The Brothers García

The Brothers García
Created by	Jeff Valdez Mike & Gibby Cevallos
Starring	Carlos Lacámara Ada Maris Jeffrey Licon Bobby Gonzalez Vaneza Pitynski Alvin Alvarez
Narrated by	John Leguizamo
Composers	Diego De Pietri Rick Kocor
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	52 (TV film included) (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Si TV Nickelodeon Productions
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Original release	July 23, 2000 – August 8, 2004
External links
Website

The Brothers García is an American teen sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon from July 2000 to August 2004. It was among the first projects of Sí TV, an effort to produce programming featuring Latino characters that are aimed at a diverse audience.^[1] The company has since launched its own cable-television network. The series was billed as the first English-language sitcom to have an all Latino cast and creative team.^[2]

Overview

The series follows the life of the Latino-American García family, as narrated by the adult version of one of the family's sons, Larry. Larry recounts his life alongside George, Carlos, and Lorena (his two brothers and twin sister, respectively), and the way they deal with everyday problems such as school, work, growing up, and all living in one house in San Antonio, Texas.

The series is about boys being boys, with Larry, George and Carlos Garcia putting brotherly love to the test. The Brothers Garcia makes television history as the first English language sitcom with an all Latino cast, directors, and producers. From his funny, now adult perspective, Larry Garcia recalls his quest as an 11-year-old to fit in with his older brothers (13-year-old athletic Carlos and George, a 12-year-old walking encyclopedia) and to express his individuality, despite the attention-getting behavior of his twin sister Lorena. Ray is a proud father who works as a history professor and his wife Sonia works as a hairdresser from an in-house salon who always attempts to make her kids the best they can be.

Cast

Main

• Carlos Lacámara as Ray García
• Ada Maris as Sonia García
• Jeffrey Licon as Carlos García
• Bobby Gonzalez as George García
• Vaneza Pitynski as Lorena García
• Alvin Alvarez as Larry García
• John Leguizamo as Adult Larry García

Recurring

• Lupe Ontiveros as Abuelita (4 episodes)
• James Santigo as CJ
• Kay Panabaker as Carrie Bauer
• Camille Guaty as Alex (3 episodes)
• Penn Badgley as Eddie Bauer (2 episodes)
• Natalie Amenula as Christina Contreras (2 episodes)
• George Lopez as Mr. Fender (2 episodes)

Broadcast

The show aired in reruns on "Nick on CBS" from March 13, 2004 to September 4, 2004. Reruns on The N started on April 7, 2008, and ended on May 23, 2008.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• The Brothers García at IMDb