Caray, Caray!

Antonio and Cecilia get intimate again and take their chances on pregnancy.

One of DB's rapists and current faith healer wonders about the "Doña Bárbara" that Quita Dolores said he was going to meet.

Cecilia confesses her carnal thoughts and actions to the priest but doesn't say with whom.

Santos can't stop thinking about DB.

Federica pretends to have pregnancy nausea but her father is oblivious.

Dr. Arias tells Santos about Pernalete's plan to have Quita-Dolores boost his mayoral campaign. Santos only sees that Quita-Dolores is the other man that DB promised she would get.

The theme of misunderstanding about who could be romancing Cecilia continues. The priest assumes that the doctor is the man who Cecilia is involved with.

DB makes goo goo eyes at Quita Dolores.

Marisela is unimpressed with Quita-Dolores and doesn't know what an autograph is. QD takes the stage, endorses Pernalete and compliments the beauty of DB.

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Gratuitous shot of PJ/S changing his shirt.

Ángela and her lawyer meet Isabel and Andrés. Isabel and Andrés try and convince Ángela that the lawyer is not trustworthy.

PJ/S tells Walter that he will get payback for what Walter did to PJ/S's car.

Angela tells PJ/S that her father was cold and indifferent to her. He tells her that parents love their children even if they make mistakes or are rebellious.

Angela is affected by PJ/S's words and says it is like she was talking to her father. Antonio sees them together.

PJ/S can't get into the secret room from outside so he goes through the study but Vicky sees him go in there. When Rebeca comes looking for him in there, the room is empty.

PJ/S causes consternation by not only knowing that it is Antonio's birthday but giving him a book with the same inscription and handwriting as PJ/S.

PJ/S's revenge on Walter is to get him caught shoplifting.

Isabel gives PJ/S a teaser kiss and then licks his goatee. I thought that was kind of gross. Anyway, then she tells him to stay away from her.

Walter is out all night and comes home a mess. He makes up some story about what happened to him.

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We start with Omar sharing the news that they are poisoners and that more than 100 people are sick. Of course the family is impactada because of the high standards of the business and all. Omar gives the laundry list of possible complaints against them. Horty wants to talk to them alone in the library.

Meanwhile at the lesser house, Lore and Di are chatting about how quickly the baby recovered and how bothered she was to see Bruno and how love is blind, then they get on the subject of her two loves and she says they are both good guys so she can’t choose and she tells how Ern sent out innuendos in class and that she talked to Al at the hospital but she doesn’t know what to do. Zully comes in and tells of the ecoli outbreak at Horty’s biz.

Meanwhile Horty rallies her troops in her library that they must save the business because it’s their inheritance and she built it up to greatness her whole life so they can reap it’s benefits. They all agree to stand by her.

Sara watches the news to hear of the millions of claims against the Armendariz. Bruno just misses it, but he wished that Di’s family had eaten all that stuff. He’s happy this has brought Sara to his side.

Back at the pow wow, the Armendariz all agree that they have to own up and admit responsibilty and pay for everything and tell the truth. Vasco is amazed and wonders what miracle happened. Jaime says it’s Lorena and they explain how she’s the real nieta.

Ern is playing a game with the kids who miss Lore and little Gina most of all so they want her to come and visit. Ern promises she’ll be back and she’ll stay.

The family meeting continues with all agreeing that Sara should get what’s coming to her and she needs to get punished.

Bruno kisses Sara and tells her how beautiful and passionate she is, but Sara is elsewhere, she misses Al.

Horty continues her I’m sorry speech and the rest chime that Sara will pay for all this.

Betti and Pau tell Pa and Al about the separation and how this time it’s different and was done maturely. Ma sends Betti off to fetch the cake and tells the boys about Bett’s BF, Al is impactado when she continues that it’s Ern’s nephew. Ouch.

Zully is having girl talk with her two daughters. They discuss that Di should have married Vasco instead of that Patan Bruto. Di can’t understand how blind she could have been Lore thinks maybe there’s still time. Di isn’t so sure after the big blow off job she did to Vasco, but they agree that she really still cares for him. Lore says she’s not going to think about anything but her family and work. She is happy to have a Mom and sis to tell all her things to.

Horty tells Augusta she feels bad mentally because she couldn’t tell Vasco she made Di leave him.

Jaqui wants Icky to give back all the money he took. She says for her salvation she’d be capable of telling them he took all the money. He needs to cleanse his soul and fess up. He tells her she’ll go straight to hell if she opens her mouth. She’s not afraid. Her spirits will protect her. He says spirits , my ass, well actually, my gaitors. Doesn’t translate well.

She tells him not to blasphemize them (the spirits, not the gaitors...). He wants to know why she wants to get revenge on him. She says it’s not revenge, he just needs salvation. She said she only needs the basics, she gave everything to the society. He asks if he gives a donation will she feel better? She says it’s not for sale, and he continues nor can it be destroyed only transformed. She wonders how he knew and he says maybe he got a divine inspiration. He ends up agreeing to go with her to talk to the Ventura people because he needs something to believe in. She is overjoyed and he furls his brow. I bet he’s got an idea to start his own cult, that or blackmail this one.....

Lore flashes back to Al then Ern but tells herself she shouldn’t listen to either of them because they both failed her somehow.

Zully up in the middle of the night eats and notes that Omar is not home yet.

Speaking of O, Greta whores herself up and soon Omar shows up. He agrees she knows how to drive a man crazy. He feels like a new man around her, she agrees he is. Only their desires rule in this room.

The next day at breakfast they discuss how Omar never came home until 4 am. Lore feels bad he worked so much. Omar comes out and overhears that his Ma came by and learns of the forgiveness and wondered why he only just heard. They argue about him not being around etc and Lore doesn’t want them to fight. Julian comes out and they mention the business and Omar wonders what else he doesn’t know about. Lore says they are not going to fight, and then Omar leaves not even eating breakfast.

Di says it’s one thing that he worries about the business but another altogether that he pays no attention to them. They all agree he’s changed. If they only knew....

Vasco goes to see his Abue she confesses and tells him that she paid Bruno to marry Di.

Jaime and Maru chat about the business and he reaffirms that despite the business he wants her for his wife as soon as possible.

Omar and Greta are chatting at the office and Omar admits he feels Agobiado and that he’s risking too much, the love of his family. Greta thinks it’s only the routine and boredom and his kids are adults so they are ok, and she asks nothing of him. They smooch again.

Abue begs for his forgiveness, he gives her hell. Finally someone refuses to pardon her.

Ern and Jime are chatting and the kids ask her if she can stay and draw with them but she doesn’t know how to well. The kids say Lore draws well. She gives Ern circus tickets and feels bad she was the cause of Lore being upset.

Lore offers to be in charge of Zully’s diet so she will eat better and be healthy and around longer and not calming her nerves with food.

Jaime and his lawyer are kwetching about how high all these bills are when the Health Department shows up and says they are shutting down Banquetes Armendariz for good. Oh come on. At the risk of being non-pc, people get food poisoning all the time in Mexico, they don’t even do permanent close downs in the US unless you neglect to correct a problem or fail too many times. Anyway, if I had a dime for every time....

Vasco is indignant to his Abue and talks to his ma that this is the limit for him. She tries to convince him that he should stick with helping the business because it’s his inheritance, but he reminds her he never cared about materials things. Uh, yeah, because he grew up rich and always had them....

Horty shows up to find out that they are done.

Bruno moans to Sara about money and that he’ll have to leave the apartment soon if he doesn’t get more. What the heck? Isn’t this guy a full time doctor? I know he works for a free clinic but he has to have some money. Where the heck did his money go?

Icky meets the Maestro Efrain and the lady of the Ventura society.

Tori at Tai chi gets a massage and Cata gets jealous, he’s had enough of this with Amalia, and yells at her, she agrees she suggested going there, but she didn’t expect he would get hit on.

Jaqui gets "cleansed" by Freezing water and Ephrain. FA! Proclaims Efrain repeatedly, surely to drive out all demons. Icky smirks, but sets up a business meeting of sorts with the lady and tells her not to tell Jaqui. This was actually the best scene....

Vasco meets up with Di at the lesser house. She regrets her marriage and says it was hell but we are divorcing. Vasco is excited to meet baby and swears he would have given her everything. He thinks baby recognizes him and she says of course, he knows his voice for so long.

Lore and Ern chat before class. She got his flowers and cares for him, but she’s not getting back with him, she still doesn’t trust him, she’s very hurt and doesn’t want to suffer. He says they shouln’t do this to each other, they love each other....blah blah....

