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Bela, a Feia
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Bela, a Feia

2009-08-04 · 50 min / episode · ★ 6.0

Soap · Drama · Comedy

Bela, a Feia is a Brazilian telenovela originally aired on Rede Record from August 4, 2009 to June 2, 2010. A co-production with Televisa, it was based on the Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea, as well as the American series Ugly Betty. On June 1, 2010, the penultimate episode of Bela, a Feia made Record lead the audience ratings against Rede Globo in both São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, a feat rarely achieved in Brazilian television viewership.

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Creators
Gisele Joras
Production companies
RECORD, Casablanca
Countries
Brazil
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Giselle ItiéGiselle ItiéAnabela Palhares (Bela)
Bruno FerrariBruno FerrariRodrigo Ávila
Simone SpoladoreSimone SpoladoreVerônica Matoso
Iran MalfitanoIran MalfitanoAdriano Gomes Ávila
Carla CabralCarla CabralCintia
Sílvia PfeiferSílvia PfeiferVera Ávila
Jonas BlochJonas BlochRicardo Ávila
Bárbara BorgesBárbara BorgesElvira Palhares (Vivi)
Laila ZaidLaila ZaidMagdalena Fonseca
Viviane AraújoViviane AraújoMorena
Roberta GualdaRoberta GualdaLuzia Caldas
Gabriela MoreyraGabriela MoreyraNatália Brito
Kaic CrescenteVictor Hugo
Denise Del VecchioDenise Del VecchioVanda Alcântara
Pérola FariaPérola FariaJuliana Barros
Bia MontezBia MontezHortência Peixoto
Rafael PrimotRafael PrimotÍcaro Nazareno Pereira da Silva Palhares
Vinicius MorenoVinicius MorenoLucas
Ângela LealÂngela LealOlga Santos
Ildi SilvaIldi SilvaDinorá Melo

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