Monday, May 07, 2007
Acorralada #78 - 5/3/07 – Thursday – Diana Finds Yet Another Admirer!
In case we forgot, or missed, Wednesday's episode. Diana and Diego are fighting about her going back to work at Perfumes 'R Us. He is ordering her to stay home! Our intrepid heroine won't hear of it. Diego suggests that Gaby run the "empire." Diana points out that Gaby is ill-prepared to be a president. "And you are?" asks Diego. The fight continues and Diego actually threatens to kill Diana if he catches her with Max again. Diana is impactada. Dramatic music gets louder as the scene ends.
Rene is groveling to Yolanda and swearing he is no longer using drugs. He only did them at parties on the weekend, but he didn't inhale. OK, so maybe he didn't deny inhaling. . .Yolanda points out that he lied to her in the past when she asked him point blank if he had used drugs. Rene is very contrite. Finally Yolanda believes him and begs him to help Peyote with her addiction. Rene says he will do anything for Yolanda. With dimples like his, I'd want to believe him as well!
Diana is freaking out in her bedroom. She's saying what Diego feels for her isn't love. It's an obsession! There's a knock on the door. Diana is breathless and afraid to open the door. She opens it a crack and luckily for Diana, it's Caramel.
Gaby is trying to feed Fediota, but she won't eat. Kike is in the room as well. Suddenly Little Doormat smells alcohol on Fediota's breath and comes unglued. Gaby confronts Fediota and wants to know how she got it. Gaby runs for the nurse and Fediota makes Kike give her some gum. Kike says he feels responsible – ya think? Anyway, Fediota snickers that she feels like she did during her college years.
Emili-Oh wants to know why Luscious looks so forlorn. Larry says it's because Pillow is apparently carrying his child. Emili-Oh wants to know if Gaby has found out. "Not only did she find out, Pillow spilled the beans and told her everything!" Pobre de Larry. Emili-Oh tries to comfort him. Yolanda walks into the room and announces dinner is ready. Just as they're getting ready to have dinner, the prodigal son returns. "Max!!!!!" More hugs all around!!! Max happily tells Emili-Oh that he has a job and pretty soon he and Larry can afford to rent an apartment and move out. "No bother. You're welcome to stay here as long as you want. I like the company." At this point in walks Debora, all smiles, now that Max has returned. She is so happy to see him. Now they can go back to sharing a bedroom. ***Keep in mind Emili-Oh, Larry, and Yolanda are standing right there.*** Max breaks the news; he has no intention of sharing a bed with Debora. "Are you an imbecile?" screeches our Little Blonde Weasel. "Where are you planning on sleeping?" "On the sofa!" This is not the answer LBW was looking for. She storms out.
Laughs all around at LBW's expense.
How cool is this; there's a scene over
Diana walks into her office with her new plucky assistant. Diana is wearing a wide red obi with her gray skirt and black blouse. This is obviously one of Fediota's trademark belts. Emili-Oh and Beatriz are already seated awaiting Diana's arrival. Diana introduces Caramel to everyone. Emili-Oh kisses butt, as usual. Daggers fly from Beatriz' eyes. Looks like Beatriz is none too happy to have Caramel joining the team. Diana sends Beatriz out to show Caramel the ropes. I think the only rope Beatriz would like to show Caramel is the one she plans to hang her with. Emili-Oh announces that the international sales guy has returned from vacation. Diana is eager to meet him.
Doc Evil walks into his apartment, only to be ambushed by Sylvie, who is now doing her Amanda Miguel impression. She has outdone herself with her new wig. Lots and lots of black curly hair. She's got on a black SHORT dress with black seamed stockings. She launches herself at Iggy and they both tumble to the sofa. Sylvie is so excited to see him – she even got a new wig for the occasion. Iggy is trying to be polite. Camila finally saves him from being smothered by Sylvie. Some comic bantering goes on. Sylvie wants to be his personal nurse. She's not a slug like Diana. Iggy has to pry Sylvie off him. Finally he notices her black eye and asks her about it. Sylvie tells him it's the latest look. Pleasantries are exchanged and the evil doc heads off to his room where he plans to take a bath. Sylvie blows kisses as he leaves. "Home Sweet Home" exclaims Iggy! Caramel tells Sylvie not to say a word about Max staying there, or Sylvie will end up with another black eye.
Emili-Oh is still sucking up to Diana, when there's a knock on the door. It's Alvaro Ferrer, the international sales person. Introductions are made and Emili-Oh excuses himself. Diana wants to know if Alvaro is aware of the situation with the P'RU. He sure is, however thanks to her brilliant mind, she has single handedly turned everything around! Head tilt. Flirtatious smile.
Luscious is going for a run on the beach. Pillow "just happens" to see him and wants to know why he didn't tell her he was going to be there. They then get into the usual fight. Larry tells her to leave him in peace. She wants to know when he's going to divorce Gaby and marry her. He wants to know why she told Gaby about the pregnancy. She says Larry belongs to her now. He responds that he'll marry her for the sake of the child, but Gaby will always be in his head. Larry runs off and Pillow tells herself that at least Larry has agreed to marry her. "Too bad, so sad, Little Doormat!" Down the beach, Larry's cell phone rings. It's Gaby. She's at the hospital and they need to talk. She has found an attorney who will help her file for divorce.
Alvaro and Diana are having a boring business discussion when Beatriz walks in with a huge flower arrangement. They're apparently from Alvaro to "welcome" Diana to P'RU. Guess we'll have to add him to the list of guys in love with Diana. More flirtation between Diana and Alvaro, when Max bursts into the room. We are then treated to a pissing match and lots of mad-dogging. Diana says she and Alvaro are discussing business. Max says he's come to discuss THEIR child. Alvaro is amused. Alvaro and Max tell each other to leave. Diana finally asks Alvaro to give her and Max a minute. Max tells Diana Alvaro is trying to seduce her. Diana says her private life is not Max's concern. Or something to that effect. Head tilt. Vacant stare. Lemon-sucking face.
Peyote is trying to score some drugs when the doorbell rings. It's Yolanda and Rene. They are worried about her. Rene tries to talk Peyote into checking herself into rehab, but she wants no part of that. She basically makes some comment to Rene alluding to the fact he's done drugs alongside her (some expression along the line of 'the pot calling the kettle black.) Yolanda says Rene already told her about his dalliances, but that he's sworn to stop.
Max and Diana are still fighting over Diana's relationship with Alvaro. Max doesn't want his son exposed to someone like that. He's going to be keeping a close eye on our heroine.
More pleading by Yolanda and Rene. They want Peyote to get help. Unfortunately for them, she doesn't want any. More PSA's. Peyote tells them she wants to be alone. Rene sure is a hottie when he's not being a goof.
Diana is asking Max to quit watching over her and leave her in peace. Max says, lamentably, that ain't going to happen. The love theme starts playing on the piano, or is it chopsticks? Hard to tell. Head tilt, glassy stare, lemon-sucking look. Same ol', same ol'. The love theme becomes more insistent. The fight starts up again and finally Diana tells Max to leave so she can continue saving P'RU and the world. Commercial!
A frantic Peyote throws out Yolanda and Rene. They finally leave and Peyote, totally agitated, picks up the phone to make a call.
The phone rings and Debora picks it up. Naturally, it's for her. Andres wants $20,000 or he's going to tell everyone she's a crook who tried to kill him. "Where am I going to get that kind of money? The Irascibles are broke. Are you wanting me to sell tamales?" asks Debora. "Not my problem," retorts Andres. "You're a thief, steal from someone on the street. Rob a bank. I don't care. My aunt and I need the money to move." Debora goes into
Little Doormat is at Fediota's hospital bed side. There's a knock on the door. It's Luscious with half of his shirt tucked in, the other half is hanging out. There seems to be a lot of this style of dress on the show. It must be the rage in
Emili-Oh, Beatriz, and Alvaro are hanging out at Beatriz' desk. Apparently our glassy-eyed heroine has made quite the impression on him. He has to have her. "Don't waste your time," warns Emili-Oh. Alvaro wants the untold story. Beatriz is all too happy to bring him up to speed. Diana is married to an invalid. Max and Diana love each other, but they've been separated. "Ah," says Alvaro. "I see no impediment! There's nothing I like better than a challenge!" Apparently Alvaro is taken with Diana's vacant stare.
Larry and Gaby are discussing their divorce. Gaby is sad. Lunkhead is sad. Lunkhead tries to explain why he didn't make it to the church that day. Gaby doesn't want to hear his excuses. She tells him he needs to marry Pillow for the sake of the baby. A child is sacred. Lame Larry has the unmitigated gall to tell Little Doormat the baby could have been theirs! Doormat wants to know how that could possibly be when he's never wanted to touch her! Score one for the Doormat. Larry tries to back-pedal and explain that may have been the case initially, but now he loves her! "I may be marrying Pillow, but I'll always love YOU!" Gaby walks away in tears. Their love theme plays. Lame Lunkhead looks bewildered as heartbreaking piano music starts playing and is joined by a guitar. Finally a singer starts in with the "da da da . . ."
Pillow and Kike are lying on the beach discussing their triumphs over Gaby and Larry. Pillow makes a disparaging remark about Gaby and Kike gets mad. Pillow makes some snide remark about Kike falling in love with Gaby. Pillow struts off in a huff, and Kike wonders if Pillow could possibly be correct.
