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Following is a list of characters who have appeared over the various seasons since the drama 's premiere. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Overview 1.2 Jane Villanueva 1.3 Xiomara Villanueva 1.4 Petra Solano 1.5 Rafael Solano 1.6 Alba Villanueva 1.7 Michael Cordero, Jr. 1.8 Rogelio De La Vega 1.9 Mateo Solano Villanueva 2 Recurring characters 2.1 Overview 2.2 Introduced in season one 2.3 Introduced in season two 2.4 Introduced in season three 2.5 Introduced in season four 3 References Main characters Overview Actor Character Seasons Gina Rodriguez Jane Villanueva Main Andrea Navedo Xiomara Villanueva Main Yael Grobglas Petra Solano Main Justin Baldoni Rafael Solano Main Ivonne Coll Alba Villanueva Main Brett Dier Michael Cordero, Jr Main Guest Jaime Camil Rogelio De La Vega Main Anthony Mendez The Latin Lover Narrator Main Elias Janssen Mateo Solano Villanueva Guest Recurring Main Notes Jump up ^ Brett Dier is credited as main cast for only the episodes in which he appears. Jump up ^ Joseph Sanders played the role in season 3. Jane Villanueva Jane Gloriana Villanueva ( portrayed by Gina Rodriguez ) is a devoted Catholic who made a vow to her grandmother, Alba, to not give up her virginity until marriage. Years later she finds herself in a committed relationship with a detective, Michael Cordero, and the two plan to get married. However, Jane finds herself accidentally artificially inseminated with the sperm of a man who she once shared a passionate kiss with a few summers prior. This man, Rafael Solano, also happens to be the owner of the hotel that Jane works at. Jane 's relationship with Michael begins to deteriorate and she grows closer to Rafael as the pregnancy goes on. The two soon enter into a relationship, but split shortly before the baby is born. Jane also becomes acquainted with her father, telenovela star, Rogelio De La Vega, who had been kept in the dark about her existence by Jane 's mother, Xiomara. Jane gives birth to a son whom she and Rafael name Mateo. As Jane adjusts to life with a newborn, she decides to put her plans of becoming a teacher aside and pursue her dream of writing. Meanwhile, Rafael and Michael both try to win her back. She chooses neither for a while and enters into a brief relationship with her mentor, Jonathan Chavez. Jane also attempts building a friendship with Rafael 's ex-wife and other babymama, Petra, as the two will now forever be apart of each other 's lives. Jane and Michael get married, with Rafael deciding to not confess his undying love for Jane. Just before the couple plans to have sex, Michael gets shot. Michael manages to survive and Jane finally loses her virginity. The two enjoy married life for a while until Michael drops dead as a result of his gunshot. Time skips to three years later and Jane has moved back in with Alba. She 's the assistant of a publisher, has Saturday brunches with Rafael, Petra, and the kids, and is writing a book about her love story with Michael. Jane decides it 's time to have her first fling, which leads her into a messy relationship with Rogelio 's co-star, Fabian. Jane eventually realizes she still has feelings for Rafael. As Jane goes to Rafael to confess her feelings, she runs into Adam, her first love. Jane decides to not pursue a relationship with Rafael, instead getting together with Adam, against Xiomara and Alba 's wishes. In the meantime, Jane finally publishes her book about her relationship with Michael, which does n't do as well as she had hoped. Soon after, Adam breaks up with her to take a job in California. Jane goes on her book tour, heartbroken, but when she returns home she shares a kiss with Rafael, re-opening the possibility of the two being together. Xiomara Villanueva Xiomara Gloriana Villanueva ( portrayed by Andrea Navedo ) is Jane 's laid back mother, and Alba 's daughter. Unlike her mother and daughter, Xiomara is accustomed to looser morals, losing her virginity at a young age and having Jane at 17. She and Jane 's father, Rogelio De La Vega, were high school sweethearts until he moved away and she chose to not tell him about the pregnancy. For years it was just herself, Jane, and Alba, but one day she learned Rogelio had