Manu Rios was born on 17 December 1998 in Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Spain. He has been working in the entertainment industry since he was nine years old as an actor, singer and dancer. When Rios was eleven years old, he portrayed Gavroche Thénardier in the world-famous musical "Les Misérables" and made his acting debut a few years later in the TV-series "Chiringuito de Pepe". Rios rose to international fame in 2021 when he landed the role of Patrick in the popular Netflix series "Elite".