Caray, Caray!

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Candi reiterates her brilliant plan to solve all of Wince's problems: go back to the exact same plan as before (pretend they're not seeing each other, but actually see each other).

Pina is in hysterics over Candi's popularity, and chews out her producer.

Fernanda is, surprisingly, not surprised to hear that Pancho and Rebe are becoming a unit.

Wince tells Candi he's going to tell her a huge secret (which, as we know, will soon become known to half of Mexico): through some strange "misstep," which he won't reveal, the house and everything else are in Pina's name. If Pina finds out about his no doubted insufficiently clandestine affair-in-the-making, she'll squash him like a cockroach. He is in bad shape (despite Candi's brilliantly simple plan) and describes his situation as a dark, damp hole.

Beto is still in his own, protracted crisis (seriously, how is this guy not exploding with ulcers), and once again tries to get it into Pancho's head that stuff is terrible, and terrible is terrible no matter how you look at it. Pancho informs him to think outside the box, which Beto doesn't really get until Pancho repeats it in English. The lightbulb clicks on, and he runs off in delight. I wonder how many episodes till we find out the idea.

Pina gazes through her telescope at Tomas primping and dancing after a shower. Adoracion (Pina has started calling her ignoracion) yelps that the dog is having contractions! much ado. Pina demands that Igno gather Abeja's birthing outfit, and then she gets on the line to the vet and books the biggest suite they've got.

Conveniently, Pina happens to run into Tomas just as she's leaving to take Abeja to the hospital. He tells her she's in no state to drive and enters from the driver's side. His hand rests on her calf (suggestively draped over the gear-shift lever), and they have what is probably the sexiest moment ever shared in a car while driving a pomeranian to a delivery ward.

Pancho and Rebe are still smooching like goons, but this time Rebe is telling him how to raise his kids. Clearly her judgment of what's feminine is a little off (look at what she's wearing), but Rebe thinks that Ana lacks a feminine side.

Chela has a terrible fever, and I hate to say it, but this is better than watching her sobbing over Pancho. Candi wants her to come back to live with the family, but she refuses, so Candi takes the opportunity to plot with Ana. Apparently, the plot is to bring in a cute kid and guilt-trip the deathly-ill Chela. A bit below the belt. Candi calls Pancho and informs him that Chela needs to spend more time at his house. No sooner does he put down the phone than Rebe walks in and tells him that, with Chela out of the house, maybe *she* should spend more time at Pancho's house with his kids. Pancho looks like his head is going to explode.

Alex gets a kiss from Lupita... he loves her essence and integrity.

Pina and Tomas at the clinic: The vet complains that he can't hear anything through his stethoscope, which is understandable because Pina (still in her pink multi-tiered bag thing and matching pumps) is in total hysterics. Tomas looks a little embarrassed to be there, but he hangs tight. Apparently, the pooch is still suffering from stress. Pina reveals to Tomas that, really, this dog is her only love and her only true friend and company. They hug and, surprisingly, Tomas looks moved. Ado looks on from upstairs and basically flips her lid.

One more awesome scene with Wins and the gang. They've dragged him to Dr. Silva, a kooky psychiatrist who supposedly helped Enzo (but Enzo's still a mess, really). The office is filled entirely with creepy bong-ing and ticking clocks of all sorts, and Dr. Silva appears to be trying to convince Wince that he's actually insane.

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The Joe Friday version:

• Ro-hell butts heads with….pretty much everyone.
• Ana Paula butts heads with Ro-hell…and he likes it (hubba hubba)
• Bruno woos Ana Paula.
• Ana Paula insists numerous times that she's not staying and everyone tries to convince her to stay…each one has their own selfish motives.
• Costuming for Susana Gonzalez is bizarre. Also, she and Efraim fondle their belt buckles as much as they fondle each other.
• Miguel gets fired because his boss found out about his “part” in the robbery..
• Viewerville finds out about Ro-hell’s ill-fated romance with Vanesa Galván (no relation to the Alamos Galváns.) She dumped him after he was paralyzed in a freak cow-stampede accident. Ana Pau looks a lot like Vanesa.
• The phone finally works
• Tia Rosa counts a wad of cash.
• Everyone is obsessed with eating breakfast on the terrace.
• Efraim is a snake….Srsly.
• Ana Paula is swept away…by the river. It seems she is also La Que no Podía Nadar.

The Herman Melville version:

