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Friday: Paula has a bad feeling. Me too. Begoña offed, the baby abandoned by the roadside, Oliver shot, Bernardo and Fedra dragging Gretel away, Marianela having another spell.

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Eman tells Mari she has to get to a doctor first thing tomorrow. She wants to go home. He says he wants to be with her tonight. They kiss. I feel better!

At the big casa, Paula and Benigno are preparing a welcome-home for the new beauty queen, flowers and music and everything. Brandon comes into the living room with Nereida in her civvies (a sexy dress) in tow, looking for her, but the Nereida says she left with Eman.

Eman is telling Mari that she’s beautiful – she shyly says no man has ever said that to her. He tells her he wants to be with her forever. More besos. Oops! He’s taking off his coat. Mari says she’s scared he’ll just evaporate. He says he wants to love her completely, which is usually an icky come-on line, but this is our Eman, so it’s actually sincere. More besos.

The two mafiosos are having a beer. The bald one feels bad about what they’ve done. Not the woman so much, but abandoning the baby. They get a call from Lorenzo in jail. He says he has a little problem, but there better not be a scratch on that baby, or he’s siccing the big boss on them. The non-bald one tells Lorenzo everything’s fine and hangs up. The two guys laugh and head out to find the baby.

At the hospital, Emil calls home to reach Fedra, but gets Axel, who says she’s not there. Emil wonders where the hell she is.

Fedra and Bernardo have dragged Gretel into a clinic, into a padded cell in fact. Fedra tells her that one day she’s going to thank her for separating her from that policeman. No, no no! protests Gretel. Boo, hiss, boo!

Mari and Eman are in bed, but fully clothed. She says she’s dreamed of this moment. He love-talks her. More besos, lots of candles. Adjusting her glasses, she tells him she’s never been with a man. He says they can just hug.

Gretel sobs to her mother that she is her living conscience, the conscience she never had. Fedra is an excrescence, she killed her tio, and now her lover. Fedra tells her that where she comes from, survival is everything, and to survive, you get rid of whatever stands in your way. Kill me too! Gretel begs. Fedra strokes her face and hair and tells her that death is a prize, and she hasn’t earned it. Better they leave her here. Bernardo throws Gretel against the upholstered walls and he and Fedra knock to get out. They leave and Gretel freaks out.

Marianela tells Eman that she’s afraid her she won’t please him, meaning her body. Aw, poor kid. But he tells her he’s crazy about her, and he’s discovering himself what real love feels like. Meantime, her powerful superstructure bra juts a huge breast skyward like Mt. Everest, almost dwarfing Eman. That alone could inspire a fellow, I’m thinking.

The two baddies drive back to where they left the baby in a pile of branches, but it’s gone!

Brandon asks Axel if Eman has a bachelor pad or something where he could have taken Mari – he’s worried that she’s okay. Axel gets mad and says she’s not the victim, Kristel is. Why, she was taken straight from the contest to the hospital. Axel tells him to get out, but Brandon plops down on a couch, folds his arms defiantly and starts waiting.

For some reason, there’s a breeze in the lovers’ chambers, we can tell from the candles. The hot winds of love? Mari wants Eman to snuff them all out so he can’t see her, but he wants to soak her in. Things get hot and heavy, and we can see a bare arm, so she has her shirt off at least. Maybe everything!

The baddies are circling the neighborhood in their mobmobile, looking for the baby, but no luck. The bald guy tells the other one that if Lorenzo tells the boss about it, it’s all his (the other guy’s) fault. Okay, says the other guy, inexplicably. They keep looking.

It’s getting even hottier and heavier! Eman wants Mari to feel completely desired. If it weren’t for the gutting candles in the foreground and a huge bouquet of roses, we might see things that would make us blush.

Outside the clinic, Fedra tells Dr Peralta he knows what he’s to do. He tells her not to worry, he’ll take good care of her daughter. He walks off a little heavy-hearted maybe. Fedra and Bernardo figure they need to go get rid of Oliver’s body. Fedra thinks it would be a good idea to burn the cabin. Brilliant! says Bernardo.

Papito! Calls out Gretel, troubling deaf heaven with her bootless cries. Get me out of here!

In the cabin, we see Oliver, wounded in the chest, but trying to get up to save his damsel in distress.

Axel still wants Brandon to leave, but he says he’s glued to the spot until Mari comes home. He gets a call – Oliver! He’s on his way.

Ceiling shot of Mari and Eman in passionate embrace.

Brandon’s GPS must’ve gotten him to the cabin (Calle del Bosque, turn left at the toadstools) because it looks like he beat Fedra and Bernardo there. Maybe they stopped off for matches, a hot dog and a can of gasoline at the Seven Eleven. Brandon carries his friend out, swearing Fedra’s going to pay.

Oliver doesn’t want to go to the hospital because the police are looking for him. He doesn’t want to be behind bars where he can’t find Gretel and save her.

Fedra and Bernardo arrive with, sure enough, big cans of gasoline. Though it’s raining, Fedra splashes hers around on the outside, and Bernardo does the inside. Neither seems very concerned about keeping the gas off themselves, but what the hey. While happily splashing the furniture inside, Bernardo realizes Oliver isn’t there. He rushes out to tell Fedra, and they realize they can say they came and shot Oliver because he had kidnapped Gretel. Perfect! But Fedra just can’t resist, she throws a lighted match. Bernardo is furious – how will they explain a fire?

Bernardo literally tries to drag Fedra from the scene, but she shakes him off, transfixed by the fire. How like the burning boat it is! she exclaims. Look at those flames!

It’s morning now, and Axel is having breakfast, while Delicia, Nereida, Benigno and Paula wonder where Marianela and Fedra are – their beds weren’t slept in. Delicia figures Marianela spent the night at her aunt’s, and says she’s got good sense. Axel gets mad at her for always defending Mari, who’s not a good person.

In come Fedra and Bernardo who said they were trying to rescue Gretel, and they had a good lead, but the policeman got away. Axel tells her that Emil is at the hospital with Kristal, who lost her baby, but is going to be okay.

