Monday, November 16, 2015

TELEMUNDO Y MÁS: Celia, Bajo el Mismo Cielo, Señora Acero and Preciosa Perla: Week of November 16, 2015

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La Vecina Highlights and Discussion #105-109 Nov. 16-20

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¿Qué nos cuenta, Caray, Caray!? (November 16, 2015)

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Sunday, November 15, 2015

Yo No Creo En Los Hombres-Cap 89-Fri 11/13/15, Or New Year, Same Old Problems

RECAP BY JDESDENYC!
As usual, scenes combined, not continuous

Honoria Hangs on to Hope

Jenny tells Hon per her doctor boss, they are many techniques, devices and procedures that can help Julian have a child. The important thing is that Julian takes medical tests to find out if he's able to have children since his inability to move his legs doesn't mean he's sterile.

Hon asks Jenny if she would be willing to have children with Julian. Jenny reminds Hon that Julian has completely friendzoned her. He sees her as a sister and any children she has, he'd only be their uncle.
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Saturday, November 14, 2015

Pasión y Poder #9, November 13: So yeah, I went out with your sister, mi amor.

(some scenes have been combined) 

David and Regina are both "wowed" by the passionate smooch they have shared. She's drunk and admits that she doesn't dislike him like she had made him believe. He thinks she needs to rest and she stumbles into her room and falls onto the bed. He asks if she's alright and helps her get out of her heels. She pulls him onto the bed with her. But he doesn't want a repeat of what happened with Daniela. She doesn't realize that when he said "Daniela" he meant her sister and asks him if he has a girlfriend. He replies that he doesn't and then quickly changes the subject telling her that he'll call room service to bring her some coffee to help cure her drunkenness. As he heads to the phone, she pulls him from the back of his shirt, and almost falls down. He catches her and then helps her get back onto the bed. The two now sit together on the bed, and she tells him that for the first time in her life she's going to do what she wants. She then pulls him on top of her as they both lay down on the bed.

Over with the poor folks .. Maribel tells Doña Gisela and Clara that she'll have to use a part of her and her husband Jacinto's savings to pay for the medical tests that she needs to have done. She mentions how the doctor said that she didn't like what she saw. Doña Gisela thinks it doesn't sound good and urges Maribel to let her husband know what is happening. But Maribel doesn't want to let him know at least not until he returns from his trip. Maribel and Luisita leave. Clara annouces to Doña Gisela that she has things to do but we never find out what those things are or why we should even care. 

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Friday, November 13, 2015

Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #59 Fri 11/13/15 (Mex 85-86) Gianna's Illness provides Fiorella an Escape from Hell Resort AND Free Both from The Dragon's Lair!

Ciao, il mio bella gente!  Andiamo, eh!  Tonight is all about getting Fiorella and Gianna back to El Rancho Angeles, along with a few other developments.  To summarize:

Freddie snoops in Pedro's office, finds documents related to the swindle of Maximo's brother and Freddie's Father, Gabriel Angeles.  She is convinced, therefore, that Pedro is not only fully aware of the swindle, but an accomplice!  Dante vigorously disagrees with her but Freddie is convinced Granny brought him up to speed and now he's covering for her.  Freddie vows that Pedro and any other Angeles involved MUST PAY!

Assvaldo and Sonia meet with Fabio in a restaurant to recruit him to join with them in their "bring down Pedro" scheme.  He doesn't even need to fully hear them out and asks them if the whole thing is a joke or if the conversation is being recorded.  Fabio flatly refuses:  he WILL NOT be involved in sinking Pedro nor allying himself with the likes of them!  Fabio looks like he wants to laugh right in their faces and doesn't look the least bit intimidated when they threaten to tell his wife and send some of the "hundreds" of damning photos of him and Sonia to his wife.  We'll have to find out how this one turned out later!

