Saturday, October 20, 2007
La Fea Más Bella #43-46 Missing Recaps 25-28, by Kim P.
Missing Recap 25: Goin' to Panew York
Lety's writing in her diary again, Fern is talking to Isabella and company again, Ariel and everyone leaves again, and Marcia once again wants to know why Fernando called Lety instead of her.
Fernando explains she was with Ariel and everyone else so he couldn't call her dressed the way he was. She says fine, but next time call her if he has a problem. He agrees and apologizes. They kiss and she leaves, and Fern complains to himself about everything that's going on. The next day Paco and Marta are arguing in Reception because he has to leave their daughter with her for a while. She says she can't have children at work but he leaves her there anyway. In come PM and Lola with their kids and I think it's funny how everyone always has baby sitting issues at exactly the same time.
Fernando comes into the office and gives Lety back her dad's clothes and thanks her again for her help. They talk about Panama and his ticket to get there. Marcia comes in so Lety hightails it back to her own office. Fern and Marcia talk about the commercial's storyboards and she wants him to do something but he says he can't because he's going to Pan... he almost says Panama, but then changes it to New York. He tells her he's going there to buy the cameras for Luigi.
Lola, Marta and PM are yelling at their little poster children for why birth control is a good thing, telling them to behave (yeah right!). The kids whine about always being stuck there.
Fernando and Marcia are still talking when Saimon rushes in with his ticket. They go through the whole "almost saying Panama but interrupting and saying New York" bit, then Saimon leaves.
Out in the lobby Lola and Marta are telling Sara about their kid problems. Luigi walks by and makes a stupid fea crack on his way to Fern's office. Lopez comes in and while he's talking Marta makes faces behind his back. He does his lick/squeak thing and leaves, and Sara makes fun of it.
Back in Fern's office, he's still trying to talk to Marcia but Luigi keeps making little lovey-dovey faces at him, and finally Fern asks him what he wants. Luigi says sorry, but he was just remembering how cute Fernando looked last night. Marcia starts to say something but Fernando cuts her off and starts complaining about how bad the night was. Luigi says ok, ok, and starts to tell Marcia all about it and Fern isn't happy. Marcia breaks them up and they then discuss the cameras, while Lety listens. Marcia says she would have preferred it if Fernando had dealt with national suppliers for the cameras, and Luigi agrees. Fern argues, I think using cost as his excuse. Marcia and Luigi leave. In the lobby, Luigi makes another comment about the cuartel. Alicia comes up and comments too.
In Fern's office, Lety comes out and discusses the bank. He tells her he's going to drive himself to the airport and wants her to have Saimon go there to pick up his car once he's gone.
Marcia, Luigi and Alicia are talking in Marcia's office about Fern's trip to New York. Alicia asks Marcia if Fern's suppliers are reliable and Luigi wants to know why she's so interested. Marcia teases her about her six semesters of finance. Fernando comes in to tell Marcia he's off and she tells him she wants to go with him. Fernando doesn't know how to talk her out of going, but Alicia begs Marcia not to go because the company will be in the hands of Lety again. Just at that moment Isabella calls to arrange a meeting with Marcia, so Marcia agrees to stay. Fern pretends to be disappointed and tosses her an air kiss and leaves.
Fern and Lety get off the elevator down in Reception and Fern gives Saimon instructions about his car, and warns him of dire consequences if anything happens to it. Does anyone else hear the sound of an anvil creaking over Saimon's head? He and Lety go through the game of stressing to everyone that he's going to New York (no, it wasn't at ALL obvious they were lying, I say with my eyes rolling with sarcasm). Lety tells him to be careful and hands him his briefcase and he leaves.
Marcia, Luigi and Alicia are still talking and Marcia tells Alicia not to let the cuartel get to her. They all go out into the lobby and Marta comes up to them dressed in another Alicia knockoff. Luigi and Marcia tell her she looks "de-vine" while Alicia hyperventilates. Alicia whines to Marcia as Marta poses and Sara snickers in the background. Marcia tells Alicia it's not important and she and Luigi pretty much just laugh at Alicia's humiliation. Alicia complains that now she'll have to throw this dress away too and Marcia gets mad and tells her she's stupid because she doesn't have any money to buy new ones. Alicia continues to whine as they walk away.
The kids are talking to Lola and PM in the lobby, sorry, I don't care what they say. PM tells Saimon to take the kids with him when he goes to pick up Fernando's car. Saimon doesn't want to because he knows Fern would kill him if he found out, but as always he wusses out and gives in.
Alicia calls Ariel and tells him that Fern has gone to New York to buy the video equipment for Luigi. Ariel tells her to find out more about the suppliers.
The cuartel come into the lobby and comment on how great Marta's dress is while Alicia looks on. She calls them witches (gee, never heard that one before).
Luigi is talking to the models, including Jazmin, about the commercial he's doing. They all kiss him goodbye and leave as Alicia walks in. She pumps him for more info on the cameras and Fernando's trip but he tells her it's not his area and he doesn't know anything.
Fernando calls Lety and she asks how he's doing in Panama. He yells at her that he's in NEW YORK! They talk about Omar and the business they're there on. He asks if she's heard from Saimon about his car. She says no and he reminds her the car is in Saimon's hands... SAIMON! She says she'll check on it and they hang up.
Saimon takes the kids out for ice cream and he tells them to finish eating before getting into the car so they won't make a mess in there. In the lobby, Lety asks Lola if she's heard from Saimon. Lola tells her Saimon took the kids with him in the car to run an errand, and Lety's eye twitches. Finishing the ice cream, Saimon and the kids all pile into Fern's car and there are scenes of them driving all over the place, laughing and having fun, and I still hear the sound of a creaking anvil ready to fall.
Fernando calls Marcia and she asks how his trip was, how his hotel is, and how Omar is. He tells her the negotiations are going well and that he'll be home tomorrow. She offers to pick him up at the airport but he tells her she doesn't have to and they hang up.
Saimon is talking to the kids about what a great car this is, and the rope holding that anvil finally breaks... As he's pulling into Conceptos he sees Jazmin and, as always, his brain totally switches off as other male parts take over. Distracted, he scrapes the side of Fern's car against the gate. He freaks while the kids give him hell and Jazmin continues to talk to Efren on the phone.
Alicia goes into Marcia's office and Marcia tells her about the Bella Life commercial. Alicia's not looking well and Marcia asks if she's ok. Alicia replies no, she has diarrhea, and blames the cuartel and Marta's little clothes joke. We're then treated to a Pepto Bismal commercial as Marcia whips a bottle out of her desk and pours Alicia a shot while extolling its virtues. Commercial over, Alicia again pumps Marcia for info about Fern's trip and the suppliers in New York. Marcia can't answer because she doesn't know much herself, and Alicia manages to make Marcia curious and she decides she wants to talk to Fernando. She calls Lety to find out where he's staying, but Lety doesn't tell her, claiming that Fernando said he wasn't to be disturbed. Naturally, this doesn't sit too well with Marcia, to put it mildly. Alicia fans the flames against Lety, of course. Marcia tries to call him on his cell but it's turned off. She then calls Lola and tells her to get the information on Fern and Omar.
PM is on the phone talking to Lola about the kids when Saimon comes in pantomiming swallowing a sword. PM is trying to find out what happened and Saimon is telling her and he's finding a way to blame the kids. Now he's pantomiming stabbing himself repeatedly as PM tells him how Fernando's going to kill him. The phone rings and, of course, it's Lety asking about Fernando's car. PM lets Lety know what happened and Lety decides to head out to see for herself.
As Lety's leaving, she hears Lola (speaking truly horrible but very funny English) trying to get hold of Fern or Omar in New York on Marcia's orders. Lety tells her Fernando doesn't want Marcia to know what he's doing and asks her to please tell Marcia that she couldn't find him at the hotel. Marta wants to know if he's got a girlfriend in New York and Lety says a little. (She says poco... what? A little girlfriend? Is he seeing a midget? What a bizarre answer). They tease her about her boss and she nervously goes along with it, then begs them not to say anything. Marcia intercoms Lola wanting to know the status, and Lola leaves to talk to her. Lety tells Marta and Sara about Saimon's accident. Marta freaks about the kids and Lety reassures her they're fine, then leaves to find out the damage.
Lola gives Marcia some excuse for why she couldn't get hold of Fernando. Alicia makes some kind of crack and Marcia asks Lola if Saimon ever got Fernando's car. Lola says she doesn't know and leaves.
PM and Lety see the car and are impactada to the point where Lety passes out and PM catches her. Saimon begs, Lety worries about how to tell Fernando, and the kids worry about Saimon. There's a lot of conversation with Lety, Saimon, the kids and Celso all talking at once. Lety tells Saimon Fern will be back tomorrow.
Back in the lobby, Alicia says her usual junk about Marta's little dress game and how unattractive Marta is, and Irma fires back and the insults start to fly. The cuartel head off to see the car for themselves as Alicia goes into Lety's office, looking for her. When she sees the office is empty, she starts riffling through her desk and other areas, looking for information.
The cuartel are all down looking at the car. Lola wants to know how it happened and one of the kids starts to answer, but Saimon hushes him and everyone talks at once. Lety shushes them all and asks Lola what she told Marcia, then asks her if Marcia asks again to please tell her that Fernando will call her later. Lety says she has to tell her boss what happened to the car. Saimon begs her not to and the cuartel join in with the begging. Whatever it is they're planning, Lety agrees to it and tells Celso to do something, then tells everyone they can't let Alicia or Dona Marcia find out. Lety then goes back to her office and finds Alicia going through her stuff.
Missing Recap 26: Feinting Fit
Once again crap is flying between Alicia and the caurtel like salmon at Seattle's Public Market (for anyone who doesn't know, the fishmongers toss the fish back and forth across the aisles). Alicia goes into Lety's office again, the cuartel talk down at the car again, and Lety catches Alicia in her office again.
Lety asks Alicia what she's looking for in her office. Alicia bluffs and says she's only looking for information that Marcia asked for. Alicia says it's not important and starts to leave, but Lety says she's going to call Marcia to find out exactly what it is she needs. Alicia stops her and insults fly (Alicia does a very funny imitation of Lety), but Lety doesn't back down and wants to know what information Marcia wanted. Alicia finally admits she's trying to find information on the suppliers in New York, looking for their phone number. Alicia makes a lame threat against Lety and leaves.
The cuartel are in the lobby continuing to sympathize with Saimon, and he's still blaming the kids for the accident. They offer to help him pay for the repairs on Fernando's car and he gives them all kisses.
Lety's on the phone trying to get hold of Fernando, but she isn't able to. Saimon is on the phone regarding the repairs. He swoons when he hears how expensive it's going to be. Lety's again trying to get Fernando, still no luck. She leaves a message asking him to call her asap.
Saimon wants to take the car to a friend of his that's cheaper, but the cuartel want him to take the car to a more professional mechanic and they'll help him pay for it, but Saimon tells them he doesn't have the money. Celso brings the kids in and Jazmin walks in apologizing, saying she feels like it's her fault. She then tells everyone what happened and the cuartel are pissed that Saimon tried to blame the kids for his mistake, and they withdraw their offer to help pay for the repairs and kick him out of Reception.
Lola, Marta and Sarah go back upstairs talking about what just happened, and Marcia comes up and asks Lola of she got hold of Fernando. Lola tells her Fernando will call her later tonight and this placates Marcia and she leaves. Lety comes up and Lola then asks her if SHE was able to get hold of Fern, to which Lety replies no. Lola gets her usual Lola freak on since she already told Marcia Fern would call her and Lety calms her down, and I'm thinking I'd never want that woman (Lola) with me during a crisis, all she does is freak without ever resolving anything.
Anyway, Fernando calls Lety all upset that she's disturbing him and she tells him what's been going on. He gets mad when he hears Marcia sent Alicia into her office to get intel on the suppliers and tells Lety he'll be home that night instead of tomorrow.
The cuartel are looking at shoe catalogs and Sara shows them a credit card or membership card or something. Since Alicia earlier made a crack about their cheap shoes, I'm assuming this is another one of their "let's annoy the holy crap out of Alicia" plots and skip the rest of the conversation. Saimon comes up and they yell at him and he whines about his problem.
Fern calls Marcia to complain about her checking up on him and she doesn't understand why he's so upset by her wanting to talk to him. He complains about her sending Alicia to Lety's office to spy. Marcia tells him Lety's inventing that story to make her look bad. They fight more and hang up, and Marcia's seriously p.o.'d. She calls Lety into her office and accuses her of lying to Fernando just to cause problems between her and him. Lety tells her it's not a lie, Alicia was in her office and told her she was there under Marcia's orders. Marcia angrily calls Alicia into her office and yells at her, wanting to know if it was true. Alicia doesn't want to talk in front of Lety but Marcia forces her to answer. Alicia claims she was just trying to help and Marcia tells her all she did was piss Fernando off. She tells Lety to leave. Lety tries to apologize for causing problems but Alicia cuts in and calls her a bruja and a few other choice words. Marcia cuts Alicia off and Lety goes. As soon as the door's shut, Marcia begins to rip Alicia a new one. Alicia tries to give some fake explanation but Marcia doesn't want to hear it. She tells Alicia she doesn't want her help any more because all she does is cause trouble between her and Fernando, then kicks her out of her office.
Lety's out telling the cuartel what happened. Alicia comes out and accuses them all of gossiping and insults again fly (which doesn't seem right, they WERE gossiping!). Saimon comes up wanting to talk to Lety but before he can the cuartel tell her what he did, trying to blame the kids and all. He hands her a flower and begs her not to tell Fernando but she only replies that Fern will be coming back tonight. Saimon freaks, and so does Alicia, who was listening to the conversation.
That night Saimon is down whining to PM in Reception. Jazmin comes in and sympathizes with him while PM just yells at him. Jaz starts to flirt with Saimon, just to piss PM off. Saimon starts talking about how he's going to be firm with Fernando when in walks the devil himself, along with Omar. Fern wants to know what's up and where's his car and Saimon starts to stutter. Both Fern and Omar tease him about the stuttering and head upstairs. Celso comes in and asks Saimon how it went, and just shakes his head with disgust when Saimon tells him he couldn't bring himself to say anything.
Alicia is on the phone to Ariel and leaves a message for him. Just then Fernando and Omar walk up and she pretends to be sick to try to get out of talking to him, but of course it doesn't work. He yells at her and she asks him to stop, he's hurting her head. Marcia comes up and asks to talk to him, so they leave and Omar starts to tease Alicia for not saying hi to him, then asks her what's wrong. She tells him she doesn't know and has to go see a doctor. He growls and snorts at her as only an oversexed Omar can and leaves, and she makes a face.
Marcia's hugging Fern and tells him she's glad he's back. He asks about the problem with Lety and Marcia admits Alicia was in her office, but not on Marcia's instructions. He wants to know why Alicia's so interested and Marcia basically says look sweetie, Alicia's my friend and she just thought she was helping me. Fern insists on knowing why they need the contractor's information so badly.
Lola calls Lety and tells her that Fern's back and talking to Marcia. Marcia tries to make an excuse for Alicia, again saying how she's ambitious and trying to take initiative and be helpful and saw something on the internet that made her want to research further. Fern ain't buying and says he doesn't trust Alicia and Marcia tells him not to worry. He gives her a "yeah right" look, grabs his briefcase, and leaves.
Alicia manages to get hold of Ariel just as Fernando and Marcia walk up. Fernando yells at her again and she gives a fake swoon and calls Ariel "doctor". Naturally Ariel is confused as she continues with the ruse. She tells Fernando she can't talk to him because she's sick and tries to leave, but he won't let her go until she explains herself. She tells him that Marcia can explain everything, and Fernando says yeah, she did, but I want to see the internet article myself. Naturally, since she can't provide one, she swoons again. Marcia tells him Alicia can give it to him tomorrow and Alicia continues to pretend to be sick, but Fernando still doesn't buy it and full-on accuses her of spying for Ariel. She acts indignant and denies it and Marcia sticks up for her, but he accuses her of messing with Lety's computer. As she once again pretends to faint, Fernando gets disgusted and walks away, telling Marcia he's going home. Marcia yells at Alicia again for causing problems and asks if Fernando's correct that she's in league with Ariel which she denies, saying Fernando's loco, and complains that all the stress is making her sick. Marcia tells her to go to the doctor and Lety comes running up looking for Fernando. Marcia tells her Fern went home and isn't to be disturbed. I guess she's getting back at Lety for saying that to her earlier.
Saimon and Celso are standing by Fernando's car, still trying to figure out what to do. Fernando comes out and gets his keys from Saimon. Celso says something to him to distract him as he's climbing into his car, so he drives off without noticing the damage. As Fern's driving, he calls Omar and tells him about Alicia hunting for intel in Lety's office. He then arrives at a restaurant and has the valet park his car.
Alicia goes into the restroom and calls Ariel on her cell and tells him she needs an internet article to cover her butt. Ariel gets mad and tells her this is the last time he'll help her. He wants to know if Fernando suspects him and she tells him no (why didn't she tell him the truth? Maybe it would have gotten him to back off). Like the good gentleman he is, he hangs up on her, and she tells herself all this stress really is making her sick.
Fernando is at the restaurant, still talking to Omar on the phone. He tells him to get back together with her, and Omar reluctantly agrees. Omar goes to Alicia's desk to talk to her and she is still acting sick. He gives her a bracelet he supposedly brought back for her from New York, but she acts more and more ill. Marcia comes up as he's offering to take her home, but Marcia wants him to take her to a doctor. He helps Alicia to the elevator.
In reception, they get off the elevator, talking about doctors. Alicia wants him to take her someplace cheap, but he wants to talk her someplace with better care. She tells him she can't afford it and never mind, she just wants to go home, and he agrees to take her. When they leave, PM wonders out loud wha'sup. The cuartel are discussing the same thing up in the lobby, and then discuss it in the elevator as they also leave for the day.
At Casa Alicia, Omar helps her to bed and wants to know what's wrong. She says she's stressed because of her economic condition. He starts to tune her out when she mentions money, but then tunes her back in again when she also blames Fernando, Marcia and (the magic word) Ariel. Omar tells her he has a cure for stress, nudge nudge wink wink, and they wind up all huggy and lovey on the bed.
Lety's home now and talking to Tomas in her room she tells him how the cuartel thinks Alicia might be preggers. He offers to give the baby his name if Omar won't step up. Lety laughs at him, nicely not nasty, and they converse more about the mess Conceptos is in and the Panama trip. Tomas again asks her about the F.I. funds and she tells him she'll find out more from Fernando tomorrow.
Next day in front of Conceptos, Saimon and Celso are talking again about Saimon's little problem. Fernando comes up all pissed off and tells Saimon that someone's going to be fired and Saimon freaks as only a little dancing machine cricket can.
Missing Recap 27: Oops
Once again Fernando is threatening to fire someone, but to Saimon's relief, Fern's talking about one of the valets at the restaurant, thinking the damage happened to his car there. Saimon cries with relief that he doesn't have to pay for the repairs or get fired, and Fern thinks he's just upset for him. He lets him go on for a minute, then tells him to man up for god's sake.
Fern walks into his office and calls for Lety. She comes out talking a mile a minute and he tells her to take a chill pill, and mentions getting the internet article from Alicia. She goes to her office and Omar comes in, and Fern asks him how his mission with Alicia went. Omar uncheerfully tells him that she's now his novia and Fern offers him sarcastic congrats. He calls Omar a tiger, making Omar brag and snort (tigers growl Omar, they don't snort).
We're suddenly transported to the airport, where the police are busting some guys unloading contraband from Panama. They confiscate the lot and haul off the workers. The press are there interviewing the honchos and covering the whole thing.
Alicia gets into work all cheerful (amazing what a good boinkfest can do for one's disposition) and says hi to Marcia. Marcia asks how she's doing and if she went to the doctor and Alicia tells her she cancelled the doctor because she feels fine thanks to Doctor Omar and his miracle cure. Ok, she didn't word it like that, but it sounds pretty good, no? Anyway, Marcia can't believe it after everything that's gone on between those two already, but Alicia says he's her novio and made her feel better nudge nudge wink wink. Marcia walks away like "I'm just NOT dealing with this crap again!" Omar enters the lobby and Alicia blows him a kiss, and Omar looks around to see if anyone saw.
Sara comes up and tells Omar he has a call from Panama. He shushes her and tells her to be discreet, so since she can't actually say "Panama" she uses a weird code by popping her lips for the P, N and M. It's very odd. He goes into his office to answer the phone, and the person on the other end tells him there's a problem at the airport.
Marcia goes into Fern's office and he tells her about his car. She commiserates. They then talk about Alicia and she tells him that Alicia is just ambitious and his fears about her and Ariel are paranoia. She tells Fern about the one date Alicia and Ariel had and how rude he was to her and that's why she doesn't think Alicia's the spy. They talk more and get mushy. Meanwhile, Omar's watching the news in his office as sees a snippet about a raid at the airport and learns that the merchandise Fernando bought in Panama got confiscated by Customs.
Back in Fern's office, Marcia and Fern are still talking while Omar waits in the background with a concerned look on his face. Marcia's wondering when the cameras and stuff will get there so they can start work on the Bella Life commercials, and Fernando is placating her. She leaves and Lety listens in her office as Omar tells Fern what happened to their shipment, and Fern is so VERY not a happy camper, realizing they've just blown two million dollars they couldn't afford to blow. Lety runs out and calms Fernando down and tells them she'll try to find out where the merchandise is and if it's recoverable, then goes back to her office.
Down in reception, Saimon is bragging to PM about his narrow escape. They get close, pull apart, then get close again, only to spring apart again when someone from Bella Life walks in looking for Luigi. He's cute so PM starts to pull her usual unprofessional drooling bit, which pisses Saimon off. They fight as she calls Irma about the guy, then primps and tells Saimon to watch reception for her as she heads upstairs; Saimon throws a hissy fit.
Omar is trying to placate Fernando and Fern ain't placatin'. Omar tells him to calm down and Fernando pretends to be calm while still ripping Omar a new orifice.
Back at Alicia's desk, Marta comes out of the bathroom dressed in another Alicia knockoff. The usual crap flies, and Alicia tells Marta she looks ridiculous and teases her about her weight. Marta snaps back. The Bella Life guy interrupts them and I guess he's supposed to be really cute because both Alicia and Married Marta drool over him (hey, she's married, not dead! She can look!). He says something about the beautiful women that work there and they thank him. Sara and Lola come out and Sara's sniffing like a hound dog saying she smells a handsome man. They both drool while PM and Juana come up and drool as well (I guess at Conceptos the women's brains can also be shut down by certain female portions of their anatomy, just as the men's can be by their manly parts). Alicia makes a rude comment, of course, right in front of their client and I'm once again wondering how Conceptos is able to stay in business with such unprofessional people running around. Luigi is talking about the commercials with Irma when Marta brings BL Guy in (his name's actually Ernesto, but I like BL Guy). They begin to talk while Marta stares at him, totally appreciatin' his manly form. Luigi boots her out, so she goes out into the lobby where they all discuss him.
Lety comes out of her office and tells Fern that there's no way to get hold of the equipment that was confiscated because it's contraband. Omar comes in and Fernando and Lety both glare at him. Fern yells at him for dealing with smugglers, and Lety joins in. Fernando complains about losing 2 million dollars while Lety tries to calm him down. She continues to yell at Omar as well (is it really her place to do so? I know she "told him so" and all, but she is still just an assistant and he's a shareholder and Vice President... oh well I guess if the cuartel and drool unprofessionally over a hot client, she can yell unprofessionally at her VP). Alicia comes in and Fernando pretends to be all buddy buddy with Omar. She gives him the internet article he wanted, but to her chagrin he just rips it up without reading it (she did a lot of begging to Ariel to get that, darn it!) and kicks her out of his office. Omar leaves, Lety whines, and Fernando continues to freak. Omar passes by Alicia looking for Sara. She tries to pump him for info, but he's not giving any.
Lety goes and gets Luigi's valerian and comes back as Omar again goes into the office. Fern continues to ream Omar while Lety keeps trying to calm him down. She and Fernando both start chugging the valerian out of the bottle.
Isabella shows up in Reception and Saimon drools. She wants Luigi and Saimon falls all over himself trying to let Luigi know.
Again to Fernando's Hideaway, I mean office, where Fern and Lety are really REALLY mellow (ok, I mean stoned off their gourds). Lety squishes her face up hideously as she explains that it's impossible to get back the contraband equipment and the man who sold it to them has skipped town. Omar says he didn't know the guy was a phony, and Lety whines to him that she warned him. She freaks out because she can't see Fernando any more, but it's only that the computer screen is in the way. He laughs really mellow-like and moves it till they can see each other. Omar looks on nervously, knowing this nice little buzz-on isn't going to last, and continues to make excuses.
Isabella is in Luigi's office with Marcia, and Luigi is introducing her to BL Guy. He likee. He's eager to know when Conceptos can begin working on their commercials. Luigi mentions the camera and Marcia tells him it's on the way.
Omar decides to fight back and tells Fern he may have ordered contraband, but it was Fernando who was dumb enough to pay the whole amount in advance. Fernando tries to attack him, but Lety holds him back. Omar then goes after Fernando and Lety has to hold HIM off. Once again Lety gets stuck in one of my favorite sandwiches, only this time it's not a happy sandwich. She yells and pushes them apart and tells them to stop, they're both to blame, and she gets them to sit. She says maybe they can get a loan in the name of Filmo Imagen and Fernando wants her to get the promissory notes he gave her.
Lety calls home. Tomas isn't there, so she asks her mom to come down in a taxi and to give the papers to no one but her. Omar makes a dumb comment that makes Fern and Lety glare at him again. Lety wants to know what they're going to tell the Board, and Fernando tells her there's no way he's admitting to the board that his company was involved with contraband. They again discuss funding, and Lety reminds them that though Conceptos can't get any more loans, F.I. can.
Fernando wants to call a meeting, but Marcia and Luigi say they can't, they're busy. He goes storming off to Luigi's office, yelling, only to suddenly notice Isabella and BL Guy. He schmoozes, then Isabella and BLG leave.
Back at Casa Padilla, Pop won't let mom take a taxi with such important papers, and tells her he'll take them himself. She argues but there's no stopping Robopop when he's on a mission.
