Eliana Lopez

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In a video, Eliana Lopez is seen with a bruised right arm in San Francisco (above). Less than two years after moving to the United States, Mrs. Lopez blogged about her hopes and aspirations for her new, simpler life as a wife and mother, far from the bright lights of Latin American TV and movies. Now, Lopez is back in the spotlight in a domestic-violence case involving her husband, embattled San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi (left, with his wife). (San Francisco Attorney's Office via Associated Press)