• Margarito is afraid to confront a horse and Ro-hell yells and threatens him with a beating. Ana Pau arrives and demands that Ro-hell not to scare the boy. Ro-hell wants to know who the hell she is. She introduces herself and says she’s the one who was going to be his nurse. She could never work for someone who is “un poco hombre” (not much of a man.) She leaves. Ro-hell tells Bruno to fetch her back. (an aside apropos of nothing: at the beginning of LFdD there was a dog named Max that reminded me of guy named Max from TdA. Now there is a guy named Bruno who reminds me of a dog named Bruno in LFdD.)
• Miguel is worried about his sister. Tía Rosaura says not to worry. She’s sure Ana Paula can defend herself (just ask Maximo.) Even so, Miguel wants to work hard and make a lot of money so Ana Pau can come back home. Tia Rosa tells him to be more positive. She’s sure Ana Pau is very happy with her new job.
• Ana Paula tells Bruno her new boss isn’t difficult… he’s evil. Bruno thinks she should give the guy another chance. Ana Paula doesn’t get how a good guy like Bruno could work for such a jerk like Ro-hell. Bruno says he has a good reason why he’s working there. One day he’ll tell her. She thinks it’s for money. He asks her to stay. He wants to be near her. This recapper thought that a bit forward and he definitely leered. Ana Paula was right to back up.
• Efraín comes in through the window of the boudoir of the damned. Cinthia tells him she’s busy (practicing her seductive pose against a bed post I assume.) He tells her about the new nurse. She hopes her brother will leave her alone now. She’s tired of Rogelio and the hacienda. Nothing is worth it. Efrain asks: doesn’t he have anything she’s interested in? (¿..tampoco tengo algo que valga la pena para ti?) She says he’s really just a “distraction” for her. Surely he wasn’t taking things seriously? Ouch. He sarcastically apologizes to his “patrona.” He just thought she’d like to know the new nurse isn’t staying, so Cin is still screwed.
• Bruno tells Ana Pau she’s become important to him. She’s grateful, for all he’s done, but she’s bull-headed and won’t be able to stand by if Rogelio is being a jacka$$. Bruno will just have to find someone else. Ro-hell says he wants to talk to Paula. He says she isn’t going to leave until they’ve talked. He starts rolling up his sleeves which I find mildly threatening.
• Ana Pau tells Ro-hell she wants to work and admits this is her first job out of school. Ro-hell belittles her and reminds her that real-life work is tough. Ana Pau says she’s not afraid of work. She just doesn’t want to work for him. What he did to the boy was not fair. Ro-hell tells her life isn’t fair. He’s in a wheelchair! Ana Pau says spit happens and the fact that he can’t walk doesn’t mean he can be a jerk. Ro-hell responds by saying at least he faces it. All she’s facing is a tough boss and her first inclination is to quit.
• In the house Ro-hell tells Efraim to show Ana Pau to the nurse’s room. She’ll be staying the night since during the premiere the writers made a huge deal of letting Viewerville know they are out in the boon-docks no one can take her to San Gabriel. She’ll leave tomorrow.
• Miguel finds out he’s been fired from his job at the lumber shop (maderería) Leandro knows about the robbery. Miguel wants to explain. He’ll get paid the money he’s owed, but he’s not to come back.
• Ana Paula is shown her room. She finds out from Efraim that Ro-hell pretty much owns and runs the puebla.
• M-garito is climbs up the trellis with a bouquet. He thanks Ana Paula for saving him from the patrón. Since Ana Paula is there he won’t be afraid him anymore. M-garito begs her to stay and not leave him alone. He’s interrupted by a knock on the door. It’s Maria who introduces herself and gives Ana Pau a from-the-bottom-of-her-heart welcome. Looks like there will be no doily fondling in this one. Not a lacy collar to be seen.
• Ro-hell wants to know more about the nurse. Ro-hell likes her, despite what she said to him. She stood up to him. She’s got spunk. He likes that. Unlike everyone else who just hangs their head, she confronted him (perhaps if you wouldn't smack people around they might be less afraid...just sayin'.) He wants Bruno to convince her to stay.
• Dany catches up with Miguel who tells her he’s just been sacked. Miguel explains the boss knows about the theft and doesn't trust him anymore. Miguel berates himself. He asks Dany to believe in him. He promises to be an honest man and not be an idiot. She kisses his cheek and says of course I believe in you.
• Ro-hell has a nightmare. Ana Pau tends to him. Ro-hell says she should make fun of him. As strong as he is he can’t control the nightmares. She tells him maybe if he was nicer he would rest better. He asks if she really thinks that. She tells him to give it a try; he’s got nothing to lose. Philosophical ramblings about the weak and how life treats them. Ro-hell tries to convince her to stay. He tells her he gets someone to help him and she gets a good paying job. Win-win for both.
• The cows are coming home. M-garito asks Ana Pau why she has a sad. She tells him how much she misses her family. M-garito tells her he doesn’t even have a family, except for Maria who takes care of him and feeds him. They go for a walk.
• Cin says she heard Ro-hell screaming and was going to help but that the nurse had already seen to him. Ro-hell wants Ana Pau to eat breakfast with them at the table from now on. Cin is not pleased—an employee here at our table?? Ro-hell wants this nurse to attend him better than the others. Cin takes this as an opportunity to tell that if he’s going to start harassing (hostigar—which can also mean to whip a horse) the nurse is going to leave. Cin says Ro-hell doesn’t get how hard it is with him. They can’t even eat breakfast on the terrace. Ro-hell doesn’t like the terrace. She says he doesn’t like anything and storms out with Ro-hell hot on her heels.
• Maximo is not pleased that Tia let Ana Pau go to the highest bidder. Tia brags that Ana Pau will be rollin’ in the dough and the rent will get paid on time and Tia will get to have a little extra for goodies. Maximo feels bad for Ana Pau for having an aunt so willing to sell her out. He would love to tell her that it was Tia that left them alone! Thanks to Bruno, Ana Pau is gone. Tia muses that Bruno is pretty guapo and she likes him in the role of son-in-law (yerno.) She slams the door in Baldy’s face.
• Ana Pau and M-garito witness he argument between Ro-hell and Cin. Cin reminds Ro-hell that part of the hacienda is hers. He reminds her that their father left him in charge of administering her half until she found a good man. She yells. He yells some more. Ana Pau demands that Ro-hell let go of his sister. Cin wonders how long Ana Pau will  be able to handle her brother. Ana Pau says not a minute more. She tells Ro-hell to go find another nurse. If looks could kill Cin would be dead.
• Ana tells Bruno about the latest argument with Ro-hell and that it’s a mistake for her to stay. If he treats his own sister like dirt, he doesn’t respect any woman. Ana Pau figures out Ro-hell is the reason all the other nurses left. She ain’t sticking around.
• Miguel wants to know if Tia Rosa has gotten in touch with Ana Pau. Since she hasn’t he wants to go look for her. She disagrees. He needs to look for work. He really wants to know how Ana is doing. Tia mentiRosa admits she told Ana not to call because it costs too much. They argue. Miguel insists he’s going to go look for her. Tia mentiRosa forbids it.
• The cows continue to come home. Ro-hell stares at Ana Pau (in a tight dress and sky-high heels) from afar. Ro-hell takes a picture out of his wallet. He looks at picture, he looks at Ana Pau. (We later learn the lady in the pic is Vanesa.) Jorge Salinas is so expressive. He breaks my heart and I feel so bad for Ro-hell.

I haz a sad

• Ana Pau notices his spying and huffs away.
• Ana Pau enters the kitchen and Maria says Ro-hell was just asking about her. Ana Pau tells Maria that she saw him and hopes it’s the last time she does. Maria is impactada with a dash of aw hell! and asks why. Ana Pau says she’s leaving. Maria asks why? Really, Maria?
• Cin tells Ro-hell the phones are working. Ro-hell and Cin discuss the upcoming trip to Tuxtla. She wants to shop, he wants her with him. She pouts and whines. Since it's her fault the nurse isn’t staying, Cin is official helper…as she always is until another nurse arrives. Ro-hell doesn’t think he will hire another nurse if this one leaves. Cin's the one who's supposed to be taking care of him anyway.
• Maria desperately tries to get Ana Pau to stay. Cin of the distracting abdomen arrives to plead her case. She begs, she blames herself for Ro-hell’s mistreatment, she agrees working with Ro-hell is hard. She cries. She tells her Ro-hell wasn't like this before the accident. Ana Pau says it's useless for her to say if she and Ro-hell are going to argue all the time. Cin asks Ana Pau, woman to woman to stay. She wants Ana Pau to take advantage of Ro-hell being gone. Get to know the area, their house in town. blah blah. Ana Pau will stay a few days so another nurse can be found, but then she’s finding work closer to her family. Cin reminds her no one will pay the big bucks like Ro-hell. Ana Pau says she already quit. Cin says she'll talk to her brother. 
• Ro-hell thinks Bruno chose Ana Pau because of her similarity to Vanesa Galván, Ro-hell’s former fiancée…she split when she found out he was paralyzed. Flashback to happy times and Ro-hell’s proposal, the stampede accident, Vanesa’s rejection. Xtreme close-up of glycerin tear.

