Tres Mujeres

 

USA (Univision)  9/13/99 - 8/17/00

México (Televisa) 3/22/99 - 4/16/00. 550 capítulos (formerly 220 capitulos de una hora. Expanded from 160 half-hour episodes. ).

 

 

 

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     UNIVISION (http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=97016)

     Una de las novelas más largas y más exitosa de la televisión mexicana, con  un argumento sui generis y ultra moderno de esposas infieles, heroínas con cáncer, parejas homosexuales, y una Norma Herrera genial como una esquizofrénica que intenta manipular a sus hijos.

     Sinopsis

     Tres mujeres con vidas envidiables...¿O no? En apariencia, Fátima tiene el  novio perfecto. Adrián es alto, guapo, de buena familia y muere por casarse con ella. Pero Adrián tiene otra cara: él es celoso, violento, ambicioso y mentiroso y sostiene una relación  clandestina con su asistente, Brenda.

     Cuando la mejor amiga de Fátima descubre el engaño, Fátima tiene que tomar una decisión acerca de su prometido. La llegada de Sebastián, el hijo del  jefe de Adrián, complica las cosas, porque sin querer, Fátima y él se enamoran.

     La hermana  de Fátima, Bárbara, también parece tener un matrimonio ideal con Mario, su esposo fiel y  cariñoso, y su hija, Montse. Pero Bárbara esta obsesionada con tener otro hijo.

     Algo que esta arruinando su matrimonio y la llevará a los brazos de otro hombre. Greta, la madre de Fátima y Bárbara, aunque tiene un matrimonio estable y una posición cómoda, nunca ha podido olvidar a Federico, el amor de su juventud. El destino se encargará de ponerlo en su camino otra  vez..

 

     Rinconlatino, 8/16/99.  Introduction from Robyn Barnette: A brief synopsis about "Tres Mujeres" (Not really a summary)...  by Robyn Barnette  Hi, Shannen,  "Tres Mujeres" is a really strong and serious novela that you really have to pay attention to in order to understand. The novela approaches strong subjects such as neurosis, infidelity, and marriage. I have seen small previews of it on another network, and as tremendous a story that it is, "Tres Mujeres" is one that people will be talking about. This novela would be perfect for a Sociology class at college.  The lives of the three women are as follows (taken from an article I wrote about this novela earlier this year):  - Fátima Uriarte (Karyme Lozano): She loves nature intensely. She is respectful with the form of thinking of the people. The sinus of her family grew, in which the social standards are more important than communication and love, motivates through which it has conflicts upon trying to reconcile both points of view. With the result that marriage is not her goal, Fátima wants to get married and have a family.  - Barbara de Espinoza Uriarte (Erika Buenfil -- I think this is the name of the character she plays): She is inflexible and demanding with herself and her resemblances. She repeats without questioning traditional schemes imposed by her mother. She is discreet and represses her sensuality and her desires. The obsession to have a son has turned Uriarte into a neurotic woman, which causes constants to her problems with Mario (Alejandro Tommasi).  - Greta Saraldi de Uriarte (Norma Herrera) is an arrogant woman from a good family. She follows the social rules of the family faithfully. Her philosophy in life is how much you have, how much is valuable. She likes to demonstrate her domain. Her objective is to conquer the admiration of the social medium in which she develops. And to top it all, she is in bitter favor of a loving relation that branded her in her youth.  The lives of these three women will untie a story with love, deceit and treason, in which they will be surrounded by the spouses Mario (Alexander Tommasi), Gonzalo (Patricio Castillo) and Adrián (Sergio Sendel), as well as Daniel (Alexis Ayala), Sebastián (Jorge Salinas) and Federico (Pedro Armendáriz).

 

     Synopsis from RCTV.   ¿Alguna vez te has sentido aprisionado por las reglas sociales que te impiden vivir y amar como  realmente deseas?  ¿Alguna vez has vivido un amor que llegó fuera de tiempo? Greta, Bárbara y Fátima sí lo han vivido.  … Ellas son madre e hijas.  … Ellas son una misma mujer en diferentes épocas.  … Ellas son mujeres que aman y que tienen que decidir entre lo que deben y lo que desean.  Esta telenovela narra cómo estas protagonistas están sujetas a las normas sociales que les impedirán vivir y amar como lo desean; al igual que refleja a quienes alguna vez han vivido un amor que llegó fuera de tiempo.  Fátima es la más joven de la familia Uriarte, constituida por su madre Greta, su padre Gonzalo y sus hermanos Bárbara y Santiago. La familia Uriarte tiene una armonía y comunicación aparentes pero en la intimidad, solo se respira el desamor, la envidia y la frustración. Fátima solo cuenta con el apoyo de su padre, mientras que su madre y sus hermanos siempre parecen estar en su contra. Fátima se entrega por amor a Adrián, un hombre ambicioso y macho quien la cree suya. A partir de ese momento, la relación entre ellos cambia; Adrián acosa y cela a Fátima en todo momento a pesar de engañarla con su asistente, Brenda. Así, decepcionada y perturbada por el cambio de conducta de su novio, pone sus ojos en Sebastián, un hombre libre y honesto que da valor a la mujer por ser ella misma, sin importarle su pasado amoroso ni su virginidad y quien se ha venido de Canadá a trabajar en la empresa de su padre, Federico.  En la compañía también trabaja Adrián, para quien Sebastián no solo se convierte en un rival en el trabajo, sino también en el amor. Sebastián y Fátima se enamoran pero Adrián no permitirá que ellos sean felices y será capaz de todo con tal de recuperar el amor de Fátima y su posición en la empresa.Bárbara está casada con Mario desde hace más de diez años. De este matrimonio nació una niñal lamada Monserrat. Al igual que en la casa de su mamá, la felicidad y la armonía en su hogar son aparentes.Mario y ella tienen una relación desgastada, sobre todo por la terrible obsesión de Bárbara por volver a ser madre y tener un hijo varón. Esto, más el asma que sufre Monserrat, obligana Bárbara a ir al rancho de Daniel, el primo de su esposo.  Bárbara odia ese lugar y todo lo que este implica, pero a pesar de ella misma y de Daniel, la pasión se apodera de ellos y viven un tórrido romance a escondidas de Mario; sin embargo logra despertar en él fuertes sospechas.   Greta no se queda atrás con sus conflictos amorosos. En su pasado vivió una gran pasión que marcó su juventud. La vida parece darle una segunda oportunidad, pero no todo está de su parte para revivir esa relación. Gonzalo, su esposo, ha tratado inútilmente de hacerla feliz y jamás ha permitido que la familia se desintegre. Las historias de amor son para las tres mujeres un punto de encuentro en sus conflictivas relaciones.  Cada una a su estilo irán encontrando el camino hacia su felididad. Habrá quien lo logre y habrá quien se quede en el camino.

 

 

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AVANCES/RESÚMENES

 

Primero capitulo:

    Rinconlatino: Subject: ** Summary Monday, September 13 **  Author: Erick Date:   09-14-1999 02:00   Well, this one has shorter scene length's than Angela, so the old style summary doesn't work too  well. I ran some of the scenes together by topic. Anyway, here's what I came up with.    -Erick   

        In the opening scene, Fátima and Adrian are having a romantic dinner. He asks her to close her  eyes as he gives her a gift: an engagement ring. He declares his love for her. Later, he shows her  the place where they will be leaving, and off camera, they make love, and for her it's the first time.  He tells her it was marvelous, and that he hopes she never forgets him.    Barbara is at her room. Mario (her husband) returns after puting their daughter to sleep. Barbara  tells her husband she plans to go to the doctor tomorrow. Mario gets amorous, but Barbara doesn't  want to do it that night. He get upset about leading their love life by the a doctor's planned schedule.  He tells Barbara to forget being a mother again, but she cannot.    Fátima returns home and tells her father to take care of his health. She also about him about her  engagement with Adrian and that he bought an apartment for them. The next morning, Greta  (Fátima's mother) and Fátima's father have an argument about his attitude with their son Santiago.  Greta spoils Santiago, and Fátima's father prefers Fátima as being the more reponsible one.  Fátima walks in and shows the engament ring to her mother. She compliments in and begins a  materialistic rant which includes a lecture on making sure her daughter signs and gets the  apartment for herself before marrying. Fátima's dad gets a bit upset. Greta hopes Fátima's  upcoming marriage is as good as her sister Barbara's.    Barbara is at the doctor's office. He suggests more studies, and also for her and her husband to  have relations before her visit. The doctor also wants Mario to show up to the next visit.    Adrian shows up with a bunch of flowers. She tells him she has to leave cause she has an  appoinment with her thesis advisor.    Brenda walks into Adrian's office with some papers for him to sign. She updates Adrian on Don  Alfonso's (a high ranking guy at the office) medical conditions. He comments that if anything  happened to him, he'd likely get the vice-presidency. They agree to go to lunch and he brushes a  kiss at her.    Andrea (Fátima's friend) and Fátima are having coffee and she tells Andrea about her "first time.  She was nervous about it, but she's content and she's really in love with Adrian. Andrea is skeptical  and warns her friend about Adrian's jealousy, and that maybe he'll want her to quit her job at the  store. Fátima loves her work and won't give it up for anything.   

        Greta wakens her son Santiago. He asks for money, and his Mom agrees. She tells him to wake  up. Later, his Dad walks into his room and sees Santiago oversleeping and walks away. The maid  tells him that the new flowers he sees are from Adrian to Fátima. He comments on the fact that at  least Adrian has a a reponsible job. In another room, Greta is holding a ring and has a flashback of  when she received it. The maid comes in and tells Greta to forget "that"man and forget the past, but  Greta tells her that memory is what keeps her going.    Adrian and Brenda are having lunch. Fatima and Andrea go into the restaurant and even though full,  they manage to get in. As they go upstairs, Fatima realizes her diamond on the ring is missing and  she misses seeing Adrian kissing Brenda, but Andrea manages to see it, and Adrian sees them  both. He runs up and tries distracting Fatima, and he makes some excuses and convinces Fatima  to leave. Andrea walks up and talks to Brenda to try to find info from her, and she finds out that  Adrian's excuses were lies. Later, Adrian get into an argument about the incident.    Barbara tells Mario about her doctor's visit. Her husband doesn't care for her doctor's orders and  regimentation of their love life. Barbara later goes to talk to her priest and she tells him she's angry  with Mario's disintereted attitude toward her attempts at pregnancy. She also feels dissapointed  with God for not giving her another child. The priest counsels her not that maybe it's God's plan, and  to be careful not to destroy her marriage in her goal.   

        Fatima and Andrea look for and find her diamond in the car. Andrea later tries asking Fatima what  she would think if she ever found her lover cheating. Fatima tells Andrea she'd only believe if it was  for certain, and that she'd cut off the relationship if she found out. Later, Andrea follows Brenda at  the office (they both seem to work at the same office). She overhears and sees Adrian in his office  making up with Brenda (and making out). She runs out and runs into a coworker. Adrian sees the  commotion, and asks the coworker who it was, and the coworker tells him it was Andrea. He gets a  determined look on his face.    Fatima tells Renata (her university advisor) about her previous night, and shows off her ring. Renata  congratulates Fátima on her thesis work and tells her how proud she is and how she wishes she'd  had a daughter like Fátima. Fátima reciprocates the feeling.    Santiago and friend get surprised drinking at home by his Dad. He makes up some excuse about  not being at University, and his friend leaves. His father reproaches him on his drinking.    Andrea drops by and tells Fátima that she caught Adrian cheating. Adrian walks in just as she says  it, and he denies the whole story. He makes up the excuse that he was comforting Brenda, who's  father happened to be ill and at the hospital. Andrea convinces Fátima to go with Adrian to the  hospital, and Adrian initially agrees, but he tells Fátima that such a lack of trust will affect their  relationship. Fátima relents and decides not to go. Adrian leaves. Andrea tries to counsel her  friend, but Fátima tries to explain things away and tells her friend that maybe she misunderstood  what she saw. Andrea gets frustrated and leaves. On the phone later, Adrian reproaches Fátima for  her lack of trust, and they seemingly make up. Her dad hears her on the phone and after the call, he  tells her he will miss her deeply when she leaves when gets married.   

        Don Alfonso is busily working. Adrian seees him, and they talk. Adrian reproaches the older man for  his "old-fashioned" way of running the business. Adrian wants to modernize, but as he says so, Don  Alfonso gets some chest pains or something and collapses. Adrian calls an ambulance. Later,  famliy and a friend drop by the hospital and Adrian relates what happened.    Barbara and Mario make up, and she tries to pursue her doctor's orders to have relations with her  husband before her appointment. Mariop gets defensive and reproaches her wife for making their  love life a mechanical thing.    Adrian apologizes to Brenda in the parking garage, and tries to use Don Alfonso's illness as his  excuse for leaving her in the office before. Brenda accepts because she knows he'll be the next  vice-president when Don Alfonso kicks the bucket. In the office, Andrea tries to confirm the story  about Brenda's dad being ill with Brenda, but Adrian walks in time to keep the story going. He and  Brenda go to his office and she tells him her dead has been dead for three years. He's willing to buy  her help. Andrea stays outside the office and asks other co-workers about Don Alfonso and at the  same time, she finds that Brenda's father has been dead for three years.    PREVIEW: Fátima returns her engagement to a surprised Adrian.

 

     Rinconlatino. Summary of first couple of weeks.  For those of you planning on watching EPDA, but are getting 3M instead..... Name: Lupita  Date: 10/06/99 16:46  I to am dissapointed that el Privilegio de Amar has been postponned (I won't say cancelled, one has to be optimistic!). For those of you who have not been watching 3M, but plan to start, here's a summary of the novela to date:   As the name implies, Tres Mujeres is the story of three women: Greta and her daughters Fatima and Barbara.   Fatima has just graduated from college and is making plans to marry her long time beau, Adrian. She is torn between her feelings of duty and propriety and her increasingly independent nature. Her mother, Greta, and her sister, Barbara, are pressuring her to make a good marriage. They want Fatima to follow in their footsteps as wife, homemaker, mother, and society diva.   Fatima, however, is very committed to her career as an art history major. She is an artist in her own right and works at a gallery owned by Renata. Renata is a very together forty-something divorced woman. Her philosophy that women should be independent and not feel bound by traditional concepts of virginity, marriage and submission is very appealing to Fatima. Fatima is not sure of her feelings toward Adrian and doesn't want to end up in a loveless marriage like her mother. Fatima's best friend, Andrea, also echoes Renata's ideas. Andrea works for Fatima's fiance, Adrian, and knows that he's a jealous, violent and ruthless man who is having an affair with his assistant and crony, Brenda. Fatima's other supporter is her father, Gonzalo. Gonzalo is a caring and understanding father who only wants the best for his daughter. He urges her to follow her own heart and do what she thinks is right.   Fatima's dilemma is further complicated by the fact that she had sex with Adrian. After this happened , Adrian's attitude changed dramatically. From a sweet, solicitous beau, he became abusive, jealous and chauvinistic. He violently forced Fatima to have sex a second time. After this incident, Fatima really began to question her feelings for Adrian. Then she meets Sebastian.   Sebastian is the son of don Federico, owner of the bottling plant where Adrian works. He was the lovechild of Federico and a Canadian woman, who he married just to give Sebastian his name. Sebastian moved to Canada with his mother, who later committed suicide. After her death, Federico put Sebastian in boarding school and supplied him with material needs, but no affection. Sebastian has been studying and working in Canada, where he lives with his girlfriend Verania.   Don Federico wants to reconcile with Sebastian. He is also urged to do so by his long time lover, Renata. He travels to Canada and tries to make amends - he wants to make up for his past indifference and have his son take over the business. Sebastian goes to Mexico for a visit and is convinced by his father to work at the plant for six months and then take it from there. Sebastian's girlfriend, Verania, decides to stay in Canada because of her modeling career. At the plant, Sebastian is named Vice President, much to Adrian's chagrin. Adrian had slyly forced the retirement of the previous VP by provoking a heart attack, and seemed to be a shoo-in for the position until Sebastian entered the picture.   Fatima first sees Sebastian outside the gallery, when Sebastian tries to stop a violent discussion between Adrian and Fatima. They later meet and are instantly attracted to each other. Both are in other relationships, however. A confused Fatima, pressured by her mother and Adrian, goes through with the official engagement to Adrian. Sebastian, on the other hand, makes a quick trip to Canada to pick up his stuff and walks in on Verania and her trainer making love. A disillusioned Sebastian returns to Mexico, realizing that his relationship with Verania was actually over long time before he caught her in bed with another man. Sebastian sets about to woo Fatima, but he is very careful not to pressure her because of her commitment to Adrian. Fatima is confused. She is not sure of her feelings towards Sebastian, but knows for sure that she does not love Adrian and tries to break off the engagement of several occasions. She finally manages to make Adrian see that she is serious, provoking such rage in him that he storms off in his car and has an accident that lands him in the hospital. However, both Greta and Adrian refuse to believe that Fatima is serious about not marrying Adrian and continue with plans for the wedding.   

          Barbara is Fatima's sister. She has been married to Mario for about ten years and has an eight year old daughter, Montse. Barbara has been desperately trying to have another child. She has been undergoing a series of fertility treatments and is so obsessed that she has alienated her husband and ignores her little girl. Mario is worried that their marriage is in serious trouble and continually tries to reason with Barbara. He feels, and rightly so, that it's more important that she be a good mother to her daughter than it is to have another child. Meanwhile, Barbara convinces herself she is pregnant, in spite of a negative pregnancy test. Mario's cousin, Daniel, is visiting during this time. Daniel lives and works on his grandfather's cattle ranch. He is a relaxed, charming and modern man who does not hold to the traditional macho way of thinking. He is totally perplexed by Barbara and her obsessions and they are constantly at odds with each other during his visit. Daniel starts to feel sorry for Barbara when he has to deal with Barbara's grief when she finds out she's not pregnant after all. Underneath his charming exterior, Daniel is tormented by the death of his fiancée in a riding accident three years prior. In spite of a series of casual affairs, he desperately wants a lasting relationship, but is convinced that love and marriage aren't in his future. His current lover is Maricruz, a sweet girl from the neighboring ranch.   When Barbara's daughter Montse is diagnosed with asthma, Mario thinks it's a good idea for Barbara and Montse to get out of the polluted air of Mexico City and go spend a month at Daniel's ranch. Barbara is against the idea, even after her plans to take Montse to Canada fall through.   Barbara is a stubborn woman with very old fashioned ideas of propriety and duty. She is shocked when Fatima confides that she is no longer a virgin. Barbara is convinced that marriage to Adrian is Fatima's only option. She doesn't change her mind even when she catches Adrian kissing his assistant Brenda, stating that Fatima still has to marry Adrian, in spite of his cheating, because she slept with him before marriage. Barbara is very much her mother Greta's daughter.   Greta is shallow, strident, class-conscious and selfish. She and Gonzalo have a sham of a marriage and are constantly at odds over how she's raised her daughters and over her constant spending , in spite of the precarious state of his business. Greta's favorite is her no-good son Santiago. After six years of university, Santiago is finally expelled for trying to fix his grades. He steals money and jewelry from his mother to feed his gambling and drinking habits. He has a gold-digger girlfriend named Carla, and his latest scheme is to steal money from his father's account to finance a trip to Cancun. Gonzalo, though, thinks Santiago has turned a new leaf, and is trying to be a good son by working for him at the family resin factory. Fatima's friend, Andrea, is hopelessly smitten with Santiago, even though she knows he's a cad.   There is a mysterious man in Greta's past, however. She has a man's ring that she caresses on the sly. An old flame has also entered Gonzalo's life. Gonzalo's health is not the best, but finding his old friend has put some zip in his step.   Adrian is back on his feet after spending three weeks convalescing. At work, he's been replaced on the current advertising campaign by Sebastian. With Brenda's help, he's doing everything he can to undermine Sebastian's authority. He insists that the best model for the commercial is #4, who just happens to be Verania, Sebastian's old girlfriend. He's also been searching high and low for Fatima, who has not had the courage to see him or confront him with her feelings. Fatima has been going out with and getting to know Sebastian during this time. When Adrian finally finds Fatima at home, she again refuses to marry him. A livid Adrian blames Sebastian and raises his arm to hit her, only to be stopped at the last minute by Gonzalo.   To be continued

 

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Weekly Summaries:

     9/13-19/99. El Universal Summaries starting 3/21/99: Adrián entrega el anillo de compromiso a Fátima. (They become lovers for the first time.) Fátima tells her friend Andrea. They enter a restaurant where Andrea sees Adrián kissing Brenda  After she sees them kissing again, she tells Fátima, and Adrián walks in. He says he was just comforting her. Fátima believes Adrián. Bárbara is obsessed with having a child but doesn’t want to make love with her husband except according to the medical treatment plan. (She and Mario have an adopted girl.) Gonzalo tiene problemas con Greta por su indiferencia durante 23 años. Unknown to him, Greta has never forgotten the love of her youth. Greta está segura de que su hija Fátima sería incapaz de entregarse antes del matrimonio. Greta’s favorite child is Santiago, a neér do well. La obsesión de Bárbara provoca dudas en Mario. Renata congratulates Fátima for her thesis. Adrián tells don Alfonso that the business must change to survive. Alfonso has a chest pains and Adrián calls an ambulance.  Gonzalo cancela las tarjetas de crédito de Santiago. Adrián pide a Fátima vuelvan amarse. Santiago reprueba los exámenes. Federico le hace ver a Sebastián, que tiene obligación social y moral con la empresa.

