Friday, March 11, 2011
Triunfo del Amor #53-54 3/10/11 A triumph of overworked tear ducts
I can't believe they've given us two-hour episodes all week. I want you to know I am armed with coffee and snark, the opposite of "tea and sympathy," as I wade into this episode…
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Part I:
Oh, look, Maria D's married ex is at the door. He has no idea why he's there. She tells him to go worry about his wife. "Don't treat me like this, please!" Oh, come on, dude, what do you expect? She asks him to wait before he leaves.
Padre JP doesn't think it's possible for Maria D to be his daughter. Mami Dearest says she has no doubt.
Maria D won't let Max touch her, and she doesn't care that he's a married man who doesn't love his wife (psh! Like we haven't heard that one before!)
Linda likes the "vibe" of the theater. Osvaldo agrees…it's got a lot of presence and magic. Juanjo is not feeling the magic as he follows them.
And how does Burnie know? Providentially, of course. She reminds him that she promised she'd help find his daughter. But how does she know? "Before Sor Clementina died…" Burnie flashes back to killling her, but she says Sor remembered finding 2 girls named Maria: Magdalena and Desamparada. The nuns took them to Guadalajara. And? So? She says she knows which one is which, but Sor C gave up her life in the telling. Not that she knows that fo sho, but the emotion of describing how they found Maria D upset her so much, so maybe that's why she died, yeah, that's it. Sor C said Maria M was walking near the train station, but Maria D was two blocks from the place Vic had her accident. And also, Sor C and Sor Rocio were the ones who found Maria D. Therefore, there's no doubt that Maria D is his daughter. Gee. Burnie should have been a lawyer, with that grasp of logic.
Maria D wants Max to feel bad about everything she's given him--hope, love…her virginity (what? You were thinking it!)…and then he went and married a crazy skank. Max still won't explain why. Maria D tells him to go get going with his honeymoon. No smoochies as we go to the first commercial break.
Part II:
The theater tour continues. Os asks someone to pull the curtain back. Os is waiting for the owner to review his counteroffer. Juanjo hears Linda call Os "mi amor."
Max's lips are moving, but all I hear is "blah, blah, blah." He ends up kissing MD on the forehead, then he leaves. She remembers him saying they belong to each other. Loser.
Linda buffs up Os's ego. She says she'll show up every night to see him do his thang. She starts kissing on him and Juanjo interrupts before he can get the rest of the free show.
Nathy tells Milagros she's feeling sick from all the stress. She's got a nasty cold. Milagros recommends a hot tea with lemon and honey, and then going to bed with 4 layers of covers to sweat out the "miasmas." I concur. Nathy got a prescription for some injections from the pharmacy. They're waiting for Juanjo to come home and giver her an injection. Of hot lovin'!
Ew. Or not. Os tells Juanjo to talk to him and not Linda. Juanjo tells him to shut it. They played around with his feelings. He was making wedding plans while they cheated on him. Os tells him not to get upset. JJ reminds him he's a married man. He doesn't want explanations. "Were you going to leave your wife for her? Or did you just want to keep her as a mistress?" Looks like Os prefers option B.
Max comes back to the office to whine at Fabian. Fabian tells him he's really sorry that Max's life sucks. Max can't stand that Xi took those pills on purpose to emotionally blackmail him into sticking around. He can't stop thinking about Maria D.
MD lies in bed crying.
Padre JP asks who else knows. "Just you, me, and God. And no one else can know. You can't break the seal of the confessional. You'll keep this secret your whole life." "Why are you doing this to me? Victoria has to know!" "No. I don't want her to know. I can't stand to think that my pure son could be contaminated by sin! Mother and daughter are both impure. Stay away from them." "That's not possible! My mission is to bring God to all his children. He's the only one who can judge. You're being unfair and they don't deserve it. Who gave you the right to judge? Only God can do that."
Maria D watches kids play in the park.
PJP asks Burnie to tell the truth to Vic since she's condemned him not to be able to say anything. Burnie refuses. "That will be her punishment! I'm not going to reunite her with her daughter. She'll never know! Never!" PJP appeals to her sense of mercy, but Burnie doesn't think Vic deserves any. She's upset that Maria D is following in those footsteps and having a child of sin. PJP asks why she can't forgive. She doesn't answer, just says she's got to get the hell out of there. Pobre Padre JP. "Why's it gotta be like that, God?" Uh, because bitch crazy? He looks kinda happy to think that Maria D's his daughter.
Part III:
Vic comes into Max's office and dismisses Fabian. She wants to ask him how long he'll be on his honeymoon. He hasn't decided. She wants him to take a whole month. He thinks it's time he lives his own life and the last thing he wants is to hang out with Ximena. He needs to find them a place to live. "But your bedroom is big enough for the both of you!" "Do you really not understand me or are you pretending?" He says he's been up front with everyone that he's going to stay with Xi until the baby's born and then the deal is off. What he does after that is up to him. They picked his wedding, so the divorce and the rest of his life is his decision. Ay, Max. When will you learn that discretion is the better part of actually carrying out your plan?
Maria D cries in the park and remembers Max's visit from that morning.
Cruz comes into the living room as Nathy is sneezing like crazy. Cruz can also give injections, luckily?
Linda tells Juanjo he's not part of her and Os's relationship. Os says she needs to go back to Juanjo because it's over between them. Linda tells JJ she's grateful for what he's done, but she doesn't love him. "Why'd you wait until now to tell me?" She says she tried, but he wouldn't listen. JJ asks Os why he took away what JJ wanted. JJ calls Linda another man's trophy. "It's not like that?" "Then what's it like?" Os's reply is to go ahead and hit him if he wants to. JJ asks how his wife is going to take this news. This scene has gone on far too long.
Maria D comes back to her apartment and cries. She promises the baby she'll fight for it. The doorbell rings and it's Padre JP. She tells him she's alone and cries. "You'll never be alone again. I'll always be with you to protect you." Maria D says what she needs are real parents. PJP waxes rhapsodic about the mysterious ways of God. Whatevs. Maria D is convinced and agrees to see PJP "as" her father. More tears.
Part IV:
Max says he's not mad at Vic. He understands he has an obligation and it was all his fault, so he's not going to blame anyone else. Vic is proud of him for being a man and not abandoning a woman who's expecting a child. She never would have allowed him to evade his responsibility. "A child is a major commitment." Max agrees, but that applies to children born out of love. He's manning up, but he'll do it his way.
Maria D tells PJP she crashed the wedding. She hoped he'd change his mind. PJP says he crashed the wedding too, to ask Max to quit making her suffer. MD asks why PJP is taking care of her. "I promised to look out for you and I just spontaneously decided today that I'd step that up and really do what I promised." Cryptic comment about life before the priesthood that she doesn't understand. MD says she really needs a father's love. But what about Max? MD says she saw lots of kids in the park. She's not going to make Max give up Ximena and his child. "No one has the right to separate a father from his son…or daughter!" MD says she'll send him a letter asking him to forget about her. PJP tells her to look ahead and forget Max. She's not sure she can live without him. OK, so, let me indulge in a little beanie slippage because this has been bugging me all week. It's wrong to separate a father from his child, so let's not separate Max from his baby with Ximena, but we can separate him from the one he's having with Maria D? Nice logic, there. I can see the apples aren't falling far from the crazy tree.
Gui says Os has been distracted since he got there. Os says something just happened. He doesn't want to talk about it. Linda's still there watching. Os isn't in the mood for a lecture from Gui. They'll talk later. Gui agrees and gives Os the program for the play "El Engaño" (the deception).
Maria D writes Max a stupid letter about how he done her wrong. She takes off her engagement ring and puts it in the envelope. Uh, no, that's yours to keep (a), and (b) it would bring in a pretty penny to help care for your fatherless child that it's perfectly acceptable to raise without a father so that Ximena's kid that isn't really Max's can be used to emotionally blackmail him into staying in a relationship with that crazy bitch. Just saying.
Nathy doesn't want to let Cruz give her an injection. He tells her not to be "pollona" (chicken). Milagros asks him about injecting cows. Yeah, Cruz is multitalented. Nathy freaks out at the huge needle.
Linda wants to "explain" to Os, but he's had it. He's done hurting people with a relationship that's not going anywhere. He says he doesn't love her and he can't stop loving Victoria. It's time for Linda to leave him alone. He never promised her anything and if she doesn't feel bad about cheating on JuanJo, he does feel bad! He drives off and leaves her in the street to be picked up by Gui. Gui says it looks like she needs a friend. She jumps right on that.
Nathy comes limping into the apartment, with Cruz behind her. She says it didn't hurt, but she's not a fan of showing off her ass…ets. Unlike her roommate. Maria D asks Cruz to deliver the letter to Max's office. He's like "What? Do you think I'm crazy?" Cruz wants to out her about the baby. MD begs him not to and then goes off to work.
Max and Toni review some drawings. He tells her he doesn't know how he can keep up the farce. Blah, blah, blah, I'm so in love, woe is me, this isn't how I dreamed of having a baby.
Gui takes Linda to his house. He gives her a drink and flatters her. He agrees with her that JuanJo can't give her anything. She coos about how awesome Os is. Gui says she deserves the best of everything and they toast. He says he wishes he could find a young, innocent thing like her. He hates that she's suffering over Os when she could be with another great guy. He's totally gonna hit that. He says he'd like to get to know her better, but stops short of kissing her. Well played, Gui!
JuanJo comes home and mopes. Milagros says they should go to dinner and a movie. No, JJ didn't tell Linda, and by the way…it's over. She's with another guy. A rich guy, with status. Milagros says he's got her love and the love of his friends.
Max meets Cruz in his office. Cruz calls him "patron" (boss). They're not friends anymore, since Max broke up with Maria D. "If I told you, man to man, what actually happened, you'd understand me perfectly." Cruz says maybe and maybe not, here's your letter, and I'm out of here.
MD and Nathy tell Linda "We told you so." Loud. And repetitively. Nathy is glad now everyone will realize she's not the one who was making out with a married guy in a car. More scolding. Linda says she knows what she wants and she won't be poor again. Nathy says that means she's not sorry and she'll do whatever it takes to get what she wants. Linda agrees. She won't sacrifice herself for anyone or anything. MD says she's not going to keep covering from her. "Respect other people's pain or find yourself another place to live."
Max reads the letter and cries. Or maybe he cries because the screen squishes him vertically.
Linda cries that they like JJ better than her. "Well, you just can't go around hurting people!" Linda swears she won't and she'll apologize to JJ. MD says they'll give her another chance, but it's the last one. Nathy agrees. "If you don't change, then you'd better leave."
Padre JP tells Os "I told you so." Os says Linda insisted. "What? She pulled a gun on you?" Heh!
"You've been warned! One more time and you leave the house!" MD leaves for work. "Do you think she'll really change?" MD insists if she doesn't, she's out of there. Nathy feels sorry for JuanJo.
Milagros wants to go beat Linda with a spoon, but JJ doesn't want it being even more obvious that Linda broke his heart. Milagros agrees. "Let's pretend we don't care." JJ says this is the worst thing that happened since his dad died. Milagros tells him if they can deal with that, they can deal with this "vieja" (lit. "old lady," but figuratively, "bitch"). They're going to deal with it together.
PJP tells Os he keeps hurting people and he's not going to keep listening to this. "End the relationship already!" He wants Os to make more of an effort with Vic. Os says he does still love her, but she's "voluble"(fickle) and only offers him love on her schedule, and she wants everyone to bow to her will! It's enough to shrivel a man's penis! Padre JP practically sneers at him, "And you think your lover actually loves you? Come on, you're only with her to soothe your wounded male ego." PJP proposes a deal. "I'll talk with Vic, the first chance I get, without revealing anything, but if Vic changes, you've got to let the other woman go." That's a deal? Well, Os agrees to it and gives his word.
Maria D is all dolled up in a wedding gown at her new job…to model for Xi and Roxanne. She takes a deep breath and struts her stuff while Norma narrates. Xi says she'd like an original dress for her church wedding. MD tries to hold it in. Roxanna brags about Xi's happiness, while Xi says the dress is too plain. Roxanna dismisses MD as Norma notices Xi giggling maliciously.
Oscar asks to talk to Toni. He notices she looks worried. She's thinking about how difficult love can be--finding it, maintaining it. She's thinking of Vic, and Max…and herself. Sometimes she thinks it's better to be alone, but some days, she really misses having someone else in her life. "Are you happy with your loneliness?" No. But he tries not to worry about it. "How do you manage that?" She reminds him that what he's waiting for won't happen. She thinks he's afraid of love. Oscar thinks a long conversation between them is overdue. He invites her to dinner and says he'll pick her up at her place. Seriously? All of a sudden he changed his mind? Cause I think he's going to spend all night talking about Vic.
Padre JP remembers Burnie telling him MD is his daughter. He doesn't know what to do about his preggo daughter. He's got to help her, but how? Does he need to quit being a Father so he can be a father? He shaves and cries. "Maria Desamparada is my daughter." he thought bubbles.
Pippino is going to make Maria M a complete wardrobe. "Well, I'm not really used to dressing well. Can you make me something kind of, uh, simple?" "You can't go around dressed up like a superhero!" MM and Pip are getting along well. Toni says maybe tomorrow they should just go shopping. MM agrees and Vic gets all weepy again at getting called "Mama." Are we going to stop and cry every time she does that? Everybody's crying.
Max tells Fabian about the letter. He's beating himself up over it. Fabian reminds him that he always said all women were liars and look at him now. Max is all weepy that she's probably crying over him and he can't go be with her…but his poor innocent child can't suffer for having stupid parents, so he's going to have to deal.
Xi and Rox haven't had such a good time in a long time. Bitches. Roxanne…you don't have to turn on the red light….
Fabian gives Luci some paperwork for Vic. Luci tells Fab she's going to lunch with her boyfriend. Fab says he's torn between two women. She advises him to make up his mind so he doesn't end up "como el perro de los dos tortas." ("like the dog with two tortas"…the dog couldn't make up it's mind and spent so long going back and forth between the two that in the end he didn't end up getting either one because someone else snatched them up while he was hesitating in the middle.)
Cruz tells MD he handed over the letter, but Max didn't say anything. He leaves and Linda comes into the living room. She hasn't talked to JJ yet. Nathy's in bed with her cold, but she'll be sleeping on the couch tonight so MD doesn't get sick, she and Linda have already decided. Linda asks forgiveness again. The doorbell rings and it's Fab with a huge bouquet of flowers for Nathy. Linda says she's really sick. She comes in in her bathrobe, sneezing.
Xi is getting ready to go out. Max sneers that they're not going anywhere. Not even their honeymoon. They're going to stay at the hotel until they find a house. Xi whines. "A honeymoon is for couples in love. We're not in love. When are you going to understand that I don't love you and I never will?"
Fab says he brought her flowers and candy to thank her for going to the wedding with him and to apologize for kissing her. "Well, I was surprised, but it didn't bother me." And away he goes again, after kissing Nathy on the cheek. Maria and Linda can't wait to hear about "the kiss!" Nathy remembers it and smiles.
Fab talks himself into crushing on Fer and thinking of Nathy as just a friend.
The girls giggle over "the kiss." Linda wants more details, in exchange for the whole story of JJ at the theater. The leave Maria D alone. She apologizes to the niblet for leaving it without a father. The doorbell rings again. It's Padre JP, who calls her "hija" (daughter) and hugs her. She calls him "padre" and Burnie hears and gripes "The seal of the confessional is sacred! Why did you tell Maria Desamparada the truth! Why?!" PJP says nothing and MD asks what the hell she's talking about. "Juan Pablo shouldn't have told you that…" "I didn't tell her what you think." Dumbass! Why didn't you let her finish! MD backs him up and says she has no idea what they're talking about. "Why are you accusing him of telling me the truth? What truth are you talking about?" Not falling far from the dumbass tree either, are you?
Part V:
Vic gets soppy about her friendship with Toni and Pip, MM's honorary aunt and uncle.
Burnie blames it on her nerves and says she didn't mean anything. She has no idea what she's saying or doing. MD sits her down and Burnie asks for a glass of water. PJP is royally pissed off that she would even think he'd break the seal of the confessional. "I already apologized! Don't be hard on me! I didn't say anything to compromise you." MD comes back with the water. She's so grateful to PJP and Burnie and she wishes they were her real family. Burnie looks maliciously at PJP.
When will MM come meet the rest of the family? She doesn't want to seem ungrateful, but she's afraid of rejection. "No, I know them, they'll welcome you with open arms?" Delusional, much? And what if they don’t? No answer from Vic.
Fer shows Os the picture of Xi and Max at the wedding. She thinks Max looks sad and Xi looks like she just caught a big fish. It's not that she doesn't like Xi, but she doesn't think Xi will make Max happy and she won't allow that. Os remembers JJ confronting him at the theater and PJP confronting him at the church.
Vic says the family will accept her, especially when she tells them the whole story. "I didn't abandon you! The accident made me lose you." Toni backs her up on that part. MM wants to know who her father is. Dun, dun, dun.
MD tells PJP and Burnie she loves them both, and loves the nuns, and can't believe Sor Clementina is dead. Burnie pretends to care. MD says Sor Clementina was like a mother to her. "You must hate your mother. She abandoned you. A mother who abandons her children doesn't deserve the love or compassion of anyone. If you ever see her, you'll have to bitch her out." PJP tells her not to talk like that. "Remember the fourth commandment! Honor your mother and your father! What you're saying goes against God and the Holy Church!" Heh!
Part VI:
Vic tells MM she has a father, but she can't tell her yet. "When you trust me, we'll have a nice long chat. I promise I have nothing to be ashamed of." Toni backs her up, as does Pip. Pip swears on the honor of his family the Vic is a great woman. Pfft!
MD never imagined life outside the orphanage would be so difficult. People keep coming to work to harass her. I can see the wheels turning in Burnie's head. And I won't be sorry when she takes Xi down. It's news to PJP that MD has been getting her relationship advice from Burnie. He is very, very disturbed. "Wouldn't it be great if you were really my granddaughter?" MD says for that to happen, she'd have to be PJP's daughter and that would never happen, of course.
"If Max isn't in love with Xi, why did he marry her? I didn't like Maria Desamparada, but I would have made an effort if Max married her. Oh, I get it, since she's not in our 'social class' mom rejected her?" Os tells her not to blame it all on her mom. She needs to be discreet about this, but, um, well, Max knocked up Xi. "I should have guessed it! Why didn't you tell me before?" Os says because he figured she'd throw it in Ximena's face. Yes. Please do.
Max watches TV. Xi whines that if they aren't going to go on a honeymoon, can't he at least take her to dinner. "I'm going to sit here and watch a movie. If you want, you can join me, or you out by yourself." Oh, you're going to regret that. I bet she's going to whine through the whole movie. And hog the popcorn. Bitch. Actually, she opts to go out. He asks her to please not drink, for the baby. Whatevs. She plans to have a good time, so, phooey on him!
When she leaves Max pulls out the letter to torture himself some more, while we're treated to a cover of Melina Leon's "Que Será de Ti" from the Spanish-language soundtrack to the original "El Clon" redone by Thalia. I hate it. Also, this is a "missing you" song that just doesn't fit Max having seen MD just this morning: "What's going on with you? I need to know about your life. I need someone to tell me about your days. Night has fallen and I need to know."