• Bruno swears he didn’t mean to bring up such bitter memories. He really didn’t see the resemblance. 
• Cin arrives and reports her conversation with Ana Pau. She convinced her to stay a couple days, but doesn’t think the nurse will be stupid enough to stay. Bruno asks: does he want Ana Pau to stay or not? Ro-hell likes her rebelliousness. He wants to tame her (domesticar.) Aaaannd back to no pity for Ro-hell.
• Cin, Efraim and Consuelo in the stables. He tries to make Cin jealous. He makes Consuelo swoon. He makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit. Consuelo and Efrain head off to the "big house" together.
• Bruno tells Ana Pau that Cinthia has the right idea. Get to know San Gabriel. It’s a nice place. He offers that they go together. Maybe grab a bite, walk around. Ana Pau seems fine with that.
• In Tuxtla, Miguel convinces Dany (who has such a squeaky little girl voice) to talk to the head nurse. It seems Dany really wants to work at the hospital. It goes well. Later Miguel says he wants to visit Ana Pau, but he’s broke. Dany says isn’t your sister supposed to share her salary (sueldo)? Miguel says Tia said she'll put the money in the bank 'til the end of the month. Riiiiight.
• Oh well lookie there. That’s a whole lotta lana Tia mentiRosa is counting. Wonder where that came from? This recapper can’t help but think of Mel Brooks and Harvey Korman “Count de money! Count de money!” Her friend arrives to sell her some jewelry…on installments. Tia mentiRosa tells her friend about Ana Pau’s remesas and how much she misses the girl. I'm not sure if her "mi niña" was for Ana Pau or the necklace.
• Ana Paula asks Cin to send a note to her family. Cin will do it, but she wants Ana Pau to think about staying. After Ana Paula leaves Cin asks Maria to help her convince Ana Pau to stay. Sure it’s for the good of her brother, but she wants Ana Pau to stay so she can find a man to pull a Calgon and take her away. Maria reminds her that Ro-hell is more likely to make the man stay and live at the hacienda. What Cin wants is to leave for good!
• Bruno takes Ana Paula to San Gabriel for tamales de chipilin. Viewerville meets Maripaz. This one is much sweeter. Her mom, Marcaria is marred to Ulises and together they own the market. Marcaria is the one to see if you need anything…including info on all the goings on in town.
• Tia mentiRosa nags Miguel about finding work. Miguel whines about not finding work. She muses about how different Miguel and Ana they are. No doubt they each resemble their respective fathers (oh, my! They have different daddies!) 
• Ana Pau tells Bruno her sad tale. Dad left and died in a car accident. Mom died of pancreatic cancer. Tia took care of them. Bruno asks if she would like to have a family. She says yes. He wants the same. For now what Ana Pau wants is to help her family. Bruno is her for her if she needs anything. 
• The next morning Ana Pau tells Maria what a nice time she had. Bruno is eating breakfast with her today. Discussion about where they will eat breakfast. The terrace comes up again. Quick conversation with M-garito about their plans to go to the river. Later Ana Pau and Maria discuss his sad fate. He was left on the doorsteps of the hacienda and no one knows who his family is. And no, he doesn’t go to school.
• Cin and Ro-hell at the Tuxtla Hospital. The are arguing about his physical therapy...which Ro-hell thinks is a waste of time. Cin talks to the head nurse about hiring another nurse. Ro-hell is against the idea. She drops Ana Pau's letter and since Ro-hell is all about boundaries, he opens it and reads it. Ana Paula likes the hacienda and speaks well of Bruno (methinks Ro-hell haz a jealous.) The patient on the other hand is another story. Ana Pau wants to get used to him and work, but it seems it will be impossible. She’s will be at the hacienda two more days and she’ll let them know if she’s staying. Ana Pau mentions the family’s debt to Bruno so that Ro-hell and Cin both know it now (Cin is reading over Ro-hell’s shoulder....she's all about the boundaries, too.) Ana Pau tells her family she’ll find other work. She’ll take care of anyone but Ro-hell. Cin digs at her bro about that one. He tells her it’s in her best interest that Ana Pau stay.
• Bruno and Ana Pau are actually eating breakfast on the terrace. She’s really enjoyed the last two days and Bruno is glad. Bruno has business in San Gabriel and he asks Ana Paula if she’d like to come with him, but she has a previous engagement with M-garito. Bruno says they can meet up later. They plan to go horseback riding. Did Ana Brenda really just clap her hands like a five-year old?
• Consuelo goes to visit Efrain in the stables. They talk about Bruno and Ana Pau eating alone together on the terrace. The boss isn't going to like that! Efraim kisses Consuelo. Ass.
• While M-garito and Ana Paula are at the river, he slips and falls. She saves the boy then slips and falls and is swept away.

Avances

• José Ron saves Ana Paula. 

And I will leave you with this: do a Google image search of the current Barry Manilow. You will see his and Julian's hair were separated at birth.

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[This episode was two hours long, but even less happened in it than in a normal one-hour version]

Candi is still sobbing in Chela's lap about her Vins predicament, and Chela reminds her that the man has publicly denied loving her on several occasions. This seems to make at least a bit of an impression.

Pancho is on Vins' case again, a prelude to the breakdown. He gives Vins his meanest squint and extracts a promise to never see the Bombon again.

Vins is already breaking up. He's with Enzo and his other friend, and they're dishing like it was Sex in the City. They warn him not to get too close to Candi, which obviously makes no impression whatsoever. They tell him that Pina will eat him alive if she finds out, and we learn that Pina actually owns the house and everything.

The next morning, we're treated to a hilarious breakfast with Pina and breakdown-Vince (let's call this neurotic side of him Wince). He's talking gibberish, pouring orange juice on his ham, and slathering his toast with butter, raw egg, and strawberry yogurt. As if he weren't enough of a wreck already, Candi shows up and Ado hollers like she always does when someone arrives. Pina says WHAT? Wince says oh, that's Nandy. He chokes on his delicious breakfast and both ladies start pounding on his back, ostensibly to clear the blockage. Pina leaves on some business or something, and Wince tries to tell Candi that he can't see her anymore. She freaks, and informs him that he's going to lose this "mujeron," this gypsy body (?), this caramel bonbon. Nice to see her with such a positive self-image.

Pancho is getting rock-bottom-nothing done at work, thanks to barfy-cute flirting with Beca, throwing kisses and such crap.

Ana lays the guilt on pretty thick with Pancho, blaming him for Chela's departure from the household.

Similarly, Candi is getting very little done at the radio station. She's distracted, and Pina chews her out. Then she decides to take the call from Vins, something sure to calm her down.

At his office, Wince has begun to hallucinate, seeing Candi posing on his monitor, in his address book, and even in the test patterns on the television. Predictably, the real bonbon shows up and he proclaims her to be a phantasm ("are you radioactive?").

We see what a terrible show Pina Opina really is, as the host steamrolls her poor guest into supporting some weird black-hen diet.

And that's just about it!

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CME is ending January 6.

I guess the next show up is El Talisman. Anybody know when it begins?

Also I don't know what order the shows will be running in, does anybody?

Cuando recappers - who is staying on? Please comment here.

Thanks everybody, and happy New Year!

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Hello friends,

Starting this coming Monday, for at least a week and a day (that's as far ahead as I can see in the tv schedule), our show is running two hours a day, this time from
7 pm to 9 pm!
There's no way Ez and I can keep up with three 2-hour recaps next week. Any volunteers? Anybody know what's happening after that?

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Welcome to the Hacienda del Fuerte


[Posted for Alexandra by Jardinera654 for your reading pleasure]

A disoriented horse is caught in the middle of a herd of cows running crazy. And no, this isn’t Lion King: The Hacienda Version, but a terrible nightmare. Rogelio Montero wakes up all sweaty and shirtless (yummy!) in the middle of the night, screaming louder than Darth Vader: “Noooo! Noooo!”.

He has a look of despair, breathing heavily. Poor thing! Luckily, his sister Cinthia comes to the rescue. She tells him to calm down, giving him a glass of water and asking him if it’s the same nightmare that he always has. Rogelio answers her with another question: “Why do you ask me if you know it is?” Cinthia tries to hug him, but Rogelio tells her repeatedly to let him; he’s not in a mood for a free hug. Close-up on his anguished face.

Meanwhile, in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Ana Paula enters her house, calling her aunt. But surprise-surprise, Don Maximo was waiting for her, with the smile of a pervert upon his face. For the Corazon Salvaje fans out there (No, no, not that 2009 crap, but the 1993 version which I love with all my heart), Don Maximo was Don Guadalupe Cajiga. Back then, he had an interesting moustache. And hair.

Back to our house. Ana Paula asks him where his aunt is. “A neighbor called her”, he says. “But I’m happy to see you” – I bet you are! Perv. “You’re as beautiful as always, girl”. Perv. Too bad you sir don’t seem to have found the Fountain of Youth. Ana Paula strikes back: “Keep the compliments for yourself and tell me what you are doing in my house, when there’s nobody home?” Don Maximo reminds her that in fact, it’s his house and that she shouldn’t forget that she and her family owe him money, because of the many months of unpaid rent. But Ana Paula tells him that they will give him all his money back, since she’ll have a job soon and she’ll give him her entire salary. Uh-oh! It seems that this is an offer that Don Maximo will have to refuse. Horny Maximo wants to be paid in kind and by “kind” I mean “sexual favors”. Of course he grabs her like an animal and Ana Paula is struggling to get rid of him.

Back to La Hacienda del Fuerte, Rogelio pumps his arm with a dumbbell. Now this would make a good TV commercial! His foreman Efrain comes in and Rogelio asks him what is he doing in the house, since he should check on the pawns. Efrain knows his duties, but he wanted to let him know that there are some problems in San Gabriel with the payments, since los Gonzalez didn’t pay the forage. Uh-oh! Well, at least we can safely assume that he doesn’t want to be paid like Don Maximo. Rogelio tells him to go and charge them and if they refuse to pay, he should let him know, so that Rogelio can take matters in his own hands.

