| Gordita Chronicles | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Claudia Forestieri |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original languages | English Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Producer | Matt Claybrooks |
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| Network | HBO Max |
| Release | June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) |
Gordita Chronicles is an American comedy television series that premiered on the streaming service HBO Max on June 23, 2022. The series tells the story of Cucu Castelli, a reporter who narrates her youth in the 1980s as a willful and reluctant "gordita" (transl. "chubby girl") whose family immigrates to Miami, Florida from the Dominican Republic. Cucu's father is a rising executive with an airline serving Florida and the Caribbean.
On July 29, 2022, it was announced the series was cancelled after one season, part of a reduction in family-oriented programming on the HBO Max service. The series was removed from the HBO Max streaming service in December 2022.
Cast
- Olivia Goncalves as Carlota "Cucu" Castelli
- Dascha Polanco as the voice of Adult Cucu
- Juan Javier Cardenas as Victor Castelli, Cucu's father
- Diana-Maria Riva as Adela Castelli (née Torres), Cucu's mother
- Savannah Nicole Ruiz as Emilia Castelli, Cucu's sister
- Cosette Hauer as Ashley
- Noah Rico as Yosmel "Yoshy" Hernandez
- Patrick Fabian as Mr. Frank, Victor's Boss
- Tati McQuay as Dani
- Pete Gardner as Keith Colorado
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "In America Everything Is Possible" | Eva Longoria | Claudia Forestieri | June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) |
| 2 | "In America We Speak English" | Melissa Kosar | Claudia Forestieri & Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz | June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) |
| 3 | "In America No One Likes a Chicken" | Melissa Kosar | Dan Signer | June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) |
| 4 | "In America We Sleepover" | Randall Winston | Isaac Gonzalez | June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) |
| 5 | "In America We Trick or Treat" | Angela Tortu | Shawn Wines | June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) |
| 6 | "In America We Play to Win" | Ilana Peña | Matt Claybrooks | June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) |
| 7 | "In America We Stereotype" | Angela Tortu | Jenny Yang | June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) |
| 8 | "In America You Get What You Pay For" | Melissa Fumero | Kryzz Gautier | June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) |
| 9 | "In America We Fall in Love" | Jay Karas | Francisco Cabrera-Feo | June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) |
| 10 | "In America We're Brave" | Randall Winston | Rebecca Delgado Smith | June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) |
Reception
The series received generally positive reviews.
Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter commented "Like its heroine, Gordita Chronicles shows the potential to grow into something special — and also like its heroine, it’s sweet enough to earn our patience while finding its way there." Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times called it the "sitcom of the summer", writing that it "is family comedy of a classic sort – with a few significant differences – funny and appealing and sometimes moving." Daniel D'Addario at Variety called it charming but criticized its at times unclear tone.
Availability
The HBO main pay television network airs reruns of the series. In March 2024, Tubi added access to the series. In June 2024, the series was added to Hulu.
References
- Del Rosario, Alexandra (2021-03-25). "'The Gordita Chronicles:' Diana Maria Riva, Juan Javier Cardenas & More Round Out Cast For HBO Max Family Comedy Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- Goldberg, Lesley (2021-05-12). "'Gordita Chronicles' Comedy Ordered to Series at HBO Max". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- Andreeva, Nellie (July 29, 2022). "HBO Max Pulls Back On Live-Action Kids & Family Programming, Triggering 'Gordita Chronicles' Cancellation; Latinx Comedy Will Be Shopped". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- Cordero, Rosy (2022-12-09). "'Gordita Chronicles' to be Pulled from HBO Max". Deadline Hollywood.
- Han, Angie (23 June 2022). "HBO Max's 'Gordita Chronicles': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- Lloyd, Robert (2022-06-23). "Authentically sunny and sweet, 'Gordita Chronicles' is the sitcom of the summer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- D'Addario, Daniel (22 June 2022). "'Gordita Chronicles' Is a Winsome Bit of Nostalgia for 1985 Miami: TV Review". Variety. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- Cordero, Rosy (2024-03-26). "'Gordita Chronicles' Gets Second Life At Tubi". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- HBO Max original programming
- 2020s American sitcoms
- 2022 American television series debuts
- 2022 American television series endings
- American English-language television shows
- Television series about children
- Television series about families
- Television series set in the 1980s
- Television shows set in Miami
- Television series by Sony Pictures Television
- Multilingual television series
- Spanish-language television programming in the United States