Yo soy Betty, la fea (Season 1)

Yo soy Betty, la fea (1999) — watch online on iFILM — is the Colombian telenovela from RCN, written and created by Fernando Gaitán, that quietly became one of the most distributed TV series ever made. The lead role belongs to Ana María Orozco.

Beatriz Pinzón — Betty — holds a degree in economics and speaks several languages. By the standards of the fashion house Ecomoda where she works as a secretary, none of it counts: she doesn't fit the look. Her boss Armando Mendoza (Jorge Enrique Abello) is handsome, calculating, and barely notices she exists as a person. That imbalance is the engine of the whole series.

The Guinness World Records lists it as the most successful telenovela in history — licensed in more than 70 countries and adapted over twenty times, including ABC's Ugly Betty and versions in Germany, India, and Russia. Stream all episodes of Betty la fea online on iFILM.