Caray, Caray!

Rehash: Mili wants out of the hospital ASAP and Connie, grinning goofily, comes in and says the doctor says probably she can go home tonight. Mili tells about how she saw the bright light and Regina, but she can’t remember what Regina said to her, though she remembers that it was important.

New hash: It’s misty morning in the DF. Mili awakens alone in the hospital and, feeling stiff, gets out of bed but finds she is still tethered to her drip. Vale and Rocky are just coming in and they fuss and tell her back to bed. Finally they talk her into it.

Alex and Luci, the padre and Sor C. are in the waiting room. Alex wonders where Connie is and Luci says he left a while ago. They discuss whether he’s going to finally tell Mili the truth, and they figure naw. Gloria and Braulio are there too. Vale and Rocky show up and they all decide to leave except Braulio and of course Alex.

Connie is just coming into the house, all smiles, when he is surprised to see Ramses who seems to have a new hairdo. Connie asks him if he’s got everything ready – sounds like a surprise party is in the offing. Connie says to himself that Ramses looks like a different person somehow.

Down the stairs come Andrea and Damien. Connie says he’s planning a party for Mili – tonight’s the night he tells Mili he’s her father. Andrea squints then fake smiles.

Hospital test montage while Mili looks wide-eyed at the shiny technical stuff – CT scan, X-rays. She gets a neurological check and she’s good to go, but the doctor warns her bed rest for a few days and she pouts. Alex leaves to sign the paperwork and Braulio sticks around.

He’s fidgety and Mili wants to know why. Oh, nothing, he says. He tells her some clothes are there and he’ll stop outside while she changes.

Karla is doing her pole dance in the maid costume. Dang! She’s pretty good. She can use this to give her a second bullet point on her résumé. Mono is sitting with Macarena who comments that Karla is making the customers go nuts. Mono’s eyes are popping out and Macarena says push ‘em back in. Mono assures her he likes fleshy women, but he keeps staring. Pan to the beaded curtain and we see Hugo watching behind it. More pole dance – whoo hoo! Karla’s sulky look really pays off here, and she struts around, collecting tips. Hugo watches, and looks like he’s sad for her.

Mili is sitting on the bed, dressed and ready and the door opens and here comes Rosario, smiling, hair and glasses kind of a Sophia Loren look, skin-tight outfit kind of an expensive call-girl look, and shoes a dominatrix look. Mili, her expression inscrutable, watches her come in. Mili hesitantly says May I offer you something? Rosario introduces herself as Rosela di Llano. Mili continues to study her and says do you work here? I’m getting out today. Rosario says she’s glad. Mili is squinting slightly and tells her that she looks familiar somehow.

Rosario says I just arrived in Mexico a few days ago and I heard you weren’t doing well, so I came to see you. Mili says but I don’t know you. Rosario says but I know you and I came to talk to you. About what? asks Mili. About us, says Rosario. Mili squints some more.

Back to Karla who is really owning that pole. Hugo comes through the bead curtain and Macarena’s assistant seats him. Hugo asks about Karla, and the assistant says for 2,000 pesos, she’ll come dance for him alone. Hugo says no thanks and orders a tequila. Karla spots him and runs offstage. Macarena goes to see what’s up.

Rosario tells Mili that her husband died a year ago and she’s come back to her homeland to confront her past and herself. Mili says why are you telling me these things? and Rosario says she’s heard talk about her. Mili is puzzled. Rosario says she used to be a good friend of Regina’s, and when she found out she had died and it saddened her terribly. She and I used to write a lot, lies Rosario, and she talked about you. Mili says what was your name again? How odd she never mentioned you. Rosario says oh, she said great things about you, about your wonderful spirit, and I see in your eyes that it was all true.

Rosario says she and her husband didn’t have any children, but when she was young she had a child – a girl. Rosario starts breaking up, and apologizes. She says it’s been so many years, but a mother never forgets her child. Mili says and a child never forgets its mother. My mother died when I was born.

Rosario says Regina told me. Mili says she died of pain, because my father left her to marry another woman without concerning himself that she was carrying his child. My mother’s heart burst from sorrow. Rosario says I am… I am…. I have to go! It was wonderful to talk to you. And she flees the room, leaving Mili confused and troubled.

I’m confused and troubled too – Why doesn’t she just tell the truth, for heaven’s sake?

Backstage Macarena is telling Karla off and tells her to get back out there. Karla says I can’t, Hugo is there. He’s the father of my child and I’m ashamed for him to see me. Macarena understands. She tells her to go talk to him, he must be there for a reason. Karla brightens.

Connie is as excited as Christmas about the party for Mili and he rubs his hands gleefully. There’s a big welcome banner in the foyer and party tables. He gives Ramses a check to give the party people as they did such a great job. Ramses hair IS bizarre. Andrea comes in and asks about where to put the musicians. Then Connie asks if the waiters have arrived. Andrea says yes, sheesh, I’m not the household help. Connie gets mad and says I intend to greet Mili the way she deserves and nobody is going to wreck my day. Andrea says so it makes you so happy to tell her you are her father? Connie says it’s time, I almost lost her. Today everything changes. He looks happily at all the pink balloons and decorations.

At the club, a man is singing a love song – he’s really good – and the dancing girls sway seductively in the background. Karla is ready to go out to Hugo, but he has left. Macarena hugs her, and Karla agonizes.

Alex comes in to get Mili and she stands up but is a bit woozy and sits down again. She says the strangest thing happened, a mysterious woman came in and said she was a friend of Regina’s and had heard all about me. Alex is puzzled and asks her name. Mili tells him and he says odd – I’ve never heard of her.

Rosario is talking to Braulio who doesn’t seem enthusiastic that she told Mili that Regina wrote her letters about her. Rosario raves about Mili. Braulio says when are you going to tell her? I will, says Rosario, but don’t pressure me. First I’ll find ways that we can be together and then maybe she’ll come to love me, and I’ll tell her then.

Rosario is worried about Alex… Belmonte. Braulio gives her the backstory, that Alex isn’t Mili’s brother. Rosario says Connie took on a son that wasn’t even his and kicked us to the curb? Braulio fills her in on how much Mili and Alex love each other, and that Alex has a start-up business, but it’s having problems. Braulio explains that Connie gave Alex his name, but he never loved him, poor thing. Rosario says Paolo is waiting and they hug goodbye and she leaves. Braulio lifts an eyebrow and says to himself Paolo and we hear a sly clarinet.

Braulio comes into the hospital room and Mili asks if he knows a Rosela who was a friend of Regina’s. Braulio hemms and haws a bit and says why yes, they were great friends and wrote each other all the time. Alex looks puzzled. Braulio says they met when Regina took a trip to Italy. When was that? asks Mili. Braulio says ummm before she decided to shut herself up in the house.

Alex goes for the car and Braulio tells Mili how glad he is she’s better and now her life will change. Mili says why? and he says you’ve had a serious accident. Mili asks if Braulio knows Rosela and Braulio lies no. He says he heard a lot about her, and he wants to know if Mili liked her. Mili says she found it odd that she would come looking for her. She says that when Rosela took her hand, she felt something, like warmth, and Rosela’s voice was very calming. If my mother weren’t dead, I’d like it if she were just like that. Tears well up in Braulio’s eyes.

Connie is pacing and waiting for Mili. Andrea is sitting all slouchy on the little couch and Damien is snoozing. Hey, that guy playing Ramses actually is another actor! His shots have been so short, I didn’t notice before. The waiters stand at the ready. Connie is wondering how he should tell Mili, how he should start. He’s a nervous wreck. He yells at Damien to wake up and tell him where he should be standing when Mili comes in.

Damien says make a dramatic entrance down the stairs. He goes up to demonstrate. Attention! he says and he descends the stairs grandly, arms outstretched. He drops his voice to mimic Connie’s, thundering Welcome Milagros! I am your father! The coward! The miserable man who abandoned you and your mother all those years ago!
I’m in stitches, but Connie isn’t. He explodes and says I forbid you to make fun of something that’s so important to me.

Nuevo Ramses says I liked it – that was great! Connie tells Damien to sit there, and Andrea over there, and says he wants to be told when they arrive. He goes up the stairs, signals the musicians who play – rats! I can’t think of the name of the piece, but it’s a slow string number – and he practices descending the stairs, saying Welcome, Milagros, come to my arms! Andrea says just say whatever comes into your mind. Connie rushes about, nervous, and Andrea twirls her hair.

I think we’re at Mili’s mama’s old house. Everybody is there waiting for Mili, except Lina and Bobby. Socorro has food laid out. They laugh and talk about dancing and speculate on whether there’s enough room for that.

Over at Casa Belmonte, Connie has received the sign – he signals the musicians and starts down the stairs, saying Welcome Milagros … but it’s Hugo coming in. Connie stops in his tracks. Hugo asks Damien what’s up and Damien says it’s set up to be like a telenovela – all tears and smiles. Hugo says ah.

Braulio, Mili and Alex come into her mama’s house. Luci says this is your new home and Padre Manuel says you’re going to live here? But what about the wedding? Luci says they have to wait a year (is that a law?) and they’re already a couple, and besides it was her idea. Alex guarantees the padre that he will marry her in church, in a civil ceremony, everywhere.

Mili asks about Hugo and Vale says nobody knows. Mili says I hate to leave that unresolved. She and Alex are about to go to the next room to see the baby, and Mili thanks them all so much. They cheer her and hoot and holler.

