2024-10-30
27 分钟The actress and producer Mayan Lopez has seen a majority of her life play out on television. Her father, the comedian George Lopez, produced and starred in a hit ’90s sitcom based on his real-life relationship with Ann Serrano, Mayan’s mother. But their fictionalized story became a reality when she watched her parents go through a very messy, public divorce. The experience could have shattered the family beyond repair. But more than a decade later, Mayan and her father have turned their painful experience into another sitcom on NBC, based on their relationship. It’s all very meta. The show is called “Lopez vs. Lopez.” Mayan reads a Modern Love essay about a daughter who also watched her parents’ marriage fall apart, but then as an adult sees them repair their relationship. The essay, “The Original Conscious Uncouplers,” by Cole Kazdin, explores what it means to redefine what a family means after divorce. Want to leave us a voice mail message on the Modern Love hotline? Call (212) 589-8962, and please include your name, hometown and a callback number. How to submit a Modern Love Essay to The New York Times How to submit a Tiny Love Story
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From the New York Times, I'm Anna Martin.
This is Modern Love.
Every week we bring you stories and conversations inspired by the Modern Love column.
We talk about love, lust, heartbreak, and all the messiness of relationships.
And today I'm talking to actress and television writer Mayan Lopez.
Most of Mayan's life has happened on tv.
Her dad is the comedian George Lopez, and when Mayan was a kid, he had a sitcom based on their family.
George played the goofy TV dad.
I lost every privilege except breathing.
You're never leaving this house.
I have to go to school.
Not anymore.
We're homeschooling you from now on.
Whatever.
We don't know.
You don't know?
When did the Korean War start?
I don't know and neither do you.
Then Mayeon's parents went through a very.