Emili-Oh is getting ready to get on the elevator as Caramel is getting off. Neither of them are paying attention and they run into each. Could it be? They both apologize profusely and awkwardly. This quaint little scene ends with Emili-Oh offering to help Caramel with anything she needs, after Caramel admits the factory is so big she keeps getting lost!
Bruno is bringing Octopus something for her pain. Octopus wants to go to the hospital to visit Fidiota and flaunt her marriage to Paco. She wants to watch Fidiota suffer. "You're terrible!" says Bruno admiringly. Octopus adds, "I can't kill Fidiota, but I would sure like to torment her!"
We see a nun sitting at the table reading. There's a knock on the door. It's Grillo saying he has some mangos for her. While they're discussing fruit, there's another knock at the door. It's another nun saying their patient just woke up. The three of them rush into their patient's room. We see a lump in the bed as the three stand around and introduce themselves to "Nuestra Hija." We see a perfectly manicured hand. We are left at the edge of our seats. . .who could it POSSIBLY be?!!
Octopus enters Fidiota's room while Fidiota is asleep. On cue, Fidiota wakes up. "What are you doing here?" asks Fidiota. Octopus has come to gloat about how wonderful it is to be married to Paco. She then makes a comment about all the drugs Fidiota took after she found out Paco was married. Lots of heavy breathing on Fidiota's part. Fidiota tries to call security but Octopus stops her. "You have to listen to me!" threatens Octopus. The orchestra of doom plays. The two Venomous Vixens glare at one another.
Diana is back at the factory staring at a sheet of paper. She's got the trade-marked head-tilt again. There's a knock at the door. Alvaro has some etchings – I mean designs - for her to see. Diana says she'll look at them during lunch. Alvaro suggests they have lunch together. Dramatic music thrashes in the background. Alvaro smirks. Vacant stare. Commercial.
Diana turns down Alvaro, but he's persistent. She has to eat some time. Well, if she won't go to lunch with him, he'll just sit there in front of her. "I don't want you to sacrifice because of me," says Diana coquettishly. "How could I be sacrificing while I'm sitting next to a woman as enchanting as you?" is Alvaro's smarmy reply. Diana smirks.
Back Octopus v. Fidiota. These two deserve one another. More catty remarks and insults. Boring.
Alvaro has got his charm switched into overdrive. Now he wants to take Diana out to dinner and dancing. For work, of course. Life is short. Diana turns him down. What little free time she has is reserved for her son and her family. This goes on for awhile until Diana tells him she wants to be alone. As Alvaro is leaving, he makes some remark that every woman has a right to be happy, and he has the feeling she isn't. . . Glassy look.
More Octopus v. Fidiota. Little Doormat walks in and orders Octopus out. Octopus turns her venom on Gaby. "You may think you're high society, but you're still a servant!" Gaby reminds Octopus she's married to Larry and is an Irascible, "not that the name is anything to be proud of any more!" More snide remarks and Octopus makes some remark that Paco prefers Octopus over Fidiota and will never return to Fidiota again. Finally Octopus leaves.
We're back at the convent. Mother Elegida introduces herself and tells "the patient" she's been asleep for days. Grillo introduces himself and says he climbs trees and brings fruit, but since she's been asleep, he hasn't brought her any. Sister Sol introduces herself as well. Mother E wants to know the patient's name and what she was doing alone in the jungle. Another glimpse of the manicured hand and some wisps of blonde hair. The suspense is killing me!!!!
Max bursts into the presidential suite. He and Diana fight some more about Maxito. Max Senior has rights. Maxito deserves to know his father. Diana replies Maxito doesn't need to know a father that believed the worst about her! The usual.
Credits roll!
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Destilando Amor 05/07/07 "What the Hell I Thought this was Supposed to be a Fiesta"
(okay she didn't say the monkey sex or the drawing..but oh yes it was implied). Minnie is seriously upset. Just a thought here, but Minnie isn't that pregnant..maybe if she got up once in awhile and wore something besides those pajamas she would feel better.
Now our spunky heroine Gavi attending a coctel or cocktail function with Aaron of the Twirling Moustache...Folks are thrilled to see Gavi, she is such a breath of fresh air. Ingeniero Eduardo Zaldivar is especially enamoured with Gaviota.
Meanwhile out in the sticks, Sofia, trying to cheer James up (oh please I can't even type that without smirks flying off the page and boomeranging all over the room) makes plans to hang out in Pueblo, the next day..She asks if Isa, will be going..Isa putting on her best "Barbie", face mumurs maybe Rod (translate..big strong man) doesn't want her to come. She demurely looks down, like a good little wife. Rod answers he already ask her. Swell kids, Gidget, Moondoggie and the whole gang will be at the Beach Party.
Now back at Cocktail land...a guy wants to take pictures of Aaron, Gavi and two old guys, Gavi says no way...she gets out of the picture..of course, she doesn't want Rod to spot her in the paper..Gavi doesn't realize the closest Rod has come to a newpaper in the past couple of weeks is to throw-up Tequila on one, courtesy of the help trying to save the floors from his recent drinking bouts. All in all this is by far possibly the wisest decision any of these AssHats will make this episode. I was thinking if that old hotel boss saw the picture, she'd blow Senorita Franco right outta the water. Also points to Gavi for drinking water, even though she'd really like a doble Tequila. Aaron gets his picture taken and I am LOL, cause he puts on the serious Aaron Smirk, with the one eyebrow up, work the camara Aaron....
Oh No...here comes, Pamela Torreblanca..she cuts Aaron from the herd..She tells him that her father is in Berlin and she is there to represent him...(Maybe I missed something..is her Father also in the liquor business?...I wish my family was more inventive..well I had that one great uncle that made gin during the depression, but he went BSC from drinking it...I digress)
Gavi spots Pamela and Aaron and a photographer, Gavi thought bubbles "Oh Crap".
Hilario is sitting down stairs, moping at the kitchen table..remembering his nite of TWB..hawt kitchen sex and then her "Mandingo" dismissal of him the next day. SantaWanna, comes in and kinda turns the heat up on getting a committment outta Hilario..but no can do...he wants nothing to do with SantaWanna (which is okay cause the girl has mucha potential..she won't be lonely long & if she plays her cards right she maybe able to blackmail Isa.)
Just then TWB comes down wearing her trademark shorty red robe..she tries to talk to Hilario..but he says he is vulgar (low class) and walks out on her..I so know he was going to the barn to carry on the tradition of Hombres at the ranch and have himself a good cry and maybe some chunky munkey icecream.
Aaron comes home and Minnie swopes in for the attack...Aaron consoles her that he needs Gavi for the business, blah blah blah..Minnie pretends to believe him and they start kissing, which I think is twisted hawt hate kissing..
The next day
EXTRA EXTRA...Read all about it Aaron boinks Amante
full color picture of Aaron and Pamela in the paper...
Gavi & Ma see the paper and have the big rehash..
Rod sees the paper and Sofia & Isa..are looking over his shoulder...
(James is apparently off his medication and is back in his fugue state as he stares off in space and takes no notice)...
Pamela's mother is sitting at the table and Pamela comes out..she got in late the nite before..she tells her mother, that she has no future with Aaron...but she did have dinner with him..
Now Minnie sees the picture and she goes completely around the bend..she throws the breakfast tray, she yells she screams, she accuses him of everything, but hiding the WMD's in Iraq..pushing, shoving...the ole pounding on his chest..Aaron tries to calm her down..to no avail
he tries to hold her "Let go of me" "Let go of me"...she gets out of the bedroom..she starts down the "Staircase of Misspent Dreams", he grabs her wrist, push, pull, push, pull...Minnie breaks free and does a triple cartwheel combo somersault down the steps...ending up unconcious at the bottom..(I docked her two points for landing on her head)....
Here comes never before seen servent girl...Call the damn ambulance...
Now back in Pueblo...the foursome are attending a fiesta..there is music and Tequila and mole...
The four sit down at a table..Rod and TWB, take off to get refreshments...James makes Sofia dance with him. Of course she can't dance, and I gotta say she is wearing like a 1960's dress that woulda been okay for Samantha in Bewitched...and black nylons and black boots...Gawd Sofia is just such a nerd... James is okay for her though cause he is such a Wuss...she is just leading him around and he is just falling right back into the whip me, beat me, make me write bad checks, abused boyfriend role.
Rod and TWB return with ummm fruity Aguas for the ladies and Tequilas for the men..All the sudden a singer girl starts singing the Gaviota song...Rod is transported, the girl becomes Gaviota..singing to him, caressing his face. (don't you just love when that happens, I think the clinical diagnosis is "Schizophrenia or possibly some other psychosis with breaks from reality").
The song ends and Rod has to do the head shake...what the hell happened thing. TWB, is all over that, she sneers at Rod. "Gaviota, Gaviota, Gaviota"...ah Jan Brady jumps up and takes off.
Sofia starts in on Rod...who is like "What?". Sofie is horrified by the thought that Rod's sperm and TWB's eggs are unlikely to ever become accquainted...Go after her....Sofia commands..Rod answers, "Hey I don't love her, never will...only one woman I want to share DNA with"...James possibly thinking of his own little swimmers, backs up Sofia...and Rod gets up to follow TWB, he'll take her home and send Roman back for them.
