. Thelma claims that Emilio need never know…unless the SA betrays her. SA tells Thelma that she’s her niece and that she would never do that. She embraces her. And she thought bubbles that because she cares about Thelma; she isn’t going to let her go through with any plans would make her fall any lower than she has already.
Hugo and Alfonsina are at the bus station in Veracruz going to buy tickets for San Mateo. Alfonsina suddenly says that they can’t go to San Mateo, first they have to go to Puebla. Hugo looks at her like she’s crazy. She’s wanted in Puebla for killing the clerk in the hotel. Alfonsina says she has a plan so that she will not be recognized. Hugo wants to know more but Alfonsina insists that all he has to do is watch and she will execute the plan. Hugo agrees to go with her. NO THIS MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE. DON’T EVEN TRY. NOTHING ELSE TO SEE HERE, LETS JUST MOVE ALONG TO THE NEXT SCENE.
At the Boutique de Coral Claudia has just made a sale. Angel just happens to be in the neighborhood and stops by. He’s wearing a black sweatshirt that says “I’ve been in the Taj Mahal.” At least, I think the last line says “Taj Mahal.” Caudia tells him that the customers have been coming in at a good pace all day but that neither Coral nor Soledad have been in. Angel tells her that he’s not there to see them. He wants to invite her to go have a meal with him. A late lunch, I guess, since he mentions 3 o’clock. Claudia accepts and looks pretty happy about it.
It’s still girltalk time in Alina’s room at Coral’s. Soledad, whatever her flaws can see that marrying Rodrigo when she is in love with someone else is not a good idea. She’s suffered enough in a bad marriage to not wish any of the same kind of hell on her own daughter. Coral chimes in that she knows she’s being nosy but she wants to talk to Alina alone. Soledad realizes that this whole situation is really too complicated for her tiny brain to handle and she tells Coral that she’ll be going along to the Boutique to see how things are going there. Coral sits down on the bed, across from Alina and addresses her directly. “Look, I know that Rodrigo is a nice guy, a teddy bear [peluchito—am I translating that right?] But tell me, does he get you hot like Emilio?” [actually the word she uses is estremecer, shiver or shake but you get the picture.] Alina sees why this is not a conversation she can have with her mom present. She sighs, no. Compared to Emilio, with all his faults, Rodrigo is, shall we say, a little light in the loafers. “That’s exactly it, says Coral. Love without Passion, is nothing more than affection.” “What do I do?” asks Alina. “Tell Rodrigo that you were mistaken. What you feel for him is friendship. Nothing more.“ Then, go to Emilio. Tell him that you love him and you can’t love anyone else.” Alina looks scared. “I can’t do that!” Coral urges her—“and what happens when Emilio divorces Thelma because he can no longer stand that witch. Will you go to him then?” Alina gets all wobbly and hides her face in her hands and groans. She gets up and walks out of the room. Coral looks doubtful that Alina has the cojones to go through with what she knows she has to do.
Still in Puebla, we are back at the jail, where a soccer game is taking place. DL and batneck are plotting DL’s escape. DL has big plans once he escapes to kill all the people who tormented him in jail, one by one.
Elsewhere in Puebla, Mariana, Malena and Ricardo are having lunch. Malena wants to know what Mariana’s plans are now that she’s confronted DL and he didn’t believe her story. Now she’s thinking of going after Alfonsina. After all, it’s her fault that all this happened. Ricardo doesn’t like the sound of that. He’s worried about her having a relapse. Malena agrees. Mariana says there is no hurry in pursuing Alfonsina since she probably thinks she’s in the clear. First, she wants to take advantage of the fact that Alina and Soledad are in town so that they can be present for her wedding. Ricardo almost drops his fork. He is ecstatic.
At Coral’s, the prosecutor, whose name escapes me, arrives. He is there to take Alina for the DNA test. Soledad seems oddly nervous, while Alina is very confident. Could it be that Soledad really did cheat… Noooooo! Anyway, they all leave at the same time, with Soledad heading to the Boutique and Alina to the DNA test place.
In a café, Angel has met up with his older brother. Emilio looks pretty awful, with his Elvis sunglases. He looks like he’s hung over. He needs to talk to somebody before he goes crazy. He tells him that Alina is engaged to Rodrigo Ochoa. Angel is impactado.
Coral and Claudia have made another sale. Coral tells her to go ahead and take her lunch break. It’s almost 3.
At the prison, the soccer game is heating up. In the background shanks are being exchanged and batneck provokes a fight. This is pretext for the riot.
Angel and Emilio discuss the details of what Emilio knows about the Rodrigo-Alina thing. Angel isn’t buying it. He’s sure that they are just friends. Emilio says that maybe that is how it started. Angel is uncharacteristically firm. He tells Emilio that he must fight for Alina. Emilio adds that Alina is afraid that she will be blamed for his divorce. Angel says it doesn’t matter, he must make her see reason, she doesn’t love him. Emilio is buoyed by this information and smiles, saying that he’s going to fight. He gets up and leaves. Angel realizes he is late for Claudia. He figures he might as well blow her off completely and go see his doctor instead.
Back at the Prison riot, fists are flying. Batneck and DL stay out of it until the guards come then they give the signal and the inmates turn on the guards. Jailbreak!
Next we go to Rodrigo’s apartment. Mauricio, Dra. Aida Loca’s dud boyfriend fills him in on the big bustup. He tells it like she broke up with him but I remember it more like, she got caught and he walked out on her, but no matter. Maurico tells Rodrigo that Dra. Loca is in love with her patient…Alvaro Montellano. Rodrigo is impactado. He’s never known the identity of this mystery patient before.
At the jailbreak in progress, who should show up but Sergio. Somehow he’s just been sent over to this section and good timing too, or so he thinks. Don Loco is not interested in his help. Sergio is ticked off and warns the guard that DL is escaping.
Over at the DNA lab, Alina is having her blood drawn. She’s happy to get this out of the way. General Ochoa shows up to take custody of the results and chats with her. She tells him that she’s grateful to Rodrigo for guarding her but now she doesn’t really need protection anymore since her Dad is in jail. Ochoa is solicitous and asks her what she thinks of doing next. She tell him she’s always been interested in medicine, she learned a lot from Luba about herbs and she’d like to study some more. General Ochoa says he has a propostion for her.
At Rodrigo’s apartment, He’s serving coffee. Mauricio asks if Rod had any idea that Aida was in love with a patient. Rodrigo says no but he’ll talk to her. She has to put this behind her. Mauricio says he loves Aida and doesn’t want to lose her. Rod can’t believe she could lose everything…for this guy. The doorbell rings. It’s Emilio. He’s demanding a chat with Rod. GEE WHAT MONSTEROUSLY BAD TIMING, EMILIO! Rod looks like he wants to slug him.
At the jailbreak, DL and batneck sneak out past the guard. They scale a wall and some pals are waiting with a rope to rappel the rest of the way out.
At Rodrigo’s Mauricio can see the thunderclouds and he beats a hasty retreat. Emilio wants to have it out with Rod. Alina loves him. The only reason why she isn’t running to him is that she thinks that she is causing his divorce. Rod goes into the whole, leave her alone, you had your chance, she deserves to be happy, blah blah blah. They are both ready to fight for her.
At the jailbreak, Batneck is urging DL to climb the rope. But DL can see what batneck guy can’t—a guard with a sniper’s rifle, pointed at batneck guy’s head. Pop. Batneck guy falls over dead. DL surrenders. Jailbreak is over. On his way out, he sees Sergio with the guards and realizes that it was he who tipped off the guards that they were trying to escape. DL is pissed and hurls threats at Sergio that he’s going to pay for his treachery.
Alina is now sitting in General Ochoa’s office. He has suggested that he could recommend her for a place in the Military Nursing training program. Alina looks excited by the prospect although she is not sure that she would qualify. Apparently, all they need is a high school degree, so Alina is already qualified. Ochoa says he’ll put in her recommendation immediately so that she can get going right away. Alina is elated. Ochoa suggests they go tour the school now. Alina asks to make a phone call and Ochoa leaves the room to give some orders and says he’ll be back right away to take her.
Over at the Prison, DL is being hustled into Solitary Confinement. He’s in a tiny dark room with only a skylight. He continues cursing Sergio.
In puebla, Alfonsina is buying her “disguise” which apparently is just some frumpy indigenous peasant clothing and beribboned hair. Without her rack, abs and tush on full display, nobody will recognize her. It’s positively brilliant.
At the boutique, Soledad is getting Alina’s phone call. She’s happy for her daughter. She tells her she’ll be excited to talk about it with her later and they hang up. But, in the midst of her happiness Soledad starts having orange flashbacks about Don Loco’s cruelty toward her. She remembers slapping him and him knocking her to the floor. She starts crying. Coral sees her friend is having a bad moment and walks over to her. Soledad pretends that she’s crying from happiness that her daughter is excited about her new opportunity. But, she remembers the suffering…Coral tells her to forget that guy…he’ll never get out to harm them. They go to attend a new group of customers who have just walked into the shop.
At Casa Valtierra, Thelma is shouting for Angel, the maid tells her that Angel went out early. The SA tells her to calm down. Is she still thinking of dressing down Angel for setting up the Alina-Emilio reunion? Thelma says she needs somewhere to put her rage. She swears that that nosy invalid will feel her anger. SA looks horrified.
Over at the Hospital where Gaspar is a patient, The Virgin of Peace is paying him a visit.
Angel arrives at the boutique super late to apologize to Claudia. She’s already gone. Angel is nervous. Not a great impression to leave “the one” he has been spouting off about. Coral tells him that she looked a little sad when she left. Angel dishes out his lame excuses. Coral tells him that he’s a dweeb. He stood her up and now she’s thinking he’s a jerk. She’s going to require a really good apology. Coral tells him that she’ll tell Claudia he was there. Angel rushes out. Coral smiles to herself and exclaims “What is it about these Valtierra men that drives us crazy?”
Meanwhile, Alina is doing the grand tour of the Military nursing school. If she does go, she’ll definitely be the hottest nurse there. No sign of nurse Suzy and her tight whites. These Nurses are all business and snappy salutes. When they get back to the general’s office, Rodrigo shows up and notices her big smile. He is happy that she’s happy.
Angel has made it back to Casa Valtierra. He’s been coughing a little more. Thelma descends upon him like a vulture and starts berating him for setting up the meeting at the Boutique opening. Angel says that his brother has a right to be happy, “and with you he’s not.” Thelma starts to tell him it’s none of his business when Emilio walks in and tells her to shut up. He tells her that regardless of her engagement with Rodrigo, he’s going to fight for Alina’s love. Thelma is superslowmo impactada, although I’m not sure why because this should not be news to her.
Next up: the return of the singing Captain Valtierra complete with a 10 piece Mariachi band serenading Alina, just like old times….Que Romantico! But Thelma has plans that involve AMENAZAS and Rodrigo getting a taxi for Alina while Thelma waits in another taxi. Emilio files for divorce and his lawyer is none other than Mauricio, Dr. Loca’s erstwhile boyfriend. And yes…it’s ULTIMOS CAPITULOS folks!
