The Cartel encourages Betty to forget Armando
I am Betty, the Ugly one - S1 - E315
Alejandra discovers Armando's love for Betty, she asks him to seek forgiveness. Nicolás takes Patricia to lunch, the Cartel consoles Betty. Betty recognizes that it hurts her to lose Armando.
I am Betty, the Ugly one: Season 1 - 71 Episode s
1x265 - Hermes speaks with Roberto Mendoza
October 31, 2000
Roberto and Hermes talk and reach an agreement on very good terms.
1x266 - Betty returns to Bogotá
November 1, 2000
Roberto tells the board that Betty has no intention of stealing the company and that she is arriving that afternoon to work things out. Betty's lawyers show up at the meeting and set up an appointment with Betty for the next day.
1x267 - Betty surprises with her new image in Bogotá
November 2, 2000
Hermes, after being surprised by Betty's change, scolds her and demands that she put her face on Ecomoda. The lawyer Santamaría exposes to the board the possible solution to save Ecomoda where everyone has to sell their assets, everyone protests.
1x268 - Ecomoda shall continue to belong to Terramoda
November 3, 2000
The lawyer Santamaría advises them all to stay in Betty's hands to save the company and they finally accept. Betty discovers that her mother read the newspaper. The board has to decide who will talk to Betty about the new conditions.
1x269 - Episode 269
November 6, 2000
Roberto decides to be the one to talk to Betty. Betty complains to Julia about having read the newspaper. Santamaria cancels the appointment with Betty and the lawyers in his office. Roberto calls Betty.
1x270 - Catalina prepares Betty for her return to Ecomoda
November 7, 2000
Betty agrees to talk to Roberto in front of the meeting at Ecomoda. Betty meets Catalina and they go to an optician's and Catalina makes her change her glasses. Betty arrives at Ecomoda.
1x271 - Betty returns to Ecomoda
November 8, 2000
Betty enters Ecomoda and the surprise is for everyone, the Cartel, Patricia and Marcela. Bertha resumes her work and goes with her baby. Roberto asks Betty not to give him the company and to manage it until everything is resolved.
1x272 - Betty continues to amaze with her makeover
November 9, 2000
Roberto asks everyone to analyze the situation with Betty and she calls her lawyers. Armando and everyone are surprised by the change. The lawyers tell the board that Betty has to remain in charge of Ecomoda.
1x273 - Betty is nominated for Ecomoda's presidency
November 10, 2000
Betty faces aggression from Daniel and Marcela, but lawyer Santamaría convinces them that the company has to be managed by Betty. Roberto asks Betty to accept.
1x274 - Betty is the new president of Ecomoda
November 13, 2000
Betty asks as a condition to accept the Presidency that Marcela does not leave Ecomoda and that she hires Nicolás Mora. Hugo arrives at Ecomoda and Patricia tells him that they are waiting for him in the boardroom.
1x275 - Gutiérrez makes Betty's appointment official
November 14, 2000
Hugo enters the boardroom and upon seeing Betty is terrified, but when he learns of his appointment as president, he wants to resign. Roberto calms everyone down and introduces Hermes as the company's new accountant. Armando and Mario hand over the position to Betty. Gutiérrez announces Betty's appointment to the employees.
1x276 - The Cartel celebrates Betty's appointment
November 15, 2000
Patricia makes a fuss in the board about Betty's appointment. Betty goes in to talk to Marcela, but Marcela is still as cold as ever, Betty tells her that she wants nothing to do with Armando. Hugo tells Jenny that she is rehired in front of Betty and the Cartel.
1x277 - Betty goes out to party with the Ugly Cartel
November 16, 2000
Betty hires Jenny again. The Cartel invites Betty to a disco to celebrate and Armando overhears and tells Freddy to go for a drink. Margarita, Marcela and Patricia go to dinner. Betty calls Nicolás and tells him that she is appointing him Financial Vice President.
1x278 - Betty tells the Cartel why she left Ecomoda
November 17, 2000
The Cartel tries to get the secret of Ecomoda out of Betty, but she refuses. Armando and Freddy have a drink in a bar and Armando asks Freddy to find out the address of the discotheque where the Cartel is located.
