The first episode for HBO’s new 30-minute comedy Los Espookys debuted on June 14th is being described as the perfect mix of cool weirdo and horror, and Latino goths are going bonkers over it!

One TV critic calling Los Espookys, “A toast to the weirdos!”

Los Espookys star comedians Ana Fabrega, Julio Torres, Bernardo Velasco, Cassandra Ciangherotti, and Fred Armisen, portraying a team of misfits, and they have knocked this TV gem out of the field — a home run! Los Espookys funny cast brought this unexpected and extremely well-executed idea to HBO, and thank your spooky Gods they did!

According to EW.com, Armisen had the idea for a Spanish language show about a group of friends who love horror and brought Torres (a writer for SNL) and Fabrega (At Home With Amy Sedaris), who fleshed out the concept making the gang Scooby Doo-esque, a nod to Saturday morning cartoons, an eccentric group who just loves horror so much that they start arranging scares for horror thirsting clients.

“Los Espookys is just going to be equal opportunity weird,” Torres said. “This show will be as odd to English speakers as it is to Spanish speakers.”

Despite the unfortunate cancellation of One Day at a Time, Latinos have become a growing cultural and financial influence in the U.S. and box-office gold with their contributions to the entertainment business. And, now HBO’s venture into a Spanish-language show for the weirdly cool goth, means there is no end to the Latinx impact heights it will ultimately have. According to Hispanic data, more than 41 million people speak Spanish as a first language (about 13%) of the population. And, 12 million are bilingual (English/Spanish) speakers.

While Los Spookys, a mix of comedy and horror, is a completely engaging show, its format is also groundbreaking. Presented mostly in Spanish with English subtitles, portions that aren’t in Español utilize slang and English with Spanish subtitles to communicate to its audience.

It’s a big deal, folks, when a mega-cable giant like HBO broadcasts a Spanish language series and airs it in primetime! Think about it, the network that brought us the mega-hit Game of Thrones is now fully behind Los Espookys!

Los Espookys, HBO
Executive Producers: Fred Armisen, Lorne Michaels, Andrew Singer

On TV — Pacific Time — check your HBO grid in your part of the country”Fri., 6/21, 11 PM HBO (West) — New Episode
Fri., 6/28, 11 PM. HBO (West) — New Episode
Repeat of the first episode, which aired on June 14th:
Tues., 6/18, 7 PM HBO (West)
Thu., 6/20, 10 PM HBO2 (West)
Thu., 6/20, 10:30 PM. HBO Comedy (West)

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