''Juana Inés'', is a Mexican

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co-produced by

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and Bravo Films. The series is created by Patricia Arriaga Jordán, based on the life and work of

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. The series consists of seven episodes and one season. Series production began on November 4, 2015 in the Ex-Hacienda Santa Mónica, in

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. The series was released on 26 March 2016. The series stars

Arcelia Ramírez Arcelia Ramírez (born 7 December 1967) is a Mexican actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1985. She starred in the film '' Such Is Life'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Can ...

and Arantza Ruiz as Young Juana Inés.

Plot

The story is based on the life of

as she travels from her uncle's home to the court of the viceroy of

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to a convent run by Carmelite Nuns. It shows Juana's struggles as she tries to find a safe haven in order to pursue her intellectual development as a woman with a damaging past. She faces harsh opposition from the leaders of the

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and the

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who are horrified by Juana's intelligence and her desire for knowledge as a woman. The story tries to explain some of the mystery surrounding the life of

: her uncertain relationship with the church hierarchy, the nature of her affections, and the reason for her sudden, seemingly self-imposed silence.

Context

Juana Inés is one of few fiction pieces based on the life of the iconic Mexican poet - and the only TV series.

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made a movie in 1990 called ''

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'' based on the book "The traps of faith" by Nobel Prize Winner

Octavio Paz Octavio Paz Lozano (March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican poet and diplomat. For his body of work, he was awarded the 1977 Jerusalem Prize, the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, a ...

Cast

* Arantza Ruiz as Young Juana Inés * Hernán del Riego as Padre Antonio Núñez de Miranda * Margarita Sanz as Sor María * Lisa Owen as Vicereine Leonor Carreto de Toledo * Yolanda Corrales as Vicereine María Luisa Manrique de Lara * Carlos Valencia as Archbishop Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas * Mauricio Isaac as Virrey Antonio Sebastián de Toledo y Salazar, Marqués de Mancera * Pedro de Tavira Egurrola as

Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora (August 14, 1645 – August 22, 1700) was one of the first great intellectuals born in the Americas - Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain (Mexico City). He was a Criollo people, criollo patriot, exalting New Spain ...

* Emilio Savinni as Virrey Tomás Antonio de la Cerda y Aragón, Marqués de la Laguna * Néstor Galván as Obispo

Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún (18 January 1637, Palencia (Spain) – 1 February 1699, Puebla (Mexico)) was a religious writer and Roman Catholic prelate who served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Bishop of Guadalaj ...

* Paulina Matos as María Luisa de Toledo y Carreto * Alberto Collado as Ignacio Lizárraga * Rocío García as Josefa López * Luis Maya as Padre Carlos * Clementina Guadarrama as Malinalli

Soundtrack

Juana Ines's last episode's end credits list the following songs as its soundtrack: * ''String Quartet No. 1'' (

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) from "''Chamber of Music Volume 2''", played by the

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. (Courtesy of MN Records, 2012) ** Alexander Balanescu and Jonathan Carney playing the violin, Kate Musker playing the viola, and Anthony Hinningan playing the cello. * ''String Quartet No. 2'' (Michael Nyman) from "''Chamber of Music Volume 2''", played by the Balanescu Quartet. (Courtesy of MN Records, 2012) ** Alexander Balanescu and Jonathan Carney playing the violin, Kate Musker playing the viola, and Anthony Hinningan playing the cello. * ''Trysting Fields'' (Michael Nyman) from "''Mozart 252''", played by the

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(Courtesy of MN Records, 2008) ** Conducted by Michael Nyman. * ''Gaudete Cum Maria'' (Eugenia Ramirez) in ''Suavidad Al Aire'' from "''Cantatas y Arias Del Mexico Virreinal''", played by Camerata Aguascalientes. (Courtesy of Quindecim Recordings) ** Directed by Horacio Franco, with Eugenia Ramirez as a

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. * ''Amplius Lava Me'' (Eugenia Ramirez) in ''Suavidad Al Aire'' from "''Cantatas y Arias Del Mexico Virreinal''", played by Camerata Aguascalientes. (Courtesy of Quindecim Recordings) ** Directed by Horacio Franco, with Eugenia Ramirez as a soprano. * ''A La Misma Señora'' (Written by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz in honor of the Countess of Galve's birthday) ** Composed by Margarita Sanz, interpreted by Margarita Sanz and Arcelia Ramirez. Another song has gone unlisted in the end credits. ''Quae Est Ista,'' in ''Suavidad Al Aire'' from "''Cantatas y Arias Del Mexico Virreinal''", is another song by Eugenia Ramirez that can clearly be heard during the triumphal arch scene in the fourth episode of the series. The reason as to why it is seemingly absent from the end credits is not known.

Episodes

The series was acquired by

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, was released on January 27, 2017 in

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Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Juana Ines 2016 Mexican television series debuts 2016 Mexican television series endings