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George Lopez tackles family estrangement, forgiveness in new sitcom

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Yong Chavez | TFC News Hollywood

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Matt Shively, Mayan Lopez, George Lopez, Selenis Leyva. Photo credit: Chris Haston/NBC" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tfc/11/05/lopez-vs-lopez-season_-pilot-(photo-by_-chris-haston_nbc).jpg"/><figcaption>(L to R) Matt Shively as Quinten, Mayan Lopez as Maya, George Lopez as George, Selenis Leyva as Rosie <em>Chris Haston/NBC</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Veteran comedian and sitcom star George Lopez returns to network television, this time co-starring with his own daughter Mayan Lopez.</p><p>&#x27;Lopez vs. Lopez&#x27; is a hilarious and heartwarming comedy which also draws inspiration from the comedian&#x27;s own life and experiences.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Mayan Lopez and George Lopez. Photo credit: Casey Durkin/NBC" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tfc/11/05/lopez-vs-lopez-mayan-lopez,-george-lopez-(photo-by_-casey-durkin_nbc).jpg"/><figcaption>(L to R) Mayan Lopez and George Lopez <em>Casey Durkin/NBC</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>&quot;I was actually very private at one point, but once I realized that there was some currency in my past and that I didn&#x27;t have to be embarrassed of it, I think was a big turning point,&quot; George said. &quot;My relationship with Mayan, it’s the most valuable relationship that I&#x27;ve probably had in my life and the person that is the most willing to forgive. And I just thought that the time was right for a show like that.&quot;</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Mayan Lopez and Selenis Leyva. Photo credit: Elizabeth Morris/NBC" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tfc/11/05/lopez-vs-lopez-mayan-lopez-and-selenis-leyva-as-rosie-(photo-by_-elizabeth-morris_nbc).jpeg"/><figcaption>(L to R) Mayan Lopez and Selenis Leyva <em>Elizabeth Morris/NBC</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>In the show, he plays a working class old-school Latino immigrant who moves in with his Gen Z daughter.</p><p>The dysfunctional family also features Selenis Leyva who stars as George&#x27;s ex and Mayan&#x27;s mother.</p><p>&quot;I’ve been manifesting and praying for comedy. I wanted to do comedy. I think that after years of doing drama, it takes a toll on you. So I love being able to play strong women, and the fact that I&#x27;ve been blessed to play strong women, whether it&#x27;s dramatically or now with Rosie, speaks to me. I love pieces of art that entertain and somehow sneak in a little message, somehow sneak in a little therapy, a little politics,&quot; the actress shared.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Brice Gonzalez and George Lopez. Photo credit: Casey Durkin/NBC" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tfc/11/05/lopez-vs-lopez-brice-gonzalez-and-george-lopez-(photo-by_-casey-durkin_nbc).jpg"/><figcaption>(L to R) Brice Gonzalez and George Lopez <em>Casey Durkin/NBC</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>George also said that the sitcom doesn&#x27;t hold back on the difficult conversations about parenthood.</p><p>&quot;When I started to pitch the first show, we would be with the executives on this show, and then the writer’s assistant would start crying and we would look and we&#x27;d be like, &#x27;Are you alright?&#x27; And she goes, &#x27;It&#x27;s just so sad.&#x27; And I was like, &#x27;Yeah, but it gets better.&#x27; And I thought through the pain of just feeling like everything is lost and to have everything come back around, every new day as a new beginning, and the doors that we leave closed only get better if you&#x27;re willing to be there and struggle to open that door,&quot; he said.</p><p>&#x27;Lopez vs. Lopez&#x27; airs Friday nights on NBC and streams the next day on Peacock.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BGTxCXAJjfo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The veteran comedian and sitcom star returns to network television, this time co-starring with his own daughter Mayan Lopez.