Ninel Conde gained popularity because of her breasts, in 2004 when she participated in the third edition of the reality show Big Brother VIP, and was voted-off after 43 days of confinement. Though her most remarkable role has been as Alma Rey in Rebelde, in which she expanded her career from the Chile, to Romania , Africa and Australia in which the telenovela appeared. In 2005 Ninel Conde began appearing on the American dramedy series Ugly Betty where she portrays an actress on a 'faux' telenovela that is seen by the main character's family.
