Primos is an American animated television series created by Natasha Kline and produced by Disney Television Animation that aired on Disney Channel from July 25, 2024, to April 27, 2025.
In June 2025, it was confirmed that the series would not be returning for a second season and had ended production.
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Synopsis
The series centers around a large Mexican-American family living in the Los Angeles suburb of Hacienda Hills. Told through the diary of eccentric 9-year-old (later 10-year-old) Tater Ramírez-Humphrey, the series centers on her as she discovers the "it factor" that makes her special alongside her cousins, consisting of Cousin Bud, Big Nacho, Lita, Tere, Tabi, Toñita, Scooter, LotLot, Gordita, Nachito, ChaCha, and Lucita, who moved in with her for the summer as she tries to figure out her "final form".
Voice cast
Main
Myrna Velasco as Patricia "Tater" Ramírez-Humphrey, the series' eccentric 9-year-old (later 10-year-old) protagonist with colorful braces and a lateral lisp who is trying to figure out her "final form". She cannot speak Spanish much like the rest of her family but is learning fluent French in light of a French café, which is being established.
Melissa Villaseñor as Eleanor "Nellie" Ramírez-Humphrey, Tater's younger but taller and more realistic, cynical, condescending, and lazy sister with red blush under her eyes.
Michelle Ortiz as Beatriz "Bibi" Ramírez-Humphrey, Tater's cheerful and optimistic mother who is an expert artist and sculptor.
Jim Conroy as:
Bud Humphrey Sr., Tater's father who is skeptical of Tater's big dreams. He is an expert handyman. Like Tater, Bud is also not good at Spanish. He had an Adam's apple and speaks in a Southern accent and a Western drawl.
Vision Tiger, a talking tiger and Tater's imaginary friend who helps her plan her visions.
Angélica María as Margarita Beatriz "Buela" Ramírez, Tater's maternal grandmother and an expert cook who is annoyed that some of her family members have not mastered the Spanish language.
Elizabeth Grullón as Julita "Lita" Perez, Tater's Mexican-Dominican eldest cousin and Scooter and Lucita's older sister who is bisexual, dreams of becoming a rock star, and does various odd jobs.
Jonathan Melo as Isauro "Scooter" Perez, Lita and Lucita's Mexican-Dominican shy brother, who is shown to be good at ice-skating, playing wind instruments, and sewing.
Rick Simon as:
Cousin Bud Humphrey, an eco-friendly teenager and Gordita's older brother who is always barefoot. The episode "Summer of Breaking Bud" revealed that Cousin Bud used to have a capitalist side named Cousin Buck.
Recurring
Cristina Milizia as "Baby" Bud Ramírez-Humphrey Jr., Tater's infant brother.
Cheech Marin as Ignacio "Pop" Ramírez Sr., Tater's maternal grandfather and Buela's husband with a golden tooth who is often seen either napping in his chair or engaging in romance with Buela.
Joel "The Kid Mero" Martinez as Diego Perez, Lita, Scooter and Lucita's father, Bibi and Bud's brother-in-law, Rita's husband and Tater's uncle with a paranoid and nervous personality.
Mark Consuelos as Ivan Ramírez, a firefighter who is Tere, Tabi and Toñita's father, Ignacio Sr. and Buela's son, Bibi's brother, Silvia's husband and Tater's uncle.
Ricardo Chavira as Ignacio Ramírez Jr., Big Nacho and Nachito's father, Ignacio Sr. and Buela's son, Bibi's brother, and Tater's uncle with a dull personality, takes an interest in baseball and is revealed to be divorced.
Gabriel Iglesias as Gustavo Ramírez, a one-armed mortician who is LotLot's father, Ignacio Sr. and Buela's son, Bibi's brother, Cherry's husband and Tater's uncle.
Dee Bradley Baker as:
Chuchi, a three-legged outdoor dog that Tater befriends.
Garage Possum, an opossum that lives in the Ramírez-Humphrey family's garage and gets caught up in the Ramírez-Humphrey family's shenanigans.
Jean-Cluck Van Fried, a buff chicken with a featherless left wing who is owned by Buela and protects the family's chicken flock.
Jorge Diaz as:
Skid "The Skid" Malfeo, the obnoxious and disrespectful neighbor of the Ramírez-Humphrey family who wears a pair of white briefs with pockets and is always barefoot. His family is just as obnoxious as he is.
Guest
Sherry Cola as Ms. Mahoney, the librarian of Hacienda Hills Library who is familiar with sign language.
Sarah Sherman as Carmela, Big Nacho's pen pal with braces and classic-length hair who has the same traits as him.
Eden Riegel as:
N.K. Scheinhorn, the writer of the Romancimorphs series.
Caroline Malfeo, the mother of The Skid and Gwennifer.
The snobby mother who is Richie's mother and has let her infant son participate in the Fresadena Baby Races. in "The Summer of the Baby Races".