Zully sees Vasco and he greets her and Nana, Zully tells him he is welcomed back into the lesser home. He notes all the happy news here.

Ern passes out tests and writes a note on Lore’s...asking her if she has a recipe for forgetting because she’s shown him many things except this, of course she passes with a ten. Yeah, love notes on an exam would surely get you fired here!

Patti is happy she passed and shouts she is free of Ern. Later walking she tells Lore she shouldn’t have said that, but she didn’t want to take the class again. She says something about if she had to take mexcian cooking one more time she would turn into the Filipina with a bonnet and big ladles...I think this is picking on the traditional cooking character.

Lore goes to visit the little ones, they missed her. Lore agrees to draw with them. They don’t like Jime, but Lore learns she was there today.

Jaqui is so happy Icky wants to save himself and now they only have to work with his Mami and they’ll be fine. He wipes his lips after her kiss and calls her as crazy as a goat.

Ivan is at their place and thanks Pau for a great meal, he has to go now to see his friend, but Betti doesn’t like this idea, though she doesn’t quite tell him. Betti wants him to call when he gets home, she is already learning how to be a stalker...

Snorty wants to be left alone by the nurse...she’s remorseful.

Vasco wants to leave the house, so Barb says if he goes, she has no reason to stay either.
Thankfully Ma Pau talks with Betti and convinces her not to be a stalker. She explains that Ivan needs to be with his friends and she needs to lead her life to.

Omar and Zully are laying in bed. He can’t sleep and she thinks he’s worrying about work. Uh think again, he’s seeing red dresses...

Sara was going to erase Al’s foto but thinks she’ll keep it to remind her of all his bad doings and that she will make him suffer the most.

Lore gets home and It’s raining, a little boy in yellow raingear hands her a dvd, he already got his tip. Al tells her on the video he thought this was the only way to talk to her. He begs for forgiveness. She appreciates it. He says he’ll be out front in the rain, remember what the rain means, and he’s waiting for her answer. She looks out the window and sees him shivering and holding a stuffed bear. She accepts and agrees to spend the day with him. Ugh, here we go.

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Isa is trying to persuade Marichuy to give up her secret. She tells Marichuy that she just wants to help her, but Marichuy is not buying it and tells her that she does not trust her one bit. Isa says she just wants to be her friend.

Amador is pissed that he got caught lying about being blind. Vicente walks in and asks Amador sarcastically what happened to his sight. Did it just come back on its own? Amador tells Vicente to leave him alone. Vicente goes on to say that he suspected that Amador was lying the whole time. "What are our friends going to say? They have been worried about you", says Vicente. I don't care remarks Amador and states that Marichuy now knows the truth and this will not be the end of it.

JM is on the phone with the bank telling the guy that Viv died months ago and that the check could have been written prior to her dealth and the person cashing the check just got around to it. The guy from the bank says that he will send for an investigation to be started. JM hangs up the phone and thinks about the plane crash.

Isa goes to see Patricio and asks him not to tell Ceci that she and Estephania told him about Marichuy incident. He assures that he won't. He's sure that Marichuy will do something wrong and he will kick her out.

Rocio and JM are talking about the phone call that he received from the bank in the states. Rocio says that she really believes that the call she received shortly after JM came home from Miami was really Viv. JM denies that it was her and she is dead. But Rocio says what if really was her? JM says that if Viv is really alive then she would be here with her family.

Isa and Estephania are talking about Marichuy and if Isa found out her secret. She also says that she does not want her at her party. Ceci walks in with the invitations.

JM and Edguardo are having coffee and he asks JM if he had seen Marichuy yet. JM says that by luck Patirio called and invited him to come over for coffee. And when she saw you? asks Edguardo. JM says very emotional and in front of everyone he hugged her like fool (tonto). I could not push her away and he swears that his heart felt like it was going to come out of his chest. When she looked at me her eyes were smokey. (?) She asked me if I had seen any stars in the sky. Ed looks at him funny and JM explains that Marichuy told him that when he was in the plane and looked out the window and saw a star to think of her. Ed says if she only knew that you thought about her the whole time on the trip. Then JM says that he needs to be with another women and that woman is Estephania.

Ceci, Isa and Estephania are talking about who to send the invites to when Estephania tells Ceci that she does not want Marichuy to go to the party.

We come back from commerical break to see Marichuy in the giant tub with her dog. Poor thing looks like he is not enjoying it one bit.

Onelia calls Estephania and tells her that she cannot come to the party since she is still mourning the dealth of her only daughter.

Rocio gets an invite to the party and calls Vicente in which he informs her that Amador is not blind and that Marichuy is free of him. Rocio is glad espically since JM will not have to know about it. Rocio then asks Vicente if he would accompany her to a party in which he agrees.

Beatriz is lying in bed moaning for Amador and the doctor asks her friends who is this person? His patient is calling for him and that they must urge him to come at once. Her life depends on it.

Estephania's dress arrives and Ceci, Isa and Estephania are admiring it. In walks Marichuy saying how lovely it is and asking if she will be getting a new dress too. Then she starts dancing. Ceci tells her that she wants to talk to her in her room.

Amador comes into Vicente's apartment (he either came from the pool or just got out of the shower) and asks who was he talking to. Vicente tells him Rocio, JM's sister and they have become friends since the whole scam that Amador did to Marichuy. And that Rocio invited him to a party. Amador says that he will go too so that he can see Marichuy, but Vicente tells him that the party is by invitation only. Amador informs Vicente that his aunt and uncle are friends of Estephania's parents and that they more likey received an invitation. In which he calls and says that he wants to go.

Ceci is telling Marichuy that she cannot go to the party, but perhaps the next one and runs out of the room. She goes and tells Estephania that it is done. She has told Marichuy that she cannot go to the party.

Amador is out drinking with his friends who are getting on to him and teasing him about faking being blind. In walks Edguardo looking for Elsa.

Marichuy is in the garden talking to the dog about how she cannot go to the party. Doris? the maid runs up and tells her not to trust Isa. She is the one that told Paticio about the situation with her and Amador.

Cande comes to see Marichuy and admires her room. They talk about what happened with her and Amador.

One of Beatriz friends finds Amador and tells him that he needs to go to the hospital to see her. Amador says no. Beatriz friend insists. After a lengthy discussion he agrees but is to late. She has gone into a coma.

JM is waiting for Estephania so that he can escort her to the party. Marichuy runs up and JM asks why is she not ready. Marichuy responds that she is not going. Buy why asks JM. Because I do not feel like it responds Marichuy and says some other things but since she talks way to fast I will need help here. Anyway JM calls Rocio for a favor.

At the party in walks Estephania with JM escorting her. Patricio introduces everyone in the room to his daughter. JM walks up to Estephania to start dancing with her. As that is going on, in walks Rocio with Marichuy. Estephania finally sees her and says outloud why is she here. JM sees Marichuy and has that cute, silly grin on his face.

Tomorrow: Escandelo!!!

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Also, have you HEARD what Marichuy did to Amador and why? Yes? Too bad, you’re going to hear again.

So, from yesterday, Juan Miguel is sitting in the parlor with the family (and fake family) ignoring Estefanía while she prattles on about her party. She demands his attention and asks whether he liked the book she gave him; he says he barely managed to leaf through it. She suggests they could read it together. I’m sure Juan Miguel would love to put her on one plane after another to go find it…

Marichuy enters the room and Juan Miguel looks alive finally. Ceci has to prod her to go say hello, as she is acting a bit shy. So she goes and hugs him…and they embrace tightly, and smile…and hug some more awhile longer while Stef glares and everyone else starts to wonder whether they need to leave the room. Eventually they break off (because Stef loudly says the coffee is getting cold), and Mari asks how his trip was and tells him things are fine for her, although it hasn’t all been roses (I think? I have trouble understanding her even when I replay it four times). They have a brief private chat about the stars (sweet nothings, basically) until Stef rudely interrupts.

At Vicente’s loft, Amador is still pretending to be blind and Vicente helps him move around. Amador mentions that Mari called him and is going to come visit every day. Vicente looks like he’d like to give Amador another blow to the skull, and tells him that Juan Miguel is back. Amador blanches briefly, then gets back to his macho posturing and says good, he needs to have a word with that curaloco about what Mari did to him.

