Season 1 • Episode 22
LatestCristela, Maddie and Josh eagerly await the results of the bar exam. Much to everyone's surprise, Maddie passes while Josh does not. Cristela also passes the exam and Trent offers her an attorney position at his law firm that comes along with an added perk of hiring an assistant. Faced with moving back in with his parents, Josh eagerly accepts the assistant gig. An ecstatic Cristela returns home to celebrate, but is lovingly confronted by Daniela who wants Cristela to move out and start living the life of a single girl, the life she deserves.
In her sixth year of law school, Cristela is finally on the brink of landing her first big (unpaid) internship at a prestigious law firm. The only problem is that her pursuit of success is more ambitious than her traditional Mexican-American family thinks is appropriate.
Writing
Cristela Alonzo's autobiographical voice cuts sharp and true.
Acting
Maria Canals-Barrera as the mom — peak sitcom matriarch energy.
Creators
Cristela Alonzo, Kevin Hench
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
First US sitcom centered on a Mexican-American family since 'George Lopez' — networks still weren't ready.
Cristela Alonzo was still performing stand-up while shooting; she wrote episodes between club sets.
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