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Jorge Rivero

Jorge Rivero

Actor · Born June 15, 1938 (88) · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Jorge Pous Rosas, known as Jorge Rivero, is a Mexican actor. In his time he was one of the most athletic actors in Mexican cinema, which made him one of the biggest male sex symbols of the 1970s and 1980s. Very handsome and muscular Mexican leading man of Spanish origin, on-screen from the mid-1960s. Ironically, in his debut film he played a masked wrestler and his face was never shown. Rivero soon became a sex symbol and a major box-office star, and was called by Hollywood to star with John Wayne in Howard Hawks's Río Lobo (1970). Since the 1980s he has worked only occasionally in Mexican films and soap operas -- he has lived in Southern California for more than a decade -- but shows up in international productions, sometimes billed as "George Rivero."

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 15, 1938 (88)
From
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 108 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 10% in 30 days

What are Jorge Rivero's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
43%
Bonds
25%
Society
10%
Survival
7%
Ideas
6%
Power
4%
Self
4%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 11 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 11
Ally
2 of 11
Shadow
2 of 11
Threshold guardian
1 of 11
Mentor
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Thrilling
5
Melancholic
5
Absurd
4
Joyful
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Jorge Rivero's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jorge Rivero'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

108 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Popcorn Chronicles(2014)

    as Don Jorge El Pajarero

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Pearl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Costes

  • La Chacala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 180 episodes · as Javier Almada

  • Werewolf(1995)

    as Yuri

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Warrior of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Verdugo

  • Guns & Lipstick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Brunner

  • Death Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Vinnie Fratello

  • Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Vito Malta

  • La Perra de la Frontera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Detective

  • Tarzán(1991)

    Show as Manuel

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • La sombra del Tunco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Dos camioneros con suerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Balada por un amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 140 episodes · as Manuel Santamaría

  • Fist Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as C.J. Thunderbird

  • Mi fantasma y yo(1988)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Counterforce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Harris

  • La Vida De Nuestro Señor Jesucristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Adán

  • La pulquería 3: Entre ficheras anda el diablo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Gerardo

  • Killing Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Txema Basterreneche

  • Conquest(1983)

    as Mace

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • El Dia Del Compadre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Chema

  • Jugando con la muerte(1982)

    as David (as George Rivero)

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Gabriel y Gabriela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 124 episodes · as Carlos Iturbide

  • La pulquería 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Gerardo

  • Priest of Love(1981)

    as Tony Luhan

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Profesor eróticus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Profesor Jorge Figueredo

  • La pulquería (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Gerardo

  • Bordello(1981)

    as Jeremías

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • El rey de los tahures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Savage Summer(1980)

    as Eduardo

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Frontera brava (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Las Tentadoras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Luis de Soria

  • Morir de madrugada(1980)

    as Raúl

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Golpe a la Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Tomas Guerra

  • Muñecas de medianoche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Rafael Martínez / Eva

  • Day of the Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Dante Vallone

  • The Gambler(1979)

    as Raúl Vidal

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Manaos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Howard

  • El cortado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Juventud sin freno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Roberto

  • Erótica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as José Luis

  • Tigre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Loving Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Cristobal Andrade / Benjamín Bejarano

  • Mojados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Pasión por el peligro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Angel Negro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Jorge

  • Noches de Cabaret: Las Reinas del Talón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Victor Ruiz

  • De Cocula Es El Mariachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • La playa vacía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Pablo

  • Las ficheras: Bellas de noche II parte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Germán 'Bronco' Torres

  • Pacto de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 224 episodes · as Damian

  • Volver, volver, volver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Jorge Montalvo

  • Maten al León (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Pepe Cussirat

  • Beatriz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Fray Ángel

  • El hombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Last Hard Men(1976)

    as Menendez

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Devil's Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as El Payo

  • Bellas de noche(1975)

    as Germán "Bronco" Torres

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Producer · as Luciano

  • Los Caciques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Juan José Panadero 'El Payo'

  • Acapulco 12-22 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Evil Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Peter Crane

  • The Cry of the Turtle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Carlos

  • El mejor regalo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Carlos

  • El chofer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 186 episodes · as José

  • The Kidnapping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Peor que los buitres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Mesabi

  • Los leones del ring contra la Cosa Nostra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Mario

  • Guns and Guts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as The Gunman

  • Los leones del ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Luis / Mario

  • Chronicle of a Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Jorge (uncredited)

  • Los Hombres No Lloran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Las cautivas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Arturo Ortega

  • The Flesh of the Gallows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Ricardo

  • El Payo: Un Hombre Contra el Mundo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Juan José Panadero 'El Payo'

  • The Children of Satan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Román

  • Basuras humanas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Mario

  • Indio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Indio

  • Hoy he soñado con Dios(1972)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Trampa mortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Una mujer honesta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Jesús, el niño Dios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Claudio

  • Sin salida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Sandro

  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlos

  • Los dos hermanos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • La hora desnuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Roman

  • Soldier Blue(1970)

    as Spotted Wolf

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • La Hermanita Dinamita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Roberto Briones

  • Confesiones de una adolescente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Prohibido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Padre José

  • Rio Lobo(1970)

    as Capt. Pierre Cordona

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Estafa de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Gustavo

  • Mujeres de medianoche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Jorge

  • The Sin of Adam and Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Adán/Adam

  • Al rojo vivo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Alerta, alta tension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Jorge Rubio

  • The Treasure of Moctezuma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Jorge Rubio

  • Cómo pescar marido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Operation 67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Jorge Rubio

  • Arrullo de Dios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Pistoleros de la frontera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Ramiro Armenta

  • La vuelta del Mexicano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Pedro Paramo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Miguel Páramo

  • Jinetes de la llanura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Ramiro Armenta

  • El mexicano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Los Endemoniados del Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Tarzan Beto (as Jorge Pous Ribe)

  • Neutron Traps the Invisible Killers(1965)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 107 titles from 1965 to 2014; peak year 1980.

Highest rated

Soldier Blue (1970)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

Tarzán (1991)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19652014

Peak 1980 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. 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.

  • 1970Screen debut· Rio Lobo
  • 1979First top-billed film· Erótica
  • 1979Breakout· Erótica

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting107 of 107: 106 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thProducing1 of 107: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s15 · acting1970s59 · 59 acting · 1 crew1980s22 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 45% of 11 roles
7080

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jorge Rivero's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Hoy he soñado con Dios (1972)

93rd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Soldier Blue (1970)

Midcredits 77th · 69% liked

Reviewers score the acting 44/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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.

Is Jorge Rivero's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jorge Rivero work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jorge Rivero's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Xavier Cruz shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles