Here are some pics of Ugly Betty executive producer Salma Hayek arriving at the 2009 ALMA Awards at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus.

Pardon my fawning, but Salma is still one stunningly beautiful woman.
I love the jewelry, and how it seems to match the hem of her dress.
Spoiler alert: the awards show airs tonight on ABC, so if you don’t want to know who won, quit reading, just hit the ‘more’ button to get more Hayek.
The awards themselves were an Ugly Betty-palooza.  Hayek was given the Anthony Quinn Award for Industry Excellence.  Lauren Velez (UB’s Elena) won TV Drama …read more

The ALMA Award nominations were announced yesterday, and a quirk of fate caused an interesting matchup to occur.  Ugly Betty Executive Producer Salma Hayek is nominated in the Best Actress in a TV Comedy category for her work on 30 Rock.
Guess who else is nominated in this category?  Ugly Betty stars America Ferrera and Ana Ortiz. 
Will Ferrera lose once again to someone on 30 Rock?    Just kidding.  Hayek was VERY funny on 30 Rock and would deserve the award if she wins.
There’s no TV Movie Drama category, or certainly Ortiz would have been nominated for her …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:

I hope it’s a hit; this could launch Freddy to bigger things. …read more

As discussed in the comments here, Ugly Betty recently shot a scene in Chinatown – recreating the softball scene from episode 2.18 – Jump. Here is video courtesty of x17:
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(Hat tip to commenter Sarah !)
I have a couple of questions about this. First off, Henry is apparently going to be in this scene. There has been discussion about whether or not this is actually Christopher Gorham, or a double (if the scene is a quick flashback, it’s possible they used a double). I have no reason to think it’s NOT CG, though, and …read more

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.
As for the …read more

After an absolutely awesome shout out from his blog, a little birdie told me that ABC considers David Blue an Emmy-worthy guest star.
Update: Here’s the submissions from ABC for Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty (David Blue – “A League of Their Own”)
Ugly Betty (John Cho – “A League of Their Own”)
Ugly Betty (Victor Garber – “Grin and Bear It”)
Ugly Betty (Freddy Rodriguez – “Bananas for Betty”)
Ugly Betty (James Van Der Beek – “Grin and Bear It”)
Ugly Betty (Mo’Nique – “I See Me, ICU”)
Ugly Betty (Annie Potts – “Zero Worship”)
Ugly Betty (Marlo Thomas – “Something Wicked This Way Comes”)
Ugly Betty (Lorraine …read more

It would appear that at least one piece of the Ugly Betty love triangle is settled. One of the actors who plays one of Betty’s star-crossed lovers Henry and Gio, has told TV Guide that he won’t be moving to New York:
“The show is moving, I am not,” he said at the SKYY Vodka screening for “Sex and the City” on May 29.
I’ll tell you which one in a minute, after a jump.
I wonder what this will mean for the show, considering the nastiness that happened in May in every corner of the Ugly Betty web universe. People chose …read more

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We’ve got a new poll up, and this one is pretty important, at least to me. This strike-shortened season of Ugly Betty has had two major story lines: Wilhelmina’s attempts to take over Meade Publications, and Betty’s romantic life. In the romantic department, most of the action has been between Betty and Henry, but Silvio Horta and the producers have not quite been subtle in presenting Gio as another option. (There have been a few moments between Daniel and Betty, …read more

Our favorite insider, TV Guide’s Ausiello, gives us the lowdown on spoilers we’ve previously told you about here at Ugly Betty News.
Wait, does that mean that we scooped Ausiello? I’ll be doggoned. You don’t see that very often. Of course, all we told you was some of the major plot points of the shows in the coming weeks. Ausiello gives us some concrete casting confirmation.
The question he answered:
Question: Any Ugly Betty scoop? Please? April 24 is so… far… away… [Wheeze, cough].— Meg
(This DOES seem like the longest delay in the history of work stoppages. …read more

OK, so we Ugly Betty fans have all drawn the lines on who we would rather see Betty end up with, either Henry, or Daniel, or Gio. I have my own opinion which I’ve shared quite a few times. But now, I’d like to ask a question that I simply cannot answer, because I’m a straight male. So, you ladies (and gents) who are experts on male attractiveness, help me figure out who is hotter.
I mean, at first is wasn’t a contest; at the beginning of season 1, Eric Mabius was the man. There was no …read more