In Tuxtla, Ana Paula’s brother Miguel is at work in a carpentry and asks his colleague Pablo to lend him money, since he always has some. Well, he has “because he always takes risks” and that he’s doing this job just to keep his mother calm. But of course, “there is a much easier and faster way to get money, so join my business.” Miguel doesn’t want his business, he wants money! He only gets a: “Think about it!” in return. Miguel tries to work his charm with another employee, but he is told to take more care of his money. Captain Obvious strikes again! Miguel of course can’t save more money, since he is also paying for his sister’s studies. Third time's the charm, maybe? No, his boss isn’t impressed either and sends him back to his workstation.

At their house, Ana Paula still tries to get rid of Don Maximo, who tells her that he’ll forget about their debts if she succumbs. “No, viejo asqueroso!!” She manages to break the bear hug, but she just turns him on with her bravery. “Me encantas, maldita!” Too bad she’s immune to his charms. He asks her what she’ll do to him and she takes a bottle of glass and breaks half of it on the table and keeps the other half in her hand, to defend herself. I don’t know what Maximo was thinking, but he attacks her yet again and of course his hand has a rendezvous with Ana Paula’s weapon. “You cut me! You cut me!” “Let’s see if with this you understand that I’ll never pay attention to you!”. Run Ana Paula, run! He’s gonna kill you! She runs outside and in that moment, her aunt Rosaura arrives, asking her what’s going on. She tells her about Don Maximo who tried to take advantage of her, but Rosaura isn’t that convinced: “No, child, how can you say that?” “Because it’s the truth!”. Ana Paula tells her about the injury she provoked him in self-defense and that he’s like crazy, trying to kill her. Rosaura tries to calm her down, but she’s more concerned about the cut, asking how serious the injury is. Ana Paula doesn’t know, she saw blood, like we all did, but she doesn’t know. Of course the lovable and understandable aunt wants to get back in the house with Ana Paula, so that she can check on his injury, but Ana Paula doesn’t want to see that man again. Rosy insists, telling her that she might get them into serious trouble. Well, my sixth sense tells me that you get into more trouble for attempted rape than for acting in self-defense, but aunt Rosy knows best.

At the hacienda, Rogelio is in his office, holding his trusty companion in his hand. I know what you’re thinking, but please leave your kinky thoughts aside – I was talking of course about his whip. “Didn’t I tell you to speak to my veterinary?” says Rogelio to his two workers who are there with him. “I called him, patron, but he was at the San Javier ranch.” Rogelio is unimpressed; he needs the certificate which attests that his livestock is free of brucellosis, because he needs to transport them. “I’ll see what we can do”, replies the worker. Rogelio can’t believe what he’s hearing. He doesn’t care about what they have to do, but he wants that certificate no later than tomorrow on his desk, if they want to keep their houses. He puts his whip to work, hitting the desk and telling them to leave. His sister Cinthia brings him coffee. She asks him if he managed to continue sleeping after the nightmare. “Of course I didn’t get more sleep. And it’s better that way, since it seems that I’m the only one working here. I do everyone’s work.” Since he’s in a bad mood, Cinthia thinks she’d better go to the village. Rogelio angrily grabs her arm and asks her what she wants to do there. “Take some fresh air, because here, the air is contaminated”. Rogelio threatens her: “Be careful of who you hang out with! Don’t be too late! You know I don’t like being alone.” Uhmm…Rogelio, ever considered checking dating ads?

We are back again…not to the future, but to Tuxtla. Daniela (Dany), Ana Paula’s best friend and Miguel’s friend sees him walking on the street and asks him what’s wrong, because he looks sad. He explains that it’s because of his financial situation and tells her about Don Maximo who threatens them that he’ll throw them out of his house. She offers him some money, but he refuses. Eventually, she manages to convince him to take it, since this is what friends are for. It’s not much, but better than nothing. He thanks her, holds her hand and she leaves. He sees a pawn shop across the street and if you think he is going to pawn his mega-super-duper expensive necklace, well, you’re wrong. He wants to pawn his watch, which probably, by the looks of it, cost less than the 100 pesos Dany gave him.

Don Maximo, still inside the house, calls some Fidencio guy, asking him to hurry up, because he wants to leave the place, but his friend seems to be stuck in traffic. Rosy enters and sees his bloody hand, telling him that she feels embarrassed for what happened. “I brought Ana Paula with me to clear things up. I am sure that this was a misunderstanding.” “No no, there is no misunderstanding”, says Maximo. Rosy brings inside by force a reluctant Ana Paula and Don Maximo continues with his bragging: “This girl went crazy! Look what she did to me”. Rosy assures him that Ana Paula will take care of his wound, since she’s about to become a qualified nurse. But of course, she refuses; she doesn’t want to touch that man ever again. “Ay por favor”, says Rosy, even though Ana Paula tells her the guy was all over her. Rosy surely loves her niece! Throwing her in the mouth of the lion just like that…ugh. Miguel arrives in the nick of time, asking what’s going on and Ana Paula explains him the whole situation. Miguel tries to attack Don Maximo, but referee Rosy intervenes, telling him not to do it, because Ana Paula cut him deeply. “We don’t need more trouble”, she says. Don Maximo’s men arrive to the scene too and he orders them to evacuate the family. Rosy tries to reason with him, going outside to talk, while Miguel hugs her sister. It seems that Rosy had a deal with Maximo and she asks for more patience, assuring him that despite the fact that Ana Paula is a bit stubborn, she’ll eventually be more reasonable. He doesn’t let her fool him, so he gives them an ultimatum: if Ana Paula doesn’t apologize, he’ll become her enemy.

In San Gabriel, Efrain and Cinthia meet. “How is the patrona? Or can I call you Cinthia here?” “Stop fooling around”, Cinthia tells him. “When we’ll be alone and you will ask me to give you a kiss, I will repeat your words.” He grabs her waist, but she tells him to calm down or else they’ll be seen. We have a dangerous liaison here!

At the hacienda, Hugo, Rogelio’s helper, gets him in the car. Rogelio’s clothes are black. His hat is black. His whip is black. And of course, his car is black. Too bad he doesn’t have black glasses or else he would look like a mob. But you’d better get used to this color. Hugo tells him that this hacienda is every day bigger. “That’s right! And have no doubts, I will keep making her grow! Let’s go.”, says Rog. However, he sees his workers playing a game which involves tossing coins in the air and guessing whether it will be heads or tails and he screams at them, telling them to load the truck instead, or they’ll face the fury of his whip.

Back in Tuxtla, Miguel meets up with his friend Pablo and asks him again for money, telling him that they have just been thrown out of the house. Pablo tells him again that there is an easier way to get money and he shows him the store behind Miguel. “This is the job, are you in or not?” Miguel is in! Oh no! Pablo tells him to enter the store and wander around, playing dumb. Well, Miguel does that, but he doesn’t really excel at not looking suspicious. Luckily for him, the clerk wasn’t watching. His masked friend enters the store with a gun which he points at the clerk and he pushes Miguel forward to grab the money, but the store clerk bends to get his gun too and Pablo shoots Miguel in the arm instead.

In the meantime, Ana Paula is having a magnificent garden party. Well, not really, they took all their stuff outside. She speaks to her caged pigeons, telling them that she hopes that Miguel will find them a place where to sleep tonight and store their stuff. He did find one, Ana Paula. It’s called jail. Aunt Rosy blames Ana Paula for everything, because she treated Don Maximo so badly. Her niece can’t believe Rosy defends that guy after what he did to her. “How could I not defend him?”. Thinking twice, Rosy attempts to choose more…ehm, appropriate words and tells her niece that she’s just too beautiful and that’s why men are after her. “I realized that Don Maximo liked you, but from that to trying to force you to do something like this…no, I think it was a misunderstanding.” “No, it wasn’t and I am going to denounce that man.” The aunt tries to convince her that things can be solved differently, but Ana Paula can’t believe her ears. Rosy explains that Don Maximo has money and it’s not good to have him as an enemy. Dany rushes in, crying and she tells them she just found out from Doña Lupe that Miguel was taken to the police station. When it comes to newsflashes, no TV channel can beat a curious neighbor. Ana Paula is impactada. “What?? Why??” Dany doesn’t know, but the ma’am saw when they took Miguel away and he was a bloody mess.

