
Acting
Roberto G. Rivera
Born — Died
1927-04-01 — 2016-06-11
Place of birth
Mexico City, Mexico
Known for
Acting
Credits
52 titles
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 …
Known for
6.2A woman travels to her past life with the help of Santo's past life regression machine
Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
1969
5.7Librado, an unemployed man, lives in a crowded small house with numerous children and relatives, is beaten for stealing a car antenna. His godmother and her children try to settle in his place. She then is arrested at a supermarket for stealing, however, she offers herself and volunteers a friend of hers for sex to the policemen so she can be released. She is a maid of an employee who acts subservient to his boss, a mid-level government employee at once servile who delivers speeches on sexuality in educational texts and then discusses the matter with his brother, a corrupt inspector.
Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra!
1976
6.4Transit must deal with his impulse to leave the country to go to the United States in search of the famous American dream.
El Mil Usos II
1984
8.0El vampire y el sexy (or Santo in the Treasure of Dracula in its censored version) is a 1968 Mexican film starring El Santo and directed by René Cardona. The Vampire and Sex was filmed as the adult version of Santo in the Treasure of Dracula. While the censored family version was distributed in 1969, the uncensored version was not shown to the public until 2011 when it was discovered.
The Vampire and Sex
1969
5.6A man is sentenced to prison for a murder he did not commit. Thanks to a serum invented by his brother, he manages to become invisible and escape from prison in order to prove his innocence, while his brother works feverishly to find an antidote. Theatrically released in USA in Spanish language only; later English-dubbed version syndicated directly to television.
The New Invisible Man
1958
5.6Working-class girl-next--door type is seduced into a high-glam lifestyle when an oily promoter helps launch her as a nightclub singer; she throws over her decent-simple-guy boyfriend and loses her moral compass.
Por qué peca la mujer
1952
Film credits
1970s · 3 titles
5.7Librado, an unemployed man, lives in a crowded small house with numerous children and relatives, is beaten for stealing a car antenna. His godmother and her children try to settle in his place. She then is arrested at a supermarket for stealing, however, she offers herself and volunteers a friend of hers for sex to the policemen so she can be released. She is a maid of an employee who acts subservient to his boss, a mid-level government employee at once servile who delivers speeches on sexuality in educational texts and then discusses the matter with his brother, a corrupt inspector.
Mexico, Mexico, ra, ra, ra!
1976
5.2Two young men go into hiding to escape from a contract killer; they put on women's clothing and hang around in bars.
Muñecas de medianoche
1979
4.0Owners of two small farms try to move forward in life by wholesaling their own produce instead of relying on dishonest brokerages. When that doesn't work, they hatch a kidnapping scheme, and the movie shifts its focus to the rich people who have been profiting off their poverty.
En la cuerda del hambre
1979
1960s · 12 titles
6.2A woman travels to her past life with the help of Santo's past life regression machine
Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
1969
8.0El vampire y el sexy (or Santo in the Treasure of Dracula in its censored version) is a 1968 Mexican film starring El Santo and directed by René Cardona. The Vampire and Sex was filmed as the adult version of Santo in the Treasure of Dracula. While the censored family version was distributed in 1969, the uncensored version was not shown to the public until 2011 when it was discovered.
The Vampire and Sex
1969
6.4Four men are cursed by a voodoo priest for stealing a sacred idol from his temple. Soon a band of murderous "doll men" are after the men and their families.
The Curse of the Doll People
1961
6.3Two screwballs get mixed up with monsters, mad scientists and vampires.
Frankenstein, the Vampire and Company
1962
5.2Three monks raise the boy Antonio, who was abandoned at the convent door. The monks are criticized for the way they have educated Antonio, who ends up being a joker.
De hombre a hombre
1961
5.7The Jiménez brothers and their allies lead an operation to combat a gang of criminals who have the region under a regime of terror. The bloody confrontations begin to produce the first fatalities.
The Gunslingers
1962
Fancy shooting-iron awarded as a prize in a marksmanship competition, passes from hand to hand.
The Law of Guns
1960
5.5Hired gunman tries and fails to kill The Sheriff. Then the gunman's kid brother coms to town, thinking The Sheriff is to blame for the gunman's death.
Amor a balazo limpio
1961
A musical comedy about a group of pretty girls who meet in Mexico and decide to break into showbiz and make a pact and promise not to get involved with men. But they all are in love with different guys and that complicates things.
Póker de reinas
1960
5.4Each of the boys and girls at the coffee shop has something snarled in their love life.
Peligros de juventud
1960
7.4A blind teacher is the victim of endless pranks and pranks from his students.
Simitrio
1960
5.3Three brothers meet three sisters from the nearest town.
Las hermanas Karambazo
1960
1950s · 25 titles
5.6A man is sentenced to prison for a murder he did not commit. Thanks to a serum invented by his brother, he manages to become invisible and escape from prison in order to prove his innocence, while his brother works feverishly to find an antidote. Theatrically released in USA in Spanish language only; later English-dubbed version syndicated directly to television.
