Primos is a Disney Channel animated series that premiered on July 25, 2024. It follows the life of Tater Ramirez Humphrey and her entire extended family.
Synopsis[]
From Emmy Award-nominated creator and executive producer Natasha Kline, Primos introduces Tater Ramirez Humphrey, an eccentric girl with big dreams, determined to find what makes her extraordinary. When her 12 chaotic cousins ("primos" in Spanish) move in for the summer, they help her discover her true self. The series is inspired by Kline's childhood experiences with her extended multicultural Mexican American family.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Myrna Velasco as Tater Ramirez Humphrey
- Melissa Villaseñor as Nellie Ramirez Humphrey
- Michelle Ortiz as Bibi Ramirez Humphrey
- Jim Conroy as Bud Humphrey and Vision Tiger
- Cristina Milizia as Bud Ramirez Humphrey
Recurring[]
- Becca Q. Co as LotLot Ramirez
- Cristina Vee Valenzuela as Tere and Toñita Ramirez
- Elizabeth Grullón as Lita Perez
- Jonathan Melo as Scooter Perez
- Sarah Tubert as Lucita Perez
- Natasha Kline as Gordita Humphrey and ChaCha Ramirez
- Nomi Ruiz as Tabi Ramirez
- Rick Simon as Big Nacho Ramirez and Cousin Bud Humphrey
- Ryan Anderson Lopez as Nachito Ramirez
- Angélica MarÃa as Buela Ramirez
- Cheech Marin as Pop Ramirez
- Dee Bradley Baker as Chuchi, Jean-Cluck Van Fried, Garage Possum
- Liza Koshy as Serena
- Jorge Diaz as The Skid
- Maya Morales as Gwennifer Malfeo
- Joe Hernandez as Blaine Himbo
- Blu del Barrio as Alex
Also featured is Hector, the Vendor.
Guests[]
- Joel "The Kid Mero" Martinez as Tio Diego Perez
- Mark Consuelos as Tio Ivan Ramirez
- Ricardo Chavira as Tio Ignacio
- Gabriel Iglesias as Tio Gustavo Ramirez
- Sarah Sherman as Carmela
- Sherry Cola as Ms. Mahoney
- Eden Riegel as N.K. Scheinhorn
- Kyle MacLachlan as Bill[1]
- Jaime JarrÃn as DÃa de la Cultura Announcer[1]
Also featured is Javier Ramirez, ChaCha's father and Bibi's brother.
Production[]
In 2017, the idea for Primos first emerged. The project was greenlit in 2020, and production officially begun in February 2021.[2] The show was prompted between Disney and Netflix, with a bidding war emerging. Disney ultimately won the show. Series creator Natasha Kline actually pitched two shows with Primos being the one to get picked up first.[3]
Controversy[]
Upon the release of the intro, the series was met with incredibly divisive reactions, particularly from the Mexican and Hispanic communities, who felt that the show was playing into negative and repetitive stereotypes. Series creator Natasha Kline has defended the show's premise as they relate to being of mixed Mexican-American descent that she felt were true to her own personal experiences. The controversy resulted in the intro getting taken down from Facebook and X (then known as Twitter). It was still available to view on YouTube,[4] but was later privatized. It was further revealed that the character of Cookita, would get her name changed to Lucita, due to the original name sounding too crass for Spanish speakers, and that the main setting of the series was renamed from Terremoto Heights (meaning Earthquake Heights) to Hacienda Hills (a "hacienda" being a large estate or plantation in a Spanish-speaking country), while also adding in dialogue emphasizing that the show is set in Los Angeles, and not in Latin America.
Despite this, the series garnered support from those within the animation community, such as Jorge R. Gutierrez, Phil Lord, Kiana Khansmith, Molly Knox Ostertag, Matt Braly, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, and Bill Motz among others.[5]
Trivia[]
- The series has a very similar premise to the Nickelodeon animated series The Loud House, its spinoff, The Casagrandes, and The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj. It is also similar to the Disney Channel live-action series Stuck in the Middle, which ran from 2016 to 2018.
- The refrain of the theme song, "¡Oye primos!", is grammatically incorrect in most Spanish dialects, as "oye" is singular and "primos" is plural, therefore the correct grammar would be "¡Oigan primos!"
- In Hispanic/Mexican-American dialect, "¡Oye Primos!" is often used as an informal (described pejoratively by non-Americans as a "Pocho") term. Creator Natasha Kline grew up as a mixed Southern/Mexican-American member of an LA Latinx (another uniquely Hispanic-American term) community, explaining why the term is used, despite grammatical inaccuracy in the rest of the Spanish-speaking world.
- This is the first time Myrna Velasco voices the protagonist in an animated series; her previous roles have her voice a secondary character, anti-hero, or antagonist.
- The series premiere would have succeeded the premiere of Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation but was delayed for an unknown reason.
- This is the fifth Disney series set primarily during summer vacation after Phineas and Ferb, Gravity Falls, Bunk'd, and Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer.
- All episodes' titles start with "Summer of..." with the small translation text to indicate the Spanish name in the title.
Gallery[]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Betti, Tony (June 13, 2023). "Disney Branded Television Debuts Theme Song For Upcoming Animated Series "Primos"". Laughing Place.
- ↑ Cartoon News Network (March 22, 2023). "Small details of Disney's 'PRIMOS': — Primos was pitched to Disney in 2017 — Primos was greenlight in September 2020 and started production in February 2021.". Twitter.
- ↑ "Disney TVA News - Natasha Kline interview". X (November 9, 2024).
- ↑ Gass, Zach (June 16, 2023). "Disney's 'Primos' Faces Racist Backlash". Inside the Magic.
- ↑ "DTVA Primos Response". X (May 21, 2024).
External links[]
Primos on WikipediaPrimos on Primos Wiki
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