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One Day at a Time

2017–2020 · series · US

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Created by: Mike Royce, Gloria Calderón Kellett

Starring: Justina Machado, Rita Moreno, Isabella Gómez, Marcel Ruiz, Todd Grinnell, Stephen Tobolowsky

Runtime: 30 min

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This film reimagines a TV classic with a Latina mother. It explores family dynamics1.

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  1. synopsis — In a reimagining of the TV classic, a newly single Latina mother raises her teen daughter and tween son with the "help" of her old-school mom.

Synopsis

In a reimagining of the TV classic, a newly single Latina mother raises her teen daughter and tween son with the "help" of her old-school mom.

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