Caray, Caray!

How nifty is this? We begin tonight's romp, not in DF, but in a dive on the Vera Cruz waterfront with a young pre-rictus Bernardo looking after the health of his much-adored Capitán ,

"No one touches my Capitán Sevilla as long as I'm alive."

as he takes down a ruffian who dared to defy and attack the youthful sea-dog.

An adolescent hooker is impressed,

" ¿Así que eres Capitán (So you're a captain)?"

"José Maria Sevilla, a tus pies (at your feet )."

Well, there you have it, Maggie, they've just met... haven't eaten off of each others' plates... and tutearing like old chums. We're not in El Salvador anymore, Toto.

Turns out that she's just been hanging out waiting for the man of her life, and Shazam! Here he is! Juana Felipe welcomes the man of her life with a beso.

Fedra remembers, "Ay, Chema, I surrendered to you like to no other man."

An old Captain remembers too as he shares a Tequila with his old friend.

Meintras tanto, well actually, many years ago, the young captain and an even younger trollop are basking in the afterglow as Juana F continues Fedra's thought,

"Te di, Te di mi amor (I gave myself to you, my love)."

"You're the only woman, Juana, there is no other."

"Make love to me Chema, amamé, leave your mark on my skin, I want to be yours now and forever."

Yikes! Mind if I smoke?

Chema tells his friend that this memory is all he has.

Netty is certain that the poison has left Mari so thin and that she is responsible since it was her duty to watch over her. Marianela assures her that she slimmed down for health reasons and at the moment, she is smiling for a change. Thanks to Netty's adoring attorney's less than noble self-sacrifice she now holds in her perfectly manicured bony little talons the forged documents that will enable her to recover the creepy castle and considerable fortune her mother left her. Let's hope she has the good sense to bulldoze that malevolent mausoleum of misery and replace it with a Chucky Cheese franchise or perhaps a Bob's Big Boy. Netty is happy for her but wants to resurrect the chunky cheery cherub that this scrawny screwloose Spaniard once was. She thinks that a good start would be to get in touch with Emanuel and level with him.

"Buenas noches."

Right on cue.

Manzanita is feeling her sugar rush from all that ice cream our Judy allowed her to eat during Wednesday's episode. She bounds into the parlor and begins springing about the furniture like a Mexican jumping bean about to be refried... someone forgot to take
her Ritalin this morning. Poor Ilitia is discovering that perhaps this little adoption scheme might not be the best plan after all. She raises her voice,

"Don't jump on the sofa (sillón), especially with your shoes on! Sit down!"

In a desperate attempt to take control of the situation as she snatches away the dish that the little apple has now targeted for destruction.

"Don't stick your tongue out at me!" .

"Don't scold (regañar) me! You're not my mother!"

Ilitia smiles a conspiratorial smile and suggests that if she plays her cards right, however, Emanuel could be her daddy. This is where Muñeca joins the conversation,

"Ilitia! What are you proposing to Manzanita?"

Manny wants to know what truth he needs to hear. Netty tells him that Marianela and Jorge will be divorcing, Vicky confirms this as they are joined by Jorge who proclaims his love for Victoria. Eman doesn't like this betrayal of Marianela by her husband and best friend. Helpfully, Netty points out that Marianela's only true love has always been Emanuel. Unfortunately Marianela has destroyed any love that he once had for her although Netty doubts that he could fall out of love so easily.

Now... it's looking as though this could all work out, Victoria + Jorge ... Marianela + Emanuel... Just one tiny problem:

MARIANELA = VICTORIA

Paging Dr. Solomon!

Manzanita is not in the market for a new momma.

"My mamá is in heaven!"

Muñeca tells her no one is wanting her to forget her mother and the sugar appears to have worn off because our familiar sweet little apple has replaced the hellcat that was here just moments ago,

" I want you for my mamá, Muñeca."

Awwww.

Meintras tanto, little Cristian is consuming his own MDR of sugar as he spreads sticky around the parlor with a large lemon lollypop.

Kids... gotta love 'em.

Flora rounds them up and hurries them off to bed.

Ilitia reminds Muñeca that she has Cristian,

"...that piojo (louse)."

"That piojo is your brother."

A fact that Ilitia is painfully aware of. Muñeca observes that Ilitia is trying to utilize Manzanita to shore things up with Manny. Well duh. More importantly, she wants to know why, if Ilitia loves Emanuel so much, did she deceive (engañar) him with Brandon?...
don, don, don.

Meanwhile Netty's pleading a powerful case for Marianela and Emanuel to pick up where they left off two years ago,

"A love so great (un amor tan grande) can't be allowed to die."

but Manny, in so many, many, many words tells her that his love for Mari was killed by none other than Mari herself. Vicky helps him out by pointing out that he is married. Eman tells her that he plans to fight for love as she suggests... his love for Victoria that is.

Poor Netty. Vicky stomps off, closely followed by Netty who still thinks this can be worked out, leaving behind George to declare to Eman that he too will be free and is prepared to fight (luchar) for Victoria's love... and win (ganar).

Ilitia wants to know who put such an idea into Muñeca's head.

"He did!"

Ilitia is now worked up and shouts,

"How can you say that I'm involved with this ignorant penniless nobody (pelado) who is so beneath me (no me llega ni a los talones)?"

This is met with a slap from Muñeca. A little late, but...

"You shut up! Have you already forgotten where you come from?"

Courtesy of a boozy Fedra we are treated to another flashback of the dashing young capitán fighting to preserve the honor of the teenage slutlet, Juana Felipe.

Her toast to her youthful protector

" 'Una dama (a lady).' He's the only man who ever made me feel as though I am... a lady ."

is interrupted by Bernardo who has developed a sudden concern for her level of alcohol consumption. He attempts a solo intervention without much luck. She is already deep in her cups, but at least she is using a glass.

"No, I'm a lady. leave me in peace."

She pouts. She tears up. She cries.

"It's because of him, verdad? Emanuel?"

"¿Huh?"

He asks again and she tells him that Emanuel is all that matters to her.

"Because you had him with the only man you ever loved, Capitán José Maria Sevilla, verdad?"

She remembers....

"I will never forgive him for denying (negar) his own son, Bernardo... never."

another flashback...

A youthful Juana F. announces her pregnancy to a less-than-thrilled Capitán Sevilla
who observes that it could be just about any other sailor's child.

Gee, and he seemed so gallant.

"I brought you aboard ship to be my woman, not to impregnate you (preñar)."

They tussle on the bunk.

"¡Suelteme!"

Fedra tells Bernardo that the two things she will never forgive Chemo for were that he allowed her to be miserably poor and that denied her child."

Back in Vera Cruz José M tells his old friend Santiago that God wouldn't give a son to someone condemned to die such as he. Santi encourages him to drop anchor (tirar ancla) here, where he's loved and adored, among the people he's helped. Nopis. Cap'n Joe is indulging in a major pity party and plans to leave this all behind and return to the big city where it all began, la Ciudad de México.

Well, of course you are, and we're all bettin' that you end up in la Mala Noche on a night that the Reina is performing. Later Cap'n.

Ilitia tells Muñeca never to slap her again. Muñeca's sorry. What's in a person's heart is more important than what's in his pocketbook. Actually Ilitia knew that all along. They make up. Do a little bonding... Huggies!...Next!

Cripes, now it's Marianela (or is it Victoria? Who cares?) and Netty talking in Vicky's room. Basically, Netty thinks that to be fair, Emanuel needs to know that Vicky and Mari are one and the same. After all, Jorge has the advantage of all the facts. Manny's getting a divorce and will be free to... at this point Marivick delivers a low blow.

