The Queens of my country Colombia  by winning Miss Universe, Miss International & Miss Intercontinental:

1958: Luz Marina Zuluaga (Miss Universe)

1960: Stella Marquez (Miss International)

1999: Paulina Galvez (Miss International)

2004: Jeymmy Vargas (Miss International)

_____: Catalina Valencia (Miss Intercontinental)

2008: Cristina Camargo (Miss Intercontinental)

2014: Paulina Vega (Miss Universe) 

2015: Ariadna Gutierrez (Miss Universe)

But Colombia will bring home the 1st Miss World, Miss Earth, Miss Supranational & Miss Grand International crown soon to complete at the Big 7 pageant. 

Do you ever think of the characters moving?

Doing a rewatch, and I was wondering if you think the characters should remain in Santa Helena?  Obviously, them staying there is the easiest thing, from a story perspective.

But do they really have a better reason to stay than to go?  I mean, after Tessa gains justice for her father and Montoya is no longer there to menace the population.  She does like parties and I think the larger population and greater luxuries of Madrid. California is the middle of nowhere and the town can’t have more than a few hundred people. One friend dead, another ran off with his girlfriend. Vera and Gaspar are highly likely to be headed back to Spain after Mexican Independence.  After she’s done what she came to do, does she have a reason to stay?  She can hire a manager (or sell the place, but it does bring a good income - though that would have to be transported to her).

Nothing keeping Marta there, either, if Tessa doesn’t stay.

Now, I ship Tessa with Helm, but he has no deep connections in Santa Helena, either, except Tessa.

Well, where to go?  There’s a whole world out there. Madrid is a likely choice. Tessa and Marta have friends and connections there. Tessa has social status.  Helm can speak Spanish fluently.  Tessa would automatically retain ownership of her property and money, which is good.  But it’s got a lot of political instability, and I’m not sure Tessa could be as oblivious to that now as she was a back before she left.  I do think she and Helm would both like a life without fighting.

England is next to be considered, since that’s Helm’s home. Relatively politically stable compared to much of Europe.  Certainly a developed economy, as they are the latter part of the first industrial revolution.  Large cities, high quality goods, etc.  Spain’s a declining empire, and Britain is not, though that may not actually make a difference to the people in it? I think a contract could be set up to clarify that Tessa retained ownership of her profits, but am uncertain.  Helm may have family he’d like being near.  But I can’t recall any indication that either Tessa or Marta speaks English (nor any reason they should). They’d have to learn.  Big loss of status for Tessa, not only in connections, but in wealth - the scale of wealth in England v. California (or Spain) is just very different in this time frame.  And if the hide trade is primarily in American dollars - the exchange rate being what it was, that’s a cutback.  High taxes at the time, I think, to pay for Napoleonic wars.  Plus the weather might not be to their tastes. The biggest problem, though, is thei anti-Catholicism. I mean, Mexico is anti-Protestant, too, but Helm is already here, so I treat that as a non-issue. He either already did a lip service conversion or will before wedding. I know it was required to immigrate in Mexican wrap, unsure about Spanish era. And his belief I even God seems to depend in the day (which makes sense enough with his character, I think).

The United States doesn’t really seem to have a lot going for it as a choice.  While it does have much bigger cities than California, they aren’t European in scale.  The textile market is developing, but industry on the whole is far less developed than in England.  It’s also far away from the forefront of fashion, etc.  It’s all eastern now, and no easier to manage the property from than England, given the distance ships have to sail to California.

There are other countries in the world, but is there a particular reason to choose any country or city?

Best TV Show You've Never Watched: THE QUEEN OF SWORDS

Best TV Show You’ve Never Watched: THE QUEEN OF SWORDS

Earlier this month it was announced that Sofia Vergara was teaming with Robert and Rebecca Rodriquez to produce a new ZORRO TV series for NBC. The twist is that this wouldn’t be the classic version of the character:Zorro centers on Sola Dominguez, an underground artist who fights for social justice as a contemporary version of the mythical Zorro. READ MOREPredictably there are critical comments…

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Tacho González, Elsa Pataky, Peter Wingfield, Anthony Lemke, Tessie Santiago, Paulina Gálvez and Valentine Pelka in “Queen of Swords”. 

