Cristian Sáinz Castro is a Mexican pop singer. He is the son of actors Verónica Castro and Manuel "El Loco" Valdés, and nephew of actors Ramón Valdés and Germán "Tin-Tan" Valdés. Castro has sold over 10 million copies, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all-time.
Yo soy Betty, la fea, 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.
RCN Televisión, branded as Canal RCN is a Colombian free-to-air television network owned by Organización Ardila Lülle. It was founded as a television content production company on March 23, 1967, and officially launched as an independent channel on July 10, 1998. Its main shareholder is Carlos Ardila Lülle. It produced Yo soy Betty, la fea, one of the most successful Colombian telenovelas.
María Elena Enríquez Ruiz, known as Helena Rojo, was a Mexican actress and model.
Ana María Orozco Aristizábal is a Colombian actress who is notable for her portrayal as Betty in the telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea. In 2001, Orozco won the award for International Female Personality of the Year at the New York Latin ACE Awards and, in 2002, she won the award for Actress of the Year at the INTE Awards for her performance in the telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea (1999).
Fernando Gaitán Salom was a Colombian TV series and telenovela screenwriter as well as a producer.
YuridiaValenzuela Canseco, known mononymously as Yuri, is a Mexican singer, actress and television host.
Esti HaMekho'eret is an Israeli television comedy-drama series starring Riki Blich. The series premiered on 3 July 2003 on Channel 2 in Israel and was created by Shlomo Moshiah.
I Love Betty La Fea is a Philippine drama series that was aired on ABS-CBN, based on the Colombian series Yo soy Betty, la fea from RCN Televisión from September 8, 2008 to April 24, 2009, replacing The Singing Bee and My Girl and was replaced by Only You. From 2009 to 2010, it was aired in the United States and Canada via The Filipino Channel.
Yo soy Bea is a Spanish television comedy-drama series which aired on Telecinco from 10 July 2006 to 16 August 2009.
Lorna María Cepeda Jiménez, is a Colombian actress. Best known for her role in the famous Colombian Soap Opera Yo soy Betty, la fea, also known as simply Betty la fea from which more than a dozen versions have been made in other countries, including the American series Ugly Betty.
Natalia Ramírez is a Colombian television actress. She is best known for her appearance as Marcela Valencia in Yo Soy Betty, la Fea, a comedy-drama telenovela first aired (1999–2001) on RCN TV in Colombia.
Julián Arango Robledo is a Colombian television actor.
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines tele and novela. Similar drama genres around the world include diziler (Turkey), serial (India), teleserye (Philippines), lakorn (Thailand), téléroman, K-drama, J-drama (Japan), C-drama (China) and sinetron (Indonesia).
El amor no es como lo pintan is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan David Burns and Elisa Salinas for TV Azteca. It was broadcast on Azteca Trece from September 4, 2000 to May 4, 2001 for 175 episodes and the first Mexican version of the popular Colombian telenovela, Yo soy Betty, la fea.
The 31st TVyNovelas Awards were an academy of special awards to the best soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on April 28, 2013 in Acapulco, Guerrero. The ceremony was televised in Mexico by Canal de las Estrellas and in the United States by Univision, which for the first time broadcast the awards simultaneously.
The 9th TVyNovelas Awards were an academy of special awards to the best soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on April 8, 1991 in Centro de Espectáculos “Premier“, México D.F. The ceremony was televised in Mexico by Canal de las Estrellas.
The 25th TVyNovelas Awards were an academy of special awards to the best soap operas and TV shows. The awards ceremony took place on May 12, 2007 in the Mundo Imperial Forum, Acapulco, Guerrero. The ceremony was televised in Mexico by Canal de las Estrellas.
Celmira Luzardo Montenegro was a Colombian actress. She was noted for her performance in the soap operas La tregua (1980), La potra zaina (1994), Yo soy Betty, la fea (1999).
Dora Cadavid was a Colombian actress, singer and announcer. Cadavid participated in over 45 television and theatre productions, making her debut at the age of ten in the play Doña Inés vuelve al convento. With 60 years of career, her most famous performance was probably in Fernando Gaitán's successful soap opera, Yo soy Betty, la fea.
