Manila,
Philippines- Gina Rodriguez went to Manila to promote her show “Jane the
Virgin” last November 26-28
where her Filipino fans met and greeted her in Fairmont Hotel, Makati.
Meanwhile, JANE THE VIRGIN is nominated in
Golden Globe awards as the following:
BEST TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL and GINA RODRIGUEZ
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A
TELEVISION SERIES - COMEDY OR MUSICAL.
About the Show
When Jane
Villanueva was a young girl, her grandmother, Alba, convinced her of two
things: telenovelas are the highest form of entertainment, and women must
protect their virginity at all costs. Now age 23, Jane is a driven young woman
studying to become a teacher, nursing a dream to be a writer, and supporting
herself with a job at a hot new Miami hotel.
All the years of watching telenovelas with the two women who raised her – her
sexy, young-at-heart mother, Xiomara (known as “Xo”), and her still-devout
grandmother, Alba – have given Jane a slightly unrealistic view of romance.
Although she is determined not to make the same mistake Xo made – becoming an
unwed mother at 16 – Jane could not be closer to the two wonderful women who
have shaped her life. They are very different people – Xo lives her life as a
perpetual teenager, performing at local clubs and always looking for a new man,
while Alba makes religion and prayer the focus of her life – but both women
consider Jane the center of their universe and love the grounded, compassionate
and ambitious young woman she has become.
Despite the conflicting influences of her mother and grandmother, Jane has
managed to find a wonderful fiancé: a handsome, hard-working detective named
Michael, who loves her enough to accept her detailed timeline for their future
together and even her insistence on “saving herself” until they’re married. All
of Jane’s meticulous life plans are turned upside down, however, when she sees
her doctor for a routine check-up and is accidentally artificially inseminated
with a specimen meant for the patient in the next room. Unbeknownst to her, the
specimen belongs to Rafael, a reformed playboy and cancer survivor, who is not
only the new owner of the hotel where Jane works but also a former summer crush
of hers.
A few weeks later, the unsuspecting Jane is faced with the most important
decisions of her life. Will she continue with the pregnancy? How can she
explain the situation to her fiancé and family? And what should she do about
the wishes of the biological father, Rafael, and his scheming wife Petra? At
the same time, Jane’s mother Xo is facing a life-changing decision of her own:
after years of letting Jane and Alba believe she didn’t know the identity of
Jane’s father, the time has come to admit the truth – Jane’s father is Xo’s
former boyfriend Rogelio. Making the situation even more surreal, Rogelio is
now a huge telenovela star, and he definitely wants to meet his unsuspecting
daughter.
Though she has always tried to be the responsible good girl who does the right
thing, Jane’s normally quiet life has suddenly become as dramatic, complicated
and unpredictable as the telenovelas she has always loved.
The series stars Gina
Rodriguez (“Filly Brown,” “The Bold and the Beautiful”) as Jane, Justin Baldoni
(“Single Ladies,” “The Bold and the Beautiful”) as Rafael, Brett Dier
(“Ravenswood”) as Michael, Andrea Navedo (“Law & Order: Special Victims
Unit,” “Golden Boy”) as Xiomara, Yael Grobglas (“Reign”) as Petra, Ivonne Coll
(“Switched at Birth,” “The Bold and the Beautiful”) as Alba and Jaime Camil
(“Devious Maids,” “Que Pobres Tan Ricos”) as Rogelio.
GINA RODRIGUEZ
(Jane Villanueva in “Jane The Virgin”)
In the new comedy series “Jane The Virgin,”
Gina Rodriguez stars as Jane Villanueva, whose meticulous life plans are suddenly
turned upside down when she is accidentally artificially inseminated.
Named the “Next Big Thing” and one of the “Top
35 Latinos Under 35” by The Hollywood Reporter, Gina Rodriguez’s profile has
been rising steadily since her breakout performance as the titular character in
“Filly Brown” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012 and brought
Rodriguez an Imagen award winner for Best Actress in a Feature Film.
Growing up in Chicago, Rodriguez started
performing at age 7 with the salsa dance company Fantasia Juvenil. She went on
to work with other companies including Los Soneros Del Swing, performing at
several Salsa Congresses in Chicago, California, New York and Puerto Rico. At
16, Gina was one of thirteen teens to be accepted into Columbia University NY-
Theatrical Collaboration taught by Richard Niles, where she wrote, directed and
performed original works.
She fell in love with New York and was
accepted into the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.
Rodriguez had four years of intense theatre
training at both the Atlantic Theatre Company and Experimental Theatre Wing,
working with David Mamet, William H. Macy and Rosemary Quinn. Directly after
graduation, she booked her first lead role in the feature film “Tiny Dancer.”
Next, she originated the role of Frida Kahlo in the world premiere of “Casa
Blue: The Last Moments in the Life of Frida Kahlo,” at the American Stage
Theatre. She continued to work in NY with multiple theatres and her work in
film and TV steadily grew, including series “Jonny Zero,” “Army Wives,” and
“Law & Order,” in addition to several shorts and indie films. One short
film, “Osvaldos,” earned Rodriguez a “Best Actor” award at the First Run Film
Festival in NY.
After the years of success in NY, Rodriguez
booked a lead role in a feature film “Go For It” in which she received a 2011
Imagen Awards nomination. After this, Rodriguez booked her first co-star role
on CBS’ “Eleventh Hour.” She went on to book series regular roles on web series
“Eden's Court” and “No Names;” her first studio film “Our Family Wedding” with
America Ferrera; and a lead in the film “Superchicas.” Since then she has also
guest starred on the “The Mentalist,” “Happy Endings” and “Ten Things I Hate
About You.”
Next came one of Rodriguez’s most exciting roles
to date, “Filly Brown.” Originally, this role had been written as a spoken word
artist, an area in which Rodriguez had experience, but upon meeting Rodriguez,
the producers changed the part to a rapper. After an outstanding audition,
in which Gina provided an impromptu rap
performance, she secured the role. She collaborated with music producers, E Dub
and Khoolaid from Silent Giant, to come up with original songs for the film.
Rodriguez went on to star in the dark indie comedy “Sleeping with Fishes,” written
and directed by Nicole Gomez Fisher. The film focuses on Alexis Rodriguez Fish,
who returns home to her family after the death of her cheating husband.
Rodriguez starred in
the Cima Productions film “Marching Banda,” playing a single mother of a boy
whose estranged father comes back into their lives and begins teaching him
traditional regional Mexican music and incorporating it into the school’s
marching band repertoire. She also starred in a supporting role in “Snap,” a
reunion with her “Filly Brown” director Youssef Delara, which had its world
premiere at SXSW this past year. She also completed production on another indie
film, “California Winter,” with Rutina Wesley.
Rodriguez is a
supporter of Inspira, an organization that works to spotlight Latino leaders
who shape their communities. She also works with the National Hispanic
Foundation for the Arts and the Boyle Heights Learning Collaborative.
She lives in Los Angeles,
California.
The series is currently
on hiatus now and new episodes will return in January 25, Sunday, 8.50pm, Same
Week As The U.S.
Sony Channel is seen on SKYCable Channel 35, Cignal Digital TV
Channel 60, Destiny Cable Channel 62, Cable Link Channel 39.
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Channel
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