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  University of the Incarnate Word - The Word Online - Summer 2004
Ricardo Chavira’s determination landed him a Saturday audition for an acting part, something virtually unheard of in the cutthroat world of Hollywood.
Chavira took an active role in finding this opportunity, for which he was at first overlooked because the directors didn’t think he could be suave enough for the part.
Chavira’s most recent claim to fame is his portrayal of Gregorio Esparza in the movie “The Alamo,” the world premiere of which was held in San Antonio in the spring.
www.uiw.edu /thewordonline/summer04/ricardochavira.html   (672 words)

  
  Encyclopedia article: Ricardo Chavira   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Ricardo Chavira is an American (A native or inhabitant of the United States) actor (A theatrical performer).
After recurring roles on television series such as Six Feet Under (additional info and facts about Six Feet Under) and The Division, as well as a series regular role on The Grubbs, Chavira now has a starring role on the ABC hit dramedy Desperate Housewives (additional info and facts about Desperate Housewives).
On this series, he plays Carlos Solis, and is credited under the name Ricardo Antonio Chavira.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ri/ricardo_chavira.htm   (85 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Chavira: Tough love, tough life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Chavira talks tamale recipes and upcoming story lines with the prison matron as he looks for a spot to conduct this interview.
Chavira's reckless fun was interrupted by several arrests and a number of bar brawls, he says.
Ricardo's crime spree continued until he turned 21, after he had survived a serious car wreck and lost several fellow gangbangers to gunfire and long prison sentences.
www.usatoday.com /life/people/2005-10-20-chavira_x.htm   (993 words)

  
 University of the Incarnate Word - The Word Online - Spring 2005
Although I first met Ricardo Chavira a few months ago when he unexpectedly stopped by UIW to visit with his former professors, this was my first opportunity to say more than just hello to him.
Chavira returned to San Antonio after one year in Colorado when his financial aid ran out, something he now refers to as “a blessing in disguise” because deep down he knew he wanted to be home.
Chavira believes in supporting causes that are dear to his heart like this one.
www.uiw.edu /thewordonline/spring05/ricardochavira.html   (1327 words)

  
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Ricardo Antonio Chavira says he prefers staying in his own little bubble and out of the rumoured "I'm better than thou" talk said to have coloured the set of Desperate Housewives.
Chavira plays Carlos Solis, the husband of Eva Longoria's character Gabrielle Solis, on the hit ABC comedy-drama, which just began its second season.
Chavira says working with the ladies of Wisteria Lane — Longoria, Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman and Nicollette Sheridan — has been a great experience so far, but he adds it's just a job he does and goes to every day like any other regular Joe.
www.metronews.ca /entertainment_news_detail.asp?id=11184   (452 words)

  
 Ricardo Antonio Chavira Bio - Ricardo Antonio Chavira Biography - Ricardo Antonio Chavira Stories
Ricardo was the National Team Captain for the "Race for the Cure" campaign in Washington DC on June 4th, 2006.
Ricardo and James called on fans and workers nationwide to join them October 7, 2005 in wearing denim to work in exchange for a $5 donation to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Ricardo was a guest on the tv-show Joan of Arcadia in 2003 in the episode, The Boat.
www.tv.com /ricardo-antonio-chavira/person/84198/biography.html   (2086 words)

  
 'Desperate' Men Ask Fans for $10 Million
Denton and Chavira are calling on people nationwide to join them Oct. 7 in wearing denim and donating to the cause.
Chavira's mother died when he was a teenager while Denton's mother died just two years ago.
Denton and Chavira will make media appearances on behalf of Lee National Denim Day and appear in a national print ad campaign with the hope of recruiting millions of people to join the fight against breast cancer and reach the $10 million goal this year.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-15-2005/0004108655&EDATE=   (751 words)

  
 Ricardo Antonio Chavira Photos - Ricardo Antonio Chavira News - Ricardo Antonio Chavira Information
Ricardo is San Antonio's honorary spokesman for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Ricardo Antonio Chavira (on the connectivity of Desperate Housewives): It's like the band that comes out with first album and the first album rocks and now it's the sophomore year.
Ricardo Antonio Chavira (on the reaction from Latinos): I think for the most part that the reaction that I've been getting from a lot of Latinos back in south Texas is just a great amount of pride.
www.tv.com /ricardo-antonio-chavira/person/84198/summary.html   (727 words)

  
 Peace Corps Online | June 6, 2005: Headlines: Television: People: Desperate Housewives' Ricardo Chavira is the son ...
Chavira is the son of two former Peace Corps volunteers who became health care professionals in the Latino community.
His father, Juan Antonio, is the son of migrant workers; Chavira remembers his mother for her "great smile and great laugh." Though his father gave emotional and financial support, his mother's death--which the family rarely discussed--threw Chavira into turmoil.
Denton and Chavira are calling on fans and millions of workers nationwide to join them October 7 in wearing denim to work in exchange for a $5 donation to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/2629/2032561.html   (1851 words)

