Cristela Alonzo

Cristela Alonzo: Biography in Details

Who is Cristela Alonzo?

Cristela Alonzo is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, and producer. She is best known for starring in the ABC television series Cristela since 2014. She became the first Latina to create, write, produce, and star in her own network show Cristela.

Alonzo has also appeared in episodes of the TV series Sons of Anarchy, The Book Club, Hey It’s Fluffy!, and General Hospital. She also wrote for the TV series Mind of Mencia in 2006. Since 2014, she has been a co-host and guest on the TV series The View.

Who are the parents of Cristela Alonzo?

Cristela Alonzo was born on 6 January 1979, in San Juan, Texas, USA. She is the daughter of Natalia Gonzalez and Adalberto Alonzo. She is the younger daughter of four children. Her mother worked double shifts at a Mexican restaurant for about 20 years.

Her mother Natalia raised her and her three siblings as single parents. Alonzo said she never met her father, who died in 2009. She lost her mother in2002. She grew up in the U.S. town that happens to be close to the border of Mexico San Juan, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley. Alonzo is an American by nationality and she is of Latin-American ethnicity.

Cristela Alonzo’s Career, net worth

Cristela Alonzo began her career as an office manager at the Addison Improv in 2003. Shortly, she started doing stand-up. Alonzo said that she started doing stand-up as a way to process her grief and talk about her mom and her family. She eventually moved to Los Angeles to become a stand-up comedian.

She did a 30-minute segment of Comedy Central’s The Half Hour on June 7, 2013. Cristela has appeared on Conan, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution, Showtime, Last Comic Standing, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and Live at Gotham. She is the first Latina to create, write, produce, and star in her own network show Cristela.

In January 2014, Cristela Alonzo was named as one of 10 L.A. Comedy Acts to Watch 2014 by L.A. Weekly.  She was also named one of 13 Funny Women to Watch in 2014 by Cosmopolitan. In January 2017, Alonzo was revealed to be voicing Cruz Ramirez in the Disney-Pixar film Cars 3. She has a net worth of 4 million dollars as of 2023.

Cristela Alonzo’s Rumors, controversy

Rumors are that she is in a long-term relationship with fellow stand-up comedian Stephen Halasz. She has not confirmed the news about her relationship with Stephen. Currently, there are no other desperate rumors regarding his personal and professional life. It seems he is doing his best job without harming others and has been a straight person in his life, for which he has not been in any controversy yet.

How tall is Cristela Alonzo?

Cristela Alonzo has a height of 5 feet 9 inches with a bodyweight of 81 kg. Her hair color is dark brown and her eye color is brown. She has a well-shaped body of 43-33-43 inches. Her bra size is 38C, her shoe size is 8 US and her dress size is 16 US.

Social Media Profile

Cristela Alonzo is active on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has more than 60k followers on Facebook, she has over  36.3k followers on Twitter, and around 91.5 k followers on Instagram.

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