Behind the Scenes

Get up close and personal with the people behind
the series.

How was “American Family” conceived? How did the series make its way to PBS? What is it like to play the various characters in the Gonzalez family? There's no better source for the answers to these questions than the following interviews with series cast and crew. Read on!

• Sonia Braga (Berta Gonzalez)
• Constance Marie (Nina Gonzalez)
• Barbara Martinez Jitner (series co-producer)
• Esai Morales (Esteban Gonzalez)
• Gregory Nava (series co-producer)
• Edward James Olmos (Jess Gonzalez)
• Raquel Welch (Aunt Dora)