“We are experiencing a happily ever after, we just know it’s not going to last." -- Liz
"Mariachis ...yeah!!!" -- Susan
Friday, May 22, 2015
Amores con Trampa #40 ... Facundo has taken over the company, even the company name and cut Santees salary to less than half... Also seems the homes Santee was trying to sell would not stand to the set of a town hall theater play, Facundo and Beto not happy about that...
Maria calls Santee and
lets him know Facundo is planning some event/party at the company this
afternoon. Santee thanks Maria for the heads up and says to himself 'you will
see the party i will put out for you...'
Facundo meets with some
of the construction workers and mentions 'that thing which i told you for this
afternoon'. Esteban comes in and assures Facundo he has not spilled the beans
about the afternoon party with Santee. Facundo reminds Esteban that now
HE is the biggest voice/vote in the company since Facundo called it 'MY
company'. Esteban thinks to himself that Facundo is not as dumb as he thought,
that it will be more complicated to get his plan executed. Esteban leaves.
Facundo sends the other men away.
Beto tells Facundo that
whatever food (garnachas?) he wanted is ready for the afternoon. Facundo starts
practicing his 'talk' as an enterpeneur-OTE! LOL!
Isa talks with
Alejandra, Felipe and Santee... Isa says you have to be 'ready' for love, and
in her opinion Felipe is not ready for marriage. Then since noone likes
her opinion, she plays the target, the 'villain of the movie' in their eyes.
Isa tells Felipe that when he is ready and he plans the rest of his life
with a woman, the children will come later. Isabel says at least you did
not choose the farmer. Felipe reacts quickly saying he does not want to
hear anymore about Carmen Yoya. Rocio asks why, he won't tell. Later Felipe
tells Santee he will go to the company since Santee is not in the mood. Santee
proud that Felipe is volunteering for this and 'is a grown man'. Hugs him.
Party is in full
speed... Porfirio is there flirting with the girls who work at the company,
even tries to dance with one of the girls. He uses the card that he is 'the
father of the new chief of the changarro'.
Some guy comes by and
wants to yell a toast for the best boss in the world! Facundo takes over
and asks the men to loosen their ties... and that he will raise everyone's
salary. Maria comes over and Facundo dances with her. Esteban, Yoya,
Gusana and even Margarito are in attendance.
Felipe comes in and
wants to know what is going on, he is irritated. Esteban tells him.
Elevator opens again and yells asking what is going on, he did not know
that there was a party of farmer town with smell of garnacha, fat and
chorizo(sausage). Facundo asks what he is doing there. Felipe says his
uncle is the founder and owner of a part of this company, and does not need an
invitation. Maria is scared about Santee's reaction and claim that noone
invited him. Facundo confirms noone invited him. Porfirio wants to take
over the argument with the 'bravucon y pesao' guy. He takes his hat off
and is ready to have a round of punches with Santee. Facundo steps in the
way and stops Porfirio, asks Beto to take him outside. But Porfirio stops at
the girl he was dancing with ready to take it where he left it off... but
Perpetua is there to stop him and save the poor girl.
Now Santee insults
Facundo about offering him tequila, saying he does not drink tequila, pulque or
mezcal... he only takes whiskey, but can't consume alcohol now because he is
taking anti-depressant and tranquilizer meds now because of what Facundo took
him through.
Facundo announces he is
the new owner of the company, and while he is on that high, he shows everyone
the new name of the company ‘Grupo Carmona’. Santee has what looks like a heart
attack reaction. Felipe grabs him worried. Even Facundo and Maria get worried
since Santee can't breathe well.
Lo Imperdonable #4 Thu 5/21/15 Love at first sight and other thundering feelings
Refrito: Martin and Alfredo talk about Martin’s
need to seek out justice and avenge Demetrio.
Every time I hear Martin compare his younger
brother to a son, I get a creepy vibe. The guy was 8 years younger, it’s not
like you changed his diapers, dude!
