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Missing Recap 36: Lety gets a phone call FROM A BOY!!
Marcia once again wants Lety's head and complains about her helping him to hide Fatima. He says he can't fire Lety and she says can't or don't want to? At first he replies that he doesn't want to, then he changes it to can't. She's pissed as he tells her Lety's fundamental to the job and they go back and forth for a while. Finally she says I don't care what you say, I want a head! If you can't fire Fatima, you have to fire Lety.

The next day Lety is telling her parents about the upcoming commercial preview and launch party. Tomas comes over and eats her breakfast and she takes him to her room to chat. Tomas asks her for a favor and wants her to call him on his cell phone from now on. It's a dumb conversation having nothing to add to the general storyline, so I ignore the rest of it. Lety leaves.

At Conceptos, we're still getting Garnier commercials as Luigi holds up a basket of red apples and admires the ad he did for the Nutrisse red hair color. He and Irma discuss it, bleh! How they're able to do those conversations with straight faces is beyond me, but I guess that's why they're the actors and not me. Anyway, Fernando comes in and wants Luigi to fire Fatima, but naturally Luigi refuses. They discuss much with Fern telling him Fatima is sick and might cause a scandal during the launch, but Luigi replies that if Fatima is ill it's Fernando's fault for seducing her in the first place. In the hallway they're still arguing about it when Jazmin comes up and starts flirting with Fernando. Luigi blocks her from reaching Fern and tells her to leave. Marcia comes up and Luigi complains to her and leaves. She wants to know what's going on and Fern complains to her too and she leaves.

Lety comes in and says hi and he jumps down her throat for being late. She gives some lame excuse that she's not THAT late and oh look, Alicia's not there either (yeah Lety, compare yourself to the biggest loser in the company, that's smart!). He starts yelling about Alicia as Lety walks away. Marcia comes up and, after Fern points out her friend isn't there, covers for Alicia. She goes into Lety's office and asks her something about a check. Lety takes the paperwork from her and goes into Fernando's office. She smiles at him and he smiles back at her and Marcia gives them an ugly face, then she and Lety leave.

Marta comes in and gives him some contracts just as Lety's phone rings. He asks Marta to answer it and it's Tomas; she's excited to be talking to him. Lety comes in with paperwork and Marta tells her that her boyfriend, Tomas Mora, was on the phone. Lety's eye twitches as Fernando looks upset. She leaves with Marta and, out in the lobby, tells her she shouldn't have mentioned Tomas in front of Fernando. Marta wants to know why and Lety tells her Tomas isn't her novio, he's just a very good friend. Marta leaves and Lety talks to Lola about the papers in her hand.

Omar goes into Fern's office and Fern tells him Lety has a boyfriend. Omar can't believe anyone would be attracted to Lety, she's too ugly, and is impactado when Fern tells him it's Tomas Mora. They discuss it a lot, with Omar thinking they should have investigated Lety more before turning the company over to her. What bothers Fern more is that now they don't only depend on Lety, they depend on Tomas as well. Omar teases him about being jealous and Fernando is feeling no love for Omar's humor.

Alicia finally gets in and Marcia tells her about her current problem with Fernando, and that she's demanded a firing, either Fatima's or Lety's. Juana and Sara are listening in and Lola and Marta come up and listen in too. Marcia gives Alicia a bad time for coming late. Alicia uses her pregnancy as an excuse but Marcia says it's not good enough. She leaves and the cuartel begin to discuss what they've just heard.

Fernando and Omar are teasing each other when Marcia comes in looking for Lety. Fernando yells for her and she comes out of her cubbyhole and gives some money to Marcia and wants her to sign a receipt. Marcia doesn't feel she should have to sign, but Fernando backs Lety up saying it's just a formality (and just salt in Marcia's already wide open Lety wounds). Marcia signs and leaves and Lety goes back to her office. Fern tells Omar how Marcia's pissed about Fatima and told him if he can't get rid of her, he has to get rid of Lety, but he says he's not going to allow her to touch a hair on Lety's head, not even the ones in her moustache. Lety's listening in, of course, and his comment makes her swoon with happiness, and while I'd also be glad he stuck up for me, I'm not sure I'd be so fond of the moustache crack. Anyway, Fern complains about Luigi not being helpful and he starts drinking as he and Omar continue to discuss the Fatima situation, then they discuss Tomas some more.

Lety calls her house asking for Tomas. Mom answers and he asks her to tell Lety to call him on his cell phone, but mom forces him to take the house phone. Lety also tells him to stop already with the cell phone crap! Tomas reminds her that the first payment to the Bank of Americas is due soon. Lety comes out and talks to Fernando about the upcoming payment. Fernando asks her about her "novio" Tomas, her friend who works at Filmo Imagen. She explains that Tomas isn't her boyfriend, she just invented the story for something to tell the cuartel, but it's not real. He tells her "fine" and she leaves.

Lola and Lety are getting ready to leave for lunch and convince Marta to go with them. The rest of the cuartel joins them and Saimon comes up but they all ignore him because of his ties to Jazmin. Then they all decide to hit him, then they leave. Saimon spies Fern and runs up to him, but Fern knows what it's about and again tells Saimon he can't help Jazmin. Fern leaves and Saimon is sad.

Fern goes to Omar's office for a change and happily tells him that Tomas isn't Lety's boyfriend and what she said. Omar's still cautious and says when a woman claims she doesn't have a fiancé, she usually does (what? Let's see if that works... I'm NOT engaged to George Clooney, I'm not! I'm really not! Honestly! Hhmmm... nope, still no ring on my finger and half ownership of a villa in Italy, so there goes Omar's logic down the toilet!). Fern and Omar decide to find out everything they can from the cuartel about Tomas. They argue about who should have to try to get the intel, and Omar points out that it was Fernando who created Filmo Imagen, set up the embargo, and put it all in Lety's hands, therefore he should have to do the detective work. He leaves his own office and Fernando talks to himself like an investigative reporter checking into Tomas Mora.

As always, the garbage is flying in the bathroom between Alicia and the cuartel, including Lety. They tease Alicia about the clothes joke and she tells them her dress is exclusive. She then brags that she's going to the launch party tonight because she's special and they aren't going because they aren't special, and Lety brags that she's going to invite the cuartel to the launch. Naturally, Alicia runs to Marcia and whines (aaaayyyyyy Mmaaaarrrrcccciiiiaaaaa) about what Lety said and once again steam issues forth from Marcia's ears and nostrils. Marcia confronts Lety in front of everyone and tells her it's not her place to invite anyone anywhere and who does she think she is to disrespect herself (Marcia) and the company. She then rants about this special power Lety THINKS she has but doesn't. She and Alicia leave and Irma comforts Lety while Sara does her usual amazon-roller derby-hold-me-back schtick.

Lopez calls Marta and asks her for the dancers' contracts. She tells him Fernando has them and he tells her to go get them. She goes into Fernando's office to get them and Fern asks her to sit and starts pumping her for info about Tomas. They begin to trade gossip like two old women as she tells him about Juana and the shells and what she saw. They get really comfy and really start chatting.

In the bathroom the cuartel are waiting for Marta and talking. Irma says she has to go but they talk her into staying, but Marta and Fernando are still gossiping. She asks Fernando to promise not to fire Lety and for some reason she wants to do it in English, so she has him repeat after her: "cross my heart, ok". Fern asks if it isn't supposed to be "hope to die" but she says no, it's "ok", so he repeats what she said. I mention it in detail because it was actually kinda cute and I just love it when Fern speaks English no matter how short the conversation. *sigh*. Let me try that thing again... I'm NOT engaged to Jaime, I'm not... hhmmm, never mind. Where was I? Oh yeah... we get a flashback to the shell reading, and Marta continues to gossip. Lopez butts in looking for the contracts and Marta takes them and leaves. Lopez sits in her chair also wanting to gossip with Fernando, but Fern puts him down and Lopez leaves like the song, only with a lick and a squeak instead of a wink and a smile.

Marta gives the contracts to Saimon to take to the dancers for their signatures. He spritzes himself with cologne and dances for joy and leaves. He runs into Marcia and Alicia and tells them where he's going and Alicia teases him unkindly about Jazmin. Marcia wants to know if that's the woman who caused Lola problems and he agrees that it is. She tells him everyone has to try to get along at work, then tells Saimon she wants to see Carolina so she'll go with him (apparently everyone's over at the place where the show will be held). Saimon and Marcia leave.

Marta goes into the bathroom and tells the cuartel she was late because she was with Fernando. Lety wants to know why and she tells her it was about the contracts. Marta goes back to her desk and Fernando comes out and pretends to yell at her about something but actually wants to continue with the gossip. They go back into his office and continue the Tomas discussion. We flash back to Juana's second reading of the shells and Lety tells them more about Tomas. Fernando wants to know if Tomas is Lety's novio, yes or no. Marta tells him no and he thanks dios, but then she adds that he's her great platonic love and Fern's upset again. Then Marta mentions the second reading and how Juana said Lety's novio would bring her fortune. Now Fern's REALLY upset!

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Missing Recap 37: Our Lady of *belch*
Again with the Fernando/Marta gossip session, and again Marta tells him that Lety's novio is going to bring her fortune. Fern ends the session, now more worried than ever. The cuartel are at lunch chatting and Marta joins them. She tells them she should be getting the results of Alicia's blood test soon, then they talk about Fernando and Tomas and she tells Lety she told Fernando that Tomas was just a friend. They all tease Lety about Tomas.

Fernando calls Omar, who's at Bella Life preparing for the launch, and tells him what Marta told him. They discuss, Fern's worried, and Omar tells him to calm down and hangs up. Saimon arrives with the contracts and Omar talks to him while looking for Carolina.

Luigi gives the dancers a rest and Saimon dances for him and suggests choreography changes. Luigi pretty much tells him to piss off. Saimon then tries to give him the contracts, but he tells him to give them to Irma instead once she gets there. Saimon leaves and Luigi calls for Carolina. Backstage Saimon gives the contracts to the models to sign, and notices that Fatima is drunk. He finds her flask and tries to talk to her about it, but like Luigi she pretty much just tells him to piss off.