become a famous telenovela star, and so she finally reaches out to him. Xiomara keeps Rogelio a secret from Jane at first, but eventually he 's allowed into his daughter 's life and the two begin to bond. In the meantime, Xiomara and Rogelio start to have feelings for one another again, and they have an on and off relationship throughout the first two seasons of the show. After Alba is pushed down the stairs and put in the hospital, Xiomara makes a vow to God to not have sex again until she 's married, which Alba wakes up early to hear, and so she pretends otherwise. Xiomara is eventually released from this vow. Xiomara aspires to be a singer, and so she usually performs shows at different night clubs. In the first season 's finale, Rogelio brings Xiomara with him to perform in Las Vegas, but they have to go back early for the birth of Jane 's son, Mateo. Before this, however, the two get drunkenly married. The marriage is soon annulled, though Xiomara continues to pursue her relationship with Rogelio anyway. She 's supportive of Jane as a new mother, but her relationship with Rogelio begins to deteriorate when they themselves discuss the possibility of having more kids. While Rogelio wants a baby, having missed out on the first twenty years of Jane 's life, Xiomara has no desire. Though Rogelio agrees to give up the dream at first, Xiomara breaks up with him, refusing to be the reason he ca n't have children. The two remain on good terms after this, but Xiomara ends up having a casual relationship with Rogelio 's costar Esteban. In the season finale, Xiomara and Rogelio share a dance at Jane 's wedding to Michael, but afterwards she takes a pregnancy test and learns that she 's pregnant with Esteban 's child. Xiomara winds up having an abortion, causing a temporary rift in her relationship with Alba, but the two quickly patch things up. Xiomara starts to give up on her dream of becoming a performer, deciding to look into getting a normal job. She briefly works as a bank teller. Eventually, however, Rogelio helps her open up a dance studio. This just so happens to be next to where Bruce works, a married man she used to sleep with, who 's since gotten a divorce from his wife. Xiomara and Bruce pursue a relationship, with the eventual blessing of Jane and Tess, Bruce 's daughter. Xiomara moves in with Bruce, and the two live together for three years. During this time, Xiomara has had a falling out with Rogelio because of the way she was depicted in his reality show. When the two finally make up though, their feelings return, and Bruce breaks up with Xiomara. She gets back together with Rogelio, who admits that, with Mateo, he no longer feels a void in not having his own baby. Xiomara and Rogelio get engaged and are set to be married in the third season 's finale. They have Jane perform the ceremony, despite now dealing with the fact that Rogelio will in fact be having a child with his ex-girlfriend, Darci. In the fourth season, Xiomara and Rogelio deal with Darci and eventually her daughter, which she and Rogelio decide to name `` Baby ''. The couple has a brief falling out when Xiomara learns that Rogelio had always suspected there was a chance Jane might have existed, but the two patch things up and decide to go into therapy. Petra Solano Petra Solano, born Natalia Fruôcek ( portrayed by Yael Grobglas ) originates from Czech Republic, running away and taking on a new identity with her mother, Magda, in order to hide from her abusive boyfriend, Milos. Petra becomes engaged to Lachlan Moore before leaving him for Rafael Solano, a man with slightly more money, but ultimately falling in love with him. The two get married and become pregnant, but they eventually lose the baby and Rafael becomes diagnosed with cancer. Their marriage falls apart after this, though Rafael beats his cancer, and so Petra plots to inseminate herself with his sperm sample as a way of preventing him from leaving her. This fails, as the sample is inseminated in Jane Villanueva instead, and so she concocts a line of other schemes to keep him within her grasp. These all fail, and the couple get divorced, but Petra continues to remain a thorn in Rafael 's side. Milos tracks down Petra and Magda, sending his goon, Ivan, but the two