Ricardo Antonio Chavira

Ricardo Antonio Chavira went from relative anonymity to international fame as Wisteria Lane’s resident bad boy “Carlos Solis,” all within weeks of the debut of ABC’s hit show, Desperate Housewives.

A native of South Texas, Chavira initially became involved in acting during his senior year in high school. Not only did acting open his eyes to a whole new world, it helped Chavira cope with the eventual death of his mother from breast and ovarian cancer when she was only 43, and he just 15.

After witnessing his mother’s six year struggle, Chavira has become fervently committed to raising awareness of such diseases. He and fellow Desperate Housewives castmate, James Denton, have joined forces to help raise $10 million to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Lee National Denim Day, calling on fans and millions of workers nationwide to join them in wearing denim to work in exchange for a $5 donation to the Komen Foundation.

Chavira is San Antonio’s honorary spokesman for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and he was the National Team Captain for the June 4th “Race for the Cure” in Washington DC. Also, he was honored by the Latino Commission on AIDS with the ILKA Award at their 10th Annual Cielo Latino benefit gala.

Chavira has earned credits in film, television, and theatre, having appeared in television series such as The Grubbs, Six Feet Under, The Division, Joan of Arcadia, 24, Jag, and NYPD Blue, as well as having worked at some of the country’s top regional theatres. He was the first male to be featured on the cover of Catalina magazine, the largest lifestyle magazine for Latinas in the country.