Friday, November 13, 2015
Weekend Discussion: Crimes of Fashion, 2nd Edition
It
is my information from colleagues (including the late Richard
Blackwell) that fashion felonies are the cocktail enjoyed prior to
the aperitif of society peccadilloes and the entrée
of scandal and murder. It is always satisfying to know that the
moneyed classes are as human – or inhuman – as anyone else in
their roles in their own downfalls. To this end, the paparazzi at
Vanidades have provided me with these sometimes hilarious and
otherwise frightening examples of questionable taste. My colleague,
fashion critic Soledad Romero-Vargas, provides the captions.
Enjoy
and provide your comments. And please, if you have any excellent
candids for a future edition send me an e-mail with the files
attached. I do protect my sources. – D.D.
Labels: mivac, no-creo, poder, weekend
Pasión y Poder #8, November 12, 2015: The End of a Very Long Dry Spell
What kind of a hotel is this anyway?
As Regina is stripping down and looking forward to a nice relaxing shower, David emerges from the bathroom wearing only a towel wrapped around his waist. The two stare at each other in disbelief.
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| Honey, you've got a spider the size of a Buick in your bathroom! |
"What are you doing here in my room?"
"In your room? This is my room!"
David scrambles for his key card and the towel drops. Regina shrieks. "Cover yourself!"
David says there's no contest – the room is his because he was there first. Regina thinks David is not behaving like a gentlemen. While she struggles back into her dress, he picks up the phone and calls the desk. "Something very strange has happened..."
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Antes Muerta que Lichita #38 Thursday 11/12/15: The Episode Where Alicia has a Really Really Good Day.
Scenes are condensed and likely out of order.
We left off with Roberto trapped under Don Augusto desk while Luciana throws a fit with her Tio.
Luciana whines like a teenager not getting her way. She wants to have drive the company car, wants Alex as a BF and the best position at Iconika. Most of all she wants the pest, Lichita, fired! Don Augusto surprisingly tolerates Luciana's tantrums. Alicia and Alex will remain an item even through he does not approve of her because it is convenient for him and Alex's image. Don Augusto admits his respect for Luciana's need for power and control. She truly is his blood which loses meaning on Luciana. She does not get why she Alex cannot see her as a contender...I mean look at her...really look! Don Augusto repeats that Alex will never fall in love with a WOMAN......(pin drops)...other than Alicia Gutierrez, so give it up and get out.
Alex drops in on Alicia's parents during their 15 minutes of fame with the Cara's reporter. He wants them to know he is very serious about the relationship with their extraordinary daughter. Nacho gives Alex the third degree until Alicia drags Alex outside. She wants to know why he is trying to prolong their false relationship. Alex is not ready to confess the truth to his family yet. Alicia feels bad for lying to her family. He reminds her that she should take advantage of their false relationship. She needs this to continue in order to keep her current position at Iconika. Alicia eventually concedes.
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We left off with Roberto trapped under Don Augusto desk while Luciana throws a fit with her Tio.
Luciana whines like a teenager not getting her way. She wants to have drive the company car, wants Alex as a BF and the best position at Iconika. Most of all she wants the pest, Lichita, fired! Don Augusto surprisingly tolerates Luciana's tantrums. Alicia and Alex will remain an item even through he does not approve of her because it is convenient for him and Alex's image. Don Augusto admits his respect for Luciana's need for power and control. She truly is his blood which loses meaning on Luciana. She does not get why she Alex cannot see her as a contender...I mean look at her...really look! Don Augusto repeats that Alex will never fall in love with a WOMAN......(pin drops)...other than Alicia Gutierrez, so give it up and get out.
Alex drops in on Alicia's parents during their 15 minutes of fame with the Cara's reporter. He wants them to know he is very serious about the relationship with their extraordinary daughter. Nacho gives Alex the third degree until Alicia drags Alex outside. She wants to know why he is trying to prolong their false relationship. Alex is not ready to confess the truth to his family yet. Alicia feels bad for lying to her family. He reminds her that she should take advantage of their false relationship. She needs this to continue in order to keep her current position at Iconika. Alicia eventually concedes.
Don't think, just lose yourself into these sparkling
grey eyes.
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Yo No Creo En Los Hombres, Capitulo 88 Thu 11/12/15: Chelo for President!
Orlando fairly bursts into Josefa’s place, accusing her of
using Isela’s keys to let thieves into his shop. They hurl some insults back
and forth, specifically about knowing one’s mother, before Isela breaks it up.