ladies hold him hostage for a period of time before he escapes. Petra also deals with the repercussions of her affair with Roman Zazo, whose twin brother Aaron is around ; however, Aaron turns out to be Roman, and Petra winds up killing him once he takes her hostage. Petra takes a share of the Marbella, preventing herself from being forced out, and in the season finale it 's discovered Rafael has another sperm sample leftover. Petra has just learned that Rafael is trying to manipulate her in hopes of getting rid of her, and so, rather than telling him about the sample, she steals it for herself. Despite initial debate, Petra inseminates herself via a turkey baster, putting her in a position of being in Rafael 's life forever. The two are forced to put aside differences and work together through this pregnancy. Though, due to Petra being alone for the most part, she works to get Magda out of jail for pushing Alba down the stairs. Milos also returns again, forcing Petra to marry him, but he flees the country after his illegal operations are exposed. The two are presumably divorced. Petra works on bettering her relationship with Jane, but this is halted when Magda kills Ivan and the two are forced to bury the body. Magda sells Petra out to the police, giving her full blame, but Rafael helps Petra turn things around and get Magda re-incarcerated. Petra gives birth in the fourteenth episode of the season with Jane by her side, delivering twin girls that she and Rafael name `` Anna '' and `` Elsa '', Jane being the only one to pick up on the reference. Petra begins to suffer from postpartum depression, not knowing how to be a mother, and she considers running away. She backs out of this at the last minute though, just in time for her twin sister Anezka to show up at her door. Petra takes Anezka in, learning Magda kept Petra over Anezka because she was the `` prettier one ''. Petra embraces having a sister because it means having her own little family, but it turns out that Anezka has been working with Magda all along. In the finale, Anezka injects Petra with something that paralyzes her and she takes her place, going on to have sex with Rafael. Petra remains paralyzed as Anezka masquerades as her, entering into a relationship with Scott while planning to steal Rafael 's money to get Magda out of jail and flee. However, Jane and Rafael begin to suspect something 's up, though it takes a couple months, and Petra becomes un-paralyzed. She tattoos NOT PETRA onto her sister 's forehead and allows her to cut bangs, then deciding to keep up Anezka 's scheme to steal Rafael 's hotel shares due to him not realizing she was paralyzed. As it turns out Petra is beginning to suffer from PTSD, but she eventually hands Rafael 's shares back and he gets her the help she needs. When he decides to turn himself in for insider trading, Petra is left to care for their daughters, and finally gets the hang of being a mother. Three years pass, and Petra has two very well behaved daughters and has re-branded the Marbella into a kids hotel. She begins seeing rival hotel owner Chuck Chesser, and scandal strikes the Marbella again when Scott 's bones are found on the shore. Rafael develops feelings for Petra again, and she struggles between choosing between him and Chuck. She chooses Rafael but backs down when realizing he 'll never be truly over Jane. In the finale, she finds herself held at gunpoint by Anezka. Petra wrestles the gun from Anezka and survives, but trouble still brews when Rafael 's sister Luisa takes his shares of the hotel. Along with that, Magda gets out of jail, and she and Anezka work with Luisa against Petra and Rafael. Petra ends all romantic ties with Rafael, but the two work together to get the hotel back. When Anezka gains control of the Marbella after convincing Luisa she 's insane, checking herself into a mental hospital, Petra realizes it was all a set - up. Anezka goes to push Petra off the balcony of the Marbella to keep her quiet, but winds up the one to fall and die instead. Afterwards, Petra hires lawyer Jane Ramos to defend her, but it seems Jane has ulterior motives. Rafael Solano Rafael Solano ( portrayed by Justin Baldoni ) is former playboy and owner of the Marbella. After a few good years of