"How long has Emiliano been saying he will divorce Fedra?"

"It's not the same thing... oh crap... you're right ... it is."

Maybe those weren't her exact words, but let's see a show of hands of those of you who think that Netty is right... that Emanuel should get a look at all the cards as well.

And now for a little dose of Delicia and Axel. We've been missing you guys. This is cute. Delicia is worried that Fedra is drinking so much. She's gone through all the decanters (licoras) and is working on the whisky.

"She's already asked me for more ice."

Axel thinks that she must be hatching another evil plot but Delicia hits him with a dicho,

"Where I come from they say, 'Madre es madre aunque sea vinagrera (your mom is mom even if she's pure vinegar, ie, a bottle of vinegar).


Just one more reason for Axel (and us) to love her. What a sweetie!

Manny drives up and Fidel is awaiting him. He's brought Ilitia back from her parents' place and stuck around to give Emanuel a heads up. Strange comings and goings of shady looking people at Fonseca's place. He dropped Lorenzo by there and thought that el Lirio de P might like to know. Emanuel grins a sincere Cheshire Cat grin.

OK, first Bernardo tried now Axel is prepared to launch his own little intervention for his mom. He gets right down to it... just in case, he's brought the ice.

"No matter what the problem... alcohol is not the solution."

And he is correct. Water is considered the universal solvent.

She politely tells him to get the Hell out. Not easily deterred, he invites her to open up to him,

"I'm your son."

"No, my son is Emanuel."

He reminds her of the problems alcohol caused for Aunt Eva. Of course she resents being compared to Eva and tells him so. This is starting to get ugly. He raises his voice, whether she likes it or not,

"I am your son!"

"For me, my only puppy (cachorro), my only son is Emanuel. Now, why don't you run along and pluck your little guitar strings or play with the little servants? Por favor, I don't want to look at you."

Poor Axel, he wilts and exits.

"Thanks for the ice."

And that's why we love her.

In tears, he runs into Manny,

"Hey bro, are you OK?"

"Our mother is in the study drinking out of control and I'm an imbecile for thinking I could approach her ... and get a little affection."

Not exactly Wally and the Beav.

Manny's turn.

"Mamá, please stop drinking."

"Leave me alone. I'm fine."

Well, actually, Axel got off light. She accuses Manny of turning her back on her in favor of first that fat girl and now the little Spaniard. Then in an amazing display of lucidity, puts two and two together and discloses to her puppy that Marianela and Victoria are one and the same. Now here's some information he could really use...

Manny, haven't you heard it said that children and drunks speak the truth?... Guess he hasn't.

Half-heartedly he tells her to quit drinking as he leaves.

Fedra mutters,

"Marianela Ruiz y de Teresa, I'm going to unmask you, you filthy (inmunda) ex-fatso."

Gladiola is upset that Brandon and Oliver are working late preparing for an operation tomorrow. She's vexed that Oliver and Manolo, who is really that young woman, carry on with their merry-making (jolgorios). Netty wants a word, alone, with Jorge. Gladiola asks Doris to join her in going up to visit Victoria, who she now knows is really Marianela.

"Next thing I expect to learn is that you are Jairo disguised as my Doris."

Jorge would like a chat with Marianela but must settle for a frank talk with Netty. She tells him that Mari loves Emanuel and she wants Emanuel informed of the truth about Marivick.

"You told me, you should tell him. Do it."

He promises to think about it. He leaves. She consults with San Antonio.

Daybreak.

Yippee ki yea! Police action! The SWAT team moves into place just in time. The bad guys arrive at an apparent municipal structure. A young man gets out of a black SUV and approaches a black car. He and two men from the SUV begin removing wooden crates from the back of the SUV. Oliver checks with Manolo,

"Are you taking photos?"

"Sure thing!"

Well I'll be switched! El Lirio de Plata gets out of the SUV...Hey! I recognize that stance,... it's Lorenzo. Oliver and Brandon rejoice.

"Gotcha!"

Not sure exactly where, Dandy and Mau await Lorenzo's return. Dandy frets. He hopes that Porta López does his job. Mau is confident... Lo needs the money. Dandy has a briefcase filled with money. They rejoice over the dollars and joke about how all the police are going to end up with are bottles of water. Ha ha... Lorenzo joins them... he sure got back quickly... oops.... that voice....sounds like the real Lirio. He picks up the pistols and deftly drops out the clips.

Lorenzo de Plata is wrapping up the phony deal, the cops are waiting for Brandon to give the go-ahead... Oliver looks around...

"Venena? Manolo? ... Where is Manolo?"

"Brandon gives the order,

"Move out!"

"Put the guns down! There's no escape. So here you are, Lirio de Plata."

Well, here's Manolo. He emerges from behind the SUV with a pistol pointed at his head. Brandon reacts,

"Guns down! Don't shoot!"

The bad guys, including Lorenzo de Plata, begin escaping. Oliver manages to move in from behind and pulls Manolo free, shooting his captor in the chest as they fall to the ground.

Brandon checks the downed bandit, as Oliver checks Manolo.

"This guy's fried, Oliver. El Lirio de Plata escaped again."

Super Mau is not happy to see el LdP but recognizes his skills and offers him a job. Mau doesn't work for the likes of Orangy and tells him so. Mau then suggests that he seek employment with either St. Peter or Satan because he's about to ship him off to one of those other worlds. Sadly, Mau is more clever with words than physically nimble, nevertheless he attacks el LdP, When this doesn't work out as planned he decides that talking might be best after all.

Garduño and a pistol arrive. LldP grabs Mau and uses him as a shield. Gard orders the masked one to release his associate. eLdP replies,

"Better drop your gun if you don't want to lose your friend."

No problem for Garduño, he'll just shoot them both.

Clara Bella (the corrupt judge's secretary) bursts into licenciado Pacheco's office just as he is

about to have his way with with a plump donut. He didn't hold up his end of the bargain. As he looks on in horror, she crushes the innocent pastry with her bare hand and says (I promise, I am not making this up),

"If you're not going to eat me, you'll eat nothing!"

She leaves one donut intact as a prop for Judge Pantoja who awaits in the outer office. She ushers him in and leaves. The judge wants his documents back or he'll,

"... leave you exactly like this donut."

Super Mau is disappointed that he means so little to Garduño. El LdP tosses the pumpkin at Garduño, takes his pistol and drops the clip.

Brandon, Oliver, and Manolo have returned to the station and are debating what just happened. Brandon says that this proves that the lily is dirty. Oliver says that things don't square since the bottles contained water, not alcohol. Manolo says that wasn't the true lily.

Three blind men feeling up an elephant.

Brandon answers the phone, looks puzzled , then announces,

"That was el Lirio de Plata... he says that the site of the sale (venta) was elsewhere,
that he is with those who are truly guilty."

Oliver gives him his best "well there you have it" shrug.

Netty and Marivick are seated on Netty's sofa doing a little strategic planning, when in strolls Pacheco... he's not alone. He brought Judge Pantoja along. No coffee and cookies for you. Victoria asks the obligatory,

"¿Qué hace aquí?"