Stef wants to know what JM and Mari were talking about, and they say it’s between them, none of her beeswax. JM changes the subject by asking Mari how she’s been doing. She says she thinks she’s been behaving pretty well, and Patricio scoffs at that and says he’ll have a word with JM later, which earns him a glare from Ceci. Stef sticks up for Mari while simultaneously belittling her, saying, “what can we expect? She’s never lived with decent people before.” Mari objects that she didn’t come from the jungle, and JM smooths things over by saying that he brought Mari a gift.

Vicente tells Amador that Nelson called and said that Beatriz is in the hospital, dying. Amador is muy impactado as he reflects on their post-lust fighting.

Mari opens the gift; it is the angel snow globe. She doesn’t know what it is and has to be told to shake it, and that it’s just to look at. Anyway, she loves it, and smooches JM on the cheek.

Amador denies any responsibility for Beatriz’s state, and says she’s long been addicted to sleeping pills. Vicente tells him if she dies he will be in big trouble. From the rest of the artistes, I would guess, if not from the police. I actually agree with Amador that it isn’t his fault she’s crazy enough to want him, but he doesn’t have to be such a prick.

Cande, Padre Anselmo, and Adrian discuss Mari’s run-in with Amador. They ain’t putting up with that slimeball. The Avengers are on the case!

JM has brought little gifts for everyone else, too. Stef is delighted with the perfume, and tells him she will wear no other perfume from now on, and she will wear it the night of her party, which will be such a special night, especially for HIM. He looks confused/freaked. I hope that perfume really, really stinks. Mari gets the attention back on her by giving him the roses from the vase on the table. He thanks her, laughing, and quite understandably decides it’s time to flee this experimental theater of the absurd. Stef clings to him as he tries to make his escape and asks if she can count on him for the party. He says sure, but I don’t think he knows that he will be playing chambelan.

As he drives home, JM tries to talk himself out of falling for Marichuy. How long can he fight it?

Mari sits in bed clutching her two most prized possessions, the picture of Juan Miguel and the snow globe, and calls Rocío. Rocío asks whether she told him about Amador, and she says she wanted to but didn’t know how (also, how could she possibly tell him without telling Stef, when Stef won’t take her hands off him?). Roc says it’s better that Mari tell him herself rather than letting him hear it from someone else, and Mari tells her how she was coerced into agreeing to see Amador every day, and she worries that if Patricio finds out he won’t believe her after the way he found them in the driveway. If Patricio ever paid ANY attention he would have noticed that Amador was attacking her in the driveway, as well. They discuss the whole sordid affair while Isabella eavesdrops.

Isa runs off to report to henchwoman Stef. They are delighted and make plans to report to Pat first thing in the morning.

Vicente visits Rocío at the castle and they say stuff we already know.

Next morning, the villainous vixens join Pat at breakfast and act very distraught to have to report such distressing news. He is impactado. When they tell him what’s up, he says he can believe that and more. He sends Martirio to summon Ceci and Mari to his office, and tells the dastardly duo to come with him. The deer must have the morning off, because the cat is playing on the lawn instead.

Martirio comes to Mari’s room and actually yanks her by the arm by way of summons, just like they teach in mayordoma school, I’m sure. As they walk they make a point of being snotty to each other and each saying she wouldn’t want to be in the other’s skin.

Adrian shows up at Vicente’s and totally sees Amador looking through the books through the glass door as he knocks. Amador puts on the dark glasses and makes a show of feeling his way to the door.

Patricio speechifies about how they wanted to defend and protect her and believe she is good, but what she’s done is shameless. Mari is impactada. Pat tells Ceci what Mari has done, and are we about done with hearing all the characters telling each other this same story? Let’s move on. Mari defends herself regarding the “kissing” in the driveway, but can’t deny that she did injure Amador. Tell them WHY, Mari! But she doesn’t yet.

Aside: I just noticed that Patricio has a statue of a horse on the shelf in his office. I thought that was a studly galan thing. JM has a knight-on-a-horse statue on his desk. Ernesto on QE has a horse statue on his sideboard. The hermanos Reyes on Fuego have actual horses. Are they trying to tell us something about Patricio? I’m not a studly galan, but I had a statue of a horse that was a coin bank when I was a little kid, and its leg broke off and my mom threw it away, and I still have not quite forgiven her. Maybe it is her fault I have not had a more heroic life. Also, I just saw a campaign ad and the governor of Washington was blathering about something and there was a horse statue on the windowsill behind her. SUBTLE.

Back to the show: Adrian is apparently not bright enough to notice that Amador is not blind. He tells Am that he is Mari’s novio, and he demands that Scamador leave her alone.

Vicente flirts with Rocío some more, then leaves, then Ornerylia mocks her taste in friends. Clearly she is blind. Vicente is kind of a hottie, and nice besides.

Ceci gets Mari to tell her side of the story finally, but for a judge Pat is really not very good at listening to testimony. He interrupts to yell at her for her insolence, but she finally stands up for herself and yells over him to finish.

Adrián tells Amador Mari shouldn’t have to visit him, Amador is indignant about “what she’s done,” Adrián says he knows it was Amador’s fault, Amador denies that it is any crime to steal a kiss from a young lady, that’s all he was doing, etc., etc. He cries about his “destroyed life” and throws Adrián out, then chuckles about his brilliant scam.

Ceci gets Marichuy to tell the whole story of the attempted rape. Mari is in tears and Ceci hugs her, but Patricio says that doesn’t excuse her crime, and he wants her out of the house immediately. Ceci is angry at him.

Mayita goes to the magic cartoon kingdom. Why does she put the trunks back every time? Abuela tells her that the space can be anything she wants it to be, so it turns into a circus. The episode must have been running short, because we watch the circus for awhile.

Amador smokes his pretentious pipe and goes to make a call. Adrián has come back in and sees that Amador is not blind.

Patricio says he will have to call Juan Miguel to tell him what we’ve all heard a million times now. PLEASE have that conversation off-camera. He tells Mari to go pack her things. Ceci tries to defend her, and then to go with her, but Pat tries to stop her. I wish Ceci would just laugh at him when he tries to tell her what to do. She doesn’t, but she does go after Marichuy. Stef comforts Patricio and tells him he did what he had to do.

Adrián eavesdrops as Amador calls the castle and asks for Juan Miguel, who is not at home. Then he grabs the phone and hangs up. Busted!

Ceci tells Marichuy that she believes her and doesn’t want her to leave. Mari wishes Ceci was her mother. They hug and cry.

Amador tells Adrián that one day Mari will enjoy making love to him. Adrián says, not while I’m alive. Rest in peace, Adrián.

Elsa smokes in the garden and Luisa asks her why she hasn’t gone to the theater. She says the play is on hold because one actor left to go to school, one (Beatriz) is in the hospital, and the director is blind. Luisa says it’s a shame not to see Elsa shining onstage etc., but she would have had to leave when she married Eduardo anyway (Hey! How about we stop talking about the same incident and join Eduardo and Juan Miguel at the gym for a swim!) because apparently married women can’t be part-time actresses. Elsa looks peeved. Her phone rings. “Nelson?,” she answers, but it is Eduardo. Unfortunately, he is just driving his car, not at the gym. He’s dropping by for a visit. Elsa calls Nelson to tell him she can’t see him now because Ed is back. He looks peeved.

Pat is in a hurry to throw Marichuy out. Ceci promises to visit her.

Adrián takes the bus to Pat and Ceci’s and reports that Amador is not blind. Relief for the non-villains. Pat asks whether he can prove it; he says yes. He also backs up Mari’s story. Ceci agrees that she had to defend herself, and tells Marichuy to put her things back in her room. Patricio reluctantly agrees.

Juan Miguel arrives at the castle and gets the message to call Patricio. I don’t think he actually does it.

Stef and Isa rail about this turn of events, and worry that their deceit will be discovered. Then Isa goes to try to pry into Mari’s past again some more and rather rudely. Has no one asked why Isa is living at the mansion? I think it is totally weird.

Juan Miguel and family sit in the castle dining room and Onelia is rude about the present he brought for her, saying she doesn’t use that perfume but perhaps she can give it to someone else. Fortunately, he is interrupted by a phone call. It is a bank representative, calling about some action on Viviana’s account. Juan Miguel tells him Viv died months ago, but the bank man says whatever check thing he is talking about happened only two days ago. JM is impactado. We see Viv shopping.

Avances: Debutante ball prep. And with any luck, we will not hear the story of the attempted rape/blinding again.

