Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Sueño de Amor (SdA) #15. Tuesday March 29, 2016. Yes You Caught My Ex With Her Tongue Down My Throat But She Doesn't Mean A Thing To Me! I Luuurve You!
At a glance
-- Luca's ex is back in town. She puts the kibosh on the PatoLuca pairing on the day of her arrival. Now, this is what I call a self-respecting villana.
-- Erasmo is fired then rehired by Mario.
-- Kracy and Principal Crazy-Eyes form the League of Extraordinary Crazies.
-- Kracy warns Esperanza to stay away from her Reecherd. Ernesto tries to pump Pato for info about Esperanza and Ricardo. Ernesto wants to ally with Kracy in order to keep the star-crossed lovers apart.
-- Still no valid explanation for Ricardo's 20-year-long disappearing act. Just something about a passer named El Coyote and six people lost in the desert.
A closer look
We begin tonight’s foray into Sueñolandia with Ricardo’s appointment as the new PE teacher of the Musturd School for The Emotionally Stunted, or Colegio Vasconcelos as Osorio prefers to call it.
Mario Kuri, the mascot for kitty-whipped husbands everywhere, fires recently-promoted Erasmo.
Mario Kuri, the mascot for kitty-whipped husbands everywhere, fires recently-promoted Erasmo.
The Three Stooges inaugurate their sandwich stand for tortas de chilaquiles or chilortas outside the two schools. Childhood obesity isn’t gonna foster itself. They give away the first chilortas for free, then sell the others at half price. They incur a significant loss and fear that the grand opening will soon be followed by a grand closing.
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Pasion y Poder #112 20160328 Your Honor, I Was Raped Last Night, I Might Be Pregnant, and It's Making Me Very Horney
*In front of the judge, Connie accuses Erick of rape. The judge says no police report plus no rape kit equals no rape. He can't consider her accusation without proof.
*Gina asks Miguel how the custody case is going. Miguel doesn't know because Auggie suggested that he to stay away from Connie. Neither the judge nor Erick appreciate him coveting his brother's wife. Since, he's socially awkward he didn't get the memo about this being generally frowned upon by most of the world, so he'll have to take Augustin's word for it.
*Dave and Dani are still in bed together. Dave tells Dani that she can be herself around him. Don't change for me, he says. Translation: in manspeak he's saying that he's attracted to Angelina Jolie, not Jennifer Aniston. He likes him a a little dirty girl. Dani assures him that deep inside, she has always been the "Disney years Miley Cyrus" and not the "the Wrecking Ball and twerkin' Miley Cyrus". Matter of fact, she's a virgin too. Dave buys this because he's stupid. Dani tells him that she loves him and wants him to like her "different" than her sister. He assures her that he will.
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*Gina asks Miguel how the custody case is going. Miguel doesn't know because Auggie suggested that he to stay away from Connie. Neither the judge nor Erick appreciate him coveting his brother's wife. Since, he's socially awkward he didn't get the memo about this being generally frowned upon by most of the world, so he'll have to take Augustin's word for it.
*Dave and Dani are still in bed together. Dave tells Dani that she can be herself around him. Don't change for me, he says. Translation: in manspeak he's saying that he's attracted to Angelina Jolie, not Jennifer Aniston. He likes him a a little dirty girl. Dani assures him that deep inside, she has always been the "Disney years Miley Cyrus" and not the "the Wrecking Ball and twerkin' Miley Cyrus". Matter of fact, she's a virgin too. Dave buys this because he's stupid. Dani tells him that she loves him and wants him to like her "different" than her sister. He assures her that he will.
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Sueno de amor, #14 - 03/28/16 P.E. Teacher needed - Requirements: good looking guy, with great body, killer smile and very complicated family life
Happy belated Easter to those who celebrated this weekend. I hope you all rested, filled your tummies and got ready for a new week of Sueno de amor (and other regular activities, you know).
This felt like a filler episode, so I kind of rambled a lot. Looking forward to your ramblings in the comment section.
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This felt like a filler episode, so I kind of rambled a lot. Looking forward to your ramblings in the comment section.
We
pick up right from where we left off, with Ernesto and Ricardo’s piss contest fight
about who is the better man.
Ernie
pretends that he has no clue about the guy who was following Ric ; so what
if he was his employee, he doesn’t care what his personnel does outside of office
hours. And he won’t take this interrogatory anymore. What is Ric, a cop? No, he’s
just a mere teacher, Ernie adds with contempt.
Well, Esperanza is just a teacher, too, and you still fell in love with
her, Ric counter-attacks. Ernie proudly agrees and not only that, but he and Espe also share a child. Yeah, one that
he abandoned, Ric points out. Things degenerate and a fight is about to erupt,
but Super Spy is definitely the better fighter, managing to twist Ernie’s hand
and kneel him at the same time. As he walks out, Ric adds that he won’t leave
Esperanza’s side anymore and he’s definitely not afraid of Ernie (who's screaming for security at the point).
Patoluca
are still post bliss (not that kind of bliss, thankfully). She’s in awe over
his amazing-ness (what else is new?). He always finds ways to scare her to death provoke her, she
didn’t even have the time to prepare (did she by any chance wet her pants
during the jump? I know I would have). Luca assures her that they were safe
the whole time and, besides, he would never hurt her.
This
last statement gives Pato the sads: yeah, maybe he would never hurt her intentionally, but she can’t forget the fact that he’s about to go away for a long
time (if only he could go faster). He reassures her that they will be OK – he loves
her and yada yada yada ... smooches smooches smooches….
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El Hotel de los Secretos #43, 3/28/16: The key. Remember the key?
Felipe asks Garrido where he can get a lot of wine for cheap. Garrido recommends a guy named Jorge Arenas. Felipe needs an introduction. He swears it will be worth Garrido's trouble. They take off to meet with Arenas.
Teresa asks Diego to prepare a discreet burial for Baby #1. He picks up the phone, then pauses. We don't need a funeral.
Isabel stands in the hallway in yet another white dress. She sees wet Julio hustling out of Cecilia's room as Cecelia's voice calls from the other side of the door, "don't be a coward." Isabel makes as if to knock, but Mateo materializes behind her to say that Mrs. Limantur is waiting in the garden to meet her for breakfast. Also, a maid named Emelia needs help reading a letter. Isabel agrees to read them the letter on the way to the garden. (Standard letter-from-Mom stuff. Mom can write, but she doesn't know that Emelia can't read?)
Sofia looks bad. She knows what she did. She can't even look at the dead baby on the bed and she slides the bedroom door shut behind her without turning around. She leans (actually, sort of rubs up in a creepy way) against the door to the hallway and pleads, "come back, come back." Wow, that'll be a fine sight for Alfredo to come home to.
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Teresa asks Diego to prepare a discreet burial for Baby #1. He picks up the phone, then pauses. We don't need a funeral.
Isabel stands in the hallway in yet another white dress. She sees wet Julio hustling out of Cecilia's room as Cecelia's voice calls from the other side of the door, "don't be a coward." Isabel makes as if to knock, but Mateo materializes behind her to say that Mrs. Limantur is waiting in the garden to meet her for breakfast. Also, a maid named Emelia needs help reading a letter. Isabel agrees to read them the letter on the way to the garden. (Standard letter-from-Mom stuff. Mom can write, but she doesn't know that Emelia can't read?)
Sofia looks bad. She knows what she did. She can't even look at the dead baby on the bed and she slides the bedroom door shut behind her without turning around. She leans (actually, sort of rubs up in a creepy way) against the door to the hallway and pleads, "come back, come back." Wow, that'll be a fine sight for Alfredo to come home to.
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Monday, March 28, 2016
Un Camino Hacia el Destino-Week 6 (March 28, 2016)
---And Baby Makes Four, or Three, or Two, But Not One
Our ethical, dedicated, handsome and hopelessly in love Dr. Carlos, is on the horns of a well-calculated, well-timed dilemma, not of his own making. With the announcement of the (fake) pregnancy of his very recently ex-girlfriend, he has various outcomes staring at him.
1) There is a baby. He doesn't want to give up Fernanda, but his mother and Isabela are ready to take over the management of his relationships. Fernanda breaks up with him because she believes he must "do the right thing" by the baby. There will be wedding bells in his not too distant future.
2) There is a baby. He just can't give up Fernanda. He defies his mother. He begs Fernanda not to break up with him. They love each other madly, deeply. He is certain they can work this out and still be together. She agrees to stand by him.
3) There is no baby. He will try desperately to prove its non-existence. He begs Fernanda not to break up with him until there is solid proof, one way or another. If there is no baby, he won't have to give up Fernanda and his mother, Marissa, will finally be convinced Isabela wasn't right for him, or for her.
With time, 1 & 2 will be eliminated, but this week, he doesn't know that. Isabela says she doesn't expect anything of him (and that is as fake as the pregnancy). Marissa wants a wedding as soon as possible--with Isabela, of course, and to end his relationship with Fernanda, of course.
What will he do? How does he tell Fernanda? What does he tell Fernanda? What is the right thing to do?
