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I Am Betty, the Ugly Girl (1999)
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Original name: Yo soy Betty, la fea
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Colombia
Duration: 30 min.
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Yo soy Betty, la fea is a telenovela filmed in Colombia, written by Fernando Gaitán and produced from October 25, 1999 to May 8, 2001 by the Colombian network RCN. More than a dozen versions of the telenovela have been made in other countries. In the United States, both the comedy-drama hit Ugly Betty and Televisa program La Fea Más Bella are based on the Colombian soap opera.
Betty, la Fea re-aired on Spanish-language U.S. network TeleFutura in January 2009. Eight years after the telenovela's original run, the highly anticipated return of the original version of Yo Soy Betty, La Fea delivered impressive ratings for the network, attracting over one million viewers, more than half a million of which were adults aged 18–49. In addition, the premiere episode doubled and in some cases nearly tripled its prior audience among all key demographics.
Due to the success of re-runs aired in the United States, in June 2009, Yo soy Betty, la fea re-aired in México on Canal de las Estrellas.
Betty, la Fea is arguably the most successful telenovela of all time and one of the most popular television shows in the world. It is the first telenovela to have been remade worldwide and has been regarded as bringing the telenovela to new levels of success.
Style:
novela, realistic, soap opera, hispanic, semi serious, romantic comedy, humorous, witty, telenovela, campy
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
boss and employee, fashion, workplace romance, love and romance, workplace intrigue, workplace, obnoxious boss, workplace situations, new job, misfit, women, occupation, ugly duckling, colleague, rivalry, fish out of water, physical appearance, journal, model, womanizer, secretary, ambition, gay, lgbt, male female relationship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
colombia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, telenovela, semi serious and humorous films and TV series with plots about love and romance, workplace, workplace situations, female protagonist, boss and employee, male female relationship and rivalry mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like I Am Betty, the Ugly Girl: Betty in New York (2019), Not Born Beautiful (2005), Ugly Betty (2006), Eco moda (2001), The Prettiest Ugly Girl (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Duration: 43 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 45 min.
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 60 min.
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
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La Fea Más Bella is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is the second Mexican version of the popular Colombian telenovela: Betty la fea. La Fea más Bella stars popular actress/singer/comedian Angélica Vale and actor/singer Jaime Camil, ...
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Country: Mexico
Duration: 44 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 42 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 45 min.
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Plot:
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Duration: 52 min.
TV show
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: Colombia
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 45 min.
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