Caray, Caray!

I copied Paula's title from La Fea because I was too tired to think of one on my own. Thanks to a bout of insomnia I decided to watch Wed. night's episode of Llena. Good thing too because it was a night of revelations. Here is a very brief rundown of what happened during this night of dogs...

First the big one. Axel confesses to Marianela why he is so tormented. The truth is he has never gotten over the fact that the day he turned 12 yrs old Fedra commanded Bernardo to take Axel to a brothel for his initiation into manhood. How skeevy.

Axel explains he is in anguish, it was the most horrible night of his life. (Dang this kid is a good actor.) After Bernardo picked him up he jumped in the sprinkler to wash himself but he couldn't seem to clean himself off. He never told anyone and he wants to kill himself! He runs out of the house. Some stalker guy is watching him and follows in his car.

Eman is over at the doll house with Ilitia and her parents. Lowrenzo says this very night they will select a date for the wedding. Emanuel sits there sweating it out and getting pummeled by Lowrenzo about the wedding date. Ilitia’s all bent out of shape because Eman and Muneca only care about the orphanage. “How can you care about a bunch of orphan kids more than me?” she whines to Eman. Muneca says "for the same reason that I cared about you when you were little!" Wow, this causes a huge brouhaha. Ilitia wonders aloud to Emanuel, what if they aren’t my real parents?

Meanwhile the parents discuss this aLOUD, so Eman overhears Muneca and Lowrenzo talking about adopting Ilitia and basically confirming they are not her biological parents! Wow, I didn’t see that coming. He calls them on it. So really? Ilitia is all grown up and her parents never told her she’s adopted?

Begona fesses up to Netty and Gladi that Lowrenzo is the baby daddy but she swears them to secrecy because she needs to get proof.

Emiliano speaks well of Netty to Tia C and she seems to soften a bit. She wonders if Fedra is behind the unhappiness and someone other than who she portrays herself to be.

Brandon looked for Axel and couldn’t find him. Mari weeps at the Netty table and tells the support group that Axel is capable of doing something stupid, he’s desperate and could kill himself.

Axel’s in a bar drinking and iritating a couple of ruffians. They beat him while that shady stalker guy observes and takes orders from someone on the phone. Is it Spiderus? Poor Axel, kid can't get a break.

Mari calls Gretel because the Ax man made like wood and split.

Gretel weeps to Eman that Axel is in crisis. He says it’s time to bring their bro back home and he doesn’t care what anyone else says.

Fedra sneaks out again to satsify her urge to perform to a live audience, well, a live judge anyway. Bernardo advises her to be careful and Gretel watches her leave. “Someday everyone willl know who the real Fedra Curiel is.”

Eman is in bed thinking about Mari so he calls her to tell her how much he misses her. They talk about Axel and Eman vows to support him.

Kristel brags to Agent O that she has Mari’s diary. (What? He didn’t know already?) Delicia is on the second floor eavesdropping. She vows to get the diary back.

Next morning Emiliano blusters about the house demanding to know where Fedra is. The entire household is present except Fedra who is..

...asleep face down on a sofa in full dominatrix regalia. The judge walks out in his suit blathering tonterias and she jumps up shrieking “my life is way more complicated than yours and I’ve got to get the hell out of here.” She throws on her jacket, runs out and begins concocting alibis in her head.

Meanwhile Bernardo attempts to make excuses and Emiliano starts throttling him. Cool! The kids pull them apart. Drat! Nobody is happy that Spiderus is clearly protecting his mistress.

Now comes one of the best scenes of all time. Trust me on this as the recap does NOT do it justice. Fedra’s driving like a crazy woman wondering how to get herself out of this mess when a guy in a suit steps in front of her car. I guess his car broke down and he’s a reluctant carjacker. Wow this is her lucky day. She says fine take the car but first beat me up. Guy doesn't want to hit her, he just wants the car. She keeps taunting the poor guy and starts smacking him around so he punches her. She laughs and tells him he hits like a girly-man, come on punch her a good one this time and smacks him in the face giving him a bloody lip. So now he really lets loose, gives her a bloody nose and hurts his hand. He SO wants away from the crazy victim. OK she likes this better, do it again, points to her other cheek. While they argue some other guy runs up and steals her car and the wimpy carjacker runs away. As she calls 911 and orders an ambulance she picks up the reluctant carjacker's knife.

Ilitia is still having a hissy fit, telling Muneca she's never felt like a real daughter to her. What she really feels is "I hate you!"

And that's it. I think I'll try to squeeze in a pre-dawn power nap before I have to go to work.

Una noche de perros = insomnia (Lit. a night of dogs) Thanks to Paula of Fea recaps who shared this great phrase.

Labels: llena

Juan José is delighted to have collided with Gabriela at the market. He gazes at her like she's an angel and wonders if she fell from heaven. Quick on his feet, he co-opts the stall vendor to help him make a little time with Gabriela and create an impression.

On the loading dock, Juan José recognizes one of the drivers as Pancho, whom he worked with at the hotel. After a happy reunion, Pancho brings up Juan José's unfortunate prison time and is glad to hear he's out; but sad his mother's dead. Juan José learns Carlos Ávila is now in charge of the hotel restaurants.

At Mario's, David examines his sore jaw from last night when Roberto enters and learns David doesn't want him around if he sticks with Carlos. But Roberto claims he doesn't hang with Carlos much, because he doesn't trust him. And he'll help David with Gabriela through Julieta if he likes.

Mario enters and recognizes Roberto as Carlos's longtime friend -- since way back to the occasion of the girl's death at the hotel. Roberto flashes back to the two of them chasing the poor, screaming room maid until he corrals her over an open railing looking out on the atrium far below.

By then Carlos is chasing Roberto, trying to get him to stop; but it's too late, and the struggling girl hurtles backwards to her death. Back in the present, Roberto reminds Mario they found the guy responsible and that Mario himself identified the man as having been with the hotel maid earlier.

At the loading dock, Juan José confirms to Pancho he did not kill the woman. He was tired and sleeping when he was arrested, after Adolfo Ávila claimed he saw Juan José kill her after apparently raping her. The worst was when Mario Genovés identified Juan José as having been with the girl that afternoon, he says.

At Gabriela's, Carlos visits to return an earring from his car belonging to Julieta and uses the excuse to ask Gabriela out. She won't go without her father's permission, but will ask; and they agree to meet later at work.

Roberto visits Alejandra at her office and bad mouths so-called deadbeat Elsa to dissuade Alejandra from committing to the house sale. He exits as Mina enters, and Alejandra assures Mina she's only friends with Roberto when Mina wonders about seeing him there again.

Mina convinces Alejandra that as long as the paperwork for the house sale is in order, there's no risk for them. They need money and should buy the house; it's worth $5 million pesos if they sell it. Alejandra will ask the architect, Medina, to help her with her part of the payment.

Abelardo brings Santiago to the new house, showing him the secret door to the makeup and costume studio. Santiago breaks down in tears, viewing all the old gear of his art, full of sorrow and regret for what he missed by being dogged for years for a crime he never committed.

Around them are everything Santiago would need to become Mario, including pictures of all the people who work with and are close to him and the latest electronic modeling equipment.

At the restaurant office, Roberto feigns to Carlos that he's marrying Alejandra and so must hang with David, whether Carlos approves or not. Then he explains the real estate deal Elsa is putting together and that Salomón will provide half the money if Carlos provides the rest: and they'll double their profit in three months, he guarantees.

Juan José brought some water from the park and is scrubbing the floor at his house when Elsa arrives to inform him about Roberto's interest in buying the property. Roberto only offers $2.5 million pesos, but Juan José has never even seen that much together in one place at one time, he says.

