Network: ABC
Episodes: 22 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: October 10, 2014 — April 17, 2015
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Cristela Alonzo, Maria Canals-Barrera, Carlos Ponce, Terri Hoyos, Gabriel Iglesias, Sam McMurray, Justine Lupe, and Andrew Leeds.
TV show description:
Created by stand-up comedienne Cristela Alonzo and Kevin Hench, this comedy series follows the life of a Mexican-American law school graduate. She dreams of becoming a lawyer, something her traditional family doesn’t quite understand. She’s entering her sixth year of law school after juggling home obligations and working multiple jobs to pay her way.
Cristela (Cristela Alonzo) lives in cramped quarters with her sister Daniela (Maria Canals-Barrera), her long-suffering brother-in-law Felix (Carlos Ponce) and their two young kids. Daniela loves her sister but balks when she tries to bring her modern views into family life. Felix resents that Cristela doesn’t pay rent and worst of all, always drinks his last beer.
The senior member of this extended family — who all live under one roof in Dallas — is Cristela’s old school mother, Natalia (Terri Hoyos). After six years of setbacks, Natalia worries that becoming a lawyer might not be in the cards for Cristela and doesn’t want her to be hurt by an unrealized dream.
Felix’s cousin and co-worker Alberto (Gabriel Iglesias) flirts shamelessly with Cristela, but the only feeling she has for him is a shared passion for the Cowboys.
Cristela’s life begins to look up when lawyer Trent Culpepper (Sam McMurray), who is unapologetically politically incorrect about Latinos and just about everyone else, offers her an internship at his prestigious firm. She’ll be working unpaid with Culpepper’s pampered daughter Maddie (Justine Lupe) and good-natured fellow intern Josh (Andrew Leeds).
Her family can’t believe she’s going to work for free. But when a turn of events shows just how effective Cristela can be when she works her lawyer knowledge for the greater good of the family, they decide it might be worth supporting her as she follows her dreams. They might not be so impossible after all.
Episode #22 — Movin’ On Up
Cristela, Maddie, and Josh eagerly await the results of the bar exam. Much to everyone’s surprise, Maddie passes while Josh does not. Cristela also passes the exam and Trent offers her an attorney position at his law firm that comes along with an added perk of hiring an assistant. Faced with moving back in with his parents, Josh eagerly accepts the assistant gig. An ecstatic Cristela returns home to celebrate, but is lovingly confronted by Daniela who wants Cristela to move out and start living the life of a single girl, the life she deserves.
First aired: April 17, 2015.
What do you think? Do you like the Cristela TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season?
I absolutely loved this show. I am so disappointed that it’s cancelled. What can we do to bring it back for another season?
Cristela definitely should not have been cancelled. It was well written and a very funny show.
Bring cristella back. Was a great show.
I enjoyed watching Cristela and always looked forward to the following week making sure I recorded it to rewatch later. I, too, have returned to college after my children have grown and left to lead their own lives. I have a crazy family like that too and I love them very much! Please bring it back. I’d love to see how it all turns out. How she does at the law firm, her dealings with her family and does anything come about between her and Josh. Also, loved to see that Josh passes his bar with Cristela’s help. Still consider… Read more »
I can’t believe they ended the show so quickly.I enjoyed watching it
Should renew Cristela. It’s a nice CLEAN show.
So sad to see this show cancelled..It was funny and smart and the whole family could watch It. It’s a shame it had to go in light of all the other crap currently on tv right now. Another channel should pick it up.
really enjoyed the show looking forward to seeing what happens between Cristella and Josh.
Loved this show. Looked forward to watching her live on her own but as all Latinos family highly involved in her life. It was entertaining could watch it with with family and no fear of disgusting language, nudity, worry of kids exposed to numeral behavior. So much of today’s reality shows are plain pornography being showed at prime time tv. This show was so refreshing. But of course it was cancelled.
My husband and I both liked “Cristela” and are disappointed it was cancelled. The show was funny and refreshing. It was a nice mix with Last Man Standing. We enjoyed the supporting cast and the writing. We will miss it.
Wow sad that this canceled. I just realize that it was canceled. It was an awesome show and very funny. I was waiting to see what happen with the rest of the seasons. Sad that we have all those reality shows that are bad and you take a good sitcom off.
I just found out the show was cancelled. I was anticipating on watching the show on Friday nights again. The show was funny and had diversity.
I loved this show I can’t believe it’s been cancelled!
I have been watching to see when “Cristela” is returning for the new season and have found out it was cancelled. REALLY, one good show and ABC cancels it and puts on “Dr. Ken”. It’s too bad that executives don’t know a good show when they have one and replace it with one that looks idiotic.
This was a well developed show. We need more shows with diversity. Knowing and understanding other cultures can help us work together and create a brighter future.