Yo soy Betty, la fea (I am Betty, the ugly one), also known as simply "Betty la fea" (Ugly Betty), was a popular telenovela (soap opera) filme in Colombia, written by Fernando Gaitán and produced between 1999 through 2001 by the Colombian network RCN. Over a dozen versions of this telenovela have been made in other countries. In the US, both the comedy-drama hit Ugly Betty and Televisa program La Fea Más Bella are based on the Colombian soap opera.