Friday, July 24, 2009

En Nombre del Amor July 23, 2009

I'm sorry, but I cannot post a recap. I have been ill. I am posting space for discussions.

As a matter of fact, I will not be able to continue recapping at this time. Are there any substitutes out there?

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Un Gancho Thurs 7/23 - It sure ain't Hercule Poirot poking around the barrio

Late posting tonight because of the futbol game between Mexico and Costa Rica, and what a game it was! Double overtime and Mexico finally won on the shoot-out. The goalie, hunkalicious Ochoa, blocked the shoot-out kick of the player who scored the one game-tying goal against Mexico. This means Mexico will play the U.S. in the final game this Sunday.

Consti wants Moni to work for her and she won't take no for an answer, she'll even pay double. She gushes that she needs someone she can trust just like Moni. Does Moni fall for this act? Moni wonders what the mummy is up to.

Over at the race track Rolando Klunder is trying to cut a deal (undercut is more like it) with Mau's sponsor Carmona. Mau shows up and wants to discuss it over coffee. Rolu challenges Mau to a race and Carmona says may the best driver win, his sponsorship that is.

Mau's family cheers from the bleachers while Xime's ex, the cute but common mechanic Tano, ribs her about Rolu using her to get to Mau.

Whoa, Aldo visits Estrella and ends up accusing her of doing the horizontal bop for money. She tells him he's a baby gossip, she slaps him, kicks him out and then she becomes very upset. I don't blame her a bit.

Now we have a montage where Beto's "dad" makes up for lost time, he teaches him to ride a bicycle, kick a ball, fight, and all those things he missed teaching him as a child. However, ominous music plays and some ne'er-do-wells in a white car follow them so our fears are confirmed that daddy is up to no good.

Back at the track it appears that Mau has won the super-slow car race, all the better to show off the Nextel product placement. Sponsor dude says tomorrow they will sign the contract. Mau, at last showing some business sense, comments that it will cost Carmona more now.

For some reason Xime decides to comfort the cranky Rolu. I don't get why she is so hot for him. Yes he is a complete babe but guess what, good-looking people are a dime a dozen. Tano is also irritated.

Over at Sermeño group Ricardo plays Mr. Octopus with Paula. She pushes him away and warns him that the one thing she'll never forgive is if he puts the horns on her (cuckolds her). Moni, good friend that she is, butts in, makes an excuse to get rid of Pau, grabs Don Juan by the ear and gives him an earful of threats.

Hilario buys a bunch of groceries for Nieves, gains her sympathies and then tells her he has to leave. She decides to go with him and be the queen of the Caribbean before dragging him inside for his reward. Beto overhears and tells himself they're traitors, is he some dog that can be bought in December and abandoned in March?

He calls Moni to tell her he's destroyed and abandoned. He wants to come see her at work but she doesn't think that's a good idea. Beto complains, "Oh, so you, too, kick the skinniest dog in the ranch?" Moni agrees to see him but she'll meet him outside. (Tu tambien pateas al perro mas flaco del rancho?)

Ivan interrupts Luisa and Dani's tea party so he and can tell Luisa he hasn't been talking to her lately because of problems with his abue and Mauricio. The problem is he likes her. Big smile from Luisa.

Monstranzo treats her construction workers badly, so badly they decide to walk out. Xime tells her that people are like dogs, some have pedigrees and some don't but they are all still dogs.

Aldo sulks in his room. Surprisingly, Ivan escorts Estrella in to sort things out.

Moni waits outside Sermeño Group for Beto. Mau walks by and tries to chat but Beto arrives and announces Moni is his novia. Moni shuts Beto up by punching him in the gut accompanied by a weird sound effect that sounds like a branch or piece of wood snapping. The cogs and sprockets are creaking in that slow brain of his and Mau asks is this guy your bro or your boyfriend? Moni tries to get Mau to leave and punches Beto again and tells him to shut up. Mau is fed up with the lies, accuses Beto of beating women (hah!!) and splits. Beto demands to know what lies Mr. Doll Hair was telling.

Estrella apologizes for leaving her hand mark on his face. She tells Aldo she knows what people say about her but she promises they are lies. He gazes at her in a sexy and kind of confused way and she tells him he's not a boy, he really is a man. Aldo closes in for a kiss but, ahem!, they are interrupted by Teresa who stands firmly planted in the doorway.

Moni asks Beto what is he thinking by coming and bothering her at work. (Oh is that what she's doing? Working? Has anyone seen her work aside from serving cappuchino?) He's all wah my mommy's leaving me for the sun and piña coladas. Moni tells him to grow up and leads him off by the ear.

Teresa tells Aldo to show a modicum of modesty (recato) with his sisters in the house. And by the way someone is waiting for him in the living room. Oh good, it's Katia who is looking a lot like her sis because she makes a frowny face at Estrella.

I guess Moni led Beto all the way home because now Hilario and Nieves are inviting Beto and Moni to go to the Caribbean with them. Beto is happy again and suggests they all go to Las Vegas instead so Moni can fight. I spent this entire scene obsessing on Beto's shirt. At first I thought it said "Gay Right Movement" but no, I don't think that's right. Too bad my TV isn't bigger.

Back at Sermeño Group Mau asks Sal and Gabi "Do I have the face of an idiot?" Ooooh, that's a loaded question. Turns out he is fed up with all the lies. The two grownups try to figure out who the liar is and Mau finally announces he's tired of Monita's lies. He wants to know absolutely everything about her! Gabi has a plan.

Consti calls Mau and is in a dither because her business construction has hit some snags not to mention Ximena is sniffing the solvent and speaking incoherently (I think she means Xime's good advice). She thinks Mau should help her straighten things out and if he doesn't then her next call might be from the clinic! Xime drags over a muscular worker and gushes over his abs and biceps, this must be why people work, so they can look this good.

Aldo tells Katia that Estrella is his friend just like she is. Katia gets snobby and says that Estrella chica is not on the same level as herself. Aldo says wrong, she is on the same level as you and your sis...well, your sis no. She gets pissed at him, pushes him and splits. I take this as a good sign that she is definitely interested in him now that she has some competition.

Sal introduces a dapper chap, Arnoldo Pantus, who is a PI. Mau gives him his instruction to find out absolutely everything about his secretary, but in case he is discovered she is not to know Mau is involved. Arnoldo assures Mau there is only a one percent chance of her discovering she's being monitored. Uh oh.

Moni finally strolls back into the office and Gabi rightly gives her a hard time for disappearing, she always seems to be having an emergency. Sal escorts Arnoldo out and stupidly introduces him to Moni. Mau drags Moni into his office to talk. He demands the entire truth! Is Beto your bro or your boyfriend? After a moment of silently telling herself to tell the truth the devil on her shoulder wins and lies spill out of her mouth. He tells Sal he's so intrigued by the little liar he's prepared to pay the PI double.

Back in the barrio Beto happily makes plans to travel. Nieves is worried about where Hilario got all his money but Hilario coos and snow melts.

The PI shows up to the barrio in a way-too-clean Chivas jersey and makes friends with a neighbor.

The wicked witch of a social worker visits the Mau house to check on the kids. Teresa tells Ivan to call Mau, rapido!

Sinister music plays while Hilario sneaks out of Nieves' house, unlocks Moni's door (I think), sneaks into her apartment and hides his suitcase full of money under the bed.

Consti continues her constant whining but Mau is too busy to drop everything and run to her aid. She complains to Xime that nobody cares about her but they're not going to beat her. Everyone will see she she's going to win and Xime is going to help her. I say if she would quit whinging and get her skinny butt to work she might actually accomplish something.

Gabi relays the message to Mau that the wicked witch is over at his house. What else could possibly go wrong with his day?

Arnoldo hangs out in the neighborhood courtyard looking out of place and getting suspiciously eyeballed by the neighbors. Estrella shows up and he introduces himself as just a guy and by the way is she Monita? He heard that a cute girl named Monita and her brother and attractive mother all live there. I don't think our Estrella is fooled by this horrible PI, do you? Moni happens to call and Estrella immediately tips her off. Moni tells her to keep the stranger occupied while she flies on over. Yet another emergency, Gabi will be pleased I'm sure.

Wicked witch scares the kids by trying to get them to tell her bad things about Mauricio. Mau has arrived and eavesdrops. Aldo tells her there is no bad. Dani puts her two pesos in and says there is one very bad thing about Mau. WW hungrily waits for the dirt. Dani says Mau is with the monster and they prefer that he be with the monkey because the monkey is much nicer to them. Aldo tearfully says basically Mau is great and without him they would be separated or in the street. With Mau they are a family without fear. Mau, also crying, strides in and hugs the kids.

Tomorrow: Bad guys threaten Beto and his mother. Moni tells Mau she got a better offer, she's working for his novia. It looks like Costeño and Beto are the security for Consti's new lingerie store.

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Closed Caption Fans, Here’s New Info for You!

Would You Like to See the Captions on Internet-Based Broadcasts, Like Univision website Video Clips?

If you are a Closed Caption user, as many here on C2 are, I have compiled information below about a new bill in Congress right now that will increase the captions on the internet broadcasts we watch. I apologize for any redundancies and unclear information—I didn’t write the items but compiled them from about three sources, which I cite for clarity. The main issue here is that people with disabilities cannot access some aspects of the internet currently—captions for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in particular, and audio description for individuals with visual impairments. You can help change that!

What I take all this information below to mean is that commercial items on the internet would have to be captioned (like anything the commercial television networks put on the internet, which I can't get because I use Mac, but so be it). I don’t know if it means what typical consumers post, such as on youtube, because it's not clear. The general idea is, though, if the program was broadcast with captions on television then the same captions must be available when you view the program on the internet. For those of us who use the captions to understand better, this would be a great help!

Also, note that there are clauses in the bill that say “English language programs” that have been previously broadcast with captions must be delivered the same way on the internet. I think it does not clarify Spanish programming, though I haven’t read through the entire bill. Remember that the FCC has given a grace period for Spanish language programming in the US, since that is a newer format from the FCC caption law perspective. So, if you write your Congressional delegation members, urge them to adopt the bill both for English language and Spanish language programming.