She claims she took the keys with her to Claudio’s office. In the next breath,
she says Claudio had nothing to do with the robbery so unless Orlando’s going to
bring charges against her, he should just leave. He says he's already filed charges, and let the chips fall where they may. After Orlando leaves, Josefa
admits she did it. Isela hopes she gets caught and Josefa first says Isela
would go down with her as an encubridora(=hider, concealer; in the context, as an accessory to the crime), then says Claudio wouldn’t allow it.
Isela just looks at her with a clear disgust and walks away. Josefa doesn’t
know what to make of her attitude shifts at all.
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Thursday, November 12, 2015
Pasión y Poder #7, Wednesday 11-11-2015
Lo Nuevo
Eladio brings Julia breakfast in bed. He says he learned to cook when he was the food manager at the hotel. He hands her a rose and hopes that she sees how he is changing. He would also like her to accompany him today. Julia can't believe what she is hearing. It's like he's a different person. He says he's the same, he just realized that he has to pay more attention to the details, and he likes the change he's made. Julia is happy (But for how long?).
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Eladio brings Julia breakfast in bed. He says he learned to cook when he was the food manager at the hotel. He hands her a rose and hopes that she sees how he is changing. He would also like her to accompany him today. Julia can't believe what she is hearing. It's like he's a different person. He says he's the same, he just realized that he has to pay more attention to the details, and he likes the change he's made. Julia is happy (But for how long?).
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Antes muerta que Lichita #37 Wednesday 11/11/15
Well, here we go. We start with Alicia telling us that to be unique and authentic one needs to take the risk of making decisions that could change one's life forever. . .
The first real scene is loser Magos with her loser friends Gerry and Paula. She is telling them she really doesn't know who Ximena's father is. At the time she got pregnant she was cheating on her steady El Chanclas with a "Luis somebody" who never called her after the sex. So, she will just tell Magos that her father is El Chanclas. The three losers decide to have some "chelas" (beers).
In the meantime, Alicia is on the phone with her mom telling her she will be working late. Alicia hears that Magos is out with her buds and hopes she does not get into trouble.
Back with the trio of losers: they are pounding back the beers. They talk about being lucky and Gerry brings up how lucky Magos was after vandalizing the car of the supermarket manager and getting away with it. They drink to continued good luck.
The same night, Beatriz is driving Augusto crazy in bed with her overwrought concern that Alex is not home yet. Augusto cannot be bothered: Alex is a full grown man. She has a hunch that something bad has happened to her son. She tells him to go to sleep and she will pray for their son alone.
Alicia gets a phone call at work. The next thing we know is she is getting out of a taxi. A naked Alex trying to hide behind a tree awaits her. It turns out that he got assaulted (he admits it wasn't too bad)( guess they took his clothes) Alicia has brought him clothes from the costume department at work. At least they were decent enough not to take his cell phone. He just wants to go home. He apologizes for calling her but the was nobody else he could call. Alicia promises she will not tell anyone about his misadventure.
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The first real scene is loser Magos with her loser friends Gerry and Paula. She is telling them she really doesn't know who Ximena's father is. At the time she got pregnant she was cheating on her steady El Chanclas with a "Luis somebody" who never called her after the sex. So, she will just tell Magos that her father is El Chanclas. The three losers decide to have some "chelas" (beers).
In the meantime, Alicia is on the phone with her mom telling her she will be working late. Alicia hears that Magos is out with her buds and hopes she does not get into trouble.
Back with the trio of losers: they are pounding back the beers. They talk about being lucky and Gerry brings up how lucky Magos was after vandalizing the car of the supermarket manager and getting away with it. They drink to continued good luck.
The same night, Beatriz is driving Augusto crazy in bed with her overwrought concern that Alex is not home yet. Augusto cannot be bothered: Alex is a full grown man. She has a hunch that something bad has happened to her son. She tells him to go to sleep and she will pray for their son alone.
Alicia gets a phone call at work. The next thing we know is she is getting out of a taxi. A naked Alex trying to hide behind a tree awaits her. It turns out that he got assaulted (he admits it wasn't too bad)( guess they took his clothes) Alicia has brought him clothes from the costume department at work. At least they were decent enough not to take his cell phone. He just wants to go home. He apologizes for calling her but the was nobody else he could call. Alicia promises she will not tell anyone about his misadventure.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Yo No Creo en los Hombres #87, Wed 11/11/15: Lo Que No Fue en el Año de Orly, Pero Sí, Fue en el Año de Alma
Maleny runs into Ursula’s bedroom, ready to burst with the
Ivana-Gerry gossip. “There’s someone else offering a baby to Ivana…Gerry!” Not
only that, but he came out of her bathroom practically naked! Ursula laughs it
off. Even if they slept in the same bed, it would be as girlfriends. Maleny isn’t
so sure. From what she saw, Gerry is all MAN—she’d do him. Ursula says that Mal
would sleep with anybody, including Isidro, and points out that this doesn’t
change the fact that Ivana is sterile. Mal points out that Gerry’s sperm is
perfectly functional. There are thousands of ways these days of making a baby.
