Jorge Rivero
Biography
Jorge Rivero is a Mexican actor who became a leading man in his country's cinema in the late 1960s and has appeared in more than 100 productions in Mexico, the United States and Europe between 1965 and 2014. Born in Guadalajara and raised in Mexico City, he studied chemical engineering before turning to acting. He made his film debut masked throughout René Cardona's The Invisible Assassin (1965) and broke through in Cardona's El Mexicano (1966), which made him a star in Mexico. Roles in Santo wrestling films followed, along with The Sin of Adam and Eve (1969). Hollywood offers brought him Soldier Blue (1970), Rio Lobo (1970) and The Last Hard Men (1976), plus a Columbo episode. Later credits include Lucio Fulci's Conquest and Counterforce, Werewolf (1995), and, after a decade away from acting, The Popcorn Chronicles in 2014.
88years old
Turns 89 on June 15in 244 days
- Born Guadalajara
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 26 years1969 to 1995
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First role
Rivero's first film role was in Rene Cardona's The Invisible Assassin, where he wore a mask for the entire movie.
Big break
Rivero's breakthrough role came in El Mexicano, a 1966 film directed by René Cardona, and it made him a star overnight in Mexico.
A change of course
Rivero earned a degree in chemical engineering from National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1960, and then he became an actor.
Jorge Rivero movies on Netflix
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Worked with
Jorge Rivero shares two films with Robert Donner, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Tony ZarindastDirector, 1 film, 1995
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