Born 18 December 1960, in Hartford, Connecticut USA, film producer Ann Serrano is also an American writer and actress who featured in projects like “The Wonderful World of Disney”, “Arrested Development”, and the documentary “George Lopez: Tall, Dark & Chicano”. However, she is known as the ex-wife of comedian and talk show host George Lopez more than anything else.
While she was fairly famous for her modest acting career and being the wife of a famous personality, Ann’s sacrificial act of love towards her ex-husband has been the most endearing thing about her. She gave George Lopez a new lease on life when she donated one of her kidneys to him. A selfless act that not only kept the people’s fav alive but engraved Ann’s name in the sands of time.
Fame is easy. Maybe not so easy, but it isn’t the hardest thing to attain. Making an impact, on the other hand, takes more doing. 60-year-old Ann Serrano has been through a lot of things in her life, but it is her selfless act that will remain in the hearts of all and sundry long after she’s gone. A rather unpleasant twist in the story is that Ann and George Lopez’s marriage didn’t stand the test of time.
Please keep reading to learn more about her life, her marriage to George Lopez and her career. For starters, here are ten facts about Ann Serrano.
10 interesting Ann Serrano facts
- Ann Marie Serrano is the daughter of medical doctors Julio and Norda Serrano, immigrants who came to the United States from Cuba.
- Ann was married to George Lopez for 17 years before finally getting a divorce in 2011. At the time of their divorce, they had a daughter who was 16 years old.
- The Lopez family (including Ann and their daughter) was fully a showbiz family. All of Ann, her ex-husband, and her daughter Mayan Lopez were actors.
- Both Ann and her comedian ex-husband have stayed away from any public relationships since they got divorced, and they are both still unmarried.
- In 2008, Serrano’s mother lost a kidney just the same way her husband did. At the time, her mother was 76 years old, and all her symptoms were thought to result from old age.
- Following Lopez’ illness, he and Ann started a campaign. During their campaigns, they advised people to live healthy lives by exercising and avoiding some kind of drugs that have not been tested, in addition to taking a lot of water.
- George Lopez’s kidneys failed due to the genetic condition, and Ann donated one of her kidneys, ultimately saving his life.
- After Ann’s husband got better, she became the national spokesperson for the National Kidney Foundation.
- Ann is also a co-founder of the charitable organization, The George & Ann Lopez-Richie Alarcon CARE Foundation, in memory of Senator Alarcon’s deceased son.
- Ann’s net worth, as reported by several sources, is upwards of $20 million. It is unclear what the exact amount is, but she has a handsome amount of money from the divorce settlement from her ex-husband.
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Early life and family
Ann Marie Serrano was born on December 18, 1960, in Hartford, Connecticut, to Dr Julio Robert Serrano and Dr Norda Rozan Serrano. Ann, her parents, her brother Robert Serrano, and her sister Norda Winkler lived in Connecticut, Ohio, and then Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Her father had a private practice as an occupational medical specialist and family physician. He was the official physician of the City of Fort Lauderdale’s employees and a consulting physician for various companies, including the aerospace program at Cape Canaveral. Ann’s mother was Cuban by birth. She moved to the US after graduating from the University of Havana School of Medicine. She was an anesthesiologist affiliated with hospitals in the cities the family lived in.
Ann’s sister, Norda Winkler, lived in Hong Kong for some time. She was a suspect in the hacking death of her Chinese husband in 1990 and was committed to a mental institution in the US in 2005.
Both Ann’s parents are no more. Dr Julio passed away in a tragic traffic accident in 1987, while Dr Norda passed away in 2010.
Career
Ann started her career serving as the Chief Digital Officer at the Canadian Film Centre (CFC). In 1997, she launched the CFC Media Lab, an interactive storytelling institute, and thanks to her accomplishments, she has received numerous awards in the US and Canada. She also worked as a professor at OCAD University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where she was an Executive Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
Her foray into film started when she started serving as the President of her ex-husband’s film and television production company, George Lopez Presents. She wrote an episode for the TV show “George Lopez” in 2003. Soon afterwards, she made her debut appearance as an actress in the role of Anna in the TV series “Life With Bonnie”.
The following year, Ann produced an episode of the TV series “The Wonderful World Of Disney” and also served as executive producer of the TV special documentary film, “George Lopez: America’s Mexican”. In 2009, she produced the film “Mr. Troop Mom” and the documentary “George Lopez: Tall, Dark & Chicano”; both projects enjoyed considerable commercial success.
Recently, she executive produced the 2018 short film “Autumn” and the 2019 documentary “Carlos In Wonderland”.
Acting career
Ann has three acting credits: she made her debut appearance in 2003 with her portrayal of Anna in the episode “Food for Thought” of the comedy series “Life with Bonnie”, created by Bonnie Hunt.
In 2009, she portrayed Norm’s Daughter in the episode “The Black Swan” of the critically acclaimed comedy “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, created by Larry David.
