Friday, January 29, 2016
Karmageddon Discussion: Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse 11/26/16
Let's make pasta primavera and open some vino for this one because we deserve it.
It's
time to figure out what tricks the Televisa writers will pull on us
this time. After what happened with Mi Corazón es Tuyo I am
seriously concerned that most of the nasties of this series will get off
without any relevant punishment, but we can at least vent here about
what should happen to them. Let's start with the queen of the lot:
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Pasión y poder, U.S. Ep. 59 (Mex. 74 & 75), Thursday, January 28, 2016: How low can you go, Arturo Montenegro?
Episode 74 – Hell on Wheels
Arturo storms out of the room leaving Nina alone, her lips pale and sad.
The Gomez Luna family gathers around to comfort the weeping Gaby. Julia, David and Eladio know she has broken her engagement to Franco. It is her Uncle Eladio who asks why...
Caridad knows that the mouth-breather is involved with Franco. And the mouth-breather knows that Caridad is Franco's mother. Whoa. Marintia boasts that Franco trusts her more than he does his prometida and assures Caridad that her secret is safe with her. She and Franco were high school sweethearts whose romance has now been rekindled. And she believes that he loves her, not Gaby.
Marintia feels that Caridad should understand better than anyone – she was once the other woman herself. But Franco's mother urges Gaby's adenoidal rival to set Franco free (like Julia's canaries?) and let him choose.
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El Hotel de los Secretos #4, 1/28/16 Thursday: This novela is going to the dogs
Anita is here tonight, dusting, waxing and polishing the throne for Princess JuJu's arrival next Thursday. Please don't tell her I sat on it. It's fairly comfy, upholstered and covered in flame-stitch bargello needlepoint.
For all the night-owls and early birds who can't wait to discuss what just happened, here is a posting for you. Parte Uno follows with the goings on at our resplendent resort hotel, which is currently doubling as Murder Mystery Mansion. Parte Dos will come after the sun comes up on the East Coast. [Note: some scenes are combined to make them longer.]
Parte Uno--
Ouch!
Isabel is in Julio's room in the servants' quarters. She is offended when Julio calls her Isabel. It's Srta. Alarcon to you. He gets a slap for his insolence. She's angry that he's lied to her. Julio wonders if she's more offended that he lied or that he's a servant. He doesn't think she's been straightforward with him either, having not mentioned her upcoming nuptials. Isabel says she only found out about the arrangement a few hours before the announcement. They trade insults. He seems to have the last word as he pulls out Cristina Olmedo's bloody uniform. When Isabel says she doesn't understand what he's trying to say, he replies that no, she wouldn't understand, she's been coddled, spoiled, she's capricious. She knows nothing of the real world, his world. Why is he saying these things to her, she wants to know. He tells her the truth of who he is and why he is there, holding his sister's bloody clothing. He's there to find out who hurt her. Isabel is sure no one hurt her, she was dismissed for theft. Julio retorts she stole nothing and he is going to make sure people like her don't make payoffs so justice isn't done. They seem pretty angry with each other.
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For all the night-owls and early birds who can't wait to discuss what just happened, here is a posting for you. Parte Uno follows with the goings on at our resplendent resort hotel, which is currently doubling as Murder Mystery Mansion. Parte Dos will come after the sun comes up on the East Coast. [Note: some scenes are combined to make them longer.]
Parte Uno--
Ouch!
Isabel is in Julio's room in the servants' quarters. She is offended when Julio calls her Isabel. It's Srta. Alarcon to you. He gets a slap for his insolence. She's angry that he's lied to her. Julio wonders if she's more offended that he lied or that he's a servant. He doesn't think she's been straightforward with him either, having not mentioned her upcoming nuptials. Isabel says she only found out about the arrangement a few hours before the announcement. They trade insults. He seems to have the last word as he pulls out Cristina Olmedo's bloody uniform. When Isabel says she doesn't understand what he's trying to say, he replies that no, she wouldn't understand, she's been coddled, spoiled, she's capricious. She knows nothing of the real world, his world. Why is he saying these things to her, she wants to know. He tells her the truth of who he is and why he is there, holding his sister's bloody clothing. He's there to find out who hurt her. Isabel is sure no one hurt her, she was dismissed for theft. Julio retorts she stole nothing and he is going to make sure people like her don't make payoffs so justice isn't done. They seem pretty angry with each other.
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Antes Muerta que Lichita #89 Thursday 1/28/16. "Tantrums, Entitlement & Other Revelations"
Lets jump right in:
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Sheila calls Roberto out to the park to figure out why he blew them off the other day. Roberto reveals that he was confronted by someone whom he did not want them to meet. I'm sure by now she is wondering why she did not just use a cell phone like a normal person if she wanted to chat. Roberto makes her outing a little worthwhile by offering to buy her out in exchange of giving up custody of Mateo. It does not take Sheila long to realize that this is a good preposition for her but first she must consult with her partner in crime. Roberto sneakily attempts to set up a meeting with this partner of hers but Sheila is smarter than she looks and does not fall for this trick.
We assume time passes as we get a montage of scenes where Roberto teaches an uninterested Luciana the tricks of the trade, Braulio and Alicia start moving in to their new apartment. Bea and Elias seem to be forming a friendship as Elias spends time teaching her about Iconika.
There are a long list of flaws which are highlighted every
episode so there is no need to rehash.
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Thursday, January 28, 2016
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, Eva La Trailera, La Querida del Centauro, and Fatmagul: Week of January 25, 2016
TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)
Here's page 2 for the week.
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Here's page 2 for the week.
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Labels: bajo, celia, centauro, eva-la-t, fatmagul, telemundo
Pasion y Poder #72 & #73, Wednesday, January 27, 2016
A message to the patio. Univision squeezed (edited and cut) in episodes #72 & #73. The recap is what aired on Univision on Wednesday night.
At GM, David goes to talk to Art. Art tells him to stay away from both his daughters. David insists that he loves Regina and the only way he will separate from her is if she asks him to. David advises Art to accept their relationship if he doesn't want to loose Regina.
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At GM, David goes to talk to Art. Art tells him to stay away from both his daughters. David insists that he loves Regina and the only way he will separate from her is if she asks him to. David advises Art to accept their relationship if he doesn't want to loose Regina.
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Antes muerta que Lichita #88 Wednesday 1/27/16. "Santiago Seals his Fate in a Deal with the Devil"
Picking up just where we left off . . .
Roberto and Alicia are discussing the general director position and how he is backing Luciana for that job and working against Alicia. She needs to remember that Luciana is the daughter of the owner. Alicia says that Luciana at the helm would be the worst possible thing to happen to Icónika. Roberto adds that it would be the best for Alicia. She wants to know what he meant by that.
At Icónika, Augusto talks with Elías who tells him to not beat around the bush and just tell him what he wants. Augusto wants him to be an adviser to his wife soon to be ex-wife Beatriz. Elías looks puzzled.
In the board room Valeria continues to serve the coffee and chit chat with everyone there to their delight. Someone actually says the mother is so much nicer than the daughter. Luciana hurries Valeria out of with the coffee cart. Chuchette tries to get them all involved in an "interaction" exercise. She wants them to repeat "I can!"
Roberto and Alicia are still discussing nose to nose. They almost kiss. Roberto throws Alicia having a millionaire boyfriend in her face: she doesn't have time for everything, right? Roberto leaves. Alicia says to herself that she is going to show everybody that if anyone deserves that position it is she. She opens the door and calls Roberto a jerk.
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Roberto and Alicia are discussing the general director position and how he is backing Luciana for that job and working against Alicia. She needs to remember that Luciana is the daughter of the owner. Alicia says that Luciana at the helm would be the worst possible thing to happen to Icónika. Roberto adds that it would be the best for Alicia. She wants to know what he meant by that.
At Icónika, Augusto talks with Elías who tells him to not beat around the bush and just tell him what he wants. Augusto wants him to be an adviser to his wife soon to be ex-wife Beatriz. Elías looks puzzled.
In the board room Valeria continues to serve the coffee and chit chat with everyone there to their delight. Someone actually says the mother is so much nicer than the daughter. Luciana hurries Valeria out of with the coffee cart. Chuchette tries to get them all involved in an "interaction" exercise. She wants them to repeat "I can!"
Roberto and Alicia are still discussing nose to nose. They almost kiss. Roberto throws Alicia having a millionaire boyfriend in her face: she doesn't have time for everything, right? Roberto leaves. Alicia says to herself that she is going to show everybody that if anyone deserves that position it is she. She opens the door and calls Roberto a jerk.
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El Hotel de los Secretos #3, 1/27/16 Wednesday: One Baby Gone, Two Still in Play
Sofia tries to prevent Alberto from leaving, grabbing his suitcase
as they argue at the top of the last landing on the stairs. She loses her
balance and tumbles down the stairs. The noise brings Isabel and Doña Angela,
who were at reception going through the guest log. They run to Sofia, who,
despite being in great pain and semi-conscience, still has the presence of mind
to maintain appearances and say she was just going for a glass of water in the
kitchen and fell. Isabel rushes to get Dr. Santamaria in Room 36. Seconds later, Julio, who was down in the kitchens with Felipe when he heard the ruckus,
rushes to the staircase to help. A very
worried Alberto probably makes everything worse by picking Sofia up and taking
her to their room. Angela orders Julio into action—light the stove, get water
boiled, and bring it up to the room for the doctor. Upstairs, Doña Teresa is
informed by Isabel and actually looks concerned. Doña Angela informs Felipe and
tries to break through his drunken haze to convince him to go up and support his
sister and family. He stumbles upstairs.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Muchacha Italian Viene a Casarse #107 1-27-16 She's ALIVE!!! or Assvaldo becomes Osvaldo?
Ciao a tutti! Well, this was another vegematic episode: We were hurled and jerked from scene to scene, between day and night. Jeezopete! Hopefully, this summary and your always astute, witty and piercing commentary will help us piece this puppy together. Andiamo!
Of course Assvaldo didn't shoot our beloved (well, by most of us anyway) Fiorella so lets get some other bits and pieces out of the way first!
Diana is arrested for suspicion of murder. The gun she accidentally shot Vitto with was used to commit a murder. Vitto gets Adela and Rey to keep Betito while he tries to help Diana.
Gianna has a bad tachycardia attack and Roxi helps to calm her.
Apparently Katia has been sniffing around Gael and Benni. Roxi tells the skank off but she barely seems affected. Skank probably has this kind of confrontation with wives and girl friends at least twice per week. Although when Fiorella was missing Gael was all lovey-dovey huggy comfort, by the end of the episode Gianna is talking to Roxi about wanting to make up with Gael! Gael and Gianna are invited to a fancy restaurant for a dinner with Katia and Augustin. Gianna frets and suspects Katia will show up at the dinner half naked and fawning all over Gael.
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Of course Assvaldo didn't shoot our beloved (well, by most of us anyway) Fiorella so lets get some other bits and pieces out of the way first!
