Thursday, December 19, 2013

Lo Que La Vida Me Robó #21-12/18/13: Lots of Lying Liars Lying A Lot! or, as we used to say in Kentucky, "YOU A LIE, GIRL!"


A fews scenes have been combined to avoid some back and forth

Lo refrito:  Nada tonight 

Morning, Chez Padre Anselmo:  Ale has come for a visit with his wise and loving man-of-the-cloth friend.  Padre wants to know if Ale finally talked to Montse as he'd promised and if now the marriage situation is a little better for Ale and Montse.  Ale says they did finally talk, and he attempted to clear up some things, but it didn't help much because she's still cold, distant, and currently the only woman in Mexico (and definitely in Viewerville) who has no desire to sleep with him.  He disgusts her.  Father Anselmo in this scene proves that he is worthy of his own Dr. Phil-style talk show on Univison as he dispenses smart but honest love to Ale:  he (with kindness) tells Ale to grow up some and get over himself.  What does he (Ale) expect after all?  Given all the horrible things that have happened, does Ale expect Montse will welcome him with open arms just because of one decent, long over-due conversation?  What happened wasn't my fault, Ale protests--Father A. reminds him it wasn't Montse's fault, either.  Ale has got to be more patient with her.  If she still believes Ale is terrible, then he's got to summon sufficient intelligence to know it's his responsibility to show her with his actions that she's wrong about him. Ale says he's been thinking about it and has an idea of something to do to help things along.  Padre A. says he's confident things will work themselves out.  Have faith in God who won't abandon you.  

Padre A then switches the subject and asks about Rosario.  Ale says she's fine and that basically she's the only person Montse will talk to in the house.  This makes Father A happy--Ale has no idea how much--but Father A. wants to know if Ale talks to Rosario, too.   He says a little and that he asked her where she'd been the last 20 + years and that she only said it was in a place she'd rather forget.  Father A then tells Ale that Rosario was in prison.  Ale is impactado and wants to know why.  Father A assures him it that Rosario was wrongly accused and when Ale wants to know more Father A tells him to ask Rosario himself--to encourage Rosario to open her heart to him.  Ale again wants to know why, why, but Father A. takes his confessional vow of silence seriously and will only HINT BROADLY but not actually spill the frijoles. Ale looks curious, and, smart guy that he is, you think he'd figure it out, but I suppose this shoe won't be dropping for a good 20-30 epis or so, if that.   
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Corazon Indomable, #157, 12/17/13 Maricruz disappears AGAIN. Tav thinks he lost her forever AGAIN. Alvaro comes to the rescue AGAIN. I never have to write a CI recap AGAIN!



Most scenes have been condensed and cut short (sadly, I couldn't ignore them).

 Tav has decided he won’t go to Isla Dorada, he’ll just drop Doris off and get back to Mexico City with the same plane; he has to do this for his daughter, he explains to a furious Doris. This is when she blurts out that MC is already free, so he can come with her because Lupita will have her mother from now on.
Ay, no puede ser, MC is free? Tav is utterly surprised and mad with Doris for keeping this a secret. She explains that she wanted to save (!!) him from MC, because she knows that no matter what MC does / has done, he will always forgive her.
Now Tav doesn’t want to go to Isla Dorada at all, Doris can travel alone and he’ll join her later. And if he doesn’t, he’s sorry.

Maria has finally reached a police station and asks about Maricruz Olivarez, a woman that looks very much like her… Oh, what a laugh I just had. NEXT!

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Lo que la vida me robó, ep. 20, Tuesday, December 17, 2013: And the Award for the Best Couple goes to -- José Luis and Refugio!

The Old:
Montserrat reflects that Alejandro should have married María -- she is the perfect match for him.

The New:
Juventino is pulling on his boots and muttering to himself:  he can't believe they didn't kill the capataz...and nobody said he was coming with another guy.  He stalks away, presumably up to some off-camera mischief.
[The cry goes out through The Patio:  Hide the fruit!]

José Luis sees Alejandro and María riding away and seizes the opportunity to check out the big house.  Refugio, who now has a red bandana wrapped around his wrist in an unpleasant echo of the late and unlamented Gabino Mendoza, warns his friend to be careful.  (Save your breath, Refugio.)

