I noticed last night that in the opening credits some is listed as responsible for 'Development for American Television'. What does this mean? Was it originally written for another country?
2007-03-25 14:00:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Yes. They basically copied the same thing from this Colombian soap-opera called Betty la Fea.
2007-03-25 14:04:08 · answer #1 · answered by Cardiophobia <3 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yo soy Betty, la fea ("I am Betty, the Ugly") was a popular telenovela (soap opera) filmed in Colombia, written by Fernando Gaitán and produced between 1999 - 2001 by the Colombian network RCN.
The show's main character, Beatriz Pinzón Solano (aka Betty), is an unattractive but intelligent woman working for a fashion design company called Ecomoda. Betty constantly faces the scorn of her prettier workmates, but eventually she is promoted to a senior job, becomes involved with her boss, and gets a makeover. Betty la fea aired on Telemundo in the United States.
Salma Hayek brought it to American television as Ugly betty!
Mjr
2007-03-25 21:48:34 · answer #2 · answered by mom_princess77 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it started as a Colombian telenovella called Yo Soy Betty, La Fea (I am Betty, the Ugly). The American version was adapted by producer Salma Hayek's production company. There have been numerous international spin-offs in countries as diverse as Korea and India.
2007-03-25 21:20:02 · answer #3 · answered by Zephyr 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Selma Hyak (forgive the spelling, I know it's wrong) adapted Yo soy Betty, la fea ("I am Betty, the Ugly") which was a popular telenovela (soap opera) filmed in Colombia.
I love it....
2007-03-27 02:42:11 · answer #4 · answered by Fuzzy Wuzzy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