Portrait of Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez

Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez

Acting

Biography

Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez was born in South America in 1953. His father practiced as a doctor in Ecuador while his mother was a Peruvian-Chinese. Chi dropped out of college in his junior year to become an amateur race car driver in Hong Kong, and got to know a group of stunt drivers. In 1978, while visiting friends on a film set, he volunteered to take part in a stunt involving a car hitting a wall of glass, which marked his initiation into the film business. Chi began working as a stuntman and in the early 1980s, he was promoted to the position of action choreographer.

Place of Birth: Ecuador

Filmography

1996
All of a Sudden

as Choi's hired thug

1994
1994
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

as Joe (archive footage)

1993
My Hero II

as Gang Member

1992
Once Upon a Time in China II

as White Lotus Sect Regiment Commander

1992
Rhythm of Destiny

as Pub guest fighting Bee

1992
Five Lonely Hearts

as Big Brother

1991
Today's Hero

as Man in Car Race

1989
All About Ah-Long

as Motorcycle Racer

1988
1987
1987
1985
Working Class

as Driver

1984
Silent Romance

as Car driver

1982
Energetic-21

as Old K's Friend