El amor es ciego pero los vecinos no. = Love is blind, but the neighbors aren't.
Del dicho al hecho, hay mucho trecho. = From the saying to the act, there is much distance. (Easier said than done.)
Mira el burro ablando de orejas! = Look at the donkey talking about ears! (That’s the pot calling the kettle black!)
Otra vez, la burra al trigo. = Once again the donkey goes to the wheat. (It's the same old shit.)
Cría cuervos, y te sacarán los ojos. = Breed crows, and they will take out your eyes. (You reap what you sow.)
En boca cerrada, no entran moscas. = Flies don't enter a closed mouth. (Silence is golden.)
Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda. = Even though the monkey dresses in silk, she stays a monkey. (You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.)
And my favorite...
Cuando guajolote se fue del guacal va a terminar en mole. = When the turkey leaves the cage he ends up in mole. (The man who play around ends up getting killed, dressed, cut up, boiled, and served in mole sauce. Or something like that.)
Other reasons to watch telenovelas, Christian Meier in Zorro:
Zorro is on Telemundo, M-F at 9:05 - 10:05 with English subtitles.
I'm not the only one who thinks Zorro, La Espada Y La Rosa is the best thing on TV these days!
Eduardo Yañez in Destilando Amor:
Destilando Amor is on Univision, M-F unfortunately at the same time as Zorro, no English subtitles.
Jaime Camil in La Fea Mas Bea:
La Fea Mas Bea is on Univision, M-F at 8:00 - 9:00, no English subtitles.
El Intocable in Duelo de Pasiones. El Intocable (Untouchable) is an ex luchador (Mexican wrestler) turned actor. He's not the hero in Duelo de Pasiones. The hero is a dud. El Intocable has a supporting role in Duelo but I find him much more intersting:
Duelo de Pasiones is on Univision, M - F 7:00 - 8:00.
Intocable!!There are English recaps of the above telenovelas (and more) at this website, Caray, Caray!
