La Casa en la Playa

 

Mexico (Televisa) April 10, 2000 - July, 2000

USA (Univision) 10/9/00 -  1/11/01.

USA (Univision) 2005 re-run

 

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SINOPSIS / SYNOPSIS

 

http://www.esmas.com/lacasaenlaplaya/2n/sinopsis.html:

     En su testamento, el magnate Angel Villarreal expresa una última voluntad que puede ser fatal para varios integrantes de su familia. Sus cuatro hijos deberán convivir en la misma casa durante un año, como condición para heredar la cuantiosa fortuna que les corresponde. Angel Villarreal quiso que a su muerte se realizará lo que no pudo lograr en vida: la unión de su familia.   A todos los hijos la noticia les cae como balde de agua fría, ya que cada uno realiza actividades aisladas de los otros. Pero las cláusulas no terminan ahí. La situación se agrava porque en el mismo testamento, el difunto señor Villarreal deja a su hija Paulina, única mujer de la familia, al frente de la constructora, negocio que siempre había estado a cargo de César, el mayor de los hermanos.  Además coloca en uno de los puestos más importantes de la compañía a Juan Carlos Cabrera, supuesto sobrino de Serena Rivas, mujer que se ha hecho cargo de los hermanos Villarreal desde que se quedaron huérfanos. Juan Carlos ha sido durante años el principal colaborador de don Angel en la constructora, hecho que provoca constantes envidias de César. A Paulina y a Juan Carlos no sólo los unirá la última voluntad del padre de ella, también la pasión desenfrenada del uno por el otro.  Paulina ha vivido alejada de Acapulco muchos años; tuvo que huir del puerto a la Ciudad de México junto con su hijo Paolo para evitar que el niño se enterara de un terrible secreto: Vicente Rojo, ex esposo de Paulina, murió en un accidente extraño del cual la culparon; desde ese entonces la llaman: "la viuda negra".  Ahora que ha vuelto a Acapulco, Paulina se encuentra con la triste situación de sus hermanos, extraños para ella. César se ha mimetizado con su esposa Marina, avara y envidiosa. Roberto es un junior cuya única ambición es divertirse al máximo, Salvador en cambio es un alcohólico que ha vivido atormentado porque don Angel lo separó del amor de su vida. A este pequeño grupo se une también Elisa, una joven mujer que se casó con don Angel poco tiempo antes de morir.  La vida de todos estos personajes transcurre, se entrelaza todos los días entre las cuatro paredes de La Casa en la Playa...

 

http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=100740

     Un oscuro drama familiar con toques de misterio. Hay una heroína que podría ser una asesina, una herencia maldita, un hombre se enamora de su madrastra y un millonario moribundo que obliga a un grupo de desquiciados a compartir el mismo techo por un año y así poder heredar su fortuna.

     Sinopsis: 

     La última voluntad del millonario Angel Villareal deja sorprendidos a sus  herederos. Como condición para recibir la cuantiosa fortuna que les ha heredado, sus cuatro hijos: César, Roberto, Salvador y Paulina, deberán vivir juntos por un año en su casa de Acapulco.

     El propósito de don Angel es volver a unir a su familia, pero ésta es una tarea  que parece imposible de lograrse. Cada uno de ellos tiene una vida muy diferente, y completamente  alejada de sus hermanos. César Villarreal es un hombre materialista y ambicioso, totalmente dominado por su esposa Marina.

     Ambos piensan solamente en el dinero, y no prestan la menor atención a sus hijos.

     El disgusto de César es aún mayor cuando se entera de que Paulina ha quedado  a la cabeza del consorcio Villareal, compañía de la que hasta entonces él había estado a  cargo, y de que Juan Carlos Cabrera a quien odia, ocupa ahora un puesto importante en ella.

     Roberto es un joven disipado y egoísta que se dedica a gastar dinero a manos llenas, y Salvador es un escultor que vive hundido en el alcoholismo desde que su padre lo separó de la mujer que amaba.

     Original de Enrique Gómez Vadillo

     Adaptación Libre de Fernanda Villeli y Marcela Fuentes Betrain

     © Televisa S.A. 2000

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AVANCES/RESÚMENES EN INGLÉS Y EN ESPAÑOL

Weekly summaries in Spanish / Occasional integrated English summaries

 

 

Resúmenes semanales y diarios en inglés y español de México y los EEUU

Weekly and/or daily summaries in English from the USA broadcast in 2000.

     Diario de Yucatan, 4/9/00:  Todos estan expectantes ante la llegada de don Angel... ¿Qué les informará?  César propone a sus hermanos que lo apoyen para que Angel lo nombre director de la empresa, pero Roberto responde que será mejor  espera a que se muera el padre.  Morena pregunta si "La Viuda Negra" asistirá a la reunión de Paulina. Advierte que deben tener cuidado con la misteriosa mujer porque es  muy venenosa. Selene la contradice y asegura que no es cierto que Paulina haya matado a su marido.  En ese momento aparece don Angel, acompañado de Elisa, una hermosa joven. El señor informa que es su esposa. Todos reaccionan con  desagrado. Angel los mira burlón.  Severo ordena a Janjo que averigue todo acerca de Elisa, quien finge que no sabía que Angel era tan rico y aparenta que le da pena que  crean que se casó con él por interés.  Luz "lee" las cartas a Morena y le advierte que una rubia quiere quitarle a Alejandro. Ella no le cree.  Don Angel lleva a su nieto a pescar y, al convivir con él, se convence que el niño es más fuerte e inteligente que todos sus hijos.

     USA 10/9-13/00.  The family waits for the paterfamilias, Ángel, to arrive. Marina and César have been married 20 years and have a violent, love/hate relationship. They have two grown children, Miguel Angel and Pia. Serena has been the housekeeper since their Angel’s wife died. She it the aunt of Juan Carlos, the right hand man of Angel. Pia and Miguel Angel work out in a gym. Salvador hates the manipulations of his father. Roberto, el nino de oro, sleeps late. César hates and fears Juan Carlos. Paulina is known as the viuda negra; many think she killed her husband. She has one son, Paulo. Romi, a waiter at the club, introduces himself to Marina who shows an interest in him. Rodrigo goes out with Pia. Salvador’s novia Andrea is cheating on him with another man. Somebody warns Mireya that there may be a rival for Juan Carlos, a man with a reputation re women. Severo Rincon is waiting for a woman, Marina?, because he is seeking information. César asks his brothers Roberto and Salvador to support him against Juan Carlos but they don’t agree. Paulina arrives and greets them. That night, Angel arrives and introduces his young wife Elisa.

     USA 10/10/00. After a family meeting, Roberto shows Elisa the garden and she flirts with him, says she married for love not money. He doesn’t believe her.The next day, Miguel Angel greets Georgina at a restaurant, although she is a known madam. Severo has gotten some information about Elisa. Severo hates Angel because of a woman. Elisa asks Serena if Roberto has a novia. (He actually has several). Juan Carlos talks with Angel about a new contract. Salvador asks Paulina about Georgina and learns that the rumors are true, the woman he loved and left because of his father’s objections, now runs a bordello. Angel sees his doctor Alvaro for a check up. Angel and César haven’t gotten along since the death of Vicente, Paulina’s husband. Juan Carlos talks with ___ about workers turning up sick who really aren’t; he suspects that Severo is involved. He spends the night with his lover Mireya. Paulina yells at her father, accuses him of letting people believe that she killed her husband. She wanted a divorce that he refused and he died the next day. Paulina believes her father hired somebody to kill him. She visits Georgina, they have been friends since childhood. She says her clients have included most of the men in Paulina’s family. Paulina is unhappy. When she leaves, two addicts (Paco and ? ) rob her. She runs over one and thinks she killed him.

     USA 10/11/00. Subject: RE: Episode 3--detailed summary  Author: kw (Kathy) Date:   10-13-2000 15:02   Hi Phyllis,    No picture! How terrible! We had both sound and picture but I didn't see the episode until late last night. This is what  happened:    Episode 2 ended with Paulina leaving the apartment of her girlhood friend the madame in the early hours of the morning,  and being accosted by two youths at a red light, one of whom was pointing a gun at her with wildly trembling hands. She  handed him her purse, sprayed him with mace, and then got out of there knocking over the guy on the motorcycle as she  fled. Since she had knocked him over with her car she was afraid that she had killed him but she didn't hang around to find  out.    This was an eventful early morning. Cesar's (the brother with the mustache's) daughter was at a night-club so drunk (or  drugged) that she could hardly stand. Her uncle, the golden boy Roberto, insisted (over the protests of her boyfriend) on  taking her home. She staggered (with Roberto's help) to the car and promptly passed out. Roberto then called Juan Carlos  (the right-hand man -- who was in bed with Mireya at the time) to find out the name of the doctor who takes care of the street  kids, because he wanted his cousin to see a doctor -- right away -- who would not be known in high society. Juan Carlos  then jumped out of bed to help, leaving Mireya very angrily saying that Juan Carlos cared about everybody but her and she  wasn't going to take it anymore.    The doctor was instantly smitten with his beautiful wealthy charge, who soon insisted that she was well enough to go home.  But the doctor warned Roberto that if the girl didn't lay off the amphetamines she would soon leave a lovely, slender corpse.  (Un cadaver esbelto). Roberto warned the girl's brother that his sister was headed on such a dangerous course and the  brother confronted the sister about it. She denied it, and insisted on going to see the doctor, who to her is nothing but a  meddling "muerto de hambre". She wanted to pay the doctor -- and she wanted him to prescribe amphetamines for her. Of  course he was roundly insulted -- especially about the amphetamines -- and he told her that all the money in the world that  she could come up with still wouldn't be worth even a minute of his time, so he wouldn't accept any money at all from her.  But he's still smitten, poor guy.    A lot of people are getting smitten around now! Roberto arrived home at dawn and took a quick dip in the pool (lovely  scene -- it was raining) and the father's new bride stared at him to her heart's content. While the new bride insists that she  didn't marry for money, she is very happy to have her own car and a chauffer to take her shopping at the expensive shops all  day long.    Roberto took his father to task for marrying again after he promised that nobody would ever take his wife's place in the  house. Roberto said that "amiguitas" were good enough for his dad for years -- why get married now? His dad said that the  older he got the lonelier he got and that his new wife is honest and loving. (Ha.)    Meanwhile, the father is very displeased that Roberto spends his life going to nightclubs all night and sleeping all day.  Roberto will now go to work at the business! After all, he did very well in school. Roberto is not happy about this, but what  can he do.   

