Season 3 • Episode 773
LatestYo soy Bea is a Spanish television comedy-drama series which aired on Telecinco from 10 July 2006 to 16 August 2009. The series is an adaptation of the popular Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea. Ruth Núñez played the title role of Beatriz "Bea" Pérez Pinzón and Alejandro Tous played Álvaro Aguilar, Bea's love interest. Yo soy Bea translates to "I am Bea"; it is a pun, with "Bea" sounding like bella, meaning pretty, and like fea, meaning ugly. The Spanish adaptation screened weekdays during the daytime and pulled in, on average, over four million viewers. The series' record is a 42,1% share. It was Spain's top rated daytime programme.
Acting
Ruth Núñez commits to every ugly duckling trope with zero shame.
Production
Four million Spaniards can't be wrong about this daytime obsession.
Costume
Bea's pre-makeover fits are a masterclass in deliberate disaster.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Bea/fea/bella' pun doesn't translate, which explains why English speakers never got this obsession.
773 episodes in 3 years means they filmed roughly one episode per weekday — the Spanish soap factory was RUNNING.
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