4.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Yo soy Bea (2006)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.1
Overview
Yo soy Bea is a Spanish television comedy-drama series which aired on Telecinco from 10 July 2006 to 16 August 2009. The series is an adaptation of the popular Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea. Ruth Núñez played the title role of Beatriz "Bea" Pérez Pinzón and Alejandro Tous played Álvaro Aguilar, Bea's love interest. Yo soy Bea translates to "I am Bea"; it is a pun, with "Bea" sounding like bella, meaning pretty, and like fea, meaning ugly. The Spanish adaptation screened weekdays during the daytime and pulled in, on average, over four million viewers. The series' record is a 42,1% share. It was Spain's top rated daytime programme.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Positive
Overview
Yo soy Bea is a Spanish television comedy-drama series which aired on Telecinco from 10 July 2006 to 16 August 2009. The series is an adaptation of the popular Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea. Ruth Núñez played the title role of Beatriz "Bea" Pérez Pinzón and Alejandro Tous played Álvaro Aguilar, Bea's love interest. Yo soy Bea translates to "I am Bea"; it is a pun, with "Bea" sounding like bella, meaning pretty, and like fea, meaning ugly. The Spanish adaptation screened weekdays during the daytime and pulled in, on average, over four million viewers. The series' record is a 42,1% share. It was Spain's top rated daytime programme.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
While "Yo soy Bea" critiques superficiality and workplace discrimination, its central narrative focuses on an individual's personal growth, romantic journey, and triumph within an existing corporate structure, rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or advocating for systemic change.
The movie features visible diversity in its cast, reflecting the societal context of its production, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles for DEI purposes. Its narrative centers on themes of self-acceptance and challenging superficiality, with character flaws attributed to individuals rather than a broad critique of traditional identities.
Secondary
Yo soy Bea features Guti, an openly gay supporting character. His identity is present and accepted within his social circle, primarily serving as a source of incidental comedic relief. The portrayal avoids strong positive or negative arcs, neither deeply affirming nor denigrating LGBTQ+ identity, resulting in a neutral net impact.
The show, set in Spain, naturally incorporates Christian (specifically Catholic) cultural elements and traditions. While not a religious drama, the narrative often aligns with virtues such as honesty, kindness, and forgiveness, which resonate with Christian teachings. Religious practices like weddings or baptisms are depicted as integral parts of community and family life, generally without critique.
The Spanish television series 'Yo soy Bea' is an adaptation of 'Betty la fea', focusing on the professional and romantic life of its protagonist, Beatriz Pérez Pinzón. There are no discernible transsexual characters or related themes present within the show's known plot or character arcs, resulting in a 'N/A' rating for its portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This show is an adaptation of the Colombian telenovela "Yo soy Betty, la fea." All major characters, including the protagonist Beatriz, maintain the same gender as their counterparts in the original source material.
The Spanish adaptation "Yo soy Bea" features characters who are generally of a similar racial background (predominantly white/mestizo) as their counterparts in the original Colombian telenovela "Betty la fea." There are no instances where a character's race significantly changes to a different broad racial category.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
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