Roberto G. Rivera
48 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 1, 1927
- Died
- Jun 11, 2016 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Also known as
- Roberto Gutiérrez Rivera
Biography
Roberto Gutiérrez Rivera (April 1st, 1927 - June 11th, 2016), better known simply as Roberto G. Rivera, was a Mexican actor, singer, producer, story writer, screenwriter, and film director. He began his artistic career as a singer in 1945 after winning a contest, and by 1950 he was performing ranchera music on television programs such as Noches Tapatías, Así es mi Tierra, and Estudio Raleigh on XEWTV’s Canal 2. He studied medicine for a little over a year at UNAM before leaving to enter cinema full-time, debuting as an actor in 1946 in El yugo (dir. Víctor Urruchúa).
Over his career he acted in 102 films alongside major stars including Jorge Negrete, Pedro Infante, and Tito Guízar; he also wrote for 20 films and produced 60. In 1959 he received his first opportunity as a leading man and writer with Ferias de México (dir. Rafael Portillo), and produced La ley de las pistolas and Pistolas invencibles (both dir. Benito Alazraki). After a long hiatus, he directed the short film Los marginados (1972), portraying harsh realities of social poverty in Monterrey.
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In 1981 he produced and directed his first feature film, El Milusos, based on a story by Ricardo Garibay; the film earned him the El Heraldo award for Best Debut (Ópera Prima) in 1984 and a special prize at the Karlovy Vary festival that same year, and it was later recognized by the national film industry as a major box-office success. He went on to direct Las glorias del gran Púas (1982), El Milusos 2 (1983), and his last 35mm feature ¿La tierra prometida? / La dulce esperanza (1985), which won a top prize at the Tashkent international festival and received second place at Karlovy Vary in 1986; in the 1990s he returned to directing with several videohome productions. Separately, he received a gold medal in 1964 from the National Association of Actors for his promotion of Mexican culture abroad, an initiative attributed to President Adolfo López Mateos.
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Known for
Roberto G. Rivera: movies and TV shows
Acting (42)
- 1991 Cuatro pillos y un vivales
as El tío Elías
- 1980
- 1979
- 1979
- 1976
- 1969 Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
as Dr. Kur
- 1969 The Vampire and Sex
as Dr. Kur
- 1962 The Gunslingers
as Comisario Rogelio García
- 1962 Frankenstein, the Vampire and Company
as Doctor
- 1961 Amor a balazo limpio
as Rogelio, comisario
- 1961 De hombre a hombre
as Melchor
- 1961 The Curse of the Doll People
as Molinar
- 1960 The Law of Guns
as El Bronco Nogales
- 1960 Simitrio
as Capitán
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959 El vestido de novia
as Paco
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958 The New Invisible Man
as Detective Médez
- 1958 School for Buglars
as Agente de policía (uncredited)
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956 The Illegitimate
as Falso amante
- 1955
- 1954 Untouched
as Teniente
- 1954 El mil amores
as Roque
- 1954
- 1954
- 1953 Gitana Tenias Que Ser
as Mariachi (uncredited)
- 1953 Frontera norte
as Teodoro
- 1953 El misterio del carro express
as Agente Peralta (uncredited)
- 1952 Por qué peca la mujer
as Esbirro
- 1952 Mujeres sacrificadas
as Carlos
- 1952 Los tres alegres compadres
as Cantante (uncredited)
- 1952
- 1952 La noche es nuestra
as Jarocho, policía
- 1951 El tigre enmascarado
as Cantante ranchero
- 1951 Arrabalera
as Cantante
- 1950
- 1950 Una mujer decente
as Pulgarcito, amigo de Armando
Behind the camera (10)
- 1991 Cuatro pillos y un vivales
Script, Director
- 1989 Flaco Flaco, pero no para tu taco
Director
- 1988 Diana, René y El Tíbiri
Director
- 1986 The Promised Land?
Director
- 1984 El Mil Usos II
Director
- 1984 The Glories of the Great Púas
Director, Writer, Producer
- 1981 El mil usos
Director
- 1962 The Gunslingers
Production Manager, Adaptation
- 1961 Amor a balazo limpio
Story
- 1959 Ferias de México
Writer