Friday, August 07, 2009
MEPS, Thursday, August 6, 2009, Everybody Loves Franco, Cap. 117
Cam is working on Lovely’s leg when she notices the wound inflicted by Erika. He wants to stay so that she can heal him. She tries to call her uncle while he smooches on her shoulders.
She looks like she may weaken and fall into his trap.
The inane conversation between Steve, Fernanda/Damian and Franco/Erika goes on. I have trouble understanding Steve’s Spanish. Gardenia looks on jealously. Damian asks Franco what he thinks about living in the U.S. Erika really hadn’t thought about it. Fernanda looks on painfully. Damian kisses Fernanda, and she pretends to smile and then looks at Franco. This scene is all about the unsaid. Lucky us, we can read minds.
Meanwhile, back at departmento Camilo, he is in full make-love mode and is trying to convince Lovely to reciprocate. She throws down the phone and they start to get down to business. Cam asks her if she will be his.
Erika suggests that the four of them go on a trip together. Franco looks like he just ate a live bird. She wants to go to Saint Thomas. Damian asks Fernanda’s opinion. She gives him a look. That must be her answer. Dinner is served. The bocaditos on the coffee table look good.
Artemio Bravo is happy that Lili is interested in the diary. He shows her a dried flower that he found in the diary – in the middle of the love story. Even though he is warning her that it is a love story, it is about to turn into a horror story. Lili, he says, I am about to let you know my secrets so why don’t you let me know your secrets. For example why did you say that Eduardo Juarez is alive? She cringes.
The magnificent five remark that the food is delicious. Fer and Franco have eyes only for each other, even though Damian has staked out his territory and Gardenia looks on wistfully. Franco tells them that it is impossible to take a trip now because of Power Milk’s business. He asks the pardon of Damian and Fernanda. She looks like she’s eating bugs. Damian declares that what Franco just said is brilliant. Damian wants to follow Franco’s example. He repeats his earlier wish that he and Fernanda have a baby. There is pain all around the table.
At Casa Wierdo, Artemio asks Lili a question. Ciro tells her everything is OK. She repeats that Eduardo is alive and will come for her. Ciro tells her not to answer the question as to Eduardo’s whereabouts. She just repeats the name Eduardo and looks crazily around the room, confusing Artemio Bravo.
Gonzo is eating breakfast when Barb in her Babe Barbie black dress enters the room and ends a call with Santi who advises her that there is no new news. She asks Gonzo’s permission to help Santi find Aurora. Only one thing – whatever relates to his children, they do together. They will unite forces, fighting shoulder to shoulder. She thought bubbles – “ You old fool, neither you or anybody else will interfere with my plans.”
Aurora is still praying when the Lying Nun enters and asks her if she feels better. She wants to know if the child’s father is Santiago Elizalde – she says Santiago, yes, but not Santiago. He won’t believe that it is his child. Madre is sure Santi won’t abandon her. Aurora insists that what she has done is not pardonable. He is going to reject her because she and Santi’s brother did the deed. Flashback to Camilo disrobing Aurora.
Cam asks Lovely if the wine is ready yet, and how about you, are you ready, too. She says she is preparing the first wedding present. What Abdul Hassan knows. No, she says, you will be the first. She comes in wearing a stripper’s bridal outfit, complete with garter belt, stockings, a short white jacket, bustier and bride’s veil. She throws the bouquet to him.
Aurora can’t explain to the mother superior what happened or why. It happened when she took the drops that Camilo gave her. They made her feel strange and she became dizzy. In that moment she fell into Hell. Madre wants to know if Camilo is the baby’s father. She says, no, madre, I am sure that Santiago is the baby’s father.
Cam can’t keep his hands and eyes off Lovely. She has a question. After we make love, are you going to marry me. What the Hell, he says.
Back at the dull dinner, Steve makes a phone call. He gets Lovely’s voice mail. Steve looks at his watch and looks worried.
Camilo asks Lovely what craziness she is thinking. Cam starts throwing out all kinds of lines of BS, like you don’t believe in me. She is going to be truthful. She’s only interested in getting married and he just wants sex. She wants a wedding and he wants to carry me to bed. She runs her hands up and down her body. She is really working it.
Pris ponders what is to happen if Fer is having anything to do (an affair) with Franco Santoro. She’s looking for anything in Fer’s room. Maybe a letter, anything, a photograph. She feels like a vulgar thief, betraying her friend. What if Fer spills the beans to Anibal, she thinks. The future of her child hangs by a thread (un hilo).
The new improved Gardenia who obviously spent a week in New York as a guest of What Not to Wear is setting up the coffee tray in the kitchen. She looks beautiful. Steve asks her if she received a message from Lovely for him. She says no. She calls them (Camilo and company) facilotas. I assume by the way she said the word, that it they are “easy” people and put out, if you know what I mean.
Gardenia is looking for a big spoon and puts a ladle full of sugar in one of the cups. She stirs it when Steve returns and asks her if something is wrong. She says, no, but he doesn’t believe her.
Erika goes forth on her opinion that marriage is un mortajo. Did I get that right? She said a shroud? Damian says that she and Franco will enjoy life. Gardenia makes sure that Franco gets the cup. He takes a sip and gives her a look.
Camilo is still talking to Lovely. He wants to know what agreement they will have. She says it will be a secret accord. He says – hidden from Steve. She says, yes. She will give him what he wants.
Franco asks Gardenia what is the meaning of the sweetened coffee. He wants to know why she served him that coffee. What do you want me to say. That is your love. Sweetened by force. Go on, she says, to your guests. He wants to know why she thinks that. You are going to marry that woman, making you unhappy. You deserve better, not that Erika. This love isn’t real. She cries.
Dinner is over and the guests are ready to leave. Erika goes to the kitchen to get Franco. At least, says Gardenia, it should be Fernanda. But she’s married. Gardenia says it’s a loveless marriage. Rich people don’t marry for love. He says it’s not always for money. Erika is ready to leave and for them to say good night to Damian and Fernanda. On the way out, Franco embraces Gardenia’s shoulder.
Damian gives thanks to Franco and says he and his wife are happy. Fer says good night to Franco. Surely everyone can feel the heat, except Damian, maybe, because he’s got his mind on a crutch and phone he likes to abuse.
Cam finally asks Lovely what do you want. She says I want to be free. We can marry and she won’t be dependent on her uncle and then they can divorce. She offers him 50% of her fortune. He will get his freedom back when they divorce. The lizard smirks. Finally, Steve gets through to Lovely. Steve wants to know how things are going. She tells him everything is under control. Steve doesn’t want Cam to touch her under any circumstances.
Steve asks Venus not to forget their deal – no sex with Camilo. She tells Steve not to worry. She tells Cam that she has to leave. Some other time she tells Cami. Cami looks like he is in great pain. She lights the fire under the water, but doesn’t take a bath, he thinks.
Erika is so happy that Franco is a gentleman and takes her home. She questions him and says she felt something strange at the dinner. He asks to what does she refer. Didn’t you notice that Fer was very strange.
Damian tells Fer that Franco is in love with Erika. You think that too. Yes, she says. You are wrong. Why. He asks her if something is happening between her and Franco. Please, she says. Peque, come here. I still feel doubt. He wants to show her how much he loves her. He wants her to know that what they said is true. What – that we are going to have a baby.
Franco says to Erika that you have known Fernanda since childhood. She says, yes, you two work together. Didn’t you notice something. No, says he. Erika feels a slight sadness about Fernanda. She then gushes on about how great it would be if Fer and Damian had a baby. That is a painful thought for Franco.
Fer says no to Damian and he wants to know why. She is indisposed. What is it. Making love is for two, and I don’t feel the conditions. When have there been conditions. I told you I married for life. But right now I am worried about many things and she still needs time. Damian tells her he feels like leaving the house and looking for what he wants elsewhere. He is going to wait for her forever. He knows that what is happening will pass. He needs her and loves her.
Aurora flashes back to a time when she and Santi made love. She says that even though she’ll never see him again, he’ll always be the love of her life.
Just at that moment Santi returns home to Barb’s arms or spider web or whatever a hyena’s house is called. She asks him if there is news about Aurora. He tells her that nobody in Purification has seen her. Barb promises to help him in every way. He looks incredulous.
Franco returns to Las Animas and Gardenia is waiting for him. She now wants an answer. He says let’s go to the office. No, here is good enough. You can’t marry someone like Erika. (Si te espere levantada es no mas pa que me digas se es que cuando te las das de recachon no mas te puedes casar con gente de ese rodada.)
Meanwhile, Fer dreams about Franco and their bright and shining afternoon at the country house when they kissed and laughed. She tells herself that she has to forget about Franco and resume her life with Damian.
Franco asks Gardenia not to be so hard on him since she knows what he is trying to do. She understands, but you know I love you and that you can’t be in love with Erika. Marriage with Erika has nothing to do with love. Why don’t you marry me – I love you. Fortunately, Lovely has returned home. Lovely asks about Steve who has probably gone to bed. Lovely says that she’s going to bed too (planchar oreja). Franco asks her how she is doing and how everything is going with Camilo. She says better than they could have imagined. He sounds a little suspicious. She says she is falling in love with Camilo.
Santi says he doesn’t know where to look now. He questions Barb about the man who allegedly took Aurora away. She asks where in the village he looked. He tells her he went to Dominga’s house and nobody was there. Barb says “Dominga.” She wants to know about Aurora’s father. Santi tells her that Aurora has no family and that she never knew her father. Barb asks about Aurora’s mother. He says Aurora knew just a little. Barb starts to cry and looks scared.
Avances: Gardenia’s love for Eduardo becomes more intense and Steve warns him about the dangers of this type of love.
Barb grabs Lili by the hair and wants information about Eduardo Juarez.
Someone please post this for me. Anybody know how many love triangles we have so far?
She looks like she may weaken and fall into his trap.
The inane conversation between Steve, Fernanda/Damian and Franco/Erika goes on. I have trouble understanding Steve’s Spanish. Gardenia looks on jealously. Damian asks Franco what he thinks about living in the U.S. Erika really hadn’t thought about it. Fernanda looks on painfully. Damian kisses Fernanda, and she pretends to smile and then looks at Franco. This scene is all about the unsaid. Lucky us, we can read minds.
Meanwhile, back at departmento Camilo, he is in full make-love mode and is trying to convince Lovely to reciprocate. She throws down the phone and they start to get down to business. Cam asks her if she will be his.
Erika suggests that the four of them go on a trip together. Franco looks like he just ate a live bird. She wants to go to Saint Thomas. Damian asks Fernanda’s opinion. She gives him a look. That must be her answer. Dinner is served. The bocaditos on the coffee table look good.
Artemio Bravo is happy that Lili is interested in the diary. He shows her a dried flower that he found in the diary – in the middle of the love story. Even though he is warning her that it is a love story, it is about to turn into a horror story. Lili, he says, I am about to let you know my secrets so why don’t you let me know your secrets. For example why did you say that Eduardo Juarez is alive? She cringes.
The magnificent five remark that the food is delicious. Fer and Franco have eyes only for each other, even though Damian has staked out his territory and Gardenia looks on wistfully. Franco tells them that it is impossible to take a trip now because of Power Milk’s business. He asks the pardon of Damian and Fernanda. She looks like she’s eating bugs. Damian declares that what Franco just said is brilliant. Damian wants to follow Franco’s example. He repeats his earlier wish that he and Fernanda have a baby. There is pain all around the table.
At Casa Wierdo, Artemio asks Lili a question. Ciro tells her everything is OK. She repeats that Eduardo is alive and will come for her. Ciro tells her not to answer the question as to Eduardo’s whereabouts. She just repeats the name Eduardo and looks crazily around the room, confusing Artemio Bravo.
Gonzo is eating breakfast when Barb in her Babe Barbie black dress enters the room and ends a call with Santi who advises her that there is no new news. She asks Gonzo’s permission to help Santi find Aurora. Only one thing – whatever relates to his children, they do together. They will unite forces, fighting shoulder to shoulder. She thought bubbles – “ You old fool, neither you or anybody else will interfere with my plans.”
Aurora is still praying when the Lying Nun enters and asks her if she feels better. She wants to know if the child’s father is Santiago Elizalde – she says Santiago, yes, but not Santiago. He won’t believe that it is his child. Madre is sure Santi won’t abandon her. Aurora insists that what she has done is not pardonable. He is going to reject her because she and Santi’s brother did the deed. Flashback to Camilo disrobing Aurora.
Cam asks Lovely if the wine is ready yet, and how about you, are you ready, too. She says she is preparing the first wedding present. What Abdul Hassan knows. No, she says, you will be the first. She comes in wearing a stripper’s bridal outfit, complete with garter belt, stockings, a short white jacket, bustier and bride’s veil. She throws the bouquet to him.
Aurora can’t explain to the mother superior what happened or why. It happened when she took the drops that Camilo gave her. They made her feel strange and she became dizzy. In that moment she fell into Hell. Madre wants to know if Camilo is the baby’s father. She says, no, madre, I am sure that Santiago is the baby’s father.
Cam can’t keep his hands and eyes off Lovely. She has a question. After we make love, are you going to marry me. What the Hell, he says.
Back at the dull dinner, Steve makes a phone call. He gets Lovely’s voice mail. Steve looks at his watch and looks worried.
Camilo asks Lovely what craziness she is thinking. Cam starts throwing out all kinds of lines of BS, like you don’t believe in me. She is going to be truthful. She’s only interested in getting married and he just wants sex. She wants a wedding and he wants to carry me to bed. She runs her hands up and down her body. She is really working it.
Pris ponders what is to happen if Fer is having anything to do (an affair) with Franco Santoro. She’s looking for anything in Fer’s room. Maybe a letter, anything, a photograph. She feels like a vulgar thief, betraying her friend. What if Fer spills the beans to Anibal, she thinks. The future of her child hangs by a thread (un hilo).
The new improved Gardenia who obviously spent a week in New York as a guest of What Not to Wear is setting up the coffee tray in the kitchen. She looks beautiful. Steve asks her if she received a message from Lovely for him. She says no. She calls them (Camilo and company) facilotas. I assume by the way she said the word, that it they are “easy” people and put out, if you know what I mean.
Gardenia is looking for a big spoon and puts a ladle full of sugar in one of the cups. She stirs it when Steve returns and asks her if something is wrong. She says, no, but he doesn’t believe her.
Erika goes forth on her opinion that marriage is un mortajo. Did I get that right? She said a shroud? Damian says that she and Franco will enjoy life. Gardenia makes sure that Franco gets the cup. He takes a sip and gives her a look.
Camilo is still talking to Lovely. He wants to know what agreement they will have. She says it will be a secret accord. He says – hidden from Steve. She says, yes. She will give him what he wants.
Franco asks Gardenia what is the meaning of the sweetened coffee. He wants to know why she served him that coffee. What do you want me to say. That is your love. Sweetened by force. Go on, she says, to your guests. He wants to know why she thinks that. You are going to marry that woman, making you unhappy. You deserve better, not that Erika. This love isn’t real. She cries.
Dinner is over and the guests are ready to leave. Erika goes to the kitchen to get Franco. At least, says Gardenia, it should be Fernanda. But she’s married. Gardenia says it’s a loveless marriage. Rich people don’t marry for love. He says it’s not always for money. Erika is ready to leave and for them to say good night to Damian and Fernanda. On the way out, Franco embraces Gardenia’s shoulder.
Damian gives thanks to Franco and says he and his wife are happy. Fer says good night to Franco. Surely everyone can feel the heat, except Damian, maybe, because he’s got his mind on a crutch and phone he likes to abuse.
Cam finally asks Lovely what do you want. She says I want to be free. We can marry and she won’t be dependent on her uncle and then they can divorce. She offers him 50% of her fortune. He will get his freedom back when they divorce. The lizard smirks. Finally, Steve gets through to Lovely. Steve wants to know how things are going. She tells him everything is under control. Steve doesn’t want Cam to touch her under any circumstances.
Steve asks Venus not to forget their deal – no sex with Camilo. She tells Steve not to worry. She tells Cam that she has to leave. Some other time she tells Cami. Cami looks like he is in great pain. She lights the fire under the water, but doesn’t take a bath, he thinks.
Erika is so happy that Franco is a gentleman and takes her home. She questions him and says she felt something strange at the dinner. He asks to what does she refer. Didn’t you notice that Fer was very strange.
Damian tells Fer that Franco is in love with Erika. You think that too. Yes, she says. You are wrong. Why. He asks her if something is happening between her and Franco. Please, she says. Peque, come here. I still feel doubt. He wants to show her how much he loves her. He wants her to know that what they said is true. What – that we are going to have a baby.
Franco says to Erika that you have known Fernanda since childhood. She says, yes, you two work together. Didn’t you notice something. No, says he. Erika feels a slight sadness about Fernanda. She then gushes on about how great it would be if Fer and Damian had a baby. That is a painful thought for Franco.
Fer says no to Damian and he wants to know why. She is indisposed. What is it. Making love is for two, and I don’t feel the conditions. When have there been conditions. I told you I married for life. But right now I am worried about many things and she still needs time. Damian tells her he feels like leaving the house and looking for what he wants elsewhere. He is going to wait for her forever. He knows that what is happening will pass. He needs her and loves her.
Aurora flashes back to a time when she and Santi made love. She says that even though she’ll never see him again, he’ll always be the love of her life.
Just at that moment Santi returns home to Barb’s arms or spider web or whatever a hyena’s house is called. She asks him if there is news about Aurora. He tells her that nobody in Purification has seen her. Barb promises to help him in every way. He looks incredulous.
Franco returns to Las Animas and Gardenia is waiting for him. She now wants an answer. He says let’s go to the office. No, here is good enough. You can’t marry someone like Erika. (Si te espere levantada es no mas pa que me digas se es que cuando te las das de recachon no mas te puedes casar con gente de ese rodada.)
Meanwhile, Fer dreams about Franco and their bright and shining afternoon at the country house when they kissed and laughed. She tells herself that she has to forget about Franco and resume her life with Damian.
Franco asks Gardenia not to be so hard on him since she knows what he is trying to do. She understands, but you know I love you and that you can’t be in love with Erika. Marriage with Erika has nothing to do with love. Why don’t you marry me – I love you. Fortunately, Lovely has returned home. Lovely asks about Steve who has probably gone to bed. Lovely says that she’s going to bed too (planchar oreja). Franco asks her how she is doing and how everything is going with Camilo. She says better than they could have imagined. He sounds a little suspicious. She says she is falling in love with Camilo.
Santi says he doesn’t know where to look now. He questions Barb about the man who allegedly took Aurora away. She asks where in the village he looked. He tells her he went to Dominga’s house and nobody was there. Barb says “Dominga.” She wants to know about Aurora’s father. Santi tells her that Aurora has no family and that she never knew her father. Barb asks about Aurora’s mother. He says Aurora knew just a little. Barb starts to cry and looks scared.
Avances: Gardenia’s love for Eduardo becomes more intense and Steve warns him about the dangers of this type of love.
Barb grabs Lili by the hair and wants information about Eduardo Juarez.
Someone please post this for me. Anybody know how many love triangles we have so far?
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En Nombre del Amor, August 6, 2009--It’s My Party and I’ll Lie If I Want To
Repeat from yesterday of Macarena fainting at Camila’s house.
New: At the hotel in Pachuca, the clerk informs Inaki and Paloma that he found them a room at another hotel, but there’s only one left. Paloma looks very worried, but Inaki assures her that he’ll sleep on the floor. When Paloma offers to sleep on the sofa, he says no, you sleep on the bed like the princess that you are. She says fine and suggests they get something to eat.