Somehow, Garduño, Mau, and Dandy are all securely tied as el LdP inexplicably wanders about the premises tidying up and hiding the briefcase full of cash. Can someone explain why he isn't already out of there? Crikey, he takes the opportunity to give his captive trio a lecture on morality when we spy a shadow on the stairway behind him. It's...

el Lirio de Plato

who sneaks up behind...

el Lirio de Plato,

conks him on the head with a pistol and is suddenly Lorenzo sans mask. As he unties his pals, he negotiates a promotion with Garduño. Since Fonseca has proven his ineptitude, Lo thinks that now he should be number 2. Garduño agrees as he kneels to unmask...

el Lirio de Plato.

The judge wants the papers which betray Fedra's guilt. His secretary assured him that it was Pacheco who robbed his office.

"Your secretary is crazy. Didn't you see what she did to my donuts?"

Victoria argues with the judge but he vows that he'll recover his papers... whether they wish to return them or not.

The police interrupt the unveiling of...

el Lirio de Plato.

Lorenzo frets over the money, he really needs it you recall, but Garduño says screw the money and they flee. Super Mau takes the opportunity to deliver a kick in the ribs to a a prostrate youknowwho. For some dark reason, I find this oddly satisfying.

Crooks vanish. Cops squeeze in with weapons drawn. Brandon orders everyone else to search the place and examines the dark figure on the floor.

"He's alive!"

he shouts to no one in particular since everyone else is off searching the place as he ordered. As he goes to remove the mask a gloved hand grabs his wrist,

"Not so fast, amigo."

Brandon orders him to surrender but of course his foe is much more agile and pushes him away, leaping to his feet. They are face to... umm...mask.

Victoria apparently doesn't understand the negotiating power a loaded pistol confers and orders judge Patoja to get the Hell out. She admits that she has the papers that he wants so he pushes Pacheco aside.

"So you know where those receipts (pagarés) are, eh, eh?"

"I've got them, so what are you going to do about it, shoot me?"

He cocks his gun and to my horror I find a part of myself thinking, ummm... OK... why not? Just make it quick and merciful.

Brandon and el LdP have a brief debate over morals, Brandon is slugged and el LdP picks up his pistol and briefly points it at Brandon.

"Are you going to kill me?"

Nopis... he ejects the clip and hands him the pistol.

"No, I would be incapable of harming anyone, much less one of the most honest people I know. Ordinarily, I dump the bad guys guns into an oven, but not yours, you need it to trap criminals."

He reaches into his belt then poof! he vanishes in a cloud of smoke.

In the other room, Manolo has found the money. El Lirio de Plato tells him that he needs to take it where it'll do some good. He trades a machine gun for the briefcase.

He tells Manolo to say hey to his sister Victoria for him.

"Tell her I'm anxious to be with her again... On second thought, don't say anything..."

"I know what I have to do."

Carlos

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The big news on Telemundo is the announcement that La Reina del Sur starts February 28 and it will take over Alguien’s time slot.

ALGUIEN TE MIRA

A month passes. A veneer of normalcy covers the friends’ lives.

Rodrigo helps Valeria through her latest relapse. Valeria’s love and gratitude toward him is such that she would do anything to keep him from suffering. And right now he is tortured by the knowledge that Piedad and baby Sofía are in danger from Julián. Valeria makes a last-minute attempt to convince Piedad that Julián is a menace; she tries to tell her what Vidal’s cellmate has said and explain about the old photo of Julián’s mother, Fabiola, in the black dress. Piedad looks uncomfortable but unconvinced.

Tatiana is functioning normally enough to keep her business running -- even if she has lost some customers. She seems on the verge of telling Piedad about her and Julian’s ‘indiscretion’ but then, uncharacteristically, holds her tongue.

Benjamin is trying to keep his nose clean. He hasn’t forgiven Tatiana or Julián for betraying him and he refuses to go to the wedding. He has seen Camila a couple of times. Camila – who has made the cleanest break from the past with her job, her education and her new-found self-sufficiency -- has made it clear that their romantic relationship is over. We, the viewers, know, (and Tati knows too) that Camila is in love with Benja. But Camila lets Benja believe that she is over him.

Pedro Pablo and Lola have reconciled. The blot on their happiness is Lucía’s disappearance with her (and presumably) Pedro Pablo’s son.

Newborns are quite fragile. It’s hard to imagine how Pablito, let alone Lucía, could survive on the street. If they’re alive, it’s because someone took them in. With what intentions? Who knows. Does Lucía’s mother remember that just before she delivered Pablito, Luci was checking out Indianapolis as a place to live?

Matilde is ever more eloquent with facial expressions, blinks, tears and hand squeezes. It’s hard to accept that no one has figured out how to communicate with her. Unless she has an enemy we are unaware of, she should be safe while Julián is away.

Once the telemédico passes his magical scalpel over her, she will recover completely. And she’ll be able to expose Julián for the monster that he is. If only they’d do the operation before Julián comes back….

Julián and Piedad continue with their quiet wedding preparations. Just before the ceremony, Julián’s son, Emilio, surprises Piedad with a gift: the family tree project he was working on for school. Only now it is complete. The famous photo of Fabiola in pearls and black dress and labeled by name takes pride of place on the chart. Julián and Piedad agree to keep the gift their secret. (Will someone else find the chart, realize its importance, and turn it over to Carvajal?) Again, Piedad looks uncomfortable but still not ready to admit that her faith in Julián is tragically misplaced.

We see Rodrigo running desperately, breathlessly through the streets. Is he hoping to stop Piedad's wedding at the last minute? If so, he arrives too late for Piedad but not too late to hold his daughter in his arms. But Julián and Piedad have already exchanged vows. And we see them leave for their brief honeymoon. And then we see the absolute misery on Piedad's face as she braces herself for an intimate moment with her new husband.

Knowing that Matilde’s recovery means the downfall of the Cazador:
Will Julián come back to kill Matilde before she can betray him?
Or will he make a run for it?

And if he runs:
Will he kill Piedad first?
Will he take her with him?
Or will he let her go?

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NUEVO RICO, NUEVO POBRE

I guess I’m watching this alone, DVRing the daytime episodes and trying to catch up on the weekends. This Colombian comedy is like Yo Soy Betty La Fea – sweetly funny, sharply observed and beautifully played. I guess it is just too regional for prime-time showing. Too bad because it’s so much better than just about every primetime comedy I’ve seen on the two major US Spanish language stations. (Or maybe I just prefer the Colombian to the Mexican take on comedy.) Right now Andrés, the nuevo pobre, is becoming a better person and learning a little about empathy and love; while Brayan, the nuevo rico, is letting himself be led by appearances and getting more callous and less likeable every day.

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Okay. Te toca a ti. Your turn!

Labels: alguien, herederos, telemundo

Capitulo 219.
Read Chapel Hill Fiddler’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Gui joins the meeting. He’ll approve the project if Aldo is put in charge. Fernando throws a tantrum. Lety shuts him down and accepts Gui’s condition. Marcia approves of how Lety handles things.

2. Saimon brings Ali her bills and she tries to ignore them. Isn’t that why she lost her car?

3. Gui leaves. Fern says it’s ridiculous to have some taquero (taco vendor) running their ad campaign. Fern asks where Lety found him. Caro steps in, “She met him in Acapulco when I took her there after you (uds) fired her.”

4. In Lola’s fantasy at the court, Efren declares his love and begs her back. In reality the judge’s priority is the children. Lola gets custody, and Efren’s support will be 3K pesos monthly, plus school fees. Efren earns 15K pesos per month; Lola 4K. But Efren hasn’t paid school fees so she raises the support to 5K. Efren objects forcefully, so she raises it to 7K, almost half his salary.