        The other person that doesn't want to see Roberto in the business is Cesar, who wants to run the whole thing himself. I don't  know why, but I get the feeling that Cesar is extracting a lot more than his salary from the business. Cesar just hopes that  Roberto is going to get sick of it before a month is up. I wonder if Cesar will do anything to help Roberto get sick of it.....    But Cesar's wife is getting ready to do a little business herself -- a little "monkey business" that is. She finds the new waiter  at the club very handsome, and he admits that he was fired for "igualado" from his last job. They could go into "business"  together (such as dining in private booths) as long as she always remembers that she is the partner with the money.  Sounds good to her. They make a date and he promises her a night to remember.    Meanwhile, back at the house, Paulina confesses to the housekeeper that she is terrified that she killed a man the night  before. But nothing has come out in the newspapers yet. Juan Carlos comes to the house, and Paulina sees him give  Mireya a passionate kiss. Paulina touches her own mouth in the "I'm thinking about a kiss" gesture that you see in the  novelas -- but she keeps in the background as Juan Carlos visits with his aunt, the housekeeper.( Who tells him that she  doesn't trust the new bride -- that the new bride seems to want to stock up on gossip about the children in the family -- and  she doesn't seem to be up to any good.) Paolo comes in and meets Juan Carlos. Both the boy and the man have heard a  lot about each other from Paulina's father, and Paolo begs Juan Carlos to take him sailing. When Juan Carlos asks  Paulina's permission, she says no. Juan Carlos then invites Paulina to come along, and she says that she'll stay home but  Paolo can go.    The novela ended with some threads coming together. The doctor who treats the beach-kids (and who warned Cesar's  daughter off the amphetamines) is the son of a woman who gives classes to those same kids. (This is the same doctor that  was recently hired by the company.) Some of the toughest kids have missed a few classes, and the mother/teacher is  worried about them. It turns out that these same tough kids are the ones who robbed Paulina. The one she hit with a car has  his arm in a cast, but nothing else appears to be wrong. He got the license plate number and swears revenge. The other  one has irritated eyes, which he says is from (smoke from fire-eating if I understood rightly) but which was really caused by  the mace.    There are plot-twists going on with the business (a constructora -- development firm?) that I don't understand. The workers  are taking time off, and the union doctor signs the forms saying they are sick, but the company doctor can't find them at  home when they are "home sick". If they miss 10 days of work, they can be fired, but they make sure not to miss 10 days. It  looks like the projects are being delayed for lack of workers, and the constructora can't hire more because of the union. I  think that all of this has to do with the enmity of the father and the other old man.    The one brother that I haven't mentioned is Salvador, whose love from long ago is Paulina's friend the brothel owner (she  went into the business because he had dumped her, and she said if you can't be happy you might as well be rich). When  Paulina visited her, the friend said that Salvador could come see her because she is now indifferent to him. Salvador was  very upset at that, saying that indifference is even worse than hatred in an old love. (Salvador, if I remember rightly, phoned  a woman in the first episode who swore that she loved him and missed him -- and commented "estupido" as soon as they  hung up, because its the money, really, that she wants...)    Well, this is all that I can remember. I'm still behind on episodes and will see episode 4 (and possibly episode 5) tonight.  The presidential debates slowed me down. Far more aggravating than the most frustrating novela but important for voters I  think...    Kathy

     10/12-13/00. Marina has dinner with the young man, something about a business venture. Salvador visits Georgina to no effect. Mireya asks ___ for help with Juan Carlos; she suspects he is slipping away. Roberto has questions for César about some of the papers he has read (at the request of his father, he is supposed to work in the business). César brushes him off: matters of Juan Carlos, ask him. Angel meets with Nicolas Rey, a man with no price, who does have a price: better working terms. César tells Marina he is worred that Roberto will discover the fake accounts he set up to cover her expenses. Salvador finds his novia in bed with another man and ends it (which he had planned to do in any case). Marina tries to make peace with Paulina. Rodrigo calls Pia. She takes a pill of some kind. Roberto gives Virginia a ring or something. Hugo thinks of Pia. Serena admits to Paulina that Juan Carlos is a Don Juan. Alvaro is worried by the results of the test. Roberto meets Juan Carlos who explains that he has control of only certain accounts and will provide details later. There is a family dinner. Afterwards, Alvaro tells Angel he has only a few weeks to live, can keep the pain controlled with morphine and won’t tell anybody. Serena overhears.

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     El Universal, 4/16/00: Pedro y Pía discuten. César pretende persuadir a Roberto para que no se meta en el negocio. Paolo está molesto con Paulina porque no le da permiso de velear con Juan Carlos. El médico revisa a Ángel y le pide hacerse algunos estudios. Paolo pide a Serena el teléfono de Juan Carlos para preguntar qué ropa debe llevar.

     Diario de Yucatan, 4/16/00: Salvador cofiesa su amor a Regina, pero ella le cuelga el teléfono.  María convence a Pedro de que Pía es una buena muchacha y por eso la aceptó como maestra y enfermera.  Georgina cuenta a Paulina que una mujer se suicidó por el amor de Juan Carlos, pero ella le confiesa que ya lo ama. El también la quiere y  la besa. Paolo los ve y reclama a su mamá que le quiera quitar el afecto de Juan Carlos. Paulina exige que aclare a su hijo que la besó a la  fuerza.  Severo asegura a Juanjo que Angel morirá pronto y prefiere firmar el convenio con él y no con sus hijos.  Angel confía a Sebastián que extraña su amistad con Severo, con quien se peleó por culpa de Selene. Después, Angel dice a Paulina que  sospecha que ella mató a su marido. Virginia no acepta tener relaciones con Roberto y él se consuela con Becky.  Pía confiesa a Sebastián que ha cambiado y trabaja con los niños de la playa.  Angel dice a Paulina que Vicente no merecía vivir, ella no es culpable, y le sugiere que se vuelva a enamorar.

     USA 10/16-20/00. Subject: 10-16-00 Monday's summary Author: Joy  Date:  10-17-2000 17:41  Don Angel asks the doctor to keep his illness a secret from his family. He tells him he’ll live his death as he lived his life, passionately. He tells the doctor to fill him with morphine when needed so he won’t feel the pain. The doctor, who seems to be more upset than him, tells him that he has only a few weeks of life left. By chance Serena hears this from the door and takes to bed crying her eyes out and feeling ill. Paulina goes to see her but she doesn't want a doctor. Next morning, Serena takes Don Angel’s younger photo out of her drawer, kisses it and puts it back.  Cesar shows interest in Salvador’s work, looking at the business side of things. Paulina has retired to her room for the night and in the living area everyone is somewhat pleasant with each other. They put on music and Marina and Cesar do the tango (I mean the dance!) with passion. Salvador tells Elisa that when he was a child he wanted to become a priest. Elisa says, “what’s wrong with that? I wanted to become a nun!” Salvador’s face changes. When Elisa asks him about it, he says that he once knew a little girl who wanted to become a nun also. But she grew up and now she’s the owner of a brothel.  When Don Angel tells Cesar and Salvador that he wants to see them early next morning at the office and then he takes his wife to bed.  Georgina gets the news that one her girls is detained for the suspicion of robbery by one of the clients. She is sure that the girl didn’t commit the robbery.  Roberto’s girlfriend keeps pushing him for a wedding date to no avail.  Juan Carlos finds his friend Damian and Mireia sitting at the nightclub holding hands. Even though this was friendly, JC reads more into it.  Next morning, Paulina, after finding out about Serena’s illness the night before, calls Juan Carlos to tell him that his aunt is ill. Juan Carlos, after giving some papers to Roberto that he had asked to examine, goes to see his aunt. Juan Carlos on his way out thanks Paulina for her concern with Serena. Paulina says that Serena was a second mother to her. Juan Carlos is very thankful ...and more... to Paulina.  Mireia complains to her friend that she feels an estrangement from JC, which keeps increasing each time she sees him but not to worry, she’ll get him back.  Don Angel tells his sons, Roberto, Salvador and Cesar why he asked them to meet him in the office, just as Juan Carlos joins them. Don Angel has decided to pay the price that Nicolas Rey had asked and beat Severo Rincon to the purchase of the beachfront property including the school for the worker’s children. He also has accepted the worker’s conditions. When they all look at the papers, Cesar thinks that this is too pricey. Juan Carlos feels that this is fair because he says well-fed workers will work better for the owner. Cesar gets up and holding JC by the collar, tells JC around here he is nothing but...and JC, feeling insulted, holds him by his collar also. As they are about to give it to each other the episode ends.

          10/17-20/00. Severo has tapped Angel’s phone and knows of the meeting with Rey. Serena tells Juan Carlos to leave Paulina alone, she doesn’t deserve to be hurt; he says he loves her and can’t help it. The mother of one of Roberto’s women sees him kissing another and tells her. He denies that it was anything more than a friendly greeting. Marina sells information to Severo about the proposed meeting with Rey. Juan Carlos kisses Paulina. Marina overhears Elisa on the phone saying how she can barely stand the old man, takes the phone away and hides it in a suit of armor. She promises to keep quiet in exchange for part of the inheritance. Rey is killed in an “accident” before he can sign the new contract. Pia decides to do something with her life. She convinces Hugo’s mother to let her teach English; two of the students are the two who robbed Paulina (Paco and Lalo, I think). Angel takes Severo’s gun back to him and persuades him to accept Rey’s terms. Severo does; he can see that Angel is dying. César doesn’t like the new terms but Angel wants to make reparations in his last weeks. Serena, who finished a nursing degree years before at Angel’s insistence, gives him his shots. Paulina and Angel talk again. He tells her he suspects that she killed her husband. Juan Carlos apologizes to Paolo for kissing his mother against her wishes. Serena forgives Ángel. Angel and Paulina reconcile. Angel overhears Elisa trying to make love to Roberto and hears his response; when Elisa threatens to accuse him of rape if he tells his father, he says he won’t but only because he wouldn’t hurt his father who loves her. Angel leaves the door smiling and calls his attorney because he wants to change his will. Paulina calls Juan Carlos at night and Mireya answers; P hangs up. Marina introduces her new socio, Romy, to her husband. After César leaves the office, his secretary walks in on Marina and Romy kissing. Angel talks to César, says he loves him in spite of his faults.  Angel signs the new contract with Severo, containing the clauses requested by Rey, in front of all his children. Severo lets Angel know that after he dies, Serena and his children will remain. Angel dies before he can sign the addition to his will, which cuts out Elisa for “reasons she knows”, in front of his lawyer.