Carlota is on the phone with Arcadia, asking where Inaki is. Arcadia doesn’t know but she saw him leave with a suitcase. Carlota demands that Arcadia find out where he went and call her back immediately. Carmen, who was eavesdropping on the dynamic duo’s confab, comes in and inquires who Arcadia was talking to. Arcadia nervously answers “with my comadre” (godmother), and Carmen, looking very suspicious of Arcadia, asks why she said what she did about the suitcase. Arcadia makes up a story and Carmen says she hopes that’s what it was really about, because she wouldn’t like it if people knew what goes on in her house, because she’d lose trust in Arcadia. Arcadia claims that she doesn’t say anything to anyone. The phone rings and it’s Inaki--Arcadia overhears Carmen saying that she made the plane reservations for him and Paloma and that the flight leaves tomorrow night.
At Romina’s party, Emiliano and Romina are dancing with Romina saying that she’s 18 now and hopes her age won’t be an impediment, wink, wink. German comes up and asks to dance with her. H says she’s driving him crazy. I think he also tells her to sleep with Emiliano tonight already but I don’t get why he would say that. Meanwhile, Emiliano is getting a drink when Inaki calls him and explains that he and Paloma are on their way to Madrid. Emiliano is totally bummed out by this news. Inaki passes the phone to Paloma to talk to Emiliano--you helped us get back together and thanks to you I’m the happiest woman in the world. Bartender, make that a double.
Romina comes up to Emiliano as he’s throwing another one back and she exclaims that she’s never seen him drinking like this before. She kisses him and he seems to be really getting into it, but then apparently realizes he’s making a mistake and breaks away. He takes off without saying a word and she tells German that he has to go find out what’s happening.
Inaki and Paloma go into a church and Inaki asks what if they got married right then and there.
German stops Emiliano on his way out of the party and asks him what’s up. Emiliano says nothing’s wrong, it has nothing to do with German or Romina, it has to do with himself. As an ardent "Seinfeld" fan, I love that the writers are borrowing "It's not you, it's me". Anyway, German tries to get Emiliano to talk but he says he’s still not ready and he’s not even sure what’s happening to him. German eventually convinces him to come back in to the party.
Paloma wonders how can they marry? They haven’t done the paperwork and there is no preist--why are we here? Inaki replies “to marry you, swear eternal love to you”...he only needs God as his witness. He kneels to propose to her and recites some vows while putting the ring on her hand--he promises to take care of her, protect her, be her friend and companion, and be at her side in good times and bad. She promises to do everything she can to make him happy.
Carlota arrives at Camila’s to take Mac home, but Camila says not until the doctor checks her first. Just then the doc comes in and after he goes to attend to Mac, Carlota accuses Camila of being a bad influence on Mac, just like Romina is with Paloma. Camila responds that she won’t allow Carlota to talk smack about her or her daughter in her own house...if you’re going to stay here, do it with respect, because if not I’m going to have to ask you to take a flying leap.
The doc doesn’t understand why the medication hasn’t worked, and Mac insists she’s been following his instructions to the letter (al pie de la letra). He asks if she’s had strong emotions in recent days, and she confesses that Pal left and it’s Carlota’s fault.
In Mexico City, Cristobal is walking down the street--he enters a bar but then turns around and leaves.
Rafael is reading in bed--Diana, brushing a hairdo that looks to be too shellacked to even be brushable, wonders how he can do that so calmly when their future is in peril. He needs to fight to keep the factory open. Rafa responds that he will do something, but it’s not the moment for it. She asks when, then? When you confirm that you’re a loser (perdedor)? He explains that he has tried to keep the company afloat. She complains that she’s unhappy, unsatisfied and frustrated, all thanks to him. He never imagined that she’d have so much resentment. Wellllll, now you know...I stopped admiring you a long time ago and realized that the worst of my mistakes was marrying you. He asks if what she wants is a divorce. Her response is that if he doesn’t give her the life she deserves, she’ll have no other alternative. He reminds her that he’s given her a better life than what she had than when they first met, and if she wants, she’s free to leave.
Mac’s doc recommends to Carlota and Camila that Mac stay the night. Carlota tells the doctor she can’t leave Mac in the house of a...neighbor. Camila says Mac is also her friend, and they have to think about what’s best for her. Carlota claims that she can’t let Mac sleep outside of her house--it’s not right, and besides nobody takes care of her like I do. The doc reminds her that Mac isn’t a child and assures her that Mac is in good hands. The doc comments again that it’s very strange that the medicine isn’t working and writes a couple of prescriptions, and the Princess of Darkness of course insists on buying the medicine herself.
Inaki and Pal happily walking and talking. Pal says she’s never felt so happy in her life, and she wants to come back to Mexico to marry in the church. Inaki suggests that they come back to the same church, where they just got (pretend) married.
Camila calls Romina to tell her she can’t come to the party because of Mac being sick and fills her on why Paloma can’t come either.
Rufi offers to go to the pharmacy but Carlota says no, she’ll do it. When Rufi inquires about Paloma Carlota says that if Mac dies Paloma will be the only one at fault. She adds that if Paloma contacts Rufi, please tell her that Mac is muy grave. After Rufi leaves, Carlota takes some glass jars out of the fridge and instead of throwing them in the trash, stomps on them on the floor. Then she tries to open the bird cage, banging it around, saying I’m not going to remain here alone, you (Paloma) are going to come back. Mac can die without you, and you’d never forgive yourself, right? Just like my stupid sister couldn’t forgive herself for her man’s death.
As Emiliano continues drowning his sorrows, Romina’s whining about Paloma not coming to the party, as though Paloma ran off with Inaki solely for the purpose of spoiling the party. The party’s ruined because now Paloma’s story is news, instead of it being all about me and my birthday--tomorrow they’ll all be talking about how she ran off with Inaki like a whore. (Clearly, she has been possessed by Jan Brady--Paloma, Paloma, Paloma!!) Emiliano takes offense and says they had plans to get married, and if they changed them, it must be because something very bad happened. She demands to know why they took off but Emilanio claims not to know anything and adds that instead of making a scene, she should try to be support her friend.
Arcadia approaches Carlota as she’s leaving the house and informs her that she’s leaving Carmen’s house, because she’s sure that Carmen suspects her. And oh yeah, I need money. Carlota says she doesn’t owe Arcadia anything, she’s already paid her. Arcadia points out that she can talk and that she has proof that Carlota wanted to separate Inaki and Paloma--I’ll call you tomorrow to see if you’ve changed your mind. (Ha, take that, Carlota!) Rufi is at the window upstairs watching.
Liliana shows up at Romina’s party and they get into an argument about German and Romina being lovers--Romina denies it, of course, and tells Liliana to get lost.
Inaki and Paloma enter their hotel room with Paloma looking very nervous. Inaki assures her that nothing will happen that she doesn’t want to. She wants to wait until they get married, and he offers to sleep in the chair.
Mac is apologetic with Camila but Camila is happy to have her in her house. Mac thinks that without Paloma in the house, she has no reason to go back there or even to want to live--she feels lost, she only knows how to live with Paloma, with her birds, and even with her sister’s tyranny.
Carlota is putting some new “medicine” in the fridge, and saying “I have to be careful” (or cautious, cautelosa) and “nobody can know.”
Mac and Camila continue their heart-to-heart--after her husband left she realized that one day Romina would also leave home to make her own life, and that she had to do something for herself (which is why she opened her shop). You should do something like that. Mac says it’s too late. No, it’s never too late. To start, you could live here and work with me in the gallery. Mac thanks Camila for making her feel valued and for helping her.
While Paloma takes a shower, Inaki puts a rose on the bed.
Now German and Liliana are arguing--he tells her to leave the party, you and I are over already. She calls him a cynic for pretending to be Emiliano’s friend.
Emiliano is on the phone with Querido Orlando, relating (and lamenting) P’s departure. He’s upset because Paloma deserved to leave her house like a queen, not fleeing in secret. He wants her to be happy but it’s hurting him. Orlando says that sometimes love hurts and the fact that he’s aware of it is a big step. Go home and go to bed, and we’ll talk tomorrow. After Emiliano hangs up Liliana comes up and tells him that German and Romina have been fooling around behind his back.
Paloma has a dream that Mac’s in the hospital and Carlota is berating Paloma--look what you did, Mac couldn’t take it that you ran off. You always end up killing the people you love, first your parents and now Mac. The heart monitor flatlines and Carlota yells that Paloma is a killer. Paloma wakes up crying and Inaki comes in to console her.
German and Romina deny there’s anything going on between them--they dare her to provide proof and Romina makes a scene, screaming and trying to beat up Liliana. Emiliano has to hold her back and Romina says Liliana is just trying to separate them. Liliana admits she doesn’t have any proof, and Romina yells at her some more. After everyone leaves Romina asks Emiliano “you’re not going to believe that crazy girl’s gossip, right?”
Inaki tells Paloma that he didn’t believe in true love until he met her. Because your parents divorced? Maybe, he says. Paloma thinks there are some couples like his parents and Romina’s, but there are some who fall in love for their whole lives, like her parents. She wants what happened with them to happen to her, that is, to share the rest of her life with Inaki, and for them to die at the same time. She and Inaki seem to think that this is really romantic and sweet, but it sounds like a big fat anvil to me.
Emiliano tells Romina to go back in to the party and have fun and that he should go home. But why when you just said you don’t believe anything Liliana said? He thinks he drank too much and doesn’t want to ruin the party (too late--I think Romina took care of that herself). She’s worried that if he leaves now people will think the gossip is true--he says let people think whatever they want...if your conscience is clear, what does it matter what everyone else thinks? He tells her again to go back inside.
Awwwww...Paloma is asleep (with her arm conveniently hanging over the side of the bed) and Inaki puts pillows on the floor next to the bed, lies down, and holds her hand.
Avances: The three girls from school who were hanging out in the courtyard earlier this week when Romina and Liliana were fighting in the fountain have the photos of German and Romina kissing, and talk about selling them to Liliana. German asks Romina to break up with Emiliano already. Carlota confronts Carmen again. Emiliano admits to Romina that he’s not in love with her.
New: At the hotel in Pachuca, the clerk informs Inaki and Paloma that he found them a room at another hotel, but there’s only one left. Paloma looks very worried, but Inaki assures her that he’ll sleep on the floor. When Paloma offers to sleep on the sofa, he says no, you sleep on the bed like the princess that you are. She says fine and suggests they get something to eat.
Carlota is on the phone with Arcadia, asking where Inaki is. Arcadia doesn’t know but she saw him leave with a suitcase. Carlota demands that Arcadia find out where he went and call her back immediately. Carmen, who was eavesdropping on the dynamic duo’s confab, comes in and inquires who Arcadia was talking to. Arcadia nervously answers “with my comadre” (godmother), and Carmen, looking very suspicious of Arcadia, asks why she said what she did about the suitcase. Arcadia makes up a story and Carmen says she hopes that’s what it was really about, because she wouldn’t like it if people knew what goes on in her house, because she’d lose trust in Arcadia. Arcadia claims that she doesn’t say anything to anyone. The phone rings and it’s Inaki--Arcadia overhears Carmen saying that she made the plane reservations for him and Paloma and that the flight leaves tomorrow night.
At Romina’s party, Emiliano and Romina are dancing with Romina saying that she’s 18 now and hopes her age won’t be an impediment, wink, wink. German comes up and asks to dance with her. H says she’s driving him crazy. I think he also tells her to sleep with Emiliano tonight already but I don’t get why he would say that. Meanwhile, Emiliano is getting a drink when Inaki calls him and explains that he and Paloma are on their way to Madrid. Emiliano is totally bummed out by this news. Inaki passes the phone to Paloma to talk to Emiliano--you helped us get back together and thanks to you I’m the happiest woman in the world. Bartender, make that a double.
Romina comes up to Emiliano as he’s throwing another one back and she exclaims that she’s never seen him drinking like this before. She kisses him and he seems to be really getting into it, but then apparently realizes he’s making a mistake and breaks away. He takes off without saying a word and she tells German that he has to go find out what’s happening.
Inaki and Paloma go into a church and Inaki asks what if they got married right then and there.
German stops Emiliano on his way out of the party and asks him what’s up. Emiliano says nothing’s wrong, it has nothing to do with German or Romina, it has to do with himself. As an ardent "Seinfeld" fan, I love that the writers are borrowing "It's not you, it's me". Anyway, German tries to get Emiliano to talk but he says he’s still not ready and he’s not even sure what’s happening to him. German eventually convinces him to come back in to the party.
Paloma wonders how can they marry? They haven’t done the paperwork and there is no preist--why are we here? Inaki replies “to marry you, swear eternal love to you”...he only needs God as his witness. He kneels to propose to her and recites some vows while putting the ring on her hand--he promises to take care of her, protect her, be her friend and companion, and be at her side in good times and bad. She promises to do everything she can to make him happy.
Carlota arrives at Camila’s to take Mac home, but Camila says not until the doctor checks her first. Just then the doc comes in and after he goes to attend to Mac, Carlota accuses Camila of being a bad influence on Mac, just like Romina is with Paloma. Camila responds that she won’t allow Carlota to talk smack about her or her daughter in her own house...if you’re going to stay here, do it with respect, because if not I’m going to have to ask you to take a flying leap.
The doc doesn’t understand why the medication hasn’t worked, and Mac insists she’s been following his instructions to the letter (al pie de la letra). He asks if she’s had strong emotions in recent days, and she confesses that Pal left and it’s Carlota’s fault.
In Mexico City, Cristobal is walking down the street--he enters a bar but then turns around and leaves.
Rafael is reading in bed--Diana, brushing a hairdo that looks to be too shellacked to even be brushable, wonders how he can do that so calmly when their future is in peril. He needs to fight to keep the factory open. Rafa responds that he will do something, but it’s not the moment for it. She asks when, then? When you confirm that you’re a loser (perdedor)? He explains that he has tried to keep the company afloat. She complains that she’s unhappy, unsatisfied and frustrated, all thanks to him. He never imagined that she’d have so much resentment. Wellllll, now you know...I stopped admiring you a long time ago and realized that the worst of my mistakes was marrying you. He asks if what she wants is a divorce. Her response is that if he doesn’t give her the life she deserves, she’ll have no other alternative. He reminds her that he’s given her a better life than what she had than when they first met, and if she wants, she’s free to leave.
Mac’s doc recommends to Carlota and Camila that Mac stay the night. Carlota tells the doctor she can’t leave Mac in the house of a...neighbor. Camila says Mac is also her friend, and they have to think about what’s best for her. Carlota claims that she can’t let Mac sleep outside of her house--it’s not right, and besides nobody takes care of her like I do. The doc reminds her that Mac isn’t a child and assures her that Mac is in good hands. The doc comments again that it’s very strange that the medicine isn’t working and writes a couple of prescriptions, and the Princess of Darkness of course insists on buying the medicine herself.
Inaki and Pal happily walking and talking. Pal says she’s never felt so happy in her life, and she wants to come back to Mexico to marry in the church. Inaki suggests that they come back to the same church, where they just got (pretend) married.
Camila calls Romina to tell her she can’t come to the party because of Mac being sick and fills her on why Paloma can’t come either.
Rufi offers to go to the pharmacy but Carlota says no, she’ll do it. When Rufi inquires about Paloma Carlota says that if Mac dies Paloma will be the only one at fault. She adds that if Paloma contacts Rufi, please tell her that Mac is muy grave. After Rufi leaves, Carlota takes some glass jars out of the fridge and instead of throwing them in the trash, stomps on them on the floor. Then she tries to open the bird cage, banging it around, saying I’m not going to remain here alone, you (Paloma) are going to come back. Mac can die without you, and you’d never forgive yourself, right? Just like my stupid sister couldn’t forgive herself for her man’s death.
As Emiliano continues drowning his sorrows, Romina’s whining about Paloma not coming to the party, as though Paloma ran off with Inaki solely for the purpose of spoiling the party. The party’s ruined because now Paloma’s story is news, instead of it being all about me and my birthday--tomorrow they’ll all be talking about how she ran off with Inaki like a whore. (Clearly, she has been possessed by Jan Brady--Paloma, Paloma, Paloma!!) Emiliano takes offense and says they had plans to get married, and if they changed them, it must be because something very bad happened. She demands to know why they took off but Emilanio claims not to know anything and adds that instead of making a scene, she should try to be support her friend.
Arcadia approaches Carlota as she’s leaving the house and informs her that she’s leaving Carmen’s house, because she’s sure that Carmen suspects her. And oh yeah, I need money. Carlota says she doesn’t owe Arcadia anything, she’s already paid her. Arcadia points out that she can talk and that she has proof that Carlota wanted to separate Inaki and Paloma--I’ll call you tomorrow to see if you’ve changed your mind. (Ha, take that, Carlota!) Rufi is at the window upstairs watching.
Liliana shows up at Romina’s party and they get into an argument about German and Romina being lovers--Romina denies it, of course, and tells Liliana to get lost.
Inaki and Paloma enter their hotel room with Paloma looking very nervous. Inaki assures her that nothing will happen that she doesn’t want to. She wants to wait until they get married, and he offers to sleep in the chair.
Mac is apologetic with Camila but Camila is happy to have her in her house. Mac thinks that without Paloma in the house, she has no reason to go back there or even to want to live--she feels lost, she only knows how to live with Paloma, with her birds, and even with her sister’s tyranny.
Carlota is putting some new “medicine” in the fridge, and saying “I have to be careful” (or cautious, cautelosa) and “nobody can know.”
Mac and Camila continue their heart-to-heart--after her husband left she realized that one day Romina would also leave home to make her own life, and that she had to do something for herself (which is why she opened her shop). You should do something like that. Mac says it’s too late. No, it’s never too late. To start, you could live here and work with me in the gallery. Mac thanks Camila for making her feel valued and for helping her.
While Paloma takes a shower, Inaki puts a rose on the bed.
Now German and Liliana are arguing--he tells her to leave the party, you and I are over already. She calls him a cynic for pretending to be Emiliano’s friend.
Emiliano is on the phone with Querido Orlando, relating (and lamenting) P’s departure. He’s upset because Paloma deserved to leave her house like a queen, not fleeing in secret. He wants her to be happy but it’s hurting him. Orlando says that sometimes love hurts and the fact that he’s aware of it is a big step. Go home and go to bed, and we’ll talk tomorrow. After Emiliano hangs up Liliana comes up and tells him that German and Romina have been fooling around behind his back.
Paloma has a dream that Mac’s in the hospital and Carlota is berating Paloma--look what you did, Mac couldn’t take it that you ran off. You always end up killing the people you love, first your parents and now Mac. The heart monitor flatlines and Carlota yells that Paloma is a killer. Paloma wakes up crying and Inaki comes in to console her.
German and Romina deny there’s anything going on between them--they dare her to provide proof and Romina makes a scene, screaming and trying to beat up Liliana. Emiliano has to hold her back and Romina says Liliana is just trying to separate them. Liliana admits she doesn’t have any proof, and Romina yells at her some more. After everyone leaves Romina asks Emiliano “you’re not going to believe that crazy girl’s gossip, right?”
Inaki tells Paloma that he didn’t believe in true love until he met her. Because your parents divorced? Maybe, he says. Paloma thinks there are some couples like his parents and Romina’s, but there are some who fall in love for their whole lives, like her parents. She wants what happened with them to happen to her, that is, to share the rest of her life with Inaki, and for them to die at the same time. She and Inaki seem to think that this is really romantic and sweet, but it sounds like a big fat anvil to me.
Emiliano tells Romina to go back in to the party and have fun and that he should go home. But why when you just said you don’t believe anything Liliana said? He thinks he drank too much and doesn’t want to ruin the party (too late--I think Romina took care of that herself). She’s worried that if he leaves now people will think the gossip is true--he says let people think whatever they want...if your conscience is clear, what does it matter what everyone else thinks? He tells her again to go back inside.
