yeah, because it s for all the times i ve been told no as a latin actor. now, los angeles, surrounded by beautiful mountains, palm trees, magnificent sunsets. and without a doubt, the best mexican food in the country. this is a melting pot with a little bit of all of us latinos. even its name is latino, cause it ain t los angeles. nuh-uh! it s. [in spanish pronunciation] los angeles. now, hollywood has become a global mecca for film and a place that many of us wanna reach. but what if i told you that a latino was behind one of the most prolific tv empires in the world? well, it s a fact. in the 1950s, cuban actor and producer desi arnaz and his wife lucille ball were not only the stars of i love lucy, but they also produced it, along with many other shows. and they even helped create the multi-cam sitcom genre. so even though we re still in the struggle, hollywood isn t new territory for us latinos. nuh-uh, cause we ve been here. you hear me? so today, an la icon is tak
and without a doubt, the best mexican food in the country. this is a melting pot with a little bit of all of us latinos. even its name is latino, cause it ain t los angeles. nuh-uh! it s. [in spanish pronunciation] los angeles. now, hollywood has become a global mecca for film and a place that many of us wanna reach. but what if i told you that a latino was behind one of the most prolific tv empires in the world? well, it s a fact. in the 1950s, cuban actor and producer desi arnaz and his wife lucille ball were not only the stars of i love lucy, but they also produced it, along with many other shows. and they even helped create the multi-cam sitcom genre. so even though we re still in the struggle, hollywood isn t new territory for us latinos. nuh-uh, cause we ve been here. you hear me? so today, an la icon is taking me to his old stomping grounds in east la to get this conversation about hollywouldn t going. and i bet at some point, i m gonna get some tacos al pastor.
And a place that many of us wanna reach. But what if i told you that a latino was behind one of the most prolific tv empires in the world . Well, its a fact. In the 1950s, cuban actor and producer desi arnaz and his wife lucille ball were not only the stars of i love lucy, but they also produced it, along with many other shows. And they even helped create the multicam sitcom genre. So even though were still in the struggle, hollywood isnt New Territory for us latinos. Nuhuh, cause weve been here. You hear me . So today, an la icon is taking me to his Old Stomping Grounds in east la to get this conversation about hollywouldnt going. And i bet at some point, im gonna get some tacos al pastor. cause you know me, i dont play, i need to eat. [upbeat horndriven music] [trills] when you think of la, i bet your version of it has to do with rodeo drive, beverly hills, and celebrities. But the reality is that los angeles is a city of latinos. You can see that latin influence everywhere, right do
as a star of one of the very few shows that put latino stories on television back in the 70s. - [speaking spanish] - i wanna know what he s saying. - you ll find out as soon as i leave. [studio audience laughter] - he made us believe that maybe one day, we too could crack that code. - so in the summer of, like, 75, 76, one of my friends started to drive and almost every day we would go to hollywood boulevard, and we d stop and we d get out, and we d walk up and down the hollywood walk of fame, then you d go to the grauman s chinese. - yeah, yeah. - and then, you know, i would see george burns star, and i would be like i would imagine my name, you know, george lopez and george burns. - right, so close. can we just cross out a few letters? - we d look at it, and, you know - imagining yourself in the future, like what you could be. - so my friend ernie, who my first friend ever. - yeah. - he showed me comedy. showed me richard pryor on hbo. - yeah. - and there was a guy, and he com
- i wanna know what he s saying. - you ll find out as soon as i leave. [studio audience laughter] - he made us believe that maybe one day, we too could crack that code. - so in the summer of, like, 75, 76, one of my friends started to drive and almost every day we would go to hollywood boulevard, and we d stop and we d get out, and we d walk up and down the hollywood walk of fame, then you d go to the grauman s chinese. - yeah, yeah. - and then, you know, i would see george burns star, and i would be like i would imagine my name, you know, george lopez and george burns. - right, so close. can we just cross out a few letters? - we d look at it, and, you know - imagining yourself in the future, like what you could be. - so my friend ernie, who my first friend ever. - yeah. - he showed me comedy. showed me richard pryor on hbo. - yeah. - and there was a guy, and he comes over to my house one day and he says, hey, man. so we spent, like, maybe four months writing some stuff. - yeah,