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
Galen Laius Gering (born February 13, 1971) is an American actor most known for his portrayal of characters on daytime soap operas. He currently plays the role of Rafe Hernandez on the long-running NBC soap opera '' Days of Our Lives.'' He also ...
. Debuting in the series' premiere episode, Luis is introduced as an honest, hard-working
Irish-
Mexican
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*Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America
** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
police officer who bitterly blames the wealthy
Crane family
Crane is a surname. The name is a derivative from "Cron" in Old English or is the English translation of the German "Krahn" or "Kranich." According to The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain & Ireland, "Cron," "Krahn" and "Kranich" all mea ...
for his
father and
elder brother
''The Elder Brother'' is an early seventeenth-century English stage play, a comedy written by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger. Apparently dating from 1625, it may have been the last play Fletcher worked on before his August 1625 death.
Dat ...
'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
Sheridan Crane is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera ''Passions''. She has been portrayed by McKenzie Westmore since the series began in 1999. She was briefly portrayed by Shannon Sturges when Westmore was out sick in 2005. Addi ...
.
Luis and Sheridan's
love-hate relationship made the pairing one of the soap's leading
supercouple
A supercouple or super couple (also known as a power couple) is a popular and/or wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or obsessive fashion. The term originated in the United States, and it was coined in the earl ...
s, along with
Ethan Winthrop
Ethan Winthrop is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV daytime drama ''Passions''. Ethan is played by both Travis Schuldt (July 5, 1999, to July 3, 2002) and Eric Martsolf (July 8, 2002, to August 7, 2008). Rib Hillis temporarily portrayed the ...
and
Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald, early in its run. However, after two failed weddings and the birth of a
son
A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative.
Social issues
In pre-industrial societies and some current c ...
, who is subsequently kidnapped by Luis's