This is not the CAMINO we wanted to take, but we will have to follow along and see where it goes. Tune in and see (7 pm).
Our ethical, dedicated, handsome and hopelessly in love Dr. Carlos, is on the horns of a well-calculated, well-timed dilemma, not of his own making. With the announcement of the (fake) pregnancy of his very recently ex-girlfriend, he has various outcomes staring at him.
1) There is a baby. He doesn't want to give up Fernanda, but his mother and Isabela are ready to take over the management of his relationships. Fernanda breaks up with him because she believes he must "do the right thing" by the baby. There will be wedding bells in his not too distant future.
2) There is a baby. He just can't give up Fernanda. He defies his mother. He begs Fernanda not to break up with him. They love each other madly, deeply. He is certain they can work this out and still be together. She agrees to stand by him.
3) There is no baby. He will try desperately to prove its non-existence. He begs Fernanda not to break up with him until there is solid proof, one way or another. If there is no baby, he won't have to give up Fernanda and his mother, Marissa, will finally be convinced Isabela wasn't right for him, or for her.
With time, 1 & 2 will be eliminated, but this week, he doesn't know that. Isabela says she doesn't expect anything of him (and that is as fake as the pregnancy). Marissa wants a wedding as soon as possible--with Isabela, of course, and to end his relationship with Fernanda, of course.
What will he do? How does he tell Fernanda? What does he tell Fernanda? What is the right thing to do?
This is not the CAMINO we wanted to take, but we will have to follow along and see where it goes. Tune in and see (7 pm).
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): ¿Quién es Quién?, Eva la Trailera, El Señor de los Cielos #4, and Fatmagül: Week of March 28, 2016
Welcome to Page #1 (Monday edition) of the Telemundo y Más page, issued twice a week: Mondays at 3:00 PM and Thursdays at 8:00 PM.
Here's the lineup (all times are Eastern Standard Time):
noon - ¿Qué Culpa Tiene Fatmagül?*
8 PM - ¿Quién es Quién?
9 PM - Eva la Trailera
10 PM - El Señor de los Cielos #4**
*Fatmagül ends Friday, April 1—followed by Império starting April 4
**El Señor de los Cielos #4 premiers Mon, March 28 in a 2-hr gran estreno starting at 9PM,( preempting Eva for one night).
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since we all share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're discussing at the top of your post, so readers can find their way around.
Telemundo is also re-broadcasting the hit telenovela La Reina del Sur on Saturdays and Sundays from 6-8 PM (EST & PST, 5-7 PM CST). For the moment, all the capítulos are also available on Telemundo's web site. Some discussion and occasional recaps from the original broadcast can be found here.
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Friday, March 25, 2016
El Hotel de los Secretos #42, 3/24/16: Discussion Space - Baby #2, Front and Center, Please
Princess Juju had emergency toe surgery (it's a thing!) and now she's in pain and on drugs that made her fall asleep before she saw the episode- they also made her over sleep :/. Please feel free to discuss the episode. If you don't I'll come back and give you graphic details of what my toe looks like!
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Weekend Discussion: Crimes of Fashion, 4th Edition 3/25/16
There
is so much Stürm
und Drang among the denizens of the DF upper crust that it seemed
appropriate to understand why these emotional conflicts exist. A few of
the women in the midst of this conflict might have made their lives
better – in their own minds – with better fashion choices. It
was only the sudden death of Monserrat Moret that made Nina Perez de
Montenegro the main focus of this latest edition. She is no Ann
Grenville in money matters and even now still has much to learn of
fashion in the world she hopes to stay in.
Thanks
to Soledad Romero-Vargas, our fashion critic here at Vanidades,
we bring you these fashion felonies. Enjoy.
- D.D.
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Amor de barrio index
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Pasión y poder, Episode 111, Thursday, March 24, 2016: Okay, maybe I AM jealous!
It's been a while, hasn't it? I've just come home from an extended and rather bittersweet visit with family. We decided to drive this time, and as we made our way towards Boston, I imagined rolling down the window and shouting out to my CarayCaray friends somewhere south of our path – JudyB and Susanlynn and Diana, just to name a few. (Of course I kept my thoughts to myself. I'm not sure Mr. Maven would get it, or not entirely.)
I've now caught up with our imaginary PyP crowd I think, thanks in no small part to the fabulous recaps here (and no thanks at all to the brain trust at Univisión, which is still playing chicken with my television provider, ATT U-Verse*). I'm especially grateful to Urban Anthropologist for taking on last Thursday and doing her usual impeccable job.
I think this is tonight's episode. Fingers and toes duly crossed.
*Update – Yay! Univisión and ATT have kissed and made up! Will any of the fools on the screen do the same?
Arturo is where we left him last night, still fulminating.
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Sueño de amor, Ep #13 (3.24.2016) Surprises and secrets and plans, oh my!
I want to make this worthy of your time, so I will be brief.
♪ ♫ Virgen de la paz, te amo, ven a mí, junto a mí
Virgen de la paz te quiero, siempre escuchas tú mi ruego ♪ ♫
Sweet mother of Jesus,
Give us the wisdom of the Holy Spirit so we can own and administer your gifts and know how to multiply them and share them will all the people you put in our paths. Amen
Se consigue más con miel que con hiel
Ricardo has a plan and Pato is the perfect ally. Of course we never get to know anything they tell each other. You can get more with honey than with gall sounds true when you see Pato getting closer to Ricardo than to her biological father, Ernesto de la Colina. Now, regarding the love advice, that's another story, like asking Oprah for a diet that works but who am I to judge? I wouldn't trust Ricardo with a plastic butter knife, but anyway, now that Luca is going away to Járvar, she doesn't want to wait 20 years for him to come back (cough) she will miss him. The distance shouldn't kill the love dream they have. It worked for him. Pato will always have skype (please sponsor us-wink).
After knowing that Neto had something to do with Pato's scholarship, Pera gets very upset, because she doesn't want to owe favors to anybody. Even if that ''anybody'' owes her 17 years of child support. He insists saying that no matter what, they will be together one day as a family.
In the meantime, in the middle of some street in CDMX, a skipping Erasmo hugs Kristela, sealing their relationship.
After Esperanza did the recording gig on Silvana and she almost lost her job, now she sleeps with her one good eye open and has started to play Big Sister checking the closed circuit videos so she can reverse Esperanza's trick with evidence to fire her, assuming that the romance between our protagonists is true, and believe me, it is. Maybe Ricardo can hack this system and watch Pamela closely to know La Sombra's whereabouts.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): ¿Quién es Quién?, Eva la Trailera, La Querida del Centauro, and Fatmagül: Week of March 21, 2016
TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)
Here's Page 2 for the week. Don't forget there will be schedule disruptions at prime time due to the Easter holiday & shows ending/beginning. Check your local listings and the comments for more detailed info & schedule updates.
The novelas currently being covered include the following (all times are Eastern Standard Time):
noon - ¿Qué Culpa Tiene Fatmagül?*
8 PM - ¿Quién es Quién?
9 PM - Eva la Trailera
10 PM - a couple days of Easter specials before El Señor de los Cielos #4 begins Monday 3/28 (at 9PM, pre-empting Eva for that night)
*Fatmagül ends Friday April1— followed by Império starting April 4
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation!
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Another of your blog mom's projects: tshirts of a little guy in a stovepipe hat
I don't, as you know, make any money off this blog, but that doesn't mean I don't try to make money elsewhere! I'm interested in your opinions: could a character this obscure be popular today? Let me know what you think in the comments! Thanks!
I love old pop culture. I've been bringing back to life Samuel Zagat's early 20th century comic strip called "Gimpel Beynish the Matchmaker." Gimpel was wildly beloved by the people of New York City's Lower East Side. Gimpel, that shlemiel, seldom succeeded in anything he did, yet he never got discouraged and his self-esteem was unimpaired. That must have been very heartening for folks struggling to make a buck.
You can see the comics as I clean them up and translate them, here: GimpelBeynish.com and also see two books of his comics which I've published.
Wondering if Gimpel could be loved by the modern world too, I just make a couple Gimpel tshirts. They are only $14.99. Click on either picture to see more colors and styles...
1. An impoverished millionaire turns his pockets inside out
2. Gimpel visits the high seas during World War I, falls in the ocean and is rescued by a submarine. Here is is looking through the periscope!
Thanks!
I love old pop culture. I've been bringing back to life Samuel Zagat's early 20th century comic strip called "Gimpel Beynish the Matchmaker." Gimpel was wildly beloved by the people of New York City's Lower East Side. Gimpel, that shlemiel, seldom succeeded in anything he did, yet he never got discouraged and his self-esteem was unimpaired. That must have been very heartening for folks struggling to make a buck.
You can see the comics as I clean them up and translate them, here: GimpelBeynish.com and also see two books of his comics which I've published.
Wondering if Gimpel could be loved by the modern world too, I just make a couple Gimpel tshirts. They are only $14.99. Click on either picture to see more colors and styles...