1x279 - Armando gives Betty an explanation
November 20, 2000
Freddy enters the disco and sees Aura Maria dancing with a guy. Armando enters the disco and asks Betty to talk, but she tries to leave; however, she feels pressured, and they talk. He tells her that he loves her.
1x280 - Betty tells Julia that Armando still loves her
November 21, 2000
Despite Armando's pleas, Betty rejects him and leaves, telling him that she doesn't believe him. Marcela is worried about Armando's attitude. Hermes, Betty and Nicolas leave for the court date with the lawyers and Armando.
1x281 - Armando and Betty reach a legal settlement
November 22, 2000
Patricia has to get to Ecomoda by bus. Betty and Armando confront each other in court, but to conciliate.
1x282 - Episode 282
November 23, 2000
Armando asks Betty to let him have an office at Ecomoda to work on the recovery project.
1x283 - Mario advises Armando to get Betty back
November 24, 2000
Hermes prefers to keep Betty's old office. Armando tells Mario that he has given up hope with Betty. Betty meets with Marcela alone before the committee and they fight about the Cartel being kicked out.
1x284 - The Cartel is saved from being fired from Ecomoda
November 27, 2000
Betty decides to reprimand and punish the Cartel and Patricia, but not to throw them out. Betty summons a committee including Mario and Armando.
1x285 - Betty asks to design clothes for ordinary women
November 28, 2000
Armando and Mario propose to sell the Ecomoda franchise in South and Central America, Betty accepts. Betty proposes a change of strategy with the objective of the designs so that they are prepared for ordinary women and challenges Hugo to design for the Cartel.
1x286 - Betty proposes to use the Cartel as models
November 29, 2000
The board accepts Betty's proposal. Patricia becomes Marcela's secretary and Aura Maria Betty's secretary; Mariana goes to reception.
1x287 - Betty removes Armando's belongings from his office
November 30, 2000
Betty sends Armando's personal belongings and the bag with the cards to Freddy.
1x288 - The Cartel discovers the instruction letter
December 1, 2000
Marcela's jealousy attacks return. Betty and Nicolás arrive at a car dealership to buy a car. Hugo sends Inesita to bring the Cartel to take her measurements for her new clothes, some of them are offended. Sandra finds the folder of Mario and Armando's letter.
1x289 - The Cartel discovers Betty and Armando's affair
December 4, 2000
The Cartel reads Armando's letter and worries about what might have happened. Betty buys a car.
1x290 - The Cartel continues to inquire about the letter
December 5, 2000
Betty and Armando take each one in turn. Betty asks the time at which the garbage passes.
1x291 - Armando searches through the garbage for Betty's gifts
December 6, 2000
Armando goes down to get the bag and stops the employees from taking the garbage.
1x292 - Daniel Valencia invites Betty to dinner
December 7, 2000
Marcela and Betty talk about the pact, Betty defends herself. Meanwhile, Armando hides the bag in his office. Daniel invites Betty to lunch the next day. Nicolás confronts Daniel to defend Patricia.
1x293 - The Cartel confesses to Betty that they read the letter
December 8, 2000
Betty arrives with the new car at Ecomoda. Betty gathers the Cartel in the meeting room so that they can explain the conversation in the bathroom, they confess, and Betty is ready to tell them everything.
1x294 - Betty tells the Cartel the whole truth
December 11, 2000
Betty tells the Cartel everything and asks them to keep quiet. Catalina Ángel arrives at Ecomoda to the committee and tells everyone that she was the advisor for Betty's change.
1x295 - Betty is unable to forget Armando
December 12, 2000
Armando announces a trip in the committee. Marcela asks Catalina to talk. Catalina tells Betty about Michel.
1x296 - Catalina Ángel makes her support for Betty clear to Marcela
December 13, 2000
Catalina confronts Marcela and tells her that she will support Betty in everything. Patricia asks Betty for a raise, Betty refuses.
1x297 - Mariana reads the cards to Betty again
December 14, 2000
Nicolás leaves his cell phone with Patricia. Betty tells the Cartel all about her trip to Cartagena and her walks with Michel, Mariana reads her cards. Betty arrives at the restaurant for her date with Daniel.
1x298 - Betty dines with Daniel Valencia
December 15, 2000
Betty defends herself against Daniel and denies him the advance. At the exit of the restaurant, Armando is waiting for her and makes a jealous scene.
