America Ferrera Shares Her ‘Deep Desire’ for an Ugly Betty Reunion: ‘Betty Is My Heart’

More than a decade after she graced the halls Mode of operationAmerica Ferrera is ready to revisit the role that helped make her a television star.

Speaking with Party tonight on EllaAt a Women in Hollywood event on Tuesday, Ferrera, 39, said she would jump at the chance to reunite with her Ugly Betty costars.

“I think there has been a deep desire for a long time, because our Ugly Betty The family is so close and we love each other so much,” he said Barbie the 39-year-old actress told the paper. “I think we’d all be back in a heartbeat. You know, I don’t know! It takes a lot of work to get something going from a standstill. Maybe we can figure it out.”

Ferrera emphasized that after all these years the character of Betty Suarez is still extremely dear to her. “Betty is my heart,” she added. “I would be delighted [to play her again].”

America Ferrera as Betty Suarez in ‘Ugly Betty’ in New York in 2009.

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ABC comedy series Ugly Betty ran from 2006 to 2010 and starred Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Vanessa Williams, Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz, Marc Indelicato, Becki Newton and Michael Urie.

During its four seasons, Ugly Betty won a number of awards, including the 2007 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical.

Ferrera also won the 2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, the 2006 Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Comedy or Musical, and the 2007 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series.

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Salma Hayek, who served as an executive producer on the series, recently posted a throwback photo of herself with Ferrer during the film’s production Ugly Betty while the series continues to grow on streaming services.

“I’m so excited about what the new generation is discovering Ugly Betty. This series is very close to our hearts at Ventanarosa as we produced it 17 years ago,” Hayek wrote in the caption. “It was revolutionary in its time and has remained relevant through all these years. America, I am so proud of all your accomplishments; we couldn’t have done it without such a great cast.”

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Ugly Betty it can be streamed on Netflix and Hulu.

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