The gals get the living room set up for Nathy to sleep there. MD says PJP and Burnie are really supportive. Linda is scared of Burnie. MD says Burnie's full of blessings. Linda says they could use some, what with MD being preggers, and Linda and JuanJo's breakup, and Nathy's nasty cold. MD says she and Linda did it to themselves and they knew they weren't doing right. Nathy says she did it for love, while Linda did it for money. Whatever. "We're paying the consequences of women, cause men never pay. I never should have set my eyes on Max!" Linda says it's not worth it to suffer over men. Nathy tells her to shut it. MD wants to be left alone. So she can cry. Again.
Max can't live without MD and he has to see her.
MD's doorbell rings. It's Max. They cry. She shuts the door in his face. They stand on opposite sides of the door and cry. They both sit down on the floor and cry. MD asks God for help and cries. Max asks God for help and cries. MD resigns herself to living without Max and cries. Max asks how to live without MD and cries. MD loves Max. She cries. Max loves MD. He cries. MD rubs her belly and cries. Max rubs his head and cries. My giant bowl of coffee is empty! I cry!
Part VII:
Ximena wears yet another ugly hat and drinks. A guy hits on her. He's never seen her there before. She tells him to just shut up and buy her a drink. She doesn't want to tell him her name. She is drunk as a skunk already. She didn't even remember asking him to buy her a drink. She throws it in his face and he starts to go after her, but Gui is there and chokes the guy to get him to back off. He hassles Xi about her awesome honeymoon.
MD cries. Nathy asks if it was Max. "How did you know?" "Because he's been standing outside the building since he left. Go look." MD cries. Max is out in the rain, crying. Nathy says he doesn't look like he's leaving until she lets him in. MD cries. She won't let him in. Nathy reminds her she was supposed to sleep on the couch. MD says Nathy needs to go sleep in her own bed and she'll stay on the couch. MD looks out the window and cries. Max stands in the rain and cries MD runs outside in the rain. Max stands outside in the rain. MD comes out to the sidewalk. Max stands her under a tree. They both cry. MD tells him to go home and quit hurting her. He says it hurts him to be away from here. "Please go! Don't make this more difficult!" "I can't do it! I need to be near you! I need to see you! I need to feel you!" They hug. And cry. In the rain.
Xi wants Gui to go away. Gui doesn't want to go away. Gui toasts her marriage. Xi whines that he's not going to buy her a drink. Gui says she's to dangerous with alcohol in her hands. He gets kinky with the straw. Groooooosssssssss! He invites her back to his place and bribes her with alcohol. She agrees, after she finishes his drink. She's literally falling all over him as they stumble out.
Max and Maria in the rain, the same conversation, more tears. "I could never ask you to abandon your own child!" But you can forcibly separate him from his own child with lies. Sad, teary, rainy smoochies. More "go away" "No I won't." MD goes back inside at a rate of about 1cm per second.
No more William Levy in a kayak?! Now we get smoochie replays.
Tomorrow: Max finds out about his dad's affair; Xi finds the letter and the ring and brings it to MD as "proof" that Max wants nothing to do with her.
OMG, I'm exhausted! What do people eat after running marathons, cause I'll take 2!
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Part I:
Oh, look, Maria D's married ex is at the door. He has no idea why he's there. She tells him to go worry about his wife. "Don't treat me like this, please!" Oh, come on, dude, what do you expect? She asks him to wait before he leaves.
Padre JP doesn't think it's possible for Maria D to be his daughter. Mami Dearest says she has no doubt.
Maria D won't let Max touch her, and she doesn't care that he's a married man who doesn't love his wife (psh! Like we haven't heard that one before!)
Linda likes the "vibe" of the theater. Osvaldo agrees…it's got a lot of presence and magic. Juanjo is not feeling the magic as he follows them.
And how does Burnie know? Providentially, of course. She reminds him that she promised she'd help find his daughter. But how does she know? "Before Sor Clementina died…" Burnie flashes back to killling her, but she says Sor remembered finding 2 girls named Maria: Magdalena and Desamparada. The nuns took them to Guadalajara. And? So? She says she knows which one is which, but Sor C gave up her life in the telling. Not that she knows that fo sho, but the emotion of describing how they found Maria D upset her so much, so maybe that's why she died, yeah, that's it. Sor C said Maria M was walking near the train station, but Maria D was two blocks from the place Vic had her accident. And also, Sor C and Sor Rocio were the ones who found Maria D. Therefore, there's no doubt that Maria D is his daughter. Gee. Burnie should have been a lawyer, with that grasp of logic.
Maria D wants Max to feel bad about everything she's given him--hope, love…her virginity (what? You were thinking it!)…and then he went and married a crazy skank. Max still won't explain why. Maria D tells him to go get going with his honeymoon. No smoochies as we go to the first commercial break.
Part II:
The theater tour continues. Os asks someone to pull the curtain back. Os is waiting for the owner to review his counteroffer. Juanjo hears Linda call Os "mi amor."
Max's lips are moving, but all I hear is "blah, blah, blah." He ends up kissing MD on the forehead, then he leaves. She remembers him saying they belong to each other. Loser.
Linda buffs up Os's ego. She says she'll show up every night to see him do his thang. She starts kissing on him and Juanjo interrupts before he can get the rest of the free show.
Nathy tells Milagros she's feeling sick from all the stress. She's got a nasty cold. Milagros recommends a hot tea with lemon and honey, and then going to bed with 4 layers of covers to sweat out the "miasmas." I concur. Nathy got a prescription for some injections from the pharmacy. They're waiting for Juanjo to come home and giver her an injection. Of hot lovin'!
Ew. Or not. Os tells Juanjo to talk to him and not Linda. Juanjo tells him to shut it. They played around with his feelings. He was making wedding plans while they cheated on him. Os tells him not to get upset. JJ reminds him he's a married man. He doesn't want explanations. "Were you going to leave your wife for her? Or did you just want to keep her as a mistress?" Looks like Os prefers option B.
Max comes back to the office to whine at Fabian. Fabian tells him he's really sorry that Max's life sucks. Max can't stand that Xi took those pills on purpose to emotionally blackmail him into sticking around. He can't stop thinking about Maria D.
MD lies in bed crying.
Padre JP asks who else knows. "Just you, me, and God. And no one else can know. You can't break the seal of the confessional. You'll keep this secret your whole life." "Why are you doing this to me? Victoria has to know!" "No. I don't want her to know. I can't stand to think that my pure son could be contaminated by sin! Mother and daughter are both impure. Stay away from them." "That's not possible! My mission is to bring God to all his children. He's the only one who can judge. You're being unfair and they don't deserve it. Who gave you the right to judge? Only God can do that."
Maria D watches kids play in the park.
PJP asks Burnie to tell the truth to Vic since she's condemned him not to be able to say anything. Burnie refuses. "That will be her punishment! I'm not going to reunite her with her daughter. She'll never know! Never!" PJP appeals to her sense of mercy, but Burnie doesn't think Vic deserves any. She's upset that Maria D is following in those footsteps and having a child of sin. PJP asks why she can't forgive. She doesn't answer, just says she's got to get the hell out of there. Pobre Padre JP. "Why's it gotta be like that, God?" Uh, because bitch crazy? He looks kinda happy to think that Maria D's his daughter.
Part III:
Vic comes into Max's office and dismisses Fabian. She wants to ask him how long he'll be on his honeymoon. He hasn't decided. She wants him to take a whole month. He thinks it's time he lives his own life and the last thing he wants is to hang out with Ximena. He needs to find them a place to live. "But your bedroom is big enough for the both of you!" "Do you really not understand me or are you pretending?" He says he's been up front with everyone that he's going to stay with Xi until the baby's born and then the deal is off. What he does after that is up to him. They picked his wedding, so the divorce and the rest of his life is his decision. Ay, Max. When will you learn that discretion is the better part of actually carrying out your plan?
Maria D cries in the park and remembers Max's visit from that morning.
Cruz comes into the living room as Nathy is sneezing like crazy. Cruz can also give injections, luckily?
Linda tells Juanjo he's not part of her and Os's relationship. Os says she needs to go back to Juanjo because it's over between them. Linda tells JJ she's grateful for what he's done, but she doesn't love him. "Why'd you wait until now to tell me?" She says she tried, but he wouldn't listen. JJ asks Os why he took away what JJ wanted. JJ calls Linda another man's trophy. "It's not like that?" "Then what's it like?" Os's reply is to go ahead and hit him if he wants to. JJ asks how his wife is going to take this news. This scene has gone on far too long.
Maria D comes back to her apartment and cries. She promises the baby she'll fight for it. The doorbell rings and it's Padre JP. She tells him she's alone and cries. "You'll never be alone again. I'll always be with you to protect you." Maria D says what she needs are real parents. PJP waxes rhapsodic about the mysterious ways of God. Whatevs. Maria D is convinced and agrees to see PJP "as" her father. More tears.
Part IV:
Max says he's not mad at Vic. He understands he has an obligation and it was all his fault, so he's not going to blame anyone else. Vic is proud of him for being a man and not abandoning a woman who's expecting a child. She never would have allowed him to evade his responsibility. "A child is a major commitment." Max agrees, but that applies to children born out of love. He's manning up, but he'll do it his way.
Maria D tells PJP she crashed the wedding. She hoped he'd change his mind. PJP says he crashed the wedding too, to ask Max to quit making her suffer. MD asks why PJP is taking care of her. "I promised to look out for you and I just spontaneously decided today that I'd step that up and really do what I promised." Cryptic comment about life before the priesthood that she doesn't understand. MD says she really needs a father's love. But what about Max? MD says she saw lots of kids in the park. She's not going to make Max give up Ximena and his child. "No one has the right to separate a father from his son…or daughter!" MD says she'll send him a letter asking him to forget about her. PJP tells her to look ahead and forget Max. She's not sure she can live without him. OK, so, let me indulge in a little beanie slippage because this has been bugging me all week. It's wrong to separate a father from his child, so let's not separate Max from his baby with Ximena, but we can separate him from the one he's having with Maria D? Nice logic, there. I can see the apples aren't falling far from the crazy tree.
Gui says Os has been distracted since he got there. Os says something just happened. He doesn't want to talk about it. Linda's still there watching. Os isn't in the mood for a lecture from Gui. They'll talk later. Gui agrees and gives Os the program for the play "El Engaño" (the deception).
Maria D writes Max a stupid letter about how he done her wrong. She takes off her engagement ring and puts it in the envelope. Uh, no, that's yours to keep (a), and (b) it would bring in a pretty penny to help care for your fatherless child that it's perfectly acceptable to raise without a father so that Ximena's kid that isn't really Max's can be used to emotionally blackmail him into staying in a relationship with that crazy bitch. Just saying.
Nathy doesn't want to let Cruz give her an injection. He tells her not to be "pollona" (chicken). Milagros asks him about injecting cows. Yeah, Cruz is multitalented. Nathy freaks out at the huge needle.
Linda wants to "explain" to Os, but he's had it. He's done hurting people with a relationship that's not going anywhere. He says he doesn't love her and he can't stop loving Victoria. It's time for Linda to leave him alone. He never promised her anything and if she doesn't feel bad about cheating on JuanJo, he does feel bad! He drives off and leaves her in the street to be picked up by Gui. Gui says it looks like she needs a friend. She jumps right on that.
Nathy comes limping into the apartment, with Cruz behind her. She says it didn't hurt, but she's not a fan of showing off her ass…ets. Unlike her roommate. Maria D asks Cruz to deliver the letter to Max's office. He's like "What? Do you think I'm crazy?" Cruz wants to out her about the baby. MD begs him not to and then goes off to work.
Max and Toni review some drawings. He tells her he doesn't know how he can keep up the farce. Blah, blah, blah, I'm so in love, woe is me, this isn't how I dreamed of having a baby.
Gui takes Linda to his house. He gives her a drink and flatters her. He agrees with her that JuanJo can't give her anything. She coos about how awesome Os is. Gui says she deserves the best of everything and they toast. He says he wishes he could find a young, innocent thing like her. He hates that she's suffering over Os when she could be with another great guy. He's totally gonna hit that. He says he'd like to get to know her better, but stops short of kissing her. Well played, Gui!
JuanJo comes home and mopes. Milagros says they should go to dinner and a movie. No, JJ didn't tell Linda, and by the way…it's over. She's with another guy. A rich guy, with status. Milagros says he's got her love and the love of his friends.
Max meets Cruz in his office. Cruz calls him "patron" (boss). They're not friends anymore, since Max broke up with Maria D. "If I told you, man to man, what actually happened, you'd understand me perfectly." Cruz says maybe and maybe not, here's your letter, and I'm out of here.
MD and Nathy tell Linda "We told you so." Loud. And repetitively. Nathy is glad now everyone will realize she's not the one who was making out with a married guy in a car. More scolding. Linda says she knows what she wants and she won't be poor again. Nathy says that means she's not sorry and she'll do whatever it takes to get what she wants. Linda agrees. She won't sacrifice herself for anyone or anything. MD says she's not going to keep covering from her. "Respect other people's pain or find yourself another place to live."
Max reads the letter and cries. Or maybe he cries because the screen squishes him vertically.
Linda cries that they like JJ better than her. "Well, you just can't go around hurting people!" Linda swears she won't and she'll apologize to JJ. MD says they'll give her another chance, but it's the last one. Nathy agrees. "If you don't change, then you'd better leave."
Padre JP tells Os "I told you so." Os says Linda insisted. "What? She pulled a gun on you?" Heh!
"You've been warned! One more time and you leave the house!" MD leaves for work. "Do you think she'll really change?" MD insists if she doesn't, she's out of there. Nathy feels sorry for JuanJo.
Milagros wants to go beat Linda with a spoon, but JJ doesn't want it being even more obvious that Linda broke his heart. Milagros agrees. "Let's pretend we don't care." JJ says this is the worst thing that happened since his dad died. Milagros tells him if they can deal with that, they can deal with this "vieja" (lit. "old lady," but figuratively, "bitch"). They're going to deal with it together.
PJP tells Os he keeps hurting people and he's not going to keep listening to this. "End the relationship already!" He wants Os to make more of an effort with Vic. Os says he does still love her, but she's "voluble"(fickle) and only offers him love on her schedule, and she wants everyone to bow to her will! It's enough to shrivel a man's penis! Padre JP practically sneers at him, "And you think your lover actually loves you? Come on, you're only with her to soothe your wounded male ego." PJP proposes a deal. "I'll talk with Vic, the first chance I get, without revealing anything, but if Vic changes, you've got to let the other woman go." That's a deal? Well, Os agrees to it and gives his word.
Maria D is all dolled up in a wedding gown at her new job…to model for Xi and Roxanne. She takes a deep breath and struts her stuff while Norma narrates. Xi says she'd like an original dress for her church wedding. MD tries to hold it in. Roxanna brags about Xi's happiness, while Xi says the dress is too plain. Roxanna dismisses MD as Norma notices Xi giggling maliciously.
Oscar asks to talk to Toni. He notices she looks worried. She's thinking about how difficult love can be--finding it, maintaining it. She's thinking of Vic, and Max…and herself. Sometimes she thinks it's better to be alone, but some days, she really misses having someone else in her life. "Are you happy with your loneliness?" No. But he tries not to worry about it. "How do you manage that?" She reminds him that what he's waiting for won't happen. She thinks he's afraid of love. Oscar thinks a long conversation between them is overdue. He invites her to dinner and says he'll pick her up at her place. Seriously? All of a sudden he changed his mind? Cause I think he's going to spend all night talking about Vic.
Padre JP remembers Burnie telling him MD is his daughter. He doesn't know what to do about his preggo daughter. He's got to help her, but how? Does he need to quit being a Father so he can be a father? He shaves and cries. "Maria Desamparada is my daughter." he thought bubbles.
Pippino is going to make Maria M a complete wardrobe. "Well, I'm not really used to dressing well. Can you make me something kind of, uh, simple?" "You can't go around dressed up like a superhero!" MM and Pip are getting along well. Toni says maybe tomorrow they should just go shopping. MM agrees and Vic gets all weepy again at getting called "Mama." Are we going to stop and cry every time she does that? Everybody's crying.
Max tells Fabian about the letter. He's beating himself up over it. Fabian reminds him that he always said all women were liars and look at him now. Max is all weepy that she's probably crying over him and he can't go be with her…but his poor innocent child can't suffer for having stupid parents, so he's going to have to deal.
Xi and Rox haven't had such a good time in a long time. Bitches. Roxanne…you don't have to turn on the red light….
Fabian gives Luci some paperwork for Vic. Luci tells Fab she's going to lunch with her boyfriend. Fab says he's torn between two women. She advises him to make up his mind so he doesn't end up "como el perro de los dos tortas." ("like the dog with two tortas"…the dog couldn't make up it's mind and spent so long going back and forth between the two that in the end he didn't end up getting either one because someone else snatched them up while he was hesitating in the middle.)
Cruz tells MD he handed over the letter, but Max didn't say anything. He leaves and Linda comes into the living room. She hasn't talked to JJ yet. Nathy's in bed with her cold, but she'll be sleeping on the couch tonight so MD doesn't get sick, she and Linda have already decided. Linda asks forgiveness again. The doorbell rings and it's Fab with a huge bouquet of flowers for Nathy. Linda says she's really sick. She comes in in her bathrobe, sneezing.
Xi is getting ready to go out. Max sneers that they're not going anywhere. Not even their honeymoon. They're going to stay at the hotel until they find a house. Xi whines. "A honeymoon is for couples in love. We're not in love. When are you going to understand that I don't love you and I never will?"
Fab says he brought her flowers and candy to thank her for going to the wedding with him and to apologize for kissing her. "Well, I was surprised, but it didn't bother me." And away he goes again, after kissing Nathy on the cheek. Maria and Linda can't wait to hear about "the kiss!" Nathy remembers it and smiles.
Fab talks himself into crushing on Fer and thinking of Nathy as just a friend.
The girls giggle over "the kiss." Linda wants more details, in exchange for the whole story of JJ at the theater. The leave Maria D alone. She apologizes to the niblet for leaving it without a father. The doorbell rings again. It's Padre JP, who calls her "hija" (daughter) and hugs her. She calls him "padre" and Burnie hears and gripes "The seal of the confessional is sacred! Why did you tell Maria Desamparada the truth! Why?!" PJP says nothing and MD asks what the hell she's talking about. "Juan Pablo shouldn't have told you that…" "I didn't tell her what you think." Dumbass! Why didn't you let her finish! MD backs him up and says she has no idea what they're talking about. "Why are you accusing him of telling me the truth? What truth are you talking about?" Not falling far from the dumbass tree either, are you?
Part V:
Vic gets soppy about her friendship with Toni and Pip, MM's honorary aunt and uncle.
Burnie blames it on her nerves and says she didn't mean anything. She has no idea what she's saying or doing. MD sits her down and Burnie asks for a glass of water. PJP is royally pissed off that she would even think he'd break the seal of the confessional. "I already apologized! Don't be hard on me! I didn't say anything to compromise you." MD comes back with the water. She's so grateful to PJP and Burnie and she wishes they were her real family. Burnie looks maliciously at PJP.
When will MM come meet the rest of the family? She doesn't want to seem ungrateful, but she's afraid of rejection. "No, I know them, they'll welcome you with open arms?" Delusional, much? And what if they don’t? No answer from Vic.
Fer shows Os the picture of Xi and Max at the wedding. She thinks Max looks sad and Xi looks like she just caught a big fish. It's not that she doesn't like Xi, but she doesn't think Xi will make Max happy and she won't allow that. Os remembers JJ confronting him at the theater and PJP confronting him at the church.
Vic says the family will accept her, especially when she tells them the whole story. "I didn't abandon you! The accident made me lose you." Toni backs her up on that part. MM wants to know who her father is. Dun, dun, dun.
