The Brothers García

The Brothers García is an American teen sitcom created by Jeff Valdez, Mike Cevallos, and Gibby Cevallos. It was among the first projects of Sí TV, an effort to produce programming featuring Latino characters that are aimed at a diverse audience.^[1] The series was billed as the first English-language sitcom to have an all-Latino cast and creative team.^[2] It aired on Nickelodeon from July 23, 2000, to August 8, 2004. After the show, Sí TV launched its own cable-television network.

The Brothers García
Genre	Teen sitcom
Created by	Jeff Valdez Mike Cevallos Gibby Cevallos
Starring	Carlos Lacámara Ada Maris Jeffrey Licon Bobby Gonzalez Vaneza Pitynski Alvin Alvarez
Narrated by	John Leguizamo
Theme music composer	Rick Kocor
Composers	Diego De Pietri Rick Kocor
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	52 (TV film included)
Production
Executive producer	Jeff Valdez
Producer	Debra Spidell
Cinematography	Carlos González
Editor	Jeffrey Scott Runyan
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Si TV Nickelodeon Productions
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	July 23, 2000 (2000-07-23) – August 8, 2004 (2004-08-08)
Related
The Garcias

In 2021, co-creator Jeff Valdez announced that he had obtained the rights to make a sequel series. The reboot, titled The Garcias, was ordered by HBO Max and is controlled entirely by Valdez's company, New Cadence Productions.^[3]

Plot

The series follows the life of the Mexican American García family, as narrated by the adult version of one of the family's sons, Larry. Larry recounts his life alongside George, Carlos, and Lorena (his two brothers and fraternal twin sister, respectively), and the way they deal with everyday problems such as school, work, growing up, and all living in one house in San Antonio, Texas.

The series is about boys being boys, with Larry, George and Carlos Garcia putting brotherly love to the test. The Brothers García makes television history as the first English language sitcom with an all Latino cast, directors, and producers. From his funny, now adult perspective, Larry Garcia recalls his quest as an 11-year-old to fit in with his older brothers (13-year-old athletic Carlos and George, a 12-year-old walking encyclopedia) and to express his individuality, despite the attention-getting behavior of his fraternal twin sister Lorena. Ray is a proud father who works as a history professor and his wife Sonia works as a strict hairdresser from an in-house salon who always attempts to make her kids the best they can be. The show is narrated by John Leguizamo as the voice of Adult Larry.

Cast

Main

• Carlos Lacámara as Ray García
• Ada Maris as Sonia García
• Jeffrey Licon as Carlos García
• Bobby Gonzalez as George García
• Vaneza Pitynski as Lorena García
• Alvin Alvarez as Larry García
• John Leguizamo as Adult Larry García (voice)

Recurring

• Lupe Ontiveros as Abuelita (4 episodes)
• James Santigo as CJ
• Jerry Messing as Tiny
• Kay Panabaker as Carrie Bauer
• Camille Guaty as Alex (3 episodes)
• Penn Badgley as Eddie Bauer (2 episodes)
• Natalie Amenula as Christina Contreras (2 episodes)
• George Lopez as Mr. Fender (2 episodes)

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	7		July 23, 2000	October 8, 2000
2	13		April 21, 2001	August 4, 2001
3	15		March 3, 2002	June 9, 2002
4	17		June 21, 2003	August 8, 2004

