Taking place mainly 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.
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 Mexico on Canal de las Estrellas, later Azteca 7.īetty, la fea is one of the world's most acclaimed and popular television shows and is considered the most famous Latin telenovela in history.
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.
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American comedy-drama hit Ugly Betty and Mexican series La fea más bella are both 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 ( Template:Translation), often referred to simply as Betty, la fea, is a Colombian telenovela, written by Fernando Gaitán and produced from 25 October 1999 to by RCN (Radio Cadena Nacional) network.