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The picture above is a farm scene in Cantabria, northern Spain. It has nothing to do with Fuego but I needed to see something pleasant. I hope you don't expect me to redescribe the slime on the stairs scene between Feo and Sofia, sorry, I just can't, it is too, too yucky. So on with the rest of the recrap:

Damián wants Sofia to forget Juan, she can't, he goes. Dra. Lust can't forget about Juan either and tries to kiss him once again. She's getting closer to success.
We get to see kisses and dancing near the bed and later in it, Jimena and Oscar give us at least a semblance of normal desire and love. On the abnormal side, we have Feo and Sofia, Feo and Gabriela, Feo and himself, how could any of them believe that anyone other than the desperate Gabi wants Feo. Feo persists in thinking he is a swain however, and Sofia is forced into revamping his image as Gabi discovers Feo groping Sofia.

Above the madding crowd on the stairs, the love scene of Jimena and Oscar continues to sweet after talk: she continues loving him even though she should hate him, mostly because he didn't tell her the truth from the beginning Oscar also avers that Juan is incapable of doing damage to Sofia. He apologizes a thousand more times for doing less to harm her in a year than her mother and ugly brother-in-law do each day. but that is opinion and I have no proof other than my own eyes. Out in the hallway, we hear Sarita approach. Oscar dives for the closet clothes in hand.

Gabi accuses Sofia of ruining her happiness and being her enemy. Is it true what Feo said? Gabi demands of Sofia. Yes, before you were going to marry him, in a moment of madness Feo said he would help me if I put out and I agreed. I beg your pardon. It had no consequence. Mom seems to have totally forgotten that she robbed the cradle two times and the first was her son-in-law. Sofia as Cassandra (remember the Trojan heroine who was condemned to tell the truth but be always judged as insane). now says some day her mother's love for Feo will be her perdition. Later Gabi accuses Feo why didn't he tell her what naughty things Sofia had offered him. Feo feeds the mother daughter hatred tendency and Gabi falls harder.

Sarita thinks the room and her comatose sister feel really hot. Hot is right thinks the hidden Oscar. She tells the body (aka Jimena) that yesterday Franco came into the store and bought a dress for some woman and it turned out to be a present for her. Sarita confesses that she still loves Franco with all her soul. She also hates him with equal fervor. Especially Juan, especially all three. She hates them... Oscar grins, Jimena plays dead.

Sofia whose cheeks must be rotting with constant flow of tears or growing mushrooms, prays to the virgin, but alas not for understanding or intelligence.

Damián consults a lawyer about capturing the child stealer, Juan, even though his lawyer tells him it isn't a crime for a father to take his own child. It is also hard to find a child with no photo or more information about her. Being a lawyer with expenses to cover, he promises to help Damián pursue this lost cause.

A Mariachi comes to make a deal with Feo and Rosendo. the Mariachi is going to bring in the harvest, in that outfit, if I am not mistaken. Even Rosendo knows this looks fishy. He advises telling Gabi before Feo signs away the hacienda to a slick stranger. This infuriates Feo who wants to continue the fantasy of his impressive business acumen.
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Sofia watches pathetically as a peasant mother carries her child by. Sofia is waiting outside the school and catches Pablito. She wants to talk, he not so much. Pablito the wise knows that everyone is saying that the Damián is in love with her and she shouldn't be hanging around with him when she belongs to Juan. Pablito says you have to believe me, Juan loves you profoundly and I am sure he didn't steal your daughter. He would never do anything like that, he isn't bad.

Juan, who at least acknowledges that he has had halucinations of big fancy black horses, but can't make sense of it so he concentrates on vaccinating the pueblo. Doctora continues to argue that she should jump him just because he can't prove that he belongs to someone else. Must have been that logic class she took in medical school . She spent her whole life studying and didn't have time to think about or jump anybody else so she has to take what she can get in this jungle. She kisses him again. He starts to capitulate and kiss back but her honest assistant shows up and tells her the pueblo is awaiting their vaccines. She promises that very soon she will be his woman, his woman. [I swear it's not my typing, they really do keep repeating themselves.]

Damián comes back to the store to plead with Sofia and Sofia thanks him for his attempt to help her, he apologizes for trying to kiss her and promises that he wouldn't do what she doesn't want to do. We should get him and Dra together, they are horny and desperate enough for a new relationship.

Paddy Tad tells Oscar and Feo that he is very worried now that Gabi ad Feo are married and Gabi is more obsessed every day. Her daughters are in danger. He asks them to watch out for the girls they are in danger, in danger. He can't say more so he says it several times.

Filth and garbage (mugre y basura) is what Gabi charmingly calls Rosario and Eva as she strides out of her SUV toward them in the town square. Eva withdraws with the innocent Luisito so he can't hear any more filth out of Gabi's mouth. But Gabi's come on is so appealing, Rosi looks pleased when she gets to tell the shocked Gabi that Feo is the real father of Luisito not the jailbird that Feo claims to have killed in self-defense like Gabi spouts and obviously believes.
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Last week, Juan reinvented the plow like a clever Neanderthal. This week he is teaching them about building scarecrows to keep the birds off the crops. Just as we are about to get a bit of skin at the old pool, the ugly one shows up to assure Juan that he is not as savage as the others. Juan runs him off. Ugly one retreats beating a whip at his side.

Damián and Sofia question the midwife that attended Sofia at the birth. She tells them the baby looked like all new borns with no distiguishing marks or features. She remembers that some one dressed just like Juan seemed to be involved and she is sure that he didn't do this alone that someone dressed just like him helped him abscond with the baby. She seems sure that she knew what was happening when the lights went out. It had to be Juan, who was dressed just like Juan. Hmmmmm.

Doctora Hotlips is in reviews in Juan's mind. Juan tries to scratch his head and remember but, he remembers her hot looking body and his purple face but not much more until the words of the wise one of the village warning him that he may find something worse than he has now if he tries to run off and find himself. He tries to get happy with this current state of mind as he sits by the swimming hole, Dra Hotlips is hot in his head and all we get is a black trunk swimming scene and breathy flute music, nice, nice. Better than Juan trying to think.
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We come back to Juan still in the water and my only question is how this one pair of black tighties stay together and don't seem to show under his whiter than white peasant pants. Juan tells Hotlips that he is prepared to revive his life and be happy in the village in his new life and Hotlips wants more guarantees. Juan at least makes a deal that if he can be happy and forget about the past, he will be there and be happy with her. She is happy to agree to whatever.

Sofia is still crying to Damian that she is sure that Juan did this all by himself and she heard the baby cry and she is sure that she knows more than anyone that her baby has been stolen by Juan. Egad, I can't keep up with the insanity of her arguments. Who cares what she blubbers into the welcoming chest of cute faced Damián, the scene fades as she continues snotting on his expensive leather.

Comic relief or vomit relief in the form of Quintina in the motorcycle with side car scaring a local woman and her traumatized chicken half way to the soup pot. Quintina announces her taxi service in cartoon voice which gets quite a good return.

Back in the kitchen the boys have kerchiefs at least and undershirts to keep the bread a bit cleaner but probably not a flavorful as Juan could make it. They discuss the message from Paddy Tad and what they should do to save the girls.

Gabi wants the truth from Feo, is it true that you have a child with this prostitute, Rosario. Is it certain that you are the father. Feo grins his Cheshire cat best.
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Answer me Feo, and don't lie. Is he your child or not? Yes, he purrs, he is my son. She launches into a fit worthy of the bitchiest Gabi can be. Are you in love with her. Noooo, it was one night of passion only. Get out. She hisses, I am beginning to repent that I married you. My family is right it was a grave error to involve myself with you. You are worse than those Reyes, Worse. Feo wilts slightly under this insult.

Oscar is walking down the street and gets odd looks, checks his nose and his zipper and can't find more than snot on the former. Suddenly he sees the poster on the fence that they are looking for a fugitive Juan Reyes who everyone knows now after years of anonymity. The picture looks like an engagement announcement with the happy Sofia and Juan in happier times.

At the store, Damián is trying to help Sofia more, Eva insists that Juan is not to blame but Sofia is in a proper snit now with Damián aiding and abetting .

Out in the field, the latest victim of harvesting accidents is discovered by Juan who expertly applies a tourniquet and carries him to the Doctora. The standersby dub him an honorable man. At almost the same instant, the police office confirm to Oscar and Franco that Juan is a dastardly fugitive from the law and hence the poster (cartel). Now which is it?

