“George Lopez’ – More than Just a Show.

“George Lopez, the man, was third in a short lineage of Hispanic performers to star in a mainstream television show. He has impressive company. Only Desi Arnaz and Freddie Prinze have achieved the same. As Freddie Prinze Jr. has stated, “Desi unlocked the door, my dad opened it and George kicked it down.” Freddie Prinze Jr. was the fourth on this list – unfortunately, his show was cancelled after only one season.

On May 15th, ABC announced that it will be closing the door of its groundbreaking program “George Lopez”. Ironically, it is ABC that will continue to carry the torch of depicting Latinos in the mainstream media with its hit show “Ugly Betty”, the English language transplant of the popular Colombian telenovela “Yo soy Betty, La Fea”, starring the Honduran-American actress America Ferrera. “

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