Yo soy Betty, la fea - Season 1

First aired: 10/25/1999 335 episodes

Episodes

1. Episode 1

Aired: 10/25/1999

Betty arrives at Ecomoda for an interview for the position of presidential secretary with a brilliant resume, but finds that there is a candidate with a better chance than her.

2. Episode 2

Aired: 10/27/1999

Armando decides to hire Patricia and Betty as presidential secretaries and even though Betty is given the warehouse room as an office, Armando gives Betty the most important duties and Patricia the responsibility of public relations except for her personal agenda, which infuriates Marcela.

3. Episode 3

Aired: 10/29/1999

During Betty's first buyers' parade, she makes a mess when she tries to help Armando when he gives her a color chart he's requested, Betty gets in the way of the parade and falls off the stage.

4. Episode 4

Aired: 11/1/1999

Armando reiterates to Betty that the personal planner cannot be given to anyone. Marcela arrives at the office to complain about him leaving Patricia out of his personal affairs. While they argue about fidelity, Karina Larson, one of the models with whom he had a relationship, arrives. Betty tries to get her out of the company.

5. Episode 5

Aired: 11/2/1999

Betty tries to hide Karina's presence in Ecomoda, she makes Armando take her, but Patricia has seen her and goes and tells Marcela. They try to take Betty's agenda while Armando has left taking Karina.

6. Episode 6

Aired: 11/3/1999

Marcela asks Betty to hand over the position to Patricia, especially the diary. Armando arrives and tears up the letter and argues with Marcela. He thanks Betty for what she did and tells her that she no longer needs a probationary period because the probationary period will expire in one of these days. Mario tries to convince Armando not to get married, creating a computer program for him to find the ideal woman.

7. Episode 7

Aired: 11/4/1999

Marcela sues Armando about his womanizing past, eventually seducing him and forgiving him, promising not to interfere in his company affairs again. Román calls Betty to confirm his invitation to go out. After a discussion with his father, he gets permission. Betty waits to be picked up even though more than an hour has passed.

8. Episode 8

Aired: 11/5/1999

Betty cries inconsolably because they did it to her again, leaving her stuck. Nicolás, furious, complains to Román, who punches him. Hermes, Betty's father, arrives to complain about Román's trick on Betty, and they end up punching him.

9. Episode 9

Aired: 11/8/1999

Betty secretly prepares a project to surprise Armando and stand out at the meeting. Patricia overhears this conversation where Betty tells her mother this. Patricia is plotting something. Armando sits down with Betty to file the agenda.

10. Episode 10

Aired: 11/9/1999

Betty confronts Román and humiliates him. Patricia, assisted by Marcela, asks Betty for the reports, and Patricia hands them over as if they were hers, for which she is congratulated. Armando and Marcela doubt the need to have Betty if Patricia is capable of such an efficient job. At the headquarters, they invite Betty to lunch and tell her the company gossip.

11. Episode 11

Aired: 11/10/1999

The ugly women tell Betty the story of Ecomoda, its characters, family gossip, and Armando and Daniel's rivalries. Daniel asks the board to carefully review Armando's proposal, considering it impossible to fulfill.

12. Episode 12

Aired: 11/11/1999

At the end of the meeting, they congratulate Patricia on the report. Betty confronts her, but Marcela intervenes and convinces Betty not to tell Armando that the report was hers. The Ecomoda employees give Roberto a farewell serenade.

13. Episode 13

Aired: 11/12/1999

Armando asks Betty and Patricia to help him prepare the business plan, but Betty cleverly tells him that since Patricia wrote the report, he should do the project. She furiously agrees and asks Mario for help. Betty, in turn, asks Nicolás for help with the report.

14. Episode 14

Aired: 11/15/1999

Betty and Nicolás work on the project all night. Mario and Patricia prepare dinner and talk about love. When Patricia tries to get him to work, Mario seduces her, and they wake up in bed.

15. Episode 15

Aired: 11/16/1999

Betty spends all night doing Armando's work, but finds Armando furious because she's late. Patricia and Mario arrive late and without work. Betty doesn't get a chance to hand in the work to Armando. Hermes arrives at Ecomoda to talk to Armando.

16. Episode 16

Aired: 11/17/1999

Betty, terrified, tries to stop Hermes from fighting with Armando; meanwhile, Armando, furious, admits to Marcela that Betty is of no use to him and that he's going to fire her. Armando fires Betty without giving her the chance to hand over the work she did for him.

17. Episode 17

Aired: 11/18/1999

As they say goodbye, Betty hands him the report, and he, surprised and fascinated, hugs Betty and sits down with Mario to review it. Patricia tells Marcela about the wonderful night she spent with Mario and the possibilities she has of getting married.

18. Episode 18

Aired: 11/19/1999

Marcela and Patricia are deeply frustrated to learn that Betty wasn't fired, but that she actually created the business plan that Armando and Mario are very happy with. Mario tries to avoid Patricia.

19. Episode 19

Aired: 11/22/1999

Daniel warns Olarte that from now on he has to take care of Betty and any move she makes.

20. Episode 20

Aired: 11/23/1999

Betty becomes convinced that Armando is the love of her life after Mariana reads her letters. Armando announces to everyone that Betty will take over the financial management, taking over from Olarte. Patricia seeks an alliance with Olarte to fight Betty.

21. Episode 21

Aired: 11/24/1999

Patricia, to make Mario jealous, has Marcela set her up with his brother Daniel Valencia, which ends up being a failure due to Daniel's disdain for her. Aura María invites Betty to go out with some friends.

22. Episode 22

Aired: 11/25/1999

Betty goes out with Aura María and her friends to a nightclub, where both Betty and Aura María's friend are bored, as the man is disappointed that Betty isn't the woman he expected. Betty is terrified by Aura María's behavior with her friend.

23. Episode 23

Aired: 11/26/1999

Betty lies to her parents. Julia, her mother, is happy, convinced that Betty has met someone. Armando delegates responsibility for managing relations with the bank to Betty, overruling Olarte.

24. Episode 24

Aired: 11/29/1999

Armando thanks Betty for everything she's done for him, and she takes it as a declaration of love. A few months pass. Betty interrupts a racetrack at the club to get Armando to sign a promissory note for the disbursement of a loan. Marcela is shocked to see that Armando doesn't scold her but instead congratulates her for what she did.

25. Episode 25

Aired: 11/30/1999

Despite Marcela's fury, Armando asks Betty to stay and join them for lunch with the executives of RAG-TELA, a textile company, and once again Betty saves the business. Armando appoints her Assistant to the President. Betty cries with emotion.

26. Episode 26

Aired: 12/1/1999

Betty tells her friends that Armando named her presidential assistant, and they go to the bathroom to celebrate, but are interrupted by Patricia, who attacks them. They defend themselves, and Patricia tells Marcela. Marcela goes in to tell Armando what happened.

27. Episode 27

Aired: 12/2/1999

Marcela calls the headquarters and Gutiérrez, the chief of staff, together to inform them that they will be reprimanded and their salaries docked for assault. Armando, having heard Betty's version of events, interrupts the meeting and accuses Patricia, also announcing Betty's appointment as assistant to the president. Betty alarms Armando with the report.

28. Episode 28

Aired: 12/3/1999

Armando, in light of the situation and Betty's assessment of the goals set for Armando's project, asks Betty to tweak the data to present at the meeting. Daniel shows up at Ecomoda and asks Olarte to try to review the report before the meeting.

29. Episode 29

Aired: 12/6/1999

Mario seduces Patricia and convinces her to go out with him that night. Armando arrives an hour late at the house where his parents have just arrived from London; Marcela doesn't speak to him. Betty works on the report with Nicolás and tells her parents they're going to raise her salary. Olarte goes into Betty's office and turns on the computer.

30. Episode 30

Aired: 12/7/1999

Olarte can't access Betty's computer. Betty and Nicolás work all night on the report. Olarte and Patricia plan to distract Betty so she can't finish her work for the meeting.

31. Episode 31

Aired: 12/8/1999

Patricia manages to lock Betty's computer. Armando tells the board they have to wait for the computer to be fixed. The technician asks Betty for the password so he can access the information.

32. Episode 32

Aired: 12/9/1999

The technician accuses Betty in front of the board of having damaged the computer; she gives the technician the keys to extract the information. Betty's friends help her, and Aura María calls a friend who is a computer specialist and tells Betty that the damage can be fixed in an hour.

33. Episode 33

Aired: 12/10/1999

Betty tells Armando that the computer problem has a quick fix. He confronts the technician, who promises to deliver it in 15 minutes. The ugly women keep an eye on him. Finally, Armando announces that the report is ready and the meeting doesn't need to be postponed.

34. Episode 34

Aired: 12/13/1999

Betty presents the report to the board, while the headquarters distracts the technician and they find the report from the files he is taking from Olarte.

35. Episode 35

Aired: 12/14/1999

The ugly group gives Betty the copies of the files the technician hid, and she in turn gives them to Armando. He interrogates her and she confesses what happened, but only names Olarte as the sole culprit, saving Patricia. Armando interrogates Olarte.

36. Episode 36

Aired: 12/15/1999

Orlando removes Olarte from Ecomoda, but he doesn't betray Daniel or Patricia. Armando gathers the family together, informs them of the dismissals and the reasons for their dismissal, and in the process reassures Betty. The ugly women suspect Patricia, just as Armando and Mario do.

