BIOGRAPHY
A native of San Antonio, TX,  Ricardo Antonio Chavira
was born in Austin. Chavira first entered into theater
at Robert E. Lee HIgh School which now is the
Performing Arts School.

Ricardo has worked consistently in all areas of the
entertainment industry – film, television and theatre –
since arriving in Los Angeles. Film credits include
Touchstone's
The Alamo and several independent
films. Television credits 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, 24 and JAG, as well as NYPD Blue
and two other Steven Bochco series,
Philly and City of
Angels
. He is currently starring as "Carlos Solis" in the
Golden Globe nominated television series
Desperate
Housewives.

Chavira starred in a production of Tracers at the
Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles, and has worked at
some of the country's top regional theatres, including
the La Jolla Playhouse in
Dogeaters; The Guthrie, in
Jack and Jill; the San Diego Rep, in Bandido; and
most recently, the Seattle Rep & Missouri Rep, where
he starred in a co-production of
Living Out.

Chavira graduated from the University of Incarante
Word and then moved on to receive his Master of
Fine Arts degree from UC-San Diego in 2000 as well
as his "D-A-D" degree in 2003, upon the birth of his
son Tomas.