Feeling giddy from her small victory, Sofie gets up to dance with James...he turns around and see the dark, unblinking, accusing eyes of Acacia...Oh he is muy impacted...
Meanwhile...TWB is all pissy and says she is so ready to leave, Crispin is drunk and comes up and talks Rod into staying...TWB leaves by herself.
James runs into Acacia's Uncle Meliton, they chat it up about peanut farming and James says he misses England and is returning. Meliton tries to shake Sofia's hand and she bluntly won't which is a real social faux pax, I mean she doesn't know he is a Tequila swilling, incest committing cretin...instead she just does not want to sully herself with the lower classes...Damn she is soooo annoying.
Rod comes back and James is like spinning in circles. Rod asks if James said anything to Meliton ( I guess about the niece thing), but James is one small step from another Fugue state, break down.
Meanwhile over in DF, things are not looking good for Minnie, I think the placenta is in the process of seperating...Aaron is visibly upset, if he could remove the kid and put it on a machine..he would and sell Minnie for body parts.
Hindsite is 20-20, but damn Aaron as important as a spawn is to you, you think you could have worn that dog collar for nine months and then just cut her loose.
Gavi arrives at work, she has flowers from Eduardo Zaldivar...Elvira is waiting to blame Gavi for the whole baby thing. This lady so needs a smack down. Gavi is trying to fend off all callers and taking messages and so on for Aaron. Some guy calls from Canada and Gavi speaks English to him. He is really upset cause his shipment hasn't arrive..she apoligizes and tries to pacify him, but he is all upset. Eduardo calls and Gavi politely tries not to encourage him.
Over at the hospital...things are muy grave, much saying of "No puede ser"...Minnie has lost the baby. Aaron is devestated, Fedra and Pilar arrive, wanting details, but Aaron does not want to talk about it. In her room the doctor tells Minnie, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
she wails.
TWB arrives back at the ranch, she gives the keys to Roman, asks a few questions about who is there..then tells Roman to send Hilario; she has some trouble with plumbling (smirk smirk)...
TWB..is standing in the bedroom in her black negligee looking all seductive and placing perfume on her cleavage...here comes the plumber. "Are you trying to seduce me, Mrs Robinson?"
TWB is all over him...Hilario, has a fleeting vision of spending eternity in hell, but he quickly gives in. The phone starts ringing and ringing and ringing...TWB answers...it is Fedra passing along the miscarriage info. TWB tells Hilario to get out...get out...he runs off.
I'm sure he is headed for the barn..for more crying and icecream..maybe writing in his diary with sparkle pens.
You know Sofia is gonna act all sad, but secretly she will be hoping unlike the South that Rod will rise again.
Over at the hospital..Aaron says he is going to work..Fedra & Pilar are furious..No you will stay and you will console Minnie.
Tune in tommorrow as
Gavi talks to Rod on the phone, deeping her voice several octaves
The Tequila is stuck in New Laredo...egads...
Will it never be a real Fiesta?
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"Anonymous" will be blogging Destilando on Thursdays. And a new Destilando pinch-hitter.
After popular acclaim, "Anonymous" who recapped for us last Thursday will take over the Thursday slot starting this week! Her name is Susannah.
Also, we had another volunteer and she will be recapping Destilando next Friday. Her name is Lucy.
How about that! Welcome, new folks!
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Sunday, May 06, 2007
Duelo May 4 - There is some nookie, but it's not the good kind.
We start with the aforementioned cavorting in the waterfall with Alina and Emiliooooo – is this the same place where Alejandro and Miranda got busy? Whoa – Alina comes equipped with flotation devices – for a second I thought I was watching Cinemax. Turns out it was all a dream, this dream courtesy of Emilioooo.
Nora tells Adela about Hugo and the cofre. Adela admits to knowing something about the box. She doesn’t know what is in it, but she knows who it belongs to.
Elias yells a lot as he is brought into jail.
Alina and Luba keep watch over Emilioooo, who is apparently still having a sex dream about Alina. No tell-tale bump in the blanket, but who knows. Luba figures out that Alina still loves Emiliooo, meanwhile she holds the big bottle of booze like it’s a 40 oz. and she’s about to take a swig. Oh, she does. She drinks like a man. She says something comforting to Alina between gulps.
Elias gets some food at the prison cafeteria and sits down. Some other dude, who we saw in the last jail scene yelling out something to Elias when he was brought in, sits down and starts talking to him. He looks crazy. Elias wants to move away, crazy dude lets him go, but tells him to leave his food.
Luba tells Alina that Emiliooo loves her too. Alina mopes about Emiliooo having a baby, her father won’t permit them to be together, etc etc. Luba tells her to fight, she just whimpers and whines. She is sure Emiliooo is not her future. She becomes worried about Emilioooo’s temperature remaining so high.
Coral is looking fine in a shorty nightgown, Granillo is putting makeup on her. They discuss poor Alina and rehash what is happening with her. She asks Granillo to leave so she can change, he lifts up his own boobs and says she doesn’t have anything they don’t all have, then he leaves. Coral goes to her closet and discovers that all of her outfits have been vandalized, they are all torn to shreds. Gee, I wonder who did that?
Castulo is sitting at a table at El Meson, very drunk. He talks to himself about how
Sergio tells Don Loco that Elias has been locked up, which pleases DL. Alfonsina comes barging in, back in her field clothes (booo) and says that DL has to come quick and see what’s going on with Mariana. Well, I’m torn here. I appreciate the bare midriff, but other than that she might as well be wearing a sack, you can’t see anything. Also, when she tells DL to hurry up and come look, she looks like she’s doing the “I have to go pee” dance.
Braulio tells Rosita and Hottie Mom about his meeting with Castulo. They interpret Castulo’s ramblings to mean that
Luba tells Alina that Emilioooo’s infection is getting worse, she can’t cure him. Alina fusses and whines. Luba says she has to amputate Emiliooo’s leg. Alina tries to inspire Luba to cure him with her miracle herbs. They come up with a plan that seems based on Alina not leaving his side, I guess that is supposed to do what medicine and herbs can’t. I just realized something – Alina’s big escape last week didn’t get her any farther than Luba’s cave? She used to go back and forth from there just like going to the bathroom, but this time it took an adventure to get there? Whatever.
Alfonsina shows DL what the big deal is – Mariana won’t eat. “See Patron, she’ll die, that won’t be my fault!” DL says he knows why she is doing this, she knew
Edelmira asks the girls who damaged Coral’s clothes. Nobody will fess up. Edelmira explains loudly how Coral is the only one who brings money in, so one of the others needs to give her an outfit to wear. One girl says she won’t share with Coral. Edelmira says anyone who goes against Coral goes against her too. She tells the girls to leave.
DL can’t get Mariana to eat either. Alfonsina tries to convince Don Loco to put Mariana in a nursing home. DL asks if that’s what Mariana wants, of course she can’t answer, DL says fine. Alfonsina drops her food on the floor, then scoops it back into the bowl and tries to make Mariana eat it anyway. Of course she won’t. Alfonsina calls her stupid and slaps her, lolling her head to one side. What? There wasn’t anything supporting her head before and she was sitting straight up the whole time.
Thelma lies in bed while SA puts the baby down. SA says she needs to go lay down, Thelma angrily asks what happens if the baby cries? SA says to pick him up and hug him. Thelma continues to act bitchy and SA doesn’t care, she just wants to go lay down. SA tells her that she has plenty of milk to feed the baby. Vera comes in and wants to see the baby. Thelma asks her to not let anyone in all of SE find out she had the baby, I’m sure she is trying to keep the word away from Gaspar. She then asks Vera to stay and take care of the baby so she can sleep. Vera is more than happy to.
Alina talks to Emiliooo as he is passed out. She sorry, something about DL, whatever. She will stay with him. This must be part of her and Luba’s new miracle cure to save his leg.
Angel comes to Thelma’s room to see the baby. Thelma asks if the baby looks like Emiliooo, Angel says of course. Nobody knows where Emiliooo is, they realize.
Luba is worried about what would happen if Emiliooo died. Gaspar stupidly says that it would be great, then Thelma could tell the truth. Luba shushes him. Luba doesn’t feel well, she’s stressed about the cofre. She doesn’t know what might happen if anyone finds out what is in it. Alina overhears this last part and wants to know more.
DL comes to see
Luba tries to sidetrack Alina, asking why she left Emilioooo alone, Alina just wants to know what’s going on. Luba says there are bad herbs in the cofre, Alina says they should get the word out to return it if anyone finds it, Luba says yeah yeah that’s it, we’ll do that.
Thelma tells Vera to leave so she can talk to Angel alone. They discuss Emiliooo’s sudden disappearance and debate whether or not
Luba sits in the dark and worries about where the cofre is.
Gasca looks at the cofre and wonders who put it in the hole. He determines that DL doesn’t know about what is in it and this is his ticket out of DL’s clutches. He is quite pleased with himself.
Adela wants to tell Luba that Gasca has the cofre, Nora convinces her not to, since Gasca would surely figure out that Nora was the one who told about it.
Groooooooooooossss DL and
Alina thinks Emiliooo is doing better, the secret plan of “Alina sits here all night” has perhaps worked its magic. Luba says they need to move, people must know by now that Emiliooo and Alina are together and there must be people looking for them.