The following information is from Jamie Berke and Robert Goodwin, who are deaf activists supporting the bill for deaf consumers. More information from other sources follows theirs. My DEEP apologies for not knowing how to make hyperlinks, so you’ll have to cut and paste to access the websites until I can consult with a fellow recapper who does it all the time and I’ll fix them this weekend.

HR3101 Captioning Bill

The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act was introduced in Congress on June 26, 2009. This Act, among other things, will require captioning on the Internet, and video description on the Internet for the blind and visually impaired. We need help to get this bill passed because it is not easy to get a bill through Congress!

Here is what I suggest: perhaps post this to your announcement wall or board(s) where clients meet for job searches and/or classes as well as newsletters and websites. They can use https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml to contact Representatives. We also need a similar bill introduced in the Senate, so use http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm to contact Senators. Representatives should be asked to cosponsor the bill, and Senators should be asked to introduce a similar bill.

In addition, because in numbers there is strength, in addition to telling your clients about the bill and encouraging them to write their Representatives and Senators, you can also tell them about Caption Action 2, a grassroots Facebook effort to get this bill passed. Caption Action 2 is at http://www.causes.com/captionaction2 . We also have a blog, http://captionaction2.blogspot.com/ , where you can download a PDF of the bill and see a countdown counter showing how much time we have left. In addition, the Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT, at http://www.coataccess.org) is working hard to get the bill passed. In fact, we only have until January 2011 to get this bill passed. After that, this bill will die.

We really need help. Most bills do not make it out of committee, and last year that is what happened to a similar bill. This year we have a second chance, and we might not get a third chance.

Thank you, in advance, for your help! This bill is really to guarantee the deaf and blind kids an accessible future on the Internet!

Jamie Berke and Robert Goodwin
Leaders, Caption Action 2

Schoolmarm Jeanne back again. Here is additional information from a couple of more websites:

Washington Watch says that “H.R. 3101 would ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st Century. “ The website is:

http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_3101.html

From “Day in Washington,” there is a summary of what the bill is supposed to do:

http://dayinwashington.com/?p=290

There has been significant legislation and regulation in the past to address access issues for people with disabilities to communications systems such as the telephone and television. Specifically, Section 255 of the Communications Act (47 U.S.C. §225) requires telecommunications providers and manufacturers to make their services and equipment accessible to and usable by people with disabilities if readily achievable. And Section 713 of the Communications Act (47 U.S.C. §613) which requires that video programming distributors provide closed captioning on 100 percent of new English video programming.

The problem? Today, there are web-based video services that offer television programs, movies, and web clips distributed over the Internet, but most of them do not provide closed captioning, even when the programming previously was captioned. In addition, cell phones and other mobile devices are being used more and more for communication and even entertainment. The legislation that offered protections for people with disabilities to ensure access does not cover new technologies. VoiIP and IP-based technologies are not always defined as being a telecommunications service. What that means is that they don’t fall under the access requirements in the Communications Act, and so would not be required to provide closed captions or video description.

Let me give you an example of how the law is out-of-date…the telephone. Federal law requires phones over the regular public telephone network to be hearing aid compatible. But, it is not clear whether this requirement carries over to smart phones used for communication over the Internet

So what does the bill do:

1. H.R. 3101 would require that mobile and other Internet-based telecommunications devices have accessible user interfaces, and offer people with disabilities use of a full range of text messaging and other popular services that are currently largely inaccessible;

2. Restore the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) modest video description rules and grant them the authority to expand such regulations, and require emergency announcements and similar information to be accessible to people with disabilities through audible presentation of on-screen alerts,

4. Ensure that video programming offered via the Internet will be described, and call for all devices that receive and playback video programming to employ accessible user interfaces and allow ready access to description; and

5. Strengthen consumers’ ability to enforce their rights to Communications and video accessibility through the establishment of a clearinghouse of information about service and equipment accessibility and usability, a meaningful FCC complaint process that holds industry accountable for their accessibility obligations, and judicial review of FCC action to ensure the Commission’s own accountability.

In this new era of electronic and internet-based communications, it is critical that the disability access requirements in telecommunications legislation continue to actually impact what communications systems people are actually using. All you have to do is look around a hearing room to see how prevalent mobile and web-based technology is. It is visible on buses and trains, in stores and on the streets; people are constantly using hand-held electronic devices to communicate, to access information, to interact with others and to engage in the larger world around them. The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act offers the best opportunity to expand current law and requirements to allow that same access for people with disabilities as we move to a much more digital, and mobile future.

(End of quoted material)

Schoolmarm Jeanne back for the last time. You can make a difference by writing to your Congressional delegation members and urging them to vote in favor of this access bill. It will help us, but it will help deaf and hard of hearing people, blind people and people with low vision, more than it will even help us! Thanks for taking the time to read this!

Jeanne

p.s. I watch a couple of TNs but rarely have time to check in with the blog, ¡discúlpenme, mis queridos/as amigos/as!

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Gancho - Wed 7-22 Gone Daddy Gone, Love is gone...well maybe not , it's only been 30 years...

NOTE: COSTA RICA PLAYS MEXICO TOMORROW(THURSDAY) NIGHT SO AT LEAST FOR PACIFIC ZONE GANCHO WILL AIR AT 9 PM and other shows may not air... Check your listings in other zones to be sure!!


We open with the blech scene. Judy described it fine last night. So anyway, blech. The funny thing is I saw this while ffing through so didn’t know this was a dream at first and I was like darn what happened so fast in this episode! Ok so it looks like they didn’t do it because Dani runs in saying she’s dreaming of bad things and can’t sleep and Mau says he’ll tell her a fairy tale about a princess. Dani says yes but without witches as she slyly looks oversticking out her tounge at Monstranza who sulks.



Enter Hilario, (now with a name like that we are sure to have some kind of crack up but I predict more GFN stuff that will show us mooch is indeed a genetic trait) who wants to stay with his little snow of lime despite having left her 20 no 30 years ago. For some reason she just takes him right in.

Ricki is showing Paula how much he likes her. She feels like she’s with an Octopus. He feels like he’s with a police sergeant. Oh poor baby. He just can’t help himself with her. Yeah, that’s what they all say….anyway….she tells him they have to work tomorrow and call her there but disguise your voice so what’s her face doesn’t know who you are. He says he only hears that she wants him to call. The whole while Estrella is staring on angry and dismayed all at once.

Mau after reading the cuenta de hada comes back to find a sleeping Coni, so what does he do? Pick up the cell phone to call Moni. She is with Beto who apparently fell asleep in her room and she can’t get him to wake up. Of course he wakes up when she’s on the phone with Mau who hears him and wonders if she is with her beau. She manages not to answer that question and tells Beto as he sloughs off that she’s talking to Estrella. She promises Mau she’ll be back at work but only because she needs the money.

Mau tells Coni he was talking to Sal. He goes to the kitchen for a glass of water and Ricardo wants to pick his brain about going with one girl but wanting it all with another. Mau says he’s not the one to talk to about these things something similar happens to him and he doesn’t know what to do. Ric decides he’ll go for the one he really likes and Mau says well, if you can, then go for it, because he can’t. He doesn’t want to hurt someone who doesn’t deserve it and the other woman is already with someone.

Xime chases down Rolu at a club. he's with another chica, but this doesn't stop our Xime she introduces herself and wonders why he doesn't do the same. She asks for him back and he says she's crazy. She just needs a drink and screams for a waiter. Eventually she takes the other girl's drink. She goes to sit down and bam he actually kicks the chair out from under her and makes her fall to the floor. Now that is NOT nice at all.

The next morning Beto is thinking he might like tripe for breakfast and he goes to check (get her to make it) on his Mom who, surprise, is with his Dad. Only he thinks this is some fulano that she just picked up off the street and he starts hurling devil’s tongue words of condemnation at her. She tells him he better hold his tounge to his Mama, and Pa wakes up asking if this is their son. Doh!

Over at the svelte house the icy branch of the Sermeno clan is having an artisan’s designed breakfast and Xime is crying about Rolu’s treatment of her. Coni yells at Jero to console his sister. He says ok, and tells her to shut her face because she’s ruining breakfast for the whole world. Coni also attempts to consle Ximensa whom she says can sometime be a bit difficult. Xime continues yelling she needs to get Rolu back. Jero continues with the love, that she she isn’t going to get anyone back with that emu face of hers and suggests she go to the bathroom and fix herself up, talk to herself, and do her self-esteem exercises.


OK, while I loved the concept of this idea of emu, Debbie enlighted me that what we heard was an o not a u which makes more sense in that he was comparing her face to an emo kid...I still think it's funnier to compare her to an emu... :)

Coni agrees she’ll feel better. Jero teases he’ll go bug her after she leaves but Coni begs him off and he wonders since when she turned good. She says she’s going to be good now so Mau will return to her. Jero reminds her that until Mona is gone, she’ll never have Mau to herself.


After the break we come back to Beto freaking about about this stranger being all of a sudden so close to his Ma. He learns about the little endearments and wonders since when he never saw this guy before. He runs off and they try to recover 30 years of abstinence, well from each other at least.

Pau is chatting with Moni about how happy she is over her time with Ric. Mau comes in and asks for his cappucino and Pau says right back at you that you are smitten too, and he broke up with his chic because he wants you but if you don‘t get rid of Beto you won‘t get him.

In the barrio Ric is chatting up Estrella who appears to be playing along. She agrees to meet him later in a couple hours after she fixes herself up.

At the office Coni presumes Mau is in his office and just walks in. Gabi wonders if she thinks this is an extension of her own house. Xime seeks advice from Gabi who has had experience. She rambles on about her vision for the future of marrying and having kids and then becoming widowed and living off her inheritance with someone who helps her through her pain. Gabo agrees she’s mal in the cabeza. She tells her that Rolu is worthless and used her and she shouldn’t give him the time of day. Xime is confused. She overhears Mau talking to Sal about meeting with a sponsor for his racing car and decides what she can do.