Oscar and Franco go to see Damián who pets the intelligent looking dog. He is averring that Sofia is desperate and must accuse Juan. They assure Damián that he doesn't know Juan yet but their brother Juan would not ever do these bad things. Damián wants to be fair but wants to help Sofia end her suffering (in his arms or bed presumably) He admits that she is free and he is interested and he wants her to be happy and he wants to be happy and he is going to buy that happiness, so there.

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WORD OF THE DAY: Cartel = Poster
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No show tomorrow night folks. We will have a pause for the final presidential candidates' debate. So Thursday it looks like Rosario is in for some more Feo violence and Franco shows up to try to help and oops, there is a gun! Yikes.

Labels: Fuego

Alternative title: There's More Adultery Where the Climate is Sultry

Now here's a serious take on infidelity from Sam R. Hamburg, clinical psychologist and marital therapist.

"In my work with torture survivors and with people who have lost a child, I have seen the face of anguish. The only other people in whom I've seen anything approaching that anguish are people who have been cheated on by their husband or their wife." (from Will Our Love Last?)

So Zully is going to get a double dose of anguish in her life. Her mother-in-law led her to believe her child was dead and now her husband has also betrayed her. Pretty tough karma for this hard-working, loyal lady.

By putting aside that gloomy destiny for a moment, let's recap (or "recrap" as Cheryl says) from the beginning.

Old stuff: Greta is kissing Omar. Zully and Lorena are at the kitchen table waiting for him to arrive for dinner. He'll be eating elsewhere tonight.
Zully can't wait to tell him she's forgiven Hortensia but wants to deliver the news in person. Bad move; she might have headed off the betrayal. Then again, maybe not.
Sara and Bruno are all buzzed up over the sabotage of the banquet. Bruno in particular is on an adrenaline high.
Lorena is looking at both bouquets (yes, we all keep thinking back to Julie's "Mine's bigger" quip), kissing first Ernesto's card and then Alonso's...but neglecting to call either one of them to say thank you. Kids today!

Now the new stuff. Alternate scene of Alonso and Ernesto, hanging by the phone like junior high girls, waiting for it to ring. Hoping to get that loving let's-get-back-together message from Lorena. When Toribio wants to use the phone to call one of his amiguitas from Tai Chi, Alonso practically slaps his hand away. Toribio by the way is exultant over his new-found energy and force which he attributes to the Tai Chi practice but which may be more due to the new found attention from multiple ladies. Certainly it's giving Omar more energy. But wait, let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Maruja and Paula are hanging out, discussing her separation from Dario and both wish that Greta were there to share the celebration. It's all peace and love...Paula's ready to leave the hate and resentment behind and eager to start what she thinks will be the best part of her life. Maruja observes that their attempt to reconcile was well-intentioned but doomed, because once you've shattered a vase to pieces, you can't put it back together again. It's never the same. Amen sistah. They toast the vision of Paula's brave new world.

Omar's feeling nervous...a real case of Performance Anxiety and wants to stop by the pharmacy for some "migraine medication" before knocking boots with Greta. She ain't havin' it, 'cause she's sure that he'll back out if she lets him get away.

Now we have one of those bed to bed scenes. We see Zulema tossing and turning in her lonely bed, wondering why Omar's not home, and also wondering if she should call. And then we see Greta and Omar in their blissful "après l'amour" bed....Greta's stoking his chest and telling him he's a tiger...and guess what, tiger is already for round 2! And that's the clincher. He tells himself Zully's the culprit in this mess...she just doesn't turn him on anymore. Classy....real classy.

And bed is just around the corner for our gruesome twosome Bruno and Sara. They're toasting success in their "business" and looking forward to spending a lot of time together hatching more mischief. The sexy saxophone music plays in the background just in case we didn't get the drift. Next thing you know, they're back at Bruno and Diana's apartment and he carries her over the threshold like she's a bride. I wanted this since the moment I met you, he smiles exultantly.

Back to Zully's bedroom. Omar finally arrives; she wakes up. She tries to tell him about Hortensia's visit and the forgiveness, but he snarls at her, thinking she's going to complain about mom again. The night ends on a cold note and is no better the next morning when he tries to leave without waking her or having breakfast with her. More snarling. When she says she has something important to tell him, he snaps, Make it fast. I'm in a hurry. She decides to wait until later.

The psychologists call this "consistency bias". You think of yourself as a good person. Then you do something rotten, like...say.... cheat on your spouse. But a good person wouldn't do that! So it can't be YOUR fault. The spouse is to blame and gets treated even more badly. Ay yi yi....the Human Comedy. Sure hope God's laughing, 'cause we aren't.

Anyway, Zully's nobly making excuses to Lorena for Omar's temper, sympathizing with the stress he's under, working two jobs, and wanting to clear things up between them. Not looking forward to seeing this particular anvil fall.

From one cheating husband to another...this time Bruno, aka Dr. Despicable. He's bringing Sara breakfast in bed, something his wife Diana "never deserved" according to the good doc. Sara inspires a passion in him that Diana never did. ( Again, the old blame-the-victim strategy.) And he loves strong, aggressive women....like Sara. He advises her to forget Alonso and she tells him to mind his own business. Hey dude! that's how strong, aggressive women talk.

And another cheating husband!...this time Arturo, who's filling his mom's house with boxes and boxes of.....cornmeal?....no, he's now decided to export charro sombreros to Japan and is certain he's going to be a millionaire.

And now on to our next "pecadora" Miss Jacqui, jumping for joy because the x-rays came back negative...she's been "healed" of her alleged breast cancer. Canny spiritualist reminds her that she has to keep connected to the "light" and the "ascended master" or the disease could come back. And turns out the best way to do that is keep turning over money to the cause (let go of materialism) plus bring others into the fold. Sort of like a spiritual Amway I guess. (don't sue me, guys!)

From tainted love to young love. Paula finds a note to Bettina from Ivan signed "with all my love". They have a little heart to heart about trusting each other and not keeping secrets and no, Mom's not mad...she's realizing that her little girl is growing up.

And a mirroring heart to heart with Ernesto and Ivan. Tio Ernie advises him to treat Bettina with respect ("yes sir, answers Ivan) Seriously, says Ernesto, avoid temptations. I love her too much to hurt her, Ivan reassures him. They then discuss whether Ernesto will get back with Lorena. Ernesto says for sure (Ojala! my friend) and they make a bet. If Ivan loses, he'll have to debone a gazillion chickens.

Now we see a mostly recovered Vasco walking with the other ecology guy and talking about the support from the federal government. Barb and Jaime show up hand in hand, ready to see Mother Nature with new eyes and do the right thing...turn off lights, recycle and minimize car use. They're both cozy and warm with each other.... but not getting back together. Barb reminds Vasco that Dad is marrying a lovely woman and she's all for it.

Hortensia is meeting with her lawyer. Now honestly....doesn't he seem more brain-damaged that she does? He talks sooooo slowly and never seems to quite understand. Seems like he's taken one too many qualudes. Oh well. Horty wants to change her will, leaving equal parts to Omar, Jaime, Vasco and Lorena. Oh and bequeath 2 million pesos to Nurse Augusta. In addition, she wants to press charges against Sara...who tried to kill her twice. The second time, her actual granddaughter Lorena saved her life. Slow lawyer tells her he's not a criminal lawyer but he'll consult with a colleague and see that it gets done. Slooooooowly, no doubt.

Back at the Armendariz office, all hell is breaking loose. The president of the Banker's Club storms in, demanding action for the more than 100 people in the hospital due to presumed food poisoning from the banquet last night. Omar and the current manager promise to investigate while assuring the angry president that they have the highest hygiene standards in their kitchen. (Yeah, but you leave the back door unlocked so Sara can get in, people!) Omar is troubled as well because he hasn't been able to get in touch with Jaime and Vasco.

The writers decide to give us a little break from all this sturm und drang with a little mother-daughter pre-wedding hairdo bonding....except it's not going well. First Maruja looks like an onion and then like Angela Davis. Rossy on the other hand is well-pleased with her coiffure and wants mom to go along with the program. They argue. They make up. Maruja tells her the happiest day of her life was when Rossy was born.

Okay...that's pretty much it for the good stuff. Sorry.

Hortensia is talking with Augusta, planning a welcome dinner for Jaime and Vasco and imagining what it would be like if Omar, Jaime, Vasco and Lorena (after graduating from culinary school) all came back to work at the firm. Well....maybe....but not before we go through a lot more Sara-induced suffering, Granny.