Elsa enthuses he can have his carpenter shop and a little house. She'd like to see him happy; and he'd like to also put a monument on his mother's grave. He wishes she were still with them; and Elsa imagines Piedad's looking down, hoping to see him have a home and family -- which Elsa ruefully remembers will not be hers, as the sisterly type.

Marcos is out of solitary and now bunking with the low life, and the two of them are still planning their imminent escape. At her office, Alejandra is ecstatic to hear on the phone that Medina will lend her what she needs for the real estate deal.

Roberto and Carlos arrive at Elsa's, and Carlos must apologize for behaving badly earlier -- especially when she tells him who owns the house. They brought some of the cash, and she and Carlos exit to pose their offer to Juan José and look at the property.

When Asuncio learns Juan José is cleaning the house to sell it, he insists $2.5 million pesos is nothing compared to what's buried in the kitchen. Trust him, he says; he's had a sense about things like this since he was little. He can always sense when there's something good in a trash can, he claims.

At Mario's, Bertha is thwarted trying to nail David down to some formal romantic commitment, when he politely points out there isn't anything yet -- and also that they are cousins. She nastily thinks to herself if only the moron knew he wasn't Mario's biological son.

Mario meets in the dressing room with a very agitated Santiago, who's not happy at all to think that David is toying with Gabriela's affection. Mario denies any such and insists David is a good young man without class prejudices and Gabriela wouldn't be marrying for money were they to wed.

Mario wishes the two to marry so both can inherit the family fortune; and if Santiago blocks it, Mario will simply tell all and put her in the will. But Santiago has the hole card: what fortune? If Santiago refuses to play the part of Mario, all the fortune will to go Adolfo. Santiago exits angrily; and poor Mario sinks down at the dressing table, face to face with the plastic head wearing his own wig.



Elsa brings Carlos to buy Juan José's house; but despite his apology, Juan José will have nothing to do with him the moment he hears Carlos's last name. The deal is off, and Juan José orders Carlos out of the house. He explains to a perplexed Elsa that this is the guy whose father sent him to prison!

Labels: verdad

I apologize a head of time but this will have to be a bare bones recap. Sorry no pictures and no vocabulary. The Twins are playing the Yankees and they are
ahead 2-0. I am finding it really hard to concentrate. May have to occasionally post the score. Any way this was one of those episodes that was all over the place but didn‘t really go anywhere very pleasant. Except for a cute little Dandy transgression and some priceless what the que faces from Jaime and the promise of Lenora getting out of jail, (but at a very steep cost) it really was depressing.

We left off with Ale crying on Susana’s shoulder about having to give up Rafa to save her fathers Hacienda.

We go to Dandy who seems to be making a little deal of his own with Trapito. He is very secretive about it and wants to make sure Susana doesn’t find out. He stealthy sneaks some cash to Trapito.

Our Siglo meeting is led by Rafa. Ale is to distraught to attend. Marino is shooting his mouth off about his great deal. Jimenez notices that Rafa is a bit down in the dumps and wants to know if he is okay. More egging on by Marino. And we don’t even get the Siglo Anthem tonight.

Ale calls home to check up on Jorge. Tia tells her things aren’t much better and she is worried. She thinks he might need to see a Dr. Ale tells her she knows what she needs to do.

Mean while back at the den of iniquity we see scantly clad women passed out on the sofa and a very hung over Marco sniffing bras and looking for his phone. It rings and is none other than Vicky. She is surprised than Marco knew it was her. He tells her she has a very distinctive and unforgettable voice. She tells him she has something very important to talk about and they need to meet.

Rafa has entered Ale’s office and they both have something to need to say. Ale goes first and tells Rafa they have to break up.

Breaking news: It is 3 to nothing in the bottom of the 3rd.

Back to our story. Trapito, standing in front of two young women is telling Dandy the goods have arrived and they are quite fine. Rafa and Ale are going on with their goofy squabble. She no longer trusts him. Some back and forth ugly moments and Rafa tells her he doesn’t believe she could change her mind just like that overnight. Rafa wonders if it was because she caught him with Marian. He tells her Beltran made him go. She tells him she doesn’t love him. Not now not ever. Rafa leaves in a huff.

Marco is getting ready to leave to go meet Vicky and tells Chavez to clean the place up and get rid of the women.

We find out what Trapito had for Dandy and it turns out to be a couple of beef tacos. Dandy is hiding behind a tree and devouring them.

So continuing in our all over the place fashion, Marian shows up at Siglo. She asks Susana where Rafa might be and is directed to the conference room. Of course Susana has to tell Ale all about it.
We also have a little drop in visit from Devil Dan.. Ale wants to know what he is doing there. He jokingly tells her it is to buy another car. Ale is not amused.

Marian apologizes to Rafa for what happened at the restaurant. Rafa tells her that Ale Broke up with him. (I so feel like I am back at junior high right now!!)

Now we are at the restaurant with Vicky and Marco. She tells him if he gets Lenora out of Jail she will make sure that Rafa and Ale don’t get back together. Marco is not sure about this, and Vicky tells him it isn’t something she can write on paper. He will just have to trust her. Then she tells him “Take it or leave it.

Dandy is still enjoying his tacos when who should catch him but Susana. Cute little fight ensues and Susana tells Dandy she is only worried about his health. She doesn’t want him to eat right for her. She wants him to do it for himself. As he goes to leave he trips and falls. Susana smiles and tells him “If you fall you always get up.”

More Marian and Rafa. Rafa is still distraught about the break up with Ale and Marian is still in La la land believing there is still hope for her and Rafa.

More Daniel and Ale. He is already a head of the game and planning his future with her. Ale tells him he needs to prove to her he actually does have the hacienda. Well he invites her to a little outing at said hacienda. Ale has grown wise to Daniels ways and says she needs to invite her family. We see the Siglo crew lurching in the shadows and Ale invites them as well.

What luck for them. Now they have a place to have their barbecue as well. Marino chides when he is the new General manager of Siglo he will have his own hacienda but he certainly won’t invite any of them.

Carmella is screaming at all her secretary’s. She has found herself with some extra cash. (From her dirty dealing’s with Marco) and has decided she needs a new car. Where should she go? It just so happens she has Ales business card in her purse. That’s where she will get her grand car and promises her buddies she will give them all a ride and they can go cruising for boys.

Vicky is screaming at the waiter and Marco is crouching in embarrassment. She wants an answer from him. Marco accepts her proposal. He has to make a few calls first. When Vicky gets up to leave Marco seems a little aroused by this. Vicky appears genuinely insulted.

Back to Daniel and Ale. They are discussing her marriage to Marco. Ale tells him she has nothing to do with him any more. Daniel tries to go in for a good bye kiss and is shot down. We get a glance of the entire Siglo crew lurching again in the shadows. Ale is left thinking that something isn’t quite right. She thought Shrimp man owned the Hacienda. Maybe Shrimp man works for Daniel. Some one is lying.

More Siglo antics including gossip about Daniel, and Marino chiming in that he is certain that Ale and Rafa have had cositas. Milagros shows up and Marino (I think it was him) magnanimously invites her to the barbeque at the hacienda. She is thrilled at the idea.

Jaime and Rafa have met back at jail. Rafa finally notices that Jaimie looks different. He tells Jaimie about Ale breaking up with him. He also tells Jaime about his deal with Vicky. Jaimie looks as if Rafa made a pact with the devil. Speaking of, Vicky walks in and informs Rafa that Marco agreed and Lenora will get out of jail today.

Oh dear, New York pulled ahead and it is 4 to 3 in the 6th and I got to go sports fans!!! That’s it for tonight.

Labels: dinero

Abdul shoos Alí and Mohamed out of the kitchen - they must be present when the bride arrives. Zumaya (bless her little heart) asks Abdul, 'Si tanto le gusta el matrimonio, ¿por qué no se consigue una esposa?' If you like matrimony so much, why don't you take a wife? Then he could mind his own business and not spend his time finding wives for others. She asks if he knows any pretty women. Abdul sputters and says,'El profeta dice que el fiel para casarse debe buscar la virtud, no la belleza,' The prophet says that to marry, the faithful should seek virtue, not beauty.