Estrella is telling Moni about her encuentro with Ric and how she feels bad about Pau but she couldn’t help herself. Mona gives her lickings and tells her she better not mess with him, friends don‘t ride the same bike. Estre hangs up and decides, yep, she’ll tell him where to stuff IT.

Nieves is singing “Si los Dejan” and floating around in the courtyard when Aldo shows up looking for Estre. Nieves tells him a minute earlier and he would have crossed paths with her. She’s gone but not sure when she’ll come back. She advises his as someone who could be his G-ma that he ought look for a girl his age and not mess with someone so weathered as Estrella, you know what I mean. Of course he doesn’t. She tries to explain that Estrella devotes herself to the “oldest profession” around. HE thinks acting, but she says no, prostitute, (meretriz) something very different. Aldo is impactado. This is going to be fun. I know it’s not right, but I’m actually routing for these two… :)

Moni goes to deliver Mau’s cappuccino and finds him with Monsti who tells her just leave it there, oh, and congratulate us because we are back together. I have the same dress Coni is wearing…

When we come back from the break Moni says congrats and Coni extols the virtues of why they are back together. Moni runs out of the office screaming he doesn’t want me…

Estrella blasts Ricardo a new one until he grabs her and locks her in a suck fest. Shortly she stops fighting.

Aldo and Ivan discuss the likelihood of Estrella really being “that kind of women”. Ivan thinks it might not be so bad for him because she wouldn’t look at a little kid like him, but if he gives her some money well she’ll surely make him a man. Aldo gets pissed off at him and Ivan wonders if he’s in love with her, he admits he is, so what. All Ivan can say is Chale….

Beto runs up crying to Mona as she is crying too. He cries about how is life is a lie and his Ma is cualquiera and he’s crushed. She doesn’t understand but he wonders how she would feel if she found her Ma and Pa shtupping in the bed. Univ. censored this, I don’t know why, because in the original he actually says they were “en pelotas” meaning stark naked, so I guess that’s a bad word here in the good old land of the “free.” Anyway….the next thing we know, the kids are coming up to the courtyard and come upon said Ma and Pa making out.

Outside Ric keeps asking Estre if she had a good time and she says yes now shut up because you keep asking me and that just shows how immature and insecure you are. He says it’s just that between all the kisses and caresses she seems preoccupied. Yeah of course, she’s betraying one of her best friends and she doesn’t like it and it’s part his fault because he convinced her. He agrees to break up with Pau then, but not tell her they were together this afternoon. She says fine no more lovey dovey until he’s broken up with her. Just then “her” comes walking up from the corner. They duck behind a car and Estre worries they were seen. Ric swears he’ll leave her tonight and makes him leave.

Nieves wants to introduce Mona but Beto says no way this is my dad, a Dad shows a kid how to swim and kick a penalty, and ride a bike and be around for Christmas and the day of Kings and so forth and where the hell were you? Ma tries to shut him up but Pa says he can let it all out that’s ok. Beto says hell yeah, and anyway I’m leaving. Mona tells them to take advantage of him being gone.


Xime shows up at Rolu’s apartment and tries again to get him to be back with her. He’s with another chic and still isn’t interested. HE tells her to stop following him or he’ll have to file for a restraining order. She says what if I tell you I know about a meeting for sponsorhip that Mau is going to have, will you get back with me then. He finally says alright, and pays the other girl he’s with to leave and go party or buy something for her self. Nice. He turns around and says fine now tell me. Xime says kiss me first. Oh boy, here we go…I can’t believe she all of a sudden gets so desperate.

Estre tells Mona that she messed around with Ricardo and she feels really bad, but the flesh is weak. She says she told him though that he’ll get nothing more if he doesn’t break it off with Pau. Mona says that doesn’t really help out your friend. Sure enough Pau comes out announcing she dreamt about marrying Ricardo and having kids and so forth. Estrella wanders off crying, knowing there is no good way out of this.

Mona consoles Beto about the Ma and Pa situation and that at least he has a Pa, she doesn’t even have that. He thinks it’s gross that guy touched his Ma. Mona wonders we he thinks he came from, a little piece of broccoli? Just then Nieves shows up and Beto turns all my ma can’t wear anything lacy. She asks him to stop this and try to give his part. He says he’ll give a part, his boot on the guy's rear.

Mona tells Nieves to do something but she thinks Hilario won’t take it badly and wonders how she looks.

Beto all fired up goes over to see his Pa but his eyes widen when he sees Pa counting several 100 dollar bills (with the door open, I think not). Meanwhile Nieves chats with Mona and confesses that she’s not so good with math and dates and well she’s not sure if Hilario is his Pa. Moni freaks out but Nieves retracts saying oh well of course it has to be his Pa. Heh, maybe she is a cualquiera after all. :)

Beto and Pa then go out of the room singing together and say they are going off to get back lost time. This will be interesting.

At the track, Mau is showing the kids the car when Tano runs up and tells him that Rolu is with Mau's sponsor and they are taking the sponsorship back.

At the office Coni wants to make up with Moni. She tells her she’s done awful things, but wants it to be better and well, despite her defects, well everyone’s defects, she’s worth something and Coni wants Mona to work for her and won’t take no for an answer. Oh yeah, this is going to be good. Straight to the devil’s lair…


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MEPS - Wednesday, July 22 - Hyena hyperventilates; Aurora seeks shelter; Camilo is on the hot seat

EPISODE #111:

* Lili wanders through the hallway and into Don Artemio Bravo's office. She wanders over to the window as Don Artemio and his warrior assistant enter. Don Artemio sends the warrior out of the office. He calls Lili by name twice. She turns and is shocked as she stares at him and the floor and walks over to the other side of the room. AB notes how she looks like her mother. He takes out an envelope and rifles through the photos. He finds Montserrat's photo and notes that Lili has her mother's eyes. Lili continues to stare at AB. AB tells her he thinks she's wondering where she is and who he is. She only says she's thirsty.

* Camilo meets with Lovely at his bachelor pad. They have some wine and discuss their relationship and her uncle Steve. Franco's phone call interrupts. He tells Camilo that Steve has agreed to meet with him at Las Animas tonight. Camilo asks if Lovely can come too. Franco tells him no -- this meeting is just between Steve and Camilo alone.

* Tomasa puts a tray with a pitcher and glass of lemonade on the desk and leaves Santi in his studio. Santi sits and ponders Camilo's threat about him leaving Aurora alone and her becoming bored with him. Then he ponders and remembers how in love he and Aurora are (they made love). Santi picks up his painting tools and assures himself that Aurora does love him.

* Female associate brings a tray with water to the office. Lili grabs the glass of water and gulps it down. AB returns. She backs away as he tries to get close to her. He tells her that she'll be there for a long while.

* Damian and Fey argue about her having to leave with Jacinto on an important errand instead of staying by his side 24/7. He's frustrated - she kisses his forehead and says that Tomasa will be available to help him. She leaves.

* As AB starts to make a phone call, Lili looks like she wants to make a break for it but instead sees Ciro the friendly ghost appear near the doorway and smile at her.

* Barbie meets with Rosenda in the witch's apartment. Barbie answers her cell - it's AB to tell her that Lili is safe and sound with him. Barbie is so excited she can't wait to leave and run right over. Barbie tries to contain her glee in front of Rosenda, who offers her some insincere congratulations.

* At Las Animas, Franco meets with Fey in the office. He informs her about Obregon's call to her father and the ranson he is asking for. Fey can't believe it and thinks it may be a trap. Franco agrees with her but they have no other option but to go along with it for now and be patient. Just then Steve enters and interrupts. Steve brings in the pink envelope that Erika gave him for Franco and says that it's an invitation for Franco to join Erika and her parents for dinner tonight (about the engagement). Steve then reminds Franco about another matter as Franco is in a hurry to rush Steve out of the room.

* Rosenda tells Barbie two important things - The first thing Rosenda told Barbara was that Aurora had been there earlier asking for Rosenda's help. Barbie doesn't really care about the first one at the moment. Then Rosinda tells Barbie about what Aurora said of the handkerchief of Rebeca Sanchez -- she says the Aurora confessed to her that the handkerchief was Aurora's only memory of her mother. Barbie about hyperventilates and has a stroke. (WHOA!)

* Damian yells at Tomasa to leave him alone. She scurries away and closes the door behind her. He then makes a mysterious phone call.

* Vladimir surprises Priscilla (su gordita) with a bouquet of red roses in the parking garage. Priscilla really wants him to leave her alone but he refuses. She reluctantly lets him put them in the back seat. She wants him to let her leave alone - he insists on her going to his apartment for a surprise. She reluctantly agrees. He pops into the back seat and she has to make him duck down low so the ladies walking in the garage don't see them together as she drives away.

* Rosie walks Barbie, who is still hyperventilating and having an asthma attack, to a chair in the other room. Barbie wants to know everything Aurora told her about Rebeca Sanchez. Rosie says Aurora didn't say too much, just that the handkerchief was her only clue to use to try and find her mother but it's lost and the only thing she knows is that her mom is dead and her mom's soul is in 'limbo'. Barbie is really distraught now.

* Aurora meets with Madre Superior at the convent school office. Aurora begs for help.

* In the office, Steve pour coffee as Fey tells Franco about Damian's recovery. Franco answers his cell phone -- low and behold it's Damian wanting to speak with his wife. Franco obliges and hands the cell phone to Fey. Franco quietly walks out of the office.

* Priscilla is in a hurry at the apartment. Vladimir insists on putting a blindfold on Priscilla for the surprise. She obliges.

* Fey starts to argue with Damian over the phone when she sees Steve is still in the room. Steve quickly departs. Fey and Damian then argue loudly over the phone - he demands to know what she's doing with Franco. She says it's about the community center project.

* Franco stands and stares out the window - he's frustrated.

