Acting
Dec 24, 1927
Mexico City, Mexico
Guillermo Rivas
Acting
Biography
Guillermo Rivas Rowlatt (December 25, 1927 – March 19, 2004) was a Mexican character actor known for portraying "El Borras" in the Telesistema Mexicano sitcom Los Beverly de Peralvillo.
Feature Films (111)
Journalist becomes a member of a boxing champion's entourage to write a book about the boxer's career.
The Glories of the Great Púas
Two young men go into hiding to escape from a contract killer; they put on women's clothing and hang around in bars.
Muñecas de medianoche
Young dancer joins the cast of a musical-comedy production, falls in love with young comic actor.
Teatro Follies
El Borras marries La Pecas, unaware of her mother's (Doña Chole) scheme against Borras. That of Borras to provide for all her family members who are a lazy bunch composed of her father and brothers.
Los Beverly de Peralvillo
A lucky young man wins the lottery, but misusing the money brings terrible consequences.
Más Vale Pájaro en Mano
Daniel is let out of jail for his mothers funeral. During his furlough he kidnaps his son and takes him to a movie set where a western is being shot.
Bala Perdida
Upon hearing the news of Madero's death, Porfirio Alcalá and his four cousins interrupt their peaceful lives as farmers to again join the Mexican Revolution.
Vuelve el ojo de vidrio
Television & Series (2)
Los Beverly de Peralvillo is a Mexican family television sitcom that originally aired from 1968 to 1973 on the Canal de las Estrellas network. The series stars Guillermo Rivas, Leonorilda Ochoa, Arturo Castro, and Amparo Arozamena. As Mexico's answer to The Beverly Hillbillies, the sitcom was probably the most popular family television series in Mexico before El Chavo. The cast members, who usually had minor insignificant roles before, were offered principal roles in the series. The series spawned two theatrical releases, Los Beverly de Peralvillo and Que familia tan cotorra!. Both films featured the same series' cast.
Los Beverly de Peralvillo
Bendita Mentira is a Mexican telenovela produced by Jorge Lozano Soriano for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from August 5 to December 6, 1996. It is based on the radio serial La madrastra, created by Inés Rodena, and was adapted for television by Celia Alonso and Andrea Ordóñez. The story follows Esperanza, a humble housekeeper who works for the wealthy de la Mora family. Unknown to everyone, Diego—the young man who despises her—is actually her biological son, having been raised to believe the de la Mora family are his true parents. As long-hidden secrets begin to surface, Esperanza must confront prejudice, betrayal, and painful truths while fighting to reunite her family and find happiness.