We open to marital discord between Emilio and Thelma over whether Thelma can burst into her soon to be ex-husband’s bedroom whenever she feels like it. [Fabiola Campomanes may be one hot wench en realidad but lately all she’s been doing is scowling and I am not the first to notice that when she does her face more than resembles that of a rat. ]
Emilio astutely points out that the only reason she regrets having tormented Alina is because she thought she was dead. Now that that’s proven NOT to be the case, she’s going to try to keep him from seeing her. Emilio tells her that she knows that he’s going to fight for her. Thelma scowls some more.
We skip over to the hospital where Gaspar is lying in a coma after having had the bejeezus beaten out of him in his failed lucha comeback. Luba is crying and praying to the Virgin of Peace (without her usual visual aid) to save Gaspar, to help him to hang on until she can undergo the liver transplant. She murmurs about how children are the only thing that are important. Children, like her little cub Gasparito.
Back to Thelma and Emilio. Thelma threatens Emilio that she’ll never give him a divorce and if he insists she’ll get custody of Emilito. [I know that there’s a bias in favor of the mother in custody battles but, let’s see—you drank copious amounts of booze during your pregnancy, once the baby was born, you threatened to throw him off a bridge and then last week, you tried to kill yourself. Not exactly a candidate for Mother of the Year.] Emilio is non-plussed. He figured she would go there. She taunts him again, that he doesn’t care about their son. He cuts her off and threatens that she could lose everything, including their son. Then he tells her to out of his room. Thelma bares her teeth at him and swears that he will regret this before she finally leaves.
We transition to the morning of the next day, with a beautiful pink- orange and blue sky. Adela is serving Soledad and Coral breakfast on the terrace at Coral’s mansion. Soledad inquires about Alina, whether she is awake. Adela affirms that Alina has been awake for hours walking around the house. They agree that after what happened last night when she met Emilio again, she’s probably still shaken up. Coral says that she must speak to Alina about Emilio. Just then, Alina walks up, looking goth in a gray and black sweater and jeans. She’s pouty and sullen and doesn’t want any breakfast. She’s NOT wearing THE heart pendant but appears to be wearing some other pendant. Adela hears the doorbell ring and goes to answer it. Coral starts in to explain what Angel and she had tried to do. Just then, Adela shows up with the visitor—it’s Emilio and he demands to talk to her right now. [He looks just as bad as she does in some bug-eye-Elvis sized dark sunglasses and a black leather jacket.] Alina gets up and asks everybody to leave so she can speak to Emilio alone
We hop over to Veracruz, to the Montellano canefields. Hugo and Alfonsina have evidently made up and are packing up to go on the lam back to Sierra Escondida to find THE BOX. Hugo is making sure he has the blank checks when suddenly Don Loco’s sleazy lawyer walks into the office with a revolver cocked in his hand. “Well, well,” he says unpleasantly. Alfonsina asks stupidly what he’s doing there. “I’ve come to kill you” says SL, lowering his weapon at Hugo.
Back to the other showdown, between Emilio and Alina. The other women leave. Alina stands up and tells him that they have some things to clear up. Emilio asks her why she hid from him that she was alive. “To protect myself until my father’s trial was over” she replies. “Why didn’t you tell me of your plan?” he insists. Alina gets huffy—“You think I planned all this?” “I took the potion that Luba gave me because I was desperate. I wanted to die. Because if I couldn’t be with you, I didn’t want to marry anyone.” “I didn’t know how I could go on living.” “So, says Emilio, you did it because you love me?” “Yes” says Alina, “and now I see it was for nothing because you are back with your wife.” Emilio says, “No, that’s not true.” Alina counters, “Oh yeah? Last night I saw you kissing her. It didn’t look like you were suffering.” “Oh, yeah?” says Emilio “and how long did you plan on making me suffer with your death?” “Don’t you get it that I am still here because I love you?” He sounds pretty pissed when he utters that last sentence and he grabs her roughly to kiss her. Alina resists and pushes him back angrily. “Once again with your stolen kisses!” she hisses at him. “I hope you enjoyed it because it’s the last one you are going to get.” “You think you’re going to forget me?” says Emilio. “Yes!” says Alina. “I’m not going to deny that I had a tiny piece of hope left that you and I could love each other…but after what I saw last night…it became utterly clear to me that your place is beside your wife.” “No!” says Emilio. “I am going to divorce Thelma.” “Ay!” says Alina, exasperated. She sits down. “I don’t believe you.” Just then, Rodrigo walks in claiming that the door was open and he decided to just come on in. Emilio scowls at Rodrigo, Rodrigo is stony faced back at him. Alina looks from one to the other, squinting into the light.
If you were wondering where the three other women went, they are in the living room where Don Max recently met his fate. Evidently, Coral has found a magnificent carpet cleaning service because the same rug is still there without any evidence that a guy was stabbed to death with a poker on it. Adela is peeking out the window into the garden at the other trio going at it out there. Adela is hoping that Alina and Emilio kiss and make up. Coral is worried about their stupid pride getting in the way. Soledad, the prude, is sure that the only reason that is keeping her daughter from Emilio’s arms is that she doesn’t want to be the cause of a divorce. Coral shakes her head at Soledad as if to say, You have no idea, babe.
Back to the standoff in the garden. Emilio asks Rodrigo to leave. Rodrigo gives some lame excuse like he’s in charge of Alina’s security and he can’t leave. Emilio thanks him for his service and says he’s not needed at the moment. Alina protests that Emilio is acting like an jerk, he’s always acting like he owns her. As far as she’s concerned, they are done talking. She tells him to leave. Emilio is incredulous. “You are asking me to leave after you hid that you were still alive from me?” Rodrigo chimes in “You heard her, Emilio. Either go, or I’ll kick you out.” “Look, says Emilio, I don’t want to cause a ruckus. But I’m not giving up either.” Alina looks darkly at him. “I will fight for your love, Alina. Until you understand that our destiny is to be together.” Rodrigo puts his arm around Alina. “Well, then Emilio, it’s better that you know that you will also have to confront me. “I am not going to give up on her love either. “What do you have to do with this?” asks Emilio. Alina interrupts to say that she and Rodrigo are going out. What’s more, he’s asked her to marry him and she has agreed to become his wife. If Emilio wasn’t played by such a bad actor he’d be impactado into the commercial. Instead all he does is grimace and squint into the camera.
We come back into this SAME interminable scene between Emilio, Alina and Rodrigo. Emilio of course, asks for clarification of what Alina just said before the commercial and Alina repeats that she’s going to marry Rodrigo. Emilio asks her if that is her final answer and Alina gives a little smirk and says “yes.” Emilio complains that if he had known about this he wouldn’t have come to see her. Alina doesn’t like the way this sounds and starts mewling about how she has a right to a fresh start, just like he’s doing with Thelma. Rodrigo starts trying to get Emilio to leave again. Emilio finally says that he will still separate from Thelma because she has done nothing but blackmail him with their son. Alina says that she can only believe what she sees, just like he did when he saw her in bed with Orlando. And besides, she doesn’t want to be the cause of breaking up his family. She smirks again, this time with moral superiority. Emilio starts to disagree. Rodrigo AGAIN starts in with the getting Emilio to leave. Emilio tells him to stuff it, he’s leaving. “Goodbye, Alina. I hope you find happiness.” He goes. Alina looks stricken. Rodrigo holds on to her tightly with a grim smile, like he thinks she’s going to run away.
Back to Veracruz—Sleazy Lawyer holding a gun on Hugo with Alfonsina trying to stay out of the line of fire. Hugo tries to argue that he thought DL double crossed him by stealing back the money he had been paid for his testimony. The lawyer listens but is unimpressed. Alfonsina whimpers and SL tells her to shut up. She’s using Hugo’s body as a shield but with the canon that SL is holding, at that range, the bullet would easily go right through Hugo into her. Hugo tries to argue with the lawyer that he’s not the type to kill in cold blood. SL laughs at Hugo.
Back to Rodrigo and Alina who are now sitting at the table. Clueless Rodrigo is elated that Alina has just agreed to marry him. Alina doesn’t look so happy about it. Rodrigo whines that maybe she just said that to get rid of Emilio. [YA THINK?] “I’d understand…sniff sniff.” Alina looks guilty and answers in a small voice “Of course I want to marry you…” she still looks unhappy. Rodrigo is all smiley again. [WHAT A LOSER!] Alina looks tortured once again, with the lip biting and regret written all over her face.
Once again with SL, Alfonsina and Hugo. [SHOOT THEM ALREADY, FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE!] blah blah blah. OK this is a bad sign and yes---Hugo manages to overpower SL, grab his gun and knock him on the head with it. Alfonsina thanks Hugo for saving her but Hugo is all business. He did it for himself and the money. He grabs money out of SL’s wallet and they hurry up their original plan to leave for SE. They don’t kill him but figure they’ll be long gone by the time he wakes up. They grab their stuff and leave, DL’s ridiculous portrait hanging next to the door.
Over at Emilio’s Puebla mansion, he’s pouring himself a brandy and moping about why he seems destined never to be happy and never to be with Alina. He doesn’t get why she doesn’t believe that he will be divorcing Thelma. Just then Thelma walks in, triumphant. She knows he went to see her and from his demeanor, she knows it didn’t go well. Emilio tells her to go away, as usual.
Alina and Rodrigo are kissing in the garden. It is the worst kiss I’ve ever seen. It’s like both of them are forcing themselves to kiss the other. It breaks up fast when Soledad and Coral come in. Soledad innocently says that she thought Emilio was still here. “No, Emilio and I…we resolved everything that we had to resolve…” says Alina. Rodrigo jumps up and announces that Alina has agreed to marry him. Soledad looks surprised. Coral looks suspicious. Alina smiles wanly.
Over at Casa Valtierra, Emilio has accused Thelma of trying to fix up the dinner date with Rodrigo and Alina to shock him. Thelma dramatically says that back then, everybody thought Alina was dead, the dinner had nothing to do with Alina. Emilio doesn’t buy it. What’s more, he’s not going to let her continue to bother Alina. Thelma tells him she doesn’t think he should worry about Alina anymore. “she has someone to take care of her now.” “And that’s not you!” She struts over to the brandy and pours herself a glass. Emilio warns her that it’s not over yet. He’s going to confront Rodrigo and anyone else who tries to get between him and Alina, including her. Thelma knows she’s got him where she wants him and she pushes again---“I don’t think you should be worried about me. It’s Rodrigo you should be worried about. I don’t think he’s going to let you get between him and Alina.” “Besides, I don’t think it’s good for you to be humiliating yourself like this. You should just accept that she’s never going to be with you. She already has her Captain…. Captain.” She walks out of the room laughing with her glass of brandy.
Back to the Hospital where Luba is in conference with Gaspar’s doctor. The weird little man who is some kind of fight manager helps to facilitate the discussion because Luba has been transformed in this foreign setting, from a smart, crafty witch to a stupid, clueless peasant. The doctor tells her that they will have to do some tests to see if her organs are compatible with Gaspar’s. She finds it hard to believe that her son’s body is not compatible with hers.
