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Full Name:	Ricardo Chavira
Birth Name:	Ricardo Antonio Chavira
Famous As:	Actor
Date of Birth:	September 01, 1971
Place of Birth:	San Antonio, Texas, USA
Nationality:	American
Son(s):	Thomas
Education:	Attended The University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas Graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), holds an MFA in Acting
Claim to Fame:	As Carlos Solis in ABC's hit Desperate Housewives (2004)

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• CHAVIRA LANDS CANCER CHARITY AWARENESS ROLE

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Ricardo Antonio Chavira
Ricardo Antonio Chavira in Montecarlo.
Born	Ricardo Antonio Chavira September 1, 1971 (1971-09-01) (age 38) Austin, Texas, USA
Years active	2000–present
Spouse(s)	Marcea Dietzel (2007-present)
Official website

Ricardo Antonio Chavira (born September 1, 1971, Austin, Texas) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Carlos Solis on Desperate Housewives.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Breast cancer advocate 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External links

Early life

Chavira was born in Austin, Texas, the son of a Bexar County judge, Juan Antonio Chavira. Raised in San Antonio, Texas, he graduated from Robert E. Lee High School, now the Performing Arts School, and the University of the Incarnate Word. He is a '00 UC, San Diego Alumnus and received his Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the UC San Diego's Professional Actor Training Program in 2000, and moved to Los Angeles shortly thereafter. Since then he has worked in film, television and theatre.

Career

Film credits include Touchstone's The Alamo. Television credits prior to Desperate Housewives include a series regular role on The Grubbs, recurring roles on Six Feet Under and The Division, and guest star roles on Joan of Arcadia, Kingpin, Monk, 24 and JAG, as well as NYPD Blue and two other Steven Bochco series, Philly and City of Angels. He also guest starred on ABC's The George Lopez Show.

Chavira starred in a production of Tracers at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles, and also starred in a co-production of Living Out. Since 2004, Chavira has starred in Desperate Housewives. He plays Gabrielle Solis's (played by Eva Longoria Parker) husband Carlos.

Breast cancer advocate

• 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 San Antonio's honorary spokesman for the charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and last June served as the National Team Captain for the Race for the Cure in Washington, D.C..

• Chavira was the 2005 co-spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day breast cancer fundraiser.

Personal life

Chavira has two children, Tomas Antonio Chavira (b. 2003) with partner Marcea Dietzel, who gave birth to their second child, daughter Belen Elysabeth Chavira (b. July 28, 2008). The couple had been together for several years when they decided to marry on September 22, 2007 in a small ceremony at their San Antonio, Texas home, reportedly wearing pajamas.¹

References

1. ^ Herald Tribune report on Chavira's marriage

External links

• Official Site
• Get Desperate! - Ricardo Chavira People Guide entry & news listings
• Texas Family Cover article on Ricardo's Crusade for a Cancer Cure
• Ricardo Antonio Chavira at the Internet Movie Database

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