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 t…

Movies & TV Shows

1. El mil amores (1954) — Roque
2. Santo in the Treasure of Dracula (1969) — Dr. Kur
3. School for Buglars (1958) — Agente de policía (uncredited)
4. Gitana Tenias Que Ser (1953) — Mariachi (uncredited)
5. Untouched (1954) — Teniente
6. The Curse of the Doll People (1961) — Molinar
7. Bolero Inmortal (1958)
8. The New Invisible Man (1958) — Detective Médez
9. Frankenstein, the Vampire and Company (1962) — Doctor
10. Simitrio (1960) — Capitán
11. Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra! (1976)
12. Muñecas de medianoche (1979)
13. Por qué peca la mujer (1952)
14. Las Tentadoras (1980)
15. Mujeres sacrificadas (1952) — Carlos
16. Las hermanas Karambazo (1960)
17. Enemigos (1956)
18. Amor a balazo limpio (1961) — Rogelio, comisario
19. El vestido de novia (1959) — Paco
20. The Illegitimate (1956) — Falso amante
21. De hombre a hombre (1961) — Melchor
22. Póker de reinas (1960)
23. La noche es nuestra (1952) — Jarocho, policía
24. Ferias de México (1959)
25. Adventures of a New Rich Man (1950)
26. Peligros de juventud (1960)
27. En la cuerda del hambre (1979)
28. Arrabalera (1951) — Cantante
29. El misterio del carro express (1953) — Agente Peralta (uncredited)
30. Una mujer decente (1950) — Pulgarcito, amigo de Armando
31. Pasionaria (1952)
32. Frontera norte (1953) — Teodoro
33. The Law of Guns (1960) — El Bronco Nogales
34. Los tres alegres compadres (1952) — Cantante (uncredited)
35. El tigre enmascarado (1951) — Cantante ranchero
36. Los amantes (1956)
37. The Gunslingers (1962) — Comisario Rogelio García
38. Secreto profesional (1955)
39. Solamente una vez (1954)
40. Cuatro pillos y un vivales (1991) — El tío Elías

Directed

1. El mil usos (1981) — Director
2. El Mil Usos II (1984) — Director
3. The Promised Land? (1986) — Director
4. The Glories of the Great Púas (1984) — Director
5. Diana, René y El Tíbiri (1988) — Director
6. Flaco Flaco, pero no para tu taco (1989) — Director
7. Cuatro pillos y un vivales (1991) — Director