Rita moreno one day at a time1/16/2024 ![]() ![]() Recalling past influential experiences that have informed her thought process, Calderón Kellett says, “People meet me and are like, ‘oh I had a Latino maid,’ and that’s the only Latino they knew. Obviously, I hope that it resonates, but I was just writing what I was lucky enough to see in my world.” My mother is a five-foot ‘boob popsicle powerhouse.’ I just wrote what I knew and what I know is those women. My grandmothers on both sides were badass women. “I grew up with strong women, and with men who were strong enough to be with strong women. She insists that there isn’t much chance of that given her upbringing. It just that there are so many things that people have in common that we want to try to discuss things that are meaningful to our audience, and do it with a funny spin on it.”Ĭalderón Kellett reveals that she and her staff are very mindful of falling into a pattern of only portraying stereotypical women and men on screen. I love that we’re offering something heftier, but maybe you don’t want that all the time so It’s not like every we’re going to give you an issue. “There are people who go to entertainment to escape and disengage. She admits that while the series tackles tough topics that’s not the entire focus of the show. Because of Penelope’s background in the military, we’re talking about mental health and PTSD, and things like that.” And, we’re using this as a platform to talk about real issues. ![]() “Growing up I didn’t see a Latino family on TV, so to finally be represented in this way is amazing. ![]() He is, however, interested in the well-being of his ‘neighbor-family’ and continues to play a big part in their lives in this adaptation of the material.īehind the scenes, Norman Lear, who created the original series, has given his blessing for this version, and worked closely with showrunners Gloria Calderón Kellett ( iZombie, Devious Maids) and Mike Royce ( Enlisted, Men of a Certain Age) in crafting the narrative.Ĭalderón Kellett says that she’s ecstatic to be working on the series, for many reasons. In another change, the character of Schneider (Todd Grinnell), the mustached tool-belt wearing handyman, who was quite blue collar in the old version, is now a glasses-wearing trust fund hipster who has eyes for all the ladies, except Penelope. In one of the many modifications to the 1975 version, instead of two daughters, Penelope and Lydia are partnering to raise a teen daughter, Elena, and a pre-teen son, Alex. Reflecting the nation’s current cultural make-up, this new incarnation of the series follows three generations of a Cuban-American family, led by single mom/military vet Penelope ( Queen of the South‘s Justina Machado), with EGOT winner Rita Moreno as Penelope’s vivacious, old-school mother Lydia. ![]()
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