Amazon’s Prime Video Sets ‘Betty La Fea’ World Premiere Date
Amazon’s Prime Video has set the premiere day for Betty la Fea, the Story Continues, the sequel to the Colombian telenovela that inspired ABC’s, Ugly Betty.
The new series will premiere on July 19 in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
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Betty la Fea, the Story Continues, will see Ana María Orozco reprise her role of Betty alongside Jorge Enrique Abello. Returning cast members include Julián Arango, Natalia Ramírez, Lorna Cepeda, Luces Velásquez, Marcela Posada, Mario Duarte, Julio Cesar Herrera, Ricardo Vélez, Alberto León Jaramillo and Estefanía Gómez.
Rodrigo Candamil, Juanita Molin, Zharick León and Sebastián Osorio join the cast.
Betty, la fea, the Story Continues is an RCN Estudios production for Prime Video and tells the story of Beatriz Pinzón Solano 20 years after the conclusion of the original show. While an empowered and wiser Betty works hard on rebuilding her relationship with her teenage daughter Mila, her relationship with Armando begins to deteriorate, making her question if she made the right decision 20 years ago.
Yo soy Betty, la Fea, created by Fernando Gaitán, has aired in 180 countries, dubbed into 15 languages, and has been adapted in up to 28 territories, including India, South Africa, and the U.S.
After the telenovela’s original run, Colombia’s RCN produced a sequel series in 2001 which ran for one season.
Ugly Betty, starring America Ferrera, was inspired by the Colombian telenovela and ran for four seasons on ABC. Telemundo most recently produced its own version in 2019, titled Betty in NY, and starred Elyfer Torres.
Watch the teaser promo for Betty, la fea, the Story Continues above.
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