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Friday, June 03, 2005

 Los Plateados -- Analysis

Camila is now beginning to develop into a more mature character. Her fickleness in rejecting Gabriel from the moment that Manuel explained what had happened to Andres put her in a juvenile and petulant light, and that direction of character development has been a bit of a cloud over the better path taken recently. Until the "fickle" Camila gets sorted out from the one that is growing more mature, we will be left with a certain ambiguity about who she really is. Camila's selfish, immature nature was evident when she was feeling sorry for herself in describing her situation to Xochitl. It is hard to find such a a character compelling, especially when the lifestyle she seeks is obtained from the oppression of the people Gabriel is trying to help. One of Camila's statements last night was a real clue to the story line of the show: she told Ofelia that all of the difficulties and situations seem to revolve around her, and in many ways, this is true, as Emilio's actions to protect his mujer have driven much of what has happened with the Plateados, the Bashurs, and even some aspects of the Villegas household. Camila comes across seeming to want the elegant lifestyle, like Ofelia, with fine houses, fine clothes, and self-indulgent laziness. She seemed to be totally unable to connect with Gabriel's desire for promoting some form of social justice. Still, she does have a somewhat realistic recognition of the improbability of her love for Gabriel. Camila also recognized that her life has a strong parallel with Ofelia's. Ofelia was incredible in her propensity to lie. She reminds one of the statement Douglas MacArthur once made regarding Franklin Roosevelt: "He is a man who never told the truth when a lie would suffice." She lied to Irene, Camila, and Andres without the slightest regard for their obvious disbelief. As she has insisted that Camila do, Ofelia has chosen to be socially acceptable, following the path that was planned and expected of her, rather than pursuing her own dreams. Camila's condemnation of this trait in Ofelia was easily the most scathing attack of the entire show to this point, chiefly because it was so accurate. There was a certain satisfaction in seeing Ofelia receive the fruits of her own hypocrisy from Camila and Luciana. Still, it may be expected that she will be rehabilitated by the end of the show, embracing the Plateados as "family." Ofelia's admission that she is a coward to Irene sums up her character quite well. Irene, however, is not a person to shrink from doing the right thing, no matter the difficulty. Her new interest in the murder of Aurelio's father and Sebastian Campuzano cannot help but be heightened by Ofelia's statement that Sebastian Campuzano could never have murdered anyone. Coming from a coward like Ofelia, this unequivocable statement could hardly fail to impress the curious Irene. Both Irene and Leonardo are the types who will not let go of a search for justice in this matter. The "doubting disease" has now spread to Manuel and Laila, since Manuel has seen her with Arturo. Of course, when Manuel accused her father Kemal of being the one who told Emilio that the Guerras were friends with the Plateados, Laila did lie to him and denied this. It may also be expected that Luciana's dashed hopes of being with Emilio may turn to the benefit of the Plateados, just at the time when both Camila and Emilio have slammed the door in Gabriel Guerra's face. How this might play out remains to be seen. Samia, for the first time, was without her forehead decorations, which is an improvement.

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