Caray, Caray!

Recap delayed due to the Copa Oro. Congratulations to Mexico for winning their second game out of two!!


And that’s all the celebrating for tonight because it’s back to the double crossing tricks of Fina and her devil spawn...


Last night we left Matias in the garden drinkin and thinkin that Jero’s not a bad guy no matter how mad he is that Renata loves him. (Is that a topiary chicken in the background?) He can’t blame Jero for wanting the kids and family with Renata, the woman HE loves. Father and son bond over not being able to have the women they love. They both fear that Nata will be far from them forever.


Allrighty then, as we suspected from last night’s episode Roberta is all over the news that Rafa is dead. Fina tries “he probably has more than one brother!” Nope, Rob is like a deranged terrier with a dirty sock. Jero only had ONE brother, and if he left Jero the farm then it was RAFA! And now Renata’s going to life at the hacienda that Rafa bought for HER! Roberta hysterically shrieks Rafa didn't jilt her, he died! Fina denies it, says Rafa dumped her because he found out Fina would disinherit Roberta if she married Rafa. Fina keeps harping, “Remember the letter? Remember the letter?” She is referring to the letter that she herself wrote with Rafa’s signature telling Roberta he was dumping her because he could not marry her without her family’s fortune and connections. (I wonder, did Roberta save the letter in her own mother’s handwriting allegedly written by Rafael?)


Roberta, now completely distraught, weeps that in spite of everything she loved Rafa and the times she spent with him were the happiest of her life. She’s going to the hacienda to find out what happened! Fina pushes her back on the bed, tells her to shut it and never expose her relationship with Rafa to her dad or bro. While Fina rolls her eyes she fake-comforts Roberta who is crumpled and weeping. Am I the only one who feels terribly sorry for Roberta at this moment? How different her life might have been if only mommy hadn’t killed the only person who truly loved her.


Renata calls Jero to tell him how delighted her family was at the news of their impending marriage, NOT. She gives him the 411, they think he’s a traitor but tough-o because she and he are going to live on his brother’s hacienda and be happy forever because their love is stronger than anything, right?


Gonzo wanders around his office talking to himself. He admires Renata because she puts her strong love in front of everything. The Gonzo/Regina music plays and he says not everyone has her courage, meaning himself of course. Split screen with Regina calling herself a liar for accepting Tony in spite of her true feelings. They sigh in unison, awwww.


Next morning Renata rubs heads with her favorite stallion, er correction mare, (the white one with four legs). I see she’s wearing short shorts and high heels; she must be ready for her first day at her new job. Gonzo joins her, he wants to do something for the wedding but she says not necessary, it’s going to be an intimate affair and Jero has no family. Gonzo wants a wedding befitting his princess with the most spectacular dress, etc. He tells her she’s always been the favorite darling of his heart and she slyly laughs that she knows, and he of hers.


Creepy music and Fina joins Jero at a restaurant so she can ruin his breakfast and his life. Apparently he called her. She demands what sort of game he’s playing. He says no game, it’s love. She cackles, doesn’t he mind that Renata was with his brother? He won’t let it affect his future, he loves Renata. She says he has disillusioned her, doesn’t he have any dignity? What if Renata never admits her relationship with Rafa? He answers then Fina can rest assured that the secret will remain buried along with Rafael. He’s decided to take Renata to the hacienda so they can far from everything and...everyone. She tells him she’s only concerned about her daughter blah blah go then if you must, and never return.


Back at the stables Mat and Honorio are getting ready for a ride. Honorio’s heard about Renata’s marriage plans. Gonzo says according to Mat Jero’s a good guy but something about it worries him, something he can’t put his finger on. He’s not convinced that marriage to Jero or moving to the hacienda is a good idea for Renata.


Renata tells her almost-new now-not-future boss that she can’t accept the job because she’s going to get married and move out of the city.


Jero shops for a ring, “something simple”, when a pair of earrings catch his eye. They are stylized to look like bunches of grapes, and frankly I think they are fabulous! The salesgirl said a man designed them and had them created for a special woman but he never came to pick them up. How odd. Would he like to purchase them for his special woman? Jero shakes his head and declines, saying she doesn’t deserve them. (What? Dude! $#%*!!!!)


It looks like Renata’s “new boss” is one of Augustin’s associates. He tells Augie that he hired her not as a favor to Augie but because she would be a great asset to their company, but bad news, she declined the job because she’s going to get married. No puede ser! Augie wants to know with whom. New Boss doesn’t know but she’s very much in love and moving to the country. Augie snarls.


Fina returns home where Rob waits to hear the news of Rafa. Fina lies to her daughter, she met with Jero, confirmed Rafa died but she doesn’t know the details, it was some sort of accident. (Mentiras!!) Roberta can’t understand how Jero could be in Mexico all this time and not reveal anything about losing his brother. Fina says he’s one of those guys who hides his feelings. (Oh Fina, if you only knew.) Rob wants to tell him right now what a lout his brother was and she’s expecting his child. Fina nixes this idea and continues to lie to Rob to fill her head full of poison and doubts.


Regina and Coni are stuffing envelopes and Regina is bummed that Renata plans to leave. She likes young folk around and hopes Selene will be a good replacement. Coni comments if she’s anything like Roberta she’s just sniffing around to be close to Chema. Regina thinks that’s cool if it ends up helping the center, could help Sele too.


Oh ick, back to Momma Mean and Mini-Mean. Mom tells her that Jero thinks Renata is La Bonita and she (mom) wants it that way. Mini can’t understand why, if Jero thinks that, he would marry Renata. Fina surmises it’s because at heart Jero is just as bad as Rafa.


Renata visits a bedridden Aggie to cheer Ag and Adri up with her engagement news. Once again Aggie begs Renata to never abandon Adri. They shriek and twitter gleefully over the wedding plans.


