I am Betty, the ugly one: why Natalia Ramírez almost refused to be Marcela Valencia | Colombian soap operas nnda nnlt | SHOWS

“I am Betty the Ugly one” It’s not just a TV soap opera, but rather, it’s world history. And it is that the melodrama of Colombian origin has managed to stand out for its freshness and great plot throughout these years, especially, being one of the main 2022 TV series on all video platforms.

When we speak of Latin American productions we must refer to “I am Betty the Ugly one” as one of the great examples of recent years. This melodrama that revolves around the day-to-day life of a not-so-graceful secretary burst onto the open signal in Colombia in the late 1990s, reaching levels of local and international success.

In this sense, the actress Natalia Ramírez, who played the feared “Marcela Valencia” spoke for a well-known radio program regarding her experience on the set of this mythical novel.

“I am Betty la fea” is one of the most successful Colombian productions in history (Photo: RCN Television)

However, one of his statements drew all the attention by mentioning that he was regarding to not be part of the masterful acting cast. How?

NATALIA RAMÍREZ WAS NOT GOING TO BE PART OF “YO SOY BETTY, LA FEA”

At the beginning of the interview before “La Caminera” of EXA FM., Ramirez He said that he had several doubts when accepting the role of ‘Marcel Valencia’, since by then the actress had other plans in mind.

However, Natalia decided to accept the role in question and dramatize one of the most remembered characters in such a melodrama. As we know, the rest is history, since dramatizing ‘Marcela’ earned her internationalization at the acting level.

“It was wonderful, it continues to be wonderful and I think that every day I thank life for giving me the opportunity to say ‘yes’ many times opportunities pass you by and you don’t see them, we still had many doubts, I mean I had many doubts regarding accepting the project, there was too much risk or it was going well or it was going badly, but I never thought it would go so well for us…” Natalie argued.

“I AM BETTY”, THE UGLY WAS REJECTED?

Throughout the talk, the actress detailed how the premiere of the novel was raised in full open signal, since contrary to what many believe, few television houses had faith that this project would have commercial revenue.