Updated with Ben Silverman statement: Ben Silverman, chairman and co-ceo of Propagate and executive producer of Ugly Betty, remembers series creator Silvio Horta as “a light.” Horta was found dead Tuesday in Miami at the age of 45.
“Silvio was a light — an inventive and excited collaborator,” Silverman said in a statement Wednesday. “He helped deliver on the promise of our beautiful Betty, and I am sad that he saw the world as being so ugly.”
America Ferrera and Vanessa Williams are among the former Ugly Betty cast members reacting to the sudden passing of Horta.
“I’m stunned and heartbroken to hear the devastating news of Ugly Betty creator, Silvio Horta’s death,” Ferrera wrote on Instagram. “His talent and creativity brought me and so many others such joy & light. I’m thinking of his family and loved ones who must be in so much pain right now- and of...
“Silvio was a light — an inventive and excited collaborator,” Silverman said in a statement Wednesday. “He helped deliver on the promise of our beautiful Betty, and I am sad that he saw the world as being so ugly.”
America Ferrera and Vanessa Williams are among the former Ugly Betty cast members reacting to the sudden passing of Horta.
“I’m stunned and heartbroken to hear the devastating news of Ugly Betty creator, Silvio Horta’s death,” Ferrera wrote on Instagram. “His talent and creativity brought me and so many others such joy & light. I’m thinking of his family and loved ones who must be in so much pain right now- and of...
- 1/8/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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