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‘Cristela’ Comes to ABC; Barbara Rosenblat’s Many Voices
Cristela Alonzo was thrilled to sell a script to ABC, but the show seemed dead after the network decided not to shoot a pilot. She tells us how she was able to resurrect Cristela. Then, meet the woman who has been called the Meryl Streep of audiobook narration.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenComedian Cristela Alonzo’s journey from a small Texas border town to starring in an ABC sitcom was one of the longest of long shots. The network bought the script for her show but didn’t order a pilot. The series was dead until a big gamble and a borrowed soundstage changed everything. Then, we hear from actor Barbara Rosenblat, who in addition to playing Miss Rosa on Orange is the New Black, is also one of the most requested audiobook narrators in the country.
Banner Image: Cristela Alonzo in her new show, Cristela; Credit: ©Photographer/ABC
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Read the story6 min‘Cristela’
Cristela Alonzo’s new sitcom is part of ABC’s much-touted push for more diverse programming on its primetime schedule. Her series, Cristela, about a Latino family, joins the new show Black-ish and the upcoming Asian-immigrant comedy Fresh Off the Boat.
Read the story16 minBarbara Rosenblat
Barbara Rosenblat Fans of the Netflix series Orange is the New Black know actor Barbara Rosenblat as Miss Rosa, the cancer-stricken prisoner with a penchant for robbing banks. But even if you’ve never seen the show, you may recognize Rosenblat’s voice. Rosenblat is an audiobook narrator--one of the most sought after and award-winning…
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