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I Don't Want To Be Beautiful (1993)

I Don't Want To Be Beautiful poster
Genre
telenovela
Country
Ecuador

How it feels

A woman is afraid to fall in love because a terrible curse would cause a tragedy to her beloved. She tries to destroy her beauty so no man will notice her, even asking a surgeon to disfigure her face.

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What happens

No quiero ser bella es una miniserie protagonizada por Laura Suárez,Laura Suárez: “estoy consciente de que ha habido un retroceso“Expreso, 14 de abril de 2023 David Gil y Adriana Manzo.Adriana Manzo, un retorno esperado a la TV El Universo, 18 de marzo de 2007 Una mujer teme enamorarse, porque de ser así se cumpliría una terrible maldición: una tragedia le ocurriría al amor de su vida. Por todos los medios ella intentará acabar con su belleza para que ningún hombre se fije en ella, llegando a pedir a un cirujano que le desfigure el rostro. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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