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Cristela Alonzo

Cristela Alonzo

Actor, producer and writer · Born January 6, 1979 (47) · Hidalgo, Texas, USA

Cristela Alonzo is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer and producer, who created and starred in the ABC sitcom Cristela. She is the first Mexican American woman to create, produce, write, and star in her own US network show.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 6, 1979 (47)
From
Hidalgo, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor, producer and writer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 36% in 30 days

What are Cristela Alonzo's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
47%
Bonds
22%
Power
12%
Society
12%
Morality
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles
  • Heroas Cristela in Cristela (2014)
  • Allyas Cruz Ramirez in Cars 3 (2017)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Warm
6
Hopeful
5
Romantic
2
Melancholic
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Cristela Alonzo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cristela Alonzo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Detour with David Chang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest

  • Cristela Alonzo: Upper Classy(2025)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Happy's Place(2024)

    Show 11 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Cars on the Road(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Cruz Ramirez (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Cristela Alonzo: Middle Classy(2022)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Coast(2021)

    as Debora Avila

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Holiday in Santa Fe(2021)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Growing Fangs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Lupe Garcia

  • The Upshaws(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Anna Garcia

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Inside Pixar(2020)

    Show 20 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • His Dark Materials(2019)

    Show 9 episodes · as Hester (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Casagrandes(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Camila (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Laundromat(2019)

    as Special Agent Kilmer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • That's Harassment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Costumer Dresser

  • Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool(2017)

    as Cruz Ramirez (voice)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Cars 3(2017)

    as Cruz Ramirez (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Cristela Alonzo: Lower Classy(2017)

    Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Angry Birds Movie(2016)

    as Shirley the Old Lady Bird (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Cristela(2014)

    Show 22 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Cristela Hernandez

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • She Gets It from Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Writer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 2014 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Cars 3 (2017)

$384M worldwide

Highest rated

Cristela Alonzo: Middle Classy (2022)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Cars 3 (2017)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 19: 13 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thWriting4 of 19: 2 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing4 of 19: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 19: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

19 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew2020s10 · 6 acting · 4 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Cristela Alonzo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor, writer, producer

Cristela Alonzo: Lower Classy (2017)

87th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

His Dark Materials (2019)

Midcredits 83rd · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Cristela Alonzo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cristela Alonzo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Page Hurwitz shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles