Hispanic Heritage Month is a celebration during September to recognize and embrace Hispanic culture and traditions. Throughout the month, there are several different opportunities for people to learn about the culture, and we take time to acknowledge the contributions that have been made in the United States. Some of these contributions have been made by artists, authors, and actors. One famous Hispanic actor is Gina Rodriguez.
Gina Rodriguez was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 30, 1984. She was raised in a Catholic household, and she attended Catholic high school. Gina spent most of her childhood participating in hobbies such as salsa dancing, until she began her acting career at 17 years old. She started acting with making an appearance in “Law and Order” in 2004, along with several other shows including “Eleventh Hour”, “Army Wives”, and “The Bold and the Beautiful”. She also starred in several movies, including the Netflix thriller “Awake”, and she voiced the role of Velma Dinkley in “Scoob!”. Â However, her acting career took off when she starred in the award-winning role of Jane Villanueva in the show “Jane the Virgin”.
“Jane the Virgin” premiered in 2014, and it follows the plot of a 23-year-old woman who is studying to become a teacher and is planning to stay a virgin until marriage. Her life takes a turn, and she gets accidently artificially inseminated by her doctor. Her doctor happens to be the sister of the man that she was inseminated with. She then discovers that the man that she was inseminated with is her boss. Her grandmother is religious, and her mother gave birth to Jane at a young age. With both of these factors, Jane faces lots of negativity about being pregnant. The man that she is dating at the time also struggles with the fact that she is pregnant with another man’s baby. The show follows her journey with being pregnant while balancing the other factors, and Jane continues to face several more complications and problems during the course of the show.
Gina Rodriguez won multiple awards from starring in this role, including a Peabody Award in 2014, a Golden Globe Award in 2015, a Teen Choice Award in 2015, and an Imagen Award in 2016.
Gina Rodriguez has made several contributions to television as an actor, and she continues to make contributions with every role that she plays.