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Discipline, commitment, punctuality, passion, spirituality and professionalism... These are words that describe Ricardo Chavez’s character and talent.

Ricardo was born in Mexico City and comes from a family of artists. His first experiences in front of a camera started at a very young age while participating in several commercials.

When he was a little boy, Ricardo felt a strong need to express his emotions and feelings through art. He first dreamt of being a singer, and later would discover his true passion: acting.

Ricardo started the journey towards his path to success at 16 when he set foot, for the first time, in a theater stage. At the time, he was studying Classic Ballet at the Fine Arts Institute of México, birthplace of several famous first class dancers. He also studied with Flamenco Dance living legend, the great Fernando Valdez.

Later on, while still performing and studying theatre, he decided to get into modeling when discovered by an important Fashion Show Director. As a result, he quickly became very popular and traveled to several continents representing famous designer brands like Hugo Boss and Giorgio Armani.

In spite of his success in the fashion world, he retired from modeling to fully pursue acting, his soul’s calling and true passion.

Very soon Ricardo started appearing in popular soap operas in Mexico, on the most important Hispanic network in Latin America (Televisa).

Having starred in 9 soap operas on that network, Ricardo received an offer from the renown Globo Network to move to Brazil and play a lead role in the soap opera “Vale Todo”, where he had the honor to work with Antonio Fagundes, a legendary actor in that country. He then went to Miami to play the lead role in the series “On The Edge of the Law”. Although the series got cancelled, he got the lead role in the film “Pretty Boy”. His performance in this film earned him an award at the “Made in Miami Film Festival”.

Upon completion of this film, he got the lead role in the film “Se Habla Español”, a movie also in English whose title remained in Spanish due to publicity reasons. This film has been shown in some of the most important festivals of the world where Ricardo has received very good reviews for his work.

Ricardo Chávez has demonstrated his skills in 21 different plays such as: “Who Is the Guilty One?”, “Andrés, Here Comes the Train”, the monologue “How To Forget My Past”, “Waiting for Godot “, “The Fiddler on the Roof” with the great Manolo Fábregas among others.

In recent years, Ricardo has been acknowledged and has received several awards in the United States for his outstanding performances. Some of these recognitions and awards include:

“Latin Pride National Awards”
“Best Actor”
Boston, Mass. USA.

“No Limits Hispanic Talent Awards”
“Best Villain in a Soap Opera”
New York, NY. USA.

“Fame Magazine Awards”
“Outstanding Acting in the soap opera ‘Land of Passions’ ”
Miami, FL. USA.

“Orchid USA Awards”
“Best Actor of the Year”
Miami, FL. USA.

Ricardo has given life to an endless list of characters. Some of them are still in the memories of audiences that have offered him unconditional caring and support.

The unforgettable “Diosdado Amado” from the soap opera “Sweet Secret” is just one of these characters. Ricardo underwent a total transformation - a transformation of his physique into a virtual Tarzan. He also changed his voice, speech, walk, gaze and mannerisms.

Evil “Miguel Valdez” from “Land of Passions” is another character that carved lasting memories in audiences and fans. Similarly there are so many more characters that are still becoming favorite guests in people’s homes all over the world through continuous reruns of his soap operas.

His last film “Buda’s Head” was shot in Mexico City where Ricardo gave life to “Lino”, a world famous Classic Ballet choreographer. In this film, Ricardo had the opportunity to show his talent as a professional Ballet dancer.

With 18 soap operas, 21 theatre plays, 8 films and more than 100 TV shows under his belt, Ricardo continues working his craft in Hollywood where he is actively doing the “crossover” in order to definitively consolidate his career in the American market.

After several years of continuous requests from fans all over the world, Ricardo is finally about to publish the first of a series of books that will be sold simultaneously in English and Spanish in several countries. This first book is a product of his great sensitivity and extensive life experience. It is very entertaining and interesting with great spiritual and motivational content intended for all of us who are in our particular search for happiness, inner peace and plenitude in our lives.

Ricardo Chávez is a true believer that there are three fundamental things that are necessary to achieve any goal: discipline, dependability and perseverance nurtured by passion, love and courage.