Thursday, July 19, 2007
Juan Q 7/18 - Self reflection is in the air
So finally Moni outs with it. They are going to have a child. CL is of course muy impactado. He asks if she’s sure. She said she had tests done at the doctor’s of course she’s sure (you idiot). He thought she gave up the idea to be maternal. She replies that maybe she never thought hard about it, but now it’s here and she thinks it should be her priority. She says it’s now or never. He continues that he never saw her raising kids. She’s so critical of all her friends. She says well I didn’t know, it’s something that suddenly awakens you. He says maternal instinct, ha!. She thought he would be happier and wants to know what’s wrong.
Aliro finds Nidia with the paintings and tells her that he didn’t know she liked to paint. She says she doesn’t guess who does, that lover of my husband!!! He says wow, she’s not bad and wonders what they are doing here. She says he bought them and hung them here! Perafan admires the boldness of Samuel to decorate his house with the work of another of his lady friends, but wants to know how she knew they were Ana’s and she tells him she saw Ana making the same ones in her house. She says you should have seen how she flattered herself that she sold so many of her works a while back, well yeah to Samuel so he could hang them in my house! Some artist! She says we have to teach her a lesson. He says but he doesn’t know anything about painting she says we have to give them back to her. He thinks that’s noble of her that she gives them back if she doesn’t like them. She says no you are going to. He wants to know why, and she says because he’s being “bocon” a big mouth.
GAYtan asks Juan if he had fun and he says yes except for the hair cut place. Juan says until Tues. Pastor says not so fast what about tomorrow? Juan says he’s busy for his cousin, he has to bring the kids to the park. Pastor asks if he still needs the loan. He says of course, so he tells Juan that he will take the kids to the park at 2 and later go to the movies. Juan says the movies? Juan says fine, in fact let your mother chose it then.
Pastor says we’re not going with Mom, we’re going alone!
He tells himself that it’s one thing to go places with the mom but another to go alone with Pastor to the movies! He just remembered the things he used to do with his girlfriend at the theater in his pueblo!! It sends chills through his body thinking about it!!!!
Moni and CL continue discussing the new addition and she asks if he’s ready for this. He says well the decision is made already. She says no, it’s both of our decisions. He says well you should have thought of that before you committed this crazy error. Moni says she doesn’t think it’s an error, and of course gets upset. About time!
Moni was expecting a different reaction from CL. She thought he would support her more, but now she sees that their relationship has been very selfish. CL looks impactado.
Paula calls her Mommy to make her feel better. She says she’s tired and a little depressed. Mom is not buying the tired bit and wants to know what’s up. She says Paula only seeks her consolation when she has problems. She asks if CL has something to do with her problems.
Ugh. OK, somehow when I paused for commercial, I didn’t record this next segment, so I’m going off memory and the details are fuzzy.
Man to man…Perfan asks if he can have a conversation with Juan. He continues that he will become step Dad of Marely after he marries Nidia, and he sees Juan interested in her and he’ll have to protect her. Juan says something about it not mattering because she’s not interested in him anyway. Alirio says well if you care for her you have to fight for her and not give up, and he says look at him, he finally got Nidia. He says the women in this family are difficult but not impossible. Juan says that not everyone has that kind of luck.
Back at the steelhouse. CL goes upstairs and asks Moni what she wants him to do. She expected him to at least be supportive. He crawls into bed and says he wants to still give her that hug and a child is the best thing that could happen to them. She says really and he says yes he is feliz feliz feliz………but his eyes say no…..maybe it was that rolling of them that tipped me off….
Later they go to bed, but CL can’t sleep. He’s thinking of Paula. Coinicidently, Paula can’t sleep and is caressing the pillow where CL slept.
We then see Juan flipping violently in his bed. He can’t sleep either. He must be thinking about Marely or himself.
The next morning he makes pancakes in his shorts and boots and an apron . He knocks and tells MArely that her breakfast is ready. She says she’s coming, he jumps away like a rabbit complete with spring noise.
Perfan shows up at Ana’s house. He says he’s got something that she’ll be happy to have back. She is of course skeptical. He gives her the paintings. She recognizes them but wonders what he was doing with them.
Juan asks Marely to close her eyes that he prepared a surprise for her. He hands her breakfast and she says, you made all this by yourself? He smiles. She says fine I will have breakfast with you but it doesn’t mean anything. She also says that since you have made me your accomplice fine, I won’t say anything but that doesn’t mean that I agree with you. He kneels down and tells her something about just being a man in love. She very nicely says, look, nothing will ever happen between us, simply because you aren’t my type. He’s a bit impactado by that.
Perafan tells Ana that Samuel bought all her paintings and displayed them in his family’s house. She tells him that ok fine he’s succeeded in affecting her and he can go now. He wonders what the problem is. She says well Nidia gave you these to give to me, right? He says yes, so what. I still though that you would like to know how wonderfully thoughtful Samuel was to have bought all these from you. She yells at him to get out and practically beats him up to get out. After he’s gone she throws one of her paintings.
Juan cries in his bucket as he washes his car and rehashes the breakfast conversation that he’s not her type. His thought bubble said something about maybe showing her who her real type is.
If you have anything to add on this segment feel free.
Ok tape back on now.
CL calls Paula in Taxco, but when Moni walks in and asks who he is talking to he hangs up. Paula comes in to take the call but finds the dial tone. So she calls him back on his cell phone. By this time he’s eating breakfast with Moni and he takes the call saying he called just to find out how it was going there but acts very funny and Paula says it’s going fine and ah, you are with your wife. He says something nonsensical and she tells him she has to go and hangs up.
He then tells Moni, yes it was Pastor. She wonders what he was going to tell her before she sprung the news about his spawn. He says oh, well, you already said it. I was going to tell you about cutting back on your travels and constant absences. She asks if he missed her and he said a lot. She says every day she loves him more. Odd considering his reaction to the baby news. Hmm, he’s thinking the opposite.
Pastor and Juan are at the movies and Pastor assures him he’ll enjoy this flick though the critics didn’t. Juan’s thinking about something else. Pastor asks him what’s wrong. He says to himself there’s no way he can tell him it’s because Marely left him him with one wing and with his tail between his legs. I think it’s like she cut him down to size.
Anyway, he makes up a story that it’s about money and his family, and that he feels bad being at the theater and that he can’t do anything for them and he told them not to count on him. Pastor wonders why he said that, and it’s because he hasn’t yet gotten his salary and when he does there won’t be much left anyway for him. Pastor says tomorrow he’ll have it and with his advance he’ll have enough to give to his family. Pastor ensures that he will take care of the advance.
Juan says he's like a mother, er father to him and gives him a big hug. Pastor says for a good friend he’ll do anything. He says he hopes knowing this Juan will enjoy the film more. Juan throws popcorn, falls asleep, and eventually leans on Pastor. He smiles blissfully. Juan wakes up and realizes that he’s slept on Pastor and moves away but Pastor keeps smiling. He says to himself here it’s like in a small boat if you snooze you lose. Eventually Juan smiles back.
Nidia comes in to see Marely working on her computer and asks her what her face is for, it’s the face she gets when things don’t go her way and she says it’s a love pain. Mare asks how that can be when she doesn’t even have a boyfriend. Mom says even if she’s half crazy she’s still Mom and she knows. Mare just smirks.
Pastor tells Juan to call him by first name outside of the office. Juan says that he has the same respect for him inside and out of the office, and he’ll try, but it’s very difficult. Pastor tells Juan he had a great weekend and can’t remember the last time he felt so calm.
He does ask if Juan did all this just to get the loan and says that if he tells him the truth, nothing will happen. Juan of course denies this and says the outing was already planned. Pastor confesses that even if he didn’t agree to go out with him he still would have given him the advance. He doesn’t want him to think he’s blackmailing him. [Afraid of what the confession might be, Juan said to himself for Pastor to water it down because he’s not going to sprinkle it and it’s better to give confessions to the priest.] Pastor shakes his hand but doesn’t want to let it go.
Paula returns home from Taxco. She says the seminar was very productive. It taught that even when one thinks they can handle anything and know everything there is to know, they made us face situations that showed us otherwise and at least one leaves thinking differently. She says she’s really hungry.
Juan has a discussion with his favorite audience again. He tells himself he doesn’t really know what’s happening to himself right now but he knows he not happy with himself and what he’s doing, and with telling so many lies he’s forgetting who he really is. He says his life, if you can even call it that, is built on top of so many lies and falsities that without realizing it he will be opening the abyss and sooner or later he will fall in. He is consumed, and the worst of it all is that with every advance he is getting further away from what he really wants. Where are you my little dove, where? We flash to Paula as he says this.
All of a sudden Paula isn’t hungry anymore. Her Mom wonders why she’s still depressed, and isn’t there something you want to tell me? She says no, I’m just tired. Well her mom says since you weren’t here I had some time to think, and I think we are going to live in the US.
Mama thinks Paula will find something better in the US, for starters at least you are paid in dollars. She says nothing is better than your country and your people. The mom says what people, there’s only you and me. Paula says she has good work so she doesn’t know why all of a sudden she wants to leave. Ana says she feels useless. Paula says she’s not, there is plenty of work she can do, she could even dedicate herself to painting. Ana say no way and we get a rehash of the whole Sam buying them thing.
Perfan too rehashes to Nidia who says how happy she would have been to have seen Ana’s face when she found out the truth. Nidia says that woman has to pay. Alirio warns her that she really should just leave well enough alone and stop bothering this woman because Nid is the one who is going to end up paying for what she has done. He keeps telling her that that woman wants nothing to do with the past and to leave the poor woman alone. Nidia is mad that he’s on the other side. He swears he’s not, that he’ll always be on her side, but this woman isn’t worth her time. Nidia wants her out of the country and ends up saying she really just wants her to lick her shoes (kiss her feet).
Ana tells Paula that she thinks Sam bought all these to make her feel better and now she has no faith in her painting, in her work. Paula wants to know how she got them back. Then she figures it out. Nidia. She is upset that this woman is still bugging them and she vows to do something about it and she figures too, that this is why the sudden interest in moving to the states and she’s not standing for it. I guess we'll see how mad she really gets. last time she backed down but I suspect a Nid/Pau confrontation is on it's way..... :)
Aliro finds Nidia with the paintings and tells her that he didn’t know she liked to paint. She says she doesn’t guess who does, that lover of my husband!!! He says wow, she’s not bad and wonders what they are doing here. She says he bought them and hung them here! Perafan admires the boldness of Samuel to decorate his house with the work of another of his lady friends, but wants to know how she knew they were Ana’s and she tells him she saw Ana making the same ones in her house. She says you should have seen how she flattered herself that she sold so many of her works a while back, well yeah to Samuel so he could hang them in my house! Some artist! She says we have to teach her a lesson. He says but he doesn’t know anything about painting she says we have to give them back to her. He thinks that’s noble of her that she gives them back if she doesn’t like them. She says no you are going to. He wants to know why, and she says because he’s being “bocon” a big mouth.
GAYtan asks Juan if he had fun and he says yes except for the hair cut place. Juan says until Tues. Pastor says not so fast what about tomorrow? Juan says he’s busy for his cousin, he has to bring the kids to the park. Pastor asks if he still needs the loan. He says of course, so he tells Juan that he will take the kids to the park at 2 and later go to the movies. Juan says the movies? Juan says fine, in fact let your mother chose it then.
Pastor says we’re not going with Mom, we’re going alone!
He tells himself that it’s one thing to go places with the mom but another to go alone with Pastor to the movies! He just remembered the things he used to do with his girlfriend at the theater in his pueblo!! It sends chills through his body thinking about it!!!!
Moni and CL continue discussing the new addition and she asks if he’s ready for this. He says well the decision is made already. She says no, it’s both of our decisions. He says well you should have thought of that before you committed this crazy error. Moni says she doesn’t think it’s an error, and of course gets upset. About time!
Moni was expecting a different reaction from CL. She thought he would support her more, but now she sees that their relationship has been very selfish. CL looks impactado.
Paula calls her Mommy to make her feel better. She says she’s tired and a little depressed. Mom is not buying the tired bit and wants to know what’s up. She says Paula only seeks her consolation when she has problems. She asks if CL has something to do with her problems.
Ugh. OK, somehow when I paused for commercial, I didn’t record this next segment, so I’m going off memory and the details are fuzzy.
Man to man…Perfan asks if he can have a conversation with Juan. He continues that he will become step Dad of Marely after he marries Nidia, and he sees Juan interested in her and he’ll have to protect her. Juan says something about it not mattering because she’s not interested in him anyway. Alirio says well if you care for her you have to fight for her and not give up, and he says look at him, he finally got Nidia. He says the women in this family are difficult but not impossible. Juan says that not everyone has that kind of luck.
Back at the steelhouse. CL goes upstairs and asks Moni what she wants him to do. She expected him to at least be supportive. He crawls into bed and says he wants to still give her that hug and a child is the best thing that could happen to them. She says really and he says yes he is feliz feliz feliz………but his eyes say no…..maybe it was that rolling of them that tipped me off….
Later they go to bed, but CL can’t sleep. He’s thinking of Paula. Coinicidently, Paula can’t sleep and is caressing the pillow where CL slept.
We then see Juan flipping violently in his bed. He can’t sleep either. He must be thinking about Marely or himself.
The next morning he makes pancakes in his shorts and boots and an apron . He knocks and tells MArely that her breakfast is ready. She says she’s coming, he jumps away like a rabbit complete with spring noise.
Perfan shows up at Ana’s house. He says he’s got something that she’ll be happy to have back. She is of course skeptical. He gives her the paintings. She recognizes them but wonders what he was doing with them.
Juan asks Marely to close her eyes that he prepared a surprise for her. He hands her breakfast and she says, you made all this by yourself? He smiles. She says fine I will have breakfast with you but it doesn’t mean anything. She also says that since you have made me your accomplice fine, I won’t say anything but that doesn’t mean that I agree with you. He kneels down and tells her something about just being a man in love. She very nicely says, look, nothing will ever happen between us, simply because you aren’t my type. He’s a bit impactado by that.
Perafan tells Ana that Samuel bought all her paintings and displayed them in his family’s house. She tells him that ok fine he’s succeeded in affecting her and he can go now. He wonders what the problem is. She says well Nidia gave you these to give to me, right? He says yes, so what. I still though that you would like to know how wonderfully thoughtful Samuel was to have bought all these from you. She yells at him to get out and practically beats him up to get out. After he’s gone she throws one of her paintings.
Juan cries in his bucket as he washes his car and rehashes the breakfast conversation that he’s not her type. His thought bubble said something about maybe showing her who her real type is.
If you have anything to add on this segment feel free.
Ok tape back on now.
CL calls Paula in Taxco, but when Moni walks in and asks who he is talking to he hangs up. Paula comes in to take the call but finds the dial tone. So she calls him back on his cell phone. By this time he’s eating breakfast with Moni and he takes the call saying he called just to find out how it was going there but acts very funny and Paula says it’s going fine and ah, you are with your wife. He says something nonsensical and she tells him she has to go and hangs up.
He then tells Moni, yes it was Pastor. She wonders what he was going to tell her before she sprung the news about his spawn. He says oh, well, you already said it. I was going to tell you about cutting back on your travels and constant absences. She asks if he missed her and he said a lot. She says every day she loves him more. Odd considering his reaction to the baby news. Hmm, he’s thinking the opposite.
Pastor and Juan are at the movies and Pastor assures him he’ll enjoy this flick though the critics didn’t. Juan’s thinking about something else. Pastor asks him what’s wrong. He says to himself there’s no way he can tell him it’s because Marely left him him with one wing and with his tail between his legs. I think it’s like she cut him down to size.
Anyway, he makes up a story that it’s about money and his family, and that he feels bad being at the theater and that he can’t do anything for them and he told them not to count on him. Pastor wonders why he said that, and it’s because he hasn’t yet gotten his salary and when he does there won’t be much left anyway for him. Pastor says tomorrow he’ll have it and with his advance he’ll have enough to give to his family. Pastor ensures that he will take care of the advance.
Juan says he's like a mother, er father to him and gives him a big hug. Pastor says for a good friend he’ll do anything. He says he hopes knowing this Juan will enjoy the film more. Juan throws popcorn, falls asleep, and eventually leans on Pastor. He smiles blissfully. Juan wakes up and realizes that he’s slept on Pastor and moves away but Pastor keeps smiling. He says to himself here it’s like in a small boat if you snooze you lose. Eventually Juan smiles back.
Nidia comes in to see Marely working on her computer and asks her what her face is for, it’s the face she gets when things don’t go her way and she says it’s a love pain. Mare asks how that can be when she doesn’t even have a boyfriend. Mom says even if she’s half crazy she’s still Mom and she knows. Mare just smirks.
Pastor tells Juan to call him by first name outside of the office. Juan says that he has the same respect for him inside and out of the office, and he’ll try, but it’s very difficult. Pastor tells Juan he had a great weekend and can’t remember the last time he felt so calm.
He does ask if Juan did all this just to get the loan and says that if he tells him the truth, nothing will happen. Juan of course denies this and says the outing was already planned. Pastor confesses that even if he didn’t agree to go out with him he still would have given him the advance. He doesn’t want him to think he’s blackmailing him. [Afraid of what the confession might be, Juan said to himself for Pastor to water it down because he’s not going to sprinkle it and it’s better to give confessions to the priest.] Pastor shakes his hand but doesn’t want to let it go.
Paula returns home from Taxco. She says the seminar was very productive. It taught that even when one thinks they can handle anything and know everything there is to know, they made us face situations that showed us otherwise and at least one leaves thinking differently. She says she’s really hungry.
Juan has a discussion with his favorite audience again. He tells himself he doesn’t really know what’s happening to himself right now but he knows he not happy with himself and what he’s doing, and with telling so many lies he’s forgetting who he really is. He says his life, if you can even call it that, is built on top of so many lies and falsities that without realizing it he will be opening the abyss and sooner or later he will fall in. He is consumed, and the worst of it all is that with every advance he is getting further away from what he really wants. Where are you my little dove, where? We flash to Paula as he says this.
All of a sudden Paula isn’t hungry anymore. Her Mom wonders why she’s still depressed, and isn’t there something you want to tell me? She says no, I’m just tired. Well her mom says since you weren’t here I had some time to think, and I think we are going to live in the US.
Mama thinks Paula will find something better in the US, for starters at least you are paid in dollars. She says nothing is better than your country and your people. The mom says what people, there’s only you and me. Paula says she has good work so she doesn’t know why all of a sudden she wants to leave. Ana says she feels useless. Paula says she’s not, there is plenty of work she can do, she could even dedicate herself to painting. Ana say no way and we get a rehash of the whole Sam buying them thing.
Perfan too rehashes to Nidia who says how happy she would have been to have seen Ana’s face when she found out the truth. Nidia says that woman has to pay. Alirio warns her that she really should just leave well enough alone and stop bothering this woman because Nid is the one who is going to end up paying for what she has done. He keeps telling her that that woman wants nothing to do with the past and to leave the poor woman alone. Nidia is mad that he’s on the other side. He swears he’s not, that he’ll always be on her side, but this woman isn’t worth her time. Nidia wants her out of the country and ends up saying she really just wants her to lick her shoes (kiss her feet).
Ana tells Paula that she thinks Sam bought all these to make her feel better and now she has no faith in her painting, in her work. Paula wants to know how she got them back. Then she figures it out. Nidia. She is upset that this woman is still bugging them and she vows to do something about it and she figures too, that this is why the sudden interest in moving to the states and she’s not standing for it. I guess we'll see how mad she really gets. last time she backed down but I suspect a Nid/Pau confrontation is on it's way..... :)
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Duelo (mostly) vocabulary words and phrases
Hi all, here is the final list of vocabulary words from Duelo de Pasiones (plus a few I picked up from browsing through other recaps). There are some choice phrases mixed in amongst the words. Enjoy...
