In 2005, comedian George Lopez received a lifesaving kidney transplant from his wife, Ann Serrano, after doctors warned his kidneys were failing due to a congenital condition. Despite her extraordinary sacrifice—and giving him another chance after earlier infidelity—their marriage ultimately collapsed. By 2011, after 17 years together, they divorced, with Serrano later remarking that Lopez “didn’t realize you had to stop dating when you got married.”
The couple share a daughter, Mayan Lopez, and though the split was painful—especially under public scrutiny—they’ve since rebuilt relationships. Today, father and daughter confront their real-life rifts on Lopez vs Lopez, while Lopez and Serrano remain close friends and partners in their kidney-disease foundation, proving healing can follow even the deepest betrayals.