Portrait Of: Gina Rodriguez

Portrait Of: Gina Rodriguez

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Maria Hinojosa sits down with Gina Rodriguez, star of the CW show “Jane the Virgin”—which is airing its final season this spring. The actress and director has been exploring new projects too; her action film “Miss Bala” just dropped. Set in Tijuana, Rodriguez plays a make-up artist who battles a cartel in order to save herself and her kidnapped friend. Maria Hinojosa sits down with the actress to talk about her passion for making Latino-focused work, and how growing up in a Puerto Rican family in Chicago made her into the performer she is today.