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 hope this show does not get cancelled. Being from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas like Cristela (Alonzo) I am so proud of this show for who is on it and just being a good, funny TV show! The show has so many positive aspects of family and friends and the fact that the show is suppose to be in Dallas is great too.
Thanks and hope to watch you and yours in Season 2.
Patrick Covey,
Texas
Cristela is a great show with great writing and a great cast!!! Nice change from other sitcoms that are vulgar and/or preoccupied with sex –which I don’t find funny. Please do NOT cancel Cristela!!!
Please don’t cancel “Cristela”. I love this show. Good laughs.
I enjoy Cristela! There’s really not to much on TV that’s good to watch these days. She’s hillarious. Thanks for the laughs and please keep them coming!
Exellent family show, very funny with a message about the impotance of family. My family and i were able to watch the filming of the finale. very entertaining!
Please don’t cancel this show. This is one of the greatest shows on TV right now. Even my girls who are 13 & 14 love to watch this with me. I is a great inspiration on what Latino’s can accomplish if they want something better in life.
Please don’t cancel this show!! Cristela is hilarious!!
Do not cancel cristella, best show on Friday nights
Please do not cancel cristella I love this show, finally a good show on Friday nights
we love the show. Nothing beats Cristela and pizza and wine coolers. Its a family affair in our house adult children and parents watch together.
Don’t cancel. Great show. BTW “baboso” was aptly used. Context determines whether it is an insult.
Love you Cristela and love your show, but, on tonight’s episode I was shocked with the use of the word ‘baboso’. Being one of the writers and being from El Valle you must know that is a very derogatory word. Since the grandkids repeat after their grandmother’s use of the word ‘stupid’ will they be saying baboso in upcoming episodes? If that’s the case consider me a previous viewer.
We love the show. It’s entertaining, funny, and touches on the reality of Latinos. We wait weekly for the show.
Don’t cancel show
Love this show. Please don’t cancel!!
DON’T CANCEL ! PLEASE