Meantime over at Casa Belmonte, it’s all silence and the help is drooping. Andrea says maybe she won’t be released until tomorrow. Damien suggests calling Alex on his cell and Andrea says she will. Connie waits excitedly as she talks to Alex. She hangs up and tells him that Mili is at a party – at her new home. Hugo says boy the ink wasn’t even dry on the divorce. Connie explodes and tells everyone to get out. They all evaporate and he throws a pillow then slumps on the couch.

At the party, Padre Manuel is telling Luci how much she’s changed. She says yes, she’s different or at least is striving not to be the bitter woman she was and she had to have a tough lesson to teach her that. She asks the padre’s forgiveness and he gives it. He tells her to come to confession and get straight with God and she says she will. She asks after Nestor and the padre says he left Mexico on business and should be back. He says Nestor will really be surprised at the change in her. Alex and Mil come up and Alex says are you going to dance with my mother, or shall I? The padre says of course I will! Alex and Mili sway – she’s not getting any bed rest.

Connie is going nuts. He throws a big flower arrangement, tips a chair and the couch and goes after the defenseless pink balloons. Another flower arrangement, the refreshments table – he is a raging bull. He grabs the champagne bottle, cradles it, and crumples at the foot of the stairs.

Morning in the DF. We get an exterior shot of the guys’ start-up company and it is glossy and huge enough to hold a good 100 employees. They are in the office, playing cards to pass the time. They discuss how everybody is waiting on Mili hand and foot so she will rest. Bobby comes in and says sorry he’s late, but Lina made him eat breakfast. Rocky wonders why they get up so early just to play cards. Rocky answers that it’s important to open early in case a customer comes.

Bobby says that Connie is furious with Alex. Rosario shows up and asks for Alex. He shows her to his office. The other two exult as such a splendid client.

Connie is in a silky bathrobe, curled on the couch in his study. Andrea tells him to get up but he says he doesn’t want to do anything. Andrea tells him to pull out of his depression. Connie says who told you I’m depressed? Andrea says I don’t need anybody telling me – you’ve been cooped up here for days. Connie says I just needed to take some days off from all the pressures. Andrea says get up, shower, get dressed and let’s go out to eat. Connie says I don’t feel like it.

Andrea says she’s tired of being home. Connie tells her to go shopping or to the gym. There’s a new chauffeur, have him drive you. Andrea says it’s because you miss her, isn’t it? Connie says yes. The house was different when she was here. And Vale just sleeps here, the rest of the time she’s at Mili’s house. Andrea says do you miss Alex too? Connie says leave me alone and Andrea says you’re acting like an old man and I can’t stand it.

At Mili’s house, Luci and Vale are cooing over the baby. Mili comes in and they tell her to go lie down. She says no, she wants to make a sandwich herself, and besides she’d like to go play some soccer. Luci and Vale tell her no! They argue a bit and Vale says you’re supposed to be in my wedding. Mili says okay, but it wasn’t that bad an accident. Still, she agrees to behave if they won’t monitor her so closely.

Alex is talking with Rosario and says he understands she used to write his grandmother. She is surprised and he tells her his future wife told him. She tells him she has some properties she wants to develop with luxury flats and she wants his company to do it. Alex is very happy, but he explains that they are new and don’t have much infrastructure. Rosario hands him a check and says hire whoever you need – money is no object. Alex says not even the leading construction companies get that kind of advances. Rosario says you are the leading construction company because I picked you. Deal? Deal, says Alex, happy.

They discuss contracts etc. Then Alex says he has a question. He is aware that Belmonte Construction is stealing his clients even after they’ve reached the handshake stage by undercutting his prices. Rosario says don’t worry, that’s not going to happen.

Avances: Rosario is visiting the house of her childhood and she tells Luci that she used to live there when she was little. Luci says Rosario? You’re not dead? Some man is holding a gun to his head – who is it? Connie looks devastated.

Labels: guapos

Crabbi wonders what Fern is doing with the photo of Libia.

The girls talk about missing their Pa and that the brothers and Juan never talked about the sister. I missed some of this but they end putting their three hands together a los Hermanos Reyes.

The boys talk about the idea that they are going to tell all the truth after the mass about Libia and the girls’ Pa. They are optimistic that this will turn out ok, after all they are all in love and married now. I’m siding with the telenovela Gods of Chaos that dictate this revelation will be a catastrophe of stellar proportions.


Feo tells Crabbi to shut up that he’s going to tell her something important. Fern explains that he was moved when Crabbi said the fortune would have to be split with the bastard, so he decided to follow the girl and kill her.


He says he killed Libia to protect her and be loyal to her. Crabbi buys it. She wants it. She now knows that he loves her. This secret unites them more for life. Stupid villain, broke the number one rule


The boys go to see the Padre and Juan promises that after the mass tomorrow they will tell the truth. Paddy Tad is proud of them and hopes that the girls will understand. In homage of Libia they will come clean and can’t live in love by living a lie. Padre remembers Feo’s confession. Sucks to be him, huh. The boys wonder what is wrong with him. He makes up some babble that there are some truths that purify the heart and others that hurt profoundly and dirty it and never let us live in peace.....


In the calle Quinti and Pedro peddle Pan but the townspeople all contemplate for 20 minutes that the Padre is sick and turned white and fainted while the bread gets cold.


Feo recounts to himself and assures himself that Gabi can’t possibly talk because she would never betray him.

Gabi, on the other hand promises that if Feo betrays her the whole world will know that he killed that little wretch who deserved it.

Sofi finds a cabbage patch kid and immediately begins practicing Mommy and me for this kid that she has been carrying for decades who can kick, but still not show in the belly yet. She wants to make it more comfortable, the doll, that is, and pulls up it’s pantaloons only to discover the initals LR. She knows the R is Reyes, but what is the L? Hmmm.....

Pedro thinks it will be hard to find their uncle, but he’ll try hard. The Reyes say this will help them recover their land. They say goodbye, wish him luck, and Quinti steals a kiss or three. He walks off with the smallest of suitcases.

Sara lies in bed and recalls Jime’s words that she shouldn’t die a virgin and that she should hurry on with her wedding night. Franco shows up and laughs at her being so silly so he disrobes again showing off the whitest underwear a breadmaker could ever have.

He thinks it’s hot in the room. She thinks he should put on PJs but he says he sleeps nude when it’s this hot. She says he better not. He asks if she’s ever seen a naked man and at first she denies it. Then Sara admits she’s seen THREE naked men. Franco starts to get jealous until she tells him that it was he and his bros and we are treated (briefly) to the naked bathing scene again. Franco decides that she’s already seen him so since they are married he takes off his shirt and crawls into bed to a screaming, protesting Sara.

Sofi is still practicing Mama when Juan walks in. They discuss how odd it is that his sister and her Pa died on the same day. She asks about the LR and what was her name. He gets up and says that tomorrow after the masses they will have a very serious conversation los Reyes and las Elizondos and yes it has something to do with his sister. Sofi finds this all very strange and alarming. He reminds her how much he loves her.


Jime asks Oscar about the sis too, and get the same, that they will discuss it tomorrow. We are then treated to a split screen montage of brothers to sisters lovin’ to the tune of Pablo singing

Entrega Total

Esta vez, ya no soporto la terrible soledad;
yo no te pongo condición.
Harás conmigo lo que quieras bien o mal.
Llevame, de ser posible, hasta la misma eternidad.
Donde perdure nuestro amor,
porque tú eres toda mi felicidad.

Ref:
Llevame, si quieres hasta el fondo del dolor;
hazlo como quieras, por maldad o por amor.
Pero esta vez, quiero entregarme a ti en una forma total;
no con un beso, nada más;
quiero ser tuyo, sea por bien o sea por mal.

Ref:
Llevame, si quieres hasta el fondo del dolor;
hazlo como quieras, por maldad o por amor.
Pero esta vez, quiero entregarme a ti en una forma total;
no con un beso, nada más;
quiero ser tuyo, sea por bien o sea por mal.


Pedro is on his way onto the bus when El Lobo stops him and says El Jefe wants him. They bring him to a house where he talks to the back of Unibrow’s head for a while wondering why he’s there. Unibrow flips Pedro a photo of his parents and Pedro wonders why he has it. Finally he turns around. Luke, I am your father. Ok, well in the Mexican version it’s Pedro.

He answers with tears in his eyes that he is his father.

At the Tumbao, real Rosi Ma asks fake Rosi Ma to tell her story. Eva says it’s complicated but she trusts this lady so she tells of how she fell in love with her boss etc.

Rosi wonders why Ophi doesn’t want her to visit Margarita. Ophi says she doesn’t trust her, that’s all. Rosi is quizzing Ophelia about what she is hiding. She ducks and goes out.

Pedro tells his new found Pa how much they needed him and didn’t have him. Pedro Pa asks for a pardon from him and his mother. He says Ha, she’s dead, so you can’t! You killed her with pain, that his abandonment killed her by sadness. She waited for him to come back, but he never did. Pa swears he didn’t know where they were. Pedro then leaves saying he won’t pardon and the painting falls off the wall.