Diana is arrested for suspicion of murder. The gun she accidentally shot Vitto with was used to commit a murder. Vitto gets Adela and Rey to keep Betito while he tries to help Diana.
Gianna has a bad tachycardia attack and Roxi helps to calm her.
Apparently Katia has been sniffing around Gael and Benni. Roxi tells the skank off but she barely seems affected. Skank probably has this kind of confrontation with wives and girl friends at least twice per week. Although when Fiorella was missing Gael was all lovey-dovey huggy comfort, by the end of the episode Gianna is talking to Roxi about wanting to make up with Gael! Gael and Gianna are invited to a fancy restaurant for a dinner with Katia and Augustin. Gianna frets and suspects Katia will show up at the dinner half naked and fawning all over Gael.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #106 1/26/16 Something’s in the Air…Something Bad.
Mille, Mille grazie to Sneaky Two Shoes!!!! YAAAAAY!!!!
Fed tells the board the sad story of how she was wronged, and bilked, and cheated, and stolen from, and lied to, and, and…
Fi. Gun. Head. Os ( I can’t watch. Oh, we’ve moved on.)
More Fed – she says
Pietro and the fam knew all about it and covered it up. Some arguing
about who knew and who was an accomplice.
Santino and Juli kissing – she breaks the kiss and says she’s confused and lost and she can’t do this (why not honey? He’s hot.)
He wants to try again, but she wants to concentrate on finding their daughter for now.
Sonia finishes her
set and calls Os, interrupting his not shooting Fi (not that I want him
to, but it is Osvaldo, he’s never shown any evidence of having a
conscience, what’s he hesitating for now?)
Sonia wants to know
why he left, he says Pietro called him to go to ACorp b/c Fed’s running
mad through the halls. She tells him she’s on her way and if he isn’t
really there she’ll be really mad at him.
He goes to stare at Fi some more
Gia and Gael argue cutely about who was sleeping during the performance and who snores and who’s jealous and end up kissing.
Pietro and Fed are
still at it – she insinuates that since he married a servant the
business is in shaky if not mentally incompetent hands and calls for a
vote for CEO – can’t vote b/c Elo and Os aren’t there.
Fed can wait, meanwhile she tries to sow doubts by outing Beg’s plans
and wondering out loud why Pietro didn’t report him to the police.
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Lichita, 12/26: STUPID ANTENNA!!!
Augusto puts Nestor on the spot about his supposed wife Magdalena. Nestor squirms and says he'll call her right now to prove to everyone that she's real.
Then some guy in a suit (new to me) catches Beto at the playground watching Mateo. And that's when the recording died! Seriously, I need a new solution (I've bean using a Mohu leaf antenna, which often works perfectly but sometimes just gives NOTHING AT ALL like today).
Could any of you please help out a poor blogger with some details from today?
Thanks!!!
I did catch a snippet of Augusto trying to give Beto a lesson on manipulating people. As we know, Beto is already an expert in this.
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El Hotel de los Secretos #2, 1/26/16 Tuesday: Out, Out, Damned Spot Or Something Smells Rotten In Hotel De Los Alarcón
Capítulo 2
Parte 1~
[With heavenward apologies to The Bard…..]
As Diego and Sra. Teresa Alarcón smile triumphantly to themselves and the congratulatory guests at the success of their dastardly plan (as Viewerville deduces it to be) to this point, a disgusted Julio exits to the balcony outdoors to take a much needed smoke and ponder…..whatever. Suddenly a pensive Isabela comes out onto the balcony and accepts a cigarette from the mysterious man off the train. “—How come I run into you every time I’m about to take a train I don’t care to take?” He smiles suavely at her. “—Perhaps somebody needs to convince you. Sometimes it’s better to stay on the platform.” He asks if she’s alright. She says perfectly fine. He smiles charmingly and chuckles a bit. “--Should I take you away with me?” “—You’d do that for me?” He suggests if one isn’t persuaded by Fate, it’s best not to take the train ride because once you decide to get off it might be too far for you to get back again. Just then El Depraved de Diego (G-r-r-r-r) comes out and the fragile moment is broken. He walks onto the balcony looking for Isabel as Julio strides quickly into the shadows, formally wishing her congratulations on her engagement.
Diego inquires who the man is. “Dunno. Some guest of the hotel.” Diego and she go back into visit said invitees to their engagement party and to dance together. Definitely Julio has made one huge impression on her (just as he has–despite his rather non-existent visual appeal in parts of Viewerville as leading man material).
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Pasión y Poder Martes 1/26/16 #70 & 71
Chapter
70: The Great Pretender
Nina,
wearing minimal makeup to make herself look wan and pathetic, told
Erick her intentions.
“Your
father is determined to leave me and I will take his entire fortune
and business holdings. Do you understand?”
“I'm
sorry, Mama. You can count on me for anything you want. And now
there will be more money because Ashmore will be doing all his
business with us and not with Gómez-Luna.”
Nina went
on about how this was because she had told Ashmore about what
happened with Eladio's Tabasco project. Erick corrected her by
telling her that there was an outside deal in which Arturo put some
shares related to the construction into a bank account for Ashmore's
son-in-law. She looked suspicious, then satisfied.
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Pasion y Poder #56 20160125 Please Bore Someone Else With This Love Story
Via the phone, Petra tells Gina that David asked her to pass along a message: Dani and the shady reporter set him up. Gina wants to hear all of the juicy details. Petra tells her that David showed up with the reporter and demanded to speak with Gina, but she'd already left for New York. Anyways, she goes on to say that David confronted Dani in front of both the reporter and Petra. The reporter confirmed Dave's story that the kiss was a set up and he was paid to publish the kiss. Petra tells Gina that Dave loves her and she loves him, so give him another chance.
David is waiting for Gina when she gets off of the elevator. She asks how he knew which hotel she was staying in. He says money talks and you can find out anything. Anyways, he wants to know if she's made any decisions about their relationship. She tells him that she loves him and she wants to be with him. They kiss, take a selfie and send it to Dani. Later, they skip vittle time, go right to the hotel room and get busy. Read more »
David is waiting for Gina when she gets off of the elevator. She asks how he knew which hotel she was staying in. He says money talks and you can find out anything. Anyways, he wants to know if she's made any decisions about their relationship. She tells him that she loves him and she wants to be with him. They kiss, take a selfie and send it to Dani. Later, they skip vittle time, go right to the hotel room and get busy. Read more »
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El Hotel de los Secretos #1, 1/25/16 Monday: Strangers on a Train
Julio Olmedo counts the few coins in his hand and seems to pull himself together, as if he's gathering the courage to take the biggest leap of his life. He is young and hungry-looking, but there is a determined look in his eyes that tells us he's going to make this work no matter what it takes.
He buys a third-class ticket for the last train to Puebla. Nearby, a well-dressed man complains that some scruffy-looking children stole something of his. Julio promises to watch the kids and the man's bags while the man fetches the police; the man leaves his coat behind as well. Julio tells the kids to take off, and he walks off with the man's coat.
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He buys a third-class ticket for the last train to Puebla. Nearby, a well-dressed man complains that some scruffy-looking children stole something of his. Julio promises to watch the kids and the man's bags while the man fetches the police; the man leaves his coat behind as well. Julio tells the kids to take off, and he walks off with the man's coat.
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Monday, January 25, 2016
Antes muerta que Lichita #86 Monday 1/25/16
And the story continues . . . With a little of this and a little of that . . . .
At Icónika, Augusto, as well as Roberto, congratulates Santiago and Alicia. Santiago leaves.Everyone is off to the conference room for a meeting. Chuchette and Néstor are just shocked that Alicia is now with Santiago!!!! Néstor is so shocked he is ready to use the "just shoot me" verb. Fátima just smiles. Through a conversation with his right hand man Félix, we find out that Santiago has a surprise for Alicia after the meeting. Turns out Santiago is concerned that eventhough Allicia told her coworkers she is going out with hm, he really does not know how she feels about him. He is determined to make her forget her ex.
Braulio tells Brisa he and Alicia are going to be roomates.
Announcement at the meeting: Roberto is new president of API. Who will be the next general director of Icónika? Alicia supposes it will be Alex. Augusto makes sure they all know that will never happen. Augusto goes over the requirements for the position. Alicia reminds him that Beatriz will also be deciding. He agrees that Beatriz will have to agree on the choice. He then announces that he himself Augusto will be taking over the position for the time being. He has extra time now he is not involved in API.
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At Icónika, Augusto, as well as Roberto, congratulates Santiago and Alicia. Santiago leaves.Everyone is off to the conference room for a meeting. Chuchette and Néstor are just shocked that Alicia is now with Santiago!!!! Néstor is so shocked he is ready to use the "just shoot me" verb. Fátima just smiles. Through a conversation with his right hand man Félix, we find out that Santiago has a surprise for Alicia after the meeting. Turns out Santiago is concerned that eventhough Allicia told her coworkers she is going out with hm, he really does not know how she feels about him. He is determined to make her forget her ex.
Braulio tells Brisa he and Alicia are going to be roomates.
Announcement at the meeting: Roberto is new president of API. Who will be the next general director of Icónika? Alicia supposes it will be Alex. Augusto makes sure they all know that will never happen. Augusto goes over the requirements for the position. Alicia reminds him that Beatriz will also be deciding. He agrees that Beatriz will have to agree on the choice. He then announces that he himself Augusto will be taking over the position for the time being. He has extra time now he is not involved in API.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #105 1-25-16 The Perils of Fiorella!
Ciao a tutti!
Andiamo! I’m going to combine
scenes tonight. Hope that helps with the
flow.
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False pregnancy confirmation. Assvaldo leaves Fiorella’s room just before
Pedro and Fiorella enter. She shows
Pedro both halves of the pregnancy test print out. Pedro wonders aloud why Sonia and Assvaldo
don’t want anyone to know.
Sonia provides the answer in a tearful soliloquy: She tells her baby to be strong and to hold
on to life. Daddy is very egotistical
and so she must remain quiet for now and maybe it’s time to leave her velvet –lined
hell. She tells the baby she has a
chance to do what she really loves, to sing.
Singing before an adoring crowd and the applause is a special joy. She decides she can’t leave now. She doesn’t want to be poor again or condemn
her baby to a life of poverty. She rubs
her stomach and concludes she may have to hang on a little longer as she slowly
sinks down to the floor.
Skankia and Papi Chulo.
Katia stamps her foot and tells Augustin she DOES NOT like Gianna and
she doesn’t want them together! Augustin reminds Katia she is related to
Gael. She pouts she is not because he is
NOT her father. “Even though you don’t
carry my blood, I raised you as a daughter and you cannot interfere in Gael’s
life and decisions about who he wants to be with!” We are spared further contact with this skank
but there will be more skandom later.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): Celia, Bajo El Mismo Cielo, Eva La Trailera, La Querida del Centauro, and Fatmagul: Week of January 25, 2016
The NEW and IMPROVED Telemundo page is now issued twice a week: Mondays at 3PM and Thursdays at 8PM. This is the place for discussion of Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, La Querida del Centauro, Fatmagul, and the newest addition to Telemundo's offerings, Eva La Trailera. Eva debuts at 9PM this Tuesday, January 26, replacing Bajo el Mismo Cielo, whose gran final airs this Monday, January 25.
