Manu Ríos moves on from ‘Elite’ with a “completely different” role & is ready for his J.Lo era
Élite era and ready to be the new triple threat in town!In 2021, the Spanish hunk garnered international fame after joining the blockbuster Netflix series to portray the gay character of spoiled bad boy Patríck.
Ríos quickly became the show’s breakout star. He continued breaking hearts and the internet while flashing his taut physique as his character partook in bedroom romps with fellow cast members Arón Piper (Ander), Omar Ayuso (Omar), André Lamoglia (Ivan) and Carloto Cotta (Cruz, Ivan’s father!).#Elite4 #Elite manu rmanu ríosck aron piper ander threesome gay bi elite season 4 four spoilers sex scene horny naked pic.twitter.com/D8PMHaYeWEEventually, Ríos’ Patrick settled down somewhat and struck up a relationship with Lamoglia’s Iván.
The pairing quickly became a fan favorite and received the moniker Patrivan/Ivantrick.Take a look at the way they were:However, their love was not meant to be as Ríos left the series at the end of season 6 and with his departure came the demise of Patríck and Iván’s relationship.With the premiere of Élite‘s seventh season last month, Ríos is now opening up about his exit and how he’s navigating life outside the Las Encinas universe.“When I left the series I could barely get on Twitter [now X],” Rios said in an interview with the Spanish publication El Pais Semanal. “There were very harmful comments about me.”A post shared by @marcforneWhile he didn’t elaborate on the specifics of the online hate, no doubt many fans were reeling from the loss of Rios’ baby blues from their TV binge.Since leaving the show at the end of 2022, Ríos has adjusted to dealing with the criticism from keyboard warriors by prioritizing his mental health. “It is the most important thing we have,” he told the outlet.Ríos is also not straying too far from his Netflix fanbase as he’s returning to the streamer in a new sexy medical series, Respira (Breathe), that looks to be a Spanish-language take on Grey’s Anatomy.The ensemble series finds the young actor.
