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Cristela Alonzo

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I couldn't afford therapy, so I just watched 'Frasier.' Season 4 was a breakthrough. - Cristela Alonzo
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If I'm laughing, you know I'm either very happy or very sad. I cope with things with jokes. - Cristela Alonzo
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I grew up in a very Catholic household. We were pretty conservative. - Cristela Alonzo
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I can't tell a story about a working-class family on a premium channel that you have to pay to get. - Cristela Alonzo
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As a kid, I really wanted to have my own show. But when you grow up in poverty, people tell you nothing is possible. So I kind of gave up on that dream. - Cristela Alonzo
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I'm not trying to represent the whole Latino community. There are too many different cultures, and Latinos will always say, 'My family doesn't do that.' - Cristela Alonzo
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A lot of my material was based on my family. - Cristela Alonzo
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Looking back, I remember my family laughing a lot. We were never the kind of people that dwelled on hard times. My family laughs when things are tough. Growing up like that, I got used to making jokes about things that were difficult. So when I started doing stand-up, that's what I went towards. - Cristela Alonzo
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We grew up devout Catholics, so my trips to San Juan always include going to the churches that we used to go to and lighting candles and everything. Everything I do in San Juan is what I used to do with my mom, kind of as a tribute to her. - Cristela Alonzo
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The first eight years of my life, we lived in an abandoned diner - we were basically squatters. - Cristela Alonzo
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When you have a different name, people just kind of take the liberty to spell it how they want. - Cristela Alonzo
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Two brothers and a sister, my niece, my nephew... we're a very small group. We're very close, very tight-knit. We spend every holiday weekend together. - Cristela Alonzo
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It might sound dramatic and a little grandiose, but as a Latina, I would like to be someone that gives a voice to my culture. - Cristela Alonzo
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My mom ending up passing away, and I got really depressed and didn't have money for therapy, and so I started doing standup to cope with my mom's death. - Cristela Alonzo
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I love the Rio Grande Valley. I always say it's home - Texas is home. I've been out in L.A. a little over ten years, and I still get so excited when I go back home. It just feels comfortable; it makes me smile. - Cristela Alonzo
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