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     El Universal, 4/23/00:  Serena le comunica a la familia que don Ángel Villareal murió. Llega César y lo único que le interesa es saber lo que sucedió con el testamento. César y Elisa se oponen a la decisión. Los abogados les comunican que su padre quería cambiar el testamento. Sebastián se despide de su amigo e interroga a Serena. Juan Carlos está inquieto y decide no quedarse con Mireya. César quiere manejar la constructora por ser el primogénito. Paulina le explica a Paolo lo sucedido. Los hijos escuchan con atención el testamento. La dirección de la constructora se la deja a Paulina

     Diario de Yucatan, 4/23/00: Moisés y Juan Carlos hablan sobre la muerte de Angel y creen que Paulina lo mató. Marina ordena a Malena que  le informe todo lo que sucede en la constructora. Elisa quiere se rebela ante las órdenes de Paulina, pero ella le recuerda que es la  heredera principal.  Pía termina su relación con Rodrigo y éste le pide que sean amigos. Marina quiere chantajear a Elisa con la conversación grabada, pero  Elisa le dice que Angel ya no la puede desheredar y la manda al diablo. Paulina pide a Roberto le diga qué hay o qué hubo entre él y la  esposa de su padre.  Roberto asegura a Paulina que jamás hubiera engañado a su padre con esa mujer. Roberto se encuentra con Elisa, medio tomada y él le  dice que no la ofenderá más porque así se lo prometió a Paulina. Salvador se encuentra a Georgina en la playa y le dice que no deben  verlos juntos. En una junta, Paulina propone la construcción de una villa. Juan Carlos se opone. Marina informa a Severo Rincón lo que se  trató en la junta. El dice que si construyen, los acabará.  Juan Carlos dice a Paulina que quiere hablar con ella de su papá.  Juan Carlos explica a Paulina que si insiste en construir la villa, Severo Rincón se irá contra ellos.  Juan Carlos pide a Pedro que arreglen una parte de la escuela pues habrá clases de pintura y escultura.  Romy y Marina hacen planes para seguirse viendo.  El la lleva a un departamento que tiene y le dice que el dueño murió en un accidente y el se quedó con el departamento. Serena pide a  Juan Carlos que deje en paz a Paulina, pues esa relación no puede ser. El dice que la quiere y tarde o temprano será suya.  Paulina y Paolo llegan a casa de Juan Carlos. Ella se sorprende al ver ahí a Pía con los niños de la playa, Juan Carlos le cuenta la historia  de un pequeño que llegó al puerto y fue niño de la playa, pero con dedicación estudió y formó un emporio. Se llamaba Angel Villarreal.  César platica a Marina que Bermúdez tomó dinero de una filial para cubrir una deuda. Pía habla con Salvador para convencerlo y que dé  clases de pintura en la escuela de la playa.  Marina le grita que deje ese estúpido proyecto. Severo, atormentado por el abandono de Serena, jura que se vengará de Angel en sus  hijos

     USA 10/23-27/00. The doctor finds the morphine needle empty and accuses Serena of helping Angel die; she denies it; he says he will keep quiet. The lawyers look for the will change and don’t find it. Serena does but doesn’t tell anybody, although she reads it. Salvador tells Marina he left the seminary for love of Georgina. JC comforts Paulina. Georgina cries when she hears the news and goes to the burial. Marina tells Severo but he already knew. Alvaro tells the family about the tumor. Severo attends the funeral and threatens Serena. JC asks about the conversation and Serena lies. The will is read: all parties get an equal part, including Elisa, and Serena gets a monthly allowance (amount not disclosed) provided they all live in the house together for one year. Paulina is named head of the company. JC wants to take Serena away, but Paulina puts her at the head of the table and all, including Elisa, except César and Marina agree. Because Angel left the maids out of the will, Serena gives them each gold coins worth 60,000 pesos, all her savings, and says they were a gift from Angel. The lawyer agrees to support her story. César is worried that Paulina will discover his embezzlement, even though he has bribed the accountant. Hugo accepts Katia as the new nurse and Pia is jealous. Severo accuses JC of defamation. His lawyer tells him that Paulina’s husband died in a sailing accident.  A maid finds a letter from Angel for Juan Carlos, a personal letter in which he outlines the faults of his children and asks JC to help Paulina, the child most like himself. Paulina asks Roberto what was between him and Elisa; he doesn’t tell her what happened.  The company lawyer tells Juan Carlos why Paulina is called la viuda negra: she was heard wishing her husband was dead and the next day he died in a sailing accident. People assume that she was helped by her childhood sweetheart Marco Antonio. Roberto hires two of Georgina’s girls who look like Elisa. Juan Carlos tells Paulina how her father started out as a poor boy doing odd jobs, went to school, learned languages, etc. She didn’t know of his past. He also tries to explain that her father was a saint but she procedes with a project her father had approved, and César wants, although it will have negative consequences. Severo recalls his love for Serena and wishes he could have killed Angel. Juan Carlos and Paulina have a party for Paolo and introduce him to some children in the pueblo. Paulina tells Georgina she will want to hire her girls from time to time for business guests. Romy shows Marina the apt he got for cheap for the business when its owner was killed in a car accident. JC asks permission to kiss Paulina. Mireya sees them. 

     10/30-11/3/00. Mireya and Juan Carlos decide to try again. The family approves the project Juan Carlos objects to because it was Angel’s project and he wanted it. Paulina asks César to review the accounts and that when the year is up, she will turn the business over to him. Miguel Angel tells Patricia they must keep their relationship secret because her father, Angel’s lawyer, would oppose it. In school, one of the boys tells Paolo that his mother killed his father and is called the black widow. They fight. Mireya’s friend, obviously in love with Demian, reads his lifeline. Paulina wants to leave the pueblo when Juan Carlos tells her why Paolo fought but he convinces her to stay. The accountant tells César that Paulina is lying, that she won’t give up the company in a year. César tells Marina he had Romy investigated: the young man does know his business but also has a reputations as a womanizer. Severo orders his henchman to start a publicity campaign against the Villareal project and when it hits the papers, César accuses Juan Carlos of engineering it. When Mireya sees the article, she begs Juan Carlos to leave the company but he tells her he is obligated to stay for a year. Salvador suggests that there was one other “outsider” at the meeting in which the project was discussed: Malena(?), César’s secretary. She denies to César that she was the one and tells Marina that she must be well-paid if she is to take the fall. Paulina asks Juan Carlos to come up with a solution. Juan Carlos tells her she should find out who her husband’s lover was and who killed him. She agrees. Miguel Angel is suspicious of Romy and Marina realizes it. Severo is worried about Juan Carlos, tells his henchman to rake up the old scandal about the death of Vicente. César tells Juan Carlos he will head the company in a year. Paulina confirms it. Elisa realizes that she has shares she can vote. Juan Carlos proposes that the buy the dispossessed out at a fair price, figures provided by Hugo (at least I think this is the gist of it). Salvador and Paulina vote with him but he wins because Elisa throws her votes that way. Afterwards, César accuses Juan Carlos and Elisa of working together against the family and Paulina of being in love with Juan Carlos. She says she likes him but he is not for her, then tells them how her husband hit her and cheated on her. The brothers didn’t know. Severo orders his henchman to kill Juan Carlos, so he tinkers with some diving equipment. Juan Carlos and Mireya go diving, she runs out of air, he shares his with her. He suffers some discomfort and is hospitalized; she is more badly injured. In the hospital, Juan Carlos realizes that Demian loves Mireya. Demian confesses that they made love one night. Juan Carlos tells him he is not willing to give up Mireya. Paulina and Elisa talk and begin to like and trust each other. Juan Carlos admires the changes Elisa made to the project plan. Rodrigo tells Pia he wants to help he in her work. A local protest against the Villareals is joined by men paid by Severo. Juan Carlos and Paulina arrive and try to calm them down, but one of Severo’s men throws a rock and hits Juan Carlos in the head.

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     El Universal, 4/30/00:  Los colonos forman una comisión para hablar con los Villarreal. Mireya se enoja porque Juan Carlos se va y sólo le deja una nota. Pía representa a su tío con María y Hugo, el nuevo maestro de pintura y escultura. Juan Carlos pretende terminar con Mireya. Sebastián busca a Serena y le dice que está seguro de que ella no mató a don Ángel. Tencho le pide dinero a Juanjo y le asegura que algo le sucederá a Paulina Villarreal. Salvador le dice a Paulina que el amor entre él y Georgina terminará cuando alguno de los dos muera. Tencho y Beto sorprenden a Paulina. Salvador llega a la escuelita para dar su primera clase. Miguel Angel invita a Patricia al jardín y casi la viola.

     Diario de Yucatan, 4/30/00:  Los colonos forman una comisión para hablar con los Villarreal. Firman un acuerdo en el que la  constructora se compromete a instalar varias tomas de agua.   El hecho despierta la ira de Severo. Mireya se enoja porque Juan Carlos se va solo y le deja una nota. Pía representa a su tío ante María y  Hugo, nuevo maestro de pintura y escultura. Elisa platica con Paulina sobre las modificaciones al proyecto.   Juan Carlos quiere terminar con Mireya, pero al verla tan dolida se arrepiente. Sebastián busca a Serena y le dice que está seguro que ella  no mató a Angel, pero necesita que le ayude a encontrar al culpable.   Tencho solicita dinero a Juanjo y le asegura que algo malo le sucederá a Paulina Villarreal. Salvador dice a Paulina que el amor entre él y  Georgina terminará cuando uno de los dos muera.   Serena pide a Paulina que no vaya a la playa porque no está "El Negro", que la cuida y acompaña, sin embargo ella sale. Tencho y Beto  sorprenden a Paulina, pero llega Juan Carlos y la salva. Paulina se enoja, pues no quiere deberle favores a Juan Carlos.   Por primera vez, César, Elisa y Juan Carlos están de acuerdo respecto al agua que les llegará a los de la villa. Salvador acude a la  escuelita a su primera clase. Juan Carlos declara su amor a Paulina, quien se muestra renuente. Georgina le cuenta a Paulina lo de  Salvador y le dice que su amor ya no puede ser. Paulina confiesa que le pasa lo mismo con Juan Carlos.   Serena le dice a Paulina que el hombre que le conviene es Marco Antonio, quien le llama por teléfono todas las navidades. Paulina está  decidida de buscar a la amante de Vicente porque cree que fue ella la que lo mató.   Serena no está de acuerdo, pero Juan Carlos sí. Paolo le cuenta a Paulina que se hizo amigo de Daniel, a quien su padrastro maltrataba, y  le suplica a su madre que no se case, a menos que sea con un hombre como Juan Carlos.   Mariana convence a César de que nada tiene que ver con Malena. Bermúdez dice a Paulina que Malena era espía de Severo. Elisa le  regala a Serena un camafeo que fue de su madre y le cuenta la historia.   César dice a Marina que Sebastián no ira más a la constructora y que Roberto pronto hará lo mismo.-

