“I am Betty, the ugly one”: who are the actors who were husbands in real life and divorced

“I am Betty the Ugly one” it was consolidated in one of the most successful telenovelas of all time. It broke audience records, was broadcast in more than 100 countries around the world and dubbed in 15 languages. In fact, 24 years after its premiere, it is still valid and is well remembered by the public. Without a doubt, this Colombian production it became part of pop culture and has reached new generations.

The story of Beatriz Pinzón and Armando Mendoza won the hearts of the international public. Although they were the protagonists, the rest of the Ecomoda characters also won the hearts of the audience. For this reason, to this day, the cast of “I am Betty the Ugly one” it is still well remembered.

In “I am Betty the Ugly one” we saw that several characters had romances, the truth is that in real life two actors were husbands. It is about Ana María Orozco and Julián Arango, who outside of fiction were a couple. Why did they get divorced? What happened between them? Here we tell you.

THE ACTORS OF “YO SOY BETTY, LA FEA” WHO WERE HUSBANDS IN REAL LIFE AND GOT ​​DIVORCED

Although in fiction they were enemies, in real life they were in love. Ana María Orozco and Julián Arango, who played Beatriz Pinzón and Hugo Lombardi, respectively, were married.

In the plot of “I am Betty, the ugly one”, Hugo Lombardi had a rather bad relationship with Betty, who always criticized her for her bad clothes and her physical appearance. However, in real life they were a couple.

When the recordings of the soap opera just began, Ana María Orozco and Julián Arango were married and had formed a home. However, their marriage only lasted a year and they divorced while they were still working together on “I am Ugly Betty”.

The separation was the reason why Julián Arango asked to have fewer scenes with Ana María Orozco. Some members of the cast even claimed to have had uncomfortable moments due to the separation of the actors.

The actress who played Inesita, Dora Cadavid, commented that one of the most tense and uncomfortable moments were the scenes in which Hugo Lombardi had to insult Betty. Things didn’t end on good terms, but they were both very professional with their work.

THE RELATIONSHIP OF ANA MARÍA OROZCO AND JULIÁN ARANGO

Ana María Orozco and Julián Arango met when they were recording the telenovela “Tiempos difíciles” (1995), although they just fell in love and got married after sharing roles in “Perro amor (1998). Their wedding took place in April 1999.

Although they were in love, their marriage unfortunately did not last long, leading them to make the decision to divorce in the year 2000. This occurred when both were on the recording of “I am Betty, the ugly one”.