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Read Kim's original recap. Note, that recap covers Caps 34B – 36A. Cap 35 starts at the section, “Missing Recap 14: Alicia, Lety, and Lopez get unlucky.” If you don’t want to read ahead, stop at the section, “Missing Recap 16: Luigi’s new model.” That begins Cap 36.

Capitulo 35, Too much to summarize in a title.

I know I included a ton of detail in tonight’s cap. A lot of significant things happened. Also I want to include the details of the FI loans, etc. Last time this ran, there were a lot of questions about the details. So I’m posting the details as I hear them, for the record.

1. Saimon pays Paula’s antro bill. He counsels her that the ricos just want her for the night. Whereas he cares about her and wants to build a future with her and her son. She gives him a little kiss.

2. Ariel tells Alicia to get undressed and get to work.

3. In the morning Fernando finds Lety asleep on her desk. He lectures her until she tells him she was trapped there all night. He realizes his mistake and feels awful.

4. Fernando tells Omar that he suspects no woman will satisfy him. See transcript. It’s a significant dialog.

5. Fernando tells Omar that this shows Lety gives her absolute support. He has total confidence in her; he could even leave Conceptos in her hands.

6. Tom tells Lety his suspicion: they want her to embargo (lien?) Conceptos. Fernando tells Omar that Lety could fill out that pagaré and become owner of Conceptos, but she’d never do that.

7. Paula accepts a date tonight with another rico. Saimon just feels used and he tells her so.

8. Lopez arrives, wounded from last night. He fires Marta for giving out his phone number, and Saimon for interfering with his personal life. Fernando to the rescue. Irmita warns Lopez that the next time he tries that, they’ll press charges.

9. Omar tells Fern that Ariel told Alicia to not quit. She must be his spy. Fernando decides to not limit Luigi on the body wash commercial, so it’ll be perfect and they can recover their prestige. So Luigi manipulates the client to demand it be filmed in 35mm.

10. Lety writes in her diary, “In times like these, I’m the most important woman in his life, more than his novia, but to him I don’t exist as a woman. He’s given up on finding the love of his life; if only he realized I’m here. It would take a miracle for him to realize it.”

11. Lety tells Tom to keep at least 50% of their assets liquid. Tom wants to keep their profits a secret from Fern, so Fern doesn’t ask to borrow it, and Tom has more money to play with. (See the shift in Tom’s attitude about the money?)

12. Fernando’s worries are growing. He can’t make his loan payments so the lenders could foreclose. He asks Lety for another loan. Omar says a debt of only 700 K pesos and the blank pagaré isn’t enough to protect the company. Fernando says he’ll attach a Guarantee of Establishment of Commerce. Omar asks, stunned, “Do you plan to mortgage (hipotecarse) Conceptos to Lety?” (When did these two bobos gets so savy about financial instruments?) Fern answers, not just mortgage the property, but the equipment, client contracts, everything.

13. Lety’s really scared. She and Omar think the action is premature. Fernando says if they wait and the commercial fails, it’ll be too late. He says, “Lety, I need you.. to eventually embargo Conceptos.” And those words will turn the world upside-down.

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Capitulo 36

Kim’s recap for Cap 36 spans two web pages. Read Cap 36, Part 1, starting at the section, “Missing Recap 16: Luigi’s new model.” Then go to Cap 36, Part 2, and stop at the section, “Missing Recap 18: Troubles brewing.” That’s the end of Cap 36. Then come back here to discuss it..

Pobre Don Fernando. It’s quite a dilema you’re facing. You have to convince Lety to lien Conceptos. Lety knows it’s immoral, and she won’t be convinced otherwise. Only one option remains. You have to convince Lety to ignore her morals. But Fernie, didn’t you watch episode 26? You gave her Filmo Imagen because she is honest, virtuous, incorruptible, – you said it yourself – she came through the test of fire and refused to surrender her morals. And now your only hope is to make her surrender her morals. Buena suerte, Fernandito! I hope you’re one h*ll of a salesman!

And then what will happen? Right now you trust her completely because she is completely honest and moral. Will you still trust her after you corrupt her and make her dishonest and immoral? Tell me, Don Fern-ankenstien, are you prepared to deal with the thing you create? Didn’t you read the book?

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1. Fernando pulls out all the stops to convince Lety to embargo (lien?) Conceptos in its entirety. Note his salesmanship. See transcript. Omar teases that Fernandito is in love. For the first time Fern doesn’t dispute it, and that unsettles Omar.

2. Marcia returns and discovers that Conceptos has no work. She bites Fernando’s head off, then lays into Lety for being the financial whiz that caused all the problems. Fern defends Lety.

3. Saimon is quite taken by Jazmín. I guess he figures he’s wasting his time on Paula; she’ll always ditch him because he’s not rich.

4. Luigi is auditioning body doubles for preproduction. Irmita recommends Jazmín, who she doesn’t recognize as Lola’s homewrecker. Lola tells Luigi he can’t hire her, or she’ll complain to all the owners.

5. Luigi and Fernando scrap in the meeting. Luigi reminds Fern that they lost business because of the Benny video, so Fern has to compete for “Queen of the Night.”

6. Luigi hires Jazmín on the spot and tells Lopez to contract her ASAP. Lola begs Fernando to not hire her. Fern asks Luigi as a personal favor, but Luigi refuses. Alicia essentially offers to be Jazmín’s patron.

7. Fernando sweet-talks Marcia, asking her not to tell anyone, even Alicia, that they have no work. Marcia says he’s manipulating her. He says, “Go ahead, deliver my head to your brother.”

8. Lety brings Fernando the guarantee to sign. She promises him her total support. She will do the impossible to enable him to reach his goal. He’s moved by her support, especially in contrast to how Marcia just treated him.

9. In Lety’s office, Fernando says, “You’re hiding something from me. I feel like you’re betraying the confidence I have in you. How can FI make so much profit when you spend all your time here? Is there someone else behind FI?”

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Spanish Lesson. Cap 35. Fernando & Omar rehash his Fatima date.

O: So tell me. Did you end up in love? Goodbye, Marcia! We’ll miss you!
F: No, Fatima is spectacular, very sensual, but no.
O: Oh, don’t try to tell me that it’s for Marcia, that you feel bad betraying her. That you realized you love your novia like crazy. Don’t say that, because you’d be a liar.
F: No, it wasn’t for Marcia. Know what? I have the feeling that no woman can satisfy (llenar – fill) me. Not Marcia, nor Fatima, nor the models, nor anybody. I don’t know.. When I see them, I want to have them NOW! But afterwards.. empty.
O: Maybe you feel a special attraction for Luigi?
F: Yeah, you’re sooo funny. (Que chistoso eres – that’s a great phrase to memorize.) I’m serious. The only woman I feel anything for is Marcia. And I don’t know if it’s love, affection, habit, being used to her.. I have no idea.
O: Well, if you’re really feeling that what you have doesn’t fill you, then you leave doors open. Keep looking for someone who completes you (yeah, Omar the Imbecile really said that!)
F: No, no, I’m very skeptical. I’ve looked around too much already. You know that better than anyone. And Marcia is still the best I’ve found.
O: Oh, my dear Fernando, maybe this special woman you’re looking for will appear at any moment. I just pray that it’s before you get married.
F: No. I see that as almost impossible.

(and in the executive bathroom, which by the way seems to have no toilet)
O: You actually found her sleeping?
F: I don’t see what’s so funny. I almost died for pity for her.
O: It’s incredible. I can’t believe that you didn’t remember her. Is Lety that insignificant to you?
F: No. (Gets serious.) She surprises me, now more than ever. She just showed me that her (support) for me is absolute (incondicional). She respects me. She obeys me blindly. It says I can have complete confidence in her. To the point that I could even leave Conceptos totally in her hands.

