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Mexico City, Una boda por lo civil – Or saying “I do” when you really don’t: “Acepto” says Damián miserably. He signs. He has been Flored by a pro.

La Ermita, donde Padre Lupe: Lupe is being transferred to a different pueblo? Gael is dismayed and outraged but Lupe is resigned. He’ll go to Mérida for the details.

At the reception desk of Doc Tovar’s consultorio, Begoña shrilly waxes theological: “¡Gracias a Dios, existen las clases sociales!” Because if there weren’t class distinctions, Paloma might feel entitled to become involved with her Quique. And that must NOT happen. (Oh and don’t tell my husband about our little chat, okey doke?)

Rural Health and Transplant Center: Doc discharges Toña (dar de alta) with instructions to take it easy. Her demon spawn has to stay a few more days. When doc leaves, Chente rejects his mother’s offer to stay with him. All he cares about is Gabino and Gabino doesn’t want to see him. “Hubiera muerto en ese accidente.” (I should have/Would that I had died in that accident!)

[Mutters on the Patio: Would that he had!]

In the Kitchen at Casa Castigo, Braulio fills Dolores in on Toña’s dirty tricks – Vicente isn’t his son!

La Dueña and her right bandanahand man at the Pro Ce:

Asunto 1: Alfabitch reproaches Gab for putting that criminal, Horacio, in her hacienda. Gab, who wields the pluperfect subjunctive like a pro, says:

“Si lo hubiera sabido – en mi vida! – no hubiera* atrevido a llevarlo a su hacienda.” (If I had known – why, never in my life – I would never have dared to bring him to your hacienda.)

[*Gab uses an imperfect subjunctive in place of a conditional for the auxiliary verb in the “then” clause. And so can you!]

Asunto 2: Gab is to see to Braulio’s liquidation. [Here Gab perks up.]

Asunto 3: Gab is to give half his salary to support Toña and Chente. Or he will be fired too. “Lo que usted diga, Señora.” (Burn in hell, you miserable bag of botox!)

Asunto 4: Complete the deal for Augusto’s land or return the money she gave him. “I’m working on it, Señora.” (Do you feel the flames now, you filthy old hag?)

Ingrid makes a brief appearance at Lupe’s house to thank Gael for beating up Gabino. She rejects his offer to help her break free of Gab, feigning concern for Gael’s safety. She has, she reminds him, already lost one child.

Maru may have lost her place on the “not stoopid” list when she blabs to Gab that Dam will be in Mexico until Monday.

Close-up of BandanaHand man: “Así que doña Alfonsina se quedó solita,” he gloats, rolling his tongue a little in a vaguely obscene and disgusting fashion. (So the doña is all alone.)

Get a Job! sha la la la ...sha la la la la ... ba dum ...

At Casa Castigo, the tía is an orange blaze of fury. She can’t find the check and Gabino is demanding Cielo Abierto. Now Elisa will have to pay Alfie with Steffie’s land and the two of them will be left with zilch. Elisa corrects her: The invernadero has been a success and with the profits of her harvest, she’ll be able to pay off Alfie and still keep HER land. It’s the Killer Orange who’s screwed. Maybe she should make herself useful, find a job even.

In Mexico, Florencia Landucci de Arango, pregnant or not, wants to toast her triumph. Her new husband’s expression says: “Just shoot me now and get it over with.”

Gael and Elisa at the Fonda in La Ermita: Stoopid Elisa blabs about the account in which Augusto supposedly put Gabino’s money and how she’s using it to pay Alfie. But OrangeSlush must not know!

[Even those at Gael’s table agree: The man can’t keep his mouth shut. Oh Elisa.]

Gael confides that he’s about to lose Lupe. The church is transferring him. Who knows why?

Hablando del rey de Roma ...

The bishop in Mérida tells Lupe to prepare to leave La Ermita in three months. Lupe begs for six. The bishop will consider it. But, he says -- subjunctively and imperfectly -- he doesn’t want Lupe to think of the transfer “como si fuera un castigo” (as if it were a punishment) or “como si lo fuéramos a mandar al fin del mundo” (as if we were sending you to the ends of the earth).

