Main characters List of George Lopez characters

1 main characters

1.1 george lopez
1.2 angie lopez
1.3 carmen lopez
1.4 max lopez
1.5 benny lopez
1.6 ernie cardenas
1.7 vic palmero
1.8 veronica palmero

main characters
george lopez

george edward lopez (played george lopez) main protagonist of series. son of manny , benny lopez. george married angie palmero right out of high school , had 2 children, carmen , max. george mexican descent , proudly boasts several times throughout series, though makes jokes well. in pilot episode, prototype, george gets promoted manager of powers & sons aviation (usually seen powers bros.), airplane parts factory. dyslexic, comes play on show. son, max, has dyslexia, more severe case father. george loves play golf , whenever gets out of situations , outsmart family, listening carmen s poetry or talk max s dyslexic problems.

george had troubled childhood referenced throughout series. mother, benny, has done reverse cowboy many times took toll on george s childhood. george believed manny, father, dead (which benny told him stop asking father was), learned alive manny s sister , george s aunt, cecelia. when manny sends george check him out of financial trouble, george goes see him in phoenix, , ends punching him in benny s honor (the first gift benny wanted him). benny incensed @ this, decides accept george s sake. @ thanksgiving dinner later year, manny revealed need kidney transplant, george offers donate kidney. manny dies before can happen. george gets package gold watch , letter manny asking him not come funeral avoid ruining reputation. furious , emotional, george destroys watch, not knowing worth fortune until benny tells him must have been worth lot more when manny.

at start of series, , angie in love. series progresses, marriage becomes more , more competitive, disputing on issues such s better parent or more work in house. george backs down wife, prompts benny tease him on inevitable fact s man in marriage. demonstrated when particularly challenging situation arises , rather admit in on head, george quote in high-pitched voice, got this! , or when thinks idea crazy or stupid, or when knows joking something, quote está loco!.. , followed or preceded crazy idea or joke (example: enjoyed meeting mother ? está loco! enjoyed meeting mother . ). @ serious points in series, has tried set angie straight s managed either outsmart him or avoid problem pointing out other problem. in 1 episode, learned angie once fell in love him because of mural angie george claims have made. angie finds out george didn t paint it. despite this, angie still loves him. has been heavily implied angie s typical housewife status , inability decent well-paying job because george 1 kept going college , obtaining degree. s been revealed george got angie pregnant before got married, meaning first-born carmen conceived outside of marriage.

throughout series, george demonstrates several times how self-righteous , uncaring of angie, such in george s extreme makeover: holmes edition , george promises renovate garage office space angie, resorts paying couple of old friends couple of cases of beer . or in george nieces new video room , veronica s ex-boyfriend leaves giant stuffed animal in backyard , george says use angie s anniversary gift , says ( doesn t mean won t set of diamond earrings asked - re not... ). angie upset, though, in season 3 episode mementos , george proves has failed listen , throws irreplaceable box of grandmother s mementos away while spring cleaning, , spawns entire list of occasions in failure listen angie @ earlier time (usually not seen viewers) comes haunt him in 1 of episodes. (george, however, defends himself saying if s told him repeatedly, s not listener) george can tend forget angie s birthday or anniversary, such in george of ring , angie points out forgot 3 days ago. in end, though, comes through getting gifts.

george s character goes through big change on course of series. in beginning, depicted patient man, devoted father , husband. series progresses, becomes increasingly more arrogant, seemingly difficult, , becomes more-and-more competitive angie , benny. so, still loves family , cares them, if doesn t show before.

george s relationship mom revolves around insulting each other, briefly complimenting each other, , insulting each other more. benny teases george not being man of house, big head, failures child. george retaliates teasing short stature, age, , inability maintain single man more day. george refers mother crazy old bat . in god needles george , shares beginning of speech saved benny s death; beginning of speech reason m drinking champagne because... . @ time, when benny said never see george again after argument, george said (when s called identify benny s dead body)- s her. s cold. let s... wrap around keg , start party! though aside this, both love each other. prime example when george believed mom died in house fire , genuinely anxious. willing run burning building save if weren t firefighter holding him back. said mom s been training this; s been smoking 3 packs day years! try calming himself.

as boy, george enjoyed playing guitar , baseball; in teens started heavy-metal band ernie, , other friends called dos bad asses ; won battle of bands @ school lighting instruments on fire, first round , making curtains in auditorium fire-poof. throughout grade school, , ernie had reputation of being outcasts or unpopular . @ 1 point, george learned angie s ex-boyfriend dumped before meeting him, making him think dropped level wouldn t dumped again. however, later revealed vic paid him off (with george joking d leave angie if got paid $200,000). avid sports fan of teams such oakland raiders, los angeles lakers, , los angeles dodgers. george buys expensive jerseys of teams , wears them on days off. carmen insults him buying jerseys in diary, saying because doesn t play them, george should stop buying jerseys.

