Cristela - Latina Multi-Cam comedy from Cristela Alonzo get Script Order at ABC with penalty

Rising standup comedian Cristela Alonzo is headed to television. A half-hour multi-camera comedy co- created by and starring Alonzo has received a script commitment with a sizable penalty (said to be in the six figures) at ABC. Titled Cristela , the project, inspired by Alonzo’s life, is the story of an American Latina (Alonzo) straddling two cultures while not fully belonging to either. Alonzo will co-write the script with writer-producer Kevin Hench. 20th Century Fox TV and Marty Adelstein and Shawn Levy’s studio-based 21 Laps/Adelstein produce, with Alonzo, Hench, Adelstein, Levy and Becky Clements executive producing.

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