Lupe knows a transfer was in the works – but why the rush? The bishop admits that someone complained. Which is not to say he BELIEVED that person but ...

Lupe knows exactly who that rotten piece of citrus ... er ... person was.

Today is the day!

They are grinning at the Blue House of Shame! “Today”, announces Gabino to Ingrid, “is the day to say goodbye to Alfonsina Arango.” She will be completely alone in the house tonight. And Gabino makes it clear – Ingrid is expected to get her hands dirty. Or bloody.

Everyone wants a piece of Braulio [Scooch on over and make some room at the table, EJ, R la O and BL]

Toña, back in her room at the hacienda, mourns Braulio’s absence. Where IS Braulio anyway? Sharing a Blatant Product Placement with Quique: Their hearts may be breaking but their palates tingle from Tostachos, the chips with salsita y toda la cosa.

When Quique learns Braulio has been fired, he tells him he has an idea that might interest him ...

Meanwhile, Elisa has an idea for Braulio’s future – he could take Horacio’s place in the butcher shop. After all, B loaned H the start-up cash.

Enrique catches Paloma when she comes out of work. She’s pretty bummed out, not in the mood for dinner, though she’s very nice about it. She does let slip that Begoña came by earlier to yell at her for seeing Quique – and so did Flor, by the way.

Gweedo, alone in his hotel room, mulls over Ingrid’s offer to sell out Gabino and person(s) unknown so Gweedo can clear his name. He is surprised by Paolo’s visit. And even more surprised when he hears why he is there: The little momzer wants Gweedo to stand by him when he asks Sabrina for her hand in marriage.

A Mother with a sense of perspective:

Said Sabrina lolls in bed and pouts. She is glum because her dad disapproves of Paolo. Begoña brushes off her daughter’s concern and explains to her what really matters: Getting married before Alfonsina’s son does – otherwise Sabrina’s wedding will go unnoticed.

Hacienda Harango – “Qué pena con usted, señora”

Sickly Toña lets her patrona know she’ll be spending the night with Chente at the Health Center. In an uncharacteristic gesture of generosity (which may affect her circle of hell, one with decent help, perhaps), Alfie tells Toña to have the hacienda chauffeur drive her to the clinic. The driver can go home afterwards since she won’t be needing him tonight.

Outside, Gabino and Ingrid are lurking around the electrical boxes. Gabino pries one open noisily.

Inside, snug in her bedroom, Alfie yawns and begins to get ready for bed.

Outside, Gabino does something to the open power box.

Inside, the lights go out. Low, suspenseful chords play. Alfie lights a candle and curses the darkness. A noise sounds. “¿Paolo? ¿Eres tú?” She peers out and sees no one. More creaking. Doors slamming.

“Nada más falta que se haya metido un animal” she grouses. (Just what I needed – an animal getting in the house!)

She makes her candle-lit way down the hall. Startled when a shadow passes before her, she drops her candle. “Who’s there? Answer me!” She keeps moving forward, increasingly frantic, bumping into furniture.

Now someone pulls her hair and grabs her around the neck. “Ingrid!” says Alfie incredulously. Now Gabino comes from behind and hits her hard. She falls to the floor. “She recognized me!” says Ingrid in a panic. “No importa”, Gabino reassures her. “She won’t be able to tell anyone. The filthy BandanaHand aims a pistol at Alfonsina’s elegant head. We hear a click as the hammer is cocked.

Curls is over her panic now. She eggs him on: “Shoot her, Gabino! Shoot her!”

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I wanted to apologize to everyone who follows this show and to the blog in general. I am disgusted with myself because I managed to air-headedly forget about my new blog schedule between this morning (when I was reminded of it) and this evening.

I am truly sorry and I am committed to never making this mistake again! I was hoping someone more diligent than I could drop some details about tonight's major plot points, and I will be eternally grateful!

