00:00For me, writing Betty la Fea was something I approached with great fear, because it was a very big responsibility.
00:06Betty la Fea is not mine, nor anyone else's, it belongs to Colombians, that is, it belongs to Fernando Gaitán and
00:12from all over the world.
00:14So, I took on this role of writing the third and fourth seasons, after Fernando had created...
00:22Betty,
00:22The telenovela that we all know was made in 1999, and then seasons 1 and 2 were made.
00:30from Prime Video,
00:31Let's say about 25 years later, in which I had nothing to do, and it was like walking into a
00:37new family,
00:38It was like, oh, and now, how am I going to approach these characters?
00:58They called me precisely because of my humor, because they wanted a Colombian writer who could handle humor.
01:05But I was wondering, does my humor apply to Betty's humor?
01:11And so I accepted it with a lot of fear, with a lot of fear.
01:15But the process was so rewarding; I had the opportunity to work with César Betancourt Pucheros,
01:20who is the most extraordinary human being there is, intelligent, funny, profound,
01:26With a sense of meter and a sense of rhythm, he is an incredible writer.
01:31Well, because he's also a troubadour, king of kings, and it was like facing a very different kind of humor than my own.
01:38and with Luis Carlos Ávila, who was another of the writers, but it was so much fun writing it with them,
01:46It was so much fun entering that Betty universe that already exists, that's already there.
01:53Those characters speak for themselves; those characters, somehow, you already have them deep in your mind.
01:58And you already know them, so it's almost as if they're speaking through you.
02:06Our goal was to recapture much of the essence of the original Betty,
02:11Rescue the headquarters, bring back beloved characters, and recapture the essence of Betty.
02:18as the main and central character of the series, and with an additional aggravating factor,
02:26And the years have passed, an aggravating factor in the sense that we cannot return to what we once were.
02:31There already was,
02:32and also because the main premise of Betty la Fea ended in the first season,
02:38And the thing is, Betty, who used to be ugly, isn't ugly anymore, so what happens now?
02:42to pass.
02:43It will be about creating a new objective, creating a new conflict, so that the character transforms from here to here.
02:50It was a huge challenge, but it was so much fun.
02:54I'm telling you, it's been one of the most fun things I've ever had.
02:58But I think it's also because I was lucky enough to have the team of writers we had.
03:08Motherhood brings the birth of one life and the death of another.
03:13That is, the mother, the woman who gives birth, dies, and a new woman must be welcomed.
03:21and that grief of killing that woman one once was,
03:26That's what I feel we haven't always been able to embrace.
03:34We find it difficult to talk about it, it's not something we say.
03:36My postpartum period lasted four years, and I've always said so.
03:40It was 40 days, it was four years,
03:43And suddenly I said, wow, I feel more or less like myself again.
03:47more or less.
03:56I miss, I miss being able to control my own time, that's what I miss.
04:02In other words, once you become a mother, you never again control your own time.
04:07their own freedom, that, privacy disappears,
04:11In other words, you're no longer deprived of anything.
04:15It is very difficult to maintain privacy,
04:19So, sometimes that time for me has to be sought out.
04:25And we need to make space for it and share it,
04:29So I miss that a little.
04:31What don't I miss?
04:32The lightness, like, well, there's something about that lightness that's cool,
04:37But I think when you become a mother there's a kind of settling-in period.
04:43as a slightly deeper understanding of why we are here,
04:49I don't know why, but what for.
04:53I believe there is a motivation in life,
04:58And I think that the purpose is also something that changes,
05:03Then it's beautiful.
05:11I have felt loved,
05:13That has been, let's say,
05:15I think I've been very lucky because I've always been in long-term relationships.
05:20I mean, I've had three boyfriends in my life,
05:21basically,
05:23of very long relationships,
05:25And sometimes I'm surprised,
05:27I mean, wow,
05:27Why do I like being in a relationship so much, with all that comes with it?
05:33But what I can say is that I have experienced love.
05:38Yes, I have felt loved.