Back at Coral’s mansion Soledad thinks there is something not quite right about Alina rejecting the love of her life (as impossible or inappropriate as he was) and immediately accepting a marriage proposal from a guy that she’s only known for a few weeks. When Coral butts in to say that she can’t have forgotten Emilio that fast, Soledad tries to interrupt her as if the suggestion is impertinent. Coral stands her ground this time but Rodrigo, pathetic excuse for a guy that he is, says he knows what it’s like to try to forget someone and move on [YES but your wife was DEAD, you aren’t likely to meet her at every other corner]. He knows that his job will be to try to make Alina forget Emilio and to make her happy. He kisses Alina’s hand. Alina looks like she can’t decide whether this is cute or smarmy.
At Casa Valtierra, Thelma is buttoning up Emilito’s onesie while talking to the SA. She recounts her conversation with with Emilio and finishes up on how Emilio is still humiliating her by pursing the reluctant Alina. SA tells her that she was the one who accepted this situation. Thelma disagrees. She never accepted this. She is going to come up with a plan to separate them. When SA protests, Thelma starts screaming at her to shut up and not get in her way.
At Coral’s, Rodrigo has gone back to the base. Soledad confronts her daughter alone and wants to know the truth about this sudden engagement. Alina gives it up almost immediately that her pride was hurt when she saw Emilio kissing Thelma and it was the first thing she could think of to say that she knew would hurt Emilio. She’s not sure she wants to marry Rodrigo, she was er…confused. Soledad says, “So basically, you accepted Rodrigo out of an attack of jealousy. That was a really bad thing to do…don’t you see that from all that has happened with your Father?” “Why couldn’t you explain that to Rodrigo?’ Alina looks sheepish. “ He was so happy, I couldn’t break his heart.” Soledad looks disapprovingly. Coral pokes her head in the door. “Sorry for listening, but you need to know something Alina.” “Emilio didn’t lie when he told you he was going to divorce Thelma. Angel told me that even before he found out you were alive, Emilio had already asked Thelma for a divorce. Emilio didn’t deceive you.” Alina is impactada into the commercial.
Out of the commercial, Alina is in a rage. “SO WHY WAS HE KISSING HER THEN?” she demands. Coral says, “It was just a kiss. And besides, I have no doubt that that chick could force him to do it. Look, Angel told me that that crazy bitch never stops trying to blackmail him. She’s threatened to kill herself.” “Wow” says Soledad. “That woman is crazy.” Now it’s Alina’s turn to smack herself upside the head. “Boy, am I stupid! I thought that they had reconciled because he thought I was dead.” “You are REALLY stupid” says Coral. “What’s going to happen now?” Alina buries her hands in her face and groans. “I don’t know.” Coral continues “you can’t be playing with Rodrigo’s feelings!” Soledad finally butts in here. Yeah Yeah, we covered that before you got here. Alina pipes up that she made a promise to Rodrigo and now she’s going to have to keep it. And anyway, he’s a good guy and she could learn to love him. Soledad nervously fusses with her daughter’s hair.
Over at Casa Valtierra, Thelma has apparently decided that she has to get rid of Alina-Flor, whatever her name is. She’s got to kill her. She confides in the SA who is horrified. She’s also got to settle accounts with Angel who undoubtedly planned that little reunion at Coral’s boutique. SA argues that he did it for Emilio’s good. Thelma jumps on her that she’s insinuating that Alina is for Emilio’s good but she explains that no, Angel tried to argue on her behalf that Emilio give her another chance. It would do no good to try to pick a fight with Angel as well. Thelma is livid. SA decides it’s a good time to leave. Thelma insists that Angel hates her. SA tells her that if she harms Angel, Emilio will hate her even more. Thelma claims that Emilio need never know…unless the SA betrays her. SA tells Thelma that she’s her niece and that she would never do that. She embraces her. And she thought bubbles that because she cares about Thelma; she isn’t going to let her go through with any plans would make her fall any lower than she has already.
Hugo and Alfonsina are at the bus station in Veracruz going to buy tickets for San Mateo. Alfonsina suddenly says that they can’t go to San Mateo, first they have to go to Puebla. Hugo looks at her like she’s crazy. She’s wanted in Puebla for killing the clerk in the hotel. Alfonsina says she has a plan so that she will not be recognized. Hugo wants to know more but Alfonsina insists that all he has to do is watch and she will execute the plan. Hugo agrees to go with her. NO THIS MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE. DON’T EVEN TRY. NOTHING ELSE TO SEE HERE, LETS JUST MOVE ALONG TO THE NEXT SCENE.
At the Boutique de Coral Claudia has just made a sale. Angel just happens to be in the neighborhood and stops by. He’s wearing a black sweatshirt that says “I’ve been in the Taj Mahal.” At least, I think the last line says “Taj Mahal.” Caudia tells him that the customers have been coming in at a good pace all day but that neither Coral nor Soledad have been in. Angel tells her that he’s not there to see them. He wants to invite her to go have a meal with him. A late lunch, I guess, since he mentions 3 o’clock. Claudia accepts and looks pretty happy about it.
It’s still girltalk time in Alina’s room at Coral’s. Soledad, whatever her flaws can see that marrying Rodrigo when she is in love with someone else is not a good idea. She’s suffered enough in a bad marriage to not wish any of the same kind of hell on her own daughter. Coral chimes in that she knows she’s being nosy but she wants to talk to Alina alone. Soledad realizes that this whole situation is really too complicated for her tiny brain to handle and she tells Coral that she’ll be going along to the Boutique to see how things are going there. Coral sits down on the bed, across from Alina and addresses her directly. “Look, I know that Rodrigo is a nice guy, a teddy bear [peluchito—am I translating that right?] But tell me, does he get you hot like Emilio?” [actually the word she uses is estremecer, shiver or shake but you get the picture.] Alina sees why this is not a conversation she can have with her mom present. She sighs, no. Compared to Emilio, with all his faults, Rodrigo is, shall we say, a little light in the loafers. “That’s exactly it, says Coral. Love without Passion, is nothing more than affection.” “What do I do?” asks Alina. “Tell Rodrigo that you were mistaken. What you feel for him is friendship. Nothing more.“ Then, go to Emilio. Tell him that you love him and you can’t love anyone else.” Alina looks scared. “I can’t do that!” Coral urges her—“and what happens when Emilio divorces Thelma because he can no longer stand that witch. Will you go to him then?” Alina gets all wobbly and hides her face in her hands and groans. She gets up and walks out of the room. Coral looks doubtful that Alina has the cojones to go through with what she knows she has to do.
Still in Puebla, we are back at the jail, where a soccer game is taking place. DL and batneck are plotting DL’s escape. DL has big plans once he escapes to kill all the people who tormented him in jail, one by one.
Elsewhere in Puebla, Mariana, Malena and Ricardo are having lunch. Malena wants to know what Mariana’s plans are now that she’s confronted DL and he didn’t believe her story. Now she’s thinking of going after Alfonsina. After all, it’s her fault that all this happened. Ricardo doesn’t like the sound of that. He’s worried about her having a relapse. Malena agrees. Mariana says there is no hurry in pursuing Alfonsina since she probably thinks she’s in the clear. First, she wants to take advantage of the fact that Alina and Soledad are in town so that they can be present for her wedding. Ricardo almost drops his fork. He is ecstatic.
At Coral’s, the prosecutor, whose name escapes me, arrives. He is there to take Alina for the DNA test. Soledad seems oddly nervous, while Alina is very confident. Could it be that Soledad really did cheat… Noooooo! Anyway, they all leave at the same time, with Soledad heading to the Boutique and Alina to the DNA test place.
In a café, Angel has met up with his older brother. Emilio looks pretty awful, with his Elvis sunglases. He looks like he’s hung over. He needs to talk to somebody before he goes crazy. He tells him that Alina is engaged to Rodrigo Ochoa. Angel is impactado.
Coral and Claudia have made another sale. Coral tells her to go ahead and take her lunch break. It’s almost 3.
At the prison, the soccer game is heating up. In the background shanks are being exchanged and batneck provokes a fight. This is pretext for the riot.
Angel and Emilio discuss the details of what Emilio knows about the Rodrigo-Alina thing. Angel isn’t buying it. He’s sure that they are just friends. Emilio says that maybe that is how it started. Angel is uncharacteristically firm. He tells Emilio that he must fight for Alina. Emilio adds that Alina is afraid that she will be blamed for his divorce. Angel says it doesn’t matter, he must make her see reason, she doesn’t love him. Emilio is buoyed by this information and smiles, saying that he’s going to fight. He gets up and leaves. Angel realizes he is late for Claudia. He figures he might as well blow her off completely and go see his doctor instead.
Back at the Prison riot, fists are flying. Batneck and DL stay out of it until the guards come then they give the signal and the inmates turn on the guards. Jailbreak!
Next we go to Rodrigo’s apartment. Mauricio, Dra. Aida Loca’s dud boyfriend fills him in on the big bustup. He tells it like she broke up with him but I remember it more like, she got caught and he walked out on her, but no matter. Maurico tells Rodrigo that Dra. Loca is in love with her patient…Alvaro Montellano. Rodrigo is impactado. He’s never known the identity of this mystery patient before.
At the jailbreak in progress, who should show up but Sergio. Somehow he’s just been sent over to this section and good timing too, or so he thinks. Don Loco is not interested in his help. Sergio is ticked off and warns the guard that DL is escaping.
Over at the DNA lab, Alina is having her blood drawn. She’s happy to get this out of the way. General Ochoa shows up to take custody of the results and chats with her. She tells him that she’s grateful to Rodrigo for guarding her but now she doesn’t really need protection anymore since her Dad is in jail. Ochoa is solicitous and asks her what she thinks of doing next. She tell him she’s always been interested in medicine, she learned a lot from Luba about herbs and she’d like to study some more. General Ochoa says he has a propostion for her.
At Rodrigo’s apartment, He’s serving coffee. Mauricio asks if Rod had any idea that Aida was in love with a patient. Rodrigo says no but he’ll talk to her. She has to put this behind her. Mauricio says he loves Aida and doesn’t want to lose her. Rod can’t believe she could lose everything…for this guy. The doorbell rings. It’s Emilio. He’s demanding a chat with Rod. GEE WHAT MONSTEROUSLY BAD TIMING, EMILIO! Rod looks like he wants to slug him.
At the jailbreak, DL and batneck sneak out past the guard. They scale a wall and some pals are waiting with a rope to rappel the rest of the way out.
At Rodrigo’s Mauricio can see the thunderclouds and he beats a hasty retreat. Emilio wants to have it out with Rod. Alina loves him. The only reason why she isn’t running to him is that she thinks that she is causing his divorce. Rod goes into the whole, leave her alone, you had your chance, she deserves to be happy, blah blah blah. They are both ready to fight for her.
At the jailbreak, Batneck is urging DL to climb the rope. But DL can see what batneck guy can’t—a guard with a sniper’s rifle, pointed at batneck guy’s head. Pop. Batneck guy falls over dead. DL surrenders. Jailbreak is over. On his way out, he sees Sergio with the guards and realizes that it was he who tipped off the guards that they were trying to escape. DL is pissed and hurls threats at Sergio that he’s going to pay for his treachery.
