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Congratulations to the Mendez family out of San Antonio for landing their brand new reality show! We’ve had Houston Beauty, Chef Big Willie from Masterchef with Dave Ramsey, American Idol contestants, and now the Mendez family take over with their brand new show set to hit Discovery en Español. More info below via chron.com.
SAN ANTONIO — Las Vegas has “Pawn Stars”; West Monroe, Louisiana, has “Duck Dynasty”; and, now, San Antonio has its own TV reality program — “Texas Trocas” — built around a local family.
The ups and downs of the Méndez family and its successful big-rig renovation business, which has served everyone from a former Spur to a popular Texas band, is the focus of a new Spanish-language show debuting this month on Discovery en Español.
“Texas Trocas” (“Texas Trucks” in English) will showcase the life and work of the multigenerational Méndezes, who, using paint, lights, interesting upholstery and other materials, turn big-rig trucks into traveling works of art.
An example is one they renovated for Greg “Cadillac” Anderson, who played for the Spurs in the late ’80s.
“We painted it orange, added rear fenders and lights, as well as a logo of a basketball, Cadillac’s name and number, 33,” said Raúl Méndez Jr., who co-founded Texas Chrome with brother Rolando.