Alina says a move could kill Emilioooo. Yes, yes, we know, but it has to happen.
SA brings max his breakfast, he was expecting Vera. SA gives him a hard time about his discretions, after making him nervous, she proposes formalizing their relationship. Obviously then she just wants the status of being his wife, she doesn’t seem to think much of him as a person any more.
A commercial for Destilando, featuring Cesar the mumbler. I see some things never change. I didn’t understand a single syllable coming out of his mouth. And that Village People moustache – Caray! He also plays a dirtbag here, apparently, he tries to force a kiss on some woman and gets smacked for it. Is his character named Cesar here too? It’s like the same guy, from what I can tell. Also, keeping up with their tradition, another great scantily clad commercial from Asi es la Vida.
Don Loco shaves and talks to himself about his re-conquest of
Castulo finds
Max says you want a man at your side who doesn’t love you? She says it’s better than nothing. She tells him something about his own son, then about writing some note. I didn’t really understand what that was about, but it made Max start breathing hard. He is disgusted with the idea of marrying her.
Castulo and
Now Emiliooo looks worse, a minute ago he looked better. These women can’t make up their mind. They argue about if they should move away from the cave or not.
Mexican Larry and Vera discuss things. Vera sure is a dumbass, they make her dumber every episode. ML at least has some sense, he thinks it’s strange that Thelma wants to keep the baby a secret. Vera just believes whatever she is told.
A guard at the jail accepts an envelope shoved under the fence by some mysterious man.
Don Loco complains to Sergio that the cofre hasn’t appeared yet. Sergio thinks Adela might know something. DL overreacts as usual and rants and raves, then does nothing.
Elias starts mopping a floor, then crazy inmate and some buddies come in to hassle him. Elias throws a bucket of water on crazy guy, the others hold crazy guy back. What? I thought they were his posse. I thought this was going to be a gang rape, like when Andy got trapped in the laundry supply room in Shawshank. This scene made no sense. Crazy guy just stood there, Elias finally threw some water on him, he reacted like he got kicked in the nuts. It was WATER. Also, when crazy guy was all wet and sputtering, he looked a little bit like a skinny Alec Baldwin. Have you seen him on 30 Rock? He deserved his Emmy. He deserved two Emmys, just for being that awesome on that show.
Angel and Ifgenio ride through some beautiful scenery. They decide to go look at the church. Angel coughs a bit, maybe he isn’t doing so well after all.
Crazy guy pulls a knife on Elias. Elias says if he’s going to kill him, get on with it. Crazy guy, who has a nice scar of his own, says maybe he’ll just cut up Elias’s face. Crazy guy keeps licking his lips like a lizard, it’s gross. Going to commercial, we see Alfonsina get doused with water. The first time I saw it I thought it was weird, now it’s just kind of sexy. I still want to know what that is all about, that must be a scene from the show, it’s too random to just be a commercial lead-in.
A guard comes in and saves Elias. Elias thanks him but doesn’t understand why he helped. The guard says someone on the outside has paid for his protection. The guard won’t say who, but says he will remain safe.
The other women at Edelmira’s complain to each other about Edelmira and Coral, and then Alina for good measure, then swear to exact vengeance. This story I can get behind, so long as a good portion of it involves all the ladies being in their stripper outfits as it progresses.
Luba and Alina enter Nora’s place, Nora says “I don’t know why you’re here but I don’t know anything!” Luba is all WTF? Alina has her sweater open and thrown back on her shoulders so we can get the full effect of her tight tank top. That has become a feature of the last few minutes of each episode – “here are Alina’s boobs, ok here’s what will be on the next show.” Alina asks Nora for help to hide.
Monday – Luba is impactada when Emiliooo wakes up, Alina looks confused.
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Acorralada #77 Wednesday 5/2/07 Mommy and Daddy try to make nice
We open with a scene of Diego having moved to the sofa. Nancy catches him and asks how he got there. He tries to cover up. He tells Pancho to take him to the factory so he can catch his wife smooching with Max.
Meanwhile, Diana has confirmed to Max that the baby is his. He asks why she hid it, and she says it was because of all his doubts and accusations. She wants to get to work,because she has a factory to run! But he wants to work out visitation. He says he will take her to court. She tells him to have a baby with his wife, but he says they have separated. It's nice that Max and Diana have coordinated brown outfits.
Rene is trying to get a very high Peyote to stop taking drugs. Now he's Mr. Straight Guy. Anyway, this actress's attempt to look high always amounts to her being very jumpy. She certainly doesn't look strung-out enough. It's not clear what kind of drug she takes. Is she suffering withdrawal, or is she high on some speed?
Rene tells her that Pancho is not worth is. She should go live with her brothers.
Lala, again the wise one, tells her to forget her son.
Max and Diana continue their dispute. He insults her perfume knowledge. She asks him of he is saying that a poor nurse can't run a perfume factory? I think he is saying exactly that, but anyway, she tells him she is the new Diana.
They continue fighting over the baby, he insists he has rights, she says Diego has the rights, etc.
Kiki and Gaby are at Drunkiota's hospital bed. Drunky sends Gaby away and asks Kiki for a big favor. She wants him to buy a bottle of whiskey.
Diana is telling Max that she doesn't want her baby around his wife, the viper Marfil. Clearly, she still doesn't remember anything about the kidnapping. Max says that the baby could live with the two of them, Max and Diana. No, it's impossible, she protests, but suddenly they are kissing. Max is using his best lip chomping abilities here.
Cut to the hospital bed. Kiki agrees under protest to get the booze.
Lala and Nancy discuss Diego. They agree that he is not happy.
Back at the factory, Diego and Pancho enter suddenly to interrupt the big smooch fest. What's he doing here, Diego inquires astutely.
Nancy and Lala continue their discussion. They review the unhappy Diana situation. She will never love him, he shouldn't have married her, etc. Nancy dares to ask if he ever asks about her. No. After Lala leaves, Nancy forlornly says that Diego will never love her.
Max and Diana are fighting still . The most important thing is saving Gaviota's business. (Hey, doesn't Maxi have to start his new competing perfume factory job?)
Isabel is on the phone with Andres. I can't believe what you are telling me. Rehash of kidnapping and flight through the jungle. She agrees that it's a good thing Diana doesn't remember what happened.
Max says the baby is legal his. Diego says it's legally his. Pancho adjusts his backwards baseball cap so he can get a good punch at Max. Emilio comes in and holds Pancho back. Pancho says it's all Max's fault. And he readjusts his cap for good measure. Pancho is wearing a sleeveless t-shirt with a hip-hop theme: fists with Love and Hate tattooed on the fingers. That nicely sums up his wives' feelings for him. Diana eyes have the usual glazed look.
Cut to Gaviota in the hospital bed. A flashback to how she learned about Octavia and Paco. Kiki enters and pulls out a small bottle of booze. This won't last long. He tells her to take care, but he helps her pour it in a styrofoam cup. Calm down, she says. I'm not going to become a drunk. He tries to get her with the scientific approach: he warns her that the booze might interfere with her meds!
Emilio and Diana share a quiet moment in the office. She thanks him for dispatching Pancho. New vocabulary: Paliza=beating. The wonder if Beatriz heard everything. Probably--and got on the horn to Octopus. Why doesn't Diana fire her ass? Emilio says that all the employees appreciate and respect Diana. But, he reminds her, they also appreciate and respect Max. Why don't they just get back together? No, it's impossible, Diana says.
Back at Iggy's place, Silvia is modeling a new wig: an orange version of the black tufts she wore yesterday. Her t-shirt tells all the world she's "Sexy" in matching orange letters. She is still wearing the neck brace and sporting a black eye. Camila is wearing the black halter and hat with her mini Catholic school skirt. Silvia is talking on the phone to Iggy. She is very excited that he is coming home.
Max comes in. Max and Camila discuss Diana and the baby. He can't believe she could have hidden the secret. Maybe he will go to court.
Debora goes to see Isabel at the little house. Andres is there walking with a cane. New vocabulary: chantaje=blackmail
Max goes to Paco's (also known as Mom's). Bruno answers the door.
Back at the little house Andres wants to blackmail Debora--otherwise he'll tell Max how she collaborated on the kidnapping (isn't Marfil awaiting trial on the baby kidnapping charges, by the way? I suppose those loose ends migrated to the same limbo where await Octavia's murder charges, Iggy's drug stealing charges and for good measure Kiki's kidnapping of Pilar. Oh, yeah, there's also Camila's baby with Iggy?
There is a long exchange about whose threats and blackmail are worse. Finally Debora's dulcet tones turn on the lightbulb for Andres: He realizes she is not Marfil, but Debora, his wife.
Max now blames his mother for his not having the baby.
Debora pulls that big gun she used a few weeks ago and runs out. She throws the gun in a dumpster, but Andres presses on, limping with his can. He calls her a smart bitch, explains how he knows she left and changed places in the prison cell. She knocks him down and beats him with the cane.
Max and his mother exchange more recriminations. Finally, he says he wishes his mother were Gaviota! Octopus slaps him. Cut to a perfect view of the giant plastic fish on the wall. How Octavia has come down in the world!
