Manu Ríos

Manuel Ríos Fernández (born 17 December 1998), known professionally as Manu Ríos, is a Spanish actor and singer known for his role as Patrick Blanco Commerford on the Netflix series Elite. He began his musical career in 2010 by performing covers on YouTube. In 2012, he joined the musical band Parchís, a group with which he released albums and went on tours. Ríos was born on 17 December 1998 in Calzada de Calatrava. He began his career in the entertainment industry at the age of nine, when he participated in a reality show in Castilla-La Mancha. At that age, he also began uploading covers of famous songs on YouTube. He studied classical ballet and urban dance and was one of the members of the children's musical band Parchís in its 2012 relaunch, a group with which he released records and toured throughout Spain. In addition, he participated in a production of the musical Les Misérables, playing Gavroche.