Chespirito’s Deception in Chespirito Not really on purpose Episode 7
Read my posts about episode 1, episode 2, episode 3, episode 4, episode 5 and episode 6 here.
Lee este texto en español aquí: El engaño de Chespirito sin querer queriendo, episodio 7
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Chespirito’s Deception: An Unexpected Turn in the HBO Max Series
The seventh episode of “Chespirito: Sin Querer Queriendo”, titled “Con Melón o con Sandía” (“On the fence”), is the most impactful to date. It not only unveils Chespirito’s deception towards his wife Graciela Fernández but also reveals a narrative manipulation by the series itself, available online on HBO Max.
A Marriage in Crisis and Creative Block
The episode begins with Chespirito’s return home after a party, an encounter with Graciela that makes their estrangement clear.
On the set of “El Chavo del Ocho”, Marcos expresses his frustration of filming recycled sketches. Margarita creates resentment among her colleagues, who label her a sycophant, while Roberto seems to pay attention to her.
The World Tour: Solitude and Passion
The announcement of a world tour that will take the cast to Chile. Roberto invites Graciela, who declines. During the tour, loneliness and pressure open the door to intimacy. Roberto and Margarita find themselves alone in the hotel bar; conversation flows, dancing and a confession of “hunger for kisses” leads to a passionate moment. The next morning Tony sees Margarita leaving Roberto’s room, revealing Chespirito’s deception to his wife.
Secrets at Home and Confessions
Back in Mexico, the discovery of a woman’s underwear in Roberto’s suitcase by the domestic worker, who hides it from Graciela. Roberto’s daughter’s engagement and Graciela’s words about the true meaning of a commitment. The confrontation between Roberto and Margarita, where he explains he’s not the man for her. The domestic worker finally confesses to Graciela.
The Series’ Deception and the Final Breakup
The filming of the “El Chavo del Ocho” episode in Acapulco. This is where the true deception of the series is revealed. Previous episodes had shown scenes from this filming and its conflicts, but without revealing that the incident in Chile and Chespirito’s infidelity with Margarita had already occurred.
The tension explodes on Acapulco beach, where Roberto and Graciela argue. Roberto’s pain at seeing her engaged to Mariano, Graciela’s demand that he make a decision; she throws her ring into the sea and breaks off her engagement.
The bonfire scene and Graciela’s tears to the rhythm of Jeanette’s “Frente a Frente” song close this episode with a heartache.
“On the fence” not only explores the dark side of Chespirito’s personal life but also plays with the viewer’s perception.
My Personal Opinion
The series waited almost to the last episode to reveal that Chespirito’s deception had already occurred. For me it was a low blow from the screenwriters (Roberto Gómez Fernández and Paulina Gómez Fernández). It felt like watching a two-hour movie only to find out at the end that nothing ever happened, that it was just a dream.
Throughout the entire series, I haven’t seen Margarita’s supposed “evil.” Marco’s, yes. And after María Antonieta de las Nieves’s cameo, I suppose there won’t be any talk of how she legally stole the character of La Chilindrina.
Yes, I cried with Graciela Fernández, Chespirito’s wife, and the song “Frente a Frente”, it’s one of those songs that makes you cry every single time no matter what. But Graciela Fernández attitude seems incomprehensible to me: she says she won’t go to the tribute party, she arrives unannounced, and she leaves before Roberto sees her. WTF?
And why she didn’t want to go to Chile? They weren’t going to fire her from her job, because she didn’t have one…
Like, c’mon, you rather went to Acapulco but not to Chile?
In theory, if someone was stealing my husband, I’d fight against it and against anyone. But she has this languid and passive attitude of “oh no, that’s not my world”, “oh no, you and I have nothing in common anymore”, blah blah blah, extremely tiresome, not even submissive but rather lazy, as if she didn’t care much anymore.
And well, I hope there’s a second season. I’ve really liked the series, with the exception of that “plot twist” which, to me, is nothing more than a deception by not revealing the truth. I’ll have to watch it again because in previous episodes I didn’t see anything strange between Roberto and Margarita —that is, I know the real-life facts, but in the series, I didn’t see any attitude from Margarita towards Roberto, but from him towards her.
Furthermore, where are the five years of sending flowers to Margarita?
And where are all the other women Roberto Gómez Bolaños cheated on Graciela Fernández with during the tours?
It’s also not specified whether Roberto and Margarita stayed together all that time, if the intimate moment only happened once, or what.
It would be very interesting if the real-life Margarita made a series now with her version of events. They say there are always three versions of any event: yours, mine, and the real one. And this is the version of Graciela Fernández’s children. The real one will never be known by us.
Let everyone draw their conclusions.