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Antes muerta que Lichita #39 Friday 11/13/15.... Alicia is a hit with the board members.... and makes an impression when she presents her work to the Oki Oki owner... Roberto shows more jealousy, ALex shows more concern



The guy from the board that Alicia just saved from choking says a toast for Alicia … Roberto and Alex take notice… Of course Luciana whines and rants about all the attention Alicia is getting when she got a piece of bread thrown at her chest… Augusto whispers to Alex that this is a significant moment…


Magos and Ximena converse about whether Ximena liked the ‘guero’


Alicia and the board member guy dance… Another board guy comes and wants to dance with Alicia as well. He talks to Alicia about her desire to continue and expand her advertising career… he agrees that the API is very related to that… another board guy comes and wants to dance with her as well. They all have a different subject to do small talk with her… Roberto still taking notice from a few feet away… The guy talks about Alicia’s drive to grow her career… Roberto finally has had enough passive attention and comes and cuts off the other guy to dance with Alicia… he is a bit sarcastic in his comment about all the attention Alicia has got.


Luciana and Chuchette comment on Alicia’s dancing and dressing skills… they say even though she looks fine, she can’t dance or behave elegantly.


Alicia and Roberto still dancing but arguing… basically he is jealous and she is trying to defend herself. He is trying to control his impulse to kiss her… she rants ‘don’t you dare’. She notes to him that he once was behaving totally the opposite with her.


Augusto sits with Bea, they also have noticed Alicia’s attention by all the board members. Augusto gives her a bit of a speech about the ‘image’ they should present to everyone… then they ‘fake’ embracing for everyone and the press flashes all over.


Now it is Luciana dancing with Roberto… of course she likes the attention from the photo flashes… He wants to hear more about Alex’ accident… she won’t say anything beyond what he knows.


Alicia and Alex are dancing too… she is afraid that when the ‘fake engagement’ ends, they will end up labeled as liars…


At the office Braulio and Brisa are talking… she gives him two months worth of rent money. He says he is surprised at her remembering the rent and her accuracy.


Back to the party… The board leader is giving the press a speech. Alex takes center spot and asks Alicia to join him. HE gives a speech about advertising 101… and the challenges facing them…. Suddenly something is going on… everyone is eewwing and awwwwing… Alicia suddenly looks down and gets freaked… Bea brings her a coat to cover up… (?? Not sure, my guess is someone spilled something on her and made her like she had an ‘accident’)


Back to the office… Brisa says that with her rent payment, she has the right to claim half of the space… he feels deceived…

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Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse #58 Thu 11/12/15 (Mex 84) Parallel lines ... who meet, side by side, by side.*

I've been trapped in a massage cabin at the Suspension of Reality Spa and Resort.  What?  No, don't send help!  Just send room service.

Alas, the massage cabins have neither cable nor Internet, so I do not have a recap prepared for you.

When last I saw sneaky two shoes, she was hopping on the back of an ATV with a mysterious stranger.  As they drove away she called back to me "I don't know if I'll be back in time to recaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...." So we're just going to have to play it by ear.

In the meantime, grab a frozen drink with a little umbrella in it (assuming Benito hasn't drunk them all) and discuss away!

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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.

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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.  

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.

 Don't think, just lose yourself into these sparkling
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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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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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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.

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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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...
Their faces when they realize the reporter is about to come back...
In the Alicia/Alex interview it becomes clear they're not a super-couple, but come on, they haven't even known each other for a month! The reporter is expecting them to be finishing each other's sentences, that's unrealistic! "Are you guys even a couple? You don't even know each other's favorite color!" Despite all of this, a little hand holding and a nudge from Xuxette get the reporter back on board and she suggests a headline: "The Icónika heir is a sensuality machine with his girlfriend..." whoah. Alex looks like he swallowed a bee. They reject that headline and start spouting romantic nonsense. Everyone swoons, even Xuxette.

The pair are supposed to smooch for one last magazine photo, so of course Nacho and Beto show up to see it! Gulp!

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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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