When she was growing up in Chicago, that’s what Gina Rodriguez wanted to be. At the time, as the daughter of Puerto Rican migrants, that dream must have seemed unattainable. Now, not so much.
For the last several months, the NYU graduate has been winning praise for her acting chops. And Sunday, she became only the second Latina to ever win a Golden Globe award for best actress, for her role in the television show “Jane the Virgin,” which airs on the CW network.
The first was America Ferrera, who in 2007 took home a Golden Globe for her role in the television show “Ugly Betty.”
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