Cristela's family feels she is wasting her time trying to be a lawyer and should get a real job. Determined to make it, she attempts to stand out from the other intern candidates, and tries to impress the attorney with humor, which continually digs her into a deeper hole. Back at the house, Daniela encourages her to stop trying to achieve something she'll never accomplish and come work with her at the call center. Cristela concedes, then goes into the shower to drown her frustration. She's totally surprised when the attorney's office staff calls her with the news that she's among the chosen. She knows this will be the stepping stone she needs for her career, and yet another stumbling block between her and her family.
Season 1 Episode 1 of Cristela was watched by 6,510,000 viewers, resulting in a 1.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
Is Cristela Renewed or Cancelled for Season 2?
In her sixth year of law school, Cristela is finally on the brink of landing her first big (unpaid) internship at a prestigious law firm. The only problem is that her pursuit of success is more ambitious than her traditional Mexican-American family thinks is appropriate.
She's stuck straddling the old culture she's trying to modernize at home with her working-class family and the modern world she's trying to embrace in her professional career. Breakout comedian Cristela Alonzo stars in this hilarious comedy about laughing your way down the path to the new American dream.