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Ugly Betty star Ana Ortiz is planning to marry fiancé, musician Noah Lebenzon June 9 in Puerto Rico. The happy couple became engaged last August. What a year this has been for Ortiz. Ugly Betty was the breakout hit of the season, winning numerous awards and the ratings battle. To top it off, ABC recently announced that the show has been renewed for a second season. Ortiz portrays Hilda Suarez , older sister of Betty, loving... » Read More

Want more Betty? Well good news, it is now official that Ugly Betty has been given the green light for a second season! The show has been named one of the most successful new shows of the season and has faired well in the weekly ratings. The show centers around Betty Suarez while she deals with crazy situations at work and on the home front. Ugly Betty stars America Ferrera, Eric Mabius , Vanessa Williams and is produced by the... » Read More

Congratulations to Ugly Betty star Vanessa Williams for receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! She is the 2,331 star on the historic walk and it is certainly a thrilling accomplishment. Williams portrays Wilhelmina Slater on the critically acclaimed series Ugly Betty , currently in its first season. She was recently awarded Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the NAACP Image Awards Ceremony. In 1984 she was awarded... » Read More

Congratulations to Salma Hayek! She and husband Francois-Henri Pinault are officially expecting their first child. What a year it has been for Hayek. She has had huge success producing and starring in the hit show Ugly Betty . The series has been honored with numerous awards this year including the Golden Globes and the NAACP Image Awards. She is starring in the upcoming film Keep Coming Back and if all that wasn’t enough….she is now going to... » Read More

Congratulations to Ugly Betty for another night of awards! The 38th Annual NAACP Image Awards were televised on Friday March, 2 2007. Ugly Betty took home the award for Outstanding Comedy Series. In addition Vanessa Williams was honored with the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of Wilhelmina Slater . Writer Silvio Horta won the award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. The premier... » Read More

The 38th annual NAACP Image Awards will air Friday March 2, 2007 at 8pm on FOX . Congratulations to the cast of Ugly Betty on their nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series! They are competing in the category with other shows including Girlfriends, Everybody Hates Chris, All of Us and The Bernie Mac Show . But wait, the nominations don’t stop there! America Ferrera ( Betty ) is nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series.... » Read More

Check out another of Betty’s favorite shows. The telenovela Dancing Queen’s (Muchas Muchachas) centers around Lourdes, a waitress preparing to start a new job at Club Sparkle. The top two dancers at the club steal each other’s boyfriends and have physical fights as they compete for the top spot. Who will come out on top? Will Lourdes’s dreams of being a dancer finally come true? There is only one way to find out the answers to these... » Read More

That’s been the rumor swirling around the internet this past week. Ugly Betty star America Ferrara has had an award winning year and now it seems that it may have just gotten even better! Not quite yet though reports a spokesperson for the show. According to an email sent to The ShowBuzz Thursday, Ferrera’s representative has confirmed that she “is not engaged”. Ferrera is reportedly still dating longtime boyfriend Ryan Piers William.... » Read More

There is no need to panic if you never seem to have enough time to sit down and watch Ugly Betty because you are always on the go. The Golden Globe winning show is now available on itunes so you can take it with you on your ipod! Ugly Betty is available for download Friday’s after the original airing Thursday night. The cost is $1.99 and is the perfect way to ensure that you never miss a moment of your favorite show! Click here to... » Read More

Congratulations to Ugly Betty star Ashley Jensen ( Christina ) on her marriage to long-time boyfriend Terence Beesley. The happy couple eloped to Big Sur on the California coast this past week. The two have been together for seven years and their dog, Barney, had the honor of being the ring bearer at the ceremony. Jensen can also be seen on the HBO series Extras . » Read More

Congratulations to America Ferrera from Ugly Betty ! The talented actress was awarded once again for her exceptional portrayal of Betty Suarez . On January 28, 2007 America took home the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series at the Screen Actors Guild Awards Ceremony. Other nominees included Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine), Megan... » Read More

Salma Hayek will head to Mexico this summer to begin producing and starring in the independent comedic movie “ La Banda ”. The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. and the plot will involve a type of music known as Grupero . Hayek will portray a wealthy housewife whose husband leaves her and is forced to take on a job as a wedding singer. The laughs will surely flow as Hayek’s character tries to hide her new found career from her friends... » Read More

Ugly Betty has yearned another coveted award nomination. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced that Ugly Betty (along with Desperate Housewives , The Office and So NoToRIous ) is nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series. Congratulations once again to the team of Ugly Betty …and thank you to GLAAD for recognizing excellent inclusive entertainment! Please click here to visit the official site for the GLAAD... » Read More

Are you a devoted telenovela fan now thanks to Ugly Betty ? Check out Betty’s favorite telenovela right now at ABC.com . Lives of Fire (Vidas de Fuego) takes place on a wealthy cattle ranch of the Rivera family. Passions, lies, scandals and lust fill this high tense drama and make it simply irresistible! The maid of the Rivera family is pregnant by her secret lover (a priest), a well to do Sofia Rivera seduces her stepson and to top it... » Read More

On January 15, 2007 Ugly Betty was awarded with the Golden Globe for Best Television Comedy by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Ugly Betty edged out other hit shows including Desperate Housewives , Entourage , The Office and Weeds to claim the top spot. An already emotional America Ferrera (Betty) followed up the shows win by taking home the award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Series-Comedy or Musical. » Read More

New Telenovela, Ugly Betty is an adaptation of a Colombian Telenovela, Yo soy Betty, la fea ('I am Betty, the Ugly One'). The show has fared extremely well with their ratings in such a short amount of time and now they're up for a Golden Globe!