We’re in Kristel’s hospital room. Kristel’s asleep, and so are Emil, who has fallen asleep on the couch, and Netty, who has fallen asleep against him. She awakes and thinks how lovely it is to wake up next to him. He awakens and goes to Kristel’s bedside. She feels hot, maybe a fever. Netty takes a look and realizes she’s hemorrhaging.

In another bed, Mari wakes up to find Eman looking at her adoringly. Lots of love talk. He’s joyful, and says she’s all his. More kisses. Miraculously, the candles are still burning.

The doctor tells Emil and Netty that it’s serious – they’re going to have to do an emergency hysterectomy. No babies in Kristel’s future.

Dr Peralta tells the psych nurse that Gretel is schizophrenic and dangerous. Also, if anybody inquires after her, the nurse is to say that there’s no one at the clinic by that name. He tells her to give Gretel a double injection. The nurse protests that it’s dangerous. He tells her to hop to it, he’s ready to start electro shock therapy. The nurse is worried that that’s inhuman, the injections alone should suffice. The doctor orders her to do as told. The nurse approaches Gretel, who must be already drugged, because she’s asleep.

At Netty’s the ladies (minus Netty) all wonder how Begoña is doing on her flight to Italy, and they say the house seems so empty without her and the baby. They hope Marianela shows up before Netty finds out she’s missing. Yowza! Here comes Brandon, with bleeding and agonizing Oliver, who he plops on the couch.

Gretel awakes just as the nurse is about to inject her. She asks her to let her leave. The nurse strokes her forehead and says everything will be okay. No! Fedra! whispers Gretel. The nurse injects her and she drifts off into drugland.

The nurse looks at the syringe and says to herself that a double dose would kill Gretel. She decides not to follow orders.

Oliver is in Gladiola’s arms and Brandon rebukes him for running off. Brandon says he’s going to do things the legal way, and off he heads do Do the Right Thing, though I have no idea what that is.

He’s going to turn me in! wails Oliver, who wants to leave, but Gladiola wants him to wait for the doctor.

Eman has taken Mari to a big patio restaurant which is completely empty, which must mean a big savings on extras. He tells her that they make the best quesadillas in Mexico, though it’s puzzling that nobody is there ordering them up. Mari says she felt good after exercising, and he says he’ll be her personal trainer. They gaze into one another’s eyes.

Ilitia has dialed up her mama and while she’s waiting for her to answer, their maid tells her to just let her mother enjoy her vacation, and tell her later. Ilitia tells her to mind her own business and get back to making breakfast, and also that she happens to be very tactful at delivering bad news. This I gotta see.

Ilitia tells her mother that while she’s off lying around the beach, her husband is in jail. Great tact, says the maid. Ilitia smirks.

Mauricio’s cousin Lorena comes to see him in jail. Other jailbirds leer, and so does Lorenzo, who thoughtbubbles that she’s hot. She tells him she couldn’t reach his father who’s still missing, and his mother is on vacation in South Africa. He asks her to get hold of the family lawyers. She tells him that Kristel just lost their baby, and why didn’t he tell her about Kristel being pregnant?

Axel tells Nereida he’s going to go see Kristel in this hospital. Nereida observes that he and Kristel used to fight like cats and dogs. He’s surprised. Anyway, he says, she’s a good friend of my girlfriend. Nereida can’t believe he has a girlfriend. Of course, he says, Lorena. Nereida says the one who came here and threw a big scene because you rejected her? Axel asks her to explain. She asks him when he came to be interested in women, because from what she heard, his tastes were um… different.

In the hospital corridor, Netty tells Emil that Kristel needs lots of love right now. He sighs that he wishes Fedra were like Netty. Netty would have been such a wonderful mother to his children. They can’t turn the clock back, but there’s still the present. His marriage to Fedra is shot. He asks Netty for a hug, just a hug. She hesitates, then hugs him.

Fedra of course walks by and sees. She comes over and fake-calmly asks them what they’re doing.

Mari and Eman are walking in a park, and are remembering when their parents brought them there as kids and they played together. Mari finally confesses that she was in love with him since she was a kid, and that she’d always dreamed of being with him. He’s touched by the knowledge and says he will always be with her. In fact, one day, he is going to marry her.

Avances: Mari and Eman are still missing, lost in their little love bubble. Gladiola reassures Netty that they’ll show up. Mari and Eman ride horses, carve their initials in a tree, kiss. He proposes, they walk up the aisle of a church. They know they’ll have to face the family.

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* After witnessing that a rich playboy is smooching with his precious little daughter the indignant Fausto tries to scare him away and when he learns from a very polite and humble David that he and Gabriela have just got married he collapses. He's inconsolable, he doesn't want to listen to the kids and runs into his room. David comforts his heartbroken wife then he leaves. Two minutes later Fausto also storms out of the flat furiously, leaving his stunned daughters behind.

* Juan José, the Clueless Dumbass visits Elsa, the Whining Shrew, and they had their 659th fight over their relationship, her wish to be independent, his wish to protect her, who has changed and who hasn't, and what about Medina and Alejandra. While they're shouting each other's head off the phone starts to ring. Hello? Hiiii, Mauriciooo, how are youuu? Oh, JJ's face is priceless. Medina offers her a receptionist job at his office which she gladly accepts. JJ, whose face became sourer and sourer every minute while he was listening to their friendly conversation, restarts their debate and says he could offer her a job if she wants to work that much... But the new, upgraded Elsa 2.0 sends him to hell.



* Roberto visits Alejandra to revive their so-called friendship, but she's so irritated by him and quickly leaves for work. Yes, she has an important client whose name is Juan Ocampo.

* In their hotel room Susana discreetly steals a few diamonds. Hmm, it looks like the neverending epic love of Marky and Susanho is gone with the wind.