The new stuff: The Prado Castello’s talk about
the indigenous jewelry line. Virginia thinks it’s a bad idea, no fancy buyer
would ever want to wear something as old-fashioned and tacky. Before giving an
opinion, Salma wants to know if this was her son’s idea, or Veronica’s. Jorge
thinks it’s a great suggestion, the perfect way for them to honor their ancestry.
Emiliniño is happy that dad likes the idea. They start
discussing the designs, they want to use Maya civilization as inspiration first.
Salma says that she and Virginia should leave now, since business talk doesn’t
concern them.
Virginia is not happy with the outcome of the
discussion and when she and her tia are alone, she starts complaining about
once again Veronica getting her way. Salma is happy that Emiliniño is
interested in business, but Virginia “makes her see” that this is not a good
thing, since it will only mean that Veronica gets to spend more time with him,
while pretending to be interested in working together. He will turn to what
interests him the most – his Hispanic art, and Veronica will be left in charge
of the business. Salma sees the point (of course she does) and when Virginia
turns to tears, she starts consoling the poor baby. Boohoo, Emiliniño will have
no time to spend with me; boohoo, whenever Veronica sees that I like something,
she gets in the way.
Que Te Perdone Dios #87 – Diego Moves On Up, Everybody is Capable of Killing, and Tuteando With Abandon
What I believe is the refrito, as I could not watch the
previous episode: Mateo is demanding explanations from Fausto about why he is
coming out of Abi’s bedroom, and this isn’t even the first time Mat’s seen it
happen. Fausto brushes him off like an annoying insect, plays the wife card to
Mat and then goes to his room and shuts the door. “¡Idiota!” he exclaims. We
know.
New?: Renata is going to cenar at the Enramada, having been
invited by Helena. Enter Fausto, saying what a good time Abi had with him. Ren
is so happy that Abi is happy. Fausto is definitely a changed man. Yep, no
doubt about it. He tells Ren, “I love you so much, and I’ve waited my whole
life to have you love me that way.” This is the side of Fausto that I like,
when he gets his scam on and is willing to say or do whatever in his own
interest (don’t worry, not a quality I would admire in real life), not the
desperate old man trying to seduce a child. Another aside: It seems Fausto had
successfully kept Helena and Renata separated for about 25 years. Does he know
that now that they’re friends, they talk about him? I’m sure that’s exactly why
he didn’t want them getting together.
If you're in Mexico City June 14 you can hear your BLOG MOM sing in the Yiddish version of "American Idol" !!! Also - recommendations?
I am a finalist in the Yiddish songwriting contest called Der Yidisher Idol (or, in Spanish, Der Idisher Idol). They are flying me down to Mexico City to sing in the finals, a concert on June 14 at 6 pm! If you're around you can come! It's at Comunidad Bet-El (click for the map, you must search the location as "Bet Hajaim Comunidad Bet-El"). Click the poster to see a larger version.
I will be arriving in town a couple days earlier. I have never been in Mexico before. Any suggestions in Mexico City - attractions, restaurants?
If you want to preview the song I'm singing, here I am with a couple of the members of my band Mappamundi, singing it the day I finished writing it! There are subtitles and the song expresses my world view completely.
It would be fun to meet somebody while I'm there...
As I usually do , I'm skipping right to the new. And I might make heavy use of the RPC (Recapper's Privilege Card) tonight along with some scene combining.
Severiano(Sev) grabs Sim/Viv by the hair and drags her out to the street. He throws her out of the house and tells her never to come back. He tells her to go back to San Miguel or wherever the hell she wants to go. When she begs to at least be allowed to get her things. Sev reminds her that he paid for all her things. He throws money at her and tells her that all he pay for is her bus fare. (Now, I'm thinking this a pretty public scene. Are people in SL just so afraid of him that they wouldn't dare comment on it? This is perfect material for the gossip capital of the word, don't you think?) Sev gets in his truck and drives away, leaving Sim to snivel on the sidewalk.
