Guillermo Rivas Rowlatt (December 25, 1926 – March 19, 2004) was a Mexican

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known for portraying "El Borras" in the

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'' (1968–1973).

Early life

Rivas was born in

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, his father was Antonio Ribas Murphy (1901–1945) a Catalan, his mother was Maria Luisa Rowlatt Romana (1910–1983) British descendant.

Career

His first role in a film was in 1938, aged only eleven years old, ''The Cemetery of the Eagles'' starring Jorge Negrete. In 1947, he lived in New York City where his love for performing arts was born. While sharing stages with Mario Moreno '

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and

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, he made more over 100 television and movie appearances. He received his nickname "El Borras" after starring in the TV series ''

'', which also inspired two movies. Rivas appeared in films of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, generally comedies, but he was also capable of playing dramatic roles. His highlights include the TV series ''Gutierritos'', ''¡Vivan los niños!'', ''Carita de Angel'', and ''La mentira'', and the movies ''Cucurrucucú Paloma'', ''Qué familia tan cotorra'' and ''Los Hermanos Diablo''.

Personal life and death

He was married for 49 years to Guadalupe Andrade Torres, with whom he shared acting roles since his early theatre and TV career, and had three children, Ricardo Enrique (born 1957), Guillermo Edwin "Gary Rivas" (born 1961) and Monica Elena (born 1965). He died of complications from

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and

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in Mexico City at the age of 76.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1960) * '' Love in the Shadows'' (1960) * '' The Extra'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1963)

External links

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Obituary (in Spanish)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivas, Guillermo 1926 births 2004 deaths Deaths from hepatitis Mexican male comedians Mexican male film actors Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican people of English descent Male actors from Mexico City Deaths from pneumonia in Mexico 20th-century comedians