Betty en NY

Betty en NY (pronounced Betty en New York or Nueva York), is an American telenovela produced by Telemundo Global Studios for Telemundo based on the 1999 Colombian telenovela written by Fernando Gaitán, Yo soy Betty, la fea.^[1] The series stars Elyfer Torres as the titular character.^[2][3] It premiered on 6 February 2019 and ended on 12 August 2019.^[4][5]

Betty en NY
Genre	Telenovela Romantic comedy
Based on	Yo soy Betty, la fea by Fernando Gaitán
Screenplay by	Alejandro Vergara Patricia Rodríguez Luis Miguel Martínez Valentina Parraga Sandra Velasco
Directed by	Gustavo Loza Fez Noriega Ricardo Schwarz Luis Manzo
Starring	Elyfer Torres Erick Elías Sabrina Seara Aarón Díaz Héctor Suárez Gomís César Bono Alma Delfina Jeimy Osorio Sylvia Sáenz Saúl Lisazo
Theme music composer	Francisco Canaro Ivo Pelay
Opening theme	"Yo soy así"
Country of origin	United States
Original language	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	123 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Miguel Varoni Marcos Santana
Producer	Minú Chacín
Editor	Ellery Albarran
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company	Telemundo Global Studios
Original release
Network	Telemundo
Release	6 February (2019-02-06) – 12 August 2019 (2019-08-12)

Plot

The series revolves around Beatriz Aurora Rincón Lozano, an intelligent and capable young Mexican woman who lives in New York City who goes after her dreams, overcoming prejudices in a world where image is everything. After suffering six months of rejection in all jobs that she applies due to her lack of physical attractiveness, Betty decides to accept a job far below her abilities. Thus, after entering the sophisticated fashion company V&M Fashion, she becomes the personal secretary of the company president. Although she is ridiculed and humiliated on a daily basis for being completely lacking in style, Betty is more than willing to not be defeated in this ruthless war of appearances. While she is extremely competent and has great plans for personal growth, none of her many qualities will be able to help Betty find true love.

Cast

Main

• Elyfer Torres as Beatriz "Betty" Aurora Rincón^[6][7]
• Erick Elías as Armando Mendoza^[8]
• Sabrina Seara as Marcela Valencia^[9][10][11]
• Aarón Díaz as Ricardo Calderón^[12]
• Héctor Suárez Gomís as Hugo Lombardi
• César Bono as Demetrio Rincón
• Alma Delfina as Julia Lozano de Rincón
• Jeimy Osorio as Mariana González^[13]
• Sylvia Sáenz as Patricia Fernández^[14][15][16]
• Saúl Lisazo as Roberto Mendoza
• Mauricio Garza as Nicolás Ramos^[17]
• Sheyla Tadeo as Bertha Vargas
• Isabel Moreno as Inés "Inesita" Sandoval
• Amaranta Ruiz as Sofía Peña
• Mauricio Henao as Fabio
• Gloria Peralta as Margarita del Valle de Mendoza
• Pepe Suárez as Efraín Montes
• Verónica Schneider as Catalina Escarpa
• Rodolfo Salas as Daniel Valencia^[18]
• Freddy Flórez as Giovanni Castañeda
• Candela Márquez as Jenny Wendy Reyes
• Daniela Tapia as Aura María Andrade
• Jaime Aymerich as Charly Godines
• Polo Monárrez as Wilson Cuauhtémoc Márquez
• Valeria Vera as Sandra Fuentes
• Rykardo Hernández as Gregorio Mata
• Paloma Márquez as María Lucía Valencia
• Jimmie Bernal as Raymond Smith
• Michelle Taurel as Karla
• Gabriel Coronel as Nacho^[19]
• Fred Valle as Steve Parker
• Karen Carreño as Naomi Ferreti
• Suzy Herrera as Deisy
• Carl Mergenthaler as Mr. Anderson
• Salim Rubiales as Peter
• Sofía Reca as Romina
• Jorge Consejo as Frank
• Daniela Botero as Vanessa Palacios
• Laura Garrido as Cindy Anderson
• Willy Martin as Elvis
• Saúl Mendoza as Andrés
• Ángelo Jamaica as Manuel
• Santiago Jiménez as Ramón
• Noah Rico as Efraín Jr. Montes
• Martín Fajardo as Jonathan Montes
• Bernard Bullen as Joaquin de Quiroz^[20]

Guest stars

• Shannon de Lima as herself^[21]
• Jorge Enrique Abello as Armando Mendoza^[22]
• Gaby Espino as herself^[23]
• Valentina Ferrer as herself

Production

The trailer of the series was presented as Betty in NY, during the Telemundo's upfronts for the 2018–2019 television season.^[24] Filming of the series began on 27 November 2018, and concluded on 1 June 2019.^[25][26][27]

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Betty en NY

Season	Timeslot (ET)	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		Avg. viewers (millions)
			Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	Mon–Fri 9:00 p.m.	123	6 February 2019 (2019-02-06)[28]	1.37[29]	12 August 2019 (2019-08-12)[30]	1.74[31]	1.38

Critical reception

Following the initial episode, Concepción de León opined in the New York Times that the closeness of the adaption to the Colombian original left it feeling out of date, with its treatment of the main character verging on "cruel", as it failed to take into account societal changes over the last two decades.^[32]