In the conference room where Fernando's finally been able to call that meeting, Fern is telling everyone that the camera equipment won't be coming because there was a problem in New York. They watch a news report about the raid on the big TV there and Omar looks nervous. They decide to get the equipment from a Mexican supplier. Downstairs, pop shows up and Celso wants to take the papers but Pop says no, I have to give them to her directly. Lety tells the meeting they'll have the equipment in no time and Luigi is happy, meanwhile Celso calls and lets Lety know about daddums waiting. Fernando's still abusing Omar, but for the sake of Luigi and Marcia he's making it look like he's patting him or hugging him. Fernando fantasizes about being interviewed by the news lady, who gives him hell for buying contraband and embroiling his family's business in illegal activities. He tells her he did it to save money and she hits him a couple of times with the file she's holding while reminding him that instead he lost 2 million dollars. Lety snaps him out of it while Marcia says something about luck and everyone knocks on wood (they do that there too? How funny!!). Fernando, Lety and Omar leave the meeting while continuing to give Omar total hell on toast. They remind him that they can't be tied to a scandal like this. Fernando tells Lety to attack and she acts like a vicious guard dog while he holds her back. She and Fernando then go downstairs as pop comes into reception. She's upset to see that it's daddums instead of mums and he explains why he came instead. She doesn't want to, but has no choice but to formally introduce him to Fernando. Pop overhears Fern asking PM to get them a cab, and he offers to drive Fern and Lety wherever they need to go. They, especially Lety, don't want to, but pop almost psychotically insists on it so they take him up on his offer they couldn't refuse (yes, he was that insistent, I'd have been worried about a horse head in my bed too).
Luigi and Marcia are still talking about the commercial and Alicia butts in, still pretending to be sick. She blames Marta and her little joke. Luigi and Marta don't really pay her much attention and discuss the equipment problem. Alicia looks interested and Marcia tells her not to tell anyone.
Fernando, Lety and Erasmo go to pop's car, pop bragging about his daughter the whole way. Fernando agrees with him and says Lety's his right hand. So, says pop, then why are you yelling at her all the time? Fernando makes excuses. Pop then tosses out the little plum that he does the accounting for a company called Filmo Imagen.
Missing Recap 28: My two dads
Erasmo is again yelling at Fernando for always yelling at Lety. Fernando's still 'splainin'. Pop then tells him how he spent 20 years working as an accountant, and now he works for Filmo Imagen. Fernando glares at Lety while her eye twitches. Fernando pretends nothing's wrong but Lety knows he's pissed and makes a face. They all pile into the car but it won't start. They jabber about it, then suddenly it starts and they're off.
Alicia's eating something she doesn't really like and trying to figure out how Ariel can help her financially, but she knows he's just going to tell her it's her problem.
Robo is yakking on and on while they pull up to the bank. Sounds like they're talking about Lety, and she's looking like she wishes she was anywhere else but there. Lety and Fernando get out of the car and she starts trying to explain about her dad, but he just yells at her while she remembers her conversation with Tomas about the topic. Finally he says whatever, though he's still not happy.
Alicia's on her cell in the bathroom telling Ariel how they cancelled the contract with the New York suppliers and will be buying the stuff locally, and Ariel gets mad and tells her that information is useless and not to bother him again. His attitude and yelling makes her sick to her stomach and she hurls into the sink. Marta, Lola and Irmita enter the ladies room and see her, in their minds confirming their suspicions that she's got a bun baking. They speculate on who the father might be.
Back at the bank Fernando's getting ready to sign the papers. Lety wants him to be sure this is what he wants to do, he is. They go back to the car and once again it won't start, but just as Fern's about to lose it, it starts again.
Omar sees Alicia and starts to walk away, but then rolls his eyes and goes back and asks if she's still sick. She says yes, a little. He tells her if she doesn't feel better soon she needs to see a doctor. As he's going back to his office, he walks by the cuartel, who are gossiping about her being pregnant. Suddenly it occurs to Sara that they should talk quieter because her boss might hear and we get a shot of his face showing us that he did.
Fernando and Lety are now at the Registro Publico de La Propiedad to register the loan. Fernando tells pop thanks for the lift sailor but we'll take a taxi back to Conceptos, but pops won't hear of it. Lety registers the loan and is told the paperwork will take 15 days. She tells Fern that, they discuss it, then leave. Outside, pop has the hood up and is working on the car. He asks Fernando to help him fix it and Lety asks him not to put Fern on the spot like that. Fern shouts at her that it's not a problem. He isn't yelling angrily, the engine's just loud, but Robo tells him not to shout at his daughter. A few minutes later Erasmo himself shouts at her and Fern comes to her defense. They agree that for the rest of the day neither one will shout at her. Lety drives while Fern and Pop pretend to push the car, and even though they don't actually move an inch, the car starts and all are happy. Pop drops them off at Conceptos, shakes Fernando's hand (getting oil all over it wa-wa-wa-wa) and leaves. Lety again tries to explain about giving dad a job and he says ok and walks away. She follows.
Sara goes to give some documents to Omar and he asks her to sit and asks about Alicia. She tells him it's only a guess the cuartel made because she seems to have all the symptoms. She leaves and he calls Alicia into his office and asks her if she's pregnant. She's surprised but answers immediately, "and what if I am?" He replies that he'd think it wasn't his. Omar insists that she confirm or deny the rumor but she remains silent. Fern calls Omar to tell him about the loan being done and she walks out. She goes out and yells at the cuartel for gossiping (sorry, I'm full-on with Alicia on this one. I'm worried that I find myself starting to side with the bad guys more and more often and I'm getting concerned for my immortal soul). She goes into Marcia's office and tells her all about it. Ariel calls just then while she continues to talk, and he hears something about pregnancy. He wants to know who's pregnant and Marcia tells him it's Alicia. He's impactado and wonders if it's his. Alicia says "please Marcia" like que the hell are you telling THIS guy for??? Alicia wants to keep talking but Marcia asks her to let her talk to her brother alone so she leaves, but she's worried he's going to tell Marcia that she's his spy. Instead he asks Marcia if she knows who the father is. Marcia wants to know why Ariel is suddenly so interested in Alicia. Rather than answer, he changes the subject and asks how the commercial is going. She tells him about the problems in New York and he says Humberto should now about it. He wants to call a meeting to find out the financial position of Conceptos. As always, he continues to whine about her novio.
Fernando tells Omar they have to find a lawyer to represent F.I. in the embargo of Conceptos. Omar makes a crack about the oil on Fernando's hands being from Lety's face, and Fern sets him straight. He tells him Lety's people are very straight and upright and now more than ever he feels good that the company is in Lety's hands. Omar tells Fern that Alicia might be pregnant. Fern makes fun of him and tells him he's going to give him a panalera (can't find a definition for that, but I'm guessing it's like a baby shower) [Julie says: I found pañalera = diaper bag]. Omar says the baby may not be his and I think Fernando tells him to man up and do the right thing.
Sara and Lola are pretending to be a mother with a baby when Marcia comes up so they run off. Alicia wants to know what she and Ariel talked about and Marcia doesn't really give her much of an answer. She asks if everything's ok and Marcia says yes. Marcia leaves just as Ariel calls Alicia and asks her for the name of the father of the baby. She says "Ariel", not like that's the answer but like she's just starting her sentence with his name, but he takes it the other way and goes off on her. She tries to interrupt but he won't let her and tells her to look someplace else for the father because he can't have a scandal. Omar comes over so she hangs up on Ariel mid-rant. Omar asks her to come to his office to talk, but she tells him she doesn't have anything to say to him. He looks constipated and says fine and leaves, leaving her looking smug. She's discovering that something that started out bad via the cuartel could turn out good for her after all. Omar's in his office looking upset and fidgety. Ariel's in his office looking upset and ugly little mermaid-y.
Marcia tells Fern that Ariel wants to call a board meeting, and she thinks it's a good idea to let Humberto know that they trouble they just went through (the infamous Benny video) is passing. Fernando argues with her and she wants to know if there are any problems she should know about. He denies it and they make up. She leaves and he calls Omar into his office, and yells for Lety to come in too. They talk about the equipment and when Omar gets there, he tells them about Ariel wanting a meeting.
Marcia asks Alicia in for a little girl talk. She asks if Alicia's pregnant or is it just gossip? Alicia says she's not sure and complains about the cuartel telling the whole world. Marcia tells her to get tested right away, she needs to be sure, and Alicia complains about the cuartel again. Marcia asks her if she got pregnant on purpose to trap Omar.
In reception Lola, Marta and PM are talking about something. Sounds like another product placement commercial so I ignore it. Once it's done, they start talking about Alicia and Omar and PM the Schizo gets pissed.
Alicia tells Marcia she didn't do it on purpose. Marcia wants to know if it's Omar's and Alicia answers that even if it is she doubts Omar will step up because he's denying the child is his. This makes Marcia mad, but Alicia admits that he might be right, she's had relations with another man besides Omar, during the time he and she were having problems, and this guy won't step up either. Marcia wants to know who the other guy is but Alicia won't tell. They talk more and Alicia tells Marcia she loves Omar, then she leaves. Out in the lobby, more crap flies between Alicia and the cuartel about the gossiping.
Fernando tells Omar and Lety that they should make sure the Bella Life commercial is a success by having a big promotion when it's released. He wants Carolina to handle the promotion, but Omar reminds him that she won't work with them any more after the Ibarra disaster. He says they can convince her.
Alicia goes into reception and Saimon starts to flirt with her, but PM makes a rude comment about finding a father for her child. Alicia snipes back, PM says something rude about Omar, more back and forth. Alicia leaves and Saimon and PM fight.
Fernando, Marcia and Omar enter the conference room while Fernando talks to his dad on the phone, telling him about Bella Life and the commercial they're doing. Once he hangs up, Fern wants to talk to Omar alone so he asks Marcia to go get Luigi and she agrees (I would have told him to use the bloody phone that's sitting right there on the table, but then again I'm lazy and I guess she wants the exercise). Fern and Omar discuss dad and the meeting, then Fern calls Lety in and asks about Carolina. She tells him Carolina refuses, as Omar predicted. Omar leaves and Lety starts going off on Fern about the loans and stuff, slowly creeping closer till she's right in his face. He tells her to respect his personal space and she backs off. They discuss the bank, the contraband, his presidency, and Ariel.
The cuartel are leaving and wish Marcia good night. Alicia gets off the elevator acting just fine till she sees Marcia, then she goes all swooney again. Marcia asks about the test and Alicia tells her it's positive.
Fernando and Lety are still talking, but they wind down and he leaves while she gives his back a worried yet dreamy look. He meets Marcia in the lobby but steps away so she can have a few more words with Alicia. Omar passes by Alicia and catches up to Fernando and tells him he talked to Alicia and she claims the baby is his. He, Marcia and Fernando all leave together, and Alicia gives his back a smug look.
The cuartel are all gossiping down in reception when Fernando, Marcia and Omar get off the elevator, say good night to everyone, and leave. Lety runs up and they all hear Paco and offspring saying something about Marta closing her eyes for a surprise. She doesn't want to, but the cuartel make her (Sara covers her eyes). Paco and child bring in a huge box, plant it in front of her, and let her open her eyes. She's impactada.
Lety's writing in her diary again, Fern is talking to Isabella and company again, Ariel and everyone leaves again, and Marcia once again wants to know why Fernando called Lety instead of her.
Fernando explains she was with Ariel and everyone else so he couldn't call her dressed the way he was. She says fine, but next time call her if he has a problem. He agrees and apologizes. They kiss and she leaves, and Fern complains to himself about everything that's going on. The next day Paco and Marta are arguing in Reception because he has to leave their daughter with her for a while. She says she can't have children at work but he leaves her there anyway. In come PM and Lola with their kids and I think it's funny how everyone always has baby sitting issues at exactly the same time.
Fernando comes into the office and gives Lety back her dad's clothes and thanks her again for her help. They talk about Panama and his ticket to get there. Marcia comes in so Lety hightails it back to her own office. Fern and Marcia talk about the commercial's storyboards and she wants him to do something but he says he can't because he's going to Pan... he almost says Panama, but then changes it to New York. He tells her he's going there to buy the cameras for Luigi.
Lola, Marta and PM are yelling at their little poster children for why birth control is a good thing, telling them to behave (yeah right!). The kids whine about always being stuck there.
Fernando and Marcia are still talking when Saimon rushes in with his ticket. They go through the whole "almost saying Panama but interrupting and saying New York" bit, then Saimon leaves.
Out in the lobby Lola and Marta are telling Sara about their kid problems. Luigi walks by and makes a stupid fea crack on his way to Fern's office. Lopez comes in and while he's talking Marta makes faces behind his back. He does his lick/squeak thing and leaves, and Sara makes fun of it.
Back in Fern's office, he's still trying to talk to Marcia but Luigi keeps making little lovey-dovey faces at him, and finally Fern asks him what he wants. Luigi says sorry, but he was just remembering how cute Fernando looked last night. Marcia starts to say something but Fernando cuts her off and starts complaining about how bad the night was. Luigi says ok, ok, and starts to tell Marcia all about it and Fern isn't happy. Marcia breaks them up and they then discuss the cameras, while Lety listens. Marcia says she would have preferred it if Fernando had dealt with national suppliers for the cameras, and Luigi agrees. Fern argues, I think using cost as his excuse. Marcia and Luigi leave. In the lobby, Luigi makes another comment about the cuartel. Alicia comes up and comments too.
In Fern's office, Lety comes out and discusses the bank. He tells her he's going to drive himself to the airport and wants her to have Saimon go there to pick up his car once he's gone.
Marcia, Luigi and Alicia are talking in Marcia's office about Fern's trip to New York. Alicia asks Marcia if Fern's suppliers are reliable and Luigi wants to know why she's so interested. Marcia teases her about her six semesters of finance. Fernando comes in to tell Marcia he's off and she tells him she wants to go with him. Fernando doesn't know how to talk her out of going, but Alicia begs Marcia not to go because the company will be in the hands of Lety again. Just at that moment Isabella calls to arrange a meeting with Marcia, so Marcia agrees to stay. Fern pretends to be disappointed and tosses her an air kiss and leaves.
Fern and Lety get off the elevator down in Reception and Fern gives Saimon instructions about his car, and warns him of dire consequences if anything happens to it. Does anyone else hear the sound of an anvil creaking over Saimon's head? He and Lety go through the game of stressing to everyone that he's going to New York (no, it wasn't at ALL obvious they were lying, I say with my eyes rolling with sarcasm). Lety tells him to be careful and hands him his briefcase and he leaves.
Marcia, Luigi and Alicia are still talking and Marcia tells Alicia not to let the cuartel get to her. They all go out into the lobby and Marta comes up to them dressed in another Alicia knockoff. Luigi and Marcia tell her she looks "de-vine" while Alicia hyperventilates. Alicia whines to Marcia as Marta poses and Sara snickers in the background. Marcia tells Alicia it's not important and she and Luigi pretty much just laugh at Alicia's humiliation. Alicia complains that now she'll have to throw this dress away too and Marcia gets mad and tells her she's stupid because she doesn't have any money to buy new ones. Alicia continues to whine as they walk away.
The kids are talking to Lola and PM in the lobby, sorry, I don't care what they say. PM tells Saimon to take the kids with him when he goes to pick up Fernando's car. Saimon doesn't want to because he knows Fern would kill him if he found out, but as always he wusses out and gives in.
Alicia calls Ariel and tells him that Fern has gone to New York to buy the video equipment for Luigi. Ariel tells her to find out more about the suppliers.
The cuartel come into the lobby and comment on how great Marta's dress is while Alicia looks on. She calls them witches (gee, never heard that one before).
Luigi is talking to the models, including Jazmin, about the commercial he's doing. They all kiss him goodbye and leave as Alicia walks in. She pumps him for more info on the cameras and Fernando's trip but he tells her it's not his area and he doesn't know anything.
Fernando calls Lety and she asks how he's doing in Panama. He yells at her that he's in NEW YORK! They talk about Omar and the business they're there on. He asks if she's heard from Saimon about his car. She says no and he reminds her the car is in Saimon's hands... SAIMON! She says she'll check on it and they hang up.
Saimon takes the kids out for ice cream and he tells them to finish eating before getting into the car so they won't make a mess in there. In the lobby, Lety asks Lola if she's heard from Saimon. Lola tells her Saimon took the kids with him in the car to run an errand, and Lety's eye twitches. Finishing the ice cream, Saimon and the kids all pile into Fern's car and there are scenes of them driving all over the place, laughing and having fun, and I still hear the sound of a creaking anvil ready to fall.
Fernando calls Marcia and she asks how his trip was, how his hotel is, and how Omar is. He tells her the negotiations are going well and that he'll be home tomorrow. She offers to pick him up at the airport but he tells her she doesn't have to and they hang up.
Saimon is talking to the kids about what a great car this is, and the rope holding that anvil finally breaks... As he's pulling into Conceptos he sees Jazmin and, as always, his brain totally switches off as other male parts take over. Distracted, he scrapes the side of Fern's car against the gate. He freaks while the kids give him hell and Jazmin continues to talk to Efren on the phone.
Alicia goes into Marcia's office and Marcia tells her about the Bella Life commercial. Alicia's not looking well and Marcia asks if she's ok. Alicia replies no, she has diarrhea, and blames the cuartel and Marta's little clothes joke. We're then treated to a Pepto Bismal commercial as Marcia whips a bottle out of her desk and pours Alicia a shot while extolling its virtues. Commercial over, Alicia again pumps Marcia for info about Fern's trip and the suppliers in New York. Marcia can't answer because she doesn't know much herself, and Alicia manages to make Marcia curious and she decides she wants to talk to Fernando. She calls Lety to find out where he's staying, but Lety doesn't tell her, claiming that Fernando said he wasn't to be disturbed. Naturally, this doesn't sit too well with Marcia, to put it mildly. Alicia fans the flames against Lety, of course. Marcia tries to call him on his cell but it's turned off. She then calls Lola and tells her to get the information on Fern and Omar.
PM is on the phone talking to Lola about the kids when Saimon comes in pantomiming swallowing a sword. PM is trying to find out what happened and Saimon is telling her and he's finding a way to blame the kids. Now he's pantomiming stabbing himself repeatedly as PM tells him how Fernando's going to kill him. The phone rings and, of course, it's Lety asking about Fernando's car. PM lets Lety know what happened and Lety decides to head out to see for herself.
As Lety's leaving, she hears Lola (speaking truly horrible but very funny English) trying to get hold of Fern or Omar in New York on Marcia's orders. Lety tells her Fernando doesn't want Marcia to know what he's doing and asks her to please tell Marcia that she couldn't find him at the hotel. Marta wants to know if he's got a girlfriend in New York and Lety says a little. (She says poco... what? A little girlfriend? Is he seeing a midget? What a bizarre answer). They tease her about her boss and she nervously goes along with it, then begs them not to say anything. Marcia intercoms Lola wanting to know the status, and Lola leaves to talk to her. Lety tells Marta and Sara about Saimon's accident. Marta freaks about the kids and Lety reassures her they're fine, then leaves to find out the damage.
Lola gives Marcia some excuse for why she couldn't get hold of Fernando. Alicia makes some kind of crack and Marcia asks Lola if Saimon ever got Fernando's car. Lola says she doesn't know and leaves.
PM and Lety see the car and are impactada to the point where Lety passes out and PM catches her. Saimon begs, Lety worries about how to tell Fernando, and the kids worry about Saimon. There's a lot of conversation with Lety, Saimon, the kids and Celso all talking at once. Lety tells Saimon Fern will be back tomorrow.
Back in the lobby, Alicia says her usual junk about Marta's little dress game and how unattractive Marta is, and Irma fires back and the insults start to fly. The cuartel head off to see the car for themselves as Alicia goes into Lety's office, looking for her. When she sees the office is empty, she starts riffling through her desk and other areas, looking for information.
The cuartel are all down looking at the car. Lola wants to know how it happened and one of the kids starts to answer, but Saimon hushes him and everyone talks at once. Lety shushes them all and asks Lola what she told Marcia, then asks her if Marcia asks again to please tell her that Fernando will call her later. Lety says she has to tell her boss what happened to the car. Saimon begs her not to and the cuartel join in with the begging. Whatever it is they're planning, Lety agrees to it and tells Celso to do something, then tells everyone they can't let Alicia or Dona Marcia find out. Lety then goes back to her office and finds Alicia going through her stuff.
Missing Recap 26: Feinting Fit
Once again crap is flying between Alicia and the caurtel like salmon at Seattle's Public Market (for anyone who doesn't know, the fishmongers toss the fish back and forth across the aisles). Alicia goes into Lety's office again, the cuartel talk down at the car again, and Lety catches Alicia in her office again.
Lety asks Alicia what she's looking for in her office. Alicia bluffs and says she's only looking for information that Marcia asked for. Alicia says it's not important and starts to leave, but Lety says she's going to call Marcia to find out exactly what it is she needs. Alicia stops her and insults fly (Alicia does a very funny imitation of Lety), but Lety doesn't back down and wants to know what information Marcia wanted. Alicia finally admits she's trying to find information on the suppliers in New York, looking for their phone number. Alicia makes a lame threat against Lety and leaves.
The cuartel are in the lobby continuing to sympathize with Saimon, and he's still blaming the kids for the accident. They offer to help him pay for the repairs on Fernando's car and he gives them all kisses.
Lety's on the phone trying to get hold of Fernando, but she isn't able to. Saimon is on the phone regarding the repairs. He swoons when he hears how expensive it's going to be. Lety's again trying to get Fernando, still no luck. She leaves a message asking him to call her asap.
Saimon wants to take the car to a friend of his that's cheaper, but the cuartel want him to take the car to a more professional mechanic and they'll help him pay for it, but Saimon tells them he doesn't have the money. Celso brings the kids in and Jazmin walks in apologizing, saying she feels like it's her fault. She then tells everyone what happened and the cuartel are pissed that Saimon tried to blame the kids for his mistake, and they withdraw their offer to help pay for the repairs and kick him out of Reception.
Lola, Marta and Sarah go back upstairs talking about what just happened, and Marcia comes up and asks Lola of she got hold of Fernando. Lola tells her Fernando will call her later tonight and this placates Marcia and she leaves. Lety comes up and Lola then asks her if SHE was able to get hold of Fern, to which Lety replies no. Lola gets her usual Lola freak on since she already told Marcia Fern would call her and Lety calms her down, and I'm thinking I'd never want that woman (Lola) with me during a crisis, all she does is freak without ever resolving anything.
Anyway, Fernando calls Lety all upset that she's disturbing him and she tells him what's been going on. He gets mad when he hears Marcia sent Alicia into her office to get intel on the suppliers and tells Lety he'll be home that night instead of tomorrow.
The cuartel are looking at shoe catalogs and Sara shows them a credit card or membership card or something. Since Alicia earlier made a crack about their cheap shoes, I'm assuming this is another one of their "let's annoy the holy crap out of Alicia" plots and skip the rest of the conversation. Saimon comes up and they yell at him and he whines about his problem.
Fern calls Marcia to complain about her checking up on him and she doesn't understand why he's so upset by her wanting to talk to him. He complains about her sending Alicia to Lety's office to spy. Marcia tells him Lety's inventing that story to make her look bad. They fight more and hang up, and Marcia's seriously p.o.'d. She calls Lety into her office and accuses her of lying to Fernando just to cause problems between her and him. Lety tells her it's not a lie, Alicia was in her office and told her she was there under Marcia's orders. Marcia angrily calls Alicia into her office and yells at her, wanting to know if it was true. Alicia doesn't want to talk in front of Lety but Marcia forces her to answer. Alicia claims she was just trying to help and Marcia tells her all she did was piss Fernando off. She tells Lety to leave. Lety tries to apologize for causing problems but Alicia cuts in and calls her a bruja and a few other choice words. Marcia cuts Alicia off and Lety goes. As soon as the door's shut, Marcia begins to rip Alicia a new one. Alicia tries to give some fake explanation but Marcia doesn't want to hear it. She tells Alicia she doesn't want her help any more because all she does is cause trouble between her and Fernando, then kicks her out of her office.
Lety's out telling the cuartel what happened. Alicia comes out and accuses them all of gossiping and insults again fly (which doesn't seem right, they WERE gossiping!). Saimon comes up wanting to talk to Lety but before he can the cuartel tell her what he did, trying to blame the kids and all. He hands her a flower and begs her not to tell Fernando but she only replies that Fern will be coming back tonight. Saimon freaks, and so does Alicia, who was listening to the conversation.
That night Saimon is down whining to PM in Reception. Jazmin comes in and sympathizes with him while PM just yells at him. Jaz starts to flirt with Saimon, just to piss PM off. Saimon starts talking about how he's going to be firm with Fernando when in walks the devil himself, along with Omar. Fern wants to know what's up and where's his car and Saimon starts to stutter. Both Fern and Omar tease him about the stuttering and head upstairs. Celso comes in and asks Saimon how it went, and just shakes his head with disgust when Saimon tells him he couldn't bring himself to say anything.
Alicia is on the phone to Ariel and leaves a message for him. Just then Fernando and Omar walk up and she pretends to be sick to try to get out of talking to him, but of course it doesn't work. He yells at her and she asks him to stop, he's hurting her head. Marcia comes up and asks to talk to him, so they leave and Omar starts to tease Alicia for not saying hi to him, then asks her what's wrong. She tells him she doesn't know and has to go see a doctor. He growls and snorts at her as only an oversexed Omar can and leaves, and she makes a face.
Marcia's hugging Fern and tells him she's glad he's back. He asks about the problem with Lety and Marcia admits Alicia was in her office, but not on Marcia's instructions. He wants to know why Alicia's so interested and Marcia basically says look sweetie, Alicia's my friend and she just thought she was helping me. Fern insists on knowing why they need the contractor's information so badly.
Lola calls Lety and tells her that Fern's back and talking to Marcia. Marcia tries to make an excuse for Alicia, again saying how she's ambitious and trying to take initiative and be helpful and saw something on the internet that made her want to research further. Fern ain't buying and says he doesn't trust Alicia and Marcia tells him not to worry. He gives her a "yeah right" look, grabs his briefcase, and leaves.
