Cristela Alonzo

I grew up in a very Catholic household. We were pretty conservative.

— Cristela Alonzo

I think we need to have stories about women that don't necessarily fit the trope of the classic woman, because they do…

— Cristela Alonzo

My stand-up has a lot of performance in it, and I loved doing it so much that, after years, I put the…

— Cristela Alonzo

To me, a multi-cam is just like the feeling you get from the audience.

— Cristela Alonzo

We grew up devout Catholics, so my trips to San Juan always include going to the churches that we used to go…

— Cristela Alonzo

A lot of my material was based on my family.

— Cristela Alonzo

My family didn't have money, and I think it made me fearless. I'm willing to try everything and not be afraid because…

— Cristela Alonzo

My mom ending up passing away, and I got really depressed and didn't have money for therapy, and so I started doing…

— Cristela Alonzo

It might sound dramatic and a little grandiose, but as a Latina, I would like to be someone that gives a voice…

— Cristela Alonzo

Whatever you want to do with your life, you really got to want it. And if you want it, and you work…

— Cristela Alonzo

I love basketball. I love football. And to me, I think that's a dimension that you don't see with a lot of…

— Cristela Alonzo

I'm not trying to represent the whole Latino community. There are too many different cultures, and Latinos will always say, 'My family…

— Cristela Alonzo

Looking back, I remember my family laughing a lot. We were never the kind of people that dwelled on hard times. My…

— Cristela Alonzo

That's what makes a good show. It doesn't target one group. It tells a story everyone gets.

— Cristela Alonzo

We don't have enough Latinos on TV just getting cast in supporting roles; the idea of having your own show named after…

— Cristela Alonzo

The chances of anyone of any race getting their own show are, like, .001 percent.

— Cristela Alonzo

The first eight years of my life, we lived in an abandoned diner - we were basically squatters.

— Cristela Alonzo

I can't tell a story about a working-class family on a premium channel that you have to pay to get.

— Cristela Alonzo

When you have a different name, people just kind of take the liberty to spell it how they want.

— Cristela Alonzo

I did the 'Wizard of Oz' in third grade, and I was a witch.

— Cristela Alonzo

My family doesn't understand trying to chase your dreams because they were all about survival.

— Cristela Alonzo

I love the Rio Grande Valley. I always say it's home - Texas is home. I've been out in L.A. a little…

— Cristela Alonzo

Because I grew up in McAllen, we would watch Televisa a lot.

— Cristela Alonzo

Two brothers and a sister, my niece, my nephew... we're a very small group. We're very close, very tight-knit. We spend every…

— Cristela Alonzo

I think social media can be harmful and helpful at the same time. I started in 2003 ... back then, we didn't…

— Cristela Alonzo