We then rejoin Eva at the end of her story lamenting that she ever gave up her child. Real Ma asks her why she doesn’t have any proof that Rosi is her daughter. She tells her that the heart can deceive and what if the real Ma of Rosi shows up? Delusional Eva says I am her Mom, why do you ask? Saved by the knock. Margi has to go work so tells Eva to pay her no mind.

Rosi and Real Ma sing the same song on opposite sides of town. How sweet.

General G-Pa shows up for more abuse. Crabbi wants him to leave. He says he wants to help and that she is in danger with Feo and she’s left all the people who really care. He says he suspects that Feo killed Bernardo. Crabbi wants proof and kicks him out until he has some for her.

Pedro contemplates his Pa’s announcement he’s back at the Panaderia. Juan goes out and sees him and he is crying. He announces he’s found his Dad.

Meanwhile Dad orders El Lobo to get in touch with their people and find Vicente Robles, not to bug him, just to locate him. He tells himself he has to get his son’s pardon no matter what the cost..

Pedro says El Jefe is his Dad and your uncle. Juan under stands and wonders what he’s going to do. Pedro says he will go far away and can’t forgive his Pa for what he did because his mother suffered so horribly.

The next day the church bells rings. The three girls discuss that they were told a conversation was pending today.

The three boys discuss the El Jefe sitaution, but amazingly don’t fall off task because of this development and continue to promise to still tell the truth today. And we end staring at Juan’s determined face.

Labels: Fuego

Alternate title: The red coat is coming, the red coat is coming!


From yesterday: Snorty demands a DNA test. Sara gets her sour face, goes to her room, then tells herself this complicates everything.

Greta visits Raimundo at the restaurant, he doesn't look too happy to see her. She admits she tricked him into coming to her apartment the other night (how, by merely calling him?) and that she told Paula. Rai, who pretty much caused this himself, gets peeved and tells her they have nothing to discuss. He says this explains why Paula will have nothing to do with him.

Red Barb tosses and turns in bed and calls Ickturo who's with the other redhead and refuses to answer the phone. Barb sobs while Icky kisses Jaqui and vows she's the only one for him. Jacqi wants Icky to leave his little woman for her. "But the kids", he says. He promises to leave HER (Valeria I guess) if Jacky agrees to let him buy her an apartment in Las Vegas if business goes as he hopes. What a couple of dumbasses they are. He gives her blubbery kisses.

Greta feels like a cockroach and goes to Maruja to admit what she did, that she made Pau think she and Raimundo... Maruja agrees to talk to Paula on her behalf.

Pau's doorbell rings and Pau thinks it's Dario back for more kisses. Oops, it's Rai with a big bouquet of flowers. He sees a couple of shot glasses on the table and thinks she's with someone. No, she lies, it was just her friend Maruja (it was really Dario earlier if we recall). Rai tells her Greta invented tales and asks her out on a date next week. Paula agrees and can't believe she's finally the one in the catbird seat.

Lor asks Ern if he fired the Evil Sous Chef because he was a bad cook or was it because of her? Ern says ESC sucked for some time. Lor tells him she knows an excellent sous-chef, Rossy's mother.

In her room Sara frets and hatches her evil plot to do away with Snorty when Chaaaalo calls her to torment her about the money. She tells him now isn't the time, imbecile!

Sara runs to a snoozing Snorty and tells her the police are downstairs, Snorty has to go down right now! "Why aren't the lights on?" Snorty asks seconds before Sara pushes her down the stairs. Snorty lays in a heap and Sara gloats.

Snorty's staff runs to the bottom of the stairs as Sara slinks away. They yell for her, Senorita Sara!!! She is fake impactada, what happened? Snorty bleeds from her nose and mouth and Sara smirks. Dang she's mean. I don't care for Snorty but nobody should gloat when seeing an old lady injured at the bottom of the stairs. I think this scene pretty much clinches a dreadful demise for our Sara.

Lor and Rossy happily leave work and tell Ern that Maruja will be there tomorrow. Ern wants a word with Monica who is all smiles, "all the time you need" she flirts. He says it's about work and her smile turns upside down. He wants to hire a nueva sous-chef, a friend of Lorena's. Monica gets nasty, a woman? and now Lorena gets to hire the staff? She squashes her boobs at him but it doesn't work. He tells her they are nothing (she and he, not her lovely cleavage). She disagrees after what happened between them (more boob squashing). She threatens what would happen if she spills the beans about them? He replies the only thing that willl suffer is her reputation. Gad he's a cad but I'd still let him whip up a batch of hotcakes for me on a Sunday morning. Er, where was I?

Al wheels Snorty in for X-rays and tells a "sobbing" Sara to be strong. She uses this as an excuse to clutch and kiss him. Alone, she curses Snorty and says she should be dead. Surprise, Chaaalo (AKA Shaaaaallow, thanks Kris!) sneaks up behind her to torture her, he tells her he's spying on her and asks if Snorty's accident was really an accident. He knows her. He suggests she call her little doctor to tell him Chalo's part of the family. He doesn't care if Snorty's dying, he wants his money and he intends to be Sara's shadow.

Maruja arrives at Paula's and Paula says the coolest thing happened, Dario kissed her. On the mouth! His marriage is a disaster. (Maruja's not too excited.) Paula says after Dario left Raimundo showed up and told her she was attractive. Would she be terrible if she liked them both? Should she take a chance with Dario or go with the bird in the hand Raimundo?

Icky gets home late and Val waits in the dark. Our patient doctorcita is finally getting pissed. She asks Icky if he was with Barbara. Don't deny it she's not stupid! He says the only truth is that he adores her so let's go to bed.

While Lor and Rossy wait up for Maruja they amuse themselves by wondering what would happen if Al were to find out about Sara and Shaaaallow. No answers here because Maruja gets home and Rossy pretends to be annoyed that she's out late, just like Maruja is annoyed when Rossy is out. They excitedly tell her they found her a job.

It's the next morning and Vasco and Jaime get the phone call from Sara. Vasco wants to know why she didn't tell them before. She nastily snips that if he wants to come he knows where to find his granny. Vasco tells Jaime it's bad, Sara fears the worst. Jaime thinks it's ironic, yesterday Snorty was untouchable, and now look at what destiny has wrought. If it doesn't catch up with you one way it catches up with you another. He says he can't visit her but understands if Vasco will.

Vasco conveys the bad news to Omar. Omar tells Zulema he doesn't want to visit Snorty, she died for him long ago. Zulema asks what if she dies and he still holds all this rancour in his heart? Omar thinks he'll be a hypocrite if he goes to visit her now.

Vasco and Red Barb the Redcoat rush into the waiting room. He yells at Sara, what happened? She tells him the story that surely she has been practicing in her head all night...screw the face up into a tragic mask, squeeze out a few tears and tell the audience that it was late, it was dark, you heard a noise, you ran out and poor granny was laying at the bottom of the stairs. Some might be fooled but not Vasco, he thinks it's very strange that such a thing happened when it was just the two of them in the house. How strange and how opportune. Val butts in and asks them to keep it down, they're in intensive care and if Snorty gets a night's rest it might help her recuperate. THANK GOD! prays Sara aloud.

Alonso arrives with bad news. "She's dead?" asks Sara hopefully. No, not dead, but indications show she might not regain consciousness, she has a cerebral embolism. There's very little chance that Snorty will recuperate. Lots of hand-wringing in the group and more histrionics from Sara. Vasco tells her to cut the theatrics, she wants to inherit anyway, right? Maybe it was she who pushed his granny down the stairs. You can imagine the pandemonium at this point and there's no point in trying to translate it all. Vasco states his case (which happens to be the true events as we the audience know), Sara fake cries, and Al sticks up for her and says he'll kick Vasco out. Vasco gets the last word, "We'll see if it was an accident." (Dude, lay low, you're already broken because of this witch.)

Ern tells Moni that his new sous-chef is showing up to sign her contract. Moni asks Ern if he has plans that night. (Sheesh woman, have some pride!) Maruja arrives and it's weird trips incorporated as Moni and Ern play king of the hill to show who's in charge. Maru is all whatever where's my contract? Moni assures her the workplace has an unbeatable ambience, they're like a family, then she tells Lorena to get to work. Ern insists Lorena stay, they're like a family right? Ern and Moni are impressed with her resume and Ern gives her his fabulous smile.

Icky shows up at the hospital, more weird trips incorporated as Barba stares at Icky, Val stares at Barb, and Vasco insists Sara had something to do with Snorty's fall.

Meanwhile at the apartment of the amiable black widow, she of the unmovable hair dusts the pictures of her defunct spouses. She tells them not to be mad at her for denying them, it's for a good cause, her survival. The doorbell rings and it's her new best friend Tori and he has good news. First, her maintenance fee is taken care of, he spoke to the other neighbors and they can cover for her until she has money. "Hoy por ti y manana por mi" he says, i.e. "you can do the same for me sometime". Second, he has the loan for her. She grabs the wad of dough and covers him with kisses, it's the best thing anyone has done for her in a long time. He gets all bashful, the fish has swallowed the hook.

Al visits his favorite patient the orphan Lorena look-alike. She looks bad and feels bad. He says chemo is a hard treatment and she has to have faith, lots of it. He whispers that she has to live. Sara walks in and has her predictable hissy fit, she thought she'd find him there! They have their usual fight and it sickens me. Moving on. Sara diverts the fight by acting pathetic and begging him to let her stay with her granny. Al refuses, Snorty is too delicate and it's too risky. He hugs her and Sara gives her usual over-the-shoulder diabolical look and thought bubbles "How in the hell am I going to stop her?" OK so she tried to kill an old lady and she's jealous of a child with leukemia...Sara must die!