5. Fern proposes that he and Omar travel to NY and London to get distributors to invest in the project. Omar proposes Marcia go, and she’s sure it’s because Fern wants to get rid of her. So Fern says he’ll go. Aldo likes the idea of getting Fern out of the way. Lety doesn’t!


6. Marcia objects, saying Fern is needed at Conceptos, but it’s actually because she can’t keep him under surveillance if he travels. Aldo flatters Fern, pointing out his great knowledge, skill, and authority (as what? ex-president?). Fern sucks up the flattery.

7. Marcia offers to travel with Fern, and he panics and finds an excuse why she can’t. Then she’s offended that she doesn’t have an important assignment, and Fern suggests that one go to NY and the other to London. Checkmate! Lety finishes the meeting depressed because Fernando will be gone. Isn’t that what she says she wants?

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Capitulo 220.
Read k-Fuego’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Lety tells Aldo she needs him there. He invites her to lunch again. She begs off again because she has plans with the cuartel, so Aldo gets aggravated with the cuartel and asks, “When’s it my turn?”

2. Fernando accepts that he’s paranoid and frantic. That’s why he needs to get away and put his life in order. It hurts every time he sees her. Lety tells Aldo that she’s gotten used to having Fernando around, and she’ll suffer again when he’s gone. But it’s better that he’s gone so he can do what he wants with whatever woman he wants.

3. Aldo briefs Caro. He’s amazed that Lety doesn’t see that he loves her, and she tells him about her broken heart. Caro says Lety has a lot on her mind, between the presidency and Fernando. Caro is surprised that Fern drives him nuts, since Aldo is the most mellow dude she knows. Aldo says that mellow dude stayed behind like a dream in Acapulco.





4. Tom tries to buy Alicia’s embargoed car. Ali calls the agent to demand the remaining balance from any sale. During the call her cell service is cut off.

5. Fern tells Aldo he has ulterior motives for wanting Fern to travel. Aldo says they would avoid conflicts. “You must be fleeing (huir) something.” Fern says, “You’re invading my territory and I don’t like it.” Aldo answers, “Y?” which is like saying, “What ‘cha gonna’ do about it?”

6. Marcia summons Caro to talk about Lety. See the transcript. Luigi accepts blame for the conflict with Ruli because he’s fallen in love with another. Efren has to tell Jazmín about the judge’s order.

7. Fern wonders where Aldo got the idea that Fern is fleeing. Omar suspects that Lety told Aldo everything. Not good news. He says, “Then Aldo thinks I used her, deceived her, and never loved her.” Omar suggests that Aldo is poisoning Lety against him. Fern says, “No, your letter was enough to make me her enemy for life.” Fernando finally takes the US embassy call, and he and Omar actually work!

8. Ali asks Marcia for a “loan.” Marcia turns her down flat. Ali tells Lety she needs a raise and an advance right away. When Lety refuses, Ali is convinced that it’s revenge.

9. Tom tells Aldo he doesn’t like Fern because he takes advantage of people and doesn’t care about others. Aldo says the both dislike Fernando. Tom says they also both like the same woman. Aldo thinks he means Lety.

Jaime and Angelica host Premio Lo Nuestro 2011, 17 February.


 

 

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Spanish Lesson, Marcia and Carolina.
Loose translation.
M: What is your relationship with Lety?
C: I hired her as assistant when she was fired.
M: That woman put me through hell.
C: I don’t want to get tangled up in those things. I came here to work on the food expo.
M: I suppose you’re happy Lety is the new president. (IOW Marcia is determined to drag Caro into the conflict despite what Caro just said. You can’t be my friend if you’re gonna’ be her friend! Wahh!)
C: I don’t want my relation with Lety to destroy our friendship. But if it’s that important to you, I’m sure you can hire someone else. (IOW, if you tell me to choose, you lose!)
M: Oh, no, I didn’t mean that at all. (Especially if you don’t yield to my threat.)
C: Please remember, my support of Lety is not a position against you.
(Tu servidor recapper says, “Pay attention, Marcia. You should take dignity lessons from Carolina.”)

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*Frightened Julieta calls Lionheart who kicks Adolfo’s bony butt out of the building, and then gets a warm hug from his damsel in distress.



* At home Adolfo calls “Silverio”, who’s just playing billiard with Psycho Eddie and Valentín in a bar. Carmelo tells him his boss needs Adolfo’s e-mail address to get in touch with him and he refuses to tell Dolphie who his boss is. And how much diamonds do they have? Approximately 20. After they finish the conversation Édgar scolds Carmelo: you idiot, we only have 7 gems, the others ended up in the margarine! But Carmelo wants to take a look at the shoes again.

* Bertha and a huge amount of freshly bought, expensive dresses arrive at the condo, where Sugar Daddy gives her a shiny necklace and asks her to call Mario. Convince him she regretted everything and she wants to reconcile with the family. Naturally Adolfo only wants her to mend her relationship with them! But he doesn’t even need to make up a story: Bertha is so enchanted with the necklace that she hardly hears his words.



*The three amigos reunite in Carmelo’s house where Eddie and Valentín show him the shoes, Gabriela’s photo and the documents from Garnica’s safe. Genious Silverio-Carmelo does what nobody else did before: he cuts the other shoe up and finds more diamonds inside.



* In a restaurant Dora and Jorge talk about meeting with David again. Dora’s lines, Jorge’s lines. Jorge plans to arrange a meeting and she decides to disguise herself to avoid danger.

* While having breakfast, Adolfo tells Bertha tales about Mario’s wealth and advises her to meet with him in Mirador at 3 in the afternoon. In the meantime Jorge calls David and they decide to meet in the park. In the neighbouring house Juan José tells Asunción he’s going to visit Elsa, but psst, psst, Mommy Ale mustn’t know about it! If she asks Limón tell her JJ’s in his office.

* In the condo Zebra Bertha calls surprised FaustiMario. She would like to talk with him and to apologize, could they meet at the restaurant on the first floor of Mirador? In their hotel room (which is totally Elsa’s old flat with a new color) Jorge admires Dora’s disguise and gives a pair of sunglasses to the winner of the monthly Lady Gaga Lookalike Contest.



* While Adolfo calls his mobster friends and hires a hitman who will have to get rid of Mario in Mirador, David and a bouquet of flowers meet Dora and Don Jorge in the park. He has so many things to tell her, he doesn’t even know where to start.

* In the prison JJ tells Elsa about Carlos’s 180 degree turn and tries to cheer her up. The most important thing is to get her out of jail. But when Elsa informs him about Mauricio and his lawyer, who are already working on her case, he’s Anti-Medina Centre switches on and says come on, he’s the one who’ll have to help her, he owes her that… and he manages to infuriate Elsa. He doesn’t own him anything and she doesn’t want his pity!



* David is also talking about Carlos, he tells Dora that Adolfo’s son is on their side now. And what about Gabriela, how is she? Blushing, happy and proud David tells her she’s going to be a grandmother. Dora who’s gets overjoyed at the news: look, Don Jorge, I’m going to have grandchildren, too! But there’s one more thing Dave has to tell her… Lately Gaby learned she’s Don Mario’s daughter.



*Carlos shows up at the design studio to invite the ladies for lunch. Ay, qué pena, Alejandra is going to have lunch with her husband, but why doesn’t he accompany Mina? Wink, wink.

