Juana Inés

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.

I grew up in Mexico. Studying the life and work of 'Sor Juana' was in the school curriculum. This is a worthy and beautiful portrayal of a genius writer. The producers, writers, etc have done a wonderful job of bringing back to life the beautiful secret that is Sor Juana's life. It is also refreshing to see that she is portrayed as a full human being and not just the 'feminist' caricature that we are often sold at discount rates. I loved everything about this series and will watch it again.

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.

How sad that they used and abused such a good biopic and made the typical trash of lesbians, and corruption of the Church. You better get a good Biography, instead of wasting your time watching this fantasy. The guidelines for reviews here they say it's 10 lines. I really don't have much to say about this series. I have watched 4 episodes, and instead of getting better, it gets worse. It is sad they wasted so much talent, money and energy to advance the typical Hollywood immorality that they want to impose on every one as "normal". I have read Sor Juana Ines of the Cruz all my life. Biographies, and her poetry. As I said, it is a waste of time, and resources. They could have used the real, true story, and come up with something beautiful. Too bad.

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.