EPISODE 101-102 Nadia and Montserrat discuss her pregnancy. Montserrat repeats the old wives tale that Nadia is having a tough time with her pregnancy because she is carrying a girl child. Nadia repeats that she cannot have this baby. The wedding reception for Esmeralda and Refugio is lovely. In a sweet touch of ironic whimsy, Angelica has seated her mother at Esme’s ‘special work friends’ table. Amalia has already left behind her upper class snobbery to embrace the good-hearted Esme, but now Angelica is putting her to the test by seating her with a group of pole dancers. Much laughter is heard on the Patio. In another part of the garden, Adolfo-fito and Dimitrio sit by themselves at a table trading barbed comments. Dimitrio thinks that it is odd that Adolfo is here at the wedding with Virginia when she is Dimitrio’s ex and she got hurt. Adolfo points out that that is nary a woman at the wedding who has not been hurt by Dimitrio, starting with the bride. Adolfo asks where is Josefina—Is she hidden from Dim’s Navy buddies because Dimitrio is embarrassed that he is married to a woman like her? Dimitrio responds that he wonders if Adolfo ever gets tired of…being Adolfo. With snarky jabs like those, I think we can safely say that Dim and Addled are no longer a happy couple. They look like frenemies to me. With Adolfo breaking bad and Dimitrio leaning good, well, those two are now coming from very different places. Never the twain shall meet. Speaking of breaking bad, Virginia shows all the signs of moving toward the dark side. I mean, hey, we need more corrupted characters in this telenovela, don’t we? She is wandering around the party in her strapless yellow dress carrying her red wine glass as close to her torso as if it were a Luis Vuitton clutch. She isn’t letting go of that baby of her own accord. She sidles in next to Dimitrio and starts to flirt when her Mom comes up behind her and snatches the wineglass out of her hand. Virginia has had enough to drink! announces Mother Amalia. She did not give Virginia permission to get blitzed at this party! A snotty Virginia replies that she is not a child and does not need her mother’s permission. All true. Amalia and Virginia have bad juju right now, especially since Joaquin’s suicide. Esme’s special friend with the Ronald McDonald red-head and purple fabric flower in her hair, who looks at though she should only pole dance at the local Happy Hills Retirement Community, starts to give Amalia free advice about how to how to deal with rebellious little Virginia. But by now Amalia has had enough of Angelica’s social experiment that placed her at the pole dancer’s table and she grabs up her toys and heads for home. Periwinkle Colored Office of Licenciado Cevera Cervera’s secretary is leaving for the day. He tells her to go home and enjoy her time with her daughters—hi is just waiting for an email from Miami. As soon as he gets the doc and prints it, he’ll be outta there. More Time At The Wedding Fiesta Amalia has made her way over to Angelica and she persuades her terminally ill daughter that it is time to go home. Montserrat is wandering around the fiesta looking a bit lost. No wonder. The wardrobe folks have costumed her in what appears to be a simple but quite ugly vintage turquoise Sonia Henning ice-dancing frock. Her hair is in a contrived updo that might make Marie Antoinette proud. No wonder our heroine looks a bit at sea; she does not even know if she is in the 21st century. Montse finds Angelica who tells her that she is a bit tired after all the frantic party planning. The makeup folks have stopped putting lipstick on Angelica, and under the strong Mexican sun she does indeed look washed out. Angelica says she put so much into the party to give Esme and Refu something by which to remember her. Montserrat tells her that she has touched the hearts of all who know her. Angelica wants Montse to promise her something very important—She must repair her relationship with Jose Luis. He does not deserve Montse’s judgment. Jose Luis, who has come to take his weary wife home, interrupts their conversation. Montse promises to visit Angie on the morrow to finish their IMPORTANT conversation. Ale walks up and asks Montserrat what the two women were talking about. “None of your bee’s wax, Mister,” returns Montserrat to her husband. Oops, that isn’t really what she said. It was what I wanted her to say. In reel telenovela life she gazed adoringly up at her control freak jealous husband and said that it was nothing important. She is worried about Angelica. She doesn’t look good. More foreshadowing and it’s not very subtle. Angelica takes her loving leave of the newlyweds and leaves the party early. She is VERY tired. Ummm, and to underscore a comment from Eli’s Wednesday recap, Jose Luis looks fabulous in the white-white tux. Wow. Periwinkle Colored Lawyer’s Office Now, my friends, I have been to a fair number of lawyer’s offices in my time, but I have never entered one that was painted in such a lovely shade of periwinkle blue. I must say that Licenciado Cervera’s olive colored skin is very flattered by the color. C. is reading a profile of Sandro Navarez that was sent to him by his contact in Miami. The lawyer is shocked to discover that Sandro is a total dirtbag. Huh. Cevera should have sent an inquiry about Sandro to the Patio. We would have told him that Sandro was mad, bad and dangerous to know. C. hits “Print’ on his computer and waits for the Sandro Navarez doc to emerge from the