Back to Vasco who refuses to leave Snorty's side for fear that Sara will try to kill her again. Oh man, my TV turned itself off here and I can't turn it back on. Did it bust? Hell I don't know, but thanks to Schoolmarm I know about youtube so it's off to the computer to finish the recap. Please folks, if I get something wrong (no closed captions) let me know and I'll fix it.

Val and Icky leave the family alone but the truth is Val wants to talk to Icky in private so she can accuse him of boinking the boss's wife. He swears he's not and accuses her of not having faith. Suddenly his phone rings. Uh, it's nobody he says, I'll see you at home. Give me a break.

Red Barb paces behind some hospital screens until Icky shows up with Val, unseen, on his heels. Barb throws herself at him and he pushes her away while Val watches. Her hideous red coat is practically neon in this scene and perhaps not the best thing to be wearing in this particular situation.

Val tells herself it wasn't her imagination, that woman was throwing herself at Arturo. Paula walks up looking for Alonslow and Val tells Paula she needs her help.

Maru tells Ern she'll be happy to start work tomorrow. She heard he was an ogre but clearly it was a lie. Raimundo walks up and happily greets Maruja. She gives him a knowing look, (sung to the tune of neener neener neener) "you're sucking up to my girlfriend and I know more than you do."

Julian is at the photo shoot and Rossy is about to explode with jealousy but she manages to contain herself. Three hot babes in robes are waiting for Julian to arrive. The photographer frets because Julian's bathing suit isn't there so he has to wear his tight little undie-trunks. Rossy almost flips while the three babes in rather hideous (but revealing) bathing suits hang all over Julian. He's young but quite cute, too bad my TV is on the fritz and I only have youtube. Rossy tells herself to calm down while Julian obviously enjoys himself.

Valeria has found the world's most sympathetic ear in Paula. Pauls reviews the symptoms and agrees that Val's husband is cheating on her. She vows that they'll trap him.

Now that Icky refuses to boink her Red Barb wants to leave the hospital and she expects Vasco to go with her. He says no way because he suspects Sara and he intends to investigate. Barb tells him to be careful, Sara is very dangerous.

Maruja tells Zulema that she got a job and can't work with her anymore. It's very prestigious and she needs the money. Zulema gives Maru the news about Snorty and tells her that Jaime is out of jail. Maru smiles hopefully.

Cut to the man of her thoughts. Jaime is in a chapel praying to God to help him get his life in order and he hopes his mother repents and finds her way to God's path.

Speaking of the Queen of Rome. Snorty is in a coma but as usual her mind works overtime. She recalls when Sara first arrived, then Omar telling her to be careful because Sara is very ambitious, then she remembers Sara pushing her down the stairs. Comatose Snorty twitches but doesn't wake up. Snorty, it sucks to be you.

Al walks Sara to school and tells her Snorty's progress will be slow, it will be a miracle if she recovers. Sara thought bubbles the miracle will be if she dies. After Sara goes into class Al watches Lor approach and stares as she stolidly marches past, ignoring him. Good girl Lorena!!

Greta goes to Pau's to beg for her friendship back, which she does. She says let she who is without carnal desires throw the first stone. Paula tries to throw a pillow at her instead. Greta gets on her knees and supplicates herself until Paula laughs and takes her back, friends again.

Valeria calls and tells Paula that Icky's getting ready to leave the house. Paula springs into action, Greta can babysit Bettina while she goes out to help Val. Suddenly the bell rings, it's Dario! Hoorah, now Greta can go with Paula and the two detective wannabes run out. Dario is stunned, what just happened?

Dario visits Bettina and wants to know who Ivan is. She says he's great, handsome, nice, smart. Dario sighs, he's no longer his little girl's numero uno.

Cagney and Lacey are in front of Icky's apartment. Pau tells Greta they're there as a show of solidarity, that's what friends do. They see Icky leave the house and drive off. Our detective duo follow, arguing the entire way.

Ding dong, it's Heriberto with a bouquet of flowers for his boyfriend Dario. Oh wait, I got my telenovelas mixed up. It's Raimundo with a big bouqet for Paula. Rai introduces himself and says he must be talking to Dario, Bettina's dad. He's got the upper hand cuz Dario doesn't know who in the heck Raimundo is. Rai invites himself in to wait for Paula and Dario unhappily resigns himself.

Cagney and Lacey follow Icky into a hotel and wait for him to register. They're not subtle but the hotel clerk doesn't seem to mind two twittering ladies watching the elevator. They see it stop at the third floor and dash up the stairs. Darn, they missed which room he went into. They decide to hide on the stairs and hope something happens. Pau says she expects that the jefe's wife Barbara will be the one to show up. What a pig Icky is, imagine working in the business with your lover's husband! Pau pulls out her camera but when the elevator opens Paula and Greta are dumbstruck. Out flounces Jaqui. What's she doing there? Icky opens the door, kisses Jaqui and our two detectives are muy, pero MUY impactadas!

Tomorrow: Sara snarls some more, Julian tells Lorena that Vasco thinks Sara had something to do with Snorty's fall.

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Howdy all! I really enjoyed last night's episode. As Margarita pointed out in a comment to my last post, it's amazing how Luisana's appearance puts you on Bárbara's side.

Lots of name calling in this episode. Luisana says about DB:
Lo que es: una vieja sucia, indecente, maleducada y sinverguenza.
What you are is an dirty old woman, indecent, badly educated and shameless.
DB slaps her.
Luisana says that DB is a beast, a savage.

DB says that she is a savage and that is what Santos likes and why he comes to her bed and not Luisana's. Luisana replies that Santos doesn't come to her bed because she is a decent woman. Santos is a gentleman and Luisana is his 'princess.' Luisana says that she and Santos belong to the same civilized world where they can have conversations. Santos could only talk to DB about cows ('vacas'). She says that is why DB is not her rival. He can sleep with DB until she marries him. Luisana asks how DB could think that Santos could love a disgusting, low-class old woman ('una vieja asquerosa y ordinaria') like her.


DB loses it at this point and drags Luisana to the pigsty ('chiquero') and pushes her down in it much to the amusement of her employees.

Thence forward, DB calls Luisana Little Princess Pigpen ('princesita de chiquero). At this point Santos shows up. Luisana denies that she said such things to DB but Santos is disgusted with both of them.

A bird! I'm pretty sure this is a Violaceous Euphonia.

When Luisana gets cleaned up, we get a good look at what DB calls her 'fake boobs' ('pechugona artificial'). Luisana's strategy is to play the victim and make Santos feel guilty. However, like a lot of clever people, Luisana talks too much and Santos overhears her telling Mauricio about her plan. Mauricio also warns Luisana about DB. He's heard a lot of bad things about her and where there's smoke, there's fire ('cuando el rio suena es porque piedras trae,' literally, 'when the river makes noise, it's because it's carrying stones.')

Cecilia finally admits her love for Antonio. Antonio calls her his 'butterfly' ('mariposa'). We find out that Cecilia is 8 years older than Antonio. Federica finally makes it to town and finds Antonio's hotel.

Before dinner, Marisela's hair was the same untidy hank it's always been but at dinner and afterward here at the dance, she seems to have gotten her hair cut. Another encounter with Juan Pablo Shuk (I can't remember his character's name) leads to a wardrobe malfunction for Marisela.

Finally, the very cute Orestes finds out that DB sent him off on a wild goose chase and he returns to El Miedo to confront her about the death of his father.

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It's a standoff at the Hacienda Elizondo. The bad guys are fighting amongst themselves inside and the good guys are waiting anxiously for something to happen.
Juan and Grabiela are hostages.

Norma and Sarita wait outside with Franco and Óscar

Rosario comes to try and convince Armando to give up but it all goes horribly wrong when Armando, jealous to the end, tries to shoot Franco and wounds Rosario.

Unwilling to live without Rosario, Armando makes the police shoot and kill him. Rosario isn't dead though and she is rushed to the hospital.

Back at the Hacienda Reyes, Don Martín feeds Juan David.

Do we need a reason for a cute picture of Juan?

The Rosales comes to beg Dínorah to surrender but she ends up shooting at them. Although briefly considering that they might have been at fault for the way Dínorah turned out, they decide she is mentally ill and leave resolving to forget they ever had a daughter.

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Guapsters, I'm afraid it's another do-it-yourself recap, as my mother has been taken to the hospital. Since so much of the episode was given over to Hugo's absurd "confession" to comatose Mili, not much to do.

Yes, Mili finally woke up.
Two things I loved: Val putting makeup on Mili--'cause they're now the sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits.

Also, Connie jumping forward with the pen for Mili to sign the divorce papers.

See y'all later.

Someone please tag this post.

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At Tori’s apartment, the new neighbor explains she’s in peril, the financial kind. Don Tori tells her she should tap her siblings, but she says she has none, that is, when money is concerned. He says ok, friends then. Yeah, uh, he is her only friend she says. He smirks uncomfortably. Hmmm, what’s coming here...

Turns out, Chalo’s attempt at becoming a real criminal is foiled by the arrival of the press. They want Sara to comment on her Abue’s incarceration. She says she’ll get out soon because she’s innocent and she walks away.

