We sat down with Jeffrey Licon, Elsha Kim & Trinity Jo-Li Bliss and interviewed them about their starring roles in their new series, The Garcias. The Garcias will follow the life of a fictional American family based in San Antonio, TX who are gathered for a summer vacation in their fancy beach house in Mexico. The Garcias is a groundbreaking reboot of The Brothers Garcia, which was the first English-language sitcom to have an all-Latino cast and creative team. The Garcias will begin streaming on April 14th on HBO Max.
Interview with Jeffrey Licon, Elsha Kim & Trinity Jo-Li Bliss
After 18 years, Jeffrey Licon returns to television to reprise his role as Carlos Garcia. This time, he’ll be starring alongside Elsha Kim who plays Yunjin Huh, Carlos’ wife. Playing their daughter, Alexa Huh Garcia, is Trinity Jo-Li Bliss.
During the interview, Jeffrey Licon explained how he is excited for audiences to see just how far his character Carlos has come since the original series. He stated:
“I think just seeing Carlos actually mature through his wild antics that he used to, you know, somehow find himself in all the time. And to now see him with children and being a father and trying to do the best job that he can. Messing up sometimes still, but just him growing and the development of just him as a man and a father and a husband.”
Elsha Kim told us that what she hopes audiences understand about her character is the kind of mother she is. She told us, “She’s different from the stereotypical Asian mom whose really like ‘Get good grades, be a doctor.’ I feel like it’s so empowering to have parents who support their children no matter what.”
When discussing her character, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss reminded us what the show is really about: “I hope audiences take away that this is a normal family. A universal family.”
The Garcias on HBO Max
The Garcias is a groundbreaking reboot of The Brothers Garcia, which was the first English-language sitcom to have an all-Latino cast and creative team. Following that same tradition, this new show will follow this American family based in San Antonio, TX. The family is gathered for a summer vacation in their fancy beach house in Mexico.
The core cast members from the original series — Ada Maris (Sonia Garcia), Carlos Lacamara (Ray Garcia), Alvin Alvarez (Larry Garcia), Jeffrey Licon (Carlos Garcia), Bobby Gonzalez (George Garcia), Vaneza Pitynski (Lorena Garcia) — will reprise their roles in the reboot. In addition to the original cast, we will also get new cast members joining the series. The Garcia children are all grown up and now have spouses and children of their own. Joining the cast are Nitzia Chama as Ana Garcia, Elsha Kim as Yunjin Huh Garcia, Oliver Alexander as Max Garcia, Maeve Garay as Victoria Garcia, Ayva Severy as Andrea Huh Garcia, and Trinity Jo-Li Bliss as Alexa Huh Garcia.
The series will begin streaming on April 14th on HBO Max.
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