The cast is is made up of 5 female and 3 male Latinx actors (who double some characters) to play Tejanos who live on the border of South Texas in what is known as the Rio Grande Valley (RGV). The accent in this area is neither a classic Texas, nor a Mexican accent, but instead the South Western dialect of Southern California (if present at all). Many people in South Texas have a centralized commercial American accent and code switch into perfect Spanish when speaking Spanish words. The South Western dialect is more common in communities of lesser affluence, therefore Michelle might speak with this dialect while Elida and Johnny might speak as if they are actors in a Hollywood movie. Such is the complex duality of the RGV.