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Ricardo Antonio Chavira (born September 1, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Carlos Solis in the ABC television series ''
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'' (2004–2012). He also played Abraham Quintanilla in the
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original series '' Selena: The Series'' (2020).


Early life

Chavira was born in
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, the son of a Bexar County judge, Juan Antonio Chavira. Raised in
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, he graduated from Robert E. Lee High School and the
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. He is a '00 UC San Diego Alumnus and received his
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in Acting from the
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's graduate acting program in 2000, and moved to Los Angeles shortly thereafter. Since then, he has worked in film, television and theatre.


Career

Chavira began his career playing guest-starring roles on television shows, include ''
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'', '' 24'', '' The Division'', ''
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'' and '' JAG''. In 2002, he had a recurring role in the HBO comedy-drama '' Six Feet Under'' and was series regular on the unaired Fox sitcom ''
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''. In 2004, he made his big screen debut appearing in a supporting role playing private
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in the western film ''
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'' (2004). In 2004, Chavira was cast as Carlos Solis, the husband of Eva Longoria’s character,
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, in the ABC comedy-drama series ''
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''. The series was a breakthrough hit for ABC receiving wide coverage. In 2005, Chavira listed on the "50 Most Beautiful" list in ''
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'', and the following year named one of "TV's Sexiest Men" by ''
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''. Along with cast, he received two
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in 2005 and 2006, and well as three
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s nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. The series ended in 2012 after eight seasons. Chavira starred in a production of ''Tracers'' at the Odyssey Theatre in
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, and also starred in a co-production of ''Living Out''. He played Stanley Kowalski in the
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's production of
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' ''
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'', from July 3 to August 21 of 2010 in
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. He also had voice roles as Alejandro Borges in the film '' Dead Space: Aftermath'' and as John Carver in the video game ''
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''. He also appeared in a number of movies, including ''
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'' (2008), ''
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'' (2008), and '' Piranha 3D'' (2010). Following ''Desperate Housewives'', Chavira guest-starred on two episodes of USA Network drama series, ''
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'' in 2013, playing crime leader Rafael Serrano. Later that year, he went to star in the
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sitcom '' Welcome to the Family''. The series was canceled after three episodes. In 2015, Chavira guest starred on ''
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'' episode "At Close Range", and in 2016 reunited with Eva Longoria in her short-lived sitcom ''
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''. From 2016 to 2017, Chavira had a major recurring role in the ABC political thriller ''
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'' during the fifth and sixth seasons as democratic Governor Francisco “Frankie” Vargas who runs for president. At the same time, he had a recurring role in
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'' during the third season as Bruce, Xiomara's ( Andrea Navedo) lover. In 2017, Chavira also had a recurring role in the
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horror-comedy ''
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'' alongside
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and
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. In 2020, Chavira was cast as Abraham Quintanilla, the father of late singer
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in the Netflix limited biographical series, ''
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''. He was a guest star on Chicago P.D. (S9:E6) in 2021.


Filmography


Films


Television


Theatre


Personal life

Chavira is a supporter of breast cancer research as his mother, Elizabeth Ries Chavira, died of breast and ovarian cancer when she was 43 years old. Chavira is
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's honorary spokesman for the charity
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, and last June served as the National Team Captain for the Race for the Cure in Washington, D.C. Chavira and
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were the 2005 spokespeople for the Lee National Denim Day breast cancer fundraiser. He has been married to Marcea Dietzel since September 22, 2007. They have two children, a son, Tomás Antonio (b. January 8th, 2003) and a daughter, Belén Elysabeth (b. July 28th 2008). In May 2011, Chavira was arrested for driving under the influence. In October 2019, Chavira talked on
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about the relatively light prison sentence that his former ''Desperate Housewives'' castmate
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received for her role in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal, citing "
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."


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chavira, Richardo 1971 births American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Living people American male actors of Mexican descent Male actors from Austin, Texas Male actors from San Antonio University of California, San Diego alumni University of the Incarnate Word alumni Hispanic and Latino American male actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors