Desperate Housewives Star Ricardo Chavira Busted For DUI

Posted on May 03, 2011 @ 11:37AM

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By Cliff Renfrew
RadarOnline.com Staff Reporter

UPDATE: 11:15 am PT/2:15pm ET: Chavira has been released from jail after posting $25,000 bail.

Eva Longoria’s on-screen husband in Desperate Housewives -- hunky actor Ricardo Chavira -- has been arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles.

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Chavira, who plays fiery Latino husband Carlos Solis on the hit ABC show, is still being held in jail after refusing to take a blood/alcohol test after he was pulled over in Los Angeles at 2am PT on Tuesday.

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The actor, who is the son of Texas Judge Juan Antonio Chavira, is currently being held on $25,000 bail.

The 39-year-old actor married Marcea Dietzel in 2007 and is one of the longest running cast members on Desperate Housewives; his other TV credits include Six Feet Under, NYPD Blue and City Of Angels.

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He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife; he has two children.

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