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Bi-cultural millennials and old-school paisano business owners hustle to create spaces that celebrate their Latinx identities, even while faced with rent hikes, a housing crisis, and a steady stream of outsiders threatening to gentrify their barrio.
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- 2017
- Comedy
- Art Bonilla, Rafael Sigler, Jaime Alvarez
- What Is Gentefied?
- What Does "Gentefied" and "Gente-Fication" Mean?
- Who Are The Stars?
- Who Are The Creators?
- What Was The Inspiration Behind The Show?
- How Much of The Digital Series Is Reflected in The Netflix Show?
- Why Is This Show Important?
- When Does It Premiere?
Gentefiedis a 10-episode bilingual series that follows three Mexican-American cousins -- Erik (JJ Soria), Ana (Karrie Martin) and Chris Morales (Carlos Santos) -- as they attempt to forge their own paths, while also balancing their cultural traditions and identity. Set in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights, the Spanglish dramedy sees the...
A take on gentrification, in which an area or location is renovated to conform to middle-class taste, "Gentefied" or "gente-fication" is a term that is used in the series to describe the act of a person attempting to improve his or her own area to accommodate outside communities. While gentrification can increase the economic value of a neighborhoo...
Karrie Martinas Ana Morales Ana Morales is a 24-year-old Chicana, one of the three grandchildren that bring life into Gentefied.As a "sarcastic, woke, blunt, and endearing, queer artist," Ana breaks every stereotype. Strong, yet vulnerable, she’s at a crossroads within her community, family and passion for her art. Her fight for her own journey is ...
The series is co-created and co-written by first-generation Chicanos, Marvin Lemus and Linda Yvette Chávez, who told ET that they wanted to "create a show we wish we had seen growing up." Lemus, a Mexican and Guatemalan-American writer-director-producer, has worked on successful video campaigns for the film Dear White Peopleand brands such as Anheu...
Adapted from the 2017 Sundance digital darling of the same name, both Lemus and Chávez brought their own personal life experiences to the project. Lemus grew up in Bakersfield, California, where he felt like he didn't belong and felt ashamed of his culture. Calling himself a latchkey kid, he loved watching TV and movies, but was put off by the Lati...
For those familiar with the digital series, the creators honor the original as much as they can. Gentefiedis a hybrid of the anthological aspect of the 2017 project, mixed with a normal television narrative and dramatic drive. "There's a lot of the heart of the digital series and some of the storylines have made their way into the main series," Chá...
Gentefiedfocuses on a Latinx community, but it also embraces a culture’s history and traditions, while depicting the struggles that many immigrants and first-generation people have in a lighthearted way. Breaking typical stereotypes, the show hopes viewers, Latinx or not, identify with the characters and see their lives finally reflected on the scr...
All episodes of Gentefiedare available to stream starting Feb. 21 on Netflix. Get more Latinx news on ET MÁS, ETonline's section featuring the latest celeb, film, TV, music and style news. RELATED CONTENT:
Feb 6, 2019 · A love letter to the Latino and Boyle Heights communities, Lemus and Chavez hope Gentefied will let their little cousins rocking adidas, hoops, and big dreams see themselves on the small screen...
- Manuel Betancourt
Erik (JJ Soria of The Oath) is a sweet screw-up desperate to win back his upwardly mobile ex (Annie Gonzalez). A pragmatist saving for culinary school, Chris (MTV Tr3s alum Carlos Santos) works ...
Gentefied 2020 | Maturity Rating: 16+ | 2 Seasons | Drama The Morales cousins scramble to save their grandfather's taco shop — and pursue their own dreams — as gentrification shakes up their LA neighborhood.
Recommendations. Seven characters deal with the effects of change in L.A.'s Boyle Heights. Bi-cultural millennials and old-school paisano business owners hustle to create spaces that celebrate...
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Feb 18, 2020 · In warm-hearted new Netflix dramedy 'Gentefied,' a Mexican-American family battles the forces of gentrification. Alan Sepinwall's review.
