Emilio Rivera
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{{short description|American actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Emilio Rivera
| image = Emilio Rivera by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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| caption = Rivera at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|2|24}}
| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
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| occupation = {{csv|Actor|stand-up comedian}}
| years_active = 1992–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Yadi Valerio|2009}}
| children = 3
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Emilio Rivera (born February 24, 1961) is an American film and television actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known for his portrayal of Marcus Álvarez in Sons of Anarchy{{cite book|last=Terrace|first=Vincent|title=The Year in Television, 2009: A Catalog of New and Continuing Series, Miniseries, Specials and TV Movies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GoKJZanh6TsC&pg=PA257|access-date=November 27, 2014|year=2010|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786456444|page=257}} and its spin-off, Mayans M.C. He is also known for his depiction of criminals and law enforcement officers.
Early life
Rivera is of Mexican descent. He is the oldest sibling in his family, with four younger brothers and three younger sisters. He was raised in Elysian Valley also known as Frogtown, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
Rivera suffered from stuttering as a youth. In the third grade, he was cast as the titular character in a school theatre production of Rumpelstiltskin. Rivera noticed he did not stutter once during his performance on stage. Shortly after, he confessed to his father he wanted to be an actor, to which his father replied that acting was only for "rich white people."{{Cite web |last=Michaels |first=Felicia |last2=Diaz |first2=Joey |date=2012 |title=Let's Do This! - Episode 84 w/ Emilio Rivera from Sons of Anarchy |url=https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/badbpodcast/id/1917267 |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=libsyn.com |language=en}}
At 18 years old in 1979, Rivera enlisted in the U.S. Army.
Career
Rivera's first feature role was in the TV series Renegade with Lorenzo Lamas. He also had a role in the feature film Con Air, co-starring Nicolas Cage. Emilio has appeared in several commercials, television programs and feature films including Training Day, Fun with Dick and Jane, Traffic, The Cable Guy, NYPD Blue, Beverly Hills 90210, Walker Texas Ranger, Titus, Hitman: Agent 47, JAG, ER, A Man Apart with Vin Diesel, John Cusack's film Never Get Outta the Boat, Ali G Indahouse, Rush, Howard Stern's Son of the Beach, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Z Nation, and Michael Mann's new series Metro. He also played Marcus Álvarez in Sons of Anarchy for seven seasons and played Álvarez in Mayans M.C. for 5 seasons.
Personal life
Emilio has three children from a previous marriage and his oldest child from another woman.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="5"| 1995
| Tamalito | |
| Murder Was the Case
| Reporter #2 | |
| Rage
| Javier | |
| Extreme Blue
| Matulo | TV movie |
| Donor Unknown
| Emilio | TV movie |
| 1996
| Jail Inmate | |
| 1997
| Con Air | Carlos | |
| 1999
| Con #1 | |
| rowspan="2"| 2000
| Guilty as Charged | Private Alberto Ramirerz | TV movie |
| Traffic
| Salazar Soldier #2 | |
| 2001
| Tomcats | Sampson | |
| rowspan="6"| 2002
| Road Dogz | Joe "Big Joe" | |
| Ali G Indahouse
| Rico | |
| High Crimes
| Salvadoran Man | |
| Never Get Outta the Boat
| Angel | |
| Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
| Benitez | |
| R.U.S./H.
| "Stick" Sandoval | TV movie |
| rowspan="3"| 2003
| Garza | |
| Bruce Almighty
| Hood | |
| El Matador
| "Chuy" | |
| rowspan="6"| 2004
| Party Animalz | Uncle Hector | Video |
| Cake
| Fidel | Video |
| Collateral
| Paco | |
| El Padrino
| Rudy | |
| Sucker Free City
| Detective Zepada | TV movie |
| Doing Hard Time
| Officer David Teal | Video |
| rowspan="5"| 2005
| Y nada más | Lalo | Short |
| Harsh Times
| Eddy | |
| Fun with Dick and Jane
| Day Laborer | |
| Short Fuse
| Camacho | |
| Purple Heart
| Deputy | |
| 2006
| Splinter | Jesse (Veterano) | |
| rowspan="4"| 2007
| "Coyote" | |
| Spider-Man 3
| Policeman At Sand Truck | |
| The Gift: Life Unwrapped
| Father Romero | |
| Delta Farce
| Jorge | |
| rowspan="3"| 2008
| Martin | |
| Strange Wilderness
| Border Guard | |
| Street Kings
| O.G. Vato | |
| rowspan="3"| 2009
| "Bodega" | |
| Otis E.