Lala and Diana are talking. Pancho comes in and tells her to stop seeing Max, etc. Look who's talking, she says--the man who has two wives. He tries to strike her, and his mom intercedes. Don't you dare, says Lala. Pancho says it's all Diana's fault his brother is a cripple (I guess Diego isn't sharing the good news with his brother).
Max now comes in to see Gaviota in the hospital. She quickly hides her drink. How are you, he asks. More dead than alive. First the disappearance of Diana and the marriage of Paco. Max says she should let Gaby and Larry be happy. He also says he's going to demand rights to his child. Drunky says she will not let her princess be with an Irascible. Why are you two getting involved with my daughters? She tells him to leave. Then she pulls out her IV and takes a few swigs directly from the bottle.
Silvia is on the phone with Iggy. She says it's good to hear from him--very erotic. No, he says, he's in a hospital bed. She wants to come and bath him. He hopes she'll wear a new wig. Anyway, he says he's coming home.
Silvia yells the good news to her cousin. Cousin Camila is not so thrilled. She'll have to get rid of Maxi Maxi.
Cut to the most hilarious scene of the night. Diana is bottle feeding her baby with Granny DS, who is feeding one of her dolls. Granny's doll looks more lifelike than Diana's stiff mound of blue toweling. Granny says she's going to have a baby, and Diana reminds her that she's too old. What funny things you say, Granny. Diana hands the blue lump to Lala, just in time to hear Diego ask why they're so happy. He has a new ultimatum. He forbids her to go to the factory. But I have to go--I have to save the factory for Gaviota. I can't let her down just because of your silly jealousy attack. It's not stupid, he says--he saw them together. You told Max about the baby. No, she didn't--Camila did, and Max threatened a lawsuit. Well, says Diego, you're not going!
Camila and Silvia are sparring. Silvia wants to call the swami again, it seems, but Camila is having none of it. Never mention that phony (farsante) again! Just then, Max comes in, and they pretend to hug--we love each other. He's upset. Camila offers to run him a tepid (tibio) bath so he can relax. Why not a hot bath? He says no, he's going back to Emilio's. He's going to divorce Marfil, and he thanks Camila for her help.
Debora sputters about how she's in the hands of Andres. No, he will not get away with it, no, no way.
Time for another heart-to-heart between Rene and Yolanda. This time he's the patient. He admits he's worried about Paola, and yes, he has used drugs too! Yolanda is impactada.
Back to the climactic fight between Diego and Diana. She must obey. She doesn't want to obey his craziness. He says Gaby can run the factory, and Diana can care for Gaviota. No, Gaby can't do it, and she has to fight for the factory. Diego tells Diana that if she uses the factory to see Max, he will kill them both--he'd rather see her dead! Diana reacts with her best glassy-eyed stare, but at least she tilts her head in two different directions.
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Fernando como pirata.
I am not sure if my heart will go pity-pat or not over this. It did however with the Alborada publicity picture of him and flowing brown locks.
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Saturday, May 05, 2007
Article about over-botoxed movie/tv stars...
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High End Tequila featured in the Wall Street Journal today!
A Gulp of Agave
by Eric Felten for the Wall Street Journal, May 5, 2007
Early this year, Mexicans took to the streets, aggrieved at the high price of tortillas. Costs had soared as ethanol makers bought up corn to turn it into fuel-alcohol.
It isn't the first time that alcohol-production in Mexico has pushed up the cost of tortillas. In 1914 the Mexican government responded to high corn prices by forcing distillers to stop making corn liquor. The Compañia Alcoholera Nacional inked a deal with the government agreeing not to make any distilled spirits from grain for 10 years. No wonder tequila -- which is distilled from the fermented juices of a spiny succulent, the agave -- solidified its place as the essential Mexican drink.
For some time, tequila had a tawdry reputation in the States. A 1912 article in the Lincoln, Nebraska Evening News took up the subject of "American Bums in Foreign Lands" [saying] "Ninety percent of the American tramps in Mexico are victims of tequila."
Tequila would see its first real success among Americans during prohibition, when a trip to Nogales, Juarez or Tijuana was a chance to indulge in some legal drinking (not to mention the opportunities for smuggling). As a headline in the Lima News & Times-Democrat put it, "U.S. Prohibition Helps Mexico: Supplying America With Booze Is Great Industry."
But it was World War II that made a real market for the drink in the States, where distillers had turned to war work, making industrial alcohol. French, U.K. and American spirits became scarce, and many of the substitutes were vile. "Sensitive Martini-boys and Gibson-girls still shudder" at the thought of wartime gin from Argentina, M.F.K. Fisher once wrote. "They took to tequila and vodka in desperation."
Though bargain tequila revenues have hit the skids, the pricey artisanal stuff has enjoyed solid growth. The number of cases of high-end tequila sold grew by 5% from 2005 to 2006. That's nothing like the explosion (as inexorable as it has been inexplicable) of the highest-end vodkas -- 39% growth in one year. But the upscale tequila market has still been robust enough to encourage the entry of plenty of new competitors. In 2002, just five new brands of tequila were floated in the U.S. By contrast, according to the Adams Beverage Group, some 40 tequilas were introduced to the American market in 2006.
Mexico enjoys a healthy diversity of distilleries, with scores of independent producers. Many of them are now concentrating on producing a full range of high-end tequilas, from the fresh and limpid blancos, to the woody and amber añejos.
I decided to give four of the newest blanco tequilas in the U.S. a try.
- Trago ... presents the tequila in an all-too modern package -- a bottle with the shape (and all the charm) of an International Style skyscraper.
The tequila had a whiff of smoke, and was not without flavor. But I thought the agave expressed itself in the kind of sour taste that reminded me of well-boiled Brussels sprouts.. - Partida Blanco ... The tequila leaned toward the bland, and I wonder if the idea was to distill the spirit with as neutral a flavor as possible, with the timid taste buds of vodka drinkers in mind.
- El Diamante del Cielo provided more for the senses, with an interesting mix of sweet and spice. The sweet was delivered to the nose -- a smell of apples and brown sugar. The spice was on the tongue -- refreshingly peppery, with a cinnamon bite. ... the brand was devised by an entrepreneur, Jeff Hopmayer, whose previous enterprise was making scones for Starbucks.
- My favorite of the lot, though, was the Fina Estampa. The tequila wasn't afraid to let one taste the agave sugars, balancing that sweetness perfectly with earthy, vegetal flavors. The combination evoked the citrus-juniper collaboration that gives good gin its twang.
How to drink these tequilas? They make for first-rate Margaritas, but really warrant drinking neat, preferably in the small, narrow glasses called caballitos. You can indulge in the salt-and-lime ritual, which is well enough known in the U.S. Though it is certainly a traditional Mexican way to drink tequila, I'm not that enamored of the routine. I find it distracts from the more delicate flavors of a good tequila; it also encourages gulping, tied as it is for many people to memories of tequila bacchanals in college.
Somewhat more civilized, and civilizing, I think, is the Mexican habit of keeping tequila company with Sangrita, a drink of orange, tomato and lime juices spiked with chilies. One drinks a shot of Sangrita as a chaser; it both soothes and jolts the palate, and it functions as a well-advised breather between glasses of tequila.
Make a batch of Sangrita ahead of time so that you can let it chill in the fridge. Sangrita can be an elaborate affair requiring jalapeños in a blender, but for starters, try this recipe: 10 ounces of tomato juice, 8 ounces orange juice, 2 ounces lime juice and an ounce and a half of Cointreau. Spice it to taste with a dash, more or less, of Tabasco, and some salt and pepper.
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Zorro-Friday, May 4, 2007: Fernando Sanchez plans his return, Esmeralda can’t deal with paper mache and Alej comes face to face with Zorro.
SK and the gypsies in wide open spaces again. SK wants to turn herself in to save Esme. Jonas warns that both she and Esme will get killed if she turns herself in. SK doesn’t think so maybe Piza was telling the truth. Renzo doesn’t think so because there was a guard sent to follow him. Jonas reminds SK that nobody wants to admit she exists, people want her dead. SK worries about Esme (ulcer count -1) and Renzo promises to take care of her with his life if necessary. So long as you don’t do anything stupid I’ll believe you Renzo. SK says Renzo’s talk is very brave but he’s in love and when you’re in love you can’t see clearly. Oh so that’s the reason for traveling with an itty bitty knife and getting your butt whooped, thank you for clearing that up. Jonas pleads with SK to continue with the plan to sail to Spain get her thrown, after she can come back to Esme. Jonas apparently has never had children to say that. Jonas sends Renzo off and after several minutes SK reluctantly follows Jonas.
Mangle asks Monty if he trapped Esme. Monty tells Mangle, he has one better Esme is dead. She tried to run away and was shot by one his guards. Mangle wants to hear all the juicy details (I wish Mangle was the one in the iron mask right now). Monty tells her its poor taste but Mangle just wants to be sure he’s telling the truth (hmpf yeah right). Monty assures Mangle he’s telling the truth and nobody will miss Esme, except maybe Dena. Monty tells Mangle that he’s going to start in against the de la Vegas as was his plan all along but Mangle says no way. She’s worked too hard to get her hands on the de la Vega fortune. Monty promises her that she can keep the fortune but Monty wants the de la Vegas hanging from a tree, it’s the only the people will give up their lands to him. All this talk apparently has gotten Monty in the mood because he and Mangle get busy on his desk. EWWWW!