2. Gimpel visits the high seas during World War I, falls in the ocean and is rescued by a submarine. Here is is looking through the periscope!
Thanks!
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El Hotel de los Secretos #41, 3/23/16: Detective Dagoberto Suarez, At Your Service!
Isabel is arguing with Jacinto about how upset Diego is
going to be with him for letting her enter through the servants’ entrance, when
they run into Angela, who’s trying to see where the assailant who attacked her and
Andres went. She tells Isabel and Jacinto that someone just tried to kill
Andres! She rushes back to Andres with Isa and Jacinto following. They see the
blood on the back of Angela’s head where she was bonked, and then they find the
filled syringe and the jug used to hit Angela. Isa makes sure no one touches
either item, and wraps them up to preserve fingerprints. Andres wakes up and is
utterly perplexed to hear that someone tried to kill him.
Isabel goes to Diego’s dark office to call Ayala to tell him
about the murder attempt. She’s unpleasantly surprised when the light goes on,
and she sees her husband rising like a vampire from the couch. She continues
with her call, and takes about five beats too long to remember to mention her
married name to Detective Ayala. Diego notices. Ayala, whose hands are tied by
Teresa’s judge friend, has to tell Isa that he can’t go out to the hotel,
despite the gravity of the situation. He promises to be there first thing in
the morning, and asks her to make sure the evidence is kept safe, and Andres
not be left alone. He’s sure the attacker won’t try again tonight. But lock the
door! Diego scoffs, and wonders who would want to kill a mere waiter. Isa
ignores him.
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Pasion y Poder #110, Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Lo Nuevo
At GLA Nina and Eladio make a lunch date. They will meet later. Nina leaves. Caridad does not think it's a good idea for Eladio to go to lunch with Nina because she's jealous. Eladio tells her to keep her mouth shut and get back to work.
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At GLA Nina and Eladio make a lunch date. They will meet later. Nina leaves. Caridad does not think it's a good idea for Eladio to go to lunch with Nina
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Sueño de amor #12 3/23/16
Well, away we go!
In Ricardo's classroom, he is telling Pámela that after class they will be going to the principal's office to talk about her gluing him to the chair.
Félix makes a point of stopping by Esperanza's room to talk to her. He recognizes her as the one who made the recording of Silvana. He lets her know he is there to supervise Silvana but also tells her he is all about following the rules. Nobody is above the rules. Salma records it all. Silvana spies from the back of the room.
At Ernesto's office he is telling his investigator that he needs him to find out exactly who this Ricardo is; to use all of his contacts. Ricardo knows all about self defense. There has to be more. Viviana comes in wanting to talk about their son Adrián. She cannot get him to come home because he is afraid of Ernesto. They end up arguing as usual. She blames him. He blames her for babying him. For Viviana, the worst part is that her son is with her "rival". Hearing "rival" just makes Ernesto snicker and smirk.
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In Ricardo's classroom, he is telling Pámela that after class they will be going to the principal's office to talk about her gluing him to the chair.
Félix makes a point of stopping by Esperanza's room to talk to her. He recognizes her as the one who made the recording of Silvana. He lets her know he is there to supervise Silvana but also tells her he is all about following the rules. Nobody is above the rules. Salma records it all. Silvana spies from the back of the room.
At Ernesto's office he is telling his investigator that he needs him to find out exactly who this Ricardo is; to use all of his contacts. Ricardo knows all about self defense. There has to be more. Viviana comes in wanting to talk about their son Adrián. She cannot get him to come home because he is afraid of Ernesto. They end up arguing as usual. She blames him. He blames her for babying him. For Viviana, the worst part is that her son is with her "rival". Hearing "rival" just makes Ernesto snicker and smirk.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016
El Hotel de los Secretos #40, 3/22/16: If At First He Didn't Succeed, He'll Try, Try Again
• Julio races to town to tell Det. Ayala that Andres is awake and has told him –along with Angela and Dr. Vicario—that it wasn’t an accident; he was attacked by the Gold Knife Killer and the horse got frightened and the rest is history. Anyway, Ayala returns to the hotel to question Andres.
• Diego has his goon and Jacinto spying on Isabel’s every move.
• Dr. Vicario visits Teresa to give her the news that Andres has regained consciousness. She head downstairs to ahem…“pay her respects”.
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• Diego has his goon and Jacinto spying on Isabel’s every move.
• Dr. Vicario visits Teresa to give her the news that Andres has regained consciousness. She head downstairs to ahem…“pay her respects”.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Pasión y Poder Martes 3/22/16 #109
Chapter
109: Second Chances
Second
chances are often heavily anticipated and highly over-rated. They
can be both too late and inadequate to the task. In theory everyone
deserves one, but in practice this doesn't always play out. And
nobody who looks for them ever thinks about that. – D.D.
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Sueño de Amor (SdA) #11. Tuesday March 22, 2016. Don't Kiss Me, Marcel Marceau! They Will Cyberbully Me And Glue Your Pompis To A Chair!
Hello Patio Pals! We’ll have to make do with a discussion page until a valiant volunteer takes over this recapping spot.
The mime bit took me by surprise and, I won’t lie to you, I did yell out an involuntary "What in the...?". However, after the initial shock, I was really charmed, not just by Ricardo’s performance but also by Esperanza’s reaction to it. This actress has won me over and, as much as I love Cristián de la Fuente, I must admit that his co-protagonist is now the main reason I tune in.
The mime bit took me by surprise and, I won’t lie to you, I did yell out an involuntary "What in the...?". However, after the initial shock, I was really charmed, not just by Ricardo’s performance but also by Esperanza’s reaction to it. This actress has won me over and, as much as I love Cristián de la Fuente, I must admit that his co-protagonist is now the main reason I tune in.
Pedro, the Friend Zone's poster boy, reconciles Kristel and Erasmo.
Viviana confesses to Luca that she is still in love with Ernesto despite their long-term estrangement.
Viviana confesses to Luca that she is still in love with Ernesto despite their long-term estrangement.
SuperClingy gives SuperKlutzy permission to go to Járvar.
Ricardo kisses Esperanza in the teachers' lounge. It was a beso chiquitito, short and sweet, but somehow Osorio managed to fudge up the editing.
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El Hotel de los Secretos #39, 3/21/16: Another Evening Pass
So Isabel is having dinner with Diego, insofar as she can bring herself to break bread with him, and Diego reminds her that she had something to tell him. "So let's talk now," he says. "I'm all ears!"
Andres is waking up in his bed. "You had an accident on your wedding night," Julio tells him.
Alfredo walks in on Belen nursing "his" son. "You're the wet-nurse? No way! Gimme!" Alfredo says, trying to wrestle the baby away from Belen.
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Andres is waking up in his bed. "You had an accident on your wedding night," Julio tells him.
Alfredo walks in on Belen nursing "his" son. "You're the wet-nurse? No way! Gimme!" Alfredo says, trying to wrestle the baby away from Belen.
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Pasion y Poder #108 20160321 Eladio is a Better Man, but a Boring Villain
This recap has not been edited. I'm way too tired. The last ten minutes of this recap is sketchy. My signal kept going in an out. I missed a lot of what was going on.
Julia's still pissed because Nina called her a homewrecker. She recounts the sordid scene with Humberto. Humberto tells Julia that Nina has no class. The hand that "rocked her cradle wasn't wearing a diamond".
Dani wants to cook Dave a romantic dinner. As soon as Dave leaves the room, Dani calls Petra-Samantha, who walks her through the preparation.
Lucita WTF asks Caridad to be her grandmother. Caridad agrees.
Julia visits Dave and they argue over the divorce. Both Dave and Julia are stupid. Really stupid. Instead of rejoicing that she is free from her abuser, Julia is obsessing over why Eladio divorced her first. Who cares? One less beating to endure, one less egg to fry! Duh! Dave who has forgotten that Eladio sired Franco and boinked the Ratt reminds Julia that men don't like to be cheated on. Julia's all like...if Eladio loved me, he wouldn't have divorced me! Anyways, Julia finds the keys that Dani conveniently left on his counter. Dave tells Julia that he doesn't owe her an explanation. Julia is shocked that Dave didn't realize that Dani just pulled an alternative version of the old marking your territory by "leaving your underwear at his house trick". Or is it the old leave an item at his house trick so that he will have to contact you again.
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Julia's still pissed because Nina called her a homewrecker. She recounts the sordid scene with Humberto. Humberto tells Julia that Nina has no class. The hand that "rocked her cradle wasn't wearing a diamond".
Dani wants to cook Dave a romantic dinner. As soon as Dave leaves the room, Dani calls Petra-Samantha, who walks her through the preparation.
Lucita WTF asks Caridad to be her grandmother. Caridad agrees.