The Telemundo website contains a short synopsis in Spanish of Eva La Trailera along with photos of cast members and videos. The Latin Times offers an English-language synopsis and information about the cast. Among the principal cast members are Edith González (who starred in "Doña Bárbara"), Jorge Luis Pila ("En Otra Piel"), Arap Bethke ("Señora Acero"), and Erika de la Rosa, whom some of us know as Felicia in "Bajo el Mismo Cielo").
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The Telemundo website contains a short synopsis in Spanish of Eva La Trailera along with photos of cast members and videos. The Latin Times offers an English-language synopsis and information about the cast. Among the principal cast members are Edith González (who starred in "Doña Bárbara"), Jorge Luis Pila ("En Otra Piel"), Arap Bethke ("Señora Acero"), and Erika de la Rosa, whom some of us know as Felicia in "Bajo el Mismo Cielo").
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Saturday, January 23, 2016
Pasión y Poder Episodes #67 and #68 Friday, Janurary 22nd 2016 Arturo Montenegro: A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing?
(some scenes have been combined)
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Sorry for behaving like such a you know what
At the Montenegro residence, Regina and Arturo meet in the study. Arturo realizes that he shouldn't have bawled Regina out and accepts that he behaved like a such a horse's you know what the day before. For that, he offers her an apology.
Moreover, Arturo can't comprehend how she can't see the game that David has been playing with her and with her sister Daniela. In Regina's eyes: David loves her, and it's Daniela's fault. In Arturo's eyes: Even if that were the case that Daniela provokes David, he still seduced both of his daughters. He advises Regina to forget David. Regina can't forget him. Arturo doesn't want Regina and Daniela to become more distanced becasue of David. Once again, Regina lays the blame on her little sister Daniela: if the two sisters don't get along it's because of Daniela's attitude with her.
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Antes muerta que Lichita #85 Friday 1/22/16
Well, here we go!
We are starting out with returning to Alicia and Santiago at their dinner date where Santiago is promising Alicia he will do all he can to help her get over Roberto. She adds that it is a lost cause already between her and Roberto because he is already married. Santiago sees the marriage as the least of the problems because not everybody marries for love: people marry for all sorts of reasons. Alicia's cell phone suddenly rings and it is a very distraught Dafne on the other end telling Alicia that she just cannot take it anymore and also asking her to come over please. Santiago keeps looking over his shoulder to see what Roberto is doing. (He better keep looking over his shoulder.
Of course, Magos' party is out of control and she has done nothing to bring it back under control being as immature and goofy as she is. It seems like the police have arrived. Her friends think that is great because they will get everyone under control. Magos has to remind them that they all could be in hot water with no licenses for parties and their "crooked" business they are running. Pau and Gerry try to make a run for it but Magos drags them back.
Back at the restaurant, Luciana wants to talk about Santiago and Alicia. Roberto tries to get her back on track to talk about themselves. Roberto wants to talk about not being able to live forever at the mansion. Luciana wants his support for her to returning to work at Icónika. Her main reason is so that he will see she is so much more talented than Alicia and she is back to talking about how much she hates Alicia.
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We are starting out with returning to Alicia and Santiago at their dinner date where Santiago is promising Alicia he will do all he can to help her get over Roberto. She adds that it is a lost cause already between her and Roberto because he is already married. Santiago sees the marriage as the least of the problems because not everybody marries for love: people marry for all sorts of reasons. Alicia's cell phone suddenly rings and it is a very distraught Dafne on the other end telling Alicia that she just cannot take it anymore and also asking her to come over please. Santiago keeps looking over his shoulder to see what Roberto is doing. (He better keep looking over his shoulder.
Of course, Magos' party is out of control and she has done nothing to bring it back under control being as immature and goofy as she is. It seems like the police have arrived. Her friends think that is great because they will get everyone under control. Magos has to remind them that they all could be in hot water with no licenses for parties and their "crooked" business they are running. Pau and Gerry try to make a run for it but Magos drags them back.
Back at the restaurant, Luciana wants to talk about Santiago and Alicia. Roberto tries to get her back on track to talk about themselves. Roberto wants to talk about not being able to live forever at the mansion. Luciana wants his support for her to returning to work at Icónika. Her main reason is so that he will see she is so much more talented than Alicia and she is back to talking about how much she hates Alicia.
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Friday, January 22, 2016
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #104 1-22-16 Preggers? Who's Preggers?
Ciao y'all! It's been an eventful week in Dos Rios and Rancho Los Angeles. Here's what went down today, not necessarily in order of broadcast.
Eloisa is unshaken in her resolve to welcome Fiorella into the Angeles family and deflects insults from Assvaldo and Federica. Pedro and Fiorella hug Eloisa, Sergio proposes a toast. Freddie's attempts to sour the mood with constant cracks about how she's going to grab the Angeles fortune go ignored. Eloisa declares that two people marrying who really love each other is worth celebrating and she doesn't care what anyone has to say about Fiorella and Pedro's marriage and everybody who lives in the Angeles house will respect them! Eloisa's expansive mood includes Roxi whom she invites to move back into the Ranch. Roxi coolly declines and Eloisa coolly accepts her refusal.
Gael goes by Papi Chulo, his dad, Augustin's apartment. It's a trick. Augustin isn't there, Katia is and before you can say Katiaisaskank, she unasses her robe and stands before him naked. She doesn't care that he has a novia, she's not jealous. Augustin arrives, Skankia darts out of the room and Gael stutters his reason for being there and gets the heck out the door. [Hmmm, I bet Skankia had something to do with the ending of Papi Chulo's marriage, chick's morals are lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut.]
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Eloisa is unshaken in her resolve to welcome Fiorella into the Angeles family and deflects insults from Assvaldo and Federica. Pedro and Fiorella hug Eloisa, Sergio proposes a toast. Freddie's attempts to sour the mood with constant cracks about how she's going to grab the Angeles fortune go ignored. Eloisa declares that two people marrying who really love each other is worth celebrating and she doesn't care what anyone has to say about Fiorella and Pedro's marriage and everybody who lives in the Angeles house will respect them! Eloisa's expansive mood includes Roxi whom she invites to move back into the Ranch. Roxi coolly declines and Eloisa coolly accepts her refusal.
Gael goes by Papi Chulo, his dad, Augustin's apartment. It's a trick. Augustin isn't there, Katia is and before you can say Katiaisaskank, she unasses her robe and stands before him naked. She doesn't care that he has a novia, she's not jealous. Augustin arrives, Skankia darts out of the room and Gael stutters his reason for being there and gets the heck out the door. [Hmmm, I bet Skankia had something to do with the ending of Papi Chulo's marriage, chick's morals are lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut.]
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Muchacha Italiana #103 1/21/16 What A Cute Little Stepsister Gael Has
Recap by Sneaky Two Shoes!! Grazie Tantissimo, Sneaky!
Now its Fed’s big scene –‘Ha ha! I’m not crazy like you all thought I was because of my crazy clothes!
I found Pilar and brought her here and she had the proof Max swindled my dad and now I have it and here’s my lawyer to make sure I get mine.Now its Fed’s big scene –‘Ha ha! I’m not crazy like you all thought I was because of my crazy clothes!
Diana thinks the world would be better off without her and tries to kill herself but Vitto fights her for the pistol – oops it goes off.
Agustin introduces Gael to his hot stepsister who is, um, older, than he thought. She flirts with him while Gia tells Fi about her and how they are going to be besties. Fi tells Gia about the photo Juli got of the adoptive father, Gia wants to see it, maybe they will recognize him. Fi is all ‘Italy is a big country what are the chances we would recognize some random, on the other hand my first bf turned out to be my fiancee’s nephew, so maybe.
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Pasión y Poder, Episode 54 (Mexican Episodes 65 & 66), Thursday, January 21, 2016: Changing Places
Part One: Eladio makes a silk purse out of a sow's ear – well, out of two ears and a snout – while Arturo manages to make himself a horse's ass.
Arturo arrives at the Foundation during story time. He waits indulgently as Julia, sporting a snout and pig ears and snorting judiciously here and there, wraps up the tale of a gluttonous little pig that is very fond of veggies. Then he approaches her and says they need to talk. "About us."
When Nina refuses to talk divorce terms with Agustín, he hands her a copy of the prenup and reminds her of its terms: she is entitled to absolutely nothing since she and Arturo are still a few months shy of their 25th anniversary; but if she plays along, Arturo will see to it that she continues to live like a queen. Negotiate now or lose everything. Ask another lawyer, if you don't believe me.
Daniela leaves Consuelo's office after getting her sister-in-law's promise to help her launch a career as a model. On the way out, she crosses paths with Erick, who carries an enormous bouquet of roses. His simian features look hopeful. Alas, he will have no bananas today: Consuelo announces that their separation is a done deal and she is moving into her own apartment.
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Antes Muerta que Lichita #84 1/21/16: Reasons Why Alicia Should Switch to Team Santiago
This is me making an attempt to apply logic to Univision's scheduling antics. Monday was double episode, Tuesday reverted to single episode and another double episode on Wednesday. Shall I take a guess and assume today was a single episode? Who knows I probably have a better chance of winning the lottery than predicting the behaviors of the powers that be in Univision.
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Mexico Capitulo #98
Alicia sees Santiago and wonders if he was here for a while, he replies more or less. She then asks if he heard everything...he gives her the same more or less answer. Alicia believes she has some explaining to do but makes the situation worse the more she opens her mouth. She tries to explain that the only way to get the actors of Corazon Enamorado to shoot the commercial was to partake in a romantic scene with Roberto as the body doubles for the bickering costars. Alicia spends much denying and protesting but Santiago patiently waits for her to shut her boca so he can surprise her with a flower. Santiago does not need any explanations. He just wanted to surprise he with a flower before heading back to work.
Reason 1: He knows how to properly woo a girl. Jealousness is below him.
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Thursday, January 21, 2016
TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, La Querida del Centauro, and Fatmagul,: Week of January 18, 2016
TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)
Here's page 2 for the week.
Please join in the conversation!
Here's page 2 for the week.
Please join in the conversation!
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Pasion y Poder #63 & 64 Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Lo Nuevo
Julia asks Art what he needs. Art wants to talk with Julia, but Nina interferes and tells Art that there is no need for him to talk to Julia because she is there to take care of the auction of the car. But Art says he is not there to talk about the car. Nina asks Julia to speak with Art alone. After Julia leaves Nina wants to know what the hell Art has to talk about with Julia?
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Julia asks Art what he needs. Art wants to talk with Julia, but Nina interferes and tells Art that there is no need for him to talk to Julia because she is there to take care of the auction of the car. But Art says he is not there to talk about the car. Nina asks Julia to speak with Art alone. After Julia leaves Nina wants to know what the hell Art has to talk about with Julia?
