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Silvio Horta was born on August 14, 1974 in Miami, Florida, USA as Silvio Alejandro Horta, is a cuban american writer and producer most notable for adapting the hit Colombian telenovela Yo Soy Betty La Fea into the ABC series, Ugly Betty. Horta served as head writer and executive producer on the series.

Horta was a popular performer and playwright in high school, attending both International Baccalaureate Theater, and Experimental Theater programs at Coral Gables Senior in Miami. He graduated in 1992.

He is a writer and producer, most known for Ugly Betty (2006), Urban Legend (1998) and Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000).

He has written many unproduced screenplays including “Even Exchange” and “The Furies” (with Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy). Prior to Ugly Betty, Horta wrote the screenplay for the 1998 teen satirical hit slasher film Urban Legend and he can be heard on the DVD commentary. Before Legend, he was working as a perfume spritzer.

Horta was also creator of two short lived sci-fi television shows Jake 2.0, which starred Christopher Gorham, who would later join the cast of Ugly Betty, and The Chronicle. In 2007, he accepted the Golden Globe for Best Comedy Series Ugly Betty, stating, “Like most of us up here, Betty is an immigrant and The American Dream is alive and well and in reach of anybody who wants it”.

Horta started the production company “Silent H Productions”, so named because he found that people in the United States always pronounced the silent H at the start of his last name.

Personal life.

Horta is openly gay; he came out to his family at nineteen.

Filmography.

Film
Year Film Distributor Credit Notes
1998 Urban Legend TriStar Pictures Writer Directed by Jamie Blanks
1999 The Furies N/A Writer Co-written by Ryan Murphy
2000 Urban Legends: Final Cut Columbia Pictures Writer Directed by John Ottman;
Sequel to Urban Legend
2012 Horror Movie: The Movie N/A Writer Short film

Television
Year Title Network Credit Notes
2001–2002 The Chronicle Sci-Fi Writer and executive producer One season: 22 episodes
2003–2004 Jake 2.0 UPN Series creator;
Writer and executive producer One season: 16 episodes
2006–2010 Ugly Betty ABC Series creator;
Writer, developer and executive producer Four seasons: 85 episodes;
Series recipient of forty-four wins and ninety-two nominations.

SILVIO HORTA, ESCRITOR, PRODUCTOR Y ADAPTADOR DE LA SERIE “BETTY LA FEA” A LA TV NORTEAMERICANA.

Silvio Horta nació el 14 de agosto de 1974 en Miami, Florida, EE. UU., Como Silvio Alejandro Horta, es un escritor y productor cubanoamericano que se destaca por adaptar la exitosa telenovela colombiana Yo Soy Betty La Fea en la serie de ABC, Ugly Betty. Horta se desempeñó como guionista y productor ejecutivo en la serie.

Horta fue un artista y dramaturgo popular en la escuela secundaria, asistiendo tanto al Teatro de Bachillerato Internacional como a programas de Teatro Experimental en Coral Gables Senior en Miami. Se graduó en 1992.

Es escritor y productor, más conocido por Ugly Betty (2006), Urban Legend (1998) y Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000).

Ha escrito muchos guiones no producidos, incluidos “Even Exchange” y “The Furies” (con el creador de Nip / Tuck, Ryan Murphy). Antes de Ugly Betty, Horta escribió el guión de la película de adolescentes de 1998 titulada satírica “Urban Legend” y se puede escuchar en el comentario del DVD. Antes de Legend, él estaba trabajando como un spritzer de perfume.

Horta también creó dos programas de televisión de ciencia ficción de corta duración Jake 2.0, protagonizados por Christopher Gorham, quien más tarde se uniría al elenco de Ugly Betty y The Chronicle. En 2007, aceptó el Globo de Oro de la Mejor Serie de Comedia Ugly Betty, declarando: “Como la mayoría de nosotros aquí, Betty es una inmigrante y The American Dream está vivo y bien y al alcance de cualquiera que lo quiera”.

Horta comenzó la productora “Silent H Productions”, así llamada porque descubrió que la gente en los Estados Unidos siempre pronunció el silencio H al comienzo de su apellido.