Julia visits Dave and they argue over the divorce. Both Dave and Julia are stupid. Really stupid. Instead of rejoicing that she is free from her abuser, Julia is obsessing over why Eladio divorced her first. Who cares? One less beating to endure, one less egg to fry! Duh! Dave who has forgotten that Eladio sired Franco and boinked the Ratt reminds Julia that men don't like to be cheated on. Julia's all like...if Eladio loved me, he wouldn't have divorced me! Anyways, Julia finds the keys that Dani conveniently left on his counter. Dave tells Julia that he doesn't owe her an explanation. Julia is shocked that Dave didn't realize that Dani just pulled an alternative version of the old marking your territory by "leaving your underwear at his house trick". Or is it the old leave an item at his house trick so that he will have to contact you again.
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Monday, March 21, 2016
Sueño de Amor (SdA) #10. Monday March 21, 2016. Secrets To Be Unveiled And Pairings To Be Unpaired.
At a glance
-- Luca and Pato are separating. Thank you, Jesus!
-- Pedro learns the reason for Ricardo’s long absence, but we viewers don’t.
-- Tracy agrees to sign the divorce papers in exchange for custody of the kids.
-- Ernesto gives Pato back her scholarship and hires thugs to assault Ricardo.
-- Kristel gets a job at the only antro in Mexico City.
A closer look
We get a repeat of the restaurant scene where Pedro asks Ricardo for the reason of his two-decade-long disappearing act. Before he can answer, we’re teleported to the constructora. Outside, the Three Stooges attempt to dodge security to help Nacho talk to his wife, Begoña; and inside, Ernesto instructs Arleth to find out who the owner of Instituto Palacios is. He also asks her to contact Murillo from business intelligence for more in-depth information on Ricardo.
Read more »We get a repeat of the restaurant scene where Pedro asks Ricardo for the reason of his two-decade-long disappearing act. Before he can answer, we’re teleported to the constructora. Outside, the Three Stooges attempt to dodge security to help Nacho talk to his wife, Begoña; and inside, Ernesto instructs Arleth to find out who the owner of Instituto Palacios is. He also asks her to contact Murillo from business intelligence for more in-depth information on Ricardo.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): ¿Quién es Quién?, Eva la Trailera, La Querida del Centauro, and Fatmagül: Week of March 21, 2016
Welcome to Page #1 (Monday edition) of the Telemundo y Más page, issued twice a week: Mondays at 3:00 PM and Thursdays at 8:00 PM.
HAPPY FIRST WEEK OF SPRING!
GOOD FRIDAY is this week (3/25). Most likely the primetime shows will be preempted for a fútbol game.
GOOD FRIDAY is this week (3/25). Most likely the primetime shows will be preempted for a fútbol game.
Here's the current lineup (all times are Eastern Standard Time):
noon - ¿Qué Culpa Tiene Fatmagül?*
8 PM - ¿Quién es Quién?
9 PM - Eva la Trailera
10 PM - La Querida del Centauro**
*Fatmagül ends Friday April1—most likely to be followed by La Esclava Blanca
**La Querida del Centauro gran final, Wednesday the 23rd—then a couple days of specials until El Señor de los Cielos #4 begins Monday the 28th.
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since we all share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're discussing at the top of your post, so readers can find their way around.
Telemundo is also re-broadcasting the hit telenovela La Reina del Sur on Saturdays and Sundays from 6-8 PM (EST & PST, 5-7 PM CST). For the moment, all the capítulos are also available on Telemundo's web site. Some discussion and occasional recaps from the original broadcast can be found here.
Labels: centauro, esclava, eva-la-t, fatmagul, quien, senor4, telemundo
Un Camino Hacia el Destino-Week 5 (Mar 21, 2016)
The Three Hombres and The Women Who Love Them
Luis Montero--The man with a plan
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Luis Montero--The man with a plan
- Amelia Altamirano del Alamo de Perez, younger daughter of rich rancher, Fernando Altamirano. She fell in love with Luis (older, but contemporary in age), sometime after finishing her prepa 19 years ago. They had at least one encounter al aire fresco and she ended up pregnant. He left her in the lurch, saying neither she nor the bebe were in his plans for the future. She pined for him for the next 19 years while married to Pedro, the Altamirano estate gardener (whom she had treated as an older brother to have fun with), who saved her from the disgrace of having a bastard child. Although always his favorite, her father kicked them out of the house anyway.
- Mariana Altamirano del Alamo de Sotomayor, older daughter of Fernando. She's Amelia's envious sister, primarily because she was not the favored child. She fell in love with Luis, probably from seeing him with Amelia. He never showed any interest in her. Her father later forced her into a convenient, but loveless marriage to a rich (but ambitious) widower, Hernan. He has a daughter, Camila, from his first marriage. Mariana doesn't like her around. The couple is childless. Her interest in and immediate obsession with Luis is rekindled by a visit to his law offices with her father. She claims she's been in love with him for over 19 years. He is not interested in her amorous advances, but makes nice because she has information on Amelia he wants.
- Marissa Gomez Ruiz de Montero, widowed rich bank president, considerably older than Luis. She seduced him into marriage 19 years ago by offering him a trip to Europe with her and her then 10-year old son, Carlos, to live and study to become a lawyer. He accepts without hesitation--it was his plan. She is now cognizant of her age and is afraid to lose him to a younger woman. She's still in love with this jerk. He has cooled to Marissa's bedroom advances. (P.S. Her son, Carlos, hates him.)
- Andrea, leggy, young, blonde assistant to Isabela, the owner of a beauty/spa academy. Where she met Luis is not clear, but she fell in love with him and is blind as to what he is really like. He, on the other hand, knowing where his pocket change comes from, uses her for some afternoon delight and either thanks her or argues with her on the way out of the bedroom. She has decided that getting pregnant would be the ideal way to get him to leave his wife. So far, we've only been privy to one jealous temper tantrum from her when she caught him in his office with Mariana hanging all over him and looking like a kiss was happening.
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Saturday, March 19, 2016
El Hotel de los Secretos #38, 3/18/16: One bad night and one good night coming up
Sorry for the length, I just couldn't shorten it and not take anything out that wasn't pertinent to the story.
We open with the boys from the hotel who helped with the mining explosion returning home, all dirty and tired. They are met by Benjamin who informs them that they have to make up their time absent from their jobs. What as ass.
Diego awakes to the cold reality of his new marriage, alone in the marital bed, while Isabel is checking on the baby and Sofia. Sofia just wants to be left alone, Isabel just wants to help her. Perhaps her milk ducts are clogged, she gives her advice for that. Teresa comes in and sees the fussing baby, she said she’s going for Belen, the nodriza, wet nurse, which is a surprise to Isabel.
Julio is bringing coffee to the newest guest sitting in the lawn. Cecilia turns to see him and Julio has the shock of his life.
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We open with the boys from the hotel who helped with the mining explosion returning home, all dirty and tired. They are met by Benjamin who informs them that they have to make up their time absent from their jobs. What as ass.
Diego awakes to the cold reality of his new marriage, alone in the marital bed, while Isabel is checking on the baby and Sofia. Sofia just wants to be left alone, Isabel just wants to help her. Perhaps her milk ducts are clogged, she gives her advice for that. Teresa comes in and sees the fussing baby, she said she’s going for Belen, the nodriza, wet nurse, which is a surprise to Isabel.
Julio is bringing coffee to the newest guest sitting in the lawn. Cecilia turns to see him and Julio has the shock of his life.
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Friday, March 18, 2016
Pasión y Poder Capitulo #107 Friday, March 18th 2016 Hmm.. last weeks, you say, then why are the bad guys still winning and scheming??
At GLA, Eladio and Julia are about to sign the divorce papers that will bring an end to their marriage. They both struggle to get their signature on the papers, but end up dong so. In fact, Eladio does this funny thing where he takes out his pen to sign the papers, but then decides to use the pen that Julia used instead, and really struggles internally to bring himself to sign the papers. Julia is taken aback when Rueda explains that she and Eladio will be divorced in TWO DAYS. "So soon?!", she says in a disappointed tone. (Well, that's why it's called an "express divorce", my dear!)
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At Casa Montenegro, the Montenegro kids prove that they are still five years old. Daniela joins Regina, Erick, and Nina in the garden, and asks that Regina not set foot inside the living room, because David is there, and Daniela wouldn't want for poor little David to have a bad time at Casa Montenegro. Nina and Erick get upset when they find out that Regina and Jorge have been doubling dating with Miguel and Consuelo. That's when things get really heated between the three Montenegro children and they all start yelling and screeching at each other like five year olds who are fighting over who gets the last chocolate chip cookie. Nina finally shuts them up and puts them on time out and calls Regina and Daniela out on what they are doing wrong, but she fails to call out Erick on what he is doing wrong, because for Nina, her Chimp, can do NO WRONG. #NotCool #BadMother #MamasBoy
Rueda says that the divorce can come out sooner since he's both Julia and Eladio's lawyer. He tells them that he'll keep them informed and leaves. Now alone, the two talk about their love, and Eladio says that "circumstances" separated them (Uh, no, it was the fact that you bedded another woman, knocked her up with your spawn, made her raise that spawn, lied about it, etc). When Julia tells Eladio how bad she feels about all this, he tells her "not as much as I do". Eladio then starts going on and on about his love for her. It's real and eternal and he laments that they couldn't find a solution to this "marriage crisis". He has realized that they won't be together in this life, but his tattoo says that they'll be together in another life. *rolls eyes* Julia has tears in her eyes and is so touched with his words that she embraces him.