* Vladimir brings Priscilla into the room he decorated up as a precious nursery. He takes off the blindfold. Priscilla is stunned and silent as she takes it all in. Vladimir plays a music box and asks if she likes the surprise. She stays impactado and silent. He confesses to her how much he loves and wants to be there for her and their baby. That's when Priscilla snaps. She throws a music box at him and it hits the wall and yells and screams that her baby is Anibal's! Only Anibal's! Leave her alone! She hates him and never wants to see him again. She stomps out. He kneels on the floor, crying like a big baby.

* Fey finds Steve in the living room. She wonders where Franco is - she wants to thank him for his help and support. Steve says he had to leave. Steve hands Fey a check for the center; then says that Franco left to take care of something before his dinner with Erika.

* In the dining room, Erika and Dolly are cleaning silverware and talking about Franco; Erika mentions the mystery woman that Franco is trying to get over.

* Aurora cries to Madre Superior and asks that she be able to live there at the convent with the nuns.

* Barbie and Rosenda make a pact - that if Aurora should return, Rosie is to do everything to keep her there and not tell anyone but Barbie. Barbie answers her cell phone - it's AB wondering where she is. Barbie, the robot, says she's on her way.

* Aurora continue to talk and beg Madre for shelter and protection at the convent school. Madre wants to know what's wrong? Aurora won't reveal anything.

* Fey returns home. Santi meets her in the front hall. She tells him about her meeting with Franco; about the phone call from Obregon and the ranson demand. Santi is shocked; then tells his sister how worried he is about Aurora's disappearance. They go upstairs.

* Fey finds Damian all dressed up in a suit and tie, sitting on the end of the bed with a table set up for a romantic evening - champagne and everything. She's stunned speechless. He tells her he thinks it's time for them to have their long-awaited wedding night tonight.

* AB is seated at his desk and tells the speaker phone to send someone in. Barbie waltzes into the office and stares at AB. AB signals with his fingers for her to follow him. They enter the bedroom and find Lili napping on the little love seat. Barbie shows AB the newspaper and says they need a photo of Lili with today's paper to "prove" to the Elizaldes that Obregon has Lili. AB says 'go ahead and do it.'

* Gonzo is on the phone grumbling about how worried he is over Lili's kidnapping.

* Barbie shouts at Lili to wake up. She sits up with a start - Barbie snaps the photo. Lili looks around in a daze. Barbie and AB talk about showing the photo to Gonzo as they leave the room.

* In the office, Barbie and AB argue over her baby again - she is adamant that her daughter is still alive. He is adamant that her son died at childbirth.

* Fey sits on the bed as Damian pours them glasses of champagne. He hands her one glass. She looks at him surprised, stunned and is concerned that the alcohol may interfere with his treatment and recovery. He chug-a-lugs the champagne down in one gulp and proudly proclaims that he is fine and dandy, nothing to worry about.

* Franco sits down to dinner with Erika and her parents.

* Damian toasts his marriage with Fey. She stares at him as he goes on and on about 'their love becoming a reality'. He chugs another glass of champagne -- she still hasn't touched her first glass. He says they are married and kisses her hand. He wants them to make love. She's uneasy and uncomfortable. He leans in for a kiss.

* Camilo arrives at Las Animas. Gardenia lets him inside. Camilo goes to the living room as Steve whispers to Gardenia the plan for the evening. Gardenia leaves. Steve joins Camilo in the living room. As Steve brings Camilo his whiskey on the rocks, he starts the discussion about Camilo's intentions regarding his niece Lovely Norton.

* Dolly informs Franco that when Gonzo sent Fey to school in Spain, they sent Erika to Spain also. Franco smiles at the fun story about the BFFs studying in Spain. Dolly and Agustin (Erika's parents) ask about Franco's family - Franco says he doesn't have any siblings. Agustin (Erika's dad) then says that he has an important question to ask Franco.

ADVANCE: Fey is "torn between two lovers, acting like a fool". Meanwhile, Franco solidifies his plan to marry Erika.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

En Nombre de Amor, July 22, 2009

Paloma is talking to Inaki on her cell phone and Carlota walks in. Carlota asks her who she is calling "mi amor" to on the phone. She grabs the phone, throws it down and stomps on it. Carlota asks her again who she is talking too. Carlota can't believe she's talking on the phone while her aunt is sick. Paloma tells her that she was calling a friend to tell her that she was not able to go out to eat. Paloma also tells her the reason she has a phone is so that she can talk in private. Carlota asks her who gave her the phone. She tells her that she bought it herself. Carlota doesn't believe her and Paloma tells her that she has a right to her secrets just like everyone else in this house does. And yells at Carlota that is the one thing that she has learned living in this house. Carlota slaps her. "How dare you talk to me that way?" You are punished and you cannot leave this room. Paloma yells you can't do that. I want to take care of my aunt. Carlota tells her that her aunt needs peace and quiet. And of course she can lock her in her room and shows her the keys. Carlota walks out and locks Paloma in. Rufi runs up to see what the commotion is and Carlota tells her none of her business and not to let Paloma out or she can leave the house. Carlota leaves to make Macarena some tea and Rufi asks Paloma if she is okay. Paloma begs Rufi to let her out, but Rufi tells her that she doesn't have the keys and her aunt will not give it to her. Paloma asks how her aunt is. Rufi tells her that she's okay. Paloma asks her to tell Inaki that she cannot come, but Rufi is afraid that Carlota will catch her. Paloma tells her that Carlota broke her cell phone and she has no way of telling Inaki that she is not coming tonight.

Romina is calling Paloma on her cell phone, but she tells her mom that she is not answering. Camila offers to call Macarena.

Carlota questions Macarena if she bought Paloma the cell phone. Macarena asks her what she is talking about. Carlota says you know what I am talking about. The phone rings and Carlota goes to answer it. Camila asks to talk to Macarena. Carlota tells her that she is sick and then Camila asks to talk to Paloma. You can't responds Carlota and hangs up the phone. The doorbell rings and it's Rufi who tells Camila and Romina that Carlota broke Paloma's phone. Paloma cannot go tonight because Carlota locked her in her room. Romina gets pissed. Rufi asks Romina to tell Inaki that Paloma cannot come.

Paloma looks out the window and Romina is outside asking her what's up. Paloma asks Romina to tell Inaki that she cares for him. And also to forgive her, she really wanted to be there tonight. She looks at a photo of them and says that she really wanted to see him tonight. And after this, she knows that she will lose him.

Rafael comes home and Diana says finally you are home. He asks her what's wrong honey. She says don't call me honey after what you did today. What did I do questions Rafael? Did you send Camila flowers asks Diana? Rafael tells her after all that Camila did, it was the least I could do. Why didn't you tell me that she was helping you or that you were going to send her flowers questions Diana? Because you don't care about anything regarding the factory. I have asked you for your opinions and advice, but you don't care. So don't get onto me for seeking it somewhere else.

Inaki tries to call Paloma, but she is not answering. He tells Emiliano that Paloma is the one for him. She is different. Romina comes in and Inaki asks her where Paloma and his Tia Macarena are. She tells Inaki to look for another girlfriend, because with her evil Tia it just isn't going to work.

The doctor has come to see to Macarena and tells her that her blood sugar was up. Macarena says, but I have been taking my medication. He tells her to give it more time for her body to adjust. Carlota goes to see him out. Macarena tells Rufi to tell Paloma to come see her. She feels bad for ruining her night. Rufi says she cannot come, because Carlota punished her. Macarena wants to go see Paloma, but Rufi tells her that Carlota locked her in her room.

Carlota tells the doctor that she is really worried about her sister. He comments on how caring she is. She smiles at his praise, but frowns when he says that it is his pleasure to serve her. But more importantly her sister. Carlota sees him to the door.

Macarena comes into Paloma's room. What happened asks Macarena. Paloma tells her that Carlota found her talking on the cell phone to Inaki, broke her phone, slapped her and locked her in her room. Carlota comes in having overheard there conversation since they do not know how to close the door. Anyway Carlota says she'll do it again if she is disrespectful again. Carlota tells Macarena that they need to have a serious conversation.

Inaki asks Romina if her aunt is crazy. Romina says of course and will be until the day she dies. I don't know how Paloma can live with that witch. If it were me, I would tell her where to go. Emiliano says how can you say that? She has lived this way all her life. She is a minor still in school. She has no one else. Inaki says he cannot just stand there with his arms cross. German walks up with Liliana. Romina asks him what he is doing here with her.

Carlota gets onto Macarena and Paloma regarding the cell phone. They both know that cell phones are prohibited in the house. And Paloma has not only lied to me, but has also disrespected me. And you know that I will not allow that. Macarena tells Carlota that it does not give her the right to break her cell phone or hit her. Are you defending her questions Carlota? Yes replies Macarena. So you want her to teach her to lie? To let her be like one of those loose women that both you and I know asks Carlota. Paloma yells out that Macarena only wants the best for her. Carlota tells her to be quiet. Macarena tells Carlota that Paloma has the right to live. To get to know boys and have friends. To have fun. Carlota tells her that can happen when Paloma is an adult. Right now she needs guidance and direction. Paloma tells Carlota that she will be legally an adult soon and can do what she wants. And that's no sin. Carlota responds back saying when you prove you are an adult then we'll talk. But in the meantime you must obey the rules. Macarena yells out your rules and rules that we are not in agreement with. Carlota says I take care of this house. Here you have food and a roof over your heads. All this with the money my father left me. You both should be glad for all the things I have done for you. You are ungrateful. She pretends to choke up with tears and tells Macarena to go to her room to rest.

Inaki tells Emiliano that he wants to see Paloma. Emiliano thinks he can get her into more trouble, but German agrees with Inaki. When you care about someone, sometimes you make dumb decisions (looking at Romina while saying this).

Romina asks what she did to come with German. Liliana tells her that German called her. He is so handsome and I have always liked him. Romina tells her not to get to excited, because he must have had other plans and they fell through. He's really not that into her. Liliana tells her not to be jealous. Men also like her and acknowledge her. She's not the only one. German walks up and starts caressing Liliana's cheek. Romina gets up and silently tells German to follow her.