Jero runs into Matias. Matias says they need to talk about Renata. Gasp! Cara impacatada de Matias, then Jero, then Matias, then both of them on split screen.


Gah! Enough already with these two. Fina goes on to say that Jero wants to marry Renata for her money just like Rafa only Jero is more patient. He’s waiting for the perfect opportunity to show his claws. Roberta hopes they suffer just like Rafa and she. Fina assures Rob she’ll eventually win. If Renata marries Jero then Roberta can take the place of the favored daughter in the family and when that happens she'll reign triumphant. She who laughs last laughs best.

Matias tells Jero if he doesn’t make Renata happy Jero will answer to him. Jero asks Mat does he think he’s marrying Renata in order to be unhappy? Mat points out that what starts badly can end badly. He also points he’s never known Jero to make such an important decision so quickly. Matias wants to make sure Renata gets everything she deserves. “Oh don’t worry,” threatens Jero, “She’ll get exactly what she deserves.” (Eeps!) Mat finally asks Jero just how much he loves Renata. Jero answers, “Much more than I wanted to.”

Regina and Coni are about to do something when Cata butts in to tell Regina she’s going to take her wedding dress shopping instead. Tony is paying and it’s a surprise. Surely Coni will take care of the Centro while Regina and mom go shopping, right Con? It’s not up for discussion, off they go!

Gonzo meets with Matias to tell him he understands Matias is anxious to move out but he (Gonzo) doesn’t want to leave until Fina gets her results back. I guess they were going to move out together. He suggests Matias get the apartment and Gonzo will join him later. Do it Matias!!! Run like a bunny!!

Lorea from Spain calls Jero. He sees her call but lets it go to voice mail. She sexily tells him she wants to talk see him right away. She heard he was coming back to Spain. Call her, she’ll be waiting. “Te amo.” Jero listens to the message and scowls. Or maybe it’s a smile. I can’t tell with him anymore.

Hooray, we’re in Ensenada. Oh yuck, it’s Dr. Dud and he’s chasing Alfonsina. She tells him to beat it, she’s got to get back to work, but he wants to talk about what happened between them. He wants to talk about The Kiss. He’ll wait for her in his office at 8:00 tonight so they can discuss it calmly. Uh, why can’t you talk about it now Mr. Slimeball?

Also in Ensenada, Lazaro sees Kari and runs the other way. She chases him and their song plays. (It’s Juan Luis Guerra’s Mi Bendición, “When you talk to me I hear a chorus of love for two.” I think we get the picture.) She’s excited for him because he’s going back to school and she’s proud of what a great brother he is to Matilde. She tells him she’s glad they’ll stay at the ranch and she’ll be remaining in town. He doesn’t get it, didn’t she want to live like a queen at La Bonita? She tells him that sort of thing doesn’t make her happy. Ah no? he says, then why did she marry the doctor? He remembers when she couldn’t stop blabbing about how important the doc was for their town so why doesn’t she just stop telling him stories. She cries that she made the wrong choice and her life has become hell.

Spare Girl, looking amazing in her bikini, and Augustin, overdressed, are hanging out on the beach. He rudely tells her she can stay or she can go, it doesn’t matter to him.

Carlos and the staff are cleaning up for Jero and Renata’s arrival. Matilde hates the name Renata. The other maid says Matilde is just jealous which prompts Mati to leave in a huff. Other maid explains to Carlos that when Mati first saw Jero’s picture she fancied herself to one day be the lady of the house. She might not like the new boss-lady but she’ll learn to respect her.

Renata tries on wedding dresses at what will likely be the only Bridal Store in the DF. Well lookee here, it’s Regina and Cata also shopping for una vestida de novia. Regina thinks Renata looks looooovely.

Honorio introduces Blaaaanca Ocaaaaampo around. She meets Matias and he fills her in on the staff and why Adri is out. She’s charmed by the way they treat their employees.

Chema and Coni are together at the Centro. Chema is on the phone trying to get Selene NOT to come over the centro. He says Regina’s not there right now. She hears Coni in the background, calls her a “ruca” (old hag) again and suggests they hook up later. Chema look Coni in the eyes and says Sele might like him but he doesn’t like her.

Meanwhile Sele plots with Roberta to get closer to Chema who always seems to be with Coni. Rob reassures her that Coni’s and old bag who is happily married and wouldn’t look at another guy, much less a kid like Chema. Sele wants Rob to go to the Centro with her and Rob is aghast. No way will she go where the woman who is stealing her dad works.

Adri explains to Regina and Cata that her mom is on the way out. Regina is typically sympathetic. When Renata joins them she finds out that Regina is there to get her own wedding dress. Cata blabs that she hopes this will erase any suspicions that Renata might have about Gonzo and Regina. Regina tells Renata she’s very glad that there are no secrets between Renata and Jero and that they’ve managed to open their hearts to love and forgiveness. Renata, slightly confused, nods politely.

Lazaro and Matilde visit the church where they are surprised by their Madrina! I’m sure the actress is somebody famous but I don’t know who she is and I refuse to check Wikipedia. Anyone know off hand? She says she’s returning to town, hoorays all around!

Gonzo visits Doc Paidinfull who tells Gonzo that Fina’s tumor is inoperable and likely malignant. There is a treatment that might dissolve it but it has side effects. Treatment options must be decided by Fina.

Regina looks fantastic in her wedding dress.


Carlos rides around the vineyards and runs into Spare Girl, now in a sexy off-the-shoulder peasant look.She asks if it’s OK to enjoy the property, she doesn’t want to get involved in the fight between Augi and Jero. Carlos says it’s no problem for him but it might be for Jero. Alfonsina lurks and listens.


