Who's joining "Ugly Betty" ... and is someone being killed off?

Join us after the break to find out who's joining the cast of the ABC show, and engage in wild speculation with us about who may be killed off!

Lauren Velez

Dexter star Lauren Velez will be joining the cast for a multiepisode arc later this season as a nurse who enters the lives of the Suarez family:

Details about her character and how she will interact with Betty (America Ferrera) and the rest of the Suarez clan are being kept under wraps, but word is that she is tied to a plot twist that might involve the death of a major character.

That's distressing news. I like the characters and don't want to see anyone go, but let's take a look at some of the most likely candidates for the chopping block.

Tony Plana

No, not Papi! Unfortunately, he is the most likely choice. The article says the new character enters the lives of the Suarez clan, and I seriously doubt that they'd get rid of Hilda or Justin. Killing off their father would open up a wide range of possible storylines, and he really hasn't had much to do this season besides get pushed around by Lindsay Lohan.

Grant Bowler

No, not Connor! He's strong and smart, and as you can see from the pic above, has a way of ... grabbing your attention! But if it's going to be someone from Mode, he seems the most likely choice. It would set up a murder investigation, with Daniel as the prime suspect. But how would it affect the Suarez family? Maybe the new nurse character will run into them at the hospital, and she'll start dating Papi! (I'm sure it would just thrill Hilda that her father is dating someone her age!)

America Ferrara

Yes, I know it's unlikely, and they'd have to change the title to Dead Ugly Betty, but think about the possibilities. She could come back as an unfashionable ghost and haunt the halls of Mode or she could be reincarnated as Wilhelmina's baby!

Who do you think might get the ax, and who would you want to see gone from the show?