In the bathroom Romina questions German as to why he brought Liliana. He tells her it's none of her business. Romina says you brought her because you knew I could not stand her and wouldn't introduce you to anyone. German finally accepts that she is novios with Emiliano and he has to look elsewhere. Anyway I really like her. More than me questions Romina. Maybe replies German. Romina tells him fine, go out with her. Compare her to me. And then you will realize that he will not be able to forget her that easily. You will repent and accept the offer I gave you. And do you know why? Because no one can kiss you like I can. And she proceeds to show him. German tells her that she is driving him crazy and they get interrupted by a knock on the bathroom door.

Camila sits on her bed looking at a photo of her and her ex-husband. We get a flashback to there wedding night. She tears up the picture and starts crying.

Paloma is in bed crying. Carlota is in bed reading and hears dogs barking. Inaki is climbing up to Paloma's balcony. He knocks loudly on the door and Paloma gets up to answer it. She tells him to forgive her. He tells her he cares for her and she does the same. He kisses her. Paloma hears her aunt coming and comes back inside. Carlota walks in and turns on the light. Paloma has a guilty look on her face.

Carlota asks Paloma what's wrong? Paloma tells her that a dog was barking. Emiliano, Romina, German and Liliana drive up and see Inaki dangling from the balcony. Carlota asks Paloma if she is sure that a dog was bothering her. Yes replies Paloma. Paloma tells Carlota that she wants peace. Carlota tells her that she has always been a difficult child to control and because of her parents are dead. And I don't want my sister to suffer the same fate because of you. Paloma says if I am rebellious it is because you don't understand me. I just want to live a normal life just like girls my age. But you don't let me do anything. Carlota says all you want to do is run. But that comes with consequences. Girls today are very free and the boys only want them to pass the time. But the real men look for decent girls to marry. Because I want to have some fun and be with my friends doesn't mean that I will allow that to happen to me replies Paloma. That's because you have learned that from living here replies Carlota. Where there are rules. You have to be honest with me.

Outside the gang is helping Inaki down. Paloma goes out and tells Inaki that she cares for him. He throws her a kiss. The gang gets into the car and Carlota hears them in her room and walks to the window. She spots them all getting into the car.

Romina is not happy having to leave the bar early. Emiliano says that happens sometimes. Romina comments on how romantic Inaki was and wonders if he can do the same. Emiliano comments that Inaki is whipped. And after the way Paloma was raised for her to have such strong feeling for Inaki. There are many that care for her and that includes you replies Romina. And you asks Emiliano. Are you not happy that Inaki cares for Paloma? Yes, but not you. Emiliano asks her where she is getting at. I'm just telling you not to lay eyes on her or anyone else. Because I am capable of killing you.

Diana threatens Rafael that if he sends Camila flowers or any woman again, he will lose her. Rafael says get over it. They argue and he leaves to go sleep in the living room.

German walks Liliana to her door. Liliana comments that Romina wants to be with him. German says that Romina does not want anything with him because she is Emiliano's girlfriend and I am his friend is that clear? Fine says Liliana. Do you like me? German says he likes her and they kiss.

Rufi tries to get Macarena to eat breakfast. Macarena tells Rufi that she could not sleep last night because of the dog barking and noises outside. Rufi tells her all that happen last night. Macarena tells Rufi that she thinks that Carlota knows of Inaki. She says Camila told her to tell the truth, but Rufi says it's better to keep quiet. When Paloma is of legal age and if they are still together then tell Carlota.

Paloma starts to write a letter to Inaki. Sweet music plays.

Inaki tells the maid that his mother will be coming today. And to prepare a fabulous meal. The maid asks if his mother's boyfriend is coming, but he doesn't know. He leaves and she picks up the phone to call Carlota.

Carlota comes in Paloma's room. She tells her that she will not lock her in, but she is punished and cannot leave the house. Only for church on Sunday. Paloma finishes her letter to Inaki.

Macarena tells Paloma that Rufi told her everything that happened last night with Inaki. Rufi says that it was so romantic. I couldn't help myself. I had to tell Macarena. Paloma asks Macarena if she is well enough to help her make cookies. Macarena says of course the cookies for your mother-in-law. Paloma asks Rufi if she can take the cookies to Inaki's house along with a letter.

Inaki greets his mother at the airport. She wants to know where his girlfriend is. He tells her he will explain on the way home. Just know that I am crazy in love. Although the relationship will not be easy, but I will fight for her. I want to be with her and no one will keep us apart.

Romina sees the destroyed tape of her parents wedding. Camila tells her there was no reason for her to keep it. Romina asks her why her dad left. Camila tells her she doesn't know. Romina says all I remember is you guys fighting. Perhaps if you were nicer. Camila asks her why she always blames her for the breakup. A relationship takes two. Romina says I wonder why he left and never came back. What did you do? Camila tells her to mind her own business. Romina tells her that she will never allow her husband to do that to her. Her husband will love her and her kids. Camila says I hope so. I want you to be happy.

Emiliano asks his dad Rafael why he's sleeping on the couch. Rafael says because I sent Camila flowers as a thank you for helping me. Emiliano says that shows that she cares for him. He doesn't want to talk about his problems with Diana with him. He is there son.

Macarena, Paloma and Rufi are baking cookies and having a food fight. Lots of laughter and Carlota hears this and comes into the kitchen. What is going on she asks. We are making cookies replies Macarena. You should be in bed says Carlota. You were very sick yesterday. And now you are throwing flour around and acting like a kid. You should be more responsible. The doctor told you to take care of yourself. She gets onto Paloma and wants them to clean up the mess. She walks out. The food fight and laughter continues. The maid calls Carlota and lets her know that Inaki's mother comes in today from Spain.

Inaki and his mom arrive at the house. Rufi comes up to him and introduces herself. She tells him that Paloma wanted her to bring him the cookies she made for his mother and also brought a letter from her. He asks her to wait so that he can give her a response back.

Paloma is waiting for Rufi's return and Carlota asks her what she is doing. Paloma says I thought I saw the doctor pull up, but I was wrong. Carlota says okay and walks away. Rufi comes in with a letter for Paloma. She starts to read it, but Carlota pulls it out of her hand. Carlota reads the letter out loud. "Mi amor. I do not care if I have to climb up to your window each night just so I can see you. You are the woman of my life." Carlota calls her disgraceful and says you have a secret love just like your mother. My mother asks Paloma. Yes. You are the same as her responds Carlota. Macarena yells at Carlota to shut up.


Tomorrow: Paloma asks Carlota what she meant by her comment regarding her mother.

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En Nombre del Amor Tuesday 21 July. They’ve got to fight for their right to party.

Repeat: Iñaki swears to Paloma that they can overcome all obstacles, and they smooch with Carlota spying in plain sight ten feet away. Paloma doesn’t want to hide their relationship forever, and thinks that soon she can convince Tia Cruelota that she’s old enough to have a novio. Ah, such youthful optimism. Iñaki says he’s muy, pero muy in love, and no one has ever felt the way he does. Ah, such youthful self-absorption. They part ways grinning like fools.

Now: Paloma runs right home and shares with Rufi the good news that she and Iñaki are now novios. Rufi is thrilled to see a little happiness in the house finally, and they squeal and dance around. Macarena joins in the celebration.

Over at the Little Shop of (mostly horroroso) Art, Camila, Rafael, and Rafael’s designer Joel are discussing the new line of ceramics. Romina calls and Rafael answers the phone so that the others can keep talking, much to Romi’s disgust. Mostly, though, she’s annoyed because Mami isn’t home to fix her something to eat. Is she three? Such a demanding diva. With her mom and Paloma both finally developing new friendships, Romina’s little kingdom is unraveling. What’s a princess to do when the serfs revolt? After they hang up, Rafa offers to pay Camila for her help, but she won’t accept.

Cruelota paces her bedroom, overcome by the sins of the world. Well, not so much her own, mostly Paloma’s and Macarena’s, which exist primarily in her imagination. Macarena calls her for dinner, but she says she’s not eating; she has a jaqueca (headache). Macarena says they need to talk ASAP, and Carlota yells at her. Once rid of her sister, Carlota is free to think back on her conversation with Arcadia, the housekeeper at Iñaki’s mother’s house. Arcadia told her that the señora of the house cohabitates with her boyfriend, who is 10 to 15 years younger and treats her like a queen. Carlota was scandalized, and got Arcadia to promise to keep her updated on the household goings-on, despite just having told the school staff that what goes on in her own house is no one else’s business. Out of the flashback, Carlota snarls to herself that there is no way she will let Paloma associate with someone from such a family.

Down in the kitchen, the others eat dinner and Mac tells Paloma she and Camila are going along to the bar on Friday to hear Iñaki play. Living vicariously, she wants to know whether Paloma is in love. Paloma at first will not confirm such a level of emotion for a guy she’s spent a grand total of about a half hour with, but after Rufi waxes poetic about a first love being like the moon in January and butterflies in the belly, Paloma agrees she’s very much in love. Carlota eavesdrops and glowers.


Camila and Romina eat their ten-minutes-late dinner and Romi kvetches about Camila having helped Rafael with his designs. She wants Camila to have nothing to do with him and for Emiliano to join his father’s company instead. Camila is sharp enough to see that Romi is just mad that she’s getting attention from and paying attention to people other than Romina.

Orlando and Emiliano drink coffee and talk about publicity. Emiliano thinks they need a website and offers to take charge of that. Orlando is pleased with his enthusiasm and says his parents and girlfriend must be very proud of him. Emiliano isn’t too sure about the girlfriend thing. He thinks something hasn’t gelled (cuajar = to curdle, to thicken, to take hold) between them. Orlando thinks it’s weird that things aren’t a thrill a minute at this stage of the relationship, but tells him to give it time. Emiliano never tells anyone that he was basically cornered into the relationship like a cow into the abbatoir loading chute.

