‘Lopez vs. Lopez’ started its third season, and George Lopez explains its success

With Friday’s “Lopez vs. Lopez” season three kickoff, the show’s star, George Lopez, attributes the series’ success to the strong stories that drive the characters.

“Every character has his or her own backstory. They’re mostly based on experiences of mine or Mayan’s,” said Lopez, referring to his daughter, Mayan Lopez. The two play fictionalized versions of themselves on the show.

Fans will remember that season two ushered in big changes for the Lopez family.

George started on his path to sobriety. His ex-wife Rosie’s (Selenis Leyva) engagement fell apart. And their daughter Mayan became engaged to boyfriend Quinten (Matt Shively) in the season finale.

The series is carried on the surface by the highs and lows of George and Mayan’s father-daughter relationship. But Lopez says that this is only the tip of the iceberg, with many layers of family and community stories underneath.

“Being estranged from Mayan those years after the divorce was the foot in,” he said. “I think what the show has done is look at the mother and daughter dynamic, responsibility, truth and forgiveness, sobriety; the smallest thing can become something important.”

And this is the case for season three. While Mayan realizes that her fears of getting married could stem from her complicated relationship with her father, the show shines the spotlight on what the wedding could mean for different characters.

“Mayan and Quinten are engaged and finding out what their wants and needs are for each other,” Lopez said. “Rosie is dealing with wanting to dive into help mode and take over the planning of Mayan’s wedding as a way to help her deal with her broken engagement to Josué” (Jaime Camil).

“Lopez vs. Lopez” is one of the few Latino shows renewed on primetime TV. And this has had a big impact on the cast and crew.

“It’s clearly very significant to all of us,” Lopez said. “We don’t really spend too much time focused on that aspect of the show, but are incredibly supportive of the writers and the crew and each other as actors — we know how good the show is, and aware of its place in television.”

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