{"id":22891,"date":"2022-04-29T08:50:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T12:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2022-04-29T11:07:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T15:07:08","slug":"the-garcias-jeff-valdez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/the-garcias-jeff-valdez\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview: The Garc\u00edas\u2019 Jeff Valdez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nickelodeon series <em>The Brothers Garc\u00eda<\/em> is credited with being the first English-language sitcom with an all-Latino cast and creative team. The groundbreaking show, which ended more than 15 years ago, has been brought to life again with its reboot <em>The Garc\u00edas<\/em> on HBO Max.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 690px;\">\r\n \t                <div style=\"padding-top: 56.2504%;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<video data-video-id=\"6305332281112\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-account=\"1120308147\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-player=\"default\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed=\"default\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-application-id \r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"video-js\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrols=\"\"\r\n                    loop autoplay\r\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/div><\/video>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1120308147\/default_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Set 15 years after <em>The Brothers Garc\u00eda<\/em>, the reboot sees the Garc\u00eda kids\u2014played by their original actors\u2014all grown up with children of their own. 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