* In the prison it’s loyal, caring Ulises’s turn to cheer Elsa up. When she tells him about JJ’s visits and accuses Ulises for visiting her out of pity, too, he assures the girl everyone know she’s innocent and try to prove it. Elsa collapses, she’s afraid this all was her destiny. Ulises doesn’t know how awful her life has been: her father left her, her stepfather tried to rape her and her brother killed him to protect her. Yes, she suffered much, says Ulises, and if it helps her, he can tell her he lives in a prison, too. A prison that’s inside of him. When his father found out he was gay he kicked him out of the house. He had to bear others’ insults all his life, and people like Édgar took advantage of his loneliness. They agree that Zaida, Dante and Eddie took advantage of their benevolence, and when Elsa pulls the “I can’t trust anyone again” card, Ulises reminds her of the people who try to help her: the police, the lawyer, Mauricio and even Juan José. She has to be strong and remember she isn’t alone. In the meantime Alejandra calls her husband at Mirador but learns from his secretary that he’s already left.



* The naughty members of Goonyland are creating e-mails based on what they know about Garnica to make their bosses believe that Dances with Fishes is still alive. “Dante, be careful with Adolfo Ávila, he wanted to kill me in Vallarta! Fortunately a brave boy called Édgar saved me.” (Édgar: Boy? Boy?!) “A brave guy called Édgar saved me. This Édgar also told me that Adolfo’s driven into a corner by the police because of his smuggling businesses, and now he’s looking for a fall guy. It’ll be you, Dante. Be careful with Adolfo, he’s setting up a trap for you.”

*In a bar Mina and Carlos have great time together and talk about their idiot ex-lovers. Did Carlos fall in love with Bertha? He doesn’t really know, but anyway, she left him for his father. Oh, and his father might have killed his mother. But when Carlos looks at Mina he forget his problems and finally realizes how pretty she is.



* Dante receives “Garnica’s” e-mail that almost makes him to swallow his cigar. Number of jaws on the floor: 1. He immediately writes an answer and asks Garnica how could Adolfo drive him into a corner. Carmelo answers that information will cost Dante money, and the goons even manage to throw JJ’s name into the mess, again.

* When Juan José, aka the second worst amateur actor arrives back at Mirador he finds Alejandra in his office and after some lame excuses he admits he visited Elsa. Alejandra looks relieved: that’s why he lied to her? Elsa is his friend, she’s in trouble, JJ may visit her whenever he wants, just don’t lie about it. By the way, he’s got mail. (Juan José: Un MAI?) Alejandra reads out the e-mail: “Mr. Victoria, we have to talk, we have many pending businesses. Bye, Javier Garnica.” Number of jaws on the floor: 3. He’s alive?! Mommy Ale thinks anyone could’ve written that e-mail, and before answering it they should calm down and think the situation over.



* The enthusiastic gangsters send the last letter to Adolfo. “Dear Adolfo, what did you think? I’m alive! And now you’re going to pay me more than I asked for last time. I found out you sent Zaida after me to kill me, but I was smarter than her… I asked Édgar to sleep with her therefore I could flee. And guess what, Dante Sevilla sent a professional torturer after Édgar to find those famous shoes… And now I have them! Because the man Sevilla sent after him is my buddy.” Number of jaws on the floor: 4.



* In Mirador Bertha is waiting for Mario on the first floor. While the old man is climbing the stairs, Ale and JJ show up in the hall and notice both of them. Bertha decides to flee and the couple follows them. That is the moment when Adolfo’s 45th hired goon shows up and pushes FaustiMario over the balustrade. Santiago Guzmán, you definitely should’ve married someone else 23 years ago.




Aribeth

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Capitulo 217.
Read Julie’s original recap which covers both episodes, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Lety asks the cuartel how they know about her and Fernando. They won’t answer so she cold shoulders them. They repent and tell her that they found the letter. Lety says the letter was just an ugly joke of Omar’s. Marta asks, if it wasn’t true, why did Lety cry and cry? Lety tells them the truth.

2. Fernando acts like a jerk in the restaurant association meeting, childishly mocking Aldo and insisting on being first in everything. Even Omar tells him he acted childishly. Fern agrees and says the solution is to take Aldo off the project, out of the company, out of his life, and out of Lety’s life. Fern is sure he and Omar can do everything without Aldo; they just need his book (which isn’t finished yet).

3. Saimon brings Lety a basket of flowers from Aldo. Ali tells Marcia that Lety bought a car. Saimon thinks Tom is crying in the baño and tries to console him. Ali tells Marcia she’s sure Aldo proposed. She provides proof: the loving look in his photo.


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4. In the baño, Juana realizes that part of the divination came true. Lety says her life changed 180 degrees, but she doesn’t think Fernando changed. Sooner or later he’ll get the presidency back and marry Marcia. She’s forgetting the rest of the divination (Cap 38).

Very complicated days are coming. Hard and decisive. Your professional life and love life are united, they seem like one. Big changes. Big problems. Great satisfaction. Relationship of your dreams. In the middle, a storm. Together for a time, then separate. You’ll soon have a galán at Conceptos. I don’t know, Lety, but a whirlwind is going to come into your life. Everything will change. And something will come to pass. Something that you desire deeply Lety.

5. Fernando tells Omar the bag of cards is staying in their office, punto!

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Capitulo 218.

1. Tomás shows Alicia his makeover, his attempt to look like Aldo, and she laughs uncontrollably. Aldo hauls Tom to the bathroom and patches up his fallen ego. They try to wash the color out. Tom offers a truce and friendship. Aldo rescues and comforts Tom: good. Aldo sucks up to Lety’s best friend: bad.


2. Lety admires the flowers Aldo sent, while Fern spies from the doorway, but he doesn’t hear who sent them. Then Fern hears Ali tell the cuartel Aldo proposed. Fern reports the news to Omar, but he concludes Lety has yet another suitor. IT’S RAINING MEN!



3. Tom asks Aldo’s opinion of Lety, like a big brother probing his intentions. Tom concludes that Aldo would make Lety happy.

4. Lety tells Caro she’s sure Aldo has no romantic interest in her.

5. I’m not sure, but I think Luigi breaks up with Ruli.

6. Fernando challenges Aldo’s attendance in the meeting. Aldo spouts his deep thoughts. Fernando says Aldo gives a speech with some cheap philosophy, he’s satisfied, and everyone is happy. Marcia tells Fern to stop being rude to Aldo.

Labels: fea-2010

We had a few scenes from yesterday, Adrian in the corner being punished by Thomas the tormenter; and at the same time we see Justa and Ricardo at the police station filing a complaint against Thomas.

We also have the rehash of Leo telling Eva her son needs a father and he needs her. Vicky is hidden in the corner intently listening in. We also rehash Eva spilling the beans that Daniel is Pablito’s father. Vicky looks on horrified.

Leo doesn’t seemed surprised by this. He asks her what she plans on doing. She tells him nothing but pleads with him not to tell anyone. Leo assures her that her secret is safe with him. She tells him that’s why she told him the truth, because she could always confide in him. Leo gives her a snaky smile assuring her she can trust him as Vicky takes off.

Victoria has made it back to Daniel’s house and is having a serious conversation with herself “That’s all I need. If Daniel finds out Eva’s child is his, he is capable of returning to her. I can’t permit Eva to have this weapon (arma) against me. I have to give Daniel a child.” She calls Leo and tells him she needs to talk with him urgently.

Renata is in the dining room setting the table. Eva approaches her and kindly asks for a glass of water. Renata not looking up tells her she is busy and to get it herself. Wrong answer!!!! Eva takes the plate out of her hand and spear chucks it across the room. Well that got her attention as she looks up in fright.


