Nationality Colombia Name Fernando Gaitan | Role Screenwriter | |
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Born November 9, 1960 (age 63)
Bogota, Colombia ( 1960-11-09 ) Occupation Screenwriter
Television producer Notable works Yo soy Betty, la fea
Cafe con aroma de mujer
Hasta que la plata nos separe Nominations TVyNovelas Award for Best Original Story or Adaptation TV shows Yo soy Betty - la fea, Cafe - con aroma de mujer, Ugly Betty, La fea mas bella, Ne rodis krasivoy Similar People Ana Maria Orozco, Jorge Enrique Abello, Silvio Horta, America Ferrera, Nelli Uvarova | ||
Fernando gaitan novelas hechas
Fernando Gaitán Salom (Born November 9, 1960 in Bogotá) is a Colombian TV series and telenovelas screenwriter as well as a producer.
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- Fernando gaitan novelas hechas
- Fernando gaitan
- Career highlights
- Yo soy Betty la fea spin offs
- Other awards
- Remakes planned
- Writer
- Executive producer
- Personal life
- References
Fernando gaitan
Career highlights
Fernando Gaitán is known for weaving different histories into diverse social contexts. He gained fame in Latin America after writing the telenovela Café, con aroma de mujer and world notoriety for his telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea which has been adapted in different countries. Yo soy Betty, la fea won the TP de Oro for its nominated category, Mejor Telenovela (Best Soap Opera) in 2002. The TP de Oro awards are considered to be the most prestigious Spanish awards for television.
Yo soy Betty, la fea spin-offs
The success of Yo soy Betty, la fea led to a sequel in 2002 with Univision's release of Eco moda. Yo soy Betty, la fea also spawned a number of international remakes and adaptations, such as Verliebt in Berlin in Germany, La Fea más bella in Mexico, Lotte in The Netherlands, Ne Rodis Krasivoy in Russia, Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin in India, Sensiz Olmuyor in Turkey, Maria, i Aschimi in Greece, Yo soy Bea in Spain, Ugly Betty in the United States, and Bela, a Feia in Brazil.
Other awards
Gaitán has received multiple awards and nominations in Colombia and internationally; India Catalina Award (1993, 1994, 2000, 2001), Simón Bolívar Award (1994), El Tiempo Award (1999, 2000), Radio Caracas Televisión Award (2000), Asociación Cronistas del Espectáculo in the United States (1995), GES Awards and INTE Awards in Miami, FL (2002).
Remakes planned
An article in Variety reported that the success of Yo soy Betty, la fea spin-offs has led to the search for other telenovelas being planned for the United States. Other shows developed by Fernando Gaitán are in production for 2007.
His Cafe con Aroma de Mujer (Coffee With the Scent of a Woman), a hit for Colombia's RCN TV in 1994, was remade in Mexico twice. The first version was TV Azteca's Cuando seas mia in 2001. Televisa is currently airing its own Cafe con Aroma de Mujer, with the title Destilando Amor as of 2007.
Writer
Executive producer
Personal life
Besides writing Gaitán has as a hobby being a DJ.