Lola is surprised to see Irma at the shop. Irma felt she needed to keep busy so she wouldn't think about Abelardo. Irma knows that time will cure her pain...or she'll at least get accustomed to it. Lola tells her that her abuela always says: "Al borrego trasquilado, Diosito le mide el frío." (I can't easily find a quick translation, but basically God won't give you more than you can take. Literally to the sheared sheep, God takes considers the cold for him….He won't make it too cold for the sheared sheep. I'm sure there's some fascinating agricultural history behind it.) Irma asks about why Lola is there and when Lola explains about having to see someone, Irma convinces her to spill the beans. Irma seems shocked by the news Sim was actually Lola's mom.
La Sombra del Pasado #67 - Wed 5/20 - More cryin' and lyin'
Aldonza finally gets escorted out of Cris' cell.
Per Mel: since Sev is out of town, Soletario hasn't been sold yet. Emmanuel is prepared to go to Severiano as soon as he's back in town to make him an offer he can't refuse. Melesio advises him not to do it RIGHT when Sev gets back into town or it might end up backfiring. Yeah, what with all the other stuff he'll have to deal with.
Lo Imperdonable #3 Wed 5/20/15 “Chance Encounters and Fast Friendships Set the Wheels in Motion For the Start of Our Love/Hate Saga”
Once he gets Sanson to calm down, Martin turns and asks
Veronica if she is ok.Their eyes lock
and she smiles softly, barely giving him a glimpse of her dimples.After the requisite several seconds of
staring at each other, he takes Veronica’s hand and asks if it hurts.She says except for the rope burn on her
hand, she is fine.She smiles again,
thanks him and says he is “her hero”.He
continues staring at her.They talk
briefly about her over-confidence in handling Sanson.Vero’s friend Mariana runs up to ask if she
is ok.Martin turns and introduces
himself to her, but just as Mariana is about to tell him Vero’s name, the tour
guide rudely interrupts and asks if they can continue their tour, thus
depriving Martin of his first chance to find out Vero’s name.
Alfredo meets Martin at the club so he can sign some
important papers.He is glad to hear
that Martin wants to join the club and notes that going there and meeting new
people, like the girl with the dark hair he just saw him with, will help
distract him and raise his spirits.Martin smiles and turns, wistfully glancing in the direction where Vero
headed off with Mariana, then saying to his friend:“Yes,
she is very beautiful.She made a big
impression on me…..But now I can only think about one woman, the one
responsible for my brother’s death.That’s why I came to this club, to get close to the Prado Castelos….To
avenge my brother’s death.”(Despite
a lack of storm clouds, we hear another lightning strike.“El cirquero” Mejia strikes again!!!!)
Have we had a slow episode yet?? Every night seems action-packed! Jarifa will keep us up to date with all the details. Look for her recap in the comments.
Que Te Perdone Dios Capitulo 85- The Life-counseling Club opens its door's - Highlights
Schoolwork has been a dime and it's getting late around here so i will put up the highlights :
Diego has been injured badly as his wounds mark the name "Satan" all over the place ( I mean seriously the slash and brash scene was extremely violent, Faust just can't get the Karma of Dios any sooner). Fortunately the fast & furious Max & Abi arrive at the scene. Abi would like to report to the only god-forsaken authority available in town , Barragan but Diego refused. Max brought the soon - to- be - retired Mel ( But not before Mel thought Max came to him for Lucio's salvation) for help & Diego slips to Mel that the one who made holy turkeys out of him was none other than Faust. Diego promises that he shall become the jury- judge- executioner against the Feisty Reptile!
