Biography | Filmpgraphy



ARTIST CHATO



The Internationally renowned Apache Artist, Actor, and Writer ​ Ruben Chato Hinojosa Jr., is an enrolled tribal member at the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas #1691. He embraces his spiritual life as well as creativity within all of his life’s experiences inspired by the light of our heavenly father. This is one of his quotes for our universe, “Be a peaceful warrior in the path of life, but be a fierce warrior in the path of fight”, and his grandfather Neto was the inspiration for that. When Ruben joined the U.S Navy his grandfather Neto said to him, “Remember that you will be living proof that I existed”! They were the last words they both ever spoke. Ruben loves to write stories, which are now being communicated into novels. His first novel “THUNDER the Warriors” is anticipated to introduce a new modern-day Apache Warrior. Ruben knows adversities first-hand. He is an advocate for Veterans and people with disabilities as well as the Brain Aneurysm Foundation (Survivor 2012). Art is an instrument of healing! He served honorably in the United States Navy for almost 10 years in various duties and traveling to over 18 countries. Having served proudly during wartime and peacetime amid experiences in the Naval Amphibious Fleet Task Force, Boat House LPO, Special Warfare community (SBU/SWCC & Bud/s SEAL training class 207, a non-graduate). Encompassed with other military branches has been an educational experience of a lifetime that has engraved a military bond of brotherhood which is irreplaceable.



He is a working actor and member of SAG AFTRA Union since 2001 using the name Ruben H. Chato. He attended Golden West College while on active duty, then at Mesa College in San Diego California, majoring in Fine Art, Sculpture, Honors Art History and Honors World Music (Rosa Parks Music Scholarship). He was celebrated as “Artist Chato”, and acknowledged as a “Modern-day expressionist” expressing his deep feelings and emotions. This is seen in all his originals and limited-editions fine art paintings on wood panels in addition to his powerful Sculptures, which are his Nalwodi and Happiness series collections. He is extremely generous giving back to our world in so many ways and is accepted for his numerous donations of original artworks on a global scale.



Ruben is also a professional American Indian Flute performer. His first CD was titled “Peaceful Warrior” performing with his flutes, and heard on several of the “Instruments of Peace” CD’s for the Rosa Parks Music Institute. It was a humbling way to give back to her foundation after receiving a Rosa Parks World Music Scholarship in 2002. Hopefully Artist Chato will be remembered for being altruistic and showing the world how much he loved humanity, life and his existence.



ACTOR



SAG | AFTRA

The American Indian Lipan Apache Actor known as Ruben H. Chato is a multi-talented and creatively diverse Actor. Educated in Dramatic Arts, and attended training in many actor workshops. He is skillfully recognized with upholding many character roles and adjusting into new languages with considerations in his real-life as an Apache, Artist, Musician, Veteran, and Writer. Ruben would love to see more American Indians’ (Indigenous) Actors in National Commercials, TV Series, and Motion Pictures in modern-day roles, not the constantly common roles of leathers and feathers. He has also been a Producer and is now challenging himself as a Director with his own films/ (Scripts) stories. Ruben is a member in good standings with SAG AFTRA since 2001, serving several elected terms as a local “San Diego Secretary” and nominated to the National Organizational Committee (NOC) for the SAG AFTRA Union. His expertise roles are American Indian, military, languages, voice over, working with animals, weapons, martial arts, and advisory.


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FILMOGRAPHY


VISIT IMBD

FILM



Eagle Lake

RUSER

The Sorrow

Skeleton Canyon

FETCH 3D

SWITCHBOARD

The Bullet Catcher

Beach Bar Movie

Elohim

Kill Katie Malone

1881 Zombies

Welcome Aboard

Cover Me

Late Shift

Great White Hype

Legend of Billy Jean



CHARACTER



Featured

Hit Man

Yellow Bear

Apache

Pedestrian

Employee

Posse Gunman

Self

Chief

Server

Lead Zombie

Lead Military

FBI Agent

Featured

Self

Self



STUDIO/RECORDING AGENCY



Barona Studios/ Filming Late 2012

Carriage Madariaga/Independent/Short

Vernon Morteson/Unconventional Films

Ken Oefelein/LA Film Academy

Ambika Leigh/LA Film Academy/Short

Ambika Leigh/LA Film Academy/Short

Jonathan Thompson/Chapman University

Mark Maine/Angelic Pictures

Christopher He/New York Film Academy

Carlos Ramos/Tainted Films

Dust Dupree/San Diego State University/Short

U.S. Navy Department of Defense

Michael Schroeder/Paramount

Betty Thomas/HBO Films

Reginald Hudin/20th Century Fox

Robert Cohen/Tristar



TELEVISION



Veronica Mars

The Invisible Man

Manhattan Arizona

The Chronicles

18 Wheels of Justice
​PUSH



CHARACTER



Patron

FBI Agent

Town Native

Featured

Biker

Track Official



STUDIO/RECORDING AGENCY



Rob Thomas/UPN Network

Rob Thomas/Sci-Fi Channel

Stu Segall/USA Network

Sandy Bookstaver/Sci-Fi Channel

John Morganville/TNN Network

Stu Segall/USA Network



VIDEO GAME





Red Dead Redemption



CHARACTER





​Apache Warrior



STUDIO/RECORDING AGENCY





​Rockstar Video Games



Tribal member at the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas #1691.





Images and Art by Ruben Chato Hinojosa Jr.