Season 1 (2000)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Best Laid Plans"	Mike & Gibby Cevallos	Story by : Jeff Valdez and Mike & Gibby Cevallos Teleplay by : Jeff Valdez	July 23, 2000 (2000-07-23)
2	2	"Love Me Tender"	Georg Stanford Brown	Story by : Jeff Valdez and Luisa Leschin Teleplay by : Jeff Valdez and Luisa Leschin	July 30, 2000 (2000-07-30)
3	3	"The Right Stuff"	Virgil Fabian	Story by : Jeff Valdez Teleplay by : Jeff Valdez	July 30, 2000 (2000-07-30)
4	4	"No Hablo Espanol"	Mike & Gibby Cevallos	Story by : Jeff Valdez and Luisa Leschin Teleplay by : Jose Rivera and Jeff Valdez	August 6, 2000 (2000-08-06)
5	5	"A Hunting We Will Go"	Mike & Gibby Cevallos	Jeff Valdez	August 27, 2000 (2000-08-27)
6	6	"A Day in the Life"	Linda Mendoza	Story by : Jeff Valdez and Ruben Gonzales Teleplay by : Jose Rivera	September 3, 2000 (2000-09-03)
7	7	"Bad Hair Day"	Joe Menendez	Luisa Leschin and Jeff Valdez	October 8, 2000 (2000-10-08)

Season 2 (2001)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
8	1	"Love is Very... Confusing"	Jeff Valdez	Jose Rivera	April 21, 2001 (2001-04-21)
9	2	"Meal Ticket"	Mike & Gibby Cevallos	Shelly Landau	April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28)
10	3	"Lotto Bucks"	Linda Mendoza Kahle	Luis Santeiro	May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12)
11	4	"Big Winner"	Ted Lange	Luisa Leschin	May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12)
12	5	"But Football is a Religion"	Joe Menendez	Abraham Alfonso Brown	May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19)
13	6	"You Go Girl"	Mike & Gibby Cevallos	Shelly Landau	June 2, 2001 (2001-06-02)
14	7	"Larry's Curse"	Matt Casado	Josefina Lopez	June 9, 2001 (2001-06-09)
15	8	"Over Extended Family"	Joe Menendez	Luisa Leschin	June 16, 2001 (2001-06-16)
16	9	"Cold Turkey"	Isabelle Mejias fox	Jose Rivera	June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23)
17	10	"The Student Buddy"	Jeff Valdez	Gary Rosenkranz	July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07)
18	11	"The Sub"	Matt Casado	Story by : Jeff Valdez Teleplay by : Abraham Alfonso Brown	July 14, 2001 (2001-07-14)
19	12	"The Crib"	Virgil Fabian	Jeff Valdez	July 28, 2001 (2001-07-28)
20	13	"Band on the Run"	Virgil Fabian	Silvia Cardenas	August 4, 2001 (2001-08-04)

Season 3 (2002)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
21	1	"Piece of My Heart"	Unknown	Unknown	February 10, 2002 (2002-02-10)
22	2	"School Daze"	Joe Menendez	Silvia Cardenas	March 3, 2002 (2002-03-03)
23	3	"Tamale Follies"	Virgil Fabian	Luisa Leschin	March 10, 2002 (2002-03-10)
24	4	"West Side Stories"	Carlos LaCamara	Abraham Alfonso Brown	March 17, 2002 (2002-03-17)
25	5	"Brother's Keeper"	Mike & Gibby Cevallos	Gary Wilson	March 24, 2002 (2002-03-24)
26	6	"Maybe Baby"	Henry Chan	Shelly Landau	March 31, 2002 (2002-03-31)
27	7	"Don't Give Up Your Day Job"	Salvador Carrasco	Ed Evans	April 7, 2002 (2002-04-07)
28	8	"Space Race"	Virgil Fabian	Gary Wilson	April 14, 2002 (2002-04-14)
29	9	"Hot Today, Chili Tomorrow"	Mike & Gibby Cevallos	Abraham Alfonso Brown	April 21, 2002 (2002-04-21)
30	10	"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"	Mike & Gibby Cevallos	Gary Rosenkranz	April 28, 2002 (2002-04-28)
31	11	"When the Cat's Away"	Carlos Gonzalez	Michael Ajakwe	May 5, 2002 (2002-05-05)
32	12	"Don't Judge a Book By its Cover"	Tony Plana	Jeff Valdez & Shelly Landau	May 19, 2002 (2002-05-19)
33	13	"When the Time Comes"	Unknown	Unknown	May 26, 2002 (2002-05-26)
34	14	"Mama's Friend"	Unknown	Unknown	June 2, 2002 (2002-06-02)
35	15	"Use Your Head"	Unknown	Unknown	June 9, 2002 (2002-06-09)