Tonight is the night! Don't forget to watch The Golden Globe Awards on NBC, at 8pm - 11pm ET.

Don't miss it! America Ferrera (Betty, Ugly Betty ) is nominated for... » Read More

American Idol runner up Katharine McPhee is scheduled to make a guest appearance on ABC's newest hit show Ugly Betty . McPhee will appear on the February 1st episode which is the start of sweeps for television. McPhee will play herself when she joins the team of Ugly Betty for the episode titled “I’m Coming Out”, about the Mode fashion runway show. McPhee is scheduled to release her new album at the end of January. » Read More

Hey, Ugly Betty Fans! On December 14th, we told you that the show was going on hiatus. Well, tonight starting at 8:00 ET, Betty and her cast return for a new season on ABC Don't forget to check out the updates, participate in the poll, and certainly, join in the forum. Without you, we wouldn't be here. » Read More

Ugly Betty will be on hiatus for the month of December but shall return in the new year. In it's place, ABC will be re-airing some of the first episodes beginning this week with the second episode. If you missed it the first time around, don't miss out on your second opportunity. To read a recap of that episode, please visit here . » Read More

We all know by now that Ugly Betty is based on one of the most successful telenovelas in history and features numerous winks and homages to the genre in every episode. The most obvious of these is Betty's father Ignacio's obsession with one particular show which we catch glimpses of in every episode. In a charmingly creative move, ABC has decided to launch a new two to four minute show called Vidas de Fuego ('Lives of Fire'). It will air... » Read More

Ugly Betty's America Ferrera (Betty Suarez) has just completed post production on her new thriller Towards Darkness ( Hacia la oscuridad ). The film takes place in Columbia and deals with 90 minutes in the life of a kidnapped hostage. It depicts the frustrations of his family, the negotiations of a special ops team, and the anxious struggle against time of the man in charge of delivering the ransom. It's told in flash backs which highlight the... » Read More

There is a brand new casting call out for UB. It looks like we'll be seeing some fresh faces. I wonder whose bachelorette party this is for...

Female: 50s. hard-ass, burly, Immigration Case worker, tough exterior.

Female: 20s, size 10 or bigger, friendly, gushy, editorial assistant, dresses and looks like
Betty.

Female: 30-40s, gruff, defensive, copy editor...

Male: 30s,... » Read More

We all know that Ugly Betty is a show about the contradictions between a superficial world, namely that of high fashion, and a more real world, exemplified by Betty and her family. Yet, cleverly built into every episode of the show, is an array of references that blur the lines between two other worlds: fact and fiction.

The show takes place within the world of Mode , a high-class fashion magazine devoted to unattainable... » Read More

Ugly Betty has become one of the most successful new shows of the season. This is due, in no small way, to its appeal to an eclectic array of cultural backgrounds. Silvio Horta, the show's creator, has been pleasantly surprised. Quickly, Horta realized that the show has 'tapped into a void' in the viewing public with characters that resonate. The show has already inspired a whole array of blogs and message boards to pop up which Horta and the... » Read More

This season, we are seeing a new crop of fashion themed shows hitting the airwaves with a devilish stride. In the past few years, we've seen America's Next Top Model spread over multiple seasons in both its male and female variations. We've also had fellow reality-tv shows The Hill (MTV) and Unwrapping Macy's (WEtv) to say nothing of the addictive Fashion Television itself.

While the world of high fashion has been a favorite... » Read More

Fans of Ugly Betty are in for a treat in the month of November. All month, series executive producer and creator Salma Hayek will be appearing in the guest role of Sofia Reyes. This isn't her first appearance on the show. We've had fleeting glimpses of her in early episodes as the maid on the telenovela Betty's father Ignacio watches. While this was a sly homage to Hayek's own acting origins, her new role will bring more of the verve and... » Read More

ABC has just announced that it will be picking up Ugly Betty for a full season. That means the show will be expanded, from the initial thirteen episodes already shot, to a full season's worth. This is another piece of great news for the show's creators and arrives with phenomenal ratings success. The show can already claim the distinction of being the most successful new show of the season. Stephen McPherson, the president of ABC ,... » Read More

Ugly Betty has premiered with both critical and popular success. The show was originally to air on Friday nights but was moved to Thursday because of favorable feedback from advanced screenings. Success has been largely by word of mouth rather than the usual reliance on advertising. The debut was watched by 16.1 million viewers, making it the most successful new show of this season thus far. This has been the largest viewing share that an ABC... » Read More

On the 28th of September, Ugly Betty will air on ABC, ushering in the new season with a set of out of the ordinary faces. The show has been a long time in coming and, according to previews, has been well worth the wait. Ugly Betty follows the burgeoning career of working class heroine Betty Suarez (America Ferrera), an awkward and less than conventionally attractive secretary who happens to be very good at what she does. She works at an... » Read More