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As Gerry dresses (awwww!), Ivana explains to him what Maleny
was looking for—the ballistics report from the investigation into her father’s
death. Ivana tells Gerry how she pressured Medina into giving her the report,
using the threat of turning him in for what he did to her in Cuernavaca, and
the carrot of protecting him from Ursula. The report showed that the death of
Hector was NOT suicide, but also that Ursula wasn’t the culprit. Ivana is sure,
however, that Ursula was the mastermind (la mente maestra). She’s sure this
pack of hyenas will do whatever it takes to take MD’s baby, and she won’t
permit it! Ivana also found out that the supposed cause of Hector’s “suicide”
was financial ruin, but knowing how Ursula lies about her family’s finances,
Ivana isn’t convinced this was true. And this time, there was a death involved.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #57 Wed 11/11/15 (Mex 83) Of all the massage cabins in all the world….
[I took some major liberties with the order of scenes here, but still, this was a good one to actually watch if you haven't been watching lately.]
The masseuse goes off to get backup while Pedro and Fi contemplate their fate. Fi admits she's having a crappy time and she finds the whole place weird…with the tables and strangers touching you. Pedro claims it's about spa-ing with the right person. When the masseuses show up, Pedro keeps up the pretense that they're married and tells the story of how they met. Fi accuses him of exaggerating the bike accident. Fi really freaks out when she hears that part of a couple's massage is teaching her how to give her "husband" a massage and get the cranky expression off his face. Yes, Fi…oil on the hands...hands on his chest…circular motions…. Neither one of them can quit grinning.
Fi gets to keep her robe and skip her massage, just like she wanted. *sigh* She actually asks Pedro not to tell Eloisa that she's now had some massage training…or else Eloisa will be asking for massages all the time. No, she's serious about that. The masseuse tells them the "temazcal" is available (this is both a purifying sweat ritual and the structure where it takes place) and there's nothing like it, especially when you experience it with the one you love. Pedro talks her into it.
10 minutes later, they're outside the temazcal in swimsuits watching a "temazcalero" (person who facilitates the temazcal ritual; in Kat-speak the "-ero" suffix amounts to adding "dude" after whatever the noun is, so the temazcalero is "the temazcal dude") go through a ritual before he ushers them inside a small, domed stone hut. Inside, the temazcalero continues the ritual, pouring water over hot rocks. Fi and Pedro join in on chanting and drumming. Afterwards, they rush off to take a shower that's bound to feel cold no matter the actual temperature!
And thus ends our romantic interlude at the Suspension of Reality Spa and Resort. Alas, other people exist and other events happened outside the cozy little Pedro-Fi bubble. If you really want to know, read on….
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The masseuse goes off to get backup while Pedro and Fi contemplate their fate. Fi admits she's having a crappy time and she finds the whole place weird…with the tables and strangers touching you. Pedro claims it's about spa-ing with the right person. When the masseuses show up, Pedro keeps up the pretense that they're married and tells the story of how they met. Fi accuses him of exaggerating the bike accident. Fi really freaks out when she hears that part of a couple's massage is teaching her how to give her "husband" a massage and get the cranky expression off his face. Yes, Fi…oil on the hands...hands on his chest…circular motions…. Neither one of them can quit grinning.
Fi gets to keep her robe and skip her massage, just like she wanted. *sigh* She actually asks Pedro not to tell Eloisa that she's now had some massage training…or else Eloisa will be asking for massages all the time. No, she's serious about that. The masseuse tells them the "temazcal" is available (this is both a purifying sweat ritual and the structure where it takes place) and there's nothing like it, especially when you experience it with the one you love. Pedro talks her into it.
10 minutes later, they're outside the temazcal in swimsuits watching a "temazcalero" (person who facilitates the temazcal ritual; in Kat-speak the "-ero" suffix amounts to adding "dude" after whatever the noun is, so the temazcalero is "the temazcal dude") go through a ritual before he ushers them inside a small, domed stone hut. Inside, the temazcalero continues the ritual, pouring water over hot rocks. Fi and Pedro join in on chanting and drumming. Afterwards, they rush off to take a shower that's bound to feel cold no matter the actual temperature!
And thus ends our romantic interlude at the Suspension of Reality Spa and Resort. Alas, other people exist and other events happened outside the cozy little Pedro-Fi bubble. If you really want to know, read on….