marriage to Petra, a miscarriage and cancer take a toll, and the couple begins to fall apart. With Rafael plotting to leave her, Petra decides to artificially inseminate herself with his sperm sample, only for his sister, Luisa, to accidentally inseminate the wrong woman. This woman happens to be Jane Villanueva, a girl with whom he shared a passionate kiss with years before and never called back. Rafael breaks things off with Petra once learning she had an affair with his now supposedly deceased best friend, Roman Zazo, and he and Jane pursue a relationship when she and her fiancé Michael break up. Things start out well enough for Jane and Rafael, but the relationship starts to fall apart as Rafael 's life begins to unravel. The two remain on good terms though, and welcome their newborn son into the world in the season finale. Meanwhile, Petra learns that Rafael has another sperm sample which she steals for herself, and Rafael 's son, Mateo, is kidnapped by his stepmother Rose / crime lord Sin Rostro. Rafael works with Jane and Michael to rescue Mateo, and he and Jane embrace co-parenting their newborn. Meanwhile, Rafael also learns that Petra 's pregnant as well, thus forever intertwining their lives. Rafael supports both women, though his hopes of rebuilding a romantic relationship fall through when she learns he got Michael fired. Rafael helps Petra when she gets in trouble with the law, helping her mother cover up a murder, and remains by her side throughout the rest of her pregnancy. In the fourteenth episode of the second season, the two welcome twin daughters Anna and Elsa Solano. Rafael struggles with family drama as well though, for he learns that his mother is Rose 's rival, a crime lord by the name of Mutter. He also meets his half - brother Derek who gets him into some trouble with insider trading. Rose is supposedly killed and his mother is arrested, but all is not well as he watches Jane get back together with Michael, the two deciding to finally get married. He stands by, choosing to not confess his undying love to Jane on her wedding day. Unbeknownst to him, however, Petra 's twin sister Anezka paralyzes her and takes her place. She then seduces Rafael as Petra, despite him making clear that his heart still belongs to Jane. After Michael is shot, word quickly gets out that Rose is in fact alive. She has Rafael 's mother killed with only a Bible left behind for him. He begins to investigate it, all the while deciding he no longer has feelings for Jane. This allows the two to have a healthy friendship while also meaning Rafael can stand up for himself when he disagrees with any of Jane 's parenting choices. As he continues to dig into his past, he soon learns that he was in fact adopted and that he is not a Solano. After Petra becomes de-paralyzed, she begins to spiral, but Rafael gets her help. He decides to turn himself in for insider trading, leaving Petra to care for their kids. Three years later, he 's out of jail and the Marbella has been rebranded a kids hotel. Rafael is dating Abbey and platonically co-parenting with Jane and Petra, but he soon breaks things off with Abbey and realizes he has feelings for Petra again. He pursues her, but Petra ultimately decides against taking back because he 'll never truly be over Jane. Meanwhile, Rafael works with the police to get Luisa and Rose back into town where Rose is arrested. Luisa falls out with Rafael and then learns from Anezka the truth about her supposed brother not being a Solano after all. Rafael finds himself kicked out of the Marbella with Luisa claiming what 's rightfully hers. Now with no money, Rafael moves in with the Villanuevas. After making one final attempt at a relationship with Petra, the two end things for good and focus on getting the Marbella back. Rafael begins to spiral though, becoming the person that he once was, until Jane finally manages to get through to him. Once her relationship with Adam ends and she returns from her book tour, the two share a kiss, re-opening the possibility of them being an item again. Alba Villanueva Alba Gloriana Villanueva ( portrayed by Ivonne Coll ) is the deeply religious mother of Xiomara 's and grandmother of Jane. Emigrating from Venezuela at a young age, she and her