-Ezra

--see comments for a better explanation of what actually happened in novela land tonight, where heroes like la paloma are helping us out!--

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1. Rosalena and Connie trot off to the neurologist. Rosalena for a “resonancia magnetica” (MRI) to see if there's a medical reason for her manic behavior one minute, her deep depression the next, and overall, her lack of connection with “reality”. Her cardiologist, blabbing to Connie in the waiting room, says for sure Rosa “tiene algo”. That's why he recommended more studies.
2. Max enlists Oscar's help for a coverup of Rosa's misdeeds: to wit, that she gave away a newborn almost 20 years ago, and they can't let the news get out. Otherwise her reputation, the family's reputation and the firm's reputation will suffer (oh the loss in market value! oh the ire of the shareholders! oh the financial losses!) Oscar pledges his unconditional support but Oscar doesn't tell him who the real father is or let him talk to Rosalena to get more details.
3. The boys are happily selling tacos de canasta, flirting with the various maids and servant girls who buy their wares. Lorenzo catches the eye of a comely lass toting a small dog named “Perdon mi Amor”, a squabble make-up gift that no longer appeals to its recipient. She tells Lorenzo to ''cambiarse con el cambio” (keep the change) and his buddy teases him about the new conquest. They also learn that dog-walking pays well. (expansion of street business for our boys?)
4. Rosalena continues barring Boris from the house, in spite of his gigantic Disculpame Bouquet.
   No one else in the family thinks it was that bad. (but I have to tell you, if that had happened in my house when I was a teenager, MY mother would have thrown a similar fit.)
5. Rod continues storming around like an idiot. Tears up his bed where he bagged Gala (or she bagged him, depending on your point of view); marches out of the office when Frick and Frack, his two office buddies tease him about Gala; slinks out of the therapy pool after hearing that Pato is highly motivated to get better so he can go see Luciana again; and sulks when Pato, at home, admonishes him for getting back into Gala's clutches. His final surly pout of the evening is when Melissa, at the family lunch, snipes that if his mom is getting checked for neurological problems, maybe HE should get his heart checked. Zinger!!!!
   

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Silvia Navarro is Camila Monterde: a beautiful woman without prejudice who always says what she feels and thinks - brave, passionate, a free spirit, modern, romantic. She doubts she will encounter love after losing her first love. She's a veterinarian, independent and intelligent. She comes to live at La Malquerida (Bad Love Ranch?) after suffering a traumatic accident in which her bridegroom died. She falls into a two-year depression but Alonso draws her out and conquers her with compliments and attention.

Olivia Bucio is Agustina Santos: widow of Humberto Monterde and ex-wife of José Julián Díaz. Camila was the child of her first marriage, and Ximena is of the second. She is old-fashioned; what people say matters to her. She always wanted a comfortable life for her children. She is easy to manipulate and weak of character. Don Daniel gives his unconditional support, she is in love with him despite his being the husband of her cousin Ampara. When he is widowed she thinks she has a chance with him, but he can't forget Ágatha. When Dionisio Ferrer declares his love for her, she believes he is sincere and accepts, though it's only a strategy to control her and get at Camila.

Flavio Medina is Alonso Lazcano: an attractive [??] young [??] man of strong character, bossy and arrogant, ambitious and obsessive. He acts for his mother Isadora and Dionisio Ferrer. He is an astute hypocrite and gains the affections and confidence of don Daniel Monterde, becoming his manager.

Cristian de la Fuente is Daniel Díaz Acosta: son of Ágatha Acosta and José Julián Díaz, though everyone (even he) thinks he's the illegitimate son of Daniel Monterde. He's a systems engineer in Chile until he loses his job due to bad economic times. He's intelligent, honest, and a fighter. He's married to Miriam, a rich woman of Jewish heritage. When he is named heir of Daniel Monterde, he's slandered and goes to jail accused of killing his wife. He manages to flee and heads for Mexico. He meets Camila and falls in love with her.