| The Drunk | |
| Tom Cool
| Actor | |
| rowspan="4"| 2010
| Lean Like a Cholo | Paisa | |
| Food Stamps
| Benny "Bible Benny" | |
| Broken
| Carlos | |
| American Flyer
| "Big Boss" | |
| rowspan="4"| 2011
| Nightwatchman | TV movie |
| Platinum Illusions
| "Boss Hog" | |
| Budz House
| "Big Happy" | |
| Narcocorrido
| Ramon | Short |
| rowspan="6"| 2012
| Mani | |
| Act of Valor
| Sanchez | |
| Vaseline
| Mr. Chumpero | Short |
| C'mon Man
| Steven | |
| The Obama Effect
| Hector Santiago | |
| Devils Inside
| Mob Boss | |
| rowspan="2"| 2013
| Bill Duffy | |
| Water & Power
| Norte / Sur | |
| rowspan="4"| 2014
| Bullet | "Speedy" | |
| 10 Cent Pistol
| Melville | |
| Cry of the Butterfly
| Jose | |
| Sins of the Father
| Ramon | Short |
| rowspan="3"| 2015
| Mercy For Angels | Machetto | |
| Hitman: Agent 47
| Fabian | |
| Street Level
| Pete | |
| rowspan="3"| 2016
| North by El Norte | "Big Boss" | |
| Better Criminal
| Clavo Lopez | |
| 48 Hours to Live
| Gunner | |
| rowspan="5"| 2017
| Lou "Lucky Lou" | |
| Smartass
| Poco Efe | |
| Avenge the Crows
| Carlos Santiago | |
| El Camino Christmas
| Vicente Santos | |
| Shadow of the Gun
| Captain Morales | |
| rowspan="5"| 2018
| Lawless Range | Miguel Flores | |
| Fade Away
| Mr. Salvatore | |
| Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
| Jesus Alvarado | |
| El Chicano
| "Shadow" | |
| Venom
| Lobby Guard Richard | |
| 2019
| Francisco "Aquarius" Mendoza Chavez | |
| 2020
| Ride Hard: Live Free | "Gauge" | |
| 2021
| Welcome to Our World | Benny "Bible Benny" | |
| 2023
| Vacho Montañez | |
| 2024
| Holy Cash | James | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1992
| Renegade | Rafe | Episode: "Payback" |
| 1993
| The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Federale | Episode: "Brisco in Jalisco" |
| rowspan="2"| 1995
| Felipe | Episode: "Hazardous to Your Health" |
| Unsolved Mysteries
| Tony Castro | Episode: "Episode #8.1" |
| 1996
| JAG | Drug Runner | Episode: "Sightings" |
| 1996–1997
| Lucien Cortéz | Regular Cast |
| 1997–1999
| Officer Miller | Guest Cast: Season 1–2 |
| rowspan="3"| 1998
| Hector | Episode: "Déja Vu" & "Apres Vu" |
| Walker, Texas Ranger
| Juan "Loco" Morales | Episode: "Test of Faith" |
| NYPD Blue
| Galvez | Episode: "Don't Kill the Messenger" |
| 1999
| Boat Captain | Episode: "Episode #1.6579" & "#1.6583" |
| 2000
| Brigham | Episode: "Orison" |
| rowspan="3"| 2001
| Hector | Episode: "Waking Up Is Hard to Do" |
| ER
| Emilio Cardazco | Episode: "Start All Over Again" |
| Titus
| Castro | Episode: "Racing in the Streets" |
| 2002
| "Dirty" Sanchez | {{nowrap|Episode: "Penetration Island" & "Saturday Night Queefer"}} |
| 2002–2003
| Juan Tiant | Recurring Cast |
| rowspan="3"| 2003
| Ruffian | Episode: "Episode #1.7553" |
| The Shield
| Navaro Quintero | Episode: "The Quick Fix" & "Greenlit" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
| Bank Robber #1 | Episode: "Inside the Box" |
| 2005
| Kojak | Diaz "The King" | Recurring Cast |
| rowspan="3"| 2006
