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. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.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. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information.
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Sorry, Selma, but this version of Betty, la fea was lost in translation.īRAND: Andrew Wallenstein is an editor at the Hollywood Reporter and the co-host of the show Square Off on the TV Guide channel. It lasts about 10 seconds, but it's the only real laugh the show gave me. In a few scenes, the show winks at its own roots by having a fake telenovela play on a TV in the background with a cameo from one of its producers, actress Selma Hayek, playing an over-sexed nurse. The show also awkwardly touches on issues relating to class and race, but backs off before things get overly serious. Ugly Betty is so banal and benign it could air on the Disney Channel if it weren't for the occasional sex joke. Ugly Betty's office set is so similar to the one in that hit summer movie, it's practically begging you to confuse the two. In truth, the show probably owes less to the original telenovela than it does The Devil Wears Prada. WALLENSTEIN: If Ugly Betty's storyline sounds familiar, there's good reason for that. who's a self-absorbed Lothario punk who knows nothing about fashion. I have bled for this magazine, helped make it into the icon it is today, and that nasty, nepotistic son of a bitch gives my job to his. WILLIAMS: (As Wilhelmina) Twenty years, Marc. MICHAEL URIE (Actor): (As Marc) Yes, Willy. VANESSA WILLIAMS (Actress): (As Wilhelmina) Did you get the crease under the hairline? WALLENSTEIN: The resident villainess is a razor-tongued editor played by Vanessa Williams, who in this scene vents to her assistant in-between her Botox injections.
I was told I didn't have enough experience for the position. Unidentified Woman: (As character) That's funny. FERRERA: (As Suarez) Well, actually, apart from internships and part-time jobs to pay for school, this is my first real job. Unidentified Woman: (As character) What job did you have? AMERICA FERRERA (Actress): (As Betty Suarez) Queens. Unidentified Woman (Actress): (As character) So where do you come from? (Soundbite of television show, "Ugly Betty") In this scene, Betty gets the cold shoulder on her first day on the job from a higher-ranking assistant. The title character, played by America Ferrera, is a fashion-challenged Latina who stumbles into her dream job as an assistant to the editor of a Vogue-like fashion magazine. Ugly Betty is as cloying as TV show come. It's way too over the top for this continent. Ugly Betty also goes its own way, but the results aren't nearly as rewarding.ĪBC wisely dispenses with the histrionic tone of the telenovela, the Latin American soap-opera format that Betty, la fea followed. It can be done brilliantly, as was the case with NBC's The Office, which dared to succeed by putting its own distinct spin on the BBC's version. Here's TV critic Andrew Wallenstein with a review.ĪNDREW WALLENSTEIN: Transforming overseas TV shows for American consumption is a tricky proposition. The English-language adaptation, Ugly Betty, begins tonight on ABC. The Columbian TV show Yo soy Betty, la fea has become a hit everywhere from Malaysia to Israel, and now we can indulge in this campy soap opera.
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