I've heard it said that only the boring get bored, but this show is breaking the levees of my patience and I'm within close proximity to abhorrent boredom. The most glaring problem is the bubble-thin plot. Then there is the need to fetishize both lead actresses as spring alley cats in constant heat. Why not show the strong, independent side of Mexican women? They seem to be forever pigeonholed into this kind of role. Some of the scenes really degrade the women altogether. Plenty of style here, a paucity of substance though. 4 stars because the leads are propitiously paired and their exchanges are fiery and, for the most part, believable. Both are extremely attractive in very different ways. The show's title is terribly misleading. There is very little life to find when those two ladies are not together on the screen. And, as usual these days, every stereotype imaginable is represented; sometimes even oddly glorified. They just keep on reaching for the low fruit, these pathologically unimaginative show runners. For a more accurate and character driven representation of E. L.A. watch the Cheech Marin film: Born in East L.A.