In addition to Alonzo and Ponce, the main cast will also include Terri Hoyos, Roxana Ortega and Andrew Leeds. Meanwhile, newcomer Sarah Halford has landed a recurring role in the project.
Ponce’s English-language television credits include Hollywood Heights, Lipstick Jungle and 7th Heaven.
Cristela Alonzo’s television dreams are still alive… The Mexican American actress and stand-up comic’s semi-autobiographical comedy Cristela still has a shot at ABC with a potential Fall 2014 premiere date. The network, which originally bought the 20th TV-backed comedy in August, has given the green light on what it describes…
Cristela Alonzo is television-bound… ABC has given the 34-year-old rising Mexican American standup comedian/actress a script commitment with a sizable penalty, reportedly in the six figures, for the half-hour multi-camera comedy she co-created as a starring vehicle. Entitled Cristela, the project, inspired by Alonzo’s life, is the story of an…
Cristela Alonzo is preaching the gospel… The 38-year-old Mexican American stand-up comedian/actress has been cast as the female lead opposite Jason Ritter in ABC’s The Gospel of Kevin, an hourlong drama pilot from ABC Studios. Directed by Paul McGuigan, The Gospel of Kevin is a light one-hour about Kevin (Ritter),…