SAM tells Dena about Alej being captured. Dena is freaking out (ulcer count -2) but SAM is more confident, maybe Yumi or Juan were able to rescue him. Dena ever the pessimist thinks Alej maybe at the prison right now and getting him out will be a mission. I don’t know why Dena is worried when SK was in prison everybody and their grandmother wanted to help in the escape to the point of a possible traffic jam. SAM says he still has friends at the prison, he’ll go see what he can find out. Dena tries to stop him but SAM asks that she trust him (ulcer count -3).
A tied up Alej is being escorted by mounted guards and we get the real Zorro overlooking the march. Yea, Zorro. Zorro tells Bernie they have to do something before Alej and guards get to the prison.
Back to the prison torture room where Monty is touching Laisha’s face who is on the rack or whatever the torture device is called. Ewww he licks her and starts feeling her up. Monty tells her that he hears she is a brave gitana and wants to know how well she is going to please him. Laisha starts cursing and Monty jams his tongue down her throat. Laisha cries and Monty asks her where is SK. Laisha doesn’t know. Monty calls her a liar and starts turning the wheel. Laisha screams and Monty tells her he will bring her map and she will point out where they are. Laisha says she don’t know about maps and Monty just continues turning the wheel. Laisha cracks after more turns of the wheel and tells Monty that she can lead him but they are always on the move. Laisha proposes a deal the release of the women in exchange for SK. Monty seals the deal by jamming his tongue down her throat. Monty leaves Laisha to be tortured with branding iron to show what will happen if she is lying and we get a close up of the torturer (why?). Something really awful has to happen to him soon I am sooooooo getting tired of this.
Back to the guards and Alej. Zorro appears which freaks out the horses and he does his thing. Alej too manages to knock down some guards. Alej is getting an eyeful of Zorro’s sword and pistol moves (just firing in the air nothing earth shattering) and is impressed. Zorro walks up to Alej who asks who is he. Zorro says nothing and cuts the rope handcuffs and is off. Alej asks if he knows him. Alej stars off in wonder at Zorro. I wonder if he knows its Diego, I think yes.
Cue Amor Gitano
Piza tells Monty that the prisoner (Esme) is in the cell as ordered and hands over the key. Piza offers to gather up some men to trap SK but Monty says Piza will do no such thing. Monty tells Piza if the thought he was going to betray him and get off scott free, no way, he’s going to get court marshaled. Monty tells Piza he’s going to send him to hell and calls him a traitor.
Meanwhile a pacing Olmos complains to the guard that he has to go satisfy his bathroom urges else it will get embarrassing (not as embarrassing as you look when you want to mess up your pants when next to Mangle). The guard doesn’t care he has strict orders from Monty to not let him leave the room. Olmos tells guard he really has to go and does the pee pee dance to prove it. The guard gets a jug and tells him to pee in it if he has to go that bad.
A guard is placing a blindfold over Piza but Piza says if he dies he wants to see his shooters (personally I think Piza just doesn't want that dirty rag covering his eyes). Monty says no way and back on it goes. The guards prepare to aim. SAM arrives to the prison and sees the execution and a guard tells him what’s up. SAM does the sign of the cross and exits. The guards fire and Piza falls to ground.
SAM can’t believe his Capitan Pizzaro is dead, he was to escape with Esme. He tells his mule (it’s a she I didn’t know that) that it’s the end of the world.
We cut to some obscure bar where some low lifes are talking about entering LA where its ripe for the picking. One of them says that LA is Zorro’s territorty but the main talker says he heard Zorro was shot a fatal wound and is dead. The Govr left town, Commander is crazy and has shown no respect for Gen. de la Vega. FS who is listening to this tirade walks up to lowlife #1 and asks if its true. FS is now wearing his purple robe with pants, a poncho and a giant size sombrero. I don’t have an eye for fashion but his getup tells me he’s a fashion don’t. Lowlife asks who wants to know and FS graps him by his shirt and smacks him around tells him he’s the Govr. Lowlife tells him he saw everthing with his own eyes. FS pulls out his gun and asks the lowlifes he needs allies if anybody there is interested in joining his team live a life of wealth.
Monty goes to a fallen Piza who is having an asthma attack. Monty removes the blindfold and laughs at his little surprise to Piza. Piza just looks po’d. Monty tells Piza he’s the only one who gives the orders. Monty orders the guards to help Piza.
Back to FS trying to convince the lowlifes that a live next to him is better than their degenerate lives now. A lowlife asks what guarantee can be given that FS will fulfill the deal. FS gives his word as Gov. Hmm let’s see, he lied about SK being dead, had her imprisoned for 20 years, convinced a nun in training to leave the order, was going to commit bigamy, almost killed the love of his life, he went loony tunes and was roaming the street naked, I would say his word means zilch but the lowlifes believe him and are all gung ho about this coup d’état. They drink to their new allegiance.
Back to the prison where Esme wakes up to find yup the “iron” mask is there. She’s upset and can’t believe it. She refuses to believe Diego forget about them. She prays for God to save her mom.
The gypsies are walking around in the wide open spaces (I wish they would get out of the scenery) and SK wants to stop. Every step hurts her soul, she’s afraid (uler count 4) that Esme will die because of her and her mother’s heart tells her that she has to return. Jonas tells her that it was agreed that Renzo would take care of her but SK says no, something deep down says she can’t go besides they have to do something to release those in Monty’s hands. SK pleads with Jonas to help her return to San Gabriel.
Padre Tomas is talking to the brotherhood (it looks like they are in the batcave). PT tells the brotherhood that what they are seeing in LA is a reflection about the struggle for the crown going on in Spain. PT tells the brotherhood that at any point the crap is going to hit the fan and there are ripples in LA. SK and Esme have disspeared and if civil war breaks out they are going to support it. PT denounces the rumors that Zorro died and all agree it was a rumor started by Monty. PT tells brotherhood that Zorro is ready to fight with the people of LA.
Zorro and Bernie are riding in the countryside. Zorro can’t get it out of his head that he and Esmeralda was in love. Bernie signs its time to back home but Zorro wants to go to the places they were together, like el Callao, ahh nothing like going to places that you first meet your girlfriend. Bernie wants to nix the idea but Zorro says they aren’t afraid of anything and Bernie is there to help him if something happens. They head off to el Callao. At el Callao Auggie and Lopez talk about the Piza execution. Lopez tells Auggy that Piza was foaming at the mouth (? I didn’t see that all I saw was an asthma attack). Lopez starts freaking out about their fate (ulcer count -5).
Piza is pouring water into a flat bowl and washing his face, probably cleaning the foam as well as trying to get his asthma under control. Piza tells the air it wasn’t the moment but soon the time will come to make it happen.
Cata runs into Mangle who asks where she was. Mangle tells her she was the prison because Monty found her at home taking care of some stuff (cough, bs, cough). A sad Mangle tells Cata that Monty has just informed her that Esme was killed trying to escape. Mangle tells Cata that she was involved in the escape of a Callao prisoner. Cata tells Mangle that she has been through a lot but she has a friend if she needs one. When Cata leaves Mangle smiles cuz Cata is going to spread the news across town.
We go to Tobi who is out of bed and looking in a mirro trying to look at his wound I guess but thankfully we are spared that. Cata asks Tobi what’s he doing up. Cata tells Tobi what she heard about Esme. Tobi is impacatdo and says he has to leave (to where exactly, what is he going to do, he has been wounded in his tuckus). Tobi starts trying to walk out and doubles over in pain. Cata aks him what happened and Tobi tells her he thinks he reopened the wound and asks Cata to look at the wound. Cata helps carry Tobi so he can sit down (should he be sitting?)
Meanwhile at the bar, Agapito is drinking everything in site. The barmaid asks if Agapito is having love problems. Agapito says its not love problems but he can’t talk about it. He makes this big to do trying to be vague and the barmaid tells Agapito that he is lying about whatever he is hiding to get out of paying the tab. Agapito then tells the barmaid that he knows who Zorro is, meanwhile some fellow barhopper has his eyes tuned into the conversation.
Dena is looking out and looking more worried by the second (ulcer count -5) about Alej. Dol tells her as women only thing we can do is stay home and pray. Dena complains about the proper upbringing of a lady, only good for being an ornament. You go Dena tell it how it is, bring on the women’s movement.
Out in the wilderness, Yumi and the hacienda workers are planning a strategy when Alej rides up on a horse. Yumi gets off her horse and Alej goes to her. Alej tells the workers that Zorro rescued him as the guards were taking him to the prison. Alej tells the workers that they best return to the hacienda were its safe. Alej and Yumi share an instrumental moment before commercial.
