It's all about the Venezuelan telenovelas, baby. Although this one is also not filmed anywhere near Venezuela. Is there a reason Venezuelan dramas aren't made in Venezuela? Anyway, you can watch Eva Luna over on Viki.
The story takes place in California (although the end credits give much thanks to Miami). Our two main protagonists live lives polar opposite of each other. Poor yet hardworking Eva Gonzalez works alongside her beloved father in the apple orchards. Handsome and successful Daniel Villanueva drives sleek sports cars and works in an air-conditioned office at Arismendi Advertising. (Any relation to the Arismendi clan in Wild Cat?)
Eva loves her father but he drops many hints that there is a big secret in the past. His wife abandoned him and their two daughters. Recently he received word that his errant wife might be living in Los Angeles and so he packs up Eva and sister Alicia to head off to the big city. (He hasn't told the girls yet just why he wants to suddenly move to L.A.)
Now lets see what Daniel's world is like. It's pretty good from what I can see. At the advertising agency he works alongside his best friend, Leonardo Arismendi. Leonardo is tall, dark, and mmm-mm. His beautiful sister Victoria has been dating Daniel for five long years. She's hoping that he'll finally be over his dead wife and get around to asking her to be Mrs. Villanueva 2.
The president of the company is Marcela Arismendi. You can tell she's evil because she's lathered in makeup, fires a single mother, and wears one black glove. I'm not sure if something has happened to her hand or if she's simply a big fan of Michael Jackson.
The owner of the company, Julio Arismendi, is ill and stuck at home. He drives around in a Hoveround, wears silk pajamas from the Hugh Hefner collection, and hangs around with a mean dog. Speaking of dogs, Julio wants to divorce Marcela but she keeps slipping him drugs in order to keep control of him.
The Gonzalez clan is now in Los Angeles and Eva is looking for a job. A neighbor helps her get one as a masseuse (something Eva has never done before) and that's how she meets Daniel for the first time. Eva does a terrible job on him. He complains to the owner and Eva is fired.
Dad thinks he's found his wife's location. He asks Eva to accompany him, saying only he'll explain everything when they get there. They're walking along the road when Dad is run over and killed by a red sports car. The driver is tall, dark and Leonardo who quickly leaves the scene of the accident.
When next we see Daniel he and Leonardo are attending a car show. One of the models is Eva who recognizes Daniel as the man who got her fired. They fight in between giving each other long and deep stares. Once again Eva gets fired and blames Daniel.
Leonardo, partly feeling guilty and partly wanting to work his way into her pants, offers Eva a job as a personal assistant to his ailing father. Marcela is at first not at all happy that this strange girl has been hired without her permission. She changes her attitude once she comes up with the plan to frame Eva for Julio's death.
As Eva is leaving the big house for the evening the head housekeeper (who doesn't like Eva at all) let's Julio's mean dog loose to chase the new girl. Eva runs like the dickens, scrambles over the high fence, and stumbles into the road, nearly getting hit by Daniel's car.
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