Ana María Orozco Aristizábal (born July 4, 1973) is a Colombian 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 created by Fernando Gaitán. It aired from 25 October 1999 to 8 May 2001 on RCN. Ana María Orozco stars as ...

''. In 2001, Orozco won the award for International Female Personality of the Year (''Figura internacional femenina del año'') at the New York Latin ACE Awards and, in 2002, she won the award for Actress of the Year (''Actriz del año'') at the INTE Awards 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 Julian Arango, 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

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 ''

Perro Amor ''Perro amor'' (''Dog Love'') is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States–based television network Telemundo that originally ran in the United States from January to July 2010. This is a Colombian remake of the 1998 Cenpro Te ...

'' (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 ''

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'' and the American hit ''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 28, 2006, to April 14, 2010. It is based on the Colombian telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea' ...

''. According to ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

'', the original version itself become one of the world's most popular television shows.ABC Brings ‘Ugly Betty’ to America
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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 Naturalized citizens of Argentina Orozco family