printer. Meanwhile, a gloved Sandro Navarez has stolen into the room behind Licenciado C. He picks up a heavy black statue off of the lawyer’s desk and uses it to strike a terrible blow to the back of the lawyer’s head. (Wince. I HATE to see people get hit in the head!) Cervera falls to the floor. Sandro cleans the statue of blood with a hankie and replaces it on the lawyer’s desk. He takes the copy of the document that is printing on the machine and moves to the computer to clear the rap sheet from the computer screen. Good luck trying to erase any public data that is out on the Internet about you, Sandro. Can’t be done, man. Sandro again picks up another black object from C.’s desk and considers it. Wedding Fiesta A tipsy Virginia finds Dimitrio and tells him that she was looking for him. She chides him for not paying any attention to her at the party and for not sending his condolences to her about her father’s recent death. Dimitrio warns her to stay away from Adolfofito—he is a no-good-nik and he will hurt her. Virginia sobs on her former lover’s shoulder about her losses and difficulties. She wishes she could just die with her sister! Dimitrio looks uncomfortable with this development but he tells Virginia that she is not alone. Virginia can count on him as a friend. Fabiola, circling around the failing Angelica like a great California Condor, asks Alejandro what will happen to poor Jose Luis when Angelica dies. Ale gives her a cold look. Fabiola has also irritated the makeup department. Her hair is stiff with something that could be pureed viscera, that is, if she WAS a California condor. Josefina comes to the party, better late than never. Alejandro introduces her to Fabiola and she circulates, looking for Dimitrio. Josefina’s hair is up and the bangs are pushed out of her eyes. She looks modestly nice in Graciela’s restyled rose pink dress. Still, our uncertain Finita crouches over as she walks, like a sea-snail curled into itself, trying to protect her tender inner bits from attack. Just as she finally she spies her husband with his arm around pretty little Virginia, the not-so-innocent young woman steals a kiss from Dimmy, right in front of Josefina. “Dimitrio!” Josefina cries in anguish. She runs away and Adolfo tries to stop Dimitrio from chasing her. Virginia prances back to the rest of the fiesta looking very pleased with herself. By the time Dimmy catches up to his wife she is smack dab in the middle of the partygoers. Josefina confronts Dimitrio; she never thought she would see him kissing—that one! Josefina points to a smirking Virginia. ‘No, no, no,” protests an aggrieved Dimitrio. Josefina swears that this time she will not forgive Dimitrio. In her distress, Josefina bumps into a passing waiter, spilling a tray of red wine down the front of Graciela’s borrowed frock. Montse comes to comfort Josefina and the two women leave the party before Dimmy can explain himself. Amalia berates Virginia in front of everyone and Virginia accuses her mother of only loving Angelica. She asks a lingering Adolfo to take her home. Jose Luis and Angelica’s House Jose Luis carries a weak Angelica into their bedroom and lays her on the bed. Angelica asks Jose Luis to stay with her and hold her. She tells him her husband that, in truth, she is sad. She made some plans that have not worked out and she does not think she will have time to fix things. They will discuss it tomorrow after she has some time to think. Jose Luis tells her that he hates to see her sad; what can he do to put a smile on his lovely wife’s face. She was hoping to dance with her handsome husband. They stand up and slowly dance around their bedroom to music that Angie puts on the iPhone. They dance as Angie discusses her death. She reminds Jose Luis that he promised to scatter her ashes at sea. It is enormously sad. Mendoza Mansion Carlota and Graciela talk. Josie almost didn’t go to the wedding because she was afraid she would disgrace her husband. Graciela bores us with her talk of the ugly Josefina. Carlota defends Finita. She is not ugly! She just lacks confidence and doesn’t know how to dress! Graciela accuses Carlota of seeing the world through rose-colored glasses. She thinks love has made Carlota lose contact with reality. Alejandro, Montse and Josefina enter the house and Finita turns to face her mother-in-law. Even thought the dress was altered, Graciela gasps as she recognizes it. The left side of the dress is now covered in a red wine stain that is not coming out. Graciela blows up; Carlota and Montserrat escort a distraught Finita from the room. Gracie demands from Alejandro to know what happened and the whereabouts of her son. Ale tells her she should ask Dimitrio to tell her what happened and then he walks away. Josefina is beside herself. She thought that Dimitrio was coming to love her. She cannot stand that she was wrong about his, once again. She saw him kissing Virginia. ! No puedo ser! She had seen Dimitrio with Virginia when they were separated but she thought that things were over between the two when they reconciled. Recently Dimitrio has been acting very differently toward her. Montse thinks that Jose should allow Dim to explain what she saw and Tia Carlota thinks that Virginia just threw herself at Dimitrio. For once, Carlota has it right. But Josefina cannot get over the fact that Virginia is young and beautiful. She feels she is ‘less’ than Virginia. Montse gives Jose a good talking to. The only reason that Dimmy would have changed his