Awwwww...Paloma is asleep (with her arm conveniently hanging over the side of the bed) and Inaki puts pillows on the floor next to the bed, lies down, and holds her hand.
Avances: The three girls from school who were hanging out in the courtyard earlier this week when Romina and Liliana were fighting in the fountain have the photos of German and Romina kissing, and talk about selling them to Liliana. German asks Romina to break up with Emiliano already. Carlota confronts Carmen again. Emiliano admits to Romina that he’s not in love with her.
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Un Gancho Thurs 8/6 - Oscar and Jero are birds of a feather, Mona flies the coop, Oscar is an odd bird, Consti kills 2 birds with 1 stone
Ahoy all, I'm in a bit of a fret because my Tivo didn't record tonight's Un Gancho! Tivo got wedged which means the hard drive froze up and didn't record a thing. I was able to get the most of it from YouTube which offered up 4 out of the 5 parts, and some of the last bit from piecing together previews and ads and things. Wouldn't you know it, Part 5 was "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by TELEVISA S.A. DE C.V.. ".
Update: Kris jumped in and recapped the last bit for me, what a relief! Thanks Kris.
Coni tells Mau she needs time to forget him, boo hoo. They are interrupted by a ruckus in the front office and they are not pleased to see Rolando there with Xime. Mau accuses Rolu of trying to murder him. Xime says calm down, Porfis, Rolu is here to apologize. Coni slaps Rolu so hard that she hurts her hand. Ha ha, two birds with one stone.
Moni gives fight advice to El Vengador. It's all about actitud, actitud, actitud (attitude) says Beto. No, aptitud, aptitud, aptitud corrects Mona. Meanwhile, off to the side, Nieves and her little monkey place bets with Costeño on Mr. Tornado. Oh mama, whatcha thinkin?
Mau inspects Coni's hand and she "weeps" for the kiddies, she wants to help protect them. Mau comforts her, the idiot. She says she plans to leave tomorrow and she wants to spend this last nght together. Puhlease, give me a break.
Oscar and Jero celebrate their impending financial success with some champagne and a couple of manly hugs. No Knock Gabi busts in and and wonders QTH (Que the heck) is up with them? "Don't you ever knock?" Jero asks. Finally somebody asks her that question! Gabi reminds Oscar they have plans to go to the concert. Jero says kisses to you both. "To both?" asks Gabi, impactada.
Cut to the ring where our luchadors are going at it. El Fantasma Vengador is getting a right thrashing by the brawny Mr. Tornado. Nieves can't look. Moni shouts encouragement which inspires Beto to get in a few good licks starting with a foot to the groin of the Tornado.
Aldo looks very profesional in a new suit. He is going out but won't tell his sisters with whom. Mau and Coni walk in and Coni tells the kiddies it's very important for them to spend the evening together because she is going away on a trip. "Very, very, VERY far, right?" Dani asks hopefully.
Coni is dining with the Mau family so the mood is glum as it always is when she is around. Poor Aldo has a terrible case of the fidgets because he is late for his date. I remember being that age and this would be absolute torture. Coni asks Teresa to fetch Ivan because she has something to tell them. She wants Ivan to sit with them but Teresa refuses, she knows their place and wants them to eat in the kitchen like always. (This is a little power play going on between Coni and Tere.) Coni wants them to have a glass of wine. Teresa says no thanks and Ivan doesn't drink. Coni presses, she wants to make a toast. Her words are nice enough but ominous music plays in the background and the discomfited family waits for the anvil to fall.
Estrella waits for Aldo at the cine and longingly watches another loving couple. She looks as if her heart is breaking. It sucks to be stood up.
Coni, giving them a bunch of crap compliments and crying croc tears, weepily tells the kids she will miss them and she forces them to drink a toast. Aldo tries to leave but Mau orders him to sit down.
The tide has turned at the ring and El Vengador is kicking booty. He climbs up on the ropes and one gigantic body slam later Mr. Tornado has become Mr. Dead Calm.
Estrella stomps home and Aldo, who has finally escaped, runs after her apologizing. He tries to explain what happened but she is in a rotten mood. He apologizes and she relents a bit saying he looks very handsome in his suit. She suggests it's best if he leaves but she agrees to give him a goodnight kiss...on the cheek. He grabs her and plants a big one on the lips. (He also tries to cop a feel and she calls him picarón.)
Victorious team Beto gets home in time to see this kiss. Nieves is impactada. Mona scolds them, are they crazy? He's way too young for Estrella. Aldo tells Mona it's their own biz and takes the blame, but Estrella tells him to go home and quickly escapes to her room. While Mona bangs on the door Estrella fondly recalls the kiss.
Coni tells Mau goodbye forever, she gives him a longish goodby kiss and promptly faints. Oh dear, I think we all know what this anvil is.
At work the next morning Mau recounts to Sal that Coni was supposed to leave but she ended up staying because she felt sick.
Mona gives Estrella a hard time about kissing Aldo, he's 15 yrs younger. Pshaw, says Estrella, he's only twelve, maybe ten years younger. Anyway, he's in love and she...well she really likes him. Estrella tells Moni at least she's doing what her heart tells her, not turning her back on love like Mona.
Gabi is doing her filing (her nails that is) when best buds Oscar and Jero stroll out of the elevator arms around each other. Oscar teases Gabi by filing his nails and stealing her lima (file). She's thinks something is up with this guy who is acting like a girl. Gabi grabs Paula because Pau tells it like it is. Does Pau think Oscar is a bit odd in his tastes?
Holy cow, Paula talks really fast; I think this is the story she tells...Pau had a neighbor very macho, deep voice, great futbol player, and what a body. Pau prayed every night that he would just look at her. Well one day he finally did look at her but only because she happened to walk by holding hands with a fireman. At least I think that's what she said.
Sal scolds them for gossiping but pulls Gabi aside for a Mau consultion, Mau is going to marry Coni.
Paula the corporate eavesdropper dashes off to tell Moni (who is on the phone saying goodbye to Fausto, going back with his tail between his legs to Gringolandia) that Mau is going to marry the Mummy. Moni thinks Pau is hearing crazy things again. Surely he won't marry that harpy.
Aldo calls Estrella Falcón, actrice. She's down because she's trying out for a part as a mom and she needs a kid about 6 or 7 yrs old. Gee, can Aldo help her? Hell yeah, Dani's just the kid. This didn't make sense to me, wouldn't the studio provide their own kid actress for the tryout? Aldo says he would like to help Estrella and a whole lot more.
Mau glumly asks Coni how she's feeling and what did the doctor say. Oh not much, she answers, just too much stress. The outcome is she has decided to stick around to be close to her friends. Darn. She happily shows him a tiny pair of shoes and a cute little shirt for for Dani. Mau tells her those infant clothes won't fit Dani. Coni replies then she'll just save them for their baby. Of course Moni overhears and jumps to conclusions, such a surprise. Coni drives it home by saying she feels nauseous. Mau is clueless.
We are at Televisa studios for Estrella's try out and Dani is game for the fun as long as she gets to wear a bit of Estrella's lipstick. I wish Kris was here to capture the image of Estre putting lipstick on Dani; "too-doo-doo" Dani says as she puckers her lips.
Gabi overhears Jero helping Oscar get something out of his eye but she thinks they are up to some lovin' as Oscar says "wow it's really huge don't you think?" Jero says indeed it's very impressive. They go on but I think we get the point. For once Gabi doesn't burst through the door.
Pau finds Mona crying in the coffee room. Mona tells her that Coni is expecting Mau's baby. Mau was fooling her and never meant to leave Coni. Pau insists Mau is a good guy. Mona says it's her fault because she did the same to Beto who has loved her. She's nothing more than a stupid fool.
Gabi tells Sal she has a secret to tell him. Jero and Oscar are partners! Not in biz but in that other way. Sal can't believe it. Gabi says it's a huge office scandal. They are interrupted by our metiche Paula who, thinking they are discussing Mau and Coni, tells them they don't have to get silent around her because she already knows the chisme. They mean the pregnancy, right? Gabi says it's impossible for a man to be pregnant. Duh, says Pau, the news is that Coni is pregnant by Mauricio Sermeno Group! Que?!?! All the heads in the secretarial pool turn in unison and Sal and Gabi (and a hidden Jero) are impactados.
Everyone stares as a triumphant Coni sashays out of Mau's office, kisses him goodbye, and tells them all to have a great day! Gabi and Pau think Coni's bubis are definitely getting bigger.
Back at Televisa Estrella Falcón, actrice, and Aldo sign the necessary papers and flirt while Dani runs off to play with some other little girls.
Xime shows up at Sermeño Group and Gabi can't wait to tell her that Mau is going to be a papa and Xime a tia. Xime is a bit confused so Gabi spells it out. Coni is pregnant!
Moni recalls Beto telling her he loves her very much. He busts in and sees her crying, does she have a fever? She asks does he remember when they were kids and always together, does he remember when her mama left? He hugged her hard and said he would never leave her alone. He remembers that she was very sad. She asks him to forgive her and give her another chance. He says he adores her. She loves him too. He asks are we novios again?
Dani has her big moment at "the casting". She asks her pretend mami Estrella why does always come home drunk and beat her with a belt? Dani is acting her little heart out but Estrella cuts it short; the directors tell her not to stop and to take the gum out of her mouth. (Finally!) Estrella, back in her mami role, gives Dani a big hug and says she'll never leave her. They all clap. The directors think Estrella has great legs. So what are we thinking here, that Dani will land the role?
Mau thinks Moni is mad at him and he asks her why. She tells him to leave her in peace and runs out.
Jero visits Coni at the boutique to congratulate her on the pregnancy. She asks what's he talking about? He wonders why didn't she tell him she's preggers? "Because I'm not," she insists. He tells her yes, she IS pregnant. He sits her down and tells her his plan. From today forward she is, doesn't she get it? This will get her to the altar with his cousin.
Mau call Mona and asks why is she so mad? She tells him to go back to his girlfriend because she's gone back her boyfriend!
Nieves finds Mona home early from work and wonders what happened and Mona tells her she asked off but she probably won't be working there long anyway. Nieves worries then about the fall out effect and Beto's job and reminds them that rent is due next week. Right on cue the guy who kidnapped her to have Beto throw the fight shows up and offers Mona a buen negocio she can't refuse.
At Mau's office, Beto is happily eating his torta in the break room and Gabi comes in and tells him he has the same skill as his sister, he can disappear. She tells him the boss is looking for him and is disgusted with his torta de tres reganadas (or maybe torta ahogada) de queso y puerco and tells him he better go see the boss. He will, but if she eats any of his torta he'll cut off her fingers. I thinks she throws it in the trash.
He gets to Mau's office and makes a comment that all executives should have smokes and cognac but Mau doesn't smoke. Anyway, he wants Beto to do him a favor, try to persuade Mona to come back. Beto gets cara impactada and that's the end.
Whoa, should be good tomorrow.
Pájaros de una misma pluma, gente de una calaña = Birds of a feather flock together
El pájaro ha volado = The bird has flown
Es un bicho raro = He's an odd bird
Matar dos pájaros de un tiro = Kill two birds with one stone
Update: Kris jumped in and recapped the last bit for me, what a relief! Thanks Kris.
Coni tells Mau she needs time to forget him, boo hoo. They are interrupted by a ruckus in the front office and they are not pleased to see Rolando there with Xime. Mau accuses Rolu of trying to murder him. Xime says calm down, Porfis, Rolu is here to apologize. Coni slaps Rolu so hard that she hurts her hand. Ha ha, two birds with one stone.
Moni gives fight advice to El Vengador. It's all about actitud, actitud, actitud (attitude) says Beto. No, aptitud, aptitud, aptitud corrects Mona. Meanwhile, off to the side, Nieves and her little monkey place bets with Costeño on Mr. Tornado. Oh mama, whatcha thinkin?
Mau inspects Coni's hand and she "weeps" for the kiddies, she wants to help protect them. Mau comforts her, the idiot. She says she plans to leave tomorrow and she wants to spend this last nght together. Puhlease, give me a break.
Oscar and Jero celebrate their impending financial success with some champagne and a couple of manly hugs. No Knock Gabi busts in and and wonders QTH (Que the heck) is up with them? "Don't you ever knock?" Jero asks. Finally somebody asks her that question! Gabi reminds Oscar they have plans to go to the concert. Jero says kisses to you both. "To both?" asks Gabi, impactada.
Cut to the ring where our luchadors are going at it. El Fantasma Vengador is getting a right thrashing by the brawny Mr. Tornado. Nieves can't look. Moni shouts encouragement which inspires Beto to get in a few good licks starting with a foot to the groin of the Tornado.
Aldo looks very profesional in a new suit. He is going out but won't tell his sisters with whom. Mau and Coni walk in and Coni tells the kiddies it's very important for them to spend the evening together because she is going away on a trip. "Very, very, VERY far, right?" Dani asks hopefully.
Coni is dining with the Mau family so the mood is glum as it always is when she is around. Poor Aldo has a terrible case of the fidgets because he is late for his date. I remember being that age and this would be absolute torture. Coni asks Teresa to fetch Ivan because she has something to tell them. She wants Ivan to sit with them but Teresa refuses, she knows their place and wants them to eat in the kitchen like always. (This is a little power play going on between Coni and Tere.) Coni wants them to have a glass of wine. Teresa says no thanks and Ivan doesn't drink. Coni presses, she wants to make a toast. Her words are nice enough but ominous music plays in the background and the discomfited family waits for the anvil to fall.
Estrella waits for Aldo at the cine and longingly watches another loving couple. She looks as if her heart is breaking. It sucks to be stood up.
Coni, giving them a bunch of crap compliments and crying croc tears, weepily tells the kids she will miss them and she forces them to drink a toast. Aldo tries to leave but Mau orders him to sit down.
The tide has turned at the ring and El Vengador is kicking booty. He climbs up on the ropes and one gigantic body slam later Mr. Tornado has become Mr. Dead Calm.
Estrella stomps home and Aldo, who has finally escaped, runs after her apologizing. He tries to explain what happened but she is in a rotten mood. He apologizes and she relents a bit saying he looks very handsome in his suit. She suggests it's best if he leaves but she agrees to give him a goodnight kiss...on the cheek. He grabs her and plants a big one on the lips. (He also tries to cop a feel and she calls him picarón.)
Victorious team Beto gets home in time to see this kiss. Nieves is impactada. Mona scolds them, are they crazy? He's way too young for Estrella. Aldo tells Mona it's their own biz and takes the blame, but Estrella tells him to go home and quickly escapes to her room. While Mona bangs on the door Estrella fondly recalls the kiss.
Coni tells Mau goodbye forever, she gives him a longish goodby kiss and promptly faints. Oh dear, I think we all know what this anvil is.
At work the next morning Mau recounts to Sal that Coni was supposed to leave but she ended up staying because she felt sick.
Mona gives Estrella a hard time about kissing Aldo, he's 15 yrs younger. Pshaw, says Estrella, he's only twelve, maybe ten years younger. Anyway, he's in love and she...well she really likes him. Estrella tells Moni at least she's doing what her heart tells her, not turning her back on love like Mona.
Gabi is doing her filing (her nails that is) when best buds Oscar and Jero stroll out of the elevator arms around each other. Oscar teases Gabi by filing his nails and stealing her lima (file). She's thinks something is up with this guy who is acting like a girl. Gabi grabs Paula because Pau tells it like it is. Does Pau think Oscar is a bit odd in his tastes?
Holy cow, Paula talks really fast; I think this is the story she tells...Pau had a neighbor very macho, deep voice, great futbol player, and what a body. Pau prayed every night that he would just look at her. Well one day he finally did look at her but only because she happened to walk by holding hands with a fireman. At least I think that's what she said.
Sal scolds them for gossiping but pulls Gabi aside for a Mau consultion, Mau is going to marry Coni.
Paula the corporate eavesdropper dashes off to tell Moni (who is on the phone saying goodbye to Fausto, going back with his tail between his legs to Gringolandia) that Mau is going to marry the Mummy. Moni thinks Pau is hearing crazy things again. Surely he won't marry that harpy.
Aldo calls Estrella Falcón, actrice. She's down because she's trying out for a part as a mom and she needs a kid about 6 or 7 yrs old. Gee, can Aldo help her? Hell yeah, Dani's just the kid. This didn't make sense to me, wouldn't the studio provide their own kid actress for the tryout? Aldo says he would like to help Estrella and a whole lot more.
Mau glumly asks Coni how she's feeling and what did the doctor say. Oh not much, she answers, just too much stress. The outcome is she has decided to stick around to be close to her friends. Darn. She happily shows him a tiny pair of shoes and a cute little shirt for for Dani. Mau tells her those infant clothes won't fit Dani. Coni replies then she'll just save them for their baby. Of course Moni overhears and jumps to conclusions, such a surprise. Coni drives it home by saying she feels nauseous. Mau is clueless.
We are at Televisa studios for Estrella's try out and Dani is game for the fun as long as she gets to wear a bit of Estrella's lipstick. I wish Kris was here to capture the image of Estre putting lipstick on Dani; "too-doo-doo" Dani says as she puckers her lips.
Gabi overhears Jero helping Oscar get something out of his eye but she thinks they are up to some lovin' as Oscar says "wow it's really huge don't you think?" Jero says indeed it's very impressive. They go on but I think we get the point. For once Gabi doesn't burst through the door.
Pau finds Mona crying in the coffee room. Mona tells her that Coni is expecting Mau's baby. Mau was fooling her and never meant to leave Coni. Pau insists Mau is a good guy. Mona says it's her fault because she did the same to Beto who has loved her. She's nothing more than a stupid fool.
Gabi tells Sal she has a secret to tell him. Jero and Oscar are partners! Not in biz but in that other way. Sal can't believe it. Gabi says it's a huge office scandal. They are interrupted by our metiche Paula who, thinking they are discussing Mau and Coni, tells them they don't have to get silent around her because she already knows the chisme. They mean the pregnancy, right? Gabi says it's impossible for a man to be pregnant. Duh, says Pau, the news is that Coni is pregnant by Mauricio Sermeno Group! Que?!?! All the heads in the secretarial pool turn in unison and Sal and Gabi (and a hidden Jero) are impactados.
Everyone stares as a triumphant Coni sashays out of Mau's office, kisses him goodbye, and tells them all to have a great day! Gabi and Pau think Coni's bubis are definitely getting bigger.
Back at Televisa Estrella Falcón, actrice, and Aldo sign the necessary papers and flirt while Dani runs off to play with some other little girls.
Xime shows up at Sermeño Group and Gabi can't wait to tell her that Mau is going to be a papa and Xime a tia. Xime is a bit confused so Gabi spells it out. Coni is pregnant!
Moni recalls Beto telling her he loves her very much. He busts in and sees her crying, does she have a fever? She asks does he remember when they were kids and always together, does he remember when her mama left? He hugged her hard and said he would never leave her alone. He remembers that she was very sad. She asks him to forgive her and give her another chance. He says he adores her. She loves him too. He asks are we novios again?
Dani has her big moment at "the casting". She asks her pretend mami Estrella why does always come home drunk and beat her with a belt? Dani is acting her little heart out but Estrella cuts it short; the directors tell her not to stop and to take the gum out of her mouth. (Finally!) Estrella, back in her mami role, gives Dani a big hug and says she'll never leave her. They all clap. The directors think Estrella has great legs. So what are we thinking here, that Dani will land the role?
Mau thinks Moni is mad at him and he asks her why. She tells him to leave her in peace and runs out.
Jero visits Coni at the boutique to congratulate her on the pregnancy. She asks what's he talking about? He wonders why didn't she tell him she's preggers? "Because I'm not," she insists. He tells her yes, she IS pregnant. He sits her down and tells her his plan. From today forward she is, doesn't she get it? This will get her to the altar with his cousin.
