NBC has ordered an additional nine episodes of its new hit comedy series Lopez vs Lopez, bringing the first season total to 22 episodes.
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Living that on set life! Lopez vs. Lopez star and Orange Is the New Black alum Selenis Leyva exclusively took us behind the scenes of a typical day on the George Lopez sitcom.
While the 50-year-old actress is most well-known for her role as Gloria Mendoza on OINTB, she’s also making waves for her portrayal of Rosie Lopez, the ex-wife of George’s character and the mother of their daughter (portrayed by the comedian’s real-life daughter, Mayan Lopez).
“I was like, ‘I need this role. I don’t care what I have to do. Let’s get on board here,’” Leyva told Latin entertainment site Remezcla. “It spoke to me because these people are flawed, but there is so much heart, grit, and truth to the stories. It’s a comedy where you can still find all these nuggets of richness and complexity.”
The NBC sitcom premiered on November 4, and the theater star shared with Us all of the hard work that goes on offstage.
Leyva’s day begins bright and early — before 7 a.m. — which means she needs to do what she can to wake herself up. For the sitcom star, that means “cold eye patches and some meditation music,” she told Us, adding that the routine works to “revive me and help set the tone.”
That tone carries the Spider-Man: Homecoming actress throughout the rest of her day — particularly during filming, as they shoot in front of a live audience.
“I love these days,” Leyva shared with Us. “I feel at home performing live — reminds me of my theater days.”
Still, when the earliness of her wakeup call gets to her, the NBC star will opt for a mid-morning snooze.
“Most days, I nap while getting my makeup done,” Leyva joked. “[But] while getting my hair done, it’s full-on laughter and lots of storytelling.”
As for her meal choices, the Netflix alum has to “keep it
NBC has ordered an additional nine episodes of its new hit comedy series Lopez vs Lopez, bringing the first season total to 22 episodes.
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isn't the only thing making a comeback after 20 years.On November 24, announced her ninth studio album, This Is Me…Now, a follow-up to her 2002 album This Is Me…Then, which was released while she was first engaged to k. 20 years later, she's ready to dedicate a new album to her husband. In fact, This Is Me…Now will even feature a follow-up to her song “Dear Ben,” titled “Dear Ben pt. ll.” Other track titles include, "To Be Yours", "Mad in Love," “This Time Around,” and “Greatest Love Story Never Told.” Sure sounds like a honeymoon album to me. “This is me then, this is me now,” Lopez says in an Instagram video, recreating the album cover from 2002 before transforming into the 2022 JLo we all know and love. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Per , the album "chronicles the emotional, spiritual and psychological journey that she has taken over the past two decades," including her with Ben Affleck. This Is Me…Now will be released in 2023 under the name Jennifer Lopez, though the artist legally back in July.
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