37. Episode 37

Aired: 12/16/1999

Betty insists that to meet Armando's goals, the costs of quality fabrics must be significantly reduced. Sofia causes a scandal with her husband by not bringing him all the money. Armando asks Betty to accompany him to do the fabric business that night.

38. Episode 38

Aired: 12/17/1999

The ugly women's headquarters dresses and applies makeup to Betty, who is to accompany Armando to a cocktail party for a business deal and fabric contract. Daniel invites Patricia to his apartment and asks her, in exchange for her silence, to spy on Betty and Armando's movements.

39. Episode 39

Aired: 12/20/1999

While Betty reviews the contract with RAG-TELA, Armando flirts with a former queen who is at the cocktail party.

40. Episode 40

Aired: 12/21/1999

Armando has to interrupt his flirtation with Claudia when a call from Marcela comes in. Armando picks up Betty on the street and takes her home, again asking her to always stay by his side and trust him.

41. Episode 41

Aired: 12/22/1999

Hermes is told that the company he works for is going bankrupt and they're going to lay off all the employees. Miguel calls Betty to reconfirm the appointment. Armando goes with Betty to the banks to register the signature.

42. Episode 42

Aired: 12/23/1999

Betty asks Armando for a job for Nicolás. Armando tells Hugo and Marcela that when he goes on his trip, Betty will remain in charge of the company.

43. Episode 43

Aired: 12/24/1999

Despite having rejected Miguel's offer, Betty recommends that Armando buy supplies from them, as their prices are the most favorable. Daniel visits Patricia to obtain information about the company.

44. Episode 44

Aired: 12/27/1999

Daniel asks Olarte to help him investigate whether the fabric dealers offered Betty commissions. Nicolás advises Betty to accept Miguel's offer. Mario goes out with Aura Maria.

45. Episode 43

Aired: 12/28/1999

Olarte confirms Daniel's suspicions about RAG-TELA. Armando, Mario, and Betty leave for RAG-TELA to sign the contract.

46. Episode 46

Aired: 12/29/1999

Armando and Mario sign the contract with RAG-TELA. Miguel calls Betty to ask how she wants their commission paid. Olarte calls Miguel, who tells him everything went very well with Betty. Daniel records this conversation.

47. Episode 47

Aired: 12/30/1999

Betty goes out to lunch with her friends and imagines what she would do with the commission she was offered at RAG-TELA. Marcela is at the club with Hugo Lombardi and Patricia when she receives a call from her brother Daniel. Betty dreams about what Armando would say if she had a lot of money.

48. Episode 48

Aired: 12/31/1999

Betty talks with Armando and Marcela about the commission she was offered. Daniel shows the recording he made to Olarte, referring to Betty's commission. Armando argues with Daniel, telling him to leave him alone. Betty says she's going to resign, but Armando doesn't let her. He tells her she's an exceptional woman, so much so that he tells Mario he plans to make Betty the owner of the new company.

49. Episode 49

Aired: 1/3/2000

Armando raises Betty's salary and calls RAG-TELA to uncover the mess he's been having with her, also demanding a 5% discount. Catalina Ángel, who will handle public relations for the new collection, arrives at Ecomoda. Mario and Armando propose that Betty design the new company, which will have only one owner: her.

50. Episode 50

Aired: 1/4/2000

Armando explains to Betty (hiding the truth a bit) the conditions and reasons why he needs to create this company. She accepts and also tells him to use Olarte's office, but she asks him not to separate her from him. Betty tells Nicolás, and he, very happy, asks if he can do interventions.

51. Episode 51

Aired: 1/5/2000

Betty suggests that Nicolás work for the new company and present a new investment plan. Several days later, they register the company. Armando and Mario plan to replace Hugo's designs from the collection launch with the same designs but using RAG-TELA fabrics, without Hugo noticing.

52. Episode 52

Aired: 1/6/2000

Betty and Nicolás make the deposit for the new venture. Hugo puts the finishing touches on the choreography for the fashion show.

53. Episode 53

Aired: 1/7/2000

Betty tells Nicolás that she has authorization from Armando to move the money however they want.

54. Episode 54

Aired: 1/10/2000

Marcela manages to convince Hugo to do the fashion show with RAG-TELA fabrics. The show goes ahead, but the visiting European designer tells Catalina that the collection's designs are good but the materials are not, and that he believes the collection won't work.

55. Episode 55

Aired: 1/11/2000

When the parade ends, the singer Anasol begins her performance. Marcela tries to get Armando to apologize to Hugo, but he refuses. Hugo resigns and leaves Ecomoda. Don Roberto warns Armando that with those materials, the situation could become very difficult. Catalina asks Armando to look for Hugo because he could publicly discredit him.

56. Episode 56

Aired: 1/12/2000

Armando goes to a bar to find Hugo. Betty and the barracks go to a nightclub. Nicolás is at another nightclub with Román and his friends. Hugo arrives at the bar and sees Armando.

57. Episode 57

Aired: 1/13/2000

The ugly girls get drunk, and Sofía catches her ex-husband with the promoter, who makes a scene. Roman and his friends trick Nicolás, who's supposedly making out with Román and making him pay the entire bill. Armando convinces Hugo, who proposes a bet that if he loses, he'll have to dress up as a drag queen.

58. Episode 58

Aired: 1/14/2000

The entire headquarters gets drunk except for Inesita, who calls Fredy for help with everything, and he takes Betty out, carrying her. Don Hermes picks Betty up at the nightclub. Armando asks Betty to call the executives to let them know she's taking over Ecomoda.

59. Episode 59

Aired: 1/17/2000

Mario invites Aura María to lunch before the trip. Armando, Marcela, and Mario leave for Miami, where Betty takes over and has her first confrontation with Patricia when she becomes her boss. Armando calls Betty a few days later, and she asks him to come to Colombia because things aren't going well.

60. Episode 60

Aired: 1/18/2000

Upon receiving the sales reports, Betty asks Patricia to reconfirm her return for the next day. Betty doesn't approve Hugo's hiring of models for sizing, and they rebel against her. When Armando arrives and finds the situation so dire, he asks Betty for a loan from her company for Ecomoda.

61. Episodio 61

Aired: 1/19/2000

Nicolás brings Betty the checkbook and the company stamp for the loan. Mario snubs Aura María, and she tries to get revenge. Armando and Mario write the check for 100 million pesos for Betty to sign.

62. Episode 62

Aired: 1/20/2000

Armando and Mario convince Betty that nothing will happen to the loan, but that it's just a precautionary measure, and she signs the check. Aura María sneaks into Mario's office, and as they're kissing, Patricia walks in and finds them; a scandal breaks out, and Mario kicks Aura María out. Daniel also asks Patricia that if she's not going to be his informant, then she should leave Ecomoda.

63. Episode 63

Aired: 1/21/2000

Armando authorizes Hugo to sizing two of the three models and orders him to find one with a newspaper ad. Betty intercedes with Armando on Aura María's behalf, and he orders Gutiérrez to reinstate her, but he blackmails her and invites her out that night to negotiate her reinstatement.

64. Episode 64

Aired: 1/24/2000

Fredy, upon learning that Aura María isn't going to be fired, tries to locate her to warn her against Gutiérrez and asks Bertha, Gutiérrez's secretary, for her cell phone and home phone numbers. Armando receives a model at the office and asks Betty to be discreet. She stays locked in the office all night. Gutiérrez's wife arrives at the nightclub and angrily throws him out.

65. Episode 65

Aired: 1/25/2000

Fredy arrives at the nightclub and leaves the watch as collateral for the bill Gutiérrez left unpaid. Patricia apologizes to Daniel and accepts his terms. Armando, regretting leaving Betty locked up all night, gives her the day off.

66. Episode 66

Aired: 1/26/2000

Gutiérrez arrives at Ecomoda, battered, scratched, and furious, and demands Bertha and Fredy's resignation. The headquarters asks Armando for help, and he confronts Gutiérrez. Mario presents a new sales strategy to save the company.

67. Episode 67

Aired: 1/27/2000

Realizing the economic catastrophe of the sales report, Armando proposes to Betty that her company seize Ecomoda, and despite Betty's arguments against it, Armando ends up convincing her. Marcela arrives from Miami and, upon realizing the situation, becomes furious with Betty; Armando defends her.

68. Episode 68

Aired: 1/28/2000

Armando and Mario ask Hugo for a new collection, and he agrees, but only if it's made with top-quality materials. He also reminds Armando of the promise he has made to dress as a drag queen. At Hugo's casting call for a size model, Sofía's husband's mistress arrives. She creates a scene, but Hugo hires her.

69. Episode 69

Aired: 1/31/2000

Hugo deliberately hires the promoter, despite the pleas of Sofía and Armando, whom she has asked for the favor. Betty gives Armando the pledge as collateral for the seizure of Ecomoda.

70. Episode 70

Aired: 2/1/2000

Marcela complains to Aura María about the scandal with Mario. Armando asks Betty to be very discreet about the transaction and to ensure that no one finds out. Sofía continues insulting the sponsor, and she, in turn, mocks her.

71. Episode 71

Aired: 2/2/2000

Armando manages to convince Marcela to support him with Ecomoda's problems. The banks begin to harass him with debts. Hugo prepares the next collection; Sofía asks the promoter to talk.