  
 Show Technology Biography on Ricardo Chavira   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
A native of San Antonio, TX, Ricardo Antonio Chavira has worked consistently in all areas of the entertainment industry — film, television and theatre — since arriving in Los Angeles.
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.
Chavira received his Master of Fine Arts degree from UC-San Diego in 2000 and his "D-A-D" degree in 2003, upon the birth of his son Tomas.
www.showtechnology.com /bio_Ricardo_Chavira.html   (113 words)

  
 View RICARDO CHAVIRA OF THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS TO SPEAK AT PELL CENTER TOMORROW NIGHT
Chavira also covered Mexico for The San Diego Union from 1979 to 1983.
Chavira is also a 1998 graduate of the Newspaper Management Center's Advanced Executive Program.
Chavira is a native of Los Angeles and fluent in Spanish.
www.salve.edu /salvetoday/archives/view_archive_public.cfm?archive_ID=445   (224 words)

  
 Chavira trades in stetson for beach ball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Chavira brings 22 years of professional journalistic experience and five national awards for journalism, including a Pulitzer Prize he won for international reporting in 1994.
In 1973, Chavira graduated from CSULB with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
Two years later Chavira, as a member a 30-person team, won a Pulitzer for a series of related stories titled: "Violence Against Women: A Question of Human Rights." Comprised of 14 articles that ran from March 1993 to June 1993, it chronicled violence against women.
www.csulb.edu /~d49er/spring1997/v3n26/v3n26nchavira.html   (615 words)

  
 Ricardo Antonio Chavira is Carlos Solis on Desperate Housewives
Ricardo Antonio Chavira is Carlos Solis on Desperate Housewives
A native of San Antonio, TX, Ricardo Antonio Chavira has worked consistently in all areas of the entertainment industry - film, television and theatre - since arriving in Los Angeles.
Here's where to send mail to Ricardo Antonio Chavira.
www.wchstv.com /abc/desperatehousewives/ricardoantoniochavira.shtml   (173 words)

  
 RICARDO ANTONIO CHAVIRA & EVA LONGORIA, STARS OF DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Chavira is currently seen weekly by over 25 million viewers as Carlos Solís, a successful businessman who has the ultimate trophy wife in Eva Longoria.
Initially, Chavira was very pleased because this highly visible role gave him the opportunity to portray a Latino in a non stereotypical role.
Both, Eva Longoria and Ricardo Antonio Chavira are also involved in their respective communities, sharing and giving back to their own people.
www.vistamagazine.com /febeva.htm   (1269 words)

  
 Ricardo Chavira   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Ricardo A. Chavira / Ricardo Antonio Chavira / Ricardo S. Chavira / Richard Antonio Chavira
Comic Relief 2006 (2006) (TV) (as Richard Antonio Chavira)....
Discuss this name with other users on IMDb message board for Ricardo Chavira
www.imdb.com /name/nm0154632   (165 words)

  
 Ricardo Chavira by Jae-Ha Kim, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
When his manager called to ask if he wanted to co-host television coverage of the 71st annual State Street Thanksgiving Parade, Ricardo Chavira said no.
Chavira, best known as Carlos Solis, the husband of cheating Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) on ABC's soapy Sunday hit, Chavira says he's rarely recognized.
While some reports have made his female co-stars out be vindictive, um, witches, Chavira says nothing could be further from the truth.
www.jaehakim.com /articles/tv/features/chavira.htm   (343 words)

  
 KATU 2 - Portland, Oregon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
As Carlos, the long-suffering and imprisoned husband to Eva Longoria's character Gabby, he is in the middle of the storm of publicity and fandom surrounding the white-hot show.
Back at the scholarship conference, Chavira says he is using his success to help other Latinos realize their dreams and to see what's possible in their lives.
Soon enough, Chavira has to return to L.A. and the mythical Wisteria Lane to work on the second season of the show that seems to have everyone talking.
www.katu.com /team2/story.asp?ID=81127   (432 words)

  
 WEDDINGS; Jeanette Edwards, Ricardo Chavira - New York Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Jeanette Bertrand Edwards and Ricardo Chavira were married yesterday.
Chavira work for the Association of Yale Alumni in New Haven.
Her mother is the pastoral associate for Christ Episcopal Church in New Brunswick, N.J. Mr.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E0D71E30F937A35752C1A9679C8B63&sec=&pagewanted=print   (155 words)

  
 Desperate Housewives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
A native of South Texas, Ricardo Antonio Chavira was born in Austin and raised in San Antonio, where he graduated from Robert E. Lee High School, now the Performing Arts School, and Incarnate Word College.
His success on Desperate Housewives has afforded him the opportunity to help in the fight against Breast Cancer, a cause that became highly personal to him at the age of 15, when he lost his own mother to breast and ovarian cancer.
Chavira's greatest achievement and honor, however, was the birth of his son, Tomas Antonio Chavira, in 2003.
abc.go.com /primetime/desperate/bios/ricardo_antonio_chavira.html   (267 words)

