Thursday, November 12, 2015
Antes muerta que Lichita #37 Wednesday 11/11/15
Well, here we go. We start with Alicia telling us that to be unique and authentic one needs to take the risk of making decisions that could change one's life forever. . .
The first real scene is loser Magos with her loser friends Gerry and Paula. She is telling them she really doesn't know who Ximena's father is. At the time she got pregnant she was cheating on her steady El Chanclas with a "Luis somebody" who never called her after the sex. So, she will just tell Magos that her father is El Chanclas. The three losers decide to have some "chelas" (beers).
In the meantime, Alicia is on the phone with her mom telling her she will be working late. Alicia hears that Magos is out with her buds and hopes she does not get into trouble.
Back with the trio of losers: they are pounding back the beers. They talk about being lucky and Gerry brings up how lucky Magos was after vandalizing the car of the supermarket manager and getting away with it. They drink to continued good luck.
The same night, Beatriz is driving Augusto crazy in bed with her overwrought concern that Alex is not home yet. Augusto cannot be bothered: Alex is a full grown man. She has a hunch that something bad has happened to her son. She tells him to go to sleep and she will pray for their son alone.
Alicia gets a phone call at work. The next thing we know is she is getting out of a taxi. A naked Alex trying to hide behind a tree awaits her. It turns out that he got assaulted (he admits it wasn't too bad)( guess they took his clothes) Alicia has brought him clothes from the costume department at work. At least they were decent enough not to take his cell phone. He just wants to go home. He apologizes for calling her but the was nobody else he could call. Alicia promises she will not tell anyone about his misadventure.
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The first real scene is loser Magos with her loser friends Gerry and Paula. She is telling them she really doesn't know who Ximena's father is. At the time she got pregnant she was cheating on her steady El Chanclas with a "Luis somebody" who never called her after the sex. So, she will just tell Magos that her father is El Chanclas. The three losers decide to have some "chelas" (beers).
In the meantime, Alicia is on the phone with her mom telling her she will be working late. Alicia hears that Magos is out with her buds and hopes she does not get into trouble.
Back with the trio of losers: they are pounding back the beers. They talk about being lucky and Gerry brings up how lucky Magos was after vandalizing the car of the supermarket manager and getting away with it. They drink to continued good luck.
The same night, Beatriz is driving Augusto crazy in bed with her overwrought concern that Alex is not home yet. Augusto cannot be bothered: Alex is a full grown man. She has a hunch that something bad has happened to her son. She tells him to go to sleep and she will pray for their son alone.
Alicia gets a phone call at work. The next thing we know is she is getting out of a taxi. A naked Alex trying to hide behind a tree awaits her. It turns out that he got assaulted (he admits it wasn't too bad)( guess they took his clothes) Alicia has brought him clothes from the costume department at work. At least they were decent enough not to take his cell phone. He just wants to go home. He apologizes for calling her but the was nobody else he could call. Alicia promises she will not tell anyone about his misadventure.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Yo No Creo en los Hombres #87, Wed 11/11/15: Lo Que No Fue en el Año de Orly, Pero Sí, Fue en el Año de Alma
Maleny runs into Ursula’s bedroom, ready to burst with the
Ivana-Gerry gossip. “There’s someone else offering a baby to Ivana…Gerry!” Not
only that, but he came out of her bathroom practically naked! Ursula laughs it
off. Even if they slept in the same bed, it would be as girlfriends. Maleny isn’t
so sure. From what she saw, Gerry is all MAN—she’d do him. Ursula says that Mal
would sleep with anybody, including Isidro, and points out that this doesn’t
change the fact that Ivana is sterile. Mal points out that Gerry’s sperm is
perfectly functional. There are thousands of ways these days of making a baby.
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As Gerry dresses (awwww!), Ivana explains to him what Maleny
was looking for—the ballistics report from the investigation into her father’s
death. Ivana tells Gerry how she pressured Medina into giving her the report,
using the threat of turning him in for what he did to her in Cuernavaca, and
the carrot of protecting him from Ursula. The report showed that the death of
Hector was NOT suicide, but also that Ursula wasn’t the culprit. Ivana is sure,
however, that Ursula was the mastermind (la mente maestra). She’s sure this
pack of hyenas will do whatever it takes to take MD’s baby, and she won’t
permit it! Ivana also found out that the supposed cause of Hector’s “suicide”
was financial ruin, but knowing how Ursula lies about her family’s finances,
Ivana isn’t convinced this was true. And this time, there was a death involved.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #57 Wed 11/11/15 (Mex 83) Of all the massage cabins in all the world….
[I took some major liberties with the order of scenes here, but still, this was a good one to actually watch if you haven't been watching lately.]
The masseuse goes off to get backup while Pedro and Fi contemplate their fate. Fi admits she's having a crappy time and she finds the whole place weird…with the tables and strangers touching you. Pedro claims it's about spa-ing with the right person. When the masseuses show up, Pedro keeps up the pretense that they're married and tells the story of how they met. Fi accuses him of exaggerating the bike accident. Fi really freaks out when she hears that part of a couple's massage is teaching her how to give her "husband" a massage and get the cranky expression off his face. Yes, Fi…oil on the hands...hands on his chest…circular motions…. Neither one of them can quit grinning.
Fi gets to keep her robe and skip her massage, just like she wanted. *sigh* She actually asks Pedro not to tell Eloisa that she's now had some massage training…or else Eloisa will be asking for massages all the time. No, she's serious about that. The masseuse tells them the "temazcal" is available (this is both a purifying sweat ritual and the structure where it takes place) and there's nothing like it, especially when you experience it with the one you love. Pedro talks her into it.
10 minutes later, they're outside the temazcal in swimsuits watching a "temazcalero" (person who facilitates the temazcal ritual; in Kat-speak the "-ero" suffix amounts to adding "dude" after whatever the noun is, so the temazcalero is "the temazcal dude") go through a ritual before he ushers them inside a small, domed stone hut. Inside, the temazcalero continues the ritual, pouring water over hot rocks. Fi and Pedro join in on chanting and drumming. Afterwards, they rush off to take a shower that's bound to feel cold no matter the actual temperature!
And thus ends our romantic interlude at the Suspension of Reality Spa and Resort. Alas, other people exist and other events happened outside the cozy little Pedro-Fi bubble. If you really want to know, read on….
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The masseuse goes off to get backup while Pedro and Fi contemplate their fate. Fi admits she's having a crappy time and she finds the whole place weird…with the tables and strangers touching you. Pedro claims it's about spa-ing with the right person. When the masseuses show up, Pedro keeps up the pretense that they're married and tells the story of how they met. Fi accuses him of exaggerating the bike accident. Fi really freaks out when she hears that part of a couple's massage is teaching her how to give her "husband" a massage and get the cranky expression off his face. Yes, Fi…oil on the hands...hands on his chest…circular motions…. Neither one of them can quit grinning.
Fi gets to keep her robe and skip her massage, just like she wanted. *sigh* She actually asks Pedro not to tell Eloisa that she's now had some massage training…or else Eloisa will be asking for massages all the time. No, she's serious about that. The masseuse tells them the "temazcal" is available (this is both a purifying sweat ritual and the structure where it takes place) and there's nothing like it, especially when you experience it with the one you love. Pedro talks her into it.
10 minutes later, they're outside the temazcal in swimsuits watching a "temazcalero" (person who facilitates the temazcal ritual; in Kat-speak the "-ero" suffix amounts to adding "dude" after whatever the noun is, so the temazcalero is "the temazcal dude") go through a ritual before he ushers them inside a small, domed stone hut. Inside, the temazcalero continues the ritual, pouring water over hot rocks. Fi and Pedro join in on chanting and drumming. Afterwards, they rush off to take a shower that's bound to feel cold no matter the actual temperature!
And thus ends our romantic interlude at the Suspension of Reality Spa and Resort. Alas, other people exist and other events happened outside the cozy little Pedro-Fi bubble. If you really want to know, read on….
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Antes Muerta Que Lichita #36 Tuesday 11/10/15: Putting the "lucha" in Lichita
Alicia (she prefers that to Licha, obvs) has secured a famous makeup guy by offering him publicity advice. He's delightfully mean to Luci, who'd been teasing her about being poor.
Also, one of the girls finds out that Xuxette's real name is Jesusa and gives her crap for such a vernacular name.
Alicia has her photo shoot... "Now, with more attitude..."
Meanwhile, her parents are working hard (or at least, Elsa is) to try to be able to pay back Roberto, who's leant them some money. They don't want their daughter to find out about this.
Now that Alicia's getting applauded, Luci is telling people that her main job at the office was to get coffee and make copies. ugh. Alicia turns it around, makes it a story of personal growth and upward mobility, the reporter eats it up, and Luci is in agony. Alicia tells the story of her Dad losing his job to some rich jerk who drove off, and stares daggers at Luci. By the way, it's shocking that Luci gets to sit in on the interview and constantly butt in with obnoxious and mean details. Like when she insinuates that Lichi is only a rising star because she's dating Alex, the jefe's kid.
Xuxette swishes in and demands that the reporter quit and switch to an interview of Luci. Surprisingly, this strategy works and they shoo Lichi out of her seat. Luci then refuses to answer any questions, instead demanding that a photographer take pictures of her "looking like an intellectual." The reporter is disgusted. "So you never studied publicity?" "No, of course not! It's in my veins. Publicity is my middle name! Anyway, in Argentina they have home-schooling..."
She goes on and on about how close she is to her lovely family, but it's Lichi's turn to snipe, pointing out that Luci's family is in ruin. Which she learned from Val, Luci's mom. She also brings up the scandal of the stolen ring! Fury brews behind widened blue eyes.
Beto ostensibly prepares Alex for the API meeting, but is really trying to find out how close he is with Alicia. And tells him that he doesn't love her and it shows. Alex easily realizes that Beto is interested in Alicia. Xuxette bursts in before Beto can respond. There's an emergency, Lichi and Luci are in the office and it looks like they're gonna fight! (she uses a cute expression: "se están agarrando del chongo," or "grabbing the bun..." does that mean they're hair-pulling or is it just an expression for a girlfight).
They're shouting and carrying on and making hilarious faces! It comes to blows and Lichi lands a solid one right in her opponent's nose! Luci crumples and begins wailing. She eventually gets back up, but it's clear our girl has Luci outmatched by a lot. The others arrive and get them to put down their fists. "Oh, we were just having a discussion about aesthetic differences... Whether the dress was blue or gold." Cute reference...
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| Their faces when they realize the reporter is about to come back... |
The pair are supposed to smooch for one last magazine photo, so of course Nacho and Beto show up to see it! Gulp!
Previous: Episode 35
Next: Episode 37
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Yo No Creo En Los Hombres #86 Tue 11/10/15 - If Reality Bites, Then Josefa Chomps
~Parte 1~
As
Isela, with Chelito, Orlando and Doris looking on, learns from Maria Dolores that
that Sow of Sorrows she’s lived with all her life, aka Josefa, is not her real mama,
Julian tells his true mami and papi the harsh truth about his condition: while
some in a wheelchair can still engender children, he cannot. All this is because Jenny had the gall to
tell them she’d like to give them a grandchild.
Ok. She apologizes for her big
mouth and promises Julian to look into what treatments there might be in his
case.
At
Doris’s apartment of disenchantment's, Ise lets out with screams of anger and
frustration as her two friends and two acquaintances look on with
encouragement. “--It’s Ok. Let it all hang out. You’ll feel better after.”
Across
town, Maleny has sought out Evil Doctor’s advice again. “Did you know Claudio’s wife, Alma?” Yup,
they were the in-crowd back in the day and all hung out together. Well, informs Mal, she’s got pancreatic
cancer. Tuff going. That’s life in the world of medicos, says he.
El Medina de Medecina adds that Mal really
needs to get the rest of her answers from Ivana now. Mal is Big Oh! impactada.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Pasión y Poder #6 Martes 11/10/15
Chapter
6: The End of Purgatory Season
Arturo
called the foundation but the call went to Julia's home. She was
thrilled at the sound of his voice but Eladio entered behind her.
