Template:TvShowJane the Virgin is an American comedy-drama television series airing on The CW. It is a loose adaptation of the Venezuelan telenovela Juana la Virgen, created by Perla Farías.[1] The show spawned one spin-off series: Jane the Novelas, which is based off of Jane Villanueva‘s fictional novels.
Premise
Set in Miami, the series will detail the surprising and unforeseen events that take place in the life of Jane Villanueva, a hard-working, religious young Latina woman whose family tradition and a vow to save her virginity until her marriage to a detective is shattered when a doctor accidentally artificially inseminates her by mistake during a checkup. And to make matters worse, the biological donor is a married man, a former playboy and cancer survivor who is not only the new owner of the hotel where Jane works, but was also her former teenage crush.
Starring
Recurring cast
- Brett Dier as Michael Cordero (55 — present)
- Miami PD Detective on the Sin Rostro case, who loves Jane
- Yara Martinez as Luisa Alver (1 — present)
- An OB/GYN and Rafael Solano's sister
- Priscilla Barnes as Magda (1 — present)
- Petra's scheming mother
- Bridget Regan as Rose Solano (1 — present)
- A former lawyer, Emilio Solano's wife and Luisa Alver's lover
- Diane Guerrero as Lina Santillan (1 — present)
- Jane's childhood best friend
- Yael Grobglas as Anezka (2— 4)
- Anezka the evil twin sister of Petra and Magda's other daughter
- Wes Armstrong as Scott Archuletta (1 — 3)
- Emilio Solano's assistant
- Justina Machado as Darci Factor (3—present)
- Rogelio's ex-girlfriend
- Azie Tesfai as Nadine Hanson (1—2)
- Michael Cordero's partner at the Miami Police Department
- Christopher Allen as Dennis Chambers (Season 3)
- Michael's colleague, best friend and former co-worker
- Megan Ketch as Susanna Barnett (Season 2)
- Michael's new partner
Guest starring
- Rita Moreno as Liliana De La Vega
- Rogelio's mother
- Castulo Guerra as Manuel De La Vega
- Rogelio's father
- Keller Wortham as Esteban Santiago
- Rogelio's telenovela rival + nemesis, who is currently in a relationship with Darci
- Melanie Mayron as Professor Donaldson
- Jane's second grad advisor and mentor
- Fabiana Udenio as Elena Di Nola (1—2)
- Rafael Solano's absent mother
- Christopher Corbin as Ivan Rogachevsky (1—2)
- Milos' henchman who Petra and Magda take hostage
- Michael Rady as Lachlan Moore (1—2)
- Rafael's business rival who is favoured by Emilio
- Adam Rodriguez as Jonathan Chavez (2, guest 4)
- Carlo Rota as Emilio Solano (Season 1)
- Alano Miller as Roman and Aaron Zazo (Season 1)
- Roman: Rafael's college roommate and Petra's affair; Aaron: Roman's twin brother
Co-Starring
- Joseph Sanders as Mateo Solano Villanueva (55 – 64)
- Aiden Tiago as Mateo Solano Villanueva (until 54)
- Jenna Ortega as Young Jane
- Rosie Garcia as Young Alba
- Dennis Mencia as Mateo Villanueva
- Greg Collins as Armstrong (1—3)
- Brian Dare as Luca (1—2)
- Camille Collard as Frankie (Season 1)
Format
Jane the Virgin, an adaptation of a telenovela but itself just incorporating elements of the genre, employs a number of storytelling gags and references to real telenovelas.
Jane's story is told through a specific theme for each season:
- Season 1 is the story of Jane's journey from accidental insemination to childbirth
- Season 2 is Jane's discovery of motherhood and how it informs her identity
- Season 3 is the journey of growing up and what that costs
- Season 4
The story itself is told like a book with chapters, which are added into parts of Jane's story. So far, it goes as following:
- PART 1 – Chapter One to Chapter Twenty-Two
- PART 2 – Chapter Twenty-Three to Chapter Fifty-Four
- PART 3 – Chapter Fifty-Five to *Series Finale*[2]
Part 3 is the last part of the story
Episodes
- Main article: Episode Guide
Accolades
- 2014 Peabody Award Winner[3]
- Jane the Virgin is the 2015 People's Choice Winner for Favorite New TV Comedy[4]
- Jane the Virgin was nominated for 2 Golden Globes Awards for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy and Gina Rodriguez won Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy.
- Jane the Virgin was nominated for 2 Teen Choice Awards, Gina Rodriguez and Jaime Camil won Best Actress and Best Actor- Television Series Comedy, respectively.
- ==Trivia==
- In the US the series airs Friday nights on The CW in the 9 p.m. (ET/PT)/8 p.m. (CT) time slot.
- Jane the Virgin is the first series from The CW to be nominated for and win a Golden Globe Award[5][6]
- Jane the Virgin is breaking ground in TV motherhood depictions.[7][8][9]
Photos
Media
- Jane the Virgin Cast Greatness
- – BUZZFEED january 2016
References
- ↑ The Woman Behind The New "Jane The Virgin" Narrator (October 2017)
- ↑ "In my mind, it’s a three-part narrative and this is a giant seismic shift that happened around our midpoint. So, you know, they’re not equal thirds" http://www.vulture.com/2017/02/jane-the-virgin-showrunner-shocking-twist.html?
- ↑ http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/jane-the-virgin
- ↑ http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/?year=2015 2015 PCA Winner's List
- ↑ http://www.goldenglobes.com/person/gina-rodriguez
- ↑ http://www.vulture.com/2015/01/see-gina-rodriguezs-heartwarming-globes-speech.html
- ↑ http://www.vulture.com/2015/11/jane-the-virgin-radical-depiction-of-early-motherhood.html
- ↑ http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/jane-the-virgin-wants-to-make-america-great-again#.omrp0rQvz
- ↑ http://www.vulture.com/2015/05/single-motherhood-on-jane-the-virgin.html