Ahueque el ala! = Beat it!
alimaña = pest
alimañas panzonas = potbellied bloodsuckers
amor malsano = unhealthy love
anochezca = dusk, nightfall, get dark
ansioso/a = anxious, eager
apartar = to separate
Aqui el problema es quien le pone primero el cascabel al gato? = The problem here is who’s going first to put the bell on the cat?
aturdita = dazed
bomberos = firemen
burdel = brothel
cabeza de huevo desgraciado = disgraceful egghead
cacatúa = old bag, cockatoo
cachorro/a = next generation, cub
cachorrito/a = little cub
calaña = ilk, a type
cazarrecompensas = bounty hunters
¡Chango bananero! = You banana monkey!
chapucero/a = slapdash, botched
chisme = gossip
cicatriz = scar
cínico/a = shameless person, a cynic in the sense of being motivated purely by self-interest
cloaca = sewer, the outlet of a bird's digestive system
cocujos = fireflies
Con dinero baila el perro. = With money even the dog dances. (Everybodyhas their price.)
contudente = convincing
cordura = good sense, sanity
cura = parish priest
darse por vencido = to give up
defraudar = to disappoint
delicadeza = gentleness
deshacerse de = get rid of
descabezado = headless
desgracio/a = loser
embrujar = to bewitch
escoba = broom
escuincle/a = little nipper, brate
sforzarse = to make an effort
espejismo = mirage
estar conchabado/a con = to be in cahoots with
estar al acecho de - to lie in wait for
fuga = escape, flight
golfa = tart, floozy
gruta = grotto, cave
guacamayo/a = old gossip, macaw
guiñapo = rag
helado = frozen, but also speechless, dumbfounded
inmundicia = filth, rubbish
(Esa telenovela es una inmundicia. = That telenovela is utter rubbish.)
insalubres = unhealthy
jalar el gatillo = to pull the trigger
juanete = bunion
majadero/a = fool, idiot
mala hierba nunca muere = bad weeds never die (evil grows quickly)
(ser) mala hierba = to be a nasty piece of work
maldad = wickedness
manos amarradas = tied hands
maloro/a = naughty
mareado/a = sick, dizzy
mastuerzo = nasturtium, also oaf and oafish
(Piensas darle mastuerzo? Are you thinking about giving her nasturtiums? = Are you going to kill her?)
mazmorra = dungeon
Me importa un rábano. - I couldn't care less.
migajas = breadcrumbs
palabras vanas = hot air
paliza = beating
parto – childbirth
pata flaca = skinny foot (anyone know what this slang term means?)
patán = uncouth boor
pócima = potion
por si las moscas = just in case
profugo/a = fugitive
puente = bridge
Que Dios nos agarre confesados. = May God take us after we've been to confession (We’ve gone too far for God to forgive us.)
rechoncha - chubby
restos = remains
salir con la tuya = get away with it, get your own way
sombrero de culo = asshat
sonso/a = fool, idiot
surcos = trenches
tesoro - treasure
tarugo - blockhead, lump of wood
tirado/a = worn out, miserable
tlaconete = pimply one
tomar el pelo a alguien = to pull somebody’s leg
trastorno = upheaval
tullida = cripple
Va a pagar muy caro. = She/he will pay dearly.
veneno = poison
vinagrillo/a = sourpuss
Vivito y coleando=alive and kicking
Ahueque el ala! = Beat it!
alimaña = pest
alimañas panzonas = potbellied bloodsuckers
amor malsano = unhealthy love
anochezca = dusk, nightfall, get dark
ansioso/a = anxious, eager
apartar = to separate
Aqui el problema es quien le pone primero el cascabel al gato? = The problem here is who’s going first to put the bell on the cat?
aturdita = dazed
bomberos = firemen
burdel = brothel
cabeza de huevo desgraciado = disgraceful egghead
cacatúa = old bag, cockatoo
cachorro/a = next generation, cub
cachorrito/a = little cub
calaña = ilk, a type
cazarrecompensas = bounty hunters
¡Chango bananero! = You banana monkey!
chapucero/a = slapdash, botched
chisme = gossip
cicatriz = scar
cínico/a = shameless person, a cynic in the sense of being motivated purely by self-interest
cloaca = sewer, the outlet of a bird's digestive system
cocujos = fireflies
Con dinero baila el perro. = With money even the dog dances. (Everybodyhas their price.)
contudente = convincing
cordura = good sense, sanity
cura = parish priest
darse por vencido = to give up
defraudar = to disappoint
delicadeza = gentleness
deshacerse de = get rid of
descabezado = headless
desgracio/a = loser
embrujar = to bewitch
escoba = broom
escuincle/a = little nipper, brate
sforzarse = to make an effort
espejismo = mirage
estar conchabado/a con = to be in cahoots with
estar al acecho de - to lie in wait for
fuga = escape, flight
golfa = tart, floozy
gruta = grotto, cave
guacamayo/a = old gossip, macaw
guiñapo = rag
helado = frozen, but also speechless, dumbfounded
inmundicia = filth, rubbish
(Esa telenovela es una inmundicia. = That telenovela is utter rubbish.)
insalubres = unhealthy
jalar el gatillo = to pull the trigger
juanete = bunion
majadero/a = fool, idiot
mala hierba nunca muere = bad weeds never die (evil grows quickly)
(ser) mala hierba = to be a nasty piece of work
maldad = wickedness
manos amarradas = tied hands
maloro/a = naughty
mareado/a = sick, dizzy
mastuerzo = nasturtium, also oaf and oafish
(Piensas darle mastuerzo? Are you thinking about giving her nasturtiums? = Are you going to kill her?)
mazmorra = dungeon
Me importa un rábano. - I couldn't care less.
migajas = breadcrumbs
palabras vanas = hot air
paliza = beating
parto – childbirth
pata flaca = skinny foot (anyone know what this slang term means?)
patán = uncouth boor
pócima = potion
por si las moscas = just in case
profugo/a = fugitive
puente = bridge
Que Dios nos agarre confesados. = May God take us after we've been to confession (We’ve gone too far for God to forgive us.)
rechoncha - chubby
restos = remains
salir con la tuya = get away with it, get your own way
sombrero de culo = asshat
sonso/a = fool, idiot
surcos = trenches
tesoro - treasure
tarugo - blockhead, lump of wood
tirado/a = worn out, miserable
tlaconete = pimply one
tomar el pelo a alguien = to pull somebody’s leg
trastorno = upheaval
tullida = cripple
Va a pagar muy caro. = She/he will pay dearly.
veneno = poison
vinagrillo/a = sourpuss
Vivito y coleando=alive and kicking
Labels: Vocabulary
Death Count on Duelo update and bump
I know Duelo's been over for most of you since Monday but I couldn't help myself since I just got back yesterday and finished viewing the Grand Finale tonight.
with thanks to Carmel, Steph and everybody else who contributed to the comment thread.
Main Dead List:
Marianita--leukemia
Felicia--shot
Felicia and Jose's baby--killed along with Felicia
Blanca--scared to death by Don Loco
Jose--shot/force-fed water
Edelmira--choked by hoochies
Dr. "Einstein"--shot in chair
Castulo--shot
Don Maximo--neatly impaled by poker
Canibal/"Batneck"--shot/high fall
Sergio--throat slashed
sleazy lawyer Mauro--knifed
Hugo--shot/rolling fall/eye-gouge
Alfonsina--choked/shot/run over and shot again
Teresa Velez (Claudia's mom)--beaten to death
Gaspar --stabbed
Thelma--drowned
Don Alvaro Montillano--chomped on by Jaguar
Supporting Dead (walk-ons & really short roles:
Estrellita--leukemia
Rebel Jose tried to save--shot by army
Rebel who tried to kill Emilio--shot by Frank
Mr. Witchdoctor--swamp drowned
Witchdoctor's crony--ditto
Guy in the woods--shot by Don Loco
Prison Guard--shanked in Don Loco and Batneck's jailbreak
Coral's old man--sickness
Poor innocent hotel clerk--shot
Stupid hubby who abused wife--??
Poor ranch hand Lauro--macheted and pitchforked
Jacinto--La Rinconada servant shot by Castulo when he attacked Rosita
Flashbacked dead (died chronologically before novela began but whose death was shown in flashback on screen)
Luba's pareja, Gaspar's dad or stepdad--old age?
The cacique's son--prell gone awry
Elena, Rodrigo's wife--killed in Car accident
Daddy Loco--suicide by road rash
Mama Loco--illness?
BODY COUNT: 35
with thanks to Carmel, Steph and everybody else who contributed to the comment thread.
Main Dead List:
Marianita--leukemia
Felicia--shot
Felicia and Jose's baby--killed along with Felicia
Blanca--scared to death by Don Loco
Jose--shot/force-fed water
Edelmira--choked by hoochies
Dr. "Einstein"--shot in chair
Castulo--shot
Don Maximo--neatly impaled by poker
Canibal/"Batneck"--shot/high fall
Sergio--throat slashed
sleazy lawyer Mauro--knifed
Hugo--shot/rolling fall/eye-gouge
Alfonsina--choked/shot/run over and shot again
Teresa Velez (Claudia's mom)--beaten to death
Gaspar --stabbed
Thelma--drowned
Don Alvaro Montillano--chomped on by Jaguar
Supporting Dead (walk-ons & really short roles:
Estrellita--leukemia
Rebel Jose tried to save--shot by army
Rebel who tried to kill Emilio--shot by Frank
Mr. Witchdoctor--swamp drowned
Witchdoctor's crony--ditto
Guy in the woods--shot by Don Loco
Prison Guard--shanked in Don Loco and Batneck's jailbreak
Coral's old man--sickness
Poor innocent hotel clerk--shot
Stupid hubby who abused wife--??
Poor ranch hand Lauro--macheted and pitchforked
Jacinto--La Rinconada servant shot by Castulo when he attacked Rosita
Flashbacked dead (died chronologically before novela began but whose death was shown in flashback on screen)
Luba's pareja, Gaspar's dad or stepdad--old age?
The cacique's son--prell gone awry
Elena, Rodrigo's wife--killed in Car accident
Daddy Loco--suicide by road rash
Mama Loco--illness?
BODY COUNT: 35
Labels: duelo
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Destilando 7/18: in which it is proposed that Minerva go on a dream cruise.
Finally soccer season is over and there is a Wednesday episode!
Gav is in a bar, about to be forcibly ejected by management, when a bunch of old duffers ogle her and suggest she give them her encyclopedia pitch over a cuppa. After enjoying the eye candy, one suggests they gamble for an outcome: if she wins, he'll buy an encyclopedia. Since she's broke, he accepts her offer to sing should she lose. She loses and sings with the mariachi band which rises out of the conveniently situated bar stools just behind her. All applaud.
There is a sober meeting of tequila dudes. Anti-terrorism measures and increased regulation will squeeze out the little guys first but the big guys eventually, along with various other related businesses (I wasn't very excited about the poor PR guys losing their jobs).
Rod recommends teamwork; they will try to get government dispensations.
At the end of Rod's part of the meeting Zaldivar (I think), the tequilero with the moustache who was tender with Gav/Mariana long ago, pulls him aside and says he had coffee with her recently, and that Fedra and Minerva had called all the tequileros and said Mariana was sacked for fraud and for mismanaging money.
Rod angrily says it's a lie, Mariana never stole. When Zaldivar continues: "She claims she was thrown out without her final payment," Rod says angrily that Aaron gave her a huge wad of cash. "Then why is she selling encyclopedias in the street?" Zaldivar asks rhetorically.
Rod says everything that happened to her was her own fault, she acted in bad faith. Zaldivar says gentlemen don't badmouth women this way and repeats that Fedra and Minerva closed all doors to Gav with their machinations. They also said she was responsible for the destruction of two marriages. Rod angrily says he doesn't care. (Actually he says no vale un comino, comino is "cumin," see destilando cafe's comment below) He thought-bubbles: "Gaviota, you professional perpetrator of lies and betrayal!"
Elvira (remember her?) remarks that Rod is remarkably less excited about the coming of his new child than Aaron was about his.
Aaron chats with Johnny Molina (his gangster in Miami) about business/money troubles; they have to get Turquoise Tequila into Europe right away. Pamela is dressed correctly again, in a bikini, in case you were worried she would start wearing real clothes. Aaron ravishes her (I assume) on the pool table.
Minerva cries a lot. Patricio points out she isn't eating and, in fact, hasn't eaten since she signed the divorce papers. "If you get sick, Pam will be happy. Stay pretty!" "Why, if I'll never see Aaron again?" "Don't let that macho egoist kill you - if necessary I'll be here breakfast, lunch, and dinner to make sure you eat." "He'll be happy, a new wedding and a baby, I'm nothing but a dog." "Don't satisfy his ego by lamenting, make him crazy jealous, go on a cruise."
When she says she's too depressed for a cruise, he suggests a pretend cruise - "I'll take care of it for you, I'll see to it Aaron and Fedra think you're on a Greek Islands cruise for solteros (singles) only. If you change the rules of the game, he'll go crazy, he always wants total control."
Boring debates with Pilar: are all the lies they've told Rod a good idea? Fedra is sure they are. Dani has left town to go dance elsewhere, disgusted because they've muzzled her with vague threats about Pilar croaking from anxiety if the frijoles get spilled.
Rod shows up and tells Fedra to quit telling lies about Mariana. "Oh, should I instead tell everyone she was an imposter who boinked both Montalvo brothers and was hired with false documents?" He tries to call Dani but she won't answer the phone: "Sorry, brother, but if I were to pick up, I'd tell you everything..."
Sofia, Frankie in tow, visits Isa. By sheer happenstance (not) Frankie has Sofie in an ostentatious liplock when Isa opens the door. Sofie congratulates Isa on her pregnancy, Isa says she's nauseated and rushes off.
Frankie leaves ("you ladies must need time for woman talk") and Isa lies to Sofia: "Gee, I never asked Rod to bail out my gambling crook of a daddy, Rod just offered, and daddy will go to NYC as soon as he gets out of the pokey and he'll start paying back what he owes." We will not be holding our breath.
Rod returns to the apartment with a little box of chocolates or something for pregnant wifey. He tells her they can't leave first thing in the morning, he has another meeting with the tequileros, this worries Isa, she thoughtbubbles: "They better not say anything that will incriminate my team."
Sofia wants the four of them to go out celebrating, Rod says sure, Sofia asks Isa to convince Frankie to come along because she (Sofie) wants to cut a rug with him. (Probably a gavotte.)
In a corner, Isa hisses: "Frankie, I don't want you kissing and caressing Little Miss Muffet, it makes me crazy." Frankie, exultant: "Does this mean you haven't forgotten me?" He continues with the public display of affection, and have you noticed Sofie's dresses are lower-cut than they used to be? Sound of Isa's teeth grinding.
James is an absolutely intolerable treacly fiancé. I hear enough horrible Spanish accents in my weekly conversation class, I don't need to hear this on Univision. "Honey, I'm home!"
Acacia is wearing one of Sofia's castoffs, no, I'm sorry, it's a brand-new awful dress, way too big for her, in a hideous color (royal blue) with a strange lace collar, she cheerfully burbles that she bought a bunch of clothes today, Meester James asks sternly: "Where'd the money came from?" "It's from a box of money I found in Meliton's room." "But when he gets back he'll be mad, I'll pay your expenses." "But these poor few pennies are mine too!" "OK. Anyway, I saw Father Cosmo, when Rod gets back in town we can set the date, let's have a huge wedding." "Oh, no, something simple." "OK then, honey, just our few bestest friends." James whips out some ugly flowers. What a loser!!! What a tool!
Frankie's ma (Jose), Clarita's buddy, comes for a visit and hauls in the TV Clarita gave her when Gav, back in the flush days, brought home the now long-gone huge flat-screen tv. They hook it up and sit to watch Clarita's favorite novela, because "a day without my show is just en blanco." They discuss the wedding and kiss that conclude every novela and compare Gav's life with this pattern. "But my daughter never got the wedding dress."
Jose reminisces: when she, the young Jose, was gotten pregnant in the big house by Maximilio de la Vega, the Massa and Missus threw her out on the street and sent their son to Europe! The only thing she got out of it, besides of course her son himself, that desgraciado (she didn't call him that, she's pathetically loyal, it's an editorial comment), was Maximilan's apellido - legal last name - "de la Vega," of which Frankie is inordinately proud.
By then they've yakked so long the show is over, but Clarita says it's ok because Jose's story is just as good. "And yours, Clara, no doubt better than a novela too." Clara agrees but doesn't want to discuss it right now, and does Jose know anybody with washing and ironing Clara can do?
Patricio recaps his scenes with Minerva for the benefit of his fiance, who gives him carte blanche to hang out with Minerva, poor dear, as much as is necessary.
Minerva cries in bed, remembering Aaron's hard little pig eyes glinting when she caught him in the Jacuzzi with flutes of champagne and with Rubberlips. "He'll pay dearly!"
Bruno is disgusted by his wife Fedra's smug pleasure. "How long do you think this relationship with Pamela will last? It has no future, it's a mixed benefit." (?)
Isa and Rod dispiritedly watch Sofia and Frankie do the Watusi. Isa wants him to try dancing with her but he refuses, saying he doesn't want to be ridiculous, thoughtbubbling about the time Gaviota took him in hand and taught him her special indigenous native dances... complete with hair flipping...
Frankie and Sofia return to the table all happy. Frankie asks Rod for Sofia's hand in marriage! "Caray, I'm not the one to ask, you should ask Pilar." "I just wanted you to know my intentions are serious." Isa pipes up: "As I understand, you don't have a job. How do you intend to support her?" Cymbal crash.
Next episode, Friday: More trouble of course! What more do you need to know?
Gav is in a bar, about to be forcibly ejected by management, when a bunch of old duffers ogle her and suggest she give them her encyclopedia pitch over a cuppa. After enjoying the eye candy, one suggests they gamble for an outcome: if she wins, he'll buy an encyclopedia. Since she's broke, he accepts her offer to sing should she lose. She loses and sings with the mariachi band which rises out of the conveniently situated bar stools just behind her. All applaud.
There is a sober meeting of tequila dudes. Anti-terrorism measures and increased regulation will squeeze out the little guys first but the big guys eventually, along with various other related businesses (I wasn't very excited about the poor PR guys losing their jobs).
Rod recommends teamwork; they will try to get government dispensations.
At the end of Rod's part of the meeting Zaldivar (I think), the tequilero with the moustache who was tender with Gav/Mariana long ago, pulls him aside and says he had coffee with her recently, and that Fedra and Minerva had called all the tequileros and said Mariana was sacked for fraud and for mismanaging money.
Rod angrily says it's a lie, Mariana never stole. When Zaldivar continues: "She claims she was thrown out without her final payment," Rod says angrily that Aaron gave her a huge wad of cash. "Then why is she selling encyclopedias in the street?" Zaldivar asks rhetorically.
Rod says everything that happened to her was her own fault, she acted in bad faith. Zaldivar says gentlemen don't badmouth women this way and repeats that Fedra and Minerva closed all doors to Gav with their machinations. They also said she was responsible for the destruction of two marriages. Rod angrily says he doesn't care. (Actually he says no vale un comino, comino is "cumin," see destilando cafe's comment below) He thought-bubbles: "Gaviota, you professional perpetrator of lies and betrayal!"
Elvira (remember her?) remarks that Rod is remarkably less excited about the coming of his new child than Aaron was about his.
Aaron chats with Johnny Molina (his gangster in Miami) about business/money troubles; they have to get Turquoise Tequila into Europe right away. Pamela is dressed correctly again, in a bikini, in case you were worried she would start wearing real clothes. Aaron ravishes her (I assume) on the pool table.
Minerva cries a lot. Patricio points out she isn't eating and, in fact, hasn't eaten since she signed the divorce papers. "If you get sick, Pam will be happy. Stay pretty!" "Why, if I'll never see Aaron again?" "Don't let that macho egoist kill you - if necessary I'll be here breakfast, lunch, and dinner to make sure you eat." "He'll be happy, a new wedding and a baby, I'm nothing but a dog." "Don't satisfy his ego by lamenting, make him crazy jealous, go on a cruise."
When she says she's too depressed for a cruise, he suggests a pretend cruise - "I'll take care of it for you, I'll see to it Aaron and Fedra think you're on a Greek Islands cruise for solteros (singles) only. If you change the rules of the game, he'll go crazy, he always wants total control."
Boring debates with Pilar: are all the lies they've told Rod a good idea? Fedra is sure they are. Dani has left town to go dance elsewhere, disgusted because they've muzzled her with vague threats about Pilar croaking from anxiety if the frijoles get spilled.
Rod shows up and tells Fedra to quit telling lies about Mariana. "Oh, should I instead tell everyone she was an imposter who boinked both Montalvo brothers and was hired with false documents?" He tries to call Dani but she won't answer the phone: "Sorry, brother, but if I were to pick up, I'd tell you everything..."
Sofia, Frankie in tow, visits Isa. By sheer happenstance (not) Frankie has Sofie in an ostentatious liplock when Isa opens the door. Sofie congratulates Isa on her pregnancy, Isa says she's nauseated and rushes off.
