Caray, Caray!

Before I begin, I must confess Oklahoma lost its Univision Digital Cable and after rebooting the cable box and trying to get it, I was forced to watch it on basic cable with no captions…So hold on we are in for a bumpy ride..

We rehash the Ines, Saintly & Ma debacle. Realizing that Ines is too enamored with Vasco, Saintly & Ma have arranged for Ines to jump the broom with Ascancio. Never, Never if she can’t have Vasco she doesn’t want anyone.
Give this girl a pink notebook, a pink feather sparkle pen & we’d have Vasco & Ines 4ever.

Anyhow, Saintly runs into ever drunk Vasco and threatens to smack the crap out of him, if he encourages Ines. Dude talk about closing the barn door after the cows got out.

The editing leaves much to be desired..we now see Ines flee to Vasco. He is home and asleep. The servant gets him and he comes down to see her. Geez Ines; I certainly hope this doesn’t affect his staying up all night whoring and puking.

Ines tells him about Saintly and he says okay…play it cool, pretend that you are going to marry Ascancio & meanwhile, I’ll write when I get work. Okay I added the last part, cause we all know Vasco isn’t going to work. Anyway Ines is horrified that Vasco isn’t ready to jump the broom.
Oh little girl…

Don Justo goes to see Sofia about the Cami/Gonzalos debacle. I’m sorry but could this guy be a bigger wuss? What is the problem in this town, why to all the men above the age of thirty suffer from a serious testosterone shortage? Just slap some lipstick and a fake mole on him and he can sit around with Fortuna chowing on bon bons. He fills Sofie in on the Cami/Gonzalos prenuptials.

Meanwhile in the den of sordid secrets..Whorehey & LaFont of the seven-inch widow’s peak hair, converse over the next caravan they plan to waylay. Sofia interrupts the conversation with a “Que the Hell, is up with you trying to marry off Cami to Gonzalos?” She proceeds to tell Jorge that Cami & Ric gotta a thing goin on. He is appalled, Ric could be a bad man.
Jorge…here is a shout-out from the audience, yeah a bad man in the best way, we are counting on it.

Sofie counters, well he was good enough for Ursula.
Jorge retorts, hah he dumped Ursula cause he had a girlfriend and now he is after Cami. Hmmmm Jorge thinks Ric is up to no good.

Mario moves his belongings into Cami house of unrelated ner do wells. Jimena is giving him the flirty look.

Jorge says that if Ric stands in his way, well death is a solution. Egads the heart or other organ wants what the heart or other organ wants. If only his heart would fail like his other organ. Now I am not sure he said Ric would die, but what the hell? Somebody is gonna die.

Sofia tells Justo that Gonzalos is as depraved as Jorge. Now normally this would enrage a father and he would send his daughter into hiding or a nunnery. However, I am sure Justo will simply keep a better eye on his goat flock.

Ofelia stops by with the poor motherless child Paco of the Mullethead to visit Cami, she is a bit nervous to see Mario there.

Justo comes by to tell Cami it is a no go with Jorge.
I’m sorry, but don’t widows pretty much get to do what they want? Think Scarlett. I mean seriously once you’ve been wed and the old virgin urgin thing is done.

Cami like all good TeleNovela heroines goes to the church and pray, where she lays out all the bad things that have happened to her.

Ric is on the ship and spots Gonzalos the Depraved chowing down. I guess that seasickness passed. Anyway Ric tries to make conversation with him, but Gonzalos blows him off. Ric has a pissed pirate look on his face.

Finally it is night and Jesus; no not that Jesus comes to see Mario. The gang is about an hour away.

Ofelia tells Saintly that Cami and Ric are an item. Saintly is enraged (well not enraged like normal people are, but he is a bit miffed for Saintly), how can this be? Ric could be a bandito for all they know. Yeah he is a regular Clyde Barrow and Bonnie is faking her blindness and they are traveling with Tia Barker.

Now Ines, the unchaste comes in and says she saw Vasco. He doesn’t want to marry.
At this point my picture frozen and I had zombie Saintly staring frozen on the screen.
Please I beg Saintly, I am sorry I have mocked you through two entire TeleNovelas, breathe. Alas my cries of anguish are in vain.

Okay…I missed some stuff.
When I turn on basic no captions cable…
Mario is with the pirates, he puts a pistol to Lazarus’s? head. I think this was the guy who was supposed to free Claudio, Angel, Cami & Jimena, but pocketed the dinero instead.

Next we see Ric and others departing the ship on Isle de Somewhere. He gives a boy money to follow Gonzalos the Depraved.

The sea journey has done Ric no harm, he is sporting a fine tan and the fresh sea air has brought the curl out in his hair. He is not disguised. I guess he figures no one will recognize him with out his trademark pirate doo-rag.

Justo the spineless and Sofia are visiting Ofelia’s family. Sofia is still trying to find out if WhoreHey is the father of Saintly. I for one certainly hope so. Vasco has done Ursula, the half sister of Saintly and Ines the other half sister of Saintly. Now the way Sofia was talking ol’ Whorehey had a boatload of bastard daughters. With any luck, Vasco could nail another one and he’d have a trifecta. Well country rube relative of Ofelia, gives up the 411, yes indeed, Ofelia was accosted by a rich important man before she was wed, but never gave up the name.

Ric goes to see his padrino, he is a religious guy. Actually it is Eric Castillo, I don’t know what his name is in this. Ric tells him the story of how his Tio & Tia framed him for the murder of the whore. Padrino looks weary and tired of life. Dude perk up, it is your job. He gets up and walks around. That is an awful wig and he is wearing like a religious fat suit. That is yards upon yards of billowing cloth. Somewhere in the TeleVista cafeteria a table (a very large table) is missing its cloth.

Now Ric is checking into a hotel.
Bad editing…he is bursting into a squalid room with dirty people and a fat guy with bad teeth. He accuses the fat guy of murder. Fat guy denies it. Ric pulls out a sword and goes all Guantanamo Bay on his ass. Yep a sword to the throat and people will confess to anything. I’m glad he confessed cause it would have taken Ric sometime to set the waterboarding up.
The soldiers come in and arrest fat guy. Ric gives the poor slaves money and just in case you were wondering, yes that is where Abe Lincoln got the idea.

Meanwhile Gonzalos has gone to the Clinica de Dysfuncional Penes, alas the doctor is dead.

Now Gonzalos is having dining with some local. Not only the local but everyone in this establishment have the worst wigs I have ever seen. They aren’t even on straight. Gonzalos the Depraved is like digging in his mouth for food that has wedged up around his gum line. This guy is quite the catch. The local tells Gonzalos that he doesn’t know Lopez de Carvajal, but Lisabeth has a pirate cuz, named Ricardo de Salamanca.
Funny he should mention that cause Ricardo is back with priest guy. He does his best young boy act and tells him that he is now in love with yes, Cami. Priest guy, is thrilled for Ric yet apprehensive too about the problems that may ensue. You would just think Godfather Priest guy would just be happy that Ric is not eternally damned for killing a whore, he just slept with her which is easily forgiven with a few hail Mary’s and a couple of Our Father’s.

Also at some point Ric mentioned he has been on the lam for 15 years for a crime he did not commit. So I guess that makes him about 34 and a fine specimen of a man.

So anyway…Stay tuned
Tomorrow Cami is talking to Jorge on the street, about what? Beats me.
But Cami I do have some advice for you. Jorge is shorter that you and staring right at you bountiful breasts. You may want to wear a shawl when he is lurking.

Thanks for reading my recaps..
I think this is my last one for Pasion
as next week I get to start mocking Cesar Evera, he has a kid that was dumped off at the Church and an Amante..No Puede Ser..

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Fer is telling Moni the news...Busted!! It's Pastor's brother and he sealed the deal with Akito before he died and the girls knew nothing about it. Moni tells him to find out all he can.

Here's your public service announcement. Pastor And CL chat about the prostate exam. Pastor tells him you should do them every year, if you are over 40-he does. He tells him it's like anything else. He advises him to relax about it and your worries will go away. Cl is now afraid that he's going to tell him that he likes this exam!! Pastor says look, if you take the test you haven't lost your manhood but if you don't take it you could..... bien dicho Pastor.

Pastor wants to tell Ivy something out of earshot of Mar. He makes fun of Mr Macho to Ivy that he's so scared of a prostate exam. Ivy worries what if they find something and Pstor thinks she should be so lucky because that would get her off the hook with him.

Pau and Kike are still chatting, Juan isn't moved by her anymore so she should just leave him alone. Is she prepared to leave everything for him? She hesitates and looks unsure and Kike believes he's proved his point and that Juan's now starting to recover. Pau says in that case you do know where he is. Kike says he doesn't know, but Pau says please if you see or hear from him tell him to call me at my mother's house where I now live because I need to speak to him. She promises she won't hurt him.

Ivy fishes with Cl about the appointment and he plays dumb. He tells her to go and she's pleased that he won't need her tonight either.

Moni just then comes in and tells Cl who's behind the deal with the Anthuriums.

Kike calls Fer and tells him about Pau's visit and Fer tells him how they used Anga as the cover and Kike agrees to support that story. Fer thinks this isn't good news, because he sees Juan content now and without troubles so maybe they should just stay quiet, but Kike thinks Juan has the right to know.

Pau is on the phone to Mar buggin' her to know where he is and she swears she doesn't know. She tells Pau to forget Juan and get him out of her life. After she hangs up she says like she did.

Moni is having doubts of Pastor's loyalty and Cl defends him. She thinks this was industrial espionage and that Pastor set them up.

Pastor yells at Ivy for mentioning the urologist to CL because now he's going to be in trouble for being chismoso. She says she couldn't help it. Of course just then CL calls and wants to see him immediately so he uses that to shame Ivy and takes off.

Fer and Juan are chatting. Fer tells him Pau is looking for him Juan says he's got nothing to say to her Fer continues babbling while Juan wonders why she would try to contact him just when he's learn to life with her absense.