Back at Conceptos, Fernando goes into the lobby trying to chat with Marta again. Jazmin comes up and kisses his hinder still hoping he'll come through for her, and wishes him luck tonight. He thanks her and leaves.

Meanwhile the cuartel are still rehashing at lunch. Marta excuses herself to go to the bathroom and Sara discusses wanting a man for herself. The waiter comes and complains that Marta stole some food, and the cuartel have to wrestle it from her.

Carolina is giving the chef instructions for tonight and Omar comes up and starts flirting with her. They leave together while Omar continues to flirt and she's trying to get him to stop. Finally she puts him in his place mentioning pregnancy, and he hears a baby crying in his head. He asks her not to use that word, so of course she uses it again.

PM signs for Alicia's test results. Lety apologizes to Fernando for coming back late from lunch, and he's very cool to her as he tells her it's ok and heads into the lobby. She's wondering que the hell is up with him?

Saimon dances by Fernando and tells him he got all the dancer's signatures on the contracts. He also tells him that Fatima is asking about him. Saimon then gives the contracts to Marta, as well as the envelope with Alicia's test results, then he dances off like the little dancing machine cricket that he is (I like Saimon, he's so cute and upbeat. I do wish he wasn't so p-whipped, but other than that I think he's adorable).

The cuartel debate on whether or not they should open Alicia's test results, but just then Lopez walks by. He sees the results so Marta has no choice but to give it to him. He lick/squeaks and leaves and they're upset they weren't able to open it. Marta's daughter calls, more kid crap and I'm sorry but I just don't care.

Back at Bella Life, Fatima is still on her binge. Luigi comes in to talk to the models and two of them cover for her so Luigi doesn't catch her, then the rest of the models join in as well.

Omar and Carolina have a conversation about the dancers. Marcia goes to Luigi, angry that Fatima is still there. Luigi begs her to be reasonable, he simply can't fire her on the very day of the big presentation. He's also upset because Irma hasn't arrived yet with the costumes. Marcia gives in about Fatima and leaves. Meanwhile we see that Fatima is still hittin' on her flask and is now even more drunk.

Fernando comes in and there's chat between him, Omar and Carolina about all kinds of things, the dancers, the booze and food... Fernando's very nervous and Omar and Caro try to calm him down. He and Omar leave the area just as two models run by. Fern starts to chase them but Omar pulls him back, and the girls run to Fatima to let her know that Fernando's arrived. They try to get her to stop drinking but she's on a party-till-I-puke mission and won't stop.

Fern goes to the bar with Omar and tells him that Tomas is the platonic love of Lety. He tells him about Juana and the shells and remembers back to the time in the car when Lety had asked for a job for Tomas. He asks Omar if he thinks Lety's trying to conquer Tomas with money, and is worried that Tomas will be able to manipulate Lety.

Back at Conceptos, Jazmin is helping Irma pack up the costumes. Saimon comes in and tells her what Luigi said, doing a very funny imitation of him. Irma leaves and Saimon hugs Jaz, they chat, she pouts, they dance, typical Saimon/Jaz stuff.

Omar and Fernando continue their Lety talk and are working themselves up into a paranoid lather all based on something someone reading snail shells said. Go figure! I think for the first time Omar floats the idea that they have to make Lety coo coo for Fernando's coco puffs. At that comment, we get a shot of Lety in her office dreaming of those very same coco puffs. Fern is impactado at the very idea and tells Omar it's ridiculous. Just then Marcia comes up and makes a nasty crack about the dancers and Fern tells her she's paranoid.

Irma finally gets there and Luigi reams her out for being late. Meanwhile Fernando is still giving Marcia crap and she's tossing it right back at him. He's also still drinking heavily. Luigi comes up and listens for a bit but finally gets tired of it and interrupts and tells everyone there's a disaster. Omar offers to deal with it so the two of them leave so Fernando and Marcia can keep on keepin' on. He's telling her there's nothing going on between him and Fatima and she ain't buying. I finally get sick of Marcia and fast forward.

Luigi's disaster is that the sound isn't working, there's a very loud annoying hum. Omar tries to help Luigi but the sound guys can't find the problem. Omar convinces Luigi to go away and continues to work with the sound guys on the problem. Eventually he leaves as well and we're back to Fern and Marcia fighting. Thank god Carolina interrupts and asks Marcia something and they both leave. Omar comes up and he and Fern continue to discuss Lety and Marcia and the dancers. Omar then tells Fern about the sound problem.

Fatima is now very drunk and everyone's still trying to keep Luigi from finding out. Carolina comes in and tells everyone to get ready.

Fernando and Omar are now at the sound machine, a now slightly drunk Fern is trying to fix it and Omar's trying to stop him, afraid he'll cause even more damage. Fernando thinks the machine has gotten too hot and fans it and, sure enough it works, much to Omar's surprise. Fern brags a little and they leave.

It's later in the evening and we're at Marcia's crib. She's talking to Alicia about Fatima and Lety and we get a shot of Alicia at the office, dressed to the nines. They hang up and Alicia brags to the cuartel that she's off to the ball, I mean launch party, and leaves. The cuartel complain and plot and twirl their moustaches and tell Marta to go get the test results.

Marta goes into Lopez's office and starts to flirt with him (ew!). He's reading the results and is surprised a pregnancy test was requested. Marta tells him she'll file it away for him, so he gives it to her and she leaves. She goes back to the cuartel and they fight over it before finally learning that Alicia is not pregnant after all. They hide it as Lopez comes out to leave, then go back to their plotting. Naturally something this important couldn't possibly wait until tomorrow and they must immediately intrude on the evening's festivities to warn Omar. They want Lety to get them into the show and she agrees.

Fernando's talking to Carolina and a reporter comes up and snaps their picture. Meanwhile back in the dressing room Fatima is really blitzed and Luigi finally catches her. He yells at her and calls Irma over and tells both of them that Fatima can't dance. Irma yells at her too for good measure. Fatima insists on talking to Fernando so Irma runs to get him.

The cuartel are all down in reception and Lety asks how they're going to explain to Alicia why the CONFIDENTIAL results of her blood test came back in Marta's name.

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Missing Recap 38: Pregnant anticipation
Marta gets the test results from Lopez again and we discover Alicia isn't preggers again. Lety says she'll get them into the show again and Fernando is schmoozing with reporters again. Luigi discovers Fatima's condition again too. Irma goes to get Fernando to keep Fatima from going out after him. Lety once again wants to know how they're going to explain to Alicia that her confidential test results got to be in their hot little hands. They discuss some kind of lie they'll come up with, tease Saimon about Jazmin, and catch a taxi.

Back at Bella Life, Fernando and Omar are meet-n-greetin' when Irma runs up and tells Fern about Fatima. He appears to be pretty well on the way to toasted himself. She warns him he needs to go see Fatima or she'll come out here and raise a stink. Fernando excuses himself from the people he was talking to and fills Omar in on what's going on. Fern and Irma then head backstage as Carolina greets Teresita, Humberto, Marcia and Ariel. Teresita asks for Fernando but Carolina doesn't see him. Ariel suggests that he's probably back with the dancers and T and H chide him for the comment, not knowing how right he is. Marcia goes to find him.

Fernando is trying to talk to Fatima and she's climbing all over him. He's trying to keep her off and Luigi comes up all angry and whiney. Fern tries to convince Fatima to leave but she doesn't want to. He reminds her how important this night is and just then Marcia comes in and sees Fatima all over Fern and gets pissed. I'm not sure why, just what does she think Fern's going to do with Luigi and Irma standing right there, but oh well, that's our Marcia. He finally manages to shove Fatima onto Irma and asks her to pour her into a taxi and send her home. He then tries to explain what's going on to Marcia. Luigi tells the choreographer they're short a dancer and will have to make it work, but the guy throws a hissy diva fit and refuses. He's really kind of too big and beefy and boxer-looking to pull it off well but it's still funny and apparently Marcia thinks so too because you can see her laughing. Fern gives the guy his drink to calm him down.

At Marta's house, Paco is watching his daughter and PM's son Jaimito. I ever so don't care about their conversation, but they have to get down to Conceptos.

Back to Conceptos, Saimon gets a call from Fernando telling him to get Jazmin on the phone, so he does. Fern himself breaks the good news that she gets to be in the show. Luigi takes the phone and tells her what to do and to get there immediately. She squeals with delight and Saimon offers to drive her there. Luigi hangs up and starts blaming Fernando, but he says it's not HIS fault. Marcia also decides to continue giving him crap. Luigi comments that Jazmin isn't a good dancer but you do what ya gotta do. Meanwhile Saimon and Jazmin waste a whole lotta time chatting and dancing in Conceptos' reception.

Carolina's out greeting people and up comes Ricky and the BL People and Isabella. Ricky introduces Caro to Isa and they go into the show area.

Celso goes into Conceptos' reception with Paco and chillens, and they don't get what they need and we reach the whole gist of the setup, that they need to get to Cinderella's ball along with everyone else.

Fernando and Omar are still talking about Marcia and Fatima, then go up to greet Fern's p-units. Humberto compliments the décor but wants to know why they didn't use the studio at Conceptos. Fern tells him it's nice but too small for what they have planned. Fern and Ariel get into it and it's all rehash of their usual arguments, finally Humberto has enough and tells Ariel to shut it, though he's much nicer about it than I would have been. Marcia then comes up and throws her two cents in by telling everyone what happened with Fatima. Fern explains there's another dancer on the way and says it isn't important, Ariel says it is, it's another symptom of Fern's ineptitude and again with the insults. Ah, good times. Finally Ricky comes up and saves the day, dragging Isabella with him.

Alicia arrives and says hi to Carolina, then goes to track down Marcia. Lopez shows up right behind her and offers to give Alicia a ride home later (PLEASE god don't let him explain what kind of ride he means!), but she just tosses her hair at him with disdain and tells him she has her Mercedes. He then tries to hit on Caro, but she's just grossed out, as any normal red-blooded woman who isn't trying to get something out of him (Jazmin) would be. Speaking of Jaz, Marcia comes up and tells Carolina that they're waiting for her to arrive to replace Fatima.

