Italian Bride Episode 1
Welcome to Maratea, Italy, the beautiful bride happily waves the crowd as she rides in the street. A narration introduces her; it is her own father voice. According to him his elder daughter Fiorella is a sweet and lovely girl. She is always in a celebration mood and singing. She lightens the world and always makes people around her smiles no matter the circumstances. She is a beautiful Italian girl who dreams of getting married and be happy with the man she loves. The bride enters the church and the congregation stands to welcome her with applause and cheers. But guess what, Fiorella is also a big dreamer. Fiorellla works in a bridal shop as a cleaner. Her boss sees her standing and yells at her to hurry up and finish with the cleaning instead of day dreaming. Fiorella is also a hard worker, her boss treats her badly, and her salary is also small. Yet she continues to work there because she has to take care of him (narrator being her father). He is sick and her little sister also has a heart disease.
Gianna asks her father who is writing to, Mario asks her to say it in Spanish. Though they are in Italy, he was born and raised in Mexico and prefers she speaks her native language. Gianna already knows what made him migrates to Italy. He assures her she will one day thank him for insisting she speaks Spanish. She tells him she loves him and will always take care of him. Mario is worry because her drugs are finish, she asks him to relax. Fiorella will get them for her as soon as she is paid. Mario continues to write his letter. He now introduces his daughter Gianna, 18 years and suffering from a heart disease. She needs treatment, though Fiorella tries her best to take good care of them. He tells his friend Vittorio he is scared. Since the death of his wife, Fiorella has been doing all the work. Mario puts a family picture together with the letter in an envelope and asks Gianna to mail it to Mexico. Fiorella returns home, Mario insists Giana mail the letter right away. Fiorella decides to mail it for him. Back in Mexico, Pueblo Dos Rios to be precise. Eloisa and the priest discuss about her husband death. He asks her to be patient time will heals all her wound. She tells him she will dead by then, her only reason to live is her grandson.
Pedro lost his mother at a very young age and his father is very irresponsible. She and her dead husband Maximo took care of him. He is single and runs the family business. Vittorio receives Mario letter and asks Benito to find an express courier service and mail a letter to Mario. Eloisa and her grandchild chat about his father absence at his own father Memorial Service. While Eloisa and Pedro still mourn the death of Maximo. The other family members are worried about what they will inherit. Pedro informs his grandmother he is going to Italy for business meeting.
She can barely stand on her feet. Pedro and his driver manage to put her in the car and drives off. Fiorella asks her father to be calm, the doctor will soon come. He tells her his time is up and wants her to take good care of Gianna. He informs her about the secrets that will one day be revealed. Regardless of what happen she should never forget that he loves them. He gives her their mother necklace and dies, Gianna joins them and they cry uncontrollably. The doctor gives them the death certificate and asks her how the burial. She doesn’t know what to do because she has no money. Fiorella promise Gianna they will be fine. Pedro takes Tania to her apartment. he tells her he gives her everything she needs. The only thing he wants in return is for to stop drinking. Tania rather complain that he is not been picking her call. He reminds her that he was in the office and had work to do. She tells him she is madly in love with him and tries to kiss him but she refuses. The mail delivery guy brings the letter to Mario. Fiorella tells him her father is already dead. Gianna decides to receive it since it came from Mexico.
Vittorio included a check in the envelope. Fiorella tells Gianna the money is enough to bury Mario next to their mother. Just a few people attend the Mario’s burial. A man offers his condolence to them but remind them to pay their rent at the graveside. Fiorella brings out of bundle of note from her bag but he takes it away from her. Tania wakes up and sees Pedro sleeping in the chair. she sits on his lap and tries to kiss him. He tells her he has been taking care of her all this time but he realized she is not ready to stop drinking. Fiorella send a mail to Vittorio and informs him about Mario death. Pedro and Tania arrive in Italy, Pedro prefers they register under separate name. Tania suggests they do it as husband and wife and kisses him. Fiorella and Vittorio have been chatting, she requested for his picture. Vittoria and Benito discuss about Vittoria feeling for Fiorella. Vittorio doesn’t want Fiorella to know he is an old man so he prefer to send her someone else picture. Gianna and Fiorella discuss about the death of their father. Fiorella is yet to find a job and Gianna hasn’t been taking her drugs either. She received the picture that Vittorio sends her and Gianna teases her. Fiorella runs into Pedro with her bicycle and they both end up on the floor.