* Roberto and David have an uncomfortable conversation about the wedding. David warns Rob to never disrespect his wife again, and when Iago tries to whisper more poisonous tales about Carlos again he threatens him. Rob pulls a Smeagol: okay, okay, he'll do everything that the precious hobbit wants, but please, he'd like to remain his friend! You're an idiot, says David and he leaves.



* Faustiago tries to visit Mario but the bitchy blonde Cerberus who guards the front door bangs it into his face. He sneaks into the headquarters and has a walk in the secret tunnel. In the bedroom he wakes up Mario and gives him a bit of hell. He's sure Mario is the one who arranged the marriage! But Mario only wants them to be happy and rich and he plans to tell them the truth. Oh no, you didn't.



* In Medina's office the handsomest architect pays sweet compliments to Elsa who's very grateful for his offer, but in the meantime she worried about that the job won't fit her. No, she'll be perfect!



* Leonardo and Ramón interrogate Salomón about Elsa, the loan and her quit. Slimebag Sr. talk about her very benevolently, no, he doesn't find her behaviour suspicious, but he starts to tremble a little bit when Leo mentions the defenseless little girl has a big brother who's involved in two murders and drug traffic. *Viewerville: LOL*



* While Alejandra and Mina are examining JJ's house and Roberto shows up again and he's very interested in her work, in the mysterious Juan Ocampo and in the big hole in the middle of the kitchen. JJ also arrives at the house but doesn't notice Rob. He's enchanted by Alejandra's welcome kiss on his cheek but in the meantime he's too distracted by the quarrel with Elsa and doesn't care about the reconstruction much. After he he leaves the house the girls, as usual, gush about him.



* For five minutes the show turns into Die Hard 5 in which Leonardo McClane, the biggest hero of Novelaland and his colleagues eliminate a kidnapper clan and rescue a frightened, tied up woman.



* Marcos asks Susana to talk with Elsa.

* In the AFI office Ramón and Leo (who's still heartbroken) talk about Elsa's strange disappearance. What if she's involved in the stolen diamond business of her brother?

* Elsa learns from her friend Lulu that the cops were looking for her at home and at the garment factory. She asks Lulu that if her brother looks for her please tell him she disappeared, she knows nothing about her.

* In the hotel room Asunción is watching a Chantal Andere telenovela when a depressed JJ arrives at home. He tells Asunción he had a fight with Elsa, but anyway, he's more concerned about that he was awfully vapid when he met Alejandra. Who is so lovely, so beautiful and smells so good... Asunción gets fed up with the fanboy crush and bursts out: if you're so much into the pretty, rich, sophisticated and awesome Alejandra then leave poor, simple, caring and loyal Elsa in peace, Mr. Count of Monte Cristo!



* In their flat Fausto softly, coyly asks Gabriela if she really loves David. Yes. And is she sure about his feelings? Hell yes. He's a good boy, and the fact that he's married her proves that. She kisses her father and cries for his forgiveness to which Fausto responds that he only wants her to be happy. Doorbell, David came for Gabriela. Fausto looks at his daughter and gives his permission, though it's very hard for him to let his beloved daughter go. *Viewerville: Where is my handkerchief?!* After the young couple leaves Julieta joins her crying father. She's happy for Gaby who is so lucky, she has a great guy who loves her... While she's still a miserable waitress.


* In Club Sagitario Bertha and Roberto have a drink with Adolfo. Dolphie quickly gets rid of Roberto by sending him into the office
and starts to pay compliments to Bertha: David is an utter idiot for choosing a waitress instead of her. *Viewerville: Run, silly girl, run!*

* Fausto calls Mario and tells him he has decided: he accepts his offer.

ARIBETH

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Capitulo 79.Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 75 to 79. Then come back here to discuss it.

Paula asked me to post this link to dialog translations for these episodes.


Capitulo 80.Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 80 to 81. Then come back here to discuss it.

Paula asked me to post this link to dialog translations for these episodes.

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I'm not going to be able to get a recap up, real life has sucked up my entire weekend again - can anybody help me out? Thank you in advance.

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The scene is set, and like any good murder mystery, (almost) all the players are gathered in a luxurious mansion. Alejandra, wearing a femme fatale worthy dress, is seated next to the mysterious and intriguing stranger Juan Ocampo (aka Juan Jose Victoria Ocampo). Next to them sits Don Mario, the generous millionaire, who is at the center of many mysteries, and his trusty right hand man Abelardo. They await the appearance of the (sort of) happy young couple David and Gabi, and the bitter and jealous niece Bertha. In walks the loyal maid Dora, carrying a tray of refreshments, with a contented smile on her face, because today they all celebrate the marriage of her “hijo de alma” (son of her soul/heart), who just might be the son of her very own flesh and blood. She spots our mysterious stranger and that smile immediately disappears into a look of shock and amazement (cara impactada) that tells us, and our hero JJ, that she recognizes who he is. He shifts uncomfortably under her gaze, but neither one of them lets on to the other players that they recognize each other. And here begins our story tonight.

Dora silently puts the tray on the table and walks away. Ale introduces Mr. Ocampo (JJ) as the man who bought the property next door that she is renovating. Mario is jovial and takes great interest. But if he recognizes who JJ really is, he does not let on. In strolls pouty Bertha to spoil the party, wanting to know why David is taking so long. Happy Mario is not surprised that he’s a bit late considering he has to pick Gabi up at her house, and she would want to take a little extra time to get gussied up for such a special occasion. As she can serve no constructive purpose in the conversation, Bertha decides to go elsewhere to pester other people with her uselessness. Namely, the servants, to check on how the preparations are coming. She passes David, Gabi and Juli, who are just arriving, and everyone in the living room stands to greet them. Ale introduces everyone to Juan, starting first with Gabi. As soon as she introduces them, Gabi and JJ flash back to their first meetings in the market and on the bus, when he was JJ Victoria- Version 1.0 (the scruffy edition). Gabi, like Dora, decides to stay silent about it for the moment. When David cheerfully greets him, Juan’s response is tepid. They all head in to the dining room.

