And still more Duelo de Pasiones names

Just so I don't forget:

JACINTO is the leader of the outlaws holding Jose hostage.

FELICIA is Jacinto's sister.

VERA is the servant who wants to reveal Alina's identity to everyone. She seems to have a husband or boyfriend but I forget his name.

NORA is the servant who seems to like Gaspar.

LAZARO is the guy who was asked by Rutilio to help Alina escape, then attacked and threatened by Alvaro.

...and I know there are still a few names I've forgotten to note. I'm definitely having trouble keeping track of the employees of the two haciendas, although at least I can now tell the difference between Sergio and Hugo.

Words from tonight's episode:
terco = obstinate
nomina = payroll
sueldo = salary

Hey, I like Juan Soler

Poor old Juan Soler. He plays Aldo, Lety's new love interest, on La Fea Mas Bella, and he's taking a beating from some of the commenters at Caray Caray, who don't like any rival challenging Fernando for Lety's affections!

I adore the gorgeous Jaime Camil as much as the next Fernando-worshipper, but if there's anyone I think makes an acceptable rival for him, it's Juan Soler. I first saw him as Gabriel in "Apuesta por un Amor." Actually, I only saw the last few weeks or months of that show, and I understood very little Spanish then, so I didn't know why Gabriel's wife Julia was giving him the cold shoulder -- now that I've seen the entire telenovela condensed on DVD, I know Gabriel deserved it -- but I felt sorry for the poor guy, who kept following her around with puppy dog eyes and imploring "Juuuuulia, te amo!"

He and his rarely buttoned shirt had a lot to do with my rapid addiction to telenovelas. So I was surprised and delighted when he turned up on La Fea Mas Bella as a very different character, the loopy New Age chef guy, Aldo.

No, of course I don't want Aldo to end up with Lety, and of course he can't hold a candle to Fernando. After seeing Fernando crying over his screen-saver of Lety, of course I want to marry him myself. Since he's fictional and that's impossible, I'll settle for him marrying Lety. Give it up, Aldo, she belongs to Fernando and you have no prayer.

But poor old Aldo. I feel sorry for him. I'm surprised everyone doesn't. To me, he seems like such a nice, sunny, good-natured guy. I'd be really surprised if Juan Soler isn't a nice guy in real life. OK, maybe he isn't. I'm very star-struck when it comes to telenovela actors so my judgement is questionable. But I like Juan Soler, capped teeth, '80s haircut and all, and in his honor, here are a few links about His Handsomeness:

Wikipedia - Juan Soler (this one's in English)
Esmas - Juan Soler
Juan Soler Picture Gallery (good photos here!)
IMDB - Juan Soler

An additional note: The first comment below is from someone in Mexico who mentions events from the show that we haven't seen in the U.S. yet. So skip reading that comment if you don't want to know. (Blogger won't let me edit it.)

Duelo de Pasiones, Thursday January 25

My recap for the Thursday episode of Duelo de Pasiones:

Duelo de Pasiones, Thursday January 25 - If you love someone, run away

Even more Duelo de Pasiones names

ROSITA is Alina's friend in Sierra Escondita.

BRAULIO is Rosita's father (who wants to sell her to Emilio's mustache-twirlingly evil Uncle Maximo).

SANTOS is Rosita's boyfriend.

ESTRELLITA is the little girl who talked to Mariana and Marianita at the hospital.

Alina's dog is either Tonqui or Donky -- the captions have spelled it two different ways. My guess is Tonqui.

And yes, I am going to use the phrase "mustache-twirlingly evil" in my Thursday recap of Duelo de Pasiones if I get the chance.

Words from tonight's episode:
arisca = unfriendly
tarea = task, job
mesero = waiter

Trying to translate real dialogue

Yesterday I was walking around Downtown Disney (a shopping area at Disney World), and I heard lots and lots of people speaking Spanish. Usually I hear Spanish only on television, so I was glad to have a chance to try to translate some real dialogue -- ordinary things like parents chatting with their kids while standing in line to buy ice cream -- instead of telenovela heroes announcing their latest pregnancies or kidnappings and villains proclaiming, "I swear you are going to pay very dearly!"

Well, it turns out that I'm better at understanding telenovela dialogue than real life chit-chat. I can pick out words and phrases, and even whole sentences if they're short, but I still can't follow a simple conversation without stopping to think about what things mean.

It would help if real life came with subtitles. And if kids said, "I swear you are going to pay very dearly!" while standing in line with their parents to buy ice cream.

But if I did understand what I overheard, I would have to stop listening because that would be eavesdropping. TV heroes and villains don't mind if I invade their privacy. So I'm grateful for telenovelas.

Still more Duelo de Pasiones character names

HUGO is Alvaro's bandanna-wearing servant. (Thank you to Sylvia for clarifying this for me.)

SERGIO is the non-bandanna wearing servant who was standing guard over Soledad.

GASPAR is Luba's son.

MAXIMO is Emilio and Angel's uncle. He is a neighbor of Alvaro, and appears not to be a nice guy.

Maybe it's just me, but I keep thinking I've heard some of the incidental music in this show before. Maybe on Piel de Otoño?

Speaking of my favorite telenovela, I've now recognize four Piel de Otoño actors in Duelo de Pasiones: (1) Sergio Goyri (Alvaro), of course; he was Ramon in Piel. (2) Joana Brito (Adela), who was Jovita in Piel. (3) Alejandro Ávila (Orlando), who was Bruno in Piel; and (4) Jorge de Silva (José), who was Eduardo in Piel.

I didn't recognize Jorge De Silva until yesterday, which is surprising, but he looks quite different (and much better) as Jose than he did as Eduardo.

Words/phrases from Friday's episode of Duelo de Pasiones:
testigo = witness
no quise = I didn't want to
remolino de agua = whirlpool
esconder = to hide
pantano = marsh
Suiza = Switzerland

.. And "the ends of the earth" apparently = not very far, since Emilio abandoned his quest to find Alina so easily!

Duelo de Pasiones, Thursday January 18

You can read my recap for this episode over at Caray, Caray:

Duelo de Pasiones, Thursday January 18 - Alvaro is definitely loco

More Duelo de Pasiones characters

ELÍAS is Blanca's husband. (He called Alvaro "brother," but I don't know if they're really brothers.)

MARIANITA is the daughter of Mariana and Jose.

MALENA, cousin of Mariana and Alvaro, has apparently been taking care of Marianita and has now told Alvaro she is the girl's mother.

ORLANDO is a soldier who is in love with Thelma.

FRANK is a friend of Orlando and Emilio.

SOFIA is Alina's blonde friend.

LUBA is the witch Alvaro visited at the end of tonight's episode.

RUTILIO is one of Alvaro's employees.

And I'm not sure, but I think the guy with the bandanna who guards Soledad is named Sergio.

I haven't caught the name of the dancer who appears to be one of Emilio's ex-girlfriends, but I think the club where she works is called the Devil's Cave.

(Added: According to Sylvia's latest post at Caray Caray, the dancer's name is CORAL.)

