At the age of 13, he went with a friend who was auditioning to play Maxi, the central character in Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros, but was selected by the producer[2] for the part: an openly gay 12-year-old boy who comes from a petty criminal family and falls in love with a handsome policeman.

In 2007 he was cast in the TV series Sana Maulit Muli (English: I Wish It Could Happen Again), playing Romeo, a gay friend of the central character Jasmine.

He later transferred to GMA Network and took a supporting role in the series The Stepdaughters.

Lopez's mother is a pastor and his father owns a printing business.

[2] He has four elder sisters[6] and a twin brother Gamaliel (Gammy)[7] with whom he co-starred in the 2008 film Krisis.