Renata has just shared her life haunting experience with Helena& Simona shocked to all ears as Ren mutters at last " Abi's NOT my goddaughter, she's my daughter for Christ's sake! " Of course our two lovely women just about experienced the same things in their lives so they decide to focus on consoling Ren instead of raising barrels & flags, good friends i must say . Ren informs Ele & Sim that her dad was nothing but short of an ogre who has caused her daunting pain cause she profoundly loved a peon but the peon is now dead as bonkers ( I don't know why Ele & Sim are complaining , least they don't have to pay child support to anyone well atleast not yet. They are not in the same lucky category as Malaria who only lives to extort ) We also don't have shortage of mother of the year speeches in this episode in order to make Ren feel better ( I admit some speeches almost moved me to tears but no action is getting old fast and i truly hate the fact that Ren's still blind .) Also later on a bench in a church Ren counsels Ele to meet some love too , Barragan is the perfect candidate but Ele refuses because the calamity of their pasts would only serve to doom them. She also learns that Pab was Bar's son, responding with pity
Pat went to look for Ren at the hacienda but Faust invited him to take a drink instead to have a little conversation. I don't remember correctly but i think Faust was quite gleeful at the thought of Pat boinking his wife ( This romance is tearing my mind , just give us a real love story already. It's like we have close to no happy couples in this novela cause endless depression , unrequited love , money- hoeing, lying & pretending must be the motto of life in this mugroso town seriously the most happy person in this novela is Meliton who is Pro Herbalife yet doesn't smoke weed) . FACT : This town lacks Jesus!
Recap courtesy of HellaShelle Here’s a quick and dirty recap, so ppl can talk. I’ll try to submit a clean, more detailed one later.
A furious Candela tells Simoneta to have Sev call her when he gets back. Sim has the nerve to look confused when Cande hangs up on her, even though she pretty much just told the woman that she’s her husband’s mistress.
Renato wants Silvia to know that he wants her to be a partner in the business, not just an employee, but if their past will be a problem, she should say so now. She’s kind of doubtful about the whole plan. It sounds good, but unnecessarily complicated what with basing themselves in SL rather than DF just Because of Aldonza! She tells Renato he’s not in love, he’s obsessed. Renato says he’s holding on to his slim hope regardless and he doesn’t want to change.
Lo Imperdonable #2 Tue 5/19/15 “From Oaths of Vengeance to Love at First Sight: Martin’s Heart Prepares to Run the Gamut of Emotions”
We start where we left off – with Martin at his brother’s
graveside, in the pouring rain, his raw emotions a mix of profound grief and
even deeper rage, screaming, asking his brother to give him the name of the
woman who took his life, then swearing to him that he will discover the name of
that woman, that he will follow the trail of the Prado Castelos, and that once
he finds her….that woman will SUFFER.(Cue another lightning strike and more ominous choir music.)Martin slumps onto his brother’s grave and
cries uncontrollably, while we see flashbacks of him proudly watching his younger
brother (the only family he had) graduating from college with honors.
At the Prado Castelo’s sprawling finca on the outskirts
of Mexico City,
his nana is happy “el niño” Emiliano is back and remarks that the family is
once again complete. They all decide it’s time to break out the champagne and
celebrate his return.Virginia wastes no time invading Emi’s
personal space and telling him they’ll have to go party at a few new
clubs.He gently moves Virginia’s wandering hands aside and tells
her there will be plenty of time for that, though he is clearly not
interested.Then he turns to Veronica
and says what he really wants to do is go horseback riding the next
morning.His mom (who looks WAY YOUNGER
than him) suggests they ride in a car instead, because poor sickly Virginia can’t ride
horses much.Emiliano quickly nixes the
idea, and Virginia
reassures him she will be fine riding a horse.
Lo Imperdonable #1 Mon 5/18/15 The Heart of Darkness
Row!
The men steer the open boat down the river, cascades and lush green expanses all around them. The slender man, the only one not rowing and clearly an outsider, spots a gorgeous snake coiled around a tree on the shore. He takes a handwritten letter from his pocket and glances at it.
Ride!
A lovely, smiling girl – Verónica – rides an equally lovely (and probably smiling) white horse.
Make Whoopee!
Jorge and Salma snuggle in bed. If this were the sixties, they would be lighting cigarettes right now.
But on the River...
The sky turns gray and menacing, the water turbulent. Lightning flashes in the sky.
If you can't have them, frame them for murder! La Sombra Del Pasado #65 05/18/2015
This was a hard episode for me to sit through, I have a hard time watching tv/movies where someone dies and last night's episode just about did me in, below you'll find the recap but with less of the usual snark.
