Yo soy Betty, la fea
1999 Colombian telenovela / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yo soy Betty, la fea (English: I am Betty, the Ugly one), often referred to simply as Betty, la fea, is a Colombian telenovela written by Fernando Gaitán which was broadcast from 25 October 1999 to 8 May 2001 by RCN. More than a dozen versions of the telenovela have been made in other countries due to the popularity of the plot. American comedy-drama hit Ugly Betty, Mexican telenovela La fea más bella, Spanish comedy-drama Yo soy Bea, South African comedy uBettina Wethu and Indian series Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin are all based on this Colombian telenovela.
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Also known as | Betty, la fea |
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Created by | Fernando Gaitán |
Directed by | Mario Ribero Ferreira |
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Opening theme | "Se dice de mí" by Yolanda Rayo |
Country of origin | Colombia |
Original language | Spanish |
No. of episodes | 156 |
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Executive producer | María del Pilar Fernández |
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Cinematography | Alirio Farfán |
Editor | María Vásquez |
Production company | RCN Televisión |
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Network | RCN |
Release | 25 October 1999 (1999-10-25) – 8 May 2001 (2001-05-08) |
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Betty, la Fea re-aired on Spanish-language U.S. network TeleFutura in January 2009. 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 addition, the premiere episode doubled and in some cases nearly tripled its prior audience among all key demographics.
Betty, la fea is one of the world's most acclaimed and popular television shows and is considered the most famous Latin American 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.[1]