Thursday, November 07, 2013
Synopsis: English translation of the teaser for 'Lo Que La Vida Me Robó' and: we could use some more recappers for this one.
If you'd like to recap email me: caray@mappamundi.com - thanks - blog mom.
This story takes place in the picturesque town of Aguazul. Montserrat lives there: she's a pretty girl, of high social status, who wants to have a "rose colored" life. She is constantly manipulated by her mother, Graciela Giacinti, for whom only social appearances are important and who will under no circumstances lose social status, even though her husband Lauro Mendoza, a retired admiral, has lost everything.
Montserrat has been converted into the solution to all her parents' socio-economic problems: her mother has selected her the ideal spouse, Sebastián de Icaza, son of one of the most influential familes in Aguazul. Nevertheless, Montserrat is not interested in marrying for her family's convenience and in fact is in love with José Luis, who runs a marina. Her parents ignore this romance, and this oppresses their daughter.
José Luis feels his relationship with Montserrat is going nowhere and feels the family Mendoza will never accept him.
On the other hand, Alejandro, a laborer on a nearby farm with hopes of bettering his station in life, knows the truth: that his father is Don Benjamin Almonte, a cruel, powerful and wealthy man who revealed this secret on his deathbed. Alejandra didn't receive this news happily. At the very same time life will bring him to meet Montserrat, for whom he immediately falls!
[Skipping a lot which seems to be spoilers]
The destiny of these three people will coincide and among them will be love, friendship, passion, contempt and rancor due to secrets, betrayals and hate provoked by the ambition and avarice that surrounds them.
Cast of characters:
Daniela Castro is Graciela Giacinti de Mendoza
Bad guy. Hypocrite, she appears a devoted woman devoted to her Catholicism but is actually a dark creature full of ambition and greed. She loves to be surrounded by luxury and is proud to be part of an important family. But she has a secret! Long ago she was the lover of Benjamín Almonte. Now, for money she is capable of selling her own daughter to his bastard son and heir.
Angelique Boyer is Montserrat Mendoza
Good guy. Noble, capable of sacrificing herself for her family. Fragile and innocent, she's been in a convent. To her own surprise, little by little she falls truly in love with her husband, which will be a problem when she falls for José Luis. All her problems will strengthen her character.
Sebastián Rulli is Alejandro Almonte
Good guy. Loyal and fair, a gentleman who treats people with respect. His mother, a humble farm worker, died when he was a lad. His life changes when his boss confesses to being his father and leaves him a pot of dough. He becomes a powerful man. He meets Montserrat and falls hopelessly in love with her.
Luis Roberto Guzmán is José Luis Álvarez
Good guy. From a poor background but honorable and a good worker. Capable of anything when it comes to love. Montserrat is the love of his life. When he finds out she is forced to marry a man she despises while he is in jail (unjustly) [spoilers]. He realizes, sadly, that the love Montserrat has for him has changed and that Alejandro, her husband, is a good man.
Sergio Sendel is Pedro Medina
Bad guy, of course. Arrogant and egotistical, of course. [Will he throw phones?] He married Nadia for political reasons: he needed a wife of perfect reputation and a good name when he ran for municipal president. He's dedicated to persecuting Alejandro.
Rogelio Guerra is Lauro Mendoza
Bad guy. Retired husband of Marina, he seems strong but deep down is weak. He and Graciela had two children: Montserrat and Dimitrio. His heart troubles, exacerbated by losing all his riches, have diminished him before his dominating wife.
There are a lot more characters described at Novela y Series
This story takes place in the picturesque town of Aguazul. Montserrat lives there: she's a pretty girl, of high social status, who wants to have a "rose colored" life. She is constantly manipulated by her mother, Graciela Giacinti, for whom only social appearances are important and who will under no circumstances lose social status, even though her husband Lauro Mendoza, a retired admiral, has lost everything.Montserrat has been converted into the solution to all her parents' socio-economic problems: her mother has selected her the ideal spouse, Sebastián de Icaza, son of one of the most influential familes in Aguazul. Nevertheless, Montserrat is not interested in marrying for her family's convenience and in fact is in love with José Luis, who runs a marina. Her parents ignore this romance, and this oppresses their daughter.
José Luis feels his relationship with Montserrat is going nowhere and feels the family Mendoza will never accept him.
On the other hand, Alejandro, a laborer on a nearby farm with hopes of bettering his station in life, knows the truth: that his father is Don Benjamin Almonte, a cruel, powerful and wealthy man who revealed this secret on his deathbed. Alejandra didn't receive this news happily. At the very same time life will bring him to meet Montserrat, for whom he immediately falls!
[Skipping a lot which seems to be spoilers]
The destiny of these three people will coincide and among them will be love, friendship, passion, contempt and rancor due to secrets, betrayals and hate provoked by the ambition and avarice that surrounds them.
Cast of characters:
Daniela Castro is Graciela Giacinti de Mendoza
Bad guy. Hypocrite, she appears a devoted woman devoted to her Catholicism but is actually a dark creature full of ambition and greed. She loves to be surrounded by luxury and is proud to be part of an important family. But she has a secret! Long ago she was the lover of Benjamín Almonte. Now, for money she is capable of selling her own daughter to his bastard son and heir.
Angelique Boyer is Montserrat Mendoza
Good guy. Noble, capable of sacrificing herself for her family. Fragile and innocent, she's been in a convent. To her own surprise, little by little she falls truly in love with her husband, which will be a problem when she falls for José Luis. All her problems will strengthen her character.