Words/phrases from this episode:
cornudo = cuckolded
ahuyentar = to scare away
mujeriego = womanizing
viuda = widow
alejar = to remove

Heridas actors on Cristina

On the talk show "Cristina" last night, Guy Ecker said (if I understood him correctly) that he started out trying to be an actor in Hollywood (he's American), but he couldn't get any roles. Someone found out he could speak Spanish and offered him a telenovela role, so that's how he got his start.

He said in Mexico all the actors use prompters, so he is unusual because he actually learns his lines and finds prompters nothing but a distraction. I don't know if he meant teleprompters but I got the impression that they actually have people off-set feeding them their lines. Can anyone shed light on this?

The host asked a LOT of questions about their kissing scenes, what Guy's wife thought about them, and so forth, and Guy Ecker finally admitted that when he was kissing Miranda, he "really loved her" but it was "just a fantasy." Jacqueline Bracamontes (Miranda), who said she is from a very conservative Catholic family, didn't seem to like that line of questioning and said only that it was "part of her job"!

I didn't watch most of the interview with Karla Álvarez (Florencia), but did hear her say that she did a lot of research about heart patients to find out exactly how they wheeze.

There's some video from the show on the Univision site.

Duelo de Pasiones: A few notes

Here are a few notes about the first episode of Duelo de Pasiones:

ÁLVARO is the guy who threatened his wife at the beginning of the show (played by Sergio Goyri, who was so great as Ramon on Piel deo Otoño).

SOLDEDAD is his wife. They live in Veracruz.

ADELA is Soledad's servant (played by Joana Brito, who also played Jovita on Piel deo Otoño).

ALINA is their daughter (the girl who went to a party later in the episode and met the handsome singer).

BLANCA is Alina's godmother.

MARIANA is Alvaro's sister. She's the one who had to rush her lover out of the house when Alvaro came looking for him.

JOSÉ is Mariana's lover (or husband? Not clear to me). She's going to have his baby, unless I misunderstood that part. They appear to already have another child together. Alvaro thinks he's Soledad's lover based on a love letter that was given to him by...

ALFONSINA, who calls Alvaro "boss" but apparently is his girlfriend, too. (I didn't catch the name of the male servant who told her that Alvaro is merely amusing himself with her.)

EMILIO is the handsome singer in the soldier's uniform. (Played by Pablo Montero, a famous singer.)

ÁNGEL is Emilio's cute, constantly coughing brother.

THELMA is the young woman who seems to be Emilio's ex-girlfriend.

Words/phrases from this episode:
huir = to flee
tremendo = terrible
piedad = piety
apuesto = good-looking
sacarme de aquí = let me out of here
no me encierres = don't lock me up
fijate = pay attention
menospreciar = undervalue

A little more ranting and rambling about Heridas de Amor

I just posted this comment about the last episode of Heridas de Amor at the Caray Caray blog, and I agree with myself so much that I decided to post it here, too:

I think the writers of this episode (a) hated the actors (b) hated the show's producers, and/or (c) hated the audience, because this is the most idiotic ending to any show I have ever seen.

Cesar getting killed in a random car accident? Gee, why didn't George Lucas think to kill off Darth Vader that way? Just have a space ship accidentally fall on his head. And Sauron, maybe he could have tripped on a pebble and broken his neck and saved Frodo the trip to Mount Doom!

This episode made even silly "Peregrina" look like Shakespeare.

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...OK, enough ranting. What did I like about Heridas de Amor?

First of all, I thought it was very well directed. The scenes didn't seem static; there was usually some weird camera angle to keep things interesting.

Also, the settings were varied -- I didn't feel that I was seeing the same handful of sets over and over. (My only gripe about my favorite telenovela, Piel de Otoño, was that almost every scene seemed to take place in a restaurant; I didn't notice the same kind of repetition in Heridas de Amor.) I especially enjoyed the scenery in Tabasco. Beautiful.

I liked the music, especially the theme song.

And of course, the main villains were great. Bertha was intriguing, and I found her believable for all her nuttiness. It was an especially clever touch to give her that dog -- I can't think of another film or TV villain who goes around menacing people with a big attack dog. Very scary.

I also liked the unholy duo of Bertha and Cesar. It was fun to watch them getting drunk and puzzling together over why no one loved them for their wicked, wicked ways.

NOW SOME MORE COMPLAINTS. I don't understand why the writers didn't do more with Bertha and Cesar at the end of the story. Is it believable that they could remain holed up in Cesar's apartment when the police were looking for them? Or that they would make no real effort to escape for days on end, even when they still thought they had access to Cesar's stolen money -- that Cesar would just sit around drinking, and Bertha would visit the hacienda to confess to all her past crimes, with no profit in it for her?

Maybe the fight went out of Bertha after Guapo raped her. But then why did she continue hanging around with Guapo? They shot Charo, and menaced Santiago together, AFTER the rape. Did Bertha give up hope and decide to commit suicide because Cesar rejected her after the rape? I can believe that, but the writers should have made it plain by having one big final blow-up between Bertha and Cesar. As it was, it seemed Bertha gave up all her evil schemes simply because she knew the show was about to end.

WHAT I EXPECTED TO HAPPEN: I thought Cesar, the more human of the the Unholy Duo, would become so attached to Bertha that he would start trusting her, and then she would (of course) betray him. Then Bertha herself would be killed by her own dog. So both villains were done in by their own "wounds of love."

Alternately, Cesar could have flipped his top, killed Bertha in one of his trademark rages, then regretted it, realized that he loved her in his own twisted way -- and then have been killed by Bertha's guard dog. Of course, all of this should have happened while they were carrying out a grand revenge scheme against everyone they threatened during the course of the show. Maybe they would have been holding Amparo hostage at the time -- after all, Bertha made some dramatic threats against Juan's family, but she never carried them out.

What I liked most about this show was that it opened up so many possibilities for future storylines, and it disappointed me that so many promises were never fulfilled.

UNEXPLAINED MYSTERIES AND UNRESOLVED PLOTS: How did Alfredo Luque survive being shot and thrown into the river? Who saved him? Why didn't he ever go to the police about the shooting?

We know Tomasa's sons disposed of Alfredo's body at Bertha's behest. Then Bertha kidnapped Nuria to keep Tomasa quiet. Tomasa's sons both died at some point. How did they die? If Bertha killed them, how? Why not kill Tomasa, too? Where was Nuria's mother during all of this? None of this makes sense.

Whatever happened to the portfolio of Alfredo Luque's designs? Did Alejandro get it back?

Who is going to inherit Alfredo's fortune? Florencia's baby? What, if anything, does that mean for Alejandro and Daira? Why did Alfredo make such an insanely complicated will, anyway?

How did Bertha manage to kill the two doctors in Germany? Why did it take the police eight months or so to release the security camera photo of her?

Whatever happened to that guy who tore up all Pamela's photographs? For that matter, what happened to Pamela's career as a photographer? After the first few episodes, her camera seemed to disappear. Too bad; I thought that was going somewhere. Marrying her off to Luciano was predictable, boring, and pointless.

