With the fall television season about to kick off, we want to reacquaint you with some of our favorite Latino actors and introduce you to some new faces to watch. Some of them even have San Antonio ties. Here’s a look:
Sunday
‘Desperate Housewives’
8 p.m., ABC
Tune in to find out what havoc the Solis’ teenage niece Ana (Maiara Walsh, who is of Spanish descent) creates while living with Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira) and Gabby (Eva Longoria Parker). Also returning for the show’s sixth season is Madison De La Garza (Demi Lovato’s kid sister) as little Juanita Solis. Premieres Sept. 27.
‘Cold Case’ 9 p.m., CBS
Philadelphia police detective Scotty Valens (Danny Pino) returns to delve into more unsolved crimes. Sept. 27.
Monday
‘Gossip Girl’
8 p.m., The CW
JoAnna Garcia (‘Privileged’) won’t be a series regular on this hit show, but she’ll have a recurring part as Bree Buckley, the love interest of Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford). Look for her in the show’s third-season premiere. Sept. 14.
‘Two and a Half Men’
8 p.m., CBS
Womanizing jingle writer Charlie Harper (Charlie Sheen — birth name Carlos Estevez) is back and still sharing his house with his brother and nephew during the hit comedy’s seventh season. Sept. 21.
‘CSI: Miami’
9 p.m., CBS
Bloggers have wondered about the fate of Agent Eric Delko (Adam Rodriguez), who was critically wounded at the end of last season. Viewers should find out his fate early in the long-running show’s eighth season. Look for Eddie Cibrian (‘Ugly Betty’) to make his debut on the show via Delko’s unconscious flashback to 1997. Latina actress Eva La Rue returns as DNA analyst Natalia Boa Vista. Sept. 21.
‘Castle’
9 p.m., ABC
Jon Huertas (‘Generation Kill’) is back as Javier Esposito, part of the homicide team shadowed by crime thriller author Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion). Sept. 21.
‘Trauma’ – new
8 p.m., NBC
Aimee Garcia (‘George Lopez’) plays Iraq War vet-turned-helicopter medic Marisa Benez in this new medical drama. Sept. 28.
‘Lie to Me’
8 p.m., Fox
Newcomer Monica Raymond (she’s of Dominican descent) returns as Ria Torres, an expert in detecting lies through body language, in this fact-based drama starring Oscar nominee Tim Roth. Sept. 28.
Tuesday
‘90210’
7 p.m., The CW
Iranian student Navid Shirazi (Michael Steger) is back at school in this infamous Southern California zip code. Steger, who is of Ecuadorian descent, is a regular member of the show’s diverse young cast. Sept. 8.
‘NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service’
7 p.m., CBS
The multilingual Isreali intelligence officer Ziva David (Chilean-born Cote de Pablo) is back to crack more cases in this drama’s seventh season. Sept. 22.
‘The Good Wife’ – new
9 p.m., CBS
Fifteen-year-old Makenzie Vega (Alexa’s little sister) plays opposite television veterans Chris Noth (‘Sex and the City’) and Juliana Margulies (‘ER’) in this heavily-promoted new political drama. Sept. 22.
‘V’ – new
7 p.m., ABC
Lourdes Benedicto (she’s of Dominican descent) plays Valerie Holt in this updated version of the 1980’s sci-fi series of the same name. Nov. 3.
Wednesday
‘The Beautiful Life: TBL’ – new 8 p.m., The CW
Latina actress Sara Paxton (she has a Mexican-born mother) stars opposite Mischa Barton (‘The O.C.’) in this drama about a group of models. Sept. 16.
‘Gary Unmarried’
7:30 p.m., CBS
Dennis Lopez (played by stand-up comedian Al Madrigal) returns as the best friend of newly single Gary Barnes (Jay Mohr). Sept. 23.
‘Modern Family’ – new
8 p.m., ABC
Colombian actress Sofia Vergara (‘Dirty Sexy Money’) and 11-year-old newcomer Rico Rodriguez (a Texas native from College Station) play mother and son in this new comedy. Sept. 23.
‘Cougar Town’ – new
8:30 p.m., ABC
Look for mun2 reality show star Yasmin Deliz (‘The Chicas Project’) during this new comedy’s freshman season. The Dominican-Colombian actress recently signed on to join the cast led by Courtney Cox. Sept. 23.
Thursday
‘The Vampire Diaries’ – new
7 p.m., The CW
Michael Trevino (‘Cane’) stars as high school jock Tyler Stratton in this new drama based on the young adult book series about a young girl torn between two vampire brothers. Sept. 10.
‘Flash Forward’ – new
7 p.m., ABC
British-born actress Sonya Walger (her father is from Argentina) plays Olivia Benford in this new sci-fi series centered on the aftermath of a mysterious global event. Sept. 24.
‘Fringe’
8 p.m., Fox
Bloggers have speculated on whether Kirk Acevedo, who plays FBI agent Charlie Francis, will be back for this sci-fi thriller’s second season. According to insiders, he’ll be back for the show’s premiere, when his character will undergo something ‘heart rendering.’ Sept. 17.
‘Parks and Recreation’
7:30 p.m., NBC
Aubrey Plaza (‘Funny People’) returns as the apathetic office intern April in this comedy starring SNL vet Amy Poehler. Plaza, who is of Puerto Rican descent, is also a stand-up comic. Sept. 17.
‘The Office’
8 p.m., NBC
Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nuñez) is back in cubicle land for this comedy’s sixth season. Sept. 17.
‘Grey’s Anatomy’
8 p.m., ABC
Last season, Dr. Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) was disowned by her wealthy family who disapproved of her being a lesbian. She also embarked on a romance with surgeon Arizona Robbins. Sept. 24.
Friday
‘Ugly Betty’
8 p.m., ABC
Betty Suarez (Emmy winner America Ferrera) and her familia (Ana Ortiz, Tony Plana and Mark Indelicato) return in this show’s fourth season. Look for Jamie-Lynn Sigler (‘The Sopranos’) in a recurring role playing recently-promoted Betty’s office replacement. 7 p.m., Oct. 9 season premiere; regular series time slot premiere 8 p.m., Oct. 16.
‘Law & Order’
7 p.m., NBC
Manhattan ADA Consuela ‘Connie’ Rubirosa (played by El Paso native Alana de la Garza) is back in court on this long-running drama’s 20th season that includes a new day and timeslot. Sept. 25.
‘Medium’
8 p.m., CBS
Phoenix District Attorney Manuel Devalos (Miguel Sandoval) is back solving crimes with the help of medium Allison DuBois (Patricia Arquette), only this time they’re doing it on a different network. After this former NBC show was dropped from the network’s lineup earlier this year, CBS quickly picked it up. Sept. 25.
‘Southland’
8 p.m., NBC
San Antonio native Kevin Alejandro (he grew up in West Texas) returns as gang detective Nate Moretta in this gritty police drama set in Los Angeles. Sept. 25.
Sources: ABC, CBS, NBC, The CW, FOX, latina.com, Variety
Times and dates are subject to change.






