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Lo Que La Vida Me Robó: Spanglish Girl’s Weekly Recap & Review
This week’s final episode was intense! It was everything I have shamelessly come to enjoy and expect from a good novela: tears, slaps, love triangles, deception, and romance–it was all present.
If you missed the episode, I’ll provide a recap, but I highly recommend you go to Univision and watch it—my words just can’t do it justice! You can view past episodes by visiting: http://www.univision.com/.
So it all starts when José Luis finds out Montserrat is back in town. José Luis and Refugio go to Montserrat’s house to try to see her but fail. José Luis then resorts to giving Nadia (Montserrat’s friend) a letter to give to her. In the letter, Jose Luis asks Monstserrat to meet him. Montserrat’s friend hesitates to give her the letter because her husband Pedro has ingeniously warned her that José Luis is a dangerous man.
During Montserrat and Alejandro’s wedding reception, Nadia finally gives her the letter. Montserrat and José Luis meet and exchange heated and love filled words. They both realize they have been played by Monsterrat’s mother Graciela and mistakenly make the assumption that Alejandro was part of Graciela’s ploy to keep them apart. Montserrat vows that nothing and no one will ever keep her and Jose Luis apart again, and they decide to run away together. Montserrat returns to the wedding to indirectly say farewell to her father (without revealing her true plans to run away) and to pack.
Unknown to Montserrat, Alejandro’s friend Víctor followed her and taped her meeting with José Luis. Víctor tells Alejandro who then becomes enraged and orders Monsterrat to ready herself to leave, immediately. After speaking with her mother, Montserrat realizes that she has no option but to leave with Alejandro or risk making her already frail father ill from stress. Montserrat bids her family farewell and takes the opportunity to tell her mother that from this day forward she will not receive another dime from Alejandro.
After Montserrat fails to meet José Luis, he goes looking for her at her home, but he is too late. Montserrat’s mother and brother threaten and belittle Jose Luis. In exchange, he retaliates by calling Montserrat’s mother a witch and her family a disgrace. That night, Montserrat is taken to Alejandro’s home in the city. Montserrat and Alejandro have a fight: He orders her to consummate the marriage and she deviously tells him that if she does she will be doing so thinking of José Luis. Outraged by her comments, Alejandro storms out of the room and breaks down.
The novela ended with Montserrat and Alejandro arriving at Alejandro’s Hacienda where Gaspar (Alejandro’s loyal longtime friend and ranch worker) has just been buried. Maria, Gaspar’s daughter, is distraught by her father’s death. When Alejandro arrives, she believes it is because he has heard the news of her father’s death. Maria races into Alejandro’s arms, but her happiness to see him is short lived when Alejandro reveals that the women with him (Montserrat) is his new wife. Montserrat seems to take note of Maria’s unspoken disproval of their marriage.
As you can see, Fridays episode was dramatic: I watched intensely as jaw dropping scenes played out continuously. Up until this episode, I was getting a little bored. The storyline’s pace had been slow and somewhat repetitive. I like that Montserrat has finally found her voice and the courage to defend herself: Albeit it was at the expense of being married off, but her kind little girl persona was starting to seem unrealistic. As for her mother Graciela, well, Jose Luis said it best: She is a “bruja!” Her character makes my skin crawl.
The one character that I can’t help but feel sorry for is María, I hope her prince charming comes soon. Also, what about her father’s death: his own brother killed him! Juventino is creepy: clearly there is more to come regarding his new admiration for Montserrat. And last but not least, the oh so handsome Alejandro…sigh. Need I say more? Although Alejandro is good looking, I’m still team José Luis.
Ok my fellow novela watchers, that’s all for my first ever Novela Recap & Review. Have a wonderful week! Be sure to check back weekly for recaps and reviews.
Until later,
Spanglish Girl
Interesting fact: Did you know that this telenovela is a modern adaptation of Bodas de Odio and Amor Real? I’ve seen the later, and so far I’m not sure if Amor Real can be compared–I mean Amor Real is a classic and to date one of my all-time favorite novelas.
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