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Antes Muerta Que Lichita #36 Tuesday 11/10/15: Putting the "lucha" in Lichita
Alicia (she prefers that to Licha, obvs) has secured a famous makeup guy by offering him publicity advice. He's delightfully mean to Luci, who'd been teasing her about being poor.
Also, one of the girls finds out that Xuxette's real name is Jesusa and gives her crap for such a vernacular name.
Alicia has her photo shoot... "Now, with more attitude..."
Meanwhile, her parents are working hard (or at least, Elsa is) to try to be able to pay back Roberto, who's leant them some money. They don't want their daughter to find out about this.
Now that Alicia's getting applauded, Luci is telling people that her main job at the office was to get coffee and make copies. ugh. Alicia turns it around, makes it a story of personal growth and upward mobility, the reporter eats it up, and Luci is in agony. Alicia tells the story of her Dad losing his job to some rich jerk who drove off, and stares daggers at Luci. By the way, it's shocking that Luci gets to sit in on the interview and constantly butt in with obnoxious and mean details. Like when she insinuates that Lichi is only a rising star because she's dating Alex, the jefe's kid.
Xuxette swishes in and demands that the reporter quit and switch to an interview of Luci. Surprisingly, this strategy works and they shoo Lichi out of her seat. Luci then refuses to answer any questions, instead demanding that a photographer take pictures of her "looking like an intellectual." The reporter is disgusted. "So you never studied publicity?" "No, of course not! It's in my veins. Publicity is my middle name! Anyway, in Argentina they have home-schooling..."
She goes on and on about how close she is to her lovely family, but it's Lichi's turn to snipe, pointing out that Luci's family is in ruin. Which she learned from Val, Luci's mom. She also brings up the scandal of the stolen ring! Fury brews behind widened blue eyes.
Beto ostensibly prepares Alex for the API meeting, but is really trying to find out how close he is with Alicia. And tells him that he doesn't love her and it shows. Alex easily realizes that Beto is interested in Alicia. Xuxette bursts in before Beto can respond. There's an emergency, Lichi and Luci are in the office and it looks like they're gonna fight! (she uses a cute expression: "se están agarrando del chongo," or "grabbing the bun..." does that mean they're hair-pulling or is it just an expression for a girlfight).
They're shouting and carrying on and making hilarious faces! It comes to blows and Lichi lands a solid one right in her opponent's nose! Luci crumples and begins wailing. She eventually gets back up, but it's clear our girl has Luci outmatched by a lot. The others arrive and get them to put down their fists. "Oh, we were just having a discussion about aesthetic differences... Whether the dress was blue or gold." Cute reference...
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| Their faces when they realize the reporter is about to come back... |
The pair are supposed to smooch for one last magazine photo, so of course Nacho and Beto show up to see it! Gulp!
Previous: Episode 35
Next: Episode 37
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Yo No Creo En Los Hombres #86 Tue 11/10/15 - If Reality Bites, Then Josefa Chomps
~Parte 1~
As
Isela, with Chelito, Orlando and Doris looking on, learns from Maria Dolores that
that Sow of Sorrows she’s lived with all her life, aka Josefa, is not her real mama,
Julian tells his true mami and papi the harsh truth about his condition: while
some in a wheelchair can still engender children, he cannot. All this is because Jenny had the gall to
tell them she’d like to give them a grandchild.
Ok. She apologizes for her big
mouth and promises Julian to look into what treatments there might be in his
case.
At
Doris’s apartment of disenchantment's, Ise lets out with screams of anger and
frustration as her two friends and two acquaintances look on with
encouragement. “--It’s Ok. Let it all hang out. You’ll feel better after.”
Across
town, Maleny has sought out Evil Doctor’s advice again. “Did you know Claudio’s wife, Alma?” Yup,
they were the in-crowd back in the day and all hung out together. Well, informs Mal, she’s got pancreatic
cancer. Tuff going. That’s life in the world of medicos, says he.
El Medina de Medecina adds that Mal really
needs to get the rest of her answers from Ivana now. Mal is Big Oh! impactada.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Pasión y Poder #6 Martes 11/10/15
Chapter
6: The End of Purgatory Season
Arturo
called the foundation but the call went to Julia's home. She was
thrilled at the sound of his voice but Eladio entered behind her.
She cut the call short and told him it was a generous donor. She
suggested they call David so Eladio can make up with him. He called
David and spoke of making up with Julia and asked him to come home.
David didn't believe a word of it. Eladio said he was changing his
ways and the mansion's doors were open to him. He then passed the
phone to Julia so she could persuade David. She told him that his
father had turned over a new leaf and everything would be alright.
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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #56 Tue 11/10/15 (Mex 81-82) Oh would you just vacay already!
