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I'm a big fan of America Ferrera so I'm thrilled to hear she's going to have her own series this summer. If you're not familiar with her she was the lead in Real Women Have Curves and a supporting character in The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants.

The jury is still out on whether this is going to be a good show as she's really tormented in it. I watched an extended preview and was really beginning to wonder but it looks like in the end she will win out over all.

Watch a preview of Betty the Ugly, coming this fall.

I just hope they resist the temptation to turn this into an Ugly Duckling story and glam Betty up as she wins folks over.

Actually, I hate to break it to you, but Ugly Betty is just an English version of an immensely popular Mexican soap opera. They're doing it in English to try and cater to the non-Spanish-speaking Latino population in the States. And yes, Betty does get glammed up from an extremely ugly duckling. Surprise, surprise. If you don't enjoy cheesy soap opera melodrama, I highly recommend you sit this one out. Trust me, I've seen the original soap, Betty La Fea, and I was dismayed to hear they were doing an American rendition.

It was on last night and I loved it. America is awesome.

I thought it was great but was hoping they wouldn't make her over.

I watched the last half of the show and enjoyed it. This is a good family show. Betty has a good degree of independence, confidence, and is not afraid to pursue her dreams. If she continues to portray these type of qualities then she will prove to be a much needed role model for young females.

I love it. I really liked her in the other parts she plays, but she killed me last night. I hope they stick with Ugly Betty and keep it funny!!!

I don't remember her name but I LOVED HER in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and that's why I watched it. She's a gifted young actress. If you haven't seen the movie, it's great.

Her name is America Ferrera and she made her debut in Real Women Have Curves, also a great one you should see. I reviewed it here: [url=BellaOnline ALERT: For anti-spam reasons, we restrict the number of URLs allowed in a given post. You have exceeded our maximum number of URLs.

Here is the Ugly Betty Official website: http://www.bettysuarez.com