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 Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis |
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| Portrayed by | Ricardo Antonio Chavira | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | Pilot (episode 1.01) | ||||||||||||
| Created by | Marc Cherry | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | March 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Age | 39 - 40 (Season 5) | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | President of Mergers and acquisitions Former Massage Therapist |
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| Residence | 4349 Wisteria Lane Fairview, Eagle State |
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Carlos Solis (pronounced /ˈkɑrloʊs soʊˈliːs/) is a fictional character on the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor, Ricardo Antonio Chavira.
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Early life
Carlos was born in the Mexican city of Guadalajara to Juanita and Diego Solis, his father beat both Carlos and his mother. After his father left Juanita for a waitress, Carlos and his mother were taken in by Aunt Connie. Carlos entered college on a golf scholarship. While at a fashion show, he would meet his future wife to whom he would propose to on their third date.
Season 1
Carlos wants a family so much that he secretly replaced his wife's birth control pills with sugar pills as Gabrielle was against the idea. Due to apparent financial difficulties, Carlos took a plea bargain which forced him to serve eight months in jail; separately, he was going to be tried in two hate crimes against two gay men (the family cable guy & Justin) who he thought were sleeping with Gabrielle while it actually was John Rowland with whom she was sleeping. The last thing John told Carlos was "Just so you know, you beat up the wrong guy. Didn't you think it was strange that you had the only lawn on Wisteria Lane that needed to be mowed three times a week?" Gabrielle originally refused to get him off doing extra time after finding out it was him who messed with her birth control, but then she decided to blackmail him into taking complete care of the baby in exchange for her testimony.
Season 2
After the loss of the baby, Carlos managed to get early parole by seeking aid from a program for Catholic inmates. Through the program, Carlos made the acquaintance of a nun, Sister Mary Bernard, who has inspired him to live a more religious life. Gabrielle was jealous because Sister Mary is "a knockout", by Gabrielle's admission, and also because she was turning Carlos against Gabrielle. Following her miscarriage, she told Carlos that she did want children but she wanted Carlos to want her for her, not just she was capable of having children.
Sister Mary invited Carlos to accompany her to Botswana, and he accepted at first. When he went to the doctor for his physical examination and vaccinations in preparation for the trip, he left Gabrielle to fill out a questionnaire for him. She neglected to mention his allergy to eggs, telling the nurse that he was allergic to fish eggs (caviar). This resulted in Carlos suffering an allergic reaction from one of the vaccines, forcing him to stay with Gabrielle. While he was delirious, he talked about Sister Mary in a very unreligious way, which Gabrielle reported to her priest. He had Sister Mary transferred to another convent but not before she and Gabrielle had a fight.
In the season finale, Gabrielle thought Carlos was dead but soon discovered he paid the gardener, Ralph, to do his community service and Ralph was hit by a car. Gabrielle also discovered that Carlos was having an affair with the maid, Xiao-Mei (who was carrying Carlos's and Gabrielle's child).
Season 3
In the third season opener, Gabrielle told Carlos that she wanted a divorce. At Bree & Orson's wedding party, Xiao-Mei told them she was in labour. The baby is born black and the doctor admitted to Carlos & Gabrielle that the embryos were mixed up and that their embryo didn't take. This made Carlos and Gabrielle's divorce simpler. After fighting for a while, as their divorce turned nasty, the hostage situation made them realise that they didn't want to be the rage-filled, vengeful, bitter, schemers that they had turned into, any longer.
Carlos's attempt to stop scheming had limited success. He moved in with Mike Delfino, taking advantage of Mike's amnesia and claiming that they were best friends. He also began dating again although he and Gaby still have feelings for each other and Carlos told Gaby he's right across the street if she ever needs him.
He later bonded with Travers McLain and Travers's mother, Edie Britt, which re-ignited his desire for children. Edie, having hit a dry spell in her love life, conspired with Travers to lure Carlos to her house late in the evening so Edie can make a move on him. Carlos judged Edie for using her son as "sex bait", upsetting Edie but later apologised, saying he had no right to say it. Edie told him that she'd changed and stripped in front of him, revealing her imperfections and showing her vulnerable side. Unfortunately that side of their relationship was not a success, initially, and they ended up in hospital after sustaining injuries. They agree to stay friends.
Travers, Edie and Carlos spend the day together at the Zoo and when looking at pictures, they comment on how they look like a family. They share an emotional moment together and Carlos kisses Edie, and their relationship hit a new level. Carlos and Edie continue seeing each other but fear being caught, and are almost caught by Mike. Edie uses her job as a realtor to use empty houses for their advantage. However, when Carlos reveals he doesn't want Gabby to know, Edie is convinced he's still in love with her and tells Gabrielle at her engagement party that she has been dating Carlos. The news didn't go down well and she told Edie she was unhappy about her dating Carlos but Edie refused to stop seeing him. Gabrielle turned to schoolgirl tactics to get back at her, telling Lynette and Susan not to speak to her. Edie retaliated by inviting Lynette and Susan to Travers's birthday party. Both think Gabrielle will be out with Victor all day and won't find out, but panic when they see her arriving at the party. She told them that if they don't leave, their friendships are over so Carlos removed Gabby from the party. She told him she's in love with Victor, but he reveals that he and Edie will never be anything serious. Gabby realized he was still in love with her.
