Barbie star America Ferrera is no stranger to big franchises. Before appearing in Greta Gerwig’s ode to womanhood and in NBC’s beloved sitcom Superstore, Ferrera got her start on a very relatable ABC primetime soap Ugly Betty.
First premiering in 2006, Ugly Betty ran for four season on network television and built up a devoted fanbase. The series, which is now streaming on Netflix, starred Ferrera as the titular “Ugly” Betty Suarez, a braces-wearing 22-year-old fashion neophyte from Queens. The show follows the awkward Betty as she lands a job at high fashion magazine Mode in Manhattan wear she works as a personal assistant under failson editor-in-chief Daniel Meade (Eric Mabius).
Ugly Betty was a lovely little series chock full of both drama and thoughtful commentary on how young women are expected to navigate their personal and professional lives. If that sounds like the kind of thing that would...
First premiering in 2006, Ugly Betty ran for four season on network television and built up a devoted fanbase. The series, which is now streaming on Netflix, starred Ferrera as the titular “Ugly” Betty Suarez, a braces-wearing 22-year-old fashion neophyte from Queens. The show follows the awkward Betty as she lands a job at high fashion magazine Mode in Manhattan wear she works as a personal assistant under failson editor-in-chief Daniel Meade (Eric Mabius).
Ugly Betty was a lovely little series chock full of both drama and thoughtful commentary on how young women are expected to navigate their personal and professional lives. If that sounds like the kind of thing that would...
- 8/4/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Yvette Nicole Brown, set your alarm for the Emmy nominations.
The nominees for the 75th Emmy Awards will be announced by the Community actress and Academy Chair Frank Scherma on Wednesday, July 12, at 11:30 am Et/8:30 am Pt, streaming live at Emmys.com/nominations.
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The nominees for the 75th Emmy Awards will be announced by the Community actress and Academy Chair Frank Scherma on Wednesday, July 12, at 11:30 am Et/8:30 am Pt, streaming live at Emmys.com/nominations.
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- 7/7/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Ana María Orozco and Jorge Enrique Abello will reprise their roles in “Yo Soy Betty, La Fea” (“Ugly Betty”) in “Betty La Fea,” a sequel set to bow on Amazon’s Prime Video in 2024.
Produced by Colombia’s Estudios Rcn for Prime Video, the third season of the series picks up Betty’s story 20 years later when she’s a successful woman, mother and wife.
Still married to Armando (Abello) and trying to rebuild her relationship with her adolescent daughter, she battles the economic crisis of her family company and wonders whether the path she has chosen in life has really made her happy.
Directed by Mauricio Cruz Fortuna (“The Scent of Passion”), “Betty la Fea” is written by Marta Betoldi (“Ciega a Citas”), Juan Carlos Pérez (“Garzón”) and César Betancur (“Las Hermanitas Calle”).
The original series is hailed as the most successful telenovela of all time, having sold worldwide and spawning 20 remakes,...
Produced by Colombia’s Estudios Rcn for Prime Video, the third season of the series picks up Betty’s story 20 years later when she’s a successful woman, mother and wife.
Still married to Armando (Abello) and trying to rebuild her relationship with her adolescent daughter, she battles the economic crisis of her family company and wonders whether the path she has chosen in life has really made her happy.
Directed by Mauricio Cruz Fortuna (“The Scent of Passion”), “Betty la Fea” is written by Marta Betoldi (“Ciega a Citas”), Juan Carlos Pérez (“Garzón”) and César Betancur (“Las Hermanitas Calle”).
The original series is hailed as the most successful telenovela of all time, having sold worldwide and spawning 20 remakes,...
- 7/6/2023
- by Emiliano Granada
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Eugenio Derbez and Ben Odell have set the comedy series Put@s Redes Sociales at Prime Video, starring Paulina Gaitán and Azul Guaita. Jorge Ulloa directs the series which explores human relationships in the era of likes.
Put@s Redes Sociales tells the story of Amanda (Gaitán), a decadent YouTuber of children’s content who has just turned 30, which makes her “over the hill” on the internet. She’s willing to do anything to stay relevant on social networks, from filtering her own nude photo to risking her life. She does all this to dethrone the number-one influencer of the moment: Vicky Moo (Guaita), who also happens to be her younger sister.
The cast also includes Hernán Mendoza, Jesús Zavala, Melissa Hallivis, Beng Zeng Wong, Hugo Catalán, Nataly Valencia, Bárbara Torres, Paola Fernández, and Jorge Enrique Abello.
“With this series, we confirm our commitment to new,...
Put@s Redes Sociales tells the story of Amanda (Gaitán), a decadent YouTuber of children’s content who has just turned 30, which makes her “over the hill” on the internet. She’s willing to do anything to stay relevant on social networks, from filtering her own nude photo to risking her life. She does all this to dethrone the number-one influencer of the moment: Vicky Moo (Guaita), who also happens to be her younger sister.
The cast also includes Hernán Mendoza, Jesús Zavala, Melissa Hallivis, Beng Zeng Wong, Hugo Catalán, Nataly Valencia, Bárbara Torres, Paola Fernández, and Jorge Enrique Abello.
“With this series, we confirm our commitment to new,...
- 1/12/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC scored a big hit with their English language translation of telenovela "Yo Soy Betty, La Fea," "Ugly Betty." Now the writer of the original "Ugly Betty" is taking McDreamy to spanish audiences. "Grey's Anatomy" is becoming a spanish soap opera.
Fernando Gaitan, who wrote "Yo Soy Betty La Fea" is scripting "A Corazon Abierto" ("An Open Heart"), based on ABC's hit medical drama "Grey's Anatomy." It has already started production in Bogota, Colombia.
The show follows the standard Latin American television format, with limited series runs. "A Corazon Abierto" will be produced as a "super series" with 80 original episodes being produced. They will air daily in a telenovela-style format.
The new series will feature sets replicated from the hit ABC drama, which stars Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh, and Katherine Heigl. It will feature a cast of Latin film and television stars including Rafael Novoa, Carolina Gomez, Jorge Cao, and Jorge Enrique Abello.
Fernando Gaitan, who wrote "Yo Soy Betty La Fea" is scripting "A Corazon Abierto" ("An Open Heart"), based on ABC's hit medical drama "Grey's Anatomy." It has already started production in Bogota, Colombia.
The show follows the standard Latin American television format, with limited series runs. "A Corazon Abierto" will be produced as a "super series" with 80 original episodes being produced. They will air daily in a telenovela-style format.
The new series will feature sets replicated from the hit ABC drama, which stars Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh, and Katherine Heigl. It will feature a cast of Latin film and television stars including Rafael Novoa, Carolina Gomez, Jorge Cao, and Jorge Enrique Abello.
- 8/11/2009
- icelebz.com
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