Manuel Ríos Fernández (born 17 December 1998) is a Spanish actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Patrick Blanco in the Netflix teen drama series Elite.[1]
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Born | Manuel Ríos Fernández 17 December 1998 Calzada de Calatrava, Spain |
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Years active | 2008–present |
Early life and career
editManuel Ríos Fernández was born on 17 December 1998 in Calzada de Calatrava, a small town in the province of Ciudad Real.[2] With a great passion for singing, dancing and acting from a very young age, Ríos made his television debut at nine when he was cast in the reality show Cantando en familia after his mother received a phone call from a local television looking for young talents.[3] In the following year, he participated as a dancer in ¡Tu sí que vales!, a Spanish talent show.[4] At that age, he also began uploading covers of famous songs on YouTube, earning him the nickname "the Spanish Justin Bieber".[5] Ríos studied classical ballet and street dance and won the Spanish Championships in hip hop dance as a member of the dance crew Sweet Babies.[6] He was also a member of Parchís in its 2012 relaunch, a children's musical band with which he released an album and toured throughout Spain.[6][7] In addition, he portrayed Gavroche in the musical Les Misérables at the Lope de Vega Theatre in Madrid.[8]
In 2013, Ríos signed a 6-year contract with a Grammy Award-winning music producer Richy Peña, and moved with his parents and brother to the United States to work with an American team.[3] His work on his debut EP has been postponed due to his acting career, but he has confirmed he will release it in the future.[9] Ríos characterized the songs he had written as alternative pop with dark elements.[10] He can play the guitar and piano and has cited Lorde and Frank Ocean as some of his musical influences.[11][12]
Ríos began his acting career in 2014 as Mauricio Martínez in the Spanish TV series Chiringuito de Pepe[13] and made his international breakthrough in 2021, when he landed the role of Patrick Blanco in the Netflix series Elite, joining the cast for the fourth, fifth, and sixth season.[14] In February 2023, he received a nomination for Best TV Actor at the 2022 Fotogramas de Plata for his performance in Elite.[15]
Just days after attending the 2022 MET Gala in New York, Ríos began filming the Netflix psychological thriller series El Silencio (Muted).[16] He was also cast in the lead role in La edad de la ira, an adaptation of the bestselling eponymous novel by Nando Lopez.[17] He portrays Marcos, an introverted teenager growing up in a toxic family environment, who is accused of murdering his father.[18] In 2022, Ríos was cast as a balladeer in short film Strange Way of Life, directed by fellow Calzada de Calatrava native Pedro Almodóvar and which premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.[19][20]
In October 2023, Ríos and stylist Marc Forné founded the unisex fashion brand Carrer, with Ríos serving as its creative director.[21][22]
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2023 | Strange Way of Life | Singer | Short film | [23] |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Chiringuito de Pepe | Mauricio Martínez | Recurring cast (season 1); 6 episodes | [24] |
2021–2022 | Elite | Patrick Blanco Commerford | Main cast (seasons 4–6); 24 episodes | [1] |
2021 | Elite Short Stories: Patrick | Patrick Blanco Commerford | Lead role; 3 episodes | [1] |
2022 | La edad de la ira | Marcos | Lead role; 4 episodes | [1] |
2023 | Muted | Eneko | Main cast; 8 episodes | [1] |
2024 | Respira | Dr. Biel de Felipe | Main cast; 8 episodes | [1] |
TV appearances
editYear | Title | Channel | Notes |
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2008 | Cantando en familia | CMM TV | Contestant |
2009 | Tu sí que vales | Telecinco | Contestant |
2010 | Cántame cómo pasó | La 1 | Contestant |
Theater
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2010 | Les Misérables | Gavroche Thénardier | Musical, Lope de Vega Theatre (Madrid) | [25] |
2012–2013 | Don Pepito | Don Pepito | Musical, Lope de Vega Theatre (Madrid) |
Awards and nominations
editYear | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2022 | Fotogramas de Plata | Best TV Actor | Elite | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Mitchell, Molli (23 June 2021). "All you need to know about "Elite" star Manu Rios". Newsweek. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "De Calzada a la serie 'Élite': Manu Ríos, el nuevo rey midas de los 'influencers' que arrasa en Instagram con más de 5 millones de seguidores". Lanza Digital (in Spanish). 25 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ a b Real, La Tribuna de Ciudad (19 June 2013). "El sueño americano". La Tribuna de Ciudad Real (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "De Calzada a la serie 'Élite': Manu Ríos, el nuevo rey midas de los 'influencers' que arrasa en Instagram con más de 5 millones de seguidores - Lanza Digital - Lanza Digital" (in Spanish). 25 July 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Manu Rios the Spanish Justin Bieber by neo two". I-MAGAZINE Inc. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b Coruña, Luis P. Ferreiro - A. (14 March 2012). "Manu Ríos: "Hacemos los temas clásicos con un toque más moderno"". La Opinión de A Coruña (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Dios, Marisa de (19 June 2021). "Manu Ríos, el niño de Parchís que ahora triunfa en 'Élite'". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Manu Ríos, entrevista con el Instagramer español más potente del mundo". Neo2 Magazine (in Spanish). 2 February 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ admin (3 October 2018). "MMSCENE MAGAZINE: MANU RIOS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW + SHOOT". Male Model Scene. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "BBG Presents: Manu Rios. Photography by Amber McKee". Boys By Girls. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "MMSCENE MAGAZINE: MANU RIOS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW + SHOOT". Male Model Scene. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ ICON (14 April 2020). "Manu Ríos: "Cualquier foto en la que pueda romper un estereotipo me hace sentir útil"". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Chiringuito de Pepe (Comedy), Santi Millán, Jesús Bonilla, Begoña Maestre, 100 Balas, Mediaset España, 9 June 2014, retrieved 15 August 2023
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Mitchell, Molli (23 June 2021). "All You Need to About 'Elite' Season 4 Star Manu Rios". Newsweek. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Fotogramas de Plata 2022: lista completa de ganadores y toda la información de la gala". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ GrupoRPP. "'El silencio', la nueva película de Netflix protagonizada por Arón Piper y Manu Ríos". rpp.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "La verdadera moraleja de 'La edad de la ira'". ElHuffPost (in Spanish). 24 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Álvarez, Inés (11 March 2022). "'La edad de la ira', una historia de adolescentes que tienen que ver los adultos". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "EXTRAÑA FORMA DE VIDA". Festival de Cannes. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Silvestre, Juan; D'Ocon, Manuel (27 May 2023). "De nacer en el mismo pueblo a rodar juntos 'Extraña forma de vida': la increíble historia de Pedro Almodóvar y Manu Ríos". Fotogramas.
- ^ Campuzano, Luis (8 March 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: Marc Forné and Manu Rios Launch Second Capsule for Carrer". WWD. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Manu Ríos nous parle de sa nouvelle marque de mode Carrer". GQ France (in French). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "'Strange Way of Life' Review: Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal Heat Up the Desert in Pedro Almodóvar's Intoxicating Queer Western". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "El calzadeño Manuel Ríos participó en la serie "El Chiringuito de Pepe"". CalzadaPlus. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Manu Rios' Quarantine Diary in Madrid". PAPER. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.