Mau call Mona and asks why is she so mad? She tells him to go back to his girlfriend because she's gone back her boyfriend!
Nieves finds Mona home early from work and wonders what happened and Mona tells her she asked off but she probably won't be working there long anyway. Nieves worries then about the fall out effect and Beto's job and reminds them that rent is due next week. Right on cue the guy who kidnapped her to have Beto throw the fight shows up and offers Mona a buen negocio she can't refuse.
At Mau's office, Beto is happily eating his torta in the break room and Gabi comes in and tells him he has the same skill as his sister, he can disappear. She tells him the boss is looking for him and is disgusted with his torta de tres reganadas (or maybe torta ahogada) de queso y puerco and tells him he better go see the boss. He will, but if she eats any of his torta he'll cut off her fingers. I thinks she throws it in the trash.
He gets to Mau's office and makes a comment that all executives should have smokes and cognac but Mau doesn't smoke. Anyway, he wants Beto to do him a favor, try to persuade Mona to come back. Beto gets cara impactada and that's the end.
Whoa, should be good tomorrow.
Pájaros de una misma pluma, gente de una calaña = Birds of a feather flock together
El pájaro ha volado = The bird has flown
Es un bicho raro = He's an odd bird
Matar dos pájaros de un tiro = Kill two birds with one stone
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Thursday, August 06, 2009
Gancho al Corazon Wed Aug 5 - This body is not a piano - you know? & He's not a thief, he's a fool
Some winner lines in this one, but man I wish there were fewer so it wouldn't take so long! :)
We open with the chicas fighting over their meat. Mona says Coni offered money and Coni claiming Mona asked for it. Mona leaves in a huff figuring it ain’t worth her sweet sweat. Coni tells Mau she’ll stay, he says no thanks I’d rather be alone. Ouch.
Beto is whining over Fausto the big brute to his Mami. Mona comes in and he begs her to save him because he wants to see Vegas one day.
At the neighborhood, Pau asks Estre to borrow shoes and gets an earful about the horrible state of Estre’s world and how she ain‘t lending nothing to noone anymore. She was casting all day and got nothing but “propositions.” Pau tells her she should dress more professionally. Estre gets offended and screams to the whole building, tomorrow she’ll come out all covered up, her body is not a piano.
As she walks away Pau jokes, it’s a piano alright but a grand one. (piano de cola). There’s more to this joke but I’m not getting it right now, maybe it’s because she's so dramatic like the presence a grand piano grabs.
Mona is telling Beto that no wonder Fausto wants to smash him if he runs around telling folks Fausto is gay. Ma is like no way is tat true. Beto says they said it about his fight name and that he was in the US so of course I thought it was him. They beg Mona to do something and she agrees but swears this will be the last time she sticks up for Beto. She calls and asks for his room.
Mau shows up at work and immediately gets an apologetic call from Coni. He tells her she should be apologizing to Mona not him. He cuts her off short. Xime is with her in a super cute outfit telling her he wouldn’t hang up on her if she listened to Xime, if Xime tells her to tighten the screw then she should tighten the screw! This pisses Coni off more, of course.
At the office Moan begs Pau to cover for her she has to meet Fausto. Pau says she will but worries about that one who likes her so much (Gabi).
Ma chats with Oscar about trying to hurry the adoption. The important thing here is that Oz tells him he’d be better off if he married. He thinks that’s not so easy, but Oz assures him he’s a young good catch he shouldn’t have trouble, and right on cue Moni shows up with the capuccino. Mau follows her out and wants her to come to a meeting with him, they have pending things anyway. She can’t come because she has to take to the doctor her uncle with hemorrhoids because her aunt with menopause (menospausa pronounced wrong - meaning less pausing) can’t handle him. He stomps off and she who never lies yells at herself for lying more everyday.
Aldo is telling Estre she was right and that girls like to be the center of attention and that’s what happened with Kati; he didn’t call her for a week and she came looking for him and she thinks then of course she kissed you. He said yeah like this the girl’s a vacuum!
Estre loses her cool and all of a sudden is super busy and has to get on her way etc. Aldo just smiles, she’s mad and jealous.
Next we go to the Hotel Emporio Reforma ( I thought I recognized this place) where Mona meets up with Fausto. They chat about old times, and basically that he fights Beto all the time because of her, and she said yes to Beto but not to him, but he wants her to come to Vegas to live with him and that will make him give up fighting Beto. Guess who shows up in the meantime to meet some “northerners’ about business. Mau and Sal, and Mau spies Mona and forgets all about his northerners and wants to know what the hell she’s doing here with a guy.
Sal calms him down, but he wants him to find out everything he can about this guy. Sal surmises she’s the one Mau wants to marry but of course he says not with her nor anyone, but man he wants to punch out this guy something fierce. Mona leaves saying there’s no way she’s going to Vegas. He tells her to think about it though, or he’ll see her in the ring.
At the house Monstranza thinks the whole world is out to hide him from her but really no one knows where Mau is. She tears Tere a new one thinking she is lying. Then the kids come out and she wants to sweet talk Dani and pulls her over to tell her where he is, but she can’t do that for more than two secs when Dani very innocently thins he’s at the office. Poor Dani. Lu tells the monster to back off and Monster leaves.
Aldo has been pounding on Estre’s door forever but she didn’t want to open. He swears she’s jealous, she says of that colorless , odorless (note this can also be a toliet), tasteless girl, - no way she says. She swears it has to do with work and no one calling her or taking her seriously. Aldo says he takes her seriously and is her number one fan. She calms down and realizes he is. She gets a call and asks her fake secretary if she has a free slot. Of course she does and lands an audition. She thanks Aldo that he brought her luck and they get this close. She tells him she cares about him and they get close enough to kiss, but at the last minute she stops herself and hugs him instead. Oh I wanted them to kiss. Is that wrong? :0)
Mona and Pau chat about the whole Vegas offer. Mona thinks maybe she should go to get rid of all her problems. She tells Pau she will. In classic novela mode, Mau is listening in at the puerta. He doesn’t like the sound of this.
Of course when we come back from commercial we learn Mona was just kidding there’s no way she’d run off with him. Naturally Mau has run off in his stupor of anger and didn’t hear this part.
When we come back, Sal got the info Mau was looking for and Pau gets mad at Mona for saying one thing and doing another. Turns out Fausto Goodface lives in Vegas has a chain of Mexican restaurants called the Monkey, and he’s a champion lucha libre fighter who goes by the name Mister Tornado. Gabi comes in and he asks her to bring Mona but she notes that it’s one minute after 7pm so she’s gone. Mau leaves. Gabi thinks he’s a good example of a man who goes after what he wants as opposed to one who wastes his who life on a woman who is deranged and who you don’t love anymore. Sal stares blankly as she walks out. Yeah she’s got some cajones alright.
Beto approaches the girls in the barrio and wants to know if Mona talked with Fausto. She tells him the story and he gets all excited that she was asked to go to Vegas and is surprised she gave that up for him. I guess she gets mad because she wouldn’t give in just to save him and he only sees her as an object that he plays rock paper scissors for - he says no but he did win her that way. She walks off hoping that he gets every bone in his body broken.
Crazy Coni shows up at work demanding to see Mau and making a huge psycho bitch scene that would even shame Gabi.
Mau shows back up at the hotel to meet Fausto, who actually knows Mau is a famous race car driver. He wants to talk about Mona, but Fausto wants to talks about himself and makes Mau sit to hear his tale.
Ma encourages Beto to buck and fight don’t be a coward. She says folks have had enough of his stupidity. She's had it up to here!
He takes offense and says he’s going to the hotel to prove he’s not a coward. Ma feels maybe she did the wrong thing.
Oz and Jero chastize Coni for wandering around whining all the time. They tell her Mau will marry, not with her, but she freaks out wondering why not her. They tell her generally man aren’t going to marry psycopaths like you, so you need to clean up your act.
Fausto continues chewing off Mau’s ear, nose head and half his torso. Poor Mau he wants out soooo bad, but he can’t get a word in edgewise with this guy who goes on about his encounter with the great fighter in Wichita who wanted to break his “ass” in English and yes this was censored. I think it’s hysterical the people outside in the window who are clearly just watching the filming going on…
Nieves prays to Lupita and regrets yelling at her boy. Oh get over it already. She tells Mona Beto does all this for her, and begs her to go after him. She says she will, but only for her.
Beto goes to the Emporio in search of Fausto Goodface. This results in a keystone cops episode when he again imposes his naco self on the doorman, telling him to go look for Fausto. The doorman says not his job, and since Beto won’t let it go, security is called.
Of course Beto escapes them and runs into Mau, his patron, Mau thinks maybe not since he hasn’t seen him around the office lately. Of course then Mona shows up and they go in circles about this whole thing and she wonders why Mau is there until Fau comes back and sees him and a brawl breaks out.
The evil twins begin to program their fembot and Coni steps right in line with the plan to marry Mau.
The police leave Beto alone finally, after Moni's information that he's not a thief, he's a fool, and Mau finally tells Mona he’s there to keep her from going away. She is very important to him. She’s worried about her brother being around to hear this and keeps telling him not to interfere in her life. He ends up taking her advice and walks out mad. She takes Beto angrily away.
Aldo invites Estre to the movies, she fights but then gives in and doesn’t want to go too late and thinks they should meet there so people don’t talk. Oh dear.
Estrella actually comes out looking really cute and more proper and she is all happy. Pau wonders why and doesn’t buy that it’s because she got work.
Beto and Mona come back. Ma thanks Mona, but Beto says for what, he came back for his outfit.
Mona tells them about Mau being Beto’s idol. They tell her not to worry that he still thinks Beto is her brother.
Mau gets all off his chest to Sal. He remind him if someone lies they can’t be trusted.
Coni shows up all sudden and asks to speak with him alone. She’s not going to bug him anymore, tomorrow she’s going away somewhere to forget him.
We open with the chicas fighting over their meat. Mona says Coni offered money and Coni claiming Mona asked for it. Mona leaves in a huff figuring it ain’t worth her sweet sweat. Coni tells Mau she’ll stay, he says no thanks I’d rather be alone. Ouch.
Beto is whining over Fausto the big brute to his Mami. Mona comes in and he begs her to save him because he wants to see Vegas one day.
At the neighborhood, Pau asks Estre to borrow shoes and gets an earful about the horrible state of Estre’s world and how she ain‘t lending nothing to noone anymore. She was casting all day and got nothing but “propositions.” Pau tells her she should dress more professionally. Estre gets offended and screams to the whole building, tomorrow she’ll come out all covered up, her body is not a piano.
As she walks away Pau jokes, it’s a piano alright but a grand one. (piano de cola). There’s more to this joke but I’m not getting it right now, maybe it’s because she's so dramatic like the presence a grand piano grabs.Mona is telling Beto that no wonder Fausto wants to smash him if he runs around telling folks Fausto is gay. Ma is like no way is tat true. Beto says they said it about his fight name and that he was in the US so of course I thought it was him. They beg Mona to do something and she agrees but swears this will be the last time she sticks up for Beto. She calls and asks for his room.
Mau shows up at work and immediately gets an apologetic call from Coni. He tells her she should be apologizing to Mona not him. He cuts her off short. Xime is with her in a super cute outfit telling her he wouldn’t hang up on her if she listened to Xime, if Xime tells her to tighten the screw then she should tighten the screw! This pisses Coni off more, of course.
At the office Moan begs Pau to cover for her she has to meet Fausto. Pau says she will but worries about that one who likes her so much (Gabi).
Ma chats with Oscar about trying to hurry the adoption. The important thing here is that Oz tells him he’d be better off if he married. He thinks that’s not so easy, but Oz assures him he’s a young good catch he shouldn’t have trouble, and right on cue Moni shows up with the capuccino. Mau follows her out and wants her to come to a meeting with him, they have pending things anyway. She can’t come because she has to take to the doctor her uncle with hemorrhoids because her aunt with menopause (menospausa pronounced wrong - meaning less pausing) can’t handle him. He stomps off and she who never lies yells at herself for lying more everyday.
Aldo is telling Estre she was right and that girls like to be the center of attention and that’s what happened with Kati; he didn’t call her for a week and she came looking for him and she thinks then of course she kissed you. He said yeah like this the girl’s a vacuum!
Estre loses her cool and all of a sudden is super busy and has to get on her way etc. Aldo just smiles, she’s mad and jealous.Next we go to the Hotel Emporio Reforma ( I thought I recognized this place) where Mona meets up with Fausto. They chat about old times, and basically that he fights Beto all the time because of her, and she said yes to Beto but not to him, but he wants her to come to Vegas to live with him and that will make him give up fighting Beto. Guess who shows up in the meantime to meet some “northerners’ about business. Mau and Sal, and Mau spies Mona and forgets all about his northerners and wants to know what the hell she’s doing here with a guy.
Sal calms him down, but he wants him to find out everything he can about this guy. Sal surmises she’s the one Mau wants to marry but of course he says not with her nor anyone, but man he wants to punch out this guy something fierce. Mona leaves saying there’s no way she’s going to Vegas. He tells her to think about it though, or he’ll see her in the ring.At the house Monstranza thinks the whole world is out to hide him from her but really no one knows where Mau is. She tears Tere a new one thinking she is lying. Then the kids come out and she wants to sweet talk Dani and pulls her over to tell her where he is, but she can’t do that for more than two secs when Dani very innocently thins he’s at the office. Poor Dani. Lu tells the monster to back off and Monster leaves.
Aldo has been pounding on Estre’s door forever but she didn’t want to open. He swears she’s jealous, she says of that colorless , odorless (note this can also be a toliet), tasteless girl, - no way she says. She swears it has to do with work and no one calling her or taking her seriously. Aldo says he takes her seriously and is her number one fan. She calms down and realizes he is. She gets a call and asks her fake secretary if she has a free slot. Of course she does and lands an audition. She thanks Aldo that he brought her luck and they get this close. She tells him she cares about him and they get close enough to kiss, but at the last minute she stops herself and hugs him instead. Oh I wanted them to kiss. Is that wrong? :0)
Mona and Pau chat about the whole Vegas offer. Mona thinks maybe she should go to get rid of all her problems. She tells Pau she will. In classic novela mode, Mau is listening in at the puerta. He doesn’t like the sound of this.
Of course when we come back from commercial we learn Mona was just kidding there’s no way she’d run off with him. Naturally Mau has run off in his stupor of anger and didn’t hear this part.
When we come back, Sal got the info Mau was looking for and Pau gets mad at Mona for saying one thing and doing another. Turns out Fausto Goodface lives in Vegas has a chain of Mexican restaurants called the Monkey, and he’s a champion lucha libre fighter who goes by the name Mister Tornado. Gabi comes in and he asks her to bring Mona but she notes that it’s one minute after 7pm so she’s gone. Mau leaves. Gabi thinks he’s a good example of a man who goes after what he wants as opposed to one who wastes his who life on a woman who is deranged and who you don’t love anymore. Sal stares blankly as she walks out. Yeah she’s got some cajones alright.
Beto approaches the girls in the barrio and wants to know if Mona talked with Fausto. She tells him the story and he gets all excited that she was asked to go to Vegas and is surprised she gave that up for him. I guess she gets mad because she wouldn’t give in just to save him and he only sees her as an object that he plays rock paper scissors for - he says no but he did win her that way. She walks off hoping that he gets every bone in his body broken.
Crazy Coni shows up at work demanding to see Mau and making a huge psycho bitch scene that would even shame Gabi.
Mau shows back up at the hotel to meet Fausto, who actually knows Mau is a famous race car driver. He wants to talk about Mona, but Fausto wants to talks about himself and makes Mau sit to hear his tale.
Ma encourages Beto to buck and fight don’t be a coward. She says folks have had enough of his stupidity. She's had it up to here!
He takes offense and says he’s going to the hotel to prove he’s not a coward. Ma feels maybe she did the wrong thing.Oz and Jero chastize Coni for wandering around whining all the time. They tell her Mau will marry, not with her, but she freaks out wondering why not her. They tell her generally man aren’t going to marry psycopaths like you, so you need to clean up your act.
Fausto continues chewing off Mau’s ear, nose head and half his torso. Poor Mau he wants out soooo bad, but he can’t get a word in edgewise with this guy who goes on about his encounter with the great fighter in Wichita who wanted to break his “ass” in English and yes this was censored. I think it’s hysterical the people outside in the window who are clearly just watching the filming going on…
Nieves prays to Lupita and regrets yelling at her boy. Oh get over it already. She tells Mona Beto does all this for her, and begs her to go after him. She says she will, but only for her.
Beto goes to the Emporio in search of Fausto Goodface. This results in a keystone cops episode when he again imposes his naco self on the doorman, telling him to go look for Fausto. The doorman says not his job, and since Beto won’t let it go, security is called.
Of course Beto escapes them and runs into Mau, his patron, Mau thinks maybe not since he hasn’t seen him around the office lately. Of course then Mona shows up and they go in circles about this whole thing and she wonders why Mau is there until Fau comes back and sees him and a brawl breaks out.
The evil twins begin to program their fembot and Coni steps right in line with the plan to marry Mau.
The police leave Beto alone finally, after Moni's information that he's not a thief, he's a fool, and Mau finally tells Mona he’s there to keep her from going away. She is very important to him. She’s worried about her brother being around to hear this and keeps telling him not to interfere in her life. He ends up taking her advice and walks out mad. She takes Beto angrily away.
Aldo invites Estre to the movies, she fights but then gives in and doesn’t want to go too late and thinks they should meet there so people don’t talk. Oh dear.
Estrella actually comes out looking really cute and more proper and she is all happy. Pau wonders why and doesn’t buy that it’s because she got work.
Beto and Mona come back. Ma thanks Mona, but Beto says for what, he came back for his outfit.
Mona tells them about Mau being Beto’s idol. They tell her not to worry that he still thinks Beto is her brother.
Mau gets all off his chest to Sal. He remind him if someone lies they can’t be trusted.
Coni shows up all sudden and asks to speak with him alone. She’s not going to bug him anymore, tomorrow she’s going away somewhere to forget him.
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MEPS - Wednesday, Aug. 5 - Franco and Barbie play let's make a deal; Aurora discovers she's pregnant
EPISODE #121:
* Vladimir cries and throws Damian's crutch into the kitchenette. Damian is frustrated and fed up and yells at Vladimir to give him back the crutch. As Damian stands up with the crutches, Vladimir pushes him and he yells in pain because of his wound. Vladimir wonders what Damian is going to do - Damian says that he will find out what Fey knows about Priscilla and Vladimir's affair, at the risk of his own marriage.
* Franco asks Barbie where Lili is? Barbie wants to know Franco's motives in the search for Lili. They debate making a deal. She balks and hesitates to answer Franco's question. Franco continues to dig and try to find out why Barbie won't tell him. She only proclaims that Lili is safe and sound where she is, and that no one in the Elizalde family or Franco will ever see Lili again. Franco is frustrated and continues to ask about Lili. Barbie finally says the information he wants is classified confidential by someone else in authority. Franco loses patience and starts to choke Barbie to force her to give up the mystery person's name.
* Nun tells Mother Superior that Santi is outside the convent door. Mother Superior informs her that Aurora doesn't want to see him.
* Barbie breaks free from Franco's stranglehold. Franco wants to know the person's name and why he's banned from seeing Lili. Barbie gasps for air and spouts that the person is infinitely powerful and won't permit it. Franco grumbles his continuing frustration and hostility. Barbie says that they really need to be allies now, in order not to lose Lili forever.
* Santi meets with Mother Superior in her office. He asks if Aurora has been to the convent. Mother S thinks about the question.
* Nun visits Aurora in the chapel praying. Aurora asks if the Pastor has arrived.