Moni and CL give Pastor the 3rd degree and want to know why he would open his mouth about something so delicate. He apologizes and admits it was him. They go on and on about how could he and Moni was so sure he was the traitor and Cl is impactado and can't believe he could be such a traitor and careless etc. Pastor apologizes and offers excuses for several minutes. Finally he says that woman just wrenches things out of him and so he told her about the urologist and the prostate exam appointment. Moni and Cl turn to stare blamkly at each other. She that he actually made an appointment and he that Pastor was talking about that.

Moni now turns her questioning to CL about the test. He diverts the attention back to PAstor, that he did something worse than the indiscretion he thought he did and he's really in hot water now.

Moni rehashes about the deal falling apart but Pastor swears he has no idea what they are talking about. They double team him and tell him surely he spilled info to his brother and why didn't he tell them about him being the competitor. Pastor whines that he did nothing of the sort, please he swears he knew nothing about any of it.

Back in Achi Delfi looks for Anga and wonders where he went.

Juan sees Anga in the plaza who tells him he's leaving for good, because that woman never really cared for him. He wonders about the business. Anga says he can't be in business with Aldemar and tells Juan he has until tomorrow to figure it out because Aldemar goes or Anga goes.

Moni and CL are still talking about the prostate exam. She wonders why he's going for that and he tells her that the doc found abnormal blood results etc. Moni eventually figures out that he's scared about the whole endeavor. She offers that she'll go with him if he wants and he thanks her for this offer.

Pastor cries to Ivy that he had nothing to do with all this. She's trying to make him feel better that he's not guilty until they prove it and no one has proven anything. Pastor still maintains he's doomed and rushes off. To add insult to injury, Delirio is coming in with the other pirateers and spots him and greets him before the elevator about the computer programs. He goes on and on but Pastor eventually stops listening and goes into the elevator.

Light bulbs are going off for Pau at home. She talks to her mom. She wonders if maybe Juan's in the place where he came from, his birthtown.

CL calls Pau to invite her for dinner, she gladly agrees and thanks him for the thought. Ana sarcastically says, "and she was thinking about Juan." Pau says it's only part of my therapy and nothing else. Mmm not convinced, don't think Ana is either...

Juan has a long conversation with himself about whether he should call Pau. He goes back and forth. He thanks the bell saving him because Susana shows up just as he decides he'll call. This must be the Santo Nino's sign.

Pastor goes to the market to look for his brother. He begs Kike to tell him where he is, but Kike swears he doesn't know. Kike wants to know what the problem is and Pastor cries he's gotten me into a mess and he's the only one that can get me out.

Susana distracts Juan and asks him to take her on an excursion to the countryside today. He hesitates at first but then agrees she's right that they should take advantage of the beautiful day.
Molo and Herli are running the business accepting furniture etc. and seeming to get along well. Herli seems to be warming a little to him. He tells her flattering things.

In nature Sus and Juan are bonding. He tells how he liked to come there when he was little. He tells her a story about his grandmother yelling at him for throwing rana in the sopa (frogs in the soup). He said a woman he would bring there has to be very special and she confirms that he considers her that. He leans in to kiss but can't. She thinks all this happy bubbly attitude is a front for a great sadness and wants to know what he's hiding.

Pau back on the phone with Mar wants to know the name of the village and Mar tells her that's a crazy idea that he went back there.

Sus gets it out of him supposing that it's a love pain. He tells her she's right and that it's over Pau and gives her the details. She realizes that's why he left Farell. He tells her a little more and that the dream turned into a nightmare and he tells her about him being a third wheel and CL and Pau getting married. He stops himself and wonders what she'll think about him going on like this. She says she thinks he's a real man and that he knows how to really feel love and cry about it. Back in the town he asks what she thought of the river and she loved it. She says she wasn't bored and the excursion was worth it to get to know him a little better. She kissed him on the cheek and thanks him for taking her. He says he has to pick up Juanito.

Cl has prepared a nice dinner for he and Pau. he tells her he's worried about tomorrow's test. She tells him that she hopes it's nothing and not to worry because she'll go with him.

Just then Moni calls and wants to know if she's interrupting and he says no worries he and Pau just finished dinner. Moni smirks and wants to know about tomorrow. He says oh don't worry, Pau is going with me. Moni hangs up and goes ballistic! She screams and throws the phone and scares Laura half to death. Laura counsels her to chill out, and like it or not Pau is the wife now, not the lover and essentially she's going to have to accept that.

Cl and Pau argue about Moni's interference but he promises she's harmless and they shouldn't talk about her anymore and instead enjoy the dinner.

Delirio and Nid are at dinner and he is pouring it on thick about how much they love each other and lust after each other. Nid is buying it.

Pau is telling Ana that she's not coming home again. Ana tells her she doesn't need to tell her things like that, she's no longer 12 and they bicker again because Ana is mad at Pau's flipflopping of course and CL's magic way of clouding her judgment.

Aliro in bed is "reminding" Nid of their romantic exploits. He's embellishing, just a little. He's back to his famous screaming again and of course the peanut gallery is outside speculating about the activity again. Nid wonders what is wrong with him, if she should call a doctor, but he says nothing wrong he's fully enjoying the moment and she tells him to stop screaming or the neighbors are going to complain.

The next day Pau and Cl are at the docs and he's getting his exam. They show the doc putting on the glove.

The next day at breakfast Alirio lays it on thick again and starts telling Nid that she should get him things, basically pupeteering her. Referencing the evening's events, Yadi wonders if anyone heard the cat fight last night. Marely says it sounded to her like they were being tortured, not just in a fight!!

The phone rings. Yadi yells at Perafan for taking advantage of her Mom. Yadi spils the beans that Nid is really annoyed by ALirio. Nid asks him if that's true.

Ivy is on the phone to her buddy at the urologists office. Her buddy violates any possible confidentiality convention and tells Ivy that her boss has nothing to worry aobut he's fine. Ya caigo la bomba, Ivy begs her friend to do her a huge favor. Of course we are introduced to this chick for a reason!! Next we see the doc telling CL he's sorry, the result are very clear, and he's got cancer! Dum dum dum dummmm!!!

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It is complete now, again thank you for your patience
I’m cutting and pasting the end of Friday’s show from Jeanne’s recap. She is better at recapping than me and like my grandma used to say “Para que le buscas 3 pies al gato sabiendo que tiene 4” (Lit. Why are you looking for 3 paws on the kitty if you already know it has 4? In other words, why should I complicate my life?)

Enjoy

CL waits in bed for Paula, shiny royal blue jammies and all. Paula, on the other hand, looks much better in his shirt than she does in any of her own clothes. It covers way more, too. He tells her to excuse him, but she’s absolutely divine. She thinks she’d look better in her jammies. CL doesn’t care; she looks best in his bedroom. She gets into bed with him, uncomfortable, and he turns to talk…about her not getting the wrong idea. He didn’t ask her to stay to…..um…..she understands. “Until tomorrow” they tell each other awkwardly. He turns back to her yet again; could he give her a little good night kiss? Sure, one. Would she let him give her another? Yeah. She laughs. He comes back and she smiles at his game—would you let me give me the final one? The last one and that’s it. Ya. She chuckles, doesn’t tell him yes, but doesn’t push away, either. He kisses her again and it’s apparently not really the last one. He goes at her neck and we are left to try and figure out what her facial expression says—discomfort? Lust? Thinking of Juan? They get on in earnest and Paula looks like she might go with the program, stroking his back with her long fingers and recently-done nails.

And we begin

Nidia is still very confused; she can’t believe everything that Marely has told her. She is crying and can’t believe she married Delirio. While looking thru the pictures she sees a picture of Juan. She wants to know who the “bombom” (marshmallow) is; Marely explains who he is and how he lived with them for a while. In another room Yadi is talking to Kike. She is worried for her mom, Kike says they have to wait and stay united. He also wonders what happened to Delirio. Yadi is furious because Delirio hasn’t come back. Kike changes the converstaion and asks Yadi maybe they should move, live in their own hose. Impactada face from Yadi

In the Party Heriberto is trying to talk to Susana. He is very drunk and Susana can’t stand him. Juan comes and tells him to stop bothering her; maybe he should go and get some coffee. Susana says she wants some. He goes. Susana thanks Juan for rescuing her. She wants to dance with him.

Nidia and Marely are still walking the memory line. They see pictures of Kike and Yadira’s wedding. Marely tells her that yes they are married and now they have a beautiful girl. Nidia is surprised, but is happy; she knows Kike is a good guy, however she is not to happy on being an “abuela”

In the party the Tweedless (Thanks Jeanne again for the name) are talking. Heriberto is laughing at Casimiro because Juan is dancing with Susana. Casimiro swears that tonight that little fly will fall in his flycatcher.

After the deed is done, Paula and CL are talking. He is trying to convince her to come back. She is not sure ;( so… what’s new) she still has to clarify some more things before coming back. He wants to know what the problem is. She is not telling.

Juan asks Dona Delfina about her conversation with Aldemar. She is surprised that Juan found out about it. She says they were just talking. Juan doesn’t believe it he says that as long as it was just talk is fine, but she needs to remember that she has been spoken for and he doesn’t want her to “hacerle de chivo los tamales” deceive Don Angarita. Delfina feigns being offended. Juan walks away.

Anga approaches Delfina and wants to know why Juan is talking to her so much. She says they were just talking about the business. She wants to go home. Anga offers to accompany her. They leave together.

Juan and his son talk about Juanito’s crush on his teacher. Juanito wants his teacher to become his girlfriend. Juan is trying to explain to him that usually your first love is an innocent love something that you can see but shouldn’t touch. A platonic love, Juanito wants to know what “platonic” means. Juan says that is when you feel like you have been hit over the head with a plate “plato” (hence “platonico”) and because of the hit you become “todo turulato” all dim witted, like you already are (Ed. Note this was just too sweet, I love the way Juan tries to explain things to his son) Juanito is very tired. Juan takes him home.

Anga and Delfina have arrived at Delfina’s house, he wants to stay, but she doesn’t let him.