Oh creep me out! Dr. Dud sits in his chair grinning like an idiot and recalling his kiss with Alfonsina. Naturally he grabs his flask, guzzles and pants some more. He drools that Alfonsina has awoken all his passions. Gag! Ha! Buzz kill, it’s Augustin to pay a surprise visit. He tells Dr. Dud that he’d better sell Augustin his property abutting La Bonita or he’ll tell Jeronima that doc operated on Rafa with a drunk hand. OK I’m confused, since when did the doc have land next to La Bonita?


Jero meets Renata for lunch. She’s deliriously happy from trying on wedding dresses and her thoughts of their future. Renata mentions she ran into Regina who said something weird about them not having secrets and that they are able to finally open their hearts to love. What was up with that?


Mañana - Truth! Lies! Judgment!


Vocabulary:
algo me tiene inquieto = something worries me
dejar plantada = to jilt
ella no se los mereces = she doesn’t deserve them
la favorita consentida de mi corazón = the favorite darling of my heart
lo que mal empieza mal acaba = that which starts badly ends badly
no me vengan tus cuentos = don’t tell me your stories, don’t give me that crap.
no vuelva nunca = never return
que lindan = abutting
sacar las uñas = to show one’s claws, wait for one's opportunity
usted puede estar tranguila = you can rest assured

Dicho of the day (for Fina and Roberta):
Uno corre tras la liebre y el otro, sin correr, la alcanza = Some people try hard in the pursuit of a goal that others attain without even trying. (Lit. One person forever chases the hare and another catches it without seeming even to try.)

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Plot Developments
When Luis talked to Adalgisa about Hipo’s son, he was bluffing to test her reaction.
Diego tells Espy that maybe Luis likes someone else.
In Hipo’s room: L: Did you have a child by another man? H: Have you ever been to Santa Rita? Francisco (Frank) interrupts them. L: I’m willing to make reparación. I can’t marry her. Even though I’d like to. L (to Frank): Would you accept money? H (appalled): As if I were a prostitute? L (earnestly): No.
Hipo has Adalgisa ask Martin if Luis was in Panama three years ago. Per Luis’s orders, Martin says no.
Adalgisa tells Hipo that Luis is attracted to her. She answers, “Even if me gustara, I’m married and so is he.” (Verb help, somebody?)
Gasca arranges with Frank to take Hipo away for Diego’s recreation. Andres convinces her to accept.
Cristobal asks Catalina if she’s at the convent by choice or by force.
Augustin would rather see his daughter die in childbirth, than be rejected and bring shame to his family. Juana threatens him to accept or he’ll lose his rent income. He counter threatens to spill the beans about the baby swap.

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Viewerville returns to the land of the lusty, the lusting, and the naively trusting to catch Victoria’s reaction to Bernarda’s matter-of-fact confession that years ago she was the one who ran Bitchi down because she wanted both her and her little daughter dead! D.E.A.D.! Once Vic hears this admission of guilt from our demented dowager, she totally--but totally--loses it. Thwapppp! Caaaat fiiiiight!!! Bitchtoria slaps the old broad across the choppers and takes her by the throat. Burnie collapses onto the couch. Vic jumps on top of her for an even better choke-hold. Unfortunately, the chauffeur and the maid come running in and pull her off before any real and long lasting harm is done. (Viewerville lets out a communal “awwww!” in solidarity of disappointment!) Alas, Burnie gloats that Bitchtoria can’t lay a glove on her since Her Son the Priest, Juan Pablo, is sworn to secrecy under rules of the confessional, so Vic hasn’t got any proof to make a complaint to the police over it. She smooths a wrinkle on her brow, lifts a supercilious eyebrow, and smirks as she strolls out the front door, obviously enjoying Bitchi’s resulting conniption fit to the hilt. “--Don’t bother to show me out. I know the way.”

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Plot Developments:
Luis keeps the letter and tells Perla to move out of the brothel; he’ll buy her freedom.
Sunny tells Hipo that the seagull necklace was a gift from Hipo’s father. She was a fling for him; he was already engaged.
Juana’s letter to Sunny orders her to send Hipo back. If Sunny tells Hipo her father’s name, Juana will leave Sunny destitute.
The bruja says Espei is ripe now, so she begs Diego to convice Luis to sleep with her, even just once.
Luis warns Diego to not try anything with Hipo. Juana tells Diego he can’t have Hipo because she’s married. Diego tells Gasca to take Hipo the the house of Eusebia, but not to tell his intentions.
Martin discovers that Luis was in Panama.
Francisco pressures Sunny for the name of the father so Francisco can blackmail him. He suggests it could allow Hipo to stay.
While Adalgisa is en route to ask Martin for help, she meets Luis and Martin en route to look for Vicente. She tells them Hipo needs help.
Francisco won’t let Luis see Hipo. Luis tries to rescue Hipo from Francisco’s abuse, but Hipo won’t let him help her. He tells Adalgisa that he knows Hipo has a son.

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Sorry, could find time to post the recap. Got back late from vacation and now having a slumber party for 15 new graduates. Talk amongst yourselves...

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Cuernavaca: Arturo looks up to see Mariano & Aida walking up. Hector hadn’t had the chance to tell him and takes him inside. Juana, Aurora, Martin head off to ask Mariano to leave. Meanwhile, Teresa takes this opportunity to be alone with Fernando saying she’d rather not see Mariano just yet. Mariano asks Aida if she’d like to leave. They both agree not to leave. Aurora walks up to Mariano and tells him that when she invited them, she had no idea her father had already invited Art&Tere. Juana and Martin have now joined the conversation and Juana accuses him of wanting to continue to see her goddaughter but doesn’t consider what she may want. Does he want to cause problems for her and her husband? On the contrary, Mariano says, he had no idea they were going to be there. Aida chimes in saying Mariano has no further interest in seeking out Teresa and tells them she and Mariano are now novios, making Aurora uncomfortable.

