Ugly Betty is Beautiful Fluffiness

Fri29Sep2006

Ugly Betty is Beautiful Fluffiness

Ugly%20Betty.jpg Last night ABC premeired Ugly Betty starring America Ferrera as the fea Betty Suarez. The show, partially produced by la bella Salma Hayek (who makes a guest showing as a gun toting telenovela maid), is a light, fun look at an "ugly" Latina assistant struggling to find her place in the superficial world of a fashion magazine. The show is based on the popular Colombian novela Betty la Fea. This English language version features the fashion capital of the world, New York City, as one of its main characters. Betty is a Queens College graduate and the street on which she lives with her widowed father and single-mother sister looks nearly identical to the Corona, Queens street I spent part of my childhood on (complete with the 7 train passing in the background).

With most people having seen Betty la Fea and the currently playing on Univision La Fea Mas Bella, the plot line is predictable but when was the last time we saw a Latina featured on a network primetime spot? That enough should be reason to tune in. America Ferrera isn't even that ugly. Certainly her character lacks fashion sense pero she isn't sporting a bigote like her Spanish channel counterparts. betty%20la%20fea.jpg See? Ugly Betty airs Thursday nights at 8 pm (EST)on ABC. For those that missed last night's debut, you can catch the entire episode online at ABC.com

Images Via / TV Blend, Latino Lingo, and Cine y Tele On Line

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1. monica ~ Friday, Sep 29 2006 | 13:49H:

this show was really good. america has become such a great actress. i loved the shout-outs to telenovelas...vanessa williams is deliciously evil. i can't wait for next week's episode!!!

2. ayen ~ Sunday, Feb 04 2007 | 20:15H:

hey.. i`ve seen betty la fea before, in the philippines. yeh i know... haha weird, aye? hehe now i live in sydney and i am so looking forward to see ugly betty coz i know that's it's going to be heaps mad.

btw, betty la fea was dubbed in TAGALOG (filipino language) so everyone can enjoy it and understand the story.

filipinos love it!!

hehe.. thanks for the show.. we want to see more latin shows!! they are funny.

oh and i love thalia.

3. YAZMIN ~ Thursday, Feb 22 2007 | 17:15H:

hola vale que onda soy tazmin y que mala onda que tu telenovela ya va a cavar esta chida 5te mando saludos tu amiga yazmin

4. soraida ~ Wednesday, Mar 21 2007 | 14:42H:

hola como estas qusiera conectarme con tigo

5. ElColombiano ~ Wednesday, Oct 24 2007 | 16:16H:

I'm not "Betta la Fea's" biggest fan but I applaud the fact that this Colombian idea has been embraced by markets throughout other Latin countries and countries throughout the world. Russia, India, Israel, Turkey, Belgium, the Netherlands have versions of the show just to name a few.
I applaud the fact that a Latino concept has made inroads in countries around the world, including around here in the U.S.
It's only a TV show but it's still something positive for all Latinos.

VivirLatino