     Sebastián no convence a Verónica de que lo acompañe a Detroit. Fátima se enoja con Adrián, porque la forzó a hacer el amor. Santiago roba a su mamá para comprar los exámenes. Bárbara se porta amable con Mario. Greta cree que Bárbara está embarazada. Santiago tiene problemas con Verónica. Greta espera el nombramiento de Adrián. Gonzalo se entera de que expulsaron a su hijo de la escuela. Sebastián admira la escultura que hizo Fátima. Andrea ama a Santiago.

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     Diario de Yucatan, 3/28/99 - Fátima se enoja porque Adrián platica sus intimidades a la secretaria.   Greta sospecha que Bárbara está embarazada y ésta le pide que no diga nada hasta que Mario regrese.   Adrián se emociona cuando Federico le ordena convocar a junta para designar al nuevo vicepresidente de la compañía.   Santiago tiene problemas con Verania y coquetea con su antigua novia, que ahora es la mejor amiga de Andrea.   Fátima dice a Adrián que irá con su padre ese fin de semana al rancho de un amigo. El trata de impedírselo, pero ella le advierte que no permitirá que controle su vida.   Federico le insiste a su hijo que ya es tiempo de que tome el lugar que le corresponde en la empresa. Federico trata de vencer el resentimiento de Sebastián, quien de momento se niega a aceptar el trabajo que le ofrece.   Tomás dice a Santiago que puede hacer que apruebe sus materias a cambio de una buena gratificación para el maestro.   Fátima advierte a Adrián que no permitirá que maneje su vida. El la cela con Daniel y le "ordena" que regrese del rancho.- 5 de la tarde, Canal 9 (6 de Cablediversión).

     El  Universal, 3/29/99:  Alejandra simula preocupación por Sofía. Elsa se hace la víctima y le echa la culpa a Andrea de que Juan Carlos no esté con ella. Federico pide a Mercedes y Laura que lo ayuden con Sofía. Federico le dice a Alejandra que no la quiere. Leticia sale libre y Sofía le da una carta para Jorge. Leticia recibe un ramo de flores con un recado anónimo, en que le dicen traidora. Federico comenta a Laura que tal vez lo mejor sea que él olvide a Sofía y tratará de rehacer su vida con Alejandra.

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     El  Diario de Yucatan, 4/3/99 - Bárbara recuerda a Fátima el dicho de su mamá:  "Primero muertas que deshonradas".Montse dice a su abuelo Gonzalo que le comenzó una tos muy fuerte  en la escuela.En la refresquera, Adrián muestra a Brenda el auto nuevo que le  regaló Federico. También a Sebastián le querían regalar un vehículo,  pero no aceptó.Gonzalo y Greta hablan con Daniel sobre Lucía, su madre, que sólo  amó a un hombre y al morir se refugió en su rancho.Fernando pide oficialmente la mano de Fátima para su hijo Adrián.  Todos brindan felices, menos la novia

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     El Universal, 4/11/99:  Fátima no está segura de seguir amando a Adrián. El doctor Valero aconseja a Bárbara consulte un psicólogo. Adrián pide a Brenda enamore a Sebastián. Fátima termina con Adrián. Mario quiere divorciarse de Bárbara. Fátima acompaña a Adrián al hospital. Montse tiene asma, Bárbara no la quiere llevar al rancho. Sebastián le declara su amor a Fátima. Maricruz confiesa a Daniel que lo ama. Mario aconseja a Fátima que no se case con Adrián.

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     El Universal, 4/18/99 - Sebastián se opone a que contraten a Verania, como modelo. Fátima se niega a ver a Adrián. Adrián le da dinero a Santiago para que lo ayude con Fátima. Adrián descubre que Verania era la amante de Sebastián. Bárbara no acepta ir al rancho. Gonzalo descubre que Santiago no llegó a Morelia. Adrián confiesa que Fátima ya tuvo relaciones con él. Maggie insulta a Fátima. Gonzalo se entera que Santiago le robó un cheque y se fue a Cancún.

     El Diario de Yucatan, 4/16/99 - Adrián se mete a la casa de Gonzalo con las llaves que le dio Santiago, ve que Fátima se está bañando e intenta ultrajarla. Jesusa, sin quererlo, salva a la joven, quien acusa a su hermano de prestarse a la infamia de Adrián.   Bárbara está indecisa y no sabe si debe cumplir la promesa que le hizo a Montse de ir al rancho. Argumenta que tiene que arreglar el problema de Fátima y Adrián, pero Mario la compromete a viajar con ellos.   Santiago, en estado de ebriedad, cuenta a Carla que le atormenta la muerte de su amigo Manuel, ocasionada por la imprudencia de obligarlo a manejar alcoholizado.   En el rancho, Vicente y Daniel bromean con Lucía, quien está emocionada por la llegada de Montse, a quien quiere como si fuera su nieta

     Rinconlatino. Subject: ****SUMMARY*** Thursday Oct. 7 Author: Date:  10-08-1999 14:29  Fatima has just brushed her teeth and is getting ready for bed when she's suddenly grabbed by Adrian, who has sneaked into her room. Fatima is shocked and scared. Adrian drops the house keys and Fatima recognizes them as belonging to Santiago. Adrian first pleads with Fatima and then suddenly grabs her and throws her violently on the bed with every intention of raping her. At that moment, Jesuza runs in and manages to scare off Adrian. She comforts a distraught Fatima.  At Mario and Barbara's house, Barbara has just returned from the theater. Mario comments that Montse is really looking forward to the trip to Daniel's ranch. Barbara remarks that she may not be able to go because Greta needs help in dealing with Fatima. A disgusted Mario asks "What about your daughter". He accuses Barbara of being a bad mother and he's sick and tired of defending her to Montse.  After attempting to rape Fatima, a crazed Adrian goes to the apartment. He remembers their lovemaking and is becoming more and more demented. "Am I going crazy?" he asks himself. The chandelier seems to be really bugging him. He suddenly sees Fatima's painting on the wall and proceeds to wildly smash it to smithereens.  In Cancun, Santiago and Carla are at a disco. Santiago is drinking and brooding. He tells Carla he's thinking about his friend Manuel. He tells Carla the story about how he had a car accident when coming home from a bar and his friend Manuel died. Shallow Carla just brushes it off and tells Santiago not to think about it, that it wasn't his fault.  Montse is in her flower costume. Mario tells Barbara they'll be going straight to the ranch after the school festival. Barbara hems and haws, but finally relents and agrees to go.          Sebastian and Fatima are spending the morning at Chapultepec Park. Sebastian asks her about her relationship with her mother. Fatima says it's not good because she can't be like her sister Barbara and Greta has trouble accepting this. Sebastian responds that at least she has a wonderful and supportive father. Unlike his own relationship with Federico, which is rather strained. Sebastian tells Fatima he's always felt neglected, but now he's happy that it finally seems he is important to his father after all. They then lighten up and flirt a little bit.  Adrian tells Brenda that Fatima is the only woman who interests him. "And who interests Fatima?" asks Brenda. "She only has eyes for me" responds Adrian. "Oh, really?" retorts Brenda. She goes on to ask him where he's going and why. Adrian responds that suffice it to say he's going to Canada.  At Chapultepec Park, Fatima and Sebastian are having a blast riding the roller coaster and eating cotton candy.  At home, Gonzalo is on the phone with the Morelia office. He and Jesuza are concerned because Santiago hasn't arrived yet and think something may have happened. He tries to locate Santiago by calling his cell phone and Antonio.  At the beach in Cancun, Santiago is on the phone with Gonzalo. He gives him a line about how his car broke down and he's stuck in a pueblucho in the middle of nowhere. He tells Gonzalo he'll get to the recinera ASAP. He hangs up and he and Carla burst out laughing.  Greta is in her living room chatting with Montse. She throws cold water on Montse's excitement about going to the ranch by telling her it's full of dust and ants. Gonzalo ask Mario about the Guadalajara project. Before Mario can answer, Fatima comes in and says hello. The family chats happily.  An enthusiastic Sebastian is gushing about Fatima and the good time they had at Chapultepec. Federico is surprised because he thinks Fatima and Adrian are still engaged. Sebastian tells him not any more and admits he's fallen hard for Fatima. 

          At lunch, Mario informs the family that he lost the Guadalajara project. Barbara starts to sputter but is interrupted by Jesuza saying that Adrian is at the door. Gonzalo refuses to allow him into his house. Greta goes outside to talk to him. A very sly Adrian says that he has something to tell her that impinges on the honor of her family - that he and Fatima must marry because they've been intimate. Fatima has just approached and hears this exchange. A livid Greta asks her if this is true and slaps her. "Better dead than dishonored! I order you to marry him!" she screams. Fatima again refuses to marry Adrian and says no real man discusses intimacies. As Greta continues to scream, a frustrated Fatima says "Don't you understand? I won't marry him!" Greta says that she will or she'll tell Gonzalo. Fatima begs her not to because of her father's ill health. Greta doesn't care and storms away. Fatima slaps Adrian.  Greta has stormed into the dining room and drags Gonzalo outside, followed by Fatima. She tells Gonzalo that his daughter has hit bottom - that she and Adrian have been intimate. She goes on to say that Adrian is doing the honorable thing and is still willing to marry Fatima, but Fatima refuses. Gonzalo supports Fatima by saying that Fatima has to do what she thinks is best. He goes on to say that Adrian is at fault because no man should discuss his intimate relationships in this way. Gonzalo is upset but continues to support Fatima in her decision not to marry Adrian.

           In the car, Mario and Barbara discuss the scene back at the house. They suppose it was because Adrian told them he and Fatima had had sex. Barbara goes on to ask Mario why he hadn't told her about losing the Guadalajara project. "Because you never asked me and you're not interested in me - there is no communication between us anymore" Mario replies.  Federico and Renata are discussing Sebastian and Fatima's relationship. Federico hopes it doesn't worsen the already strained business relationship between Adrian and Sebastian. Renata clarifies to Federico that Fatima had broken up with Adrian the day of the accident, but Adrian refused to accept it. The phone rings. Renata picks it up and, again, there is no one on the line. She looks worried and Federico offers to have her number changed.  Back at the Uriarte garden, Fatima approaches Gonzalo and asks for forgiveness. Gonzalo says he's disappointed in her. Fatima explains that she thought she was in love, but now knows she made a mistake. Gonzalo says that we all make mistakes, but that the situation is very uncomfortable for him. He was brought up a different way and can't change his belief that a woman should remain a virgin until marriage. Fatima replies that she's not trying to change is way of thinking, but trying to explain that she thought Adrian was the man of her life. Gonzalo says he understands - that he was also young and passionate at one time. He goes on to say that her happiness is the most important thing and he loves her as much as always. That she is still, and always will be, his little princess. 

          Henry has arrived to visit Sebastian and gives him a letter from Verania. As Henry goes into the other room to shower, Sebastian reads the letter. Verania tells him she misses his coffee and orange juice (models always think about food, you know). She goes on to ask what she can do to be with him again because she still loves him. The letter doesn't seem to affect Sebastian one way or the other.  Up in Canada, Adrian has come knocking on Verania's door. He asks her about her relationship with Sebastian. Verania tells him they've been living together for two years and they're planning to move to Detroit. She says she wants to join him in Mexico and that's why she applied for the modeling job. Adrian tells her he'll convince them to cast her in the spot and she can surprise Sebastian in Mexico.  At the gallery, Fatima tells Renata about her conversation with Gonzalo. Fatima doesn't want Sebastian to find out that she slept with Adrian. Renata thinks otherwise and says that lasting relationships only happen if you confide in one another. Besides, she says, it's important to know how he feels about sex and his attitudes towards women..  Night has fallen and Mario, Barbara and Montse have arrived at the ranch. They are welcomed warmly by Daniel, the abuelo and Lucia. Barbara coldly refuses all offers of hospitality and takes Montse to bed. Mario says to forgive her, it's the full moon….just kidding! The three gents glance up at the moon and laugh.  Sebastian has called the house and asks for Fatima. Greta yells at him and tells him to get lost.  Back at the ranch, Barbara infoorms Daniel that she doesn't want Montse around any animals. Daniel looks at her as if she's from outer space and retorts that it's about time she started thinking about her daughter and husband. He bluntly tells her that if she's going to live here, she has to try to get along.  Back at Greta's, she and Maggie are going over wedding details as Fatima walks in. Maggie starts to discuss the wedding, but Fatima interrupts and abruptly tells her there will be no wedding. Before Greta can say anything, she tells Maggie that she and Adrian have had sex. And that he is such a little man that he's told her parents. Maggie is aghast and slaps Fatima.

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     El Universal, 4/25/99: Fátima se va enojada al ver a Verania besando a Sebastián. Bárbara cree que Mario la corteja. Gonzalo le pone un cuatro a su hijo Santiago. Adrián se mete a los archivos de Sebastián. Fátima discute con Verania. Maricruz hace una escena de celos a Daniel. Gonzalo sale a pasear con su amiga. Fátima termina su relación con Sebastián. Salvador dice a Renata que la sigue queriendo. (Renato continues to refuse to tell Federico that she is being threatened by her former husband). In the hospital where Gonzalo has been taken after discovering that it was, indeed, his son Sanitago who cashed forged checks, Federico reconoce a Greta como la mujer que amó. Santiago es detenido. Bárbara confiesa a Daniel que lleva mala relación con su esposo.

     El Diario de Yucatan, 4/25/99: Fátima discute con Verania, quien se burla de la primera diciéndole que se irá de viaje con Sebastián.   Maricruz le hace una escena de celos a Daniel, porque anda muy atento con Bárbara. Esta los escucha y decide cambiar su actitud, sobre todo porque en el rancho ya sospechan de la relación.   Brenda advierte a Adrián que ya se cansó de ser su "incondicional" y le exige que se hagan novios oficiales, que anuncien su compromiso, si quiere que le entregue la clave de acceso a los archivos de Sebastián.   Gonzalo descubre que su hijo Santiago le roba, tiene un ataque de dolor y se desmaya.-

     Henry and Andrea are very attracted to each, go walking in the park, and kiss. Later, on a date, he tries to make love to her but she runs out. Sebastian explains to him that Mexican women like Andrea are different. Henry apologizes to her and she explains that she is a virgin and wants to be one when she marries. She accepts his apology. Greta and Federico talk. He thought she was dead, which is what she had Jesusa tell him when he left her for another woman, but she lies and says somebody else (Gonzalo?) made up the lie. She refuses to tell him why she married Gonzalo, only that she had powerful reasons.

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     El Diario de Yucatan, 5/2/99.- Greta dice a Santiago que es la última vez que le da dinero y le comenta que Sebastián hace buena pareja con Fátima, y que Carla le parece insignificante. Diego ha hecho buena amistad con Fátima, con quien come en un restaurante cuando aparece Sebastián acompañado de Carolina. Fátima se encela. A pesar de que Sebastián quiere demostrar a Fátima que la ama, con apasionado beso, ella le prohíbe volver a tocarla.-

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     USA. 10/18-20/99. Daniel confesses to his mother that he and Bárbara love each other. She is shocked; Mario is his cousin. But he says this is something they must resolve themselves. They become lovers. Meanwhile, Mario is being blackmailed by Jackie, the one-night stand he had. He and Gabriel talk: he says that he would never forgive Bárbara if she were unfaithful and she would never forgive him if she knew.

     El Universal, 5/9/99: Gonzalo regresa a México knowing he has a heart problem as well as an ulcer and must be operated on. Greta seems secretly happy at the news of the gravity of his illness. Verania regaña a Adrián. Maricruz sospecha que hay algo entre Bárbara y Daniel. Greta se hace la liposucción. Salvador quiere matar a Federico. Santiago presenta a Carla como su esposa. Carlos asalta a Carolina (on orders of Adrian so Verania will be the model rather than Carolina. Sebastian leaves immediately for the coast to help her). Bárbara confiesa que es amante de Daniel. Sebastián quiere hablar con Fátima. Fátima le cree todo a Sebastián. Santiago tiene 48 horas para pagar sus deudas.

     Diario de Yucatán, 5/9/99: Santiago presenta a Carla como su esposa ante toda la familia, Greta se pone como loca y Gonzalo quiere sacar a la pareja.  Carla se da cuenta de que Santiago la engañó al decirle que la familia de él la aceptaría.  Adrián comenta a Fátima que Sebastián anda con una modelo. Ella no hace caso de los comentarios y va al cine con Diego

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     El Universal, 5/16/99: Sebastián revela que Greta y Federico fueron amantes. Fátima le reclama a Greta el engaño a su padre. Bárbara le pide el divorcio a Mario. Adrián quiere robarse un trabajo de Sebastián. Sofía recibe el informe médico sobre la muerte de Gonzalo. Daniel está dispuesto a aceptar el hijo de Bárbara. Sebastián es herido por Salvador y Fátima lo auxilia. Federico pide a Adrián que lo ayude a salvar la compañía.

     Diario de Yucatan, 5/15/99: Greta dice a Federico que Bárbara es hija de ambos, pero que Gonzalo no lo sabe. Mario comenta a Luis que ya le depositó el dinero a Jackie para ver si así lo deja en paz. Adrián reclama a Greta que no haya hecho nada para que Fátima vuelva a su lado y ella le contesta que Sebastián es mejor partido que él y que es mejor que se olvide de Fátima. Por Petra, Maricruz se entera de que Daniel ya no está en su casa y le dice que cuando fracase su relación con Bárbara ella lo estará esperando.   Fátima lleva a Sebastián al aeropuerto y ahí Verania le dice que ella se encargará de alegrarle la via a Sebastián en Cancún. Verania niega a Sebatián que haya estado antes en las playas del Caribe. Adrián busca a Fátima con el pretexto de comprarle una escultura. Bárbara dice a Daniel que su amor no tiene futuro, pero él la toma en sus brazos y la hace suya una vez más.   Verania trata de que Sebatián la lleve a cenar, pero el prefiere recluirse en su habitación. En la filmación, Verania abraza a Sebastián y él le dice que no lo haga. Santiago escucha cuando Greta dice a Jesusa que una de sus hijas es de Federico, no de Gonzalo. Montse telefonea a Mario y le pide que se las lleve ya a Guadalajara. Bárbara entra y le pregunta con quien hablaba.-

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     El Universal, 5/23/99: Bárbara jura a Mario que el bebé es suyo. Daniel se cae del caballo y queda inconsciente. Federico descubre que Brenda y Adrián están aliados para perjudicar a Sebastián. Bárbara sospecha que el hijo que espera es de Daniel. Adrián miente a Fátima. Bárbara le pide a Mario el divorcio. Dora asegura que Carla está embarazada y no le dará el divorcio a Santiago. Adrián culpa a Brenda de todo. Claudio acepta ser socio de Fátima en la resinera. Sebastián duda que Federico sea el padre de Bárbara.

     Diario de Yucatan, 5/23/99: Greta asegura a Santiago que el padre de Bárbara no se llama Federico. Fátima pide ayuda a Vicente para tratar de salvar el negocio de la resinera.   Fátima avisa de la situación a Renata, quien renuncia a la galería para dedicarse a los asuntos de la compañía.   Sebastián reclama a Adrián que esté actuando en su contra y le advierte que nunca llegará a ser vicepresidente de la empresa.   Sebastián confiesa a Fátima que la mamá de él intenta separaralos.   Ana reclama a Greta que diga a Bárbara que no es hija de Gonzalo y le grita que sólo lo hace para chantajear a Federico.-

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     El Universal, 5/30/99:Greta logra seducir otra vez a Federico. Verania consuela a Sebastián. Mario sorprende a su esposa con Daniel. Vicente corre a Daniel del rancho. Bárbara quiere llevarse a su hija. El doctor Ulloa entrega a Jesusa, toda la información acerca de Greta. Jackie manda un anónimo a Bárbara. Sebastián acusa a Brenda. Adrián engaña otra vez a Fátima. Bárbara insiste en divorciarse.