husband Mateo established lives for themselves and the generations to come. When Jane is ten years old, Alba makes her vow to save herself until marriage, a vow that Jane keeps. Alba often acts as the voice of reason in the Villanueva household, recognized as wise and looked up to as such. She supports Jane when she finds herself accidentally artificially inseminated, and makes it no secret that she supports Jane being with Rafael. However, she 's very accepting of Michael during the time Jane is with him. Alba does not always get along with Xiomara due to her loose morals, but at the end of the day the mother and daughter find themselves making amends, with or without Jane 's help. Alba, like her daughter and granddaughter, has a love for grilled cheese sandwiches and telenovelas. She 's a fan of Rogelio De La Vega, and is very welcoming of him into the family when it gets out that he 's Jane 's biological father. Alba is pushed down the stairs at the Marbella by Petra 's mother, Magda, and ends up in a temporary coma. At this time, Xiomara makes a vow to God to not have sex again until she 's married. Alba wakes up during this but pretends to be asleep until the vow is finished. Xiomara keeps this up for a while, but Alba eventually releases her from it. In the second season, it 's discovered that Alba actually lost her virginity before marriage to a man named Pablo Alonso Segura. Jane and Xiomara invite Pablo to Miami despite Alba 's pleas for them not to, deeming him to be bad luck. Still, Alba gives Pablo a chance, and the two wind up sharing a tango together as the Villanueva house floods. Alba soon learns Pablo is cheating on her though and so she breaks things off. During the second season, Alba also has a brief relationship with a priest, but it 's presumably ended since then. Despite being deeply religious, Alba proves to be a very open minded person, having read up on LGBT activism as well as accepting when Xiomara decides to have an abortion. After years of being in the United States illegally, Alba finally decides to apply for a greencard and gets approved. After this, she gets a job in the gift shop at the Marbella. There, she meets Jorge, a co-worker who she develops a crush for. After three years, Jorge finally gets out of a relationship and Alba decides to make her move. The two begin seeing one another, and Alba promises to keep his immigration status secret when learning he 's in the country illegally. In the fourth season, Jorge proposes marriage to Alba, but she rejects him. Michael Cordero, JR Jane 's 29 - year - old husband who was a detective. He is aware of Petra 's affair, and blackmails her to ensure that her marriage remains intact, so that Jane will give the baby to them, however later he decides to support Jane 's decision to keep the baby. He also dislikes Rafael due to Jane 's, and eventually Rafael 's, attraction to one another. He is the head detective in the hunt for Sin Rostro, a high - profile drug dealer who seems to be based in the Marbella Hotel, however he later quits to become a lawyer. Jane and Michael get married in the season two finale. He dies in season three by an aortic dissection caused by a gunshot. ( seasons 1 - 3 ). However, he is seen again and comes back to life in the season 4 finale. Rogelio De La Vega A self - involved, famous telenovela star and Jane 's biological father. He is trying to gain a relationship with his newly discovered daughter. He also has feelings for Xiomara, who was his girlfriend in high school. He marries Xiomara in the season three finale. Mateo Solano Villanueva Jane and Rafael 's baby. Named after Jane 's grandfather and Alba 's husband, who died before Jane was born. Recurring characters Overview Actor Character Seasons Yara Martinez Luisa Alver Recurring Bridget Regan Rose Solano / Sin Rostro / Clara Ruvelle Recurring Carlo Rota Emilio Solano Recurring Diane Guerrero Lina Santillan Recurring Guest Priscilla Barnes Magda Andel Recurring Azie Tesfai Nadine Hanson Recurring Alano Miller Aaron Zazo Roman Zazo Recurring Guest Camille Collard Frankie Recurring Brian Dare Luca Recurring Guest Chris Corbin Ivan Rogachevsky Recurring Vanessa & Veronica Merrell Valeria & Victoria Recurring Max Bird - Ridnell Miloš Dvoracek Recurring