* Franco grumbles in his thought bubble about his pact with the Hyena, the very devil that made his and his mother's lives heck for many years. Barbie looks at Franco and thought bubbles her own devilish plan to help her own cause (vengeance against Don Artemio for taking her child from her). Barbie hands Franco a glass of water and sits down at her desk. She explains to him how much she despises, hates this mystery person and wants to destroy him. Barbie explains why she needs Franco as an ally in her scheme, then she makes her condition - that Franco has to give up Fey completely.
* Santi finishes with Mother S and starts to leave the office. He turns at the door and tells Mother S to tell Aurora that he was there. Mother S asks him what actually happened? Santi is upset and says that he's looked everywhere for Aurora since she left his family's home. He says that a man took her from the house. Mother S. is impactado (stunned).
* Nun is with Aurora in the chapel. Aurora feels nauseous and faints. Nun panics.
* Santi explains to Mother S that all he knows is that an older man took her from the house. That's all he knows. He's desperate to find Aurora. Mother S apologizes. Santi leaves.
* Franco is curious about Barbie's motives and interests in protecting Fey and Damian's marriage. Barbie explains about her secret plans with destroying the mystery man and their secret pact. Franco is inquisitive about her reasoning. Barbie continues to explain, this time about Fey's need to find her sister. She then asks him again to be her ally. Franco gulps as he turns to put down his glass, then he turns back around, says he accepts her deal, shakes her hand and then stands up.
* Mother S and Nuns pick Aurora up and take her to her bedroom.
* Franco and Barbie finish their agreement discussion.
* Magically, Franco enters Fey's office. He has to explain to Fey about the financial problems with the company. Fey is suspicious about Obregon. Franco continues with explaining that Lili apparently is safe and sound where she is. Fey wonders about Barbie. Franco says that Barbie was indeed behind the kidnapping.
* Damian meets with Priscilla at the hacienda patio. He stuns her with the news that Fey knows about her affair with Vladimir.
* Fey and Franco finish talking about Barbie; Fey restates that he has her promise that she won't tell anyone what they know about Barbie's crimes. Then Fey changes the subject to confessing her thoughts about Santi's search for Aurora. Franco listens quietly as Fey continues to confess her thoughts and problems with her hubby, Vladimir, Jaime Correa, Flor. She apologizes for unloading her family problems on him, and asks if he's uncomfortable about it. He is kind and understanding; he doesn't mind that Fey feels so comfortable with him to trust him like this. He is stunned when Fey reveals Priscilla had an affair with Vladimir.
* Damian tells Priscilla that after Vladimir was fired, Fey revealed that she knows the secret. Priscilla is still stunned. Damian uses the opportunity to solidify his alliance with Priscilla.
* Fey confesses to Franco her idea that when Lili returns, she wants to move with Lili to some place else, to have some peace and tranquility; how much she would love just to escape from her family and all the fights and problems. Franco understands. He listens as she continues to reveal her frustrations and quotes Barbie, her stepmother about family unity.
* Barbie calls Santi on the cell phone. Santi says he has no news or leads about Aurora at the moment. Barbie says she has nothing new to report about Lili either. They hang up. Barbie prays aloud for a chance some day to be with Aurora again.
* Nun brings Aurora tea to her room. As Aurora drinks the tea, the nun sits on her bed. Mother S arrives. Nun leaves. Mother S asks about her illness. Aurora says nothing's wrong. Mother S will call the convent's doctor. Aurora doesn't need to see one. Mother S insists, then asks Aurora when was the last time you saw a doctor? Aurora looks at her confused. Mother then asks when her last cycle was? Aurora is embarrassed. Mother tells her about Santi's visit to the convent today. Aurora gets upset - she doesn't want to see him - she can't see him.
* Santi sits on a park bench, wondering where Aurora is?
* Mother and Aurora continue their discussion about Santi; why Aurora insists that she can't see him. Dr. enters to examine Aurora.
* Franco and Fey have tea in Fey's office. They talk about finding and rescuing Lili. Franco mentions Damian. Fey says that there's no future for her marriage.
* Phantom Ciro reads more entries to Lili from Ana Gregoria's diary. Tonight, Ana Gregoria reveals that this diary has become her very best friend - and that Don Geronimo is the only one who knows she writes in it. (Flashback scene - Ana Gregoria is sweeping in the hallway when Don Gregorio stops her; he wants to read her diary; she refuses to let him, saying it's her secrets; he wonders if they are a secret, too, and says her's a second secret, he kisses her.) Ana Gregoria and Ciro read about her mixed feelings over the kiss. Ciro closes the book and hands it to Lili. He says that her grandpa Don Geronimo had an affair with Ana Gregoria, the mother of Don Artemio, in whose house she is being held. Lili stares at Ciro. ** NOTE: If Don Geronimo looks familiar, it's because it's Anibal with a fake mustache **
* In Villa Madero, Don Silvestre listens as Martina cries about Lili's kidnapping and letting Franco down with her duties. Don Silvestre tries to console his daughter. She really feels horrible about what happened. Don Silvestre repeats that if Franco says don't worry, then there's nothing to worry about. Martina is still shaken and stirred. Don Silvestre tells her to keep the faith.
* At her office, Fey starts to talk about Franco's engagement to Erika and her lousy marriage. Franco thought bubbles how jealous he really is about her marriage to Damian but knows that he has to do this in order to complete his promise to his mom about Lili. Fey sees him silently standing there and thinks he understands everything. Franco states, "Yes, Barbie is going to receive her punishment."
* At the convent, Mother returns to the room and announces to Aurora that she's pregnant. Aurora is stunned.
* In her home office, Barbie thought bubbles how she hyperventilated when Rosenda telling her that the handkerchief was Aurora's only thing she had of her mother. Then she thought bubbles about how she kicked Aurora out of the house, calling her a cheap tramp. Tomasa enters the office to go over the menu for dinner; Barbie asks her to have Fey do it; Tomasa tells her that Fey and Damian will be eating dinner with Franco and Erika tonight.
* At Las Animas, Franco finishes putting on his shoes in his bedroom. He talks with Steve about his deal with the devil Hyena. Steve warns him about the dangers of making a deal with her. Franco knows all that but he can't go back on his word now. Steve continues to warn him, especially about Fey. Franco knows and understands, but insists it's too late to turn back now. Gardenia interrupts - says the guests have arrived. Steve leaves. Gardenia is upset that Franco isn't wearing the shirt she placed on his bed (and sprayed with her herbal cologne). Franco didn't want to wear it, it doesn't go with the pants; she says then she'll find some other pants; he says then he'll have to change his jacket; he says it's too late now, his guests have arrived. He leaves. Gardenia grumbles her frustration about Erika and the engagement.
* At the apartment, Camilo is dreamily enchanted by Lovely. She says that she promised her uncle they would have dinner and go to the movies tonight. He sits her on the couch - he has other ideas for them tonight (he wants to hug and kiss her). She backs out of his reach and starts to call Steve - Camilo continues to try to kiss and hold her. Lovely stands there on the cell phone as he asks about their love life after they are married. She stares at him.
* Steve tells a funny story about Franco at work to Fey, Damian and Erika. Erika is an airhead; Damian has to explain business; Franco has to add his own details to the story. Damian wonders about them living in the U.S. Then he gets the surprise 'light bulb' idea that maybe he and Fey can plan a cruise for the two couples to take together. Fey looks at him, stunned beyond belief.
ADVANCE: The drama continues at the engagement party!
* Vladimir cries and throws Damian's crutch into the kitchenette. Damian is frustrated and fed up and yells at Vladimir to give him back the crutch. As Damian stands up with the crutches, Vladimir pushes him and he yells in pain because of his wound. Vladimir wonders what Damian is going to do - Damian says that he will find out what Fey knows about Priscilla and Vladimir's affair, at the risk of his own marriage.
* Franco asks Barbie where Lili is? Barbie wants to know Franco's motives in the search for Lili. They debate making a deal. She balks and hesitates to answer Franco's question. Franco continues to dig and try to find out why Barbie won't tell him. She only proclaims that Lili is safe and sound where she is, and that no one in the Elizalde family or Franco will ever see Lili again. Franco is frustrated and continues to ask about Lili. Barbie finally says the information he wants is classified confidential by someone else in authority. Franco loses patience and starts to choke Barbie to force her to give up the mystery person's name.
* Nun tells Mother Superior that Santi is outside the convent door. Mother Superior informs her that Aurora doesn't want to see him.
* Barbie breaks free from Franco's stranglehold. Franco wants to know the person's name and why he's banned from seeing Lili. Barbie gasps for air and spouts that the person is infinitely powerful and won't permit it. Franco grumbles his continuing frustration and hostility. Barbie says that they really need to be allies now, in order not to lose Lili forever.
* Santi meets with Mother Superior in her office. He asks if Aurora has been to the convent. Mother S thinks about the question.
* Nun visits Aurora in the chapel praying. Aurora asks if the Pastor has arrived.
* Franco grumbles in his thought bubble about his pact with the Hyena, the very devil that made his and his mother's lives heck for many years. Barbie looks at Franco and thought bubbles her own devilish plan to help her own cause (vengeance against Don Artemio for taking her child from her). Barbie hands Franco a glass of water and sits down at her desk. She explains to him how much she despises, hates this mystery person and wants to destroy him. Barbie explains why she needs Franco as an ally in her scheme, then she makes her condition - that Franco has to give up Fey completely.
* Santi finishes with Mother S and starts to leave the office. He turns at the door and tells Mother S to tell Aurora that he was there. Mother S asks him what actually happened? Santi is upset and says that he's looked everywhere for Aurora since she left his family's home. He says that a man took her from the house. Mother S. is impactado (stunned).
* Nun is with Aurora in the chapel. Aurora feels nauseous and faints. Nun panics.
* Santi explains to Mother S that all he knows is that an older man took her from the house. That's all he knows. He's desperate to find Aurora. Mother S apologizes. Santi leaves.
* Franco is curious about Barbie's motives and interests in protecting Fey and Damian's marriage. Barbie explains about her secret plans with destroying the mystery man and their secret pact. Franco is inquisitive about her reasoning. Barbie continues to explain, this time about Fey's need to find her sister. She then asks him again to be her ally. Franco gulps as he turns to put down his glass, then he turns back around, says he accepts her deal, shakes her hand and then stands up.
* Mother S and Nuns pick Aurora up and take her to her bedroom.
* Franco and Barbie finish their agreement discussion.
* Magically, Franco enters Fey's office. He has to explain to Fey about the financial problems with the company. Fey is suspicious about Obregon. Franco continues with explaining that Lili apparently is safe and sound where she is. Fey wonders about Barbie. Franco says that Barbie was indeed behind the kidnapping.
* Damian meets with Priscilla at the hacienda patio. He stuns her with the news that Fey knows about her affair with Vladimir.
* Fey and Franco finish talking about Barbie; Fey restates that he has her promise that she won't tell anyone what they know about Barbie's crimes. Then Fey changes the subject to confessing her thoughts about Santi's search for Aurora. Franco listens quietly as Fey continues to confess her thoughts and problems with her hubby, Vladimir, Jaime Correa, Flor. She apologizes for unloading her family problems on him, and asks if he's uncomfortable about it. He is kind and understanding; he doesn't mind that Fey feels so comfortable with him to trust him like this. He is stunned when Fey reveals Priscilla had an affair with Vladimir.
* Damian tells Priscilla that after Vladimir was fired, Fey revealed that she knows the secret. Priscilla is still stunned. Damian uses the opportunity to solidify his alliance with Priscilla.
* Fey confesses to Franco her idea that when Lili returns, she wants to move with Lili to some place else, to have some peace and tranquility; how much she would love just to escape from her family and all the fights and problems. Franco understands. He listens as she continues to reveal her frustrations and quotes Barbie, her stepmother about family unity.
* Barbie calls Santi on the cell phone. Santi says he has no news or leads about Aurora at the moment. Barbie says she has nothing new to report about Lili either. They hang up. Barbie prays aloud for a chance some day to be with Aurora again.
* Nun brings Aurora tea to her room. As Aurora drinks the tea, the nun sits on her bed. Mother S arrives. Nun leaves. Mother S asks about her illness. Aurora says nothing's wrong. Mother S will call the convent's doctor. Aurora doesn't need to see one. Mother S insists, then asks Aurora when was the last time you saw a doctor? Aurora looks at her confused. Mother then asks when her last cycle was? Aurora is embarrassed. Mother tells her about Santi's visit to the convent today. Aurora gets upset - she doesn't want to see him - she can't see him.
* Santi sits on a park bench, wondering where Aurora is?
* Mother and Aurora continue their discussion about Santi; why Aurora insists that she can't see him. Dr. enters to examine Aurora.
* Franco and Fey have tea in Fey's office. They talk about finding and rescuing Lili. Franco mentions Damian. Fey says that there's no future for her marriage.
* Phantom Ciro reads more entries to Lili from Ana Gregoria's diary. Tonight, Ana Gregoria reveals that this diary has become her very best friend - and that Don Geronimo is the only one who knows she writes in it. (Flashback scene - Ana Gregoria is sweeping in the hallway when Don Gregorio stops her; he wants to read her diary; she refuses to let him, saying it's her secrets; he wonders if they are a secret, too, and says her's a second secret, he kisses her.) Ana Gregoria and Ciro read about her mixed feelings over the kiss. Ciro closes the book and hands it to Lili. He says that her grandpa Don Geronimo had an affair with Ana Gregoria, the mother of Don Artemio, in whose house she is being held. Lili stares at Ciro. ** NOTE: If Don Geronimo looks familiar, it's because it's Anibal with a fake mustache **
* In Villa Madero, Don Silvestre listens as Martina cries about Lili's kidnapping and letting Franco down with her duties. Don Silvestre tries to console his daughter. She really feels horrible about what happened. Don Silvestre repeats that if Franco says don't worry, then there's nothing to worry about. Martina is still shaken and stirred. Don Silvestre tells her to keep the faith.
* At her office, Fey starts to talk about Franco's engagement to Erika and her lousy marriage. Franco thought bubbles how jealous he really is about her marriage to Damian but knows that he has to do this in order to complete his promise to his mom about Lili. Fey sees him silently standing there and thinks he understands everything. Franco states, "Yes, Barbie is going to receive her punishment."
* At the convent, Mother returns to the room and announces to Aurora that she's pregnant. Aurora is stunned.
* In her home office, Barbie thought bubbles how she hyperventilated when Rosenda telling her that the handkerchief was Aurora's only thing she had of her mother. Then she thought bubbles about how she kicked Aurora out of the house, calling her a cheap tramp. Tomasa enters the office to go over the menu for dinner; Barbie asks her to have Fey do it; Tomasa tells her that Fey and Damian will be eating dinner with Franco and Erika tonight.
* At Las Animas, Franco finishes putting on his shoes in his bedroom. He talks with Steve about his deal with the devil Hyena. Steve warns him about the dangers of making a deal with her. Franco knows all that but he can't go back on his word now. Steve continues to warn him, especially about Fey. Franco knows and understands, but insists it's too late to turn back now. Gardenia interrupts - says the guests have arrived. Steve leaves. Gardenia is upset that Franco isn't wearing the shirt she placed on his bed (and sprayed with her herbal cologne). Franco didn't want to wear it, it doesn't go with the pants; she says then she'll find some other pants; he says then he'll have to change his jacket; he says it's too late now, his guests have arrived. He leaves. Gardenia grumbles her frustration about Erika and the engagement.
* At the apartment, Camilo is dreamily enchanted by Lovely. She says that she promised her uncle they would have dinner and go to the movies tonight. He sits her on the couch - he has other ideas for them tonight (he wants to hug and kiss her). She backs out of his reach and starts to call Steve - Camilo continues to try to kiss and hold her. Lovely stands there on the cell phone as he asks about their love life after they are married. She stares at him.
* Steve tells a funny story about Franco at work to Fey, Damian and Erika. Erika is an airhead; Damian has to explain business; Franco has to add his own details to the story. Damian wonders about them living in the U.S. Then he gets the surprise 'light bulb' idea that maybe he and Fey can plan a cruise for the two couples to take together. Fey looks at him, stunned beyond belief.
ADVANCE: The drama continues at the engagement party!
Labels: manana
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
En Nombre del Amor, August 5, 2009
Macarena tells Carlota that if she sends Paloma to boarding school then she will initiate an investigation into Carlota’s abuses. Carlota is pissed and tries to guilt trip her by saying if my father was alive now and saw what you are doing he would die with shame. Macarena has finally grown a pair and does not back down and says if he saw how you treated Paloma, our parents would not be in agreement. She is fighting for Paloma's liberty. If Carlota forgets about sending Paloma to boarding school then she will not file the paperwork. But if she keeps insisting on sending Paloma then she will file and doesn't care that it will be made public.
Paloma tells Inaki that Carlota was in the room when he called and that's why she couldn't pick up. He tells her to go to the balcony. He is on the street looking up and tells her that he will not allow her aunt to send her to the boarding school. She tells him that she can go to her mother's best friend's house who she knows will hide her until she reaches legal age. (never mind that you haven't seen her in 10 years) Anyway Inaki asks if she knows her last name, but she doesn't remember. But knows that she can ask around for her.
Macarena tells Rufi how nervous she was telling Carlota that she cannot and will not send Paloma to boarding school. Or otherwise she will face the an investigation into her abuses. She tells Rufi that Camila has been a good friend to her and gave her great advice. Rufi asks if she will tell Paloma about her threat to Carlota. Macarena doesn't want her to know the ugliness that is going on. She will tell her that Carlota just changed her mind.
Inaki tells Paloma to find out Natalia's last name and he will help her out.
Rufi starts to make herself a tea that Carlota uses herself. Rufi says when Paloma marries Inaki then you can go out with the doctor. Then we can all leave this house.
Romina tells Emiliano that she is sorry for the way she acted. She felt left out when everything was going down with Paloma and Inaki. But anyway let's talk about my party. Emiliano asks her if she has everything she needs. Romina says everything except my dad. If he would come then the party would be perfect. I had a dream about him and that he came to my party. My dream seemed so real. Emiliano says that he thought she was going to look him up on the Internet. She tells him that she wanted too, but didn't know how to go about it. So she has decided to hire a private detective to do it. Her mother's grandparents left her some money and will get it when she turns 18.
Inaki comes home to find his mother. She acts if everything is okay with Paloma and that she wanted to be with him on his wedding day. She also has something for him. She gives him an engagement ring that belonged to his grandmother. Since he is her only child and Paloma will be part of the family, it just felt right to give it too him. Inaki is moved and says that if you are giving me this then that means you have finally accepted her. Yes she responds. And I will love her like a daughter.
Macarena prays to the virgincita for strength in defending Paloma. She has always wanted to do the best for her.
Cristobal dreams of a funeral with Carlota's voice telling him that he is the only one responsible for the death. He wakes up and says over and over that he is responsible for her death. He prays to god to help him.
Macarena prays that god opens up Carlota's heart.
Paloma tells Inaki that Carlota was in the room when he called and that's why she couldn't pick up. He tells her to go to the balcony. He is on the street looking up and tells her that he will not allow her aunt to send her to the boarding school. She tells him that she can go to her mother's best friend's house who she knows will hide her until she reaches legal age. (never mind that you haven't seen her in 10 years) Anyway Inaki asks if she knows her last name, but she doesn't remember. But knows that she can ask around for her.
Macarena tells Rufi how nervous she was telling Carlota that she cannot and will not send Paloma to boarding school. Or otherwise she will face the an investigation into her abuses. She tells Rufi that Camila has been a good friend to her and gave her great advice. Rufi asks if she will tell Paloma about her threat to Carlota. Macarena doesn't want her to know the ugliness that is going on. She will tell her that Carlota just changed her mind.
