Juana Inés

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I was amazed when I watched this series on Netflix this week. I really didn't know what to expect and was met with an impeccable production, script and editing. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is a literary figure of the 17th century and an icon of Mexican Culture but, ironically enough, very little is known of her. And yes, the story-telling does take some liberties with this but to enrich the narrative build, not for shock value. At least I didn't think so. After all, a character as strong as her surely wasn't bland or dull. Her rebellion, for example, is very likely as it is known from letters written by her that she did have a quarrel with her confessor, something unthinkable at the time. Why is is so outrageous then that a figure as her, or nuns at all, had a sexual orientation of any kind? I recommend this series for it's narrative proposal which is both constructive and daring. WARNING: Not suitable for history buffs who want a narrated documentary with "reenactments for dramatic purposes". After all, it's just good TV.

I stumbled upon this series not knowing ab thing about Juana Ines and after watching became fascinated by her life. This tells her story from young girl left by her uncle to the church. Surviving under the hands of a ruthless priest and the church to her death ending in her supreme sacrifice. Thru it all, she fought for what she believed in and persisted. Loved the clothes, music and story and locations. Anyone interested in Frida Kahlo should look up this sister. She had true woman power against the church, spanish machismo, power of educating thru books and hierarchy/ society racism and bigotry.

Juana Inés is a talented young woman with only one goal in life: to study and write. Of course, it's the XVII century and knowledge in women is considered dangerous. This premise carries us through the seven episodes of the mini-series, where we see Juana Inés use her wit to challenge the most powerful men in New Spain in order to defend her right to knowledge.

The series really transports the viewer to a different era where women only had two choices: to get married or become a nun, which meant a lifetime of confinement. Also, it is the first time I've seen a portrayal of the caste system in colonial Mexico. As any good period piece, it's relevant to today as it puts gender, race and power struggles into perspective.

In some instances, it is obvious that the production didn't have a lot of money. Sometimes the fabric of the clothing really stands out as cheap, but the story, the acting and the dialogues are so powerful, that you soon forget about those details and really get invested in the characters.

Some have criticized the historical accuracy of the series, but I honestly don't think that is the scale on which to measure its worth. Very little facts are known about Juana Inés's life, the rest is speculation. This series is a proposal, an interpretation of what her life could have been like, and as such, is as valid as any other. However, I think the dialogue is interesting, because how we want to see her says more about ourselves than of her.

I truly recommend this series to anyone looking for something meaningful to watch.

This was a great series finally exposing one of the little known literary greats. She was beyond her time and the series appeared to take some creative license with the good possibility she may have a been a lesbian. Her writings elude quite well to this possibility but in the end no one really knows and this is where the show took some creative license. It is entirely possible it could have really happened and I am perfectly okay with that. She trancended her time and I can see the church being sadisticly oppressive during those times. It's great to see a high budget series on Netflix telling her story to the world! Loved this series.