Monday, July 23, 2012
Por ella soy Eva #5 7/23/12: JC talks himself out of trouble again and again, but anvils are at the ready.
- JC's two stooges want to talk salary with their boss Adriano but he says no more salary till Playa Majagua is all set. They admit a few details of the plan are not yet nailed down.
JC's married stooge's wife shows up. She gives him money, he's embarrassed, she says she married him for better or worse.
- On the beach: Juan makes up seasickness in order to get back to shore (to deal with the disappeared Lalo). Helena hears about a drowned boy on the elevator; she runs to confront Juan, faints clutching her son's shirt.
Lalo reappears just as she's being taken off to the hospital. Lalo says: "Mom, I have to tell you something bad about Juan!" but doesn't get to say anything. JC takes care of Lalo that night while Helena is under observation.
JC makes a man's pact with Lalo: Lalo is not to tell his mom about "Operation Honeymoon." Cannily Lalo says: "If it's bad for my mom I'm telling her. And you have to promise never to be her boyfriend." JC promises (on various virgins). Then Lalo extracts a bedtime story. In the midst of an extravagantly Argentinian retelling of Robin Hood, Lalo falls asleep. JC is warming to the squirt.
Next morning, as JC enters saying "Hygeine is primordial! Time for ablutions!" Lalo has disappeared again. Distracted along the way by bimbos, JC nevertheless finds Lalo, who blackmails him into joining the sons-and-fathers ball game on the beach. Helena arrives in time to see this cute scene. Bonding takes place.
Back home, her mean Dad is yelling that Helena isn't home yet. She calls to say they're on their way. JC gives her a dvd to watch when she's alone. She and Lalo sing a Latino version of 99 bottles of beer on the wall as JC drives them back. He's nauseated at first, then joins in lustily.
With her girlfriend Helena watches the dvd from JC, which typically lays it on thick. She's buying it - she likes him plenty. BUT in the next room Lalo overhears the word "novios" and comes in to tell her everything: "I heard that he wants to seduce you and leave you with a broken heart. That he makes women cry. He promised me he'd never be your boyfriend if I didn't tell, but if he doesn't comply I don't either." Lalo orders his mom not to see JC again. She cries.
Juan (after a macho chat with his stooge about his "bonbonsote" and how they'll find her project and copy it) calls her - he wants to meet that night but she says, tomorrow morning. He arrives with flowers -- she slaps him and is in a towering rage. He has to blab falsehoods a mile a minute to sleaze himself out of the trouble he's in. Ludicrously he shouts: "Trust me! Trust me!" She softens, saying "I like you a lot but there are things you should know about me..." to whit:
When she was 21 and she and her boyfriend were just getting out of college, she got pregnant. He reluctantly offered to marry her. Her father paid for a wedding and gave them money for an apartment. Shortly before the wedding her fiance went off to the U.S. never to return, taking all the money with him. Her dad was so furious he had a heart attack. To keep dad from keeling over, she now does everything he tells her to, and swallows the humiliations he dishes out. He's told her if she gets betrayed by a man again she is out. "It's hard to be a single mom." JC listens with sympathy, he's softening too. He says he wants a serious relationship with her. She says he'd have to accept Lalo being number one.
- Plutarcho has two stooges. He offers one of them money to kill JC. The stooge convinces him out of it. He says he'll find another way to destroy his rival. Felix snoops and says JC's team hasn't made much progress with the Playa project. He hears about the connection with Helena.
Pluto is furious that Rebeca was in a hotel with some guy (when she came out she crashed Pluto's car a little bit). He doesn't know that guy was JC. He hires one of his stooges (Onesimo) to be her chauffeur (to spy on her).
Rebeca gives Pluto another endless massage. His wife pops in, asking him to play hookey with her. He refuses. There are fat jokes. She says she's at the limit of her patience and leaves. Pluto is tired of everything and everybody. Rebeca tells him there's a competition for the development at Playa Majagua and he could enter, and she has lots of info but he won't get it unless he's nice to her.
Ez and I can't figure if the stooge who is showing Pluto how to break into JC's computers is the same as the first one. The computer stooge is Felix and he's cracked the code: Pluto is in like Flynn.
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Refugio Para el Amor #76 Mon 7/23/12 Violeta Loses Face in Front of Magda, But Then Gains Some Shocking Knowledge About Luci
Rod has just called Luci at Estelita’s place, and gets pissy
after mistakenly being called Lic. Linares. Luci apologizes for the error, but
Stupid Hot Head Rod will not be placated.
He asks Luci’s permission to take Ariche on his plane. Luci gives it,
but says it has to be really soon, since they are headed back to the pueblo in
two days. This gets Rod’s boxer-briefs even more twisted into a bunch. “Well,
well! From the looks of it, you’re in a big hurry to get away from me.” (Damn
straight! Do you blame her Rod?) Luci is far more gracious than I, and says she
wants to leave as soon as possible, and that’s that. Rod tries to huff and puff
some more that he’s got work stuff to do. That’s fine with Luci, but they’re
not waiting around for him. NimRod speaks to himself after they hang up,
chiding Luci for leaving him alone and for how brief their love was. (Rod, that
was YOUR fault big guy.)
In Vio’s apartment, Flor La Loca is still laying it on thick
about what a whore Vio is to Magda. She’s no nurse and she’s trying to steal
her man, but Flor will NOT let her take him. No one will take the man that she
loves and the father of her children! Magda has heard enough. She gets up in
her face and tells Flor to beat it and quit bugging her daughter. She needs to
go back to her house and deal with her husband and kids. She physically throws Flor
out, then collapses on the couch in shocked tears. Paz finally comes out of the
bedroom, wondering what all the noise is about. She immediately goes to Magda in
concern when she sees her crying. Magda tells her what she just learned about
Vio.
At Inferno, Vio isn’t doing much better. She’s down, and
Polo and everyone else can tell. Polo warns her that the last thing she needs
is to lose her job. Both he and Serena advise her to just tell her mom the
truth already. Vio says she knows she has to talk to her mama, but doesn’t know
how. She’s dying of shame for being just a night club waitress. Serena reminds
her that she’s also a singer, but Vio doesn’t see the prestige in singing for a
bunch of drunks (bola de borrachos). Polo once again says there is nothing bad
about her work, and she has nothing to be ashamed of. Stalker Marcial (I’m
starting to see what he and his wife have in common) shows up just then. He
gets his usual greeting from Vio, “What the hell do you want?!” But the guy
just won’t quit. Polo gets in his face and tells him Vio has people to defend
her. Marcial babbles some crap about how the last thing he wanted to do was
hurt her. He has to tell her something important, alone. Vio, who is perfectly
capable of defending herself, pulls Polo away and gets in Marcial’s face
herself. There is nothing he can’t say to her right there, and he’s got one
minute to do it. The clock’s ticking!
Luci tells Ariche that Rod called to ask permission to take
him on the plane. But she tries to set some reasonable expectations by saying
Rod has to work a lot, so it’s not a sure thing. Ariche is sure. Rod promised,
and what he promises, he comes through on! Luci, who has just experienced the
opposite with NimRod, doesn't know how to respond to this. Fabian and Lorenzo arrive.
Neither has had much luck finding a good job without their high school degrees,
but they’ve decided to give this taco business a go. Ariche pipes up that it
was his idea. The boys mention that they have a business partner (socio), but
fudge that it’s Ariche, instead of Aldo, when Luci asks. (After the Inferno casino
incident, Luci wouldn’t be too keen on that.) Don Trinidad, the local mechanic,
can offer them the use of a bicycle, and Estelita says that she makes great
tacos and will cook the fillings for them; she’ll also invest some of her money.
She’s their new partner! Luci is sad that she has no money to help them out,
but Lorenzo says no sweat. They decide to go to the market the next day for all
the fixings. The boys and the kids go off to bed.
Gala is pathetically plotting with Fernanda and Valentina
how she can worm her way back into Rod’s life. They can start up all their old
couples activities—movies, dinners, clubs, and their trips to Cuernavaca. Gala
tells F&V that they need to arrange one of these outings with their novios,
Gabe and Marcos, but neglect to mention that Gala is coming. Because if Rod
knew she was coming, he wouldn’t come. She also wants her girls to find out
what was the final nail in the coffin between Luci and Rod—the Inferno
business, or Luci’s relationship with Linares? Fernie tells Gala what she
learned from the boys-- that Rod has declared that he wants to go back to his
life before/a new life.
Ariche brags to Fab and Lor that Rod is taking him on his
plane. The boys are skeptical of this. Plus, wasn’t Ariche done with Rod for
not marrying Luci? Ariche tells them that Rod promised that he will always care
for and look out for Luci, even if they aren’t married.
NimRod and M&G are out drinking. The boys suggest they
take a trip, sans girlfriends. What about this weekend? Rod doesn’t want to go
on what would have been his wedding weekend. Plus he promised a friend that he
would take him on a plane ride. M&G are curious about this friend.
Estelita thanks Luci for staying with Marianita all day
while she was away. It was a pleasure for Luci since Mari is such a sweet girl.
Before she goes upstairs to see her mama, Estelita has some words of wisdom for
Luci. “Never doubt the great love that your mother has for you.”
Upstairs, Paz is trying to calm Magda down with some tea.
Magda has started to think she wasn’t a good mother. Paz tells her not to think
this way. No one could have been a better mother. She gave Vio all that she
could, up till Vio decided to come to the capital. Magda wonders if she didn’t
sufficiently motivate Vio to have other aspirations. Paz tells her that one
gives what one can to our kids, but we can’t direct their destinies. It’s up to
them. (Rosa is the one who needs to hear this speech.) What hurts Magda most is
that her Violeta did not have enough confidence in her to tell her what was
really going on. Hey, Paz can relate, given the latest difficulties with Luci
and Lorenzo. Paz reminds Magda that Vio is a good girl. “My poor Violeta. She’s
fallen for a married man with two kids. I don’t know if I feel pain or anger.”
