Cristela Alonzo
Cristela Alonzo
Cristela Alonzo is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer and producer, who created and starred in the ABC sitcom Cristela. She is the first Mexican American woman to create, produce, write, and star in her own US network show...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth6 January 1979
CityHidalgo, TX
CountryUnited States of America
anyone
The chances of anyone of any race getting their own show are, like, .001 percent.
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I love basketball. I love football. And to me, I think that's a dimension that you don't see with a lot of female leads, especially. I have a genuine love for it, and I always thought it was very interesting to show that side of me.
feeling
To me, a multi-cam is just like the feeling you get from the audience.
good tells
That's what makes a good show. It doesn't target one group. It tells a story everyone gets.
I grew up in a very Catholic household. We were pretty conservative.
I did the 'Wizard of Oz' in third grade, and I was a witch.
watched
I couldn't afford therapy, so I just watched 'Frasier.' Season 4 was a breakthrough.
family premium
I can't tell a story about a working-class family on a premium channel that you have to pay to get.
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My mom ending up passing away, and I got really depressed and didn't have money for therapy, and so I started doing standup to cope with my mom's death.
cattle cowboys deal tv whenever
The Texas thing is such a big deal because whenever I see Texas in a TV show, they always show slow-moving cattle and cowboys with the hats. I wanted to show that Texas isn't a stereotype.
good
My favorite movie is 'Die Hard.' It doesn't have pinatas and mariachis. It's just a good movie.
either sad
If I'm laughing, you know I'm either very happy or very sad. I cope with things with jokes.
afraid family might money willing work worse worst
My family didn't have money, and I think it made me fearless. I'm willing to try everything and not be afraid because what's the worst that can be happen? It might not work out, but I can't be worse off than when I was a kid.
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Looking back, I remember my family laughing a lot. We were never the kind of people that dwelled on hard times. My family laughs when things are tough. Growing up like that, I got used to making jokes about things that were difficult. So when I started doing stand-up, that's what I went towards.