''Lopez'' is an American semi-autobiographical

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sitcom television series created by

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, Dave Krinsky and Jeff Stilson, starring

George Lopez George Edward Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is most known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom '' George Lopez''. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including Mexican ...

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gave a 12-episode straight-to-series order in August 2015. The series premiered on TV Land on March 30, 2016. On June 3, 2016, TV Land renewed ''Lopez'' for a second season. On November 16, 2017, the series was cancelled after two seasons.

Premise

The series follows a semi-fictionalized version of

and his day-to-day life, as he balances being a

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while dealing with interpersonal relationships and trying to stay true to his roots in the Latino community. He also struggles to adjust to being a

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in a world where

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is his worst enemy. The first season finds George working with new manager Olly, who helps him pursue a residency show in

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. The second season involves George and Olly trying to pitch a new detective show called ''Valleys'' to networks.

Cast and characters

Main

as George Lopez * Anthony "CiTRiC" Campos as Manolo, George's driver and confidant * Maronzio Vance as Maronzio, George's friend and fellow stand-up comedian who is frequently his opening act * James Michael Connor as Stephen (season 1), George's nosy and annoying neighbor * Hayley Huntley as Olivia "Olly" Michaels, George's social media-savvy manager * Ashley Zamora as Erica Lopez (season 1), George's teenage daughter * Ray Diaz as Hector (season 2), Manolo's former cellmate who starts to live with him and George

Recurring

* Alexie Gilmore as Sheila, George's brief love interest (season 1) * Zeke Nicholson as Gabrielo del Santo, an image consultant who works with Olly (season 1) *

Jacqueline Obradors Jacqueline Obradors (born October 6, 1966) is an American actress. She has appeared in films such as '' Six Days, Seven Nights'' (1998), '' Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo'' (1999), '' Tortilla Soup'' (2001), ''A Man Apart'' (2003) and ''Unstoppable'' ...

as Alita, George's real estate agent (season 1) * Austin Mincks as Tiddlypie, a rival comedian (season 1) * Virginia Montero as Manolo's mom * Gwen Holloway as Olly and Pfeiffer's mom * Rain Valdez as Coco, a transgender actor slated to be the female lead for George's detective show (season 2) * Natalie Lander as Rachel Naismith, a young TV producer (season 2) *

Laura Ashley Samuels Laura Ashley Samuels is an American actress. She is best known for playing Courtney on '' Awkward'', Beth on ''Modern Family'' and Pfeiffer on '' Lopez''. Samuels has also appeared in films such as '' The Final'' (2010), ''In Time'' (2011), ' ...

as Pfeiffer, Olly's immature younger sister who is clearly their mother's favorite (season 2) *

Luenell Luenell Campbell (born March 12, 1959), known mononymously as Luenell, is an American comedian and actress. Career In the early-1990s, Luenell appeared regularly on ''Soul Beat TV'' on the Oakland, California cable station KSBT, along with promi ...

as Miss Wendy, Manolo's GED teacher and love interest (season 2) *

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as Lori Strahan, owner of a billion-dollar TV shopping network and George's love interest (season 2)

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2016)

Season 2 (2017)

Reception

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, season 1 of Lopez has an aggregate score of 73% based on 8 positive and 3 negative critic reviews. The website’s consensus reads: "''Lopez'''s namesake star wrings enough cheeky, autobiographical humor to transcend the show's old-school premise."

References

External links

* * {{TV Land original sitcoms 2010s American single-camera sitcoms 2016 American television series debuts 2017 American television series endings American English-language television shows TV Land original programming Television shows set in Los Angeles Television series by 3 Arts Entertainment Television series created by John Altschuler Television series created by Dave Krinsky