Chalo isn’t content to leave it alone so he bugs her on the cell phone two times in front of Alonslow. Al looks like he might actually be a little suspicious.

Ernie is scolding nephew Ivan out front of the restaurant. Ivan is mad because he had to come. Ernie thinks he looks like a vago (bum) sitting in front. Iv still doesn’t want to come in so Ernie says fine but don’t move then. Ivan calls Betty and ends up asking her to go out this weekend.

Lore is making the raspberry culis and she doesn’t put in things that Ernie would have, and she makes no apologies. He tastes it, and agrees that he could ask for nothing more, talent, self-confidence, etc. She thinks he’s playing a trick, but nope he’s testing her. Just then Ern gets the news that the rude guy took his car so he runs off. Lore thinks that’s divine intervention. Evil sous chef comes up and tells her to peel something. There is a glance at her sauce and paper, meaning something evil is about to happen.

At the PGJ Sara gets the news that there is not enough proof to hold Snorty and Jaime. Sara is pleased that they will get sprung.

Betty hears from her Ma that she can’t go to that colonia by herself because it’s too far.

Snorty gets out in a few hours and Sara tells the lawyer he is invited to the welcome home dinner she has planned for her Abue. Al gets a call from his niece asking him for a favor.

Chalo sneaks up again and scolds Sara for not taking his calls. He hears that G-ma gets out soon and wants to go celebrate (get nookie) but Sara of course has much too much to do. He screams for her to hand over her keys.

Zully gets the call that Snorty is free. She thanks the lawyer anyway. She tells Maru she knew this would happen and at least they were in for a few days. Maru of course wants to know about Jaime.

Jaime gets the news but complains that he plead guilty. The lawyer tells him he wasn’t in his right mind. He doesn’t protest much and follows the guy out.

Tori hears that Amalia is at least fessing up to mooching. She reminds him how many times she’s eaten at his place and how few he has eaten at hers. Tori takes the bait and promises to help her. She thanks him and then proceeds to ask about the other thing too. Oh, he is hooked and promises that too. Then she busts out the 40,000 pesos figure and he looks like he’s about to choke to his death.

At hell’s kitchen, Erni is apparently calling on cell phone speaker and asks Lore to look after his nephew, oh and she can finish the sauce she made before and put it with some slices of coconuts as the house dessert, but her first priority is the nephew. After they hang up, evil sous chef tells her to go off and watch the nephew. She tries to tell him that’s not what Erni said but he won’t hear it and says he’ll make the flan, she is only making the sauce. She goes off perturbed. He looks at her recipe.

Rossy gets a cell call that Juli will be the face of ABC sports. She’s excited for him but busy and she will go to the photo shoot tomorrow, but is bugged that the witch will be there also.

In Chalo’s hovel, he finally confronts Sara about putting the horns on him and he grabs her neck choking her. This looked pretty darn real. Too bad we know he’ll stop. She gets away but he gets her back in his death grip.

Rossy and Lore talk about the Abue getting free. Rossy asks if Lore would forgive them and she says she doesn’t know, but at least she would never accept a G-Ma like that and turn her back on her very own parents. Just then beatch on wheels Moni comes up and yells at them for not working. She hears that Lore is going to check on the nephew. Apparently Moni didn’t know about him and I think she says she already or almost called the police about him hanging out in front. Lore goes out and sees if he wants a drink. Just then Betty shows up with Al, and Lore and he have an awkward moment.

Back in the hovel Chalo is still begging her for the reason she's cheating and she says Al is the deceived one and if she wanted Shallow(Chalo) gone she would have sent him off when Al broke up with Lorena, he’s not so convinced. She offers him money as evidence of her word. She promises in two days to give him 200000 pesos. He shows his machoness by ripping the cap off the beer bottle with his teeth, yeeee, real man!!!

Back to the awkwardness, Betty tells how she knows Lorena, and Al is just pissy. He starts to drag Betty away when Ivan tells him to leave her be, and just as he tells Ivan not to meddle, Ernie walks up and scolds Al for talking to his nephew that way. Yeah Al; where’s your class.

This doesn’t end well. The guys almost get in a big fight, and the kids get in trouble and Erni thinks Lore still wants Al, but she says out of his earshot that she was defending Ern.

Sara has met her match I think as she is still pretty scared of Shallow, who reiterates he needs his money and grabs her neck AGAIN.

OK, Tio and niece argue in the car on the way home and Al tells her that Lore betrayed him. Betty doesn’t believe it.

In the kitchen the other half also argue about this too. Ivan says if Ern’s not with Lore he shouldn’t care what happens. Ern doesn’t like that Ivan is with Al’s niece.

Then all heck breaks loose about the dessert sauce and as predicted Lore gets in trouble for not doing the sauce, but luckily, since the evil sous chef screwed it up, and the other guy sticks up for Lore, Erni finds out what evil sous chef did. Ern throws him out and of course he runs to Moni for help. She tells him tough. He blackmails that he’ll tell everything he knows. She pays him off, but I don’t think he gets his job back.

Vasco picks up Jaime and is glad to see him. They have to decide what to do together because Vasco is going to help him, he’s not alone.

Zully and Omar think this is a bad day for Di’s wedding. They worry about her happiness but there is nothing to do but respect her decision.

Di looks beautiful and promises to wed in the church after the baby is born. She tells Ma things are well with the two of them. They are thankful for the blessing of the child.

Jaime asks Snorty what she is looking at in the mirror. She complains about a defeated woman or something and they get into a discussion about how she was wrong about his Dad too, Jaime says soon she will have no one in her corner.

Vasco begs his Mom to leave the mansion to save some dignity for the family but she refuses. Jaime, too, tells her how important it is that they distance themselves from Snorty, but Barbi doesn’t want to leave the fat life and whines like a baby about it.

At the wedding, Julian complains about the arrangements, that he couldn’t even invite Rossy. The civil wedding proceeds much to everyone's UNhappiness.

At the kitchen Rossy complains about not being there with Juli. She is dying of jealousy and can’t stand it she also worries about that chick Elena. Ern comes up and yells at Lore

Betty gets a yelling from her Ma for bugging her uncle for such silliness. Just then Pa shows up. He tells Ma that she shouldn’t get bent out of shape for something small. He asks them to go out, but Ma says she’s too lazy to go out, but she’ll happily fix something here and he agrees.

Snorty gets a welcome gift from Jaqui and Icky, and she remarks that it is something that came from a Chinese stand, which I'll presume is not a complement in this instance. Sara gets a call from Al that he can’t change his post, so he won’t make it. She’s pissed. Shortly Sara shows up inside but Snorty is sour that she wasn’t there when she was sprung. Jaqui actually stands up for her and says that she was the one who organized everything. Snorty says let’s eat, and Icky thinks they should wait for Jaime and crew. Snorty says no, they aren’t home so let’s eat. Sara smiles.

At the apartment Pau and Dario are drinking Rompope, and they recall a party that she got drunk from the stuff, and this leads to a memory of a kiss with Rompope flavor. He thinks that was a happy memory and kisses her. She says don’t ever do that again. She says I won’t be the other woman. He tells her she’s not, they were married for 15 years and share a daughter. She tells him that he erased all that when he deceived her with the other woman and now his wife is named Jaqui. He begs for her pardon but she asks him to leave. After he does, she is happy that he kissed her and comments who is going to win over whom after all!! This scene was great, as Pau finally acted mature, at least in front of him.

We soon see the "happy" diners bidding good bye and thanking the chef . Snorty tells Sara they need to talk.

Next we see Babs just not adjusting at all to their new home at Motel 6. Vasco is NOT interested in her tantrum.

Snorty tells Sara that she is not a fool and that Sara is coldly calculating and suggests she might not be her granddaughter. Sara says of course I am. Snorty says well then you won’t mind proving it!! She says she could have gotten one over on the nuns to find out about her location, but tomorrow they will take a DNA test to prove her sanguinity. Sara is impactada for sure.

Labels: enemiga

Buenas noches a todos.

I never thought I’d say this, but, I’d rather watch some Annie-Oakley Republican talk about castrating homosexuals and privatizing social security than watch Juan and Sofia bitch about the same “problems.”

With that being said, I regretfully present you with tonight’s recap:

Nothing like a good, fair fight! Make that, two guys hold-back Juan, beat him when he’s down, then drag him by a horse. Ah, but how could I be so silly, Juan’s brothers ride in on horseback and start shooting. Now Juan gets to punch Fernie until Fernie punches him. I haven’t seen anything so messy since Ron Paul’s speech at the RNC! Anyway, Juan tells Fernie that this is his property as he gives him a boot to the throat.

Sofia pays a visit to Raquel, but it’s not a courtesy visit. God, could Sofia be any ruder? She wants to know what Gabi told her so that she would give up the Robles-Reyes lands. Raquel beats around the bush. Sofia, who’s full of questions and shit, wants to know why she was not allowed to talk to Raquel’s sister. Raquel tells her to ask her mother (Gabi).

Speak of the devil: Gabi makes a visit to her doctor, who tells her that he is worried about her health, and that she needs to lay-off the sex. More like lay-off whatever it is she has shoved-up her ass.