At the party Molo and Susana are looking for Juan. Casimiro approaches and wants to invite Susana to a walk. She says she is very tired and she would rather go to her hotel room. He misunderstands and thinks she is inviting him to the hotel; he pulls her and tells her he doesn’t mind skipping the walk. Susana doesn’t know how to get rid of him, but as they are leaving Molo trips Casimiro and he falls on the other side of the fence and doesn’t get up. Susana thanks him (Molondon) and since the priest is leaving she hitches a ride with him.

Aldemar comes to Delfina’s house. She receives him wearing a short red silk robe and tells him that she thought he wasn’t coming (Ed Note. I don’t understand Delfina, I thought she really liked Angarita, I know he can’t do the deed right now, but please lady, give him a chance to recover. I can tell she doesn’t know him well, Angarita is not somebody that can be messed with). Anyway, Aldemar approaches her and tells her he wants to skip the marriage and start with the honey moon, she coyly says no, well maybe, what is he thinking? Aldemar keeps on walking towards her and she keeps on backing up until they end up on the couch. Juan enters the room. She changes immediately, she starts yelling telling Aldemar to leave her alone, and how he dares to try to abuse a poor widow. Juan tells Juanito to go to his room. Aldemar tells Juan that Delfina and him were “Jacarandosos” because they were about to celebrate their engagement. At this Angarita shows up at the door and yells “over my dead body” (At this rate, I think this will be a reality).

Molo is walking Herlinda home, he is finally telling her how happy he is, how special this night was, because he danced with her, he was able to sign to her and now he is walking with her. Herlinda tells him that for her it was the opposite. This night was the worst of her life. Juan was dancing and talking to Susana all the time. Molondon tells her that she should forget about Juan. He tells her he wishes he could give Juan his eyes so that he could se her (Herlinda) the way he (Molondon) sees her. Herlinda thanks him, for her and for Juan. Molo tells her he doesn’t do it for Juan, he does it for her. He finally tells her that he loves her. Herlinda wants to know why he hasn’t say anything. He says because he has been affraid of her rejection.

At Delfina’s, Juan is trying to calm Aldemar and Angarita. They are looking at each other like fighting dogs. They are showing their teeth and growling (not really, but I’m telling you that is what they reminded me of) Juan tells them to calm down, they are civilized people and they can talk things out (Yes Juanito, like when you “talked” to CL in the garage, when you found out that he was marrying Paula) They are yelling insults at each other. –That woman has been spoken for. –Yeah? Show me the marriage certificate. –We have a verbal agreement. –So do we, isn’t so Delfinita? Delfina says that she is confused.
Juan tells them that since the Lady is confused they should wait until tomorrow to resolve this matter. Angarita stands up says good night to Delfina and leaves. Aldemar tries to talk to Delfina, but Juan doesn’t let him, he finally leaves. When they both leave Juan scolds Doña Delfina –See what you have provoked? She is unrepentant.

Outside of Delfina’s house Angarita and Aldemar are still fighting. Angarita says that they’ll see tomorrow who the chosen one will be. Aldemar would prefer to solve this right now, he wants to play cards the one that wins, wins her. Algarita refuses. Aldemar then proposes to fight for her, they’ll have a duel tomorrow, and the one that stays alive will win. Algarita accepts.

The next morning Aldemar gets ready for the duel. He wakes his son so that he can be his witness. Don Angarita is getting ready too; he goes to buy a riffle. Herlinda runs to Delfina’s house to let her know of the duel.

Paula wakes up and can’t find CL. She panics and runs out of bed. He is preparing breakfast.

Angarita and Aldemar have their little duel. Juan and Moro prepare the arms. They (Anga and Alde) walk turn and fire. Both of them hit the floor. Delfina runs to Algarita calling him “mi amor” Juan laughs and tells them to get up, he changed the ammunition. It was fake. When Aldemar sees Delfina with Angarita, he understands and tells them that he (Aldemar) is a gracious loser, he won’t bother Delfina again. He wakes up his worthless son and they leave. Juan says he has to take Juanito to school. He also leaves. When Angarita and Delfina are finally alone, he tells her that their relationship is over. She doesn’t understand why. He tells her that he won’t forgive her for accepting somebody else’s attentions.

Nidia talks to everybody at breakfast she apologizes for her behavior. She tells them that she is starting to remember a little bit, and promises that she’ll see a doctor and will take her medication.

Juan is taking Juanito to school. He is telling him about what happened with Dona Delfina. Juan hears somebody calling his name. It’s Fernando, they are very happy to see each other.

Delirio, Gutis and the software guy are talking in Delirio’s office. Nidia walks in and says hi to everybody. She asks to talk to her husband. Delirio can’t believe his ears. Nidia wants to apologize.

Fernando explains to Juan the reason for his visit, how Farrell sent him to investigate. Juan doesn’t know what to do. They decide to talk to Susana.

Delirio is very happy, he wants to know how much does she remember? She tells him that just yesterday she remembered about Samuel’s death. She says that she must have fallen very hard for him since she married so soon. He of course gives her his version of their relationship.

CL receives a phone call from the Dr.’s office. I guess it is important that we know that the name of the Dr.'s Secretary is Erika and that she is Yvonne’s friend. I don’t see the reason, but if they took the time to introduce her to us, it must be important (or not).

Nidia doesn’t remember anything of the relationship with Delirio, but since it sounds so good, she decides to give it a try. She wants Delirio to come back home.

Fernando, Susana and Juan are talking about the problem they have with Farrell. What will Fernando do? He is between a rock and a hard place. Susana has the solution. Fernando is to report that the majority partner in the company is Angarita, thus leaving Juan’s name out the report. They all agree this is a great idea.

Kike arrives to work and remolacha tells him he has visitors. It is Paula, she wants to know where Juan is, she says she won’t leave until Kike tells her where to find him impactadisimo face from Kike.

Fernando calls the company; he swaps sweet nothings with Marely while Yvonne listens. Finally he asks to talk to Monica. Monica wants to know the news. His report is condensed and to the point 1. Yamamoto is dead there was no foul play he died of a heart attack. 2. The business that Susana and Miss Yamamoto picked as new partners is legal and is run by Don Algarita. 3. Don Algarita is a rich fruits and vegetables national exporter and he happens to be Mr. Pastor’s brother. Big que the heck face from Monica
The end.

Thank you for your patience.

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Well, Whorehey is truly aggravated by Ric’s taking on airs at the party, and since he realizes Ric’s interest in Cami, he orders papa Justo to come in for a chat to make him an offer Justo cannot refuse. Justo arrives and nervously asks what he wanted. He says he understood that Justo was trying to find a new hubby (with social standing of course) for Cami, and being very fond of her he has seen to it himself and found one for her. As Justo and the rest of us hold our breath in bate, and Alberto La-Bouffant looks menacingly on, we get the answer to his question, “Who?”

Don Whorehey munificently asks for Cami’s hand in marriage on behalf of (who else but one of his perverse piggish drinking buds lacking in appropriate couth) no other than the shoe-guzzling Gonzalo. “He is an appropriate age, owns a hacienda, comes from a notable family, and (his best qualification yet) he is a friend of mine. He’s on a trip now but we spoke and he asked me to make the request as Regional Governor.”

Mario, Claudio and Jimena clown around on Camila’s patio together. Actually, Jimena and Mario are flirting with each other and Claudio starts to feel like a fifth wheel.

Justo leaves. Whorehey tells LaBouffant (enjoying another Mephistophelian moment) that he’s got no intention of handing Cami over to Gonzo. He just entered into this to gain time till Gonzalo returns from La Mariana with the ED letter from the doctor. Then he’ll come to some “arrangement” with her. Alberto asks what his problem is that he’s got to get so involved over some female. Don Whorehey says it’s not just a woman. He refuses to let some new upstart interfere with his supreme rule or to stomp on his manhood by messing with his women.

Cami, on her way back home, runs into Saintly. They discuss niceties about GRita’s expecting and about Justo looking for a husband for her. (You just know, somehow, this topic must be killing him, and secretly he’s gallantly fighting back the urge to drop trow and go for it if she’d only say yes.) They talk about Ascanio coming to work for him and possibly marrying Ines to avoid a mistake with Vasco. Lis comes up as a topic too and they agree she’s not such a bad sort cuz she has every right to object to what her father did to her. Cami says she’d love to give her back everything, but not at the cost of her freedom.

Back at Cami’s, Justo’s talking to Jimena about Don Jorge’s and his discussion. Jime laughs and pretty much tells him to forget the cigars and rum since there’s no way Cami will ever accept Gonzo’s offer. Cami has got somebody else in mind now. Justo asks who and when she says it’s Ric he sputters in frustration because he cannot understand it: two days ago she was totally against the idea.

Jime says well, she changed her mind. Justo tells her that he’s now in a bind because he already agreed to it. Jime doesn’t see the problem. He simply can go back and tell him she’s spoken for. Justo explains it isn’t that easy with a Regional Governor doing the asking. If Don Ricardo had come to him first as he should have, he would have done just that. Now he’s up a creek without his paddle.

Ines tells Lis on their way back from town how Saintly was going to marry Cami, and when he found out she had vanished he married GRita instead. Ines mentions that Ric is interested in Cami. Lis is very negatively impactada and makes a face at the news.

Back at her house Ines tells Ofelia about the incident and tells her it was obvious that Lis didn’t like the idea of Ric getting involved with Cami. GRita takes the opportunity to accuse Cami of trying to steal away Santiago as soon as she returned to town. Ofelia defends Cami and Santi due to their special circumstance and tells GRita it’s her constant haranguing of her husband that has changed his attitude towards her, rather than her sister’s return. GRita stomps off complaining that Ofelia would have rather had Cami as a daughter-in-law instead (and we’re all thinking in unison, “You’re right and who could blame her?”)

That night Lis hysterically cries to her aunt about Ric’s possibly marrying Camila. She whines (and her whining is getting to be as aggravating as GRita’s griping) that she cannot allow Ric to marry another woman, least of all that woman! Perhaps if Cami realizes he is a pirate she’ll refuse him. Or, Lis figures, she can denounce him over the false name and papers he’s got. Fran likes that idea, but Lis backs off it and says she couldn’t do that to him really.

