"Ugly Betty" Shows That Brains And Heart Are Better Than Beauty
I finished watching it on August 31, 2020, and I saw that America Ferrera can do the impossible as Betty Suarez in ABC’s “Ugly Betty”. It’s not just Betty’s determination to love in the show, it’s also the drama and development with the other main characters, and the pride shown for people in the LGBTQ+ community. Overall, for a show called “Ugly Betty”, it’s actually fabulous and full of surprises. Betty Suarez (played by America Ferrera) on her first day at MODE magazine. Photo courtesy of ABC. Adapted from the Colombian telenovela “Yo soy, Betty la fea” written by Fernando Gaitán, “Ugly Betty” originally started off with a Mexican-American college graduate from Queens named Betty Suarez (played by Ferrera) who lands a job as Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief of MODE magazine, Daniel Meade (played by Eric Mabius), despite her unattractive appearance in comparison to the snobbish-looking and -acting employees of the magazine. Regardless, Betty proves herself to be a determined assistan