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Manuel José Chaves

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Born in Bogotá, he started his training at the TPB and Studio XXI. At 12 he made his debut in "De Pies A Cabeza" where he became one the best young actors in Colombia. In 1996 he won the "india Catalina " and "Tv y Novelas " as the breakthrough performance of the year. Manuel traveled to Paris to the Sorbonne U to complete his education as an actor. Then his career on TV continued with many important shows such as " Francisco el Matemático", "Pura Sangre", "El Capo" and "la Niña". In 2005 he was nominated for the Colombian acting awards for his performance as "Ernesto Manrique". His filmography includes more than 13 features such as "Soñar No Cuesta Nada", "Como el Gato y el Ratón", "Edipo Alcalde" and "Al final del Espectro". In 2016 his performance in the movie "La Luciérnaga" was nominated for the Macondo awards, the Colombian academy movie awards, as best supporting actor. In 2017 he played the leading role on "Afuera Del Tiempo" a romantic comedy. He is now working on "Bolivar", the most ambitious project in the history of Colombia's main producing company Caracol TV, co-produced by Netflix. Manuel is determined to continue evolving his acting as he came to Australia to breakthrough the local industry while studying a business diploma, to add new skills to his experience as producer.
BornDecember 23, 1981
BornDecember 23, 1981
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From Foot to Head (1993)
From Foot to Head
8.6
TV Series
  • Pablo Rey(as Manuel José Chávez)
The Firefly (2013)
The Firefly
6.2
  • Andres(as Manuel José Chávez)
  • 2013
La saga: Negocio de familia (2004)
La saga: Negocio de familia
8.3
TV Series
  • Ernesto Manrique - Young(as Manuel José Chávez)
  • 2004
Kdabra (2009)
Kdabra
5.1
TV Series
  • Pablo(as Manuel José Chávez)

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  • Manuel José Chaves in Afuera del tiempo (2019)
    Afuera del tiempo
  • La Primípara (2019)
    La Primípara
  • Eduar Salas in Bolívar: Una lucha admirable (2019)
    Bolívar: Una lucha admirable
  • Andrés Parra, Benjamín Vicuña, and Ricardo Abarca in Sitiados (2015)
    Sitiados
  • Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz in Loving Pablo (2017)
    Loving Pablo
  • Sebastian Martínez, Luciano D'Alessandro, and Laura Londoño in La Ley del Corazón (2016)
    La Ley del Corazón
    • (as Manuel José Chávez)
  • Ana María Estupiñán in La niña (2016)
    La niña
  • Esmeraldas (2015)
    Esmeraldas
  • Crónicas de un sueño (2013)
    Crónicas de un sueño
    • (as Manuel José Chávez)
  • Natalia Duran, Juan Pablo Espinosa, and Iván López in Secrets of Paradise (2013)
    Secrets of Paradise
  • The Firefly (2013)
    The Firefly
    • (as Manuel José Chávez)
  • Kdabra (2009)
    Kdabra
    • (as Manuel José Chávez)
  • Poker (2011)
    Poker
    • (as Manuel José Chávez)
  • Flora Martínez in La Bruja (2011)
    La Bruja
    • (as Manuel José Chávez)
  • Gaby Espino, Gregorio Pernía, and Miguel Varoni in Ojo por ojo (2010)
    Ojo por ojo
    • (as Manuel José Chávez)

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    • Official website for Colombian actor Manuel Chaves
    • December 23, 1981
    • Bogotá, Colombia
    • May 10, 2017 - present

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