Luis is living the American dream.
He's the proud owner of a Spanish Harlem donut shop and the landlord of the building it's in. But a dream is only a dream, and you've got to wake up sometime. He wakes up every day ... to a cast of characters that includes an obnoxious elderly Irish woman who... more »
Luis is living the American dream.
He's the proud owner of a Spanish Harlem donut shop and the landlord of the building it's in. But a dream is only a dream, and you've got to wake up sometime. He wakes up every day ... to a cast of characters that includes an obnoxious elderly Irish woman who lives in a rent-controlled apartment; a Chinese delivery boy who swears he was a cardiologist back in the "Old Country" and doesn't speak English because "This is America – you speak Spanish"; and to TK a young African-American kid who harasses his customers by trying to sell them "merchandise" he found in Luis' dumpster.
Luis' family doesn't help much. His ex-wife, Isabella, constantly reminds him why they got divorced, but somehow she can't get enough of him or his donuts. Their daughter, Marly, is responsible and hardworking but lives in Luis' building with her free-loading boyfriend Greg, a pretentious "artiste" who hopes to pay his share of the rent by selling his paintings.
At least Luis has Ginger – his mint, '82 Olds Delta 88, and his trusted assistant Richie, who pines for Luis' daughter. Luis is not quite conservative, not quite liberal. He's a man who's got the world figured out – the world just doesn't know it yet.
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Note: The first show cancelled from the 2003 fall season
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CREW:
Directed by
Andrew Tsao
Jeffrey Melman (pilot) (as Jeff Melman)
Wil Shriner (episode "Bavarian Cream") (episode "Promotion") (multiple episodes)
Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Christina Booth writer (as Christina Kiang Booth)
Will Gluck creator
Will Gluck writer (pilot)
Joe Menendez staff writer
Original Music by
Gary G-Wiz
Stephen Phillips (main title theme)
Amani K. Smith
Cinematography by
Julius Metoyer
Joe Pennella
Film Editing by
Robert Bramwell
Brent Carpenter
Casting by
Julie Ashton (as Julie Ashton-Barson)
Production Design by
Richard Improta
Set Decoration by
Susan Mina Eschelbach (as Susan Eschelbach)
Costume Design by
Caroline Marx (pilot and first season)
Makeup Department
Adruitha Lee .... key hair stylist (pilot episode)
Angela Nogaro .... makeup artist (season 1)
Angela Nogaro .... makeup department head (season 1)
Production Management
Daniel Hank .... production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bill Shea .... first assistant director
Art Department
Daniel Saks .... set designer
Special Effects by
Jeremy Hays .... special effects coordinator
Stunts
Rex Reddick .... stunt double
Other crew
Lois Blumenthal .... assistant editor
Lenny Duge .... post-production duplication
Ron Eisenberg .... still photographer
Jake Farrow .... script coordinator
Michael Fucci .... location manager
Bridget Goodbody .... stage production assistant
Chris Gray .... extras casting
Ron Lunceford .... extras casting
Toni Magon .... casting associate
Philip Maldonado .... costumer: Luis Guzman
David Sibley .... music supervisor
Ric Spencer .... key costumer (pilot episode)
Carol Summers .... script supervisor
Rhonda Wheelan .... craft service (pilot episode)
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Production Companies
* 20th Century Fox Television
Distributors
* Fox Network
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Release dates
USA 19 September 2003
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Filming Locations
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USAless «
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