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Spanish Lesson. Cap 36. Fernando convinces Lety to embargo Conceptos

F: I’d be a thousand times happier with Conceptos in your hands than in the bank’s. Understand?
L: Yes. .. NO! What you plan is very risky. It can throw us into problems. It’s a deception. A lie.
F: But it’s legal. My debt to FI is real. It’s established by the blank promisory note (pagaré), etc.
L: But we’re hiding the estates of the Mendiolas and Vilareals and, and deceiving the banks.
F: Look. I’m talking about protecting my company. With an instrument that is not entirely clean, but it’s legal. I’m not robbing anyone, and I’m not leaving the country. I’m talking about a means to protect us, to give us time to recover what we lost, without losing the company. Besides, we’re just preparing this in case Luigi’s commercial doesn’t bring in business.
Lety, you’re the only one who can help us. I asked you to set up this company, and I gave you capital. You can’t turn your back on me now. I need you!
L: You never told me that FI was for liening Conceptos.
F: I told you the company was to save me from future problems. And now, guess what? I’m in grave problems! Pleeeease Lety, you can’t turn me down just when I need you the most. What happened to all your loyalty to me? It was a lie, huh? Just a big lie?
Lety excuses herself and shuffles away to let her affection and her conscience wrestle it out. Her conclusion: “He needs me. I can’t abandon him. I can’t do that to him.”
O: I don’t think you should do the guarantee yet.
F: I didn’t want to register it today. I only wanted to have it ready. But what’s it matter? I was wrong about Lety.
L: (Lety comes back.) I told you I’m unconditional (absolute, wholehearted) with you. Tell me what I’m supposed to do.
F: Lety! Thank you. I assure you that we won’t have any problems. And this needs to stay btw the 3 of us.
O: My, oh my, I think our Fernie-boy is en amoooooor.

Labels: fea-2010

Aribeth

* restaurant
While having coffee Gaby curiously ask Leo about his interesting profession and life. He humbly admits that his job is dangerous sometimes and he's lonely a little bit. No, he doesn't have a girlfriend. Gaby says she's also single and starts to whine about men: they're nasty rotten rascals, they have hidden intentions, they only want to have fun, blahblahblah. Leo tries to convince her that not all the men are same and compliments her.



* David's office
Roberto, who's so full of himself that anyone would gladly slap him, visits David and tells him he doesn't need the job anymore. Oh, and he's dating Julieta, the sister of Blondie's favourite waitress and doesn't miss the opportunity to rub salt into David's wounds by mentioning that Carlos is obsessed with Gabriela. And btw, these kind of girls are cheap golddiggers and he doesn't have any scruples about taking advantages of them.

* Juan José's house
Just when Juan José and Asunción aka the two dwarves start to dig in the kitchen their Snow White aka Caramelo shows up asking them what are they doing. Asunción says that they're looking for water. Here, in the kitchen?! Errr, yes. JJ tells her they want to clean the house and take a bath... The word "bath" makes the little girl upset (do you want to get us sick?!) and she leaves the silly adults in the kitchen.

* Guilléns' flat
Julieta tells Gaby enthusiastically that David looked for her. (She's always enthusiastic. So cute.) And his face became very sour when he learnt that she had gone to cinema with another guy!

* Juan José's house
Elsa visits hot shirtless JJ and she doesn't buy his lame "looking for water" story. Oh, don't tell me that you're looking for Don Goyo's gold. But we have a possible customer for the house! JJ thinks over the situation again and decides he'd better sell the house instead of vasting his time in the kitchen.



* Genovés villa
The Balmori sister have dinner. Bertha tells Ale about her newest relevation: the mysterious man who often visits their uncle is called Fausto Guillén and he's the father of That Waitress! Strange. David the Neurotic joins them and Alejandra slyly mentions that Gaby came there earlier. What, was she looking for me? No, she visited your father. David storms out and visits his weak and tired dad in the study to ask him about Gaby. Mario says she gave him the bills for the books he bought from her father. Blondie is astonished that his father knows Fausto and he doesn't understand why he's interested in that girl. Mario admits she reminds him of an old sweetheart of him. David offers he'll invite Gaby if that really makes Mario happy. He doesn't return to the dinning room and doesn't respond to Bertha's call either. Alejandra gives love advice to her sister: David is a playboy who looks for amusement. However, if she really wants him she should fight for him. Then she comes up with a great idea: why don't they go to Sagitario?



* Juan José's house
JJ has a hard night, he can't decide what to do - sell the house or look for the mysterious treasure? Asunción votes on the second option but can't convince JJ.

* Club Sagitario
Yolanda is surprised that Gaby still works in the club and she learns Adolfo apologized to the girl. David shows up and the kids start to bicker about Blondie's phonecall and Gaby's date with Leonardo. He tells her he came to invite her to their house because his father would like to see her but Gabriela tells him to go to hell and leave her in peace. Yolanda accidentally eavesdrops their conversation.



Bertha and Alejandra arrive and David greets them overly warmly to make Gaby jealous and invites Roberto to their table. He wants to have a great night and doesn't really care about Alejandra's feelings (or Roberto's - though we know he doesn't have any) and he even mentions to poor Julieta that the ex-girlfriend of Rob is thirsty so please bring them beverages.

* Juan José's house
Asunción asks JJ about Elsa and how he met her and the big guy tells him the sad story of the Rivera siblings: Marcos was sentenced to jail because he had killed their bastard stepfather who had attempted to rape Elsa and had beaten up their mother. Their mom died later and Elsa had to get along on her own for a very long time. But she isn't lonely anymore, says Asunción, now she has JJ. (Cont...)

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I had to start this quite late, so I’m going to just throw it on the page. Here goes…

Yesterday: Emiliano tells Tia Carlota that Netty tore up the check he gave her to pay for Marienela’s education and wants to pay for it herself. Tia Carlota looks astounded and thoughtbubbles that she’s going to have to check out Netty’s household.

*****

Kristel confronts Mauricio about Ilitia and he pretends to be astonished and reminds her that his cousin Lorena was badly frostbitten by Kristel’s brother’s coldness, and is probably looking for revenge, plus Kristel is so incredibly bitchin that Lorena’s jealous. Kristel of course swallows that whole, but then is all scared Ilitia won’t forgive her for slapping her and she’ll lose her best friend. Mauricio hugs her, while rolling his eyes.

At the station, Brandon tells Oliver that he figures that Caiman (the guy they snagged at Netty’s) can be used as an informant and they can break up the crime ring. Just leave it to Brandon! Either Caiman squeals, or it’s the clinker for him.

At Netty’s, Gretel and Marianela are having tea, and Gretel warmly comments that she had forgotten that a family could be happy. She is hopeful that Axel will be comfortable there. She tells Marianela that the Ruiz y de Teresa don’t deserve someone as good as her after all they’ve done to her. Gretel adds for all she herself has done to her. Marianela is surprised, and Gretel says she’s been a coward but one day she’s going to make it all up to her. Gretel swiftly exits, passing Doris.

Marianela tells Doris that she’s going to give it a try with Brandon. Doris is glad, saying that he has a huge heart just like Marianela.

Kristel calls and asks Marianela why she isn’t there for the contest prep. Marienela is steamed and says she’s not going to enter. Kristel tells her she better, or Emanuel gets the diary handed to him tonight. Mauricio gives Kristel a grinning thumbs up, and she triumphantly flips her phone shut.

Bernardo tells Emiliano, who is looking for Fedra, that she’s with her designer. Emiliano scoffs that surely she has enough clothes, for heaven’s sake. The maid tells Bernardo that Fedra called and he can come pick her up. Emiliano decides he’s coming along, just to lay eyes on this design paragon. Bernardo tries not to look alarmed.