Alicia manages to get hold of Ariel just as Fernando and Marcia walk up. Fernando yells at her again and she gives a fake swoon and calls Ariel "doctor". Naturally Ariel is confused as she continues with the ruse. She tells Fernando she can't talk to him because she's sick and tries to leave, but he won't let her go until she explains herself. She tells him that Marcia can explain everything, and Fernando says yeah, she did, but I want to see the internet article myself. Naturally, since she can't provide one, she swoons again. Marcia tells him Alicia can give it to him tomorrow and Alicia continues to pretend to be sick, but Fernando still doesn't buy it and full-on accuses her of spying for Ariel. She acts indignant and denies it and Marcia sticks up for her, but he accuses her of messing with Lety's computer. As she once again pretends to faint, Fernando gets disgusted and walks away, telling Marcia he's going home. Marcia yells at Alicia again for causing problems and asks if Fernando's correct that she's in league with Ariel which she denies, saying Fernando's loco, and complains that all the stress is making her sick. Marcia tells her to go to the doctor and Lety comes running up looking for Fernando. Marcia tells her Fern went home and isn't to be disturbed. I guess she's getting back at Lety for saying that to her earlier.
Saimon and Celso are standing by Fernando's car, still trying to figure out what to do. Fernando comes out and gets his keys from Saimon. Celso says something to him to distract him as he's climbing into his car, so he drives off without noticing the damage. As Fern's driving, he calls Omar and tells him about Alicia hunting for intel in Lety's office. He then arrives at a restaurant and has the valet park his car.
Alicia goes into the restroom and calls Ariel on her cell and tells him she needs an internet article to cover her butt. Ariel gets mad and tells her this is the last time he'll help her. He wants to know if Fernando suspects him and she tells him no (why didn't she tell him the truth? Maybe it would have gotten him to back off). Like the good gentleman he is, he hangs up on her, and she tells herself all this stress really is making her sick.
Fernando is at the restaurant, still talking to Omar on the phone. He tells him to get back together with her, and Omar reluctantly agrees. Omar goes to Alicia's desk to talk to her and she is still acting sick. He gives her a bracelet he supposedly brought back for her from New York, but she acts more and more ill. Marcia comes up as he's offering to take her home, but Marcia wants him to take her to a doctor. He helps Alicia to the elevator.
In reception, they get off the elevator, talking about doctors. Alicia wants him to take her someplace cheap, but he wants to talk her someplace with better care. She tells him she can't afford it and never mind, she just wants to go home, and he agrees to take her. When they leave, PM wonders out loud wha'sup. The cuartel are discussing the same thing up in the lobby, and then discuss it in the elevator as they also leave for the day.
At Casa Alicia, Omar helps her to bed and wants to know what's wrong. She says she's stressed because of her economic condition. He starts to tune her out when she mentions money, but then tunes her back in again when she also blames Fernando, Marcia and (the magic word) Ariel. Omar tells her he has a cure for stress, nudge nudge wink wink, and they wind up all huggy and lovey on the bed.
Lety's home now and talking to Tomas in her room she tells him how the cuartel thinks Alicia might be preggers. He offers to give the baby his name if Omar won't step up. Lety laughs at him, nicely not nasty, and they converse more about the mess Conceptos is in and the Panama trip. Tomas again asks her about the F.I. funds and she tells him she'll find out more from Fernando tomorrow.
Next day in front of Conceptos, Saimon and Celso are talking again about Saimon's little problem. Fernando comes up all pissed off and tells Saimon that someone's going to be fired and Saimon freaks as only a little dancing machine cricket can.
Missing Recap 27: Oops
Once again Fernando is threatening to fire someone, but to Saimon's relief, Fern's talking about one of the valets at the restaurant, thinking the damage happened to his car there. Saimon cries with relief that he doesn't have to pay for the repairs or get fired, and Fern thinks he's just upset for him. He lets him go on for a minute, then tells him to man up for god's sake.
Fern walks into his office and calls for Lety. She comes out talking a mile a minute and he tells her to take a chill pill, and mentions getting the internet article from Alicia. She goes to her office and Omar comes in, and Fern asks him how his mission with Alicia went. Omar uncheerfully tells him that she's now his novia and Fern offers him sarcastic congrats. He calls Omar a tiger, making Omar brag and snort (tigers growl Omar, they don't snort).
We're suddenly transported to the airport, where the police are busting some guys unloading contraband from Panama. They confiscate the lot and haul off the workers. The press are there interviewing the honchos and covering the whole thing.
Alicia gets into work all cheerful (amazing what a good boinkfest can do for one's disposition) and says hi to Marcia. Marcia asks how she's doing and if she went to the doctor and Alicia tells her she cancelled the doctor because she feels fine thanks to Doctor Omar and his miracle cure. Ok, she didn't word it like that, but it sounds pretty good, no? Anyway, Marcia can't believe it after everything that's gone on between those two already, but Alicia says he's her novio and made her feel better nudge nudge wink wink. Marcia walks away like "I'm just NOT dealing with this crap again!" Omar enters the lobby and Alicia blows him a kiss, and Omar looks around to see if anyone saw.
Sara comes up and tells Omar he has a call from Panama. He shushes her and tells her to be discreet, so since she can't actually say "Panama" she uses a weird code by popping her lips for the P, N and M. It's very odd. He goes into his office to answer the phone, and the person on the other end tells him there's a problem at the airport.
Marcia goes into Fern's office and he tells her about his car. She commiserates. They then talk about Alicia and she tells him that Alicia is just ambitious and his fears about her and Ariel are paranoia. She tells Fern about the one date Alicia and Ariel had and how rude he was to her and that's why she doesn't think Alicia's the spy. They talk more and get mushy. Meanwhile, Omar's watching the news in his office as sees a snippet about a raid at the airport and learns that the merchandise Fernando bought in Panama got confiscated by Customs.
Back in Fern's office, Marcia and Fern are still talking while Omar waits in the background with a concerned look on his face. Marcia's wondering when the cameras and stuff will get there so they can start work on the Bella Life commercials, and Fernando is placating her. She leaves and Lety listens in her office as Omar tells Fern what happened to their shipment, and Fern is so VERY not a happy camper, realizing they've just blown two million dollars they couldn't afford to blow. Lety runs out and calms Fernando down and tells them she'll try to find out where the merchandise is and if it's recoverable, then goes back to her office.
Down in reception, Saimon is bragging to PM about his narrow escape. They get close, pull apart, then get close again, only to spring apart again when someone from Bella Life walks in looking for Luigi. He's cute so PM starts to pull her usual unprofessional drooling bit, which pisses Saimon off. They fight as she calls Irma about the guy, then primps and tells Saimon to watch reception for her as she heads upstairs; Saimon throws a hissy fit.
Omar is trying to placate Fernando and Fern ain't placatin'. Omar tells him to calm down and Fernando pretends to be calm while still ripping Omar a new orifice.
Back at Alicia's desk, Marta comes out of the bathroom dressed in another Alicia knockoff. The usual crap flies, and Alicia tells Marta she looks ridiculous and teases her about her weight. Marta snaps back. The Bella Life guy interrupts them and I guess he's supposed to be really cute because both Alicia and Married Marta drool over him (hey, she's married, not dead! She can look!). He says something about the beautiful women that work there and they thank him. Sara and Lola come out and Sara's sniffing like a hound dog saying she smells a handsome man. They both drool while PM and Juana come up and drool as well (I guess at Conceptos the women's brains can also be shut down by certain female portions of their anatomy, just as the men's can be by their manly parts). Alicia makes a rude comment, of course, right in front of their client and I'm once again wondering how Conceptos is able to stay in business with such unprofessional people running around. Luigi is talking about the commercials with Irma when Marta brings BL Guy in (his name's actually Ernesto, but I like BL Guy). They begin to talk while Marta stares at him, totally appreciatin' his manly form. Luigi boots her out, so she goes out into the lobby where they all discuss him.
Lety comes out of her office and tells Fern that there's no way to get hold of the equipment that was confiscated because it's contraband. Omar comes in and Fernando and Lety both glare at him. Fern yells at him for dealing with smugglers, and Lety joins in. Fernando complains about losing 2 million dollars while Lety tries to calm him down. She continues to yell at Omar as well (is it really her place to do so? I know she "told him so" and all, but she is still just an assistant and he's a shareholder and Vice President... oh well I guess if the cuartel and drool unprofessionally over a hot client, she can yell unprofessionally at her VP). Alicia comes in and Fernando pretends to be all buddy buddy with Omar. She gives him the internet article he wanted, but to her chagrin he just rips it up without reading it (she did a lot of begging to Ariel to get that, darn it!) and kicks her out of his office. Omar leaves, Lety whines, and Fernando continues to freak. Omar passes by Alicia looking for Sara. She tries to pump him for info, but he's not giving any.
Lety goes and gets Luigi's valerian and comes back as Omar again goes into the office. Fern continues to ream Omar while Lety keeps trying to calm him down. She and Fernando both start chugging the valerian out of the bottle.
Isabella shows up in Reception and Saimon drools. She wants Luigi and Saimon falls all over himself trying to let Luigi know.
Again to Fernando's Hideaway, I mean office, where Fern and Lety are really REALLY mellow (ok, I mean stoned off their gourds). Lety squishes her face up hideously as she explains that it's impossible to get back the contraband equipment and the man who sold it to them has skipped town. Omar says he didn't know the guy was a phony, and Lety whines to him that she warned him. She freaks out because she can't see Fernando any more, but it's only that the computer screen is in the way. He laughs really mellow-like and moves it till they can see each other. Omar looks on nervously, knowing this nice little buzz-on isn't going to last, and continues to make excuses.
Isabella is in Luigi's office with Marcia, and Luigi is introducing her to BL Guy. He likee. He's eager to know when Conceptos can begin working on their commercials. Luigi mentions the camera and Marcia tells him it's on the way.
Omar decides to fight back and tells Fern he may have ordered contraband, but it was Fernando who was dumb enough to pay the whole amount in advance. Fernando tries to attack him, but Lety holds him back. Omar then goes after Fernando and Lety has to hold HIM off. Once again Lety gets stuck in one of my favorite sandwiches, only this time it's not a happy sandwich. She yells and pushes them apart and tells them to stop, they're both to blame, and she gets them to sit. She says maybe they can get a loan in the name of Filmo Imagen and Fernando wants her to get the promissory notes he gave her.
Lety calls home. Tomas isn't there, so she asks her mom to come down in a taxi and to give the papers to no one but her. Omar makes a dumb comment that makes Fern and Lety glare at him again. Lety wants to know what they're going to tell the Board, and Fernando tells her there's no way he's admitting to the board that his company was involved with contraband. They again discuss funding, and Lety reminds them that though Conceptos can't get any more loans, F.I. can.
Fernando wants to call a meeting, but Marcia and Luigi say they can't, they're busy. He goes storming off to Luigi's office, yelling, only to suddenly notice Isabella and BL Guy. He schmoozes, then Isabella and BLG leave.
Back at Casa Padilla, Pop won't let mom take a taxi with such important papers, and tells her he'll take them himself. She argues but there's no stopping Robopop when he's on a mission.
In the conference room where Fernando's finally been able to call that meeting, Fern is telling everyone that the camera equipment won't be coming because there was a problem in New York. They watch a news report about the raid on the big TV there and Omar looks nervous. They decide to get the equipment from a Mexican supplier. Downstairs, pop shows up and Celso wants to take the papers but Pop says no, I have to give them to her directly. Lety tells the meeting they'll have the equipment in no time and Luigi is happy, meanwhile Celso calls and lets Lety know about daddums waiting. Fernando's still abusing Omar, but for the sake of Luigi and Marcia he's making it look like he's patting him or hugging him. Fernando fantasizes about being interviewed by the news lady, who gives him hell for buying contraband and embroiling his family's business in illegal activities. He tells her he did it to save money and she hits him a couple of times with the file she's holding while reminding him that instead he lost 2 million dollars. Lety snaps him out of it while Marcia says something about luck and everyone knocks on wood (they do that there too? How funny!!). Fernando, Lety and Omar leave the meeting while continuing to give Omar total hell on toast. They remind him that they can't be tied to a scandal like this. Fernando tells Lety to attack and she acts like a vicious guard dog while he holds her back. She and Fernando then go downstairs as pop comes into reception. She's upset to see that it's daddums instead of mums and he explains why he came instead. She doesn't want to, but has no choice but to formally introduce him to Fernando. Pop overhears Fern asking PM to get them a cab, and he offers to drive Fern and Lety wherever they need to go. They, especially Lety, don't want to, but pop almost psychotically insists on it so they take him up on his offer they couldn't refuse (yes, he was that insistent, I'd have been worried about a horse head in my bed too).
Luigi and Marcia are still talking about the commercial and Alicia butts in, still pretending to be sick. She blames Marta and her little joke. Luigi and Marta don't really pay her much attention and discuss the equipment problem. Alicia looks interested and Marcia tells her not to tell anyone.
Fernando, Lety and Erasmo go to pop's car, pop bragging about his daughter the whole way. Fernando agrees with him and says Lety's his right hand. So, says pop, then why are you yelling at her all the time? Fernando makes excuses. Pop then tosses out the little plum that he does the accounting for a company called Filmo Imagen.
Missing Recap 28: My two dads
Erasmo is again yelling at Fernando for always yelling at Lety. Fernando's still 'splainin'. Pop then tells him how he spent 20 years working as an accountant, and now he works for Filmo Imagen. Fernando glares at Lety while her eye twitches. Fernando pretends nothing's wrong but Lety knows he's pissed and makes a face. They all pile into the car but it won't start. They jabber about it, then suddenly it starts and they're off.
Alicia's eating something she doesn't really like and trying to figure out how Ariel can help her financially, but she knows he's just going to tell her it's her problem.
Robo is yakking on and on while they pull up to the bank. Sounds like they're talking about Lety, and she's looking like she wishes she was anywhere else but there. Lety and Fernando get out of the car and she starts trying to explain about her dad, but he just yells at her while she remembers her conversation with Tomas about the topic. Finally he says whatever, though he's still not happy.
Alicia's on her cell in the bathroom telling Ariel how they cancelled the contract with the New York suppliers and will be buying the stuff locally, and Ariel gets mad and tells her that information is useless and not to bother him again. His attitude and yelling makes her sick to her stomach and she hurls into the sink. Marta, Lola and Irmita enter the ladies room and see her, in their minds confirming their suspicions that she's got a bun baking. They speculate on who the father might be.
Back at the bank Fernando's getting ready to sign the papers. Lety wants him to be sure this is what he wants to do, he is. They go back to the car and once again it won't start, but just as Fern's about to lose it, it starts again.
Omar sees Alicia and starts to walk away, but then rolls his eyes and goes back and asks if she's still sick. She says yes, a little. He tells her if she doesn't feel better soon she needs to see a doctor. As he's going back to his office, he walks by the cuartel, who are gossiping about her being pregnant. Suddenly it occurs to Sara that they should talk quieter because her boss might hear and we get a shot of his face showing us that he did.
Fernando and Lety are now at the Registro Publico de La Propiedad to register the loan. Fernando tells pop thanks for the lift sailor but we'll take a taxi back to Conceptos, but pops won't hear of it. Lety registers the loan and is told the paperwork will take 15 days. She tells Fern that, they discuss it, then leave. Outside, pop has the hood up and is working on the car. He asks Fernando to help him fix it and Lety asks him not to put Fern on the spot like that. Fern shouts at her that it's not a problem. He isn't yelling angrily, the engine's just loud, but Robo tells him not to shout at his daughter. A few minutes later Erasmo himself shouts at her and Fern comes to her defense. They agree that for the rest of the day neither one will shout at her. Lety drives while Fern and Pop pretend to push the car, and even though they don't actually move an inch, the car starts and all are happy. Pop drops them off at Conceptos, shakes Fernando's hand (getting oil all over it wa-wa-wa-wa) and leaves. Lety again tries to explain about giving dad a job and he says ok and walks away. She follows.
Sara goes to give some documents to Omar and he asks her to sit and asks about Alicia. She tells him it's only a guess the cuartel made because she seems to have all the symptoms. She leaves and he calls Alicia into his office and asks her if she's pregnant. She's surprised but answers immediately, "and what if I am?" He replies that he'd think it wasn't his. Omar insists that she confirm or deny the rumor but she remains silent. Fern calls Omar to tell him about the loan being done and she walks out. She goes out and yells at the cuartel for gossiping (sorry, I'm full-on with Alicia on this one. I'm worried that I find myself starting to side with the bad guys more and more often and I'm getting concerned for my immortal soul). She goes into Marcia's office and tells her all about it. Ariel calls just then while she continues to talk, and he hears something about pregnancy. He wants to know who's pregnant and Marcia tells him it's Alicia. He's impactado and wonders if it's his. Alicia says "please Marcia" like que the hell are you telling THIS guy for??? Alicia wants to keep talking but Marcia asks her to let her talk to her brother alone so she leaves, but she's worried he's going to tell Marcia that she's his spy. Instead he asks Marcia if she knows who the father is. Marcia wants to know why Ariel is suddenly so interested in Alicia. Rather than answer, he changes the subject and asks how the commercial is going. She tells him about the problems in New York and he says Humberto should now about it. He wants to call a meeting to find out the financial position of Conceptos. As always, he continues to whine about her novio.
Fernando tells Omar they have to find a lawyer to represent F.I. in the embargo of Conceptos. Omar makes a crack about the oil on Fernando's hands being from Lety's face, and Fern sets him straight. He tells him Lety's people are very straight and upright and now more than ever he feels good that the company is in Lety's hands. Omar tells Fern that Alicia might be pregnant. Fern makes fun of him and tells him he's going to give him a panalera (can't find a definition for that, but I'm guessing it's like a baby shower) [Julie says: I found pañalera = diaper bag]. Omar says the baby may not be his and I think Fernando tells him to man up and do the right thing.
Sara and Lola are pretending to be a mother with a baby when Marcia comes up so they run off. Alicia wants to know what she and Ariel talked about and Marcia doesn't really give her much of an answer. She asks if everything's ok and Marcia says yes. Marcia leaves just as Ariel calls Alicia and asks her for the name of the father of the baby. She says "Ariel", not like that's the answer but like she's just starting her sentence with his name, but he takes it the other way and goes off on her. She tries to interrupt but he won't let her and tells her to look someplace else for the father because he can't have a scandal. Omar comes over so she hangs up on Ariel mid-rant. Omar asks her to come to his office to talk, but she tells him she doesn't have anything to say to him. He looks constipated and says fine and leaves, leaving her looking smug. She's discovering that something that started out bad via the cuartel could turn out good for her after all. Omar's in his office looking upset and fidgety. Ariel's in his office looking upset and ugly little mermaid-y.
Marcia tells Fern that Ariel wants to call a board meeting, and she thinks it's a good idea to let Humberto know that they trouble they just went through (the infamous Benny video) is passing. Fernando argues with her and she wants to know if there are any problems she should know about. He denies it and they make up. She leaves and he calls Omar into his office, and yells for Lety to come in too. They talk about the equipment and when Omar gets there, he tells them about Ariel wanting a meeting.
Marcia asks Alicia in for a little girl talk. She asks if Alicia's pregnant or is it just gossip? Alicia says she's not sure and complains about the cuartel telling the whole world. Marcia tells her to get tested right away, she needs to be sure, and Alicia complains about the cuartel again. Marcia asks her if she got pregnant on purpose to trap Omar.
In reception Lola, Marta and PM are talking about something. Sounds like another product placement commercial so I ignore it. Once it's done, they start talking about Alicia and Omar and PM the Schizo gets pissed.
Alicia tells Marcia she didn't do it on purpose. Marcia wants to know if it's Omar's and Alicia answers that even if it is she doubts Omar will step up because he's denying the child is his. This makes Marcia mad, but Alicia admits that he might be right, she's had relations with another man besides Omar, during the time he and she were having problems, and this guy won't step up either. Marcia wants to know who the other guy is but Alicia won't tell. They talk more and Alicia tells Marcia she loves Omar, then she leaves. Out in the lobby, more crap flies between Alicia and the cuartel about the gossiping.
Fernando tells Omar and Lety that they should make sure the Bella Life commercial is a success by having a big promotion when it's released. He wants Carolina to handle the promotion, but Omar reminds him that she won't work with them any more after the Ibarra disaster. He says they can convince her.
Alicia goes into reception and Saimon starts to flirt with her, but PM makes a rude comment about finding a father for her child. Alicia snipes back, PM says something rude about Omar, more back and forth. Alicia leaves and Saimon and PM fight.
Fernando, Marcia and Omar enter the conference room while Fernando talks to his dad on the phone, telling him about Bella Life and the commercial they're doing. Once he hangs up, Fern wants to talk to Omar alone so he asks Marcia to go get Luigi and she agrees (I would have told him to use the bloody phone that's sitting right there on the table, but then again I'm lazy and I guess she wants the exercise). Fern and Omar discuss dad and the meeting, then Fern calls Lety in and asks about Carolina. She tells him Carolina refuses, as Omar predicted. Omar leaves and Lety starts going off on Fern about the loans and stuff, slowly creeping closer till she's right in his face. He tells her to respect his personal space and she backs off. They discuss the bank, the contraband, his presidency, and Ariel.
The cuartel are leaving and wish Marcia good night. Alicia gets off the elevator acting just fine till she sees Marcia, then she goes all swooney again. Marcia asks about the test and Alicia tells her it's positive.
Fernando and Lety are still talking, but they wind down and he leaves while she gives his back a worried yet dreamy look. He meets Marcia in the lobby but steps away so she can have a few more words with Alicia. Omar passes by Alicia and catches up to Fernando and tells him he talked to Alicia and she claims the baby is his. He, Marcia and Fernando all leave together, and Alicia gives his back a smug look.
The cuartel are all gossiping down in reception when Fernando, Marcia and Omar get off the elevator, say good night to everyone, and leave. Lety runs up and they all hear Paco and offspring saying something about Marta closing her eyes for a surprise. She doesn't want to, but the cuartel make her (Sara covers her eyes). Paco and child bring in a huge box, plant it in front of her, and let her open her eyes. She's impactada.
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Friday, October 19, 2007
Destilando Amor - Oct. 18, 2007 where everyone seems to be developing OCD
EPISODE - Oct. 18, 2007:
* Don Roberto and Alonso in a heated discussion about the fight between Gavi and the "Witches of Montalveno". Don Roberto wants an end to the ban of the witches to the events; Alonso agrees and suggests Gavi take his place with the public relations projects. Don Robert agrees. Don Roberto tells Alonso to be ready to attend the meeting tonight for work. Alonso stutters and tries to get out of it - Don Roberto won't let him.
* "The Witches" meet with Granny P at the house. Granny reminds them to stay away from Gavi, and don't cause any problems with Don Roberto or the ag. commission. Fedra is insulted by the lack of support from Granny - Minnie and Isa support Fedra - they leave. Dani enters and talks with Granny P. Granny is tired of fending off the witches from Gavi - she can't take anymore, especially with Don Amador's memorial ceremonies and the general assembly coming up.
* Gavi tells Clara over the phone about the invitations that Alonso has stacked on his desk. They will attend all of them, and she will be so busy, she won't have time to even think about Rod or his family. Just then, Alonso enters her office - Gavi hangs up with Clara and asks "why such a long face?" Alonso tells her about his meeting with Don Roberto, that he's been summoned to attend meetings around Japan and Asia for the commission. Gavi is a little sad but understanding. Alonso explains the plan for the office in his absence. Alonso is disappointed that he has to cancel their plans for tonight.
* At the hacienda, James works on computer in the living room. Pancho and Sofia enter - Pancho is trying to convince Sofia to go to the Fair with him tonight. He really plays up how much fun it will be and what will be there. Sofia reluctantly agrees to go. Pancho goes upstairs to use the jacuzzi. Sofia stays downstairs to talk with James. James wonders if they've patched up their marriage. Sofia says ignore what you've just heard - nothing has changed, they are as far apart as ever. Sofia and James discuss Sofia's continuing suspicions of Isa and Pancho. Sofia wishes Rod would return soon so she won't have to confront this deception alone.
* Aaron comes home to the condo and kisses his wife, Minnie. They talk about his tequila project and he over-embellishes how wonderful his tequila venture is doing. She mentions Bruno. He grumbles and then changes the subject. Minnie tells him the latest about Gavi's ban on her, Fedra and Isa, and about Rod's trip. Aaron puts down Rod's business acumen. Aaron then mentions Isa being lonely without Rod around. Minnie tells him about their curious evening together, when the two men (Eugenio and Alfredo) flirted with Isa. Aaron becomes jealous over the thought that Minnie was flirting with another man. Minnie calms him down and says she left the table and Isa got rid of them. Aaron and Minnie realize they really don't know Isa very well.
* Isa calls the hacienda - Sofia answers and tells her that she and Pancho have been together all day long, and now they are preparing to attend the Fair all night. Isa mentions Granny P. Sofia hangs up. Pancho asks what Isa wanted - Sofia says she doesn't know and doesn't really care.
* Gavi returns home and commiserates her disappointment with Clara about Rod and Alonso both on business trips away from Mexico. They go through what Gavi likes about Alonso, in comparison to Rod. Gavi wonders if she's in love (with Alonso).
* Rod sits nervously in a waiting room, thinks about the advice Erika gave him, and wonders how he can get past the absence of Gavi (his personal challenge).
* Gavi cries her question. Clara tries to advise and console her - take this month to figure out what she wants. Gavi cries and wonders if the psychiatrist will cure Rod so he forgets all about her. Clara tells her not to think like that, then (like every jewish mother I've ever known) she goes to make something to eat.
* Gavi comes to the office as Hurricane Alonso gives Nancy whiplash as he prepares to leave on his trip. He calls and calls for Nancy to check on papers and reservations and things. In the midst of the Hurricane, Dani calls and Gavi takes it in her office. Dani and Gavi discuss Rod, Alonso, the two business trips, the "witches" and Granny P's wish. As Gavi tells Dani to assure Granny that all the family will be included in all the events for Don Amador. Gavi has to hang up as Hurricane Alonso starts shouting for Gavi. Dani mutters she hopes that Rod isn't wrong.
* Gaspar is about to leave on a business trip and goes to see his wife in the office - Pammie is still in bed. They discuss Pammie's need for vengeance against Aaron and the astuteness of Aaron to commit fraud and hide it so well. Gaspar says he will be diligent in investigating for proof of the fraud and crimes, especially surrounding Artemio's death. Just then Pammie enters, Gaspar has to explain to her about the questions that surrounded Artemio's death. She prompts her dad to do whatever he has to do to get the proof needed to hurt Aaron badly. She won't have any peace until then.
