Fernando Gaitán was known for weaving different histories into diverse social contexts. He gained fame in Latin America after writing the telenovela Café con aroma de mujer and world notoriety for his telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea which has been adapted in different countries. Yo soy Betty, la fea won the TP de Oro for its nominated category, Mejor Telenovela (Best Soap Opera) in 2002.
Wannabe writer Betty Suarez is a plain girl from Queens, who is smart, hardworking and savvy but lacks a fashionable sense of style. When publishing mogul Bradford Meade puts his son Daniel in charge of Mode magazine, he hires Betty to be Daniel's new assistant -- mostly because he knows that she may be the only woman in Manhattan with whom the younger man won't sleep.
Release Date2006-09-28
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count85
Vote Count274
Beatriz Pinzón Solano is a brilliant economist with a master's degree in finance; she has only one flaw: she's ugly. Everything changes when she starts working at Ecomoda, one of the country's largest companies, where she meets and falls in love with Armando Mendoza. This time, life will give her a second chance to prove she can become the most desired and beloved woman in the world.
Release Date1999-10-25
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count335
Vote Count3507
The original season follows the life of the unsophisticated but good-natured Lisa Plenske, and her incongruous job at the ultra-chic Berlin fashion house Kerima Moda; while the second season revolved around Lisa's ham-fisted but sly half-brother Bruno and junior designer Hannah Refrath.
Release Date2005-02-28
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count645
Vote Count6
Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin is a story of the lovable ugly duckling Jassi's journey to becoming a beautiful swan and finding her prince charming. It is the story of Jasmeet Walia - Jassi - who is an unattractive, bespectacled girl with braces and an odd style of dressing. She is naive but intelligent. Jassi faces a lot of criticism from prettier colleagues - both men and women. The show chronicles her at her workplace where she wins the hearts of her colleagues and her boss due to her warm nature. Over time she falls in love with her boss, Armaan Suri. It is the story of Jassi whose life unfolds as she struggles to make a place for herself in the vain world and unite with the man she loves.
Release Date2003-09-01
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count548
Vote Count2
La Fea Más Bella is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is the second Mexican version of the popular Colombian telenovela: Betty la fea. La Fea más Bella stars popular actress/singer/comedian Angélica Vale and actor/singer Jaime Camil, with one of the most diverse and popular supporting casts ever assembled in Mexico, including Angélica María, José José, Sergio Mayer, Elizabeth Álvarez, Patricia Navidad and many others. Univision broadcast 2 hour episodes of La Fea Más Bella from September 13, 2010 to April 15, 2011 La Fea Más Bella also won the TV y Novelas award for best telenovela of the year. In 2009 it was dubbed into Arabic and aired on MTV Lebanon as Letty instead of La Fea Más Bella. "The Best Telenovela of the Year 2007".
Release Date2006-01-23
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count300
Vote Count619
Yo soy Bea is a Spanish television comedy-drama series which aired on Telecinco from 10 July 2006 to 16 August 2009. The series is an adaptation of the popular Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea. Ruth Núñez played the title role of Beatriz "Bea" Pérez Pinzón and Alejandro Tous played Álvaro Aguilar, Bea's love interest. Yo soy Bea translates to "I am Bea"; it is a pun, with "Bea" sounding like bella, meaning pretty, and like fea, meaning ugly. The Spanish adaptation screened weekdays during the daytime and pulled in, on average, over four million viewers. The series' record is a 42,1% share. It was Spain's top rated daytime programme.
Release Date2006-07-10
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count773
Vote Count9
Destilando Amor is a 2007 Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and Nicandro Díaz. It stars Angélica Rivera and Eduardo Yáñez as the main protagonists and was set primarily in Tequila, Jalisco. It is a remake of the 1994 Colombian telenovela Café, con aroma de mujer, and was nominated for twelve Premios TVyNovelas of which it won ten including Best Telenovela of the Year.
Release Date2007-01-22
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count318
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.
Release Date2024-07-19
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count20
Vote Count219
Alejandra and Rafael come from completely different worlds, but a life-changing accident brings them together. A massive debt forces them to stay close, sparking a relationship full of tension, passion, and unexpected emotions. Between jealousy, heartbreak, and fate’s twists, their story takes unpredictable turns that will test their connection.
Release Date2022-05-10
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count267
I Love Betty La Fea is a Philippine drama series that was aired on ABS-CBN, based on the Colombian series Yo soy Betty, La Fea from RCN Television that began airing on September 8, 2008 and ended on April 24, 2009. From October 5, 2009 until May 28, 2010 it was aired in the United States and Canada via The Filipino Channel.