72. Episode 72

Aired: 2/3/2000

Daniel shows up at Ecomoda, surprising Armando, who's reserving the new collection, and enters Betty's office to try to get information about the sales slump. Bertha puts on the dress she copied from Patricia. Mariana reads Betty's letters again.

73. Episode 73

Aired: 2/4/2000

The ugly barracks suggest that Fredy seduce the promoter and invite her out to make her end her relationship with Efrain, Sofía's ex-husband.

74. Episode 74

Aired: 2/7/2000

Mario suggests to Armando that they purchase materials from a company that ships them from Panama. Betty is very concerned about the possibility of the Panamanian supplier being contacted. The promoter accepts Fredy's invitation to go out.

75. Episode 75

Aired: 2/8/2000

Mario presents the Panamanian intermediary's quote to Armando and Betty, who is suspicious. But Armando gets excited and asks Mario to travel to Panama without anyone knowing. Fredy arranges to meet the promoter at lunchtime.

76. Episode 76

Aired: 2/9/2000

Hugo reminds Armando that the drag queen party is that night. Fredy changes restaurants at the suggestion of Yenny, the promoter, and the ugly group loses their money and the trap because Efrain arrives at the restaurant and finds no one there. Sofía keeps Yenny's paycheck, and she goes to complain to Gutiérrez.

77. Episode 77

Aired: 2/10/2000

Marcela convinces Sofía to return the check. Armando and Betty get a $2 million loan from the bank, but Betty is worried.

78. Episode 78

Aired: 2/11/2000

Hugo forces Armando to dress up as a drag queen, and he arrives at the nightclub where he is warmly welcomed. Marcela goes out to eat with Patricia and a model.

79. Episode 79

Aired: 2/14/2000

Armando fulfills the bet and when he wants to leave he finds himself surrounded by several cars and has to go out and get a taxi dressed as a Drag-Queen, while Marcela waits for him accompanied by Daniel, Maria Beatriz and the model she has to hire that same night, Armando desperately asks Betty to pick him up in a taxi.

80. Episode 80

Aired: 2/15/2000

Betty picks up Armando, and since he can't get into Ecomoda because of his clothes, Betty takes him home, and Julia and I try to help him. Hermes gets up, and they hide Armando, but his cell phone rings.

81. Episode 81

Aired: 2/16/2000

Betty and Julia manage to distract Hermes, and Armando is able to leave for home. Patricia tells Daniel that Mario has gone to import fabrics. Armando and Marcela hire Patricia Vásquez.

82. Episode 82

Aired: 2/17/2000

Armando travels to Panama. Bertha wears the same dress she bought at Ecomoda as Patricia's, which enrages her, while Hugo and Marcela laugh. Fredy crashes Armando's car while flirting with the driver.

83. Episode 83

Aired: 2/18/2000

Patricia, on Daniel's orders, begins to spy on Betty to find the names of suppliers in New York, and Betty discovers them. Betty tries to locate Armando to inform him about what's going on.

84. Episode 84

Aired: 2/21/2000

Betty tells Armando what happened with Patricia, and he calls to complain to Marcela. Seeing what's happening, he decides to travel that same day while Fredy tries to sort out the car issue as soon as possible. When Armando arrives, Fredy can't bring himself to tell him about the accident.

85. Episode 85

Aired: 2/22/2000

Armando doesn't realize the car crash because he's so angry with Patricia, she evades responsibility by feigning illness. Armando believes the car was crashed in the apartment's garage, but Fredy is saved.

86. Episode 86

Aired: 2/23/2000

The Dian (National Police) captures the truck drivers. Charlie Zaa arrives, and the barracks are in turmoil. Armando is shocked to realize they've been tricked, that the middleman has disappeared, and that they can't recover the fabrics.

87. Episode 87

Aired: 2/24/2000

Unable to resolve the smuggling problem with the Dian, Armando asks Betty to have Terramoda seize Ecomoda's assets. Armando calls a meeting with Marcela and Hugo to inform them of what happened.

88. Episode 88

Aired: 2/25/2000

Armando gives Marcela a concise version of the supplier's deception in New York. Hermes offers to take Armando and Betty to the notary for the seizure. Patricia calls Armando to inform him.

89. Episode 89

Aired: 2/28/2000

Don Hermes ends up complaining about Armando's mistreatment of Betty, and Betty, repentant, tries to hide it. Mario tries to get Patricia to talk about the pregnancy. Marcela asks Armando, on behalf of Daniel and herself, to call Roberto and tell him what's happening.

90. Episode 90

Aired: 2/29/2000

Patricia begins manipulating everyone about her pregnancy. Roberto tells Armando he's coming to the launch of the collection, which worries him and Mario. Catalina Ángel rejects Armando's call.

91. Episode 91

Aired: 3/1/2000

Daniel is convinced that the child Patricia is expecting is his. Daniel asks Patricia to leave the country since he's found her a job in New York.

92. Episode 92

Aired: 3/2/2000

Mario tries to convince Patricia not to keep the baby, but she plays the victim, leaving Mario worried. Armando negotiates the fabrics with Claudia Helena Vásquez. Bertha's husband brings Ecomoda 5 million pesos for her to buy a car.

93. Episode 93

Aired: 3/3/2000

Bertha discusses the pros and cons of liposuction or the car with the police. Armando and Mario go find Catalina to help them with the collection.

94. Episode 94

Aired: 3/6/2000

Armando and Mario convince Catalina to work with them. Claudia Helena and her partner accept the credit terms and make the deal.

95. Episode 95

Aired: 3/7/2000

Betty secures the loan in her company's name, and Armando asks her to continue the embargo process against Ecomoda. The promoter begs Hugo to let her walk the runway, but he refuses. Bertha appears at Ecomoda after her liposuction.

96. Episode 96

Aired: 3/8/2000

Marcela tells Armando that her parents will arrive the next day. Armando, worried about the creditors, sends Betty to find a lawyer to enforce the embargo. Mario and Betty negotiate with the lawyer.

97. Episode 97

Aired: 3/9/2000

The promoter goes out with Fredy to ask him to help her get permission to parade. Betty arranges with the lawyers to secure the embargo so that it will be preventive.

98. Episode 98

Aired: 3/10/2000

The ugly women discover Patricia exercising at a gym and suspect she's pregnant. The lawyer and Nicolás file a claim for seizure.

99. Episode 99

Aired: 3/13/2000

Bertha and Sofía manage to get the company to force Patricia to take some tests, including a pregnancy blood test. But she isn't listed as insured in the contract.

100. Episode 100

Aired: 3/14/2000

Roberto and Margarita arrive, very worried about the failed collection. Marcela tries to calm them down. Armando and Betty urge the bank manager to be cautious about the embargo.

101. Episode 101

Aired: 3/15/2000

Daniel arrives at the meeting at Roberto's house. Freddy tries to talk Armando and Hugo into letting Jenny walk, but Hugo rejects him. Bertha arrives home where her husband is waiting for her with the car.

102. Episode 102

Aired: 3/16/2000

Armando manages to avoid the meeting Roberto requests. Bertha calls the lab, pretending to be Patricia, to request a pregnancy test.

103. Episode 103

Aired: 3/17/2000

Margarita and Roberto arrive at Ecomoda for the meeting, at the same time as Dr. Sanchez and the notary official arrive to take the inventory at Ecomoda for the seizure.

104. Episode 104

Aired: 3/20/2000

Armando tells Roberto and Daniel that the men they saw at the company are from the insurance company that will insure Ecomoda. Roberto is satisfied with the balance sheet Betty presented. The lawyers continue taking stock.

105. Episode 105

Aired: 3/21/2000

Hugo shows the new collection to Roberto and Margarita. Claudia, one of the models, flirts with Armando in person, which Marcela notices. Armando signs the seizure order. Claudia goes into Armando's office and kisses him, which he responds to.

106. Episode 106

Aired: 3/22/2000

Betty manages to enter Armando's office and hide Claudia when Marcela comes in and searches for her everywhere. Armando questions Betty about Nicolás after overhearing a phone conversation. Betty tells them he knows about him because he works with Terramoda.

107. Episode 107

Aired: 3/23/2000

Marcela furiously asks Armando to kick Claudia out, but he refuses because she's the main model for the fashion show launch the next day, so Marcela asks him to kick Betty out. Armando suspects that Nicolás is Betty's boyfriend.

108. Episode 108

Aired: 3/24/2000

Armando asks Betty if she has a boyfriend, but she denies it. Marcela tells Patricia she's going to decapitate Betty. Patricia confronts the barracks, and Marcela intervenes, attacking Betty. Armando asks Bertha if Betty has a boyfriend.

109. Episode 109

Aired: 3/27/2000

Bertha tells Armando what Mariana said to Betty in the letters, and he becomes even more concerned. Bertha calls the lab and is told the tests will be sent today with the pregnancy tests.

110. Episode 110

Aired: 3/28/2000

The envelope with Patricia's exams arrives, and Gutiérrez takes it without Bertha having a chance to look at it. Claudia, the model, is getting drunk while preparing for the fashion show. Mario suggests to Armando that they have to win Betty's heart to get Nicolás out of the company.