The New Invisible Man
1958
5.6Working-class girl-next--door type is seduced into a high-glam lifestyle when an oily promoter helps launch her as a nightclub singer; she throws over her decent-simple-guy boyfriend and loses her moral compass.
Por qué peca la mujer
1952
5.4Working-class girl marries rich playboy, gets implicated in his criminal activities.
Arrabalera
1951
6.9With the purpose of using barbasco roots in the production of cortisone, a pharmaceutical company sends a scientist to investigate the possibilities of exploitation in Veracruz, but the man gets lost in the jungle and lives a strange romantic adventure in a remote location called Paradise.
Untouched
1954
7.7Pastora de los Reyes is a beautiful Spanish that goes to Mexico with a contract to film a movie. The main actors will receive her at the airport, among them is Paul, a little-known mariachi that has been chosen to become a new idol. Automatically, both had bad relations and during filming many discussions happens. This arguments gives way to a deep love.
Gitana Tenias Que Ser
1953
5.8Police detective and his plucky girl-reporter fiancée go after the gang that committed a train robbery.
El misterio del carro express
1953
5.8Journalist meets an unforgettable woman, tracks her down and discovers all her tragic past.
La noche es nuestra
1952
6.2Father and two sons raise hell at the county fair.
Los tres alegres compadres
1952
6.2A young professional hires a sex-worker to pass as his wife in a situation that requires him to seem married. Later they think about getting married for reals... but mostly they just recite monologues to each other.
El vestido de novia
1959
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Adventures of a New Rich Man
1950
5.0A couple suffers through slander and jealousy to maintain their love for one another.
Solamente una vez
1954
6.3Mexican feature film
Los amantes
1956
6.0Two brothers: one's a cop, one's a gangster.
Frontera norte
1953
6.0A film that tells how a woman who suffered blackmail her entire life kills a man. Her lawyer falls in love with her and does everything possible to uncover the truth, even though it is a professional secret that will make him lose everything.
Secreto profesional
1955
7.6Carmen has a daughter, Patricia, who attends a school for young ladies where they think Carmen is married to a sailor. Viviano is a friend of Carmen and when she needs it, he poses as the father of Patricia and she believes is her father. Actually, Viviano is engaged with Marilu
El mil amores
1954
7.7The police plan to capture a killer by using a double that looks exactly as one of his victims.
School for Buglars
1958
6.0Musicians/dancers look for their big show-biz break while dealing with a melodrama/crime activity that involves an abusive husband, a lecherous employer and a heroin lab.
Pasionaria
1952
6.0Rosa, a working-class young woman, falls in love with the physician Armando de la Vega. After they spend a night together, she discovers that she is pregnant. Armando, however, marries another woman, and the couple leaves for Paris, where he remains for several years. Upon his return, disillusioned with his marriage, he meets the famous cabaret star Alma Rosa, not realizing that she is Rosa, now performing under a stage name.
Una mujer decente
1950
4.5Family melodrama: manipulative parents ruin lives with their meddling.
The Illegitimate
1956
6.1Nightclub dancer comes unglued after killing a man.
Mujeres sacrificadas
1952
6.0Aspiring opera singer Luis Landa returns to his hometown to avenge the murder of his brother.
El tigre enmascarado
1951
7.0Young singer becomes famous, has an affair with a married man.
Bolero Inmortal
1958
5.7Mexican feature film
Nuevo amanecer
1954
5.4Itinerant card-shark with pre-teen daughter adopts an orphan boy; the children grow up and fall in love. Once they decide to get married, complications arise.
Ferias de México
1959
5.2One son takes after mom, one son takes after dad. They don't get along, and the family splits into two households.
Enemigos
1956
Behind the camera
6.4Transit must deal with his impulse to leave the country to go to the United States in search of the famous American dream.
El Mil Usos II
1984
6.0Journalist becomes a member of a boxing champion's entourage to write a book about the boxer's career.
The Glories of the Great Púas
1984
6.0Journalist becomes a member of a boxing champion's entourage to write a book about the boxer's career.
The Glories of the Great Púas
1984
6.0Journalist becomes a member of a boxing champion's entourage to write a book about the boxer's career.
The Glories of the Great Púas
1984
7.2The tragic adventures of a illiterate man named "Milusos" who leaves his family & hometown to go to the big city and try to better his luck. And finds he's unprepared for what he encounters.
El mil usos
1981
6.3Mexican feature film
Diana, René y El Tíbiri
1988
6.0The relatives of a recently deceased rich man are after his money, but his butler is trying to stop that from happening.
Cuatro pillos y un vivales
1991
5.8Farm's not producing, and a rural family feel like they've exhausted their options, so they move to Mexico City.
The Promised Land?
1986
5.4Itinerant card-shark with pre-teen daughter adopts an orphan boy; the children grow up and fall in love. Once they decide to get married, complications arise.
Ferias de México
1959
6.7Mexican feature film
Flaco Flaco, pero no para tu taco
1989