Alicia goes into the bar and orders a drink and sits at a table. Marcia comes in and catches her drinking it and gives her hell for drinking while in the family way. Alicia says she needs it to calm her nerves, but Marcia takes it and drinks it herself and tells Alicia about Fatima, and how she's pissed because now she can't use Fatima as an excuse to fire Lety.

The senior Mendiolas are talking to Ricky and posse when Omar, Marcia and Alicia come up and Humberto introduces everyone to everyone. A waiter comes up with a tray of food and Alicia pretends the smell is making her sick and heads of to the bathroom while Omar and Ariel watch her go. Isabella and Ricky walk away and Teresita asks what's wrong with Alicia. This makes Fernando laugh into Omar's shoulder and Marcia fills her in on Alicia's not-so-secret secret. Ariel looks pissed and he and Omar excuse themselves from the group.

Someone's interviewing Ricky and tries to interview Ariel too, but he isn't interested in being interviewed. Omar's drinking at the bar and Caro comes up to talk to him. They chat and she tries to make him feel better about doing the right thing.

Ariel joins Alicia in the ladies room and starts giving her the usual hell about being pregnant. He finally agrees to take care of her but demands that she leave right away, he doesn't care where. She tells him she wants an apartment in Miami, in South Beach, plus cash to live on. He says no and she tells him she wants what's best for her son. They discuss and he finally agrees to her terms. She wants 5 thousand dollars because it's an expensive place to live, and he agrees as long as she agrees to leave tomorrow. He leaves and she gloats. He passes Omar in the hallway, also on his way to confront Alicia in the ladies room.

The cuartel show up downstairs but the doorman refuses to let them in without invitations.

Alicia's gloating in the bathroom when Omar walks in. He says he wants to go ahead and acknowledge that the child is his and take care of it, but he doesn't want to get married. She tells him no, she's going to go to Miami tomorrow with his child. They discuss it and she tells him she refuses to stay unless he marries her. She walks out and gloats in the hallway... South Beach or Marriage, she wins either way, what a miracle!

The cuartel show their work badges to the doorman, but he still won't let them in. Sara gets rude, so he threatens them with the police. Saimon comes in with Jazmin and they all give him hell, then when they see he's going in, ask him to get Fernando for them. We get a shot of Fern talking to Ricky and Ernesto, aka BL Guy. Saimon and Jazmin are passed through and the cuartel are pissed. Lety wants to leave and not cause a problem with Marcia but the rest convince her to stay.

Saimon turns Jazmin over to Carolina, who takes her backstage. Saimon manages to sneak backstage himself. The dancers are all dressed and Luigi comes in and my oh my he looks really super HAWT! He can be so yummy when he's not sporting dead animals draped over his shoulders. Caro brings Jaz in and he gives her crap for being so late and tells her to go get dressed. She wastes even more time thanking him profusely. Caro goes out front and tells everyone they're ready to start and everyone sits.

Alicia catches up to Marcia and tells her about heading for Miami's golden shores. Lopez sidles up to Alicia and tells her it was a good idea to test for pregnancy. She's surprised and tells him she didn't ask for a pregnancy test and wants to know if anyone else saw the results. Lopez tells her after he read it, it was given to Marta to be filed. Alicia climbs on the clue bus and realizes that the cuartel set the whole thing up and she's pissed. She calls Celso and asks if the cuartel are still at work and he tells her they left. She hangs up and worries that they're going to cause a scandal for her.

Fernando gets up and makes a speech and introduces Ricky Armstrong. Alicia arrives at the table and Marcia wants to know what she and Lopez talked about and she says it was something about her contract. Ricky then gives his speech.

The cuartel are still unable to enter the ball and Lety still doesn't want to cause trouble with Marcia. Lola is, of course, freaking about Jazmin getting to dance. They're still pinning their entry hopes on Saimon managing to get to Fernando. Meanwhile, during Ricky's speech, Saimon sneaks drinks to Fernando and tells him about Lety and the cuartel being there and wanting to come in. Marcia overhears this and gets pissed, saying Lety wants to be in on everything, and Fern calms her down. Omar, sitting two seats away, calls him on his cell phone and tells him he should let her in because it's not a good idea to turn away the owner of the company. Fern tells Marcia he has to pee and leaves. Alicia asks Marcia what's going on and Marcia tells her the cuartel are there trying to get in. Alicia asks if Marta's there too and Marcia says yeah, probably. Alicia's upset, knowing her little not-so-secret secret is about to blow sky high.

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Here is a list of the vocabulary words that Juan Querendón recappers have been adding to the ends of their recaps. We all do it but I think Schoolmarm gets the award for most contributions. I hope you enjoy them and find them useful. (If anybody notices errors please comment so I can fix them.)

abastos = public markets

algodón de azúcar = cotton candy

acongojado/a = distressed

apachurrado/a = crushed

apodo = nickname

apoquinar = to fork out

balbucer = to babble

cabezazos = headbutts

cacatuá = old bag, an old, ugly woman (Lit. cockatoo)

camisa de fuerza = strait jacket

chalán/ana = assistant, bricklayer’s assistant, horse dealer

cargadores = dockworkers

chiflado/a = nutcase, crazy, barmy

chiquillo/a = a kid, a youngster, adj. = childish

chorros = loads

chupacabra = goat-sucker, creature that sucks the blood of goats

codo/a = stingy

compromiso = commitment (also engagement sometimes)

conchudo = jerk

contratiempo = setback

cotorres = parrots, gossips

cuate = guy ("cuate" is actually the nahuatl word for "twin." In Mexico, it's generally used to mean a really good friend.)

derrota = defeat

descortés = discourteous

desmoronando/a = crumbling, falling to pieces

desubicado/a = confused

derrumbe = collapse, fall, demolition

díscolo/a = disobedient, rebellious

encajoso/a = creep

entrenador = coach, trainer

espantoso/a = scary, appalling

estropajo = good-for-nothing, rag, dishcloth

farras = party-goers (which I loosely translated as party animals)

fichita, from ficha, = villain or rogue

garras = clutches, paw, bite

golfa barata = cut-rate slut, or street slut

gorrón/ona = sponger, scrounger

guateque = party, fiesta

güerita = used to refer to a person, a blonde in definition but in practice may be used to refer to any light skinned morena. Kind of like saying “Hey, blondie” but not disrespectfully

hervidero = hotbed (of gossip for example)

hiriente = offensive, wounding

holgazán = lazybones

Huesudo/a = Grim Reaper, bony

jarocho/a = from Veracruz

jolgorio = partying down, merrymakinglambiscón = fawning toady

libidinoso = lustful

madrugadora = up so early, early riser

mago = magician

matraca = pain, plague

molido/a = beat, tired, wiped out

moral distraída = slovenly, shabby or untidy morals

naco = trashy, stupid, nerdy

nalgas = buttocks

obnubilado - over the clouds

padrino = godfather, best man or man who gives the bride away, also patron

palancas = ins (Lit. handles) Kike never would have believed that Juan would have so many “ins” with the boss.

payaso= clown

pelagátos = lightweight

pelmazo = bore/pain in the ass

plato fuerte = main course (strong plate, my best guess since it came after the appetizer)

portrero = open field, grassland

primogénito/primogénita = firstborn

pescuezo pluma = featherweight boxer (feather neck, my best guess is featherweight)

premura = urgency

ratonera = mousetrap

regadas = blunders

rollitos = tall tales

rompecabezas = puzzle (Lit. headbreaker)

ruín = contemptible

sobrando = leftover

tartamudear = stutter

traznochar/traznochado = stay up all night, never sleeping, never resting

trompo = spinning top

velorio = funeral wake, funeral vigil

viejo/vieja = old guy, old gal, commonly what spouses call each other, too (regardless of age)

voluntad = wish, will

zangoloteaban = shook (zangolotear = to shake, also to wander around doing nothing)

zopilote ratonero = mousy buzzard, an oxymoron to describe Pastor

Labels: Juan, Vocabulary

Since I don't have a telenovela recap tonight, here's some fun facts I saw on the Latin Grammy broadcast tonight on Univision.

1. Eugenio Derbez and Lucero were the hosts for the event.

2. Pepe Aguilar sang the theme "Destilando Amor" on stage, then later he won the grammy for best ranchero album.

3. Laura Pausini won the grammy for best female pop album for her album, "Yo Canto", then later she performed the Amar Sin LImites theme song on stage. (thanks k for the correction.)

4. Sergio Goyri, Erika Buenfil and Pablo Montero, cast members of the telenovela Duelo de Pasiones, presented Grammys during the broadcast.

5. At three separate occasions during the commercial breaks for the program, Univision aired three different promos for Pasion "Se Acerca" Coming Soon. The first was the "Storybook Fairytale of the Romance of Camila and Ricardo... Pasion Se Acerca"; the second was "the captivating complex tale of Ricardo in Pasion Se Acerca; the third was a replay of the very first promo aired on Univision.

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Bits from last night: Arnaldo brings Inés back home; Ceci gossips at work and gets reprimanded by Julio; Burgay tells Julio that Eva's dead; Azul breaks it to Diego that Eva got him his job.

Beach: Diego doesn't believe it. Azul tells him that Eva also bought half the boutique for him, which sounds as ridiculous to him as it probably sounds to the rest of us (except we already know it's true--how this will work out now that she's dead remains to be seen). Azul taunts him with how he must have been with Eva for some reason other than love and Diego's response is to push her back and climb on top of her. (Dear Writers: Kidnapping? Being forcefully grabbed? Being pinned down? You might have gotten away with making that seem romantic a few decades ago, but now we call it "violence against women" and it's NOT a turn-on.) He says he was with Eva to find Abuelo and Paco's killer and get evidence against Mauricio. Azul says he's hurting her and he lets her up. Now a round of "Mauricio's evil", "No he's not".

