| Genre: | Drama |
| Creator: | Patricia Arriaga Jordán |
| Theme Music Composer: | Michael Nyman |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 7 |
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| Executive Producer: | Patricia Arriaga |
| Producer: | Gabriela Valentán |
| Cinematography: | Luis Ávila |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Company: | Bravo Films |
| Network: | Canal Once |
| Related: | Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz |
Juana Inés, is a Mexican television series co-produced by Canal Once and Bravo Films. The series is created by Patricia Arriaga Jordán, based on the life and work of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.[1] [2] The series consists of seven episodes and one season.[3] Series production began on November 4, 2015 in the Ex-Hacienda Santa Mónica, in Mexico City.[4] The series was released on 26 March 2016.[5]
The series stars Arcelia Ramírez as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and Arantza Ruiz as Young Juana Inés.[6] [7]
The story is based on the life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz as she travels from her uncle's home to the court of the viceroy of New Spain 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 Catholic Church and the Spanish Inquisition 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 Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: her uncertain relationship with the church hierarchy, the nature of her affections, and the reason for her sudden, seemingly self-imposed silence.
Juana Inés is one of few fiction pieces based on the life of the iconic Mexican poet - and the only TV series. María Luisa Bemberg made a movie in 1990 called I, the Worst of All based on the book "The traps of faith" by Nobel Prize Winner Octavio Paz.[8]
Juana Ines's last episode's end credits list the following songs as its soundtrack:
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.[9]
The series was acquired by Netflix, was released on January 27, 2017 in France.[10]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pantalla de Cristal Film Festival[11] | Best Series | Juana Inés | |
| Best Director | Patricia Arriaga-Jordán, Emilio Maillé & Julián de Tavira | |||
| Best Production Values | Patricia Arriaga-Jordán | |||
| Best Photography | Luis Ávila | |||
| Best Postproduction | Juana Inés | |||
| Best Edition | Juana Inés | |||
| Best Screenplay | Monika Revilla, Patricia Arriaga-Jordán & Javier Peñalosa | |||
| Best Casting | Luis Maya | |||
| Best Art | Marisa Pecanins | |||
| Best Investigation | Patricia Arriaga-Jordán | |||
| Best Actress | Arantza Ruiz | |||
| Best Actor | Hernán Del Riego | |||
| Best Soundtrack | Michael Nyman & Nicolas Engel | |||
| Best Audio | Javier Umpierrez | |||