Latino-Based TV Comedy: George Lopez

Evidently, Barraza was born in Kingsville, Texas. Santa Barraza is the second of six children; Joaquin Barraza (Santa Barraza’s Father) worked his whole life in order to provide money and opportunities for his wife and children. Barraza’s mother was a feminist throughout her life.

Ernesto Galarza was born in Mexico. He decides he wants to tell the story of his journey from a small village in Mexico, to a barrio, a neighborhood, in Sacramento, California. He focuses his story when he was a few years in Jalcocotán and what he did every day, to the decisions his family had to make, and finishing his story with high school. Jimmy Santiago Baca was

Reymundo was born in Puerto Rico in 1963 in the back of a 1957 Chevy. His mother was married at age sixteen

Vicente Fernandez is a well know Mexican actor, producer and singer, Vicente is known as the king of ranchera music all over the world. Vicente started singing on the streets when he was a young boy for tips, Vicente came from a very poor family, he was forced to drop out of fifth grade to support his family. He got little jobs around his home town. He says he would stop cars and offer to sing to them for a few pesos in Guadalajara, but has now won seven Latin Grammys and one Grammy. Vicente was born in huentitan el alto Jalisco, Mexico February 17 1940. He grew up in his father’s ranch in Guadalajara, at age eight Vicente got his inspiration from Pedro Infante when his mom took him to see one of his favorite movies. Pedro infant was a

George Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is a Mexican American comedian and actor. He is one of the most prominent Mexican-Americans from within the Latino community to be recognized in mainstream North American popular culture. He is perhaps best known for starring in his own produced television sitcom show entitled George Lopez.

George Lopez was born on April 23, 1961 in Mission Hills, California. George Lopez is 55 years old and live in the Mission Hills in Los Angeles.

Antonio Lopez was born in Puerto Rico in 1943 and moved to Harlem at the age of seven with his parents. Fashion one of the biggest aspects in his life through his Mother, a seamstress and his Father, a mannequin maker. He freelanced for

The 4th Episode of the documentary Latino Americans: The New Latinos, claimed that many latinos groups, such as Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Domicans, that migrated to the United States had made a huge impact in America's culture and Society. One of the evidence that lead to the the main claim of the video was the story of Rita Moreno. Rita Moreno and her family moved to New York City to have a better life than in their home country, which was Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico was greatly affected by The Great Depression in the U.S, so many Puerto Ricans migrated to the U.S, which included Rita’s family. The young girl wanted to became an actress in Hollywood because that was every young teenage dream during The Depression. Eventually, she made it into Hollywood, but in her movies, she was portrayed as a typical woman from

Gary Soto was born April 12, 1952, in Fresno, California to Mexican-American parents. His grandparents emigrated from Mexico during the Great Depression and found jobs as farm laborers. Soto grew up poor in the San Joaquin Valley and learned that hard work pays off through chores, such as moving lawns, picking grapes, painting houses, and washing cars.

In George’s background, he faced many challenges beginning with his mother leaving leading up to loosing his daughter.  Born on May 18, 1952, George Harvey Strait was welcomed by his mother Doris Couser Strait and father John Byron Strait.  His father and brother raised him in Pearsall, Texas when his mother left them and took their sister with her (Dukes). George went to Pearsall High school with his father being a teacher there. Once he graduated he eloped with his high school sweetheart Norma strait (The Famous People). After he eloped, he joined the military and was stationed in Hawaii. He sang in the army inspired band called Rambling Country. When his daughter was 13 George lost her to an accident. George’s background has had many

Gary soto was born on April 12,1952 was raised in Fresno California. When he was a kid he worked in the fields of San Joaquin Valley. Gary Soto father died when he was only Five year old. Soto says that he had no one to motivate him as a child so his work ethic wasn't good in school. Until he found Poetry in high school.

George W. Bush was born in New Haven, Connecticut on July 6, 1946. Just like other presidents, he had his good times and his bad times. He was the forty-third president of The United States. Because of those who had preceded him in The Oval Office, he understood the importance of being the Commander in Chief. In all of the events that happened during his presidency he never gave up on his country (Biography; Gale: Vol 21).

grew up in the San Joaquin Valley in the industrial part of a town called Fresno.

As Frank Sinatra grew up in Hoboken, New Jersey, and was a classic representation of an average Italian American. He was the child of two Italian American immigrants, was Roman Catholic, but unlike others, he was particularly interested in singing, and he was good at it. Sinatra started off performing at family get togethers with his ukulele and before everyone knew it he was a great American singer, actor, and producer.

George Gershwin, born in Brooklyn, New York on 26 September 1898, was born the second of four children of Morris and Rose Gershovitz, Russians who immigrated to New York in 1891. George and his family lived on Manhattan's lower east side in a poor Jewish community. After settling down in New York, his father changed the family name to Gershvin. It was George who later altered his last name to Gershwin when he entered the professional world of music. Most of his family was not musically talented, but his brother Ira became a wonderful well-known musician.