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Sueño de Amor (SdA) #9. Friday March 18, 2016. A Chilean Adonis In An Itsy Bitsy Towel... Mercy!
At a glance
-- Ricardo's first day of teaching does not go well.
-- Kristel preemptively breaks up with Erasmo to help save his job.
-- Esperanza formally accuses Principal Crazy-Eyes of corruption.
-- Ricardo and Ernesto have their first face-off over Esperanza.
A closer look
A closer look
We pick up right where we left off. Adrián had just sought asylum at Esperanza’s house. Apparently, the altruistic teacher now takes in stray teenagers with alcohol problems and bottled-up daddy issues. Luca arrives, makes up with his little brother and promises to accompany him to therapy.
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El Hotel de los Secretos #37, 3/17/16: Matilde is a "G"
Sorry for the late and short recap, I spent all morning trying to score Radiohead tickets!
Here is your recap:
Here is your recap:
- Diego is not happy that his wife is spending so much time at the hospital, Isabel reminds him that the work she is doing is not a hobby or something that was meant to keep her entertained while she waited for them to get married, Ayala over hears the conversation and is told by Diego that he simply wants his wife to go home and rest.
- The good doctor lays into Isa as well and tells her to go home and assume her responsibilities as an adult- for every hour she spends at her her husband will allow her to spend 3 in the hospital- Isa objects and tells him he is asking her to sell herself, the doctor disagrees and tells her that she can't act like a child, always demanding more, more and more but never giving anything up.
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Thursday, March 17, 2016
Sueño de amor episode #8 March, Thursday 17, 2016- Joy never leaves the Alegría family
I'm posting this for Pablo, everybody welcome and thank him for joining the team!
Everybody loves Richard
While Esperanza and Ricardo argue over the unbelievable coincidence that is having him as a neighbor, and he saying that he did it on purpose, after the bitter incident of the bumper collision, we see a sinister walking figure with a lion like mane and tigress eyes, springing out of the mover's truck, and overhearing his love promises approaches them. It's Kracy!
-Hi, I am Kracy, am his wife (squeezing his arm) and we love each other! Right Richerd? You must be Esperanza, right? MY HUSBAND has told me soooo little about you!
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Everybody loves Richard
While Esperanza and Ricardo argue over the unbelievable coincidence that is having him as a neighbor, and he saying that he did it on purpose, after the bitter incident of the bumper collision, we see a sinister walking figure with a lion like mane and tigress eyes, springing out of the mover's truck, and overhearing his love promises approaches them. It's Kracy!
-Hi, I am Kracy, am his wife (squeezing his arm) and we love each other! Right Richerd? You must be Esperanza, right? MY HUSBAND has told me soooo little about you!
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Pasión y Poder Jueves 3/17/16 #106
Chapter
106: Fallen Angels
So
many people trust the wrong people in their lives. Betrayal is no
respector of gender, relationship status, education, looks, or any
other human quality. It can happen to the rich or the poor. It's not
always about money, but when it is it's bigger than the owners of the
money because it often has its roots in things beyond greed. It also
has lingering effects into other areas of life. The next stop for
some of these people will not be the Twilight Zone that Rod Serling
wrote about, but it will be something equally unknown to them. I won't feel any pity when that happens. –
D.D.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): ¿Quién es Quién?, Eva la Trailera, La Querida del Centauro, and Fatmagül: Week of March 14, 2016
TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION (continuación)
Here's Page 2 for the week.
The novelas currently being covered include the following (all times are Eastern Standard Time):
noon - ¿Qué Culpa Tiene Fatmagül?
8 PM - ¿Quién es Quién?
9 PM - Eva la Trailera
10 PM - La Querida del Centauro**
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation!
Labels: centauro, eva-la-t, fatmagul, quien, telemundo
Pasion y Poder #105, Wednesday March 16, 2016
Lo Nuevo
Connie suffers alone, missing little Erick. Regina comes to visit her. Regina pours her heart out about seeing David and Dani together. Connie reminds her that she is now with Jorge. Regina wanted to get David away from her family, but now he's back in because of Dani. Connie says that because of one thing or another, neither of them can be with the one they love.
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Connie suffers alone, missing little Erick. Regina comes to visit her. Regina pours her heart out about seeing David and Dani together. Connie reminds her that she is now with Jorge. Regina wanted to get David away from her family, but now he's back in because of Dani. Connie says that because of one thing or another, neither of them can be with the one they love.
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El Hotel de los Secretos #36, 3/16/16: Life Lessons
Diego has a serious case of wedding night sexual
frustration, but holds it together long enough to approve Isabel heading off
with Doc Vic and Matilde to attend to the wounded men in the exploded mine. As
soon as he’s back in the honeymoon suite, however, he starts swigging wine
straight from the bottle, and tosses flower-filled vases across the room. He
cuts himself on a vase shard, and goes looking for first aid in the bathroom
medicine cabinet. Instead, he finds Isabel’s bottle of fake virgin’s blood, and
seems to know exactly what it’s for. Uh oh!
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In another wing, another baby is having a fit, but this one’s actually a real baby. Belen’s Baby #1, or Alfredo Jr., is crying inconsolably,
and Elisa’s nerves are frayed listening to him. She complains to Victoria. “It’s
not normal for a baby to cry with that kind of desperation. When have you ever
seen a woman take a siesta right after giving birth? What mother prefers to
rest instead of taking their child in their arms… That baby is trying to tell
us something. We just need to listen… I may lack many things, but I’m
overflowing with maternal instinct.” She vows to find out what’s really going
on, so she sends Victoria to Sofia’s room to snoop. Teresa catches her
listening outside Sofia’s door and sends a message back to Elisa that one
grandmother is more than enough, and they don’t need her to turn Jr. into
another weak, mama’s boy Fredito. She goes inside, and yells at drugged and unconscious
Sofia to wake up and attend to her son!
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Sueño de amor #7 3/16/16
Esperanza does her best to make Pedro comfy on the floor since he seems to be passing out and cannot see. She calls for help on her cell.
At Ricardo's house in L.A. the news is that wifey Tracy is not going to let the kids go to Mexico unless it is done her way since they are all in danger because of Ricardo's job and "that maniac" that is stalking them. She brings up Rodrigo's nightmares. Turns out Rodrigo has been having nightmares and Tracy has never ever really given them much importance until now. Ricardo thinks she is bringing up the nightmares now just to blackmail him. We get to see Rodrigo's nightmare where the La Sombra comes into his room through an open window, grabs Rodrigo, covers his mouth and threatens revenge. Finally, Rodrigo gets his mouth free and yells for his dad and mom. Ricardo And Tracy rush in to comfort Rodrigo who has awakened. All Rodrigo can do is mutter "La Sombra" and cry as Ricardo calms him down and Tracy looks like she has had it. Ricardo promises that they will be catching La Sombra real soon. (Makes me wonder what the backstory is on this plot line.)
At the De la Colina house, since Viviana got the news about Pato and Luca being novios, Viviana just sort of wheezes and cannot talk to say what she wants. She finally can write on a tablet that she disagrees with it and it will be over her dead body. Ernesto is more than happy to talk up the novio relationship and rub it in Viviana's face. He tells her "over her dead body" would be perfect and a big favor to everybody.
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At Ricardo's house in L.A. the news is that wifey Tracy is not going to let the kids go to Mexico unless it is done her way since they are all in danger because of Ricardo's job and "that maniac" that is stalking them. She brings up Rodrigo's nightmares. Turns out Rodrigo has been having nightmares and Tracy has never ever really given them much importance until now. Ricardo thinks she is bringing up the nightmares now just to blackmail him. We get to see Rodrigo's nightmare where the La Sombra comes into his room through an open window, grabs Rodrigo, covers his mouth and threatens revenge. Finally, Rodrigo gets his mouth free and yells for his dad and mom. Ricardo And Tracy rush in to comfort Rodrigo who has awakened. All Rodrigo can do is mutter "La Sombra" and cry as Ricardo calms him down and Tracy looks like she has had it. Ricardo promises that they will be catching La Sombra real soon. (Makes me wonder what the backstory is on this plot line.)
At the De la Colina house, since Viviana got the news about Pato and Luca being novios, Viviana just sort of wheezes and cannot talk to say what she wants. She finally can write on a tablet that she disagrees with it and it will be over her dead body. Ernesto is more than happy to talk up the novio relationship and rub it in Viviana's face. He tells her "over her dead body" would be perfect and a big favor to everybody.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016
El Hotel de los Secretos #35, 3/15/16 Tuesday: A Night For Fireworks Yes, But For Diego, No
First part of who knows how many.....
