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?
Love this show. Do not cancel.
Please renew Cristela, I loved that show!!
Hope they don’t cancel this show. It is one of the best shows. Hilarious and people can relate to this show. I know if they just give a chance they won’t regret it. Too funny. Well written and Cristela is just too too funny!!
I enjoy Cristela show it has humor life stories of many Latin American
families to which we need more shows that allow these kind of shows to
progress and have a chance to become popular . Keep this show on for
more seasons to come.. I saw Gabriel Iglesias live concert to which was
also so entertaining as well he adds lots of humor to this show.
I do think that Cristela is real funny and her show is real interesting and humorous every Friday Night and it does really make my weeks when I am watching her program after Last Man Standing. We should keep the real funny shows on TV and I vote to keep her program on the air.
Very funny show . Hope it’s renewed.
Our family enjoys watching something for all of us. Very few shows that allows children to watch with the adults. We hope to see the show return for other season.
Great show.
So happy to watch something without murders, bombs or car chases.
We absolutely love this show!!! Very funny! We watch it every week along with Last Man Standing. It’s a great show and we would be very unhappy to see it go, so we are praying it gets renewed. Friday nights will just not be the same with out it!!!
Renew! It’s a great show.
You know I love the show Cristela but I started watching through Hulu. Friday’s isn’t a good day to put this show on prime time. I wish ABC would show it another day of the week and more people would watch it! I’m a Mexican-American male and finally we have a good to show to let everyone let know what us Latinos go through here in the United States. I live in Austin, TX and I have experienced quit a bit of racism through out my life. Please DO NOT CANCEL this show!!! I love the cast. I’ve been watching… Read more »
One of my families favorite shows to watch.
I don’t watch any reality show or alot of cable.
I actually look forward to this show.
I love this show the characters work so well wih each other and it is real I love the staging and props renew this show the characters are just about to flourish Maddie , Josh ,Natalia
Renew Cristela
Cristela is very funny. I am anxious to see more. This show does not receive the advertising that other ABCTV shows get. Some shows are advertised every day.
I love relatable shows. I can identify with the Cristela show on so many levels. I really can’t say that about any other program. I am Latina, but I don’t really relate to Univision or Telemundo like my parents do. We who were born here and have parents who migrated from a Latin American country are basically a sub-culture. I am proud of my Mexican heritage and would never deny it, but the truth is we are American. Cristela represents the fusion of the sub-culture we belong to. I hope somebody gets it. I really think it deserves another chance.… Read more »