Elsewhere, Arturo understands Teresa was unkind to Martin when they met and Hector says this is why they were all invited, to begin anew. He asked Aurora to bring Martin but didn’t specifically say who was going to be there and had no idea she had invited Mariano & Aida. He understands the uncomfortable situation with Mariano and he’ll ask him to leave. He also explains Aurora likes him very much and as Director of the hospital he values him as well but he also knows how much he bothers Arturo. Arturo has come the realization that this will continue to happen. Mariano and he seem to have many acquaintances in common, more than he would like.

Teresa is taking a stroll with Fernando saying she’s sorry he had to witness all this. He replies, “that’s what happens to a beautiful woman, more than one man will notice her.” Teresa says it’s more important who the woman chooses. That’s not so simple, he says. All men want to be the chosen one but not all men are willing to lose and Mariano is one of the latter. Teresa likes a man who is willing to fight for her without a care as what he has to do.

Back at the confrontation with Aida & Mariano: Aida doesn’t see what the big deal is. They’re all adults here and can behave. Mariano agrees but says he came with her and will leave with her. Aurora invited them over for a good time but it appears as though that can’t happen now. He thinks they should leave. As Aurora is explaining how sorry she is about all this, Arturo walks up (actually charges up) and tells Mariano he’d like to speak with him.

Fernando and Teresa: Fernando brings up Mariano and how he would do anything for her, even interrupt her wedding. It’s apparent he really doesn’t care about anything else. She tells him not to confuse the issue. It’s true Mariano has committed many locuras for her but the one who really had to fight for her was Arturo. He was the one with the least chance of being with her. He was her professor, and then her employer. They both agree that was a moral dilemma. That’s why, Teresa continues, he was very strict with her and always put a barrier between them. Furthermore, her mother didn’t like him. She was on team Mariano and really pressured her to be with him. Arturo finally won out. Little by little he won her over. He was so thoughtful and before she knew it, she had fallen in love with him. She’s very happy with him but if he continues with this jealousy over Mariano, sob, she just doesn’t know what she’ll do. She takes his hands and begins to cry, she’s very worried. Then she hugs him close and he caresses her back. He has a sincere, concerned look on his face. Her, a knowing tiburoncita smile.

Arturo tells Mariano he seems destined to run into him repeatedly. Mariano agrees they have many acquaintances in common and although Art&Tere may not agree, there are many who appreciate him and he’s going to continue those friendships. Arturo knows and thinks enough is enough, speaking of the scandal Mariano caused at his wedding and the scandal Arturo caused at Mariano’s home. Mariano doesn’t understand why he did that. He’s won Teresa hasn’t he? They both agree they’ll continue to run into each other and don’t feel they should leave whenever that happens. Mariano confesses had he known they would be here, he wouldn’t have come. Not because of Teresa and him, but out of respect for Aida and not wanting to put her through the discomfort. Arturo asks only that he respect his wife and others in the house. Mariano says he honestly has no problem and hopes Arturo feels the same. Arturo hopes they are able to behave in a civil manner toward each other whenever they happen to be in the same place.

Ruh-roh – Fernando looks as though he’s really enjoying that hug. Teresa suddenly pulls away and acts as though nothing is wrong then says playfully that he’s acting like her guardian angel to which he replies he’s many things but nothing like an angel (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). That’s exactly what she thought when first they met. That’s why she warned Luisa about getting involved with him. She sees him as one of those who refuses to lose. He also sees her that way. She’s determined (decidada) and doesn’t allow anyone to get the best of her(no te dejas). She learned that where she was raised, to defend what’s hers and that’s why now she must fight for her marriage. Beginning with getting Arturo to stop worrying about Mariano. Above all, Paloma must leave her husband in peace. Arturo has publicly spurned (despreciado) Mariano and yet he shows too much concern for that woman. Fernando agrees and feels it would be best that they both distance themselves from Paloma. Arturo joins them, asking Teresa to come with him. He announces they’re not leaving and neither is Mariano. Mariano will have to accept that Teresa is his wife and they will be together for-ev-er. They both thank Fernando and walk away. Fernando calls Luisa.

Aida agrees that Mariano and Arturo should treat each other politely. It’s obvious they will continue to run into them and it’s not like they can take Teresa off the face of the earth. She feels it’s the best thing he can do. Then they see Arturo and Teresa walking together. Aida immediately rushes to put her arms around Mariano. Mariano tells her if she feels the least bit uncomfortable, they can leave. Aida refuses, saying that when she thinks of all she suffered at the hands of Teresa with regards to Paolo, she has a little satisfaction knowing it bothers Teresa to see her with Mariano. She kisses him then tells him what Teresa said about Aida picking up her cast offs (deshechos). But she doesn’t care because she’s able to appreciate their value.

Hector is talking to Martin about Aurora’s mother, saying he really has no hope of finding her and that may be best for everyone. Martin doesn’t agree it would be best for Aurora. Hector’s sure that finding Vanessa will only reopen old wounds and he’s hired an attorney to take care of things legally. He asks that Martin be discreet with Juana at least until his legal situation is finalized. He’s grateful Martin was so supportive when Aurora told him of her mother’s abandonment. Martian confesses he’s in love with Aurora and hopes to one day marry her and is counting on Hector’s blessing. Hector agrees but says that the last definitive word is Aurora’s. Martin’s very aware of that and he’s working on it.