Netty is giving an acting demonstration to her class, who is sitting on the floor, gazing admiringly up at her. How does she do it, they want to know. She says with love! With love everything is possible. Love opens all doors.

It’s not true! says Carlota who has walked in through the apparently open front door accompanied by some menacing cellos, her cotton-candy hair and a sneer. Some doors once they’re shut can’t ever be opened again, she intones.

Ilitia is working with the contestants on a dance number. They take a break (per the captions, a “brake”) and Kirstel comes over and begs forgiveness, saying she just lost it when Lorena told her that gossip. Ilitia tells her to investigate next time before handing out slaps, but right away forgives her and they hug.

Marianela walks in and says she’s going to be in the competition. All the other girls giggle because I guess the writers think that anyone who enters a beauty contest is shallow and catty. Welcome to hell, says Ilitia who we do know for a fact actually is shallow and catty.

Tia Carlota, waving her hand dismissively, haughtily says she’s sorry to have interrupted Netty’s little theater. Netty says quite all right, we were just finished. The students repair to the other room for some coffee.

Carlota says she’s come to discuss the inheritance of Marianela Ruiz y de Teresa. Pavon, corrects Netty. It’s Marianela Ruiz y de Teresa Pavon. She’s a member of my family, and I don’t care to discuss her inheritance with you. Carlota says she spoke to Netty’s lawyer and just wants to clear up some details, if Netty’s not afraid of her. Not at all, says spunky Netty who observes that it’s Carlota who may feel uncomfortable talking to her, just because she’s an actress, a profession, she adds, as honorable as any other.

Netty says that she’s not going to let anybody take away from Marianela what is legally hers.

Kristel ridicules Marianela, and when Lorena figures out she’s Axel’s cousin, she throws mean barbs. Look, says Ilitia, you have a room full of new girlfriends! Marianela stares stonily ahead.

Bernardo tries to say that’s he’s the one who always picks up Fedra alone, and he doesn’t want her having one of her upsets. Emiliano smells a rat. Bernardo says he’ll just go get the car keys, but Emiliano says they’ll take his car and Bernardo better not be hiding something from him.

Fedra is trying to get dressed, but Lorenzo doesn’t want her to go yet. She says she has to – she can’t go missing for long with Carlota in the house, and besides, since the thing about Marianela’s money coming to her, things are a little rocky with Emiliano. Lorenzo keeps smooching on her. What about Muñeca? she wonders. He says that he’s found a way to keep her plenty busy – the orphanage is losing its building. Ah! says Fedra. So you’re behind that? Bad boy! She’s so turned on by his clever evilness that it’s back to bed to romp some more.

Muñeca is pleading with a Mr. Salamanco to let her buy the property. She has an assessment, and the price she’s offering is fair. Begoña adds that the orphans will be out in the street. Salamanco says, sorry, I got a much higher offer. This property is going to be a commercial center (which is probably a euphemism for mini-mall).

Emanuel shows up with the urchin from yesterday. Muñeca tells him they’re being thrown out (didn’t he call ahead in last night’s show?). He’s incensed and grabs the paperwork from Salamanca’s hand and rips it up.

Ilitia fake apologizes to Marianela, telling her it’s just that she was quite a shock to the other girls. Marianela smiles and says they can say whatever they want. Ilitia goes over to Kristel to confer over the fact that Marianela isn’t in tears as they’d hoped.

Ititia goes over to Marianela and pets her and tells the others not to say things. Marianela says it’s water off a duck’s back. Kristel says of course, she must be used to people saying things about how she looks. I don’t need anybody to defend me, says Marianela, giving Kristel the stink eye.

Apparently Netty and Carlota have covered some territory, because Netty tells her that she’s offended that Carlota would think she wants to take her Marianela’s money. Look at my home! Does it look like it was given to me? Everything I have I’ve earned by the sweat of my own brow. Carlota observes that people can change, or dissemble. Netty, all righteous, says she’s never used anybody. She’s made it on the applause of her public, and she doesn’t regret any of it. Carlota thinks Netty’s disastrous financial situation sure could be improved with inheritance money.

Why is Netty fighting for something that isn’t hers? Because, says Netty heatedly, I think that someone wants to take the money from Marianela, who’s an orphan, and a minor. Fedra? deduces Carlota. She wouldn’t try something like that. I disagree, says Netty. You have no idea who, and what, Fedra Curiel is.

Bernardo is driving, and Emiliano is in the back seat, asking him why they’ve passed the same spot three times in a row. Bernardo says he always gets a little lost there. He tries to mess with his cell phone in his lap, out of sight of Emiliano. How can he warn her? he wonders frantically.

Fedra has managed to get out the front door of the apartment building, but Lorenzo is still all suckered octopus arms, grasping on to her and smooching her, and doesn’t want to let her go. Fortunately for them, the entrance is in an alcove, off the street.

Salamanca seems to have evaporated, and Muñeca thanks Emanuel, but says she’s afraid Salamanca is going to bring a lawsuit. Emanuel says he knows lots of people. Muñeca introduces him to Begoña, who works at his agency. He greets her and says he’s heard of her.

Oliver and Brandon are interrogating Caiman who resists and blusters. Brandon tells him to calm down, that he’s going to give him an opportunity to change his life.

Fedra’s cell is ringing, but Lorenzo takes it from her and keeps kissing on her while she tries to get it back. In the car, Emiliano asks Bernardo how he can get lost, seeing as how he drives Fedra there all the time. Bernardo stops the car and honks, saying it’s a very dangerous neighborhood.

It’s Emiliano! says Fedra. Lorenzo keeps kissing her and says Emiliano would never come to her designer’s. Fedra grabs his chin and turns it street-ward and sure enough he sees Emiliano purposefully striding across the traffic. Lorenzo jumps behind a decorative wall.

What a surprise! says Fedra. Emiliano sternly asks her if this is the building she sees her designer in. Darned odd, because Lorenzo has an apartment here. Lorenzo cowers in his corner, unseen while Emiliano gives Fedra a laser look.

The girls are working their dance routine moves in front of the studio mirror. Kristel and Ilitia are on each side of Marianela and they bump her time to time during the practice. After practice is over, Marianela leans on the barre and catches her breath. In the background, Kristel and Ilitia figure they’ll run her off yet. Ilitia tells the girls to go home and tells Marianela she can’t be dancing like a hippo.

Ilitia hands out diet brochures and Kristel says no point in giving Marianela one, she won’t try, she won’t even have a bypass. Ilitia decides the girls should give her a welcome, so all the girls start shoving her.

Fedra pretends to be astonished that Lorenzo has an apartment in the building. Why, she’s never seen him! Emiliano says it’s his love nest. Poor Muñeca, clucks Fedra. Bernardo says he’ll go for the car. No, says Emiliano, I want to meet your designer. Which apartment is his?

Oh he left about 20 minutes ago! Fedra says. I was still changing. You won’t believe what he’s designed for me! Emiliano isn’t buying and tells her that the next time she comes, he’s driving her. I don’t like this, he says.

No problem! says Fedra. They all head towards the car, and Lorenzo peeks out. Emiliano turns to look back, and Lorenzo ducks just in time.

The girls have gotten so rough, they knock Marianela to the floor. Her glasses go flying, and she seems to be unconscious. Kristel tells the other girls to leave and to not say a word. They nod and hustle out. Ilitia hovers over Marianela, but Kristel pulls her away. Ilitia hesitates, then runs out with her.

Emanuel is seeing a lawyer who says they can try legal proceedings to prevent (delay?) the sale of the orphanage, but the process will take time. The lawyer wonders why Emanuel is so interested. Justice, says Emanuel.

