Remember, 7 years ago (or less for those who discovered it later) you fell under the spell of the Virgin Mary, a 23-year-old young woman, a virgin, and a believer who saw her life change when she was learning. Pregnant after being accidentally fertilized by her gynecologist. With such brief content, who would have thought that the series would actually be a real pearl of the small screen that would fascinate viewers for 5 seasons full of humor and heart. So, a little back to the past: Discover 8 things you might not know about the telenovela starring Gina Rodriguez as Jane Vilanueva, a heroine who really does not look like anyone else.
Jane the Virgin is an adaptation of the Venezuelan telenovela Juana La Virgen, created by Perla Farias and aired in 2002. In the original version, the protagonist was 17 years old when he was mistakenly artificially inseminated in a hospital. The only other resemblance is to Rogelio’s surname, though “de la Vega” is the surname of Juana La Virgen’s “love interest” and not Jane’s father. But other than that, it has nothing to do with the serials we know. Indeed, the heroes of the American version were given new conspiracies and identities. Jane, for example, is 23 years old, and her personality is very different from that of Juana and her trajectory. And if Jane is thriving in the hotel industry and dreaming of becoming a writer, Juana is thriving in the fashion world and in women’s magazines.
CW is Riverdale, Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries, Arrow, The Flash, The 100 and Reign and others. He is also a descendant of the World Bank who saw the birth of Buffy against vampires, Charmed, Smallville, the Scott brothers or the supernatural. And if all these series succeed, Jane the Virgin is still the first CW series to be nominated for a Golden Globe and win one of these famous awards. With these four nominations and the title of Best Actress in a Comedy or Music Series for Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin really hit hard and thus distinguished the souls with her intellect, her urgency and caustic humor.
Few shows can boast of quickly finding their headline. As you know, casting is often a long and tedious process and sometimes it can take weeks or even months to find the right person for a particular role. Especially when this role is the main character of the series on which everything will be based! So when the executive producer Jane the VirginJenny Snyder Urman has started auditioning to find a suitable actress to play Jane Vilanueva, she understands that it would take some time. To her surprise, she found her Jane in minutes, after Gina Rodriguez was literally the third actress to reach an audience! And lo and behold, it was love at first sight … As soon as the hearing was over, the search was over.
Jane the Virgin is one of her series in which the narrator occupies a prominent place. Almighty, omniscient and funny, we have to admit that the narrator is probably the star of the show who really would not have had this crazy charm without him. This “Latin Amateur” voice – with its cult accent, a true respect for Latin American telenovelas – is the voice of Anthony Mendes, a vocal artist who has done his job so well that he has twice been nominated for an Emmy, then in 2015. In 2016, especially for the 14th episode of Season 1 and the 12th episode of Season 2.
On screen Andrea Navedo and Gina Rodriguez Are mother and daughter. Xiomara really had Jane very young, more precisely 16 years old. In fact, of course, they are not relatives, but they are certainly not old enough to play such a duo, as Andrea Navedo is only 7 years older than Gina Rodriguez! And yet we believe this: Ah the magic of cinema!
Rogelio de la Vega is an eccentric and self-centered telenovela star and who better to embody it than a real telenovela star! Yes, James Camille, originally from Mexico, has starred in dozens of telenovelas. The most famous of these is La fea más bella or La Plus Belle des laides in French (2006): this is the second Mexican adaptation of the popular Colombian soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea or in French “I am Betty, la moche”. (1999), who himself inspired the American series Ugly Betty (2006)! For reference, James Camille also named Rogelio Jane the Latin American version of the Virgin.
It is not uncommon for two actors who have previously played together to find themselves in the same new project. And this is the case with several actors in the series. Ivonne Coll (Alba) and Tyler Posey (Adam) were both in Teen Wolf. Indeed, Yvonne starred in several episodes of the show in which Tyler Posey is the star. He has also already starred in the series with another guest: Adam Rodriguez (Jonathan Chavez), whose mother played in Roswell (1999). Rita Moreno (Liliana de la Vega) and Justin Machado (Darci Factor) both starred in the Netflix flagship series, One Day, as a mother and child. In Jane Virgo, Rita plays Rogelio’s mother and Justin, a successful matchmaker and Rogelio’s baby mother. Finally, Brooke Shields (River Fields) and Eden Sherry (Lake Pigeon Fields) are mother and child in Jane, but in The Middle, Sherry is Sue Hack, and Brooke Shields is the mother of the Glossner boys, a troubled neighborhood. And while this is more of a hint than a crossover, it is still amusing to note that when Magda (Priscilla Barnes) was arrested in Season 2, she mentions to Petra that “Russian Red Cuisine” is trying to get her. Exquisite reference to Red (Kate Malgriu) who runs the prison kitchens in Orange Is the New Black, a TV series starring… Diane Guerrero, nicknamed Lina Santilan, Jane’s best friend!
Several musical guests appeared on the show. Among them, Colombian singer Juanes made his debut as producer Eliot Lantana, for one episode of the first season. He later recorded “Una Flor”, the main theme of the series. Other singers appeared in the second season … and no less! Indeed, Britney Spears and Bruno Mars both appeared in their own roles, while Kesha briefly played Annabel, the colorful musician who moves home next to Jane.
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