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Prime Video, which is also the home of the original telenovela, with 335 episodes, will premiere this series produced in collaboration with Estudios RCN de Colombia in more than 240 countries and territories around the world in 2024, according to a statement.
In the new series Beatriz Pinzón Solano, Betty, who is still married to her husband Armando Mendoza, rebuilds her relationship with her teenage daughter Mila and tries to cope with the crisis in the family company, while wondering if 20 years ago she chose the path that led her made me really happy.
Directed by Mauricio Cruz Fortunato (Manes, Café con Aroma de Mujer, 2020), and executive produced by Juan Pablo Posada and Yalile Giordanelli, the series has Orozco and Abello as associate producers and production supervision by Andrés Posada and Ana Maria Londono.
“I am Betty, the ugly one had a healthy energy, with a huge impact that this character generated in the codes of conventional beauty, which explains why it became a global franchise that all women could relate to,” said Francisco. Morales, who leads Prime Video’s content strategy and acquisitions team for Latin America.
Morales indicated that it is a collaboration with Estudios RCN de Colombia “to bring the evolution of this universally attractive and inspiring story to Prime Video customers worldwide.”
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The development and script of this dramatic comedy were in charge of Marta Betoldi, César Betancur, Valeria Gómez and Luis Carlos Ávila.
“Ugly Betty is the new production by Estudios RCN for Prime Video, which makes us feel very proud not only because it will be on one of the most important stages in the world, but also because this bet is the evolution of the most successful telenovela in Latin America. for distribution and a digital market”, said Alexander Marín, vice president of distribution at RCN.
Yo soy Betty, la fea (Ugly Betty), considered by Guinness World Records as the most successful soap opera in history, was broadcast in around 180 countries, dubbed into 15 languages, and has been adapted in up to 28 territories, including India. , South Africa and the United States.
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