Rogelio Guerra is Daniel Monterde: A decisive man, honest, direct, responsible, a hard worker; owns the Malquerida ranch, where bulls are raised. He was married to Amparo, a good woman who was never able to provide him an heir, but he fell in love with Ágatha Acosta, a Chilean, the love of his life. Being depressed and having a heart condition, he leaves all the running of the ranch to Alonso Lazcano, who becomes the cause of all his misfortunes.

César Évora is Dionisio Ferrer: an ambitious and unscrupulous man who cares about nothing but himself. He is sinister and vengeful, with a seductive personality, he knows woman, and he uses Isadora and Agustina.

Leticia Calderón is Isadora: A distinguished, high-class, beautiful woman, Alonso's mother. She is an ambitious, unscrupulous hypocrite. She works with Dionisio, they are doing tourist development in the lands of La Malquerida; that's why she urges her son to conquer and marry Camila and then grab the property.

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Where's my nerfazo order? I was having TdA flashbacks tonight. A whole lot of garbled speech and a whole lot of nothin' happening.

Gab visits his buddy Horacio in the hoosegow and Horacio threatens to spill his guts about Gab. Gab makes lewd hints about the lonely Lolita. Padre arrives and Horacio sings like a bird...at least about the Blanca business. It doesn't matter how much Padre thinks Carmina had something to do with Augusto's death, Horacio ain't talking about that. He wants to protect Lolita...and he's terrified of Carmina.

Doc Ernesto of La Que No Podia Amar fame has an evil twin and he works in the DF! He's also that friend of Paolo's who was going to help them out...for a price. Turns out this Doc is going to help Flor fake ultrasounds throughout her pregnancy. He will just use a DVD from women who are really pregnant . Even better, he has a friend in the business of botargas (basically stuffing...a fake baby bump) and this friend can hook Flor up with one every time she goes to the doctor. Dam will totally fall for the ruse! She needs to be fitted, though. She'll use wedding dress shopping as an excuse to get away.

Uh oh! Dam has other plans. He doesn't want a big Alfonsina production church wedding. He wants to get married at the registro civil TODAY! Flor thinks fast and tells him she wants to buy a new dress and get him a suit. Whew! Bullet dodged and botarga fitting is a go!! While she gets fitted, Dam gets a second opinion. Since he's carrying around an ultrasound picture from a real pregnant lady, the pregnancy is confirmed and Dam is a believer.

Elisa and Lucio make plans to finish up the paperwork in regards to the money "Augusto" left her. Lucio warns Elisa not to talk to Carmina about it. Elisa and Carmina later discuss the "sale" of Cielo Abierto. The check is no where to be found and there is no record of a deposit. If the money shows up, Carmina says she'll be in charge of it. Elisa suggests perhaps Gab never even handed over a check.

Carmina confronts Gab and is pithed he had Horacio thrown in jail. Horacio could turn them in! Gab wonders what Horacio has on HER! Carmina changes the subject to the check. Gab shows her the contract with "Augusto's" signature and tells her to come up with the money. He threatens to reveal everything to Elisa. He summarizes the episodes leading up to Augusto's death..

Elisa and Lucio are glad Elisa can get the Alfonsina monkey off her back. Lucio confirms that Gab can only get half of Cielo Abierto.

Dam and Flor stand before the justice of the peace(?) She totally says "Acepto." Dam pauses dramatically.

Other happenings

• Fina visits Padre and finds out Dam cancelled the church wedding. She remembers when Lupe always supported her. He remembers when she wasn't such a beyotch.
• Elisa visits witch mountain and wants to know why Ramona told her that her life was going to change completely on the exact day her dad died. Ramona says she never expected Augie to die and Elisa wants to know what Ramona meant. Since Ramona has sworn not to tell the truth until the ultimas semanas, she says nothing to Elisa. Elisa leave the now repaired amulet on the table.
• Padre Lupe is getting transferred muy lejos de La Ermita. 

