Richard Montoya is an American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, playwright, comedian, and co-founding member of the San Francisco based performance troupe Culture Clash. His work in theatre is largely comedy-based and centers around ideas of racism, immigration, discrimination, and identity in Latin-American communities. He follows in the steps of his father, activist José Montoya, and is known for creating social and political change through a variety of artistic expressions.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Actor, director, producer and writer
- 8 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Richard Montoya's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Threshold guardianas Guillermo in Nacho Libre (2006)
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Richard Montoya's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Richard Montoya's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
10 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Another Barrio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
The Other Barrio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Water & Power(2013)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Nacho Libre(2006)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Falling Down(1993)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Hero(1992)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Encino Man(1992)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Lucky Luke(1991)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 75th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 10 titles from 1991 to 2019; peak year 1992.
Film career
Peak 1992 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1992Screen debut· Hero
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Richard Montoya's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed4
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Richard Montoya work with?
People who share at least 2 of Richard Montoya's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eddie Gil de Montes shares the most, 2.
Editors
- Eddie Gil de MontesShared titles: Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire (2019), Water & Power (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Eddie Gil de Montes
Producers
- Mark RobertsShared titles: Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire (2019), Water & Power (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Roberts
Mixed roles
- Edward James OlmosShared titles: Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire (2019), Water & Power (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Edward James Olmos
