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A rebooted version of PARTY OF FIVE is set to debut on Freeform, this time focuses on the five Acosta children as they try to navigate daily life after their parents are suddenly deported back to Mexico. Ahead of its sneak preview screening at the Tribeca TV Festival, Freeform announced a January premiere date for the show and released a sneak peek, which features the Acosta children saying goodbye to their parents at an immigration detention center.
The series stars Brandon Larracuente as Emilio Acosta, Emily Tosta as Lucia Acosta, Niko Guardado as Beto Acosta and Elle Paris Legaspi as Valentina Acosta. Bruno Bichir and Fernanda
Urrejola star as the Acosta parents, Javier and Gloria.
Freeform has also released character synopses that give us a sense of the Acota children:
- Emilio Acosta is an aspiring musician and the oldest son of Gloria and Javier Acosta. Emilio is the reason his parents crossed the Mexican border into the United States nearly twenty-five years ago in hopes of a better life. Although the oldest, he’s the least responsible of the siblings and had been enjoying living away from home and the freedom that came with it, until his parents’ status was threatened.
- Lucia Acosta is a straight-A student with lofty college ambitions until her parents run into trouble with immigration. Their circumstances force her to reevaluate her disposition to play by the rules. She quickly becomes resistant to authority, politically radicalized and rebellious to her presumed duties as the oldest sister.
- Beto Acosta is the second oldest brother of the family who steps up in the midst of turmoil. While struggling with sports, girls and school, he soon discovers that being the head of his family comes easily to him and gives him the self-respect and sense of purpose he has never had before.
- Valentina Acosta is the precocious and resourceful youngest sister. Forced to face adolescence without her mother, she’s desperately afraid of what the future holds, and her vulnerability will
require her older siblings to step up and offer the structure and support that they may not be wholly equipped to provide.
PARTY OF FIVE will debut on Wednesday, January 8 on Freeform.