Paz begs Magda not to judge Vio, because if their kids kept quiet, it was to
protect them and not cause them pain. Magda starts blaming herself again. Deep
down (en el fondo) she knew something was wrong. A mother’s heart is never wrong. Paz agrees.
God has given them the gift (el don) of knowing when something is wrong with
their kids. She hugs Magda. Magda now knows why she went so long without seeing
her Violeta, because she wanted to keep being fooled/deceived. She preferred
the lie over confronting this pain.
Back at the bar, Marcos tells Rod that taking Ariche for the
plane ride is just a pretext for seeing Luci again. Gabriel agrees and doesn’t
think there’s anything wrong with that. But if NimRod really wants to forget
Luci, as he says, then he needs to stop seeing her. Rod says that he’ll never
completely end things with Luci because he’ll love her till the last instant of
his life. Whether they are together or separated, he’ll always be there for
her, even though she wants nothing to do with him. Gabe rolls his eyes and
takes a swig of his drink. (My feelings exactly Gabe.)
The female half of Rod’s posse is still at Gala’s, also
discussing Luci. Gala, who doesn’t understand the concept of pride, does not
believe that Luci wants nothing to do with Rod. That’s the first thing women of
*that class* say, but they just say it to make the man want them more. Gala is
sure that right now the domestica (drink!) is sitting around waiting for Rod to
come look for her. Valentina, the Bimbo Voice of Reason, doesn’t think that
Luci is like that at all. The other two tell her to shut up. Julie shows up
with a bottle of champagne and glasses and announces that Gala is going on a
trip to Colombia to see about expanding her magazine there. It’s all part of a
ruse to make Rod think she’s leaving the country and perhaps not coming back
(go back a few sentences and see who is really into game playing—Luci or Gala?).
Gala and Julie want Valentina and Fernie to spread the rumor to their
boyfriends. Julie says it’s all part of moving the chess (ajedrez) pieces into
place. Gala trusts her mama Julie to help eliminate the domestica (drink!) and
trap Rod.
Paz and Magda discuss what Magda should do next; speak to
Vio of course. Magda can’t pretend that nothing has happened. She can’t fake
(fingir) what she feels. Poor Luci walks into this den of lionesses and is
immediately met by “the look” and “the voice.” Paz tells her to sit her butt
down and fess up about Vio. “You and I are going to talk.”
It seems that Marcial has had his minute to explain because
he’s following Vio around at the club and asking her to think about what he
said. Vio gives him the talk to the hand gesture, but seems pensive as he
finally walks away. Polo thought he would never leave. Vio tells him and Serena
what Marcial said. He admitted that it was all a deception (as part of his
undercover work), but the only truth was that he fell in love with her. Serena
thinks he’s telling the truth; you can see it in his eyes. In any case, Vio’s
got more important things to worry about—telling her mama the truth. Polo says
she needs to tell her mama about Inferno and Marcial, like now. Ivan comes over
to break up their little chat session, then orders Vio to put on a happy face,
since the customers don’t pay to see her looking sad.
Paz still has Luci in the hot seat and wants to know why
Luci didn’t tell them about Vio’s real work. Magda says she found out in the
worst way possible. Luci apologizes but says it wasn’t her role (papel) to tell
them. She thinks Vio is going through the same thing that happened to her with
the Rod situation. They were really ashamed to tell them. Magda doesn’t know what’s worse-- their (Luci
and Vio’s) shame (vergüenza), or her and Paz’s pain. Luci urges Magda to wait for
Vio to get home and listen to her. Nope! Magda doesn’t want to wait. She’s
going right now to see Vio! And Luci is going to take them. Magda grabs her
purse and runs out, and all Luci and Paz can do is run after her. They pass
Fabian on the way out, and Luci tells him to tell Lorenzo to call Inferno to
warn Vio that Hurricane Magda is on the way!
Lorenzo calls Ivan, because he can’t reach Vio on her cell phone. It’s
urgent, an emergency. Ivan, ever the jerk, reminds Lorenzo of the no calls rule
during work hours, and says if it’s an emergency, then Lorenzo should go to a
hospital.
Ivan then finds Vio and tells her that there is a pair of
hags (rucas) at the door who won’t leave, and she needs to go get rid of them.
Vio doesn’t understand why she’s being asked to take care of it but goes.
Behind the crowd trying to get into the club, we see an anxious Magda peering
over their shoulders. Paz and Luci stand a few feet behind her looking worried.
Vio finally comes out, not really looking where she’s going, and comes face to
face with her shocked mama. Magda looks Vio up and down, from head to toe, and
takes the whole trampy look in. Devil horns, platinum blonde bob wig, tons of
makeup, chandelier earrings, cleavage, bare shoulders, tight corset, short
skirt, bare legs, and do-me red pumps. Vio instinctively covers her bosom in
front of her mother’s judgmental glare.
This has got to be worse than that nightmare where you’re naked in front
of a group of people.
Magda’s face screws up in disgust as she says Vio’s name.
She backs away from Vio’s pleas and open arms.
M: Why have you been lying to me all this time?!!
V: Mama, forgive me please! Forgive me. I didn’t want you to feel ashamed of
me, mama.
M: More than anything else, I’m ashamed of having a LIAR for a daughter! Who
thinks her mother is so insignificant, that she doesn’t deserve to hear the
truth!
Magda says she’s glad she was able to see it with her own
eyes, because she wouldn’t have believed it otherwise. “I have nothing more to
do here.” They are both bawling by this point and Vio continues to plead. Magda
scares the bejeezus out of her, and Paz and Luci in the background, by nearly
slapping the crap out of Vio. But she holds herself back. “You’re already a
woman, so you know what you’re doing!” Serena comes out, sees the situation,
and high tails it back inside before she gets a taste of what Magda is dishing
out. “I did it for you mama! To help you!” Magda lets out a primal scream and
yells at Vio to let her go. She takes off, holding on to Paz for support, and
Luci pulls Vio into an embrace. Vio makes her go after the mothers, and
continues to weep outside the club.
Aldo is still in the car waiting for Max to emerge from the
love nest, where he’s terrorizing/trysting with Vicky. Max calls and says he’s coming
out in five minutes, so Aldo better be at the door. Yes Master. Aldo sees Vicky
leave and get into a taxi before Max comes out to the car. Max slaps Aldo on
the head. Home, boy!
At the big house, Oscar is just bringing Connie home, and
giving her some mighty fine kisses. He asks her to go away with him that
weekend—the two of them alone, *together*.
Connie is blushing like a school girl. Oscar asks if she’s afraid. She
says no, but says they would be acting like a pair of adolescents. There is
nothing adolescent about what Oscar has planned. He calls her an exquisite
woman. Why won’t she give herself over (entregarse) to their relationship? She’s
lovely, adorable, and they don’t have to ask anyone’s permission. “Let’s go.
Why don’t you let me romance you a little?” After another passionate kiss, Connie
says she’ll think about it. He tells her not to take long. She’s all smiles and
giggles, so I don’t think he’ll have to wait too long.
Upstairs, Boris is still demanding an answer from Hannah on
the phone to his question about her liking Lorenzo. He notices her reaction
every time that Lorenzo is mentioned, especially her reaction when Lor was set
free from prison. Hannah chooses her words carefully, and says that she was
just happy for Lorenzo and Luci. Sometimes Boris thinks she accepted being his
girlfriend out of obligation (compromiso), because he was pressuring her. Well,
this is true, but Hannah says she wouldn’t be dating him if she didn’t want to.
She wraps up the call. “Te quiero mucho Flaquita.” Hannah says she cares for him
too, but she doesn’t look so sure. She remembers greeting and making googly
eyes at Lorenzo at the lake house party, and tries to convince herself that she
doesn’t like him *that* way.
Lorenzo and Fabian are waiting up, wondering what happened
with the Vio-Magda situation. Vio should have just told her the truth in the
first place. Magda and Paz go marching past them, with Luci taking up the rear.
Luci tells the boys that it hurts her to see Magda and her Ama suffering
through their fault. That’s why she wants to hurry up and get out of this place
and back to the pueblo. Lorenzo breaks it to her that he’s not going back, but he
still needs to tell their mom.
In Het Het, the new Procopio is giving Don Aquiles the
rundown of all the rents and debts he’s collected on his behalf. Don’t know the
new guy’s name yet, but to Don Aquiles he’s simply Baboso (simpleton). Baboso
wants to know why Aquiles wants/needs all this money, since he has no one to
inherit it. Don Aquiles kicks him out, then takes a swig of his tequila, a tug
on his cigar, and fondles his money. He admits he needs some company, and then
remembers Magda’s harsh words to him about him ending up old and alone with
just his money for company, after he kicked Paz and her kids out of their home.
Aquiles laments the loss of his
Palomita, but then remembers the Diablita in El Inferno (Vio)—a perfect place
and person to spend his money on.
Magda and Paz are
back in the apartment going over what a LONG difficult day it’s been. (It started out with the Rumble in the
Library, and ended with the Shaming at the Club.) Estelita heard about what went down from the
boys, and comes to check on Magda. This gets Magda all weepy again. Estelita
offers some comfort by saying Vio is a good, hardworking girl, who has never
had any shameful conduct. Magda knows
that her daughter has principles, but it still feels like her heart has been
ripped out (arrancar). Paz points out
that Vio has gotten ahead all on her own, without troubling her mama. Magda
thinks that had she worked more/harder, she would have been able to provide Vio
with more things and Vio would have stayed with her in the pueblo. Paz thinks
that she gave Vio something much more important- love, care, and values. That’s why she’s been able to fend for
herself in such a big bad city like D.F. Instead of being ashamed, Magda should
be proud of Vio. Vio, and Luci and Estelita’s daughter, are making their way
and getting ahead by themselves. Their daughters are very worthy (valiosa) and
brave (valiente). The three mamas seem to agree on this point, but all three of
them look worried about their girls.