     USA 11/6-10/00.  JC is not badly hurt. Paulina, JC, César meet with the protesters. Salvador offers to teach sculpture at the school run by Hugo’s mother and begins to do so. The doctor tells Sirena he knows that she did not kill Ángel and that he did not commit suicide, but he was killed by somebody in the house and he wants her help in finding out whom it was. Salvador tells Paulina that the love between him and Georgina will last until they are both dead. Paulina is attacked on the beach by Tencho and his accomplice. They steal her necklace. Juan Carlos arrives and runs them off. Paulina objects to the changes Elisa made to the project and reprimands Juan Carlos for agreeing without discussing the matter with her. While Georgina is talking with Harry (Henry Forman), a new client for her company’s services, Salvador arrives. She tells him to leave and confesses to Harry that he was her first love. Paulina asks Georgina about Mireya. Serena tells Paulina that Marco Antonio (now a respected art collector in Europe) is the right man for her, not Juan Carlos. Marina calls Severo and tells him that she can no longer provide information from the meetings because the secretary, Milena, no longer attends them. She suggests that Milena is a threat and Severo agrees to handle it. Melana is killed by a car and Marina call Severo who hangs up on her and later threatens her subtly. Miguel Angel tells his girlfriend who tells her lawyer father (lic. Zamora). Paulina tells JC that she married Vicente on the rebound. Her first love, Marco Antonio, simply disappeared one day and Vicente won her love but then betrayed her. César goes through Malena’s papers and finds a check from Marina who it explains it was money from the business for his Xmas present; she trusted Malena to hold it for her. When he finds additional deposits to her account, Marina denies having anything to do with them and he assumes it was Severo’s. Salvador confesses to Paulina that Ángel was responsible for his leaving the seminary, told his superiors he was upset about the breakup with Georgina. Harry tells Georgina he doesn’t drink because his wife was an alcoholic and drunk herself to death, leaving a daughter who hates and blames him. Paulina looks at old letters, cries about the necklace from Marco Antonio that was stolen from her. Romy invites Elisa on a date but she refuses. Pia keeps Miguel Angel from going to far with Patricia who is shocked by his behavior. The family learns more about the inheritance and it makes César distrust JC more (has something to do with the project). Mireya asks Demian about Paulina. Miguel Angel tells Pia he will break up with Patricia and begins romancing the gringa to whom he loans money. JC threatens the abusive stepfather of Daniel, a friend of Paulo. Alberto tries to make Paulina pay to get her necklace back, but she simply takes it and kicks him out. Malena’s death is ruled an accident.

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     El Universal, 5/7/00:  Paulina logra recuperar su medalla después de pagarle cierta cantidad a Abraham. Georgina está dispuesta a cooperar con Paulina para descubrir al asesino de su marido. Elisa declara su amor a Roberto mientras está ebria. Elisa le cuenta a Serena que tiene papá y que la explota. Marina se entera de la investigación emprendida por Paulina y quiere impedirla. Salvador llega a la oficina de Georgina e intenta seducirla de nuevo.

      Diario de Yucatan, 5/7/00:  Paulina recupera su medalla después de pagarle cierta cantidad a Abraham. Georgina le aconseja  avisarle a la policía, pero Paulina se opone. Georgina está dispuesta a cooperar con Paulina para descubrir al asesino de su marido.   César reclama a Paulina que siga empeñada en esa averiguación. Pía asegura que el papá del niño maltratado es un enfermo y hay que  ayudarlo, pero Juan Carlos quiere despedirlo de la constructora.   Elisa declara su amor a Roberto mientras está ebria.   

     USA 11/13-17/00. Severo sends a beautifully wrapped box to Marina with a frozen snake in it. The detective’s first reports are in: Vicente had many lovers but they don’t have names yet. Roberto finds a drunk Elisa in her bedroom; almost unconscious, she tells him she loves him (she had met Virginia earlier in the day). He tells Serena she is an alcoholic and about the night of his father’s death; she tells him she already knows. Pia tells Tencho that drugs are bad, she knows from experience.  Elisa suggests to Salvador that they both go to AA but he refuses. Paolo sees Salvador flagellate himself. Marina and César guess that is what he has done. He drinks again and becomes violently ill. Harry tells Salvador that he loves Georgina and wants to marry her, can give her a good home and children. Georgina is worried that she may not be able to have children because she lost a baby. Juan Carlos and the detective discover that Tony, who was going to sell info re the death of Vicente, has been killed. Juan Carlos finds Paulina asleep in her office and hears her say “te amo, JC”. He continues his relationship with Mireya. Virginia’s mother meets a young man she wants for her daughter; he says he is the son of an Italian prince (Roberto Valenzuelos). Harry and Paulina both tell Georgina that Salvador is a drunk and won’t change.

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     El Universal, 5/14/00:  Marina se molesta con César porque no la despertó para buscar a Salvador. Paulina está impresionada con los planos de Juan Carlos. Larios se lleva a Chato, Mireya se entera y va a la delegación. Georgina ya liquidó el negocio y se mudó a un nuevo condominio. Salvador informa que se casará con Georgina. Serena le platica a Elisa la historia de Georgina y Salvador. Paulina enfrenta a Teofilo y éste intenta ahorcarla. César intriga contra Salvador.

     Diario de Yucatan, 5/14/00: Juan Carlos y Paulina se besan  en el automóvil. El se da cuenta que ella trae puesta la medalla que le regaló Marco Antonio y pregunta por qué. Discuten y ella se  marcha.   Georgina reclama a Salvador que no quiera quedarse con ella. El vuelve a beber, pelean y él se marcha furioso. Georgina dirá después a  Lila que, a pesar de todo, Salvador la ama y no lo defraudará. Juan Carlos dice a Demián que quisiera irse, pero no puede quedarse ya  que debe cuidar a Paulina pues la ama.   Paulina pide a Rubio que detenga las investigaciones. El contesta que no puede, ya que mataron a uno de sus informantes.   Paulina, preocupada, habla con Juan Carlos, quien le aconseja que se cuide y no ande sola. Ella dice que se siente culpable de la muerte  de Tony, ya que seguramente alguien le llora. Le pide que localice a ese "alguien" y se encargue de hacerle llegar su ayuda. Serena entra al  cuarto donde Salvador se encerró y lo encuentra con aspecto de fantasma.   Paulina sube a su auto y unas manos le tapan la boca en el momento en que va gritar, se trata de Juan Carlos, quien le dice que lo hizo  sólo para demostrarle que corre peligro sola. Después le manda flores y le pide perdón. Elisa dice a Ulises que bebe porque está  enamorada de un hombre que la desprecia y la odia. Roberto va pasando por el lugar y Ulises se da cuenta que ese es el hombre al que se  refiere Elisa. El teniente Larios descubre que Tony trabajaba para Rubio, se lo dice a Georgina, quien contesta que sólo lo contrata para  algunos trabajos. Paolo cuenta a Paulina que su amigo Daniel se quedará en la escuela. Ella dice que le gustaría ser amiga de su mamá.  Paulina está con Paolo y Serena cuando recibe una caja. El niño le dice que tenga cuidado al abrirla, pues se puede tratar de un atentado.  Serena abraza al niño. Paulina le dice que ve mucha televisión, y abre la caja

     El Universal, 5/21/00:  César continúa con su lucha por intrigar contra Salvador. Georgina está desconcertada porque la escuchó hablando con Harry por teléfono. Romy y Marina continúan su romance y planean su vida juntos. Daniel está inquieto, pues no quiere tener una madrastra agresiva. Georgina comenta a Paulina su miedo de decirle a Salvador que no puede tener hijos. Hugo y Pía se juran amor eterno. Juan Carlos y Paulina vuelven a discutir. Alvaro y Serena están convencidos de que Georgina no es la mejor opción para Salvador.

     USA 11/20-24/00. no episode on the 23rd. Serena tells Elisa how Georgina had a romance with a fisherman after Salvador left her, had a baby and lost it, started the bordello. Marina tells Elisa she knows who and what she is and mentions the name Elaine White which seems to frighten Elisa. Juan Carlos learns that Daniel’s stepfather beat him and his mother, hits him and tells him never to touch them again. Miguel Angel visits Patricia in her home, makes love to her, she cries afterwards, he promises never to leave her. Paulina discovers the missing money and César lies to her, says that Ángel took the money out of the business for his romance with Elisa. Paulina believes him. Miguel Angel and Pia tells Salvador they will support his decision to marry Georgina and meet her. She has sold the business and moved into a condo. She tells Paulina she has a lot of money but Salvador won’t touch it. Daniel’s stepfather sends Paolo home in a taxi. Angry, Paulian (with Juan Carlos) goes to his house to confront him. He threatens her, tells her he is alone. Juan Carlos enters just in time. After knocking him out, he finds Daniel tied up and his mother badly beaten. They call the police. Daniel’s mother dies and Juan Carlos notifies his father who promises never to leave the boy (and also promises that his stepmother Raquel won’t beat him). Juan Carlos declares his love to Paulina but then she sees him going off with Mireya again and tells him later that they must be just good friends since he obviously has another woman. Georgina asks Paulina if Salvador will mind not having children. Paulina says that only Salvador can answer that question.

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     El Universal, 5/28/00:  Juan Carlos reprocha a Paulina no respetar su vida privada. Mireya piensa que Juan Carlos está encaprichado con Paulina. Luz informa a Mireya que Larios quiere verla. Pía invita a comer a Hugo. Casandra se impresiona con los estudios de Romy Larios y asegura que Beto confesará lo que sabe del asesino de Vicente Rojo. Georgina explica a Salvador que compró un local para sus exposiciones. Paulina sigue preocupada por la investigación de Rubio. Salvador hace una escena de celos a Georgina.

     USA 11/27-12/1/00. The detective tells Paulina that he is stymied. He has no leads. Salvador becomes jealous when he hears Georgina on the phone (doesn’t know she is talking to Harry). He hits her. The “prince” and his lover Sofia make plans. She will pretend to be his sister. Although Virginia’s mother wants the prince to fix on Virginia, he is attracted to Pia. Severo uses pictures of Marina and Romy to blackmail her into giving him details of the project for the Japanese. In answer to her question, Severo tells Marina that Serena is the woman behind his hatred of Ángel. Severo makes a counter-offer to the Japanese and is accepted. On hearing that they have lost the contract, César has a heart attack. Romy asks Marina what the “thank you” note from Severo means. Marina says mean things to him. In the hospital, Marina threatens Serena with telling the family that she is behind the enmity of Severo. Serena goes to Severo; he offers to stop hurting her family if she will marry him. She refuses. He doesn’t believe her and starts making plans for his marriage. Juan Carlos and Demian discover the fraud in the accounts and find the accountant Carlos Bermudez packing up his files. Mireya asks her friend to perform black magic to rid her of Paulina but the friend refuses. She seems to be going over the edge. César has a crisis but recovers. Roberto guesses that somebody gave Severo information about the contract.  Pia and Hugo have become a couple. Marina is not pleased.

