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Manu Ríos
Ríos at the 2024 Biarritz Film Festival
Born
Manuel Ríos Fernández

(1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 25)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2008–present

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]

Early life and career

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Manuel 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]

In 2024, he was cast in the medical drama series Breathless for Netflix.[23]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Strange Way of Life Singer Short film [24]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Chiringuito de Pepe Mauricio Martínez Recurring cast (season 1); 6 episodes [25]
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; 6 episodes [1]
2024 Respira Biel de Felipe Main cast; 8 episodes [1]

TV appearances

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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

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 Les Misérables Gavroche Thénardier Musical, Lope de Vega Theatre (Madrid) [26]
2012–2013 Don Pepito Don Pepito Musical, Lope de Vega Theatre (Madrid)

Awards and nominations

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

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Real, La Tribuna de Ciudad (19 June 2013). "El sueño americano". La Tribuna de Ciudad Real (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Manu Rios the Spanish Justin Bieber by neo two". I-MAGAZINE Inc. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Dios, Marisa de (19 June 2021). "Manu Ríos, el niño de Parchís que ahora triunfa en 'Élite'". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Manu Ríos, entrevista con el Instagramer español más potente del mundo". Neo2 Magazine (in Spanish). 2 February 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  9. ^ admin (3 October 2018). "MMSCENE MAGAZINE: MANU RIOS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW + SHOOT". Male Model Scene. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  10. ^ "BBG Presents: Manu Rios. Photography by Amber McKee". Boys By Girls. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  11. ^ "MMSCENE MAGAZINE: MANU RIOS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW + SHOOT". Male Model Scene. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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)
  14. ^ Mitchell, Molli (23 June 2021). "All You Need to About 'Elite' Season 4 Star Manu Rios". Newsweek. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ GrupoRPP. "'El silencio', la nueva película de Netflix protagonizada por Arón Piper y Manu Ríos". rpp.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  17. ^ "La verdadera moraleja de 'La edad de la ira'". ElHuffPost (in Spanish). 24 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "EXTRAÑA FORMA DE VIDA". Festival de Cannes. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Campuzano, Luis (8 March 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: Marc Forné and Manu Rios Launch Second Capsule for Carrer". WWD. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Manu Ríos nous parle de sa nouvelle marque de mode Carrer". GQ France (in French). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  23. ^ Lang, Jamie (9 May 2024). "'Elite' Creator Carlos Montero Shares First Images of New Netflix Medical Drama 'Breathless' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  24. ^ "'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.
  25. ^ "El calzadeño Manuel Ríos participó en la serie "El Chiringuito de Pepe"". CalzadaPlus. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Manu Rios' Quarantine Diary in Madrid". PAPER. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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