MD tells PJP and Burnie she loves them both, and loves the nuns, and can't believe Sor Clementina is dead. Burnie pretends to care. MD says Sor Clementina was like a mother to her. "You must hate your mother. She abandoned you. A mother who abandons her children doesn't deserve the love or compassion of anyone. If you ever see her, you'll have to bitch her out." PJP tells her not to talk like that. "Remember the fourth commandment! Honor your mother and your father! What you're saying goes against God and the Holy Church!" Heh!
Part VI:
Vic tells MM she has a father, but she can't tell her yet. "When you trust me, we'll have a nice long chat. I promise I have nothing to be ashamed of." Toni backs her up, as does Pip. Pip swears on the honor of his family the Vic is a great woman. Pfft!
MD never imagined life outside the orphanage would be so difficult. People keep coming to work to harass her. I can see the wheels turning in Burnie's head. And I won't be sorry when she takes Xi down. It's news to PJP that MD has been getting her relationship advice from Burnie. He is very, very disturbed. "Wouldn't it be great if you were really my granddaughter?" MD says for that to happen, she'd have to be PJP's daughter and that would never happen, of course.
"If Max isn't in love with Xi, why did he marry her? I didn't like Maria Desamparada, but I would have made an effort if Max married her. Oh, I get it, since she's not in our 'social class' mom rejected her?" Os tells her not to blame it all on her mom. She needs to be discreet about this, but, um, well, Max knocked up Xi. "I should have guessed it! Why didn't you tell me before?" Os says because he figured she'd throw it in Ximena's face. Yes. Please do.
Max watches TV. Xi whines that if they aren't going to go on a honeymoon, can't he at least take her to dinner. "I'm going to sit here and watch a movie. If you want, you can join me, or you out by yourself." Oh, you're going to regret that. I bet she's going to whine through the whole movie. And hog the popcorn. Bitch. Actually, she opts to go out. He asks her to please not drink, for the baby. Whatevs. She plans to have a good time, so, phooey on him!
When she leaves Max pulls out the letter to torture himself some more, while we're treated to a cover of Melina Leon's "Que Será de Ti" from the Spanish-language soundtrack to the original "El Clon" redone by Thalia. I hate it. Also, this is a "missing you" song that just doesn't fit Max having seen MD just this morning: "What's going on with you? I need to know about your life. I need someone to tell me about your days. Night has fallen and I need to know."
The gals get the living room set up for Nathy to sleep there. MD says PJP and Burnie are really supportive. Linda is scared of Burnie. MD says Burnie's full of blessings. Linda says they could use some, what with MD being preggers, and Linda and JuanJo's breakup, and Nathy's nasty cold. MD says she and Linda did it to themselves and they knew they weren't doing right. Nathy says she did it for love, while Linda did it for money. Whatever. "We're paying the consequences of women, cause men never pay. I never should have set my eyes on Max!" Linda says it's not worth it to suffer over men. Nathy tells her to shut it. MD wants to be left alone. So she can cry. Again.
Max can't live without MD and he has to see her.
MD's doorbell rings. It's Max. They cry. She shuts the door in his face. They stand on opposite sides of the door and cry. They both sit down on the floor and cry. MD asks God for help and cries. Max asks God for help and cries. MD resigns herself to living without Max and cries. Max asks how to live without MD and cries. MD loves Max. She cries. Max loves MD. He cries. MD rubs her belly and cries. Max rubs his head and cries. My giant bowl of coffee is empty! I cry!
Part VII:
Ximena wears yet another ugly hat and drinks. A guy hits on her. He's never seen her there before. She tells him to just shut up and buy her a drink. She doesn't want to tell him her name. She is drunk as a skunk already. She didn't even remember asking him to buy her a drink. She throws it in his face and he starts to go after her, but Gui is there and chokes the guy to get him to back off. He hassles Xi about her awesome honeymoon.
MD cries. Nathy asks if it was Max. "How did you know?" "Because he's been standing outside the building since he left. Go look." MD cries. Max is out in the rain, crying. Nathy says he doesn't look like he's leaving until she lets him in. MD cries. She won't let him in. Nathy reminds her she was supposed to sleep on the couch. MD says Nathy needs to go sleep in her own bed and she'll stay on the couch. MD looks out the window and cries. Max stands in the rain and cries MD runs outside in the rain. Max stands outside in the rain. MD comes out to the sidewalk. Max stands her under a tree. They both cry. MD tells him to go home and quit hurting her. He says it hurts him to be away from here. "Please go! Don't make this more difficult!" "I can't do it! I need to be near you! I need to see you! I need to feel you!" They hug. And cry. In the rain.
Xi wants Gui to go away. Gui doesn't want to go away. Gui toasts her marriage. Xi whines that he's not going to buy her a drink. Gui says she's to dangerous with alcohol in her hands. He gets kinky with the straw. Groooooosssssssss! He invites her back to his place and bribes her with alcohol. She agrees, after she finishes his drink. She's literally falling all over him as they stumble out.
Max and Maria in the rain, the same conversation, more tears. "I could never ask you to abandon your own child!" But you can forcibly separate him from his own child with lies. Sad, teary, rainy smoochies. More "go away" "No I won't." MD goes back inside at a rate of about 1cm per second.
No more William Levy in a kayak?! Now we get smoochie replays.
Tomorrow: Max finds out about his dad's affair; Xi finds the letter and the ring and brings it to MD as "proof" that Max wants nothing to do with her.
OMG, I'm exhausted! What do people eat after running marathons, cause I'll take 2!
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Llena de Amor #146 (Mex. 154-155) Thu 3/10/11 Too Much Air Time For The Nasty Orange One--Arrrrgh! And The Real George De-Cloaks
(Llena de Amor Capitulos 154 & 155 re-edited to 1 hour, aired on Univision 3/10/2011) Recap by Audrey
Continued from last night, Jorge and MV have been sitting on a park bench where MV declares her undying love for Emanuel and suggests that maybe Jorge should just return to Spain. Jorge leaves very upset with a parting shot “I just hope you realize the huge mistake you are making opening your heart to Emanuel again.”
“Oh Jorge, Jorge - forgive me!” cries MV as Jorge walks away. And who should show up in the park but el Big Orange Meany (BOM). He nabs MV AGAIN! [Duh - why doesn’t MV have a bodyguard when everyone knows BOM is on the loose!] Mauricio forcibly drags MV away.
Kristel is at the RyD Casa pool talking to a wet and sneezing Lorenzo (after his pool fight with Emiliano). “Neta, te pasaste!” (You truly outdid yourself!). Kristel is furious that Lorenzo came and asked Daddy for her hand. A sneezing Lorenzo is totally confused - he thought that was what she wanted. She’s mortified. She denies she ever demanded that. “But we were going to flee together my love. But everything changed when you gave Muñeca my son.” complains Lorenzo. Kristel is totally not interested in raising HIS escuincle. “Please - keep away.” she demands. “What happened to our plans, my love?” he asks. Sorry - she’s changed her mind. It would be foolish to have a relationship someone who has a thousand problems like him. He’s just too old and now she’s got other plans - namely her super model career. She’s not interested in being an old man’s housewife or nursemaid - no thanks! “Sorry, it’s over! Please leave.” Lorenzo is devastated.
José catches Netty going through stuff in his room at the pension! “I can’t believe you had to look through my stuff!” he cries. “I have a right to know who enters my house,” sulks Netty. “I would have been happy to answer all your questions but you snooped in my room.” “But those papers say you are a murderer! I don’t think you would have been honest.” she replies. José proclaims his innocence. “Twice I have risked my life for people in this pension. Would a bad person have done that?” No matter, Netty asks him to leave her pension today.
Gretel is talking with Paula and Delicia in the Casa RyD foyer. The doorbell rings. Oh! It’s Doctora Chelatina! “¡Hola Tesoro!” “Time for another session” over Gretel’s protest. “Last time I was very clear that there would be no more sessions,” scolds Gretel. “I know, mi amor, and I heard you perfectly, but I was also very clear with you!” says the hair-flipping doctora as she pats Gretel’s hand and chin. “Netty has already paid for the sessions, mi corazón. Just an hour. We need to get your ‘cabales’ back - poo koo ja ja!” [I ADORE doctora Chelatina! I wish (s)he would come visit my house! I could listen to her talk all day! I’d even let her pat my face, LOL!]
In her bedroom, a crying Kristel is begging daddy for forgiveness. “Perdóname, Please! I was soooo confused and hurt...... But it’s all over with Lorenzo.” “I’m going to make sure it is” swears Emiliano. “This is the lowest thing you could have ever done. You have no idea how incredibly disappointed I am in you” and leaves in disgust. Hmm - wow, those were crocodile tears! Kristel wipes them away as soon as Daddy leaves.
Back to Gretel in session with Dra Chelatina. “I want to talk about my sister because I just found out she was involved with Lorenzo who is an awful guy with criminal connections.” “Oh yes, ‘lacras’ like Fonseca and Garduño.” replies Chela. “How did you know?” asks Gretel shocked. “Oh - I’m a well informed woman, I read the papers. And your sister suffers from trastorno de erotomanía y concupiscencia. And you committed the worst error by breaking up with your boyfriend because of her, corazón.” “I know, doctora, if I had Oliver in front of me right now I would give him a bunch of kisses and forgive him.” admits Gretel. “Really?” asks Chela getting all excited. “Excuse me, mi corazón, I need to leave right away - I forgot a conference!” “But doctora you said we had an hour session and that was only 15 mins!” says Gretel, confused. “But you progressed a whole year, mi corazón!” Chela assures Gretel as she breezes out the door.
Cut back to BOM dragging MV away from the park as she struggles and complains to let her go. Mau warns for her to behave herself or else it will go very badly for her. MV resists, and he takes out his gun. “Your destiny is to die in my arms!” and he forces her into his car. Doris sees this and runs after them yelling for help.
José is packing to leave the pension. “Que ironía! I returned to the city to die in peace, and it turns out I get in the middle of a hell worse than what I experienced in prison!” “It’s not my fault you were hiding your life!” complains Netty. “I didn’t hide anything from you. Fine, I’m leaving. And don’t worry - I’m not capable of hurting any woman much less one as lovely as you.” “You lied to me and everyone in this pension.” replies Netty. “I never lied to you - I just kept quiet.” explains José. “There was no reason to tell you the whole story of my life Netty! Besides, if I had told you everything about me, would things have been different?” “Maybe not,” mumbles Netty. Oops - looks like José is having a heart attack! He collapses in a dead faint on the bed. Netty hysterically yells for help.
Kristel is meeting with Mayela in her office. Mayela is going to help Kristel become a supermodel. “The camera loves you, you look terrific” Mayela tells Kristel. “I’ll do anything you tell me!” gushes Kristel. “You’ll be the most sought-after model in Mexico.” promises Mayela. “You can become a even more famous model than Ilitia.” to Kristel’s delight. Mayela is tired of Ilitia’s tantrums and lack of professionalism. “You are coming with me for a week in new York!” Mayela tells Kristel.
The bathing suit fashion show in Acapulco. Brandon looks all fancy in black, shades, and headset while bathing suit models parade past. “Here comes our top international model, Ilitia Porta-Lopez!” says the announcer. “There you are, Ilitia Porta-lopez, standing on your pedestal.” narrates Brandon to himself. “Who could know that behind that smile and apparent self-confidence is a woman frustrated, alone, who doesn’t accept what she is,” he says derisively. But he sure checks out her derriere as she slow-mo saunters past him.
Manzanita and Cristian are at Muñeca’s and Garduña plays Santa Claus outside with the kids. A beaten Lorenzo looks through fence and weeps.
MV is passed out on bed in a room with big evil Mau. “You thought I was going to kill you, but you are no good to me dead! I want to make you mine.” Big nasty thing wakes her up. “Here is your prince and I swear to you I am going to give you much more than a kiss!” She wakes up disoriented. “Here we are in a hotel.” BOM tells her. “What are you going to do?” cries MV. BOM starts to undress - yuck!!!! “People are going to realize I’m gone and they are going to call the police.” MV tells him. “They won’t find us. “Don’t worry - Victoria I’m going to be so patient with you.” [OK - enough already with Mau being such a gross-out sleazoid! ¡Estoy harta!]
Gladiola and Netty are tending a very feverish José at the pension. Netty is thinking they may need to give him an ice bath to bring down the fever. José is delirious, saying stuff, begging for his son. “Tell me the truth - where is my son? What did you do with my son Fedra Curiel?” he demands. Netty and Gladiola are shocked to hear this.
Ug! - OK another horrible scene with Mau this being revenge for Victoria double crossing him and Victoria begging. “Why don’t you like me? I’m handsome enough. I’m the best lover in the world.” asks Mau. “You are bad, violent” explains MV, “some women don’t like that.” Mau complains that he wanted to marry Victoria. Now he wants to see her in a wedding dress.
Over at Casa RyD, Kristel is complaining. “Why is my house filed with police?” Kristel doesn’t believe BOM took Victoria by force. “Oh - Victoria had something going with my ex-puchungito!” “If you don’t have something more intelligent to say - say nothing.” admonishes Emiliano. Manolo reports for duty to help. “Lets go get them! It’s my sister, dude!”
Emanuel is at the pension with Netty and Gladiola. He has come to tell them that BOM kidnapped Victoria. “Please find Brandon Moreno for us.” The ladies totally freak out! “Emanuel you have to do something!” cries Netty. “I need to talk to Morena so he can help us find her.” Gladiola, a little embarrassed, tells Eman she thought he already knew that Ilitia had hired Brandon as her bodyguard and took him to Acapulco with her. Emanuel looks pretty surprised.
We cut to Brandon’s office where Ilitia and Brandon have just returned from Acapulco. Brandon is hugging Ilitia as she tells him she feels safe in his arms. Just at that moment, Fedra walks in [of course!]. “Ilitia Porta-Lopez de Ruiz y de Teresa! What are you doing hugging that man!”
Back at Netty’s. No, Eman didn’t know anything! “Why did Ilitia hire Morena as her guardaespaldas?” Netty thinks if a woman doesn’t tell her husband it’s because she’s hiding something. Eman agrees. Gladiola thinks that’s too harsh. Netty directs Eman’s attention back to the urgency of Victoria’s situation. She thinks el lirio de plata is the one for the job. Eman agrees. He knows Victoria is really important to her. “She’s more important than you even think. You need to do this for her - and yourself too! For now and forever!” cries Netty. Eman is impressed but mystified. “She is...... She is la mujer de tu vida!” Netty finally declares. “Uh-huh?” says Eman, confused. [Those brain wheels looks stuck there again Eman!]
In Brandon’s office Fedra accuses Ilitia of having a roll in the hay with Brandon, which of course Ilitia vehemently denies. “What are you doing with this guy who only wants to ruin our life?” scolds Fedra. Brandon protests he’s just with Ilitia in a professional capacity and they were saying goodbye when Fedra walked in. This is not fooling Fedra for one minute! But Fedra is there with papers to show that Bernardo’s fine has been paid and all Eva’s money has been returned to Marianela, so Brandon should release him right away.
Now Victoria is tied to a chair in Mau’s hotel room. “My god I have to get out of here!” she cries and manages to get her wrists free and calls Eman on the nearby cell.
Back at Casa RyD Jorge gets a call. “This is not a good moment! Oh - now it turns out you need help!” He exits claiming an emergency. Kristel is annoyed about all this fuss over Victoria. She complains how men turn into such apes - i.e. their neurons quit functioning - whenever a woman is in front of them. Andre explains that this is not a game - Victorias life is at risk. “Whatever” says Kristel. She thinks everyone is here all stressed out, but Victoria must be having a great time with her “ex”. Andre looks away disgusted.
Mau returns to the hotel room. He sees that Victoria has managed to unbind her arms. Wow - he’s brought her a wedding dress! He wants to watch her undress slowly and then put it on. Go on - what is she waiting for? Victoria starts begging for mercy. Mau starts kissing on her - she tries to escape. Mau manages to throw her on bed and starts up the kissing again. “Who goes there?” “It is I!” says el lirio de plata! BOM is impactado.
Casa de RyD. Kristel thinks Andre has got the hots for Doris. No way says Andre. Kristel suggests Andre come up to her room for some fun.
Fedra is at a cafe with Ilitia. “What’s wrong with you! You think you are so refined, but it turns out the girl likes chacalones”. Ilitia protests that it was just business with Brandon. Fedra tells her her obligation is to keep her marriage afloat - forget her modeling career. Jorge shows up. “What’s he doing here?” complains Ilitia. “I asked him to come,” replies Fedra. “You don’t need to explain anything to Ilitia,” announces Jorge, “she knows that I’m just as interested in keeping Victoria and Eman apart as you two.” “OK - what stupid things have you been up to now?” he pointedly asks Ilitia. Ilitia protests innocence while Fedra declares Ilitia is having an affair with that policeman Morena. Ilitia then defends herself that Eman refuses to sleep with her so who can blame her for seeking a little affection. Ilitia gets the oft-repeated “you are a woman you have to convince Eman so he won’t go to another woman” speech from Fedra. Jorge tells Fedra to calm down. He’s already told Ilitia she has to do something - but no! “OK - you both keep telling me I have to do something ‘definitive’ but - what?” demands Ilitia, stumped. “I haven’t been able to think of anything!” “Think, mi reina, think!” responds Fedra. “You need to get pregnant by Eman as soon as possible.” “Ahhhh - that!” says Ilitia amazed “Si, mi vida, eso!” snarls Fedra. Ilitia’s brain really has to process this stupendous idea.
In the hotel room, el lirio de plata is beating up BOM. “I’ll not let you abuse a woman again.” BOM grabs his gun but wants to know what is going on between el lirio and Victoria. “It’s none of your business.” replies el lirio as he kicks away the gun.
Andre is definitely revolcandose half-naked on the bed with Kristel when Jacqui bursts through the door to Kristel’s room to harangue Andre once again about his mujeriego ways.
El lirio has BOM down and he has the gun. “What are you going to do, kill me?” taunts Mau. MV must be passed out on the bed again. “No, I’m not garbage like you.” el lirio answers. He disarms the gun. “What did you do to Victoria?” el lirio asks. “That’s how all women are after being with me.” boasts Mau and he gets some real good punches for that nastiness.
OK - we’re back to Kristel’s room again with Jacqui and Andre. We get the typical loud escena de celos with tons of insults exchanged. FF>> Oops - but Doris walks in to announce el lirio found Victoria, and what is happening here? More insults ensue.
Back at the cafe. “You need to tell Eman that you are pregnant as soon as possible.” lectures Fedra. “Yeah - that’ll work!” answers Ilitia sarcastically. “Eman will know I’ve been with another man because your son doesn’t touch me.” “Well - you’re going to have to find a way to be with him - you need to get pregnant as soon as possible. A woman’s job is to conquistar her man.” Fedra tells her. [And here is delicious pivotal bit that was cut: Fedra tells Ilitia - “Well, maybe Eman won’t be with you for love, but he might be with you for spite (despecho).” Fedra then turns and asks Jorge if he is suficiente hombre con “h” to get Victoria into bed with him. Jorge looks extremely annoyed at the question.]
El lirio de plata is beating up on Mauricio some more while MV passed out on the bed. El lirio threatens BOM if he ever messes with that woman again he’s not going to live to tell it and knocks BOM down. He wakes up Victoria. “You’ll never live a nightmare like this again,” el lirio promises and gets ready to carry her out of the window when the Brandon and his policemen burst into the room guns drawn.