| Bones | Ramon Ortez | Episode: "The Woman in the Garden" |
| Shark
| Detective #1 | Episode: "Pilot" |
| My Name Is Earl
| Bandit #1 | Episode: "South of the Border: Part Uno & Part Dos" |
| rowspan="3"| 2007
| The Sponsor | Episode: "The Other Walker" |
| Raines
| "Coyote" | Episode: "Meet Juan Doe" |
| Girlfriends
| Nick | Episode: "Deck the Halls with Bags and Folly" |
| rowspan="3"| 2008
| Chemma Tejada | Episode: "Love Lasts Forever" |
| Weeds
| "El Coyote" | Recurring Cast: Season 4 |
| {{nowrap|Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles}}
| Mexican Police Chief | Episode: "Mr. Ferguson Is Ill Today" |
| 2008–2014
| Marcus Álvarez | Recurring Cast: Season 1–4 & 7, Guest: Season 5–6 |
| rowspan="2"| 2009
| CSI: NY | Stevie "Little Stevie" | Episode: "Point of No Return" |
| Lie to Me
| Tony Calvo | Episode: "Blinded" |
| 2010
| Santos Lopez | Episode: "Episode #1.12125" & "#1.12126" |
| rowspan="2"| 2011
| Luis Reyes | Episode: "Let It Snow" |
| The Mentalist
| Martin | Episode: "The Redshirt" |
| 2013
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Benito Escobar | Episode: "Poisoned Motive" |
| 2013–2014
| Various Characters | Guest Cast: Season 1–2 |
| 2014
| Tio Gordo | Recurring Cast |
| 2014–2017
| Sergeant Kessler | Recurring Cast |
| 2015–2016
| Z Nation | Hector "Escorpion" Alvarez | Main Cast: Season 2-3 |
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| Jorge | Episode: "The Way Back" |
| TripTank
| {{nowrap|Spanish Operator/Henchman #1 (voice)}} | Episode: "Sick Day" & "Brain Virus" |
| 2017
| Officer Francisco Cooper | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| 2018–2021
| Chivo | Recurring Cast: Season 1-2 & 4, Guest: Season 3 |
| 2018–2023
| Recurring Cast: Season 1, Main Cast: Season 2–5 |
| 2018–2024
| Alejandro Zuniga | Main Cast: Season 1-3, Guest: Season 4, Recurring Cast: Season 5 |
| 2021
| Himself / Celebrity Player | Episode: "Episode #8.3" |
| 2022
| Shaman | Episode: "The Compromise" |
| rowspan="3"| 2024
| Barkavious | Episode: "Hail Mary" |
| RZR
| Felix De La Cruz | Recurring Cast |
| Landman
| Luis Medina | Episode: "Landman" |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Artist ! Role |
|---|
| 2004
| "Got It Twisted" | Rival Gang Boss |
| 2005
| "Just a Lil Bit" | 50 Cent | Rival Gangster |
| 2013
| "High School" | Nicki Minaj featuring Lil Wayne | "El Jefe" |
| 2021
| Cameo Bike Gang Member |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.emiliorivera.com}}
- {{IMDb name|729256|Emilio Rivera}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes person|emilio_rivera}}
- [http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/1121110/Emilio_Rivera Emilio Rivera] at Hollywood.com
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Category:Male actors from Los Angeles
Category:Male actors from San Antonio
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Category:20th-century American comedians
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Category:Hispanic and Latino American male comedians