The next morning at the Torreslanda breakfast table, Rosa La
Loca is still harping about how wonderful it is to have her whole family
together (i.e. under her control). Pato points out that Rod is missing from the
equation, but Rosa will not let him rain on her parade. She assures them that
Rod will be back to his old self soon. Today it’s Melissa’s turn to look at her
aunt like she’s runaway manicomio patient. Rosa thanks Melissa for being there
with them. Max also doesn’t seem to be buying this Stepford Wife act, but Rosa
points out that this is what he wanted—his family in perfect harmony. Max rolls
his eyes, Hannah pouts, but Connie and Aldo agree that harmony is what they
need. Aldo is pleased about the family meals, because as his uncle’s personal
assistant, that means he gets to be at home for the meals too. Hannah is
shocked that this is Aldo’s new job. Well, if Aldo wants to keep his new job,
he’s going to have to work on his poker face a bit more because he can barely
hide his shock when Max lies to Rosa that last night he was at a business
dinner for couples. But he didn’t bug Rosa about it since she’s SO busy. Max
gives Aldo the side eye, and he looks down at his plate.
NimRod is having breakfast on his own at his place, when he
gets a call from the family jeweler Sr. Palomino, saying that the wedding bands
are ready. Does Rod want them delivered to his residence (domicilio) or office?
Rosa continues playing perfect families and wants them all
to go to the club together that weekend, like when the kids were little. Hannah
can even bring Boris. Hannah wants to know if she’s for real (es neta?). Connie announces she will not be part of the
club fun, because she’s going away with Oscar over the weekend. Cue the
“wooohooos!!” from the young folk, and Connie is blushing bright red. Rosa
tries to lay a guilt trip on her about spending time with her kids, but Melissa
and Aldo are fine with mom having some sexy adult time with Oscar. Pato leaves
for his therapy, which leads to a mass exodus, except for Connie. Big mistake
Connie, because Rosa immediately starts her mind games to try to tear down
Connie’s self esteem. She’s setting a bad example for her kids; her eternal
obligation is to her kids. Yada, yada, yada.
Estelita also has a full table for breakfast, but this one
is way happier. Lorenzo, Fabian, Ariche, Marianita, and Serena join Estelita
for breakfast, as Luci looks on and has coffee. She wants to wait to have
breakfast with Magda and Paz, who have gone to mass. They all tell Serena about
the new taco business. They’ll go to the market to buy everything they need
after breakfast. Luci can’t go with them since she still has to study for her
exam that’s tomorrow.
Vicky is back at work doing nails in the salon. Things are
going well until she gets a series of texts and calls from Osito demanding that
she meet him in half an hour, and calls from Aldo. Instead of turning off the
damn phone, she tries to hide it and ignore it, which just makes her more
flustered and leads to her spilling water on her client and ticking off Nicole.
She lies that she’s worried about her
father who’s still depressed about losing his job. She wants to take him to a
doctor for older people. But since Nicole won’t give her any time off…Nicole
isn’t buying it. Vicky’s going to have to find some other way of solving her
problem. Back to work.
Magda and Paz are back from mass. Magda looks on at a
sleeping Vio from the main room. Magda tells Paz that she waited up until Vio
came home in the early morning (madrugada), but didn’t say anything to her.
She’ll wait till she’s awake to speak to her. Paz is glad they went to mass and
prayed. She needed it since she had before been so decided about telling the
truth, but speaking with Rosa totally disarmed her. Vio comes out and stands in the doorway,
without Paz and Magda realizing it. Paz says Rosa asked her if she was ready to
confront Luci. This gets Vio’s attention.
Downstairs, everyone is ready to go to the market. Luci goes
to answer the phone and this time it IS Lic. Linares. He says he came by
yesterday to take Paz out for coffee, and to say hi to Luci, but no one was
there.
Rod is at the plane hanger, and also gets a call. It’s
Marcos who wants to know if he’ll be having dinner with them. They are putting
together a dinner for Gala who is going to Colombia. Rod wishes her luck, but
he’s not interested. He meets with the pilot and arranges a special flight that
afternoon.
The mamas continue their conversation, with Vio listening
in. Magda is surprised that Rosa’s words got to Paz. Rosa asked her what she
was going to tell Luci when she confessed the truth to her—that she had denied
her the opportunity to live another life. What’s she going to do when Luci
demands an explanation (reclamar) for having lied to her all these years? Magda wants to know, “And her father? What’s
going to happen to him?” Rosa assured Paz that el Lic. is sure his daughter
died with his wife. Telling him the truth now could actually hurt a lot of
people. But on the other hand, it would bring him great happiness after being
alone almost 20 years. Magda concedes that it’s complicated. She’s going to try
to clear things up with her Violeta, but this thing Paz has to speak to Luci
about is at a whole different level of complications. Paz is scared to admit
the whole truth to Luci, but she can’t continue to keep silent. “What am I going
to do the next time I have in front of me Lic. Linares? Luciana has to know
that I’m not her real mother. That she is the daughter of Aurora and Claudio
Linares.” Vio is majorly impactada in the background, but scurries away when
they hear a knock at the door. Magda opens the door to find the smiling face of
Claudio Linares wishing them a good day. Paz tries to hide her face. “Good day
Paz.” Duhn, duhn, duhn!
Avances: NimRod comes upon Luci and Lic Linares looking
chummy, which will prolong his idiotic jealousy. Paz says she will tell Claudio
the truth, and picks up the phone to call him. Will she tell him next episode?
Don’t bet on it. But with Vio knowing the secret, it can’t be too long now!
Labels: refugio
Amorcito Discussion #64-73 July 23-27
Programming note: Beginning July 30th Amorcito Corazón will air from 3pm EST for ONE HOUR *muppet flail excitement*!!!
RECAP BY KAREN. PLEASE DIRECT ALL PRAISE TO THIS AWESOME GAL!
Hello all. This is my first attempt at recapping so please excuse the errors you will find in interpretation and punctuation. I have been too afraid to do this but this show has me hooked and I wanted help dear Sara and her dedication to this an afternoon show. Please note the recap isn’t completely chronological in order of events. Thanks for your patience.
Fer & Isa make up and seem to be making headway towards the bedroom but, of course, poor Sarita wakes up and comes in and the they stop. He wakes up later on the couch and she gives him coffee. This lovey-dovey tone continues at work (he comes into her office singing of love) and then Zoe shares her info that, of course, breaks up our lead couple again.
Horty visits Willie at his house and Lala is there. Horrible Horty (HH) keeps propositioning Willie about her job opportunity. Since Lala is concerned about money, neither Ricky nor Willie are employed, she keeps encouraging Willie to take the job. She also mentions Tuqueque’s situation. Willie finally accepts but I think we all know this is probably a bad business decision on his part. Watch for his reaction after he and HH shake on the deal; he holds his hand like he has just gotten cooties.
Ricky falls in w/his old colleagues and gets a job from Jorrible. The crime boss gives him a cell and camera. My guess is that Ricky is to take pictures of either Willie or Fer. I wasn’t able to determine if Ricky & Jorrible had be associates previously but I got that vibe.
Juancho gets works and get tested to see if he is compatible w/Tuqueque. We get a nice PSA about the importance of organ donation. I also think the organization will assist financially with the operation (but let me know if I just made that up).
After Isa tearfully breaks up with Fer again (we should keep a running count of the break-ups, perhaps per episode), she cries to Zoe. Evil Witch Manny (from now on EWM) comes in sharing about her night of passion with Cecilio. Zoe & Isa attack her about the almost kiss and EWM drags them both the Fer’s office. In Fer’s office, EWM plays the victim b/c Fer didn’t actually kiss her. Since this is a TN everyone (Isa, Zoe, F5) believes her. He apologizes for this “misunderstanding” b/c he doesn’t want this to affect his relationship w/her or her with his daughters.
F5 & Zoe go to lunch where she rants about Fer being an idiot, who is causing her friend to suffer. She is able to tell the stupid short guy is expecting his child when a pregnant passes by their table and he comments about that pregnancy destroys women’s skin.
Sarita gets a call from Lucio, a worker/foreman at their ranch, b/c he can’t get in contact w/Isa’s father. She goes by Leo’s. He doesn’t answer as he’s drugged and G-mina shows up. She insults Sarita and lies that Leo is at the ranch. Sarita leaves wondering where poor Leo is. G-mina shoves more drugs into Leo but thankfully he does not shallow them.
Jorrible comes by Isa’s office later and b/c of stupidity (under the guise of a broken-heart) she goes out to lunch dinner. She tells Suzie she’s going to lunch and Jorrible adds she won’t be coming back after lunch. I hate his presumption and she plays into it by leaving w/him. Later Sarita goes to the office to find Isa, who has gone out to lunch w/Jorrible. Zoe calls them and Sarita returns to G-mina’s w/Fer while Isa heads there with Jorrible. Isa forces Fer to leave while the leech continues to suck all logic from Isa’s brain. Thankfully G-mina answers the door and Isa & Sarita find poor Leo in his almost comatose stand. And in a true break from TN convention, an ambulance is called and arrives so quickly. I’m shocked. Fer rushes in behind the stretcher and is able to console Isa. Jorrible is left to bring G-mina to the hospital (ha, ha).
