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==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Manuel Ríos Fernández was born on 17 December 1998 in [[Calzada de Calatrava]], a small town in the [[province of Ciudad Real]], in the autonomous community of [[Castilla–La Mancha]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 July 2020|title=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|url=https://www.lanzadigital.com/provincia/de-calzada-a-la-serie-elite-manu-rios-el-nuevo-rey-midas-de-los-influencers-que-arrasa-en-instagram-con-mas-de-5-millones/|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Lanza Digital|language=es}}</ref> With a passion for singing, dancing, and acting from a very young age, Ríos made his television debut at nine when he was cast in ''Cantando en familia'' after his mother received a phone call from a local Spanish television looking for young talents.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Real |first=La Tribuna de Ciudad |date=2013-06-19 |title=El sueño americano |url=https://www.latribunadeciudadreal.es/noticia/z785dcca8-9fc8-6422-942ccb05b8ae7ed0/201306/el-sueno-americano |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=La Tribuna de Ciudad Real |language=spanish}}</ref> In the following year, he participated as a dancer in the talent show ''¡Tu sí que vales!''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-25 |title=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 |url=https://www.lanzadigital.com/provincia/de-calzada-a-la-serie-elite-manu-rios-el-nuevo-rey-midas-de-los-influencers-que-arrasa-en-instagram-con-mas-de-5-millones/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |language=es}}</ref> At that age, he also began uploading covers of famous songs on [[YouTube]], earning him the nickname "the Spanish [[Justin Bieber]]".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Manu Rios the Spanish Justin Bieber by neo two |url=https://www.i-magazine.tv/products.php?product=Manu-Rios-the-Spanish-Justin-Bieber-by-neo-two |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=I-MAGAZINE Inc |language=en}}</ref> Ríos grew up learning [[classical ballet]] and [[street dance]] and won the Spanish Championships in [[hip hop dance]] as a member of the dance crew Sweet Babies.<ref name=":8" /> He was also a member of [[Parchís (group)|Parchís]] in its 2012 relaunch, a children's musical band with which he released an album and toured throughout Spain.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Coruña|first=Luis P. Ferreiro - A.|date=14 March 2012|title=Manu Ríos: "Hacemos los temas clásicos con un toque más moderno"|url=https://www.laopinioncoruna.es/coruna/2012/03/14/manu-rios-temas-clasicos-toque-25027968.html|access-date=13 July 2021|website=La Opinión de A Coruña|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dios|first=Marisa de|date=19 June 2021|title=Manu Ríos, el niño de Parchís que ahora triunfa en 'Élite'|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/tele/20210619/manu-rios-elite-entrevista-parchis-11824424|access-date=13 July 2021|website=elperiodico|language=es}}</ref> In addition, he portrayed [[Gavroche]] in the musical ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' at the [[Lope de Vega Theatre (Madrid)|Lope de Vega Theatre]] in [[Madrid]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 February 2019|title=Manu Ríos, entrevista con el Instagramer español más potente del mundo|url=https://www.neo2.com/manu-rios-entrevista-fotos-exclusivas/|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Neo2 Magazine|language=es}}</ref>
Manuel Ríos Fernández was born on 17 December 1998 in [[Calzada de Calatrava]], a small town in the [[province of Ciudad Real]], in the autonomous community of [[Castilla–La Mancha]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 July 2020|title=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|url=https://www.lanzadigital.com/provincia/de-calzada-a-la-serie-elite-manu-rios-el-nuevo-rey-midas-de-los-influencers-que-arrasa-en-instagram-con-mas-de-5-millones/|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Lanza Digital|language=es}}</ref> 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 ''Cantando en familia'' after his mother received a phone call from a local television looking for young talents.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Real |first=La Tribuna de Ciudad |date=2013-06-19 |title=El sueño americano |url=https://www.latribunadeciudadreal.es/noticia/z785dcca8-9fc8-6422-942ccb05b8ae7ed0/201306/el-sueno-americano |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=La Tribuna de Ciudad Real |language=spanish}}</ref> In the following year, he participated as a dancer in ''¡Tu sí que vales!,'' a Spanish talent show.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-25 |title=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 |url=https://www.lanzadigital.com/provincia/de-calzada-a-la-serie-elite-manu-rios-el-nuevo-rey-midas-de-los-influencers-que-arrasa-en-instagram-con-mas-de-5-millones/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |language=es}}</ref> At that age, he also began uploading covers of famous songs on [[YouTube]], earning him the nickname "the Spanish [[Justin Bieber]]".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Manu Rios the Spanish Justin Bieber by neo two |url=https://www.i-magazine.tv/products.php?product=Manu-Rios-the-Spanish-Justin-Bieber-by-neo-two |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=I-MAGAZINE Inc |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":8" /> He was also a member of [[Parchís (group)|Parchís]] in its 2012 relaunch, a children's musical band with which he released an album and toured throughout Spain.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Coruña|first=Luis P. Ferreiro - A.|date=14 March 2012|title=Manu Ríos: "Hacemos los temas clásicos con un toque más moderno"|url=https://www.laopinioncoruna.es/coruna/2012/03/14/manu-rios-temas-clasicos-toque-25027968.html|access-date=13 July 2021|website=La Opinión de A Coruña|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dios|first=Marisa de|date=19 June 2021|title=Manu Ríos, el niño de Parchís que ahora triunfa en 'Élite'|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/tele/20210619/manu-rios-elite-entrevista-parchis-11824424|access-date=13 July 2021|website=elperiodico|language=es}}</ref> In addition, he portrayed [[Gavroche]] in the musical ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' at the [[Lope de Vega Theatre (Madrid)|Lope de Vega Theatre]] in [[Madrid]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 February 2019|title=Manu Ríos, entrevista con el Instagramer español más potente del mundo|url=https://www.neo2.com/manu-rios-entrevista-fotos-exclusivas/|access-date=13 July 2021|website=Neo2 Magazine|language=es}}</ref>