* Aaron in office working with his three employees on earning money through the futures markets.
* Dani is on phone with secretary of Dr. T. Elvis enters and listens as Dani ends the phone call. She explains that she needs to find out for her brother who is little Ricky's real father - she needs to see the medical records in Dr. T's files. She also tells Elvis that Rod suspects Isa has a lover. They change the subject and Elvis gives her the good news about his new project for a video business.
* Hurricane Alonso is still going full force in his office. He shouts for Gavi - she enters and has to show him where the documents are in his briefcase. He shouts for Nancy - where is his luggage? Nancy enters in tears to explain about the chauffeur taking them down to the car. Nancy leaves. Alonso is frantic looking for his laptop and stuff - Gavi has to show him the laptop case and calm him down before he leaves. He gives her last minute instructions. Before he rushes out the door, he tells Gavi he loves her. She is impactado.
ONE MONTH LATER...
* Bruno spies on Aaron and his employees working on his futures transactions. Bruno enters and asks what in the world he's doing? Aaron explains his game plan. Bruno says this isn't a game, it's speculation! Employee tells Aaron they are losing money on the Tokyo market. Aaron looks at the screen and tells them to sell. Employee says they can't, too late. Aaron is frustrated and sits at his desk. Bruno comes around and asks how much did he lose. Aaron tells him. Bruno hopes he isn't using corporation money for his little "game". Aaron is confident he can cover all his debts and repay the loan to the corporation. Bruno reminds Aaron about the important conference coming up, and then asks about Rod's return. Bruno leaves to go ask Margarita. Aaron mutters to himself what new surprises are in store for him, and if Rod will return to seek out Gavi again.
* Maintenance engineer finishes installing the new blinds in Alonso's office, under Gavi's supervision. Gavi is on the phone talking with Dani about when Rod will return, also when Alonso will return. Gavi asks Dani not to say anything to Rod about her phone call. Gavi hangs up. Maintenance engineer leaves. Nancy enters and compliments Gavi on the blinds, says Alonso will faint in delight when he finds out Gavi did it. Alonso calls and tells Nancy he will return tomorrow morning, but he doesn't speak with Gavi. Nancy asks Gavi what happened between the two, she and Alonso haven't spoken to each other for the entire month. Gavi is vague and goes back to work.
* At hacienda living room, Sofia holds the mail and asks Ofelia if she's seen the latest phone and cell phone bills. Ofelia says not lately. Sofia asks her to keep watch for them. Ofelia agrees and leaves. Sofia opens one of the bills and starts to read it. James enters and scares her. Sofia explains to James that she's checking one of Pancho's bills. James is shocked she's opening the bill. Sofia says it's an old one. James tries to come up with humorous story. Sofia is curious about what Pancho is spending his money on. James mentions something about Pancho's secret activities in the office, then leaves. Sofia sighs, and mutters that when she gets her hands on the fracture of the cell phone, she'll know for sure if Isa and Pancho are seeing each other.
* Don Roberto and Gavi are discussing the marketing campaign for the Tequila Casadores de Arana. A knock at the door. The secretary shows a man inside. Don Roberto introduces Gavi to Inaqui Andabulo(?). Inaqui talks with them about his new tequila "Tequila Corza" and the campaign to launch it to market. He shows them the artist drawings for the bottles.
* Isa and Pancho have their secret phone conversation. She tells him to call her immediately when he arrives in Mexico City. He agrees with pleasure. He then asks her for a huge favor - for some money. She asks what for? He tells her his sob story of his credit cards and the list of creditors. She asks how much does he need? We don't hear the amount but from the bugged out eyeballs on Isa, we can only imagine the number of zeros on the amount. She tells him she will have to talk with her banker to see what she can do. He apologizes for making such a large request and promises that as soon as his business is successful, he will pay her back in full. "I'm sure you will," says Isa.
* Larry the snake meets with Aaron the skunk to show off the latest figures about their investments. Aaron is very pleased with the results and tells Larry to keep up the great work. Larry leaves just as Rod walks down the hallway towards them. Rod stop to talk with Aaron. Rod goes off to his office - Aaron enters his office to return to work on his 'futures trading'.
* Rod enters his office with Margarita following him inside. He tells her about his successful business trip and shows her the award he received in Brussels. She asks where he will display it. He wants to give it to someone very special. She smiles, thinks it is for Gavi. He plays along with the assumption. As Margarita is about to leave to wrap up the award, Rod asks why there are no phone calls from the ag. commission. Margarita says because there are none. Margarita leaves. Rod is impactado.
* In a meeting with department advisers, Gavi isn't paying attention to what they are saying. They ask for her signature on a document so they can get started with construction. She snaps back to reality and asks about invitations. The men ask her about the points they just went over. She apologizes for not paying attention - she has a lot on her mind today and asks to reschedule for tomorrow. They leave. Gavi calls to Nancy to make a phone call. Nancy calls Margarita, who informs her that Rod was at the office and then left for the day - Nancy relays the information to Gavi. Gavi looks disappointed.
* Rod makes a surprise visit to Dr Erika's office. He puts the gift box on the desk and enters to start his impromptu psychiatrist session with Dr. Erika. She's impactado and smiling. Rod tells her that he was so tempted to call Gavi -- BUT HE DIDN'T! He didn't call because he wanted to see her (Erika)!
* Gavi tells Clara her disappointment because Rod returned but didn't call her. Clara tries to cheer Gavi up, but Gavi is too disgusted and hurt. Clara asks about Alonso. Gavi says he told Nancy he returns tomorrow morning. Clara tells Gavi to be prepared with an answer for Alonso.
* Rod gets all excited talking to Erika about his successful business trip through Europe and the U.S. He is so excited that his father's dream has really come true. He is equally excited because before his life seemed to revolved around Ricardo, Isa and Gavi and now with his venture becoming so successful, he finally has something all for himself. Erika asks him about Gavi and he tells Erika he came to this conclusion after thinking about something she told him before he left - he is doing this for himself only. Then he pauses and starts to think and wonder how Gavi is doing.
DA IS IN ITS ULTIMAS SEMANAS!!!!
* Don Roberto and Alonso in a heated discussion about the fight between Gavi and the "Witches of Montalveno". Don Roberto wants an end to the ban of the witches to the events; Alonso agrees and suggests Gavi take his place with the public relations projects. Don Robert agrees. Don Roberto tells Alonso to be ready to attend the meeting tonight for work. Alonso stutters and tries to get out of it - Don Roberto won't let him.
* "The Witches" meet with Granny P at the house. Granny reminds them to stay away from Gavi, and don't cause any problems with Don Roberto or the ag. commission. Fedra is insulted by the lack of support from Granny - Minnie and Isa support Fedra - they leave. Dani enters and talks with Granny P. Granny is tired of fending off the witches from Gavi - she can't take anymore, especially with Don Amador's memorial ceremonies and the general assembly coming up.
* Gavi tells Clara over the phone about the invitations that Alonso has stacked on his desk. They will attend all of them, and she will be so busy, she won't have time to even think about Rod or his family. Just then, Alonso enters her office - Gavi hangs up with Clara and asks "why such a long face?" Alonso tells her about his meeting with Don Roberto, that he's been summoned to attend meetings around Japan and Asia for the commission. Gavi is a little sad but understanding. Alonso explains the plan for the office in his absence. Alonso is disappointed that he has to cancel their plans for tonight.
* At the hacienda, James works on computer in the living room. Pancho and Sofia enter - Pancho is trying to convince Sofia to go to the Fair with him tonight. He really plays up how much fun it will be and what will be there. Sofia reluctantly agrees to go. Pancho goes upstairs to use the jacuzzi. Sofia stays downstairs to talk with James. James wonders if they've patched up their marriage. Sofia says ignore what you've just heard - nothing has changed, they are as far apart as ever. Sofia and James discuss Sofia's continuing suspicions of Isa and Pancho. Sofia wishes Rod would return soon so she won't have to confront this deception alone.
* Aaron comes home to the condo and kisses his wife, Minnie. They talk about his tequila project and he over-embellishes how wonderful his tequila venture is doing. She mentions Bruno. He grumbles and then changes the subject. Minnie tells him the latest about Gavi's ban on her, Fedra and Isa, and about Rod's trip. Aaron puts down Rod's business acumen. Aaron then mentions Isa being lonely without Rod around. Minnie tells him about their curious evening together, when the two men (Eugenio and Alfredo) flirted with Isa. Aaron becomes jealous over the thought that Minnie was flirting with another man. Minnie calms him down and says she left the table and Isa got rid of them. Aaron and Minnie realize they really don't know Isa very well.
* Isa calls the hacienda - Sofia answers and tells her that she and Pancho have been together all day long, and now they are preparing to attend the Fair all night. Isa mentions Granny P. Sofia hangs up. Pancho asks what Isa wanted - Sofia says she doesn't know and doesn't really care.
* Gavi returns home and commiserates her disappointment with Clara about Rod and Alonso both on business trips away from Mexico. They go through what Gavi likes about Alonso, in comparison to Rod. Gavi wonders if she's in love (with Alonso).
* Rod sits nervously in a waiting room, thinks about the advice Erika gave him, and wonders how he can get past the absence of Gavi (his personal challenge).
* Gavi cries her question. Clara tries to advise and console her - take this month to figure out what she wants. Gavi cries and wonders if the psychiatrist will cure Rod so he forgets all about her. Clara tells her not to think like that, then (like every jewish mother I've ever known) she goes to make something to eat.
* Gavi comes to the office as Hurricane Alonso gives Nancy whiplash as he prepares to leave on his trip. He calls and calls for Nancy to check on papers and reservations and things. In the midst of the Hurricane, Dani calls and Gavi takes it in her office. Dani and Gavi discuss Rod, Alonso, the two business trips, the "witches" and Granny P's wish. As Gavi tells Dani to assure Granny that all the family will be included in all the events for Don Amador. Gavi has to hang up as Hurricane Alonso starts shouting for Gavi. Dani mutters she hopes that Rod isn't wrong.
* Gaspar is about to leave on a business trip and goes to see his wife in the office - Pammie is still in bed. They discuss Pammie's need for vengeance against Aaron and the astuteness of Aaron to commit fraud and hide it so well. Gaspar says he will be diligent in investigating for proof of the fraud and crimes, especially surrounding Artemio's death. Just then Pammie enters, Gaspar has to explain to her about the questions that surrounded Artemio's death. She prompts her dad to do whatever he has to do to get the proof needed to hurt Aaron badly. She won't have any peace until then.
* Aaron in office working with his three employees on earning money through the futures markets.
* Dani is on phone with secretary of Dr. T. Elvis enters and listens as Dani ends the phone call. She explains that she needs to find out for her brother who is little Ricky's real father - she needs to see the medical records in Dr. T's files. She also tells Elvis that Rod suspects Isa has a lover. They change the subject and Elvis gives her the good news about his new project for a video business.
* Hurricane Alonso is still going full force in his office. He shouts for Gavi - she enters and has to show him where the documents are in his briefcase. He shouts for Nancy - where is his luggage? Nancy enters in tears to explain about the chauffeur taking them down to the car. Nancy leaves. Alonso is frantic looking for his laptop and stuff - Gavi has to show him the laptop case and calm him down before he leaves. He gives her last minute instructions. Before he rushes out the door, he tells Gavi he loves her. She is impactado.
ONE MONTH LATER...
* Bruno spies on Aaron and his employees working on his futures transactions. Bruno enters and asks what in the world he's doing? Aaron explains his game plan. Bruno says this isn't a game, it's speculation! Employee tells Aaron they are losing money on the Tokyo market. Aaron looks at the screen and tells them to sell. Employee says they can't, too late. Aaron is frustrated and sits at his desk. Bruno comes around and asks how much did he lose. Aaron tells him. Bruno hopes he isn't using corporation money for his little "game". Aaron is confident he can cover all his debts and repay the loan to the corporation. Bruno reminds Aaron about the important conference coming up, and then asks about Rod's return. Bruno leaves to go ask Margarita. Aaron mutters to himself what new surprises are in store for him, and if Rod will return to seek out Gavi again.
* Maintenance engineer finishes installing the new blinds in Alonso's office, under Gavi's supervision. Gavi is on the phone talking with Dani about when Rod will return, also when Alonso will return. Gavi asks Dani not to say anything to Rod about her phone call. Gavi hangs up. Maintenance engineer leaves. Nancy enters and compliments Gavi on the blinds, says Alonso will faint in delight when he finds out Gavi did it. Alonso calls and tells Nancy he will return tomorrow morning, but he doesn't speak with Gavi. Nancy asks Gavi what happened between the two, she and Alonso haven't spoken to each other for the entire month. Gavi is vague and goes back to work.
* At hacienda living room, Sofia holds the mail and asks Ofelia if she's seen the latest phone and cell phone bills. Ofelia says not lately. Sofia asks her to keep watch for them. Ofelia agrees and leaves. Sofia opens one of the bills and starts to read it. James enters and scares her. Sofia explains to James that she's checking one of Pancho's bills. James is shocked she's opening the bill. Sofia says it's an old one. James tries to come up with humorous story. Sofia is curious about what Pancho is spending his money on. James mentions something about Pancho's secret activities in the office, then leaves. Sofia sighs, and mutters that when she gets her hands on the fracture of the cell phone, she'll know for sure if Isa and Pancho are seeing each other.
* Don Roberto and Gavi are discussing the marketing campaign for the Tequila Casadores de Arana. A knock at the door. The secretary shows a man inside. Don Roberto introduces Gavi to Inaqui Andabulo(?). Inaqui talks with them about his new tequila "Tequila Corza" and the campaign to launch it to market. He shows them the artist drawings for the bottles.
* Isa and Pancho have their secret phone conversation. She tells him to call her immediately when he arrives in Mexico City. He agrees with pleasure. He then asks her for a huge favor - for some money. She asks what for? He tells her his sob story of his credit cards and the list of creditors. She asks how much does he need? We don't hear the amount but from the bugged out eyeballs on Isa, we can only imagine the number of zeros on the amount. She tells him she will have to talk with her banker to see what she can do. He apologizes for making such a large request and promises that as soon as his business is successful, he will pay her back in full. "I'm sure you will," says Isa.
* Larry the snake meets with Aaron the skunk to show off the latest figures about their investments. Aaron is very pleased with the results and tells Larry to keep up the great work. Larry leaves just as Rod walks down the hallway towards them. Rod stop to talk with Aaron. Rod goes off to his office - Aaron enters his office to return to work on his 'futures trading'.
* Rod enters his office with Margarita following him inside. He tells her about his successful business trip and shows her the award he received in Brussels. She asks where he will display it. He wants to give it to someone very special. She smiles, thinks it is for Gavi. He plays along with the assumption. As Margarita is about to leave to wrap up the award, Rod asks why there are no phone calls from the ag. commission. Margarita says because there are none. Margarita leaves. Rod is impactado.
* In a meeting with department advisers, Gavi isn't paying attention to what they are saying. They ask for her signature on a document so they can get started with construction. She snaps back to reality and asks about invitations. The men ask her about the points they just went over. She apologizes for not paying attention - she has a lot on her mind today and asks to reschedule for tomorrow. They leave. Gavi calls to Nancy to make a phone call. Nancy calls Margarita, who informs her that Rod was at the office and then left for the day - Nancy relays the information to Gavi. Gavi looks disappointed.
* Rod makes a surprise visit to Dr Erika's office. He puts the gift box on the desk and enters to start his impromptu psychiatrist session with Dr. Erika. She's impactado and smiling. Rod tells her that he was so tempted to call Gavi -- BUT HE DIDN'T! He didn't call because he wanted to see her (Erika)!
* Gavi tells Clara her disappointment because Rod returned but didn't call her. Clara tries to cheer Gavi up, but Gavi is too disgusted and hurt. Clara asks about Alonso. Gavi says he told Nancy he returns tomorrow morning. Clara tells Gavi to be prepared with an answer for Alonso.
* Rod gets all excited talking to Erika about his successful business trip through Europe and the U.S. He is so excited that his father's dream has really come true. He is equally excited because before his life seemed to revolved around Ricardo, Isa and Gavi and now with his venture becoming so successful, he finally has something all for himself. Erika asks him about Gavi and he tells Erika he came to this conclusion after thinking about something she told him before he left - he is doing this for himself only. Then he pauses and starts to think and wonder how Gavi is doing.
DA IS IN ITS ULTIMAS SEMANAS!!!!
Labels: Destilando
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Yo amo a Juan Querendón, Thursday October 18 - I hope it's OK if I say mean things about Paula
Hi, this is Carmel, filling in for Sylvia -- I am short on time so this is a very quick recap; apologies for mistakes and please use the comments to add anything important that I missed!
Nidia told Enrique to assume his responsibility for Yadira's child. Enrique kept trying to answer and was repeatedly interrupted by Nidia, but he finally managed to say he would marry Yadira. Yadira kissed him.
In the other room, Alirio asked Marely and Juan what was going on. Marely said coldly that it was a family matter. Alirio pointed out that Juan wasn't family. Juan said, "Yadira is pregnant, that's all."
Alirio the Morally Upright yelled, "Pregnant! Caramba, caray! This house has become Sodom and Gomorrah!"
He was still ranting and raving when Nidia, Yadira, and Enrique came out and revealed the wedding plans. Juan cheered and hugged Enrique. Marely smiled wryly.
Later Enrique told Juan, "There are few men like me. Decent." He said he was looking forward to being a family man, and asked Juan something that I didn't catch because I was making notes on earlier dialogue. (Anyone know what he said?) Juan said, "As man of the family, I see no problem," but that Enrique should ask Nidia.
Meanwhile, Marely told Yadira that marrying Enrique without love would be a much bigger mistake than getting pregnant. Yadira retorted, "This is what I want." Nidia said a mother shouldn't be single and love could come later.
Marely said it was incredible that such attitudes existed in the 21st century. Yadira told Marely not to interfere in her life. Marely told Yadira to do whatever she wanted and stormed out of the room. Yadira said, "Envious!"
When Juan picked up Paula to take her to work, Paula (who was wearing some clothes for a change) thanked him for the serenade and asked if it was really Pablo Montero. Juan said yes, and Paula said, "I have to confess, it impressed me."
But she said she was still confused and wanted a tregua (respite or rest) from their relationship with "zero pressure." When Juan agreed, she said he could keep being her chauffeur. (How generous of her!)
Pastor fretted to Ivonne about being blackmailed by Alirio. "You can't imagine how much this coyote is asking for. What am I going to do?" Ivonne said, "Maybe we have a solution nearer than we thought," and told him to go to Monica for help.
Monica asked Paula to help her with something -- planning a surprise birthday party for Cesar Luis, I think. Paula tried to get out of it, but her tiny brain wasn't up to the challenge, so she ended up saying yes (doesn't she always?)
Nidia and Yadira discussed Yadira's wedding plans. Nidia said Cesar Luis could be the padrino (best man).
Juan told Fernando and Enrique that he and Paula were taking a break in their relationship. He tried to make it sound like a good thing, saying it would help them clarify things. Fernando and Enrique were skeptical.
Ivonne mocked Cesar Luis about Monica being alone with Paula, saying all the secrets might come out. Cesar Luis pretended not to be worried. Ivonne said in her nasty-nice way, "If you play with fire, sooner or later you'll get burned. Having your wife and lover in the same office is a ticking time bomb."
Pastor told Alirio to stop threatening him, saying (basically), "I'll accept the consequences for what I've done, but not this absurd psychological war."
Alirio said he wanted his first payment from Pastor today. "Impossible," said Pastor. Finally Alirio gave him two days to come up with the money. Pastor repeated that he didn't want to hear any more "threats and insinuations" from Alirio.
Meanwhile, Juan was still insisting to his amigos that the time-out would strengthen his relationship with Paula. Fernando said time-outs were just pretexts so women didn't have to feel guilty about breaking up. Juan shouted him down.
Old Bowling-Ball Boobs -- sorry, I mean Paula -- fretted to Marely that Monica was up to something, setting a trap for Paula by asking her to help plan the surprise party. Marely said Paula should suggest holding the party at the office. (Not sure what difference that makes but I didn't catch all their dialogue.)
Pastor told Monica he was having trouble concentrating on his investigation of Cesar Luis's love life because he had big personal problem. "I need a lot of money." Without asking for details, Monica said she would give him a loan and they could talk about it tomorrow.
Alirio phoned Nidia and said Gutierrez was in jail and wanted Alirio to pay the bail. Nidia said, "I'm not a bank."
Later Nidia and Yadira showed up at the office and asked Cesar Luis to be the best man at Yadira's wedding. Cesar Luis discussed it with Monica and I think she talked him into it. (Apparently Monica is also going to be the matron of honor? Nidia told Marely that CL and Monica would be the "padrinos.")
Pastor told Ivonne that he didn't want to tell Monica about Cesar Luis's affair with Paula because that would be killing the goose that laid the golden egg. He warned Ivonne, "I know you. Don't open your pretty mouth because if you do, that will be the end of our friendship."
Monica told Cesar Luis that she wanted to go to lunch with him. Mr Passive Aggressive agreed, as usual. Monica then announced that she wanted Paula to go to lunch with them, too. Again CL agreed.
They went to give Paula the good news. She also agreed after making some token protests. (Pushover Paula and Spineless Luis had better watch out because Monica is going to eat them for lunch.)
Nidia went to the garage and greeted Fernando, "Hello, treasure. I wanted to see you, darling." Juan was listening, so Fernando pulled Nidia aside and said Juan had his "antenna connected."
Nidia gave Fernando a gift and Juan said, "Wooo!" Fernando opened it, saying, "Oh, a tie. It's divine." Juan kept gawking as Nidia flirted with Fernando.
Monica, Cesar Luis, and Paula arrived. Monica spotted Juan and invited him to lunch, too. Cesar Luis gave Juan the evil eye and said, "We won't bother Juan. Surely he has plans to eat," but Juan said, "No, no plans."
Paula (well, I hardly recognized her in this episode, with her chest covered up, but I think it was Paula) whispered to Juan, "Better you don't accept. It's a business meal." Juan promised that he'd eat quietly, but said if Paula didn't want him to go...
Paula gave him her big phony smile and said of course she wanted him to go! She led him toward the others. Cesar Luis glared and Juan smiled.
Words/phrases from this episode:
padrino = best man (according to my dictionary, but see Anonymous's comment below for a better explanation!!)
primogénito/primogénita = firstborn
un cero a la izquierda = worthless, no good (literally it means "a zero to the left")
Nidia told Enrique to assume his responsibility for Yadira's child. Enrique kept trying to answer and was repeatedly interrupted by Nidia, but he finally managed to say he would marry Yadira. Yadira kissed him.
In the other room, Alirio asked Marely and Juan what was going on. Marely said coldly that it was a family matter. Alirio pointed out that Juan wasn't family. Juan said, "Yadira is pregnant, that's all."
Alirio the Morally Upright yelled, "Pregnant! Caramba, caray! This house has become Sodom and Gomorrah!"
He was still ranting and raving when Nidia, Yadira, and Enrique came out and revealed the wedding plans. Juan cheered and hugged Enrique. Marely smiled wryly.
Later Enrique told Juan, "There are few men like me. Decent." He said he was looking forward to being a family man, and asked Juan something that I didn't catch because I was making notes on earlier dialogue. (Anyone know what he said?) Juan said, "As man of the family, I see no problem," but that Enrique should ask Nidia.
Meanwhile, Marely told Yadira that marrying Enrique without love would be a much bigger mistake than getting pregnant. Yadira retorted, "This is what I want." Nidia said a mother shouldn't be single and love could come later.
Marely said it was incredible that such attitudes existed in the 21st century. Yadira told Marely not to interfere in her life. Marely told Yadira to do whatever she wanted and stormed out of the room. Yadira said, "Envious!"
When Juan picked up Paula to take her to work, Paula (who was wearing some clothes for a change) thanked him for the serenade and asked if it was really Pablo Montero. Juan said yes, and Paula said, "I have to confess, it impressed me."
But she said she was still confused and wanted a tregua (respite or rest) from their relationship with "zero pressure." When Juan agreed, she said he could keep being her chauffeur. (How generous of her!)
Pastor fretted to Ivonne about being blackmailed by Alirio. "You can't imagine how much this coyote is asking for. What am I going to do?" Ivonne said, "Maybe we have a solution nearer than we thought," and told him to go to Monica for help.
Monica asked Paula to help her with something -- planning a surprise birthday party for Cesar Luis, I think. Paula tried to get out of it, but her tiny brain wasn't up to the challenge, so she ended up saying yes (doesn't she always?)
Nidia and Yadira discussed Yadira's wedding plans. Nidia said Cesar Luis could be the padrino (best man).
Juan told Fernando and Enrique that he and Paula were taking a break in their relationship. He tried to make it sound like a good thing, saying it would help them clarify things. Fernando and Enrique were skeptical.
Ivonne mocked Cesar Luis about Monica being alone with Paula, saying all the secrets might come out. Cesar Luis pretended not to be worried. Ivonne said in her nasty-nice way, "If you play with fire, sooner or later you'll get burned. Having your wife and lover in the same office is a ticking time bomb."
Pastor told Alirio to stop threatening him, saying (basically), "I'll accept the consequences for what I've done, but not this absurd psychological war."
Alirio said he wanted his first payment from Pastor today. "Impossible," said Pastor. Finally Alirio gave him two days to come up with the money. Pastor repeated that he didn't want to hear any more "threats and insinuations" from Alirio.
Meanwhile, Juan was still insisting to his amigos that the time-out would strengthen his relationship with Paula. Fernando said time-outs were just pretexts so women didn't have to feel guilty about breaking up. Juan shouted him down.
Old Bowling-Ball Boobs -- sorry, I mean Paula -- fretted to Marely that Monica was up to something, setting a trap for Paula by asking her to help plan the surprise party. Marely said Paula should suggest holding the party at the office. (Not sure what difference that makes but I didn't catch all their dialogue.)
Pastor told Monica he was having trouble concentrating on his investigation of Cesar Luis's love life because he had big personal problem. "I need a lot of money." Without asking for details, Monica said she would give him a loan and they could talk about it tomorrow.
