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 NĂșñez played the title role of Beatriz “Bea” PĂ©rez PinzĂłn and Alejandro Tous played Ălvaro 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.