Mayan Lopez rebuilt her estranged relationship with dad George Lopez by creating TikToks and twerking.
When Mayan Lopez got honest about her relationship with her family, especially being estranged from dad George Lopez, people took notice.sharing how the comedian's infidelity affected her family. It also featured her twerking upside down, which caught the attention of producer Debby Wolfe, who thought the Lopez's real-life story was made for TV.
“I think the minute you see your daughter upside down twerking, you know the issue is very serious. It needs to be dealt with immediately,” George joked during an appearance with Mayan on the 3rd Hour of TODAY on Nov 2. Mayan was 15 when her parents divorced. Not only was the separation hard for her as a teen, “having it be so public made it a whole other dynamic that makes it so much more difficult,” she said.
“And for both of us being performers, I think when we got presented with this opportunity, we kind of just jumped on it because I think our story can be so many other people’s stories,” she said. “Whether it’s divorce or your parents are estranged or you have one parent that you’re closer to than another, it’s universal themes of family and love and the pain of reconnection.”Talking things through, Mayan said, is how they have made their relationship better.
Tackling challenging themes on the show can get “a little too real,” Mayan said, but noted viewers will see a real father and daughter talking things out. This isn't the first time Mayan has worked with her dad. She grew up on “The George Lopez Show,” making cameos on the series, as well as other projects George did.
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