The Nun - Spain, 2005 - reviews

The Nun – Spain, 2005 – reviews

The Nun – original title: La Monja – is a 2005 Spanish supernatural horror film directed by Luis De La Madrid and starring Anita Briem, Paulina Galvez and Natalia Dicenta. It was distributed by Filmax and falls into both the slasher and vengeful ghost sub-genres.

An insane nun terrorises her students. One of the girls named Mary is discovered to have been impregnated by an important official at…

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F&S Deep Dive - Who Will "Rise Up" on THE PURGE's Night of the Long Knives?

F&S Deep Dive – Who Will “Rise Up” on THE PURGE’s Night of the Long Knives?

Episode Five “Rise Up” Written by Jamie Chan Directed by Julius Ramsay

[All  images courtesy Patti Perret/USA Network]

For a full recap of episodes of The Purge on USA (and all his other cool recaps), check out Father Son Holy Gore!

Now, on to the All American Carnage of The Purge, Episode Five – “Rise Up”!

Plot Threads – Two plot threads saw our characters arriving at their destinations (Jane…

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Censura en redes sociales: Instagram a Paulina Vega.

En este caso la conocida reina de belleza y empresaria Paulina Vega subió una foto a instagram haciendo de sus necesidades en un campo. La cual fue censurada por instagram el 3 de febrero de 2021. Muchas personas y fans comentaron esta foto como indebida para los terminos y condiciones de instagram y celebridades como Yina calderon se pronunciaron diciendo que no era justo que paulina pudiera subir este contenido sin ser censurada pero si ella subia algo parecido era censurado. Despues de esto la foto fue censurada.

Valeria Galvez

29 de junio: La Iglesia concelebra la Solemnidad conjunta de San Simón Pedro y San Pablo de Tarso. Lo hace en la misma fecha porque ambos son cofundadores de la Iglesia de Roma; son columna espiritual de la Iglesia; padecieron en Roma; son Patronos de Roma y Representantes del Evangelio; son la versión opuesta a Caín y Abel. LA HISTORIA DEMUESTRA QUE SAN PEDRO ESTUVO EN ROMA. Hace pocos años, se descubrió la tumba de ese apóstol y primer papa en las criptas del Vaticano; allí se encontró la tumba, con la inscripción «Pedro está aquí» en su lápida. La prisión mamertina, donde san pedro y São Paulo quedaron atrapados, es una prisión cavada en la roca del Capitolio. En la pared, junto a una escalera de piedra, está grabada la cara de Pedro en bajo relieve, porque cuando uno de los guardias lo empujó, San Pedro golpeó con la cara en la pared de piedra, quedando allí grabada la imagen de su cara; y en la mazmorra, en la piedra, nació milagrosamente una fuente, en el seno de la roca, cuya agua fue utilizada por los Santos Pedro y Pablo, para bautizar a los soldados que los guardaban. ____________ Saludos especiales para Pedros y Pablos amigos de esta página, como Pedro Cevallos, Pedro Sarmiento, Pedro Moreno Romera, Pedro Cabanilla, Pedro Iván Roldán Casagrande, Pedro Parra, Pedro OlveraCevallos, Pedro Lobatto Moreno, Pedro Chinga, Raul Pedro Valverde Yepez, Pedro Vicente Cabrera, Pedro Touriz, Pedro Clotario Cedeño, Pedro Tulio Zambrano Santana, Pedro Miño Echeverria, Pedro Robinson Cevallos, Carlos Pedro Sanchez, Pedro Pablo Gomez, Pedro Paladines, Pedro José Trueba, Pablo Cevallos Larco, Pablo Navarro, Juan Pablo Rios Mantilla, Pablo Galvez, Pablo Solorzano, Pablo Romero, David Pablo Arosemena Arosemena, Pablo Delgado Pachay, Pablo Ojeda Flores, Pablo Antonio Borbor Cruz, Pablo Rivera Vallenato, Juan Pablo Herar, Hector Pablo, Pablo Andrés Lima Vallejo, Paul Fritega, Jim Paul Carrion, Paul Aguirre, Paul Sol, Paul Cevallos, Lamoska Paul, además de Paulina Orrantia, Pao Contreras, María Paula Briones, Paulina Aguayo... (en Los Vergeles, Guayaquil) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCAum87jy-_/?igshid=1f3xzqpqfc8i2

