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    'One Day at a Time' writers walk through pivotal episode

    by Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times Feb 01, 2018 6 minutes

    Squabbles between parents and their kids are inevitable in family-centric TV series. But one playing out in season 2 of Netflix's "One Day at a Time" has Rita Moreno crying - when the cameras weren't even rolling.

    The cast and writers of the multi-camera sitcom, a reimagining of the 1975 Norman Lear family comedy, gathered inside a soundstage on the Sony Pictures lot in Culver City one weekday last summer to read the eighth episode of the new season. And, well, things got emotional.

    For the uninitiated, the revamped version of the series is set in Echo Park and revolves around the Alvarez family: Penelope (Justina Machado) is a war veteran and single mother of two children, Elena (Isabella Gomez) and Alex (Marcel Ruiz). Moreno plays Penelope's meddling mother who lives with them.

    Much like its predecessor, the reboot doesn't let its funny bone deter it from tackling uncomfortable and sensitive issues. The first season was lauded by fans

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