We leave our mystery dinner party for a smaller gathering over brews between Carlos and Roberto. Carlos is still shell shocked that David actually married Gabi. She’s pretty and all…but to marry a waitress! He wants to know if Roberto knew this was in the works, but the master manipulator feigns total ignorance. (How is he keeping all the lies and half truths he is telling Carlos, Adolfo, David, Bertha, Juli and his father straight?) Carlos thinks the best way to mess things up for David and Gabi will be to tell David “the truth” (which is really a big fat lie) about what happened between him and Gabi at the beach house. But for now, he’s thinking of finding some amusement elsewhere, and Elsa fits the bill. He’ll go visit her this evening. Roberto thinks that’s a good idea since “un clavo saca otro clavo” (one nail gets rid of another/a new love interest makes you forget the last one).

We next see Leo and his partner Ramon. They have been staking out Elsa’s apartment building, waiting for Marcos to make an appearance. But neither he nor Elsa has been spotted since they spoke to her the other day. Leo drinks his coffee with a weary, far away look. Ramon asks him what’s wrong as he’s noticed he’s looked a bit sad of late. Leo admits it. He went to visit his daughter in Durango, and each time he leaves her and home he gets a bit nostalgic and homesick. Ramon thinks there might also be more, but Leo doesn’t admit to it. They get back to talking about Elsa and how strange it is that she just disappeared after they spoke to her. They decide to continue to question the neighbors.

Back at Mystery Manor, the champaign cork has been popped, nearly hitting Juan in his handsome face, and the festivities have begun. Ale thinks Juan has good luck (which we all know is true), but he thinks the only good luck he has is being there, with her, right at this moment. Mario is excited for the young couple to go on honeymoon, perhaps in Europe. He wants Gabi to get to know all the wonderful European cities—Barcelona, Paris, etc. He turns to Juan, knowing that as a man of the world, Juan must have travelled through these cities. “Sure, sure. I’m like the Count of Monte Cristo. I’ve travelled to places like…France! Yeah, that’s it. France.” Mario lets him off the hook by agreeing with him that France is indeed lovely, but doesn’t press for details. Gabi humbly chimes in that she would love to travel abroad, and has wanted to visit these places, but she’s only had the opportunity to get to know many places in Mexico, due to her father constantly changing jobs and moving them. Oh and she and her sister had that wonderful trip to L.A. recently!

Mario tells her all that’s changed now. She will get to travel! He addresses her as hija, and when she politely addresses him back as Señor and in the formal Usted form, he asks her to call him Mario. He’s her father in-law now, and will almost be like a second father to her. He can’t hide his excitement thinking of the day of the religious wedding ceremony, how beautiful everything will be, and above all how beautiful Gabi will be. David gives her a loving kiss in agreement with his father, and Ale questions what he thinks of all this since he hasn’t really said a word all evening. He answers that anything Gabi wants is what he wants, and Bitter Bertha fumes silently.

Mario stands to make the first toast (brindar) for the happiness of his child (children), and for Gabi to encounter a second family with their family. Both Gabi and David beam happily and stand to toast with his (their) father. Everyone else also stands to toast with them. Abelardo then suggest that, as Dora is as much a part of the family as he is, she should be with them to make the toasts. Mario agrees and speaks glowingly of Dora to Juan, as one of the maids goes off to find Dora. Juan looks a bit uncomfortable at the mention of Dora, but is saved from another uncomfortable encounter with her when a maid brings word that Dora isn’t feeling well and prefers to stay in the kitchen. Abelardo makes a nice toast, and then boorish Juan decides to jump in. He stands and makes a toast to life- that although not always happy, at least we can hope for justice (justicia) at its end. He gives Mario a hard significant look as he says these words. Everyone else looks a bit taken aback by such a strange toast for newlyweds, but Mario seems determined NOT to let anything or anyone rain on his parade this special day. He toasts with Juan, but David looks concerned. Ale wonders out loud at the toast since it doesn’t seem like life has been unfair to Mr. Ocampo. He lies that it hasn’t, and especially not now that he’s sitting here next to her. He struggles back and forth with using the formal or informal address (usted/tu) with her. They share a goofy grin and privately toast their combined luck. David and Gabi share an intertwined toast and kiss. Mario chuckles in delight at all the young love in the air. Bitter Bertha pouts and sulks.

Roberto meanwhile is having his second encounter with an Avila man this evening. Adolfo is not letting him off as easily as Carlos did, however. Adolfo is roughing him up and shaking him by his lapels after hearing Roberto has been barred from entering the Genoves house. “What did you do?! Something stupid right?!” Roberto swears he did nothing. That Mario somehow got it into his head that he was influencing David to do some idiotic thing (tonteria)- a sham wedding (boda falsa).

At the mansion, after-dinner drinks are being served in the living room. Gabi and the men are the only ones present at the moment and Gabi and David hang back canoodling near the bar. Mario calls David over to speak with him on the couch, and Juan finds his moment to move in and chat with Gabi. She eyes him suspiciously as he approaches. “Isn’t your name Juan Jose Victoria?” He asks her not to say anything and that he’ll explain later. Their conversation is cut short by David’s return.

At Elsa’s, Carlos has come looking for some distraction and is pounding on her door calling her name. Viewerville is very happy at this point that JJ made her move to the hotel. We are even happier when our favorite hero of the show, Leo, comes walking up behind Carlos, wondering what his business is there. He recognizes Carlos as the owner of Club Sagittarius and reveals they are conducting an investigation that involves Elsa’s brother. If Carlos sees his “friend” Elsa, have her get in contact with them. He and Ramon leave a bewildered and annoyed Carlos standing at Elsa’s door.

We cut to a very worried Fausto who is calling home and can’t reach his daughters, who should be home at this hour. We then see one of them, Gabi, strolling by the Genoves pool with her new husband David. She wonders why he’s been so quiet the whole evening and asks if he still thinks something happened between her and Carlos. If he still doubts her, she thinks they should just end things now before they go further (religious ceremony, living together, starting a family, etc.). Since he’s looking at her lovely face at the moment, no rival is present, and no little devil (Roberto) is whispering in his ear, he tells her how much he loves and adores her and wants to be with her. He kisses her passionately.

