Today is birthday of Freddy Rodriguez.  For those of you who are new to this site and Ugly Betty in general, Rodriguez plays Gio, the Sandwich Guy, who was a season 2 love interest for Betty.  He developed quite a following (some of it carrying over from his work with Six Feet Under), and was one of the subjects  of the biggest flame war we’ve ever had at Ugly Betty News. 
(The other being Christopher Gorham, who played Betty’s other love interest, Henry).  Both have gone on to other successes, so each star’s fans can certainly be proud.
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The Getty Girls have done it again!  Freddy Rodriguez was recently on Jimmy Kimmel Live, promoting his film Nothing Like The Holidays, and once again, a Getty girl was there. 
Here is video of the appearance:

Unfortunately, there was no Ugly Betty talk.  They share a little small talk (including a great story about his friend “Sparky”), then have a fascinating discussion about Freddy attempting to have “the talk” with his teenaged son.  This is the best, funniest part of the interview.
Then they show a clip from the film, one that I haven’t seen before where the brothers are playing baseball …read more

Freddy Rodriguez has been heavily promoting his new film, “Nothing Like The Holidays”.  He briefly mentions Ugly Betty in this interview on Regis and Kelly:

When Regis asks Freddy about Ugly Betty, he quotes Ugly Betty executive producer Silvio Horta, who told him, “You didn’t die!”
What’s really neat is that this question was asked at the behest of one of the Getty Girls (for those of you who don’t know, this group is probably the most, uh, enthusiastic group of fans I’ve ever seen).  Getty Girl “Lady T” was actually there, and asked Regis, before the show started, to ask Rodriguez …read more

This should be quite popular. Here are some photos of Freddy Rodriguez at the premiere of his new film,”Nothing Like The Holidays”.
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I love the facial hair – I’ve always wanted to grow one of those.
Freddy has obviously kept himself busy since he pretty much disappeared from Ugly Betty. I’ve seen the trailer for Nothing Like The Holidays, and I really would like to see it. Not only am I a big Freddy fan, the movie just looks like my kind of film:

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Freddy Rodriguez has a few things going on besides Ugly Betty.  For instance, his latest project: Rodriguez will be starring in the horror thriller “Fortuna”.  Also starring in the film will be Dominic Monaghan (Lost). 
Set in 2100, “Fortuna” envisions an Earth where a collapsed economy and climate crises have eliminated the middle class, leaving a few very wealthy and the teeming masses in severe poverty. To give hope and avoid revolt, the elite create Fortuna, a mysterious game where one in a thousand wins a big payday and joins the upper classes. But their hidden …read more

Ugly Betty continues its filming in various locations in the New York area, this time shooting a scene at Coney Island.

Everybody seems upset in the photos. If I HAD to guess, I’d say that Daniel Jr ran away and ended up at Coney Island. I only say that because I recognize the look on Eric Mabius‘ face (as a dad myself). He’s trying to coax little Daniel back to him.
We still have America Ferrera as “a little more stylish Betty”. For all the clashing, her look is still quite pleasing to the eye.

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Freddy Rodriguez’s latest movie ‘Bottle Shock’ has gone into a wider release, and that’s good news for Ugly Betty fans, especially you Getty fans.
Here are photos of Rodriguez and the rest of the cast at a New York screening of the film at the Cinema II Theater.

Let’s talk facial hair. Some men can pull it off, some men can’t. Mr Rodriguez most certainly can.
There is talk that Freddy might be around for more than a few Ugly Betty episodes this year. I know quite a few folks that would be very happy with that prospect.
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By now, I’m sure you’ve heard the news that Christopher Gorham has signed on to star in CBS’ midseason drama “Harper’s Island. (What is is with CBS taking the stars of Ugly Betty when they leave the show?).
This was reported at the Hollywood Reporter.  The two trade magazines, Variety and Hollywood Reporter, are impeccable sources.  If HR says it, I have to believe it’s true.
(As a side note, HR, a spoiler of this magnitude needs to be hidden behind a jump!  Yeah, you have a “spoiler alert”, but at that point, it’s hard to stop reading).
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I have long been looking to add a site to my blogroll for ‘Getty’ fans (fans of Ugly Betty, particularly of the budding – we think – relationship between the characters Betty and Gio).  I already link to sites for the two other ’ships’:

Instant Connection – all about the Henry (Chris Gorham)and Betty (Benry) romance.
The Bachelor and The Butterfly – all about the friendship (and maybe more) between Daniel (Eric Mabius)and Betty (Detty).

Thanks to commenter Beatrice B for the heads up; Getty fans have a new, spiffy place: ModeGirl-SandwichGuy.com.  There is a forum, and it’s already pretty active. 
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Well, lookie here.  Getty fans rejoice – here are photos of Ugly Betty’s Freddy Rodriguez in Seattle Washington on June 14th.

Freddy doesn’t seem to be the black tie type, I don’t think.
He was at the SIFF screening of Bottle Shock held at Paul Allen’s Cinerama theatre. SIFF is the Seattle International Film Festival.
Based on a true story, Bottle Shock is a cinematic love letter to California’s wine country. The film chronicles the events leading up to the famous Paris Tastings of 1976.
The story is told through the lives …read more