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This article is about the animated television series. For the live action sitcom, see Primo (TV series).
Primos
Genre
Created byNatasha Kline[1]
Voices of
Theme music composerAlana Da Fonseca
Opening theme"Primos Main Title Theme" (written by Alana Da Fonseca, Bobby Studley, and Natasha Kline)
ComposerJim Lang[3]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerNatasha Kline[1]
ProducerPhilip M. Cohen
EditorAndrew Sorcini
Running time22 minutes (two 11-minute segments)
Production companyDisney Television Animation
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseJuly 25, 2024 (2024-07-25) –
present

Primos[a] is an American animated television series created by Natasha Kline and produced by Disney Television Animation that premiered on July 25, 2024 on Disney Channel.[3][4]

Synopsis

The series centers around a large Mexican-American family living in Los Angeles. Told through the diary of eccentric 9-year-old Tater Ramirez Humphrey, the series centers on her as she discovers the "it factor" that makes her special alongside her cousins, who moved in with her for the summer.[1]

Voice cast

Main

  • Myrna Velasco[5] as Tater Ramirez Humphrey, the show's 9-year-old protagonist.

Tater's cousins

  • Elizabeth Grullón[6] as Julita "Lita" Perez
  • Jonathan Melo[6] as Scooter Perez
  • Rick Simon[6] as Cousin Bud Humphrey and Ignacio "Big Nacho" Ramirez
  • Cristina Vee Valenzuela[6] as Tere and Toñita Ramirez
  • Natasha Kline[6] as Gordita Humphrey and ChaCha Ramirez
  • Nomi Ruiz[6] as Tabi Ramirez
  • Becca Q. Co[6] as LotLot Ramirez
  • Ryan Anderson Lopez[6] as Nachito Ramirez
  • Sarah Tubert[6] as Lucita Perez

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

No.Title [7][8]Directed byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air date [7][8]Prod.
code [7]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Summer of Tater"Natasha KlineNatasha KlineCitlalli Anderson & Silver PaulJuly 25, 2024 (2024-07-25)101N/A
"Summer of Primos"David C. SmithKarla Sakas ShropshireAinsley Dye & Jackson Read

"Summer of Tater": Tater Ramirez-Humphrey is a girl with big dreams, but this changes when her twelve cousins visit for the entire summer.

"Summer of Primos": Uncomfortable with sharing a room with her cousins, Tater tries to get them to sign room contracts to avoid them messing up her room. However, the primos disagree with the arrangement and when Tater refuses to give them their items until they meet up to her demands, they steal her room. Eventually, however, they decide to give Tater her own corner so she can have some private time, reconciling Tater with the primos.
2"Summer of Quehaceres"David C. SmithRosemary ContrerasAlayna Cabral & Celestino MarinaJuly 25, 2024 (2024-07-25)102N/A
"Summer of La Muñeca"Jenn StricklandMikki CrisostomoEddie West & Cassie Zwart

"Summer of Quehaceres": Tater gets swamped with chores when she would rather work on her vision board.