At the front door of the house, Ale is bidding Juan good night. Neither seems to want the evening to end and they make plans to see each other tomorrow, about the construction of the house of course. “Hatsa mañana.” She closes the door, but then leans against it, grinning from ear to ear.

Mario and Juli are in the living room, having a drink and a chat. He wants her to also think of this house as hers, and she thanks him. He wonders if she plans to still work at the club, and then offers her a good position at one of his other hotels anytime she wants one. (Do it Juli!) She thanks him enthusiastically. Mario tells her he will have Abelardo take her home, who is at that moment in the kitchen asking Dora how she is. She begs off, saying that she’s not really sick but mainly tired. Plus, she didn’t feel it was her place to be there making the toast with the family. Abelardo thinks this is nonsense considering how loved she is by David and Mario. Dora is agitated, refuses to listen, and begins to head to bed. Ever the gentleman, Abelardo tells her how wonderful the dinner and the preparations were, and thanks her. She smiles and walks away happy. He leaves to take Juli home, and Mario wanders off to bed with a spring in his step and a song on his lips. It has been a very happy day for him.

In his bedroom (recamera) upstairs, David finally looks like he’s enjoying the day. He excitedly tells Gabi that they can keep this room as theirs or they can take a bigger one in the house. Gabi doesn’t understand why they would need a bigger room, when this one is already larger than her whole apartment! The talk of bedrooms seems to have made David frisky. He wraps his arms around Gabi from behind and kisses her neck. She, a bit nervously, tells him how important this all is for her. There has never been another man (implies sexually) in her life, and he is the first man she has ever fallen in love with. He leads her to the bed and assures her that he understands this perfectly. She looks him directly in the eyes and tells him that he’s extremely important and significant to her. (Note this David. She is saying she is not messing around here. This is serious for her. So get it together!) He tells her that she’s also important to him. (Actions, not words, David.) If he’s acted like an idiot, it’s because of jealousy (celos) and because he love her so much. She wants them to leave all resentments (rencores) and the bad moments behind them. (Are you listening , David?) He agrees. They exchange sweet nothings (tu eres mi vida, te adoro, etc.), and begin to suck face. We go to commercial and I begin to wonder if they are not going to wait till after the religious ceremony to consummate the marriage afterall.

We’ll have to wait and see how far things go with David and Gabi. First we head to a couple that’s in dysfunction mode at the moment. Juan returns to the hotel after his evening at Mystery Manor with the lovely Alejandra, to find pouty Elsa who has fallen asleep on the couch waiting for him. She needs to talk to him. He tries to head off an argument by saying he was with some guys doing business (he’s got that cheating spouse thing down pretty well). She’s not interested in that and asks him to sit and talk. The head games begin. He sits next to her, gives her an appreciative look and tells her she looks very pretty. He wants to know if she happy and likes the place. She tells him she is and does, but she wants to go back to her own apartment and space. It’s where she lives, and she thinks it’s best that way. Juan brings up the trouble Marcos could cause for her, plus he just doesn’t like her living by herself. Especially with all those guys sniffing around her like that architect (Medina) and Carlos. She tries to reason with him once again. She’s a decent woman, and if she goes out with someone or someone visits her, there’s nothing bad in it. Juan’s answer: “NO ME GUSTA!” (I don’t like it.) Wrong answer buddy.

Elsa is ticked off (rightfully so). He can come and go as he pleases, but she has to follow his rules and do things as he wants her to? Hell no! She gets up in frustration and tells him he has no business trying to impose his will (voluntad) on her. She leaves the room in disgust.

It’s the next morning and Mario is waking up feeling a bit weak after all of yesterday’s excitement- tricking his children into marrying each other; straightening out his hardheaded son; soothing his daughter; physically throwing a scoundrel out of his house; and planning and hosting a celebratory dinner (that’s a lot for a guy on death’s door). He tells Abelardo how happy, excited and filled with emotion he was. They laugh at how confused, jealous and silly David has been, but Mario is sure they will be happy together. He wants Abelardo to send for the lawyer (notario) so that he can change his will and leave half to David and half to Gabi. (What about Ale and Bertha?). Abelardo wants to know when Mario’s going to talk to the two of them about their parentage (David being his adopted child and Gabi being his natural child), but Mario begs off until Santiago/Fausto returns and they can see about continuing with their plan. Abelardo wonders in Faustiago will follow through. Mario doesn’t know, but it’s the only way to save his fortune for David AND Gabi. This way, they won’t have to break the news to Gabi that Faustiago is not her father, but Mario gets to be close to her and leave her his fortune. It’s a win-win for everyone. (Surely, Faustiago will see it that way. Right?)

David enters and greets his father with a kiss. Mario, ever the proud papa, comments on how handsome he looks, and David inquires about his health. Mario says he’s just tired, but he’ll be up and about soon. He’s surprised that David isn’t still in bed (ahem)… David smiles and tells him not to go imaging things. Last night he took Gabi home a bit late, but only because they were talking (so, that’s what the kids are calling it these days). Mario hopes it wasn’t so late that Gabi can’t come over to have a meal with them that day. David assures Mario that he’ll speak to Gabi about coming over and have the chauffer pick her up. Mario wants her to come over a bit early so that he’ll have the opportunity to sit and chat with her a while. He just enjoys her company so much! (Jealous David should be getting a bit worried right now about his dad’s interest in his wife, but I guess he knows his dad is not the type.) After David leaves, Mario says to Abelardo what a good boy he is, and this is the first time he’s seen him truly in love. He was just lead astray for a bit by that shameless (sinverguenza) Roberto.