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As we JIP this episodio:
· Trouble has joined his big bro’, Double, and Julio does the unexpected honors. Julio has heeded Belen’s warning that Dona Teresa already tried killing her once tonight by locking her in to have her bleed to death; thus, he moved her into his and Andres’s room for safekeeping. Belen has told mini-T that Andres is really the son of old, dead Romulo Alarcon and therefore they’ll be protected from harm. No one will touch them once he’s awake and they’re married……(Well, as Viewerville knows, it won’t be for lack of somebody’s constantly tryin’!) That’s assuming Andres does marry her in the end, ¡por supuesto!
· The local boys who work the mines head down to do another day’s work for another day’s pay--unos cuentos centavos-- as Los Ricos enjoy Isabel Alarcon’s wedding reception and one of the major events of the year.
· Julio is forced to endure Isa’s pointed snubs and that degenerate dog, Diego’s, slobbering over her during the reception. (After his cruel torturing of the beleaguered, birthing Belen, I am certain he fathered not a few bastard Natzi SS officers somewhere along the line.) Don Benjamin sees to it that Julio ministers to the recién casados whatever their need. Right now, it is serving Isabel and Diego the cake cutter. (OMG!!!)
· Mr. Silver-tongued Snake implores his new bride to let them/him begin from scratch with their new lives. They’ll forget the past mistakes. All before this has been a rehearsal, alright? She smiles innocently back at him. And Julio observes as the band plays on….. Isa glances up towards the balcony and notices Julio fighting back his tears.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Sueño de Amor (SdA) #6. Tuesday March 15, 2016. Esperanza Rejects Ricardo Again, PatoLuca Are Officially Novios And Pedro Goes Blind!
Hello Patio Pals! We’ll have to make do with a discussion page until a valiant volunteer takes over this recapping spot.
The scene of Pato and Luca dining on the roof of a building in construction... Qué the hell was that? I watched it again tonight and I am rendered speechless. The only words going through my head in a maddening loop are: "What the fudge did I just watch?" And what does that SK plastered on Luca's Halloween costume stand for? Stupid Klutz? With the exception of this unfortunate-in-every-imaginable-sense scene, I found that this episode was pretty enjoyable. Esperanza and Ricardo have great chemistry. Kristel and Erasmo are lovely, in spite of the annoying banda song that starts blaring everytime they are together. Kristel and Pedro hanging out and talking made me hope we can see a real friendship blossom between them (telenovelas could use more platonic relationships).
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El Hotel de los Secretos #34, 3/14/16 Monday: Two mothers, two babies, no waiting!
Rerun: The ribbon-cutting ceremony at the hospital. Diego gives a speech: blah blah blah, reinvesting in the community that does so much for the Alarcons and the hotel, yadda yadda, he cuts the ribbon, and there's an engagement ring on the ribbon. Isabel, will you marry me?
There's a long pause as Isabel's gaze meets Julio's. For the record, I never hear her say yes, but apparently she says it. Julio finishes his letter to his mother: "I'm happy, Mom."
AUTUMN 1908
It's the night before the wedding. Mati is trying to get Isabel to cancel. (Mati, do you call this a bachelorette party?) Isabel says she'd rather work in the hospital than continue chasing a lofty dream. And having Diego as a companion is better than nothing.
And now we're at the wedding. Dr. Vicario walks Isabel up the aisle. (The church looks to be half-empty. Where is everyone?) We're spared the long ceremony; people are already throwing rice. Elisa is there. Felipe is there in his robes, making me wonder how much Teresa has been paying to keep him at the monastery.
At the reception, Teresa is beaming, wearing an amazing silver gown. Sofia frets: she's afraid people are looking at her, and will know her secret. And Alfredo's coming home soon, she says. The doctor tells her to act happy. She'll be a mother soon. Teresa offers her some soothing wine with the doctor's blessing.
Elisa is still planning to take Alfredo home when he gets out of jail. (She notices that Victoria is wearing red lipstick.)
Felipe tells Mrs. Limantur he's trying to be like St. Augustine. He's not sure if he's ready to come back to the "world" yet. She teases him, saying he should test himself with a little temptation: drink, dancing... Felipe hopefully asks one of the brothers his opinion. The brother says NO.
It's time for the champagne toast. Benjamin tells Julio that he should act in Andres' place to serve the champagne to the novios. Julio complies with great reluctance.
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There's a long pause as Isabel's gaze meets Julio's. For the record, I never hear her say yes, but apparently she says it. Julio finishes his letter to his mother: "I'm happy, Mom."
AUTUMN 1908
It's the night before the wedding. Mati is trying to get Isabel to cancel. (Mati, do you call this a bachelorette party?) Isabel says she'd rather work in the hospital than continue chasing a lofty dream. And having Diego as a companion is better than nothing.
And now we're at the wedding. Dr. Vicario walks Isabel up the aisle. (The church looks to be half-empty. Where is everyone?) We're spared the long ceremony; people are already throwing rice. Elisa is there. Felipe is there in his robes, making me wonder how much Teresa has been paying to keep him at the monastery.
At the reception, Teresa is beaming, wearing an amazing silver gown. Sofia frets: she's afraid people are looking at her, and will know her secret. And Alfredo's coming home soon, she says. The doctor tells her to act happy. She'll be a mother soon. Teresa offers her some soothing wine with the doctor's blessing.
Elisa is still planning to take Alfredo home when he gets out of jail. (She notices that Victoria is wearing red lipstick.)
Felipe tells Mrs. Limantur he's trying to be like St. Augustine. He's not sure if he's ready to come back to the "world" yet. She teases him, saying he should test himself with a little temptation: drink, dancing... Felipe hopefully asks one of the brothers his opinion. The brother says NO.
It's time for the champagne toast. Benjamin tells Julio that he should act in Andres' place to serve the champagne to the novios. Julio complies with great reluctance.
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Pasion y Poder #104 20160314 Seriously! Everyone in the TN is Stupid!
We return to the nursery where Gina is shooting daggers at Dani. Gina doesn't approve of how Erick gained custody of the EJ (Erick Jr.). Erick assures his sister that Connie is fine with him ripping her heart out of her a$$ by taking her baby. He's given Connie permission to enjoy her daily supervised visits with his mother.
Gaby comes out of the bathroom. No baby again. Franco tells her that he is not in a hurry to knock her up until Eladio gives him the Gomez-Luna name. Gaby wants to go to the gyno (geez, I got the willies just thinking about that! I hate the gynecologist because it's just like going to the gynecologist!) Franco says that Eladio won't give him the surname until he divorces Julia. The thought of the divorce makes Franco frisky. He pushes Gaby back down on the bed.
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Gaby comes out of the bathroom. No baby again. Franco tells her that he is not in a hurry to knock her up until Eladio gives him the Gomez-Luna name. Gaby wants to go to the gyno (geez, I got the willies just thinking about that! I hate the gynecologist because it's just like going to the gynecologist!) Franco says that Eladio won't give him the surname until he divorces Julia. The thought of the divorce makes Franco frisky. He pushes Gaby back down on the bed.
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Monday, March 14, 2016
Sueño de Amor (SdA) #5. Monday March 14, 2016. Ricardo Is Moving to Mexico And The Guerreros Have New Battles to Wage.
At a glance
-- Esperanza tells Ricardo she no longer loves him.
-- Esperanza tells Ricardo she no longer loves him.
-- Pato and Luca are so sickly sweet, my tummy hurts.
-- Ernesto can't find any information on Ricardo.
-- Tracy offers to stay with the kids while Ricardo travels to Mexico for work. She refuses to grant Ricardo a divorce.
-- Silvana succeeds in getting Pato's scholarship revoked.
-- Ricardo applies for a job at Instituto Palacios. He needs to infiltrate the school to find La Sombra's kid.
A closer look
Ricardo is on the phone to Esperanza, talking about how much he loves her and how seeing her revived his old feelings, yada yada yada. He hopes they can pick up right where they left off. He is certain that Esperanza feels the same about him; he can’t be imagining things. Esperanza can’t contain her tears but she stays firm: She tells Ricardo that she is no longer in love with him and asks him to stop contacting her. She hangs up without raising the question that puzzled viewers for days: "Where in poo-perfect hell were you for the last 20 years?". For two decades, Ricardo didn’t use any of the means of communications known to Man to contact Esperanza. What’s up with that? Not a single letter, phone call, telegram, carrier pigeon, smoke signal or three-eyed raven! Nada! Then Mr. Hot Stuff shows up at Esperanza’s door, tells her he’s married, drops the “I love you” bomb and expects her to fall into his arms. Sorry, Ric, but “Operation Get A Load Of Me” is a resounding failure. Oh, and you’re a creep!
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#1): ¿Quién es Quién?, Eva la Trailera, La Querida del Centauro, and Fatmagül: Week of March 14, 2016
Welcome to Page #1 (Monday edition) of the Telemundo y Más page, now issued twice a week: Mondays at 3:00 PM and Thursdays at 8:00 PM.
The novelas currently being covered are the following (all times are Eastern Standard Time):
noon - ¿Qué Culpa Tiene Fatmagül?