Zorro is at el Callao and wants to grapple to the roof to get a better view. Bernie is worried (ulcer count-6) and Zorro tells him it will be fine. Bernie signs that Zorro has to disguise his voice and Zorro talks a little deeper. The first grapple attempt is a dud and Zorro smiles and says he’s still has to practice. The second one is better and he climbs to the roof. We get the instrumentals to the song. Monty meanwhile visits Esme and starts taunting her (the Esme who months ago came to LA and started giving orders, blah, blah, blah). Esme tells her that she is the women that will destroy him. Monty isn’t afraid of Esme, how can she destroy him when she will never see her face with that mask on and guess who has the key, and dangles it in front of her. Esme tells him that she has powerful friends who will get her out. Monty laughs and tells her who, Diego, he’s enjoying his honeymoon with Mangle. Esme calls Monty a liar and Monty tells her that Diego doesn’t love her, he lied to her. Esme tells Monty he won’t break her, she’s stronger than him. Monty tells her its nice to have hope and tells her that she’ll be getting a cell mate soon, SK. Esme is impactada (at least I think so, its hard to tell under the mask). Monty tells Esme that he will become the most powerful man in America.
From the rooftop, Zorro hears that the prison doors are opened and sees that the gypsies are being released (this is why we love Zorro, he’s cute and smart and has supersonic hearing). Azucena (Susi) asks the guard about Esme, Renzo and SK. Why I don’t know, I mean why would they and be truthful about it. The guard tells Suzi that Esme was killed trying to escape and knows nothing about Renzo or SK. The guard tells Suzi its all the gitanos fault and orderes her to leave. Suzi is crying at the prison doors and the other prisoners take her away. Zorro notices that the gitanas were mistreated (he can tell all this from where he’s seated, man is he good or what). Zorro feels the urge to search the prison but is torn at what to do.
A calmer Olmos (I guess he got to use the potty) and Monty chat. Monty tells Olmos that FS has caused him lots of problems and since he fled and could not be detained, he wants FS’s fortune transferred to him. Olmos asks to be given time, the legalities, the daughters. Monty tells Olmos better yet its best they don’t do business together as he is almost positive Olmos had something to do with SK’s disappearance. Olmos of course denies and says only follows FS orders. Monty calls Olmos a rat (whose calling who a rat) and doesn’t like the look on his face. Monty tells Olmos not do trick him else he will suffer the same fate as Esme. Monty tells Olmos that death is the fate of those who think they are smarter than others. Olmos gets the point and tells Monty that he will do an inventory of FS’s estate and turn it over. Monty tells Olmos he will have to tell Monty his role in the SK escape. Olmos scurries to a corner fears for his life and says he has no other choice (ulcer count -6).
Back to Agapito at the bar tells the barmaid that he ran out of dough to buy more drinks. The barmaid tells Agapito that Zorro is very important to the people of LA and enter the drinker who was very interested in Agapito’s chisme. He intrests Agapito in a new drink (he says all the ingredients but I didn’t catch them) and Agapito smells it and pours a shot. He tells the dude that as a surgeon he’s privy to a lot of info but that’s all he’s saying. The guy says drink some more and Agapito keeps pouring the stuff.
A calmer Piza meets with Monty. Monty hopes Piza has learned his lesson because he wouldn’t be the first official waiting in the wings ready to chop off his head. Piza tells him he won’t discuss it any further and if Monty doubts him, it’d be better if he were executed than to become a laughing stock in front of his men. Monty tells Piza that they should leave it in the past and they should unite to face difficulties. They two shake on it. Monty tells Piza that if SK really is the queen of Spain then they are toast, they have to stop her from getting to the sea. Piza asks what can he do. Monty tells Piza that the guards who were with Piza can’t ever know Esme is alive so Piza has to kill them. Piza tells Monty his men are loyal and know how to keep their mouth shut. Monty tells Piza he doesn’t trust his shadow and the only one who can remain alive is the one guarding Esme. Piza stays motionless.
Meanwhile FS is planning a strategy with the lowlifes when BA hears him. FS tells BA that he is not prepared to serve God. BA tells him why is going backwards after FS did the hardest part, renounce all he has. FS tells BA that the woman he loves is in danger and this the way he has to return to LA to help her.
Diego and Bernie sneak into the bedroom using the secret door. Diego Bernie that it woulda been a mistake entering el Callao. Diego tells Bernie he wants to see dad and tells Bernie that there was a moment where he thought Alej knew he was Zorro. Alej knocks on the door and Bernie lets him in. Diego asks what’s wrong he looks worried. Alej tells Diego that they have to have a serious talk about Zorro.
Oops I forgot to set the DVR for an extra half hour but I here's what I remember.
Alej tells Diego that Zorro saved him and Zorro is very impressive and all that. Diego feels useless next to Zorro but Alej tells him that he's proud of Diego and prefer his to be Diego and not Zorro.
Esme tries to scratch and remove the mask but its doesn't work. Auggie tells her to get used to it like her mom did. Esme continues to hope that Diego will rescue her.
At the de la Vega's they everbody is at the table able to have dinner. Dena asks that a setting be prepared for Yumi when Mangle comes in with the unfourtunate news of Esme's passing. Major hamming it up by Mangle. Everybody is impactado and Dena faints at the news. Alej asks for the smelling salts. Alej tells Mangle to stay with a shocked Dol while he brings Dena to the bedroom. Mangle offers Dol some water and smiles like a cat who ate the canary.
Alej brings a recovering Dena to the bedroom where they discuss Esme and the baby some more. I think Diego overhears the discussion of Esme's death and his face registers something (like a memory?).
If there is anything else, please feel free to add. Ulcer count, -6.
Labels: Zorro
Destilando Amor, Friday 05/04/07: "REJECTED!"
Elvira smirks at Gaviota for being so eager and willing with the boss that his wife threw him out of his house last night. Gavi/Mariana tells her to watch it with the gossip. Elvira figures she's on a roll and gabs on about their little afternoon delights and Gavi finally blows her stack. She nearly jumps on the desk when she grabs the old biddy by her lapels and threatens to cut her tongue out, drag it along the floor and for added pleasure, she will even mop the bathrooms with it. (Gawd, you gotta love her! The scared-sour look on Elvira's face was priceless!)
Rod tries to speak to James to find out exactly what happened back at Melitón's that screwed so badly with his best bud's psyche . James refuses to go into details. He simply cries silently.
Sofia arrives at the plantation house, gives Rod the folder and tells him to thank Aaron's new assistant for the great job. Icedora tells Sofia not to mention that woman in her house since Minnie believes she's having an affair with her husband. Last night was the first night ever that Aaron spent away from her. Rod says, hmm, must be serious. Sofia says it is just another one of Minnie's jealous obsessions because the woman is beautiful as well as efficient.
Sofie finds out from Rod at that point that James is in a stupor and depressed literally beyond words because "you know who" left him. "You wouldn't have done that to him," he hints to her broadly. They leave her with him.
Sofia sidles in and asks James in a cloying voice if things between him and his "rancherita" (little ranch girl) aren't going so well right now. "Did she trade you in for another guy, poor baby?" (Rojo can really boast an irritating tone --literally-- when she tries to play the sickly-sweet Mexican Miss Muffet. Very hard on the ears for some of us.)
Aaron is chatting with Gavi about his headache. She happens to be bent over him as he gets out of his chair in the tight spot between her and the wall as E-Fedra walks in unannounced. (Well, E-Fedra, I thought you realized long time ago that when your son's voice begins to crack you start to respect his privacy. What is he now, in his mid-thirties, and with a kid of his own on the way?) Momma Bear immediately gets the wrong impression at that angle, having just come from her disagreeable discussion with her distraught and demanding daughter-in-law. She rudely asks if she's "interrupting."
Momma Bear snubs Mariana on her way out, then tells Aaron how upset his wife is. She warns him not to "get distracted" and lose sight of the goal. Aaron assures his mother that if Minerva is threatening again that he must choose between her and his assistant, then Minerva loses. Mariana Franco is more important for him at this point than his wife. E-Fedra reminds him she could care less about his little trysts, but warns that Minnie has threatened to deny them the child and, "that wouldn't suit us right now." (Are the cogs in your brain beginning to spin as smoothly as those in that less manageable part of your lower anatomy, son?) She tells him not to worry, that she put the fire out this time for him with his wife.
Melitón walks into the living room while Acacia is down on her knees washing the floor. He kicks the bucket so that the water slops all over and around her. "Where's Mister James? He hasn't come back here all day." "--I wouldn't know. I went to clean his room and saw all his things were gone." "--Ha! Hmm. I wonder what fly bit him."
Sofia and Icedora chat a bit about whether there has been any defrosting in Rod's bed. Ice tells her none. Sofia encourages her to try, try, again. Eventually he'll respond. He's a man, after all and parts is parts......Isa explains that even the extensive therapy he tried in Europe has not worked with her husband. "Well then, we have to do something to get him away from here." They both worry about the coming agave harvest because that means that that "working girl" will certainly be returning.
Aaron tells Mariana that the two of them are attending a luncheon with other of the tequila industrialists. As Aaron and Gavi/Mariana head out for the luncheon he explains that this group of businessmen have to protect certain common regional interests regarding tequila manufacturing. He notices she doesn't have a cell phone and a PDA like the other employees and promises to get her those (and bring her into the 21st century?) as they jump into his silver Audi 4 convertible and zoom away.
Rod wonders what James plans on doing with the peanut project since he refuses to return to Dry Gulch Acres. "What? Was the fight that bad, James?" Just then Sofia appears and wangles Rod away from him. Feigning sweetness and light she approaches her ex. "So, how is tequila treating you, James?"