Bertha tries to stop David on his way out, wondering why he’s acting like this sham marriage is real. Roberto told her everything and she will not take that woman living here (as if it’s her house). David tells her that Roberto is an idiot and Gabi is his wife and will live in this house. Bertha, knowing the right buttons to push, wonders if it’s not important to him that Gabi and Carlos went away together to that solitary beach house. David turns into the Hulk and approaches her menacingly telling her to butt out of what’s not her business. And she better not dare mention it again!

Limon and Juan celebrate their purchase of the hotel. Limon tells Juan that Mario doesn’t seem like a bad guy. He treated him really well and seems to be a nice, simple guy who doesn’t put on airs. Juan agrees that he does appear that way, but thinks it must all be an act. He thinks Mario is two faced- acts nice to your face, then plunges the knife in your back when you turn around. He wonders if Limon thinks that what Mario did to him was so nice. Mario declared to the police that he saw him speaking to the maid. He wonders if that should have been enough justification for them to throw him in prison. (Hello JJ! He DID see you speaking with the girl. And it was Adolfo’s accusation, a bad lawyer, and the police who put you in prison. Not Mario’s truthful statement. Oh, whatever. Continue with your revenge rant.) Limon tries to get him to see that what’s done is done (ya pasó), but Juan won’t listen. He spent eleven years, ELEVEN YEARS, locked up for a crime he didn’t commit. Eleven years of suffering for his mother. Eleven years of not being able to be with her. He’ll never forget, NEVER! This rant is interrupted by Caramelo, who’s looking for Elsa. Seems she’s packed her bags and left when they were all sleeping. Juan is sure she’s returned to her apartment and leaves to bring her back.

Yolanda has once again, and unwillingly, returned to the Guillens’ apartment to find out if the girls are indeed selling Adolfo’s diamonds. She rings the bell and while waiting for an answer, drops her purse and is helped by gallant Leo, who’s on his way out. Knowing who he is, she gets nervous and flustered but is saved from further interaction with him when Gabi comes out. Leo, as always, gets a wistful look on his face when he greets Gabi, and asks if her father has returned. He then excuses himself, with a parting smile for Gabi. Yolanda asks Gabi if Leo lives in the building and Gabi confirms it. They head inside for some girl talk. Yolanda has heard the gossip that she’s getting married and has left her job, at least that’s what she heard from Adolfo. Gabi confirms this and that she is in fact already married, as of yesterday. Yolanda feigns surprise and asks for the details. She continues to act surprised when she finds out the groom is David Genoves. She then asks after Juli, and when Gabi tells her Juli went out to buy a few things, Yolanda fishes around to see if they’ve been spending diamond money. Gabi telling her that they have to buy things like the wedding dress on credit at the small neighborhood stores; that she does not intend to buy her father and sister a fancy condo and does not consider David’s money to be her money; and that she and David intend to live with Mario, does not fit with Adolfo’s picture of money grabbing jewel thieves. (Give it up already. They don’t have the diamonds!)

Leo enters his office, looking a bit depressed and distracted. Ramon shortly follows. He got information from one of Elsa’s neighbors about where she works. They’ll head there next. Ramon brings up another case they’ve been working on—diamonds that were reported stolen in L.A. (what a coincidence). One of the diamonds showed up here in Mexico, and the description of the guy who sold it matches with the description of Marcos. Leo is now more determined to find him, but once again seems distracted. He finally tells Ramon about Gabi marrying David, and Ramon’s answer is “I told you so.” Women care about money (la lana). You should have told her that you’re rich too. (These guys just don’t get it.)

Another guy who just doesn’t get it, Adolfo, is having a smoke and a coffee, when Yolanda enters saying her own version of “I told you so.” He was wrong. Those girls don’t have two dimes to rub together. They’re still living their poor lives, buying cheap clothes on credit. Adolfo is still not convinced. They’re just clever (listas), pretending in order to throw them off their scent. Yolanda insists and Adolfo glowers. Meanwhile, the real jewel interceptor and seller, Marcos, has just happily bought his trailer truck (camión) with some of his diamond money.

At Genoves Manor, Mario is so eager for Gabi’s arrival that he is waiting outside to open the car door for her and usher her in. Gabi as usual, looks a bit bemused by his attentions, but she treats him amiably. They head to the living room as he tells her she is now the owner/woman (dueña) of this house. He explains that his nieces also live there, but he hopes that Gabi won’t mind and that it won’t be inconvenient for her. Anyway, one day the girls will get married and move out. He wants them all to get along with each other. Gabi assures him she doesn’t mind at all, and that she’ll do her part to make sure they get along. He can’t contain his glee and tells her what a great affection he’s already developed for her. She says she feels the same for him. They smile at each other.

The one niece we know will do her part to make sure Gabi’s home life is not a happy one, has arrived at Roberto’s apartment hopping mad. Bertha wants to know why Roberto told her David and Gabi’s marriage was a sham. He says he didn’t know. His fake judge was ready to do the fake marriage. He thinks Mario intervened and brought the real judge. Bertha is once again amazed that good guy David was going to go through with a sham marriage, but is even more confused about why he’s now going along with the real marriage. The door bell rings, and it’s Adolfo. He’s VERY pleased to see Bertha and knows exactly who she is. She excuses herself and leaves, but Adolfo is left speechless and impactado. “Vaya. Vaya.” (Well, well.) He obviously likes what he saw. He wants to know if she’s a friend of Roberto’s and tells Roberto to invite her to the club that evening. (Dirty old man.) Now back to business. Adolfo wants to know how plans for killing Mario are coming along. Roberto admits it’s more difficult to plan now that he’s banned from the house, but Adolfo urges him to figure it out. He’s in a hurry (me urge) for Mario to disappear. Roberto better follow through if he doesn’t want problems with Adolfo. Uh oh!

David is seeing Gabi home to her door and she’s gushing about how wonderful and caring his father is. “And me? What about me?” She rewards him with a kiss and by telling him he’s the most marvelous man in the world. They are in the middle of sucking face in front of her open apartment door, when a shocked, scandalized and angry Fausto arrives. “GABRIELA!!!!” Uh oh!