When Cami gets back Justo complains to her about not telling him that she had decided to marry Ric after all because a father is supposed to at least know what his daughter wants before he enters into a discussion like this. Otherwise he would not have agreed and given his word about marrying Gonzo. Cami tells Justo he’s one of the gang that came for her that night before her wedding, and she’d die first rather than marry him.

Jimena takes off for the inn to speak to Mario about Whorehey’s request to marry Cami to Gonzo the Gross. He tells her Ric will know what to do when he returns from La Mariana. In the meantime she should stay in her house and not go out in town.

Justo goes to speak with Ofelia about Gonzo’s proposal and how he botched it all because he didn’t know about Cami’s decision to accept Ric’s offer. Ofelia asks couldn’t he have put him off for a while til Ric got back, invented something, lied about it? He agrees he froze up and acted like a fool. She says to speak to Sofia and see what she can do for him. He figures that will be a waste of time since once her husband gets something into his aristocratic head nothing shakes him off it.

Ines is babysitting at Vasco’s while this is going on. Vasco comes stumbling home drunk and vomits. She comes to help him into bed. He gets the urge and begins kissing her. (Ugh!) Naïve Ines thinks this is his way of showing her that he really loves her and so Vasco and she do the deed. Afterward they hear Justo going into his bedroom. Vasco sends her home and tells her not to say anything to anybody. She smiles and tells him she figures he’ll at least tell her brother since he’ll be asking him to marry her. He realizes she didn’t understand what had just happened and lies. He tells her not to hurry things like that but that he’ll take care of it eventually and pushes her out the door. Immediately he regrets it and wonders what in the world he’s just done. (Probably knocked up his best friend’s little sister. What a guy!)

The following day Vasco barely greets Ines when she comes for Paco. Saintly gives Mario the keys to the new locks they finished for Ric by working through the night.

At Cami’s that same morning, Jimena tells her that Mario suggested they tell people they’re away on vacation but instead they could perhaps stay at Ric’s place, at least till he returns. Cami says not a good idea, especially when Ric doesn’t even know yet that she’s decided to accept his proposal. Jime says well, he would the minute he came back and saw them there! Cami says she’ll stay home and if Whorehey comes to force the issue she’ll tell him she refuses and tell the truth about why.

When Mario comes by a bit later, Jimena tells him Cami’s decision. He says it shouldn’t matter: he’ll be moving in to keep watch on them, just like he promised Ric that he would.

La Bouffant tells Manuela to visit Lis but not to bring up Ric. He wants her to become close friends with Lis and to forget about Ursula for good.

In the islands somewhere Foreman is reading a couple of letters. In spite of going against the rules of the brotherhood, he orders Hernan to go to La Mariana to look into whatever he can about El Antillano’s background, but if he tells anyone anything Foreman will cut his tongue out. (That’s my kind of pirate!)

Mario tells Cami his intention to move in to protect her while Ric is away. She thinks it’s going overboard since she has Ascanio and Claudio there, but he says he’s a pirate who’s only following his orders. She eventually gives in.

Mario gets his things, leaves word at the inn to have Jesus find him at the Widow Salamanca’s. Outside he runs into Fran and Lis who figure he’s moving into Ric’s and demand his services there immediately. He has no choice but to take them over there and see what they’ll need before he can get back over to Camila’s.

As luck would have it, Ric and Gonzo end up traveling on the same ship heading for La Mariana Island, despite Whorehey’s instructions to LaBouffant to have him travel separately and incognito so that Ric wouldn’t know Gonzo was in La Mariana and raise suspicions. Gonzo is barfing over the side, upping more than a few chucks, when Ric walks up and recognizes him. He says he’s surprised seeing Gonzo on the same boat with him. Gonzo lies about having to attend to family business there and stumbles off. Ric looks at him and seems to start thinking about it being a bit of a coincidence.

On the way to Ric’s, Lis and Fran start pumping Mario for information. They want to know why Ric hasn’t been by to see them more and if it’s because he’s been spending so much time with Cami. They say they’ve heard he’s constantly over there to see her. Mario says he’s hardly paid much attention and people will always gossip about something. They ask him if he knows her and he lies and says not really, just by sight, that he has no dealings with her at all.

At the mill Vasco is guzzling down a bottle of wine for breakfast. He tells Bernabe that he slept with Ines. They agree that if Santiago finds out he’ll kill Vasco. Bernabe says the best thing is to marry her. After all, she’s decent and takes care of his son as if he were her own. Vasco says he only loves her like a sister and the woman he really is interested in is Whoresula (This from a guy who is ready to extort his actual sister. No, it does not look good for the innocent, but no longer chaste, Ines.) Bernabe says that he sure didn’t think of her that way when he slept with her.

Santi runs into GRita on her way to work at the mill. They argue again, about the kid they’re expecting and--what else--Cami, “Bet you’d rather I’d die so you could get back with her, right?” GRita struts away and Santi is ready to bang his head against the nearest wall in frustration.

Cami, meantime, tells Ascanio and Claudio about the proposals from both Ricardo and Gonzo (via Whorehey). Ascanio, from what he knows, has his doubts about Ric ever giving up “the life” he leads, while Claudio tells her that he thinks Ric is perfect for her.

Ines mentions to Ofelia that Lis makes too much about her blindness and seems to be insincere about a lot of things. Saintly arrives home and tells Ines about his interest in her marrying this great guy, then tells her it’s Ascanio. She is dumbfounded and tells him that if she doesn’t marry Vasco she won’t get married at all. He tells her that Vasco is a playboy and a drunk who cheated on his wife and will do the same to her or anyone else. Ines rushes out.

Saintly finds Vasco nearby and confronts him. Vasco thinks it’s because Ines let the cat out of the bag about the night before, but he realizes Santi’s angry that his sister can’t see what a bum he is. Santi wants Vasco to set his sister straight and admit he has no intention of ever marrying her and to do it today!

Santi races off in a huff then and Bernabe warns Vasco that once Santiago finds out he slept with his sister they’ll hogtie him and drag him up to the altar.

The Duke de Salvatierre has written in repsonse to Sofia's invitation that he'll be there in a week to meet them all. Justo visits Sofia and tells him about his predicament. Sofia is suspicious and asks if he knows just exactly when Gonzalo supposedly talked to her husband about this proposal.

Meanwhile Ursula is having temper tantrums upstairs. She's tearing up the letters and pictures from all the possible suitors. When Fortunata mentions the Duke of Salvatierra is interested and even has a title she could sport, Ursula is obviously not in the mood. She screams at Fortunata that she could give a rat's behind about the duke or his title, let alone any of the others in the pile. Fortunata wonders if she’s not just still sensitive about Ric's rejection. Ursula says she's not sensitive, she's furious, particularly because Ric ignored her during the whole party and never showed up to talk with her even though he'd promised her.

On the other side of the pueblo, Ines races over to tell Vasco about her having to marry Ascanio. Vasco says Santi told him he couldn’t marry her now and he almost beat him up over it. He makes sure she hasn’t told him about their sleeping together. She says eventually he will marry her, right? He says sure, sure, but to take things slowly because of her brother.

Knowing he’s in between a rock and a hard place, Vasco suggests Ines goes ahead and formalize things with Ascanio for now. He says he’ll try to find a better time down the road to approach Santi. She refuses, shocked that he should suggest it. Vasco says to at least go along with the idea for now. Building on the drama, he adds that he has to wait because until her brother calms down the only thing that would come of it all is either he or her brother ending up dead.

Labels: Pasion

This is my last Amar recap folks! We are in the home stretch with the gran final on Friday. I will be moving to Thursday to start recapping Pasion next week. I must say that I enjoyed Amar very much right up until the tacked on extenda-ending after Mo went to jail. If they had ended it there, I think it would have been one of my favorites. It had a lot of good characters, even some that I didn’t like that grew on me, like GSD and Emilia. I like a little more intrigue in my novelas and although this one had the potential to be pretty violent, I don’t think the body count will be anywhere near Duelo de Pasiones. Lets face it, the main couple in most novelas are very annoying!

On with the show!

Ceci and Mario sitting in a tree K.I.S.S… well not exactly sitting in a tree. Sitting among some trees at a little table near a waterfall. Mario has the moves and he’s made an unforgettable destination-wedding proposal for our girl Ceci. Romantic Music plays over the scene. Maybe you latin pop music mavens can tell us what the song is.

Switch to a big family dinner at a restaurant with Diego and Silvana presiding over a dismal grouping of Gloria, Chucho, Caty, Anibal and Clemi… Silvana remarks cuttingly that Emilia, her ex-sister-in-law, her therapist and (who she thought was her friend) doesn’t seem to have been able to make it. Diego responds that she ought to know that Emilia can’t leave the house because she’s on bed rest due to her pregnancy, "but she told me that she wishes us the best.” Clemi adds that Lidia is on her honeymoon in Acapulco and that’s why she’s not there. Just then Manuel staggers in drunk and LOUD. He immediately picks up a glass full of wine from the table to make a toast. Diego gets up and apologizes to the entire restaurant and gets Manuel to sit down. Silvana launches into a discussion about how she and her Mom went shopping today for a wedding dress. Manuel butts in to say "HOW FUNNY! I read in the paper that you were at a maternity shop. I didn’t know that they sold wedding dresses in a maternity shop!” Clemi tries to get him to shut up, as if he were trying to point out the breach of decorum in Silvana being a pregnant bride. (Of course Silvana is not pregnant and Manuel knows it, so we can only hope that he will let that slip too…) Manuel complains that he didn’t mean anything by the comment but Silvana cuts in to say that maternity shops weren’t the only places they went. But anyway, they didn’t have anything she wanted. She turns silkily to Diego and demands that he design her wedding dress. Diego gets a sick look on his face. Perhaps he’s recalling his various wedding dress designs—the one he made for Azul for her wedding with Mo, that ended up getting torn up and recycled as a beach sundress after he kidnapped her. Then the one he made for her when they actually got married. Yep, the whole wedding dress design thing has Azul stamped all over it.

Back to Ceci and Mario. Mario tells her that Azucena and LF have gone horseback riding. Ceci says it sounds like fun and that they should do that too. Suddenly, Azucena and LF appear around a corner, laughing and kissing. Ceci is thundering drums impactada. She chokes out “Azucena!” She runs up to them both and starts shrieking hysterically. “You can’t be with her! You can’t be with her!” directed at LF. Azucena turns snippy. “Who are you to tell me want I can’t do? LF loves me, and I love him!” Ceci shakes her head in disbelief. “You can’t be with him, Azul!” LF repeats “AZUL?” Azul asks her if she knows her. Ceci who is now crying says “Of course I know you. I am Ceci, your best friend. Ceci goes to hug her and Azul steps back and tells her not to touch her. Azul tells her if she was ever her friend, to forget her. Ceci tells her she can’t. She’s got to come back. Azul says she doesn’t want to know anything about her past and she’s not going back. She runs away and LF runs after her. Mario is incredulous. He says that he thought Azul was dead. Ceci says that she doesn’t know how it happened but Azul, her best friend, her sister is ALIVE!

Back at the dinner, Silvana is prattling on about what kind of wedding dress she wants Diego to design. Something simple…that he would like. She doesn’t seem to have noticed that Diego is very unexcited by the prospect. Everybody is pretty morose looking at the table, even little Caty. Diego finally agrees to make the dress just to shut her up. She then says that they should arrange to get together TO TALK ABOUT THE DRESS SOME MORE and Diego cuts her off, saying that he prefers to work alone, and that she should trust in his good taste. Finally, Silvana gets the hint and quiets down. She switches topics to announce to the family that Madre Maria over at the Orphanage has gotten a priest for their wedding and, Diego adds, reserved the chapel there for the wedding. (Oooh, more bad taste on the part of Silvana, his wife’s funeral was there only 2 months ago, creepy). Clemi comments “How nice. It will be intimate and discreet.” Manuel decides to butt in again to announce how there is no way that the ceremony will be discreet, what with Diego being a famous designer and Silvana being a famous model and all. (He said some other stuff but his drunken slurring of words made it a little hard to understand and probably not all that worthwhile anyway). Diego raises his voice to insist that NOBODY FROM THE PRESS will be allowed in. He turns to Silvana to say “is that clear?!” Silvana tries to backpedal to try to get Bruno in but Diego is firm and refuses to budge on this point. Manuel who has been stealing wine from other people’s glasses barely gets out that he thinks it will be hard to keep the reporters away. Anibal says not if they don’t know the date. Gloria tries to help her daughter out by saying that the paparazzi follow her everywhere, how are they going to hide from them? Diego says that if everyone is discreet, they won’t have a problem. Silvana says lets do it soon then, in 15 days. Diego says no, the chapel will be ready the day after tomorrow. Clemi is surprised. Diego says that Madre Maria advised him to get married soon, due to the baby on board. Silvana says great, the sooner the better.

Back to tearful Ceci, still outside talking to Mario. She apologizes for losing it but …in any event, Azul is MARRIED TO DIEGO! Mario says LF has got to know that.

Meanwhile, Azul and LF are inside the house. They are both freaked out by this latest revelation but Azul is adamant that she will not talk to Ceci and she doesn’t want LF’s mom to know either. LF says OK, he’ll talk to Cecilia. LF’s mom comes out in her bathrobe, it looks like she just got out of the shower. She said she heard a commotion. Azul shakes her head. Mama is suspicious.

Mario tells LF that Ceci has something important to say to him. LF says he has something important to say too. LF starts out by asking why she called her “Azul.” Ceci shoots back that “that’s because that’s who she is. She’s the daughter of Dr. Alfredo Toscano.” LF cries that Dr. Toscano told him that his daughter DIED in an accident. DIED! Ceci says that’s what everybody thought. EXCEPT DIEGO. He thought she could still be alive because her body was never found. And it turned out HE WAS RIGHT. LF says he doesn’t believe it. Ceci shoots back that it’s the truth. Azul is her best friend, the mother of Caty and the WIFE of Diego. Ceci says she has to tell Azul everything. LF says no, she’s not going to tell AZUCENA anything. Mario looks grim. His plans for the evening are shot.

Mario tries to reason with LF. He says that he’s already explained to Ceci that Azucena has to learn the truth little by little. She can’t have it dumped on her—it could harm her and the baby. LF says that Azucena already knows about her past. She knows and she doesn’t want to go back. She wants to be with him, to start a family with THEIR baby. Ceci says WHAT? LF goes on a tirade saying that Diego lost his rights over Azul when he got jiggy with Silvana and put her in his house. Ceci tries to butt in that Diego is only marrying Silvana because she’s pregnant. LF says that it just shows how sad Diego was that he couldn’t even mourn his wife before he was making a baby with another woman. LF says that Azul is the injured party here. It’s pretty obvious that Diego didn’t care at all about her disappearance. Ceci says it’s a pack of lies and she asks if he knew this whole time who she was and hid it from everybody. Mario butts in to say that that’s not true. It was Azul who found out and didn’t tell him—she only said that she wanted to leave the past behind her. LF says that “It’s what she wants and I’m going to support her.” Ceci complains that he may be able to keep her away “But not her Family.” She leaves abruptly. Mario follows her in, promising LF, he’ll try to calm her down.

Back at Clemi and Anibal’s, Diego is with Clemi and Caty. Caty is babbling about how excited she is to be sleeping over at Grampa and Gramma’s in Aunt Lidia’s room. Diego is going to the workshop to work all night on a dress for Silvana. Clemi offers to go with him, to help. Diego says Chucho offered too but he doesn’t want any help. He wants to be alone. Clemi says she’s worried about him but Diego says that he’s thinking of his child. His child will give him a reason to live, to move forward.

Ceci is now pissed and she’s taking it out on Mario. She accuses him of taking his friend’s side. Mario says no, but he’s lived this whole history of LF and Azucena’s and all the trouble they’ve had. Ceci corrects him AZUL! Mario tries to calm her down some more, explaining that LF tried to find out who she was, took her to Doctors to try to help her recover her memory. Ceci interrupts to ask how, now that he knows, he can continue with this crazy state of affairs. Mario says that he loves her. He fought with his mom, with the MS, and even with him to keep her near him. Mario adds that they were together until…SILVANA…Ceci interrupts again. Now she sees what happened. Silvana knew. Mario says that Silvana met her at the orphanage and that she became friendly with Azucena and then later she disappeared with her. Ceci figures that Silvana took Azul away to keep her separated from Diego so she could have him. Mario starts to say…I don’t know…what happened …” "AZUL!” Ceci screams at him again. (Poor Mario. Monkey in the middle. I wonder how much money he spent on this romantic getaway. ) Mario quietly tells her that he doesn’t know what happened but when Azul and LF got back together, Azul only wanted to start her life with LF. Ceci is sure that Silvana spun a web of lies to Azul to make her think she wanted nothing to do with any of them. Mario remarks that “maybe all she told her was that she was marrying Diego. That might have been enough.” Ceci isn’t so sure. And anyway, “what she did is a crime.” Silvana saw that Diego was in pain for having lost Azul and “all along she knew that Azul was alive.” Mario counters that Diego can’t have been that upset since he took up with Silvana immediately. Ceci says that, “if anybody knows how much Diego loved Azul, it’s me.”

Over at the boutique workshop, Diego is working on designs for the wedding dress. Judging from the crumpled paper. It’s not going well. He looks at pictures. He crumples some more paper. He looks at a naked toro—I mean mannequin. He drapes some cloth on it. He remembers taking measurements of Azul and making the other dress. We get a reprise of “Vuelve.” He kisses a ghostly Azul wearing the wedding dress. He returns to the drawing table and punches the paper with his pen. I think Silvana is going to be wearing a bed sheet.

Back to Mario and Ceci. Mario has driven Ceci all the way back to the city. He drops her in front of a hotel. That was quick! He asks if she wants him to come with her. She says no. She wants to confront Silvana herself. Mario looks forlorn. We get a shot of Silvana in her hotel room trying on pillows in front of a mirror. There’s knock at the door. When Silvana goes to open it, Ceci rushes at her and slaps her hard in the face. “Stupid! [Imbecile] You knew that Azul was alive and you didn’t tell us.” Silvana replies that she did it to save Diego from pain. That she’s in love with someone else.” Ceci says, yes. she knows. Silvana is surprised to hear this. “YES SHOUTS CECI. I’ve seen my friend and SHE’S ALIVE.” She cries. Silvana is impactada. Ceci accuses her of telling Azul that she was helping her, when all she did was fill her head with lies. Silvana denies this and she says she did it so that Diego wouldn’t die of grief. Silvana further lies that Azul is pregnant with LF’s child and this would have hurt Diego. Ceci complains that all these lies were for Silvana’s benefit. Silvana agrees that that might be so, but she saw nothing wrong since Diego couldn’t have Azul back. Ceci exclaims that Silvana didn’t have the right to decide that. Silvana tries the LF argument again. “If you’ve seen them together, you’ve seen the love that exists between them.” Silvana feigns that she was on the point of telling Diego but she just couldn’t break his heart like that. She starts to make the case to Ceci to help her cover this up but Ceci will have none of it. She has not the smallest doubt she says that she should tell Diego. Silvana tries to guilt trip her that “she’ll leave 2 kids without a father.” Ceci is still having none of it. She says she already knows that Diego was going to help with her kid. Silvana decides to threaten Ceci instead. She says she won’t permit Ceci to separate her from Diego. Ceci calls her crazy and says that she’s not crazy like her. She’s going directly to tell Diego that his wife, the woman he really loves is alive. She turns around and runs out the door, slamming it. (And here I was wondering if we were going to get another murder.) Silvana turns around and looks all squirrelly. She starts talking to herself about how this is going to screw up her wedding with Diego. (Yah Think?)