She cut the call short and told him it was a generous donor. She
suggested they call David so Eladio can make up with him. He called
David and spoke of making up with Julia and asked him to come home.
David didn't believe a word of it. Eladio said he was changing his
ways and the mansion's doors were open to him. He then passed the
phone to Julia so she could persuade David. She told him that his
father had turned over a new leaf and everything would be alright.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #56 Tue 11/10/15 (Mex 81-82) Oh would you just vacay already!
Osvaldo and Pedro's shouting match ends…if we can call it that…with Eloisa telling the boys to shut up already. They'd better settle their differences without hurting the family or the company (and presumably somewhere she doesn't have to hear it). Os is taking over for the weekend, Pedro's going on vacation, and that's that. Pedro out-maneuvers Os by telling him that if everyone finds out "the truth" he'll be the loser who got cheated on and granny won't actually let him run the company anyway. He also tells Os he'd better "see to" his wife if he doesn't want her cheating on him, which…seriously? No, man, if she chooses to cheat, that's on her. I love how he's all macho when he's telling other people how to live their lives, but when it comes to his own, he's such a spineless twerp. Not.
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Yo No Creo en los Hombres #85 Lunes 11/9/15
Chapter 85:
Confession
Ivana
read the note in Gerry's gift. “You want to have a baby with me?
But you know I can't get pregnant.” She was in mild shock for a
second.
“But
I can donate sperm and we can find a surrogate.”
“But
is that possible here?”
“Yes,
of course it is. If you'd rather we could go to the United States
or some other country. But you can do this.” She laughed.
“How
foolish this is, Gerry! I can't believe this. I don't deserve a
friend like you. My aunt said that you distanced yourself from me
because you can't help me in the way I want. And look,” she
smiled. “She was so mistaken.”
“I
wouldn't do this just for you.”
“I
can't let you, Gerry. It's unfair, especially for you.”
“I
want to be a father... with you.”
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Pasión y Poder #5 Mon 20151109 Get Off My Lawn Ya Dirty Mariachis and Take that Cheatin' SOB with Ya!
Hello, my name is Cynderella and I am your Monday recapper. I have the sense of humor of a juvenile boy. I apologize in advance to anyone that I WILL offend. This recap has not been edited.
The Skank Boat Party
David and Daniela are standing on the boat deck surrounded
by a group of horrible background dancers.
She tells him that her sister's engagement is back on because he boldly recanted his father's statement to the press. Suddenly, she rams her tongue down his throat and offers him a treat for
breaking the camera. Just in case he
didn’t get that big hint, she turns and offers him her butt in some sort of spastic
“I think I’m really sexy, but I’m not”, mating dance. Little David likey, likey! Anyways, eventually they end up stumbling
into a hotel and the 70’s porn music begins.
He’s still recovering from his motorcycle accident and grabs his ribs, so
she rides him like a he’s a Kentucky Derby stallion. The
next morning they wake up they and agree to be friends with benefits and just have
fun. He doesn't want her to get to attached. Afterwards, they have sex again.
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Monday, November 09, 2015
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #55 Mon 11/9/15 (Mex 79-80) When Princesses get Pimped
Ciao, y'all! Andiamo! Fiorella has had it with Vitto and Petey! She's got her savings, she's going home to pack! They watch her leave.
Remember Granny overheard Dante say, "Federica was right!" Dante tells her that Benecio knew what Maximo did. They both agree that Federica cannot find out. While Dante stepped away to talk to Eloisa, Simoneta threw away the handwritten letter from Gabriel as she tidied the table where he had been sitting.
Alina arrives to El Rancho for Gael's session and is accosted by a hissing and seething Sonia who literally gets right in Alina's face, calling her a hypocrite. Assvaldo enters the living room and knows exactly what's going on. Gael arrives moments later. Assvaldo interrupts the face off, snatches Allina up from the sofa and pushes her in the direction of Gael. He chews Sonia out but she doesn't back down. She thinks Assy's days of telling her when and where to get off are OVER!
In the dragon's lair, Fiorella sadly tells Gianna she doesn't have enough money for even half of a ticket to Italy! Pedro enters the room and offers to pay for both girls to return to Italy. It pains him to know she will leave but her happiness is the most important thing for him: what he feels for her is far above "all this." Fiorella looks truly touched. Pedro will even see that she has a job with ACorp partners in Italy. Then Vitto enters the room repeating his lines about Fiorella being the most beautiful woman in the world and him being the most fortunate man. Oh, what does she need to be more comfortable?
"To be freed of my promise to marry you so I may love and live happily ever after with Pedro Angeles!"
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Remember Granny overheard Dante say, "Federica was right!" Dante tells her that Benecio knew what Maximo did. They both agree that Federica cannot find out. While Dante stepped away to talk to Eloisa, Simoneta threw away the handwritten letter from Gabriel as she tidied the table where he had been sitting.
Alina arrives to El Rancho for Gael's session and is accosted by a hissing and seething Sonia who literally gets right in Alina's face, calling her a hypocrite. Assvaldo enters the living room and knows exactly what's going on. Gael arrives moments later. Assvaldo interrupts the face off, snatches Allina up from the sofa and pushes her in the direction of Gael. He chews Sonia out but she doesn't back down. She thinks Assy's days of telling her when and where to get off are OVER!
In the dragon's lair, Fiorella sadly tells Gianna she doesn't have enough money for even half of a ticket to Italy! Pedro enters the room and offers to pay for both girls to return to Italy. It pains him to know she will leave but her happiness is the most important thing for him: what he feels for her is far above "all this." Fiorella looks truly touched. Pedro will even see that she has a job with ACorp partners in Italy. Then Vitto enters the room repeating his lines about Fiorella being the most beautiful woman in the world and him being the most fortunate man. Oh, what does she need to be more comfortable?
"To be freed of my promise to marry you so I may love and live happily ever after with Pedro Angeles!"
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Antes muerta que Lichita #35 Monday 11/9/15: Alicia gets locked in a bathroom and Sandra looks happy for the first time every.
I've been away for just a few days, but with these double episodes I missed a lot!
It looks to me as though Sandra set up a conference call, which was supposed to be with her and Don Augusto and the third party being the injured wife, who should have been hearing that she, Sandra, had been Aug's lover for ten years. But it was Alicia, instead, who heard it all.
Elsa has to tell Nacho: Roberto is the anonymous donor. As usual, "I as head of the family have the dignity to refuse his money." Elsa convinces him out of it and makes him swear not to tell Alicia.
Roberto warns Luciana not to mess with Alicia's interview. But that's all been taken care of already - Chuchette tells Alicia in passing that the interview is in a few minutes, and no matter that Alicia had no advance warning, because her attendance is no longer required.
For no reason I can figure out, Valeria has a cozy chat with Alicia, who having heard the above phone call, is not ingenuous when she calls Don Augusto and Beatriz "an exemplary couple." Valeria says, not so much, and then confides that her family lost their fortune and the brothers are estranged etc. "I miss my therapist, it's nice talking to you. And you and Alex make a divine couple."
The exemplary couple (Bea and Aug) do not see eye to eye. Bea: "Separate our son from that common trash, a mere employee. Fire her!" Aug, deflecting: "Sell me your half of the company." "No!"
Braulio, sadly surveying his table of action figures, wonders where Brisa has gone. He's worried that some old dude in the street has her. He goes, scales the walls (very carefully) and finds Brisa giving a yoga lesson to three old dudes.
Darling Mateo is hugging his Angel lovie, which smells sweet like Mrs. Marta when she hugged him. Awwwwww. "I don't know if all moms smell that way, I can't remember mine. I have the best dad in the world but I wish I had a mom."
Ximena helps Elsa research cafes on the internet, then: "My schoolwork is to write about my parents, but I don't know anything about my dad..." Elsa says, ask your mother. Alicia comes in and there is a lot of stammering about the mysterious investor. Alicia hopes with her new salary they'll be able to pay off more of the bills soon. Elsa wishes Mags would chip in, now that she has a job at Ikonika, but pigs don't fly. Instead, Mags is out in the alley with her skeez supplier - she's finally paid off her debt to him. He compliments her business sense and gives her some money and more knockoff merchandise. She says the biz powerhouse inside her has been awakened.
Gumaro: incensed that Roberto didn't tell him about giving money for the cafe. Roberto: "They're like the family I always wanted to have - united despite their troubles." Gumaro starts to cry and says, after my hard day at work cooking you dinner, at least you could take me dancing.
Speaking of united families, the mansion-tension at dinner could be cut with a knife, complains Dafne. They have the usual disputes, the phone rings, all look at their cells, Augusto wins and takes it in the next room. It's Sandra, hoping to console him after what she imagines has been a wild hair-pulling tearful dinner (since she thinks Bea knows all, thanks to the conference call). Aug says, dunno what you're talking about, and don't call me at home. Curses foiled again!
Next day, Sandra yells at the receptionists who ruined her plan. She tells Roberto Elias, that cretin, will be creative director when he arrives. Roberto wonders if he can get a piece of the U.S. campaign; she sez: ask Augusto.
Augusto buys himself more time with Sandra by saying he'll open a brance of the biz in the U.S. and he'll go live there with her. Then she's so happy, it's heartbreaking.
Don Marcelo Lagomarsino, that lovely stylist, likes the campaign Alicia designed for him. Roberto warns her not to bring that project into Ikonika since it's an outside project. They knock heads over dropped notebooks again and feel drawn to each other but pull away. "You're prettier every day." "I have a boyfriend." "I'm just admiring you as I would a nice car, a nice yellow doorway..."
Gerry helps Mags haul two heavy black trashbags of her new merchandise into Ikonika. "The finest of Paris," she tells the other receptionists.
The interview is tepid. The reporter wants to ask about his personal life: how many hearts have you broken, what are your tastes?" (Those suspecting him of being in the closet are curious about this too.) "I like the color blue." They ask about his girlfriend, he says nothing. Roberto mutters "he seems to have forgotten he has one." The reporter is disappointed Alicia is not present, they wanted to include A&A as one of the "Most In Couples of Mexico."
Augusto and Alicia meet at the prow of the building again. He tells her she is too insignificant to be his son's girlfriend. "You are obviously a gold-digger and an opportunist" "I've deserved the post I have now for many years, and I see, by the way, that here at Ikonika one cannot get ahead without VERY INTIMATE relations with a VIP!" "As it is in the whole world," he retorts, "and you'll keep your position only exactly as long as Alex wants you."
Marcelo has come to get his campaign but can't find Alicia because Chuchette got her locked into the bathroom so the reporter would not see her! Long story short, Alicia runs at the door as the maintenance guy unlocks it, she falls into Marcelo's arms and he makes her up and does her hair in time ...
... for her to meet up with the reporter in the hallway. Alicia plucks from the reporter's hands the damning cd of terrible Alicia-shaming pictures Chuchette had just delivered, and is charming, and I guess the interview will be tomorrow...
... along with a showdown and cat fight between Alicia and Luciana!
so will watch and post in the morning. Meanwhile, chat among yourselves if you like.
Previous: Episode 34
Next: Episode 36
It looks to me as though Sandra set up a conference call, which was supposed to be with her and Don Augusto and the third party being the injured wife, who should have been hearing that she, Sandra, had been Aug's lover for ten years. But it was Alicia, instead, who heard it all.
Elsa has to tell Nacho: Roberto is the anonymous donor. As usual, "I as head of the family have the dignity to refuse his money." Elsa convinces him out of it and makes him swear not to tell Alicia.
Roberto warns Luciana not to mess with Alicia's interview. But that's all been taken care of already - Chuchette tells Alicia in passing that the interview is in a few minutes, and no matter that Alicia had no advance warning, because her attendance is no longer required.
For no reason I can figure out, Valeria has a cozy chat with Alicia, who having heard the above phone call, is not ingenuous when she calls Don Augusto and Beatriz "an exemplary couple." Valeria says, not so much, and then confides that her family lost their fortune and the brothers are estranged etc. "I miss my therapist, it's nice talking to you. And you and Alex make a divine couple."
