Ugly Betty

Posted on 22. Jun, 2009 by americanTV in Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty on ABC is an adaptation of the popular Telemundo TV show “Betty la Fea”. There are other adaptations that have been made based on this Telemundo show and these shows were shown in other countries. And all these adaptations, like the Ugly Betty in the US features the unattractive woman but cheerful and efficient secretary named Betty who falls for her boss.
The series revolves around Betty Suarez who is a good-hearted and a friendly person from Queens, New York. Betty is a brave and a lovable person whose life has changed the moment she was hired to become a personal assistant at a trendy fashion magazine, Mode. Mode is part of the publishing empire of the Bradford Meade and his family. The series strongly starts with the admission of Betty into the Mead fashion magazine even though Betty obviously lack the fashion sense and the beauty often seen in many workers involved with the fashion magazine industry. But the real motive of Betty’s hiring according to the story is that this can prevent the editor-in-chief Daniel Mead from getting into trouble. Daniel Mead of Mode has a history of being linked with his assistants, and in order to stop this from happening again the hiring of an unexpected assistant like Betty can prevent his indiscretions. As the show progressed, it was shown that Betty and Daniel started to trust one another and in the end they became friends and allies as well amidst the backdrop of the busy, entertaining and cruel fashion magazine industry.
Playing supporting casts in Ugly Betty are Wilhelmina Slater as the one who craves to become the editor-in-chief as assisted by her assistant Marc St. James. There is also the receptionist Amanda Sommers who make life difficult for Betty. Betty has friends in the office, like the kind-hearted seamstress and the accountant to whom she is attracted. America Ferrera plays Betty Suarez and Vanessa Williams plays the part of Wilhelmina Slater.

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