Alina is now sitting in General Ochoa’s office. He has suggested that he could recommend her for a place in the Military Nursing training program. Alina looks excited by the prospect although she is not sure that she would qualify. Apparently, all they need is a high school degree, so Alina is already qualified. Ochoa says he’ll put in her recommendation immediately so that she can get going right away. Alina is elated. Ochoa suggests they go tour the school now. Alina asks to make a phone call and Ochoa leaves the room to give some orders and says he’ll be back right away to take her.
Over at the Prison, DL is being hustled into Solitary Confinement. He’s in a tiny dark room with only a skylight. He continues cursing Sergio.
In puebla, Alfonsina is buying her “disguise” which apparently is just some frumpy indigenous peasant clothing and beribboned hair. Without her rack, abs and tush on full display, nobody will recognize her. It’s positively brilliant.
At the boutique, Soledad is getting Alina’s phone call. She’s happy for her daughter. She tells her she’ll be excited to talk about it with her later and they hang up. But, in the midst of her happiness Soledad starts having orange flashbacks about Don Loco’s cruelty toward her. She remembers slapping him and him knocking her to the floor. She starts crying. Coral sees her friend is having a bad moment and walks over to her. Soledad pretends that she’s crying from happiness that her daughter is excited about her new opportunity. But, she remembers the suffering…Coral tells her to forget that guy…he’ll never get out to harm them. They go to attend a new group of customers who have just walked into the shop.
At Casa Valtierra, Thelma is shouting for Angel, the maid tells her that Angel went out early. The SA tells her to calm down. Is she still thinking of dressing down Angel for setting up the Alina-Emilio reunion? Thelma says she needs somewhere to put her rage. She swears that that nosy invalid will feel her anger. SA looks horrified.
Over at the Hospital where Gaspar is a patient, The Virgin of Peace is paying him a visit.
Angel arrives at the boutique super late to apologize to Claudia. She’s already gone. Angel is nervous. Not a great impression to leave “the one” he has been spouting off about. Coral tells him that she looked a little sad when she left. Angel dishes out his lame excuses. Coral tells him that he’s a dweeb. He stood her up and now she’s thinking he’s a jerk. She’s going to require a really good apology. Coral tells him that she’ll tell Claudia he was there. Angel rushes out. Coral smiles to herself and exclaims “What is it about these Valtierra men that drives us crazy?”
Meanwhile, Alina is doing the grand tour of the Military nursing school. If she does go, she’ll definitely be the hottest nurse there. No sign of nurse Suzy and her tight whites. These Nurses are all business and snappy salutes. When they get back to the general’s office, Rodrigo shows up and notices her big smile. He is happy that she’s happy.
Angel has made it back to Casa Valtierra. He’s been coughing a little more. Thelma descends upon him like a vulture and starts berating him for setting up the meeting at the Boutique opening. Angel says that his brother has a right to be happy, “and with you he’s not.” Thelma starts to tell him it’s none of his business when Emilio walks in and tells her to shut up. He tells her that regardless of her engagement with Rodrigo, he’s going to fight for Alina’s love. Thelma is superslowmo impactada, although I’m not sure why because this should not be news to her.
Next up: the return of the singing Captain Valtierra complete with a 10 piece Mariachi band serenading Alina, just like old times….Que Romantico! But Thelma has plans that involve AMENAZAS and Rodrigo getting a taxi for Alina while Thelma waits in another taxi. Emilio files for divorce and his lawyer is none other than Mauricio, Dr. Loca’s erstwhile boyfriend. And yes…it’s ULTIMOS CAPITULOS folks!
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La Fea Más Bella #294A 6/11/07 Well, it's hit the fan now!
Aldo wants to know what's going on. Lety thinks it's just because she forgot her glasses, so she puts them back on, but then notices what she's wearing. To cap it off, Tomás hands her a mirror and she's so impactada that she takes the glasses back off. Fernando and JR come over and JR says "Que impresion" (what an impression; how impressive). Tomás is trying to tell Lety "I told you so," but it's way too late for that…there's just no way to come back from this. Fernando says he thinks they're busted. Lety tells Aldo she can explain, but Aldo coldly says it's clear what she did with the help of Fernando and Tomás. Fernando then tries to explain, but Aldo cuts him off and says nothing can justify what Lety did. Now it's Tomás' turn, but Aldo cuts him off as well saying that he could have expected anything from Fernando, but Tomás? "Que desilusion tan grande" (What a big disappointment). Lety asks Aldo to listen to her for a second and Fernando pulls Tomás and JR away (but it looks more like JR sticks around to listen).
Lola and El Cheque: El Cheque is being released and the guy behind the desk tells him he hopes El Cheque will think twice next time before he gets behind on his payments. El Cheque swears he'll pay them first out of his paychecks from now on. Lola looks pretty doubtful. El Cheque gets his manila envelope of belongings back. El Cheque tells Lola he's not going to live with Jasmine anymore, he doesn't love her, he won't pay her bills and so now there won't be any more problems, "mi amor, Lola." Lola replies "Dolores" (ooh, burn!). She wants to know if he understands that this is all the fault of Jasmine, that quita maridos (husband-stealer; homewrecker), bandida (thief). El Cheque wants to have a chat with Lola over some taquitos.
Tomás and Fernando lament the failure of their brilliant plan. JR says this was a totally awesome evening. He thinks it rocks that Lety is Aurora. Millions of people are going to watch the program and it should be a big hit because of what happened tonight. Fernando wants to know what tonight has to do with it, but JR says nothing, see you tomorrow. They don't know what JR's planning, but Fernando swears he'll kill JR if Lety gets hurt any more and Tomás says he'll help.
Lety has apparently told Aldo the whole truth. Aldo's all bitchy that she didn't trust him with the truth earlier. Shut up, Aldo. (I know, I know, she had it coming, but that doesn't excuse him for being patronizing about it!) Blah, blah, blah, Lety lied to herself, blah, blah, blah, revenge, lies, making others suffer, blah, blah, blah, you haven't learned anything…again, Shut up, Aldo! Aldo says Lety finally found what she really wants in life…Fernando. Ooh, you know what, I take it back, Aldo, you are wise and you speak only truth…preach it, brother! Lety denies it (no, Lety, embrace it, embrace the Fer side!). Aldo's not buying what she's selling either. He says he didn't imagine the kiss between Aurora and Fernando. He calls it a bajeza (a despicable thing to do) that Lety had to dress up as a diva to kiss Fernando (I changed my mind again, shut up, Aldo, I'd do it too!), he calls it mezquindad (a miserable thing to do) and barbaridad (an atrocity). He says he's desilusionado (disappointed) with Lety and walks off, telling the guys to take Lety home. Fernando says Aldo's being unfair to Lety. Lety cries her overly-made-up eyes out and asks Fernando what to do. Fernando consoles her and says he and Tomás are there to protect her, but Tomás remembers Alicia is waiting for him, so Fernando will take Lety home. Lety says she's got to take off her makeup and change clothes. Fernando looks like he's sad, but he wants to jump up and down all at the same time. He settles for holding Lety. Ay, Don Fernando, tan divino!
Lola, El Cheque, and los taquitos: El Cheque is trying to put the moves on Lola, but in a kind of desperate, pathetic way. He's finally realized that Lola's a good mother and was an "excellent" wife. Lola's taking this well, not eating out of his hand, but not griping him out either. She doesn't think he's understood things yet. She thinks they can stay friends, since now she knows she can make it on her own and doesn't have to depend on anyone. She thanks El Cheque for the tacos and leaves.
Tomás comes home to find the bedroom door back up. He overhears Alicia (allegedly, I thought) talking to Papa about how Tomás runs around at night without telling her where he's going, he doesn't feed her, he doesn't give her money, she feels so alone. Tomás wants to talk to Papa and clear things up. He takes the phone and greets his "suegrito" (little father-in-law) and calls him "Don Papa de Alicia"…but alas, Tomás says "he hung up." Alicia weeps and says he always hangs up, he always leaves her, he always goes, he always does the same thing to her. She cries and lies down on the bed and Tomás looks worried. Sorry, I can't help it, but I feel really sorry for Alicia. It doesn't excuse her behavior, but it sure does explain a lot.
Aldo's on the phone to Carmina telling her he just needs to be alone, but Carmina is getting in the Carminamobile to rush to Aldo's side, whether he wants it or not. Go, Stalker Chick! Now's your chance!
The Moras: If you cry at the drop of a hat, you might want to get the hankies out now. Tomas: "Chiquita, understand me, I felt really strange when I heard what you said to your dad. I suddenly think I don't know you that well, Alicia Ferreira. I always liked you, I fell in love with your beauty, but you don't let me asomarme (you don't let me in) what you have here [in your heart] hidden. I never thought you were capable of…" Alicia: "Tomy, I'm going to explain it to you." Tomás:" No, Chiquita, I understand" Alicia: "Really? You're not mad?" Tomás: "Of course not, I just found out something that moved me." Alicia: "Ay, Tomy, what are you talking about?" Tomás: "Alicia, you have a great pain and even you haven't realized you're carrying it around." Alicia tries to laugh it off: " Ay, Tomy, I don't know what you're talking about, of course not." Tomás: "You don't know? Well, I do. But I'd like to understand more, know what's happening to you. Chiquita, I don't want you to suffer." Alicia: "But I don't suffer." Tomás: "Yes, you do. And now that I realize it, I don't know how, but I love you more." He moves in to kiss her, and it looks like she was going to kiss him, but Tomás kisses her on the forehead. Alicia: "But I'm great, look at me. You know." Tomás: "Yes, Chiquita. Good night." Alicia: "Good night, Tomy." He hands her her phone, leaves the room, and closes the door as Alicia looks, dare I say it, thoughtful. That, ladies and gentlemen, is the only scene I've seen with the two of them that hasn't completely grossed me out. I only pray they don't regress!
Fernando is driving Lety home and she has re-Lety-fied. It looks like she's wiped out from crying. Fernando tells her not to cry any more because it breaks his heart ("parte mi alma", literally "splits my soul"). He says Fry Daddy will be back once he realizes Lety did it for him. Lety says Aldo hates lies and he'll never forgive her. Fernando says it gives him flojera (he's sick of), Aldo with his intachable (impeccable) morals, but then he tells Lety he's kidding. Lety says Aldo is right and they were a couple and no se valen los engaños (it's not good to deceive). Fernando says she shouldn't be sad, he'll start getting over it with every soup he makes. Lety says she's lost him and she won't see him again. Fernando says she can count on him for whatever she needs. She thanks him and says he should go home and he can take her car if he wants (oops, I didn't notice they were in her car!). He says he'll get the door for her and helps her out of the car. He says he doesn't want to leave her alone, but she tells him not to worry and to go home. Fernando says "están las llaves pegadas" (the keys are in the car) and walks off.
JR is on the phone to the dude from the gossip show. They have some kind of brilliant plan that comes complete with creepy music. Everyone will watch the show. Mexico will have a big surprise tomorrow, and Leticia Padilla will become a public figure. Creeps. Those two make me sick.
Lety is in bed crying and Mama comes to visit. Lety says she made the worst mistake of her life. She tells Mama about the crazy evening. Mama's supportive, but she asks how Lety could think the plan for the evening was a good idea. Lety tells Mama about Aldo and what he said to her and that she lost him forever. Mama consoles Lety as we go to credits.
