Caray, Caray!

Friday: Garduño is threatening that something bad’s gonna happen at Ilitia’s wedding if Lorenzo doesn’t come visit him in prison. Mauricio thoughtbubbles evilly that he has his own little gift all ready for Ilitia. Brandon is chapped that Eman, after what he did to Mari, is now looking all smiley in the announcement in the paper. We know Marianela’s winging it in from Spain. The stage is set!

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And here we go, but first this… Turns out Brandon has gotten Consuelo a job as his secretary, and she’s grateful, so grateful in fact that she tries to plant a real-for-real kiss on him. He jumps out of the way, startled by this turn of events.

Emil is visiting Max in his man-cave and Max is letting him know in no uncertain terms that this wedding while the family is in mourning is disgraceful. Emil defends the decision without much conviction, then asks him what to do about Eman who is going to be miserable in this marriage and won’t listen to him. Most people go for wisdom to a sage living up on a high mountain peak, but here they keep their sage in a basement.

Here comes Eman downstairs in his wedding suit (not to be confused with his birthday suit) and one of those few-days’ growth beards all ready to rasp all the skin off his bride’s cheeks during the wedding kiss. Fedra gushes over him, and Nereida brings in a gift that turns out to be a box of chocolates. Marianela! he guesses happily.

Sure enough, Marianela is just leaving the Mexico City air terminal, with so many guys wolf-whistling her and trying to hit on her that it’s like an obstacle course to get to the taxi, which is the only car as far as the eye can see. She tells the taxi driver to take her to the church.

The note on the chocolates is a wish for a wonderful day. Nereida wonders if they were meant for Eman. Fedra rants a bit about Marianela butting in.

Now we find out that Max hasn’t let Eman visit him for two years because back then he asked Eman why Mari was so furious with him and Eman said he had no idea. I don’t receive liars! says Max. Emil defends him, saying that Eman was devastated by her leaving, while she meantime had no problem forgetting him, and she’s now in Paris with her new husband. Max is both impacatado and puzzled.

The family is gathering in the foyer, Kristel in a pink swing coat that reminds us that maybe the 50s weren’t so hot fashion-wise, whereas Fedra is in what looks like a sundress with tiny spaghetti straps and plenty of air and sunlight for her bazoomies which apparently are prone to claustrophobia. Emil’s surprised about the chocolates, as is everyone.

In the taxi, Mari stares at the announcement photo and gloats that it’s the perfect time for her to see Eman and Fedra, because she’s going to destroy them. She rips the newspaper to shreds. Take that! Do not mess with a woman with jet lag.

Outside in the garden we see Flora the maid, Ilitia in her bridal gown and veil, her papa who says he’s awfully sorry but has to quick do some work thing, and her mama who says she just has to run quick over the orphanage to get Manzanita. Uh oh, this will mean that our bride will be All Alone for a little bit. We instinctively duck for the flying words we know are coming, but Ilitia is gracious and says she’ll see them there.

I don’t know how Garduño stays alive in prison with those little wimpy arms. He needs to pump some serious iron if he’s going to be a proper jailbird. Anyway, right now he’s in the pleasant air conditioning of Brandon’s office, saying they’ve been doing this for two years. Brandon knows Mauricio is managing his outside affairs, and he wants Maurcio handed up on a platter. No problem says Garduño. He’s for sale, but in exchange I want you police to stay out of my business. Sorry, smiles Brandon, I hate corruption.

Consuelo comes in and Garduño eyes her and says boy, he sure could use a little Consuelo (comfort, consolation, get it?). Brandon springs out his chair and grabs Garduño by the lapels and barks at him to respect women. Garduño doesn’t resist even though Brandon’s smaller and a lot lighter, because he’s got those pasty stick arms that would look just right on a newt. Two cops take him away and Consuelo’s heart flutters at Brandon’s chivalry.

Ilitia is riding alone in the flower-bedecked limo when she realizes this isn’t the way to the church. She starts hollering at the driver, who we can’t see, but he ignores her. She tries the locked door and even flays him with her bridal bouquet, but no luck. Finally we see him and whew, it’s not Mauricio, but he just tells her not to distract him or somebody could get hurt. She sits back, worried.

Muñeca is picking up Manzanita who wants Christian to come too. He’s in jeans, but Muñeca says sure.

Low and Garduño at the prison. Low is furious that he’s sent for precisely on the day of his daughter’s wedding – he’s sick of Garduño’s threats, and Garduño says he’s sick of being in prison due to him. Low says he did what he had to do to protect his family. Garduño says he could have him offed at any time, but he wants him to live in hell the rest of his life, same as Garduño is doing.

Garduño brings up Christian and Low curses him and his goons for messing up and killing the boy. What if I lied? says Garduño. Your son isn’t dead. When my guys offed that lady you wanted them to, they got arrested for that bootleg liquor caper of yours. They had to leave the child abandoned in the street. I just now told my guys to look for him again. If you find him first, I’ll leave you alone. But if we find him first, he dies.

Two goons pull protesting Ilitia out of the limo. Welcome to paradise! Smiles Mauricio.

Outside the church, there’s a large crowd of guests, none of whom seem interested in talking to their hosts. Eman, Emil and family are waiting. Eman’s eyes scan the crowd -is he looking for his bride? Is he looking for Marianela?

We see Marienela! She’s in the taxi across the street, looking at him as he’s turned away. He feels eyeballs on his back, and turns to look directly her way.

Time for an ad. And another one! Yes, actually I could really go for a Big Mac.

Eman takes a few steps towards the taxi, which zooms off. He’s puzzled. Now everyone starts wondering where Ilitia is.

Maricio takes Ilitia from the thugs and drags her through a huge, luxurious house and into the bedroom where he forces her onto the bed. On your wedding night, I want you to think of my little gift, he says, holding her down and admiring her body. Brrrr what a horrible scene. I’ll spare you the details.

Gladiola and Netty bring Doris up to speed on the latest: Netty is big telenovela star with a fan club and all, Consuelo is working for Brandon. But the bad news is poor Oliver who goes out pub crawling every night with low lifes. They figure he has a death wish.

Netty’s just glad Mari isn’t there to see the day Eman marries Ilitia.

Fedra makes some snide remarks about Muñeca and her orphans. Manzanita runs up and hugs Eman. Kristel reaches out and coo-coos Cristian, who is on Muñeca’s hip, but Fedra pulls her back, telling her not to get all mushy about kids because she can’t have any.

Manzanita runs off and plays a little rough and tumble with Eman, so Muñeca quick hands Cristian to Low while she goes to get her. Look at the medallion, Low! He does, and sees the name on it and melts.

Apparently Netty goes everywhere in a stretch limo. One picks her up at her house and after she’s gone, Gladiola promises Doris she’s going to make her a fabulous welcome-home dinner. Off Gladiola heads down the street, and a voice calls to Doris. Doris turns and can’t believe her eyes. It’s Mari! They hug. Flaca Doris stands back and admires the flacaness of Marianela.

People are starting to get nervous about Ilitia’s not having arrived yet. Low wants to hold Cristian some more and Muñeca thinks he’s nuts, and she thinks they should contact the police. Low tries her cell, but she’s not answering. Fedra upbraids him for not riding in the limo with his daughter like a daddy’s supposed to do.

Ilitia seems to be naked under the sheets, and her face is turned into the bed. She’s sobbing and Maruricio is dressed and ready to go. He kisses her hand and tells her he hopes she enjoyed her present. He slimes out.

Muñeca is afraid Ilitia’s been kidnapped, but Low assures her Garduño said he wouldn’t do anything. Muñeca figures out that that’s where he was just now, talking to Garduño. She’s sure something’s happened to Ilitia because of his shady dealings.

Mari tells Doris she wants her to give her a complete one-hour makeover. She’s headin’ for the weddin’.

Brandon comes home and realizes nobody’s home. Cool! He gets the bathroom all to himself! Consuelo comes home too and sees his stuff on the couch. She calls up to him and offers him a hot meal. He appears on the upper landing shirtless and says no thanks. He heads for the shower. She just can’t believe she’s alone in the house with him, then quickly tells herself not to think those thoughts.

But she does! She thinks about how all squeaky clean he’s going to be when he gets out of the shower and she slips her matronly coat off her shoulders to reveal a somewhat matronly dress. Then she slips out of everything else and sneaks into the bathroom then into the roomy shower with him. He’s astonished.

Apparently Doris is making up Mari at the place where she does the dead bodies. Mari says it’s appropriate because the old Mari is dead.

Brandon seems as scared as a little girl, but Consuelo keeps hugging him and saying how she’s felt … things… since she started working with him. He looks around, panicked, but finally gives in to her kisses.

Bernardo is taking food down to Gretel and grumbling to himself that everybody else got to go to the wedding and he’s stuck here taking care of the crazy lady. Gretel is sitting with her hands tied behind her back. Bernardo tells her in a conversational tone that he’s sick of being her waiter and her nurse, and he starts to untie her. He tells her they’re going to put her back in the nuthouse where she’ll spend the rest of her days which he hopes aren’t many because he can’t stand her.

He leaves her her food and heads out, grumbling, when she cold-cocks him with I guess a wine bottle. He’s on the floor holding his head and she’s out the door!

Gladiola has come home and knocks on the bathroom door thinking it’s Doris inside. Consuelo answers that it’s her and she doesn’t know where Doris is, and no, she hasn’t seen Brandon either. They neck some more. Outside, Gladiola says she’s told him a million times not to leave his gun on the couch.

Doris is done and Mari sits with her back to us, her hair tied up to fit under the wig. Doris assures her that not even Netty would recognize her. She holds up a mirror for Mari to look in, but we don’t get to see, rats! Doris tells her she needs to lose the glasses. Mari says she got some contacts and they’re in her luggage. They’re uncomfortable, but she could put them in.