Sneaky, sweaty-faced JL slips into Alejandro's house, and peers into a room or two.  Then -- busted!  Rosario appears on the scene and questions his presence.  He introduces himself as Antonio, the new capataz.  When he hears that Alejandro is out, he says he'll return later.
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Mentir Para Vivir #50 Tue 12/17/13 Sebastian is Going Straight to Hell Wearing Gasoline Soaked Green Jeans While Riding on an Turpentine Layered Conveyor Belt

Aresti Mansion: Sporting a grey business jacket, Sebastian barges into the Aresti living room and marches around searching for Fabiola. Matilde interrupts his quest in order to educate him on the proper way that a guest should enter a home, but he's not interested in etiquette lessons. Sebastian demands to know the whereabouts of Fabiola. She informs him that her daughter is on vakay. She asks what's so important. I knocked up your daughter and we gotta get married, says Sebastian. Matilde sneaks him with a quick right cross, but Leonardo yanks her away before she can follow through with a powerful left upper-cut. Leonardo orders Sebastian to leave. Sebastian tells Leonardo to butt out and find some business of his own. Leonardo steps all up into Sebastian's face and Sebastian swings at him. Leonardo side-steps the punch and knees his attacker in the gut. Sebastian runs out of the room, but not before threatening to kill Leonardo and saying that Fabiola will lose her chance with him if she does not say yes. After hearing the commotion, Nadia, the maid, runs into the room to comfort Matilde. Leave me alone, screams Matilde! Leonardo wants to know who the identity of the guy he kneed just in case there's a lawsuit. Nadia tells him that he just kicked Sebastian Sanchez Bratt-on.
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Mentir Para Vivir: Possible New Time Beginning 12/23!

Hey, all!

Madeleine and I have found a few t.v. scheduling grids listing Mentir at 7PM EDT beginning Monday night, the 23rd.  TV Guide does not have the change listed although Corazón Indomable is over by then.  Grrr.   

"Zap2It" and "Locate TV.com"  have the change listed as well as "Titan TV" and Univision's California affiliate, ch 657.   TWO hours of Lo Que La Vida are listed.   

So, fun lovers, reset your DVR's accordingly.

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Mentir Para Vivir #49 Mon 12/16/13 Everyone and their mama finds out that Fabiola is pregnant; the last to know – Fabi’s actual mama.



 I apologize for any spelling mistakes/ long sentences... I'll get back to the recap later today to polish it.


Last week, before the long weekend break: Cesar decided to defend Fabiola’s honor by beating up Piero and threatening to throw him into jail. Piero didn’t say anything to defend himself, except that Cesar should talk to his sister.

Today: Fabiola is talking with Padre Plaid at Mansion Aresti, explaining to him that Piero is not the baby daddy, he’s just her confessor – she didn’t really make this clear to Cesar, though.
Paloma walks in and wants to know what is going on. Fabiola explains that she’s done something terrible and her mother is going to kill her for it – she’s embarasada and Seb is the father.
Paloma makes a CRAP!  Cara, but hugs Fabiola.

At the same time the proud daddy to be receives a visit from his faux bro, Ric. They get into it when Ric asks Seb if he seduced or raped Fabi. Whatever the case, if he doesn’t marry her, he’ll end up in jail, because she’s a minor.
(Excuse me as I take a pause to express my feelings about Ric’s hypocrisy – when he supposedly left a minor pregnant, daddy shipped him off to school in another country and paid off the mother-to-be, but Ric has no problem forcing marriage on Seb – YES, he’s a creep, but because he’s a creep, they shouldn’t want Fabiola tied to him forever.)
As Ric storms out, Antonio comes to talk about Seb’s bright future as a president to the shady negocio he and Fauxcisco Castro are setting up. He finds out what his maybe spawn has been up to lately. Is Antonio’s heart filling with pride at the idea that his son is following in his footsteps by impregnating a minor? No, he’s pissed because another scandal is the last thing Seb needs after the whole paternity debacle.

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Por siempre mi amor #10 12/16/13: Revenge, Rest, and... Romance?

Hello everyone! It's been a couple of weeks now and I realize that I have never actually introduced myself. My name is Kathy and I am coming to you from a small farm in western Washington State.
 
And now I have to say this: Go Seahawks!

 
I have been a reader and commenter on Caray! for a few years now. My first TN was the final few weeks of Passion', (I was using Google translate on in the short episode summaries from the Univision website to figure out what was going on. That was baffling...). Thank goodness I found Caray in time for MEPS. I was part of the "After Midnight" party for CS '09 and LVO and most recently the train wreck known as PEAM. This is my very first attempt to do recaps for a TN. I am not a Spanish speaker, I am just a rank beginner, so I will be relying a lot on the closed captions. If there are things that I get wrong it's because I didn't understand or I wasn't able to get something down on paper fast enough. If I make some mistakes or forget something please feel free to put it into the comments. Insights and input from all of you make the recaps so much more fun. 
 
