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Alonzo’s latest special is her most vulnerable, which the comedian says is necessary especially during this political moment where people like her are spoken about in the news, but not spoken to.
After being taught to work hard in an immigrant household, Alonzo is learning how to live hard in her 40s (including taking swimming lessons)!
With eyes shining as bright as the metallic toes of her hardshell Adidas, Cristela Alonzo bounds into Guelaguetza, a cherished Oaxacan restaurant in Los Angeles’ Koreatown.
“I always wanted to find places that reminded me of home,” the comedian and actor, originally from the Texas borderlands, says of her affinity for the family-run restaurant