'It's important to humanize all of us and make sure that everybody knows we all might struggle, but we all have a heart and soul at the end of the day. 'If people can pay attention to me and I have a voice that people will listen to, I need to make sure that people know how a lot of us are living,' Alonzo said. In 2014, she created and starred in an ABC sitcom, Cristela, inspired by her own life. 'In this country, we look at it as a luxury.'Īlonzo said she has tried to use her work to share her life experience before. 'I want people to know that health is something that we need to take care of,' she said. She said she was diagnosed as diabetic once she was a working adult and gained access to health care. Some of them with which she was involved were DACA and immigration reform, universal health care, voting and the Special Olympics.Īlonzo said she considered herself an example of the need for health care reform. She talks about being raised poor in her stand-up.Īfter Lower Classy, Alonzo said, she traveled across the United States, advocating for social causes. 'If you want to show a show that really has a variety of people, then all you do is find the people who are best at it and put them on the show.'Īlonzo grew up in the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas. 'We wanted to make sure that the contestants represented a big slice of life and what we really look like, who makes up the people that live in this country and just in life in general,' Alonzo said. Alonzo said diversity was an important aspect of the show to her. The teams of contestants represent diverse backgrounds, including a team of two Black trans women.

If contestants make it to the end, they win $25,000. The climactic run through Olmec's temple is the largest obstacle course. The legends included on the show are based on historical legends of South American cultures. 'We can get dirtier, and I think that as adults, we're not used to really having fun and getting dirty.'Ĭhallenges include obstacle courses, puzzle solving and trivia about legends told by Olmec, a talking statue. 'We can make it more challenging,' Alonzo said.

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