Inaki tells Paloma to find out Natalia's last name and he will help her out.
Rufi starts to make herself a tea that Carlota uses herself. Rufi says when Paloma marries Inaki then you can go out with the doctor. Then we can all leave this house.
Romina tells Emiliano that she is sorry for the way she acted. She felt left out when everything was going down with Paloma and Inaki. But anyway let's talk about my party. Emiliano asks her if she has everything she needs. Romina says everything except my dad. If he would come then the party would be perfect. I had a dream about him and that he came to my party. My dream seemed so real. Emiliano says that he thought she was going to look him up on the Internet. She tells him that she wanted too, but didn't know how to go about it. So she has decided to hire a private detective to do it. Her mother's grandparents left her some money and will get it when she turns 18.
Inaki comes home to find his mother. She acts if everything is okay with Paloma and that she wanted to be with him on his wedding day. She also has something for him. She gives him an engagement ring that belonged to his grandmother. Since he is her only child and Paloma will be part of the family, it just felt right to give it too him. Inaki is moved and says that if you are giving me this then that means you have finally accepted her. Yes she responds. And I will love her like a daughter.
Macarena prays to the virgincita for strength in defending Paloma. She has always wanted to do the best for her.
Cristobal dreams of a funeral with Carlota's voice telling him that he is the only one responsible for the death. He wakes up and says over and over that he is responsible for her death. He prays to god to help him.
Macarena prays that god opens up Carlota's heart.
Carlota is in the kitchen injecting some type of fluid into Macarena's diabetic medicine bottle.
Paloma asks Macarena if she can go to Romina's party. Carlota comes in and Macarena takes the opportunity to tell them both that Carlota has changed her mind and will allow her (Paloma) to go to the party. And of course to set Carlota's mind at ease will accompany Paloma to the party. Paloma is so excited and happy that she hugs them both and off she goes to school. Macarena tells Carlota that she hopes tomorrow she will tell Paloma that she will not be going to the boarding school.
Noel comes to see Camila and brings her the paperwork she requested regarding the factory.
Romina writes a letter to the girl blackmailing her and says that the photos are not real. Find someone else to get money from.
Inaki tells Emiliano that Paloma will be coming to the party tonight. Emiliano finds it odd that Carlota has changed her mind. Inaki says that a package came for him. Emiliano opens it up and shows Inaki the braclet that he had made for Romina.
Romina asks Liliana if she is ready for her party. Liliana tells her she wouldn't be caught dead at her party. A fight starts and Liliana tells Romina that she blames her for German dumping her. Romina says is isn't her fault that men fall in love with her and if German dumped her it's her fault. They keep fighting. A nun comes out asking what's going on. Romina says that Liliana fell in the fountain.
Paloma comes home from school and overhears Carlota on the phone with the boarding school assuring them that she will be there with Paloma in the morning. Carlota demands that Paloma have no contact with anyone outside of the school except for her.
Paloma runs up to Macarena's room to tell her what she heard, but Macarena's sleeping. Rufi will not let her wake up Macarena no matter how much she protests.
Cristobal tells Padre Benito that he cannot go to Real de Monte. He will quit the priesthood.
Emiliano gives Romina her birthday gift. Camila tells Romina to come outside with her eyes closed. Surprise Camila gives her a car. Romina spoiled little brat that she is, is not too happy with it. She thought that she would get a convertible. Camila is crushed and says when she gets more experience she'll get her one. Romina says whatever and tells Emiliano it's time to leave. Camila says don't you want to drive, but Romina says tomorrow. Camila tells them to go ahead and she will follow in a bit. Romina reminds her that the party is for the young crowd and not to stay too long.
Macarena goes into Paloma's room to tell her it's time for the party. She finds a letter from Paloma saying that she has left the house. She overheard Carlota on the phone confirming her appearence tomorrow at the boarding school.
Paloma and Inaki are driving away.
Macarena shows Carlota the letter from Paloma. They argue with Macarena blaming Carlota for Paloma leaving. Carlota says it's not my fault, but that musician. Macarena tells Carlota that you tried to fool us, but this time it did not work. Are you saying that you agree with what she did asks Carlota. No, but I understand responds Macarena. I admire her determination to defend her love for him. Although it has destroyed me. So you are not going to look for her asks Carlota. No, I will respect her decision responds Macarena. And don't you dare contact the police, because I will tell them that I gave her permission to go. Or whatever, as long as you don't find them. Carlota tells her not to even try it. Macarena tells her don't you even try it. I have nothing else to lose.
Inaki asks Paloma what's wrong. Paloma says that she's thinking about all that she left behind, but hopefully one day she can come back. Inaki promises to bring her back once she has turned 18. Paloma wonders what will happen if Carlota calls the police. Inaki says by that time we will be far away. Paloma can't believe that she will be on a plane for the first time and asks Inaki what Madrid is like. Beautiful he replies. And he has an apartment close to the university where he has a job as a music teacher. So don't worry, you will not want for nothing. Paloma tells him that she would love to work. He tells her that she will be busy studying whatever she wants. Paloma says that she is more convinced that her decision to leave with him is for the best. Inaki tells her that she will never regret it and will dedicate his life to make her happy.
Macarena is in her room crying. Rufi tries to comfort her.
Cristobal is praying and Padre Benito joins him. Cristobal tells him that he still wants to leave the priesthood.
Rafael tells Diana that he has 3 months to save the factory or it closes. His business partner wants to close it and that means they have to live off his liquidation until he finds another job. Diana tells Rafael how can he do this to her. Rafael says he has no choice. It is not in his hands. Diana says you cannot be without a job. What are we going to do? Rafael tells her he needs her support right now. Diana says I have done my part. I keep a clean house and have been a perfect mother and wife. Now you have to complete your part. You need to bring money into this house. And I expect that you to keep doing that.
Romina and Emiliano are at the party. Romina asks him what's wrong. Emiliano tells her that he didn't like her attitude towards her mother. What she gave you was nice and you acted like you didn't care. Because I did not like it responds Romina. My mother is rich and she could have bought me the best. I deserve it don't I? Emiliano changes the subject and asks where is Inaki and Paloma? Romina says who knows what happened between Paloma and her aunts. German goes up to them and gives Romina a hug whispering that he wants to caress her and kiss her. He gives her a watch for her birthday. Emiliano asks German where Liliana is. He says they broke up. Emiliano tries to call Inaki, but ends up leaving a message. German wants to work the room.
Macarena goes to Camila and tells her that Paloma and Inaki have run away. She shows Camila the letter from Paloma. They talk about what happened. Macarena wishes that she told Paloma the threat that she told Carlota if she took Paloma to the boarding school. Camila tells her not to blame herself. Inaki is a good man and he will bring her back to you.
Romina stands on the stage and introduces a band to sing at her party. Is this a famous band or made up? I only listen to salsa, so I don't know.
Inaki and Paloma walk into a very nice hotel. She feels weird. He tells her that she will be in one room and he will be in another. He goes up to reception asking for 2 rooms, but the guy tells them that a convention is in town and there are no rooms available. Inaki says that they can sleep in the car and he'll hold her to keep away the cold.
Carlota is rummaging in Paloma's room looking for evidence on her whereabouts.
Camila tries to reassure Macarena that Paloma will be okay. They stand up to say goodbye and Macarena faints. Camila calls the house and asks them to call the doctor.
Tomorrow: Rafael asks Diana if she wants to divorce him; Carlota tells Paloma that she ends up killing everyone she loves; Inaki asks Paloma how she would feel if they got married right away.
Labels: amor
You had so many great ideas I made a second "lens" on squidoo!
Oh wonderful readers,
You poured out so much great stuff it was too much for one lens, so I made another one, and if there's more, I can make yet another! Here's the second:
Telenovela Fun
The first one:
Telenovelas: a fun, painless way to learn Spanish
(On each lens, the link to the other one is just above the guestbook.)
If you want attribution on something I forgot, let me know. I also may have mis-translated some dichos.
Also, I vaguely remember there was some great discussion on "what is a naco" but I don't remember where. Anybody?
I think squidoo may turn out to be a wonderful place to store peoples lists of interesting stuff that gets lost here at the blog now that it is so huge.
You poured out so much great stuff it was too much for one lens, so I made another one, and if there's more, I can make yet another! Here's the second:
Telenovela Fun
The first one:
Telenovelas: a fun, painless way to learn Spanish
(On each lens, the link to the other one is just above the guestbook.)
If you want attribution on something I forgot, let me know. I also may have mis-translated some dichos.
Also, I vaguely remember there was some great discussion on "what is a naco" but I don't remember where. Anybody?
I think squidoo may turn out to be a wonderful place to store peoples lists of interesting stuff that gets lost here at the blog now that it is so huge.
Labels: announcements, telenovelas
En Nombre del Amor Tuesday August 4. Hell, no, she won’t go.
Capitulo 20, I think.
Repeats: Alonso thinks Carmen’s done a lousy job of parenting. If only he’d been in charge of the op, Iñaki would be on his way back to Spain without the pretty young thing of his dreams, he’d be bitter at his parents forever for not supporting his decisions, and everyone would be properly miserable, as they should be.
Now: Fortunately, Carmen’s incompetent at life ruination. Unfortunately, Carlota’s had a lot more practice. Paloma shows Macarena the information about the boarding school. From the amount of blubbering going on, I’d guess the brochure highlights the 20-foot walls topped with broken glass, meals of bird droppings, and curriculum of sewer cleaning and self-flagellation. I mean, really. Unless Carlota is planning to join Paloma as her roommate, I don’t see how leaving wouldn’t be an improvement. Anyhoo, Mac swears they won’t let Cruel do this. She’ll come up with a plan. Paloma settles down and all three of Mac’s beaten-down brain cells get to work on it.
Rufi hauls her insanely braided and bow-filled hair, plus a tea tray, into Carlota’s office, where Carl is hard at work, presumably comparing prices of whips and listening devices. Rufi tells her someone named Arcadia called, then hangs about expectantly like Carlota is going to tell her what it’s all about. Carlota brusquely dismisses her and dials Arcadia, but is stymied by a busy signal.
Over in the D.F., Natalia and Alonso stand up in their loft arguing over whether Paloma is a no-good gold-digging troll who is taking advantage of dear stupid Iñaki. That’s Alonso’s opinion. Nat says the daughter of her dear friend surely is not like that, and she’s going to go find Paloma and get to know her again. Alonso thinks that’s an idiotic idea. Surprisingly, neither of them pitches the other over the rail.
Back in the house of gloom, Macarena tells Carlota that if she goes through with her plan to lock Paloma up, she will find out what Mac is capable of. Carlota laughs at that threat.
Rafael tells a sympathetic Emiliano that he didn’t get the loan, so things aren’t looking good for the business. Emiliano tells him not to give up; they can think of something. Diana micromanages Juanita’s serving of the dinner. “Ummm…who is this Juanita?,” asks Rafael. He is politely furious when Diana tells him she MUST have a maid because there is just SOOOO much housework, and Diana stomps out in a fit of pique when he says they can’t afford a maid and they should have discussed it. Emiliano stares at her in disbelief.
The next morning, Paloma collects Romina for their walk to school and she’s fed up with Ro’s cold shoulder. Through the sharing of a little gossip about her past few days, she convinces Romina to hug and make up. Romina still looks sad, and neglects to share her own stories.
Emiliano sits patiently at the breakfast table, watching Juanita pour his coffee and wondering why he couldn’t do that himself for free. Diana beams about the advantages of having a servant. After Juanita flees to the kitchen, Emiliano gently suggests that Di try to understand Rafael’s concerns. She’s persistently obtuse, though, so Emiliano gives her some money to pay Juanita’s salary so that Rafael won’t have to. He’s just the sweetest thing, but this wench has been enabled too long already.
Paloma tells Romina that even though things are straightened out with Iñaki, she’s still not home free because now Cruelota wants to send her to prison school. She swears she won’t go; she’ll run away first. Romina is startled and says she hardly recognizes Paloma, and she likes it. Romina says she’d do the same thing, run away with Iñaki and never communicate with anyone in Real del Monte again. Paloma looks at her suspiciously, or maybe she really likes the idea; hard to tell.
Arcadia is shocked to see Iñaki at home eating breakfast. He asks whether she knows anything about the letter-switching. She denies it in the least believable way possible, but he doesn’t dwell on it and shares the joyous news of his impending marriage. She is stricken, or else scared by the sudden surge of menacing music.
Paloma is in Angélica’s office, doing some more gaspy sobbing. The gasping, to me, is wearing thin. Perhaps she should have her diaphragm examined. Anyway, Paloma says she’s going to run away (fugar). Ange says not to worry; they’ll figure something out.
Iñaki shows up for his first day of work at the platería, dressed more casually than he dresses for an ordinary day of bumming around town and playing the sax. Emiliano gives him some papers to read to see what the business is all about. It sounds like Iñaki is going to be the artistic director or some such. Sure, why not. Iñaki says he won’t let them down. Emiliano warns him to treat Paloma well, and Iñaki says she deserves the best. He tells Em that he is quite a guy and surely will find someone as wonderful as Paloma for himself. Then he lays it on thick, telling Emiliano that if he (Iñaki) wasn’t available (or something), the only guy he’d trust Paloma to would be Emiliano himself. Emiliano thinks that’s overkill on the flattery (he uses the word porra, meaning club or bludgeon), but Iñaki swears it’s true. The lovefest is broken up by Romina calling Emiliano, and Iñaki excuses himself.
Romina, calling from the school restroom, yells at Emiliano for not keeping her up to date on the gossip regarding Paloma and Iñaki. He reminds her that she left him a message saying that she was busy and they couldn’t talk. She yells some more that he’s not fulfilling his novio spy duties. He’s (sigh) too polite to point out that he tried to break up with her. Why did he take her back, now? The whining? The begging? As Tontas Patricio would say, no está sexy. Although it worked on him for quite awhile, as well. Emiliano says he’s busy and hangs up.
Romina huffs into class late and finds an envelope on her desk, full of pictures of hot Germy smooching. She gets all riled up and Paloma asks her what’s wrong, but she doesn’t say. A note on the envelope asks her what the photos are worth to her.
Henchwoman Arcadia calls Cruelota to report that Iñaki didn’t actually leave. Arcadia is afraid because he’s asking questions about the letters. Anyway, the upshot is that he and Paloma plan to marry. Carlota turns a deep purple shade of incensed.
Romina brushes Paloma off and rushes home after school. Iñaki is hiding in the bushes, pretending to be a gardener, and calls Paloma over. She tells him about the boarding school threat. He swears it will never happen. He will not let her aunt separate them.
Macarena sobs to Camila that she can’t let Carlota send Paloma away. Camila gets super worked up over the matter, and says Mac must do something. She wonders how Carlota has so much authority in the first place. Mac tells her that she has a secret, and if it came out Carlota would lose her hold over the family, but Mac would lose Paloma’s love and respect. Camila gets a bit frustrated wondering what kind of secret could be worth all this abuse. She tells Mac that there are legal limits to what Cruel can do, and she’s willing to help Mac put an end to this. (Private note to Macarena: If you have a big secret, the surefire best course of action is to tell it to absolutely everyone. Either they won’t believe you, or they’ll think it’s not shameful since you’re so upfront about it. Hiding things makes them a million times worse. Seriously.)
Paloma tells Cruelota that it’s true; she does plan to marry that musician, and nothing will stop them. Cruelota sees that as a challenge. She says she’s in charge of the household, and she says no. Y punto. “Nice try,” says Paloma. “Thanks for all the years of food and shelter, but that doesn’t buy you control of my whole life. As soon as I turn 18 I’m getting married and leaving you in the dust.” “Over my dead body,” says Cruelota. “That would be lovely,” thinks Paloma.
Cruelota stomps to her room and glares menacingly into the camera in closeup. I have to hide behind my computer so she can’t see me. That demon is scary.
Romina paces her room, fretting over the pictures. She tears them up, as if that will help. She sends Emiliano a text message of conniving lurve. He glances at it and goes back to his work.
Iñaki, who doesn’t seem to have a whole lot of work to do, drops by Germán’s office. Germy spills the frijoles about his sordid encounters with Romina. Iñaki is disapproving when he finds out that Romina hasn’t broken up with Emiliano and Germy is planning to ditch Liliana but hasn’t yet done so. He doesn’t think that Germ and Ro’s passion and sneaking around equals love, and it’s not worth betraying a friend. Germy tries to convince himself that it will all be fine and Em won’t care.
Camila convinces Macarena to see a lawyer and put an end to Carlota’s abuse of power. It takes some pep talking, but eventually Mac decides she can’t let Paloma and herself down; it’s high time she stood up to her sister. Indeed.
Carmen arrives at home with her suitcase, having apparently stayed overnight in Mexico City for that fun fight with her ex-husband, and lets Arcadia know that she’s pretty sure she knows who’s responsible for the big mail mixup (Carlota, with an assist from SOMEONE inside Carmen’s house), and she’s going to find proof. Arcadia shakes in her ugly orthopedic shoes and plays dumb.
Paloma uses the new cell phone Iñaki gave her to call Iñaki’s phone, but it’s sitting on Emiliano’s desk and Em answers. Paloma tells him she’s worried Auntie Maim will stop her and Iñaki from marrying, but Emiliano assures her that they won’t let that happen. She thanks him for all his support and says te quiero and he returns the sentiment.
Romina crosses paths with Iñaki by the fountain. He tries to hide and pretend he doesn’t see her, but he doesn’t get away with it. She congratulates him on his engagement. He makes some pointed remarks about love and fidelity. “Why do you say all that?,” she bluffs. “No reason. Just saying.” Romina pretends he’s talking about her kissing him when he was drunk, and says she’s willing to pretend it didn’t happen. “Oh, you’re always thinking of others. But I meant EVERYTHING ELSE that happened that night.” “Quit talking in circles.” “Why? You’re smart. You know exactly what I mean.” “If you weren’t the fiancé of my best friend I would never speak to you.” “If you weren’t the best friend of my fiancée and the novia of my best friend, I would dare to say a whole lot more. See you at your party tomorrow!” Great scene.
Paloma and Emiliano are still on the phone, and Paloma is saying how she wishes she could be more like Romina, with her freedom. Emiliano tells her not to compare herself to anyone. She’s maaaaahhhvelous, dahling, just the way she is.
Carlota gets so furious thinking about Paloma’s insubordination that she flings a glass ball at a mirror and smashes it. Rufi runs in, alarmed, only to get thrown out. Then Carlota finds her trembling in the hall and yells at her to go get a broom.
Macarena meets with the lawyer. He thinks they have a good case but asks whether she’s prepared to face the consequences, as this will be public record. She decides she is.
Romina sashays into Germán’s office and hangs up his comically huge phone in the middle of his business conversation. She’s mad that he dished to Iñaki, but he swears he is a tomb. So she transfers her anger to Iñaki for being such an estupido, and Germy tells her “no te enganches.” Engancharse means to get caught, but it seems like he’s telling her to lay off Iñaki and not blame him for the problems she’s causing herself. They inch closer and closer until Liliana loudly asks whether she’s interrupting. Romina pretends she’s just there to deliver an envelope. Couriers are now apparently requiring saliva samples instead of signatures. Romina tells Germy to clear things up with Iñaki, and she departs.
After she’s gone, Germy tells Liliana they’re over. It’s not her, it’s him. He just has so many things going on in his head…
“No, you only have one thing in your head, and it’s Romina,” says Liliana. She’s all teary but I don’t know why; they were barely dating and I don’t know how she managed to get so attached.