Did Daniel (Julio's son) fall out of love with Carola, or just fall off the face of the earth, taking his brother Angel with him?

And (I'm speaking now as an ignorant American) if Juan was so incredibly poor and low-class that Renata and all her friends recoiled from him in horror, how did he manage to become a doctor? Is medical school free in Mexico? And why did Renata treat Juan like an unwashed street urchin -- doesn't a doctor have any status at all in Mexico? If Fernanda was the best cardiologist in Mexico, why was she living in a supposedly bad neighborhood? If the neighborhood was so bad, why didn't Amparo and Francisco ever lock their front door? Is any of this true to real life in Mexico, or is it just silliness?

Another mystery: Why was a good-looking guy like Francisco single for so long? Which leads me to...

THE ROMANCES THAT NEVER HAPPENED

1. Daira and Francisco. Around the same age. Both attractive and single. She was rich; he hated rich people. She was flaky; so was he. A match made in telenovela heaven. So what happened?

2. Fernanda and Julio. Clearly even Julio could see that Rebeca was an idiot. But at the last moment, the writers decided to redeem her and get her back together with Julio. It would have been more interesting if he'd fallen in love with Fernanda and Fernanda had felt horribly guilty about the whole thing. She was so good at feeling horribly guilty, so why not?

3. Santiago and Andrea. I know he was a priest, but he spent an awful lot of time holding Andrea's hand, didn't he?

4. Carola and Joel. I didn't care what happened to Carola because I didn't like her much, but I figured Joel was hanging around in the background for some reason, and eventually he'd come out of the shadows and start gazing adoringly at Carola while she gazed adoringly at Juan. But nope, it never happened.

Or:

5. Juan and Carola. Renata could have realized finally that a nice poor man is better than a rich psychopath (Cesar). She could have gone running, like Scarlett O'Hara, back to Juan, only to find he didn't give a damn anymore because he had decided to marry Carola. That would have served Renata right.

WORST STORYLINE ON THE SHOW: Yes, as you can probably guess, I think the worst storyline was the marriage of Juan and Renata, because it was never really resolved. She finally accepted him after he agreed to move into her mother's big fancy house with her (because oops, she needed a daddy for Cesar's baby). And Juan, supposedly Mr. Nice Guy, never bothered to apologize to Carola for using her, then dumping her the moment Renata wanted him back. And these two fine people will now be raising Cesar's demon child together. And I'm supposed to find that romantic?

BEST STORYLINE: The death of Lisania. It was shocking and chilling, and it's the thing I'll remember most about this show.

The other scenes I will remember most: Bertha taunting Rebeca by eating chocolate fingers after Fabricio's kidnapping; Charo's apparently lifeless body on the kitchen floor after Guapo shot her; and Bertha stabbing herself so she could feel a "wound of love." The first two scenes were memorable because they showed just how cold and lethal Bertha could be. As for that last scene, ugh, I'd like to forget it, but I don't think I will.

That's enough of my ranting and rambling for now. Please tell me what you think.

Best and worst actors of Heridas de Amor

Now that I have (somewhat) gotten over being disgruntled about the extreme lameness of the last episode, here are some thoughts on Heridas de Amor:

BEST ACTRESS: Diana Bracho (Bertha). She made a ridiculously over-the-top character believable, and I enjoyed watching Bertha turn from a seemingly sweet lady into a raving maniac.

Runner up for best actress: Nuria Bages (Fernanda). She managed not to annoy me even though all she did was cry (and pronounce death sentences on all her patients). Good work.

BEST ACTOR: Sergio Sendel (Cesar). This isn't really fair to the other actors because I tend to prefer villains. All Cesar did was snarl, cry a little, and then snarl again. But he genuinely gave me the creeps. If these characters were real, I'd rather meet Bertha than Cesar. I wouldn't even want to pass Cesar on the street. So I call that good acting.

Runner up for best actor: Ernesto D'Alessio (Juan). I'm sure this will be a controversial choice, but this guy deserves a medal for convincing me that he, or anyone else on this earth, could love and worship that snivelling idiot Renata.

Which brings me to... WORST ACTRESS: Ingrid Martz (Renata). It's not her fault that the character was so poorly written, but she did nothing to make me like Renata. From the first episode to the last, all I wanted to do was slap her.

WORST ACTOR: Luis Xavier (Roman). Again, maybe the actor is not to blame. Maybe it was just bad casting. But I never believed that he really loved Amparo. There was zero chemistry between them.

Now for the most important categories of all:

BEST HAIR (FEMALE): Susana González (Liliana). I hated the character but loved her hair. (Miranda's hair was far too fussy for my taste.)

WORST HAIR (FEMALE): Paola Riquelme (Erica). Hideous hair cut!

BEST HAIR (MALE): This award goes to Guy Ecker (Alejandro) because he was the only male actor who seemed to have any chest hair.

WORST HAIR (MALE): Marcelo Córdoba (Daniel). It looked to me like he was wearing a wig.

I have a lot more to say about this show, but I'll save it for my next blog post. If you agree or disagree with my comments about the actors, please let me know!

Heridas de Amor - Episode 130

Fabricio asked Alejandro, "What are you doing here?" Alejandro said dejectedly, "Nothing," then asked to speak to Miranda alone.

With Fab. hovering in the background, Alejandro told Miranda, "I came to win you back, but I see I don't have a chance." Miranda said, "That's how it is" and something about him wounding her many times.

Alejandro said, "You deserve a free love, clean" and said he would give her a divorce and return San Llorente Investments to her. Miranda asked, "Why are you doing this?" Al. said Gonzalo would be happy to see his business returned to his family.

Miranda asked, "What are you going to do?" and Al. said he would return to Italy and resume his business there. He said, "We finish at the same place we started -- with your love for Fabricio. Adios, Miranda."

After Al. left, Fabricio urged Miranda not to let him go, saying, "You love him." Miranda said, "I am committed to you." Fabricio said something about the way she looked at Alejandro and told her, "Don't hurt each other."

At Guapo's crazy doll island, Bertha (still tied up) awoke and asked Guapo, "What's going on?" He said, "How many people have asked you that same question?" and then listed everyone she knew -- Miranda, Alejandro, Fernanda, Alfredo, etc. He said, "Have I left anyone out? Oh yes, your darling Gonzalo. And I left myself out."

Bertha asked him to kill her. Guapo said, "No. For you, death is a prize." He made some other remarks I didn't understand. Bertha wearily called him "the angel of vengeance." Guapo started torturing her again, so I looked away from the screen. Don't know what exactly he did. He then kissed her and left the room.

Renata thought she was having a miscarriage, so Veronica called Juan. Renata prayed to the Virgin Mary to save the baby. She told Juan, "It has to be born," and said if it was a girl they would name it Maria. Juan said yes, and if it was a boy they'd name it Jesus. Instantly Renata's pain disappeared.

