“Ugly” novela coming to English-language television this fall

An English language adaptation of the successful Colombian telenovela “Betty La Fea” (image) will start airing this fall on ABC. In the adaptation, produced by Salma Hayek, a homely-looking woman from the outer boroughs of New York City rises to power at a Manhattan-based fashion magazine. (Perhaps Amy Sedaris could be the new “Betty” based on the answer to the first question asked in this interview from The Onion).

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