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Preview for episode 632 of SDL.

Party time. Marta and Manuela discuss the arrangements. Fina shows up and Marta (after primping at her arrival) wants to go straight into shop talk but Fina stops her and asks if she’s heard from doña Clara. She then tells Marta what her idea to get her out of it was. Marta confirms it didn’t work and Fina says she has another plan. They will discuss it later when she returns from buying film. The party goes off with one hitch (Claudia brought a box with old, bad stock and had to return to get the good stuff; made it back just in time.) Fina returns and at one point Marta whispers “amor” to her and I was like ok Marta in the middle of the party? Phew! Finally, Marta and Clara have a conversation where Marta convinces Clara that SHE would be the best one to head the foundation. Clara accepts, with the condition that Marta is part of the board. She needs her, she says, and won’t take no for an answer. At this point, Marta has no choice but to accept.

Preview in the next post.

I need the equation meme to float over Fina’s thinking face …

Part 2 of 2. Clara and Digna talk about the gathering of the high society ladies they have planned. Marta walks in and Clara tells her she talked to Fina. It comes out that Fina told her Marta was too tired to take the position. Marta looks relieved. Clara, however, won’t let it go.

Marta, Andrés and Damián discuss the opportunity presented by the company’s inability to get the French products in stock. Damián gives his children a rousing speech about how they have to seize this opportunity to take back their company.

In the preview, Fina’s still trying to get Marta to reject the position outright, but Marta’s still looking for a good excuse. It seems, at least, that they’re on the same page about not telling Clara the truth.

Part 1 of 2. Doña Clara meets up with Fina so that she can convince Marta to take the foundation job. Fina, seeing Clara’s anguish, makes up the excuse that actually Marta is just much too busy. The excuse lands, but it’s not enough.

Marta meets Pablo and Gabriel to discuss sales. Gabriel poo-poos every proposal and Marta lets him have it. I see Marta Directora on the horizon…