Betty Suarez
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| Beatriz "Betty" Suarez | |
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 America Ferrera as Betty Suarez |
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| First appearance | I Am Not Going To Sell Herbalux |
| Last appearance | TBA |
| Statistics | |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 22 (est.) |
| Occupation | Personal Assistant to Daniel Meade |
| Family | Ignacio Suarez (father; discovered by Betty that it is not his real name) , Hilda Suarez (sister) |
| Relatives | Justin Suarez (nephew) |
| Portrayed by | America Ferrera |
| Created by | Silvio Horta |
Beatriz "Betty" Suarez is a fictional character and heroine that serves as the central character of the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. She is portrayed by America Ferrera.
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[edit] Background
Born in 1984, Betty Suarez (her first full name is Beatriz, but everyone calls her Betty) lives in the Jackson Heights neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. There she attended Queensborough High School, graduating in 2002, where she was salutatorian and received a Regents diploma. A member of the Music Association; she received an award for playing the cymbals and triangles. Betty also performed as a mascot for the basketball team, for which she was named "Most Inspirational Basketball Mascot"; as she was the yearbook editor, it is possible she gave this title to herself.[1]
She attended Queens College, in Flushing, Queens, described as "one of America's best value colleges"[2] She graduated QC in December 2005, with a BFA in Media, Cum Laude. She was treasurer of the Latina Women's League, yearbook editor, and a contributor for the school newspaper, the Knight Journal.[1] It should be noted that her real goal is to become a magazine publisher, which explains her journalistic credentials.
For the summer before attending college, and two summers during college, she worked at Corona Cones as a "Soft Serve Specialist/Weekend Night Manager". There she "managed a crew of 2 (including self)", "initated and maintained soft-serve machine during the double-scoop crossover", and fulfilled "party clown duties as needed".[1]
Suarez then worked at Pro-Buy store #8474 as a part-time human resources coordinator, from summer 2004 to August 2005. She designed the monthly "What's Up, Pro Buy!" employee newsletter.[1]
Suarez then had two internships. In the summer of 2004, she was at the weekly magazine Politics & More, collaborating on research for the July 2004 cover article on Presidential hopefuls and their wives.[3] Next summer, she interned at Daily Dermatology Magazine; her stay at this Flatbush, Brooklyn publication focused on research for a five-part series of articles on pores for the then upcoming Wide World of Skin convention.
Suarez is fluent in Spanish, English, and some Mandarin Chinese.[1]
She is a "yearly fundraising participant", won the 2004 Rotary Club Speech Contest, coordinates the Neighborhood Watch program for her area, was a math tutor, a County Chamber Singers, honorary member of the local Historical Society, and even at one point the New York Mets baseball team's batboy.[1]
[edit] At Mode
Pleasant and common in appearance everyday, while Suarez may not be the most attractive woman in New York City, she makes up for that in confidence and intelligence. Despite her unattractiveness, she does land a job at the prestigious fashion magazine Mode, where she serves as the personal assistant to Daniel Meade, the magazine's new boss, who was put in place by his father after the previous editor, Fey Sommers, was killed in a suspicious hit-and-run. Despite Daniel's less-than-enthusiastic reaction to working with her, Betty does win him over and together they become an unlikely team in the world of fashion. Despite their working relationship, Daniel is known to be a womanizer, and Betty offers him no temptation. She keeps her job because of her attitude and skill.
However, at work Betty is not liked by fellow co-workers, who feel threatened by her presence: Wilhelmina Slater, a diva who wanted the job Daniel got, and her co-horts Marc and magazine receptionist Amanda. All three are determined to make sure that they sabotage Betty and Daniel at any cost. But not all co-workers are like the following three, as Betty finds an ally in Christina, a seamstress whose knowledge about what goes on at Mode will play a part in their alliance.
[edit] Family and personal life
At home, Betty has to deal her father Ignacio and sister Hilda, who feel that she's been taken for a ride at her job and are concerned that she's being used like a puppet because of her appearance. However, her nephew Justin is the only person who supports Betty and thinks she should continue pursuing her dreams.
Interestingly enough, Betty believes her job will help solve the legal hassles she has to deal with in trying to get a HMO provider for her father, who has a heart condition and has been told not to drink any products that contain caffeine, like coffee. But those efforts has Betty questioning the real reason why her father has avoided the doctor when it is discovered that he has been using a Social Security number and name of a deceased person who, if he had lived, would've been 117 years old. She would later learn that her dad fled Mexico after he fell in love with her mother, who was married at the time to a wealthy banker who was abusing her while he was working for them as their chef. When she left her husband to be with Ignacio, the banker then threated to kill Ignacio with a knife, but Ignacio in turn beat the man to death in self-defense. Ignacio's admission could raise consequences for the family if he is deported back to Mexico and in the process could face prison time in that country.
Romantically, the unattached Betty also has to deal with her ex-boyfriend Walter, who dumped her but wants back in whether she likes it or not. Betty and Walter were a once a item and her family thought that he would be the person who would marry her, but he dumped her for Gina Gambino, the Suarez's next door neighbor. When Betty found out that Gina used him just to get a TV (which she later breaks), Betty decided that she wants nothing to do Walter, despite Gina's explanation of what happened. However Betty did take him back and is willing to work out their relationship, which is hampered by Betty's family being more supported of Walter, especially Hilda, who wants to keep the two together. But that could become more difficult now that Betty has exhibited feelings towards Henry, the accountant that works at Betty's workplace.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Cited from Betty Suarez's resume, from BettySuarez.com.
- ^ Sarcastically said by Marc, in episode 2.
- ^ Cited from Betty Suarez's resume, from BettySuarez.com. Note that this can be perceived as a slight error in continuity, that the cover article date suggests a monthly, while the publication is described as weekly.
[edit] External links
| Ugly Betty | |
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| Episode List | Characters | Official Website | |
| Suarez Family | Betty | Ignacio | Hilda | Justin |
| MODE magazine | Daniel Meade | Bradford Meade | Wilhelmina Slater | Christina | Amanda | Marc St. James |
| Other characters | Gina Gambarro | The "Mystery Woman" | Steve | Walter | Claire Meade | Henry | Sofia Reyes | Nico Slater | Santos | Leah Stillman | Ted LeBeau | Mr. Green | Nancy | Zelda | Ruthie |
| Deceased | Fey Sommers | Ramon Velasquez | Alex Meade |
| Telenovelita | Vidas de Fuego (Lives of Fire) |
