Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap
opera Passions, portrayed from 1999 to 2008 by original cast member
Galen Gering. Debuting in the series' premiere episode, Luis is
introduced as an honest, hard-working Irish-Mexican police officer who
bitterly blames the wealthy Crane family for his father and elder
brother's disappearances. Luis is forced to re-examine his prejudice
against the Cranes, however, when he falls in love with the beautiful
but willful Sheridan Crane.Luis and Sheridan's love-hate relationship
made the pairing one of the soap's leading supercouples, along with
Ethan Winthrop and Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald, early in its run.
However, after two failed weddings and the birth of a son, who is
subsequently kidnapped by Luis's ex-girlfriend, Luis and Sheridan end
their relationship in July 2005. Following the break-up, Luis
eventually finds love with Sheridan's niece, Fancy Crane, though their
relationship is threatened by Sheridan and Pretty's jealous desire to
have Luis for themselves. After Pretty is revealed to be suffering
from a serious mental illness and Sheridan reunites with her
presumed-deceased first husband, Luis's older brother Antonio, Luis
and Fancy marry in July 2008, and Fancy reveals that they are
expecting their first baby together in the series finale.Luis and
Sheridan's love-hate relationship made the pairing one of the soap's
leading supercouples, along with Ethan Winthrop and Theresa
Lopez-Fitzgerald, early in its run. However, after two failed weddings
and the birth of a son, who is subsequently kidnapped by Luis's
ex-girlfriend, Luis and Sheridan end their relationship in July 2005.
Following the break-up, Luis eventually finds love with Sheridan's
niece, Fancy Crane, though their relationship is threatened by
Sheridan and Pretty's jealous desire to have Luis for themselves.
After Pretty is revealed to be suffering from a serious mental illness
and Sheridan reunites with her presumed-deceased first husband, Luis's
older brother Antonio, Luis and Fancy marry in July 2008, and Fancy
reveals that they are expecting their first baby together in the
series finale.Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald was born in Harmony, New England,
in the early or mid-1970s to Martin Fitzgerald, an Irish-American
employee at Crane Industries, and Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald, a Mexican
immigrant and housekeeper at the Crane mansion. Luis was the second of
five children born to the working-class couple â€" Antonio Brian
Lopez-Fitzgerald is about one to three years his senior, while younger
siblings Theresa, Miguel, and Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald are all
approximately a decade his junior. Though never wealthy, the
Lopez-Fitzgerald brood were a loving, tight-knit family, contrasting
the rich but cold Crane family. Pilar raised her children to be proud
of their Hispanic heritage, instilling in them her devout Roman
Catholic faith, cooking them traditional Mexican dishes, and teaching
them Latin dances.Shortly after the birth of Luis's youngest sister,
Paloma, Martin disappeared, leaving Pilar emotionally devastated and
struggling to care for five young children on her own. Eventually, she
chose to send baby Paloma to live in Mexico with her sister, Maria,
and Antonio took on the roles of man of the house and paternal figure
to his younger brothers and sister. Despite his father's absence, Luis
continued to flourish; in high school, his excellence in academics and
sports made him a popular and well-liked student. Luis dated Beth
Wallace during this time, and though the two were deeply in love, Luis
feared that he would leave Beth like his father had left his mother
and broke up with her. Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald Top Movies & Young Movies