We have a stare down with Renata’s jaw dropped to the floor in disbelieve as Eva takes another plate and chucks that one across the room. Renata is shouting that they are expensive and struggling to take them away from Eva. Eva continues throwing them and tells Renata she will take it out of her wages if she doesn’t start respecting her. And if she has to she will break the entire set and charge Renata for it

Renata looks up and asks her if she is enjoying all this. Eva looks back at her and says “No not really. I am not accustomed to other people’s miserable behavior. Like how you treated me the first day I came to this house to work. You humiliated me and devalued me Renata.” Renata shocked at first tells Eva angrily that Leo should have never brought her to this house. Eva continues to tell Renata “from the first day I knew you were a biter resentful women. And now you are getting what you gave. One reaps what they sow (Uno cosecha lo que siembra). Only God knows what you have done and only he can collect.” This sends Renata hightailing to the hills but Eva is not done and calls her back angrily shouting “don’t you ever disrespect me again and don’t ‘tutear’ me. (Use the more familiar form of speaking reserved for close friends and family.) Now go get something to clean this up” as she points to the broken dishes.

Renata leaves and Eva hangs on to the chair for dear life and breathing deeply as she says a silent prayer “forgive me I never imagined I could do something like that but if I want to gain her respect for the position I hold in this house I can’t act weak in front of her.”



Dan and Fran are bonding over a few drinks.


Victoria enters the house and chews him out for getting drunk with the chauffer. Fran tells Dan it is probably best if he leaves. Vick with arms crossed asks Dan if he isn’t embarrassed. Dan setting his drink down, tells her if she is going to cause a scandal, he wants to act dignified while she chews him out. Victoria has now turned her “sweet button” on as she calls him over and says “I am not going to chew you out. Quite the opposite.” She now has gotten very close and is hugging him telling him she wants to stop all the fighting. Dan is actually buying this as he smiles. She sweetly tells him she has to leave now as she has an appointment.

Eva, with Pablito on her lap, is telling Tia Matilda how bad she felt treating Renata the way she did. Renata just doesn’t get that things have changed. Tia warns her not to become as mean as the people who treated her so badly. Eva tells her she knows but just wants them to obey her. Tia warns her to not loose who she really is with all this vengeance. She tells her not to permit her heart to harden but to continue to go forward. She tells her to try and get some rest after such a tough day. Eva tells her she can’t imagine the tough day she had. She had to confront many people who were just waiting for her to fail. Now the worse is yet to come as she has to face the clients. Tia encourages her and tells her everything will be fine.

Eva then tells Tia she met one of the clients who turns out to be an intimate friend of Marcella’s. She says the name Deborah and Ta is left with a shocked look on her face. She stands up and innocently asks what she said. Eva tells her she just came to see Marcella. She also tells Tia she felt strangely resentful when she saw Deb because it made her think about her mother. Tia walks back towards Eva and tells her she has something to tell her about this woman. Eva asks her if she knows Deb. Tia tells her yes. Eva wants to know if it has to do with Marcella. Tia says no and just as she is about to spill the beans about Deb, in pops Alicia all bubbly and so proud of her big sister.

She tells Eva she crushed every one and was a huge success. She tells her everyone is talking about it and she is so proud of her. Tia then takes Pablito away and Eva and Alicia are left alone sitting on Don Julio’s leather couch. Alicia wisely notes that even with all this wealth Eva seems sad. Eva sadly agrees and tells her she will be sad always.

Victoria has met up with Leo. She tells him she knows Eva’s child is Daniel’s. He asks her how she knows. She tells him she was listening in.

Fran is sitting at the kitchen table. Jacky stirring a pot on the stove asks him if he is still mad at her because of the flowers. He continues eating and ignores her. Jacky walks over to him and asks him to forgive her. She walks away telling him if he had let her know he was hungry she could have made something more to his liking. He says “ Why? so you could later hit me over the head with the plate?” Jacky tells him to stop being mad. He tells her he isn’t mad he is hurt. Jacky tells him she knows she acted badly, and goes to retrieve a pastry, even doing a cute little backwards walk as she brings it over to the counter. She places it in front of him saying “Look what I made. Your favorite desert.” Fran dabs his finger to the frosting and I think he is weakening.


Victoria is bad mouthing Eva and can’t believe Eva would say Daniel was her child’s father. (I think that’s what she said.) Leo tells her he hates to rain on her parade but he believes the child is indeed Daniel’s. He tells her that Eva would have no reason to lie to him about this. Victoria says well than they are both a couple of jerks. Then she tells him he has to help her so that Daniel doesn’t find out about this. She tells him she has decided to get pregnant by Daniel. Leo tells her good and the faster she gets pregnant the better.

Fran is now enjoying the desert, as he takes a bite and tells Jacky it is really good. She says than you forgive me? Fran tells her of course he forgives her. “How can I be mad at you when you make such a marvelous thing.” as he smiles and continues eating. Then he slyly looks at her and asks her if she wants to go to the movies. Jacky seems surprised and replies “Me? With You?” He says sure, tomorrow. Jacky tells him she can’t tomorrow. Fran seems a bit disappointed and says well then the next day as he walks away with his desert. Jacky is elated.

Tia Matilda has now decided that it is best that she doesn’t tell Eva about Deborah. After all she isn’t going by the last name Gonzales. And in the meantime Deb won’t dare say anything to Eva. Eva and Alicia can never find out the truth. Just then Eva walks in and reminds her she was about to tell her something about Deb before Alicia walked in. Tia tells her it was nothing, but tells her she shouldn’t confide in this woman.

Daniel is sitting on his sofa thinking to himself “Eva why can’t I stop thinking about you. Why? Will I ever be able to stop loving you.”

We travel over to the “Gonzales Mansion.” Alicia is getting ready for bed and is surprised to see an eager Leo installed in her bed waiting for her. He tells her to lock the door and not to worry.

Daniel is asleep on the couch and in walks Eva. She seductively approaches him as he sits up and sees her. He walks over to her and asks her how she got in. She tells him that isn’t important. The important thing is that she is there and she knows that makes him very happy. He tells her he can’t deny that he really missed her. She tells him she missed him as well. He tells her she really hurt him when she left. She tells him that doesn’t matter now, they have to make up for lost time. They are standing very close as Eva has her hands on his chest. Daniel nervously looks towards the door and says Victoria could walk in any minute. Eva says “That doesn’t matter, she needs to know that the one you want is me.” And we get a very passionate noisy kiss.

Don’t you hate it when you are in the middle of the best dream ever and suddenly woken. Well that’s the deal here as Dan is suddenly brought out of his dream to his real life nightmare as Victoria is standing over him saying his name. He looks at her slightly dazed as she sits down and says sweetly “I’m sorry my love, I was waiting for you so we could go to bed together.” He tells her he fell asleep. Victoria says “I know and it looks like you were having a good dream.” Dan looking guilty now looks at her and asks why she would say that. She tells him it was because he was smiling and then asks him what he was dreaming about. He stands up wiping at his face and tells her he doesn’t remember. Vicky stands as well and tells him she will now be in charge of making sure he smiles again but while he is awake and leads him off to the bedroom.

Leo and Alicia are in bed now and we have to suffer through the motions. Finally it is over and Leo tells Alicia now she can stop having doubts about how he feels. His kisses and caresses have told her more than any words. He reminds her that Eva and him are nothing more than friends and work colleagues. Alicia tells him he has no idea how happy that makes her to hear that. Leo thought bubbles “I will keep you content as long as it is convenient for me.”