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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Antes muerta que Lichita #83 Wednesday 1/20/16
Looks like they are keeping up with the double episodes. This was our third this week.BTW, I will fill in for Marta on Friday.
After the kiss, Alicia tells Santiago she is open to also having a personal relationship with him as long as they keep work and their personal lives separate. Santiago talks about himself wanting to get married and have children. It also turns out he is not a one trick pony. He has several businesses: Peoples' Café, a restaurant chain, a few boutique hotels and he a partner in a real estate firm.
At the park, Roberto tries to explain to Mateo how much he wants to be with him andhow much he loves him. Mateo quotes his mother: she told him that if a person REALLY wants to do something, they will find a way to do it. His mother left her "super heroine" job for him but Roberto refused to. Roberto accuses Sheila of lying to Mateo about him. She sees it all differently. He wants to know if she is hanging around with another criminal just like her. She takes exception with that. The guy she is with is not like him. Roberto says he has changed. He is a married man and successful. She has had enough of Roberto. He wants to spend some time with Mateo there at the park. Sheila decides it is time to go.
At the mansion, Gumaro and Luciana have done the deed and we see them all happy with themselves in her bed. Luciana tells him he can call her "tú" when they are not out in public. They hear Dafne in the mansion so Gumaro hides. Later outside at the bonsai station, Gumaro is feeling guilty so he tells Luciana he is quitting. She feels guilty, too, being "very" married. We hear her say not to rush; not to quit until he has another job. That is just what she told him yesterday. We have come full circle. They are kissing again.
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After the kiss, Alicia tells Santiago she is open to also having a personal relationship with him as long as they keep work and their personal lives separate. Santiago talks about himself wanting to get married and have children. It also turns out he is not a one trick pony. He has several businesses: Peoples' Café, a restaurant chain, a few boutique hotels and he a partner in a real estate firm.
At the park, Roberto tries to explain to Mateo how much he wants to be with him andhow much he loves him. Mateo quotes his mother: she told him that if a person REALLY wants to do something, they will find a way to do it. His mother left her "super heroine" job for him but Roberto refused to. Roberto accuses Sheila of lying to Mateo about him. She sees it all differently. He wants to know if she is hanging around with another criminal just like her. She takes exception with that. The guy she is with is not like him. Roberto says he has changed. He is a married man and successful. She has had enough of Roberto. He wants to spend some time with Mateo there at the park. Sheila decides it is time to go.
At the mansion, Gumaro and Luciana have done the deed and we see them all happy with themselves in her bed. Luciana tells him he can call her "tú" when they are not out in public. They hear Dafne in the mansion so Gumaro hides. Later outside at the bonsai station, Gumaro is feeling guilty so he tells Luciana he is quitting. She feels guilty, too, being "very" married. We hear her say not to rush; not to quit until he has another job. That is just what she told him yesterday. We have come full circle. They are kissing again.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #102 1-20-16 A Tearful Reunion and a Challenge to the Empire!
Ciao, miei cari amici del MIVAC Patio! Hello, beloved friends of the MIVAC Patio! Here's tonight's highlights, not necessarily in order of broadcast.
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- Vitto is on the verge of being evicted from his two restaurant properties. I feel sorry for Domingo! Vitto makes a grand statement of happily giving everything he owns for Diana to get her son back. Anibal believes he is perfectly positioned to move in to snare Julieta and Sergio via the fake response he sent to their internet post.
- Gianna and Fiorella discuss Fiorella's perhaps going to Maratea to investigate their origins. Fiorella protests she doesn't have the money to return to Italy. Gigi reminds her she's the wife of a rich man and gets a lecture on a woman needing to have some income of her own to maintain a degree of independence.
- The discarded Dust Mop shows up, meets with Assvaldo who rejects her offer of a "bed massage." After she throws his affair with Alina in his face, he tells her to get lost for good.
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Antes muerta que Lichita 1/19: power outage stymies recapper
Hello friends,
our power went out today due to ?? Who knows? It was out in most of Durham NC. By the time it came back on Ezra didn't have time to do his recap before he had to go to class.
Here are some bullet points.
our power went out today due to ?? Who knows? It was out in most of Durham NC. By the time it came back on Ezra didn't have time to do his recap before he had to go to class.
Here are some bullet points.
- Alicia tells her mom she wants to move out and live on her own.
- Gumaro and Luciana kiss a lot. Bea almost catches them in the bonsai pergola and in their hasty exit they knock over a lot of the little trees, which Luciana later blames on Dafne. She tells Bea she needs an exorcist for Dafne and Bea is seriously considering it.
Due to all the kissing Gumaro says he'll quit (because he's feeling a small amount of guilt) but Roberto says, no, stay and spy some more, so there's more kissing in the corners.
- Roberto keeps calling the number Mateo called from. Sheila has a partner in crime and they have cooked up something but we don't know what it is. She finally tells Roberto he can meet with Mateo at a playground but he better not try anything because the law is on her side. Sheila tells Mateo: "Your dad was lying when he said he loved you and had a room ready for you. He told me you're a bother and he wants to be rid of you." This was by far the low point of the episode. Roberto goes to a playground for the meet but our indoor antenna failed toward the end of the episode and I don't know if he saw Mateo yet.
- Our idiot Nacho struts around trying to figure out what to do with his insurance money windfall. He boasts he will be a famous entrepreneur.
- Santi comes to Ikonika to seal the deal, reminds all that he wants only Alicia to head his campaign. Roberto capers jealously in the hallway as Santi and Alicia have a quiet moment together after the meeting. He wants her to lighten up a little but will respect her business-only stance. Alicia can't help bringing up the photo of Santi with the hotel heiress. He says: "She's cold and boring and plays with her nose hairs. That picture is from two years ago and our romance only lasted a month." Alicia is embarrassed but Santi is pleased that she cares.
- Augusto tells Alicia: "When Robert becomes president of API you can be director General of Ikonika." She says she doesn't have enough experience, he tells her to stop being so self-effacing.
- Beto warns Gumaro: "Drako is on the way." In the TyM garage Gumaro beeps the horn at the perfect moment and Drako drops the papers. Gumaro picks them up, scans them, and pockets one, having to do with some company ... might be funny business to take to the Naugahyde policeman.
- Brisa finds Alicia's damning old "testimonial" (HOW I HATE IKONIKA) from long ago on her hard drive. Braulio says, delete it. Instead, Brisa loses it.
- At lunch Alicia and Santi tell each other their favorite desserts. When he says his Granny's rice pudding is his favorite, Alicia gives him a big long kiss.
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Muchacha Italiana 1/19/16 #101 These Kids Are So Darn Cute When They’re Happy.
Recap by Sneaky Two Shoes!!! YAAAAY!!! Mille grazie!!!!
Os & Sonia
Os wants to know if she’s going to be mad at him forever, he doesn’t want to lose her but if she doesn’t accept his apology they’re not going to be able to go on, and Sonia leaves to puke (I feel kinda pukey too – is it him?)
Party People
Everyone is yelling for the bride and groom to kiss, but Elo puts a damper on things, yelling, ‘This is a joke, right?’ Pietro says he has never been so serious about anything. Elo thinks they’ve been carrying on all along (and they have really) but Pietro and Fiorella tell her they repressed their love until the day of the unweddings when Pietro went looking for Fi and they got together and decided to get together.
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Os & Sonia
Os wants to know if she’s going to be mad at him forever, he doesn’t want to lose her but if she doesn’t accept his apology they’re not going to be able to go on, and Sonia leaves to puke (I feel kinda pukey too – is it him?)
Party People
Everyone is yelling for the bride and groom to kiss, but Elo puts a damper on things, yelling, ‘This is a joke, right?’ Pietro says he has never been so serious about anything. Elo thinks they’ve been carrying on all along (and they have really) but Pietro and Fiorella tell her they repressed their love until the day of the unweddings when Pietro went looking for Fi and they got together and decided to get together.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Pasión y Poder Martes 1/19/16 #61 & 62
Chapter
61: A Game of Thrones
Now
that I have some new expert assistance I can be sure of at least one
reliable source. Some of this comes from reports from my fellow
writer, Dashiell. He understands hypocrisy – and crime – among
all sorts from drawing rooms to low-income housing. He's helping to
fill in the gaps. Fortunately we wear the same size so I can help
him infiltrate the circles I'm usually in when that becomes
necessary.
–
D.D.
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Antes muerta que Lichita 1/18: Bea drops a bomb. Draco tells a joke. Mateo makes a call. Nacho is an ass. Valeria goes to work. Brisa learns to tweet. Alicia gets a kiss and doesn't go to Los Angeles.
What a jam-packed episode! It was so long I've used up all the time I have and refuse to proofread this. Also, I was handicapped by my profound lack of interest in the organizational hierarchy of Ikonika. There are layers of bosses but I just can't bring myself to care.
Augusto to Beto: "Somebody has offered to invest a lot in Ikonika USA, I should take advantage of it and move quickly." "I can't be Pres of API and also Director General and Elias is uninterested and has disappeared." "Ask anybody, have Nestor help."
Mateo calls Roberto, who bolts from Augusto's office but not before Augusto hears the name. Mateo is being held captive by his mother, who angrily reminds him: she only agreed to let him hear his father's voice. They are living in the house of "your new dad who decides what does and doesn't happen" so no seeing Roberto.
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Augusto to Beto: "Somebody has offered to invest a lot in Ikonika USA, I should take advantage of it and move quickly." "I can't be Pres of API and also Director General and Elias is uninterested and has disappeared." "Ask anybody, have Nestor help."
Mateo calls Roberto, who bolts from Augusto's office but not before Augusto hears the name. Mateo is being held captive by his mother, who angrily reminds him: she only agreed to let him hear his father's voice. They are living in the house of "your new dad who decides what does and doesn't happen" so no seeing Roberto.
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Pasion y Poder #59 & #60 20160118 Stop Me If You've Heard This Story Before: Eladio Schwarzenegger Bestows an Unusually Generous Gift on the Child of the Maid and Julia Shriver Finally Gets Pissed
Eladio explains to his hurt and angry son why he should
still be nominated for father of the year.
Although he treated Franco like a guest, trained to be his servant, and
didn’t acknowledge him as his son, Eladio did not allow him to be raised by an
alcoholic and known as the child of a murdereress. Franco says that he always wanted to be
Eladio’s kid. Franco is not impressed;
he says that Eladio never treated him like a son. Franco goes on to say that Eladio used his
mother like toilet paper while Julia was preggers. He flushed her as soon as Julia was ready to
mate again. Per his calculations, only 4
months separate he and David. Franco
wants to know if Eladio will tell Dave and Julia the truth. Eladio says…that ain’t happening. Franco protests, at first. He’s tired of Humberto treating him like he’s
a social climber that doesn’t belong there.
He will compensate Franco for keeping this secret. Franco agrees to keep being the godson, but
he wants everything that Dave gets.
Benefits, but not the acknowledgement.
