Gordita Chronicles

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Gordita Chronicles
Genre Comedy
Created byClaudia Forestieri
Starring
  • Diana-Maria Riva
  • Juan Javier Cardenas
  • Olivia Goncalves
  • Savannah Nicole Ruiz
  • Noah Rico
  • Cosette Hauer
Country of origin United States
Original languagesEnglish
Spanish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
ProducerMatt Claybrooks
Production companies
Original release
Network HBO Max
ReleaseJune 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)

Gordita Chronicles is an American comedy series that premiered on the streaming service HBO Max on June 23, 2022. [1] [2] 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.

Contents

On July 29, 2022, it was announced the series was cancelled after one season. Sony Pictures Television plans to shop the series elsewhere. [3] In December 2022, the series was removed from HBO Max. [4]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"In America Everything Is Possible" Eva Longoria Claudia ForestieriJune 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)
2"In America We Speak English"Melissa KosarClaudia Forestieri & Brigitte Muñoz-LiebowitzJune 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 GonzalezJune 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)
5"In America We Trick or Treat"Angela TortuShawn WinesJune 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)
6"In America We Play to Win"Ilana PeñaMatt ClaybrooksJune 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 GautierJune 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)
9"In America We Fall in Love" Jay Karas Francisco Cabrera-FeoJune 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)
10"In America We're Brave"Randall WinstonRebecca Delgado SmithJune 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." [5] Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times called it the "sitcom of the summer", writing "“Gordita Chronicles” is as charming as it is often obvious; indeed, one might say its obviousness is part of its charm. This is family comedy of a classic sort— with a few significant differences — funny and appealing and sometimes moving." [6] Variety called it charming but criticized its at times unclear tone. [7]

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