Back at the lesser house, baby problems. Saulito is sick and they decide to take him to the clinic where another Bruno scene ensues. Alonso is checking the infant when Bruno storms in demanding to know what's going on. Diana tries to keep him from touching the child and lets everyone know that Bruno beat her and that she's divorcing him. Lady doc arrives, makes Bruno and Alonso both leave and checks the baby herself. Later she tells Bruno if there are any more scenes, he's outta there.

Lorena stops briefly in Alonso's office. She still doesn't give him a decision on his spend-one-day-together-plan but does finally remember to thank him for the flowers as she goes out the door. The baby gets the necessary medication, Lorena goes back to school and we're subjected to another Omar/Greta seduction scene.

Omar has had to rush from the food poisoning disaster (after an uncomfortable confrontation with Hortensia's lawyer...the same weasel who defended Horty on the baby kidnapping charge) to his other job where he's a half hour late for a presentation. Victor is mad and Greta is still aflame, having left Omar a steamy message tacked on his computer. Omar is super stressed but Greta has all the answers...he needs to relax, whatever , whenever, she'll be there. Big steamy kiss and he caves. All over but the shoutin'.

Switch to Sara who's gloating over the TV news on the banquet food poisoning disaster. And at the institute, the students are congratulating Ernesto on his replacing Sara as the new Alegria de Cocina chef on TV. Lorena walks right by him without saying a thing! (ye gods, she could at least thank him for the flowers, couldn't she!?) She goes into class and whines to Patty about what a martyrdom it will be to continue to attend Ernesto's classes until the end of the semester. A gloomy Ernesto comes in and Patty points out that he looks as miserable as Lorena does. Indeed!

Chef Hawt gives a thinly veiled love plea designed as a student pep talk. Cooking is like Life. We all makes mistakes. And if we're honest and if we have really tried, we deserve a second chance.
Meaningful looks exchanged between him and Lorena.

And would that this were the final scene but it isn't. We end back at Evil Acres (now Redeemed Acres, I guess) where Hortensia is awaiting the arrival of Vasco and Jaime. She's delighted to see them and asks for a hug from Jaime. Then Omar arrives to give them all the bad news about the food poisoning, the pending lawsuits for millions of dollars and well, suffice it to say he's a real wet blanket for the celebration dinner. We end with Hortensia looking muy impactada.

Previews: Who cares? Haven't you had enough misery for one night? I sure have.

Labels: enemiga

DB tells Santos that she is putting up the fence to create the barrier that he said was between them. She won't go to Altamira unless he asks her to and she'll find another guy. Later Antonio says tht Santos should be happy. He's got the fence he wanted without spending a dime and DB is out of his life. Santos agrees but without any enthusiasm.

Federica makes her conquest of the last ranch hand at Altamira, Maria Nieves. Later she will tell Josefa that he was a machine gun, firing everywhich way. Josefa tells her to concentrate on her objective - Antonio.

Once again, Antonio tries to tell Santos about his relationship with Cecilia and once again Santos misunderstands in a way that makes it impossible for Antonio to do so.

We have some 'time passing' scenes...
Cecilia and Antonio fool around at the school and he leave flowers there for her much to the amusement of the students.

DB does witchcraft at the Well of Sighs.
New plot developments:
Dr. Arias is running for mayor of Progresso against Pernalete and is seeking allies like Santos. Pernalete has the Doña and he cheats.
New plot developments:
Dr. Arias is running for election mayor of Progresso against Pernalete and is seeking allies like Santos. Pernalete has the Doña and he cheats.


Marisela believes that Santos has gotten over DB but he is still mooning around for her. When Melquíades tells DB that he saw Santos go to the Well of Sighs, she is ecstatic. She believes Santos will come back to her on his knees.

Marisela reads the news to the terneras that a hearthrob, Florencio "Quita-Dolores" translated as the "Heart Mender" is coming to San Fernando. Pernalate decides that getting this Florencio to come and perform in Progresso will be good for his mayoral campaign.

When Pernalete and Mujiquita are in SF to get Florencio, Mujiquita sees that "El Iluminado de Barinas" is in town. He is a faith healer. He is also one of DB's rapists.

Federica's efforts to get a sperm donor are in vain. She isn't pregnant.

The "Quita-Dolores" is interested in coming to Progresso for the money and to meet Doña Barbara, whom he has heard of and who he calls: cacica del arauca - indian chief (female) of the Arauca.

Santos hears that a naked woman has been swimming at the Well of Sighs. Melquíades tells DB that Santos has gone there. DB waits for Santos at the Well.

Labels: barbara

We start with Snowfie being introduced to our 2 remaining Reyes by Demian. She knows them, of course, as the brothers of that rotten kid stealer.

At the tienda, Sara chats with Eva that she thinks Demian is interested in Sofi. Sara hopes he distracts her but Eva is convinced Sofi is a one woman man, (ok this was a typo, but I think it's kind of hysterical so I'm leaving it in) and that man is none other than shirtless wonderboy, Juan.

Speaking of him, the campesinos accept him into their brotherhood of white outfit wearing field workers. Medicineman and his scary skull stick look on secretly and foam at the mouth.

Dem is sorry he didn’t know she knew them or he wouldn’t have insisted. Sofi says she won’t let it affect his contract. She is introduced to the magical Lusitano horse that induces flashbacks at one single touch. She remembers when she first touched Capricho. She says she has to go.

Franco and Oscar kwetch about Sofi’s ‘tude and don’t like seeing her with Dem, but agree he’s not so bad himself.

Sof runs off and sees Pablito who wonders who she is with, he wonders what she is up to with someone other than Juan. Crazy lady reminds him even if he were here they wouldn’t be together, that Juan robbed the spawn, Pablito refuses to accept it and tells her she’s nuts, well he should at least, and that Juan will be back. He knows it. Why are the kids always smarter than the grownups in novelas???

Crabby and Fern are strolling the square. She tells the gossip ladies they are married now, and soon will be married in the church. The gossip ladies feign politeness but their chipmunk voices tell us their real disgust.

They run to Paddy Tad to tell him the news and he declares "she’s married the killer of her husband!" The ladies (and I agree) are more upset that she has married her former son-in-law. Yeah, that’s the scarier thing, really. He proclaims she’s married to the true enemy of the whole family and flashes back to Feo's confession of killing Libia.

Meanwhile, Jime the immobile is back to her old ways and much to Oscar’s chagrin he can’t get her to even wince. He spews stuff about wishing she wasn’t this way and how he loves her and stuff and she thinks she will benefit much if she stays comatose and will learn if they are really telling the truth. That’s a pretty elaborate way to test the honor of your beloved. I guess if I’m desperate, I could try it some time. I’d have to be pretty bad off to stay in bed so long.

Franco shows up in the store and wants to buy something. Sara doesn’t really want to help him, but yes she does, but not. He says he wants a dress for a girl and she goes into a tail spin of jealousy. He wants her to try it on. She says she’s a salesperson not a model, but she lets him hold it up to her and rub it all over her. He ends up buying and then finally explains it’s for her and this earns the wrath as she throws him out and throws stuff after him. It’s weird, but you know, she looks an awful lot like another Sarah to me... check out Melinama’s postcard.

Hortensia apologies to Eugenia for forcing her and sets her free from her promise to marry Rigo. She cares for him much, but agrees she doesn’t love him, but in time she’s sure she will, just like he deserves. Alright we know the telenovela Gods rarely make that work out, but she is going forward with her promise to marry Rigo.

Sara fantasizes over her new dress and flashes back to happier times to Pablo’s glitter flashed serenade:

Con ganas de amar

Cuando yo me vaya se bien que
Tus ojos me van a extrañar
Vas a llorar por no verme
Renegaras de tu suerte
Y
Me vas a buscar ay ay ay
Me canse de tu forma de Amar
de tu hipocrecia de tu Vanidad
de verme al espejo
Llorando en silencio
Con ganas de amar
Todo el amor que sentia mis noches
Mis dias de nada sirvio
Para que tantos desvelos
Si al entregarte mis sueños perdi
El corazon ya me canse de tu
Forma de amar donde nada valgo donde no hay
Lugar a este cariño que muere de frio
Que no pede mas
Ya me canse de tanta soledad te tu hipocrecia de tu vanidad
De verme al espejo llorando en silencio
Con ganas de amar con ganas de amar con ganas de amar

Rigo’s head hurts and Eugenia comes upon him unexpectedly but he denies he’s feeling bad...ok, now I see where this is going. She wants to know why he doesn’t tell her he's in pain and he doesn't want her to be bothered with him. She says she’s not at his side out of pity. She swears she wants to marry him as soon as possible. He says he’s the happiest man in the world.