Sebastián Rulli is Alejandro Almonte
Good guy. Loyal and fair, a gentleman who treats people with respect. His mother, a humble farm worker, died when he was a lad. His life changes when his boss confesses to being his father and leaves him a pot of dough. He becomes a powerful man. He meets Montserrat and falls hopelessly in love with her.
Luis Roberto Guzmán is José Luis Álvarez
Good guy. From a poor background but honorable and a good worker. Capable of anything when it comes to love. Montserrat is the love of his life. When he finds out she is forced to marry a man she despises while he is in jail (unjustly) [spoilers]. He realizes, sadly, that the love Montserrat has for him has changed and that Alejandro, her husband, is a good man.
Sergio Sendel is Pedro Medina
Bad guy, of course. Arrogant and egotistical, of course. [Will he throw phones?] He married Nadia for political reasons: he needed a wife of perfect reputation and a good name when he ran for municipal president. He's dedicated to persecuting Alejandro.
Rogelio Guerra is Lauro Mendoza
Bad guy. Retired husband of Marina, he seems strong but deep down is weak. He and Graciela had two children: Montserrat and Dimitrio. His heart troubles, exacerbated by losing all his riches, have diminished him before his dominating wife.
There are a lot more characters described at Novela y Series
Labels: recappers-needed, robo, synopsis-cast
La Tempestad Capitulo 73 , Wed 11/06/13 - Hernan is the man with the plan, but do they ever work?
Edited scenes are in a pretty COLOR.
Ernesto wants Hernan to prove his loyalty to him by kidnapping his hijo and bringing the bebé to Ernie ASAP. Hernan vows he never betrayed Ernie and if Ernie says frog then Hernan will jump.
DamLoyal is damglad that Marina believes him. Hugs. He wants her on his DamManlyChest and to be a family that will never be separated.
Jose helps battered Becky onto her bed. He tells Ms. CabezaDura he’s tired of her little jokes that always make fun of his feelings. He says he’ll be sure to let her boyfriend Oso know she’s been hurt. Becky wants to run after Jose but her ankle hurts, her head is pounding and she aches all over.
DamSweet and Marina enjoy the warm evening breeze in R-LayDee and agree it’s impossible for them to stay away from each other. He says they will prove to the world that their love is like the sea, infinite and eternal.
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Mentir Para Vivir #23 Wed 11/6/13 That's no forro - that's my wife!
MPV Wednesday 11-6-13 That's no forro - that's my wife!
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Celio tells Ricky the only thing missing fjrom
El Bungalo is Ricky's graduation photo album. Ricky instructs Elio that
under no circumstances is Seba allowed entry on the premises
Gimnacio
Sagrado
Mariano of the Plaid Priesthood is
intrigued with Seba's attitude w/Maria; and now this issue with the photos and
the "secret". He reminds Ricky that Maria often imagines things
and she may have made up the whole thing about the "secret". He asks
Ricky if Maria might have been promiscuous in her youth and if she was a virgin
when.......Ricky gets frustrated and repeats, again, that he doesn't remember
anything about that fateful night. Mariano miraculously puts two and two
together (he is a priest, after all)--maybe Seba is someone else's son!
And maybe that's the "secret" he and Maria share! Must
be the Power of the Plaid Priesthood!
Labels: mentir
PEAM #172-11/6/13: Gossip Girl Avon: Ultimas Semanas!!!
Recap By Pablo
Delia doesn't care about luuuurve!
Avon soy yo! And if you think I look good, you'll look way better! Guaranteed or your money back! Jéssica is living proof that Avon products enhance your appearance, unless you cry, then you will look like a raccoon.
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This is the second time Delia set Rogelio and Patricia apart. The first time only Jesús noticed a silent cry on her face but now the whole IMSS hospital are witnesses of her pain and suffering. ''We need Ane and Dr Osorio in the reception area, Dr. Osorio please bring Ane Sthesia to the reception area''. Sorry Pato, you can keep swimming, but this pichón is going back to his cage... now with less marbles and no legs!!
Hi, I am Susana, I am a woman just like you, only older
This ''girls'' are such Pranksters
Pánfilo is probably crying with his one good eye after seeing Susana on the catwalk. This episode presented by the shapes ''sphere'' and ''cylinder''. ''Sphere'', ''cylinder''...
His loss. In the crowd, Ricardo shamelessly looks like nothing happened, after all the damage he did... bad monkey!
Diego Armando Manriquez, the male version of Tracy Rodríguez, who is now chasing Alma, in an effort to extend this TN until its breaking point, falls victim of the gossip girls, who in revenge, cut him some slack, literally, leaving him almost naked. Who would have thought these girls would have such a sense of humor? If they could only work half as hard as they have fun!!
Jesús is not the first male secretary, he shouldn't be so redundant, unless this has a hidden sexist meaning. Or, a self affirmation. I was a secretari-o, yes, I didn't make a mistake, it has an ''o'', ''o''. Juárever! Vivan las secretarias! Enough already!
Group hug! We miss the old grumpy man, because Jesús, when he scolds the Gossip Girls after the prank to that obnoxious Argentinian, sound fake. Alma comes to his rescue and all giggle and laugh! Secretly, they wish this nightmare was over! Aren't we all?
Labels: Manda
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Wednesday, November 06, 2013
Corazon Indomable, #126, 11/05/13 Kidnapping #3 in 3...2...1... Oh, wait, what's this story about an Angel de la Muerte?
Beware: nothing that happens this episode makes any sense, from a legal perspective, or any other perspective you might think of.
Also, I appologize in advance for grammar mistakes or sentences that are not tied together, making a sense of this madness is harder than pulling teeth without anesthesia.
Also, I appologize in advance for grammar mistakes or sentences that are not tied together, making a sense of this madness is harder than pulling teeth without anesthesia.
