Jorge Rivero (born Jorge Pous Rosas; June 15, 1938) is a Mexican actor, with a career spanning two continents (America and Europe), primarily in Spanish-language media. He has been also credited as George Rivers and George Rivero.

Early life

Rivero was raised in Mexico City and proved to be an excellent athlete, excelling in track, jai alai and water polo. At an early age, he became a bodybuilder and has used weightlifting to maintain his physique throughout his life. Graduating from Colegio Universitario Mexicano in 1960 with a degree in chemical engineering, Rivero then became an actor.

Acting roles

For Rivero's first film, he was cast in

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's movie ''The Invisible Assassin'' (1965) where he wears a mask throughout the film. His breakthrough role came in ''El Mexicano'' (1966; directed by René Cardona), making him a star overnight in Mexico. This movie was followed by ''Pistoleros de la frontera'' (1967). He appeared in wrestling films with Santo in ''Operación 67'' (1967) and ''El Tesoro de Moctezuma'' (1968). Rivero's most notorious role came in '' The Sin of Adam and Eve'' (El pecado de Adán y Eva) (1969), in which Rivero and American costar Candy Wilson appear nude throughout most of the film. By 1970, Rivero had offers from Hollywood and acted in the big-budget films ''

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) and '' The Last Hard Men'' (1976; with

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). Afterward, Rivero continued to act in Mexican, Italian and U.S. productions, including appearances in

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Selected filmography

* ''Neutron Traps the Invisible Killers'' (1965) * ''

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'' (1967) * ''Operation 67'' (1967) *'' The Sin of Adam and Eve'' (1969) *''

La hermana dinamita ''La hermana dinamita'' ("The Dynamite Sister") is a 1970 Mexican film. It stars Jorge Rivero, Sara García and Hilda Aguirre Hilda is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'', formed from Old Norse , meaning 'battle'. Hi ...

'' (1969) *''

'' (1970) *''

Bellas de noche ''Bellas de noche'' (in English ''Beauties by Night''), also known as ''Las ficheras'', is a Mexican film directed by Miguel M. Delgado. It was filmed in 1975 and starring Sasha Montenegro and Jorge Rivero. It is regarded as the film that began t ...

'' (1975) *'' The Last Hard Men'' (1976) *''

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'' (TV, 1978) * ''

Carnival Nights ''Carnival Nights'' (Spanish: ''Noches de cabaret'') is a 1978 Mexican comedy drama film directed by Rafael Portillo and starring Jorge Rivero, Sasha Montenegro and Carmen Salinas.Ramírez Berg p.127 Cast * Jorge Rivero * Sasha Montenegro * Carm ...

'' (1978) *'' Manaos'' (1979) * ''

Midnight Dolls ''Midnight Dolls'' (Spanish: ''Muñecas de medianoche'') is a 1979 Mexican erotic drama film directed by Rafael Portillo and starring Jorge Rivero, Isela Vega and Sasha Montenegro.Ramírez Berg p.127 Cast * Jorge Rivero * Isela Vega * Sasha Mon ...

'' (1979) *'' Day of the Assassin'' (1979) * ''

The Loving Ones ''The Loving Ones'' (Spanish:''Las cariñosas'') is a 1979 Mexican comedy film directed by Rafael Portillo.Ramírez Berg p.127 Cast * Juan Alonso * Pepe Arévalo * Carlos Bravo y Fernandez * Yari Caballero as Fichera * Víctor Manuel Cast ...

'' (1979) * ''

The Pulque Tavern ''The Pulque Tavern'' (Spanish:''La pulquería'') is a 1981 Mexican comedy film directed by Víctor Manuel Castro.Ramírez Berg p.127 Cast * Norma Alvarado * Sonia Camacho * America Cisneros * Arturo Cobo * Mari Carmen Conde * Enrique Cuenca * L ...

'' (1981) *''

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'' (1981) *''Hit Man'' (1982) *''

'' (1983) *' (1984) *''Killing Machine'' (1984) *''Counterforce'' (1988) *''

'' (1996)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivero, Jorge 1938 births Mexican people of Spanish descent Mexican people of Catalan descent Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican male film actors Male actors from Guadalajara, Jalisco 20th-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male actors Living people