<Tr> <Th> Other relatives </Th> <Td> Ana (niece / Former ward) Lily (maternal grandmother) María (maternal aunt) Rosy (aunt) Inez (great aunt) </Td> </Tr> <P> Gabrielle "Gaby" Solis (née Márquez, previously Lang) is a fictional character from the ABC television series Desperate Housewives . She is portrayed by Eva Longoria . Longoria was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress--Television Series Musical or Comedy at the 2006 Golden Globe Awards . </P> <P> Gabrielle Solis (née Márquez, formerly Lang) was born in Las Colinas, Texas . Her family is originally from Guadalajara, Mexico . Born on December 8, 1975, she has a brother and a sister . Her father died of cancer when she was five years old . From that point on, her mother, Lucía Márquez (María Conchita Alonso), married Alejandro Perez (Tony Plana) who sexually abused Gabrielle throughout her teenage years . According to Gabrielle, her mother overlooked the matter, and a nun at her school refused to believe her claims of having been raped . When she was fifteen, Gabrielle ran away to New York City to pursue a career in modeling . Gabrielle achieved significant success but earned a reputation for being difficult . As her career began to fade, she married wealthy businessman Carlos Solis (Ricardo Antonio Chavira), who proposed after only three dates . They then relocated to Wisteria Lane in the fictional suburb of Fairview, Eagle State, where Gabrielle befriended Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross), and Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong). </P> <P> In the pilot episode, Gabrielle is unhappy with her marriage to Carlos, whose priority is work . Gabrielle is shown to be extremely lonely while Carlos is money - minded and oblivious to his wife's unhappiness . To keep herself entertained, she has an affair with John Rowland (Jesse Metcalfe), her teenage gardener . Carlos suspects that Gabrielle is being unfaithful and he enlists the help of his mother, Juanita "Mama" Solis (Lupe Ontiveros). Mama Solis catches Gabrielle and John having sex and takes a photograph to document Gabrielle's betrayal . However, while fleeing the house, she is hit by a car and Gabrielle is able to dispose of the evidence against her . Mama Solis falls into a coma as a result of the accident and dies a few months later without having the opportunity to tell Carlos about Gabrielle's affair . Gabrielle and John end the affair after his mother, Helen (Kathryn Harrold), learns about it . Soon after, Carlos is arrested for importing goods made by slave labor . The government freezes the Solis' accounts, forcing Gabrielle to perform low - wage modeling jobs to pay bills . Carlos is put under house arrest while awaiting trial, during which time the couple faces several financial crises . </P>

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