Ceci is getting ferried all over town by the good sport Mario. She’s at Diego’s house and Chonita is at the door in her nightgown. No Sr. Diego isn’t here. Why doesn’t she try his cell phone? Ceci says she did but he’s turned it off. Chonita says that he’s probably not coming home tonight. He even left Caty with the grandparents. Ceci is beside herself. Where do I look she asks Mario who is more at sea than she is.

Diego is asleep on his desk. Someone comes in behind him in the boutique and rubs his back. It’s Silvana. He wakes up. She remarks that the dress is lovely…but she can’t marry him. Diego is surprised. Silvana says she needs to show him something.

Back in the village, LF takes Azucena back to her room, which is filled with candles, true romance style. He starts to leave but Azucena tells him that she still wants to sleep with him. He comes back into the room and they start to make out on the bed. All of the sudden, LF jumps up and says he can’t. Now that he knows. Azucena insists that it’s OK, that she is more decided than ever to leave the past behind her. And it’s even better now that he knows the truth because now there are no secrets between them either. When LF mentions the rest of her family, Azucena says bitterly that she’s going to pay them back for not looking for her by forgetting them. She knows that they are out there but she doesn’t want to see them. She starts crying. LF hugs her.

Now we see what Silvana has brought Diego. Azul’s diary. She gives it to him to read and stands behind him smiling and crying.

Ceci and Mario are still outside Diego’s house. Ceci is still wondering what to do. It’s almost dawn. She doesn’t know who to call because she wants to tell Diego first and she doesn’t want to wake anybody else with the surprising news. It could give someone a heart attack. Ceci says she’ll wait at Diego’s house.

At the Boutique, Diego has read enough. Silvana says “So now you know, Azul is alive and in love with someone else.” Diego can’t believe it at first. Then he goes through the elation of realizing that Azul is alive…that he was right. He demands to know where she is. Silvana says “with her lover.” She explains that this lover is none other than Dr. Luis Felipe Pena. Yes, that guy he knows from the orphanage. Diego staggers around the room. At first he says that Azul would be incapable of doing such a thing to him. Then he gets crazy and puts his hands around Silvana’s neck and screams at her to tell him where she is. Silvana throws the diary at him and tells him that it’s all in there. Diego throws the diary back at her.

It’s the next morning and Diego has arrived at the village where LF lives. He bursts into the house with Silvana in tow and asks LF’s mom where Azul is. She looks at him like he’s nuts. He explains that he knows her as Azucena and that she’s his wife. He says he needs to see her right away. LF’s mom says she’s not there, she went to the spring. She’ll get her. Diego won’t wait, he follows her out, leaving Silvana there, a little nervous. Diego sneaks up to where she is sitting. At first he is excited to see Azul alive but then LF enters the picture, putting his hands around her eyes in a gesture of tenderness and playfulness and Diego freaks. Just then, LF’s mom comes up and says let her go first and warn them. Meanwhile, more happychat between LF and Azulcena. I had a really hard time hearing this because they were standing right next to the waterfall. She expresses more resentment of her past and wants to forget it. LF assures her of a bright future with him. They kiss. Just then, mom runs up and tells LF to let her go. Her HUSBAND’s here. Azucena’s eyes get big and she says that she doesn’t want to see him. She runs off. Diego sees her and tries to run after her. LF gets in front of him to tell him that she doesn’t want to see him. Diego is crazed and starts to fight with LF, Mom and Silvana who has finally followed them up here, try to pry the two men apart.

It’s morning in the city too and Ceci and poor, longsuffering Mario have spent the night in his car in front of Diego’s house. They are still sleeping when Clemi and Anibal arrive with Caty. Ceci wakes up and sees him. She gets up and runs to them. Clemi says that she thought Diego would be home by now so that’s why she brought Caty. Ceci says no but she can’t spill the beans in front of Caty. Clemi tells Anibal to take Caty inside. As soon as he does, Ceci tells her that she needs to see Diego right away. She has to tell him that Azul is alive.

Back to the fight between Diego and LF, which is a full on knock down drag out brawl. The women are still trying to drag them apart. They get in eachothers’ faces, Diego screaming that LF stole a married woman from her husband. LF screams back that Diego didn’t deserve her if as soon as she disappeared he took up with another woman and got her pregnant. LF wants to know what Diego wants to do, have two pregnant wives at his house? (Good point, LF. This sure ain’t gonna be Big Love). More trash talk in front of the waterfall that’s hard to hear. Silvana clambers on the rocks in her high heels. Silvana yells at Diego that Azul is pregnant with LF’s baby. Diego is frozen in mid punch. Ceferino, the family friend or whatever runs up and tries to stop the fight too. He’s just come back from the house and says that Azucena is there and says she doesn’t want to see any Diego guy. LF has a look of triumph. “That’s the last word, from Azucena.” He marches off toward the house. Ceferino says something about leaving marriage forms in his car. Diego is completely stunned by all of this and sits down on the ground. Silvana nearby. He tells himself that Azul is expecting that guy’s baby and that she’s going to marry him! Back at the house Ceferino says he can see that things are a bit complicated and that they probably have a lot to talk about so he’d better go. LF starts to go into the house. Mama grabs him by the arm. She tells LF that he should have let Diego speak to her. He had a right to try to fix things with his wife. LF says that Azucena said she didn’t want to talk to him. She said so. He points out that there is no way that he came here to fix his relationship with Azucena, when he brought his lover who is pregnant with his child and with them about to get married tomorrow. Mama looks doubtful but has nothing to say to that.

Diego is back near the waterfall overturning furniture now, in a rage. He yells at Silvana for hiding the truth from him. Silvana says she did it for love and so that he wouldn’t be hurt. “WITH WHAT DAMN RIGHT?” he asks. Silvana says that she decided after she became pregnant and Azul was also pregnant, reverting to the “I did it for the children” argument. And she says she wanted to avoid THIS. After repeating the “by what right…” thing again, Diego responds that Azul will have to face him and tell him that she doesn’t love him anymore. Silvana repeats that LF just asked her to marry him and that she is carrying LF’s baby. (Remember that this is a lie, but I guess Silvana figures it’s the last one she’s got so she might as well use it).
We are suddenly swept back to the boutique where Gaspar is looking at Diego’s wedding dress designs. Julio comes in and asks Gaspar if he’s seen Diego. Ceci and the others are all looking for him desperately. Gaspar says no, and he remarks that Diego doesn’t seem to have gotten very far with the dress. After Julio leaves, Gaspar recalls the dress that Diego made for Azul and how beautiful it was. “What love creates!” he sighs. He does a turn around the room and spies the diary on the floor. He pages through it. He rushes out with it and shows it to Ceci, Clemi and Julio. Ceci figures out that Silvana must have stopped by and shown it to Diego. They have to find him!

Back at the waterfall, Silvana is begging Diego to leave this place with her and marry her tomorrow as planned. If he wants, they can divorce later. (I’m sorry, but isn’t that bigamy? He at least has to divorce Azul now that he knows that she’s alive. It would make divorcing Silvana unnecessary in any event since the marriage wouldn’t be legally or ecclesiastically valid.)

Inside the house, Azulcena is crying some more and LF is trying to comfort her some more. Mama proffers tea and tells her to calm down for her baby’s sake. LF tells her that he will do everything he can to keep Diego away from her. Azulcena repeats the lie that Silvana told her about Diego causing the accident that left her in this state and says what a jerk he is for bringing his lover with him to try to see her. LF says that Diego and Silvana deserve each other but her father is a good man, she should at least see him. Azulcena rejects this and brings up the newspaper article that showed that he travelled out of the country right after she went missing.

At the boutique, Julio and Gaspar are wondering what to do. Julio says he knows what HE’s going to do. Now that he’s seen the full horror of Silvana, he’s going to tell Diego the truth about her. In fact, he’s going to tell the whole world how she got to be the famous model she is. Gaspar wants to know, he’s dying to know the dark secret of Silvana. Julio says that she slept her way to the top. She slept with anybody who would help her, the head of the modeling agency, photographers, and reporters. Even Bruno! Gaspar shrieks that he can’t take so many revelations in one day and feigns a dizzy spell. Julio doesn’t buy it which makes Gaspar over-act even more.

Diego has arrive home, looking terrible from the fight and moving like Frankenstein's monster. Silvana tries to speak for him saying that he saw Azul and she’s happy where she is. Clemi tells her to shut up. Ceci tries to ask Diego what happened, if Azul recognized him. Diego tells her that Azul didn’t want to see him. Ceci says “she did the same thing to me.” Diego interrupts her and repeats what we’ve heard a million times now, that Azul is in love with LF, that she’s pregnant with his baby, blah blah. Clemi argues that Diego is her husband. “Officially,” says Diego, I am her widower. She was declared dead.” “Yes, says Clemi, but when you show that she’s alive…” Diego says that he will do no such thing. If Azul is happy as Azucena, he will not ask for his rights to claim her as his wife. Diego stares straight ahead. Silvana looks relieved. Everybody else is left open mouthed.

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At the party, Camila tells Ric that he can come see her to talk. She is trying to be coy but looks very much into Ric.

Jorge sees Ursula and tells her she looks pretty. He complains that Ric is cramping his style and wants Ursula to go get him away from Camila. Ursula teases him about liking Camila, he says that’s my business, don’t you worry about it, now go. Obey. She says fine, but she wants a favor in return. He says it depends what it is. Ursula sweeps over to the table and meets Camila for the first time (I was sure they had met, I guess not officially). She asks Ric to speak privately, he says he’s with the ladies, so later. She pushes, he says more firmly LATER. Ursula leaves in somewhat of a huff and Jimena calls Ric her hero!

Jorge tells Alberto that he is going to send Gonzalo to La Mariana to get a replacement ED card. Alberto wants to know why he doesn’t go himself, he was going to go in person to see Foreman, why not now? Jorge says Foreman merits his personal attention, getting a letter about someone’s capacity to get a boner is beneath him. La Font looks very displeased with the whole Gonzalo situation. I guess he would prefer to go himself and see how he could skim some money off of it, even though he said before he didn’t want to go.

