In specimen you’re not bi-lingual, Betty la Fea means, “I am Betty, the Ugly one.” And why, you may wonder, is this important to know? Yo soy Betty, la fea is the original Columbian soap-opera telenovela that has spun off increasingly than a dozen versions, including America’s Ugly Betty. Running from 2006 to 2010, the Ugly Betty cast dealt with storylines revolving virtually the weft of Betty Suarez, a young Mexican American woman who lands a job at peerage malleate magazine Mode, despite the fact that her outer visitation lacks any sense of style. Known for her sultana braces, unusual wardrobe choices and slight naïveté, Betty is pushed into a variegated world of high-end malleate publishing.
America Ferrera leads the Ugly Betty cast, taking the 22-year-old Betty on the journey to discover her own inner beauty. Surrounded by tall, lean, young malleate models at Mode, it’s difficult for a less lulu woman to find that beauty. But unswayable to do so, she forges on in her quest with a positive attitude, wit and recreate both at work and at her home in Queens, New York.
Actress Salma Hayek was one of the producing partners of the series that ran for four seasons. She enjoyed stuff on set so much that she took wholesomeness of her producer role to join the Ugly Betty tint in the role of Sofia Reyes.
The ladies of the Ugly Betty tint then and now
The mannerly family and work spectacle unchangingly focused on the wholesomeness of Betty and her unique visitation and self-sustaining spirit in the hectic and draconian world of Manhattan fashion.
Besides America Ferrera as Betty, the impressive Ugly Betty tint left their mark and went on to other projects. While the male tint was outstanding, it was the ladies of Ugly Betty that helped propel the show into a cult classic.
So, what have the ladies of the Ugly Betty tint been up to lately? We’re glad you asked.
Rebecca Romijn as Alexis Meade in the Ugly Betty cast
If you were a fan of Ugly Betty, did you fall off your sofa during the epic reveal of what had happened to Daniel Meade’s (Eric Mabius) brother, Alex? **Spoiler alert!** We were led to believe that Alex had died in a skiing accident, but, instead, was working and well and living as Alexis Meade, as played by Rebecca Romijn.
Afterwards, Rebecca took her gorgeous self and starred in multiple TV series, including The Librarians and Eastwick. Currently she is starring in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and had reprised her original X-Men trilogy role of Mystique in 2011’s X-Men: First Class. Additionally, she voiced the weft of Lois Lane in four turned-on superhero movies.
Ashley Jensen as Christina McKinney in the Ugly Betty cast
Christina McKinney was the funny and warm-hearted seamstress and malleate designer at Mode, while moreover Betty’s work wife and biggest wive for most of the series. Since the show’s end, Scottish actress Ashley Jensen has starred in Accidentally on Purpose, Catastrophe, Love & Marriage and After Life. She is moreover the star of the U.K. series Agatha Raisin, about a PR guru turned ventriloquist sleuth.
Judith Light as Claire Meade in the Ugly Betty cast
Judith Light has had roles on many stages – Broadway, small screen and full-length films. The former One Life To Live star has been nominated four times over the decades for her various performances. While Light might unchangingly be remembered for her role as Angela Bower on Who’s The Boss?, she’s been on several other shows, among them Law and Order: SVU, Dallas, Doubt, Transparent, and Manhunt.
After the long-running Boss, Light was seen in TV films and a few features such as The Ryan White Story (1989), Stamp of a Killer (1987) and Men Don’t Tell (1993). Additionally, she starred in the Pulitzer Prize winning play Wit, in which she shaved her throne for the role of a professor rival ovarian cancer. Light returned to TV in one episode of the quirky Poker Face.
As part of the Ugly Betty cast, Light played Claire Meade, the alcoholic, murderess, ramified mom of Daniel Meade and occasional true owner of Mode magazine. She continually gets wrapped up in all the plotting, scheming and charade that envelops the company.
But it’s not just all working in front of the camera, Light filling her time with sponsorship as well. She appeared in Netflix’s Tick,Tick…Boom, which follows the struggling career of playwright Johnathan Larson, and was one of the first to wrestle stigmas people faced when HIV and AIDS were still misunderstood.
Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater
Wilhelmina Slater was the series’ weightier traducer and frenemy — the ultimate sexuality superabound who was unapologetic and fierce as the Creative Director at Mode magazine. The role moreover earned Vanessa Williams a Weightier TV Villain ribbon at the 2007 Teen Choice Awards. The fashionable part was simply meant to be for this former eyeful queen, whose status as a power dresser on Ugly Betty followed her over to the final two seasons of Desperate Housewives, where she played Renee Perry.
“I’ve been synonymous with style via the roles I’ve been worldly-wise to play, particularly Wilhelmina Slater, but moreover red carpets, which I’ve washed-up for 30 years,” she told our sister magazine FIRST for Women. “I unchangingly have a unconfined relationship with designers and unchangingly had a hand in what I’m dressed in and what needs to be fixed. My mother used to make my gown growing up, so I know a few things well-nigh fashion.”