     Diario de Yucatan, 5/30/99: Vicente corre a Daniel del rancho, mientras Bárbara quiere ayudar a Mario. Este la rechaza y se desahoga, pues cree que no es suyo el hijo que va a tener su esposa.   Bárbara quiere llevarse a su hija. Mario la acusa de infiel, perola niña los escucha se angustia, sufre otro ataque de asma y decide irse con su papá.   Santiago descubre que Carla y su madre sólo quieren sacarle dinero y las corre de la casa. Luego se queja de que nadie lo quiere, pero su hermana Fátima lo consuela.   Bárbara está desesperada, quiere irse de México para que Mario no le quite a sus hijos.   Fátima informa a Sebastián que Verania vive en el departamento de Adrián y le pide disculpas, ya sabe que las fotos que le tomaron al joven en Cancún fueron ordenadas por Adrián. Sebastián teme volver con Fátima porque siempre duda de él.   Bárbara dice a Mario que recibió un anónimo acusándolo de tener otra mujer, el se hace el desentendido.   Bárbara insiste en divorciarse, Mario acepta, pero hasta después de que nazca el bebé.   Greta cita a Sebastián urgentemente, él le dice que duda que Federico sea el padre de Bárbara. No se dan cuenta que Fátima los está escuchando, la joven pregunta ¿quién es el padre de mi hermana?-

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     El Universal, 6/6/99: Sebastián pide a Greta que le haga análisis a Bárbara. Daniel pide a Bárbara que escapen, ella confirma que no está embarazada. Adrián ofrece a Fátima ayudarla en la resinera. Sebastián le habla de amor a Fátima. Greta pide a Federico que vuelvan a ser amantes. Adrián quiere seducir a Brenda. Mario amenaza a Daniel. Verania descubre el pasado de Carolina.

     Diario de Yucatan, 6/6/99: Bárbara no acepta que sea hija de Federico, exige a Greta la verdad y le reprocha que haya sido tan dura con sus hijas. Greta se defiende y dice que Gonzalo era un desgraciado que inventó la versión de un supuesto suicidio.   Renata confiesa que ella sabía de la relación entre Greta y Federico y asegura que ambos se siguen viendo a escondidas.   Sebastián habla de amor a Fátima, quien le contesta que también lo ama pero que su relación es imposible por el momento.   Greta pide a Federico que vuelvan a ser amantes, propuso matrimonio.- pero él le dice que ya no la ama. Sin embargo, Greta dice a Fátima que el joven le

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     El Universal, 6/13/99: Fátima le pide a Claudio que no se precipiten. Santiago le pide a Andrea que sea su amiga. Sebastián logra atrapar a Carlos. Santiago se enfrenta a su mamá. Verania se burla de Adrián. Sebastián no quiere irse de México. Daniel tendrá que hacer una nueva vida si se casa con Bárbara. Adrián paga la fianza de Brenda. Adrián intenta violar a Fátima. Andrea está indecisa entre Santiago y Angel.

     Diario de Yucatan, 6/13/99: Fátima pide a Claudio que no se precipite, ya que ella sigue enamorada de otro. Claudio sabe que se trata de Sebastián.   Greta ofrece a Fátima comprarle un estudio lejos de la casa, supuestamente para que se sienta libre, pero en realidad lo que quiere es alejar a sus hijos para que pueda ver a Federico.   Los judiciales detienen a Brenda y Adrián le manda un abogado. Verania amenaza a Adrián con revelar todos sus negocios sucios si no ayuda a Brenda.   Ana cuenta a Renata la verdadera historia de Greta y Federico y le pide que se unan para desenmascarar a la mala mujer.   Fátima se arrepiente de haber dudado de Sebastián, pero no lo busca porque teme que ser rechazada. Luego llega Sebastián con el ojo morado, Fátima lo acaricia con ternura y él la besa, mientras Renata los contempla emocionada.-

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     El Universal, 6/20/99: Mario amenaza a Bárbara y a Daniel. Sebastián visita a Fátima y le dice que se peleó con Adrián. El conserje encuentra a Adrián malherido y es atendido por paramédicos. Carolina visita a Verania y le advierte que no trate de chantajear a Sebastián. Adrián llama a Fátima diciéndole que la ama y muere. Renata entera a Greta que Sebastián es sospechoso por la muerte de Adrián. Claudio le declara su amor a Fátima.

     Diario de Yucatan, 6/20/99:Detienen a Sebastián, acusado de asesinato, aunque él asegura que es inocente.   Brenda se asusta al saber que Adrián está en la Cruz Roja. El joven insiste en que Sebastián trató de asesinarlo. Adrián toma la mano de Fátima, le dice que "la perdona" y muere.   Mario se alarma cuando se entera que Montse preferiría morir si sus papás se divorcian. Telefonea para hablar con la niña. Bárbara se entristece porque Mario ni siquiera pregunta por ella. La mujer aprovecha para decirle que le dolió mucho la separación y que ahora no está segura de que ame a Daniel.   Brenda se emborracha, confiesa que ella mató a Adrián y exige a Lilí que la ayude o también la matará

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     Diario de Yucatan, 6/26/99: Renata ofrece su casa a Fátima luego que Greta la sacó de la suya. También Claudio invita a la joven a vivir con él.   Greta saca a Santiago de su casa porque le robó sus joyas. El le pide trabajo a Antonio, quien acepta contratarlo.   Bárbara dice a Sebastián que ahora sí se hará los análisis para saber si realmente es hija de Federico.   Federico aclara a Greta que entre ellos no hay ni habrá ninguna relación de amor. Ella trata de dejar mal a Renata, pero él no la toma en cuenta. Entonces Greta exige a Bárbara que le diga a Federico que quiere vivir con él y su mamá. Greta intenta convencer a Federico para que la deje vivir con él, pero el joven la saca delante de Sebastián. Greta, enfurecida, atropella a Renata.-

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     USA, 11/15-19/99. Greta becomes increasingly crazy. Barbara and Federico have blood tests and learn that Greta lied; Bárbara is Gonzalo’s daughter. Ana has a letter that proves that Greta knew it and shows it to Federico. Santiago moves in with the family of Antonio and the nurse who heard Greta tells Gonzalo that Bárbara wasn’t his daughter. The nurse tells Santiago who tells his sisters. They all confront Greta and she denies everything. Santiago breaks definitively with Carla. Vernaia is still in the hospital, disfigured by Adrian. She agrees to have plastic surgery and apologizes to Sebastian for the harm she did him.  Fátima accepts Claudio’s proposal of marriage.

     El Universal, 7/4/99:Rodrigo aconseja a Fátima que no debe casarse hasta estar segura que ya no ama a Sebastián. Lucía pregunta a Daniel que si cree que Bárbara es su mujer ideal. Daniel y Maricruz se encuentran. Paloma, sobrina de Claudio, pide a éste que le dé trabajo para que pueda terminar sus estudios. Bárbara dice a Mario que tal vez sí puedan darse una oportunidad por Montsé y su hijo. Daniel busca a Montsé.

     Diario de Yucatan, 7/4/99: Federico admira a Gonzalo, le duele que haya muerto por un engaño y promete desenmascarar a Greta.   Los muchachos exigen a Greta que confiese la verdad, pero ella sólo dice que no han sabido entender su "sacrificio". Greta quiere vender la resinera para despojar a sus hijos de todo.   Fátima decide confesar su amor a Sebastián, pero cuando se dispone a hacerlo él está acompañado de Carolina. Sebastián quiere seguir a Fátima, pero ella le dice que sólo fue a informarle que se casará con Claudio.   Bárbara siente celos cuando ve a Mario con Olivia. Enojada se va a San Hipólito, donde Daniel le dice que ahí construirán su nuevo hogar. Ella se muestra insegura, ya que no quiere tener más hijos.   En la boda de Angel y Andrea, Claudio se da cuenta que Sebastián y Fátima se miran con amor desde lejos. Siente celos y pide a Sebastián que se aleje de la joven porque se va a casar con ella.-

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     El Universal, 7/11/99: Bárbara teme que Mario haga algo en contra de Daniel. Santiago descubre que Carla trabaja de desnudista en un cabaret. Maricruz asegura a Daniel que lo ama con toda el alma. Fátima salva a Santiago de morir ahogado. Sebastián confiesa a Fátima que es su socio en la resinera. Maricruz quiere vivir con Daniel y tener un hijo suyo.

     Diario de Yucatan, 7/11/99: Fátima asegura que está muy enamorada de Claudio, que es el hombre que la hará feliz. Por su lado, Sebastián desearía que Fátima le diera al menos una esperanza, para que pudiera confesarle su amor y cancelar la boda que le parece absurda.   Santiago se mete borracho a la alberca, sufre una congestión alcohólica y pierde el conocimiento. Claudio logra que lo internen en una clínica de rehabilitación.   Rosa María, madre de Mario, llega a México, luego de enterarse de los problemas entre su hijo y Bárbara.-

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     USA. 11/21-26/99. Federico asks Renata to marry him and agrees to adopt a child. Bárbara decides to definitely divorce Mario. Maricruz tells Rosa Maria about Bárbara and Daniel. Fátima tries to stop Sebastian at the airport but just misses him. When Claudio tries to make love to her, she refuses...until after they are married. Greta apologizes to Renata when she hears of the engagement. El Universal, 7/18/99: Sebastián le propone matrimonio a Fátima. Bárbara le dice a Fátima que ya no soporta a Mario. Federico le dice a Renata que ha desistido en la idea de adoptar un niño. Mario le dice a Montse que Bárbara es perversa. Maricruz le pide a Daniel que platiquen sobre su relación. Claudio acosa a Fátima para que tengan relaciones, pero ella se opone.  Diario de Yucatan, 7/18/99: Fátima habla con Renata cuando llega Esther y le advierte que Claudio no es buena persona como aparenta. También le dice que su hija Macarena no quiere que él se case.  Sebastián se encuentra con Verania y le cuenta que ya no hay ninguna relación entre él y Fátima.  Bárbara y Mario discuten. El le dice que ya no le dará dinero.  Con lágrimas en los ojos, Montse reclama a Bárbara que ya no la quiera y le avisa que se irá con su papá.  Rosa María insulta a Bárbara y le dice que Mario le quitará la casa donde vive y también a sus hijos. Montse escucha la discusión y le comienza un ataque de asma.  Daniel llega a casa de Bárbara y lo recibe Mario, quien le dice que si se conforma con las "sobras" le deja a la joven, pero le advierte que algún día ella le hará lo mismo que a él.-----------------   

USA. 11/21-26/99.    El Universal, 7/25/99: Claudio le reclama a Paloma haberlo delatado con Fátima. Sebastián se entera que Fátima no se casó con Claudio. Fátima le pide a Greta que no intente vengarse de Claudio. Bárbara le informa a Greta y a Fátima que se irá a vivir al rancho con Daniel. Fátima y Sebastián se reconcilian. Fátima le dice a Greta que Federico y Renata se casarán pues adoptarán un bebé. Bárbara está a punto de dar a luz.  Diario de Yucatan, 7/25/99: Claudio reclama a Paloma que lo haya delatado con Fátima y la culpa de que lo dejaran plantado en la boda. Federico advierte a Claudio que la familia Uriarte no está sola, que no permitirá que la dañe. Sebastián se entera que Fátima no se casó.  Bárbara informa a Greta y Fátima que se irá a vivir al rancho con Daniel. Greta se disgusta y advierte a Bárbara que no permitirá que viva en amasiato con Daniel.  Bárbara dice a su mamá que en cuanto se divorcie de Mario, se casará con Daniel, para que no nadie se avergüence de ella.- 

     USA. 11/26/99. Rinconlatino:  Subject: Friday's Summary I & II Author: Lorena Date:   11-27-1999 17:53  Inside the courthouse with Fatima and Barbara at her side Greta starts a shouting match with Rosa Maria, as Mario and Mario’s lawyer try to help Rosa Maria. Barbara’s lawyer comes and calls Barbara and Mario to another room around the judge’s headquarters. There, while Mario and Barbara are alone, Barbara tells Mario that because she doesn’t want to hurt Montse anymore than he’s already hurt, she’ll give her custody to Mario. She says she is doing that because that is what Montse wants. She says, “Let’s get divorced ‘de comun acuerdo’ instead of fighting over everything.” Mario asks about the baby. Barbara says that Mario can see the baby as much as he wants and when the baby is older, they’ll arrive at a reasonable solution. Mario accepts.  At the ranch the doctor tells Lucia and Daniel that Vicente will get better and because his blood pressure jumped too high, he fainted; however, he should rest and avoid getting too emotional. Later Vicente tells Lucia that he wants her to call Rosa Maria to the ranch.  At the court, Mario and Barbara come out of the room. Barbara tells of her decision to Greta and Fatima in tears. Greta and Rosa Maria go at each other again.  Montse brings her report card to Barbara which isn’t very good. Montse says she isn’t studying because the other children make fun of her because parents getting divorced. Then Barbara tells her of her decision that she’ll let her live with her father. - Barbara tells Montse she'll let her live with her dad. Greta tells B. to behave at Fati's wedding and not to tell anybody she is getting a divorce. Daniel calls her and tells her his grandpa was sick but that he is better now. He says he'll be going to the wedding with her.  - Fatima tells Barbara that Federico wants her to call him because he'll help her with her job. The hair dresser and "manicuristas" arrive.  - Fatima is ready in her bedroom. Everybody tells her she looks beautiful but she doesn't look too happy.  - Rosa Maria tells her dad he needs to take care of himself and find a new doctor. He says his real illness is that "his soul hurts" from seeing his daughters fighting. He asks them to make up and they hug.  - Greta gives more money to the man who's helping her with Salvador to bribe the guards. 

          - Paloma scolds Claudio for betraying Fatima with the business. She can't believe he's only interested in the resinera. He tells her that he can make a lot of money by marrying her and he will never forget he saw her kissing Sebastina recently. Fatima has arrived at Claudio's house to have her pictures taken and was on her way up the stairs when she heard the whole conversation. Paloma is dissapointed at Claudio and tells him so. He goes on to say that Fatima is not the innocent woman she portrays and that who knows with how many men she's slept.  - Fatima goes to the parking lot where Claudio has his collection of cars. The photographer is getting ready. Andrea tells her she's going to change for the wedding. Claudio arrives and tries to kiss Fatima but she tells him she just put her makeup on. During the picture session, Fatima is very stiff and serious. Claudio looks at her annoyed.  - Sebastian reminisces about the times he's had with Fatima and decides it can't be too late for them.  - Fatima asks Barbara if she had her doubts when she was going to get marry. B. tells her she didn't because she had been with Mario for years and it was the next logical step. "But if you have doubts don't marry him," she tells her. Santi walks in and tells his sister she looks beautiful and he's nervous for having to walk her down the aisle. They all agree that Gonzalo should have been there. Greta walks in the room and says that's why they need a new man in the house. She tells them that seeing Fatima in her dress makes her want to be married again. They are all supportive to her except for Santiago. 

          - Esther tells Claudio their daughter doesn't want to put her dress on or go to the wedding. He tells her he'll make her. Esther makes some remarks about how typical that is of him and that she has a feeling Fatima won't let him get away with everything he wants.  - Fatima is in the car going to the church. Sebastian is driving along yelling at her not to get married. Both cars stop and Sebas gets in Fatima's car. He begs her not to get married and tells her they can still make it. She says "but I have to go to the altar" Sebas kisses her and tells her he loves her. She admits she loves him too.  - Barbara arrives to the church with Daniel. Greta tells him to get lost.  - Sebastian watches from a corner as Fatima and Claudio kneel on the altar. Angel sees him and goes to talk to him. Sebas says he had to see her for the last time and leaves.  - Carla is at the wedding with her lover giving weird looks to Santiago.  - The priest asks Claudio if he accepts Fati as his wife. He says yes. Then he asks Fatima. Fati turns towards Claudio and tells him: "I will only accept if you admit in front of God and everybody that you are not using me for the resinera" Claudio doesn't know what to say and tells her to stop that scene. The guests all look at each other uncertain of what's going on. The priest tries to talk to Fati but she tells him that this is very important. Greta approaches her and tells her that everybody is watching her and to stop that. Fati tells Claudio she heard his conversation with Paloma and she knows he's a liar.  - Santiago confronts Claudio and tries to fight him. He tells him who is he to judge him after all he's nothing but an alcoholic, his mom a loonatic and his sister an adultress (is that a word?) "adultera" in Spanish.  - Fatima leaves upset and Andrea and Renata go after her. 

          - Rosa Maria and Lucia get in an argument over Barbara and their father tells them that subject should be prohibited between them. He says that if they want to get along they better not talk about Barbara.  - Fatima is crying in her room and tells her friends that that was a sign that Claudio wasn't the man for her. They praise her on her courage because not many people would have been strong enough to do what she did. Greta walks in and Andrea and Renata leave. She talks about what scandal this is going to be but she says she thinks she calmed the reporters at the wedding. Then she starts treating Fati like she was a little girl saying she wants to put her in bed.  - Daniel tells B. he wants her to move with him. He tells her there's nothing to keep her here and that he will take her to see Montse any time she wants.  - Montse tells her dad about the wedding and tells him she ignored Daniel all the time.  - At the ranch, Vicente hears about the Fatima news and calls Claudio to insult him but he doesn't answer the phone.  - The Uriartes are trying to figure out what to do with the business. Greta reads the gossip column in the paper and is embarassed about the scandal. Barbara arrives and tells them she's decided to move with Daniel. Greta yells that in her family nobody has lived in sin before and that Monste will never forgive her. B. says she'll try to gain her back.  - Renata tells Fede about the adoption process. He thinks it's too soon to do it and they should enjoy each other a little longer.  - Sebas finds out that Fati didn't get married and wants to call a business meeting with all parties involved. Angel and Andrea tell him Claudio was making business for his own resinera by selling resins at a lower price to Fati's clients. Sebas says he won't let him destroy the Uriarte's business. 

          - Barbara tells Montse of her decision to move with Daniel. Monste says that if she leaves, she never wants to see her again. - Maricruz tells Rita that Barbara better not move to the ranch or she'll make her life a living hell.  - At the gallery, Rodrigo is talking Fati into applying to an Art School in New York.  - Sebas goes to warn Claudio that he is going to sue him. Claudio tells him that without his contacts they won't be able to compete with him then he tells him to leave before he "kicks him out"  - Daniel goes to the Uriarte house. Greta tells him he is shameless to propose Barbara to move with him. He tells her he loves her and is excited to hear Barbara has accepted. Greta tells her that if Barbara moves with him, she'll disinherit her. B. walks in and tells her she doesn't care about the money and she won't loose Daniel. They kiss.  - Renata meets a little girl at the orphanage.  - Santiago asks Paloma to help him sue Claudio for fraud but she declines.  - Fatima is still talking to Rodrigo when someone brings and package for her with a note. It says something like: Maravilla, do you accept to marry me and share your life with me? Fati smiles as a mariachi walks in playing "Si nos dejan". Sebas walks behind them with flowers and kisses Fatima.  To be continued......

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     El Universal, 8/1/99: Carolina rechaza casarse con Sebastián. Verania amenaza con suicidarse. El Chino exige a Santiago que se haga traficante o Paloma sufrirá un accidente. Claudio pide a Paloma que los ayude a quebrar la resinera de los Uriarte. Maricruz culpa a Gabino por el incendio. Fátima quiere convencer a Greta de que consulte un psiquiatra. Fátima se va de luna de miel. En la cárcel matan a Salvador, por encargo de Ricardo. Los mafiosos quieren secuestrar a Federico. Maricruz le hace brujería a Gonzalito.