Silver Paul as Bootleg Vision Tiger, a deformed counterpart of Vision Tiger that Tater encountered on a menu she tried to improvise as her missing diary.
Joe Hernandez as Blaine Himbo, an office worker who is a mutual friend of Tater and Lita.
Blu del Barrio as Alex, Lita's co-worker at Quakey's Pizza Place who is also her enbyfriend. They are non-binary and use they/them pronouns. They had a mother named Mercedes.
Jaime Jarrín as the Día de la Cultura Announcer
Margo Rey as Rita Ramírez, a perfectionist mechanic who is Lita, Scooter, and Lucita's mother, Bibi's sister, Diego's wife and Tater's aunt.
Fryda Wolff as Pacheco, one of Gwennifer's friends in the Pigeon Scouts.
Alex Cazares as Peña, one of Gwennifer's friends in the Pigeon Scouts.
Shorts
Chibi Tiny Tales (2024)
Shortly after the series premiere, Primos joined the Chibi Tiny Tales series.
Theme Song Takeover (2024)
As part of a promotional campaign, Disney Channel began airing the Disney Theme Song Takeover, wherein supporting characters from different shows performed the theme song to the series they were in.
Road Trip (2025)
A series of road trip-themed shorts. These shorts are a loose follow-up to a similar series of shorts from Big City Greens.
Development
On November 3, 2021, it was reported that Natasha Kline, a long-time storyboarder and character designer, is developing an animated series titled Primos for Disney Television Animation (DTVA). 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. 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. Edward Mejia, a DTVA executive, oversaw the series. Prior to being greenlit, Primos was in an intense bidding war between Disney and Netflix, with Disney ultimately winning out.
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. 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".
On July 8, 2024, the series' official trailer was released.
Release
Primos premiered on Disney Channel on July 25, 2024, and the first nine episodes were released on Disney+ a day later. The series was originally scheduled to premiere on January 19, 2024, before being postponed to June 6, and later to its eventual premiere date. By October 28, 2024, the first nineteen episodes were available to stream on Disney+. The series ended on April 27, 2025, after one season.
Reception
Pre-release
On June 13, 2023, the series' opening sequence was released by Disney Branded Television. It received criticism on social media, largely from Mexicans and other Latin-American communities. Some criticized the show's premise by drawing similarities to that of Nickelodeon's The Loud House and, more specifically, its spin-off series The Casagrandes. Other viewers criticized the opening sequence for presenting various negative stereotypes associated with Latin-American culture, argued the names of the setting and some characters could be considered offensive, and the Spanish grammar used was incorrect. Also criticized was the use of a "Mexican filter", a technique frequently used in American media to invoke a "foreign" atmosphere in Hispanic settings.
Online complaints were further fueled when social media posts were made by Tater's voice actress, Myrna Velasco, which included a comment on Instagram where she said critics of the Spanish used in the show were "grammar nazis" and a story in which she described the Spanish language as being "forced upon Latin American people" by Spanish conquistadors. In her comment, which was later deleted, she also wrote that people can be angry at her for misspelling Spanish words or mispronouncing them, but she was a Native American and Mexican-American woman, and argued they were trying to make a "good show for kids" and said that if people are angry at the latter, then "be mad then."
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 does not 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.
Later in production, 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. The name of one of the characters was changed from Cookita to Lucita, as the former was viewed as being similar to a vulgar term in several dialects of Latin American Spanish, though in actuality it is a take off of Cuquita, which is an affectionate nickname usually for those named Refugia. As a result of online criticism, the series premiere was delayed several times, with reports this was done to make edits to already-completed episodes. Changes were made to emphasize that the show is set in Los Angeles and not in Latin America.
Post-release
Tony Betti of Laughing Place gave Primos a grade of 4 out of 5 and complimented the show's humor and heartfelt storytelling, particularly the standout character Nellie, who brings a Big City Greens-style comedic charm. Betti found that while the first episode begins with a well-paced introduction, it quickly shifts into chaotic family dynamics that might feel overwhelming but later settles into smaller, more engaging adventures. He stated that the series successfully balances authenticity and diversity, capturing the creator's personal experiences growing up in a Mexican-American family. Fernanda Camargo of Common Sense Media rated Primos 3 out of 5 stars and praised its focus on family dynamics and the protagonist, Tater, who has big dreams but struggles to find her place within a crowded household. Camargo found that while the show includes bickering, teasing, and bathroom humor, it remains lighthearted and suitable for tweens. She stated that Tater's biracial background and her lack of interest in learning Spanish add a notable cultural aspect to the story. Camargo appreciated the show's themes of family joy, learning from mistakes, and the positive message about sharing and understanding, but noted the presence of stereotypes.
Primos became the first series in Disney Television Animation history not to premiere in Latin America, including Brazil.