Manu Ríos
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Born | Manuel Ríos Fernández 17 December 1998 Calzada de Calatrava, Spain |
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Years active | 2008–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 village in the province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.[3] His mother is a hairdresser and his father is an electrician.[4] When Ríos was five years old, he would sing for the clients in his mother's hair salon.[5] He made his television debut at the age of nine when he was cast in Cantando en familia after his mother received a phone call from a local Spanish television looking for young talent.[6] In the following year, he participated as a dancer in ¡Tu sí que vales!, a Spanish talent show.[7][8] At that age, he also began uploading covers of popular songs on YouTube, earning him the nickname "the Spanish Justin Bieber".[5][9] He studied classical ballet and street dance, and won the Spanish Championships in hip hop dance as a member of the dance crew Sweet Babies.[10] 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.[10][11] In addition, he portrayed Gavroche in the musical Les Misérables,[12] and later made his acting debut in the Spanish TV series Chiringuito de Pepe (2014).[13][14] 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 pursue a music career.[6][15] His social media presence caught the attention of modeling agencies, and at age 19, Ríos signed with Next Management worldwide.[16] At that time, Ríos expressed his criticism of gender norms: "I think masculinity is sort of dumb. I don’t understand why people need to label things as feminine or masculine. For instance, why are skirts for girls? It’s just a piece of clothing. And what about perfumes? Certain scents are for girls and others are for boys. It’s just a scent. It doesn’t make sense to me."[17][2][18]
Ríos made his international breakthrough in 2021, when he landed the role of Patrick in the Netflix series Elite, joining the cast for the fourth, fifth and sixth season.[19][20][21][22] Following the international success of the series, Ríos teamed up with Prada, Saint Laurent, Valentino, Dior, Balenciaga, Moschino, Jacquemus, or Louis Vuitton, among others,[23] and graced the cover of numerous magazines around the world including Vogue Man, Esquire or GQ.[2][24] The Spanish edition of Esquire awarded Ríos with the 2021 Man of the Year award in the Best Actor category.[25] The Council of Fashion Designers of America placed Ríos on their 2023 list of the most fashionable celebrities to watch.[26] GQ dubbed him "the rising darling of the fashion world", while Vanity Fair called him "an authentic syle icon".[27][23] He received a nomination at the 2022 MTV Millennial Awards, as well as a nomination for Best TV Actor at the 2022 Fotogramas de Plata.[28][29] In November 2022, ICON honored Ríos with the Premio Revelación, an award for the best new talent.[30]
Just days after attending the 2022 MET Gala in New York, Ríos began filming the Netflix psychological thriller series Muted.[31][32][33] He was also cast in the lead role in La edad de la ira, an adaptation of the bestselling eponymous novel by Nando Lopez.[34] Ríos portrays Marcos, an introverted gay teenager growing up in a toxic family environment, who is accused of murdering his father.[35][36][37] 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.[38][39][40] In March 2023, Ríos signed with WME.[41]
His work on his debut EP has been postponed, but he has confirmed he will release it in the future.[42][43] Ríos characterized the songs he had written as alternative pop with dark elements.[17][44] He can play the guitar and piano and has cited Lorde, Frank Ocean and Lana Del Rey as some of his musical influences.[45][46][17] In a cover story with Vogue Man Hong Kong, Ríos referred to the songwriting process as "therapeutic".[2][17]
Personal life
Ríos resides in Madrid, Spain.[17][47][48]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2002 | ¿Dónde está? | TV film | [1] | |
2021 | La Tarotista | Himself | Short | [2] |
2023 | Strange Way of Life | Singer | Short film | [38] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Chiringuito de Pepe | Mauricio Martínez | Recurring cast (season 1); 6 episodes | [49] |
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 | Biel | Main cast; filming | [1] |
TV appearances
Year | 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
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2010 | Les Miserables | Gavroche Thénardier | Musical, Lope de Vega Theatre (Madrid) | [50] |
2012–2013 | Don Pepito | Don Pepito | Musical, Lope de Vega Theatre (Madrid) |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2022 | Fotogramas de Plata | Best TV Actor | Elite | Nominated |
References
- ^ 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.
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- ^ "Manu Ríos: "Yo encuentro la belleza en todo tipo de físicos, y me gustaría que en Élite hubiera esa visibilidad"". GQ España (in European Spanish). 13 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Manu Rios the Spanish Justin Bieber by neo two". I-MAGAZINE Inc. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b Real, La Tribuna de Ciudad (19 June 2013). "El sueño americano". La Tribuna de Ciudad Real (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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- ^ Sanguino, Juan (5 March 2022). "Manu Ríos: "Antes de salir de mi pueblo, ya tenía tres millones de seguidores"". El País (in Spanish). 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.
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- ^ "Manu Ríos: "Sólo un neandertal te insulta llamándote maricón"". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Piera, Mar (15 April 2022). "Manu Ríos: the star of Élite, the star of Gen Z". HIGHXTAR. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "BBG Presents: Manu Rios. Photography by Amber McKee". Boys By Girls. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Liao, Lorry (10 August 2022). "《菁英殺機》演員 Manu Rios 聯名配飾台灣買得到!ARTIFACTS 引進巴賽隆納配件品牌 TWOJEYS!". GQ Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ Cobos, Abel (8 April 2022). "Manu Ríos: la estrella de 'Élite' que vive por y para la fama". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ Escalada, Paula (10 July 2021). "Manu Ríos: "Entrar en una serie no es por el número de seguidores"". Diario de Sevilla (in European Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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- ^ a b Tato, Marta Martínez. "Manu Ríos: de Élite a la primera fila de Prada". Vanity Fair España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Manu Rios is the master of elegant, yet sexed-up, flesh-flashing". British GQ. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Madrigal, Por Juanjo (11 November 2021). "Manu Ríos, cambio, corto y de rubio platino: el peinado perfecto". Esquire (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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- ^ Juárez, Paola. "MTV Miaw 2022: Lista completa de ganadores". Glamour México y Latinoamérica (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Rosado, Por Ricardo (21 March 2023). "Fotogramas de Plata 2022: lista completa de ganadores y toda la información de la gala". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ ICON (25 November 2022). "Una noche para aplaudir el talento y la transgresión: así fueron los Premios ICON 2022". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Manu Ríos: "¿Qué probabilidad hay de que nazca en el mismo pueblo que Almodóvar y luego trabaje con él? Sigo en shock"". GQ España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Arón Piper y Manu Ríos, juntos de nuevo en Netflix (pero no en 'Élite')". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 27 April 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.
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- ^ Trasobares, Por Ana (23 February 2022). "Manu Ríos: "Es necesario hablar de la homosexualidad en la adolescencia"". Esquire (in European Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ a b "'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.
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- ^ "El calzadeño Manuel Ríos participó en la serie "El Chiringuito de Pepe"". CalzadaPlus. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Manu Rios' Quarantine Diary in Madrid". PAPER. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.