Ahead of its release in Mexico, Álvaro Cueva of Milenio praised Betty en NY by stating, "Betty en NY is a treat for the soul, the most endearing reminder of the charm of the Latin American telenovela, a tribute to the first Betty but also for those of us who have loved serialized melodramas since we were born."^[33]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated	Result	Ref
2019	Produ Awards	Best Telenovela	Betty en NY	Nominated	[34][35]
		Best Program Theme Song	"Yo soy así"	Nominated
		Best Producer	Miguel Varoni	Nominated
		Best Lead Actor	Erick Elías	Nominated
		Best Newcomer Actress	Elyfer Torres	Won
		Best Content Release Strategy	Betty en NY	Nominated
2020	Latin ACE Awards	Best Featured Actor	Héctor Suárez Gomís	Won	[36]
		Best Featured Actress	Isabel Moreno	Won

References

1. "'Betty In New York' es el remake de 'Betty, La Fea' en Telemundo". laopinion.com (in Spanish). 10 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
2. González, Moisés. "Conoce a los protagonistas de Betty en NY". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
3. González, Moisés. "Primeras imágenes de Betty en NY". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
4. "TELEMUNDO INTRODUCES NEW "BETTY" FOR ITS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION "BETTY EN NY" SLATED TO PREMIERE IN FEBRUARY". nbcumv.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
5. "TELEMUNDO ANNOUNCED THE PREMIERE DATE FOR "BETTY EN NY" ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 AT 9PM/8C". nbcumv.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
6. González, Moisés. "Conoce a Elyfer Torres, la joven promesa mexicana detrás de Betty en NY" (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
7. González, Moisés. "Elyfer Torres promete una Betty la fea original: "No vi ninguna versión porque no quería viciarme con lo que habían hecho otras actrices"" (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
8. González, Moisés. "Erick Elías sin miedo a las comparaciones ante el reto de protagonizar la nueva versión de Yo soy Betty la fea: "Estamos logrando una versión muy actual y divertida"" (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
9. González, Moisés. "Sabrina Seara, de protagonista a villana en Betty en NY: "Me divierte mucho ser la mala de la historia"" (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
10. González, Moisés. "Sabrina Seara, la antagonista de Betty en NY: "No quise ver nada de las versiones anteriores para evitar seguir algún modelo o caer en imitación"" (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
11. González, Moisés. "Sabrina Seara busca reinventarse como actriz tras Betty en NY: "Mi ciclo con Telemundo llegó a donde tenía que llegar. Es el momento perfecto para probar cosas nuevas"" (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
12. González, Moisés. "Aarón Díaz sobre su personaje en Betty en NY: "Me van a odiar"" (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
13. González, Moisés. "Jeimy Osorio, la mujer 'poderosa' detrás de Mariana en Betty en NY: "Estoy muy comprometida con la educación y sueño con poder apoyar en un futuro la niñez a través de un currículo que apueste por la inteligencia emocional y el arte"" (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
14. González, Moisés. "Conoce a Sylvia Sáenz, 'la peliteñida' de Betty en NY de Telemundo" (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
15. González, Moisés. "Sylvia Sáenz crea su propia versión de 'Patricia' sin caer en imitaciones': "No quise imitar el buen trabajo que han hecho otras actrices"" (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
16. González, Moisés. "Sylvia Sáenz: "Patricia fue un poco como mi escape, lo que me salvó durante todos esos meses que fueron muy difíciles en mi vida personal mientras grababa Betty en NY en Miami"" (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
17. González, Moisés. "¿Quién dijo feo? Te presentamos al sexy actor que se esconde tras Nicolás en Betty en NY" (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
18. González, Moisés. "Rodolfo Salas, Actor de la semana: "Había dejado a un lado la actuación pero a mí llegada a Estados Unidos me volví a enamorar de la profesión"" (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
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21. González, Moisés. "Shannon de Lima debuta como actriz con Betty en NY". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
22. González, Moisés. "Jorge Enrique Abello y Erick Elías juntos en Betty en NY". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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24. "¡Mira el primer adelanto de la nueva versión de Betty, La Fea!". la.eonline.com (in Spanish). 14 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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26. González, Moisés (3 June 2019). "Elyfer Torres se despide entre lágrimas de Betty en NY". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
27. Manzanares, Pilar M. (1 July 2021). "Las anécdotas de... 'Betty en NY'". diezminutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
28. González, Moisés. "Betty en NY ya tiene fecha de estreno, Edith González regresa a Televisa y más ¡de telenovela!". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
29. Pucci, Douglas (7 February 2019). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Challenge: War of the Worlds' on MTV Premieres On-Par with 'Final Reckoning' July 2018 Premiere". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
30. ""BETTY EN NY" LLEGA A SU GRAN FINAL ESTE LUNES, 12 DE AGOSTO A LAS 9PM/8C POR TELEMUNDO". nbcumv.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
31. Pucci, Douglas (14 August 2019). "Monday Final Ratings: 'Betty en NY' Finale on Telemundo Tops the Night's TV Dramas Among Adults 18-49 and 18-34". programminginsider.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
32. León, Concepción de (2019-02-14). "Do We Need Another 'Ugly' Betty?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
33. Cueva, Álvaro (15 July 2019). ""La rosa de Guadalupe", Aristemo y "Betty en NY"". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
34. Albornoz, Maye (14 October 2019). "Finalistas de los PRODU Awards 2019". premiosprodu.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
35. "Ganadores - Premios PRODU 2019" (PDF). premiosprodu.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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External links

• Betty en NY at IMDb