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THE BOOK

Music to My Years: A Mixtape-Memoir of Growing Up and Standing Up

In this memoir full of humor and heart, comedian, writer, and producer Cristela Alonzo shares personal stories of growing up as a first-generation Mexican-American in Texas and following her dreams to pursue a career in comedy. Cristela shares her experiences and struggles of being a first-generation American, her dreams of becoming a comedian, and how it feels to be a creator in a world that often minimizes people of color and women. Her stories range from the ridiculous—like the time she made her own tap shoes out of bottle caps or how the theme song of The Golden Girls landed her in the principal’s office—to the sobering moments, like how she turned to stand-up comedy to grieve the heartbreaking loss of her mother and how, years later, she’s committed to giving back to the community that helped make her. Each significant moment of the book relates to a song, and the resulting playlist is deeply moving, resonant, and unforgettable. Music to My Years will make you laugh, cry, and even inspire you to make a playlist of your own.

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UPCOMING SHOWS

NO UPCOMING STAND-UP DATES BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE ISOLATING AND TAKING CARE OF EACH OTHER BY STAYING AWAY.

PODCAST

TO BE CONTINUED WITH CRISTELA ALONZO

Hello! You might've ended up here because you're familiar with my Netflix stand-up special "Lower Classy" or maybe you were a fan of my sitcom "Cristela" or you saw "Cars 3" and thought, "I NEED to follow this yellow car!" Look, let's be real. For all I know, you're here because we used to date or we went to school together and you wanted to see what I was up to before you went asleep (we've all been there). To Be Continued is my podcast that mixes sketch, social commentary and well, really whatever comes to my mind. That's part of the fun. It's a conversation I have with you that never ends...thus the title: To Be Continued.

ABOUT CRISTELA

Cristela Alonzo is a stand-up comedian that made TV history in 2014 by becoming the first Latina to create, write and star in a network TV sitcom named “Cristela”. Cristela was also the first Latina to star in a Disney Pixar movie when she starred as Cruz Ramirez in “Cars 3.”

Cristela also served as one of ABC’s “The View’s” most popular guest hosts and has a one-hour stand-up special (“Lower Classy”) currently streaming on Netflix. Aside from comedy, Cristela focuses on advocacy work, fighting for issues that range from immigration, universal healthcare and lower income communities with numerous organizations including Special Olympics Texas, People for the United Way, Planned Parenthood, LUPE (La Union del Pueblo Entero) and serves as advisory board member for Define American.

Cristela is based in LA and will have her first book to be released in 2019 by Atria Books under Simon & Schuster.