We finally leave Cuernavaca and return to la vecindad. Johnny wonders out loud why we sigh. She remembers a dicho that says “a sigh is like a kiss that never was” (un beso que nunca se dio). Very cute. Cutberto then says he’ll always be sighing because…..yeah, yeah, yeah, says Johnny, thanks to your amada. Espe assumes he’s referring to Juana. Cutberto starts in complaining about Juana and Hector and thankfully Johnny wants to change the subject but not before Juana tells him she’s in Cuernavaca for the weekend with other couples. That gets him going again…..FF>>

Cuernavaca: Everyone is poolside and Fernando announces he’s leaving to help Luisa with some work. Hector asks Aurora to organize the sleeping arrangements. Aida jumps in asking where she and Mariano will sleep tonight. Teresa could give herself whiplash with the way she turned to look at Mariano. Aurora puts the kibosh on her plans: The men will sleep in the guest room, the women will sleep in Aurora’s. Then there’s her father’s room and another room for Arturo and Teresa. Arturo has to point out the good thing about being married is that they can sleep in their own room. Juana nervously asks if there is an extra bed in Aurora’s room for her. Hector smiles nervously. Dang it, he’s so cute.

Vecindad: Johnny and Cutberto leave for work. Espy settles down with a baby book as she talks to her baby. She wonders if baby can really hear everything and wishes she could choose what he/she hears. If so, she wouldn’t have wanted baby to hear her argument with Ruben. She apologizes for not going back to his/her father even though she loves him (ugh) and the baby will really need him. But she cannot accept his offer.

Casa Caceres: Eeeewwww! Mayra and Ruben talk about the wonderful time they had last night. She tells him she was so nervous and hopes it was good for him. Ugh She’s so insecure. He proposes that from now on she decides what goes on in bed, and elsewhere. She’s embarrassed and admits she could never see herself with another man. She admits she thought about it but just couldn’t see herself actually doing it. He tells her there’s no need to think about that now that they’re back together and he will never stray again. (I gag). She wants them to be honest and truthful with each other and tell each other everything.

Quick view of poolside in Cuernavaca. Mariano and Aida cavorting by the pool as Teresa keeps an eye on them. She’s sitting next to Arturo who seems to be playing backgammon, oblivious to his wife’s roving eye.

Back to the Caceres: Ruben thinks they should take a vacation. She doesn’t feel right doing that now after all the work she’s done with the accountant and Aida. Poor guy has spent so much time with her. That’s why he pays Madeo (accountant?) She’s determined to continue. He suggests he be the one to teach her/help her. After all, he knows the business. She agrees and he snuggles to her telling her he loves her voice. Aaaaagh!

A Night in Cuernavaca: Art&Tere in their room. She tells him he did the right thing in deciding not to argue every time they see Mariano. He doesn’t want to talk about that right now. In fact, he doesn’t want to talk and they begin canoodling.

Outside, Aida and Mariano are taking a stroll and she tells him her plan was to spend all her time with him but with Hector there that wasn’t possible. She’s sure Martin wanted to spend the night with Aurora. He says they need to respect the rules of the house. She kisses him goodnight. Mariano is alone and begins to think about that first day in Cuernavaca with Teresa. He happens to walk by Art&Tere’s room and can hear their lovemaking, and he’s frustrated. We see Arturo and Teresa in bed and she doesn’t look much happier.

Casa de la Barrera: Fernando arrives, surprising Luisa and offers to help her. As he embraces Luisa, he thought bubbles about that other embrace with Teresa. Now he doesn’t look too happy either. Luisa wonders what’s wrong with him.

Cuernavaca: Art&Tere’s bedroom. She’s redressed and asks if he wants to go back downstairs to play more table games (juegos de mesa). He’d rather stay here with her. As he hugs her, we see that she’d rather be anywhere than here with him. She tells him she’s really thirsty and going for some water.
We next see her talking with Aurora. Aurora doesn’t understand why she’s still so nervous. Everything turned out alright in the end. Teresa insists this shouldn’t have happened to begin with. She shouldn’t be here and neither should Mariano. In reality, they shouldn’t be there at the same time, ever. Aurora understands she doesn’t want to see him and that it brings up bad memories. Whoopsie, Arturo appears in the background without either woman noticing him. Aurora wants to know why Teresa is so adamant that Mariano not be here, specifically in this house. She then asks if this is where she and Mariano had their “first” time. Yes, Teresa confesses. This is where she was with Mariano and then asks that she not repeat that. Too late! Arturo’s heard everything and is muy, muy, pero muy impactado!

Casa de la Barrera: Luisa’s packing up her work and Fernando is still sulking. She asks again what’s the matter. Nothing, he says. By the way, has he told her how beautiful she looks tonight? He sure wishes she could’ve gone with him to Cuernavaca. She talks of all the work she had to get done and still isn’t finished. He’s promised to help her and he will. He gives her a big hug. She asks again what’s up? Nothing, he says again. He missed her. Maybe he’s trying to rub the feel of shark skin off.

Cuernavaca: Tere’s not finished and Arturo is bracing himself to hear more. She knows if Arturo finds out, he’ll kill her. She loves him and intends to put her marriage first before anything. She’s fearful of him finding out. Aurora doesn’t think she’ll ever be happy living like this. Arturo’s heard enough and leaves and walks right into Hector who sees that he is clearly upset. Arturo says he’s not ok and says he’s going to kill Mariano! Hector becomes alarmed wondering what happened. He thought they had straightened everything out. Arturo’s so angry he can barely speak. He tells him he can’t talk about it and really shouldn’t say anything to him at the moment. Hector continues to try to understand what’s wrong. But Arturo won’t say more and apologizes, saying there’s something he needs to determine/make clear (definir). He leaves and Hector goes after him.

