If we tell you telenovela, American series, Rafael and Michael, you tell us? If you don’t have the answer, you have two weeks left to update.
We know the passion of American spectators for soaps. And we understand them: their grandiloquent love stories, the far-fetched twists and turns, the acting worthy of raids… When Jennie Snyder decides to propose an adaptation of a Venezuelan telenovela to the CW, the showrunner does not could never have imagined that his heroine would make millions of spectators laugh and cry for 5 years.
The original idea of Jane The Virgin is as funny as it is improbable: a young woman, who has taken a vow of chastity until marriage, finds herself pregnant after being inseminated by mistake during a simple gynecological appointment. Add to that that the child’s father had cancer and it was the only sample he had for his wife to get pregnant (otherwise it’s not funny).
On paper, it works. And on screen too. Mainly thanks to its main heroine, camped by the brilliant Gina Rodriguez. The Puerto Rican actress was a revelation to audiences, winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy in 2015. Making Jane The Virgin the first CW series to win this award.
Because in 5 seasons, she and her (dys)functional family will have made us laugh. You will fall under the spell of his father (Jaime Camil), a telenovela actor full of himself but with a good background, of his grandmother (Ivonne Coll) – pious and difficult – but also of his mother (Andrea Navedo) , who does not want to grow old or bend to the rules of propriety (according to Abuela).
Jane The Virgin is a little candy that does good to the heart, as evidenced by the opinions left on her AlloCiné page:
“You have to admit that the improbable basic scenario can make you skeptical and not encourage the viewer to go further, but one evening of television depression, I gave it a shot, for lack of anything better and there… Jackpot!!! Told with the pushing daisy and tied with the desperate housewive, impossible to resist!” (Diana T.)
“A television UFO, original in every way and a breath of fresh air! This supercharged telenovela was perfectly paced for me when I put it in the background to tidy up my apartment. It motivated me!” (Durian Durian)
“The series could have given lessons in morals, but no, it rings very true. And overall, it’s a lot of fun.” (War m)
“Honestly when I was told about this series I said to myself Wtf? What is this crap.. holala I was wrong! It’s funny! There are improbable knots. Love triangles! It’s moving fast …. the actors play very well but the only thing is that I think you can get tired of it after 2-3 seasons… and I think it’s more for teenagers or young adults . But if you really want to relax watch this series!”(Just M)
Throughout the 5 seasons, the heart of our Jane will swing between Michael – handsome cop with whom she was to marry – and Rafael (Justin Baldoni), the father of her child, an ultra-affluent former bad boy who turns all heads. . If love and family are at the heart of Jane The Virgin (telenovela requires), let’s just say that the writers have taken up ALL the codes of the genre. You will have the right to a voiceover that comments on everything, to a story around an evil twin, a character who comes back from the dead (several, in fact)… not to mention quality guest stars (Britney Spears and Bruno Mars among others).
Netflix will remove Jane The Virgin from its catalog on June 29. So you only have 15 days left for the binge-watcher…