behavior toward Josefina is love! Josefina doesn’t have any money anymore! But Josie thinks that Dim is acting out of pity. He knows that her brother put her in the street because of Dimitrio. She cries that she loves Dimitrio so much. Gracie and Ale share another heart to heart talk. Alejandra looks as though he might be nauseous as he talks to his evil mother in law. She is happy he got out of jail. But while there was not enough evidence to prove Alejandro guilty, neither is there enough evidence to prove him innocent. Graciela, as always, brings cheer wherever she goes. Dimitrio comes in and his loving mother wants to offer him advice. He tells her that the best thing she could do to help him is to stay there and shut up. Nice, Dimmy. Way to get your licks in. Alejandro’s House A breeze of wine red breath precedes Fabiola as she teeters into Alejandro’s house in a rustle of tie-dyed silk. Her dress looks a bit like a floor length camo tent, and, if Ale happens to have the good sense to throw her greedy self out on the beach, she could probably set up a tent pole and take shelter under it. She tells Dominga that the wedding was interesting and very fun as she grabs a bottle of Chilean red and heads for her bedroom. Dominga tells Macario that Fabiola has a very big problem with the drink. They discuss Fabi until Macario almost spills the beans about just who Fabiola really is. Dominga catches the near slip but Macario covers by saying that he was talking about everyone discovering that Fabiola is a drunk. The Mendoza Mansion Dimitrio pounds on his bedroom door and demands that he and Josefina talk. Dimitrio outs his previous infidelities with Virginia by saying that he had done nothing with Virginia since Josefina had moved in with him to the Mendoza. Josefina catches this and demands to know how many times Dim kissed Virginia after they were married. Dimitrio demands that if they are going to talk he will not do it through the bedroom door. Finita wants to know if Virginia also gave Dimmy money. Was he trying to get rid of the taste of having to sleep with Josefina every night? Ed. I do not know why poor Josefina tortures herself so. With her hair up in a brown bath towel and tears on her face it is obvious to everyone but Finita that she is a beautiful woman. Please, telenovela Gods, do not make us wait until the bitter end to enjoy Josefina’s transformation into a confident, happy beloved woman. Josefina will not let Dimmy in the room although he screams that what happened before doesn’t matter. Things have changed! She tells him to find somewhere else to sleep. She wants to be alone. Almonte Mansion By The Sea Montse and Ale get ready for bed. They discuss Dimitrio and Josefina’s problems and Ale says that Virginia is an immature and confused young woman. Montserrat cannot believe that Ale is defending her brother. He is a married man! Ale proposes that maybe Dimitrio was not taking advantage of Virginia—the way she was drinking Virginia could have stolen a kiss from him! Yes, agrees Montse. She thought of that. The conversation turns to Ale and Montse and he says that it is not the cheating that hurts so much, but the idea that he has to share her heart with another. Ale, who hoards his hurts and grievances like King Midas piled up gold, asks her if she would forgive a stolen kiss? She doesn’t know. He confronts her about why she did not tell him that Jose Luis kissed her last week. Jose Luis and Angelica The two are in bed when Jose Luis asks Angelica why she asked Montse to come see her tomorrow. It’s personal says Angie. She loves Montse very much and wants to say goodbye. Jose Luis asks her NOT to tell Montse that he helped Ale get out of jail free. Angie says that she had a plan—she asked for them to be godparents to Laurito in order to make sure that Montserrat was always a part of Jose Luis’ life. Who will look after him after she is gone? She thinks that Montserrat is the only one besides her who has truly loved Jose Luis. He insists, no, that if there is one thing he has learned it is that Angelica loved him and loved him honestly. He thinks he is a nuisance to Ale and and the now very married Montserrat. Angel wants to tell Montse that JL helped Ale get out of jail. They argue a bit and then cuddle. But Angie says she is not changing her mind. Almonte Mansion Ale and Montserrat continue their discussion. She cannot believe JL told Ale about the stolen kiss. But ale is grateful; he wants to know what is going on. He is upset because she did not tell him. She tells the insecure Ale that he should never doubt her love for him. Ale has a jealousy hissy fit. Montse tells Ale that she is his, always. They embrace. Mendoza Mansion Josefina is looking for her single red rose. Manuela tells her it hasn’t come today. Josefina and Graciela talk and Gracie poisons Josefina’s mind about Dimitrio. Almonte Mansion Alejandro confesses to his mother that despite everything that Jose Luis did for him in getting him out of jail, he is about to call Licenciado C. and tell him not to defend Jose Luis. He cannot help himself. Alejandro wishes he had killed Jose Luis in their stupid duel. Alejandro is an idiot. Victor bursts into the room with news that makes it unnecessary for Alejandro to call attorney C. The lawyer’s office went up in flames last night. All of the files were lost and Licenciado Cervera is dead.
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:28:46 +0000
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