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Victor Rivers(I)

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Victor Rivers
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Victor Rivas Rivers- Victor is a veteran main title actor with credits in over two dozen films. Best known as the iconic Magic in the cult favorite Blood In Blood Out; there are thousands of tattoos, murals, paintings with his image around the world, Antonio Banderas' ill-fated brother in The Mask of Zorro, Eddie Murphy's sidekick in The Distinguished Gentleman . He has been cast by Steven Spielberg in Amistad, Sydney Pollack in Havana, Hal Ashby in 8 Million Ways to Die Ang Lee in Hulk, David Lynch in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Gurinder Chadha in What's Cooking and Taylor Hackford in Blood In Blood Out. TV credits include Miami Vice, General Hospital , The Bold and The Beautiful, Life, Law and Order, Jag, 24, CSI Miami, Cybil, Star Trek, Modern Family, Better Call Saul and many more. Trained with Stella Adler, Peggy Ferry, Nina Foch. Languages-English and Spanish

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    Known for

    Benjamin Bratt, Jesse Borrego, and Damian Chapa in Blood In, Blood Out (1993)
    Blood In, Blood Out
    7.9
    • Magic Mike
    • 1993
    Eddie Murphy in The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
    The Distinguished Gentleman
    5.9
    • Armando
    • 1992
    Antonio Banderas in The Mask of Zorro (1998)
    The Mask of Zorro
    6.8
    • Joaquín Murrieta
    • 1998
    Life (2007)
    Life
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Jack Reese

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    Actor



    • Clocked
      • Salvador Rivera
      • Completed



    • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
      Better Call Saul
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Psychologist (as Victor Rivas Rivers)
      • 2022
    • The Devil's Ring (2021)
      The Devil's Ring
      5.8
      • Santiago
      • 2021
    • Slipping Into Darkness (2020)
      Slipping Into Darkness
      6.7
      Short
      • Juan
      • 2020
    • Kiernan Shipka, Odeya Rush, Shameik Moore, Mitchell Hope, Isabela Merced, Liv Hewson, Jacob Batalon, and Matthew Noszka in Let It Snow (2019)
      Let It Snow
      5.9
      • Pops (as Victor Rivas Rivers)
      • 2019
    • Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
      Modern Family
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Vic (as Victor Rivas Rivers)
      • 2019
    • Gary Sinise, Alana De La Garza, Tyler James Williams, Daniel Henney, and Annie Funke in Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016)
      Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Nestor Diaz
      • 2016
    • Heather Tom, Thorsten Kaye, and Katherine Kelly Lang in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
      The Bold and the Beautiful
      3.5
      TV Series
      • Ricardo Montemayor
      • 2013–2014
    • Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
      Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
      7.5
      • Buck
      • 2014
    • Skeet Ulrich, Alfred Molina, Terrence Howard, Regina Hall, Corey Stoll, and Megan Boone in Law & Order: LA (2010)
      Law & Order: LA
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Mexican Consular Official
      • 2011
    • Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Genie Francis, Kelly Monaco, Laura Wright, Donnell Turner, Tanisha Harper, Josh Kelly, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, and Tabyana Ali in General Hospital (1963)
      General Hospital
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Old Man Trujillo
      • 2011
    • Melissa Joan Hart, Michael Cudlitz, and Robert Guillaume in Satin (2011)
      Satin
      4.4
      • Styles Fontane
      • 2011
    • The Station
      3.6
      TV Movie
      • Francisco Villalobos
      • 2009
    • Life (2007)
      Life
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Jack Reese
      • 2007–2008
    • Eric Roberts, Gary Busey, David Carradine, Bolo Yeung, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Oleg Taktarov, and Cung Le in Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter (2007)
      Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter
      5.4
      • FBI Agent #2 (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Julie Delpy, Brendan Fraser, Andy Garcia, and Forest Whitaker in The Air I Breathe (2007)
      The Air I Breathe
      6.7
      • Eddie
      • 2007

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    The Mask of Zorro
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    Let It Snow
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    Let It Snow
    Let It Snow
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    Let It Snow
    Hulk
    Demo Reel 0:32
    Hulk
    Modern Family
    Demo Reel 1:24
    Modern Family
    Magic from Blood In Blood Out
    Demo Reel 0:32
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      • Victor Rivas Rivers
    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Born
      • Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
    • Spouse
      • Mim Eichler Rivas1988 - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      Autobiography, which details the abuse he and his family experienced at the hands of his father.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography

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    • Trivia
      Former gang member who turned his life around at an early age, going on to attend, as a scholar-athlete, Florida State University on a full four-year football scholarship.
    • Trademark
        Tall, muscular, hispanic hunk with machismo!

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    • Where was Victor Rivers born?
      Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
    • What is Victor Rivers's birth name?
      Victor Rivas
    • How tall is Victor Rivers?
      6 feet 2 inches, or 1.88 meters
    • What is Victor Rivers known for?
      The Distinguished Gentleman, Blood In, Blood Out, The Mask of Zorro, and Life
    • Is Victor Rivers married?
      Yes, to Mim Eichler Rivas since 1988

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