Aldonza gives Renato instructions to stop the investigation into who burned down her apartment, she does not want to cause more pain to the Lagos family. Renato agrees and later calls the detective working the case to tell him that they want the matter dropped. Renato will also be going back to umm is the town Santa Lucia? Gah, it's only Tuesday and my brain is fried!
Later in the episode the dream team (that's what I'm calling Pato, Silvia and Renato) lease the house where they will open up their office, they will also be living there, which is pretty cool because that house looks awesome.
It's another week with the Carmonas...and it's also finals week for me. I still have some exams to grade, so the recap will be short and sweet. I hope you all don't mind (and don't mind filling in where needed.)
I'm doing lots of scene combining tonight!
Isa threatens to turn Beto in for kidnapping. Facundo grabs her phone and tells Beto to scram! Facundo assures Isa that if Rocio is with Beto, she is well taken care of. Isa takes the opportunity to tell Fac that she loves him. She asks if he didn't feel anything when they kissed each other? He reminds her that SHE kissed HIM and no, he didn't feel anything. When he looks at her, he is afraid. She's a bruja(witch) and evil. She's worse than carne de puerco(pig meat)...and he apologizes to the animals for comparing her to them. After he leaves Isa snivels that she wants to change her cold and calculating heart and that Facundo is the only person that can help her do that.
Hasta el Fin del Mundo #191 20150515 Finalmente el Fin del Telenovela
Thanks to all of the recappers....
Xlint
PaquitadelBarrio
and yes, Jarifa who filled in for me in the comments often! I really appreciate it.
Also thanks to all the commenters who came back everyday!
I also rely on CC and they sucked last night, so if I missed anything or didn't quite get it right...I apologize.
Chava is freaking out about finding Sophia. He is harassing poor Fuzzy Tavarez.
Meanwhile, Armando is trying to convince Regina that Peralta is not the fine upstanding citizen that he portrays. Regina's getting a fine upstanding paycheck from him, so she's going to be a hard sell.
Speaking of the devil, Peralta is out on his yaght enjoying libations with Mike Stone (the American, who speaks english with a thick Mexican accent)...OK who in the hell is Mike Stone? I don't remember him or wasn't paying attention. Anyways, Peralta and Ricardo...(who in the hell is Ricardo?) accuse Mike Stone of double crossing them about the buying product from other dealers. Mike throws in an English word every once in a while and swears that he did not double cross them. Anyways, Ricardo shoots Mike in the chest and he falls FACE DOWN into the middle of the ocean. Theoretically, one would believe that if the bullet wound doesn't kill him, he will drown. More about that later.
Good Evening, Peeps!Well, I thought I’d lighten the mood a little bit here on the
patio with our beloved Casa de Caramelos, The Candy House!You’ll see why.Let’s get right to it!This was a rapid fire episode (no pun
intended) with lots of jumping around.
We have a brief rewind of the biddie and bile (Val) attack
in the plaza.Aldonza goes upside Vale’s
head – WHOP!! – and tells her she’d better back down before she gets smacked
down - again.Vale tries to play hurt
for the biddies.
Over at Las Animas Cande tells Sev he MUST come home!Their grown son needs his diaper changed and
she doesn’t want Aldonza doing it!Hell
no, there’s lots of moolain play with
his horsey deal.He hangs up on her.Simonetta/Viviana (S/V) is with him, he
scoffs that she wouldn’t understand these situations with kids, not having
any.S/V tells Sev she DOES have a child
and he doesn’t care about her life.He
tells her to shut it and don’t start with her drama!
Amores con Trampa #35 Facundo tries and keeps on trying to avoid trouble but he seems to be a magnet for it
Out of control, Santee fires Esteban in his house
in front of Isabel
Outside Gallo, Gusana and Jacinto see Esteban get
in his car… he looks down/upset.
Santee and Isabel in their bedroom, he is still
outraged that Isa did not tell him Esteban was interested in her… She claims
she would never pay attention to Esteban. She tries to walk away while he is
still outraged, he won’t let her. But
she is not willing to tell him her secret… (she thinks noone will know..)