angie lopez

angelina angie lopez (née palmero) (constance marie) daughter of vic , emilina palmero, sister of gloria , ray palmero, wife of george, daughter-in-law of benny, , mother of carmen , max. in season 2 takes job selling health , beauty products pay carmen s private school tuition. lost job in season 4 , became wedding planner.

unlike george s tough childhood, angie had spoiled upbringing, causes friction between herself , george. cheerleader in high school , popular. benny calls princess sarcastically due being spoiled, , 2 don t along well. angie considerably softer , more forgiving parent, unlike husband quick come down hard on kids. angie overprotective of max , supportive of carmen. portrayed goody-two-shoes, naive, , takes people @ face-value. several times in series george has had prove people lying or being insincere. compassion others not annoys george, backfires. despite this, angie extremely whip-smart.

angie outsmarted george , had disrespected him in front of children. due this, benny disgusted @ son george has been reduced to, further causes dislike angie. angie not above bullying george around power around house. ironically, disapproves of constant fighting between george , benny , consistently tries mend fences between them. in episode george discovers how mescal-ed life have been without benny-fits , angie sides benny when george prevented winning contest @ work. s been described bad cook benny , george. may because pampered princess during childhood. bit of running gag in series whenever george says upsets angie, tries make excuse actions while trying kiss wrist. angie responds pulling away , giving him disgusted look. running gag whenever george angry @ something, such kept secret, resorts selling him body in order avoid consequence. running gag in series hitting george @ least once episode after says doesn t want hear or believes inappropriate in front of kids. also, despite being housewife, angie shown doing house work in series during later seasons, heavily implying hardly ever work @ all. notable fact marriage george infatuation each other. george seems infatuated angie when doesn t speak while angie ever shows slightest bit of infatuation him. throughout series, has been heavily implied never implicitly said. example, whenever have house themselves, george recommends go upstairs , have sex. angie on other hand rather not , instead other activity. once ordered george put shelf in max s room rather sleep him. george pathetically tried counter asking sure s not because want see me tool belt? clear audience pathetically trying convince himself s attractive wife.

for part, angie side george against father vic, , husband no matter problem has. angie know-it-all thinks george, wrong, there have been multiple times when has apologize him.

carmen lopez

carmen consuela lopez (masiela lusha) daughter of lopez family; max s older sister; granddaughter of manny , benny. misunderstood , melodramatic, carmen displays superior intelligence , love of writing laughably dramatic, dark, or melancholy poetry. however, judgment of right , wrong not best, , has performed daring acts of defiance against parents wishes if feels urge protest against supposed injustices in parents orders or security in environment. carmen loves poetry , romance. unfortunately has left quite easy manipulate, search true love , acceptance peers blinds person s true nature. has been misled through else s deception or own desires (such when ran away home womanizing zach powers , later insisted upon re-decorating bedroom symbolically in order match supposed maturity). carmen shows liberal bent political issues (even more others in household) , has affinity social justice causes. however, george underestimates carmen s intelligence , has little faith in her, apparently perceiving dim , airheaded. aggravated parents limits, carmen performs acts of rebellion against them means of proving maturity , independence, albeit father fears virginity. towards conclusion of series, carmen left college , role filled character replaced through addition of snobbish, overindulged, wealthy cousin veronica, trust fund has been left in george s care after death of mother , debuted shortly before carmen s departure.

like angie, carmen has unrivaled beauty. made source of jealousy among other girls age , leaves few friends, leaving extremely low self-esteem. parents pulled out of public school , placed in private 1 (at considerable expense), have similar problems follow there.

carmen has dated multitude of boys, notably zach powers , member of high school baseball team, jason. jason came live lopez family briefly while trying earn baseball scholarship. known on-again-off-again romance carmen. despite good-natured personality, had been known cheat on , break in exchange different , more experienced girls. many episode plots established through stay in lopez household. however, carmen s second notable relationship 1 shared zach powers, vandalistic, despicable, loathsome, lawless, womanizing teenage son of george s boss. carmen convinced pair genuinely falling in love. in reality, zach trying lure having sexual intercourse before dumping her. george infuriated actions , zach admitted intentions george during confrontation. carmen boldly defended zach against mother , father s claims of true intentions. rebelliously fled san francisco him against george , angie s wishes in 1 episode. admitted parents right along zach when confessed had dumped , ditched in nightclub shortly after refused sleep him @ hotel had taken to. carmen doesn t have taste in men; falls handsome popular jock sob story.