It’s nighttime and Netty and Brandon are wondering where Marianela is. And with whom? says Brandon, jealous. Doris tells them that she went to the club to practice for the beauty contest. Netty is astonished and disapproves. Off Brandon goes to find her.

Fedra, back home again, tells Bernardo he’s useless, and punctuates her insults with a slap. Bernardo tells her she’s making mistakes, and never should have gone there while Carlota is in the house. Outside the room, Gretel overhears. Fedra yells that she’s not going to miss out on her fun just because that old meddler is around. You know perfectly well what I’m capable of if somebody gets in my way.

Gretel steps into the room and says Exactly what are you capable of? Killing Tia Carlota?

Kristel has told Mauricio about what happened with Marianela and they’re both yucking it up. She wonders if Marianela’s still passed out. What if Emanuel finds out about it?

About what? says Emanuel, who is just coming into the living room.

Ilitia is asking her parents what happens if a person gets hit. Muñeca says it’s violence, and they taught her since childhood that it’s bad. So why does she ask? Ilitia says a friend of hers got hit by some girls. Is it a crime? Sure, says Muñeca. Your friend could send all the girls to jail. Ilitia is stunned. If she talks, Ilitia thoughtbubbles, I’m sunk.

Marianela is just now coming around. Her head hurts, and fortunately her glasses fell within reach. She gets up, telling herself to stop crying. They’re going to pay, she decides.

Brandon arrives and is worried about a bruise on her face we can’t see. She tells him she was attacked. He swears he’ll kill the person. She tells him it was Ilitia and Kristel. He hits the roof, ranting about how rich folks think they can get away with anything. He’s going after them. Marianela asks him not to – she says she needs to defend herself. She personally will be police and jail.

Fedra asks Gretel what mental health issues are popping up now. Is she stalking her, spying on her? Gretel says she just came to ask something and couldn’t help overhearing. Who is it you’re going to get out of your way? Tia Carlota? Whoever I need to, says Fedra menacingly. Whoever. Bernardo takes her arm and tells her to control herself. She tells him she wants to talk to her daughter alone. He leaves, telling her to watch what she says.

Fedra grabs Gretel roughly by the arm and drags her into the bedroom. I’m sick of you and your insults, of your persecutions. Gretel, in tears, says You’re hurting me! Fedra gets eye level with her and says You’re hurting me more! I’m not going to leave you alone until you tell me what you have against me. She shakes her. Tell me!

Emanuel wonders if Kristel and Mauricio have been bothering Marianela. They lightly deny it. Delicia decides this would be a good time to steal Marianela’s diary back and she heads off upstairs. Mauricio tells Emanuel that Marianela’s doing great, she’s so happy with her novio. They tell him she’s already started with the tryouts. He can’t believe it, and teases Kristel about never getting to eat what she wants. He musses her hair and she heads off to fix it. Mauricio protests that he and Kristel have nothing to do with her decision. Emanuel says better be true, or things are going to get interesting.

Delicia has found the diary, and Kristel walks in and catches her. She accuses Delicia of taking her things. Delicia says the diary isn’t hers. Kristel chases her around and finally wrenches the diary out of her hand and shoves her out of the door.

Fedra is crying now. She tells Gretel that she’s her child, and yet she’s her worst enemy in the house. Why?
Gretel: (tearfully) You don’t respect anybody! You lie! You trample over everybody!
Fedra: Well, you have to put up with me, because I’m Fedra. Because I’m your mother.
G: Unfortunately. Just my luck.
F: (obviously hurt): You know, one day I’m going to run out of patience with you.
G: I came to ask you if you don’t want to do something about Axel. Don’t you care what happens with him?
F: No. He’s chosen a lifestyle that your father and I don’t agree with. He’s going to have to find his own way.
G: You’re worse than I thought, Fedra.
F: (shouting) Mama!
G: One day you’re going to pay big time for what you’ve done to your son.

Gretel runs out.

Netty doesn’t want to talk about her day at Televisa and Gladiola ribs her about it, then tells the others about Emiliano showing up with Lorenzo. Begoña suddenly decides she has to go upstairs to give the baby his bath. Axel comes and asks to talk to Netty. Doris is surprised to see Marianela’s cousin there.

Gretel is crying in the garden, telling tender-hearted Paula that she wishes she had a different mother, one who was poor, one who didn’t care about jewels and clothes, but who just loved her children. Paula offers her a tea in the kitchen, but Gretel wants to be alone.

And there she is weeping when Oliver appears out of the foliage. It’s my feet! he says. They have a life of their own and just carried me here. Gretel says she’s not up for jokes, she just wants to cry, because her life is a disaster. Oliver tenderly lays his hand on her cheek and tells her the future doesn’t have to be – let him paint a new one for her. He shows her a single flower he’s brought her and she throws her arms around his neck.

It turns out that Axel doesn’t have rent money for Netty. Netty and Gladiola and Doris tell him he can stay, he can’t be out on the street, and Angela just left so the room is available. They start talking about Angela, and he breaks into a smile.

Marianela and Brandon come in and now we see her injury – three big scratch marks on one cheek. Netty wants to know who did that to her.

Oliver tenderly says to Gretel that he can’t stand to see her cry. Looking at him breathlessly, she says without conviction that she ought to charge him with assault. He says he’s the police, and he’d gladly lock himself up in her eyes. He could swim in them. He begs her let him help her, but she says she doesn’t need help. He says she doesn’t need just help, she needs love, and he’s ready to give her both. He kisses her and she kisses back. Aw.

Avances: Emanuel has called Marianela in the middle of the night because he misses her. Lorenzo tells Emanuel, who has Ilitia hanging on him, that he wants them to set the wedding date that very evening. Marianela says (I think) they’re going to kill us!

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Capítulo 164: We are officially in las últimas semanas and as you might expect, everything is looking very bleak. Marisa seems to have survived Natalia’s attack, but to judge from her increasingly irrational behavioral, she may have suffered brain damage. At Said’s house, Paradise is Found. And Lost.

• Is Gloria in danger from crazy Paula?
• Has Pablo really been Maliciated?
• Is Latifa too late to rescue her Mohamed from his own stupidity?

Tune in tomorrow…

At home, Albieri escapes from Luisa’s vigilance by telling her he’s going to buy a newspaper.

At Cris’s bar, Dora tells Vicki she won’t be attending Cris’s wedding – after all she’s marrying the man who’s trying to take Dora’s son away. Vicki encourages Dora to find happiness with Miguel and not to wait for some Karla to snatch him away. And Osvaldo is history, she says. A rey muerto, rey puesto! (The king is dead! Long live the king!)

Albieri joins Girl Reporter, Amalia, at a restaurant. He announces: Quiero hablar contigo sobre el clon. (I want to talk to you about the clone.)

Said gets home from his Chicago trip to find the household fairly calm. Samira and Amin are with Jadiya and they are anxious to tell him what has been happening. Rania, Amina and Jade come downstairs and have no bloody scratches on their faces.

The Naz tells Said she has in fact turned his home into a paradise by her strong leadership.

Dora tries to talk Daniel out of going to Casa Ferrer, but he is set on visiting Rosa and Natalia. After he leaves, Estela tells her daughter that arguing with him will just make him more determined to be with those people.

Cris is at home looking at dresses in a magazine and chatting happily with Vicki about the wedding. She wants her dress to be a daring choice, something unexpected.

Natalia, still sporting her new Unabomber look, is back at the Casa Ferrer. Lucas comes home, learns that Natalia is there and asks Marisa: ¿Ya te pidió disculpas? (Did she apologize to you?) Marisa admits that Natalia said nothing. Lucas becomes furious and storms upstairs. He slaps her hard across the cheek. ¡Basta! ¡Ya no más! He has had it with her. She in turn is outraged that he raised a hand to her and threatens to call the police. Go ahead, he says, and you can tell them where you got your drugs. I forbid to raise your hand to anyone in this house, he tells her. Si lo haces, te encierro! (If you do it, I’ll lock you up.) And even though it hurts me, if you continue like this, I will have to turn my back on you.

