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One Charitable Cast

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Hey, Housewives fans! I hope you guys had a great weekend and are as ready as I am to get back to talking our favorite show. First, I just want to say thanks to everyone who’s posted a comment lately and I look forward to getting to chat some more. Now… let’s dish, huh?

It’s been pretty quiet on the Housewives front the past few days. Hopefully that will start changing soon as the cast is scheduled to start filming today. Still, there are a couple of things going on. First off, continuing the Housewives tradition of getting involved in good causes, Teri Hatcher recently made a trip to Tanzania with her daughter to benefit Americashare. During their two week stay, the pair kicked off a penpal exchange with Emerson’s school as well as dropping off over 30 grand in supplies and donations. Talk about a productive trip! Americashare helps people in the area who are suffering from poverty as well as HIV/AIDS.

Teri isn’t the only do-gooder on the cast, though. Eva and Felicity, along with many other celebs, have come together in support of the “Burma- It Can’t Wait” campaign. The organization is working to secure the human rights of the people of Burma as well as its jailed would-be leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Check out a video that features many celebs, including Felicity. You can see more with her and Eva on the organization’s website.

On a lighter note, don’t forget to catch Ricardo on George Lopez if you haven’t seen it already. It will air on Nick at 10 PM on July 9th. I know I’ll be there! Well, I guess that’s about all for today. I wanna leave you with yet another video for anyone who may not have gotten to see this the first time around. It’s Teri Hatcher and Banned from TV performing “Before He Cheats” on Idol Gives Back. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by her performance. What do you all think? Til next time… take care!

Desperate Husbands

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

ricardo.thumbnail.jpgThe Housewives aren’t the only desperate ones on Wysteria Lane. I thought it was time we highlighted some of the men on the block, starting with Carlos Solis himself, Ricardo Antonio Chavira.

I’d say Carlos is my favorite of the husbands on the show and Ricardo plays him perfectly. Take the scene where Carlos gets busted for beating up Justin because he thinks that Gabby was sleeping with him. When he finds out that Justin is actually gay, you can seriously see the headache he’s getting as he realizes the mess he’s just gotten himself into while he says “not again”. I also enjoyed the resignation and defeat in his voice as he tells the cop he wants his lawyer.

Carlos isn’t exactly the nicest of characters (just consider the scene above, plus the other times he turned to violence), but Ricardo manages to make him likeable no matter what trouble he’s getting himself into. And, being with Gabby, that’s plenty.

In real life, Ricardo is much more charitable than his TV counterpart. He’s been actively involved in supporting the fight against breast cancer. He was named captain of the “Race for the Cure” in 2005 and was also part of the Lee National Denim Day. For that one, he teamed up with fellow desperate husband James Denton to raise over 10 million for the cause. He was also honored for his work in the fight against AIDS by the Latino Commission. Not bad for someone who makes his career as a troublemaker.

Well, that’s about it for now. Take care and I’ll see you next time with more news, reviews and other cool stuff.

Ricardo Chavira gets married!

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

12412036451press1092007100030am.jpgWell this is happy news indeed! Ricardo Antonio Chavira confirmed himself on “Entertainment Tonight” monday evening that he and longtime girlfriend Marcea Dietzel were married in a small, private ceremony on September 22 in San Antonio, Texas. I’m assuming that’s her in the photo at the right there, but the photo credits simply said “Ricardo Antonio Chavira and Guest” so your guess is as good as mine. If it has slipped your mind somehow, Ricardo plays Carlos Solis on “Desperate Housewives”, ex-husband to Eva Longoria’s Gabrielle, and he has been dating Marcea for many years.  In fact, they have a 4 year old son between them, Thomas, who acted as a best man and ringbearer during the wedding.  It was a very informal affair, Chavira and Dietzel wore their pajamas during the ceremony and attended their son’s soccer game in liu of a wedding reception.  What a stark contrast to the fanfare and pomp and circumstance surrounding Eva Longoria’s wedding this last summer to Tony Parker!  Somehow, the smaller, more intimate wedding sounds a lot more romantic to me.  I wish Ricardo and Marcea the best of luck in the future and hope this is the beginning of a beautiful life together.  While Carlos seems to have nothing but women trouble on “Desperate Housewives”, obviously Ricardo has things under control and is a happy, happy man right now.  And Ricardo, way to keep things under wraps!  There are other celebrities who could take a page out of your book on how to keep the private things private!

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