Elsewhere in the house, Juana, Aida, and Martin are playing a rousing game of Twister. Mariano walks in and Aida asks why he’s so serious. He should join in the fun. At that moment Arturo comes charging in with Hector trailing behind. Arturo and Mariano stare at each other like two greyback gorillas squaring off for battle. I swear Arturo even flared his nostrils. Mariano gives him the ol’ “what?” Aida tries to pretend nothing is going on and invites them to a nightclub. Arturo says no thanks and leaves. Mariano continues pacing and posturing like any good gorilla would and even makes a move as though he’ll go after Arturo but Aida stops him. Arturo is back in his room, barely able to control himself, saying to himself, “Teresa lied to me!” He walks over to Teresa’s suitcase and flings it across the floor. All the while he’s talking to himself. “¡Maldito! He stood there shamelessly and didn’t answer me truthfully the day I asked him” Kicks the suitcase. “How he must have laughed. ¡Maldito Mariano!” Boom, another soccer kick to the suitcase. Oh, he is really steamed!

Aurora understands how difficult this is but thinks Teresa should talk to Arturo and tell him. Teresa doesn’t think it’s necessary now that there shouldn’t be any further problems between Arturo and Mariano, thanking Aurora and Hector for talking to them both. As Aurora’s telling her things seem to have worked out and Mariano seems very happy with Aida, Juana comes up telling Teresa about Arturo’s appearance in the game room. He seemed very upset and she needs to go check on him.

Arturo is sitting in the darkened bedroom fuming and thought bubbles Teresa’s confession to Aurora about having had sex with Mariano. Teresa walks in and immediately knows something’s wrong. He just glares at her.

Aurora asks dad to no avail. No one seems to know what’s bugging Arturo. Juana figures he’s apparently angry with Mariano, again. The bell goes off in Aurora’s head and I’m sure she’s wondering if he overheard her conversation with Tere. Dad asks if she knows of a problem between the couple, and Aurora hopes there isn’t any.

Teresa begins picking up the battered suitcase and asks what’s wrong. Nothing, he says. She insists, saying his face says something is wrong. He snaps “Estoy que me lleva el Diablo (the devil’s got me). Is that what you want to hear?” He sheds a tear as he thought bubbles again to the moment where Teresa tells Aurora he’d kill her if he found out. She loves him and will put her marriage first, etc. Teresa pleads with him to tell her what’s wrong. He tells her he’s furious and disappointed (defraudado). She’s getting scared and asks who disappointed him. She’s never seen him like this. He’s very angry and says he thought he had everything under control. But as it turn out SOMEONE knew more than he. She’s still trying to understand what’s going on. He needs to solve this himself. He’s the one who got himself into this. She doesn’t understand. She’s gone for five minutes to talk with Aurora and returns to this. What happened? She’s is wife. She wants him to know what happened to him. He says bad things happen when you least expect them. He was so stupid to believe in…….he pauses then says to believe in Saenz’ partner. She’s surprised to see him so upset over the Saenz case and tells him not to be so worried. Everything will be ok. She turns her puppy eyes to him and asks if there’s anything she can do to help him. She doesn’t realize it but that is probably not the best approach at this time. She kisses him but gets no response. He apologizes then leaves. Ooooh, tiburoncita doesn’t know what just happened.

Martin is ready to go to the club and wants Aurora to go with them. She wants to talk to Teresa. Everyone, Martin, Hector, and Juana tells her to let the newlyweds work out their own problems.

La Vecindad (combo scenes): Johnny and Espe chat about her knitting, then about him picking her up later to take her to work, then about bringing her back some churros. Cutberto shows up drunk to look for the pieces of his broken heart that Juana has surely scattered around her apartment. He starts opening drawers and Espe asks Johnny to stop him. Yawn. He’s looking for the homemade card he gave her because he’s realized he means nothing to her. Espe doesn’t understand why they’re each with another when they can be so happy together. Cutberto doesn’t understand why Juana doesn’t love him. He even asked her to marry him and have his children. Is it possible Teresa convinced her not to be with him?

Cuernavaca (combo scenes): They’re in another part of the house now (living room?) and Teresa asks again if he’s ok. Arturo says he’s not but he’ll be ok soon. He doesn’t even turn to look at her. She’s never seen him like this and wonders if Mariano being here has caused this. At the mention of his name, Arturo turns to look at her. She’s telling him they shouldn’t allow him to bother them and she wishes she could erase him from her life. She reaches out to him but he takes both her arms and pushes her aside. He doesn’t think you can erase the past and forget it. Do what you will, your past always catches up with you. Your past marks you forever and makes you into the person you are today. She’s not following him. He wonders if she thinks she can forget what she lived/had with someone from her past. She’s still not getting it and asks if this has to do with Paloma. No, he says he’s speaking generally and brings up her sister. Has she forgotten what they shared before she died? That’s what he’s talking about. The good times and the bad. The times that make their mark on us forever. She reminds him they had agreed to put the past, Paloma and Mariano, behind them,. She reaches out for him again and again he pushes her aside. She asks him to come to bed. He thought bubbles about the conversation he had with Paloma when she was trying to tell him about Mariano and Teresa. Then he says mostly to himself that he needs details. Tere hears him and wonders what details he’s talking about. He lies and says it has to do with the case and announces he’s leaving for D.F. She offers to pack their suitcases and he tells her not to bother, she’s staying here. She protests, saying she’s his wife and she should go with him. He tells her it’s business and besides, she wanted to come here to enjoy herself. Not without him, she says. Mariano and Aida walk by on their way to the club and invite them to join them. No, thanks. Now Juana comes up and Arturo asks her to watch over his tiburoncita since he’s called away on business.