Release Date2008-09-08
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count163
Betty and Armando face new challenges as leaders of Ecomoda, a company in crisis. Between rivalries, betrayals, and the return of the unforgettable "Ugly Quarters," they must balance their family life while fighting to save the company's future.
Release Date2001-08-24
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count1087
Cuando Seas Mia is a Mexican telenovela produced by TV Azteca. It was the second reunion for Silvia Navarro and Sergio Basañez as protagonists.
Release Date2001-04-23
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count14
Uli Cieplak - who is not very pretty, but hardworking and smart - finds employment in the renowned fashion house Febo & Dobrzański. Despite her unattractive appearance, with diligence she climbs the career ladder while secretly having a crush on her boss, Marek Dobrzański, the president of the company.
Release Date2008-10-06
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count235
Vote Count7
Release Date2020-10-05
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count139
Vote Count4
Release Date2021-05-25
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count92
Vote Count387
In a valley marked by sugarcane fields, a curse unleashes conflicts between generations. Forbidden loves, broken loyalties, and buried secrets reveal a gripping story where the past and present converge in an inescapable destiny.
Release Date2016-03-09
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Vote Count1
María Alejandra Rivas Cavalier, a young aspiring surgeon with a prestigious family name, joins the highly regarded internship program at Santa María University Hospital. There, alongside a group of new friends and her relationship with renowned surgeon Andrés Guerra, she faces medical and personal challenges that shape her journey. Amid intriguing medical cases and the quest for her own path, the hospital becomes her new home and the stage where friendship, love, and sacrifice intertwine.
Release Date2010-04-26
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JobCreator
Vote Count101
Hasta Que el Dinero Nos Separe is a telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa. It is a remake of the Colombian soap opera Hasta Que la Plata Nos Separe. Hasta Que el Dinero Nos Separe stars Itatí Cantoral, Pedro Fernández, Victor Noriega, Luz Elena González and Joana Benedek. The telenovela made its debut on June 29, 2009 at 8 pm in Mexico's Canal de las Estrellas, in HD in some markets, and January 18, 2010 at 8/7 pm USA's Univision, starting on April 26, 2010, it aired from 8 pm est to 10 pm est in HD in some markets, until June 1, 2010, when Soy Tu Dueña premiered on Univision at 9pm, thus returning the novela back to its former one hour airing time. On February 16, 2010 Hasta Que El dinero nos separe premiered on internet TV's bsn Latino. "The Best Telenovela of the Year 2010."
Release Date2009-06-29
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count700
Betty is a young Latina in New York who, rejected in multiple jobs, accepts one below her qualifications in the fashion industry. Amid the glamor and business, the war between the pretty and the ugly, Betty grows and faces the biggest challenge of her life: love.
Release Date2019-02-06
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count127
Vote Count203
Sara De Roose, a business economics graduate, passed with honours at the university but has trouble finding a job—until she comes across an assistant job in a Belgian fashion company, called "Présence".
Release Date2007-09-25
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count199
Vote Count1
Maria, i Aschimi is the Greek adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Betty la Fea. The series ran from 2007 to 2008 on Mega Channel in Greece. The series starred Aggeliki Daliani in the title role of Maria and Anthimos Ananiadis as the boss who became the man of her dreams.
Release Date2007-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count301
Vote Count7
Café con aroma de mujer is a 1994 Colombian telenovela, produced by then programming company RCN TV on state-owned Canal A. It was written and created by Fernando Gaitán. It was broadcast in several countries throughout Latin America, North America and Europe.
Release Date1994-12-30
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count139
Vote Count388
A young woman named Carolina returns to her village, unaware that she is the heir to a hacienda marked by an ancient curse. Raised as a servant’s daughter, she is oblivious to her true origin and her family’s dark past. As she grows, she faces secrets, forbidden passions, and forces that seek to destroy her to prevent her from claiming what is rightfully hers.
Release Date1998-07-22
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Release Date2008-09-28
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count184
Bela, a Feia is a Brazilian telenovela originally aired on Rede Record from August 4, 2009 to June 2, 2010. A co-production with Televisa, it was based on the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea, as well as the American series Ugly Betty. On June 1, 2010, the penultimate episode of Bela, a Feia made Record lead the audience ratings against Rede Globo in both São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, a feat rarely achieved in Brazilian television viewership.
