[1] The producers of the show work closely with numerous public health organizations to incorporate information within the storylines that encourage young Latinos to make healthy life choices.

[4][5] The series follows two teenage cousins, Jessie, a studious virgin, and Maya, a troubled runaway, who fall in love with Jacob, a popular football player.

Ceci and Vanessa, two popular student and school bullies who make it their mission to intimidate any girls at East Los, but their choice in sexual partners cause them to face life-changing repercussions.

A new generation of kids are risking everything for love in the hallways of East Los High, setting the stage for a sensational turn of events that will surely make this another breath-taking and exciting school year.

The second semester of East Los High is in session, but the trouble continues to brew outside the halls of the inner city school as Camilla struggles with some inner demons as someone from her past returns to LA.

"[15] Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the show a grade of three out of five stars, and praised the depiction of positive messages and role models across the series, writing, "Edgy Latino teen soap raises timely issues in sensitive way.