This week on Acapulco, we first find ourselves in Hollywood, 1958 as Beatrice Grazinsky auditions to be in a movie. After a quick makeover, she reintroduces herself to the booking agent as Diane Davies. Present-day Maximo explains he’s telling this part of the story as Diane’s past was close to catching up with her – more than they knew. I’m intrigued!
At Las Colinas, Diane announces a Hollywood party to be held that evening. The staff are excited, and everyone has their special assignments. Don Pablo informs Maximo his role at the party will be Diane’s special assistant, which could be a great opportunity to show Diane he’s serious about his role at Las Colinas. That is, if his friends don’t side-track him as per usual. Hector tricks Memo into switching assignments with him, as Hector just wants to hand out snacks and enjoy the party. I guess he’s bounced back from his drunken attempt to make Maximo and Memo his best friends.
At the end of the last episode, Maximo was confronted by the gossip reporter. The conversation is now revealed: he wants inside info on Diane’s Hollywood party. Maximo declines, but the reporter shows him photos of their earlier encounter and threatens to show them to Diane. Maximo is trapped, and later at the party Diane comments on how much she hates gossip reporters. Uh oh.
Another flashback to Diane’s Hollywood days reveal she’s pregnant and unmarried, but set to star in a film. Her agent encourages her to get married – to literally anyone – or she’ll lose her role. She doesn’t, and two years down the line the gossip magazines are still publishing stories theorizing who Chad’s father is. In a later flashback, it shows gossip magazines are still asking that question while Diane tries her hand at exercise tapes. She’s certainly had a varied life.
Memo soon finds out why Hector traded assignments – it turns out the assignment is to babysit the star of the movie, Bud McKinley – who turns out to be a dog. Hector wins again.. or so Memo thinks, until he finds the press line and VIP area. Meanwhile, Diane is reminded by vapid party guests why she left Hollywood in the first place… and that maybe she doesn’t miss it as much as she thought she did. At least, until the director she dislikes offers her the lead role in his next film.
During a conversation in her office, Diane drops a photo of Chad and his father on her way out the door. Maximo realizes this could get him out of his predicament with the gossip reporter – but at great personal cost to Diane. He’s not that kind of guy. He later realizes all guests that check in to Las Colinas have to provide a copy of their ID – and some of the Hollywood guests were definitely lying about their ages. He instead trades the real identity of another actress to keep the reporter off his back, but Diane finds out the reporter is about to go live outside the resort and gives him a piece of her mind… and later decides to pass on the movie role.
At home, Esteban gently tries to smooth the rift between Nora and Sara. Julia earlier informed Maximo that Sara is doing well at her place. Esteban points out to Nora that at least Maximo is staying out of trouble. That is, until they turn on the television and see Maximo sandwiched between Diane and the gossip reporter. Oops. The reporter later tells Maximo he still owes him.
Fed up with Diane declining his time-off requests to visit family, Don Pablo hands in his resignation. He tells Maximo he is proud of him, and that he will go far. “Good luck, kid,” he says, as he leaves the resort. Both Maximo and Diane are shocked. It won’t be Las Colinas without Don Pablo, and I will miss him. I’m hoping I’m right when I say he won’t stay away for long.
At the end of the episode in the present day, Maximo and Hugo arrive at Memo’s house to find his son, who looks just like him. Maximo and Memo hug, and it’s so great to see the two friends together again later in life.