8 PM - ¿Quién es Quién?
9 PM - Eva la Trailera
10 PM - La Querida del Centauro**
**La Querida del Centauro gran final, Wednesday the 23rd—then a couple days of specials until El Señor de los Cielos #4 begins Monday the 28th.
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation. Since we all share the same page, please remember to put the name of the telenovela you're discussing at the top of your post, so readers can find their way around.
Telemundo is also re-broadcasting the hit telenovela La Reina del Sur on Saturdays and Sundays from 6-8 PM (EST & PST, 5-7 PM CST). For the moment, all the capítulos are also available on Telemundo's web site. Some discussion and occasional recaps from the original broadcast can be found here.
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Un Camino Hacia El Destino-Week 4 (Mar 14, 2016)
A plea from the editorial desk: could anyone step up to post a few short overviews this week? I will be unable to take up the reins again until Week 5.
Lots happened last week. Pedro lost control and started to assault Amelia sexually; Luis can't be sure who is being truthful about Old Fer's granddaughter's existence; Marissa is beginning to doubt her allure for her husband, but our "May-December" pairing is still heating up, despite Amelia, Camila, Felipe and Isabela's efforts to break up Luisa Fernanda and Dr. Carlos Gomez Ruiz. Is this a love that is going to last a lifetime? Tune in to see.
Did you know that Luisa Fernanda is the name of a famous Spanish zarzuela by F. Moreno Torroba? It debuted at Madrid's Teatro Calderon on March 26, 1932. In many ways it was the last great romantic zarzuela. To quote, "Torroba's music certainly offers colorful Spanish charm, as well as fair helpings of graceful Viennese musical comedy and Italian operatic verismo....[his] melodies are consistently memorable and his theatrical instinct never falters."
Here is Placido Domingo in an aria from Luisa Fernanda--"Ay Mi Morena" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19-GI2LzOtc
Lots happened last week. Pedro lost control and started to assault Amelia sexually; Luis can't be sure who is being truthful about Old Fer's granddaughter's existence; Marissa is beginning to doubt her allure for her husband, but our "May-December" pairing is still heating up, despite Amelia, Camila, Felipe and Isabela's efforts to break up Luisa Fernanda and Dr. Carlos Gomez Ruiz. Is this a love that is going to last a lifetime? Tune in to see.
Did you know that Luisa Fernanda is the name of a famous Spanish zarzuela by F. Moreno Torroba? It debuted at Madrid's Teatro Calderon on March 26, 1932. In many ways it was the last great romantic zarzuela. To quote, "Torroba's music certainly offers colorful Spanish charm, as well as fair helpings of graceful Viennese musical comedy and Italian operatic verismo....[his] melodies are consistently memorable and his theatrical instinct never falters."
Here is Placido Domingo in an aria from Luisa Fernanda--"Ay Mi Morena" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19-GI2LzOtc
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Saturday, March 12, 2016
Pasion y Poder #103 20160311 The Iowans Have Taken Over Mexico
Eladio stresses to Caridad that Marintia had better stick to the agreement and keep her mouth shut. If not, both of them will suffer the consequences.
Once again, Julia is moaning to Gaby about how she can't trust Eladio and will never forgive him. Gaby tells Julia to follow her heart and be happy. Lessoned learned ladies: if you don't have sex with your husband for over 20 years, he will eventually have sex with someone else. Correction: he will have sex with a lot of someone elses.
Franco tells Eladio about some protest that he is orchestrating at the Montenegro Riviera Maya construction site. Eladio isn't impressed until Franco explains that he has arranged for the press to be there. Eladio changes the subject to Marintia. Franco needs to tell her to keep her mouth shut. Franco says that he's got her under control. Eladio strongly disagrees. He tells Franco that Julia had better not get mad at him because of this. She doesn't like secrets. Speaking of Julia, she calls and asks Eladio to come home immediately.
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Once again, Julia is moaning to Gaby about how she can't trust Eladio and will never forgive him. Gaby tells Julia to follow her heart and be happy. Lessoned learned ladies: if you don't have sex with your husband for over 20 years, he will eventually have sex with someone else. Correction: he will have sex with a lot of someone elses.
Franco tells Eladio about some protest that he is orchestrating at the Montenegro Riviera Maya construction site. Eladio isn't impressed until Franco explains that he has arranged for the press to be there. Eladio changes the subject to Marintia. Franco needs to tell her to keep her mouth shut. Franco says that he's got her under control. Eladio strongly disagrees. He tells Franco that Julia had better not get mad at him because of this. She doesn't like secrets. Speaking of Julia, she calls and asks Eladio to come home immediately.
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El Hotel de los Secretos #33, 3/11/16 Friday: Couplings, Uncouplings And Coma
At a glance
-- Isabel and Julio break up and become estranged.
-- Sofía's growing dependence on opiates is becoming problematic and is being fed (intentionally or unintentionally) by Mother Terror Teresa. Sofía's husband rots in jail to protect her lying manic-depressive behind.
-- Andrés is saved from marrying Belén (and from getting killed by the Werewolf Gold Knife Slasher) thanks to a freak accident involving a horse and a strategically positioned wagon wheel. He is now in a coma, blissfully unaware for an entire summer.
-- Time jump!
-- Diego helps Isabel set up a rural hospital and, on the day of its inauguration, he pops the question.
A closer look
Buckle up for this is a bumpy one. Here we go.
Following Alfredo’s arrest, Sofía is having a nervous breakdown. She sits in her bed, crying and shaking uncontrollably. Her barely coherent mumbles of “I can’t! I can’t!” are punctuated by low-pitched wails. Dr. Lázaro Vicario tries to calm her down, to no avail. He asks Isabel to prepare him a dose of morphine but she protests that he can’t inject morphine to a pregnant woman. The Doc snaps at her: “This is an order! I am not asking advice from a student! And tell me once and for all whether you want to carry on learning by following the orders of your superiors!”. Isabel obliges. The Doc asks Matilde to pitch in and help. While all three look after Sofía, Teresa steals a bottle of laudanum from Lázaro’s medical bag and tucks it into the waistband of her skirt. Teresa maintained the most phlegmatic composure throughout this scene but her face betrayed the angst and impotence a mother feels when she can’t alleviate her child’s distress.
Following Alfredo’s arrest, Sofía is having a nervous breakdown. She sits in her bed, crying and shaking uncontrollably. Her barely coherent mumbles of “I can’t! I can’t!” are punctuated by low-pitched wails. Dr. Lázaro Vicario tries to calm her down, to no avail. He asks Isabel to prepare him a dose of morphine but she protests that he can’t inject morphine to a pregnant woman. The Doc snaps at her: “This is an order! I am not asking advice from a student! And tell me once and for all whether you want to carry on learning by following the orders of your superiors!”. Isabel obliges. The Doc asks Matilde to pitch in and help. While all three look after Sofía, Teresa steals a bottle of laudanum from Lázaro’s medical bag and tucks it into the waistband of her skirt. Teresa maintained the most phlegmatic composure throughout this scene but her face betrayed the angst and impotence a mother feels when she can’t alleviate her child’s distress.
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Sueno de Amor, #4, Friday, 03/12/16 There is no alegria in the Alegria family
Hello, my patio peeps! I'll try to cover as much as possible from the episode, but fair warning: I blended some scenes together to give this a better flow. Sorry for the bad editing, I'm writing the first part on the run.
Part one (part two later in the afternoon)
We start with Ricardo and his operation to catch La Sombra. The guy that gets killed in the fight turns out not to be the feared Sombra, though. Ricardo is muy molesto.
Back at the operations center - imagine a Star Trek meets FBI quarters meets Total Recall - Ric gets proof that La Sombra, Maximilano Izzaguire, had been in the house at some time, they found his prints there. They also got a child's drawing and an ultrasound (?!). These are some serious clues that they need to look into.
Police work gets interrupted by a call from home - it's Ric's wife, Tracy, telling him he needs to get back ASAP. Ric is not happy about it, but he lets his assistant know that he has to catch the next flight back to LA.
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Part one (part two later in the afternoon)
We start with Ricardo and his operation to catch La Sombra. The guy that gets killed in the fight turns out not to be the feared Sombra, though. Ricardo is muy molesto.
Back at the operations center - imagine a Star Trek meets FBI quarters meets Total Recall - Ric gets proof that La Sombra, Maximilano Izzaguire, had been in the house at some time, they found his prints there. They also got a child's drawing and an ultrasound (?!). These are some serious clues that they need to look into.
Police work gets interrupted by a call from home - it's Ric's wife, Tracy, telling him he needs to get back ASAP. Ric is not happy about it, but he lets his assistant know that he has to catch the next flight back to LA.
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Friday, March 11, 2016
El Hotel de los Secretos #32, 3/10/16 Thursday: Sofia has a bad day
Hello patio peeps, my apologies for not being able to recap last week, I had the worst cold I've ever had, I thought my ear drums would burst. Below you'll find a short recap of last night's episode!