The exemplary couple (Bea and Aug) do not see eye to eye. Bea: "Separate our son from that common trash, a mere employee. Fire her!" Aug, deflecting: "Sell me your half of the company." "No!"
Braulio, sadly surveying his table of action figures, wonders where Brisa has gone. He's worried that some old dude in the street has her. He goes, scales the walls (very carefully) and finds Brisa giving a yoga lesson to three old dudes.
Darling Mateo is hugging his Angel lovie, which smells sweet like Mrs. Marta when she hugged him. Awwwwww. "I don't know if all moms smell that way, I can't remember mine. I have the best dad in the world but I wish I had a mom."
Ximena helps Elsa research cafes on the internet, then: "My schoolwork is to write about my parents, but I don't know anything about my dad..." Elsa says, ask your mother. Alicia comes in and there is a lot of stammering about the mysterious investor. Alicia hopes with her new salary they'll be able to pay off more of the bills soon. Elsa wishes Mags would chip in, now that she has a job at Ikonika, but pigs don't fly. Instead, Mags is out in the alley with her skeez supplier - she's finally paid off her debt to him. He compliments her business sense and gives her some money and more knockoff merchandise. She says the biz powerhouse inside her has been awakened.
Gumaro: incensed that Roberto didn't tell him about giving money for the cafe. Roberto: "They're like the family I always wanted to have - united despite their troubles." Gumaro starts to cry and says, after my hard day at work cooking you dinner, at least you could take me dancing.
Speaking of united families, the mansion-tension at dinner could be cut with a knife, complains Dafne. They have the usual disputes, the phone rings, all look at their cells, Augusto wins and takes it in the next room. It's Sandra, hoping to console him after what she imagines has been a wild hair-pulling tearful dinner (since she thinks Bea knows all, thanks to the conference call). Aug says, dunno what you're talking about, and don't call me at home. Curses foiled again!
Next day, Sandra yells at the receptionists who ruined her plan. She tells Roberto Elias, that cretin, will be creative director when he arrives. Roberto wonders if he can get a piece of the U.S. campaign; she sez: ask Augusto.
Augusto buys himself more time with Sandra by saying he'll open a brance of the biz in the U.S. and he'll go live there with her. Then she's so happy, it's heartbreaking.
Don Marcelo Lagomarsino, that lovely stylist, likes the campaign Alicia designed for him. Roberto warns her not to bring that project into Ikonika since it's an outside project. They knock heads over dropped notebooks again and feel drawn to each other but pull away. "You're prettier every day." "I have a boyfriend." "I'm just admiring you as I would a nice car, a nice yellow doorway..."
Gerry helps Mags haul two heavy black trashbags of her new merchandise into Ikonika. "The finest of Paris," she tells the other receptionists.
The interview is tepid. The reporter wants to ask about his personal life: how many hearts have you broken, what are your tastes?" (Those suspecting him of being in the closet are curious about this too.) "I like the color blue." They ask about his girlfriend, he says nothing. Roberto mutters "he seems to have forgotten he has one." The reporter is disappointed Alicia is not present, they wanted to include A&A as one of the "Most In Couples of Mexico."
Augusto and Alicia meet at the prow of the building again. He tells her she is too insignificant to be his son's girlfriend. "You are obviously a gold-digger and an opportunist" "I've deserved the post I have now for many years, and I see, by the way, that here at Ikonika one cannot get ahead without VERY INTIMATE relations with a VIP!" "As it is in the whole world," he retorts, "and you'll keep your position only exactly as long as Alex wants you."
Marcelo has come to get his campaign but can't find Alicia because Chuchette got her locked into the bathroom so the reporter would not see her! Long story short, Alicia runs at the door as the maintenance guy unlocks it, she falls into Marcelo's arms and he makes her up and does her hair in time ...
... for her to meet up with the reporter in the hallway. Alicia plucks from the reporter's hands the damning cd of terrible Alicia-shaming pictures Chuchette had just delivered, and is charming, and I guess the interview will be tomorrow...
... along with a showdown and cat fight between Alicia and Luciana!
so will watch and post in the morning. Meanwhile, chat among yourselves if you like.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, Señora Acero and Preciosa Perla: Week of November 9, 2015
La Vecina Highlights and Discussion #100-104 Nov. 9-13
We hit the triple digit episode numbers this week and still haven't hit the "doldrums". (Well, that may just be me.)
Continuing the this-is-not-del-montón theme from last week...
(As usual, leave a comment if you want to claim a day to recap. Today may just be highlights. I have Wednesday off so I am sure I can take that...unless that's better for someone else.)
Continuing the this-is-not-del-montón theme from last week...
- The writers remember details (insurance Cheo signed without reading, putting ice-cream in a fridge like sneaky mentioned.)
- The writers add details for interest (Rafa has a cat, the dance partner switch that jlk mentioned)
- Except for Pedro and Rick, every character has a redeeming quality. (Yes, even Isa...but she needs to be careful...)
- Chemistry. Holy cow who knew kisses on the cheek could be so.damn.steamy.
(As usual, leave a comment if you want to claim a day to recap. Today may just be highlights. I have Wednesday off so I am sure I can take that...unless that's better for someone else.)
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¿Qué nos cuenta, Caray, Caray!? (November 9, 2015)
Sunday, November 08, 2015
Yo No Creo En Los Hombres Cap 84, Fri Nov 6 2015: A Merry Christmas to All, Except for Isela and Los Santibañez
RECAP BY JDESDENYC:
This is J desde NYC again. This recap is from memory as I am uber-busy this weekend. Scenes are combined, as usual.
Lo Nuevo:
Alma thanks the Morales for inviting her and showing her a great time at the Las Posadas festivities. It was one of her dreams, she says, to attend a traditional one since she was a girl. She had so much fun. She asks Espy and co to come over to their place so she can return their hospitality. She happily leaves her sons to say goodbye to the Morales sisters before they head home. The Bustamante brothers kiss their respective Morales girlfriend and Clara tells Leo to enjoy his family because the Morales women didn't know that their last Christmas with Dad Rudolfo would be their last.
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This is J desde NYC again. This recap is from memory as I am uber-busy this weekend. Scenes are combined, as usual.
Lo Nuevo:
Alma thanks the Morales for inviting her and showing her a great time at the Las Posadas festivities. It was one of her dreams, she says, to attend a traditional one since she was a girl. She had so much fun. She asks Espy and co to come over to their place so she can return their hospitality. She happily leaves her sons to say goodbye to the Morales sisters before they head home. The Bustamante brothers kiss their respective Morales girlfriend and Clara tells Leo to enjoy his family because the Morales women didn't know that their last Christmas with Dad Rudolfo would be their last.
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Saturday, November 07, 2015
Pasión y Poder #4 Friday 11/6/15 Joshua is free, Daniela and David bond, and Miguel plays with Play-Doh.
Hey everyone. I'm Mauricio and I'll be your Friday recapper for Pasión y Poder.
Let's get started...
Maribel, her husband, her daughter Luisita, Clara, and a new character named Doña Gisela sit down at the table for dinner. They're all eating, except for Doña Gisela, who is the Debbie Downer of the table, and who believes that Maribel should be saving a plate of food to sell at her stand tomorrow. Doña Gisela is all about saving money, because you never know what could happen, just look at her, she used to be supported financially by her daughter Caridad, but now she's the one that has to see what she does to take her daughter a plate of food to prison. When Luisita mentions her and her parents trip to Acapulco, Doña Gisela wonders with what money they'll travel. Honestly, it's none of her beeswax, and if I were sitting at the table I would have told her so, but Maribel's husband is a sweetheart and answers her question. He tells her that they have been saving up and with the travel allowance he'll receive from his job to travel to Acapulco to work he will complete the money they'll need to make the trip. Maribel thinks they should use the money they have saved up to buy their apartment, but her husband tells her that they'll do that later, right now he wants to give them this trip. Doña Gisela has moved in with Clara so the two can share expenses. When Clara mentions the monthly check that Doña Gisela receives, Doña Gisela gets nervous, and more so when she accidentally contradicts her earlier story of the reason for receiving the check. She had said that it was from her own pension before but now she tells them that it is from the pension of her deceased husband who worked for Gomez Luna.
The next morning, Regina visits Joshua in jail. Joshua tells Regina that they took his shoes, that he had a terrible night, and he asks her to get him out of there. Regina tells him that Augustin and his parents' attorney's are working on it, but her dad told her that he could kept on lock down for at least 48 hours while the investigation takes place. Joshua is not happy, he can't stand being there a minute longer, it's the worst place ever. #suxtobeyouJoshua
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Let's get started...
Maribel, her husband, her daughter Luisita, Clara, and a new character named Doña Gisela sit down at the table for dinner. They're all eating, except for Doña Gisela, who is the Debbie Downer of the table, and who believes that Maribel should be saving a plate of food to sell at her stand tomorrow. Doña Gisela is all about saving money, because you never know what could happen, just look at her, she used to be supported financially by her daughter Caridad, but now she's the one that has to see what she does to take her daughter a plate of food to prison. When Luisita mentions her and her parents trip to Acapulco, Doña Gisela wonders with what money they'll travel. Honestly, it's none of her beeswax, and if I were sitting at the table I would have told her so, but Maribel's husband is a sweetheart and answers her question. He tells her that they have been saving up and with the travel allowance he'll receive from his job to travel to Acapulco to work he will complete the money they'll need to make the trip. Maribel thinks they should use the money they have saved up to buy their apartment, but her husband tells her that they'll do that later, right now he wants to give them this trip. Doña Gisela has moved in with Clara so the two can share expenses. When Clara mentions the monthly check that Doña Gisela receives, Doña Gisela gets nervous, and more so when she accidentally contradicts her earlier story of the reason for receiving the check. She had said that it was from her own pension before but now she tells them that it is from the pension of her deceased husband who worked for Gomez Luna.
The next morning, Regina visits Joshua in jail. Joshua tells Regina that they took his shoes, that he had a terrible night, and he asks her to get him out of there. Regina tells him that Augustin and his parents' attorney's are working on it, but her dad told her that he could kept on lock down for at least 48 hours while the investigation takes place. Joshua is not happy, he can't stand being there a minute longer, it's the worst place ever. #suxtobeyouJoshua
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Friday, November 06, 2015
Antes muerta que Lichita #34 Friday 11/6/15: Alicia gets some supporters and some antagonists for her new title... Elsa figures out Roberto is her secret investor... he bets to not tell Alicia... Elias is BACK!!!
Roberto and Mateo talk about why he is not bf of Alicia if he loves her. Roberto explains that he does love Alicia and eventually that is a possibility that they will be together, but for now he is focused on Mateo and for the two of them to be together for good.
Alicia talks on phone with her mom. Elsa wants to know about her and Alex being an item. Alicia will explain later or tomorrow. Then we see her 'seeing' herself in the manequin with the red dress. She interprets it as a signal from destiny to 'show the world who i am'.
Alicia later on phone with Alex, asks him for 'a favor' in exchange to 'fake' being an item.
We see the next day Luciana coming to the office and finding Alicia sitting on "MY" desk!! Alicia happily announces to her that she is now the Creative Director for the Oki Oki account. Luciana has an internal combustion with her facial expression. Luciana claims Alicia cannot use irony or practical jokes... Alicia says she is very serious, this is the promotion she deserves for her efforts and years of work. This is the place that is rightfully mine. Luciana calls her cow poop and drags her out to hallway by the ears.
She causes an even louder scandal and everyone, even Elsa, notices and is listening. Augusto whispers something to Alex's ear... Chuchette and Nestor of course joke about ALicia's claims after Luciana announces them. Luciana demands explanation of Augusto. Augusto is about to support Luciana... (sikes!)... he says Alicia is right. ALex also supports ALicia's claim. Luciana gets sad puppy tone and asks what future is ahead for her. Alicia says 'if you let me put my 2 cents she can take the dog food account. She surely has good ideas for food for dogs and female dogs (perras). Luciana grinds through her teeth that the only 'b' is her... Alicia tells her after everyone has left that she just paid her with the same move, except hers is with 'white gloves'.