YEAH!!!! More naked swimming. Oh, bummer he’s not naked, oh well. Dr, Loose lips is, it looks like though, and the medicine goons faces agree. She says she only wants to swim with him. Yeah I do that all the time, swim naked with my guy friends. Skinny goofy guy tells medicine man he better kill Juan today or he’ll be dead.

The general greets Eugenia and Rigo and they thank him for his help to make Rigo better. They want him to be their padrino de lasso. He will, but who will be the Madrina? They look at each other questioningly.

Demian is laying it on thick now, he wants Sofi to forget that blasted sweaty breadmaker. In classic llorona fashion she cries how can she forget this man who....well she can’t, she’s cursed and it sucks, but she still loves him. Good old Demian hugs and holds her anyway. Yep she hates him again. Nope, wait she loves him. She pushes back Dem. Whoa, they kiss? Well, we have to have a commercial first of course. MUST...DRAGGG....OUT....SUSPENNNNSE....LOOONNGEERRR......

Ok, and we’re back and yes, they kiss, for a millisecond until Sofi yells at him for betraying her friendship. He loves her. She doesn’t want to hear it. She can never lover (also a typo but I think it's funny so I'm leaving it in) anyone again. She begs him to leave. He does so with his tail between his legs and she cries more.

Now it’s instantly Rigo and Eugenia’s wedding. I tell you these people throw weddings together faster than Martha Stewart can say muffin. Paddy Tad officiates and smiles are all around. OK, I just have to say it, I’m sorry, but this is a certain death sentence for the groom. Did we find out who was the madrina???

At the reception, Rigo’s brother’s girlfriend tells how much she likes her new job, that the guy treats her much better than Crabby did. Of course bro gets jealous.

Horty thanks the Reyes for their generosity in hosting the reception.

Thanks to the boys for hosting them, and more, they can stay at the Hacienda to live!! Everyone claps.

Quinti shows up with the king of the party, the pot of mole, which she very classily slaps up on the table and she has mole on her face for having tried it already!!

In the jungle, Juan meets up with the angry medicine man who wants to machete him to death. The fierce machete fighting continues until Juan nearly puts the blade into the other guy's belly. He stops and says he’s not a killer. Oh, but I bet that other guy is, sure enough, he runs after to slice Juan down on the rebound, but is halted when the pack leader stops him and proclaims that he is in debt to Juan for having spared his life and must give retribution. He explains that Juan deserves something from him, you know like spoils. Juan wants nothing from this man, but he is warned he must take something.

Ok. Oh no! Not the dreaded vaccinations!!!! Horror of horrors!! He announces that’s what he wants and the head guy proclaims it so and the medicine man shudders at the absolute horrible thought of having the entire town vaccinated. Curses!

Jime is faking again and Oscar is pleading again. He is so sad, and then, he kisses her. It’s much too much for our comatose cutie and she smacks him. He discovers her secret and she swears it has nothing to do with him, he says it does, the slap hurt. He begs her to swear to his face she doesn’t love him anymore and if so he’ll leave. He gets pretty darn close and well, Jime just can’t resist. After all she’s been laying still in bed for the last several weeks so I’m sure she’s got some pent up energy. This finally leads to love in the sack for our pair.

Sofi is wandering aimlessly in the foyer of the hacienda, and Feo comes up and wonders where she’s been every night, with her lover? Sofi tells him he’s her Ma’s husband so get off and what if Ma found out. He persists like the slime he is and she eventually has to push him off of her. Of course Crabby hears the commotion and wants to know que the heck? Sofi says the same as always, he’s accosting me. OH, but Feo has a secret weapon....tell your Mami Dearest what precious gift you offered me if I found your daughter. Go on, tell her. She doesn’t have to, Mami guesses and asks if it’s true. Our darling Snowfie, who just can’t tell a lie, says yes Mami, it’s true. And we close with Sofi being busted.

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EPISODE 16 - Oct. 13, 2008:
* Amador lays blind and desperate on the floor, reaches and cries out to Chuy who is kneeling and cries. Rocio stands near Chuy; Vicente watches and stands nearby. Amador won't report what happened to the police - as a sacrifice for her.

* Chuy and Cuate back in her Casa Velarde bedroom. Isa enters and talks to her about her parents (more like plies her for information). Chuy, being gullible, tells Isa the whole truth about how her father left Mexico and her mother left her at a hospital. Isa asks if Chuy knows the mother's name; Chuy says no. Isa is impactado.

* Ceci enters the kitchen and asks Nora about Chuy; Nora answers. Ceci leaves. Martirio turns around and stares at Nora.

* Isa enters Steffi's bedroom and tells her the information Chuy just told her. Isa is scared because Chuy is the real daughter of Pat and Ceci.

* Chuy rests in her bed as Ceci enters.

* Vicente and Amador are in the loft, talking about Amador's deceitful plan with Chuy. Vicente doesn't like it and warns against Amador carrying it out. Amador doesn't listen; he's more determined than ever.

* Ceci sits at the end of the bed and asks Chuy to open up and tell her about the nightmare (what is scaring her).

* Isa and Steffi discuss Chuy being the real daughter and how to keep Ceci and Pat from discovering the truth.

* Chuy doesn't say anything to Ceci. Ceci understands. Before leaving Ceci gives permission to Chuy to visit Cande in her apartment. Chuy is excited.

* Chuy and Cande are together in the apartment. They hug. Cande notices that Chuy is nervous and scared. Chuy starts to tell Cande about what happened with Amador at the loft. They hug.

* Mayita moves the chests and enters her secret door.

* Mayita and Abuelita visit and play in magic fantasyland. They make a secret pact between the two of them.

* In the apartment, Chuy cries to Cande about how Amador attacked her at the loft - Cande is upset and angry - Chuy continues with the details of how she tried to get away from him but couldn't. He pinned her at the table and she hit him over the head with something - Cande consoles Chuy - Chuy continues to tell Cande that Amador fell to the floor. She was so scared. Later she went back to visit Amador and he's now blind. She feels so guilty. Cande consoles and hugs her.

* JM and Eduardo in the hotel gift store - JM's looking for gifts for Mayita and Rocio. Eduardo wonders if JM will buy something for Chuy also.

* Chuy and Cuate walk along the sidewalk in the park area. Chuy stops at a street pay phone and starts to dial a number.

* Amador looks out the window, smoking his pipe as the cell phone rings. He answers - it's Chuy asking about him and if she could visit. Cuate barks in the background.

* Nelson is directing play rehearsals. Vicente enters the theater and interrupts. Elsa and the other actors stop and go to the edge of the stage. Vicente tells them about Amador attacking Chuy at the loft and now Amador is blind.

* Amador talks calmly with Chuy. Chuy hangs up and picks up Cuate.

* Nelson, Vicente and the rest of the company call it a day at rehearsals and leave.

* Pat comes home and kisses Ceci in the living room. Ceci is thinking about Chuy.

* In her bed, Chuy cries to her little angel card.

* Pat and Ceci discuss all the problems that Chuy has brought with her to their home. Ceci cares about Chuy. Pat thinks Chuy should be in jail.

* Nelson and two friends go through the streets to Beatriz's house. They knock hard and rattle the door. They get the door open and find Beatriz passed out cold on her bed. They pray that she's not dead.

* Chuy plays with Cuate on her bed. They leave to go to the kitchen for some food.

* In the hallway, Pat stops them from proceeding. He gives her the riot act about her new lies, excuses and messes - he says she may have Ceci's caring but he's not falling for it. Chuy has her head down as she turns around. Chuy says nothing has happened. Pat knows she's lying, and argues with her about lying. He mentions JM and Ceci, and says he suspects Chuy is hiding something and sooner or later it will come out.

* Cande talks with Padre outside the church - about Chuy, how guilty Chuy feels and where and how she's living. Cande's worried.

* Chuy defends herself to Pat's insinuations, as well as her life on the streets. Pat shuts up as Chuy and Cuate leave back down the hall.

* Isa and Martirio gossip about Chuy's presence in the house. Isa cackles; Martirio doesn't care for her.

* Chuy leaves Cuate alone in her bedroom as she goes to get some food. Chuy climbs out the side window.

* Isa and Martirio continue to gossip.

* Pat talks with Steffie in the living room. Nora comes in and tells them that Padre is waiting in the garden. Pat asks who he wants; Nora says Ceci, but she's not there so Padre wants to talk with him. Pat starts to tell Nora to get Ceci, but Steffie stops him.

