▁Bart ol ome ▁Jung ▁( H ang ul : ▁ 정 제 나 ; ▁R R : ▁Je ong ▁J ena ; ▁MR : ▁Ch ŏ ng ▁Che - na ), ▁a ▁very ▁sensible ▁and ▁cheer ful ▁young ▁woman . ▁A ware ▁of ▁her ▁Korean ▁her itage , ▁she ▁acqu ain ts ▁herself ▁with ▁all ▁things ▁Korean , ▁particularly ▁their ▁cu is ine . ▁And ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁ful fill ing ▁her ▁dream ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁chef , ▁she ▁unexpected ly ▁ends ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁Korean ▁restaurant , ▁unw ary ▁that ▁the ▁place ▁she ▁works ▁for ▁is ▁actually ▁owned ▁by ▁Ch ang ▁He e ▁Jung ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Edd ie ▁Gar cia ) ▁but ▁she ▁become ▁opposed ▁by ▁V io le ta ▁Jung / V io le ta ▁Sal ced o ▁( play ed ▁by ▁E ula ▁Val de z ) ▁and ▁I vy ▁Jung . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 6 ▁Bern al ▁got ▁a ▁main ▁role ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁on ▁the ▁TV ▁show ▁Mach ete . ▁Bern al ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁J essa ▁L edes ma / J essa ▁Rom ero , ▁Mach ete ' s ▁close ▁friend . ▁Right ▁after ▁Mach ete , ▁she ▁played ▁a ▁lead ▁role ▁in ▁Time ▁of ▁My ▁Life , ▁a ▁TV ▁show ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁played ▁the ▁mean ▁character ▁Z ai ra ▁Mar quez . ▁ ▁She ▁played ▁a ▁special ▁role ▁in ▁Am aya ▁as ▁Ad ult ▁Al uns ina , ▁the ▁young est