Abandonado por su padre, un trabajador migratorio, a la tierna edad de dos meses, y luego tambien, a los diez anos, por una madre emocionalmente inestable, Lopez crecio solo, con rabia, atormentado y objeto de burlas en el Valle de San Fernando, California, criado por unos abuelos para quienes el amor era una mala palabra.

Inspirado por sus idolos, Freddie Prinze Sr. y Richard Pryor, Lopez comienza un turbulento recorrido de veinte anos por el frenetico mundo de los comediantes -- tratando de aprender un arte que nadie puede ensenar; triunfando una noche y fracasando la sigui-ente;...

Have you ever thought about your past and wanted to write about it? Do you have a desire to educate your family so they will know and remember? Have you ever gone back to where you were raised and the old neighborhood no longer existed? Do the memories of your loved ones live in your thoughts and in your heart everyday? Do you ever wonder about what you did not do in life? This is the story of a man who answered YES to all these questions. George Lopez grew up during the Depression and World War II. He writes about growing up in Roberts City, a small, eclectic community in Tampa Florida. He...

Have you ever thought about your past and wanted to write about it? Do you have a desire to educate your family so they will know and remember? Have you ever gone back to where you were raised and the old neighborhood no longer existed? Do the memories of your loved ones live in your thoughts and in your heart everyday? Do you ever wonder about what you did not do in life? This is the story of a man who answered YES to all these questions. George Lopez grew up during the Depression and World War II. He writes about growing up in Roberts City, a small, eclectic community in Tampa Florida. He...