Out on the hotel grounds el comisario is giving orders to a pair of policemen to watch the back of the hotel. He notices that the short one of the pair has been eating way too many tacos and tortas - “What a huge belly you have!” That pair goes off to follow orders as Tejeda watches wonderingly. Manolo is ready to take pictures of Fonseca captured!
Up in the room Brandon tells el lirio “You have no escape. Let go Victoria and turn yourself in!” “You’re surrounded!” adds Oliver. “I already told you where we were” el lirio tells Brandon “Victoria is already saved thanks to me. If you had arrived this would not have happened.” Brandon and Oliver don’t care - the hotel is surrounded, if you try to leave you’ll be shot. “Let Victoria go and I’ll let you go.” Brandon tells el lirio to Oliver’s shock.
Now Brandon and Oliver are back down outside at ground level. Brandon is wondering how it is possible that no one has seen el lirio who left out the window with Victoria. Tejeda admits that he didn’t recognize the policeman with Ramirez watching the back of the hotel. Oliver tells him it couldn’t have been Ramirez as he is in the hospital.
Eman shows up at ground level. “Welcome, welcome, may I know what you are doing here?” demands Brandon. Eman claims he is just here to find Victoria. Tejeda arrests Eman over Manolo’s protests.
Jorge is meeting with Fedra in a study at Casa RyD. “Here are the fingerprints - left and right. Blood sample.” Fedra hands this stuff over to Jorge. “Thanks.” says Jorge, “Now lets talk about money.” “You’re dying to know where I hid the inheritance from Luis Felipe, right?” sneers Fedra “Well here it is.” She hands a brochure to Jorge. “I invested that money down to the last cent.” She’s really proud of this luxury resort in Cancun - it’s even bigger than that huge Tower of Babel they constructed in Dubai! Jorge comments on the other investors - Lorenzo, Pantoja, Garduño. Jorge wants 50%, seeing as how he’s Marianela’s husband, or he’ll take it all away from Fedra. “ Look George! 5%” responds Fedra. “Look Fedra, 30%, or the investigation by Luis Felipe will come to light.” “OK - but I want the original of the investigation right away.” answers Fedra. Jorge laughs. “No way! He knows perfectly well that the second he gives over the originals, he is a dead man!” Fedra reminds him what he needs to accomplish with Victoria. Here as some ‘gotitas de sueña feliz’ (little sweet dream drops) and hands a small vial over to Jorge who takes it. “Look, you take care of your part with Ilitia. I know exactly what I need to do.” says Jorge.
At Muñeca’s, she and Garduño are toasting each other with wine. Muñeca is so grateful for the divorce and Garduño giving her Cristián. Muñeca admits that bad guys like el lirio de plata and Garduño bring out her rebellious side. She loves the daring feeling of being with men like him. “I always dreamed of having a woman like you,” Garduño croons at Muñeca. “intelligent, cultured, refined, elegant. Muñeca, I am capable of putting the world at your feet!” and Garduño goes in for the kiss just as Kristel arrives to see it. “Mamá!”
Mauricio is now behind bars. He whines to Brandon. “You think I had something to do with Victoria’s kidnapping?” He claims he was at the hotel to rescue Victoria. This gets a growl and shirt grab through the bars from Brandon. “There were witnesses that saw you force Victoria into your car!” Mauricio claims he and Victoria have a relationship - that he would never force her to do something she didn’t want to and Victoria loves certain little (wink) games. That gets another growl and grab out of Brandon who tells BOM that he is going to see him behind bars for the rest of his life for what he did to Victoria but ALSO what he did to Ilitia! Brandon looks quite impactado at that!
Nereida calls down the stairs at the RyD mansion. Victoria is in her room, but she thinks Victoria is dead!
Back at the pension. Netty can’t eat any of goodies Gladiola tries to hand her because she’s too worried about MV. Oliver comes in with the great news that they found Victoria! “But then we lost her again! El lirio de plata got there first, rescued Victoria and carried her off.” Netty cheers at this news and tells Oliver not to worry because she’s in the best hands ever! Now Netty bites into the goodies in celebration much to Oliver’s puzzlement.
Eman is in Brandon’s office being interrogated. Brandon says he knows Eman is el lirio de plata - why waste anymore time?” “If I’m el lirio, how could I get Victoria to her house if I was detained here the whole time?” challenges Emanuel. “It’s obvious you had help from your accomplices - Fidel and Benigno.” says Brandon disgusted. Eman turns the tables on Brandon by asking about the Acapulco trip where Brandon was supposedly Ilitia’s bodyguard. This totally flusters Brandon.
Jorge is in MV’s bedroom comforting her. She’s very traumatized about her cruel treatment at BOMs hands. “It’s all over now” croons Jorge. In her hand MV has a lirio de plata that el lirio put in her hands when he brought her home. Jorge is annoyed - he doesn’t understand why that guy has so much interest in MV. “What was that important thing you needed to tell me?” asks MV. I have great news Marianela, something you aren’t expecting. I took on the task of investigating Fedras financial dealings. It wasn’t easy” he boasts, and he shows Marianela something inside the brochure he took from Fedra’s study. “Look at this construction company - here is the name of Juana Felipa Pérez. Fedra is investing in a mega tourist complex in Cancun.” “Oh my God!” says MV stunned. “You found it! You found the inheritance from my Dad that Fedra stole from Tia Carlota.” She is delighted. “Thank you! Thank you!” Marianela enthusiastically hugs Jorge who then, over her shoulder, shows the rest of us a truly evil smile!
Avances:
- Ilitia slaps Kristel for daring to sleep with her Dad. Kristel threatens Ilitia right back since she knows all about Brandon.
- The nefarious plan to separate Eman and Victoria progresses. They show Jorge and Victoria at dinner. Then Victoria wakes up in Jorge’s bed.
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Vocabulary
estar en sus cabales - be in one's right mind
trastorno de erotomanía y concupiscencia - pathological eroticism and concupiscence (unhealthy lust) disorder
resbaloso/a - slippery, flirtatious (in Mexico)
halagos - cajolery
la más cotizada en Mexico - the most sought-after (model) in Mexico
¡Estoy harto/a! - I’m fed up!
revolcarse (con un(a) amante) - wallow; to have a roll in the hay
fregarnos nuestra vida - to ruin our life
eres sumamente mentirosa - you are an extreme liar
¿Quién anda ahí? - Who goes there?
chacalones - big jackals? maybe
mujeriego - womanizer, skirt chaser
conquistar - to win over, make someone fall in love with you; conquer
travesura - mischief
lacra - blemish, scar
guardaespaldas - bodyguard
Continued from last night, Jorge and MV have been sitting on a park bench where MV declares her undying love for Emanuel and suggests that maybe Jorge should just return to Spain. Jorge leaves very upset with a parting shot “I just hope you realize the huge mistake you are making opening your heart to Emanuel again.”
“Oh Jorge, Jorge - forgive me!” cries MV as Jorge walks away. And who should show up in the park but el Big Orange Meany (BOM). He nabs MV AGAIN! [Duh - why doesn’t MV have a bodyguard when everyone knows BOM is on the loose!] Mauricio forcibly drags MV away.
Kristel is at the RyD Casa pool talking to a wet and sneezing Lorenzo (after his pool fight with Emiliano). “Neta, te pasaste!” (You truly outdid yourself!). Kristel is furious that Lorenzo came and asked Daddy for her hand. A sneezing Lorenzo is totally confused - he thought that was what she wanted. She’s mortified. She denies she ever demanded that. “But we were going to flee together my love. But everything changed when you gave Muñeca my son.” complains Lorenzo. Kristel is totally not interested in raising HIS escuincle. “Please - keep away.” she demands. “What happened to our plans, my love?” he asks. Sorry - she’s changed her mind. It would be foolish to have a relationship someone who has a thousand problems like him. He’s just too old and now she’s got other plans - namely her super model career. She’s not interested in being an old man’s housewife or nursemaid - no thanks! “Sorry, it’s over! Please leave.” Lorenzo is devastated.
José catches Netty going through stuff in his room at the pension! “I can’t believe you had to look through my stuff!” he cries. “I have a right to know who enters my house,” sulks Netty. “I would have been happy to answer all your questions but you snooped in my room.” “But those papers say you are a murderer! I don’t think you would have been honest.” she replies. José proclaims his innocence. “Twice I have risked my life for people in this pension. Would a bad person have done that?” No matter, Netty asks him to leave her pension today.
Gretel is talking with Paula and Delicia in the Casa RyD foyer. The doorbell rings. Oh! It’s Doctora Chelatina! “¡Hola Tesoro!” “Time for another session” over Gretel’s protest. “Last time I was very clear that there would be no more sessions,” scolds Gretel. “I know, mi amor, and I heard you perfectly, but I was also very clear with you!” says the hair-flipping doctora as she pats Gretel’s hand and chin. “Netty has already paid for the sessions, mi corazón. Just an hour. We need to get your ‘cabales’ back - poo koo ja ja!” [I ADORE doctora Chelatina! I wish (s)he would come visit my house! I could listen to her talk all day! I’d even let her pat my face, LOL!]
In her bedroom, a crying Kristel is begging daddy for forgiveness. “Perdóname, Please! I was soooo confused and hurt...... But it’s all over with Lorenzo.” “I’m going to make sure it is” swears Emiliano. “This is the lowest thing you could have ever done. You have no idea how incredibly disappointed I am in you” and leaves in disgust. Hmm - wow, those were crocodile tears! Kristel wipes them away as soon as Daddy leaves.
Back to Gretel in session with Dra Chelatina. “I want to talk about my sister because I just found out she was involved with Lorenzo who is an awful guy with criminal connections.” “Oh yes, ‘lacras’ like Fonseca and Garduño.” replies Chela. “How did you know?” asks Gretel shocked. “Oh - I’m a well informed woman, I read the papers. And your sister suffers from trastorno de erotomanía y concupiscencia. And you committed the worst error by breaking up with your boyfriend because of her, corazón.” “I know, doctora, if I had Oliver in front of me right now I would give him a bunch of kisses and forgive him.” admits Gretel. “Really?” asks Chela getting all excited. “Excuse me, mi corazón, I need to leave right away - I forgot a conference!” “But doctora you said we had an hour session and that was only 15 mins!” says Gretel, confused. “But you progressed a whole year, mi corazón!” Chela assures Gretel as she breezes out the door.
Cut back to BOM dragging MV away from the park as she struggles and complains to let her go. Mau warns for her to behave herself or else it will go very badly for her. MV resists, and he takes out his gun. “Your destiny is to die in my arms!” and he forces her into his car. Doris sees this and runs after them yelling for help.
José is packing to leave the pension. “Que ironía! I returned to the city to die in peace, and it turns out I get in the middle of a hell worse than what I experienced in prison!” “It’s not my fault you were hiding your life!” complains Netty. “I didn’t hide anything from you. Fine, I’m leaving. And don’t worry - I’m not capable of hurting any woman much less one as lovely as you.” “You lied to me and everyone in this pension.” replies Netty. “I never lied to you - I just kept quiet.” explains José. “There was no reason to tell you the whole story of my life Netty! Besides, if I had told you everything about me, would things have been different?” “Maybe not,” mumbles Netty. Oops - looks like José is having a heart attack! He collapses in a dead faint on the bed. Netty hysterically yells for help.
Kristel is meeting with Mayela in her office. Mayela is going to help Kristel become a supermodel. “The camera loves you, you look terrific” Mayela tells Kristel. “I’ll do anything you tell me!” gushes Kristel. “You’ll be the most sought-after model in Mexico.” promises Mayela. “You can become a even more famous model than Ilitia.” to Kristel’s delight. Mayela is tired of Ilitia’s tantrums and lack of professionalism. “You are coming with me for a week in new York!” Mayela tells Kristel.
The bathing suit fashion show in Acapulco. Brandon looks all fancy in black, shades, and headset while bathing suit models parade past. “Here comes our top international model, Ilitia Porta-Lopez!” says the announcer. “There you are, Ilitia Porta-lopez, standing on your pedestal.” narrates Brandon to himself. “Who could know that behind that smile and apparent self-confidence is a woman frustrated, alone, who doesn’t accept what she is,” he says derisively. But he sure checks out her derriere as she slow-mo saunters past him.
Manzanita and Cristian are at Muñeca’s and Garduña plays Santa Claus outside with the kids. A beaten Lorenzo looks through fence and weeps.
MV is passed out on bed in a room with big evil Mau. “You thought I was going to kill you, but you are no good to me dead! I want to make you mine.” Big nasty thing wakes her up. “Here is your prince and I swear to you I am going to give you much more than a kiss!” She wakes up disoriented. “Here we are in a hotel.” BOM tells her. “What are you going to do?” cries MV. BOM starts to undress - yuck!!!! “People are going to realize I’m gone and they are going to call the police.” MV tells him. “They won’t find us. “Don’t worry - Victoria I’m going to be so patient with you.” [OK - enough already with Mau being such a gross-out sleazoid! ¡Estoy harta!]
Gladiola and Netty are tending a very feverish José at the pension. Netty is thinking they may need to give him an ice bath to bring down the fever. José is delirious, saying stuff, begging for his son. “Tell me the truth - where is my son? What did you do with my son Fedra Curiel?” he demands. Netty and Gladiola are shocked to hear this.
Ug! - OK another horrible scene with Mau this being revenge for Victoria double crossing him and Victoria begging. “Why don’t you like me? I’m handsome enough. I’m the best lover in the world.” asks Mau. “You are bad, violent” explains MV, “some women don’t like that.” Mau complains that he wanted to marry Victoria. Now he wants to see her in a wedding dress.
Over at Casa RyD, Kristel is complaining. “Why is my house filed with police?” Kristel doesn’t believe BOM took Victoria by force. “Oh - Victoria had something going with my ex-puchungito!” “If you don’t have something more intelligent to say - say nothing.” admonishes Emiliano. Manolo reports for duty to help. “Lets go get them! It’s my sister, dude!”
Emanuel is at the pension with Netty and Gladiola. He has come to tell them that BOM kidnapped Victoria. “Please find Brandon Moreno for us.” The ladies totally freak out! “Emanuel you have to do something!” cries Netty. “I need to talk to Morena so he can help us find her.” Gladiola, a little embarrassed, tells Eman she thought he already knew that Ilitia had hired Brandon as her bodyguard and took him to Acapulco with her. Emanuel looks pretty surprised.
We cut to Brandon’s office where Ilitia and Brandon have just returned from Acapulco. Brandon is hugging Ilitia as she tells him she feels safe in his arms. Just at that moment, Fedra walks in [of course!]. “Ilitia Porta-Lopez de Ruiz y de Teresa! What are you doing hugging that man!”
Back at Netty’s. No, Eman didn’t know anything! “Why did Ilitia hire Morena as her guardaespaldas?” Netty thinks if a woman doesn’t tell her husband it’s because she’s hiding something. Eman agrees. Gladiola thinks that’s too harsh. Netty directs Eman’s attention back to the urgency of Victoria’s situation. She thinks el lirio de plata is the one for the job. Eman agrees. He knows Victoria is really important to her. “She’s more important than you even think. You need to do this for her - and yourself too! For now and forever!” cries Netty. Eman is impressed but mystified. “She is...... She is la mujer de tu vida!” Netty finally declares. “Uh-huh?” says Eman, confused. [Those brain wheels looks stuck there again Eman!]
In Brandon’s office Fedra accuses Ilitia of having a roll in the hay with Brandon, which of course Ilitia vehemently denies. “What are you doing with this guy who only wants to ruin our life?” scolds Fedra. Brandon protests he’s just with Ilitia in a professional capacity and they were saying goodbye when Fedra walked in. This is not fooling Fedra for one minute! But Fedra is there with papers to show that Bernardo’s fine has been paid and all Eva’s money has been returned to Marianela, so Brandon should release him right away.
Now Victoria is tied to a chair in Mau’s hotel room. “My god I have to get out of here!” she cries and manages to get her wrists free and calls Eman on the nearby cell.
Back at Casa RyD Jorge gets a call. “This is not a good moment! Oh - now it turns out you need help!” He exits claiming an emergency. Kristel is annoyed about all this fuss over Victoria. She complains how men turn into such apes - i.e. their neurons quit functioning - whenever a woman is in front of them. Andre explains that this is not a game - Victorias life is at risk. “Whatever” says Kristel. She thinks everyone is here all stressed out, but Victoria must be having a great time with her “ex”. Andre looks away disgusted.
Mau returns to the hotel room. He sees that Victoria has managed to unbind her arms. Wow - he’s brought her a wedding dress! He wants to watch her undress slowly and then put it on. Go on - what is she waiting for? Victoria starts begging for mercy. Mau starts kissing on her - she tries to escape. Mau manages to throw her on bed and starts up the kissing again. “Who goes there?” “It is I!” says el lirio de plata! BOM is impactado.
Casa de RyD. Kristel thinks Andre has got the hots for Doris. No way says Andre. Kristel suggests Andre come up to her room for some fun.
Fedra is at a cafe with Ilitia. “What’s wrong with you! You think you are so refined, but it turns out the girl likes chacalones”. Ilitia protests that it was just business with Brandon. Fedra tells her her obligation is to keep her marriage afloat - forget her modeling career. Jorge shows up. “What’s he doing here?” complains Ilitia. “I asked him to come,” replies Fedra. “You don’t need to explain anything to Ilitia,” announces Jorge, “she knows that I’m just as interested in keeping Victoria and Eman apart as you two.” “OK - what stupid things have you been up to now?” he pointedly asks Ilitia. Ilitia protests innocence while Fedra declares Ilitia is having an affair with that policeman Morena. Ilitia then defends herself that Eman refuses to sleep with her so who can blame her for seeking a little affection. Ilitia gets the oft-repeated “you are a woman you have to convince Eman so he won’t go to another woman” speech from Fedra. Jorge tells Fedra to calm down. He’s already told Ilitia she has to do something - but no! “OK - you both keep telling me I have to do something ‘definitive’ but - what?” demands Ilitia, stumped. “I haven’t been able to think of anything!” “Think, mi reina, think!” responds Fedra. “You need to get pregnant by Eman as soon as possible.” “Ahhhh - that!” says Ilitia amazed “Si, mi vida, eso!” snarls Fedra. Ilitia’s brain really has to process this stupendous idea.
In the hotel room, el lirio de plata is beating up BOM. “I’ll not let you abuse a woman again.” BOM grabs his gun but wants to know what is going on between el lirio and Victoria. “It’s none of your business.” replies el lirio as he kicks away the gun.
Andre is definitely revolcandose half-naked on the bed with Kristel when Jacqui bursts through the door to Kristel’s room to harangue Andre once again about his mujeriego ways.
El lirio has BOM down and he has the gun. “What are you going to do, kill me?” taunts Mau. MV must be passed out on the bed again. “No, I’m not garbage like you.” el lirio answers. He disarms the gun. “What did you do to Victoria?” el lirio asks. “That’s how all women are after being with me.” boasts Mau and he gets some real good punches for that nastiness.
OK - we’re back to Kristel’s room again with Jacqui and Andre. We get the typical loud escena de celos with tons of insults exchanged. FF>> Oops - but Doris walks in to announce el lirio found Victoria, and what is happening here? More insults ensue.
