Orlando Chavez was born and raised in Laredo, Texas. After experiencing the drawbacks and complications of living in a border town, he decided to make the move to Los Angeles and purse a career in acting. Against all odds he decided to enroll at the world renowned acting conservatory Stella Adler-LA. It was here that Orlando's creativity, determination and will were challenged. After spending countless hours studying the plays of Ibsen, Chekhov, Tennessee Williams, and Shakespeare, Orlando began to emerge as a prolific, charismatic and gifted actor. He completed the rigorous two-year course in 2012. During his studies he landed several roles on a number of independent films and made his Television debut on The Lifetime Movie network which garnered him much praise from his hometown, as one of the few to ever hit the small screen. After that he went on to land a guest starring role on the hit Emmy winning series Southland.