Fabricio, meanwhile, was urging Alejandro not to divorce Miranda. He said, "Miranda loves you." Alejandro said, "You're wrong. I know very well what I saw." Fab. said, "Miranda is expecting your child." At once Alejandro was all smiles (totally forgetting his months of objections to having children). He thanked Fab. and ran away. Fab. said to himself, "Adios, Miranda. Adios, my love."

Next Fab. called Cesar and said, "I have the money you asked for." Cesar said, "Perfect." Fab. told him, "After this, forget we exist." Cesar said, "I promise."

Juan and Raul promised each other that they would be together forever.

Miranda was crying and musing about how much she loved Alejandro when a man's hands grabbed her from behind. In the next scene, she was shown struggling in a bed with Cesar. He said, "I told you, you are mine, stupid, and no one else's!" She said, "I hate you, Cesar," and he replied, "I hate you."

Suddenly Miranda woke up and realized it was a dream. She found a red dress and a note on the bed beside her. It said, "If you want to be free, put on this dress and make yourself beautiful for me" or suffer the consequences. She told herself she would have to do as Cesar asked.

Back at the shack, Guapo showed Bertha a small bottle and said, "Look what I brought you," and something about it being the essence of fear. I have no idea what it was but maybe it was intended to attract rats (since he used rats to torture Fabricio). He put it on his neck and forced Bertha to sniff it. Then he said, "Until you arrive here" (??? or something like that) and proceeded to kill himself with a gun. Bertha, still tied up, mumbled that she was the one who was supposed to die.

Nati, thinking repeatedly, "Cocolbosh, cocolbosh," wandered alone in the jungle. She sat down and turned into a white bird. OK, sure, why not. It makes as much sense as Guapo shooting himself. I suppose this meant Nati died. I hoped she would fly over to crazy doll island and see what was going on with Bertha, but no such luck.

Fabricio and Rebeca met Cesar at an outdoor restaurant. Fab. gave him a bag full of money. Rebeca lectured Cesar, "Everything has a limit! Open your eyes!" Cesar called her an idiot and Fab. yelled, "Don't talk to her like that!" Cesar snarled, "For me the word 'limit' doesn't exist! The only law I know is mine!" He said only Bertha had ever understood him, "and I don't know where she is."

Rebeca said, "I spoke to the authorities! They know where you are!" Cesar said, "What have you done, imbecile?" and walked off with the money. Rebeca and Fabricio, for some reason, yelled after him, "Please come back! Don't leave!" Cesar, looking over his shoulder at them, wandered into the road and was HIT by a CAR????! How LAME (that's exactly what I wrote in my notes when I saw it).

Miranda turned out to be on a boat. Wearing the red dress, she left the cabin and found Alejandro standing on deck. She said, "It can't be." Alejandro said, "Welcome aboard." Miranda asked, "What does all this mean? You pretend to kidnap me?" then told him she was pregnant. And then they kissed, because nothing is more romantic than being knocked out and abducted, right? LAME

Cesar was taken away in an ambulance. Rebeca sobbed that he was still alive, but one of the paramedics told her casually that her son would definitely die. Rebeca immediately phoned Fernanda and told her to prepare Julio for surgery because Cesar would donate his heart to his father.

On the boat, Alejandro and Miranda made out into the sunset. The boat was going very fast but unfortunately they didn't fall overboard. THE END

And Bertha??????? Did she die????? Who knows.

Talk about Heridas de Lameness!!!!

Heridas de Amor - Episode 129

Liliana told Miranda that Sofia's love for Alejandro had given her (Liliana) the strength to fight for Alejandro. She asked Miranda to give Alejandro his freedom.

Miranda replied, "Alejandro is not a boy," that he was free to make his own decisions. "I love Alejandro because he is independent; he is free." She opened the door and told Liliana that she (Miranda) was a lady. Liliana said it was easy for Miranda to say that because she was rich. Miranda said, "Love isn't a matter of rich or poor." They said goodbye and Liliana left.

Miranda told Fernanda and Renata she was going to Puerto Vallarta with Fabricio and didn't want Alejandro to know where she was. Then she told Fernanda and Renata that she loved them and wanted them all to open their eyes every morning "knowing we are united. Never more are we going to be separated."

Renata said to Miranda, "Forgive me for all the times I insulted you and did horrible things." Miranda and Renata both told Fernanda they loved her. Fernanda said she loved them, too, and there were hugs all around.

Bertha woke up and found herself tied to a chair in a shack. Guapo (his hand now somehow healed?) asked why she'd tried to commit suicide, saying it was "an act of cowardice for a woman like you." Bertha said, "You disgust me. Let me die. Kill me." Guapo told her, "No more orders!" and said she had to stay within those four walls. Bertha said, "I can't stand small spaces. Kill me." Guapo gagged her again.

Days later: Alejandro told Vicente and Luciano that Bertha had hired a corrupt lawyer in Italy to try to get his father's inheritance. Apparently Alejandro straightened that problem out while he was in Italy. He said he would win Miranda back no matter how he had to humiliate himself "because she's the only woman for me."

Liliana arrived and told Alejandro it was the last time she would see him because she didn't want to come between him and Miranda. She said Miranda was a great woman who loved Alejandro.

Liliana also said she'd told Sofia's father about Sofia's existence and he was happy about it. (So I was mistaken to think Sofia's father had something to do with Miranda.) Alejandro said, "I hope you'll be very happy." Liliana said, "You, too." They hugged and said "adios."

Alejandro went to the hacienda but couldn't find Miranda or anyone else at the big house. He met Arcadia, who said she didn't know where Miranda was. She told him Miranda and Fabricio had been spending a lot of time together.

Meanwhile, Bertha, still tied up at Guapo's shack, repeated to herself, "I have to die." She thought she saw her dog, and said, "Lucas, you are here. Help me." Then she realized, "I am delirious."

Guapo came into the room and said, "Very well, Bertha, we've come to the moment to remove the fear and the hate," and some other things I didn't understand. I couldn't stand to watch this scene closely but I think he cut off some of her fingers. Ughhh. Much as I dislike Bertha, I don't think this scene was necessary.

In Puerto Vallarta, Charo asked Miranda if she still loved Alejandro. Miranda said yes. Rebeca arrived and told Miranda that Julio was in bad shape and needed a heart transplant. (So why did Rebeca decide to go on vacation??)

Back at the hacienda, Alejandro, running around and yelling like a maniac, finally found Gavino. At first Gavino said he couldn't reveal where Miranda was. Al. asked if she was with Fabricio, and Gavino said yes. Alejandro begged to know where Miranda was, and Gavino finally told him, adding, "First thing tomorrow they're going to Europe. Hurry!"

Alejandro ran off, but for some reason stopped to drink chocolate with Nati (don't ask me). She told him, "Look for the girl, but don't listen if she talks. Love isn't about words."

Cesar checked into Miranda's hotel under the name Alejandro Luque. He paid cash and told the desk clerk he would only stay for one night. Charo spotted him and told Rebeca, "There is young Cesar!" but Rebeca insisted Cesar wasn't in Mexico. Cesar said to himself, "So, you're also here, Mama. That's good. Who better to help me?"