Osvaldo and Pedro's shouting match ends…if we can call it that…with Eloisa telling the boys to shut up already. They'd better settle their differences without hurting the family or the company (and presumably somewhere she doesn't have to hear it). Os is taking over for the weekend, Pedro's going on vacation, and that's that. Pedro out-maneuvers Os by telling him that if everyone finds out "the truth" he'll be the loser who got cheated on and granny won't actually let him run the company anyway. He also tells Os he'd better "see to" his wife if he doesn't want her cheating on him, which…seriously? No, man, if she chooses to cheat, that's on her. I love how he's all macho when he's telling other people how to live their lives, but when it comes to his own, he's such a spineless twerp. Not.
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Yo No Creo en los Hombres #85 Lunes 11/9/15
Chapter 85:
Confession
Ivana
read the note in Gerry's gift. “You want to have a baby with me?
But you know I can't get pregnant.” She was in mild shock for a
second.
“But
I can donate sperm and we can find a surrogate.”
“But
is that possible here?”
“Yes,
of course it is. If you'd rather we could go to the United States
or some other country. But you can do this.” She laughed.
“How
foolish this is, Gerry! I can't believe this. I don't deserve a
friend like you. My aunt said that you distanced yourself from me
because you can't help me in the way I want. And look,” she
smiled. “She was so mistaken.”
“I
wouldn't do this just for you.”
“I
can't let you, Gerry. It's unfair, especially for you.”
“I
want to be a father... with you.”
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Pasión y Poder #5 Mon 20151109 Get Off My Lawn Ya Dirty Mariachis and Take that Cheatin' SOB with Ya!
Hello, my name is Cynderella and I am your Monday recapper. I have the sense of humor of a juvenile boy. I apologize in advance to anyone that I WILL offend. This recap has not been edited.
The Skank Boat Party
David and Daniela are standing on the boat deck surrounded
by a group of horrible background dancers.
She tells him that her sister's engagement is back on because he boldly recanted his father's statement to the press. Suddenly, she rams her tongue down his throat and offers him a treat for
breaking the camera. Just in case he
didn’t get that big hint, she turns and offers him her butt in some sort of spastic
“I think I’m really sexy, but I’m not”, mating dance. Little David likey, likey! Anyways, eventually they end up stumbling
into a hotel and the 70’s porn music begins.
He’s still recovering from his motorcycle accident and grabs his ribs, so
she rides him like a he’s a Kentucky Derby stallion. The
next morning they wake up they and agree to be friends with benefits and just have
fun. He doesn't want her to get to attached. Afterwards, they have sex again.
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Monday, November 09, 2015
Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #55 Mon 11/9/15 (Mex 79-80) When Princesses get Pimped
Ciao, y'all! Andiamo! Fiorella has had it with Vitto and Petey! She's got her savings, she's going home to pack! They watch her leave.
Remember Granny overheard Dante say, "Federica was right!" Dante tells her that Benecio knew what Maximo did. They both agree that Federica cannot find out. While Dante stepped away to talk to Eloisa, Simoneta threw away the handwritten letter from Gabriel as she tidied the table where he had been sitting.
Alina arrives to El Rancho for Gael's session and is accosted by a hissing and seething Sonia who literally gets right in Alina's face, calling her a hypocrite. Assvaldo enters the living room and knows exactly what's going on. Gael arrives moments later. Assvaldo interrupts the face off, snatches Allina up from the sofa and pushes her in the direction of Gael. He chews Sonia out but she doesn't back down. She thinks Assy's days of telling her when and where to get off are OVER!
In the dragon's lair, Fiorella sadly tells Gianna she doesn't have enough money for even half of a ticket to Italy! Pedro enters the room and offers to pay for both girls to return to Italy. It pains him to know she will leave but her happiness is the most important thing for him: what he feels for her is far above "all this." Fiorella looks truly touched. Pedro will even see that she has a job with ACorp partners in Italy. Then Vitto enters the room repeating his lines about Fiorella being the most beautiful woman in the world and him being the most fortunate man. Oh, what does she need to be more comfortable?
"To be freed of my promise to marry you so I may love and live happily ever after with Pedro Angeles!"
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Remember Granny overheard Dante say, "Federica was right!" Dante tells her that Benecio knew what Maximo did. They both agree that Federica cannot find out. While Dante stepped away to talk to Eloisa, Simoneta threw away the handwritten letter from Gabriel as she tidied the table where he had been sitting.