Frankie leaves ("you ladies must need time for woman talk") and Isa lies to Sofia: "Gee, I never asked Rod to bail out my gambling crook of a daddy, Rod just offered, and daddy will go to NYC as soon as he gets out of the pokey and he'll start paying back what he owes." We will not be holding our breath.
Rod returns to the apartment with a little box of chocolates or something for pregnant wifey. He tells her they can't leave first thing in the morning, he has another meeting with the tequileros, this worries Isa, she thoughtbubbles: "They better not say anything that will incriminate my team."
Sofia wants the four of them to go out celebrating, Rod says sure, Sofia asks Isa to convince Frankie to come along because she (Sofie) wants to cut a rug with him. (Probably a gavotte.)
In a corner, Isa hisses: "Frankie, I don't want you kissing and caressing Little Miss Muffet, it makes me crazy." Frankie, exultant: "Does this mean you haven't forgotten me?" He continues with the public display of affection, and have you noticed Sofie's dresses are lower-cut than they used to be? Sound of Isa's teeth grinding.
James is an absolutely intolerable treacly fiancé. I hear enough horrible Spanish accents in my weekly conversation class, I don't need to hear this on Univision. "Honey, I'm home!"
Acacia is wearing one of Sofia's castoffs, no, I'm sorry, it's a brand-new awful dress, way too big for her, in a hideous color (royal blue) with a strange lace collar, she cheerfully burbles that she bought a bunch of clothes today, Meester James asks sternly: "Where'd the money came from?" "It's from a box of money I found in Meliton's room." "But when he gets back he'll be mad, I'll pay your expenses." "But these poor few pennies are mine too!" "OK. Anyway, I saw Father Cosmo, when Rod gets back in town we can set the date, let's have a huge wedding." "Oh, no, something simple." "OK then, honey, just our few bestest friends." James whips out some ugly flowers. What a loser!!! What a tool!
Frankie's ma (Jose), Clarita's buddy, comes for a visit and hauls in the TV Clarita gave her when Gav, back in the flush days, brought home the now long-gone huge flat-screen tv. They hook it up and sit to watch Clarita's favorite novela, because "a day without my show is just en blanco." They discuss the wedding and kiss that conclude every novela and compare Gav's life with this pattern. "But my daughter never got the wedding dress."
Jose reminisces: when she, the young Jose, was gotten pregnant in the big house by Maximilio de la Vega, the Massa and Missus threw her out on the street and sent their son to Europe! The only thing she got out of it, besides of course her son himself, that desgraciado (she didn't call him that, she's pathetically loyal, it's an editorial comment), was Maximilan's apellido - legal last name - "de la Vega," of which Frankie is inordinately proud.
By then they've yakked so long the show is over, but Clarita says it's ok because Jose's story is just as good. "And yours, Clara, no doubt better than a novela too." Clara agrees but doesn't want to discuss it right now, and does Jose know anybody with washing and ironing Clara can do?
Patricio recaps his scenes with Minerva for the benefit of his fiance, who gives him carte blanche to hang out with Minerva, poor dear, as much as is necessary.
Minerva cries in bed, remembering Aaron's hard little pig eyes glinting when she caught him in the Jacuzzi with flutes of champagne and with Rubberlips. "He'll pay dearly!"
Bruno is disgusted by his wife Fedra's smug pleasure. "How long do you think this relationship with Pamela will last? It has no future, it's a mixed benefit." (?)
Isa and Rod dispiritedly watch Sofia and Frankie do the Watusi. Isa wants him to try dancing with her but he refuses, saying he doesn't want to be ridiculous, thoughtbubbling about the time Gaviota took him in hand and taught him her special indigenous native dances... complete with hair flipping...
Frankie and Sofia return to the table all happy. Frankie asks Rod for Sofia's hand in marriage! "Caray, I'm not the one to ask, you should ask Pilar." "I just wanted you to know my intentions are serious." Isa pipes up: "As I understand, you don't have a job. How do you intend to support her?" Cymbal crash.
Next episode, Friday: More trouble of course! What more do you need to know?
Labels: Destilando
Amar Sin Limites #1 Tuesday 7/17/07
I can't believe that I have the intimidating task of recapping the first episode! I'll do my best, and feel free to correct me if I miss anything important.
The opening scene is an aerial view of a large meeting room where people are seating themselves. A narrator is saying to himself that when he was a boy his grandfather told him that in moments of crisis the heart breaks or "se curte" (is tanned?) He looked at his grandfather but didn't know what to say, and his grandfather told him that he must repeat every morning "Stay calm, Diego, Stay calm, the luck is thrown."
A young blonde girl in pig tails begins a presentation in front of the crowd that's formed. She's adorable as she welcomes the crowd and tells them that the words she's about to say are from her heart, and they are for all of them, especially her Azul and her Papa. She begins a very adult sounding speach, and we hear Azul tell Mauricio with a smile that the words must have been his because they're not the words of a child. The girl describes how sad she was when her mother died in a car accident, and that Azul is not her mama, but she loves her very much. Azul melts when she hears this, and the crowd claps.
Next we're transported to a living room where Azul and Mauricio are watching a video of the little girl's speech. The little girl is Caty, and Azul is telling Mauricio how touched she was by the girl's words. He's telling her about his plans to win over her father by showing him how much he admire's Azul. Besides, he plans to offer him a job. Azul doesn't think that it will be that easy.
At a pool hall, a handsome young man with a mop of dark curls arrives and is greeted with calls of "Diego!" So this is the famous Diego, one of the show's main characters. He tells his friends Isela and Paco that Valeria has left him, and she hasn't been paying the rent, even though he's been giving her money. She also took the money he was saving to buy a new car, so he has nowhere to go and no money. Isela convinces Paco to let him stay with them.
We move on to a cramped and cluttered house where Azul is preparing coffee for her papa, Alfredo. She's upset that she feels like she has to make an appointment at his laboratory to see him, and she wants him to meet her boyfriend. She can't introduce her novio to her mother, who's dead, or her sister, who's in Brazil. The guilt trip works and Alfredo agrees to the meeting.
Meanwhile, Paco is cleaning out some space for Diego to sleep. Diego promises to only stay a day or two, because he knows that it's putting Paco out. Next we see him sleeping soundly as the alarm clock goes off. He calls his dad, who's aggravated that he's calling while he's with a client. Diego tells him that he's coming to visit him and mama later today, and asks him to tell his mama. Papa (Manuel) agrees and quickly hangs up the phone.
Diego tries to hail a cab but allows a young blonde woman to take it, and flags down another cab. Oh, what a gentleman!
Azul is drying her hair, much to the annoyance of her roommate Cecilia, who's trying to sleep. Azul tells her that she's leaving soon, and she'll be able to sleep all she wants. Besides - civilized people sleep at night, not during the day! She teases her by jumping on the bed on her way out.
Diego arrives at work, where he's obviously adored by all. Even though his heart is broken and he's homeless, he has a big smile on his face for his coworkers. He chats with the tailors and tries to get one of them to finish an order for one of his clients before his other orders, but the tailor refuses and tells him to do it himself if he wants. Diego pulls out an ancient looking sewing machine and gets to work.
Meanwhile, Mauricio is having trouble with the lab in Germany - they're asking for too much money. He tells Andres to get them to lower their price or they'll find another lab. Dramatic violins tell us that there's more to this scene than a simple dispute over costs... Mauricio storms out and runs into Leonarda who wants to know why he's upset. He says it's because he's nervous about meeting his future father in law. She tells him about all of the wonderful desserts they'll have, but it's not prepared yet. He asks her if the lab is okay, because the meat can be dry and hard, but the lab can't be bad. ??? She assures him that it's fine. He tells Andres to get Benjamin, he needs to talk with him.
Apparently Benjamin is one of his scientists, and he relieves him of his duties as they walk around the pool. Benjamin is impactado, but Mauricio walks away so that he can greet Azul and Alfredo.
Back to Diego, where he's telling Paco that he'll stay with his parents for a few days while he gets some money together. He makes it sound like it's all arranged, but when Paco leaves, he calls his parents and tells them that he's coming over because he just wants to talk with them. Perhaps Diego doesn't expect a warm reception from the padres?
We break for commercial and when we return we see Diego arrive at his parents house with a big smile on his face, only to have it wiped away by his father's harsh words. When Diego asks if he can stay for a few days, Papa (Manuel) asks him if he's crazy and to stop talking stupid. Diego is impactado.
In the next scene, Diego is having dinner with his padres, and when papa excuses himself from the table, his mama (Clemencia) asks if he's really going to be staying with them for a few days. He says that he is, and she offers to prepare his room for him. Paco arrives, apparently with plans to paint Diego's room, but Manuel says that he's a waiter, not a painter, and he's not painting in his house. Paco doesn't pay any attention to Manuel's bitter comments, and proceeds to snuggle with his novia Lidia, who's Diego's sister.
Azul and Mauricio are trying to have a friendly conversation with Alfredo, but he's not playing nice. He doesn't seem to be interested in getting to know his new son in law and Azul is nervously fidgeting with her heart shaped necklace. Alfredo is more interested in hearing about Mauricio's lab than his interests in Azul. Caty comes running to greet Azul, and distracts Azul and Alfredo while Andres lets Mauricio know that Benjamin is still there and wants to talk to Mauricio because he thinks that Mauricio plans to replace him with Alfredo. Mauricio tells him that Benjamin is just a biochemist, while Alfred has won national awards.
Mauricio, Azul, and Caty give Alfredo a tour of the grounds, but Azul and Caty excuse themselves to allow the men to talk.
Benjamin is still hanging around. Andres tells him to return on Wednesday for his money. Benjamin tells him that he's going to ask for an explanation for his dismissal.
Alfred tells Mauricio that it would be better to buy a book because his experience is very expensive, but Mauricio assures him that money doesn't worry him. They enter the lab, where Azul has joined them. Mauricio offers Alfredo a job in his lab. We go to commercial before we hear Alfred's response.
After the break, we see Alfredo thanking Leonarda for the visit, along with Caty. Azul is saying good bye to Mauricio and thinking him for everything.
Diego is unpacking and talking to his mom about what Valeria did. Mom feels guilty about what's happened, but Diego convinces her that everything's fine - it will be like a vacation to stay there.
Azul is driving Alfredo home and listening to him talk about how bad the dinner was. He didn't understand why they didn't go to a restaurant where the dishes would have been prepared properly. Anyway, everything went well. Mauricio is an ambitious type, and he likes money. It doesn't sound like Azul's papa is thrilled with her novio.
Diego is preparing a sandwich while his mama gets his room ready when Manuel enters and hassles him about how ridiculous it is for him to be staying there. He tells him that he knows he has a job, but he needs to have a little dignity. He has no future, nothing, he hasn't used the opportunities he's been given. He's almost 30 and he's nobody and he will die a nobody. His moving back home is a nightmare for his parents. Pobre de Diego is speechless and looks heartbroken.
Cecilia and Azul are having breakfast when Cecilia reminds Azul that she needs to pick up Mauricio's suit. Cecilia is worried because Azul hasn't been dating Maurcio for long, but is doing things for him that she hasn't done for anyone. Azul responds that he's done a lot for her, and that's how it works when you're in love, then runs off to pick up the suit. We breeak for commercial.
After the commercial, we're transported to Mauricio's office where he's telling someone that Toscano (Alfredo) is tough, but he know that this isn't the last word. He'll change his mind.
Diego's at work, but he's not his usual happy self. One of the tailors tries to chat with him and finds that he's very short tempered and jumpy (like water for chocolate), so he leaves him alone. Azul is knocking at the door but Diego won't answer. She calls him on the phone and begs him to open the door, but he refuses. Finally he turns to face her and changes his mind. He goes to open the door for her and we have one of those super dramatic telenovela moments where we know that it's love at first sight for both of them. She tells him that she's in a hurry and asks if he will help her, but he tells her no, because she is a liar. Credits roll.
Labels: amar
Acorralada #129 Tuesday 7/17/07 Just another wacky day in Telemiami
Recap from earlier: Max and Pedro plan to go to the wedding.
Kike catches Gaby watching Larry on the novela. He is about to hit her with a belt. Granny M fortunately interrupts. Kike recovers and tells M to get Nancy to remove the TV. (I just love the show within a show conceit of watching character Larry act on a telenovela.)
Diana and Fedora meet for lunch at a poolside restaurant at some local hotel. Diana tells her mom that mom will be a beautiful bride. Fedora is still pining for Paco, though. Isn't it amazing, Paco and Caramelo have been away for a year.
Pedro calls Roddy, who thought Pedro was dead. No, siree, and I'm right here in town, and I see you're getting married. Sure enough, he's invited, and yes, he can bring his grandson "Alejandro Salvatierra"!
Octy and Fiona discuss Octy's divorce. Fi wonders about the Paco/Fedora connection. Fiona has come up out of the blue--Octy has not heard from her in a year. Octy fills her in on how she is reduced to living on what Larry makes as an actor (nothing to sneeze at, judging from the rabid fans) and Yolanda's pottery sales. (Poor Yolanda--looks like Rene is still in Germany with no return date in sight.) Fi asks Octy why she doesn't work, and of course Queen Entitlement says that she couldn't let her old friends see her working or they would know how low she has sunk. (Too bad she didn't sink in the pool.)
Eddy now joins Fedora and Diana for lunch. What a cozy trio. Max sees them from the pool. Who is that guy, he wonders. Le viene al galgo. Which supposedly means like father like son. I don't know who is is referring to. (galgo means greyhound. The gist of it is that the speed comes with the greyhound's genes, yada yada yada, according to Wordreference.)
Eddy laments how he hasn't seen Fiona for months, and still he wants her. But he is ready to reconstruct his life.
Silvia and Jorge frolic on the beach. He seems to really like her, and she is even wearing a normal wig. But she wants a millionaire. What does a millionaire have that I don't, asks Jorge. Well, a million, of course. She then goes into another one of her silly man-hungry reveries, this time about Roddy. She imagines him as Tarzan and she is Jane. I will not bother to recap in more detail.
Fedora sees Fiona and Octy talking. She goes over to speak to them. Fed and Octy engage in an insult match about which one is bringing down the club more by having been admitted or who smells worse. Finally Fedora pushes Octy into the pool. This time Octy can float, darn it. Diana and Eddy get a good laugh. Good thing Max didn't see this happen to his Mommy Dearest.
Cut to a shot of Max showering angrily, pecs and biceps exposed.
Now Lala calls Diego to tell him she just saw something terrible on the news. You guessed it: Pancho and his cellmate Halcon have broken out of prison. Yes, after a year of digging at the wall, they have managed to escape. They laugh about how they feel like the stars of the Fox show "Prison Break," except my closed captions say "Prision Brake."
They plan to kidnap Larry for ransom!
Next we watch Fedora getting dressed for the wedding with her girls. Diana compliments her and says she looks like a queen, but she says she is a sad queen. She thought she could love Roddy, but no, she was wrong. Duh, I hate her!
I must say, though, that Fedora looks better than usual in periwinkle blue instead of red or black, and she has a more flattering rose-c0lored lipstick, instead of the bright red.
Now Max and Pedro are getting ready. Max says that Pedro looks elegant. I just wonder again why he has no lower teeth. Pedro reminds Max to call him "abuelito" (Gramps) at the party.
Diana announces here comes the bride, and Fedora goes down the stairs to loud applause from the assembled guests. Even Kike is clapping, the turd.
Larry is exiting the studio and meeting fans. Silvia is there to greet him dressed as Betty Boop (yes, she has a curly black wig, a short red strapless dress and a stuffed "Pudgy" dog. She wants him to take her to the wedding. He doesn't want to go, as he will not be welcome there, but he agrees to give her a lift.
Wouldn't you know it, but Pancho and Halcon are in the back seat of the car, guns drawn.
Back at the wedding, Max is introduced as Alejandro. But the family members all recognize him right away as Max. Emilio says, but aren't you Max? Who? replies Max. Yolanda is impactada, and Diana collapses in a faint. Emilio and Yolanda are not having any of this deception. Dulce, the nurse from the manicomio (don't know why she is at the wedding, other than to contribute to this part of the story) recognizes Pedro. Diana should also, any minute now. Yolanda talks to "Max," and he says no, he wishes he could have known her nephew, and he is sorry for her loss. Come on--how can he put one over on Tia Yolanda. How mean!
Cut to the pool club: Marfil and Fiona wear dueling bikinis. Diego comes up to greet Marfil, and they now make out openly. Yuck. He greets Fiona, and Marfil is jealous that he even knows her (apparently from years ago). Fiona sees them kissing and thinks it's too soon, since Marfil's husband has only been dead for a year. (Side observation: I've been noticing how tall Diego is. We were so used to seeing him in the wheelchair, but now that he is standing up, I keep noticing that he is one of the tallest actors on the show.)
Max whispers to gramps that his "disguise" isn't working. No matter, says Pedro--everyone has a double (repeating the old wives' tale). We'll just keep working our story. I guess he figures if they repeat it enough times someone will believe. (Diana will surely believe that the old man who left the manicomio with Max is now the old man with a grandson who looks exactly like Max. This makes so much sense!)
Back to a warehouse, where the kidnappers are now holding Larry and Silvia. They overhear that the kidnappers intend to get the ransom and just kill them.
Diana and Fedora discuss Alejandro/Max. Diana recognizes Pedro. Will she be fooled? Tune in tomorrow!
Kike catches Gaby watching Larry on the novela. He is about to hit her with a belt. Granny M fortunately interrupts. Kike recovers and tells M to get Nancy to remove the TV. (I just love the show within a show conceit of watching character Larry act on a telenovela.)
Diana and Fedora meet for lunch at a poolside restaurant at some local hotel. Diana tells her mom that mom will be a beautiful bride. Fedora is still pining for Paco, though. Isn't it amazing, Paco and Caramelo have been away for a year.
Pedro calls Roddy, who thought Pedro was dead. No, siree, and I'm right here in town, and I see you're getting married. Sure enough, he's invited, and yes, he can bring his grandson "Alejandro Salvatierra"!
Octy and Fiona discuss Octy's divorce. Fi wonders about the Paco/Fedora connection. Fiona has come up out of the blue--Octy has not heard from her in a year. Octy fills her in on how she is reduced to living on what Larry makes as an actor (nothing to sneeze at, judging from the rabid fans) and Yolanda's pottery sales. (Poor Yolanda--looks like Rene is still in Germany with no return date in sight.) Fi asks Octy why she doesn't work, and of course Queen Entitlement says that she couldn't let her old friends see her working or they would know how low she has sunk. (Too bad she didn't sink in the pool.)
Eddy now joins Fedora and Diana for lunch. What a cozy trio. Max sees them from the pool. Who is that guy, he wonders. Le viene al galgo. Which supposedly means like father like son. I don't know who is is referring to. (galgo means greyhound. The gist of it is that the speed comes with the greyhound's genes, yada yada yada, according to Wordreference.)
Eddy laments how he hasn't seen Fiona for months, and still he wants her. But he is ready to reconstruct his life.
Silvia and Jorge frolic on the beach. He seems to really like her, and she is even wearing a normal wig. But she wants a millionaire. What does a millionaire have that I don't, asks Jorge. Well, a million, of course. She then goes into another one of her silly man-hungry reveries, this time about Roddy. She imagines him as Tarzan and she is Jane. I will not bother to recap in more detail.
Fedora sees Fiona and Octy talking. She goes over to speak to them. Fed and Octy engage in an insult match about which one is bringing down the club more by having been admitted or who smells worse. Finally Fedora pushes Octy into the pool. This time Octy can float, darn it. Diana and Eddy get a good laugh. Good thing Max didn't see this happen to his Mommy Dearest.
Cut to a shot of Max showering angrily, pecs and biceps exposed.
Now Lala calls Diego to tell him she just saw something terrible on the news. You guessed it: Pancho and his cellmate Halcon have broken out of prison. Yes, after a year of digging at the wall, they have managed to escape. They laugh about how they feel like the stars of the Fox show "Prison Break," except my closed captions say "Prision Brake."
They plan to kidnap Larry for ransom!
Next we watch Fedora getting dressed for the wedding with her girls. Diana compliments her and says she looks like a queen, but she says she is a sad queen. She thought she could love Roddy, but no, she was wrong. Duh, I hate her!