In 2013, Ríos signed a 6-year contract with a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]]-winning music producer [[Richy Peña]], and moved with his parents and brother to the [[United States|United states]] to work with an American team.<ref name=":2" /> His work on his debut [[Extended play|EP]] has been postponed due to his acting career, but he has confirmed he will release it in the near future.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2018-10-03 |title=MMSCENE MAGAZINE: MANU RIOS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW + SHOOT |url=https://www.malemodelscene.net/editorial/manu-rios-exclusive-interview/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Male Model Scene |language=en-US}}</ref> Ríos characterized the songs he had written as [[Alternative rock|alternative pop]] with dark elements.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=BBG Presents: Manu Rios. Photography by Amber McKee. |url=https://boysbygirls.co.uk/conversations/manu-rios |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Boys By Girls |language=en}}</ref> He can play the [[guitar]] and [[piano]] and has cited [[Lorde]] and [[Frank Ocean]] as some of his musical influences.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-10-03 |title=MMSCENE MAGAZINE: MANU RIOS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW + SHOOT |url=https://www.malemodelscene.net/editorial/manu-rios-exclusive-interview/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Male Model Scene |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=ICON |date=2020-04-14 |title=Manu Ríos: "Cualquier foto en la que pueda romper un estereotipo me hace sentir útil" |language=es |work=El País |url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2020/04/14/icon/1586847231_594852.html |access-date=2023-04-27 |issn=1134-6582}}</ref>
In 2013, Ríos signed a 6-year contract with a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]]-winning music producer [[Richy Peña]], and moved with his parents and brother to the [[United States]] to work with an American team.<ref name=":2" /> His work on his debut [[Extended play|EP]] has been postponed due to his acting career, but he has confirmed he will release it in the future.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2018-10-03 |title=MMSCENE MAGAZINE: MANU RIOS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW + SHOOT |url=https://www.malemodelscene.net/editorial/manu-rios-exclusive-interview/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Male Model Scene |language=en-US}}</ref> Ríos characterized the songs he had written as [[Alternative rock|alternative pop]] with dark elements.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=BBG Presents: Manu Rios. Photography by Amber McKee. |url=https://boysbygirls.co.uk/conversations/manu-rios |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Boys By Girls |language=en}}</ref> He can play the [[guitar]] and [[piano]] and has cited [[Lorde]] and [[Frank Ocean]] as some of his musical influences.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-10-03 |title=MMSCENE MAGAZINE: MANU RIOS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW + SHOOT |url=https://www.malemodelscene.net/editorial/manu-rios-exclusive-interview/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Male Model Scene |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=ICON |date=2020-04-14 |title=Manu Ríos: "Cualquier foto en la que pueda romper un estereotipo me hace sentir útil" |language=es |work=El País |url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2020/04/14/icon/1586847231_594852.html |access-date=2023-04-27 |issn=1134-6582}}</ref>