Ana Paula & Co. rush to the police station and she asks what happened to his brother Miguel Carmona Flores and where he is, while a man called Bruno is spying on them from behind. An employee tells them that Miguel has been charged with armed robbery and that he has been shot. Ana Paula can’t believe it! “My brother isn’t a delinquent!”. Suddenly, she and Bruno aka Prince Charming make eye-contact. Romantic music starts playing. Gah, again one of those cheesy meet cute moments. Camera focuses on Ana Paula. Then on Bruno. Then back to Ana Paula. Back to Bruno. Back to Ana Paula. Back to Bruno, who comes closer. Back to Ana Paula. Come on, just kiss already and get a room, damn it! Back to Bruno. Is this ever going to end? Oh, thank God, Bruno has a tongue. “Don’t worry, *I will help you!”. Back to crying Ana Paula. Back to smiling Bruno. Back to smiling and crying Ana Paula. For the love of God, please stop!

Finally, after the excruciating stare-off, we return to the Hacienda. Cinthia is at the barn, talking to her horse Paloma and she wonders why she went to the village, since it’s as horrible as the Hacienda: there’s nothing new there. Efrain surprises her and tells her she’s right. “We could have taken advantage of that time here, together. It’s not late though.” They start kissing passionately.

At the Police Station, Bruno tells her that he’s a lawyer and that he’s at her orders. “Thank you, but I don’t have money to pay you”, says Ana Paula. Rosy agrees that he can’t help them, unless he is a public defender. And whoaaa! Ana Paula just found Wonka’s last Golden Ticket. He is in fact a public defender. And a handsome one, I might add. Everyone feels relieved. Rosy thanks him and he introduces himself as lawyer Bruno Rey, giving her his business card. Ana Paula is back to her speechless mode, so Rosy has to tell him her name. Miguel is brought handcuffed and Ana Paula is worried because of his injury, but the officer tells her they already took care of it. Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse, Don Maximo appears there too, wanting to denounce Ana Paula for assassination attempt.

At the Hacienda, things get steamy between Cinthia and Efrain, but she tells him that it’s enough. “What? We won’t see each other only when you’ll want to!”, Efrain tells her. “Don’t you understand that I’m with you only for fun?”, says Cinthia. “One of these days I’ll forget everything and put you in your place, chula (cutie).” “Well, but don’t forget that I’m the patron’s sister and you’re only an employee”. She gives him a smooch, but all of a sudden, Consuelo the servant calls her, telling her that the patron is looking for her. Consuelo leaves and Cinthia tells Efrain, who was hiding behind a wall, that they are not equals. “We aren’t, but you do like me!” He grabs her for another kiss.

At the Police Station, Miguel explains that he didn’t know that the other guy had a gun, otherwise he would have never accepted the job and he swears he won’t do it again. “Yes, but you are his accomplice and you have to pay for it!”, says the clerk. Where did he come from?? “I swear I won’t do it again!”. The officer tells him he’ll have to make a declaration and tell who the other one was. Maximo mocks them. Bruno has a talk with Rosy and Ana Paula, telling them that he’ll solve the issue with Miguel, but he first has to take care of Don Maximo. Ana Paula explains what happened and Bruno goes to speak with Don Maximo, asking him how much money they owe him. “Almost 7000 pesos! But it’s not only about the money. That girl tried to kill me and she has to pay for it.” Just like all the clever lawyers, he pulls out his ace, telling him that the fact that he tried to take advantage of a woman could cost him between 5 and 10 years of prison. Maximo chickens out and he agrees not to declare against her if they pay him the debt.

Ana Paula can’t believe that some random stranger wants to help them. “Don’t be so negative!”, says Rosy. Didn’t our mothers always advise us to never trust strangers? Hmm… “This lawyer is like an angel fallen from the sky”, she continues. “Enough! He’ll surely want something in exchange!” Miguel apologizes to Ana Paula, saying he didn’t want to cause her trouble. “But you did!”, says Rosy. “I only wanted to help!” “Help? This is no way of helping!”. For the first time in this episode, aunt Rosy is right.

Miguel is taken away and Bruno tells them that he solved the Maximo problem and that he gave them more time to pay the debt. Rosy is impressed with his kindness and Ana Paula thanks him, saying that she can’t pay him enough. He’ll see what he can do with Miguel, while Jesse and Joy’s song “Corre” starts in the background. Love the song, you’ll hear it often throughout the telenovela.

Still in Tuxtla, Rosy visits Miguel at the hospital and Bruno shows up, asking about him. She says he’s better and thanks him again for everything he has done for them, wondering how much they will have to pay for his services. “Nothing and don’t worry for the money you owe Maximo; I’ll take care of it!” “Just like that? And what do you want in exchange?” “I want to do a different kind of business with you!” Oh-uh, it was too good to be true!

At the University, Ana Paula and Dany are happy with their exam results and of course, Ana Paula got slightly better grades than her friend. Ana Paula says she feels better now, after yesterday’s madness and Dany says that they were lucky that Bruno showed up. Ana Paula agrees, wondering why she initially didn’t have a good feeling about him, but he eventually proved to be a kind man. Dany is happy that Miguel didn’t spend his night in prison, but recovering in hospital instead. She calls him ‘Luis’ – don’t ask me why, must have been a brainfart or maybe she just has too many boyfriends and mixes their names up. Ana Paula again is worried that this is too good to be true and that there must be some hidden intentions. She gets back home and speaks to her Romeo and Juliet – her two pigeons. Oh how romantic! On a second thought, from so much sugar I could end up suffering from diabetes. Rosy arrives with Bruno and Ana Paula asks if something happened to her brother. “No, don’t worry!”, Rosy tells her. And of course, she leaves to let them talk in private.

Bruno has an offer which she can’t refuse, telling Ana Paula that it’s a solution for most of her problems. We’ll see about that! She doesn’t understand, so he asks her what would she think of a trip far away from the city? “What??” “Don’t worry, don’t worry, listen to my whole offer. We would go together and…” “Oh yes, of course, I knew that you’re just like all the others! You can’t trust anyone! I knew you will come up with such a thing, but over my dead body!” “For God’s sake!” “You won’t take advantage of me like that miserable Don Maximo wanted to! You too tried to lie to me!” “No, no, no, it has nothing to do with it. Listen to me! I spoke to your aunt and she completely agrees!” Ana Paula is impactada and she leaves to talk to her, but puf!, the aunt is nowhere to be found.

At the hospital, Dany is in Miguel’s room. And that’s about it. What was that about?? Back to Bruno who was left in the house waiting. Thankfully, Rosy returns asking what Ana Paula said, but Bruno tells her she didn’t even let him finish. Back to the hospital, Miguel is happy to see Dany there. But in her opinion, being there is the normal thing to do. She tells him he scared them a lot, but he replies that his sole intention was to get more money. “Yes, but stealing?” “Don’t mention it anymore. I blew it, but you know that I’m not a thief.” Well, you didn’t become one just because your friend had a gun, Miguel. Dany apparently knows that and Miguel assures her that when he’ll get out, he’ll work more than ever; after all, he owes her 100 pesos. Bet he will get a good job, with his shiny record. Ana Paula enters the room, asking them if Rosy didn’t show up there. “No, what’s happening?”, asks Miguel. She tells him that he’ll need to get out of the hospital, because Bruno is paying for it and it seems that he’s just like Don Maximo. “What happened? Did that miserable do anything to you?” “No, no, but he said I should go on a trip with him and that aunt Rosy agrees”. “No, no, our aunt wouldn’t do such a thing!” She swears he won’t leave with that guy. “No, of course not! We’re leaving the hospital right now!”, says Miguel, ripping his perfusion off and trying to get out of bed. Rosy arrives with Bruno and Miguel threatens them. Rosy of course will allow it; after all, Bruno is such a good man. Ana Paula is still in disbelief, saying that he has other intentions, but Bruno tries to reason with her, telling her that his only intention is that she gets a job as a nurse, which will be magnificently paid. “What did you say? A job?” “Yes, that’s right! Paula please, at least I deserve that you listen to my offer.” Miguel still has his doubts. “Don’t listen to him, Ana Paula. He takes you on a trip – then what? Who will take care of you?” Rosy again tells Miguel not to be so distrustful and she gets very defensive of Bruno: “He took you out of prison, he solved the problem with the owner – he proved to be a good man!” Random thought: Rosy and Bruno would make a cute couple. Bruno just needs a minute to talk to Ana Paula and if she doesn’t like the offer, she can feel free to refuse it.

