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The Brothers García

American teen sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon

The Brothers García
Genre	Teen sitcom
Created by	Jeff Valdez Mike Cevallos Gibby Cevallos
Starring	Carlos Lacámara Ada Maris Jeffrey Licon Bobby Gonzalez Vaneza Pitynski Alvin Alvarez
Narrated by	John Leguizamo
Theme music composer	Rick Kocor
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)
Production
Executive producer	Jeff Valdez
Producer	Debra Spidell
Cinematography	Carlos González
Editor	Jeffrey Scott Runyan
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Si TV Nickelodeon Productions
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	July 23, 2000 (2000-07-23) – August 8, 2004 (2004-08-08)
Related
The Garcias

The Brothers García is an American teen sitcom created by Jeff Valdez, Mike Cevallos, and Gibby Cevallos. 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 series was billed as the first English-language sitcom to have an all-Latino cast and creative team.^[2] It aired on Nickelodeon from July 23, 2000, to August 8, 2004. After the show, Sí TV launched its own cable-television network.

In 2021, co-creator Jeff Valdez announced that he had obtained the rights to make a sequel series. The reboot, titled The Garcias, was ordered by HBO Max and is controlled entirely by Valdez's company, New Cadence Productions.^[3]

The series follows the life of the Mexican 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 fraternal 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 fraternal twin sister Lorena. Ray is a proud father who works as a history professor and his wife Sonia works as a strict hairdresser from an in-house salon who always attempts to make her kids the best they can be. The show is narrated by John Leguizamo as the voice of Adult Larry.

• 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 (voice)

• Lupe Ontiveros as Abuelita (4 episodes)
• James Santigo as CJ
• Jerry Messing as Tiny
• 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)

Reruns aired on "Nick on CBS" from March 13 to September 11, 2004. Reruns on The N ran from April 7 until May 23, 2008.

A sequel series to The Brothers García, consisting of ten episodes and titled The Garcias, aired on April 14, 2022. The original six main cast members reprise their roles in the sequel.^[3]

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