Casa Caceres: Mayra’s come back from a shopping spree and then tells Ruben she’s off on a mysterious errand. Don’t bother to ask cuz she’s not telling him. As soon as she leaves, he pulls out his cell. It rings at Geno’s who refuses to answer. He leaves her a message telling her he’s worried about where Mayra is headed and wants to talk to her about it.

Cuernavaca: Teresa tells Aurora about Arturo’s impromptu trip to D.F. She’s really worried. Aurora’s glad to hear it’s about business. She was afraid he’d heard their conversation about Mariano. Teresa refuses to even think about that possibility.

Casa de la Barrera: Fernando looks at Art&Tere’s wedding picture as Luisa finishes up at the computer. She kisses him again and again he is very distant. She suggests they go out to dinner and share some time together. He begs off, saying he’s really very tired and wants to go home to bed. Luisa’s worried.

La Vecindad: Knock at the door, and Espe assumes it’s Johnny and opens the door without asking who’s there. Mayra swoops in! She’s there to tell her she’s decided to give Ruben another chance. Espe doesn’t understand her purpose in being there. Mayra supposes that in the past she never would have dreamed of coming here but she announces she’s a new woman now. Espe still doesn’t understand what that has to do with her. She’s already promised she’ll leave Ruben alone and never plans to see him again. She tells her of her plan to leave the vecindad, that there’s “someone” else in her life now and it’s because of that person that she’s planning on leaving. Of course Mayra assumes she’s with another man.

Cuernavaca: Juana and Teresa are dressed for bed. Juana doesn’t understand why Teresa is so upset. Tere doesn’t like the way he treated her. She’s sure it’s something to with more than business. Plus, he up and leaves her there! Everyone went out to enjoy themselves. Aurora with Martin, that desgraciada with Mariano. Truthfully, she would have like to go with them. She’s come to the realization that her life is very different from other women her age. Juana tells her she should’ve thought about that before marrying an older man. Tere pouts that he promised he’d always be aware of what she wanted. Juana feels he’s already given in to her many times and she can’t think he’d want to be out there gallivanting around in a nightclub. He’s an important man and it wouldn’t be seemly. Teresa’s working herself into a berrinche now, wondering if she’s supposed to be satisfied with attending charity auctions, dinners, and all those other boring events!

Mariano and Aurora are at the gate, returning from their night out. He wants to know why Arturo was so angry. She tells him it was about business and he’s not satisfied with that answer. He wants to know more. Finally, Aurora has had it. ¡Basta! The world doesn’t revolve around Teresa! He needs to stop worrying and thinking about her or he’ll never be happy. She storms off.

Casa de Paloma: Ruh-roh! There’s a knock at the door and Paloma goes to see who’s come a-calling at this hour. You guessed it. It’s Arturo! He tells her she was right. Teresa deceived him. She goes to hug him and he’s crying. Damn!

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Bad Bernie’s where we left her -- in front of the church-sized Cristo in her home, still gnashing her teeth over Victoria's learning the identity of her daughter:
¡Las tengo que separar para siempre!
(I have to separate them forever!)
Bells are ringing and it ain’t the Avon lady.

And the sad conversation between Victoria and María Desamparada by Choice is over. Now, outside the apartment, Victoria wonders if MD will ever be able to forgive her. While inside, MD leans on the door and sinks miserably to the floor and thinks:
Dios mio, no tengo fuerzas para perdonarla.
(My God, I don’t have the strength to forgive her.)
She holds the magical crucifix.

Max gets to the vecindad in time to meet Vic on her way out. She tells him how profoundly unhappy she is, that she is now paying for her arrogance. He wants to know if this has anything to do with María. It does, admits Vic. She is deeply wounded by something that happened but she prefers not to say any more about it. She heads out. And Max goes inside to see María.

I found my mother, María announces flatly. My mother is Victoria Sandoval.

Max is impactado: How do you know that? Who told you?

María tells him how she and Vic got into an argument and went into the apartment to continue scratching each other’s eyes out in private. It was then that Vic caught sight of the magic crucifijo (which -- holy Mejía! -- now twinkles). And she knew.

Max thinks that is just excellent news. María should be, like, happy.

Um. Not exactly. It’s kind of a downer to find out your real mother is an arrogant tyrant, a woman who has made you suffer so much. But Max insists she is being too hard on Vic. After all, he knows first-hand how much she struggled to find her lost daughter. But María isn’t budging. She nurses too many hard feelings, too much resentment, too much hatred. Quite simply, she says: No la quiero.

At home, tragic hunky Dr. Heri reflects on the promise he made to his wife on her deathbed. He swore – but only because she insisted – that when she was gone, he would find another woman to share his life with. He never kept that promise – he never found another woman to take her place. [Is it just me or did anyone else see the number on the bottom of the screen: 1-800-LUV HERI?] And then he thinks about Victoria…

Victoria, now back at Casa Sandoval, can’t stop thinking of María’s harsh words:

Understand once and for all that little María – your little María – is dead!

Osvaldo sees how stricken she looks. She tells him that what she was longing for has happened – she has finally found her daughter. And it’s ... Wait a sec. Set up the echo chamber, Sal. Okay, listo:
María Desamparada! María Desamparada! María Desamparada!

Let’s look in on the happiest couple in the vecindad, Fer and Cruz. They are in bed chatting about his plans to record a disco, his determination to become a vet. Smoochies, a red rose, weird animated hearts. ♪♪ Mi riqueza ♪♪ One thing leads to another. Bottom line: If Fer is not with child, it’s not for lack of trying.

At Casa Sandoval, it’s now Osvaldo’s turn to be impactado. He can’t believe it. María?

Yes, says Vic wretchedly. It's María. The same María who despises me and wants nothing to do with me. And it’s all my fault for treating her so badly. Even so, she tells Os, María’s rejection was the most painful moment of her life, more painful than losing her in the first place. She is sure that María will never forgive her, not after all the harm she’s done to her.

