Friday, February 10, 2012
Betty La Fea
As the title might sugest, Betty strikes is a moderately rosa, due to the fact that she is poor and on top of that horribly hideous. She is also a bit of a cinderella because of all the things mentioned above, but also because she is rural. When comparing Betty's family to Don Armando's (the male protagonist) one notices a stark difference in style and socioeconomic level. Despite Betty's father being a well educated accountant, his family is still rather common in the way they behave and interact with each other. On the other hand, Don Armando's parents are the image of glamour and romantic perfection. Betty is therefore Cinderella, while Don Armando's fiance plays the role of the evil step-mother trying to ruin Betty's life. A twist to the standard Cinderella story is that despite Betty's naiveté she is quite smart and knows her place in society. She has accepted that she is ugly and that society will discriminate her based on that, and instead of accepting her fate she manages her way around it. For example, in order to be considered for jobs, she does not attach a picture of herself on her resume. This way she will be called up for at least an interview, where she can prove herself. I look forward to see how the plot unravels in this telenovela, and whether or not they will break with the cinderella story or stick with it.
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Ioana, I was really interested in watching Betty la Fea and it was my second choice for my telenovela. I watched the American version of Ugly Betty for all the seasons that it was on, and I was really disappointed with how it ended. But through discussing this telenovela in class and doing some of my own investigation on the telenovela and how it ends, I have to say that I like the story line of the telenovela much better than the American adaptation of the show. This is because in the telenovela version, Betty transforms into a beautiful outside completing the "makeover" idea that audience's find desirable that we discussed in class. I liked it much better than the ending of the American version because Betty did not completely transform into a visually beautiful girl.
ReplyDeleteI too was interested in seeing the different versions of the novela. I am watching the Mexican version of the telenovela called: La Fea Mas Bella and I do like the fact that they completely finished Betty's transformation into a beautiful girl. I will however say that i wish they would have waited till the very end to make the transformation. In the Mexican version Betty's transformation into beauty is part of the reason that Don Fernando falls in love with her. I would have liked this version a little more if they would have made her transformation after their "happy ending," to complete the thought that it is what's inside that counts not the outside.
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