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Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Occupation. Actor. Years active. 2015–present. Johnathan Nieves (born June 1, 1997) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Mateo Vega in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020), and Richie Valdovinos in the musical TV series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies in 2023.
- Actor
- 2015–present
- Biography
- Grease: Rise of The Pink Ladies
- Personality
- Physical Appearance
- Notes and Trivia
Richie Valdovinos was born to Raul and Irene Valdovinos. He is the brother of Olivia. During his high school years, Richie founded the T-Birds with his best friend Gil Rizzo. They were joined by fellow friends Potato and Shy Guy.
In "We're Gonna Rule the School", Olivia honked her way into a parking spot at the drive-in theatre. She signaled for the T-Birds to get out. The gang emerged from the trunk and backseat in spades. She talked to her brother Richie who assured her no one remembered last year. He gave her money for peanuts. Cynthia drove up on her dirt bike and joine...
Richie appears as a confident, snarky, rebellious teen with a dangerous edge. He skips classes and leads the schools boy gang, encouraging their wild antics and rule-breaking. Beneath his rugged exterior is an aspiring young man who wants to travel the world, be with a girl who has her own mind and ideas, and be challenged by the world around him. ...
Richie is a junior in high school with a solid build, almond-shaped brown eyes, and slicked black hair that always looks like it's been styled in grease. There's one stray curl that always falls free from the slicked back style, prompting him to carry a comb with him and inspires his signature move. He has broad shoulders and wears heavy jeans, a b...
Richie is bilingual, speaking both Spanish and English fluently.Richie is the first character in Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladiesto be arrested. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and fighting.Because of his fight with Buddy and subsequent arrest, Richie was originally expelled from Rydell High School. However, after Buddy told Nicholson the truth about who started the fight, Richie was...He gave his T-Bird Jacket to Cynthia Zdunowskibefore he left. While this showed his acceptance of her into the gang, it also meant he didn't believe he'd ever return to Rydell.- Kopal
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- Marisa Davila as Jane Facciano. Right in the spotlight of Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies is the "Pink Ladies" girl gang, with Marisa Davila playing the group's leader, Jane Facciano.
- Cheyenne Isabel Wells as Olivia Valdovinos. Cheyenne Isabel Wells is poised to command as Olivia, a bookworm with a bad reputation. She plays the antiheroine in the vein of Rizzo with equal amounts of grit and vulnerability.
- Ari Notartomaso as Cynthia Zdunowski. Ari Notartomaso plays the character of Cynthia Zdunowski, a wild child who hangs out with the T-Birds, the gang led by Olivia's brother Richie (Johnathan Nieves).
- Tricia Fukuhara as Nancy Nakagawa. Joining the Pink Ladies is an aspiring aromantic fashion designer who has no interest in boys, Nancy Nakagawa, played by the comic standout Tricia Fukuhara, who delivers some delightfully exasperated, theatrical line readings.
Jun 5, 2023 · As first spotted by LittleKuriboh (of Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged fame) on Twitter, it appears that Richie actor Johnathan Nieves left partway through production and was replaced by a body double and...
- Bradley Russell
Jun 8, 2023 · Richie, a crucial figure in the early part of the series, is a member of the T-Birds, the older brother of Olivia (Cheyenne Isabel Wells), and a potential love interest for Jane. Following the...
- Shania Russell
- 8 min
Johnathan Nieves as Richie Valdovinos, a student of Rydell High School, member of the T-Birds, one of Jane's two love interests, and Olivia's older brother. Jason Schmidt as Buddy Aldridge, a student of Rydell High School from a prominent family and one of Jane's two love interests.
Apr 5, 2023 · Johnathan Nieves stars as Richie Valdovinos in Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. Richie is Olivia's brother and head of the T-Birds gang, and he develops feelings for Jane.