Alexis Valdés se pone creativo en el cumpleaños 17 de su hija

Alexis Valdés se pone creativo en el cumpleaños 17 de su hija

Alexis Valdés y su hija. (CIBER CUBA)

América Valdés la hija del humorista y presentador cubano Alexis Valdés y la actriz chilena-española Paulina Galvez cumplió este viernes sus 17 años. Mediante las redes sociales el orgulloso padre se puso creativo y le dedicó un poema a su América.

Los versos recuerdan el nacimiento de la niña a inicios del milenio en la capital española y como le cambio la…

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Queen of Swords - Destiny

So, one of the first things I notice when we open is that Tessa was able to be put in a losing position in her fencing match.  This establishes that while Tessa is very good, she's not far-and-away the best on the planet and means that her enemies will be able to challenge her throughout the series and makes her more mortal in the sense that she really is risking her life when she fights.  Also, we see other students in the background, so Tessa's lessons are not super-duper-secrets that only Marta and Torres know about.  We never did get anyone else from Spain who'd seen those lessons, but the possibility was out there.  Also, do you think those students were beginners (based on the way they are being taught in the background when Tessa gets the bad news?) I really like the Spain/California intercuts and think they add drama. We get to see how his actual death goes down - we know exactly what happened and who pulled the trigger, but Tessa doesn't. The death being on-screen does give it weight, IMO.  It really is heartbreaking how Tessa is chatting so normally about her father arriving and Marta is trying to tell her the bad news, but Tessa, because she is expecting one thing, isn't really seeing Marta's demeanor. We have some nice establishment. Tessa immediately decides they "go home" and when they get there, we learn that Marta has never been to the Americas before.  But in Tessa's mind, there was never any doubt that Marta would come with her.  As a side note, their traveling clothes seem to be completely different from anything they ever wear in the future.  Upon arrival, we see our first evidence that Tessa's home is not what it should be in Carlos' desperate situation, so I guess the condition of the hacienda isn't really a surprise, though I don't recall what I expected it to be on my first viewing. I knew going in the officials would be the bad guys, so I've really nothing to say on that account. We do see loyalty and kindness from Tessa in giving Carlos money.  We also see that people know more than they say. As there are horses near the house, I'm going to presume those are Tessa's and that the groom(s) just turned them loose when they quit coming to work.  At least then they could graze and not starve.  Because of the lack of workers, I'm going to say that Tessa's got cattle (well, that and her later "beef" comments).  At this time, they weren't really winter-fed in California and just grazed in pasture and so they'd do far better than agriculture without workers.  And hides and tallow were the major exports from California at the time, IIRC. There was a law about olives and wine/vineyards to protect Spanish growers, I think, but I'm not sure when that passed.  And it was all mission-era, anyway, so history isn't that relevant to the show.  She does mention "fields" so they definitely have agriculture, too. Now, when Tessa is about to mouth off to Grisham, Marta steps in.  It's one of our early examples of Marta's pragmatism and her keeping Tessa from doing/saying something she shouldn't.  We'll certainly see more of that, including later in this episode when she tells Tessa about the Spanish court not caring what Montoya does. Our first glimpse of Montoya is him playing the violin. It's probably  future knowledge that makes that somehow creepy to me (or a resemblance to other fandoms). He flatters Tessa at first, but doesn't consider her plea and when Carlos is killed, he seems to enjoy her reaction. And the "I am the law" - staking his ground, showing himself for what he is.  For all his pleasant manner of speaking, Montoya is very open about his nature to new people when they come into town.  