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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. In 1960, he graduated from Colegio Universitario Mexicano with a degree in chemical engineering, and then he 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'' () (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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'' (1970; with
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), ''
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'' (1970; with
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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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'' and the all-star action film ''Counterforce'' in 1988. In 1996, Rivero acted in the film ''
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'' with
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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'' (1969) *''
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'' (1970) *''
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'' (1970) *'' Bellas de noche'' (1975) *'' The Last Hard Men'' (1976) *'' Confesiones de una adolescente'' *''
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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 * Car ...
'' (1978) *'' Manaos'' (1979) * ''
Midnight Dolls ''Midnight Dolls'' (Spanish: ''Muñecas de medianoche'') is a 1979 Mexican erotic film, erotic drama film directed by Rafael Portillo and starring Jorge Rivero, Isela Vega, and Sasha Montenegro. The film belongs to a genre that has been described ...
'' (1979) *''
Day of the Assassin ''Day of the Assassin'' (Spanish: ''El día de los asesinos'') is a 1979 American-Spanish-Mexican action film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, who called it "a trainwreck of a movie." Premise Various treasure hunters journey to Mexico to find a ...
'' (1979) * '' The Loving Ones'' (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 * ...
'' (1981) *''
Priest of Love ''Priest of Love'' is a 1981 British biographical film about D. H. Lawrence and his wife Frieda (née Von Richthofen) played by Ian McKellen and Janet Suzman. It was a Stanley J. Seeger presentation, produced and directed by Christopher Miles ...
'' (1981) *''Hit Man'' (1982) *'' The Popcorn Chronicles'' (2014) *''
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'' (1983) *' (1984) *''Killing Machine'' (1984) *''Counterforce'' (1988) *''
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'' (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