Gina Rodriguez and America Ferrera have more in common than being the only Latina women to have won Golden Globes for best actress: Both of their series’ were originally Latin American telenovelas.
“Jane The Virgin”, adapted from a Venezuelan telenovela, and “Ugly Betty”, from Colombia, were adapted from the daily hour-long shows in Spanish to hour-a-week programs suited to American sitcom formats.
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