‘I’m Betty the Ugly’: Why did Netflix remove the most viewed novel on the platform from its catalog?

After “I’m Betty the Ugly” stopped being part of the Netflix catalog as of July 10, it was they knitted several possibilities for exit However, journalist Carlos Ochoa dispelled the doubts of fans of the Colombian novel.

Why did ‘I’m Betty the Ugly’ leave Netflix?

According to a Colombian journalist, the decision to withdraw “I’m Betty Ugly” This was due to agreements between RCN Televisión, Caracol and Netflix: “Everything is under contract. At first, both networks broadcast their content, but over time, Caracol told the online service that it could produce content for them,” he said. commented.

Considering this, Netflix acquired the rights to distribute the novel, but no longer want to do so: “To understand this, I have two ideas. One is that Netflix no longer wants to invest in the rights to fiction,” he commented.

Ocho then confirmed that “the telenovela will go to another streaming service.” Disney+. Meanwhile, you can see it on TV Azteca, App TV Azteca and Canal RCN.

WHY IS ‘I AM BETTY, THE UGLY’ STILL IN THE TOP 10 ON NETFLIX?

What made “Yo soy Betty, la fea” a product attractive enough to stay in the top ten on Netflix? O, RPP News spoke to Gigio Aranda, Eduardo Adriaensen and Ani Alva Helfer, three national screenwriters, to get their take on this phenomenon, the justice of which seems immune to a ton of criticism even in times of cancellation culture.

For Gigio Aranda, creator of Back to the District, the plot explains one of the key moments of the Yo soy Betty, la fea boom. “This is an excuse for a terrified, beaten and oppressed minority. David vs. Goliath, Cinderella… we will always love this story. We love that the odds of your main character are always against you. The journey of the hero, in this case the protagonist, continues. He may have failed, but that’s how it is: eternity,” he said.

Indeed, in a work of fiction starring Ana Maria Orozco and Jorge Enrique Abello, the “outsider” is at the center of the plot: a character who is unlikely to be the winner. “Antihero”, according to writer and director Ani Alva Helfen (creator of Marikuchi) who “stereotypes what we believe or think is ugly” and who “turns out to be something funny at the time, like a harlequin”. “This is a fish pulled out of the water, it causes sympathy,” he said.

According to Eduardo Adriansen, who is in charge of El Ultimo Bastion and other Peruvian series, the RCN Televisión telenovela is “an example for a Latin American production of how to make a classic with local actors, with a local story, very Colombian, without much effort “. “This is not a telenovela created to boom or sell. This is an example of how local dramaturgy can become universal and permanent,” he said.

EER 4×06 BETTY LA FEA leaves Netflix as the best streaming service

Ugly Betty is one of those sweet soap operas that turned ordinary situations into a TV phenomenon. In this episode, we discuss what we like (or dislike) most about the telenovela created by Fernando Gaitan, the villains, the characters, and even reflect on our own lives (as always, you already know us). You don’t listen anymore.