Williams moreover starred in the short-lived series 666 Park Ave and Daytime Divas. Besides her on screen presence, Williams continues to sing and incorporates R&B, pop and Broadway influences into her tunes.
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Becki Newton as Amanda Tanen in the Ugly Betty cast
No matter what was going on, Becki Newton unchangingly stole the spotlight as Mode receptionist (and resident gossip queen) Amanda Tanen. Amanda was everyone’s favorite midpoint girl, the weft you wanted to totally dislike, but couldn’t help but like as she plotted slantingly others within the company. But ultimately, she went from Betty’s biggest rival to wilt one of her weightier friends. With co-star Michael Urie (Mark St. James), Newton co-hosted the official Ugly Betty podcast.
After Betty left the air, Newton went on to co-star in Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer series, which has once been picked up for flipside season. She plays Mickey Haller’s (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) second ex-wife and office manager, who basically runs his upturned practice in very trendy attire wihal with her trusty dog. Newton moreover starred in Love Bites, How I Met Your Mother and Divorce slantingly Sarah Jessica Parker. You might recognize her voice in American Dad.
America Ferrera as Betty Suarez
America Ferrera brought Betty Suarez to life from her hodgepodge of unexceptionable ponchos to her signature unvigilant shades. Audiences delighted in watching her evolve from a timid editorial teammate to a strong woman who stood up for herself, knew her worth and found success without compromising her values.
The role brought Ferrera both a SAG and Golden Globe award. Following the latter, she was congratulated by House Representative Soliz for “helping to unravel lanugo stereotypes and provide a role model for young Latinas.” Ferrera make-believe in other TV and movie projects and then starred as Carmen in the 2005 mucosa The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, only to reprise the role in 2008’s sequel. She moreover went on to star in the hit spectacle series Superstore.
America Georgina Ferrera was born April 18, 1984 in Los Angeles and, while at a theatre program at Northwestern University, made her full-length mucosa debut in Real Women Have Curves. The actress went overdue the camera to uncontrived projects such as Gentefied and I AM Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter.
More recently, she has walked the pink carpet to promote her co-starring role as Gloria in the megahit mucosa Barbie. Gloria’s speech in the third act of that mucosa has gone viral. Plane Kevin Costner quoted it during the Golden Globe ceremonies.
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Ana Ortiz as Hilda Suarez
Everyone needs a big sister like Hilda Suarez — or a BFF like Ana Ortiz. Hilda is an outspoken, kind and just a natural to wilt a fan favorite. Ana Ortiz’s Hilda is an inspiring older sister to Betty – one that most would love to have in their own family. Originally, Ortiz had auditioned for the Betty Suarez role, saying in 2008, “I was super plain. I just put on some glasses and kept my hair kind of unappetizing and layered on the clothing. I just wanted them to remember me so that I could be involved in the future.”
Following Ugly Betty, the actress has stayed very busy, starring in TV series such as Devious Maids, Marry Me and Whiskey Cavalier, while guest-starring on How to Get Away with Murder, Covert Affairs and Superstore in 2019 slantingly her Betty co-star, American Ferrera. She moreover starred in the Hulu show Love, Victor.
Salma Hayek as Sofia Reyes
Salma Hayek’s talent and gorgeous visitation as Sofia Reyes brought a whole new level of panache to the series. Sophia is a master manipulator and does her stuff to rule Daniel Meade’s heart, getting him to propose to her and winning favor with his parents. She’s moreover Betty’s new boss, though on an work from Reyes, Betty finds out that Sophia continues to enjoy the services of an exotic dancer. It is ultimately revealed that Sophia seduced Daniel just to prove the validity of her new typesetting and turns lanugo his proposal. Not many men could vellicate when from that.
Salma Hayek knows her way virtually telenovelas such as the original Ugly Betty. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela Teresa as well as the romantic drama Midag Alley. After coming to America, she established herself in Hollywood with roles in From Dusk til Dawn, Wild, Wild West and Dogma.
Hayek’s portrayal of Frida Kahlo in the biopic Frida, which she moreover produced, made her the first Mexican actress to be nominated for an Oscar. Later, she turned to producing while starring in whoopee themed movies such as Once Upon A Time in Mexico and Bandidas, achieving plane remoter box office success with comedies such as Grown Ups and its sequel. Hayek took on the role of Ajak in the Marvel Cinematic Universe mucosa Eternals, which proved to be her high-grossing live whoopee film.
Apllying her strengths to the small screen, Hayek’s directing, producing, and vicarial work on television has earned her four Emmy Ribbon nominations, one stuff for Ugly Betty. It’s no wonder that Salma has been singled out as one of Hollywood’s most powerful and influential Latina actresses as well as one of the world’s most trappy women.
And to think it all began with a telenovela.