Fac, Gusana and Jacinto approach Esteban at his
car window, Esteban tells them Santee fired him. Gallo says maybe its better
for anyone to stay away from ‘those’.
(Jacinto, Gallo and Gusana keep whispering in each other’s ear and it
sounds like it is birds chirping loudly)
Beto and Rocio are talking outside at Tia Clarita’s
house. Rocio is asking him for explanations about the appearance and attitude
of his ‘ex’ ‘Meche’. (Tia Clarita is
arguing with her pig, who is also named Clarita). Poor Beto, now Tia Clarita
also wants explanations… Seems ‘Meche’
has such a reputation of revolting/tough character.
Gallo and Esteban come back in the office… Gallo
has a new bug to place in Santee’s hair… he has just named Esteban his personal
lawyer… Gallo wants to twist the knife ‘how does that feel?’ Santee starts yelling “GET OUT!!!” but noone
moves…
Back at the Carmona house, the grandma and
grandpa are arguing, as always. Gallo
arrives home. HE is happy (still
enjoying the blow he served Santee). He
has good news for Maria. She wants to
know if its Beto coming back. Not quite.
HE just hired Esteban to work for him at the office. Grandpa celebrates
loudly, then asks ‘what was the good news?’ LOL!! Maria and Grandma don’t quite
see the ‘good’ in the news. Gallo explains that the ‘good’ was the look in
Santee’s face… he turned red as a lobster!
At school, Diego catches up with Carmen. She is having mixed feelings about the photo
shoot session.
Francis comes and confronts Carmen… now that Feli
and I will have a baby, you better butt out. Then Francis keeps the offenses
telling that a cavegirl that smells like pigs would take Feli from her. Of
course this was enough for Carmen to lose her cool so she slaps Francis right
as Feli is arriving, so he questions what Carmen did (slap Francis) since
Carmen knows that Francis is pregnant.
Que Te Perdone Dios #83 – Abi Still Wants to Marry Her Uncle, Renata Wants to Give Him Half of the Inheritance, and Fausto Wants to Kill Him. And He and Benito Get Fired.
Refry: Julian tells Black Hand (Mano Negra) that he won’t
tolerate anybody, not even his own big-mouthed son, revealing their past and
getting them back into trouble with the law.
At the funeral home, Amanda explains to Diego that nobody
told him the truth because it wasn’t their secret to tell, it was Vicenta’s.
And Vicenta didn’t tell because she didn’t want Diego to think his mom was a ho
with the patrón, and to stain Diego’s memory of her. Having everybody believe
that Diego was entering into an incestuous marriage with Abigail was Vicenta’s
way of “honoring” her daughter’s memory, I suppose.
New: Vicenta is put into the ground with strange African drums
and wails as background music. The music was intense, but out of place in
little Real de San Andrés. I have no idea why, in this class- conscious nook of
the world, members of ‘high’ society have turned out for the funeral of this
servant. Even Eduviges, who has been so cruel to Motor, is there to pay her respects
to the Hacienda’s chief vegetable peeler. Everyone attending the hija de la
criada’s wedding was a stretch (because the groom was a dyed in the wool peon),
but at least there was the Renata connection. Not so here. Anyway, Max steps up
to Diego for some recognition for having saved his life, and gets a nod. Pan
over the black-clad crowd to Abi. If the ceremony had been carried out, would
she and Diego still have celebrated their wedding night what with Vicenta being
assassinated and all?
"Gio asks him what kind of woman he wants for his father. Yeah, I agree, let's get her delivered online.” -- Weirdo
“I don't care if you're a completely unqualified 'undercover' spy, when you're alone in a hotel with a man and you hear him freak out because he finds out an innocent young girl ISN'T dead, you leave the room!!!" -- Darcy Buchanan
“Okay, no. Just NO. If you two get jiggy on the cucaracha table, you CANNOT sit with me on the patio. JUST TAKE YOUR DRINKS AND GO. " -- Blue Lass