Alirio phoned Nidia and said Gutierrez was in jail and wanted Alirio to pay the bail. Nidia said, "I'm not a bank."
Later Nidia and Yadira showed up at the office and asked Cesar Luis to be the best man at Yadira's wedding. Cesar Luis discussed it with Monica and I think she talked him into it. (Apparently Monica is also going to be the matron of honor? Nidia told Marely that CL and Monica would be the "padrinos.")
Pastor told Ivonne that he didn't want to tell Monica about Cesar Luis's affair with Paula because that would be killing the goose that laid the golden egg. He warned Ivonne, "I know you. Don't open your pretty mouth because if you do, that will be the end of our friendship."
Monica told Cesar Luis that she wanted to go to lunch with him. Mr Passive Aggressive agreed, as usual. Monica then announced that she wanted Paula to go to lunch with them, too. Again CL agreed.
They went to give Paula the good news. She also agreed after making some token protests. (Pushover Paula and Spineless Luis had better watch out because Monica is going to eat them for lunch.)
Nidia went to the garage and greeted Fernando, "Hello, treasure. I wanted to see you, darling." Juan was listening, so Fernando pulled Nidia aside and said Juan had his "antenna connected."
Nidia gave Fernando a gift and Juan said, "Wooo!" Fernando opened it, saying, "Oh, a tie. It's divine." Juan kept gawking as Nidia flirted with Fernando.
Monica, Cesar Luis, and Paula arrived. Monica spotted Juan and invited him to lunch, too. Cesar Luis gave Juan the evil eye and said, "We won't bother Juan. Surely he has plans to eat," but Juan said, "No, no plans."
Paula (well, I hardly recognized her in this episode, with her chest covered up, but I think it was Paula) whispered to Juan, "Better you don't accept. It's a business meal." Juan promised that he'd eat quietly, but said if Paula didn't want him to go...
Paula gave him her big phony smile and said of course she wanted him to go! She led him toward the others. Cesar Luis glared and Juan smiled.
Words/phrases from this episode:
padrino = best man (according to my dictionary, but see Anonymous's comment below for a better explanation!!)
primogénito/primogénita = firstborn
un cero a la izquierda = worthless, no good (literally it means "a zero to the left")
Labels: Juan
Wanna do Amar recaps on Tuesday starting in November?
Hello friends,
Jestena, who has been giving recapping a whirl, will be doing her last recap on October 30. Anybody want to take over for her? Talk about it in the comments! Thanks.
Jestena, who has been giving recapping a whirl, will be doing her last recap on October 30. Anybody want to take over for her? Talk about it in the comments! Thanks.
Labels: amar, recappers-needed
Juan Q 10-17-06 "The flesh is weak, and the devil is the devil" and he wears boots and rolled up sleeves...
The security guards begin to take away Juan and Kike as they protest loudly and Juan continues to beg Pablo to take mercy and pity on him that he has no other hope. Finally Pablo throws him a bone. He asks the guys to let go of them, that he wants to hear them out. Juan says he touched heaven and he lost it by being stupid and Pablo is the only one who can help him get it back. Pablo understands him to be talking about a woman. Juan says she’s an angel, no a goddess and he has to help.
We flash to Guti in jail ordering some thug to bring Perafan to see him, that he needs to talk to him, and to tell him if he doesn’t come he’ll start singing like a canary.
Then we go to Alirio’s dungeon where he tells Pastor, for now he’s not going to reveal anything. Pastor questions, for now? Ali says yes, it all depends on you and how willing you are to solve all of this. He says Gaitan acquired a lot of money through illegal means and Ali asked himself why he couldn’t share in that. Pastor asks him if he’s blackmailing him. He says, no, more like a redistribution of wealth, and his word not to say anything has a value, so he thinks they should form an association of sorts. Pastor tells him the money has all been spent. Alirion hits him with the legal implications of what he’s done and Pastor cuts to the chase and asks how much he wants. Alirio likes where this is going and tells Pastor that sounds more like it. Money signs chaching in his eyes.
Mar comes in to find Nid with a cold compress on her head and asks what is wrong, if she’s sick. She says she needs her blood pressure to go down, her sugar, her temperature, and her mood. She says she’s sick in the soul. Your stupid sister has stuck her foot into it with Kike (meter la pata) and she’s turned me into an abuela! Mar is impactada.
Moni comes home and Cl asks where she was. She doesn’t like that greeting but tells him she was with her cousin Laura. He continues, “What were you talking to Pastor so long for.” She tells him it doesn’t suit you to know. Cl presses, so she tells him Pastor asked her to be on his side instead of Cl’s so that he doesn’t get fired. Cl asks if there was anything more. She says yes but not important. They talked about the fact that you are abusing your power and somedays he doesn’t even know you. Cl tells her so that she doesn’t think he’s a monster he’s already given up the idea of firing Gaitan.
Alirio gets a call and a message passed through from the thug about Gutierrez.
Juan says to Kike told you so. Kike tells him he is the most optimistic guy in the world and he couldn’t believe that he’d get…he’s about to say the name when Juan shushes him with a Calle 12 alert as he doesn’t want everyone to know. He tells Kike after class they’ll go and pick up the guy on the disc who will do the serenade and all the rest. Kike again doesn’t understand and Juan tells Kike that he promised him the whole gang would sing including todo el marrano puesto.
Ana calls Pau. She misses her Pau appreciates her call and misses her much.
Ali goes to jail to see Guti. Gomez hasn’t talked but Guti will if Ali doesn’t get him out. He asks Ali for money.
Fer gets a call from Nid. Nid wants him to stop calling her Senora. She suffers for him, but she’s looking for Enrique. She asks if she can see him in an hour. Next thing we know she’s spiffing up. Mar comes upon her getting ready and wondering why she’s going out so late. Nid says her sister screwed up her life but she doesn’t have to surrender herself. Mar says fine I was just asking. She wonders what she should tell Alirio if he comes looking for her.
At the technical school, the teacher is telling her class how pathetic they are and that none of them will amount to much, except one test rose above. She calls out Juan. He starts apologizing for his poor performance when she congratulates him for rising above the mediocrity of everyone else and actually learning some. Juan tells himself this woman hasn’t given up trying to bed him, that or kike is right and he is the most optimistic.
Ali comes home and asks Mar where Nid is. She essentially says she’s not her mother’s keeper.
At a bar Nid tells Fer Yadi’s secret. He denies he’s still interested in Yadi. She takes advantage of that answer to throw herself at him and propositions his “services” as hombre because he’s made her feel so much better, just chatting with him. He wonders about her husband. He seems reluctant, then decides que the hell and orders some more “dead ones”.
Kike challenges Juan about his test and asks if he copied. Juan says he’s many things, but he’s not a trickster. Kike looks at him like que the hell. He says ok, he’s a little tricky but he’s on the road to recovery. Kike tells him he can’t trust everything to Santo Nino de Atocha, we have to put ourselves to work too. Juan says tomorrow because now they have to go get Pablo.
Next we see Nid and Fer in bed with a few less clothes. They are gossiping about Juan and Pau. This conversation was actually quite cute because they seem to have a genuine comfort level chatting and relating to each other. She compliments him that they had a great time, but bummer she’s married and a Mom, so time to go now. Wham bam thank you Man. She asks about the next time, and he says we’ll see. She appreciates that he’s not too easy.
We see Alirio trying to get into the desk that is locked with a key.
Mar and Yadi have a conversation about her estado and Yadi guesses mar is mad too for becoming a premature aunt. Mar says it shouldn’t matter what we are turning into, rather what she is turning into. She continues to tell her she’s irresponsible and that she and Kike don’t even have a relationship and she doesn’t even know what she wants for her life. Yadi launches into an unexpected speech about how it seems Mar thinks being a mother is degrading and that sorry, she needs to accept that she has a sister that aspires to nothing more than being a Mom and waiting for her husband to come home with dinner on the table and taking to the traditional role.
Alirio is next in Juan’s room and he is searching for something. Mar catches him and accuses him of looking for her Mom. He tells her he was looking for something he needed, but yes, it’s strange she’s gone out at this hour and Juan isn’t home either. She yells at him for suggesting that her Mom might be with Juan. Alirio explains he wasn’t thinking bad things about her Mom, but he wants her to realize that the flesh is weak and the devil is the devil ( or to him I guess wears boots) so
Juan shows up outside Pau’s with Pablo and 200 Mariachis in tow. Juan says he’s in Pablo’s hands. Pab says he’ll do what he can. Juan tells Kike, “If I don’t get back with my little dove, my heart will stop beating, it will die!”
Y Musica Maestro!!! Pau awakens from sleep to a full on hifidelity mariachi ensemble with Emilioooo crooning the famous song: Deja que salga la luna
Deja que salga la luna
Deja que se meta el sol
Deja que caiga la noche
Pa' que empieze nuestro amor
Deja que las estrellitas
Me llenen de inspiracion
Para decirte cositas muy bonitas, corazon
Yo se que no hay en el mundo
Amor como el que me das
Y se que noche tras noche
Va creciendo mas y mas
(Mariachi)
Se que noche tras noche,
Va creciendo, mas y mas
Cuando estoy entre tus brazos
Siempre me pregunto yo
Cuanto me debe el destino
Que contigo me pago
Por eso es que ya mi vida
Toda te la entrego a ti
Tu que me diste un beso
Lo que nunca te pedi
Yo se que no hay en el mundo
Amor como el que me das
Y se que noche tras noche
Va creciendo mas y mas
(Mariachi)
Se que noche tras noche,
Va creciendo, mas y mas
Deja, que salga la luna
Let the moon rise
Let it put down the sun
Let the night fall
So that our love will begin
Let the little stars
Fill me with inspiration
To tell you lovely things, my dear
I know in the world
There's no love like that you give me
And I know that night after night
It's going to grow more and more
When I'm in your arms
I always ask myself
How much do I owe destiny
That it has paid me with you
It's because of this now my life
All of it I give over to you
You who gave me a kiss
That I never even asked you for
(Repeats)
I tell ya, that boy, whatever is screwed up in his acting or personal life, he can definitely sing!!!!!OOOoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
Juan tells Kike if she turns on the light he has some hope. Pau stands inside wondering what she ought do. She turns on the light and goes out with a smile. Juan beams like a kid that just figured out how to balance on his first bike. He tells himself:
Divine apparition, love of my loves, here is your love, so you shouldn’t ever forget in your life the one who is given life by caring for you, the one who is standing afar, don’t forget. Pau goes back in fairly quickly after that.
Marely wonders where Juan has ended up.
The song finishes and now they wonder what next. Kike thinks maybe she is coming down. Juan thanks Pablo, who isn’t convinced that his song did the trick. He says she heard it and that’s what matters. Pablo says he has to go and Juan asks Kike to pay him. Pablo refuses to take the money and tells him he admires him for doing whatever crazy thing for love. They get into a blazer type thing and drive off. All 200 hundred of them. I really wondered how they fit especially with all of their instruments.
Juan decides that they are going to go too and Kike is surprised at this but Juan assures him he knows how to handle this. We see Pau crawling back into bed and asking her Mother’s picture, why it’s so hard to know what one feels. Juan tells himself on the way home in the car, that he thought it was the smallest things that gave him hope, her smile, it couldn’t be the smile of someone who didn’t care for the man. He said he’s learning little by little, and he agrees he needs to do what his Goddess of Silver suggested, give her space and take things little by little.
Nid comes home and enters her room with a full on post love session sigh. Ali wonders where she was. She says, “I was in the street.” Doing what exactly? He wonders. She reminds him they had a deal when she agreed to this marriage and her private life is none of his concern so get rid of that sawed off shotgun face (Escopete recortata). Alirio disagrees and accuses her of being up to no good with Dominguez. Nid is impactada.
Pastor is in his bed recalling the earlier convers. with Alirio and that he said the consequences of divulging this information have legal implications….
Nid laughs that he would suggest Juan is involved. She tells him not to be silly and that the poor guy is already plagued by a lot of gossip, he doesn’t need more, he’s probably counting sheep right now. She finally kicks him out of her room because she doesn’t want to deal with this.
Juan comes home and asks Perafan what he’s doing down there. He tirades that the world doesn’t revolve around him and partly it’s his fault. Juan is perplexed as he just came home, Alirio points out the “just” and says he’s got lots of work in the morning so he doesn’t want to discuss stupid things further tonight. They go to bed.
The next morning Juan says in Achichipico they always said that you think better in the morning because at those hours you see inside yourself better. He said he was dying to fight for his licenciada and not lose the only thing that makes sense in his life, Love.
At the breakfast table an odd caucus of sorts is taking place regarding Yadi. Ali doesn’t know what is the topic, but he is denied the floor to speak. Juan is given the floor and he says he thinks this is something that should be solved together by the couple. Mar agrees. Nid agrees and asks yadi what Kike said. She says nothing concrete yet. The doorbell rings. Ali keeps on bantering and Nid says he still wasn’t given the floor, caramba! Kike shows up. Yadi screams out with a big smile, you are going to marry me, Enrique? And the game show suspense music plays as a roundabout of impactada faces rotates on the screen, Kike’s the most affected!
We flash to Guti in jail ordering some thug to bring Perafan to see him, that he needs to talk to him, and to tell him if he doesn’t come he’ll start singing like a canary.
Then we go to Alirio’s dungeon where he tells Pastor, for now he’s not going to reveal anything. Pastor questions, for now? Ali says yes, it all depends on you and how willing you are to solve all of this. He says Gaitan acquired a lot of money through illegal means and Ali asked himself why he couldn’t share in that. Pastor asks him if he’s blackmailing him. He says, no, more like a redistribution of wealth, and his word not to say anything has a value, so he thinks they should form an association of sorts. Pastor tells him the money has all been spent. Alirion hits him with the legal implications of what he’s done and Pastor cuts to the chase and asks how much he wants. Alirio likes where this is going and tells Pastor that sounds more like it. Money signs chaching in his eyes.
Mar comes in to find Nid with a cold compress on her head and asks what is wrong, if she’s sick. She says she needs her blood pressure to go down, her sugar, her temperature, and her mood. She says she’s sick in the soul. Your stupid sister has stuck her foot into it with Kike (meter la pata) and she’s turned me into an abuela! Mar is impactada.
Moni comes home and Cl asks where she was. She doesn’t like that greeting but tells him she was with her cousin Laura. He continues, “What were you talking to Pastor so long for.” She tells him it doesn’t suit you to know. Cl presses, so she tells him Pastor asked her to be on his side instead of Cl’s so that he doesn’t get fired. Cl asks if there was anything more. She says yes but not important. They talked about the fact that you are abusing your power and somedays he doesn’t even know you. Cl tells her so that she doesn’t think he’s a monster he’s already given up the idea of firing Gaitan.
Alirio gets a call and a message passed through from the thug about Gutierrez.
Juan says to Kike told you so. Kike tells him he is the most optimistic guy in the world and he couldn’t believe that he’d get…he’s about to say the name when Juan shushes him with a Calle 12 alert as he doesn’t want everyone to know. He tells Kike after class they’ll go and pick up the guy on the disc who will do the serenade and all the rest. Kike again doesn’t understand and Juan tells Kike that he promised him the whole gang would sing including todo el marrano puesto.
Ana calls Pau. She misses her Pau appreciates her call and misses her much.
Ali goes to jail to see Guti. Gomez hasn’t talked but Guti will if Ali doesn’t get him out. He asks Ali for money.
Fer gets a call from Nid. Nid wants him to stop calling her Senora. She suffers for him, but she’s looking for Enrique. She asks if she can see him in an hour. Next thing we know she’s spiffing up. Mar comes upon her getting ready and wondering why she’s going out so late. Nid says her sister screwed up her life but she doesn’t have to surrender herself. Mar says fine I was just asking. She wonders what she should tell Alirio if he comes looking for her.
At the technical school, the teacher is telling her class how pathetic they are and that none of them will amount to much, except one test rose above. She calls out Juan. He starts apologizing for his poor performance when she congratulates him for rising above the mediocrity of everyone else and actually learning some. Juan tells himself this woman hasn’t given up trying to bed him, that or kike is right and he is the most optimistic.
Ali comes home and asks Mar where Nid is. She essentially says she’s not her mother’s keeper.
At a bar Nid tells Fer Yadi’s secret. He denies he’s still interested in Yadi. She takes advantage of that answer to throw herself at him and propositions his “services” as hombre because he’s made her feel so much better, just chatting with him. He wonders about her husband. He seems reluctant, then decides que the hell and orders some more “dead ones”.
Kike challenges Juan about his test and asks if he copied. Juan says he’s many things, but he’s not a trickster. Kike looks at him like que the hell. He says ok, he’s a little tricky but he’s on the road to recovery. Kike tells him he can’t trust everything to Santo Nino de Atocha, we have to put ourselves to work too. Juan says tomorrow because now they have to go get Pablo.
Next we see Nid and Fer in bed with a few less clothes. They are gossiping about Juan and Pau. This conversation was actually quite cute because they seem to have a genuine comfort level chatting and relating to each other. She compliments him that they had a great time, but bummer she’s married and a Mom, so time to go now. Wham bam thank you Man. She asks about the next time, and he says we’ll see. She appreciates that he’s not too easy.
We see Alirio trying to get into the desk that is locked with a key.
Mar and Yadi have a conversation about her estado and Yadi guesses mar is mad too for becoming a premature aunt. Mar says it shouldn’t matter what we are turning into, rather what she is turning into. She continues to tell her she’s irresponsible and that she and Kike don’t even have a relationship and she doesn’t even know what she wants for her life. Yadi launches into an unexpected speech about how it seems Mar thinks being a mother is degrading and that sorry, she needs to accept that she has a sister that aspires to nothing more than being a Mom and waiting for her husband to come home with dinner on the table and taking to the traditional role.
Alirio is next in Juan’s room and he is searching for something. Mar catches him and accuses him of looking for her Mom. He tells her he was looking for something he needed, but yes, it’s strange she’s gone out at this hour and Juan isn’t home either. She yells at him for suggesting that her Mom might be with Juan. Alirio explains he wasn’t thinking bad things about her Mom, but he wants her to realize that the flesh is weak and the devil is the devil ( or to him I guess wears boots) so
Juan shows up outside Pau’s with Pablo and 200 Mariachis in tow. Juan says he’s in Pablo’s hands. Pab says he’ll do what he can. Juan tells Kike, “If I don’t get back with my little dove, my heart will stop beating, it will die!”
Y Musica Maestro!!! Pau awakens from sleep to a full on hifidelity mariachi ensemble with Emilioooo crooning the famous song: Deja que salga la luna
Deja que salga la luna
Deja que se meta el sol
Deja que caiga la noche
Pa' que empieze nuestro amor
Deja que las estrellitas
Me llenen de inspiracion
Para decirte cositas muy bonitas, corazon
Yo se que no hay en el mundo
Amor como el que me das
Y se que noche tras noche
Va creciendo mas y mas
(Mariachi)
Se que noche tras noche,
Va creciendo, mas y mas
Cuando estoy entre tus brazos
Siempre me pregunto yo
Cuanto me debe el destino
Que contigo me pago
Por eso es que ya mi vida
Toda te la entrego a ti
Tu que me diste un beso
Lo que nunca te pedi
Yo se que no hay en el mundo
Amor como el que me das
Y se que noche tras noche
Va creciendo mas y mas
(Mariachi)
Se que noche tras noche,
Va creciendo, mas y mas
Deja, que salga la luna
Let the moon rise
Let it put down the sun
Let the night fall
So that our love will begin
Let the little stars
Fill me with inspiration
To tell you lovely things, my dear
I know in the world
There's no love like that you give me
And I know that night after night
It's going to grow more and more
When I'm in your arms
I always ask myself
How much do I owe destiny
That it has paid me with you
It's because of this now my life
All of it I give over to you
You who gave me a kiss
That I never even asked you for
(Repeats)
I tell ya, that boy, whatever is screwed up in his acting or personal life, he can definitely sing!!!!!OOOoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
Juan tells Kike if she turns on the light he has some hope. Pau stands inside wondering what she ought do. She turns on the light and goes out with a smile. Juan beams like a kid that just figured out how to balance on his first bike. He tells himself:
Divine apparition, love of my loves, here is your love, so you shouldn’t ever forget in your life the one who is given life by caring for you, the one who is standing afar, don’t forget. Pau goes back in fairly quickly after that.
Marely wonders where Juan has ended up.
The song finishes and now they wonder what next. Kike thinks maybe she is coming down. Juan thanks Pablo, who isn’t convinced that his song did the trick. He says she heard it and that’s what matters. Pablo says he has to go and Juan asks Kike to pay him. Pablo refuses to take the money and tells him he admires him for doing whatever crazy thing for love. They get into a blazer type thing and drive off. All 200 hundred of them. I really wondered how they fit especially with all of their instruments.
Juan decides that they are going to go too and Kike is surprised at this but Juan assures him he knows how to handle this. We see Pau crawling back into bed and asking her Mother’s picture, why it’s so hard to know what one feels. Juan tells himself on the way home in the car, that he thought it was the smallest things that gave him hope, her smile, it couldn’t be the smile of someone who didn’t care for the man. He said he’s learning little by little, and he agrees he needs to do what his Goddess of Silver suggested, give her space and take things little by little.
Nid comes home and enters her room with a full on post love session sigh. Ali wonders where she was. She says, “I was in the street.” Doing what exactly? He wonders. She reminds him they had a deal when she agreed to this marriage and her private life is none of his concern so get rid of that sawed off shotgun face (Escopete recortata). Alirio disagrees and accuses her of being up to no good with Dominguez. Nid is impactada.
Pastor is in his bed recalling the earlier convers. with Alirio and that he said the consequences of divulging this information have legal implications….
Nid laughs that he would suggest Juan is involved. She tells him not to be silly and that the poor guy is already plagued by a lot of gossip, he doesn’t need more, he’s probably counting sheep right now. She finally kicks him out of her room because she doesn’t want to deal with this.
Juan comes home and asks Perafan what he’s doing down there. He tirades that the world doesn’t revolve around him and partly it’s his fault. Juan is perplexed as he just came home, Alirio points out the “just” and says he’s got lots of work in the morning so he doesn’t want to discuss stupid things further tonight. They go to bed.
The next morning Juan says in Achichipico they always said that you think better in the morning because at those hours you see inside yourself better. He said he was dying to fight for his licenciada and not lose the only thing that makes sense in his life, Love.
At the breakfast table an odd caucus of sorts is taking place regarding Yadi. Ali doesn’t know what is the topic, but he is denied the floor to speak. Juan is given the floor and he says he thinks this is something that should be solved together by the couple. Mar agrees. Nid agrees and asks yadi what Kike said. She says nothing concrete yet. The doorbell rings. Ali keeps on bantering and Nid says he still wasn’t given the floor, caramba! Kike shows up. Yadi screams out with a big smile, you are going to marry me, Enrique? And the game show suspense music plays as a roundabout of impactada faces rotates on the screen, Kike’s the most affected!
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Amar Sin Limites #66, Wednesday 10-17: The 3/4 Monty
Last night on Mentir Sin Limites: Diego warns Daddy he'd better show some R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Mama, or else! Ivan delivers the message that Eva has proof of Mauricio's dirty deeds. Caty pouts. Emilia wants to spill the beans to Azul.
Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Emilia wants to talk to Azul, but Azul already has plans to meet Arnaldo for dinner at the restaurant where he now works. Emilia really, really, really wants to talk to Azul, but not if it will upset her plans. Azul says she'll call later and give Emilia the address to the restaurant . I've decided that if I can swing it, tonight will be words-that-sound-like-one-thing-but-actually-mean-something-else night…"dirección" sounds like it should be "direction" but actually means "address". Leo comes in leading Mauricio and hands him off to Azul.
Boutique…or possibly my dirty mind, I'm not sure: I may have to rewind this a few times, just to verify, but if I'm not mistaken, Andres, clad only in bright yellow boxers, takes a running leap off the runway. Hubba, hubba. Wait, wait, it gets better! He runs in the direction of the front door, presumably looking for Ceci…or possibly me, I don't know…and ends up running into Julio. Instead of being appreciative, Julio is appalled! This is the worst thing he's ever seen! Ceci's holding a shirt, as Gaspar holds up a pair of pants and (I hope) pretends that Julio meant the pants and not the mostly-naked man in his place of work. I smell another firing for Ceci unless someone can do some fast talking. I need to rewind though, and make sure I'm understanding all the nuances of this pivotal scene…Okay, I'm back and nothing vital was missed. Julio fires Ceci and Gaspar, having already warned them once, but Andres saves the day (I guess the yellow boxers are his superhero outfit) by telling Julio he's a client and is prepared to pay for the ruined jacket, plus spend a whole lot more. Ok, now Julio's ok with it, but shame on Ceci and Gaspar for making their poor customer run around the store in boxers. "Cliente" does sometimes mean "client" depending on the type of business, but also means "customer".
Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Azul wants Mauricio to tell Caty the truth about how bad off he is, but Mauricio doesn't want Caty to worry since she's already had one parent die. Azul says she disagrees and the truth is always better, but it's Mauricio's decision. Mauricio cops a hand-holding, which, seriously, is that as creative as he can get with the whole "I'm blind" thing?
Casa Moran: Clemencia wants a divorce, seeing as how she'd already forgiven Manuel for cheating on her the one time and now he's gone and done it again. Manuel spouts some BS about how he was looking for what was missing in their marriage. Clemencia wants him out of the house, but Manuel says if she wants a divorce, she's the one who's going to have to leave. Seriously? I don't know what's worse, Manuel's logic or Clemencia's bruise. I guess the actor who plays Andres hogs all the good makeup people. "Cinico" sounds like "cynic" or "cynical", and despite that being the meaning listed in several online dictionaries, I've never actually heard it used that way. More often it means "callous" or "unfeeling" or "jerk-like".
Casa S&I: Diego tells Isela he can't believe what she did and now he's the one who wants nothing more to do with her. Isela is understandably confused, seeing as how she didn't actually sleep with Manuel this time, but since she doesn't know qué the hell Diego is talking about she doesn't tell him that.
Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Maurico plays on Azul's (a) sympathy and (b) need for a job by attempting to hire her as Caty's nanny. Caty obligingly comes up at just the right moment and begs Azul to accept. Azul agrees to take care of Caty, but she refuses to do it for pay. Sucker.