max lopez

maximilian victor roberto max magic johnson lopez (luis armando garcia) george , angie s second-born child , son , carmen s younger brother. angie not choose between first 3 names while george wanted son named after famous. max avid skateboarder.

max thinks world of father , close him, part of due shared disability. 1 halloween, max asked superhero wanted dress as, , said george; shows how max appreciates father. max shares george s sense of humor , make decisions based on father s actions. both share hatred carmen. whenever torments sister, george enable and/or encourage behavior. george overprotective of carmen, angie overprotective of max, , sees him little boy stereotypically overprotective mother.

like father, max suffers dyslexia, more severe george s dyslexia. max s learning disabilities bad failed 5th grade, managed avoid this. in season 3 went through several tutors until jason started tutoring him, helped him significantly. suffered insomnia @ 1 point due stress of having work harder due dyslexia, vic suggested take boxing him cope anxiety. george knew angie wouldn t let him did behind back. after getting black eye (from taking off boxing glove wrong), angie found out. george , angie agreed not box anymore, , resolved him deal stress; george later implied lying , make angie handle alone. s been implied 1 of reasons max didn t @ school george , angie s constant arguing makes hard him concentrate on studies, though parents don t seem care or attempt change after max practically broke down informing them of this, though implied used excuse in order explain getting d in history @ time.

although doesn t have carmen s low self-esteem, succumbs peer pressure, , outlandish things such dyeing hair purple, telling benny take tired ass home (and being slapped in face), , giving garage band. max once ended in hospital alcohol poisoning after drinking grain alcohol mixed fruit punch @ party. gives in peer pressure because got bullied in grade school (much george used to) prompted him believe must follow crowd in order avoid being tormented.

as max grew teenager, number of problems made george begin doubt son s capability, intelligence , overall future after leaving education.

his relationship parents portrayed more friendly 1 carmen. though go through hardships trying cope dyslexia, never have many problems together. george gives max advice on how deal hardships himself dealt when max s age while angie gives him sympathy , unsuccessful advice because never dealt kind of problems max deals with. max naturally goes george s advice because can compare himself george more angie. max , george had close relationship father , son @ beginning of series series progressed , max became teenager, relationship became more estranged. max took on more selfish attitude george s part , begins make decisions based on own insight rather george s, seen towards end of season 5 , beginning of season 6.

benny lopez

benita benny diaz lopez (belita moreno) george , linda s mother , angie s mother-in-law; wise-cracking, outspoken, insensitive alcoholic responsible george s frequently-mentioned traumatic childhood. conceiving him in of car wash after engaging in premarital sexual relations manny lopez, benny wed lover shortly afterward, manny divorce during george s infanthood. after convincing george father had died, benny showed son abusive, dysfunctional home life , childhood, desensitizing him constant criminal actions if normal occurrences, guarding numerous other secrets son unveiled during adulthood.

many episode plots had been established through george s discovery of protected secret, such revelation of having sister named linda (who had enjoyed far more loving childhood after benny had given adoption), , many jokes had been brought referencing 1 of benny s numerous acts of child abuse directed toward george , mistreatment of him. unloving, cold, , uncaring, benny had shown george no compassion or affection of kind during childhood, leading him seemingly detest her utter lack of empathy. however, has been revealed benny secretly love son; reasons relating secrecy , deprivation of multiple privileges toward george out of protection , worry him. however, depicted being cynical , cold-hearted; taunted little son undiagnosed dyslexia , showed him no encouragement of kind @ all, exposing him criminal activity, gang disputes, , riots during earliest years of life. stubborn, benny hates admit mistakes, accept apologies, or reconcile others, , relentless alcoholism , strong addiction smoking poked fun @ disrespectful son.

in response years of abuse george has put her, common theme throughout series george referring benny in demonic shape or form or when won award manager of year, proudly stated, , mother, wish d lived see day know s down there looking @ me , s saying oh flesh burning! ah! ; example of thinks of , actions.

usually, whenever sees family member held grudge against, greet with, hello benita. revealed in why crying? benny in turn raised in abusive environment. told max called discipline called child abuse .

ernie cardenas

ernesto ernie cardenas (valente rodriguez) has been george s best friend since second grade. ernie former co-worker. works on assembly line @ power bros. aviation, started regular worker later on became assembly line s team leader. incompetent, big-eared, clumsy loyal , lovable character. shy around women , cannot seem ever date due awkwardness , overall inability connect women, let alone talk them. has huge crush on angie, , can seen hitting on her, george s distaste. claims jealous of george s life. mother morbidly obese, , lots of jokes made her, george , benny (and angie). used live parents until george inspired him own apartment. s foster father max s best friend, ricky.