Tomorrow: Well, we don't exactly know, but we're on the road to the grand finale and there are more surprises in store.
Lola and El Cheque: El Cheque is being released and the guy behind the desk tells him he hopes El Cheque will think twice next time before he gets behind on his payments. El Cheque swears he'll pay them first out of his paychecks from now on. Lola looks pretty doubtful. El Cheque gets his manila envelope of belongings back. El Cheque tells Lola he's not going to live with Jasmine anymore, he doesn't love her, he won't pay her bills and so now there won't be any more problems, "mi amor, Lola." Lola replies "Dolores" (ooh, burn!). She wants to know if he understands that this is all the fault of Jasmine, that quita maridos (husband-stealer; homewrecker), bandida (thief). El Cheque wants to have a chat with Lola over some taquitos.
Tomás and Fernando lament the failure of their brilliant plan. JR says this was a totally awesome evening. He thinks it rocks that Lety is Aurora. Millions of people are going to watch the program and it should be a big hit because of what happened tonight. Fernando wants to know what tonight has to do with it, but JR says nothing, see you tomorrow. They don't know what JR's planning, but Fernando swears he'll kill JR if Lety gets hurt any more and Tomás says he'll help.
Lety has apparently told Aldo the whole truth. Aldo's all bitchy that she didn't trust him with the truth earlier. Shut up, Aldo. (I know, I know, she had it coming, but that doesn't excuse him for being patronizing about it!) Blah, blah, blah, Lety lied to herself, blah, blah, blah, revenge, lies, making others suffer, blah, blah, blah, you haven't learned anything…again, Shut up, Aldo! Aldo says Lety finally found what she really wants in life…Fernando. Ooh, you know what, I take it back, Aldo, you are wise and you speak only truth…preach it, brother! Lety denies it (no, Lety, embrace it, embrace the Fer side!). Aldo's not buying what she's selling either. He says he didn't imagine the kiss between Aurora and Fernando. He calls it a bajeza (a despicable thing to do) that Lety had to dress up as a diva to kiss Fernando (I changed my mind again, shut up, Aldo, I'd do it too!), he calls it mezquindad (a miserable thing to do) and barbaridad (an atrocity). He says he's desilusionado (disappointed) with Lety and walks off, telling the guys to take Lety home. Fernando says Aldo's being unfair to Lety. Lety cries her overly-made-up eyes out and asks Fernando what to do. Fernando consoles her and says he and Tomás are there to protect her, but Tomás remembers Alicia is waiting for him, so Fernando will take Lety home. Lety says she's got to take off her makeup and change clothes. Fernando looks like he's sad, but he wants to jump up and down all at the same time. He settles for holding Lety. Ay, Don Fernando, tan divino!
Lola, El Cheque, and los taquitos: El Cheque is trying to put the moves on Lola, but in a kind of desperate, pathetic way. He's finally realized that Lola's a good mother and was an "excellent" wife. Lola's taking this well, not eating out of his hand, but not griping him out either. She doesn't think he's understood things yet. She thinks they can stay friends, since now she knows she can make it on her own and doesn't have to depend on anyone. She thanks El Cheque for the tacos and leaves.
Tomás comes home to find the bedroom door back up. He overhears Alicia (allegedly, I thought) talking to Papa about how Tomás runs around at night without telling her where he's going, he doesn't feed her, he doesn't give her money, she feels so alone. Tomás wants to talk to Papa and clear things up. He takes the phone and greets his "suegrito" (little father-in-law) and calls him "Don Papa de Alicia"…but alas, Tomás says "he hung up." Alicia weeps and says he always hangs up, he always leaves her, he always goes, he always does the same thing to her. She cries and lies down on the bed and Tomás looks worried. Sorry, I can't help it, but I feel really sorry for Alicia. It doesn't excuse her behavior, but it sure does explain a lot.
Aldo's on the phone to Carmina telling her he just needs to be alone, but Carmina is getting in the Carminamobile to rush to Aldo's side, whether he wants it or not. Go, Stalker Chick! Now's your chance!
The Moras: If you cry at the drop of a hat, you might want to get the hankies out now. Tomas: "Chiquita, understand me, I felt really strange when I heard what you said to your dad. I suddenly think I don't know you that well, Alicia Ferreira. I always liked you, I fell in love with your beauty, but you don't let me asomarme (you don't let me in) what you have here [in your heart] hidden. I never thought you were capable of…" Alicia: "Tomy, I'm going to explain it to you." Tomás:" No, Chiquita, I understand" Alicia: "Really? You're not mad?" Tomás: "Of course not, I just found out something that moved me." Alicia: "Ay, Tomy, what are you talking about?" Tomás: "Alicia, you have a great pain and even you haven't realized you're carrying it around." Alicia tries to laugh it off: " Ay, Tomy, I don't know what you're talking about, of course not." Tomás: "You don't know? Well, I do. But I'd like to understand more, know what's happening to you. Chiquita, I don't want you to suffer." Alicia: "But I don't suffer." Tomás: "Yes, you do. And now that I realize it, I don't know how, but I love you more." He moves in to kiss her, and it looks like she was going to kiss him, but Tomás kisses her on the forehead. Alicia: "But I'm great, look at me. You know." Tomás: "Yes, Chiquita. Good night." Alicia: "Good night, Tomy." He hands her her phone, leaves the room, and closes the door as Alicia looks, dare I say it, thoughtful. That, ladies and gentlemen, is the only scene I've seen with the two of them that hasn't completely grossed me out. I only pray they don't regress!
Fernando is driving Lety home and she has re-Lety-fied. It looks like she's wiped out from crying. Fernando tells her not to cry any more because it breaks his heart ("parte mi alma", literally "splits my soul"). He says Fry Daddy will be back once he realizes Lety did it for him. Lety says Aldo hates lies and he'll never forgive her. Fernando says it gives him flojera (he's sick of), Aldo with his intachable (impeccable) morals, but then he tells Lety he's kidding. Lety says Aldo is right and they were a couple and no se valen los engaños (it's not good to deceive). Fernando says she shouldn't be sad, he'll start getting over it with every soup he makes. Lety says she's lost him and she won't see him again. Fernando says she can count on him for whatever she needs. She thanks him and says he should go home and he can take her car if he wants (oops, I didn't notice they were in her car!). He says he'll get the door for her and helps her out of the car. He says he doesn't want to leave her alone, but she tells him not to worry and to go home. Fernando says "están las llaves pegadas" (the keys are in the car) and walks off.
JR is on the phone to the dude from the gossip show. They have some kind of brilliant plan that comes complete with creepy music. Everyone will watch the show. Mexico will have a big surprise tomorrow, and Leticia Padilla will become a public figure. Creeps. Those two make me sick.
Lety is in bed crying and Mama comes to visit. Lety says she made the worst mistake of her life. She tells Mama about the crazy evening. Mama's supportive, but she asks how Lety could think the plan for the evening was a good idea. Lety tells Mama about Aldo and what he said to her and that she lost him forever. Mama consoles Lety as we go to credits.
Tomorrow: Well, we don't exactly know, but we're on the road to the grand finale and there are more surprises in store.
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Juan Querendon El primer capitulo
I want to apologize for not posting a full recap. I got the bulletin late about the show premiering tonite in the odd time slot. I missed the first ten minutes, but here is what I got:
Juan is shooting some hoops with some guys and doing some cute showboating. And looking kind of cute in his white shirt... but I digress. He notices three guys standing there watching him and they have guns. He does a voice over explaining who they are and my recorder kind of messed up on that part, I did hear him say one of the gun toters was a brother to one of his flings. He runs away carrying his clothes and the guys give chase. Juan manages to hide and make a getaway from the men. He catches a bus and implores the driver to let him on the bus explaining that there are some fellas trying to kill him. The bus driver lets him on and they continue on their route. He gets off the bus in the city and admires the surroundings and does a voiceover about how he is going to a relatives house or the relative of somebody he knows til the heat dies down in his village. In his voiceover he mutters something about how that fateful day he encountered the woman who would steal his corazon...
In the next scene, the girl, Paula, is in the parking lot with her mother at the airport. Paula has just returned to the city. They exchange niceties about how good the other looks and then hop in the car and drive away. They chit chat about her studies, the flight, etc.
P and her mother are stuck in traffic and Juan's taxi that he is riding is next to their car. He looks at her. She looks at him. He smiles. She smiles back. He waves. Her smile gets bigger. He voices over about how smoking hot she is and how impactado he is by her sonrisa (smile). He knows he will never be the same.
P and her mom arrive back at the casa. Paula's mother has decorated the house with welcome home posters. Paula admires the decor. She then noticies that they are not alone and looks muy impactada. It is her father, whom she is not happy to see. She looks disgruntled and says she appreciates what he has done for her and her mother, but they had a deal and he is not honoring it. She says she will pay him back for what he has done for them and he says it is not necessary. Her mother tells her that her father would like to speak to her and she tries to leave them alone to talk. Paula says no, don't leave. Her mother asks her to hear him out. She agrees to hear what he has to say.
It has now turned dark and Juan is creeping outside some house and presses the call button. A sassy lady answers and is none too happy about being bothered and asks who goes there. He explains her cousin gave him the address and he introduces himself. She admires his form and cops some cheap feels on Juan.
Paula and her dad are talking. He tells her he realizes he made some mistakes in his past. He tells her he is ill in his alma and needs her to forgive him. In this exchange between her and her father we learn that Paula's mom and him were lovers and P is the result of that union. She expresses her sorrow of not feeling like one of his real children and how she had to deal with the fact that offspring of the type of relationship she was born of are not treated or revered as the other kids. She is in obvious pain over not having him in her life full time or when she needed him the most. He's crying, she's crying. He tells her that he does not have a lot of time left. She says not to be so pessimistic. She talks about the day she turned 15 and he was not there and she was the only girl at the party who didn't have a father. She tells him his words mean nothing to her now and asks him to leave. He does, but not before giving her a kiss on her forehead and telling her that he wants to repair the damage he has done to her and her mother.
Juan is shooting some hoops with some guys and doing some cute showboating. And looking kind of cute in his white shirt... but I digress. He notices three guys standing there watching him and they have guns. He does a voice over explaining who they are and my recorder kind of messed up on that part, I did hear him say one of the gun toters was a brother to one of his flings. He runs away carrying his clothes and the guys give chase. Juan manages to hide and make a getaway from the men. He catches a bus and implores the driver to let him on the bus explaining that there are some fellas trying to kill him. The bus driver lets him on and they continue on their route. He gets off the bus in the city and admires the surroundings and does a voiceover about how he is going to a relatives house or the relative of somebody he knows til the heat dies down in his village. In his voiceover he mutters something about how that fateful day he encountered the woman who would steal his corazon...
In the next scene, the girl, Paula, is in the parking lot with her mother at the airport. Paula has just returned to the city. They exchange niceties about how good the other looks and then hop in the car and drive away. They chit chat about her studies, the flight, etc.
P and her mother are stuck in traffic and Juan's taxi that he is riding is next to their car. He looks at her. She looks at him. He smiles. She smiles back. He waves. Her smile gets bigger. He voices over about how smoking hot she is and how impactado he is by her sonrisa (smile). He knows he will never be the same.