Sandra gets Augusto in private and tries to get confirmation that ALicia's sudden promotion has to do with the 'rumors' that ALex is gay. HE denies the 'rumors' and yes, Alex and that 'employ-dilla' are indeed dating. ALex comes in, says to Sandra he wanted to give her a heads up but Luciana got ahead of him with her rant. Sandra properly wants rationale for the promotion. ALex says why don't we evaluate everyone's role and possible promotions? Augusto firmly tells Sandra that she needs to order everyone to treat ALicia according to her new title.
Elsa talks to Alicia and Magos in private... Elsa says she could not be happier for her promotion but of course as a mother it kind of revolves her belly hearing everyone thinks her promotion is due to the rumor that her bf is gay. btw, how come ALex is your bf now?
Roberto tells ALicia he is more than in agreement with her promotion, what he is a bit feeling odd about is the rumor that she got it because of her status as Alex's gf. Are you with him for the promotion? She claims it is his same move with Luciana. He says 'by now even if i told you my whole story you would not believe it, right?' She says life is ironic... she was dying for this title, which is what she studied and worked for... then changes the subject to ask if he needs anything from her 'work-related'. she reminds him that their 'interaction' is purely business related.
Augusto is head wrestling ALex... Alex reminds him that Alicia was overdue for this role. Augusto says between the two of them they will keep her there... In comes Luciana ranting... demanding justice... She demands he take the promotion back in this moment (even snapping her fingers like he uses to do)... he yells at her even louder 'who do you think you ARE???' She yells 'YOUR NIECE!!! and by the way! the one that knows exactly what happened in THAT ACCIDENT!!!' Alex asks 'what accident?' Augusto throws it under rug... but ALex asks Luciana if 'this has to do with the secrets the Toledo y Mondragons have, including my dad?' Luciana asks Augusto 'does it?'
Roberto repeats to ALicia he is happy for her... esp with the Oki Oki account... she reminds him he had promised it to her. He tells her Luciana planned otherwise... Alicia asks him if he ever intended to fulfill the promise. HE ironically tells her 'no doubt that my word means nothing to you now'. She gives him the Oki Oki account folder. He notes to her that she is now relating to him as 'tu' vs Ud, you are always thinking the worst of me'. He leaves sad, But she whispers that 'what matters still is that even with my promotion you are still my boss and i can't forget that.' He makes a u-turn and with a yearning tone says her name like begging her to give him a bit of a chance... she is the one that turns around and leaves... leaving him with a sad puppy face [that i feel like hugging 'there there']
Alex asks Augusto what is the mystery. Augusto undermines it, saying it is unfinished business in Buenos Aires (you go Augusto!!)... and says 'maybe she has to go fix it personally'. Luciana of course backtracks her aggressiveness, grinding her teeth (boy this family does have HUGE Secrets, right?) She hopes not... what about Lichis taking my spot? ALex demands respect for his gf. Luciana calls her dull and bland. Alex gets more irritated and demands her not say one more insult for Alicia.
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Alicia talks on phone with her mom. Elsa wants to know about her and Alex being an item. Alicia will explain later or tomorrow. Then we see her 'seeing' herself in the manequin with the red dress. She interprets it as a signal from destiny to 'show the world who i am'.
Alicia later on phone with Alex, asks him for 'a favor' in exchange to 'fake' being an item.
We see the next day Luciana coming to the office and finding Alicia sitting on "MY" desk!! Alicia happily announces to her that she is now the Creative Director for the Oki Oki account. Luciana has an internal combustion with her facial expression. Luciana claims Alicia cannot use irony or practical jokes... Alicia says she is very serious, this is the promotion she deserves for her efforts and years of work. This is the place that is rightfully mine. Luciana calls her cow poop and drags her out to hallway by the ears.
She causes an even louder scandal and everyone, even Elsa, notices and is listening. Augusto whispers something to Alex's ear... Chuchette and Nestor of course joke about ALicia's claims after Luciana announces them. Luciana demands explanation of Augusto. Augusto is about to support Luciana... (sikes!)... he says Alicia is right. ALex also supports ALicia's claim. Luciana gets sad puppy tone and asks what future is ahead for her. Alicia says 'if you let me put my 2 cents she can take the dog food account. She surely has good ideas for food for dogs and female dogs (perras). Luciana grinds through her teeth that the only 'b' is her... Alicia tells her after everyone has left that she just paid her with the same move, except hers is with 'white gloves'.
Sandra gets Augusto in private and tries to get confirmation that ALicia's sudden promotion has to do with the 'rumors' that ALex is gay. HE denies the 'rumors' and yes, Alex and that 'employ-dilla' are indeed dating. ALex comes in, says to Sandra he wanted to give her a heads up but Luciana got ahead of him with her rant. Sandra properly wants rationale for the promotion. ALex says why don't we evaluate everyone's role and possible promotions? Augusto firmly tells Sandra that she needs to order everyone to treat ALicia according to her new title.
Elsa talks to Alicia and Magos in private... Elsa says she could not be happier for her promotion but of course as a mother it kind of revolves her belly hearing everyone thinks her promotion is due to the rumor that her bf is gay. btw, how come ALex is your bf now?
Roberto tells ALicia he is more than in agreement with her promotion, what he is a bit feeling odd about is the rumor that she got it because of her status as Alex's gf. Are you with him for the promotion? She claims it is his same move with Luciana. He says 'by now even if i told you my whole story you would not believe it, right?' She says life is ironic... she was dying for this title, which is what she studied and worked for... then changes the subject to ask if he needs anything from her 'work-related'. she reminds him that their 'interaction' is purely business related.
Augusto is head wrestling ALex... Alex reminds him that Alicia was overdue for this role. Augusto says between the two of them they will keep her there... In comes Luciana ranting... demanding justice... She demands he take the promotion back in this moment (even snapping her fingers like he uses to do)... he yells at her even louder 'who do you think you ARE???' She yells 'YOUR NIECE!!! and by the way! the one that knows exactly what happened in THAT ACCIDENT!!!' Alex asks 'what accident?' Augusto throws it under rug... but ALex asks Luciana if 'this has to do with the secrets the Toledo y Mondragons have, including my dad?' Luciana asks Augusto 'does it?'
Roberto repeats to ALicia he is happy for her... esp with the Oki Oki account... she reminds him he had promised it to her. He tells her Luciana planned otherwise... Alicia asks him if he ever intended to fulfill the promise. HE ironically tells her 'no doubt that my word means nothing to you now'. She gives him the Oki Oki account folder. He notes to her that she is now relating to him as 'tu' vs Ud, you are always thinking the worst of me'. He leaves sad, But she whispers that 'what matters still is that even with my promotion you are still my boss and i can't forget that.' He makes a u-turn and with a yearning tone says her name like begging her to give him a bit of a chance... she is the one that turns around and leaves... leaving him with a sad puppy face [that i feel like hugging 'there there']
Alex asks Augusto what is the mystery. Augusto undermines it, saying it is unfinished business in Buenos Aires (you go Augusto!!)... and says 'maybe she has to go fix it personally'. Luciana of course backtracks her aggressiveness, grinding her teeth (boy this family does have HUGE Secrets, right?) She hopes not... what about Lichis taking my spot? ALex demands respect for his gf. Luciana calls her dull and bland. Alex gets more irritated and demands her not say one more insult for Alicia.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #54 Fri 11/6/15 (Mex 77-78) Life Ain't So Sweet in the Dragon's Lair
Ciao, Peeps! We pick up in the dungeon, I mean house of Dragone where Vitto scolds Fiorella for not being at his beck and call. What need does she have to go out when he has such a beautiful garden for her to enjoy? He motions toward the glass enclosed atrium with the nude statue. The symbolism is too easy. Anyway, Fiorella wants to know if he intends to imprison her. Vitto protests that Fiorella doesn't respect him or give the least sign of appreciation for all he's done. Fiorella shouts no, because he's buying her! Vitto says it's because he's old and she will never feel anything for him. Gianna comes into the living room and demands to know what's going on. Vitto just wants an explanation. Gianna speaks the heart of the whole Patio when she tells Vitto that Fiorella owes him nothing. She accepted his proposal and is he forgetting that he sent a picture of himself when he was much younger? "You lied from the start. She gave up everything for you and you took advantage of our not having any options and my needing medical attention. You say you're a good man, then show it! She's doing her best and you have no right to treat her this way! We're here now and you're responsible for us both!" Gianna begins to feel faint.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #53 Thu 11/5/15 (Mex 76) Death, Doom, Tragedy, and Eloisa thinks its all about her.
If you're reading this, the day got away from me. I had a morning rehearsal scheduled for a concert this evening and I'm playing it all by ear. (Er...my schedule, not the music!) I will post a recap as soon as possible. In the meantime, discuss away!
And now we have another excellent recap by the one and only sneaky two shoes! Take it away, sneaky!
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And now we have another excellent recap by the one and only sneaky two shoes! Take it away, sneaky!
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Yo No Creo En Los Hombres, #83, Thu 11-5-15: A Time for Family
Ursula is having the world’s most ridiculous and lengthy
hissyfit. She’s freaking out because Daniel won’t be home for Christmas. She
doesn’t care how much it costs or who she has to blackmail, she wants him home!
She rushes over to the Bustamante house to threaten Claudio.
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Pasión y Poder #3 Thursday 11/5/15 DNA Tests are for Losers
It's only the third episode and already the mail from troubled characters is piling up on my desk. So let's clear a few queries off the top before we get into the recap, okay?
Dear Maven,
I dumped my scuzzball fiancé after he nearly killed a (much hotter) guy with his bike and tried to run from the scene and then swapped spit with my slutty sister right there in the hospital. Now my even sluttier ma says I still have to marry the jerk. What do I do?
– Latin Queen*
Dear Queen,
OMG, your life sounds like something out of a bad telenovela. Oh, wait... Listen, honey, you need to get out of town NOW. I hear Querétero is lovely at this time of the year.
Besos,
NM
[*Word Nerd Note: The name "Regina" is the Latin (and Italian) word for 'queen.' In Spanish, of course, the word is 'reina.']
Dear Maven,
How can I put the magic back in my marriage?
– Solace*
Sol sweetie, not even Harry Potter could put the magic back. Lo siento.
Besos,
NM
[*Word Nerd Note: The name "Consuelo" literally means 'solace' or 'comfort,' and is related to the English word 'console.']
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Antes Muerta Que Lichita #33 Thursday 11/5/15: And the Drama Continues at Iconika!
Mexico Episode 41: Dreams Come True for One & Not So Much for Everyone Else.
We open with Augusto giving his son fatherly advice on how the real world works. Because of who Alex is everyone will want something from him, there will be people who want to take advantage of him. Alex finds this hard to believe, especially of someone like Alicia. Augusto tells Alex that the people in his mind only lives in romantic novelas and literature not the real world. He needs to be strong to move ahead. Don Augusto excuses himself to answer a phone call.
Nestor the Pest continues to drink his Haterade because he cannot stop goading Alex. This time it is about the commercial featuring a gay couple. He want to know Alex opinion of it. The competitors have a habit of stealing ideas (??) from Iconika. However Nestor the Pest is sure that they came up with this all on their own because us "Normal" folk at Iconika would never have come up with that. Alicia retorts that the competitors did their job because their commercial continues to be a hot topic. Alex continue to brush Lichita off.
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We open with Augusto giving his son fatherly advice on how the real world works. Because of who Alex is everyone will want something from him, there will be people who want to take advantage of him. Alex finds this hard to believe, especially of someone like Alicia. Augusto tells Alex that the people in his mind only lives in romantic novelas and literature not the real world. He needs to be strong to move ahead. Don Augusto excuses himself to answer a phone call.
Nestor the Pest continues to drink his Haterade because he cannot stop goading Alex. This time it is about the commercial featuring a gay couple. He want to know Alex opinion of it. The competitors have a habit of stealing ideas (??) from Iconika. However Nestor the Pest is sure that they came up with this all on their own because us "Normal" folk at Iconika would never have come up with that. Alicia retorts that the competitors did their job because their commercial continues to be a hot topic. Alex continue to brush Lichita off.