Later, for some reason, both Eladio and Franco appear to rolling boogers
with their fingers (I didn’t ask why, cuz’ I was grossed out). Anyways, they hug it out, but Franco
physically looks like he smells B.S. when he is embraced by his father.
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Monday, January 18, 2016
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #100 1-18-16 Muchacha Italiana ya está casado
Ciao e andiamo, mi Peeps! Let's see how this plays out as the de la Riva Palmas and Assvaldo watch him and Aitana on the small screen gettin' busy! "What's the meaning of this?" they shout. Sonia holds court and smoothly informs Aitana and her parents that they will not be trying to implicate her and Assvaldo in the swindle of ACorp.
"If you try to accuse us, we will release the video and your precious daughter will not be able to snag a wealthy husband! I've had you investigated and you've pulled one con job after another!"
"Why, I'm not going to let myself be blackmailed by a cabaret singer!" shouts Benigno. "Why did you do it?" screeches Celeste at Aitana!
"For entertainment! I was tired of being your puppet!" Benigno turns on Sonia again. He doesn't believe Sonia and tries to call her bluff. Sonia is ready. She has several copies of the video with different investigative agencies all of which are prepared to release it should something happen to her or Assvaldo. Grasping at straws, Aitana's parents wonder what about Assvaldo, he's in the video, too! Sonia answers with a mild sneer that Assvaldo has nothing to lose. Celeste admits that Sonia has their and Aitana's reputation in her hands. They agree to shut up. Sonia tosses her head triumphantly and commands smugly glowing Assvaldo to get her lap top and purse. He does and follows her swishing, swirling, pink hemline out of the de la Riva's house, carrying her bags.
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"If you try to accuse us, we will release the video and your precious daughter will not be able to snag a wealthy husband! I've had you investigated and you've pulled one con job after another!"
"Why, I'm not going to let myself be blackmailed by a cabaret singer!" shouts Benigno. "Why did you do it?" screeches Celeste at Aitana!
"For entertainment! I was tired of being your puppet!" Benigno turns on Sonia again. He doesn't believe Sonia and tries to call her bluff. Sonia is ready. She has several copies of the video with different investigative agencies all of which are prepared to release it should something happen to her or Assvaldo. Grasping at straws, Aitana's parents wonder what about Assvaldo, he's in the video, too! Sonia answers with a mild sneer that Assvaldo has nothing to lose. Celeste admits that Sonia has their and Aitana's reputation in her hands. They agree to shut up. Sonia tosses her head triumphantly and commands smugly glowing Assvaldo to get her lap top and purse. He does and follows her swishing, swirling, pink hemline out of the de la Riva's house, carrying her bags.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, La Querida del Centauro, and Fatmagul,: Week of January 18, 2016
The NEW & IMPROVED Telemundo page is now brought to you twice a week in order to provide seamless coverage. No more lost comments! Just remember to look for the new page. We'll start off each week on Mondays at 3PM and then the "Weekend Edition" will appear on Thursdays at 8PM.
Here's this week's kick-off page for Telemundo fans, and the lineup is:
8PM—Celia now in últimos capitulos,
9PM—Bajo el Mismo Cielo with only 6 episodes remaining (el último will be Mon. Jan 25th, to be replaced by Eva la Trailera on the 26th)
10PM—La Querida del Centauro
& Qué Culpa Tiene Fatmagúl which airs at noon on Telemundo (and at 9PM on Azteca Trece in NJ).
Enjoy!
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Saturday, January 16, 2016
Pasión y Poder Episodes #56, #57, #58 Janurary 15th 2016 Call Dr. Phil. These people need professional help ASAP.
Episode #56
Which Montenegro sister is better in bed?
Daniela has a little question for David:
Who was better in bed? Her? Her sister?
David is appalled at such a question.
Daniela doesn't stop there and adds juicy details about how *delicious* her and David's nasty hotel romp in Cancun was.
Oh, those are fighting words for Regina.
Regina lunges at Daniela ready to rearrange her little sister's face.
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Which Montenegro sister is better in bed?
Daniela has a little question for David:
Who was better in bed? Her? Her sister?
David is appalled at such a question.
Daniela doesn't stop there and adds juicy details about how *delicious* her and David's nasty hotel romp in Cancun was.
Oh, those are fighting words for Regina.
Regina lunges at Daniela ready to rearrange her little sister's face.
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Recappers Needed: Hotel de los Secretos Premiers January 25th, 10pm, Univision
On January 25th
we will start a new journey together…a journey to turn of the last century
Mexico. Once we arrive at our destination, we will enter the doors of a grand
hotel, filled with shadows and mysteries—El
Hotel de los Secretos. Your guides and hosts on this journey will
be:
Jardinera
(Tuesday)
Vivi (Wednesday)
Cathyx (Friday)
Nandicta (Friday)
As you can see, we still need at least two additional
fearless guides to recap Mondays and
Thursdays. We’re flexible, if
another day works best for you. Please
leave a comment, or email me if you want to join this intrepid recapping team. See
you all soon in the dark corridors and passages of the hotel…
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #99 1-15-16 Maximo, the Monster!
Ciao, MIVAC Peeps! Ah, it was a great show! I'm not messing with you, trying to prolong your anticipation, but let's get the smaller stuff out of the way first. Here is the first of two installments!
Diana and Vitto
Diana cries to Vitto that this whole mess is her fault and she feels so guilty and she's sooo repentant! Vitto tells her not to worry, his focus is on paying the ransom and getting Betito back. They meet the next day with a hoodied and shaded Anibal who demands to be shown the money if they want to see Beto; Vitto demands to know Beto is well first. Anibal grabs the aluminum briefcase with the money after a brief struggle, flinging Vitto and Diana to the ground. Anibal growls that the money had better be right or Beto will die, and takes off!
Gael, Gigi and Papi Chulo
Gael calls Augustin "Papa" (awwww) as he introduces him to Gianna, Benni and Roxi. We learn that the Chulo one is a writer. Roxi sort of apologizes for jacking him up earlier while reminding him she wouldn't have done so if he had come right out and said who he was. Augustin graciously apologizes and accepts responsibility. He invites them all to lunch but Roxi and Gigi have to go to class and off they run. Uh oh! Gigi collapses just a few steps away and everyone runs to help her!
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Diana and Vitto
Diana cries to Vitto that this whole mess is her fault and she feels so guilty and she's sooo repentant! Vitto tells her not to worry, his focus is on paying the ransom and getting Betito back. They meet the next day with a hoodied and shaded Anibal who demands to be shown the money if they want to see Beto; Vitto demands to know Beto is well first. Anibal grabs the aluminum briefcase with the money after a brief struggle, flinging Vitto and Diana to the ground. Anibal growls that the money had better be right or Beto will die, and takes off!
Gael, Gigi and Papi Chulo
Gael calls Augustin "Papa" (awwww) as he introduces him to Gianna, Benni and Roxi. We learn that the Chulo one is a writer. Roxi sort of apologizes for jacking him up earlier while reminding him she wouldn't have done so if he had come right out and said who he was. Augustin graciously apologizes and accepts responsibility. He invites them all to lunch but Roxi and Gigi have to go to class and off they run. Uh oh! Gigi collapses just a few steps away and everyone runs to help her!
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Friday, January 15, 2016
Antes muerta que Lichita #80 1/15/16 Augie is GOD... or at least he believes he is... and he again convinces Alicia to move to US. Bea moves in with Alex and Kenny (Say WHAT???!!)
The mystery guy turns out to be Santiago de la Vega, the
owner of the whole chain ‘People’s Café’.
He introduces himself to her, shakes her hand… (the guy could not be
more of a gentleman)… won’t let her apologize. He did not tell her who he is
just because she did not give him a chance (she wouldn’t stop talking). (yeah Alicia! Like you can stop talking fast
right now too!). HE reminds her that
when he met her in L.A. she sent a cell phone flying his way. Then she gets a bit proud and obnoxious when
he is only trying to congratulate her on their being able to close his store.
Roberto and Gumaro. Rob is telling Gum that Luciana told Rob
about Augie’s ‘accident’ was not a car accident and was not overseas. It was in
a small town here in Mex and it was a bullet wound. So Roberto will continue investigating on his
side, asks Gumaro to do same.
Now it is Elsa who is tattle-tongue with Santy. Nacho assures him that they did clean fair
competition. Santy says he is here to recognize that and congratulate them. His
people made a mistake opening a store here, his company is more for stands at
big corporate offices, not local neighborhoods. Obnoxious Magos has her
personal comments about having worked at PC for a couple days and the coffee
was pricey. Elsa voices her concern
about the employees of the Peoples Café. Santee assures them that all his
employees were relocated, no one was let go.
He also congratulates them on the marketing campaign… and unbeknownst to
him, he actually TELLS Nacho and Elsa that Alicia is the Creative Director at
Iconika USA. This drops the jaws of both Elsa and Nacho. Poor Alicia is having
a ‘wanna get away?’ moment.
Roberto brings Luciana’s photo of Augie at hospital bed to
the cop guy. They again end up arguing
since both of them are ready to call each other on the ‘deal’ they had made.
Alicia tries to explain herself to her parents. Nacho tells Santy that they are so proud of
their ‘nina’ but the problem is she is leaving their side to be Director over
there. Elsa says yeah but it’s the law
of life. And all children leave … SOMEDAY (get it, Magos?). Elsa and Nacho go to tend the business…
Roberto and Gumaro are again talking while Gumaro fixes the
blue mustang (not exactly an original car color for mustangs of that era… esp
if you paint even the radiator grill Yikes!)
Back to Santy/Alicia… he is amazed that she had come up with
the marketing campaign of the coffee shop all by herself. HE admires her even
more. Some guy that works for Santy
comes to meet him there to get him to sign some papers. Meanwhile Alicia texts someone to come meet
her when they can. She turns around and Santy is gone.
At Iconika… Nestor is feeling like yelling at the
receptionist girls who are payimg more attention to their cell phones than him
or Braulio… The girls have about half a
dozen employees in front of them waiting to get their attention but they are
totally ignoring everyone. Nestor says he wants to know who is keeping up the
agenda of meetings for Don Augie. He
yells at them even louder. Shushette
turns around to him and says ‘your temporary role is showing to be a bit too
much for you’. In comes Roberto and with
one word gets everyone to shut up.
At the house, Luciana is crying at the garden… Gumaro comes
over and tries to chit chat with her and she wants him to show her how to care
for the bonsai trees… he gets closer to her and whispers that she needs to
sweet-talk and even sing to the plants.
Then he puts his arms around her. And holds her hands while she trims…
(are these two falling for each other for real?)
Roberto asks where Elias is, but Shushette tells him Elias
must be feeling really bad after learning what his ex-wife was up to behind his
back. Then they all talk that Elias knew about her affair…
Shushette says there is a client coming to a conference for
their campaign… seems like no one at the company has done any work on a
campaign theme or anything for this client… In comes Augie walking in (I would
guess he is here to attend the conference for the non-existent campaign
presentation).