Boutique: Julio can't believe Eva's dead. Burgay calls it a "work accident". I think Julio's more impactado that this could happen to a classy babe like Eva. That's only because he didn't see some of her stranger outfits. Burgay reminds Julio that the contract gives Diego 50% of the boutique. Burgay says Diego never has to know. In exchange Burgay wants money to keep quiet and he figures now that Julio's had his fashion show, he should have some. Hm, what's going to happen when Julio finds out that Arnaldo told Azul and Azul couldn't resist rubbing it in Diego's face?

Inés': Arnaldo and Inés start mourning Azul early. Somehow this all gives Inés a reason to live and to play the cello again.

Beach: Fifteen seconds of silence while Azul and Diego sit on opposite sides of the fire and make faces at each other. WOW! I wouldn't have thought either one of them could shut up for that long! Azul wants some kind of response from Diego. He says he's done so much for her (ummm, no, the kidnapping wasn't for her benefit, it was for yours) and all they've done is fight. Azul reminds him this wasn't her idea. Diego's pissed that she doesn't believe him, despite his lack of proof, and swears on his mother. He says he can't let her go back to Mauricio because she luuuurves him (Diego). He wants them to talk like two civilized people--because the first step to civilized conversation is kidnapping, as we all know. Azul says she's got doubts about him and he's got no proof of anything. Diego says they've been kept apart by misunderstandings. He thinks it's time to be honest with each other and end the mistrust and luuuurve each other. Azul says she understands wanting to start over. Diego says he wants to have a life with her. Kissy kissy. These two and their beach scenes don't hold a candle to Larry and Gaby on Acorralada. I never thought I'd miss that show, but I'm missing it now. After the commercial, they get vertical again and Azul says now they'll talk and clear everything up. Diego's grateful.

IHoP: Anibal comments to Isela that Clemencia's upset about Diego kidnapping Azul. And also that her husband's a jerk. Okay, I'm paraphrasing, but it's an accurate paraphrase. Isela's not too happy about the carrying and the giving Clemencia rides home, but since Anibal swears he only did it because Clemencia was feeling sick, she's ok with that. She's impactada about the cops being at the house, though. She says Diego needs to get his butt back home and get himself out of trouble. Anibal says he's causing trouble for a lot of people.

Piero's office: Manuel comes over to give Piero news, which Piero passes onto Mauricio via phone. The news is, Efrain lent Diego a car, but he probably has more information. Mauricio doesn't want to offer him money, he just wants to know where to find Efrain and he'll get the information himself.

Love (not!) Shack: Azul says she was convinced that Diego was seducing her on Eva's orders. Diego says he was sure that Azul knew that Andres had killed Abuelo and Paco and that she wanted to hang out with Mauricio anyway. 5ftLatina says these two are both losers and I wouldn't be sorry if the next time they went for a swim they were eaten by sharks (tiburones!). Azul says they've cleared up everything now. Diego says they can start over now. Azul cries that she's married now and that she wants to gather her own evidence. Diego says he wants to find out about the boutique thing. Azul says they have to go back, but Diego doesn't want to lose her now. Azul says she has to go back to Mauricio to get evidence, and also for Caty because now she thinks Caty's in danger. Kiss kiss. She says she won't be alone, Diego will be with her. Kiss kiss. Sharks? Please? Now? Okay, actually, I'm giving them their last chance. IF they stay together until the end of this show without breaking up again, then I'm on their side. Otherwise? Sharks, baby.

Casa S&I&G: The actress who plays Gloria is so fabulously awesome. She sits on the bed Ivan's not lying on and hikes her skirt before she starts talking to him. I cannot even begin to explain how fabulously hilarious I found it. Is no man safe from Gloria? Poor Ivan looks like he'd rather be dead. She flirts about her super-secret job where she learns things about men that even their wives would never suspect. Oh my…she's flashing a bit of belly there too, in addition to leg. Eventually Ivan calls her crazy and she calls him bitter and snits out of the room…but not before saying she'll give him her "hot line" number and see if she can't get him to smile that way. Hm, maybe Gloria will provide motivation for Ivan to heal quickly so he can get the hell out of there!

MM v 2.0: Mauricio's trying to tempt Caty to eat with a glass of chocolate milk and a sammich. This is one tough kid. Chocolate anything will usually tempt me. She refuses since Papi LIED about her new Mami being home soon. He promises she'll be back tomorrow. Caty says if he lets her die like he let her other Mami die, she'll NEVER forgive him. That's right, kid. Hit him where it hurts. Andres comes to collect Mauricio. Mauricio tells Caty he promised to bring Azul home and now he's going to go make that happen. Caty smiles at the food once he leaves. Now, that was a Moppet scene I didn't hate.

GSD's apartment: Emilia tells GSD that now that she's no longer Silvana's therapist she can give him her name. Uh, no, that's not how ethics works ma'am. GSD remembers that he saw Silvana at Mauricio's. Emilia explains that Silvana's pissed of because she didn't know Emilia and Azul were friends, and now she feels like Emilia betrayed her. Well, she kind of did, since she shouldn't have been her therapist in the first place. But, hey, this is Telenovelaland where we don't need no stinkin' ethics.

Casa S&I&G: Silvana looks at a picture of Nico and Caty and cries. Isela comes home and wants to know why she's crying. In the bedroom, Ivan has gotten his pants on (or, well, somebody's pants anyway) and is listening at the door. Silvana says that Caty's freaking out about Azul's disappearance because in her little mind, when someone gets taken away in a car, it's because "they're" going to do something bad to them. Silvana thinks this has something to do with Liliana and Nico's death. She tells Isela that her sister-in-law Emilia, who was her therapist, knows all her suspicions, and is Azul's best friend. Isela makes an "oops" face.

GSD's apartment: GSD tells Emilia this is happening because she can't separate the personal from the professional. Oh, that's so sweet--she sucks at it, he does it too well, maybe together they can find a nice middle ground. Emilia's feeling pretty guilty. GSD tries to nail down the timeline about who was in love with whom and when, but Emilia doesn't want to talk about it, except to say that Silvana wasn't "with" Diego at the same time Azul was falling in love with him. GSD asks about the accident with Nico and Emilia confirms that Nico was Caty's best friend. Then she complains that she didn't want to go into details. Then stop, already! GSD asks why she "least of all" wants to discuss it with him and she says it's because he's Azul's dad and she knows private stuff about Azul as well. She's afraid that Azul will lose respect for her the way Silvana did and she hopes Azul knows that she would never tell GSD private stuff about her. GSD proposes they have some whiskey. Because whiskey makes everything better.

Casa E&G: The scene I've been dreading since yesterday's promos has arrived. Efrain goes to answer the door and Mauricio pushes him into the house, onto the couch, grabs him by the throat and declares that he's going to tell them where Diego took Azul. There's no way this can end well.

Lust Shack: Diego says they can't go back until tomorrow, when he'll have a prayer of finding the car. And the cell phones are in the car. Kiss kiss. Diego pulls her outside so he can carry her over the threshold. He's grateful he got another chance with her and jokes that they're in the "Presidential Suite". I'm a little shaky on my history, but which president kidnapped someone else's wife? Back from commercial, Diego is trying to convince Azul that since they've straightened out all their misunderstandings, they ought to have sex now. At least that's what I think he's getting at. More drivel about how they luuuurve each other, but he's like "ok, then…." Azul says they can't because she's married to Mauricio. She's already done things badly and she wants to resolve their problems first and she'll "give [her]self" (entregarme) to him when she's a free woman. Excuse me while I get my eyes stuck in the back of my head from rolling them so much.

Casa E&G: Efrain's taking a beating from Mauricio while Andres holds his arms. And he'd better, because I bet Efrain could take Mauricio in a fair fight. Mauricio says if Efrain doesn't tell them where Diego took Azul, he'll end up in jail and also Gaspar will pay the price. Efrain begs them not to hurt Gaspar. Creeps.

Boutique: It's the end of the day, but Julio wants to talk to Chucho about Diego. Chucho says he wasn't at work because…well, he doesn't have a reason, but he thinks the important thing is that the work is getting done. Julio lets Chucho go on for a while, then he fires both Chucho and Diego. Julio says they can't stay after what Diego did to his partner's sister. He can't have a delinquent working there. "Rapto" means kidnapped, not what it sounds like. Chucho begs, more for Diego's job than for his. Julio tells him to forget it and pick up his stuff while Julio writes out his last check. Chucho, ever the gentleman, goes to collect his stuff. Julio is SO on my list. Firing Diego I would understand, but what's Chucho got to do with it? Ceci complains that Chucho is paying for what Diego did. Not that either she or Gaspar is attempting to get Julio to change his mind, I notice.

Presidential Suite: Azul sleeps while Diego watches her. He tells her she's beautiful and then does some Reiki on her before kissing her shoulder. Azul gets up for a second, but then drops her head back on the pillow.

Casa S&I&G: Ivan complains about being left with Gloria. Silvana tells him that Gloria wasn't any happier with it. Ivan mocks Gloria's job and her secret identity, which makes Silvana laugh. Ivan tells her she looks better that way and she gets serious again. He says he wanted to thank her for everything she's done and make her forget what she's been through for a little while. Ivan said he never would have thought her look was about her son dying. Silvana says he was listening to her and Isela and Ivan says he already knew from hearing Diego tell Azul. Silvana starts to leave the room, but Ivan grabs her hand (ouch!) and gets her to sit back down. He says they're alike now in that Silvana wants vengeance for Nico's death and he wants vengeance for Eva's.

Commercial for Pasión…coming soon!

Silvana tells Ivan they're not alike. Ivan tells her he knows lots about Mauricio that can help Silvana hurt him. They tomato/tomahto about justice/revenge. Ivan says it's all about bringing down Mauricio. He says she's right, he's no white dove, but he'd never kill a kid. Silvana says only another mother who's lost her child can comprehend what she's gone through. Ivan says Mauricio also killed her joy for life. Ivan says she's been alone in this. Silvana talks about her husband leaving her and then Emilia betraying her. Ivan says he'd never do that. She starts talking about the good things Diego did for her, but Ivan reminds her that Diego's not there. Ivan wants an alliance. Silvana refuses and walks out of the room.

