The Latina actress, who rose to acclaim on the soap operas One Life to Live and Guiding Light, has joined the cast of the CW’s pilot Jane the Virgin, starring Gina Rodriguez and Jaime Camil.
Based on the successful Venezuelan telenovelaJuana la Virgen, the project centers on Jane (Rodriguez), a hardworking religious girl who, due to a series of outrageous events, is accidentally artificially inseminated.
Navedo will portray Xiomara, Jane’s mother, who is fiercely devoted to her daughter.
Navedo’s previous television credits include Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Golden Boy, White Collar and How to Make It in America.
She most recently appeared in indie film Last I Heard and will next appear in the feature Superfast.
Gina Rodriguez is heading to television in her first starring role… The CW has ordered to series the soap opera Jane the Virgin, starring the Puerto Rican actress. Based on the Venezuelan telenovela Juana la Virgen, the series stars Rodriguez as Jane, a hardworking religious girl who, due to a…
It appears there’ll be more of Gina Rodriguez on The CW… The 29-year-old Puerto Rican actress’ new series Jane the Virgin hasn’t premiered yet, but that hasn’t stopped the network from ordering three additional scripts from the freshman series. The announcement comes on the heels of the positive response Jane…
Jaime Camil has a date with la virgen… The 40-year-old Mexican actor/singer, who most recently starred in a gender-bending role on the telenovela Por Ella Soy Eva, is making his U.S. pilot debut with a starring role opposite Gina Rodriguez in the CW’s drama project Jane the Virgin. Based on…