Back at the cafe. “You need to tell Eman that you are pregnant as soon as possible.” lectures Fedra. “Yeah - that’ll work!” answers Ilitia sarcastically. “Eman will know I’ve been with another man because your son doesn’t touch me.” “Well - you’re going to have to find a way to be with him - you need to get pregnant as soon as possible. A woman’s job is to conquistar her man.” Fedra tells her. [And here is delicious pivotal bit that was cut: Fedra tells Ilitia - “Well, maybe Eman won’t be with you for love, but he might be with you for spite (despecho).” Fedra then turns and asks Jorge if he is suficiente hombre con “h” to get Victoria into bed with him. Jorge looks extremely annoyed at the question.]
El lirio de plata is beating up on Mauricio some more while MV passed out on the bed. El lirio threatens BOM if he ever messes with that woman again he’s not going to live to tell it and knocks BOM down. He wakes up Victoria. “You’ll never live a nightmare like this again,” el lirio promises and gets ready to carry her out of the window when the Brandon and his policemen burst into the room guns drawn.
Out on the hotel grounds el comisario is giving orders to a pair of policemen to watch the back of the hotel. He notices that the short one of the pair has been eating way too many tacos and tortas - “What a huge belly you have!” That pair goes off to follow orders as Tejeda watches wonderingly. Manolo is ready to take pictures of Fonseca captured!
Up in the room Brandon tells el lirio “You have no escape. Let go Victoria and turn yourself in!” “You’re surrounded!” adds Oliver. “I already told you where we were” el lirio tells Brandon “Victoria is already saved thanks to me. If you had arrived this would not have happened.” Brandon and Oliver don’t care - the hotel is surrounded, if you try to leave you’ll be shot. “Let Victoria go and I’ll let you go.” Brandon tells el lirio to Oliver’s shock.
Now Brandon and Oliver are back down outside at ground level. Brandon is wondering how it is possible that no one has seen el lirio who left out the window with Victoria. Tejeda admits that he didn’t recognize the policeman with Ramirez watching the back of the hotel. Oliver tells him it couldn’t have been Ramirez as he is in the hospital.
Eman shows up at ground level. “Welcome, welcome, may I know what you are doing here?” demands Brandon. Eman claims he is just here to find Victoria. Tejeda arrests Eman over Manolo’s protests.
Jorge is meeting with Fedra in a study at Casa RyD. “Here are the fingerprints - left and right. Blood sample.” Fedra hands this stuff over to Jorge. “Thanks.” says Jorge, “Now lets talk about money.” “You’re dying to know where I hid the inheritance from Luis Felipe, right?” sneers Fedra “Well here it is.” She hands a brochure to Jorge. “I invested that money down to the last cent.” She’s really proud of this luxury resort in Cancun - it’s even bigger than that huge Tower of Babel they constructed in Dubai! Jorge comments on the other investors - Lorenzo, Pantoja, Garduño. Jorge wants 50%, seeing as how he’s Marianela’s husband, or he’ll take it all away from Fedra. “ Look George! 5%” responds Fedra. “Look Fedra, 30%, or the investigation by Luis Felipe will come to light.” “OK - but I want the original of the investigation right away.” answers Fedra. Jorge laughs. “No way! He knows perfectly well that the second he gives over the originals, he is a dead man!” Fedra reminds him what he needs to accomplish with Victoria. Here as some ‘gotitas de sueña feliz’ (little sweet dream drops) and hands a small vial over to Jorge who takes it. “Look, you take care of your part with Ilitia. I know exactly what I need to do.” says Jorge.
At Muñeca’s, she and Garduño are toasting each other with wine. Muñeca is so grateful for the divorce and Garduño giving her Cristián. Muñeca admits that bad guys like el lirio de plata and Garduño bring out her rebellious side. She loves the daring feeling of being with men like him. “I always dreamed of having a woman like you,” Garduño croons at Muñeca. “intelligent, cultured, refined, elegant. Muñeca, I am capable of putting the world at your feet!” and Garduño goes in for the kiss just as Kristel arrives to see it. “Mamá!”
Mauricio is now behind bars. He whines to Brandon. “You think I had something to do with Victoria’s kidnapping?” He claims he was at the hotel to rescue Victoria. This gets a growl and shirt grab through the bars from Brandon. “There were witnesses that saw you force Victoria into your car!” Mauricio claims he and Victoria have a relationship - that he would never force her to do something she didn’t want to and Victoria loves certain little (wink) games. That gets another growl and grab out of Brandon who tells BOM that he is going to see him behind bars for the rest of his life for what he did to Victoria but ALSO what he did to Ilitia! Brandon looks quite impactado at that!
Nereida calls down the stairs at the RyD mansion. Victoria is in her room, but she thinks Victoria is dead!
Back at the pension. Netty can’t eat any of goodies Gladiola tries to hand her because she’s too worried about MV. Oliver comes in with the great news that they found Victoria! “But then we lost her again! El lirio de plata got there first, rescued Victoria and carried her off.” Netty cheers at this news and tells Oliver not to worry because she’s in the best hands ever! Now Netty bites into the goodies in celebration much to Oliver’s puzzlement.
Eman is in Brandon’s office being interrogated. Brandon says he knows Eman is el lirio de plata - why waste anymore time?” “If I’m el lirio, how could I get Victoria to her house if I was detained here the whole time?” challenges Emanuel. “It’s obvious you had help from your accomplices - Fidel and Benigno.” says Brandon disgusted. Eman turns the tables on Brandon by asking about the Acapulco trip where Brandon was supposedly Ilitia’s bodyguard. This totally flusters Brandon.
Jorge is in MV’s bedroom comforting her. She’s very traumatized about her cruel treatment at BOMs hands. “It’s all over now” croons Jorge. In her hand MV has a lirio de plata that el lirio put in her hands when he brought her home. Jorge is annoyed - he doesn’t understand why that guy has so much interest in MV. “What was that important thing you needed to tell me?” asks MV. I have great news Marianela, something you aren’t expecting. I took on the task of investigating Fedras financial dealings. It wasn’t easy” he boasts, and he shows Marianela something inside the brochure he took from Fedra’s study. “Look at this construction company - here is the name of Juana Felipa Pérez. Fedra is investing in a mega tourist complex in Cancun.” “Oh my God!” says MV stunned. “You found it! You found the inheritance from my Dad that Fedra stole from Tia Carlota.” She is delighted. “Thank you! Thank you!” Marianela enthusiastically hugs Jorge who then, over her shoulder, shows the rest of us a truly evil smile!
Avances:
- Ilitia slaps Kristel for daring to sleep with her Dad. Kristel threatens Ilitia right back since she knows all about Brandon.
- The nefarious plan to separate Eman and Victoria progresses. They show Jorge and Victoria at dinner. Then Victoria wakes up in Jorge’s bed.
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Vocabulary
estar en sus cabales - be in one's right mind
trastorno de erotomanía y concupiscencia - pathological eroticism and concupiscence (unhealthy lust) disorder
resbaloso/a - slippery, flirtatious (in Mexico)
halagos - cajolery
la más cotizada en Mexico - the most sought-after (model) in Mexico
¡Estoy harto/a! - I’m fed up!
revolcarse (con un(a) amante) - wallow; to have a roll in the hay
fregarnos nuestra vida - to ruin our life
eres sumamente mentirosa - you are an extreme liar
¿Quién anda ahí? - Who goes there?
chacalones - big jackals? maybe
mujeriego - womanizer, skirt chaser
conquistar - to win over, make someone fall in love with you; conquer
travesura - mischief
lacra - blemish, scar
guardaespaldas - bodyguard
Labels: llena
Thursday, March 10, 2011
La Fea Más Bella #247-248 3/10/11 That Aldo’s a nice boy, but you, you’re DON FERNANDO!
Capitulo 247.
Read Alma's original recap, then come back here to discuss it.
1. Alicia leaves with Tom. It seems like gradually, she is becoming less disgusted with him, much like when Lety first started working for Fernando.
2. At the club, Aldo pressures Lety to go to Acapulco with him immediately, but she wants to check the status at Conceptos tomorrow. That boy’s running scared! Tiziano Ferro sings “Y estaba contentisimo.” He gets blindfolded and searches with his heart to find a woman to kiss, and he picks Lety.
3. Fernando asks MamaJ to let him talk to Lety. See the transcript. She says he can’t fool her. He says he fell in love with an angel, and he begs to know where she is. MamaJ refuses until she sees the “Solo diós sabe” napkin.
4. Omar tells Caro he fought with Fernando. Omar doesn’t see how Fern could hit his best friend after all they’ve been through.
5. At the club, Fern tells Lety that Conceptos is a family that loves her, and he loves her most of all. She tells him to leave her alone. Fern tells Tizi that Lety doesn’t love that dude she’s with; she loves him, Fernando. He’s desperate and he can’t lose her. He asks Tizi to dedicate a song to her. See the old board for a translation of the lyrics. See this link to hear the song.
6. Fernando cries. Lety suffers because Fernando is suffering. And Aldo cringes because his one hope is that Lety believes Fernando will never love her, and that one hope is gasping for breath right now.
7. Fern begs Lety for one more chance. See the transcript. She says she doesn’t love him anymore. He says that’s not true and reads from her diary. He says he wants to share the rest of his life with her.
8. Mama reports her conversation with Fern. It started as a game and turned into love, he left Marcia, he never touched another woman after you, he honestly repents, and MamaJ believes him. He brought the bag of memories and says it’s all true. Lety says he read her diary and that was the last straw. But she reads the message on the napkin and allows herself to hope it’s true, for just a moment.
Capitulo 248.
Read Julie's original recap, then come back here to discuss it.
1. Fernando is home alone, very alone. Lety’s not alone in her room. Like a demon and an angel on her shoulders, visions of Aldo and Fern appear. She wants to burn the cards and diary. Aldo says “BURN!” while Fern says, “Those are my tears.” She snuffs the fire.
2. Ali finds an eviction notice; she has ten days. Irma tries to convince the cuartel that Fernando loves Lety, but they all desert her. Ali offers to move in with Marcia. Yeah, Marcia will do that when the devil takes up figure skating. Next she tries to scam money out of the cuartel.
3. Tom reports that they didn’t make enough from the expo. Lety tells the board. Humberto asks for her solution but she has none. She failed and she resigns. Los dos padres tell her she can’t. In her office, she tells Aldo she has to fulfill her commitment. See the transcript; note the contrast between Lety’s and Aldo’s world views.
4. And now for something completely different. Fernando tells Lety he recognizes that she quit to get away from him. He won’t let Conceptos pay for his errors anymore. He resigns so she can stay because she’s the only one who can save Conceptos. He tells her, “From now on you can safely open your office door because I won’t be there. You can go to your house without problems because I won’t be waiting for you. And you can answer all your calls because it won’t be me calling you. You asked me to leave you alone, and I’m going to do just that. I’m not just resigning Conceptos. I’m also resigning you.”
5. Aldo leaves for Acapulco. While he’s swimming in the bay, an amorous octopus clutches his arms and legs and won’t let go despite his attempts to pull away. She carries him to her lair because she loves him and wants him all to herself. He suffocates and dies, and Lety lives happily ever after.
6. Now it’s Erasmo’s turn. He says, “I never thought you’d be capable of running away from such an important responsibility.” She’s afraid to fail but she’ll stay until Conceptos is out of debt.
7. Irmita to Fern: What hurts most is that you’re going away from Lety.
Fern: Yes, but she has Domensaín, and that’s the best option for her. .. Or no?
I: Could be. He’s a nice boy. He’s the ideal man for any woman.
But you, you’re Don Fernando!Fern says he’s changed, but he deserves what has happened. Irma says that finding true love is hard; and they love each other like crazy. “Don’t let her go.”
F: Because I love her so much, I don’t want to hurt her. I’m leaving so she can be happy.
12. Ariel stomps around the vortex. Ali denies any romance with Tom. Ariel yells, “When I’m president, everything will change.”
Spanish Lessons
Fernando and Julieta
F: Good evening, Señora Julieta
J: Tell me. What are you doing here?
F: I need to talk with Lety.
J: She left, and I don’t know when she’ll return.
F: I suppose she left with Aldo?
J: Yes. And if you want to talk with her, wait until tomorrow.
F: Doña Julieta, it’s that, Lety is going to resign Conceptos for that Domensaín. I can’t let that happen. It’s critical that I talk with her. Please.
J: My daughter already made her decision. Leave her alone, please.
F: No, I can’t I can’t because I love Lety. I love her and I’m not willing to lose her.
J: You can’t fool me. I know very well the you caused her. I know it, tear upon tear.
F: You only know Lety’s version, with all due respect, Doña Julieta. Not mine. I beg you, please, to hear me out.
F: Believe me, I know it was horrible, everything I did to Lety. I repent profoundly. You don’t know how much..
J: It’s too late.
F: But look. What started as a deception, unfair, reprehensible, turned into the greatest thing to happen in my life.
J: You fell in love?
F: Yes, Doña Julieta. With Lety I met (conocer) love. True love. At first I believed I could control the dirty game. But little by little [the treasure of Lety won me over? XG the garbage at Lety?]
J: I don’t know if I believe you.
F: Look. Nobody has ever loved me like Lety. Her kisses (and other stuff!) were the most sincere that I received in my whole life. I felt their tenderness XG. I guy like me understands tenderness. Doña Julieta, I fell in love with an angel.
J: I don’t understand. Why didn’t you you tell Lety you’re in love with her?
F: I told her many times. Including, I started writing the messages in the cards myself. For that reason I brought those memories. But Lety found that maldita letter from that idiot Carvajal, and since then, she doesn’t believe a thing I say.
J: Not even in your dreams will she believe you.
F: I know. But look. Ever since Lety got angry at me, I never went back to going out with other women. NEVER. I broke up with Marcia. And I did it all to show her how much I love her. And now Lety wants to leave with Domensain. She’s going to make a mistake.
J: It’s that, the way you deceived my daughter, now maybe it’s beyond repair. Get away from her. Forget her.
F: I can’t I can’t because if Lety doesn’t give me another chance, my life doesn’t doesn’t have a purpose anymore. I wouldn’t have a reason to live.
J: No. No, don’t say that. Don’t say such things. No.
F: Look. I’ve asked forgiveness from God. From life. From Lety, many times. Now I ask your forgiveness.
J: I forgive you.
F: You know that she still loves me. So I ask for your help, DoñaJ.
J: Don Fernando, don’t even say that to me, because I know my daughter.
F: Nothing more than to tell me where I can find her, okay?
J: No.
F: DoñaJ, I won’t be able to sleep without talking to her. (She shakes head no.) Okay. I understand. And thank you for listening to me. (He walks toward door, then pauses.) Just one last favor, okay? Give Lety the memories. I already took out all the trash. What’s left is entirely the truth. Oh! Above all, this. (Takes napkin from his pocket.) “Lety, only God knows how much I love you. Only God knows it. Fernando.”
J: You wrote that?
F: Yes, when Lety disappeared, when she went to Acapulco. Give this to her for me too, okay? Thank you. (He opens the door to leave.)
J: This time I’m going to believe you. If you honestly love my daughter, she needs to know it.
Final Plea At The Restaurant
L: I don’t know what you’re trying to do, but I beg you. Let me leave.
F: No, you can’t leave until you give me a chance to show you how much I love you.
L: Do you really think you’re going to convince me? What kind of fool do you think I am? Get it into your head (darse cuenta – realize, notice). The only thing I can feel for you is.. compassion.
F: You’re still in love with me. And I know it.
L: How (conceited?). Tell me, how do you know that?
F: That doesn’t matter, Lety. Give me another chance. And I’ll show you how long I’ve loved you. How long you’ve held the key to my heart. Because you’ve suffered for me as much as I’ve suffered for you.
L: Sr. Fernando, it took me a lot of work to get you out of my heart, but I’ve managed to. I don’t love you anymore.
F: That’s not the case (no es cierto). (He takes out her diary.) Your drawing is very pretty. (Reading:) Today my heart beat like crazy, with only a look from him. With his voice, I felt so weak. My heart is not able to renounce/let go of him. It’s a traitor that doesn’t recognize the other (is a) traitor in front of it.
L: You dared to read my diary.
F: I know I did wrong, but believe me, when I read this, I stepped up out of Hell. And by every single page, Lety, it gave me back my life. A life that now I would like to share with you.
L: I have forgiven you a lot of things, Sr, Fernando, but this I will not forgive. I want nothing more to do with you.
Aldo & Lety’s Contrasting Value Systems
L: My father’s right. I promised. It would be much easier to run away from it all, but I can't go to Acapulco with you and forget about everything. I’m obligated to stay.
A: But why? They knew XG the money. Besides, you accepted my invitation. (IOW you should ignore commitments to others but abide by commitments to me.)
L: I’m sorry, Aldo. But the big thing is that.. there’s something important that I’ve just been thinking about. In this company they’ve humiliated me a lot. I won’t let that happen.
A: You’re totally right. Why do you insist on saving this company?
L: If I don’t move Conceptos forward, I won’t be able to feel satisfied / at peace with myself. If I leave now and let the company fail, I myself will agree that they’re right. I’ll feel useless.
A: So you’re willing to sacrifice your happiness for them? (Wasn’t he listening?)
L: No. On the contrary. I want to be happy, but I can't leave here because I would never forgive myself. I would carry this huge failure with me for the rest of my life. A person can't run* from his mistakes. One has to confront them. You know that.
A: That's why I love and admire you more every day. (In a pig’s eye! If that was true, why’d he try seven ways to Sunday to dissuade her??)
* She says “vivir” but I think she meant to say “huir.”
Read Alma's original recap, then come back here to discuss it.
1. Alicia leaves with Tom. It seems like gradually, she is becoming less disgusted with him, much like when Lety first started working for Fernando.
2. At the club, Aldo pressures Lety to go to Acapulco with him immediately, but she wants to check the status at Conceptos tomorrow. That boy’s running scared! Tiziano Ferro sings “Y estaba contentisimo.” He gets blindfolded and searches with his heart to find a woman to kiss, and he picks Lety.
3. Fernando asks MamaJ to let him talk to Lety. See the transcript. She says he can’t fool her. He says he fell in love with an angel, and he begs to know where she is. MamaJ refuses until she sees the “Solo diós sabe” napkin.4. Omar tells Caro he fought with Fernando. Omar doesn’t see how Fern could hit his best friend after all they’ve been through.
5. At the club, Fern tells Lety that Conceptos is a family that loves her, and he loves her most of all. She tells him to leave her alone. Fern tells Tizi that Lety doesn’t love that dude she’s with; she loves him, Fernando. He’s desperate and he can’t lose her. He asks Tizi to dedicate a song to her. See the old board for a translation of the lyrics. See this link to hear the song.
6. Fernando cries. Lety suffers because Fernando is suffering. And Aldo cringes because his one hope is that Lety believes Fernando will never love her, and that one hope is gasping for breath right now.7. Fern begs Lety for one more chance. See the transcript. She says she doesn’t love him anymore. He says that’s not true and reads from her diary. He says he wants to share the rest of his life with her.
8. Mama reports her conversation with Fern. It started as a game and turned into love, he left Marcia, he never touched another woman after you, he honestly repents, and MamaJ believes him. He brought the bag of memories and says it’s all true. Lety says he read her diary and that was the last straw. But she reads the message on the napkin and allows herself to hope it’s true, for just a moment.Capitulo 248.
Read Julie's original recap, then come back here to discuss it.
1. Fernando is home alone, very alone. Lety’s not alone in her room. Like a demon and an angel on her shoulders, visions of Aldo and Fern appear. She wants to burn the cards and diary. Aldo says “BURN!” while Fern says, “Those are my tears.” She snuffs the fire.
