Was armando attracted to betty before the plan?
This is a question i have made myself many times, the first time i saw the novela i thought he wasnt, but now that ive seen it like 4 times im pretty sure he was, he always felt something for her, maybe he wasnt in love but he was definetly attracted, maybe for her inteligence or her loyalty, and we can see that repeatedly on the first half of the novela.
the first time was probably the most obvious, in one episode, i cant remember wich one specificaly he yells at patricia while she was crying and tells her that theres nothing he hates more than women who cry, but its completly different when Batty cries, for example, when she got promoted and he gaves her his “bayetilla” (i dont know how its called in english) and the second (and for me the most important) one was when all the drama with Olarte and the computer happened, this one shows how Betty wasnt just a machine (which everyone thought) or any other women for him, she was special because even after the big problem he thought she put him in, he still treated her better even than Karina Larson, who was a women that he considered attractive.
the second one is much subtle, i think it was episode 26 or smthing when they were talking on the boardroom and while they were talking they got closer and by the end of the conversation their faces were very close, and you can see how armando starts looking at betty, and at one point he stops at her lips for like 2 seconds, it isnt for very long but its really clear, and after he notice this he takes a step back. the first time i saw the novela i didnt notice this, but after that its probably my favorite scene, and i really think that by the time he was already catching feelings for her, and thats not the only magic thing about that moment, in the scene betty was playing with armandos anti-stress ball (which by the start of the novela was really important for him) and you can see how her face lights up as he starts talking about them as a team, even if he was talking about bussines, its an important moment and it was obviously not there by accident.
and thats all, i know my writing is kinda shitty but i wanted to point that out.
(the gif has nothing to do with the text but i just LOVE the way he changes his facil expression after seeing betty with straight hair)















