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Post by artique69 on May 2, 2015 15:44:26 GMT -5
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Post by mimi1985d on May 3, 2015 10:37:35 GMT -5
OMG, this looks hilarious. I don't understand a word, but i still laughed my ass off. I wish it would have english subs :-(
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Post by morgain on May 5, 2015 4:47:50 GMT -5
I found some English language parts (not many unfortunately!!!) but it seems like a brilliant storyline!!!
The second scene is hilarious!!! If the whole story line is like this it will be fun to watch! Seems like all the s/l's I'm watching at them moment are all angst ridden!
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Post by justinate on May 5, 2015 8:12:05 GMT -5
Is this show in general meant to be a comedy? Or is it just the gay characters who are being played for laughs? Because if it's the latter it doesn't sit too well with me ...
That being said, I'm pleasantly surprised by how sexual the gay couple is allowed to be, with passionate kissing and bed scenes. I didn't think that would fly on Argentine television, but admittedly I only have the past example of South American telenovelas and the character of Pope Francis on which to base my assumptions.
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Post by margie on May 12, 2015 21:23:55 GMT -5
I remember Botineras was pretty sexual with its gay couple, Lalo and Manuel. It was melodramatic on the same station Telefe several years ago. It was about a professional football (soccer) in Argentina. I did not like the violence on that telenovela. This one is comedy with one of the main characters, Segundo is a professional polo player who falls in love with Tony, (petisero) who takes care of the horses. Not a lot of kisses between the two characters, more slaps (very slap-stickish) and Segundo struggling with coming out and how it affects his family--mainly his homophobic parents, brother and sister in law, wife and two teenage sons. Also he is afraid of losing sponsors with his polo career. I know some find the stereotypical humor homophobic but I still think Segundo and Tony are adorable.
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Post by margie on May 12, 2015 21:40:22 GMT -5
Tomorrow is the last capitulo.
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Post by kevvoi on May 22, 2015 18:04:10 GMT -5
Some more clips from mariel2378 with English subtitles -- I have no idea what order they are supposed to be in:
Note - subtitles start at ~1:20:
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Post by Difficult Diva on Sept 18, 2015 10:14:09 GMT -5
This show is insane, in a hilarious way.
Segundo's wife seems to have some sort of history with the radio dj personality (who's portrayed by one of the actors from "Botineras").
Segundo's hair from the 90s was totally tragic.
Tony is a bit slow, but hot.
Lourdes (the clueless sister-in-law), is just as thirsty for Tony as Segundo is for him. OMG, the actress that plays Lourdes was also on "Botineras", as Lalo's paid girlfriend.
I'm only on the second English translated clip, but I wanted to say thanks for posting the links.
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Post by morgain on Oct 10, 2015 4:55:15 GMT -5
I have been watching this as soon as the clips have gone up! So funny!!!!! mariel2378 (who also did some of the fan vids above) has been putting up translated clips and she is currently up to clip 22 and she has done the final episode (for the people who like to jump ahead!)
The thing I love about this telenovela is Segundo as his face is so expressive and he has these wonderfully funny moments when he thinks his wife has found out he is gay and is love with Tony. I particularly love his little moments in the bathroom when he breaks out with the lip syncing and some dance moves. (close seconds are the cologne ad! and when he sneaks into a gay club).
And of course there is Tony... who spends a lot of time being topless clueless... and a couple of times where he pouts and feels a bit jealous which is really cute. And just recently he has shown a sweet side when he watched Brokeback Mountain and cried! So huggable.
I can honestly say I have never seen anything like this... It is so ridiculous and hilarious but it still manages to keep the feelings real (underneath all the diva antics!). I really feel that when Segundo is trying to get Tony to admit he cares for him (very badly by alluding to Brokeback Mountain in a way that just confused the hell out of Tony!!!) he is doing it to see where he stands and whether he should take the steps needed to leave his wife. Segundo's problem is himself and his need to constantly overthink everything and care what his absolutely horrible family think of him. Can't wait to see the melodramatic showdown between Segundo and his family! I would be surprised to see the house still standing!
And if you need anymore reason to see it, to give you an idea on the humour, there is a scene where Segundo has stopped off the side the road to pray at an altar.. He is asking for signs to help him find his way as he loves Tony but he still doesn't want to lose his family. He then asks for help to straighten out...
And there Segundo is pleading on his knees for help to understand who he is and asks for a sign to tell him when a car drives past and the driver yells out "f*g**t, park where you want!" And Segundos' face is priceless.
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Post by kevvoi on Oct 10, 2015 5:13:29 GMT -5
Thank you for posting the news about Mariel's channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1jw_7rTtCFrIOl7R7fDBSg) posting clips in a more systematic fashion!
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Post by kevvoi on Jan 2, 2016 9:37:54 GMT -5
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Post by kevvoi on Jan 1, 2017 20:01:58 GMT -5
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Post by fnord on May 21, 2021 11:34:50 GMT -5
Well, that was certainly a roller coaster of a ride.Juan Minujin's face is so expressive, I love seeing all the emotional twists and turns on his face.
However, it was pretty hard not to yell at the screen about halfway through. Everything going wrong for Segundo because every single lie he told just made it worse and worse for him. If he'd just been able to be honest practically any time along the way things wouldn't have kept getting worse and worse for him. Not to mention waiting for Ines and Emilio, and even Lourdes or Nacho, to get their comeuppance.
What bothered me a lot was how much slapping there was going on, and other forms of control that Segundo kept doing to poor Tony. Not being familiar with Argentinian culture, I didn't know if the show was exaggerating the difference between classes, or if it was an accurate reflection of the status quo.
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