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Pasión y Poder, ep. 53, 54 & 55, Thursday, January 14, 2016. Oh god. Cain and Abel who?
Nobody cares about me. Boo-effing-hoo-hoo.
Daniela takes absolutely no responsibility for her actions and yet somehow convinces both Agustín and Regina not to tell Daddy about her latest Grim Tale.
Nina's charming homage to Marge Simpson, pearls and all, is wasted on Humberto.
Nina feigns confidence in her husband's love, but she is obviously shaken by Humberto's revelation that Arturo and Julia were once engaged; not only that, they were recently together in Puerto Vallarta. Humberto and Nina agree on this much – it is to their mutual advantage to keep Arturo and Julia from mating. Humberto drives home the point: If Eladio finds out that Arturo is sniffing around Julia, he'll kill him.
When Humberto leaves, Nina searches frantically through Arturo's desk and bureau drawers, but apparently finds nothing. She vows to confront Julia.
We're getting professional help.
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Antes muerta que Lichita. #79 1/14/16 "The Aftermath"
Alternative Title: The Many Faces on Don Augusto the Grand Impostor
For those who missed the recent turn of events Alicia narrates the saga and reminds the audience of a few things:
- Sandra's has a childish tantrum leading her to inform Bea of Alicia's and Augusto's alleged affair
- Don Augusto making creepy and inappropriate advances towards a very naive Alicia
- Roberto giving his 100% with his puppy dog face upon hearing above news
- Finally, the @*#&! show of a meeting where affairs, secret babies and true parentages were revealed.
For those who missed the recent turn of events Alicia narrates the saga and reminds the audience of a few things:
- Sandra's has a childish tantrum leading her to inform Bea of Alicia's and Augusto's alleged affair
- Don Augusto making creepy and inappropriate advances towards a very naive Alicia
- Roberto giving his 100% with his puppy dog face upon hearing above news
- Finally, the @*#&! show of a meeting where affairs, secret babies and true parentages were revealed.
I am working on the tears to play up the anguish factor
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Thursday, January 14, 2016
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #98 1-14-16 The resurrection of Pilar!
Ciao, MIVAC Peeps! We know the big story in tonight's show is the miraculous appearance of Pilar, Pedro's Mother, long thought to be dead, but let's summarize other action before we get to that.
Diana arrives home and finds her Mom tied up and unconscious. Anibal tied her up, kidnapped Beto and is demanding a huge ransom. She goes to Vitto for help who pledges he will pay the ransom. Domingo protests as Vitto is going to use money earmarked to keep La Dolce Vita afloat. Diana is grateful!
Looks like we ARE to understand, as I predicted, that Eloisa's misadventure in the barrio and involuntary/temporary status as a beggar would cause her to have a change of heart. Eloisa gives away a bunch of her clothes and shoes to the needy and plans to sell a lot of her jewelry and give the proceeds to charity. She also decides to accept Fiorella's suggestion that inequities don't just exist outside El Rancho Los Angeles but in it as well. Fiorella thinks the house staff should be able to dress as they please. Eloisa not only agrees but has Fiorella fitted for a pretty floral dress as per Fifi's request and allows Quina, Simoneta, Fidel and Benni to dress as they please. No more uniforms! She does advise against too loud colors. Eloisa even conducts her first table etiquette lesson with the house staff, enlisting Roxi to be her assistant. This is just the beginning of Eloisa's teaching them some bougie manners!
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Diana arrives home and finds her Mom tied up and unconscious. Anibal tied her up, kidnapped Beto and is demanding a huge ransom. She goes to Vitto for help who pledges he will pay the ransom. Domingo protests as Vitto is going to use money earmarked to keep La Dolce Vita afloat. Diana is grateful!
Looks like we ARE to understand, as I predicted, that Eloisa's misadventure in the barrio and involuntary/temporary status as a beggar would cause her to have a change of heart. Eloisa gives away a bunch of her clothes and shoes to the needy and plans to sell a lot of her jewelry and give the proceeds to charity. She also decides to accept Fiorella's suggestion that inequities don't just exist outside El Rancho Los Angeles but in it as well. Fiorella thinks the house staff should be able to dress as they please. Eloisa not only agrees but has Fiorella fitted for a pretty floral dress as per Fifi's request and allows Quina, Simoneta, Fidel and Benni to dress as they please. No more uniforms! She does advise against too loud colors. Eloisa even conducts her first table etiquette lesson with the house staff, enlisting Roxi to be her assistant. This is just the beginning of Eloisa's teaching them some bougie manners!
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Pasion y Poder #50, 51, 52, Wednesday 01-13-2016
Apparently Univision cramped in three episodes on Wednesday night. I will do my best to summarize the 2 hours that aired.
Hour 1
David and Eladio continue their talk at the bar. Eladio grew up poor, but with a strict father. David has always been scared of his father. Eladio swears he will change, bla, bla, bla. David loves his father despite everything.
Julia and Art comtinue their chat over the phone. Julia wants to give her marriage another chance. Art wants to talk when she returns to the city.
Erick cries on his expensive, blood-stained shirt while in jail. The guard moves him to another cell.
Connie and Art chat about Erick, the baby and their future. Art reassures her that she and his grandchild will be taken care of. Connie says that Erick is innocent.
Regina and Miguel talk about Connie and her health and whether or not she lied in her statement to the police. They need to support Connie no matter what.
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Hour 1
David and Eladio continue their talk at the bar. Eladio grew up poor, but with a strict father. David has always been scared of his father. Eladio swears he will change, bla, bla, bla. David loves his father despite everything.
Julia and Art comtinue their chat over the phone. Julia wants to give her marriage another chance. Art wants to talk when she returns to the city.
Erick cries on his expensive, blood-stained shirt while in jail. The guard moves him to another cell.
Connie and Art chat about Erick, the baby and their future. Art reassures her that she and his grandchild will be taken care of. Connie says that Erick is innocent.
Regina and Miguel talk about Connie and her health and whether or not she lied in her statement to the police. They need to support Connie no matter what.
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Antes muerta que Lichita. #78 1/13/16 "Elías and Fátima to the Rescue"
Looks like high DRAMA tonight!! So let's get right to it.
Alicia has arrived at Augusto's mansion and wants to talk to Beatriz. She wants to clarify some things. Beatriz does not know how she has the nerve to show up. She'd slap her out of her home but she does not want to offend the Divine Redeemer. Luciana of course has to join in and calls Alicia a snake among other things. Beatriz calls her a sinner and asks about the trip she made to LA with her husband. Alicia tries to tell her about the trip being a work trip. Augusto must have told her about it. Luciana tells her that Augustolied saying he was going to New York and ended up in LA. Valeria tries to calm Luciana down and take her out of there. Luciana insists on staying. Alicia mentions the confidentiality expected by Augusto about the LA office. Beatriz calls her a liar and an evil woman who is out to steal her husband. Beatriz reminds Alicia that there is a God who sees all. She hopes he really punishes her. Beatriz refuses to hear any explanations. Valeria finally takes Beatriz to her room and asks Alicia to leave so Beatriz can rest. Luciana tells Alicia to leave before she throws her out in a condition worst than that of the Christ of Iztapalapa. Alicia and Luciana physically face off like two junior high girls ready to fight, huff and puff and then both back down. Alicia leaves. Luciana thinks Alicia was really scared of her.
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Alicia has arrived at Augusto's mansion and wants to talk to Beatriz. She wants to clarify some things. Beatriz does not know how she has the nerve to show up. She'd slap her out of her home but she does not want to offend the Divine Redeemer. Luciana of course has to join in and calls Alicia a snake among other things. Beatriz calls her a sinner and asks about the trip she made to LA with her husband. Alicia tries to tell her about the trip being a work trip. Augusto must have told her about it. Luciana tells her that Augustolied saying he was going to New York and ended up in LA. Valeria tries to calm Luciana down and take her out of there. Luciana insists on staying. Alicia mentions the confidentiality expected by Augusto about the LA office. Beatriz calls her a liar and an evil woman who is out to steal her husband. Beatriz reminds Alicia that there is a God who sees all. She hopes he really punishes her. Beatriz refuses to hear any explanations. Valeria finally takes Beatriz to her room and asks Alicia to leave so Beatriz can rest. Luciana tells Alicia to leave before she throws her out in a condition worst than that of the Christ of Iztapalapa. Alicia and Luciana physically face off like two junior high girls ready to fight, huff and puff and then both back down. Alicia leaves. Luciana thinks Alicia was really scared of her.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #97 1-13-16 HOT ZIGGETY DAWG! Some real action, Muchacha Peeps!
Ciao a todos, I mean a tutti. Heck, how y'all are? This is my first summary. Let's see how well I do summarizing versus writing a novelette!
Right off the bat, my beloved Patio Peeps, one of you have a chance to make a contribution to tonight's summary because silly me started the recording late and I don't know what happened in the first segment! I was able to figure part of it out but I don't know how Fifi explained that yummy huggin' she was giving Pedro so feel free to fill in, Peeps!
(This is what I was able to figure out.) Freddie takes Eloisa to the bank and withdraws bribe money to pay off Vargas, ACorp accountant, who had demanded two years salary in exchange for the information about to whom monthly deposits were being made by ACorp. He takes a suitcase full of money and gives her the address, not the name, of the recipient. The address is of a mental hospital! More on that later.
Eloisa wakes up face down on the pavement in a, shall we say, humble part of town. She tries over and over without success to get people to tell her where she is. Mostly people ignore her but she manages to get enough change from a couple of passersby to call the Rancho. Pedro answers. The family marvels that Eloisa was able to call what with her dementia. Pedro confesses that Eloisa faked dementia to expose someone in the family whom she thought was trying to kill her. Sergio takes off with Fidel. Assvaldo mocks Pedro's desire to go with them.
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Right off the bat, my beloved Patio Peeps, one of you have a chance to make a contribution to tonight's summary because silly me started the recording late and I don't know what happened in the first segment! I was able to figure part of it out but I don't know how Fifi explained that yummy huggin' she was giving Pedro so feel free to fill in, Peeps!
(This is what I was able to figure out.) Freddie takes Eloisa to the bank and withdraws bribe money to pay off Vargas, ACorp accountant, who had demanded two years salary in exchange for the information about to whom monthly deposits were being made by ACorp. He takes a suitcase full of money and gives her the address, not the name, of the recipient. The address is of a mental hospital! More on that later.
Eloisa wakes up face down on the pavement in a, shall we say, humble part of town. She tries over and over without success to get people to tell her where she is. Mostly people ignore her but she manages to get enough change from a couple of passersby to call the Rancho. Pedro answers. The family marvels that Eloisa was able to call what with her dementia. Pedro confesses that Eloisa faked dementia to expose someone in the family whom she thought was trying to kill her. Sergio takes off with Fidel. Assvaldo mocks Pedro's desire to go with them.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #96 1/12/16 Beware the Hooded Menace!!
Recap by Sneaky Two Shoes! Grazie Tantissimo!!