James whines that he's ready to return to London now. He's made a mistake and it would probably be nice if they returned to London together and their old life. Sofia questions this. "I thought you loved this land. I never expected to hear this. I thought you decided to settle down here." "I had a glimpse, but it was a mirage.....They deceived me in the most vile, humbling way, Sofia." Taking advantage of his aparrent rejection and weakness, she moves in for the kiss and he returns it willingly.
During the luncheon, Aaron realizes that all the businessmen there are not just paying a heck of a lot of attention to Mariana's pretty face but to her ideas as well. He is very pleased with her and tells one of the businessmen that "Mariana is the woman he needs." (Minerva, watch out, honey..... Yo' time is almost uh-h-p!)
James apologizes for kissing Sofia. "I ought not to have done that. It was the desperation of the moment. Thankyou for your understanding." "--I didn't mind at all. It wouldn't have happened if there were not something great still between us." She thinks to herself though, "Fool. I didn't lend you my shoulder to cry on just so that you could return to that farmgirl. I want you back for myself!"
Acacia, curled in a fetal position on his bed, mourns her loss of James.
Gavi informally presents her marketing concepts to the tequila manufacturers around a campaign that stresses the "true tequila", tequila that is still manufactured and made from agave grown in the original, geographically historical areas of the country. This is a characteristic which will set them and the "Turquesa" brand apart.
Minnie complains to Isa on the phone about Aaron's not calling her yet to "make up". Isa tells her not to harm the baby by taking sedatives. Instead she needs to go shopping and to spoil herself a bit. (These wealthy women have just got too much free time on their hands. Men, money, manipulation and manicures is all that exists in their universe. Or what am I missing here?)
Rod tells James he understands his need to remain silent and is ready to return the favor of his friend's support during past painful times. James can count on him to be there for him for whatever he needs. "That's what friends are for." He says he will respect his need to be alone and walks off.
Aaron and Gavi discuss their success with this group of his business peers. He "orders" her to celebrate with him and they go to the bar downstairs. (Big Whoop, Aaron! Sheesh. A jazz ensemble doing Baroque with a sax and a guitar does not exactly spell "Party Down" or "Happy Hour" for me. "High Tea" is more like it.) Gavi takes a moment to express her professional fears, but Aaron says her drive and vision impress him and he's certain she will learn along the way. (Hmm. Is Aaron redeemable?) Just then Eduardo from the luncheon comes by their table and suggests Gavi go with him to speak to a French investor of his to sweeten up the guy's personality. Aaron and she join him.
Isa comes into the bedroom to bug Rodrigo again. She reminds him that it has been a year now since this Gaviota chick flew the coop and it doesn't seem she's coming back. He should realize that she is his future now. She moves in towards him, all sultry and sensuous. He should give himself another chance with another love. Then he would see that he cannot resist her caresses. He looks up at her with puppy-dog eyes and lets her kiss him.
Rod pushes her away finally and looks at her with a blank stare. Rudely he tells her, "You were already aware I feel nothing for you!" Isa, enraged, raises her hand to slap him, but he blocks it. She curses him and stomps out.
That evening, Aaron brings Gavi home in his sportin' car. She thanks him for the nice afternoon and the opportunity to practice her French. She moves to open the car door. He pounces on her like a cat with a canary, and tries to forcibly kiss her. Gavi hauls off and slaps him but hard on his would-be kisser. "This means I hand in my resignation tomorrow!" she yells at him. Then she slams the door in his face. Aaron, never having met this kind of regal resistance, is impactado.
Gavi goes upstairs and cries and sadly thinks how right Ma really was. Clarita tells her that maybe this is just a challenge for a guy like him.
Aaron arrives home. Minnie, having taken E-Fedra's advice to act nice or truly lose out to Mariana's winning combo of both brains and beauty, has transformed into the perfect Stepford Wife. She actually apologizes for her jealous behavior and promises there will be no repeats. He tells her, no problem. He fired Mariana already. (What a lying coward! I was actually getting to think he perhaps deserved a bit more respect.) Minnie Mouse is all smiles.
The next morning Aaron goes back to the office and orders Medina, the HR guy, to pay Mariana Franco her severance. Elvira is in seventh heaven. Aaron slams the door in her face. Mad as hell with himself he tries to put his presentations for the day together but he is missing certain data.
Elvira brings him in what she thinks he asked for, but it is incorrect and she gets screamed at again for her ineptitude. He slams the door. He takes numerous phone calls from his industrialist buddies who are wanting to date Mariana if she's "free." He tells Eduardo that he has fired her rear end and to tell all the guys the same 'cause he is F-E-D UP! Then he slams the phone down. (I am rolling on the floor about now and laughing so hard my side is splitting --but that's just me.)
Gavi comes in and Marguerita sympathetically asks her what in the world could have happened for him to fire her. Gavi explains that actually she quit and not the other way round. She goes up to sign her resignation papers.
Before leaving she goes in to say good-bye to Aaron. He opens the door and there she is. She offers to arrange things so he'll be able to find them. She also tells him she apologizes for slapping him because she simply wasn't expecting anything like that from him. After all, he was going through a number of difficulties, but no, she is not sorry that she slapped him. She then offers to give him a bit of advice for the next time he hires an assistant. (This was rich!) Gavi says that the next time he hires someone he needs to choose whether he really wants an assistant or a diversion, i.e., a mistress.
Aaron tells her if he had to choose between the two hells of that inept monster (Elvira) or somebody like her, well, he would stick with her. It's just he would rather she doesn't try to smack him again. She accepts and tells him he's chosen the worst of his two Hells. Aaron then asks Gavi to cancel all his appointments and says they should get back to work because in the evening she will be joining him for a tequila manufacturers' cocktail party. They've already lost half the morning. He clarifies for her sake that he will respect her space and maintain his professional distance. This satisfies her and she goes back out to her desk. Aaron sits there at his desk and thinks to himself, "For now, Mariana. In time....."
Gavi returns to her tasks and asks Elvira to tell her where a certain file is. Elvira asks her why since she doesn't work there any longer. Aaron comes out just then and tells her to obey Miss Franco. "Well, what do I do then?" "--Coffee. Cappucino." Aaron goes back into his office and shuts the door in her face. "What tricks did you use to get your job back?" "--Don't tell anyone, but these are the tricks I used....." Elvira moves in close. "I used the tricks of work, work and more work!" Elvira is bummed.
Pamela's mother comes home all excited. We find out that her husband, Pam's daddy, is a tequila manufacturer of some sort also. Pamela is going to some engagement that her mother cannot now attend due to an interview she has been granted by some film star. She asks if Pamela is worried she'll run into Aaron there. Pam says nope 'cause he'll be there with his wife, Minnie who will be the perfect restraint for her. Of course it will be a wonderful temptation, but--"You are playing with fire and will get burned, daughter." "That's life, Mom, and llife is a constant risk."
At the hacienda Isa goes into a fit of rage. She bitterly describes to Sofia how and why she has tried everything with her husband but has again suffered another, the worst sort of, humiliation. Isa refuses to be continually humiliated like this. She is at her wits' end. Sofia, cool and calculating as ever, tells her to try becoming Rod's best friend and the most caring of confidants. If nothing else, she should pretend disinterest in order to arouse his desire.
Sofia brags that she herself has been quite successful with James using this tactic and it should therefore work for Isa as well. (Sofia, honey, James is NOT wired to be a one-woman man like your brother aparrently is. James also has such a miserable self-image --as evidenced by entering a relationship with a domineering b!tch like yourself-- that he will actually fall for anything in skirts, and that scary, underaged "rancherita" of his is a darned good example of just how low he will go!) Isa rankles at the thought of commiserating over the reknowned Gaviota with her rude rube, Rod.
Rod and James enter then and he asks his sister to convince James to go with him to the election rally, in view of someone having been named leader of the agave planters in the area. He should come back to life and join the people who love him so much. James just isn't in the mood.
Sofia offers to join him. James asks if she's joking and she says, "You'll find out in the morning if I'm joking or not. How about it, Isa? Are you coming?" Isa looks away and says in a meek and helpless voice, "Well, I am not sure if Rodrigo really would want me there." Rod looks a little puzzled, gives her a look up and down and answers, "Well, you were invited 'since yesterday'......"
Elvira is on the phone with Minerva telling her that she doesn't know what tricks Mariana Franco used to persuade Aaron to take her back, but he did. Not only that but the two of them have gone out to some cocktail party together. Minerva is fit to be tied.
Labels: Destilando
We need a new Thursday Destilando recapper.
Our Thursday person has suddenly left us. If anybody would like to have this spot, let me know. Your advantage, should you decide to take this spot, is: you'll be in line for the PIRATE NOVELA with FERNANDO COLUNGA which will follow Destilando (not very soon, though).
Your recaps do NOT have to be as long or detailed as those that some of our wonderful recappers produce. They should, however, be coherent. Also, I need somebody who won't suddenly disappear, and who will give me advance notice if they can't recap on a given night...
If we don't get a fifth person for this show, we will limp along with four recaps a week. That won't be so bad.
So if you're interested, email me at caray@mappamundi.com!
Melinama
ps it's also fine with me if somebody in some other recap slot wants to take two - or wants to change time slot - or whatever -
P.P.S. several of our recappers said: "Whoever anonymous was who stepped in and helped with the Thursday recap - did an excellent job!" Want the slot, anonymous?
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