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Capitulo 77.Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 75 to 79. Then come back here to discuss it.

Paula asked me to post this link. It has translations of dialogs from these episodes. Paula warns, they are only rough drafts because she wrote them as a language study exercise. She never intended to post them publicly.


Capitulo 78.Read Julie’s original recap which covers Cap’s 75 to 79. Then come back here to discuss it.


I'll try to post some additional highlights later tonight when I get off work. In the meantime enjoy the episodes and Paula's translation from the original airing. I haven't seen the episodes yet but it sounds like we might have another example of the parallel universe that this telenovela loves to portray. Maybe Omar is like the little devil on Fernando's left shoulder and his old friend Ed is the little angel on his right shoulder? Should be interesting.

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Tonight many of our ladies are stressed or distressed in one way or another. Mari's self-esteem is tested numerous times, Ilitia is tested both physicall and mentally, Kristel's sense of fair play is tested, Gretel is on the run, Netty and Doris run around, Begona is in danger, let's see how our ladies fare in tonight's episode.

From last night…”there's a special call out for Marianela,’the contestant who has stolen all our hearts with her her courage and her beauty’. Enraptured Emanuel laps it all up and adds, And tonight I'm going to steal you away!”

And on that exciting note we begin…

As the crowd warmly applauds Marianela Ilitia gives Eman the stink eye, Fedra sinks lower into her seat with her big glass of wine, and Agent Orange grabs a bell-pull and laughs that Mari’s about to become a big ball of calories. The jackass pulls it and here comes the melted chocolate. Half the crowd laughs and the other half is appropriately appalled. You know who they are so let’s move on to another town…

Yep, it’s Bernardo’s flunky who has found Gretel. She senses something is wrong with the guy, at the same time he calls Spiderus, “tell La Reina I’ve found her daughter.” Oliver goes over and asks the guy why he keeps staring at his girlfriend.

Eman rushes onto the stage. Meanwhile Ilitia snickers that Mari finally has a taste of her own medicine. (This is a play on the Mexican version, “a soup of your own chocolate”. Get it? Har har.) Mari knows it was Orangey and she refuses to let him see her upset. Nety leads the crowd in a grand applause which really irritates Ilitia and Fedra in particular. Mari struts her chocolatey self and Eman says someone will pay dearly.

It must be a little later on because Mari’s hair is perfect and she’s now wearing a pink dress. She gets another special applause while all the boring skinny girls have to go back to the dressing room. Doris waits in said room and shows Mari her deliberately ripped evening gown. (She didn’t do this before when Mari had to shower up? Whatever.) Mari has learned to roll with the punches and is unfazed. She announces to the skinnies that nobody leaves until they tell her who did this! Lorena smirks.

Out in the audience Axel whines to Emiliano about Mari getting more attention than his own sister. Fedra coos approvingly to her stepford son.

Nety and Emiliano discuss Mari and the late Eva. Then Netty reassures him that Gretel is in good hands with Oliver. Uh oh, don’t say things like that in telenovelalandia! It’s the kiss of death.

Oliver asks the weird stalker guy doesn’t he respect foreign women? Yeah, like that cheap trick is going to work after Gretel’s already talked to the guy. Stalker guy says no worries he understands how Oliver feels and he’s leaving. To plan Gretel’s re-kidnap no doubt.

Back at the dressing room Kristel grabs the dress and makes a lot of queen size dress jokes at Mari. Big surprise, nobody admits culpability. Doris has an idea of how to save the day and practically knocks Ilitia over on her way out the door. Ilita has come to have a word with la gorda. They glare at each other through the break.

Ilitia tells Mari that thanks to her Eman cancelled their marriage. Her life has been ruined ever since Mari showed up. (My theory is maybe Eman just doesn’t care for those creepy black see-through glove things she’s wearing.) Mari sticks up for herself and tells Ilitia to blame herself; Eman is probably tired of her spoiled tantrums and sick jealousies. She tells Ilitia that the wimpy fatty no longer exists so back off.

Kristel jumps in, literally, by huffing out her chest and hopping up and down in front of Mari. Is this supposed to be threatening? It’s quite funny really.

The MC introduces the distinguished personages starting with Fedra whose dress practically falls off when she stands up to take a bow. Meanwhile Doris tells Nety how Mari was sabotaged. Emanuel is introduced to the crowd as Nety drags him off, she needs to borrow his wheels. They argue pointlessly for a minute until Eman offers up his keys. Nety and Doris dash off.

Really? The skinny bitches are STILL giving Mari a hard time? Mari, break them in half right now. Ha, she tells Ilitia that she loves Eman and has ever since they were young. Ilitia gets in such a snit that the spittle starts flying. She can’t believe that Eman could be with a butterball like...and Mari lets fly with a mighty slap in the face, “Respect me bitch because we’re not equals!” Oh dear, so true on so many levels. You know, Mari is quite strong and is the only one who can manhandle Fedra. When will these stupid twiggy weaklings stop pissing her off?

Eman confronts Mauricio who says it was an accident, he couldn’t help himself. Right, a big pot of melted chocolate placed precariously above a beauty contest stage was an accident. Orangey advises Eman to take care of his own novia instead of that whale. This earns him a hard punch in the stomach, with Eman telling him to lay off of Mari. Orangey mutters that he’s going to dine on Eman’s ex the mamacita. Oh dear.

Silly scene with Netty and Doris getting on Eman’s wheels, a reverse trike, and Netty insisting she can drive it because she did it in a film 20 years ago. Off they go.

Bernardo and sidekick are lurking outside the club. They tell some guy on a radio that they’re in the club with the contraband and are awaiting instructions.

Agent O slips into Ilitia’s room, grabs her and says they are going to become real good friends tonight. He violently throws her on the couch.

Mari holds up a large red and white striped thing, is it her bathing suit? Those horizontal stripes will never do. Eman walks in and tells her she doesn’t have to prove anything to anyone. After staring into each others’ eyes through the break he reveals it was Orangey who sabotaged her by turning her into a big chocolate truffle so he punched him out. He reassures her that he doesn’t care about this contest; to him she’s the most beautiful woman in the world.