More shower silliness. Gladiola says she’s going to go make a nice hot meal.

Ilitia is an hour late, but here comes her limo. She gets out, fixed up but looking shocked, with tears standing in her eyes. She tries to smile for the cameras and asks her daddy not to pepper her with questions right now, the limo driver got lost.

Max, who’s not at the wedding either, is wondering if it’s true that Gretel is coming back to Mexico. He has to look her in the eyes, and see if she truly is his daughter. Just then the door opens and in comes Gretel, wild-eyed and hair standing on end, begging him not to let them lock her up again.

The commissioner is telling Oliver off big time. Out drunk all night again? This is the last time, next time he’s fired. Doris, who had come to see Oliver, hears through the partially-opened door. The commissioner, in one of the more surprising exit lines I’ve heard in a novela, announces he’s going to the bathroom. Doris comes in and tells Oliver he deserved it. Oliver moans about what he feels inside. Doris invites him to her welcome-home party and tenderly tells him she wants him to be like before.

Low is bringing his daughter down the aisle and brava to Altair for a lovely bit of acting as she shows Ilitia shell-shocked and fighting back tears but also trying to smile like the happy bride. When she arrives at the altar, Eman realizes something is wrong. She says she’s beautiful and he’s handsome, so let’s get married.

Max wants to know when Gretel got back from Switzerland. She tells him how Fedra has had her locked up in the wine cellar all this time.

The priest has gotten to the speak now or forever hold your peace part when for some reason both Eman and Ilitia sense that somebody is walking up the aisle. They turn away from the priest to see who it might be. They can’t tell. And there, in her Scarlett O’Hara-red, tight-fitting cocktail dress is Mari with a happenin’ ‘do and a s***load of attitude, strutting up the aisle with blood in her eye.

Avances: About 5 seconds more of Mari’s entrance. She grabs a pew.

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Abelardo astounds "Mario" with the news that Dora has fled the house! They both bemoan the loss of her potential testimony and the whereabouts of her letter. At Roberto's, he explains to Adolfo who Susana is and his plan to infiltrate Mario's affairs through her to kill him again.

Roberto relates distractedly Mario's odd behavior; how Mario once bodily tossed Roberto out -- but yesterday seemed not to recognize him. Adolfo listens intently to obviously confounded Roberto, who anguishes again he saw Mario's burning body; and Adolfo agrees something odd is going on.

At the AFI, Leonardo confides to Ramón he believes all the shadows in Mario's office served to hide his reactions rather than alleviate a migraine. Though Mario denied knowing Márta, her name made him nervous; at least Adolfo didn't deny he knew her, although he was also nervous, he adds.

Leonardo tries to reach Gabriela to ask about Santiago, but only reaches Bertha -- who is tickled to plan to meet him for lunch the next day to discuss what's going on with her uncle. Outside Mario's office, Abelardo and Santiago fret that Dora has no relatives and no friends to flee to.

Encountering Gabriela, Julieta and David entering, Santiago cheerily lies to them that Santiago called from Zacatecas and all is well. David follows a pensive Gabriela upstairs, who confides she doesn't buy the excuses given her why Leonardo visited Mario; David puts her off, but she is not mollified.

David finds Santiago to confide Gabriela's suspicions and ask that he phone Leonardo and they all get their story straight about the ostensible convention in case she asks. Meanwhile, Roberto takes Susana for her day off, and she nearly spills everything she knows to him about the tunnel house, how they entered, the wigs, and Mario's odd behavior.

Importantly, she reveals that the tunnel likely emerges into Mario's bed chamber. Up in her bedroom suite, a distraught Gabriela confides to Julieta she feels wretched thinking her inquiries to Leonardo about Márta brought the police down on Mario. And now she can't tell David, in case Márta is his mother.

Julieta reassures her sister she's blameless that Adolfo revealed David is adopted and suggests Gabriela just talk to Mario. Down in his office, "Mario" phones Leonardo, and he counsels "Mario" against worrying over Adolfo's blackmail.

Hanging up, when Santiago frets Leonardo will visit again tomorrow, David advises to let him handle it. At Roberto's, to complete blurting everything she knows, lonely Susana lets Roberto cozy her into explaining about Marcos in jail, the stolen diamonds and his arrest, the shoes, L.A., etc.

But since Adolfo earlier refused to put Roberto on his need-to-know list, Roberto just thinks the stories are nuts and can't connect them so far. Across the way at Juan José's, everybody's in a funk: Caramelo for missing Elsa and Juan José for his break-up with Alejandra.

After Caramelo retires, Juan José tearfully mourns the differences that killed their relationship: he's an ignorant, old-fashioned country boy; and she's a modern, classy, educated woman. Choking up, Juan José laments that no matter how rich they are, they'll always be the same.

When Juan José admits they fought over his accusations about her past lovers, Asunción takes the chance to put in a plug for his favorite, Elsa, who is more suited to them. Juan José reluctantly agrees, wiping the tears away, that she is more like them; but he is unenthused about it.

That night at the mansion, Gabriela presses David again with her suspicions that something's happened -- and he's not telling her why Adolfo's being investigated. He claims not to know and tries to reassure her that in a month the contract with him with be over.

At a club, Alejandra with Mina tries to drown her indignation and fury in alcohol over Juan José calling her a slut, despite Mina's observation he didn't actually call her that. Never mind -- the sentiment's the same! Imagine that idiot insulting her over her love life! She's so sorry she ever met him!

Feeling supremely stupid, she admits she sincerely fell for him; now she has no idea how she could have fallen for a guy with such notions about women! The unfortunate thing is they got along so beautifully; that's what hurts so much. So sweet, caring, tender -- and wild! But he's a moron! And men NEVER change, she insists.

At the AFI, Ramón failed to squeeze any more out of the jeweler, and Leonardo instructs him to pull Santiago's marriage license with Márta -- also to look up the daughters' birth certificates and check the family name to see if it's changed. Ramón notes if the name has changed, Gabriela's marriage won't be legal.

David learns from a nervous Abelardo that Dora has, er, taken time off to visit a sick relative, as David bids Julieta and Gabriela goodbye heading off to classes -- and he to the cemetery. Across town at the condo, Carlos unnerves Yolanda grilling her on Leonardo's investigations into "someone," making her jump the gun and suggest "Márta" out of the blue.

So now Carlos is suspicious but can't pester any more out of her, even threatening to ask Adolfo instead. She's about to abscond when Leonardo appears to question her, and Carlos exits himself. Yolanda denies knowing where Santiago went or that Adolfo knows he's Fausto Guillen; she admits she never wanted Adolfo to denounce Santiago, because she's sure Santiago couldn't kill someone.

Yolanda pointedly denies she's in the habit of protecting criminals; and when asked if Márta was a good woman, she pauses before lying that she was. It was an unpremeditated murder, not motivated by robbery, Leonardo observes.

When Leonardo then asks if not Santiago -- who could have killed Márta, Yolanda jumps to her feet denying she knows anything. Yolanda turns with a penetrating look as Leonardo gives her a little friendly advice: talk while you still can.

In her bedroom suite, Gabriela charges Susana with emptying David's suitcase from the hotel; and of course, Susana finds the one remaining L.A. photo, with which she quickly escapes to her room -- to compare her black, platform shoes to the shoes in the picture.

Upon confirming they're identical, Susana pulls the diamonds out of the shoes to hide them in a scarf in her bra, puts the photo and shoes in a shopping bag and phones Roberto to come pick them up. Meanwhile, poor David visits his father's grave with Abelardo at the cemetery.

David speaks from the heart to the man who truly was his father in every meaningful way and vows to make all Mario's plans come to fruition. He calls his father the best man in the world and declares his love, as Mario loved him. Then after bidding Mario rest in peace, David oddly remarks "…see you soon…"

Roberto roars his car up to the corner, where Susana hands him the bag of seemingly extraneous stuff and runs off. Now Roberto has all the information and the evidence, except for the actual diamonds. Inside Mario's office again, David declares to Santiago and Abelardo he intends to have hotel security guard the house now. Adolfo's a criminal and murderer of his father.

There's the contract clause still remaining, and he recognizes the description of Mario's cuff link matches Carlos's ring. Santiago piles on the rap sheet the jewel theft inside Gabriela's shoes, which David hadn't connected yet -- but which now makes sense of Leonardo asking for the photos and Bertha stealing them for Adolfo.

David heads straight upstairs to secure the one remaining photo in his suitcase; but when it has disappeared, rakes Susana over the coals to no avail. Failing that, David accuses the objecting Bertha, threatening her with ejection for the theft -- and turning over her room in search.

Bertha launches herself down into "Mario's" office for backup, making the mistake of insulting Gabriela in the process, losing points with Santiago. She's yelling at the top of her register in indignation, Santiago coming over the desk wagging his finger, when David adds his fury to the mix. Opening his wallet and pulling out cash, David shouts Bertha better come up with the photo -- or stack her duds and scram!

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Capitulo 115.
Read Amanda’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Luigi counsels Fernando to make Pilar believe they’ll do the commercial without her. Her ego will take over from there. The client says they need to use underwear that’s not red, based on what Gerardo said.

2. Pop returns with the salsa, but his buddies tempt him away to the bar before he takes it to Julieta. When he mentions the salsa, his buddies think he’s going to dance salsa, but Erasmo says he only sings.

3. At the pond, Fernando tells Lety maybe he’s not the right one to lead Conceptos. She encourages him, and he says, “Lety, what am I going to do with you?” But he finishes the sentence silently, “.. when I have to marry Marcia.”