P and her mom arrive back at the casa. Paula's mother has decorated the house with welcome home posters. Paula admires the decor. She then noticies that they are not alone and looks muy impactada. It is her father, whom she is not happy to see. She looks disgruntled and says she appreciates what he has done for her and her mother, but they had a deal and he is not honoring it. She says she will pay him back for what he has done for them and he says it is not necessary. Her mother tells her that her father would like to speak to her and she tries to leave them alone to talk. Paula says no, don't leave. Her mother asks her to hear him out. She agrees to hear what he has to say.
It has now turned dark and Juan is creeping outside some house and presses the call button. A sassy lady answers and is none too happy about being bothered and asks who goes there. He explains her cousin gave him the address and he introduces himself. She admires his form and cops some cheap feels on Juan.
Paula and her dad are talking. He tells her he realizes he made some mistakes in his past. He tells her he is ill in his alma and needs her to forgive him. In this exchange between her and her father we learn that Paula's mom and him were lovers and P is the result of that union. She expresses her sorrow of not feeling like one of his real children and how she had to deal with the fact that offspring of the type of relationship she was born of are not treated or revered as the other kids. She is in obvious pain over not having him in her life full time or when she needed him the most. He's crying, she's crying. He tells her that he does not have a lot of time left. She says not to be so pessimistic. She talks about the day she turned 15 and he was not there and she was the only girl at the party who didn't have a father. She tells him his words mean nothing to her now and asks him to leave. He does, but not before giving her a kiss on her forehead and telling her that he wants to repair the damage he has done to her and her mother.
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Monday, June 11, 2007
Destilando Amor 6/11/07 My lover stands on golden sands
First off let me say for those of you who have been sweatin the past couple of months (our time...21 months TeleNovela time)....Well fear not...
Love is in the air Everywhere
I look around
Love is in the air
Every sight and every sound ....
(this side trip into blatant pop music...in no way express your recappers personal
music taste...I just call em as I see em)
We start off with Minnnnnnerrrrrvvvvva pushing Aaron, far beyond what I would have considered self protective or wise...she is cutting in on his phone time with Swarmy Onate...trying to find out details on MariAnna/Gavi & Rod...Aaron throws the phone down...
(In no way do I advocate domestic violence...but jeeeeeeezzzzzz sometimes)
Gavi is walking along the beach contemplating...what else? Rod of course...when "Holy Visions Batman..."there he is right behind her, looking rather fine in some white beach pants. She is muy impacted...huggs kisses.....He scoops her up (and yes cause he is a manly man...he can do his own scooping, he does not have to rely on a stunt scooper)
Next Aaron is rehashing the hash with Patricio, (I really like Patricio..just sayin)...anyway Aaron is continuing to put the screws to Patricio regarding the devious business transactions...I would give more detail, but I really don't get it...It just suffices to say Patricio has that same look on his face that Keanu Reeves had on his face when he finally figured out who Al Pacino was in "Devil's Advocate", yep Pat; you sold your soul.
Now Gavi & Rod are all shades of blissful back on the beach...apparently everyone else in that locale is still cleaning up garland after the Feliz Navidad celebrations...cause they are quite alone...much kissing hugging...good time all round...Rod informs Gavi that he told Isadora/TWB he wanted a divorce cause there is only one woman for him..that being Gavi....HOWEVER (damn you Hanna Barbara and your anvils), he returned to the apartment after Sofia informed him, Isadora was sitting at home, taking the laces outta her high top chucks and braiding a noose...We viewers of course know this was yet another, butter would not melt in her mouth Sofia lie....Rod laments on how he feels bad about screwing over Isadora, as she is one fine mujer......
Meanwhile his fine mujer is twistin tongues in a hot tub with Francisco...Francisco makes the faux pas of telling TWB..that she is his muse...just like the muse of that fine poet DaVinci...
"Leonardo DaVinci?" she scoffs, "He was a painter and sculptor, not a poet"...I am at home thinking yeh but he wrote that really cool book about his code...ooooppsss wait, that is my faux pas...Hey TWB...you got this guy for a fling not as a ringer on Jeporady...jeeeezzzz
(side note....isn't that fine house they are knocking flip flops in....the house that was used in "Amigas & Rivals"?)
Clarita is at home in the Gavi free zone...knock knock knock...."Don't open the door", I am at home yelling at the TV...but of course she does and Minnie just butts right in..Where is MariAnna...well Clarita in her normal, I'm not quite right, wide eyed manner answers that MariAnna is on a business trip and queries who she might be...Minnie lies and says she is Rod's secretary...Minnie is busy using her T-1000 terminator eye to scan and digitize the entire apartment...after some more questions and your can see Minnie mentally placing the info in a file to upload to the mother ship later...she lets herself out....Clarita is thrilled to have had such an elegant associate of Gavi's grace their humble abode...Really Clarita needs a handler.
Now cut to a priest knocking at Dry Gulch Acres...I have a vision of a priest with a heavy Irish accent..requesting some Skippy for the wee ones back at St. Patricks Orphange...but no it is the helpful local padre, checking up on Acacia and child molestor Meliton...Meliton is asleep and Acacia can't remember the priest..the priest begins to tell her tales of her childhood..her first communion, her wonderful Tia...how her Tia loved little Acacia...meanwhile Meliton is hiding behind the door taking it all in. Acacia finishs by telling the priest how gosh by golly swell her Tio Meliton is to her, what with him being her only living relative and all. Meliton has a smirk & a "Oh I am so gonna tap that" look on his face...
James is back over at Rod's Hacienda listening to the wooden music box tink out music dreams of star crossed love...James is lamenting in Spanish...and I find this odd...if you were talking to yourself, would you not revert to your mother tongue? I would think James would talk to his self in English, but he is in toment over Acacia and having no contact with her, fearing what has happened to her in the evil clutches of Meliton. James is dressed in his usual Western attire..I just have trouble seeing him in his duds…but unlike other naysayers I do not want him to ride off into the sunset with Sofia…not out of any greater good idea, but simply because it delight me to no end that Sofia wants and can not have him.
Speaking of little Miss Twinset….Granny Pilar and Sofia are sitting around Casa de Boring when Minnie stops in to spread more toxic poison...She is sure that Rod and MariAnne are boinking and having a good time doing it somewhere....
For an episode that was supposed to be romantic...I spent much of it just saying STFU to the screen..
Here come Danielle & Elvis...they are the light hearted breath of fresh air in this segment...well that can't happen..Elvis gives the living mummy (really just wrap the linen strips back around her body and put her back in her her shroud) a beso...Pilar rudely pulls away from Elvis away and grills Danielle for being out so late...yeah is is like 8:30, unaccompanied with her novio...Danielle is all hey just skip the 20th century and move outta the 1800's right on into the 21st century...Sofie knees tightly locked; ie looking all like yeah, I am still a virgin Granny; I am the only good one in the family...
back to the various La Playas....
TWB is having dinner with Francisco...she is staring off in space...no doubt thinking about her crappy marriage...taking advantage of the pause...He Amor scoops her up and carries her off...we see him start to scoop and then the camera pulls back...very far back...I think it was a stunt scooper..I don't think he could carry her...
Now let us transfer over to the other couple...Frankie and Annette...no seriously Rod & Gavi...he is declaring his undying love...cause she is the only one...physcially and spirtually...yadda yadda yadda...they have amusing chit chat..."I'm the boss & you are my secretary" Gavi tells him that she changed everything to MariAnna, how she got the job...so on so forth...of course it was too keep a link to Rod...Rod keeps saying mi Gaviota...
Father Pat stops back in to visit James...he tells James that Acacia is fine and seems quite happy..the Padre says that perhaps Meliton has repented and given up his molesting ways...
okay I just gotta add...millions of dollars & law suits, scandals galore and they still don't get it...
Back over in DF...Danielle is packing her bags...she basically tells Sofie that the family sucks and they treat Elvis badly, they are stuffy and in other words..."Later Days and Better Lays"...She is outta there.
Mineva arrives home and Aaron is laying on the bed giggling at something on the laptop...I guess Pamela has a Web Cam set up in Miami and he is wondering how long DumbAss is gonna stand by that pool waiting..He switches off the laptop...Minnie switches off the light and we are lead to believe..work is about to begin creating the antichrist...
Gavi and Rod go upstairs...across the bed it says Gaviota & there is a figure of a SeaGull all made outta rose petals...Once again I am grimacing as I am typing this...
Dude last time all it took was a fifth of Tequila...Oh well the sadder but wiser girl...of course maybe I should cut Rod a break...it has been nearly three years since lil Rod went for a walk...
Rod still suffering from that whole impulse control problem can not stop himself from asking, "by the by just for my own peace of mind...have you been boinking any other guys"?...Gavi looks him in the eye and says, you are the first and only cause I love you so much..Yep that woulda been my story too, I don't care if I would done the entire eastern seaboard of Great Britian, up the top of Scotland and down through Wales, well this satisfied our young galan and we see Gavi's dress drop to the floor...Rod always the stickler for detail...
Now to DF...this time it is Isa father...he is sitting in the living room...thought bubbling his conversation with her about how it would not behoove the family at this point for her to give up her sham of a marriage...he has guilt all over his face..now here comes TWB's mother..."Que the hell" she asks, it is tarde, why are you up? He laments telling TWB to stay in her loveless marriage..he brings up the artificial insemination..looking like by gawd it just isn't natural...
"Hold on there buckeroo," states Ma...you done lost all the family wealth...now we see a thought bubble of when Pa was playin Texas hold-em on ESPN2, he lost all his chips on one game...Damn all most of the women on this show are serious money grubbing bling lovin ho's (except for Sofie who is a serious money grubbing conservative dressing ho).
Speaking of TWB & Francisco, they are in bed, she gives him a few pesos and the boot she "vants to be alone"...Now she gets to lie in bed and speak badly of her poor misunderstood husband...she hates Rod and little Rod too.
Danielle and Elvis are happy sitting in a coffee shop denouncing her L7 totally square family...(Pilar and Sofie, will probably heap this crap on poor Tio Bruno)...
The Next Day……..
Gavi and Rod are lying in bed….she has her head on his manly chest…Rod is sleeping..
(yep a new activity will wear you out)
Minnie and Aaron arrive at the office, Minnie in her usual "People First" manner screams at Eliva to phone Rod’s Hotel and see if he is there. Seriously in some Old Testament way I think God sealed Minnie’s womb cause she is such a total bitch.
Sofie tells Granny Pilar…that Danielle done run off with the house boy….turn the dogs loose…wait that is wrong I’m getting my centuries mixed up…
Rod awakens Gavi is not in bed…she is on the balcony singing….in a total shout out to "HBO’s Rome" Gavi has created a smart Roman Toga for her self out of a sheet and Rod like wise looks like a young stallion from a Roman Bath House donning a towel about his waist…He jokes they should send a letter or a telegram…seriously can you even send a telegram anymore…I don’t think so, I think they retired Morse Code…anyway saying they renounce their jobs….