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     El Universal, 6/4/00: Mientras César permanece delicado en el hospital, Juan Carlos sospecha que éste tenga que ver con el fraude que hizo Bermúdez. Paulina y Roberto quieren saber detalles sobre el cuantioso fraude. Salvador y Paulina vuelven a discutir sobre la herencia y Salvador le hace ver que César es un ladrón y traidor. Severo está muy interesado en lo que Juan Carlos le propuso a los empresarios japoneses. Marco Antonio, llega a Acapulco y decide buscar a Paulina. Juan Carlos pide a Demián se aleje de Mireya. Paulina y Mireya discuten.

     Diario de Yucatan, 6/4/00:  Mientras César permanece delicado en el hospital, Juan Carlos sospecha que éste tiene que ver con el fraude que cometió Bermúdez. Paulina y Roberto quieren saber detalles sobre el cuantioso fraude.  Ambos concluyen que Bermúdez tuvo que actuar en complicidad con alguien.  Salvador y Paulina vuelven a discutir sobre la herencia y Salvador le hace ver que César es ladrón y traidor. Severo está muy interesado en lo que Juan Carlos le propuso a los empresarios japoneses e interroga a Marina.  Salvador, Paulina y Juan Carlos concretan el contrato con los japoneses que hará crecer la empresa heredada por don Angel.  Marco Antonio llega a Acapulco y decide buscar a Paulina, su viejo amor, para reconquistarla, pero ella se resiste.  Marco Antonio aprovecha el momento y coquetea con Elisa. Juan Carlos le pide a Demián , se aleje de Mireya, pues ella no lo quiere. Paulina y Mireya discuten y pelean a golpes. , Juan Carlos está celoso por la llegada de Marco Antonio, pero Paulina le asegura que el amor que sintió por él ya se acabó. Roberto y Salvador esperan que Paulina encuentre nuevamente el amor con Marco. Georgina confiesa que por culpa de Juan Carlos una de sus amigas se suicidó.

     USA 12/4-8/00. Juan Carlos tells Serena that Bermudez has been stealing money and must have told Severo. Serena says that wouldn’t make sense; he needed the Japanese contract to hide the fraud. She is sure it was Marina. The wife of Nicolas Ray dies. Juan Carlos shows Paulina proof of Bermudez’s fraud and César complicity. Bermudez escapes. Juan Carlos asks the Japanese to give him two days before accepting Severo’s offer. Marina explains to Romy that Ángel insisted that she and César marry bienes separados. Paulina tells Salvador about César and asks him to understand; but Salvador insists on getting his entire inheritance. Hugo’s mother tells him about Marina’s humble origins. Marco Antonio returns and Serena tells him to win Paulina. Mireya tells the police that Paulina sent her anonymous letters when Vicente was alive. Paulina talks with César and he confesses that he took the money because his father treated him as just a simple employee and didn’t pay him much. Paulina tells him that Salvador insists on part of César’s inheritance in exchange for not pressing charges. Luz calls Juan Carlos after Paulina and Mireya have a fight in the restaurant. Paulina goes to the home of JC and they make love. Marco Antonio meets Virginia and sees Gino Moralli, tells him to stay away from Virginia. Marco Antonio tells Roberto that Gino is well-known con-man in Italy and Roberto tells Virgini’s mother but she doesn’t believe him, thinks he is jealous.  César returns home. Roberto tells Salvador that although he isn’t interested in business, the best thing is for him, Roberto, to take over César’s job in the business. Juan Carlos agrees. Elisa and Romy have lunch. Marco Antonio tells Paulina he wants to start over. She tells him it is too late; she loves Juan Carlos. Severo meets with Mireya and tells her they have interests in common.

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     El Universal, 6/11/00:  Serena escucha una conversación y se entera que Marina tiene un amante. Paulina confiesa que ama a Juan Carlos. Luz cuenta a Larios que Paulina y Mireya estuvieron a punto de llegar a los golpes. Roberto se pone de acuerdo con Salvador para apoyar más a la empresa. Pía está enojada con Paulina por la humillación que le hizo Marina. Severo le exige a Serena regrese con él o lo pagará. Marina discute con su amante. Canal 2, 21 horas.

     USA 12/11-15/00. Severo tells Mireya he will pay her to file a law suit against Paulina and sends her to one of his doctors. Mireya says no but then accepts. The doctor tells Serena that Severo thinks Juan Carlos is the son of Ángel and her. The lawsuit is filed. Marina and Romy fight. Juan Carlos tells Marco Antonio not to send flowers to Paulina. He and César join forces against Juan Carlos. Romy resigns to take a better offer. Severo has Paulina arrested during the festival. Démian saves her by testifying that Mireya hit Paulina first. Salvador collapses during the festival and is hospitalized. Hugo suggests that he be forcibly committed.. Romy and Elisa dine out; Marina throws a rock threw their car window when she sees them kissing goodnight. Serena threatens Marina: do anything to Elisa and I’ll prove that you gave the info to Severo. Roberto confesses to Elisa that he loves her; she cries and asks him to leave. Marina tells César, and later Roberto, that Romy and Elisa are lovers. Roberto tells Romy not to bother Elisa. Romy packs, tells Marina of Roberto’s visit; Marina tells him nobody leaves her. Paulina visits Severo to find out why he hates her; all he says is that her father betrayed him and she should ask Serena. Demian and Juan Carlos rescue her. Salvador is committed. Roberto tries to forget Elisa. Serena tells Paulina and Juan Carlos that Severo and Angel were friends but that Severo became corrupted by power. She says nothing else. Elisa sees Marina watching her and Roberto. Juan Carlos and Paulina fight because she had dinner with Marco Antonio. He gives César a job.

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     El Universal, 6/18/00: Mireya y Paulina siguen de pleito. Paulina aparentemente es raptada. Juan Carlos encuentra a Paulina detenida, acusada por Mireya. Pía está celosa porque Hugo platica con otra mujer. Juan Carlos quiere defender a Paulina. Elisa sospecha que entre Marina y Romy hay una relación extraña. Severo Rincón quiere eliminar a Salvador, pero logra escapar. Demián va a declarar contra Mireya. Hugo atiende a Salvador.

     Diario de Yucatan, 6/18/00: Mireya y Paulina no dejan de pelearse. Esta última desaparece y Juan Carlos nota su  ausencia. Más tarde, la encuentra en la delegación, por una denuncia que interpuso Mireya. Elisa, igual que Roberto, sospecha que entre Marina y Romy hay una relación extraña. Paulina pregunta a Severo cuál es el motivo de que odie tanto a la familia Villarreal. El responde que sólo Serena sabe la verdad. Marina insulta a Elisa porque aún se encuentra en la casa cuando llega Roberto y le exige que no se meta con su esposa. Juan Carlos y Paulina deciden hablar con Serena para que les diga porque Severo los odia tanto. Patricia comprueba que está embarazada. Virginia avisa a su mamá que ya tiene trabajo. Marco Antonio insiste en demostrar su amor a Paulina y la invita a cenar, pero ella se niega a hablar de sentimientos. Serena se asombra, al grado que se desmaya, cuando Juan Carlos y Paulina piden que hable sobre Severeno. Miguel Angel escucha a Pía hablar por teléfono sobre el embarazo de Patricia.-

     http://www.esmasestrellas.com/playa/2n/anterior.html Lunes 19 de junio El carnaval continúa, nadie se ha dado cuenta que Paulina desapareció, hasta que Juan Carlos inicia la búsqueda, al ser avisado por Fofo ya que él dice haber visto cuando la subieron a un auto, del cual se sabe el número de las placas. Pía siente celos de Katia, al verla junto a Hugo y Harry. Elisa cuenta a Serena sus dudas sobre la relación de Romy. Patricia tiene varios malestares, Pía sospecha que se trate de un embarazo.  Juan Carlos quiere que el licenciado Zamora lo apoye en el caso de las acusaciones en contra de Paulina, pues está seguro que tiene que ver Severo Rincón. Paulina se defiende diciendo que Mireya la agredió primero. Le piden presentar dos testigos, Juan Carlos se ofrece como uno de ellos y le pedirá a Demián que haga lo mismo. Romy se sincera con Elisa y le pide otra oportunidad, ella dice que sólo pueden ser amigos. Rosa avisa a Serena que Salvador salió de la casa muy alcoholizado. Serena ordena al Negro que lo busque y lo regrese sano y salvo. Severo hace lo contrario, quiere que Juanjo acabe con Salvador para culpar a Serena. Esta, dice a César que lo suyo no puede ser, que no quiere problemas con su esposa, pero termina por reiterarle su cariño. Juan Carlos le reprocha su proceder a Mireya.

     Martes 20 de junio Juan Carlos localiza a Demián, le explica lo sucedido y le pide que vaya a declarar contra Mireya. Luz y Mireya discuten agriamente. Severo se pone furioso cuando Juanjo le cuenta que Salvador se le perdió de vista. Georgina le pide a Harry que le ayude a localizar a Salvador, pues sabe que anda alcoholizado. Demián y Juan Carlos llegan a la delegación para declarar sobre lo sucedido. Roberto y Virginia discuten al grado de dar por terminado su noviazgo. Paulina sale libre, pero afuera de la delegación hay un grupo de periodistas que la acosan con preguntas y, al no responderles, comienzan a insultarla y a tomarle fotografías. Juan Carlos le aconseja que no les haga caso y siga caminando; ella tropieza y le pega a Juan Carlos, los periodistas toman esa placa.  Paulina, a bordo del auto de Juan Carlos, se entera que Salvador está grave en el consultorio de Hugo. Patricia no se atreve a decirle a su padre lo que le pasa y le pide que la mande a estudiar al extranjero. Marina descubre a Romy y Elia besándose y furiosa les estrella el cristal del parabrisas. Marina acusa a Serena de que ella le vendió información a Severo. Este regaña a Juanjo por haber dejado escapar a Salvador. Hugo propone internar a Salvador en una clínica, al saber que sufre delirios. Virginia echa la culpa a su madre de su rompimiento con Roberto. Mientras, éste le declara su amor a Elisa en su recámara.