Alina arrives to El Rancho for Gael's session and is accosted by a hissing and seething Sonia who literally gets right in Alina's face, calling her a hypocrite. Assvaldo enters the living room and knows exactly what's going on. Gael arrives moments later. Assvaldo interrupts the face off, snatches Allina up from the sofa and pushes her in the direction of Gael. He chews Sonia out but she doesn't back down. She thinks Assy's days of telling her when and where to get off are OVER!
In the dragon's lair, Fiorella sadly tells Gianna she doesn't have enough money for even half of a ticket to Italy! Pedro enters the room and offers to pay for both girls to return to Italy. It pains him to know she will leave but her happiness is the most important thing for him: what he feels for her is far above "all this." Fiorella looks truly touched. Pedro will even see that she has a job with ACorp partners in Italy. Then Vitto enters the room repeating his lines about Fiorella being the most beautiful woman in the world and him being the most fortunate man. Oh, what does she need to be more comfortable?
"To be freed of my promise to marry you so I may love and live happily ever after with Pedro Angeles!"
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Antes muerta que Lichita #35 Monday 11/9/15: Alicia gets locked in a bathroom and Sandra looks happy for the first time every.
I've been away for just a few days, but with these double episodes I missed a lot!
It looks to me as though Sandra set up a conference call, which was supposed to be with her and Don Augusto and the third party being the injured wife, who should have been hearing that she, Sandra, had been Aug's lover for ten years. But it was Alicia, instead, who heard it all.
Elsa has to tell Nacho: Roberto is the anonymous donor. As usual, "I as head of the family have the dignity to refuse his money." Elsa convinces him out of it and makes him swear not to tell Alicia.
Roberto warns Luciana not to mess with Alicia's interview. But that's all been taken care of already - Chuchette tells Alicia in passing that the interview is in a few minutes, and no matter that Alicia had no advance warning, because her attendance is no longer required.
For no reason I can figure out, Valeria has a cozy chat with Alicia, who having heard the above phone call, is not ingenuous when she calls Don Augusto and Beatriz "an exemplary couple." Valeria says, not so much, and then confides that her family lost their fortune and the brothers are estranged etc. "I miss my therapist, it's nice talking to you. And you and Alex make a divine couple."
The exemplary couple (Bea and Aug) do not see eye to eye. Bea: "Separate our son from that common trash, a mere employee. Fire her!" Aug, deflecting: "Sell me your half of the company." "No!"
Braulio, sadly surveying his table of action figures, wonders where Brisa has gone. He's worried that some old dude in the street has her. He goes, scales the walls (very carefully) and finds Brisa giving a yoga lesson to three old dudes.
Darling Mateo is hugging his Angel lovie, which smells sweet like Mrs. Marta when she hugged him. Awwwwww. "I don't know if all moms smell that way, I can't remember mine. I have the best dad in the world but I wish I had a mom."
Ximena helps Elsa research cafes on the internet, then: "My schoolwork is to write about my parents, but I don't know anything about my dad..." Elsa says, ask your mother. Alicia comes in and there is a lot of stammering about the mysterious investor. Alicia hopes with her new salary they'll be able to pay off more of the bills soon. Elsa wishes Mags would chip in, now that she has a job at Ikonika, but pigs don't fly. Instead, Mags is out in the alley with her skeez supplier - she's finally paid off her debt to him. He compliments her business sense and gives her some money and more knockoff merchandise. She says the biz powerhouse inside her has been awakened.
Gumaro: incensed that Roberto didn't tell him about giving money for the cafe. Roberto: "They're like the family I always wanted to have - united despite their troubles." Gumaro starts to cry and says, after my hard day at work cooking you dinner, at least you could take me dancing.
Speaking of united families, the mansion-tension at dinner could be cut with a knife, complains Dafne. They have the usual disputes, the phone rings, all look at their cells, Augusto wins and takes it in the next room. It's Sandra, hoping to console him after what she imagines has been a wild hair-pulling tearful dinner (since she thinks Bea knows all, thanks to the conference call). Aug says, dunno what you're talking about, and don't call me at home. Curses foiled again!
Next day, Sandra yells at the receptionists who ruined her plan. She tells Roberto Elias, that cretin, will be creative director when he arrives. Roberto wonders if he can get a piece of the U.S. campaign; she sez: ask Augusto.
Augusto buys himself more time with Sandra by saying he'll open a brance of the biz in the U.S. and he'll go live there with her. Then she's so happy, it's heartbreaking.
Don Marcelo Lagomarsino, that lovely stylist, likes the campaign Alicia designed for him. Roberto warns her not to bring that project into Ikonika since it's an outside project. They knock heads over dropped notebooks again and feel drawn to each other but pull away. "You're prettier every day." "I have a boyfriend." "I'm just admiring you as I would a nice car, a nice yellow doorway..."