Casa Moron: Manuel comes downstairs and Lidia asks how Clemencia is doing. Manuel accuses her of playing up the drama because her little boy is missing. Manuel thinks Diego's living it up. I hate to agree with Manuel, but I too hope that Diego feels really, really guilty about what his little abduction scheme has done to Mama, Efrain, and Chucho. Let's hope he doesn't have more to feel guilty about before the episode is over. Manuel brags to Lidia that he went to Piero so they could "echar de cabeza" (hand over the head; betray) Diego to Mauricio. Stupid greedy jerk. Even Lidia looks a little disgusted with him, or maybe that's just my imagination.

Outside Casa E&G: Gaspar and Chucho are walking and Gaspar says it's not fair that Chucho should have gotten fired since he "ni velo tiene en ese entierro" (doesn't even have a candle in this funeral; is innocent--for more fun phrases, don't forget to check out the Dichos post). Chucho says if Diego had been fired, he would have quit in protest anyway. Gaspar doesn't think Diego will come back and that he and Azul have found their own corner of paradise like Adam and Eve. They notice the door is open and unlocked, but they don't find Efrain inside. They're both alarmed.

Efrain is in the backseat of Mauricio's car. Andres is driving while Mauricio points a gun at Efrain. Efrain is getting directions to the cabin from his friend. He tells him that the guy he lent it to has a sick mom and he can't reach him on his cell phone. He writes down the directions, then gives the phone and the directions to Mauricio. Mauricio smarms about how easy it was to get his son out of trouble.

Presidential Suite: Diego sleeps on his chair while Azul watches. She's no Reiki master, though, she touches his hair and wakes him up. He begs her not to resist him…he luuuurves her, he needs her, etc. Azul says they've got to control themselves, not for Mauricio, but for them. Diego says he respects her wishes. Oh, sure, now he respects her wishes. They hug. Diego says he just wants to sleep with her, spoon a little, and wake up with her. Azul agrees.

MM v 2.0: Chonita tells Ceci that there's been no news and no one's home but the two of them and Caty. Chonita offers to fix Ceci dinner, but she turns down the offer. She says she's got to go to the casita and find a watch that her boss left while he was spending the night. Ceci snoops, looking for a key.

Presidential Suite: Diego says he wants to start imagining what their life will be like when all this is over. Azul says she's got to get proof of all his allegations on her own, and after that she'll divorce Mauricio. Diego says, "and then…" and pulls Azul to her feet as one of her boobs threatens to fall out of her dress. He puts the corset on her head and says after that they'll get married. She looks like a lingerie pilgrim. Then he stuffs the bikini bottoms he made her under the dress (to make a belly) and says after that they'll have kids. Kiss kiss.

MM v 2.0: Ceci finds the key she was looking for and hastily stuffs clothes back in a drawer. The key unlocks the top drawer of the chest she was looking in. Stupid place to hide the key, then. She looks through some papers and accidentally knocks a passport out of the drawer. Ceci says that Leonarda couldn't have gone "abroad" without her passport. Okay, I agree, but isn't there a possibility that at one time Leonarda thought she'd lost her passport and applied for a new one? Let's see if that's the excuse Andres and Mauricio come up with.

Car: Azul reminisces about kisses on the beach as Diego drives them back to DF. Diego says they're going to go to his house first because he's worried about his mom.

Mauricio's car: It sounds like they've been to the cabin and found bits of dress, so Mauricio believes Efrain was telling the truth, but he points the gun at Efrain again, demanding he tell them something useful. Mauricio's phone rings. It's someone telling him that Diego and Azul are back and have been cornered by the cops. Mauricio crazies about how Azul will be his again and Diego will rot in jail for life.

Tomorrow: Azul says she ran away voluntarily. Mauricio says "Get your hands off my wife!"

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I neglected to push record this first segment and also the fourth segment so those are from memory, and I thought I was recording, so didn’t note everything, so if you have more details to add, please, I welcome them.

Pau is whining to Mar that she doesn’t understand what’s up with these folks. She says that Cl swears his eternal love, proposed marriage, and didn’t even call all weekend but he followed Moni after she said two words to him. She complains too about Juan’s treatment of her.

Mar tells her that Juan is just trying to let her enjoy her relationship with CL and to stay out of her way and to avoid getting hurt more too. They continue on this path for a bit. Paula ends up declaring in disgust that she spent the weekend bored, confused and alone.

Marely does tell her that if it helps, Juan asked about her all weekend. This actually angers Pau. Marely kind of yells at her and says maybe she needs to figure out who does she really want.

Moni is telling CL that she talked to her lawyers and because it’s a no contest divorce he’ll be free in 3 months. Cl reveals that he is not that excited and that maybe the idea of being a part from her has caused him to see things in a different light. He confesses to Moni that Pau isn’t so sure she wants him and that she wants some time to think.

Mar and Pau continue discussing the two galan situation and Pau I think was wondering what CL really wants. DUH. Mar tells Pau she needs to see things more clearly that he wants her right where he has her. The more he moves away, the closer she wants him. She essentially tells her that he’s playing a game with her to get her begging.

Cl continues telling Moni that he is going to be by himself for a while. Moni doubts he could stand being alone. She tells him she thinks really he’s afraid. Moni thinks he’s afraid to end up alone, that after everything he’s done he’ll end up with neither of the two. He tries to dissuade her from her ideas but she‘s not buying his bull, so wants the divorce and fast.

Guti shows up and wants to know if Ali has his money. Ali tells him he has some of it but that Guti needs to forget about Yadi because she’s getting married and “she’s gone out with the award” (salir con el premio). I think he’s implying about her pregnancy.

Pastor and Ivy are chatting about the weekend happenings. Ivy is telling him about her tryst with CL and how she stupidly agreed to see him. Pastor wonders why she can’t just say no,no,no,no. She says next time will be different. Pastor thinks she’s a lost cause.

Moni goes in to see Pau who at first thought it was Marely knocking. Moni asks if Pau has the report ready and she says she did, Mar’s copying it, Moni wants them to do the presentation together, and Pau agrees. They then sort of pause and have a stare fest. Finally Moni says she talked to CL about their divorce and that he’ll soon be free. Pau shrugs that off that Moni owes her no explanations especially when it comes to CL and Moni just wants the air clear between them.


Pastor and Ivonne are still chatting and Pastor says he doesn’t worry about Juan; there will never be anything between him and Pau. Ivy wonders what he’s planning. He says they don’t need to plan anything, he doesn’t need to exploit this he’ll just give a little push so Pau does it herself. She will end up married to CL, Ivy says never, but Pastor is a bettin’ man and he offers a wager that that will happen.


Juan takes Monica and Pau to the presentation. He gladly opens the door for Moni, but is less enthusiastic about opening it for Pau, though he does. Pau begs him not to leave her alone with Moni for a minute. Juan wonders to himself what this is all about. Moni yells at her to hurry or they will be late. Juan tells himself a few things along the way including that Juan el Bobo se acabo (he’s finished being the fool).

Cl has insisted that Pastor and he now celebrate because Pau will fall in his trap. Pastor thinks he’s nuts. CL proclaims he's more cuerdo (sane) than ever. He says all because of Ivonne, she’s a genius because she gave him the key to getting Pau. He says the less I look for her the more she wants me to, and soon she’ll fall right into my arms. He proclaims that the strategy of well- administered indifference is the way to go.

Juan, thinking to himself while driving, says the same strategy is what he needs to follow and that he needs to be strong.

Moni confronts Pau in the car and asks why she’s so pensive. She answers her own question that it’s because of problems with CL. Mon says he told her about it and that Pau needs some time to decide if she really wants him. Moni wants to know why?


Nid sneaks up behind Fer and he plants one on her lips in the parking garage. She is surprised at his forwardness because she had to wrench kisses from him before. She gives him a wedding invitation. Fer wants to know when they will escape. She tells him you say when and I’ll be there, but she reminds him not to be so open because her husband does work there after all. She agrees to see him tonight I think.


Pau and Moni continue their discussion in the waiting room that everything has happened so fast that she just needs some time to reflect. Moni wonders if Juan has something to do with this crisis. Pau says if Juan has something to do with this, Mon’s the last one she’ll get tell about it.

Juan wonders to himself after hearing the part about Pau being unsure, if he’s hallucinating, and that maybe Pau really is having second thoughts. He ponders that maybe Nid’s advice is giving him some results and Pau will return to him.

Anga shows up and wants the boss to see him and asks Pastor to get him the appt. Ang won’t tell Pastor why, he just says it's about a business deal. P agrees and calls Ivy.

Nid, walking with her invitations, bumbs into Ang and it appears that they know each other and are impactada but hopeful and somewhat happily surprised to see each other.

Nid runs in circles in Pau’s office with Marely and wants to know why Anga is here. Mar is completely confused and doesn’t know que the heck. Nid tells her she wouldn’t understand.

Ang acts the same in CL’s office. He even accepts a whiskey to calm himself. He slams down not one but two whiskeys and explain that he saw someone who surprised him. Cl wants to know who he saw, but finally Ang changes the subjects to the work.

Moni apologizes to Pau for meddling in her life. She says she sometimes doesn’t know her limits. Pau says she thinks as long as the subject of CL isn’t discussed they should be fine. Moni says she’s just going to tell her one more thing as a friend because she considers Pau that, that CL is tired of Pau’s doubts with him, and today he looked very angry. What I found hysterical about this scene is the two of them who can barely stand each other underneath all the niceties are sitting so close together in the center of the car, between the two headrests practically on top of each other. In reality these two would be clinging to the doors to be as far away as possible from each other! I guess it’s too much to add a second camera and two different backgrounds so they don’t have to use that view!!


Nid doesn’t want to tell Marely what the problem is yet, she says it’s something very important to her but she’ll have to tell her at a better time, because she’s not even prepared to discuss this whole thing. Nid tries to leave but sees Ang leaving and decides to stay. Mar requires her to tell her what’s up or she’s going to ask the guy herself. Nid tries to cover by saying she owes him money. Mar thinks that it’s stupid to run from him in that case and the least she could do is show her face.