     Miércoles 21 de junio Elisa dice a Roberto que no le guarda rencor, pero no puede olvidar todo lo que la ofendió, él se retira triste y ella queda llorando. Marina le cuenta a César lo sucedido con Elisa y Romualdo, por supuesto a su manera y éste termina por creerle. Nina, llorosa, dice que  nunca recibió los citatorios, pero asegura que Marina firmó un documento a un tipo. Marina miente y sale bien librada. Paulina y sus hermanos deciden internar a salvador. Marina por supuesto destila veneno, Paulina le advierte que no la provoque o se arrepentirá. Severo ordena al licenciado Herrera investigar a Juan Carlos. Paulina y Juan Carlos hablan sobre detalles del trabajo, él le pide que se cuide y le reitera su amor, ella dice al besarlo cariñosa, que no la deje nunca. Marco Antonio recomienda a César que lleve a Salvador con una psiquiatra y le pide su ayuda para reconquistar a Paulina. Los hermanos de Salvador tratan de convencerlo para que se desintoxique, internándose en una clínica. Luz espanta a Mireya, al decirle que Paulina podría contrademandarla. Patricia cuenta a Pía que ya le dijo a su papá que se quiere ir a estudiar al extranjero, para que su hijo nazca sin que nadie se entere. Pía recomienda que primero se convenza de estar embarazada, que ella la ayudaría. Paulina despide al chofer, pero éste la sigue en un taxi y observa que va a entrar a la casa de Severo Rincón. En efecto, Paulina entra sin avisar, cachetea a un guarura que trata de detenerla y se enfrenta a Severo, exigiendo le confiese porque odia tanto a los Villarreal.

     Jueves 22 de junio Severo le cuenta a Paulina que él y su padre fueron grandes amigos, que le pregunte a Serena qué fue lo que sucedió después. Roberto advierte a Romy, que deje en paz a Elisa o se atenga a las consecuencias. Pía quiere que Hugo le ayude a saber si Patricia está embarazada. Virginia pide trabajo a Marco Antonio. Mireya insulta y cachetea a Demián, al saber que declaró a favor de Paulina, dice que no quiere volver a verlo. El Negro avisa a Juan Carlos que Paulina está en casa de Severo. Cuando llega hasta donde está, Severo apunta a Paulina con una pistola y les dice que se retire, o su adorada se muere. Finalmente Juan Carlos, Paulina y el Negro logran salir de la casa de Severo. Este despide a sus guardias por ineptos. Juanjo logra conservar su empleo. Marina descubre que Romy está haciendo sus maletas, ella quiere saber por qué. Este confiesa que lo suyo fue un error, que mejor dejen así las cosas, pues Roberto lo amenazó con decir a César la verdad. Luz quiere discutir con Mireya, pero la muchacha le dice que no quiere oír sermones, que amaneció con náuseas y mareada. Serena dice a Elisa estar muy avergonzada por no haberle dicho que Romy y Marina se entendían. Juan Carlos y Paulina desean hablar con Serena para saber la verdad sobre el odio de Severo. Salvador acepta internarse.

     Viernes 23 de junio La doctora Florencia, en la clínica de rehabilitación, habla con los hermanos sobre las condiciones en que se aceptará a Salvador. César se molesta por los costos, pero Paulina y Roberto se encargan de tranquilizarlo y aceptan que se interne su hermano. Florencia explica a Salvador algunas situaciones sobre su enfermedad y le dice que está a sus órdenes, que sólo le llame si la necesita. Patricia, muy angustiada, comprueba que está embarazada. Virginia avisa a su mamá que ya consiguió trabajo. Cassandra trata de persuadirla, pero la hija le reprocha su proceder. María explica a los niños de la playa, la enfermedad de Salvador.Y les dice que la exposición no se cancela, pero que se pospondrá. Marco Antonio insiste con Paulina al invitarla a cenar, que la ama. Ella no quiere hablar sobre ese asunto. Serena se siente a gusto de volver a ver a Marco Antonio. Juan Carlos se pone celoso. Paulina dice a Serena que Juan Carlos y ella quieren saber por qué Severo Rincón les dijo, al hablarles sobre la razón para que los odiara tanto, que mejor se lo preguntaran a ella. La mujer queda impactada, no sabe cómo explicarles esa parte de la historia que le afecta tanto y trata de evitar que la convenzan. Pía habla por teléfono con Patricia sobre el embarazo de ésta. Como la puerta se encuentra abierta, Miguel Ángel escucha toda la conversación. Discute con su hermana y amenaza con ir a discutirlo a la casa de Patricia. Serena dice una sarta de verdades a medias, habla sobre la amistad de Severo y el difunto Ángel; de pronto se pone pálida, se siente mareada y a punto de irse al suelo. Paulina tiene que ayudarla a llegar hasta su cuarto. Juan Carlos se queda sobresaltado.

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     Diario de Yucatan, 6/25/00:  En la fiesta de Paolo, Tencho entra a la recámara de César y se roba las alhajas de Marina. Elisa y Roberto aceptan que se aman, pero coinciden en que su relación es imposible. Mireya se entera que Severo ama a Serena. Paulina y Juan Carlos informan a Serena sobre su boda. Marina coquetea con Marco Antonio, pero él no hace caso y sólo ve como JuanCarlos y Paulina se besan. Salvador confiesa a Florencia que sabe quién asesinó a Vicente, pero por cobarde dejó que culparan a Paulina.Harry convence a Georgina que no diga a Salvador que tuvo relaciones íntimas con él. Severo amenaza a Zamora porque no aceptatrabajar como espía. César acepta la relación de Pía con Hugo no sin antes advertirles que se cuiden de Marina. Paulina se entera que Salvador sabe quiénmató a Vicente, pero tiene miedo de revelarlo. Mireya deja algo en la bolsa de Paulina. Juan Carlos llega cuando César brinda por el compromiso de Paulina y Marco Antonio.

      USA 12/18-22/00. Serena talks to Severo again. Juan Carlost tells Marco Antonio that Paulina is his. Severo slaps Mireya because she of her failure in his plan against Paulina.. Everybody learns about Patricia’s pregnancy. Arturo resigns. Severo bills Mireya for the lawyers and doctors, etc. Severo files a lawsuit against the company. Patricia learns she isn’t pregnant. Arturo is very disappointed in Patricia. She decides to leave the house but he apologizes for his harsh words. Juan Carlos asks Paulina to marry him and she accepts. Georgina and Harry make love and afterwards she feels really guilty. Salvador tells his psychiatrist Florencia that he hates cowardice but is himself a coward. He knows who killed Vicente but has always been afraid to tell the truth, letting Paulina suffer the consequences. Severo tries to hire Arturo but fails. Mireya leaves a note in the house of Juan Carlos which Paulina sees on leaving, although Juan Carlos doesn’t when he gets up later. Paulina and Marco Antonio announce their engagement to the family. Nobody knows that it is a farce to which Marco Antonio agreed because Mireya is pregnant. Juan Carlos doesn’t understand why Paulina got engaged. He tells Mireya he will want proof that the baby is his because it could be Demian’s. That idea hadn’t even occurred to Mireya. Paolo runs away and is then kidnapped by Severo’s men but escapes when the car is in an accident. Paulina tells Serena the truth about her engagement to Marco Antonio. Demian and Juan Carlos talk about Mireya’s pregnancy. Maria tells Marina that she will reveal the secret of her one true love if she continues to oppose the relationship of Pia and Hugo. Paolo finds his way to Hugo’s. That night, Marina torches the consultorio. Paulina and Juan Carlos rescue the children, including Paolo, but Maria dies in the fire. The firefighters announce that the fire was arson. A week passes. Hugo is sure that Marina was responsible and tells Juan Carlos. Hugo and Pia have a civil ceremony followed by a beach “ceremony”. César attends. Marina arrives later at the party and creates a scene. Marina and Elisa have another confrontation. No episode on the 22nd.

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     USA 12/25-29/00. No episode on the 25th. Salvador and Georgina dine; he tells her he must take his life one day at a time. Severo asks ? to shadow Juanjo whom he thinks is betraying him. Paulina begs Juan Carlos to forgive her; at first he says no, then relents and says yes. Months pass. Mireya is in an advanced state of pregnancy and Demian asks her to give him a chance; they kiss. A wig is found and lost but Serena wants to keep the news quiet; it is only a suspicion and she wants to protect the family. César throws Marina out when he gets photos of her kissing Romy, photos sent by Severo. Marina accuses Elisa of framing her but knows it was Severo and confronts him, to no effect. Severo tells Serena he sent the phots. Marina forgives Pia for marrying Hugo. Elisa’s mother, Elena White, whom Elisa had told Serena was dead, arrives....ready to take her share of the inheritance. Severo tells Juan Carlos that he is the son of Ángel and should ask Serena. He tells Paulina and she doesn’t want to kiss him because they may be media-hermanos. JC asks Serena and she admits that she is his mother but refuses to tell him who his father is. He is furious, tells her he never wants to see her again. Roberto and Elisa declare their love for each other. The family supports Serena and tell her that JC will forgive her. JC asks Alvaro, Ángel’s doctor, if Ángel had any children outside of his marriage and Alvaro assures him he didn’t, but also believes that Serena’s sister was his mother. Marina thinks that Elena is after César and confronts her, offers her money. But Elena is no pushover. The inheritance will be worth much more and she tells Marina that she will defend her daughter. A drunk JC visits Severo again, draws a gun on him, but doesn’t fire. Georgina is pregnant by Harry and doesn’t know what to do. GRAN FINAL announced 12/28; final on 1/11/01 (Thurs).

