43 Facts About Carlos Solis

Carlos Solis is a fictional character portrayed by Ricardo Chavira on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives.

Carlos Solis is, for most of the series, the husband of Gabrielle Solis, portrayed by Eva Longoria.

Carlos Solis's father beat both Carlos and his mother so she told him that his father left them for a waitress in El Paso, but Juanita told Gaby that when Diego beat Carlos when Carlos was 4, "she made sure that Diego Solis never hurt her son or her ever again".

Carlos Solis wanted her laugh to be with him for the rest of his life.

Juanita didn't like her at all but Carlos Solis made her at least accept Gaby as her daughter-in-law.

Carlos Solis wanted his wife to be happy so he told her to go make friends with the local women.

When he found out about it, Carlos Solis told Gaby to cut him loose.

Carlos Solis wants a family so much that he replaces Gaby's birth control pills with sugar pills as she was against the idea.

Carlos Solis neglects to mention his allergy to eggs, resulting in Carlos suffering an allergic reaction to a vaccine, forcing him to stay in Fairview.

Carlos Solis has Sister Mary transferred, but not before she and Gabrielle have a fight.

Carlos Solis begins dating again although he and Gaby still have feelings for each other.

However, when Carlos Solis tells her that he doesn't want Gaby to know, Edie thinks he's still in love with her and tells Gabrielle, prompting Gaby to say that she was unhappy with Edie and Carlos Solis dating but Edie ignores her.

Carlos Solis removes Gaby from Travers' party when he sees her making a scene.

The resulting argument makes Gaby realize Carlos Solis is still in love with her.

Edie's ex-husband, Charles, eventually comes to collect Travers and Edie speaks to a lawyer about shared custody, suspecting Carlos Solis is losing interest.

Edie is upset by Carlos Solis laughing at the idea of getting married so she asks him to move in, but he refuses, having signed a lease with Lillian Simms.

When Edie suggests they try for a baby, Carlos Solis agrees, not knowing that Edie is still taking birth control pills.

Carlos Solis takes it further by proposing marriage under the threat of telling the IRS about his offshore bank accounts, so Carlos agrees but quietly moves the money.

Edie figures out that Carlos Solis is sleeping with Gabrielle when she, Carlos Solis, and Victor come down with crabs.

Edie hires a private detective to spy on Carlos Solis, and gets pictures of him and Gabrielle sharing a passionate kiss.

Carlos Solis tells the IRS about the account, but they tell her that the account doesn't exist.

Carlos Solis goes to see Gabrielle and she tells him that Victor tried to kill her while out at sea, so she knocked him overboard.

Carlos Solis is hit on the head, rendering him unconscious and blind.

Gaby is upset that Carlos Solis lied but he explains that he was worried that she would not marry him, had she known the truth.

Carlos Solis is still blind and they have lost their wealth and the status that goes with it.

Five years after Season 4, Carlos Solis' life has changed dramatically.

Early in the season, Carlos Solis learns that his sight can be restored.

Carlos Solis happily anticipates seeing his wife for the first time in years and his daughters for the first time.

When his sight is restored, Carlos Solis finds his daughters and wife beautiful and notices that Gabrielle sold nearly all her valuable belongings to support their family.

Carlos Solis eventually takes a high-paying business job so he could give Gabrielle and his daughters financial security.

In episode 17, Carlos Solis becomes president of the company he was working at, due to the death of Bradley Scott.

Carlos Solis agrees, to pay back the aunt who did so much for him, despite Gaby's protests.

When Lynette threatens to sue, Carlos Solis responds by giving her an impossible amount of work to do in one night and when she couldn't complete it, fires her for incompetence.

However, one evening, Carlos Solis finds Danny and Ana fooling around and attacks Danny.

Angie overhears Carlos Solis threatening her son and comes running, throwing a vase against the wall and proves that she is just as strong-willed as Carlos Solis, who releases Danny.

Carlos Solis discovers that Juanita is not their real daughter, but hides it from Gaby, afraid that it will hurt her.

Carlos Solis's father gets arrested after failing to show a valid driver's license to the police, leaving Grace's non-biological mother to go in hiding.

Bree and Gaby both try to stop him and when Carlos Solis invites Andrew to a camping trip, they suspect the worst.

Carlos Solis is outraged, not only with Andrew but with Bree and Gaby for hiding the truth.

Carlos Solis tries to force Andrew to drink in his mother's memory and walks out of the cabin.

Andrew, Bree, and Gaby find him at his mother's grave as Andrew talks to him about what happened and Carlos Solis decides to forgive him.

When Bree comes to thank him Carlos Solis coldly says that he can't forgive her, knowing the truth all these years and hiding it from him, and tells Bree their friendship is over.

The first episodes of the season depict Carlos Solis trying to overcome the guilt for killing Alejandro.