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August 10 is the last day of no podia amar - Monday August 13 begins Amor Bravio. Which of the no-podia recappers are staying on for Amor Bravio? (You get first dibs.) Let me know. Here's the teaser plot:

This is the love story of Camila (Silvia Navarro) and Daniel (Cristian de la Fuente), who meet under adverse conditions but despite distrust, rancor, and the thirst for vengeance, they will emerge triumphant over all obstackes with their valiant love (amor bravío).

Camila suffers a terrible accident that marks her life. In consequence, Agustina (Olivia Bucio) decides to accept the help and protection of her brother-in-law Daniel (Rogelio Guerra), and the two of them move to 'La Malquerida' ranch.

Camila and her uncle Daniel love animals and the countryside; she works as vet on his farm, which is admistered by Alonso (Flavio Medina), a not-nice young man with a high and mighty attitude. He's intelligent and has noticed the affection Daniel has for his niece. He assumes Camila will eventually inherit everything. Thus he decides to seduce her slowly and strategically. She falls in love with him.

Alonso lives with his dominating, ambitious, high-born mother Isadora (Leticia Calderón) who wants to recuperate her former prestige and social standing.

Don Daniel finds out that Ágatha, with whom he had a love affair in his youth, has died in Chile, that she divorced her husband months after she and Daniel separated, and that she had a son, Daniel, who appears to be a chip off the old block. Don D. gets excited about this possibly being his son.

Daniel Díaz Acosta, a computer technology expert, lives in Chile with his wife Miriam (Lisset). They're a happy couple and just found out they are going to be parents. The anvil hovers over his head.

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Antonio is getting ready for her new job at GI and in the hall sees Rebeca (wearing a strapless black satin dress, nice work attire). Adriano suggests his sis share an office with Rebe. Rebe goes to Pluto's office and snarls - "do something about it!"

Mutt and Jeff stare at the Playa M. project cd, which JC has broken into shards because he doesn't want to betray Helena. "I'm not going to break the heart of the woman I love," JC says for the first time in his life, "This is the first time it's mattered to me." They say he'll never be able to tell her who he really is.

Helena reviews her project with the Canadian dude. He asks her to go to Playa Majagua on his nickel. She calls JC and wants to see him before she leaves, but he demurs (to her dismay).

Onesimo mocks Pluto: "Hah hah, your wife and your lover sharing an office." He's brought Pluto a list of many women JC has had his way with. "JC is my hero," Onesimo says.

Antonia is astonished, then indignant that dozens of gorgeous women in skin-tight outfits languidly stroll the halls at G.I., it's hours of gossip and manicures. Rebe says "Image is Everything." Evidently these girls are going to go hang out in Acapulco in their bikinis and drink booze. She insincerely invites Antonia.

Adriano meets the extremely young Paola at a restaurant - she bounds up and hugs him but he says "not in public." He says she can't have a job at G.I., she says ok, he can't believe he doesn't get reamed out. Then some other bimbo of his comes up saying "When you have time call me and we'll escape somewhere." Again, Paola doesn't freak out. Adriano's so relieved/impressed he says she can have a job at G.I. after all.

JC's mom has perhaps gotten a theater role for the first time in a long time. He watches her lovingly as she gets arty. She sees he's upset and knows it's about Helena. "I'm in love with her," he stammers, "but I haven't been honest with her and if I am she'll be hurt." "You always hurt women, all you care about is having fun." She gently counsels him to break it off so Helena won't get more hurt.

Helena's dad is furious and silent, eventually growling: "If you stick with this guy and he dumps you like the first one, forget you ever had a father."

JC writes checks to Mutt and Jeff which embarrases them. Mutt's wife is the receptionist - he whispers to her, please give me money for lunch again, he writhes with mortification. Antonia observes that this receptionist seems to be the only one in the company who works.

Jeff reassures his fiance on the phone: "Of course I want to marry you!" But he's going to have to ask for money from his parents. She screetches at him about the honeymoon.

Helena's friend chats with her ? who she calls Porky. She suggests Helena take JC to the beach. Meanwhile JC broods in his house - his dad had said "she'll end up hating you." And his mom said "Let her go to her own happiness, give this up."