Season 4 (2003–04)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
36 37 38	1 2 3	"Mysteries of the Maya"	Jeff Valdez	Jeff Valdez	June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21)
39	4	"New Man on Campus... Sorta"	Mike & Gibby Cevallos	Silvia Cardenas	June 29, 2003 (2003-06-29)
40	5	"New Tunes"	Joe Menendez	Shelly Landau	July 6, 2003 (2003-07-06)
41	6	"Novelathon"	Tony Plana	Luisa Leschin	July 13, 2003 (2003-07-13)
42	7	"Right Place, Right Time"	Mike & Gibby Cevallos	Abraham Alfonso Brown	July 20, 2003 (2003-07-20)
43	8	"Big Break"	Joe Menendez	Cary Okmin	July 27, 2003 (2003-07-27)
44 45	9 10	"Sisters Garcia"	Mike & Gibby Cevallos	Sylvia Cardenas, Shelly Landau	September 7, 2003 (2003-09-07)
46	11	"Models, Inc."	Carlos Lacamara	Gary Rosenkranz	September 21, 2003 (2003-09-21)
47	12	"It Was Fun While It Lasted"	Elizabeth Pena	Abraham Alfonso Brown	October 5, 2003 (2003-10-05)
48	13	"Two Left Feet"	Carlos Gonzalez	Gigi New	October 12, 2003 (2003-10-12)
49	14	"Drive Me Crazy"	Jose Luis Valenzuela	Abraham Alfonso Brown	October 19, 2003 (2003-10-19)
50	15	"The Spin Zone"	Tony Plana	Story by : Jeff Valdez Teleplay by : Abraham Alfonso Brown	November 2, 2003 (2003-11-02)
51	16	"Moving On Up"	Alfonso Riberio	Cary Okmin	November 16, 2003 (2003-11-16)
52	17	"Carmen De Lovely"	Unknown	Unknown	August 8, 2004 (2004-08-08)

Broadcast

Reruns aired on "Nick on CBS" from March 13 to September 11, 2004. Reruns on The N ran from April 7 until May 23, 2008.

Sequel

Main article: The Garcias

A sequel series to The Brothers García, consisting of ten episodes and titled The Garcias, aired on April 14, 2022. The original six main cast members reprise their roles in the sequel.^[3]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2001	Young Artist Award	Best Family TV Comedy Series	The Brothers García	Won
		Best Performance in a TV Series: Young Actor Age Ten or Under	Alvin Alvarez	Won
		Best Ensemble in a TV Series	Alvin Alvarez, Bobby Gonzalez, Jeffrey Licon, and Vaneza Pitynski	Nominated
	ALMA Award	Outstanding Director of a Comedy Series	Joe Menendez	Won
		Outstanding Actor in a New Television Series	Alvin Alvarez	Nominated
		Outstanding Actress in a New Television Series	Ada Maris	Nominated
		Outstanding Director of a Comedy Series	Mike Cevallos and Gibby Cevallos	Nominated
		Outstanding Director of a Comedy Series	Virgil L. Fabian	Nominated
		Outstanding Director of a Comedy Series	Linda Mendoza	Nominated
		Outstanding Television Series	The Brothers García	Nominated
2002	Humanitas Prize	Children's Live-Action	Gary Rosenkranz	Nominated
	Young Artist Award	Best Ensemble in a TV Series	Alvin Alvarez, Bobby Gonzalez, Jeffrey Licon, and Vaneza Pitynski	Nominated
	ALMA Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Series	Maria Canals-Barrera	Won
		Excellence in Make-Up in Television and Film	Mark Sanchez	Nominated
		Outstanding Children's Television Programming	The Brothers Garcia	Nominated
2003	Imagen Awards	Best Children's Non-Animated Programming	The Brothers Garcia	Won
2004	Imagen Awards	Best Children's Non-Animated Programming	The Brothers Garcia	Won