Dead to Viewerville Tav has decided: his daughter will not grow up with a mother like Maricruz Olivarez. HE says so, this is how it’s going to be.
Migreedy congratulates
him on this awesome decision and hopes that he now feels ashamed for whatever
feelings he might have had for MC in the past.
Dead to Viewerville
Tav apologizes (!!!) for
what he made Migreedy go through, Migreedy is just happy to be able to help his
bro get rid of that woman. How sweet, unconditional brotherly love - Blech!
After Migreedy leaves,
we see that MC is not as dead to Tav as Tav is to Viewerville. He remembers his
talk with JA, about how MC will use Alvaro the same way she used them both.
Dead to Viewerville
Tav thought MC really loved
him, in her own savage way, but that was not true. He can’t allow his daughter
to be with her, he’ll fight, no matter what it takes, he can’t be an
irresponsible and a coward. (Excuse me while I go throw up).
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Mentir Para Vivir #22 Tue 11/5/13 Does Anyone Know Where We Can Find A Good Skank Around Here?
Oriana’s Boudoir: Lucina tells Oriana that Matilde put Cesar out. Lucina
wants to inform Paloma immediately, but Lucina stops her. They can tell Paloma in the morning and
besides, Cesar is staying at the Casa Bonita tonight. Ricky knocks on the door and humbly asks if
he’s interrupting them. His choice of sporting mustard pants and a purple shirt
clearly proves that he’s still depressed.
Lucina runs out and shoves Ricky
in the room. Oriana tells Ricky that
Matilde told Cesar to bounce after learning that he wants to be a missionary. Oriana thinks it’s better if she just
disappears. Ricky tells her that he
spoke to Paloma about the blackmail letter.
He confirmed that the letter threatened to reveal her past as a hooker. Ricky holds her and whispers that they will
get through this together, but she pulls away and says no. Her life is complicated. She’s wanted for smuggling in one country and
murder in another. Raquel doesn’t want
to involve him. She asks what they will
do if her husband is alive.
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Labels: mentir
La Tempestad Cap #72. 11.5.13. We May Look Alike, We May Sound Alike, But Only One Of Us Got The Brains. Can You Guess Who?
We had a two episode combo tonight. Ep #103 and #104 were combined into one.
Say it with me please: Damn you, Uni. Now breathe in breathe out.
Cut scenes in this color.
On to the recap....
R-Laydee
DamFab has been drugged, undressed, and sexually molested by Pester. He awakens only to find himself DamNaked in bed with an equally naked Pester. He's DamHorrified. Quickly jumping out of bed he wraps the bedspread over his DamFineBod. ***Some voices can be heard saying: Drop the bedspread. Drop the bedspread*** But alas the bedspread is not dropped. Rats. He demands to know what the hell happened. Pester tells him they had the night of passion he asked for. DamFab refuses to believe this. He'd never in a million years ask her for a night of passion. He recalls the previous nights events and feeling DamDizzy after dinner. He asks her what the hell she put in the wine. She denies spiking the wine. She insists their night of passion happened because they both wanted it.
Mexico City
Our Ex-PeggedLegged Ernesto is on the phone sans voice distortion device. He says: "It is Ernesto Contreras. It is no joke. You know my voice."
R-Laydee
DamHasHisPantsOn is now wearing pants. He must have put them on while we were in Mexico City. Damn you, Mejia. DamFab tells Pester he loathes her. He refuses to believe anything happened between them. She tells him if she wound up pregnant when they did the deed on the night of her coronation then she could very well wind up pregnant again. Foreshadowing? Please say it ain't so. He puts on his double shirt and leaves the room.
Mexico City
Ernesto asks whoever he is speaking with to set up an organization meeting. Everyone must be present for the surprise he'll give them.
R-Laydee
Pester looks over the dirty selfies she took and tells herself: "Oh Marina. Your dreams of love have just become a nightmare."
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Say it with me please: Damn you, Uni. Now breathe in breathe out.
Cut scenes in this color.
On to the recap....
R-Laydee
Drop The BedSpread. Drop The BedSpread.
DamFab has been drugged, undressed, and sexually molested by Pester. He awakens only to find himself DamNaked in bed with an equally naked Pester. He's DamHorrified. Quickly jumping out of bed he wraps the bedspread over his DamFineBod. ***Some voices can be heard saying: Drop the bedspread. Drop the bedspread*** But alas the bedspread is not dropped. Rats. He demands to know what the hell happened. Pester tells him they had the night of passion he asked for. DamFab refuses to believe this. He'd never in a million years ask her for a night of passion. He recalls the previous nights events and feeling DamDizzy after dinner. He asks her what the hell she put in the wine. She denies spiking the wine. She insists their night of passion happened because they both wanted it.
Mexico City
Our Ex-PeggedLegged Ernesto is on the phone sans voice distortion device. He says: "It is Ernesto Contreras. It is no joke. You know my voice."
R-Laydee
DamHasHisPantsOn is now wearing pants. He must have put them on while we were in Mexico City. Damn you, Mejia. DamFab tells Pester he loathes her. He refuses to believe anything happened between them. She tells him if she wound up pregnant when they did the deed on the night of her coronation then she could very well wind up pregnant again. Foreshadowing? Please say it ain't so. He puts on his double shirt and leaves the room.
Mexico City
Ernesto asks whoever he is speaking with to set up an organization meeting. Everyone must be present for the surprise he'll give them.
R-Laydee
Pester looks over the dirty selfies she took and tells herself: "Oh Marina. Your dreams of love have just become a nightmare."
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Labels: tempestad
Tuesday, November 05, 2013
PEAM, Tuesday 11/5/13 (#171): Hitchcock. Kubrick. Truffaut. Kurosawa. Garcia?