Love is still in the air…
Rod take advantage of it….get your freak on while you can….cause I hear the train whistle…Wiley that tunnel you just painted on that canyon wall….don’t look now, but a real train is gonna come thru it…Acme Anvils are gonna start dropping..
Previews….Gilligan…I mean Rod wants to live on the beach with Gavi until Isadore hangs herself…
Aaron is in bed with Pamela…& it looks like they get caught…
Love is in the air Everywhere
I look around
Love is in the air
Every sight and every sound ....
(this side trip into blatant pop music...in no way express your recappers personal
music taste...I just call em as I see em)
We start off with Minnnnnnerrrrrvvvvva pushing Aaron, far beyond what I would have considered self protective or wise...she is cutting in on his phone time with Swarmy Onate...trying to find out details on MariAnna/Gavi & Rod...Aaron throws the phone down...
(In no way do I advocate domestic violence...but jeeeeeeezzzzzz sometimes)
Gavi is walking along the beach contemplating...what else? Rod of course...when "Holy Visions Batman..."there he is right behind her, looking rather fine in some white beach pants. She is muy impacted...huggs kisses.....He scoops her up (and yes cause he is a manly man...he can do his own scooping, he does not have to rely on a stunt scooper)
Next Aaron is rehashing the hash with Patricio, (I really like Patricio..just sayin)...anyway Aaron is continuing to put the screws to Patricio regarding the devious business transactions...I would give more detail, but I really don't get it...It just suffices to say Patricio has that same look on his face that Keanu Reeves had on his face when he finally figured out who Al Pacino was in "Devil's Advocate", yep Pat; you sold your soul.
Now Gavi & Rod are all shades of blissful back on the beach...apparently everyone else in that locale is still cleaning up garland after the Feliz Navidad celebrations...cause they are quite alone...much kissing hugging...good time all round...Rod informs Gavi that he told Isadora/TWB he wanted a divorce cause there is only one woman for him..that being Gavi....HOWEVER (damn you Hanna Barbara and your anvils), he returned to the apartment after Sofia informed him, Isadora was sitting at home, taking the laces outta her high top chucks and braiding a noose...We viewers of course know this was yet another, butter would not melt in her mouth Sofia lie....Rod laments on how he feels bad about screwing over Isadora, as she is one fine mujer......
Meanwhile his fine mujer is twistin tongues in a hot tub with Francisco...Francisco makes the faux pas of telling TWB..that she is his muse...just like the muse of that fine poet DaVinci...
"Leonardo DaVinci?" she scoffs, "He was a painter and sculptor, not a poet"...I am at home thinking yeh but he wrote that really cool book about his code...ooooppsss wait, that is my faux pas...Hey TWB...you got this guy for a fling not as a ringer on Jeporady...jeeeezzzz
(side note....isn't that fine house they are knocking flip flops in....the house that was used in "Amigas & Rivals"?)
Clarita is at home in the Gavi free zone...knock knock knock...."Don't open the door", I am at home yelling at the TV...but of course she does and Minnie just butts right in..Where is MariAnna...well Clarita in her normal, I'm not quite right, wide eyed manner answers that MariAnna is on a business trip and queries who she might be...Minnie lies and says she is Rod's secretary...Minnie is busy using her T-1000 terminator eye to scan and digitize the entire apartment...after some more questions and your can see Minnie mentally placing the info in a file to upload to the mother ship later...she lets herself out....Clarita is thrilled to have had such an elegant associate of Gavi's grace their humble abode...Really Clarita needs a handler.
Now cut to a priest knocking at Dry Gulch Acres...I have a vision of a priest with a heavy Irish accent..requesting some Skippy for the wee ones back at St. Patricks Orphange...but no it is the helpful local padre, checking up on Acacia and child molestor Meliton...Meliton is asleep and Acacia can't remember the priest..the priest begins to tell her tales of her childhood..her first communion, her wonderful Tia...how her Tia loved little Acacia...meanwhile Meliton is hiding behind the door taking it all in. Acacia finishs by telling the priest how gosh by golly swell her Tio Meliton is to her, what with him being her only living relative and all. Meliton has a smirk & a "Oh I am so gonna tap that" look on his face...
James is back over at Rod's Hacienda listening to the wooden music box tink out music dreams of star crossed love...James is lamenting in Spanish...and I find this odd...if you were talking to yourself, would you not revert to your mother tongue? I would think James would talk to his self in English, but he is in toment over Acacia and having no contact with her, fearing what has happened to her in the evil clutches of Meliton. James is dressed in his usual Western attire..I just have trouble seeing him in his duds…but unlike other naysayers I do not want him to ride off into the sunset with Sofia…not out of any greater good idea, but simply because it delight me to no end that Sofia wants and can not have him.
Speaking of little Miss Twinset….Granny Pilar and Sofia are sitting around Casa de Boring when Minnie stops in to spread more toxic poison...She is sure that Rod and MariAnne are boinking and having a good time doing it somewhere....
For an episode that was supposed to be romantic...I spent much of it just saying STFU to the screen..
Here come Danielle & Elvis...they are the light hearted breath of fresh air in this segment...well that can't happen..Elvis gives the living mummy (really just wrap the linen strips back around her body and put her back in her her shroud) a beso...Pilar rudely pulls away from Elvis away and grills Danielle for being out so late...yeah is is like 8:30, unaccompanied with her novio...Danielle is all hey just skip the 20th century and move outta the 1800's right on into the 21st century...Sofie knees tightly locked; ie looking all like yeah, I am still a virgin Granny; I am the only good one in the family...
back to the various La Playas....
TWB is having dinner with Francisco...she is staring off in space...no doubt thinking about her crappy marriage...taking advantage of the pause...He Amor scoops her up and carries her off...we see him start to scoop and then the camera pulls back...very far back...I think it was a stunt scooper..I don't think he could carry her...
Now let us transfer over to the other couple...Frankie and Annette...no seriously Rod & Gavi...he is declaring his undying love...cause she is the only one...physcially and spirtually...yadda yadda yadda...they have amusing chit chat..."I'm the boss & you are my secretary" Gavi tells him that she changed everything to MariAnna, how she got the job...so on so forth...of course it was too keep a link to Rod...Rod keeps saying mi Gaviota...
Father Pat stops back in to visit James...he tells James that Acacia is fine and seems quite happy..the Padre says that perhaps Meliton has repented and given up his molesting ways...
okay I just gotta add...millions of dollars & law suits, scandals galore and they still don't get it...
Back over in DF...Danielle is packing her bags...she basically tells Sofie that the family sucks and they treat Elvis badly, they are stuffy and in other words..."Later Days and Better Lays"...She is outta there.
Mineva arrives home and Aaron is laying on the bed giggling at something on the laptop...I guess Pamela has a Web Cam set up in Miami and he is wondering how long DumbAss is gonna stand by that pool waiting..He switches off the laptop...Minnie switches off the light and we are lead to believe..work is about to begin creating the antichrist...
Gavi and Rod go upstairs...across the bed it says Gaviota & there is a figure of a SeaGull all made outta rose petals...Once again I am grimacing as I am typing this...
Dude last time all it took was a fifth of Tequila...Oh well the sadder but wiser girl...of course maybe I should cut Rod a break...it has been nearly three years since lil Rod went for a walk...
Rod still suffering from that whole impulse control problem can not stop himself from asking, "by the by just for my own peace of mind...have you been boinking any other guys"?...Gavi looks him in the eye and says, you are the first and only cause I love you so much..Yep that woulda been my story too, I don't care if I would done the entire eastern seaboard of Great Britian, up the top of Scotland and down through Wales, well this satisfied our young galan and we see Gavi's dress drop to the floor...Rod always the stickler for detail...
Now to DF...this time it is Isa father...he is sitting in the living room...thought bubbling his conversation with her about how it would not behoove the family at this point for her to give up her sham of a marriage...he has guilt all over his face..now here comes TWB's mother..."Que the hell" she asks, it is tarde, why are you up? He laments telling TWB to stay in her loveless marriage..he brings up the artificial insemination..looking like by gawd it just isn't natural...
"Hold on there buckeroo," states Ma...you done lost all the family wealth...now we see a thought bubble of when Pa was playin Texas hold-em on ESPN2, he lost all his chips on one game...Damn all most of the women on this show are serious money grubbing bling lovin ho's (except for Sofie who is a serious money grubbing conservative dressing ho).
Speaking of TWB & Francisco, they are in bed, she gives him a few pesos and the boot she "vants to be alone"...Now she gets to lie in bed and speak badly of her poor misunderstood husband...she hates Rod and little Rod too.
Danielle and Elvis are happy sitting in a coffee shop denouncing her L7 totally square family...(Pilar and Sofie, will probably heap this crap on poor Tio Bruno)...
The Next Day……..
Gavi and Rod are lying in bed….she has her head on his manly chest…Rod is sleeping..
(yep a new activity will wear you out)
Minnie and Aaron arrive at the office, Minnie in her usual "People First" manner screams at Eliva to phone Rod’s Hotel and see if he is there. Seriously in some Old Testament way I think God sealed Minnie’s womb cause she is such a total bitch.
Sofie tells Granny Pilar…that Danielle done run off with the house boy….turn the dogs loose…wait that is wrong I’m getting my centuries mixed up…
Rod awakens Gavi is not in bed…she is on the balcony singing….in a total shout out to "HBO’s Rome" Gavi has created a smart Roman Toga for her self out of a sheet and Rod like wise looks like a young stallion from a Roman Bath House donning a towel about his waist…He jokes they should send a letter or a telegram…seriously can you even send a telegram anymore…I don’t think so, I think they retired Morse Code…anyway saying they renounce their jobs….
Love is still in the air…
Rod take advantage of it….get your freak on while you can….cause I hear the train whistle…Wiley that tunnel you just painted on that canyon wall….don’t look now, but a real train is gonna come thru it…Acme Anvils are gonna start dropping..
Previews….Gilligan…I mean Rod wants to live on the beach with Gavi until Isadore hangs herself…
Aaron is in bed with Pamela…& it looks like they get caught…
Labels: Destilando
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Duelo June 8 - Alina is ALIVE
Don Loco has the gall to say to the judge that he sentenced him without any proof, just the testimony, and they were all lying. I love to see this after months of “this flimsy note with no names on it is all the proof I need.” Live by the sword, die by the sword, Don Loco. Too bad for you. Crazy chick doctor storms off in a huff, but Elias takes the time to savor the moment.
Somehow Emilioooo already knows what happened with Don Loco’s sentencing, back at his house, he tells Angel that DL will spend a long time in jail. Angel then tries to get Emiliooo to go to the boutique’s opening party that night, he has a surprise for him. Emiliooo agrees to go. Does Alina know yet that she is being used as a surprise? Angel also says his condition is finally getting better, and he met a girl. Smiles all around.
Crazy chick doctor goes to see Don Loco and sedate him. She is going to leave, but he asks her to stay. For some reason, well I guess because she’s crazy, she does. After DL passes out she starts kissing him, her face disappearing in DL’s moustache. GROSS. A nurse sticks her head in the room and sees what is going on, then wisely makes a quick retreat. I hope she’s going to get the boss and get La Doctora Loca fired.
Elias finds Alina and Rodrigo and delivers the news of Don Loco’s sentence.