I must say, though, that Fedora looks better than usual in periwinkle blue instead of red or black, and she has a more flattering rose-c0lored lipstick, instead of the bright red.
Now Max and Pedro are getting ready. Max says that Pedro looks elegant. I just wonder again why he has no lower teeth. Pedro reminds Max to call him "abuelito" (Gramps) at the party.
Diana announces here comes the bride, and Fedora goes down the stairs to loud applause from the assembled guests. Even Kike is clapping, the turd.
Larry is exiting the studio and meeting fans. Silvia is there to greet him dressed as Betty Boop (yes, she has a curly black wig, a short red strapless dress and a stuffed "Pudgy" dog. She wants him to take her to the wedding. He doesn't want to go, as he will not be welcome there, but he agrees to give her a lift.
Wouldn't you know it, but Pancho and Halcon are in the back seat of the car, guns drawn.
Back at the wedding, Max is introduced as Alejandro. But the family members all recognize him right away as Max. Emilio says, but aren't you Max? Who? replies Max. Yolanda is impactada, and Diana collapses in a faint. Emilio and Yolanda are not having any of this deception. Dulce, the nurse from the manicomio (don't know why she is at the wedding, other than to contribute to this part of the story) recognizes Pedro. Diana should also, any minute now. Yolanda talks to "Max," and he says no, he wishes he could have known her nephew, and he is sorry for her loss. Come on--how can he put one over on Tia Yolanda. How mean!
Cut to the pool club: Marfil and Fiona wear dueling bikinis. Diego comes up to greet Marfil, and they now make out openly. Yuck. He greets Fiona, and Marfil is jealous that he even knows her (apparently from years ago). Fiona sees them kissing and thinks it's too soon, since Marfil's husband has only been dead for a year. (Side observation: I've been noticing how tall Diego is. We were so used to seeing him in the wheelchair, but now that he is standing up, I keep noticing that he is one of the tallest actors on the show.)
Max whispers to gramps that his "disguise" isn't working. No matter, says Pedro--everyone has a double (repeating the old wives' tale). We'll just keep working our story. I guess he figures if they repeat it enough times someone will believe. (Diana will surely believe that the old man who left the manicomio with Max is now the old man with a grandson who looks exactly like Max. This makes so much sense!)
Back to a warehouse, where the kidnappers are now holding Larry and Silvia. They overhear that the kidnappers intend to get the ransom and just kill them.
Diana and Fedora discuss Alejandro/Max. Diana recognizes Pedro. Will she be fooled? Tune in tomorrow!
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Zorro, 7/17 - Esme is reunited with her baby, Zorro goes boating and all of the bad guys are still alive (a couple, just barely)
Well folks, this is my last Zorro recap. I will take credit for starting the whole thing when I posted a Report on Zorro on the blog right after the novela started. Our super crew of bloggers took it from there. It's been a lot of fun recapping and sharing all the silliness.
Diego and Esme try to get the information on where Mangle, Montero and the baby [and the Queen of Spain, of course] are from Olmos. Olmos tells them that they are in his secret love-nest house but he doesn't say where it is. Then Olmos appears to die – but these villians are tough. He's probably not dead yet.
At the secret love-nest house, Mangle,who has changed her gown [did Olmos stock the love nest with clothes for her or was she carrying a change of clothes when she ran out of town with Montero?] is arguing with Montero. He wants to kill the baby and get money by ransoming the Queen. Mangle is convinced this is a suicidal idea. She wants to use the baby to get money from Diego so that they can get new identities and live in another country. Montero ends up slapping Mangle and says that he doesn't want to live in hiding. He's a great soldier and he has political aspirations. Mangle laughs and says that Montero is a nobody – a vulgar man whose only talent is that he 's good in bed. Montero says that they are going to do this his way and kill the baby right now. Mangle screams, “No!” They struggle.
Back in the woods, WIB and Zorro stand over Olmos who, sure enough, isn't dead yet. Our masked avengers look pretty silly – especially Esme with that crossbow. Olmos hacks out the fact that he told Mangle about the baby switch. Our heroes don't seem to be too upset about finding out that their guarantee of the baby's safety just went south. Olmos manages to tell them where the secret love nest is – with a roof camouflaged with bushes, no less. The masked avengers go off and leave Olmos who will doubtless stagger onto the scene again at some point.
Montero continues to slap Mangle around. He says that they are going to do things his way. If his baby, his son, died then so will Diego's. He tells Mangle that they will leave with the Queen right away. He will take care of the baby. Mangle tells Montero that he is making a big mistake and she won't allow it but he knocks her down and leaves.
In Tobias' kitchen, Agapito is caring for Pizarro. Pizarro wakes up and is surprised to see Agapito and doesn't know where he is [so I guess it was just good luck that after he was shot, Pizarro stumbled into the very kitchen where Agapito was hiding.] Pizarro is alarmed when he finds out where he is but Agapito tells him to be quiet and not worry about it. Agapito tells Pizarro that he shouldn't have blamed him for saving SK's life – that's his job as a surgeon while Pizarro's job is the opposite. Pizarro tells Agapito that he needs to get to the port to flee the City. Agapito tells him that is impossible – he would certainly die. Pizarro passes out and in comes Tobias [dressed as a man again, too bad] and Catalina. Tobias is ready to finish Pizarro off with his sword but Agapito protects his patient.
FS is striding through the country. MP runs after him and asks why he left. He tells her that he has thought about it and he doesn't deserve to be by her side. He has done so much harm to people that he isn't worthy of her. MP responds that she has forgiven him. FS says what about her brother and her nephew? MP says that she will try to get them to forgive him too but if they don't, she will live with it. Her place is by his side. They profess their love for one another, kiss passionately and their song comes on. MP asks FS to stay with her at least until Diego's baby is found. FS is confused. MP tells him that a lot has happened in the last few hours that he doesn't know about.
Montero comes to get the baby from the wet nurse. Mangle comes after him with a knife. He knocks it out of her hand and hits her so hard that she is unconscious on the floor. He leaves with the baby in a basket.
After the opening credits, Montero, carrying the baby, goes outside [I didn't see any bushes on the roof of the house] and calls his men. Some of them should take the Queen towards the port. He gives the baby to two other men, tells them to take care of it and deliver the body to the de la Vega's. The men don't seem to too happy about killing a baby but they agree to do it. Suddenly, Zorro appears and orders them to let go of the baby. Montero is impactado.
The Queen is saying her prayers [no new gown for her] and telling God that she will accept any punishment for not knowing what was going on behind her back but she implores God not to abandon her town. Montero's henchmen come in and tell her that they are leaving. She tells the men not to touch her. She won't do anything stupid and she expects that they won't either when the royal army captures them. She offers her wrists to be bound with queenly dignity [one thinks of Marie Antoinette on the scaffold.]
As Al and his men ride through the same canyon where MP found FS, who should appear but FS, out of his monks robe, with a big floppy hat and on a horse with his men. [Have his men just been hanging around patiently waiting for him to come back from being a monk?] FS wants to join Al's army. He expresses a fatherly obligation to find Mangle and correct her bad behavior.
Montero orders his men to kill Zorro. Fighting ensues. While Zorro is dealing with a henchman, Montero appears to get hit by something or someone in his most sensitive area. I watched it several times. It wasn't Zorro. Montero was behind him. Esme appears with her crossbow but if she shot him with a crossbow bolt, he wouldn't just be clutching his privates, he'd be bleeding.
Montero's henchmen take the Queen, now gagged and bound, to the incredibly conspicuous royal coach.
Ah, now it's clear. Esme shot Montero in the wrist with her crossbow. The way he was clutching it made me think he had been hit elsewhere. But now Esme should be unarmed. A crossbow only fires one bolt at a time and it's not simple to reload it. Mangle has recovered consciousness and now joins the fray. Montero apparently has not figured out that the WIB is Esme. Our heroes stand around like nitwits allowing Montero to grab the baby and threaten it with a knife. Now Montero has the upper hand. He orders Zorro and Esme to put down their weapons and then to unmask.
The Onion brothers [remember them?] encounter what appears to be an old man leading a mule. They rip off his sombrero and false beard and it's SM. The brothers start to kick him promising a memorable death that will be an example to everyone else.
Back at Olmos' love nest, Zorro reveals himself to be Diego. Mangle and Montero congratulate him on how he fooled everyone with his disguise. Mangle asks how someone with his intelligence and abilities could fall in love with someone as common as Esme. Esme isn't taking that. She pulls down her mask and says that the 'common' woman Mangle is referring to is right here. Mangle is impactada.
Somehow, SM has gotten the upper hand on the Onion brothers. They are tied up and gagged in their cart. SM tells them that they might be bad guys but he is desperate and desperate men do crazy things. He warns them not to follow him and rides off. Unfortunately, he leave the horse harnessed to the cart.
Agapito finally convinces Tobias not to attack Pizarro. Tobias tells Agapito to get Pizarro out of his house as soon as he is any better.
Fortunately for our heroes, Mangle and Montero don't seem to have any desire to personally witness the deaths of their enemies. With Esme and Diego tied up, Montero puts the baby in a cart and spooks the horse sending the baby to an unknown fate. Then Montero sets fire to the straw or whatever flammable thing is in the little alcove where Esme and Diego are tied up. Then Montero and Mangle leave. The flames rise around Diego and Esme.
SM spies the runaway baby cart and leaps aboard it daringly but the Onion brothers are in hot pursuit.
Garcia goes to the hacienda for news. Dolores and Almudena are there. He passes on the information that the missing baby is Esme's, not Mangle's. Almudena and Dolores are happy impactadas.
As the flames crackle around them, Diego uses a piece of glass to cut his bonds.
Montero asks the Queen to do a deal with him that will benefit them both. In a few minutes, Zorro will be dead and no one will protect these lands. The Queen is gagged so she can't actually answer but her look of proud disdain indicates that she rejects Montero's proposition. Montero tells him men that they are going to the port by river. Al will think that they are going by the land route.
Al & FS and their men have found no trace of anyone. FS, who is a little behind in the news, doesn't believe Mangle is with Montero but Al sets him straight. Al is sure that Mangle & Montero are heading for the port but how are they getting there? FS has to remind Al that a branch of the river goes directly to the port. Al decides to split up their forces. He will go to the river and FS will go to the port.
Diego and Esme escape from the fire and go after the baby. [Esme does ride a horse here.]
At one of those big rivers near LA, Montero commandeers a boat. The boatman says that the current is too strong but Montero doesn't care. Once again he offers to release the Queen for a safe conduct and some gold. She refuses.
Zorro spies the overturned cart and hears a baby. He calls, “Alejandro!” He is looking under the cart when SM appears holding the baby. SM has redeemed himself. [What happened to the Onion brothers?]
Agapito tells Catalina and Tobias that Pizarro wants to talk to them. It's his dying wish. Cat and Tobias don't want to do it. Agapito asks Tobias to do it for pity or because of who he is [Zorro]. Tobias tells Agapito that he lied to him about being Zorro to try and catch the real Zorro and get the reward. Agapito is impressed that Tobias went after Pizarro on a suicidal mission. Tobias says that it was his duty to protect the honor of his beloved Catalina.
Zorro demands the baby from SM. SM says that he will only give the baby to its father, Diego. Zorro maintains the fiction that he isn't Diego. SM says that he wouldn't hurt the baby. Zorro says that he doesn't know if that is true. SM says that he made a mistake but he is a good guy. He likes wine, women and gambling but at least he doesn't run around in a disguise like Zorro. He gives Zorro the baby and leaves. Esme comes running up, “My baby!” she cries, “my little Tisha.”
FS and his men encounter SK and the gypsies. SK confronts FS and says that in spite of everything, she is still alive and has returned. SK, Jonas, Hermes and Azucena give FS long defiant looks.
Zorro sends Esme back to the hacienda with the baby. She will be safer there. She makes Zorro promise that he will return.
When Agapito, Catalina and Tobias go to the kitchen, Pizarro and Tobias' horse are gone.
There is chaos in the town. Pizarro stops a soldier. The soldier tells him that he is running away. The town has turned against them and wants Montero's head for all his abuses. Pizarro tries to rally the troops but they won't listen. Pizarro says that a bunch of cowards won't stop him but it looks like his wound might stop him. [I like Pizarro. If I had to rank hunky guys on Zorro, it would be Diego, of course, Renzo and Pizarro. Neither Montero, FS or Al do anything for me.]
Montero, Mangle, the Queen, a couple of henchmen and the boatman are in the boat on the river. Suddenly, we see Zorro, who has fashioned a grapple thingy from a tree trunk [with his sword, maybe? I guess Montero left Zorro's sword, mask and hat lying around for Zorro to find when he escaped from the burning house]. Zorro ties one end of a rope to a tree and the other to the grapple and tosses it into the boat. Nobody notices it land in the boat. The grapple thingy stops the boat. Instead of just tossing the grapple thingy out of the boat, Montero orders his men to shoot Zorro.
Esme is in the fox cave with the baby. Bernardo finds her and is muy impactado to find out that she is alive. Esme asks his help to get into the hacienda without revealing her identity as the WIB.
The henchmen and the boatman jump out of the boat to attack Zorro. One particularly bright lad throws down his gun to fight Zorro with his fists. While Zorro is busy with these guys, Montero throws the grapple thingy out of the boat and poles it back into the river. Montero, the Queen and Mangle are the only ones in the boat now. The Queen makes her move and attacks Mangle.
That Bernardo is a wizard. Esme appears in a gown [is it one of Almudena's? Esme doesn't have any stuff at the hacienda. She never lived there] and she's had her hair done too. Garcia, Almudena & Dolores are so happy to see her and the baby that they don't ask any questions like how she got there. MP joins them. Dolores wants to get her hands on the baby so bad she is twitching like a drug addict. Esme and Almudena finally get to embrace.
Back at the river, Mangle and the Queen are still going at it while Montero poles the boat. Suddenly, Zorro appears and jumps into the boat. The Queen manages to push Mangle out of the boat and she jumps into the river after her. Zorro looks completely befuddled by this development and appears to forget about his obligation to protect the Queen when given the opportunity to have an exciting sword fight with Montero in a tippy boat. Mangle screams for Montero from the water. Zorro and Montero are fighting in the boat and Zorro is disarmed when all of a sudden he and Montero see that they are heading for a giant waterfall! [Nobody knew that there was a giant waterfall on the river that leads to the port?]
The credits roll.
From the scenes from tomorrow's episode, it looks like you were so right, Sylvia: the cannibals are back and Mangle's on the menu!!!
Diego and Esme try to get the information on where Mangle, Montero and the baby [and the Queen of Spain, of course] are from Olmos. Olmos tells them that they are in his secret love-nest house but he doesn't say where it is. Then Olmos appears to die – but these villians are tough. He's probably not dead yet.
At the secret love-nest house, Mangle,who has changed her gown [did Olmos stock the love nest with clothes for her or was she carrying a change of clothes when she ran out of town with Montero?] is arguing with Montero. He wants to kill the baby and get money by ransoming the Queen. Mangle is convinced this is a suicidal idea. She wants to use the baby to get money from Diego so that they can get new identities and live in another country. Montero ends up slapping Mangle and says that he doesn't want to live in hiding. He's a great soldier and he has political aspirations. Mangle laughs and says that Montero is a nobody – a vulgar man whose only talent is that he 's good in bed. Montero says that they are going to do this his way and kill the baby right now. Mangle screams, “No!” They struggle.
Back in the woods, WIB and Zorro stand over Olmos who, sure enough, isn't dead yet. Our masked avengers look pretty silly – especially Esme with that crossbow. Olmos hacks out the fact that he told Mangle about the baby switch. Our heroes don't seem to be too upset about finding out that their guarantee of the baby's safety just went south. Olmos manages to tell them where the secret love nest is – with a roof camouflaged with bushes, no less. The masked avengers go off and leave Olmos who will doubtless stagger onto the scene again at some point.
Montero continues to slap Mangle around. He says that they are going to do things his way. If his baby, his son, died then so will Diego's. He tells Mangle that they will leave with the Queen right away. He will take care of the baby. Mangle tells Montero that he is making a big mistake and she won't allow it but he knocks her down and leaves.
In Tobias' kitchen, Agapito is caring for Pizarro. Pizarro wakes up and is surprised to see Agapito and doesn't know where he is [so I guess it was just good luck that after he was shot, Pizarro stumbled into the very kitchen where Agapito was hiding.] Pizarro is alarmed when he finds out where he is but Agapito tells him to be quiet and not worry about it. Agapito tells Pizarro that he shouldn't have blamed him for saving SK's life – that's his job as a surgeon while Pizarro's job is the opposite. Pizarro tells Agapito that he needs to get to the port to flee the City. Agapito tells him that is impossible – he would certainly die. Pizarro passes out and in comes Tobias [dressed as a man again, too bad] and Catalina. Tobias is ready to finish Pizarro off with his sword but Agapito protects his patient.
FS is striding through the country. MP runs after him and asks why he left. He tells her that he has thought about it and he doesn't deserve to be by her side. He has done so much harm to people that he isn't worthy of her. MP responds that she has forgiven him. FS says what about her brother and her nephew? MP says that she will try to get them to forgive him too but if they don't, she will live with it. Her place is by his side. They profess their love for one another, kiss passionately and their song comes on. MP asks FS to stay with her at least until Diego's baby is found. FS is confused. MP tells him that a lot has happened in the last few hours that he doesn't know about.
Montero comes to get the baby from the wet nurse. Mangle comes after him with a knife. He knocks it out of her hand and hits her so hard that she is unconscious on the floor. He leaves with the baby in a basket.
After the opening credits, Montero, carrying the baby, goes outside [I didn't see any bushes on the roof of the house] and calls his men. Some of them should take the Queen towards the port. He gives the baby to two other men, tells them to take care of it and deliver the body to the de la Vega's. The men don't seem to too happy about killing a baby but they agree to do it. Suddenly, Zorro appears and orders them to let go of the baby. Montero is impactado.
The Queen is saying her prayers [no new gown for her] and telling God that she will accept any punishment for not knowing what was going on behind her back but she implores God not to abandon her town. Montero's henchmen come in and tell her that they are leaving. She tells the men not to touch her. She won't do anything stupid and she expects that they won't either when the royal army captures them. She offers her wrists to be bound with queenly dignity [one thinks of Marie Antoinette on the scaffold.]
As Al and his men ride through the same canyon where MP found FS, who should appear but FS, out of his monks robe, with a big floppy hat and on a horse with his men. [Have his men just been hanging around patiently waiting for him to come back from being a monk?] FS wants to join Al's army. He expresses a fatherly obligation to find Mangle and correct her bad behavior.
Montero orders his men to kill Zorro. Fighting ensues. While Zorro is dealing with a henchman, Montero appears to get hit by something or someone in his most sensitive area. I watched it several times. It wasn't Zorro. Montero was behind him. Esme appears with her crossbow but if she shot him with a crossbow bolt, he wouldn't just be clutching his privates, he'd be bleeding.
Montero's henchmen take the Queen, now gagged and bound, to the incredibly conspicuous royal coach.
Ah, now it's clear. Esme shot Montero in the wrist with her crossbow. The way he was clutching it made me think he had been hit elsewhere. But now Esme should be unarmed. A crossbow only fires one bolt at a time and it's not simple to reload it. Mangle has recovered consciousness and now joins the fray. Montero apparently has not figured out that the WIB is Esme. Our heroes stand around like nitwits allowing Montero to grab the baby and threaten it with a knife. Now Montero has the upper hand. He orders Zorro and Esme to put down their weapons and then to unmask.
The Onion brothers [remember them?] encounter what appears to be an old man leading a mule. They rip off his sombrero and false beard and it's SM. The brothers start to kick him promising a memorable death that will be an example to everyone else.
Back at Olmos' love nest, Zorro reveals himself to be Diego. Mangle and Montero congratulate him on how he fooled everyone with his disguise. Mangle asks how someone with his intelligence and abilities could fall in love with someone as common as Esme. Esme isn't taking that. She pulls down her mask and says that the 'common' woman Mangle is referring to is right here. Mangle is impactada.
Somehow, SM has gotten the upper hand on the Onion brothers. They are tied up and gagged in their cart. SM tells them that they might be bad guys but he is desperate and desperate men do crazy things. He warns them not to follow him and rides off. Unfortunately, he leave the horse harnessed to the cart.
Agapito finally convinces Tobias not to attack Pizarro. Tobias tells Agapito to get Pizarro out of his house as soon as he is any better.