Thank you all for your nice comments on my previous recaps. I appreciate it so much!

Friday's episode was a condensed version of everything that's happened up to now. Univision showed its love for those of us on the west coast by airing it at 2am Pacific Time! Yeaaah, we love you too, Uni!

Refritos:
Sonia and Arturo talk about the punishment Aranza should get for fighting at school.
Grandma Meanie slaps Esteban for questioning her opinion.
Isabel cries over her memories of Fernando.

The New Stuff:
Sonia and Aranza are talking about the punishment Arturo has given Aranza for the fight she had with Dafne at school. Sonia sits at the tea table, but Aranza quickly pulls her up from the chair. "That's my Mama's seat." Sonia goes and sits on the bed. She says Arturo is wrong and he shouldn't punish Aranza for defending Esteban. "I'm on your side, Aranza. I love you." Aranza is eating her words like candy. Still, there's one more thing that's bothering her - Dafne told her Sonia would be her step-mother. "Oh, please," Sonia laughs, "I'm not your step-mother, I'm your aunt. And your friend isn't really a friend. She's telling you things that just aren't true. I'm your friend. I'll always be on your side."

Time passes. F-no is taken from the local jail to prison. At Tita's, the remodeling work is well underway. Gonzalo is busted at his dirty apartment and is taken away in handcuffs. At school, Dafne jealously watches as Esteban and Aranza grow closer. And at Arturo's the bond between Aranza and Sonia gets stronger.
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Corazon Indomable, Episode #156, Monday, December 16, 2013 “Free At Last, Free At Last, Thank God Almighty, Maricruz Is Free At Last!!!......AND SO AM I!!!!!”

Recap by LatinaInMD                       

Thank you, Lord.  I’m done.  My personal “sentence” is complete.  To all of Viewerville, thank you for the opportunity to recap C.I.  When I began this journey, I enjoyed watching this novela and thus enjoyed recapping it too.  But I must sadly agree with my fellow recappers and the rest of Viewerville that the third and fourth parts of C.I. have been truly painful to watch, so I am overjoyed that this process is over for me.

Note:  Some scenes are combined.

Maricruz and Octavio continue their tearful goodbyes as Lupita enjoys an apparent Benadryl-induced psychedelic trip with the overhead studio lights.  She’s so out of it that Octavio has to raise her arm for her so she can give a limp-hand wave goodbye to her crying mama.

Alfie’s dad informs his grieving wife that Natasha and her entourage of starving artists are back and wish to speak with her.  She refuses to see them.  She is not about to attend to her son’s “enemies”.  Dad has no choice but to go face the music, er, headband-wearing Natasha and her gang, who insist that they will fight to get back their friend’s painting.  Alfie’s dad promises to give them back the money he received for the “masterpiece”, but he begs them not to sully his son’s name by revealing that he stole it from his friend.

ShutUpDoris is back in town.  Oh joy.  She tells Octavio she still has problems with her daddy because of her plans to marry Octavio, but she couldn’t care less.  Octavio expresses concern that once back on the island her daddy will make life impossible for them.  Then, true to his nature, he goes from having just sworn undying love to Maricruz to yet again saying he must “take” his daughter with him, but “legally” he says - as opposed to just kidnapping her for a third time, I guess.  (Of course, seconds later he does an about-face and says there’s a chance Maricruz will be set free, in which case she is entitled to her kid.)….Octavio suggests to S.U.D. that she return to the island and wait there for him while he resolves what will happen with Lupita.  She refuses to leave on the “eve” of their wedding.
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Monday, December 16, 2013

Lo Que La Vida Me Robó Lunes 12/16/13 Capitulo 19



Chapter 19: The Pursuit of Love and Fortune

In Review

Corporal Alvarez found the calling card of the deceased steward and decided to impersonate him upon arrival at Almonte Manor. Refugio told his friend he was mad: The dead man was described as a widower with no children so surely he would not be able to manage this. Corporal Alvarez told him the deception is meant to be only long enough to enable him to liberate Lady Monserrat. They proceeded to bury the unfortunate Mr Olivares, as the smoke from a makeshift cremation would attract unwanted attention.

Current Happenings:

Lady Monserrat's Chamber: Rosario brought her breakfast and enquired why she was not outdoors enjoying the beautiful sunshine. Her Ladyship thanked her, but said she preferred to stay indoors. Rosario departed silently, but with an expression of much concern. She encountered Lord Alejandro without, who enquired of his wife. She told him that she appears pale, and as though she had not slept all the night before. He thanked her and noticed that she stared searchingly at him. She caught herself, then retired to the kitchen, leaving him with a pensive expression.
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Santa Diabla -- Week of December 15, 2013

Lots of Diablas - very few Santas and one Santi. Enjoy!!

