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Cristela Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2014 - 2015
Episode 1
Pilot
Fri, Oct 10, 201422 mins
Cristela gets an offer for an internship at a prestigious law firm.
Episode 2
Soul Mates
Fri, Oct 17, 201422 mins
Daniela signs Cristela up for an online dating site; Cristela goes out with an unexpected suitor.
Episode 3
Mr. Felix and Ms. Daniela
Fri, Oct 24, 201430 mins
After Daniela's friend mistakes Cristela for the nanny, tensions flare between the two sisters and surprisingly it is Felix who brings them back together. Meanwhile, Alberto tries to get closer to Cristela in an unexpected way.
Episode 4
Hall-Oates-Ween
Fri, Oct 31, 201422 mins
Cristela persuades Maddie to dress up like Hall and Oates with her.
Episode 5
Super Fan
Fri, Nov 7, 201422 mins
Looking to enhance his chance for a promotion, Josh wants to get closer to Trent by learning more about sports. So when Mark Cuban comes to the office, Josh drops the ball in thinking he's there to fix the fridge.
Episode 6
Equal Pay
Fri, Nov 14, 201422 mins
Cristela is upset when Trent asks her to assist with a case that supports unequal pay.
Episode 7
Enter Singing
Fri, Nov 21, 201422 mins
Cristela, wanting to expose the kids to more cultural opportunities, tries to convince Felix to let Henry see "West Side Story". Felix worries that his son's interests will be changing and they won't have as much in common as he gets older.
Episode 8
Floor Favor
Fri, Dec 5, 201422 mins
Trent wants the floor of his office redone and assumes Cristela knows someone in the flooring business, so she puts Felix & Alberto on the job. Even though the guys do a great job and bond with Trent, they treat Cristela like their put-upon little sister...like they do at home, so Cristela wants to find a way to get rid of them...fast. Meanwhile, Daniela teaches Natalia how to use the internet.
Episode 9
It's Not About the Tamales
Fri, Dec 12, 201422 mins
It's Christmas time and Cristela is looking forward to the tradition of making tamales with her mom and sister, while the men pretend to do housework. Among those men this year is Cristela's brother Eddie, returning from a job out of state. But when Josh mistakes a joke for an earnest invitation, he ends up crashing the family tamale party. Meanwhile, Trent and Maddie get some much needed father-daughter time at home, where they bond over their shared inability to prepare even the most basic of Christmas feasts.
Episode 10
Veronica
Fri, Jan 9, 201522 mins
Trent and his wife Veronica are going through some martial problems and look to soon be separating. Meanwhile, Henry and Isabella have opposing views on how best to sell chocolate bars for a school fund-raiser.
Episode 11
Dead Arm
Fri, Jan 16, 201522 mins
Cristela tries to figure out which family member Isabella learned bullying behavior from. When Cristela and Josh have a squabble at work, Maddie points out that even Cristela might have a few bully-like qualities of her own.
Episode 12
Hypertension
Fri, Jan 30, 201522 mins
Daniela thinks Cristela is neglecting her health, but a visit to a free clinic reveals surprising news; Josh volunteers to learn CPR in hope of impressing Trent.
Episode 13
Mexican Mona Lisa
Fri, Feb 6, 201522 mins
Cristela is excited when she fills in as Trent's assistant for the week; a missed call from the doctor leaves Daniela and Cristela worried about Natalia.
Episode 14
Marriage, Counselor
Fri, Feb 20, 201522 mins
Trent and Veronica are headed for a divorce, but it's revealed a prenup was never signed and the thought of giving Veronica half of his fortune makes Trent wince with pain. Knowing Cristela and Veronica have grown close, Trent asks for Cristela's help in trying to get Veronica to sign a prenup. Veronica says she doesn't want the divorce. When Cristela takes this back to Trent, he says the same thing -- thus Cristela begins playing marriage counselor. Meanwhile, Daniela becomes upset with Felix after she finds out the story he told her about dumping his ex-girlfirend for her was a lie.
Episode 15
Gifted and Talented
Fri, Feb 27, 201522 mins
Cristela is tutoring and rooting for Isabella to get into the "Gifted and Talented" school program, partly because Cristela did not get in as a child. When Isabella throws the exam because she's afraid of hurting her brother's feelings, tensions mount between Cristela and Natalia over the program and Natalia reveals a hurtful secret. Meanwhile at the office, after Maddie gets into another car accident, Trent decides to punish Maddie by sending her to the mail room which provides a bit of a challenge for Maddie to grasp.
Episode 16
Confirmation
Fri, Mar 13, 201522 mins
Cristela's loyalties are tested; a video makes seem like Trent is making racist comments.
Episode 17
Fifteen-Something
Fri, Mar 20, 201522 mins
When Juanita Canales invites the family to her granddaughter's quinceañera, Natalia wants to show off and use different aspects of the family to impress everybody. This culminates in her pushing Cristela to bring Josh from work as her date, and Cristela has the first dance she never had when she turned fifteen.
Episode 18
Latino 101
Fri, Mar 27, 201521 mins
Trent picks Cristela to sit at his table for the trial of a landlord accused of not renting to minorities. But his reason for doing so - to show a minority on the landlord's side - backfires on him, and Cristela must decide whether to use an advantage she did not earn through hard work. Meanwhile, as Alberto starts bonding with Natalia, Daniela becomes suspicious that perhaps he's "using Ama to get in good with Cristela."
Episode 19
Great Expectations
Fri, Mar 27, 201521 mins
Trent ask Cristela for help in improving Maddie's work ethic. Meanwhile, Felix must care for the kids by himself while Daniela is on a business trip.
Episode 20
Last Goose Standing
Fri, Apr 3, 201522 mins
Mike Baxter seeks legal help when he wants to expand his Outdoor Man Store's gun range in Dallas. But Trent already greased every palm in town to build the original, so Cristela is tasked with gaining the favor of the zoning commissioner. This puts her in an awkward position since she isn't fond of guns (unless playing "Call of Duty" counts). The upside? She gets to work with Ben Buckner, a handsome associate who may be just her type.
Episode 21
Village Mode
Fri, Apr 10, 201522 mins
Cristela, Josh & Maddie are hours away from taking the bar exam and everyone is handling the stress a little differently. Cristela is feeling confident about the test, until Daniela loses her job. It's a family crisis when Natalia goes into "Village Mode" -- which is similar to survival mode, demanding that Cristela put off the test and get a job at the local hair salon. Will Cristela pass up the opportunity to advance her own career just to help put her family at ease?
Episode 22
Movin' on Up
Fri, Apr 17, 201522 mins
Cristela, Maddie and Josh eagerly await the results of the bar exam. Much to everyone's surprise, Maddie passes while Josh does not. Cristela also passes the exam and Trent offers her an attorney position at his law firm that comes along with an added perk of hiring an assistant. Faced with moving back in with his parents, Josh eagerly accepts the assistant gig. An ecstatic Cristela returns home to celebrate, but is lovingly confronted by Daniela who wants Cristela to move out and start living the life of a single girl, the life she deserves