Jane the Virgin Star Visits Manila
GINA RODRIGUEZ is the lead star of “Jane The Virgin” and she's vacationing in Asia.
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.
Jane the Virgin airs every Sunday,
October 19 at 9:05 pm, in the same week as the US telecast, first & exclusively
on Sony Channel.
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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