05:39And I believe that romantic love, ultimately,
05:42at least,
05:43It is a love in constant construction,
05:47And I think it's related to this idea of success and failure,
05:50There are moments of success and there are moments of failure,
05:53It has to do with a commitment,
05:55with the commitment you make to a relationship,
05:59And it's like, how much am I going to put into this?
06:02and how much depends on me too,
06:05I've learned a lot about working on myself first,
06:08before pointing the finger at the other,
06:11which is difficult,
06:12because one always tends,
06:13It drives me crazy.
06:14Because it does this and that,
06:16and it's like,
06:17no, yes, well,
06:17But what is your response to what he does?
06:21So I think that's where it's like constant work,
06:25And I do believe this is something worth investing in.
06:29One invests time, mind, heart,
06:32everything, growth.
06:39And then love in general,
06:41Mom's love,
06:42Well, it's a love I've experienced,
06:44which has been one of the most exorbitant things I have ever experienced,
06:49more complex as well,
06:51Motherhood brings much light and much darkness,
06:54and in a woman,
06:56one finds,
06:59Wow,
07:01constantly confronted.
07:08I don't think so.
07:11I mean,
07:12to talk about success without failure,
07:14No,
07:14It doesn't have,
07:15The thing is, success is also indefinable.
07:17No?
07:17I mean,
07:18I think we have a very good idea,
07:21I don't know,
07:22successful Hollywood actor,
07:24Yeah?
07:24Because,
07:24What is success, too?
07:25I think we need to start thinking about that.
07:29And I believe that success ultimately is about being happy with what you do and what you have.
07:33That is true success.
07:35And I have always redefined myself from the perspective of failure,
07:38because it's where I've learned the most about myself,
07:41And sometimes one has,
07:43or is,
07:43And I don't think it's like a general state,
07:47No?
07:47Am I failing or am I succeeding?
07:50because also,
07:51No?
07:51It is he,
07:53he,
07:53he,
07:54time,
07:56One cannot say I failed,
07:58otherwise I am failing,
08:00Because that's why,
08:01Sometimes in life one fails at certain things,
08:04while it is succeeding in others,
08:07Sometimes one fails with their health,
08:10Yeah?
08:10I had one,
08:10a gastric ulcer,
08:13after a success,
08:15a great success in my career,
08:17and it is,
08:18I suddenly developed a gastric ulcer.
08:21so,
08:22Filthy envy,
08:23which was the series I wrote,
08:25which was very important to me,
08:27very important,
08:28but so important that I forgot about myself,
08:31Then I developed a stomach ulcer.
08:33and it's like,
08:34Hey,
08:35Balance is everything.
08:36No?
08:37It's like,
08:38then the same,
08:38One can be having a lot of success in love,
08:41But suddenly he's not doing well financially,
08:43so,
08:43I think that,
08:44Failure should not be viewed as a whole,
08:47but as an essential part of life,
08:49and,
08:50and that you may be constantly failing,
08:55not only with projects,
08:58but you're suddenly failing in a conversation you're having with someone,
09:03in this day-to-day life,
09:04Yeah?
09:05with your partner,
09:06Today I failed because we couldn't communicate and we argued.
09:08That's a failure.
09:10So I think I've learned to look at failure with a lot of love.
09:15And in fact,
09:16I prefer talking about failure to success,
09:19Do you feel more comfortable?
09:21I feel more comfortable,
09:23I know him better,
09:25No,
09:26especially because of that,
09:28I believe that success,
09:29Success generates a lot of anxiety,
09:31that is to say,
09:32That idea of success that we have generates a lot of anxiety,
09:35One believes that by achieving something one will feel fulfillment and success,
09:39and often it achieves that,
09:41and it's like,
09:41Oh,
09:42in that way,
09:43But I'm feeling better.
09:45And where is this joy?
09:48It's like,
09:49Yeah,
09:49There is joy,
09:50But I believe that life in general is everything.
09:57one cannot divide it.