Iñaki is finally back at work, but not working. He and Emiliano have coffee and talk about Paloma. Iñaki calls Paloma and her phone rings. It’s cute how she has the phone lying in bed in the dollhouse. Carlota walks in to give Paloma her packing orders, and the phone continues to vibrate quite audibly behind Paloma’s back as Cruel continues her dictator rant. Carlota amazingly doesn’t seem to notice, but she sits in a chair to make sure the packing happens so there is no phone answering. Iñaki looks concerned.
Joel has coffee with Camila and proposes that she join their business. She’s into the idea, but they agree that Rafael can’t find out that Joel asked.
Rafael meets again with the cold, uncaring business partner. Mr. Partner is unmoved by Rafa’s arguments and says if Rafa can’t buy him out, the factory will close.
Natalia wears terrible pants to mass at Cristóbal’s church. After the mass, she shares the juicy gossip that her stepson is going to marry her friend Sagrario’s daughter. Isn’t it an amazing coincidence? Cris isn’t quite sure what to make of that information.
Macarena tells Carlota that her reign of terror is over. Cruel laughs and says there’s no way Paloma is going to marry that musicocho, which is apparently a denigrating way of saying musician; who knew there was one? Mac says she’s started a legal investigation into Carlota’s abuses. Carlota is speechless.
Avances: Cruel calls the boarding school to tell them to strictly prohibit phone calls and visits for Paloma, as Paloma eavesdrops. Cris tells the boss priest he’ll have to hang up his vestments. Mac finds a note.
Repeats: Alonso thinks Carmen’s done a lousy job of parenting. If only he’d been in charge of the op, Iñaki would be on his way back to Spain without the pretty young thing of his dreams, he’d be bitter at his parents forever for not supporting his decisions, and everyone would be properly miserable, as they should be.
Now: Fortunately, Carmen’s incompetent at life ruination. Unfortunately, Carlota’s had a lot more practice. Paloma shows Macarena the information about the boarding school. From the amount of blubbering going on, I’d guess the brochure highlights the 20-foot walls topped with broken glass, meals of bird droppings, and curriculum of sewer cleaning and self-flagellation. I mean, really. Unless Carlota is planning to join Paloma as her roommate, I don’t see how leaving wouldn’t be an improvement. Anyhoo, Mac swears they won’t let Cruel do this. She’ll come up with a plan. Paloma settles down and all three of Mac’s beaten-down brain cells get to work on it.
Rufi hauls her insanely braided and bow-filled hair, plus a tea tray, into Carlota’s office, where Carl is hard at work, presumably comparing prices of whips and listening devices. Rufi tells her someone named Arcadia called, then hangs about expectantly like Carlota is going to tell her what it’s all about. Carlota brusquely dismisses her and dials Arcadia, but is stymied by a busy signal.
Over in the D.F., Natalia and Alonso stand up in their loft arguing over whether Paloma is a no-good gold-digging troll who is taking advantage of dear stupid Iñaki. That’s Alonso’s opinion. Nat says the daughter of her dear friend surely is not like that, and she’s going to go find Paloma and get to know her again. Alonso thinks that’s an idiotic idea. Surprisingly, neither of them pitches the other over the rail.
Back in the house of gloom, Macarena tells Carlota that if she goes through with her plan to lock Paloma up, she will find out what Mac is capable of. Carlota laughs at that threat.
Rafael tells a sympathetic Emiliano that he didn’t get the loan, so things aren’t looking good for the business. Emiliano tells him not to give up; they can think of something. Diana micromanages Juanita’s serving of the dinner. “Ummm…who is this Juanita?,” asks Rafael. He is politely furious when Diana tells him she MUST have a maid because there is just SOOOO much housework, and Diana stomps out in a fit of pique when he says they can’t afford a maid and they should have discussed it. Emiliano stares at her in disbelief.
The next morning, Paloma collects Romina for their walk to school and she’s fed up with Ro’s cold shoulder. Through the sharing of a little gossip about her past few days, she convinces Romina to hug and make up. Romina still looks sad, and neglects to share her own stories.
Emiliano sits patiently at the breakfast table, watching Juanita pour his coffee and wondering why he couldn’t do that himself for free. Diana beams about the advantages of having a servant. After Juanita flees to the kitchen, Emiliano gently suggests that Di try to understand Rafael’s concerns. She’s persistently obtuse, though, so Emiliano gives her some money to pay Juanita’s salary so that Rafael won’t have to. He’s just the sweetest thing, but this wench has been enabled too long already.
Paloma tells Romina that even though things are straightened out with Iñaki, she’s still not home free because now Cruelota wants to send her to prison school. She swears she won’t go; she’ll run away first. Romina is startled and says she hardly recognizes Paloma, and she likes it. Romina says she’d do the same thing, run away with Iñaki and never communicate with anyone in Real del Monte again. Paloma looks at her suspiciously, or maybe she really likes the idea; hard to tell.
Arcadia is shocked to see Iñaki at home eating breakfast. He asks whether she knows anything about the letter-switching. She denies it in the least believable way possible, but he doesn’t dwell on it and shares the joyous news of his impending marriage. She is stricken, or else scared by the sudden surge of menacing music.
Paloma is in Angélica’s office, doing some more gaspy sobbing. The gasping, to me, is wearing thin. Perhaps she should have her diaphragm examined. Anyway, Paloma says she’s going to run away (fugar). Ange says not to worry; they’ll figure something out.
Iñaki shows up for his first day of work at the platería, dressed more casually than he dresses for an ordinary day of bumming around town and playing the sax. Emiliano gives him some papers to read to see what the business is all about. It sounds like Iñaki is going to be the artistic director or some such. Sure, why not. Iñaki says he won’t let them down. Emiliano warns him to treat Paloma well, and Iñaki says she deserves the best. He tells Em that he is quite a guy and surely will find someone as wonderful as Paloma for himself. Then he lays it on thick, telling Emiliano that if he (Iñaki) wasn’t available (or something), the only guy he’d trust Paloma to would be Emiliano himself. Emiliano thinks that’s overkill on the flattery (he uses the word porra, meaning club or bludgeon), but Iñaki swears it’s true. The lovefest is broken up by Romina calling Emiliano, and Iñaki excuses himself.
Romina, calling from the school restroom, yells at Emiliano for not keeping her up to date on the gossip regarding Paloma and Iñaki. He reminds her that she left him a message saying that she was busy and they couldn’t talk. She yells some more that he’s not fulfilling his novio spy duties. He’s (sigh) too polite to point out that he tried to break up with her. Why did he take her back, now? The whining? The begging? As Tontas Patricio would say, no está sexy. Although it worked on him for quite awhile, as well. Emiliano says he’s busy and hangs up.
Romina huffs into class late and finds an envelope on her desk, full of pictures of hot Germy smooching. She gets all riled up and Paloma asks her what’s wrong, but she doesn’t say. A note on the envelope asks her what the photos are worth to her.
Henchwoman Arcadia calls Cruelota to report that Iñaki didn’t actually leave. Arcadia is afraid because he’s asking questions about the letters. Anyway, the upshot is that he and Paloma plan to marry. Carlota turns a deep purple shade of incensed.
Romina brushes Paloma off and rushes home after school. Iñaki is hiding in the bushes, pretending to be a gardener, and calls Paloma over. She tells him about the boarding school threat. He swears it will never happen. He will not let her aunt separate them.
Macarena sobs to Camila that she can’t let Carlota send Paloma away. Camila gets super worked up over the matter, and says Mac must do something. She wonders how Carlota has so much authority in the first place. Mac tells her that she has a secret, and if it came out Carlota would lose her hold over the family, but Mac would lose Paloma’s love and respect. Camila gets a bit frustrated wondering what kind of secret could be worth all this abuse. She tells Mac that there are legal limits to what Cruel can do, and she’s willing to help Mac put an end to this. (Private note to Macarena: If you have a big secret, the surefire best course of action is to tell it to absolutely everyone. Either they won’t believe you, or they’ll think it’s not shameful since you’re so upfront about it. Hiding things makes them a million times worse. Seriously.)
Paloma tells Cruelota that it’s true; she does plan to marry that musician, and nothing will stop them. Cruelota sees that as a challenge. She says she’s in charge of the household, and she says no. Y punto. “Nice try,” says Paloma. “Thanks for all the years of food and shelter, but that doesn’t buy you control of my whole life. As soon as I turn 18 I’m getting married and leaving you in the dust.” “Over my dead body,” says Cruelota. “That would be lovely,” thinks Paloma.
Cruelota stomps to her room and glares menacingly into the camera in closeup. I have to hide behind my computer so she can’t see me. That demon is scary.
Romina paces her room, fretting over the pictures. She tears them up, as if that will help. She sends Emiliano a text message of conniving lurve. He glances at it and goes back to his work.
Iñaki, who doesn’t seem to have a whole lot of work to do, drops by Germán’s office. Germy spills the frijoles about his sordid encounters with Romina. Iñaki is disapproving when he finds out that Romina hasn’t broken up with Emiliano and Germy is planning to ditch Liliana but hasn’t yet done so. He doesn’t think that Germ and Ro’s passion and sneaking around equals love, and it’s not worth betraying a friend. Germy tries to convince himself that it will all be fine and Em won’t care.
Camila convinces Macarena to see a lawyer and put an end to Carlota’s abuse of power. It takes some pep talking, but eventually Mac decides she can’t let Paloma and herself down; it’s high time she stood up to her sister. Indeed.
Carmen arrives at home with her suitcase, having apparently stayed overnight in Mexico City for that fun fight with her ex-husband, and lets Arcadia know that she’s pretty sure she knows who’s responsible for the big mail mixup (Carlota, with an assist from SOMEONE inside Carmen’s house), and she’s going to find proof. Arcadia shakes in her ugly orthopedic shoes and plays dumb.
Paloma uses the new cell phone Iñaki gave her to call Iñaki’s phone, but it’s sitting on Emiliano’s desk and Em answers. Paloma tells him she’s worried Auntie Maim will stop her and Iñaki from marrying, but Emiliano assures her that they won’t let that happen. She thanks him for all his support and says te quiero and he returns the sentiment.
Romina crosses paths with Iñaki by the fountain. He tries to hide and pretend he doesn’t see her, but he doesn’t get away with it. She congratulates him on his engagement. He makes some pointed remarks about love and fidelity. “Why do you say all that?,” she bluffs. “No reason. Just saying.” Romina pretends he’s talking about her kissing him when he was drunk, and says she’s willing to pretend it didn’t happen. “Oh, you’re always thinking of others. But I meant EVERYTHING ELSE that happened that night.” “Quit talking in circles.” “Why? You’re smart. You know exactly what I mean.” “If you weren’t the fiancé of my best friend I would never speak to you.” “If you weren’t the best friend of my fiancée and the novia of my best friend, I would dare to say a whole lot more. See you at your party tomorrow!” Great scene.
Paloma and Emiliano are still on the phone, and Paloma is saying how she wishes she could be more like Romina, with her freedom. Emiliano tells her not to compare herself to anyone. She’s maaaaahhhvelous, dahling, just the way she is.
Carlota gets so furious thinking about Paloma’s insubordination that she flings a glass ball at a mirror and smashes it. Rufi runs in, alarmed, only to get thrown out. Then Carlota finds her trembling in the hall and yells at her to go get a broom.
Macarena meets with the lawyer. He thinks they have a good case but asks whether she’s prepared to face the consequences, as this will be public record. She decides she is.
Romina sashays into Germán’s office and hangs up his comically huge phone in the middle of his business conversation. She’s mad that he dished to Iñaki, but he swears he is a tomb. So she transfers her anger to Iñaki for being such an estupido, and Germy tells her “no te enganches.” Engancharse means to get caught, but it seems like he’s telling her to lay off Iñaki and not blame him for the problems she’s causing herself. They inch closer and closer until Liliana loudly asks whether she’s interrupting. Romina pretends she’s just there to deliver an envelope. Couriers are now apparently requiring saliva samples instead of signatures. Romina tells Germy to clear things up with Iñaki, and she departs.
After she’s gone, Germy tells Liliana they’re over. It’s not her, it’s him. He just has so many things going on in his head…
“No, you only have one thing in your head, and it’s Romina,” says Liliana. She’s all teary but I don’t know why; they were barely dating and I don’t know how she managed to get so attached.
Iñaki is finally back at work, but not working. He and Emiliano have coffee and talk about Paloma. Iñaki calls Paloma and her phone rings. It’s cute how she has the phone lying in bed in the dollhouse. Carlota walks in to give Paloma her packing orders, and the phone continues to vibrate quite audibly behind Paloma’s back as Cruel continues her dictator rant. Carlota amazingly doesn’t seem to notice, but she sits in a chair to make sure the packing happens so there is no phone answering. Iñaki looks concerned.
Joel has coffee with Camila and proposes that she join their business. She’s into the idea, but they agree that Rafael can’t find out that Joel asked.
Rafael meets again with the cold, uncaring business partner. Mr. Partner is unmoved by Rafa’s arguments and says if Rafa can’t buy him out, the factory will close.
Natalia wears terrible pants to mass at Cristóbal’s church. After the mass, she shares the juicy gossip that her stepson is going to marry her friend Sagrario’s daughter. Isn’t it an amazing coincidence? Cris isn’t quite sure what to make of that information.
Macarena tells Carlota that her reign of terror is over. Cruel laughs and says there’s no way Paloma is going to marry that musicocho, which is apparently a denigrating way of saying musician; who knew there was one? Mac says she’s started a legal investigation into Carlota’s abuses. Carlota is speechless.
Avances: Cruel calls the boarding school to tell them to strictly prohibit phone calls and visits for Paloma, as Paloma eavesdrops. Cris tells the boss priest he’ll have to hang up his vestments. Mac finds a note.
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Mañana es Para Siempre, Tuesday, August 4--Ep #115: Mañana may be para siempre, but today's outfit will last all week
When last we left things, Vlad the Impregnator was getting fired by Anibal the decidedly non-impregnator. Flor got to hand him his box of personal effects (notebooks with "Vlad + Pris = 4 ever" written all over them, a picture of Pris with little hearts drawn all over it, and a battered copy of "Men Who Love Their Baby Mama Too Much"), which she refrained from hitting him about the head with.
Pris reports to Damian than Fer and Franco talked in the library. Damian wants some more concrete proof. Pris wonders if he wants Fer back, or wants revenge. Damian says, duh, I want her back so I can get revenge. Pris finally puts one and one together and figures out he doesn't love her. Damian's phone rings and it's Vlad. He asks Damian to find Priscila and tell her (Damian turns on the speakerphone) that her husband fired him and treated him like a dog and that if he didn't tell Anibal anything it's so that nothing bad happens to Pris or the baby, but she'd better not try to keep him away from his baby. He threatens that neither Ani or Pris know what he's capable of. He's making this call from a bathroom at Lactos. Damian tells him to meet him at his house and hangs up on him. Damian tells Pris to take care of getting evidence on Fer and he'll take care of Vlad.
Franco and Esteve sit outside having breakfast and talking about Franco needing to come up with a birth certificate so he can go through with the marriage to Erika. Esteve says he's either got to tell Erika his real name or "better still" he should use his fake ID to get a marriage certificate. Erika joins their chat. Esteve goes off to get her some coffee and Erika proposes that she and Franco go riding and then get something to eat. She's brought him the list of acceptable paperwork so that they can get their marriage license. Gardenia comes out of the house and very bitchily tells Erika and Franco that there will be no coffee as they've run out since nobody ever gets more of anything even when she tells them they're running out. Correct me if I'm wrong, but (a) isn't that her job? And (b) I thought she was told she'd be a "personal assistant" and not a maid? She runs off, in a hurry to get coffee. Erika, who misses clues about everything else, catches that Gardenia is jealous. She also supposes that Gardenia isn't looking forward to having Erika move in and start giving her orders. The boys could make a lot of money selling tickets to that catfight.
At the Grupo Lactos offices, Don Gonzalo arrives and tells Flor he's really happy to see her again. He apologizes for doubting her loyalty. Flor says it's good that everything's all cleared up. Don G blows some more smoke up her butt about what a great person she is. Yeah, considering she's not suing you for wrongful termination and that she's not asking for pay for the time she lost (or so I'd guess). Vlad the Impregnator comes into the lobby, calling to Don Gonzalo. Security is lousy around this place. Vlad explains he needs to talk directly to Don G, Anibal won't do. And Flor's so loyal and helpful she doesn't bother either calling security or telling Gonzo that Vlad has been fired.
Pris wonders if Vlad told Anibal that he's sterile and the baby can't be his. Damian doesn't think so. He thinks Vlad's too afraid of losing Pris and probably figures if he's nice enough to her, he'll end up with Pris. She wonders how Damian's going to control him, but Damian doesn't have a clue, as evidenced by him not answering the question and telling her not to worry about it. Pris says she's so worried and the only think she can think of is making him disappear. Damian thinks that if Vlad did say something about being the baby daddy, no one would believe him because they'd all think he's just angry about getting fired. Pris says he's obsessed with the baby. Damian tells her to shut it because she's like a magpie ("urraca") or a macaw ("guacamaya"; figuratively also means a loudmouth). Hm, so what animal does Damian most resemble?
Don Gonzalo tells someone over the phone that milk consumption is dropping because of the economy. Blah, blah, blah. Then he's done with the phone call--it was some kind of interview. Vlad tells Gonzo that he's been at the company for not very long. Flor barges in with coffees for both of them and tells Gonzo that Anibal asked for him. Gonzo says he'll talk to him when he's done with Vlad. She makes a face, but doesn't say anything and leaves. Vlad says that whether Gonzo knows it or not, Pris, his daughter-in-law…and now Fernanda busts in. She calls Vlad to her office. Gonzo wonders QTH is going on and Fer makes an excuse about the bank in Chicago needing to talk to him. They leave the room. Par for the course--Gonzo looks confused (the poor actor must see that written on his script five or six times a page). Gonzo says the boy looks worried, but his worries can't be more than Gonzo's…oh, what's happening with his Lili?
Fer ushers Vlad into her office and tells Flor to make sure they're not disturbed. Flor smirks as she shuts the door. Ha, ha, there's no call from the bank. Fer wants to know what Vlad was talking to Daddy Dumbest about.
Erika wonders where they should have their dinner with Fernanda and Damian. Erika says on the one hand, her house might be easier, but on the other hand, she really likes this house and besides, Steve is here. She cracks up laughing when Franco asks when the dinner is: "Oh, you silly, it's tonight! I can't believe you forgot! I even reminded you last night! Ji, ji, ji." I have to stop and detach my eyes from the roof of the sockets. They tend to get stuck there, especially when Erika's on screen. As they say where I'm from "love her to death, poor old thing." Erika says not to worry, she'll prepare the dinner and it will be delish. Franco takes a call from Florecita. Barbie wants to talk to him. Flor connects the call. Barbie summons him to her office, urgently. As she's not used to being disobeyed, she doesn't bother waiting for an answer. Erika looks slightly worried when Franco says he's needed at Lactos. Erika mimes scratching their horse ride and having trout ("trucha") out of an agenda. She says it's no big deal, she understands that without him Lactos and the Elizaldes would be lost.
Fernanda asks Vlad if he thinks Gonzo will take back Anibal's order after he's been fired. He brings up that they did it with Flor. Fer mocks him and says it's a little different--Flor's been with them for 16 years. She thinks that Vlad wasn't going to talk to Gonzo about work problems, she thinks Vlad was going to tell Gonzo that he and Pris are sleeping together.
Erika gives Franco a goodbye kiss, but Esteve and Lovely come over before she goes. Erika invites Lovely to her engagement dinner, but Esteve declines on her behalf and announces that Lovely is also engaged. She wants to invite Lovely and her fiancé, but Franco says that's not a good idea because Lovely's fiancé is Camilo. Erika looks upset.
