Sunday, August 3, 2008

Carlos remains a blind character on new, fast-forwarded "Desperate Housewives"

Ricardo Antonio Chavira plays Carlos Solis on "Desperate Housewives."


In The Boston Herald, executive producers of ABC’s “Desperate Housewives” Sabrina Wind and Bob Daily discussed the Carlos Solis character, who became blind last season, and will not, in usual soap opera fashion, have some miracle cure to suddenly become sighted. The fifth season returns Sept. 28 and all the characters have been fast-forwarded five years so lots of new plot possibilities are in the offing.

“Gabby has probably the biggest change of circumstances,” both financially and socially, Daily said.

Wind added, “Gabby’s long-suffering husband Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira) will still be blind and have a job that makes perfect sense for a blind guy. Carlos is a highly functioning blind person. They are now used to it.” said Wind. “This is their world now.”