Ríos began his acting career in 2014 as Mauricio Martínez in the Spanish TV series ''Chiringuito de Pepe''<ref>{{Citation |title=Chiringuito de Pepe |date=2014-06-09 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3749022/?ref_=nm_flmg_c_7_act |type=Comedy |access-date=2023-08-15 |others=Santi Millán, Jesús Bonilla, Begoña Maestre |publisher=100 Balas, Mediaset España}}</ref> and made his international breakthrough in 2021, when he landed the role of Patrick Blanco in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Elite (TV series)|Elite]]'', joining the cast for the fourth, fifth, and sixth season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Molli |date=2021-06-23 |title=All You Need to About 'Elite' Season 4 Star Manu Rios |url=https://www.newsweek.com/elite-season-4-cast-patrick-actor-manu-rios-1603300 |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> In February 2023, he received a nomination for Best TV Actor at the 2022 [[Fotogramas de Plata]] for his performance in ''[[Elite (TV series)|Elite]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-21 |title=Fotogramas de Plata 2022: lista completa de ganadores y toda la información de la gala |url=https://www.fotogramas.es/fotogramas-de-plata/a42614521/fotogramas-de-plata-2022-finalistas/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Fotogramas |language=es-ES}}</ref>
Ríos began his acting career in 2014 as Mauricio Martínez in the Spanish TV series ''Chiringuito de Pepe''<ref>{{Citation |title=Chiringuito de Pepe |date=2014-06-09 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3749022/?ref_=nm_flmg_c_7_act |type=Comedy |access-date=2023-08-15 |others=Santi Millán, Jesús Bonilla, Begoña Maestre |publisher=100 Balas, Mediaset España}}</ref> and made his international breakthrough in 2021, when he landed the role of Patrick Blanco in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Elite (TV series)|Elite]]'', joining the cast for the fourth, fifth, and sixth season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Molli |date=2021-06-23 |title=All You Need to About 'Elite' Season 4 Star Manu Rios |url=https://www.newsweek.com/elite-season-4-cast-patrick-actor-manu-rios-1603300 |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> In February 2023, he received a nomination for Best TV Actor at the 2022 [[Fotogramas de Plata]] for his performance in ''[[Elite (TV series)|Elite]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-21 |title=Fotogramas de Plata 2022: lista completa de ganadores y toda la información de la gala |url=https://www.fotogramas.es/fotogramas-de-plata/a42614521/fotogramas-de-plata-2022-finalistas/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=Fotogramas |language=es-ES}}</ref>

Revision as of 22:30, 24 August 2023

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ríos and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Manu Ríos
Born
Manuel Ríos Fernández

(1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 25)
Calzada de Calatrava, Spain
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • model
Years active2008–present

Manuel 'Manu' Ríos Fernández (born 17 December 1998) is a Spanish actor, singer and model best known for his role as Patrick Blanco in the Netflix series Elite.[1] He has been working in the entertainment industry since he was nine years old.[2]