2. Ali finds an eviction notice; she has ten days. Irma tries to convince the cuartel that Fernando loves Lety, but they all desert her. Ali offers to move in with Marcia. Yeah, Marcia will do that when the devil takes up figure skating. Next she tries to scam money out of the cuartel.
3. Tom reports that they didn’t make enough from the expo. Lety tells the board. Humberto asks for her solution but she has none. She failed and she resigns. Los dos padres tell her she can’t. In her office, she tells Aldo she has to fulfill her commitment. See the transcript; note the contrast between Lety’s and Aldo’s world views.
4. And now for something completely different. Fernando tells Lety he recognizes that she quit to get away from him. He won’t let Conceptos pay for his errors anymore. He resigns so she can stay because she’s the only one who can save Conceptos. He tells her, “From now on you can safely open your office door because I won’t be there. You can go to your house without problems because I won’t be waiting for you. And you can answer all your calls because it won’t be me calling you. You asked me to leave you alone, and I’m going to do just that. I’m not just resigning Conceptos. I’m also resigning you.”5. Aldo leaves for Acapulco. While he’s swimming in the bay, an amorous octopus clutches his arms and legs and won’t let go despite his attempts to pull away. She carries him to her lair because she loves him and wants him all to herself. He suffocates and dies, and Lety lives happily ever after.
6. Now it’s Erasmo’s turn. He says, “I never thought you’d be capable of running away from such an important responsibility.” She’s afraid to fail but she’ll stay until Conceptos is out of debt.
7. Irmita to Fern: What hurts most is that you’re going away from Lety.Fern: Yes, but she has Domensaín, and that’s the best option for her. .. Or no?
I: Could be. He’s a nice boy. He’s the ideal man for any woman.
But you, you’re Don Fernando!Fern says he’s changed, but he deserves what has happened. Irma says that finding true love is hard; and they love each other like crazy. “Don’t let her go.”
F: Because I love her so much, I don’t want to hurt her. I’m leaving so she can be happy.
12. Ariel stomps around the vortex. Ali denies any romance with Tom. Ariel yells, “When I’m president, everything will change.”
Spanish Lessons
Fernando and Julieta
F: Good evening, Señora Julieta
J: Tell me. What are you doing here?
F: I need to talk with Lety.
J: She left, and I don’t know when she’ll return.
F: I suppose she left with Aldo?
J: Yes. And if you want to talk with her, wait until tomorrow.
F: Doña Julieta, it’s that, Lety is going to resign Conceptos for that Domensaín. I can’t let that happen. It’s critical that I talk with her. Please.
J: My daughter already made her decision. Leave her alone, please.
F: No, I can’t I can’t because I love Lety. I love her and I’m not willing to lose her.
J: You can’t fool me. I know very well the you caused her. I know it, tear upon tear.
F: You only know Lety’s version, with all due respect, Doña Julieta. Not mine. I beg you, please, to hear me out.
F: Believe me, I know it was horrible, everything I did to Lety. I repent profoundly. You don’t know how much..
J: It’s too late.
F: But look. What started as a deception, unfair, reprehensible, turned into the greatest thing to happen in my life.
J: You fell in love?
F: Yes, Doña Julieta. With Lety I met (conocer) love. True love. At first I believed I could control the dirty game. But little by little [the treasure of Lety won me over? XG the garbage at Lety?]
J: I don’t know if I believe you.
F: Look. Nobody has ever loved me like Lety. Her kisses (and other stuff!) were the most sincere that I received in my whole life. I felt their tenderness XG. I guy like me understands tenderness. Doña Julieta, I fell in love with an angel.
J: I don’t understand. Why didn’t you you tell Lety you’re in love with her?
F: I told her many times. Including, I started writing the messages in the cards myself. For that reason I brought those memories. But Lety found that maldita letter from that idiot Carvajal, and since then, she doesn’t believe a thing I say.
J: Not even in your dreams will she believe you.
F: I know. But look. Ever since Lety got angry at me, I never went back to going out with other women. NEVER. I broke up with Marcia. And I did it all to show her how much I love her. And now Lety wants to leave with Domensain. She’s going to make a mistake.
J: It’s that, the way you deceived my daughter, now maybe it’s beyond repair. Get away from her. Forget her.
F: I can’t I can’t because if Lety doesn’t give me another chance, my life doesn’t doesn’t have a purpose anymore. I wouldn’t have a reason to live.
J: No. No, don’t say that. Don’t say such things. No.
F: Look. I’ve asked forgiveness from God. From life. From Lety, many times. Now I ask your forgiveness.
J: I forgive you.
F: You know that she still loves me. So I ask for your help, DoñaJ.
J: Don Fernando, don’t even say that to me, because I know my daughter.
F: Nothing more than to tell me where I can find her, okay?
J: No.
F: DoñaJ, I won’t be able to sleep without talking to her. (She shakes head no.) Okay. I understand. And thank you for listening to me. (He walks toward door, then pauses.) Just one last favor, okay? Give Lety the memories. I already took out all the trash. What’s left is entirely the truth. Oh! Above all, this. (Takes napkin from his pocket.) “Lety, only God knows how much I love you. Only God knows it. Fernando.”J: You wrote that?
F: Yes, when Lety disappeared, when she went to Acapulco. Give this to her for me too, okay? Thank you. (He opens the door to leave.)
J: This time I’m going to believe you. If you honestly love my daughter, she needs to know it.
Final Plea At The Restaurant
L: I don’t know what you’re trying to do, but I beg you. Let me leave.
F: No, you can’t leave until you give me a chance to show you how much I love you.
L: Do you really think you’re going to convince me? What kind of fool do you think I am? Get it into your head (darse cuenta – realize, notice). The only thing I can feel for you is.. compassion.
F: You’re still in love with me. And I know it.
L: How (conceited?). Tell me, how do you know that?
F: That doesn’t matter, Lety. Give me another chance. And I’ll show you how long I’ve loved you. How long you’ve held the key to my heart. Because you’ve suffered for me as much as I’ve suffered for you.
L: Sr. Fernando, it took me a lot of work to get you out of my heart, but I’ve managed to. I don’t love you anymore.
F: That’s not the case (no es cierto). (He takes out her diary.) Your drawing is very pretty. (Reading:) Today my heart beat like crazy, with only a look from him. With his voice, I felt so weak. My heart is not able to renounce/let go of him. It’s a traitor that doesn’t recognize the other (is a) traitor in front of it.
L: You dared to read my diary.
F: I know I did wrong, but believe me, when I read this, I stepped up out of Hell. And by every single page, Lety, it gave me back my life. A life that now I would like to share with you.
L: I have forgiven you a lot of things, Sr, Fernando, but this I will not forgive. I want nothing more to do with you.
Aldo & Lety’s Contrasting Value Systems
L: My father’s right. I promised. It would be much easier to run away from it all, but I can't go to Acapulco with you and forget about everything. I’m obligated to stay.
A: But why? They knew XG the money. Besides, you accepted my invitation. (IOW you should ignore commitments to others but abide by commitments to me.)
L: I’m sorry, Aldo. But the big thing is that.. there’s something important that I’ve just been thinking about. In this company they’ve humiliated me a lot. I won’t let that happen.
A: You’re totally right. Why do you insist on saving this company?
L: If I don’t move Conceptos forward, I won’t be able to feel satisfied / at peace with myself. If I leave now and let the company fail, I myself will agree that they’re right. I’ll feel useless.
A: So you’re willing to sacrifice your happiness for them? (Wasn’t he listening?)
L: No. On the contrary. I want to be happy, but I can't leave here because I would never forgive myself. I would carry this huge failure with me for the rest of my life. A person can't run* from his mistakes. One has to confront them. You know that.
A: That's why I love and admire you more every day. (In a pig’s eye! If that was true, why’d he try seven ways to Sunday to dissuade her??)
* She says “vivir” but I think she meant to say “huir.”
Labels: fea-2010
Eva Luna #87 Wed 3/9/11 A step closer to the truth
Leo is asking Lilly why Dan would ask Vicky for a divorce. Lily tells him she knows what it is all about but is a bit embarrassing for her. He encourages her to spill the beans. Lily tells him “to make a long story short, Dan walked in on Vicky in bed with someone else.” Leo is quite surprised and calls Vicky stupid. He wants to know who the guy is. Lily hesitates for a moment but tells him he has to be discreet. She says it was Bruno.
A secretary is fielding calls and is telling someone that Daniel hasn’t arrived yet. At that moment Dan’s assistant gets off the elevator and is told that the bank manager needs to talk with him urgently.
Victoria shows up and wants to know where in the devil Bruno is. She is told that he is on a trip. She asks when he will be back
Lily tells Leo that Bruno is Vicky’s lover. He can’t believe this. He is quite angry and starts to leave stating he will kill him. Lily tries to stop him saying she asked him to be discreet. She tells him if he causes a scandal Vicky will find out it was her who told him. Leo is now saying he knew Bruno would cause problems. He can’t understand why Vicky would get involved with Bruno. Then he asks Lily how Daniel found out where they were and he warns her it better not have been her who told him. She lies and tells him of course it wasn’t her. He then says this divorce business doesn’t sit well with any of his plans with Eva.
Eva brings fruit and tea to Tia. She tells her she made a an appointment to see the Dr. for her tomorrow. Tia asks about her day. Eva tells her it was quite original and tells her about the fight Leo and Dan had. Tia wants to know why they were fighting. She tells Tia that Dan told him he was going to divorce Vicky. Tia is surprised. Eva tells her Leo didn’t like that one bit. Then she says “You know how he is so concerned about his sister’s happiness.” Tia tells her she thinks it is for another reason. What he is really worried about is that her Dan will try and get close to Eva again. Eva gives this some thought than dismisses it and tells Tia to finish her fruit.
Renata is on the phone with Carlos. He is still wearing that crazy hat.
He asks her if Alicia is there. She tells him she isn’t there right now. He wants to know when she will be home. Renata doesn’t have a clue and asks who is calling. Carlos tells her he is a friend who was away for awhile and would now like to see her. Renata tells him she never knows when she will be home and in general is always late. He then asks Renata not to tell her he called. He wants to surprise her.
We find out where Alicia is. She has gone to visit Marisol. She whines about all her problems than she tells her that Carlos is out of jail.
Eva is checking in on Pablito when Leo walks in. He tells her she has no idea how emotional it makes him to know that soon he will be his father. Eva tries to look pleased but is having a difficult time.
More Marisol and Alicia banter. Marisol doesn’t understand why Alicia would be so nervous that Carlos is out of jail. Alicia reminds her that he told Alicia when he was out of jail he would get even with her. (desquitar) She tells Marisol that he attacked her and threatened her. Then she says at least Tony was there and nothing happened, but she was really scared.
Leo has now followed Eva into her office and apologizes for the fight with Dan earlier. Eva tells him not to worry about it. Than she says “Did you talk to Vicky? Is it certain about the divorce?” Leo is not pleased with this. He asks her “What are you more interested in? My sister’s divorce or Dan’s divorce?”
Eva calmly says “well they are the same aren’t they? I don’t understand your tone?” Leo gets a bit snaky and tells her she understands his tone perfectly and he doesn’t like her curiosity one bit. She tells Leo it is just curiosity. He tells her he hopes that is all it is and reminds her that she is his fiancé. She looks up at him and tells him he doesn’t have to remind her about that.
Leo than walks over to her and starts pressuring her to get married right away. He wants to move the date up sooner. Even today. Eva looks a bit freaked by this. Leo keeps on begging. Eva asks him why he is in such a hurry and why don’t they just keep the date they already decided on. She has walked away from him and he walks over again to her and tells her he is afraid of loosing her and that things could change. That something could happen. Eva tells him nothing will happen. He continues the pressure and tells her if they got married sooner he could give Pablito his last name sooner in case Dan tries to legally take Pablito away from her. Eva tells Leo Dan would never do that. Leo has not let up on the pressure and tells her he doesn’t want Daniel to be that father of her child. Eva is still not buying any of this.
Then Leo reminds her about the time when Dan accused her of being a thief so she wouldn’t turn him in for killing her father. He is pushing all the right buttons. He tells her that Dan is capable of anything at this point, even at trying to stop their wedding. He tells her that’s why they have to act fast. For her well being as well as Pablitos. He continues to pressure her and finally Eva caves and says “Yes you are right. It is best we get married as soon as possible.” We get one of Leo’s snakey smiles, as he hugs Eva and we see a distressed look on her face.
Marisol and Fran. The honey moon is over. She is off and he is disappointed that she doesn’t have breakfast ready. FF>>>
Vicky shows up to visit Marcella. She asks Renata if Eva has left. Renata tells her she took her aunt to see the Dr. Marcella is having breakfast in her room. Vicky tells Renata not to let anyone interrupt them.
She is pacing and whining to Marcella that she swears she was going to tell her but didn’t want to worry her. Marcella not paying too much attention asks her what she is talking about. Victoria spits it out and tells her Dan asked for a divorce and wants her out of the house. This has caught Marcella’s attention. She is now quite alarmed and tells Vicky that this can’t happen. Vicky tells her she knows and is willing to do what ever to stop him. Marcella sits her down and tells her, first of all don’t even thing about leaving his house. Vicky says “What do I do if he starts throwing my things out?” Now Marcella is pacing about and tells Victoria that they have to think off something fast. They have to put all there cards on the table.
Marcella asks Victoria what caused Dan to ask for a divorce. Vicky now whimpering tells her she rather not talk about it. Marcella is quite angry now and demands she tells her what’s going on. She wants to know what stupid thing she did now. Victoria swallowing hard tells Marcella “Daniel found me with my lover.”
Fran is over at Dan’s house looking for him. Jacky tells him he is out on a shoot. Fran then wants to know if she is going to offer him some coffee or breakfast. FF>>
Marcella is now screaming at Victoria calling her stupid and crazy. She asks how she could possibly think about throwing her marriage away. She tells Mama that she tried to tell Daniel it was just a fling and nothing else. Marcella now pumping her fists and screaming “A fling that is going to cost you a lot!!”
Victoria is still crying and says she knows and begs for her mother to help her, because she knows Daniel will take advantage of this and go running over to Eva. Marcella shouts at her and tells her she has just given him the best reason to go looking for Eva and to leave Victoria. She is now begging again for Marcella’s help so that Dan won’t leave her.
More Fran and Jacky. She asks how is honeymoon went. He lies a bit. He tries to soften Jacky up and she isn’t buying. FF>>>
Alicia is out poolside sun bathing. She has the baby monitor with her. She is surprised by a hatless Carlos. He actually looks quite good.
Next we see Victoria looking like a zombie headed towards Pablito’s room. He is awake and cute as ever playing with a remote control.
Victoria walks over to the baby monitor and turns it off. And quick as a flash the remote control has turned into some green plastic toy.
Little Pablito is smiling at her as crazy Victoria introduces herself to him. She tells him she is his Daddies wife. The man that his mother wants to take from her.
Alicia is now taking the towel and wrapping it around herself all nervous like. Carlos tells her to calm down. She tries to get him to leave. Carlos tells her no way. They need to talk. She tells him they have nothing to say to each other. He tells her yes they do and to sit down and listen to him.
Victoria now crazier than ever reaches into the crib to take Pablito as she says “Do you want to take a little walk with me?” She has lifted him out and tells them they are going on a trip far away where no one will find them. She gets to the door and suddenly stops with a startled look on her face.
Alicia is telling Carlos she doesn’t want to listen to him. She then stands up and starts screaming for Tony. Carlos stands and tells her to calm down. He asks her who she thinks he is, someone that wants to hurt her? He tells her no it is the opposite. He just want to say he was sorry for what he did yesterday. Alicia looks surprised to hear this. Carlos tells her he know he behaved badly and lost is head and is very sorry. Alicia tells him that’s too bad because he grabbed her forcefully and scared her. He tells her he is really sorry for what happened. She rags on him some more and tells him to leave and not bother her any more. He tells her okay he will leave but asks her to give him a chance. (He seems very sincere) He wants to meet her someplace where they can just talk. Alicia tells him no. He asks her to think it over and to call him. Then old Tony walks over and asks Carlos what he is doing there.
It is Leo that has surprised Victoria. She tells him to get out of the way. Leo asks her if she is crazy and wants to know where she is going with the kid. Victoria tells him he was a lone and bored and she was just taking him for a little walk. Leo isn’t buying this and tries to take Pablito away from her. (This is one great baby. He isn’t fuzzed a bit by two crazies tugging at him.)
The struggle continues and Victoria snarls that this kid is the cause of all her problems. She isn’t handing him over. Dan knows it is his child. He wants to leave her now and go back to Eva. Leo is shushing her and Victoria tells him she is leaving with the kid. Now old Mama bear walks in and tells Victoria to stop all this stupid stuff.
Carlos is telling Tony to calm down. He just came to make peace. Tony tells him he knows he tried to harm her yesterday (or something like that) and he isn’t going to let that happen. He tells Tony he knows he did a bad thing, he lost his head and that is why he is there to ask for forgiveness. All flusterhead Alicia grabs her things and says she has to leave and check on Pablito. She tells them not to fight.
Tony is chewing him out. He doesn’t believe that is why he came. Carlos tells him that is all he wanted to do was say he was sorry and just be friends. Tony wants to know what friendship. He tells him they will never be friends. Then he tells him he wants him to stay away from “his” Alicia. He tells him if he finds out he has been back looking for her he will send him to his grave. Carlos tells him not to worry he won’t have that pleasure and leaves.
Leo has finally managed to take Pablito away from Victoria and puts him back in the crib. Marcella is now dragging Victoria away. Victoria has all but lost it as she asks Marcella why she took the child from her. Marcella shrieks at her “Because you would be making a serious mistake.” Victoria tells her no way, because with this child out of the picture Dan won’t have any more reason to come over to the house and nothing to tie him to Eva. Marcella tells her she thought the same way and if things had turned out the way she planned the little brat (not her word) would be dead by now. Victoria looks shocked and asks her if she had planned to kill him. Marcella tells her yes but this isn’t the best moment to finish the kid off. Leo has now joined them and tells her that if something bad happened to the child it could mess up his plans with Eva and would be disastrous. . Victoria points out the only disaster that could occur would be for him to be left at the altar and in the meantime Eva and Dan would take the child and go far away. She then huffs off. Marcella tells her to stop and Victoria turns back and screams “Don‘t you get it. I hate this child and as far as Eva is concerned I am capable of anything.” She walks off just as Alicia shows up and practically runs her over. Marcella now takes over and starts screaming at Alicia and tells her it is a good thing she finally showed up because her nephew has been screaming for the last hour. Alicia looking very confused at her monitor runs into the room to comfort Pablito. She is quite surprised to find the monitor was turned off.
Leo asks Marcella if Victoria has told her about her latest act of stupidity that could cost her her marriage.
Marcella tells him yes and she is really mad at her. Renata has showed up with Marcella’s tea. Leo asks if Eva is back. She tells him yes but left again for the commercial. Leo chews her out and says he was waiting for her so he could take her.
Tia and Eva are at the Drs. It turns out she is fine. The Dr wants to know if she is worried about something. Something that would make her nervous. Tia reluctantly admits that she does have something to worry about it has to do with her nieces and the memory of her brother. The dr. recommends that if it is something personal they should try and resolve it as soon as possible. This problem could affect her health, and if she had another anxiety attack it could cause more serious problems. Eva looks on and tells the dr. not to worry, they will resolve their problem.
Marisol is having lunch with Giorgio. She tells him she had her first fight with Fran. They talk about her music contract. He tells her not to worry. The guy likes her. It is a done deal. Or something like that.