- Valentina posts a new photo of "my family" to Bookface. Pretty much everyone in Monterrey is in it except for Vero. (And Daddy Elias. How soon they forget.) Vero sees the photo and has a cow and vows revenge on everyone. Said revenge will be exacted at the double-baptism on Sunday. She will crush ALL of the birds with one stone. (insert bird puns here) She promises to pay Jacinto oodles of money if he'll just do this one last job for her, and then he can disappear. I hope he realizes that she'll probably try to whack him because she hates paying for things.
- Vero says "[he/she/you] will pay" about a thousand times.
- Diego Armando is totally useless as a director. Chucho ends up directing the whole commercial himself and also assists with the editing. Meanwhile, Diego asks Alma to run away with him so they can laze around nekkid at the beach. Alma turns him down. He tells himself that Alma will pay.
- Diego Armando has offended each and every one of the secretarias. They are determined to make him pay. (Does anyone notice a trend here?)
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- Vero says "[he/she/you] will pay" about a thousand times.
- Diego Armando is totally useless as a director. Chucho ends up directing the whole commercial himself and also assists with the editing. Meanwhile, Diego asks Alma to run away with him so they can laze around nekkid at the beach. Alma turns him down. He tells himself that Alma will pay.
- Diego Armando has offended each and every one of the secretarias. They are determined to make him pay. (Does anyone notice a trend here?)
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Labels: Manda
La Tempestad, November 4, 2013. Capitulo 71.
This is actually capitulo 101 and 102. Unseen footage in red.
DamFab calls Mercedes to tell her that Mags is in town. Mercedes doesn't want Mags and Marina to meet until she gets there.
Estercita is visiting with Delfina and Fully. Fully wonders what Marina was doing at the square. Estercita says no one knows the real Marina. She ran into her today and she seemed like a different person.
DamFab takes Mags to his house. Mags wants to know what they are doing there. I thought you were going to introduce me to Marina? DamFab wanted to meet his son first and Mags finds out that Marina is expecting. Mags is shocked. She asks if he really loves Marina. Of course, with all my heart replies DamFab. Mags hopes that one day someone will love her the same way too. She thought she found someone, Valentin, but he told her to her face that he didn't love her. DamFab says not to worry. Things will turn out the way they are suppose to.
Fully reminds Estercita that as long as they are united, things will go their way. She says Hernan received another strange phone call and he thinks Fully's behind it.
DamFab asks Mags if she wants to hold the baby. Of course, she does.
Fully thinks the calls could be anybody, even her.
Bea thought bubbles that she has to get better on her own but that no one finds out. This is the only way she can save her daughter from the monster Hernan.
Speaking of the monster aka the crazed stalker, comes looking for Marina and finds out from Becky that she isn't there. She just came to give Bea therapy and went back to work. Hernan pretends to care about Bea's well-being. Becky says that the doctor was right. The movement in her lips was just a nerve twitching. Her lips haven't moved again. Hernan wants to see Bea for a bit. He tells Becky that he has a lot of affection for Bea. Becky leaves them alone and Hernan starts telling Bea that she is a pain for Marina.
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DamFab calls Mercedes to tell her that Mags is in town. Mercedes doesn't want Mags and Marina to meet until she gets there.
Estercita is visiting with Delfina and Fully. Fully wonders what Marina was doing at the square. Estercita says no one knows the real Marina. She ran into her today and she seemed like a different person.
DamFab takes Mags to his house. Mags wants to know what they are doing there. I thought you were going to introduce me to Marina? DamFab wanted to meet his son first and Mags finds out that Marina is expecting. Mags is shocked. She asks if he really loves Marina. Of course, with all my heart replies DamFab. Mags hopes that one day someone will love her the same way too. She thought she found someone, Valentin, but he told her to her face that he didn't love her. DamFab says not to worry. Things will turn out the way they are suppose to.
Fully reminds Estercita that as long as they are united, things will go their way. She says Hernan received another strange phone call and he thinks Fully's behind it.
DamFab asks Mags if she wants to hold the baby. Of course, she does.
Fully thinks the calls could be anybody, even her.
Bea thought bubbles that she has to get better on her own but that no one finds out. This is the only way she can save her daughter from the monster Hernan.
Speaking of the monster aka the crazed stalker, comes looking for Marina and finds out from Becky that she isn't there. She just came to give Bea therapy and went back to work. Hernan pretends to care about Bea's well-being. Becky says that the doctor was right. The movement in her lips was just a nerve twitching. Her lips haven't moved again. Hernan wants to see Bea for a bit. He tells Becky that he has a lot of affection for Bea. Becky leaves them alone and Hernan starts telling Bea that she is a pain for Marina.
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Labels: tempestad
Mentir Para Vivir #21 Mon 11/4/13 Break-up revisited
Manolo, the cop, drives
Jose Luis to a hotel; JL asks for Lucina’s number, she left some boxes behind
at the villa.
After all that beer
drinking, Manolo surely has Lucina on speed dial, right? He gives JL the phone
number.
Madhilde is nagging
Ruben about the possibility that Mariano convinced Cesar to become a
missionary. If their son continues with this madness, she plans to throw him
out of the house, see what a sacrificed life really means.
Lucina interrupts
Maddy, casually asking what this latest fight is all about. Ruben tells her about
Cesar’s plans, she doesn’t see what the big deal is. She’s going to her hotel –
Casa Bonita Hotel Boutique (don’t like the name); Ruben offers to join her.
On the phone with
Fidelia, Paloma apologizes for Maddy’s behavior. She’d like to see her, and
Fidelia shouldn’t worry, because Maddy has been warned to behave.
