More than 20 years have passed since the premiere of the popular telenovela “Ugly Betty”, the one that was a great success not only in its country of origin -Colombia-, but that went around all of Latin America attracting fans and followers of the “barracks” and Ecomoda. It even came to have its own adaptations in other countries, although its success was never even comparable to that of the original.
In these more than 20 years that have passed since the premiere of “Ugly Betty”, many things changed, were transformed and even vanished to make way for others. However, what remains intact is the fanaticism for this novel, which -with hints of comedy- got into the hearts of entire generations. And if we are talking about changes, it is impossible not to talk about how many of its protagonists mutated -in appearance-.
This is how the actress who played Aura María in “Ugly Betty” is today
Exactly 22 years have passed since “Ugly Betty” It became an unstoppable phenomenon after its premiere. With the telenovela we met Beatriz Pinzón Solano -or Betty- (played by Ana María Orozco), Don Armando Mendoza (Jorge Enrique Abello) and all the staff of the Ecomoda publication. We even lived the wedding between Betty and Don Armando as our own!
Outside of these two characters -the main protagonists- was Betty’s group of friends, nicknamed “El Cuartel”, they were also Ecomoda workers, and one of them was Aura María (played by Stephanie Gomez). She was her secretary and we could always see her with Betty, Marcela and Patricia, “La Peliteñida”.
Stephanie Gomez she was barely 23 years old when she played Aura María in “Ugly Betty”, so that the actress is currently 45 years old. After her time in the successful Colombian series, she was part of the sequel -“Ecomoda”- and was part of important Colombian soap operas such as “Sin senos no hay paraíso” (2016 to 2018), “El final del paraíso” (2019) and “Nurses” (2021),
Her figure continues to look impressive as a result of the marked exercise and physical training routine that she follows, and that is accompanied by a healthy and balanced diet. Stephanie Gomez (or Aura María in “Ugly Betty”) has a daughter, Gina Montoya, who at 28 is quite a figure and influencer on social networks.