          Severo gives police proof of the murderer of Vicente and César is arrested. Serena faints when she hears the news and tells Alvaro that perhaps she must accede to Severo’s demands. Marina does not like the divorce terms she is given. Pia sees Marina almost kissing Juan Carlos. Marina has lunch with Marco Antonio who doesn’t believe her lies because he once saw her kissing Romy; he does agree to look at the paintings she wants to sell. Juanjo, sought by the police, asks Severo for help...not knowing that Severo set the police on him as punishment for his betrayal.

     http://www.esmasestrellas.com/playa/2n/anterior.html Lunes 26 de junio Serena le confiesa a Juan Carlos que es su madre y él la cuestiona que durante tantos años lo haya callado y le dice que ha vivido en la mentira, que nunca podrá volver a confiar en ella. Entra Paulina y pregunta qué pasa. Serena le dice a Paulina que ella es la madre de Juan Carlos y que finalmente se lo confesó. César, Paulina, Roberto y Salvador apoyan a Serena y le dicen que ellos también la han querido como una madre y que pronto Juan Carlos reaccionará y los perdonará. Elisa presenta a su mamá, Elena White, con la familia Villarreal, quien le pide a César la lleve a conocer el complejo.  Juan Carlos va a ver a Álvaro y le pregunta si existe la posibilidad de que Ángel Villarreal sea su padre. Álvaro le dice que Ángel era incapaz de ser tan irresponsable con un hijo y que definitivamente no es su padre. Marina habla con Elena y la invita a tomar un café para ofrecerle dinero con tal de que se lleve a Elisa de la casa. Georgina está embarazada de Harry y no sabe cómo decírselo a Salvador. Marina le pide apoyo económico a Marco Antonio. Juan Carlos, borracho, va a ver a Severo y apuntándole con una arma, le dice que sabe Angel Villarreal no fue su padre, pero que seguramente él sabe quien es y si no se lo dice, lo mata.  Martes 27 de junio Severo le entrega a Larios las pruebas para saber quién fue el verdadero asesino de Vicente Rojo, pero Severo le hace prometer que no se sabra que él le dio las pruebas. Larios cita a Paulina y a Juan Carlos en la delegación para decirles los resultados de su investigación. Zamora visita a Marina y le dice que César está realizando los trámites del divorcio y que le dará una pensión mensual. Ella se niega y le dice que si César quiere el divorcio, le tendrá que dar la mitad de su fortuna. Juanjo, al saber que la policía lo busca por el asesinato de Vicente Rojo, sale huyendo y le habla a Severo para pedirle su ayuda. Severo avisa a Larios dónde puede encontrar a Juanjo. Mientras Paulina y Juan Carlos esperan en la delegación a que aparezca Larios con el culpable, entra César custodiado por policías, acusado por el asesinato de Vicente Rojo y él grita que inocente. Paulina y Juan Carlos lo ven y tratan de ayudarlo. Paulina habla con Larios y le dice que es imposible que su hermano sea el asesino. Juan Carlos va a ver a Marina y le pide que no meta en líos a Elisa y a Roberto. Marina se le abraza del cuello y trata de besarlo. En ese momento entra Pía y los ve, pero ellos no se percatan de su presencia. Juan Carlos la rechaza.

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     USA 1/1-5/01. no episode on the 1st. Serena tells Alvaro that Angel killed himself. Marina tells Pia that César is in jail. Juancho is arrested for the murder of Vicente. Georgina tells Salvador she was unfaithful once while he was in the hospital but doesn’t tell him with whom or that she is pregnant. Marina, contrary to Hugo’s wishes, gives Pia a pill to calm her down and later tells her that it was Juan Carlos who tried to seduce her and that she rejected him. Salvador asks Georgina if she was unfaithful with Harry and she admits that she was. He takes the news calmly. (We don’t see the scene; know of it from her telling Harry and, I think, Paulina.) César refuses to see Marina. Hugo tells Pia that her mother was responsible for the fire. Pia defends her mother and leaves Hugo, but Marina won’t let her move in with her, tells her she must live in the casa to defend their rights. Marco Antonio and Marina have lunch. She wants him to buy some paintings because she needs the money. He admits that he left Paulina years before because he wasn’t going to risk his life for a “tonta”. Paulina looks for the jeweler’s invoice and finally finds it. Georgina tells Paulina that Vicente’s lover was a married woman. Juancho begs Severo for help. Severo tells him that Paulina was responsible for his being arrested. When César sees the invoice, he realizes it was for one of Marina’s necklaces, one that he didn’t sell (don’t remember why) but he doesn’t remember where he put it. Paulina, Juan Carlos, César and even Larios realize that Marina must have been Vicente’s lover and murderer. Marco Antonio and Marina become lovers. Pia asks César to forgive Marina. He doesn’t tell her the truth, just says that he can’t. Juancho tells the police that César hired him to kill Vicente. ? tells Juan Carlos that César could not have been the murderer. Paulina finally finds the necklace. Paulina confronts Marina who admits that she always hated Paulina because she had everything and that she was Vicente’s lover. Juan Carlos is angry that Paulina confronted her because he knows that Marina is dangerous. Salvador tells Harry he will support him in his plan to build a gym and apologizes for his behavior, shakes his hand. Paulina and Juan Carlos present a plan to Teniente Larios for unmasking Marina. Severo hires the beach bum to kill Juan Carlos.  Severo confronts Serena in the church and she tells him the truth, that Juan Carlos is his son. She reminds him that they were lovers for a long time and she underwent numerous treatments because she couldn’t get pregnant and then she was. She went to tell him the good news and overheard a conversation in which he ordered a murder. Learning he was an assasin, she went to the U.S. with her sister and brother-in-law, gave birth, and gave the baby to them. There she met the newly widowed Ángel who hired her to care for his children. She accepted and became his lover for a brief time; but he got tired of her and went on to other women. He never knew that Juan Carlos was Severo’s son. Severo tells her that one night when they were drunk, Ángel told Severo that he and Serena were lovers. That was the end of the friendship. Severo tells her he doesn’t believe her but later asks Abraham where the beach bum lived.

     Miércoles 28 de junio Serena le confiesa a Alvaro que Don Angel se suicidó. Detienen a Juanjo por el asesinato de Vicente Rojo. Salvador confiesa a Paulina que recordó que César era el hombre a quien Don Angel le pidió que le diera un escarmiento a Vicente. Harry se entera que es el padre del hijo que espera Georgina. César le dice a Paulina que él pagó para que le dieran un escarmiento a Vicente Rojo, pero que nunca para que lo mataran y que le dio el dinero en efectivo a Tony. Paulina le dice a César que Tony está muerto. Pía le dice a Marina que la vio besandose con Juan Carlos y le pregunta qué relación hay entre ellos. Marina le dice que Juan Carlos se le insinuaba desde hace tiempo y que ahora con su separación de Juan Carlos, la buscó para tener algo que ven con ella. Pía le cree. Paulina le dice a Juan Carlos que su pleito con Vicente antes de que muriera surgió a partir de una factura de una joya que ella nunca recibió y él le confesó que esa joya se la regaló a su amante como símbolo de su despedida. Juan Carlos la anima a buscar esa factura para tratar de descubrir algo más sobre la amante.  Jueves 29 de junio Paulina busca desesperadamente la factura de la joya que Vicente Rojo compró para su amante, ya que esa es la prueba de la inocencia de César. Pía abandona a Hugo porque él le dijo que Marina era la asesina de su madre. Pía le reclama a Paulina la actitud de Juan Carlos hacia su madre y le dice que él trató de seducir a Marina, pero que ella lo rechazó. Paulina no le cree y la corre. Georgina le dice a Paulina que la amante de su marido era una mujer casada. Severo le dice a Juanjo que lo va a ayudar a salir de la cárcel, sólo si sigue sus instrucciones. Marina y Marco Antonio son amantes y se entregan una vez más al amor. Pía sorprende a Marina con Marco Antonio y la cuestiona. Ella le dice que Marco le ofreció matrimonio. Paulina encuentra la factura de la joya y la lleva con César. Ambos descubren que esa joya era de Marina. Viernes 30 de junio César y Paulina lloran y se abrazan ya que se dan cuenta de que durante muchos años los engañaron y en sus narices, ya que Marina fue la amante de Vicente Rojo y posiblemente sea ella su asesina. Larios manda investigar a Marina para aclarar si pudo haber mandado matar a Vicente. Paulina y Juan Carlos buscan la joya entre las cosas de Marina, hasta que finalmente la encuentran y afirman que Marina fue la asesina de Vicente Rojo. Efraín, amigo de Tony, le dice a Juan Carlos que Tony recibió dinero en efectivo por darle una "lección" a Vicente y el día que éste murió Tony estaba con Efraín. Pero Tony se enteró que alguien se le adelantó y sabía el nombre del asesino. Paulina se enfrenta con Marina y le dice que ella era la amante de Vicente Rojo. Marina lo acepta.

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     USA 1/8-12/01. Ultima Semana.

     Diario de Yucatan, 7/2/00:  Georgina agoniza y sus últimas palabras son para Salvador. Juanjo amenaza a Marina: le dice que si no lo ayuda dirá que ella pagó para que maten a Vicente y demostrará que falsificaron la firma de César. Juan Carlos se entera que es hijo de Severo. Se avergûenza de ser hijo de un mafioso y una embustera. Marina amenza con dar a conocer una prueba que "hundirá" a Elisa. Juan Carlos y Paulina van a la fiesta del club, pero Tencho los vigila. Marina ve la joya en el cuello de Paulina y trata de arrebatársela gritando que es suya

     http://www.esmasestrellas.com/playa/2n/anterior.html.   Lunes 3 de Julio Serena le confiesa a Severo que Juan Carlos es su hijo y le explica por qué nunca le dijo la verdad. Georgina continua con sus malestares y Paulina le dice que vaya al médico. Paulina le pide a Georgina que le confiese a Salvador lo de su embarazo. Georgina le dice que ese día Salvador tiene algo importante que decirle y que seguramente le pedirá que se casen y hasta ese momento le dirá la verdad. Harry se sorprende cuando salvador le pide disculpas por haberse comportado con él tan mal y le ofrece su ayuda para la construcción del centro de atención a la comunidad y además planean construir una escuela y un área recreativa. Salvador se reune con Georgina y le dice que decidió qué rumbo debe tomar su vida, por lo que va a ser sacerdote. Miercoles 5 de Julio Paulina y Serena comentan que tal vez Juan Carlos fue a ver a Severo porque sabe que él es su padre. Juan Carlos va a ver a Severo y le dice que es hijo suyo, y que siempre vio a Don Angel como a un padre y le advierte que si lastima a los Villarreal lo matará. Georgina está muy mal. Hugo y Pía la quieren llevar a un hospital, pero ella dice que quiere morir en su casa. Se despide de Harry y le dice que si su hijo hubiera nacido hubieran sido muy felices y le pide que llame a Salvador. Miguel Angel se da cuenta que puede liberar a su papá de la cárcel, pero al mismo tiempo su mamá se vería en grandes aprietos. Paulina le dice a Juan Carlos que Serena admitió que Severo es su padre. Juan Carlos se siente traicionado, defraudado y engañado y discute con Paulina. Paulina va a ver a Georgina y ésta le agradece su amor y amistad. Paulina hace lo mismo y las dos lloran. Llega Slavador y Georgina le dice que ahora él podrá ser un buen sacerdote y ella muere. Marina entra a la casa de los Villarreal y comienza a buscar entre las cosas de Serena y Paulina y Elena White le pregunta que si lo que busca es el teléfono celular de Elisa. Marina responde afirmativamente y Elena lo destruye. Marina le advierte que tiene todavía una prueba que destruirá a Elisa. Pía reconoce el celular de Marina, el cual se encontraba cerca de la casa de María. Paulina llega a la fiesta en la casa de Cassandra y lleva puesto el collar de Marina. Marina le dice que esa joya es de ella y Paulina le dice que entonces ella es la amante de Vicente Rojo que lo mandó matar. Jueves 6 de Julio  Paulina desenmascara a Marina frente a los invitados de la fiesta. Juan Carlos y Paulina le asguran a Marina que la factura de esa joya está a nombre de Vicente Rojo y ella afirma que él se la regaló. Ella le dice a Paulina que Vicente iba a regresar a sus brazos en cualquier momento, porque ella sí es una mujer y no una niña como ella. Al verse descubierta, Marina huye del lugar. Marina sube a su auto y las patrullas comienzan a perseguirla. Miguel Angel le dice a Pía que al parecer marina era la amante de Vicente Rojo. La policía detiene a Tencho y cuando llega a la cárcel confiesa que Severo Rincón le dio la pistola para que supliera a Juanjo, porque lo iba a dejar en la cárcel y Juanjo, al oír esto, decide cambiar su declaración y confiesa que fue Marina quien le pagó para matar a Vicente Rojo y que Severo mandó matar a Malena Núñez y a Nicolás Rey. Tencho declaró que Severo le dijo que matara a Juan Carlos. El teniente larios le pide disculpas a Paulina y le dice a Juan Carlos que Severo lo mandó matar. Marina va a buscar a Elisa y le dice que le vende la carta en donde Angel la deshereda, ya que ella necesita dinero para huír. Marina toma joyas y dinero de Elisa y la quiere atacar con un puñal. En ese momento entra Paulina y Marina la ataca y le dice que por su culpa perdió al único hombre que amó. Marina huye. Paulina recoge del suelo el papel donde Angel deshereda a Elisa y lo lee. Le pregunta a Elisa que por qué la desheredó y ella le confiesa la verdad. Roberto llega en ese momento y Elisa le enseña la carta de Angel y él rompe la carta. Paulina está de acuerdo con eso. César sale de la cárcel. Severo trata de detener a sus guaruras para que no maten a Juan Carlos.