Ines tells Ofelia and Rita all about how the people and the palace looked for the party. What is Rita doing up? Rita of course starts grilling her on Camila, if she was alone, if Ric was there, etc. Ofelia says that Ric would be a good husband for Camila, Rita says “I hope to God they get married.” Ofelia says she hopes so too, ignoring GRita’s sour tone. GRita wonders where Santiago is, Ofelia says he went out with a friend. “VASCO?” yelps Ines, seemingly turned on simply by the mere thought of his name. Ofelia says she doesn’t know and keeps trying to get Ines to get off the Vasco thing already.

Santiago shows up at Camila’s house, Ascanio answers, that is who he came to see anyway. Santiago wants to feel him out about being a husband for Ines. Ascanio is surprised but pleased. He says he doesn’t have anything to offer, Camila offered help but he wants to make his own work. Santiago offers him work. Ascanio says he’d hurt more than help, but Santiago says he needs someone who can speak to people better than the porno twins, he wants to start selling a new type of lantern, all over the place. They shake on it and smile at each other. I commented to my wife that I kept waiting for one of them to get a smirk or something, it was odd to see two men on this show being completely honest and genuinely liking each other.

Vasco talks to his friend that looks like the fourth musketeer about finding someone who would give money for something, nothing specific, just a thing that someone might be interested in. Great. Vasco should just burn the letter but instead will try to sell it.

Back at the party Ric is still checking out Camila, now from across the room.

Santiago comes home and tells GRita that he was talking to Ascanio to marry Ines, and that he offered him a job. She asks why he wants a job, did Camila throw him out? No, he just wants to work. She says Camila must treat him badly then. Santiago (rightly) asks why she keeps trying to make Camila out to be so horrible? She says that’s what hurts him, huh? That she doesn’t look at Camila with the same adoring eyes like he does? He points out that the only person who ever says bad things about Camila is GRita. Good point. She needs to drop it already. She has a bun in the oven, Santiago isn’t going to spend time over at Camila’s, Camila will marry someone, she needs to just drop it now. Of course she won’t, just so the karma stick can smack her that much harder when her little note invariably surfaces. Santiago basically tells her this, that the Camila thing is over, they are going to have a baby, let’s just move on already. She asks if Camila will marry Ric. He doesn’t know, but he wants her to quit dissing Camila all the time already. She says aren’t you going to tell me about your conversation with Ascanio? He quite brusquely tells her no, tomorrow, good night.

Ric tells Lis and Fran that he will leave Mario in charge of looking after them. Camila and Jimena say thanks to Jorge and Sofia and make their exit, Ric leaves in a hurry to catch up to them. Ursula bitches to Manuela and Fortunata that she has never been so insulted as when Ric wouldn’t leave with her. She turns on Manuela and wants to know why she talked so much with Lis. Manuela says she just talked to her for the hell of it. Ric catches up to Camila and Jimena outside and talks them into letting him walk them home. Jimena talks and talks, Ric basically ignores her to stare at Camila. Camila tells Ric that her sister is pregnant. Jimena wants to know how you can be three months pregnant before finding out. When they get to Camila’s house, Ric asks if now is a good time to talk she says ok. This whole part reminds me of when one roommate brings somebody home and is obviously waiting for the single roommate to make themselves scarce. Ric and Camila wait while Jimena excuses herself, then they move into the living room to talk. Jimena gives Ric a huge wink as she leaves. As they enter the house, Ric slows his walk to a macho swagger, then puts the moves on Camila immediately. He acts all suave and they start making out. Sorry ladies, you’ll have to find video for a better description. She acts shy but Ric tells her that isn’t necessary when there is real sentiment involved. They discuss whether this is real feelings or lust, Ric takes the approach of every man in this situation ever for the entire history of time and denies that it’s lust. Like so many women before and after her that have no idea whether or not that is true, Camila believes him and they continue making out. Finally he tells her that he has to leave in the morning, she wants to know if he’ll be in danger. He says its part of his life. She asks if he wants to live that way, he says no. Having been coached by Jimena at the party, he knows what to say and says that he wants to leave the life of the sea behind so he can settle down. He is worried about Jorge doing something while he is gone, so Ric says she should tell him that she is engaged to Ric. He says he knows he should talk to Justo first, but whatever. They can say that he is traveling to La Mariana to end his previous engagement. She thinks it is a lot of lies. He begs her to have confidence in him, in time he’ll leave his current life behind and will be what she wants, he’ll be at her side always. So basically I think they just agreed to get married. Ric kisses her hand and leaves. She swoons while the theme song plays. The song is growing on me, now I find myself humming alon.

Getting ready for bed, Fran tells Lis that they can’t trust Ric anymore, ‘Little Ric’ has taken over and he is surely on Camila’s side now. She says they can’t trust Jorge either. Lis says then why is Jorge getting a new ED card for them? Fran says who knows, maybe he wants it to exchange with Camila for favors. Lis doesn’t want to believe that. Fran says she is just trying to get Lis to realize what things are like in the real world. Lis cries that Ric would never betray her like that. Fran even says now that money isn’t a problem anymore, Lis whines that regardless, “It just isn’t fair!” Hey Lis how about throwing a little of that ‘unfair’ money my way, you can carry on your crusade of justice while I’m sipping drinks on the beach. Lis says maybe she can get help from Alberto, he offered, and Manuela invited her to visit. Also, now that they are alone, she wants to know why Fran and Tim hated Pedro (Ric’s dad) so much. She tells the story of how Pedro stole the woman that Tim loved, Mercedes. Pedro went over to ask for her hand for Tim, but when he got there he saw her and asked for her for himself. Again, after meeting Mercedes earlier, I can’t imagine why she was such a coveted woman. She was anything but attractive, even for her age, and she was a bitter selfish hag. She’s on her deathbed and all she can think to do is guilt her rich son into getting some other money back? How about “I love you son”? No, “Get the money even though you don’t want to, this unnecessary burden is my dying gift to you.” And since Ric is so ‘noble’, he’ll surely keep trying to find a way to clear up the inheritance thing. I guess marrying Camila would solve it, really.

Ric is getting ready to leave in the morning, he gives Mario instructions to move into Camila’s house and keep her and Jimena extra safe. Mario likes the whole ‘stay close to Jimena’ part. Ric will be traveling commercially this time since he has clean papers. Ric tells Mario not to forget about Lazaro either. Lastly, keep Claudio from running off to do something stupid. Mario complains about women and kids, he’s a pirate! Outside, Ric tells him that he is trusting him with Camila. After he rides off, Mario laughs at how the other guys are going to die laughing when the see how whipped Ric is.

Camila is back to being pouty and Jimena asks her if she’s nuts or what for having a problem with the whole Ric arrangement. She whines about know if Ric is really in love or what. Jimena says they are at least headed that direction, what’s the problem? Camila tells Jimena that the story is that she and Ric are engaged. Jimena loves it. Camila is worried that Ric will incur the wrath of Jorge with all this, Jimena says “awwww you’re worrying about him already!” She asks if there were smoochies last night too, Camila is a bad liar so she doesn’t even get to try to say no, Jimena sees the truth. In the end, Camila says she is going to talk to her dad about Ric. Jimena is happy about that!

Ines comes over to the palace to visit Lis. For some reason she hikes up her boobs before going in, does she think Vasco is in there, or what? Inside, Fran and Lis are writing a letter to Manuela about something, sounds like to make an appointment. Can’t they just go ten feet away to Alberto’s house? Some of the ceremony these people stood on back then is amazing. I guess the world moved so slowly they had time for all that. There is a knock on the door and Lis loudly whispers that she hopes it isn’t Ursula. Nice move. I was expecting it to be Ursula after that, just because Lis was dumb enough to loudly wish it wasn’t her. It isn’t, it’s the servant announcing that Ines is here to see them. They go downstairs, Ines is checking out the house. Ines tells them that Ofelia has found some servant candidates for them to meet, anytime is good. Lis wants curtains too, Ines says sure thing, she’ll take them to Justo’s store. Lis asks if Justo is Camila’s dad, Ines says yes. Fran says no way in hell is she giving any money to that family. Ines says that Justo has the only store in town, she’ll have to go who knows where if she won’t shop there. Lis overrules Fran and says Justo’s store is fine, Fran says she won’t go then.

Ascanio is off to see Santiago and Claudio wants to go with. Ascanio complains about it to Camila and Jimena, finally Claudio agrees that he does need to learn how to occupy himself. This reminds me a lot of my own soon to be 8 year old. He is completely incapable of being alone. In his dream world, he does whatever he wants anywhere he wants, the rest of the world stands at attention and just looks at him. He wants to just watch TV but someone has to be there. Oh and forget about reading a book or doing something else, your focus has to be on HIM. But I digress. Claudio seems to be too old for this, but then again he is also old enough to listen to reason and he drops his protest of Ascanio leaving without him. Camila then takes him aside and gently breaks the news to him that Ric is gone for a couple of weeks and Claudio needs to cool his heels on avenging his mother that much longer.

Mario visits Santiago and asks him if he can hurry up with the work since he wants the house ready tomorrow, Santiago says he’ll get the porno twins to work all night if they have to. Ascanio arrives, he and Mario are introduced by Santiago and they pretend that they don’t know each other. The actor who plays Ascanio (I know to all you ladies out there the fact that I don’t know his name is blasphemy, sorry sorry, I am busy remembering who the ladies are) does the best acting with his eyes in the novela business. Back when he was still the doorman at Tim’s and Camila asked him if he was made of wood, the thousand yard stare he put on was perfect. Here, he puts on the “I’m looking right through you” stare as he shakes Mario’s hand. Other actors trying to do this overdo it and it looks fake, Ascanio (wait – his name is Marcelo something, right?) stares this stare perfectly. Ascanio keeps the stare up until Mario leaves. He asks Santiago where Ric’s house is and various mundane questions relating to that. They check out the new little lantern that Santiago wants to sell. So now Santiago has invented the floor safe as well as the covered lantern. His name is Santiago Graham Bell.

