Adam Rodriguez, who most recently has played Eric Delko on CSI Miami, will join the Ugly Betty cast in season four.
Rodriguez will play Bobby, an old flame of Hilda. "He’s an old high school boyfriend, and  [he comes] back into their lives," said Rodriguez.
Certainly, this is the character we’ve heard about – the one that is “mobbed up” and has a Hilda-related storyline, right?
"A little romance buds, and there’s some drama to go along with it.", he adds.
When asked which sister he would be involved with (Hilda or Betty), Rodriguez was purposefully vague. 
"Maybe a little bit of both," …read more

Ugly Betty’s Ralph Macchio recently tweeted about a video I didn’t know existed.  It’s a spot for the Starz Network show Head Case, and it uses Ralph’s youthful appearance to great comedic effect:

 
Head Case is a comedy television show starring Alexandra Wentworth as, Dr. Elizabeth Goode, a Los Angeles psychologist who treats celebrities, though she has issues of her own.
From some of the other clips I’ve seen on YouTube, this is funny stuff.  Steve Landesberg is in it – that’s enough for me!  And the list of celebrities who line up for Dr Goode’s therapy in season three is impressive:  …read more

Ralph Macchio recently stopped by the morning news set at WPIX, and talked about his role on Ugly Betty, being the father of teenagers, and some of his future projects.

The included Ugly Betty clip is hilarious, not only because Tony Plana does the exasperated father better than anyone, but also because he guessed that Hilda is pregnant, then Hilda quickly corrected him.  I don’t know, I just found it funny because Ana Ortiz really is pregnant.
I’m glad that Archie is going to run for Queens borough president, because that will make for all kinds of interesting story lines; and Ana …read more

After yesterday’s wonderful news about Ugly Betty’s early return to the air, ABC has released the title and synopses for episodes 3.20 and 3.21 .  We already knew that 3.20 would be entitled “Rabbit Test”.  Here is the synopsis for 3.20:
The Suarez family gets an invitation to meet Matt’s famed billionaire dad, Calvin Hartley (guest star David Rasche), at his legendary Easter Egg hunt. While Betty sees this as a chance to get closer to Matt, Daniel seizes the opportunity to get Mode a bailout. Meanwhile Wilhelmina suspects that little William might not be her biological son.
We’ll see, but …read more

Ralph Macchio has given several interviews about his role on Ugly Betty lately, and it really seems like he’s having a ball playing Archie Rodriguez on the show. Certainly he’s not complaining about the idea of romantic scenes with Ana Ortiz.
He told the New York Daily News, “You never know with these things. I’ve always been a fan of the show. It’s one I can watch with my family, my kids. There’s a shortage of shows you can watch like that which are smart.”
He adds, about the next few episodes, of Ugly Betty, “These episodes …read more

ABC has released the title of Ugly Betty Episode 3.19 (thanks, SpoilerTV).  It is “The Sex Issue”.  OMG, this looks like season 1 Ugly Betty.  Check out the synopsis:
Daniel and Wilhelmina hope that an issue of Mode devoted to sex will turn their fortunes around. Meanwhile, when Matt seems a little shy about taking his romance with Betty to the next level, Marc and Amanda team up to give Betty a sexy makeover, and Hilda is uncertain she wants to continue dating Archie (guest star Ralph Macchio).
Remember, in episode 3.18, A Mother of a Problem, the Suarez family is …read more

Here is the info for what I think will be the last Ugly Betty episode before the hiatus.  Episode 3.18 will air March 12 (or will there be one more?).  The title is “A Mother of a Problem”.  Here is the plot:
Betty meets Matt’s mother (guest star Christine Baranski) but things don’t go as she expects. Meanwhile, Wilhelmina gets creative to solve a cash flow problem, Daniel deals with the latest wrinkle in his relationship with Molly, and the Suarez family conspire to set Hilda up with Archie (guest star Ralph Macchio), the promising city councilman from Queens.
Not only …read more

Ask and ye shall receive, Ugly Betty fans. Many of us have wondered if Ralph Machhio on Ugly Betty had been a case of drive-by casting, or if he’d be back as character Archie Rodriguez. We now have an answer directly from the source!
Kelly West of Cinema Blend ran into Macchio at the 7th Annual Ray-Ban Visionary Award ceremony and party. He was in town for the Slamdance Film Festival where he’s among the cast of the film Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead and was on the red carpet tonight to support this year’s Visionary Award …read more