He's top dog, and wants people to know it.  Also we see that Montoya enjoys death. He enjoys power over others, I think, and the power of life and death is the ultimate power. I'll end up contrasting his enjoyment in killing with Grisham's in a later episode discussion, probably. We first see Vera making eyes at a young man - this is before we see her with Grisham - so when we do see her with Grisham, he doesn't seem special.  Vera is somewhat different in her depiction there than later; she's more challengy/forceful with Montoya, maybe? Note that Grisham has no particular interest in Tessa, and never really seems to later. She's just one among many. Now, I find the scene between Marta and Tessa in the aftermath of the execution telling.  Marta is more a realist to Tessa's idealist.  Marta tells her the Spanish court won't care.  Interestingly, Tessa doesn't argue on the point, but accepts that Marta is correct and just moves on to her disgust of the Dons.  There are these powerful people here who could do something, but don't, and Tessa seems to have contempt for that, but not outrage - she's not *that* much of an idealist.  But she did contradict Marta when Marta told her her father was murdered. She grasped at the idea of that being lie. Too painful to think on, maybe.  And I wonder how long Marta had known/suspected that (since the cards told her, too) and if she was waiting for the right moment to tell Tessa? In our first real introduction to Gaspar, we know that he knows more than he says.  He does seem afraid/intimidated, but will not admit that. He delivers a gentle warning to Tessa, and mostly just dismisses her capabilities.  Also, he likes married life - his adoration of Vera is apparent. Tessa, in her "date" with Grisham, was far more open about her investigation and her goals than she will be after she creates the Queen.  Probably a good thing Montoya isn't there - Grisham isn't bright/curious enough to really think about the change in nature. I enjoy Tessa's dream.  Firstly, I love the delivery of "unfortunately true."  After that, we get the information that many people were involved.  Of course, he doesn't *tell* her who those people are.  We know Montoya, Grisham, other soldiers. But Hildalgo?  Other Dons?  Who else was involved?  Why was Alvarado running when he was shot?  What brought things to a head?  Where was he going?  So many questions. Now, about executions: Carlos was killed by firing squad, but his son was going to be hanged - why?  They use both methods throughout the series, but there doens't seem to be any consistency in which is applied.  I'd always heard hanging for criminals and firing squad for political enemies or military members, but I'm not even sure if that's true or if it applies in this time period. On a more flippant note: was Tessa wrong about her father not approving of her fencing lessons or did he just change his mind after he died?  What would he have thought in life?  And his portrait is even more outdated than Tessa's. In the final scene, we see (again) that Tessa's role as Queen is not just about justice for her father, but about justice for everyone, about all that is wrong in Santa Elena.  And, okay, it's not subtle, but I do love Marta appearing right after Tessa says her father said she'd never be alone. Because Marta is absolutely there for her. Lastly, keep an eye on Tessa's hair when she's in town - in "Death to the Queen" it's always up, and I think it is here, too.  But I'm more used to her later look with off-the-shoulder and sleeveless blouses and hair down. I will have to pay attention to when that changed.

F & S Deep Dive - "THE (Urge to) PURGE" Takes a Bloody Turn

Purge Night rages on and events take a bloody turn in Episode Three of The Purge on USA, "The Urge to Purge". Fang and Saucer looks at all the details & developments.

Episode Two “The Urge to Purge” Written by Nick Betancourt Directed by David Von Ancken                                                      [All epsisode images courtesy Patti Perret/USA Network. The Purge]

After taking deep dives into Bates Motel, The Exorcist, and most recently Channel Zero (here at F&S and at SciFi4Me.com), I’m plunging into a weekly look at the symbolism, clues, and…

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