Cute baby scene as Pablito is cooing away in his crib.


Eva rushes about getting ready for work as she gives him a good bye kiss and leaves him to Tia‘s care.

Justa and Ricardo are at the pension all worried about Adrian. They can’t imagine where he could be. Hopefully the police will find him before his father can cause any more harm.

Marcella is sitting at the table eating as if the last year or so never happened. Eva walks in and Marcela, without looking at her tells her good morning. Eva in a lovely lavender number walks over to her and Marcella tells her she was waiting for her. Eva asks her what she wants and Marcella says to talk with her. Eva reminds Marcella that she is sitting at her place. Marcella touching the chair and then looking up at Eva tells her “This is my chair.” Eva tells her “I thought it over, don’t get up, If it is so nostalgic for you to sit in my chair stay there for today.” Renata walks around the corner with Marcella’s juice and Eva tells her she will have breakfast out. Eva starts to walk away as Marcella shouts after her “Eva I need to talk to you.” Eva replies “I don’t have time to talk to you” and leaves. Marcella literally bites her lip as Eva leaves.


Fran is sneaking around the kitchen corner with a bouquet of flowers as we see Jacky putting a salad together. He cautiously walks towards her with flowers outstretched in his hand.


Jacky tells him not to exaggerate and that she isn’t going to hit him. He smiles and walks up to her and starts flirting quite sweetly as he asks her if they are going to the movies like they planned and gives her a small peck on the cheek. Jacky smiles back and says, yes lets go.

Dan walks in and they both seem surprised as Jacky backs away trying to hide the flowers. Fran asks him how he is doing and asks after Victoria. Dan tells him she is at the gym, her real home. Jacky now hiding the flowers behind Fran asks if he wants breakfast.

Both Fran and Jacky are now nervously preparing Dan something to eat when the phone rings. Dan answers it and we see Eva in a car asking to speak with Jacky. Dan asks who is calling and Eva answers with sarcasm “You don’t recognize my voice? This is Eva.” Daniel replies “The Eva that I know is more charming and friendly.” Both Jacky and Fran are looking on quite uncomfortably. Eva adds “And very dumb.” Dan continues “ Say what you want but the Eva I was talking about is gone, the one I fell in love with.” Eva seems quite affected by this.

Renata is now bringing coffee to Marcela. She tells her she is happy to see she has left her bedroom and dressed. Marcella tells her she dressed up to go to work. Renata asks “The agency?” Marcella tells her you have to keep your enemies close at all times.

Renata tells Marcella that she is fed up with Eva. She can’t stand taking orders from her. Marcella tells her she can’t stand it neither. She shrugs her shoulder like what can we do and tells her to get her a taxi. Once Renata is gone Marcela says out loud “This Agency is mine and I won’t let anyone take it away from me.”

Eva is still on the phone and curtly says to Dan “Is Jacky there or not. I can talk to you at the office.” We see a resigned Dan looking at Jacky telling her it is for her. Jacky enthusiastically takes the phone and says a cheerful “HI there amiga” Fran makes small talk with Dan. Jacky turns to Dan with the phone behind her back and asks if he would be so kind to give her the night off so she can go see her friend, Eva.

Daniel looking quite frustrated says “Of course.” and walks away like a seven year old that has been betrayed. Jacky then excitedly tells Eva that she can make it and will se her tonight. Fran is behind her futzing with the flowers and when she turns around he is standing right next to her, both smiling at each other.


Vicky is at the fertility clinic. She thought bubbles “This maternity stuff makes me sick. What a bother it is to have kids. Look at that gut (barriga/gut or large belly) that women has ” as she sees a pregnant women walking about. She looks up at her and smiles telling her she looks very happy. The women walks over to her and starts talking to her. Victoria asks her how the pregnancy is going along. She tells her it is fine now but in the beginning she was nauseous and dizzy. I think she also told her she has stretch marks on her bust and her stomach. Vicky tries to hide her disgust as the women continues that she only has one varicose vein, but everything else has been perfect.

The women tells Vicky that at least she has a beautiful big belly. Vicky smiles in agreement, but when the woman walks away she says to her self “How horrible, oh well if that happens to me I will figure out how to fix it. Now it is urgent that I get pregnant by Daniel.”

Eva is now in her new office with her staff and greets them with smiles. She tells Olga she doesn’t want any interruptions. She thanks them all for their help and tells them now she wants to know more about what they do. We see big smiles all around.

Renata is all in a snit saying she can’t stand to be in this house any more. She remembers Eve’s words from the morning. She says she can’t take the guilt anymore. Than she remembers her chat with Dr. Garcia, when he came to the house telling her Julio had seen Justa before he died. She remembers telling him that was not possible because Justa was dead and Julio knew that. She wonders what Julio could have left for Justa. “If I help her get this inheritance God has to forgive me.” She takes the phone and calls Dr. Garcia.
She tells him she needs to talk to him.

Marcella has entered the agency. The cheerful atmosphere quickly turns chilly. She snarls at the two women standing and wants to know why they are staring at her and to get to work. She tells them to find Bruno and Giorgio and to have them meet her in her office. Olga stops her and tells her she best not enter the office. Marcella looks stunned and snarls “What?!! What are you saying girl. Of course I am going to the office, because it is my office.”

Eva is in the middle of her meeting when Marcella barges in. She stops and stares at Marcella defiantly.


Marcella still in snarling mode looks around and asks what everyone is doing in her office. Then she snipes at Eva and asks her what she is doing there. Everyone gets up to leave and Eva quickly points at them and orders them to all sit back down. She Looks straight on at Marcella and says “This is the president’s office of the Arismendi Agency and for the time being I occupy it.” We have dramatic music and a death stare down.

Marcella is asking Eva how she would dare take over her office. Eva reminds her that the office belongs to the company. She is now smiling with a bit of spunk as she tells Marcella not to worry she has asked for another office for her on the floor below with the modeling agency.

Renata is with the good Dr. Garcia. He wants to know what brings her there. She tells him she will get to the point (quiero ir al grano.) He asks if she is ill. She tells him no, she is there about the document that Julio left for her sister. He tells her that was a long time ago and she told him that Justa was dead. Renata hems and ahs and finally tells him that she lied. Justa is alive. Dr. Garcia looks surprised.

Marcella is telling Eva that she will be sorry for this. Eva still smiling tells her “Perfect but in the meantime” as she walks over to the intercom and says “Olga please come and show Marcella to her office.” She looks at Marcella and addresses her as usted “When you want to talk to me about work, please make an appointment. Have a good day Señora.” She has sufficiently dismissed her and returns to the table of workers. Marcella is left speechless.

Dr. Garcia is ticked and wants to know why Renata lied to him. Renata lies and says Justa asked her to tell everyone that she was dead. She now stands up and asks him to give her the papers that Julio left for Justa. She tells him she will be sure that Justa gets them. Dr. Garcia tells her he is sorry, but he destroyed the envelope when she told him Justa was dead and the subject was closed. He tells her thank you for at least coming to him and telling him the truth.

Olga has brought Marcella to her new office. Marcella is not happy with her new digs. Olga apologizes and tells her it is the office that the Señora Eva has assigned for her. Marcella snaps back “The Señora Eva. How quickly she has changed bands.”

