Chachi Gonzales
American dancer and actress (born 1996)
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Olivia "Chachi" Hildén (née Gonzales) is an American dancer,[1] choreographer, teacher[2] and actress. She was a member of the dance crew I.aM.mE, which won the sixth season of America's Best Dance Crew in 2011.[3][4]
Olivia "Chachi" Hildén | |
|---|---|
 Chachi Gonzales in 2012 | |
| Born | Olivia Irene Gonzales January 23, 1996 |
| Occupations | Dancer, choreographer, actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Spouse | Jukka Hildén (m. 2019) |
| Children | 3 |
Personal life
Olivia Gonzales was born in Houston, Texas. She has an older sister.[5]
In 2018, Gonzales began dating Finnish stunt performer and actor Jukka Hildén of the Dudesons, having met while filming the television series Ultimate Expedition. They got engaged in August 2018[6] and in May 2019 announced via Instagram and YouTube that Gonzales was pregnant. They married on September 28, 2019, in Lapland. On November 25, 2019, Gonzales gave birth to a baby girl and in April 2020, they moved from Los Angeles to Ähtäri, relocating to Helsinki in 2020.[7]
Career
Aged six, she was enrolled at a local dance studio and trained as a ballet dancer. Three years later at a dance event, she witnessed a hip hop dance crew for the first time, including Marvelous Motion, whose members (Phillip Chbeeb, Di Zhang and Brandon Harrell) would later become her fellow crew members in I.aM.mE. Gonzales enrolled at Lanier Middle School, where hip hop was taught and in 2010, after the disbandment of Marvelous Motion, auditions were held to create a new crew, I.aM.mE. Gonzalez auditioned successfully and became the crew's youngest member.[8] Together they entered America's Best Dance Crew: Season of the Superstars.[9]
Appearances
Gonzales was one of the backup dancers for the Tribute to Britney Spears as part of the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.[10] In 2012 she made a dance appearance with I.aM.mE in the Disney TV programme, Shake It Up.[11] In 2013, she choreographed the dance to the second theme song of the fashion doll franchise Monster High, in "We Are Monster High". She took the lead role in the 2014 feature film The Legend of DarkHorse County, directed by Shawn Welling.[12][13] Gonzales was in the cast of the second season of East Los High in 2014.[14]
In May 2015, she judged the grand finals of the Jagthug World Dance Off competition, held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila.[15]
Awards
In 2012, Gonzalez was named "Teen Choreographer of the Year" at the World of Dance 2012 Industry Awards.[16] She won the Remi Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Legend of DarkHorse County at the 2014 WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival awards.[17] In 2015, she won the silver Remi Award for Original Comedy Short for the In the News episode "Dog Day" and for the AXI episode "Alive" for Best Dramatic Original Short Film.
Musical career
In 2022, Chachi Gonzales Hildén competed in Masked Singer Suomi, disguised as Party Animal. [18][19] In January 2026, she was revealed to be competing in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu for a chance to represent Finland in Eurovision Song Contest. Her stage name is CHACHI and the song is called Cherry Cake. [20][21]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Shake It Up | I.aM.mE dancer | Episode: "Wrestle It Up" |
| 2012-2016 | The AXI: Avengers of Xtreme Illusions | Zoe Croft/Mira Cruz/Lead Dancer | Recurring role |
| 2014 | The Legend of DarkHorse County | ChaChi Bishop | Film |
| East Los High | Jasmine | Recurring role (seasons 2–3) | |
| 2015–2017 | Chachi's World | Herself | Reality web series (go90)[22] |
| 2016 | Make It Pop | Herself | Episode: "Summer Splash Spectacular"; as Olivia 'Chachi' Gonzales |
| Freakish | Addy | 4 episodes (season 1) | |
| Guidance | Brianna Wheeler | Web series (go90); main role (season 2)[23] | |
| 2018 | Ultimate Expedition | Herself | Reality web series; all episodes |
| Light as a Feather | Noreen Listerman | Recurring role (season 1), 5 episodes | |
| 2019 | Posse | Herself | Episode #6.10 |
| 2020 | Yökylässä Maria Veitola | Herself | Episode #6.7 |
| 2022 | Masked Singer Suomi | Herself | Character name Party Animal |
| 2025-2026 | Iholla | Herself | |
| 2026 | Duudsonit: Kotiinpaluu[24] | Herself | Film Guest appearances |
| Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu | Herself | Participant |
| Year | Song | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "School Girl" | Adam Irigoyen | |
| 2013 | "Thank You" | Jason Chen | |
| 2014 | "Lips Are Movin" | Meghan Trainor | |
| 2026 | "Cherry Cake" | CHACHI | Her own song |