Oh boy! Juan’s taking his clothes off, and as you all know, it takes the help of two other grown men to assist him. I don’t think I’ve ever known anyone to enter the shower wearing his underwear. But that’s beside the point. Franco and Oscar relate that if they would have arrived any later Juan would be a dead man. That’s why Oscar demands that Juan never go back to those Robles-Reyes lands, even if they are theirs. Ooo! I saw Juan through the strategically-gapped shower curtain… Oh no, now they are singing…

Gabi is mad that Fernie stood her up at the doctor’s office. He explains that he was protecting her interests; that’s why he’s holding his face, Gabi. She doesn’t believe him, and leaves the room.

Over at the Tumbao Rosario is talking to some woman whom she admires greatly. If you ask me, she’s certainly not much to look at. Rosario asks if she has kids, and she starts to cry. You know what that means…

Eva pays a visit to Raquel. Gabi gave her the boot and she needs a job.

Apparently Sarita and Franco got hitched. Wow; progress in the plot! And I thought nothing happened in this telenovela. The couple enters some abandoned room in the house with a bunch of furniture. Might I point out how extremely moronic it is that this family has what seems like five or six rooms that could easily be converted to bedrooms, yet the three adult men sleep in the same room. Anyway, Sarita wants to know where she is going to sleep, and Franco naturally tells her that she will sleep with him. She tells him that they are only married on paper, and she refuses to sleep, as in rest, with him. Lord knows she wouldn’t want to sleep with him. Oh boy, this is pathetic. They clean the room, and have fun at the same time. Spring cleaning can be purposeful in a number of ways. And in a matter of hours, with the assistance of a complete stage crew and the imagination of Telenovela-land, that rat-trap was turned into a humble country bedroom for two, complete with the checkerboard blankets and piss-yellow paint!

“Sarita; show me on the doll where the bad man touched you.” Let the record show that Sofia never said that, but the way Sarita ran to her, that’s exactly what the script called for. Sarita is crying because Franco wants to have her, and all of her, but she isn’t ready. In all fairness, she updated her wardrobe to the times of the Oregon Trail, and made a strong effort to paint some lavender on her eyelids. Give the girl a break, Franco.

Oh! Pedro says that it’s time for him to leave. Oh no, anytime someone leaves the Reyes Boarding House of Magically-Appearing Rooms Oscar gets choked up and they have some fifteen-minute scene where everyone in the family cries. Can’t wait.

Gabi looks stunning in her silk-red pajama suit. Sort of makes her look like a man. Anyway, she’s confident, and that’s all that matters. So confident that she tries to warm-up to Fernie, only to be rejected. So rejected that Fernie suggests sleeping in separate rooms…on doctor’s orders, of course!

Tonight is certainly a night of male eroticism, if you can call this pathetic ploy at boosting the ratings erotic. Franco is sporting an unusually tight, and certainly uncomfortable, pair of undies that undoubtedly are accompanied by a sock, or two (if the rumors are correct). He wonders why Sarita is uncomfortable with his presence. She is modest, and has to undress with her back turned. If my memory serves me correctly, didn’t they have sex under a tree? Then again, so many people on this show have screwed under a tree or on a haystack that I can’t be sure about anything. This is interesting—Franco is wrestling and groping Sarita so that she will kiss him. Yeah, he’s pretty much molesting her.

Ah, then we see Juan and Sofia in a parallel scene, complete with the same blanket and all. Nothing new here, just the usual, until someone knocks on the door and Juan answers. It’s Gabi! And she demands to see the letter that Bernie wrote which accuses Fernie. Juan calls Oscar, and then wraps him in a blanket for exposing himself: at least someone in this family has a little decency. Juan hands-over the letter that condemns Fernie, but he’s stupid for doing it because we all know Gabi will end up denying the content and then destroy it. The letter says that Fernie is one of the worst men on earth. I could have told you that. Naturally, Gabi can’t believe it. And we didn't see that coming? Ah, Sarita comes in and finds her. Oh, Franco too. It’s a pajama party! Gabi asks why Sarita is there, and Franco tells her that they got married.

Fernie is looking for the letters that Bernie hid. I wish I, too, had the innate ability to ask myself where something is two times and then find it immediately. I never would have guessed that Bernie would hide the letters he wrote behind the portrait of himself in a hole in the wall that would never naturally be there. Fernie thinks that he is saved because he found the letters.

Gabi braces herself, leans forward, and slaps the crap out of her daughter. All three of you are worthless. She then rips-up the letter. Told ya’ so!

Eva is serving some tea to Raquel, when she asks who the pretty girl in the picture is—Ruth, Raquel’s only daughter.

Gabi comes barging in as Fernie lies down to sleep. She tells him that she read Bernie’s letter. He explodes, but then sees how he can spin this: He betrayed you, and never loved you like I. She tells him not to worry, and that she destroyed it. This calls for a kiss, at least. He resists, but then concedes.

Since all the scapegoats/daughters have moved out, Gabi has to take-out her wrath on her incapacitated father. She tells him that he should have prevented the wedding, etc. He tells her that the only reason she doesn’t want Sarita married is because the Reyes are poor, and she has no right to be upset since she gave Sarita the boot. Now Gramps is giving her the boot.

Fernie is snooping in the bedroom and “stumbles across” Gabi’s checkbook. Gabi still has a lot of money, says Fernie. He takes something fiscally important.

Gabi goes to talk to Raquel. Raquel needs her help, and she promises not to reveal their secret. Eva shows up and Gabi wants to know what she is doing there.

Padre Tadeo is singing to the children. Fernie comes slithering along, and breaks-up choir practice. The Padre tells him that his presence goes against his principles, and that the Reyes will get back at his bad-doings. He always finds a way to relate the situation at hand back to the Reyes. As always, Fernie wants to confess, but Padre Tadeo will not allow it.

Gabi tells Raquel to fire Eva, and Raquel refuses. Well if that’s the way it’s gonna be, then I can’t help you. Raquel is between a rock and a hard place, and has to fire Eva.

Oh God, it’s Unibrow! (Sorry, I forgot that almost every telenovela has a unibrow; here I am referring to the pathetically-painful Luis Antonio from Barrera de Amor.) Why is El Lobo driving him around? And why are they following Pedro?

Fernie goes to confess and holds up a photo of Libia, and admits that he killed her. He says it several times proudly. Of course, Fernie thinks the whole situation is ironically funny, and the Padre can’t do anything about it.

Fernie goes to see Rosario. She tells him that if she can’t leave, then she’s going to tell Gabi on him. He tells her that if she does, he will hurt Luisito. Afterall, he is his father.

Padre Tadeo prays to God to help him through the dark night. He remembers Libia as the object of Fernie’s rage and craziness. What will happen when the Reyes finally discover that Libia was brutally murdered by Fernando Escardon?

El Lobo has found Pedro and wants to know where he is going. Pedro tells him that he is going to Guadalajara. Apparently Jeff, El Jefe, wants to talk to him.

Eva, who has nowhere to go, humbly shows up at the Lord’s House with her bag and most likely plans on staying in the convent, just like Karla on Al Diablo con los Guapos. Behind Eva is that singer whom we saw earlier. She identifies Eva as the woman who pretends to be Rosario’s mother. She asks if Eva needs help. Of course I do! I’m homeless. The woman brings her into her dressing room, and apparently Eva is now her assistant. Like fake mother, like daughter: there’s no business like show business. The singer obviously wants information from Eva, and will stop at nothing to get it.

Pedro tells the bros. that Jeff has been following him. The boys promise to protect him and get to the bottom of this.

The girls are cooking and discussing Bernie. Tomorrow is the anniversary of Libia and Bernie’s death. The girls ask Quintina what Libia’s name is, but she pretends to have watery eyes.

Quinti goes to tell the bros. how she avoided talking about Libia, and Juan decides that it’s time to tell the girls the truth, for the fifteenth time this month.

Tomorrow: Sofia finds a doll with an “R” on the back; yes, it belonged to Libia. Juan decides to tell the truth which brings the Elizondos and Reyes together. Fernie explains to Gabi why he has Libia’s necklace.

All I can say is Shoot me now…it was this or the RNC, and I chose the latter.

Labels: Fuego

Another night so silly that my title is a tip of the hat to my comadre recapper, Julie. Also for those friends of Willa who have asked about Cisco, you can see pictures of them together on Willa's World.

So how about this... Feo is a triple jerk: 1. trying to hit Abuelo out of his wheelchair, 2. kicking Oscar down the stairs and 3. arming little innocent Luisito to the teeth. Make that quadruple jerk, he keeps saying he doesn't love Luisito or have any feeling for him even though he now knows he is his son, his own blood, which alone qualifies him for a big lethal pie cart a few hundred episodes from now.
Gabi sticks up for Feo and believes no one but him, she is an even bigger jerk. Well, with that off my chest:

We reopen to the fun fireside chat with Franco and Sarita waking locked in an embrace, groaning with hangover pains and Yup! he does yell first. How did the fire stay so fresh and vivid while they passed out for - who knows how long. What is this strange paper. She reads it to him as she begins to pitch a fit worthy of a daughter of Gabriela: This can't be! Do you know what this is? This is a certificate (acta) of marriage. We are married, legally married. We somehow went to get married, there is no way we can be married. Franco insists they will be married whether she likes it or not. Not that she can remember, but she says surely you abused me. He can't say for sure either but says, no look we are completely clothed, nothing happened. She wants to go off to the civil registrar, he thinks they are closed by now. The registrar must have been drunk too and has gone home to sleep it off. She uses the props he has brought like a blanket (colchita), beer, all this stuff to seduce me.... take me to my grandpa's cabin now! She yells like a banshee. He wants her to stop yelling it hurts his head, so do we, our head hurts too. They call each other loud-mouth (gritona) and burro (burro). He recites her married name with taunting pride. She continues to pitch a fit. She is ready to pull a Sofia and march off into the dark, dangerous night. He finally manages to talk her into accepting a ride on his horse, conveniently waiting at the edge of the campsite. Sarita even complains that he has planned this clay fireplace (chiminea) but Franco derisively says it's only a campfire (fogata). These two are off to a marriage made in heaven.