ernie depicted silly, socially awkward, , loyal george. @ george s house conversing family , has few other friends. consistently strives pick women no avail. flashbacks made when george , ernie friends , classmates in grade school. ernie same age george , works @ power bros. aviation. likes in family except benny, bark @ each other due differences in personality.

it said in 1 episode apparently born in bathtub, due mom being overweight , apparently didn t know pregnant ernie. george adds replying ernie s mother sneezed , popped out shoulders .

at 1 point, engaged ricky s mom tammy because pregnant man s baby , wanted family. later, broke because tammy still wanted sleep around when , ernie got married. catchphrase golly! . 1 joke made george when ernie asked if george listen voicemail. ( don t listen of messages. call me every time see hot girl , take 5 minutes of voicemail going george! george! george! ) ernie s inept social skills , inability talk women result of on sheltered childhood , parents own problems rubbed off on him. ernie envious of george, because grew george s life led beautiful wife 2 children , him being manager, while ernie gained no such things , has been on manufacturing floor 30 years. on lopez tonight, real george lopez stated had best friend named ernie in real life based character off of.

vic palmero

dr. victor vic garcia lantigua palmero (emiliano díez) angie s wealthy father, emilina s ex-husband, george s father-in-law, , carmen, max, , veronica s grandfather. cuban immigrant became rich cardiac surgeon when arrived in america. when trying explain carmen needs birth control pills safe sex, later in show, vic says lost virginity in field sound of revolution in background . when angie s boyfriend before george seemed attracted angie because of looks, vic paid him off break off relationship teach attraction physical, looks don t matter , lead marrying george ( evidently, lesson sunk in ).

george annoyed stories cuba , expressions, earning comical, sarcastic remarks. originally, vic disapproved of angie marrying george (in kiss kiss, revealed walked angie down aisle on wedding day told leave george), saying when make waffles, toss out first 1 ; later said tailored message moment told other daughter don t let 1 go . accepts george match daughter, son , other daughter s marriages ended in failure while angie still married. wife, angie s mother, emilina, cheated on him having pro-longed affair , divorced in season 3. (vic says learned of as, last week went dermatology clinic surprise her. , walked in on checking man moles in place sun damage not possibility! ).

he has brother, octavio palmero. vic, george, , ernie went out atlantic ocean pull octavio out of ocean , bring him american soil surprise anniversary gift george angie. vic , octavio later drunk , brag kicking fidel castro s butt. while talking, george bursts through door dressed castro, , shouts in thick cuban accent, s go-time! scaring living day lights out of vic , octavio, chase after him in anger.

vic later became engaged 27-year-old woman, lindsay cafferty (played stacy keibler), later discovered cheating on him younger man , decided go emilina, had indicated wanted them together. unfortunately, died before reunite. vic despises fidel castro; in carmen s dating, when george tells him castro died, irrepressibly thrilled. speaks thick cuban accent @ george pokes fun of many times. george states vic s heavy cuban accent makes every sign sound angry. vic shown have romantic interest in benny, kissing few times in way more intense of in-laws, calling little devil. says oye chico or cuba or castro , george tells him in 1 episode have pay him 1 dollar words in house. vic not care. starts words , dropping 1 dollar bills on place, before says what-cha (george s catchphrase) george in own house. 1 of catch phrases ay dios mio meaning oh god in spanish , has 2 daughters , 1 son. vic hates low despicable son ray , tries keep granddaughter veronica going down same path.

veronica palmero

veronica palmero (aimee garcia) george , angie s wealthy, spoiled niece, trust fund left under george s care after passing of mother. in order incompetent attractive niece, george attempts teach veronica responsibility helping find job in factory, though efforts thwarted when veronica seduced male workers (particularly ernie) carrying out duties against uncle s will. other attempts @ educating veronica in responsibility before leaving inheritance in care included enrollment @ college, sparked romance married professor, obsessively started stalking in vain in order earn heart after relationship had ended. however, veronica s trust fund jeopardized self-serving, cold-hearted, manipulative father in attempt rob daughter of inherited wealth, resulting in freezing of account. veronica s charms play key role in earning wants, enticing men filling out wishes, jealousy of aging aunt in 1 episode, fearing reputation family s main beauty. veronica poker master, in season 6 beat, ernie, george, , vic.

also, because sex appeal, veronica s cousin max attracted her, saying loves her. laughs off, learns not take shower when max home, found him in hamper once. more surprising max doesn t listen george warning s first cousin; have dyslexia. if have kids her, mom , have pay dollar visit our grandkids @ carnival.