Suzie overhead Sarita state that Zoe was pregnant so naturally she congratulations F5. He then goes to Zoe to ask why she hasn’t told him. Earlier when Zoe is telling Sarita why she hasn’t told F5 he’s a father, Sarita calls him an idiot for all the things he’s been saying about babies and pregnant women. Unfortunately she gives Zoe the hope that many men act stupid like this until they have a child of their own. Honestly do we think F5 is going to have that revelation; if I were a betting person I’d put ALL my money on no. Oh goodie I’m right. F5 is acting like a jerk and surprise, he and Zoe get in a fight. F5 tells Cecilio Zoe is preggers and he runs out to find her. Naturally she doesn’t answer the phone but thankfully he finds her crying near Isa’s apt (inside). He takes her to his house. Meanwhile, F5 is at his favorite bar and runs into Zoe’s ex, Alvaro Surprise, they get in a fight. The next morning Fer comes by Cecilio and find Zoe there. Awkward!
Waiting-Room drama: Isa and Sarita know the person responsible for Leo is G-mina. Leo has had a cerebral vascular accident and now is in a coma. G-mina smiles at the info while all the others (Isa, Sarita, Fer & Jor) look concerned. Jor hugs Isa expressing condolence and she leaves the leech to hug Fer. G-mina tries to insert herself (is she married to Leo legitimately? My guess is no b/c he keeps trying to change his will) as Leo’s woman. Isa and Sarita see him first. I hope G-mina isn’t able to kill him when she gets her visit. Our last scene is Sarita catching G-mina talking to Hector (her boyfriend/accomplice) saying she wishes Leo would die as he’s just a dead vegetable now. Sarita slaps her.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
Abismo de pasion #92 7/20/12: Poor Little Rich Boy Happy to Know that He's Not a Pervert At Last AKA He Won't Need to Be Neutered Afterall
Alternative Titles
- The Mean Muggers Strike Back
- "Florencia" Takes A Pregnancy Test, But Florencia Won't Know if She's Fake Pregnant For Certain Until "Florencia's" Results Are In
- Padre Lupe Goes A Gossiping
Butcher Shop With
barely a whisper, Padre Lupe encourages Horacio to tell him the details of the Don
Agosto’s death. Horacio tells him that
he only knows what everyone else knows.
Don Agosto committed suicide. Liar!
Padre tells Horacio that he knows that he was with Carmina when Don
Agosto died. Horacio agrees, but denies
that they were anywhere near the house.
Padre tells Horacio that he knows that he has reasons to cover for
her. I want to change and be a good man
for my wife, says Horacio. Padre is not
buying it and switches tactics. He tries
using his RIGHTEOUS VOICE OF DOOM! Padre tells Horacio that he had the
opportunity to confess his sins, but didn’t.
Horacio says that just one of his sins would have collapsed the Padre’s eardrums
and if he had confessed them, Padre would have never allowed Dolores
marry him.
Hospital Vincente’s
Room Vincente sleeps. His mother,
sitting at his bedside, watches over him.
Braulio enters the room. Tonia is
concerned that Dr. Tovar hasn’t arrived yet.
Braulio informs Tonia that Agosto killed himself and Dr. Tovar is at the
funeral with his family. Tonia is shocked. She’s upset that the Braulio was at the
funeral rather than being there with her and their son. Vincente
no es me hijo, says Braulio. He asks
if Gabby arrived. She doesn’t want
anything from Gabby. It hurts her that
Vincente has been asking for Gabby.
Braulio says that Vincente needs a kidney and Gabby would be the best
one to give it since he’s his real father.
Tonia wants to explain how she
became pregnant by Gabby and married to Braulio. Braulio doesn’t want to hear it right now. I do! Shut up
and let her talk! They will sit down
together and talk later. Vincente continues to sleep like an angel
as his parent argues with his his…Braulio.
Braulio leaves the room.
Butcher Shop After
it becomes obvious that the RIGHTEOUS VOICE OF DOOM is annoying
and ineffective, Padre Lupe returns to his tried and true guilt-inducing
whispery voice. Horacio simply gazes off into the darkness and
considers turning on the lights in the butcher shop. I’d appreciate the
illumination so that I could see their faces better, but then the scene
wouldn’t be as intense. Padre tells
Horacio the church doors are always open to him. If Horacio is serious about being a good man,
he will have to answer to the laws of both God and man. The weight of his sin will destroy his
life. Padre brings out the big artillery
and says that it hurts him that Horacio has/will destroy Dolores’ life as well. Finally, Horacio cracks. The
love that I feel for her is sincere, he says. He swears that he loves her more than his
whole life. Padre seizes the opportunity
to take advantage of Horacio’s vulnerability.
He mentally reviews other voices that might assist him in extracting a
solid confession from this degenerate.
Eureka! He’s got it! Lupe grabs a nearby USMC Drill Instructor
cover (hat), runs over to Horacio and screams in his face! PROVE YOUR LOVE FOR LO LI TA! YOU WILL CONFESS YOUR TRANSGRESSIONS AND YOU
WILL CONFESS ALL OF YOUR TRANSGRESSIONS AND YOU WILL CONFESS THEM NOW,
RECRUIT! Surprisingly, this doesn’t work
either. Horacio remains stone-faced (I
think. I wish someone would flip on the
light switch). Padre considers testing his
soul-searching Kermit the Frog voice, but immediately decides against it.
Casa de Castanon
Living Room Darn it! It’s
immediately after the funeral. This
means that Elisa is going to be doing a whole lot or crying and require a whole
lot of comforting. Dolores slowly leads
Elisa over to the couch as Lucio and Carmina trail closely behind them. Carmina thanks Lucio for everything. It was the least he could do, he says. If they need anything else, they know where
to find him. Lucio asks Dolores where
her husband is. He went to open the shop
and Padre went with him. Carmina looks nervous. Elisa is listlessly leaning against
Delores. Lucio comes over and gives
Elisa a parting kiss. He asks Dolores to
make sure Elisa gets some rest. Elisa
tearfully asks Lucio why her father wasn’t buried next to her mother. Carmina answers for Don Lucio: Agosto thought that yo momma was a low down
dirty hooooahhhh (Oh! Snap! I think dems
fighting words). He would have never
permitted it. I buried him next to his son, says Carmina. As Carmina continues speaking, Elisa becomes
angrier and angrier. Did this hooka just say something about my
momma? Don Lucio sprints from the room. Dolores, diffuses the near-conflict by
grabbing Elisa’s shoulders and escorting her from the room. Elisa mean-mugs Carmina on the way out. Elisa can barely walk from the grief and has
to hold on to the door knob. Dolores
says that she call Dr. Tovar and ask him to check on Elisa. Carmina rolls her eyes.
Hospital Lobby Bruised,
Gabby taps Braulio on the shoulder. I’m
here. Braulio didn’t think he’d
show. Gabby continues to deny paternity,
but says only there cuz he’s got two kidneys.
If Vincente needs one to save his
life, then that’s what he came for. Dr.
Tovar, dressed in scrubs, enters the hallway.
Braulio tells him to perform a test on Gabby to see if he’s compatible. Dr. Tovar tells Braulio that they don’t have
time for that. Vincente has already been
prepped for surgery. For a split second, Braulio gets excited and
thinks that Vincente is his son after all.
No, sorry, says the doc, you are still not Vincente’s daddy, but great
news! Tonia is compatible; she will give
up her kidney. Dr. Tovar wants Braulio
to sign some documents. Braulio says
that he isn’t going to sign anything. He
insists that the doctor test Gabby. He
wasn’t aware that Tonia was going to give up her kidney. He looks at Gabby. I’ll
rip that sucker out of him right now!
The doctor repeats that they don’t have time for this and repeats that
Braulio will need to sign the papers. The
doctor walks off. A nurse brings Braulio
some documents to sign. Braulio
multi-tasks by both signing the form and mean-muggging Gabby at the same
time. Gabby uncomfortably backs closer
to the wall.
Casa de Arango
Alfonsina’s Bedroom Florencia sits
on the couch while Alfonsina nervously paces behind her. Florencia is upset that Damien didn’t even
turn back to look at her once he was aware of Agosto’s death. She complains to his mother that he just
headed for the door to comfort Elisa, Alfonsina sits down on the couch and
Florencia immediately stands up and begins pacing. Alfonsina tells her not to worry, Elisa is no
longer her rival since she’s Dam’s sister.
Florencia wants to know if they are certain that Elisa is Rosendo’s
child. Alfonsina says it’s possible
since her husband was a Rolling Stone and where ever he laid his hat was his
home. (Temptations Sing! And when he died, all he left us was alone
with several million dollars, a profitable business and a sprawling hacienda
with servants). Florencia is not
satisfied knowing that it is “possible”.
She wants to know for sure. She
sits down beside Alfonsina. Alfonsina
tells Florencia to calm down; Damien believing that Elisa is his sibling will
work in their favor. Florencia wants to
make sure that Dam Fine never thinks of returning to Elisa (Good luck with
that, sweetie!). Florencia tells Alfonsina that she wants to
travel to Merida for wedding decorations and a pregnancy test. Alfonsina is simply giddy that her choice of scented
candles and Barry White music contributed towards her inebriated son’s possible
conception of her grandchild. They two
women embrace.
Merida Clinic SSSSSssssssPaolo
and Sabrina are at the clinic arguing. His big surprise in Merida was to get
her a pregnancy test. You don’t believe
that I’m knocked up, Paolo? He says that
he doesn’t trust home tests. He wants
her to take a blood test under Florencia’s name. Once he’s certain that she’s carrying his
son, he’ll speak to her parents about marrying her. She insists that she is pregnant. Sabrina doesn’t want to take the test because
she can’t stand the sight of blood and hates needles. Paolo asks her to do it for him. She agrees and tells him that her father has
connections in Merida; he might find out.
Paolo reminds her that if she takes
the rabbit test under Florencia’s name; her father won’t find out. He tells her that if she doesn’t take the
test and prove that she’s pregnant, he won’t talk to her parents. They walk over to the counter. He introduces Sabrina as Florencia Landucci,
his niece. Sabrina stands by
quietly. She’s deserves a category all
by herself on the Dumb Chick List. Make
room for the Incredibly Stupid section.
