Cristela 

In her sixth year of law school, Cristela is finally on the brink of landing her first big (unpaid) internship at a prestigious law firm. The only problem is that her pursuit of success is ... See full summary »

Creators:

Cristela Alonzo, Kevin Hench

Stars:

Cristela Alonzo, Maria Canals-Barrera, Carlos Ponce

6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Cristela Alonzo	...	Cristela 22 episodes, 2014-2015
Maria Canals-Barrera	...	Daniela 22 episodes, 2014-2015
Carlos Ponce	...	Felix 22 episodes, 2014-2015
Terri Hoyos	...	Natalia 22 episodes, 2014-2015
Sam McMurray	...	Trent 22 episodes, 2014-2015
Andrew Leeds	...	Josh 22 episodes, 2014-2015
Justine Lupe	...	Maddie 21 episodes, 2014-2015
Isabella Day	...	Isabella 21 episodes, 2014-2015
Jacob Guenther	...	Henry 21 episodes, 2014-2015
Gabriel Iglesias	...	Alberto 13 episodes, 2014-2015

Storyline

In her sixth year of law school, Cristela is finally on the brink of landing her first big (unpaid) internship at a prestigious law firm. The only problem is that her pursuit of success is more ambitious than her traditional Mexican-American family thinks is appropriate. She's stuck straddling the old culture she's trying to modernize at home with her working-class family and the modern world she's trying to embrace in her professional career. Breakout comedian Cristela Alonzo stars in this hilarious comedy about laughing your way down the path to the new American dream.

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Plot Keywords:

law firm | internship | unpaid | american dream | mexican american | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

The official ABC page for this series.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 October 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Кристела

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

21 Laps/Adelstein Productions, Hench in the Trench Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sarah Halford was cast as Maddie and even shot some episodes, but was recast by producers with Justine Lupe. She does, however, appear in the pilot.

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Goofs

There are no buildings in Downtown Dallas with the view of Reunion Tower that is seen from Mr. Culpepper's law office window.

User Reviews

Like Cristela Alonzo

Cristela (Cristela Alonzo) is a struggling law student desperate to land an unpaid internship for Trent. The other interns are Josh and the boss' daughter Maddie. She's living with her sister Daniela and her family. Her brother-in-law Felix wants to get her out of the house. Her mother is also living in the house dismissing her dreams. Then there is Alberto (Gabriel Iglesias) who works for Felix and has a thing for Cristela.

This is basically a traditional network sitcom. Personally, I like Cristela Alonzo and that's half the battle. The rest is simple family sitcom and a workplace sitcom. There is a splash of Latino flavor but it's a cartoon version. I have no problem with not being original. Not every show has to recreate the wheel.