     Diario de Yucatan, 8/1/99: Carolina se niega a casarse con Sebastián, mientras Verania amenaza con suicidarse si él no la acepta como amante.  Claudio pide a Paloma que le ayude a que la resinera de los Uriarte se vaya a la quiebra. También ofrece dinero a Greta a cambio de que Fátima se case con él.  Daniel y Mario pelean, supuestamente por el amor de Maricruz. Bárbara se enoja y reclama a Daniel que tenga la ropa de la joven en su casa. El se disgusta y se va a la cantina, donde Maricruz le mancha la ropa con pintura de labios.-

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    Rinconlatino. Subject: ** Summary, Monday December 6 ** Author: Erick Date:   12-07-1999 03:02 Here's tonights summary...  Andrea tells Angel of her guilt at keeping the secret of Carolina's baby from Fátima. At the wedding store, Carolina barely avoids running into Fátima.  Babs and Mario get into one of their typical arguments, and Maricruz walks in and invites Mario to stay with her. He accepts, and MariCruz kisses him on the lips.  Sebas visits Carolina and makes his "theoretically hypothetical"'marriage proposal. She gets insulted by it (rightly so) and by his lack of love in the proposal. Sebas doesn't want the child to pay for their errors, but to Carolina, the child is not an error.  Maricruz and Mario discuss their poor luck in love. Mari tells Mario of the arson attempt and tries to pin the blame on Anselmo, who according to Maricruz, has a thing for Barbara and is bitter at Barbara for rejecting him. Back at the ranch, Babs makes some insulting comments about Maricruz to Daniel. Montse walks in while they're kissing, and she acts coldly toward Daniel, who leaves. Outside, Anselmo tells Rita that he plans to tell Daniel the truth, and Daniel overhears and wants to hear all of it. Anselmo finally tells Daniel about Mariruz's arson attempt. Daniel storms out and Rita and Anselmo are left wondering which of them will be losing their ranch job.  Greta sees some of her "wedding"trinkets on a tray on her bed, and she has a flashback of her past with Federico. She starts putting on the trinkets and singing a wedding march, and is interrrupted by Jesuza. Greta finally blurts out her obsessions for Federico and vows to marry him no matter what.  Sebas asks his father for advice, and Federico suggests the truth, but Sebastian's wishy-washiness wins the day yet again.  Fátima and Santiago talk to Babs about Greta, and they both get a look at their new nephew whom, Barbara informs them, will also be their godchild. Montse indirectly calls her Mom a cow. Santiago gets a call from El Chino's aide, who proposes some sort of illicit deal for Santiago. Santiago is relunctant to return to his old life, but the aide makes a veiled threat on Palomita. Santiago walks out and tells himself he wants a peaceful life. 

        Daniel shows up at the bar and grabs Maricruz, punches Mario (who's trying to be chivalrous), and accuses Mari of the arson. She tries to pin the blame on Anselmo. Mario breaks a bottle and tries to stab Daniel, but Mr. Ranchhand successfully knocks out Mario. Daniel warns Maricruz to never approach Barbara again, and being the sociopath she is, Maricruz taunts a fallen Mario for his lack of fighting skills.  Babs promises Fátima to try to get Greta to continue her psychiatric treatments. Mario walks in in a rage for getting pummeled, and hands Babs a pair of boxers of Daniel's that he found at Maricruz's place. He storms off...  Claudio drops by the Recinera office to see Fátima, but Paloma tells him she's away at a ranch. Claudio tells Paloma that he wants to see the Recinera go bankrupt cause it would force Fátima to ask for his help, but Paloma doubts Fátima would ever do that. Claudio wants Paloma's help to steal the Recinera client list, and makes some veiled family threats to Paloma. He leaves, and a scary associate of El Chino drops by with a small box that he wants Paloma to give to Santiago. He too makes some veiled threats and scares poor Paloma.  Anselmo denies being an arsonist to Daniel. Daniel believes him and he tells Anselmo about Barbara's suspicions about María's death and Maricruz's role in it. Turns out that Anselmo has himself had suspicions, and he tells Daniel that María's saddle had been tampered with the day of her death, and that Maricruz had been seen hanging around María's horse that day. Babs comes out with Daniel's boxer shorts and the happy couple get into a nice argument about the role of fidelity. A slighted Daniel storms off with Anselmo to go smoking... 

        Mario tells Vicente about his sorrows, his anger, and his hatred and bitterness. He tells the older man that he plans to go away with Montse, and Vicente wishes peace for his grandson. Maricruz drops by as Mario leaves, and tries to convince him to stay. He refuses, and Maricruz insults him as being a weak man.  Babs tells Fátima that she hates living in the ranch, and that Daniel doesn't want to move elsewhere. Fátima tells Babs that she seems to be making the same mistake as before in centering her universe on a man. Santiago drops by, but he gets a call from the "associate" reminding Santiago of El Chino's wishes. The "associate" threatens Paloma, and hangs up before Santiago can respond.  Montse has a talk with her brother about her past happy family. Babs and Fátima drop by, and Babs promises to visit Montse. The little girl is still confused and unhappy about the breakup of her parents, and Babs promises to find a way to spend time with her daughter.  Claudio thinks to himself about getting revenge on Fátima.  Greta's lawyer comes by with a document that she can use to protect herself from her kids'attempts to have her committed. The lawyer suggests a lawsuit against her kids, but shehjas other plans. The lawyer leaves after Greta avoids the germs on his hands. Claudio then drops by and asks for Greta's help in convincing Fátima to marry him, offering Greta a lot of money for her help.  Sebas looks over Claudio's agreement, and he gets angry at Claudio trying to sell the company shares to him at twice their market value. He vows not to let Claudio get away with it.

        Back at the Recinera office, Santiago drops by and asks the secretary for some paperwork. The secretary also barely remembers to give Santiago a small box that Paloma wanted him to have. He reads the message inside, a message telling him to deliver something. Santiago murmurs to himself about not wanting to go back to his old life.  Lucia visits Babs and offers to bring the new mother a meal. She also tells Babs to give Daniel some space. Babs gets a bit miffed with jealousy, and then tells Lucia about Mario being with Maricruz. Lucía assures Babs that regardless of everything, Daniel loves her. Back at the bar, Anselmo tells Daniel that Mario left earlier, and Daniel reacts by asking Anselmo to go get a Mariachi Band. Elsewhere in the same bar, Maricruz pays some trampy looking woman some money, and the woman then drops by Daniel's table and begins singing and kissing him. Maricruz captures these wonderful sounds on the telephone, with Barbara on the other end.  Fátima is a online chat with DaVinci, who somehow now has plans to visit Mexico for a course in sculpture. Fátima won't be around to meet him because of her impeding marriage and honeymoon, but she promises to continue chatting with him after her return. DaVinci goes off with another of his tirades against artists who sell their works (ironically forgetting his namesake). He also tells Fátima about an exhibit of his in Brooklyn... ;-)  Daniel (with that damn cigar) sings to Barbara (forgetting some of the words), and Babs looks out the window and seems pleased. Vicente and Lucia get annoyed at the ruckus, and Barbara comes out as well, but on seeing the lipstick on Daniel's face, she slaps him...  -Erick

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    Rinconlatino: Subject: *****SUMMARY – TUESDAY, 12/07/99***** Author: Tuly Date:   12-08-1999 01:20 *****SUMMARY – TUESDAY, 12/07/99*****   Barbara slaps Daniel while he’s bringing her a serenade – he’s drunk and has pink lipstick all over his face. Daniel is stunned and wonders aloud to Lucia and Vicente why she hit him. Lucia tells him that he’s got lipstick all over his face and Vicente sarcastiscally asks Daniel if he kissed the barman. Daniel’s response is “ay, abuelo . . .” and Vicente shakes his head disgusted at Daniel.  ? Fatima comes in to Greta’s bedroom and reminds her that it’s her last few days at home and she wants to get along with her during that time. Greta tells her that they (her children) are the ones with all the problems and not her. Fatima tells her that they would never do anything to harm her, that all they want is for her to be well and not do things that she will later regret. Greta is skeptical of this and tells Fatima that now she’s going to tell her that they all love her and they’re all saints. Fatima denies this and tells her that they’re very worried about her. Fatima also tells her that they’re not going to insist that she check into the psychiatric clinic, but she asks her instead that she see the psychiatrist at home instead. Greta insists she’s well and she doesn’t need help – she claims that the one that is crazy is the psychiatrist because she’s gotten divorced three times already – how can someone like her help her if she can’t handle her own life? Fatima insists that she does need the psychiatrist but not because Greta is crazy, but because she doesn’t want anything bad to happen to her. Greta gets tears in her eyes and asks Fatima if she would really be hurt if something bad happened to her and Fatima reassures her she would. Fatima goes on to tell Greta that she knows Greta’s not bad, that it’s been others that have taken advantage of her kind heart and that she won’t ever let anyone harm her – she’s been the best woman, the best wife, the best mother, but they haven’t valued her. Greta is glad that Fatima recognizes all of this. Fatima tells Greta that she now knows Greta’s been the victim and she asks Greta to let her protect her, take care of her and stop any harm from coming to her. Greta agrees and begs Fatima to take care of her – she lets Fatima hold her as if she were a child – as Greta continues to say that everyone, including Barbara and Santiago, have always tried to harm her. Greta suggests that she and Fatima become allies against everyone so they won’t harm her. Fatima follows Greta’s line and tells her they will be accomplices and no one will be able to beat them. However, Fatima stresses that Greta still needs the psychiatrist’s help. Greta changes the subject and tells Fatima that now that she’s marrying Sebastian and Federico will be her father-in-law, she could intercede on her behalf and Federico could be persuaded to break up with Renata and marry Greta. Fatima tells Greta that of course she will do this, she will make sure that her father-in-law knows what a good person Greta is and she will somehow see to it that Federico goes back with Greta. Greta is very grateful to Fatima and thanks her for loving her so much. Fatima then tells Greta that all she has to do is obey her in everything she tells her so that Federico and Sebastian will support them. Greta once again agrees and lets Fatima hold her again. 

         Barbara is crying in her bedroom thinking to herself how badly Daniel has paid her back after all she’s given up for him; she thinks she should have stayed alone and just devoted herself to her children. Daniel knocks on the door and asks Barbara to let him explain. Barbara doesn’t open the door and tells him to go away, that she doesn’t want to hear any explanations, doesn’t want to talk to him and that he should go to “those women” to console him. Vicente walks up and tells Daniel to wait ‘til tomorrow to talk to Barbara because he won’t get anywhere tonight and he should just let her rest. Vicente also advises Daniel to get some rest himself because he really needs it.  ? Daniel goes back to the cantina to speak to the singer and demands to know why she got him all full of lipstick. The singer tells Daniel that she was only doing her job and he should demand the explanations of the person that paid her to do it. It finally dawns on Daniel that Maricruz is behind all of this and the singer confirms it. She tells him that now she’s indebted to her and Daniel takes out some bills from his pocket and pays her off. 

         Fatima tells Sebastian over the phone how worried she is over Greta and tells him that she made Greta believe that she was the victim and everyone else was the “bad guy”. Sebastian tells her that this game could be really dangerous because even in her demented moments, Greta is very intelligent and she could figure out what’s going on. Fatima answers that she has no choice because she needs Greta to trust her so that she’ll go back to therapy and she’ll ask Jesuza, Barbara and Santiago to support her in this plan. Sebastian wants to know when Fatima will have Greta admitted to the psychiatric clinic and Fatima tells him she’ll do it when they get back from the honeymoon. Sebastian suggests that Barbara and Santiago handle the admission to the clinic, but Fatima tells him that Barbara can’t do it because she’s trying to build her life out at the ranch and Santiago is not ready to handle this burden. Sebastian tells Fatima that she’s always taking care of everyone else’s problems and Fatima says she feels better doing things that way, but when she’s on their honeymoon, she will recharge her batteries so she can handle everything that’s going to happen with Greta. Sebastian tells her that in their honeymoon, he won’t let her think of anyone or anything else, except himself, and he, in turn, will think only about her.       Daniel POUNDS on Maricruz’s door and, when she finally opens, he takes her by the arm and tells her that he’s going to file a complaint against her so that they will open up an investigation. Maricruz asks him what for and Daniel tells her that it will be for setting fire to the cabin and for causing Maria’s accident. Maricruz tries to pretend she doesn’t know what Daniel is talking about, but Daniel is not buying it. He tells her he’s been putting 2 and 2 together and Barbara’s suspicions are probably right and warns her to be careful. Maricruz responds that “that snotty blonde” (referring to Babs, of course) has poisoned Daniel against her. Daniel ignores this comment and tells Maricruz that he already knows that he gave the cantina singer money to get lipstick all over him, but her intrigues won’t separate him from the woman he loves, instead now he knows what type of woman she really is. Maricruz, in a raised voice, tells Daniel not to insult her. Daniel, who has also raised his voice by this point, tells her she’s been warned – if she does something else to Barbara, he will open an investigation against her. 

         The next day, Fatima tells Andrea how cool it is that she had a chat with this guy from New York over the internet. Andrea agrees that this is exciting and tells Fatima that there are even webpages on sex and that she’s going to get herself a computer as well. Fatima hugs Andrea and tells her how much she’s missed her. Andrea tells her she’s been very busy at work and today she was able to come see her because the meeting at the plant finished early and since her appointment with the gynecologist is still an hour and a half away, well, she decided to come and visit. Fatima tells Andrea how glad she is that Andrea is going to see Dr. Balero and asks her how it’s going with the birth control pills. Andrea tells Fatima that it’s not only her birth control pills, but that she’s also having problems with Angel. Fatima asks her if it’s over Santiago again, but Andrea tells her that they just haven’t really hit it off well. Fatima asks her if she’s talking about “in bed” -- Andrea confirms it and jokingly tells Fatima, “why do you think I want a computer?” Fatima tells her that, seriously, she will try to help her any way she can. Andrea tells her that, after waiting for so long, it’s been really frustrating not to feel good with Angel. Fatima reminds her that when she came back from her honeymoon, she was happy and Andrea tells her that she was happy with the simple fact of finally having had sexual relations and, since both she and Angel were rookies, she thought things would change and they would eventually hit it off with time, but . . . the truth of the matter is, that she hasn’t had an orgasm yet. Fatima is surprised at this and Andrea asks her how it feels to have one. Fatima says that she’s only ever felt it with Sebastian, it’s really unexplainable, it’s like a bunch of sensations all at the same time . . . like an explosion. She tells Andrea that it’s beautiful and wonderful. Andrea tells Fatima that she doesn’t feel anything; that she and Angel have bought several books and have followed the instructions step by step (geez!) and nothing happens. Andrea further wonders if this is punishment for having gone out with so many guys and now she’s going to remain frigid for the rest of her life. Fatima tells her she is exaggerating and tells Andrea to calm down. 

         Lucia tells Daniel that he’s got to convince Maricruz that it’s all over. Daniel says he’s already told her a thousand different ways and he doesn’t know if she’ll listen to reason. Further, Barbara has told him a few things that are making Daniel doubt Maricruz in other ways – Daniel tells Lucia that Anselmo saw Maricruz the day of Maria’s accident playing with the horse and the saddle that Maria used that day and that Anselmo checked the saddle and that it was loose and Maria would have fallen with any slight movement of the horse and the snake story is probably just an excuse. While Lucia looks at Daniel with disbelief, Daniel goes on to tell her that Anselmo also saw Maricruz hanging around the cabin the day of the fire and that everything points to Maricruz being the guilty party. Daniel thinks that Maricruz is not in love with him, she’s just obssessed. Lucia insists that Daniel talk to her, and Daniel tells her that he already did, but she denied everything and acted all righteous. Lucia tells Daniel she will talk to Maricruz and, if it becomes necessary, she will forbid her from coming to the ranch anymore.  ? Santiago comes to see El Chino and tries to give him back the business card holder with the drugs. El Chino says that he can’t give it back, the instructions are in it, Santiago is running late – the client called him and is waiting. Santiago tells El Chino not to take him into consideration for this job or any other job in the future. El Chino tells Santiago that whoever comes in to this business doesn’t go back out, unless they (the mafia) decide that they should, but Santiago can’t decide that on his own and he will obey El Chino. Santiago tells El Chino that he can’t do it and asks him not to call him again. As Santiago is ready to walk away, El Chino tells him that he’s not playing a game and that if he wants to verify this, he should call his girlfriend at the resin factory and ask her if she hasn’t noticed anything strange going on. Santiago calls Paloma on his cell phone and asks her what she’s doing there so late. Paloma tells him that she’s finishing up some documents that she hadn’t had the chance to finish yesterday. Santiago asks her if she’s all right. Paloma answers that she is, but that she’s worried because she thinks someone wanted to mug her because some guys had followed her and they were still hanging around outside at the corner and that’s why she hadn’t left. Santiago tells her not to move from there and that he’s on his way – he hangs up the phone. El Chino tells Santiago he’s under orders and he should know whether he’s going to comply – he slides the business card holder across the table back to Santiago. 

         Elvia brings Paloma a cup of tea and Paloma asks her if she knows if the guys are still hanging around outside. Elvia tells her she thinks they’re still there, but she asked the courier/gopher to get a police squad car to come by. Paloma tells Elvia that she already told Santiago what’s going on and he asked her not to move from there because he’s on his way. Elvia asks Paloma if she’s sure they were following her and Paloma says she thinks so, but she may be getting a little paranoid. Elvia urges her to drink her tea and leaves her some documents for Santiago and Sebastian to look over – a list of clients that have placed orders since Claudio left the resin factory. As Elvia walks away, Paloma picks up the documents, then puts them back down, and says to herself that she can’t double cross either Santiago or Fatima.  ? Back at the ranch, Daniel knocks on the door of Barbara’s room and asks if he can come in – Barbara says he may since he’s already inside and it’s his house, not hers. Daniel comes in with a bouquet of flowers and tells Barbara that it was outside, they it had her name on it and the flowers were dying of cold, so he brought them in to her – he places the bouquet on her dresser. Daniel turns to Barbara and asks her to forgive him – he now knows what happened. Barbara sarcastically asks if all of a sudden his amnesia has been cured. Daniel says it’s not amnesia and the lipstick and makeup he found on his clothes belonged to the cantina singer. Daniel explains that Maricruz gave the singer money to get her lipstick and makeup on him without him being aware of it so that it would cause a fight between them. Barbara tells Daniel she’s fed up with Maricruz, it’s always Maricruz. Daniel tells her that they’ve got to be more intelligent than Maricruz, but Barbara replies that Maricruz holds all the cards -- she has the support of the town and takes every opportunity to cause problems between them. Daniel tries to hug Barbara and she tells him to let go; she’s upset and has had it. Daniel pleads with her to give it a try and love each other. Barbara suggests that maybe leaving the ranch and going elsewhere where no one knows them would be the solution. Daniel tells Barbara he can’t leave the ranch and leave his mother and his grandfather on their own. Barbara insists she can’t continue living there. Daniel asks her that if their love was strong enough to beat Mario, why shouldn’t it be strong enough to beat Maricruz or anything else – or is it that life with him is not what she had imagined? 

         Barbara reassures Daniel that life with him is beautiful and wonderful, but not the place (referring to the ranch and the town). Daniel wants to know what’s wrong with the place, and Barbara answers that Maricruz won’t sit back and let them be and will continue to get the town people against her. Daniel asks Barbara to stop thinking of Maricruz and tells her that if they are united, Maricruz will sooner or later give up and stop bothering them. Barbara tells Daniel that if Maricruz has waited for him since Maria died, what makes him think she won’t wait longer? Daniel tells Barbara that he already spoke to Maricruz and told her he will open an investigation about Maria’s death and the cabin fire. He then tells Barbara that if she’s willing to turn tail and run at the first obstacle in the road (sorry, bud, but this is not the first obstacle!), then they’re in bad shape – there will always be people who will try to separate them. Barbara insists that it’s not easy to handle this situation, then leans over and kisses Daniel, asks him to forgive her and asks for peace between them. 

