Fernando Gaitán Salom | |
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| Born | (1960-11-09)9 November 1960 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Died | 29 January 2019(2019-01-29) (aged 58)[1] Bogotá, Colombia |
| Occupation | Screenwriter,television producer |
| Notable works | Yo soy Betty, la fea Café con aroma de mujer Hasta que la plata nos separe |
Fernando Gaitán Salom (9 November 1960 – 29 January 2019) was a Colombian TV series andtelenovela screenwriter as well as a producer.
Fernando Gaitán was known for weaving different histories into diverse social contexts.[2] He gained fame in Latin America after writing the telenovelaCafé, con aroma de mujer and world notoriety for his telenovelaYo soy Betty, la fea which has been adapted in different countries.Yo soy Betty, la fea won theTP de Oro for its nominated category,Mejor Telenovela (Best Soap Opera) in 2002.[3]
The success ofYo soy Betty, la fea led to a sequel in 2002 withUnivision's release ofEco moda.[4]Yo soy Betty, la fea also spawned a number of international remakes and adaptations, such asVerliebt in Berlin in Germany,La Fea más bella in Mexico,Lotte in The Netherlands,Ne Rodis Krasivoy in Russia,Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin in India,Sensiz Olmuyor in Turkey,Maria, i Aschimi in Greece,Yo soy Bea in Spain,Ugly Betty in the United States, andBela, a Feia in Brazil.
Gaitán received multiple awards and nominations in Colombia and internationally; India Catalina Award (1993, 1994, 2000, 2001), Simón Bolívar Award (1994), El Tiempo Award (1999, 2000), Radio Caracas Televisión Award (2000), Asociación Cronistas del Espectáculo in the United States (1995), GES Awards and INTE Awards inMiami (2002).[5]
An article inVariety reported that the success ofYo soy Betty, la fea spin-offs has led to the search for other telenovelas being planned for theUnited States.[6]
HisCafe con Aroma de Mujer (Coffee With the Scent of a Woman), a hit for Colombia'sRCN TV in 1994, was remade in Mexico twice. The first version wasTV Azteca'sCuando seas mia in 2001. As of 2007Televisa was airing its ownCafe con Aroma de Mujer, with the titleDestilando Amor.[7]
Besides writing, Gaitán had as a hobby being aDJ.[8]
Gaitan died ofheart failure in a Bogota hospital in 2019.
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