Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Once Upon a Time in China II
as White Lotus Sect Regiment Commander
1992
Energetic-21
as Old K's Friend
1982
City on Fire
as Tsai / Joe
1987
Prison on Fire
as Billy
1987
Knock Off
1998
My Hero II
as Gang Member
1993
Wild Search
1989
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
as Joe (archive footage)
1994
Fire Dragon
as Rat
1994
A Moment of Romance
1990
Law with Two Phases
1984
The Legal Illegals
1981
Working Class
as Driver
1985
For Your Heart Only
1985
Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice
1986
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987
Rhythm of Destiny
as Pub guest fighting Bee
1992
Today's Hero
as Man in Car Race
1991
Son on the Run
1991
Lover of the Swindler
1993