Germán whines to Iñaki that he doesn’t want to go to the jazz gig because everyone else has a date and he doesn’t. He confesses that he’s clavado con Romina. Iñaki is a little shocked, but tells him to just find someone else to go with. Germy says there’s a girl he could ask, but she goes to the same school as Romina so that could be awkward as he doesn’t think they like each other. In a town that size I don’t think you can be so particular about only dating girls who like or don’t know your exes. Iñaki pushes him to call anyway.

Paloma asks Macarena whether she’s going to the dispensario this evening. Mac at first says no, then changes her mind when she realizes she needs to go thank Iñaki for the flower. Paloma wants to make cookies for Iñaki’s mother, and Mac agrees to help. For those of you preparing the trivia game, Paloma doesn’t want to make nut cookies, because that was the kind they had made for her parents the day they died.

Mac barges into Carlota’s room and demands an accounting for Carlota’s lies. Well, the ones she knows about; namely, why Carlota said Dr. Bermúdez couldn’t come by when Mac was sick, and why she claimed the doctor recommended another medicine which made her worse. Carlota calmly lies that she didn’t want to bother Dr. Bermúdez so she called another doctor (and bothered him or her?). Mac makes the tactical error of telling Cruelota she now has a new injectable medicine which can’t be mixed with anything else, so Cruelota should stay out of her medical affairs, nearly guaranteeing that Cruelota will meddle in her medical affairs. Cruelota smirks and looks very purple.

Romina flounces into Emiliano’s office and demands to know why he didn’t inform her of their parents’ work collaboration. Emiliano doesn’t think it’s a big deal, and tells Romina she should be nicer to her mother, which was not in Romina’s script. Romi says she does love her mom, EVEN THOUGH mom totally failed as a woman and that’s why her dad left. Emiliano tells her not to judge. Romina thinks Em should stop defending her mother and start paying more attention to Romi, because he’s so lucky to have a girlfriend such as her fine self. She slithers across his desk and kisses him, but he says he has to work and she flounces back out.

Joel and Rafael are still raving about Camila’s revolutionary ideas for the new line of ceramics and glassware. Rafael wants to launch it as soon as possible.

Flowers are delivered to Camila, with a note of thanks from Rafael.

Mac thanks Iñaki for the flower, and he says he’s delighted they’re going to come listen to him play. He invites them to his house to meet his mother, and Mac says Paloma can go but she thinks it would be too formal for Paloma’s tia to go meet his mother this early. Iñaki says they may be young, but he’d happily marry Paloma tomorrow.

Camila calls Rafael to thank him for the flowers. He says he’d like them to keep collaborating.

Emiliano drops by Romina’s house, and Romina whines to him that she feels like he doesn’t care much about her. Commence the heavy liplocking, which is SO heavy they must collapse onto the couch.

Well, the kissing lasted through the adverts, but immediately afterward Emiliano breaks away. Romina can’t believe he doesn’t want to do it like they do on the Discovery Channel. He says it’s too soon and he doesn’t want anyone to get hurt. Romi says she is hurt by the rejection and humiliation. His attempts at reasoning are rebuffed and she gives him his marching orders, with an elbow thrown in for good measure when he tries to kiss her goodbye.

Cruelota answers the door at the House o’ Gloom and accepts the medicines being delivered from the pharmacy. Then she sends Rufi away with an envelope to take to Inez.

Paloma and Iñaki stroll in the park, holding hands and eating ice cream. Emiliano passes by on his way back to the office and they tell him their happy novios news. He congratulates them and smiles but not with his eyes and tells Paloma she looks prettier than ever.

Romina places a booty call to Germy’s voice mail. He sits in his office twitching as his little angel and devil fight it out.

Cruelota adulterates some vials of medicine.

Camila comes home to find Romina lolling on the sofa. She suggests that Romina find a fun class to take in the afternoons, but Romi just blames her mother for her boredom. Then she tells her mother that absolutely no way is she allowed to go to the bar with them on Friday.

At dinner, Mac tells Carlota that she and Paloma are going out to dinner on Friday to celebrate Paloma’s academic success. Carlota says she’d like to go, too, but Mac says maybe another time. Carlota agrees way too easily, and even pushover Mac knows something’s rotten in Real del Monte.

Alone in her bedroom, Carlota cackles over the fun Mac and Paloma are going to have at their dinner. Meanwhile, Mac gives herself the injection.

Romi ignores messages from Paloma and Emiliano, and has no luck reaching Germy.

The next morning, Paloma tells Romina that she and Iñaki are novios, and Romina is mad because she’s about the last to know, which she says is totally rude since she was the one who took Paloma to the party where they met (actually, I think Emiliano invited them both equally). Also she’s mad because it’s Paloma’s fault Camila is going to the bar.

Rufi is surprised to find Mac still in bed, sick again.

The nun teacher announces all the students’ scores to the whole class. Paloma gets the best grade. Romina gets a zero, and the whole class laughs at her. Paloma offers to tutor her, but Romina says that now that she has a novio she won’t have time. Paloma insists that of course she will, and they swear that they will never let a man come between them and will be friends forever, so start the countdown for a man to come between them.

Metiche Diana drops by the art shop to try to gossip with Camila about their kids’ lurve-fest or lack thereof. Camila says they should give them some privacy. Diana discovers the flowers from Rafael and is jealous. She tries to call Rafael for an explanation but he’s at the factory and unreachable.

Paloma finds Macarena still in bed, and Mac pretends she’s just resting because they’re going to be out late and she’s used to going to bed early. She gives Paloma a new dress to wear.

Romina and Camila fight about whether Camila’s allowed to go out. Romina throws a fit and Cami rolls her eyes.

Rufi and Paloma ask Carlota for something involving tying a bow (lacear) for Paloma’s ensemble. Carlota gives her some money.

Emiliano calls Romina and wants to talk about what happened between them, but she doesn’t want to discuss it on the phone; they will wait and discuss their sex life or lack thereof at the bar.

So Paloma’s out having her hair done, while Iñaki practices his saxophone and Macarena irons and looks ill.

Back at the house, Rufi raves about Paloma’s new look, which is exactly like her old look. Paloma goes to show Mac and finds her collapsed on the floor, with the ironing board knocked over and the iron probably burning a hole in something. Paloma yells for help. Carlota places a call and leaves a message for Dr. Bermúdez. She may or may not have actually dialed. Carlota and Rufi fret over Mac and Carlota sends Paloma away. Paloma calls Iñaki, but Carlota catches her in the act and looks furious.

Avances: Paloma’s had it with the secrets. Iñaki attempts a balcony rescue of his precious Rapunzel, but Carlota may catch him.

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Mañana es Para Siempre, Tuesday, July 21--Ep #110: You want the nookie? You can't handle the nookie!

Let's cut right to the chase. Damian throws Fernanda's non-existent affair in her face. He dares her to deny it, but before he can answer his mommy bangs on the door, coming for a visit. She's been thoughtful enough to bring her own set of crutches with her, which she flings at Fernanda so she can crawl all over the bed to fuss over Damian. Well, he wanted a woman crawling all over him in bed, but not like this! He yells at Mommy that he's feeling much better. Mommy declines a glass of water and Fernanda leaves. Mommy whines that he's her reason for living and what would she do without him! But thankfully she won't have to find out.

Santiago mopes at the dining table. Tomasa tells him she's sorry, but she hasn't seen Aurora since they all ate together the other day. As a matter of fact, dear sweet Babs gave her the afternoon and evening off that day. Fernanda walks in and asks if they've heard anything about Aurora. Santiago says he's been all over town, but no one's seen her. Fernanda asks Tomasa for a pitcher of water and glasses. Fernanda tells Santiago that she'll get Damian straightened out and then they'll go look for Aurora some more. She tells him that Damian accused her of having an affair with Franco. Santiago tells her she can't let him keep thinking that. No point doing the time if you didn't get to do the crime. Fernanda admits to kisses and "moments" while Damian was missing and she swears it was nothing more. Santiago tells her she's going to have to give Damian some kind of proof that nothing happened. He supposes that the marriage between Erika and Franco is Fernanda's best proof.

Erika and Esteve talk about the upcoming wedding. Esteve says it's between the two of them, but he does think it was a, how you say, hasty decision. Erika says she loves Franco, he's the man of her dreams. Esteve attempts to burst her bubble by asking if Franco has talked about his feelings. That bubble, however, is titanium coated. Erika says she'll win his love. She thanks Esteve for his sincerity, reminds him to give Franco the invitation, and says she'll call later. Esteve bids her "adios, guapa."

Franco meets with Anibal and Camilo in Anibal's office. Franco tries to make some small talk about the community center, but really, aside from Fernanda no one else in the company gives a crap. Anibal makes the excuse that Damian's been "a little ill". Camilo makes a joke about Fernanda being the "sufrida y abnegada sor Fernanda" (long-suffering and self-sacrificing Sister Fer) who won't leave Damian's side.

Damian's Mommy is feeling up his bandages. Well, what else would you call it. Damian yells at her. Mommy says this must be God's way of getting Damian and Fernanda to spend more time together. Damian wittily says, "Oh, please. Don't tell me God hires assailants to rescue marriages in crisis!" But Mommy didn't know they were having problems and now assumes he was attacked because he was alone. Yeah, cause some of Fernanda's wardrobe choices would have scared away all but the most determined fake car thieves. Damian snaps back that he's not with Fernanda 24-7. Sometimes he needs a little alone time. "Or," Mommy suggests, "A little alone time with her stepmother!"

Said Evil Stepmother is on the horn to Obregon. She gripes him out for not having called Gonzalo yet. She calls him "pedazo de inepto" (piece of an incompetent--as if he's not even a whole incompetent, just a piece of one).

Damian tells Mommy that's stupid, but she counters that if it was he wouldn't be so upset. Then she nags him not to move so much or he'll open up his wound again. How many votes for Damian taking up kickboxing right now? Damian throws Mommy out and says he never wants to see her again IN HIS LIFE. Dude, that's harsh. In his anger, he throws something at her, but I can't see what it was. Drink! (If he ever throws the cell phone, it's "drink everything in sight.") Then he groans with the pain he caused himself and screams for Fernanda. Um, yeah, that's just the tone of voice that makes every woman come running.