Fortunately for our heroes, Mangle and Montero don't seem to have any desire to personally witness the deaths of their enemies. With Esme and Diego tied up, Montero puts the baby in a cart and spooks the horse sending the baby to an unknown fate. Then Montero sets fire to the straw or whatever flammable thing is in the little alcove where Esme and Diego are tied up. Then Montero and Mangle leave. The flames rise around Diego and Esme.
SM spies the runaway baby cart and leaps aboard it daringly but the Onion brothers are in hot pursuit.
Garcia goes to the hacienda for news. Dolores and Almudena are there. He passes on the information that the missing baby is Esme's, not Mangle's. Almudena and Dolores are happy impactadas.
As the flames crackle around them, Diego uses a piece of glass to cut his bonds.
Montero asks the Queen to do a deal with him that will benefit them both. In a few minutes, Zorro will be dead and no one will protect these lands. The Queen is gagged so she can't actually answer but her look of proud disdain indicates that she rejects Montero's proposition. Montero tells him men that they are going to the port by river. Al will think that they are going by the land route.
Al & FS and their men have found no trace of anyone. FS, who is a little behind in the news, doesn't believe Mangle is with Montero but Al sets him straight. Al is sure that Mangle & Montero are heading for the port but how are they getting there? FS has to remind Al that a branch of the river goes directly to the port. Al decides to split up their forces. He will go to the river and FS will go to the port.
Diego and Esme escape from the fire and go after the baby. [Esme does ride a horse here.]
At one of those big rivers near LA, Montero commandeers a boat. The boatman says that the current is too strong but Montero doesn't care. Once again he offers to release the Queen for a safe conduct and some gold. She refuses.
Zorro spies the overturned cart and hears a baby. He calls, “Alejandro!” He is looking under the cart when SM appears holding the baby. SM has redeemed himself. [What happened to the Onion brothers?]
Agapito tells Catalina and Tobias that Pizarro wants to talk to them. It's his dying wish. Cat and Tobias don't want to do it. Agapito asks Tobias to do it for pity or because of who he is [Zorro]. Tobias tells Agapito that he lied to him about being Zorro to try and catch the real Zorro and get the reward. Agapito is impressed that Tobias went after Pizarro on a suicidal mission. Tobias says that it was his duty to protect the honor of his beloved Catalina.
Zorro demands the baby from SM. SM says that he will only give the baby to its father, Diego. Zorro maintains the fiction that he isn't Diego. SM says that he wouldn't hurt the baby. Zorro says that he doesn't know if that is true. SM says that he made a mistake but he is a good guy. He likes wine, women and gambling but at least he doesn't run around in a disguise like Zorro. He gives Zorro the baby and leaves. Esme comes running up, “My baby!” she cries, “my little Tisha.”
FS and his men encounter SK and the gypsies. SK confronts FS and says that in spite of everything, she is still alive and has returned. SK, Jonas, Hermes and Azucena give FS long defiant looks.
Zorro sends Esme back to the hacienda with the baby. She will be safer there. She makes Zorro promise that he will return.
When Agapito, Catalina and Tobias go to the kitchen, Pizarro and Tobias' horse are gone.
There is chaos in the town. Pizarro stops a soldier. The soldier tells him that he is running away. The town has turned against them and wants Montero's head for all his abuses. Pizarro tries to rally the troops but they won't listen. Pizarro says that a bunch of cowards won't stop him but it looks like his wound might stop him. [I like Pizarro. If I had to rank hunky guys on Zorro, it would be Diego, of course, Renzo and Pizarro. Neither Montero, FS or Al do anything for me.]
Montero, Mangle, the Queen, a couple of henchmen and the boatman are in the boat on the river. Suddenly, we see Zorro, who has fashioned a grapple thingy from a tree trunk [with his sword, maybe? I guess Montero left Zorro's sword, mask and hat lying around for Zorro to find when he escaped from the burning house]. Zorro ties one end of a rope to a tree and the other to the grapple and tosses it into the boat. Nobody notices it land in the boat. The grapple thingy stops the boat. Instead of just tossing the grapple thingy out of the boat, Montero orders his men to shoot Zorro.
Esme is in the fox cave with the baby. Bernardo finds her and is muy impactado to find out that she is alive. Esme asks his help to get into the hacienda without revealing her identity as the WIB.
The henchmen and the boatman jump out of the boat to attack Zorro. One particularly bright lad throws down his gun to fight Zorro with his fists. While Zorro is busy with these guys, Montero throws the grapple thingy out of the boat and poles it back into the river. Montero, the Queen and Mangle are the only ones in the boat now. The Queen makes her move and attacks Mangle.
That Bernardo is a wizard. Esme appears in a gown [is it one of Almudena's? Esme doesn't have any stuff at the hacienda. She never lived there] and she's had her hair done too. Garcia, Almudena & Dolores are so happy to see her and the baby that they don't ask any questions like how she got there. MP joins them. Dolores wants to get her hands on the baby so bad she is twitching like a drug addict. Esme and Almudena finally get to embrace.
Back at the river, Mangle and the Queen are still going at it while Montero poles the boat. Suddenly, Zorro appears and jumps into the boat. The Queen manages to push Mangle out of the boat and she jumps into the river after her. Zorro looks completely befuddled by this development and appears to forget about his obligation to protect the Queen when given the opportunity to have an exciting sword fight with Montero in a tippy boat. Mangle screams for Montero from the water. Zorro and Montero are fighting in the boat and Zorro is disarmed when all of a sudden he and Montero see that they are heading for a giant waterfall! [Nobody knew that there was a giant waterfall on the river that leads to the port?]
The credits roll.
From the scenes from tomorrow's episode, it looks like you were so right, Sylvia: the cannibals are back and Mangle's on the menu!!!
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Destilando Amor, Tues 7/17: In which Gaviota is covered in honey
Acacia serenely accepts James's marriage proposal, and he is grateful and overjoyed. He suggests that they go out of town for a while, but she insists that they stay. He agrees to stay till Meliton comes back - and then they'll go away. She cuts this uncomfortable conversation short with some kisses. He closes his eyes and raises his eyebrows comically high. Oh Mr. James, you big clueless goofball.
Acacia leads James into the bedroom. He is specifically enchanted by her loose hair. He kisses her... forehead?? Then, in slow motion, he kisses her hair, he unbuttons her dress, and... he sees her back full of (amazingly parallel and evenly-distributed) welts from Meliton's belt. He flips out, but she says it doesn't matter. She promises that Meliton will never put a hand on her again. James says that's right, because he'll kill him first. They embrace. "To me, that man IS dead," she mutters in secret irony.
Dani tells Videgaray that Rodrigo now knows that Vid wasn't the tattletale who betrayed him, and Rod's going to call to ask for some documents. She asks him not to tell Rodrigo what they found out. Sofie whines about Dani's sarcastic attitude; Dani shuts her down and stomps off. Privately, Pilar tells Sofie she agrees with Dani - how much longer can they hide the truth from Rodrigo? When he finally finds out, she's not going to be able to face him.
Meanwhile, at the bar, the waiter tells Frankie it's closing time, and hands him the bill. Frankie says he's got a friend in the bathroom who will be right back. Frankie gets up to "look for" this friend (or better yet, take off without paying), but the waiter insists that there's nobody in the bathroom. Frankie scoffs and says there has to be someone for him - he's La Vega! He gets up to look in that general direction, and sure enough, nobody's there. He good-naturedly giggles to himself that she took off without saying goodbye.
I still think the guy's slime, but I love that he doesn't mind getting beaten at his own game. Sadly, we are deprived of the pleasure of watching him fork over the money.
Isa is taking off her makeup while chatting on the phone with her mom. She tells Nuria that Rodrigo is preparing for the meeting with Montesinos right now to fix up the situation with her dad. (Some weeks ago, I incorrectly said Montesinos was Ricardo's lawyer. I think I was wrong, and he's the creditors' lawyer.) She's worried that playing the pregnancy card won't be enough now that Dani's declared herself an enemy, so she wants them to get back to the hacienta as soon as possible. (Go Dani! See if you can chase those two clean out of North America!) Isa bitterly says that she's not going to let that little sister mess up her plans.
Isa hears Rod at the door and hurriedly dots her face with some water. By the time Rod sees her, she's in full-crocodile mode, a-boohoohoo, bye mommy, waaaah. He tells her that Videgaray will be bringing some documents to the meeting with Montesinos. She makes a pathetic little noise to draw attention to her crying. She's afraid her father's creditors won't agree to negotiate. He promises to help her father. She forces a wan smile. (She is really channeling Joselyn tonight!)
Elsewhere in the DF, Clarita is praying to St. Anthony to protect Gavi. Heh. If you will permit me some mild blasphemy - Gavi kicks ass so hard, she could probably protect St. Anthony. Gavi comes home in the middle of the prayer, and Clarita passes along the good news to her saint. "We'll continue this chat later," she assures him. Gavi complains that it's as if her body is covered in honey.
(I know there are a few Angelica Rivera enthusiasts here, so I'm going to pause for a moment and allow you to contemplate this before it gets icky.)
She says it's because the Montalvos are all over her like flies. (That honey doesn't sound so good now, does it. It reminds me of a scene from Vincent Price's The Abominable Dr. Phibes.) "Don't tell me you ran into them!" Clarita exclaims. Gaviota explains that the "wizard" who had predicted all those things is a close friend of theirs, and especially of Rodrigo!
Later, Gavi and Clarita are in the bedroom, talking about those Montalvos. Actually... Clarita just wants to sleep. Gavi is doing all the talking, animated by vengeance. "What more do those weenies want from me, anyway? All that's left is for them to descend upon us here and squash us like roaches." Clarita is getting irritated by all this talk, but Gavi is getting more wound up. She'd like to see them try. The first person she's going to put down is Rodrigo. She can't wait to see him.
Clarita murmurs grumpily.
James and Acacia are in bed. He's staring at her back and choking back tears of outrage as he strokes her hair helplessly. Meanwhile, she sleeps like a baby. Apparently, she never read "The Tell-Tale Heart." (It's short, and worth reading again.)
Next day
It's morning. Acacia's making corn tortillas so fresh, you can almost see them wiggle. James tells her that from now on, she doesn't have to serve anyone. He dishes up the breakfast that she's already made - beans and eggs. He's especially excited about the beans. Wait - are these THE beans? I think we're meant to think so, for just a moment, or at least be nervous at the sight of them, but it's a false alarm. She laughs as he fumbles with the tortillas. He says they're hot, but I don't think she even put them on the griddle yet. She bites her lip and gazes at him dreamily, as if she can't believe it's really happening. Or as if she's entering a fugue state. (Cuckoo... cuckoo... cuckoo...)
Fedra is visiting at Patricio's office, filling him in on Minerva's unfortunate visit to Miami. Patricio says that if Minnie makes good on her threats, not only will Aaron go to jail, but he and Lluvia will be implicated as well. The whole family will look guilty. Fedra nods queasily. Worse, they can't seem to track Minnie down. He tries to call her.
Minnie comes home to a ringing telephone. She picks it up and turns it off immediately, throwing it on the couch and mumbling vengeful nothings. Fedra and Pat excitedly realize the hang-up means that she's home. They hurry to visit.
Rod meets with Videgaray. Vid expresses doubt about Rodrigo's plan to get Ricardo out of his debt. "We're talking about a very high sum," he hints. Rod reminds him that there's a big bunch of hungry lawyers waiting for them inside, wanting to scrutinize every Montalvo bank statement and balance. He asks Vid to carefully read all of the documents. He also asks him to read a particular document pertaining to Gaviota, and apologizes again for doubting Videgaray. Videgaray says he understands, and again urges Rod to reconsider this transaction. Rod says he promised Isadora - this is important for her health and the health of his child. They go back and forth about this a little more, but Rodrigo wins. He says it's the only way he can make up for all he's done to Isadora.
Gavi's at work, trying to talk herself out of a headache. Her boss complains about her poor sales average - only two encyclopedias a day. (Hey, it's two more than I would have expected!) Gavi's not happy about it either - she's got bills to pay. She goes back to treating her headache. He offers to get her some aspirin (at her expense). She tells him she's using self-hypnosis to convince herself the pain isn't really there - then it will go away. He proposes that she use self-hypnosis to sell at least five encyclopedias. He storms out. Gavi complains when the pain returns as the result of his slamming the door.
Sofie goes to the apartment building and of course runs into Frankie, who is hung over. She asks him to invite her to the club and tell her about last night's dinner meeting. He's already prepared a humdinger of a story: There was a lot of wine, and the alcohol made the guy very aggressive, so the conversation didn't go very far. He offered Frankie only a measly $4,000 (that's dollars, not pesos) a month. (Most Mexicans would consider this quite a princely sum. I'm sure Frankie's mother would die of shame if she heard him talking this way.) Of course he didn't take it, so the guy got offended and left. Worst of all, poor Frankie had to pay the bill! And now he can't afford to invite her out for coffee!
She tells him it's no big deal and suggests they hit the ATM. He acts shocked, as if his pride is wounded. She says he can pay her back when he gets a job.
Fedra and Patricio finally get to Minnie's, where they do not receive a warm welcome. They hammer on her door and she screams at them. Fedra bursts in with "we have to talk." "Get out!" is Minnie's disappointing retort. It wouldn't have sounded so stupid if she hadn't just opened the door herself.
Meanwhile, at the prison or courthouse or wherever, Rod is explaining long-windedly that Montalvania itself isn't part of the deal. It was in his grandfather's will that the property has to stay in the family. Instead, he's offering them all of Montalvania's earnings. Yikes! Videgaray very reluctantly hands over the financial records. Rodrigo explains that they no longer rely just on their own crops, but have alternative crops available to them as well. I'm not sure what he's talking about, exactly, nor the amount of time in which he expects to pay off Ricardo's debt, but Montesinos smiles as he examines the papers.
However, he claims that the deal is very risky. Rodrigo says that if they don't come to an agreement, it'll be counterproductive to both parties. His FIL will be in prison, and they won't get their money back. Montesinos says they want a very meticulous document. Rod refers them to Videgaray. He says they'll sign just about anything as long as his FIL gets out as soon as possible and receives a suspended sentence. Isa and Nuria exchange smug glances.
Back at the penthouse, Minnie tells her guests that if they don't leave, she will. Pat protests that he and Fedra aren't to blame for what happened. "Oh, nobody's responsible," Min answers sarcastically. She says they're both Aaron's representatives. Fedra knew about everything, and Patricio followed all of Aaron's orders without a peep. No doubt Aaron called Fedra last night and asked her to calm Minnie down for him. She tries to leave again, and Fedra orders Pat to guard the door!
Fedra claims that she and Bruno are on Minnie's side, and Patricio never wanted to take Aaron's calls, Aaron was disrespectful of the family, blah blah blah. Minerva is aghast when Fedra refers to Aaron's affairs as "aventurillas ocasionales." She tells Fedra that Aaron's been living with Prunella, er I mean Pamela, like she's his wife. Fedra feigns ignorance of this "Pamela" person. Minerva refreshes her memory - Pamela and Aaron go way back. Fedra tearfully denies knowing anything about it, and says Aaron told her he'd only run into a lady friend. Minerva describes her surprise on finding Pamela flaunting herself around Minnie's house, her bed, her bathroom... and her husband.
"How dare he play with us this way! I'm going to call him right now!" Fedra declares angrily, reaching for the phone. Minnie stops her and tells her to make that phone call somewhere else. She doesn't want Aaron to think that she's waiting for him to come back to her.
(In Miami, Aaron is on the phone, furious. Looks like his investments are tanking, and he's telling someone they can't sell them off yet.)
Minnie and co. sit down to speak more calmly. Minnie tells them to forget about any compassion. Fed gets up and reminds Minnie of the rest of the family. Rodrigo, along with Mariana, trusted in Oñate, authorizing all of those dirty shipments, and Patricio shipped them. Bruno is innocent. Pilar doesn't need a scandal. It'll bring down the whole company. Fedra can't bear to see her family destroyed. Patricio tells Minnie that there are still more people who would get hurt. For example, Lluvia sent those shipments. (I'm surprised the mention of Lluvia's name doesn't drive Minerva crazy again.) Minnie shouldn't ruin all these people's reputations just to get back at Aaron.
Fedra tearfully takes Minnie's hand. Minnie pulls away. Fedra echoes that it's not fair that all these bystanders should have to pay for what Aaron did. Especially Bruno. He loved Minnie like the daughter they never had! And how about Fedra - her friend, her confidante, who loved her like a mother! How can a person who is loved so much do so much damage?
Minnie tells Fed to put herself in Minnie's place. She can't let Aaron's betrayal go unpunished. The guy's gotta pay. Fed agrees with this. She promises that they'll be with Minnie on the day the judge grants the divorce. Minnie suddenly agrees to let it go and start a new life. She asks Patricio to take her to the courthouse so she can sign the divorce papers, "without lawsuits or recriminations." She wants it all to be over. Pat and Fed say she can count on them, and they'll always be her family. (Fedra is laying it on really thick!)
In Miami, a red-haired woman offers Aaron some coffee, which he refuses. Oh, excuse me - that's Pamela. I didn't recognize her with regular clothes on. I guess we're going to see how long she can survive on dry land. Aaron complains about all that's on his shoulders - his crashing investments, his problem with Minerva - he can't take any more.
Fedra calls. She and Pam make friendly small talk for a moment and Pam invites her out for a visit. Fed says they need to start planning the wedding. To Aaron, Fed laughingly describes the meeting with Minnie. It wasn't easy, but finally she got what she wanted. Aaron wants to know what Minnie's going to want in exchange. Fed snidely says that Minnie thinks that if she signs the papers, they'll be finished forever. She's signing the papers right now. Fedra chuckles heartily at Minnie's gullibility. To Aaron, it sounds too good to be true, but Fedra assures him it's okay. Her threats to turn Aaron in just evaporated into thin air. Aaron's still not sure, but Fedra insists that as long as he leaves Minnie alone, it'll be fine. Fedra reminds Aaron to invite her to his wedding.
Aaron happily calls Pam into the room and gives her the good news. There's not going to be a trip to the courthouse or anything. Pam also reacts with suspicion, but Aaron is convinced.
The smirking maid comes up with his mail. He tells her to clean out the closet, collect Minerva's things, and throw them out. The maid is impactada. He says she can do whatever she wants with the stuff. The maid curtsies and runs off, probably trying to decide which dress she'll try on first and what she's going to tell her friends at the next girls' nite out.
At the divorce courthouse, Patricio tells Minerva to cheer up. She complains that it was dumb of her to just sign those papers without fighting those two adulterers. He assures her that she did it with dignity. She says no, she lost her dignity the day she married Aaron - he just wanted a fertile belly and a kid.
She gets a great idea - she's gonna call all the papers and tell them the truth about Aaron Montalvo, esteemed PhD of Economy and Finance. He's a filthy rat. She has every right to destroy his life the way he destroyed hers. She doesn't care who else gets hurt. Pat reminds her that it's not just the family that will be hurt. She'll also be hurt, because she was in on the plot too. That pretty much takes the wind out of her sails. She lets Patricio lead her out of the courthouse.
At the other courthouse, Rod signs the papers of doom and the meeting adjourns. After the meeting, Videgaray somewhat coldly deflects Isa's thanks, saying he was only following orders. Rod is a bit short with Nuria as well. Oblivious, the women rush off to tell Ricardo he's a free man. Rod asks Vid to do whatever is necessary to get Ricky out of prison. He asks Vid why he's annoyed with him. Vid points out that Rod resolved this situation (putting the hacienda in serious peril) without speaking to his sisters. He urges Rod to talk to Daniela. Rod seems slightly vexed.
In Guadalajara, James tells the padre what he knows - that Meliton beat Acacia again. She didn't turn him in, because she was afraid. But when "that ruffian" comes back from his trip, Acacia will be his wife and she'll be living with him in a little house he's rented for the two of them. The padre says something that I don't get about special cases and reprimands, which makes James very happy. He wants to get married as soon as Rod comes back - he's going to be their godfather. He's also sure that when Meliton comes back, Acacia will decide on her own to turn him in to the authorities so he'll get the punishment he deserves.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Acacia is going through all of Meliton's personal effects, dumping the bureau drawer contents in a pile on the floor. (Gosh, Acacia, don't you want to leave his stuff all nice and neaty for when he comes back?) She finds a small box, inside which is a lot of very fresh-looking currency. She is impactadissima at the sight of so much cash.
Back in the DF, Gavi buys a shake or smoothie of some sort. As the vendor puts some strawberries and sugar into a blender, Gavi notices a shifty-eyed lad watching her. He makes a move for her precious encyclopedias. She throws her drink at him and scares him away. (She and I mutter simultaneously at what a wuss the guy is.) She demands another shake from the confused vendor.
Now Dani is on the phone with Videgaray. She is surprised to hear that Rod didn't give him a good grilling. Instead, he only apologized for doubting him. To avoid complicating things, Vid told Rod to talk to Dani. Dani says that's what she wanted all along, but Sofie and Granny put her under a gag order. Now she's worried that Pilar won't be able to take the pressure, and will get sick, and it'll be Dani's fault.
Dan asks Vid what Rod wanted the papers for. Vid tells her that Rod signed over all of the hacienda's production to Ricardo's creditors. Dani is surprised.
Isa and Nuria tell Ricardo he's a free man. He's grateful to Rod, but wonders what Isa had to do to get Rod to agree. Isa tells him it didn't take much - their relationship is much better now, and he doesn't want her to worry about anything. He did it on his own. Ricardo's sad when Isa says they're going back to the hacienda, because her marriage is in danger while she's in the city, just in case Rod runs into Gavi and they clear up their differences. If that happens, even this child won't keep those two apart.
Now Dani tells Granny what Rodrigo did. Dani is worried about the deal, but Pilar tells her things won't happen that way. Dani is impatient with Abuelita for defending Isa. Just then, Dani's choreographer calls and wants her to fly out for a wingding in Puebla. Dani is relieved that she won't be around when Rod shows up asking questions. She blows right past newly-arrived Sofie and Frankie with steam coming out of her ears.
Frankie immediately excuses himself, but eavesdrops as Pilar tells Sofie about Rod's deal. Sofie is shocked that Isa never mentioned that she was going to solicit that level of help from Rod. Oh, duh, Sofie! Pilar admits that she doesn't like this at all. She reminds Sofie of how Isa had wanted half of everything in the divorce. (Frankie continues listening with interest.) Sofie says she's sure Rodrigo's too smart to make a dumb deal, but with a sour face, she thought-bubbles that Isadora's giving Rod the heir they need to secure the Montalvo legacy. And something about screaming abuse in someone's face.
Exhausted from schlepping her big bag o'books around, Gavi stops outside a restaurant and figures, aw what the heck. She goes in. The manager offers her a table, and she launches directly into her sales pitch. He tells her it says right on the front door that they don't allow door-to-door salesfolk there. She tells him she's not that sort of saleswoman - she's selling culture! "I told you no, now get out." But one of the diners invites her to his table for a drink and to tell "us" about the encyclopedias. He orders a waiter to help her with her bag, and she happily follows him to his table. There's a bunch of guys in suits who seem pleased to see her. She eagerly begins her pitch yet again, and they seem to be all ears. Or at least all eyes.
There's one last bit of business at Montalvo Corp for the day: It's that meeting that Elvira was inviting all the other tequila union guys to. Eduardo is there. One of the guys is saying he hopes Rodrigo will take up that subject that they've all been worried about. Eduardo smugly says yes, he surely will. But he's not able to finish his gloating, because Rodrigo arrives. "Nice to see you," Eduardo greets him. "After the meeting, I want to talk to you. About Mariana Franco!"
In my opinion, that's a last line worthy of a Friday - but we need only wait till Wednesday. Sweet!
Wednesday
Acacia leads James into the bedroom. He is specifically enchanted by her loose hair. He kisses her... forehead?? Then, in slow motion, he kisses her hair, he unbuttons her dress, and... he sees her back full of (amazingly parallel and evenly-distributed) welts from Meliton's belt. He flips out, but she says it doesn't matter. She promises that Meliton will never put a hand on her again. James says that's right, because he'll kill him first. They embrace. "To me, that man IS dead," she mutters in secret irony.
Dani tells Videgaray that Rodrigo now knows that Vid wasn't the tattletale who betrayed him, and Rod's going to call to ask for some documents. She asks him not to tell Rodrigo what they found out. Sofie whines about Dani's sarcastic attitude; Dani shuts her down and stomps off. Privately, Pilar tells Sofie she agrees with Dani - how much longer can they hide the truth from Rodrigo? When he finally finds out, she's not going to be able to face him.
Meanwhile, at the bar, the waiter tells Frankie it's closing time, and hands him the bill. Frankie says he's got a friend in the bathroom who will be right back. Frankie gets up to "look for" this friend (or better yet, take off without paying), but the waiter insists that there's nobody in the bathroom. Frankie scoffs and says there has to be someone for him - he's La Vega! He gets up to look in that general direction, and sure enough, nobody's there. He good-naturedly giggles to himself that she took off without saying goodbye.
I still think the guy's slime, but I love that he doesn't mind getting beaten at his own game. Sadly, we are deprived of the pleasure of watching him fork over the money.
Isa is taking off her makeup while chatting on the phone with her mom. She tells Nuria that Rodrigo is preparing for the meeting with Montesinos right now to fix up the situation with her dad. (Some weeks ago, I incorrectly said Montesinos was Ricardo's lawyer. I think I was wrong, and he's the creditors' lawyer.) She's worried that playing the pregnancy card won't be enough now that Dani's declared herself an enemy, so she wants them to get back to the hacienta as soon as possible. (Go Dani! See if you can chase those two clean out of North America!) Isa bitterly says that she's not going to let that little sister mess up her plans.
Isa hears Rod at the door and hurriedly dots her face with some water. By the time Rod sees her, she's in full-crocodile mode, a-boohoohoo, bye mommy, waaaah. He tells her that Videgaray will be bringing some documents to the meeting with Montesinos. She makes a pathetic little noise to draw attention to her crying. She's afraid her father's creditors won't agree to negotiate. He promises to help her father. She forces a wan smile. (She is really channeling Joselyn tonight!)
Elsewhere in the DF, Clarita is praying to St. Anthony to protect Gavi. Heh. If you will permit me some mild blasphemy - Gavi kicks ass so hard, she could probably protect St. Anthony. Gavi comes home in the middle of the prayer, and Clarita passes along the good news to her saint. "We'll continue this chat later," she assures him. Gavi complains that it's as if her body is covered in honey.
(I know there are a few Angelica Rivera enthusiasts here, so I'm going to pause for a moment and allow you to contemplate this before it gets icky.)
She says it's because the Montalvos are all over her like flies. (That honey doesn't sound so good now, does it. It reminds me of a scene from Vincent Price's The Abominable Dr. Phibes.) "Don't tell me you ran into them!" Clarita exclaims. Gaviota explains that the "wizard" who had predicted all those things is a close friend of theirs, and especially of Rodrigo!
Later, Gavi and Clarita are in the bedroom, talking about those Montalvos. Actually... Clarita just wants to sleep. Gavi is doing all the talking, animated by vengeance. "What more do those weenies want from me, anyway? All that's left is for them to descend upon us here and squash us like roaches." Clarita is getting irritated by all this talk, but Gavi is getting more wound up. She'd like to see them try. The first person she's going to put down is Rodrigo. She can't wait to see him.
Clarita murmurs grumpily.
James and Acacia are in bed. He's staring at her back and choking back tears of outrage as he strokes her hair helplessly. Meanwhile, she sleeps like a baby. Apparently, she never read "The Tell-Tale Heart." (It's short, and worth reading again.)
Next day
It's morning. Acacia's making corn tortillas so fresh, you can almost see them wiggle. James tells her that from now on, she doesn't have to serve anyone. He dishes up the breakfast that she's already made - beans and eggs. He's especially excited about the beans. Wait - are these THE beans? I think we're meant to think so, for just a moment, or at least be nervous at the sight of them, but it's a false alarm. She laughs as he fumbles with the tortillas. He says they're hot, but I don't think she even put them on the griddle yet. She bites her lip and gazes at him dreamily, as if she can't believe it's really happening. Or as if she's entering a fugue state. (Cuckoo... cuckoo... cuckoo...)
Fedra is visiting at Patricio's office, filling him in on Minerva's unfortunate visit to Miami. Patricio says that if Minnie makes good on her threats, not only will Aaron go to jail, but he and Lluvia will be implicated as well. The whole family will look guilty. Fedra nods queasily. Worse, they can't seem to track Minnie down. He tries to call her.
Minnie comes home to a ringing telephone. She picks it up and turns it off immediately, throwing it on the couch and mumbling vengeful nothings. Fedra and Pat excitedly realize the hang-up means that she's home. They hurry to visit.
Rod meets with Videgaray. Vid expresses doubt about Rodrigo's plan to get Ricardo out of his debt. "We're talking about a very high sum," he hints. Rod reminds him that there's a big bunch of hungry lawyers waiting for them inside, wanting to scrutinize every Montalvo bank statement and balance. He asks Vid to carefully read all of the documents. He also asks him to read a particular document pertaining to Gaviota, and apologizes again for doubting Videgaray. Videgaray says he understands, and again urges Rod to reconsider this transaction. Rod says he promised Isadora - this is important for her health and the health of his child. They go back and forth about this a little more, but Rodrigo wins. He says it's the only way he can make up for all he's done to Isadora.
Gavi's at work, trying to talk herself out of a headache. Her boss complains about her poor sales average - only two encyclopedias a day. (Hey, it's two more than I would have expected!) Gavi's not happy about it either - she's got bills to pay. She goes back to treating her headache. He offers to get her some aspirin (at her expense). She tells him she's using self-hypnosis to convince herself the pain isn't really there - then it will go away. He proposes that she use self-hypnosis to sell at least five encyclopedias. He storms out. Gavi complains when the pain returns as the result of his slamming the door.
Sofie goes to the apartment building and of course runs into Frankie, who is hung over. She asks him to invite her to the club and tell her about last night's dinner meeting. He's already prepared a humdinger of a story: There was a lot of wine, and the alcohol made the guy very aggressive, so the conversation didn't go very far. He offered Frankie only a measly $4,000 (that's dollars, not pesos) a month. (Most Mexicans would consider this quite a princely sum. I'm sure Frankie's mother would die of shame if she heard him talking this way.) Of course he didn't take it, so the guy got offended and left. Worst of all, poor Frankie had to pay the bill! And now he can't afford to invite her out for coffee!
She tells him it's no big deal and suggests they hit the ATM. He acts shocked, as if his pride is wounded. She says he can pay her back when he gets a job.
Fedra and Patricio finally get to Minnie's, where they do not receive a warm welcome. They hammer on her door and she screams at them. Fedra bursts in with "we have to talk." "Get out!" is Minnie's disappointing retort. It wouldn't have sounded so stupid if she hadn't just opened the door herself.
Meanwhile, at the prison or courthouse or wherever, Rod is explaining long-windedly that Montalvania itself isn't part of the deal. It was in his grandfather's will that the property has to stay in the family. Instead, he's offering them all of Montalvania's earnings. Yikes! Videgaray very reluctantly hands over the financial records. Rodrigo explains that they no longer rely just on their own crops, but have alternative crops available to them as well. I'm not sure what he's talking about, exactly, nor the amount of time in which he expects to pay off Ricardo's debt, but Montesinos smiles as he examines the papers.
However, he claims that the deal is very risky. Rodrigo says that if they don't come to an agreement, it'll be counterproductive to both parties. His FIL will be in prison, and they won't get their money back. Montesinos says they want a very meticulous document. Rod refers them to Videgaray. He says they'll sign just about anything as long as his FIL gets out as soon as possible and receives a suspended sentence. Isa and Nuria exchange smug glances.
Back at the penthouse, Minnie tells her guests that if they don't leave, she will. Pat protests that he and Fedra aren't to blame for what happened. "Oh, nobody's responsible," Min answers sarcastically. She says they're both Aaron's representatives. Fedra knew about everything, and Patricio followed all of Aaron's orders without a peep. No doubt Aaron called Fedra last night and asked her to calm Minnie down for him. She tries to leave again, and Fedra orders Pat to guard the door!
Fedra claims that she and Bruno are on Minnie's side, and Patricio never wanted to take Aaron's calls, Aaron was disrespectful of the family, blah blah blah. Minerva is aghast when Fedra refers to Aaron's affairs as "aventurillas ocasionales." She tells Fedra that Aaron's been living with Prunella, er I mean Pamela, like she's his wife. Fedra feigns ignorance of this "Pamela" person. Minerva refreshes her memory - Pamela and Aaron go way back. Fedra tearfully denies knowing anything about it, and says Aaron told her he'd only run into a lady friend. Minerva describes her surprise on finding Pamela flaunting herself around Minnie's house, her bed, her bathroom... and her husband.
"How dare he play with us this way! I'm going to call him right now!" Fedra declares angrily, reaching for the phone. Minnie stops her and tells her to make that phone call somewhere else. She doesn't want Aaron to think that she's waiting for him to come back to her.
(In Miami, Aaron is on the phone, furious. Looks like his investments are tanking, and he's telling someone they can't sell them off yet.)
Minnie and co. sit down to speak more calmly. Minnie tells them to forget about any compassion. Fed gets up and reminds Minnie of the rest of the family. Rodrigo, along with Mariana, trusted in Oñate, authorizing all of those dirty shipments, and Patricio shipped them. Bruno is innocent. Pilar doesn't need a scandal. It'll bring down the whole company. Fedra can't bear to see her family destroyed. Patricio tells Minnie that there are still more people who would get hurt. For example, Lluvia sent those shipments. (I'm surprised the mention of Lluvia's name doesn't drive Minerva crazy again.) Minnie shouldn't ruin all these people's reputations just to get back at Aaron.
Fedra tearfully takes Minnie's hand. Minnie pulls away. Fedra echoes that it's not fair that all these bystanders should have to pay for what Aaron did. Especially Bruno. He loved Minnie like the daughter they never had! And how about Fedra - her friend, her confidante, who loved her like a mother! How can a person who is loved so much do so much damage?
Minnie tells Fed to put herself in Minnie's place. She can't let Aaron's betrayal go unpunished. The guy's gotta pay. Fed agrees with this. She promises that they'll be with Minnie on the day the judge grants the divorce. Minnie suddenly agrees to let it go and start a new life. She asks Patricio to take her to the courthouse so she can sign the divorce papers, "without lawsuits or recriminations." She wants it all to be over. Pat and Fed say she can count on them, and they'll always be her family. (Fedra is laying it on really thick!)
In Miami, a red-haired woman offers Aaron some coffee, which he refuses. Oh, excuse me - that's Pamela. I didn't recognize her with regular clothes on. I guess we're going to see how long she can survive on dry land. Aaron complains about all that's on his shoulders - his crashing investments, his problem with Minerva - he can't take any more.
Fedra calls. She and Pam make friendly small talk for a moment and Pam invites her out for a visit. Fed says they need to start planning the wedding. To Aaron, Fed laughingly describes the meeting with Minnie. It wasn't easy, but finally she got what she wanted. Aaron wants to know what Minnie's going to want in exchange. Fed snidely says that Minnie thinks that if she signs the papers, they'll be finished forever. She's signing the papers right now. Fedra chuckles heartily at Minnie's gullibility. To Aaron, it sounds too good to be true, but Fedra assures him it's okay. Her threats to turn Aaron in just evaporated into thin air. Aaron's still not sure, but Fedra insists that as long as he leaves Minnie alone, it'll be fine. Fedra reminds Aaron to invite her to his wedding.
Aaron happily calls Pam into the room and gives her the good news. There's not going to be a trip to the courthouse or anything. Pam also reacts with suspicion, but Aaron is convinced.
The smirking maid comes up with his mail. He tells her to clean out the closet, collect Minerva's things, and throw them out. The maid is impactada. He says she can do whatever she wants with the stuff. The maid curtsies and runs off, probably trying to decide which dress she'll try on first and what she's going to tell her friends at the next girls' nite out.
At the divorce courthouse, Patricio tells Minerva to cheer up. She complains that it was dumb of her to just sign those papers without fighting those two adulterers. He assures her that she did it with dignity. She says no, she lost her dignity the day she married Aaron - he just wanted a fertile belly and a kid.
She gets a great idea - she's gonna call all the papers and tell them the truth about Aaron Montalvo, esteemed PhD of Economy and Finance. He's a filthy rat. She has every right to destroy his life the way he destroyed hers. She doesn't care who else gets hurt. Pat reminds her that it's not just the family that will be hurt. She'll also be hurt, because she was in on the plot too. That pretty much takes the wind out of her sails. She lets Patricio lead her out of the courthouse.
At the other courthouse, Rod signs the papers of doom and the meeting adjourns. After the meeting, Videgaray somewhat coldly deflects Isa's thanks, saying he was only following orders. Rod is a bit short with Nuria as well. Oblivious, the women rush off to tell Ricardo he's a free man. Rod asks Vid to do whatever is necessary to get Ricky out of prison. He asks Vid why he's annoyed with him. Vid points out that Rod resolved this situation (putting the hacienda in serious peril) without speaking to his sisters. He urges Rod to talk to Daniela. Rod seems slightly vexed.
In Guadalajara, James tells the padre what he knows - that Meliton beat Acacia again. She didn't turn him in, because she was afraid. But when "that ruffian" comes back from his trip, Acacia will be his wife and she'll be living with him in a little house he's rented for the two of them. The padre says something that I don't get about special cases and reprimands, which makes James very happy. He wants to get married as soon as Rod comes back - he's going to be their godfather. He's also sure that when Meliton comes back, Acacia will decide on her own to turn him in to the authorities so he'll get the punishment he deserves.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Acacia is going through all of Meliton's personal effects, dumping the bureau drawer contents in a pile on the floor. (Gosh, Acacia, don't you want to leave his stuff all nice and neaty for when he comes back?) She finds a small box, inside which is a lot of very fresh-looking currency. She is impactadissima at the sight of so much cash.
Back in the DF, Gavi buys a shake or smoothie of some sort. As the vendor puts some strawberries and sugar into a blender, Gavi notices a shifty-eyed lad watching her. He makes a move for her precious encyclopedias. She throws her drink at him and scares him away. (She and I mutter simultaneously at what a wuss the guy is.) She demands another shake from the confused vendor.
Now Dani is on the phone with Videgaray. She is surprised to hear that Rod didn't give him a good grilling. Instead, he only apologized for doubting him. To avoid complicating things, Vid told Rod to talk to Dani. Dani says that's what she wanted all along, but Sofie and Granny put her under a gag order. Now she's worried that Pilar won't be able to take the pressure, and will get sick, and it'll be Dani's fault.
Dan asks Vid what Rod wanted the papers for. Vid tells her that Rod signed over all of the hacienda's production to Ricardo's creditors. Dani is surprised.
Isa and Nuria tell Ricardo he's a free man. He's grateful to Rod, but wonders what Isa had to do to get Rod to agree. Isa tells him it didn't take much - their relationship is much better now, and he doesn't want her to worry about anything. He did it on his own. Ricardo's sad when Isa says they're going back to the hacienda, because her marriage is in danger while she's in the city, just in case Rod runs into Gavi and they clear up their differences. If that happens, even this child won't keep those two apart.
Now Dani tells Granny what Rodrigo did. Dani is worried about the deal, but Pilar tells her things won't happen that way. Dani is impatient with Abuelita for defending Isa. Just then, Dani's choreographer calls and wants her to fly out for a wingding in Puebla. Dani is relieved that she won't be around when Rod shows up asking questions. She blows right past newly-arrived Sofie and Frankie with steam coming out of her ears.
Frankie immediately excuses himself, but eavesdrops as Pilar tells Sofie about Rod's deal. Sofie is shocked that Isa never mentioned that she was going to solicit that level of help from Rod. Oh, duh, Sofie! Pilar admits that she doesn't like this at all. She reminds Sofie of how Isa had wanted half of everything in the divorce. (Frankie continues listening with interest.) Sofie says she's sure Rodrigo's too smart to make a dumb deal, but with a sour face, she thought-bubbles that Isadora's giving Rod the heir they need to secure the Montalvo legacy. And something about screaming abuse in someone's face.
Exhausted from schlepping her big bag o'books around, Gavi stops outside a restaurant and figures, aw what the heck. She goes in. The manager offers her a table, and she launches directly into her sales pitch. He tells her it says right on the front door that they don't allow door-to-door salesfolk there. She tells him she's not that sort of saleswoman - she's selling culture! "I told you no, now get out." But one of the diners invites her to his table for a drink and to tell "us" about the encyclopedias. He orders a waiter to help her with her bag, and she happily follows him to his table. There's a bunch of guys in suits who seem pleased to see her. She eagerly begins her pitch yet again, and they seem to be all ears. Or at least all eyes.