"Summer of La Muñeca": Wanting some privacy, Tater uses LotLot's creepy doll, Dolly, to scare the primos away from her, but she soon regrets this when the doll appears to be cursed.
3"Summer of Los Diez"David C. SmithDiego Salazar CastroAinsley Dye & Jackson ReadJuly 27, 2024 (2024-07-27)[b]103N/A
"Summer of Lit-Tater-atura"Jenn StricklandEdlin OrtizCitlalli Anderson & Silver Paul
4"Summer of Herramientas"Jenn StricklandDiego Salazar CastroCitlalli Anderson, Natasha Kline, Silver Paul & Jenn StricklandJuly 27, 2024 (2024-07-27)[b]111N/A
"Summer of La Naturaleza"David C. SmithKarla Sakas ShropshireAinsley Dye & Jackson Read
5"Summer of Pam"David C. SmithRosemary ContrerasAlayna Cabral & Celestino MarinaAugust 3, 2024 (2024-08-03)[b]104N/A
"Summer of La Trabajadora"Jenn StricklandMikki CrisostomoEddie West & Cassie Zwart
6"Summer of La Madriguera"David C. SmithAngela M. SánchezAinsley Dye & Jackson ReadAugust 3, 2024 (2024-08-03)[b]105N/A
"Summer of Los Pollos Hermanos"Jenn StricklandDiego Salazar CastroCitlalli Anderson, Amy Mai & Jenn Strickland
7"Summer of El Patín"David C. SmithRosemary ContrerasAlayna Cabral, Celestino Marina & Silver PaulAugust 10, 2024 (2024-08-10)[b]106N/A
"Summer of Chisme"Jenn StricklandEdlin OrtizEddie West & Cassie Zwart
8"Summer of No Sabo"David C. SmithAngela M. SánchezAinsley Dye & Jackson ReadAugust 10, 2024 (2024-08-10)[b]107N/A
"Summer of Bookita"Jenn StricklandMikki CrisostomoCitlalli Anderson, Natasha Kline, Amy Mai & Silver Paul
9"Summer of the 13th Primo"Jenn StricklandMikki CrisostomoAmy Mai & Cassie ZwartAugust 17, 2024 (2024-08-17)[b]110N/A
"Summer of Cuadros"David C. SmithGustavo HernandezAlayna Cabral & Celestino Marina
10"Summer of Tater Luna"UnknownUnknownTBAAugust 17, 2024 (2024-08-17)116N/A
"Summer of El Chu-PAW-Cabra"
11"Summer of the Baby Races"UnknownUnknownTBAAugust 24, 2024 (2024-08-24)109N/A
"Summer of La Extraterrestre"
12"Summer of El Futuro"UnknownUnknownTBAAugust 24, 2024 (2024-08-24)108N/A
"Summer of Super No Entiendo 64"
13"Summer of La Excavación"UnknownUnknownTBAAugust 31, 2024 (2024-08-31)112N/A
"Summer of La Pijamada"
14"Summer of Imi-Tater"UnknownUnknownTBAAugust 31, 2024 (2024-08-31)113N/A
"Summer of Ignacio"

Shorts

A Piece of My Mind

These shorts primarily focus on Disney Channel characters meeting their various creators and learning how the concept of their shows were created.

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"Meet Natasha Kline and Tater"June 27, 2024 (2024-06-27)[9]
Tater meets her creator, Natasha Kline, and learns how Primos was inspired by Natasha's real-life experience growing up in Los Angeles.

Chibi Tiny Tales

Shortly after the series premiere, Primos joined the Chibi Tiny Tales series.

No.TitleOriginal release date
1"Get Baby Bud's Binky Back"July 27, 2024 (2024-07-27)[10]
Tater and the primos attempt to retrieve Baby Bud's pacifier after it gets stolen by a bird.

Production

Development

On November 3, 2021, it was reported that Natasha Kline, a long-time storyboarder and character designer,[11] is developing an animated series titled Primos for Disney Television Animation (DTVA).[1] The series was inspired by Kline's childhood summers living with her cousins alongside her extended Mexican-American family and she wanted the lead characters to also be of Mexican-American heritage due to the lack of Mexican-American representation on television during her childhood.[1] Meredith Roberts, a senior vice president at Disney Television Animation said the series bears the "authentic voice" of Kline and "her family's culture and values", saying the series will be aimed at kids and families.[12] Edward Mejia, a DTVA executive, oversaw the series.[13]

On June 15, 2022, at the 2022 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, it was announced that the show's first season would have an order of 30 episodes. Philip Cohen was announced as series producer.[14][15] In March 2023, Kline told Animation Magazine that the series was inspired by an adult short she had created for an Upright Citizen's Brigade stand-up comedy show in 2017, was inspired by Peanuts and Calvin and Hobbes, and said she loved working with the show's crew, praising their "intense passion, drive, and talent".[16]

On July 8, 2024, the series' official trailer was released.[17][18] The series will air half-hour episodes that are divided into 11-minute stories.[19]

Release

Primos premiered on Disney Channel on July 25, 2024, and the first nine episodes of the series were added to Disney+ the following day.[4][3] The first two episodes were also uploaded to YouTube on July 25.[20][21][3]

Reception

Pre-release

On June 13, 2023, the series' opening sequence was released by Disney Branded Television.[22][6] It received criticism on social media, including from Mexicans and other Latin Americans. Some criticized it for being similar to Nickelodeon's The Casagrandes.[23][24][25] Other viewers argued that the opening sequence had various negative stereotypes, complained that the names of some characters and the setting were too stereotypical, and that the Spanish grammar in the opening sequence was incorrect.[26][27][28] Also criticized was the use of a "yellow tint", a technique used in some American media to establish a sense of "otherness" in Mexican settings.[4]

Online criticism continued following social media posts made by Tater's voice actress Myrna Velasco, including a comment on Instagram where she said critics of the Spanish used in the show were "grammar nazis"[25][29] and a story in which she described the Spanish language as being "forced upon Latin American people" by Spanish conquistadors.[30][23]