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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Marido en Alquiler -- Week of December 16, 2013

Marido fans -  here is your page for this semana of the semanas culminentes of this novela. Enjoy!!

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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: THE FRONT PAGE -- La Reina del Sur, et cetera, Week of December 16, 2013

Here's your page for this week. Enjoy!!

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Corazon Indomable Friday Discussion Page: And the Nominations Are???

Greetings Caraymates! What a pleasant (but welcoming) surprise to find that my last recap would be a repeat episode. Instead of repeating La Paloma’s wonderful recap from yesterday, let’s use this as a moment to have fun and discuss some plot points until now. First let’s do some nominations.

The Following categories are:

Worst Villain:
The Dunce Award:
Most Entertaining character:
I would never want to be stuck on deserted island with _________
Best Dressed
Worst Dressed

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Friday, December 13, 2013

Lo Que La Vida Me Robo: Supplement: 12/13/13: A Trip Down Memory Lane



Ahoy Amguis! This evening they showed a nice synopsis of what has happened with our TN so far. I have an earworm for Y'all. It's Monse's song for Ale, You Don't Own Me.




We start this synopsis with Don Benny (Benjamin) dying and begging the Padre, Anselmo that is, to go get the notary. He knows he hasn't much time left and would like to make a will.

JL (Jose Luis) and Monse (Montserrat) are having some time on the beach, their usual meeting place, bout talking to her Papa the Admiral. JL of course hasn't the avocadoes to speak with him. He's betting he'll be rejected! Here comes Sebas (Sebastian) and sees the whole thing. She explains she loves JL, Sebas is angry and tells her to just keep the ring. She'll probably have to sell it due to her family's moola problems.

Lauro, the Admiral, and his wife Gracie (Graciela), the Mama we love to hate, are arguing about Monse of course. Lauro doesn't want to see Monse sold for pasta, ya know money. Violetta, Sebas' Mama, calls Gracie to tell her the wedding is OFF! Gracie stalks to Monse's room and slaps the crap out of her, and tells her Sebas went back to England.
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Weekend Discussion: Controversial Subjects


Tuesday's capitulo of Lo Que La Vida Me Robó provoked over 100 comments regarding the marital rape scene that echoed Gone With the Wind in many respects [GWTW's scene is still being debated today]. This may not have been the ideal way for the writers to handle the wedding night of our flawed but otherwise sympathetic protagonists, but a lot of bytes are being seriously inconvenienced in internet postings from viewers debating all the same hypotheses and issues we raised on Wednesday morning.

Which – por supuesto – is always good for ratings.

Several other series have provoked discussion in the last few years over other highly controversial actions and interactions:
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TN Schedule for Friday, December 13, 2013


Hola, all TN recappers and commenters. Corazon Indomable, Por Siempre Mi Amor, and Lo Que La Vida Me Robo, will be shown at their regularly scheduled times in the Eastern and Central Time Zones. Mentir Para Vivir will not be shown at all. Univision did this last year for the Telethon. For Peeps on the West Coast, check your cable grids to find out what time Univision will show the above TNs. Last year, Univision showed the TNs on the West Coast either Saturday evening or on Sunday.

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Lo Que La Vida Me Robo 18 - Maria and Juventino Create Some Really Bad Karma - Friday, December 13th, 2013


Hacienda

The man and the woman are have their heads together and are speaking in low tones as though they do not want to be overheard. ‘Uncle’, she says, and we are a bit surprised by her address; the man is looking at the young woman with an intensity that would seem, well, unusual, for an uncle and a niece.

His straw hat is pushed a bit back from his forehead as he leans into her. He suggests that by working together they can help one another. “Maria,” he says, “This woman is a problem.” He states it flatly. After seeming to consider the situation, Maria tells her uncle to do as he wishes. Just make sure that ‘that woman’ never comes back.

An older woman is quietly watching this conversation, waiting to speak. She tells Maria that Alejandro is asking for her, can she come now? Maria tears into the older, meek seeming woman. Maria told her that she did not want to be interrupted, for anything! The older woman looks down and walks away.

