''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 comedian and actor. He is known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including Mexican American culture. Lopez has rece ...

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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 stand-up comedian 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 confidante * Maronzio Vance as Maronzio, George's friend and fellow stand-up comedian who is frequently his opening act * Hayley Huntley as Olivia "Olly" Michaels, George's social media-savvy manager * James Michael Connor as Stephen (season 1), George's nosy and annoying neighbor * 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 Danell 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 '' Unstop ...

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) *

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as Rachel Naismith, a young TV producer (season 2) * Laura Ashley Samuels as Pfeiffer, Olly's immature younger sister who is clearly their mother's favorite (season 2) *

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

Gillian Vigman Gillian Vigman (born January 28, 1972) is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She has played Jack Box's Wife in many Jack in the Box commercials, and is a recurring cast member of the sketch comedy series ''MADtv''. Vigman also sta ...

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 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