He calls Helena to break up with her, but she proposes he come with her to the beach. He says he'll meet her at the airport. Tortured soul!

Pluto has dinner with a bimbo whose heart was broken by JC. The bimbo hates JC with a burning hatred and will do anything to destroy him.

Antonia tells her brother there should be a restructuring, G.I. can't afford all these useless bimbos. Adriano and Pluto blow her off and won't listen to her great ideas about Playa M.

JC meets Helena at the airport, he's sad, he hasn't brought a suitcase. "I'm going to Miami on an urgent trip, it's better that we separate forever." She's horrified: "Can't we find a solution?" "A long distance relationship isn't worth it. I'm sure you'll find the man you deserve. I'm not the man you think I am. Goodbye." She calls her girlfriend in tears. "Sublimate, Helena! Keep your project going forward!"

Rebe is trying to kill poor diabetic Antonia by constantly offering her chocolate. Antonia is mad that her brother is ignoring her input. Rebe is furious to find out that Pluto has already taken the stolen project to Adriano.

JC and his buddies can't find a new project. JC's gastritis hits again. Mutt and Jeff say "Going out on the town, kissing babes, and imbibing will prove restorative."

Rebe yells at Pluto for shutting her out of the beach project after she fed him the info. He says he has a secret for her, he'll be the hero of GI, and "Let's go to your apt with the ol' jacuzzi and champagne." Rebe howls wolfish approval and leaves.

Pluto deploys Felix, his hacker: "Put the contents of this cd on JC's computer and make it look like the documents have been there for a long time."

JC comes in just then and asks a favor. Pluto sneers but JC valiantly swallows his pride to beg: "In the remote case that I get fired, please take on Mutt and Jeff as part of your project, none of this was their fault. They're great workers."

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We start back with the BIG REVEAL. Paz has just told Claudio that his daughter is alive and that she’s Luciana! Claudio can’t believe it. He saw the remains of his child with his own eyes; and Rosalena T. is his witness. Paz is practically foaming at the mouth hearing that witch’s name.
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Capítulo 74
Totally Tuqueue
The secret is out and practically everyone knows Ricky is really Tuqueue's daddy. Too bad Ricky has no heart. He continues to refuse to help. Ricky gets into a fight with Lala (who throws him out) and Moncho (who vows that if Willy isn't compatible, he will make Ricky give up a kidney.)

To make matters worse, the foundation will only pay 30% of the hospital costs. Willy will try to sell his car, but the Lala has the bright idea to ask Hoity Toity Horty for a loan. Hoity Horty agrees, but when she finds out Willy is to be the organ donor, she tells Willy she won't pay if he's the donor. It's too dangerous.

HH at HS
After Manny accuses HH of not loving  her, the two ladies head to 'Nando's office. HH announces she's handing over all plenos poderes (full powers) to Manny to act as her representative. Manny is thrilled, but Horty warns her not to get cocky and not make any decisions without her say so. 'Nando assures Isa that Manny will NOT be Isa's boss

Gimmie and Leo
Gimmie is pithed. Not only is Leo alive, he's staying with Sarita. Gimmie and her lawyer get a  court order to have "custody" of Leo given to Gimmie. They go to Isa's and take Leo.

Other Developments

• Knuckles has concocted this plan to keep away for awhile but leave clues about Marisol in his room so when Dad begins to worry, he'll call Marisol. The plan being once Marisol finds out that Knuckles has been gone a few days, she'll worry. She does and she calls Knuckles. Jaibo answers the phone and says he found it in a ditch.
• Ceci tells Zoe he still loves her.
• Mayela continues to irk me. She took money that was supposed to be for water then she grifted Beba telling her that they needed stuff for the house, but Lucia would get mad if they took money from Beba. I think Beba is about to become Mayela's personal cash cow.
• Isa runs into Rubén in a restaurant. HE'S A DAD!!! HE'S FINE!! THERE'S NO CURSE!! (Then why are there so many episodes left?)
• Beba receives a reply to her online dating profile. He's a fan of poetry and wants a poem and a picture.

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