Gabrielle Solis is one of the main protagonists of Desperate Housewives, and thus her family is central to the series and its stories. They resided at 4349 Wisteria Lane.

Contents 1 Family members 1.1 Immediate family 1.2 Extended family 1.3 Others 1.4 Pets 2 Comments

Family membersEdit

Immediate familyEdit

• Gabrielle Solis - Top-model turned trophy-wife, Gabrielle made it big as a fashion icon in New York City before moving to the suburbs with her husband.
• Carlos Solis - Gabrielle's first (and third) husband, a temperamental man that has gone through every motion while married to the love of his life.
• Victor Lang - The mayor of the town of Fairview, and Gabrielle's second husband, who was killed during the tornado.
• Juanita Solis - Gabrielle and Carlos' legal daughter, a spoiled little brat who was swapped at birth with another girl.
• Celia Solis - the youngest child of the Solis clan, who should probably get tested.
• Grace Sanchez - Gabrielle and Carlos' biological daughter, swapped at birth with Juanita; unlike the latter, Grace is polite and pleasant.
• Ana Solis - Carlos' niece and the Solis family's legal ward, Ana is a self-centered, obnoxious teenager who shares way too many similarities with aunt Gaby.
• Lily - The daughter of a stripper, who was Gaby and Carlos' legal foster child for a very short period of time.
• Unborn Child - Gaby and Carlos's unborn child which miscarried in season two, three months into the pregnancy. If it was a girl, it would be Aurora. If it was a boy, it would be Charlie.

Extended familyEdit

• Lucia - Gabrielle's mother, a woman of poor origins who refused to accept her daughter's claims that her husband had violated her.
• Ernesto Marquez - Gabrielle's unseen father, a poor man who dreamed of someday making it big; he died from cancer when Gaby was five, before he ever got the chance to accomplish his dreams.
• Alejandro Perez/Ramon Sanchez - Lucia's second husband, and Gaby's stepfather, who molested her when she was 15, and was eventually killed by Carlos.
• Juanita Solis (Sr.) - Carlos' overprotective mother, a religious woman who discovered her daughter-in-law was having an affair and was ran over by Andrew Van de Kamp.
• Diego Solis - Carlos' unseen father, an abusive, alcoholic man who was presumably killed by his wife Juanita, trying to protect their child.
• Milton Lang - Victor's father, a wealthy man who had big dreams for his son, dreams that were crushed when the latter married the vapid Gabrielle Solis.
• Connie Solis - Carlos' maternal aunt, who took him and her mother in with her after Diego presumably ran off; Connie had a heart condition (which she probably let on as worst than it really was) and is Ana's grandmother.
• Lily - Gabrielle's maternal grandmother. She was Lucia's mother. Gaby and Carlos were gonna name their adopted baby after her.
• Maria - Gabrielle's aunt.
• Inez - Gabrielle's great aunt and Lucia's aunt. Lucia was gonna stay with her after Gaby and Carlos kicked her out.
• Unnamed cousin - Gabrielle's deceased cousin. At their funeral, Carlos played a "pull my finger" joke.
• Hector and Carmen Sanchez - Grace's legal parents, as well as Juanita's biological parents, who were illegal aliens in the U.S.
• Libby Collins - The aforementioned stripper that bore Lily, Libby was chosen by the Solises due to her beauty.
• Dale Helm - The biological father of baby Lily, a student and star football player at a Catholic high school.
• Frank Helm - Dale's older brother, the owner of the strip club where Libby worked, who thought he was baby Lily's biological father.
• Samantha Lang - Victor's first wife, who wore Gabrielle's dress size.
• Maria - A relative of Carlos', seen at aunt Connie's party; Maria knew what a pain Ana was and what Connie's true motives were for trying to dispose of her.
• Lupe and Hector - Relatives of Carlos, seen at aunt Connie's party, who couldn't take in young Ana under their wings.
• Claudia Sanchez - Alejandro's widower, an Oklahoma-based woman who struggled to make ends meet after her husband's disappearance.
• Marisa Sanchez - Claudia's shy teenage daughter, who was allegedly molested by her evil stepfather.

OthersEdit

• John Rowland - The Solises' gardener, and Gabrielle's teenage lover, who was always around, trimming the bushes.
• Xiao-Mei - Was sold by her uncle to become a slave, and was taken in by the Solises as their Hoisemaid; eventually she became their surrogate mother (with an embryo that wasn't theirs) and Carlos' mistress.
• Ellie Leonard - A hip artist and drug dealer that served as the Solises' tenant and had a great relationship with them... that is, until they found her money.
• Virginia Hildebrand - A rich old lady who desperately wanted to be a part of the Solis family because she had no real family of her own.

PetsEdit

• Roxy - Carlos' former seeing-eye dog.
• Rufus - A new cat the family acquired, who almost leads Juanita to her death.

Note: Edie's family intertwines with Gabrielle's.

v • d • e Gabrielle's family Immediate Family Gabrielle Solis • Carlos Solis • Victor Lang • Juanita Solis • Celia Solis Grace Sanchez • Ana Solis • Lily Helm Extended Family Lucia Marquez • Mr. Marquez • Alejandro Perez • Juanita "Mama" Solis Diego Solis • Milton Lang • Connie Solis • Hector Sanchez Carmen Sanchez • Libby Collins • Dale Helm • Frank Helm Samantha Lang • Claudia Sanchez • Marisa Sanchez Others John Rowland • Xiao-Mei • Ellie Leonard • Virginia Hildebrand Pets Roxy • Rufus