         Santiago comes to Carla’s apartment and demands to know why Carla didn’t tell him that Hector was involved with El Chino. Carla tells him there are a lot of things she can’t tell him for his own wellbeing. Santiago tells her that because of her El Chino is calling him again, pressuring him and demanding that he deliver drugs – but he doesn’t want to do that anymore, he’s changing. Carla apologizes and says that she called him to help her out, but if they’re asking him to deliver drugs, then he should do it. Santiago can’t believe that Carla is saying this to him – doesn’t she remember how much he suffered because of that stuff? He tells her that he doesn’t want to see her or hear from her again until they sign the divorce papers.  ? At the gynecologist’s office, Andrea tells the doctor she was recommended to him by Fatima. The doctor asks what birth control pills she’s using and Andrea gets the pills from her purse and hands them to him. He asks her if she’s had a pap smear and she says that it’s the first time she’s been there and she’s terrified. The doctor wants to know who gave Andrea a prescription for the birth control pills and Andrea tells him that she went to the drug store and there they recommended them to her (things are sure different in Mexico!!!). The doctor tells Andrea that taking birth control pills as if they were aspirin for a headache is not a recommended procedure. Andrea asks what could happen – aren’t they all to avoid having children? The doctor confirms this but tells her that exposing her hormones to abrupt changes without having the correct knowledge could cause damage. Andrea confesses that she’s never been to a gynecologist before because she is terrified, but since she hasn’t been feeling well, she wanted to overcome her fear, and there she is. The doctor asks her what’s going on. Andrea responds that she doesn’t know if it all started when she started being sexually active or when she started taking the birth control pills, but she just hasn’t felt well. The doctor asks Andrea what her symptoms are and Andrea says she get headaches almost every day, her legs not only hurt her but they get very swollen, and she’s extremely irritable, especially a few days before her period. The doctor asks her if this had happened to her before becoming sexually active or taking birth control pills. Andrea says she’s always had strong cramps and she always knew when “it” was coming because she would become very sensitive, would cry over everything, become irritable, but never like now. The doctor explains that sometimes a certain birth control pill works for one woman, but the same one will have horrible effects on another. He then tells her that he will have to give her a checkup – she should go to the adjoining room, take off her clothes and put on a robe, and he and Margarita will soon be with her. Andrea, who has this REALLY terrified look on her face, asks “take off all of my clothes?”, and the doctor jokingly tells her she can keep her shoes on if she wants. As the doctor walks out of the office, Andrea sighs and tells herself this is what she hates about being a woman. 

         Lucia tells Fatima over the telephone that she regrets she can’t make her wedding, but she will be on her annual trip to the “Sierra Taraumara” – she tried to postpone it, but she couldn’t. Fatima tells her that she’s very sorry to hear that because she’s very sure she will be happy with Sebastian. Lucia tells her that if they have overcome so many obstacles it’s because their love is stronger than the entire world. She then wishes Fatima all the happiness in the world and tells her to fight to protect what she worked so hard to attain. Fatima assures her she’ll do that and sends her love to her and Vicente – and asks Lucia to remind Vicente and Daniel that she expects them at her wedding. Lucia tells her that of course she will and sends her blessings.  ? Paloma is on the phone with her mother telling her she will see how she can send her some money when Antonio walks in and asks what’s wrong. Paloma tells him that her mother is ill and that she needs to send her money – she’s in a delicate condition. Antonio regrets that he’s not in a position to lend Paloma money to send her mother, but Paloma says that she’ll figure it out with her paycheck. Antonio suggests that she ask Claudio for the money and Paloma tells her that she wouldn’t want to ask him for one more favor. Antonio says that since it’s his sister, he doesn’t think he will say no. Paloma is skeptical and tells Antonio that Claudio may come back and ask her to repay the favor – Antonio asks how, and Paloma says she really doesn’t know, but she’ll see how she can handle it on her own. 

         At the ranch, Barbara asks Lucia if she spoke to Fatima and Lucia tells her that she already told Fatima she won’t be able to go to her wedding. Barbara then asks Lucia if she goes to the “Sierra Taraumara” every year and Lucia tells her that she’s been going every year for the last 10 years for 2 to 3 weeks – she helps with literacy and also with health issues. Barbara is impressed and Lucia tells her that she enjoys her work very much, she likes feeling useful and she likes to help. Lucia asks Barbara if she will return after the wedding and Barbara tells her that she won’t; she will stay at her mother’s house while Fatima is on her honeymoon. Lucia says that will work out because Daniel can stay with Vicente until she returns. Barbara tells her she will be away for a month or longer because Fatima and Sebastian are going to the Middle East and, while Fatima’s away, she can’t leave Greta alone because she’s not well and she wants Fatima not to worry during her trip. Lucia asks if that’s the only reason she’s staying in Mexico City and Barbara tells her that she really doesn’t want to come back at all until the house Daniel is building in San Hipolito is finished because she’s not wanted in town and she’s not going to risk herself or her child’s life. Lucia asks if she still has a notion that Maricruz is plotting something against her and Barbara tells her that they are not notions and she is sure that Maricruz had something to do with the fire at the cabin and with Maria’s death. Lucia tells Barbara that Daniel mentioned this to her, but she finds it hard to believe that Maricruz would do these types of things. Barbara agrees that maybe no one will be able to prove anything against Maricruz, but that won’t prevent her from taking her precautions. Lucia agrees and tells her that since Gonzalito was born she has realized the great love that exists between her and Daniel and, everything else notwithstanding, Daniel is her only son and she won’t move away from him because of this or anything else. Lucia asks if Daniel knows Barbara is not coming back and Barbara tells her that she hasn’t told him yet and she doesn’t know how he will take to the news.  ? Hector tells El Chino that Santiago came over to the apartment where he and Carla are living and he returned the “merchandise” to Carla. El Chino says that Santiago won’t understand they mean business until they really give him a scare; they are already following his girlfriend, but he still doesn’t listen. Hector tells El Chino that Santiago told Carla that if they want to kill him, they should just get it over with. Hector wants to know what the next step is. El Chino tells Hector that because of his investigation many things about Santiago and his family came out – that Greta is now having dealings with Flavio Lozano, someone whom he trusts and that he would like Hector to meet because they can do business together and also pressure Santiago a bit more. El Chino snaps his fingers at one of his “bodyguards” and asks him to call Flavio and tell him to come over; that it’s imperative that they see him right away. 

         As Antonio, Paloma and Santiago are walking into the resinera, Antonio asks Paloma why she didn’t mention anything to him (about the guys following and stalking her). Paloma tells him she didn’t want to make it seem more important than it was. Santiago tells her he’s been investigating those guys that followed her -- they’re not around anymore so she should calm down and he will take care of everything else. Antonio asks Santiago if he has anything to do with those guys and Santiago asks Antonio to let him talk privately with Paloma – Antonio mutters that it’s as he imagined. Santiago explains to Paloma that a while back these were guys that he used to do business with and they are now pressuring him because they want him to go back to do the same thing. Paloma asks Santiago why they are after her and Santiago tells her that they probably found out that he’s interested in her, but the less she knows the better. Paloma insists that she wants to know and Santiago tells her that part of his alcoholism problem was that he was also a criminal and dealt in drugs. Santiago further tells her that he doesn’t like her knowing all of this, that he shouldn’t be with her, he shouldn’t love her – not because of him, but because her life’s at stake. Paloma tells Santiago he should report those people to the police but Santiago retorts that these are the mafia and you can’t toy with them. He asks her to calm down and maybe go away for a few days to Mazatlan to be with her family and he will call her when everything is quiet again. Paloma tells him that if those people are from the mafia, he won’t get anywhere unless he turns them in and that she’s not going to Mazatlan in case he needs her to go with him to turn the thugs in.  ? El Chino tells Hector and Flavio that Salvador wories him because today he’s supposed to escape from jail. Hector says that Salvador is no longer useful and he has lost all “prestige” (funny word to use when referring to a mafioso!) because he’s made a lot of mistakes. Flavio says he owes Santiago and Hector tells him that, “in this business, there are no debts,” and that he doesn’t owe Santiago anything. Hector asks Flavio to call Salvador (call an inmate in jail????) and Flavio dials his cell phone and tells Salvador that everything is ready – today he will be free. 

         Fatima asks Sebastian what he would like to have – a boy or a girl. Sebastian’s gets a faraway look on his face (thinking about Carolina and her situation, of course!) and doesn’t answer Fatima right away. Fatima asks him again and he says, whatever, as long as it’s healthy. Fatima tells Sebastian the baby will be named “Sebastian”, just like him, or “Sebastian Federico Gonzalo Eduardo”, but Sebastian says he likes simple names – just not his name. Sebastian interrupts Fatima and tells her he needs to tell her something . . . “I have to tell you that . . .” and now it’s Fatima’s turn to interrupt and she says, “You have to tell me that you love me, right, that you love and adore me passionately” . . . and then she hugs Sebastian and they kiss . . . opportunity lost, Sebas!  ? Verania is in Angel’s office demanding to know the time of Sebastian’s wedding on Saturday – she needs to make sure that Sebastian won’t ever be hers again. Angel at first says he won’t tell her, but he finally gives in and tells her it’s Saturday at 8:30 p.m. – satisfied? Verania thanks Angel, leans over the desk and kisses him on the mouth (are Canadians always this friendly?) . .

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    Rinconlatino: Subject: Summary, Wed. 12/08/1999 Author: Ale Date:   12-09-1999 12:22 Fati is asking Sebas if he would like a boy or a girl. To him it doesn't matter. She would like a boy and name him Sebas, but he does not like his own name so it would have to be something else. Sebas gets serious and wants to tell her something; she playfully interrupts saying that she loves him with passion. They start kissing.  Verania is in Angel's office demanding that he tell her at what time Fati and Sebas wedding is going to be held. Verania claims she needs to convince herself that Sebas won't be for her. First Angel refuses because she has no reason to be there but since she will find out anyway he says it is at 8:30pm. Verania leaves very happy.  Angel and Sebas (in Sebas office) are talking about the export contract to Venezuela and Guatemala. Angel lets him know Verania was looking for him to know when the wedding was going to be. Sebas hopes Angel did not say anything to her but Angel tells him he gave her the wrong time because he is sure she is going to try something.  Verania, alone is saying there are two more weeks until Sebas' wedding. She is going to stop the wedding any which way she can something has to happen.  The thugs (el Chino, the lawyers and one more guy) are saying Salvador is dead and everything went as planned. The lawyer thinks they can keep getting money from Greta as long as she thinks Salvador is still alive. The lawyer shows them the photo of Renata and Federico and explains Greta wants Renata dead so she can stay with Fede. The others want to know why Salvador wanted Fede dead. The lawyer tells them that Renata was Salvador's ex-wife and Fede was the one who sent him back to jail. They mention that a dead Federico wouldn't do them any good but alive he could be very useful and Santi is the way to get to him. The lawyer mentions Greta is full of money and of course very crazy. For now they are going to concentrate on Fede, later they will see what to do with Greta. They want all the information they can get on Federico. 

        Santi (at his house) is telling Sebas (waiting for Fati) about the money problems Paloma is having and asks for a loan for her, Sebas agrees. He then tells him of the problems he's having with el Chino. Sebas wants to know if Santi quit. Santi explains he's quit but the people he used to deal with are very dangerous. Fati overhears the dangerous as she walks in and wants to know what they are talking about. They lie saying they are discussing some risky investments. Sebas asks Santi to go to his office the next day so they can keep talking.  Angel and Andrea get home and he wants to know what the gynecologist said. She tells him she had a Pap smear, blood work and the pills where changed. Angel asks if she told him about the "other" problem. She was too ashamed to. Angels wants to know how they are going to solve the "other" problem. Andrea mad says he should give the "other" problem a name, her frigidity. Angel doesn't want her to get mad, he wants a solution, he doesn't want her to suffer every time they have relations, and he wishes she'd enjoy it. She doesn't understand why she can't feel everything when she loves him. Angel thinks they should look for someone who can help them but she is too ashamed, she will think about it though. The phone rings and it's Babs calling Andrea to organize the bachlorette party for Fatima on Friday afternoon at Greta's house. Andrea is in charge of the guest list and will be showing it to Fatima the next day. They hang up and Angel walks back in saying he is going to take a bath, if she would care to join? Andrea would rather start the guest list. Angel gets mad and tells her to at least be honest and tell him she doesn't want to.  Sebas, Fati, Renata and Fede are toasting. Fede would like all of them to meet up on a cruise in Medio Oriente. Fati and Sebas love the idea but a 15-day cruise is too much since Fati has to put Greta in the hospital. The 3 try to convince her that Greta can wait 2 months, it really isn't going to make a big difference. 

        Rita goes to Maricruz's house so they can talk and eat mole. Maricruz is not allowed to go by the house anymore. She takes out some baby-clothing item wrapped in a red handkerchief with dried flowers/herbs in it. Maricruz thinks this witchcraft is going to work, Rita tells her if she had paid her, hers would have worked too. Rita asks how she got the baby's clothing, Maricruz stole it from the clothing line when it was drying. She wants Rita to put the handkerchief with the clothing under the baby's' mattress. Rita refuses, she does not get involved with children. Maricruz insists nothing is going to happen to the baby it is just to make him leave, this way his mom will go too. Rita refuses and leaves.  Babs and Dani are in their bedroom, the baby is finally asleep. Babs heard the commercial is going to be filmed the next day. Dani mentions that the model does not know how to ride a horse and he will have to teach her. Babs get jealous. She will be there watching how commercials are done. Dani tells her she is the prettiest. Babs lets him know she will be staying with her mom while Fati is in her honeymoon and she will stay there until their house in San Ipolito is ready.  Fati has a very real dream of her Dad. She tells him how much she misses him, he tells her he is proud of her because she has character and is doing things well. Gonzalo tells her to take care because now comes the hardest part. She wakes up crying for her dad, she needs him and misses him very much.  Rita walks into Babs' room and tells her to go to the stables so she can watch as they film the commercial. Babs is waiting for Lucia to come take care of the baby. Rita is willing to take the baby but Babs picks him up and decided to take him to Lucia's room. Maricruz sneaks in and puts the red handkerchief under the baby's mattress.  Babs is walking around, looking at the crew and walks straight into the camera shot, the director scolds her. She sits with Dani, they talk about the model, we see the behind and legs of the model and guess who she is?………VERANIA. They all introduce each other. Verania tells Dani she thought he was single and Babs interjects he is attached. Verania notices that Babs' last name is Uriarte and says she know another one: Fatima, Babs acknowledges it is her sister and asks how they met. Verania explains she was Sebas woman for a long time. Of she goes horseback riding with Daniel. 

        The lawyer is at Greta's asking for more money, now that Salvador is out. He explains he pretended he was dead and at the funeral home escaped. She insists she wants to talk to him but the lawyer thinks it is too soon for now. Greta wants to know what the money is for, answer: to finish the job. Greta gives him the money but she won't give him anymore unless she talks to Salvador.  Fati (at the rustico) is telling Andrea about her dream. Andrea is afraid of things like that and doesn't understand what Gonzalo meant by things will get harder now. The phone rings and its Babs asking about Verania. Fati warns her to be careful. Babs is looking at Verania and Dani on the horse smiling. Fati asks her not to mention anything about the wedding to Verania.  Sebas, in his office, advises Santi to denounce those thugs to the police. Santi is afraid because they are very powerful men and doesn't want to cause any problems. He thinks if he talks to the police they will take it out on Paloma, Sebas tells him to think because next time it could be his sisters or mother. Sebas advises him to call Carla and get the goods back so he can buy some time to think. Sebas would like to help him before he leaves on his honeymoon.  Dani thinks it is strange that Sebas ex is there. Babs asks if he thinks she is attractive. Dani wants to know what is going on and Babs tells him he noticed how Verania is taunting him just to make her mad because she is Fati's sister. Babs is afraid someone is going to steal his love.  Renata and Fede just finished eating and he asks her to go with him to the travel agency. First he tells her that Salvador tried escaping from jail and died. Finally Renata won't be afraid of finding him in her house when she awakes every morning.  Fati is on-line with Da Vinci, he would like her to visit him at the museum when she is in NY. She reminds him she'll be on her honeymoon but will try and stop by.  Esther calls Fati, she would like to be invited to the wedding to be close to her and Sebas. Fati didn't invite her because she thought she wouldn't be interested. Esther tells her she is lucky to marry someone like Sebas since he is such a wonderful guy and would never betray her (yeah, let's just sit back and watch). Fati invites her to the wedding.  Sebas goes to Carolina's house and hands her an envelope to help pay for the medical costs and other things she might need. At first she doesn't want the money but then accepts it because their agreement was that he would help take care of her and the baby. If she needs him she can call Andrea or Angela. Caro thinks she'll be okay without him and asks if Fati knows. She tells Sebas not to worry, she won't tell. Caro knows the baby is a boy and wants to name the baby Sebas, if that's okay. He just sits there and smiles. (Arghhh, what a slimeball).  Santi and Paloma at the office, he wants to make sure she is not at risk. He calls Carla but she has already handed the goods to el Chino who is furious. Santi's message is that the plans have changed and he is interested. Paloma doesn't want him to do this and tells him she loves him. They kiss.  Dani is leaning on a tree watching the filming of the commercial while Babs is sitting on a bench not too far away. Filming wraps up and everyone is going to town. Verania invites Dani but he declines saying he has a lot of work to finish up. To thank him Verania kisses him on the mouth…….  Previews:  Claudio, in his bathrobe drinking tequila, talking out loud saying he is going to think of something to stop the wedding.  At the wedding we see Fati and Sebas, everyone is outside, we see someone walking up to the wedding with a gun in hand, then Claudio calling Fatima twice, she turns around (freeze frame)……----------

 

    Rinconlatino: Subject: **SUMMARY** December 9, 1999 Thursday Author: Marietta Date:   12-10-1999 07:46 Recap of scene between Carolina and Sebastian in which they both regret that the baby will be born in these circumstances She asks if Fatima knows about the baby, and reassures Sebas that Fatima will not hear it from her. The baby is a boy, which she will name Sebastian.  Recap of scene between Santiago and Paloma. He agrees to do the job for Chino rather than run the risk of hurting Paloma. He phones Karla and tells her he'll pick up the packet he'd taken to her. She says she looks forward to seeing him. Paloma and Sebastian kiss.  At the ranch, the head of the filming crew thanks Daniel and assures him that they will put everything back the way if was found. Verania invites Daniel to go to town with them. She begins to kiss him, and he pushes her away (at last a man in this novela resists Verania!) She slaps him and yells a threat about what will happen at Fatima's wedding. Barbara and he hug and kiss.  Mario and Olivia discuss Montse. Perhaps he should send her to Canada with his mother. But he'll miss her very much. He suggests that he and Olivia begin to go out together with Montse, like a family. Olivia tells him that Montse isn't really ready for this. Mario says that he fears that Montse will run to Barbara. And, Montse needs to see that Mario too must have a social life. They embrace.  Sebastian and Fatima enter his apartment with packages. She tells him that Ester wants to come to the wedding. Fatima then tells him that Verania has been at the ranch, flirting with Daniel. Fatima is afraid she will do something at the wedding. Sebastian reassures her, telling her that Angel has cleverly given Verania the wrong time. Fatima asks: why do people want to prevent this marriage? They embrace.  To the sound of loud opera music, Claudio smokes and drinks. He is wearing a silk, patterned robe from his nightwear collection. He looks menacing and crazy.  Back at the ranch, Barbara is packing. Daniel sneaks up on her and they kiss. She tells him that his action with Verania made her feel like the most beautiful woman in the world. She'd felt so insecure because of her doubts that they could ever make a real family with their many problems. She promises that she won't be jealous again.  Lucia prepares to go to the sierra. She says goodbye to Vincente, warning him to take his medicine, not to drink. Daniel will be there with him. 

        Greta and Fatima enter their living room, decorated for the shower. (This starts Norma Hererra's tour de force performance of the evening!) She begins yelling and screaming about the tacky decorations. She kicks the balloons, pulls down more balloons, sneers at the beefcake poster. Her daughters look shocked, but laugh, it's all so outrageous. Greta goes into her room, throws herself on the bed, while Jesuza follows. Fatima and Barbara come in. She cries that she wanted to have an elegant party. Fatima thanks her but says that above all she must keep the wedding plans secret. Barbara is looking increasingly shocked at this, seeing her mother in full craziness for the first time. Greta says that she will be so happy when she and Federico finally marry. When she leaves, Jesuza chastises Fatima for keeping this fantasy going with her mother. Fatima says it's the only way to keep her calm.  Santiago and Paloma are in Sebastian's office, discussing with his lawyer the process by which Santiago will appear to cooperate with Chino, while preparing to denounce him. Sebastian insists that security be provided all around. Sebastian and his lawyer leave for a moment, and Paloma says she wants to be his novia again. They kiss.  Lucia finds under the bedding of the baby the bundle of herbs that Maricruz put there. She calls for Rita. She finds Maricruz and Rita outside. Maricruz denies any involvement. Lucia says that Daniel found something similar among his own things. She insists that Maricruz stay away from ranch. Maricruz calls her an insulting name.  Montse and the baby are at Greta's, in a bedroom while Fatima and her friends are in the living room enjoying the shower. She is speaking to Mario, who invites her to go out with him and Olivia. Montse questions why Olivia has to be there, and anyway, she wants to stay with the baby. Tomorrow will be Fatima's wedding and she will stay the night. Mario calls Olivia and invites her to Cuernavaca for the weekend.  Back to crazed Claudio. The maid comes in and tells him that Sebastian has called, Ester is looking for him. He wishes to talk to no one. He makes a threatening remark about the wedding.  Hilarious scene of the shower, that sets the almost comic tone for much of what is to follow. The party includes three male strippers. Jesuza and Greta look scandalized,but are laughing and enjoying themselves as well.  At the Urieta home, the hairdresser woks on Fatima's hair. Fatima and Jesuza agree that her dad would be so happy that she is marrying Sebastian. Fatima tells Jesuza about her dream in which Gonzalo warned her that the coming days would be the most difficult.

