Luis Fernando Lopez: Difference between revisions

Luis is of Dominican descent, born and raised in [[Northwood]] by his [[Adriana Yanira Lopez|mother]], with his [[Ernesto Lopez|brother]] and his [[Leta Lopez-Wilkinson|sister]]. [[Mr Lopez|His father]] was a U.S. Marine who abandoned them while they were young. He was raised by [[Adriana Yanira Lopez|his mother]], who also had a notable role in the upbringing of Luis' childhood. His mother had always been cautious though worried for Luis' near future throughout the story claiming that he is ruining his life and should not end up like his father. Following this, Luis had also been brought up with his current best friends; [[Armando Torres]] and [[Henrique Bardas]]. He also grew up with [[Oscar Gomez]] and [[Alonso Gomez]], [[Teddy Benavidez]] and [[Willy Valerio]], older kids by three years, who ushered most of the neighborhood kids into drug dealing. During a drug war, [[Henrique Bardas|Henrique]] mentions that Luis used to rap while Henrique "layed down" the beat. Henrique claims that Luis was a poor rapper because people used to laugh at him when he would rap. He was also scrawnier in those years, as Armando and Henrique recall.

When Luis was 16 or 17, in 1999 or 2000, he went to juvenile hall for two years because he shot and injured a teacher who felt up his [[Leta Lopez-Wilkinson|sister]]. Armando & Henrique remember spending the summer of 1999 with Luis, meaning it happened during their next school year. Curiously, this does not appear on his criminal record. Not long after his release in 2001, he had been arrested again for Grand Theft Auto at the age of 18. This likely coincides with him taking the blame for a crime committed by Armando and Henrique (neither of whom were caught) and going to prison. During this stint, also two years, he went from being very skinny to being quite muscular. He got his physique by body-building to help against fighting off inmates to keep himself from getting raped or killed. His [[Ernesto Lopez|brother]] and [[Leta Lopez-Wilkinson|sister]], however, both left Liberty City and started stable lives, with a spouse, children and homes in different small-town suburbs, with little to no interaction with their mother. As a result, she relies on Luis to give her money.

Luis got in police trouble a third time in 2003, for Assault, but avoided prison. This likely coincides with Luis was being arrested alongside [[Oscar Gomez]] and [[Willy Valerio]] - the LCPD goes on for years thinking Luis is still closely connected to them, while in fact this was one of their last times together.

====Young adulthood and meeting "Gay Tony" Prince====

In 2005 when Luis was 22, his life changed when he accepted a job from "Gay" Tony Prince to be a bouncer at [[Hercules]], and it wouldn't take long for Tony and Luis to see each other as a sort of father-and-son pair. He cut all remaining ties with his old gang (except Armando and Henrique as friends), and paid his supposed last visit to an [[L.C. Cage Fighters|illegal cage fighting]] ring (though he would [[Momma's Boy|return]]). By working for Gay Tony, his life became much more positive, and while he lost respect with old friends who saw him as a yuppie, he was introduced to much more money and glamour. Tony once paid Luis to take helicopter-flying lessons for business purposes (as shown from his [[Higgins Helitours]] piloting certificate in his apartment, as well as the [[Club Management]] mission with [[Bruce Spade]]). Unfortunately, Tony was in debt to several loaners across the city such as [[Mori Kibbutz]] and [[Ancelotti Family|Ancelotti]] member [[Rocco Pelosi]]. Lopez also worked casually with the multi-billionaire real estate developer [[Yusuf Amir]]. He also worked for [[Ray Bulgarin]], who would later attempt to murder Luis and Tony.