* Chuy sneaks into the kitchen, takes a plate of food from the refrigerator and sneaks back out of the kitchen.

* Steffie convinces Pat to meet with Padre in the garden. Pat agrees.

* On the garden patio, Steffie and Pat meet Padre. Padre wishes to discuss Chuy.

* Chuy enters her bedroom through the window. She puts the plate of food on the floor. Cuate jumps down and wags his little tail as he sniffs at the food.

* Pat and Padre start to talk about Chuy. Steffie quickly excuses herself and leaves.

* Isa and Martirio finish with their gossip. Martirio leaves. Steffie runs to her Tia and tells her that Padre is outside talking with Pat right now. Isa and Steffie leave.

* Chuy watches Cuate eat the food.

* Pat explains to Padre why Chuy is living there and the conditions of her stay. Padre mentions Adrian, Chuy's boyfriend. Pat wonders about the proposal. Steffie thinks the marriage is a wonderful idea. Pat offers money to help the boyfriend out financially, and get Chuy out of his house. Padre grumbles his disgust and leaves. Pat grumbles his disgust to Steffie.

* JM returns home. Mayita is the first to welcome him. They hug. Mayita tells him she misses Chuy. Rocio comes downstairs and welcomes her brother home. Rocio tells JM nothing new to report around here. JM opens his shopping bags and gives Mayita several gifts. She's excited and runs to the side to play. Rocio gets her gifts and talks with JM about Chuy, and about the phone call from Viviana.

* At the beach resort, Viviana is deep in thought about who stole her jewelry. She flashes back (in black and white) to her last meeting with 'boytoy' at the pool when they talked and flirted together before he left for cigars, which he said were for her. She realizes that he is the cleptomaniac.

* Pat and Steffie discuss JM's return home in the living room. She wants Pat to invite JM over to the house - to talk about the ball - Pat doesn't think so, too late, maybe tomorrow. Steffie begs and puppy dog pleads with Papa to call JM tonight.

* JM is smiling at the special water globe he purchased for Chuy. His cell phone rings. JM answers. Pat asks JM about his trip - then invites JM over to the house for coffee. JM happily agrees.

* Ceci runs into Chuy's room and tells her that JM is back and to get all dressed because he's coming over to the house. Chuy smiles, and asks where JM will visit? Ceci says probably in the living room. Chuy would rather be in the garden. Ceci remarks on the similarities between Chuy and someone. Ceci reminds Chuy to hurry and get ready. Ceci leaves.

* In the castle entry hall, Rocio sees JM before he leaves - to visit Chuy.

* Balbina tells Onelia that JM has returned to the castle; he greeted his daughter and Rocio and now has left to visit Chuy. Onelia nods.

* Chuy gets ready and plays with Cuate in her room.

* Isa and Steffie talk in Steffie's room about JM's visit tonight. They also grumble their plan against Chuy).

* JM greets Pat and Ceci at Casa Velarde. Isa and Steffie join them. JM asks about Chuy - Ceci goes to bedroom for her as Pat walks JM, Steffie and Isa to the living room.

* Nelson and friends are waiting in the hospital ER waiting room. Beatriz is in the ER cubicle. Doctor comes out and tells Nelson and friends that Beatriz had to have her stomach pumped of all the pills she took and is still in really grave condition.

* JM talks with Steffie, Pat and Isa in the living room. Ceci enters with Chuy. Chuy and JM stare at each other. Ceci encourages Chuy to greet JM. Chuy and JM share a huge hug. Isa and Steffie stare ice daggers at them.

(Ed. Note: I will be on vacation next week so I won't be available to do the recap next Monday, Oct. 20. If anyone is available to fill in for me on that day. I would greatly appreciate it.)

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Marichuy ends up knocking out Amador with a bottle that was on the table in Vicente’s apartment/studio. She’s shocked and worried that she killed him. She crawls under the table and Vicente comes home and asks aloud, what did you do Marichuy.

Patricio checks out Marichuy’s room and he’s not impressed with the decor.

Beatriz apparently took a few too many pills. She’s found by her two friends and she laments that Amador used her and he’s so obsessed with Marichuy, he kicked her to the curb (he was going to do that anyway, even if he wasn’t Marichuy-obsessed).

We are treated to a couple of scenes with Juan Miguel and Eduardo in “Seattle”. JM can’t wait to return home and his friend teases him that it’s because he can’t wait to see MC. Eddie asks his bud what’s he going to do about the monster-in-law, for sure she’s going to put a big monkey wrench in any plans JM has with MC. JM assures him that he’ll put MC before Onelia.

Vicente finds out what happened and why MC was in his place (to get a painting to hang on her bedroom wall). He sends MC away and tells her that he’ll take care of everything, and don’t say a word about this.

MC is distraught, but makes it to a pay phone. She calls Rocio and can only get out that she’s in the street somewhere. Rocio gets her to agree to meet her back at Cece and Pat’s place.

Stef and Isa rip on MC’s choice of décor. MC returns home and walks passed them. Rocio arrives shortly after and MC tells her all the sorted details. She soon hightails it over to Vicente’s apartment, running into the doctor on her way in as he’s on his way out. Vicente remembers her and lets her in. She notices that Amador has bandages on his eyes. He apparently has a burst blood vessel in his eye, that’s what the doctor (who’s Vicente’s acquaintance) said. Rocio asks if Amador could die, and Vicente indicates that we’ll have to wait and see (and for this I say Ojala).

Back at the castle, little Mayita is eating candy she’s got stashed somewhere. Her evil granny Onelia scolds her for eating the candy. Then granny has a conversation about how Mayita’s mother called. As said before, this kid is going to need some major therapy, good thing her dad’s a psychologist, perhaps he’ll get a discount. Mayita runs to her special place and has a talk with granny Marianita. They talk about her mom and GM tells Mayita that her mom will indeed return, just like she’s come back from a long trip.

Cece goes to check on MC. Cece thinks MC isn’t well and wants to call a doctor. MC assures her that she’s fine.

Amador wakes after Rocio leaves. He tells Vicente to get MC to come over or else he’s going to denounce her to the police.

MC has a nightmare and Cece comes to comfort her. She sees that cooing and hugs aren’t going to work and she pulls out the big guns, get this girl some Valium. The whole house is awaken by MC’s reaction to her nightmare. Patricio isn’t too happy about not getting a full nights sleep. Stef tries to be the “good” big “sister” and pumps MC for information on what happened to make her has such bad dreams and to react in such a manner. MC doesn’t want to talk.

In his hotel, in “Seattle”, JM stretches out on the bed and looks and MC’s email.

MC puts up a picture of Cande and talks to it. Stef comes in the room with some flowers and once again tries to get the skinny from MC. She says again that she doesn’t want to talk. Stef tells her that she can count on her, but MC wasn’t born last night, so she’s not falling for it.
Rocio talks to Vicente and he fills her in on Amador’s demands. Rocio tells MC about it.

Elsa’s parents want her to marry Eduardo.

Pat tells Cece that he won’t put up with another disruption from MC. Cece tells her husband that they need to help MC. Rocio asks them if it would be okay for her to take MC out of the house. They agree, but Pat cops an attitude about it. Cece says that MC must have had some sort of terrible thing happen to her when she was younger. Pat suggests that JM can examine her when he comes back (I’m sure he will).

Amador tells Vicente that he’ll be able to get MC to fall for him. Vicente isn’t so sure. MC and Rocio arrive. Amador begs MC to forgive him, saying he’s learned his lesson. He removes the bandages and exclaims that he can’t see. He crawls on the floor toward MC. She is obviously affected by the whole ordeal. She tells Amador that he should denounce her, but he says he won’t do it.


Isa and Cece pump Cande for some info on MC’s nightmares. Cande’s comments rings a bell and sets Isa to wondering if there isn’t some connection between MC and Cece.

Stef is using a thesaurus (I know, who woulda thunk). She’s decided to look up orphan so she can call MC some new names. How mature. Isa comes in and tells her something’s up.

MC returns home, Isa starts to press her for info on the nightmares and the start to discuss how sad MC’s life was. MC gives her a little info on what she knows about her parents. Her mother dumped her off with the priest after her husband and she separated. He apparently left the country and his family wanted nothing to do with his wife. Isa now knows what she’s suspected is true. She finds Stef and tells her that they’ve got to get rid of MC, she’s really Cece’s daughter. END OF EPISODE

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