The first season of ''

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'' premiered on

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on October 13, 2014 and ended on May 11, 2015. The season consisted of 22 episodes and stars

Gina Rodriguez Gina Alexis Rodriguez-LoCicero (born July 30, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her leading role as Jane Villanueva in The CW satirical romantic dramedy series ''Jane the Virgin'' (2014–2019), for which she received a Golden Glo ...

as a young Latina university student accidentally artificially inseminated with her boss' sperm, Rafael Solano (

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). For her performance, Rodriguez won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series, Musical or Comedy.

Cast and characters

Main

as Jane Gloriana Villanueva *

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as Xiomara "Xo" Gloriana Villanueva * Yael Grobglas as Petra Solano *

as Rafael Solano *

Ivonne Coll Ivonne Coll Mendoza (born June 18, 1947) is a Puerto Rican actress. She was Miss Puerto Rico in 1967 and competed in the Miss Universe pageant the same year. She later became an actress, appearing in films such as ''The Godfather Part II'' and ...

as Alba Gloriana Villanueva * Brett Dier as Michael Cordero, Jr. * Jaime Camil as Rogelio de la Vega

Recurring

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as Dr. Luisa Alver *

Bridget Regan Bridget Catherine Regan (born February 3, 1982) is an American actress known for portrayals such as Kahlan Amnell in the television series '' Legend of the Seeker'', Rebecca Lowe / Rachel Turner in '' White Collar'', Rose Solano in '' Jane th ...

as Rose Solano / Sin Rostro *

Carlo Rota Carlo Dante Rota (born 17 April 1961) is a British-born Canadian actor. He has appeared in ''Little Mosque on the Prairie'' and as systems analyst Morris O'Brian on the Fox series '' 24''. He also co-starred as Emilio Solano in ''Jane the Vi ...

as Emilio Solano *

Michael Rady Michael Rady (born August 20, 1981) is an American actor. Career Rady made his acting debut in the feature film '' The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'', playing Kostas Dounas, a role he reprised in the sequel, ''The Sisterhood of the Traveli ...

as Lachlan * Diane Guerrero as Lina Santillan *

Azie Tesfai Azie Tesfai is an American actress. She is known for her television roles, including ''Jane the Virgin'' and ''Supergirl''. Early life and education Tesfai was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Eritrean immigrants who ...

as Detective Nadine Hansan * Brian Dare as Luca * Alano Miller as Roman Zazo * Priscilla Barnes as Magda

Episodes

Production and development

On June 27, 2013, American television network The CW announced that it was planning to release a new show based on the Venezuelan soap opera ''Juana La Virgen''. On February 23, 2014, ''

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'' announced that Rodriguez would play the title role of Jane Villanueva. On May 8, 2014, during The CW's 2014–2015 upfronts, the series was officially picked up. On July 18, 2014, an extended trailer was released by The CW. On August 8, 2014, it was announced that '' White Collar''s

and Azie Tesfai would join the series as respectively Rose, a former lawyer, and Detective Nadine Hansan, a police detective and rival to Dier's character. On August 10, 2014,

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announced that '' Melrose Place'' and ''

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'' actor

would join the series as Lachlan. Filming for season one commenced on July 28, 2014. The show is filmed on soundstages in

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and the pilot was filmed in Huntington Beach, California. On October 21, 2014, the show was given a full season order.

Ratings

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References

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