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

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television series ''

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'' and other

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-related projects. Additionally, he starred as

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in the

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production of ''

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''.

Early life and education

Valdes was born in

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and raised in Miami, Florida by the age of 5, then moved again to

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at the age of 12. He studied at the

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with

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and other actors from the theater group StarKid Productions, and co-wrote their 2009 musical '' Me and My Dick''. Additionally he played the bass for that show as well as for '' A Very Potter Musical'', 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.''

Career

After graduating in 2011, Valdes became entirely devoted to theater. Between 2009 and 2011, he participated in theatrical productions like ''

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'' and ''

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''. 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 ''

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'', in which he also performed on piano, guitar, ukulele, bass, and percussion. In 2014, Valdes made his television debut in the American series ''

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'', before appearing in the spin-off series, ''

'', as a series regular in the role of Francisco "Cisco" Ramón, 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

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with his superpowers. Ramon is later revealed to have metahuman powers of his own, and takes on the moniker

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. Valdes also played other versions of Ramon: his Earth-2 doppelganger, who goes by Reverb; Pablo, a waiter in the season 3 episode "

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"; and his Earth-19 doppelganger, who goes by Echo. Valdes also voiced the character in the animated spin-off web series '' Vixen''. Valdes exited ''The Flash'' after its seventh season. 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.

Personal life

Valdes has one child, a son, who was born on August 28, 2024, with actress

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Filmography

Theater

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valdes, Carlos 1989 births 21st-century American male actors 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singers 21st-century Colombian male actors 21st-century Colombian male singers American male stage actors American male television actors American male voice actors Colombian emigrants to the United States Colombian male actors Colombian male stage actors Colombian male television actors Colombian male voice actors Hispanic and Latino American male actors Living people Male actors from Georgia (U.S. state) People from Cobb County, Georgia Naturalized citizens of the United States StarKid Productions members University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni