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The structure is much like a classical symphony in three movements the first is sonata-allegro, acted out with very fast velocity: the two themes being 1) the irrational idiocy of Armando vs the calm rationality of Betty while she fantasizes romance with Armando in her mind. Because Betty, his secretary (and economics wizard), is enamored with him, she helps Armando deceive the board of directors as he loses money and brings the company to ruin the story has three movements: 1) Armando's foolish destruction of Eco Moda, 2) Betty's flight from the disgrace and her vacation in Cartagena where she is transformed to a beauty, and 3) Betty returned to Eco Moda, installed as new president. Armando is a very incompetent playboy with a scheme to turn a huge profit as the new president of Eco Moda, a clothing manufacturing company, but his scheme is doomed for his faulty mathematics. Taking place principally in Bogotá, Colombia, Betty La Fea is essentially a Cinderella comedy about the rise of poor, ugly Betty Pinzón and the fall of rich, handsome Armando Mendoza. In addition, the premiere episode doubled and in some cases nearly tripled its prior audience among all key demographics.ĭue to the success of re-runs aired in the United States, in June 2009, Yo soy Betty, la fea re-aired in México on Canal de las Estrellas.īetty, la fea is one of the world's most popular television shows and is considered the most famous Latin telenovela in history, it is the first telenovela to have been remade worldwide and has been regarded as bringing the telenovela to new levels of success. Eight years after the telenovela's original run, the highly anticipated return of the original version of Yo Soy Betty, La Fea delivered impressive ratings for the network, attracting over one million viewers, more than half a million of which were adults aged 18–49. In the United States, both the comedy-drama hit Ugly Betty and Televisa program La Fea Más Bella are based on the Colombian soap opera.īetty, la Fea re-aired on Spanish-language U.S. More than a dozen versions of the telenovela have been made in other countries due to the popularity of the plot. Yo soy Betty, la fea ('I am Betty, the Ugly one') is a telenovela filmed in Colombia, written by Fernando Gaitán and was produced from 25 October 1999 to by the Colombian network RCN (Radio Cadena Nacional). 'Se dice de mí' performed by Yolanda Rayo Organized by broadcast credit order, with new main cast added to the end of the list.It is the first telenovela to have been remade worldwide and has been regarded as bringing the telenovela to new levels of success. In addition, the premiere episode doubled and in some cases nearly tripled its prior audience among all key demographics.ĭue to the success of re-runs aired in the United States, in June 2009, Yo soy Betty, la fea re-aired in México on Canal de las Estrellas.īetty, la Fea is arguably the most successful telenovela of all time and one of the most popular television shows in the world. More than a dozen versions of the telenovela have been made in other countries. Yo soy Betty, la fea is a telenovela filmed in Colombia, written by Fernando Gaitán and produced from Octoto by the Colombian network RCN.