  
 [Marxism] Guest commentary: The view of Washington from Cuba   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The tragedy is that Washington, rather than making itself a truly helpful ally in the transition to democracy instead has cast itself as a threat.
Former Time magazine correspondent Ricardo Chavira is a contributing columnist with Hispanic Link News Service.
Now living in Southern California, where he is writing a book on the Cuban people, Chavira may be reached by e-mail at ricardo_parra1 at yahoo.com.
lists.econ.utah.edu /pipermail/marxism/2005-May/025545.html   (895 words)

  
 Ricardo Antonio Chavira - Photos - DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis and Ricardo Antonio Chavira... ...
Ricardo Antonio Chavira - Photos - DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis and Ricardo Antonio Chavira...
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis and Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis star in the series that is set on Wisteria Lane in the fictional town of Fairview, Eagle State.
Ricardo Antonio Chavira photo of 'DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis and Ricardo Antonio Chavira...' on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/ricardo-antonio-chavira/360870/photos/desperate-housewives-eva-longoria-as-gabrielle-solis-and-ricardo-antonio-chavira/1734831   (137 words)

  
 Ricardo Chavira Hopes Breast Cancer Efforts Will Help Latinas
Desperate Housewives star Ricardo Chavira is hoping his efforts to stamp out breast cancer will prompt fellow Latinos to get checked early.
The actor, who plays imprisoned Carlos Solis on the hit show, signed up as an unlikely spokesman for the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation when he realized too many women in Latin America were dying through ignorance.
Chavira explains, "The death rate is very high because a lot of them are in your lower income areas socio-economically.
www.celebrityspider.com /news/october05/article101005-7.html   (217 words)

  
 79(R) HR 622 - Enrolled version - Bill Text   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
WHEREAS, Native Texan Ricardo Chavira is enjoying a rewarding acting career in film, television, and the theater, and his current role in the ABC series Desperate Housewives is his most recent success; and WHEREAS, A 1996 graduate of the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Mr.
Chavira as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Martinez Fischer ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 622 was adopted by the House on March 3, 2005, by a non-record vote.
www.capitol.state.tx.us /tlo/79R/billtext/HR00622F.HTM   (106 words)

  
 gablos - Community Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
This fandom is devoted to Wisteria Lane's Latino couple, Gabrielle and Carlos Solis, played by the talented, attractive Eva Longoria and Ricardo Antonio Chavira.
Feel free to discuss anything relating to these characters or the actors, share icons and other creative bits and pieces and feel free to post news articles when you come upon them.
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www.livejournal.com /userinfo.bml?user=gablos   (155 words)

  
 Latin Heat Online - Hollywood Stars Team Up For Cancer Awareness
Hollywood, CA - Actress Yeniffer Behrens and Desperate Housewives star Ricardo Antonio Chavira team up to raise awareness of breast cancer on the 10-year anniversary of Lee National Denim Day® and share the premiere screening of their short film Late Bloomer at the Ivar Theatre in Hollywood.
Behrens and Chavira share a connection to the cause: Chavira lost his mother to breast cancer when he was just a teenager.
Ricardo Chavira is the co-spokesperson for Lee National Denim Day along with his Desperate Housewives co-star, James Denton.
www.latinheat.com /news.php?nid=334   (348 words)

  
 Lee National Denim Day supports breast cancer awareness
They also share a passion for the cause that only a strong breast cancer connection can bring: each man lost his mother to breast cancer.
They hope to spread the important messages of education and early detection so their unfortunate losses might be prevented for future sons and daughters.
Additionally, as male spokespeople, Chavira and Denton hope to increase recognition of the important role men play as co-survivors - encouraging breast health and assisting a spouse, partner, mother, sister or friend in their fight against the disease.
www.denimday.com   (458 words)

  
 YouTube - Ricardo Antonio Chavira en The View
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 Hispanic Business News: Desperate Housewives’ Ricardo Antonio Chavira and 150 Lucky Latinas Sip Afternoon Tea for ...
New York, NY--(HISPANIC PR WIRE)--May 11, 2005--Desperate Housewives star Ricardo Antonio Chavira joins, Actor Yul Vazquez (War of the Worlds), TV personality Eduardo Xol (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition), “La Dama del Radio” Liliana Ayende (Latino Mix 105.9) and 150 lucky CATALINA readers to sip tea for good heart health and charity.
Heart disease is the #1 killer of Latinas, yet only 42 percent of Hispanic women are aware that it is their biggest health threat.
Note to press: Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Yul Vazquez, and Eduardo Xol are available for press interviews and photo opportunities during the afternoon tea, from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
www.hispanicbusiness.com /news/news_print.asp?id=22952   (454 words)

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