1x299 - Hugo starts working on the Cartel's image
December 18, 2000
The counselor arrives at Ecomoda to change the look of the Cartel. Betty finds Patricia with Nicolas' cell phone. Patricia yells at Betty and tells her to stay with her company, that she is leaving.
1x300 - Betty prepares for collection launch
December 19, 2000
Betty scolds Nicolás because he lent Patricia his cell phone. A month later, Nicolás arrives with Patricia's car. Armando shows up at Ecomoda.
1x301 - Armando returns to Ecomoda
December 20, 2000
Armando goes to Betty's office and gives her a report of his trip very coldly, Betty is puzzled.
1x302 - Alejandra Sing comes to Ecomoda
December 21, 2000
Armando receives the Venezuelan woman very flirtatiously and the Cartel tells Betty that it was a Caracas romance. The Cartel plan an espionage.
1x303 - Armando gives Alejandra a tour of Ecomoda
December 22, 2000
Armando discovers Patricia and Bertha spying on him with the Venezuelan. Betty scolds Aura Maria for spying on Armando.
1x304 - Hugo Lombardi fixes up the Ugly Cartel
December 25, 2000
The Cartel goes to the studio to get ready for the night. Alejandra asks Armando to introduce her to Betty.
1x305 - Episode 305
December 26, 2000
Catalina receives the international guests; Betty gives interviews to the news before the fashion show. Marcela arrives furious at Ecomoda when Patricia is about to go out with Nicolás.
1x306 - Hugo Lombardi to resign after launch
December 27, 2000
Armando arrives with Alejandra and meets Betty. Armando learns that Betty was in Cartagena from Claudia Helena who is talking about the Frenchman.
1x307 - Betty introduces the new Ecomoda collection
December 28, 2000
Hugo tells journalists that he is going to resign. Kike Santander appears.
1x308 - The Cartel parades at the collection launch
December 29, 2000
Betty asks Armando to present the fashion show, but he pushes her to do it because it is her collection.
1x309 - Betty asks Hugo Lombardi not to resign
January 1, 2001
Marcela hides when she sees Armando with the Venezuelan woman. Hugo announces a surprise.
1x310 - Betty continues to receive praise for new collection
January 2, 2001
Mario Duarte appears at the end of the parade. The Chilean TV interviews the Cartel, Freddy ruins Aura Maria's plan with the Chilean. Catalina approaches Betty who is very sad.
1x311 - Armando ends his relationship with Marcela
January 3, 2001
Betty confesses to Catalina that it hurts her that Armando is playing the fool with the Venezuelan. Armando takes the Venezuelan to the hotel and tells her that he is going to solve the problem with Marcela. Marcela receives Armando with the things of the marriage in the room, he tries to talk to her to end the relationship on good terms.
1x312 - Betty is confused with Armando's attitude
January 4, 2001
Armando tells Marcela that he is going to be alone. Marcela lets him go and stays crying. The Cartel asks Bertha to spy on Marcela to hear what she tells Patricia.
1x313 - Betty learns that Armando broke up with Marcela
January 5, 2001
Bertha tells the Cartel and they tell Betty that Armando broke up with Marcela. Nicolás offers Patricia a ride to and from the house.
1x314 - Alejandra Sing acquires Ecomoda franchise
January 8, 2001
Alejandra arrives at Ecomoda to sign the contract and Betty summons Marcela and Armando to the boardroom, Nicolás hands her the contracts.
1x315 - The Cartel encourages Betty to forget Armando
January 9, 2001
Alejandra discovers Armando's love for Betty, she asks him to seek forgiveness. Nicolás takes Patricia to lunch, the Cartel consoles Betty. Betty recognizes that it hurts her to lose Armando.
1x316 - Patricia and Nicolás in a scandal
January 10, 2001
The Cartel find Patricia arriving with Nicolas in the car with wet hair, Nicolas tries to explain what happened, but no one believes him. Michel appears in Ecomoda.
1x317 - Michel Doinel comes to Ecomoda
January 11, 2001
The Cartel are shocked to see Michel. Armando tells Calderón that he had nothing to do with the Venezuelan woman and that he is going to get Betty back. Betty is solving a problem and no one can find her.
