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November 26, 2018 21:37
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Updated on November 26, 2018 22:23
A new bilingual version of the popular Colombian telenovela I am Betty, the ugly under the title of Betty in New York was presented today by Telemundo in Miami, Florida (USA), where this television channel specializes in the Hispanic field.
"I am very happy to participate in a production that tells how Latinos live and speak here in the United States," said Mexican actor Aaron Diaz to Efe, who, along with fellow countryman Erick Elias, plays in the new production.
"This is a version for the Millennials, in which the message is that you have to be authentic," added Elias, played by the central character of Don Armando, who hired Betty as secretary and eventually fell in love with her. # 39; it.
Betty in New York, the version destined for the Latin market, fixes its action in the city of skyscrapers and will be broadcast in the United States at the beginning of the year 2019.
The cast also includes Argentine actor Saúl Lizazo, Mexican Héctor Suárez, Puerto Rican Jeimy Osorio and Venezuelan Sabrina Seara, all under the executive production of the equally Miguel Varoni artist.
The big surprise, as announced in the presentation, will be the actress who plays the role of Betty, who gave only her name: Elifer Torres.
Marcos Santana, President of Telemundo International, interviewed nearly 300 young people with different levels of experience.
Santana added that in the screenplay, they were working more than a year and a half with the support of Fernando Gaitán, author of the original television series, premiered in Colombia in 1999 and with over a dozen versions.
Sabrina Seara assured Efe that the adaptation of the scenario to modern times included the reformulation of female characters to reflect "the modern Latin woman".
NBC Telemundo President César Conde said that Betty in New York This is the first recorded production at the Telemundo Center, the new building that opened the chain this year in Miami.
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