“It’s definitely bittersweet,” said Richard Cabral of ABC’s cancellation of “American Crime,” which lasted three seasons and told three different stories that explored race, gender and immigration in a bold way rare for a broadcast network.
“But we did something powerful that nobody else on network television was doing, and you can’t take that away from us.”
The experience also dramatically altered the life of Cabral, who grew up in gangs in East Los Angeles and spent years in prison before cleaning up his life and landing roles on “Southland” and then in “American Crime.”
“It was my first starring role, and I was with legends like Felicity Huffman and Timothy Hutton and Regina King,” he said.