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Thursday, November 05, 2015
Pasión y Poder #2 Wednesday 11/4/15
Regina and Daniela check to see if David is still alive after colliding with Joshua on the motorcycle. Once they realize he is alive Daniela and Joshua (Joshua says the accident is his fault) want to leave but Regina refuses to leave David alone on the street. She tells Daniela to call an ambulance.
Julia tells Simona that she didn't leave with David because she thinks Eladio is capable of taking away his inheritance. David is just starting off his career as an engineer and Julia doesn't want David to have to take care of her, and then there is also her father. (Does Eladio take care of Julia's father's expenses?) Julia says all the years she has had to suffer with Eladio are worth it for her son. Simona says that Eladio is cheap and controls Julia's expenses and cellphone. She does not care about those things, but it is getting harder to justify Eladio's actions to David. Simona comments that Franco might end up the beneficiary because he is Eladio's favorite.
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Julia tells Simona that she didn't leave with David because she thinks Eladio is capable of taking away his inheritance. David is just starting off his career as an engineer and Julia doesn't want David to have to take care of her, and then there is also her father. (Does Eladio take care of Julia's father's expenses?) Julia says all the years she has had to suffer with Eladio are worth it for her son. Simona says that Eladio is cheap and controls Julia's expenses and cellphone. She does not care about those things, but it is getting harder to justify Eladio's actions to David. Simona comments that Franco might end up the beneficiary because he is Eladio's favorite.
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Wednesday, November 04, 2015
Antes muerta que Lichita #32 Wednesday 11/4/15
Well, this one was a lot of fun: doubled up episode with plenty of action but also with twice as many scenes as a "normal" episode. My head felt like a ping pong ball in the first half hour. So, this will be more of a bullet point type presentation.
Important plot points from tonight not necessarily in order:
- Alicia is done talking with Roberto unless it is about work. Roberto is broken up about the whole thing. He is worried that she is changing and forging on ahead with her life without him.
- Alex tells his mom that she should not be so hard on Dafne. She needs their support. He tries but there is not much of a response from her. As she picks up an American football helmet he brought home, she wonders why he would like a savage and brutal sport like that. He answers that his tastes are "varied."
- Fatima tells Sandra that they need one more person to man the reception desk and ends up being responsible for hiring Magos. She is doing this to help out Elsa after hearing about the rental problem Elsa and Nacho are having:
Nacho and Elsa are still unable to find a guarantor for their business venture to open a cafeteria. Elsa does not want Alicia to know they are having problems because that would just put more pressure on her. Elsa is back at Icónika to work the cart. Elsa and Nacho become even more depressed when the place they want to rent is suddenly advertising for a renter. They are sure they have lost their chance.
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Yo No Creo En Los Hombres #82, Wed 11/4/2015: Twas the Night Before Posadas, and All Through the Hood…
Honoria, with a nudge from Julian, admits to Esperanza that
Isela is not Josefa’s daughter. Fermin comes out and joins the conversation.
Honoria doesn’t want to get involved. They all know Isela had it bad growing up
with Josefa, and it was a bit better when she had Orlando to lean on, but now…she’s
leaning on the Bustamantes, and what she’s doing there isn’t right. They’ve got
to get her out of there. Hon restates she doesn’t want to get involved. They’re all poor and
they all have problems, and having extra Josefa problems is NOT something she’s
looking for.
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Claudio tells Isela that Josefa herself admitted that she
beats Isela, and Leo got confirmation from Clara. Why is Isela covering for
her? Isela claims that it’s between her and Josefa, but then admits it’s
because Josefa has no other way of dealing with/letting out (desquitarse) her
pain. Claudio won’t accept this. He can’t present Isela before the world as his
mujer, but he also sees her as more than his lover (amante) and doesn’t want
her to be hurt. Isela then tells Claudio about her big sister Marta, who killed
herself after a wretched man/jerk (infelíz) betrayed her.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #52 Wed 11/4/15 (Mex 75) Nothing Good
Hm, well, some stuff happened and I figured you might want to know about it.
The Fed Bureau of Investigations: Fed's upping her game with some incense and garudasana arms (Eagle Pose in yoga). Dante lies about his whereabouts. Fed reminds us all that the cards never lie. She kept drawing The Moon and sure enough, Aitana, that two-faced woman, was skulking around in Pedro's office. I notice the bottom of Fed's long, trailing sleeves aren't actually trailing, but attached to the hem of her blouse. Interesting.
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The Fed Bureau of Investigations: Fed's upping her game with some incense and garudasana arms (Eagle Pose in yoga). Dante lies about his whereabouts. Fed reminds us all that the cards never lie. She kept drawing The Moon and sure enough, Aitana, that two-faced woman, was skulking around in Pedro's office. I notice the bottom of Fed's long, trailing sleeves aren't actually trailing, but attached to the hem of her blouse. Interesting.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #51 Tue 11/3/15 (Mex 73-74) Not the Virgen I was looking for
Fi witnessed Vito and Diana's spit swapping, but never mentioned it again. In fact, it's Diana who later threatens to expose Fi for a gold digging liar.
Sergio witnessed Belinda's birthday suit, and while she's right, he is eeeeeasy and never turns down a woman's advances…there's a first time for everything. Take a hike, Belinda.
Vitto continues his relentless campaign to control EVERYTHING and vows to pay for both Gianna's tuition and find her a new doctor. To this end, he and Fi visit Pedro's office to tell him so. They behave like small children fighting over a toy (i.e., Fi). Fi even says as much. And tells them this isn't about who has the bigger…bank account. And it STILL doesn't get her to call things off.
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Sergio witnessed Belinda's birthday suit, and while she's right, he is eeeeeasy and never turns down a woman's advances…there's a first time for everything. Take a hike, Belinda.
Vitto continues his relentless campaign to control EVERYTHING and vows to pay for both Gianna's tuition and find her a new doctor. To this end, he and Fi visit Pedro's office to tell him so. They behave like small children fighting over a toy (i.e., Fi). Fi even says as much. And tells them this isn't about who has the bigger…bank account. And it STILL doesn't get her to call things off.
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Yo No Creo En Los Hombres #81 Tue 11/3/15: The Truth About Isela
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Josefa
warns Ari not to stick his nose in and begin causing problems for her and
Maleny. They’ve got plans and he’s not
part of ‘em. But, if he lends them a
hand in screwing over Claudio Bustamonte, she’ll return the favor with his
venganza against Orlando.
·
·
At
Doris confirms that Alma is sick with the big C and that Isela’s dumped Clod.
Orly doesn’t believe it cuz he secretly knows Ise’s affair is part of her
venganza against Clod. He plans to
intervene again, because from what he knows about the old guy, he doesn’t
deserve any of what Hosie and Co. have planned for him, much less his wife and
his buddy Leo.
·
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Tuesday, November 03, 2015
Antes muerta que Lichita #31 Tuesday 11/3/15
Hey folks, today's episode of Lichita was brought to you by the letter "Roberto is a jerk" and the number "Luciana's past catches up to her..."
Roberto "accidentally" has a night of passion with Luciana at some fancy hotel's romantic suite. He wakes up and gasps "what have I done? The worst idiotez of my life!" He ditches her and runs out on a huge bill for the suite and champagne and stuff.
Luciana's mom is a huge and outrageous character. Augusto sends some of Luci's hair off for DNA analysis to see if she's actually his daughter.
A crew from Ikonika will go to Buenos Aires to shoot some photos for ads for Grimaldi's high heels. Everyone is excited about the shooting (shoe-ting?), but Luciana (obviously trying to stay out of Argentina because of the outstanding criminal charges against her) gets Lichita to go in her place.
It turns out to be a lot of fun. She gets close to Alex, he looks at the sexy shoe models and mentions that true beauty doesn't come from the physical, they go out to dinner, and of course he teaches her to tango (though the dance they wind up doing doesn't even appear remotely like tango). Also, while there, she happens to see a news article about the outstanding arrest warrant for Luciana (for the theft of the Duke's ring)!
Luci and her mom are cute and hilarious together... They're all dolled up at some publicity event, and Luci's deflecting questions about where her fiancé is (boy, the advertising business in novela-land sure is obsessed with magazines about publicity professionals), when she's approached by a reporter. Luci preens a bit, expecting flattering questions about her wonderful life, but is horrified to be asked about the jewelry theft! No one is supposed to know about that!!!
Roberto visits Mateo and tells the kid about his secret plan. They're gonna go run away and live on a beach somewhere. There's no way kidnapping your own kid can turn out wrong, right?
Magos overhears Luci preening and boasting about her night of "passion" with Roberto. According to her, her cuerpazo unleashed unknown passions in the poor man. Sure didn't look that way, but ok, whatever you say, Luci.
Now we come to the sniveling part of today's programming. Roberto begs and pleads for forgiveness from Lichita. For an agonizing half-second she looks like she might actually fall for it, but she's super strong and cool and reads him the riot act. The most ghastly part is when he tries to tell her he must still be important to her because he took her virginity! The nerve, the presumption, the awfulness! He snivels and pleads some more and finally gets her to come to a restaurant with him so no one will overhear the "important" things he needs to tell her. But the idiot takes her to the restaurant of the hotel where he had his rendezvous with Luciana (and ran off without paying). His pathetic and already-failing pleas for forgiveness are further undermined when the hotel boss dumps the itemized bill for the romantic evening on the table (for Lichi to gawp at) as the bellboy holds up the magazine cover with Beto and Luciana on it!!!
Ok, that was rather satisfying...
Previous: Episode 30
Next: Episode 32
Roberto "accidentally" has a night of passion with Luciana at some fancy hotel's romantic suite. He wakes up and gasps "what have I done? The worst idiotez of my life!" He ditches her and runs out on a huge bill for the suite and champagne and stuff.
Luciana's mom is a huge and outrageous character. Augusto sends some of Luci's hair off for DNA analysis to see if she's actually his daughter.
A crew from Ikonika will go to Buenos Aires to shoot some photos for ads for Grimaldi's high heels. Everyone is excited about the shooting (shoe-ting?), but Luciana (obviously trying to stay out of Argentina because of the outstanding criminal charges against her) gets Lichita to go in her place.
It turns out to be a lot of fun. She gets close to Alex, he looks at the sexy shoe models and mentions that true beauty doesn't come from the physical, they go out to dinner, and of course he teaches her to tango (though the dance they wind up doing doesn't even appear remotely like tango). Also, while there, she happens to see a news article about the outstanding arrest warrant for Luciana (for the theft of the Duke's ring)!
Luci and her mom are cute and hilarious together... They're all dolled up at some publicity event, and Luci's deflecting questions about where her fiancé is (boy, the advertising business in novela-land sure is obsessed with magazines about publicity professionals), when she's approached by a reporter. Luci preens a bit, expecting flattering questions about her wonderful life, but is horrified to be asked about the jewelry theft! No one is supposed to know about that!!!
Roberto visits Mateo and tells the kid about his secret plan. They're gonna go run away and live on a beach somewhere. There's no way kidnapping your own kid can turn out wrong, right?
Magos overhears Luci preening and boasting about her night of "passion" with Roberto. According to her, her cuerpazo unleashed unknown passions in the poor man. Sure didn't look that way, but ok, whatever you say, Luci.
Now we come to the sniveling part of today's programming. Roberto begs and pleads for forgiveness from Lichita. For an agonizing half-second she looks like she might actually fall for it, but she's super strong and cool and reads him the riot act. The most ghastly part is when he tries to tell her he must still be important to her because he took her virginity! The nerve, the presumption, the awfulness! He snivels and pleads some more and finally gets her to come to a restaurant with him so no one will overhear the "important" things he needs to tell her. But the idiot takes her to the restaurant of the hotel where he had his rendezvous with Luciana (and ran off without paying). His pathetic and already-failing pleas for forgiveness are further undermined when the hotel boss dumps the itemized bill for the romantic evening on the table (for Lichi to gawp at) as the bellboy holds up the magazine cover with Beto and Luciana on it!!!
