Gordita Chronicles

Gordita Chronicles is an American comedy television series that premiered on the streaming service HBO Max on June 23, 2022. The series tells the story of Cucu Castelli, a reporter who narrates her youth in the 1980s as a willful and reluctant "gordita" (transl. "chubby girl") whose family immigrates to Miami, Florida from the Dominican Republic. Cucu's father is a rising executive with an airline serving Florida and the Caribbean.

On July 29, 2022, it was announced the series was cancelled after one season, part of a reduction in family-oriented programming on the HBO Max service. The series was removed from the HBO Max streaming service in December 2022.

Cast

 * Olivia Goncalves as Carlota "Cucu" Castelli
 * Dascha Polanco as the voice of Adult Cucu
 * Juan Javier Cardenas as Victor Castelli, Cucu's father
 * Diana-Maria Riva as Adela Castelli (née Torres), Cucu's mother
 * Savannah Nicole Ruiz as Emilia Castelli, Cucu's sister
 * Cosette Hauer as Ashley
 * Noah Rico as Yosmel "Yoshy" Hernandez
 * Patrick Fabian as Mr. Frank, Victor's Boss
 * Tati McQuay as Dani
 * Pete Gardner as Keith Colorado

Reception
The series received generally positive reviews.

Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter commented "Like its heroine, Gordita Chronicles shows the potential to grow into something special — and also like its heroine, it’s sweet enough to earn our patience while finding its way there." Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times called it the "sitcom of the summer", writing that it "is family comedy of a classic sort – with a few significant differences – funny and appealing and sometimes moving." Daniel D'Addario at Variety called it charming but criticized its at times unclear tone.

Availability
The HBO main pay television network airs reruns of the series. In March 2024, Tubi added access to the series. In June 2024, the series was added to Hulu.