Marcella is now ragging to Leo about Renata. She tells him she is becoming more useless day by day and sometimes she feels she likes Eva and her family more then them. Leo tells her that he doesn’t believe Renata likes anyone. Besides she is faithful to Marcella, and has always been. Marcella looks up and says “And for her well being she better continue to be.” Leo tells her that at least something good has come out of all this bad stuff. Marcella wants to know what he is talking about. Leo tells her that with all of Victoria’s craziness today he has thought of a good plan, and as he kisses mama goodbye, he tells her he will explain it to her later. Before he leaves Marcella asks him if he knows who Victoria’s lover is.
Some guy walks into an office where another guy is playing a guitar. I think it has to do with Marisol and her music contract. The one guy is accusing the other guy of being more interested in Marisol than her musical attributes. He tells him he agrees and he really likes every thing about Marisol.
Marcella demands to know who Vicky’s lover is. Leo tells her it is Bruno. Marcella stands up and looks as if she is going to puke.
Marcella wants to know what kind of barbarity is he talking about. Leo tells her that Bruno trashed the friendship he had with him and took advantage of his sister. And she fell for his ways. Marcella is trying to take in all Leo’s words and turns and asks him if he is sure and wants to know how he found out. He tells her Lily told him. She saw them kissing the other day in the office. Then he tells her that Victoria told him that Dan walked in on them together in a hotel. Marcella now hysterical grabs at Leo and tells him this can’t be happening. Leo tells Marcella that he knows she confided in him as well. Leo tells Marcella not to let Vicky know it was Lilly who told him. Marcella turns and screams at him “That’s not important to me.” Then she screams at him to leave!! Leo seems confused at Marcella’s reaction. Leo turns to her and says “I hope you throw this guy out in the street. Because if you don’t I am capable of killing him.” She screams at him to get out and let her be alone!!!!! After Leo leaves she says in a very scary manner “The one who will kill him will be me!”
Leo finds Matilda in the living room with Pablito. He makes nice with her and asks for a favor.
We are now at a photo shoot with Lilly in a pink dress. Daniel walks by and Lily flirts with him and tells him thanks for being there for her. He tells her she doesn’t have to thank him it is his job. She tells him she knows than latches on to his hands and tells him it makes her less nervous having him close by. Daniel looks uncomfortable at this gesture.
This does not go unnoticed by Eva who seems to have turned three shades of jealousy green.
Marcella is beyond disbelief as she wonders how Bruno could ever do something like this to her. (He is actually my hero right now) How could he do this with her daughter. Then she has a little trip down memory lane remembering the first time they met, all his flirting , Leo’s warnings, the time he had her sign papers for money “for the business”
Back to the photo shoot. It is a wrap. Daniel and Eva both walk over to Lily and Daniel tells her she was great. Eva tells her the clients are very happy with her work. She thanks them both and tells them she has to go change. As she leaves she touches Daniels hand. Eva looks a bit fussed and turns to Dan and tells him she would appreciate it if he would be a little more discreet. Dan looks confused and asks her what she is talking about. She tells him about his being so flirty with Lily. She tells him it isn’t appropriate and that one of the clients asked her if he had anything going on with Lily. Dan smiles and calls her a liar. The one with the question is her.
Eva denies this. Dan then says “Do you know why? Because you are jealous.” Eva snotts back “Says you.” Then Daniel tells her that her eyes betray her (delatan.) They stare at each other for a moment when Leo walks in with Pablito in his arms. He walks over to her and says “Look at the surprise I brought you.” Eva seems pleased. Dan not so much.
Leo pretends to be the best step daddy in the world. Eva happily tells him he is hired as her new nanny. Eva is pulled away to talk with clients. Leo is left holding the baby as Dan walks over and warns him that he knows him very well and that he his pretending to be the perfect father. Then he tells him “This is my child and not you or nobody will take him from me!!” Leo looking as if he has the deal all sewed up tells Dan “Eva will soon be my wife. Pablito will soon be living with me and I will make sure they all know I love them lots. So much so that they won’t need you.”
Marcella has stormed into Vicky’s room at Dan’s house, like an angry wasp looking for a good spot to land. She demands to know who her lover is. Vicky goes to close the door and wants to know why it is so important for her to know. Vicky now whining (Which she has done throughout much of tonight’s show) tells her the affair is over and it wasn’t even much to start with. Marcella still mad wants an answer and she wants to hear it from her. Now Victoria seems a little scared as she demurely tells her that Bruno was her lover. Marcella turns for one second and we see an evil smile cross her face as she turns back and knocks poor Vicky one vicious slap across the face. Vicky is terror stricken as she holds her face.
Victoria is crying and wants to know what is going on. Why did she hit her. Marcela tells her because she deserved it. Then she says “And Bruno is going to get much worse.!!” She storms out of the room leaving Victoria very frightened.
Fran is begging Jacky to tell him all the gossip. She tells him he doesn’t need to know he isn’t living their any more (or something like that.) Then we see Marcella sneaking out of the house with Victoria running down the stairs after her telling her not to leave. Both Jacky and Fran stop their little squabble to stare at her.
Victoria screams at them and tells them to both get to work. Now Fran is pleading with Jacky to fill him in on what has been going on. Jacky tells him she can’t. Well any way about what they just saw. She doesn’t know any thing about that.
Julio has called Justa.
Marcella has made it home and Renata tells him the bank manager is waiting in the living room to talk with her. (I think the two tone color is from a poorly fitted wig and the guy should ask for his money back)
He asks her if Bruno works with her at the agency. She tells him yes. He tells her that yesterday he came to see him with a paper that she had signed authorizing him to make all sorts of transactions. Marcella tells bad wig guy that she never signed anything that would give him such authority. He then hands Marcella a copy of the paper. Marcella is now paging through the document as she has another trip down memory lane remembering her last night with Bruno telling him after he satisfies her she will sign the papers that will be the beginning of their new association.
Marcella tells the Bank manager that this is not the document that she signed. He tells her that her signature is on the last page. Marcella now ticked says yes it is her signature, but this is not the document that she signed. Then she asks him why he didn’t call before to see if she had signed it or not. He tells her that it all looked fine yesterday but now today all kinds of transactions have taken place and now she has no funds. Marcella asks what do you mean there are no funds? He tells there is no money in the modeling agency fund as well as no money in her personal account. (Way to go Bruno!!!!) Marcella has that sick look again. Renata has taken all this in and quietly makes an exit.
Dan is giving Lily a ride to the hotel. She wants to know why he is so serious. She asks if it is because Leo is trying to steal Pablitos affection from him. Dan tells her it is something like that. Lily asks him what bothers him most. To see Leo with his child or Leo with Eva. He tells her he doesn’t want to see him near neither of them. She reminds him they are about to get married soon. Dan tells her that is yet to happen and he tells her it is best to change the subject.
Renata is giving a bottle of booze to Marcella. She grabs it from her in a snit. Renata wants to know what’s going on? Marcella yells at her and tells her she probably heard everything that went on. Then she tells Renata that soon everyone will find out that Bruno bankrupted her. And the humiliation will be horrible for her as she cries in her drink. Renata has a great look of satisfaction on her face as she thought bubbles. “You are paying for all the damage that you have done.”
Leo is driving the baby bugging with Eva at his side and telling her what a great little family they will be once she is his wife. Eva leaves to go to her room. Renata is walking by with another bottle of booze. Leo asks her where she is going. She tells him to Marcella’s room and it is the second bottle that she has brought. Leo asks her why she is drinking so much. Renata suggests it is probably to drown out all the pain. Leo wants to know what she is talking about. Renata leans close and tells him it is probably best she didn’t tell him but he is going to find out any way and tells him that Marcella just found out a while ago that Bruno just got away with all her money. Leo shakes his head and says this can’t be and tells her he will go talk to her.
Dan has arrived home and his phone rings. His secretary is telling him the bank has been calling all day but couldn’t locate him. She tells him that there are serious problems with one of the accounts and they can’t find Marcella.
Eva is taking Pablito for a little stroll to Julio’s house. She stops to smells the flowers and then she has a trip down memory lane remembering fondly when Dan sent all those flowers to her.
Leo and Marcella are discussing their options. There is no way they can permit Bruno to leave her in the ruins. She starts screaming for Renata to bring her the other bottle she asked for. Leo tells her he told Renata not to bring it. Marcella is drunk and out of control as she starts screaming at Leo. He tries to take her drink out of her hand.
Dan is now at the Marcella’s old mansion and is asking Renata where she is. Renata tells him it isn’t a good idea that he see her now. She isn’t feeling good. She is a bit upset and Leo is with her trying to calm her down. Dan tells her it is urgent that he talks with both of them and goes off to find them leaving Renata in the dust.
Now Marcella drunk as a skunk is whining that everyone is laughing at her. From his stupid stepson to Eva who has stolen all her inheritance. Then she says She should have finished Eva off from the beginning. But she was so stupid and didn’t do it. Leo is trying to calm her down and tells her that any body could be listening in. She screams even louder that she doesn’t care who hears her. Then she starts screaming about Julio and how if it wasn’t for him Eva would be in Jail. Leo looks confused and asks her what she is talking about. She tells him that Julio left a letter with his lawyer saying that if she withdrew the charges against Eva her accounts would be unfrozen. Leo realizes that is why she dropped the charges.
She tells him of course she had to.
Daniel walks up to Marcella’s door. We see him stop for a second as he hears Marcella’s screams. He hears her talking about how she had it all planned out perfectly. She explains how she had Eva go to the bank with the check she forged and how she had her charged as a thief. But she had to withdraw it. Marcella continues on and Dan listens intently at the door. She is saying she is going to the police and will charge her again. Leo stops her and tells her she isn’t going anywhere. He tells her she needs to lower her voice. Dan leans in closer to the door as he gets closer to the truth.
Marcella is now saying nobody can ever find out that Eva never robbed the $25000. Especially Dan. Dan has now cracked the door open a bit as he continues to listen. Marcella is saying he was so easy to deceive.
Than rants on that both Eva and Dan are so stupid. And that is where we end. A step closer to the truth.
A secretary is fielding calls and is telling someone that Daniel hasn’t arrived yet. At that moment Dan’s assistant gets off the elevator and is told that the bank manager needs to talk with him urgently.
Victoria shows up and wants to know where in the devil Bruno is. She is told that he is on a trip. She asks when he will be back
Lily tells Leo that Bruno is Vicky’s lover. He can’t believe this. He is quite angry and starts to leave stating he will kill him. Lily tries to stop him saying she asked him to be discreet. She tells him if he causes a scandal Vicky will find out it was her who told him. Leo is now saying he knew Bruno would cause problems. He can’t understand why Vicky would get involved with Bruno. Then he asks Lily how Daniel found out where they were and he warns her it better not have been her who told him. She lies and tells him of course it wasn’t her. He then says this divorce business doesn’t sit well with any of his plans with Eva.
Eva brings fruit and tea to Tia. She tells her she made a an appointment to see the Dr. for her tomorrow. Tia asks about her day. Eva tells her it was quite original and tells her about the fight Leo and Dan had. Tia wants to know why they were fighting. She tells Tia that Dan told him he was going to divorce Vicky. Tia is surprised. Eva tells her Leo didn’t like that one bit. Then she says “You know how he is so concerned about his sister’s happiness.” Tia tells her she thinks it is for another reason. What he is really worried about is that her Dan will try and get close to Eva again. Eva gives this some thought than dismisses it and tells Tia to finish her fruit.
Renata is on the phone with Carlos. He is still wearing that crazy hat.
He asks her if Alicia is there. She tells him she isn’t there right now. He wants to know when she will be home. Renata doesn’t have a clue and asks who is calling. Carlos tells her he is a friend who was away for awhile and would now like to see her. Renata tells him she never knows when she will be home and in general is always late. He then asks Renata not to tell her he called. He wants to surprise her.
We find out where Alicia is. She has gone to visit Marisol. She whines about all her problems than she tells her that Carlos is out of jail.
Eva is checking in on Pablito when Leo walks in. He tells her she has no idea how emotional it makes him to know that soon he will be his father. Eva tries to look pleased but is having a difficult time.
More Marisol and Alicia banter. Marisol doesn’t understand why Alicia would be so nervous that Carlos is out of jail. Alicia reminds her that he told Alicia when he was out of jail he would get even with her. (desquitar) She tells Marisol that he attacked her and threatened her. Then she says at least Tony was there and nothing happened, but she was really scared.
Leo has now followed Eva into her office and apologizes for the fight with Dan earlier. Eva tells him not to worry about it. Than she says “Did you talk to Vicky? Is it certain about the divorce?” Leo is not pleased with this. He asks her “What are you more interested in? My sister’s divorce or Dan’s divorce?”
Eva calmly says “well they are the same aren’t they? I don’t understand your tone?” Leo gets a bit snaky and tells her she understands his tone perfectly and he doesn’t like her curiosity one bit. She tells Leo it is just curiosity. He tells her he hopes that is all it is and reminds her that she is his fiancé. She looks up at him and tells him he doesn’t have to remind her about that.
Leo than walks over to her and starts pressuring her to get married right away. He wants to move the date up sooner. Even today. Eva looks a bit freaked by this. Leo keeps on begging. Eva asks him why he is in such a hurry and why don’t they just keep the date they already decided on. She has walked away from him and he walks over again to her and tells her he is afraid of loosing her and that things could change. That something could happen. Eva tells him nothing will happen. He continues the pressure and tells her if they got married sooner he could give Pablito his last name sooner in case Dan tries to legally take Pablito away from her. Eva tells Leo Dan would never do that. Leo has not let up on the pressure and tells her he doesn’t want Daniel to be that father of her child. Eva is still not buying any of this.
Then Leo reminds her about the time when Dan accused her of being a thief so she wouldn’t turn him in for killing her father. He is pushing all the right buttons. He tells her that Dan is capable of anything at this point, even at trying to stop their wedding. He tells her that’s why they have to act fast. For her well being as well as Pablitos. He continues to pressure her and finally Eva caves and says “Yes you are right. It is best we get married as soon as possible.” We get one of Leo’s snakey smiles, as he hugs Eva and we see a distressed look on her face.
Marisol and Fran. The honey moon is over. She is off and he is disappointed that she doesn’t have breakfast ready. FF>>>
Vicky shows up to visit Marcella. She asks Renata if Eva has left. Renata tells her she took her aunt to see the Dr. Marcella is having breakfast in her room. Vicky tells Renata not to let anyone interrupt them.
She is pacing and whining to Marcella that she swears she was going to tell her but didn’t want to worry her. Marcella not paying too much attention asks her what she is talking about. Victoria spits it out and tells her Dan asked for a divorce and wants her out of the house. This has caught Marcella’s attention. She is now quite alarmed and tells Vicky that this can’t happen. Vicky tells her she knows and is willing to do what ever to stop him. Marcella sits her down and tells her, first of all don’t even thing about leaving his house. Vicky says “What do I do if he starts throwing my things out?” Now Marcella is pacing about and tells Victoria that they have to think off something fast. They have to put all there cards on the table.
Marcella asks Victoria what caused Dan to ask for a divorce. Vicky now whimpering tells her she rather not talk about it. Marcella is quite angry now and demands she tells her what’s going on. She wants to know what stupid thing she did now. Victoria swallowing hard tells Marcella “Daniel found me with my lover.”
Fran is over at Dan’s house looking for him. Jacky tells him he is out on a shoot. Fran then wants to know if she is going to offer him some coffee or breakfast. FF>>
Marcella is now screaming at Victoria calling her stupid and crazy. She asks how she could possibly think about throwing her marriage away. She tells Mama that she tried to tell Daniel it was just a fling and nothing else. Marcella now pumping her fists and screaming “A fling that is going to cost you a lot!!”
Victoria is still crying and says she knows and begs for her mother to help her, because she knows Daniel will take advantage of this and go running over to Eva. Marcella shouts at her and tells her she has just given him the best reason to go looking for Eva and to leave Victoria. She is now begging again for Marcella’s help so that Dan won’t leave her.
More Fran and Jacky. She asks how is honeymoon went. He lies a bit. He tries to soften Jacky up and she isn’t buying. FF>>>
Alicia is out poolside sun bathing. She has the baby monitor with her. She is surprised by a hatless Carlos. He actually looks quite good.
Next we see Victoria looking like a zombie headed towards Pablito’s room. He is awake and cute as ever playing with a remote control.
Victoria walks over to the baby monitor and turns it off. And quick as a flash the remote control has turned into some green plastic toy.
Little Pablito is smiling at her as crazy Victoria introduces herself to him. She tells him she is his Daddies wife. The man that his mother wants to take from her.
Alicia is now taking the towel and wrapping it around herself all nervous like. Carlos tells her to calm down. She tries to get him to leave. Carlos tells her no way. They need to talk. She tells him they have nothing to say to each other. He tells her yes they do and to sit down and listen to him.
Victoria now crazier than ever reaches into the crib to take Pablito as she says “Do you want to take a little walk with me?” She has lifted him out and tells them they are going on a trip far away where no one will find them. She gets to the door and suddenly stops with a startled look on her face.
Alicia is telling Carlos she doesn’t want to listen to him. She then stands up and starts screaming for Tony. Carlos stands and tells her to calm down. He asks her who she thinks he is, someone that wants to hurt her? He tells her no it is the opposite. He just want to say he was sorry for what he did yesterday. Alicia looks surprised to hear this. Carlos tells her he know he behaved badly and lost is head and is very sorry. Alicia tells him that’s too bad because he grabbed her forcefully and scared her. He tells her he is really sorry for what happened. She rags on him some more and tells him to leave and not bother her any more. He tells her okay he will leave but asks her to give him a chance. (He seems very sincere) He wants to meet her someplace where they can just talk. Alicia tells him no. He asks her to think it over and to call him. Then old Tony walks over and asks Carlos what he is doing there.
It is Leo that has surprised Victoria. She tells him to get out of the way. Leo asks her if she is crazy and wants to know where she is going with the kid. Victoria tells him he was a lone and bored and she was just taking him for a little walk. Leo isn’t buying this and tries to take Pablito away from her. (This is one great baby. He isn’t fuzzed a bit by two crazies tugging at him.)
The struggle continues and Victoria snarls that this kid is the cause of all her problems. She isn’t handing him over. Dan knows it is his child. He wants to leave her now and go back to Eva. Leo is shushing her and Victoria tells him she is leaving with the kid. Now old Mama bear walks in and tells Victoria to stop all this stupid stuff.
Carlos is telling Tony to calm down. He just came to make peace. Tony tells him he knows he tried to harm her yesterday (or something like that) and he isn’t going to let that happen. He tells Tony he knows he did a bad thing, he lost his head and that is why he is there to ask for forgiveness. All flusterhead Alicia grabs her things and says she has to leave and check on Pablito. She tells them not to fight.
Tony is chewing him out. He doesn’t believe that is why he came. Carlos tells him that is all he wanted to do was say he was sorry and just be friends. Tony wants to know what friendship. He tells him they will never be friends. Then he tells him he wants him to stay away from “his” Alicia. He tells him if he finds out he has been back looking for her he will send him to his grave. Carlos tells him not to worry he won’t have that pleasure and leaves.