When Lucas leaves the room, Natalia complains to Rosa that Lucas hates her and blames her for his unhappiness.

Lucas tells Marisa, waiting downstairs, that Natalia is completely out of control. (Está descontrolada!) She has gone too far. [Duh!]

Leo walks in on the scene and asks Marisa how the wound (la herida) is. The wound is fine, she says: Lo que me duele es el alma. (What hurts me is my soul./My heart is breaking)

On the Pass Along the Misery Theory, Lucas turns on his father and wants to know how he can think of getting married at a time like this. Leo tells him he needs to go on living his life.

Snoopy Ramón knows that the owner of the apartment Alej and Natalia were subletting is now threatening to complain to the police if Alej doesn’t make good on the stuff the druggies robbed. Alej is going out to try to fix things and warns Ramón not to tell Gloria anything – he’ll knock his teeth out if he does! As soon as Alej leaves, Gloria skillfully extracts the truth from Ramón by making a similar threat (What is it with these people and my teeth? wonders Ramón)

After trying and failing to get money out of her family, Natalia is ready to leave again. Lucas runs after her shouting that if she leaves, she can just stay in the street. At that moment, Daniel comes walking up the driveway and Natalia throws herself into his arms. She’s afraid Lucas is going to hit her, she says. You leave her alone! says Daniel. And he looks accusingly at Lucas. You are not my father, says Natalia to Lucas. To Daniel she says: No soporto más! (I can’t take any more!)

When Lucas goes back inside, Rosa tells him his father wants to talk to him. Let him call the clone, (que le llame al clon) answers Lucas bitterly. Nevertheless, he joins his father and Marisa. It’s time to make a decision, Leo declares, and it’s incumbent upon Lucas to do so since he is Natalia’s father. Marisa suggests that Natalia is acting out because she feels they are rejecting her. But we’ve been at her beck and call 24 hours a day, says Leo.

No, listen, says Marisa. We should reward her for her insufferable behavior, the felony assaults and robberies and drugs. Let’s show our trust in our out-of-control wildly aggressive cocaine-crazed daughter by buying her a new car!

Back at the restaurant, Gloria tells Alej that she knows all about the apartment furnishings. She’s not going to let him continue paying for Natalia’s mistakes. He should go to the gym to train – she’ll take care of it.

Pablo gets to Not Really Malicia’s apartment and asks her right away why she said she was on a business trip. He knows it was a pleasure trip. And Malicia begins maliciating:
Whoever told you that is lying, she says. Rogelio had confidential business in Paris – so confidential that even Zein doesn’t know the details. But go ahead and call him and he can tell you that what I’m saying is true. Of course I’d lose my job for revealing confidences…but that’s not important. All I did in Paris was think of you.
And Pablo says: And all I did was think of you. Discúlpame, he says. Perdón. (But there is something hard in the set of his jaw that makes me think he hasn’t been totally maliciated. We’ll see.)

At the clinic, Escobar listens as Anita tells Julio that Malicia is back. And guess what? Julio smiles and guesses: ¿Sedujó al jefe? (She seduced her boss?) Yes.

Clara is back at her post at Empresas Ferrer. She and Caro have also heard the news. And no, she tells her friend, Rogelio hasn’t called.

Albieri is at the clinic. He tells someone on the phone that he’ll be there in an hour. Luisa and Padre Andres overhear him and Luisa wants to know who he’s meeting. The Mendelsons, old friends and colleagues, geneticists who are in Miami for just a brief time, he says. In his office, he admits to Andres that he lied to Luisa; in fact he’s going to meet with a journalist. He wants to get a sense of her work. So you’ve decided to go public? asks Andres. Albieri insists that is not the case. Not yet.

Marisa and Rosa are chatting about the new car for Natalia (the clinical term would be folie à deux, I believe -- two people sharing the same delusion or madness) when Gloria arrives at Casa Ferrer demanding to speak to Natalia’s father or mother. Right now!

Gloria tells Marisa that Natalia emptied and then sold absolutely everything from the apartment she was sharing with Alejandro. Now the owner wants be be reimbursed and even though the furnishings were used, he wants to be paid as if they were new.

Dora is just leaving her apartment for work when Daniel asks if he can bring Natalia to meet her. She’s really nice, he tells Dora. Her father treats her very badly – I had to protect her today. Dora’s not thrilled with the idea but finally gives her consent.

When Dora leaves, Daniel goes to his room, and veil in hand, daydreams about Jade and the kiss they shared in the ruins.

Unfortunately, Paradise has been Lost at Said’s house. Jade: Don’t treat me like a maid! Rania: That’s exactly what you are in this house, a maid for Jadiya! Said comes home before they have escalated to the hair-pulling, eye-scratching stage.

At Mohamed’s house we are treated to the two faces of the Naz: First she gives Farid a tongue-lashing for letting Latifa leave. Then, when Samira asks her if she thinks her father will take a second wife, she turns maternal and comforting: No, she answers. He adores your mother.

Luisa is getting anxious. What’s taking Albieri so long? She has Anita look up the telephone number of the Mendelsons.

We know what’s taking so long – Albieri is lecturing Amalia on stem cells and their potential use for organ replacement.

Anita has called the Mendelsons. They aren’t even in Miami!

And Albieri and Amalia continue their conversation. No, no hice un clon (No, I didn’t make a clone) he says. Usted podría hacerlo? (You could do it?) she asks. You mean do I have the knowledge, the technique – well yes, I know how to do it, boasts Albieri.

Natalia and Paula are hanging around a pool close to Gloria’s place. Nati wants to go find Alej. Paula will wait for her.

Luisa gets home. Albieri’s not there.

Gloria comes home pleased with the outcome of her visit to the Ferrers. Ya lo solucioné todo. (Now I’ve fixed everything.) she tells Alej. She gave them the apartment owner’s number and they will deal with him directly. They paid her for her chairs. After all, I won’t sanction anyone’s vices. (alcahuetear: to act as a pimp, procurer; to cover up).

Natalia arrives on the scene and wants to talk to Alejandro. Is Paula with you? Gloria asks. Yes, she’s right over there, close by. Gloria goes off to look for her, determined to take care of all her business at once. [This makes me very nervous. Gloria is tough and smart but Paula is vicious and crazy and carries a knife. You writers better not let anything happen to Gloria!]

Enrique PSA about using drugs to avoid the difficulties in life.

Nati and Alej talk. She tells him she is alone and everyone is against her. No, he says, I’m here for you and I always will be.

The final scene takes place in Fez. Latifa has arrived and is schlepping her suitcase towards Alí’s house. Inside, they are waiting for the comerciante Yaser and his daughter Zuleika to arrive. Zoraida says to Alí: Abdul está tan contento, parece que él es el novio. (Abdul looks so happy you’d think he was the groom.) The actual novio, however, looks miserable. ¿Por qué Ala me permitió hacer eso? (Why did Allah allow me to do this?) Mohamed no quiere casarse con una segunda esposa. (Mohamed doesn’t want to marry a second wife.) You brought it on yourself, says Alí, and there’s nothing I can do about it now.

Credits roll

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• Rafa paces and rants at the jail. He punched Marco instead of giving in to his blackmail (i.e., Marco dropping the charges against Rafa's ma in exchange for Rafa's leaving Ale forever).
  
  Julieta says Rafa must do as Marco says, nothing is as important as their mother's release.
  
  
• Ale seethes as the unctuous Daniel, calling her chiquilla (kid), proposes: he'll buy back her hacienda and return it to her in exchange for - her undying devotion.
  
  When she rejects that proposal, he seems to settle for: time enough to show her what a grand heart he has.
  
