Luisa di Marco made her first appearance on 29 January 1998. She is portrayed by Stella Tanner.
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Luisa and her husband Bruno di Marco first appear at the funeral of their son, Giuseppe di Marco. They had been doting parents to Giuseppe and are devastated by his death. They live with Giuseppe's wife, Rosa di Marco, and her family. They are very proud of their Italian ancestry but they actually know very little about their homeland - as they had been raised in London and lived there most of their lives.
Luisa had always been active in the upbringing of her grandchildren. She is a traditionalist and disapproved when her grandson's wife, Sandra di Marco, opted to go back to work instead of staying at home to look after her son, Joe di Marco. When the di Marcos interference became too much, Sandra walked out, abandoning Joe. Luisa subsequently played a big part in her great grandson's upbringing.
Luisa is often troubled by the antics of her grandchildren and when she sees her youngest granddaughter, Nicky di Marco, kissing Martin Fowler, the shock is too much and she suffers a stroke shortly before Bruno's birthday in July 1998. She recovers but remains frail and in December, Bruno and Luisa decide to take a trip to Italy to discover their homeland together, before it is too late. When they get there they like it so much that they decide to stay. A few weeks later they telephone Rosa to say that they are not returning.
The following yea, Luisa sends over an Italian salami from Italy, which is responsible for giving several of the di Marcos a bout of food poisoning. Rosa initially blames café worker, Mick McFarlane, for serving unsanitary food, which leads to him being sacked in May 1999.
List of appearances[]
1998[]
Appeared in 17/161 episodes