Casa de Arango
Alfonsina’s Bedroom Florencia tells Alfonsina not to get so excited. Her Aunt Flo is only a couple days late, so
she may not be preggers. Right now, she merely
suspects that she’s fake knocked up
(she can’t be sure until Incredibly Stupid pops positive and she has the
results in her pretty little hands).
Alfonsina suggest that she do a home test. Florencia says that blood tests are
better. This way both Alfonsina and
Damien can be absolutely positive that she’s with child. Alfonsina agrees. Florencia asks if she would like to go with
her, Alfonsina says she can’t cuz she’s got stuff to do. They can go tomorrow. Florencia wants to go today. She wants to visit the linen shop, pick out
some center pieces, pick up the falsified pregnancy test results so that she
can trap Damien, and then do lunch. We
can do it all at the same time and it will be fun. Alfonsina says in that case then, they can
make a day of it. They’ll pick the
results up together. They embrace and
Alfonsina calls Florencia “daughter”.
Florencia leaves the room and Alfonsina sighs with pleasure. Commercial.
Hospital Lobby Worried
and alone in the lobby, Braulio asks
a nurse for an update on his family. How’s my wife and my, my…uh Vincente? The nurse tells him that they are still in
surgery. She’ll let him know something
as soon as she knows more. Breaking News! Elisa has dropped dead! Why else would Dolores not be at her
side? Dolores has momentarily managed to
tear herself away from the Queen of Drama and walks towards Braulio! She whispers his name. How are things? She asks about Vincente. He explains that Vincente needed a kidney and
Tonia was the donor. They hold
hands. She’d better get home before
Elisa regains consciousness. She tells
him that she will pray for his family and that he needs to have faith that
everything will turn out well. He thanks
her for her concern. She tells him to
ask the doctor to stop by and see Elisa who is doing very badly. Dolores turns to leave. Braulio calls her back and asks her to stay
with him; he needs her support. Dolores
checks her watch. Elisa’s blow to the
head was just enough to knock her out for an hour or two. She touches his face and stares at his full
lips (Horacio is my husband. I must not lick Braulio. Horacio is my husband. I must not lick Braulio). She will wait with him until they get out of
surgery.
Merida Clinic Waiting
Room Instead of gossiping, Mrs.
Kravitz should really teach her daughter to cross her legs when wearing short
dresses. Florencia Landucci! Here we are!
Paolo drags Incredibly Stupid towards the counter. He tells her that he will wait outside. She protests.
She wants him to come in and hold the stick while she urinates on
it. It
will be so romantic when the rabbit dies.
Just kidding! She’s scared of
needles. Paolo says that he is too. He prefers to wait in the lobby. Sabrina follows the nurse. Paolo tells the other nurse that he wants the
results sent to Dr. Tovar’s office in La Ermita since he will be the
OBGYN. What doesn’t Dr. Tovar do? The nurse says that he can pick the results
up at n the La Ermita Health Center. Paolo is so desssssssspicable that I am
becoming deeply attracted to him. I
think I need therapy.
Hospital Doctor
Tovar has completed the transplant and comes out into the lobby. Both Tonia and Vincente are doing fine. Braulio and Dolores hug; he asks to see
Vincente. The doctor tells them that the
two are recuperating. He’ll have to wait.
Dolores, realizing that she’s been too touchy-feely with Braulio forces
herself to back out of his embrace (I must not lick Braulio. I am a married woman). Braulio thanks her for staying with him at
such a difficult time. She has to get
home before Elisa wakes up. She tells
the doctor that Elisa is still doing badly and asks him to stop by.
Casa de Arango
Alfonsina’s Bedroom Dam Fine is cussing out Alfonsina. He wants to know why she didn’t tell him that
Agosto is dead. Why didn’t she give him
Maru’s message? It slipped her mind completely, she says. Dam Fine tells her not to treat him like he’s
Dam senile. He accuses her of doing it
on purpose and tells her not to deny it.
Fine, she says, I won’t deny
it. He didn’t have anything to do with
Agosto’s wake. He tells her that she
can’t continue to treat him like a child.
She can’t decide what he can and cannot do. He wanted to be there for Elisa because Elisa
would have done the same for him.
Alfonsina doubts it. She wants to
change the subject. Damien tells her
that as each day passes, he knows that they will never have a normal
relationship. She says that she is the
only one making the effort. He says that
the only time they got along was when he lived in Italy because they never had
to see each other. After he gets
married, he’s moving with his wife so she can’t try to control them. The procesadora will be fine in the Gabby’s
hands since she’s never going to fire him.
She tells him that it is not necessary
for them to move. She has a surprise for
him. Dam Fine says that he has never
liked surprises and leaves the room.
Casa de Castanon
Elisa’s Bedroom Dr. Tovar is completing his examination of Elisa. Something is seriously wrong with her this
time. She is not crying; there’s no hint
of a tear anywhere. I’ve never seen her this way before. I’m very worried about her. He asks why she won’t eat. He tells her that although she’s going
through a bad time, she has to snap out of it.
Otherwise she will make herself very sick. She says that she doesn’t have the strength
for anything. He knows that she’s tired
of fighting, but she must continue fighting all the same. She is very young. She’s a strong girl, he says. Get your strength from your loved ones. He says that she should rest and then exits
the room. No tears. No wailing.
She’s just a sad lump.
Casa de Castanon
Living Room Dolores is talking to Camina. She says that they should have
told Don Lucio. Carmina says that they have to handle their problems
themselves. Dolores tells Carmina that
she has no heart (ya think?). Dr. Tovar interrupts the conversation. Dolores wants to know how Elisa is doing. She’s well, says the doctor. She’s depressed and needs to rest. Give her
something to eat and drink. Dolores mean-mugs
Carmina and then goes to check on Elisa.
Carmina calls the doctor back into the living room. She thanks him for everything and complains
that no one is concerned about her. She
lost (OK killed…semantics) her husband and no one seems to care. She knew Elisa didn’t have anything seriously
wrong with her. Dr. Tovar says that Elisa
needs support and a lot of understanding.
Carmina tells the doctor that he was the only friend that Agosto had
(and you, his only friend, boinked
me). Oh she’s good! Dr. Kravitz tells Carmina that Agosto stopped
by and asked about her pregnancy. She
asks what he told Agosto. He tells her
that he told Agosto the truth, but he had the strange feeling that Agosto
already knew the answer. He simply confirmed
what he already knew. You were knocked
up before you got married. He feels bad
because he may have contributed to his death.
Carmina tells the doctor to leave because he is not making her feel any
better about killing her husband.
Procesadora Damien’s
Office Padre tells Damien that he’s been trying to call him, but the phone
at that hacienda has been busy for days.
Dam Fine says his mother probably took the phone off of the hook. Damien wants to know if there will be a mass
for Don Agosto. Padre says Carmina
doesn’t want one. He doesn’t know if Elisa
wants to do a mass. He’s come to tell
him that Elisa needs him more than ever.
Dam Fine says that he knows, but he’s not sure that she will accept his
visit. Padre rises from his seat and
strangles his hat. He knows that Dam
Fine is not in love with Florencia. He
tells him to go get Elisa and take her from that house. Something’s not right with her aunt; she’s
EVIL. Damien asks why his uncle is so
desperate. Padre tells Damien to marry
Elisa and give her the love that she’s never had in her life. Damien says that he wants to love her hard
and he wants to love her good, but she’s my sister! Dam Fine goes on to explain that he’s tried
drinking, drugs, hypnosis, acupuncture, yoga, boinking Florencia, electric
shock therapy, a psychiatrist, voodoo, a witch doctor and watching Tony Robbins
DVDs. Nothing works! He wants to violate Elisa! Padre Kravitz interrupts his nephew. Damien, he says, in my rush to tell Gael and
CNN, I forgot to tell you that Elisa is not your sister. Dam, I thought you would have seen in on my
Facebook page by now. Damien looks
shocked. Commercial.
Procesadora Damien’s
Office Damien runs around his desk and grabs his uncle. Uncle, what are you saying? Elisa and I aren’t siblings? Are you sure
because I want to violate my sister over and over again! The next step was castration! Padre assures his nephew that Carmina lied;
she falsified the Deny Natal
Accusations
test and a frontal lobotomy will not be necessary at this time. Elisa is not your sister, says the Padre. So, I’m
not a pervert? Damien bends over
with relief. His uncle encourages him to
go to Elisa immediately.
Casa de Castanon
Elisa’s Bedroom Dolores brings Elisa a tray of food and asks her to
eat. Tearless, Elisa says she’s not
hungry. Her mother’s picture and her
father’s black glasses rest on her nightstand.
She plays with her amulet as she lies in bed in her funeral clothes; a
little pink blanket covers her legs. She
is so bummed. Dolores tells her that Dr.
Tovar says that it’s very important that she eat. Elisa says that she will eat later. Dolores tells her that what happened was
terrible. Dolores wants to know where
she went last night. She went to see
Damien, but no one opened the door. She
needed to see him. She couldn’t tell him
that they weren’t siblings because he didn’t open the door. Dolores says that she has to make Damien
listen to her. He has the right to know
that he does not have the hot tamales for his sister. Elisa
points out that it’s useless. He didn’t
even show up for Agosto’s funeral nor did he send his condolences. Dolores thinks that Damient may not know
about Agosto. Elisa says that in La
Ermita everybody knows everybody’s business.
Padre Lupe has a Twitter account.
She has to accept that he is with Florencia and she’s lost him. Darn it.
She’s way too depressed to cry and I feel sorry for her. I can’t stand to see her this way; she’s just
lying there. Why isn’t she hysterical? Sniff. Sniff. (It’s just my allergies acting up again).
Procesadora Gabby
is searching the file cabinet for something.
