<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> 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>
who plays gabriel 's mom on desperate housewives
who plays gabriel 's mom on desperate housewives
María Conchita Alonso
María Conchita Alonso