Eva is in her office talking on the phone to Tia Matilda and putting all of Marcella’s photos face down on the table top. Olga knocks and enters telling Eva Bruno is there and Giorgio is on his way. Bruno enters and Eva greets him. He tells her his modeling agency is associated with the Arismendi Agency. She tells him she is eager to learn more about this business.

Victoria is talking with the Dr. She tell her she wants to get pregnant as soon as possible. Can she get started with the hormone injections. The Dr. tells her not to be in such a hurry. They have to do some tests first. It is too early to make any decisions.

Giorgio shows up and enters without knocking. He greets Eva and she chews him out for being late. She tells him she doesn’t like people that are not punctual. He apologizes and tells her he was resolving certain problems. Eva tells him the next time she calls for him to come to a meeting he should stop what he is doing and show up. Giorgio starts up with attitude and tells her that he works for Marcella and is loyal to her and will only follow her orders. “Is that clear Eva?” Eva thanks him for his honesty but she won’t work with anyone that she can’t trust. She calls for Olga and tells her to call human resources so they can get his walking papers ready. She tells him “No one works here that isn’t willing to work as a team player. Is that clear?” We get yet another great stare down from a disgruntled employee.


After he leaves, Eva apologizes to Bruno telling him she knows he works for his agency at well. Old butt kisser Bruno tells her not to worry, he never did like him much. He tells her he will look for a replacement right away.

Giorgio has managed to find Marcella in her new water closet. He starts ranting on. He tells her she has to do something to get rid of that shrew (arpia.) Marcella tells him she is working on it but it is going to take time and work. He tells her he doesn’t have much time. That stupid Eva just fired him. Marcella is shocked. Marcella says now it is my turn to hit back as she pounds the table.

Eva is now taking a much needed sanity break with Don Julio and Pablito. He works really hard but finally gets the little tyke to smile.


Eva sits down and asks him if there is any other way to look glamorous and professional and present the image of a millionaire with out the torture of wearing those high heeled boots, as she pulls one off her foot. “Look how tall they make me.” He laughs with her and tells her that her sense of humor is one of her many fine qualities. She tells him lately though she can’t use it much. She has to be serious and hard. She confesses to him it is hard to be that way. She says on the outside she might look the part but on the inside she is trembling. He tells her that he hopes nobody notices and looks at it as a weakness. They will tear her to pieces.

Daniel is looking for Eva in her office. He has a balance sheet or something he has to go over with her. Olga tells him she is out but she will be happy to give them to her. He tells Olga he will return later and give them to her himself.

Eva assures Julio he won’t have to worry about her. He will be very proud of her. They continue to chat as she tells him about her little spat with Marcella. She tells him she did every thing with style. Never loosing her cool and always with a hint of disdain. He laughs and tells her he would have loved to see the face of that snake. She tells him he didn’t miss anything pretty. The shrew was about to explode at any moment.

She tells him she doesn’t know what to do to free herself from her. (I think that is what she said) She knows Marcella hates her. Julio says that is perfect as he laughs and asks for more details. She tells him about Victoria as well. She says the sun wouldn’t even warm her up. She is so afraid Eva has returned to steal her husband. Eva says “If she only knew how much I hate him.”

Deb is in Marcella’s office. Marcella starts moaning about her unfortunate set of circumstances. She says “and look at this cubby hole of an office.” She tells Deb that Eva fired Giorgio. Deb tells her she ran into him and he told her he quit out of loyalty to Marcella. Marcella accuses her of defending Eva. Deb looks hurt and asks her how she could think that. She tells Deb that Eva is signing her own death sentence. Deb looks very sad to hear all this.

Marcella is going on saying it is now her turn to fight back. This isn’t over. Deb seems concerned and asks her what she is up to. We hear a knock on the door and Alicia enters. Deb is pleasantly surprised to see her and kindly asks her how she is.

We flip back to Julio and Eva. He wants to know how things are with Leo. She tells him he has been very nice to her. Julio warns her to be careful with her dealings with him. He tells her it may sound awful coming from him because Leo is his son but she shouldn’t trust him. She tells Julio she is being careful but he is very insistent. Julio asks how things with the agency are going. She tells him things are going splendidly just like they planned. She tells him she was scared at first but after she was done everyone was really impressed. Julio smiles and tells her he knew it. She tells him she feels she is finally doing what he asked her to.

Marcella rags on Alicia for not addressing her as Doña and gives her a piece of paper. Alicia asks what it is and Marcella tells her it is her walking papers. Alicia is quite confused and says why. Marcella snips back and says because I felt like it. Deb is looking on with even more concern as Marcella tells Alicia to gather her things and get out. Alicia starts yelling back and tells her “You can’t fire me just because she feel like it. I am doing my job.” Marcella tells her “It is simple. I don’t want the sister of that woman working in my agency!!” Deb asks Marcella who she is talking about. Marcella tells her she is talking about Eva the thief. Alicia is protesting telling Marcella that her sister isn’t a thief and as much as this hurts Marcella to the soul all of this is no longer hers. (I think) She rips the papers stomps off and tells her she is going to go talk to Eva. Deb is left alone with her thoughts as she says “Oh my God. This is my daughter Alicia.”



Eva returns to her office and finds a rose on the table and Leo approaching her.

(Take a look at the out fit this creep is wearing.)
He is feeding her some line. He tells her he is in the world to fulfill her wishes. Eva looks sad and Leo tells her she looks tired. She tells him she is. She tells him she had to confront his mother, Victoria and Daniel. She tells him it is a really difficult task (tarea.) Leo tells her he understands. She tells him something else how she is capable of doing this job, or something like that.

Leo warns her that things could get dangerous with his mother. He tells her it is hard for him to, because she is his mother and it is hard to see her go through all this. He tells her she can count on him for his help. He knows she is a great person and fair and won’t harm anyone. She says something about Marcella wanting to do nothing but harm to her.

Dr. Garcia is telling Julio he is doing great. Like a bull after the run. Julio laughs but Dr. Garcia warns him that he has to continue with his treatments. His heart has to beat for a long time.

Leo is making more moves on Eva. He tells her he could spend the rest of his life with her. Eva wisely gets up and walks away from him. She tells him he is acting suspicious saying all those things. He walks after her and says “ No I am completely in love with you.” Oh thank goodness, Daniel finally walks in. Leo gives him the fish eye as Eva says “Your interrupting once again. But come on in, don’t worry.” She thanks Leo for the flower. He kisses her hand and says it was nothing he will see her at the house. He nudges Daniel on his way out as he says “See ya bro.”

Eva is standing there smiling, smelling the rose as Daniel glares at her.


Don Julio is asking Dr. Garcia what he is keeping from him. He tells Julio he has great news. Julio is like a child saying tell me tell me. Dr. Garcia says “You were right Julio, Justa is a live.” This brings Julio to his feet quickly and is left speechless.

Daniel tells Eva he has the balance sheets she asked for. Eva is still fiddling with the rose as she tells Daniel the next time he enters her office to knock first or be announced. Daniel is ticked and tells her they are at a work place. She should lock her door if she is having an intimate moment. She snaps back “This is my office and I will do what I want.” He reminds her he is her associate and it isn’t right if someone should walk in on a compromising situation. Eva now with a huge grin on her face says “Calm down Daniel. You are really upset. I was just talking with Leo. What’s wrong? Are you jealous?”

Daniel quickly grabs her and spins her around and they are literally touching noses as he asks,


“ What are you doing? Do you want me to kiss you? Is that what you want?” And we end with longing looks,

I added some pictures from last nights award show. Hope you enjoy them.

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