Meanwhile the new BFFs Kristel and Lorena are cutting Mari’s high heels so she will topple over and make a fool of herself. Lorena make a wise crack about there being nothing wrong below the belt with Kristel’s bro. Thanks for that Ho-rena.

Brandon and pal find the contraband. They hear some whistling and Brandon pulls his gun on one of the criminals. Bad guy immediately rats out Lowrenzo. So much for honor amongst thieves. Brandon leaves his sidekick (who is a criminal) to guard the newly-arrested criminal while he goes after Lowrenzo.

The skinny girls in their bathing suits primp and taunt Marianela. Kristel tells her that tonight she (Kristel) is going to have the last laugh. We’ll see.

Orangey is still torturing Ilitia in her dressing room when suddenly there is a knock on the door. It’s Kristel. I wonder if she opened the door to find Orangey humping her friend if that would make her laugh?

Brandon finds Lowrenzo up in the club and taunts him; those who push the boundaries of the law eventually get busted. Low looks a little worried but tries to act cool. Too late, Mr. Porta Lopez, you’re under arrest.

His two murderous henchmen walk toward the door of Nety’s perpetually unlocked boarding house. As they approach, Nety and Doris roll up on Eman’s trike. They run into the house leaving the door wide open for the bad guys to go right in, and they do.

Orangey threatens Ilitia with a knife and then hides. She opens the door for Kristel who notices Ilitia is trembling. Is everything OK? It must have been the scene with that horrid fatty, but it’s time to pep up for the show. Anyway, Kristel has a little surprise for la gorda that will cheer Ilitia up. Doubtful, as Orangey threatens her one more time before he slips out the door, blowing her a toxic toodle-oo.

Brandon has brought Lowrenzo down to the contraband cellar where Lowrenzo swears he didn’t know the stamps on the labels were forged. “That’s what we all say when we’re caught,” pipes up Brandon’s criminal partner. Lowman continues to protest his innocence, he wants his lawyer! “You’re not in charge here,” Brandon points out.

Nety and Doris paw through Nety’s costume collection. Begonia hears them and joins in. Don’t leave the baby alone!!

Low insists he’s just a simple businessman. Brandon disagrees, he thinks Lowman’s the head of the ring. Brandon grabs the young bad guy, the snitch, remember? But he can’t rat Lowman out to his face so now he cries that the head of the ring is…Mauricio Fonseca. Works for me.

Our two biker chicks have found a suitable outfit and dash out the door with Begoña waving goodbye. A second later she is grabbed by the two murderous henchman, one of them covers her mouth and hisses “We’re here on behalf of Lorenzo, who loves you…dead!”

Oliver and Gretel are in a candlelit cabin. He promises that nobody will find them out here in the middle of the woods, far from town. Uh oh. She tells him now that she’s found love and contentment she never wants to lose it. Uh oh. He says he’ll never leave her and they passionately kiss.

Cut to Fedra stomping out of the club with Spiderus in hot pursuit. She swears that Gretel will pay dearly for all the bad she has done to Fedra and she heads for her car. “Where are you going mom?” asks Eman, pacing the street, no doubt waiting for Nety and Doris to return.

Inside, the skinnies strut their stuff in the bathing suit category. The MC announces Marianela, applause please. Ilitia snickers until she hears the crowd roaring encouragement for her nemesis.
Eman points out to Fedra that she’s on the panel of judges and needs to fulfill her commitment like the elegant lady she is. She’s not going to let them say that the jury cheated, is she? (Not sure how her leaving is cheating but OK.)

Back to the contest and Mari is ready to make her entrance, this time in a casual white linen number perfect for the beach or a garden party. (I made up that last bit.) She totters out on the heels of death, arms akimbo and a big smile on her face. The scene is interrupted by Ilitia who grabs the microphone. She thinks Mari should be disqualified for not wearing a bathing suit. Mari grabs back and says one of the principles of being a beautiful woman is knowing what looks good. It’s not necessary to show one’s body in public in order to be judged beautiful. The crowd applauds their approval just as her shoe breaks and she topples onto the stage. The mean, skinny witches howl in laughter which I find particularly distasteful. Once again Eman rushes to her side. Take THAT Ilitia!

Oliver and Gretel snuggle in their little cabin in the woods. Gretel is worried and feels like something bad is going to happen. She begs him not to leave her alone. Suddenly she sits up, she’s afraid to stay there. Please, let’s leave! Gretel has one of her freaky episodes as Oliver tries to calm her.

Marianela gets up proudly, takes off her shoe and hurls it at Kristel’s head. You go girl! Once again the crowd applauds.

Brandon struts backstage and runs into the little mannequin Ilitia. He wonders if she’s jealous of all the applause that Mari’s getting? Ha, she says this stupid crown means nothing mi amor, it's not Milan. Brandon teases her about calling him mi amor, is it because of what happened the other night? No way, she says, it was just a night of drunkenness, nothing more. She gets a twinkle in her eye and insists she forgot about him the next day. He says fine say what you want but you had a great time, the truth hurts doesn’t it? She smiles and brushes past him as “yo soy sexy” music plays.

Gretel has calmed down but is still very worried. She says she has to tell Oliver everything that she’s been keeping inside all these years. She’s going to tell him what Fedra Curiel did! Cara impactada de Oliver.

And that leaves us on the edge of the cliff. Will Mari win the contest? Will Begona get whacked? Will Gretel get kidnapped before she tells Oliver her secret? How will our damsels in distress fare in the next episode?

Tomorrow: We find out who wins the concurso. Eman has arranged a romantic candlelight dinner…in a bedroom?
Aplauso caluroso – warm applause
Bola de sebo - butterball
Sin rodeos – bluntly speaking
Una sopa de tu propio chocolate – a taste of your own medicine (lit. a soup of your own chocolate)

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