(Lotta stuff happened so skipping the old - straight to the new.)
Gael tells Gia that Agustin wants to see him again. Gael's all up in the air about it- doesn't know if he wants to know him and confesses almost using again. Gia swears she will be with him day and night, all the time to help him through this and she reminds him how dangerous it is for him to take drugs and tries to help him see the situation calmly. Gael thinks its too late for he and Agustin to have a father/son relationship now, he's not a kid anymore. Gia tells to meet Agustin and maybe all he wants is a little love. Gael isn't sure he can give it to him. He agrees this time for Gia to go with him to the meeting tonight.
Aitana's fam plots together. Ai thinks Elo knows Fi and Pietro are together and that's why she cut Fi in to the will. Beg thinks Pietro and Fi are plotting together to take advandtage of Elo's dementia and they can tell the board about it and get Pietro out. Aitana's mom thinks the board won't care that Pietro is fooling around with the help. Beg sends Ai to RLA to snoop around and see if Pietro and Fiorella do have something going on. Ai and her mom protest Beg's using her and treating her like a soulless puppet. (apparently the family who plots together doesn't stay together.) Ai's mom warns her no nookie with Os while she's at the rancho.
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(Lotta stuff happened so skipping the old - straight to the new.)
Gael tells Gia that Agustin wants to see him again. Gael's all up in the air about it- doesn't know if he wants to know him and confesses almost using again. Gia swears she will be with him day and night, all the time to help him through this and she reminds him how dangerous it is for him to take drugs and tries to help him see the situation calmly. Gael thinks its too late for he and Agustin to have a father/son relationship now, he's not a kid anymore. Gia tells to meet Agustin and maybe all he wants is a little love. Gael isn't sure he can give it to him. He agrees this time for Gia to go with him to the meeting tonight.
Aitana's fam plots together. Ai thinks Elo knows Fi and Pietro are together and that's why she cut Fi in to the will. Beg thinks Pietro and Fi are plotting together to take advandtage of Elo's dementia and they can tell the board about it and get Pietro out. Aitana's mom thinks the board won't care that Pietro is fooling around with the help. Beg sends Ai to RLA to snoop around and see if Pietro and Fiorella do have something going on. Ai and her mom protest Beg's using her and treating her like a soulless puppet. (apparently the family who plots together doesn't stay together.) Ai's mom warns her no nookie with Os while she's at the rancho.
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Lichita 1/12
I love Alicia's angry texting... she really assaults the phone! Also I like how they have adapted the new communication medium (texting) to fit the old novela standby (overheard conversations) by having her yell out loud as she texts. The new guy overhears and gets hit in the face when she gets mad and flings her phone.
They get him an icepack and start talking. She's glad she's a Mexican (no offense to her Cuban and Columbian workers) so they can understand one another and not press charges for any injury.
He hints that he sought them out (and he's not revealing how he knew that they were going to open up the U.S. subsidiary or where to find it) because he thinks they're going to be huge in L.A. and Iconika's work in Mexico had a huge impact on his brand. Alicia goes to look for her phone, and when she returns he's gone without even leaving his name.
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They get him an icepack and start talking. She's glad she's a Mexican (no offense to her Cuban and Columbian workers) so they can understand one another and not press charges for any injury.
He hints that he sought them out (and he's not revealing how he knew that they were going to open up the U.S. subsidiary or where to find it) because he thinks they're going to be huge in L.A. and Iconika's work in Mexico had a huge impact on his brand. Alicia goes to look for her phone, and when she returns he's gone without even leaving his name.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Pasión y Poder Martes 1/12/16 #47, 48, 49
Chapter
47: Lies and Whispers
The
murder investigation will go on and it looks like most of the press
is just as malleable and hungry as in the US. Maybe more so. I'm not
sure if audience appetite for scandal is equal or greater, but it
certainly isn't less. That means I could be here for quite a while.
That's alright; I love drinking frozen margaritas at my ringside seat
for this modern version of Romeo and Juliet. It's not Verona, but
there is Puerto Vallarta.
– D.D.
Arturo and
Julia kissed on the boardwalk. It was almost as though time had
stopped twenty-five years ago. Or that they forgot what had happened
in between. It didn't matter either way because they were
interrupted by the retro ringtone of Arturo's cell phone. Due to the
situation he couldn't ignore it. As he pulled it out Julia looked
around, aware that Efrain was spying on her for Eladio.
“Arturo,
the police were here,” Nina told him over the phone.
“What
happened? What did they say?”
“They
have a warrant for his arrest and they were looking through the whole
house.”
“No, no,
no, no. Augustin told me they'd be expecting him the day after
tomorrow.” Julia began walking away to go back to the hotel.
“They
said he needs to present himself or be considered a fugitive. Can
you imagine?”
“If you
had told me about this before this wouldn't have happened!” Arturo
took a breath. “Now, calm down. Don't worry. I will find our son
and bring him back.”
“Arturo,
please. Don't let them arrest Erick. Please, I beg you.”
“Please
calm down. Everything will be resolved.”
He ended
the call and looked for Julia. She was not to be seen.
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Antes muerta que Lichita 1/11/2016: while the D team is sinking the mother ship, Alicia and Roberto yell at each other in L.A. Also, a "meet cute."
The subtitles were almost useless tonight, so, viewers who understand rapid fire Spanish, please fill in the blanks!
Roberto shows up at Ikonika USA and most of the conversations he has with Alicia, at high volume and a mile a minute, are general insults, he accuses her of hanky panky with the boss, also, she doesn't want to share the luxury hotel suite with him but he insists it's his right as a Toledo y Mondragon family flunky.
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Roberto shows up at Ikonika USA and most of the conversations he has with Alicia, at high volume and a mile a minute, are general insults, he accuses her of hanky panky with the boss, also, she doesn't want to share the luxury hotel suite with him but he insists it's his right as a Toledo y Mondragon family flunky.
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Pasion y Poder #46 20160111
GLA
Franco asks Eladio for Gaby's hand in marriage. Eladio asks Gaby to leave. Eladio stands and sticks out his hand and pulls Franco practically over the desk. He congratulates Franco and tells him that he's not getting a penny from the Bank of Gomez-Luna, even if they should marry. Eladio reminds Franco that he's poor, broke and homeless. Franco assures Eladio that he really loves Gaby and he will give her everything. He goes on to tell Eladio that he taught him to work hard, so he knows how to get a job. Eladio is impressed and says that he might give Franco his job back if he finds Aldo. Eladio tells Franco that he fired Francisco for effing up a car deal. He didn't know that Francisco was a dumb as a rock. Eladio snaps his fingers and Franco bolts from the office to find Aldo.
Franco and Gaby retreat to his glass office for a little PDA. Franco tells her that he can't get her a ring because he's unemployed right now, but he will get her something better. Marintia, the secretary with benefits, returns enters the office, so Franco introduces Gaby as his fiancé to his mistress/secretary. Franco wants Marintia to find some address for him pronto. Marintia congratulates them, but shows her true feelings once the couple has departed. She's not down with this. She calls them imbeciles.
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Monday, January 11, 2016
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse, Monday 1-11-16 Eloisa is "tan cuerda como siempre," As sane as ever!
Ciao, Muchacha Patio Peeps! Well, let's get back to our story after an unexpected weekend off! We pick up right where Sneaky left us on Thursday in the living room of the Angeles Ranch with the collective Angeles jaw on the floor upon hearing that HALF the Angeles fortune has been left to Fiorella Bianchi, faithful personal assistant of Eloisa! Predictably, Federica, Assvaldo and Sonia lay in to Fiorella with accusations of goldigging and bewitching the loca Eloisa and Pedro vociferously defends her. Julieta also defends her vigorously and suggests Fiorella go off to her room and she will personally get her if Eloisa needs anything. Pedro, Eloisa and the Lawyer, Robles, go off to the study to talk, as Eloisa puts it, "away from the vultures."
We also had just witnessed the touching scene where the Papi Chulo, Augustin, finally confesses to Gael that he is Gale's Father. Augustin manages to tell Gael that when his Grandfather found out about his relationship with Gael's Mother, he made Augustin leave the country! This is all too much for poor Gael who runs screaming from the room crying loudly "No, no, no, no, NO!" Alina comes in and confirms with the stricken Augustin what he told Gael.
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We also had just witnessed the touching scene where the Papi Chulo, Augustin, finally confesses to Gael that he is Gale's Father. Augustin manages to tell Gael that when his Grandfather found out about his relationship with Gael's Mother, he made Augustin leave the country! This is all too much for poor Gael who runs screaming from the room crying loudly "No, no, no, no, NO!" Alina comes in and confirms with the stricken Augustin what he told Gael.
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Yo No Creo en los Hombres Lunes 11/11/16 #121, Pt 3 Gran Final
Chapter
123 (Gran Final): Blood, Guns, and Tears
Claudio
drove to the location demanded by the kidnappers. They called and
gave him his instructions and their threat if he didn't deliver the
ransom. He agreed. The detective stayed in the car. Claudio walked
out into the middle of the street. The kidnappers brought Max out of
their car between them. One aimed his pistol at Max's head while the
other aimed his at Claudio. They demanded that Claudio slide the
suitcase with the money to them. One picked it up and the other
said, “Here's a gift from a woman who loves you. You get to see
your son die.”
They
shoved Max down to his knees. A sniper fired at one of the
kidnappers while the other fired at Claudio. The downed kidnapper
got up just far enough to fire another shot, hitting Max in the right
shoulder blade. Police fire and both were down.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, Señora Acero, Fatmagul, and La Querida del Centauro: Week of January 11, 2016
Hola Telemundians. Here is this week's page for discussion of Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, Señora Acero, Fatmagul, and the newest addition to Telemundo's offerings, La Querida del Centauro. Señora Acero's final episode airs this Monday; beginning Tuesday, La Querida del Centauro will appear in the same time slot. A quick plot summary from Sara: "It's about some badass female that is sent to a maximum security prison for males. There she and a drug lord start a relationship." More information about this new novela, including photos, trailers, and the first episode, can be found on Telemundo's website
Meanwhile, both Celia (now in últimas semanas) and Bajo el Mismo Cielo (últimos capítulos) are drawing to a close. Telemundo has been airing promos for Eva La Trailera, a new novela that is likely to begin once Bajo ends, probably in the last week of January.
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Meanwhile, both Celia (now in últimas semanas) and Bajo el Mismo Cielo (últimos capítulos) are drawing to a close. Telemundo has been airing promos for Eva La Trailera, a new novela that is likely to begin once Bajo ends, probably in the last week of January.
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Saturday, January 09, 2016
Pasión y Poder Episode #45 Janurary 8th 2016 Erick is found, Aldo flees, and Artie calls Nina by her full first name: Ernestina.
Watch out, Aldo
Oh, Eladio is really mad now. He threatens to off the little pipsqueak with the one earring if he corroborates that it was indeed him who ratted him out to the authorities.
