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- 2014
- TV-PG
- ABC
- 2014
- TV-PG
- ABC
Summary Cristela (Cristela Alonzo) juggles law school, a job, and her skeptical family that includes her mother (Terri Hoyos), sister (Roxana Ortega), her brother-in-law (Carlos Ponce), and cousin (Gabrielle Iglesias).
Created By: Cristela Alonzo, Kevin Hench
- 2014
- TV-PG
- ABC
- 2014
- TV-PG
- ABC
Cristela
Season 1 Premiere: Oct 10, 2014
61
5.4
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Summary Cristela (Cristela Alonzo) juggles law school, a job, and her skeptical family that includes her mother (Terri Hoyos), sister (Roxana Ortega), her brother-in-law (Carlos Ponce), and cousin (Gabrielle Iglesias).
Created By: Cristela Alonzo, Kevin Hench
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
61
44% Positive
8 Reviews
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50% Mixed
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6% Negative
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1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
61
44% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
50% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Cristela resembles past attempts to graft multiculturalism onto the vanilla-fied vapidness of the American sitcom format. But Cristela wins the day with its easygoing attitude and superbly smooth cast. Alonzo has a bite to her wit that is reminiscent of the earliest, best days of “Roseanne.”
There's nothing cutting-edge about Cristela, and there doesn't need to be.
Despite the slightest everything's-up-to-date vibe, Cristela is really just another old-fashioned sitcom with roots that reach all the way back to the dawn of television, where shows neither offended nor scandalized.
Episode 2 is considerably weaker than the watchable premiere.
The show’s classic sitcom format, with recorded laughter and pauses between punch lines, is stifling--too much like “The George Lopez Show” and not tailored enough to Ms. Alonzo’s own brand of humor.
So three cheers for Cristela and a shrug-and-a-half for Cristela, a harmless but so far forgettable addition to ABC's reconstituted mini-"TGIF" lineup. If only the show had the gumption of its leading lady.
Everything about this comedy felt canned, artificial and forced. The dialogue was awkward enough that the actors didn't look comfortable delivering their lines, the audience wasn't always sure when and how to react, and I wasn't sure how much longer I could take it.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 User Ratings
5.4
48% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
16% Mixed
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36% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 User Ratings
5.4
48% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
16% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
36% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
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Production Company:
- 21 Laps/Adelstein Productions
- Hench in the Trench Productions
- 20th Century Fox Television
Initial Release Date: Oct 10, 2014
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-PG
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Awards
Imagen Foundation Awards
• 4 Nominations
People's Choice Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Environmental Media Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