111. Episode 111

Aired: 3/29/2000

Claudia gets drunk and Armando fires her. Bertha gets Patricia's tests back and they discover, from the results, that her pregnancy is false. She decides to go to the hotel to tell Mario. Armando calls Jenny to replace Claudia.

112. Episode 112

Aired: 3/30/2000

Mario and Daniel, each on their own, try to negotiate with Patricia to take responsibility for the son without compromising themselves. The ugly women arrive at the hotel, but the doorman prevents them from entering. Fredy arrives with Jenny, surprising the headquarters.

113. Episode 113

Aired: 3/31/2000

To the ugly girls' surprise, Mario tells Armando to bring Betty and her friends in. The promoter, confused by Sofía, who writes insults in a letter, trips on the catwalk, and Hugo pulls her out.

114. Episode 114

Aired: 4/3/2000

The parade ends with great success. The ugly women wait for Mario to break the news about Patricia's exam, but when she finds out, she complains to Bertha and threatens to report her for asking for the exam. Patricia has to tell Mario and Daniel that she's not pregnant. Nicolás and Hermes arrive at the hotel to pick up Betty.

115. Episode 115

Aired: 4/4/2000

When Fredy goes out with the promoter, Aura Maria seduces him, and he dumps Jenny. Armando becomes even more concerned when he realizes that Nicolás Mora has a business card as the manager of Terramoda.

116. Episode 116

Aired: 4/5/2000

Freddy and Aura Maria go out partying all night. Armando and Betty dream of romance. Daniel demands Betty's resignation.

117. Episode 117

Aired: 4/6/2000

Mario is about to convince Armando to fall in love with Betty. Daniel calls Patricia to tell her he's leaving at 5 p.m. and that he's waiting for his resignation letter. Patricia is writing a letter denouncing Daniel and his sexual harassment. He freaks out and asks her to stay.

118. Episode 118

Aired: 4/7/2000

Patricia keeps the resignation letter to protect herself from Daniel. The ugly women's headquarters go to lunch to read the letters. Mario tells Armando that the seduction of Betty must begin that night.

119. Episode 119

Aired: 4/10/2000

Mariana reads Betty's letters and tells her that all her dreams are coming true. Bertha tells Armando that the letters tell Betty that her romance with Nicolás will come true. Mario and he plan the evening.

120. Episode 120

Aired: 4/11/2000

Nicolás meets with Dr. Sanchez. Betty and Armando go to a cheap cafe, and Armando gets drunk. Mario leaves, leaving them alone.

121. Episode 121

Aired: 4/12/2000

Armando asks Betty to dance a bolero and tries to seduce her. Armando, who has continued drinking, tells Betty he's fascinated by her and kisses her. Frightened, she runs away.

122. Episode 122

Aired: 4/13/2000

Armando, very upset and remorseful, is convinced by Mario to confirm to Betty what happened the night before, and Mario promises that he will do it that night.

123. Episode 123

Aired: 4/14/2000

Sofía damages the promoter's cell phone. Armando feels guilty about what happened with Betty and doesn't talk about it. Patricia and Marcela make fun of Betty, and she overhears them.

124. Episode 124

Aired: 4/17/2000

Gutiérrez asks Sofía to resign because of the fight with the sponsor, and the headquarters, at Mariana's suggestion, tells him that if they fire Sofía, they'll fire them all. Marcela gives Sofía a lawyer's card so she can sue Efraín. Armando tells Betty he'll take her home.

125. Episode 125

Aired: 4/18/2000

Mario runs away from Patricia and goes out with one of the models. Armando takes Betty home and tells her of his love for her; they kiss passionately.

126. Episode 126

Aired: 4/19/2000

Armando kisses Betty again and tells her about a relationship, but also warns her that no one can know, not even those at the barracks.

127. Episode 127

Aired: 4/20/2000

Patricia runs out of gas and causes a scene because she hasn't been paid. Armando asks Betty for a loan in dollars to send to his parents in London.

128. Episode 128

Aired: 4/21/2000

The headquarters, to annoy Patricia, tells her that Betty doesn't have financial worries because she has a rich boyfriend. She tells Hugo, Marcela, and Armando. Armando gets furious with Betty. Betty asks the police station not to bother her about Nicolás anymore.

129. Episode 129

Aired: 4/24/2000

Armando complains to Betty about his rich boyfriend, but she reiterates that she wasn't the one who said it. Mario brings Armando a whole paraphernalia of cute little things for love, like cards, chocolates, etc., for him to give to Betty.

130. Episode 130

Aired: 4/25/2000

Daniel arrives at Ecomoda to claim his monthly money. He speaks with Betty, Armando, and Marcela. Daniel proposes to Patricia that she become his lover and solve their financial problems with him or a friend. Armando and Mario leave Betty a love card. She is moved.

131. Episode 131

Aired: 4/26/2000

Betty, extremely grateful to Armando, winks at him and flirts with him. He asks her to wait for him while he takes her home. Mario suggests that Armando go to Colorin's cocktail party to throw Marcela off his scent. Armando leaves Betty at a nightclub to wait for him while he goes to the cocktail party.

132. Episode 132

Aired: 4/27/2000

133. Episode 133

Aired: 4/28/2000

Armando passionately kisses Betty at the nightclub where the karaoke competition is taking place, and the host, seeing them so in love, lights up the lights and forces them to sing and kiss in front of everyone. Armando pays the bill and rushes Betty out. On the way out, they see Aura Maria coming in, and they hide.

134. Episode 134

Aired: 5/1/2000

Armando and Betty run out of the nightclub before Aura Maria spots them. Armando, quite angry, doesn't say goodbye to Betty with a kiss. One of the girls from the bar steals Nicolás's cell phone.

135. Episode 135

Aired: 5/2/2000

Marcela complains to Armando about the woman who disappeared the night before. Betty left a poem on his desk. Marcela, in the midst of the argument, mistakenly takes the poem.

136. Episode 136

Aired: 5/3/2000

Marcela discovers and reads the poem Betty left for Armando. She becomes convinced that Armando's lover is the one signing the poem. Betty, frightened, asks Armando to end the affair. Marcela asks Hugo to investigate Delmira Agustini, the person who signed the poem.

137. Episode 137

Aired: 5/4/2000

Hugo informs Marcela that Armando's supposed lover is a poet who died in 1914. Nicolás's friend returns his cell phone. Mario convinces Armando not to abandon Betty. Marcela continues investigating who Armando's lover is.

138. Episode 138

Aired: 5/5/2000

Patricia tries to persuade Marcela to pursue Armando, but she rejects the offer. Armando arrives at Betty's house that night and begs her to listen to him, and she agrees.

139. Episode 139

Aired: 5/8/2000

Armando convinces Betty to reconcile, but in complete secrecy, and kisses her. Román and his friends discover them and mock Betty; Armando gets into a fistfight with them. Betty decides to change, to become a new woman.

140. Episode 140

Aired: 5/9/2000

Betty decides to change her look and asks Armando for permission to arrive late to Ecomoda. Patricia accuses Aura Maria of being late to Gutiérrez, who, pressured by Marcela, decides to fire her. Armando asks Patricia to take Aura Maria's place at the reception desk. Betty goes to a clothing store to buy a dress.

141. Episode 141

Aired: 5/10/2000

Betty went to a hair salon to have her hairstyle changed.

142. Episode 142

Aired: 5/11/2000

The entire barracks show their solidarity with Aura Maria and realize that she's been kicked out of the house and Ecomoda. Marcela talks to her.

143. Episode 143

Aired: 5/12/2000

Betty, obeying Armando, tells the barracks that she's dating Nicolás Mora. Mario shows Armando that the next step is to sleep with Betty. The barracks are very worried about how ugly Betty looks and are wondering how to tell her.

144. Episode 144

Aired: 5/15/2000

The women at the barracks aren't able to say anything to Betty, even though they see her convinced she's doing great. Patricia answers a call from Nicolás, where he dazzles her with his millionaire airs. Daniel confronts Betty about her appearance.

145. Episode 145

Aired: 5/16/2000

Armando talks to Betty and tells her not to pay attention to the others, but that he prefers her as she was before. Betty tells Nicolás that he and she are dating. Patricia asks Mario and Hugo for a loan of 5 million pesos; when she doesn't get anything, she considers borrowing it from Daniel.

146. Episode 146

Aired: 5/17/2000

Daniel rejects Patricia and denies her the loan. A few days pass, and Armando and Betty are at a nightclub.

147. Episode 147

Aired: 5/18/2000

The barracks sing Betty a happy birthday song. It's Armando and Mario's turn to celebrate and give her a kiss. Sofía prepares to confront her ex-husband in a reconciliation. Armando complains to Betty for not telling him about her birthday.

148. Episode 148

Aired: 5/19/2000

Armando invites Betty to a birthday party. Marcela saves Catalina Ángel from being scammed with $2,500 she's going to lend to Patricia.

149. Episode 149

Aired: 5/22/2000

Sofía ends the conciliation meeting with her ex-husband on a bad note. Nicolás calls Betty to congratulate her and invite her to lunch, but she tells him she's going to celebrate with the barracks. Hermes tells Nicolás and Julia to throw a surprise party for Betty at the house. Patricia and Marcela plan to follow Armando that night to see him with his lover.