On the corridor, Bruno tells her that a proof of his good intentions is that he lied to her and that in fact he isn’t a public defender, being the only thing which crossed his mind in order to help them, because he knew that otherwise, she wouldn’t have accepted it. “Then I owe you a fee?” Haha poor family, in this rhythm, they’ll end up owing money to the entire city. “No, I helped you because I wanted to and because I think you’re the ideal person to work with my boss.” “With your boss? You mean that the job isn’t for you? “No, you would work as a nurse for my boss. But believe me that it’s something formal and a great opportunity.” Problem is, Ana Paula only gets her title in a week. Not for Bruno, he tells her that he won’t ask for any certificate, since she already did some practice at the hospital and he is sure that she could handle it. She is unsure; first things first, she needs to find out more about the patient and to think about her family, since it’s hard to leave them, especially now. But Bruno tells her that precisely because of them, she should accept this opportunity. “The bad thing is that there is no time and you’ll have to make a decision today or else I will have to hire someone else.”

Rosy tells Miguel that it’s a great opportunity for her. “But she was never far away from us!”. Oh come on, Miguel, don’t be so selfish! After all, she is doing this to repair the damage YOU caused. “But it must be really nice to travel to other places and especially making money!”, says Dany. Miguel is disappointed, since Dany is Ana Paula’s friend and therefore, she should support HIM. Wait…what? If she is her friend, why should she support her brother’s ideas? Warning: Miguel’s neurons are malfunctioning. Rosy tries to convince him the Kleenex way: “Son, you know I’m old and sick; I don’t want to die without seeing that you and Ana Paula have your future assured. You two are the only ones who count for me.” Ana Paula enters the room. She didn’t accept the offer yet, still needing some time, because she is full of doubts. Rosy says that people seldom stumble across such a good opportunity, not having to spend money for a rent or food and Ana Paula agrees too that the payment is very generous. Selfish Miguel says they will have to pay food and rent anyway there. Yes, Miguel, but money doesn’t magically fall from the sky, you know. Dany is the brightest of the bunch, saying she’s got nothing to lose by trying. Ana Paula says that the contract is for a year. “And where would you have to go?” asks her brother. “To a Hacienda called ‘del Fuerte’. That’s where I would live”. Oh yeaaah, that’s more like it!

We are back at the Hacienda. Efrain tells Rogelio that he had to go to the San Javier ranch for the veterinary, but he eventually gave him the certificate. Rogelio is pleased to see that at least Efrain is doing things right there and he doesn’t want to see the other inept men again. Efrain wants to tell them to leave the Hacienda, but that’s not enough for Rogelio – he wants them completely out of San Gabriel and tells Efrain to forbid Pancho to rent them the houses. Efrain still has something to tell his patron; the Gonzalez didn’t pay the forage yet. Oh-uh! Rogelio is someone you don’t want to mess with and you know it’s bad when he has the whip in his hand. He wants to have them there and by the looks of it, things will stop being PG-13. “Condenados hijos de la fregada!”, says Rog.

Rosy still is trying to find the right words to convince Miguel, telling him that his sister’s contract will be very clear and such, but he believes Ana Paula should think more about it. However, Ana Paula is decided – she will take the job at the Hacienda.

Back to Rogelio at the Hacienda, where he’s talking to the two Gonzalez. “So just because I’m in a wheelchair, you thought you could fool me?” “No patron, but we didn’t have money.” “Oh don’t say! And how do you pretend to pay me then?” “Well, I don’t know. We really don’t have money, so you tell us.” Hm, another two who think that someday money will fall from the sky? “I should tell you? Well, if you don’t want to pay, it’s very easy. At least I’ll take it out.” Let the lashing begin! He might be in a wheelchair, but those two guys have nothing on Rogelio; with a few whips (‘fuetazos’), he puts them to the ground, telling them that they will pay him. The nanny/servant Maria shows up and screams frightened, asking him to stop. He tells her not to interfere or else he’ll forget who she is. One of the guys stands up and for a moment there, I thought he was going to hit Rogelio from behind. Please don’t touch my Rogelio! He’s not bad, he’s just bad-ass.

We are in Tuxtla. Seriously, no need to keep writing it on screen, we already recognize the view. The Carmona family (Ana Paula & Co.) + Bruno is home again and Ana Paula is happy that she’ll leave knowing that her brother was released from hospital. Miguel tells Bruno that even though he doesn’t like that her sister is leaving with him, he is very thankful for what he did. Bruno tells him to be careful, because even though he was released on bail, the trial is still in progress. Rosy invited Bruno to take a seat and since he doesn’t want to, she insists. Isn’t she lovely? Bruno wants to show to the entire family Ana Paula’s labor contract.

At the Hacienda, Cinthia and Efrain found a cozier place to get their freak on and to continue with the kissing – her room. She tells him that it’s risky for them to be in her room, but he proves he’s a gentleman, telling her that he would prefer to be in her bed instead. “You are really daring!” “That’s why you like me! Come on, let’s do it!” And they start doing it, but their moment of glory is cut short when her brother shouts her name. She tells Efrain to leave, pushing and showing him until he exits through the window, like a true Romeo, while Rogelio knocks on the door angrier than before. She asks what’s happening; he is angry that it took her so long to open and asks what she is doing. “Nothing, I just didn’t want to be bothered, that’s all.” “Why?” “I took a nap because I have a headache!” “What you need to do is to occupy your time with something. I want you to help me arrange some papers in my office. Let’s go.” “But can’t Maria help you??” “I want YOU to do it. Let’s go.”

At the Carmona’s, Dany is hurt that she and her best friend have to separate and Ana Paula tells her not to start with it or else she’ll cry. “Moreover, I’ll write to you!” “You’re right and you know what? It’s a great opportunity, but we’ll miss you anyway at the graduation party.” Ana Paula asks Dany to take good care of her pigeons, since her aunt doesn’t like them. Dany wishes her the best of luck; she hugs her, then leaves.

At the Hacienda, Cinthia and Rogelio are having dinner and she asks him when he is going to have a new nurse. “Is it so hard for you to help me?” “You know I don’t say it because of that. You need someone qualified who can assist you and take care of you just like you deserve.” “If you would have wanted to, you could have studied nursing.” “I am your sister, not another employee of yours!” Maria the nanny/servant gets in between, telling them to stop arguing. “You two have to get along, you only have each other.” “Yes, yes, that’s right!”, says Rog, taking Cinthia’s hand. Since they’ll always be together, it would be better for them to leave peacefully. “What are you trying to tell me? That the years will pass and I will grow old here in this hacienda?”, says Cinthia.

In Tuxtla, aunt Rosy tells Ana Paula that she was hurt because of her lack of confidence in her, since the only thing she always did was taking care of her and her brother. Ana Paula asks her for forgiveness and Rosy forgives her because he loves her, after all, she sees her like a daughter and Ana Paula replies that for her, she is also like a second mother. Hugs again, but Rosy rolls her eyes.