He grabbed Rebeca and snarled at her to listen to him. Rebeca refused, so Cesar said in his fake sad voice, "The world can condemn me, but not you. You are my mama. You have to help me."

Rebeca said, "I'm not going to help with anything!" and said something about Bertha being worse than Cesar. Cesar snarled, "Bertha is not with me." Rebeca said, "Let go of me or I'll call the police!" During this conversation Cesar appeared to be on the verge of vomiting (I can't help wondering if Bertha poisoned him).

Fabricio told Miranda he wanted to marry her, saying, "Don't tell me you don't feel the same as me." Miranda said, "Understand that you don't awaken anything in me as a man." Fabricio asked her to give him a second chance, then kissed her. Alejandro arrived, saw them, and said (I think), "How nice that you've made good use of your time."

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Fabricio told Miranda he planned to go to London and asked her to go with him. She said, "Count on me."

Fabricio received a call informing him that Julio was going to be arrested and charged with fraud (actually committed by Cesar). He told Julio, who immediately had a heart attack.

Alejandro called Miranda, who was angry with him for not attending her party. He said to himself, "I deserve it for being an imbecile, but I swear I'm going to find a way to make you forgive me."

A week later: Fernanda told Pamela and Luciano that Julio needed a heart transplant if a donor could be found. (I predict that he will get Bertha or Cesar's heart.)

Pamela told Fernanda that Alejandro and Miranda hadn't spoken to each other all week, and that Miranda was thinking of going to Europe with Fabricio and not coming back. Fernanda called Miranda and told her she and Fab. would always be unhappy together.

Pamela said, "They've known each other since they were children, and would have married if not for Florencia." Fernanda protested, "Miranda is expecting Alejandro's child!" which came as a surprise to Luciano. He insisted, "When Alejandro returns from Italy, he has to know."

Luciano later told Pamela she should have told him about Miranda's pregnancy. She said she couldn't because Miranda was like a sister to her. Bla bla. Later Miranda asked Luciano not to tell Alejandro, saying the news should come from her.

Renata told Amparo she still wasn't sure if she wanted to have the baby. "I don't know who the papa is." After Amparo gave her a pep talk, Renata had another conversation with her evil reflection in the mirror, telling it, "I'm never going to see you again. No more lies and frustrations. I'm going to live with honesty and clear thoughts. Adios."

Vicente told Luciano and Pamela, "We have to hold an urgent family meeting. Cesar Beltran called me." He warned the family to keep the front door shut because Cesar is dangerous. Juan said Cesar was crazy, yes, but he hadn't killed anyone.

Veronica told Juan to tell Sanson she wanted to see him for a big chat (since contracting AIDS apparently turns everyone into an instant saint).

Liliana showed up at Miranda's house and told her, "I want to talk to you."

Bertha fed pills to her dog, crying and saying, "No son could have been as loyal as you. I can't leave you alone. No one is going to love you as much as I do. Forgive me, Lucas. You have to go with me."

She started to take pills herself, but stopped when she heard glass shattering, and said to someone, "You? You?"

Next we see Bertha with Guapo on a boat, her hands bound, Guapo standing over her with a knife. Bertha has no expression on her face. It's all very weird and slow motion, like a dream. They reach a place where dolls are nailed to trees, and we see that the boat has the word "Bertha" on it. Guapo orders Bertha out of the boat and says, "This is your new home. Do you like it? This is what you deserve" and something about her spending the rest of her life "surrounded by the strength of my arms. Are you happy?"

I'm assuming this was Bertha's hallucination and she actually died from taking the pills.

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Miranda said she was pregnant. Fabricio offered to be a father to her child, saying, "Maybe we've gone through all this to prove the force of our love." Miranda, crying, replied, "I need to be alone." After Fab. left, she remembered Alejandro saying he didn't want children, then told herself, "Alejandro will never know I am expecting his child."

Liliana told Marisol she had made a terrible mistake with Alejandro, that she didn't want to be anyone's lover. Marisol said Liliana had "stupid values and ridiculous principles." After Marisol left, Sofia admitted to Liliana that Marisol told her to invite Miranda to the mini-Olympics.

Sanson called Juan and asked to meet him.

The next day, Miranda told Fabricio, Pamela, and Renata not to tell Alejandro about her pregnancy. Fernanda warned Miranda not to put too much faith into a home pregnancy test.

Bertha arrived and said, "I need to talk to you, Miranda, Renata, Fernanda." They told Bertha she would have to pay for everything she did. Bertha said, "I will pay. But in my own way. I will die as I've lived -- alone."

Miranda and Renata both said, "I forgive you," and Renata added that Florencia would have forgiven Bertha, too. Bertha remembered Florencia saying she forgave Bertha because she smelled like she had death in her blood and no man could love her. She told Miranda and Renata, "I don't need your pardon!"

Marisol returned to Liliana's house, saying she still wanted to be friends, that she'd manipulated the situation because she and Liliana would both benefit if Liliana married a millionaire. Liliana said, "You are cynical," but smiled.

Juan told Amparo and Francisco he wasn't afraid to meet Sanson, "He is not a killer." Sanson arrived and told Juan, "You didn't kill my brother. It was my fault. Forgive me."

He also apologized to Amparo and Francisco, saying they were his only family and had taken care of him, his brother, and Carola when they were children. He told Francisco, "If we were fed, if we had shoes, it was because of you."

Everyone hugged Sanson. Juan asked if Sanson knew why he was sick. Sanson said, "I have AIDS and I'm going to die." Juan said he would put Sanson on the same program of medication as Veronica. After Sanson left, Francisco said, "Sanson deserves a second chance. All of us deserve that."

Luciano said Alejandro's access to his bank accounts had been restored, and the German government was on the verge of extraditing Bertha.

Fernanda and Renata felt sorry for Bertha.

Pamela arrived at the San Llorente house with her mother, Andrea, who said Luciano was sending her and some friends on vacation to Canada. Santiago, Julio, and Rebeca also arrived, and everyone (including Charo, now magically healed from her three bullet wounds) agreed that Bertha deserved punishment. Miranda told Renata, "No one deserves to escape the law."

Cesar phoned someone who owed him money and said he needed to be paid right away in cash. After hanging up, he said something to himself about a big surprise for Miranda and Alejandro.

Marisol told Liliana she couldn't hide the identity of Sofia's father forever because one day Sofia would start asking questions. Liliana agreed and said she would have to talk to Miranda. (Which I suppose means Sofia's father was either Alejandro -- or Gonzalo??)

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Alone in his apartment, Cesar said to himself, "Now I'm like Bertha, talking to a dog," then told Lucas (the dog) that Alejandro and Miranda "can't be happy."

Bertha arrived, saw that Cesar had smashed up the apartment, and asked, "What's going on?" Cesar said, "Never in your life ask me to take care of dogs," then complained that Luis Alberto and Nuria were going to use his fortune to help starving children, saying, "Is it fair?"