Nicholas Gonzalez Marco Recurring Keller Wortham Esteban Santiago Recurring Wes Armstrong Scott Archuletta Recurring Rita Moreno Liliana De La Vega Guest Rachel DiPillo Andie Recurring Fabiana Udenio Elena Di Nola Recurring Megan Ketch Susanna Barnett / Sin Rostro Recurring Guest Shelly Bhalla Krishna Recurring Dennis Mencia Mateo Villanueva I Recurring Adam Rodriguez Jonathan Chavez Recurring Guest Brian Jordan Alvarez Wesley Masters Recurring N / A Cástulo Guerra Manuel De La Vega Guest Ana de la Reguera xLola Recurring Mat Vairo Derek Ruvelle Recurring Mia and Ella Allen Anna and Ellie Solano Recurring Melanie Mayron Marlene Donaldson Recurring Guest Molly Hagan Patricia Cordero Recurring Guest Marcelo Tubert Pablo Alonso Segura Recurring Yael Grobglas Anežka Archuletta Recurring Alfonso DiLuca Jorge Recurring Sofia Pernas Catalina Maria Mora Recurring Ricardo Antonio Chavira Bruce Recurring Justina Machado Darci Factor Recurring Elisabeth Röhm Eileen / Sin Rostro Recurring Christopher Allen Dennis Chambers Recurring Guest Johnny Messner Chuck Chesser Recurring Guest Minka Kelly Abbey Whitman Recurring Francisco San Martin Fabian Regalo del Cielo Recurring Tyler Posey Adam Alvaro Guest Recurring Alex Meneses Katherine Cortes Recurring Uncredited baby actors Baby Michaelina De La Vega Factor Recurring Rosario Dawson Jane Ramos Recurring Brooke Shields River Fields Recurring Notes Introduced in season one Luisa Alver ( Yara Martinez ) : the doctor who artificially inseminated Jane, as well as Rafael 's sister. She 's an alcoholic and in love with her stepmother, Rose. The two have an on and off relationship before spending three years together until Rose is found and arrested. She owns the Marbella. Rose Solano ( Bridget Regan ) : a crime lord who falls in love with Luisa. She kills Emilio, kidnaps Mateo, and shoots Michael. After three years on the run with Luisa, she 's arrested. Susanna Barnett ( Megan Ketch, season 2 ) : Rose 's fake identity, acting as Michael 's new partner after Nadine is killed. Eileen ( Elisabeth Röhm, season 3 ) : Rose 's second fake identity that she uses for a total of three years in order to be with Luisa. Magda Andel ( Priscilla Barnes ) : Petra 's scheming mother who fakes paralysis. She pushes Alba down a flight of stairs and kills Ivan, winding up arrested on both occasions. She later uses her other daughter Anezka to get revenge against Petra, though this does n't go as planned. She 's released from prison in the fourth season for unknown reasons. Lina Santillan ( Diane Guerrero ) : Jane 's best friend and co-worker at the Marbella. The two are n't as close after the three year time jump, with Lina having moved away and gotten engaged. Nadine Hanson ( Azie Tesfai ) : Michael 's partner who turns out to be working for Sin Rostro. She 's shot dead in the second season. Roman and Aaron Zazo ( Alano Miller ) : Roman was Rafael 's friend who was having an affair with Petra. He later faked his death by killing his twin brother, Aaron, who he pretended was him. When later pursuing Petra, she kills him in self - defense. Emilio Solano ( Carlo Rota ) : Rafael 's adoptive father and Luisa 's biological father. Always disappointed in Rafael, he owns the Marbella and was married to Rose before she drowned him in cement. Frankie ( Camille Collard ) : Jane 's friend who worked at the Marbella. The two have a falling out when Frankie gets fired and Jane does nothing to stop it. They 've yet to make up. Luca ( Brian Dare ) : Jane 's gay friend who works at the Marbella. Lachlan Moore ( Michael Rady ) : Rafael 's rival and Petra 's former fiancé. She leaves Lachlan for Rafael. Ivan Rogachevsky ( Chris Corbin ) : Milos ' goon hired to track down Petra and Magda. He comes after them on more than one instance, and Magda ends up slitting his throat with her hook. Valeria & Victoria ( Vanessa Merrell and Veronica Merrell ) : Rogelio 's former stepdaughters who serve as thorns in Jane 's side. Miloš Dvoracek ( Max Bird - Ridnell ) : Petra 's abusive boyfriend from the Czech Republic. Petra and her mother flee the country with new identities to get away from him. He later tracks Petra down, and Petra even marries him for a short time before he 's sent away for good. Esteban Santiago ( Keller Wortham ) : Rogelio 's acting rival. He has a fling with Xiomara, who gets pregnant and secretly decides to get an abortion. He 's in a relationship with Rogelio 's other babymama, Darci. Scott Archuletta ( Wes Armstrong ) : the Marbella 's sleazy lounge manager. He keeps a burnbook on the Marbella, and eventually marries Anezka. During the three year time jump he winds up dead, killed by Eileen. Liliana De La Vega ( Rita Moreno ) : Rogelio 's mother who disapproves of Xiomara. Andie ( Rachel DiPillo ) : once Jane 's friend, she later dates Michael. Elena Di Nola ( Fabiana Udenio ) : Emilio 's second wife and Rafael 's adoptive mother, she 's a crime lord that rivals Rose. After serving as a threat to Rafael, she winds up imprisoned and later killed by Rose. Introduced in season two Krishna ( Shelly Bhalla ) : Petra 's ( formerly Rafael 's ) assistant. In the third season it 's revealed she 's gay. Mateo Villanueva ( Dennis Mencia ) : Alba 's late husband, Xiomara 's father, and Jane 's grandfather. Jonathan Chavez ( Adam Rodriguez ) : Jane 's mentor who she has a brief relationship with. When choosing to not have sex with him, they break things off and agree that it 's best they cut ties all together. Wesley Masters ( Brian Jordan Alvarez ) : one Jane 's classmates who betrays her trust and writes a scandalous piece on the Solanos. Manuel De La Vega ( Cástulo Guerra ) : Rogelio 's homosexual father. Paola / Lola ( Ana de la Reguera ) : once Rogelio 's prison pen pal, she gets out of jail and becomes his assistant before kidnapping him. She plans to stream their live suicide, but Michael defeats her and saves Rogelio before this can occur. Derek Ruvelle ( Mat Vairo ) : Elena 's son who was at one point believed to be Rafael 's half - brother. He was supposedly killed by Rose. Anna & Elsa Solano ( uncredited baby actors, seasons 2 - 3 ; Mia and Ella Allen, season 3 onward ) : Petra and Rafael 's twin daughters. Unlike their half brother, they grow up to be well behaved with good manners. Marlene Donaldson ( Melanie Mayron ) : Jane 's mentor when looking to become a writer. Patricia Cordero ( Molly Hagan ) : Michael 's mother who has a poor relationship with Jane. Pablo Alonso Segura ( Marcelo Tubert ) : the man Alba lost her virginity to who 's known to be bad luck. Anezka Archuletta ( Yael Grobglas ) : Petra 's long lost twin sister who paralyzes and steals her identity. She also marries Scott and continues to scheme against Petra following his death. She ends up being flung from Petra 's balcony and to her death in the mid-season finale of the fourth season. Introduced in season three Jorge ( Alfonso DiLuca ) : Alba 's co-worker at the Marbella giftshop. The two enter into a relationship after Alba spends three years having a crush on him. During the span of their relationship, Alba learns that Jorge is an undocumented citizen and agrees to keep it a secret. The relationship ends once Alba rejects Jorge 's marriage proposal, and so he reconciles with his ex. Catalina Maria Mora ( Sofia Pernas ) : Jane 's opportunist cousin who has a brief fling with Rafael. Bruce ( Ricardo Antonio Chavira ) : a married man Xiomara used to have an affair with. When he finally gets a divorce, he and Xiomara enter into a relationship, but the couple is met with disapproval by both Xo 's daughter Jane and Bruce 's daughter Tess. Both eventually give their blessing, however, and Xo and Bruce date for the next three years, even moving in with one another. They briefly get engaged, but Bruce ends things with Xo when realizing she still has feelings for Rogelio. Darci Factor ( Justina Machado ) : a matchmaker who Rogelio meets with in order to have a child. The two end up falling for one another, entering into a relationship and starring in a reality show together, but three years pass and it 's reveal they have broken up. As it turns out, Rogelio backed out of having a child with Darci after she had already unfrozen her eggs. The two now despise one another as their show comes to an end, and they part ways on bad terms. However, Darci returns months later, eight months pregnant with Rogelio 's child, as they were secretly having hate sex during the final months of filming their show. Darci goes on to have a