Juan and Sofia tell Rosario they will help her anytime. Eva says good bye in Rosario's dressing room while Ofemia comes in to introduce Rosario to Margarita as her old friend. I have always admired you and it's an honor and privilege to meet her, what a surprise, enthuses sweet Rosario. Margarita says, thanks hija with a fervent conviction that only Ofelia understands. Margarita wants only to be her friend. Rosario is thrilled at this privilege.

Sarita and Franco arrive to see Abuelo in tears and Oscar serving him tea. Sarita accuses Oscar of causing Abuelo's troubles (she really does channel Gabriela too often), but Abuelo says BadMom-Gabi has run him off the hacienda and Oscar saved him from the perverse Feo beating him up. We have to leave here this morning. Franco pipes up that Sarita can come to live with them, as Oscar grins. Perhaps Sarita should reconsider finding a corner of the bakery to stay in for now.

Rosario and Margarita have a happy time getting to know each other, Armando breaks the spell as he comes to give her notice it is time for her to dance. After Rosario goes out, Ofelia tells Margarita she warned her not to come looking for Rosario. Rosario has suffered too much, Margarita doesn't know how much. And if Rosi finds out she is her true mother she is going to hate her for sure. Margarita looks sad as she strokes Rosario's baubles (the costumes I mean) Rosario has new energy in her lovely India inspired not-so-sari's The singers smile warmly at each other through the confetti and smoke.

Oscar tells Franco what he found in Feo's safe. Money that is surely stolen from Gabriela, jewels and a strange little box that he couldn't open for lack of time when he heard Abuelo shouting in the hall below. Franco has something really important he has to tell Oscar, he and Sarita got married tonight. Oscar laughs 1000 loves, 1000 loves and you end up with one, the little nun?
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Sarita tells Abuelo of the wedding. He thinks it is the only good news in the middle so much tragedy. Abuelo tries to reason with her that although they acted while drunk, she doesn't really want to divorce Franco already. She just got married. Abuelo advises her that in his own long career as an alcoholic, one can do wild things. Abuelo knows she loves Franco truly beneath all this denial. Sarita is worried that Feonando will do harm to her mother. Abuelo says if Gabriela wants to create (labrarse) her own hell let her go. She is so deceived by Feo who doesn't want to grow old with her. Feo also defrauded Abuelo. But, with all that, he says, what hurts the most is that my own daughter has run me off, my own daughter. I can't forget that my own daughter my own blood has treated me so.

Gabriela wants to know about the paper everyone is talking about. She demands accusingly of Feo, what is this about? He wants to blame everyone else. He uses his usual ploy of being the misunderstood one whom everyone wants to betray. He was only trying to save the hacienda, as usual. Surely there is no real condemnation from Bernardo, Oscar must have been making this up. Gabi could have had a moment of doubt but when Feo threatens he will go elsewhere, she whines that she wants her father to go but not him.

Margarita is stroking the ceramic dancer and talking to it about how lovely her daughter is. She is sorry she didn't become part of her life. Rosario's break with Ofelia adjusts her new lower than ever spangled bra and drinks water. She muses that she feels so close to Margarita like she was someone she knew before. Ofelia remains the mute as usual.

Another lovely family meal with Padre Tadeo back in town. Oscar comes in injured on Franco's arm. But he says the worst is that Gabi has run off Abuelo. Oscar is in a neck brace but lets them know that Feo Escandon has caused his injury but he saved Abuelo from harm and here they are alive.

Juan brings up the letter from Bernardo. The boys want to go get involved. Padre Tadeo speaks up that Feo has done much evil and Bernardo knew. Only with this letter can these evil deeds of Feo be brought to light. (Don't forget he can't break his secret of the confession)

Franco uses this confusing interlude to tell them all about the marriage...

Feo looks over the secret papers which apparently he does have and can't see anything taken by Oscar. He repeats his favorite phrase that when a serpent is cornered it attacks....

Juan and Sofia say, oh nothing meaningful.

Feo says I have to take your son away form the Hacienda, but why? because Abuelo has been run off too so it will no longer be a safe haven for Luisito.

Eva says she has nothing left at the hacienda and Abuelo says he has been run off too. Where will they go? Eva says she will rent a little house and he can come with her and Sarita. Abuelo says not Sarita, she will go with her new husband. Husband, oh yes, Franco and Sarita have married. Wouldn't you know it at this important juncture, Rosario is at the open door and overhears the heartbreaking news
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Rosario adjusts her tears and makeup and enters. How's tricks? She consoles Don Augustin that she heard the Gabi has run him off. They discuss that Abuelo will come live with Eva and the boy can come. She says she has heard about the marriage. Everyone looks sad for her.

At the bakery Franco says in front of everyone that his little wife will stay married to me. Sarita continues to protest that she wants an immediate annulment but her voice is softening.

Pablito proves he is a real Reyes as he approaches Rosita his favorite classmate with the offer to be novios not just friends and classmates.

Abuela is praying to his wife in the chapel explaining why he won't be able to come and see her often since Gabi is making him leave the hacienda, when the evil Gabi ruins even his peaceful moment sneering that it is his fault that her mother died. When he tells her not to be so bitter. He asks if it is her blind love of Feo that makes her drive off her own father but she says no she really really really wants him to go and leave her to live in peace and never wants to see him again. Having ruined Abuelo's moment of peaceful farewell to his wife's crypt, she continues on menacing the dead Bernardo with more of her bitter invective. Odds are Bernardo is glad to have all that white marble between them.
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Quintina comes to save Abuelo she tries to raise his spirits to walk away and go to the Reyes house. He is so sad and feels pain at leaving his hacienda and more than that seeing the hatred in the eyes of his evil daughter. Still he hates to leave her in the hands of the evil Feo. Quintina tries to get him to fight like a good general. He wishes his little generals Luisito and Pablito were there. But Q has plans to fight. In her inimitable style she mounts a strike and with signs against Abuelo abuse by his own daughter she gets everyone marching. Gabi comes to stop the noise and scandal. First she can run off the servants and demands that Rosendo takes her father off the property immediately. But her lovely friends come wanting to see what the abuse is. He tells them that his own daughter has run him out of his own house. Gabi denies it and orders Rosendo to take her father to his cabin immediately. Abuelo promises to tell them more of the truth about Gabi at his casita later.

Sarita says she wanted to marry but not like this. She wanted the lovely white wedding, but wait she already had one of those and it didn't go so well. Sofia says she will talk to Franco about this but Sarita says she has to get away form Franco as soon as possible. She isn't running very fast.

Juan and Oscar try to reason with Franco who denies that he won't have trouble with this marriage. Even Juan knows that a woman wants a big wedding with the carriage and all. Does her mother know? They worry about the church wedding later if he starts out with a civil wedding followed immediately by a civil divorce, the church won't accept this. Franco is sure Sarita is just a wild colt (potranca) but he is going to break in (domar) Sarita with his love.
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Final scene: Feo smokes gazing out the window, Gabi comes in grabbing for the bottle of good stuff and realizes someone has been sucking it up. but she pours a big one and takes a huge gulp. Oh, she has pains and doubles over. Fernando carry me to the doctor, I am really really really sick. Feo thinks nothing much of it but she insists. A sad Eva walks along and looks back at the house. What is it she is going to miss? Evil Gabi has Feo stop so she can sneer at poor Eva with her little suitcase. Gabi uses her dying breath to curse Eva and pour more venom out the window. She is glad that Eva is finally leaving HER property and continues that Rosario is not her daughter but she will never, never know what happened to her child.

Cutting the fence around the holy Reyes tree, Juan is working feverishly. Feo shows up and has his men beat the tar out of Juan. While they hold him he takes a hit. He ties Juan to a rope so his own horse drags him, but just at this moment, Franco and Oscar show up with rifles to stop the scene. Who is the crack shot that breaks the rope with one shot? Juan wants the others to back off, this is between him and Feo. The brothers oblige by aiming the rifles at Feo's flunkies. More fighting and bleeding take us to the final moments when Juan throws Feo against his own barbwire. We are treated to more hitting, some really good head butting and kicking on Juan's part and no one deserves it more than Feo. Juan looks battered but Feo finally looks subdued.

Next: Pedro talks in the air to his father who abandoned him while not far away the mysterious JEFE, tells a hatless Coyote that perhaps now is the time to reveal himself and some truths. AND we will get to see the great fight scene again. Franco and Juan get a chance to show the letter from Bernardo to Gabriela who doesn't want to believe it, but there it is in her beloved's handwriting.

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Wednesday's episode-

First, DB will be on at 8pm tonight (Thursday).