Bertha said, "You and I are going to be together forever." Cesar replied sarcastically, "And with your dog we will be a perfect family, right?" then left the room. Bertha said to herself, "We're not going to finish, Cesar, I assure you."

At the office, Liliana cried and asked Alejandro to give Sofia "a little time." He said ok, but "only as a friend." Liliana said, "I love you so much. My daughter needs you so much."

Meanwhile, Miranda was holding a party to celebrate her new chocolate business. She told Fabricio she was upset because Alejandro wasn't there. Fabricio offered to help her, then kissed her. Miranda said, "I swear I love you with all my soul, but not like that." Fabricio apologized.

Later Miranda told Pamela she'd been thinking about Alejandro's absence from the party and had decided "the best thing to do is renew my relationship with Fabricio."

Alejandro, meanwhile, was at Liliana's house. He said, "I want to know something about Sofia's father," but Liliana refused to answer, saying, "The only thing I will say is he's a great man" and that he didn't know Sofia was his daughter.

Alejandro (THE IDIOT) said, "If I were free, I would never let you leave my side, because you are a beautiful woman... intelligent..." then hugged her.

When Alejandro finally showed up at the hotel, Miranda's party was over. He told Nati, "Miranda's never going to forgive me." Nati said, "Look for her, but don't talk. Listen."

Back at her house, Miranda told Pamela she had been having dizzy spells. Pamela asked if she was pregnant. Renata offered to give Miranda a pregnancy-test kit. Juan told Renata not to raise Miranda's hopes, saying Miranda had hormonal problems and might just be tired.

Marisol (Liliana's friend) nagged Liliana to continue pursuing Alejandro, calling Liliana "too scrupulous." Liliana asked, "How is it possible we've been friends all these years?" Marisol told her to "beg Alejandro, if necessary," unless Liliana wanted "a mediocre life" and wanted Sofia to be "as mediocre as you are." Liliana slapped her.

Back at Cesar's apartment, Cesar told Bertha, "You know how we're going to end up? Crazies. Talking to ourselves, making confession to a dog. Right, Lucas?"

Sanson showed up, saying he was sick and needed money. Bertha gave him some cash from her purse and said they didn't need his services anymore. Cesar sneered and said something about Sanson being infected.

Sanson called Bertha "Medusa... no, Cruella deVille," and added, "You are sicker than I am," saying that his illness was physical and could be treated with medication, but Bertha and Cesar were sick in their souls. Cesar snapped, "Get out or you're not going to leave here alive." Sanson threw Bertha's money back at her, then left.

At the end of the episode, Fabricio overheard Renata and Pamela talking about Miranda's pregnancy test. He asked Miranda, "Are you pregnant?"

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Fabricio asked for permission to call Julio "Papa," saying, "If you are my father, I want my child to have a grandfather." Julio warned him to stay away from Cesar for his own safety.

Vicente told Luciano he thinks Liliana is "completely in love" with Alejandro.

Bertha showed up at the hacienda, startling Gabino, Arcadia, and Nati. She demanded the gun, but Nati said, "I don't have it. Senorita Miranda has it."

Miranda arrived with Alejandro and Fernanda. Bertha ordered the servants to leave, but Miranda said Nati should stay. Before Gavino left, Bertha said maliciously, "Gavino has something very important to tell you," and Gavino looked nervous.

Miranda took out the gun and said to Bertha, "I want to know what you did with this gun that night" because everything started then. Bertha said, "This gun was the conclusion, not the start. It started years ago," when she, Fernanda, and Sofia (Alejandro's mother) were all in love with Alfredo Luque.

She said she'd told Sofia that Fernanda and Alfredo were lovers. That, along with a problem with Sofia's pills, led to Sofia's death. I don't know whether she actually confessed to tampering with Sofia's pills, but Alejandro grabbed Bertha by the throat and said she was to blame for everything.

Fernanda said, "That is why you forced me to marry Gonzalo." Bertha said yes, but it was always the same, Alfredo was always talking about "his beautiful memory, Fernanda. He scorned me."

Nati said, "Confess, viper!" that Bertha had told Alfredo that Fernanda wanted to run away with him. Bertha admitted it, then said Alfredo and Gonzalo were both in love with Fernanda, "How ridiculous."

Nati said she and Tomasa saw Bertha shoot Alfredo. Fernanda asked who Bertha was trying to kill. Bertha said she was trying to kill Fernanda. She remembered apologizing to Alfredo, thinking he was dead, but said that was the last time she ever apologized.

Alejandro said Bertha should go to jail, that she was "sick in the head." Bertha said she gave Gonzalo the idea to throw Fernanda out of the house, and she was the one who told him to threaten to kill Fernanda's daughters. Miranda said she would kill Bertha with her own hands, but Alejandro restrained her.

Bertha said, "None of you loved Alfredo and Gonzalo the way I did. The way I love you, Miranda, Alejandro, sister" (looking at each of them). Alejandro shouted, "No one understands your way of loving!"

Bertha grabbed the gun and put it to her chin, saying, "Bertha de Aragon is one to be free, never to go to jail!" Alejandro tried to stop her from leaving the library, but Nati said Bertha had to "complete her destiny." Alejandro said, "No, she has to pay!" but Bertha left.

Alejandro complained to Fernanda, Miranda, and Nati about letting Bertha go (hello, did he expect Nati to tackle Bertha? I didn't see him make a serious effort to stop her).

Gavino and Arcadia returned and said they saw Bertha leaving with a man. Alejandro said, "Bertha left here alone," but they insisted someone was with her. Nati said, "Don't question them." (Was Bertha with Guapo, or Gonzalo's ghost??)

Meanwhile, Roman told Amparo they should hold a farewell party for Raul and Carola. He said Luis Alberto and Nuria left Cesar "completely ruined." Amparo chuckled and said, "Fair punishment for his perversity!"

Cesar meanwhile was drinking and saying to himself, "No one defeats Cesar Beltran. I'm going to look for Luis Alberto and I'm going to find him!" Just then Roman called and told him not to bother looking for Luis Alberto and Nuria because they had already left the country, and thanks to Cesar's "altruism" they were going to help many poor children.

Cesar yelled, "It's my money!" insisted he would find them, then hung up. He said to himself, "My money in the hands of strangers! It can't be!"

Amparo and Roman got Francisco's approval for their marriage (at least, I think that's what they were talking about; I didn't understand most of it).

The next day, Alejandro and Fernanda left the hacienda. Before leaving, Alejandro embraced Miranda and asked if he could attend her chocolate presentation. She said of course. Miranda then wandered alone around the library, crying, with the door open, never mind that crazy Bertha or Guapo might be lurking. She said, "Rest in peace, Papa," before she left.

At Alejandro's office, Vicente told Luciano that someone(?) was going to bring charges against Julio and Cesar, and that Fabricio should be informed. Luciano informed Vicente and Alejandro that officials are watching the airports and borders for Cesar and Bertha.

Liliana asked to speak with Alejandro alone, so the others left. I didn't entirely understand Liliana's complaint but I think she said the San Llorente case documents had been taken away from her and she had found a check on her desk. (How many times does Alejandro have to tell her that she's fired???)