Labels: mentir
Corazon Indomable, Episode #125, Monday, November 4, 2013 “The Agony of REPEAT” aka “The Second Kidnapping of Lupita Narvaez Mendoza”
Recap by LatinaInMD
Phew, done. I cannot
believe I just survived a “repeat” viewing of this abysmal episode. And since I am a glutton for punishment,
along with the rest of Viewerville (at least those still subjecting themselves
to this torture), here I go again, with a “repeat” of the low points (sorry, no
such thing as a highlight here). (I have
the strange sensation that I am repeating the first title above from some
previous recap, but it was to be expected with all the repetition we get from
the monkey writers.)
We begin where we left off, with a “repeat” of Sickmona assuring
GreedyMig that Oblivio will do her will, because she “dominates” him; as she
confidently strides off, GreedyMig is left wondering what she is up to and now
decides it’s best if Oblivio refuses to do her bidding.
At Rancho El Abuelo (“REA”) all seems ready for the big wedding
party, where MC will do her best to blow what little money she has left for
someone who has never lifted a finger to help her. Alvaro, the priest, and MC stand around the
living room as if there’s no place to sit, with Lupita in MC’s arms, looking
awake but rather bored – the child must be channeling Viewerville’s mood. JackAss shows up and asks if he can hold
Lupita, grabbing her from MC’s arms before she can say a word.
Labels: Indomable
PEAM #170- 11/4/13: I Feel Jealous Even Of The Dress You're Wearing...........
Recap by Pablo
This episode sponsored by EL POLLO LOCO (Martha's secret recipe) Cheap and healthy!
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Buaaahhhh! Mi pichón operado del cerebro!!
Jesús in the hospital ✓
Alma in the hospital ✓
Chatita in the hospital ✓
Patricia in the hospital ✓
Pánfilo in the hospital ✓
Martha in the hospital ✓
Marcia in the Sanitarium ✓
Verónica in the hospital ✓
Bárbara in the hospital ✓
Máximo in the hospital ✓
Don Sebas in the hospital ✓
Sansón skipped the hospital, he just died (poor boy, he couldn't take it anymore)
Hernán skipped the hospital, he died at home waiting for a wife that never came to help him... yes! she killed him! Sort of.
Osorio: Oh my God, I have been so busy writing a stupid underage romance subplot for my son, that I was forgetting Rogelio, send him to the hospital ASAP! And don't forget than in the 11 episodes left, we still have to squeeze in Valentina, Minerva and Domitila, all to the Hospital, ok?
Octavio: working on it! Do you want me to make the coffee maker explode? I could send half of Avon's staff at the same time!
Ury mistook Rogelio for a mop, mopped the jail floors with his hair and now poor Rog is suffering, with the two sides of his brain split apart. Joining them will take time and effort. Of course Patricia is ''desvastada'' while Alma and Fer try to hold her. Have you seen a grown up man cry? Cantú is also very sad. Losing a boss like Rogelio is unbearable...
The news has reached Gossip Radio Hall at Avon, and Jesús is telling only one person, to make sure the whole building knows in a few minutes. Well... to speed things up since he is a superhero, he also tells Xóchitl... And since we are in the ''cebollazos'' time, they praise each other's ability in the parenthood area, pretending it is not a big deal, but highlighting that becoming a parent is the most wonderful thing in the world. He knows because the first time he was robbed of that experience, but this time he is making up for it. Imagine feeling that FIVE TIMES!! Yes, Xóch will have FIVE BABIES!! Her sonogram was in CinemaScope!! Here they are, three girls and two boys. Their names will be Cempalzúchitl, Chinampina, Iztaccihuátl, Temalpopoca y Guadalupe.
Verónica in storms unexpectedly wanting to see her daughter
She calls Minerva a traitor, pushes her to the side and walks in confronting Chatita, who is not so sure today is one of her visitation days, but says no anyway.
-Bruja Escaldufa, go home! You will not see Valentina today!
- She is mine and I see her when I please! I have the receipt! Wait, oh no, that is for Fernandito. Anyway, what is this fleabag doing here? And this poor girl from a lower class? I have clearly forbidden that MY daughter be near her! Why isn't anybody doing what I demand in a house that is not mine? Please explain, you have five minutes!! I have some killings to do!! I mean, my shoes are killing me!Labels: Manda
Monday, November 04, 2013
TELEMUNDO Y MAS - week of November 4
¡Hola a todos! We crested 200 comments for the first time in a long time. We have great comments and commenters. Here's another post for this week.
Labels: elisa, marido, santa, telemundo
Saturday, November 02, 2013
PEAM #169-11/1/13: AARP LoveFest, Rog Is Picadillo and Pato Loses It!!!!!!
Hola Peam Peeps! Here is the short version of the recap. Rog is in la carcel and it ain't pretty, Alma returns to work, Panfi and Sebas plot, Pato loses it. That's it, that's all. Want more? Pull up a chair, grab your hot chocolate, whipped cream optional, and read on!
I Fought The Law And The Law Won!
We find Rog in la carcel and meets some dude called Darwin. He knows all about Rog from Yuri, the Russian. He has a message for Rog, he'll be picadillo! Here comes the Guard, his name is Champigon, Champi for short and wishes nightmares for Rog. Rog looks scared!
Safe Harbor:
Pato has decided to stay with Alma and Chucho. It would be safer for her and little Ferny she is such a good Mama to him. Chucho reminds her she is part of the family. Awwww. Luisita gets to know little Ferny.
AARP Love Fest:
Panfi tells Sebas he is going to ask Chatita to marry him. Sebas thinks this is such a great idea, he'll ask Susana. They will come up with a plan so the girls don't find out. Chatita thinks they are planning something and then forgets why she came into the room.
