The cast for Gloria Calderon Kellett’s new hour-long series With Love, ordered by Amazon has been announced. The series is an hour-long romantic comedy series that revolves around a brother and sister, Lily and Jorge Jr. This is the first project under Kellett’s GloNation Studios deal with the streamer.
Meet the Diaz family:
The cast is led by Mexican-Lebanese actress Emeraude Toubia (Shadowhunters) who plays Lily Diaz. Lily is a hopeless romantic with a tight-knit Mexican-American family who is on a mission to find real love after breaking up with her perfect (on-paper) boyfriend.
Mark Indelicato (Ugly Betty) plays Jorge Jr. He is the pinnacle of style and the life of the party. However, he is fiercely protective of his sister Lily and his family. After years of dating, he has finally found a man good enough to bring home but he is nervous about how he will be received.
Together Lily and Jorge are on a mission to find love and purpose during the holidays.
Lily and Jorge’s parents Beatriz and Jorge Sr. are played by Constance Marie (George Lopez) andis Benito Martinez (The Shield) respectively. Jorge Sr. is a loving, caring father and husband, even if he has gotten a bit too relaxed in his marriage. Meanwhile Beatriz is going through a midlife/identity crisis with her kids getting older and her marriage basically being on auto-pilot.
And then there is Jorge Jr.’s boyfriend Henry played by Vincent Rodriguez (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) who is about to meet the whole Diaz family, the first man Jorge has ever brought home.
Recurring on the series are veteran actors Renee Victor (Coco, Vida) and Pepe Serna (Reno Man, Scarface) as the grandparents. The Diaz family is a true modern-day Mexican-American familia.
“To be bringing that family to life as my first project with Amazon Studios feels especially personal and is incredibly exciting,” Calderon Kellett said of her next project. “I cannot wait to share With Love this holiday season!” Production is already underway. Calderon Kellet is Creator/Executive Producer. The Amazon Studio original will be executive produced and directed by Meera Menon (For All Mankind, Ms. Marvel).
Other series regulars inculde Isis King as Sol Perez Sol is Lily and Jorge’s cousin, Todd Grinnell as Dr. Miles Murphy, Rome Flynn as Santiago Zayas (How To Get Away With Murder), and Jorge’s best friend and roommate Nick Zhao played by Desmond Chiam. Five episodes were ordered.
Featured Photo: (L-R) Constance Marie, Mark Indelicato, Benito Martinez (bottom) Renee Victor, Gloria Calderon Kellett & Pepe Serna. (Credit: Amazon)