Super Augie
Augie has been working overtime (and Artie better give him a big bonus for this) and trying to obtain some kind of legal protection (amparo) for Consuelo and Erick. Artie hopes to find his coward of a son before then. He just cannot believe that his offspring is behaving like such a coward. Uh, really Artie? You should know that he's one by now. He asks Augie if he thinks that Erick exterminated The Ratt. Augie doesn't think. Erick may be the scum of the earth, but he's not a murderer, or in this case an exterminator. Besides, he loved that little Ratt of his. Artie states: that sometimes for love we can do the craziest things. Regina enters and lets her dad know that Consuelo and her baby will be alright as long as Consuelo stays put. Artie asks Augie to please speed up the process to obtain the legal protection. Aye aye, captain. Augie is on it. He rushes off to do just that. Artie asks Regina what went down at The Ratt's birthday bash. He wants to know why Consuelo is being incriminated.
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Yo No Creo En Los Hombes #122 Will there be any cast members left after tomorrow?
What a thrilling ride this TN has been. I'm thankful that I got to sub recap for this fantastic show, it's been an honor to do so. Thanks JdesdeNYC.
So here we go, we get about 15 minutes of repeat from Thursday. I pick up where we left off.
Clara is meeting with her pimp who is telling her that heaven is full of regretful people, so therefore, he’s going to forgive Clara and give her another opportunity to work for him, but it’s the last time. A relieved Clara thanks him. Ugh!
She asks him what exactly will she be doing. He replies that if she thinks he wants her to be a prostitute, that’s not what she will be doing. He runs a modeling agency, she would be an ‘edecanes’, a hostess, not an ‘edecarnes’, yuck, yuck, a flesh server. She’ll talk to men and whatever. Clara is looking quite sick at this moment. He hands her the business card of her new client, but before she can take it he reminds her that he gets his cut of the money for giving her the contact. He tells her to call him.
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So here we go, we get about 15 minutes of repeat from Thursday. I pick up where we left off.
Clara is meeting with her pimp who is telling her that heaven is full of regretful people, so therefore, he’s going to forgive Clara and give her another opportunity to work for him, but it’s the last time. A relieved Clara thanks him. Ugh!
She asks him what exactly will she be doing. He replies that if she thinks he wants her to be a prostitute, that’s not what she will be doing. He runs a modeling agency, she would be an ‘edecanes’, a hostess, not an ‘edecarnes’, yuck, yuck, a flesh server. She’ll talk to men and whatever. Clara is looking quite sick at this moment. He hands her the business card of her new client, but before she can take it he reminds her that he gets his cut of the money for giving her the contact. He tells her to call him.
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Friday, January 08, 2016
Antes Muerta que Lichita #75 1/8/16... The pot gets hotter about Alicia and Augie-evil in US and the gossip spreads like fire via cell phones at the Mex office.
Aug-evil is trying to booze-out Alicia… She talks while
half-dazed about deserving the position she is in… HE reminds her she almost
married Alex for corporate ladder climbing… She keeps talking some nonsense.
At church, Alex walks away but Bea catches him to call him
on listening to her confession. He is not happy hearing that his dad is
cheating on his mom and his mom is playing the social sweep under rug strategy.
Back to Alicia and Aug-evil… She does not like that he
cheats on Mrs Bea. He keeps talking like
none of this matters one iota to him. He
claims that he can set apart professional and personal relationships. The subject of Sandra comes up. Alicia won’t deny her professional talents
but… (yeah BIG BUTT!!)
She is wabbly and he has to catch her from falling. HE keeps
trying to embrace her… ends up holding her face in his hands… and walks her to
the bedroom (a little too touchy-feely if you ask me). She slams the door on his face (unknowingly
from her boozed status). But from the
last take of her face, we know she is at least partially aware of what is going
on.
The priest and Daphne join the conversation betweek Alex and
her. Bea figures out that Alex being
there is also something Daphne coordinated.
So the new plan of Daphne’s also involving the priest also failed.
Brisa and Braulio are in the apt… She sits on his lap (that did hurt him). They are planning on a new retreat/seminar…
when she brings up that it will be more like a sex therapy course, he is
instantly interested.
Roberto and Gumaro in apt…
They are talking about SHeyla’s whereabouts… Roberto has paperwork that
shows Mateo has not left the country at any time. He assumes she could have figured out a way
to get someone else to take Mateo up to US.
Brisa and Braulio are still dealing with her
ex-roomie/ex-bf. Braulio is holding the
door and preventing the other guy from coming in. Braulio and Brisa continue arguing whether
the other guy can come in.
Back in US… Augie-evil is still trying to get in Alicia’s
room knocking on door. HE laughs it out that she fell asleep… He gets a phone call from Bea… She demands he
come back home ASAP. HE is not
happy. She threats him that she will sue
him so bad that he will end up pennyless if he does not return YESTERDAY.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #94 1-7-16 Roxy's Worst Day Ever!
Recap by Sneaky Two Shoes! Mille Grazie!!
Elo asks Fi not to tell
anyone about Roxi’s parentage and Fed waltzes in and asks about the
monthly deposits ACorp is making to the mystery account.
Elo notices and fingers her huge seafoam green bracelet and calls
her Imelda as she tells her, ask Pietro I don’t know about business
stuff. They go back and forth for a while over whether Fedrica is in
fact Imelda Marcos or not (in case anybody didn’t
know Imelda Marcos was a politician’s wife who spent scandalous amounts
of govmt $ on clothes and especially shoes, she had like a bajillion
pair)
Pietro goes to Rey and Adela’s place where Roxi trying to get rid of him pretends, badly, to be a sister of Adela. Pietro falls for it till Beni blows her cover, calling her by name. Too late to shut Pietro out though, Rox has already let him in and he won’t leave till he talks to her.
Fi has a wonderful idea that Roxi is just gonna
hate; let Rox come back to the ranch, but she has tolive w/Quina
in the employee quarters. Elo goes for it and wants to take it a step
farther and put Roxi to work, Ha!
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Yo No Creo En Los Hombres, Capitulo 121, 1/7/2016: What. The. Hell. MD has learned NOTHING!!!
Refrito:
MD thinks back on all the few lovely moments she and Max have gotten to share
during the course of this crazy story while reading vows. As she sits with the
head braced on her knees, an unknown prisoner with a shiv sneaks up on her…
Meanwhile, Dan gives the order to his prison
buddy: kill Max! Our blindfolded and bound galan has no idea that the kidnapper
is pointing a gun to his head…
Labels: no-creo, telenovelas
Antes Muerta que Lichita #74 Thursday 1/7/16: Details are so 2015!
Happy New Years Patio! I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season and is having a good new year thus far. My brief but awesome vacation in Columbia has caused me to miss 2 weeks worth of episodes but thanks to the wonderful recaps (you guys are amazing!) from the rest of the team I am all caught up. Lets jump right in and see what mischief the gang has construed while I've been away.
We begin with Sandra forcefully opening Bea eyes to her husband's philandering ways and linking Alicia in that picture. At first, Bea thinks Sandra is a little crazy for preposterous proposition but Sandra fueled with anger, jealousy and hypocrisy will not leave without destroying everyone's happiness. She begins to spin a lovely but gossipy tale of the Alicia, the "Trepadora", a woman who stops at nothing to climb to the position she seeks. Alicia started with her son Alex and has now moved her sights to Bea's hubby. How do you think she returned to Iconika after the wedding fiasco? Furthermore guess who is heading up the Iconika USA branch and who do you believe is there with her at this very moment?? Bea seems to believe the dirt Sandra is dishing and is devastated. She cannot believe that Alicia will do such a thing after she opened up the doors of her home to her (she seems to leave out the part where she was constantly judging her and her family but lets not get caught up in details. Bea wonders why Sandra is telling her all of this...what does she have to gain? Sandra feel that it is her duty as a woman to convey what is going on. She felt it was Bea's right to know (being half owner and all) even though it was a hard decision for her whether or not to spill the beans. Sandra relays that she will be on a short vacation since she has been fired. She asks for Bea's discretion to not reveal who give the dirt on Don Augusto's side chicks. With her mission accomplished of infecting her poison, Sandra departs leaving Bea to cry over a picture of her and Don Augusto looking not so happy. I wondered during this whole encounter when Sandra will out her 10 YEAR relationship with Don Augusto and her willingness to run away to the US with him herself but who cares about details these days.
Point 1: When tattle telling on others it is okay to gloss over your own crimes in the affair.
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We begin with Sandra forcefully opening Bea eyes to her husband's philandering ways and linking Alicia in that picture. At first, Bea thinks Sandra is a little crazy for preposterous proposition but Sandra fueled with anger, jealousy and hypocrisy will not leave without destroying everyone's happiness. She begins to spin a lovely but gossipy tale of the Alicia, the "Trepadora", a woman who stops at nothing to climb to the position she seeks. Alicia started with her son Alex and has now moved her sights to Bea's hubby. How do you think she returned to Iconika after the wedding fiasco? Furthermore guess who is heading up the Iconika USA branch and who do you believe is there with her at this very moment?? Bea seems to believe the dirt Sandra is dishing and is devastated. She cannot believe that Alicia will do such a thing after she opened up the doors of her home to her (she seems to leave out the part where she was constantly judging her and her family but lets not get caught up in details. Bea wonders why Sandra is telling her all of this...what does she have to gain? Sandra feel that it is her duty as a woman to convey what is going on. She felt it was Bea's right to know (being half owner and all) even though it was a hard decision for her whether or not to spill the beans. Sandra relays that she will be on a short vacation since she has been fired. She asks for Bea's discretion to not reveal who give the dirt on Don Augusto's side chicks. With her mission accomplished of infecting her poison, Sandra departs leaving Bea to cry over a picture of her and Don Augusto looking not so happy. I wondered during this whole encounter when Sandra will out her 10 YEAR relationship with Don Augusto and her willingness to run away to the US with him herself but who cares about details these days.
Point 1: When tattle telling on others it is okay to gloss over your own crimes in the affair.
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Pasión y Poder, Episodio 44, jueves, 7 de enero, 2016: Eladio Shapes the Narrative (And Erick Runs Away!)
Who would have imagined that one dead Ratt would stir up so much trouble? Tonight, the gaming and blaming continue...
Bloodsucker
Gisela, determined to turn a profit on her blood connection to Franco, lurks outside the Gómez-Luna mansion. She accosts her grandson – whose face, the Patio is delighted to observe, still looks like raw hamburger kept a day too long in the fridge – and tells him THE TRUTH: his parents are not dead. His mother is a woman named Caridad Herrera, she says. And reaching into her waistband (ewww!), she hands him a photo of her daughter – and Franco's mother. Franco studies it for a moment. Does he feel the llamado de la sangre? Or of the cheekbones? Hard to say. But he says he'll need proof if he is to believe Gisela's contention. She will provide that proof – for a price. Franco scowls, but he pays up. Then he leaves her. As he limps up the stairs to the house, he takes a call from Eladio on his cellphone.
Gisela scuttles off, but not quite fast enough. Callao has seen her and now he wants to know why she is there.
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