Ana María Orozco Aristizábal (born July 4, 1973) is a Colombian movie, theatre and television actress who is notable for her portrayal as Betty in the telenovela ''

Yo soy Betty, la fea ''Yo soy Betty, la fea'' (English: I am Betty, the Ugly one), often referred to simply as ''Betty, la fea'', is a Colombian telenovela written by Fernando Gaitán which was broadcast from 25 October 1999 to 8 May 2001 by RCN. More than a dozen ...

''. In 2001, Orozco won the award for International Female Personality of the Year (''Figura internacional femenina del año'') at the

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and in 2002, won the award for Actress of the Year (''Actriz del año'') at the INTE Award for her performance in the telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea'' (1999).

Personal life

Born in Bogotá, Colombia. Orozco is the daughter of actor Luis Fernando Orozco and radio announcer Carmenza Aristizábal. She is also the older sister of actress

Verónica Orozco Verónica Orozco Aristizábal (born June 8, 1979) is a Colombian actress and singer. Private life Orozco is the daughter of actor Luís Fernando Orozco and Carmenza Aristizábal Hoyos. She has two sisters, actress Ana María and Juliana. In ...

(b. 1979) and Juliana. In April 1999, Orozco married actor

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, but the marriage lasted only 10 months. Since 2004, she has lived in Bogotá, Colombia. From 2005 to 2012, she was married to Argentine musician Martín Quaglia. Quaglia and Orozco have two daughters, Lucrecia (b. 11 June 2004 in Bogotá, Colombia) and Mia (b. October, 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina).

Career

Ana María Orozco made her television debut as a child alongside her father, Luis Fernando Orozco in ''La envidia'' (1973), but her career began in earnest a decade later with the series '' Pequeños Gigantes'' (1983). One of her most memorable performances was as a secretary (Verônica Murillo) in ''

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'' (1998). She is best known to fans around the world as the original ''Betty'' from the popular Colombian telenovela ''

'' ''(I am Betty, the ugly)'' and its spinoff ''Eco moda''. Her role on ''Betty La Fea'' and the character's unattractive/ugly duckling trademark has inspired several international versions, including the Mexican serial ''

La fea más bella ''La Fea Más Bella'' ("The Prettiest Ugly Girl or the ugliest the most beautiful “) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. It is the second Mexican version of the popular Colombian telenovela: '' Betty la fea'' (the first is Azteca Tre ...

'' and the critically acclaimed American smash hit ''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian t ...

''. According to ''

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'', the original version itself become one of the world's most popular television shows.ABC Brings ‘Ugly Betty’ to America
''New York Times''.

Filmography

Television

Telenovelas

Series / Miniseries

Movies

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Orozco, Ana Maria 1973 births Colombian people of Basque descent Colombian people of Spanish descent Living people Colombian film actresses Colombian telenovela actresses Colombian television actresses Actresses from Bogotá 20th-century Colombian actresses 21st-century Colombian actresses Colombian artists People from Bogotá Naturalized citizens of Argentina