Cristela Alonzo
Stand-up comedian from United States 🇺🇸
About Cristela Alonzo
Cristela Alonzo (born January 6, 1979) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer and producer, who created and starred in the ABC sitcom Cristela. This made Alonzo the first Mexican American woman to create, produce, write and star in her own American primetime comedy. She was born in Hidalgo, Texas, and raised in San Juan, Texas, the youngest of four children of parents who were both from Mexico.
For the first eight years of her life, Alonzo's family squatted in an abandoned diner and were homeless and destitute, even with her mother working double shifts as a waitress. She learned English from watching TV, translating American shows into Spanish and acting them out for her mother. After graduating from Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School, she left home to study theater at Webster University in St. Louis but dropped out because she could no longer afford school. She began doing stand-up in 2003, a year after her mother died, while working as an office manager at the Addison Improv, and later moved to Los Angeles.
In 2006 Alonzo got her first break writing on Carlos Mencia's Comedy Central show Mind of Mencia, spending two years touring on a bus with Mencia and other comics. She was a semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing in 2010 and did a 30-minute segment of Comedy Central's The Half Hour in 2013. With producer Becky Clements she created the semi-autobiographical comedy Cristela for ABC, which was picked up to series for the 2014-15 season; it concluded on May 7, 2015. In 2017 she voiced a character in Cars 3, one of her notable works.
Videos (19)
Videos 1 to 19 of 19.
0:57iPhone 6 - Cristela Alonzo
52.5K views
0:48NEW SPECIAL! Cristela Alonzo - Upper Classy Coming Globally to Netflix on September 23!
13.3K views
2:49Dora the Agoraphobic - Math Lesson
7.8K views
2:47Super Mario Plumbing Company
4.8K views
1:31GRWM for the Netflix Emmy Party!
4K views
0:42Spanish Cristela Scene
2.5K views
52:29EPISODE 40: I’M GOING TO BE HONEST. YOU DON’T REALLY KNOW ME.
2.1K views
0:53NEW SPECIAL! Cristela Alonzo - Upper Classy Coming Globally To Netflix September 23!
2.1K views
38:30EPISODE 39: I'M NOT HIGH OR LOW...I'M MEDIUM MAINTENANCE
1.9K views
42:24EPISODE 36: TRYING TO DO VIDEO WITH MY PODCAST BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS YEARS BEHIND EVERYONE
1.8K views
2:04I HAD MY SECOND SWIMMING LESSON TODAY…and it was hard.
1.7K views
0:24I LOVE PUBLIC LIBRARIES -I’m researching one-person shows because I have always wanted to write one!
1.6K views
1:56Cristela Alonzo Middle Classy | Official Trailer | Netflix
1.5K views
1:35SWIMMING LESSON : Anyone got tips on how to tread water/getting over my fear of floating on back?
1.5K views
0:28My Affordable Care Act
1.3K views
38:37EPISODE 38: I DON'T WANT TO GROW UP, I'M A TOYS 'R US KID (FINALLY)
900 views
37:53EPISODE 37: LIKE WHAT YOU LIKE. EVERYONE ELSE SUCKS
760 views
1:46BUCKET LIST: Learning To Swim At 46 Years Old
688 views
1:26Cristela Alonzo Lower Classy | Official Trailer HD | Netflix
642 viewsGuest appearances (16)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Cristela Alonzo.
Guest appearances 1 to 16 of 16.
5:01Cristela Alonzo - Gabriel Iglesias Presents: StandUp Revolution! (Season 1)
Gabriel Iglesias
546.8K views
5:00Cristela Alonzo Wants To Break Up With The Dallas Cowboys | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
348.9K views
4:11Cristela Alonzo Weighs Herself Using The Metric System | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
334.8K views
2:24Cristela Alonzo shares how MAGA was able to persuade Latino voters to vote Republican via the church
Jon Stewart
242.3K views
5:01Cristela Alonzo: Feminism Gives Me Low Self-Esteem | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
203.5K views
1:28Comedian Cristela Alonzo shares what her mom’s lifetime of hard work taught her about joy
Jon Stewart
126.7K views
14:49Cristela Alonzo - Using Joy as Resistance in “Upper Classy” | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
114.5K views
3:32Cristela Alonzo's "Sons Of Anarchy" Role | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
106.2K views
5:04Cristela Alonzo Stand-Up 07/16/12 | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
37K views
5:23Cristela Alonzo Stand-Up 07/16/12 - CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
10.6K views
4:50Cristela Alonzo went on a date
Jimmy Pardo
4K views
5:41Cristela Alonzo and Jimmy Pardo Talk Teeth
Jimmy Pardo
3K views
1:15Thursday, Sept 25, at NYC"s 92 st Y, moderated by Cristela Alonzo - the big book release show....
John Fugelsang
2.4K views
1:39Cristela Alonzo got an offer to play Riyadh
Jimmy Pardo
1.2K views
2:15Cristela Alonzo got an offer to play Riyadh
Jimmy Pardo
916 views
3:06Cristela Alonzo saved democracy
Jimmy Pardo
848 viewsChannels on this page: Gabriel Iglesias, Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Pardo, John Fugelsang
Frequently asked questions
What is Cristela Alonzo known for?
She is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer and producer who created and starred in the ABC sitcom Cristela.
What milestone did Cristela Alonzo achieve with her sitcom?
She became the first Mexican American woman to create, produce, write and star in her own American primetime comedy.
How did Cristela Alonzo start in comedy?
She began doing stand-up in 2003, a year after her mother died, while working as an office manager at the Addison Improv.
What was Cristela Alonzo's first big break?
In 2006 she was hired to write on Carlos Mencia's Comedy Central show Mind of Mencia and spent two years touring with the show.
Has Cristela Alonzo done voice work?
Yes, in 2017 she voiced a character in the Pixar film Cars 3, listed among her notable works.
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