4. They see Erasmo in the bar, and Fernando thinks it’s a good thing that Erasmo is making friends with his uncles (hmm.. as in, “I’d like you to meet my family”?). MamaJ recovers the salsa, and she does not scold him in front of his friends. Obviously she did not attend Marcia’s school of relationship management.

5. They shoot a commercial with the mannequins, and when Pilar thinks they’re not going to use her, she begs to be in the commercial and promises to do whatever they want.

6. Gerardo says Lety makes a great team with Don Fernando. He gives her a hug to congratulate her, and Erasmo sees it and imagines the worst.

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Capitulo 116.
Read Amanda’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Erasmo is angry that Gerardo hugged Lety, and she suggests that Pop stop drinking.

2. See the transcript. On the bridge, Erasmo asks Fernando to help protect his daughter from immoral men who want to take advantage of her. He also mentions that Tomás is on the property.

3. Lety asks Mama to get Pop to ease up about Gerardo, but Mama reminds her how stubborn he is when he’s drunk. Fernando doesn’t want lunch; he has a nervous stomach from all the stress of the day.

4. Fernando is seething with jealousy.
He asks Lety, “Why’d you have to bring him?” Lety thinks he means Gerardo.
L: You’re the one who scheduled him.
F: Me? I’m not interested in him, but it sure seems like you are. I don’t even know him! Why should I schedule Tomás?
L: Tomás? I thought you meant Gerardo!
With that out of the way, Fernando goes back to worrying Pilar and the bronco.

5. The stable boy says Pilar can practice on the mechanical bull. She likes it until Alicia turns the dials to max and Pilar falls off, so she again refuses to ride. Fernando catches Ali and throws her out. Lety spots Tomás and tells him to leave too.

6. Fernando admits to Pilar that he really is Pavel, he charms her, and he asks her to ride the horse for him. Pop hears it all, and he tells MamaJ, “We’re leaving NOW!” He tells Lety, “You can’t work for him anymore. I just discovered your boss has an amante.”

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Spanish Lesson

On the bridge.
E: I’m worried about Lety. I believe she’s heading in the wrong direction / doing things she shouldn’t
(Fernando is afraid that Pop suspects that Fernando is defiling his daughter.)
F: Where would you get that idea? Lety couldn’t do such a thing. She’s too sensible, she’s your daughter, and she’s like you .
E: Yes, she’s just like me. But there are immoral men (as he’s poking Fern) who can take her away from me.
F: You really think so??
E: I saw her in a very suspicious situation with some jerk who is the cameraman.
F: Lety with Gerardo??
E: Do you remember Tomás Mora?
F: Ay, sí. How could I forget? She’s known him since childhood.
E: He could’ve helped me cuidar (take care of, protect) the child (Lety), but he’s wandering around the club.
F: Tomás Mora is here? Se chocame a cien verdad? (100 are crashing into me?)
E: Look. You’re her boss. I know you value/appreciate her very much, and she feels the same about you. Help me cuidar her because the girl is very innocent. You don’t need to know this, and I don’t have reason to tell you, but listen.

E: Years ago, that Miguel. I didn’t want to let him step foot in the house! One day, Miguel stopped coming to the house. Lety was devastated. I felt so impotent. I didn’t know how to help her.
F: I understand completely. I’ve felt the same impotency. (He remembers when Lety told him about Miguel.) You’re right, one should cuidar mucho a Lety.
E: It’s just that I/you (?) care about her so much.
F: How could one not adore someone as enchanting as Lety? Don Era, you’re my brother.
E: Can I count on you to cuidarla?
F: Of course. You just tell me where Tomas is, and I’ll kick him out immediately!
E: No, it’s not about cuidarla from Tomás. It’s about that cameraman.
F: Oh. Come here, Don Era. Can I call you Don Era?
E: Sure, Don Fera!

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Eva tells Daniel to forget about her for the millionth time. Daniel says he has tried so many times. He's told himself to forget her, to just marry Victoria... That's right interrupts Eva. Stay with Victoria and I'll stay with myself. But I can't replies Daniel. When I saw you yesterday and heard your voice again, I realized that all I have with Victoria is just a commitment. That's all that it is. Be a decent person and complete your commitment replies Eva and starts to run off. Daniel grabs her and says that having her close to him drives him crazy. Eva pleads for him to let her go. Let's leave things the way they are. You marry Victoria and just stop driving me crazy. You and I are just impossible. Don't you realize?

Marcela is upset about the gossip that will be going around town about the little "incident" that happened at the party. She goes to see Victoria and asks her what the heck is going on with Daniel.
V: I don't know.
M: His behavior was completely unacceptable.
V: And what would you like me to do? Why don't we leave this discussion for tomorrow? I'm really not in the mood for your sermons.
M: Listen to me! Listen to well, Victoria. You know how much I like him, but I will not allow his conduct making me out to look like a fool in front of all society.
V: Of course! I thought you would have been concerned about how I felt and not what society thought.
M: Be quiet you ungrateful girl! Thanks to me, who worries about what society thinks, is why you are where you are today. I remind you that I am a public figure therefore so are you. So it's best that you control your little boyfriend. All I see him is in a bad mood and causing scandels in my house.
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Francisco follows Daniel into his room and wonders how the party went. Not well replies Daniel.

Jackie is outside with Eva waiting for the taxi. How did it go with the Senior asks Jackie? Not well replies Eva.

Daniel is talking to Francisco and tells him that Eva can't matter to him anymore. I can't go backwards. It doesn't matter what she says. I have to marry Victoria. Otherwise I am nothing but a coward.

Outside Eva is calling Daniel every name in the book. Cynical, idiot, liar... Jackie interrupts her and tells her to calm down. You don't do those things replies Eva. He made me fall in love. Completely. And now he's marrying another.

Francisco tells Daniel that you can't do those things. But everything you told her is the truth, right? Yes, everything responds Daniel. I have not known a woman that has gotten to you this way. In your head. In your heart. I don't understand. If you feel this way about her, then why are you marrying Victoria? Because it's the right thing to do says Daniel.

Of course he's going to marry her says Eva. Don't you think that he would marry her? Why don't you ask him?

Daniel tells Francisco that what he feels for Eva is crazy and it could cause alot of hurt to alot of people. What about you asks Francisco. Look replies Daniel. Eva has asked me to leave her alone and that is what I am going to do.

Alicia's tutor (forgot his name) is going to the college to delete her records.

Tony and Alicia fighting.

Alicia's tutor almost gets caught.

Tony and Alicia continue fighting.

Alicia's tutor finds her file and leaves his wallet on the desk.

Eva tells Alicia that Daniel and Victoria are marrying.

Daniel asks Jackie if Laurita said anything about his upcoming nupitals with Victoria. Jackie says that Laurita is afraid that they will send her to boarding school. Daniel says I will never do that. Well you don't need to assure me of that, but her instead. Daniel promises to speak to Laurita.

Eva tells Alicia about how she felt finding out about the engagement and pushing Daniel. Alicia advises Eva to tell Victoria everything that has gone on between her and Daniel.

Francisco is outside telling himself today is his day.

Marisol is getting ready to meet Francisco at his "mansion" today.

Francisco comes into the breakfast room ready to get Laurita to school and finds out there is no school today.

Victoria finds Eva and asks her if she's going to congradulate her on her getting engaged to Daniel. Aren't you happy? Well what can I say, it's great replies Eva. Is that all your going to say, asks Victoria? Tell me, what do you think about my wedding with Daniel? Well if you really want to know says Eva, I'll tell you. Tell me what? That your bothered I will be happy with him asks Victoria. Of course not replies Eva. I get it says Victoria. You can't get your man and your jealous that I can get mine. Renate interrupts with orders for Eva.

Francisco is all jittery trying to figure out how he is going to pull off having Marisol over with Jackie and Laurita there.

Daniel visits his daughter for a talk. Did you cancel your commitment with Victoria asks Laurita hopefully. No, replies Daniel. He tells Laurita that just because he is marrying Victoria does not change all the love that he has for her and he will not send her to boarding school. Even though she'll ask you a million times asks Laurita? No, replies Daniel. You and I will always be together. I promise you. Okay I believe you says Laurita. But no matter what you say, I know Victoria does not like me. Daniel tries to reassure her that Victoria does.

Eva brings Don Julio his breakfast. He notices her pale complexion and her swollen eyes. Everything okay he asks. Eva says it's fine. I'm just an idiot then sneezes. Your coming down with something says Don Julio. So home and get some rest.

New model Sabine visits Daniel. FF-->

Francisco tries to get Laurita out of the house, but she is hearing none of that. Then he goes to Jackie and finally spills the beans. Jackie calls him crazy. He begs her to reconsider.

Marcela visits Daniel in his office. He asks her how she's doing. She tells him embaressed, upset, blah, blah, blah. In walks Bruno.

Jackie convinces Laurita for her help in Francisco's crazy scheme. They plan on helping him but really sabatoging everything to teach him a lesson.

Bruno the butt kisser says he came to apologize to Daniel for last night. Well Marcela figures that since their both there to give them both a tongue lashing. Daniel tells Marcela that in the future to advise her "protector" to watch his tongue. He leaves for an appointment.

Francisco lays out the plan to the girls.

Taxi drops off Marisol at the mansion. She is impressed.

Victoria tells Don Julio that she and Daniel are engaged. He tells her that it's a mistake. She cannot marry Daniel.

Jackie opens the door to let Marisol in and you can see the jealousy. Francisco walks up and greets her. Jackie is none to happy. Francisco takes Marisol outside. Oh wow. Your house is gorgous says Marisol. Francisco says well alot of crap. Laurita comes out and introduces herself to Marisol. She says to Francisco "This is not the lady from the other day, Tio Paco". Francisco tells her she's confused and sends her on her way.