Maru asks him what’s up. He says
that he needs the agriculturist’s contracts from ten years ago. She wants to know why. Basically, he tells her to mind her own
business and just tell him where he can find them. She says they’re in the archives.
Casa de Don Lucio
(Hopefully, this conversation is right). Padre is earning every bit of his
paycheck today. He is visiting EVERY
ONE. Lucio tells the Padre that he is
very sad. They discuss the
inconsistencies of Agosto’s death. Lucio
says that he heard there was an autopsy (when does Tovar have the time?)
There was a report, but it only shows the approximate time of
death. Padre says that Gael told him
that Agosto was in a good mood until he heard about Kenia’s death. Lucio says that the last time he saw him,
Agosto was depressed about having to sell his property to Gabby. He felt like a failure. Padre says he won’t accept that Agosto killed
himself.
Procesadora Gabino’s
Office Gabby has found a folder in an archive box. He locks the door to his office, opens the
folder and practices forging a signature.
Hospital Tonia’s Room
Alfonsina has come to the hospital to find out why Tonia is still lounging around
after that elective kidney transplant surgery.
The house is dirty and she’s hungry. The other girls aren’t as efficient as
Tonia. How long is this recovery going
take and where is Braulio? Somebody has
to do some foreman work! Alfonsina tells
Tonia that she’s happy that she’s doing well.
She heard that the surgery was a complete success. Alfonsina has asked about her little snitch
(I mean Vincente) and he is also doing well too. Tonia tells her that Braulio knows that
Vincente is the spawn of Gabino.
Alfonsina is stunned and calls Tonia a fool. Dr. Tovar walks in and wants to know how the
patient is doing. The doctor tells Alfonsina that Tonia needs to rest and
explains that kidney transplants are necessary.
Tonia will have to remain in the hospital for a while. Tonia asks about Vincente. Doctor wants to watch him for three to seven
days. He’ll also have to be under strict
medical control and will need regular blood tests. Tonia wants to know if she and Vincente can
share a room. Doctor looks at Alfonsina
and tells her that he needs to talk to her.
Procesadora Gabino’s
Office Gabino has perfected the signature.
He throws the scratch paper in the trash bin, not the shredder. I said
Gabino was good-loooking. I didn’t say
he was smart. Braulio meets him in
the lobby and gives him an update on Vincente.
Gabby doesn’t care. Dude, he’s
your kid, says Braulio. Gabby denies it
and says that Vincente is Braulio’s problem.
Case de Castanon
Foyer Dam Fine has arrived! Hurray! He asks Dolores for Elisa. She says that she is in the bedroom. He says that he needs to see her. Dolores says she’s resting and tells him to
come back later. He insists; he
begs. She wants to know why Damien
didn’t open the door when Elisa was outside shouting his name. He says that they don’t have time to discuss
this now. She relents because like me,
Dolores loves a begging man. Darn
it! Carmina heard the doorbell and comes
into the foyer. She hears the conversation
and tries to stop Damien by telling him that the house belongs to her. Damien points out that the house also belongs
to Elisa and shoves her out of the way. OK, he didn’t shove her. I made it up, but he mean-mugs her and walks towards
Elisa’s room. You heard him, says
Dolores to a flabbergasted Carmina.
Casa de Castanon
Elisa’s Bedroom Elisa is just staring out the window. You already heard? She tells him that she saw him arrive. Damien marches in the bedroom and immediately
starts groveling. He apologizes for not being
with her. He just heard what happened. I would have been here sooner. She won’t even look at him as she responds. She says there’s nothing to forgive. She is still wearing that stupid little halo
braid. He tells her that he couldn’t
sleep last night, so he came looking for her.
She turns to him and asks what time did he come. He said that he came early, but Carmina
wouldn’t let him in. He just wanted to
know that she was ok. Even though
Carmina didn’t tell him about Agosto, he knew something was wrong. She tells him that she wasn’t there when he
came because she was at his house yelling and screaming for him. He tells her that no one told him that she’d
been there. He tells her that he saw her
with Gael on the way home. She tells him
that she’d left to go visit him in the middle of the night. She had to see him. Now she understands why he didn’t respond to
her. There’s moisture; her eyes are
glistening. She wanted to tell him that her father had
died and they are not siblings. He tells
her that he just found out this morning; his uncle told him. Oh, and that I’m not a deranged pervert. He grabs her hands and tells her how sorry he
is that her father died. He kisses her
hands loudly. A tear rolls down her
cheek. See? All she needed was a little
dose of Dam Fine. He wipes her tears
away and tells her that he loves her with all of his heart. Nothing will ever separate them, he
says. He pulls her into his arms. Mi Elisa.
Mi Elisa. With tears in her eyes,
she holds tightly to his big shoulders.
Sniff. Sniff. (Darn these allergies).
Labels: abismo
Refugio Para el Amor #75 Fri 7/20/12 Luci determined to go back home and forget but not forgive; Coo-Coo Rosa practices selective listening; Dumb-Hunk acts even dumber
Recap by Marta Ivett
Too little, too
late, dumb boy...
Ariche/Rod (from here on named
‘DUMB-USELESS-Head’ [DUH])…
Is it true there won’t be a
wedding?
Yes, but don’t be angry.
You lied to me! You are not a friend! You did not fulfill your promise!
But I want us to stay friends… look at
me. Don’t you want us to stay being friends?
A long overdue intro
meeting
Paz/Pato (who I will refer to as
Wheelchair Prince Charming [WPC] from here on out) greet cordially.
WPC says Luci is very important to
him.
Paz tells him he is very well returned…
you are as nice/good as my daughter had told me.
Rosa sends Frigida to walk Paz out. WPC
asks Rosa what Paz came for.
Rosa is visibly put off by Paz’s visit,
grinds her teeth wondering angrily why Paz came.
WPC: Surely because you treated her
daughter so harshly/bad. (You tell her my prince!)
On her way out Paz thanks Mati for
making it so she could see Rosa.
And above all for caring for my
daughter. Mati says Luciana makes it so everyone likes/cares for
her.
Frigida comes and yells at Paz to leave
already.
Bruja!! (Magda yells right in her face. LOL!)
Coo-Coo selective listening
but son paralized, not blind or deaf
Back inside, Rosa confirms WPC’s guess.
WPC: I love you, mom, but I am not
stoopid. I know you were at least partly responsible for DUH’s divorce, and
knowing it deeply disappoints me.
More Coo-Coo selective
listening
WPC leaves and Connie comes in.
Rosa begins to babble that she is at
peace after Paz’s visit. I know well my position and hers.
Connie questions the truth in that
statement.
C: You change moods like you change
outfits. (I would say more like she is bipolar/psychotic)
(they both express plans to leave,
these two treat each other as nosy sisters)
R: I am not a teen anymore and you are
not my mom. (I am getting here a vibe that Connie is older)
At San Fran el Alto
Don Aqui is mad, talking to himself
about Procopio’s bad job. His new guy arrives and Don Aqui brags that he is the
most powerful man in town and in the nearby galaxies (LOL!)… the gossip ladies
arrive and
Aquiles says ‘eramos muchos y pario my
abuela’ (we were too many already and grandma had another)
Luci/Marianita
Luci suggest they talk to Lic Linares
so he can help locate Marianita's mom.
Back to DUH/Ariche
Please say something to
me.
I gave you the ball my grandpa made for
me.
Do you want it back?
No, what you give is not asked for in
return, and I gave it to you because I love you.
Thank you, I will save it then as
something very valuable to me.
No, don’t save it away, play with it
(yeah, DUH, Knock your own head with it until you snap out of your DUMB
trance!). It needs to be played with.
So we are still friends?
I say yes, but if you will not marry
Luci anymore, I don’t know.
… (small scene with Jana,
Lula and Boris)
Ariche/DUH
I will tell u something. Pay attention.
I am speaking from my heart. I will always watch over Luci, her mom and
you.
I will too watch Luci and her mom, also
Dona Magda.
You are brave, you even ate a worm.
You ate one too.
Yes I am brave. I don’t even mind that
I won’t get on the plane now that there won’t be a wedding.
How about I take you for ride on the
plane?
Yeah? Que padre!! Then I will use my
new outfit (the one for the wedding) on the plane ride!
Deal!
Vio, you must be either blind
or really really SLOW
In Vio’s room.. Vio upset, they leave
her alone with Polo.
P: How about we take your mom
sightseeing somewhere?
V: I haven’t even had time to think
about it. I have been out of it, maybe its anguish over the chance my mom will
discover my lie that I have kept for so many years.
P: How about telling her the truth? A
job is an honest way to earn a living. She will understand.
V: Maybe you are right.
P: Can I ask you something personal?.. What happened with your dad?
V: Once when I was little, mom said my
dad died. And well, after we came to the capital, then the subject came up again
and she said he had left, abandoned us before he even found out I was on the
way.
P: Wouldn’t you like to know about
him?
V: Don’t know. But I don’t want to talk
about it.
P: Sorry.
Gala in her office… her secretary is
still reporting to her on the fraud at TL. Gala not interested
anymore.
Rosa calls Gala. Rosa asks her not to
come over. Will see you at your apt, nothing serious, just don’t want anyone to
find out we are meeting frequently. … Gala hangs up with Rosa, calls Julie. Gala
tells her Rosa is coming to loft, Julie not willing to cancel a date with an
Italian hunk for a visit from Rosa.
DUH/Ariche…
Ariche tells DUH Luci is studying for
her test at Estelita’s house. DUH seems happily surprised about
it.
A: Don’t make her angry/upset.
eh?
DUH: Of course not.
DUH turns around and there is Luci with
Marianita. DUH asks to speak to her.
Marianita says her magic wand does
work. There you have DUH, Luciana!
Luci says will go leave the kids and
come back right away. DUH will wait for her.