Gerry helps Mags haul two heavy black trashbags of her new merchandise into Ikonika. "The finest of Paris," she tells the other receptionists.
The interview is tepid. The reporter wants to ask about his personal life: how many hearts have you broken, what are your tastes?" (Those suspecting him of being in the closet are curious about this too.) "I like the color blue." They ask about his girlfriend, he says nothing. Roberto mutters "he seems to have forgotten he has one." The reporter is disappointed Alicia is not present, they wanted to include A&A as one of the "Most In Couples of Mexico."
Augusto and Alicia meet at the prow of the building again. He tells her she is too insignificant to be his son's girlfriend. "You are obviously a gold-digger and an opportunist" "I've deserved the post I have now for many years, and I see, by the way, that here at Ikonika one cannot get ahead without VERY INTIMATE relations with a VIP!" "As it is in the whole world," he retorts, "and you'll keep your position only exactly as long as Alex wants you."
Marcelo has come to get his campaign but can't find Alicia because Chuchette got her locked into the bathroom so the reporter would not see her! Long story short, Alicia runs at the door as the maintenance guy unlocks it, she falls into Marcelo's arms and he makes her up and does her hair in time ...
... for her to meet up with the reporter in the hallway. Alicia plucks from the reporter's hands the damning cd of terrible Alicia-shaming pictures Chuchette had just delivered, and is charming, and I guess the interview will be tomorrow...
... along with a showdown and cat fight between Alicia and Luciana!
so will watch and post in the morning. Meanwhile, chat among yourselves if you like.
Previous: Episode 34
Next: Episode 36
It looks to me as though Sandra set up a conference call, which was supposed to be with her and Don Augusto and the third party being the injured wife, who should have been hearing that she, Sandra, had been Aug's lover for ten years. But it was Alicia, instead, who heard it all.
Elsa has to tell Nacho: Roberto is the anonymous donor. As usual, "I as head of the family have the dignity to refuse his money." Elsa convinces him out of it and makes him swear not to tell Alicia.
Roberto warns Luciana not to mess with Alicia's interview. But that's all been taken care of already - Chuchette tells Alicia in passing that the interview is in a few minutes, and no matter that Alicia had no advance warning, because her attendance is no longer required.
For no reason I can figure out, Valeria has a cozy chat with Alicia, who having heard the above phone call, is not ingenuous when she calls Don Augusto and Beatriz "an exemplary couple." Valeria says, not so much, and then confides that her family lost their fortune and the brothers are estranged etc. "I miss my therapist, it's nice talking to you. And you and Alex make a divine couple."
The exemplary couple (Bea and Aug) do not see eye to eye. Bea: "Separate our son from that common trash, a mere employee. Fire her!" Aug, deflecting: "Sell me your half of the company." "No!"
Braulio, sadly surveying his table of action figures, wonders where Brisa has gone. He's worried that some old dude in the street has her. He goes, scales the walls (very carefully) and finds Brisa giving a yoga lesson to three old dudes.
Darling Mateo is hugging his Angel lovie, which smells sweet like Mrs. Marta when she hugged him. Awwwwww. "I don't know if all moms smell that way, I can't remember mine. I have the best dad in the world but I wish I had a mom."
Ximena helps Elsa research cafes on the internet, then: "My schoolwork is to write about my parents, but I don't know anything about my dad..." Elsa says, ask your mother. Alicia comes in and there is a lot of stammering about the mysterious investor. Alicia hopes with her new salary they'll be able to pay off more of the bills soon. Elsa wishes Mags would chip in, now that she has a job at Ikonika, but pigs don't fly. Instead, Mags is out in the alley with her skeez supplier - she's finally paid off her debt to him. He compliments her business sense and gives her some money and more knockoff merchandise. She says the biz powerhouse inside her has been awakened.
Gumaro: incensed that Roberto didn't tell him about giving money for the cafe. Roberto: "They're like the family I always wanted to have - united despite their troubles." Gumaro starts to cry and says, after my hard day at work cooking you dinner, at least you could take me dancing.
Speaking of united families, the mansion-tension at dinner could be cut with a knife, complains Dafne. They have the usual disputes, the phone rings, all look at their cells, Augusto wins and takes it in the next room. It's Sandra, hoping to console him after what she imagines has been a wild hair-pulling tearful dinner (since she thinks Bea knows all, thanks to the conference call). Aug says, dunno what you're talking about, and don't call me at home. Curses foiled again!
Next day, Sandra yells at the receptionists who ruined her plan. She tells Roberto Elias, that cretin, will be creative director when he arrives. Roberto wonders if he can get a piece of the U.S. campaign; she sez: ask Augusto.
