[NINA CABRERA] OPEN TO ALL ETHNICITIES In her 30s born and raised in the United States, a drop dead gorgeous widow, Nina is a very successful woman: she owns several businesses and has a home in Beverly Hills, and is getting a local reputation as a problem-solver. Apparently an upscale soccer mom, Nina is supporting three children and her mother; she’s a genuinely good mom and has great hopes for her two children and her stepson Ivan. But the real Nina is not what she appears to be: her business is money laundering, her family has been part of the Veracruz drug cartel for two generations, and her father and husband were both murdered. Treated by her rougher cohorts as a “princess” who has to be protected by the harsh side of the business, Nina keeps her cool during virtually all business-related confrontations — but when her 5 year old son is kidnapped to teach her a lesson in submissive obedience, she decides that it’s time for a change of management. A half dozen murders later, she’s the new head of the cartel, and she packs her kids into her SUV before they’re late for school…SERIES REGULAR (2)

[FRANKIE] OPEN TO ALL ETHNICITIES Nina’s cousin, a stylish man in his 20s, Frankie is Nina’s second in command, and her consigliere in the business. Hip and fun, he enjoys the fruits of his labor and lives the high life in Los Angeles – buys himself designer clothes and fancy cars. That said, he is also extremely loyal and trustworthy, always at Nina’s side when a tough decision needs to be made, willing to steal or kill to make sure the Cabrera family is safe.sptv050769..SERIES REGULAR (5)

[IVAN] OPEN TO ALL ETHNICITIES Nina’s 16 year old stepson, he’s her late husband’s child by his first marriage, and he lives with Nina. A teenager who doesn’t like to get up in the morning, Ivan is starting to get sexually frisky with his pouty girlfriend Renee, and even after Nina coolly orders him to, in effect, “get a room,” Ivan foolishly decides that Nina’s bedroom is the perfect place to get in trouble. Busted by Nina, and suddenly fearful that Renee is pregnant, Ivan dodges that bullet when the pregnancy test comes back negative — but a reasonable and prudent person might suspect that Ivan’s young life is a trainwreck waiting to happen…SERIES REGULAR (9)

[LILY CABRERA] 12 years old, the middle child in the Cabrera family, she’s also getting interested in the opposite sex — to the extent of putting on very red lipstick before going to school. A little girl who’s in a hurry to grow up, she appears destined to butt heads with her mother before long…SERIES REGULAR (9)

[ALEX CABRERA] 5 years old, the youngest of the three Cabrera children, Alex is a smart, imaginative child, sometimes a little odd, but with a sweet disposition and a budding musical ability. A very playful boy who lives inside his head quite a bit, he’s oblivious to the fact that his mother is moving heaven and earth to get him into an ultra-exclusive private school — and he’s equally oblivious to the danger he’s in when he’s kidnapped by Vasquez…SERIES REGULAR (3)

[SANDY CABRERA] Nina’s mother, Sandy is a Caucasian woman in her 60s, a former Miss California who married into a Mexican crime family. Now widowed after the death of her husband six months ago, Sandy lives with her only daughter, Nina, and helps Nina rear the three children. Like the children, Sandy leads a life that is sheltered from the ugly reality of the family business…SERIES REGULAR (3)
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[SOPHIA] OPEN TO ALL ETHNICITIES The mother of another 5 year old boy who’s hoping to get into the ultra-exclusive Chelsea Academy, Sophia is a Hollywood mom whose life is in a shambles: her husband has cheated on her, he’s divorcing her but won’t move out, and she suspects him of having spent the last few months looting her share of the community property. A little helpless and vulnerable, she cries on Nina’s shoulder, and pleads with Nina (whom she barely knows) to get the goods on her soon-to-be-ex-husband…SERIES REGULAR 10/13