Anibal tells Franco that he didn't call him there to discuss work, but something that could affect work. He says it's about Steve's niece.

Fernanda and Santiago run into Mommy on the stairs as Fernanda's carrying the tray with the water. She cries to Fer that something's wrong with her baby. He "saltó como una fiera" (in other words, he went wild, got furious; I don't know where "saltó" comes in, it's from saltar, meaning to jump; perhaps "he jumped at me like a wild thing"?) and forbid her to visit him again, that he doesn't want to see her ever again. Fer says it's just because he's going through a rough time. Mommy says, rightly, that doesn't give him the right to treat her like an old rag. Yeah, sweetie, but that's what you should have been saying to him rather than ducking and covering. Give him the old Bill Cosby "I brought you into this world and I can take you out" speech, you know.

Franco asks how long "this" has been going on. Camilo's dumbass response is "relatively not long". Franco takes issue with the "relatively." Anibal says it happened at the party. "Ah," says Franco, "the party," with a tone that sounds more like "Ah, that damn party that Esteve rammed down my throat and that's got Erika hanging on me like a parasitic vine, is that the party you mean?" Franco asks if they're going to be living together. Camilo backpedals. He says all he did was invite her out, but since she did it behind her uncle's back, Steve got mad, and, um, well, he didn't think it would be very "caballeroso" (gentlemanly) to just leave her there, and so, um, he told her she could stay at an apartment he has. Heh, notice how he doesn't phrase it as "stay at my apartment." Franco seems shocked, just shocked, and dismayed that Lovely accepted. He explains that for Steve, Lovely is more than a daughter. In other words, "y'all are so screwed."

Camilo repeats that nothing happened. Franco does that "deliberately misunderstanding things you said" thing and says "But you just told me that you're going to live together!" Camilo says he didn't, but Franco counters with "Then why did you invite her to your apartment?" Camilo tries to explain that it was only because Esteve had thrown her out. He appeals to Anibal for backup. Franco says what Camilo should have done was take her back to Las Animas. Franco says this is very serious to Steve. Anibal lamely says that Camilo didn't mean to offend Steve or harm Lovely. Except it comes out more like "Lovey." Franco tells Camilo that if he's intending to have a serious relationship with Lovely, then maybe he can intercede with Steve, but…. Anibal says that Camilo was just saying that Lovely is different from any other woman he's ever met. Franco agrees that she's an extraordinary young woman, so much so that the son of an Arab "jeque" (sheik) wanted to marry her, but what with recent developments…. Franco says he'll try to talk to Steve, but he's afraid they're all at grave risk. Gonzalo walks into their meeting and tearfully announces that Obregon just called him. Franco flexes his jaw. Hey, Fernando, if you need someone to help you loosen those jaw muscles up after this role, call me. I'm not a professional masseuse or anything, I'm just saying. Call me.

At the new Evil Overlord HQ Lili sleeps. Artemio walks into the room and stands at the foot of the bed. He mutters to himself "What am I going to do with you, Liliana Elizalde?"

Gonzalo tells the boys that it's the second time Obregon has called his cell phone. The first time he just said it was him and then hung up. This time he demanded $3M within 24 hours. Gonzalo says he told him that he wouldn't pay unless Obregon sends him a picture of Lili holding today's paper.

Obregon is apparently reporting this to Evil Barbie herself because she gripes that "el vejete de mi marido" (my old fart of a husband) demanded proof of life before handing over the money. Obregon asks what they're going to do, since Lili is lost. Santiago walks into the library, surprising Barbie, who fakes like she's talking to the old fart, saying "Yes, dear, see you later." Santiago apologizes for interrupting her. Barbie asks him if he's heard anything about Aurora and whether he's questioned the servants. Santiago says no one's seen her as Evil Barbie fights to hide her malicious grin. Barbie says that she did see Aurora, but she wasn't sure if she should tell him--she was waiting for Aurora to call and tell him herself. Santiago demands to know. Barbie begs him not to put her in this position, but to wait and be calm. Santiago, surprisingly for both of us, grabs Barbie by the wrists and snarls "calm down? Don't you realize I'm going crazy with worry?" Barbie says Aurora took her stuff because she's not coming back, she's out of his life, she abandoned him. Barbie suggests he stop looking for her because he's definitely not going to see her again. I want to imagine that she looks a little more cautious and is avoiding even the appearance of gloating.

Fernanda walks into her room to find Damian out of bed, struggling his way across the floor and grabbing at the top of the armoire to keep from falling over. She walks him back to bed. She asks him what's going on, his Mom was crying. Damian snaps that he wants nothing to do with her or anyone else, JUST YOU! Oh, just dope him up already and put him out of my misery. Fernanda tells him he's supposed to be resting, but Damian says he can't rest when he knows he's losing her. Fer asks who told him that. Damian says he didn't need to be told, he got shot in the leg, not the head. Fer says that a lot of stuff has happened since their wedding day that's upset her, but that doesn't mean she doesn't love him. He asks why, if she loves him, they haven't had their wedding night. Oh, nice. That's just a regurgitated version of "if you really loved me you'd sleep with me." What are we, back in high school? Fer avoids the question and says it's not what he thinks as she fights to free herself from his grasp and get out of reach. Damian demands to know what it is, then. As Fer tries to tell him to calm down, he leaps back out of bed to grab at her and manages to pull her down on the bed. He says he's hurt, but his desire and "love" for her are still there. He demands that she promise to have sex with him that night. She doesn't answer and tries to get away from him again.

Anibal wonders where they're going to get $3M. Gonzalo suggests selling off some land or asking for a loan, but he's not going to risk his daughter's life. Franco tells him not to worry about the money--he'll ask Steve. Gonzalo is moved by the solidarity. Franco reiterates his support, but asks to be kept in the loop about everything that's happening.

Damian has now moved on to "demuestrame que me amas" (show me you love me) and prove I'm the only man in your life. He says the wound won't stop him. He swears if she just sleeps with him, he'll stop thinking she's cheating on him. Fernanda says yes. Uh oh, so how's she going to get out of this now? I don't think Evil Barbie is going to share her special beddie-bye drops.

Franco starts to leave Grupo Lactos, but Camilo stops him to say thanks. Franco says as partners they have an obligation to help out, so no need for thanks. Franco tries to get in the elevator, but Camilo pulls him back, not done talking yet. Camilo says there was something else he wanted to talk about. He wanted to remind Franco that he also said he'd help about Lovely. Franco "Oh, I thought you were worried about what's really important--your sister." Camilo, much like Damian, is begging for an answer as to whether Franco is still going to try to help with the not-so-lovely Lovely situation. Camilo, however, is being a tad bit more subtle. Franco gives a non-commital "we'll see," and then gets in the elevator. He kind of stops and looks back like "are you going to let me go this time?"

Santiago begs Barbara to tell him where Aurora is. Barbie says she didn't want to hurt him. No, nothing bad happened to her. She thinks it's better he doesn't know. Time heals all wounds and all that. Santiago yells at her again to tell him and grabs her by the wrist. Barbie says she doesn't know where Aurora is, but she didn't leave the hacienda alone. Santiago looks shocked. Oh, please, man, that could mean anything. And since when do you trust Evil Barbie to tell the truth? Wait, sorry, ok, beanie re-adjusted.

Aurora is on a bus, looking forlorn as always. She remembers Camilo giving her the knock-out drugs. She remembers seeing the bedroom look fuzzy and Camilo undressing her. Brilliant as ever, she thought bubbles "Camilo tricked me! He gave me those drops so he could take advantage of me!"

Barbie tells Santiago it seemed like Aurora knew the guy she left with. She begs him not to make her give details--"You know what I'm talking about. It looked like they were more than friends." Santiago says she's full of it and never wanted Aurora around. He demands to know what she did to her.

Franco, via cell phone to Casa Lili, tells Martina to go to her dad's house since it doesn't look like Lili's coming back. Martina, feeling sorry for herself, says she was stupid and didn't know how to look after Lili. Franco says no one is blaming her and it looks like Obregon has her. All they can do now is wait. He says it's better for her to be with her dad and as soon as they know something, he'll call her.

Santiago demands that Barbie tell him the truth. He says Aurora had a cold and was going to bed early, so how could she have run off with a man. Barbie says it was a mistake to tell him "the truth". Santiago says he'd have to see it with his own eyes before he doubts Aurora's love. Barbie says maybe now that he knows the truth it will be easier for him to forget her. Santiago says he'll never forget her. "NEVER!" he screams, banging on the door for emphasis. Once he leaves, Barbie's cell phone starts ringing. She does look a little shook up. It's Rosenda, our friendly Primary Care Bruja calling to remind Barbie about her checkup today, er, their meeting. Barbie says she's on her way and it had better be worth it. Well, if she can get the information out before being hushed in some way, it sure will be! Barbie grabs her purse and heads out the door.

Jacinto brings Esteve's suspicions to Margarita who agrees that Gardenia is capable of "all that and more." She wants to resolve it by having a talk with Gardenia (oh, cause that's worked out so well in the past). Jacinto disagrees because Gardenia is "arrebatada" (captivated by) and she could "recalar feo" (not sure on the literal, but "things could get ugly") to/with Eduardo. Margarita says it's time for Gardenia to rip Eddie out of her head and heart.

Gardenia is busy spraying a picture of Eddie with the come-hither spray she got yesterday. She explains to San Juditas (St. Jude, patron saint of lost causes) that she's not firing him or anything, but the "yerbero" (or "hierbero"--herbalist, literally, though there are other terms that might fit, depending on the limits of his job description) told her she had to pray to a particular angel to help the two of them out. She lights a red candle labeled "Salomon Dominador" (yep, that's about what it sounds like--it's for gaining control of a person or situation, "dominating" them--also look for Rey Salomon Dominador powders, soaps, and incenses at fine yerberias everywhere--Come Hither spray sold separately) and puts the Photo Shopped picture of young Eddie in front of a building at Haaavard in front of it. She prays the prayer on the back of the Arcangel Chamuel card (Arcangel Chamuel, for those times when you feel lacking in love and respect…uh, oh, but he's also supposed to help to eliminate bitter feelings!), adding that she wants Eddie all to herself and she's willing to offer the Arcangel her candle in exchange. If he actually pulls it off, I think he got a raw deal.