Victoria gets angry with her dad and asks him what does he mean she can't marry Daniel.
J: Because that marriage will be fake.
V: What do you mean fake?
J: You know that this is all your mother's doing. Ever since DAniel was widowed your mother has pushed you towards him.
V: Your wrong. I love him.
J: No. You don't need to fool me. Perhaps you think you are in love. But you know there have been moments where you have wanted to end the relationship. And have stayed with him because of the pressure of your mother to avoid scandel.
V: But dad, I really love Daniel.
J: No, you are obsessed with him. Analyze you heart. Are you sure he really loves you enough to make you his wife?
V: I'm glad I didn't tell you this before now. And that you didn't go to the party.
J: I am your father. I love you and will always speak the truth to you. Please calm down and think about what I said.

Marisol and Francisco outside talking FF--> Francisco goes into the kitchen to find out what's taking so long in the kitchen. Jackie assures him it's almost ready. Then proceeds to give the soup a little extra help with lots of hot sauce. She gets a call from Daniel that he will be home soon.

Eva leaves to give Jackie money back that she borrowed for the taxi yesterday.

Jackie gives the news to Francisco that Daniel will be home in 5 minutes.

Daniel is driving down the road and Eva is walking down the sidewalk, falls and hits her head.

Monday: Daniel takes Eva to the hospital; Daniel is at her bedside; Victoria is angry that Daniel was out all night and if it was another woman and he says yes.

Labels: eva

Hi Gang! Well, I'm back to take a stab at this show. Last night was my very first viewing ever. I like it!! I just kept seeing favorite actor after favorite actor!!! Now you may have to forgive me here for a bit until I get used to these folks new names, but I know you all will help me out if I get it mixed up. I'm going to do this in stages over the weekend so feel free to check back for more later...

Always a good welcome back to TN land with two women bawling their eyes out and yelling at each other. Well we started off with gal i think is named Marinela whining like a baby to the maid because she talked to the wicked Fedra whom marinela thinks just killed her Tia Carlota...

Fedra the aforenamed evil woman is now chatting with recognizable Bernardo about the daughter that she hates - and how Emiliano wants to go off to look for her. Apparently this is Gretel, whom Carlos informed me is locked in a wine cellar somewhere. They dream about getting her inheritance and worry about her coming back to Mexico..she is in Europe? Oh our hunky Tontas foe is her son. Nice to see him again.

Now all the actresses that I thought were blondes are now red heads and these two young ladies chat about being top model for a commercial and not getting to see a boyfriend enough because of his work. One is really sad, so the other cheers her up. They are the mod squad. I know this because they speak English.

Ok, so the one they call Ilitia wants to buy off the secretary Adelina to take care of her "baby" for her, oh she'll pay whatever it takes.

Ah mi Cesar!! Here he is Daddy, and makes fun of his son coming back in the morning with his ho. The little maidlet, Delicia is not appreciative of the son's flattering of his girlfriend and drops her service tray. She seems a bit smitten...the girlfriend can tell she is in love with Axel.

Now Papa gets the call that Tia Carlota has passed on. He declares this is a horrible morning, even before he learns that!

Ok, now back to our hunky son who over heard the duo talking about money, what money he wants to know. He clearly is at odds with Bernardo, who believes that Fedra should not confide in her son, who is not the enemy here. Now mi Cesar Evora comes in to tell these folks about the death. Fedra exaggerates mourning, which clearly means that she already knew or didn't care.



So now, infact, we go to the cemetary, because dead bodies never hang around above ground for more than 40 minutes in the novelas and voila, she's all nice and buried, probably still warm even. I like how the grass is already green. Well, nevermind, Marinela will see to it that her death is properly avenged. Them's fightin' words if ever I heard 'em. I guess there is a plot...

So Fedra and co wonder how this could have happened. They discuss, and when son finds out Tia died yesterday, you can see the light bulb go off, as he figures out that someone, Marianela? must have been in Madrid and not Switzerland to have known about the wake?

Carlota's brother and and another of our favorite pudgy bald guys discuss the death, and how important it is to protect Marianela's inheritance even more now. He hopes that Carlota did not die with the secret, he needs to know if Gretel is his daughter.

So now the mod squad shows up at the house, Ilitia is supposed to marry "baby" but he says Carlota died, so they can't get married...she says no way, wedding must go on. Emiliano tells our other valley girl, who has just reprimanded her buddy for being so selfish, that she can't do her commercial either. Tables turn and now she is upset, she gets no party for boda, but a commercial? I'm torn...I say make them all suffer. Anyway, now on to some fun..

We go to the kitchen where our maidlet is clearly torn as well about learning Axel's last night details, yet not wanting to hear anything too upsetting. He suggests that Lorena has quite a body and in bed, whoa.....in true Emila and Mike style, he gets a wack over the head with a frying pan, and falls to the floor.

Ack, more discussion wedding and commercial yes? no...Carlota would like yes or no...

It was a ruse...Axel wakes up, grabs maidlet whom he "trapped" and I guess he picks up on her morbid fascination and decides she is ripe for some young boy flirtation...he wonders if she wants more with him...

Paula and Max are discussing the death, Paula holds no ill will towards his sis, it's his fault they never married. Besides, maybe now Gretel will return to Mexico. Whee!! Max yells at poor Benigno for who knows what and he leaves...

Ah we are back on the floor in the kitchen...Axel still trying to eat the Delicacy that is our maidlet...she is softening and hardening: no I don't like you, but I might like being next to you, but no take your hands off, and so forth until eventually Axel ends up all wet with a pot of stove water...take that young buck. Hmmrf...what's with the help these days... :)

OK, so clearly Fedra wants mod chica Ilitia to marry her son for some reason because she uses her power of a weak heart to feign extreme distress at any mention of boda suspending, so finally Emiliano says go ahead with the wedding so she doesn't get too upset and risk heart failure, but eh, no commercial, that can wait...Emanuel is not excited about this and really wants to wait...I wouldn't blame him, let that chic's hair grow out properly first...why are they so fascinated with these odd mutlilevel hair choppering styles? Over rated I think... Well it seems he feels he must protect his cousin Marianela, and for that matter he should go over there to Madrid and bring her back to her family where she belongs. Nobody else seems that concerned about her...is there cousin lovin' in this TN? Sheesh...

We are back with Marianela who is chatting with someone who tells her that Tia Carlota transferred all her money into another account just hours before she died, and she named an executor who is Juana Felipe Perez...ok this sounds like the female version of Juan Felipe, whom we know apparently has money for Marianela that Fedra and Co. want. Obviously something is a foot here. Marianela apparently knows who this is, and knows her to be the devil, not a woman. She wants to go back to her country tomorrow. We rejoin her learning there is no money for such a trip because all the money went to that Perez woman. Almudena shows up and gives her a folder and says no you are taken care of. She reads that there is money that exists in a trust in Switzerland, and she realizes this is the money that was saved for her in case anything happened to Carlota. Mari thanks her Tia in the air and swears she will pay her back somehow.

So now we go to a room of completely different folks, but wait it's our adorable what's his face, and he is apparently coming home drunk from a bar, and all the ladies in the house complete their duty of scolding him for his non-exemplar behavior, apparently he is a police officer afterall.


OK, so now just to shake it up some muddied up meth-head pops in with a gun and says this is an assault. How wonderfully bizarre...

Back to the whining about boda no boda, maybe Emanuel doesn't love you...ha no way... I'm marrying the day and hour of my invite or my name is no longer Ilitia Porta Lopez...great someone told me her full name!!

Back to the assault, loca woman screams for everyone to hand over their stuff, including our follied drunk dude. Whines all around.

Ok so Ma and Emanuel have a "heart to heart" he needs to marry the boba, no he thinks he needs to go to Europe to get his cousin and the money that belongs to him, he needs to go manipulate the fat one there, they don't have her money yet. Ma says don't worry about the money it's taken care of...uh oh, another light bulb...so that's the money you were talking about with Bernardo he says...she promises that everything will fall to their hand soon enough..don't ruin your wedding...he says still he should call Marianela and keep tabs on her fat fortune. She answers but once she realizes it's him, hangs up and won't reanswer, telling the maid not to answer, well ok answer, but say this...

Back at the crack head attack, finally mister drunk supposed police officer overtakes our junky and gets her down on the sofa...the gun is plastic...oh and so is the nose and the teeth...eh voila it's our Paula from Gancho!! Well, she calls herself Doris...

Almudena finally answers and they talk of the sadness of the death, she tells him that Mari went to live with her new hubby in Paris...Emanuel seems genuinely upset. Ma hangs up the phone for him telling him he was about to waste his time on the happily married fat chic...

Oh jeez back to the boda no boda again...enough I'll tell you when we make progress here...ok we finally did, Eman comes out saying with the loveliest of smiles on his face (not) that the boda will go forward..he'll marry the popis boba (plush fool).

So now we learn what's behind the attack, Hollywood, so the lady in the blue dress is Doris's Ma and she's just returned from LA where she's learned how to do all that. Yeah, I can believe LA might teach you how to become an assailant. :) They say she's learned well and is a top notch actress.

Well now we go to the real police station where Ilitia's mom is looking at a line up and is not sure if any of them are the one they are looking for because she never really saw the guy...the Liria de Plata must be caught...this must be some sort of Robin Hood, who steals but does good with the spoils - this plot I'm not sure I get yet....


2 Dias despues and it's wedding day...la boba looks ok, she is thanking her mami and papi, who appear to be divorced but still friends for everything they've done for her...ma asks if she's sure she wants to spend the rest of her life with hunkalicious...not the greatest of timing eh?