Edie's ex-husband, Charles, came to collect Travers and Edie spoke to a lawyer about shared custody, suspecting Carlos was losing interest. Charles and Edie argued when he found out and Edie threatened to go for full custody. Carlos persuaded not to and convinced her to think of what's best for Travers, which is for him to stay with Charles. He comforted her, saying that he will be there for her and Edie called off her lawyer.
Edie became upset when Carlos laughed at the idea of getting married, when suggested by Mike. Edie asked Carlos to move in but he refused, having signed a lease with the owner of Mike's house, Lillian Simms, who's in a nursing home. Attempting to stop this, Edie visited Lillian and lied about Carlos to get her to destroy the lease, which she did. Legally, she can change her mind within 72 hours of the agreement, so Carlos was evicted and Edie offered him a place to stay. Carlos realised she was responsible and she asked him why he won't commit to her. He told her that he isn't in love with her, and she told him she could be pregnant. The pregnancy test is negative and Carlos realised he was disappointed. Seeing a new way to keep Carlos, Edie suggested they try for a baby despite not being in love, and Carlos agreed. Edie, however, was still taking birth control pills. Carlos found them and dumped Edie, which led her to attempt suicide in the finale of season three.
After finding out that Victor only married her to gain goodwill, Gabby kissed Carlos on her wedding day.
Season 4
In the fourth season, Carlos went home to find Edie hanging. He thought she was suicidal about their relationship but it emerged that she faked her suicide attempt. She came close to dying as Karen McCluskey complained to Carlos about the garbage cans being left out but noticed something in Edie's bedroom window. They went to investigate and found Edie. They rushed her to hospital and Carlos rang Gabrielle to tell her that they can't leave because of Edie's suicide attempt. Edie uses her suicide and her knowledge of Carlos's illegal bank account to get him to stay. However, he wants to be with Gabrielle and they begin an affair.
In the second episode "Smiles of a Summer Night," Edie pushed Carlos too far. She took her blackmail further, proposing marriage and telling him if he refused, she would tell the IRS about his illegal bank account. Carlos says "Yes". However, at the end of the episode, it's revealed that Carlos has paid a Certified Public Accountant named Al Kaminsky to move the money.
Edie realised Carlos was having an affair and got pictures of him and Gabby kissing. She also visited the IRS and told them about Carlos's offshore bank account but they tell her that that account doesn't exist. So she gave the pictures to Victor and dumped Carlos. Carlos arrives at a small dock where Gabrielle tells him Victor tried to kill her while out at sea so she knocked him overboard. They go back to get him and when they do, Victor and Carlos fight. Victor went to stab Carlos and Gabrielle knocked Victor overboard again. When they look for him in the sea, they can't see him so Gabrielle and Carlos decide to frame it as suicide and let the boat go out to sea.
Carlos wanted to go the police, but Gabby drugged him to stop him. However, Victor is later found alive. He pretended to have amnesia and forgotten what had happened on the boat but when he and Gabby are alone - he threatens her, declaring that he remembered everything. Gabby and Carlos plan to leave Fairview but the tornado warning stopped them. As the storm intensified, Gabby left the house to confront Edie about Carlos's finances. In the meantime, Victor sneaked into the house with a gun and tried to kill Carlos. Carlos ran out into the storm and Victor ran after him, firing shots. Victor is killed by a flying fence post and Carlos was hit on the head, rendering him unconscious and blind. Carlos told Gabby that it is only temporary and that his sight will return, but found out from Edie that Carlos's sight will never return. Edie congratulated her for accepting the lifelong task of caring for a disabled husband. Gaby was upset that Carlos lied to her, but he explained that he was worried that she would not marry him, had she known the truth. She says that she would have come around but now he has robbed her of this chance. Gabby tells Carlos that she is with him "for better or worse."
At the end of the 4th season, in the 5-year leap, we see that Carlos and Gaby are happily married and now have two daughters, Juanita and Celia Solis.
Season 5
Five years after Season 4, Carlos's life has changed dramatically. Despite medical doubts, Gaby unexpectedly became pregnant twice in a row. While Carlos viewed Gabby's pregnancies as "miracles", she was less enthusiastic and worried about money. Carlos became a masseur in order to keep their family afloat.
Early in the season, Carlos learned that his vision can be easily restored. He happily anticipated getting to see his wife for the first time in five years and his daughters for the first time, although Gabby was worried that he wouldn't recognize her and find her unattractive. When his sight is restored, Carlos finds his daughters and wife beautiful and notices that Gaby sold nearly all of her valuable belongings in order to support their family. He eventually quit his job as a masseur and take a high-paying business job so that he can give his daughters a better life and Gabby a life he feels she has earned.
In episode 17, Carlos became president of the company he was working at due to the death of Bradley Scott. Later on, in this episode, he hired Lynette Scavo.
In the season finale, Aunt Connie claims she is dying and needs someone to care for her granddaughter Ana. Carlos agrees as a way to pay back the aunt who did so much for him, despite Gabby's protests. Ana seems nice, but is actually a schemer who can get guys to do what she wants by flirting.
Trivia
- Ricardo Antonio Chavira was almost replaced as Carlos Solis because producers felt his acting was stiff in the Pilot.
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