Vicky is tackled/dragged into the
toilet paper supply room by Aldo (is that his executive office? Lol!)..
‘I am an important exec (Dream on,
boy!). Now I am Max’s personal assistant, so we still can see each other in
hiding’. Vicki not so convinced. Aldo insists, ‘What do you want me to do if I
like you?!’ Vicky admits she likes him too but is totally freaked out about ‘mi
osito’. She sneaks out but Max sees her right at door.
M: What are you doing in that room? (He
repeats the question and she comes up with excuse was looking for restroom.) ‘Down the hall on the right.’
Max looks back to the room door, very
suspicious of what was going on in that room.
How many times do we need to
watch a scene like this before pride gives in to love between these
two?
Luci gives DUH back his pretty present
box minus the bow (the one he sent with a cell phone, wallet with money and
credit card). He is miffed instantly. Says he came to talk, to try to settle/fix
things between them. And she welcomes him that way??. She says she will also
return the money he sent Paz. He says the money was not for her, it was for Paz.
Luci says WE (you go girl!) never accept money we didn’t earn.
R: I am opening a communication so we
can talk about what we feel and expect from each other.
L: I expected much of you. I put my
life in your hands. Gave you my heart. And for What? For what, DUH?
R: Then there is nothing to say between
us. Of these memories… there is nothing left?
L: Not anymore. That is why I want you
to take them. I don’t want to see you again.
R: I should not have come to find you. It is clear it is all over between us.
L: Yes, it’s over. (he starts to leave
but turns around)
R: I am leaving… loving you more than
my life. But if you don’t want me at your side anymore, I can’t do anything
else. Goodbye, Luciana.
L: (after he is away) Goodbye,
mushashon.
(These two have prides bigger than the
grand canyon.)
(In come Paz, Estelita and Magda, DUH briefly
greets them on his way out. Paz tells Luci right away that she comes from
visiting RETL. Luci impactada.)
‘Yes Luci, I went to see the woman that
has hurt you so much.’
Paz leaves. Magda and Estelita can’t
tell Luci what Paz talked to Rosa about, but something DID happen because Paz
was very quiet the whole way back.
Give it up, Padre. Send this
woman to the nut house or a monastery so she can pray away her sins for a
year.
Rosa visits Padre, tells him calm came
back to the TL family.
‘You know that won’t happen until you
do what you need to.’
‘Paz came to visit me. She understood
that the best is she return to town with Luci.’
‘Luci returning to her hometown will
not solve the problem and you know it.’
Coo-cooRosa acts as if she did not hear
him at all. Kisses his hand and leaves.
Ariche/Marianita (such a sweet 30
second conversation)…
Mariana tells Ariche he is right, if
you wish things hard enough, they come true. All we need now is for my mom to
come back. Ari tells Mar DUH has a plane and offered to give him a
ride, and maybe he could use the plane to go find her mom.
Frig/Mati…
Frig surprised Rosa received Paz with
red carpet trmt, in the library ‘como si fuera la gran senora’ (as if she were
the Grand Damme).
Mati rants at her ‘don’t talk about
what you don’t know.’
Frig brags ‘as maitre’d of this house I
know every move in the house, even a few secrets of the family.'
Back to San Fran el Alto
Aquiles receives the gossip girls…
calls them ‘los heraldos de San Fran el alto’ (‘El Heraldo’ is the main
newspaper in Mexico)… the ladies tell him the priest was very ill but is getting
better… Aquiles is not at all interested in a priest health report, ‘Don’t you
have something better to do?’... 'You are in nasty mood lately.' They also tell
him Procopio is now working (or did they say ‘fooling’? LOL!) with Dona
Lucha..(is this the heavy woman?)
Luci and Paz at Vio’s
Luci pokes Paz for info. Luci is miffed
Paz went to confront Rosa. Paz is not afraid of Rosa. Dignity is above anything
else. Can’t let that Senora behave like that with you. Luci says it was
pointless to go see her. What did you expect? I don’t get it. Why did you go see
that lady if I won’t see her ever again?
Rosa arrives at Gala’s loft, and Julie
IS there (I guess the gossip won over the date with the Italian hunk after all).
Rosa came to tell them the latest news. About Paz’s visit. Julie surprised Rosa
let that ‘gentuza’ come in her house.
-
She came to reprieve me and defend her
daughter.
- Those people don’t have
limits.
- Paz dared go find DUH to reprieve him.
-
Did DUH listen to her?
-
Don’t know. But now more than ever we have
to accelerate the plans so you will marry DUH. While Luci and her mom are still
here we run a high risk.
Thick headed DUH won't let
himself wiggle. Mama's boy also practices selective
listening.
DUH arrives at office mad at himself
for trying to talk to Luci. Tells his friends Luci welcomed him by returning his
presents. That Luci said she wanted nothing of his.
‘You just divorced and expect her to
treat you as her best friend? As if nothing happened?’
DUH still mad/jealous. Blames Claudio
Linares for him (DUH) not being able to get anywhere with Luci.They ask him not to talk silly. (But we
see him remembering what he saw in the car.)
‘I saw them hugging, and no-one will
take that (image) from my head. I saw them!!’
DUH: I will forget Luci, ‘a como de
lugar’.
His friends say ‘Tough luck dude, she
is the woman you love most in your life.’
‘DID love! Starting today I will forget
her. You choose the antro we will go to. Today, I pick up my life of before. Luci
Jacinto is over for good.’
His friends give up, they will go out
to an antro.
Luci and Vio
Luci still questioning why Paz went to
see Rosa. Vio agrees, there was no good reason.
Luci will speak to Lic Linares to get
everything settled for her test so we can go back to town asap. Ariche tells her DUH promised to give
him a ride in the plane.
Rosa tells Gala and Julie she worries that every
time things are getting back in order, something happens to stir things up
again. Julie comments ‘these two’ are trepadora/tramps. Gala is tired of this
fight, Rosa says ‘You find strength wherever, but DUH and you must marry asap.
Think of a plan, you can count on me. Gala, I want you to be DUH’s wife. Only
you. But only IF you help me. I can’t make it happen alone. DUH is
yours.’
‘Yes, Rosa E. DUH is mine. Only
mine.’
Intimidating Max gives Vicky
another terror stint
Vicky in her room at home, Max calls,
she is nervous… he wants to see her. She is reluctant, how will I tell my dad I
have to leave now? … ‘That is your problem, not mine. Meet me in an hour.’
Aldo comes in and is fantasizing about
his new job and their relationship. He thinks Max will send him to manage the INFERNO, Aldo talks about the changes he has already thought about for the place…
Max is in no mood for Aldo’s antics and snaps him out of it.. ‘The one that will
decide on your fantasy job is me. You wanted to work for me? Then you’ll follow
my every order. Tonight you’ll drive me to a commitment I have.’
Aldo leaves Max’s office, Aldo calls
Vicky on phone… Vicky gets even more scared.. wants them to hang up. She tells
him it’s her dad (does not tell him she will meet Max). Vicki’s dad asks her who
she was talking to. She has to go out right away. HE thinks it’s with Aldo. She
comes up with the story that a friend just broke up with her boyfriend and is very
sad, have to go talk to her. She has to plead several times.
Poor WPC keeps giving coo-coo
mom a bit of a break
Jana, Boris and WPC…
apparently they told him about Jana forgetting/losing her work and them having
to do it over but finished it on time. Boris admits she is
distracted.
P: Ay little sis. You don’t lose your
head because you have it attached.
Jana tells him Lula helped them since
she knows how to work powerpoint.
WPC is glad Jana and Lula recovered
their friendship. A true friendship is worth it.
J: Luci is a very true friend for you,
right?
P: I hope she won’t forget me now that
she is leaving town.
J: Did she tell you she is
leaving?
P: No. She didn’t have to. She has
nothing to do here anymore.. (enumerates all the bad things that happened to her
in the city: the antro, the bad treatment at TL, his brother’s ordeal…). If I
was her I would leave too.
Rosa walks in right then: Where would
you go, dear? (WPC stays quiet)…
Rosa is planning another meal together…
(this woman is definitely on cloud nine hundred seventy four).
WPC tells her not everyone since DUH
does not want to come back to this house.
Coo-coo Rosa is again in disbelief
saying DUH will need her so he will be back.
Jana calls Max, waiting for him for
dinner. Max, in car with Aldo, says won’t be home in time for
dinner.
Aldo drives Max to meeting place. Max
treats him like crap, not as a nephew. Aldo is miffed… has to stay and wait in the
car. Then taxi pulls up right behind. Aldo sees Vicky get out of taxi and gets
very angry.
It's Always hard to say
goodbye
Luci asks Estelita what happened with
Rosa.. Magda comes in… will go buy bread. But bread here will never be as
delicious as in SFelAlto. Estelita says it is very good. She sends the
kids with Magda. Luci tells Estelita everything that happened here (at Mex City)
was bad. Estelita tells Luci ‘not everything that happened was bad.' Paz met WPC. Paz said WPC is very nice, she could see it in his eyes. Luci
says WPC is very nice. Estelita will miss them all. Luci agrees that she is glad
she did meet them (Estelita, Claudio, Marianita) and she also found love, her only
and true love.
You can't sweat out the dumbness,
dude
DUH is working out in treadmill. Cell rings.
Marcos and Gabe will stop to pick him up in half an hour.
Speaking of dumb
dudes
Aldo has been waiting for 32 mins,
getting impatient. Inside, Vicky and Max in bed.. Max harshly says want to see
you tomorrow again, but won’t say the time until tomorrow. Vicky reluctant, how
will I get off work? Can we make it after work hours? Boss yelled at her... Max
just wants to toast. Vicky nervous.