Appears the cop who wants to bust the Robin Hood, lusts after our shiny bride. The girl walks in and asks him if he is still pining for her...

Ok so now more new/old people...we are in jail and our orange skin buddy is there with some guy Garduno who is threatening Ilitia's pa with ruining her wedding if he doesn't come down to the clink and meet with him...the plots abound in this one...Fonseca gets congratulated for doing such a great criminal job. He likes Ilitia, but thinks it's ok if she marries as he has a wedding gift for her. Garduno is happy to be able to blackmail Lorenzo. Time up..must go back.

And so we end here until Mon. Thanks for bearing with me...

Labels: llena

Just a reminder – Jean is still in Argentina but will be back here with us in a few weeks.

Blusamurai, you have been amazing this week with your detailed (and funny!) recaps of Alguien Te Mira and El Fantasma de Elena. Thanks for all your hard work!

And thanks to everyone who comments in this space. It’s fun writing here when it feels like a conversation with friends!

Aurora

The most powerful presence in this novela isn’t the title character, but the master manipulator, Vanesa Miller. If Aurora reentered the world of the warm-blooded with a vague notion of settling old scores, it is Vanesa who has been busy rewriting their personal history and inventing scores for Aurora to settle.

Vanesa is one of the cleverest villains I’ve seen. She gets people to believe improbable versions of events by having the same story repeated to her victim by various sources. Aurora, for example, hears that Lorenzo was just a fortune-hunter who never had real feelings for her. He and Natalia were accomplices and lovers. The story is told by Vanesa and then, with added twists of the knife, is repeated by Natalia and Aurora’s own father Gustavo. Ultimately, Aurora accepts it as true.

Other half-truths and lies:

Aurora believes that Martín is only after her money (False. He is really in love with her and she is breaking his heart.)

Aurora believes that Natalia was Lorenzo’s accomplice and lover 20 years ago. (False. Natalia’s sin was one of omission. She knew that Lorenzo and Aurora truly loved one another. She knew Aurora had nothing to do with Federico. And yet, succumbing to Vanesa’s pressure, she kept silent. She also played footsie with Gustavo years ago at a time when he was married but she was not. So maybe Nina is actually Gustavo’s daughter and Aurora’s half-sister?)

Almost everyone believes that Blanca is the daughter of Gustavo and Inés Ponce de León. (False: She is Aurora and Lorenzo’s daughter).

Blanca now believes that Lorenzo Lobos is her father (true) and Inés is her mother. (False: Aurora is her mother.)

Almost everyone believes that Beta-Aurora is Alpha-Aurora’s daughter. The only ones who know the truth are: Gustavo, Inés, Roque, Dra Elizabeth, Dr. Parker and Vanesa.

Almost everyone believes the lie concocted by Gustavo and Inés that Federico is Beta-Aurora’s father.

And now a resumé of Friday’s episode:

In a bar:
When Natalia tells Federico about Aurora and Lorenzo’s almost roll in the hay, he is Shocked. Shocked. Why that’s incest! Natalia tells him not to exaggerate. And then she reflects that perhaps Aurora isn’t acting out of love but out of vengeance for her mother’s sake: that Natalia ended up with Lorenzo, that Aurora’s mother is dead and she, Natalia, is alive.

In Aurora’s apartment:
Blanca gets home just as Aurora is about to leave for the Sleeping Beauty audition. Blanca makes a surprising announcement:
Yo no quiero que mi papá sea Lorenzo Lobos.
(I don’t want my father to be Lorenzo Lobos.)

At Lorenzo’s Dance Studio:
Lorenzo is leaving a phone message for Natalia begging for a chance to explain. Enter Martín. Quería desearte buena suerte (I wanted to wish you good luck) he says. And I wanted to talk about Aurora.

Blanca explains to Aurora that if she had been raised as a Lobos, she would have been … oh the horror… poor! She imagines getting up early in the morning, managing her clothes and hair on a tight budget. Aurora muses:
¿Tú solamente ves el lado material?
(You only see the material side?)
Is there another side? retorts Blanca cheerfully. She doesn’t want Gustavo to disinherit her, nor does she want to trade her fancy apellido “Ponce de León” for the vulgar “Lobos” name.

Martín and Lorenzo continue their tense conversation. Lorenzo is going to Spain to leave the way free for Martín to be with Aurora. But Martín rejects the idea of being picked just because he’s available and Lorenzo is not. He wants Aurora to choose to be with him. Then he leaves, refusing to give his father a goodbye hug. As he is leaving, he gets a text message from Nina.

At the Cryonic Clinic:
Gustavo, with a penchant for understatement, says:
Las cosas están complicando!
(Things are getting complicated.)
Let’s see, Elizabeth has murdered Eduardo, Julia Castillo, her doctor friend at the hospital… the police investigation is likely to lead to their door…
But as Dra Elizabeth sees it, their problem has a name: Dr. Williams. Speak of the devil! The bearded young doctor who earlier recognized Julia’s photo on tv pokes his head into Gustavo’s office and asks to talk to them.

At the School of the Arts:
Blanca continues to riff on the horror of being born a Ponce de León and then finding out your father is just an ordinary dancer, not even famous. (Un bailarín común y corriente... un mediocre) And a disconcerted Aurora says: Nunca imaginaba que fueras tan… así. (I never imagined that you were so… like that.)

The instructor who will judge the dance-off between Aurora and Nina arrives. The ladies sharpen their claws.

Vanesa’s apartment:
If Natalia is looking for sympathy, she’s in the wrong place.

Young Dr. Williams turns out to be a Company Man. He rejects Gustavo’s cash. You can count on me, on my loyalty, he tells Gus and Eli. Pase lo que pase. (Whatever may happen.)

Aurora transacts a lot of business while she waits for the audition to begin:

First Federico shows up and tells her she can’t have a relationship with Lorenzo because he’s her father. She laughs unpleasantly. I can see you never really knew my mother, she tells him. She was very sexual and she had many lovers – among them, my father.

Then Vanesa reports back by phone to Aurora: Natalia told her everything but the color of Aurora’s underwear when she caught her and Lorenzo together. Black, Aurora tells Vanesa. Sexy, no?

Aurora puts Vanesa on ‘hold’ to take Lorenzo’s call.
Line 2: Lorenzo’s not sure about going to Madrid…
Line 1: Vanesa repeats the lie about Martín. She says Natalia told her that he is determined to do what his father couldn’t; he’d do anything to get your fortune.
Line 2: Lorenzo begs Aurora not to tell Martín they were together. He’d never forgive his father and besides, he doesn’t want to hurt him.

And then Martín comes along and vengeful Aurora says, with feigned sympathy: I guess you know. And she hugs Martín. She continues:
Natalia nos cachó a punto de hacer el amor en mi departamento.
(Natalia caught us just about to make love in my apartment.)
No, no lo sabía (No, I didn’t know) says Martín, barely breathing. And, he continues, I don’t want to know anything about you or what happens in your bed.

The audition has begun. Nina takes her turn first and the instructor watches her performance approvingly.

Meanwhile, Natalia continues confiding in Vanesa. She’s not sure Nina should be in The School of the Arts or that she should be living in Vanesa’s apartment. She doesn’t belong in that world. But Vanesa wants to talk about Lorenzo and Natalia obliges.

Sometimes, she admits, I think I’m getting what I deserve. The oath (juramento) you forced me to take and the betrayal…

Vanesa interrupts her. Which betrayal do you mean? Are you talking about the oath? The fact that you ended up with her great love? Or that you slept with Aurora’s father?

Back at the audition, Aurora takes her turn and the instructor is so excited, he is bouncing in his seat.

Martín and Nina meet in the school hallway. She wants him to see the Director about a possible job there. She promises she won’t bother him. It’s not you I’m avoiding, he tells her, it’s Aurora.

Natalia shows up a Lorenzo’s studio. He tries to explain what happened with Aurora. She isn’t his lover but she does have this strange power over him… Anyway, he has decided to go to Madrid alone. Perfect, says Natalia bitterly. So Aurora wins.

Now Nina and Aurora dance side by side and we see the instructor wince at a clumsy move that Nina makes. The instructor announces his decision: Aurora will dance the role of Sleeping Beauty!

Martín phones Lorenzo and reviles him for being with Aurora. Who told you? asks Lorenzo. It was Aurora herself, says Martín.

Aurora stands behind Lorenzo in his studio as he screams in anguish before his mirror: Leave me alone! Get out of my life!

I’m right here, she says. Say it to my face.

He rails at her: What are you trying to do, drive me crazy? Separate me from my son? Is this what you want? And he grabs her roughly. Is he kissing her? Biting her? Her mouth is bleeding and she tells him to stop, he’s hurting her. He pushes her away:
¡Vete! ¡Lárgate! Ya no sé quién eres, ya no sé quién soy!
(Go! Get out of here! I don’t know who you are anymore, I don’t know who I am!)

Wow. Is this the same person Nina is talking about to her friends Vicki and Blanca? My father is the sweetest man in the world, she tells them. Once, when the family went camping – Nina was about 5 – she dropped her teddy bear (osito de peluche) in the river. Her mother wanted to just buy a new one but her father spent the whole night looking for it. He came home soaked, dirty and exhausted. But he found the bear! Unfortunately, he caught a cold (agarró un resfriado) from his cold, wet night and had to spend the rest of the weekend in the tent.

Blanca looks wistful as she listens to this story about Lorenzo. Maybe she’s not such a material girl after all?

Martín doesn’t waste any time, does he? He escorts the young Cryonics doctor -- the one who had her eye on him from the beginning – into his shabby apartment. We learn her name: Liliana. And they agree to drop the ‘usted’. Pretty soon, they are dropping their pants too.

