'Ugly Betty' gets her groove back: A chat with creator Silvio Horta

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 'Ugly Betty' gets her groove back: A chat with creator Silvio Horta
It’s easy for a young woman making her way in the big city to get lost. Just ask Betty Suarez. As its second season wore on, “Ugly Betty,” which follows the awkward but winning Queens native Betty (America Ferrera) as she navigates the dangerous waters of the Manhattan fashion world, veered further and further away from the things that had made it such a roaring success . The plots ... [link]

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Silvio Horta on Ugly Betty Season 2 (and 3!)
Published 5/13/2008 by Tom at Ugly Betty News
... [the plot] was a little more of a piece and the stories all blended in more?” [Why, oh why, could they not have done that? It would have been perfect!] Finally, Horta talks a bit about stunt-casting. “I will take a pledge: I will never ever hire Paris Hilton for as long as I am associated with this show, which I believe will be ’til the end. There will be no Paris Hilton.” Read your lips, eh Silvio? Never say never… Source: The Watcher Image: Newscom Tags: Eric Mabius, ...

Ugly Betty will be better in New York says exec producer
Published 5/19/2008 by Allison Waldman at TV Squad
Filed under: Ugly Betty, Casting, Reality-FreeNow that we know that Ugly Betty is coming back next season (it was never in doubt) and that the Ugly Betty production is moving to New York, executive producer Silvio Horta has shared a few more bits of news and tidbits about Betty and company. For starters, the producers are determined to streamline the show, taking advantage of being in NYC and sharpening the focus of the show. Horta said the goal for the Ugly Betty writing team for ...

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