La Fea Más Bella

La Fea Más Bella
Directed by Sergio Jiménez and Eduardo Mesa
Written by Fernando Gaitán and Palmira Olguín
Script by
Cinematography by Alejandro Álvarez and Aurelio García
Produced by Rosy Ocampo
Starring Angélica Vale
Jaime Camil
Elizabeth Álvarez
Juan Soler
Patricia Navidad
Sergio Mayer
José José
Angélica María
Nora Salinas
Niurka Marcos
Music by Alejandro Abaroa
Theme song "La Fea Más Bella"
"El Club De Las Feas"
"Aqui Estare"
Performed by Bacilos
Banda El Recodo
Angélica Vale
Country Mexico
Language Spanish
Network Televisa
Broadcast January 23, 2006 - February 25, 2007
No. of episodes 302 [1]

La Fea Más Bella ("The Most Beautiful, Ugly Girl ") 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.

La Fea Más Bella was the number one Univision TV program according to 2006 Nielsen ratings, often beating programs from The CW and MyNetworkTV. The finale was one of the most-watched Spanish programs in US history, drawing an average audience of 7.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. By comparison, the first season finale of ABC's Ugly Betty drew approximately 2.5 million viewers. [1] La Fea Más Bella also won the TV y Novelas award for best telenovela of the year (2007). 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". (PremiosTVyNovelas)

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Plot

Lety is the protagonist of La Fea Más Bella (The Most Beautiful Ugly Girl), and as the title suggests, she is not particularly good-looking. The story begins with her going to an interview at Conceptos, a famous Mexican modeling and advertising company, and being turned down for the job because of her appearance. The president of the company, Fernando Mendiola, however, calls her back. After receiving the job from an uncertain president, Lety tries to prove herself with the help of The Club of the Uglies or The Ugly Club (El Cuartel de las Feas). She falls in love with the president, who's already engaged with Marcia Villarroel, and despite her better judgment soon becomes his lover. Eventually, Lety finds out that she was actually being used by Fernando to keep her on his side, and he never had any real feelings for her. She finds a letter written by Vice-President Omar Carvajal which basically states that Fernando needed to seduce Lety in order to protect the fate of Conceptos. Angered and broken-hearted by this, Lety uses the contents to her advantage and presents the letter at a quarterly meeting and reveals the true financial state of affairs of the company to the company's council and former owners. They find out that she actually owns Conceptos herself through a dummy company, Filmo Imagen. She resigns from her job during the meeting and runs away to Acapulco with a friend named Carolina Ángeles. There, she meets a part-time fisherman and chef named Aldo Domenzaín, who saves her (literally) and helps her realize her true potential. When she returns to Conceptos as the full owner of it, she realizes she must correct the mistakes she made and tries her best to get the company back to its former glory so she can finally leave for good without a guilty conscience. She soon finds out that Aldo is in love with her but her lingering feelings for Fernando, despite the betrayal, keep her from moving on and trying for a relationship with Aldo.

As problems with the company begin again, she undergoes a dramatic appearance change, visits the wedding of a long-time enemy and a long-time friend, and acts on a television show dressed as a diva. Fernando has been suffering from his own transformation as he realizes the error of his womanizing ways and tries to convince Lety that he really did love her. He breaks up with Marcia, trades blows with Aldo, and works as Lety's assistant as a sort of penance and to show his father he's serious about his work. Lety's indecisiveness comes to an end as she realizes that though she loves both, she chooses Aldo. Lety prepares for her wedding with Aldo, and things seem to finally be winding to a close with Conceptos, financially (she puts Marcia in charge of the company because Marcia deserves the title for her hard work). However, when Fernando decides to go to Brazil, Lety realizes that the man she really loves, and wants to marry, is Fernando (and surprisingly enough, Aldo seems to be alright with that). The story ends with Fernando taking Aldo's place and the wedding and he and Lety marry, realizing that Aldo was an angel who helped them get back together.

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DVD

La Fea Más Bella was released in stores and over the Internet on February 19, 2008

International broadcasts

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