Ricardo Chavira

Ricardo Antonio Chavira (born September 1, 1971) is an American actor, known for his role as Carlos Solis on Desperate Housewives, and also as John Carver in the video game in Dead Space 3..

Early Life
Chavira was born in Austin, Texas, the son of a Bexar County judge, Juan Antonio Chavira. Raised in San Antonio, he graduated from Robert E. Lee High School and the University of the Incarnate Word. He is a '00 UC, San Diego Alumnus and received his Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of California, San Diego's Professional Actor Training Program in 2000, and moved to Los Angeles shortly thereafter. Since then he has worked in film, television and theatre.

Breast Cancer Research Advocate
Chavira is a supporter of breast cancer research as his mother, Elizabeth Ries Chavira, died of breast and ovarian cancer when she was 43 years old.Chavira is San Antonio's honorary spokesman for the charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and last June served as the National Team Captain for the Race for the Cure in Washington, D.C. Chavira was the 2005 co-spokesperson for the Lee National Denim Day breast cancer fundraiser.==Personal Life== Chavira has two children with his wife Marcea Dietzel: Tomas Antonio Chavira (b. 2003) and Belen Elysabeth Chavira (b. July 28, 2008). The couple had been together for 18 years when they decided to marry on September 22, 2007 in a small ceremony at their San Antonio, Texas home.