‘La Gata’ Episode 41 Spoilers: Maite Perroni’s Esmeralda Catches Pablo Cheating On Her With Mónica!

"La Gata" is the telenovela starring Maite Perroni and Daniel Arenas that is programmed to start on Univision this upcoming September. Mexico's El Canal de las Estrellas audience has already been enjoying this lovely tale of an impossible love. If you're anxious to find out what happens, read our spoilers up ahead! Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! Episode 41 has Esmeralda (Maite Perroni) and Pablo (Daniel Arenas) have an argument. She reminds him that they made a promise to each other, but he is so caught up in his problems that he can't go through with it. Don Fernando "El Silencioso" (Manuel Ojeda) is upset that Esmeralda saw Pablo, but she insists that he is the father of her kids and has to see him. Esmeralda tells him that Pablo asked her to defend his father, but "El Silencioso" begs her not to do it. "He is opportunist and a freeloader," he says. Esmeralda gets furious at Don Fernando and tells him that Pablo is not like the rest of "them" (rich people), but she is different and is tired of living in that world where she doesn't belong.

Esmeralda goes back to the landfill to asks Doña Rita (Patricia Pellicer) to return. Esmeralda returns to the city and runs into Mónica (Paloma Ruiz De Alda), Pablo's ex-girlfriend. Esmeralda is sure of Pablo's love for her, while Mónica insists if Pablo gives her another opportunity she would gladly accept him. Esmeralda see's Mónica kissing Pablo and screams at him across the street, breaking up with him. Esmeralda wants to leave Don Fernando's place because she doesn't want to live in a place where vengeance is in the air and plans to abandon her home at nighttime. La Jarocha begs Esmeralda to not trust Rita because she is evil. Pablo tries to reason with his father telling him that if Don Fernando is getting vengeance it's only because he did bad things in the past. Esmeralda effectively runs away from home and decides to look for a job.

Esmeralda, whom everybody calls “The Stray Cat”, grew up in a suburban slum under miserable conditions; ever since she was a little girl she has lived with Doña Rita, who exploits her by sending her out on the streets to beg or sell candies in order to “earn her food and bed”. As a child, she became friends with Pablo, a wealthy child who cares for her and tries to help her behind his mother´s back, Lorenza, who looks down on “The Stray Cat” due to her social prejudices which make her reject poor, uneducated people.