150. Episode 150

Aired: 5/23/2000

Julia calls Bertha to invite her to celebrate Betty's birthday. Patricia gets a car, hats, and goggles to camouflage herself and follow Armando. Armando agrees to pick Betty up at 10:00 when the party is over.

151. Episode 151

Aired: 5/24/2000

The ugly barracks arrive at Betty's house to celebrate her birthday.

152. Episode 152

Aired: 5/25/2000

Betty reminds everyone that she has to leave before 10:00 p.m. Marcela and Patricia follow Armando and discover him at the bar with Mario and then at Betty's house. Hermes discovers Armando on a corner waiting for Betty.

153. Episode 153

Aired: 5/26/2000

Hermes invites Armando into the house, to Betty's and everyone else's dismay. Nicolás arrives with a serenade and flowers for Betty, but she doesn't let him in. Marcela and Patricia are still waiting.

154. Episode 154

Aired: 5/29/2000

The barracks leave the party, and Aura Maria leaves with Freddy. Betty asks Julia to put Hermes to bed so she can go out with Armando. Román and his friends discover Marcela and Patricia. They get in their car, and Patricia farts on Román. Eventually, the police take them all away. Armando and Betty arrive at a nightclub.

155. Episode 155

Aired: 5/30/2000

Armando and Betty manage to escape Hermes and Julia and head out to a bar. Betty, very forward, suggests to Armando that they go somewhere quieter, and he takes her to a hotel.

156. Episode 156

Aired: 5/31/2000

Armando tries to escape the moment, and Betty agrees and apologizes for harassing him. Seeing her in this attitude, Armando makes up his mind, and they make love. Patricia negotiates with the prosecutor's office and manages to avoid the mess.

157. Episode 157

Aired: 6/1/2000

Betty doesn't tell Armando who she had sex with before. Armando avoids Marcela, who is waiting for him at the apartment, and rejects her when she wants to make love. Armando explains to Betty why he came to Ecomoda with Marcela.

158. Episode 158

Aired: 6/2/2000

Armando confesses to Mario that Betty moved him. Betty tells Aura Maria that she made love to Nicolás. Marcela is very worried about Armando's rejection, which makes her suspect that she's really losing him now. Armando and Mario again ask Betty to dress up the report for the meeting.

159. Episode 159

Aired: 6/5/2000

Mariana tells the headquarters about Marcela's investigation. Mario brings Armando a thank-you card for Betty. Patricia catches Bertha eating in the bathroom.

160. Episode 160

Aired: 6/6/2000

Patricia tells the barracks that Bertha is hiding in the bathroom eating, and they discover her there. Marcela tells Patricia that the results of the investigation are that the only woman they've seen Armando with is Betty. They all meet in a committee to prepare for the next meeting.

161. Episode 161

Aired: 6/7/2000

Betty is terrified by the possibility of Armando getting married so soon. Nicolás has a long conversation with Patricia, and she asks him out on a date and even a job. Sandra and Mariana, who have overheard the conversation, tell Betty that Patricia could steal Nicolás away from her.

162. Episode 162

Aired: 6/8/2000

Betty calls to scold Nicolás, which worries Armando. Marcela tells Armando to cancel the wedding. Daniel asks Armando not to marry Marcela and to split the company. Betty mocks Patricia.

163. Episode 163

Aired: 6/9/2000

Daniel Valencia mocks Patricia in front of everyone. Daniel asks Marcela not to marry Armando and publicly proposes they split the company.

164. Episode 164

Aired: 6/12/2000

Armando begs Betty not to leave him, but she flatly refuses.

165. Episode 165

Aired: 6/13/2000

Betty finds Armando declaring his love for Adriana Arboleda over a photo. Adriana arrives at Ecomoda, and Hugo asks her to meet Armando through Betty. Patricia tells Marcela that Arboleda is at Ecomoda. Betty is deeply hurt by Armando.

166. Episode 166

Aired: 6/14/2000

Betty gets angry with Armando when she sees him flirting with Adriana Arboleda. Marcela has a confrontation with Betty and then with Armando in front of Adriana.

167. Episode 167

Aired: 6/15/2000

Marcela confronts Adriana, but Hugo, learning that Adriana believes she's Armando's lover, tells her that Adriana is married and has just arrived in the country. Catalina invites all the Ecomoda employees to the Picasso exhibition. Betty remains furious with Armando.

168. Episode 168

Aired: 6/16/2000

Armando tries to hold Betty back, but she cuts him off and leaves with the barracks for the Picasso exhibition. Armando, instigated by Mario, arrives at the museum. Marcela and Patricia arrive at the museum to look for Armando.

169. Episode 169

Aired: 6/19/2000

Armando takes Betty out of the museum before Marcela discovers them and suggests going to Mario's apartment after convincing her that he has nothing to do with Adriana Arboleda.

170. Episode 170

Aired: 6/20/2000

Marcela and Patricia, along with the women from the barracks, finish looking at the exhibition. Armando insists that Betty go to Mario's apartment; she agrees, and they make love.

171. Episode 171

Aired: 6/21/2000

After making love to Betty, Armando pressures her to tell him the story of her first time. Betty tells him she was tricked by her neighborhood friends because they made a bet. Armando feels like he's dying of guilt and regret.

172. Episode 172

Aired: 6/22/2000

Armando goes to Marcela's house and avoids her when she tries to seduce him. Marcela is very hurt because now she really believes she's losing him. Armando tells Mario about Betty.

173. Episode 173

Aired: 6/23/2000

Aura Maria arrives late with Fredy, but Marcela finally forgives them. Betty interrupts Armando and Marcela's conversation about the trip to tell Armando he can't travel because he has to negotiate with suppliers. Marcela becomes furious. Cecilia Boloco arrives at Ecomoda.

174. Episode 174

Aired: 6/26/2000

Mario takes Cecilia Boloco around Ecomoda, and she hears Armando's screams as he argues with Marcela. Armando decides to stay to relieve the pressure on the suppliers and calm Marcela down. Marcela invites Betty to lunch.

175. Episode 175

Aired: 6/27/2000

Marcela begs Betty to tell her if she thinks it's possible to continue her relationship with Armando, but Betty remains silent. Sandra gives Betty the package Mario left for Armando with the gifts and a letter with instructions and poems to leave for Betty. She opens the envelope and begins to read.

176. Episode 176

Aired: 6/28/2000

Betty, horrified, reads all of Mario's instructions for Armando. Cecilia Boloco finds her crying and Betty attacks her, but Betty tries to calm her down by telling her about her lovelorn feelings. Betty packs everything back into the bag and leaves the office.

177. Episode 177

Aired: 6/29/2000

Betty photocopies Mario's letter and returns the package to Sandra. Sofía receives a message from Efraín's lawyer, and she is worried about the house. Mario calls Armando to remind him about the package with the instructions, and Betty overhears the conversation. Catalina discovers her crying and inconsolable. She tries to calm her down.

178. Episode 178

Aired: 6/30/2000

Betty evades the ugly women's headquarters. Armando arrives at Betty's office, but she manages to hide her grief and tells him to leave because her father is coming to pick her up. Catalina suggests taking her home, but Betty tells him she doesn't want to go back to Ecomoda.

179. Episode 179

Aired: 7/3/2000

Betty doesn't tell Catalina anything, but Catalina is worried when she learns that Betty doesn't want to return to Ecomoda. Betty begins to tell Nicolás everything.

180. Episode 180

Aired: 7/4/2000

Betty continues telling Nicolás about the meetings, the gifts, and Mario and Armando's strategy to avoid losing the company to Betty and Nicolás.

181. Episode 181

Aired: 7/5/2000

Nicolás proposes revenge to Betty. Betty reflects, writing in her diary, about her past and the slights she suffered at school and university.

182. Episode 182

Aired: 7/6/2000

Catalina Ángel asks Betty not to vote for any of the gifts until the man who humiliated her gives her an explanation. A court order arrives at Ecomoda to take Patricia's car with it. Armando places one of the cards he read the day before on Betty's desk, and she reads it angrily.

183. Episode 183

Aired: 7/7/2000

Armando refuses to help Patricia pay the foreclosure, and her car is taken away. Armando congratulates Betty on the business deal she and Claudia Helena made and invites her to Adriana Arboleda's launch. Betty accepts the invitation and asks him to go to Mario's apartment afterward.

184. Episode 184

Aired: 7/10/2000

Armando and Betty arrive at Adriana Arboleda's launch. Betty asks Adriana to let Nicolás into the launch.

185. Episode 185

Aired: 7/11/2000

Nicolás arrives at the parade, and Betty introduces him as her boyfriend to Gisela Valcárcel, who has been invited by Hugo. Patricia is discovered by Armando, who makes her life miserable at the event. Betty says goodbye to Armando, who is terrified to learn that she's leaving with Nicolás.

186. Episode 186

Aired: 7/12/2000

Patricia introduces herself to Nicolás and suggests they meet the next day. Patricia introduces Nicolás to Armando. Betty manages to escape Armando and leaves with Nicolás. Betty asks Nicolás to buy a car the next day.

187. Episode 187

Aired: 7/13/2000

Armando complains to Betty about the incident with Nicolás Mora, but Betty answers him calmly and with a smile. Armando tells Mario how strange Betty's behavior is; she can hear everything behind the door.