Fernanda tells Vlad that she's not judging, but she's also not going to let him use his affair with Pris to hurt the family. Fernanda says his being there has hurt enough people and she's not letting him hurt anyone else, so he'd better go. Vlad tells her it was never his intention to hurt anyone. He leaves. Well, leaves her office at least.
Santiago has hired a local locksmith to get him into Dominga's old house by saying his girlfriend just forgot to give him the key. Santiago pays him a big wad of cash for the job. The guy goes off to make a key for the house. Inside everything is dusty and looks pretty thoroughly cleaned out. Santi sits on Aurora's old mattress and wonders where Aurora is.
She's trying to talk the Madre Superior into letting her take orders. And asking MS not to tell anyone she's there. MS is wondering who Aurora is running from, but all she says is "a man."
The locksmith gives Santi a key and leaves again. Santi starts checking all the drawers in a chest of drawers, then the armoire. He finds Aurora's old school notebook in the armoire and it seems to trigger something. He looks at the front cover.
The Madre Superior wonders if the person she's hiding from is the guy she was going to marry, Santiago Elizalde. There's a knock at the door and Hermana Fidelia enters. Hermana Fidelia is to get Aurora ready for retreat. MS advises her to pray for serenity and to pray for her soul for the choice she's making. After they leave MS wonders what separated the pair, since they looked so in love.
Erika comes over to confront Camilo about marrying Lovely. She admits she hasn't been able to stop thinking about him, because he's unforgettable--like cancer, like plague. She says she's sorry he's getting married, because Lovely, in her innocence thinks she's getting to heaven, when really he's more like "the tanned tour guide to hell." Oh, that was priceless. Should you care to render an identical insult in the original language, that would be "el guía de turistas bronceado del infierno." Erika says it makes her happy to know she's marrying Franco, and Camilo is finally paying the price for all his whoring around. Meanwhile, she's madly twirling a ring around on her finger. She works herself up into telling him she hates him, then slaps him across the face with the stone on the ring turned in, leaving a bloody scratch on his face.
Flor assures Fernanda that Vlad finally left, but he didn't talk to Gonzo. Franco shows up. He says he doesn't know if there's news, but he's been summoned by Evil Barbie. Flor lets EB know that Franco is here. Franco is surprised to realize that when Fernanda said "And when you're done could you stop by my office," what she really meant was, "The desk in my office may not be very comfortable but my door has a lock and I'm tired of waiting!" He agrees to meet with her after he talks to Barbie.
Vlad gets home to find Damian waiting for him on the couch. Dam reminds him they had a date, er, an appointment. Vlad is pissed that Damian didn't wait for him outside and that Damian still has his keys. Damian throws they keys in Vlad's general direction (drink!). Damian asks what happened. Vlad accuses Pris of being hysterical, paranoid, and crazy. Damian is annoyed that Vlad doesn't think he has anything better to do all day than deal with his problems with Pris. Damian says he's been helping him out, but Vlad doesn't think so because: (1) his baby mama wants to steal his baby, (2) he got kicked out of Lactos like a dog, and (3) it was Damian's wife who get him fired. Vlad lets Damian in on the fact that Fernanda knows that Vlad and Pris slept together. Damian seems genuinely surprised.
Evil Barbie's looking trampalicious today, in a black, off-the-shoulder number. Oh, wow, that's not even technically off-the-shoulder, it's strapless with arm bands. She points out that Franco looks tense. He says he's tense and uncomfortable because even though the doesn't know her well, he knows nothing guarantees she'll keep their arrangement. He says he's realized he's at a disadvantage and he refuses to go on unless they get on even footing. Barbie sits him down and tells him he knows more about her than anyone else in the world--he knows about Damian, he knows that Obregon worked for her, he has Lili's recording, and he knows Barbie had something to do with her disappearance. Barbie says with that info, she could be sent to jail for the rest of her life, but all she knows about Franco is that he tried to seduce Fernanda and that his real name probably isn't Franco Santoro. Barbie says it's odd that Franco hasn't turned her into the cops. Franco says it's odd that Barbie hasn't turned him in to Gonzalo for putting the moves on his daughter. Barbie claims that it's because since she met him she thought he'd make an excellent partner. The problem, as Franco points out, is that partners usually work together for a common goal and their goals are in opposition. He says that threatening to kill Lili if he goes to the police isn't a partnership, it's blackmail. Tomato, tomatoh, says Barbie. Franco says their deal is off if she doesn't hand over Lili.
At Casa Evil, Lili is still stroking the diary. Artemio and Jr. Henchwoman #1 enter. JH1 points out to Artemio that Lili did eat breakfast today. She takes the tray and leaves. Artemio observes that not only is Lili reading the diary, she also doesn't want it taken away from her. He tells her not to worry about that--he, more than anyone else, wants her to read it. He promises everything she reads in it is true and walks out. Lili sets the diary down and summons Ciro with the power of her mind. Ciro continues reading to her:
"I got scared when I saw that Soledad had noticed the present that Don Jeronimo Elizalde had given me…"
In sepia flashback, Soledad thinks it's weird that Don J gave Ana Gregoria a book with nothing in it. Ana Gregoria explains it's not that kind of book. It's a diary, a book where one writes about one's life. Ana Gregoria hugs the diary and smiles.
"But what I didn't tell Soledad is that a diary is a lover's gift. Oh my God! Could it be possible? Don Jeronimo is the boss and Mrs. Altagracia would kill me if she found out her husband was giving me presents."
Ciro and Lili put together that the Soledad in Ana Gregoria's diary is Eddie's mom.
Fernanda, in the midst of fighting with her computer, stops to remember seeing Lili at her new house. She wonders where Lili is and swears she'd give her life to end this nightmare. She asks how to make Lili feel, from a distance, as if Fer is with her. She buzzes Flor on the intercom and asks if Franco has left the Dragon Lady's den yet. Flor replies that he hasn't.
Damian wonders how Fernanda found out about Vlad and Pris. Vlad says only Damian knows, so of course, he must have told Fer in a moment of passion. Damian throws a crutch at him (drink!). He says he and Fer haven't had a night of passion. Vlad says that Pris must have told her, but Damian doesn't think that's possible or Pris would lose her status as the mother of the heir. Damian wonders, if Fer knows this, what else does she know? Vlad says he's losing patience and he wants to tell the Elizaldes that it's his kid. Damian says that would be a huge mistake and he should be afraid of the E family, because they've got money and power. And besides, no one would believe him, they'd just think he's throwing a tantrum for being fired. "What do I do? Shoot myself?" Vlad asks. Damian tells him to wait. "How long? 15 or 20 years? Or until he graduates from college?" Damian tells Vlad to give him his other crutch, he's leaving. He tells Vlad not to do anything until he finds out how much Fernanda knows. He says he's going to have to play blind, deaf, and dumb in order to do this, but maybe he'll get back some of his marriage. Dude, I don't care what you do, she's not sleeping with you.
Evil Barbie says she finds it hard to believe that Franco is doing all this just to get Lili back. She says this as she locks her office door. Bow, chicka, bow, bow. Franco says he'll give her a really good reason, but only after he gets some information…some vital information…but then my DVR cuts off, so someone else will have to tell me what vital information he's looking for!
Pris reports to Damian than Fer and Franco talked in the library. Damian wants some more concrete proof. Pris wonders if he wants Fer back, or wants revenge. Damian says, duh, I want her back so I can get revenge. Pris finally puts one and one together and figures out he doesn't love her. Damian's phone rings and it's Vlad. He asks Damian to find Priscila and tell her (Damian turns on the speakerphone) that her husband fired him and treated him like a dog and that if he didn't tell Anibal anything it's so that nothing bad happens to Pris or the baby, but she'd better not try to keep him away from his baby. He threatens that neither Ani or Pris know what he's capable of. He's making this call from a bathroom at Lactos. Damian tells him to meet him at his house and hangs up on him. Damian tells Pris to take care of getting evidence on Fer and he'll take care of Vlad.
Franco and Esteve sit outside having breakfast and talking about Franco needing to come up with a birth certificate so he can go through with the marriage to Erika. Esteve says he's either got to tell Erika his real name or "better still" he should use his fake ID to get a marriage certificate. Erika joins their chat. Esteve goes off to get her some coffee and Erika proposes that she and Franco go riding and then get something to eat. She's brought him the list of acceptable paperwork so that they can get their marriage license. Gardenia comes out of the house and very bitchily tells Erika and Franco that there will be no coffee as they've run out since nobody ever gets more of anything even when she tells them they're running out. Correct me if I'm wrong, but (a) isn't that her job? And (b) I thought she was told she'd be a "personal assistant" and not a maid? She runs off, in a hurry to get coffee. Erika, who misses clues about everything else, catches that Gardenia is jealous. She also supposes that Gardenia isn't looking forward to having Erika move in and start giving her orders. The boys could make a lot of money selling tickets to that catfight.
At the Grupo Lactos offices, Don Gonzalo arrives and tells Flor he's really happy to see her again. He apologizes for doubting her loyalty. Flor says it's good that everything's all cleared up. Don G blows some more smoke up her butt about what a great person she is. Yeah, considering she's not suing you for wrongful termination and that she's not asking for pay for the time she lost (or so I'd guess). Vlad the Impregnator comes into the lobby, calling to Don Gonzalo. Security is lousy around this place. Vlad explains he needs to talk directly to Don G, Anibal won't do. And Flor's so loyal and helpful she doesn't bother either calling security or telling Gonzo that Vlad has been fired.
Pris wonders if Vlad told Anibal that he's sterile and the baby can't be his. Damian doesn't think so. He thinks Vlad's too afraid of losing Pris and probably figures if he's nice enough to her, he'll end up with Pris. She wonders how Damian's going to control him, but Damian doesn't have a clue, as evidenced by him not answering the question and telling her not to worry about it. Pris says she's so worried and the only think she can think of is making him disappear. Damian thinks that if Vlad did say something about being the baby daddy, no one would believe him because they'd all think he's just angry about getting fired. Pris says he's obsessed with the baby. Damian tells her to shut it because she's like a magpie ("urraca") or a macaw ("guacamaya"; figuratively also means a loudmouth). Hm, so what animal does Damian most resemble?
Don Gonzalo tells someone over the phone that milk consumption is dropping because of the economy. Blah, blah, blah. Then he's done with the phone call--it was some kind of interview. Vlad tells Gonzo that he's been at the company for not very long. Flor barges in with coffees for both of them and tells Gonzo that Anibal asked for him. Gonzo says he'll talk to him when he's done with Vlad. She makes a face, but doesn't say anything and leaves. Vlad says that whether Gonzo knows it or not, Pris, his daughter-in-law…and now Fernanda busts in. She calls Vlad to her office. Gonzo wonders QTH is going on and Fer makes an excuse about the bank in Chicago needing to talk to him. They leave the room. Par for the course--Gonzo looks confused (the poor actor must see that written on his script five or six times a page). Gonzo says the boy looks worried, but his worries can't be more than Gonzo's…oh, what's happening with his Lili?
Fer ushers Vlad into her office and tells Flor to make sure they're not disturbed. Flor smirks as she shuts the door. Ha, ha, there's no call from the bank. Fer wants to know what Vlad was talking to Daddy Dumbest about.
Erika wonders where they should have their dinner with Fernanda and Damian. Erika says on the one hand, her house might be easier, but on the other hand, she really likes this house and besides, Steve is here. She cracks up laughing when Franco asks when the dinner is: "Oh, you silly, it's tonight! I can't believe you forgot! I even reminded you last night! Ji, ji, ji." I have to stop and detach my eyes from the roof of the sockets. They tend to get stuck there, especially when Erika's on screen. As they say where I'm from "love her to death, poor old thing." Erika says not to worry, she'll prepare the dinner and it will be delish. Franco takes a call from Florecita. Barbie wants to talk to him. Flor connects the call. Barbie summons him to her office, urgently. As she's not used to being disobeyed, she doesn't bother waiting for an answer. Erika looks slightly worried when Franco says he's needed at Lactos. Erika mimes scratching their horse ride and having trout ("trucha") out of an agenda. She says it's no big deal, she understands that without him Lactos and the Elizaldes would be lost.
Fernanda asks Vlad if he thinks Gonzo will take back Anibal's order after he's been fired. He brings up that they did it with Flor. Fer mocks him and says it's a little different--Flor's been with them for 16 years. She thinks that Vlad wasn't going to talk to Gonzo about work problems, she thinks Vlad was going to tell Gonzo that he and Pris are sleeping together.
Erika gives Franco a goodbye kiss, but Esteve and Lovely come over before she goes. Erika invites Lovely to her engagement dinner, but Esteve declines on her behalf and announces that Lovely is also engaged. She wants to invite Lovely and her fiancé, but Franco says that's not a good idea because Lovely's fiancé is Camilo. Erika looks upset.
Fernanda tells Vlad that she's not judging, but she's also not going to let him use his affair with Pris to hurt the family. Fernanda says his being there has hurt enough people and she's not letting him hurt anyone else, so he'd better go. Vlad tells her it was never his intention to hurt anyone. He leaves. Well, leaves her office at least.
Santiago has hired a local locksmith to get him into Dominga's old house by saying his girlfriend just forgot to give him the key. Santiago pays him a big wad of cash for the job. The guy goes off to make a key for the house. Inside everything is dusty and looks pretty thoroughly cleaned out. Santi sits on Aurora's old mattress and wonders where Aurora is.
She's trying to talk the Madre Superior into letting her take orders. And asking MS not to tell anyone she's there. MS is wondering who Aurora is running from, but all she says is "a man."
The locksmith gives Santi a key and leaves again. Santi starts checking all the drawers in a chest of drawers, then the armoire. He finds Aurora's old school notebook in the armoire and it seems to trigger something. He looks at the front cover.
The Madre Superior wonders if the person she's hiding from is the guy she was going to marry, Santiago Elizalde. There's a knock at the door and Hermana Fidelia enters. Hermana Fidelia is to get Aurora ready for retreat. MS advises her to pray for serenity and to pray for her soul for the choice she's making. After they leave MS wonders what separated the pair, since they looked so in love.
Erika comes over to confront Camilo about marrying Lovely. She admits she hasn't been able to stop thinking about him, because he's unforgettable--like cancer, like plague. She says she's sorry he's getting married, because Lovely, in her innocence thinks she's getting to heaven, when really he's more like "the tanned tour guide to hell." Oh, that was priceless. Should you care to render an identical insult in the original language, that would be "el guía de turistas bronceado del infierno." Erika says it makes her happy to know she's marrying Franco, and Camilo is finally paying the price for all his whoring around. Meanwhile, she's madly twirling a ring around on her finger. She works herself up into telling him she hates him, then slaps him across the face with the stone on the ring turned in, leaving a bloody scratch on his face.
Flor assures Fernanda that Vlad finally left, but he didn't talk to Gonzo. Franco shows up. He says he doesn't know if there's news, but he's been summoned by Evil Barbie. Flor lets EB know that Franco is here. Franco is surprised to realize that when Fernanda said "And when you're done could you stop by my office," what she really meant was, "The desk in my office may not be very comfortable but my door has a lock and I'm tired of waiting!" He agrees to meet with her after he talks to Barbie.
Vlad gets home to find Damian waiting for him on the couch. Dam reminds him they had a date, er, an appointment. Vlad is pissed that Damian didn't wait for him outside and that Damian still has his keys. Damian throws they keys in Vlad's general direction (drink!). Damian asks what happened. Vlad accuses Pris of being hysterical, paranoid, and crazy. Damian is annoyed that Vlad doesn't think he has anything better to do all day than deal with his problems with Pris. Damian says he's been helping him out, but Vlad doesn't think so because: (1) his baby mama wants to steal his baby, (2) he got kicked out of Lactos like a dog, and (3) it was Damian's wife who get him fired. Vlad lets Damian in on the fact that Fernanda knows that Vlad and Pris slept together. Damian seems genuinely surprised.
Evil Barbie's looking trampalicious today, in a black, off-the-shoulder number. Oh, wow, that's not even technically off-the-shoulder, it's strapless with arm bands. She points out that Franco looks tense. He says he's tense and uncomfortable because even though the doesn't know her well, he knows nothing guarantees she'll keep their arrangement. He says he's realized he's at a disadvantage and he refuses to go on unless they get on even footing. Barbie sits him down and tells him he knows more about her than anyone else in the world--he knows about Damian, he knows that Obregon worked for her, he has Lili's recording, and he knows Barbie had something to do with her disappearance. Barbie says with that info, she could be sent to jail for the rest of her life, but all she knows about Franco is that he tried to seduce Fernanda and that his real name probably isn't Franco Santoro. Barbie says it's odd that Franco hasn't turned her into the cops. Franco says it's odd that Barbie hasn't turned him in to Gonzalo for putting the moves on his daughter. Barbie claims that it's because since she met him she thought he'd make an excellent partner. The problem, as Franco points out, is that partners usually work together for a common goal and their goals are in opposition. He says that threatening to kill Lili if he goes to the police isn't a partnership, it's blackmail. Tomato, tomatoh, says Barbie. Franco says their deal is off if she doesn't hand over Lili.
At Casa Evil, Lili is still stroking the diary. Artemio and Jr. Henchwoman #1 enter. JH1 points out to Artemio that Lili did eat breakfast today. She takes the tray and leaves. Artemio observes that not only is Lili reading the diary, she also doesn't want it taken away from her. He tells her not to worry about that--he, more than anyone else, wants her to read it. He promises everything she reads in it is true and walks out. Lili sets the diary down and summons Ciro with the power of her mind. Ciro continues reading to her:
"I got scared when I saw that Soledad had noticed the present that Don Jeronimo Elizalde had given me…"
In sepia flashback, Soledad thinks it's weird that Don J gave Ana Gregoria a book with nothing in it. Ana Gregoria explains it's not that kind of book. It's a diary, a book where one writes about one's life. Ana Gregoria hugs the diary and smiles.
"But what I didn't tell Soledad is that a diary is a lover's gift. Oh my God! Could it be possible? Don Jeronimo is the boss and Mrs. Altagracia would kill me if she found out her husband was giving me presents."
Ciro and Lili put together that the Soledad in Ana Gregoria's diary is Eddie's mom.
Fernanda, in the midst of fighting with her computer, stops to remember seeing Lili at her new house. She wonders where Lili is and swears she'd give her life to end this nightmare. She asks how to make Lili feel, from a distance, as if Fer is with her. She buzzes Flor on the intercom and asks if Franco has left the Dragon Lady's den yet. Flor replies that he hasn't.
Damian wonders how Fernanda found out about Vlad and Pris. Vlad says only Damian knows, so of course, he must have told Fer in a moment of passion. Damian throws a crutch at him (drink!). He says he and Fer haven't had a night of passion. Vlad says that Pris must have told her, but Damian doesn't think that's possible or Pris would lose her status as the mother of the heir. Damian wonders, if Fer knows this, what else does she know? Vlad says he's losing patience and he wants to tell the Elizaldes that it's his kid. Damian says that would be a huge mistake and he should be afraid of the E family, because they've got money and power. And besides, no one would believe him, they'd just think he's throwing a tantrum for being fired. "What do I do? Shoot myself?" Vlad asks. Damian tells him to wait. "How long? 15 or 20 years? Or until he graduates from college?" Damian tells Vlad to give him his other crutch, he's leaving. He tells Vlad not to do anything until he finds out how much Fernanda knows. He says he's going to have to play blind, deaf, and dumb in order to do this, but maybe he'll get back some of his marriage. Dude, I don't care what you do, she's not sleeping with you.
Evil Barbie says she finds it hard to believe that Franco is doing all this just to get Lili back. She says this as she locks her office door. Bow, chicka, bow, bow. Franco says he'll give her a really good reason, but only after he gets some information…some vital information…but then my DVR cuts off, so someone else will have to tell me what vital information he's looking for!
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