Coo-Coo tries again her
fantasy family dinner
At dinner table, Rosa says starting
tonight, want to eat all together. The meals no longer will be served in
bedrooms. We will all dine together in dining room. Family discipline is back
and everyone should behave. Brigida congratulates her on the new rule. Prince is
not so happy and snaps back at Brigida. Brigida tells Rosa, Luci sat at Rosa’s
spot in table the other day she came and Rosa felt bad. Rosa is miffed they
all allowed it. WPC tells mom Luci had no intention to sit at her spot. Max
asked her to. Prince adds that at that time Luci WAS Mrs. TL.
Hard
truths
Magda and the kids are back with
bread.
Door knock… It is Flor, Marcial’s wife,
and she is not coming for a tea party. Flor asks for Vio. Magda says Vio went to
work. Flor tells Magda she is the wife of the man courting her daughter Violeta.
Magda tells her again that Vio left for her work as a nurse. Flor laughs, tells
her Vio is no nurse, she is a ‘cabaretera de quinta!’ (lowlife bar
waitress)
Luci tells Estelita she will ask
Claudio Linares to send her the results of the test by mail. Estelita is sure
she will pass.
Marianita answers the phone, they think
it is Lic Linares, but when Luci answers, it's DUH, not Claudio. And DUH is not a
happy camper.
Previews:
Luci says leaving to SanFran in two
days.Gala more than willing to follow Rosa’s
plan. Gala is trapping DUH in his
apartment.
--Marta Ivett
Labels: refugio
El Mundo de Telemundo, Week of July 23, 2012: Discuss amongst yourselves.
Here's a fresh page for your thoughts. Have a great week, everyone!
Labels: diamante, maid, pablo, rostro, telemundo, valiente
El Rostro de la Venganza-Index
Friday, July 20, 2012
Weekend Discussion: The Great and the God-Awful Telenovela Clichés – Part I
We
mention them extensively on this blog and most of us know the most popular ones by heart. I thought it would be a good idea to
discuss them on their own so as not to distract from the more
specific discussion of each series, as we only have a day to discuss
each episode.
Based
on my nearly two decades of viewing novelas, I have to say that some
clichés
will probably be with us forever, such as the concept of the One True
Love, which is reinforced by romance novels and love songs. Most
people can love again after loss, but One True Love always makes for
a good story.
As
the daughter of a narcissist, I also endorse the Toxic Parent Villain
clichés,
which not only make for good drama but actually run true to form.
Every good dramatist from the ancients to the modern age has at least
a few of them and great dramatists win awards for theirs.
So
which clichés
irritate the most? I'd like to start with the medical ones, which I
would completely dispense with. It can't inspire confidence in the
medical profession to see situations where the first operation
doesn't work, when an obstetrician says “You must choose between
your wife and your baby,” or a medical situation handled out of
specialty. Not to mention the idea that any man knows a virgin when
he gets one.
Sound
off, amigos.
Labels: telenovelas, weekend
Por ella soy Eva #4 Friday 7/20/12: The Sea. The Sun. A Droning Argentine. Nostalgia?
At the restaurant, Helena sees Pluto (she thinks he's JC) and wants to give him a piece of her mind. Panicked, JC tells Helena HE'LL take care of it. He goes to Pluto's table and spins a wild tale about Helena being a clingy crazy ex-employee he regrets having gotten involved with. She's pregnant, the baby is certainly not his, but she forced him at gunpoint to make a scene at their table. They should pay no attention to anything she says. Antonia expresses some sympathy for Helena's desperation. Only then does Pluto jump to his feet and scold JC for his careless behavior with women.
Eventually Helena gets tired of waiting for JC and comes over to the table to tell them off herself. This works out to be the perfect misunderstanding, mercifully cut short by a phone call from Helena's mom. (Antonia tells her brother she's lost her appetite. He insists that they have dessert. Yeesh, is he trying to kill her too? No, I think he's just an idiot.)
Helena is upset about Adriano's rudeness. JC says no woman should be treated that way; he wanted to bust those guys' faces. He also wants to talk about Playa Majagua, but she has to go home; Dad is waiting. She insists on taking a taxi. She is barely out the door when JC picks up another woman. He takes her back to his place and kicks her out when he's had enough of her.
Helena's father gives her a hard time about getting home late. They are mutually offended. He stomps off to bed. Helena's mom wants to know how it went. No, not the business dinner, but the man! Helena admits he was great.
At home, Antonia doesn't feel well. She calls 911 and flops over on the bed. Pluto looks delighted when she says she feels like she's dying.
At JC's apartment, his bimbo du jour is now wearing a big t-shirt and tells JC he was sensational. She wants to stay all night, but he says he's too busy and calls her a cab. It doesn't take long - apparently he's a regular. The taxi dispatcher knows what he wants as soon as they hear his voice. He dismisses her brusquely.
At the hospital, Pluto is clearly disappointed when the doctor reveals that Antonia is still alive. (Really. He asks twice.) Turns out she's come down with diabetes. Her glucose was way high. Of course, there are ways to make it more manageable, the doctor says, and he'd like to keep her there for some tests... but Pluto says no, we're going home. He hammers her little shoes onto her swollen feet and tells her he doesn't trust doctors. She's just got a touch of the diabetes, that's all. Very easy to control. Antonia thinks that could be serious, but Pluto has a gift for her - chocolates! Sugarless and calorie-free, he says. She says they taste just like the regular ones. They agree not to tell her brother - he'll worry. Anyway, Pluto says, it's no big deal. He'll take care of her. "Put your life in my hands."
Next day, Pluto tells Rebeca all about it. They laugh about Antonia's diabetes. If only she would die! On top of obesity, Rebeca says, Antonia's also got high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and snores like a bear! A hahahahaha!
Helena tells Lucia how hot JC is and how he defended her in front of the Grupo Imperio people. JC has come up with some plan that requires Helena to accompany him to an Acapulco resort and show him around. Helena volunteers Lucia in her place. Lucia pops out (from the door she's been hiding behind) to shut down that idea. Helena finally agrees. They'll leave at 7 the next morning. JC gives the door a good whack on the way out, smacking noisily eavesdropping Lucia in the forehead. (There's a window in the door, for heaven's sake. He could see her hiding there.)
Back at GI, JC and his pals go to the restroom to rehash and pee. I must say, this is an interesting twist on the rehash sessions that female characters often have in restrooms. They talk about beating Pluto with their plan. JC is sure this "business trip" will work out. She won't be able to resist him. He'll dress up in a skirt and heels before he suffers over a woman. Santi jokes about JC falling in love with a fea. "Like the one Pluto married," JC laughs. They all walk out. Pluto steps out of a stall. He's overheard everything, and he doesn't look happy.
It's already evening. Santi ad Ferni are working late. But the files they've been working on have been deleted. (You'd think that after similar fiascos in other TNs, they'd know enough to back up their files regularly.) Pluto gloats.
Helena tells Dad she's going out of town. He says no, she can't travel alone. Um, did she ask his permission? She assures him she won't be traveling alone. Is she referring to JC?
No, it turns out she means Lalito, her son. JC is quite surprised when he arrives to pick her up. He wasn't expecting a kid. He's not happy. Neither is Lalito. They make faces at one another. The kid scowls at JC. JC ruffles his hair. The child actor fights to stifle his smirk and angrily tells JC not to touch his head.
The IT guy brings Pluto the Playa Majagua project files he stole from Santi and Ferni's computers. There's not much too see. So much for stealing their work! (It turns out that Santi, at least, was working last night not on the PM project, but on setting up reservations for JC's trip.)
Lalito and JC fail to bond over lunch at a roadside café. The boy puts hot salsa in JC's taco and generally acts like a brat. He jumps up and down in the back of JC's car. He drops a sticky snack on the upholstery and wipes his saucy hands on JC's shirt.
Back at the travel agency, Helena's mom brings lunch to Lucia. Lucia tells her how great "Juan Perón" seems. "He's a true caballero," she jokes obliviously.
Finally JC & co. get to the hotel. Some of the employees recognize JC. JC asks one of them to rustle up a babysitter to watch the brat. The brat refuses to be handed off to a babysitter and is rude to JC, but somehow he ends up going off with the babysitter anyway.
Meanwhile, at the office, Pluto (wearing a very shiny suit), knowing that JC is out of town, puts Santi and Ferni in the hot seat with Adriano. They try to bluff their way out of it, but they obviously don't have their facts and figures on Playa Majagua. Adriano gives them a deadline and kicks them out.
Furthermore, Santi's and Ferni's paychecks are being held back "until further notice." Ferni is upset that he'll have to rely on his wife's pay.
JC hatches a plot with a yacht captain. When JC puts his hands over his face, that's the signal for the captain to cut the engines. He calls it "Operation Honeymoon."
On a shopping trip with Antonio, Pluto has a run-in with the owner of the car Rebeca crashed Pluto's car into. The other guy says it happened outside a cheap motel. He wants money. Pay up or he'll call the cops. Antonia is getting restless in the car. Upon seeing that the woman in the car is not the same woman he saw yesterday, the other guy manages to extract a few more pesos in blackmail money.
Lalito gives his babysitter the slip at the pool. A couple of hotel employees gossip about JC seducing the single mother and breaking her heart. Lalito overhears and runs off.
On the yacht, Juan is laying it on thick with Helena. He says he feels nostalgic. He drones on and on about natural beauty and el sol y el mar. (Hmmm... this feels familiar. I keep expecting him to mention the sabor de la vida.) Helena says she's heard that story before and let's just stick with business. She mocks his Argentinean accent.
The babysitter searches for Lalito and finally reports him missing.
Juan continues trying to flirt with Helena. He asks if she likes him. His pal from the hotel calls with the news: Lalito's lost. "¿¡QUE!?"
Next time:
You call these avances? They're useless! Here are my own predictions for Monday: One of the men acts like a jerk. Someone gets angry. Nobody dies just yet.Labels: por-ella
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