Carlos Valdes (actor)

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Carlos Valdes
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Valdes at the 2015 WonderCon
Born
Carlos David Valdes

(1989-04-20) April 20, 1989 (age 35)
Cali, Colombia
CitizenshipUnited States
Education Pebblebrook High School [1]
Alma mater University of Michigan [1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Musical career
Genres

Carlos David Valdes (born April 20, 1989) is a Colombian-American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Cisco Ramon / Vibe on The CW television series The Flash and other Arrowverse-related projects.

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Early life

Valdes was born in Cali, Colombia and raised in Miami, Florida by the age of 5, then moved again to Marietta, Georgia at the age of 12. [1] [2] He studied at the University of Michigan with Darren Criss and other actors from the theater group StarKid Productions, and co-wrote their 2009 musical Me and My Dick . [3] Additionally he played the bass for that show as well as for A Very Potter Musical , [4] and was featured on the track "A Thousand and One Nights (Pop Version)" which played during the end credits of Twisted and appeared on the cover album Twisted: Twisted. [5]

After graduating in 2011, Valdes became entirely devoted to theater. Between 2009 and 2011, he participated in theatrical productions like High School Musical and The Wedding Singer . He also was a stand-in in the national tour of Jersey Boys. [1] From March 2013 to March 2014, he played the role of Andrej in the musical Once , [6] in which he also performed on piano, guitar, ukulele, bass, and percussion. wife Lisette Valdes relationship Lisette Valdes

Career

In 2014, Valdes made his television debut in the American series Arrow , before appearing in the spin-off series, The Flash , as a series regular in the role of Francisco "Cisco" Ramón, [7] an engineering genius. Cisco is part of the S.T.A.R. Labs team, along with Dr. Harrison Wells and Dr. Caitlin Snow, that help Barry Allen with his superpowers. Ramon is later revealed to have metahuman powers of his own, and takes on the moniker Vibe. Valdes also played other versions of Ramon: his Earth-2 doppelganger, who goes by Reverb; Pablo, a waiter in the season 3 episode "Duet"; and his Earth-19 doppelganger, who goes by Echo. Valdes also voiced the character in the animated spin-off web series Vixen . [8] Valdes exited The Flash after its seventh season. [9] [10]

Valdes also works as a songwriter, instrumentalist, and recording artist. In 2015, he independently released the EP Night Off, under his music pseudonym Tha Los. [11] [12]

Filmography

Television and web series roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014–2018 Arrow Cisco Ramon/Vibe [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Recurring role, 6 episodes
2014–2021 The Flash Main role (seasons 1–7)
2015–2016 Vixen Web series; recurring role, 7 episodes
2016The Flash: Chronicles of CiscoWeb series; lead role
2016–2017 Legends of Tomorrow 3 episodes
2016–2018 Supergirl 3 episodes
2017 Freedom Fighters: The Ray Web series; recurring role, 8 episodes
2020 Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye Dr. Henry EdwardsWeb series; recurring role, 9 episodes
2022 Gaslit Paul MagallanesMiniseries 6 episodes
2023 Up Here MiguelLead role, Hulu
Video Games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Starfield MatteoSupporting Character

Theater

YearProductionRoleNotes
2011–2012 Jersey Boys SwingSecond National Tour; covered five parts including Frankie Valli [13] [14]
2013–2014 Once AndrejBroadway [15]
2015 ZORBA! Pavli Encores! New York City Center [16]

Notes

  1. Also makes appearances as Francisco Ramon / Reverb (Earth-2) in the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", as Pablo in the episode "Duet" and as Cisco Ramon / Echo (Earth-19) in the episode "Kiss Kiss Breach Breach". He has also voiced the character Cisco Ramon / Vibe (Earth-X) for the animated series Freedom Fighters: The Ray .
  2. Mecha-Vibe since episode "Central City Strong" of season 7.

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