Ok, that was rather satisfying...
Previous: Episode 30
Next: Episode 32
Labels: lichita
Pasión y Poder #1 Martes 11/3/15 Debut
Dear Readers,
The Upper East Side, the North
Shore, and Newport have become rather tedious in recent times. The
death of Ann Grenville and the closing of the ranks on all that
concerned her and her family moved me to finally tell the truth in
print.
For which reason I am no longer
welcome in their circles.
I was due for a change anyway.
Having spent more than one season in Purgatory among people with too
much money has made me eager for new territory. Even Europe fails to
satisfy. Therefore I have set my sights to the south where – with
the help of a friend who provided a new identity – I will continue
my study of the self-proclaimed upper crust. I will write for
Vanidades while gathering all the dirty linen needed for my
next novel.
You are the privileged set who will
receive the previews. All I ask in return is if you see me at a
charity ball or in one of the fashionable restaurants that you keep
my identity – and these words – to yourselves.
– D.D.
Chapter
1: Mixed Doubles
It
has often been said that no one knows what goes on behind closed
doors. That is true with the exception of a few people with the
dubious privilege of serving those who live behind those doors. They
are well-paid for their silence and they play their roles in circling
the wagons around their employers to prevent any injury to the public
image of the household or its masters. Information can leak,
however, and sometimes it falls into hands such as mine. These
people worry about such things.
Labels: poder
Lo Imperdonable #120 Mon 11/2/15 The Worst Gran Final Ever!
My friends, we deserved better than this. Enough said.
"I yam what I yam!"
– Popeye
In Pablo's apartment in Mexico City, Manuel makes a lightning switch from blubbering bathos to manic menace. He is going to be the same Manuel Sánchez Álvarez he has always been – cause why fix it if it ain't broke? He jumps up, and grabs the paper Pablo and Ana Perla have signed, and waving his gun at them, backs out of the room. Ana Perla, instead of shouting for joy that she and Pablo are still breathing, lets out a tearful ¡No puede ser!
Tying up the turkey
Daniel, trussed up with gauze, watches Verónica drawing up an injection (which we never see her use). Daniel can't believe Vero has been fooling him. Virginia was supposed to give Vero the medicine. "Virginia betrayed me! Arrrrrrghhh!"
A quick cut to the vecindad and an 'Oh crap' moment for someone who richly deserves it.
Chelas has just tucked his loaded gun into his waistband; he opens his door to two policemen with their guns drawn.
It's so annoying when your uncle won't let you go out and kill people.
Labels: imperdonable
Monday, November 02, 2015
Yo No Creo en los Hombres #80 Lunes 11/2/15
Chapter
80: Death Sentence
Maria
Dolores told Max about Alma.
“Isela
told me your mother has cancer. She's had tests that detected it.
She had Isela accompany her to the clinic. It's been confirmed.
Your mother has pancreatic cancer.”
“Tell
me it's not true. Please tell me it's not true.”
“My
love, listen to me. If you only knew how much I wish it weren't
true.”
“If
it is, she has to fight. I've got to be with her so she can go on
and beat this disease”
“Of
course. You'll be there for her and I'll be there with you.”
“I'll
talk to her about going to the doctor with her about the diagnosis
and what's happening.”
“My
love, you have to know that she didn't want you to know.”
“What?”
“Isela
said so. Your mother told her.”
“But
Isela didn't tell me. My mother doesn't want to worry us.”
“Of
course but she didn't tell Isela anything else.”
“But
she needs to know that I know and I'm going to help her out of this.”
“The
most important thing is that you remain calm and strong. I'm going
to help and I'll be at your side at all times. Everything will be
alright. Everything will be alright.”
Max
cried quietly as Maria Dolores embraced him.
Labels: no-creo
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #50 Mon 11/2/15 (Mex 70-72) Petey peters out
Ciao, amici del Patio! Here's what I can make out from what they showed us.
Showdown between Granny and Petey ends predictably: He will damn well do what's good for the family and the business and whatever else SHE tells him. They trade charges of disrespect.
Roxi interrupts Gael and Gigi's tender goodbye. She sucks up the tears and turns the bitch-o-meter on high.
Granny wins and Fiorella and Gigi move out. There is a scene of them, Fidel, Simoneta, Quina and gardener dude crying together and pledging to stay in touch. Aitana comes to eff with Fiorella as she packs in her room. Fifi gives us a welcome but short flash of sass as she tells Aitana she'd better back down before she get's smacked down. It's dark when the girls leave. Freddie, Sonia and Roxi stand outside to watch and mock. Fifi and Petey have a few minutes for more plaintive, empty phrases of hope for their love. Fifi gives Pedro a small wad of tissue. Vitto interrupts them and collects Fiorella. Pedro mouths a wimpy, "take care of her." Pedro opens the tissue. It's the diamond ring he gave her that day on the rickety, rocky boat of love ride.
Suddenly Vitto, Fifi and Gigi are in his living room where we are reminded what Italian bumpkins they are when Gigi picks up an expensive vase and almost drops it. Next they are in the room the girls will share. GAG ALERT: Vitto tells Fifi he is ready to receive her in their room when she is ready.
Osvaldo presents Aitana as an executive assistant in what I guess is a board meeting. Pedro has cara de WTF and Freddie gives him an "in yo' face" glare.
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Showdown between Granny and Petey ends predictably: He will damn well do what's good for the family and the business and whatever else SHE tells him. They trade charges of disrespect.
Roxi interrupts Gael and Gigi's tender goodbye. She sucks up the tears and turns the bitch-o-meter on high.
Granny wins and Fiorella and Gigi move out. There is a scene of them, Fidel, Simoneta, Quina and gardener dude crying together and pledging to stay in touch. Aitana comes to eff with Fiorella as she packs in her room. Fifi gives us a welcome but short flash of sass as she tells Aitana she'd better back down before she get's smacked down. It's dark when the girls leave. Freddie, Sonia and Roxi stand outside to watch and mock. Fifi and Petey have a few minutes for more plaintive, empty phrases of hope for their love. Fifi gives Pedro a small wad of tissue. Vitto interrupts them and collects Fiorella. Pedro mouths a wimpy, "take care of her." Pedro opens the tissue. It's the diamond ring he gave her that day on the rickety, rocky boat of love ride.
Suddenly Vitto, Fifi and Gigi are in his living room where we are reminded what Italian bumpkins they are when Gigi picks up an expensive vase and almost drops it. Next they are in the room the girls will share. GAG ALERT: Vitto tells Fifi he is ready to receive her in their room when she is ready.
Osvaldo presents Aitana as an executive assistant in what I guess is a board meeting. Pedro has cara de WTF and Freddie gives him an "in yo' face" glare.
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Labels: mivac
Antes muerta que Lichita #30 Monday 11/2/15: Finally, somebody who doesn't know who her real father is. About time!
The subtitles were terrible today so my recap is a little vague, feel free to fill in details. A very enjoyable episode because Alicia starts to see improvements in her life due to her own merits.Mr Reasonable tells Beto that he and his wife, after years of fertility treatments, had managed to have a son, but he died of cancer three years ago and the wife went into a terrible depression and now needs very strong drugs. Beto says, that is very tragic but it doesn't mean you get to have my son, even if he does remind you of your little angel. Mr Reasonable has to try to placate his wife at any costs and insists: "Mateo needs a mother" (though perhaps not a batshit crazy one I say) - he and Beto shake hands and say "may the best man win."
Alex tells Alicia he came to Mexico to forget a broken romance. He cries. She says, you need your family. Also, lots of girls think you're cute. He gives her some excellent advice: to stop turning every word into a diminutive because that makes it sound like she's apologizing to the whole world. (Her mother does it even worse.) She agrees to try.
I have the suspicion that Alex is shorter than Luciana and Chuchette and whenever he's in a scene with them he's standing on a box. What do you think?
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Labels: lichita
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Celia, Bajo el mismo cielo, Señora Acero and Preciosa Perla: Week of November 2, 2015
Here's a new page for the current week. Enjoy what are arguably the two most interesting shows on Spanish language television right now – and the third one that is paying all the bills!
Labels: bajo, celia, telemundo
La Vecina Highlights and Discussion #95-99 Nov. 2-6
The following is said somewhat in jest.
I was reading an online review of another telenovela and La Vecinca was mentioned in passing. The author called it "del montón" (run-of-the-mill; ordinary).
Excuse me?!
Dude. There are OVNIs. There are rockets (and jokes and dirty sketches). There are spacey sound effects.
¿Del montón?
I don't think so.
PS: If you want to stake your claim to a recapping day leave a comment.
Previous: Episodes 90-94
I was reading an online review of another telenovela and La Vecinca was mentioned in passing. The author called it "del montón" (run-of-the-mill; ordinary).
Excuse me?!
Dude. There are OVNIs. There are rockets (and jokes and dirty sketches). There are spacey sound effects.
¿Del montón?
I don't think so.
PS: If you want to stake your claim to a recapping day leave a comment.
Previous: Episodes 90-94
Labels: la-vecina
¿Qué nos cuenta, Caray, Caray!? (November 2 2015)
Sunday, November 01, 2015
Yo No Creo En Los Hombres, Cap 79 Fri October 30, 2015, or To Embrace the Truth Or Not
By Joni, posted by Urban Anthropologist
Scenes combined for clarity
The Return of Isela's Conscience
Isela looks as guilty as homemade sin and genuinely worried about Alma as the latter reveals her cancer status to the former at the oncologist's office. Alma confides to Isela that no one else knows about her cancer diagnosis, not her sons or her husband. Isela hugs Alma and reassures her that everything will be alright.
Leo and Claudio discuss why Isela and Alma are so close since Alma accompanied Ise to find an apartment after the Fermin fiasco threat. Leo doesn't quite understand their friendship--honestly, neither do I; but that's neither here nor there--and Claudio clarifies that Alma appreciates Isela and Isela provides Alma comfort and company.
Labels: no-creo
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Lo Imperdonable #119 Fri 10/30/15 Desperately Seeking Those Anvils
Hi all. This will be my last recap for "Lo Imperdonable". It has been
such a pleasure recapping this one. Many thanks to my teammates
NovelaMaven, AuntyAnn, Princess Juju, Adriana, and LatinaInMD for their wonderful
recaps throughout the show's entire run. Many thanks also to all those
who joined us here on The Patio. Watching this show with all of you has
made the experience more enjoyable.
Well, here we are on the second to last episode, and the anvils still haven't arrived. They must still be in the shipping process. Darn. Mejia should have paid the express shipping. We'll have to wait until the very end it seems. Let's hope the anvils will be satisfying.
Now on to the recap...
She's Alive
Veronica makes her grand entrance at the presentation of her jewelry collection and leaves the entire Prado Castelo clan and Claudia stunned. Virginia wonders if Veronica has recovered her memory.
Rebeca annouces Veronica and asks her to come up onto the runway. Veronica gets onto the runway and walks over towards Marty. The two stare at each other. Veronica gives him a small smile before she enters character and pretends to reject him. When Marty goes to embrace her, Veronica gets into her character and backs off, rejecting him in front of everyone.
Veronica then goes and embraces Virginia who she asks to protect her from Marty. This further stuns the Prado Castelo clan as well as Claudia who has the best stunned facial expression in the scene.
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Well, here we are on the second to last episode, and the anvils still haven't arrived. They must still be in the shipping process. Darn. Mejia should have paid the express shipping. We'll have to wait until the very end it seems. Let's hope the anvils will be satisfying.
Now on to the recap...
She's Alive
Veronica makes her grand entrance at the presentation of her jewelry collection and leaves the entire Prado Castelo clan and Claudia stunned. Virginia wonders if Veronica has recovered her memory.
Rebeca annouces Veronica and asks her to come up onto the runway. Veronica gets onto the runway and walks over towards Marty. The two stare at each other. Veronica gives him a small smile before she enters character and pretends to reject him. When Marty goes to embrace her, Veronica gets into her character and backs off, rejecting him in front of everyone.