Ang, on the outside of the loca room, asks Julia who Nid is and finds out from her that Nid doesn’t work here, instead it’s the daughter. He is satisfied knowing this and doesn’t want to see them just now.

Nid and Mar watch as he leaves and duck when he turns around. Nid cries to the virgin why did she have to see him again.

Ang sees Juan in the garage tells him he’s here for business. Ang decides to ask Juan if he knows Mar. He says he lives with her, but not the way he thinks, he lives at the Cachon house. Ang confirms that Juan knows Nid. He says yeah, she’s like my mom. Ang admits he knows Nid. Juan asks how, and Ang says from life. He wants to give her a surprise but don’t tell anyone. Juan promises.

Just then Kike comes along sees Ang and gives him an invitation to his wedding even though it didn’t have his name. Juan says yeah, he’s getting married to Nidia’s daughter, oh not Mar, but the other one, Yadira. Don Ang gets a curious look on his face at this news. Kike is surprised he knows Nid. Me thinks me knows what’s up here. Could there be an explanation other than actress choice as to why Marely and Yadi look nothing alike???

In the elevator Pau finally unleashes at Moni that she thinks it’s incredibly absurd that they are friends and keep talking about this subject and that Pau doesn’t feel she should confide such things in Moni because she’s really not sure of her intentions. Moni again takes the high road and tells her she’s right, and that from here on out they won’t talk about it ever again.

CL tells Pastor about his brother’s strange nervous affliction and charges Pastor with finding out what the cause was. Kike and Juan too are talking about this new development and speculating about how Don Ang might know Nid. Kike thinks maybe they should tell Nid about this coming surprise in case she’s in danger. Juan says nah, he’s not worried about it.

Nid gives Pau an invite to the wedding, very elaborate by the way, complete with a pop-out bride and groom, and then leaves in a hurry. Pau wonders what’s up with her. Mar tells her to forget her and wants to know what happened with Moni. Pau says it went badly she’s on pins and needles.


Juan tells the boys about what happened in the car. Kike doesn’t understand it he thinks it’s weird for the wife to talk to the lover like that. Juan says that’s how cultured refined people act; they solve things with dialog and not with blows. Kike isn’t convinced and Juan jokes at him something about his stomach not giving his head enough room to think or something along those lines. Fer says actually you are only part right and he agrees with Kike. Really what happens is the cultured people tolerate things for a while to make their enemies their friends and then when the enemies least expect it, they twist the knife in the back. Those people are hypocrites and traitors.

Pastor asks Julia for info, he asks if she saw a tall guy etc, and she right away knows he’s talking about his brother. He’s surprised that she knew he was a brother. She continues that they look almost exactly alike so how could she not know this. She gives up that Ang asked about Nid and Marely. Pastor finds that very interesting.

Moni tells Cl that he will have to find another messenger for his clandestine messages to Paula because she and Pau agreed not to discuss him anymore. He says he’s not that Machiavellian, but she says she knows him better.

Juan talks Fer into lending his apartment for the bachelor party that they have to give Kike because they are his brothers and he can’t do it at the Cachon house, obviously. Fer reluctantly agrees only if he spends not one peso of his own money.

Cl goes in to say goodbye and see you tomorrow to Pau and she makes a snide “see you never” ok, are we in primary school here????? This time I’m actually on CL’s side. He wonders why she’s speaking to him that way, if something is wrong with her. She says she’s not always in a good mood. He says in that case he’s going to leave so he doesn’t make it worse. She accuses him of running away like always. He says he doesn’t know what she talking about. Pau finally says she’s pissed because he never called her yesterday, and that maybe he had something better to do or was with someone else. He is a little impactado.

In the elevator Pastor and Ivonne are also speculating what Ang might have to do with Nid. Perafan gets on and Pastor says he’ll finish later because there is now a horrible odor and makes cracks about him not following recommendations that one bathe everyday. Ivy cracks up in the background and gets out of the elevator. Pastor executes his insult with perfection and then exits the elevator.

Back in Pau’s office Cl says that she’s the one who asked him not to press her and now she’s being intolerable. Pau asks if it was finding out about Juan that changed his behavior or his wife. He says ex-wife. Pau says whomever, she’s sick of her meddling in her life. Cl asks why she doesn’t complain to her, and Pau says why, when you are the one that sets her on the course of getting involved because every time something happens between us he runs and tells her. She says maybe we should end this once and for all. CL nonchalantly says, well, if that’s what you want then fine that’s what will do. Pau is impactada and the credits roll.



In honor of the approaching Pirates and the first trailer I've seen in the US appearing tonight during Juan I've included this wonderful photo that I found. It's coming soon mateys!!!!

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Rerun: Gav's jealous, sarcastic hissy fit confronting Rod and his "best psychologist in the country," said psychologist caught with her hands in the masa, in a sexy dress and tons of makeup. "Ah, Doctora, I so appreciate your excellent professional techniques, which have included long weekends away with your patient, and dinner in expensive restaurants. And Rod, y'oughter marry this woman who cured you of me." Erika looks embarrassed.

Gav flounces out, Rod in pursuit, and there is another tedious rehash of grievances. He says he lost a piece of his life that day she told him to get lost. "I thought I'd died, I needed Erika so I could heal, I was going to hell, I kept asking 'Why, Gaviota?' but gradually I saw I didn't know how to love you, I made so many mistakes, I made so many wrong decisions in my demented jealousy. I was a romantic imbecile, I hurt both of us."

She taunts him: "Changing your life must have been easy with her." "You think it was easy to stop calling you? To tell myself you were better off with Blandie, that smart, cultured, successful guy with a great future, a guy who doesn't make scandalous scenes? Your life is all set and mine is in pieces, I can't pick them up. Remember when I said I'd be back when my life was together? That moment seems farther away all the time..." (she cries)

This tiresome exchange is interrupted by the waitress: "Lady, you didn't pay your bill." Rod says he'll pay, Gav says no, he says don't be stubborn. He pays.

In relentless resumption of the never-ending dispute: Gav says she's giving the hacienda back to the Montalvos tomorrow. "No, keep it, don't let Aaron have what's yours." "I want nothing from your family. Anyway, in conclusion, I'm glad you have a good companion. I'll pray you find the peace you seek." She leaves.

Rod drags hisself back into the restaurant where poor abandoned Dr. Erika is paying the bill. She says she thought he might not have been coming back, and that she understood Gav's outburst. "We better think everything through carefully." He agrees.

At the hacienda, SanJuana is agressively rehashing the latest gossip from the Big House with James, Roman and Ofelia as unwilling audience. She gleefully blabs that Isa cuckolded Rod with Hilario, too, and that Hilario asked her to go away with him.

Conversations between Clarita and Gaviota never advance the plot. "It's all over, he's exchanged me for another, como asi" is plenty of recap for the first bit. Second bit: "L'il Ricky is Jose's grandson. Aww screw it, let's move to London." "What about my hacienda?" "Clarita, it's not like I want to tell you what to do with your stuff, but - we'll give it to charity. As of today, I bury Rodrigo."

Gav imagines Rod and Dr Erika as having a romantic night; actually each is brooding alone in a dark room.

In his dark room, Rod summons Enriqueta, the maid, and summarily fires her because he is closing the apartment and selling it - and everything in it - to erase all traces of Isadora. "Your check's in the envelope. If I ever get my life back together, I'll give you a call." Thus do the lower classes suffer when the upper classes boink irresponsibly.

Next morning, Gav does not arrive at CRT at 6 in the morning as she'd promised Blandie (he'd wanted another all-nighter to finish some of his always-top-priority lists lists lists of whatever). Blandie is running around all peeved and yelling NANCY NANCY NANCY!! Nancy whispers to Gav, "He's wearing yesterday's clothes, he's been working all night." "Nancy, I had a dog's night, I didn't sleep, ok, where are those numbers?"

Suddenly, here's Aaron, all menacing! He sends Nancy away. Gav says she knows what he wants but she still refuses his demand that she sign over the hacienda to him. He says he knows Rodrigo wants her to have Mirasoles as compensation for her "services." She says "Your tongue is longer than an iguana's."

Aaron: "Y'all have no rights to any of grandfather's property. I guess HE was compensating your mother for HER services. I'll sue! I'd forgotten how unscrupulous and voracious you are."

She slaps him and says "Bring on the lawyers, you'll never get Las Mirasoles." He slaps her right back and glares izpodlobya which is a cool Russian word meaning "out from under the eyebrows."

Gaviota's in the midst of a furious fantasy, involving hair pulling and worse abuse, when Blandie blunders in nattering about xeroxes. He inquires rhetorically: "Do I have to do everything myself?" She says she had a bad night and snatches the notebook. "I had a bad night too," complains Blandie accusingly. He interrogates Nancy: "Gav saw Rod last night, didn't she, did she talk to him?"

Rod to Videgaray: "Sell the apartment, the furniture, I want nothing to remind me of her." "Duarte called, he knew nothing about Isa's doings and was indignant at her behavior, he gave me a message for you - he's sorry, but he can't keep his word, he can't pay you back now, but he'll pay every cent some day." Oh, yeah. Rod will give a good chunk of change to Isa in order to keep legal rights to L'il Ricky, for whom his love is unchanged. He wants to keep being Rickie's legal father.

Simultaneously, Isa is telling her lawyer she wants L'il Rickie to have his Real Father's name. The real father is sitting next to her in sunglasses and a mostly-unbuttoned shirt, looking like a juvenile delinquent wannabe. She says that, since L'il Rickie is a pawn in the Montalvo winner-takes-all varon sweepstakes, the Montalvos would end up stripping him of their name anyway. She'd rather have the lawyer concentrate on grabbing for her the biggest possible share of Rod's goodies.

Frankie interrupts to ask about fees. The lawyer requires a goodly sum up front and a percentage of the take. Frankie offers lists of all the income the hacienda produces, the better to divvy it up between man and ex-wife. "When you have the list for me, we'll contact Rod's lawyer." "Please hurry," pleads Isa, "our financial situation is desperate."