  She tells him he's vulgar and starts to leave, reminding him that Rafa is the love of her life! Daniel: "I have lots of money and I have the whole world, but nobody to share it with ... at least, nobody like you..."
  
  
• Marino is ecstatic that some guy with a coat of arms in his office promises to buy all of Auto Siglo's flotilla of trucks.
  
  Beltran and Dona Arcadio are equally ebullient at the news and warm to Marino's proposed coup.
  
  Marino then lords it over the other employees, gets Ramirez to sew the sleeve of his jacket back on, and happily practices his future threats - he'll be punishing them for their disrespect - he'll be docking his subordinates three days of pay if they rebel ...
  
  
• Zetina shows up and the happy comrades persuade him that Rafa is not going to hire him again. All that money wasted on his incompetent spying! They tell Zetina (Samudia, Segovia, Sisichina) to give up, maybe try selling shoes from a catalog (since cars and photography are not his forte). He says they'll never see him again.
  
  
• At the prison, Julieta yells and barks at Rafa: "Yield to Marco's demands and give up Ale forever or I won't ever speak to you again."
  
  
• Ale droops home. She's horrified by her dad's depression - he won't eat, he just sits and plays with his fingers and thinks about his future funeral and cremation. Rosario says he'll die if this continues.
  
  Ale remembers Daniel's offer. Oh no! The only way she can think of to save her daddy's life is to give in to the chantaje (blackmail) of the perfidious millionaire! Because it may be that only recuperation of the hacienda will life Jorge's spirits...
  
  
• Rafa goes home alone and bam, there's Vicki Vicki Vicki at the door!
  
  He tells her all. She remembers Marco making a pass at her at the psychologist's office. "I know him a bit, I've seen him around, I could talk to him!"
  
  Her deal: she convinces Marco to let Rafa's mom out in exchange for - Rafa's undying devotion.
  
  Rafa is horrified but agrees, while apologizing to Santa Claus fot the terrible lie - "it's an emergency!" To stall, he insists that VVV keep their newly-revived relationship secret - or it will get wrecked like last time...
  
  
• Ale cries in bed, wondering who Rafa might be with, that he isn't answering his phone - and wondering if she will always be so jealous of him.
  
  
• Daniel calls: "I'm sweet, simple, and stubborn. Have you thought about my proposition?" "Yes, and I accept."
  
  "An excellent decision, you won't regret it." "I'm regretting it already." "I'm not a monster! Let's meet tomorrow early and hammer out the details."
  
  She agrees - and wonders how Rafa will take it when she says she has to break off their relationship.
  
  
• Chavez and Marco have a victory celebration at the bar. Over a few bottles of whiskey, they decide to have a huge party, which Marco will enjoy all the more because he is back in the full flush of potency! They'll throw it at his apartment - "Ale will be crawling back soon enough, but meanwhile we have the place to ourselves."
  
  
• So, when Rafa dials Marco's number, there's no answer because the rumba line chez Marco is too loud - the boys are wearing pieces of a bear suit and the girls are in garters.
  
  
• Since they couldn't get through to Marco, Vicki and Rafa agree to meet early in the morning, deal with Marco, and spring Eleanor.
  
  
• Susana performs a gratuitous product placement of some hair stuff.
  
  
• Marino gloats, gloats, gloats about his huge truck sale and impending rise to power. The general says there's nothing worse than a prole who forgets his origins. "Remember, there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip," Jimenez adds.
  
  
• Doña Arcadio tsk-tsks over her spy camera as she watches the salesforce gossip and wonders why her top execs are absent.
  
  
• Rafa and Ale (each uneasy and annoyed that the other's phone has been turned off) arrive late. Ale, crying, tells Susana she just spent the worst night of her life.
  
  When she explains the deal Daniel has convinced her into, Susana asks, "Are you ditching Rafa?" "I have no choice, I have to save my father's life."

Tomorrow: everything is worse, but la pajarita does talk with Marco.

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Read Kim's original recap. Note, that recap covers Caps 32B – 34A. Cap 33 starts at the section, “Missing Recap 10: Delicious sandwiches.” If you don’t want to read ahead, stop at the section, “Missing Recap 12: Setups.” That begins Cap 34.

Capitulo 33, Noche de Perros

“Noche de perros,” means “night of the dogs,” but it also means a sleepless night, i.e. insomnia.

1. Tom brings Lety the checkbook and spots Alicia.

2. Saimon urges the cuartel pity Alicia and give her the check; they just laugh. Marta says she’s trying to get Omar to move in. Which upsets Paula. Which upsets Saimon.

3. Fern teases Omar because Alicia is pressuring him to move in.

4. Fernando tells Lety to loan Conceptos 300K pesos from FI, and he gives her a blank promissory note (pagaré) and letter of instructions. He needs Conceptos to be indebted to FI. When she asks why, he dodges, then he wonders why she’s worried.

5. Ariel calls Alicia with more threats. Paula gives her a snotty look and goes to Omar’s office, where she starts to seduce him. She says the door is locked, and he gives in. Alicia walks in, mid-liplock, and makes a scene. Paula just laughs.

6. Alicia tells Fernando she quits. Okey-dokey. Fernando reams out Omar for his indiscretion. Luigi counsels Ali to not quit. Lopez tells Ariel about the scandal.

7. Lety pleads for Paula’s job and reminds Fernando that by labor law, Omar is just as culpable as Paula. Omar begs Fern to get rid of her to avoid the awkward situation. Fernando says no way. That poor girl shouldn’t pay the price for Omar’s lack of self control.

Fernando tells Lopez to give her a verbal reprimand only. Lopez tells Paula that the decision is his. He will decide when they have a late night “counseling” session, somewhere private.

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Capitulo 34

Kim’s recap for Cap 34 spans two web pages. ReadCap 34, Part 1, starting at the section, “Missing Recap 12: Setups.” Then go to Cap 34, Part 2, and stop at the section, “Missing Recap 14: Alicia, Lety, and Lopez get unlucky.” That’s the end of Cap 34. Then come back here to discuss it..

Take heart. Kim’s section headings and episode breaks will line up, starting with Friday’s shows.


1. Fernando repeats to Luigi that the expensive models are for the shoot only. Lui brings in the models to say “pretty please.” Fern agrees to use them but at a reduced rate.

2. Saimon doesn’t want Paula to meet with Lopez, but she can’t afford to lose her job. Saimon offers to take care of her and Jaimito.

3. Claudia Bosh visits Fernando since Marcia is traveling. Lety has to work late, so Fernando tells her not to leave her office for any reason until he tells her to. Lety hears Claudia say, “Are you sure no woman could change your mind about getting married?” Lety says to herself, “I could.”

4. Lopez is hitting on Paula in an antro. Marta is afraid to give Lopez’s cell and home numbers to Saimon.

5. Alicia tells her dad she quit. Omar arrives to apologize. Ali will get back with him under two conditions: that Paula is fired, and that he moves in, or better yet, marries her. Omar says that’s asking too much, and he leaves.

6. Alicia goes to Ariel’s to beg for work. The only business deal he’ll make with her has to involve sex.

7. Lopez tells Paula he wants some of what Omar got. Saimon apparantly reached Lopez’s wife. She comes to the antro in robe and curlers, yells at him, swats him, and drags him home.

8. Fernando uses his usual line: he might be convinced to marry somebody else, but first he’d need to take a test drive. He should have an answer by morning. While Lety suffers in her cave. They leave for Fatima’s apartment but Fernando forgets to tell Lety.

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It's called, "Pick your favorite Jaime Camil mustache!" Today we saw him in a green pencil mustache. But this is not the only time he's worn a 'stache. So please tell me your favorite from these choices:
A. Green pencil
B. Captain Hook
C. Revolutionary
D. Payaso
Thank you, Pata, for the pencil mustache screen shot. (I know I could've included the one he grew for LEP, but that's not as much fun!)






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