10:04Humor,
10:05because it's the language I learned from a very young age,
10:09I am fortunate to have been born into families where humor was,
10:14a language in itself,
10:16and a very wise teacher,
10:21I quickly learned to laugh at myself,
10:24and of my misfortunes and my sorrows,
10:27And that, for me, was such a powerful tool for transformation.
10:30which I generally adopted,
10:33One of the things I discovered in the United States when I left was,
10:37who I was through humor too,
10:39through my expression,
10:41so to speak,
10:42And I realized that for me it was also a tool for getting into places,
10:46to introduce myself,
10:48It was an icebreaker tool,
10:50It was a tool to get what I wanted,
10:55Then I realized that humor is a powerful force.
10:58And of course,
11:00It's the language I learned to speak too,
11:04So I really like dark humor,
11:06I like dark humor,
11:07I like humor that makes you think,
11:10I think that when one laughs,
11:13What the brain does is detect an error,
11:17So laughter comes from error,
11:20And that, to me, seems like pure poetry.
11:23And I think part of what I do is always aimed at finding the mistake and laughing at the mistake.
11:31What is that connection that the brain makes?
11:33This is not logical.
11:34There's no logic to it.
11:37So it's like an inheritance I'm receiving,
11:41and that for me it has been a very powerful communication tool,
11:45not only in writing,
11:48but also in life,
11:51that is to say,
11:52When I encounter a difficulty,
11:55I know that humor will save me.
12:04The truth,
12:06Fame has treated me well,
12:10I must say that there have been many more,
12:15It has brought me much more joy,
12:18things I don't like,
12:20I think, like everything else, you have to know how to handle it.
12:23I like being in the public eye.
12:25but I also like to keep my private side,
12:28And that has been important.
12:30Because when one becomes overwhelmed in private,
12:34That can get out of hand in every sense,
12:36And people also feel a responsibility,
12:40or with the obligation,
12:42or even with that closeness of being able to give an opinion about your life,
12:47or about your decisions,
12:50So I think that fame for me has been,
12:53It has opened many doors for me,
12:56It has opened many doors for me,
12:58has given me the recognition,
13:00It has brought me financial benefits,
13:02It has brought me relational benefits,
13:07It has brought me very, very, very good things.
13:10What's wrong with that side?
13:12Another side that isn't so pleasant,
13:14And that's because you need to take better care of yourself.
13:17You lose that freedom that I found,
13:19For example,
13:20When I went to the United States, nobody knew me.
13:24I can't do what I want,
13:26Not here,
13:27We need to be a little careful here.
13:29There are days when one is,
13:32who wants to kill and eat the dead,
13:34And so you can't.
13:37because you have to face certain things that are public,
13:41Or you need to learn to manage that emotional intelligence.
13:45to help you cope with times when you're going through a really tough time,
13:49But you can't treat anyone badly.
13:52You can't show yourself like that.
13:54So that little bit of fame isn't always so great,
13:59who also feel that you belong to them,
14:02and they feel you owe them something.
14:13Those are the questions one never knows how to answer.
14:15And then, when he goes home, he says,
14:17Why didn't I say this?
14:28Yeah,
14:28I think that at this moment in my life I would like...
14:33They will ask me more about writing,
14:37on philosophy,
14:40about what interests me, let's say,
14:44as an artist in terms of exploration,
14:48I don't really have an exact answer to that either.
14:53But I do think that sometimes we lack a little depth
15:00in the face of things,
15:01And that's something I appreciate about a space like this.
15:05which is how there is time to talk,
15:07There is time to express oneself,
15:09There is time to tell stories,
15:10Because in the world we live in,
15:14Superficiality is the most important thing.
15:16in the sense that there is no time to delve into anything,
15:19Then you read a headline,
15:21one scrolls,
15:24But sometimes the art of stopping,
15:28and to take the time for things,
15:30Well, it has finally disappeared.
15:32So sometimes I'd like to have more space,
15:36where we can philosophize about what one does as an artist,
15:42not only as an actor or actress,
15:44but as a writer,
15:46or even as a cook,
15:48even like so many facets that exist within my life
15:51that make me up,
15:53which are not just posing for a photo
15:58or go to a red carpet.
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