Ricardo Antonio Chavira

Chavira had the tough job on Desperate Housewives of grounding Carlos Solis amid all that suburban camp, and he managed it with real warmth and a temper that always felt human rather than cartoonish. He and Eva Longoria had genuine chemistry, which is half the reason that storyline worked over so many seasons. What I appreciate is that he came up through proper stage training at UCSD and never seemed to coast on the soapy material. He's a solid, grounded Latino character actor who's kept working steadily, and his turn in Selena: The Series showed there's more range there than the Wisteria Lane years let him use.

Ricardo Antonio Chavira (born September 1, 1971, in Austin, Texas) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Carlos Solis in the long-running ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives. He trained at the University of California, San Diego, and has worked across television, film and stage, later appearing in series such as Scandal, Telenovela and the biographical drama Selena: The Series.

Name (English)

Ricardo Antonio Chavira

Name (Japanese)

リカルド・アントニオ・チャビラ

Reading

りかるど・あんとにお・ちゃびら

Born

September 1, 1971 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Pig

Origin

Austin, Texas, United States

Blood type

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Height

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Occupation

Television actor / Film actor / Stage actor

Elementary school

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Junior high

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High school

Robert E. Lee High School

University

University of California, San Diego

Spouse

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Children

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Parents

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Siblings

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Motto

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• Official sitehttps://www.ricardoantoniochavira.com
• Xhttps://x.com/ricardoachavira
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%93%E3%83%A9

Tags

• Born in Texas
• Television actor
• Film actor
• Stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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