Star-studded season finale for Ugly Betty
In a press release sent out earlier today, ABC announced that legendary actress Rita Moreno will guest star in the Ugly Betty season finale as Aunt Mirta, a Suarez family member. Moreno, who won countless of awards along the years including an Oscar, has starred in numerous TV series and movies. Recently, she was seen as Frances Goran in two episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and on George Lopez as Luisa Diaz.
Joining Moreno in the Ugly Betty finale are Six Feet Under's Justina Machado, as Cousin Clara, and Vanished's Rebecca Gayheart, set to play someone from Alex(is)'s past.
TV fans may also remember that Justina Machado played Sunny Estrada on 1-800-Missing and recently guest starred in episodes of Ghost Whisperer and Grey's Anatomy. Aside from Vanished, Rebecca Gayheart starred in TV shows such as Earth 2, Beverly Hills 90210, Wasteland, and Dead Like Me and also played a blind character who undergoes surgery and has a fling with Christian Troy in a few episodes of Nip/Tuck.
Moreno, Machado and Gayheart will join America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Rebecca Romjin, Vanessa Williams and the other Ugly Betty cast members in an episode titled "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" that will air sometime in May.
Ugly Betty airs on Thursdays at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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