Fer escapes from Damian to deal with her lovesick brother. Damian whines from inside the bedroom not to close the door. Santi is on a rampage and starts to go in and give Damian what for when Damian shouts "Who are you with, Fernanda?" Fer just holds Santi back and asks what's up. Santi says Aurora is gone, she left with someone else. Fer can't believe it and asks how he knows. Damian yells for her, but she ignores him to tell Santi not to trust Evil Barbie--or she starts to, but Damian keeps shouting for her. Fer says not to believe Barbie. She reminds him that he's been the only family member who has mistrusted her from the beginning and she assures him that all Barbie does is lie. Which is patently untrue--she also steals, cheats, maims, kicks old guys down hills, and I bet she's even eaten a baby or two. Santi says he accused Barbie of being responsible for Aurora leaving and says she waited to tell him because she didn't want him to suffer. Fer makes a "yeah, right" face. Damian, from inside the room, yells "Is there anyone in this house who's coming to help me?" And right now, that screaming is so grating that I wish I could help him right out the window. Fer screams right back "Ya voy!" (I'm coming). She apologizes to Santi, for yelling, I assume. She asks how she can help Santi. Santi says he's going to re-question Barbie till he gets the truth out of her.

Barbie stops for a red light and says to herself that her plan with Obregon is going to tank if Artemio Bravo doesn't find Lili.

Margarita tells Jacinto that she understands it all now. Gardenia has been in love with Eddie for so long that any other woman is going to have to get past her first. Come on, ladies, there are enough of us, I think we can take her! Margie says there's no way Gardenia's going to let some other woman date Eddie, much less marry him! She'd rather he keep pining after his impossible love than marry Erika. Jacinto doesn't understand why she would leave Fernanda's letters on Eddie's bed, then, and the anonymous letter. Margie explains that Gardenia knows there's no way for Eduardo to end up with Fer (there is if I push Damian out the window). Jacinto wonders if Fer's marriage will last. Margie says she doesn't know, but Eddie's lost her forever. Even if she gets rid of Damian and falls for Franco, once she finds out everything Eddie's done she'll hate him forever. Well, I don't know. If he spends enough time working out and taking showers she might forgive him.

Franco calls Esteve to tell him he's got the dollars. He asks Steve to tell Jacinto to get to the hacienda and tell Fer to meet him at Las Animas. He then gleefully fills Steve in on the meeting with Anibal and Camilo.

Camilo reports to Lovely that it's all under control. "Really Cami?" Oh, ick. Something about the way she said that makes me want a shower. Mr. 5ft thinks Camilo looks like a monkey. Lovely says this is really serious. She asks if she can go back home now. He says it will all be straightened out soon. She pushes him away rather than kiss him and says that she kind of wants to but she doesn't want to. He doesn't understand. She says she feels "things" with him. So what's the problem? Oh, it's not a problem, just that she promised herself she'll not bed him till she weds him. That's right, dude, you're not getting this cow's milk for free.

Lili wakes up at EOHQ. She looks around, confused and drugged, and goes over to where Artemio has thoughtfully set up a chessboard. She looks out the window…ooh, hey, she even gets a flat screen TV. She finally ends up looking at herself in the mirror and something about it does not make her happy.

Jacinto gives Fer Franco's message. Tomasa comes barreling down the stairs to report that Damian is calling her. Really? I didn't hear anything. Has he lost his voice finally? Fernanda asks Jacinto what it's about and he says he thinks it's about Lili.

Lili now wanders out of her room and into the hallway. She walks into a room with a bar, then into Artemio's office. Artemio and the guy who kidnapped Lili both walk in, but Bravo tells the other guy to wait outside. Lili is looking out the window as he says "Liliana Elizalde." He approaches, but she walks away from him to cower against the wall. He says she looks a lot like her mother. She keeps moving away from him as he moves closer, so he goes behind his desk and pulls out an envelope filled with pictures. He takes out one of her mother and says "I'm right. You have Monserrat's eyes." before putting the picture back on the desk. "I imagine you have some questions for me, like 'What am I doing here? Who are you?'" We'll have to tune in tomorrow to see if those really are her questions as opposed to "Where's Ciro?" or "Do you have any ice cream?"

Also tomorrow, barring creative promo editing, Barbie finds out about her offspring and Damian keeps being a nuisance.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Gancho Tuesday July 21, '09 Bare Bones II

I'll skip the rehash and go right to the new stuff. Mauricio has found Moni and Paula in the coffee room and is grilling them about why Beto (whom he thinks if Moni's brother and Paula's boyfriend) came and wanted to punch him out. The girls explain that he thought Maury was the mysterious Zorro at the party who took advantage (pasar de listo) of Moni and kissed her. Mauricio denies all that but does say that this is a serious place of work (really!?) and he can't have guys showing up and causing a ruckus anytime they feel like it.

Sleazy lawer is meeting with Jeronimo and Constanza. They're berating her for bringing back Dany too soon and derailing the custody dispute but Oscar concludes that while they've lost a battle, they haven't lost the war. We're going to win, he assures them. After he leaves, Jernonimo tries to get a little leverage with Connie. You're with the wrong Sermeño, he argues. You're not getting any closer to Mauricio but I'm available. She tells him to back off.

Aldo's getting love advice from Estrella, who probably has a lot of experience in this area. She tells him to have confidence. He's such a bonbon that all he has to do is grab a gal and kiss her and she'll fall into his arms. This strategy fails miserably with Katia. She's telling him all about her romance and exulting that he's such a good friend and she can confide in him when he plants a big one on her and the s... hits the fan. When Constanza learns about it, she overreacts (as usual) and calls Mauricio at work to complain that Aldo was trying to sexually abuse her sister.

But first, Constanza, whose main hobby appears to be shopping, is on the work site of her new boutique, with Ximena by her side, vowing to help her in any way she can. But first she wants to drag Connie off to the gym so she can see her gorgeous luchador Consteño. And while they're at it they can work out and take care of their cellulite. The visit doesn't go well. Connie thinks the place smells like a wet dog, and though Xime is thrilled when Costeño throws her around, Connie is not. Beto rescues Connie but wants to press his advantage by pointing out the fire there is between them....they're hopelessly drawn to each other, doesn't she think? She doesn't.

A romantic interlude. One of many teases during this episode. Mauricio and Moni, in the coffee room, are discussing the stolen Zorro kisses. He turns out the light and their lips almost touch but then Gabriela storms in. Someone pointed out today that our Gaby never knocks, just interrupts. Anyway, after our would be lovers guiltily scoot out, Gaby notices the incredible heat in the room. Clearly these two are meant to be.

There's a later scene where we learn that Oscar stood Gaby up last night and he's trying to repair the damage with a lot of phony excuses. Gabi is unimpressed until she notice Salvador listening in, and then she becomes much more interested in the sleazy guy.

Ximene's giving Constanza a life skills lecture. You need to be on an antidepressant. You're bitter. How long as it been since....you know? Clearly you've been on a love diet. We need to get you fixed up. Uh oh. This doesn't bode well. Xime, no fool, also points out that Connie has really had it in for the kids and if she truly wants to get Mauricio back she'd better ramp up the sweetness.

Meanwhile, back at the office, Beto's calling to ask for money (what's new) and Moni's quitting her job for the umpteenth time (also what's new).

After the ads, Connie wastes no time in putting the sweetness strategy to work. She asks forgiveness of Aldo for her overreaction, vows to start over and gives him a kiss (which he wipes off as soon as she leaves).

Ricardo shows up at the office and asks Paula to go out that evening, even though he still seems to have a yen for Estrella. There's some double entendres about getting him out of his chauffeur's uniform and her being the way God brought her into the world (nude) and they decide he's stopping by for her at 9 pm.

Estrella, meanwhile, is spending some more time with Aldo, commiserating about his lack of success with Katia. She's clearly got some regrets about letting that one special guy get away. Don't know if she's thinking of Ricardo or not.

Now a little romantic montage complete with music. Monita and Mauricio in the rain, in the cabin and lips meeting in the romantic Zorro kiss. But when Mauricio calls Moni on the cellphone, she doesn't answer.

Sweetness strategy part II. Connie's going to cook dinner. Evidently the sweetness doesn't include Teresa because she orders her around in her usual rude way...peel me 3 kilos of potatoes! and puts together a chicken dish with exotic spices that nobody wants to eat. The kids all request quesadillas.

Wow...Xime's romance with Costeño is already history. In spite of the chemistry between them, he doesn't know Belinda, her favorite singer. Clearly the relationship is doomed.

An odd scene with a furtive looking guy, skulking around the neighborhood and opening up a briefcase of money. We find out later, he's an old beau (husband?) of Nieves. There's a funny interlude where she comes to the door with a big roller in her hair, sees him, takes out the roller and comes back all seductive. Clearly these two have a history and he may even be Beto's father.

The chicken dinner has ended in tears, with Constanza tromping off bawling that nothing she ever does turns out right. Mauricio assures her that he cares for her. She replies that if he really cared, he wouldn't be confused about their relationship. They used to be so good together. Kisses begin and the inevitable occurs. They end up in bed together. And even though he's imagining making love to Monita, it's Constanza to whom it says, That was the best ever. I love you. And of course she replies that she loves him too.

Previews:
Nieves is trying to explain to Aldo that Estrella is of "the world's oldest profession" You mean "an actress"? he asks.
Mauricio tries to persuade Moni to come back to work. I need you, is his argument.
However, when she does come back to work, Connie informs her that she and Mauricio are a couple again.
A furious Beto confronts his mom about her shenigans with this new man. Is this our son? asks mystery man.

No vocabulary or dichos tonight. I'm running a fever and feel about as bad as I can ever remember feeling. But this will give you a springboard for discussion tommorow.

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