I am Betty the Ugly oneinfiltrated Paris Fashion Week this Tuesday, February 27, presenting a collection by one of its characters, the designer Hugo Lombardi, in advance of the sequel that will be released this year.
In the middle of Paris Fashion Week, and on the same dates as parades of big names in French haute couture, such as Dior or Saint Laurent, Lombardi, played by actor Julián Arango, presented a series of ethnic-inspired creations in a luxurious hotel in the French capital.
In reality, they were pieces from the collection of (real) Colombian designer Andrés Otálora. Originally from Cali, this creator plays with airy fabrics, prints in reddish and green tones, and dresses with marked waists and pronounced necklines.
Opening and closing the parade were the actresses Natalia Ramírez, in a gold suit jacket, and Lorna Cepeda, in a black satin dress and shiny boots, who respectively embody Marcela and Patricia, also two main characters of I am Betty the Ugly one.
In the series, both made life impossible for Betty, the protagonist, a bright but unattractive girl who managed to succeed in the Ecomoda company where appearances and beauty reigned.
The series premiered in Colombia in 1999 and its success was dazzling. It was broadcast throughout Latin America, and later translated or adapted in dozens of countries, including Spain, Poland, China and even India. In United States, Ugly Betty (2006) starred America Ferrera.
The plot was such a success that it became the most successful soap opera in television history, according to the Guinness World Record.
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“More awareness”
A quarter of a century later, the same cast, led by Ana María Orozco (Betty) and Jorge Enrique Abello (Armando), returns to the screen for the sequel Ugly Bettywhich will premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide in 2024, according to the platform. streaming from Amazon.
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The new installment, directed by Mauricio Cruz Fortunato, will tell the story of Betty 20 years later, now a married businesswoman who has to deal with a teenage daughter and the financial problems of her company.
For Lorna Cepeda, the sequel maintains “the essence” of the first story.
“It’s like we said goodbye a week ago and we met once more,” he says. AFP regarding his co-stars from two decades ago.
But in a totally different context, following the shock of #MeToo in the world of cinema and the growing number of complaints regarding harassment, the initial idea of Ugly Betty gains more strength.
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“I feel that even though the world has changed a lot, we are still missing a lot. There is still the bullying, racism still exists, a number of things that are still terrifying. It’s okay for someone to show it […] to generate a little more awareness,” says the interpreter.
Maleja Restrepo, a Colombian “influencer” with 4.5 million followers, present at the parade, also defends the weight of women in the series.
“There is a very important power with the presence of women in the series, we see it through the ugly barracks [un grupo de empleadas de Ecomoda], by Betty, Betty’s daughter. It is important to see the series from that feminine perspective,” she explains.
Ugly Betty will join the list of Colombian movies and series in the Prime Video catalog, such as News of a kidnapping o Life following reality.
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