Casa Moran: Lidia catches Clemencia packing up to leave and gets filled in on her daddy being a 2x cheater. Lidia's sage advice to Mama is to take back Daddy like she took back Piero--when Piero gets back the money his crazy ex-not-wife cost him and comes to enjoy his good fortune with Lidia, Mama will see that Lidia's got the right idea. Clemencia slaps her for actually being married to the guy, but turning into his lover. Clemencia says at least she will leave the house with her head held high because she has nothing to be ashamed of. "Frente" sounds like "front" which is correct, but in the context of the human body means "face" (I used "head" in the previous sentence because that's idiomatically correct for English).
Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Piero fills Mauricio in on his jail stint, the deal with the lawyer, and Eva's involvement. Mauricio attempts to look bothered, but actually looks like he's trying to remember where he left his keys.
Swanky Restaurant: As Diego (in a tux) is led to a table, we see Emilia (in a red dress) at a table drinking a glass of wine. What kind of restaurant would one need to wear a tux to? That seems like overkill. Anyway, he gets led to a private--though not completely isolated--dining room. Eva walks in with her shoulders back to a ridiculous degree, wearing a hot pink-ish dress and carrying a folder. Diego stands up to greet her, but won't sit back down until she shows him her proof. She hands him the folder and he sits.
Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Mauricio reminds Piero that he did meet Eva once. Mauricio says Eva did all this just to annoy him and he wants Piero to tell Diego what Eva did. Why Diego would listen is beyond me. Piero says that Diego seems like a pretty square guy…Mauricio agrees and says he's sick of Diego.
Swanky Restaurant: The papers in the folder are "evidence" that Mauricio started out trafficking in expired meds and then moved on to manufacturing shoddy meds. Diego is all upset about all the poor people who were hurt by Mauricio's dirty business. "Porqueria" sounds like it should have something to do with pork, but means something dirty, crappy, trashy, etc. He wonders why Mauricio wasn't busted and Eva says a corrupt official got him off and now her "organization" is "using" Mauricio. Diego wants to show the info to Azul, but Eva says it's not enough and that Ivan is flying to Europe to get the whole file. Diego wonders what Eva wants in return for this. She wants 2 things: 1) for Diego to keep working with her to bring Mauricio down and 2) to dance with her. *gag* Sorry, just a little acid reflux there.
Casa A&C: Azul is all dressed up to go to dinner (and looks 20 years older in that makeup) and is leaving just as Ceci and Andres are coming in. Like the good friend she is she "asks" if Andres gave Ceci the good news that Leo's not dying after all then takes off since the two of them will have so much to talk about. Poor Andres has no idea what she's talking about, but Ceci is pissed of anyway and won't kiss him goodbye when he says he's going to the house to find out qué the hell is going on. Gee, thanks Azul…heaven forbid anyone else be happy if you're not.
Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Mauricio confronts Leo about not passing on Lidia's messages. She tries to make an excuse, but Mauricio reminds her that she's only there as long as she's useful and once she's not….
Chez Swanky: Azul walks in with Arnaldo, conveniently not seeing Diego. Arnaldo snarks about her having dinner with "dad's new girlfriend". In a strange fit of actually being a decent person, Azul tells Arnaldo that Julio's been looking everywhere for him so he can apologize. Arnaldo walks Azul over to the table where Emilia's been waiting.
Wine Bar: Julio complains to Burgay about Eva and Azul catfighting in his boutique. He says it cheapens the place. He doesn't think it's a good idea to have Diego there if he's the lust object of those two women. He talks about returning the money and getting his receipt back, but Burgay laughingly tells him that's not the way it works. Julio remembers Ceci saying that Eva would do "anything" to get Diego.
Chez Swanky: What Emilia wanted so desperately to tell Azul is to talk to Diego. Then she sees him with Eva and says never mind, there's no point. Eva tells Diego she can't change who she is, but she wants to help him. Diego tells her she doesn't need to be involved in that world and should start over. Eva wants to know what Diego will do if he doesn't come back to work for her. He fills her in on his new dressmaking/designing enterprise and Eva insists they need to celebrate by dancing. The sound guys are piping in the sound of thunder, or something like that, as Diego and Eva dance and Azul cries. *yawn* Azul gets up, but Emilia stops her. She says GSD was right. Azul cries. Emilia is confused because she thought all their drama was about a bunch of misunderstandings. Yep, and now you've contributed to them Emilia, thanks. Eva tells Diego her dress is a Julio creation. She gives him the sob story about how she saw her mother killed and wished her prince would come save her…and then they'd dance. Yeah, yeah, it's sad, but still *yawn* Eva whines some more about what a great guy Diego is and how he's in love with Azul and she just wanted some of that sweet, sweet, decent-guy loving for herself. She says she's gonna love him even though he doesn't love her back. Azul can't watch anymore and goes off to find Arnaldo. Diego asks if they can go back to the table, but he's going alone since Eva needs to touch up her makeup. Thank goodness that's over!
Casa S&I: Silvana comes home and finds out that Diego's mad at Isela for (allegedly) sleeping with Manuel. Isela's upset that Diego didn't give her a chance to explain. Silvana says she'll make him listen.
Casita Malicia v 2.0: Andres confronts Leo about not actually being sick. She tells him she only just got the confirmation that day. Andres congratulates her and says he's glad…because now he can go live his life the way he wants. He leaves and Leo cries. I think we're due for a suicide attempt on Leo's part to get Andres back, or has she not yet exhausted all other possibilities for keeping him close? Just please not the dominatrix outfit again!
Chez Swanky: I think Arnaldo's the sommelier rather than a chef since he presents Emilia with a burgundy he says is indescribable. Emilia tells him they're leaving since Azul saw Diego there, and not alone. Arnaldo says this passion will finish off his sister. We can only hope. Azul and Eva run into each other outside the bathroom and have a verbal catfight about who gets Diego. Azul has wiped off her dark lipstick and looks much better now. Eva returns to the table and Arnaldo comes over to present them with the same bottle of indescribable burgundy. He tells Diego that if he'd known Diego would be there, he wouldn't have invited Azul there. He tells them the bottle is courtesy of Azul and Eva asks him to uncork it. Diego walks out in search of Azul and finds her out front. He tries to explain about Eva, but Azul's having none of it. Diego grabs her, but Emilia shows up and leads her off.
Casa D&DC: It appears Clemencia has moved in and she goes to answer the door to Isela and Silvana. See, this is why you should always check the peephole first. This should be interesting. Silvana says they've come to see Diego, to clear up some stuff, but Clemencia slams the door on them. Well, not as satisfying as a full-on catfight, but ok.
Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Andres wants Mauricio's help with Leo and Mauricio says he'll make it ok with her that Andres moves into one of the rooms in the house. Andres says he also wants revenge on Eva and Ivan for poisoning Leo and Maurcio says he'll take care of it.
Casa A&C: Azul fills Ceci in on Diego and Ceci fills Azul in on Andres and Leo. Azul cries about how Diego is romantically involved with Eva. *yawn* "Comprometido" sounds like it has something to do with compromise, but actually means "committed to" as in "having a commitment to someone or something" or "being engaged to someone".
Eva's hotel room: More weeping and desperation on Eva's part; more rejection on Diego's. Eva thinks it's because he knows too much about her, but Diego says it's because he needs to admire in order to love. And what's so admirable about Azul? Oh, that she was willing to give up everything for love. I call BS on that. Double-o-Diego and his honorable tux of honorableness leave the room. *yawn*
Casa Moran: Silvana and Isela are taking their show on the road and Casa Moran is the second stop on their world tour. For their trouble, Lidia slaps Isela and has to get pulled off her by Manuel. Silvana and Isela demand that Manuel tell Lidia the truth, which he does. Lidia says she's still glad she slapped Isela since that can count for the last time, when she did actually sleep with Manuel. Then Lidia berates Manuel for lying to Clemencia. Isela tells Manuel he'd better come clean to Clemencia and Diego, because Isela doesn't want to lose Diego over this. Then she and Silvana leave.
Casa D&DC: Double-o-Diego comes home to find Clemencia fixing up the couch to sleep on. She's nuts if she thinks Diego's going to allow that. She explains that Manuel wouldn't leave the house and said she had to be the one to leave, which Diego thinks is not fair. He wants to go talk to Manuel about it, but Clemencia distracts him by telling him that Isela and Silvana showed up and she'd like him to tell Isela not to come around while Clemencia's living there. She's really hurt that Silvana is taking Isela's side. Diego tells her she can stay as long as she likes. "Bronca" is not the feminine form of a word referring to a wild horse, it means "a fight".
Wine Bar that Apparently Also Serves Coffee: The next morning, Burgay tells Eva that Julio wants more money on account of (a) Eva and Azul getting into a catfight over Diego and (b) Diego being a crappy tailor who can't even sew on a button. Eva calls BS on that because Diego told her that Julio liked his designs. She says she won't give Julio another cent and she'll make him accept her conditions.
Casa D&DC: Clemencia lets slip to Diego about Lidia carrying on with Piero even though he's living with Lucia again. Diego, in his Dallas Cowboys jogging suit, frets over Lidia being with Piero again.
Undisclosed Location: Piero, on his cell phone, thanks Lidia for giving him someone's address and says he's going to do what Mauricio asks in order to get Mauricio's financial help, but he's also going to stay with Lucia to make her pay for all the humiliation she's caused.
Casa D&DC: Piero comes to talk to Diego and tells him that Eva made him do it. Well, that has a nice ring to it.
Tomorrow: Diego confronts Eva and Silvana gets busted for interrogating Caty. "Chantaje" sounds like it has something to do with "chanting" but means "blackmail".
Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Emilia wants to talk to Azul, but Azul already has plans to meet Arnaldo for dinner at the restaurant where he now works. Emilia really, really, really wants to talk to Azul, but not if it will upset her plans. Azul says she'll call later and give Emilia the address to the restaurant . I've decided that if I can swing it, tonight will be words-that-sound-like-one-thing-but-actually-mean-something-else night…"dirección" sounds like it should be "direction" but actually means "address". Leo comes in leading Mauricio and hands him off to Azul.
Boutique…or possibly my dirty mind, I'm not sure: I may have to rewind this a few times, just to verify, but if I'm not mistaken, Andres, clad only in bright yellow boxers, takes a running leap off the runway. Hubba, hubba. Wait, wait, it gets better! He runs in the direction of the front door, presumably looking for Ceci…or possibly me, I don't know…and ends up running into Julio. Instead of being appreciative, Julio is appalled! This is the worst thing he's ever seen! Ceci's holding a shirt, as Gaspar holds up a pair of pants and (I hope) pretends that Julio meant the pants and not the mostly-naked man in his place of work. I smell another firing for Ceci unless someone can do some fast talking. I need to rewind though, and make sure I'm understanding all the nuances of this pivotal scene…Okay, I'm back and nothing vital was missed. Julio fires Ceci and Gaspar, having already warned them once, but Andres saves the day (I guess the yellow boxers are his superhero outfit) by telling Julio he's a client and is prepared to pay for the ruined jacket, plus spend a whole lot more. Ok, now Julio's ok with it, but shame on Ceci and Gaspar for making their poor customer run around the store in boxers. "Cliente" does sometimes mean "client" depending on the type of business, but also means "customer".
Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Azul wants Mauricio to tell Caty the truth about how bad off he is, but Mauricio doesn't want Caty to worry since she's already had one parent die. Azul says she disagrees and the truth is always better, but it's Mauricio's decision. Mauricio cops a hand-holding, which, seriously, is that as creative as he can get with the whole "I'm blind" thing?
Casa Moran: Clemencia wants a divorce, seeing as how she'd already forgiven Manuel for cheating on her the one time and now he's gone and done it again. Manuel spouts some BS about how he was looking for what was missing in their marriage. Clemencia wants him out of the house, but Manuel says if she wants a divorce, she's the one who's going to have to leave. Seriously? I don't know what's worse, Manuel's logic or Clemencia's bruise. I guess the actor who plays Andres hogs all the good makeup people. "Cinico" sounds like "cynic" or "cynical", and despite that being the meaning listed in several online dictionaries, I've never actually heard it used that way. More often it means "callous" or "unfeeling" or "jerk-like".
Casa S&I: Diego tells Isela he can't believe what she did and now he's the one who wants nothing more to do with her. Isela is understandably confused, seeing as how she didn't actually sleep with Manuel this time, but since she doesn't know qué the hell Diego is talking about she doesn't tell him that.
Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Maurico plays on Azul's (a) sympathy and (b) need for a job by attempting to hire her as Caty's nanny. Caty obligingly comes up at just the right moment and begs Azul to accept. Azul agrees to take care of Caty, but she refuses to do it for pay. Sucker.
Casa Moran: Lidia catches Clemencia packing up to leave and gets filled in on her daddy being a 2x cheater. Lidia's sage advice to Mama is to take back Daddy like she took back Piero--when Piero gets back the money his crazy ex-not-wife cost him and comes to enjoy his good fortune with Lidia, Mama will see that Lidia's got the right idea. Clemencia slaps her for actually being married to the guy, but turning into his lover. Clemencia says at least she will leave the house with her head held high because she has nothing to be ashamed of. "Frente" sounds like "front" which is correct, but in the context of the human body means "face" (I used "head" in the previous sentence because that's idiomatically correct for English).
Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Piero fills Mauricio in on his jail stint, the deal with the lawyer, and Eva's involvement. Mauricio attempts to look bothered, but actually looks like he's trying to remember where he left his keys.
Swanky Restaurant: As Diego (in a tux) is led to a table, we see Emilia (in a red dress) at a table drinking a glass of wine. What kind of restaurant would one need to wear a tux to? That seems like overkill. Anyway, he gets led to a private--though not completely isolated--dining room. Eva walks in with her shoulders back to a ridiculous degree, wearing a hot pink-ish dress and carrying a folder. Diego stands up to greet her, but won't sit back down until she shows him her proof. She hands him the folder and he sits.
Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Mauricio reminds Piero that he did meet Eva once. Mauricio says Eva did all this just to annoy him and he wants Piero to tell Diego what Eva did. Why Diego would listen is beyond me. Piero says that Diego seems like a pretty square guy…Mauricio agrees and says he's sick of Diego.
Swanky Restaurant: The papers in the folder are "evidence" that Mauricio started out trafficking in expired meds and then moved on to manufacturing shoddy meds. Diego is all upset about all the poor people who were hurt by Mauricio's dirty business. "Porqueria" sounds like it should have something to do with pork, but means something dirty, crappy, trashy, etc. He wonders why Mauricio wasn't busted and Eva says a corrupt official got him off and now her "organization" is "using" Mauricio. Diego wants to show the info to Azul, but Eva says it's not enough and that Ivan is flying to Europe to get the whole file. Diego wonders what Eva wants in return for this. She wants 2 things: 1) for Diego to keep working with her to bring Mauricio down and 2) to dance with her. *gag* Sorry, just a little acid reflux there.
Casa A&C: Azul is all dressed up to go to dinner (and looks 20 years older in that makeup) and is leaving just as Ceci and Andres are coming in. Like the good friend she is she "asks" if Andres gave Ceci the good news that Leo's not dying after all then takes off since the two of them will have so much to talk about. Poor Andres has no idea what she's talking about, but Ceci is pissed of anyway and won't kiss him goodbye when he says he's going to the house to find out qué the hell is going on. Gee, thanks Azul…heaven forbid anyone else be happy if you're not.
Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Mauricio confronts Leo about not passing on Lidia's messages. She tries to make an excuse, but Mauricio reminds her that she's only there as long as she's useful and once she's not….
Chez Swanky: Azul walks in with Arnaldo, conveniently not seeing Diego. Arnaldo snarks about her having dinner with "dad's new girlfriend". In a strange fit of actually being a decent person, Azul tells Arnaldo that Julio's been looking everywhere for him so he can apologize. Arnaldo walks Azul over to the table where Emilia's been waiting.
Wine Bar: Julio complains to Burgay about Eva and Azul catfighting in his boutique. He says it cheapens the place. He doesn't think it's a good idea to have Diego there if he's the lust object of those two women. He talks about returning the money and getting his receipt back, but Burgay laughingly tells him that's not the way it works. Julio remembers Ceci saying that Eva would do "anything" to get Diego.
Chez Swanky: What Emilia wanted so desperately to tell Azul is to talk to Diego. Then she sees him with Eva and says never mind, there's no point. Eva tells Diego she can't change who she is, but she wants to help him. Diego tells her she doesn't need to be involved in that world and should start over. Eva wants to know what Diego will do if he doesn't come back to work for her. He fills her in on his new dressmaking/designing enterprise and Eva insists they need to celebrate by dancing. The sound guys are piping in the sound of thunder, or something like that, as Diego and Eva dance and Azul cries. *yawn* Azul gets up, but Emilia stops her. She says GSD was right. Azul cries. Emilia is confused because she thought all their drama was about a bunch of misunderstandings. Yep, and now you've contributed to them Emilia, thanks. Eva tells Diego her dress is a Julio creation. She gives him the sob story about how she saw her mother killed and wished her prince would come save her…and then they'd dance. Yeah, yeah, it's sad, but still *yawn* Eva whines some more about what a great guy Diego is and how he's in love with Azul and she just wanted some of that sweet, sweet, decent-guy loving for herself. She says she's gonna love him even though he doesn't love her back. Azul can't watch anymore and goes off to find Arnaldo. Diego asks if they can go back to the table, but he's going alone since Eva needs to touch up her makeup. Thank goodness that's over!
Casa S&I: Silvana comes home and finds out that Diego's mad at Isela for (allegedly) sleeping with Manuel. Isela's upset that Diego didn't give her a chance to explain. Silvana says she'll make him listen.
Casita Malicia v 2.0: Andres confronts Leo about not actually being sick. She tells him she only just got the confirmation that day. Andres congratulates her and says he's glad…because now he can go live his life the way he wants. He leaves and Leo cries. I think we're due for a suicide attempt on Leo's part to get Andres back, or has she not yet exhausted all other possibilities for keeping him close? Just please not the dominatrix outfit again!
Chez Swanky: I think Arnaldo's the sommelier rather than a chef since he presents Emilia with a burgundy he says is indescribable. Emilia tells him they're leaving since Azul saw Diego there, and not alone. Arnaldo says this passion will finish off his sister. We can only hope. Azul and Eva run into each other outside the bathroom and have a verbal catfight about who gets Diego. Azul has wiped off her dark lipstick and looks much better now. Eva returns to the table and Arnaldo comes over to present them with the same bottle of indescribable burgundy. He tells Diego that if he'd known Diego would be there, he wouldn't have invited Azul there. He tells them the bottle is courtesy of Azul and Eva asks him to uncork it. Diego walks out in search of Azul and finds her out front. He tries to explain about Eva, but Azul's having none of it. Diego grabs her, but Emilia shows up and leads her off.
Casa D&DC: It appears Clemencia has moved in and she goes to answer the door to Isela and Silvana. See, this is why you should always check the peephole first. This should be interesting. Silvana says they've come to see Diego, to clear up some stuff, but Clemencia slams the door on them. Well, not as satisfying as a full-on catfight, but ok.
Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Andres wants Mauricio's help with Leo and Mauricio says he'll make it ok with her that Andres moves into one of the rooms in the house. Andres says he also wants revenge on Eva and Ivan for poisoning Leo and Maurcio says he'll take care of it.
Casa A&C: Azul fills Ceci in on Diego and Ceci fills Azul in on Andres and Leo. Azul cries about how Diego is romantically involved with Eva. *yawn* "Comprometido" sounds like it has something to do with compromise, but actually means "committed to" as in "having a commitment to someone or something" or "being engaged to someone".
Eva's hotel room: More weeping and desperation on Eva's part; more rejection on Diego's. Eva thinks it's because he knows too much about her, but Diego says it's because he needs to admire in order to love. And what's so admirable about Azul? Oh, that she was willing to give up everything for love. I call BS on that. Double-o-Diego and his honorable tux of honorableness leave the room. *yawn*
Casa Moran: Silvana and Isela are taking their show on the road and Casa Moran is the second stop on their world tour. For their trouble, Lidia slaps Isela and has to get pulled off her by Manuel. Silvana and Isela demand that Manuel tell Lidia the truth, which he does. Lidia says she's still glad she slapped Isela since that can count for the last time, when she did actually sleep with Manuel. Then Lidia berates Manuel for lying to Clemencia. Isela tells Manuel he'd better come clean to Clemencia and Diego, because Isela doesn't want to lose Diego over this. Then she and Silvana leave.
Casa D&DC: Double-o-Diego comes home to find Clemencia fixing up the couch to sleep on. She's nuts if she thinks Diego's going to allow that. She explains that Manuel wouldn't leave the house and said she had to be the one to leave, which Diego thinks is not fair. He wants to go talk to Manuel about it, but Clemencia distracts him by telling him that Isela and Silvana showed up and she'd like him to tell Isela not to come around while Clemencia's living there. She's really hurt that Silvana is taking Isela's side. Diego tells her she can stay as long as she likes. "Bronca" is not the feminine form of a word referring to a wild horse, it means "a fight".
Wine Bar that Apparently Also Serves Coffee: The next morning, Burgay tells Eva that Julio wants more money on account of (a) Eva and Azul getting into a catfight over Diego and (b) Diego being a crappy tailor who can't even sew on a button. Eva calls BS on that because Diego told her that Julio liked his designs. She says she won't give Julio another cent and she'll make him accept her conditions.
Casa D&DC: Clemencia lets slip to Diego about Lidia carrying on with Piero even though he's living with Lucia again. Diego, in his Dallas Cowboys jogging suit, frets over Lidia being with Piero again.
Undisclosed Location: Piero, on his cell phone, thanks Lidia for giving him someone's address and says he's going to do what Mauricio asks in order to get Mauricio's financial help, but he's also going to stay with Lucia to make her pay for all the humiliation she's caused.
Casa D&DC: Piero comes to talk to Diego and tells him that Eva made him do it. Well, that has a nice ring to it.
Tomorrow: Diego confronts Eva and Silvana gets busted for interrogating Caty. "Chantaje" sounds like it has something to do with "chanting" but means "blackmail".
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Destilando 10/17 - in which Gav plays Linus and Rod plays The Great Pumpkin
My back really hurts tonight because I had to haul a morbidly obese goat around by the horns three times today. Why I had to do that is for the other blog (maybe tomorrow). I took some painkillers and watched Destilando in kind of a haze. Especially at the end when Av* got started with the Department of Agriculture, the details are quite fuzzy...
Unless I tell you otherwise, every scene in which Gaviota appears tonight, she is gazing at the phone and begging Rod to call her, or standing in a dark corner ditto. I remember this from high school. It never, never worked. Or it's like waiting for the Great Pumpkin. Clarita is disgusted.
Rod, however, is having a splendid time with Erika (since she is no longer his doctor I am dropping her title). He likes her smell, etc. She dares him to call Gav (since he's staring at the phone), in response he says he'll be the shrink this time. He says Erika is nervous, depressed, paranoid, and crazy, partly for her car and the drunk electrician, partly for Rod. She says she isn't the solution to Rod's problems, she's just a distraction, he's substituting her for the other woman. He's using her. He's like those cigarette smokers who ask a friend to help with the quitting. But when the friend leaves the room, it's back to the coffin nails.
Dr. Blondie is constantly watching Gav watch the phone and asking, "Has Rodrigo called you? Are you upset?" I say MYOB.
Sofia, distraught, sits in bed next to Frankie, who is sleeping peacefully. She's reviewing scenes of Isa and Frankie together over the months. Now their odd behavior makes sense.
Rod gets home from his late night at Erika's apartment and asks the maid if Isa's been going out lately, if she's given the maid weekends off. "No, but she did go out the other night to see her parents. She didn't take the baby." He seizes the phone and starts to call Gaviota, but Isa comes into the room and asks who he's calling. "Just business." They have an icy interchange, she leaves. He sits with his chin near the phone and a shotglass of Ardiente Pasion. Gav sits with her chin near the phone.
Next day Rod dandles little Ricky to say goodbye. Nuria (Isa's mom) calls and Rod takes the call, telling Nuria he has a message for her husband. "Oh, but he's on a trip, has been for more than a week." "Oh, hmm, Isa said she visited the both of you this past weekend." Nuria sort of denies it. Rod confronts Isa. She is impactada into the commercial.
You'd think that, having had the entire commercial break during which to pull herself together, Isa would have shaped a better retort. Her explanation is feeble. Rod, in parting, carelessly warns her: "Next time you say you're visiting your rents, take the kid." Isa calls her mother and asks "EXACTLY what did you tell Rodrigo?" "No, you tell me, what are you getting yourself tangled up in?"
On the way out Rod asks the new apartment manager if he can look at Isa's list of visitors when he gets back. No problem Massah.
Gav at work: "Nancy ... any calls for me?" No. Nancy reveals she wasn't really sick Saturday, she just wanted [to avoid listening to the boring Dr. Blondie I don't blame her I'd do the same. -- Ed.] to leave the two possible future lovebirds alone together, everybody knows Blondie loves Gav. Nancy also says there's a special surprise in store...
Dani visits Rod and sees he is ruddy and beaming from his time with Erika, but still disturbed about Isa's father's disinclination to pay his huge debt. He also lays some of Isa's little lies before Dani, who asks if he'd mind if it turned out that Isa's been betraying him. "I'd be indignant, because of all her jealous rages about Gaviota." Dani is a little perturbed to see how, suddenly, her brother is all Erika Erika Erika.
Meanwhile Erika is at her own shrink's office, confessing that due to his tenderness, etc., she is falling in love with Rod. She's decided to quit him, not only as a shrink but also as a friend.
Dani warns Rod: maybe his goony delight in the doc will turn into a love affair. Rod: "Whatever, what's gonna happen is gonna happen." As a parting shot, Dani points out he might not want to be distancing himself from Gaviota this way when she's about to spend a month alone with Dr. Blondie. This infuriates Rod in the old way and he picks up the phone and calls - Erika. She's in the car. He's all beaming and appreciation and "let's get together as soon as I'm back." She puts him off.
Gav has Nancy call Montalvo Corp. and, using a disguised voice, ask if Rod has left. He just left. Blondie instantly slinks in and asks how she's going to do this month without her big boy. Fine, she lies. Blondie says it will be the greatest month of her life, not only lots and lots of work, and all the coffee she can drink, but loads of invitations to all sorts of interesting (?) events. He tells her to dry her tears and come to his office.