     Salvador tells Georgina that he will be returning to the seminary, that he will always love her but their love will be converted into something better. She admits she is pregnant by Harry and he is happy for her. Juan Carlos tells Paulina he has to find his father. Severo, now believing that JC is his son, tries to find Tencho to stop him from killing JC. Elisa tells Roberto she’ll leave when the year is up; she loves him but his father’s ghost will always be between them. Serena is pleased by Salvador’s decision. Severo asks Alvaro who son JC is; Alvaro tells him he is his father. JC visits Juancho in prison and Juancho admits that he knows Severo put him there. Miguel Angel tells Patricia that his mother was unfaithful. Something Juancho says about Severo’s obsession with Serena makes JC realize that Severo is his father. Marina asks her “friend” Nina to find the necklace and Nina agrees to help. Serena admits the truth to Paulina. Miguel Angel asks Zamora for Patricia’s hand in marriage. Tencho shoots at and misses JC. Juancho calls Marina and threatens to tell the truth; she tells him to go ahead. The handwriting analysts declare that César’s signature was a forgery. César realizes it must have been done by Marina who, as his secretary, had often forged his signature and tells Zamora. Pia visits Hugo. He tells her that he has fired Katy. They reconcile. JC visits Severo and warns him not to hurt the Villareals. Severo warns him to watch out. Georgina dies, surrounded by Hugo, Salvador, Harry and Paulina. (for reasons known only to the writers, she refuses to go to the hospital for surgery). Marina searches the house for the necklace. Elena discovers her and destroys the cell phone but Marina says she has another way to destroy Elisa. When Pia sees her mother’s cell phone being used by ? and learns that it was found by the scene of the fire, she realizes that her mother must have been responsible. Marina goes to a party and Cassandra thanks her for saving her dauther Virginia from marco Antonio. Paulina arrives wearing her necklace and when Marina demands it back, Paulina accuses her of having killed her husband Vicente. Tencho is arrested and confesses everything. Juancho tells the truth, that Marina was responsible for the death of Vicente. Marina threatens Elisa with the addendum to the will that Angel wrote the night he heard Elisa with Roberto. She demands jewels and money. Paulina enters, they fight, Marina leaves. Elisa tells Paulina to read the document. Roberto arrives and reads it, too, then tears it up. Paulina says she would have done the same. César is released.

     USA, 1/11/01. ULTIMO CAPITULO. Severo discovers that two other men have gone after Juan Carlos for the reward. He runs to la casa, steps in front of JC and takes the bullet meant for him. JC doesn’t understand why Severo was shot. He dies in the hospital. Elisa’s mother leaves and wishes her daughter well. Marina empties out her safe deposit box. Larios explains to Juan Carlos about the men planning to kill him and that Severo meant to save his life, that few men are all good or all bad. Paulina tells Elisa that she is going to break up with JC, that it isn’t working (we never see why it isn’t working). The police chase Marina in her car, she swerves, deliberately it seems, goes over a cliff and dies. César apologizes to his children for giving all his love to their mother. At Severo’s funeral, only JC and Serena attend. JC embraces her and forgives her. Serena tells JC the story, how Severo was a good man corrupted by power, how she met and fell in love with Angel who soon thereafter left her for other women but whom she never stopped loving. Nina cries for Marina. The police arrest Abraham. The year is up and the inheritance is to be distributed. All decide to leave their money with the company, except for things like a trust for Paolo, charity, etc. Juan Carlos will use part to form a company (I think) and gives the rest to Serena who, in addition to money, inherits the house where she decides to stay and provide a home for her “children” whenever they want to return. Elisa gives up all claim, turns the money over to the company and explains that she was disinherited and has decided to abide by Ángel’s ultimate voluntad. They retire to the garden for cocktails and are joined by Harry and Florencia. Roberto finds Elisa packing and asks her not to leave. She says they need time apart, but there is the hope that she will return. JC and Paulina meet by the pool. He tells her it is over, they argue too much, Paulina cares for everybody except him. In her garden, Serena talks to Ángel about the home she will make for his children. JC pushes Paulina into the pool then jumps in after her and they kiss. The ghost of Ángel walks on the beach and sees that his children are happy.

 

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     http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=59051&messageid=963188475. OK, chicos. Final completo para los que estaen interesados. July 9 2000 at 5:21 PM Score 5.0 (1 person) maru       de la dirección IP 216.244.211.7  Severo murió tratando de salvar a J.C. con un gesto que por lo menos le dio algo de decencia. J.C. también fue herido en el brazo (perlita: yo creo que el brazo que se tocaba en el velorio era el equivocado). Los únicos asistentes al velorio de Severo fueron J.C. Serena y Paulina (aunque ella no estuvo en la escena con J.C. y Serena). J.C. reconoció ante su madre que había sido egoísta y duro con ella, y le pidió intentar llevar una relación de madre e hijo. Elisa le preguntó a Paulina por qúe se la veía triste, y esta le dijo que J.C. y ella iban a romper porque la relación no marchaba. J.C. quería reunirse con ella para romper de buena manera. Cuando Paulina quiso hablar con J.C. él le dijo que era mejor reunirse con mas tranquilidad en su casa de la playa después de la lectura de la herencia.  Marina murió huyendo de la policía, el auto se desbarrancó. Mostraron la caida con tres tomas distintas (estuvo bien). Cesar habló con sus hijos y prometió llevar relacionarse mejor con ellos (porque siempre le dio mayor importancia a Marina que a sus hijos). Para la lectura del testamento se preparó una reunión para festejar la unión de la familia. Cesar resolvió dejar en las empresas su parte de la herencia, sólo iba a cobrar las ganancias de su parte y gastos de viaje, e iba a donar su sueldo a obras para la comunidad. Roberto también iba a dejar su parte en las empresas, y decidió compartire con Cesar la dirección. Salvador iba a dejar tambien su parte y las ganacias se iban a destinar a la escuela de arte, y obras de caridad. Paulina iba a dejar su parte también, sin condiciones. A su hijo Paolo le iba a dejar la herencia de Vicente en un fideicomiso. J.C. sacaría su parte por una lado para invertir en accines de la empresa donde empezaría a trabajar, y también para mantener a su madre. Cuando Serena le contestó que ella heredaría, él le dijo que de sus gastos se encargaría él como ella lo había mantenido. En las últimas escenas aprece Serena caminando por el jardín y prometiendo a Angel, que ella siempre estaría alli para recibir a sus hijos. Serena se quedó con la casa Villareal. Y Elisa, renunció a su herencia diciendo de la dejaría en las empresas, y comentó lo que pasó con la última decisión de Angel, y que ella respetaría esa decisión. Le prometió a Roberto que volvería para reunirse con él algún día. Paulina fue a ver a J.C. esperando lo que este tenía que decirle. J.C. le dijo que no era posible que siempre estuvieran los problemas de los demás entre ellos. Que tenían que funcinar como pareja, y que ella siempre anteponía los problemas de los demás en vez de pensar en su pareja y su hijo. La escena estuvo muy buena, porque seguían discutiendo.Paulina le dijo que también el carácter de J.C. era un problema y que él no estaba acostumbrado a tener una mujer que tomara sus propias decisiones. Y que era un cobarde. En definitiva, Paulina le dijo a J.C. que siempre se salía con la suya, y cuando quiso seguir hablando él la besó. Ella se enojó más, porque decía que él la besaba para callarla, y cuando le quiso reclamar él la levantó y la tiró a la piscina, y se tiró él. En definitiva terminaron abrazados en la piscina, y reconciliados. Y el final, que a mí me encantó muestra a Angel caminando con la playa (y muestran las imágenes de Cesar con sus hijos, Elisa y Roberto creo que despidiéndose, Salvador se veía feliz en el seminario, y Juan Carlos y Paulina en la piscina), diciendo más o menos que él sabía que todo iba a resultar, por el llamado de la sangre, el cariño y especialmente el amor.FIN  Bueno, a mí me pareció un final novedoso, porque no fue en ceremonia nupcial (tipo fueron felices y comieron perdices porque J.C. y Paulina intentarían luchar por su pareja), y no abarcó sólo a los protagonistas.  Leí un diario de México, y tampoco me pareció lo que decía de que acudieron a I. Lopez Tarso para darle un final decoroso, o algo así.  En definitiva, que la hayan acortado me pareció una animalada, sobre todo después que telenovelas espantosas (p.e. Camila, Siempre te amaré, estuvieron más tiempo en el aire).-  Espero haberlos conformado. Saludos

 

 

 

 

 


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