188. Episode 188

Aired: 7/14/2000

Armando writes a card to Betty, who receives it with great indifference. Nicolás invites Betty to a car dealership to see the Mercedes they're going to buy.

189. Episode 189

Aired: 7/17/2000

Betty and Nicolás buy a Mercedes-Benz, and Nicolás drives her to Ecomoda. Marcela, Patricia, and the entire headquarters watch them arrive. Armando, deeply hurt, complains to Betty about lunch with Nicolás, but she defends herself by reminding him that he invented that strategy. Patricia takes Nicolás's card to call him.

190. Episode 190

Aired: 7/18/2000

Hermes is concerned when he sees Nicolás in the Mercedes-Benz. Betty rejects Armando's invitation to take her home. Nicolás flirts with the driver when he sees the car. Armando and Mario are shocked when they see Nicolás picking Betty up.

191. Episode 191

Aired: 7/19/2000

Armando follows Betty and sees Nicolás and Betty enter the house. Armando calls her, but she refuses. Hermes and Julia complain to Betty about the car. Betty tells Nicolás that she'll tell Armando the next day that she knows about his plans. Marcela tries to convince Armando to marry her.

192. Episode 192

Aired: 7/20/2000

Armando rejects Marcela again, and she suffers from the thought that he's in love with someone else. Armando has nightmares about the car and Nicolás. Betty takes Nicolás to a clothing store, and she arrives at Ecomoda driving the Mercedes-Benz.

193. Episode 193

Aired: 7/21/2000

The entire Ecomoda department is amazed by Betty in the Mercedes-Benz. Armando asks Betty for an explanation, and she confesses that Terramoda bought the car.

194. Episode 194

Aired: 7/24/2000

Betty manages to avoid the topic of their relationship until Marcela interrupts them. Daniel confronts Betty about her boyfriend's car, and she answers him undeterred.

195. Episode 195

Aired: 7/25/2000

Betty takes her friends to lunch at the Lenoir in the Mercedes-Benz she's driving. Armando and Mario are with a customer, and everyone is surprised.

196. Episode 196

Aired: 7/26/2000

Betty and the barracks order lobster and champagne. Daniel tells Marcela that at the meeting they're going to ask for her capital to withdraw from Ecomoda. Armando suspects Betty of revenge.

197. Episode 197

Aired: 7/27/2000

Armando begins to suspect that Betty is taking revenge on him. Marcela tells Patricia she's going to find out everything about Terramoda and Betty's boyfriend. Mario asks Sandra if anyone took the green package she left on a desk.

198. Episode 198

Aired: 7/28/2000

Sandra, frightened, denies to Mario that someone took the package. Armando writes Betty a card, and she reads it and throws it away. Armando asks Betty to meet up that night, but she tells him she's going out with her friends.

199. Episode 199

Aired: 7/31/2000

Patricia tells Marcela that she's going out that night with Nicolás Mora.

200. Episode 200

Aired: 8/1/2000

Betty, as she left with Armando, remembered that Nicolás had taken the Mercedes-Benz. Betty felt humiliated when Armando greeted everyone and didn't introduce her. Nicolás picked up Patricia and they headed to the Lenoir. Betty began drinking straight vodka.

201. Episode 201

Aired: 8/2/2000

Betty tries to seduce Armando, but he doesn't let her touch or kiss him where they are. Patricia and Nicolás arrive at the Lenoir, and despite the awkwardness of the situation, she begins to seduce him.

202. Episode 202

Aired: 8/3/2000

Armando discovers the phone number Betty dialed in the bathroom.

203. Episode 203

Aired: 8/4/2000

Patricia invites Nicolás to the apartment, but he is petrified and says goodbye. Betty authorizes Nicolás to take out a credit card. Armando writes a card to Betty.

204. Episode 204

Aired: 8/7/2000

Armando tells Mario about the nightmare he had last night with Betty. A friend of Marcela's who saw Armando with Betty calls her to tell her. Armando asks Betty if she still loves him.

205. Episode 205

Aired: 8/8/2000

Betty reminds Armando that he promised her that once the meeting is over, he'll cancel his marriage to Marcela. Daniel Valencia tells Marcela that once the meeting is over, he'll sell his shares. Marcela asks Armando about the previous night.

206. Episode 206

Aired: 8/9/2000

Marcela tells Armando about Daniel's intention to sell his Ecomoda shares. The headquarters calls the Lenoir and they confirm that Patricia had lunch with Nicolás Mora the night before. The headquarters decides to tell Betty.

207. Episode 207

Aired: 8/10/2000

Betty furiously calls Nicolás and complains about Patricia. Armando and Mario overhear her. Nicolás resigns from his position as manager. Armando again complains to Betty out of jealousy. Patricia asks Hugo to hire her as a model, but Hugo mocks her.

208. Episode 208

Aired: 8/11/2000

Sofía, through her lawyer, manages to have Efraín arrested. Jenny makes a scene for Sofía and ends up undressing in the hallway in front of everyone. Nicolás arrives at Ecomoda to pick up Betty.

209. Episode 209

Aired: 8/14/2000

Nicolás arrives at Ecomoda to pick up Betty, and she leaves with Patricia. Nicolás freaks out, and she calls a taxi. Armando follows Betty and Nicolás to the Lenoir.

210. Episode 210

Aired: 8/15/2000

Armando follows Betty and Nicolás. Betty gives Nicolás permission to visit Patricia on the condition that he doesn't give her a single peso.

211. Episode 211

Aired: 8/16/2000

When Nicolás goes to Patricia's house, Armando arrives furious and complains to Betty like a jealous boyfriend, until Hermes comes out and it's his turn to leave. Patricia invites Nicolás to come up to her apartment and makes the car repossession show, he promises to help her.

212. Armando confesses he does not want to get married

Aired: 8/17/2000

Nicolás tells Betty about the kiss with Patricia, she warns him to be careful. Armando and Marcela arrive from Ecomoda together and Betty learns about the closing of the apartment they bought together. Catalina calms her down.

213. Calderón believes Armando fell in love with Betty

Aired: 8/18/2000

Armando tells Mario what happened the night before with Betty.

214. Margarita Sáenz de Mendoza comes to Ecomoda

Aired: 8/21/2000

Armando writes a card to Betty without Mario's help, where he tells her that she is the best thing in his life and that he no longer feels anything for Marcela.

215. Inés suffers a relapse due to overwork

Aired: 8/22/2000

Margarita visits Ecomoda with Armando and Marcela. Hugo asks Marcela to try on her wedding dress.

216. Catalina Ángel catches Armando and Betty kissing

Aired: 8/23/2000

Sofía visits Efraín at the prosecutor's office. Betty sees Marcela in her wedding dress.

217. Hugo Lombardi and the Ugly Cartel take care of Inés

Aired: 8/24/2000

Armando arrives at Inesita's house where the entire Ugly Cartel and Hugo are. Patricia waits for Nicolás. Armando insults Nicolás.

218. Armando and Nicolás fight in front of Inés' house

Aired: 8/25/2000

Armando ends up hitting Nicolás and leaves him badly hurt. Betty stops the fight by hitting Armando. Patricia asks Nicolás to go home so she can heal his wound.

219. Patricia continues to win Nicolás' heart

Aired: 8/28/2000

Patricia, seeing that Nicolás does not bring the checkbook, gets him to promise to give him the check the next day. Mario forces Armando to apologize to Betty and to write her a card.

220. Marcela learns that Armando had a fight with Nicolás

Aired: 8/29/2000

Marcela demands from Gutiérrez that Aura Maria replace Bertha. Rafael, Inesita's husband, appears after 20 years of abandonment. Armando apologizes to Betty and admits that what happened was out of jealousy and that after the meeting he will make it public. Betty does not believe him.

221. Marcela confronts Betty for hitting Armando

Aired: 8/30/2000

Betty gives the real balance sheet to Armando and Mario, who are concerned. Betty tells them that she will give them the balance sheet in the evening. Catalina suggests Betty to go with her to the United States. Marcela complains to Betty about the slap.

222. Daniel Valencia tries to expose Betty

Aired: 8/31/2000

Betty asks Catalina, crying, to please take her away. Daniel shows the papers from the Chamber of Commerce where Betty's name appears as the owner of Terramoda, she defends herself and Roberto ends the discussion. Patricia asks Nicolás for the money for that same night.

223. Armando pressures Betty to adjust the balance sheet

Aired: 9/1/2000

Marcela complains to Armando for getting slapped by Betty, who defends her. Betty confirms to Catalina her intention to travel. Armando harasses Betty to make up the balance.

224. Betty is hesitant not to make up the balance

Aired: 9/4/2000

Armando begs Betty to believe he loves her; she gives in and kisses him.

225. Ecomoda launches its new collection

Aired: 9/5/2000

Betty authorizes Nicolás to continue the game with Patricia but warns him to watch his pocket. Daniel offers Patricia one of his friends.

226. Collection launch ends successfully

Aired: 9/6/2000

Patricia introduces Daniel's friend as her boyfriend. Armando tells Marcela that he can't go to her apartment because he has to go to Ecomoda to work with Betty. Daniel's friend tells him that Ecomoda is heavily in debt with the banks.