        Greta, Montse and Barbara enter. Greta is dressed in black, with a white pearl chocker over the high collared dress. She has on a big black hat, and eye shadow that is both purple and red. Barbara and Montse both look pretty and Montse tells Fatima that she looks prettier than she did the last time she was getting ready to get married.  Fatima has a little daydream about the first time she and Sebastian met, their first kiss, the first time the mariachis appeared, his fighting with Adrian, the pictures from Cancun, his explanation,, the second time the mariachis came, his proposal.  Fatima and Sebastian arrive separately at the church. Claudio, dressed in black, sits in his black sports car, holding a pistol. His limp is quivering as he remembers Fatima accepting the proposal and then leaving him during the wedding.  Sebastian takes Fatima's hand and they walk toward the church. Claudio approaches and yells "Fatima". Federico's bodyguard and two others grab Claudio and get the gun away from him. Claudio walks off, head down. Ester approaches him and asks where the dominating, controlling superhero is? He's acted shamefully, like a child. And he's drunk.  Federico tells Sebastian that his guy, Claudio,must be removed from the resinera. He'll take care of buying the shares since Sebastian is leaving town. Angel and Andrea run to Sebastian. Andrea suggets that this is an opportunity to postpone the wedding so that he can tell Fatima about Carolina's pregnancy. Sebastian says that the wedding will go on.  Greta approaches Fatima, yelling about why these men all go crazy over her. She reviews the history of bad wedding related events in poor Fatima's life. Another embarrassment today before her society friends. She credits Federico with putting it all in order. Barbara urges calm while Fatima cries about the bad luck she has had. 

        Claudio is at home, obviously thinking about Ester's words. He thinks about Fatima refusing to sleep with him. If only he'd won there, it would all have been different.  Santiago, Antonio and Paloma are discussing what a vengeful jerk Claudio is.  They discuss Santiago's efforts to get away from Chino.  Chino and Karla's gangland boyfriend talk. Santiago worried the boyfriend. He still loves Karla. Chino counsels him to wait and see what happens as Santiago completes the job. They warn Karla, who is sitting there sullen and afraid, to not tell Santiago a thing.  Renata and Federico stand by the church, along with everyone else, waiting to calm down before they try to conduct the ceremony again. Greta approaches and plants a big kiss on Federico's lips, calling him her in-law. She runs after him as he moves away.  Daniel and Vincente, also outside the church, discuss what will happen next. Vincente says taht the Uriate family has no luck in love. If Gonzalo were alive to see what has happened with his three children in this regard, it would kill him!  Daniel buys two roses for Montse, one from him and one from Vincente. She accepts as Barbara looks on, smiling.  Mario and Olivia are in Cuernavaca, looking like any other middle-age couple. She thinks he invited her only to have some company. And, besides, she says, he is really not separated from Barbara. He tells her that the separation will happen as he grows closer to Olivia, as they kiss.  Renta is approached by the little flower girl. Renata asks her questions and says she reminds her of a girl she lost. The child has no parents, is six years old, doesn't attend school. Renta is obviously thinking about adopting this child.  Outside the church, poor Fatima is crying and very nervous. Sebastian tries to calm her. The priest apporaches and they agree to go in and try again.  The church is lovely, the ceremony very nice. It proceeds smoothly. They pan the crowd, and Greta looks like she may swoom she is so overcome by the romance. But she is fine and with everyone else smiles at the couple as the ceremony is completed.

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     USA 12/13-17/99. Verania turns up at the wedding and makes a scene, destroying the wedding cake, before she is taken away. Then Fatima’s mother makes a fool of herself by trying to sing a love song. Sebastian leaves Fatima alone in New York to attend Carolina at the birth of his baby. Verania finds out that Carolina has given birth to Sebastian’s child and tells Fatima that Carolina has given birth to Sebastián’s child. Renata continues to look for Belén. Greta overhears Santiago and Bárbara talking about an insane asylum and knows that Fatima lied to her about the psychologist she is seeing. She continues to scheme with ? to get Federico away from Renata (though she doesn’t know that Salvador’s objective is to kill him). Daniel meets Maria Sandra,, a friend of Bárbara’s who needs a vet, and is immediately attracted to her. Bárbara and her husband Mario sign the divorce papers.

     El Universal, 8/7/99:Mario pide a Olivia que le dé otra oportunidad. Daniel le da una explicación a Maria Sandra María y decide quedarse en la granja. Paloma cuenta a Vicente el problema que tiene con Claudio y él le promete ayudarla. Verania se asombra al saber que Carolina tuvo un hijo y piensa que es papá de Sebastián. Federico ofrece a Carolina ayuda económica para ella y su hijo. Flavio asegura a Greta que ya tiene el plan para deshacer el matrimonio de Federico.

      Diario de Yucatan, 8/7/99:Verania desiste de su intento de suicidarse.  Maria Sandra necesita un veterinario para su granja y Daniel se ofrece de buena gana, pues le ha impresionado la belleza de la joven.  Vicente se quedará en México como encargado de la resinera. Daniel también vivirá en la capital, al lado de Bárbara.  Mario vuelve a fallarle en la cama a Bárbara. Ella le dice que mejor se quede sólo hasta que supere el trauma de su divorcio. Mario se emborracha y entra a la recámara de Bárbara para decirle que la ama.  Bárbara aconseja a Maria Sandra que enamore al hombre que acaba de conocer, pero no sabe que se trata de Daniel.  Federico comunica a Sebastián que Carolina está en peligro de muerte. El joven cancela su luna de miel, le inventa a Fátima que hubo un incendio en la planta y la convence para que se quede en Nueva York.  Carolina se pone muy grave durante el parto. El médico dice a Sebastián que tendrá que decidir entre la vida del bebé o la de la joven

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     El Universal, 8/15/99:Fátima llega a su casa diciendo que Sebastián la engañó. Flavio y el Chino intentan secuestrar a Federico. Greta enloquece al escuchar las noticias. Sebastián jura a Fátima que la ama. Renata ya tiene los documentos para adoptar a Belén. Bárbara recibe su sentencia de divorcio. Carla revela a Santiago que Greta contrató a Héctor, para secuestrar a Federico.

     Diario de Yucatan, 8/14/99: no summary

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     El Universal, 8/22/99: Greta se sorprende al ver a Federico. La policía detiene a Santiago por estar implicado en el narcotráfico. Leonardo le pregunta a Fátima si no es feliz separada de Sebastián. Verania planea vengarse de Sebastián, con la ayuda de Claudio. Carolina desesperada acude con Sebastián para informarle que robaron a su hijo. Este investiga dónde está Verania, a quien le reclama el intento de robo.

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     El Universal, 8/29/99:Bárbara sorprende a Daniel con Maria Sandra. Verania le jura a Sebastián que no tuvo injerencia en el robo de su hijo. Santiago le informa a Bárbara que Mario se cayó de un andamio. Daniel le reclama a Bárbara que haya ido a ver a Mario al hospital. Sebastián acompaña a Carolina al doctor para que vacune a su hijo. Sebastián le advierte a Fátima que aún es su esposa.

     Diario de Yucatán. A pesar de que ama a Sebastián, Fátima lo abandona. El doctor informa que tal vez Mario quede paralítico de los hombros hacia abajo. El hace prometer a Bárbara que nadie lo sabrá. Greta se molesta al enterarse que los teléfonos están intervenidos, cuando sabe que es idea de Federico, supone que lo hace porque la sigue amando. Leonardo no logra pintar el cuadro de Fátima porque ella está deprimida, extraña a Sebastián, quien sospecha del pintor y ordena que lo investiguen. Flavio pide a Carla le avise a Héctor que lo acusará con su familia de ser narcotraficante y que lleva una doble vida. Hay epidemia entre las vacas del rancho y Daniel tendrá que quedarse más tiempo. Maria Sandra llega a visitarlo. La joven le confiesa a Daniel que lo ama. Rita dice a Maria Sandra que Daniel es un mujeriego, pues engaña a Maricruz y a Bárbara. Carolina acepta que Sebastián se lleve al niño un día completo. Se presenta un problema en la oficina y Renata se hace cargo del bebé, Fátima está encantada con el niño, pero no sabe de quién es. En ese momento llega Carolina y le pregunta ¿qué haces con mi hijo?-

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     El Universal, 9/5/99: Rosa María le pide a Mario tenga paciencia. Fátima le comenta a Andrea que ha decidido irse a vivir a Nueva York para olvidar a Sebastián. Greta invita a Federico a su casa para festejar su cumpleaños. Carolina le dice a Sebastián que si quiere estar al lado de su hijo, tendrá que divorciarse de Fátima. Claudio amenaza a Fátima con una pistola.

     Diario de Yucatan, 9/4/99: Rosa María le pide a Mario que tenga paciencia, pero él le responde que nadie lo comprende y que además no necesita la lástima de nadie. Sebastián le dice a Federico que Carolina le llevará al bebé para que lo cuide pues ella acudirá a un cita de trabajo. Fátima le comenta a Andrea que ha decidido irse a Nueva York para olvidar a Sebastián pues se enteró que ya vive con Carolina para estar cerca de su hijo. Sebastián le reclama a Leonardo que se aproveche del estado anímico de Fátima y que a pesar de que estén separados, él siempre velara por ella y no permitirá que le haga daño. Greta invita a Federico a su casa para festejar su cumpleaños, éste le dice que no podrá ir, por lo que ella la amenaza con suicidarse si no acude a la fiesta. Carolina le dice a Sebastián que si quiere estar al lado de su hijo tendrá que divorciarse de Fátima. Claudio amenaza a Fátima con una pistola para que le devuelvan las acciones de la refinería, pues no está dispuesto a quedarse en la ruina por su culpa. Daniel y Sebastián conversan de sus problemas con Bárbara que en complicidad con Federico quieren internarla en un manicomio.

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     El Universal, 9/12/99: Federico, cansado del acoso de Greta, le advierte que tomará acciones para meterla en un manicomio. Daniel le dice a Maria Sandra que no permitirá que Bárbara lo deje una tercera vez por Mario. Greta acudirá a un vidente para descubrir su futuro con Federico. Verania posa en ropa muy seductora. Sebastián le da trabajo a Bárbara. Verania amenaza a Carolina. Leonardo besa a Fátima. Federico decide invertir en la bolsa.

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somewhere in here, Barbara is abducted by Héctor. there’s a gun battle. Carla is shut and dies in the ambulance with Santiago by her side. Mario refuses to continue his relationship with Olivia because of his paralysis.

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     El Universal, 9/19/99: Daniel le da a Bárbara un anillo de compromiso y le pide que se casen. Federico acepta a Renata. Santiago le platica a Fátima que Mario se fue con sus papás a Canadá. Carolina le propone a Sebastián que vivan juntos para que vea crecer a su hijo. Greta le dice a Jesusa que ya no irá al psiquiatra. Canal 2, 17:00 horas.

     Diario de Yucatan, 9/19/99: Carolina pide a Sebastián que se vaya a vivir a su casa, ya que su matrimonio con Fátima fue un fracaso.  Maricruz dice a Rita que se irá a vivir a Zacatecas y le da una carta para que se la entregue a Daniel.  Fátima y Sebastián vuelven a encontrarse, ahora en casa de Andrea, pero ella no puede olvidar que él tuvo un hijo con otra mujer.  Eva confiesa a Maria Sandra María que tiene la esperanza de vivir la última etapa de su vida con Vicente.  Ante la presencia de Montse, Daniel vuelve a pedir a Bárbara que sea su esposa y la besa con pasión

     Notimex, 9/20-24/99: Carolina pide a Sebastián que se vaya a vivir a su casa, ya que su matrimonio con Fátima fue un fracaso.  Maricruz dice a Rita que se irá a vivir a Zacatecas y le da una carta para que se la entregue a Daniel.  Fátima y Sebastián vuelven a encontrarse, ahora en casa de Andrea, pero ella no puede olvidar que él tuvo un hijo con otra mujer.  Eva confiesa a Maria Sandra María que tiene la esperanza de vivir la última etapa de su vida con Vicente.  Ante la presencia de Montse, Daniel vuelve a pedir a Bárbara que sea su esposa y la besa con pasión.-

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     El Universal, 9/26/99: Bárbara acepta casarse con Daniel. Greta consulta otro médico y promete a Fátima que seguirá su tratamiento. Carolina piensa bautizar a su hijo. Santiago le ofrece matrimonio a Paloma. Carolina comenta a Susana que tiene miedo de perder a su marido. Mario se enternece al leer la carta de Montse. Fátima no quiere estar en la boda de Bárbara. Renata comenta a Federico que le da mala espina el negocio que hará con Jaime.

     Diario de Yucatan, 9/26/99:Fátima y Santiago le hacen ver a Greta que Frank es un pillo que sólo la busca por interés. Sin embargo, Greta está entusiasmada con él, cree que es millonario y que se ha enamorado de ella. Se organiza la boda de Eva con Vicente. Bárbara se pone celosa al ver cómo Maria Sandra recibe afectuosamente a Daniel. Hace una escena de celos a pesar de que él le jura que la quiere y que jamás la volverá a engañar. De pronto aparece Yamil del brazo de Paulo. Las mujeres se miran con furia, mientras Paulo contempla con admiración la belleza de Bárbara. Entra Diego, mira con rencor a Paulo y piensa: ¿Acaso este es el hombre que enamoró a mi hermana sin decirle que era casado?, Míriam llega acompañada de Fátima. Ahora son buenas amigas, pero Míriam no se atreve a contar su tenebroso pasado y vive temerosa de que un día aparezca Leonardo y revele la verdad.-

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     El Universal,10/3/99: Sebastián le dice a Fátima que está dispuesto a dejar a Carolina, si ella le dice que lo quiere. Bárbara reclama a Yamilé que se porte tan coqueta con Daniel. Paulo le dice a Bárbara que le gustaría ser su amigo. Eva y Vicente están entusiasmados por su próxima boda. Bárbara le advierte a Paulo que no intente seducirla. Greta le dice a Santiago que ella no se saldrá de esa casa. Mariana le aconseja a Fátima que se mantenga alejada de Leonardo. Bárbara y Daniel regresan de su viaje de luna de miel.

     Diario de Yucatan, 10/3/99:- Angel pide a Andrea que hagan un último intento por salvar su matrimonio. Lorena reprocha a Leonardo que sólo piense en Fátima. Vicente se angustia y llora al entrarse de la muerte de Eva. Sebastián descubre que Carolina y el bebé se han ido de su casa y Susana se niega a decirle dónde están. El advierte a Fátima que llevará el caso a los tribunales. Daniel llega a dar el pésame por la muerte de Eva. Maria Sandra lo abraza, angustiada, en el momento en que llegan Bárbara y Santiago. Bárbara le recomienda a Fátima que tenga cuidado con Raquel, ya que es "una coqueta" que anda tras el amor de Sebastián

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     Diario de Yucatan, 10/10/99: Bárbara comenta a Daniel sobre la visita de Manuel y le dice que esa amistad no le gusta. Andrea dice a Angel que se irá al rancho y que espera que cuando regrese haya recapacitado sobre su relación. Carolina se presenta ante Fátima y le propone un trato: le devolverá el niño a Sebastián si Fátima se aleja de él. Leonardo dice a Sebastián que Fátima fue su mujer durante un año. Sebastián lo golpea. Renata le dice a Sebastián que extraña mucho a Federico, pero que tiene la esperanza de que pronto puedan estar juntos. Sebastián dice a Fátima que está seguro de que nunca hubo algo entre ella y Leonardo y le pregunta por qué quiere engañarlo.

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     El Universal,10/24/99: Sebastián está dispuesto a divorciarse de Fátima a cambio de obtener la patria potestad de su hijo. Vicente reprende a Daniel por ver a Maria Sandra. Bárbara pide a Maria Sandra se aleje de Daniel. Andrea dice a Fátima que sospecha que Valentín es gay. Yamilé exige a Bárbara que deje en paz a Manuel. Santiago interroga a Miriam sobre su pasado. Sebastián termina con Fátima. Bárbara advierte a Frank que no permitirá que se aproveche de su madre. Mario regresa a Canadá.

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     USA. 2/28-3/5/00. Bárbara has a hysterectomy. Frank is interested only in Greta’s money.

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     El Universal,10/31/99: Manuel revela a Bárbara lo que siente por ella. Daniel se arrepiente de su boda. Sebastián sorprende a Ángel y Valentín discutiendo. Andrea cuenta a Fátima que no ha sabido ser mujer para Angel. Greta visita al vidente. Leonardo abusa de Loren. Yamilé propone a Lorenzo engañar a Manuel. Bárbara descubre lápiz labial en la camisa de Daniel. Carolina cede a Sebastián la custodia del niño.

     Diario de Yucatan, 10/31/99: Manuel comenta a Bárbara lo que siente por ella, pero llega Yamilé y cambian su conversación. Daniel se arrepiente de haberse casado con Bárbara y Maria Sandra le pide que la deje. Sebastián sorprende a Angel y Valentín discutiendo. Andrea se siente deprimida y admite ante Fátima que no ha sabido ser mujer para Angel. Greta visita al "vidente", pero no le agrada lo que escucha de Frank. Santiago y Lorenzo tienen un fuerte altercado. Sebastián informa a Fátima que saldrá con Raquel, pero lo hace sólo para despistarla. Santiago le dice a Andrea que no está realmente enamorado de Míriam y que si ella lo desea pueden regresar. En estado de ebriedad, Angel comenta a Valentín que tiene dudas sobre su orientación sexual.

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     Diario de Yucatan, 11/7/99: Frank propone a Greta casarse por la Iglesia. Renata comenta a Fátima que el hijo de Genoveva tenía Sida. Angel y Andrea deciden divorciarse. Yamilé oculta a Manuel que es madre de un niño y lo hace pasar por su sobrino. Daniel informa a Vicente que Maria Sandra espera un hijo de él. Fátima se desilusiona de Leonardo y le dice que después de su exposición no lo volverá a ver. Míriam y Frank se encuentran. Ella le dice que si no termina con Greta no tendrá más remedio que decirle a Santiago que son padre e hija. Angel acepta ante Valetín que es homosexual. Maria Sandra pide a Manuel que le permita revelar que el hijo que espera es de él. Greta decide casarse con Frank, pero por bienes separados. Bárbara piensa que el hijo que espera Maria Sandra es de Manuel. Carolina dice a Fátima que se cuide de Raquel porque ella y Sebastián la engañan. Durante la inauguración de la exposición, Leonardo le propone matrimonio a Fátima, pero ella decide desenmascarar a Leonardo frente a todos

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     USA 3/27-31/00. Fátima has been raped and has just found a lump in her breast. She moves back in with Sebastian but is afraid of him and everything. Angel and Andrea reconcile; Santiago starts drinking again. Greta postpones his marriage to Frank. Frank discovers that ? is his daughter. Maria Sandra refuses to drive with a drunk Daniel. She getsout of the car, crosses the street and is hit by a car. She loses her baby which turns out to have been twins and is in serious condition. Angel and Andrea get back together which makes Santiago go back to drinking. Diego is worried about his sister Maria Sandra.

     El Universal, 11/14/99: Fátima dice a todos cómo es Leonardo. El hijo de Yamilé está muy enfermo. Loren, Fátima y Miriam se unen en contra de Leonardo. Maricruz y Bárbara se reencuentran. Andrea jura que ahora sí recuperará el tiempo perdido con Santiago. Ángel promete que jamás hablará con nadie de sus tendencias sexuales. Leonardo aborda a Fátima y pretende vengarse de ella. Ángel pide a Sebastián que no comente con nadie su secreto.

