George Lopez Instagram – Created by @mayanlopez, her father @georgelopez and Debby Wolfe, the meta family comedy “Lopez vs. Lopez” stars George and Mayan as fictional versions of themselves as they attempt to mend their fractured relationship.
Their characters share their names, but not occupations: Mayan works at a veterinarian’s office and George has a moving company, but it goes bankrupt, prompting George to move in with Mayan. It resembles what happened to their family in real life: When the pandemic hit, Mayan and her mother Ann, George’s ex-wife who was also an executive producer on “George Lopez,” were worried about him — he is immunocompromised — so they came together during stay-at-home orders. And the healing began.
The arguments and growing pains continue when the working-class family comedy returns for its 10-episode sophomore run Tuesday on NBC, airing back-to-back episodes beginning at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
From the show’s set on NBC’s famed Universal Studios lot, Wolfe, George and Mayan spoke to The Times’ @villarrealy about being the only Latino-centered series on broadcast television right now, how George’s relationship with alcohol is explored in the new season, and navigating boundaries when art imitates life.
Read their full conversation at the link in @latimes_entertainment’s bio.
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📸 @thealdochacon / For The Times | Posted on 03/Apr/2024 03:54:13
