“No royalties or right to represent their characters”: ‘Ugly Betty’ actresses reveal limitations they overcame after joining the soap

In the field of soap operas, there are many productions that were popular in their countries of origin and on other continents, although one of the most successful of all time will always be “Ugly Betty”.

This Colombian work has been released in more than 185 countries, has been broadcast countless times and even made several versions, being a classic of the genre and having very iconic characters.

The most remembered performances are those of Lorna Cepeda and Natalia Ramírez, who captivated viewers with their roles as Patricia Fernández – author of the phrase “Marce, poverty breathes down my neck” – and Marcela Valencia.

‘Ugly Betty’ and her property rights

Recently, these two artists were interviewed on the ‘Tropicana’ station, where they revealed several details about the property rights of their characters, which belong to the RCN channel.

To fans’ disappointment, none of the actors can reprise their old roles, at least not without the network’s prior approval.

“It’s really nice, how cool that you could do this thing for people and everything, but you can’t. I’d love to, but I can’t,” Lorna stressed.

For her part, Natalia stressed that despite the play being broadcast and available on a streaming platform, no one in the cast receives any kind of royalties as published by Semana.

“The performers are paid for the right of public broadcast that goes into the reruns.” She also pointed out that some actors have reconciled with RCN to get some royalties as she is one of the beneficiaries.

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Actual life

Since it’s not all negative, Lorna updated listeners on her latest projects, including her participation in “Dancing with the stars” in Costa Rica, a dance competition and in which she was given the opportunity to be Patricia, after obtaining permission. have received from RCN.

While Natalia also got permission to use the characters in a play she did.

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