Joe Otterson TV ReporterABC is developing a drama series with both Eva Longoria and Forest Whitaker attached as executive producers.Titled “Chicano,” the series is inspired by the novel of the same name Richard Vasquez.
It tells the multi-generational story of the Sandovals, a Mexican-American family that immigrates to Los Angeles in pursuit of the American Dream.
It follows the struggles and triumphs of the Sandovals from 1920 through present and explores the question of what it means to be American.ABC has given the project a script plus additional development material order with a penalty attached.
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