At Aurora’s splendid Fifth Avenue apartment, Inés and Roque are tending Aurora’s wounds. He hurt you! says Inés. No, says Aurora, I’m the one who hurt him. They made fun of the old Aurora because she was too good; but no one is going to laugh at the new Aurora!

When Blanca comes home, Aurora is surprised to learn that Blanca and Inés have made up. Blanca makes it clear that she still confuses material goods with love. Inés proved her love by reactivating her credit cards. When she walks out of the room, Aurora turns to Inés and asks:
¿No le pudieron inculcar otros valores?
(Couldn’t you teach her other values)
We did what we could, says Inés. And about tomorrow – are you going to let Lorenzo leave?

At the Lobos apartment:
Natalia listens to Gustavo’s message: I didn’t come to see you because I didn’t want to suffer losing you again.

Lorenzo is puzzled when César hauls in a large suitcase. Natalia explains that she and César will be going with him to Spain. To start a new life together. Then Nina arrives to say her farewells and make peace with the family. Family hug.

At the airport:
Aurora, in a blue baseball cap, is looking somewhat furtive. She thinks:
Natalia, vine a despedirme de ti y de tu traición.
(Natalia, I’ve come to say goodbye to you and your betrayal.)

The Lobos family – Lorenzo, Natalia and César – walk along pulling their suitcases behind them.

And Aurora, (thinking that Lorenzo is going to Madrid alone, I suppose), reflects:
Tu partida solitaria es el placer de mi venganza.
(Your solitary departure is the pleasure of my vengeance.)

Back at Martín’s shabby digs:
Dra Liliana gets out of bed and steps on the remote, turning on the TV by accident. It’s a news report about Julia Castillo. Her body shows traces of cryonic treatment. There will be an investigation of all the local cryonic facilities! While Martín and Liliana are disturbed to hear this, she admits that when the news about the bloodless body first emerged, she did think about the clinic.

Blanca’s pesadilla:
She is at home in their apartment when Aurora calls her with dreadful news:
Es horrible lo que pasó! El avión se cayó y no hubo sobrevivientes. Lorenzo se murió!
Something horrible has happened! The plane crashed and there were no survivors. Lorenzo is dead!

A shaken Blanca wakes up, realizes Aurora isn’t in the apartment, and calls her on her cell. Aurora answers that she is taking a walk but Blanca recognizes the airport sounds in the background.

At the Cryonic Clinic:
Inés admits to Gustavo that she was Eduardo’s lover but she wasn’t the one who killed him. She confessed falsely so he would think she had done something important. (Interesting. Like a cat offering its owner a dead, bloody bird as a gift). Just as she and Gustavo embrace, Dra Elizabeth barges in and asks tartly: Are you congratulating Gustavo on his upcoming wedding? Don’t you want to hug me too?

And back at the airport, the Lobos family walks together. The blue-capped Aurora follows at a discreet distance. But it is Blanca who runs up and shouts:
¡Lorenzo! ¡No te vayas papá!
(Lorenzo! Daddy, don’t go!)

Previews: Blanca’s nightmare becomes a reality. The plane carrying the Lobos family is reported to have crashed en route to Madrid!
No survivors have been found!
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Alguien te Mira

Mauricio tells Matilde that two victims, Rocío Lynch and María Gracia Carpenter, were Benja’s lovers. He says Eva was killed because she was getting close to the killer. If Matilde is unwilling to help Mauricio in his investigation, he’ll have to go to Tatiana and tell her everything he knows about Benjamin.

Rodrigo’s boss, Amanda, offers him his job back, but he feels he isn’t ready yet.

Pedro Pablo fantasizes about Lola and Lucía being together in his office, both great with child, admiring one another’s bellies.

At the catering office, Matilde ruminates about what Mauricio told her. And when Lola asks her to react to Tatiana’s announcement that she and Benja are getting divorced, she says perhaps it’s for the best. Lola says it’s all the fault of some little tramp! But it’s a problem that can be fixed. Tati isn’t buying that. For her, the marriage is over. Still, she is resolved to find out who Benja’s lover is and make her pay! Camila listens to all this in silence.

The model, Valeria, is on a photo shoot and is shown using cocaine.

Rodrigo recalls Piedad’s angry interrogation about his relationship with the group leader, Daniela.

Back at the catering place, Lola and Matilde continue talking about marriage and divorce while Camila sits apart and cries. She tells Tati she’s not feeling well and leaves for home.

Rodrigo continues his Piedad reverie; he envisions the scene where she pushes him away and tells him she can’t trust him. Then he gets on his bike and rides off.

At the police station, Luisa gets a report that they are following Benja and he is at his sister-in-law’s apartment house.

Inside that apartment house, Camila is begging Benja not to divorce Tati.

Luisa’s boss Angel asks her to accompany him on a visit.

At Rodrigo’s apartment: Julián arrives. He tells Rodrigo that his attentions to Daniela are upsetting Piedad. Rodrigo counterattacks: You’re dying of rage, aren’t you? he says. No matter what you do, you can’t stop Piedad’s feelings for me. And I’ll always be a part of her life because we’re having a child together.

Benja and Camila continue their conversation. We’re fine the way we are, she tells him. He denies that the divorce is because of Camila. She shouldn’t feel guilty because the rift in the marriage was something long coming.

And at the catering place, Tati confides to Matilde that she feels worthless (desvalorizada). Matilde, recalling her conversation with Mauricio, tries to get Tati to talk about what happened.

At the rehab center, Daniela remarks to Rodrigo that Piedad is obviously very much in love with him. But we’re not together, he tells Daniela. Yes, she acknowledges, but the two of you have a child on the way.

As the clinic is closing up for the evening, Julián invites Piedad to go out with him but she declines and prepares to leave.

Luisa and Angel are waiting for Julián. (So this is the visit Angel was talking about.) This isn’t an interrogation, they tell him. They just want to talk to him about Eva. Julián tells them that the last time he saw Eva was at the clinic reception. He gave her directions to the spot where the heart (sent to Benja) was buried. And the morning Eva disappeared, Julián was at home without witness.

Angel shows him the photo of the dress Eva was posed in. Julián says he has never seen it before.

Luisa tells Julián that the one thing they know about the killer is that he is a doctor because of the skills needed to remove the victims’ hearts and then suture the wounds.

Tati visits Camila to thank her for her concern. They will always be sisters, she says and she will always love her.

The rehab group session is over. Daniela remarks that she is concerned because Valeria didn’t show up. She and Rodrigo decide to go for coffee.

At Pedro Pablo’s house, Lola tells Benja that she is pregnant. She scolds him for his plan to divorce Tati and his involvement with Camila, which he angrily denies.

Matilde has a nightmare: She is in bed when she hears someone opening her door. She hears voices and finds Benja, Julián, Rodrigo and Piedad in her livingroom. Piedad, her mouth painted bright red, pulls out a knife.

Emilio, Matilde’s little boy, hears his mother scream and rushes into the bedroom to comfort her.

Piedad, now definitely in stalker mode, drives by Rodrigo’s building and sees a light is on in his apartment.

Inside that apartment, Daniela is flirting pretty aggressively with Rodrigo. As Piedad is getting out of her car, Daniela and Rodrigo are kissing. And the kiss seems to go on forever.

Credits roll.

Labels: alguien, aurora, fantasma, telemundo

David confronts “Mario” in his bedroom. “Are you or aren’t you my papa?” FaustiMario is stunned into silence. He ponders his options for a few seconds and then decides now is the time to come clean with David. Like some sort of horror movie, he begins to remove his mask to reveal what lies beneath. However, instead of a horrible monster underneath the glasses, wig, false teeth, beard, mustache and latex nose and wrinkles, David finds not his father, but Gabi’s!

Horrified, David backs as far away as possible into the wall, his mind racing and unable to compute what he’s seeing. “My God! What is this? Why are you dressed like this? Where is my papa?!” Faustiago begs him to calm down and let him explain. Meanwhile, Gabi is wearing a hole into the carpet pacing in the living room, knowing that something very strange is going on with David and Don Mario.

Faustiago continues to remove his disguise, but locks the door firmly before giving David the explanation he demands. He first informs David that his father, Mario Genovés, is dead. David is wide-eyed, and teary-eyed, impactado. “Muerto?” Faustiago explains that Mario did indeed die in the car accident. David refuses to believe, so Faustiago suggests he bring Abelardo in to verify all he is saying. David wanders into the living room like a zombie and requests that Abelardo accompany him. He unconvincingly tells Gabi that nothing is wrong and everything is fine when she inquires.

Abelardo confirms to David that Don Mario is indeed dead. David’s grief knocks the wind out of him and forces him to sit down. He starts to weep. “And, he, he was my father?” Abelardo answers him truthfully.
A: He loved you as if he were.
D: Then, whose child am I?

Abelardo tells him mostly the truth. He says David is the child of a lady who used to work in the house. She left when David was just a few weeks old. As Don Mario and Señora Alicia could not have children, they fell for little David, cared for him as their own and registered him as their child. David is practically hyperventilating with grief and shock. Abelardo tells David how much his father loved him. When David asks where he is buried, he tells him he’s been laid to rest in a dignified tomb. Whenever David wants to, Abelardo will take him there. David then asks for an explanation of why Faustiago is there. Abelardo hands the mic over to Faustiago for that explanation.

Faustiago explains that he’s there because Mario obligated/forced him to be. He tells David his real name and that he used to be an actor. The theatrical company he started with was owned by Adolfo Ávila. There he met and fell for a beautiful dancer named Márta Saldívar. However, she got involved with a rich man who was married…who had a son. A look of shocked realization comes over David’s face.

