Mexican-American Family Is the Star of New Nickelodeon Cartoon by Associated Press, Adapted by Newsela Staff on 11.01.19 Word Count 401

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Mexican-American family is the star of new Nickelodeon cartoon By Associated Press, adapted by Newsela staff on 11.01.19 Word Count 401

Image 1. A scene from the animated series “The Casagrandes.” The show features a multigenerational Mexican-American family. Photo by: Nickelodeon via AP

"The Casagrandes" is a new TV show. The show is about an 11-year-old girl named Ronnie Anne. Ronnie Anne lives in a big city. Her mother, brother and grandmother live with her. They are Mexican-American. This is the first cartoon about a big, Mexican-American family.

Ronnie Anne, her brother and mother move away from a quiet house. They move to a big city. They move in with Ronnie Anne's grandparents. They live in an apartment. The apartment is above a grocery store. Ronnie Anne's grandpa owns the store.

Ronnie Anne likes to skateboard. She has to get used to the new city. There are people from many cultures. She makes friends with people from different cultures. The show is about love, friendship and jealousy.

Michael Puga is a director for the show. He got the idea for this show from another show. It was called "The Loud House." Ronnie Anne was in that show. People who made that show wanted to

This article is available at 5 reading levels at https://newsela.com. make a similar show. They wanted it to be about a family. They wanted the family to have a different background.

"Let's make them Mexican-American," Mr. Puga said to them. And they did.

Show Is Similar To Director's Life

Mr. Puga's family is Mexican. He is the first person in his family to be a citizen in the U.S. Like Ronnie Anne, he grew up with a large family. They also all lived in one house. His home was always full of family. There were also lots of parties.

Mr. Puga wanted the show to be similar to his life. Mr. Puga's story made the show feel very real. The people who make the TV show liked it.

Lalo Alcaraz makes cartoons. He helped make the movie "Coco." He helps make "The Casagrandes." Mr. Alcaraz made an episode about the "Day of the Dead." The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday. Families and friends remember loved ones who have died.

The show is also funny. For example, the family has a talking parrot. Sometimes the parrot gets into trouble.

Most of the time, Ronnie Anne is solving a problem. She often learns a lesson.

"We make sure there is a lot of love in these episodes," Mr. Puga said.

This article is available at 5 reading levels at https://newsela.com. Quiz

1 Read the following events in order.

1. Mr. Puga grew up with a large family. 2. Mr. Puga got the idea for "The Casagrandes" from "The Loud House." 3. Mr. Alcaraz helped to make "The Casagrandes." 4. ____

What answer choice goes fourth?

(A) Michael Puga decided to have a Mexican-American family in "The Casagrandes."

(B) The first episode of "The Casagrandes" came out.

(D) Lalo Alcaraz worked on the movie "Coco."

2 How is "The Casagrandes" different from "The Loud House"?

(A) "The Casagrandes" is about a family.

(B) "The Casagrandes" is a cartoon.

(D) The family in "The Casagrandes" is Mexican-American.

3 What is the MAIN topic of the article?

(A) a new TV show

(B) a new director

(D) a new cartoon artist

4 Read the paragraph below from the introduction [paragraphs 1-5].

What is the focus of this paragraph?

(A) how some episodes of "The Casagrandes" are funny

(B) where the idea for "The Casagrandes" came from

(D) who made "The Casagrandes"

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