There's one last bit of business at Montalvo Corp for the day: It's that meeting that Elvira was inviting all the other tequila union guys to. Eduardo is there. One of the guys is saying he hopes Rodrigo will take up that subject that they've all been worried about. Eduardo smugly says yes, he surely will. But he's not able to finish his gloating, because Rodrigo arrives. "Nice to see you," Eduardo greets him. "After the meeting, I want to talk to you. About Mariana Franco!"
In my opinion, that's a last line worthy of a Friday - but we need only wait till Wednesday. Sweet!
Wednesday
- Frankie's not done with Isa yet. Does Sofie notice?
- Gavi plays a Yahtzee-like game with the besuited dudes. "The things I have to do to sell encyclopedias," she quips.
Labels: Destilando
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
7/16 Juan Querendon: The one where CL and Paula get busy
[Here is Monday's recap a little late...]
In Taxco, Guerrero, Paula and CL are having dinner together. CL tells Paula that he does not want to take her to bed, but to make love to her. She seems to like the idea... She tells him that to make love, you need love and they lack that in their relationship. He says that he is falling in love with her and that she is much more than a conquest. She tells him that she has spent many a night dreaming/thinking about him. [ed. i can't believe what i'm hearing... Pristine Paula waxing romantic with a married man... just like her momma. wow. but, i digress.]
Yadira and her mom are comparing Enrique and Fernando. Yadira is worried that Enrique will cause problems at the party and try to start an arguement with Fernando. Mama Cachon tells her to relax. Yadira says that if anything happens, it is on her head because it is her party.
Yadira joins Fernando at the party and they are getting lovey dovey and it is bothering Enrique immensely. Juan tells Yadira and Fernando that one of them will have to leave the party. Fernando replies that he is not leaving. Juan tells Fern that he will not ruin Nidia's party.
Juan thinks to himself that he has a duty to protect the house and its contents and does not want things between Fernando and Enrique to erupt. Fernando and Enrique exchange menacing glances across the room.
Back at Taxco, Paula tells CL that he has two little problems, 1. he is married and 2. he does not want to fall in love with her. He babbles some stuff about his marriage not being satisfying or something like that. She tells him what kind of love she is looking for. She says that she doesn't want a small portion of love, she wants the real deal. [um, then maybe you might want to try someone who is not married... um, okay, i will ease up on Paula.]
Back at the party, the revelers are dancing the night away. Juan tells Enrique to buck up. Enrique is getting beligerant with Juan and feeling pretty gosh darn bad.
Paula asks CL if he is trying to get her drunk. He says no. She tells him that when she drinks she loses complete control. The topic then turns back to his marriage. She tells him that she doesn't think he will be getting a divorce. She tells him to get some rest, thanks him, and gives him a good night kiss.
The revelers are still having a good time at the party except for Enrique. Nidia thanks her party guests. She gets dramatic and announces her engagement to Alirio. The crowd does a collective gasp. Alirio is over the moon.
Alirio tells her that is the best news he has heard and that if he had wings he would fly. She tells him basta. She tells him that the rules of engagement between them will be specific. She will have control of her money. And he will be in charge of getting her the money. She lays down the law and he agrees.
Paula and CL are in their respective bedrooms thinking about the other. They are having trouble sleeping.
Fernando is bothered by Kike staring at him all night. Yadira tells him to pay him no mind.
Cl knocks on Paula's door...She asks what is her doing there? He says he was having trouble sleeping. He tells her that he is in love with her. She is dubious. She closes the door in his face. And then opens it again and a night of passion ensues.
CL's wifey is also having trouble sleeping so she decides to give him a call at the hotel. Phone rings... no one answers. She leaves a message for him.
Paula is now feeling the pangs of regret as she is laying in bed with CL. She says that he is her boss, he is married, etc., etc., etc. He tells her to give him an opportunity to show her what he feels for her. Her conscious goes out the window as they go for round two...
Enrique and Fernando start arguing. Kike has to stand on a chair to reach Fern...
Marely and Juan are talking about Nidia's upcoming nuptuals. Juan tells Marely that we all have a right to make our own lives. Juan says that Nidia is a vibrant, happy woman and that her and Alirio make a good pair. Marely says that they are still supposed to be in mourning and that her father has not been gone that long. Marely says that she knows that her mother does not love Alirio. Juan then tries to put a move on Marely, touching her hand, stroking her hair and almost confesses his love for her. But, they are interrupted by the fight between Kike and Fernando.
Nidia says that she will not allow fighting in her home. She tells Yadira that its her fault. She says that they are in a civilized home and they will conduct themselves as such.
Juan tells Kike that Yadira is not the only woman in the world and to give her some time and space. "Un clavo saca otro clavo." (i love that saying) Juan tells him to find someone else and have fun. Kike is a big sourpuss and says Y is the only woman for him. (wah, wah...) He tells Juan that he is not like him and that he only needs one woman. Juan tells him that it is better that he found out now rather than later how Yadira is. Enrique tells Juan that he probably does not know what real love is and that true love is having only one person.
Paula flashes back to a conversation she had with her mother about trust. She is having more pangs of regret.
Marely is outside waiting for Juan to return. He looks suprised. She asks how things went with Enrique. He says fine. He asks what happened to the party guests. She says her mother ran everyone off after the fight. Marely thanks him again for all the things he has done for them. Taking care of them after her father died and all his other responsibilites. He feels guilty and decides to tell her the truth. He confesses that he never studied at the university and that he lied to her. He tells her that she was his motivation and that he was trying to impress her. She is visibly upset and tells him that trust is the most important thing and that he is a liar.
In Taxco, Guerrero, Paula and CL are having dinner together. CL tells Paula that he does not want to take her to bed, but to make love to her. She seems to like the idea... She tells him that to make love, you need love and they lack that in their relationship. He says that he is falling in love with her and that she is much more than a conquest. She tells him that she has spent many a night dreaming/thinking about him. [ed. i can't believe what i'm hearing... Pristine Paula waxing romantic with a married man... just like her momma. wow. but, i digress.]
Yadira and her mom are comparing Enrique and Fernando. Yadira is worried that Enrique will cause problems at the party and try to start an arguement with Fernando. Mama Cachon tells her to relax. Yadira says that if anything happens, it is on her head because it is her party.
Yadira joins Fernando at the party and they are getting lovey dovey and it is bothering Enrique immensely. Juan tells Yadira and Fernando that one of them will have to leave the party. Fernando replies that he is not leaving. Juan tells Fern that he will not ruin Nidia's party.
Juan thinks to himself that he has a duty to protect the house and its contents and does not want things between Fernando and Enrique to erupt. Fernando and Enrique exchange menacing glances across the room.
Back at Taxco, Paula tells CL that he has two little problems, 1. he is married and 2. he does not want to fall in love with her. He babbles some stuff about his marriage not being satisfying or something like that. She tells him what kind of love she is looking for. She says that she doesn't want a small portion of love, she wants the real deal. [um, then maybe you might want to try someone who is not married... um, okay, i will ease up on Paula.]
Back at the party, the revelers are dancing the night away. Juan tells Enrique to buck up. Enrique is getting beligerant with Juan and feeling pretty gosh darn bad.
Paula asks CL if he is trying to get her drunk. He says no. She tells him that when she drinks she loses complete control. The topic then turns back to his marriage. She tells him that she doesn't think he will be getting a divorce. She tells him to get some rest, thanks him, and gives him a good night kiss.
The revelers are still having a good time at the party except for Enrique. Nidia thanks her party guests. She gets dramatic and announces her engagement to Alirio. The crowd does a collective gasp. Alirio is over the moon.
Alirio tells her that is the best news he has heard and that if he had wings he would fly. She tells him basta. She tells him that the rules of engagement between them will be specific. She will have control of her money. And he will be in charge of getting her the money. She lays down the law and he agrees.
Paula and CL are in their respective bedrooms thinking about the other. They are having trouble sleeping.
Fernando is bothered by Kike staring at him all night. Yadira tells him to pay him no mind.
Cl knocks on Paula's door...She asks what is her doing there? He says he was having trouble sleeping. He tells her that he is in love with her. She is dubious. She closes the door in his face. And then opens it again and a night of passion ensues.
CL's wifey is also having trouble sleeping so she decides to give him a call at the hotel. Phone rings... no one answers. She leaves a message for him.
Paula is now feeling the pangs of regret as she is laying in bed with CL. She says that he is her boss, he is married, etc., etc., etc. He tells her to give him an opportunity to show her what he feels for her. Her conscious goes out the window as they go for round two...
Enrique and Fernando start arguing. Kike has to stand on a chair to reach Fern...
Marely and Juan are talking about Nidia's upcoming nuptuals. Juan tells Marely that we all have a right to make our own lives. Juan says that Nidia is a vibrant, happy woman and that her and Alirio make a good pair. Marely says that they are still supposed to be in mourning and that her father has not been gone that long. Marely says that she knows that her mother does not love Alirio. Juan then tries to put a move on Marely, touching her hand, stroking her hair and almost confesses his love for her. But, they are interrupted by the fight between Kike and Fernando.
Nidia says that she will not allow fighting in her home. She tells Yadira that its her fault. She says that they are in a civilized home and they will conduct themselves as such.
Juan tells Kike that Yadira is not the only woman in the world and to give her some time and space. "Un clavo saca otro clavo." (i love that saying) Juan tells him to find someone else and have fun. Kike is a big sourpuss and says Y is the only woman for him. (wah, wah...) He tells Juan that he is not like him and that he only needs one woman. Juan tells him that it is better that he found out now rather than later how Yadira is. Enrique tells Juan that he probably does not know what real love is and that true love is having only one person.
Paula flashes back to a conversation she had with her mother about trust. She is having more pangs of regret.
Marely is outside waiting for Juan to return. He looks suprised. She asks how things went with Enrique. He says fine. He asks what happened to the party guests. She says her mother ran everyone off after the fight. Marely thanks him again for all the things he has done for them. Taking care of them after her father died and all his other responsibilites. He feels guilty and decides to tell her the truth. He confesses that he never studied at the university and that he lied to her. He tells her that she was his motivation and that he was trying to impress her. She is visibly upset and tells him that trust is the most important thing and that he is a liar.
Labels: Juan
Acorralada #128 Monday 7/16/07 - One episode spans an entire year...
The opening scene is Paola's funeral, where Marfil wants to kick Diana and Fiona to the curb, but Paco won't let her. Octavia finally surpises us all by showing some emotion - she even manages to move her face for a truly heartbreaking scene where she cries over Paola's coffin while saying that she won't accept these absurd deaths. Larry and Yolanda pull her away from the coffin and try to comfort her while everyone looks on.
Next, at Lala's place, Lala and Diego discuss how sad it is that Paola is gone, and how upset Pancho will be when he hears the news. Diego mentions how surprises he was to see Octavia fall apart like that, but Lala was not... Octavia lost two children in just a few days.
Meanwhile, at Emilio's place, Diana is telling Maxito about his daddy and his aunt Paola, who are now together in heaven. Her cell phone rings and Max's voice says her name. She asks if it's Max, and if he's alive, but there's a commercial break before we learn whether he responds... After the commercial we hear Diana yelling "bueno" into the phone, but Max says nothing more.
At psycho mansion, Rodrigo mentions to Fedora how odd it was that Gaby didn't attend the funeral, but Fedora dismisses it. She figures Gaby wanted to avoid a fight with Kike, and it's probably better that way. Fedora also mentions how fitting it is that Octavia lost two of her children, considering that it was her fault that Fedora spent most of a lifetime without hers. Now Octavia will feel the same pain.
At the Irazabal rental house, Octavia is pacing around the pool in yet another black halter top sobbing over the death of her children when she suddenly takes her head in hear hands and fall face down into the pool. The scene ends with her floating face down in the pool. When Paco comes to visit Octavia, Yolanda finds her and runs back into the house calling to Paco for help. They both return and Paco pulls her seemingly lifeless body from the pool, then pushes on her chest a few times and she coughs up some water. Octavia's not going down that easily!
Fedora tells Rodrigo that she wants to wait a year before they wed because Diana is depressed over Max's death and she wants to make sure that both of her daughters are present and happy at her wedding. Just as Rodrigo agrees, Caramelo comes to tell Fedora that she and Paco are going on a trip - for a year! Fedora is impactada but tries to hide it from Rodrigo.
Diego shows up at Emilio's place to talk to Diana... he figures that since Max is dead, maybe they can start over. She tells him that will never happen because she'll never forgive him for kidnapping Max, to which he responds that he'll never give her a divorce.
Speaking of divorce, Paco lets Octavia know that he's filed for divorce, and now he's going on a trip with his daughter for a year. He was stupid to marry her, someone who is so worthless. He hates her with all of his heart for hiding his daughter from him.
Emilio is sad to hear that Caramelo's going to Puerto Rico for a year... he admits that since he met her he's been falling in love with her. She tells him that she needs time, and asks him to wait for her.
Diana goes to visit Isabel in jail to see why she poisoned her - was in revenge for the death of Andres? She tells her that it was all for the money. Debora was filled with hate and paid her to do it. Diana tells her that because of it, she will die in jail, but Isabel tells her that someday she will get revenge against both Gaby and Diana for what they've done.
Max tells Paco about his call to Diana, and Paco tells him that it was an unnecessary risk and he shouldn't do it again if he wants his plan to work.
Next we see flashes of life going on... Max lifting weights, Diana working as a nurse, Gaby spies on Larry while his fans surround him on the set of his novela, Pancho is trying to tunnel out of prison, Diana's dating Eduardo and Fiona doesn't look happy to see it, Max lifting weights and daydreaming about Diana, Silvia is dating Jorge (I think), Fedora looks miserable as she daydreams about Paco while Miguelina works on her wedding dress, Kike's beating Gaby, Emilio's missing Caramelo, Ignacio is dating Octavia!!! ICK. Camila is still heartbroken over Max, and finally they celebrate Maxito's first birthday, and talk about Fedora's wedding in just a few days.
Next there's a scene of a tired looking seamstress in Los Angeles receiving a call from her bratty blonde daughter who wants her mom to send more money. The woman promises to send it immediately, then hangs up and talks about how sometimes she feels like her daughter doesn't love her.
Next we see Pedro poolside in Atlanta. Apparently he's recovered his fortune - he's looking quite dapper in his button down shirt and sweater vest. He's reading about the upcoming nuptials of a man who was once his lawyer - Rodrigo Santana. He tells Max - who looks ridiculous with his new facial hair and Elvis sunglasses - that they should go to Miami for the wedding. max asks him who he's marrying and Max is impactado to hear that it's Fedora.
Fedora comes to the hospital to visit Diana and ask her when they're returning to the mansion and to the fabrica. Diana tells her that nursing is her vocation, and that she still needs time before she can move back to the mansion. Fedora tells Diana that although she's tried to forget about Paco, she hasn't, and she doesn't love Rodrigo, which is why she's not excited about the wedding. What's with these women?
In Los Angeles, the mystery woman - Virginia, tells her coworker that her daughter's father is Rodrigo! She never told him that she was pregnant.
Kike catches Gaby watching Larry's telenovela and threatens to beat her with his belt. Max needs to come back and beat the pulp outta Kike!
Speaking of Max's return, he and Pedro are discussing their return to Miami. They plan to attend the wedding - but this time Max will be Alejandro Salvatierra! This should be interesting...
Next, at Lala's place, Lala and Diego discuss how sad it is that Paola is gone, and how upset Pancho will be when he hears the news. Diego mentions how surprises he was to see Octavia fall apart like that, but Lala was not... Octavia lost two children in just a few days.
Meanwhile, at Emilio's place, Diana is telling Maxito about his daddy and his aunt Paola, who are now together in heaven. Her cell phone rings and Max's voice says her name. She asks if it's Max, and if he's alive, but there's a commercial break before we learn whether he responds... After the commercial we hear Diana yelling "bueno" into the phone, but Max says nothing more.
At psycho mansion, Rodrigo mentions to Fedora how odd it was that Gaby didn't attend the funeral, but Fedora dismisses it. She figures Gaby wanted to avoid a fight with Kike, and it's probably better that way. Fedora also mentions how fitting it is that Octavia lost two of her children, considering that it was her fault that Fedora spent most of a lifetime without hers. Now Octavia will feel the same pain.
At the Irazabal rental house, Octavia is pacing around the pool in yet another black halter top sobbing over the death of her children when she suddenly takes her head in hear hands and fall face down into the pool. The scene ends with her floating face down in the pool. When Paco comes to visit Octavia, Yolanda finds her and runs back into the house calling to Paco for help. They both return and Paco pulls her seemingly lifeless body from the pool, then pushes on her chest a few times and she coughs up some water. Octavia's not going down that easily!
Fedora tells Rodrigo that she wants to wait a year before they wed because Diana is depressed over Max's death and she wants to make sure that both of her daughters are present and happy at her wedding. Just as Rodrigo agrees, Caramelo comes to tell Fedora that she and Paco are going on a trip - for a year! Fedora is impactada but tries to hide it from Rodrigo.
Diego shows up at Emilio's place to talk to Diana... he figures that since Max is dead, maybe they can start over. She tells him that will never happen because she'll never forgive him for kidnapping Max, to which he responds that he'll never give her a divorce.
Speaking of divorce, Paco lets Octavia know that he's filed for divorce, and now he's going on a trip with his daughter for a year. He was stupid to marry her, someone who is so worthless. He hates her with all of his heart for hiding his daughter from him.
Emilio is sad to hear that Caramelo's going to Puerto Rico for a year... he admits that since he met her he's been falling in love with her. She tells him that she needs time, and asks him to wait for her.
Diana goes to visit Isabel in jail to see why she poisoned her - was in revenge for the death of Andres? She tells her that it was all for the money. Debora was filled with hate and paid her to do it. Diana tells her that because of it, she will die in jail, but Isabel tells her that someday she will get revenge against both Gaby and Diana for what they've done.
Max tells Paco about his call to Diana, and Paco tells him that it was an unnecessary risk and he shouldn't do it again if he wants his plan to work.
Next we see flashes of life going on... Max lifting weights, Diana working as a nurse, Gaby spies on Larry while his fans surround him on the set of his novela, Pancho is trying to tunnel out of prison, Diana's dating Eduardo and Fiona doesn't look happy to see it, Max lifting weights and daydreaming about Diana, Silvia is dating Jorge (I think), Fedora looks miserable as she daydreams about Paco while Miguelina works on her wedding dress, Kike's beating Gaby, Emilio's missing Caramelo, Ignacio is dating Octavia!!! ICK. Camila is still heartbroken over Max, and finally they celebrate Maxito's first birthday, and talk about Fedora's wedding in just a few days.
Next there's a scene of a tired looking seamstress in Los Angeles receiving a call from her bratty blonde daughter who wants her mom to send more money. The woman promises to send it immediately, then hangs up and talks about how sometimes she feels like her daughter doesn't love her.
Next we see Pedro poolside in Atlanta. Apparently he's recovered his fortune - he's looking quite dapper in his button down shirt and sweater vest. He's reading about the upcoming nuptials of a man who was once his lawyer - Rodrigo Santana. He tells Max - who looks ridiculous with his new facial hair and Elvis sunglasses - that they should go to Miami for the wedding. max asks him who he's marrying and Max is impactado to hear that it's Fedora.
Fedora comes to the hospital to visit Diana and ask her when they're returning to the mansion and to the fabrica. Diana tells her that nursing is her vocation, and that she still needs time before she can move back to the mansion. Fedora tells Diana that although she's tried to forget about Paco, she hasn't, and she doesn't love Rodrigo, which is why she's not excited about the wedding. What's with these women?
In Los Angeles, the mystery woman - Virginia, tells her coworker that her daughter's father is Rodrigo! She never told him that she was pregnant.
Kike catches Gaby watching Larry's telenovela and threatens to beat her with his belt. Max needs to come back and beat the pulp outta Kike!
Speaking of Max's return, he and Pedro are discussing their return to Miami. They plan to attend the wedding - but this time Max will be Alejandro Salvatierra! This should be interesting...
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Juan Q 7/17 Right now your low self esteem is just good common sense.
Juan hurt Mareli more than anyone could have guessed, as evidenced by her crying into her pillow. Juan also stays up in his room. He thinks about Mareli calling him a liar and thought bubbles to himself that he’s not a liar; he’s a man in love. Tears almost fall.