227. Daniel learns that Ecomoda is in financial trouble

Aired: 9/7/2000

Armando arrives at Ecomoda and Betty hands him the make-up report. He confesses his love again and kisses her, Betty says goodbye knowing that it is the last kiss. Armando admits to himself that he is in love. Nicolas leaves the checkbook in the car before going up to Patricia.

228. Nicolás and Patricia spend the night together

Aired: 9/8/2000

Inesita and Rafael talk about the 20 years of absence and Rafael asks her to forgive him and listen to him. Patricia harasses Nicolás for the check, but first she puts him to bed and makes love to him. Betty tells Hermes that she is going to resign from Ecomoda.

229. Betty tells her parents she is resigning from Ecomoda

Aired: 9/11/2000

Betty announces to her family that she is leaving Ecomoda the next day and delivers Terramoda with the car. Nicolás leaves Patricia's house without giving her the check for the 6 million. Armando promises himself that he will never marry Marcela.

230. Daniel Valencia learns that Betty repossessed Ecomoda

Aired: 9/12/2000

Betty asks Nicolás to wash the Mercedes-Benz to deliver it. Patricia tries to contact Nicolás, but he hands the cell phone to Betty. Rafael continues to Inesita. Olarte brings Daniel the report from the Chamber of Commerce where Ecomoda is embargoed by Terramoda.

231. Armando confesses he is in love with Betty

Aired: 9/13/2000

Betty overhears Armando and Mario talking about sending Betty on a trip abroad so that Armando will marry Marcela.

232. Marcela pressures Betty to hand over the balance sheet

Aired: 9/14/2000

Marcela tells Margarita that Armando is not sure he wants to get married.

233. Armando learns that Betty knows the whole truth

Aired: 9/15/2000

Nicolás arrives at Ecomoda to leave Betty's car, Patricia knows that he is downstairs and goes out to look for him, Nicolás flies away. Betty enters the meeting room with the folders, Armando and Mario open them and see the letter of instruction to conquer Betty.

234. Episode 234

Aired: 9/18/2000

Betty gives the board the actual balance sheet, in addition to the letters and uncovers the reality of Ecomoda, Daniel and Armando confront each other, Marcela cries. Armando tells them the whole process of the assembly of Terramoda, Daniel and Marcela panic when they learn that Betty is the owner of Ecomoda.

235. Betty resigns from Ecomoda

Aired: 9/19/2000

Betty resigns and returns the company and the car. Roberto asks Armando to resign, and Armando does so, but rejects Daniel's proposal to liquidate the company. Armando goes to look for Betty, and when he is hugging her, Marcela arrives.

236. Marcela learns about the relationship between Armando and Betty

Aired: 9/20/2000

Marcela has Armando returned to the boardroom. Betty says goodbye to her friends and Marcela forces her to show her Armando's cards that she carries in her bag. Marcela reads several and Mario's letter of instruction.

237. Betty gets ready to travel to Cartagena

Aired: 9/21/2000

Roberto tells Armando that he never wants to see him again. Catalina calls Betty and tells her that she is waiting for her at the airport. Armando calls Betty, but she refuses. Armando decides to go look for Betty.

238. Marcela confronts Armando and cancels the wedding

Aired: 9/22/2000

Marcela shows Margarita the cards and Armando's letter seized by Betty. Marcela and Armando talk about their relationship with Betty.

239. Betty goes to Cartagena

Aired: 9/25/2000

Patricia is shocked when Marcela tells her that Nicolás is a starving man. Armando goes to look for Betty, but she has already left for the airport. Betty arrives in Cartagena with Catalina and is fascinated by the sea. A call from Marcela comes in on Catalina's cell phone.

240. Betty explains the reason for her resignation to Catalina

Aired: 9/26/2000

Betty tries to talk to Catalina to tell her what happened at Ecomoda, but Catalina asks her to take advantage of the trip to forget everything. Patricia is told that her car is being taken away for good.

241. Betty meets Michel Doinel

Aired: 9/27/2000

Betty accompanies Catalina to a party with the queens at the fishing club where she meets Michel, a French friend of Catalina. Marcela tells Patricia everything and Bertha's son is born. Meanwhile, Armando drinks away his sorrows in a bar.

242. Episode 242

Aired: 9/28/2000

Betty refuses the invitation to go out that night with Catalina and Michel, she prefers to stay alone and tour the hotel, she goes to the sea and touches it for the first time. Armando drinks alone in a bar thinking about Betty.

243. Betty decides to continue working with Catalina Ángel

Aired: 9/29/2000

Betty definitely stays working with Catalina. Armando insists Julia to tell him where Betty is.

244. Betty tells Catalina her story with Armando

Aired: 10/2/2000

Betty keeps telling Catalina about her tragedy. Marcela asks Armando about the wedding, and he decides not to conciliate. Roberto and Margarita arrive at Ecomoda and meet with the lawyers and Daniel, concluding that Betty must be present in the process.

245. Armando tries to find out where Betty is

Aired: 10/3/2000

Julia tells Betty that she is needed the next day at Ecomoda and Betty asks her to tell Nicolás to go on her behalf. Catalina and Betty receive Tais at the hotel and plan to go out with her in the evening. Catalina tells Betty to accept a dress from her on loan.

246. Betty instructs Nicolás to attend Ecomoda

Aired: 10/4/2000

Catalina convinces Betty to wear one of her dresses and put her hair up, and they go to the English army cocktail party with Chica da Silva, Michel and Ornela. Betty feels very lonely and out of place the whole party. Marcela asks Armando if he fell in love with Betty.

247. Armando confesses to Marcela that he fell in love with Betty

Aired: 10/5/2000

Armando confesses to Marcela that he fell in love with Betty. Tais gives Betty advice to free herself from sadness. Catalina and Betty go to the arrival of the Gloria Ship that is received by the President of the Republic.

248. Nicolás Mora attends Ecomoda on behalf of Betty

Aired: 10/6/2000

Betty meets Buque Gloria. Nicolás Mora arrives at the meeting on Betty's behalf, but everyone rejects the replacement. Patricia attacks him with questions, Armando begs Nicolás to tell Betty that he needs her. Catalina and Betty arrive at a clothing store to buy clothes.

249. Catalina Ángel takes Betty to a beauty salon

Aired: 10/9/2000

Nicolás tells Julia about Terramoda and Ecomoda, and the legal problem Betty is in. Catalina buys Betty some clothes and takes her to the hairdresser's where she only has her hair removed. Michel is astonished to see Betty's change.

250. Betty gets a makeover and removes her fringes

Aired: 10/10/2000

Michel is very impressed with Betty's change. Betty has a conversation with Franco de Vita. Catalina convinces Betty to go out that night to Tais' farewell party. Armando keeps calling Julia, but she still doesn't tell him where she is.

251. Betty enjoys Cartagena while Armando suffers

Aired: 10/11/2000

Catalina and all the friends convince Betty to go to a party in a chiva to say goodbye to Tais. Marcela talks to Armando about her absurd love for Betty, but he still doesn't hear her. Michel invites Betty to stay with him for a while at the beach.

252. Armando immerses himself in alcohol

Aired: 10/12/2000

Michel accompanies Betty and asks her to meet him the next day. Armando is still drunk in the bar; they take him out and send him in a cab. The board meets again waiting for Betty to show up. Nicolas arrives and after slipping away from Patricia enters the meeting room.

253. Catalina talks to Michel Doinel about Betty

Aired: 10/13/2000

Nicolás refuses to tell them where Betty is and tells them to wait until she arrives. Patricia makes another scandal to Nicolás. Betty asks Nicolás to send the foreclosure lawyers to Ecomoda.

254. Michel invites Betty to Santa Teresa's cocktail party

Aired: 10/16/2000

Margarita begs Armando to get Marcela and the company back. Nicolás calls the lawyers, but they say that the seizure can no longer be reversed.

255. Betty gets ready to go to the cocktail party with Michel Doinel

Aired: 10/17/2000

Catalina asks Betty to stop by the beauty salon for another makeover.

256. Julia discovers Betty's diary

Aired: 10/18/2000

Michel convinces Betty that she is fine and that he wants to go out with her and not to do Catalina a favor. Armando calls Julia and she passes him to Nicolás who informs him that the court ruled in Betty's favor. Armando, Mario, Margarita and Marcela panic.

257. Armando has a fierce fight

Aired: 10/19/2000

Armando goes into a bar very drunk and picks a fight with a group of fighters who leave him badly hurt. Michel flirts with Betty.

258. Michel Doinel gives Betty a kiss

Aired: 10/20/2000

Michel tries to kiss Betty, but she runs away. Marcela picks up Armando at the bar and takes him to her apartment. Betty complains to Catalina for leaving her alone with Michel.

259. Roberto Mendoza proposes to sue Betty

Aired: 10/23/2000

Roberto asks the board to find a criminal lawyer to sue Betty. Catalina takes Betty to Liliana Teherassi's to try on a dress.

260. Julia confronts Armando

Aired: 10/24/2000

Cecilia congratulates Betty for the change. Armando calls Julia and she complains about what he did to Betty and forbids him to call her again. Nicolás tries to convince the lawyers to stop the process.

261. Michel Doinel expresses his feelings to Betty

Aired: 10/25/2000

Michel asks Betty to forgive him for having dared to kiss her. Armando reacts in favor of Marcela. The Cartel asks permission to watch the beauty pageant in the boardroom. Michel goes to the hotel to pick up Betty.