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Veronica asked Charo if she knew where Bertha's dog was being boarded. Charo said yes. Veronica told Renata and Fabricio, "Bertha would confess many things to get her dog back."

Luis Alberto told Santiago he intended to marry Nuria as soon as possible. After Santiago left the hotel room, Cesar arrived and Luis Alberto opened the door, thinking it was Alejandro. Cesar knocked Luis Alberto out, then attacked Nuria.

Alejandro arrived and got into a fist fight with Cesar. He told Cesar he had proof of Cesar's fraud. Cesar told Nuria she and Luis Alberto had 24 hours to return his money, then left.

Miranda called and Alejandro told her where he was. When Miranda arrived, Nuria and Luis Alberto admitted to helping Cesar defraud Gonzalo. Nuria begged Miranda to forgive her.

Alejandro asked how Lisania died. Luis Alberto said, "I'm going to tell you exactly what Cesar told me. He said Lisania liked him to hit her." He explained that Lisania died of fright while being threatened by Bertha and Cesar. Alejandro said, "When I see Bertha again, I'm going to kill her."

Nuria explained that she found Lisania's medallion in Cesar's sofa. Saying he couldn't stand to hear more, Alejandro left with Miranda (and boxes of documents incriminating Cesar).

Luis Alberto told Nuria, "We're leaving right now." Nuria begged him to return Cesar's money, but Luis Alberto insisted Cesar would never find them. They left the hotel.

Renata told Carola she wanted to speak with her alone. She told Carola to accept that Juan loved her (Renata). Carola said something about Renata's trip to New York with Cesar. Renata slapped her and Carola slapped back.

Carola said it was time for them to put their cards on the table. Renata told Carola to admit she hated Renata for taking Juan from her. Carola admitted it. She asked why Renata took Juan from her. Juan arrived and said, "It was destiny, or God, I don't know." He repeated that he doesn't care if Cesar is the father of Renata's baby.

Carola told Renata she can believe what Juan says because he doesn't lie. Renata nastily replied that she doesn't need Carola to tell her that. Carola told Renata not to hurt Juan or she would turn into Renata's "worst nightmare."

After Carola finally left, Juan told Renata the tests on Florencia's medication proved that Bertha was giving Florencia sugar pills.

While visiting the San Llorente house, Santiago got a phone call with good news. I'm not sure what he said(?) possibly that he was getting back money Bertha stole from him years ago. He exclaimed, "Now I can help many people!"

Miranda and Alejandro were meeting with Vicente and Luciano in the San Llorente office when Liliana burst in, saying she had to speak with Alejandro urgently. Miranda asked sarcastically if she wanted Alejandro to help Sofia with her math homework. Liliana insisted that Alejandro should meet her at her house that evening, but Alejandro said he would talk to her tomorrow, in the office.

Cesar returned to his apartment and found Lucas along with a note from Bertha asking him to take care of the dog. Cesar put the dog in the bedroom, then demanded, "Why has Miranda betrayed me?" He threw a glass against the wall and started smashing up his apartment with his sword (again), yelling, "No one uses me, Bertha, no one!"

Words/phrases from this episode:
habil = skillful

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Miranda asked Fabricio never to separate her from his baby. He said, "The child is yours, too."

Pamela, who apparently has the magical ability to talk anyone into anything, got Charo to admit that Guapo shot her while Bertha watched. Later Pamela told Miranda.

Florencia thought that Julio was very sick and a pacemaker wouldn't help. She told Fabricio he should call Julio "papa" but Fab. said he couldn't do it because he had always regarded Gonzalo as his substitute father.

Vicente told Luciano and Ramon that he found evidence against Cesar in London.

Juan remarked to Raul that their brother Joel was the most independent member of the family, "so much that we never see him" -- I thought that was hilarious because it's true!

Alejandro told Liliana he would take Sofia to her mini Olympics, after all.

Bertha called Miranda and said she was at the hacienda. She ordered Miranda to meet her there tomorrow. Miranda called Gavino, who said Bertha wasn't at the hacienda. Bertha was actually at Cesar's apartment, gloating that Miranda would be so upset by her call that she wouldn't get much sleep that night.

Sanson told Cesar and Bertha that the police were watching Cesar's apartment -- or something like that. Cesar decided to leave. He told Bertha he would stay in touch with her. Bertha hugged him, but Cesar snarled, "Don't touch me!" and said thinking of her with Guapo made him want to vomit.

Nati put a gun in Gonzalo's desk, telling Gonzalo it was the same gun Bertha used to shoot Alfredo Luque and it would be used again.

During the mini-Olympics at Sofia's strange father-worshipping school, Liliana insisted to Marisol that Alejandro only agreed to participate because he had "the biggest heart in the world."

Miranda also attended the Olympics. She told Pamela it had been a long time since she had seen Alejandro looking so happy. Pamela pointed out that it was a happy occasion, not a funeral. Liliana confronted Miranda and asked why she was there. Miranda said Sofia had called and invited her.

Julio and Rebeca went to Cesar's apartment. Bertha said sarcastically, "Mom and Dad came to tell you that you're a bad boy for living with me, right?" Julio said they knew Cesar helped kidnap Fabricio, and they wanted Rebeca's jewelry back or they would tell the police, adding "Neither of you has any shame. Cesar, God won't forgive you." Cesar snarled, "No one's forgiveness matters to me!"

Rebeca said they would go to the police and Cesar snarled, "Do it!" and stormed out. Bertha said, "That wasn't the best way to confront Cesar." Rebeca snapped, "Quiet! You are a viper, Bertha!"

Santiago called Alejandro and said Nuria and Luis Alberto wanted to give him evidence of Cesar's wrongdoing. Nuria told Santiago she had a premonition something bad would happen. Santiago finally told her that Tomasa was her grandmother.

Back at the the school olympics, Marisol started chatting with Miranda (pretending not to know who she was) and said Alejandro was planning to get divorced so he could become Sofia's father.

Miranda confronted Alejandro (who was looking very cute in a black t-shirt) and told him it was Sofia who called her when they were talking together in the library (not Fabricio, as I guessed). After Miranda left, Alejandro asked Liliana, "Did you plan all this?" and Liliana said no, she had been surprised to see Miranda there.

Veronica asked Fabricio if it was OK for her to hug and kiss the baby, and Fabricio said yes because AIDS can't be transmitted that way. Veronica said, "Thank you for not discriminating against me."

Fabricio looked at his computer screen and read something about a security camera photo taken when the German doctors died (or something like that). He exclaimed, "It's Bertha!"

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Rebeca ordered Bertha to get out of her house. Bertha said, "I'm going to shout to the world how your sons came into the world" (ie they were fathered by Julio, not by Rebeca's husband).

Rebeca asked Cesar, "Are you hearing this?" and Cesar said, "What do you want me to do? You started this." Cesar said he'd never needed anyone and didn't need Rebeca and Julio, then left with Bertha.