Jacinto y Violeta:
So Jacinto is talking to Violeta when they are rudely interrupted by Violeta's mom, who tries dragging her away, Violeta's pimp comes on the scene and sends the women away. Mr. Pimp asks what Jacinto wants with Vio and Jacinto replies that he has good intentions towards her, then he gets a word of advice from Mr. Pimp: "whores live like whores and die whores"- he cautions Jacinto against coming back to the brothel without paying, if he visits he is to pay, if he drinks he is to pay, so I guess Jacinto will need a part time job to be able to pay for the visits to his lady love.
Isa y Julio
So these two should not be together because Julio compares her family to a rabid pack of wild dogs and Isa is doing her best to protect herpuppies, family. She tells him Sofia is innocent and that she's a sick woman, in the end Julio says that he will do whatever it takes it bring his sisters murderer to justice. They each have to do what they have to do. Julio goes to Ayala and tells him he will bring him something of Sofia's that can be used to get her finger prints. Ayala tells him that doing so could be costly to Julio- he could lose Isa, but Julio pays him no mind- he will get justicia for his sister. And so Julio breaks into Sofia's room and steals a book that Ayala later gets prints from, it seems like lady Sofia is the number one suspect because her finger prints match those at the scene of the crime-dun,dun,dun!
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Jacinto y Violeta:
So Jacinto is talking to Violeta when they are rudely interrupted by Violeta's mom, who tries dragging her away, Violeta's pimp comes on the scene and sends the women away. Mr. Pimp asks what Jacinto wants with Vio and Jacinto replies that he has good intentions towards her, then he gets a word of advice from Mr. Pimp: "whores live like whores and die whores"- he cautions Jacinto against coming back to the brothel without paying, if he visits he is to pay, if he drinks he is to pay, so I guess Jacinto will need a part time job to be able to pay for the visits to his lady love.
Isa y Julio
So these two should not be together because Julio compares her family to a rabid pack of wild dogs and Isa is doing her best to protect her
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Thursday, March 10, 2016
Sueño de Amor (SdA) #3. Thursday March 10, 2016. Give Me A Cris To Build A Dream On... Alas, The Reencounter Of Hope And Happiness Doesn't Go Well!
At a glance
-- Esperanza and Ricardo (Cristiáaaaan!) have their long-awaited reencounter. It took 2 decades for them and 2 episodes for us. Alas, she learns that he is married with two kids. Drat!
-- Kristel (Redhead Flying Skirt that has Pedro going gaga) has a meet-cute with Erasmo Gallo, the sexy construction worker.
-- Viviana, Luca's botoxed mom, does not approve of his interest in Pato and talks Ernesto's ears off in the hope of convincing him to separate the young couple. Ernesto is adamant to defend their relationship. We also learn that Viviana cheated on Ernesto around the time he got involved with Esperanza.
-- Pedro has diabetes and his dad passed away before he was born.
-- Ricardo does his first SWAT operation against La Sombra.
-- No impromptu street-dancing in musturd uniforms to report.
A closer look
It’s mother-and-son elote time for SuperMom and her adorable blond cubby. Esperanza spots a leather-clad hunk riding away in his motorcycle and thinks it’s Ricardo. She feels that her heart is leaving her chest: It’s gotta be Ricardo! Pedro chases the guy but can’t catch up to him. The mystery motorcyclist is wearing a helmet but I recognized those beautiful brown eyes right away. I know my Chilean Bombón when I see him. You can’t slip that beefcake by me!
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Pasión y poder, Episode 102, Thursday, March 10, 2016: Regression to the Mean(ie)
These two wounded people, Eladio and Julia, have reached a stalemate.
Each suspects the other of betrayal. And each is right. (Wasn't spending the night with Arturo an emotional betrayal? Isn't hiding The Marintia Problem from Gaby and Julia playing dirty pool?)
And more narrowly speaking, each is wrong, of course. There has been no extramarital boinking. Not lately. (Or not yet.)
Eladio will tell Julia why he was visiting Caridad if she will tell him whether she spent the night with Arturo. Even if she had been with Arturo, she says, he hardly has the right to reproach her, he with his many lovers. And she storms out in a cloud of self-righteous angst.
Eladio's expression changes rapidly from devastation to rage. "She was with him!"
He calls Franco into his office and orders him to find out all the dirt on Arturo: the Riviera Maya project, the hydroelectric plans, the restaurants, the hotels – everything that bastard is doing. Eladio is going to ruin him!
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS (#2): ¿Quién es Quién?, Eva la Trailera, La Querida del Centauro, and Fatmagul: Week of March 7, 2016
TELEMUNDO WEEKEND EDITION
Here's Page 2 for the week.
The novelas currently being covered are the following (all times are Eastern Standard Time, or Eastern Daylight Time starting this Sunday!):
noon - Fatmagul
8 PM - ¿Quién es Quién?
9 PM - Eva la Trailera
10 PM - La Querida del Centauro
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation!
Here's Page 2 for the week.
The novelas currently being covered are the following (all times are Eastern Standard Time, or Eastern Daylight Time starting this Sunday!):
noon - Fatmagul
8 PM - ¿Quién es Quién?
9 PM - Eva la Trailera
10 PM - La Querida del Centauro
Everyone is welcome to join in the conversation!
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Sueño de amor #2 3/9/16
After tonight, I am just going to have to get used to expecting the unexpected since all in one episode we went: from a musical number in the street to high blood sugar to Botox to an interrupted sexual assault to a trip down memory lane in silhouette and to lots more. I have to admit I enjoy the variety . . . and liked this episode much more than the first.
We will pick up just after Pato is creeped out finding out that Luca is her brother as her father Ernesto just has this weird grin on his face. Luca tries to say something but Ernesto cuts him off. He is so glad to meet his beautiful daughter. Pato has been waiting for this moment for years and does not know what to say to him so Ernesto invites Pato and Luca both out to dinner. Luca begs off saying they must have a lot to talk about. Pato just gives a sad uncomfortable look as she leaves with the still grinning Ernesto.
School time: Esperanza is playing a recording of her principal Silvana Fierro threatening her if she does not change Paulo Rey's grade. She wants her principal to be aware thay she he has the recording on the phone and is ready to play it for the school board if necessary. Silvana tells her she can keep her job but not for long. She may have won the battle but not the war. Esperanza Didn't know they were at war but she is not afraid. She needs her job to earn a living but she also needs her job to protect her students from a principal like her. Silvana informs her that she will make her life miserable and will not rest until she has destroyed Esperanza!!!!!!!!
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We will pick up just after Pato is creeped out finding out that Luca is her brother as her father Ernesto just has this weird grin on his face. Luca tries to say something but Ernesto cuts him off. He is so glad to meet his beautiful daughter. Pato has been waiting for this moment for years and does not know what to say to him so Ernesto invites Pato and Luca both out to dinner. Luca begs off saying they must have a lot to talk about. Pato just gives a sad uncomfortable look as she leaves with the still grinning Ernesto.
School time: Esperanza is playing a recording of her principal Silvana Fierro threatening her if she does not change Paulo Rey's grade. She wants her principal to be aware thay she he has the recording on the phone and is ready to play it for the school board if necessary. Silvana tells her she can keep her job but not for long. She may have won the battle but not the war. Esperanza Didn't know they were at war but she is not afraid. She needs her job to earn a living but she also needs her job to protect her students from a principal like her. Silvana informs her that she will make her life miserable and will not rest until she has destroyed Esperanza!!!!!!!!
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Wednesday, March 09, 2016
El Hotel de los Secretos #31, 3/9/16 Wednesday: All for the Proof of the Truth
· Julio has snuck into his beloved’s bedroom but honestly we don’t know why—to talk about why he felt the need to abandon their eloping. He hasn’t abandoned her, he says. He’s close by and so is justice for his sister with him there as well. Isabel says talk to the hand. She, Viewerville senses, is having second thoughts about her Dear Diego letter. El Do or Die Gold-digger de Diego left that letter as if it were unread—what a heartbreak it must have been! (If only he had a heart there instead of that rotted piece of cherry-pit.) He takes care of her and she was careless and care free when it came to him. (Someone may have a better grasp of the nuance here.) —and I do not??” No, in a few words. He only wants justice for his sister. Hah! He doesn’t know the meaning of the word! sayz she. To Isa the meaning of the word justice has been expanded just a bit. [Think ‘Social’.] Justice is not being so selfish as to think that his wounds are the deepest , nor his battles the most important to fight. He tries to ask her forgiveness. His mercurial maid won’t accept it. “—Leave! You leave, or…, or I will!!” Well, she’s right. Julio is the most obdurate man she’s ever met. He stays. She exits stage right.
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· Jacinto, meanwhile, is trying to eat a bit of breakfast while Lupe chats and asks if he’s done anything with the news about his mama’s whereabouts in Little Rock—as in Arkansas, not Arizona. Jacinto remains silent and moody. He suddenly ups to upchuck outside. (Personally that baby act he pulled with Violeta made me wanna upchuck. What a WTF momento.)
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