In an interview on June 16, 2023, Kline said the series is based on her personal experiences of growing up with a multicultural Mexican-American family in Los Angeles in the 1990s, being bicultural, biracial, and said that the project's relatability attracted well-known individuals like Melissa Villaseñor. She also stated that Tater doesn't speak Spanish, which is why her grammar is incorrect; emphasised the importance of cousins in her life; and stated that the art style showcased the environment in L.A. She additionally hoped the series would make people proud of their roots.[31]

Later, the name of the fictional town was changed from Terremoto Heights to Hacienda Hills, as the original name drew criticism for alluding to the earthquakes common in the region.[4] The name of one of the characters was changed from Cookita to Lucita, as the former is similar to a vulgar term in several dialects of Latin American Spanish.[32] As a result of online criticism, the series premiere was delayed several times.[32] Changes were made to emphasize that the show is set in Los Angeles[4] and not in Latin America.

Notes

  1. ^ Spanish for "cousins"
  2. ^ a b c d e f g This episode was first released on Disney+ on July 26, 2024.[4][3]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f "Primos: Season 1 Fact Sheet" (PDF) (Press release). Disney Branded Television. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Milligan, Mercedes (June 26, 2024). "Disney TV Animation's 'Primos' Sets Premiere Date & Voice Cast". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Brown, Tracy (June 25, 2024). "Natasha Kline's 'Primos' is an ode to childhood summers spent with her cousins". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
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  7. ^ a b c "Primos Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
  8. ^ a b "Primos Episode Guide". Zap2it.
  9. ^ Meet Natasha Kline and Tater from Disney Channel's Primos! | A Piece of My Mind 🧠 | @disneychannel. Disney Channel. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ Primos Chibi Tiny Tales | NEW CHIBI SHORT | Get Baby Bud's Binky Back | @disneychannel. Disney Channel. July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ Kline, Natasha. "About". Natasha Kline. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
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  13. ^ Behzadi, Sofia (July 22, 2022). "Disney Television Animation Ups Douglas Bensimon & Edward Mejia To VP Current Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Among the titles he's overseen are...the upcoming Kiff and Primos for Disney Channel
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  17. ^ Primos Official Trailer | NEW SERIES | @disneychannel. Disney Channel. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ White, Abbey (July 8, 2024). "Disney's 'Primos' Creator and First Trailer Reveal New Animated Series Celebrating Her Diverse Multicultural Family (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  19. ^ Adams, Timothy (November 3, 2021). "Disney Announces New Animated Series Primos". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
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  21. ^ "Primos Full Episode | NEW SHOW | Ep.2 | Summer of Quehaceres / Summer of La Muñeca | ‪@disneychannel‬". YouTube. Disney Channel. July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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  23. ^ a b Rodríguez, Andrés (June 16, 2023). ""Racista" y "llena de estereotipos": 'Primos', la serie animada de Disney que ha molestado al público latinoamericano" ["Racist" and "full of stereotypes": 'Primos', the Disney animated series that has upset the Latin American public]. El Pais Mexico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  24. ^ "Disney hace enojar a mexicanos con su nueva serie 'Primos'; acusan racismo" [Disney makes Mexicans angry with its new series 'Primos'; accuse racism]. Aristegui Noticas (in Spanish). June 15, 2023. Archived from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  25. ^ a b Martínez, Valerie (June 16, 2023). "El bochorno que Disney pudo evitar y tiene indignados a los latinoamericanos" [The embarrassment that Disney could have avoided and has Latin Americans outraged]. Yahoo! vida y estilo (in Spanish). Yahoo!. Archived from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  26. ^ ""Primos" la nueva serie de Disney que Latinoamérica NO quiere" ["Primos", the new Disney series that Latin America does NOT want]. El Capitalino (in Spanish). Jun 16, 2023. Archived from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  27. ^ Arrieta, José (June 14, 2023). "¿Por qué está causando polémica "Primos", la nueva serie de Disney?" [Why is "Primos", the new Disney series, causing controversy?]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  28. ^ Bermudez, Justin (June 17, 2023). "Disney's 'Primos' Gets Un-Warm Welcome To The Family". Latin Times. Archived from the original on June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  29. ^ Rojas, Por Diego (17 June 2023). "Estereotipos latinos ¡Al infinito y más allá!". infobae (in European Spanish).
  30. ^ Fernández, Óscar (June 16, 2023). "Racismo. Primos; la nueva serie de Disney que estereotipa a la comunidad latina" [Racism. Primos; the new Disney series that stereotypes the Latino community]. La Izquierda Diario (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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