     Diario de Yucatan, 11/14/99:Maricruz jura que se vengará de Bárbara por haberle quitado a Daniel. Fátima abandona a Sebastián porque lo encontró besando a Raquel, a quien considera una hipócrita. Lorenzo es contagiado de "misteriosa" enfermedad por mujeres de la calle y está asustado. Manuel lo regaña por no ser precavido. También aconseja a Verónica, pero no sabe cómo hablar de eso con sus hijos. Maricruz reprocha a Daniel que por su culpa sea una prostituta. Valentín aconseja a Angel disimular sus preferencias y tener mucho cuidado, ya que hay mucho peligro en el mundo homosexual. Sebastián se entera que violaron a Fátima, [Bárbara tells him that Leonardo raped and beat Fátima - USA 3/27/00] va en su ayuda (but she refuses his help, she can’t stand to be touched by anybody. He begs her to believe in him.) y le dice que matará a Leonardo, pero ella le comunica que ya lo asesinaron. The police arrive and then Miriam. She tells the police that Nicole was responsible. Daniel dice a Maria Sandra que continuarán como amantes. Ella está muy enojada, se presenta ante Bárbara y le dice que Daniel es su amante desde hace tiempo y que espera un hijo de él.

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     USA 4/3-7/00. Maria Sandra dies. Maricruz returns, determined to get Sebastian and/or Daniel. Angel is badly beaten by a man he picked up. Greta tells Frank they are through: he never told her he’d been married five times or had a child; all he wanted was her money. Frank cries when she gets out of the car, saying to himself that for the first time he was really in love. Fátima sees Raquel kissing Sebastian.

     Diario de Yucatan, 11/21/99: Sebastián recuerda a Fátima que todos le advirtieron que Leonardo era un pillo. Ella se siente culpable de la situación. Fátima abandona a Sebastián, pero le deja una carta en la que le pide tiempo para reponerse. Sebastián se queja de que cada vez que hay problemas Fátima se va. Bárbara ordena a su abogado que agilice el divorcio. Maricruz se burla de ella y amenaza con acusarla de intento de homicidio. Maria Sandra pide perdón a Daniel y le suplica que lleve a Bárbara, porque se siente morir (tiene un coágulo en el cerebro). Bárbara no perdona a Maria Sandra, quien finalmente muere. Daniel se aferra al cuerpo de la joven mientras Bárbara lo mira asombrada

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     El Universal, 11/28/99: Miriam confiesa a Santiago que Franck es su padre. Bárbara queda consternada con la muerte de Maria Sandra. Daniel cree que Bárbara jamás lo perdonará. Sebastián se pone triste porque Fátima se fue de su lado. Yamilé sospecha que Manuel ya sabe la verdad sobre su hijo. Fátima promete no volver a sufrir por nadie. Greta informa a sus hijos que se olvidará de Franck. Andrea escucha cuando Ángel propone a Valentín que tengan una relación. Franck pide a Miriam que interceda por él con Greta.

     Diario de Yucatan, 11/28/99: Míriam confiesa a Santiago que Frank es su padre. Bárbara queda consternada con la muerte de Maria Sandra. Daniel cree que Bárbara jamás lo perdonará. Santiago revela a Greta que Míriam es hija de su enamorado, quien en realidad es un "vividor".  Sebastián se pone triste porque Fátima se fue de su lado. Raquel aprovecha la situación y le coquetea a Sebastián. Renata dice a Fátima que si no reacciona perderá a Sebastián. Por decepción, Sebastián tiene una aventura con Raquel, pero se arrepiente.  Greta se decepciona de Frank. Sebastián acepta ante Fátima que se enredó con Raquel. Fátima promete no volver a sufrir por nadie. Greta asegura a sus hijos que se olvidará de Frank y se dedicará al negocio del restaurante con ellos. Angel y Santiago riñen. Este promete a Andrea que no volverá a beber. La licenciada notifica a Fátima que prácticamente está divorciada de Sebastián.  Daniel dice a Bárbara que nunca será libre. Manuel hace una propuesta indecorosa a Bárbara. El doctor Valero dice a Fátima que necesita hacerse un estudio para saber a qué se deben los dolores que siente en el seno

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     USA 4/10-14/00. Fátima mentions the lumps in her breast to Renata who insists on taking her to the doctor. Greta uses Federico to make Frank jealous and asks him to give up his part of the business to prove to her that he has changed: el amor o el dinero. Sebastian and Angel talk; the latter is finally reconciled to being gay.Maricruz tells Raquel that she will win Sebastian and succeeds in bedding him. Barbara doesn’t know what she feels toward Daniel and Manuel. During a fierce argument  Fátima learns she has two tumors that may be cancerous and tells Greta. During a furious argument with his son Lorenzo, in which Lorenzo extolls the virtues of his mother, Manuel tells him that she wasn’t perfect, that she was pregnant with him when he met her.

     El Universal, 12/5/99: Fátima decide buscar a Sebastián. Yamilé tiene una discusión con Bárbara y Manuel. Greta se reconcilia con Frank. Yamilé cuenta a Daniel que encontró a Manuel y Bárbara en una escena romántica. Federico reprende a Sebastián por descuidar la empresa. El doctor Valero le informa a Fátima que tiene dos tumores. Bárbara confiesa a Daniel que sostiene una relación con Manuel.

     Diario de Yucatan, 12/5/99: Fátima decide buscar a Sebastián, pero él se encuentra ocupado con Maricruz. Yamile tiene una discusión con Bárbara y Manuel. Greta se reconcilia con Frank y Santiago pide una explicación. Renata comenta a Federico lo que le sucedió a Fátima, quien se somete a numerosos análisis.  Santiago propone a Andrea que vivan juntos. Federico reprende a Sebastián por descuidar la empresa.  El doctor Valero informa a Fátima que tiene dos tumores. Bárbara confiesa a Daniel que sostiene una relación con Manuel. Fátima revela a Greta lo que le pasa.  Manuel confiesa a Bárbara todo sobre el origen de Lorenzo. Andrea prohíbe a Míriam acercarse a Santiago. Valentín está dispuesto a presentar su renuncia. Angel informa a Yamilé que Maricruz ocupó su lugar. Renata pide a Genoveva que hable con Andrea sobre el problema de Angel. Sebastián saca a Raquel de la empresa. Operan a Fátima.

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     El Universal, 12/12/99: Fátima desea morir. El médico informa a Greta que su hija tendrá que realizarse otros estudios. Andrea informa a Ángel que su matrimonio quedó anulado. Federico reprende a Sebastián. Greta dice a Sebastián que Fátima tiene cáncer. Manuel revela a Yamilé sus sentimientos hacia Bárbara. Greta dice a Federico que estaría dispuesta a dejarlo todo por amor. Yamilé propone a Daniel unirse para separar a Bárbara y Manuel. Raquel informa a Brenda que Sebastián la corrió de la refresquera.

     Diario de Yucatan, 12/12/99: Después de la operación, Fátima desea morirse. El médico comunica a Greta que su hija tendrá que someterse a otros estudios.  Andrea informa a Angel que su matrimonio quedó anulado. Federico reprende a Sebastián por su cambio de actitud. Manuel revela a Yamilé sus verdaderos sentimientos hacia Bárbara.  Sebastián visita en el hospital a Fátima, pero ella lo saca. Raquel informa a Brenda que Sebastián la despidió de la refresquera.  Frank siente celos al ver juntos a Greta y Federico. Andrea comunica a Santiago que acepta vivir con él. Mario conoce a Míriam y se le gusta.  Bárbara discute con Yamilé. Más tarde, Montse desaparece. Un policía acompañado de Raquel llega al departamento de Sebastián para decirle que hay una demanda en su contra por acoso sexual. Montse se accidenta.  Manuel sufre una cornada. Un pariente de Frank le deja una herencia, por lo cual tendrá que viajar a París para cobrarla.

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     USA 5/1-5/00.

     El Universal, 12/19/99: Ana pide a Santiago que deje en paz a Andrea. Maricruz se decepciona de Sebastián. Greta insulta a Daniel. Mario invita a salir a Miriam. Raquél ya no desea ayudar a Brenda a vengarse de Sebastián. Greta informa a Santiago que se irá de vacaciones con Franck. Adolfo busca a Fátima y le cuenta que su esposa murió de cáncer. Sebastián se preocupa por los problemas que tiene con la refresquera. Manuel pide una explicación a Bárbara sobre su reconciliación con Daniel.  Canal 2, 17:00 horas.  

     Diario de Yucatan, 12/19/99:  Ana pide a Santiago que deje en paz a Andrea. Greta insulta a Daniel. Mario invita a salir a Míriam. Raquel ya no desea ayudar a Brenda a vengarse de Sebastián. Greta comunica a Santiago que se irán de vacaciones a París, porque ahí se casará con Frank. Adolfo busca a Fátima y le cuenta que su esposa murió de cáncer.  Manuel pide una explicación a Bárbara sobre su reconciliación con Daniel. Míriam cuenta a Mario lo que sucedió entre ella y Leonardo. Andrea no se decide a vivir con Santiago. Maricruz comenta a Sebastián que Raquel fue a buscar a Adolfo y trató de chantajearla.  Mario se empieza a enamorar de Míriam, pero no se atreve a manifestar sus sentimientos. Adolfo prohíbe a Maricruz volver a ver a Sebastián y amenaza con matar al joven. Sebastián promete a su padre que jamás volverá a fallarle. Brenda pide ayuda a Adolfo para salir de la cárcel. Renata va al médico y éste le da una buena noticia. La familia Uriarte celebra la Navidad.

     Flashback weeks (5/1-5/12). Greta and Frank argue about whether they should marry before or after he gets his inheritance: he wants to marry before, she after. Greta visits the psychologist Alejandra to discuss her feelings about Fátima and she recalls many scenes with her family. Manuel plans to go to Spain but Verónica wants to go to Acapulco with friends and he agrees. Lorenzo has left the house and asks Gina to return to him. Daniel is furious when he discovers Verónica talking with Bárbara and forbids her from having anything to do with that family. She tells him that he has no right to control whom she sees. Mario decides to go to Canada for treatment and tells Miriam he loves her. She tells him that she is not certain of her feelings. Diego asks Fátima to marry him before he goes to Italy. She says no. Bárbara recalls her past, how desperate she was for a child, how she fell in love with Daniel, how conflicted she was when she discovered she was pregnant, etc. Sebastian, in his apartment, recalls scenes from his past with Fátima. Santiago talks to the psychiatrist about his alcohol and drug abuse, how he made fun of Andrea’s virginity, about his stealing and taking drugs, how he married Carla and then discovered she was interested only in his money but then died protecting him from Héctor, how Paloma helped him and they fell in love but it didn’t work out, how he has now found happiness with Andrea. Now, Greta feels guilty, Bárbara feels peace, Santiago is glad that the family is unified, that he is happy, tranquil, has a partner who loves him and a business that is doing well. Fátima finally has looked at herself in the mirror and cried and is beginning to accept the reality. There is a New Year’s Eve party at which Valentín and Angel and Sebastian turn up accidentally and join Greta, Fátima, Bárbara, etc. Most of the family departs for Paris. Daniel becomes angry with Bárbara when she accidentally calls him Manuel. Manuel decides to follow her there. Sebastian spends time with Fátima.

     Diario de Yucatan, 12/27/99:  Greta propone a Fátima que Sebastián vaya con ellas a París. Frank pide perdón a Míriam. Fátima visita a una psicóloga y le cuenta toda su historia. Federico y Renata invitan a Sebastián a pasar las vacaciones en la playa, pero él se niega.Montse se despide de Bárbara porque se irá a Canadá con Mario. Sebastián visita a Fátima, le obsequia un anillo y se despiden. Adolfo decide ayudar a Brenda a salir de la cárcel. Mario declara su amor a Míriam y ella le corresponde.Greta se entrevista con la psicóloga que atiende a Fátima, quien la pone en un aprieto con sus cuestionamientos. Daniel y Bárbara discuten porque él no desea ir a París. Verónica comenta a Manuel que Bárbara todavía siente interés en él. Adolfo busca a Fátima para invitarla a salir. Más tarde, él promete que Sebastián se apartará de su camino.Bárbara y Santiago también acuden con la psicóloga. Maricruz decide irse a vivir con Sebastián. Mario comenta a su madre que se operará porque desea volver a caminar. Daniel exige a Manuel que se aleje de Bárbara. Ella dice a Vicente que Mario está interesado en Míriam. Angel pide a Valentín que se hagan socios para poner una agencia de publicidad. Diego propone matrimonio a Fátima. Daniel decide acompañar a Bárbara a París. Sebastián pasa el Año Nuevo con Fátima

     El Universal, 1/2/00: Federico informa a Sebastián que Diego le propuso matrimonio a Fátima. En París, Bárbara y Daniel festejan su amor en un restaurante. Maricruz acepta que Sebastián se convirtió en su gran amor. Manuel decide ir en busca de Bárbara. Adolfo pide información a Brenda sobre la refresquera de Sebastián. Sebastián llega de improviso a París en busca de Fátima. Ángel dice a Maricruz que Sebastián se fue a París. Bárbara acude a la cita con Manuel. Adolfo planea quitar de su camino a Sebastián. Greta y Franck por fin se casan.

     El Universal, 1/2/00:  Federico comunica a Sebastián que Diego le propuso matrimonio a Fátima. Sebastián pide una explicación a Diego.En París, Bárbara y Daniel festejan su amor en un restaurante, después ella lo confunde con Manuel. Maricruz reconoce que Sebastián se convirtió en "su gran amor".Sebastián llega de improviso a París en busca de Fátima. Manuel localiza a Bárbara y la cita en un restaurante. Fátima y Sebastián se besan. Adolfo planea quitar de su camino a Sebastián. Greta y Frank por fin se casan.Raquel comenta a Maricruz que Adolfo está interesado en otra mujer. Manuel vuelve a buscar a Bárbara y Fátima se da cuenta.Frank se lleva una sorpresa cuando le entregan su herencia. Santiago dice a Greta que hará lo imposible por anular su matrimonio con Frank

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     USA 5/15-19/00.

     El Universal, 1/9/00: Manuel se le enfrenta a Lorenzo porque se entera que vive con Gina. Miriam invita a Montsé a irse de pinta. Adolfo le pide a Maricruz que se ponga la gargantilla que le regaló. Sebastián se despide de Fátima. Fátima regresa a México y le devuelve a Diego el anillo de compromiso.

     Diario de Yucatan, 1/9/00: Manuel se enfrenta a Lorenzo porque se entera que vive con Gina. Míriam invita a Montse a escaparse de la escuela, pero ella le solicita permiso a Mario. Adolfo pide a Maricruz que se ponga la gargantilla que le regaló.  Sebastián se despide de Fátima, a quien Andrea regaña y advierte que si mantiene una actitud negativa alejará a todos los hombres de su lado.  Fátima rompe su compromiso con Diego y le devuelve la sortija. La madre de Gina se la lleva contra su voluntad, mientras Lorenzo grita a Manuel que lo odia. Yamile aprovecha la ocasión para seducir a Lorenzo.  Greta advierte a Bárbara que si se va a vivir al rancho con Daniel perderá a su hija. Mario pide a Daniel que si muere en la operación se haga cargo de su familia.

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     El Universal, 1/16/00: Daniel y Manuel pelean por culpa de Bárbara. Federico pide a Sebastián que se aleje de Maricruz porque teme por su vida. Fátima se sorprende al ver a Ramiro en su casa. Mario se da cuenta del escándalo que hace Daniel por haber encontrado juntos a Bárbara y Daniel. Yamilé aclara a Lorenzo que no podrá haber nada entre ellos. Greta visita en su nueva casa a Andrea y Santiago. Maricruz forcejea con Raquel. Yamilé abofetea a Bárbara

     Diario de Yucatan, 1/16/00:  Bárbara se va llorando, jura que sigue amando a Daniel, pero Vicente no le cree, pues la vio cuando besaba a Manuel.  Valentín está celoso, porque Angel anda de novio con "otra".  Yamilé está dispuesta a todo con tal de ser la esposa de Manuel. Le propone a Daniel que se unan para impedir que el torero sea feliz con Bárbara.  Magda está contenta de ver a Ramiro feliz y le pide que le presenta a la causante de su dicha.  Adolfo envía una obra de arte a Fátima. Ella no quiere aceptarla, pero el "guarura" se la deja porque si la devuelve lo matan.  Sebastián disfruta con la compañía de su hijo. Carolina lo chantajea, le pide que se casen para que pueda ver al niño diariamente.  Federico está muy animado con la nueva ejecutiva Diana. La invita a viajar, cuando aparece Renata, embarazada, quien no simpatiza con Diana.  Míriam confiesa que ama a Mario. El le dice que ha decidido operarse para volver a caminar y dedicarse a ella.  Fátima va a devolver el cuadro que le mandó Adolfo y se encuenta con Brenda, quien la recibe a bofetadas.

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     El Universal, 1/23/00:  Sebastián se pone celoso de Ramiro. Franck deja plantada a Greta por ir a buscar a la madre de Miriam. Ángel tiene una discusión con Valentín. Santiago dice a Greta que Franck está haciendo fraude en el restaurante. Daniel se va de la casa de Bárbara. Brenda se encuentra con Fátima y discuten. Federico se preocupa por el embarazo de Renata. Brenda sorprende a Maricruz y Sebastián besándose. Brenda confiesa la verdad.

     Diario de Yucatan, 1/23/00:  Sebastián se pone celoso de Ramiro. Frank deja plantada a Greta por ir a buscar a la madre de Míriam. Angel tiene una discusión con Valentín. Santiago dice a Greta que Frank realiza operaciones fraudulentas en el restaurante. Santiago comunica a Bárbara que se tendrán que hacer cargo del establecimiento para evitar que Frank los deje en la ruina. Daniel se va de la casa de Bárbara. Brenda se encuentra con Fátima y discuten.  Federico se preocupa por el embarazo de Renata. Brenda sorprende a Maricruz besándose con Sebastián. Maricruz confiesa que ella mató a Raquel. Brenda dice toda la verdad a Adolfo sobre la relación entre Maricruz y Sebastián, después le propone planear la muerte de ambos. Un "guarura" avisa a Maricruz que quieren matar a Sebastián, quien se casa otra vez con Fátima. Federico regala a Sebastián un arma para se defienda.  Mario se somete a una operación y Monse se siente feliz porque muy pronto su papá podrá volver a caminar. Sebastián se pone de acuerdo con Maricruz para viajar a Tijuana y Estados Unidos. Brenda escucha el plan de Maricruz. Los "guaruras" de Adolfo siguen a Sebastián y a Maricruz, cuyo auto se voltea. La escolta de Adolfo encañona a la pareja. Sebastián toma la pistola que le dio su papá y dispara contra un "guarura"

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     USA 6/5-9/00.

     El Universal, 1/30/00: Brenda se entera por las noticias que Sebastián y Maricruz tuvieron un accidente. Vicente está feliz porque en menos de 72 horas los médicos dirán si Mario podrá volver a caminar. Brenda se burla de Fátima. Federico se entera de lo sucedido a Sebastián. Federico informa a Fátima y Renata que Sebastián está muerto. Carolina también se entera de lo sucedido. Todos se encuentran consternados por la muerte de Sebastián.

     Diario de Yucatan, 1/30/00:  Sebastián tiene un grave accidente. Fátima, quien se encuentra con Brenda y Renata, tiene un mal presentimiento y trata de comunicarse con el joven. Por las noticias se entera del trágico percance.Ramiro, al saber la noticia de la muerte de Sebastián, consuela a Fátima y le confiesa su amor. Carolina culpa con enojo a Fátima de la muerte de su novio y la abofetea.Entre Ramiro y Adolfo hay un enfrentamiento por Fátima y se produce un disparo.También hay un pleito entre Daniel y Manuel por las atenciones que tiene éste con Bárbara, quien a su vez siente celos de Paulina.Finalmente operan a Fátima y queda "como nueva". Ramiro, emocionado, la besa.

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     USA 6/12-16/00.

     El Universal, 2/6/00:  Fátima siente algo raro cuando besa a Ramiro. Paloma dice a Santiago que su madre murió. Paulina expresa a Daniel que es muy feliz a su lado. Bárbara se pone feliz porque se entera que Manuel regresa a España. Frank pide ayuda a Miriam, pero ella se niega. Fátima muestra a Miriam la escultura que realizó en honor de Sebastián. Daniel besa a Bárbara. Marcela comenta a la tía de Ramiro que desea recuperar su amor. Bárbara dice a Manuel que está dispuesta a vivir con él. Fátima y Ramiro se gustan.

