The american television producer of cuban origin Silvio Horta , the creator of the successful tv series Ugly Betty, has died at the age of 45 years in the city of Miami, Florida, apparently by suicide. The creator of the popular tv series that aired on the Abc network from 2006 to 2010, launching the career of America Ferrera: , was found lifeless in a motel room. The online edition of Variety, which gave the news, quotes sources according to which Silvio Horta would have taken his own life with a shot of a firearm. A spokesman for Horta has confirmed the death but gave no details on the causes.