Back to our hacienda, where they still argue. “Even if you don’t believe me Rogelio, I will find a man to get married with and I will form my own family”. Rogelio laughs, he has no doubts that she will, but in that region there is no man worthy of becoming his brother in law. “Then let me go to some other place, let me know different people of my age, of our social status”. It’s a no-go with Rogelio. He won’t allow her to leave San Gabriel. “One of these days I will escape and you will never see me again.” “If you’ll dare to do it, I will drag you back.” Rogelio just ruined Cinthia’s dinner; she leaves, while Maria tries to stop her with no luck. “Rogelio, don’t be so hard on your sister!” “Don’t start!” “Think that Cinthia isn’t a girl anymore; she dreams of getting married, of having children. For her, it’s difficult to live in such a place, far away from everything.” “She should better get used to it, because neither I nor she will leave this hacienda, not even when we’ll be dead, because we’ll be buried right here.”

Another day in Tuxtla, as Ana Paula prepares to leave. Miguel tells Bruno to take care of her, since she is the person he loves the most. Bruno tells him he has got nothing to worry about. Ana Paula tells him she’ll miss him. Hugs 3.0

Ana Paula and Bruno arrive at the Hotel Km 64. Thank goodness it’s not called 69, or else Ana Paula would be in deep trouble. She asks why did he stop the car there, but since it’s raining from hell outside and it’s already dark, it’s too dangerous for him to keep driving. Of course, they’ll have to spend the night at the hotel. Oh-uh, Ana Paula is not too keen on the idea. Never mind, Bruno gets outside anyway and he goes to the reception with Ana Paula. Wondering how come they aren’t wet, since it was raining heavily, but oh well… The receptionist asks if they want a room and before Ana Paula can answer, Good Guy Bruno tells them that they want two rooms. Well, it’s not Ana Paula’s lucky day, because they’ve only got one room left. See, even the destiny wants to get these two in a room together. But Bruno is a caballero and tells him that the room is for the miss and that he’ll sleep in the car or if the receptionist will let him, he’ll sleep on the sofa. “I know that little by little, I will win your confidence!” “Yes and with everything you do, I am more convinced that you are trustful.” “I hope that soon enough you’ll call me by my name and consider me your friend. Friends?” “Friends!” And a hug….aaa, I mean handshake.

A new sunny day. Ana Paula and Bruno are walking and she asks him if there still is a long way to go. “No, not that much, only a few hours left.” But my gut tells me that they would arrive sooner if they would get in the car already. She tells him how much she would have loved to bring her two pigeons Romeo and Juliet. He didn’t think she was so romantic. Wonder why? Maybe because she injured Don Maximo in a way that would make The Bride from Kill Bill proud? But yes, she tells him she always liked that story and that it’s sad to see that the real love between two people can’t happen because of life. “I hope that won’t be your case. Nor mine. And that we’ll be very happy with the people we’ll fall in love with.” says Bruno. Ana Paula smiles and agrees. Bruno kinda leans there for a kiss, but not so fast, young man. Just because Don Maximo didn’t have your charm…or your hair, it doesn’t mean that for you she’ll fall that easily. Ana Paula tells him that they can get back on the road whenever he wants to, but Bruno still has something to tell her. “Paula, you are a very beautiful woman.” – oh wow, this is the first time someone tells it during this episode…NOT. “I would like you to be dressed differently when we’ll arrive at the hacienda.” “Differently in what way?”, she asks. The horrifying thought of being asked to wear a bikini in front of Señor Rogelio Montero was probably running through her head, but no, Bruno only wanted her to look more professional, wearing her uniform.

They are back on the road again…well, it’s more of a country road and she once again behaves like an impatient girl, asking him when they are going to arrive. It’s not because of impatience, but because of curiosity, she says. Yeah, right! Bruno stops the car and tells her that this is the only way to the hacienda and they can consider themselves lucky, because it’s a sunny day and when it rains, it’s hard to get through. He takes her on some cliffs to show her the vast land of the hacienda and it’s a lovely sight. Ana Paula agrees with me. Finally, they arrive at gates of the Hacienda del Fuerte. They get out of the car and Bruno tells her that they have phones there, but they don’t always work, especially when it’s raining, so it’s difficult to communicate; therefore, when she needs to make a call, she has to go to the store in San Gabriel to make it.

A worker opens the gate, Ana Paula gets back in the car with Bruno and she asks him the million dollar question: “Do they have Internet here?” Well, Bruno will have to disappoint her, because the hills surrounding the hacienda block the signal. A satellite dish would be needed, but the patron won’t allow it, thinking that his workers will stop focusing on their jobs, talking and sending messages instead. “Then he must be used to being isolated.”, says Ana Paula. “That’s right; his life is only here at the hacienda.”

They finally get out of the car and Ana Paula is all smiles. He asks Bruno what’s the name of el dueño de la hacienda (Landlord). “His name is Rogelio. Rogelio Montero.” Tell me you didn’t read that name channeling a James Bond voice!

A few meters away from them, Efrain tries to calm down a savage horse, while Rogelio tries to convince a boy called Margaro (Margarito) to get close to the animal and act like a man, even though he’s just a child. “In a hacienda, there are animals and you have to treat them well, so come on!” “But I am afraid, very afraid” replies the boy Margaro. “Nothing happens, nothing happens, hombre! Do what you’re being told to or else I’ll whip you”. Ana Paula can’t contain herself: “LEAVE HIM! LEAVE HIM! How can you do this to him? He’s just a boy!” “And who the hell are you?”, asks Rogelio. “My name is Ana Paula Carmona and I won’t allow you to scare a child!” “You have no idea who you’re talking to, right? I am Rogelio Montero, the owner of this hacienda!”

And so, the first episode ends with what seems to be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

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Pancho got Chela to promise to help him win over Temo and Ana, Chela promised and actually shook hands with Rebe.

Pancho overheard Tomas and Pepe (while they caused a conflagration by pouring gas into the grill and blowing it up) and thought it was Pepe that messed up "El Champi" in the road race. Tomas later admitted it was him.

With Temo's help, Pancho (with Rebe hanging on his arm silently) catches his sis Candy (in a fabulous outfit) and his enemy Vince macking outside the planetarium. Giant shouting match. Candy says she's an adult and they aren't doing anything. Pancho says Vince should leave his wife if he really loves Candy. He reminds his sister of a narco who almost killed her. He tells Vince he won't rat him out to Pina - "things will fall of their own weight."

Adoracion almost tells Pina that Vince and Candy are, uh, whatever they're doing.

Candy falls apart, locking her self in her room and screaming about how much she loves Vince. The show closes with Vince coming to the door and asking for Pancho.

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I can’t help myself! I have had this old Jo Stafford tune from the 1950’s running through my head since Sylvia identified the boat as likely a shrimp boat. The song refers to a shrimp boat with sails but the photos confirm the questionable luxury where Augie has planned his delusional romantic conquest of Renata.

Review from Friday: Padre Sev worries about his modern family, Roberta plans her new independence in Europe with Mama Fina when they are able to cash her dandy check, Regina and Adriana arrive at the airport Anibal and Alison greet them under watchful eyes then Anibal goes for the truck. Jero worries about cleaning up before Renata sees him so Sabina goes for soap. In the car on the way Renata talks to Carlos and then Jero about meeting up at La Bonita or wherever she needs to go to see her husband this very day. They talk sweetly about their love, the coming baby and their plans for living happily ever after, when a flying black pickup truck changes everything. Anibal swerves off the road in response to the truck which turns into a special chauffeur job that Augie planned to get Renata to her honeymoon on the shrimpyloveboat. Augie’s henchmen drive off with Renata leaving a traumatized Alison and Adriana in the back seat and a wounded Anibal on the ground. Jero begins screaming that something happened with the connection so Carlos calls Renata’s number again. The traumatized youngsters decide to answer Renata’s cell phone. Adriana tells Carlos that Augie’s men hijacked the truck and escaped with Renata. An injured Jero is determined to ignore his ham sandwich face and broken ribs and pursue Augie to rescue his beloved.

