Rita Moreno reveals George Lopez has ‘eased up’ and is ‘funnier’ than ever ahead of their TV reunion

One time astatine a time, Rita Moreno has seen a alteration successful George Lopez.

Ahead of her impermanent quality connected nan 63-year-old’s sitcom “Lopez vs Lopez,” nan 92-year-old prima revealed that nan comedian “changed rather a bit” since they worked together connected his series “The George Lopez Show” in 2007.

“He’s really eased up,” Moreno told People connected Friday, adding that Lopez is “funnier” than ever.

The Oscar victor first played nan comedian’s mother successful “The George Lopez Show.” Now, she is portraying nan tone of George’s fictional precocious grandmother, Dolores, successful “Lopez vs Lopez.”

Moreno continued, “He’s gotten benignant of saccharine and cuddly. I cognize it’s difficult to deliberation of George arsenic a cuddly person, but I kept perpetually leaning connected him, and he put his limb astir me.”

The character added that nan brace is “very affectionate together,” and Lopez has go “a beautiful bully guy” since they first collaborated. In fact, aft taping nan NBC sitcom on pinch Lopez’s girl and co-star, Mayan, nan character took nan full formed to meal astatine a “wonderful” Mexican restaurant.

“He was ne'er a saccharine person, but he is now, and I americium very fond of him,” Moreno shared.

The “80 for Brady” prima first met Mayan, 28, connected nan group of the early aughts sitcom, and erstwhile nan 2 reunited on “Lopez vs Lopez,” nan writer confided successful Moreno astir her past estrangement with her dad.

She recalls giving nan young prima “motherly advice.” 

Noting that Mayan is now “more secure” successful her acting abilities, Moreno added, “She’s besides funny. You know, I deliberation it’s successful nan genes.”

Moreno besides took a infinitesimal to talk astir rejoining nan on-screen family, this clip arsenic Dolores.

She describes her characteristic arsenic a “wicked, horrible, bitchy grandmother” who was “nasty” to George erstwhile she was alive.

“I loved why she comes backmost from nan dead,” Moreno told NBC News successful 2023. “She came backmost roaring, nasty arsenic always, successful that family and demanding respect.”

“The thought really tickled my fancy,” she added, sharing that nan move betwixt Dolores and George is comical but has a superior undertone.

“Of course, I emotion nan ending, which we don’t want to springiness away,” confessed Moreno. “That’s nan point that really won maine over. I thought that was truthful funny.”

Dolores makes her return during nan show’s Día de los Muertos episode, which airs connected NBC connected Friday, Oct. 25.