Veronica then goes and embraces Virginia who she asks to protect her from Marty. This further stuns the Prado Castelo clan as well as Claudia who has the best stunned facial expression in the scene.
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Labels: imperdonable
Friday, October 30, 2015
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #49 Fri 10/30/15 (Mex 69) "You're Fired!" or Granny Trumps Petey's Ultimatum!
Ciao a tutti e mille grazie per essere venuti! Muchisimas gracias a todos y gracias por venir! Yes, I think at this point we need to thank all of YOU for watching and hanging out on the Patio with us! Mille grazie to all my Peeps for your kind words and witty observations on Monday! Well, folks, today's horror/dramedy installment is quite simple and scenes will be combined and not necessarily in order of broadcast.
Granny dresses Fifi down real good but, considering the reviews we've gotten on her uniform and pigtails, this was accomplished weeks ago. Anyway, Granny rips Fifi another one! She wants Fifi and Gigi out TONIGHT and Fifi's begging on bended knee does not move her! She is to get a limited severance check, pack her rags and git! Back with this later.
In other developments, Sergio is released from the hospital and the jailhouse. Julieta and Pedro flank him on either side and the Lawyer is there as well assuring them that the investigation into Anibal's henchman's involvement in the arson and the attack on Sergio will continue. A not so cleverly concealed Anibal, wearing a demon hoodie, stands behind a skinny tree and watches the group leave. Later, once the group arrive at El Rancho, Julieta and Sergio warmly and sincerely thank Fiorella for all her help. She graciously accepts their thanks and welcomes Sergio home. Much later Julieta leads Sergio in some breathing exercises to relax him but the knife attack in the jail comes flooding back in vivid detail. He shakes as he realizes he could have been killed! Julieta holds and comforts him. Pobrecito!
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Granny dresses Fifi down real good but, considering the reviews we've gotten on her uniform and pigtails, this was accomplished weeks ago. Anyway, Granny rips Fifi another one! She wants Fifi and Gigi out TONIGHT and Fifi's begging on bended knee does not move her! She is to get a limited severance check, pack her rags and git! Back with this later.
In other developments, Sergio is released from the hospital and the jailhouse. Julieta and Pedro flank him on either side and the Lawyer is there as well assuring them that the investigation into Anibal's henchman's involvement in the arson and the attack on Sergio will continue. A not so cleverly concealed Anibal, wearing a demon hoodie, stands behind a skinny tree and watches the group leave. Later, once the group arrive at El Rancho, Julieta and Sergio warmly and sincerely thank Fiorella for all her help. She graciously accepts their thanks and welcomes Sergio home. Much later Julieta leads Sergio in some breathing exercises to relax him but the knife attack in the jail comes flooding back in vivid detail. He shakes as he realizes he could have been killed! Julieta holds and comforts him. Pobrecito!
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Labels: mivac
Antes muerta que Lichita #29 Friday 10/3012: Luciana and Roberto's relationship is over... now her new target is Alejandro... suddenly he is the magnet of Iconika
Bea had reacted alarmed when she learned Elsa sells her food at the agency. Elsa skips a breath. But Bea says ‘blessed be God, I am so glad we allow the more humble folks to earn a little money at the agency.’ This gets a nasty facial expression from Lichita and a sigh of relief from Elsa.
Daphne keeps talking about how good she feels (like shes at home) when she is around the Gutierrez. Bea says glad you behave so good around some folks. And that she should do the same here at home.
Elsa says she always thinks every child is different…
Bruno and Brisas… seems she lost a hard drive of his… she swears she will give it to him tomorrow. She wants to give him a ride home. He says better not, don’t want to get lost in all the things that you have in your car.
Lichita is leaving the ‘dinner party’. And so does Roberto want to, but Luciana pulls him by the arm and won’t let him leave just yet. She has to beg ‘dale, flaco!” it is obvious he is really uncomfortable with Luciana suggesting the night is young and we can still have LOTS of fun…. Daphne makes a comment of what Luciana’s idea of having fun is… Alex rants at Daphne and apologizes to Roberto. Roberto walks away, Luciana asks Daphne to not be like that… ‘we all had fun… didn’t we?’ Luciana walks away too. Daphne is grunting through the teeth… Daphne again mentions the email she sent Alex to him…
On their walk out to the car, Roberto does make a point when Luciana keeps mocking the Gutierrez… he says her words don’t speak well of her. Luciana claims that ‘those people’ are made for that, for us to mock them… ‘because they are ‘nacos’… Roberto says you don’t even know how to respect people, he wonders how she was educated to undermine people like that. She asks him why he is so irritated. HE just leaves… she says all the idiosyncrasy hurts…
At the house, Nacho and Lichita cuddle up… he tells her he can’t quite keep quiet when Roberto is hanging out with Luciana when he thought Lichita and Roberto were dating… Lichita tells him maybe she got together with the wrong guy. Nacho says all he wishes is that when she does really hook up with the guy, he hopes she is happy. He tells her to keep alert and working at Iconika… one of these days they will throw her a nice bone… (opportunity). You can do it, mija…
AT apartment, Roberto is telling Gumaro ‘I can’t stand my gf!! How do I get rid of her??’ Gumaro says you asked for it… Roberto says he can’t let Augusto suspect anything. Gumaro suggests operation Onisco… basically the strategy (operation molusco [shut seashell] is to bore the heck out of Luciana…
Said Luciana is on phone with her mom… mom is ranting that dad spent all the money and can’t sell a painting even by accident… we are living social embarrassment, having to live off the ring you stole from the Duke. Mom keeps ranting that Luciana fled and left them with all the messes to clean up. Repeats that Luciana can’t go to Argentina or otherwise she will end up in jail, with the striped uniforms that don’t do anything for your figure… Mom suggests Luciana should talk to the Duke and try to convince him to retire the accusation. Luciana refuses.
Roberto gives GUmaro Augusto’s wallet and asks him to find out everything he can about all the guy whose business cards are in the wallet… Roberto is determined to not let anyone take his child from him.
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Labels: lichita
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #48 Thu 10/29/15 (Mex 68) A story of a sauna
Welcome again, Special Guest Recapper sneaky two shoes!
Sonia has locked Pietro and Fiorella in the turned on sauna, but she doesn't know they are both in there. Silly Sonia thinks Fi is talking to herself
Pietro pulls out the old 'tell me you don't love me, tell me you never want to see me again and I'll go'
Fi hems and haws and can't stand the heat of Pietro's prescence or maybe its the sauna, either way she wants out but oh no! The door is locked, Pietro you scoundrel how could you? He protests his innocence
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Sonia has locked Pietro and Fiorella in the turned on sauna, but she doesn't know they are both in there. Silly Sonia thinks Fi is talking to herself
Pietro pulls out the old 'tell me you don't love me, tell me you never want to see me again and I'll go'
Fi hems and haws and can't stand the heat of Pietro's prescence or maybe its the sauna, either way she wants out but oh no! The door is locked, Pietro you scoundrel how could you? He protests his innocence
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Labels: mivac
Lo Imperdonable #118 Thu 10/29/15 Julio dies a hero and... oh no! not Padre Juan!
An alert has been issued to the surviving characters of this telenovela: If you are not absolutely indispensible to the plot, take shelter now and do not emerge until next Tuesday. I repeat...
Vero is still afraid of Marty, but she trusts her mama. She agrees to go with her to a very special place tonight, no questions asked.
Manny snarls and Ana Perla snivels
So what else is new? This: when Manny glances up at the little glass shrine to the Virgin, Blanquita bops him with the flower bucket. He grabs Blanca's ankle, but Ana Perla conks him on the head with what may be a pineapple. [Thanks, J, Gobluefan and Mauricio!] She doesn't hit him hard enough though, because he is still alive and writhing on the ground as the Goat girls run away.
The plan involves horses and the help of a personal assistant.
Marty has brought Rebeca's assistant to the riding club and now introduces her to his horse Sansón.
Prado Castelo Mansion - A Mother and Child Disunion
Labels: imperdonable
Yo No Creo En Los Hombres, #78 Thu 10/29/15: Oh Isela...So many reasons to slap you
We open with Claudio and the other 3 lawyers revealing that
somehow even though the court sent 3 notifications that Dan was to come into
the station, the police shouldn’t have come to his house to arrest him. As a
result, the court will have to release him immediately. (Really? Because he did
flee the cops, engage in a dangerous car chase through the city and then hold
someone at scissor point. You know, in case they forgot that part.) Ursula is
disgustingly happy with this news.
Labels: no-creo
Antes muerta que Lichita #28 Thursday 10/29/15. "The Episode Where Everyone Fawns over Alejandro"
Alternative Title: The Episode where we count how many times Guapo and Alejandro are used in the same sentence.
Tonights episode is combination of Episode #31-#32 in Mexico.
Episode 31
Lichita reminds the patio of her recent ups and downs...the good and the bad, the humiliations and the uhhhh more humiliations by Roberto, Luciana and fellow co-workers. The sad montage ends with Lichita at her lowest when she happily accepts her award with tears. She is the most foolish and she vows that she will never forget them. Meanwhile the crowd has the nerve to look awkward.....ummm what else did you think would come of this.
Augusto is at the happiest (and not his fake crap he puts out to others) I have ever seen him. Alex went home first but no one was there. So while he was getting fresh air, he decided to come to Iconika.
Sandra is not pleased with the rumors going around that Roberto was promoted due to his relationship with Luciana. He's about to ask whether he was promoted due to his own merit but Fatima interrupts with the news of Mr. Hottie from NYC arrival. Sandra is none to please to have the entire family at Iconika. There is a mini family reunion in Don Augusto office. Since Mr. Hottie has pulled a disappearing act for many years (studying the arts...did not catch the specifics) they will have a celebratory family dinner tonight.
Instead of working, Luciana plays detective and scopes out Roberto's place. She bumps into Gumaro (she does not know it is him) and his disgusted at his advances. She knocks on their door enough to disturb a sleeping neighbor who tells her to quit it. She asks for the 411 on Roberto and finds out that he does not have a kid living there and Gumaro is anything but sick.
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Tonights episode is combination of Episode #31-#32 in Mexico.
Episode 31
Lichita reminds the patio of her recent ups and downs...the good and the bad, the humiliations and the uhhhh more humiliations by Roberto, Luciana and fellow co-workers. The sad montage ends with Lichita at her lowest when she happily accepts her award with tears. She is the most foolish and she vows that she will never forget them. Meanwhile the crowd has the nerve to look awkward.....ummm what else did you think would come of this.
Augusto is at the happiest (and not his fake crap he puts out to others) I have ever seen him. Alex went home first but no one was there. So while he was getting fresh air, he decided to come to Iconika.
Sandra is not pleased with the rumors going around that Roberto was promoted due to his relationship with Luciana. He's about to ask whether he was promoted due to his own merit but Fatima interrupts with the news of Mr. Hottie from NYC arrival. Sandra is none to please to have the entire family at Iconika. There is a mini family reunion in Don Augusto office. Since Mr. Hottie has pulled a disappearing act for many years (studying the arts...did not catch the specifics) they will have a celebratory family dinner tonight.
Instead of working, Luciana plays detective and scopes out Roberto's place. She bumps into Gumaro (she does not know it is him) and his disgusted at his advances. She knocks on their door enough to disturb a sleeping neighbor who tells her to quit it. She asks for the 411 on Roberto and finds out that he does not have a kid living there and Gumaro is anything but sick.
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Thursday, October 29, 2015
Lo Imperdonable #117 Wed 10/28/15
AP tells Pablo that the truth is out. She is heir to half of OG's money and the only heir to the house where Manny is living. But the worst part for Manny is that Pablo gets some of the inheritance too because he is now AP's husband, and that is the only reason Manny went to visit AP.
Vero breaks away from Marty's loving embrace. She does not know him and wants to be left alone. He calls her mi amor; she runs away and Marty goes after her.
Some of Pablo's brain cells start functioning as he realizes the reason Manny was after him and AP after Pablo had taken AP from her almost marriage to Julio. AP also confesses that Manny tried to kill her in front of OG's casket. Blanquita's screams interrupt the conversation. AP asks Pablo to help her cousin. Manny takes advantage and locks himself and AP in the room.