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Corazón Indomable #124 Fri 11/1/13☆ It's Past Time That Another Star Shines In My Sky
Sorry gang... no CeCe for you today... she's been abducted by real life... so get you a drink and brace yourself for another dose of Carlos...
And what better way to set the stage for tonight's murky presentation than to borrow an edited quote from La Paloma's brilliant recap of Thursday's episode?
"Tav is ... thinking. (Always a laborious process, bless his heart.)"
And these words that he utters out loud may be the most illuminating you'll hear tonight.
"My God, I'm going to go crazy with this situation."
You are speaking for all of us, lad... you are speaking for all of us...
So the rest of you who are left watching this with us, grab a shot of Tequila, pop a Xanax if that's your style, and hang on tight. This will definitely hurt a bit, but we'll try to move more rapidly than usual to minimize your suffering.
We quickly are transported to the drawing room of Rancho Abuelo (formerly Rancho Narváez) to eavesdrop on a conversation between José Antonio and Maricruz Olivarez, who is fiddling with her daughter Lupita's hair (I suspect, being the vigilant mom that she is, inspecting for nits).
He asks Maricruz if she is indeed going to wed Engineer Alvaro Cifuentes and she confirms that right now it is pretty much her plan. He scoffs,
"Seriously?"
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And what better way to set the stage for tonight's murky presentation than to borrow an edited quote from La Paloma's brilliant recap of Thursday's episode?
"Tav is ... thinking. (Always a laborious process, bless his heart.)"
And these words that he utters out loud may be the most illuminating you'll hear tonight.
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| "Where Did This Show Go So Very Wrong?" |
"My God, I'm going to go crazy with this situation."
You are speaking for all of us, lad... you are speaking for all of us...
So the rest of you who are left watching this with us, grab a shot of Tequila, pop a Xanax if that's your style, and hang on tight. This will definitely hurt a bit, but we'll try to move more rapidly than usual to minimize your suffering.
We quickly are transported to the drawing room of Rancho Abuelo (formerly Rancho Narváez) to eavesdrop on a conversation between José Antonio and Maricruz Olivarez, who is fiddling with her daughter Lupita's hair (I suspect, being the vigilant mom that she is, inspecting for nits).
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| It Looks As Though Someone Has Already Had Her Afternoon Benadryl ♪ |
He asks Maricruz if she is indeed going to wed Engineer Alvaro Cifuentes and she confirms that right now it is pretty much her plan. He scoffs,
"Seriously?"
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Labels: Indomable
Mentir Para Vivir #20 Fri 11/1/13 He Returns From The Ashes, But A Grand Entrance It Ain’t
Capítulo
20
Lo
Del Pasado:
Oriana has been threatened by someone willing to
tell the world she’s not really Ines but the fugitive Oriana Caligaris. Oriana has told Ricardo and she’s determined
not to pay.
Lo
Del Nuevo:
An infuriated Oriana arrives at her friends’ new
B&B and indignantly accuses Raquel of writing the blackmail note out of
revenge for Ricardo having set his eyes on her instead. How could it be her, screams Raq. No way she’d stick the hangman’s noose around
her own neck that way. Oriana still has a
hard time believing that Raq’s innocent, and Raq says then they’ll have to be frenemies
since Oriana has finally shown her true metal [cobre=copper, brass]. They all go through the list of guests and
friends and nobody Lucina can think of had a reason to know, find out or of the
couple of people who owed her favors, none had a reason or an inclination toward
blackmail. Ok, says Oriana, then perhaps
it was Jose Luis! Raq is confused. “—isn’t
he dead?” Oriana looks like she wishes
he’d stay that way, too.
Meanwhile, Ric and Mariano have their own list of possible
blackmailers and they’ve crossed off everybody but Berto (apparently right
before the scene started). Mariano is
curious why. Ric says it could be he was
there, murdered his dad, and saw Oriana and Lina there. Mariano adds, then after he met her he put
the two together and tied up the loose ends.
Ric says he’s always had his doubts about the guy [dar mala espina]; and
now he has full reign of the company and could have waited for the opportune
moment to slip the note under 2nes’s door.
They figure it will be a total disaster for Paloma, 2nes and Lina if
this guy doesn’t get paid and goes through with his threats.
On the other hand, Ric sees no problem paying the
same monthly hush money to El Borrachon de Maligno Benigno for the really swell
way he took care of his daughter, Maria, all these years. Benny says to start anti-ing up a lot more
from now on or he’s going to let everybody know how macho Ric took advantage of
a mentally retarded girl all those years ago.
Ric says he’s not about to give him even a centavo more, especially
since he’s got witnesses now who’ll swear he was way too drunk to have been
physically able to do his daughter and that Benny knows it too! (Ok, but why then still think and act like he’s
your kid?) So, Maligno better think twice before
threatening Ric again, or he can forget about not only the money but that guest house he’s been living in rent free
all these years as well! Your decision,
dude!
A few hours later, Ric’s aunt calls in tears over
the fit Maria threw. She begs him to get
her out of her house and to stick her in an insane asylum or a psych hospital
somewhere, anywhere but there! Oriana’s
in his office and hears all of it; Ric mentions he found out how Maria attacked
her also. Ori says it was no big deal,
then tearfully tells him they both have too many problems and need their
space. She’s breaking it off. He refuses to believe it and will fight to
convince her otherwise, he tells her. (Fine, but not now.) She leaves.
He grieves.
