‘La Cucaracha’s’ Lalo Alcaraz tapped as a new writer for Seth MacFarlane’s ‘Borderland’

Earlier this week we reported that FOX had picked up a brand-new animated series from Seth MacFarlane called Bordertown  which according to a press release from FOX is set in a fictitious desert town near the Mexico border, the series centers on the intertwining daily lives of two neighbors: BUD BUCKWALD and ERNESTO GONZALES. Married and a father of three, Bud is a Border Patrol agent who feels threatened by the cultural changes that have transformed his neighborhood. Living next door to Bud is Ernesto, an industrious Mexican immigrant and father of four, who is proud to be making it in America. As Bud and Ernesto’s paths begin to cross, their families become bound by friendship, romance and conflict.

Welp, the other day world famous print cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz Tweeted that he had been tapped as a new writer for the upcoming series:

For those that don’t know, Lalo Alcaraz is the creator of popular comic strip La Cucaracha (Which is roughly translated as ‘The Cockroach’) that usually satires Latino culture and politics in a similar style to say a Boondocks or Doonesbury (the creator of which has a smash hit on Amazon called Alpha House) .

Universal Press Syndicate has Lalo under a 10-year contract and is now working on a highly anticipated animated series that is set to debut Fall of 2014. It’s great to see the type of talent that Seth MacFarlane is going after proving once and for all he is still a cartoonist’s cartoonist. Family Guy for years has had gags revolving around Garfield and a whole bunch of other strips so you know his knowledge of the industry is pretty legit.

Upon further investigation, Lalo tells Comics Riffs that the writers’ room is actually pretty diverse, and the staff is focused on doing political and social satire with some meaning saying “Everyone gets poked fun at”.

Check out Lalo Alcaraz’ website to get a taste of some of the other work he has going on.