262. The Ugly Cartel gathers to watch the beauty pageant

Aired: 10/26/2000

Michel takes Betty to the beauty pageant very well dressed. The Cartel, Marcela, Patricia and the Pinzón family watch the beauty pageant. Armando sees Betty on TV and thinks he is crazy. Armando throws Betty's picture in the trash.

263. Armando accuses Betty of stealing Ecomoda

Aired: 10/27/2000

Betty goes out with Michel for a walk in Cartagena and says goodbye to the sea. Armando asks Marcela to forgive him. Armando goes to Betty's house and tells Hermes that Betty stole his company.

264. Betty frees herself from grudges against Armando

Aired: 10/30/2000

Catalina takes Betty to the Rosario Islands to perform a forgiveness ceremony for Armando to return to Bogota. Roberto arrives at Ecomoda in the company of the lawyers.

265. Hermes speaks with Roberto Mendoza

Aired: 10/31/2000

Roberto and Hermes talk and reach an agreement on very good terms.

266. Betty returns to Bogotá

Aired: 11/1/2000

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.

267. Betty surprises with her new image in Bogotá

Aired: 11/2/2000

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.

268. Ecomoda shall continue to belong to Terramoda

Aired: 11/3/2000

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.

269. Episode 269

Aired: 11/6/2000

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.

270. Catalina prepares Betty for her return to Ecomoda

Aired: 11/7/2000

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.

271. Betty returns to Ecomoda

Aired: 11/8/2000

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.

272. Betty continues to amaze with her makeover

Aired: 11/9/2000

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.

273. Betty is nominated for Ecomoda's presidency

Aired: 11/10/2000

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.

274. Betty is the new president of Ecomoda

Aired: 11/13/2000

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.

275. Gutiérrez makes Betty's appointment official

Aired: 11/14/2000

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.

276. The Cartel celebrates Betty's appointment

Aired: 11/15/2000

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.

277. Betty goes out to party with the Ugly Cartel

Aired: 11/16/2000

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.

278. Betty tells the Cartel why she left Ecomoda

Aired: 11/17/2000

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.

279. Armando gives Betty an explanation

Aired: 11/20/2000

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.

280. Betty tells Julia that Armando still loves her

Aired: 11/21/2000

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.

281. Armando and Betty reach a legal settlement

Aired: 11/22/2000

Patricia has to get to Ecomoda by bus. Betty and Armando confront each other in court, but to conciliate.

282. Episode 282

Aired: 11/23/2000

Armando asks Betty to let him have an office at Ecomoda to work on the recovery project.

283. Mario advises Armando to get Betty back

Aired: 11/24/2000

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.

284. The Cartel is saved from being fired from Ecomoda

Aired: 11/27/2000

Betty decides to reprimand and punish the Cartel and Patricia, but not to throw them out. Betty summons a committee including Mario and Armando.

285. Betty asks to design clothes for ordinary women

Aired: 11/28/2000

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.

286. Betty proposes to use the Cartel as models

Aired: 11/29/2000

The board accepts Betty's proposal. Patricia becomes Marcela's secretary and Aura Maria Betty's secretary; Mariana goes to reception.

287. Betty removes Armando's belongings from his office

Aired: 11/30/2000

Betty sends Armando's personal belongings and the bag with the cards to Freddy.

288. The Cartel discovers the instruction letter

Aired: 12/1/2000

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.

289. The Cartel discovers Betty and Armando's affair

Aired: 12/4/2000

The Cartel reads Armando's letter and worries about what might have happened. Betty buys a car.

290. The Cartel continues to inquire about the letter

Aired: 12/5/2000

Betty and Armando take each one in turn. Betty asks the time at which the garbage passes.

291. Armando searches through the garbage for Betty's gifts

Aired: 12/6/2000

Armando goes down to get the bag and stops the employees from taking the garbage.

292. Daniel Valencia invites Betty to dinner

Aired: 12/7/2000

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.

293. The Cartel confesses to Betty that they read the letter

Aired: 12/8/2000

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.

294. Betty tells the Cartel the whole truth

Aired: 12/11/2000

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.

295. Betty is unable to forget Armando

Aired: 12/12/2000

Armando announces a trip in the committee. Marcela asks Catalina to talk. Catalina tells Betty about Michel.

296. Catalina Ángel makes her support for Betty clear to Marcela

Aired: 12/13/2000

Catalina confronts Marcela and tells her that she will support Betty in everything. Patricia asks Betty for a raise, Betty refuses.

297. Mariana reads the cards to Betty again

Aired: 12/14/2000

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.

298. Betty dines with Daniel Valencia

Aired: 12/15/2000

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.

299. Hugo starts working on the Cartel's image

Aired: 12/18/2000

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.

300. Betty prepares for collection launch

Aired: 12/19/2000

Betty scolds Nicolás because he lent Patricia his cell phone. A month later, Nicolás arrives with Patricia's car. Armando shows up at Ecomoda.

301. Armando returns to Ecomoda

Aired: 12/20/2000

Armando goes to Betty's office and gives her a report of his trip very coldly, Betty is puzzled.

302. Alejandra Sing comes to Ecomoda

Aired: 12/21/2000

Armando receives the Venezuelan woman very flirtatiously and the Cartel tells Betty that it was a Caracas romance. The Cartel plan an espionage.

303. Armando gives Alejandra a tour of Ecomoda

Aired: 12/22/2000

Armando discovers Patricia and Bertha spying on him with the Venezuelan. Betty scolds Aura Maria for spying on Armando.

304. Hugo Lombardi fixes up the Ugly Cartel

Aired: 12/25/2000

The Cartel goes to the studio to get ready for the night. Alejandra asks Armando to introduce her to Betty.

305. Episode 305

Aired: 12/26/2000

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.

306. Hugo Lombardi to resign after launch

Aired: 12/27/2000

Armando arrives with Alejandra and meets Betty. Armando learns that Betty was in Cartagena from Claudia Helena who is talking about the Frenchman.

307. Betty introduces the new Ecomoda collection

Aired: 12/28/2000

Hugo tells journalists that he is going to resign. Kike Santander appears.

308. The Cartel parades at the collection launch

Aired: 12/29/2000

Betty asks Armando to present the fashion show, but he pushes her to do it because it is her collection.

309. Betty asks Hugo Lombardi not to resign

Aired: 1/1/2001

Marcela hides when she sees Armando with the Venezuelan woman. Hugo announces a surprise.

310. Betty continues to receive praise for new collection

Aired: 1/2/2001

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.

311. Armando ends his relationship with Marcela

Aired: 1/3/2001

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.

312. Betty is confused with Armando's attitude

Aired: 1/4/2001

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.

313. Betty learns that Armando broke up with Marcela

Aired: 1/5/2001

Bertha tells the Cartel and they tell Betty that Armando broke up with Marcela. Nicolás offers Patricia a ride to and from the house.

314. Alejandra Sing acquires Ecomoda franchise

Aired: 1/8/2001

Alejandra arrives at Ecomoda to sign the contract and Betty summons Marcela and Armando to the boardroom, Nicolás hands her the contracts.

315. The Cartel encourages Betty to forget Armando

Aired: 1/9/2001

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.

316. Patricia and Nicolás in a scandal

Aired: 1/10/2001

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.

317. Michel Doinel comes to Ecomoda

Aired: 1/11/2001

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.

318. Episode 318

Aired: 1/12/2001

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.

319. Armando discovers Betty's diary

Aired: 1/15/2001

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.

320. Armando reads Betty's diary

Aired: 1/16/2001

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.

321. Catalina persuades Betty to work with Michel

Aired: 1/17/2001

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.

322. Episode 322

Aired: 1/18/2001

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.

323. Betty takes Michel to her home

Aired: 1/19/2001

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.

324. Inés encourages Armando to get Betty back

Aired: 1/22/2001

Hermes talks with Michel. Inesita secretly tells Armando where Betty is. Armando promises the Cartel that he will not let Betty leave Ecomoda.

325. Armando talks to Julia about Betty

Aired: 1/23/2001

Betty accepts Michel's invitation to go out to a bar and have a few drinks.

326. Armando goes to the place where Betty and Michel are

Aired: 1/24/2001

Armando arrives at Betty's house and begs Julia to forgive him, and she tells him the name of the bar where they are.

327. Armando asks Montaner to sing for Betty

Aired: 1/25/2001

Armando convinces Montaner and Montaner sings a bolero to Betty. Betty rejects Armando.

328. Betty resigns as president of Ecomoda

Aired: 1/26/2001

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.

329. Armando resigns from Ecomoda

Aired: 1/29/2001

Armando asks Betty not to resign, that he is not going to bother her anymore because he is leaving the country today.

330. Daniel Valencia becomes president of Ecomoda

Aired: 1/30/2001

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.

331. Marcela tells Betty that Armando loves her

Aired: 1/31/2001

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.

332. Betty decides to save Ecomoda

Aired: 2/1/2001

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.

333. Armando and Betty reconcile

Aired: 2/2/2001

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.

334. Armando proposes to Betty

Aired: 2/5/2001

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.

335. Betty and Armando get married

Aired: 2/6/2001

Armando and Betty get married, and Armando Manzanero sings "Somos Novios". This story ends with the birth of a baby girl.