Later that day, Paloma notes 2nes’s sad face and
tells her she doesn’t believe breaking things off with Ric is a smart
move. It won’t solve a thing. “—There’s nothing that can’t be solved by
talking it through.” The hassles with
Maria, Sebastardo and such cannot be reason enough to break up. Something else has to be up. 2nes can’t open up and tell her the truth.
Ric has a heart to heart with Piero in the park and
now Pierro knows the truth about True-nes and 2nes also. Pierro feels it was Lucina and Raqi, but Ric
says it couldn’t be since they’d be in trouble with the law also. Ok then, offers Pierro, perhaps her little
girl told somebody?
Ric finds Lina in the garden and he explains that he
knows the truth about her and her mother because her mother told him. He finds out from her that she hasn’t said a
word about any of that to anybody. Ric
excitedly calls Oriana to tell her how he knows it couldn’t have been Lina, but
she reads him the riot act over involving her little girl. Ric’s confused. He thought he was doing a good think eliminating
Lina as having accidentally spilling the frijoles to the wrong somebody. It was
hard enough getting the little girl to swallow the lies about her daddy’s death
and then to get her to think in terms of their new identities for him to muck
it up like that, she yells back at him over the phone. She hangs up on him. He tries calling back and she ignores the phone
and walks out of her bedroom.
He goes upstairs to check on Maria and overhears the
hassle with her nurse over the antique doll.
He scolds her for throwing a fit over the doll and warns her if she
keeps it up he’ll send her away where they will teach her how to behave. [Puhleeese!
For the love of gawd, do it now! Maybe if Fidelia tried leaving all those broken dishes, picture frames and antiques right where they lay till Ric gets home I think he'd change his tune in a DF minute.]
She wants to stay, she says; besides, Sebastian is coming by and he
promised her that she could stay there as long as she didn’t tell anybody
about---!” “—What? About what?”
Maria shuts up tight as a drum.
She covers with a little white lie and Ric’s head is pounding by
now. He and the nurse leave the room for
a discussion about Maria’s earlier behavior.
The nurse thinks all she may need is a change of medication. (I agree with Fidelia that she needs to be
interned somewhere. Maria definitely is not
ready for social prime time.)
When bedtime comes for Alina, Oriana makes sure to
remind her that she still cannot tell a soul the truth about themselves.
Sebastian arrives at Paloma’s manse a few minutes later to take Fabiola, at this point still sweet sixteen and never been
kissed, to the party. Mama Madhilde
comes to her daughter’s side for last minute advice and admonishments,
especially no drinking! Sebastardo
promises to treat Fabi right and to
chauffeur her promptly to and fro.
Cesar comes home and tells his mother and dad that
he’s quit his job at the company and plans to become a missionary priest. Madhilde has a fit but Cesar tells her he
grew up and is making his own decisions now.
Ruben this time actually stops his wife from going after Cesar like a
rabid dog and tells her to let it be.
After all, it could be “the call of Dios”. She tells him that’s a bunch of bunk cuz Dios
would never allow a son to be separated from a mother like her! “--Oh, well if you mean a suffocating,
possessive and controlling mother like you, then yes!!” (Viewerville does a hive five at the screen
for Ruben finally rockin’ it.)
Across the way at Ric’s, Fidelia begs him to take
Maria have her put away. The woman is
simply not ready for civil society!
It’s his son’s mother and she’s his responsibility, he reminds her
angrily. Sure as heck is, but she’s not
her responsibility, is his aunt’s flustered and frustrated response. He backs off a bit and finally sweet talks his
aunt into giving him one more chance.
At the party we see numerous twenty-somethings. Fabiola definitely makes it look like Seb’s into cradle-robbing. She’s too square a peg for his fast circle of
friends. Grease-ball Berto and the ravishing Raquel
are both there. Berto finds out whose daughter she is and
tells him she doesn’t seem to fit in at all.
Sebastardo says he’ll get her to
loosen up. First thing he tries is giving her alcohol
and getting her drunk. Berto sees the way things are heading with Seb
and Fabi and mentions it to Raq. She
says she figures the girl’s gotta get laid sometime. Tonight’s
as good as any. (Funny how Berto hasn’t
put the moves on Raqi yet.)
Neither Ric nor 2nes can get to sleep because they’re
both upset over her having to break off their relationship. FF>>
Meanwhile, Madhilde waits up for Fabiola. Fabi’s in the drive sitting in Seb’s
car. Seb starts putting the moves on
her, telling her that he gets to paw her now that they’re going steady. (Viewerville keeps waiting for Mama Madhilde
to signal with the driveway lights or something.) Fabiola
sneaks into the house a long while later and we never learn if Seb got past
first base or not. (Damn!) Mama is mad that she’s come in so late. Fabi passes
Mama’s manual breathalyzer test and promises she’ll never come home that late
again.
Early the next morning Cesar is over at the padre’s
to let him know that he finally told his parents what he had planned to do with
the rest of his life. Mariano tries
talking him out of it, thinking that he might just be looking for a way to
escape his mother’s clutches. Yes, he is
doing that, but he also wants to do something useful for society and Dios. This is what he thinks is best. Maddy calls him and finds him over at the
rectory with Mariano. She immediately
blames Mariano of brainwashing her son, and tells Paloma as much. Paloma suggests that he’s old enough to
decide for himself. She strongly hints
for her to let him do what he wants.
Back in San Carlos along the coast, we see a taxi
dropping off a fare by the abandoned, former El Descanso looking more and more
like a huge mausoleum in the middle of nowhere.
The driver asks if the passenger is certain he wants to stay there
because the place isn’t a hotel any longer.
He tells his passenger the story about how they killed a rich man right
there at that hotel, that they say it was a woman, but could have been her
little girl. Either way, they ran off
from the place and after that the business went to Hell along with its
reputation.