Then she takes L'il Baby and Big Baby and goes to a jeweler to sell her baubles. The jeweler says "They're great, but I can give you only half the price you paid." She acts all surprised. [Somebody with better eyes or a bigger tv, tell me - what exactly is Frankie looking at inside his unbuttoned shirt? HIS jewels? Is he admiring his own nipples? -Ed.] Isa's for leaving to find another jeweler but Frankie stops her, saying, "This is the third jeweler who's told us the same thing. We need the money. Tomorrow, I promise to get with my 'contacts' and find work. Trust me." They take the dough.

Rod is concluding with Videgaray, asking him to find Clarita and Gaviota, when Aaron bursts in shouting "Gaviota said she doesn't want Las Mirasoles, so when can I have it?" "No, Aaron - Grammie, my sisters and I all want to comply with Gramps' will." "You may have that stupid romantic idea, but I think completely differently, completely rationally!" [Aaron screams in non-rational fashion. I look around to see if there's a cellphone he could throw. -- Ed.]

"Anyway, why give Mariana Franco the hacienda if she's going to live in London?" Rod is impactado. Aaron, delighted to be the one to give the news, says she's going with her gorgeous boss.

Jose hyperventilates when she hears that Li'l Rickie is her grandson.

The Doctorcito is having a temper tantrum against Gaviota, which he shows by addressing all his annoying orders to Nancy instead. "I want to work with somebody who isn't tired," he snottily explains.

As Gav follows him into his office a cascade of complaints and resentments ensue, throttled only by her second iteration of this dramatic vow: "I'll go with you to London!" [Now folks, as a former child-rearer and current donkey trainer, I have skills applicable to dealing with the Doctorcito! I say Gav should not reward his bad behavior. She should wait until he behaves nicely before rewarding him or he'll think tantrums are good. --Ed.]

With Gav's announcement, the sun comes out! Blandie is all smiles and running around in a happy dance and "NANCY NANCY NANCY tell Av* the good news!" He inquires in an annoying, falsely self-deprecating manner: "Do you really want to go away with your inhuman, bad-humored boss?" "True, sometimes I want to strangle you." He promises to improve.

He tells Nancy they'll bag the rest of their work and go celebrate, but she starts crying (get that girl a Paxil) and says she doesn't have any reason to celebrate.

I especially wanted to punch him when he concluded, "Gaviota, you've made the best decision of your life." Later he tells her she can't change her mind at the last minute this time. "Doctor, there's nothing keeping me here - my thing with Rodrigo is over."

Rod gives Margarita a bunch of work and then tries to find out how Gaviota knew which expensive restaurant he'd be in with Doctor Erika. Margarita admits it was she who spilled the beans and promises not to do it again. He's pleased to hear how very interested Gav had been in all things Erika.

Gav tells Clarita what's been going on. Clarita suggests they give the hacienda to La Beneficion (a nunnery maybe?).

After the commercials Minerva shows up at Aaron's office with pictures of her sonograms - she is 16 weeks pregnant with Aaron Jr.

Aaron Sr. thinks it's a joke, or that she bought these sonograms, but no, they're the real thing. She says they have to be very careful because the doctor told her this was the last pregnancy she'd ever have. [Que the hell?]

Then Aaron has two surprises for Minerva. Number one: As of the next day his old man is signing over the corporation and Aaron will own it completely. Number two: Aaron Jr. has no competition in the Montalvo Varon Sweepstakes.

Minerva immediately assumes that Aaron has murdered L'il Ricky. However, she's just as happy to hear the real reason Rickie's been scratched from the race: "Isa wasn't inseminated, she got pregnant by more - natural - means, it was Pancho de la Vega, the both of them have been thrown out."

By habit, Minerva starts complaining: "With Isa out of the way, Rod can run to the husband-robber!" Aaron says no worries, the home team now has an unbeatable head start, and anyway, Gaviota is off to London with Blandie.

Then Minerva worries Aaron Jr. might turn out to be a girl but Aaron Sr. sez "NO! Cause we're on a lucky streak."

Showing some sense, Isa is telling Pancho they need to conserve their resources but he, hypnotized by the wad of cash from the jewelry store, wafts past her to the phone and orders a bottle of the best champagne to celebrate. [Frankie's time horizon is short. -Ed.]

Finally Rod arrives at Dr. Erika's place and starts telling her what a great gal she is and how she restored him and [I think] proved to him he could get it up for another woman, and she's just the woman he'd fall in love with, but he's already in love - with Gaviota.

Thursday: Latin Grammies. Friday: Rodrigo, in fine old style, yells at Aaron: "Tell the whole family what you said about Clarita and how you threatened her!" and later whacks and smashes a vase of roses, multiple times, over a car window, snarling and shouting; Dr. Blandie tells Gav he'll teach her to love him, and kisses her; in response Gaviota looks like a cockroach flew into her mouth.

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Hi all,
My first recap! Feel free to add or correct anything. I have just finished my minimarathon of last week's episodes while I was on vacation and finally got to Tuesday's show. So here goes!

A few scenes from Monday's: A brief revisit to the Love Shack; GSD and Emilia visit Cocoyoco; Azul tries to climb the palm tree; Lidia visits Efrain where she meets Gustavo (perhaps a future love interest?)

Arny chats with Julio who is still in bed sleeping. They are both hoping for a better day than yesterday.

GSD chats with a still-drinking Mo who is dwelling on the fact that Azul and Diego are together. The thought of what they may be doing is festering like an infected wound! Meanwhile Emilia is trying to get a little info from Chonita on the previous Mrs. Mo and tells her that she would like to talk to her later. GSD comes out and tells Emilia that Mo is tormented by jealousy. GSD tells Emilia that he is worried that Azul could die since neither she nor Diego knows that she is so sick (and who's fault is THAT?) And lo and behold, Arny appears from the shadows, having overheard that his sister might die.

Back at Efrain's, Gustavo is turning on the charm for Lidia and talking mechanics to Efrain. Lidia checks him out a bit and flounces a little hair flip on the way out, leaving Gustavo gasping for air.

Arny confronts GSD about Azul's illness and Emilia takes his side, urging GSD to tell all. GSD tells Arny about the virus.

Back at S,I and G's, Gloria is whining (what a shock) that she is the messenger and the dishwasher, blah, blah, blah... Silvana says she's busy with Ivan, Isela is working so just do this little favor. Silvana is looking for something to close Ivan's wound (but I don't know what - a "reflexiono"?) because he doesn't want a doctor. Gloria rolls her eyes.

GSD, Arny and Emilia are lamenting the soon-to-be late Azul but still hold onto hope that GSD will find the cure. GSD blames her infection on EvilEva and their plot to monopolize the cure for the world.

Back to the Love Shack - Diego is caring for Azul who is moaning in bed, not in a good way. She is faint, tired and hot. Oh, and naked because Diego took off her dress. His story-she told him to since she was too hot and he was just cooperating. She's not very happy about this so he offers her the shirt off his back. Literally. He puts the moves on her, saying he doesn't get tired of looking at her body, and he dreamed of taking off her wedding dress. She orders him out of the shack, leave the shirt. She clutches it to her face, smelling it like it was just washed with Hot Man scent Downy.

Silvana has found the biggest needle she could to stitch up Ivan. At least she disinfected everything. Ivan is the nicest bad guy. They have a heart-to-heart talk about Silvana bieng hurt by what Diego did. Ivan can't forgive him for what he did to Eva. Silvana defends Diego and Ivan can't understand how so many women could love Diego so much. (I'm with you there, Ivan.)

A knock at the door of the Love Shack. "Who is it?" answers Azul. "It's me, Diego" comes from outside. Very funny, ha ha. Diego comes in and says he needs her - something. Headband or scarf. I couldn't understand why. He takes it from her hair and immediately puts it in his mouth, to carry it out like a puppy?

Lidia is primping outside Efrain's shop while peeking in. Who should drive by but Gustavo in a beat up old car. He offers her a ride which she rudely turns down, insults his car by calling it scrap and says she'd rather take public transportation. Lidia's playing hard to get (we know better than that!). He calls her "tan alzada" (is that stuck up?), says at least he has a car and drives away, leaving her thinking he's kind of cute.

GSD is spreading the rumor to Arny that EvilEva was responsible for infecting Azul, making Mo do it by threatening Katy, and that Diego was her accomplice.

At the Love Shack, Diego is making clothes for Azul out of her wedding dress' skirt, using her as a mannequin. This, of course, gives him the opportunity to get up close and personal, where they come close to - but not quite- a kiss.

Silvana has something very important to do and leaves Ivan in Gloria's reluctant care.

Arny is crying on Julio's shoulder, telling him about Azul's impending death. Who should walk in at this touching moment but GSD. Julio leaves father and son together and Arny cries on GSD's shoulder - and GSD lets him!!

Back on the beach, Azul stands and stares out to sea, dressed in Diego's shirt, while Diego makes her skimpy lingerie. She doesn't look too happy.

Ines and Katy are taking a walk in the garden, chatting about their problems. Emilia joins them while Katy is talking about her mami's accident.

GSD, Arny and Mo are discussing a cure for the virus and Mo says he is putting in a lab.

Ines, Katy and Emilia are talking about comas, dreams and nightmares. Silvana walks up and Katy asks if she knows Emilia, the best friend of her mami Azul. (Did Silvana not know that?)

GSD, Arny and Mo talk about the explosion at the old lab that killed Eva. GSD wants to inform the health department now that Eva is dead so that the cure can be found sooner.

Silvana, Emilia, Katy and Ines get all the relationships straightened out but Silvana does not look happy that Emilia knew Azul but never told her.

The three stooges, Efrain, Gaspar and Chucho, are talking about the heist and who but Lurking Lidia hears and amazingly quickly puts two and two together. She accuses them of helping Diego kidnap Azul.

On the beach, Azul is collecting firewood, Diego is still making clothes. Diego says he and Efrain bought matches and gasoline. (Couldn't they have brought some clothes for Azul?!)