In the living room, Gabi continues to fret to Juli about what could possibly be going on in the bedroom. She saw that look on David’s face and knows it can’t be good. Juli thinks they are just discussing business, but Gabi has another theory. She thinks they might be arguing because Gabi asked David to get them their own house, away from his family. Juli sees no problem with this. If that is what’s causing the problem, then Mario will just have to deal with it (aguantar). Gabi has a right to have her own home! They both go nervously quiet when a downcast Ale arrives home. They do a bad job of lying that everything is ok. Ale goes to Bertha’s room to see if she can get the 411 from her about what’s going on. Princess Bertha doesn’t know, and she doesn’t like not being in the know. Their uncle is acting like a man possessed (con miles demonios), and those b!tches (she said viejas, but that’s what she really meant) continue to ingratiate themselves with him. Ale knows something must be wrong by the looks on the faces of Gabi and Juli.

Back in the bedroom, the revelations keep coming at David like a tsunami.
D: This woman had a child by my father?
F/S: Yes. It was a girl.
D: And where is she now?
F/S: That child is my daughter, your wife, Gabriela.
D: Qué?! Gabriela?!

David is shocked into standing position this time. He asks if Mario knew Gabi was his child. Faustiago explains that Mario found out shortly after his wife died. When she died Mario came back to find Marta to marry her, but by that time Marta was married to Santiago and had another child by him, Juli. David wants an answer to THE question. Why is Faustiago passing himself off as Mario? Faustiago explains it’s because of that darn death clause in the contract with Adolfo. Faustiago goes back to speaking about the Marta love triangle. He explains that when Mario came back into Marta’s life, Santiago’s heart was destroyed, he was eaten up with jealousy. He didn’t think it fair that Mario was trying to take her from him again. He could feel that she was about to abandon him. He started fighting with Marta all the time and made life impossible for her.

Around the corner, at the newly renovated house, JJ is deep in thought about Ale. Limon, in one of his favorite spots- behind the bar- tells JJ he thinks it best if he and Caramelo move out, so that JJ won’t continue to have problems with Ale. JJ won’t hear of it. Limon and Caramelo are his only family. (What about Elsa?) They can’t leave him alone. Plus, Limon and JJ are partners and will be working together (on whatever it is they eventually decide to do). Limon doesn’t know how he can help JJ in his new business since he doesn’t know how to do anything, not even how to write. JJ doesn’t think reading and writing is part of the job description for a right hand man (brazo derecho). (Yeah. This will be a really successful business.) Plus, JJ completely trusts Limon and would trust him with his life. Limon is touched by JJ’s words.

Caramelo comes running in. She has examined the bedrooms upstairs and still wants to sleep in the little house (servants’ quarters) attached to the main house, where she and Limon used to sleep all those years. JJ gives in and Caramelo runs off cheering her victory. Limon also asks JJ if he can stay in the rooms in back, in the casita. That way he won’t feel like such a freeloader (arrimado) and Ale can feel more comfortable in the house. JJ reluctantly agrees, and gives Limon the job of being in charge of the whole house. He also wants them to go furniture shopping so that Limon can furnish the rooms in the little house exactly as he’d like.

They toast happily to their new business and home arrangements, as we cut to a very unhappy looking Ale sulking on her bed. She’s obviously given what Mina said some thought, and is feeling bad about her harsh words with JJ. She swallows her pride and picks up the phone and calls him. Her sweet, “Hi. It’s me.”, is greeted with a grumpy “Qué pasó? Dime.” She tells him she’s calling to ask how he is. JJ’s in brat mode and tells her he’s fine. In fact, he’s with Limon and Caramelo and they’re about to go buy furniture for their BEDROOMS. Ale tries to be a good sport about it and says that’s great. JJ agrees, abruptly tells her he’s got to go, and hangs up on her while she’s in the midst of saying goodbye. (Wow. He is nearly giving her the full Elsa Cold Shoulder Treatment.)

Back at the Manse, Faustiago has told his story, and David wants to know if he did indeed kill his wife Marta. Faustiago jumps up in horror. He assures David that he did not kill her. David wants to know who did then. When Faustiago says that Mario was also there that night and saw her, David gets defensive wondering if he thinks his papa murdered her. “No, no.” Faustiago explains that this is just what Mario told him, and gets Abelardo to back him up. Faustiago got the blame for the murder, mainly because everyone heard the big fight he and Marta had earlier that evening. And then Adolfo saw him over her body and accused him of the crime. Luckily, Yolanda came and warned him and he had time to flee with his baby girls. It was all these years later when he returned to the capital that Mario saw him and recognized him. Faustiago explains how sick Mario was, and David learns for the first time that his father had a brain tumor. “Me obligó a tomar su lugar.” (He obligated me to take his place.) David is shocked to hear his mild mannered father threatened Faustiago with jail and with telling Gabi the truth, if he didn’t go along with this plan.

David wants to know why his father partnered with Adolfo in the first place. Faustiago explains how Mario was the first to find Marta dead. Adolfo and Yolanda found him over her body and accused him of killing her, despite his protests that he had only just arrived. Then Adolfo offered to “help” him by not saying anything to the cops and sending Mario away quickly. He later threatened to tell the cops and it was in this way Adolfo blackmailed Mario into the infamous contract. Faustiago didn’t know until recently that Mario was even there that night. He then explains about the cufflink that Mario found in Marta’s hand. They believed it was the killer’s and it was their only clue to the identity of the killer. Mario gave it to Faustiago, but it was recently stolen when someone broke into his apartment. David has Faustiago describe the cufflink and immediately realizes that it sounds like Carlos Avila’s ring. That bit of new info leaves Faustiago impactado.

Over at the Dastardly Domicile, Leo is awaiting the appearance of Adolfo. You’ve got to hand it to Adolfo, he can hide his shock and play the welcoming host to perfection. “Well, well. What a pleasure it is to see you in my home. What brings you here Comandante?” (Translation: What the hell are you doing here?) Leo tells him he’s there to ask him some questions. They sit down and Leo casually asks some pretty uncomfortable questions over his cup of java. He starts things off easily by first confirming that Adolfo used to be a theatrical company business owner. The next question nearly throws Adolfo off his game, when Leo asks whether he employed a dancer named Márta Saldívar. “Sí.” Leo then mentions her husband’s name, Santiago Guzman, who was suspected of killing her. Adolfo admits to remembering the man and wonders if they’ve caught him. They haven’t, but Leo wonders if Adolfo has seen Santiago or heard someone speak about him recently. “No. Of course not.” Leo points out that Mario Genoves also knew this dancer. Adolfo feigns ignorance and wonders why Leo is asking. “Did someone tell you that Mario knew Marta?” Leo continues his cat and mouse game, tells Adolfo that Adolfo himself threatened Mario recently with revealing the secret about Marta to David, and takes a sip of his coffee. “Me? I said that? I don’t recall.” Leo’s not buying this, and Adolfo is fishing for an excuse or explanation, when Carlos walks in. Leo stands and the two young men stare each other down. Likely remembering the hurt Leo put on him the last time they met, Carlos quickly slinks away upstairs.

Leo continues his interrogation of Adolfo. He asks how a man like him, who had no prior experience managing restaurants, ended up as Mario Genoves’ partner. “By blackmailing Mario about Márta Saldívar, right?” This finally sets Adolfo off. He hasn’t ever spoken to Mario about Marta, and whoever said he did is a liar. Leo gives one of his disarming smiles and says he will speak to Mario about the matter again. And if he’s involved in Marta’s death somehow, he’ll help him overcome any legal issues. This doesn’t make Adolfo happy, but he hides his displeasure and politely bids Leo farewell. As soon as Leo leaves, Adolfo calls Mario’s house demanding to speak with him.

“Mario” is still in his bedroom with David and Abelardo continuing his story of how he came to be there. David’s rocking back and forth and his brain is now starting to work overtime. He concludes that Adolfo must have been the one who arranged the accident that killed his papa. FaustiMario feigns surprise. Gabi knocks on the door to inform them of Adolfo’s call. David insists on taking the call. He tells Adolfo that his father is not at home, and from now on anything that has to do with his father, Adolfo will have to deal with HIM (David). Adolfo berates him, and tells David to pass the message on to his father that the police came to see him about you know who, and that he defended Mario and told them that Mario didn’t know the person. Mario better get in touch with him ASAP. Adolfo doesn’t realize that Carlos has been listening to Adolfo’s side of this conversation intently from the stairs. David doesn’t give a damn. “My father is NEVER going to speak to you again!” Click.

An uber-annoyed Adolfo turns around to find Carlos over his shoulder, grinning like the Cheshire Cat. He’s enjoying the “interesting” conversation Adolfo was having. It sounded to him like his father and Mario are involved in something crooked (chueco). Adolfo demands he show some respect, and get the hell out! Carlos smirks all the way out the door.

Gabi’s moved from the living room, to wearing a hole in the floor boards in front of Mario’s bedroom door. Juli tries to calm her down, but Gabi is fed up with waiting and wants to know what’s been going on behind that door. She knocks impatiently and finally David emerges. He lies that everything is alright, while at the same time wiping away a stray tear. They were discussing the partnership with the Avilas. Gabi wants to know what Leo has to do with it. David puts on a happy face, and once again tells her it’s nothing to worry about. Leo came to talk to his father because the police are investigating Adolfo Avila. He’ll explain more later. Gabi looks more perplexed than before.