Release Date2009-08-04
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count217
Vote Count2
Release Date2024-04-16
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count39
The life story of Jaime Garzón. That lawyer, activist, actor, and journalist, among many other roles, who became the greatest peace mediator in Colombia and a pioneer of political humor on television. A man who knew how to awaken the sensitivity and affection of many through his fight for the liberation of those kidnapped by the FARC. A battle that ultimately cost him his life.
Release Date2018-01-15
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count89
Vote Count1
Good-hearted Julián is kidnapped to impersonate a corrupt casino owner, marry his fiancée and outwit the mafia — though romance was never part of the plan.
Release Date2025-04-16
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count40
Vote Count14
Release Date2008-03-03
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count73
Vote Count1
Release Date2005-01-26
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count26
Vote Count1
Release Date2010-05-24
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count57
Vote Count1
Guajira is a Colombian telenovela produced by RCN Televisión in 1996.
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Vote Count1
Lotte is a Dutch telenovela television series. The series is broadcast by the commercial station Tien, upon which it is shown every weekday at 6:30 pm. The series is based on the Colombian telenovela Betty La Fea and centres around the protagonist, Lotte Pronk, an business economics graduate who passed with honours and has trouble finding a job until she comes across a secretary job in an international fashion company called "Emoda", where at the same time a conflict is occurring in the business between two prospective CEOs. She begins the series mocked by many of her colleagues for being "ugly", and as the series progresses she develops confidence, moves up the ladder and explores romantic interests. The series also features on the fellow Emoda employees, and their relationships and career problems. Lotte is written by a team of writers led by Marciel Witteman, also known for the Dutch soap opera Goudkust, and scripts for the drama series Westenwind. The series was directed by Vincent Schuurman and Manin de Wilt. Lotte is the first Dutch telenovela which in its original form was to consist of 200 episodes. On 11 December 2006, Tien officially announced that the series would get 35 extra episodes. Marciel Witteman wanted the extra episodes to round off the storylines of some of the characters. In the final episode all the characters were present.
Release Date2006-02-26
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count30
Vote Count1
A story about the life of a girl who got a job as an assistant director of a large cosmetic company. Once in the world of beautiful and rich, the heroine feels uncomfortable, but she is not one of those who run away from challenges. She proves with her diligence that attractive appearance and fashionable clothes are not the main thing in a person. And even her boss begins to see in the main character something more than just a "gray mouse". Adaptation of the Colombian serial format «Yo soy Betty, la fea» («Unattractive Betty»).
Release Date2021-08-30
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count48
Vote Count3
Nina Brlek is a kind, intelligent, naive young woman. She grows up in Zagreb with her parents Vlado and Mira and her brother Davor. Brlek has excellent grades and perfect curriculum, but fails to find a good job because of her looks. She tries to get a job at H-Moda, a fashion company directed by Victor Glowatzky, who plans to retire, and pass his business to his son, David. This news is bad for David's nemesis Petar Vidic, who is the main editor of H-Moda's magazine Helena and his lover Monika. He is also Barbara Vidic's brother, David's fiance. Barbara hires her recently divorced friend, Patricija Vuckovic, who is pretty but not intelligent enough for the job of David's secretary. Barbara wants Patricija keeps an eye on David, who is a famous bachelor and womanizer. Nina gains the job of David's confidant secretary.
Release Date2007-10-29
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count1
Release Date2010-02-24
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count2
Esti HaMekho'eret is an Israeli television comedy-drama series starring Riki Blich. The series premiered on 3 July 2003 on Channel 2 in Israel and was created by Shlomo Moshiah. This series is based on the Mexican telenovela El amor no es como lo pintan, despite reports that it is based on the Colombian novela Yo soy Betty, la fea. A report to the stockholders of Dori Media shows that the company was threatened with a lawsuit because of their show's similarities to Betty la fea. Because of potential legal action, the show's premise was changed, as was its title, "Elvis, Rosental, VeHaIsha Hamistorit" .
Release Date2003-07-03
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count39
A group of veteran boxers find a young potential champion to train.
Release Date1980-12-15
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count3
Release Date2024-09-23
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count6
Vote Count2
It revolves in a dramatic and comic framework, where the events of the series revolve around an ordinary girl named “Heba Abdel Aziz Al-Najjar”, who was accepted to work in a large fashion company after many other companies refused to hire her because she is not beautiful, and she is exposed through her job to dealing with different social levels, the highest layer of it. ; This affects her life, especially her constant feeling that she is ugly.
Release Date2014-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Series Creator
Episode Count1
