<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
who plays jane 's grandmother in jane the virgin
who plays jane 's grandmother in jane the virgin
Ivonne Coll
Ivonne Coll