Angel and Coral talk while Claudia sets things up in the background at Coral’s new store. They think that tonight is finally the time for Alina and Emiliooo to finally find each other again.
Elias tries to talk some sense into Alina and
Angel and Coral talk about Emiliooo, Alina, Thelma, etc. Angel decides that he’s had enough talk, he wants to go put the moves on Claudia. Coral encourages him. Nice boss, perhaps she’s remembering how it was at the meson, she thinks she’s the house madam and Claudia is one of her girls? In a few minutes she’ll tell Angel he owes her some money for any extra time in the champagne room.
SA tries to tell Thelma to give up on conquering Emilioooo. Thelma has gone back to tight jeans and shirts that show us her endowments. It’s a great look for her. She has on some shoes or boots with heels, so she struts rather than walks. It works. Anyway, she says again that Emiliooo will be at her side forever. For having the nerve to suggest divorcing Emilioooo, Thelma smacks SA across the face. She gets ready to throw SA out on the street when Emiliooo breaks it up and says that SA isn’t going anywhere, and he tells Thelma again that he wants a divorce, and that’s final.
At the hospital, whoever the sleazy guy is with Luba (the wrestling manager?) says he needs to register them at the hospital. Luba lies and says their names are something Lopez. The manager knows better, so he takes her aside and asks her why she is lying. At least he had the decency to take her aside, maybe he isn’t so sleazy after all. He just looks like it.
Alina,
Luba explains to the guy that she and Gaspar are wanted by the law, but it’s all a big mixup. He believes her and helps her.
Mariana and Malena talk about Mariana’s conversation with DL, Malena is mad that she spoke with him. Mariana is also part of Alina and
Thelma talks to little Gasparito and says she just needs to get Emiliooo to feel the old passion for her that he used to have, that’s how she’ll get him back. Well, for starters, she’s going to have to compete with Alina’s daily battles with her shirts, that’s not an easy fight. He has the choice between a super bitchy hot chick, and a really dumb hot chick. Cripes who do you pick there? I guess for him, he’ll pick the dumb one. I wouldn’t be able to handle it after a while, her believing everything anybody tells her, but for him I guess that’s perfect. On this show, Coral’s the one who really has it going on, but she has that ‘hung up on Emiliooo for waaaay too long’ mark against her. There isn’t really an admirable woman on this show, every hot woman is either evil or really dumb.
The reunion with Mariana continues. Mariana says DL told her Alina was dead, then says that she told DL the truth. Alina says what truth? Mariana admits that she was the woman of Jose Gomez and had a daughter with him. The note was from him to her.
Another great Asi es la Vida commercial. Any guys watching this show, don’t fast forward through those commercials.
Mariana tells how she tried to kill herself, then says everything is her fault.
Thelma struts her fine self into Emiliooo’s office to talk to him. I understand why he doesn’t want any part of her and I agree with him, but she looks great. There is a saying, at least among men, that goes like this – “Just remember, no matter how hot she is, there is some guy somewhere RIGHT NOW who has absolutely had it with all of her shit.” For Thelma, this couldn’t be more true. Emiliooo looks like he’s made of plastic or wax or something, something isn’t right there. She says she’ll give him the divorce, and custody of his son, if he spends the night with her and makes her feel like he used to. She knows it will all be a lie but she wants a good memory of him.
The reunion group start to discuss if DL will try to escape when Malena, who has suddenly become the Ferro-Approved voice of reason, says enough about DL already, let’s change the subject. They all laugh and agree, like at the end of a sitcom – ha ha ha freeze frame. Yes, it looked like that because I paused the recording when they all laughed. Alina announces the opening of
DL’s lawyer visits him. DL hopes the lawyer can help him. Then he starts to talk about escaping. Like we didn’t all see that one coming. He says he’ll see him in
Emiliooo accepts Thelma’s offer, just so he can end all this. Not tonight, he has something to do. Thelma wants to go with him. She sweet talks him and he agrees to let her go. He says she can go, but only if she keeps her promise and after that he never has to see her again. Jeez, and she still wants to try and keep this guy? After he says that? Her self-esteem must be about zero.
At the opening, Angel is chatting up Claudia, everybody is just hanging out and drinking champagne. Coral’s dress is cut down to her waist, she’s really showing what she’s got. Any side-cleavage fans should be happy here. Coral pulls Angel aside to worry about when Emiliooo comes, Angel tells her to chill.
At the hospital the doctor doesn’t have good news. Gaspar needs a kidney transplant. Luba sputters like a sneezing dog. That is her version of impactada I guess.
Emiliooo and Thelma arrive at the party,
Alina greets Rodrigo in the living room of Coral’s house, they leave. As soon as they leave, the phone starts ringing. The ladies trying to call her off, no doubt.
Gasca screams for help, he’s all tied up. Alfonsina points a gun at him and tells him to shut up. He says they can still split the money and she can decide what to do with THE COFRE. She doesn’t answer.
Coral and
Alfonsina yells at Gasca some more and threatens to kill him. He asks what good is he dead? He tries to sell her on some plan to get even more money from Don Loco.
Luba cries over Gaspar and prays to the virgin for good measure. Bleah. I hate hospital settings, I thought maybe we were done with that on this show. The other guy comes in and Luba says she is too poor to pay for the operation. The guy says it was his responsibility, he will pay for the operation. He says that Luba can give him one of her kidneys. Now she cries from joy and promises Gaspar that he will be fine after all. We still have time for the miracle cure and him getting his brain back.
Emiliooo is super pissed at Angel for inviting him to this party and setting him up. Angel admits to knowing that Alina was alive before. Angel says he set the whole meeting up for him, to end his suffering. He just didn’t plan on Thelma being there, obviously.
Gasca keeps fast talking his way out of getting shot. She tries to order him to say where the cofre is, but he makes her put away the gun. She has no choice but to go along with him if she wants the cofre.
Emiliooo goes off on Angel, he is about to strangle him when Elias pulls him off. Thelma tells
Back at Coral’s living room, Rodrigo says it is time to talk. No more excuses. She tries to give him the old “I don’t want to talk about it.” Whatever. She starts ugly crying again and saying how she wasn’t ready for this to happen blah blah blah. Rodrigo, my friend, this is your cue to make tracks. Seriously. This is your last chance to get out. I know you won’t take it, but I wish you would. Rodrigo says Emiliooo thought you were dead, he was just trying to make things right with his wife, I guess. She whines about it, I guess in woman logic you are supposed to just KNOW if your true love is REALLY dead or not.
Elias is going to explain to Emiliooo about Alina being alive when the general interrupts and tells the story himself. Angel tries to explain again, saying that he knew Emiliooo wouldn’t be able to have a good life with Thelma, so he set up this meeting. Of course in Three’s Company fashion it all backfired. Perhaps Angel could have just told Emiliooo about Alina rather than staging this big reveal? Naw that makes too much sense. Thelma is still yelling at
Alina is still whining and Rodrigo missed his chance to bail. She actually has the nerve to cry on his shoulder, literally. Rodrigo has a look on his face like he knows he is about five minutes late on trying to get the hell out of there. I can see it in his eyes. “Oh man what am I still doing here this chick is psycho dammit I should have just bailed when she said she didn’t want to talk about it DAMMIT.”
Emiliooo calmly listens to and understands what
Alina whines “How can all this happen to me? Why?” What a self centered bitch. Rodrigo figures she’s vulnerable, so he tells her she’s pretty when she’s crying and tries to kiss her. She totally cockblocks him and he leaves. On his way out, he swears to always be at her side, now more than ever. Dude, you are getting to leave. Just go! Alina has orange flashbacks of hairy-armed Emiliooo giving her the heart necklace, along with a variety of other memories of the heart necklace and making out with Emilioooo. She says to the room that she needs to forget about him but she can’t.
SA can’t believe the news that Alina is alive. Thelma starts in about something and SA says sure and now you’re going to want my help, right? Thelma acts pissy and says she already apologized so get over it already. Thelma swears that Alina will be sorry she isn’t dead. SA decides she’ll help after all. SA is like the ugly girl at school who will go along with anything just to be part of the clique.
The nurse that saw crazy chick doctor kissing Don Loco is telling the gossip to another nurse. Wait – like 10 hours have passed in the outside world, but only five minutes in here? Is there some kind of hospital time warp? Dra. Loca’s fiancé overhears the chisme, just then Dra. Loca comes in to get her coat. The nurses laugh at her when she leaves.
Angel and Claudia are the only ones left at the party. She tells him that she is glad to just be his friend, he asks why. She says that she heard Coral say that Alina was somebody very important for him. He says yes, at one time he loved her a lot.
Crazy Doctora Loca and Mauricio arrive home, she wants to know what his deal is. He tells her that he overheard about her having something going on with Don Loco. She immediately looks guilty.
Angel says his love for Alina is in the past, now he cares about her like a sister. Claudia buys it.
Crazy Doctora Loca admits to getting frisky with Don Loco. She actually wants the guy to understand it. Whatever. The guy is pissed off, but he sounds like he’s reading his lines off of a card. They decide to break up. Well he decides, she agrees, he leaves, she cries.
Emiliooo moons over Alina when Thelma enters and prohibits him from getting back with Alina. Emiliooo says she doesn’t get to prohibit anything, and she doesn’t get to come into his room. He rightfully calls her out on her previous plan, that she wouldn’t go through with her deal, and that she knows that he’ll try to get Alina back. Thelma glares at him. The producers, after a couple seconds, apparently suddenly remembered that it was the end of the show, so they quickly made her slo-mo impactado. Sorry fellas, you were a little slow on the slow-mo button there.
Monday: Alina tells Emiliooo that she and Rodrigo are going out, and he proposed, and she’s going to marry him. Apparently Rodrigo is a complete idiot, he doesn’t realize that Alina is marrying him just to get back at Emiliooo. Either that or he has no pride.
Labels: duelo
La Fea now sharing time slot with Juan Querendon!!
BULLETIN!!
From our recapper Nina, who received this information directly from somebody at Univision:
"LA FEA MAS BELLA" starts airing in a shorter, half-hour duration, starting at the same time, effective Monday, 6-11-07
Apparently new novela "YO AMO A JUAN QUERENDON" debuts Mon. at 8:30-9!!
So this week, our La Fea bloggers will be blogging from 8:00-8:30
And the new Juan Querendon team should start from 8:30-9
The Juan Querendon team is:
Monday: Lucy
Tuesday: Amanda (staying on from La Fea)
Wednesday: Kris (staying on from La Fea)
Thursday: Sylvia
Friday: Jeanne
From our recapper Nina, who received this information directly from somebody at Univision:
"LA FEA MAS BELLA" starts airing in a shorter, half-hour duration, starting at the same time, effective Monday, 6-11-07
Apparently new novela "YO AMO A JUAN QUERENDON" debuts Mon. at 8:30-9!!
So this week, our La Fea bloggers will be blogging from 8:00-8:30
And the new Juan Querendon team should start from 8:30-9
The Juan Querendon team is:
Monday: Lucy
Tuesday: Amanda (staying on from La Fea)
Wednesday: Kris (staying on from La Fea)
Thursday: Sylvia
Friday: Jeanne
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