Who is Cristela Alonzo?

Cristela Alonzo is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, and producer. She is best known for starring in the ABC television series Cristela since 2014. She became the first Latina to create, write, produce, and star in her own network show Cristela.

Alonzo has also appeared in episodes of the TV series Sons of Anarchy, The Book Club, Hey It’s Fluffy!, and General Hospital. She also wrote for the TV series Mind of Mencia in 2006. Since 2014, she has been a co-host and guest on the TV series The View.

Who are the parents of Cristela Alonzo?

Cristela Alonzo was born on 6 January 1979, in San Juan, Texas, USA. She is the daughter of Natalia Gonzalez and Adalberto Alonzo. She is the younger daughter of four children. Her mother worked double shifts at a Mexican restaurant for about 20 years.

Her mother Natalia raised her and her three siblings as single parents. Alonzo said she never met her father, who died in 2009. She lost her mother in2002. She grew up in the U.S. town that happens to be close to the border of Mexico San Juan, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley. Alonzo is an American by nationality and she is of Latin-American ethnicity.