Back to Cruz and Fer, still snuggling in bed now in a smoke ‘em if you got ‘em moment. Fer decides she’ll pay a visit to Dr. Heri’s consultorio tomorrow to find out why she hasn’t gotten pregnant.

Victoria, alone in her bedroom, prays for a second chance with María and hopes the day will come when MD calls her “mamá”.

It’s a new day and María comes to see PJP at the church. She knows Victoria is her mother but it gives her no joy. On the contrary, the knowledge is bitter and painful. Juan Pablo knew. Why didn’t he warn her? He couldn’t, he tells her, because he was bound by the secret of the confessional. But he did try to prepare her. And María knows how much Victoria has suffered…

María doesn’t want to hear it. She doesn’t believe Vic even has feelings. She will never forgive her! Her stony declaration:
Last night Victoria ceased to exist. She is dead to me!

PJP begs her to show some compassion for Vic – it’s her own mother she’s talking about. And it’s not good to hold on to all that hatred. She needs to learn to forgive.

I can’t, says María. And how sad -- if this is my family, I was better off as an orphan.

Doña Bernarda de Iturbide has summoned Guillermo to her office. She has a little job for him:
Quiero desaparecer a Victoria Sandoval y a María Desamparada para siempre.(I want to get rid of Vic and MD forever).
[So Gui, before you sign on with Bernie, you might want to talk to some of her former employees. Oh wait. They’re mostly in hell, aren’t they? (Except for poor Tomasa who is in that pueblito norteño in the sky).]

At Casa Sandoval, Max understands that María’s rejection is very painful to Victoria; and he is sympathetic. But he also reminds her that she brought this on herself. He doesn’t know if María will forgive her; if she does, it won’t come easy. He’ll do what he can to soften María’s heart.

Victoria, remembering MD and Alonso together, tells Max she’ll never forgive herself if, because of her, he and María stop loving each other. That will never happen, he tells her.

Of course poor deluded Alonso thinks differently. And now, alone with María in the vecindad, he tries to help her sort out her feelings toward Vic. He encourages her to let go of her resentment and embrace the chance to be with her mother. He also reminds her of Bernie’s role in the way her life played out. If the Demented One hadn’t kept JP unaware of Vic’s pregnancy, things would have turned out very differently.

María tells Alonso the same thing she told Max and Juan Pablo: She can’t accept Vic as her mother.

I’d give my life to make you happy, Alonso tells her. [And here, some in the viewing audience are shuffling their feet impatiently.] You love me that much? asks María. She allows him to lean in and caress her face but she deflects his kiss to her cheek. I’m so sorry, she says, it’s just that… But Alonso won’t hear apologies. He promised he’d be patient.

But not all that patient. He’s downright grumpy when Max shows up at the door casting a large shadow: Are you here to trash María’s life again? Go away, Max, please, go away!

Fer and Cruz sit in Dr. Heri’s office at CRIT and explain their problem. Still no pregnancy “por más que nos aplicamos” (as hard as we try).
Heri thinks a second operation may help. Fer’s thrilled they have a chance and she’d like the surgery done “lo más pronto que se pueda” (as soon as possible).

Alonso is still trying to get Max to leave. After all, María has made her choice. But Max reminds him that he and María have a child together –

Here Alonso interjects pathetically: Soon little Juan Pablo will have lots of brothers and sisters --

But he grudgingly agrees to step out so María and Max can talk privately, maybe for the last time.

As soon as he is out the door, our lovers fly into one another’s arms. Te amo's. Smoochies.

In the final scene, Doña Bernarda de Iturbide comes to call on Victoria. She has a little disinformation to share: María Desamparada is not your daughter!

But Victoria knows what she knows. Her proof? First, the crucifix. Second, Bernie herself told her --
-- Hey, I lied, says Bernie.
And third her maternal instinct (mi corazón de madre) which drew her to María even when Bernie poisoned Vic against her. [No room for DNA in Victoria’s epistemology]

You no longer have any power over me, says Victoria. But the Demented One isn’t done. She asks her to recall how she lost María in the first place. Some heartless person ran us over, says Vic. Well, says Demente:
Esa persona desalmada fui yo. Yo las atropellé a propósito porque quería verlas muertas... ¡muertas a las dos!
(That heartless person was me. I ran you over deliberately because I wanted to see you dead – both of you dead!)

Say what??

Credits roll

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Today's episode is still in the material covered in Melinama's Recap #1 at this link.

If you don't have access to Telefutura, you can see Cap 6 on YouTube. It starts at this link.

Plot developments in Cap 6:

(If you need reminders of who's who, check the Characters Page.)

Francisco orders Hipo back to Panama immediately, for the sake of his reputation.
Asuncion (Sunny?) lets slip to Hipo that Hipo’s father is related to Juana.
Luis and Cristobal try to figure out why Diego wants him dead.
Highwaymen rob Vicente but all they get is a letter.
Martin tells Carmela that in Spain he met Frenchmen who said that all men are equal, lords and lowly.
Juana tells Hipo that no one must know she’s Sunny’s daughter. Juana’s sending her back to Panama. Hipo tells Juana, “You can’t run my life,” and she tells Juana she had a son by the mystery boinker.
Juana considers the problem of Luis having a male heir since Diego doesn’t. She asks Luis if he has a love child anywhere; he says no. Then she implores him to not divorce; he blows her off.
Diego is jealous because Luis and Hipo pay attention to each other. Both men offer her help. Diego tells Juana to get him Hipo as a mistress, to “win” against Luis.
The friar tells the abbess that Catalina has in illegitimate half sister, so she might be expelled.
Perla shows Luis the letter that was stolen from Vicente.

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