Actor
Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez
Ecuador
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.
Notable work
Often works with
William Ho
5 titles together
Once Upon a Time in China II, Prison on Fire, School on Fire
Tommy Wong
5 titles together
City on Fire, Prison on Fire, A Moment of Romance
Chow Yun-Fat
4 titles together
City on Fire, Prison on Fire, All About Ah-Long
Danny Lee Sau-Yin
4 titles together
City on Fire, Law with Two Phases, Rhythm of Destiny
Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung
4 titles together
City on Fire, Prison on Fire, Wild Search
Chan Chi-Fai
4 titles together
City on Fire, Who Do You Think You're Fooling?, The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
Full filmography · 27
Temptation of an Angel
Director and Writer
1999
Knock Off
cast
19985.4
The Tragic Fantasy: Tiger of Wanchai
Director
1994
Fire Dragon
as Rat
1994
Who Do You Think You're Fooling?
as Joe (archive footage)
1994
Lover of the Swindler
cast
1993
My Hero II
as Gang Member and Director
1993
Once Upon a Time in China II
as White Lotus Sect Regiment Commander
19927.2
Rhythm of Destiny
as Pub guest fighting Bee
1992
Five Lonely Hearts
as Big Brother
1992
Today's Hero
as Man in Car Race
1991
Son on the Run
cast
1991