The man’s got a single briefcase with him, full of multi-dollar bills, and he hands one to the driver before getting out for a look-see. He carries a large teddy bear in the other hand. Guessy who-ooooo! Daddy’s home! It’s Jose Luis, come back from the dead and looking for his family! (OMG! Compared to Ric, I got to admit this is one handsome villano I am going to abhor abhorring.)
The man’s got a single briefcase with him, full of multi-dollar bills, and he hands one to the driver before getting out for a look-see. He carries a large teddy bear in the other hand. Guessy who-ooooo! Daddy’s home! It’s Jose Luis, come back from the dead and looking for his family! (OMG! Compared to Ric, I got to admit this is one handsome villano I am going to abhor abhorring.)
Jose Luis walks inside and takes a look around. The place is a literal dump! Beer bottles and old food and newspapers are
in piles all over the place. (Surprisingly, no rats were hired as extras
for this scene.) The dumb, drunk dude he
hired as a side-kick has spent all the money on pizza and beer instead of
having a cleaning crew come in to get it ready for guests and JL is
pissed! He also wants to know what Dumb Dude…Eliseo?
has found out about where his family
went off to when the place was sold. DD
tells JL that he heard the owners bought another small hotel in Hermosillo but
he couldn’t find out a thing about his wife and daughter.
Jose Luis heads down to the pool and finds Manolo
there giving the place a cursory security check. He introduces himself as Santos Carvajal. He tells
Manolo that he plans to turn the place into his residence once he fixes the
place back up. He gossips a bit to the “new
owner” about the murder and how they say it was the little girl who killed the
rich man, but that the gun used was too heavy a caliber for a little six year
old to hold let alone shoot. And what
happened to her and her mother? Oh, they
fled and nobody’s heard hide nor hair of them since. Mano suggests
another hotel up the road for Sr. Carvajal and explains it was in much better
shape when the last owners had the place, but that now after a murder and an
unknown dead girl on the beach, the people in the area think it’s cursed
[salado] property.
Mano
gives JL a lift to the hotel up the beach and JL stops to ask him for Lucina
and Raqi’s phone number. Mano is suspicious and wants to know
why. Jose Luis lies and says they left a
few things in the storeroom and lost their phone number. He needs
to know whether to send the things up to them or to throw them away. Mano starts searching his cell phone contacts
list and the credits roll.
Labels: mentir
La Tempestad, Capítulo 70, Friday, November 1, 2013: If you love me, kill her.
First we have a special treat in honor of Él día de los muertos:
People on the Patio chats with Becky and José
NovelaMaven: Tonight we get to spend some time with two of our favorite characters and find out how they feel about the shabby way Univisión has treated them.
Tía Becky, many of us still recall your arrival in Nuestra Señora del Mar, all that flirty energy you brought to the scene with just a skoosh of… do forgive me…vulgarity. You gave a triple espresso jolt to that rather dull household where Marina and Beatriz had settled in like two prissy spinsters. And when you and Marina shared a scene, Marina seemed…I don't know…animated.
Tía Becky: It's true. At first, Marina was a little stiff. We'd have to loosen her up before filming by doing tequila shots together (the good stuff, not the paint thinner Candy sells in La Guac).
[TB turns, lifts an elegantly manicured finger to beckon a waiter: Un whiskey doble, por favor]
NM: I'm glad that you bring that up, Becky. Let's talk about your drinking…
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People on the Patio chats with Becky and José
[TB turns, lifts an elegantly manicured finger to beckon a waiter: Un whiskey doble, por favor]
Labels: tempestad
Friday, November 01, 2013
Weekend Discussion: Remakes (Again? Por Supuesto....)
While I am looking forward to Lo Que La Vida Me Robó I have to wonder just how long it should take to do a remake of anything, especially by the same network. I never saw the 1983 original (Bodas de Odio), so I don't have a basis for comparison to Amor Real. Updating the story to the present should change a few plot points and character traits, especially for the female protagonist.
There are many novelas remade multiple times by Televisa and for different reasons. I end up wondering why they try remaking something that's already perfect and whether anyone will ever stop to think that Enough is Enough and let's do something new for a change.
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There are many novelas remade multiple times by Televisa and for different reasons. I end up wondering why they try remaking something that's already perfect and whether anyone will ever stop to think that Enough is Enough and let's do something new for a change.
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Labels: robo, salvaje, telenovelas, triunfo, weekend
La Tempestad – 10/31/13 On Halloween, A Tale of Curses Fallen
The witches curse from:
Third Charm from Masque of Queens
by Ben
Jonson, 1609
The owl is abroad, the bat, and the toad,
And so is the cat-a-mountain,
The ant and the mole sit both in a hole,
And the frog peeps out o' the fountain;
The dogs they do bay, and the timbrels play,
The spindle is now a turning;
The moon it is red, and the stars are fled,
But all the sky is a-burning:
The ditch is made,
and our nails the spade,
With pictures full,
of wax and of wool;
Their livers I stick,
with needles quick;
There lacks but the blood,
to make up the flood.
Quickly, Dame, then bring your part in,
Spur, spur upon little Martin,
Merrily, merrily, make him fail,
A worm in his mouth, and a thorn in his tail,
Fire above, and fire below,
With a whip in your hand,
to make him go.
Mexico
City
It
is hard to say if anything but
The
curse of rogue witches could cause such woe.
Mercedes
is poised to speak the truth with what
Courage
she has, to Marina she must go.
Who
receive the news, so hard to believe?
El
Capitan and Claudio give ear
Good
luck says Claudio, thinking naïve
Mercedes’
fond hope. May her daughter hear!
Labels: tempestad
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