Ivonne Coll Mendoza is a Puerto Rican actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Puerto Rico 1967 and competed in the Miss Universe 1967 pageant but Unplaced. She later became an actress, appearing in films such as The Godfather Part II and Lean on Me and television series including Switched at Birth, Glee, and Teen Wolf. From 2014 to 2019, Coll starred as Alba Villanueva in the CW comedy-drama series Jane the Virgin.
María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva y Silva-Bazán, 13th Duchess of Alba, GE, was a Spanish aristocrat and a popular subject of the painter Francisco de Goya.
Maria Luisa of Parma was, by marriage to King Charles IV of Spain, Queen of Spain from 1788 to 1808 leading up to the Peninsular War. Her relationship with Manuel Godoy and influence over the King made her unpopular among the people and aristocrats. She was rivals with the Duchess of Alba and the Duchess of Osuna. The death of her daughter-in-law Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, whom she disliked, was said to be the result of poisoning by the Queen.
Novio a la vista, or Boyfriend in Sight, is a 1954 Spanish comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga. It is based on an idea by Spanish filmmaker Edgar Neville, and produced by Benito Perojo. The film takes place in Spain in 1918.
La Heredera is a Mexican telenovela produced by TV Azteca. It marked the third reunion for Silvia Navarro and Sergio Basañez as protagonists. The series was then developed into an American telenovela by the title of American Heiress.
Working Girls is a 2010 Filipino comedy film remake directed by Jose Javier Reyes. The film stars Eugene Domingo, Jennylyn Mercado, Iza Calzado, Cristine Reyes, Bianca King, Eula Valdez and Ruffa Gutierrez.
Carita de ángel is a Mexican children's telenovela produced by Nicandro Díaz González for Televisa. It aired from June 19, 2000, to March 16, 2001. It is a remake of the telenovela Papa Corazon, which also was adapted for Mundo de juguete. The series stars Lisette Morelos, Miguel de León, Libertad Lamarque, Daniela Aedo and Nora Salinas. Libertad Lamarque died during the filming of this telenovela and was replaced by Silvia Pinal. In the United States, Univision aired Caríta de ángel from March 5, 2001, to November 15, 2001.
Porque el amor manda is a 2012 Mexican soap opera produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa. It is a remake of the Colombian telenovela El secretario, produced by Juan Andrés Flórez in 2011.
Jane the Virgin is an American romantic comedy-drama and satirical telenovela developed by Jennie Snyder Urman. The series premiered October 13, 2014, on The CW and concluded on July 31, 2019. It is a loose adaptation of the Venezuelan telenovela Juana la virgen created by Perla Farías. It stars Gina Rodriguez as Jane Gloriana Villanueva, a devout 23-year-old Latina virgin who becomes pregnant after an accidental artificial insemination by her gynecologist. It parodies common tropes and devices in Latin American telenovelas.
Andrea Navedo is an American actress. She began her career on the daytime soap operas One Life to Live (1995–1997) and Guiding Light (1999-2000), and in later years had several supporting roles on primetime television. From 2014 to 2019, Navedo starred as Xiomara "Xo" Villanueva in The CW comedy-drama series, Jane the Virgin.
El ministerio del tiempo is a Spanish fantasy television series created by Javier and Pablo Olivares and produced by Onza Partners and Cliffhanger for Televisión Española (TVE). It premiered on 24 February 2015 on TVE's main channel La 1. The series follows the exploits of an investigative team in the fictional Ministry of Time, which deals with incidents caused by time travel that can cause changes to the present day.
Los ricos no piden permiso is a 2016 Argentine telenovela produced by Pol-ka and broadcast by Canal 13, which premiered on 11 January 2016 and ended on 26 December 2016. Starring Agustina Cherri, Gonzalo Heredia, Luciano Cáceres, Luciano Castro, Araceli González and Juan Darthés. Y Con starring Sabrina Garciarena and Alberto Ajaka. With the antagonistic participations of Julieta Cardinali, Eva De Dominici, Viviana Saccone. With the participation of the first actors Raúl Taibo and Leonor Benedetto. With the performances of Leonor Manso, Nicolás Riera, Alberto Martín, Malena Solda, Guillermo Arengo and Miriam Odorico. With the participation of the first actress Norma Aleandro. With the special participation of the actors Adrián Navarro, Bárbara Lombardo, Esteban Pérez, Mariano Torre and Gigí Ruá. It was transmitted from Monday to Thursday at 11 p.m., then at 10 p.m. and then transmitted from Monday to Friday at 9:30 p.m., on the screen of Canal 13. Finally, it was broadcast at the same time but from Monday to Thursday.
The first season of Jane the Virgin premiered on The CW on October 13, 2014 and ended on May 11, 2015. The season consisted of 22 episodes and stars Gina Rodriguez as a young Latina university student accidentally artificially inseminated with her boss' sperm, Rafael Solano. For her performance, Rodriguez won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series, Musical or Comedy.
The second season of Jane the Virgin premiered on The CW on October 12, 2015 and ended on May 16, 2016. The season consisted of 22 episodes and stars Gina Rodriguez as a young Latina university student accidentally artificially inseminated with her boss' sperm, Rafael Solano. In this season, after giving birth to Mateo, her and Rafael's son, Jane struggles with motherhood and her love life.
The third season of Jane the Virgin premiered on The CW on October 17, 2016 and ended on May 22, 2017. The season consisted of 20 episodes and stars Gina Rodriguez as Jane Villanueva a young Latina university student accidentally artificially inseminated with her boss' sperm, Rafael Solano. In this season, Jane marries Michael Cordero, Jr. and must deal with married life while Rafael discovers secrets from his past and his ex-wife, Petra Solano, deals with her evil twin sister.
The fourth season of Jane the Virgin originally aired in the United States on The CW from October 13, 2017, through April 20, 2018. The season was produced by CBS Television Studios, with Jennie Snyder Urman serving as showrunner. The series was renewed for a fourth season on January 8, 2017.
The fifth and final season of Jane the Virgin debuted in the United States on The CW on March 27, 2019. The season was produced by CBS Television Studios, with Jennie Snyder Urman serving as showrunner. Jane the Virgin was renewed for a fifth and final season on April 2, 2018.
High Seas is a Spanish mystery series released on Netflix in May 2019. The program is set aboard a transatlantic ocean liner. It stars Ivana Baquero, Alejandra Onieva, Jon Kortajarena, Eloy Azorín, Chiqui Fernández, Tamar Novas, Daniel Lundh, Natalia Rodríguez, Laura Prats, Ignacio Montes, Begoña Vargas, and Manuela Vellés. The show was renewed for a second season in June 2019 and was released on November 22, 2019. Bambú Producciones is the production company behind the series. Actor Jon Kortajarena, who portrays character Nicolás Vázquez, confirmed season three of the show on his official Instagram page on November 6, 2019. A planned fourth season was cancelled by Netflix in mid-2020.
Carlo & Malik is an Italian television series directed by Marco Pontecorvo and broadcast in Italy from November 19, 2018, in prime time on Rai 1.