1x318 - Episode 318
January 12, 2001
Armando remembers the models' comment about the Frenchman Betty was with in Cartagena. Michel greets Betty very much in love. Patricia flirts with the Frenchman. The Cartel gathers in the bathroom to discuss Michel's arrival and Armando enters the bathroom.
1x319 - Armando discovers Betty's diary
January 15, 2001
Michel proposes Betty to go to Cartagena to manage a chain of restaurants that he is going to set up. Armando enters the presidency and takes the picture of Betty and the Frenchman out of her wallet, and also takes out the newspaper and reads excerpts from the beginning where Betty admired and loved him in silence. Betty enters and introduces him to Michel.
1x320 - Armando reads Betty's diary
January 16, 2001
Betty introduces Michel to Armando and Armando treats him angrily. Michel insists that Betty accept the proposal to work with him in Cartagena. Armando takes Betty's diary to the office and begins to read it all with tears streaming down his face.
1x321 - Catalina persuades Betty to work with Michel
January 17, 2001
Michel formally proposes to Betty the position in Cartagena and Catalina tries to persuade her to accept. Armando cries in despair when he reads of Betty's betrayal. Betty tells Nicolás that she is going to resign from Ecomoda.
1x322 - Episode 322
January 18, 2001
Armando is a mess at the office, Mario tries to comfort him. Julia invites Michel to the house. The Cartel is very sad when Betty tells them about Michel's proposal to take her to Cartagena.
1x323 - Betty takes Michel to her home
January 19, 2001
The Cartel tells Armando that Betty is leaving Ecomoda to work with the Frenchman. Armando hits Mario when he finds him reading Betty's diary. Mario resigns from the company; Betty takes Michel home. Armando reads in Betty's diary that she still loves him.
1x324 - Inés encourages Armando to get Betty back
January 22, 2001
Hermes talks with Michel. Inesita secretly tells Armando where Betty is. Armando promises the Cartel that he will not let Betty leave Ecomoda.
1x325 - Armando talks to Julia about Betty
January 23, 2001
Betty accepts Michel's invitation to go out to a bar and have a few drinks.
1x326 - Armando goes to the place where Betty and Michel are
January 24, 2001
Armando arrives at Betty's house and begs Julia to forgive him, and she tells him the name of the bar where they are.
1x327 - Armando asks Montaner to sing for Betty
January 25, 2001
Armando convinces Montaner and Montaner sings a bolero to Betty. Betty rejects Armando.
1x328 - Betty resigns as president of Ecomoda
January 26, 2001
Julia tries to convince Betty to give Armando another chance. Betty arrives the next day at Ecomoda and writes the letter of resignation. The Cartel is alarmed, but Betty is adamant. Marcela and Betty talk, Betty tells her that the resignation is irrevocable.
1x329 - Armando resigns from Ecomoda
January 29, 2001
Armando asks Betty not to resign, that he is not going to bother her anymore because he is leaving the country today.
1x330 - Daniel Valencia becomes president of Ecomoda
January 30, 2001
Daniel decides to assume the presidency, but Marcela and Margarita do not agree. Marcela asks Armando to stay in the presidency, but he does not accept.
1x331 - Marcela tells Betty that Armando loves her
January 31, 2001
Marcela tells Betty everything she has known for some time about Armando's love for her and asks her to reconsider the decision to leave Ecomoda. Armando says goodbye to the Cartel, the Cartel enters Betty's office and tells her that Armando left.
1x332 - Betty decides to save Ecomoda
February 1, 2001
Daniel tells Betty that he plans to liquidate Ecomoda, which makes Betty, and the Cartel go to look for Armando, who is in the production area saying goodbye to the staff.
1x333 - Armando and Betty reconcile
February 2, 2001
Betty publicly forgives Armando, and they kiss to the applause of the entire production staff and the Cartel. Aura Maria and Freddy reconcile. Armando and Betty take Daniel out of Ecomoda. Hermes asks Betty for explanations for her behavior.
1x334 - Armando proposes to Betty
February 5, 2001
Armando officially asks for Betty's hand. Margarita tells them that she organizes the marriage. Marcela leaves Ecomoda and Patricia leaves behind. Nicolás is very sad.
1x335 - Betty and Armando get married
February 6, 2001
Armando and Betty get married, and Armando Manzanero sings "Somos Novios". This story ends with the birth of a baby girl.