daughter, and she and Rogelio agree to raise the baby together, naming her Baby Michaelina De La Vega Factor. Darci is dating Rogelio 's arch - rival, Esteban Santiago. Eileen ( Elisabeth Röhm ) : a woman whose identity and face Rose uses in order to be with Luisa in front of her family. One night, when a drunken Scott recognizes Eileen after having seen Rose disguised as her, Eileen kills him in order to prevent him from figuring anything out. She buries him in a ditch on the Marbella 's beach and is never seen or heard from again. Dennis Chambers ( Christopher Allen ) : Michael 's best friend and the detective in charge of investigating Scott 's death. He and Jane begin spending time together after Michael dies, but they fall out when Jane realizes he 's using her to get to Michael 's case files. The two eventually make amends, Dennis teaching Jane boxing as a mean of letting out her anger. The two also go on a date, but realize there are no sparks, and so nothing becomes of it. Chuck Chesser ( Johnny Messner ) : the Fairwick Hotel 's newest owner who has a longterm feud with Petra. The two have a no - strings - attached sexual relationship for six months before eventually deciding to be a couple, but drama follows when it becomes known that Petra pushed the late Scott 's bones onto the Fairwick Hotel 's property and when it turns out Scott and Chuck secretly knew one another. Despite this, Petra and Chuck prevail, but the relationship fully falls through when Petra rediscovers her feelings for Rafael and chooses to be with him over Chuck. This also falls through though, and Petra decides she needs a fresh start when it comes to love all together. Abbey Whitman ( Minka Kelly ) : Rafael 's girlfriend of two years who runs a greeting card company. The two move in together, but the relationship falls through when Rafael finds himself unable to fully commit, and also rediscovers his feelings for Petra. Alex ( Deniz Akdeniz ) : Mateo 's aide at preschool who Jane later mistakes as being flirty with her rather than just friendly. Fabian Regalo del Cielo ( Francisco San Martin ) : Rogelio 's telenovela costar who Jane has her first fling with. The relationship becomes complicated when Fabian finds himself wanting more from Jane, but Jane does not reciprocate. When the two finally end things, this results in Fabian having a falling out with Rogelio, resulting in on - set drama and Rogelio getting Fabian 's character on their telenovela killed off. Adam Alvaro ( Tyler Posey ) : Jane 's first love who she almost married after high school. The two get back together after Adam delivers Jane a letter he found that was addressed to her from her late husband, Michael. During the course of their relationship, Adam designs the cover of Jane 's book, gets to know her son Mateo, and gives Jane a lesson on what it means to be bisexual. Their relationship comes to a sudden end when Adam leaves Jane for a job out in California, much to her dismay. Introduced in season four Katherine Cortes ( Alex Meneses ) : a Miami socialite who Rafael has a fling with during his plan to take back the Marbella. Baby Michaelina De La Vega Factor ( uncredited baby actors ) : Rogelio and Darci 's newborn daughter, Xiomara 's stepdaughter, and Jane 's half - sister. Rogelio takes a break from acting to be a stay - at - home dad while Darci continues working, but soon discovers it to not be as fun as he expected, instead becoming neglectful of his duties. Jane `` JR '' Ramos ( Rosario Dawson ) : Petra 's attorney following Anezka 's death. Though seemingly a friend to Petra, it turns out she was being blackmailed to help frame Petra for murder, the life of her schizophrenic mother being at stake. Petra and JR eventually develop romantic feelings for one another and enter into a relationship once Petra 's blackmailer - Krishna - is exposed. River Fields ( Brooke Shields ) : A famous actress and spokeswoman for postpartum depression, the latter of which she and Rogelio do not see eye - to - eye on. The two later agree to set aside their differences and work together on the American remake of The Passions of Santos. 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Question: who plays jane's grandmother in jane the virgin
Answer: Ivonne Coll