Morelia

In another location, at a café table in a rough cobbled plaza, two men are eating and making plans. They are in Morelia, Mexico, it seems. Montserrat’s mother tried to throw them off and they ended up here. The good news is that the two of them are believed to be dead! The lean and chiseled man, who is called Jose Luis, swigs a beer and says he is sorry, he must go back to the town of Agua Azul and investigate the whereabouts of his beloved Montserrat. The fair-haired man, Refugio, calls his friend crazy. Jose Luis challenges Refugio, “You said you want to help? Go see Emeralda. She has information about Dimitrio.” Refugio vehemently protests—he does not want to see Esmeralda! Jose Luis, clearly the alpha male is this relationship, says that his friend needs to see Esmeralda to get information, yes, but also because Refugio is in love with her. Now they must be on their way.

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Mentir Para Vivir #48 Thu 12/12/13 Hablar para Aburrir

Oriana and Lina get settled in their room.  Lina likes Fidelia, but not as much as she likes her Granny.  She hopes God left Tito at Granny's house and Granny brings him with her when she comes to visit.  Ricardo calls Oriana and she tells him the house is great and his aunt's super nice and even asked Lina to call her "Tía."  When Lina finds out it's Ricardo on the phone, she wants Oriana to ask him if God brought Tito back already.  Ricardo asks to speak directly to Lina and tells her that Padre Plaid, who's way closer to God than any of them, because God works out at Padre Plaid's Gym of Penance regularly, said it will be a few days, but there's no estimated arrival date.  Lina gives the phone back to Oriana and Ricardo lets her know that Fabiola's been checking in with the vet, but he hasn't been to see Tito himself yet, since he doesn’t want to lead the investigator that JL has tailing him to the vet's office.  As soon as Ricardo can take care of a few things, he'll go visit.

Cesar visits his aunt, who asks him to come home already, and convince his stubborn mother to stay, too.  Cesar says he'll try, but he likes it where he's at and he really doesn't want to deal with his mother.  Fabiola says she'll stay and she's told her mother already.

Smoochy mushy talk from Ricardo and Oriana.  They postpone the good stuff until Lina isn't around to listen.

Nadia announces the arrival of Ricardo, so Paloma bids Cesar and Fabiola farewell.  She asks Fabiola to escort her brother to the executioner…digo, to his mother's room, so he can talk her into staying.
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Corazon Indomable, Cap. 155, Thur. 12-12-13 -- A Mournful Maricruz Sits Stubbornly in Her Prison Cell

Short scenes are combined in an attempt to force some sense into this report from Planet Bizarro.

 `Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
  Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
. . . no, that won’t do, although much jabberwocky and wacky jabber is to be found in recent episodes of CI.  Let’s look for another poetic reference to set the scene for our jailbird.

It's a hangin' day in Wolf City, Wyomin'
Wolf city, Wyomin', eighteen ninety four
They're gonna drop Cat Ballou
Through the gallows floor.
She killed a man in Wolf City, Wyomin'  
. . . well, that’s not exactly right, either. We know MariCruz didn’t actually kill a man, but she’s determined to claim it.

Perhaps we’ll share a few lines from that famous prison epic, The Ballad of Reading Gaol:
The moaning wind went wandering round
  The weeping prison-wall:
Till like a wheel of turning-steel
  We felt the minutes crawl:
. . . We’ve certainly felt some minutes crawl with MC incarcerated. Let’s see how she does in today’s episode.

Seen Previously
    Ed and Tav run into each other at the airport and catch up with Tav’s miserable life. He’ll wait for MariCruz to get out of prison.
    Carola is sent to isolation as punishment for the knife wound scam she pulled on Maricruz. For some reason, she’s not happy with the situation.
    Maria is at Don Ale’s former mansion, talking to the maid/caretaker with the cadaverous face and messy hair. She wants to find some of the family, but none of those names are known to the maid. (She looks like she would fit in with a family named Addams.)

There’s a Ray of Hope for Maricruz, If She Would Only Recognize It
    Natasha visits MC in prison. (The guards probably haven’t seen this many visitors for one prisoner in a long time.) MC recalls what a ruckus Natasha caused with her painting career in the Rancho Abuelo neighborhood and asks (bingo!) “Que haces aqui?” Natasha is interested in MC and she knows who really killed Alfonso. She wonders why MC wants to be in prison?

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Por siempre mi amor #9 12/12/13: Hey Feo, Do You Know Where People Who Commit Crimes Go To?? Jail

Del Ayer
Sucia the Snake has to let Aranza know that her papi is going away and she will be in charge.  Aranza is not a happy camper. Equis!!!!!  Sonia looks like cat that she is who swallowed the canary.

Isa wants to know when Feo is arrested.  Isa tells Mauricio that Feo’s ex- wife Andrea will work with them.  She is a victim too.  Gaby shares that Andrea is mathematically inclined and she will work under Mauricio.
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