Leo has finally managed to take Pablito away from Victoria and puts him back in the crib. Marcella is now dragging Victoria away. Victoria has all but lost it as she asks Marcella why she took the child from her. Marcella shrieks at her “Because you would be making a serious mistake.” Victoria tells her no way, because with this child out of the picture Dan won’t have any more reason to come over to the house and nothing to tie him to Eva. Marcella tells her she thought the same way and if things had turned out the way she planned the little brat (not her word) would be dead by now. Victoria looks shocked and asks her if she had planned to kill him. Marcella tells her yes but this isn’t the best moment to finish the kid off. Leo has now joined them and tells her that if something bad happened to the child it could mess up his plans with Eva and would be disastrous. . Victoria points out the only disaster that could occur would be for him to be left at the altar and in the meantime Eva and Dan would take the child and go far away. She then huffs off. Marcella tells her to stop and Victoria turns back and screams “Don‘t you get it. I hate this child and as far as Eva is concerned I am capable of anything.” She walks off just as Alicia shows up and practically runs her over. Marcella now takes over and starts screaming at Alicia and tells her it is a good thing she finally showed up because her nephew has been screaming for the last hour. Alicia looking very confused at her monitor runs into the room to comfort Pablito. She is quite surprised to find the monitor was turned off.
Leo asks Marcella if Victoria has told her about her latest act of stupidity that could cost her her marriage.
Marcella tells him yes and she is really mad at her. Renata has showed up with Marcella’s tea. Leo asks if Eva is back. She tells him yes but left again for the commercial. Leo chews her out and says he was waiting for her so he could take her.
Tia and Eva are at the Drs. It turns out she is fine. The Dr wants to know if she is worried about something. Something that would make her nervous. Tia reluctantly admits that she does have something to worry about it has to do with her nieces and the memory of her brother. The dr. recommends that if it is something personal they should try and resolve it as soon as possible. This problem could affect her health, and if she had another anxiety attack it could cause more serious problems. Eva looks on and tells the dr. not to worry, they will resolve their problem.
Marisol is having lunch with Giorgio. She tells him she had her first fight with Fran. They talk about her music contract. He tells her not to worry. The guy likes her. It is a done deal. Or something like that.
Marcella is now ragging to Leo about Renata. She tells him she is becoming more useless day by day and sometimes she feels she likes Eva and her family more then them. Leo tells her that he doesn’t believe Renata likes anyone. Besides she is faithful to Marcella, and has always been. Marcella looks up and says “And for her well being she better continue to be.” Leo tells her that at least something good has come out of all this bad stuff. Marcella wants to know what he is talking about. Leo tells her that with all of Victoria’s craziness today he has thought of a good plan, and as he kisses mama goodbye, he tells her he will explain it to her later. Before he leaves Marcella asks him if he knows who Victoria’s lover is.
Some guy walks into an office where another guy is playing a guitar. I think it has to do with Marisol and her music contract. The one guy is accusing the other guy of being more interested in Marisol than her musical attributes. He tells him he agrees and he really likes every thing about Marisol.
Marcella demands to know who Vicky’s lover is. Leo tells her it is Bruno. Marcella stands up and looks as if she is going to puke.
Marcella wants to know what kind of barbarity is he talking about. Leo tells her that Bruno trashed the friendship he had with him and took advantage of his sister. And she fell for his ways. Marcella is trying to take in all Leo’s words and turns and asks him if he is sure and wants to know how he found out. He tells her Lily told him. She saw them kissing the other day in the office. Then he tells her that Victoria told him that Dan walked in on them together in a hotel. Marcella now hysterical grabs at Leo and tells him this can’t be happening. Leo tells Marcella that he knows she confided in him as well. Leo tells Marcella not to let Vicky know it was Lilly who told him. Marcella turns and screams at him “That’s not important to me.” Then she screams at him to leave!! Leo seems confused at Marcella’s reaction. Leo turns to her and says “I hope you throw this guy out in the street. Because if you don’t I am capable of killing him.” She screams at him to get out and let her be alone!!!!! After Leo leaves she says in a very scary manner “The one who will kill him will be me!”
Leo finds Matilda in the living room with Pablito. He makes nice with her and asks for a favor.
We are now at a photo shoot with Lilly in a pink dress. Daniel walks by and Lily flirts with him and tells him thanks for being there for her. He tells her she doesn’t have to thank him it is his job. She tells him she knows than latches on to his hands and tells him it makes her less nervous having him close by. Daniel looks uncomfortable at this gesture.
This does not go unnoticed by Eva who seems to have turned three shades of jealousy green.
Marcella is beyond disbelief as she wonders how Bruno could ever do something like this to her. (He is actually my hero right now) How could he do this with her daughter. Then she has a little trip down memory lane remembering the first time they met, all his flirting , Leo’s warnings, the time he had her sign papers for money “for the business”
Back to the photo shoot. It is a wrap. Daniel and Eva both walk over to Lily and Daniel tells her she was great. Eva tells her the clients are very happy with her work. She thanks them both and tells them she has to go change. As she leaves she touches Daniels hand. Eva looks a bit fussed and turns to Dan and tells him she would appreciate it if he would be a little more discreet. Dan looks confused and asks her what she is talking about. She tells him about his being so flirty with Lily. She tells him it isn’t appropriate and that one of the clients asked her if he had anything going on with Lily. Dan smiles and calls her a liar. The one with the question is her.
Eva denies this. Dan then says “Do you know why? Because you are jealous.” Eva snotts back “Says you.” Then Daniel tells her that her eyes betray her (delatan.) They stare at each other for a moment when Leo walks in with Pablito in his arms. He walks over to her and says “Look at the surprise I brought you.” Eva seems pleased. Dan not so much.
Leo pretends to be the best step daddy in the world. Eva happily tells him he is hired as her new nanny. Eva is pulled away to talk with clients. Leo is left holding the baby as Dan walks over and warns him that he knows him very well and that he his pretending to be the perfect father. Then he tells him “This is my child and not you or nobody will take him from me!!” Leo looking as if he has the deal all sewed up tells Dan “Eva will soon be my wife. Pablito will soon be living with me and I will make sure they all know I love them lots. So much so that they won’t need you.”
Marcella has stormed into Vicky’s room at Dan’s house, like an angry wasp looking for a good spot to land. She demands to know who her lover is. Vicky goes to close the door and wants to know why it is so important for her to know. Vicky now whining (Which she has done throughout much of tonight’s show) tells her the affair is over and it wasn’t even much to start with. Marcella still mad wants an answer and she wants to hear it from her. Now Victoria seems a little scared as she demurely tells her that Bruno was her lover. Marcella turns for one second and we see an evil smile cross her face as she turns back and knocks poor Vicky one vicious slap across the face. Vicky is terror stricken as she holds her face.
Victoria is crying and wants to know what is going on. Why did she hit her. Marcela tells her because she deserved it. Then she says “And Bruno is going to get much worse.!!” She storms out of the room leaving Victoria very frightened.
Fran is begging Jacky to tell him all the gossip. She tells him he doesn’t need to know he isn’t living their any more (or something like that.) Then we see Marcella sneaking out of the house with Victoria running down the stairs after her telling her not to leave. Both Jacky and Fran stop their little squabble to stare at her.
Victoria screams at them and tells them to both get to work. Now Fran is pleading with Jacky to fill him in on what has been going on. Jacky tells him she can’t. Well any way about what they just saw. She doesn’t know any thing about that.
Julio has called Justa.
Marcella has made it home and Renata tells him the bank manager is waiting in the living room to talk with her. (I think the two tone color is from a poorly fitted wig and the guy should ask for his money back)
He asks her if Bruno works with her at the agency. She tells him yes. He tells her that yesterday he came to see him with a paper that she had signed authorizing him to make all sorts of transactions. Marcella tells bad wig guy that she never signed anything that would give him such authority. He then hands Marcella a copy of the paper. Marcella is now paging through the document as she has another trip down memory lane remembering her last night with Bruno telling him after he satisfies her she will sign the papers that will be the beginning of their new association.
Marcella tells the Bank manager that this is not the document that she signed. He tells her that her signature is on the last page. Marcella now ticked says yes it is her signature, but this is not the document that she signed. Then she asks him why he didn’t call before to see if she had signed it or not. He tells her that it all looked fine yesterday but now today all kinds of transactions have taken place and now she has no funds. Marcella asks what do you mean there are no funds? He tells there is no money in the modeling agency fund as well as no money in her personal account. (Way to go Bruno!!!!) Marcella has that sick look again. Renata has taken all this in and quietly makes an exit.
Dan is giving Lily a ride to the hotel. She wants to know why he is so serious. She asks if it is because Leo is trying to steal Pablitos affection from him. Dan tells her it is something like that. Lily asks him what bothers him most. To see Leo with his child or Leo with Eva. He tells her he doesn’t want to see him near neither of them. She reminds him they are about to get married soon. Dan tells her that is yet to happen and he tells her it is best to change the subject.
Renata is giving a bottle of booze to Marcella. She grabs it from her in a snit. Renata wants to know what’s going on? Marcella yells at her and tells her she probably heard everything that went on. Then she tells Renata that soon everyone will find out that Bruno bankrupted her. And the humiliation will be horrible for her as she cries in her drink. Renata has a great look of satisfaction on her face as she thought bubbles. “You are paying for all the damage that you have done.”
Leo is driving the baby bugging with Eva at his side and telling her what a great little family they will be once she is his wife. Eva leaves to go to her room. Renata is walking by with another bottle of booze. Leo asks her where she is going. She tells him to Marcella’s room and it is the second bottle that she has brought. Leo asks her why she is drinking so much. Renata suggests it is probably to drown out all the pain. Leo wants to know what she is talking about. Renata leans close and tells him it is probably best she didn’t tell him but he is going to find out any way and tells him that Marcella just found out a while ago that Bruno just got away with all her money. Leo shakes his head and says this can’t be and tells her he will go talk to her.
Dan has arrived home and his phone rings. His secretary is telling him the bank has been calling all day but couldn’t locate him. She tells him that there are serious problems with one of the accounts and they can’t find Marcella.
Eva is taking Pablito for a little stroll to Julio’s house. She stops to smells the flowers and then she has a trip down memory lane remembering fondly when Dan sent all those flowers to her.
Leo and Marcella are discussing their options. There is no way they can permit Bruno to leave her in the ruins. She starts screaming for Renata to bring her the other bottle she asked for. Leo tells her he told Renata not to bring it. Marcella is drunk and out of control as she starts screaming at Leo. He tries to take her drink out of her hand.
Dan is now at the Marcella’s old mansion and is asking Renata where she is. Renata tells him it isn’t a good idea that he see her now. She isn’t feeling good. She is a bit upset and Leo is with her trying to calm her down. Dan tells her it is urgent that he talks with both of them and goes off to find them leaving Renata in the dust.
Now Marcella drunk as a skunk is whining that everyone is laughing at her. From his stupid stepson to Eva who has stolen all her inheritance. Then she says She should have finished Eva off from the beginning. But she was so stupid and didn’t do it. Leo is trying to calm her down and tells her that any body could be listening in. She screams even louder that she doesn’t care who hears her. Then she starts screaming about Julio and how if it wasn’t for him Eva would be in Jail. Leo looks confused and asks her what she is talking about. She tells him that Julio left a letter with his lawyer saying that if she withdrew the charges against Eva her accounts would be unfrozen. Leo realizes that is why she dropped the charges.
She tells him of course she had to.
Daniel walks up to Marcella’s door. We see him stop for a second as he hears Marcella’s screams. He hears her talking about how she had it all planned out perfectly. She explains how she had Eva go to the bank with the check she forged and how she had her charged as a thief. But she had to withdraw it. Marcella continues on and Dan listens intently at the door. She is saying she is going to the police and will charge her again. Leo stops her and tells her she isn’t going anywhere. He tells her she needs to lower her voice. Dan leans in closer to the door as he gets closer to the truth.
Marcella is now saying nobody can ever find out that Eva never robbed the $25000. Especially Dan. Dan has now cracked the door open a bit as he continues to listen. Marcella is saying he was so easy to deceive.
Than rants on that both Eva and Dan are so stupid. And that is where we end. A step closer to the truth.
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Triunfo del Amor #51-52 3/9/11 One Wedding and a Funeral
There may not be as much snark and brimstone for this recap. In the interest of fast turn around I'm being Joe Friday. Just the facts, ma'am. I'm also going to try to make some sense of all the story lines, so the order may not match the episode. Hope that is ok.
Burnie and Crew
Burnie and Crew
- Burnie has a face to face with Sor. Clementina about Los Dos Marias. Burnie tells Sor Clementina that JP was seduced by Vic. So now Sor. Clementina knows about JP's paternity. We know what that means. Even though Clemintina has sworn never to tell that JP has a daughter...her death is imminent. When Burnie asks about María Desamparada's mother, Sor C gets a hinky feeling and it is eventually revealed that María Desamparada is JP and Vic's daughter. Burnie is impactada...as she removes a hypodermic needle from her purse.
- Meanwhile back at the Burnie Cave, Eva has found hypodermic needles...and one is missing! She calls Fausto who let's her know he's at the huerfanato with Bernie. Eva warns him someone is gonna die! Either Padre Hair-ónimo or one of the nuns.
- As Sor Clementina goes to call JP (despite Burnie's insistence he not know), Burnie raises high the needle of untraceable poison and we get a close up of gloved hand, habit and hypo. Descanse en paz, Sor Clementina.
En la Casa de Modas
- Pip and Vic talk Ji/Xi and Max. Vic talks about how hard it is to be a single mom and for this reason she wants Ji/Xi not to have to suffer.
- Pip asks why she's guaranteeing the happiness of Ji/Xi by forcing a life of misery on Max. (Don't we all wish we knew the answer to that!)
- Vic thinks all the problems are María Desamparada's fault, but she's sure once Max and Jimena are living together their love will be re-ignited.
- At a business meeting, there is much discussion about Os's shares in the company. Max supports dad, Oscar says no.
- Later, while talking to Toni, Vic admits that she knows people think she is hard but she had to make it on her own blah blah blah...a lot of dialogue that should make her realize what a jerk she's been to María but apparently she doesn't even hear herself when she talks, either (kinda explains why she doesn't listen to anyone.) Toni tells her that it's sad that no matter how high she's climbed, Vic is still alone. Success doesn't bring happiness.
- While they talk, a rival boutique calls. María has used Vic as a reference. Toni takes the call and recommends María highly. (And reminds Vic that no matter what she thinks of María, she was a great model.)
Gui
- Not much, except he's making plans with a lawyer (I think) and I think I understood enough of his scenes to figure out that in reality this "buy a theatre" scheme is just to screw Os over.
Fausto and Eva
- After Burnie's nun-killing stunt they realize they need to stop the crazy as soon as possible.
Fabián and Nati
- Max asks Fab who he's bringing to the wedding. Fab says his girlfriend (I panic for a moment.) Max calls his bluff and says call her now. Fab calls Nati (whew) and makes a date for later that afternoon.
- Later at the restaurant they both bemoan the misery of their friends and somehow the conversation turns to Linda and her affair with a married man. Being such a good friend, Nati knows she can trust Fab not to tell anyone that the married man is...Osvaldo Sandoval! (You may remember him from such roles as Pimp Daddy, Hypocritical Advisor of Son and Douchebag.)
- Fabián gets around to asking Nati if she will come to the wedding and act as his girlfriend. She is unsure. First off, she's not pretty or elegant enough. Fab (*sigh*) assures her she is beautiful inside and out (eventually he will figure it out about Fer's fetid soul.)
Sra Dingy Dientes and Daughter (MamaRox and Ji/Xi)
- Heeeey, can anyone help with this convo? About all I caught was that Dingy Dientes really doesn't think that much of Vic. (Neither do we, hon.)
Nati, Linda, María Trio
- Linda tries to convince Maria to tell Max about the baby. (You know she made financial arguments.)
- Nati comes in as asks María for permission to go to wedding. María cries, but concedes. My heart breaks.
- Nati again confesses her insecurities and Linda offers her services. (NO! NO! NO! I scream... not Linda!)
- That night Maria Desamparada puts on her María Desinformada costume and sneaks out to see Burnie...and tells her everything. Max better watch out. Really...and I quote Burnie "Por ti soy capaz de lo que sea" (For you I am capable of anything.)
Pre-Boda
- Nati is being made over by Linda.
- Fabian is waiting in the living room and tries to make nice with María. She is keeping it together.
- Linda comes in and introduces the new Nati. Our first indication is Fabian's face....he looks very surprised...in a good way.
- Nati enters and LOOKS LIKE A DREAM! Just beautiful!
- As the two not-quite-lovebirds-yet leave they run into JuanJo (hah! Take that you shallow fútbol playing naco!) He too is amazed and dazed. Nati is so classy through it all.
- María cries (and we do, too.)
LA BODA
- Fer is being a twit with Maya the Beak and Gabi the Mole. Fab arrives and you can tell he's still trying to make Fer jealous. He plants a big kiss on Nati.
- Jimena looks Ji-deous.
- It's a civil ceremony. (In TN world it's the church wedding that really seals the deal, right?) MamaRox can't sign the paper fast enough. Os looks like he knows he's just signed his son's life away.
- Maria and Linda crash the wedding and hide. (Can someone fill me in? Linda made a crack.."Are you gonna..." something something "...like in the telenovelas?") Max says "I do" and Maria really gets upset. Now it's real. She was hoping for a miracle.
- Really not much happens. Gui, Pedro and Ofelia comment on how few guests, how unhappy Max looks. Gui makes an uneventful toast to Max and Ji/Xi. Pip and Toni also comment on Max's misery.
- Apparently, after crashing the boda, María went to the church. She stumbles upon Son Clementina's funeral and is impactada. I cannot believe *no one* called her to tell her. She cries and monologues. (I FF>> sorry, I can only take so much heartache in one night.)
- At the reception, JP lurks. Eventually he and Max are alone and he goes off on Max. Max assures him that he loves Maria completely but had to marry BSC Jimena. JP asks Max to stay away from María so she can find happiness away from him.
Post Boda
- Burnie swears vengance on Vic. And she'll start with a Max appetizer.
- BSC Jimeana is lingere-ed up (complete with fishnet) and actually thinks she and Max are gonna do the dirty. It's their wedding night! A special night! Max utters my fave quote of the night: "una noche especial es suficiente." (One special night is enough.) Max lets Jimena know he's here for the baby. Jimena asks about her, as a woman? Max utters my second fave quote "Nada." He goes to bed. Jimena fondles a bottle of pills and champagne.
The Next Day and Beyond
- Max can't wake Jimena. Wait. Damn. He manages to get her into the shower and later we see her drinking coffee and feeling better. Max tells her not to take pills. She has the baby to take care of. (Let's see, we've seen her drinking alcohol, coffee and she took a bunch of pills last night....she's going to be a great mom.) She slimes all over Max and tells him she loves him. She needs his love..blah blah blah. puh-leeze. BSC Be-yotch.
- María does a great job modeling at her new employer's place (did anyone catch her name?) Although Maya comes to torment her about not belonging to Max and Jimena's world. Jimena calls her, too...using the name Mrs. Sandoval. I hope those two break out with acne.
- Linda leaves the apartment to stalk Os. JuanJo sees her and tries to get her attention, but she doesn't see him. He follows in his car and sees her with Osvaldo. They don't really *do* anything, but their conversation makes it clear they got a little whoopie going on. Os agrees to take Linda to the theater he's buying. JuanJo continues to follow.
- Burnie arrives at the church to confess. She makes a big show of deciding who to confess to JP or PJ? (de tín marín....) Finally she settles on JP. Padre Hair-ónimo visibly relaxes (or maybe I just saw that.) Being the confessional abusin' pro that she is, she confesses to JP that María Desamparada is his true daughter.
- Night. María and Nati talk. The door bell rings. It's Max. Bastard.
Cue the Kayak.
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