Early life and career

Manuel Ríos Fernández was born on 17 December 1998 in Calzada de Calatrava, a small town in the province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.[3] 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 Cantando en familia after his mother received a phone call from a local television looking for young talents.[4] In the following year, he participated as a dancer in ¡Tu sí que vales!, a Spanish talent show.[5] At that age, he also began uploading covers of famous songs on YouTube, earning him the nickname "the Spanish Justin Bieber".[6] 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.[7] 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.[7][8] In addition, he portrayed Gavroche in the musical Les Misérables at the Lope de Vega Theatre in Madrid.[9]

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.[4] 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.[10] Ríos characterized the songs he had written as alternative pop with dark elements.[11] He can play the guitar and piano and has cited Lorde and Frank Ocean as some of his musical influences.[12][13]

Ríos began his acting career in 2014 as Mauricio Martínez in the Spanish TV series Chiringuito de Pepe[14] 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.[15] In February 2023, he received a nomination for Best TV Actor at the 2022 Fotogramas de Plata for his performance in Elite.[16]

Just days after attending the 2022 MET Gala in New York, Ríos began filming the Netflix psychological thriller series El Silencio (Muted).[17] He was also cast in the lead role in La edad de la ira, an adaptation of the bestselling eponymous novel by Nando Lopez.[18] He portrays Marcos, an introverted teenager growing up in a toxic family environment, who is accused of murdering his father.[19] In 2022, Ríos was cast as a balladeer in Pedro Almodóvar's short film Strange Way of Life, which premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.[20]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 La Tarotista Himself Short [1]
2023 Strange Way of Life Singer Short film [21]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Chiringuito de Pepe Mauricio Martínez Recurring cast (season 1); 6 episodes [22]
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]
TBA Respira TBA Main cast; filming [1]

TV appearances

Year Title Channel Notes
2008 Cantando en familia CMM TV Contestant
2009 Tu sí que vales Telecinco Contestant
2010 Cántame cómo pasó La 1 Contestant

Theater

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Les Miserables Gavroche Thénardier Musical, Lope de Vega Theatre (Madrid) [23]
2012–2013 Don Pepito Don Pepito Musical, Lope de Vega Theatre (Madrid)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2022 Fotogramas de Plata Best TV Actor Elite Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f EDT, Molli Mitchell On 6/23/21 at 8:01 AM (23 June 2021). "All you need to know about "Elite" star Manu Rios". Newsweek. Retrieved 13 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Manu Ríos Stars On Vogue Man Hong Kong's April Issue". Vogue Hong Kong. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b Real, La Tribuna de Ciudad (19 June 2013). "El sueño americano". La Tribuna de Ciudad Real (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Manu Rios the Spanish Justin Bieber by neo two". I-MAGAZINE Inc. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Dios, Marisa de (19 June 2021). "Manu Ríos, el niño de Parchís que ahora triunfa en 'Élite'". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Manu Ríos, entrevista con el Instagramer español más potente del mundo". Neo2 Magazine (in Spanish). 2 February 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  10. ^ admin (3 October 2018). "MMSCENE MAGAZINE: MANU RIOS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW + SHOOT". Male Model Scene. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  11. ^ "BBG Presents: Manu Rios. Photography by Amber McKee". Boys By Girls. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  12. ^ "MMSCENE MAGAZINE: MANU RIOS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW + SHOOT". Male Model Scene. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Chiringuito de Pepe (Comedy), Santi Millán, Jesús Bonilla, Begoña Maestre, 100 Balas, Mediaset España, 9 June 2014, retrieved 15 August 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  15. ^ Mitchell, Molli (23 June 2021). "All You Need to About 'Elite' Season 4 Star Manu Rios". Newsweek. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ GrupoRPP. "'El silencio', la nueva película de Netflix protagonizada por Arón Piper y Manu Ríos". rpp.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  18. ^ "La verdadera moraleja de 'La edad de la ira'". ElHuffPost (in Spanish). 24 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "EXTRAÑA FORMA DE VIDA". Festival de Cannes. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  21. ^ "'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.
  22. ^ "El calzadeño Manuel Ríos participó en la serie "El Chiringuito de Pepe"". CalzadaPlus. Retrieved 13 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "Manu Rios' Quarantine Diary in Madrid". PAPER. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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