Lopez vs Lopezis a real reflection of the relationship betweenMayan Lopezand father,George Lopez.After reuniting on-screen for the first time since Mayan’s family fallout, the 27-year-old spoke with PEOPLE about how “life imitates art.““My character got to have Christmas with her family, and I got jealous because I hadn’t had Christmas with my family since [parents George and Ann Serrano had] gotten divorced,” she says. “But then this last year, I was able to have Christmas with my family since the last 12 years.“She added, “Some things about reconnection, it’s true. Sometimes there’s just moments where we’re just really talking to each other as a father and a daughter would.“Nicole Weingart/NBC via GettyLopez vs Lopezfollows a fictionalized version of George and Mayan as they navigate reconnection after estrangement in their father-daughter relationship. It’s a similar story to Mayan and George’s real life. They spent years out of contact, though the COVID pandemicbrought them back together.With such a recent reconnection, Mayan says some ofLopez vs Lopezfeels like redemption. “Even with the finale, we had a very emotional scene, and even just thinking that at the beginning of the show, we were still figuring it out,” she says. “We couldn’t have done what we did at the end. So it’s a full metamorphosis of our relationship.“Todd Williamson/NBCUniversal via GettyMayan, who supported her dad Monday at his George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic, adds: “And to even be here today, there’s some years where I couldn’t go because I wasn’t speaking to my dad and I didn’t want to see him. So just the last couple of years that I’ve been being here, to be able to support him, to be able to support this charity, it just all rings true to reconnection and connecting what’s most important.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Lopez vs Lopezairs Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Lopez vs Lopezis a real reflection of the relationship betweenMayan Lopezand father,George Lopez.
After reuniting on-screen for the first time since Mayan’s family fallout, the 27-year-old spoke with PEOPLE about how “life imitates art.”
“My character got to have Christmas with her family, and I got jealous because I hadn’t had Christmas with my family since [parents George and Ann Serrano had] gotten divorced,” she says. “But then this last year, I was able to have Christmas with my family since the last 12 years.”
She added, “Some things about reconnection, it’s true. Sometimes there’s just moments where we’re just really talking to each other as a father and a daughter would.”
Nicole Weingart/NBC via Getty
Lopez vs Lopezfollows a fictionalized version of George and Mayan as they navigate reconnection after estrangement in their father-daughter relationship. It’s a similar story to Mayan and George’s real life. They spent years out of contact, though the COVID pandemicbrought them back together.
With such a recent reconnection, Mayan says some ofLopez vs Lopezfeels like redemption. “Even with the finale, we had a very emotional scene, and even just thinking that at the beginning of the show, we were still figuring it out,” she says. “We couldn’t have done what we did at the end. So it’s a full metamorphosis of our relationship.”
Todd Williamson/NBCUniversal via Getty
Mayan, who supported her dad Monday at his George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic, adds: “And to even be here today, there’s some years where I couldn’t go because I wasn’t speaking to my dad and I didn’t want to see him. So just the last couple of years that I’ve been being here, to be able to support him, to be able to support this charity, it just all rings true to reconnection and connecting what’s most important.”
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Lopez vs Lopezairs Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
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