Dani tells her granny Pilar how much Rod likes his shrink and how 'successful' the therapy seems to be. Pilar thinks it will make him a family man but Dani says with Isa no, not so much. Fedra calls for Pilar. I can't bear to recap this all again! The witches visit Pilar, they complain about being left off the guest lists again by that maldita husband robber Mariana Franco, Pilar assumes they're back to their evil scheming and it serves them right, they flounce out.
Dr. Blondie is discussing the naming of a building after Amador, four years after his death. [My eyes commenced closing like Gav's during the coffee cantata. --Ed] He invites Gav to go to a place with AfroCuban music, she accepts because, she informs him, she isn't a masochist. She starts to smile. Why close doors with Dr. Santovenia when nothing will ever work out with Rodrigo?
Av* summons Blondie. [Now my head is swaying on my neck and my eyelids are drooping. Remind me never to take a job at CRT.] Due to lots of rain and global warming there are now agaves that mature more quickly, this will destabilize world markets, Dr. Blondie has to go to Japan he can't stay home wooing Gav in his slow-but-sure manner, and in fact he has to give some talk this very night, it's an emergency, adios AfroCuban night on the town!
And this trouble with the brujas is getting on Av*s nerves, and of course they have to be unerased from the guest list for events honoring Don Amador! And if Gav can't take it she will have to go elsewhere!
Tomorrow: Blondie tells Gav he loves her. Rod goes on his trip but he has a present for a certain someone.
Unless I tell you otherwise, every scene in which Gaviota appears tonight, she is gazing at the phone and begging Rod to call her, or standing in a dark corner ditto. I remember this from high school. It never, never worked. Or it's like waiting for the Great Pumpkin. Clarita is disgusted.
Rod, however, is having a splendid time with Erika (since she is no longer his doctor I am dropping her title). He likes her smell, etc. She dares him to call Gav (since he's staring at the phone), in response he says he'll be the shrink this time. He says Erika is nervous, depressed, paranoid, and crazy, partly for her car and the drunk electrician, partly for Rod. She says she isn't the solution to Rod's problems, she's just a distraction, he's substituting her for the other woman. He's using her. He's like those cigarette smokers who ask a friend to help with the quitting. But when the friend leaves the room, it's back to the coffin nails.
Dr. Blondie is constantly watching Gav watch the phone and asking, "Has Rodrigo called you? Are you upset?" I say MYOB.
Sofia, distraught, sits in bed next to Frankie, who is sleeping peacefully. She's reviewing scenes of Isa and Frankie together over the months. Now their odd behavior makes sense.
Rod gets home from his late night at Erika's apartment and asks the maid if Isa's been going out lately, if she's given the maid weekends off. "No, but she did go out the other night to see her parents. She didn't take the baby." He seizes the phone and starts to call Gaviota, but Isa comes into the room and asks who he's calling. "Just business." They have an icy interchange, she leaves. He sits with his chin near the phone and a shotglass of Ardiente Pasion. Gav sits with her chin near the phone.
Next day Rod dandles little Ricky to say goodbye. Nuria (Isa's mom) calls and Rod takes the call, telling Nuria he has a message for her husband. "Oh, but he's on a trip, has been for more than a week." "Oh, hmm, Isa said she visited the both of you this past weekend." Nuria sort of denies it. Rod confronts Isa. She is impactada into the commercial.
You'd think that, having had the entire commercial break during which to pull herself together, Isa would have shaped a better retort. Her explanation is feeble. Rod, in parting, carelessly warns her: "Next time you say you're visiting your rents, take the kid." Isa calls her mother and asks "EXACTLY what did you tell Rodrigo?" "No, you tell me, what are you getting yourself tangled up in?"
On the way out Rod asks the new apartment manager if he can look at Isa's list of visitors when he gets back. No problem Massah.
Gav at work: "Nancy ... any calls for me?" No. Nancy reveals she wasn't really sick Saturday, she just wanted [to avoid listening to the boring Dr. Blondie I don't blame her I'd do the same. -- Ed.] to leave the two possible future lovebirds alone together, everybody knows Blondie loves Gav. Nancy also says there's a special surprise in store...
Dani visits Rod and sees he is ruddy and beaming from his time with Erika, but still disturbed about Isa's father's disinclination to pay his huge debt. He also lays some of Isa's little lies before Dani, who asks if he'd mind if it turned out that Isa's been betraying him. "I'd be indignant, because of all her jealous rages about Gaviota." Dani is a little perturbed to see how, suddenly, her brother is all Erika Erika Erika.
Meanwhile Erika is at her own shrink's office, confessing that due to his tenderness, etc., she is falling in love with Rod. She's decided to quit him, not only as a shrink but also as a friend.
Dani warns Rod: maybe his goony delight in the doc will turn into a love affair. Rod: "Whatever, what's gonna happen is gonna happen." As a parting shot, Dani points out he might not want to be distancing himself from Gaviota this way when she's about to spend a month alone with Dr. Blondie. This infuriates Rod in the old way and he picks up the phone and calls - Erika. She's in the car. He's all beaming and appreciation and "let's get together as soon as I'm back." She puts him off.
Gav has Nancy call Montalvo Corp. and, using a disguised voice, ask if Rod has left. He just left. Blondie instantly slinks in and asks how she's going to do this month without her big boy. Fine, she lies. Blondie says it will be the greatest month of her life, not only lots and lots of work, and all the coffee she can drink, but loads of invitations to all sorts of interesting (?) events. He tells her to dry her tears and come to his office.
Dani tells her granny Pilar how much Rod likes his shrink and how 'successful' the therapy seems to be. Pilar thinks it will make him a family man but Dani says with Isa no, not so much. Fedra calls for Pilar. I can't bear to recap this all again! The witches visit Pilar, they complain about being left off the guest lists again by that maldita husband robber Mariana Franco, Pilar assumes they're back to their evil scheming and it serves them right, they flounce out.
Dr. Blondie is discussing the naming of a building after Amador, four years after his death. [My eyes commenced closing like Gav's during the coffee cantata. --Ed] He invites Gav to go to a place with AfroCuban music, she accepts because, she informs him, she isn't a masochist. She starts to smile. Why close doors with Dr. Santovenia when nothing will ever work out with Rodrigo?
Av* summons Blondie. [Now my head is swaying on my neck and my eyelids are drooping. Remind me never to take a job at CRT.] Due to lots of rain and global warming there are now agaves that mature more quickly, this will destabilize world markets, Dr. Blondie has to go to Japan he can't stay home wooing Gav in his slow-but-sure manner, and in fact he has to give some talk this very night, it's an emergency, adios AfroCuban night on the town!
And this trouble with the brujas is getting on Av*s nerves, and of course they have to be unerased from the guest list for events honoring Don Amador! And if Gav can't take it she will have to go elsewhere!
Tomorrow: Blondie tells Gav he loves her. Rod goes on his trip but he has a present for a certain someone.
Labels: Destilando
Amar Sin Limites, Tuesday, October 16. Manuel Gains Ground in the Race to become the Most Repellant Character on the Show. Bonus: Andres Shirtless!
We pick up where we left off with an unruly mob in the form of Eva, Azul, Diego, and GSD descending on Julio's boutique. Eva actually is there to introduce Diego to Julio as the protégé for whom she had Burgay invest the big bucks in the boutique. Azul's mission, on the other hand, is to pummel Diego while accusing him of being a liar who falsely maligned Mo as being a self-infecting, dirty-medicine selling scoundrel. She also accuses Diego of being Eva's lover/henchman involved with the poisoning of pobrecita Leo. Backed up by off-duty scientist GSD, Azul dares Eva to deny the poisoning. Eva admits it. Meantime, Diego is clearly clueless about the pummeling, the poisoning, and even the protégé-ing. GSD rushes Azul out without giving Diego a chance to explain, and warns him to stay away from Azul. Julio goes after them trying to get information about Arnaldo whom he refers to as "Arny". As usual, GSD treats Julio like dirt, telling him with disgust that he doesn't know any "Arny", and then drives off. (I rather like "Arny". I think all the Toscanos could benefit from little pet names to loosen them up a bit.) Diego has by now worked himself up into a nose-wrinkling fury. He quits his job, telling Eva he won't work for a killer even to get information about Abuelo's murder. Eva looks after him brokenheartedly.
Casa Moran: Manuel comes home after an all-night binge, looking intoxicated. He roughly grabs Clemencia by the arm demanding to know where she's going. She announces she's off to her new job with Annibal. Manuel stares vacantly.
Mo's House II: Andres informs Mo that Diego has told Azul all about Mo's illness and his dirty medicine business. Mo, who now has cloudy vision, pretends to Andres that he's still blind.
Casa Moran: Manuel has Clemencia up against the wall telling her she cannot work for Anibal, and besides he will be bringing plenty of money into the house himself. When he goes into his pockets to produce some of this promised fortune, he finds his pockets empty. He swears he was robbed, apparently forgetting that he was throwing around big bills all night. Clemencia walks out leaving Manuel passed out on the sofa.
Mo's House: Mo and Andres discuss having to postpone a shipment of presumably fake or tainted medicine to South America because of the allegations Diego has made about Mo. Andres, who seems much more assertive now that he has a new girlfriend and new hairstyle, wants to personally "disappear" Diego. Mo shares the sentiment but to avoid suspicion wants "He-Who-Will-"Disappear"-Diego to be Boris. Mo wants Eva gone too.
Boutique: Julio overhears Ceci and Gaspar gossiping about the blowup between Azul and Eva. He scolds them and says he never wants that type of déclassé rumble in his elegant boutique again. He then pulls Ceci aside to dish about the Azul-Diego-Eva triangle. Ceci, our favorite little busybody, happily obliges.
Casa Azul & Ceci: GSD is trying to discuss the Diego situation with Azul. Azul begs off saying she doesn't want to talk about this anymore and needs to be alone. GSD, showing some rare insight, gently says, "You would have preferred that Diego was telling the truth, right?" Azul sadly admits it. Before leaving, GSD asks about Arnaldo. Azul says he's staying with a friend and is o.k. GSD looks relieved. Except for the dangling cigarette, I almost liked GSD in this scene.
Isela's Cantina: Don Chucho tells Silvana that he and Diego will be doing work for Julio. She is happy for both of them and takes the opportunity to give Diego a warm hug when he arrives. She offers her feminine point of view on their work whenever they need it. Diego says they'll need it very often as he now has no other work than this side job. Chucho and Silvana look impactado and impactada, respectively.
Eva's Balcony: Eva and Ivan are arguing about Eva's admission about poisoning Leo. Ivan thinks Eva should never have admitted it or even discussed poisoning in a public place. He thinks Eva's Diego-love is making her weak and careless. Eva blames Ivan for planning the poisoned yogurt caper in the first place and says since GSD was there and knew the truth she had no choice but to 'fess up or Diego would never have believed anything else she said. She kind of loses it here, shouting that she and Ivan are nothing but killers and that's why she'll never have Diego. Ivan grabs her by the shoulders to steady her and she slaps him hard. He turns on her with a maniacal look on his face and I swore he was going to whack her. Eva then says they should not be fighting. Ivan blames Diego for showing up in their lives and ruining everything. (The line to "disappear" Diego forms on the right, Ivan, in case that's what you're thinking.)
Isela's Cantina: Diego is explaining to Silvana and Chucho that Eva really is a cold blooded killer and was probably lying to Diego the whole time he knew her. Chucho agrees and adds that Diego and Silvana have no proof that Mo is involved in anything sinister. But Diego and Silvana don't let Mo off the hook, believing he is as dirty as Eva. Silvana reminds Diego he was supposed to stay at his job with Eva gathering evidence just as she does with her surveillance "visits" to Mo's house.
Eva's balcony: Eva and Ivan almost have a kissy face moment when Eva says she should have fallen in love with him and he says he would have been there for her in rain or shine, sickness and health, murder unlimited, whatever she wanted. Or words to that effect. Alas, just before their lips meet, Eva pulls away and starts unromantically musing about how Mo first became known to Boris. According to what I could understand, Mo was being investigated by Interpol for selling expired medicines throughout the world. Who should be in politics at that time, but our sleazy lawyer friend, Perez Castelar, who carried out a coverup in order to stop the investigation, in exchange for Mo's giving him information on the toxin and the cure, that he presumably passed on to Boris. Eva says she wants the case file or report on those dealings. Ivan want to know why she wants it. I think we can guess.
Anibal's office: Clemencia has typed some letters which Anibal reviews and finds perfect. She brings him coffee and homemake cookies and both of them looked pleased with their working arrangement.
Boutique: Gaspar and Ceci plot how to salvage the ruined jacket. If only Ceci knew that her nemesis, Leo, has purposely doused it with bleach. Or more importantly, if only Ceci knew how to keep her work life and personal life separate.
Cantina: Diego is waiting for Isela so that he can make up with her after their argument over the Piero bail money loan. Silvana tells him that Isela is not feeling well as she didn't sleep well last night and won't be in until later. She also tells him that his father was drinking heavily at the cantina the night before.
Boutique: Ceci and Gaspar seem to be trying to patch the ruined jacket when Ceci sighs that she should never have borrowed it without permission. Julio overhears and says, "You did what?!" Busted.
Anibal's office: Clemencia is typing away and Anibal is on his way to a meeting when Manuel charges in and throws Anibal against a wall while ordering Clemencia to leave and never set foot back in this office. He acuses Anibal of hiring Clemencia just to get back at him because Isela always preferred him to Anibal. Manuel starts shoving Clemencia and when Anibal protests, the two men are ready to fight. Clemencia gets between them just as Manuel throws a punch that lands squarely on Clemencia's jaw. She drops into a chair. Anibal forcibly throws Manuel out and tends to Clemencia.
Mo's bedroom: Azul enters saying she has to talk to Mo, and Mo says she sounds upset. In tears, Azul flings herself to her knees in front of Mo and begs his forgiveness for ever having doubted him when all the while it was Diego who was the lying skunk and Mo the blameless knight who never lied to her. Mo agrees with this noble assessment of himself. He has, by the way, perfected an off to the side gaze he must think gives him the look of an authentic blind person. Azul confesses that she had almost believed Diego's character assassination of Mo with the self-infecting and bad medicine stuff until she found out from her father that it was Eva and her evil cabal who were poisoning people and such, the very group Diego is now cavorting with. All this is right up Mo's melodramatic alley, and he pretends to be deeply wounded that people like Eva and Diego would character assassinate him at a time his life is draining away. He asks the heavens why Eva stole his life and Diego stole his love. Azul looks conscience stricken, with every reason to furrow her brow.
Boutique: Julio continues ranting at Ceci about the jacket. He seems more outraged though by the sloppy coverup job she and Gaspar were trying to pull off. But he saves most of his venom for poor Gaspar, whom he blames for helping Ceci with the coverup. He flings the jacket in Gaspar's face saying that from now on he (Gaspar) is in charge of watching every move Ceci makes, and if he should betray his confidence again, he will throw Gaspar out on the street. Gaspar fumes, snorts, and glowers at Ceci for having gotten him in trouble, and I was doing the same.
Anibal's office: Anibal has put an icepack on Clemencia's jaw. She is still disoriented after being decked but apologizes for the scene Manuel caused. Anibal reassures her but says he thought Manuel knew about the job. She admits that she couldn't discuss it with Manuel as he had never come home that previous night.
Mo's bedroom: Mo gets to ham it up some more and does some character assassinating of his own, painting Diego as an ungrateful, disloyal wretch who took advantage of Mo's generosity, and a serial seducer who stole Azul from Mo. He goes on to say he still loves Azul but would have been willing to step aside if she had found true love with Diego. (Watch that nose, Pinnochio). He suffers knowing that she belongs to a lout like Diego who doesn't deserve her. Gullible as ever, Azul swallows the sob story whole, kissing Mo's hand and tearfully swearing that she'll never, I mean never ever, leave his side until the end of his dwindling days.
Some cafe or other: Lucia and Perez Castelar are sipping cofee and discussing Piero's immigration problems. The options are: 1) that he stay married to Lidia for two years, or 2) that Lucia verify that Piero has been in Mexico for five years. Naturally, Lucia chooses Door #2 as she doesn't want him to spend even a second more wih Lidia. She assures Castelar she'll do everything she can to keep Piero in Mexico even though she is aware he's only using her.
Love Nest: Lidia is lolling au natural under the covers pouting because Piero is preparing to go out on some business. (I've noticed that lidia has only two expressions: bratty pouting or kittenish pouting.) Piero takes a call from Mo who needs his help in teaching Diego a lesson.
Uh oh. Piero gets huffy that Mo wasn't around to help him with his jail woes, but this is the first Mo is hearing of it. They agree to meet up. Lidia sarcastically says how nice Mo finally deigned to contact you. Piero says he's meeting Mo because it suits him to do so, but first things first. Here the Energizer Sex Bunny tears off his jacket and leaps on Lidia for another round.
Cafe: Lucia is lamenting that all this immigration work is very costly plus she has to dole out money to somebody else too. When Castelar asks to whom, Lucia reveals that Lidia's shameless father has demanded a large bribe to help her keep Lidia and Piero apart, and on top of that had the nerve to ask for a job. Castelar,who's mighty sleazy himself, declares he's never seen a man so cynical that he'd sell his own daughter like merchandise. Lucia raises her eyebrows in agreement.
Casa Moran: Diego is sitting on the sofa when Manuel enters the house and warmly greets his son with, "Qué the hell are you doing here?" Diego says he heard Manuel was drinking heavily at the cantina. Manuel blames it on his problems with Clemencia. Diego asks for her and is surprised to find she's gotten a job. Just then Clemencia enters and tries to hide her face from Diego, to no avail. He quickly surmises that Manuel was responsible and almost comes to blows with him. Clemencia once again gets between two large men about to go at it, saying father and son shouldn't fight, and besides it was an accident. She then remonstrates with Manuel for starting trouble at her job and forbids him to return there. She also says he had nerve making trouble after staying out all night. Manuel then grabs her, shouting that he'll tell her where he was: out making love all night with Isela. Clemencia slaps him and rushes up to her room. Diego acts out his fury by wrinkling his nose to its limit, balling his fist and calling Manuel an infeliz. He then follows after Clemencia.
Cantina: Isela is telling Silvana that she and Manuel were togeether in the billard room(?) until closing, and Manuel was totally wasted and she almost....Silvana cuts her off saying as much as she loves Isela, she also is concerned for the feelings of Clemencia and Diego. Isela says chill, even though I love Manuel, I resisted his charms and he left very angry. What exactly is this woman attracted to, we might well ask. As Castelar has said, Manuel tops the list of cynical, lying desgraciados.
Casa Moran: Diego is consoling Clemencia and saying he'll warn his father never to disrespect her again. When he brings up Isela, Clemencia says she forgave Manuel once for his infidelity but cannot do it again if she wants to set an example for Lidia in husband-managing. Diego says he'll support any decision she makes.
Garden of Mo's house: Caty is digging in the dirt with Azul when Leo approaches in an impeccable white suit. Caty reaches out to her with her grubby hands and Leo sharply sends her off to wash up. (I hate to admit it, but I'm with Leo here.) Azul scolds Leo for being so impoatient with a child, and says anyway Leo should be bursting with joy and rainbows and such, since she's not terminally ill after all. Leo say, Oh right, Mo told you. So yeah, says Azul, now you're free to remake your life and maybe even fall in love with a NEW man. Zing! Azul and Leo grin mirthlessly at each other while each silently calls the other a witch, or something a bit stronger, maybe.
Boutique: Ceci and Andres are sharing an intimate lunch in some out of the way place in the shop. Andres assures Ceci he'll not only pay for the ruined jacket but will shut Julio's mouth by purchasing his whole new trendy wardrobe right here at the boutique. Now Andres fans, comes the money shot. Andres whips off his tee shirt and displays a magnificent physique and even a glimmer of yellow boxers. Where are the paparazzi when you need them? He stands over Ceci like the proud Adonis he is, sayig, "Will you help me?" Her smile says it all: Bring in on, papi!
Was that the final scene? No wait, there's more but it was all anticlimatic to me.
Lab at Mo's Mansion: GSD has finally dragged his lazy butt in to work when Emilia drops by to interrupt him to discuss Azul. She wants Azul to make her own decsions regarding Diego despite what GSD thinks of him, and more importantly says it's also up to Azul to make decisions regarding her health. She believes Azul has the right to know she has a life-threatening disease. GSD disagrees emphatically and says such news could harm Azul. He angrily warns Emilia not to tell Azul, then punches in his password and marches into the lab, hopefully to accomplish something for a change.
Case Moran: Manuel dares Diego to take on his own father. Diego dares him right back to ever disrespect his mother again. Diego leaves the hosue.
As Diego leaves his parents' house, Ivan is waiting with a message from Eva. Diego blows him off and walks away. When Ivan grabs Diego's shoulder, Diego seems to soft punch him in the stomach saying he has learned some tricky moves on his own and can take care of himself. Ivan seems faintly amused by this teddy bear threat and says he's only a messenger from Eva. He says Eva wants Diego to come to dinner so she can show him the proof she has of Mo's dirty dealings. Diego agrees to come, but says if it's one of Eva's traps, she'll be the one caught in it.
Mo's garden: (Last scene) Caty is sadly complaining that she doesn't want to eat lunch by herself at such a big table. Azul is just joining her when Emilia calls on the phone saying she has something very important to tell Azul, but it must be in person. End of scene; Lots of coming attractions.
Casa Moran: Manuel comes home after an all-night binge, looking intoxicated. He roughly grabs Clemencia by the arm demanding to know where she's going. She announces she's off to her new job with Annibal. Manuel stares vacantly.
Mo's House II: Andres informs Mo that Diego has told Azul all about Mo's illness and his dirty medicine business. Mo, who now has cloudy vision, pretends to Andres that he's still blind.
Casa Moran: Manuel has Clemencia up against the wall telling her she cannot work for Anibal, and besides he will be bringing plenty of money into the house himself. When he goes into his pockets to produce some of this promised fortune, he finds his pockets empty. He swears he was robbed, apparently forgetting that he was throwing around big bills all night. Clemencia walks out leaving Manuel passed out on the sofa.
Mo's House: Mo and Andres discuss having to postpone a shipment of presumably fake or tainted medicine to South America because of the allegations Diego has made about Mo. Andres, who seems much more assertive now that he has a new girlfriend and new hairstyle, wants to personally "disappear" Diego. Mo shares the sentiment but to avoid suspicion wants "He-Who-Will-"Disappear"-Diego to be Boris. Mo wants Eva gone too.
Boutique: Julio overhears Ceci and Gaspar gossiping about the blowup between Azul and Eva. He scolds them and says he never wants that type of déclassé rumble in his elegant boutique again. He then pulls Ceci aside to dish about the Azul-Diego-Eva triangle. Ceci, our favorite little busybody, happily obliges.
Casa Azul & Ceci: GSD is trying to discuss the Diego situation with Azul. Azul begs off saying she doesn't want to talk about this anymore and needs to be alone. GSD, showing some rare insight, gently says, "You would have preferred that Diego was telling the truth, right?" Azul sadly admits it. Before leaving, GSD asks about Arnaldo. Azul says he's staying with a friend and is o.k. GSD looks relieved. Except for the dangling cigarette, I almost liked GSD in this scene.
Isela's Cantina: Don Chucho tells Silvana that he and Diego will be doing work for Julio. She is happy for both of them and takes the opportunity to give Diego a warm hug when he arrives. She offers her feminine point of view on their work whenever they need it. Diego says they'll need it very often as he now has no other work than this side job. Chucho and Silvana look impactado and impactada, respectively.
Eva's Balcony: Eva and Ivan are arguing about Eva's admission about poisoning Leo. Ivan thinks Eva should never have admitted it or even discussed poisoning in a public place. He thinks Eva's Diego-love is making her weak and careless. Eva blames Ivan for planning the poisoned yogurt caper in the first place and says since GSD was there and knew the truth she had no choice but to 'fess up or Diego would never have believed anything else she said. She kind of loses it here, shouting that she and Ivan are nothing but killers and that's why she'll never have Diego. Ivan grabs her by the shoulders to steady her and she slaps him hard. He turns on her with a maniacal look on his face and I swore he was going to whack her. Eva then says they should not be fighting. Ivan blames Diego for showing up in their lives and ruining everything. (The line to "disappear" Diego forms on the right, Ivan, in case that's what you're thinking.)
Isela's Cantina: Diego is explaining to Silvana and Chucho that Eva really is a cold blooded killer and was probably lying to Diego the whole time he knew her. Chucho agrees and adds that Diego and Silvana have no proof that Mo is involved in anything sinister. But Diego and Silvana don't let Mo off the hook, believing he is as dirty as Eva. Silvana reminds Diego he was supposed to stay at his job with Eva gathering evidence just as she does with her surveillance "visits" to Mo's house.
Eva's balcony: Eva and Ivan almost have a kissy face moment when Eva says she should have fallen in love with him and he says he would have been there for her in rain or shine, sickness and health, murder unlimited, whatever she wanted. Or words to that effect. Alas, just before their lips meet, Eva pulls away and starts unromantically musing about how Mo first became known to Boris. According to what I could understand, Mo was being investigated by Interpol for selling expired medicines throughout the world. Who should be in politics at that time, but our sleazy lawyer friend, Perez Castelar, who carried out a coverup in order to stop the investigation, in exchange for Mo's giving him information on the toxin and the cure, that he presumably passed on to Boris. Eva says she wants the case file or report on those dealings. Ivan want to know why she wants it. I think we can guess.
Anibal's office: Clemencia has typed some letters which Anibal reviews and finds perfect. She brings him coffee and homemake cookies and both of them looked pleased with their working arrangement.
Boutique: Gaspar and Ceci plot how to salvage the ruined jacket. If only Ceci knew that her nemesis, Leo, has purposely doused it with bleach. Or more importantly, if only Ceci knew how to keep her work life and personal life separate.
Cantina: Diego is waiting for Isela so that he can make up with her after their argument over the Piero bail money loan. Silvana tells him that Isela is not feeling well as she didn't sleep well last night and won't be in until later. She also tells him that his father was drinking heavily at the cantina the night before.
Boutique: Ceci and Gaspar seem to be trying to patch the ruined jacket when Ceci sighs that she should never have borrowed it without permission. Julio overhears and says, "You did what?!" Busted.