Inside the room, FaustiMario is heading back through the tunnel to the little house. Abelardo urges him to be careful, given that they now know Adolfo is a murderer and wants to add “Mario” to his list of victims (which he’s already accomplished). Above all, Abelardo doesn’t want Faustiago to confirm to David that they learned from Yolanda that Adolfo killed Marta and his dad. David would for sure go to confront Adolfo directly and cause more problems than they already have. Faustiago admits that he was on the verge of revealing that to David, but is in agreement not to do so. It’s best not to provoke (prevenir) Adolfo.

Outside the door, David tries to distract Gabi with kisses and with an evening out on the town with her and Juli. He tells them to go make themselves pretty and he’ll be ready in a bit. He returns to the room quickly before Gabi can get out the lingering questions still on her mind. Gabi doubts what he said was the whole truth, but Juli wonders why it wouldn’t be. Gabi’s not convinced.

When he returns to the room, Abelardo shows him the secret passage. The light goes off in David’s head. So many things make sense now. Abelardo is happy that Faustiago will be more at ease now that David knows. They make their way through the tunnel to the house, and David marvels at his father’s planning and decision-making skills. He’ll miss him so much. Abelardo agrees. Once inside Faustiago’s dressing room, David marvels some more, begs Faustiago’s pardon for being such a jerk, and thanks him. Faustiago won’t accept the thanks, since he didn’t do this voluntarily but because Mario obligated him. But, he’s happy that it happened, because soon the day will come when Marta’s killer will pay for his crimes. David is sure that it was Adolfo, and he will pay for that, and all the humiliations he caused his father. He hesitates when he says “father”, and Faustiago gently assures him there is no need for hesitation. Mario was his father. Mario was a true father to him, just like he (Faustiago) has been to Gabi. David thinks of Gabi. She’s the true heir to all of this and David wants to tell her the truth. It’s the right thing to do. Faustiago agrees she should be told, but this is such a horrendous tale, that Faustiago himself isn’t yet ready to talk to her about it. David agrees to follow Faustiago’s lead. In fact, from now on he will do everything that Faustiago tells him to do. The two men shake on it. But it’s obvious David can’t shake his sadness at knowing his father is no more.

The sisters are pretty in pink, but Gabi is still pacing the living room like a mad woman. Juli wants to know why she won’t believe everything is ok, like David says. Gabi thinks she should phone Leo to find out why he spoke to Mario and what’s up. Juli tells her she’s crazy for looking for trouble with David again, who is already bothered by her friendship with Leo. Let things be, now that things are good. Gabi admits she’s right, but she just feels that David doesn’t want to tell her the truth. Adolfo, like a desperate recently dumped boyfriend, calls the house again to speak to Mario. Gabi knocks on the door twice, but strangely gets no reply. Adolfo resigns himself to the news that Mario is not there. He will just have to try again later. Just as she’s wondering where David and Mario could have gone off too, David and Abelardo magically emerge from the bedroom. David says they just didn’t hear her knock, although Gabi points out that she knocked twice. (Right now David is probably wishing that he had a less inquisitive, airhead wife.) He hustles them out the door to dinner. Bertha emerges as they are leaving and learns there will be no one around for her to annoy at the dinner table. She decides to call up her sugar daddy, Adolfo, but it seems he also has a life like everyone else, and has left.

Upstairs, Susana checks that her two retirement packages/death warrants (the diamond filled shoe and the letter) are still safe. She reads Dora’s letter out loud:

Señor Mario,

I don’t dare tell you this in person, because I’m ashamed, but you have the right to know. I am David’s mother. I abandoned him in this house many years ago. I left him here because Maria, a woman who worked in your house at that time, told me that your wife could not have children. My husband had abandoned me, and I could not maintain/take care of David. I knew that you were good people, and that you would give him all that I couldn’t.

I also want to tell you that I know who killed Isabel, the young woman who worked in the Mirador Hotel eleven years ago. The blame was put on the young man, Juan Jose Victoria. But the real culprits were Carlos Avila, and another young man whose face I could not see. I hope you understand me Don Mario. If I remained quiet all these years it was because I didn’t want David to suffer, and out of fear that Señor Avila would do something to me.

-Dora

Susana is shocked that Dora is David’s mother. The diamond filled shoes remain in her suitcase, but she puts the letter in her purse. Meanwhile, David’s mama is descending the stairs and encounters Ale. Ale goes to speak with Abelardo in Mario’s study and finds him scouring all of Mario’s books. He’s looking for a VERY important letter that was put in one of the books. Abelardo tells Ale that the letter reveals the true identity of David’s mother, but he pretends he doesn’t know who it is. Mario left the letter to be given to David one day. When Abelardo noticed that the books had been moved around, he decided to look for it and now can’t find it. They call Dora to find out who last cleaned the room. They find out it was Susana, on Bertha’s orders. No, Susana did not tell Dora that she had found anything in one of the books, and she’s out since it’s her day off. Ale thinks they need to search for this letter. Dora’s eyes go wide at the mention of a letter. She asks Abelardo if it’s the one she gave Mario. He confirms this and Dora’s eyes go wider with horror and fear. No one can see that letter! Ale suggests that Dora search Susana’s room, while she searches Bertha’s. When Ale heads upstairs, Dora panics that she might find and read the letter. Abelardo assures Dora that although Ale already knows that David is not Mario’s blood child, he did not reveal that Dora is his mother. But if she did find out, Ale already knows the FaustiMario plan and was the one who constructed the tunnel. “What tunnel?” Seems Dora was left out of the loop on that one, so Abelardo explains.

Dora’s search of Susana’s room and Ale's search of Bertha’s room comes up empty. Ale sees Dora’s obvious anguish and tries to calm her by saying it was probably just thrown away. She asks Dora who wrote the letter, but doesn’t press when Dora says she can’t say. Ale reports back to Abelardo and tries to assure him as well that it probably is in one of the books, or was thrown away. Abelardo hopes so, since it could be used for ill if it fell into the wrong hands. (If only he knew.) Ale heads over to talk to Faustiago in the tunnel house. She compliments him on his amazing transformation into Mario. He chuckles in appreciation of the compliment. This is a man who has clearly missed working in his calling- the stage. She talks about how that first night when he showed up, they were all convinced he was Mario. She congratulates him once more and calls him a great actor. He gives her a little bow. She knows they haven’t had much of an opportunity to talk, but she lets him know that her uncle told her everything. Faustiago admits it’s been difficult with lots of frights (sobresaltos).

Ale asks him if he thinks her uncle’s death was an accident. He is completely honest with her. It was not an accident, he was murdered. So was his wife, and so was the young maid eleven years ago. And all of these deaths have something in common- Adolfo Avila. Ale wants to know how he’s so sure. Because there were witnesses. In fact, a witness that can prove JJ is completely innocent. Ale wants that person to come forward! It’s their obligation! Faustiago assures her that that person will do so. They are both shocked when the door bell rings. And Ale is even more shocked to find JJ on the other side of the door.

JJ’s come looking for Don Fausto, who he knows works there. Ale tells him it’s not a business, but instead a house that belongs to Don Mario who employs Fausto. She leads him away from the house and to his house to talk. Abelardo arrives to tell Faustiago about the missing letter. Faustiago is absolutely sure it was Bertha who took it.

At JJ’s house, Limon quickly makes himself and Caramelo scarce to give the squabbling love birds some alone time. Ale gets JJ to sit down and talk things through. She feels badly about what happened. She doesn’t want to offend his friends. She understands that he loves them and wants to help them. She loves him, more than he can imagine, and she doesn’t want to lose him. Ditto for him. But he thinks they are too different- like water and oil, and he’s really crude oil. She’s elegant, fine and educated. And even though he now has money and dresses nicely, he’s still coarse and ignorant. She assures him that she likes him just the way he is- simple, generous, caring, loving…They start to kiss and Ale is ready to be swept away by passion once more. JJ puts a halt to things, since Limon and la niña might return any minute. Ale suggests the perfect solution—they can go upstairs to his bedroom. JJ x-nays that idea too. Things are different here. Even though Limon was a homeless tramp, he’s pretty conservative. And la niña is still very young/little (chiquitita). Ale cannot believe he is rejecting her, again. She stands up and tells him the only thing that is chiquitita here is his brain! (At least she didn’t name another part of your anatomy JJ.) Then things really get nasty. He implies that the only thing wrong is her loose morals. He asks just how many guys has she “been with”. (That didn’t seem to be a problem for him when they were getting it on in the elevator, in the hallway, in the hotel suite, or on her desk, but whatever.) “How dare you!!!” She tries to slap him, but he catches her arm and asks, “That many?” (Tantos?) That really ticks her off and she catches him off guard with a well deserved hard slap with her left hand. She storms off calling him an imbecile, and wondering why that’s important to him. “You know what? The only one that I regret is getting involved with a guy like YOU. It makes me embarrassed/ashamed!” (me da verguenza) The squabbling love birds have turned into full fledged fighting cocks, staring each other down from opposite sides of the ring.

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Capitulo 113.
Read Amanda’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Pilar decides to stay in bed and not go to the commercial shoot because she’s afraid of horses. Fernando fears that if they can’t make the commercial, it will be the end of Conceptos.

2. Tomás sneaks into the club. Alicia is turned out because she didn’t pay her club dues.

3. Sara pursues the security guard. He ignores her like a Buckingham Palace guard.

4. Julieta cries because she forgot the salsa.

5. Pilar arrives and complains about everything

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Capitulo 114.
Read Julie’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Pilar rejects the hair and makeup planned for the shoot. She refuses to wear the cape the client requires. She says that if they don’t do it her way, she quits.

2. Lety tells Fernando he should call Luigi for advice on how to handle divas. Fernando doesn’t want to because he can’t stand for Luigi to see him helpless, but finally he relents and calls Luigi.

3. Sara pursues the security guard.

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