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Guillermo Ríos

Guillermo Ríos

Birthday: 1956-08-08 | Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico

Guillermo Ríos (born August 8, 1956, Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor, screenwriter, and director who studied theater at the Universidad Veracruzana and the Escuela de Arte Teatral del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, and trained under Milton Katselas in Los Angeles. He began as a stage actor and playwright, earning a "Mérito Universitario" medal from UNAM for his play El día que México ganó el mundial. He later expanded into television writing, contributing to telenovelas and the HBO series Capadocia, and co-wrote the hit comedy Instructions Not Included (2013). He has been active for over 40 years with credits in more than 35 feature films. His notable film credits include Clear and Present Danger (1994) (Harrison Ford, Andy Garcia), The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) (Brad Davis, Sigourney Weaver), Old Gringo (1989) (Paul Newman, Chazz Palminteri), Let's Get Harry (1986) (James Brolin, Karen Black), Primal Force (1999) (Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jason Patric), Innocent Voices (2004) (Salma Hayek, Luis Guzmán), Under the Same Moon (2007) (Lukas Haas, Selene Unternberg), Che: Part One (2008) (Benicio Del Toro, Rodrigo Santoro), Sleep Dealer (2008) (Scott Speedman, Monica Del Carmen), Colombiana (2011) (Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan), Get the Gringo (2012) (Mel Gibson, John Malkovich), Colosio (2012) (Daniel Giménez Cacho, Regina Orozco), No Returns Accepted (2013) (Eugenio Derbez, Zoe Saldana), and The 4th Company (2016) (Diego Boneta, Christian de la Campa). He also wrote and directed Perras (2011) and the 2025 series Unspeakable Sins.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2017
The 4th Company

as    Patino

2013
Ladies Buchonas

as    Don Javier

2012
Windows on the Sea

as    Guía

2008
Sleep Dealer

as    Rudy's Supervisor

2000
The Other Conquest

as    Alanpoyatzin - hermano

2000
Die Geiseln von Costa Rica

as    Limon

1999
Primal Force

as    Eddie Mendoza

1999
My Best Fiend

as    Self (archive footage)

1997
Scent of Vengeance

as    Eddy

1992
Diplomatic Immunity

as    Filipe

1992
Playa azul

as    Policia violador

1989
Old Gringo

as    Monsalvo

1987
Her Secret Life

as    Lucho Cardona