George Edward Lopez (played by George Lopez) is the main protagonist of the series. "George and Ann Lopez have made the decision to end their 17-year marriage," they said. Many episode plots were established through his stay in the Lopez household. George's relationship with his mom revolves around insulting each other, briefly complimenting each other, and insulting each other some more. It's been implied that one of the reasons Max didn't do too well at school is George and Angie's constant arguing which makes it hard for him to concentrate on his studies, though his parents don't seem to care or even attempt to change even after Max practically broke down informing them of this, though it was implied he simply used it as an excuse in order to explain his getting a D in history at the time. This results in Carmen being devastated, as he left California to pursue his baseball career. His relationship with his parents is portrayed as much more friendly than the one with Carmen. However, she is most frequently depicted as being cynical and cold-hearted; she taunted her little son for his undiagnosed dyslexia and showed him no encouragement of any kind at all, exposing him to criminal activity, gang disputes, and riots during his very earliest years of life. By creating an account, you agree to the Marisol (Tonantzin Esparza) begins as an ex-gang member participating in one of Angie's gang rehab projects, which happens to be teaching dog grooming. But as the series progresses, their marriage becomes more and more competitive, disputing on issues such as who's a better parent or who does more work in the house. George Lopez (2002-2007) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Series Writing Credits Series Cast Series Produced by Series Music by Series Cinematography by Series Film Editing by Series Casting By Series Art Direction by Series Set Decoration by Series Costume Design by Series Makeup Department When Angie's mother dies, George . Lou drinks often and is described as being more "caring" for the workers by promoting better quality health care. Danny boy, a lazy worker voiced by Lopez, always called into work with hilarious phone calls, making excuses for not being there. However, every appearance after that, the character is never shown and is voiced by a man. Carmen insults him about buying jerseys in her diary, saying because he doesn't play for them, George should stop buying the jerseys. Carmen often shows a liberal bent to political issues (even more than others in her household) and has an affinity for social justice causes. with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. In her first appearance, however, she was shown to be average size and played by Lillian Hurst. Unfortunately this has left her quite easy to manipulate, as her search for true love and acceptance from her peers blinds her to a person's true nature. Synopsis:When George finally decides to approach his estranged father, Manny Lopez (guest star William Marquez), his solitary journey is transformed into a family vacation and a day of reckoning . Angie responds by pulling away and giving him a disgusted look. One of my favorite shows growing up, George Lopez was a show I constantly found myself rewatching. However, her judgment of right and wrong is not always the best, and she has performed daring acts of defiance against her parents' wishes if she feels the urge to protest against supposed injustices in her parents' orders or security in a certain environment. This is often demonstrated when a particularly challenging situation arises and rather than admit that he is in over his head, George will quote in a very high-pitched voice, "I got this! [9] Bullock approached Lopez backstage after the show and made her pitch to produce and star in a situational comedy centered around the comedian. In Lopez vs. Lopez, George and his daughter discover that theyre not that different after all which is also true IRL. However it is revealed in "Why You Crying? " George stated Carmen and Taylor's friendship as "Carmen having her own Carmen." She is also portrayed as a goody-two-shoes, very naive, and often takes people at face-value. Angie on the other hand would much rather not and instead do some other activity. ("Evidently, the lesson sunk in"). After getting a black eye (from taking off his boxing glove wrong), Angie found out. Tap "Sign me up" below to receive our weekly newsletter Manuel "Manny" Lopez (played by William Marquez and portrayed as younger by Amaury Nolasco and Esai Morales) is George, Linda and George II's father, Angie's father-in-law, Benny's ex-husband, Lydia's husband, and Carmen and Max's paternal grandfather. George throws out a box of Angie's grandmother's mementos because he thought it was just a box of trash. Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! Rather than being a complete dick, Manny has shown sympathetic moments who lived full of fear and guilt of leaving George behind with his ex-wife, Benny. She was a cheerleader in high school and was very popular. In the episode "Mementos", George gets a posthumous letter from Manny, telling him his dying wish was that neither George nor Benny attend his funeral, as he had a reputation he wanted to protect, as his friends and associates would not look favorably upon a man who abandoned a wife and young child, as he did Benny and George many years earlier. Joe picks up George's $20, disagrees with him about the money being his, and walks out. He's also a foster father to Max's best friend, Ricky. At the end of the episode when George and Angie were at the restaurant Angie told George that her father does not want her to go to Cuba unless Castro is not in power anymore. In the beginning, he was depicted as a patient man, devoted father and husband. George found Manny in Phoenix, Arizona, punched him in the face for calling his mother a "cabrona" (Spanish for "Bitch") and was arrested for it a month later. She got George in trouble with the Powers Brothers for not responding to important calls. George tracks down Manny, and talked to him. His wife, Angie's mother Emilina, cheated on him by having a prolonged affair and they divorced early in season 3. Benny accepts, but later claims to leave Randy because he bored her. Angie could not choose between the first three names while George wanted their son named after someone famous. Esai Morales who plays Manny Lopez, George's father, is actually two years younger than George Lopez. George, who's preparing to give a kidney to his father, is in trouble with Angie because he threw away a box of her family mementos, but both their priorities shift when Benny delivers bad news: Manny has died. Dr. Victor "Vic" Garcia Lantigua Palmero (Born August 26, 1942) is a recurring character who later becomes a main character on the ABC-TV series George Lopez in Season Six. Benny is incensed at this, but decides to accept it for George's sake. It is mentioned by Carmen that the reason for Zack's undisciplined behavior stems from his father not being there for him and having a "bitter old drunk" of a mother. More than a decade after the George Lopez show went off-air, the comedian has returned to the small screen with another family-friendly sitcom series. [10][11] Lopez was given full starring, creator, producer and writer credits for the show. According to George, Jason may have a new girlfriend who is thought to be Asian or African American. In the "fantasy dream flashbacks", in which George supposedly has when he's trying to describe to his son Max what his dad Manny, whom he's not seen since he was two, and doesn't remember how he looked, might look and act like, Manny's played first by Esai Morales in "Who's Your Daddy?" Vic makes his series debut in the Season Two episode "Meet the Cuban Parents", where he appears along with wife Emelina Palmero, his wife, who's played in the episode by model . Angie gets mad at him because it was all she had left to remember her grandmother by. George [to Benny after Manny dies]: You know, I used to feel sorry he walked out on you, now I'm sorry he didn't take me with him. For the first five seasons, the show had an all-Latino cast with the exception of Albanian American actress Masiela Lusha, who played George's daughter Carmen. 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T. R. S. Ranking Report: 01 Thru 210", "Getting Funny, Not Angry: Comedy: George Lopez deals with the stereotyping of Latinos by using humor to help fight the slights. But George knew Angie wouldn't let him so they did it behind her back. Marisol laments that she doesn't want to be a dog groomer and envision herself with a classier job, such as working in an office, to which Angie responds by encouraging George to hire her at Powers Brothers for a trial period. This may be because she was pampered like a princess during her childhood. It has also been heavily implied that Angie's typical housewife status and inability to get a decent well-paying job is because George is the one who kept her from going to college and obtaining a degree. The show's theme song "Low Rider" is intact in these releases. Lopez drew much of the material for the show from his own life experiences, especially his upbringing in the San Fernando Valley. 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