Anibal's office: Clemencia is typing away and Anibal is on his way to a meeting when Manuel charges in and throws Anibal against a wall while ordering Clemencia to leave and never set foot back in this office. He acuses Anibal of hiring Clemencia just to get back at him because Isela always preferred him to Anibal. Manuel starts shoving Clemencia and when Anibal protests, the two men are ready to fight. Clemencia gets between them just as Manuel throws a punch that lands squarely on Clemencia's jaw. She drops into a chair. Anibal forcibly throws Manuel out and tends to Clemencia.
Mo's bedroom: Azul enters saying she has to talk to Mo, and Mo says she sounds upset. In tears, Azul flings herself to her knees in front of Mo and begs his forgiveness for ever having doubted him when all the while it was Diego who was the lying skunk and Mo the blameless knight who never lied to her. Mo agrees with this noble assessment of himself. He has, by the way, perfected an off to the side gaze he must think gives him the look of an authentic blind person. Azul confesses that she had almost believed Diego's character assassination of Mo with the self-infecting and bad medicine stuff until she found out from her father that it was Eva and her evil cabal who were poisoning people and such, the very group Diego is now cavorting with. All this is right up Mo's melodramatic alley, and he pretends to be deeply wounded that people like Eva and Diego would character assassinate him at a time his life is draining away. He asks the heavens why Eva stole his life and Diego stole his love. Azul looks conscience stricken, with every reason to furrow her brow.
Boutique: Julio continues ranting at Ceci about the jacket. He seems more outraged though by the sloppy coverup job she and Gaspar were trying to pull off. But he saves most of his venom for poor Gaspar, whom he blames for helping Ceci with the coverup. He flings the jacket in Gaspar's face saying that from now on he (Gaspar) is in charge of watching every move Ceci makes, and if he should betray his confidence again, he will throw Gaspar out on the street. Gaspar fumes, snorts, and glowers at Ceci for having gotten him in trouble, and I was doing the same.
Anibal's office: Anibal has put an icepack on Clemencia's jaw. She is still disoriented after being decked but apologizes for the scene Manuel caused. Anibal reassures her but says he thought Manuel knew about the job. She admits that she couldn't discuss it with Manuel as he had never come home that previous night.
Mo's bedroom: Mo gets to ham it up some more and does some character assassinating of his own, painting Diego as an ungrateful, disloyal wretch who took advantage of Mo's generosity, and a serial seducer who stole Azul from Mo. He goes on to say he still loves Azul but would have been willing to step aside if she had found true love with Diego. (Watch that nose, Pinnochio). He suffers knowing that she belongs to a lout like Diego who doesn't deserve her. Gullible as ever, Azul swallows the sob story whole, kissing Mo's hand and tearfully swearing that she'll never, I mean never ever, leave his side until the end of his dwindling days.
Some cafe or other: Lucia and Perez Castelar are sipping cofee and discussing Piero's immigration problems. The options are: 1) that he stay married to Lidia for two years, or 2) that Lucia verify that Piero has been in Mexico for five years. Naturally, Lucia chooses Door #2 as she doesn't want him to spend even a second more wih Lidia. She assures Castelar she'll do everything she can to keep Piero in Mexico even though she is aware he's only using her.
Love Nest: Lidia is lolling au natural under the covers pouting because Piero is preparing to go out on some business. (I've noticed that lidia has only two expressions: bratty pouting or kittenish pouting.) Piero takes a call from Mo who needs his help in teaching Diego a lesson.
Uh oh. Piero gets huffy that Mo wasn't around to help him with his jail woes, but this is the first Mo is hearing of it. They agree to meet up. Lidia sarcastically says how nice Mo finally deigned to contact you. Piero says he's meeting Mo because it suits him to do so, but first things first. Here the Energizer Sex Bunny tears off his jacket and leaps on Lidia for another round.
Cafe: Lucia is lamenting that all this immigration work is very costly plus she has to dole out money to somebody else too. When Castelar asks to whom, Lucia reveals that Lidia's shameless father has demanded a large bribe to help her keep Lidia and Piero apart, and on top of that had the nerve to ask for a job. Castelar,who's mighty sleazy himself, declares he's never seen a man so cynical that he'd sell his own daughter like merchandise. Lucia raises her eyebrows in agreement.
Casa Moran: Diego is sitting on the sofa when Manuel enters the house and warmly greets his son with, "Qué the hell are you doing here?" Diego says he heard Manuel was drinking heavily at the cantina. Manuel blames it on his problems with Clemencia. Diego asks for her and is surprised to find she's gotten a job. Just then Clemencia enters and tries to hide her face from Diego, to no avail. He quickly surmises that Manuel was responsible and almost comes to blows with him. Clemencia once again gets between two large men about to go at it, saying father and son shouldn't fight, and besides it was an accident. She then remonstrates with Manuel for starting trouble at her job and forbids him to return there. She also says he had nerve making trouble after staying out all night. Manuel then grabs her, shouting that he'll tell her where he was: out making love all night with Isela. Clemencia slaps him and rushes up to her room. Diego acts out his fury by wrinkling his nose to its limit, balling his fist and calling Manuel an infeliz. He then follows after Clemencia.
Cantina: Isela is telling Silvana that she and Manuel were togeether in the billard room(?) until closing, and Manuel was totally wasted and she almost....Silvana cuts her off saying as much as she loves Isela, she also is concerned for the feelings of Clemencia and Diego. Isela says chill, even though I love Manuel, I resisted his charms and he left very angry. What exactly is this woman attracted to, we might well ask. As Castelar has said, Manuel tops the list of cynical, lying desgraciados.
Casa Moran: Diego is consoling Clemencia and saying he'll warn his father never to disrespect her again. When he brings up Isela, Clemencia says she forgave Manuel once for his infidelity but cannot do it again if she wants to set an example for Lidia in husband-managing. Diego says he'll support any decision she makes.
Garden of Mo's house: Caty is digging in the dirt with Azul when Leo approaches in an impeccable white suit. Caty reaches out to her with her grubby hands and Leo sharply sends her off to wash up. (I hate to admit it, but I'm with Leo here.) Azul scolds Leo for being so impoatient with a child, and says anyway Leo should be bursting with joy and rainbows and such, since she's not terminally ill after all. Leo say, Oh right, Mo told you. So yeah, says Azul, now you're free to remake your life and maybe even fall in love with a NEW man. Zing! Azul and Leo grin mirthlessly at each other while each silently calls the other a witch, or something a bit stronger, maybe.
Boutique: Ceci and Andres are sharing an intimate lunch in some out of the way place in the shop. Andres assures Ceci he'll not only pay for the ruined jacket but will shut Julio's mouth by purchasing his whole new trendy wardrobe right here at the boutique. Now Andres fans, comes the money shot. Andres whips off his tee shirt and displays a magnificent physique and even a glimmer of yellow boxers. Where are the paparazzi when you need them? He stands over Ceci like the proud Adonis he is, sayig, "Will you help me?" Her smile says it all: Bring in on, papi!
Was that the final scene? No wait, there's more but it was all anticlimatic to me.
Lab at Mo's Mansion: GSD has finally dragged his lazy butt in to work when Emilia drops by to interrupt him to discuss Azul. She wants Azul to make her own decsions regarding Diego despite what GSD thinks of him, and more importantly says it's also up to Azul to make decisions regarding her health. She believes Azul has the right to know she has a life-threatening disease. GSD disagrees emphatically and says such news could harm Azul. He angrily warns Emilia not to tell Azul, then punches in his password and marches into the lab, hopefully to accomplish something for a change.
Case Moran: Manuel dares Diego to take on his own father. Diego dares him right back to ever disrespect his mother again. Diego leaves the hosue.
As Diego leaves his parents' house, Ivan is waiting with a message from Eva. Diego blows him off and walks away. When Ivan grabs Diego's shoulder, Diego seems to soft punch him in the stomach saying he has learned some tricky moves on his own and can take care of himself. Ivan seems faintly amused by this teddy bear threat and says he's only a messenger from Eva. He says Eva wants Diego to come to dinner so she can show him the proof she has of Mo's dirty dealings. Diego agrees to come, but says if it's one of Eva's traps, she'll be the one caught in it.
Mo's garden: (Last scene) Caty is sadly complaining that she doesn't want to eat lunch by herself at such a big table. Azul is just joining her when Emilia calls on the phone saying she has something very important to tell Azul, but it must be in person. End of scene; Lots of coming attractions.
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I Love Juan - Tuesday 10/16 - Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence*
Hello friends, I am subbing for Amanda tonight and Carmel, former Duelo recapper and queen of the succinct and scathing one-liners, has graciously consented to sub for me on Thursday. Thanks Carmel!
And now, on with the show...
Paula tells Marely that she has decided (again) to buy herself a car. She found the perfect opportunity to stop the madness and she broke up with Juan. Mari asks if that's what all the yelling was about in Paula's office, and what was this "perfect opportunity"? Paula admits that Fernando peeked at her making out like a skanky ho with CL. (OK, those were my words, not hers.) "Bravo!" accuses Mari sarcastically,"but don't leave Juan without a job." Paula observes that as long as Gaitan works for Farell Industries Juan's job is secure.
CL summons Pastor to his office and tries to suck up to him with a glass of whiskey. CL is not at all subtle and immediately enquires how it went between Pastor and Monica. Pastor smugly leers at CL because he knows he has the upper hand...for now.
Ivonne tells Marely that she got rid of Paula's car catalogues, thereby forcing Mari to "run" across the office holding down her skirt that keeps hiking up. What in the heck was this scene for?
CL toasts Gaitan as his right hand man. Pastor reveals that Ivonne told him CL was planning to fire him. CL nervously lights his cigarette and Pastor tells him that he didn't rat him out to Moni, but that CL had better be careful. CL drains his whiskey in one gulp.
Moni tells her maid Chelo that CL and Paula have a mutual attraction and she predicts things will go very badly for them.
Pastor tells Ivonne he's on top of the world and he wishes he'd had a camera to take a picture of CL's face.
Alirio stops by to visit CL. He wants to discuss his future occupation at Farell Industries. CL ignores Alirio then yells at him. Alirio keeps pressing for a better job until an exasperated and self-involved CL loudly kicks Alirio out of his office for interrupting him with stupidities. Outside, Alirio pretends that he and CL are making a lunch date but everyone knows he's full of it. Ivonne claps her hands gleefully at Alirio's misfortune.
Fernando offers his hand to Juan; he wants to make up. Juan scolds Fer and tells him no more chisme about Paula. Speaking of the queen of Rome, Paula shows up and asks Juan to take her to the car dealership. Juan thought-bubbles that his heart is truly broken.
Ivonne observes Marely smiling happily and in deep thought. Mari is no doubt thinking that Juan is once again a single man and available for her sweet love.
After they arrive at the car dealership Juan slips into the back seat next to Paula and says they need to talk. Their relationship is the most important thing in his life and he's not going to stand with crossed arms while it falls apart. Paula tells him the relationship was troubled for days. Juan disagrees. She accuses him of not considering her feelings. (?!?) He says he'll change. He becomes tender and persuasive. Very persuasive. I'd be buttah but Paula runs away, the stoopid cow.
Yadi shows up at the garage looking for Kike. She and Fer have uncomfortable words with each other.
While Paula car shops Juan silently berates himself for misinterpreting the situation all along.
Alirio calls Nidia and complains that he's being treated like a dog at the market. Nidia, in a bubble bath sprinkled with rose petals, accuses him of exaggerating and playing the victim. Ali says he plans to present his resignation. Nidia tells him fine but she'll not allow him to get lazy...leave the job and she'll put him to work cleaning the house.
Yadi finds Kike and tells him they need to talk privately. She acts very sure of herself even though Kike tells her to leave him alone. She has news...she's pregnant! He's gonna be a papa!!
On the way back to work Paula chatters happily about her new car, then she calls Juan infantile for not sharing her enthusiasm. Oh how I loathe her.
Kike nervously accuses Yadi of kidding, how did this happen? She starts to tell him about the birds and the bees. She shakes her finger at him and says she didn't do it alone. She hands him the lab results as proof; he's the first to know. When asked about Nidia Yadi answers that she has an idea, why not get married before telling Nidia the news?
Kike accuses Yadi of doing "it" on purpose to catch him. She says maybe only a little. (News flash Kike, there is birth control for men too.) Yadi tells him he's treating her badly and she flounces out waving her lab results over her head. "Whazzup Kike?" asks Fer, "problemas??"
Gomez the embezzling ex-VP visits Alirio in his office of dusty papers. Alirio wants a percentage of what Gomez skimmed from the company. Gomez announces that he will reveal who the other fat fish is. His accomplice is...Pastor Gaitan! "No! He of the toupee?" yells Alirio.
Back at the garage Juan refuses to open the door for Paula, thereby irritating her highness. She gets in the front seat and tells him he's the typical infantile macho. He fooled her, she thought he was special and different from all the other men she'd ever known. He tries to look unphased but clearly her words affect him. She stomps off and Juan proudly tells Fer and Kike that Paula begged him not to go, she's nada without him, wah wah wah, but he was firm. He sounds brave but he turns around and his face looks like the mask of tragedy.
Paula complains to Marely of Juan's behavior. "What, he should throw you a fiesta?" asks Mari sarcastically. Oddly, Paula proceeds with a soliloquy of Juan's virtues as she dreamily gazes out the window. Mari eyes Paula suspiciously.
Juan tells Kike the truth about him and Paula. She even bought her own car. Kike says he has problems too...Yadi is pregnant. Juan is bug-eyed impactado.
Yadi decides to confront Nidia during her bubble bath. She has one or two little things to tell her mama. She went to visit Kike but before that she visited the doctor...to remove all doubt. "Mama I'm pregnant," she tells a stunned Nidia who slowly sinks below the bubbles.
Juan asks Kike if he intends to turn a blind eye toward Yadi. "No sir!" insists Kike. He would never abandon his children. He's always wanted to be a papa, not of one but of many little feet. He adds, however, that he won't lie to himself; Yadi will never change.
Kike asks Juan if he intends to make a play for Mari now that Paula has dumped him. Juan thought-bubbles that his heart is not ready. Suddenly he perks up. He has an idea...
Nidia rages against Yadi's tragic news. Yadi tells her mama not to overreact. So what, Yadi's life will change, she already knows all that. Nidia says she's not talking about Yadi, she's talking about what Yadi has done to her, she's turned her into a grandma! "No puede ser," Nidia wails as she weeps into her bubbles.
Juan makes a mysterious phone call and tells Kike he has a plan to win Paula back. Music will touch her soul. He's going to serenade her, but it won't be just any serenade. It will be very special. Kike looks doubtful. "Whaddya think?" asks Juan as he holds up a CD of Pablo Montero. (Que the hell???)
Alirio calls Pastor and tells him he has a delicate subject to discuss, but not over the phone. Can Pastor come down and talk about this business that will be of great interest to him? Pastor reluctantly agrees. He gets into the elevator, Paula follows, and CL butts in after her.
CL and Paula silently and angrily enter the garage and get into their respective vehicles. Juan's happy that for the moment there appears to be nothing between them, thus allowing him to rest his mind.
Alirio tells Pastor that for a considerable amount of time someone has been skimming money from the business. Pastor asks who is behind this bad business? He asks if Alirio is accusing him. Alirio says not just he, but also ex-VP Gomez...according to Gomez the one who was complicit in this bad business was none other than Pastor Gaitan.
As he drops her off, Juan not-so-subtly asks Paula if she intends to go out that night. Luckily she is so dense, clueless and self-absorbed that she responds she's tired and plans to stay in all night. She's not at all suspicious of his obvious behavior.
CL asks Fer if Paula is having problems with Juan. When Fer answers affirmatively CL says "Too bad, they made a good couple." He gives Fer some friendly advice about women. However, judging by Fer's expression he considers CL to be a complete wanker.
Juan discusses the symptoms of love with Kike. They enter a swanky hotel. It's night and they are trying to look ultra cool by wearing sunglasses.
Juan approaches the desk clerk and, with an affected accent, licks his cigar tells the clerk that Emilio Estefan is asking for Pablo Montero. "Emilio Estefan?" exclaims the clerk, "how's Gloria?" Juan says he has to leave for Miami in a few minutes so could the clerk please hurry? The clerk naively reveals that Pablo is in room 1514. Kike is stunned that Juan fooled the clerk, but what does Juan plan to say to Pablo?
A cranky hotel employee tells the excited clerk that neither of those two guys was Emilio Estefan. She calls security.
Juan and Kike sneak down the hotel's hallways. They see security and run. After a few seconds of slapstick running and chasing they miraculously find themselves in Pablo's room with some cute chick. (She's not acting so I assume she's Pablo's real life squeeze who has somehow finagled her way into a telenovela. And who can blame her? I'd work the same angle.) Pablo, accompanied by heroic music (oh brother!), enters, Duelo hat and all. He asks them who in the heck they are.
Juan tries to fast talk his way into Pablo's good graces. He says this little deception is all for love. Pablo will forgive Juan, won't he, and listen to Juan's plight? Pablo is the only person on earth who can help Juan win back the love of his life. The pretty girl listen compassionately.
Suddenly the security goons rush in and point their guns at our heroes. "Up with your hands!" they yell to a stunned Juan and Kike.
Tomorrow: Juan and Kike, accompanied by Pablo and a huge Mariachi band, sing to Paula.
We've done this one before but it's worth repeating:
hacer la vista gorda = to turn a blind eye (lit. to make the fat eye)
*H. L. Mencken
And now, on with the show...
Paula tells Marely that she has decided (again) to buy herself a car. She found the perfect opportunity to stop the madness and she broke up with Juan. Mari asks if that's what all the yelling was about in Paula's office, and what was this "perfect opportunity"? Paula admits that Fernando peeked at her making out like a skanky ho with CL. (OK, those were my words, not hers.) "Bravo!" accuses Mari sarcastically,"but don't leave Juan without a job." Paula observes that as long as Gaitan works for Farell Industries Juan's job is secure.
CL summons Pastor to his office and tries to suck up to him with a glass of whiskey. CL is not at all subtle and immediately enquires how it went between Pastor and Monica. Pastor smugly leers at CL because he knows he has the upper hand...for now.
Ivonne tells Marely that she got rid of Paula's car catalogues, thereby forcing Mari to "run" across the office holding down her skirt that keeps hiking up. What in the heck was this scene for?
CL toasts Gaitan as his right hand man. Pastor reveals that Ivonne told him CL was planning to fire him. CL nervously lights his cigarette and Pastor tells him that he didn't rat him out to Moni, but that CL had better be careful. CL drains his whiskey in one gulp.
Moni tells her maid Chelo that CL and Paula have a mutual attraction and she predicts things will go very badly for them.
Pastor tells Ivonne he's on top of the world and he wishes he'd had a camera to take a picture of CL's face.
Alirio stops by to visit CL. He wants to discuss his future occupation at Farell Industries. CL ignores Alirio then yells at him. Alirio keeps pressing for a better job until an exasperated and self-involved CL loudly kicks Alirio out of his office for interrupting him with stupidities. Outside, Alirio pretends that he and CL are making a lunch date but everyone knows he's full of it. Ivonne claps her hands gleefully at Alirio's misfortune.
Fernando offers his hand to Juan; he wants to make up. Juan scolds Fer and tells him no more chisme about Paula. Speaking of the queen of Rome, Paula shows up and asks Juan to take her to the car dealership. Juan thought-bubbles that his heart is truly broken.
Ivonne observes Marely smiling happily and in deep thought. Mari is no doubt thinking that Juan is once again a single man and available for her sweet love.
After they arrive at the car dealership Juan slips into the back seat next to Paula and says they need to talk. Their relationship is the most important thing in his life and he's not going to stand with crossed arms while it falls apart. Paula tells him the relationship was troubled for days. Juan disagrees. She accuses him of not considering her feelings. (?!?) He says he'll change. He becomes tender and persuasive. Very persuasive. I'd be buttah but Paula runs away, the stoopid cow.
Yadi shows up at the garage looking for Kike. She and Fer have uncomfortable words with each other.
While Paula car shops Juan silently berates himself for misinterpreting the situation all along.
Alirio calls Nidia and complains that he's being treated like a dog at the market. Nidia, in a bubble bath sprinkled with rose petals, accuses him of exaggerating and playing the victim. Ali says he plans to present his resignation. Nidia tells him fine but she'll not allow him to get lazy...leave the job and she'll put him to work cleaning the house.
Yadi finds Kike and tells him they need to talk privately. She acts very sure of herself even though Kike tells her to leave him alone. She has news...she's pregnant! He's gonna be a papa!!
On the way back to work Paula chatters happily about her new car, then she calls Juan infantile for not sharing her enthusiasm. Oh how I loathe her.
Kike nervously accuses Yadi of kidding, how did this happen? She starts to tell him about the birds and the bees. She shakes her finger at him and says she didn't do it alone. She hands him the lab results as proof; he's the first to know. When asked about Nidia Yadi answers that she has an idea, why not get married before telling Nidia the news?
Kike accuses Yadi of doing "it" on purpose to catch him. She says maybe only a little. (News flash Kike, there is birth control for men too.) Yadi tells him he's treating her badly and she flounces out waving her lab results over her head. "Whazzup Kike?" asks Fer, "problemas??"
Gomez the embezzling ex-VP visits Alirio in his office of dusty papers. Alirio wants a percentage of what Gomez skimmed from the company. Gomez announces that he will reveal who the other fat fish is. His accomplice is...Pastor Gaitan! "No! He of the toupee?" yells Alirio.
Back at the garage Juan refuses to open the door for Paula, thereby irritating her highness. She gets in the front seat and tells him he's the typical infantile macho. He fooled her, she thought he was special and different from all the other men she'd ever known. He tries to look unphased but clearly her words affect him. She stomps off and Juan proudly tells Fer and Kike that Paula begged him not to go, she's nada without him, wah wah wah, but he was firm. He sounds brave but he turns around and his face looks like the mask of tragedy.
Paula complains to Marely of Juan's behavior. "What, he should throw you a fiesta?" asks Mari sarcastically. Oddly, Paula proceeds with a soliloquy of Juan's virtues as she dreamily gazes out the window. Mari eyes Paula suspiciously.
Juan tells Kike the truth about him and Paula. She even bought her own car. Kike says he has problems too...Yadi is pregnant. Juan is bug-eyed impactado.
Yadi decides to confront Nidia during her bubble bath. She has one or two little things to tell her mama. She went to visit Kike but before that she visited the doctor...to remove all doubt. "Mama I'm pregnant," she tells a stunned Nidia who slowly sinks below the bubbles.
Juan asks Kike if he intends to turn a blind eye toward Yadi. "No sir!" insists Kike. He would never abandon his children. He's always wanted to be a papa, not of one but of many little feet. He adds, however, that he won't lie to himself; Yadi will never change.
Kike asks Juan if he intends to make a play for Mari now that Paula has dumped him. Juan thought-bubbles that his heart is not ready. Suddenly he perks up. He has an idea...
Nidia rages against Yadi's tragic news. Yadi tells her mama not to overreact. So what, Yadi's life will change, she already knows all that. Nidia says she's not talking about Yadi, she's talking about what Yadi has done to her, she's turned her into a grandma! "No puede ser," Nidia wails as she weeps into her bubbles.
Juan makes a mysterious phone call and tells Kike he has a plan to win Paula back. Music will touch her soul. He's going to serenade her, but it won't be just any serenade. It will be very special. Kike looks doubtful. "Whaddya think?" asks Juan as he holds up a CD of Pablo Montero. (Que the hell???)
Alirio calls Pastor and tells him he has a delicate subject to discuss, but not over the phone. Can Pastor come down and talk about this business that will be of great interest to him? Pastor reluctantly agrees. He gets into the elevator, Paula follows, and CL butts in after her.
CL and Paula silently and angrily enter the garage and get into their respective vehicles. Juan's happy that for the moment there appears to be nothing between them, thus allowing him to rest his mind.
Alirio tells Pastor that for a considerable amount of time someone has been skimming money from the business. Pastor asks who is behind this bad business? He asks if Alirio is accusing him. Alirio says not just he, but also ex-VP Gomez...according to Gomez the one who was complicit in this bad business was none other than Pastor Gaitan.
As he drops her off, Juan not-so-subtly asks Paula if she intends to go out that night. Luckily she is so dense, clueless and self-absorbed that she responds she's tired and plans to stay in all night. She's not at all suspicious of his obvious behavior.
CL asks Fer if Paula is having problems with Juan. When Fer answers affirmatively CL says "Too bad, they made a good couple." He gives Fer some friendly advice about women. However, judging by Fer's expression he considers CL to be a complete wanker.
Juan discusses the symptoms of love with Kike. They enter a swanky hotel. It's night and they are trying to look ultra cool by wearing sunglasses.
Juan approaches the desk clerk and, with an affected accent, licks his cigar tells the clerk that Emilio Estefan is asking for Pablo Montero. "Emilio Estefan?" exclaims the clerk, "how's Gloria?" Juan says he has to leave for Miami in a few minutes so could the clerk please hurry? The clerk naively reveals that Pablo is in room 1514. Kike is stunned that Juan fooled the clerk, but what does Juan plan to say to Pablo?
A cranky hotel employee tells the excited clerk that neither of those two guys was Emilio Estefan. She calls security.
Juan and Kike sneak down the hotel's hallways. They see security and run. After a few seconds of slapstick running and chasing they miraculously find themselves in Pablo's room with some cute chick. (She's not acting so I assume she's Pablo's real life squeeze who has somehow finagled her way into a telenovela. And who can blame her? I'd work the same angle.) Pablo, accompanied by heroic music (oh brother!), enters, Duelo hat and all. He asks them who in the heck they are.
Juan tries to fast talk his way into Pablo's good graces. He says this little deception is all for love. Pablo will forgive Juan, won't he, and listen to Juan's plight? Pablo is the only person on earth who can help Juan win back the love of his life. The pretty girl listen compassionately.
Suddenly the security goons rush in and point their guns at our heroes. "Up with your hands!" they yell to a stunned Juan and Kike.
Tomorrow: Juan and Kike, accompanied by Pablo and a huge Mariachi band, sing to Paula.
We've done this one before but it's worth repeating:
hacer la vista gorda = to turn a blind eye (lit. to make the fat eye)
*H. L. Mencken
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