“I think It’s time,” said Michael Urie (Marc St. In terms of how likely a reunion of the US version is, ownership rights to the series were up in the air after Horta’s death in 2020, but nothing is impossible if Betty’s family puts their mind to it. The production could have adapted it in a different way, say with a white protagonist, but the result would not have been the same. Betty became a powerful role model for Latinxs in the US, who saw themselves reflected on screen in an important, relevant, and popular show. The producer of the US series, Silvio Horta, explained why the word ‘ugly’ disappears in the last episode: “The word fades because it never really should have been there if we’re talking about who she is.”īut it’s not just about beauty, Ugly Betty added an additional layer: a Latina protagonist in one of the biggest series of the time. Ugly Betty presents a spirited woman who needs to learn self-confidence. So, her makeover in the last few episodes is not a superficial thing.
Just because she doesn’t fit the image of others, doesn’t mean she can’t be elegant and beautiful. Glasses and braces don’t make her ugly, she needs to believe in herself, understand what style works for her, and learn to defend her perspective. Finally, they were telling us that we could look different and still be the stars of our own stories! Betty, la Fea showed us a smart, professional, hard-working woman who doesn’t have it all figured out, but is deserving as she is.Īlthough for some it’s a cliché storyline about an ugly duckling, Betty doesn’t just change physically through the storyline, she grows as a person. The production’s package is perfect and unusual it was the first time the problems with the cult of beauty were addressed in such an authentic way. In the US, the production was decidedly Latinx, adding to the most successful telenovela in history according to the Guinness Book of Records.īetty, la Fea froze Colombia and Latinxs in general in front of the TV for an hour a day no one wanted to miss the love story, the makeover, the friends’ witticisms, and even the threats from their enemies. The popular story was adapted in countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Greece, Spain, and China. The success of the original in Colombia acted as a platform for productions around the world. television, but it was not the only version. But the icing on the cake was America Ferrera - who nailed the role. According to The New York Times, the original version itself become one of the world's most popular television shows.In it, we had an important ensemble of Latinx actors including Ana Ortiz, Tony Plana, Adam Rodríguez, Mark Indelicato, Freddy Rodríguez, and Salma Hayek (also as executive producer). Her role on Betty La Fea and the character's unattractive/ugly duckling trademark has inspired several international versions, including the Mexican serial La fea más bella and the American hit Ugly Betty. She is best known to fans around the world as the original Betty from the popular Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea (I am Betty, the ugly) and its spinoff Eco moda. One of her most memorable performances was as a secretary (Verônica Murillo) in Perro Amor (1998). Orozco made her television debut as a child alongside her father, Luis Fernando Orozco, in La envidia (1973), but her career began in earnest a decade later with the series Pequeños Gigantes (1983). October, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina). 11 June 2004 in Bogotá, Colombia) and Mia (b. Quaglia and Orozco have two daughters, Lucrecia (b. From 2005 to 2012, she was married to Argentine musician Martín Quaglia. Since 2004, she has lived in Bogotá, Colombia. In April 1999, Orozco married actor Julian Arango, but the marriage lasted only 10 months. She is also the older sister of actress Verónica Orozco (b.
Orozco is the daughter of actor Luis Fernando Orozco and radio announcer Carmenza Aristizábal. In 2001, Orozco won the award for International Female Personality of the Year ( Figura internacional femenina del año) at the New York Latin ACE Awards and, in 2002, she won the award for Actress of the Year ( Actriz del año) at the INTE Awards for her performance in the telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea (1999). Ana María Orozco Aristizábal (born July 4, 1973) is a Colombian actress who is notable for her portrayal as Betty in the telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea.