Gina Rodriguez (centre) is the title character in Jane the Virgin.
Gina Rodriguez (centre) is the title character in Jane the Virgin.
What does a modern day "immaculate conception" look like? Not nearly as holy as in Biblical times. Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) had a plan for her life: finish studying education, marry the man of her dreams, eat grilled cheese sandwiches and - after being convinced by her strict Catholic, Latin-Americangrandmother, Alba (Ivonne Coll) - stay a virgin until marriage.
But everything changes after a routine trip to the ob-gyn sees Jane artificially inseminated by a distracted doctor.
Created by Jennie Snyder Urmam (Men in Trees, Emily Owens M.D.), Jane the Virgin is a quirky rom-com, with all the ridiculous melodrama you could hope for. It has a unique take on family, love and religion, with an unlikely female lead who sticks to her guns.
A scene from the TV show Jane The Virgin.
The New York Times called it "a delicious and dizzyingly arch look at three generations of Latinas in Miami - a screwball romantic comedy served up as a spoof of a tele-novela" The Huffington Post described it as "one of the real-est shows on TV".