Efrain tells Lidia he only lent Diego a car. Lidia tells them her mother is sick about the whole thing and that the police have questioned them like criminals. Gaspar looks horrified (one of his favorite expressions) and tells his father to give Lidia info on the car. Efrain writes something and gives it to Lidia. Turns out though, Efrain gave her bad info and admits he doesn't know the real info.

Silvana and Katy are alone and little tidbits of the accident are shown in fashback.

Mo is telling Andres that GSD wants to go public with the virus info and Boris is not going to like that. They need to convince GSD that someone has taken Eva's place, and that it is not Mo. Andres then tells Mo that someone saw Diego buying things that belong on a beach. A clue to their whereabouts.

Diego, still sewing, and Azul, putting on sunscreen, are sitting at the bonfire. She is pawing through his backpack, pulling out canned food. She then breaks the news - he forgot the can opener! (I've never done that!)

GSD and Emilia are discussing going public about the virus. Emilia wants to stay and have a talk with Silvana.

Back on the beach, Diego - still sewing- and Azul are bonding. She seems to have forgotten that he kidnapped her and stranded them on this beach. She's cooking over the open fire. He asks her to feed him because his hands are busy. Oh please. He wants her to have his babies, and they would all live happily ever after. She looks like whe wants to give in but then at the last minute remembers - oh yeah, I'm married.

Emilia finds Silvana to explain why she didn't tell Silvana that she was friends with Azul. NOW she cites professional ethics? Silvana tells Emilia that she is not her friend.

Lidia goes to Casa Moran to tell mom and dad that Efrain helped Diego.

Arny takes Ines home to her house, nice and clean. She is so happy, grateful but sad about her current state of health. Arny spills the beans to her about Azul's illness.

Ceci is collaborating with Chucho and Gaspar about Diego. Julio comes in and chews Ceci out about her work ethics. Then adds Gaspar and Chucho to his list of poor employees. Burgay arrives to tell Julio that Eva is dead and he doesn't have to give Diego anymore work. Julio is impactado (I have to use that word at least once!)

Back at the beach, Azul is admiring Diego's line of beachwear. It's made with love, he says. She says it isn't as beautiful as the wedding dress Julio designed for her. Azul breaks it to Diego that the only reason Julio hired him was because Eva paid him to. Diego is impactado.

Stay tuned....

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I am your guest recapper today for Amanda. Feel free to join in the dissecting of buckets of slang used by Juan and his cohorts.

Opening scene, Paula and Ana in the kitchen. Paula's painted on tight jeans suggest it is Saturday. Mom Ana is leaving as usual. She wants to know how Paula's dinner with CL went. Paula wants to be self-righteous about confessing her feelings and her relations with Juan. She tells Mom, CL was, to her surprise (and secret glee) , impactada. She swears CL has really changed, he's not the man who broke my heart...tonta wake up... And she doesn't always want to be the villain (so what do seducing and bedding another woman's husband and leading an innocent like Juan down the garden path entitle you to be called, Miss Cantaloupes?)

The silvery-satin pajama'ed-to-go-with-his-hair and suave Cesár Luis slides to the door and opens it to the slinky Yvonne. He can't believe she got here so fast after his call. She can't believe she came at all, but. The two slide effortlessly to the bedroom where he immediately gives her a nudge, she slinks onto the bed. Sorry no time for foreplay, folks, they both know what they want and they want it now.

Paula & Ana carry on their continual banter but to be fair, Ana keeps repeating that she wants Paula to pick a better companion.

Nidia tells Juan that Paula called last night. Frustrated that he wasn't told right away, he wants to call her immediately, but Nidia advises him to rush to her like a Chihuahua (appropriate barking), she looks him up and down with her eyes-that-almost-touch and revises that to.... Saint Bernard (low lusty barking added).

CL and Yvonne loll in his sumptuous red sheets. She isn't dressed in anything but CL is still in his silver set (did he take it off or not bother). They are having a great "philosophical" discussion. Yvonne, smarter than she looks, wants to know why CL continues to pursue Paula when she the bonbon loves him so?

In a dizzying change of scenes of 30 seconds each: Paula is lounging in her pale green satin jammies reading "Amante" magazine dreams of CL's protestation of undying love (oh yeah) and Juan's sincere (and I believe him) words about her deserving a man who will respect and cherish and love her. She wakes with a start to thought bubble: why do I keep thinking of Juan now that I have CL acting the way I want....

Juan, in his manly undershirt and jammie bottoms wonders why he can't forget Paula. He seems to be in the grip of his love witch (m. warlock/sorcerer). Juan can't resist calling Paula to see why she called. She pretends it's was a car problem but when he offers to rush over to take her to get it fixed she acts simpering and says oh, tonta, I only ran out of gas. Even our ever pubescent Juan knows this is a crock. But she thanks him so sweetly for calling.

More robes: Nidia and two daughters are all in very nice, if too short to really warm, robes while poor Kiki is dressed to the nines ready to go to the church for his confirmation ceremony. They are all in a snit that he didn't give them warning but no way is he going alone. They disappear to dress.

Back to CL's bedroom, he is still in bed while the lovely Yvonne brings him a breakfast tray. She is in his shirt, he is still in the silver getup, reading a book. Philosophy-Part 2: Yvonne points out rather astutely that what CL feels for Paula is what she feels for CL, OBSESSION. He adds obsession fatale! Yvonne drives on, you don't really love Pau, you need her to reaffirm your manhood. The game is one of conquest. Once the conquistador has you, they make you suffer. and Paula's tactics are working You are hooked on Paula.

Switch to Paula who is looking glum, but supposes she will go out with CL later (Surely he will call..)

Lights go on in CL's head and he makes the most sexist remark weve heard yet from this totally macho hombre. He doesn't understand what women have in their head, IF they have anything (his snide smile is priceless) going on in them. But he suddenly thinks Yvonne's conquest and retreat strategy is brilliant. He has to make Paula know she doesn't have him completely conquered. So no fancy dinner for her this weekend...

Now Alirio in his jammies: nice subtle gray for a change from his usual nerdwear, whines at Nidia that she is leaving him while he is so sick and helpless. He recites the "in sickness and in health" chant from the wedding vows. She completes her go to church preparations and snears at him and his hypochondria. He swears he will starve. Nidia cites her Christian Duty to attend this confirmation and notes that Kiki is more a part of the family than Alirio is.
The threesome descend the stairs. Even sweet Juan worries about Alirio sick and starving. He will be eating rebanadas del aire (slices of air)

Paula stares at the phone, still in her robe. At Nidia's the phone rings and Marely answers: Paula suggest going to the cinema but Marely invites her to join them for the church and family dinner event. She declines saying she will probably talk with CL later... Juan thought bubbles in horror, she didn't even ask to speak to me...

At the church, Juan stands behind Kiki in the confirmation line of mostly children (Kiki is his ahijado=godson). The restaurant is a festive scene of dishes and platters everywhere with really delicious looking food and everyone devouring everything is sight.

Back at CL's Finally! they are dressed. CL is reading at the table while the servant like Yvonne is fixing yet another breakfast and a big one this time. The phone rings and it is dialing for dollars Paula, but CL ignores it. When Yvonne can't stand it, she lunges toward the phone with CL yelling malo, malo, NO! Yvonne is finally fed up and stomps out the door whacking CL with her purse. CL whines back, but aren't you going to finish fixing breakfast! (This scene is so funny but not easy for a feminista como yo). Paula is really obsessively calling now, but CL knows he has her. She later appears in one more robe with her wet hair and muses at a romantic couple exchanging flowers and kisses in the park below.

Conversation resumes at the restaurant with Yadi and Kiki carping at each other about eating like pigs, eating your own famly, etc. and Nidia coos that the two are acting like they are already husband and wife. Yadi is getting indigestion and cranky like usual and for some reason is tugging on a huge bowl of salsa with Nidia. Yadi wins the tug-o-war and the salsa is splashed right on Marely. For some miraculous reason it hits her lovely bare chest but not the white dress below. Juan offers his handkerchief and makes like he is going to dab at her lovely breasts. She leaves the table. He is near the restroom when she comes out and asks her what she is doing later. She beams at the hope he is asking her out but the goofball actually straight faced says he wants to see Paula later. (I think he wanted to have Marely call Paula or something that stupid). She says don't be two-faced (no seas mustio) Baboso, indeed. Nidia has a mother's six sense about these scenes and shows up to tell Juan he is a jerk and don't try to play innocent as Marely stamps off, hurt again by Juan's thoughtless disregard for her obvious love.

Another robe and jammie scene for Alirio as he complains about being the porter answering the door. In bursts Gutierrez (Gutis) on a cloud of cigar smoke with his all but bald head newly festooned with tendriles of hair brushed forward. A real work of art. He tells Alirio it looks like he just saw the grim reaper. He shouts at the stunned Alirio that he wants his money and he wants it now. He is out of jail to Alirio's unpleasant surprise and wants nothing of Alirio's crooked games. Alirio, of course, blames Pastor for his self denouncement and hems and haws, but Gutis is not interested and demands that if he doesn't have it, he better get it from his wife.

Yadi and Kiki have a silly argument in the truck about where they will live. He wants an simple honest life that they can afford but she screams that she will not live a life of penury but will stay right at home with the luxuries she is so in love with. Poor Kiki looks like the deer in the headlights.

Arriving home, Alirio gets tossed out of his bedroom and whines to Juan about his hunger. Juan grandly presents a huge bag that he had planned to bring Alirio which causes Alirio to first complain that he isn't the family dog to live on left overs from their lovely dinner. Then he thinks better of it and grabs the food which turns out to be huge and delicious. Juan questions how Nidia could afford such a luxurious dinner and Alirio says it is HIS money she does it with. Even Juan isn't dumb enough to fall for this.
Later Alirio begs Nidia for money to pay off his debt and stave off the threat from Gutis but she doesn't care about his threats anymore and says flatly, NO, she is finished with Gutis.

Final scene: a somber Paula gets in the car with Juan for a glum Monday ride to work. Juan brags about the fabulous family weekend and all the great food. Paula sulks and Juan realizes he has yearned for her honey kisses but no. Paula seems to realize that she now has two men that are not going to throw themselves at her feet.

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