Carlos Valdes (actor)
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| Born | April 20, 1989 Santiago de Cali, Colombia |
| Nationality | American Colombian |
| Education | Pebblebrook High School (Mableton, Georgia), 2007[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan, 2011[1] |
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Carlos (David) Valdes (born on April 20, 1989) is a Colombian American actor and singer, currently playing the role of Cisco Ramon/Vibe on the hit series The Flash.
Biography
Valdes moved to Miami from Colombia at 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 actors from the theater group StarKid Productions.[3] 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.
From March 2013 to March 2014, he played the role of Andrej in the musical Once,[4] in which he also performed on piano, guitar, ukulele, bass and percussion. In 2013, the musical was nominated for a Tony Award.
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/Vibe,[5] 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.
In June 2015, it was revealed that Valdes lent his voice to Cisco Ramon in the animated web series Vixen.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014–present | Arrow | Cisco Ramon / Vibe | 4 episodes |
| 2014–present | The Flash | Cisco Ramon / Vibe | Main cast |
| 2016 | Cisco Ramon / Reverb | Episode 2x13: "Welcome to Earth-2" | |
| 2015 | Vixen | Cisco Ramon / Vibe | Guest appearance (1 episode) |
| 2016 | Legends of Tomorrow | Guest appearance (1 episode) |
Discography
- 2013: "1001 Nights (Pop Version)" with Britney Coleman – Twisted soundtrack [7]
- 2013: Space Age - EP [8]
- 2015: Night Off - EP[9]
- 2015: "Open Your Eyes"[10]
References
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- 1989 births
- 21st-century American male actors
- 21st-century Colombian male actors
- American male stage actors
- American male voice actors
- American male television actors
- Colombian male stage actors
- Colombian male voice actors
- Colombian male television actors
- Expatriate male actors in the United States
- Living people
- StarKid Productions members
- University of Michigan alumni
- People from Cobb County, Georgia
- Male actors from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Colombian singer-songwriters
- Colombian singers
- Colombian male actors
- Colombian male singers