Augusto buys himself more time with Sandra by saying he'll open a brance of the biz in the U.S. and he'll go live there with her. Then she's so happy, it's heartbreaking.
Don Marcelo Lagomarsino, that lovely stylist, likes the campaign Alicia designed for him. Roberto warns her not to bring that project into Ikonika since it's an outside project. They knock heads over dropped notebooks again and feel drawn to each other but pull away. "You're prettier every day." "I have a boyfriend." "I'm just admiring you as I would a nice car, a nice yellow doorway..."
Gerry helps Mags haul two heavy black trashbags of her new merchandise into Ikonika. "The finest of Paris," she tells the other receptionists.
The interview is tepid. The reporter wants to ask about his personal life: how many hearts have you broken, what are your tastes?" (Those suspecting him of being in the closet are curious about this too.) "I like the color blue." They ask about his girlfriend, he says nothing. Roberto mutters "he seems to have forgotten he has one." The reporter is disappointed Alicia is not present, they wanted to include A&A as one of the "Most In Couples of Mexico."
Augusto and Alicia meet at the prow of the building again. He tells her she is too insignificant to be his son's girlfriend. "You are obviously a gold-digger and an opportunist" "I've deserved the post I have now for many years, and I see, by the way, that here at Ikonika one cannot get ahead without VERY INTIMATE relations with a VIP!" "As it is in the whole world," he retorts, "and you'll keep your position only exactly as long as Alex wants you."
Marcelo has come to get his campaign but can't find Alicia because Chuchette got her locked into the bathroom so the reporter would not see her! Long story short, Alicia runs at the door as the maintenance guy unlocks it, she falls into Marcelo's arms and he makes her up and does her hair in time ...
... for her to meet up with the reporter in the hallway. Alicia plucks from the reporter's hands the damning cd of terrible Alicia-shaming pictures Chuchette had just delivered, and is charming, and I guess the interview will be tomorrow...
... along with a showdown and cat fight between Alicia and Luciana!
so will watch and post in the morning. Meanwhile, chat among yourselves if you like.
Previous: Episode 34
Next: Episode 36
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TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, Señora Acero and Preciosa Perla: Week of November 9, 2015
La Vecina Highlights and Discussion #100-104 Nov. 9-13
We hit the triple digit episode numbers this week and still haven't hit the "doldrums". (Well, that may just be me.)
Continuing the this-is-not-del-montón theme from last week...
(As usual, leave a comment if you want to claim a day to recap. Today may just be highlights. I have Wednesday off so I am sure I can take that...unless that's better for someone else.)
Continuing the this-is-not-del-montón theme from last week...
- The writers remember details (insurance Cheo signed without reading, putting ice-cream in a fridge like sneaky mentioned.)
- The writers add details for interest (Rafa has a cat, the dance partner switch that jlk mentioned)
- Except for Pedro and Rick, every character has a redeeming quality. (Yes, even Isa...but she needs to be careful...)
- Chemistry. Holy cow who knew kisses on the cheek could be so.damn.steamy.
(As usual, leave a comment if you want to claim a day to recap. Today may just be highlights. I have Wednesday off so I am sure I can take that...unless that's better for someone else.)
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¿Qué nos cuenta, Caray, Caray!? (November 9, 2015)
Sunday, November 08, 2015
Yo No Creo En Los Hombres Cap 84, Fri Nov 6 2015: A Merry Christmas to All, Except for Isela and Los Santibañez
RECAP BY JDESDENYC:
This is J desde NYC again. This recap is from memory as I am uber-busy this weekend. Scenes are combined, as usual.
Lo Nuevo:
Alma thanks the Morales for inviting her and showing her a great time at the Las Posadas festivities. It was one of her dreams, she says, to attend a traditional one since she was a girl. She had so much fun. She asks Espy and co to come over to their place so she can return their hospitality. She happily leaves her sons to say goodbye to the Morales sisters before they head home. The Bustamante brothers kiss their respective Morales girlfriend and Clara tells Leo to enjoy his family because the Morales women didn't know that their last Christmas with Dad Rudolfo would be their last.
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This is J desde NYC again. This recap is from memory as I am uber-busy this weekend. Scenes are combined, as usual.
Lo Nuevo:
Alma thanks the Morales for inviting her and showing her a great time at the Las Posadas festivities. It was one of her dreams, she says, to attend a traditional one since she was a girl. She had so much fun. She asks Espy and co to come over to their place so she can return their hospitality. She happily leaves her sons to say goodbye to the Morales sisters before they head home. The Bustamante brothers kiss their respective Morales girlfriend and Clara tells Leo to enjoy his family because the Morales women didn't know that their last Christmas with Dad Rudolfo would be their last.
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