Silvio Horta Life story


Silvio Horta was an American screenwriter and television producer widely noted for adapting the hit Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea into the ABC series Ugly Betty. Horta served as head writer and executive producer on the series.

Ugly Betty Creator Silvio Horta dies at the age of 45 years

Feb 16,2020 9:54 am

died is The Creator of The Hit US TV sitcom " Ugly Betty , Silvio Horta has confirmed at the age of 45, and his Deputy.

The Show , said the star, America Ferrera , she was "stunned and heartbroken" after the TV writer and executive producer, was found dead on Tuesday in Miami.

Ugly Betty ran for Four Seasons from 2006 to 2010 and adapted by the Colombian show Yo soy Betty, la fea.

Ferrera posted a picture of the two of them together on Instagram, described the news as "devastating".

"brought, wrote of His talent and creativity to me and so many others so much joy and light," Ferrera, the main role of Betty Suarez - a untrendy and naive Mexican-American journalist takes a job in a high-end-New-York-fashion-magazine.

The Role won the 35-year-old a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award .

"I think to His Family and relatives, who must Now be in so much pain - and all the Ugly Betty family, this loss so deep. "

Horta representatives, but refused to comment on the nature of his death.

'The American Dream '

Cuban-American Horta, born in Miami and studied film at New York University , before he got his Big Break in 1998 with the screenplay for the horror thriller Urban Legend .

He came up with two sci-fi TV shows, Jake 2. 0 and The chronicle Ugly Betty - she won the Golden Globe for best comedy series in 2007.

In time, as he said: "Like most of us here, Betty, an immigrant, and The American Dream is alive and well and in reach of everyone who wants it. "

Vanessa Williams played, the model-turned-modeling company boss Wilhelmina Slater , added that she is "still in shock after hearing the tragic news".

Michael Urie played Slater's assistant Marc St. James on the program and Horta "has given me the Big Break ".

"I Hear from LGBTQ people all the time that The Show helped them," he added. "Me, too. He and The Show will always be with me. "

guy actor Chris Gorham, the in several of Horta's productions, said he would "forever grateful for his creativity, his big heart and his friendship".

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Source of news: bbc.com

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