     Diario de Yucatan, 2/6/00:  Fátima siente algo raro cuando besa a Ramiro. Paloma dice a Santiago que su madre murió y que se arrepiente de no haberlo aceptado cuando él se lo propuso, pues aún lo ama.  Paulina dice a Daniel que es muy feliz a su lado porque en todo momento la ha apoyado. Bárbara se pone contenta porque se entera que Manuel regresa de España. Frank pide ayuda a Míriam, pero ella se la niega.  Fátima muestra a Míriam la escultura que donará al Instituto de Cancerología. Marcela comenta a la tía de Ramiro que desea recuperar su amor, pero él no quiere saber nada de ella. Bárbara dice a Manuel que está dispuesta a vivir con él. Daniel comenta con Vicente que desea entrenar a Paulina para que se convierta en la mejor rejoneadora de México. Greta se enfurece cuando Bárbara le comenta que vivirá con Manuel.

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     El Universal, 2/13/00:  Fátima cuenta a Andrea que se siente engañada por Ramiro. Miriam visita a Mario y se emociona al verlo de pie. Daniel está dispuesto a apoyar a Paulina para que sea una excelente rejoneadora. Yamilé dice a Yolanda que desea ver sufrir a Manuel. Eduardo comenta a Ramiro que la actitud de Fátima tal vez se deba a que vio a Marcela. Bárbara dice a Manuel que no desea ir a la corrida en San Miguel Allende. Mario visita a Bárbara. Federico sueña con Sebastián

     Diario de Yucatan, 2/13/00:  Fátima cuenta a Andrea que se siente engañada por Ramiro. Míriam visita a Mario y se emociona al verlo de pie. Daniel está dispuesto a apoyar a Paulina para que sea una excelente rejoneadora y prepara una corrida para ella.  Yamilé dice a Yolanda que desea ver sufrir a Manuel y que cuando se convierta en una actriz famosa abandonará a Lorenzo.  Eduardo comenta a Ramiro que la actitud de Fátima tal vez se deba a que vio a Marcela. Bárbara dice a Manuel que no desea ir a la corrida en San Miguel de Allende, porque no quiere ver juntos a Daniel y Paulina.  Mario visita a Bárbara y ella se queda impresionada al verlo caminar y al enterarse de que se casará con Míriam. Fátima abofetea a Ramiro. Federico sueña con Sebastián y despierta muy asustado.  Bárbara y Míriam discuten por Mario. Greta busca a Federico y lo besa. El le dice que a quien ama es a Renata. Santiago confiesa a Fátima que Ximena empieza a interesarle. Por su parte, ésta dice a Santiago que regresó para quedarse con él.  Fátima se siente desconcertado al ver abrazados a Ramiro y Marcela. Bárbara y Lorenzo riñen y él trata de golpearla. Fátima comenta a Marcela que está dispuesta a dar una oportunidad a Ramiro. Marcela declara "la guerra" a Fátima, quien se entrega a Ramiro.  Ramiro visita a los enfermos más delicados y se impresiona al ver a uno de ellos... alguien que sin duda cambiará su vida.

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     El Universal, 2/20/00:  Tavo le explica a Ramiro que un paciente suyo sufrió un accidente. Ramiro observa a Sebastián. Paulina decide volver a rejonear. Ramiro se da cuenta de que el paciente del que le habló Tavo es Sebastián, el gran amor de Fátima. El padre de Paulina le reclama a Daniel por haber tenido relaciones con su hija. Marcela lee el diario de la tía de Ramiro. Paulina y Bárbara tiene un altercado por culpa de Daniel. Fátima se desanima al ver juntos a Marcela y Ramiro. Brenda planea comprar todas las obras que se expongan en la subasta que organiza Fátima. Frank le da dinero a Greta y se despide de ella.

     Diario de Yucatan, 2/20/00: Eduardo exige a Ramiro revelar a Fátima que Sebastián está vivo. Ninguno de los dos se da cuenta de que los oyó Sonia, quien va con el chisme a Marcela.  Fátima descubre que Brenda compró sus esculturas y ve cómo las incendia.  Le avisan a Ramiro que Sebastián movió una mano.  Lorenzo acepta internarse en una clínica de desintoxicación y pide perdón a Manuel.  Fátima abofetea a Santiago por engañar a Andrea. El recapacita y advierte a Ximena que Andrea es su pareja y que esperan un hijo. Angel dice Santiago que Andrea no quiere volver a verlo.  Montse pide a Bárbara que la acompañe a la boda de Mario. En la ceremonia se encuentran con Daniel.  Renata sugiere a Federico que se adelante a México para que pueda ver a su nieto, pero él está muy entusiasmado con Diana.  Greta convence a Frank para que regrese con ella.  Marcela y Magda investigan y se enteran que Sebastián era hijo de Federico y murió calcinado en un accidente.  Ramiro ofrece matrimonio a Fátima y ella acepta. En el hospital, Sebastián sale del estado de coma. =========

     El Universal, 2/27/00: Magda le dice a Marcela quién es Sebastián. Fátima informa a Bárbara que se casará con Ramiro y que Santiago anda de romance con Ximena. Ana y Eugenio se enteran de lo sucedido a Andrea. Eduardo le avisa a Ramiro que Sebastián salió del estado de coma. Santiago va a ver a Andrea, pero ella no quiere oírlo. Daniel expresa a Lucía que no puede olvidar a Bárbara. Paulina rechaza a Eduardo. Magda informa a Marcela que Ramiro y Fátima se comprometieron. El padre de Paulina exige a Daniel que le cumpla a su hija. Franck sufre de problemas cardiacos.

     Diario de Yucatan, 2/27/00: Magda revela a Marcela la identidad de Sebastián. Fátima informa a Bárbara que se casará con Ramiro y que Santiago anda de enamorado con Ximena. Ana y Eugenio se enteran de lo sucedido a Andrea. Eduardo avisa a Ramiro que Sebastián salió del estado de coma. Después contesta que mientras no sepa en qué condiciones despertó Sebastián no le dirá nada a Fátima. Santiago va a ver a Andrea, pero ella no quiere oírlo. Daniel dice a Lucía que no puede olvidar a Bárbara. Paulina rechaza a Eduardo. Magda comunica a Marcela que Ramiro y Fátima se comprometieron. El padre de Paulina exige a Daniel que "le cumpla" a su hija. Sebastián llora yla enfermera decide ayudarlo a recuperarse. Frank tiene problemas cardíacos y Greta se siente alarmada. Andrea y Ximena tienen un altercado. Magda pide a Ramiro que se decida entre ella y Fátima. Andrea visita al médico, quien le dice que tiene que cuidarse porque su embarazo no va del todo bien. Federico regresa de Europa y se entera que Fátima se casará con Ramiro. Angel se ofrece a acompañar a Andrea al médico, "todas las veces que sea necesario". Paulina propone a Daniel irse a vivir con él. Andrea reitera a Santiago que nunca lo perdonará y que su hija llevará el apellido de Angel. Marcela propone a Eduardo "unir fuerzas" para separar a Fátima y Sebastián. Daniel busca a Bárbara para decirle que no consigue olvidarla. Sebastián sugiere a Ramiro que llame a Fátima, quien acepta casarse con éste a la brevedad posible.-

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     El Universal, 3/5/00:  Fátima se casa con Ramiro. Marcela pretende ayudar a Sebastián. Tavo explica a Sebastián que estuvo en estado de coma tres meses y que su familia, incluida Fátima, creen que está muerto. Federico se arrepiente de haber pasado la noche con Diana. Paulina informa a Manuel que vivirá con Daniel. Greta discute con Andrea y se pelea con Ana. Manuel dice a Bárbara que se irá a Perú a una corrida. Sebastián se impacta cuando Marcela le habla de la relación de Fátima y Ramiro. Diana confiesa a Magda que se enamoró de Federico.

     Diario de Yucatan, 3/5/00:  Fátima se casa con Ramiro. Por su parte, Marcela desea ayudar a Sebastián, a quien Tavo  explica que estuvo en estado de coma durante tres meses y que su familia, incluida la misma Fátima, creen que está muerto. Sebastián se impresiona cuando Marcela le dice la verdad sobre la relación entre Fátima y Ramiro. En tanto, Diana confiesa a Magda que  se enamoró de Federico. Por su parte, Magda se enfurece cuando Ramiro le comunica que se casó con Fátima. Verónica comenta con Manuel y Bárbara que escuchó decir a Ramiro que Sebastián estaba vivo. A su vez, Sebastián se presenta en la  casa de Fátima y, por Greta se entera, que la joven se casó con Ramiro y se fue de luna de miel. Greta telefonea a Federico y le dice que Sebastián está vivo, pero éste no le cree. Sin embargo, Sebastián decide acompañar a Marcela a  Chihuahua, donde Ramiro y Fátima pasan su luna de miel.

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     El Universal, 3/12/00: Sebastián y Ramiro pelean por Fátima. Eduardo besa a Paulina y Verónica los ve. Sebastián le dice la verdad a Fátima. Marcela y Ramiro discuten. Daniel y Mario hablan sobre Bárbara. Manuel se desconcierta por la actitud de Bárbara. Yamilé le hace una escenita a Manuel. Paulina y Verónica discuten. Daniel le lleva serenata a Bárbara. Fátima reitera su amor a Ramiro. Santiago termina con Ximena. Ramiro dice a Fátima que por amor le ocultó que Sebastián vivía.

     Diario de Yucatan, 3/12/00: Ramiro confiesa a Fátima que ya sabía que Sebastián estaba vivo y por eso adelantó la boda. Meche avisa a Frank que se divorciará y le pide que huyan del país.  Bárbara ve una foto comprometedora de Manuel con Yamilé. El quiere cancelar sus compromisos en Perú para explicarle que todo fue una trampa.  Angel confiesa a Diana su verdadera identidad y que no perdonará a Magda, quien le hizo creer que era culpable de la muerte de sus padres.  Ramiro se justifica con Fátima pero ella, dolida, le exige regresar a México. Al llegar, Fátima y Sebastián se emocionan y se abrazan, mientras Ramiro y Marcela los observan celosos.  Carolina informa a Sebastián que se casará, pero seguirán siendo amigos y podrá ver al pequeño Sebastián. Montse dice a Mario que convencerá a su mamá para que los deje ir a vivir a Cancún. Bárbara no quiere volver a ver a Manuel, pero el torero anuncia su regreso a México.  El Dr. Valero aconseja a Federico que entre al parto para animar a Renata; éste sale feliz de la sala de operaciones pues el bebé nace sano y fuerte. Luego llama a Sebastián para pedirle que él y Fátima sean los padrinos.  Bárbara le grita a Daniel que no vlverá con él pero tampoco tendrá otra pareja. Andrea se pone grave. Fátima cita a Ramiro y a Sebastián, pues ha tomado una decisión.

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     USA 7/28/00-8/4/00. Andrea dies. Santiago, Angel, and his lover agree to care for the baby jointly, as Andrea requested. Bárbara attempts suicide.

     El Universal, 3/19/00: Fátima informa a Ramiro que Sebastián es el hombre con quien desea compartir su vida. Andrea está grave en el hospital. Greta aconseja a Bárbara que busque a Manuel para aclarar su situación. Diana comete una imprudencia al visitar en el hospital a Federico, quien acaba de ser padre. Santiago y Ángel riñen en pleno hospital. Manuel busca a Bárbara para darle una explicación. Santiago se pone feliz porque Andrea lo perdonó. Marcela goza diciéndole a Fátima que ya hizo el amor con Ramiro.

     Diario de Yucatan, 3/19/00:  Brenda se presenta con Ramiro y Eduardo como si fuera Berenice. Mario se lleva a los niños a Cancún. Yolanda aclara a Bárbara que Yamilé planeó todo para alejarla de Manuel. Se pelean y Yamilé sale lastimada. Manuel está ofendido por la desconfiaza de Bárbara y rompe su relación con ella. Yamilé termina con la cara marcada y saca a Yolanda de su casa, pero Manuel le ayuda a llevarse a la niña sin que Yamilé lo sepa. Diana insiste en ver a Federico, pero él no acepta y le da a Renata el anillo de compromiso. Andrea ruega a Santiago y Angel, antes de morir, que sean amigos y cuiden a su hija. Fátima confiesa a Ramiro que Sebastián es el hombre con el que desea compartir su vida. Greta aconseja a Bárbara que busque a Manuel para que le aclare su situación. Diana comete una imprudencia al visitar en el hospital a Federico, quien acaba de ser padre. Marcela goza al decirle a Fátima que hizo el amor con Ramiro. Marcela confía a Sonia que si Magda no obliga a Ramiro a casarse con ella lo mandará a la cárcel. Valero informa a Fátima que está embarazada. Ella supone que el bebé es de Ramiro

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     El Universal, 3/26/00: Ramiro y Ángel descubren que Magda asesinó a sus padres. Paulina se entera que Bárbara no está a la fuerza con Daniel y propone a Manuel irse con ella a España. Frank se despide de Greta. Marcela ruega a Fátima que no le quite a Ramiro. Jesusa acepta casarse con Vicente. Diana reclama a Federico que no le avisara su boda con Renata. Ramiro exige a Sebastián se aleje de Fátima. Jesusa avisa a Greta que se casará con Vicente. Marcela convence a Fátima de que no mandó el anónimo. Miriam avisa a Mario que está embarazada. Brenda se insinúa a Ramiro. Canal 2, 17 horas.

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     El Universal, 4/9/00: Manuel sorprende a Yamilé, quien lo maldice. Federico y Renata se sorprenden por la actitud de Greta. Sebastián confiesa a Marcela que le gusta, pero aún sigue amando a Fátima. Ella cuenta a Ramiro que habló con Sebastián, no llegaron a ningún acuerdo y él se irá a Toronto. En Canadá, Sebastián se reencuentra con Verania. Fátima desilusiona a Ramiro. Verania propone a Sebastián reiniciar su relación, él no acepta. Todos están preocupados por Bárbara. Eduardo le pide otra oportunidad a Verónica.

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     Ends in Mexico, 4/14/00.

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     Ultima semana USA, 8/10-17/00.

     USA, 8/10/00. Brenda attacks Fatima, beats and kicks her. Ramiro enters, pushes Brenda away, the gun she was holding goes off and kills her. Fatima is taken to the hospital but loses her baby. Barbara goes shopping and meets Yamile; she lies and tells Yamile that she is buying clothes for a trip to Spain with Manuel. Greta begs Jesusa not to marry Vicente, not to leave her alone. Daniel says goodbye to Paulina who tells him he won’t be happy with Bárbara. Ramiro tells Sebastian that Fatima and the baby are fine. Federico tells Renata that Diana resigned. Barbara tries to give her engagement ring back to Manuel but he won’t take it. She tells him that Daniel has proposed and asks what she should do.

     USA, 8/11/00. no episode.

     USA, 8/14/00.  Bárbara and Manuel talk. She doesn’t know what to do. He tells her that he has always loved her and always will but realizes that she never loved him the same way but also tells her that she doesn’t love Daniel enough either. Rogelio? arranges for Yamile to go out with another viejo. Bárbara visits Daniel who shows her pictures of where they will vacation and the house he will buy for them. Santiago, Angel and Valentin talk. Sebastian decides to return to Toronto. Marcela asks him for help with her education and he promises to get her a grant.Jesusa tells Vicente she can’t marry him; she can’t leave Greta alone. Renata invites Diana to lunch, asks why she resigned and if she and Federico were lovers. Diana says they weren’t and later tells Federico about the conversation. He thanks her and she leaves. Angel tells Sebastian the truth, that Fatima lost her baby. Sebastian visits Fatima and Ramiro and offers his condolences, late because he didn’t know. Fatima confronts Ramiro and suggests that they should separate. He begs her to give them a chance. Paulina encounters Barbara in a bank line and tells her that she and Daniel won’t be happy together. Miriam tells Mario and the children that she is pregnant; they are thrilled. When Bárbara hears about it, she suggests to Montse that Miriam probably is less loving with her now but Montse says that isn’t true, that Miriam is more wonderful than ever. Sebastian invites Marcela to the wedding of his father Federico and Renata. Santiago and Frank talk. Frank admits that he was a gigolo who went after Greta for her money but really fell in love with her and now has his own money. He reminds Santiago that he had done a lot of bad things in his life too (drugs, alcohol, theft, etc.). Both of them had changed but Greta has to apologize. Veronica and Lorenzo, now in AA, read the dedication to Barbara in Manuel’s book. Daniel visits Barbara and Montse.  She becomes angry when she learns that Bárbara is getting back together with Daniel whom she has never liked. Later, Daniel and Bárbara argue; he says that Montsé has always been the problem between them. Montsé tells her father Mario that she doesn’t want to visit Bárbara and Daniel; he tries to explain that her mother loves her, has a right to choose her own partner (as he chose Miriam), and that she must accept it. Sebastian visits Fatima to say goodbye. She tries to talk to him but he refuses to listen.

     USA, 8/15/00. Greta visits Renata and Federico before the wedding and gives her the ring he gave her many years before and apologizes for what her obsession caused her to do. Renata accepts the ring. Renata tells Fatima about her conversation with Diana, that she is sure there was something between them but she has forgiven him. Mario and Barbara argue about Montsé’s feelings for Daniel. Jesusa tells Greta that she will stay with her.  Santiago arranges a reconciliation between Frank and Greta. With Frank hiding behind a bush, he gets Greta to admit that she is sorry for what she did, etc. Frank appears, they stare, each takes a step, they reconcile. Yamile goes to the office of Rogelio? and takes money and a gun from the safe. It appears that he calls the police because Manuel gets a call from a lieutenant and rushes to Barbara’s home but arrives too late. Yamile has shot Barbara. Frank and Greta visit Vicente and tell him to seek out Jesusa. Sebastian and Marcela talk. When Vicente learns that Barbara is in the hospital, he goes to Daniel and finds him drunk.

     USA, 8/16/00. Before the wedding, Federico tries to tell Renata about Diana but she doesn’t let him. They are married. Barbara survives the operation. Vicente learns that Daniel was drunk because Bárbara had told him she wouldn’t marry him. Her children were more important than her love for him. Manuel overhears. Marcela tells Ramiro that she still loves him but is going to Toronto. There is a long deathbed scene with Bárbara interspersed with other scenes. She asks Greta to look after her children. Daniel tells her that Yamile is in jail and that he will stay alone with her memory. Manuel tells her he loves her. She begs Mario to forgive her. Montsé and her brother tell Bárbara that Daniel is ok. Greta and Fatima return. Bárbara tells them that she loved 3 men: Mario, her first love; Daniel, who taught her passion; Manuel who gave her security. Fatiman says she thought she had found everything in one man but was wrong. Bárbara tells Fatima she isn’t wrong, that she should fight for Sebastin; Ramiro overhears. In Toronoto, Sebastian runs into Verania on the streets, she apologizes for all the harm she did, and they go off together. Barbara dies.

     USA, 8/17/00. ULTIMO CAPITULO. Recap of last part of Barbara’s death scene. Angel calls Sebastian and tells him. Ramiro asks Fatima to stay with him. Sebastian calls Fatima to give her his condolences but Fatima hears Verania say something to him and hangs up. Manuel and Daniel grieve, separately. Manuel confronts Yamile in jail; he won’t let her escape from justice on the grounds of insanity. Marcela talk: he is with Fatima and she is going to Toronto. Fatima arrives and Marcela says goodbye. Time passes. At the ranch, Jesusa is with Vicente. Paulina talks to Daniel. He tells her that he can’t love her and says goodbye. Then he takes his leave of Jesusa and Vicente saying that Barbara was the love of his life and there will never be another woman for him. Sebastin, with Verania calls Marcela and hears her crying. Greta, Frank, Santiago and Fatima share a meal and hold hands. Ramiro eats alone and thinks about Marcela and Fatima. Montsé talks to her father Mario about her mother Barbara. Federico and Renato return from their honeymoon. Ramiro tells Fatima, wearing overalls, that he has a surprise for her and drives her to the airport where he gives her a suitcase and a ticket to Toronto. She goes. On his way out, he bumps into Marcela, tells her that he has just sent Fatima to Toronto and suggests that they give each other another chance. They embrace. Verania and Sebastian are visiting Niagara Falls. Verania goes off looking for something. Fatima sees Sebastian and walks toward him. They kiss. Verania sees them and walks away. The kiss continues. FIN.

 

 

 


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