Lis and Ines arrive at Justo’s store, who is there but Vasco to help them. Ines just about wets her pants but manages to explain that they want to look at curtains. Lis has trouble moving around and she instructs Ines how to help her walk (Jeanne, let us know how good/bad this was). Lis complains that it’s murder trying to move around in strange rooms. Camila walks in through the other door and sees Lis with Vasco and Ines, she tries to avoid being seen. Another employee of the store that looks like Antonio Banderas at age 20 asks if he can help her, she just wants to find her dad. Antonio Banderas, jr. says he’ll deliver the message that she wants to see him when he comes back, he is off at an appointment.

Jorge is pacing around while Alberto sits an listens. He is complaining about Ric, he is very much the jealous loser. He whines about Ric treating Camila like he has known her for years, he planted himself at the table and totally cockblocked Jorge. Alberto says yes, something is strange about Ric, he’s so full of himself. Alberto thinks that Ric’s engagement is a lie, he is definitely interested in Camila. Jorge says, do you think he is going to marry her? Alberto says maybe that, or he wants her for a lover. Jorge asks if that’s why Ric won’t marry into his (Jorge’s) family? Alberto says maybe Ric is so rich he doesn’t need to be related to Jorge for the money, or maybe he is just so taken with Camila nothing else matters. Jorge wants to know when Gonzalo is leaving, the answer is tomorrow. Alberto can’t even discuss it without showing his disgust. Jorge tells a servant to go get Justo and tell him to come immediately. Alberto wants to know why he wants to see Justo, but Jorge just ignores him.

Sofia is telling Justo that Ofelia still has a living relative that she wants to see, she is sure that Santiago is Jorge’s son. She wants Justo to come with her, he says sure. Justo says think of Santiago, do you really want to rock his world by finding out he has a different father? Sofia says he’s right, but she still has to know the truth.

Mario arrives at Camila’s house, while waiting for an answer at the door, he gets a drink of something from two guys hanging around the door. When the young servant answers, he lets himself in and says to tell Jimena that Mario is here to see her. He looks around and imagines himself getting comfortable here. Jimena arrives and Mario says that he is moving in to keep an eye on Camila and Jimena. Jimena says she understands Camila getting a bodyguard, but why her (Jimena)? Mario smiles and says that part was his idea. Jimena seems pleased with that answer. She offers some coffee to Mario.

Camila shows up at Justo’s, she finds out from Paco of the horrible hair that he isn’t home. Paco wants to play, but she says he’ll have to come to her house tomorrow and she’ll have all day for him. He whines and wants to play now. She asks where Ines went, he tells her with the blind woman. Camila leaves and says she’ll see him tomorrow. After getting a couple close looks at Paco, he is really being done a disservice with that horrendous mullet, he’s a cute kid. I guess he has to have wretched hair to show that he is Vasco’s son. Does having ridiculously bad 70s hair pass on to your children genetically? Can you have 70s hair if the 70s haven’t happened yet? I think Vasco was reincarnated 250 years later as Leif Garrett. That hairdo of his is going to look extra awesome once he gets fat and starts going bald, when he combs over the top and keeps the sides and back long. Awesome.

Justo gets back to his work where Antonio Banderas, jr. tells him that both Camila and Jorge left messages that they wanted to see him urgently. Of course he goes to see Jorge first, you gotta do what you gotta do. Jorge says that he understands that Justo is looking for a husband for Camila. Justo stammers but says yes. Jorge says he is interested in what happens to Camila too, he has found a husband for her. Justo (who with his hair and fancy cravat, as well as gasping and putting his hand to his mouth like a woman, looks more and more gay each time he’s on camera) gasps like a woman. Jorge says the guy is Gonzalo Montes de Oca. That’s what the captions said, but I’m not sure if that last name is right. That’s the same loser that they are sending to La Mariana.

The preview for Monday consists completely of Vasco and Ines making out in the dark on a bed. I guess he needed some action after Ursula cut him off again.

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There are a couple of overlap scenes that I will skip.

Then, Azul and LF are talking about starting a new family. Silvana overhears from the hall. They are in the hospital, I guess, but I don't know why Silvana is there. She smirks triumphantly.

Gloria goes to see Chucho and asks him to save her from herself. Efrain and Julio joke about something, like he can't keep her away with a baseball bat.

Azul cries to LF how awful her life is--her family abandoned her. Her husband loves someone else. If you still love me, she says, I will be Azucena for you. With Silvana still listening, LF proposes marriage. Azul smiles goofily, Azucena style.

Diego suddenly shows up, and Silvana feigns illness and quickly takes him away so he won't hear anything of Azul. Chance number 1 for someone to catch on--chance lost.

Gloria tells Chucho she needs forgiveness for having done a bad thing. She seems to be going through her whole history of having been an actress and abandoning her daughter.

Silvana now discusses her relationship with Diego. She wants to take it slow. They will have separate bedrooms. She will not bother him. The baby needs family.

He says he's not in love with her, but she is a good woman (idiot!) and the mother of his child. Silvana now says she doesn't want to hurt Caty. She will back off and leave Diego in charge of the little moppet. Wow, that's great, Diego says. He also mentions Frijolito, and Silvana's radar goes off. Danger, Will Robinson, Danger Danger.
No, it's okay--the Little Bean will be in the slammer for two years. She breathes a figurative sigh of relief. Why is Silvana being so nice here? She must be up to something.

MS is now talking to LF. She spurts out "Jesus Mary and Joseph, why are you with that woman and her child?" Now, I'm not Catholic, but would a nun really say "Jesus Mary and Joseph"? Anyway, she does seem meanspirited, too. LF defends his actions, in that poor Azulcena has been abandoned, etc.

Silvana is now talking to Diego about returning to her career.

Lidia is in her office with Efrain. He tries to be the apologist for Tavo.

Mario and Ceci are out together, when Mario receives a call from LF about Azul's pregnancy problem. They'll rush over to help. Maybe now Ceci will see Azul.

Tavo is now at Clemi's house with the whole family assembled. The doorbell rings, and it's Efrain bringing Lidia over for a surprise proposal. A long boring speech occurs, which I fast forwarded through. Now they are back together and getting married. Who cares.

Oops, chance number 2 fails. Ceci decides not to meet Azucena--it wouldn't be right while she is ill. She'll wait. Mario fears it's because she doesn't want to see LF, but she assures him that's not the problem.

Silvana calls Bruno, the Perez Hilton of this show, to give him the scoop that she and Diego are getting married. But Diego doesn't want much publicity, and he won't be interviewed. Manuel worries that Azul will see the story on the news. Don't worry, Silvana tells him. She's been poisoned with the idea that Diego doesn't love her, and since Frijolito is in jail, the secret is safe.

LF, Azul and LF's mom have a coffee klatsch. Mom is still very negative to Azul. Azul says she is going to call herself by her new name, Azucena. LF wants to confront Diego, so they can straighten things out so the baby is legit. It's not clear if he wants Azul and Diego to get divorced so the baby will be LFs, or he wants it to be Diego's legitimately. Whatever, any talk of his contacting Diego sets of a bad reaction by Azul. He must not let the past intrude! He agrees not to contact Diego.
Chance number 3 gone!

Diego goes to tell GSD, Emilia and the others about his impending nuptials. They are underwhelmed.

Cut to Silvana in a restaurant. She is entertaining the waiter with her discussion of what she is going to eat since she's now eating for two.

Silvana has another discussion with Bruno.

LF and his mother keep arguing. He decides to call a lawyer.

Azul wanders around outside talking to a nice Holstein. Maybe it was better not knowing the past, she says. LF comes over and kisses her tummy. The cow moos.

Chucho now interrogates Silvana about Gloria. He says he knows something is not right with Gloria, and it's all Silvana's fault. Just as he leaves, Manuel comes in. Silvana scolds him for showing up at an inopportune time. He says too bad--he needs money. No way, she says.

Mario now calls LF to say he is getting married. LF tells Azul. She is very excited--can't wait to meet the girl.

Silvana calls Gloria to get her to go shopping for maternity clothes and a wedding dress.
Silvana then tries to get Manuel to go see Lidia and to leave her alone.

Azul sees the news of Silvana's wedding on TV. Oops. She decides she's going to sleep with LF.

Silvana is trying on clothes with her mother. Somebody videotapes her surreptitiously. Gloria is ecstatic about the baby, etc. Silvana coyly asks if she has decided to keep helping. Why, says Gloria. Silvana reveals that Chucho came to see her. If Gloria reveals anything, Silvana will go away and Gloria will never see her again? This part is not clear to me. Help, anyone.

Manuel shows up at home and complains to his ex about Lidia. How could they not invite him to the wedding? Well you're a creep--remember?
She reminds him that Lidia forbade her to contact him. She got married on the spur of the moment and it was only a civil ceremony. Now she is on her honeymoon.

Ceci and Mario go for a ride. He has blindfolded her. They stop on the side of what looks like a bucolic interstate highway with lots of traffic going by. He lets her out and removes the blindfold. How romantic!

(I'm from the hippie generation, and I really don't understand the new cult of over-the-top weddings and elaborate ambush marriage proposals. (we already had one earlier in the show with Lidia). I especially find blindfolding creepy. There's a lot of pressure on men to come up with these original ideas. They're so "original" that certain venues now have made it into a business. For example, at NYC's Rockefeller Center skating rink, according to an article I read the other day, they will now clear the rink every hour for someone who rents the rink for a surprise proposal. This is so popular it goes on all day, apparently. Well, that's my rant for today. I was married at City Hall.)

Anyway, Mario reblindfolds Ceci and takes her into a wooded glen for a real proposal. Ceci says yes.

Meanwhile, Diego and his family are assembled in a restaurant for dinner. Mario comes in drunk. There is an altercation. Silvana says that she couldn't find a nice wedding dress, and she wants Diego to make one. Everyone looks uncomfortably impactado.

Finally, Ceci and Mario go to see LF and Azucena. At the very end of the episode, Ceci spies Azul kissing LF. She is impactada. Aha!

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