Julio began having chest pains but assured Rebeca, "Cesar is not going to kill me, and much less Bertha."

Alejandro told Miranda in front of Liliana that it wouldn't be prudent or convenient to get a new lawyer now when he and Liliana were on the verge of putting Cesar and Bertha in jail. Miranda demanded to speak to Alejandro alone.

After Miranda left the room, Liliana complained about her attitude. Alejandro said sternly that Miranda "works the earth with her own hands and hundreds of families depend on her." Liliana sarcastically called Miranda a queen. Alejandro replied, "That's what Miranda is, a queen, and be careful how you talk about her."

Al. joined Miranda in the library, where she told him angrily they should be making decisions together. She got a call from someone (probably Fabricio) and made a big show of talking to him affectionately, then told Alejandro it was "someone very special." Alejandro said, "Don't play with me."

Francisco told Amparo that Raul was old enough to know what he was doing, but Amparo begged Raul not to go to Spain. Francisco said something about Amparo marrying Roman, and Amparo asked, "If I get married, what's going to happen to you?" Francisco joked that he would have "old ladies and alcohol" in the house when she was gone.

Fernanda encouraged Liliana to leave the San Llorente house, so Liliana did. Alejandro was angry at Fernanda, saying, "Liliana came with me and no one had the right to throw her out." He asked Fernanda to try to be impartial and to remember that Miranda is his wife.

Pamela advised Alejandro to fire Liliana now that his case was finished. Alejandro said, "You're right. I'm going to solve this right now."

Santiago visited Amparo and encouraged her to let Raul go to Spain, saying it wasn't a tragedy for his family but an honor because it showed that his parents raised him well and prepared him for this great opportunity.

Renata had another tiresome argument with herself, telling her reflection in the mirror that her baby isn't Cesar's, "it's my child and Juan's." Juan told her that he would love her and the child forever.

Miranda told Pamela she intended to go to Sofia's mini Olympics to see for herself that Alejandro isn't a friend of Sofia's family or an uncle, but like a father to her.

Alejandro visited Liliana and said, "This is the last time we're going to see each other." Sofia insisted that she wanted Al. to take her to her school olympics, then called Alejandro "bad" and ran out of the room.

Liliana told Al. she had to rebuild her life now and asked him to never set foot in her house again.

Carola told Francisco and Amparo that she had decided go to Spain with Raul.

Fernanda told Julio he might need a pacemaker. Julio said he intended to remove his money from Cesar's business. When Fabricio heard that Cesar and Bertha had caused Julio's chest pains, he said he would denounce them for kidnapping him. Rebeca was shocked to hear that Cesar was involved in the kidnapping.

Words/phrases from this episode:
marcapasos = pacemaker

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Florencia's ghost visited Fabricio and told him, "I'll take care of the baby. Try to sleep." Fabricio went to sleep and Florencia put the baby in the crib. Fabricio woke up and begged, "Don't go, Florencia," but she left. He prayed, "Please God, tell me it wasn't a dream." Charo came into the room and said she could smell Florencia's perfume. Fabricio said, "I knew it."

Fernanda brusquely told Liliana to call her "Doctor," not Fernanda. Liliana said, "Now I see where Miranda inherited her character." Fernanda retorted that Liliana should call Miranda "Mrs. Luque."

Cesar told Bertha that Luis Alberto emptied out his accounts. "Before I kill him, I swear he's going to see what I do to Nuria." He said his most important investors had taken their money out of his business, then warned Bertha not to betray him "because with you I will be crueler than with anyone else. Understand, Bertha?"

Renata told Juan she wasn't pregnant and didn't want a baby. He continued questioning her and she blurted, "I don't know if this baby is yours or Cesar's!" Juan said, "Please, don't cry, precious," that children are children and he didn't care if the child was of his blood.

After smelling Florencia's perfume, Charo worried that Gonzalo and Tomasa would haunt her for not telling the police about Bertha. Bertha arrived and told the surprised Charo, "It's like you saw the devil." Charo said "almost" so Bertha slapped and threatened her.

Juan told Fabricio he could smell Florencia's perfume, too. Fabricio revealed that he saw Flor.'s ghost. Juan said, "Maybe it was your desire to see her say goodbye to her son that provoked this dream." Fabricio said if it was just a dream, they wouldn't be able to smell Florencia's perfume.

Bertha told Renata that she came through the back door because she didn't want anyone to see her. Renata said coldly, "That's the door people like you use." Bertha said, "You don't know what terrible pain you're causing me." Renata said, "You are a stupendous actress, Bertha!" then asked why Bertha told Veronica to sell drugs to Renata. "Why did you do it? I always loved you like a mother." Bertha said, "It was the best way to embarrass Gonzalo and the best way to destroy Fernanda."

Renata said, "It hurts me so much to know who you are. You are a murderer!" Bertha protested that she didn't kill Gonzalo. Renata said, "I refer to Florencia. I have proof of the way you killed her." Bertha said, "No proof of that exists." Renata said she had the medications that Bertha tampered with. Bertha said, "You can't do this, Renata. I adore you." Renata retorted that Bertha didn't love anyone.

Bertha tried to leave, saying, "This is the last time we are going to see each other." Renata said they would see each other for the last time when she denounced Bertha for killing Florencia. "You killed my sister and I swear you're going to pay for that. Leave by the service door."

Veronica came into the room and Bertha told Renata, "Don't trust Veronica. She's not your friend. She's always hated and envied you." Again she tried to leave, but first Renata demanded, "The keys."

Bertha handed them over, then taunted Renata about being pregnant with Cesar's baby, calling it "the child of damnation and perversion" (something like that), and "a monstrosity," which of course upset Renata.

Miranda returned to Mexico City and was pleased to learn that Alejandro got their furniture back. Fabricio told Juan he intended to marry her after she divorced Alejandro.

Renata told Juan she had Florencia's tampered-with medications. Juan said angrily, "You have them? After Tomasa died, we looked all over the hacienda for them!"

Luis Alberto gloated to Nuria and Roman that he had punished Cesar by emptying his bank accounts. Nuria said Cesar should be punished "by the law, not by us." She said she wanted Cesar to know they would use the money to help poor children (as if Cesar would approve!!)

Julio complained to Rebeca that Cesar treated him like an employee. Rebeca said something about how her husband raised Cesar, and Julio said angrily that it was Rebeca's fault. He called Cesar corrupt, and Cesar overheard. They argued about Luis Alberto's disappearance and the failure of their business. Cesar called Julio "useless," and Julio said, "You are more interested in Bertha than work." Bertha arrived and asked, "What's going on, horde of imbeciles?"

Raul told Carola he was going to Spain to study and wanted her to go with him.

Miranda told Fernanda maybe she would talk to Alejandro since he got their furniture back. Alejandro ran into the room and exclaimed, "I'm free of all charges! My name is cleared!" He told Miranda, "I didn't kill Gonzalo," and she said, "I never doubted your word."

Liliana appeared and exclaimed that they should all toast Alejandro's freedom. Miranda scowled.

Words/phrases from this episode:
ley = law