Luisana calls DB old and ugly and they are about to have a cat fight when Santos carries DB off, ties her up and takes her home. He keeps her from going back by sleeping with her.

Meanwhile, Lorenzo tells Mauricio the whole DB story.

The next morning Santos comes back to Altamira. He discovers Luisana was lying about not receiving his Dear John letter but she won't accept that it's over between them.

Luisana decides to go see DB at El Miedo.

In San Fernando, Cecilia turns cold again during Antonio's kiss and slaps him. He gets drunk with his new friend and decides to sleep outside her door so he can apologize first thing in the morning. Cecilia dreams about Toño. Next morning, Marisela finds Antonio outside the door and sends him to clean up before Cecilia sees him. Meanwhile, Federica and Josefa have taken the slow boat to San Fernando.

Later, Antonio offers to teach Marisela and Cecilia to ride a bicycle. Marisela leaves them alone and Antonio tells Cecilia that he loves her and they kiss again.

Tuesday's episode

Mexican novelas seem to be ostentatiously set in a real place almost to the extent of being travelogues while these Colombian novelas go to the other extreme and are ostentatiously set nowhere in particular.

As Margarita mentioned, DB is set in Venezuela (and is based on a famous novel of the same name). The physcial location of the novela is an important part of the story so it couldn't be avoided. It just so happens that I am going to Venezuela in January (not to the llanos) so I was looking at an online map and am able to put this screenshot of the part of Venezuela where the story takes place. The llanos is an area of flat grasslands with many rivers. You can see the Arauca river in the middle of this map. Presumably, Antonio and Cecilia are in San Fernando de Apure. San Juan de los Morros, where BP and Melquiades found Juan Barreta is just off the map to the north.



I really like Maurice, Luisana's cousin. Having met Santos, he tells Luisana that he is a 'bocatto di cardinale,' meaning a delicacy good enough for a Cardinal and translated in the titles inelegantly as, 'finger lickin' good.'

I left the caption here on purpose. In a funny scene, Santos is talking to himself while trying to fix his truck. Maurice comes up behind him and says, "Santos, does your truck give you good advice on your love life?"

Juan Pablo Shuk, Feonando from PdG literally bumps into Marisela in the hotel in San Fernando. Presumably, they will meet again.

Good new for those who wanted to see Cecilia and Toño get together in San Fernando. Cecilia lets her hair down and Antonio enlists Marisela's help to get Cecilia to dance with him.
A kiss in the courtyard. Let's hope things progress before Federica gets to town.

Santos and Luisana react to the sudden appearance of DB at Altamira. She tells Luisana that she is Santos' 'hembra,' which would translate as 'female' as opposed to 'mujer,' 'woman.'

Balbino Paiba manages to avoid DB's wrath. When DB starts to plan vengeance on Juan Barreta, one of the men who raped her, Eustaquia tells her that she has a choice - be the old DB who kills people or change to keep Santos' love. She decides (for now) to let the past go and be a woman that Santos wants.

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Before we get started, does it not seem that the next one…the angel thing is same story different people, spunky dark haired poor girl, heart of gold, trade a soccer ball for a bike, rich good looking blonde boy? Also Helen Rojo is in this and she takes babies to the Catholic Church more often than I take out my garbage.


We get to see the crash, the smash, the glass…say how did she avoid any cuts? Jest asking.
Now we get a rehash of the beach scene, cause it cost less to do rehash, than actually come up with new dialogue.

Consti is in the cafeteria with Val, he tells Val that indeed Mili is her sister. He says that she already knew that Consti got a servant pregnant and well Mili is the result. Val is horrified, “And you let her work as a servant?” “Well, I didn’t know the truth for a while and then Granny left her all the bucks, so why rock the boat?” Val asks if Al knows. “No”, Consti says and then continue in his best RatBastard explanation, no one could know because of his awesome political career. Wow Val stares at him like she is in some Grimm’s fairy tale and the magic spell has been broken and now she can see Consti for the little self-centered troll he has always been. Consti tells her that she can’t tell anyone her new sister news.
Val fires back and tells Consti, she admired him, thought he was the greatest thing since a “Cayman Bank Account”, she thought he was a God. Oh Senor Clayfeet. Now he has tossed all her good feelings into the trash. Val stomps off, Consti is left to sit in the cafeteria with runny eyes and try and scoop out a cashier girl who will fall for his “I’ve changed story”. I so wish she also got to see his famous, “Soy un Perverto” disc, oh icing on the cake.

Meanwhile, back at the waiting room, Hugo is all huddled up on daddy’s shoulder. Damien says they need to go home. Hugo says he must see Mili. Luci tells him to shut-up, get it through his head, Mili doesn’t want Hugo. Hugo says, “But she is my wife”. Luci is like, pull your head out, you and Mili are done, finished, through. Hugo looks sad, jeez I’d look sad too, if I almost killed someone, who might wake up and tell the whole sordid tale.

Socorro is sobbing at home about her missing pole dancing spawn, Mili’s fall and life just sucking in general. Horacio tries to cheer her up, by saying that Lina is probably having an awesome time on her honeymoon. Gee, that doesn’t seem to do the trick.

Oh look now we heard on over to the “Big Pole Palace” where little Karla is turning over her dinero to Chunky Torch Singer. She is way happy that she made so much dinero just shakin her moneymaker. Alas, Chunky takes a Big Cut and only gives Karla a small pittance. Room & Board. She tells Karla, that she is a Natural, just like her Ma. Karla does not want to be compared to her mother. She takes her small wad of cash and walks off. I know next time Karla will flinch some off the top.

Make at the mansion, Andrea comes down screaming for Soccoro, she wants café, she tells Horacio to get it for her. He tells her forget about it. She calls him insolent and narrows her cat eyes. Andrea better be careful, cause she may be on her way out when Consti finds out her part in the kidnapping of Mili. Oh Please, she’ll touch his leg and all will be forgiven.

Meanwhile, Val goes in to see Mili, she asks for a moment alone. She tells Mili that she ask for her forgiveness once before, but now they really are sister and please, oh please forgive her and don’t die.

Padre, Chunky Nun & Gloria show up. Gloria is very upset, she is afraid Mili will die. Padre the voice of reason says she is in excellent hands and everyone needs to go home and come back in the morning. Everyone leaves. I have no idea where Consti is. At this point I am operating under the assumption that he is busy making some candy striper.

Al will stay at the hospital with Mili.

Brau & Rosario Sr. arrive at the hospital. They talk to a nurse and tell her they are friends of the family. Mili is in a very delicate condition and no visitors until tomorrow. So of course, they find a doctor’s coat and mask and Rosario sneaks into the room. She tells the ever vigilant Al that she needs him to leave the room for a minute. We have some Hija moments. Al comes back and asks about Mili’s condition. Rosario says Love is the best medicine of all. Now excuse me, I have other patients to see. Egads….Princess go and share that with all the intensive care patients. She asks his name before she leaves and he says Belmonte…Egads otra Vez.

Oh looky, Consti is St. Deceptions, praying before Christ on the Cross. I think he had to check and make sure it was really Jesus as it has been so long since he has seen him. We go through the same lame promises that all sinners make, when pushed to the wall. Let Mili Live and I promise I will tell her and give her my name. Just like when you gave money to the church, if you didn’t have to tell her. AssHat,
Anyway, the good Padre comes in and talks to the now repenting Consti. Consti tells Padre that he knows Rosario is alive, but he is sure she is far away, he has a detective on it, but Granny spent years and came up with nothing. Consti departs, maybe he can catch the late show with Karla. AAAAAAAhhhhh
Padre remembers crazy lady the day Madre Superior died, he connects the dots.

Val tells Rocky she wants him to spend the night in her room and she really doesn’t care what RatBastard Daddy says. She tells Rocky that Mili is her sister. Oh the Muy Impactedness just goes on and on and on.

Next day…

Luci is sitting in the living room, Hugo comes bounding down the steps, he is off to the hospital. Not so fast, Luci wants to talk to him in the study.

At the hospital, Brau shows up and is all tearful over Mili. He tells Al that he did not tell Mili that Al & Mili weren’t brother and sister, because of hate. He is sorry. Al doesn’t care, he just wants Mili to get better.

Rosario is having breakfast, she is all happy she saw her daughter, cause a coma is better than dead. Perleta comes by cause he is trying to get money for the political party. Rosario agrees to a meeting.

That is pretty much it.

In the previews Hugo goes to the hospital and tells Al he has a present for him and hands him a box.
I totally hope it is a pair of thongs and he tells Al, they are Mili’s favorites, but I bet not.

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We're hurtling toward the end of PdG, folks.


Horténsia tells Martín what she is going to do to Filemón when she confronts him.

When Horténsia finds out that Filemón promised to give Esperanza a half interest in the store that he doesn't even have, she tries to crush him like a bug. Miguel and Manolo ignore their father's pleas for help.

Norma and Juan make up after Juan chews Norma out for going to the Elizondo hacienda on her own.
Dínorah tortures Malcom to find out where he and Carmela hid Grabiela's jewelry.

Abuelo is finally back with his girls. He drops the bombshell that Dínorah is at the Elizondo Hacienda.

On the theory that it's ok if a man does something heroic even if it is stupid, Juan, on crutches no less, goes alone to the Elizondo Hacienda.

He overhears Malcom and Carmela talking about Grabiela in the basement.

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