The phone rings in Paula’s room. CL tells her not to answer it, but she picks up the handset anyone. It’s Ana, who’s surprised that she was able to reach her daughter. Paula explains that she was up late with a night “exercise.” Ana notices that her daughter is bothered and wants to know why. Paula explains that it’s just that she was sleeping when the phone rang and it woke her up. Like the good mother she is, Ana can tell that’s not the truth. Paula insists that it is the truth. Ana persistently asks if everything is okay. Paula keeps telling her that everything is fine; Paula hangs up the phone without saying good-bye and turns to CL. She doesn’t want him to say a thing.
Ana paces her bedroom, rightfully worried about her conversation with Paula. She apparently saw this coming even though I, faithful novela watchers, was a little blind sided by how quickly CL got his way. Ana picks up her phone and dials the hotel again, but asks for CL’s room this time. Smart woman; I love smart women in novelas! She hangs up before she can find out that there is no answer. Ana thinks to herself that she has to believe in her daughter and that history will not repeat. Okay, smart but a little naïve as well!
Nidia seductively walks a coffee out to Juan who is faithfully cleaning his car. They discuss the party last night. Juan’s a little distant so Nidia asks him about it. Juan talks about how his day of agony has started. Somehow Nidia shifts the conversation and talks about her marrying Alirio. Juan tells Nidia that Alirio is a good man. Nidia replies that Alirio is not, but Juan is a good man. She begins to stroke Juan’s arm. Juan nervously pulls away. Nidia says it’s not a sin to recognize this and that she’s a good looser. Juan once again insists that she’ll be happy with Alirio. Nidia says she didn’t come to talk about this; she came to talk about her and Juan. She wants him to know that he has a very special place in her heart. She takes the coffee cup from Juan’s hands and shimmies back to the house.
The door between the room is now open! CL makes a bad attempt at small talk by telling Paula that women are great liars. Surprisingly, Paula does not agree with his assessment. CL wants Paula to tell her mother about their relationship, but she refuses. Paula tells CL that their relationship began last night and terminated last night. Me wonders, if this is true, why the door between the rooms is still open. CL thinks they need to talk about this more.
Ladies, the gym shorts are back and this time he dances in them while he washes the car! Mareli shouts out the window that he has a phone call.
Paula and CL find out at the front desk that they’re running late. Before the they can leave the lobby, the front desk lady tells CL that he has a message from his wife who called last night.
Paula hastily exits the room so that CL may speak with his wife. He turns and asks the lady if his wife left him a message. The lady replies that his wife did not, she only called. The lady offers to call CL’s wife, but he refuses the offer and chases after Paula.
Juan speaks on the phone with Pastor. Juan tells Pastor that he’s very busy this Sunday morning doing maintenance on the car. Pastor calls his bluff and says that at most Juan is washing the car. Pastor then makes an odd little aside about liking this because it means that Juan is a neat person and then tells Juan that they will be taking a walk this afternoon. Juan tries to make excuses, but Pastor reminds Juan of his promise. Juan gives in and they make plans to go out at one.
CL chases Paula and they argue. He doesn’t like her attitude; she’s just in a hurry to catch up with the rest of the group.
Nidia makes an announcement that Alirio wants to take the whole family, including Juan, out to eat. Juan begs off saying that at the last minute he was called into the office. Mareli’s laser eyes bore holes into his face. Juan obviously doesn’t want to lie again, but he also doesn’t want to give up his double life. Nidia makes comments about how this is life for an important executive like Juan.
Paula and CL participate in an exercise where they’re placed held together by rope. They are to form a hexagon and whoever is not in the correct alignment is eliminated. Paula and CL immediately argue about how to form the shape.
Jun tries to talk to Mareli, but she doesn’t want any of it. Juan tells her that if she asked, he would explain everything to her mother, but at the same time he doesn’t want to destroy the illusion that Nidia has of him. Mareli makes it perfectly clear that she wants nothing to do with Juan’s life. He takes his leave of her and asks if she’s going out that day. Mareli shows him that she’s looking at the newspaper for a job.
Nidia discovers Juan leaving Mareli’s room. She wants to know what he was doing in there. He tells Nidia that he was getting directions. Nidia warns Juan that there are certain rules that must be followed. He insists that he knows and respects that.
Paula and CL have another battle; this time they do it in front of the entire group. The leader wants them to share about what they learned this weekend. CL thinks that he learned that stupidity is not the only thing without limits. Paula gives a speech about the little man having value and then goes into a tirade about egotistical people. Yawn.
Consuela asks if Monica spoke with CL the night before. Monica explains that she did not; seminars usually keep its participants very busy. The phone rings. Consuela excitedly thinks that it could be CL. He comments that he didn’t know that she was in Mexico. He asks what she’s doing in the house. M – “Making decisions.” This confuses CL, so he repeats the phrase to himself. Monica whips out the kiss of death phrase “We need to talk.” This worries CL. She explains that something happened that will forever change their marriage.
CL wants to have this talk in person. Monica agrees and makes an aside that this is something for which they never waited. She states that she was a little upset that she couldn’t get a hold of him last night. He lies twice to her. First, he says that there was a late night exercise. Second, he tells her that he’s there with Pastor. She wants him to come home, but he begs off by claiming that he doesn’t want to miss the end of the seminar.
Juan greets Pastor and Pastora. Pastor comments that Juan was very punctual. Pastora cuts this compliment in half by saying in her day people ate lunch at eleven, not at one. She, as usual, is dying of hunger. Pastor says that they have to go somewhere first, to a salon for a haircut. Pastora doesn’t understand why Pastor needs a haircut because he’s bald. Pastor explains that the haircut is for Juan. Queue the surprised impactado face!
CL joins Paula for lunch. She wants to know if he called his wife. CL says that he has and that his wife is in Mexico. Queue the pissed off impactado face!
Juan sits in the chair of a hairstylist and thought bubbles to himself that he cannot believe he got to this point. A caveman in a silk shirt approaches Pastor. Pastor shows the caveman Juan. The caveman comments that Juan’s look is very 80’s and out. He approaches the chair, wets down Juan’s already dripping hair and goes in for the cut. Juan leans back in the chair and screams out “Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!” I think he doesn’t want the haircut.
CL and Paula have another fight. He still doesn’t like her attitude; he has to return to Mexico to talk to his wife about his “separation.” Paula gets sick of the conversation and stalks off to somewhere.
Juan refuses to have his haircut; he hasn’t cut it since he was fifteen years old and he’s not about to do it now. The men try to explain that they just want to make him look more modern, but Juan won’t buy it. Pastora finally steps in and says that if Juan wants to keep his ugly hair then let him. Pastor interrupts her and says that this is a discussion between men. Pastora, pointing to Pastor and caveman asks, “if that’s so what are you two doing here?” Pastor eventually begins to leave.
Paula runs into her room and cries about her stupidity. Did she honestly think that sleeping with her boss would encourage good feelings?
Monica asks Consuelo to accompany her to the beauty salon. She wants to make herself pretty for CL. Tonight they may be celebrating the arrival of their first son. Yeah, um, that comes nine months and about forty pounds later, Monica!
CL pulls Paula from a team building exercise. She wants him to leave because she thinks that people are figuring out what happened between them. She’s worried because these people know him and know that he’s married. CL says that he doesn’t care and that he couldn’t leave things the way that they were. He couldn’t because he’s in love, in love to the bones. Queue the confused impactado look!
Pastor, Pastora and Juan walk through the mall. Pastor shows Pastora the shoes he bought Juan. Pastor notes that Juan stubbornly wears his boots. Pastor can’t believe that her son was surprised at this. In her opinion, trash will always be trash.
Paula doesn’t believe that CL is really in love. She thinks that it is impossible to fall in love on a whim. CL promises that he is and that he’s going directly to Mexico to ask for a divorce.
Pastora plays a video game with a very large gun. Pastor tells Juan that video games has always been her thing, especially the violent ones. [She excitedly shouts when she kills someone.] Juan says to let her be; when you try to change a person that person is no longer authentic. Pastor explains that he only wanted to change Juan’s exterior. Juan thinks that Pastor has an image of Juan in his head that is not really Juan.
Paula makes it clear that she doesn’t want to be the reason that CL’s marriage ends. CL tells her that she’s not; it ended years ago and this is the first time he had the courage to actually end it. He leans in to kiss her good-bye. She refuses to kiss him, but cries when he leaves.
Ana opens the front door to find Nidia on the other side. Nidia says that she only wants two things. She wants to enter the house and to talk business. Here’s another impactado look, but I’m too tired to think of an adjective for it.
Nidia asks Ana how much money it would take for Ana to leave the country; being close to her husband’s lover makes her uncomfortable. Ana says that she’s not leaving. Ana notes that it appears that Nidia is afraid of something. Nidia denies this. Ana demands that Nidia leave. Nidia repeats that she can offer Ana a lot of money. Ana stands her ground. Nidia walks over to Ana’s painting. Nidia says that she realizes that Ana needs time for her painting, so she’ll leave. Nidia turns to leave and tells Ana to think about it. Ana spins Nidia around and says she will not. Nidia tells Ana that she’ll will be sending Ana a surprise. Ana rolls her eyes.
Nidia complains to Alirio about Ana. Nidia acknowledges that Nidia is no fool and that Ana makes Ana nervous. Alirio tries to reassure Nidia.
Monica greets the caveman. He comments that she’s glowing. She asks him to make her look spectacular. He guesses that she’s meeting with CL. He agrees to make her look super super!
CL drives home and all of his thoughts are on his time with Paula. Meanwhile, Paula sits at the seminar and looks ready to cry. Monica sits at the salon and gets dolled up for her man.
CL walks into his home. Monica comes down the stairs with a new sexy look. She asks about his trip. He quietly says that it was good. She asks for a kiss. He hurriedly gives her a weak kiss. She’s unimpressed so she goes in for the hug. A confused look crosses his face.
We’re treated to a weird shot of the chandelier. CL comments that Monica looks nice. She replies that she did it all for him. The bad pregnant lady takes a sip of her champagne. CL says that all of this is making him nervous. Monica tells him to relax. He says that he also needs her to relax because he has something to tell her. She insists that she go first. CL agrees. Monica tells him that she will not be traveling anymore. He doesn’t understand why, but she explains that she’s bored of that life. Monica makes the announcement that she is pregnant.
The phone rings in Paula’s room. CL tells her not to answer it, but she picks up the handset anyone. It’s Ana, who’s surprised that she was able to reach her daughter. Paula explains that she was up late with a night “exercise.” Ana notices that her daughter is bothered and wants to know why. Paula explains that it’s just that she was sleeping when the phone rang and it woke her up. Like the good mother she is, Ana can tell that’s not the truth. Paula insists that it is the truth. Ana persistently asks if everything is okay. Paula keeps telling her that everything is fine; Paula hangs up the phone without saying good-bye and turns to CL. She doesn’t want him to say a thing.
Ana paces her bedroom, rightfully worried about her conversation with Paula. She apparently saw this coming even though I, faithful novela watchers, was a little blind sided by how quickly CL got his way. Ana picks up her phone and dials the hotel again, but asks for CL’s room this time. Smart woman; I love smart women in novelas! She hangs up before she can find out that there is no answer. Ana thinks to herself that she has to believe in her daughter and that history will not repeat. Okay, smart but a little naïve as well!
Nidia seductively walks a coffee out to Juan who is faithfully cleaning his car. They discuss the party last night. Juan’s a little distant so Nidia asks him about it. Juan talks about how his day of agony has started. Somehow Nidia shifts the conversation and talks about her marrying Alirio. Juan tells Nidia that Alirio is a good man. Nidia replies that Alirio is not, but Juan is a good man. She begins to stroke Juan’s arm. Juan nervously pulls away. Nidia says it’s not a sin to recognize this and that she’s a good looser. Juan once again insists that she’ll be happy with Alirio. Nidia says she didn’t come to talk about this; she came to talk about her and Juan. She wants him to know that he has a very special place in her heart. She takes the coffee cup from Juan’s hands and shimmies back to the house.
The door between the room is now open! CL makes a bad attempt at small talk by telling Paula that women are great liars. Surprisingly, Paula does not agree with his assessment. CL wants Paula to tell her mother about their relationship, but she refuses. Paula tells CL that their relationship began last night and terminated last night. Me wonders, if this is true, why the door between the rooms is still open. CL thinks they need to talk about this more.
Ladies, the gym shorts are back and this time he dances in them while he washes the car! Mareli shouts out the window that he has a phone call.
Paula and CL find out at the front desk that they’re running late. Before the they can leave the lobby, the front desk lady tells CL that he has a message from his wife who called last night.
Paula hastily exits the room so that CL may speak with his wife. He turns and asks the lady if his wife left him a message. The lady replies that his wife did not, she only called. The lady offers to call CL’s wife, but he refuses the offer and chases after Paula.
Juan speaks on the phone with Pastor. Juan tells Pastor that he’s very busy this Sunday morning doing maintenance on the car. Pastor calls his bluff and says that at most Juan is washing the car. Pastor then makes an odd little aside about liking this because it means that Juan is a neat person and then tells Juan that they will be taking a walk this afternoon. Juan tries to make excuses, but Pastor reminds Juan of his promise. Juan gives in and they make plans to go out at one.
CL chases Paula and they argue. He doesn’t like her attitude; she’s just in a hurry to catch up with the rest of the group.
Nidia makes an announcement that Alirio wants to take the whole family, including Juan, out to eat. Juan begs off saying that at the last minute he was called into the office. Mareli’s laser eyes bore holes into his face. Juan obviously doesn’t want to lie again, but he also doesn’t want to give up his double life. Nidia makes comments about how this is life for an important executive like Juan.
Paula and CL participate in an exercise where they’re placed held together by rope. They are to form a hexagon and whoever is not in the correct alignment is eliminated. Paula and CL immediately argue about how to form the shape.
Jun tries to talk to Mareli, but she doesn’t want any of it. Juan tells her that if she asked, he would explain everything to her mother, but at the same time he doesn’t want to destroy the illusion that Nidia has of him. Mareli makes it perfectly clear that she wants nothing to do with Juan’s life. He takes his leave of her and asks if she’s going out that day. Mareli shows him that she’s looking at the newspaper for a job.
Nidia discovers Juan leaving Mareli’s room. She wants to know what he was doing in there. He tells Nidia that he was getting directions. Nidia warns Juan that there are certain rules that must be followed. He insists that he knows and respects that.
Paula and CL have another battle; this time they do it in front of the entire group. The leader wants them to share about what they learned this weekend. CL thinks that he learned that stupidity is not the only thing without limits. Paula gives a speech about the little man having value and then goes into a tirade about egotistical people. Yawn.
Consuela asks if Monica spoke with CL the night before. Monica explains that she did not; seminars usually keep its participants very busy. The phone rings. Consuela excitedly thinks that it could be CL. He comments that he didn’t know that she was in Mexico. He asks what she’s doing in the house. M – “Making decisions.” This confuses CL, so he repeats the phrase to himself. Monica whips out the kiss of death phrase “We need to talk.” This worries CL. She explains that something happened that will forever change their marriage.
CL wants to have this talk in person. Monica agrees and makes an aside that this is something for which they never waited. She states that she was a little upset that she couldn’t get a hold of him last night. He lies twice to her. First, he says that there was a late night exercise. Second, he tells her that he’s there with Pastor. She wants him to come home, but he begs off by claiming that he doesn’t want to miss the end of the seminar.
Juan greets Pastor and Pastora. Pastor comments that Juan was very punctual. Pastora cuts this compliment in half by saying in her day people ate lunch at eleven, not at one. She, as usual, is dying of hunger. Pastor says that they have to go somewhere first, to a salon for a haircut. Pastora doesn’t understand why Pastor needs a haircut because he’s bald. Pastor explains that the haircut is for Juan. Queue the surprised impactado face!
CL joins Paula for lunch. She wants to know if he called his wife. CL says that he has and that his wife is in Mexico. Queue the pissed off impactado face!
Juan sits in the chair of a hairstylist and thought bubbles to himself that he cannot believe he got to this point. A caveman in a silk shirt approaches Pastor. Pastor shows the caveman Juan. The caveman comments that Juan’s look is very 80’s and out. He approaches the chair, wets down Juan’s already dripping hair and goes in for the cut. Juan leans back in the chair and screams out “Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!” I think he doesn’t want the haircut.
CL and Paula have another fight. He still doesn’t like her attitude; he has to return to Mexico to talk to his wife about his “separation.” Paula gets sick of the conversation and stalks off to somewhere.
Juan refuses to have his haircut; he hasn’t cut it since he was fifteen years old and he’s not about to do it now. The men try to explain that they just want to make him look more modern, but Juan won’t buy it. Pastora finally steps in and says that if Juan wants to keep his ugly hair then let him. Pastor interrupts her and says that this is a discussion between men. Pastora, pointing to Pastor and caveman asks, “if that’s so what are you two doing here?” Pastor eventually begins to leave.
Paula runs into her room and cries about her stupidity. Did she honestly think that sleeping with her boss would encourage good feelings?
Monica asks Consuelo to accompany her to the beauty salon. She wants to make herself pretty for CL. Tonight they may be celebrating the arrival of their first son. Yeah, um, that comes nine months and about forty pounds later, Monica!
CL pulls Paula from a team building exercise. She wants him to leave because she thinks that people are figuring out what happened between them. She’s worried because these people know him and know that he’s married. CL says that he doesn’t care and that he couldn’t leave things the way that they were. He couldn’t because he’s in love, in love to the bones. Queue the confused impactado look!
Pastor, Pastora and Juan walk through the mall. Pastor shows Pastora the shoes he bought Juan. Pastor notes that Juan stubbornly wears his boots. Pastor can’t believe that her son was surprised at this. In her opinion, trash will always be trash.
Paula doesn’t believe that CL is really in love. She thinks that it is impossible to fall in love on a whim. CL promises that he is and that he’s going directly to Mexico to ask for a divorce.
Pastora plays a video game with a very large gun. Pastor tells Juan that video games has always been her thing, especially the violent ones. [She excitedly shouts when she kills someone.] Juan says to let her be; when you try to change a person that person is no longer authentic. Pastor explains that he only wanted to change Juan’s exterior. Juan thinks that Pastor has an image of Juan in his head that is not really Juan.
Paula makes it clear that she doesn’t want to be the reason that CL’s marriage ends. CL tells her that she’s not; it ended years ago and this is the first time he had the courage to actually end it. He leans in to kiss her good-bye. She refuses to kiss him, but cries when he leaves.
Ana opens the front door to find Nidia on the other side. Nidia says that she only wants two things. She wants to enter the house and to talk business. Here’s another impactado look, but I’m too tired to think of an adjective for it.
Nidia asks Ana how much money it would take for Ana to leave the country; being close to her husband’s lover makes her uncomfortable. Ana says that she’s not leaving. Ana notes that it appears that Nidia is afraid of something. Nidia denies this. Ana demands that Nidia leave. Nidia repeats that she can offer Ana a lot of money. Ana stands her ground. Nidia walks over to Ana’s painting. Nidia says that she realizes that Ana needs time for her painting, so she’ll leave. Nidia turns to leave and tells Ana to think about it. Ana spins Nidia around and says she will not. Nidia tells Ana that she’ll will be sending Ana a surprise. Ana rolls her eyes.
Nidia complains to Alirio about Ana. Nidia acknowledges that Nidia is no fool and that Ana makes Ana nervous. Alirio tries to reassure Nidia.
Monica greets the caveman. He comments that she’s glowing. She asks him to make her look spectacular. He guesses that she’s meeting with CL. He agrees to make her look super super!
CL drives home and all of his thoughts are on his time with Paula. Meanwhile, Paula sits at the seminar and looks ready to cry. Monica sits at the salon and gets dolled up for her man.
CL walks into his home. Monica comes down the stairs with a new sexy look. She asks about his trip. He quietly says that it was good. She asks for a kiss. He hurriedly gives her a weak kiss. She’s unimpressed so she goes in for the hug. A confused look crosses his face.
We’re treated to a weird shot of the chandelier. CL comments that Monica looks nice. She replies that she did it all for him. The bad pregnant lady takes a sip of her champagne. CL says that all of this is making him nervous. Monica tells him to relax. He says that he also needs her to relax because he has something to tell her. She insists that she go first. CL agrees. Monica tells him that she will not be traveling anymore. He doesn’t understand why, but she explains that she’s bored of that life. Monica makes the announcement that she is pregnant.
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