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Vero breaks away from Marty's loving embrace. She does not know him and wants to be left alone. He calls her mi amor; she runs away and Marty goes after her.
Some of Pablo's brain cells start functioning as he realizes the reason Manny was after him and AP after Pablo had taken AP from her almost marriage to Julio. AP also confesses that Manny tried to kill her in front of OG's casket. Blanquita's screams interrupt the conversation. AP asks Pablo to help her cousin. Manny takes advantage and locks himself and AP in the room.
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Antes muerta que Lichita #27 Wednesday 10/28/15: "Free Fall"
Wow! Was this not just one action filled "impactante" kind of episode?? Before we get to the celebratory shindig for Luciana and its fallout, we will have to cover a few leftover "detallitos".
We left Dafne on the roof threatening to jump in the last episode. Alicia sees her and runs up to try to talk her down. When that does not work (the bottom line: Dafne is convinced her parents hate her and is bent on self destruction), Alicia grabs her and pulls her down from the ledge (so to speak: it is really a security fence). They both fall backwards on the cement with Alicia hitting the cement with Dafne on top of her. Alicia holds Dafne in her arms and tries to get her to calm down. Alicia offers to take her home but Dafne refuses to go not wanting her family to see her like this. To Alicia's surprise, Dafne wants her to take her to her house.
In the blink of a scene, we are at the Gutiérrez house where Alicia introduces Dafne as the "daughter of her boss" (Augusto not Roberto) to her family. (Looks like Nacho has pretty much recovered from the detached retina). Elsa welcomes her as Alicia explains Dafne is there for dinner, supper and at least breakfast tomorrow.
At Iconika, Luciana finally finds Roberto. She has been looking for him and accuses him of avoiding her. She wants to fill him in on the big climax of the joke on Alicia that will take place at her celebratory company shindig that very evening. For him the joke on Alicia is over, but it is not over for Luciana. She uses her knowledge of his false curriculum vitae and the photo of his "nephew" to convince him that the joke is not over. He tries to convince her she needs her mind back on work when she grabs him and kisses him. Augusto sees them.
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We left Dafne on the roof threatening to jump in the last episode. Alicia sees her and runs up to try to talk her down. When that does not work (the bottom line: Dafne is convinced her parents hate her and is bent on self destruction), Alicia grabs her and pulls her down from the ledge (so to speak: it is really a security fence). They both fall backwards on the cement with Alicia hitting the cement with Dafne on top of her. Alicia holds Dafne in her arms and tries to get her to calm down. Alicia offers to take her home but Dafne refuses to go not wanting her family to see her like this. To Alicia's surprise, Dafne wants her to take her to her house.
In the blink of a scene, we are at the Gutiérrez house where Alicia introduces Dafne as the "daughter of her boss" (Augusto not Roberto) to her family. (Looks like Nacho has pretty much recovered from the detached retina). Elsa welcomes her as Alicia explains Dafne is there for dinner, supper and at least breakfast tomorrow.
At Iconika, Luciana finally finds Roberto. She has been looking for him and accuses him of avoiding her. She wants to fill him in on the big climax of the joke on Alicia that will take place at her celebratory company shindig that very evening. For him the joke on Alicia is over, but it is not over for Luciana. She uses her knowledge of his false curriculum vitae and the photo of his "nephew" to convince him that the joke is not over. He tries to convince her she needs her mind back on work when she grabs him and kisses him. Augusto sees them.
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Yo No Creo en los Hombres, #77, Wed 10/28/2015: Friendships are Tested and Obliterated
We start where we left off with MD very cautiously asking
Claudio if he and Isela are doing the bunny hop in the office and under his
wife’s nose at home. Claudio denies, denies, denies. Then he plays the offended
party and accuses MD of threatening him, and returns a veiled threat, which MD
asks him to confirm. He ends the conversation by turning his back on her, and
she slinks out. As soon as she’s out the door, Claudio calls Ursula and says he’ll
help her get Dan out of the pokey.
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Orlando has asked Ari to meet him in the hood to tell him
about him and Doris being novios. Ari goes apesh*t and starts accusing Orly of
staying with Doris to seduce and have sex with her (Orly denies this), then
starts beating the crap out of Orly. Orly doesn’t fight back, but keeps
insisting that he’s Ari’s friend, and points out how he didn’t intend to fall
for Doris and in fact tried to help Ari get her back. Ari is NOT listening to
or accepting any of this. He leaves Orly with a warning—“Just like you took
Doris from me, I will take you down.”
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #47 Wed 10/28/15 (Mex 66-67) The Creature from La Dolce Vita
After a few last smoochies, Pedro totally kills MY mood by asking if Fi has ever thought about having babies with Vile Vitto. Gross, dude. Fi gives him a "hell no" and a few more kisses into the bargain. Besides, everyone knows the undead can't reproduce.
I'm iffy about the neckline on Fed's dress, but other than that I think I really like it. The argument with Dante is the same one they had yesterday, about offing Eloisa.
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I'm iffy about the neckline on Fed's dress, but other than that I think I really like it. The argument with Dante is the same one they had yesterday, about offing Eloisa.
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Antes muerta que Lichita #26 Tuesday 10/27/12: Welcome to Smooch City (Loading the Tragedy Cannon)
Hey folks, last night we had an episode where things were going pretty well for Lichita. I tend to see happy scenes like these so early in a novela as a form of loading a gun... The happier she is now, the bigger the boom from the tragedy cannon.
Anyway, the episode opens on Luciana grilling Roberto about the kid in the photo (actually his son). He claims it's his nephew and marvels at his own stupidity ("how could I have brought this photo to the office!??") for almost getting caught.
Nacho continues to display his ineptitude. He's happy to have his janitorial job back and he hums and dances with his mop. He places a wet-floor warning sign (remembering out loud that it's an important rule to put the sign up so no one slips and gets injured) and promptly slips on the floor and loses his eyesight (again). The retina re-detached.
Fortunately for Nacho, the doc patches it up relatively easily. Elsa, his wife, worries about how they'll pay for it, but no worries: Lichita put it on her credit card! And they manage to get Magos to cover Elsa's shift of pushing the food cart through the office so Elsa can stay with Nacho.
Mateo's would-be adoptive parents meet with a lawyer. They don't have much legal grounds to take Mateo, because his dad (Beto) is still around and has legal rights. Anyway, I question the wisdom of trying to adopt a kid who knows his dad and actively doesn't want to be adopted.
Beatriz' maid shows her an unfamiliar pair earrings that she found in her husband's bag. She confronts Augusto (whose earrings are these?) as he tries to work on a hilariously serious self-portrait of himself in a business suit with a briefcase. He tries to sidetrack her with a romantic advance, but she won't quite fall for it. "Don't lie to me, it's a sin!"
/>Luciana reads the accusations of ineptitude and nepotism levelled at her in the "Mujer de Hoy" magazine article. She's pissed. "We're gonna shut up this idiot journalist!"
Dafne finds her mom crying in Alex's room. She's actually kinda sweet and they're nice to each other for maybe the first time. She heard the fight and tries to comfort Beatriz with a hug.
Augusto comes to Sandra (side girl #1?) and asks if the earring is hers. She's pissed and says it isn't. August: "fortunately my wife is very understanding with me." Uhh, no she's not and you're a jerk. He's got too many girlfriends, and he doesn't even recognize whose earrings they are.
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Anyway, the episode opens on Luciana grilling Roberto about the kid in the photo (actually his son). He claims it's his nephew and marvels at his own stupidity ("how could I have brought this photo to the office!??") for almost getting caught.
Nacho continues to display his ineptitude. He's happy to have his janitorial job back and he hums and dances with his mop. He places a wet-floor warning sign (remembering out loud that it's an important rule to put the sign up so no one slips and gets injured) and promptly slips on the floor and loses his eyesight (again). The retina re-detached.
Fortunately for Nacho, the doc patches it up relatively easily. Elsa, his wife, worries about how they'll pay for it, but no worries: Lichita put it on her credit card! And they manage to get Magos to cover Elsa's shift of pushing the food cart through the office so Elsa can stay with Nacho.
Mateo's would-be adoptive parents meet with a lawyer. They don't have much legal grounds to take Mateo, because his dad (Beto) is still around and has legal rights. Anyway, I question the wisdom of trying to adopt a kid who knows his dad and actively doesn't want to be adopted.
Beatriz' maid shows her an unfamiliar pair earrings that she found in her husband's bag. She confronts Augusto (whose earrings are these?) as he tries to work on a hilariously serious self-portrait of himself in a business suit with a briefcase. He tries to sidetrack her with a romantic advance, but she won't quite fall for it. "Don't lie to me, it's a sin!"
/>Luciana reads the accusations of ineptitude and nepotism levelled at her in the "Mujer de Hoy" magazine article. She's pissed. "We're gonna shut up this idiot journalist!"Dafne finds her mom crying in Alex's room. She's actually kinda sweet and they're nice to each other for maybe the first time. She heard the fight and tries to comfort Beatriz with a hug.
Augusto comes to Sandra (side girl #1?) and asks if the earring is hers. She's pissed and says it isn't. August: "fortunately my wife is very understanding with me." Uhh, no she's not and you're a jerk. He's got too many girlfriends, and he doesn't even recognize whose earrings they are.
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Lo Imperdonable #116 Tue 10/27/15 Rebeca makes her move, Manny fails to kill Aaron, and Marty reunites with Veronica.
Aaron has Marty trapped and pinned to a wall with a gun pointed at him from behind.
Now that Marty is out of sight, the cousins and Veronica continue their way to the nursing school.
At the PC offices, the bank manager tells Jorge that the bank will take full responsibility for having cashed the check without verifying that it was indeed Jorge's signature. The bank will be giving Jorge his money back. Jorge wants to know who could have robbed him. While the bank can't provide the actual images from the security camera, they can provide him with a screen shot of the blind man who came to cash the check. Jorge takes a look at the man in the photo and IDs Aaron.
Read more »At the PC offices, the bank manager tells Jorge that the bank will take full responsibility for having cashed the check without verifying that it was indeed Jorge's signature. The bank will be giving Jorge his money back. Jorge wants to know who could have robbed him. While the bank can't provide the actual images from the security camera, they can provide him with a screen shot of the blind man who came to cash the check. Jorge takes a look at the man in the photo and IDs Aaron.
Instead
of pulling the trigger, Aaron decides it's a good idea to babble
away and tell Marty his plans to kill Magdalena and Botel as well. The
three of them will all reunite in hell and hey they may even reunite
with Veronica down there as well. At the mention of Veronica, Marty
reverts to Crazy Marty, and with a quick move he's able to get the
upperhand on Aaron overpowering him and causing him to drop his gun to
the ground.
Labels: imperdonable
Yo No Creo En Los Hombres #76 Tue 10/27/15: Big Truths, Even Bigger Decisions
Parte 1~
Doris and Orlando continue lip locking and
discussing their new relationship. Yes,
Chelito was the one to wise him up to the fact that she was in love with him
and he is attracted to her greatly. In
love with her is something else again and Doris determines to make him fall in
love with her. He’s game he says.
Maria Dolores (Pained Mary) advises Doris
to take the rest of the day off and enjoy getting to know Orly better. She does and he tells her he’s an
old-fashioned sort of guy who, though not exactly a male chauvinist, at least
likes to know he wears the pants in the family and would be her ultimate shield
and provider. He also seems a bit slow
in bedding the dizzied damsel, taking things in baby steps rather than in gigantic
er…(bedroom bop) hops. As for Ari, Orly
will deal with him and the “it” later. And Isela?
She wasn’t worth it, just a lust of sorts that he’s over. (FF>>FF>>)
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Alma gets the disastrous, earthshaking news that
although Claudio is fine, maybe a bit overstressed so that he cannot function in
his matrimonial mattress duties of late, she’s the one with health
worries. She has pancreatic cancer. She chooses to deal with the news on her own—at
least for now, tell Max that she’s just going through menopause (and empty-nest
syndrome).
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