Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 01, 1927
Died
Jun 11, 2016
Place of Birth
Mexico City, Mexico
Credits
48 titles
Roberto G. 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. 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.
Known For
Filmography
Cuatro pillos y un vivales
El tío Elías
Flaco Flaco, pero no para tu taco
Director
Diana, René y El Tíbiri
Director
The Promised Land?
Director
El Mil Usos II
Director
The Glories of the Great Púas
Director
El mil usos
Director
Las Tentadoras
Muñecas de medianoche
En la cuerda del hambre
Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra!
Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
Dr. Kur
The Vampire and Sex
Dr. Kur
The Gunslingers
Comisario Rogelio García
Frankenstein, the Vampire and Company
Doctor
Amor a balazo limpio
Rogelio, comisario
De hombre a hombre
Melchor
The Curse of the Doll People
Molinar
The Law of Guns
El Bronco Nogales
Simitrio
Capitán
Peligros de juventud
Póker de reinas
Las hermanas Karambazo
El vestido de novia
Paco
Ferias de México
Bolero Inmortal
The New Invisible Man
Detective Médez
School for Buglars
Agente de policía (uncredited)
Los amantes
Enemigos
The Illegitimate
Falso amante
Secreto profesional
Untouched
Teniente
El mil amores
Roque
Solamente una vez
Nuevo amanecer
Gitana Tenias Que Ser
Mariachi (uncredited)
Frontera norte
Teodoro
El misterio del carro express
Agente Peralta (uncredited)
Por qué peca la mujer
Esbirro
Mujeres sacrificadas
Carlos
Los tres alegres compadres
Cantante (uncredited)
Pasionaria
La noche es nuestra
Jarocho, policía
El tigre enmascarado
Cantante ranchero
Arrabalera
Cantante
Adventures of a New Rich Man
Una mujer decente
Pulgarcito, amigo de Armando