At La Bonita Matilde and Alfonsina scream about the abduction and leave Manuela (with all the children I assume) to encounter the white truck victims before rushing off to the police station to tell them what they know.

Augie gets word on his shrimp boat that his special delivery is on her way. He smiles with satisfaction at his brilliant plans.

Adriana calls Gonzo and Regina on Renata ‘s phone to tell them what has happened.

Honorio hears from Gema that she will continue to invest HER money in Empresas Monterubbio even though German will be out of the picture. Hon and Mat determine that Roberta can’t be trusted to ever work at EM again. NO….S….. Sherlock.

Mat gets the call from Adriana about the abduction and just like that the whole family knows the latest when it used to take them months to communicate half as much.

Somehow, Alfonsina and Matilde have arrived at the scene jumped into to the ambulance in time to accompany an officer, with Adriana, Alison and the injured Anibal to the police station or hospital. (the editing is a bit choppy but we get it all done). Adriana tells what happened to Renata and Alfonsina assures the officer that she will tell all she knows to the police that Melecio told her about Augie’s cruise plans. The officer swears Augie will not be able to escape them. Which practically assures he is home free and they won’t be able to outrun his nuclear powered shrimpcruiser.

At the villa de bolas, Mat rushes in to collect Gonzo so they can go to the airport Regina cries but sees to go with them for the fastest tele-transported trip to the Baja ever.

Adriana talks with the investigator at warp speed bringing him up on the dastardly deeds of Augie. Alfonsina then declares that she has information from the foreman of La Cruz de Desamor that Augie has left his vineyard for the high seas.

Roberta arrives and screams for service from Panchita who tells her everyone left to rescue Renata. Roberta calls Augie who assures her that she won’t hear from Renata again. Thank god for that, now she is out of her way she responds then tells him the family already knows that Renata has been nabbed. We see Renata’s unconscious body brought onto the boat. Roberta screams more at poor Panchita. If Roberta has such a way with people, perhaps she should try human resources next? Well, maybe after she is miraculously redeemed? Any bets?

Marina shows up at Padre Sev’s and learns from Antonio about said Renata’s abduction. Finally she is thinking clearly and is worried that Augie will do Renata harm. They leave to go meet the injured Jero at La Bonita.

Anibal, in an examination gown seated on the exam table with Alison learns that even though he was just grazed and not really hurt or dead, the doctor assures him that he has to make a declaration with the police since all cases involving firearms the hospital must be reported to the police too. Anibal wants to rush out to rescue Renata while Matilde assures him that the declaration will help the police get to Renata sooner.

Gonzo, Regina, Adriana and Mat discuss events in the La Bonita Adri is updating Honorio on the phone when the guys bring in a limping Jeronimo. They all try to get him to bed while discussing the action plan to rescue Renata. It takes all of them to get him into his room.

Gonzo and Mat discuss that surely this animal won’t hurt Renata like he did Jeronimo. And they all liked him for so long. The masks have all dropped.

Pay attention, amigos, tonight we get one and only one sweet momentary reprieve. Kari gets to tell Lazaro that she has news, and not bad news but what they have been dreaming of. While he is nervous as a cat, she holds her belly and he guesses her news as she tells they will have a baby. He does his famous cry that we all knew he would and talks with cupped hand that he is greetings to this baby. He is his Papa calling through Kari’s stomach. He is talking to his son (hijo). She says maybe it’s a girl (nena). They laugh in delight. Okay, sweet moment is over, back to the salt mines! There is suffering to endure here!

Regina tenderly cleans his face while talking with Jero. Regina tells him she now knows Renata is her true daughter and how joyful it was to tell Renata and see her reaction. He wishes he could have seen the mother and child reunion. He reveals that he knew Roberta was a fake and he knew that Roberta was Augie’s lover. He adds that she needs to tell Gonzo because he is sure that Roberta knows what Augie has done with Renata.

The old sniffer is at work, preferring his women unconscious. It’s like old times. Renata jerks away from him as soon as she is comes to. He tells her that now she is his and they will go off together. He screams and they fight she has always found him kind and can’t believe the nice guy is gone. He swears he has never lost control and has demonstrated his undying love. She shirks off his advances

Gonzo hears from Jero that Roberta has to be questioned if they are to find out where Augie has gone with Renata. She surely knows. They plan to call her.

Augies continues to plant his rancid kisses on Renata and assure her that she will get used to his idea since there is no alternative. (Ick, this conversation was so disgusting.) But Renata realizes that Augie is talking about Jero being dead and her being an available widow (viuda) so she might as well begin to accept his icky advances. Her future is with him. She says you want my body? You can take my body but my heart and soul will always belong only to Jeronimo. Apparently Augie only transmits but doesn’t receive since he only recoils an inch from her slaps but continues trying to turn her on with his winning masculine ways. Renata hugs a picture of the Virgin de Guadalupe and prays to her for a solution out of this trap.

Roberta gets ready to get into bed when Honorio and Constanza enter her bedroom. She tries to kick them out using her nasty sense of righteous indignation. They reach Gonzo on the cell phone so he can ask Roberta to tell them where Renata is. She insists she doesn’t know. Gonzo reveals that they know that she is or was Augie‘s lover. She swears she didn’t tell Augie anything including that Renata was going back to the Baja, and she has no idea where Renata could be now. How could he believe that she could do such a thing. She plays indignation with such flair. He adds that Adriana says they ran into her with their suitcases so she must have guessed and told Augie. What does that have to do with anything and how could her Papa believe Adriana over her. Hon says his daughter is a lot more believable on all fronts that Roberta is. She isn’t giving in an inch and neither are Hon and Con. Gonzo back at La Bonita isn’t too satisfied with this standoff either.

Antonio and Marina arrive at La Bonita. Marina offers to take Jero’s blood pressure and assess whether he has a temperature perhaps needing an antibiotic. Regina is glad for the medical attention. They all leave Jero’s bedroom so Marina can examine him.

Augie has had time to bring great wine on board. So he dines on shrimp? thinking how clever he is and how Renata will cave to his demands.

Augie comes into Renata’s tiny cabin with a tray of food which Renata throws to the floor. The gloves are off and Augie informs her she will have to get over her annoyance or it’s tough (jaringarse) sooner so later she will comply with his fantasy.

Roberta calls Fina to complain about her Papa’s unjust accusation. Fina thinks it is great that Augie has taken Renata off their hands so she won’t have to finish Renata off herself. Check one more annoyance off the list. Something tells me that Fina and we all know that Roberta isn’t ready to meet Mom on an adult to adult level…

Carlos, Mat and another helper arrive to grab Melecio at the cantina while he waits for Alfonsina who seems to be late for their dinner date. They guys take him into custody with a minimum of fuss. He just looks confused about why Alfonsina isn’t there.

Laz arrives in the living room and is brought up to date on Marina arrival and the examination in Jero’s room. Anibal swears to all present that he is totally with them and wants to help bring Augie to justice in any way he can aid them.

Marina tells Jero she feels responsible for his beating and for Renata’s disappearance when she found out that Augie used her via Saul. She tells Jero that she and Renata have found friendship when they were working together to rescue him. And she wants to assure him that she realizes now what her role is and that of her children. She tells him that she will never use her children against him again but wants them to know him and respect him. He call her not only a good woman but a great woman. (Maybe he is sketching plans for an episode of Modern Family here.)

Renata finds her cabin door unlocked so goes exploring first below deck then climbs up. Arriving on deck in the dark, she scans far out at sea while creepster Augie asks her if she got bored being in her cabin. He points out the obvious that she is far out to sea and there is no escape so she might as well go back to her bed for the night. He assures her that there is no option but him and there is no more manly man than him. She pushes past him with a disgusted gesture of rejection but he grins in the night as her turns to black and white.

I guess this is my last recap on this racing paced story. It sure has been a fun ride. I will watch with bated breath for the next 4 nights with all of you. Feliz año nuevo y buenas noches, amigos mios.

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