Christian Chávez born 7 August 1983Christian Chávez (born José Christian Chávez Garza) is a Mexican singer and actor best known for his role as Giovanni Méndez López in Rebelde - in Mexico. Elsewhere he is known for another reason entirely.
The success of Mexican soap Rebelde led to the band RBD, which is gaining success in the United States. Although Chávez became famous with Rebelde, he appeared in another popular telenovela, Clase 406 along with some of his Rebelde co-stars.
Chavez hit the headlines in Mexico, and around the world, in March 2007 when pictures emerged in the media of him signing documents and exchanging rings with a man in 2005, the year in which gay marriages became legal in Canada.
Forced to make a statement, Chávez said the photos showed a part of him that he had not been willing to discuss previously in fear of rejection, of criticism, but especially for his family and its consequences. This made him one of the first public figures in staunchly-Catholic Mexico to come out, indicating a gradual changing of attitudes in the country.
He is also noted for his endlessly changing bright hair colours.