Gabriel Solis

Gabrielle Solís (née Marquez, formerly Lang) is one of four main characters on 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.Gabrielle Solis (née Marquez, formerly Lang) was born in Las Colinas, Texas. Her family is originally from Guadalajara,
Mexico.She has a brother and a sister. Her father died of cancer when she was five years old. From that point on, her mother,
Lucia Marquez (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).